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VOL. XXIII. (TUESDAY) " WARRENTON, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1918 "' c rFRinAvV
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AT OUR
Eyes O'BIue andTousIehead Learn About the Red Cross
By JUDD MORTIIER LEWIS
We have talked It over at our house.
Talked k oyer as we have never talked
it over befor. We did not want Eyes
O'BIue to know about It, nor did we
want to lay any part of the world's
heavy burden upon the heart of Tousle
head. We have taught them that the
world is a good and a beautiful place,
but last night, gathered beneath the
light in the humble little parlor at our
house, we talked it over between us.
Eyes O'BIue and Touslehead were told
that, while the world is good, it is not
all good ; that there are men who have
started out. to enslave the world and
who in the furtherance of that ambi
tion have done awful things.
Gradually as the tale was told they
drew nearer until -we sat with our
arms about them. We told them of
hands hacked from baby wrists, of
death rained from Ijie sky upon help
less little ones, of murder rising from
the sea's green deeps to feed upon
helpless mothers and babies.-
And then we told them how these
splendid soldier boys we see every
day are going to the far front to fight
and, if need be, die to keep this hor
ror from our land. We told them of
burns and wounds and suffering.
JOHN MADISON'S FAMILY
When John Madison sailed for
France there were no indications that
his family would suffer in a pecuniary
way while he served his country. John's
father was earning good wages. John's
younger brother Henry, a driver, was
nelplng out the family budget.
Then John's father was stricken with
pneumonia. His earning power stop
ped. Henry met with an accident. If
John had stayed home he could -'"ve
carried his mother and little sisters
through the crisis. . But John was with
Pershing overseas. Must his family
suffer destitution?
The Madison family's dilemma' was
reported to the Red Cross and prompt
ly placed In the hands of Home Serv
ice. As a result the best medical at
tention was secured for John's father
and brother. Immediate funds were
P'.aced in the mother's hands to pro
vide for the household as before the
family income stopped. In the brief
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And then we told them of the Red
Cross.
We had a number of Red Crosses in
our windows, but they had not known.
We told them of the bandages and
supplies needed to allay suffering.
We told them of the noble women who
are giving their lives to the binding
up of hurts of the boys in khakis
We told them of the great need of
money with which to carry on the
work of mercy.
Then Eyes O'BIue in a voice which
choked with pity for the distressed
spoke of her savings, and Touslehead
clapped her hands at the thought.
This morning I went to the bank
and withdrew their savings, $63.29, and
they are to be put to work to a bet
ter work than they have been doing.
At our house for the duration of the
war we expect to "keep fche days," we
expect to wear cobbied shoes and
patched clothing, and if we ever hesi
tate in our sacrifice I shall see the
faces of Eyes O'BIue and Tduslehead
as, with tears on their cheeks, they
smiled at the thought of the help they
might be to the Red Cross.
Are you helping us to carry the Red
Cross?
spa ce of a few hours Home Service
had driven poverty from the absent
soldier's home.
The whole aim and object of Home
Service is to protect the welfare of the
soldier's family while he is away and
to maintain as far as possible the
sarae standards of home life that pre
vailed while he was at home. More
th8.n this, when the standard of living
is low It Is the duty and the opportu
nity of Home Service to raise the
standard.
Think of what It means to John
Madison and his legions of comrades
in khaki and In blue to realize that in
th!ir" absence their Itred ones will be
safeguarded as carefmlly and as con
stantly as they themselves would have
done. Think what it means to the
morale of these brave lads to know
that whatever may hapten in the per
ils f warfare the future of their fami
ne: will not be jeoparaizea.
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FIGHTING SISTERS
OF FIGHTING MEN
Twenty Thousand Nurses Now
Enrolled in American
Red Cross.
Of the eighty odd thousand register
ed trained nurses in the United States
about 20,000 have enrolled as Red
Cross nurses, volunteering their serv
ices at the front, in cantonments and
hospitals or in any other needed ca
pacities. This enrollment is the nurs
ing reserve of the United States Army
Nurse Corps and the United States
Navy Nurse Corps, and from It will
also be drawn , contingents for service
under other allied flags than our own.
The enrollment goes on at the rate of
1,000 volunteers a month. On a basis
of an army of a million men over 30,
000 nurses will be required for active
duty in the present year.
Up to the last of February over
7,000 nurses had been actually detailed;
to duty or were ready for immediate
mobilization. So it is seen that there
are none too many, in view of the re
quirements of the service, since be
tween time of enrollment and actual
assignment to duty the nurse must un
dergo a period of special study and
training fpr war' service, and the work
of organizing and mobilizing this
"army of mercy" Is no 6m all thing.
A Nurse Is a Soldier.
Surgeon General Gorgas has called
upon the Red Cross to supply 5,000
nurses for the Army Nurse Corps by
June 1, and if this quota is forthcom
ing the total number detailed will
have reached 12,000. So the mobiliza
tion of another 18,000 to 25,000 bj
Jan. 1, 1919, will be a big problem to
solve. ; " . x
Now, a nurse is a soldier. She is
recognized officially by the govern
ment and included in those eligible
for soldiers' and sailors' war Insur
ance. A nurse goes into actual danger :
of wounds and death by shell fire and
bomb explosion. Her work is arduous,
exacting, calling for the finest quali
ties of mind and heart. She is the
right hand of the surgeon. '
So, because nursing Is primarily a
woman's job. the war nurse Is proper
ly the peculiar' responsibility of the
women of America. While the trained
nurse is urged to volunteer the risk
of her life at the front, the American
womn at home Is ecrumanded by ev
ery dictate of patriotism and humanity
to support her "fighting sister."
The mn-se tights pain, disease and
death, making her sacrifice with amaz
iig cheerfulness and enthusiasm.
Class. -Play and Debate Also Are
Feat ured of Closing Exercises
Warrenton High School Commence
ment - is at hand, vacation days arc
with, the -faithful workers, diplomas
come to many, and thus the faculty
and graduating class of the Warrenton
High School request your presence at
the Commencement exercises May 30
and 31 nineteen hundred -and eighteen.
On Sunday May 26th Dr. T. J. Tay.
lor will deliver the Commencement
sermon at the Baptist church. The
senior classand faculty cordially in
vite your presence on this occasion.
.The Graduating class is composed
of Graham V. Boyd, John G. Tarwater
Israel M. Joblin, John H. Hayes, Robt
H. Broom, Jr., Frank P. Hunter, Frank
Hayes., and Misses Crichton Thorne
and Agnes Henderson,
i On Thursday night Miss Crichton
Thorne and Mr. . Will S. Price will
feature in the class play. The cast
Is well chosen and the play promises
much interest. .
On Friday night at 8:30 the Annual
debate between the Zetasojbhian and
Philotimian Literary Societies will
take place. Messrs. Edward J. Robker
and Frank P. Hunter representing' the
Philotimian and Messrs. Elmer Hil-
burne and Jsrael J oblin representing
the Zetfasophian. Miss Crichton A.
Thorne will preside.
The Marshals are Miss Agnes H
Henderson, Chief, by virtue of the
fact of making the highest marks
during the termand Graham V. Boyd
John G. -Tarwater. Israel M. Joblin,
John H. Hayes, Robert H. Broom, Jr.,
and Frank P., Hunter.
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CORPORAL LEON L. POWELL
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Sen of Mr. and Mrs. John Powell,
of Marmaduke. Leon enlisted with
H. Company several years" ago, aiui
won honors at Morehead for good
shooting. He served on the Mexican
Border and has left Camp, Sevier for
the French field. He is a boy whoN
never waits, but offers 'his services
wherever his country needs him. He
is 23 years old.
W.S.S.
JOHN WESLEY POWELL
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Powell,
of Marmaduke. John served with H.
Company a number of years before
joining the Navy. He was first on
the old S. S. Franklin, then on the
Florida. He is now in France, and
loves nothing better than to be work
ing for Uncle Sam in any branch of
service where he is needed. Very
patriotic and backs all his patriotism
with hard and willing labor. He is
25 years old.
Every White Man In Class One Inclu
4ed In This A116tment--E very Man
To Be In Place At 10:30.
RED CROSS WORK
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IS ENCOURAGING
All Reports Indicate
All OvUrCllKcPrifltinn I?enry Mansfield Fuller, Afton.
ill! l V CI OUUOVllp 11 Ull Luther Morton Painter, Wise.
'Geo. Washington Shearin, Macon.
4. u i- I Malyenv Hill Harris, Macon.
With Warrenton "over the top" by D , , T .fl.T ,
i i j , , ' Robert James. O'Neal, Elberon..
approximately fifteen hundred dollars, 1 t tt . u fl- xt t
.f, . , . .1 Dan Hugh Heflin, Norlina.
with the reports of active campaign'., . , , ,T
, . , . . ,T. xf Alvm Orlando Whittemore, Macon.
work in every township in Warren, the 'j, , e 0, . . .
o 4- n u 4. o? k fnf 4.u tRobert Seth Shearin, Warren Plains.
County s allottment of $5,000 for the ; Vema Thomag Paschall Norlina
Second Red Cross War Fund is as-John Washington Conn;r Macon
SU??t?' , , r , Russell Clary, Elams.
Wherever the work of the Red Cross clanton Taylor Perki Wise
is presented a respone is forthcoming .Davia McDowell Wilson Norlin8k.
and it is the concensus of opimonthat Jease white Newsome, Littleton.
never previous to this have our people ,James Wm whittemore, Macon.
been as united as they are today inSam Davi-S jnez
the purpose of seeing that the netAme H Norlina.
oi mercy inrougn a sea oi pain is j
sustained by the generosity of the
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peopie uucil nurne.
The Red Cross Flying Squadron iS
daily going over the County in an
effort to impress the Bed- Cross uponj
the people. In this work Mr Palmer
ocuggin, mr. x.
Macon have furnished . transportation
andjvorking in conjunction with Mrs.
Arrington, Mrs. J. G. Ellis, Mrs. Del
Peoples and a. host of others have
given much publicity to the move
ment and materially benefitted the
cause. , "
Speaking appointments were filled
on Wednesday night at Oine by Mr.
B. B. Williams; at Norlina" by Rev.
E. W. Baxter; at Areola by Hon. John
Pirkf nt Vano-bnn hv Prof. John Rra
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ham and W. Brodie Jones. These
meetings were of inestimable value to
the Cause, it is believed here. The
addresses were all along the line of
Red Cross work. Following the ex
ercises at Vaughan, Township Chair
man Walter Vaughan called for dona
tions and about $100.00 was subscrib
ed. Another speaking appointment in
the County is at vyarren Plains
night where Kev. Hi. w. .Baxter, ioi
lowing an ice cream supper for bene
fit of the Cause, will deliver an ad
dress. ' - The outlined cross at the Postoffice,
representing 50 hundred dollar squar
es is being rapidly filled in: the cross
totfay showing about $4,000. It is ex
pected that every township will go
over the top in a glorious spirit for
this great cause, and that the County
will be way ahead when the figures of
mercy are added.
W.S.S.
The Bunyell Drug
Company Closes
Four stars are upon the Service
Flag at the Burwell Drug Co., and
under this array of patriotic employ
ers the sign, 'Closing" but, going to
war' .. ' .:
After two years or more of faithful
competent, obliging service to the peo
pie of the County, the Burwell Drug
Company closes its doors to the pub
lic and Mr." W. A. Burwell, proprietor,
leaves Saturday for Camp Jackson.
The four stars, are for: Mr. W. A.
Burwell, who has built of a good bus
iness here and leaves many strong
patrons and true friends with us; for
merry, popular John Powell, who al
ready is serving in Washington State;
for Dr. Morton C. Miles, who was
competent Prescription druggist of
the firm until recently when called
to Camp Jackson; and for "Tip"
Green, the colored man who worked
af the store," and who is now at Camo
Grant, Illinois.
Though the firm has stopped work
for the Burwell Drug C&., the indi
viduals have gone to work for Uncle
Sam, and are serving nobly in this
great cause for ' the preservation of
liberty.
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'in Includes all men in Class one and
.make total of 178 white men sent
' through local Board :
!Tsker Polk O'Mary, Warren Plains.
mr p- stTr Jr- lr,-
-Eddie Gregory Sammon, Merry Mt.
I Eddie Myrick, Macon.
(William Leslie Harris, Inez.
j James Hornaday Williams, Merry Mt.
Leland Macon Perkinson. Wise.
John Boyd Stegall, Warren Plains.
John Crowell Alston. Littleton.
Joseph John Macon, Warrenton.
jGeorge wmiam Joneg Wamm piains
J h RtidtFtsrA. .Wanton.
Allen Spain, Manson.
Jameg Horace Merry Mount.
.jK Goodlow Brown, Vaugh
tan.
William Pendergrass, Henderson.
Charlie Thomas Frazier, W. Plains.
Harry Kingsland Kenyon, Macon."
Henry Van Newsome, Littleton.
Frank John Harris, Littleton
Lewis Stallings, Macon. t -
Joseph Speed Jones, Warrenton.
Willie Brown Bobbitt, Littleton.
James Ellis Marshall, Inez.
Theo Short, Elberon.
Vance Hornaday St.Sing, W. Plains.
j George Cutler Edmunds, Littleton.
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ijames wiinam watKins, Macon.
tUv, p11ceoii Tmiic iw0nn
Joe N. Bobbitt, Littleton.
William Webb St.Sing, Warren Plain
Alpheus Presley Gooch, Ridgeway.
Wm,. Branch Hardy, Grove Hill.
Clarence Wm. Gooch, Macon.
Selby Carlton Alston, Areola.
Clarence Elder Pierce, Norlina;
.Tasker Jerman Hicks, Norlina
Wilton B. Browning, Littleton.
George Vernon Duke, Marmaduke.
Willis Garland Gupton, Areola.
Stephen Edward Burroughs, War'ton
John Daniel Cameron, Warrenton.
Cooper Pruitt, Warrenton,
Eugene Blair Coleman, Hollister.
Wm. Armistead Burwell, Warrenton
Walter Malvin Haithcock, Warrenton
Claude Carson Williams, Richmond.
Raymond Allen Harris, Macon.
jPaul Ernest Brauer, Ridgeway.
Wm. Cally Williams, Macon.
Jack Fisher, Vaughan. '
Wm. Perry Conn, Areola.
George John Schuster, Norlina.
Charles T. Pendergrass, Henderson
Wm. Henry King, Warren Plains.
George" Pettigrew Overby, Macon.
Robert Thomas Adams, Norlina.
Jerry Peoples, Henderson.
William Henry Harrison, Littleton.
lljteiman Jackson Munn, W. Plains.
Lewis A. Spain, Norlina.
T. R. Walker, Jr.Littleton. .
Chautauqua Com
ing On June 7th
June 7th to 11th are to be five big
patriotic days, in Warren. Between
these dates the Community Chautau
qua will bring to Warrenton speakers
who have been in actual touch with
our boys in France, and speakers who
have studied the problems which to
day are interesting ' the ' world. The
musical program is featured by the
famous Kilties band, which is one of
the programs several splendid features
in things musical.
Advertising manager Massenburg,
assisted by M. C. McGuire,'chm. tent
committee have let the good news
travel by car banners. Arrangements
are being made for the tent, and the
five day period is to be made one of
helpful, patriotic, broadening enjoy
ment and helpful enthusiasm.
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