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WEATHER Generally Fair To
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1919 -
(Friday)
Number 65
YEAR
A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTEgESTS OF ARRENTON AND WARDEN COUNTY
5c. THE COPY
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CLAUDE C. WILLIAMS
Elberon and Af ton
Consolidate School
TAJMEXIV (luesday) WARRENTON. N. C,
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ItAbureville (Meuse) France
April 2, 1919.
Dear Father:
v is my first acknowledgment oi
pful anu in"'-"
e ...j.nn-o which vou and ma
paciv&-
. i o December 27, together
I11 ,. i. utfoi. frnm vou since
the nrsi
'arrival in France.
lpt.t.er Hated
re since ltv.. -;
28th, in wnicn wu
F1, ' j Vmrl both successfully
Ait you anu , . .
! ed through an attack of influenza
r nnodsv about vou and
ms certaimy "
... .rtTnfnrtinP' message
u mm lius "
she wau ,
The boys oi me a. -cj. a . nvc
Un very ionun ...c,
epidemic, there being oruy u. xw
gpOrte it,- Avnnnna ez
We are locatea o me .ievic ow-
nf the front, where tne last ana
neatest American drive was accom
plished. This was the offensive that
brought Hmdenoerg anu ma ""6
bunch of Huns to their Knnes witn me
rli" The deadlv ac-
cry oi -
raracv of American artniery, in con-
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nection with our leanest, uug"
boys," wiped the Argonne forest clear
tor
of the baby-killers and played havoc
with the Dutchmen's plans to "dance
Paris." We are right in the edge
of the Argonne, and the surrounding
country is simply a mass of barbed
wire entanglements, trenches, shell
holes, dug-out, etc. Every town for
miles and miles are totally destroyed.
Our camp is situated on the top of a
steep hill (the greater portion of
Fme being hills), commanding a
view of the destruction wrought
in this great batte for Demoncracy
ant? Right. We are 26 kilometers
(about 16 miles) from the famous
city of Verdun. All that remains f
the city now is a few crumbling walls.
Just ouside of Verdun is Fort Vaux
and "Dead Man's Hill," where the
Crown Prince sacrificed a million men
in a mad attempt to take the city.
The gallant French held and beat
them back though surrounded on three
sides, with only one road (now known
as the "Holy Road") over which to re
ceive supplies.
On Washington's birthday our cap-
tam killed a large wild boar, and we
12a fresh pork for a counle of davs.
food and living conditions here
J exceptionally good and all the
s are in the best of health.
A few days affO T t.nnV n nTnr,r',
5f war to Tours and had the rare
PNfege of spending a couple of
"fats in Pari? TV ;
beautiful from an artistic stnndnnint-..
-give me liT ol' Richmond for
Jjlne. or any other "burg" in the old
U- b. A.
Father, every onp Vip Vino
suvenir era 70 a l
filing from a .30 calibre enr-
to a 1R Jn,.i, t i,
'"'tne showo. fi,4. t 1
hi 11 au L am soon 10 sena.
ail also try to secure a camera and
Kea few photos to send you..
. une day last wepk T
fro!nnan Prisoners who had escaped
the French in a nearby town.
, -v. ,UJng m a dUg0ute Tngy
De Slnce been returned,
er 1? fail t0 write regularly, Fath-
and all '"gentry located here,
NeriT, lettGrS Wil1 reach me if
, "7 addressed. I shall write at
a week from now on.
Your c?evoted son,
7
np: l'aude P. WiiHo.
-k Prisoner War. Escort Co.,
4 ' A' R - 914
ubreviile (Meuse) Fr ance.
4lvnTED MEETING TO
N PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
kAW?racted service wil1 begin at
he 3rd resbyterian church
db iT m SePtember. Con
Vnt A' J' Crane Superin-
K M n me Missions from Tar-
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ne wm be assisted by
iev- Mr p be assisted by
inSin? ' i?rd who wili conduct the
, ardo is an evangalist
and
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Program Ral
eigh Meeting
West Raleigh, N. C, August 14.
Secretary W. F. Pate, Secretary of
the Farmers' State Convention ana
Mrs. Estelle T. Smith, Secretary of
the farm woman's section, have just
announced the program for the three
days session which begins on August
27th-, and end 3 on the 29th. The. out
standing features of the convention
this year are the well known lecturers
who have been selected and the at
tention to the social side of the meet
ings. The first day, We?nesday, will have
unusual attractions , this year. After
calling the meeting to order on Wed
nesday morning, Dr. W. C. Riddick,
President of the State College, will
deliver an address of welcome to be
followed by a short talk from Com
missioner of Agriculture, , W. A.
Graham. Then the two Presidents,
Mrs. Rosalind A. Redfearn, of Wades
boro, anc? Mr. F. F. Cahoon, of Eliz
abeth City, will deliver their annual
addresses. 'Following this, will be the
feature of the morning,. a talk by Hon.
A'. F. Lever, former, congressman
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of W00M
UNCLE SAM OFFERS GOODS
AT ALL POSTOFFICES
Ruling Received Today Gives 5c
First Pound, lc. Each Addi
tional AS Postage Rate; Rapid
Public Acceptance Expected
WARRENTON GAY OLD CITY
PAGES OF PAPER TELLS :i
attend. dy is cordially invited
Catch Burglar
This Morning
The inability to explain the posses
sion of a hat which belonged to Mr.
Hugh White, the identification of
shoes and a cap left at the, home of
Mrs. Kate White Williams, his story
about some one breaking into this res
idence as told to Richard Plummer
fastened guilt upon Robert Bullock,
colored man of Warrenton in the office
of the Sheriff of Warren, this morning
before Justice John W. Allen, on
charge of last night burgalizing, with
evil intent, the home of Mrs. Kate
White Williams.
Bullock made no defense other than
several rambling statements and a
shot, hot from the gridtfe, "Yawl
thinks I'm crazy but I got heep more
sense than some other folks," and the
statement "Some body else does
things I has to suffer." All evidence,
however, was of a trend to indicate
guilt. The negro has been under ar
rest previously and has served time in
Raleigh and Goldsboro asylums. He
has been at" work of late and was
week before last working for the
town.
- Chief John Bell, notified at seven
o'clock this morning by Mr. White,
went at once to Mrs. Williams' where
sugar, crockery, coat suits, skirts am
articles representing a large range of
desire were scattered broadcast over
the' back steps evidently dropped in
rapic? transit. Shoes and a cap, be
longing to the unbidden caller, were
located as were two ropes which be
longed to the awings of Hilliard White
and Allen Fleming Co.'s. A neat op
eration upon the screen door explain
ed the method of entrance. Bell, tak
ing the shoes and a cap as clues, be
gan investigating. Richard Plummer,
with whom he talked in reference to
the attempted robbery, told him that
Robert Bullcok knew something about
it for he had just told him that he
saw the robbery anc3 that when the
match was struck by some one in the
house told, "Lawd hot dat man did
run." Going to the Graham's where
Bullock works, he was told that Bul
lock came into the house wearing new
millinery this morning which excited
curiosity and brought forth questions
to which he replied, "I found the hat
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Uncle Sam, to save the vast sums
invested in war supplies, is offering
to the American public the articles
Enumerated below. To the cost of
these articles must be added five
cents for the first pound and one
cents for each additional pound as
postage. Orders must be placet? to
day or tomorrow. Case lots must be
ordered in each instance, but several
different people at one postoffice can
club together and buy the case.
The postoffices throut the country
will handle the cash business for the
Government from the following arti
cles: Case Bacon, 6 12-pound cans to case
at $4.15 per can; Case Beef, corned,
48 No. 1 cans to case, at 29c. per can;
case beef, corned, 24 No. 2 cans to
case at 55c, per can; case beef, corned,
12 6-pound cans to case at $1.75 per
can; case beef, roast, 48 No. 1 cans to
case at 29. cents per can; case beef,
roast, 24 No. 2 can to case at 63c. per
an; case beef, roast, 12 6-pound cans
at $1.90 per can; Case hash, corned
beef 48 1-pound cans to case at 22c.
per can; Case hash, corned beef, 24
2-pound cans at 37c. per pound; case
beans, baked, 48 No. 1 cans to case at
4 cents per can; case beans, baked, 24
no 2 cans to case at 6c. per can; case
beans, baked, 24 no. 3 cans to case at
9c. per can; case bans, stringless, 24
No. 2 cans to case, at 09 per can; case
beans, stringless, 12 No. 10 cans to
case at 40c. per pound; -case corn,
sweet, 24 No. 2 cans tocase at 9 cents
per can; case baking ' powder, 24
1-pound cans to case at 9 cents per
can; case baking powder, 8 5-pound
cans to case at 45c. per can; Bag
Barley, pearl, 100 pound bags at
$2.63 per bag; bag Beans, dry, 100
pound! bags at $6.49 per bag; case
cherries, canned, 24 small cans to case
at 21c. per can; case cinnamon, 48 1-4-pound
cans to case at 7c. per can;
case cloves, 48 1-4-pound cans to case
at 14c. per pound; casrf" cocoa, break
fast, 24 1-2-pound cans to case at 13c.
per can; Bag Cornmeal, white, loo
pound bags at $3.50 per bag; Bag
Cornmeal, yellow 100-pomd bag at
$5.79; Case Cornmeal, yellow, 30 2
pound cans to case at 7c. per can;
Case corn starch, 40 to case at 4c. per
pound; case crackers, assorted 48 to
case at 6c; Crackers, ginger, 48. No.
I tins to case at 6c. per tin; case
crackers, graham, 48 no. 1 tins to case
at 6c. per tin; Case Crackers, soda, 48
No. 1 tins to case at 6c. per tin; Case
Farina, 48 No. 1 tins to case at 14c;
Case Fish, dried cod, 40 pound's to
case at $6.82 per case; Case flavoring
extract, lemon, 24 2-ounce bottles to
case at 10c. per bottle; Case Flavor
ing, lemon, 24 8-ounce bottles to case
at 33 cents per bottle; Case Flavoring
extract vanilla, 24 2-ounce bottles to
case at 10c. per bottle; Case Flavor
ing extract, vanilla, 24 8-ounce bottles
to case at 33c. per bottle; Bag Flour,
corn, 100-pound bags at $5.24 per
bag; Bag Flour, edible, cornstarch,
100-pound bags at $4.00 per bag; Bag
Flour, graham 100-pound at $3.80
per bag; Bag Flour, issue, 100-pound
bags at $6.00 per bag; Bag Flour, oat
meal, 100-pound bags at $4.00 per
bag; Bag Flour, rice, 100-pound bags
at $6.00 per bag; Bag Flour, rye, 98
pound bags at $3.75 per bag; Case
Gelatin, 144 to case at 9c; Case Gin
ger, 48 1-4-pound cans to case at 7c.
per can;' sack Hominy, coarse, 100
pound sjicks at $6.49 per sack; Case
Hominy, fine, 24 No. 2 cartons to case
at 4c per carton; Case Hominy, lye,
24 small cartons to case at 6c. per
carton; Case Macaroni, bulk 25 lbs.
to case at $2.06 per case; Case Milk,
condensed, sweetened 48 No. 1 cans to
case at 13c. per can; Case Macaroni,
24 to case at 7 cents; Milk, evaporat
ed, 6 8-pound cans to case at 93 cents
per can; Case Mustard, ground, 24 xo
case at 17c; Case Mustard, prepared,
24 to case at 5c; Case Nutmeg,
ground, 48 1-4-pound cans to case at
II cents per pound; Case Oats, rolled,
36 No. 2 cartons to case at 12c; Bag
Oats, rolled (bulk), 90-pound bags at
$3.50 per bag; Case Pepper, black, 48
(Continued On Fourth. Page)
Law Prohibits Connecting Cans
To Dogs ; Petersburg Adver
tisements Cover Paper ; Mar
riage of W. A- Montgomery. .'
We are; much interested in two
copies of the tWarrenton Gazette, F.
R. Hawkins,! publisher, .date Novem
ber 6th, 1874 and October 7f 1871
with E. C. Woodson, ecJitor and John
L Curl, publisher. The copies come
from the papers of Mr. W. D. Welt
don of this city.
The paper of those days was a
seven column, four page, weekly, and
was issued for $2.00 a year. The fol
lowing items; are culled from the copy
of October, 1871, E. C. Woodson, edlr
tor: ' ' . :
"Mail train leaves Weldon, 10:15-a.
m., arrives atf Raleigh 4:30 p. m. Ex
cellent passenger coaches are attach
ed to the thru freight trains and
every effort used by the conductors to
make travellers comfortable.
The editor.: evidently was a little
nonplussed! we judge from this item,
"A number of our -field sportsmen
went out on Thursday, in parties two
and three each who slayed an even
hundred birds and one turkqey. The
object of the hunt was for the purpose
of getting up a -supper, which took
place at the Arlington House last
evening. We learn that about twenty
five were invited, but being one of the
unfortunates r who were not, we of
course cannot say what happened, but
learn all had a good time.
An editorial commends the town
fathers for a law passed . two years
prior prohibiting fastening tin cans to
c?ogs within -the town of Warrenton,
said law. being necessary because, of
runaways7 caused by the dogs afflicted
(Continued On Fourth Page)
The patrons of Elberon and Afton
special tax district in , session with
Supt. J. Edward , Allen last . Friday
afternoon agreed to consolidate these
two' districts and . centralize k their
teaching, force to guarantee a better
school for this vicinity.
Indications are that Shocco No; 1
and 2 will join this district and throw
their weight into the scale for a bet
ter .teaching force and the resultant
strength of eo-operation.- -
It is interesting in this connection
to know that the people of this sec
tion, wide awake and progressive in
every way, are -thinking of carrying
the children to school in motor trucks
where the distance is great and are
endeavoring to give the children of
this vicinity the best possible benefit
for the money devoted to , education.
This plan of carrying the children to
a good school rather than carrying a
poor school to . the children is gaining
favor in the educational . circles of
North Carolina and the indications
are; that Warren's step in this direc
tion will prove of great value..
Hold U.S. Men
For Big Sum
San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 18. Of
ficers of the Southern Department at
Fort Sam Houston tonight were anx
iously awaiting news that Lieutenants
Paul H. Davis and Harold G. Peter
son, prisoners of Mexican bandits hi
the canyons soutli of the Texas Big
Bend district had1 been released upon
payment of the .$15,000 ransom .de
manded. Maj. General Joseph T. Dickman,
department commander, who remain
ed on duty all last night, was still at
headquarters late tonight, keeping in
personal touch with every message
relating to the aviators. No official
statement, however,, was available
early tonight.
While decling to say who would pay
the $15,000 ransom high officers of the
department expressed confidence that
payment would be made before the
forty-eight hour time limit expired.
Meanwhile constant vigil will be kept
at headquarters.
Officers here familiar with the coun
try south of the Big Bend said today
there are numerous box canyons in
which the outlaws could hide for
weeks. To search all these canyons,
they said, would' be an 'endless task
for calvary, and aerial patrols would
be of little service.
Bason Leaves For
Raleigh Meeting
County Agent "Bason will leave
Tuesday for Raleigh where he will at
tend, first the Boys' short course which
is to be held from 20th to 22 inclusive;
the County Agents' meeting from the
23 to 26 inclusive; then the Farmers'
institute from the 27th to 29th inclu
sive. "." .
At least ten boys from the county
will go with the agent to Raleigh to
attend the Boy's short course. The
following boys have already sent in
their names James Ridout, Alton
Pridgen, Charles Davis, Jeff .Terrell,
Harvey Haithcock, Wyatt Duncan,
Cecil Pope, George Hunter Herman
Odom, Keeling Hardy. Other boys
are expected to go but have not sent
ui :neir names. ine Doys win return
to their homes Friday afternoon.
The State Farmers Institute is to
be the biggest and best ever held, so
states Mr. W. F. Pate secretary of the
institute, an attractive program has
been arranged. Some of the most
noted speakers on agricultural topics
will appear on tms program. Mr
Jordan, of Missourio, the highet paid
cunty agent in the United States, will
speak at the convention. It is expect
ed that a large number of farmers and
their wives from the county will at
tend this institute.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. Quick
er action by Congress in the campaign
to reduce the cost of living was urged
today in Senate and House. Senator
Walsh declared high prices were at
the bottom of all the unrest and
charged that Congress was wasting
time when something should have
been done already in response to
President Wilson's recommendations.
Mayors of New Jersey cities ap
pearing before the House Agriculture
Committee said action was needed at
once to stop the rising scale of prices.
Regulations of imports was one
means suggested. The amendment
broadening the food control act will
be considered tomorrow by the com
mittee and probably reported to the
House.
Army Food Sale Begins.
Sale of surplus army food began to
day at storage . centers throughout
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Drunken Man Shot
Three Times Lives
Will West, colored man of the Ar
cola section, is in a despeiate condi
tion from three gunshot wounds in
flicted last Wednesday by L. H. and
T. W. Northington, respectable white
farmers of that neighborhood.
West was under the influence of
whiskey and had been ordered from
the premises by young Mr. Northing
ton who was at the tobacco barn. He
refused to leave and words were ban
continued On Fourth Page)
MICKIE SAYS
1
COLORED SUMMER SCHOOL
ACTIVE PAST WEEKS
eusmfcss &no utVu sure t&N-
Well Equipped Faculty Impress
ing Better Teaching Principles
Upon Eighty Nine Teachers;
Work Progressing In Fine Way
For the past three weeks there have
been fewer busier places from 8:30
a. m. to 4 p. m. than the colored
school of Warrenton where have
gathered eight-nine teachers, in the
main from our own county.
The per cent of attendance of those
enrolled has been to date 94.
The sessions have been full of en
thusiasm and interest with no. dull
moments.
Prof. Allen has visited the school
quite often and . made many helpful
suggestions ad Dr. Haywood on
Wednesday gave a very profitable
talk on Health and Sanitation. . This
week will be taken up largely with
examinations.
Miss Mary M. Games Demonstra
tor for colored schools of Warren
county is rendering efficient service in
the department of Domestic Science
and Art. Sewing, mat-making, cook
ing, the use of the fireless cooker and
its method of construction, are being
taught in a very practical manner.
This work is done in addition to her
work with the canning clubs through
out the county.
Miss L. A: Royster, of Bullock, is a
specialist in Primary methods and in
that department is greatly helping
the teachers. -Each day she is giving
an observation lesson thoroughly cov
ering .; the , fundamentals. Surely the
primary work must receive a great
push forward from the highly effec
tr work done in this department.
..Mrs. W.,. G. Davis,' who is handling
the Rapeer, working and grammar
grades is recognized as a teacher
thoroughly prepared to every good
work. Holding a Palmer diploma a3
a graduate in writing she , produced
wonderful results in transforming the
penmanship ,of the teachers in the
short space allotted and the teachers
are going to continue the drill.
Dr. Davis, who is handling the ad
vanced work is today closing his dis
cussion of Ciorc's. Many practical
truths brought out in his treatment
are worthy of a wider publicity than
is offered in the school.
Stating that good citizenship is the
end to be obtained as essential to the
Commonwealth as the very word im
plies, he said the education should be
sufficiently comprehensive to prepare
the future citizen to perform all the
duties and to rightly use all the priv
ileges of citizenship.
He should be taught that if he
farms, builds homes, manufacturers,
or masters and uses the forces of na
ture, he must do so for the good of all.
He was glad to see the state was
giving a wider educational opportun
ity to the negro. He showed that
funds raised by public taxation lor
educational purposes do not differ as
to ownership and use, from any other
fund being the property of no class
or race, but of the state, which, in" de
fense of her own safety and perpetu
ty, is in duty bound to administer
that fund in the interest of all her
children. Realizing that the criminal
negro is the ignorant negro, our own
state is this summer spending.$10,000
to help to educate the leaders. The
state has come to realize that the
negro who assemilates education is
the very salt of his community life.
What, said he, would become of the
negro, if at one fell swoop, these men
and women with all they stand for in
economic, civic, home and church life,
could be swept away and conditions
could be among his people, as tho
such a class had never existed!
The prospect is appalling even in
contemplation.
It is the hope and inspiration given
by . this group that keeps the race
from despair and inspires in him
every consideration of good citizen
ship. Referring to the attitude of the
white friends he said they were anx
ious to help us in many ways.
The negro who does an honest day's
work, who is careful to shun the
paths of crime, who owns his own
j home, free from debt and taxes paid,
who keeps a bank account, wh.o edu-
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