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ynrmiE XXIV
(Tuesday)
WARRENTQN, N; C. TU ESDAYrSlA R(m"4l919
(Friday)
Number 17
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HARRY WILBUR HAYES
Miss Annie B lSing
This Is No Time
CHARLES A. C. MCLAURINE
Killed
For Slowing Up.
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"TT YEAK
sl.. . -
Accidently
,ftv OF A. G. HAYES WITH
ARMV OCCUPATION
r tracts I rom Letters Show He
Extract
i Well anil as nappj wuc
Could He Away From Home
and merica; Mr. Hayes Was
formerly A Student Here.
are mi
k-cil favored to be allow-
xtracts from the letters
i a vpnrint e
Vainer Ha.o; Wilber Hayes son
rf Mr.and .urs. a. .
v the army ui uj.upnvii c
Coblenz, u-n, . .
Mr Hayes was a siuueia ncic iui
ometime, iaifi
...l. ." V. nlapa 'ho rr hin
Raleigh irom wn-n .
eered at the age ot u.
After an'ivins m r ranee eariy in
:.-f-i.nf aA in r Prpnrh
918 he was "
cl0oi, coming- from this he was as-
icmed duty close to tne iront ana was
forces at Chateau-
f ms Mil
t ... ri. vc
5 -53 IV
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J
Now serving with the Army, of Oc
cupation at Coble nz, Germany, after
,,-ith American
hieiry, the Argonne-Meuse onensive,
and is now witn any wx v.Ui,-
tion:
Extracts from letters
follow:
Moureal, Germany.
Dec. 12, 1918.
Mv dear Mama,
The following account brings regret
here where Miss King has often visited
and" where her warm personality and
genial disposition made many friends:
Louisburg, March; 2. Miss Annie
Belle King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
James WKing, and a popular Louis
burg girl,, was instantly killed in an
automobile accident two miles south of
here at 3:40 this afternoon.
Miss King was riding with Mr. James
J. Wells, of Wilson, in a large 12 cyl
inder. No one was near at time. of the
accident, but eye witnesses at a dis
tant, state that Mr. Well appeared to
lose control of the car. He was pain
fully but not seriously hurt, and in u
nervous iondition. ' Last night he was
unable to talk of the accident or give
any reasons for it.
Miss King is widely, known through-
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rving m some 01 uie oiggesi names out North Carolina, being prominently
of the American forces. LrtY,4.j o a
vuiiitcvbcu in viiia oiatc aim v lrglliia,
and a graduate of St. Mary's School at
Raleigh.. She is survived by her. fath
er and: mother, and three brothers, one
of whom is in France.
well and .i'&o they are colder. I ami
as well as ever ami je-jii on fine..
Wrire often,
WILBUR
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Coblenz, Germany,
Jan. 28, 1919.
Dear Frank,
Received your letter and
card of the third. What kind of
shells do you want me to bring you?
a hundred and fifty-five or some of the
small arm cartridges. I have seen and
handled so many shell that I would
Received a letter ! nt care if I never saw another one.
from you yesterday written the fif-jAs soon as I can get some stamps I
teenth. Was very glad to get a let- "'
ter from vou so quick alter oeing in -" "
fipi-manv. I did not expect to get any
many as 1 want. 1 am sending you
some German money which is a one
mark bill. It is worth about fifteen
and a half cents in our money. They
have as . small as twenty-five phen-
mail for a good while. We having been
moving: aoout tniriy nines at a nine
for the last three weeks. We have
stopped two or three days at several
towns. The next move will be to Co
blence, a big town on the Rhine. It is
about thirty-five miles from here. We
will stay there until we leave for some
port I am sure. '
The Warren boys will get home be-
fore
Xazaire waiting io go. They were not
on the American front but were with
the British. I hope that it won't be
so long- before all of us will be home.
Write often,
Writh love,
WILBUR.
This brave young soldier was born
in April 1896, united with the Baptist
church at Warren Plains at the age of
fourteen and fell in battle Sept. 29th,
1918, in the twenty rthird year of his
age.
Earnest was always a good boy, and
I have two belts and can get as ; was exceedingly popular among his
mates at home and in the army. His
kindly cheerful disposition and the
fact that he always contributed to the
enjoyment of those around him won
for him the sibroquet "Goodtimes," bv
nings in bills which is only about four which he was known at home and in
In Memory Of
Sgt. E. Frazier
cents. " Chocolate and soap . is veiy
scarce here. I bought a .piece of choc
olate weighing about an ounce and a
half and "it cost three marks and a
I do because they are now at St. half. While I bought a pound.of choc-1 Guards before the beginning of"the
Coblenz, Germany,
Jan. 5, 1919.
My dear Mama,
I got the Christmas
oox you sent just in time for New
dear's. Everv thincr wnc in trnnrl nn-
" a, try " "
(lition. The Cakp wnc port ninlv fiViP-
.,HtM, V- A. A A J
My way the fellow and I had to near
!y ht over the last slice. He got a
a at the same time I did so we cer
tainly did eat for a while. It snowed
here a Kttle Christmas nie-ht. but it
melted ouicklv On 5lPrrMinf rf 4-V a rain
got a letter from Bedford Tate ves-
terday. He was still in Fmnp wIipti
rewrote, but I expect he is on his wav
n0me b' now. Savs he was wounded
wd was o-noi-ri;. n ,
- ucuiiaii prisoners
nen he wrote. T mw in Wot.
record of Clifton Hayes' death I was
.Prised when I saw it. I did not
KnW that he was in thp armv T
onthave any idea when wo will cvt-
S " ' w AAA UVM1 V
.nome b"t it would suit me to start
u ieave today.
With love to all,
WILBUR.
olate at the commissary for four
marks. It is snowing here now and
has been all day, but it is not very
cold here because this place is well
surrounded by mountains and is mucn
warmer than it is in other places. I
don't have any idea when I will start
for home butwill be glad when the
time comes to leave here. I am
learning to speak German a little now
' so that I can talk to the Dutch girls a
little. I am sorry Howard is
home-sick. Tell him to come over and
stay with me a while and then he will
be satisfied to stay any where in the
United .States the rest of his life. I
think I have grown a little taller since
I left but I don't know how much I
weigh because I haven't seen any
scales in agood while. Write to me
again when you can.
Your brother,
WILBUR.
Wagoner Harry W. Hayes,
4th Truck Co., 1st Corps Art Park
A. P. O. 754 A. E. F. Germany.
A Prediction And
Also An Answer
Coblenz, Germany,
, Jan. 19, 1919.
(kar Mama,
Received a letter from
written Dec. 29th. x.
'U VPcfn,......
'vent to
a moving picture show in town
fy it was good but I could not
esterd.
ead all of th
e story as it was in Ger
also had some ice cream for ; Vpnch or the Russian revolution.
Ibl time since I
Pan
Pe f
since 1 was in Europe
sent v lt Was about half ice'
tml u painted insina of our
s"ent homo d.j. i , ,
f u Qaie of it fnv tv,q it 4. :i t
rant tn v, . ' vu sct 1L- 1
ItiiiL ,havt Jt framed. We are
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Secretary Wilson, of the Depart
ment of Labor, says:
"The present period of readjust
ment is the critical time. If we can
j -ss through it safely, we have before
us from eight to ten years of industrial
activity equal to any wave of prosper
ity we ever have had. But if there is
any serious unemployment there will
be a preiod of industrial unrest which
reDetition of the
lilt V AWMfV i-
the army.
Earnest was the oldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. James E. Frazier, of Warren
Plains. He inlisted in the Warren
Raleigh, N. C, Mar. 1. Because the
war is practically over,' many people
think that they can let down on the
high standard of proficiency attained
ont he farms last yer, and the year
previous. This is a mistake. Simply
because things were "not going" last
year is no reason why. they should be
left to themselves this year. . The pres-i
est condition of the cotton market and
the vital need: for . planting other
crops this year is a real problem that
needs the best of thought. The fact
that many other states are going into
the business of growing tobacco, and
that the, trusts have on hand a bounti
ful supply, should warn farmers that
too much tobacco can be grown this
year, f '
There is still need for food, however;
The farm family will .need food all the
year around. Allt he families in the
towns and cities, and , in otner coun-
tries, will need food. If all the food
used on the farm is produced there,
and the cotton and tobacco grown for
surplus cash, then the farmers qf
North Carolina will .not be "hit so
hard" this fall,
North Carolina needs to use f erti
lizer more , intelligently. Lands need,
more lime. Livestock in the shape of
pure bred pigs, blooded dairy cows,
pure bred beef cattle, sheep, and draft
horses :can all be raised in North. Car
olina. -There are a number of prob
lems than now require careful, earnest
attention. Don't let up, but keep up
the same spirit that helped to win the
war and make a winning on the farm.
Study the problems about the farm.
Call on the County Agent or - the
woman agent, ast he case may be, or
write to the Agricultural Extension
Service at Rajeigh for aid irr the diff
erent perplexing problems which will
arise on jthe farm this year.
THE GREAT GREEN COUNTRY OF
LOVE.
war, and when the war came went
with company into . the - army. He
served in this country at Camp Glenn,
on the Mexican Border and at Camp
Sevier; and finally with the Expedit
ionary Forces rendering faithful and
gallant service in France. .
A letter from one of his comrades,
recently published in the Warren
Record, marks him as one of the brav
est of the brave. It would have been
a joy to his parents and loved ones if
he could have returned to ,his native
land and brought with him stories : of
his wonderful career in a foreign land.
But a wise Providence ordered other
wise, and on Sunday the 29th of Sept.
1918, after having, accomplished feats
of valor and daring that seemed well,
nigh impossible, he fell in sifiht of the
victory which he and his brave com
rades won in the breaking of the Hin
denburg Line.
We;cheirsh his memory, we deeply
sympathize , with his loved ones jn
their heart breaking sorrow; and as
long. as we live the. name of Sergeant
Earnest Frazier shall live in .our mem
ory; and his portrait shall hang in the
Hall of Fame which we have erected
in ourh eart for the brave and the
true.
T. J. TAYLOR.
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION
hen h,,f . ainjnition every now and
nllinr, L OI tne time we are
Hi; : lMng exercise. I saw
wrica
it Vinf
hit h ,s i oblenz today- It was one
ovein,! '"'0n tUi"ned over to the allied
Fod W ; lie weatner nas been
neve fm. 4.1.1 ...
.10 l uuee wecAS.
f ':.U
:-8ht nouh to nave a little firo
'r.r 'v- morning.
We are getting
rar instead of the
r ,
1 no u,
e tr. l;c
Secretary Lane, of the Department
of the Interior, say s:
"If Congress will appropriate the
relatively small sum which I have ask
ed for the construction of soldier set
tlements in every State in the Union,
I can offer jobs almost immediately to
100,000 of our returned fighting men.
thus helping to stem the tide of indus
trial unrest predicted ; by ; Secretary
Wilson; provide farm homes for 25,000
of these men, thus mitigating the evils
of tenantry; and bring into cltivatioii
1,500,000 acres of at present unproduc
tive land, thus helping to make up the
deficiency in the rate of growth of cul
fivafAd land as compared with the rate
1 o not like them as well of growth of our population. . There-
otners because they will can be no sourer insurance for tne
The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exami
nation for the County of Warren, N.
C, to be held at Manson on March 21,
1919, to fill the position of rural ear
lier at Manson and vacancies that may
later occur on rural routes from other
post offices in the above-mentioned
county. The examination will be open
only to male citizens , who are actually
domiciled in the territory of a post of
fice in the county and who meet the
other requirements set forth in Form
No. 1977. This form, and application
blanks may be obtained from the of
fice , mentioned ; above or from - the
United States Civil Service Commis
sion at Washington, D. C. Applica
tions should be forwarded to the. Com
mission ;at -Washington at the earliest
practicable date. .
It's the songs : you sing and the
smiles you wear, that's' a-making the
sunshine everwhere.
Good health is 100 per. cent, efficien
cynot ;merely absence. of .sickness..
If you want ' pep, ', keep your sys-
rrtJ! tney vv;u can De no Turci w 0nil tein "hitting on all cylinders,
to., often to -loo Ition than t6 put its men upon the soil.- tern s
There's (something, more than . the
eartn, my sweet, 1
Than the stars and the mopn4abovej
There' something -m ore for bur wan-
dering feet ' "
There's the great green country of
love!
The great green country of love, my
dear,
And its vales and hills and skies so
clear, .
Its balm and bloom and its peace and
rest
Love, in the land of the loved and
blest!
There's something more than the coin
we earn,
Than the crown of glory and fame;
There's something more than the years
we burn,
With life gone out n the flame !
The great green country of love, my
own, i
And the little winds over the ripples
blown,
And the stars and the sea and the coo
ing dove,
In the great green country, love, of
' love!
There's something more than our pride,
my soul,
Our glory and gift and gleam;
There's something more than the gol
den goal, '
But: nothing more than the dream!
The dream of the good green land, my
sweet,
With the roses of rest beneath our feet
And love forever as life goes, by,'
In the good green country of love, they
lie!
By the Benztown Bard.
MICKIE SAYS
s' i
Cadet Lieut. Charles Alston Cook
McLaurine, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. E.
McLaurine,.of Oklahoma, and Grand
son of the late Judge Charles Alston
Cook; formerly of this place. ' Lieut.
McLaurine died of pneumonia follow
ing Influenza, recently at his home in
Oklahoma. .
Letter From H. J.
Muim In France.
With A. E. F. France.
Dec. 10, 1918.
Dear Mother and Pa:
Just a few. lines
to let you hear from me. I am feel
ing good today and hope that these
few lines will find you all the same.
Mamam I have been up to three differ
ent fronts: the Eastern front, the Wes
tern front, and the Verdum front; buz
I am still living and hope to see you
all soon. Mama I hope you all will
have a nice time Christmas. I wish I
could be with you all but don't think I
Can, but you all go on and have a good
time and don't worry abot me for . I
will have. mine when I get. there. I
!hopethat,'wp
nope l ean nelp him make" the next
crop. Say; "Pa., I got your letter and
was glad to here from you. Pa. I hope
you will get a good price for your crop
this time. Well .mama we have jusz
had mail call and I got your letter and
was glad to hear from you and to
know "you was well. I am getting a
plehtylto eat now
1 Well I must close for this time so
good bye from
Your loving son, .
HERMAN J. MUNN.
HAITHCOCK-GOOCH
Mr, and Mrs. John Thomas Haithcock
announce the marriage of
their daughter
Nina
' : . tO .
Mr. Hugh T. Gooch
on Tuesday, February the twenty-fifth
nineteen hundred and nineteen
Macon, North Carolina
At Home
after March the fourth
Gorman, North Carolina
set vjp sorAe OP
COP JEST UWE l COhAES
SOME THfe JM-tEtveCtUftU
AR.OUt4' "THIS He
-THER. R.EPUi"mOh5 PER.
Pays Fine Tribute
To Mrs. Overby
Susie Elizabeth Frazier, daughter of
Ransom P. Frazier, was born April 7,
1880, and died February 16th, 1919, in
the 39th year of her age. In the sum
mer of 1892 she made a profession of
religion and. was baptized by Dr. W. R.
Cullom into the fellowship of Warren
Plains Baptist Church. On October
31st, 1895 she was united in marriage
to William B. Overby of Macon, who
with their four sons survive her. She
is. also survived by her venerable fath
er, three brothers, and one sister.
In her girlhood she was a member
of a class of young girls, which be
came famous in Warren Plains Sunday
School under the leadership of Capt..
W. S. Terrell. It was a large class of
bright young girls, all of whom pro
fessed ' religion, and became active
members of the church.. Nearly all of
that class have passed over to the oth
er side. All of them exemplified the
value of the faithful instrution they
received in Sunday School,
' Mrs-, Overby was a good woman of
quiet demeanor. She left behind her
many friends, who highly esteemed her
and who sympathize with her family
in their great sorrow. .
T. J. TAYLOR.
MARKETS SELL OVER MIL
LION MORE THAN IN 1917-18
Price Averages Almost 35 Gents
and Market Brought Over Mil
lion and Quarter Dollars Into
Circulation Here; Best Year of
Market's History.
The Warrenton Tobacco Market
closed here last Friday after the most
successful year in its history both as
to the amount of tobacco sold and the
average which it made.
Last year the market handled 2,
682,275 pounds of the Golden Weed at
the average of $30.32 bringing into
circulation here $810,837.35.
The final reports for the 1918-19
period show 3,893,849 pounds averag
ing $34.78 and bringing into circula
tion for the financial good of Warren
and this this section $1,354,998.90.
THe market thus showing an increase
over 1917-18 of 1,211,574 pounds.
The period following the Christ
mas holidays saw tobacco at its high
est, but during the entire season, ex
cept possibly the last few days of the
market, prices were exceptionally
good and this unquestionably has been
a banner year for Golden Weed pro
ducers. " ' !
Punctuality a Big
Asset In Life.
. Punctuality seems to be such a lit
tle thing that by many it is trifled
with, but in reality it is a golden as
set to any life. It has been the secret
of the success of more , than one liie,
When Napoleon was asked the secret
LpjJiis?:sp!edid yirtrjeliereplie43y
always being on time," Lord Nelson
said, "I owe all my success, in life to
having been always a quarter of an
hour before my time," and Gladstone,
England's best statesman, left this
statement on record, "Believe me when
I tell you that thrift of time will re
pay you in after life with a usury of
profit beyound your most sanguine
dreams."
We, have af yriend, gifted, capable,
consecrated, whose . prominent and
seemingly only fault is this radical de
fect he is always late, even at his
meals, though he has a healthy appe
tite, late in retiring, late in getting up,
late atj business, late at every public
function: he not infrequently arrives
at one end of the railway station when -the
train is pulling out of the other,
as he generally waits until the engine
whistles before he grabs his grip and
runs for the train. Now, this friend
with his excellent equipment, his many
opportunities for advancement, has
never made in appreciable headway in
life while many of his contemporaries,
mediocre as compared with him, are
climbing in the ladder of success. "Un
punctuality is the rock upon which his
craft is coostantly striking.
The person who is habitually late not
only wastes his own time, but the val
uable moments of others as long as
they will put up with his tardiness.
Louis XIV once said, "Punctuality is
the politeness of kings the duty of
gentlemen, and the necessity' of busi
ness men," Washington when presi
dent, had a secretary who was freq
uently late, and attempted to excuse
himself on the ground that his watch
was slow, "Well," said the president,
"you must get another watch or I muse
find vanother Secretary." Business
men justly will not put up with paren
ennial tardiness. It is an inexcusable
habit that is responsible for great dis
order and damage. It can be cured by
a tardy person giving himself a large
margin beyond the ordinary time to
meet every engagement, for it is bet
ter to be too early than too late.
Benjamin Franklin, the common
sense philosopher, quaintly, says: "He
who loses an hour in the morning may
keep on a dog trot all day, and will not
overtake it by night." Baltimore
Southern Methodist.
If you need a doctor, select one in
whom you have confidence and then
follow his advice.
Many people are sick because they
are unacquainted with the personal
touch of a tootlibrush.
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