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VOLUME XXIV
WARRENTON, N. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1919
(Friday)
Number 79
A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWS PAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WAR REN COUNTY
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DELIVERS STRONG ADDRE'S
BEFORE LARGE CROWD
Two Day Teachers' Conference
proves Gratifying Success; A
Splendid Program By Experts
In Various Departments.
The two day teachers conference
nre Friday and. Saturday was well at
tended by the teaching force of the
county and numbers of interested
committeemen. Thedays were crowd
ed with the program numbers and fill
ed with information from different
authorities on the problems of the
school teachers and their solution.
Opening Friday morning with ob
servation of the work in the Warren
ton State High School the teachers
aained material for the round table
discussion which followed under di
rection of Miss Mary Shotwell on
"How to Observe Teaching." The
teachers gave their views freely and
much practical information was dis
seminated. s
Dr. H. N. Walters delivered an able
address Friday morning on "The
Teacher and Oral Hygiene" in which
re stressed the importance of present
ing this subject to the children of
school age and the powerful influence
of the teacher in this capacity. The
talk was crowded with suggestions
which will go out into every commun
ity from every school room in War
len. Friday's afternoon session was de
voted to "The Teacher and the Com
munity Life" discussed from many
angles by W. Barham Davis, of War
renton and L. H. Jobe, principal at
Wise, and to an exhaustive and ex
tremely informational discourse on
"The Daily Schedule" led by Miss An
nie Cherry, Supervisor Rural Schools
of Halifax eounty. Miss Cherry, an
adept in her work and with facts, fig
ures and a wealth of experience prac
tically worth while, led the important
topic discussion. She asked questions
generally and the teachers gave inter
esting answers and ideas1 whose value
formed a solution for this problem na
tive to every school room.
Saturday's program opened with a
discussion by Miss Cherry of "The
course cf Study in the Elementary
School." This topic was thoroughly
covered and afforded needed informa
tion to the teachers.
Mis Shotwell, of the U. S. War Loan
Organization, an p ble and accomplish
ed teacher, delivered a strong talk
upon the value of Thrift and the
teachers' duty in inculcating the
Ihnft idea in school. The organiza
tion of War Savings societies was dis
discussed in detail and outlined with
clearness.
A discussion on "The Teacher and
the County Newspapers" was covered
Mr. C. II. Johnson, of Norlina, for
the teachers and W. Brodie Jones, ed
itor of the Warren .Record, for the I
'ewspapers. The predominant idea
taing an appeal for closer cleavage
between the two educational factors
tlje teacher and the press.
An interesting portion of Saturday's
Program was a discussion by Miss
Dora B. Beck, Community Welfare
Worker at the Peck Mill, on Commun
ity School Work as its effects Adult
illiteracy and the teacher's spehre of
service in banishing this from her
community.
Just prior to Dr. Brooks address
County Welfare Office Raymond R.
Kodwell outlined the duties of the
teacher under the compulsory attend
ee law and touched upon the various
alhed angles of his office and the
teaching profession. He made an
earnest request for the co-operation of
the teachers in his work.
Dr- E. C. Brooks, State Supt. of
ducation, was presented to a well
niled Court auditorium of teachers,
mitteemen and public spirited cit
'zens by pro. John Graham.
ouPt. Brooks' talk wn fillprf with
the
import of the Educational laws as
acted by the last General Assembly
end the importance of adhering in
ry detail to their tennets. He
--"sea the importance of commit-
een looking after the school prop
teay and of co-operating with the
a ers in every possible manner.
ie n the latter portion of his address
the h0me the cardmal truth that
tt .Standard of any community was
tmm't the public Pimon of that com
1 y and the teaching force was a
CHATEAU THIERRY HONORS OUR FALLEN HEROES
A general view of the ceremonies in Chateau Thierry at the laying of the corner stone of the monument to be
; erected to the dead heroes of the Third division, A. E. F. Major General Howze, commander of the Third, is shown
addressing the assemblage. '
big factor in moulding this sentiment.
The sublime duty and the thoughtful !
appreciation of their obligation should '
grasp every teacher if one is to ren- J
der the higher service which is the,
privilege of the profession. . J
County Supt. J. Edward Allen, who
presided, bespoke the co-operation of
the Warren teachers and thanked Dr.
Brooks , for his presence and his mes
sage. The concluding session of Saturday
afternoon was given over to Dr. J.
Henry Highsmith, of the State Board
of Examiners, for the formation of
the Teachers' Reading Circle. Under
Dr. Highsmith's direction this course
was efficiently organized.
The program of the conference was
of much, value to the teaching force,
officials think, and the gathering of
the educational forjee. of - Warren was
a success the importance of which will
be felt in every school in the county.
The Colored Teachers' Institute
The colored teachers were present
Saturday at the Colored Graded ourselves together for the following , in your life permanent habits of sav
School for a conference lasting during j purposes: To uphold and defend the ;dng and thereby lay a foundation for
the dav. Miss Cherry, Miss Rankin, ! Constitution of the United States of your personal happiness and useful-
Miss Shotwell, Supt. Allen all deliver
ed timely talks to this body.
At eleven o'clock the teachers came
to the Court House for Dr. Brooks', serve the memories and incidents of
able address. jour association in the Great War; to
The afternoon session was devoted jinculate a sense of individual obliga-
to educational topics under leadership
of Mrs. L. B. Yancey and Prof. J. S
Straggs.
The day's session was of recognized .
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value and entered into with interst
nd zest by the colored teaching force
of Warren.
Good Work Cn
Crop Information
( Winston-Salemn Morning Journal)
"Mr. Frank Parker of the Crop
Rfmnrt.inp- Service, representing the
State Departments of i
Agriculture, in getting out a monthly
statement of crop conditions in North
i rolina, is performing a service to
the farmers of the State as well as
to business men, that is deeply ap
preciated. We had m mind express
ing our own appreciation of his work
when he issued his first monthly re
port of crop conditions, but in the
rush of work it was overlooked.
"We are certain, too, the news
papers of North Carolina appreciate
this splendid service Mr. Parker has
instituted. Of course, many splendid
articles have been sent out by the
State Department of Agriculture, but
we doubt if any has ever been sent
out before that filled such a distinct
need as a monthly review of crop con
ditions. "North Carolina is no longer a
small, unimportant State. It is one
of the leading industrial States of
the United States as the next census
will show, and its agricultural achieve
ments in recent years have broken
all records.
certain the knowledge that
"We are
the condition of tobacco in Forsyth
county on September 1 was 74 per
cent, is appreciated not only by the
farmers but the business interests of
Forsyth county. Reports of crop
conditions in every county is given
together with a summary so news
desiring to may publish the
papers
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Name Local Post
After Lieut. Limer
The executive committee and
of-
( ficers of the local post of the Ameri
can Legion met last Friday nightand
after consultation with Miss Amma i War Savings Stamps thus laying
Graham, Messrs. John Palmer, Tas-J aside a portion of the money they
ker Polk and John Graham selected : earn for some future purpose, and
the name for the county branch of this while they are continuing to render
organization, of virile Americanism, j some service to their Government;
The committee selected "Limer'' as they are at the same time providing
the name in memory of Lieut. Archi-jfor their own needs,
bald Limer, of H. Company, killeJcLin j "The habit of earning and saving
action bravely leading his men' in J money is a most interesting and hap
France on September 29th. This I was py one. I am sure that this habit has
the unanimous choice of the commit-
tee and the Legion.
The local post is endeavoring t en-
roll every service man of Warren 4n
this organization. its purposes i are
stated in the preamble to its constitu
tion:
For God and Country we associate
. .
America: to maintain law and order:
to foster and perpetuate a one hun-
id red per cent. Americanism; to pre-
tions to the community, state and na-
hon; to make right the master of
might; to promote peace and good .
will on earth; to safeguard and trans-
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; mit to posterity tne principles 01 jus-
,tice, freedom and democracy; to con-
secrate and sanctify our comradeship
by our devotion to mutual helpful-
ness.'
Glass' Message To
School Children
School boys and girls in the United
States are being askqed by the Treas-
ury Department to make a pledge to
save money during the coming school
year and to invest it in Thrift andimea-
War Savings Stamps. In the Fifth
Federal Reserve District children will
be askqed to sign a pledge card agree
ing to do this. Registration days will
be observed as soon after the opening
of school as possible.
The following letter by Carter Glass,
Secretary of the Treasury, will be
read to all pupils: j
"To the school Boys and school
Girls of America:
"In addressing the twenty million
or more school boys and girls of this
country, I am address the citizenship
the business and professional men
and women, the producers and con
sumers and home makers of only a
few years hence.. The responsibility
of all the problems of our country'will
ultimately fall upon you. The spirit
of patriotism and hlpfulness which
you displayed during the " world war,
your saving of food and money, and
your invstment in Government secur-
.ities. is a record of which every Amer
ican citizen is justly proud.
"It is the earnest desire of youi
government that you should continue
to practice and make permanent those
same habits of industry and economy,
that through your influence and ex
ample America may soon become a
Nation of savers and cease to be a
wasteful Nation that this may be a' .
nation of pople who always " save a
part of their earnings, who spend
money with greatest care, and invest
what they save in some safe place,
"I am glad to see that our school
jboys and girls have continued during
the vacation months to save their.
money and are buying Thrift and
.become so fascinating to you that you
will continue to earn and save through
jail the months and years to come and
I keep investing what you save in Gov-
erament securities.- - .
"It is my personal hope that the les
sons of thrift that are being taught
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m your scnooi may neip you aeveiop
iness ana ultimately ior a Digger ana
better America.
THE CENSUS IN 1920.
The next Census will be taken dur
ing the month of January, 1920. War-
!ren County has been divided into sev-
erai Enumeration Districts. The
Townships of the County have been
made Enumeration District, except,
- - -
, where they are too large tor one
'enumerator, they have been sub-divid-
ed. '
Those desiring the appointment of
enumerators in Warren county, should
apply at once to W. O. Howard, Tar
Loro, N. C.,. Supervisor of Second Dis
trict, and they will be furnished with
an Appointment Blank and circular
regarding the duties, qualifications,
compensation and the test to be made
before the appointment.
Women are also eligible for ap-
pointment. A person less than 18 or
imore u years OI d l ulsMuai-
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To
ganize
Cotton Assd.
The American Cotton Association is
an outgrowth of a series of meetings
and conferences on the part of promi
nent farmers and business men of the
South. These men realizing that
something must be done tc raise ;the
price of cotton to a fair level gave
willingly and unselfishly their time
and - money to make the organization
possible.
The manufacturers of cotton and
distributors of cotton goods are or
ganized and it is their determined pur
pose "to get theirs." "To get his"
and he never yet has gotten it the
producers must get-together and be
pared to talk back -to name his price
and see that it is paid. . t
There is no way to do it no way
to uphold farm prosperity in the
South, and this means business pros
perity as well- but to organize. 'The
American Cotton Association ' offers
that opportunity.
Twenty counties in the state have
already organized, organization in the
her fifty cotton growing counties is
in progress. A mass meeting of all
cotton farmers, business men and oth
ers interested in this organization
will be held in the Court House, Sat
urday October 11, at 11 a, m., to per
fect an organization for Warren
county. State campaign director Mr.
3. G. Rubinow will send a speaker for
this meeting. All people interested
in this meeting are invited to attend.
Sp
ider Heard of
Good Newspaper
Macon, N. C, Oct. 4. John T. War
ing, Jr., prominent visiting sports
man from New York City, would not
believe until a few days ago that a
"writing spider" could write at all.
There is rio such thing," said War-;
ing. "ine btories about them .from
various . places are . all 'hot air' and
'pipe dreams.' "
j-But-a few days ago. he came across
two of the insects in a large and en
tangled web, while out on a fishing
trip. It was a fortunate occassion,
for 'his find to finally convince him
that "writing spiders" really and truly
do exist.
He discovered these insects busy
"writing or "weaving" it looked just
like some "crocheting" executed by
some beautiful Warrenton young lady.
He discovered big letters in the web
after close investigation and minute
observation.
As he curiosly watched these in
sects "weaving" at a safe distance
so as not to disturb their engagement
or tneir stenography" he noticed
that the letters W. and R. were being
"woven" in large script lettering.
He was curious to watch and observe
what could be on themind of these
busy "writing spiders", and waited
patiently to see. His patience was
finally rewarded and the nimble lit-!
tie worKers nnaiiy iasmoned some
small italic letters, a-r-r-e-n and e-c-o-r-d,
all in letters of fancy design,
and he "strode off" a few paces and
squinted at it s approvingly, as tne
writing disclosed the familiar name
of his favorite newspaper " Warren
Record." J
Well! inasmuch as Mr. Waring is a
church-goer and holds a high place in
Morehead City, N. C. in the estima
tion of the Rev. R. H. Broom, the h,a-
itors of this paper have accepted this
statment of a strange discovery as,
an incontrovertible fact and truth.
However, we know that "we sure"
would believe it if we could only see
it, because we always did believe in
the old motto, that "Seeing is believ
ing." Merry-Go-Round Feature N'lina Fair
A merry-go-round is a feature of
the Fair at Norlina this week. Gen
eral interest in the exhibits and the
occasion Oct. 9 and 10th is heighten
ing and every indication is f 4t a high
ly creditable Fair which people from
the entire county will attend.
EMMANUEL CHURCH
The men's meeting announced to
take place at the Rectory on Tuesday
night at 8 p. m. has been postponed
to Thursday at 8 p. m.
All men of Emmanuel congregation
are asked to be present, to study the
purpose of the( nation-wide campaign
and to organize for their part in the
work.
E. W. BAXTER.
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INTEREST OVER COUNTY IS
KEEN FOR COUNTY FAIR
Tent Show and Merry-Go-'Round
To Provide Amustment ; Ad
dress By Lieut-Gov. O. Max
Gardner ; Other Premiums
The $5.00 for the Duroc pig is given
by Mr. Ed Blalock.
The Bank of Warren, Norlina, gives
$5.00 for best exhibit of bright tobac
co. Mr.. R. S. Register gives a rock
ing chair for reward in guessing con
test. .
Thursday at noon, welcome address
by the President, followed by Hon.
Tasker Polk who will introduce the
speaker of the day, O. Max Gardner,
Lieut. Governor of N. C.
In the afternoon there will be a
demonstration in cake making and
fancy cake decoration given by Miss
Rankin Home Demonstration Agent.
Friday morning there will be dem
onstrations given on cottage cheese
and the many ways in which it may
be used. After which there will be
moving pictures shown free.
Rev. E. W. Baxter will award the
prize for the guessing contest. This
prize will be given to the person
making the nearest correct guess to
the correct number of grains on some
ear of corn secured from the exhibit,
each person having the right to one
guess each day they attend the Fair.
The question has been asked are we
responsible for articles placed on ex
hibit ? To this extent we are : each
director is in charge of the exhibits
in his department during the day, and
we have secured two capable men who
will watch during the night. The
same management has held three pre
vious fairs and has never had a single
article misplaced or damaged. Ar
rangments will be made to accomo
date, cattle and horses; persons ex
hibiting poultry and hogs are to sup
ply their own crates"0r pens" "
Lack of Organi
zation Big Reason
We have said it before and say it
again: in order to pay the labor that
produces it and capital invested any
thing like the same returns that labor
and capital elsewhere get, this year's
disastrously short crop ' of cotton
should bring 40 cents a pound. We
wish we could say it will bring 40
cents, but we can at least say that
there are just four reasons why prices
are not now mounting toward that
figure:
First, the reduced consumption of
American mills, owing, it is said, to
labor troubles.
Second, the delay in ratifying the
Peace Treaty and putting work back
on a peace basis.
Third, the unsettled conditions m
the English pound, normally worth
$4.86 2-3 in America, now being worth
only $4.35. This means, that any pur
chase in America now costs an Eng
lish buyer 10 1-2 per cent premium
for exchange on money. The Peace
Treaty matter, however, will soon be
settled; labor troubles seem in pro
cess of adjustment; and we must be
lieve that the abnormal situation with
regard to English money will soon
adjust itself.
The fourth reason why cotton prices
are not climbing toward 40 cents,
however, is most important at all.
This reason is simply the blief that
the farmers will let the crop go for
less. No well organized labor union,
of town laborers would submit to any
less remunerative prices for their
labor, however; and why should the
farmer? If he goes on a strike, he
can hold out longer thar. the city wage
earner, and why shou d he not in &
peaceful s nd legal way refuse to take
less than a fair price for the produce
of his toil?
In view of the reduced acreage this
year, a good crop of cotton should
have brought 33 to 35 cents a pound.
With a disastrously , poor crop such as
we have, a 40-cent price means only
a living wage for the producer; and
he,' like the city laborer, owes it to his
family and those dependent on him
to demand this living wage. The Pro
gressive Farmer.
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