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VOL. XXIII.
(TUESDAY)
WARRENTON, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1918
(FRIDAY)
Number 43
$1.50 A YEAR
A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWS PAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY
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HIAWATHA PLEASES
WARREN I. G0UP;Bi9ES '
Comfort Bags -Distributed to Men;
Farewell Speech by Hon. Tasker
Polk, And With Stephen E.
Burroughs in Charge Left
For, Camp Jackson.
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For two weeks or morejthe day had j
been in the minds of all; ten days
ago plans were formulated by each
man to be here, and Saturday, May
25th at ten o'clock, seventy nine War
ren selectmen lined up in front oi
the Local Board for tinal instructions
before their departure for Camp Jack
son. - I
With Mr. Stephen E. Burroughs m
charge this body of men were marched
along streets crowded with-automo
biles, and streets filled with friends
who jostled, joked and admired the
men who on this day became a part
of the army in khaki. ;-
Marching into the Court room, the
men were seated at the front and amid
an atmosphere surcharged with the
heart throbs of mothers, fathers,
friends, and a Court room crowded to
every available space, Hon.- Tasker
Polk in words of elegance bade War
ren's men godspeed. Mr. Polk's talk
was a masterpiece. He threw his
whole being into his wirds and bade
our men goodbye "with a tear in the
heart, though a smile upon the face."
He spoke of duty well done and of
their return to us on that day when
with a true smile-riipon our faces
and welcome in our hearts the soldiers
would be welcomed Joyously home.
Warren men have always made noble
records, and this heritage will remain
safe in the hands of the men leaving
us today, was the concluding remark.
Rev. E. W. Baxter, upon request of
Mr. V. F. Ward who presided, dismiss
ed the gathering with a plea that
the men leaving us today may strike
so firmly for righteousness that the
enemy would know that true men, ac
tuated by divine purpose, were array
ed against them, and that through all
their perils the hovering and protect
ing arm of God might be over them.
Assembling again for Roll call, the
men formed on the Court square, last
trod by men in formation of H. Com
pany who are now serving across the
sea. Here, as all along a soldier's
pathway, the Red Cross was minister,
ing to cheer and comfort by serving
lemon ade and by giving to each sol
dier a comfort baer.
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The crowd pressed close, shaking
hands, wishing bon vovape. exchange-
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mg remarks as "Hello, you old brass
monkey, oughter be going with us";
"Don't get hurt running your Ford,
boy, that's dangerous, better come on
down with us." The. snirit. was ex.
cellert, and the morale of the men
superb as with smiling faces they
Psed in Company front for pictures
by Mr. J. Willie Wbitft and Dr. C. H.
Peete the camera didn't catch a
downcast look among the seventy nine
registered the finest number of
men as a whole who have gone from
0ur County; men big boned, well mus
cled, of determined mien and strong
Personality such men who will knock
mto perdition the militarism of the
a higher order of things from this
war.
As the men swiinof 4rk main fnr
tneir mnrvVi 4-V i. i- 1
. lj nie uepui, autu iivina
sPlit the air, people hurried thither
and yon, empty -machines were filled
rapidly With nonnla liiimnnr.
wd, and the Warrenton train pulled
su for the Plains, escorted, so to
Peak, by cars from all parts of old
arren. A constant handwaving was
UD frnm
the
duri
cars to
the train
TVlQ oufn
the three mile run.
mobiles left the boys, at the Plains,
Went on to Norlina where some
utes later the men descended from
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midst of numbers of Warren people
were served an excellent .dinner. The
men of Northampton were also serv
ed and with that dispatch and efficien
cy which tells of splendid canteen
service to our boys.
As the "dinner came to a close, k
troop train bound north hove into
view, and from iht rpmnante nf tio
jlunch sanwiches were given a number
of these boys. As the train pulled
out,- from every window faces gleam
ed and along the entire length of
the train lustjr yells came from thes
boys of -Uncle Sam, an encouraging
action to the men who were that dav
leaving for training.
To the Northampton , and Warren
boys was given the following toast
composed by Miss Eleanor Fleming
Terrell, of Norlina: -
Heres to our Warrep. county boys "
Who 're leaving us today,
Here's to our Northampton boys
Who must also 'go away;
A little prayer for each of you'
From every heart this country thru'
That if to France you have to go,
Or in the trenches lie
That God will ever hover near
And let ne'er'' a victory pass you by,5
And when this war, you boys shall win
We'll raise our hearts in praise to Him
This" toast was attractively printed
in black under a red cross and was a
token appreciated by the men.
Going time came to hand and with
strong hearts, unfaltering steps, War
ren's largest contingent so far sent,
along with 117 Halifax men with Mr.
Horace - Ellis, brother of Mr. J. G.
Ellis of this city in charge, boarded
the train and moved on the first lan
of their journey to fight for the things
,
worth while.
W.S.S. .
A home that goes on without saving
wheat is a hotbed of slackerism, and
should be so known, by all.
Surely, Your Are Saving Wheat
Dn Your Home.
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WKeat? ;
vynattjt h$o be
Tired1
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Is The Champion
Hog Raiser in N- C.
Raleigh, May 23. If you ask Dan
T. Gray, the best swine expert in the
country, if 600 per cent ''can be made
on an investment in pigs, he would
unhesitatingly say "No." Yet this is
the per centage that Mrs. R. F. Graves
of Wake Forest figures that she matte
on three pigs for which she paid $15
a year ago. In addition to the $15
the additional cost to Mrs. Graves i
raising and finishing her pigs was
$15, which she paid for. four baks of
mill feed and one bag. of velvet bean
meaL
Mrs. Graves fed her pigs upon the
scraps from her kitchen and on refuse
from her garden. In December hex;
pgs ' had become hogs and she sold
one of them for $37.35. In February
she sold theh second one for $40. She.
has just recently sold eight pigs from;
the third, for $8 apiece, making the
total returns from sales $141.75, and
a brood sow which is left is worth not
less than $50. n Another liter of eight
or ten pigs is expected the latter part
of the Summer and will make nice
porkers by mid-Winter or Early
Spring. v
Mrs. Graves has developed into au
enthusiastic swine grower. In figur-
ing her percentage of returns, Mr&.'
Graves doesn't count in the cost of
attention to the pigs. They are her
hobby and she says it would -he a
joke to charge against the pigs the
time required for their attention.
W.S.S.
Annual Dinner For
June 4th to Soldiers
We learn- from Mrs. S. D. Twitty;
president ot the Daughters of the
Confederacy, that the annual dinner
will be given by the Daughters of
the Confederacy to the men who wore
the grey on Thursday, June 4th.
Hon. Tasker Polk will deliver an
address at the, Opera House at 11
o'clock. There will be music and pa
triotic songs.
Dinner will be served to the Vet
erans at 1 o'clock from W. B. Boyd
& Co's warehouse.
"There are but few of our Veterans
left us. Let us see that they are not
forgotten, nor neglected' -Mrs. Twit
ty appeals.
W.S.S.-
True consciousness should condemn
every person who fails to observe the
rulings of the Food Administration.
Notwithstanding The
Extreme Hot Weather
In the first place it was hot; in
the second place the Opera house was
packed, but over and above all the
audience was delighted last evening
at the presentation by the pupils . of
the State High School of "Hiawatha",
dramatized from the poem by Long
fellow, and staged here under the di
rection of Miss Ethel Chandler of the
school faculty.
The stage effects were remarkably
good with tepees,pines and cedar from
whose recesses young warriors and
squaws came forth with the same
stealth as would have done credit to
the copper skins of 1700, and that they
were made up thoroughly for their
parts is a evident fact attested today
by many mothers who are contending
with red paint upon the person of
their young hopefuls. Every, boy
likes to play Injun and organized,dram
atized, civilized Indian the N youths of
the High School played Monday night.
The lines of the play are beautiful
and those caught between the swish
of fans and the sigh of "its so hot"
were enjoyed. It was commencement,
a commencement crowd, and the play
was enjoyed in toto.' x
The Indian drills were executed in
splendid style with rhythm of move
ment, showing effects of infinite stress
and training. x
Theast of characters follow, but
many who pre not named were in
the drills vnd minor scenes which
reflected the life of an Indian village:
Hiawatha Earle Macort
Minnehaha Minnie Wilson
Nokomis Josephine Hudgins
Iagoo Jean Booth
Arrow Maker. .Bignall Jones
Gitch Manito. ..... . .C . .Homer Rose
Pau Puk Keewis .... Sumner Watson
Mohdamin . . , ; . . . Gilmore Green
Priest . .".V.James Kerr
Guides. . .James -Polk, Allen Hilliard
John Henderson as Hiawatha as a
boy and Earle Macon playing the char
acter as a man were both good. Sum
ner Watson, as Pau Puk Keewis, Med
icie man, and Homer Rose as Gitch
Manito, the Indian god, were both
good in their stage appearances, tho'
friend Watson was slightly decalte in
the cut of his evening gown.
Before the last scene, Prof. J. Ed
ward Allen was greeted by v applause
and made several announcements. Mr.
Allen then accepted from Miss Janice
Wr.tson, president of the senior class,
two bouquets of flowers in appreciation
to Mr. Allen, and Misses Nan Jones
and Ethel Chandler. '
At ten thirty the first evening of
the State High School commencement
came to a close, and a large crowd of
Warren people in good nature and
with many exchanges of good feeling
embarked upon tfye homeward journey
imbibing fresh, glorious, cool air, and
reflecting and commenting upon the
pleasure of the occasion just ended.
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dim. Graham Calls
Important Meeting
County Chairman of War Savings
John Graham' calls a meeting of the
following gentlemen at the Court
House, Monday June 3rd: ,
R. B. Boyd, Brodie Jones, John B.
Palmei Howard JF. Jones, J. Edward
Allen. Frnk B. Newell, C. H. Peete.
Mrs. Nannie Mcl. Moore, A. B. Laugh
ter, W. H. Fleming, John G. Ellis,
T. J. Taylor, Mrs. Kate P. Arrington,
Robert T. Watson, T D.- Peck,' V. F.I
Ward, VT. J. Holt, jl M. ColemanH.
A. Mosley, and B. R. Palmer.
These gentlemen were appointed
in February to "f orwaid , the County's
duty of selling $448,000 worth of War
Savings Stamps. Further necessary
and important steps are to be taken
in this campaign in the County, and
as a patriotic duty every gentleman
named above is asked to be present
in the Auditor's office at 11 o'clock,
June 3.
W.S.S.
Children's Day at JVIacon
The public are cordially invited to
attend the Children's Day exercises
at Macon Methodist church, June 2nd,
at. 11 o'clock.
Second War Fund Oversubscribed By
About Four Thousand Dollars-Eleven
Townships Go Oyer The Top
With Credit.
Reports received to date encourag
ingly tell that Warren county has
overwhelmingly oversubscribed its
quota in the Second Red Cross War
Fund drive by four thousand dollars,
and that $2500 of this amount re.
mains with the Local County Chapter
for the work. .
Warren, was given five thousand to,
raise. The County did not raise any
thing in the drive last year and hence
Warren twas given a somewhat large
amount than would seem fair by com
parison with the amounts given other
Chapters, which last year did their
portion. Nothing daunted, however,
the organization was outlined here on
May 8th, and perfected in a working
body in every township in Warren by
the 20th.
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As County Chairman of the drive
much credit goes to Mrs. Kate P.
Arrington to whose initiative, untiring
ability and personality the success in
the County is largely due. To each
of the twelve township chairmen
credit goes for tjheir tenergy and
ability in making the drive a success
in their respective township. Reports
follow:
War'n Township Quota. .$2000.00
East Warrenton. ....... V . .$1937.00
T. D. Peck, Captain.
West Warrenton. . , ... .... 2,015.75
. ,W. N. Boyd,.. Captain,.- .
Colored People. . , V. . ... 123.00
Robert E. Lee Day. '. . ... . . . 251.71
Total Warrenton Township. . 4327.43
R. B. Boyd, Township Chairman
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Nutbush Quota.... .$400.00,
Nutbush ........... . ) 421.00
N. H. Paschall, Chairman.
Fishing Creek Quota.. $300.00
Fishing Creek......... $ 391.03
R. L. Capps, Chairman.
Shocco Township Quota.. $200.00
Shocco Township. $ 205.00
James Burroughs, Chairman.
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Smith Creek Quota.. $400.00
Smith Creek Township. .....$ 493.95
, A. G. Hayes, Chairman.
Hawtree Township Quota $500.00
Hawtree Township , $ 936.00
Dr. T. J. Holt, Chairman.
Six Pound Quota $400.00
Six Pound Township. $ 473.52
J. J. Nicholson, Chairman.
River Township Quota. .$500.00
River Township... . $ 525.00
Rev. D. A. Fishel, Chm.
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Judkins Quota $300.00
Judkins Township .$ 383.81
Wlter Vaughan, Chairman.
Fork Quota $200.00
Fork Township .....$ 253.99
R. E Williams. Chairman.
Sandy Creek . Quota , . . . $300.00
Sandy Creek Township. .... $ 325.00
Haywood Aycock, Chairman.
Roanoke Quota. . . .$100.00 ;
Roanoke Township. . . . . .$ 75.00
- H. L. Wall, Chairman.
Nearest' estimate reports to hand.
Total for County .$8896.85
The work of the two Warrenton
township teams under the leadership
of Captains W. N. Boyd and T. D
Peck are worthy the commendation of
all. They over doubled the Township's
quota. To Mrs. Tom Peoples, Miss
Mary Harris,Mr. R. B. and W. B Boya,
Mr. J. Palmer Scoggin, Misses Riii
Parker, Sue Burroughs, Rebecca. Col
lins, Pearl Fishel Mrs. S. J. Satter
W. Baxter, Mrs. Beaufort Scull and
white, Stephen E. Burroughs; Mrs. E.
others- to be named later when a
statement more in detail is issued,
compliments' are heard on all sides
for their part in the great causa.
Due to the efforts of such workers
eleven townships went "over tha top"
with contributions - from a penny t
ten one hundred dollar men. Th
campaign of solicitation has closed,
but the mercy its results will shed
under the Red Cross will go on thru
Time.
The County organization was t
most successful big business proposi
tion, conducted entirely without any
compensation, ever in the County and
to Mrs. Arrington and her assistants v
hats are off for an admirably con
ceived organization and a brilliantly,
gloriously executed campaign with ita
successful culmination of near nua
thousand for the work of Mercy.
W.S.S.
Chautauqua Opens
Here Next Friday
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With the Graham High School as
the home of the Big Tent, the Com
munity Chautauqua will open her
next Friday for five days of patriotic
wholesome entertainment.
The Community Chautauqua in
coming to Warrenton this year is
welcome t"d aHowh -where if-lianV--friends.
Last year it came to us ait
unknown entertainment, but their r
cord of clean, constructive entertain
ment last season was such as will
this year bid them welcome with open
hearts.
The Chautauqua is recognized as
a means of increasing patriotism, and
President Wilson endorses it at this
tinie. The every idea of the enter
tainment which will make Warrent
for fiev days the center of attractioa"
is one of spreading patriotism and
arousing the people to the task in
hand, and directing modes of doing
our all here at home.
y. The tent will accommodate about
eight hundred people, and it is expect
ed that the people of the County will
attend in large numbers. There ar
ten entertainments, varied and pop
ular. Season tickets now on sale. "
W. S. S.
Hawtree Almost Double-Red
Cross Quota
Wise, N. C, May 28 The amouat
allotted to Hawtree in the recent Red
Cross drive was v $500, but the com
mittee is proud, to report that $936
was raised, and that those unwilling
to contribute to this great cause wev
few and far v between. As a matter
of fact those who did not give or
pledge to give in the fall could all
be counted on the fingers of one hand.
There will be a meeting of th Bet
terment Association at the schoel
house on Friday afternoon, June 7th
at 3:30 p. m. Each member is re.
quested to try a new war receipt and
to bring a sample or make a . report
as to success or failure. Receipts for
these new dishes may be found in
newspapers or in the government bul
letins which have been distributed by
the County demonstrator.
W.S.S.
Services Episcopal Church Thursday
In accordance with the proclamation
of President Wilson setting aside th
30th as National Prayer and Suppli
cation Day, ; services will be held at
the Episcopal church at 11. o'clock
Thursday. - .
The public are cordially invited.
-W.S.S.
A thing worth doing at all, is worth
doing well. Washington.
r the shade of trees and in the