A Colyum
Of Thoughts
From Here
There, Yonder
(By W. BRODIE JONES)
The
Dusines men 01 tne county
lend their assistance to -the
untv brancii o: trie Amen-
,n Cotton Association. This organi
C' rion can be made the greatest asset
to the prosperity of the cotton raising
ourties cf the South end as such it
jjeserves not only the support of the
producer but the co-operation of busi
es men and the general public who
!v il be benefitted by a fair price.
The Association wants the business
ntcrests of the County allied with its
program and invites its citizens
!. Aether farmers or no, to become
mbers of the organization.
me
It is about time for turkey
it in the neck. " -
get
"How do you make hash?'
j,nv asked the army cook.
a dough-
"Huh, don't make it it just ac
cumulates." Robert Ingersoll over the grave of
1 is brother after a life of unbeleif de
clared, "Hope leaves the rustle of a
wing!"
The Poor Rich Girl. "So Edith
married a wealthy man. Is she hap-
a
py
"I hardly think so. She's so rich
that she can't enjoy bargain-hunting."
Boston Transcript.
In Missouri. Going to bed is one
ii i
thing that requires no entnusiasm.
Jack Warwick.
Getting out in the morning exhausts
the supply. St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Why doesn't your wife sing to the
baby when it cries?"
"Hush!- She used to, but the people
in the flat above sent their maid down
to tell us that they preferred to hear
the baby cry." Stray Stories.
Subscriber (to editor) -What did you
mean by putting me in today's dsath
notices? I'm not dead.
Editor Must have been a mistake.
But I'll fi'x it up. IH put you in the
birth notices tomorrow.
" I don't imagine that there . Js
anything in the world? worse than a
severe case of seasickness. It will un
man even a doughboy," recently de
clared Novelist Sydnor Harrison.
same ship that took me across who
was terribly sick. His corporal, hop- men avaname, uiose men 10 oe suinuu
ing, to rouse him to a supreme effort .theed in the cotton consuming coun
rnd get him on deck into the fresh tries of the of the world, so as to keep
air, rushed into.his cabin one day, cry-; us informed of the real demand for
ing: cctton.
" 'Get up, Mike; the ship's been Q. What else will the Association
torpedoed and is going down.' do?
" 'Thank heaven something is going I A. It will' get back of the Ware
t!own instead of up gurgled! the house Law and make it function,
doughboy, adding, 'and, Corp, see if Q. How will it do that?
you can hurry it up a bit.' " A. By sending out trained men and
Buffalo Commercial. organizers among its membership, to
i show to the farmers the advantage of
Poor Duggie! erecting and controlling their own
Halting opposite the French restau-! warehouses,
rant which he was wont to patronize, Q- Where will the warehouses be
he invited his friend to dine with him. located?
"You know," he said, "this place is A. Wherever the farmers want them
lamoua for its hor:A mpnf. Ynu'll find
it a regular treat.
"Horse meat!" exclaimed the friend
in alarm. "Wouldn't touch it if I were
paid, especially after what happened
to poor Duggie."
"Why, what about him?" he was
asked.
"Choked to death in a hotel the other
day," answered the friend. "He -was
eating a piece of horse meat when
some one said 'Whoa!' "Argonaut.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
REQUEST ACTIVE WORK
, To the Canvassers of the Warren
County Branch of the Cotton Associa
tion: Your Executive committee is anx
ious to enroll the entire county in the
r,"ganization whose sole aim is to now
obtain and in the future guarantee a
ir price for cotton. .We realize that
our ends may only be obtained by in
telligently planting, storing and mar
keting and these things can only be
accomplished thru organized efforts of
the producers.
We are asking that you devote as
mu-ch time this week as possible in ob
taining members in your township
and that you make a report at the
Meeting in the Court House here Sat-
;ring at eIeVen OCIOCK' i A The Association will be the gen
Stand by now and build into per- A. fhe.S"f" through which the
nency an organization which alone clVn ioM to
can uuamnf o ief viv cotton-of the Producer w-uu
lor cotton.
. - J X"v
Yours very truly,
W. BRODIE JONES,
Secty-Treas: Warren Branch.
VOLUME XXIV
COTTON ASSOCIATION EX
PECTTNG GOOD REPORTS
Seven Townships Which Have
Not Reported Expected To Be
In Shape For Strong Report
At Meeting In Court House.
The Warren County Branch of the
Cotton Association in session here
Saturday morning received good re
ports from River, Nutbush and Smith
Creek townships. Shocco made its re
port that afternoon. Fork reported
Friday.
The work in these townships is pro
curing members and around one hun
dred and twenty-five farmers have en
dorsed by their membership the cot
ton association. The Executive com
mittee is this week addressing a let
ter to the canvassers and especially to
the seven townships not heard from
for active work and a good report at
r. general meeting to be held in the
Court House Saturday morning at
eleven o'clock.
At the meeting Saturday County
Agent J. W. Bason was appointed
with Mr. Lee-Pope, of River, delegates
to the State Convention which met in
Raleigh Monday. These gentlemen
stated that they would attend'.
Numbers of good farmers are at
tending the meetings regularly and in
terest in the purpose of the organiza
tion is expected to increase. A good
attendance is urged for Saturday.
A COTTON CATECHISM
Q. Who started thisorganization?
A. It grew out of the "Hold Your
Cotton and Reduce Your Acreage Cam
paign." Q. Why was the organization start
ed? ' "'
A. To keep the price of cotton above
the co!t of production, and to retain
the prosperity of the country.
Q.-Foivwhat will membership dues
be used? . . -
A. They will be used to publish and
distribute a Journal, the facts in
which will be of great great value to
every cotton producer. The Cues will
be used to employ the best qualified
1 11 At . a. 1
to oe locaiea.
Q. at does this mean?
A. It means that any community or
county can have a warehouse if it vrtll
build it. .
Q- is the advantage of the
, warehouses in cotton farming?
I A The advantage lies in the fact
.that the cotton can be stored until it is
needed by the market. The price for
such cotton will always be higher than
the price for cotton that is rushed .to
the market, regaraiess 01 wucmw w
not the market wants it.
Q. Will the cotton be sold by grade?
A. Everytime. T
Q. What will happen to distressed
cotton under such a system?
a ThAi-A will he none. When cot-
ton is stored properly
risrht time it cannot
end at the
become -dis-
tressed.'
Q. How will the funds be handled
in general ?
A.-A certain portion of the funds
will be sent to the general headquar
ters of the American Cottcii Associa
tion. All county expenses will be
borne by the State headquarters of
the Association. A paid secretary
treasurer may be employed in every
county. .
Q. , What's the general bircTs-eye
view for the future of the Associa-
the manufacturer. The associ
will te the general selling agent .for
its members. In the warehouses of
(Continued On Sixth Page)
FARB9ERS TO-
REPORT 29TH
i . . a
WARRENTON, N.
A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO
MlIllS
Detailed Account of Their Work In Warren
Affords Indisputable Evidence of Their
Worth; Spend More Here Than Co. Pays.
In view of the action taken by the
County Commissioners, in abolishing
the Home and Farm Demonstration
work of Warren and -the many re -
quests from the citizens that this work
be retained, the Warren Record Jias
compiled the actual facts nd figures
and presents them in the following
article for the consideration of the
public. .
J. W. Bason, farm agentf is. paid by
Warren county $720 a year. The
county does not pay a penny for his
automobile or travelling expenses as
these are paid by the State and Fed
eral Government who also pay the
balance of his salary.
During the eleven months he has
been in the county he has travelled an
average of six hundred miles a month
in the interest of demonstration work,
has been in every township except
Roanoke, has organized six boys and
girls clubs with over sixty interested1
members, held fifty demonstrations
and had forty more underway when
the action of the County Board voted
the work not worth while. He has
visited upon an average of twenty
farms a week.
The Farm agent improved the coun
ty soil by procuring for fourteen
farmers a total of one hundred ton?
of lime which was used in the county.
Vetinary services to inoculate the hogs
which had his attention would have
cost the county over three hundred! community fairs. "
dollars. He handled 120 tons of lime- Warren will lose three thousand dol
stone saving the farmers $3.50 per .tars to other counties should the work
ton or $420.00. be abolished. Against this the com-
The agent's pen has carried advice missioners are asked to appropriate
thru letters to a thousand and ten $1620. - Then further the Agents haw
people, he has held 852 office consulta- ta liverf-they are actually spending in
tions, each a matter of importance- to-parren county more money than thtj
the person involved, made 520 fariU
visits, mailed 1076 .circulars contain
ing latest experiment results, held
113 meetings which were attended on
an average by thirty people ano? trav
elled a total of 4899 miles.
Within the last two weeks he has
IF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH ,
EVER WAKES UP, LOOK OUT
SATAN ! "BILL Y" SUNDAY
And Now "The Episcopal
Church is Awake' ' Says
Dr. Stires, Eminent
New York Divine.
"If the Episcopal Church ever wakes
up lookout!!!"
Crouching grotesquely, his face dose
to the platform, shaking his fist in the
direction of the nether regions, "Billy"
Sunday, the BasebalLevangelist, once
hurled this warning to the Evil One,
while thousands, crowded into a great
tabernacle, watched.
"That moment isnear is here!"
Thisis the answer to ;Billy,,Sunday3
implied challenge. It comes from the
Rev. Dr. Ernest M. Stires, rector of St.
Thomas .Church, Fifth Avenue, New
York; and one of New York's most
noted preachers. He is a tfhember of
the Joint Commission, directing the
Episcopal Nation-Wide Campaign, and
director of the Every Name Campaign,
A campaign to raise $62,000,000 ih
the Episcopal Church in one day
December 7; to recruit 1,500 new
workers; to rouse every member to help
the Church play its great part, greatly,
in this age of reconstruction by expand
ing every phase of its activity in the
next three years upon this, which is
the purpose of the Nation-Wide Cam
paign, Dr. Stires bases his answer to the
evangelist. . . AU
In effect, Dr. Stires says. to the
worlds
'The Episcopal Church is awake." :
The Nation-Wide Campaign is
urgent," says Dr. Stires, "because of
the greatness of the need of this hour.
I speak not of the missionary needs of
the Church, but of the needs of all the
world. The Church holds a position
of power and influence. It must use
its power to meet these needs. For the
suffering, injustice and wrong of the
past is still here todav, cryingtqut to
us. Children are still being slam by
rruel Herods.
'Roger W. Babson states that the
labor problems of our time can only be
C, TUES DAY, NOVEMBER 25,
THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON
rt
visited twelve schools talking to 594
children and held twelve meetings in
the interest of the cotton association
.which were attended by 330 farmers,
Turning to Miss Rankin, Home
agent, we find that she has distributed
' 1124 bulletins, written 1624 letters,
held 122 meetings with an estimated
'attendance of '4394. She has made
275 visits to club members in refer
ence to the workrihas travelled 3086
1 miles in the interest of her work, and
' hfr club members canned 9621 quarts
of fruit the past season.
"Three demonstration kitchins have
i - . . .
been established. One at Warrenton
where a class of . Warrenton State
I.ljgh " School and other interested arc?
tliught domestic science. One at Ar-
t la and the other atJiVise these two
e not complete, but the stoves have
been purchased and! everything is. in
readiness for the work.
'Miss- Rankin , is paid by Warren
$900. The county pays nothing. If or
her automobile nor any of her travel
ling expenses. Every trip she takes
away from the county as a judge and
the expenses according are bourne by
the people who request her services
upon these occasions.
-Iln addition to these activities both
agents have contributed numerous ar
ticles to the press thru which many
people have been - benefitted. They
also gave much time and aid to the
commissioners are paying them. hey
are not living on a th ird of their sala
ries. Expressions from many sections dis
close the -fact that the value of the
work is being realized and that the
citizens wished! it retained.
Photo by Paul Thompson
FiR. ERNEST M. STIRES
; Famous New York Rector
solved by the teachings and the spirit
of Christ; that the need for America is
not for more machinery in the organ
ization of capital and industry, but for
the spirit of true religion in the hearts
of the people. -
The zero hour is here for us of the
Church, the hour of the Nation-Wide
Campaign" : r
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f It nf w - 1 1 t i i AW I V
1919
AND WARREN COUNTY
SPLENDID PROGRAM At
OPERA HOUSE TONIGHT
; - . ; i ;
Warrenton people are much, inter
ested in the muscale program tobe
presented at the Warrenton Opkr&
House tonight in connection wit a
good picture show. The musieale pro
gram contains the best musical talent
of the town and the numbers are ap
pealing. .5
The next to the last episode of the
"Man of Might" and "The Cambric
Mask'a Vitagraph production will be
the scenic features. The entertain
ment will begin at seven o'clock with
'The- Man of Might" which' will also
be shown as the last number."
The outlook - now is . for a large
crowd of .Warren and Warrenton peo
ple to attend-- .
CONFERENCE APPOINT- 1
MENTS FOR THE COUNTY
Dr. J. T. Gibbs resumes his labors
on the Warrenton charge. RevJ E.
fM. Snipes remains as Presiding Elder
of the district. Rev. G. B. Starling
returns to Littleton. -
Rev. W. C. Merritt, who has served
the Ridgway circuit for four years,
goes to the Rowland circuit and Rev.
Marvin Y. Self, pleasantly rememer
ed as pastor of the Warren charge be
fore Rev. C. A. Jones, takes the place
vacated. Rev. C. A. Jones goes lo
Jones circuit in the New Bern district.!
snd Rev. J. T. Draper takes his place
i:i Warren.
MISS KELLY MAKES SPLEN
DID ADDRESS THURSDAY
9, Miss Elizabeth Kellydirector o the
department for the eradification of il
literacy, appearing under the auspices
of the Literary Department of the
Womans Club, addressed sixty or
more Warrenton people in the Court
Huose here Thursday night.
Miss Kelly interestingly presented
the question of Ao?ult Illiteracy. The
facts she revealed were startling in
their truth. Her entire discourse jwas
fully enjoyed. . ; ; . " . ; '
CHIEF E. L. GREEN AND
DEPUTIES CAPTURE STILL
f- Chief E
E.-L. Gveoiiy DepuUesW. G;
J. T. Felts returned Satur-
Fagg and!
day afternoon late from the Areola
neighborhood after - a successful raid
on a rum outfit. The still was brought
here.
"Evidences were cf recent opera
tion" said Chief Green "and much
mash was destroyed by us. We also
found several gallons of whiskey, but
the person who operated the still could
rot be found."
OPPORTUNITY TO GET NI
TRATE SODA VERY CHEAP
The Department of Agriculture has
about 1700 tons of nitrate . of soda in
storage at Wilmington, N. C, left
over after spring deliveries were
made. In order to- avoid further
storage charges this nitrate will be
sold during" the next thirty days.
Farmers who desire to secure a quan
tity of this nitrate for immmediate
delivery from Wilmington should file
a written application at once with the
county agricultural agent. The price
of this, nitrate will be $58 per ton of
2,000 pounds, or $5.80 per 200 pound
bag, f, o. b. Wilmington, N. C. Each
application should show the name of
applicant, the quantity of nitrate de
sired, anc? the point to which shipment
should be made, arid should be placed
in the hands of the county agricultural
agent, accompanied by New York
draft or cashier's check in payment
for the nitrate made payable to "Dis
bursing Clerk, Department of Agri
culture." As soon as the application,
together with draft or check in pay
ment for the nitrate, is received by
the county agent, it will. be examined
arid forwarded! at once to Washing
ton. After applications and remit
tance are received in Washington the
nitrate will be ordered shipped direct
to applicants, freight charges collect.
All applications should be. made in
terms of tons oJenths of tons,.
The supply of nitrate on hand at
Wilmington is limited and 'applica
tions will be filled in the orOer they
are received. Money in payment for
nitrate, will be returned promptly to
farmers -whose applications arrive too
late to be honored. No applications
will be honored unless accompanied
by New York Draft or Cashier's Check
properly made out for the correct
amount.
The County Agent will be in his of
fice Friday and Saturday for the pur
Ipose of taking orders.
Nuraber 93
MAM
Of
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RAISED AT MASONIC BAN-
QUET FRIDAY NIGHT
Speeches By Sup t. R. L. Brown,
: of Oxford Orphanage and Rev.
Louis N. Taylor Feature Gath
5 ering of Masons and Friends.
f aiic uaunuct uau ui. i uniisifUii-vas-well
Lodge No. 10 A. F. & A. M. was
beautifully decorated in pine,- holly,
and autumn leaves and the scene of a
happy gathering of over jiinety War
renton and Warren county masons,
their wives and friends last Friday
night at the annual Thanksgiving
Banquet of the fraternity.
Supt. J. Edwart! Allen acting as
toastmaster invited the guests from
the Lodge room to the banquet hall
at quarter to nine. For thirty-five.,
minutes a delicious banquet excellent
ly prepared by the ladies of the Eas
tern Star under direction ', of Mrs.
Howard F. Jones with a menu of tur- .
key, oysters, cream potatoes, English
peas, hot rolls, beaten biscuit, celery,
cransberries, pickles and coffee was
1- A l 11 . T 1 i d-t
bountifully served and heartily en joy-
ed.
As the banquet came to, a - close,
smokes were provided and? Mr. J. A.
Hornaday, upon call of Toastmaster
Allen, introduced Mr. R. L. Brown,
Superintendent of the Oxford Orphan
age Asylum.
Mr. Brown told of the work of the
Institution and cited example of the
good which it had accomplished as an
integral part of the social fabric of
North Carolina. He told briefly of
the need at the Institution and the
fact that it w-as dependent upon the
good people of the State for a contin
uation of its labor of love. V
Mr. Brown was followed by W.
Brodie Jones who made the appeal to
the Masons for a response to tha
need - at the Institution.' Warren
Masons, canvassed at the time by
members of the Orphans Asylum com-
rcittee, gave over; three hundred doU
Jars to the cause and cvupled with re-
sponses to circular letters sent to all
members has brought the" total near
the five hunA-ed mark. -
After the canvass of a few minutes
duration, Stephen E. Burroughs, W.
M: of the Lodge, introduced the prin
cipal speaker of the evening, in the
person of Rev. Louis N. Taylor, of
Roanoke Rapids.
Mr. Taylor's discourse was thor
oughly enjoyed- Humorous in num
bers of instances a vein of the obli
gated duty of the organizations of the
Masons and Eastern Star at this time
was forcibly interwoven in the dis
course. Emphasized, to the point of
realization was the fact that the
potentialties of youth were dependent
upon the opportunities afforded in life
for which - the fraternities were re
sponsible. ' In view of the world sit
uation of unrest he struck the key
note of truth when he stressed that a
cleavage to the church and its allied
organizations in drawing the people to
!God and the duty to their fellowman
as represented in the Fatherhood of
God and the Brotherhood? of man
i could alone build a perpetual order
from the threatened chaos.
The address pleased the Masons and
their guests. It was the presentation
of vital truths in a pleasing manner
which showed the opportunities for
service presented by the orders and
as such was welcomed by the masons
present.
The evening came to a close, at a
late hour after appropriate remarks
by Toastmaster J. -EdHvard Allen who
gracefully presided over the occasion
which will be an annual affair in the
future. The first banquet held since
the war was voted a glowing success
by those present.
1 Overdoing It.
"What occasioned the sudden disap
pearance of Casecard Charley from
Crimson Gulch?"
"Too much safety first," responded
Cactus Joe.. "Just before the poker
game started the boys caught him
marking the deck." Washington Star.
Colored Citizen of Hawtree Passes
J. J. Thrower, well known and re
spected colored? citizen of Hawtree,
died November 12th in the 72nd year
of his age. He was a member of the
Pleasant Hill Baptist church and serv
ed as a deacon there for forty-five
years. His death is much regretted.