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WARRENTON, N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4,119
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Number 10
A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY
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ah Schools Ordered Closed Next
Friday, but May Stay or Be
Opened in the Judgment of
Local Authorities.
The Board met in joint session with
tlie Board of Education Monday at
Twelve o'clock for the purpose of
taking action in respect to the epi
demic of Influenza in the County.
The matter was discussed by tne
Board of Health and the Board of
Education and by the Committeemen
and other citizens present. It devel
oped that in some sections of the
County Influenza had apparently sub
sided; that the schools were running
with fair attendance. In other sec
tions patrons and Committeemen had
insisted that the schools be closed, and
in all parts of the County many chil
dren were not attending school be
cause of a dread of the disease and a
fear that it might be contracted in the
school room.
The Board of Health therefore, tak
ing the whole situation under view
made the following order:
"Be it ordered that the public
schools of Warren county be closed
and remain closed for the Term: Pro
vided, however, that in those commun
ities in which Influenza is not preval
ent that a majority of the School
Committee of their respective dis
tricts may, upon petition in writing
filed with the County Superintendent
of Schools, keep the schools of said
districts open. Provided further, that
the High Schools or any department
of the High School, may remain open
with the consent of the School Com
mittee of the High School District."
The Board of Education endorses
this action ,of the Board of Health.
This means that on or before Friday
of this week the School Committees
of all the districts of the County shall
meet and file with the Superintendent
of Schools in writing a request that
their schools remain open. If this
action is NOT TAKEN then the
schools are closed for the term. Of
course if conditions become so bad in
any district requesting that the school
remain open then the Board of Health
can and will close that school. There
was some sentiment that all the
schools be closed for the term; but
this was thought not necessary.
Patrons and teachers will take no
tice that the schools remain open un
til the end of this week; that at that
time they close for the TERM, unless
the school Committee ask that the
school remain open. If closed at the
end of the week with the consent of
the Committee, it will the end of the
term. x
It is an unfortunate condition which
has confronted the school authorities
throughout this and other States.
Teachers nor pupils can do satisfac
tory work under conditions which
have prevailed since Oltober. Poor
attendanre and spasmodic attendance
are not conducive to best results. The
teachers are not to be blamed. They
are ready and willing to carry out
their contract in good faith. The
mothers of the children are not to be
Earned, for what mother would will
"igly risk her child to esposure to In
fluenza. It is just one of those hn
forseen afflictions which no one could
Provide for, nor for which there is an
adequate remedy. Closing the schools
may not help the matter; but it is cer
ain that there is great exposure in
"owding children in the school room.
In my opinion if there is any great
nsk of infection with Influenza by
continuing the schools of a neighbor
hood then I think it would be better
to pay the teacher than to have to pay
tne Undertaker. In some instances
e have done both.
School Committeemen should get
e sentiment of the patrons of their
respective schools and take action
avmg the interest of the child at
eart- The Board of Health have
Wothed you with a responsibility and
you should exercise it after weighing
au the matters of health, education
an community welfare.
HOWARD F. JONES, Supt.
Success is a combination of com
mn sense and pluck.
REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES IN
STATE LEGISLATURE
Highway Commission Scrapped;
Game Commission Done Away
With as Well as Law Creating
Special Census Taker.
Local acts by the House are as
follows :
Law creating special school census
taker for Warren County has been re
pealed, which puts into force previous
law requiring school committeemen to
take school census or have it taken.
Law creating dog tax, game com
missioner, game warden and dog tax
collector has been repealed, but I am
quite sure that a state-wide bill pro
viding for a tax of one and two dol
lars, payable to the sheriff will be
passed sometime soon with no coun
ties exempted.
Law creating Highway Commission
has been repealed and I mean to get
the best scheme possible for the work
ing of our roads, which I may be able
to submit to you in a week or more.
Law requiring men between the
ages of 18 and 45 to work upon the
public roads of Warren County four
days each year without compensation
has been repealed.
Game law has been amended so as
to allow persons to kill hares and
squirrels upon their own .premises at
any time of the year, but forbids the
hunting and fi'shing of all persons
upon the lands of another without
permission of the owner of the land.
State-wide bills.
Pay of jurors has been raised, to
not exceed three dollars per day as
the County Commissioners may al
low, and I want poll holders' pay to
be made the same.
Respectfully yours,
Raleigh, N. C. J. S. DAVIS.
Feby 1, 1919. '
WARREN PEOPLE
GO AS DELEGATES
The League" to Enforce Peace, un
der the presidency of William Howard
Taft, is calling for the mobilization
of American thought and construc
tive progress in nine conferences to
be held the latter part of this month
and the first of March in the princi
pal cities of the districts. "The
Southern Conference for a League of
Nations" is to be held in Atlanta, Ga.,
February 28-March 1, and to this con
ference has been appointed from War
renton: Mrs. Kate P. Arrington, John
B. Palmer, John Graham, R. B. Boyd
and W .Brodie Jones.
In the language of National Cam
paign manager W. R. Boyd, Jr., is
found the purpose of these meetings,
"Necessity for clinching the victory
won is a condition which confronts
out statesmanship- not a theory. It
is easy to devise good international
laws but the difficulty is to make them
effective. A League of Nations is nec
essary to provide effective means of
enforcing peace. It is needed to pro
mote the liberty, progress and-orderly
development of the world.
"Because of the world wide interest
in the subject, Governors 6f States
and many organized bodies are ap
pointing delegates it is important
that you send us the names and ad
dresses cf your delegates that we may
send them further information."
The idea of these meetings is to ed
ucate the American public to the
great legislative good being accom
plished at Versailles, and to prepare
for effective and nation wide co-operation
in the movement for an en
during peace. It is expected that
some of the five delegates will attend.
The letter asking for the appoint
emnt of delegates came from the
League's headquarters in New York
to Judge T. O. Rodwell of the Record
er's Court.
Sale of Real Estate At Auction
The Atlantic Coast Realty Co., as
announcced in a half page in this is
sue, will sell desirable property near
Macon next Tuesday. This is desira
ble land, the Atlantic Coast people
have won a right to public confidence
and the attention of all interested in
owning their home is directed to the
advertisement.
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Sons of Mrs. Willie C. Gill Hand, of
Sixpound Township, who are in the U.
S. Navy. C. H., the younger of the
two, enlisted in the Navy May 1, ldii
and after three and a half months in
tensive training in the fleet was as
signed service aboard the U. S. S. Pow
hatan August 22, 1917, on which ship
he has served faithfully throughout
the war making seven trips to France,
He was in France when the armistice
was signed serving with rank of FL
J. H., the older of the two boys, did
not go into service in 1917 on account
of working on the farm. He enliste
in the spring of 1918 and after intent
sive training was assigned duty with
the Coast Patrol. At the end of the
war he was transferred to the U. S. Si
Paul Jones.
MR. JOHN GRAHAM
ON SCHOOL BILL
Warrenton, N.C.
February 2, 1919.
Mr. W. Brodie Jones,
Editor Warren Record.
Dear Sir,
' Allow me to explain briefly
the object of the proposed Bill, print
ed in this issue of the Record at ffly
request request for the information
of our citizens.
Two distinct propositions are in
volved in the Bill. The first, to ren
der available at once the use of the
Academy and grounds for our Public
School and to increase the funds for
the maintenance of the lower grades
and especially for the developement
of a good High School open to the
whole County.
The-Second proposition "is for a
Bond issue for the building of a Pub
lic School House worthy of Warren
ton and its traditions.
It is to be hoped that all of our
people are in favor of such a -building
will vote for the Bond issue. It is
not expected that the main building
will be erected until Building mater
ial is reduced in price. A sufficient
sum will be available under the first
proposition to make repairs to the
Porches of the Academy, and to make
other necessary improvements in
cluding Water and Sewerage con
veniences. Should the tax not be suf
ficient for these purposes it could be
supplemented by Private subscription.
JOHN GRAHAM.
Second Nappers
Are Disturbed.
Conservative, quiet and dignified J.
M. Gardner, one of Warren's financial
pillars and one of the town's oldest
citizens has struck a Ponce de Leon
fi'eld of rejuvenation by cleaning up
the gardedn, burning the brush and
preparing to help feed the world all
before coming down town for a full
day's work.
Mr. Gardner's enthusiasm for his
work knows no bounds and Monday
morning the flames flaring high be
yond his home attracted attention and
ere many people had turned over for
the second nap, the fire bell disturbed
their slumbers and the Fire depart
ment ste out at full speed for the
flames a burning pile of brush under
control of Mr. Gardner.
U. D. C. Meets With Mrs. Twitty
The U. D. C. will meet with Mrs
S. D. Twitty at the residence of Mr.
George Scoggin Friday afternoon, Feb
ruary 7th, at 3 p. m.
Full attendance desired. Come pre
Mrs. S. D. TWITTY, President.
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Son ofvMr. John D. Ellis, of Macon,
who is faithfully serving with Com-.
pany .M. in France. He was trained
at Camp Jackson, Columbia.
BOARD TALKS ON
'HOG AND HOMINY'
The Board of Education before its
regular session yesterday morning
tangled the atmosphere with hog rais
ing lore and corn and general farm
dope. It was a fit place for those
agriculturally inclined and for those
who are" expecting to ride the "Hog
and Hominy" special into station Suc
cess. (The Ball was started rolling by Mr.
J. A. Kimball, of Nutbush. He and
"Brother Billy" have one of the most
interesting homes in Warren County,
by the by. The two brothers and
their families live happily together
and a scene of peaceful happiness and
prosperity is ever present when the
fifteen, members are home. Its a ban
ner Red Cross home, too, 16 members
being enrolled the extra member be
ing Miss Helen Reid who lives ' .ith
them. We digress, for the sake of
news, but back to hog and haminey
vwe tell "of their' raising ; twelve pigs
which totalled 2,800 pounds of meat,
of raising 92 bushels of wheat on less
than three acres, and of raising 80
bushels of corn on six acres with to
bacco as a specialty.
Good natured and popular John
Skinner felt the laurels of chairman
ship rolling from his brow, but there
was not long any doubt of his ability
to control the situation as he came
back strong with "I raised fifteen bar
rels of corn on one acre, following
clover, and cleared over $900 on my
hogs a greater profit that I made on
a five acre cotton farm." Mr. Skin
ner hails from River and is one of
the County's best farmers " 'tain no
use a argufying agin facts" as Josh
Billings would remind those disposed
to doubt it.
Mr. Weldon Davis, junor member
from Areola, was not to be silent
longer. He told of a hog raised by
him which weighed 413 pounds dress
ed. Mr. Skinner made use of the gavel,
the meeting came to order, and the
discussion led to matters pertinent
to the welfare of Warren's future cit
izenship. The Hotel Ques
tion A Live One.
A number of representative citi
zens, under the call of the Chamber
of Commerce, met in the Court House
here Friday night and considered the
juestions of a hotel, a picture show,
the invitation to Littleton College
to make its future home here, and
urged a survey, once promised by
State Highway Engineer Fallis, of the
Louisburg to Warrenton Toad.
After an open forum discussion of
the need of a hotel by Messrs. J, o.
Tarwater, V. F. Ward, Tasker Tolk,
Brodie Jones, and others the follow
ing committee was appointed to look
for a sight and empowered to act
with the "sky alone as the limit" in
Colonel Peck's language: James Gard
ner, J. J. Tarwater, W. G. Rogers, An
thony Harris, and V. F. Ward.
It -was moved, seconded and carried
that an official invitation of the Cham
ber of Commerce be issued to Little
ton Female College to come to War
renton, and upon this committee the
chair appointed Dr. T. J. Taylor, Prof.
John Graham, and Mr. W. B. Boyd.
In refrence to the street leading by
White's Mill into town Mr. Vr F.
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Vests Control of
School With Present Board Trus
tees and District Committee.,
Toi Hon. M. J. Hawkins and Hon. J. S.
We, the undersigned citizens of Warrenton Special Tax District, respectfully
ask that you use your best endeavor to have the annexed Bill enacted into
Law. '
.TASKER POLK
E. S. ALLEN
P. J. MACON
H. A. BOYD
H. L. FALKNER
M. P. BURWELL
R. B. BOYD
V. F. WARD
J. B. PALMER, Mayor
E. C. PRICE
HOWARD F. JONES, Supt. Pub. Inst. Warren County s
W. N. BOYD -
C. C. HUNTER -
The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
Sec. 1: That on the 10th day of June, 1919, under the rules and regulations
of the General Election Law of North Carolina, there shall be held in WAR
RENTON SPECIAL TAX DISTRICT, in Warren County, North Carolina, an
election for the establishment of a High School in said Warrenton Special
Tax District for the purpose of preparing students for college or the business
of their choice, and that the present Publid School of said Warrenton Special
Tax District shall be a constituent part of said High School if established.
Sec. II. That at said election, those favoring the establishment of said High
School shallvote a ticket whereon shall be written, or printed, the words,
"For High Scool," and those opposing the establishment of said High School
shall vote a ticket whereon shall be written, or printed, the words, "Against
High School." A majority of the votes cast shall decide the election.
Sec. III. That for the support and maintanance of said High School, includ
ing the present Public School in Warrenton Special Tax District, in addition
to all taxes and appropriations now received by Warrenton Special Tax Dis
trict from both State and County, and any addition to the appropriations now
received by Warrenton Special Tax District from both State and County, and
any addition to the appropriations on the part of either, there shall be an
nually levied by the Board of County Commissioners of Warren County, at
the request of the Board of Trustees, as hereinafter constituted, a tax of not
exceeding Fifteen Cents on each One Hundred Dollars worth of real and
personal property in said Warrenton Special Tax District, and a tax of not
exceeding Forty-five Cents on each poll in said District, and said taxea shall
be collected at the 'same time-arid in the 'saniem
Warren County.
Sec. rV. That in addition to the present Public School Building in said Dis
trict, the present Warrenton Academy Building, located on" the Academy
Square in Warrenton, N. C, may be used for Public School Work.
Sec. V. That there is hereby created a Board of Trustees of said High
School, to be composed of the present Board of Trustees of Warrenton Acad
emy, whose successors shall be elected or appointed in accordance with the
charter of said Warrenton Academy of 1785 and the Deed of James Brehon,
which Deed is registered in the Office of the Register of Deeds for said War
ren County, and the three present School Committeemen of said Special Tax
District, whose successors shall be appointed ' according to the law under
which they now hold. The said Board of Trustee, as thus constituted,
and their successors in Office shall constitute a body corporate under the
name of "THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF WARRENTON HIGH ScHOOL",
and that the control of said High School, including the Public School of War
renton Special Tax District, shall be vested in said Board of Trustees of War
renton High School.
Sec. VI. That pupils from any township in said Warren County shall be ad
mitted to said High School without the payment of Tuition, provided they
are fitted to do Eighth Grade work in the opinion of the Principal of said
High School and are recommended for admission by the Principal of the
school which they last attended.
Sec. VII. That for the purpose of erecting suitable and commodious build
ings upon the lot in the town of Warrenton, N. C, commonly known as tha
Academy Lot, and for the purpose of making other improvements, the Board
of County Commissioners of said Warren County, upon presentation of a Pe
tition in writing signed by a majority of the members of the Board of Trus
tees of Warrenton High School, requesting said Board of Commissioners to
submit to the qualified voters of Warrenton Special Tax District a proposi
tion to "issue Bonds for the purposes named in this section for a definite
amount, hot to exceed Twenty-five Thousand Dollars, at a maximum rate of
interest, not to exceed Six per cent, and to run for a period not to exceed
twenty-five years, all to be named in said Petition, shall, within thirty days
after said Petition has been presented, order an election to be held in said
Warrenton Special Tax District, and submit to the qualified voters therein
the question of issuing Bonds to the amount, at the rate of interest, and to
run for a period specified in said Petition, at which election all thos qualified
to vote who- are in favor of said proposition shall vote a ballot on which
shall be written, or printed, the words, "For Improvement Bonds", and those
opposed to the prosition shall vote a ballot on which shall be written, or
printed, the words, "Against Improvement Bonds," and the election for thi3
purpose shall be conducted in the same manner and subject to the same rules
and regulations as are, or may be, provided for the election of Township Of
ficers by the -General Election Laws bf this. State. The Board of County
Commissioners of said Warren County shall, at the ordering any election
under this Act, appoint one Registrar and two Judges of Election in said
Special Tax District to hold such election. The books shall be kept open for
the registration of voters for twenty days preceding the day of election. The
Board of County Commissioners of said County may, if they deem it advis
able, order a new registration by giving thirty days notice of such registra
tion. Such election shall be held after
the amount of the proposed Bond Issue, rate of interest and period for which
Bonds shall run shall have been posted at the Court House door of said War
ren County and at three public places in said Special Tax District and pub
lished in' four issues of &ome Newspaper published in said County, and the
returns thereof shall be made to the Board of County Commissioners, and re
turns recorded and the results declared by said Board of Commissioners as
they may determine. If a majority of the qualified voters vote "For Im
provement Bonds," then the said Board of Trustees of Warrenton High
School shall issue Coupon Bonds to the amount at the rate of interest, and
to run for a period specified in the said Petition and order of election. Said
Bonds shall be in denomination of not less than One Hundred Dollars and
not exceeding One Thousand Dollars each. Said Bonds shall be signed by
the Chairman of the said Board of Trustees and attested by the Official Seal
of said Board of Trustees and the signature of the Secretary of said Board
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Former Graham
Davis:
Gentlemen:
I Trustees of Warrenton
Academy
thirty days notice thereof, specifying