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VOLUME XXIV
Sept-2-19
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BIG BRITISH DIRIGIBLE R-34
MAKES TRIP IN 75 HOURS
With Wind Behind It Big Blimp
Makes Swift Trip To England;
Congress Has Week of Large
Business Before It.
Pulham, Norfolk, England, July 13.
Great Britain's mammoth trans-Atlantic
pioneer, the dirigible R-34, ar
rived here at 6:56 o'clock, Greenwich
mean time, today, completing her
round trip from the British Isles to
the United States and return.
The R-34 poked her nose out of the
clouds northeast of the village and,
after circling the flying field three
tines, glided gently to the ground
and ten minutes later was housed in
the dirigible shed.
Made It In 3 Days and 3 Hours.
The voyage from Long Island was
without particular incident and was
completed in approximately 75 hours.
Shouts from those on the field greet
ed the first sight of the long gray
body low on the horizon. As the R-34
approached the field, she dropped
from a height of 5,000 feet to 2,000
feet. The men who were to aid the
ahship in landing were ordered to
their positions and waited silently as
the ship circled the field, dropping
lower and lower.
The Landing Under Roof Again.
When Major G. H. Scott, her com
mander, had maneuvered the airship
.to position for the landing the water
ballast was released to steady her and
a rope was thrown from the bow. The
rope was grasped by eager hands and
the giant ship moved across the field
to the shed where the delicate opera
tion of berthing her was completed
quickly without accident.
A military band stationed on the
field played "The Call of Duty" as the
airship began to settle and then
changed to the strains of "See, the
Conquering Hero Comes." As the
ship was warped into the shed the
band played "Keep the Home Fires
Burning." The crowd was too intent
in watching the ship to notice the
music, while the whirr of the propel
lers made in inaudible to the men in
the R-34.
Very Much Ready For Breakfast.
The tired, unshaven, but smiling
men who composed the crew climbed
from the gondola and were greeted
v;armly and with many slaps on the
tack by the officers and soldiers gath
ered on the field.
"The voyage home has been with
out incident," said Major Scott. "We
want breakfast."
Washington, July 13. Considera
tion by the Senate of the peace treaty
with its League of Nations covenant
actually to open tomorrow with the
Meeting 0f the Foreign Relation-?
Committee transcends in interest
anything expected to come before
Congress this week.
Both branches of Congress, how
ler have a busy legislative week
phead, with debate on prohibition en
forcement legislation expected to con
tinue in the House and with final dis
position of the agricultural and sun
jy civil appropriation bills, vetoed
by the President, to be decided. A
number of committees, both those en
gaged in drafting legislation and
'ftOSe COT1fllirf itht i'nmfi'rrafinT1C! Will
hold
Meetings.
For
eign Relations Com. Meets Todav.
The Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee to which the peace treaty was
after it had been laid -before
the Senate by President Wilson. Thurs-
aJ will hold a special meeting to
Jowed in considering the document.
ough opponents of the League of
tions covenant held a conference
tod
'ay there was no 'indication that
jny plan of action either in commit
tee r on the floor of the Senate4 had
een definitely agreed on.
I were married," said the bach-
fai,lnaid "l should certainly pin my
)ar to y husband." "Well, that is
Plied y a matter of Pin money " re"
lv v6 married woman, significant
News and Observer.
unle actfuy man never gives advica
vantSS he finds out just what kind is
ed Clipping, .
Boards Elect
Welfare Man
Raymond Rodwell, of Warrenton
Choice For Newly Created
County Welfare Work.
The Board of County Commission
ers and the assumed Board of Educa
tion of Warren county met in joint
session here yesterday for the elec
tion of a Public Welfare and Proba
tion Officer for Warren county. This
position was created by the last Gen
eral Assembly.
Candidates for the position includ
ed Rev. J P. Harris, of Macon; Mr,
Joe Macon, formerly assistant Clerk
of Court here and later with the Rain
bow Division in' France; John L. Skin
ner, late chairman of the Board of
Education of the county and success
ful farmer of Judkins, and Mr. Ray
mond Rodwell, formerly of Axtell but
a resident of Warrenton since the first
of the year.
Mr. Harris and" Mr. Macon were
eliminated on the first and second bal
lots. Messrs. Skinner and Rodwell
t an a tie which was decided in favor
of Mr. RDdwell by the chairman of
the Bo:.rd of County Commissioners.
The duties of the newly elected of
ficer include a supervision and en
forcement of the Compulsory Atten
dance law and the general supervision
of the public welfare of the county of
Warren.
Time To Cut
Out Sob Stuff
True American Grit Needed In
All Line of Activity No 1
Time for Weak-kneedness
(By J. E. Jones)
Now that Germany has signed up
r.nd the President has broken away
from Paris, isn't it high time to cut
a good deal of this over-indulgence of
fear concerning unemployment, the
high cost of living, Bolshevism, I. W.
W.'s, and other terrors that try to
camouflage their lawlesness and
make this business of reconstruction
hum? ; V
There is no minimizing the worth
cf the achievements in our national
rffairs, and those of the world; but
the human mind cannot forever dwen
upon the tragedies that cost ten mil
lion lives in battle, thirty million in
jured, and thousands made blind or in
sane and others made poor, and some
made. rich.
How about To-morrow, as well as
Yesterday ? Industrial facts are
worthy of, and must be considered:
There are practically no business
failures occuring in the country; the
bank clearing are running about 17
per cent over last year's highest
totals. Even if prices are high the
cost of labor and the prices of food
stuffs furnish a firm foundation for
the condition. Cotton is no longer in
the dumps, and it like wool, is in the
active class. Steel slumped and suf
fered a real bump after the war, but
the human members of that industry,
including the "men on the job," ought
to be able to take protracted vaca
tions for a time as the result of their
era of prosperity. The railroads are
lae-f?intr in making the purchases of
steel, and the Director General is fol
lowing the footpaths of his predeces
sor in having arranged for two
thirds of a billion dollars from Uncle
Sam to take up the deficit, or slack
of a year's operations, and to provide
for essentials in betterments and re
placements of properties. But some
dav this muddlesome muddle occasion
ed by Government operation will end;
and it will be a gala day for the Na
tion when private owners of railroads
resume charge, and restore decrepit
roadbeds and rolling stock, and get
the great steel highways back to nor
mal condition. But while the rail
roads are down in low speed, the auto
mobile business is on high, and tiie
steel men are finding a pretty good
output for their goods in that direcr
tion. Even house-building is on the
gain, and unemployment is not half as
serious as some agencies would have
one believe. Our conditions contrast
ed with those that exist abroad, should
produce optimism of the keenest kind.
Raw materials and machinery are
lacking in the war zone, and millions
of men are idle in conseuence, while
the discontent that rages is causing
further industrial stagnation because
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FO. EVERY DAY
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Features of August Meeting;
Oats and Clover After Cotton
COUNTY AGENT BASON IS
URGING COVER CROPS
August 27, 28, and(29th Dates
Of Farmers and Farm Vom
en's Raleigh Conference.
EXTENSION WORKERS
TO GIVE RURAL DRAMA
West Raleigh, N. C, July 14. As
a part' of the social entertainment To
be provided visi.crs to the Farmers'
and Farm Woman's Convention.-ta.be
held at the State College" of Agricul
ture cn August 27, 28, and 29, somj
of the county men and women agents,
together with other extension special
ist, will endeavor to present a rural
drama, "Kindling the Hearth Fire"
by Estelle Cook of the University of
Minnesota.
This is a royalty play in three acts
founded on the line "Keep a clean
hearth and a clear fire for me" in
Tennyson's "Enoch Arden.V- Prac
tice will begin on this production
shortly. A committee consisting of
Mr. H. H. B. Mask, Assistant ' State
Agent in Farm Demonstration work,
Miss Laura Wingfield, District Agent
in Home Demonstration work and
Mrs. T. E. Browne have charge oi
the presentation of the drama. Al
ready enough copies for all those tak
ing part have been bought and the
right to present the play secured.
Mr. W. F. Pate, Secretary of the
Convention, states that this one at
traction is enough to guarantee any
one to make the trip to the Conven
tion. However, he has provided many
other attractions and is now prepar
ing a lecture program for the day ses
sions that will have a special appeal
to the farmers and their wives. Sev
eral noted men and women agricultur
al workers from different sections of
the country have been secured among
whom are Dr. H. J. Waters, of the
Kansas City Star, a noted livestock
specialist; "Mr. Sam Jordan the noted
county agent of Missouri, several
Irpeakers from the FederaJ Depart
ment of Agriculture, and leading
farmers and specialist, from North
Carolina. '
The County and Home Demonstra
tion Agents want, every man, woman
and child that can possibly do so, to
attend this convention. The nature
cf the convention this year makes it
especially attractive. Besides , valu
able lessons that cannot be learned
elsewhere you are entertained by high
class entertainments.
Boys and girls are also urged to
attend the club short course from
August 19 to 22.
Oats and Clover at last Cultivation of
CoKton.
The hay situation is one of the most
serious problems the farmers of the
county have to deal with. However,
this should not be the case. If every
farmer who is not making all the hay
that is consumed on his farm would
only look about for some means of
producing hay, he could discover in a
Acuta XM:
very short while a crop or a combina
tion of crops which would solve his
problem. . ,
To produce hay at comparatively low
cost there is, as far as I know, no bet
ter crops than white blooming crim
son clover and oats sown at the last
cultivation of cotton. By following
this plan you get your crop seeded
without any cost whatever as to prep
aration of the land, which is a great
big advantage. This crop covers you'
land during the winter and takes up
the 3ant food hat would be bleached
out duriner this neriod'of the vear. Tn
addition the oats and clover can be
grazed up until December, then again
i in iiic owning, x lie van uc uaiv-
ested in time to plant the land to
corn which is a proper rotation.
The winter variety of oats recom
mended are the Red Rust proof type
and winter Turf. Seed at the rate of
2 bushels per acre. Sow 10 pounds of
clover seed.
This is a hard combination to beta
and I know no better means of. in
creasing the hay crop than that given
.bove. This is one means of getting
your tenants to raise hay. You sow
the seed and the tenant will put them
in for you at the last, cultivation.
I urge all farmers who have been
in tho habit of using western grown
timothy hay which analyzes 3.4 per
cent, crude protein 42.4 per cent, car
bolydrates 1.3 per cent fat, to grow
their own oats and clover which ana
lyzes 8. 3. crude protein 35.8 carbohy
drates and 13 per cent. fat. The
home grown hay contains more than
twice as much crude protein, the sub
stance th&t comes so high when we
have to buy it, as does the timothy
hay. '
Important Meeting Farmer's Union
There will be a very important
meeting of the Areola Farmer's Union
Saturday at 3 p. m.
MICKIE SAYS
PRE-TTtf LOCKV FEB. NE
DOitff .KNOW VJHAT CLkSS
PRINTING- NE -TURN OUT
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RUMMIN TVAIS HERE JOB
PRESS OA Ar4 NlGrH-r
Laborer Shot
Hollister Boss
Following Discussion Over Time
Report; Bloodhounds Give
Chase Without Avail.
A telephone message from Hollis
ter last Friday afternoon for aid in
securing the arrest of Richardson,
young negro bad-man who had just
shot a white foreman of the'Fosburg
Lumber Company through the hip be
cause of a discussion over a time re
port, brought Chief John Bell and de
puty sheriff W. C. Ellington and other
exponents of law and order to ,im
iti' diate action.
Nichols' bloodhounds were -ordered
from Raleigh and at ten o'clock reach
ed Warrenton. They left at once for
Hollister accompanied by several cit
izens of the town in addition to Mes
srs. Bell and Ellington.
The dogs picked up the trail with
little trouble and ran for three miles
to a house which the negro had been
known to frequent. The , trail was
lost here because the fugitive had dri
ven off in a wagon. Efforts made
in the neighborhood to pick-up the
trail were fruitless.
The shooting produced much feel
ing iii the Hollister neighborhood and
over one hundred nien were, in the
pesse. The negro assailant is of bad
character having been a star party
to many brawls in that section.
The Warrenton gentlemen returned
at five o'clock Saturday morning re-
j porting that the shooting took place
just over the line in Halifax county
and that the foreman was not ser
iously wounded.
Miss Rankin
Home Again
Gains Inspiration And Valued
Information From Trip To
Anson .. and Work- There
Miss Rankin has returned after a
week spent in Anson County helping
Mrs. Redfern, the Home Demonstra
tion Agent with some special meec
ings. She is very enthusiastic about
the work done in the county and says
in part; "Anson is considered one of
the best organized counties in the
state and it was a real opportunity to
be able to spend a few days there to
get on the inside of things. The
first thing that impressed me was the
condition the crops are in. Cotton
and corn being the chief ones. It
looks that they will have bumper
crops. The second impression was
the terraced lane. Every field that
was the least rolling had splendid ter
races all thru it, and all of them were
cultivated. Then when I got to the
meetings and found the enthusiasm
and cooperation among the people I
did not wonder at the reputation the
county has. They are reallying do
ing things and are doing them thru
the organizations of community clubs.
They are proud bf their efforts and
well they should be. It simply shows
what cooperation will do. The hospi
tality was as sincere as can be found
at any place. The picnic dinners that
were brought out were monuments of
the ability of the women as cooks.
The one feature was the amount of
light bread made by the women in
each community. I have never seen
better bread at a picnic and to be able
to make good bread is an art that anv
women should be proud of. I have
many new ideas and. feel that I am in
a position to help the people in War
ren county to co-operate more fully
than before having this opportunity."
NEWS ITEMS FROM
M ANSON VICINITY
Mrs. J. T, Mills, of Middleburg, was
a pleasant visitor among friends here
Sunday. She also attended our Sun
day :-chool.
Mrs. Macon Rookar gladly wekon'!
ed her husband home trom over seas
a few days ago.
Miss Hattie Sneed, of Cress, Va., is
the guest of Miss Myrtle Hayes.
Mr. E. L. Paschajl and family, of
Oine, spent Sunday in our town.
Mr. Arthur Holloway spent a few
days in Richmond recently.
Mr. G. F. P. Brown, of Vaughan, is
remodling the store house formerly
owned by the "Planters Store Co.",
but is now the property of Mr. J. W.
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Sillill
FOUR WEEKS COURSE OF
STUDY ENDED FRIDAY
Teachers Receive Credits And
Certificates; Resolutions Ex
tend Thanks To Supt. Jones
and Others of Warren.
Prof. J. Edward Allen, director, has
ceased his official capacity, Miss
Young has returned to Henderson,
Mrs. Boyer to Richmond, Miss Annie
Lee Rankin to the duties of a live
Home Demonstration Agent and Supt.
Jones has taken another field to ex
pound School law. The twenty odd
teachers after four weeks of good
work have returned to their various
homes ready for increased pay and
imbued with a greater teaching spirit
resultant from the four week's spent
in the Warren County Summer School.
The school closed Friday. It was
one of a very few in the State tried
under the new educational measures
adopted by the last General Assembly
and can be regarded as a thorough
success. During the course of study
State speakers of various agencies of
public welfare have spoken to the
School among whom may be mention
ed: Miss Mary Shotwell, on Thrift;
Mrs. J. T. Alderman, Fire and Acci
dent Prevention; Mr. Robert House,
North Carolina's War Record; Prof.
J. Henry Highsmith, State Board of
Examiners, Local speakers included
Dr. T. J. Taylor and Judge J. H. Kerr.
The School adopted the following
reolutions during the iast days of its
session: "Whereas, the Warren Cour.
ty Summer School was originated and
obtained through the efforts of Sup
erintendent Howard F. Jones,
"Therefore, be it Resolved, That we
the members thereof express our ap
preciation of his interest in us and
our approval of his., policies s& expand-
ing the usefulness of our schools.
Director and Students of Warren
County Summer School."
The second resolution adopted
reads: "Whereas the members of the
Warren County Summer School for
teachers in session from June 16, to
July 11, 1919, have been the recipients
of many courtsies and kindnesses
from the people and officials of the
county of Warren and the town of
Warrenton, ,
"Therefore, be it Resolved, That we
hereby express our grateful acknowl-- ,
edg'ment of the many things that have
been done for our pleasure, comfort
and advancement. We wish especial
ly to extend our thanks to Mr. and
Mrs. Howard F. Jones for the enjoy
able reception given in their home
on Friday afternoon, June 27th; to
the county Board of Education for the
Picnic dinner on July 4th, and to the
gentlemen who gave us the delightful
automobile ride which was made
"sweeter" by the delicious candy con
tributed by Mr. J. E. Allen.
"Be it further resolved, That a copy
of these resolutions be sent to the ed
itors of the County papers and als.
to the News and Observer Faculty
and Students of 'Warren County Sum
mer School."
IN MEMORY OF MRS. CULLOM
Oh the morning of July 5th, 1919
the death angel entered the home of
Mr. A. N. Cullon, and took therefrom
his loving and devoted wife in her
64th year. It was in 1879 that she
became the- wife of Mr. A. N. Cullom,
and in them was exemplified thac
seripture "No man twain, but on
flesh." Unto them was born eigh chil
dren, seven of whom survive her.
These with the stricken husband are
left to mourn the loss of their best
earthly friend. Early in life she
sought and found the Saviour, and to
the end of life's brief sojourn. She
was one of his faithful fellowmen.
She was baptized into fellowship of
Reedy Creek church, with father and
mother, sisters and brothers of bless
ed memory and two sons Mr. M. T.
and J. W. Duke survive her.
Her funeral was conducted by Dr.
J. M. Mercer at her home in Wilson.
She was buried in Fayetteville by the
side of the loved one who preceded
her. May God comfort by His spirit
the 'loved ones so sadly berif t and
help each one to live that at last they
may all meet in Heaven.
Her former pastor,
A, G. WILCOX,