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, i,mW . - . , . v- if . ; ; j r! ...... J i - . ..-2 . o . -fc . J ,. . : v . Xive Semi-Weekly for the Common Good rm ' i0K a- r i nR HIGHSMITH TALKS P TO WHITE TEACHERS Y Fnthusiastic Meeting Held Here Saturday And Teachers Or ganize Over Entire Warren County. The white teachers' Reading Circle was organized here Saturday under the direction of Dr. John Henry High smith, member of the State Board of Examiners. Nearly every white teach er in the County was present. Dr. flighsmith outlined the Plan for re aewal of Certificates and impressed the fact that teachers must comply with the requirements of the Law in this respect, or they would find them selves without Certificates, and conse quently without schools. For the convenience of the teachers and as a means for better work I have formed four divisions, as follows: Warrenton Mr. J. Edward Allen, Director. The following teachers assigned thereto: Misses Louise Dowtin, Sue Broom, Mary Chauncey, Alice Rooker, Mariam Boyd, Grace Beasley, Daphne Carraway, Eva Davis, Mabel Robert son, Minnie Loughlin, Ada Reavis, Viola Geoghegan, Jimmie Clark, Mat tie Clark, Jesse Dickens, Arline Stal lings, Clara Seymour, Arnie Duke, Eva Duke, Carrie Watkins, Judith Boyd, Lucy Boyd, Blanche Harris; Mrs. Beaufort Scull, Mrs. M. E. Wil liams; Mrs. Frank Pinnell, and the teachers of Vicksboro, with option of attending Vance County Reading Cir cle. Miss Sue Palmer and Mrs. J. A. Hornaday, Jr., transferred from Nor lina to Warrenton. Norlina Mr. C. H. Johnson, Direc tor: Misses Helen Read, Etta Fleming. Kuth Lambert, Pearl Lloyd, Alma Pas chall, Bessie Pitchford, Bessie Worley Myrtle, Fargan, Carrie Dunn, Nannie Robinson, Pela Kimball, Lenora Hicks, Josie Wester, Rev. J. C. Befus. Macon Mr. H. A. Nanny, Director: Misses Kathryn Mitchell, Lucie Shear in, Tullie Reeks, Cora Hill Shaw, Fan nie B. Johnston, Sallie Allen, Bessie Loughlin, Annie Gregory, M. Frances Snow, Urtie Harris, Mrs. S. S. Reeks, Mrs. C. J. Weaver, W. C. Ball. Littleton Mr. J. C. Kelly, Director: Misses Hattie Warren, Margaret Als ton, Laura Newsom in conjunction ith Littleton and Halifax teachers. The Directors will inform their ra- spective teachers of the day and hour of meeting, and sthe teachers are ex pected to be present. To do the work required it is necessary that you have "Rapeer's How to Teach the Elemen tary Subjects." I have a few copies n hand, price $1.00. Arrangements are being perfected for a colored teachers' Reading Circle. HOWARD F. JONES, Supt. Mr. Frank Allen Is On The Job. Supt. Frank Allen has certainly put the Warrenton Township roads in fine shaPe. Warrenton Township now has tractor, a truck to haul gravel and l0.ur mules. Within a short while we jl have the finest roads of any Town shlP in the State. ; We would like to see the Liberia road top-soiled with avel that will pack hard. The soil J on the Liberia road will not pack this is by far the worst piece of tjj .in Warrenton Township and too s Js the most important road we bave and therefore, should be the best, cause it means to much to Warren-n- Make this a hard road and then roads will be, comfortable. rent Tad commissioners of War ton Township are wide-awake and e accomplishing something. A GOOD ROAD ENTHUSIAST. YSTER SUPPER AND BOX PARTY AT GROVE HILL su ere wil1 be a box party and oyster and otner amusement at the urve Hill q-ui Duhi; wui,,rnaay in, xne ic is cordially invited. ASEMX-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTEgESTS OF vRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY ' ' - 7 - - - - - I . ; . j- . . . , , ' lJ'1-- i "'L1'' 'ljI'-'i-i'c i 'j'Laj3:' 1 ' I' liK yf 11 y I pfplp ;" " " ft :i f-" - 1, k -, I . - y W : 1 sir itsi , ..-rrtiHr: ; ! It" 5 vJiS&Ji'A , Y. M. C. A. men fixed up dug-outs with our men on the French front, iiii the 'bad old days 'before the armistice was signed, and It became possible for the American veterans to take their Recreation "out in the open. Here in the dimly lighted underground rooms, refreshments were served;; and 7, an opportunity '-was given the boys to write home, indoor games were played and occasionally some, more athletic games such as boxing. It was even possible sometimes to put on a moving picture skow tfor the boys in their time off from actual trench duty. VT t . ' CLARENCE SKILLMAN mm r 44 4& App ireciates Let- teirs From Hoi A. E. F. France. Chaumont Le Bois", France, Feb. 6, 1919. Dear Lady Mae, I am answering your letter of December 26th and Jan. 6th, both at once. We don't get mail very often ut when we do 'get mail we usually get a hat full. But you can be sure we do appreciate our letters when they do come in. Your letters are all so interesting, for you tell about the things I want to know and that's what every one around home is doing. I sent two or three letters to you ad dressed to Littleton College. I don't know whether you will ever get them or not. I hope so, not because you would miss much, but so you won't think I have forgotten to write. I know I haven't been able to write as many letters as I would like to, but for the last month they have been keep ing us pretty busy. I guess they are trying to keeping usf rom being home sick, and they don't give us any time to get that way. We have over a hun dred horses to take care of in this Battery, and I think now we have only about 165 men and -fourteen of them are on leave at Aix Le Bains. Then we have to keep the roads in shape ail around here, and get wood from up on the hills. Last -week we took the guns and went about twenty-five miles to the artillery range to fire. We stayed out there five days and fired one day out of the five. And just(to make the . trip interesting and more like real stuff, we had our first snow storm while we were out there. We had a little snow about a month or more ago but it melted the next day; but this last snow came about four inches deep and' 1 J 1 ! i - i ' si v T WARRENTON, N. C. TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 1919 has stayed about ten days: last night ,'it turned warmer and started raining ' so now the snow is about all 'gone. For my part, I prefer snow and cold Speaking of French weather makes 'me think of a piece of poetry I saw in "The Stars and Stripes" the other day ? and learned it by heart. The name of it is: . Who Said Sunny France? It lies on the blankets and over your j bed, : There's mud on the cover that covers your "head. There's mud in the coffee, the slum and the bread, Sunny France! j There's mud in your eyebrows, there's i mud up your nose, ! There's mud on your leggins, to add j to your woes, i The mud. on your boots finds its place 'twix your toes, Sunny France! Oh, the grimy mud, the slimy mud, ! the mud that makes you swear, The greasy mud, the cheesy mud, that ! filters through your hair. You sleep in the mud, you drink it that's true, There's mud in the bacon, the rice and the stew; ,If you. open an eggt youll vnd mud in it too, ' r' ' Sunny France! Oh, the ruddy mud, the muddy mud, the mud that gets your goat, The sliding mud, the gilding mud that sprays your pants and coat; It cakes in your mouth till you feel like an ox; It slips down your back, and it rests in your soxs, You think you are .walking on out class and rocks, -Sunny France! There's mud in your gas mask, there'3 mud in your hat, There mud in your, mess kit, there's mud on your gat, Yet, though -mud's all around you, you're happy at, that, Sunny France! Oh, the rank, rank mud,- the dank, . ' - dank mud, , . There's just one guy to blame ; 1 We'll wish him well (we will like hT-l) and Kaiser Bill's his name. (P. M. same date.) I had rather be lucky than rich. We got in a new bunch of mail which was called out at dinner, and I got six let ters. I didn't get one from you this time, probably because I got two f roni you before, but I'll be watching next time. You are probably , wondering why I have time for such" a long letter this time, after I said we were so busy. Well, I am corporal of the guard today and so 1 have some spare time when I am not on duty. Since we' came to this village about the vrst of i December we have had a chance to have a Bible 1 class every night between six and seven o'clock, which is just fine -We J have just fin ished! studying the- Book? df John and The. Aets. We -will take up Paul's Epistle to the Romans next. We have a splendid leader in our doctor, Lieut; ;BoyedfChicag6lT"rTEen at seyen o'clock We have something doing near ly every night at the Y, a lecture, or a play, or moving pictures. We had a dandy : movie last night and a Y. M. C. A. man from California is going to lecture tonight. And ;. too, we have church service by the Chaplain every Sunday morning. ; I missed church last 'Sunday but I felt justified in doing it, for Perry Conn wrote me to meet him in Chatil lon, and I knew J might not get anoth er chance .to see him while we stay here. He is in Co. C. of the 322nd In fantry and stays about ten miles south east of Chatillon at Laignes. I am about five miles north of Chatil lon. Well v- it happened that Earnest Thompson, i met us there ' too and we saw .Luther Williams, of Essex, so we had a great old. time together. I don't suppose you people back there know; how hard it is to find old freinds pver here, even in the same Division, for the division-doesn't stay together, and unless one knows what regiment and company a f ellbw ; is in, it is im possible to get in connection with him. (Continued On Fourth Page) MICKIE tAYS V N ES5R , ?VM 6 SENT VOO A STA"TGNenT-r S U RE I WE KNOW G'OOO FER If AkNA INfetsiO TO PAN The FiRrAs WiE aus our PAPER AN INK FROM VNOVSi WE'RE 2rOOO, BUT WE GOT TO PAM EM EVJER THRTN l ei? Sixty dan s jestthe Atyve, ,o V4E ootta otit OU R tWO N EN WH E N rfe DUE TOO. ER NNE CA NVT PAN OUft BILLS, SEE (Friday) IT" LUTHER WILLIAMS 11 Writes Interesting Letter From France - Chatillon (Sur Scne) France ' , V Jan. 30, 1919. " ; My Dear Sis, . V A few. days ago I received several letters and three were yours. Was glad to get them -as I always am. About the time 1 was gbing to send youall a cablegram I received several letter from' different ones of you and they sajd you had just received letters from me. They were the letters writ ten about the time you spent the night with Miss E. That, was funny; why did you think of spending a night with her ? 1 guess . she and . all were glad, to have you and Uncle' John too. And I guess Uncle John was glad to see Mr. Daniel. How did you all get from home to Littleton? Robert Harris or Sam Stokes took you. Am I right ? Well winter, has begun to be some rough Here now- We have had anoth er little snow about 2 Inches, and when it comes it stays", and "packs and gets as slick as ice. To' my surprise it. has not been as cold as I heard it gets; and I guess it is" about as bold as it should be, as the" winter ' is" about half over. Wonder how the weather is there; and it'heroadsT, a?Hfiewiritef Ts "so cold" arid roads usually so bad. It's hot" as bad to stay over'here it would be 4n summer, and I " trUely hope we will get home by Spring I am in' hopes of leaving all the time. I don't see any use of staying here so long just living around this' town awaiting or ders. I understand we are in the em barkation area, and not in the Army of Occupation; ;I' hope so any how. We will put on our first service stripes Feb. 11,. as this showsj our six month? over sea service. Six months ago Feb. 11th, we landed in Liverpool. England. It is strange none of you got any of my mail written in Eng land, and I guess some of it written m France is lost, also. Hope you will be better satisfied now after hearing from me after so long. Guess the Cchristmas rush tied up the mail. I hope you get mail occasionally from now on. Tell Uncle John his letter received also in yours, of the recent letters, and was glad he wrote. I en joyed his letter. Am glad to know you all are so well and he is staying young. Tell him to keep it up, and we, will have some long, talks when I get back. Remember me as usual to Coy and T. K. and Joe Farrar. Oh, I was , gladly surprised to get a note from VCoy" among one of your letters. Tell her it was so very nice in her, arid I was very glad to get her note. When I first saw the writting it looked like May's writing. Tell her when I write to anybody in the same town or family one letter does for all. How glad I will be when I hit the States for so many, reasons. One is that I may write as much as I want and to as many people as I want when I want to. Well, I have been - getting along pretty well except I had a right deep cold and cough the last week, bu am imporving now; guess I am home sick to a great extent. I do know I want to see you all very very much. With love to all lam as ever ' " Lovingly, ' LUTHER. Corp. L. E. Willjams, , Co. 4 Division Supply Train : 306. U. S. A. Pi O. No. 791 SUPPER AT EASTERN. ') y STAR ROOMS THURSDAY The leaders of the Eastern Star will serve supper in the Chapter rooms in Dameron Building Thursday night, be ginning at ,6:30. ' Chicken . salad, a meat course and other palatable food will be served. The public invited. '""" Number 19 5c. THE COPY COTTON BOUND TO - REACH HIGH LEVEL Farmers Urged to Sit Steady In The Bpat And Live Up With '.Letter And Spirit of Cotton Association. "There is not too much cotton if we profit by. the experiences of the past, exercise a little patience, and farm wisely in 1919." ' Clarence Ousley, Assistant Secre tary of Agriculture thus concluded a summary of the cotton situation in an address February-17, before the Cot ton Conference in. New Orleans. The limiting factors of normal consump-' tion, Mr. Ousley said, are the time necessary to restore the dismantled mills of .France and Belgium, to re organize r the mills of Germany and Austria, and for the ifnpoverished peo- , pies of Europe to recover normal buy ing power. The latter, he thought, is "the most important in the long view, though the first two are the most im portant in the short view." It should be assumed, he said, that for several years cotton consumers in Europe will practice the strickest economy and therefore will not buy as much Amer ican cotton as they bought in the last years of their prosperity. Must Face All the Facts. The estimate of the best informed, Mr. Ousley said, is that there will be a " carry-over of 3,000,000 bales of American , cotton at the end of this season. But he pointed out that there was as much carry-over last year, and yet with a small production cotton ad vanced by September 3 to an average of 35.38 cents a pound. Exports to' -the preset time are more than half Uhe exports at this tlme last year,' and there is every reason to expect large exports from this time forward. "If. we look only at the present sup ply, the- temporary stagnation of movement, and the industrial and po litical chaos in Europe," he continued, "we will despair of early relief, but if we look beneath the surface of the situation and if we have any faith, whatever in the recuperative energies cf mankind, we will realize that the . remedy for the present embarassment is in our own hands. We must know and must consider all the facts. When we know and consider only the favora ble facts, or try to conceal the un favorable facts, we only fool ourselves. The cotton-buying and manufacturing interests take the pains to be fully in formed; they know the truth and they know, also, how to appraise the very" purposes and plans now being consid ered, for they know the economic con ditions and practices in the South and can fairly judge what may be done and what cannot be done in the pres ent situation." At the beginning of the planting season, he said, the South confronts a situation which may easily develop into a calamity but . which, rightly used, may be the means of another forward step in sound agriculture and regional prosperity. He pointed out the similarity of 'the present situation to that of the fall and winter of 1914 when the farmers sold at an average of 7 cents a crop of cotton that cost them from 9 to 12 cents. "But," he continued, -"as we absorbed the record crop of 1914 in the smaller crops of the years" following, so we mayabsorb the remainder of the crop of 1918 in another small crop in 1919." World Needs AH But Can't Buy. The world, Mr. Ousley said, actual ly needs more cotton than the United States has to sell, yet the United States can not immediately sell all the cotton it has. Those interested in sell ing cotton have looked only to the world's dire need for supplies, he said, while those interested in buying cot ton have looked only to the military, commercial, transportational and po litical aftermath of the European war and seem to think that the present chaos in Europe will continue indefi nitely and to hope that the present supply will be sacrificed. The solution of the problem, Mr. Ousley concluded, lies simply in safe" farming. The task of freeing the South . from bondage to cotton, for a number of reasons has been slow, he (Continued On Fourth Page) mm
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