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PKGvmorial Exercises
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1:30 A hihition
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Every school committeeman in War
ren county will be a Bureau of Infor
mation and Publicity to bring the gos
pel of th1 new school idea into tha
heart of Warren county next week.
Dr. E. C. Brooks, State Superintend
ent of Public Instruction, will on that
day make his first visit to Warren
County, and will address the commit
teemen and the patrons of the schools.
We feel that the new era in education
which is spreading over all North Car
olina should not be late in reaching
Warren county, but that now is the
time to see what really is before us.
Dr. Brooks will preside at a Commit
teemen's meeting, and will address
the patrons and committeemen of the
entire county at eleven o'clock Satur
day, October fourth. Matters of ex
treme importance concerning "the new
plan of school control and, school fi
nancing will be discussed. , i .
J. EDWARD ALLEN,. . .
County Superintendent.
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FIRE PREVENTION
EXHIBITS AT FAIRS
Raleigh, N. C, September 25. In
the local, county and district fairs all
through North Carolina this Fall there
will be special exhibits under auspices
of the North Carolina Bureau of Fire
and Accident Prevention, as directed
by Insurance Commissioner and Fire
Marshal James R. Young. And spec
ially stressed in these exhibits will be
' streamers" and paintings "demon
strating "What Fire Means to North
Carolina." , - ,
In portraying the ravages of fire in
this state it will be stressed that about
316 people lose their livesJ-annually;
four millions dollars of property de
stroyed ; 812 dwellings burned ; 26
school houses and 104 churches de
stroyed yearly. All these losses, it is
demonstrated in the placards, come
from hazardous exposures (flames
spreading from house to house) i poor
electric wiring and carelessness in
g electric appliances; defective flues
and chimneys; carelessness ' with
Matches; sparks on combustible roofs;
"ghtning; stoves and furnaces; hot
ashes and coals, accumulation of trash
and spontaneous combustion and in
cendrism. ; -
"Host such fires, the ; placard in
Slsts, could be prevented by hot build
In? too close, using non-combustible
roofing; proper installation of wiring
reasonable care with electric irons
other appliances; tearing out-de-
ective flues and having all built from
ground with 4 inch brick work, lin
in' U f safety matches and keep
Ai Qm fi0m children; adequate
Jhtnmg rod protection; use of ' stand--stoves
and furnaces properly pro
moted with metal from wpod 'expos
trl metal containers for ' ashes;
ash not allowed to accumulate arid
-operation with the State Depart-
Jt ln inning down, convicting and
finishing those guilty of setting fire
10 Property.
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Plac a vy""10 aim great vaneiy oi
to ?i S &nd. other literature' "designed
tin .,m-$r? and Accident Preven-
wil be "distributed
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GREAT CELEBRATION
(By T. J. Taylor)
In 1848 there was a great
celebration in Warrenton
known as "The Bragg i Din
ner." The occasion was the
visit of ' Major, afterwards
General Braxton Bragg, to
the home of his birth. For
two generations this great
celebration was remembered
and talked about by the peo
ple as Warren's' great Red
Letter Day.
Next Wednesday we are to
have another great celebra
tion which should eclipse
that of 1848, and be cherish
ed for generations by War
ren county people as pur
greatest celebration.
- The occasion of this cele-
bration is to welcome home
our brave men who fought,
and aided in winning the
great: World War. We are
proud cf our soldiers. They
have proved themselves the
brave and worthy descend
ents of noble sires. Many
an eye will be wet with
tears because of the brave
boys who sleep in "Flanders'
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though wet with tears
memory of our noble dead
will be wreathed in smiles
we welcome home our boys
who through the goodness
God have come back to us
Who should join in this C'rvT nhia
celebration? y,
First of all every Confed-
erate veteran in the county,
and there families should be
here to welcome the men,
nwIio like themselves passed
throngh a baptism of hre
Who should be ' here?
Every ' man aand woman
and. child in the county
should be present, and take
an active part in celebrating
the home-coming of our boys.
This opportunity 'will never
come again, and none of our
people can afford to miss it.
SCHOOLS GIVEN AU
THORITY TO CLOSE
OCT. 1
( J. Edward Allen, Co. Supt.)
The . school - committeemen
of the various districts are
authorized to permit their
white schools to be closed, if
they desire, on Wednesday,
October first to allow1 pupils
and teachers to attend . the
county-wide celebration in
Warrenton. No school should
be closed unless its members
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O upon the celebration in honor
of our returned soldiers, and
the judgment of the commit-
teemen in charge will in all
cases prevail, as in all jmat-
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endorsement to the celebra
tion. The county owes it to
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these men who aid xneir ui-
most as the representatives V
cf our county, "that liberty
shall not perish," to let them V
one and all know that we ap
te deenlv'and sin
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cerely the sacrifices which
they made. It is entirely
right and very fitting that
we should; thus publicly as
semble to do them honor.
ATTENTION WARREN
MEN AND WOMEN
Celebration in honor of our
Boys October 1st. Come one,
come all! Bring full baskets.
Brass Band, Air Plane, J3is
tinquished Speakers. , War
ren Coanty, so far as I know,
has more of her sons sleep
ing in France than, any other
county in the State. Surely
we will honor them, and
those who died, on this side of
the Atlantic, equally deserv
ing this tribute'. Soldiers
will wear their uniforms. Our
Confederate Veterans will be
royally entertained,
x Fraternally yours
JOHN GRAHAM.
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3YARRENTON, N C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1919
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.The October 1st Celebration for the
wnite soldiers of Warren will bring
people trom the entire county te War- The streets and speakers stand will
renton for Warren's Peace Jubilee.: be masses of bunting, flags and dec
V The day is to be devoted to the amuse- orations of various sizes and hues.
C ment and hearty welcome of all m An This rrvmTnifcf rnnsista r-f TVToarloTvioc!
of the county who were in service and
to the soldiers of the War Between
ine ocaxes. ,
The telegram from Colonel T. W.
Dodd of Langley Field that an air-
idane wotilH ht nn hnnA fVio .avfai'v,.
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that the 20 -piece marine band will ar-
rive .to head the Great Parade and
that the local picture show will run a
special series of pictures free, assures
a day of amusement for the vast
, crowd.
owd. '
The committee has definitely decid-
ed to limit the sneciallv nrenarpH rlin
ner to the veterans of both wars. Mrs.
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Abe committee expects the women
in Sl.Frank Allen is in charge of this din- ana ine greai aay oieieoration win
5 ner which, will ont. nf KW, be attended by the largest, crowd
as Li. J j... . i i which: has evert visited Warrenton. it
is Lew, pieces, xea, Dreaa ana oxmn . ? ; ... . a1 '
of 5-mmgs appealing. ..The dinner will ba ;
Z served at the Hish School erounds at COUItty -and-f nnds from neighboring
V ofthe county to bring baskets and
gjturn them over to the following com-
j);mixxee ax the nigh School grounds:
l:Mrs. W. A. Connell, Miss Annie Lee
Rankin; Mesdames S. J. Satterwhite,
W. W. Cawthorne,- Hope Williams, Ed-
j mund Russell, Beaufort Scull, R. E.
( Williams, J. E. Redfbrd, Mrs. Hay
(more, Alex Baxter, Henry Fuller, W.
N. Boyd, Charlotte Story Perkinson,
Miss Eula Allen, Miss Amma Graham
or others who may be later designat
ed. This committee will arrange the
public dinner, upon the tables at the
academy and expects every family to
fc ring a basket. The following , gen-
tlemen have been named to assist
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these ladies and to increase , -interest
in the great da: J. W. Burroughs,
N. H. Faschall, K. , L. Capps, 11. L,.
Wall, A. L. Pope, J. J. Nicholson, R..
E. Davis, R. S. Register, J. S. Davis.
' The dinner will be served by Warren
county girls, in Red Cross Costume.
JEach member ,c(f the committee is to
' select two for the purodse.,
j The exercises of the . day will be
opened in front of the Court' House at
eleven o'clock with invocation, follow-
ed by the Roll of Honor, giving
of the life and .death of Warren's
facts
s men,
read by Mr. . John , Graham. After
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tms impressive memorial, ueueim-D.
S. Royster, speaker of the day will be
introduced by Horn Tasker Polk. The
parade will be formed following his
address. ' '
Col. T. D, Peck will he'ad the parade
with Alfred J. Ellington as color
bearer and "the following marshals, all
mounted and with regalia, assisting:
E. L. Green, John Bell, John Daniel,
w "M. Rrvd. Warrenton : J. J. Nichol-
nn. Wilev Coleman. Churchill: J. K.
Pinnell, Afton; Will Allen Connell,
Wallace Cawthorne, Warren Plains;
James W. Burroughs, Shocco; Sam
Alston, Fork; Jl. B. Fleming, River;
Walter Vaughan, W. H. Fishel,
Vauehan: H. H. Hawkes, Robert
White, Noflina; A. E. Paschall, J.
Bryd Ellington, JNUXDUSn; d. 1V1. UOie-
man, Six Pound; W. T. Paschall, M.
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XI.. Iiaycs, xaiwixc, -x. vjt. j..,xxjfCi5,
Sandy Creek; John W. Dowling, Man-
. tt.a Pptar. Ridcewav; J. C.
son: Ed Petar, Ridgeway; J.
BrmiPr. Casner Killian. Sandy Creek,
These gentlemen are to all come
mounted and are asked to meet "at
John Plmnmer's stable at ten-thirtv
thA morninsr of the celebration. The
parade will be formed in front
,TTfo1 nrri march around th
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of the
Hotel and march around the two
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squares to Main street at Burroughs',
thence to the academy for dinner.
J. E. Rooker, Adele , Jones, Howard F.'
Jones, Arthur Pendleton, Howard Als-
ton, H. JL. Falkener and Miss Dora
Beck. This committee will begin its
duties Monday and with the assistance
of focal business men are to makA the
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town a mass of decorations.
The committee has made ample pro-
vision for lemonade' in. abundance to
be distributed rom" six points free of
charge. Messrs. John Cawthorne,
, Eugene Wilson,-Jermam Walker and
Wilton Strickland are in charge of this
feature.
1 The schools f the county will close
-cpunties are expected
members of H. Comnanv. Warren
. a . . .' . , . - f pvsa:nT1 of
sing ride m the achievements of
itg men and October 1st is the time
for the expression of a mighty wel
come home. ..
It's Necessar y
To Orgaoize.
Raleigh, N. C, Sept. 22 The co
operative organizations of California
furnish an excellent example of just
what can be done by farmers who de
termine . tha"the produce "of their
farms shall be sold at a just profit.
Only a. short while ago some of ,the
leading wholesale merchants of the
country received their regular . circu
lars from these organizations stating
just what would be the price for
raisins, for prunes, for citrus fruits,
and even .beans, during the present
season. These circulars were from the
organized farmers ancf the prices set
were so fixed that the farmers could
make a profit on his year's work.
. This is what should be done by the
cotton farmers, says Mr. S. G. Rubi
now State Pampaign Director for the
American Cotton Association.. With
in a- few weeks will begin the ' cam
paign . for the organization of the
North Carolina branch of this ; asso
ciation; It is our intention to secure
at least 100.000 members from the
ranks of the cotton farmers, business
and .professional men . in the cotton
counties-of North Carolina. This same
campaign is being put oh in every cot-
i ton producing state. The result will
be that the cotton farmers through
their -organization can say just what
,EnaH be the price for their staple.
membership will come during the lat
ter part of October. In the mean
time, those interested in securing a
(fair price for cotton should begin
jinina. oi cue matter anu maiuug yixuo
.for the .drive in their respective coun-
tioo RavptsiI of flip TpflHi'fio' hankers
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and farmers have already sent in
their checks for $100 for charter mem-
bership, and these funds will be used
to further the campaign for better
organization over the entire State.
F. H.' JETER.
Come aiid bring the whole family
to help welcome our Boys Wednesday.
as well as all
inl
(Friday)
it a H a
EFFORT TO BREAK BUL
LOCK WILL FAILS IN COURT
The Bullock will case involving
2200 acres of-land was decided here
last ' Saturday, afternoon after twenty
five minutes deliberation by a War
ren county jury in favor of Mr. L. M;
Bullock, chief beneficiary under the
will of Mr. Hope Bullock.
Learned council and numbers of
witnesses filled court proceedings for
three days with this case. The cavea
tors council, Hon. Tasker Polk, Gen
eral B. S. Royster, Zollicoffer and
Son were arrayed against Messrs. B.
B. Williams, Walter Daniel, T. T.
Hicks and Frank Spruill. In addition
to Rt. Rev. Joseph Cheshire, and Rev.
Louis Taylor, thirty witnesses were
summoned from - the Townsville sec
tion to prove that Mr. Bullock was of
sound mind at the time the will was
made and that no undue influence was
brought to bear in favor of Mr. L. M.
Bullock.
The case attracted much interest
and was attended by many ladies, of
the town. ". ,
WARRENTON TO GET WIRE
TO RICHMOND EARLY DATE
Warrentonians and the people gen
erallya're pleased to learn that-thru
the efforts of Col. T. D. Peck arrange
ments have, been made to put another
wire into . Warrenton giving us a di
rect Richmond connection -, The fol
lowing letter, coming after the one of
last week, is of interest and shows
that the Western Union is in earnest:
. ; ' Hotel LaSalle.
: Chicago, September 18, 1919.
Dear Mr. Peck: - '
''Superintendent Carroll, writes me
that it has been arranged to put up
another wire into Warrentony so that
you may have a direct Richmond con
nection. I hope this will give you the
service desired. . -f
"Will do what I can to get the work
hurried along.'
A. C. KAUFMAN.
WISE NEWS
The Paschalls have returned to
Granite Lodge and everybody is glaC
to have them with us again.
Mr. M. H. Hayes is enjoying a
week's vacation at home. ' ,
Mr. C C. -Perkinson and family
have mqy ed into : the house . recently
' purchased from Mr. Robert Tanner,
and formerly owned by Mr. J. R.
Paschall. . ; ; :
' r Dr. Helen . L. Story of Boston, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Charlotte
Story Perkinson.
Next - Sunday will be observed at
Sharon Church as' State-wide Baptist-Go-To-Sunday-School
Day. A spec
ial program will be provided and the
offering will be for State Missions.
Each member pf th S. S. is urged to
bring a new; scholar and help to in
crease the enrollment as much as pos
sible. . We doubt if there is a larger
or better Sunday School in the County
than the one here at Wise. The av
erage attendance is over one hundred
and the enrollment more than one
hundred and twenty-five. There will
,also be preaching after Sunday School
! at 11 o'clock. ;
! The teachers and pupils of the Wise
; High School are talking about an en
tertainment for Halloween,
j It is gratifying, to see that the par
: ents in this community are taking the
'compulsory educational law more ser
iously than ever before. The average
daily attendance is large and it has
been necessary to order many new
seats and desks. ,
Our teacher bride has the best
wishes of the community for a happy
life as Mrs. Bell.
LANGLEY FIELD, VA.
September 24th 420 P M
Welcome Home Committee '
-Warrenton, N. Carolina.
Will Send Plane For Exhi
bition on October 1st. 'Send
us location of possible land-1
ins field. Colonel DODD
Number 76
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(Contributed)
Some .people 'possess the idea that
in order to show their wisdom con
cerning a question, they must take is
sue with those who know.
It is conceded by all that,. Benj.
Franklin . was a wise man; a noble
man; a man of vision and understand
ing, and above all, a patriot.
Would , that every one who , doubts
the wisdom of accepting the world
peace treaty now pending, could ac
cept his view and take the stand he
took when our Federal Constitution
was being debated at Philadelphia in
the year 1787. Here is what he said:
"I confess that I do not entirely ap
prove of this Constitution at present;
but sir, I am not sure I snail never
approve of it, for having lived long, I
have experienced many instances of
being obliged, by better information
or fuller consideration, to change
opinions .even on important subjects,
which I once thought right, but found
to4e -otherwise. It is therefore ,.thut,
the older I grow, the more apt I am
to doubt my own judgment of-others.
Most men, indeed as well as most
I sects in religion, think themselves in
jpossessionof all truth, and that wher
J ever others differ from them, it is so
ifar error. ' '.' .
"Steele, a Protestant, in a dedica
tion, tells, the pope that the only dif
ference between our two, churches in
! their opinions of the crtainty of their
jdottrine is, the Romish Church is in
j never in the wrong. But tho many
, private persons think almost as high
j.ly of their own infallibility as that of
I their sect, few express it so naturally
;asa certain French ladywho in a lit
, tie dispute with her sister, said:
u- 'But I meet with nobody but my
self that Js always in the right.'
"In these sentiments, sir, I agree
to this Constitution 'with all its
faults if they . are such because I
think a general government necessary
for us, and there is no form of gov
ernment but what may be a blessing
to the people c if well administered;
land I believe further, that this likely
I to be well administered for ' a course
!of years, and can only end in despo
tism, as other forms have done before
it, when the people shall become so'
ccrrupted as to need despotic go'em-'
ment, being incapable of any' other,
r "I doubt too, whether any other con-
ivention we can obtain may be able to
make a better Constitution; for, when
you assemble a number of men to
have the advantage of their joint wis-
!dom, you inevitably 'assemble with
j those men all their local prejudices,
! their passons, their errors of opinion,
j their local interests, and their selfish
j views. ' From such an assembly can
I a perfect production be expected?
It therefore astonishes me, sir, to
ifind this system approaching so near
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pertection as it aoes; ana i minis it
will astonish your enemies who are
awaiting with confidence to hear that
our counsels are confounded like those
of the builders of Babel, and that our
States are on the point of separation,
only to meet hereafter for the pur
post of cutting one another's' throats.
Thus I consent, sir, to this Consti
tution, because I expect no better, and
because I am not sure that it is not
the best. The opinions I have had
had of its errorsI sacrifice to the pub
lic good. . "
"I have never whispered a syllable
o f them abroad. Within these walls
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