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AS A Mini
nulTER INSISTS THAT LOVE
flKESlDE BE ENCOURAGED
Biff Return To Simple Ufe
S Rowing In Wake of War; In
cMs That This "Is The Better
Vav" of National Life.
Dear Editor,
Will you please print the enclos
ed clipping- H this idea will be ac
cented and acted upon by your read
rg the different households will drop
Cr to see each other nights and life
here will more than double the enjoy,
nent and happiness of the people of
Warren county which has always
seemed to me to contain more happy
homes
known.
tfcn anv Place x nave ever
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Interested Warren citizen.
HOMELINESS
(By Theo. H. Price)
In the United States we habitually
misapply the word homely in using it
to describe things that are unattrac
tive. It really connotes the qualities that
we associate with the home and is sug
gestive of what the English-speaking
people formerly regarded as the
sweetest place in the world. It is in
the latter sense that we have chosen
"Homeliness" as the subject of this ar
tide, for unless we are much mista
ken the American people are going to
stay more at home during the next
few years than they have m the. re
cent past and find their satisfaction
in life greatly increased by this rever
sion to the habits of their forefathe.
There are many reasons for this.
Some of them are sentimental. Tne
?oldiers who have been abroad have
thought lonffinerlv of their homes
- o a o tt
while they have been exiled in Europe
and will be more willing to stay there
when they return. It is a mistake to
assume otherwise, for- their- exper
iences in the trenches and on the bat
tlefields of France have not made
them habitual roaraers as some insist.
It is only necessary to ank any ol
the boys who have come back whetn-
er they are enamored of an itinerant
existence to be convincde that the A-
merican love of home has been in
creased rather than diminished by
the war.
But principally people will stay at
home because they cant afford to tra
vel. The national, State and munici
pal taxes that must be paid during
the current year will aggregate $8,
000,000,000 or more. This is about
160 apiece for every adult in the
country. Wages are higher, but so
is the cost of living, and in order to
meet this tax bill the people must ec
onomize. During the war we denied
ourselves many near necessaries.-We
ouut but few new houses and bought
little or no new furniture for those
that were already built. We wore
eld clothes, ate less food and did not
purchase so many automobiles. The
money that might have been used for
these things went into Liberty Bonds
and War Savings Stamps. Now we
must construct the buildings that are
needed, replenish our wardrobes and
supply ourselves with many things
that are really required. To do this
and pay our taxes we must save.
The economies that involve the least
privation will be those that we will
practice. Of all our expenditures
those that are made for pleasure tra
vel is probably the least productive
of Permanent satisfaction. Most of
u would be better off both financially
and physically if we stayed at home
Jnd our bank accounts and pocket-
ks are likely to emphasise this
,ew of the matter during the next
J'ear or twn tt-;i i
Until recentlv most
Amei
"icans felt that they must "go
smewhere" in order to have a good
tin. If they couldn't "take a ,trip
10 a distant city where they had to
sPend lavishly, then at least they felt
that they must "go to a show" that
Was nearby. Now they will in many
Cases forced to stay at home be
!!US they can't afford to go abroad,
ihe older people will not object to
reibUt the y011111"8 Probably will
j at the necessary restraint; uri
S3 the home can be made more at
lractive to them.
j j the circumstances it seems high
desirable that we should cultivate
love of "Homeliness' and teach
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A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY
State High School
CelebratesThe 22 nd
-The Warrenton State High School
well under way with its work since
opening again celebrated Washing
ton's Birthday with appropriate exer
cises here Friday afternoon.. The pro
gram a subject of the best thought
and experience of the State's educa
tional forces, was presented in a high
ly creditable manner, and the review
of the life of this great American,
"first in war, lrst in peace, first in the
hearts of his countrymen," by school
children marching to the threshold of
citizenship was conducive to the best.
Prof. J. Edward Allen is guarding
in every possible manner aeramst
another outbreak of the Flu. Pupils
showing any symptoms are promptly
sent home to await developements;
proper ventilation is had, and due to
precautions every indication now
points that the term will be finished
without a break.
The attendance is steadily increas
ing, and is practically to the i enroll
ment of last fall.
The school has just received a new
assignment of materials for special
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w nu suppues xor in ust oi exper-
iments required by colleges.
ON FINDING FAULT
Because you are able to point out
real faults and shortcomings in the
life and action of your friend or
neighbor is no sure proof that you are
profitably or helpfully engaged when
you are doing so. It may be, for in
stance, that he knows as much about
them as you do, and is even more con
cerned for their elimination or im
provement than you can possiblf be.
You are not therefore helping him at
all. And the chances are that you
are not helping yourself greatly. For
instance, we have found that the man
who spends a great deal of time crit
icising the morals or manners of oth
ers is almost sure, to neglect his own
to-som0rextent. ' At best, that is the
only explanation we have been able to
find for the well-known fact that the
most strenuous and persistent fault
finders Usually "have as many and -u
serious faults as ordinary people,
with a few added. We have about
concluded that to find fault with othei
people helpfully and without neglect
ing outselves or getting into the habit
of a faultfinder is one of the hardest
hardest things for any man to do.
Christian Guardian.
COUNTY FARMERS' UNION TO
HOLD MEETING SATURDAY
The Warren County farmers, their
wives and children and others inter
ested in agricultural problems of the
day are requested to meeet here Sat
urday. A speaker of State-wide note has
been procured, and a good address is
to be expected.
2Hiss Nan Jones Is
Appointed Vice-Chm
Miss Nan Jones, formerly a teacher
in the High School here and later con
nected with the Local Board has been
appointed to the vice-chairmanship of
the Warren County Red Cross Organi
zation and also as secretary of the Ci
vilian Relief Committee of this body.
Miss Jones takes the position vacat
ed by Mrs. W. A. Graham who is now
with Major Graham at Camp Dix.
Her field of service is to visit depart
mental heads and keep mobile the dif
ferent spheres of Red Cross activity.
Sentiment is united that the Execu
tive committee of the body made a
wise choice in its selection.
OYSTER SUPPER EASTERN
STAR ROOM FRIDAY, 6:30 -8:00
The ladies of . the Order of the Eas
tern Star will offer for sale at the
Banquet Hall of Johnston-Caswell
Lodge, A. F. A. M., on Friday even
ing from 6:30 to 8 o'clock select fried
oyster, hot coffee, beaten biscuit and
pickle. The net proceeds to go to the
Eastern Star Home for aged and in
firm Masons and their wives. This is
a worthy cause, and value received will
be given in the nice supper furnished.
The citizens of the town are requested
to shut" up house and come and get a
good supper with these ladies for this
worthy ause. Our country friends
and Masons are cordiallyasked to be
! present raiid-baingtheirwives.
U
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DRIVE FOR RELIEF IN NEAR
EAST DEMANDS ATTENTION
Palmer Urges Personal and In
tensive Work For Staving Peo
ple of Armenia, Assyria, and
Other Stricken Countries
Mayor John B. Palmer, head of the
itenei urive lor rsiear .East, ureses
FO
TO
personal work upon the township State was ably seconded by the Retail
chairman of Warren this week during j Merchants sale of stamps. Particu
the drive for these starving people, !larly was the record made by the
brought to desolation by the hand of Warrenton merchants who sold many
the Turk and the ravages of war land
four million of whom will perish but
for the generous hearted aid of; tne
American public this week. i f
The drive head request that any who
are overlooked by the township chair
man, and who will make a contribu
tion to this worthy cause, send same
to Treasurer J. E. Rooker at Warren-
;ton who win ive township credit.
iTownshin chairmen are asked to make
collections and turn the lump
sum
over to Mr. Rooker.
The following letter from
state
headquarters to township chairman
Palmer is reproduced showing the ur
gency of the need and the dire neces
sity of answering personally the ap
peal for the brothren of ours:
"We are being called upon this week
to give our mite to save a deserving
people from starving the people of
Armenia and Syria. These are the
oldest Christians in the world, and" ifor
their adherence to the Christian faith
they have been murdered and starved
and driven from their own land by hc
Mohammedans. Our armies have been
instrumental to great extent in giving
this oppressed people their first op
portunity to come back to their land
and become an independent, self-sup-
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cotton mwm will
OANIZE
Will Meet In The Court House Here For The Purpose Of
Lining Up With The Program Of South to Hold
Cotton For 30 Cents And Decrease Acreage.
The Warren Record in conversation
with Mr. C. D. Orrell, Chairman of
the Executive committee of the North
Carolina Cotton Association, this
morning learns that County Agent J.
W. Bason, Former Agent F. B. Newell
and Mr. J. M. Gardner represent the
appointed committee to organize in
Warren county the fight for thirty
cent cotton and decreased acreage.
The time of the meeting is set as
twelve o'clock in the Court House here
Wednesday. Farmers and business
men of all sections are expected to be
in attendance, and hear the plan of a
permanent organization and elect of
ficers of the county to carry into exe
cution here the plan of the whole
south to get a fair price for cotton.
The following resolutions give a fur
ther insight into the plan of organiza
tion as adopted at the Raleigh Cotton
Convention held in the Capital City
on February 11th:
The South is confronted with a dis
aster unless the crop of 1919 be reduc
ed and the balance of the crop of 1918
be protected and lield until market
conditions justify its sale. To enable
all people in the South interested in
cotton, and nearly all are, to adopt a
direct and intelligent method of meet-
mg tne situation, mis vjoiivciiliuu
earnestly recommends that the follow
ing plan be adopted:
(1) That the crop of 1919 be redu-
ed at least 33 1-3 per cent in acreage,
and that the fertilizer on the two-
third area be not increased; but this
tices not apply to any farm of less
than five acres to the horse: Provided:
that in carrying out this recommenaa-
tion the following schedule of reduc -
tion shall be observed:
Any man planting five Acres or less
to the horse to make.no reduction 6-7
acres, . reduce rone -arere. ;to ; the horse ;
M
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QUOTA
RETAIL MERCHANTS SELL
W STAMPS SUCCESSFULLY
Warrenton and Norlina Go Over
Quota and State Stands First
In This Division of War Sav
ing Stamy Sales.
The faithful work of the War Sav
ings Organization in 1918 over the
stamps over their quota of four thous
and. Mr. Alpheus Jones, of the Hun
ter Drg Co., was in charge of the Mer
chants' division here.
The record made at Norlina where
Mr. H. C. Fleming was in charge also
reflects creditably upon the patriot
ism of the County's merchants. Nor
lina sold wellabove its quota.
The following letter to Mr. Alpheus
Winston-Salem is given as an evi
dence of the great work accomplished
over the State because of this little
town co-operation." The County feels
a pride in its cooperation in this great
patriotic move:
Dear Sir:
w .
l know it will be a source
'of pride to you, as it was to me, to
j learn that the North Carolina Retail
Merchants Division, National War
Savings Committee, led all other
States in the Union in the sale of War
! Savings and Thrift Stamps
Ihis information is contained in a
letter received from Mr. Harold Brad
dock, Director, Savings Division, War
Loans Organization, under date of
February 7, which read in part as fol
lows: -'
. "Such an oversale of nearly $l,00v,
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WEDNESD
8-9 acres, reduce two acres to the
horse; 10-11-13 and 13 acres, reduce
reduce three acres; 14, reduce four
acres; 15-16, reduce five acres; 17-18,
reduce six acres. Under no circum
stances will any farmer plant more
than 12 acres to the horse.
(2) , That on all the cotton lend left
out and on the balance of the farm,
ample supplies of food, feed and othe
crops he planted. That under present
conditions the wisest plan for the
South is to produce all of the foot;
needed for its people and its live-stock.
(3) We believe that the existing
situation justifies the holding of every
bale of cotton now in the hands of our
Southern people, and we urge our
farmers not to sell the balance of the
present crop for less than thirty
cents per pound, basis middling.
(4) That to carry out this purpose,
we call upon the bankers and business
men of the State for their hearty co
operation. ,
(5) We recommend that every own
er of cotton immediately put his cot
ton under shelter, or in a warehouse,
and will not permit it to leave the
warehouse until the owner shall so
specify.
(6) We earnestly warn: the farmer
that if he buys high-priced fertilizer
and a large acreage of cotton is made,
he must pay next fall with cheap cot-
!ton for the high-priced fertilizer and
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' other supplies.
j (7) We recommend to the farmer
'that he leave uncultivated in cotton
-every acre that he cannot reasonably
expect to make enough cotton to yield
a profit at reasonable prices. We do
! r.ot believe that an acre that produces
j less than two-thirds of a bale will
yield a profit to the grower, and every
'such acre should not be planted in cot-
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M
SOLO
AY.
On Facts, Figures
and J.E. Allen
Prof. J. Edward Allen, busy when
in Warrenton in promoting the cause
of Education as the efficient head of
he Warrenton State High School,' has
also a broad field of service outside
the limits and confines of this place
called home.
Prof. Allen is an associate editor of
the State-wide Baraca-Philathpa
Herald, published in Ashville, and is a
valued contributor to this organ. He
has been president of the State organ
ization, has served upon the Execu
tive committee, and is now serving
the Baptist reading public in the ca
pacity above mentioned.
These are facts, "but coming to fig
ures he's an expert too. In recog
nition of this fact, ne has been ap
pointed vice-president of the North
Carolina High School Math Associa
tion. Miss Maria Graham, a War
rentonian serving the cause of Edu
cation at the State Normal, is the
secretary. The purpose of the organ
ization is to foster the careful study
of mathematics a course urged by
the State colleges because of the
large number of students unfitted for
this course in college.
So when you see Prof., grip in
hand, know ye that he is on public
service bound, even tho .'tis a gamble
of Madam Rumor that sometimes the
social world . promotes travelling in
clinations. . .
"The Red Cross! The most sacred
words in ' the English tongue. They
stand for all that is srood and comfort-
able in a soldiers life. They mean
home, clothing, bandages,1 the allevia
tion of suffering wlen a bullets finds
him." Tom Skeyhill, Australian.
JHother Sends Dime
To Relieve suffering
vBjghEebmarjirsta'
man J. JY. Joyner, -r of, the Armenian
Syrian ; Relief Campaign, which is to
raise $200,000 for the starving chil
dren in the Near.East .during -the week
of February 21 to 28 has his whole
heart in this noble work. He is in
terested in the millions of suffering
people, and particularly in the 400,
000 orphans.
A story , recently told-at a meeting
o? workers in New York impressed Dr
Joyner deeply. It is the story of
lady in Missouri who sent a draft for
a sum in aid of the sufferers and also
a precious relic a ten cent piece that
her dying babe clasped in his hand.
The story follows:
"Enclosed you will find a draft for
to help a little in relieving:
the suffering in Western Asia. I am
sending a ten cent piece which I have
kept , for over thirty years, because it
was found clasped, in my baby's hand
when he died, but I feel that I have
no right to keep it longer when other
babies are ctaiving."
Incidents cf this character tend onl.v
to demonstrate the fact that the heart
ol the American people ;has been
touched by the story of the suffering
and death that come from the coun
try where the Turk has for so long
been attempting to kii' the Christian
religion by killing those who follow
the rvecepts of Chris1:
Stories of new horrors come daily
to the American committee from the
workers in that part of the world, and
it. is the privilege as well as the duty
of our people to come to the aid of
the starving millions at once. .
Here's one that made the . town
laugh (even the rejected suitor chort
led gleedf ully) and brought down par
ental wrath on the heads of the Og
den, Utah, Standard:
"Engagement Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Browning of 473 Twenty-seventh
street announce the : engagement of
their daughter Hazel to John Pincock
Stephens, the wedding to accur in the
near future. Another poor man gone
astray."
The society editor, who also served
as proof-reader, wrote this society
item, and called, away, left it in her
desk. In her absence a "funny" re
porter added thereto the last sen
tence. It got ,by the printer, and the
society-editor-proof-reader railroaded
the proofs. A profuse apojpgy was
printed next day by the Standard.
O. Q. Millar, the San Francisco
Chronicle.
Number 15
Number 16
UlMlikUlvL
CORP. L. M. PASCHALL ON
OTHER SIDE OF BIG POND
Takes Cheerful View of War and
writes interestingly ot Serv
ing During Heavy Fighting; A
Son of A. E. Paschall.
The following letter from Corp.
Lewis Milliard Paschall, son of Mr.
A. E. Paschall, of Nutbush, to one of
his friends. is of interest. Corp. Pas
chall went into service in November,
1917, and has been in France since
March. He is a grandson of Corp. R.
W. Paschall who is remembered by a
host of fellow wearers of the gray as
"the brave corporal." The letter
from Germany: ' i
Dear Mary: Since its Thanksgiving
and we boys over sea have so much to
be thankful for, will see if I can write
a letter to show you we do appreciate
the prayers of you good people back
home. Of course there is a lot of dn
ference in this Thanksgiving and the
one last year, when we had such good
dinners of turkey, chicken, pie, cake
and everything else you could think
of. Today we had mashed potatoes,
beef steak, apple sauce and coffiee and
bread. We sure enjoyed this todav
for it was better than we have been
getting for a long time but since it is
all over and we are still here, I am ex
pecting to get better eats.
There are so many who can't ever
express their thanks any more. Those
who are lying in a ditch or shell hole.
So we must do our part and their also.
. It has been a great old war and we
have had some grand old time hiking
through mud and rain and trying to
sleep in it too. But we felt it our
duty so we did not mind it. There
were times that were hard, when we
were out of food for a day or so, and
days and days we could get rrb water.
But plenty of shells and M- G. bullets,,.
coming-over, borne way some ot
managed to pull. through alive.
The first battle I was in' will never
be forgotten. I was runner at- that
time and we went over in platoon
column so I was between the Col.
with the commander, the Col. on our
right. Every man was shot down. I
had heard that war was hell and I be
gan to think that) this was a helll of a
war. We were in something like five
or six paces of them, and I saw every
one of our men fall and at that time
I was expecting every minute to be
the next but went through O. K.
The second battle I was in, I got a
M.' G.; bullet in my right arm but not
very bad, I was in the hospital two
months, it seemed like two weeks.
Some way I got to the place. I didn't
like it at the hospital like I did at
first. ; I enjoyed being in the nice
town of Vicky. It was a pretty place.
When I got back to the Co. I re
ported, to Captain. He asked me if I
was ready to go back. Said we had
orders to go up that night. Of course
it was some what unexpected, but I
was on the job. We went up in re
serve and was ready to go over the
top, when we got the news "It is
over". That was the happiesf hour I
have seen since I left my little girl
way back in 1917.
We have been hiking ever since the
11th. It is some hike believe me.
Have . made something like 3 hundred
miles with our packs on our uack. 1
would not mind it so much but our
mail is so badly delayed. It's about a
month behind. Some six or seven
years ago in my grand-father's life
time I enjoyed sitting by the firr-side
listening to him talk about the war.
He would tell some wonderful things
it seemed to me. But if he was alive
today I could tell him things he never
heard or dreamed of.
Since I have been here in Luxem
burg I have heard that the Boche sol
diers said when they went through
our lines that they could not do any
thing with the Americans. The ar
tillery were drunk and the Infantry,
crazy.
I will stop. Will try to do better
next time. It is such a rush and such
a small room I can't hardly write.
Have been shirking so long am most
ashamed to send this letter.
Consdorf, Luxemburg MILLARD.
Mistress Mary, quite contrary,
I Why does she pout and frown?
She only sleeps eight hours each night,
I And that , with windows down.
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