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VOLUME XXIV
(Tuesday)
WARRENTONN. O, TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1919 . .
(Friday)
Number 53.
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INS ANN
BIG BRITISH DIRIGIBLE ON
THIS SIDE OF ATLANTIC
Makes Trip Across Without Mis
hap; Wilson Expected Home
Today and Will Carry Treaty
To Congress For Ratification.
Minela, N. Y., July 6. Great
Britain s super-dirigible B-34, the firr
liahter than air iuchine to cross the
Atlantic Ocean, anchored here at K cs-
eveU flying at 9:45 a- m- todav
(i-4.r; 'Irccnwich time) after an aerial
voyage of 108 hours and 12 minutes
which covered 3,330 knots or approx
imately 3,600 land miles.
Passing through dense banks of
cloud, with the sun and sea visible only
at rare intervals, the R-34 was forced
to cruise 2,050 knots to reach Trinity
Bay, N. F., from East Fortune, Scot
land, and 1,080 knots from there to
Mineola.
When the super-Zeppelin arrived
here she had left only enough petrol to
keep her moving ninety minutes long
er. Her crew almost sleepless for
four and a half days, were weary al
most to the point of exhaustion but
happy at the successful completion of
their epoch-making trip. The re
turn voyage will be started Tuesday
at 8 a. m.
Crew Badly Used Up.
Haggard, unshaven, their eyes blood
shot from the long, vigil and lines of
care bitten deep into their faces,
Major G. H. Scott, the commander,
and his officers showed plainly the
effects of the anxious hours through
which they lived yesterday while they
were cruising over the far reaches of
Canada and the Bay of Fundy, beset
by fog, heavy winds and terrific elec
trical storms.
Saw Many "Atmospheric Devils" '
"It seemed as though, the. atmos
phere was haunted by .5,000 devils,"
said Lieut. Guy Harris the meteroii
cal officer.
With the R-34 long overdue at its
destination, petrol supply running, low
and buffeted by strong head winds,
Major Scott decided yesterday while
over the Bay of Fundy to send a wire
less call to the American Navy De
partment to be prepared to give as
sistance if it were needed.
This was merely a measure of pre
caution and did not indicate discour
agement. While destroyers and sub
marine chasers were racing to her as
sistance, the R-34 was plugging stead
ily ahead on the way to Mineola.
Once clear of the Bay of Fundy the
atmospheric hoo-doo which had beset
the craft from the time it took the
air was gradually left in its wake.
The R-34 headed southwest out
across the Atlantic along the coast of
Maine, her nose pointed out for Cape
Cod, with the United States destroyer
Bancroft hanging on her tail and in
constant wireless communication with
her. The destroyer stuck close in the
wake of the air monster, running un
der forced draft, until Cape Cod was
reached and then the dirigible cut
across lots.
Yrhy No Landing at Montauk.
It had been decided on the voyage
long the coast that unless a favor
ing wind came up the R-34 would be
forced to land at Montauk Point and
early this morning a wireless mes
sage was set out making that an
nouncement. 4
With the cape left behind, however,
fortune finally favored the dirigible
8nd the wind veered to her favor.
Headed straight for Montauk Point,
she ran true and before the tip end of
Long Island was reached it was decid
ed to go on to Mineola. With the goal
almost in sight, the R-34 flew majesti
cally straight down the center of it for
Roosevelt Field, 100 miles away.
In Touch With Roosevelt Field
As she cruised over Riverhead, the
dirigible came within range of the
tireless telephone installed at Roose-
yelt by the Navy Radio service and
Penect communication was establish
ed- Durine the niclif t.hf wireless calls
from the R-34 were received by the
iNavy Radio station in New v York.
Expected at Montauk.
uver the wireless telephone it was
ePlained to Major Scott that a large
Part of the crew assembled to assist
nim in landing had been sent to Mon
V"K fomt in motor trucks in the ex
pectation1 that he would tie up there
and that . consequently preparations
for receiving him had not quite been
completed. r f '"
' The mammoth balloon was sighted
in the distance about 9 o'clock and fif
teen minutes later was over Roose
velt field;' She cruised about in a cir
cle at a height of about 1,000 feet un
til word was telephoned that every
thing was in readiness, for the land
ing.' '" ; '
Pritchaid Comes Down in Parachuted
While the R-34-was circling the
field at a great height Major Prit
chard jumped off with a parachute.
He landed safely near headquarters
and smilingly hurried indoors before
an ambulance that had been rused to
the scene, could reach him. This was
nearly a half hour before'the dirigibla
came to anchor.
New York, July 7, President Wil
son will arrive in New York tomor
row afternoon between 1 :30 and 2 :00
according to the latest radio advices
from the George Washington, the
naval transport on which he is re
turning from France. The presiden
tial party will land at Hoboken where
he will be welcomed by Major Patrick
Griffin and 10,000 school children who
will line the streets through "which
Mr. Wilson will pass to the New York
ferry.
Vice President Marshall and Mrs.
Marshall,. Secretary cf the Navp Dan
iels and many high government offic
ials arrived in New York tonight to
take part in the welcome to the pres
ident. Early tomorrow morning they
will board a destroyer which will take
them out to the battleship Pennsyl
vania, now at anchor at quarantine
awaiting the arrival of tho George
Washington.
Escort of Fleet of Steamers.
The transport will be escorted to its
dock by a fleet of-, small steamers
which will carry New York's official
reception committee headed by Gov
ernor Smith and Major Hylan, as well
as hundreds jjof relatives and friends
of the soldiers returning with the
President. A small ' army of ;L police
from New . Jersey cities, numbering
more than 1,000 and a detachment of
set-aei?vieeagentsr -"the
route from the dock to "the ferry
terminal.
After his arrival on the Manhattan
side of the Hudson river Mr. Wilson
vill head an automobile precession to
Carnegie Hall where he will deliver a
brief address. Governor Smith and
Mayor Hylan will share the presiden
tial car with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson.
The cars following will be occupied
by Miss Margaret Wilson, W. G. Mc
Adoo and Mrs. McAdoo, Cabinet mem
bers and high army and navy officials.
Will Guard Against Anarchists.
The route to Carnegie Hall will be
guarded by hundreds of detectives and
Secret Service men while squads of
Motorcycle policemen will keep the
streets clear. On arrival at the hall
welcoming speeches will be made by
Governor Smith and Mayor Hyland
and the President will make a brief
reply. Following this ceremony Mr.
Wilson will take a special tram to
Washington.
Board Appoints
Committeemen.
The dounty Board of Education of
Warren County on July 7, 1919, ap
pointed the following named Commit
teemen for their respective distric s,
to wit:
Macon. Mrs. C. O. Phelps; Warren-
ton, J. M. Gardner, 3 years, Eugene
Allen in place of A. D. Harriss re
signed; Afton, Hunter Pinnell; Uak
ville, W. B. Rodwell; Vaughan, Rev.
D. A. Fishel; Embro, J. B. Harris; Ax
tell, S. E. Allen; Epworth, R. A. King;
Norlina, H. M. Terrell; Oine, A. G.
Hayes; Manson, J. W. Dowling;
Churchill, R. L. Bell; Nutbush, W. W.
Kimball; Elberon, J. K. Pinnell; War
ren Plains, John Cawthorne; Vicks
boro, W. E. Turner, 3 years; Earnest
Mosley, 2 years; Ellington, J. A. Wil
son; Township Committees: , .
Varrenton, Leonard. Haithcock;
Roanoke, J. T. Delbridge; River, W.
H. Walker; Nutbush, A.'E. Paschall:
Sandy Creek, Si J. Pritchard; For
Township, W. H. Pridgen; Fishing
Creek township, J. F. Hunter; Shocco.
J B. Davis; Judkins, C. N. Hardy.
Signed R. O.' RODWELL,' Chm.
County Bd. Education Warren Co.
The happiness of your life depends
upon the character of your thoughts.
Marcus Aurelius.
GARDNER AND PETAR FAIL
TO ACCEPT POSITIONS -
Establish OwnuBoard Without
Heeding Resolution Offering
Position As Additional Mem
bers of County School Board.
WHEREAS, Section one of the Act
of the General Assembly of 1919 en
titled "AN ACT TO APPOINT MEM
BERS OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION. IN iTHE . 1 RESPEC
TIVE COUNTIES OF NORTH CAR
OLINA" names .Edward Petar for a
"TERM OF FOUR YEARS," anc:
"Jesse Gardner" "For a term of six
years" from the first r Monday of July,
1919 "To fill vacancies existing or
caused1 by the increase in the number
of membership, as provided by law,"
and
WHEREAS, section : one, aforesaid,
i the .'only Section of said Act of the
General Assembly . of 1919 which
names : said Edward Petar and said
Jesse Gardner as members of the
County Board of Education of War
ren county, and
WHEREAS said Section one, afore
said plainly, clearly- and unequivical
ly names said Edward Petar and said
Jesse Gardner to "Fill vacancies ex
isting or caused by the increase in the
number of the membership, as pro
vided by law"
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
by the County Board of Education of
Warren county that in conformity
with and by direction of said Section
ONE, aforesaid, that the said Edward
Petar and the said Jesse Gardner be
admitted to seats as additional mem
bers of the County Board of Educa
tion of Warren county from and af
ter the first Monday in July, 1919, to
the present membership of three mem
bers and. their successors in office.
Read, approved and. adopted at a
bneeting of -the BoardrianJuly 7th, 1919
at 10:30 a. m. v
HOWARD F. JONES, Chm.
H. P. REAMS,
J. BYRD ELLINGTON.
A careful reading of the above res
olution will show that the County
Board of Education offered to seat
Messrs. Gardner and Petar under their
own law "In conformity with and by
direction of said Section ONE" that
the said Jesse Gardner and the said
Edward Petar be admitted to seats as
additional members of? the County
Board of Education of Warren county
from and after the first Monday of
July, 1919, "to fill vacancies existing
or caused by the increase in the num
ber of the. membership, as provided by
law." That is their .own law; that is
the only direction the General Assem
bly has given the Board. They were
by formal resolution offered seats
without any protest and under the
Section governing their appointment.
Having refused to accept the offer to
serve on the Board, the members con
stituting the Board when the offer was
made proceeded to organize for the
new year, and to elect a County Sup
erintendent of Schools for the term.
Mr. Howard F. Jones was elected and
qualified.
"In conformity with and by direc
tion of said Section ONE" of your own
law you are invited to participate in
the duties of electing a Superintend
ent, Committeemen and such business
as might come before the County
Board of Education." You refused,
and the Board as constituted proceed
ed to act, and its acts are legal and
binding.
HOWARD F. JONES,
Secretary.
P. S. Let me quote Section One re
ferred to above:
"As provided by law the following
named persons are hereby appointed
members of the county boards of ed
ucation in and for their respective
counties to fill vacancies existing or
caused by the increase in the number
of the membership, as provided by
law, for a term of six years, except
as otherwise provided herein, from tie
first Monday of July, 1919, that is to
say' for Warren County Je
se Gardner for a term of six years;
Edward Petar for a term of four
years."
That's Section one and is the only
law appointing these gentlemen. And
the County Board offered them seats
under that section, ahdfthy. refused to
act under their own law.
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HOME AND COUNTY AGENTS
TO CONDUCT OUTING
Amos Mill Selected As Site For
Camp; Program To Be Carried
Out and Pictures and Interest
ing Games To Be Featured.
The following letter has been mail
ed to County Club members. Any
member not receiving one should im
mediately communicate their wishes
to the County Agents. The outing is
for; all the club members of Warren.
' Warrenton, N. C,
July 5th, 1919.
' Dear Club Member:
' We wonder if you would be interest
ed in a camping trip? We believe you
would so we have planned one just for
the boys and girls in the Club work
in. Warren County. We are going to
Amos Mill, Monday July 21st and stay
until Thursday afternoon. You are to
meet us at the Court House the 21st
at ten o'clock, where you will regis
ter. Bring lunch for that day. You
will return to the same place on the
24th, where your parents can meet you.
,"e are going to do all that we can
to give you a good time while you are
away, and still we want you to learn
several things of importance. You
wijl see from the enclosed program
some of the things you will get. Keep
this program along with the list of
supplies that you are to bring, as you
will need to refer to themf
We have been able to secure splend
id chaprones for you three from the
State Department bf Agriculture of
Raleigh, and three from the County.
If your father has an automobile
that he will use to' bring you to War
renton and will then take it full of
boys and girls to the mill, please let
us; know as we must arrange for
transportation.
--Thet expense of the trip will not" be
heavy. We ask you to bring sev
eral things, and then pay $2.00 with
which to buy supplies.
Invite your parents and friends 10
be with us on Wednesday night for
the moving pictures. We ' shall be
glad to have them visit us. -,
Let us know by July 12th whether
you can go or not. This is import
ant, as we will have to know how
many to plan for.
Very sincerely,
ANNIE LEE RANKIN,
J. W. BASON,
County Demonstration Agts.
. Program for Camping Trip.
Monday July 21st
10:00 a. m. Leave Warrenton
12:30 p. m. " Lunch
1:00 p. m. Getting Camp in or
der.
4:00 p. m. Swimming -6:00
p. m. Supper
7:3Q p. m. Welcome County Agt.
7:45 p. m. Purpose of our Camp
ing Trip Mr. Mauk.
8:15 p. m. Songs and Games
9:30 p. m. Taps. s '.
Tuesday, July 22nd
6:00 a. m. Reville
6:15 a. m. Sunrise Swim
7:30 a. m. Breakfast
MICK1E SAYS
( Tft?eA , SE Ps GOOD FEllEa
ftN' SAN SO OONM .
WHETHER. NOO EUU US Oa
SONEBOON tuSE JES-f SO
N!U- DO US OOOO evfHEa
COUNTY
9:00 af. m. Chicken and Cracked
Corn Mr., Oliver
10:00 a. m. The two additional
H's Mr. Mask.
10:30 a. m. Recreation
11:00 a. m. Manual Training, Boys
A study in clothes Girls.
12:30 p. m. Dinner
1:30 p. m. Good Manners and
p. m.
Good
K-ld.
p. m.
Morals Miss Wing-
2:30
RecreationCollecting
; wild flowers J
4:00 p. m. Swimming
6:00 p. m. Supper
7:00 p. m. A study in Nature ,
Mr. Oliver
8:30 p. m. - Moving Pictures
10:00 p. m. Taps.'
Wednesday, July 23rd
6:00 a. m. Reville
6:15 a. m. Sunrise Swim
7:30 a. m. Breakfast
9:00 a; m. Pigs, Peas and Pas
tureMr. Mask
10:00 a. m. Our Sunday School
11:00 a. m. Recreation
11:15 a. m. Manual Training Boys
Pine Needle Basketry Girls
12:30 p. m. Dinner
1:30 p. m. Why I joined the Club
- Club Members
2:30 p. m. Fishing, Tramping,; etc.
4:00 p. m. Swimming
,6:00 p. m. Supper
Visiting Night.
7:30 p. m. Program by boys and
girls.
8:30 p. m. Moving Pictures
Thursday, July 24th -
6:00 a. m. Reville
6:15 a. m. Sunrise Swim
7:30 a. m. -Breakfast
9:00 a. m. "Live at Home" Mr.
Mask
9:30 a. m. "What other boys and
girls are doing"Miss Wing
field. 10.00 a. m. Recess
10:15 a. m. Rustic Furniture
Boys 1
How to beautify your rooms
Girls- 1 X :
12:30 p. m. Dinner
2:00 p. m. Break Camp
3:00 p. m. Arrive Warrenton
Articles to be brought.
r CLothingfor JourayaNo fancy,
clothes. Sbmthing to wear on a trip
of this kind. The girls should bring
one plain white dress middy suit for
Wednesday night.
Bathing Suit
Tin Cup and plate, knife, fork and
spoon '
Towels and Soap
Tooth Brush and Paste
Comb and Brush'
Sheet, Blanket and Comfort
One clean flour sack
Fishing Hooks
sjc sc s(c sjc
One chicken or 21bs of ham
One dozen eggs
One cake or cookies
Cash $2.00
Masonic Officers
Installed at Norlina
The Lodges of Warren county upon
request of the Grand Master of the
State held a joint installation of of
ficers for the ensuing year with Nor
lina lodge No. 630 last Thursday
night.
The installation followed an excel
lently prepared banquet held in the
Norlina Hotel attended by Masons,
their wives and friends. District
Deputy Grand Master J. Edward Al
len was master of ceremonies with
Dr. N. D. Morton, of the Norlina
lodge, as marshal. After the instal
lation, the chair called for speeches.
Master W. R. Vaughan, of Vaughan
lodge; Master G. K. Marshall, of Nor
lina lodge; Master S. E. Burroughs, of
C'chnston-Caswell lodge and Messrs.
W. S. Terrell and W. Brodie Jones re
sponded with short talks.
Upon motion of Mr. W. R. Vaughan
a rising vote of thanks were extended
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Terrell for the
well prepared banquet. A collection
was taken for the Oxford Orphanage.
The following officers were duly in
stalled: Norlina Lodge, No. 630 A. F. & A
M. G. K. Marshall, W. M.; H.
H. Grant S. W.; F. S. Packard, J. W.;
J. L; Overby, Treas,; "J. E. Redford,
Secty.; S. A. Tudor, S, D.;; J. L. Wat
son, J D.; M. C. Johnson, Tyler;C R.
B. Newmond, F. D. Wilson, Stewards.
Johnston-Caswell Lodge, No. 10 A
F. & A. M. S. E. Burroughs, W. M.;
B. P Terrell., S. W.; J. M. King, J. W.;
J. G. Ellis, Treas.; W. Brodie Jones,
Secty.; J. A. Hornaday, S. D.; R. G
Daniel, J. D.;,W. M. Gardner, Tyler;
(Continued On Fourth Page)
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HOWARD F. JONES CHOICE
OF BOARD EDUCATION
Enters Upon Fifth Term As Su
perintendent of Schools; New
Board Elects Dixon; Burden
of Proof Upon Aspirants.
The Board of Education in session
here yesterday disposed of the busi
ness of the year. Mr. R. O. Rodwell,
formerly cashier of the Bank of War
ren, Norlina and a graduate of Wake
Forest college who has just returned
from a year's service with the United
States army was elected chairman to
succeed Mr. Howard F. Jones, who re
signed. Upon motion of Mr. Hugh P.
Reams, seconded by Mr. J. Byrd El
lington, the unanimous vote of the
Board was cast for Mr. Jones for sup
erintendent of schools of Warren
county for the ensuing two years.
Messrs. Ed Petar and Jesse Gard
ner waived the resolution drawn in
accordance with the law . of their ap
pointment offering them seats upon
the Board of Education- of Warren
county and set up a Board of their
own. Their demand for the records
of the office were refused by tne
Board. They elected Mr. Gardner
chairman and preceeded to elect Mr.
Dixon, formerly a teacher of Wise
but now in Alamance county, as sup
erintendent of schools. This Board
then adjourned and left the office of
the Supt. of Schools.
The burden of proof rests with the
new Board. The educational system
and the courts only recognize one
Board in each county. The Board of
Education with R. O. Rodwell, chm.,
Hugh P. Reams and J. Byrd Ellington
are under existing law this Board in
full possession of the books, records
and seal of the office Educational
.ajaixaJ&rill be-cendueted-'-thmn '"nr :
hitch under this Board until the mat-
ter is determined by the courts ad
versely. Elsewhere in our columns will ba
found a resolution and statement by
the secretary of the Board of Educa
tion.
: ATTENTION OLD VETRANS
You are hereby notified to appear at
the Court House on the 25th day of
July, 1919, at 10 o'clock a. m. at which
place and time our annual meeting will
be held. Be sure,to. be on , time. Our
State Re-union will be held at Rocky
Mount August 5-6, 1919.
JOHN W. ALLEN, Commander.
Mobile School At
Gardner's Church
Mobile Schools are Baptist institu
tions. They are called Mobile Schools
because they are m vable, and because
they are mobilizing the baptist people
of North Carolina for action in the
larger day that is now breaking on the
world.
'During the third week in this month
there are to be 42 of these Mobil s
Schools in North Carolina all running
at the same time from the mountains
to the ocean.
'The Mobile School for the Tar
River Association will be held at Gard
ners church, Macon, .July 21 to 25.
This is one of the forty-two Mobile
Schools to be held in the State. The
Baptist people of this association and
section of the state are fortunate to
have this school of intensive training
located so conveniently to them. They
are more than fortunate to have the
privilege of doing the work of this
school under such teachers as Revs.
J; U. Teague, T. D. Collins, J. B. Cur
rin, J. G. Blalock, H. B. Hines, J. W.
Whitley and Dr. T. W. O'Kelly who
will compose the teaching force. Every
church in this association should have
some of the?r leading workers and
teachers to attend this school. We
want to make the Tar River Mobile
School a success in every particular.
To do so we must have good attend
ance from the clhurches. The church
and community at Gardners are pre
paring to entertain the pupils of thi3
school to the best of their ability. We.
are lookqing f or you, so do not disap
point yourself by not coming. If pos
sible notify the writer hqw many will
attend from your church.
J. P. HARRIS, Host, Macon, N. C.
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