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VOLUME XXIV (Tuesday) ' "J -..y . (Friday) NumberpT
S1.50 A YEAR A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OFfWARRENTON AND WAR REN COUNTY .. 5c. XHEOPlT
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FARM PRODUCTS AT WAR
REN'S FAIR AT JNOKL.IJNA
All Departments Extremely In
teresting; Address By O. Max
Gardner ; Fair Atmosphere Is
Gripping Attending Crowd.
No one can enter Warren's Fair at
Norlina today nor did one enter yes
terday without a rising respect for the
oounty and a pride in its citizenship.
The exhibits are the best from the
farm and fiieside and the thought ob
sesscs one that "Warren produces the
best."
The handsome Norlina High School
building is covered with the exhibits,
the grounds are full of livestock, tent
ed shows, red lemonade, the merry-e-o-round
all of which create the dis
tinctively Fair atmosphere.
One icom is given over to the pro
duel:' of the needle and is a lady's de
light with Miss Edith Burwell u
charge; another to the products of the
farm in which Mr. A. G. Hayes chap
erones the hay, cowpeas and corn;
over a room filled with grapes, apples,
pears, flowers Mrs. Henry Boyd keeps
a watchful eye as the public wanders
admiringly by; a fourth room is
crowded with many good things to eat
if the eye can tell the taste anything
a riot of colored canned fruit, num
erous cakes, pickles and preserve.
Miss Pannie Cawthorne is directress
of this department.
Mrs. J. T. Alderman, of the Fire
and Accident division of the Insurance
department, has an .attractive educa
tional display and is forwarding this
preventive idea with her presence and
interest.
Especial interest is centered around
the Curio department of Dr. T. W.
Harris. Prof. C. H. Johnson is as
sisting in answering the many ques
tions called forth" by the display of
the relics. The crowd is pausing
longer in this department over a cane
presented to Nathaniel Macon by
John Randolph the handle of which
can be pulled forth and used as a dag
ger; over the bill of sale of a schoon
er in London under date of 1725; over
a flint gun; and over a collection, in
teresting in the extreme, furnished by
Lieut. M. W. Hardy giving detailed
information of H. Company and . the
different articles of equipment.
The Norlina Motor Company has a
tractor on exhibition and the Farm
Home Electric Service Co., of Oxford,
has a display under M. M. Kahn and
J. C. Williford showing the varieo
oses of Delco light.
Lieut.-Gov. O. Max Gardner deliver
ed a strong address to the crowd
yesterday in the High School build
ing. Mr. Gardner was introduced by
Hon. Tasker Polk. The general theme
of his address was prosperity thru the
channel of intensified farming and the
wholesome appeal of such life.
The Fair exhibits close each after
noon at six but the merry-go-round
and the show run into the night. The
grounds avp wll lio-Titod hv a Tallev-
Light system which is kept on display
and whose practical usefullness is be
ing demonstrated by Mr.JW. R. Strick
land. VALUABLE INFORMATION SE
CURED ON DESTRUCTIV WORM
Raleigh, N. C, Oct. 6. After tab
ulating the information secured dur
jfg August and September at the two
"eld stations, the entomologists of the
North Carolina Experiment -Station
find that they have secured some val
uable working data on the worm
hich ravaged soybean fields in North
Carolina this past summer.
Mr- Franklin Sherman, the chief in
entomology, spent practically two
jths at a field station near Eliza
beth City, and Mr. R. W. Leiby, his
assistant, was at Terra Cei, near Bel
haven. At the time of the outbreak there
yei'e no remedis practical for controll
lng the worm in soybean fields, be
Cause this crop was more or less new,
r vmbxt nielt HHie tile pc&li M
cnfined its attacks to clover. It was
nt known as to the natural enemies
I the wi'm, or what strength of
Poisons the soybeans could stand,
"owever, the studies made in these
LWo field stations by Sherman . and
e have proven that-a dry mixture
Powdered arsenate of-Jead with
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Mothers' Oub
Hbltis Meeting
The Twentieth Century Mothers'
Club was organized at the home of
Mrs. W N.:, Boyd von Sept; 8, : 1919.
Mrs. A. Colebuhh, State organizer,
gave a splendid talk on the
need of giving the women of the
country a broader vision of their op
portunities and responsibilities, and
gave plans by which.vth.ey, could have
a part in the noble work of lifting hu
manity to a higher plane. All mem
bers present were made to feel the
need of united effort, if we expect to
bring our home and social life to the
standard has been raised by modern
educational leaders. Self -culture nev
er ceases. It is needed for the recre
ation and entertainment of men ana
women in their daily work. Physical
and . mental culture should end only
with the closing of the Book of Life.
The first program was rendered in
the home of Mrs. T. V. Allen on Sept.
28, 1919. The following papers were
read: ....
;What constitutes a modern good
mother' Mrs. T. V.. Allen.
"The Calf Path" Mrs. H. N. Walters.
' She was a Phantom of Delight"
Mrs. H. F. Jones.
"Marriage" Mrs. W. N. Boyd.
Instrumental Solo "Goodnight" (Ne-
vin) Mrs. Raymond Rod well.
"The College Woman" Mrs. Frank
Allen.
The following solos were rendered
by Miss Hilah Tarwater "His Lul
laby'.' and "The Prayer Perfect."
The following officers have been
elected:
Mrs. F. M. Allen, President,
Mrs. W. N. Boyd, 1st Vice-Pres.
Mrs. V. F. Ward, 2nd Vice-Pres., -Mrs.
H. A. Moseley, 3rd V-Pres.,
Mrs. G. R. Scoggin, Cor. Secty.,
Mrs. J. E. Rooker,' Recording Secty.,
Mrs. E. L. Knight, Treas.,
Mrs. W. M. Baird, Musical Director.
Chief Green Is
sues1 A Warning
In an interview this morning with
Chief E. L. Green the Warren Record
1 ' M 1 J
vvjis pnanieri to ontain some timeiv
information which is riven the miblic
that it may govern itself accordingly. !
"Since the repeal of the parking
law a strict enforcement of the speed
law is to occur" said Chief, who also
stated that all cars must be parked
away from the hydrants and street
corners as provided in the State law!
In conversation Mr. Green disclosed
that he had no friends or enemies to
influence him in line of duty and that
anyone who violated the speed laws
could expect to be pulled. "This
course is necessary if we are to pro
ject life and property," he concluded.
MISS MCNEMAR TO BE
AT WISE OCTOBER 13TH
Miss McNemar will be at the Wise
High School Auditorium next Monday
night at 8 p. m. Admission 20 and do
cents. Auspices of the Betterment
Association. Refreshments sold alter
the entertainment.
Miss McNemar is a talented artist
so well known that an introduction is
tiardlv necessary. She has hundreds
of press clippings and personal letters
from all over the United States, wnicn
she can furnish on application.
guard in Schollay
State troops on
occurred.
. -;:;m?&8S Wstem Newspaper Union
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Back the
Attendance Rul
ing Bd. Education
The Warren County Board of Edu
cation authorizes exemption from tha
operation of the compulsory attend
ance law on the following conditions:
1. Where it is apparent that the de
mand of the farm are serious enough
td require the immediate services of
the child, and
2. ' Where it is apparent that suffic
ient assistance to meet these demands
is not at hand and cannot be secured.
3. Where it is apparent that the de
mands of the home, due to sickness
or other causes, are such as to call
for the immediate assistance of any
child, and '
4. Where it is apparent that im-
mediate assistance is not available
and cannot be secured. """M
" Parents or guardians desiring ex
emption for children, shall make writ
ten application to the teacher in
charge
Teachers are authorized to errant
temporary exemption for the causes
set forth above, subject to the apprpv- to give two lessons a montn in xiome
al of the county superintendent of Economics at the schoolhouse for the
public welfare. jbnefit of the High School girls and
Teachers must in every case furn- any of thewomen in the community
ish promptly to Mr. R. R. Rodwell, who care to attend.
County Superintendent of Public Wei- j The Association voted to give an
fare, complete record of every request entertainment or party on Halloween
for or claim-of exemption or excuse, might, and to use the proceeds towards
District committeemen are author-j buy ing an oil stove and equipment for
ized to open school earlier and close the school. This stove is not only
about 12 or one o'clock during the needed for the work in Home Eco
busy season, thus permitting the nomics, but is always needed for the
pupils to attend school the first half , serving of refreshments at entertain
of the day and to aid their parents in I ments, etc. and it is possible that
second half. something may be done this winter
Adopted, by the Board of Education toward serving an occasional warm
rvtohpr fi. 1919. I
JESSE GARDNER, Chairman
J. EDWARD ALLEN, Secty.,
Board Education Warren County.
Mr. Williams and Family Return
Mr. Robert Williams and family
have returned to Wise after spending
several months in Georgia. Mr. Wil
liams declares that he is home to. stay
this time, and his friends are glad to
j-ee him.
STATE TROOPS STILL ON DUTY
square, Boston, where the most serious
rigm
s
ing
Local News From
Wise and Vicinity
The meeting of the Betterment As
sociation held on Thursday, October
2nd at the schoolhouse was well at
tended and both profitable and enjoy
able." Superintendt Allen gave those
'present much encouragement by say
ing that he would like nothing better
than to have similar organizations
formed in every school district in the
county. He further said that the as
sociation would do well to devote their
attention to the physical training of
the school children. He spoke" in
warmest terms of the Boy . Scout
movement, and immediately follow
ing his address, Principal Jobe pledg
ed himself to try to -complete the or-
1 ganization of the Boy Scouts here.
PrSmmary steps had already: been
taken some time ago.
Miss Rankin made some helpful
suggestions which will be acted upon,
on how to further improve the ap-
' pearance of the school building and
the grounds. She has also promised
school lunch.
Mr. R. R. Rodwell was also present
and explained the nature of his work
as Welfare officer, and asked for the
co-operation of the Association.
Our music teacher, Miss Gatlin,
played most acceptably on the' piano.
After little Margurete Dunn and
Helen Perkinson passed around some
home made candy the meeting was ad
journed to meet the' first Thursday in
November at the school house.
IN BOSTON
rioting due to the. strike of pollcemei
igh Gost of-
Loafing Enters
It is the high cost of loafing rather
than the high cost of living that trou
bles America today, is the opinion ex
pressed in a recent issue of the-"Corn
Exchange," the monthly magazine of
the Corn Exchange National Board of
Philadelphia. The paper says, that
country is producing less per hour,
per man, than before the war altho
the rate of consumption is"- greater.
This being true, prices continue to ad
vance and further advances may be
expected until aneconomic balance is
effected between production and con
sumption. -
The solution of the problem as in
dicated by President Wilson, Govern
or Harding, of the Federal Reserve
Board, and others, is to increase pro
duction and reduce expenditures.
Investigation by a large manufac
turing plant of Philadelphia, says
Corn Exchange," recently showed
under identical circumstances the pro
duction per man per hour was one
half more before the war although
wages have been doubled. Another
investigation which covered several
states and which was reported in the
same paper showed that while the av
erage wage per man increased 240 per
cent the production per man. per
hour, has decreased 62 per cent.
"The man who loafs on the job,"
says the paper above named, "no mat
ter what division of society he belongs
to deliberately elects to surrender his
claim to be an honest man, for he is
pretending to do something that he
knows he is not doing. This lower
ing of the moral standard of the peo
ple of the nation menaces the
stability of the state."
The paper concludes : "Let us be
honest with ourtelves by recognizing
the high duty of working at maximum
speed at whatever task circumstances
bring to us. The loafer is father of
the liar, and the liar is father of the
tfator to all that we hold dear . in
America. It is the worker who has
always won, the shirker who has al
ways lost. Let us stop talking about
the high cost of living. Let us put a
stop to the high cost of loafing."
Lyceum Attrac-
tion Voted Good
The Rich-Werno entertainers as
the opening number of the Lyceum
course booked for the coming season
by the Womans' Club were charming
in their appearance at the Opera
House Tuesday night.
Both Miss Rich and Miss Werno are
entertainers of merit. Their num
bers were applauded time and again
and the audience was loath to bid
them adieu at the conclusion of thf
program. Especially fine and educa
tively entertaining were the folk
songs of different nationalities render
ed by the couple in native costumes.
The evening's program was varied
enough to appeal to all tastes and
original humor arid sparkling fun
were born among the audience as the
attraction was staged. It had the
class without being classical, and as
such was voted an entertaining suc
cess. Five other attractions are billed for
the season. Two before Christmas
and three after. The -next attraction
will appear Nov. 7th. Season tickets
are on sale by Miss Edith Burwell,
business manager of the Woman's
Club. '
STATE SANITARY INSPEC
TORS BEGIN THEIR WORK
In nine different sections of the
State the people of North Carolina,
on October 1, became acquainted with
ah entirely new experience. The
State Sanitary Inspectors began their
-iwork in their respective districts on
that date, and this was the first in
stance of exactly this kind in the his
tory of the Nation. It happened that
in this step, which is considered gen
erally as the most progressive step
ever taken by any State, North Car
olina- leads the way, as usual. The
visitation of the State Sanitary In
spectors, therefore, is a new exper
ience to both the people and to the
inspectors themselves.
There has been speculation on the
part of the people, as to how they
would get along with the inspectors,
and vice versa. And, contrary to the
views of pessimists, the people and
the inspectors are liking each other
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BOW
PRESIDENT STEADILY IMt
PROVES SAYS GRAYSON
Tar Heel Leads ' Cross Country
Airplane Flight Into Chicago;
Chicago Sox Take Heart For
World Series Tussle.
Washington, Oct. 8. Slow but con
tinued progress over a period of five
days has brought such an improve
ment in Prsident Wilson's condition
that his physician announce today that
he was stronger than at any time
since he was taken ill two weeks ago
tonight.
The bulletin issued by Dr. Grayson
at 10:20 o'clocKHonight said:
"The President has passed a good
day but there is no decided change in
his condition."
Encouraged by the patient's pro
gress, Kear Admiral Grayson, the
President's personal physician, let him
sit up in bed part of the day, but in
sisted on keeping his attention as far
as possible away from occial business.
Unless something urgently requiring
attention should develop, it is the plan
to continue his confinement to his
room for the present, and to insist
that the opportunity for a real rest.
Mrs. Wilson, who has been in con
stant attendance on the President dur
ing his illness, went for an automobile
ride today for the first time since he
was confined to bed.
Messages of sympathy reached the
White House today from the heads of
four nations President Poincare of
France, King George of England,
King Albert of Belgium and the Pres-
ident of Columbia. Messages also
came from the government of Ar
menia and Earl Curzon, of England
The cablegram from President Poin
care said:
"I want to renew to you, Mr. Pres
ident, the wishes that I have already
asked -Mr: Jusserlind to transmit to
you. I have been very much grieved
to learn that the long fatigue of the
work in which you took so active a
part in Paris added to that which you
imposed on yourself in the United
States have temporarily shaken your
health. I form he warmest wishes
for your 'speedy recovery. I beg Mrs
Wilson to receive my respectful
homages as well as the best souvenirs
of Madame Poincare, and I beg to re
new to you the assurance of my senti
ments of f riendsKip."
Chicago, Oct. 8. Flying at the re
markable rate of approximately twu
miles a minute, First Lieutenant B. W
Maynard, of Wake Forest College, N
C, today led the westbound trans-con-
tinential fliers much of the way from
Mineola, L. I., to . Chicago, and was
the only one to reach here. His Was
the first New York-Chicago aerial
journey ever made between sunrise)
and sunset.
Driving a De Haviland Four, ma
chine with a passenger and a German
police dog aboard, the Lieutenant, who
recently won the Toronto-New York
aerial race, covering the distance of
810 -miles in approximately 6 hrs. and
45. minutes of actual flying time, or
about nine hours and 29 minutes elaps
ed time. He left Minelo at 9:24 a. m.
Eastern time, and reached Chicago at
5:53 p. m. Central time.
. Continues Journey Today
Lieutenant Maynard remained at
Ashburn Field for the night and was
scheduled to depart at 7 a. m. tomor
row on the next leg of the cross-coun-
tf y trip to Rock Island, 111., a distance
of 155 miles. .
Lieutenant Maynard, a Baptist
TheologicaL student, who was in the
American overseas flying service,
piloted Machine No. 31. He was the
first of the 47 fliers who started from
Minelo to reach Buffalo and from then
on remained in-the van throughout the
day. His nearest competitor was
Major Henry J. Miller, who with Cap
tain A. E. Simon, flew a De Heviland
Four. Machine No. 27, to Bryan, Ohio,
where they remained tonight.
At Rochester, N. Y., this morning
Lieutant Maynard got the last glimpse
of another contestant. There he saw
Lieut. Colonel Hartney, an American
ace, with machine No.H.
Didn't Worry About Honors
"We had no engine trouble or other
trouble and the day was ideaal for fly
ing," Lieutenant Maynard said upon
arrival at Ashburn Field.: With the
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