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WARRENTON, N. :CUFXUjAY FEBRUARY 2171919
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Number 15
A. SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TQ TIIE INT1IXS OF WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY
JOHN WESLEY POWELL
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WESLEY POWELL IN
SEA SERVICE OF UNC SAM
Tells of Life In Scolland and the
part of the Mine in the War;
Will Be Across For Some Time
idins In Removing Sea Traps
blowing letter from John Wes-
lev Powell, of U. S. Naval Base 18 in
F ropean waters is of interest. Mr.
Powell is a brother of Sergt. Leon L.
Powell who was killed in the battle of
the 29tn oi "
roic action is one oi me ung
pages of the Company's history:
On Active Service
Dear Stan, .
Your card just received and it
uas the first I had heard about Leon.
It was pretty tough hearing about it
-ftpr the war was all over, and I was
figuring on both of us being home in a
few months, but it didn't surprise me
very much as I hadn't neara irom nun
for over two months, I knew that some
thing was wrong. If you know any
thing else about it I wish you would
write me.
The censorship is off now and 1 can
u-rite a little more. .Base is is a mine
base in Inverness. Scotland. You know
T shiDDed over for aviation duty; wen
1 haven't seen an aeroplane or been
aboard ship since February. 1 came
ever on the Philadelphia, one of the
American line passenger steamers, and
landed at Liverpool, February 4th. I
got in Inverness the 6th arid have beer
here ever since.
There are two mine bases over here
-the other one (Base 17) is at Inver
gardon, a few miles north of here.
There were only a few men here when
I came over and we didht put' out any
mines until the first of June but since
then we have mined the North Sea
from Heligoland to the Norway coast
ibout 70,000 miles in all. The mine
we use is an American invention (Edi
son's I think), and it is the most del
icate and complicated mine in the
world. It is so sensitive that a suu
fifty feet away will explode it and, of
course, there is no sub left. I haven't
any idea how many have been sunk
by our mines but I know we got a lot
them.
We are not working very hard now,
We still have a few thousand mines
to disassemble and ship back to t he
States, but we certainly did work last
summer. In the summer it never get's
dark here and we worked some times
18 hours a day. Our capacity was
about six or seven hundred mines a
day.
Our commander called for volunteers
to go to the mine sweepers last week
'and I put my name down so I don't
xpect to go back for six or eight
months yet. I don't think we will
start sweeping the North Sea until
next spring as it is too rough in the
winter.
I don't know how we are going to
sweep them, none of them have ever
been swept yet. The Germans thought
they were like any other mine and sent
cut twelve or fifteen mine sweepers
to sweep the first bunch we sent out.
About two of their sweepers got back
to Heligoland and they don't try to
sweep them now. '
We are living in an old distillery
and we are pretty well fixed. There
'as a lot of booze still here when -e
rstcame and it certainly was power
ful stuff.
Inv
erness is on the Caledonia Canal
and it is a very pretty little town. It
Population is about 22,000. - We get
uoerty
'clock.
every other night until 11
We get along pretty well
with
the Scotchmen but have had
Jmte a few battles with the British
bailors.
AT.. . .
-ust close as I liavp another letter
to
nte. Hope to hear from you soon.
Love to all
Your brother,
JOHN WESLEY POWELL:
Sei . Who Practice cruelty are them--e
ves the greatest sufferers.
m 11 doesn'.t seem right,", said the
"wTith worn-out shoes.
Jnat doesn't seem right?"
all a mere cow can afford to wear
that leather."Dumb Animals.
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Relief Work In
The Near Eaist.
"The Food Administration endorsee
and is giving every possible assistance
to the American Committee for Re
lief in the Near-East," declared Coun
ty Food Administrator W. G. Rogers
to a representative of The Warren
Record. Not only Mr. Hoover but
President Wilson, the Red Cross and
all well informed American philan
thropists are earnestly concerned for
the success of the campaign for $30,
000,000 which is to be used for the
relief and rehabilitation of Armenia
and Syria.
"The work is to be carried on in
much the same manner as the Belgian
Relief has been conducted, and there
is need for haste. Thousands of Ar
menians, Syrians and Greeks in the
territory affected are facing actual
starvation. Several hundred thous
ands have starved. Among the mil
lions of sufferers are 400,000 orphans.
All European countries x are ' facing
want themselves and it is America's
opportunity and duty to step in and
save these people from starvation and
helD them to their feet aeairi. The
relief fund is not only to buy food but
to provide seeds also so that these peo
ple may at once become self support
ing. "After all it is but an acqident that
it is the people of Europe and the
Near-East who are starving and
crushed and bleeding instead of our
own people. ,The people over there are
of the same race and blood as our peo
ple. In the .face of the tradegy
through which the world has passed
we would, be inhuman indeed to be con
tent with our peace, plenty and pros
perity and look on while thousands
starve for what we could provide with
out sacrifice."
News Items From
Manson Section,
- Mr. Asa Paschall, of Drewery, was
in town Monday.
Mrs. B. F. Williams visited her
grandparents at Littleton several days
ago.
Mr. Samuel B. Miller and bride of
Raleigh were pleasant visitors to their
people here last week.
We are glad to know that Mr. Ar
thur Holloway will move his family to
our town at an early date.
Mr. Fleming Watkins, of Drewery,
was a visitor in town a few days ago.
Mrs. Macon Rooker, Misses Mamie
and Thelma Brack made a pleasant
visit to friends at Norlina Wednesday
night of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Champion spent
Sunday at Middleburg.
We are sorry to learn that Mr. C.
L. Hayes has two children quite sick
with Influenza.
Mr. Sidney Perry of Henderson was
a visitor here last week. m
Mr. Chas. Stegall and family will
move from' here to Norlina this week.
Mrs. Sol Holloway, of Route No. 1,
returned today from a pleasant trip
to Richmond, where she has been hear
ing "Billy Sunday."
We are glad to know that Mr. J . W.
Dowling who has been sick with pneu
monia is about well again.
Messrs. C. L. Hayes and J. T. Cham
pion spent Monday in Warrenton.
Mr. T.- O. Reavis made a busines
trip to Richmond this week,
Mrs J." B. Brack is now in Richmond
visiting her. daughter, Mrs. Adams.
Mr. Hunter Gill and family after a
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Township Chairmen Are Acccpfj
rag and Going With Vim if
Into Noble Relief Work i
"The manner in which loyal .pujjcl
and women whereven seen are- alitffil
to the need in the near East f or whielf
the drive of the'21-to-28th is inaugt j
rated is gratifying,'? Mayor Johti Bi
Palmer, rive head for" Warren, stated
yesterday morning, ..''and with tH
townships measuring to their respotf
sibility, as some have already give:
assurance of doinc- Warren will ,gve
noble answer to this great appeal 16
the heaTf . If -Ait
Mayor Palmer urges the township;
chairmen to give him a list of thos
who are to assist them in the ;cami
paign, and makes a urgent, request
that all ministers in the county-lYe
time for a few moments' of comment
upon this worthy cause;" .
Those in charge of the work are:
Township Chairman
SixTound J.-'M. Coleman
River R; D.N Fleming'
Hawtree Coley Perkinson
Quoti
100
Smith Creek Bob White
Nutbush J. A. Kimball
Sandf Creek Wra. Stewart
Shocco J. W. Burroughs
Fishing Creek D. L. Robertson
70
90
Judkins Fletcher Bobbitt
- 90
I 300
25
WarrentonR. B. Boyd
Fork R. E. Williams
Roanoke H. L. Wall
Total
$1200
To Receive The
"Spirit of America
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Supt. Howard F. Jones, I '
Warrenton, N. C.
Bear Si?:-' .
: We are sending you new a
number of copies of "The Spirit of
America," which . contains 1 '-material
for the observance of Washmgton's
Birthday. I wish to urge you to' place
a copy of this in the hands of every
teacher in the county and request each
one to keep this as a contribution to
the library in order that it may be
used as the teacher needs it to teach
patriotism.
There are a number of valuable se
lections contained in this bulletin
which every teacher can use with prof
it on other occasions. The main pur
pose of this bulletin, of course, is to
give material for the . observance . of
Washington's Birthday; and to teach
patriotism in the schools.
There is a suggested program on
page 4, and also a program to be-used
m connection with the Armenian-Syrian
Relief Fund, prepared by Dr. J. Y.
Joyner. Any-one may make out a
different programbut it is suggested
that readings be Selected;1 from eacn
part. I call your attention .especially
to the prefactory hote and the: qufcs
tions asked therein, which1 the teacher
may use. -
You should distribute at the same
time, or as soon as possible,; the bulle
tin containing the patriotic songs;
which should be: used ' by the teachei
not only in cohnectiort with the
ington's Birthday program, but - in
connection with other public1 occasions;
I urge you to see that1' these song collections-
are preserved, ; also. : It : will
be impossible to republish either
of
these bulletins - every year. -Very
truly yours, .
' E C. BROOKS,
State Supt. Public4 Instruction;"
The above letter is published or the
benefit of teachers and pupils.
HOWARD F. JONES, Supt.
COUNTY UNION TO HAVE
PUBLIC MEETING-MARCH
The Warren County Farmers Union
will meet in the Court House ' here,
Saturday '. March 1st at .11 o'clock,
Pres. ' A. E. Paschall announces.
The Union will be addressed by "one
luf the best speakers in the State, and
farmers and ! their wives, and all ' those
interested in : the agricultural expan
sion of their coimminitiesare request
ed to be present. '
It takes onevWoman .;.21 yars to
make aman Tf her -sonr -it take
another 5 minuted to make Ji fool of
him. -
Sjwd of Agriculture Urges Far-
rimers To Buy Ticket Home
Td Farmers and Business Men In
Cotton Territory
Some people" -say that stock gam
biers and racfc track 'followers used to
ve' the custom of buying "A Ticket
F6i- Home' before putting all the x
money on one plunge or before betting
th'eir last cent on : the races. Then if
worst came - to worst they could at
least get home and make a new start,
v j Before deciding to gamble on the
cotton acreage in 1919, Mr. Farmer
artd Mrs. Business man, hadn't you better-buy
a "Ticket for Home?'.' Safe
ty demands that you protect yourself
and your families by Producing -the
fdod for the South upon the farms of
tKe South as an an insurance against
a i possible loss on the cotton market.
Buy that Ticket now.. .It is easy to do.
Let me tell you how to buy a "Special
rdte farmers' safe Ticket for Home in
1919." The directions for getting that
ticket are as follows:
J ! A Safe Farming Program
.First A home garden for everyf arm
family in the South to supply the home
needs for the maximum number of
days in the year, with a sufficient sur
plus to be canned, stored or dried for
future use, including an ample supply
of Irish and sweet potatoes and, wher
ever possible, a small patch of cane or
sweet sorghum to produce the home
syrup.
Second The production of corn on
every farm sufficient to maintain the
family and livestock in ample food and
feed for a year. In western Texas and
Oklahma grain sorghum's: should be
substituted in place of corn for safe
try's sake.
j Third Produce the hay and forage
necessary to vamply supply the live
gock on the farm for one year with an
excess for the sake of safety. Special
attention should be given to the sum
mer legumes, velvet beans, cowpeas,
soy beans, and peanuts, especially for
feeding purposes.
. Fourth Produce the meat, eggs and
milk for every family on the farm.
This means the production of hogs,
cattle and poultry and the care and
jkeeping of good family cows. Live
stock is necessary in order to eat up
the otherwise waste products of the
farms and convert them into cash.
The White-Cole-
an
-' On the afternoon of February fif
teenth at 4:30 o'clock Miss "Annie
White became the bride of Mr. Hugh
L, Coleman at the home of her sister,
Mrs. C. C. Perkinson, at Wise. Many
relatives and friends were present.
The bride : was dressed in a becoming
suit of purple broadcloth with - a
charming spring hat to match.1 She
carried white carnations and was at
tended by Mrs. L. P. Coleman as ma
tron of hqnor. Mr. G. C. Coleman son
on the groom, was best man. The par
lor was prettily decorated with' the
Wedding
Wash-National colors and the ceremony
which made the happy couple one was
performed by the Rev. W. C. Merritt.
Mrs" Merritt " played the wedding
march. After receiving the congrat
ulations and good wishes of all present
Mr.: and Mrs. Coleman went to their
home near Paschall where they will
live. ,
:
ARVIN-DUNN
Cards have been received " here an
nouncing the marriage of Lois An
nette daughter of Mr.- and Mrs. Char
les p. Arvin to Lieutenant-Robert M.
Dunn;-U. S. A., at Victoria, Virginia.
Mr: and Mrs. Dunn will be at home
after February fifteenth" at Spartan
burg, S. C, where Lieut: Dunn is now
btatiohed.
Our former depot agent Mr. W. M.
Rochelle is now working for the" S. A.
L. at Grandy, Va.
There will be preaching morning an
evening- at Sharon Church next Sun
day. Emily Widow of Mr. Zachary
Shearin died at her home in Wise,
; February- 17th of Bright's Disease.
Her husband has been dead hut a few
months. No children .survive.
Tell of Receiving Boxes From
Great American Mother While
In German Prison Camps.
Vichy, France, Feb; 17. Elected by
the votes' of his 2,400 fellow Americans
who were prisoners at the ".eriiuin
prison camp at Rastact as "command
ant. Sergeant Edgar M. llalburton,
whose home is in Ston PointT N. C,
and who for months fought to secure
decent treatment ft tr.e , American
captives, is recognisd us an author
ity on their experiences. A.1 though
certain rights were finally wrung from
the German military jailors, Serg.
Halyburton says the Germans were
guilty of many ogenses against the
prisoners; in particular the regular pil
fering' of American' Red Cross food
and clothing boxes sent to the Amer
icans. Serg. Halybuvton has been a mem
ber of the regular army nine years and
was a prisoner in Germany thirteen
months, having been captured in a
trench raid in November, 1917, not
long after his unit, the Sixteenth In
fantry, one of the first American regi
ments to enter the trenches, reached
the front. His work in behalf of the
other American prisoners so impressed
Col. W. L. H. Godson, American mili
tary attache at Berne, that he an
nounced his intention of recommending
the sergeant for a commission.
Sergeant Halyburton was first sent
to a prison camp at Tuchel, Germany,
and at that time the American prison
ers were not permitted to get in touch
with the American Red Cross repre
sentatives at Berne. On Jan. 25, 1918
the German commander received from
the Red Cross a message demanding
the names of captured Americans and
the list compiled by Serg. Halyburton
as permitted to go through. '
"Within a month after that," said
I the sergeantt "American . .Red ;. Cross
boxes , began to arrive regularly "about
every week. Apparently the Huns
stole a small percentage of each ship
ment, as there were always, several
shoes sent by the Red Cross at one
time, 96 pairs were stolen, and the
American boys were able to prove the
German soldiers were the guilty ones."
"The American Red Cross is won
derful!" exclaimed Serg. Halyburton,
suddenly. "It supplied us so well that
a prisoner receiving his regular week
ly box never had touched German
stuff."
Before being sent from Touchil to
Rastatt, the sergeant -said, he and
other Americans were forced to draft
horse work drawing wood, there bein;
no muleso r horses in the camp.
News Items From
City of Littleton.
Mrs. M. J. Grant and little son,
Thomas, returned Friday from a visit
to Raleigh.
Miss Mamie Walker spent severe;
days in Norlina and Richmond last
week.
Mrs. Nora Perkins and Miss Lottie
Stallings are spending some time in
Richmond.
Mrs. W. H. Nicholson and Misses
Mary Nicholson ' and Carrie Myrick
motored to Raleigh Saturday.
Mr. Sol and Harry Fishel, of
Vaughan were in town Saturday.
Mrs. W. G. Fugerson and daugh
ter have returned from a visit to
friends in Rosemary.
Mr. Sterling Nicholson, who attends
school at Trinity College, was home
for the week-end. .
Mr. Anthony Harris, of Warrenton,
was a visitor in town Sunday.
Lieut. Ed and John Harrison left
Sunday for Trinity College.
Mr. W. L. Fugerson has returned
from a visit to relatives in Emporia
Va.
Misses Essie Mitchell and Agnes
Norman attended the dance at Wel
don, Friday night.
Mrs; Tom If arrison is visiting Mrs.
B. P. Cooper; in Rosemary.
Mr. Edwin Whitehead, of Richmond
was a visitor here Monday.
Misses Ruby and Saddie Vinson,
returned Monday from a visit .to Ox
ford. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Perkins left
Tuesday for Richmond and Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Schilichter, of
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LIEUT. SAM ML CONNELL TO
AID IN MAKING CANAL" MAI
One of the Biggest Photographic
Feats of all Time Staged; Pic
tures Made From Ten Thous
and Feet; Other Facts.
First Lieutenant in Aviation Sam
Martin Connell has been the guest of
his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Con
nell, of Warren Plains, and a frequent :
visitor to friends in Warrenton this
weeg. Lieut. Connell is en route from
the Army Aviation field at Mineola, .
Long Island, to New Orleans where on
the 28th he sails with 20 pilots and
two squadrons from, southern aviation
fields t6 Cristobel, Isthmus of Panama.
Since the signing of the armistice,
flying has been almost prohibited
those pilots desiring to return to civi!
life; the others who were enlisted in
the regular flying corps of the army
have been kept in shape by two or
three flights a week Lieut. Connell
has been one of these.
The remarkable strides of aerial
photography during the war have forc
ed its attention upon the map division
of the United States Geographical
Survey as a peace time venture, and
it is to be engaged in making the first
complete map of the canal from the
air that the -detachment travels the
two thousand, five hundred miles to
Cristobel and then over the Panama
Canal railroad to Anson where head
quarters will be established.
In this connection, it is of interest
to learn something of the system em
ployed in making maps from the air.
The aeroplanes are equipped with the
finest lensed cameras and carry f rom-
eighteen to , twenty-four plates: The
machine mounting to eight or tea
thousand feet photographs a stretch
four hundred yards wide; each plate is
shot into position by the observer and
changed about every five seconds,
travelling one hundred miles an hour,
catching 800 feet of topography for
every plate. Companion machines take
adjoining strips and thus the whole
surface is covered. The- plates are de
veloped and the picture cut and spliced
until the best of maps is made. Of
ten, of course., it is necessary to re
take sections, but for perfection ;tnoUi;''
ing is known to equal such photogra
phy. The lenses are so fine that they
will photograph a horse from an al
totude of ten thousand feet.
Since the armistice returnini
tors have often visited Mineola r and
Connell has seen the bestair pilots,
America's leading acenn action; : He
is much interested, in his trpt the
canal- its duration is not' kftbwn for
clear weather wjjl determine j how
quickly this stupendous phonographic
feat may be accomplished. 1
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COLORED WOMAN BITfEN,
BY MAD DQG SUNDAY
v.
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Harriett Williams, -a" colored woman
living at the old Ealkerner place' be
yond Hunter's.-Store, was bitten Sun
day by a m.:dog. The dog was
later killed at Bobbitt's hear Axtelle,
and was buried. Dr. W. D. Rodgers,
Jr.;y was summoned, the woman was
sent to Raleigh for the Pasteur treat
ment and is recovering air right. Dr.
Rodgers had the dog's head cut off and
sent to the Labratory of Hygiene. Th
examination proved that it had rabies.
This knocks in the head the argu
ment frequently advanced ' that dogs
only go mad in summer and empha
sizes the importance of leaving stray
dogs alone.
COTTON MEETING
DATE CHANGED
We call attention to the following
letter to Supt. Jones:
Governor Bickett authorizes me to
write you requesting that you advise
all teachers in your county that the
date for the cotton meeting to be held
at each county courthouse has be
changed from Saturday, March 1st. to
Wednesday, February 26th.
We will appreciate anything that you
may be able to do for securing a large
attendance at these county metings.
Very truly yours,
N. CAR. COTTON ASSOCIATION.
Per. C. D. Orreil.
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