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VOLUME XXIV
WARRENTON, N. C, TUE SDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1919
Number 95
A SEMF.-WEEKLY NEWS PAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTE8 ESTS OF WARRENTON WAR KEN COUNTY
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(Bv W. BRODIE JONES) "
cnirit of the people of the
nt,in demanding the retention of
t- J tr,n on1 Farm Atrfmfe
fj, County --7 . 0
;fnt in the enthusiastic meet-
re C'"'" A 1
here Monday morning 13 to be
Amended. It was striking concise
otui undeniauie
m the price, and that the citi-
ship of the county was awakened
Tho responsibility of the hour and
W l"C 4.1,
filing to exercise n6w ww
C The Board of Commissioners failed
investigate before they acted No
mber first and that failure has cost
the county dearly. We lose the ser-
l"e 1..- . J T
ho had become acquainted with our
ceople and who were in a puainun to
went progress in their lines of
anifcavor during the coming year
New agents, uniamiuui wiw mc pcu-
P pr much ground already covered.
It it regretted mat ine rsoara aia
not taKe oiu viuvjw.w v
n Qnrp vou are right, then , go
ahead!" at its November session. The
information was at tneir oecK ana can,-
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but they tOOh. Uic Jiauvno wi xcinr
Tronic kickers as an indication of the
will of the people and acted without
investigation.
The women of the county gloriously
raiiroaaeu mcu mov v.. t,,
.irinn thru in fighting spirit and! as a
result of their loyal action in conjunc
tion with that of other public spirited
citizens of Warren, the indispensable
rork is retained.
Some fellows definition of sin: "The
things I don't do." .,- ..
With apoligies to the author:
When the whole blame world seems
gone t pot
Anc? strikes are on the run
A two cent grin and a lifted chin -
Helps some, my boy, helps some!
The meeting in the Court House
was well attended Tuesday night.
Prospects . are looming bright for a
great union meeting for entire War-
it n.
Regret is general that -Miss Rankin
la to leave the county. Mrs. McKim
non promises a good substitute but
t'o will miss the original.
Allenby's motto is worth adopting:
"It can't possibly be done, but here it
is!" With that spirit failure fails to
be in the dictionary of life.
"Tomorrow's bright, beautiful pages
are yours to write upon as you may,
But with the closed Ledger of Ages
were yesterday's locked away.
"What is a new laid egg?" asks the
journalistic world. "As a rule," it
isn't. Punch, London.
First Stickup Man What's in that
guy's wallet?
The Other One Nothin' but a lot
of shares in the Atmospheric Oil
company.
The First Fellow Throw 'em away.
If we got pinched with that stuff on
w we'd never be able to live it downJ
Kansas City Star.
"I want to ask you something, Clar
ce," said the beautiful heiress.
"What is it, duckie?" the duke in-
V';
"Would you object if I shoulc? w
jaest the bishop to omit the word
obey' from the service when we are
married?"
"Certainly not. He can just make
jt 'love, honor and supply." 'Blighty,
London.
Three negro soldiers in France were
&aged in the great American past
tJIje of slinging it.
Will Jdhnson, wat yo' business
back in de States?"
"Ah runs de biggest alleviatah in
the big Williard's Hotel in Washing
ton." . "Sam Jeffahson, wat yo do in de
states?"
I'se de champeen xrapshootah of
Rich
enmond, Vahginny."
tt niggahs mighty po' class, suah
iUff," said Bo Jackson. "Ah's a lion
aiah f0' de circus. Ah takes dem
fsh Herce lions an' twists 'em by de
sna ntil dey turns round an tries to
li em out so dat when 'ey tries to
daf dey bts dar own tonguo, and
J3 aWav Ah tames a lion in 'bout
Iohouahs."
'Go way, Bo, yo' ain't no lion tamah
yo is a lying niggar!" Home See-
PROSPECTS LOOM BRIGHT
FOR GREAT UNION MEETING
Court House Headquarters For
! Services Twice Dailv At Ten
A. M. and Seven Thirty P. M.;
Excellent Singing By Stentz.
Dr. T. B. Price, nationallv known
.evangelical worker and preacher of
pleasing personality and force assist
ed by Mr. J. Dale Stentz, former as
sistant manager pf the Southern As
semblyGrounds at Lake Junaluska
and-a singer of power, opened a se
ries of services in the Methodist
church here Sunday morning.
' Dr. Price conies to Warrenton from
his home in Asheville where he had
been for several days after. the close
of a most successful meeting in New
port News. In his opening service
Sunday morning he stated! his policy
rs against sensationalism or emotion
alism and for constructive and last
ing revival of the spirituality of the
church". The congregation was much
pleased with the discourse and with
the solo and singing by Mr. Stentz.
i On account of the smallness of the
church and to give-the meeting an ab
solute union aspect, the services are
to be held in the Court House from
now on. The services are to begin
each morning at ten and last for one
hour. The night services will com
mence at seven-thirty.
The Court House has been placed
in order for the services by procuring
seats for over two hundfred people in
addition to thase already in the Court
room. -The rail has been removed and
a platform built for the choir and
everything placed in order to accom
odate the crowds of five hundred and
more who are to crowd here during
the next two weeks to hear the Gospel
Message so able presentee? in song
and story by the two gifted workers
who are guests of the city.
Those in charge of the meeting are
urging the county to take advantage
of the services and to throw them
selves wholeheartedly in the move to
regenerate the spiritual, mental,
moral and social life of the people of
the town and county.
EPISCOPALIANS GETTING
READY FOR SUNDAY DRIVE
The Nation-wide Campaign closes
Sunday, December 7th.
Order of Procedure.
11 a. m. Holy Communion.
Everyone of -our 80 communicants
should be present. Don't let it be
said that you were the only one ab
sent! All ba.ptized persons invited to
participate in this Communion.
2:30 to 3:30 Every-member canvass.
Canvassers are asked to meet in
church at 2:30 for preliminary prayer
and to report in church atJ5:S0 the
result of their work. Members will
please remain at home for this hour
until their pledges ffave been col
lected. 7:30 p. m. Thanksgiving Service.
Sum raised will be announced and
pledges presented to the Lord.
E. W. BAXTER.
The Sixth. Decennial Census, taken
in 1840, was the first to cover agricul
tural statistics. V
Should See Congress First
"There are scientific questions,"
said Sir Oliver Lodge recently, "that
will never be answered." One of these
was recently propounded by the Basu
to chief, who, after listening to the
house of commons for an hour, asked
what it was for.- Punch, London.
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Stores and All Places of Business Except
Those Specifically Exempt Open At Nine
And Cioe At Four; Business Men To Line
Up With Spirit of Committee Order.
TO THE PUBLIC:
Immediate and sharp curtailment
of the use of fuel by consumers in the
first five classes of "the Fuei Adminis
tration's preference list has become
necessary. Coal production continues
below the actual daily requirements
of these classes, and it now is im
perative that steps be taken to pre
vent suffering in homes and the shut
ting down of public institutions and
utilities, upon which ;the safety and
comfort of all communities dtepend.
Therefore, the Southern Regional
Coal Committee, exercising the au
thority of the U. S. Fuel Administra
tor under the Lever Act, and under
proclamations of the President of the
United States, has determined upon a
program of curtailment designed to
conserve the rapidly diminishing
stocks of coal with the least possiDi
inconvenience and discomfort to the
public. This program becomes effec
tive at noon Mondfay, December 1st,
1919, throughout the territory under
; the jurisdiction of this Committee,
(except the State of Virginia, where
the fuel situation is administered
largely by the Pocahontas Regional
Coal Committee). In this territory
are the States of North Carolina,
. South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississip
pi, and Louisiana east of the Missis
sippi River.
The Committee recognizes that
mandatory restrictions' are unneces
sary so far as the vast majority of
citizens at the head of business and
industry: are concerned-But, in fair
ness to that majority, all consumers
must be required to conform to the
regulations now imposed. The Com
mittee is calling upon Governors of
States, Mayors of Cities, Sheriffs, and)
all other public officers to lend sup
port to enforcement where enforce
ment may be necessary. The Fuel
Administration is exercising its au
thority through the Director General
of Railroads and his representatives,
consequently each railroad officer or
agent, in delivering 'and policing the
use of coal, under the direction of his
superior, is acting as a representative
of the U. S. Fuel Administrator. Mu
nicipal and ounty officers are asked
particularly to co-operate directly
with these agents and officers.
In cases of refusal to comply witn
these regulations, coal supplies or
electric, current will be cut off anC
where it appears that a violation ox
law is involved Federal District At
torneys will -be asked to act.
KRYL'S ORCHESTRAL SEXTETTE.
Practically every year for some
time past, Bohumir Kryl, the famous
bandmaster and -cornetist, has organ-"
ized an important musical company
for the Redpatli Bureau. Tliese com
panies have invariably achieved won
derful success. -
This year the Redpath management
again has a Kryl company Kryl's Or
chestral Sextette, and-Mr. Kryl states
that it is one of the best companies he
has ever organized.
Miss Irene Stblofsky Is leader of the
sextette and both as director and as
an individual artist she is competent
indeed. She has a splendid position
among the younger violinists 01 tha
t.'vi r? 3 sis?
" This attraction will appear in Warrenton Opera House, Monday night.
December 8th, under auspices of the Woman's Club.
It will be necessary to continue re
strictions until there is a substantial
increase, in production. Unless t!iis
substantial increase comes soon, still
further restrictions may become nec
essary, and consideration will have to
be given to the distribution of shocks
of coal now in the possession of in
dustries riot recognized as vital.
In a general way, regulations issu
ed today eliminate electric signs and!
display advertising; limit industries,
except public utilities and plants en
gaged in continuous processes that
cannot be interrupted, to forty-eight
hours operation per wek; permit
stores and office buildings to use light,
heat or power only between the hours
of 9:00 a. m. and 4:00 p. m., and per
mit theatres, moving picture shows
and other public amusement places to
use light, heat or power only between
the hours of 1:00 p. m. and 10:30 p.
m. '
Exceptions allow d!rug stores,1 (lor
the sale of drugs only) restaurants,
dairies and bakeries to operate ac
cording- to their present schedules,
barber shops to use light, heat or
power on Saturday nights until 9:0u
p. m. plher exceptions are made to
meet the : special conditions of rail
road stjitions, hdspi&ls, telephone
' and telegraph and newspaper offices,
j and to permit stores and office build
lings to turn on. their heat two hours
before opening time in the morning.
! The regulations, which apply alike
to consumers now receiving coal from
the railrpadSsh and . to those who have
stoks o&i&id, or who are using elec
tric power, heat or light, furnished by
public or private plants are as fol
lows :
Light
1. No ornamental lights, white-
way or other unnecessary Street
lights, outline lighting, electric signs
"or illuminated bill boards are to be
operated. This does not affect Street
lighting necessary for the safety of
t the public.
2. Stores, manufacturing, plants
and warehouses must not Use electric
or gas lights (except safety lights)
except between the hours of 9:00 a.
m. and 4:00 p. m.
Exception (a) Drug stores, for the
sale of drugs only, and restaurants
may remain open according to Res
ent schedule, but must curtail number
of lights 50 per cent.
Exception (b) Railroad Stations,
Hotels, Hospitals, Telephone, Tele
graph and! Newspaper offices are not
country. Her repertoire embraces the
literature of the old ma&ters as well
as thi virtuosi of modern composers;
Miss Bernice Arthur Is another
aiti.st of . the sextette whose -work
stands out prominently. She is the
pianist of the company but she also
features with the accordion. In addi
tion, with her brother, Edward Arthur,
who has been a drummer with the
Kryl band for a number of years, she
appears in a marirabaphone duet.
While the ensemble work of the sex
tette Is always a delightful part of the
program the work of the artists in
solos, duets, trio and quartettes is
equally notable.
The program is carefully selected
and consists of popular and classic
music In enjoyable proportions.
included insofar as necessary lighting
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Exception (c) Lights may be used
in offices of manufacturing plants for
necessary accounting purposes at any
time. .
Exception "(d) General and office
lights must be cut off at 4:00 p. m. in
office buildings except where office op
eration of vital industries is involved.
Exception (e) Moving Picture
houses and theatres and other public
places of amusement may burn lights
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BAPTIST GREATLY OVER
SUBSCRIBE DRIVE QUOTA
The Baptist Seventy-Five Million
Campaign has been systematically
handled and gloriously oversubscrib
ed inf Warrenton and over the county.
Ne.ws that good results are every
where is greeted with pleasure by
members of this denomination and
their frifends.
The Warrenton church was assign
ed a quota of $6500 and in less than
a half ?ay of active canvassing raised
13,328.75. The women of the church
raised $4816.75 of this amount. The
members responded with willingness
to the call for gret.tei service to
their fellowman thru the channel ol
the church and the result of the drive
has not only been a success financially
but has brought a closer cleavage to
the church and its obligations to the
world.
Supt. Allen Soiling Liberia Road
Supt. Frank Allen of Warrenton
Township is soiling the Liberia road
with good graveL This important
road has needed! the right kind of ma
terial for a long time and everybody
hopes that .Supt. Allen will soil the
entire road from one end to the other.
We consider this one of the most, im
portant roads in Warrenton Township
and, therefore, should be one of the
best. The law, doesn't allow .heavy
hauling on Warrenton Township
roads in wet weather.
AT 82, EPISCOPAL
PATRIARCH CALLS
HIS FL0CICT0 WAR
Photo by Gerhard, St. Louia
ThaRt. Rev. Daniel S.Tuttle, D.D.
' ''Summon the menl Call the women!
Forget not the children!
'Discipline the recruits Furnish the
munitions and the supplies. Speak to
American Churchmen that they go for
ward. The Son of God goes forth to war.
The American Church goes with Him."
.Thisis the cry of the oldest bishop, the
"Patriarch of America."
It is the message of the Right Rev.
Daniel Sylvester Tuttle, D. D., LL. D.,
Bishop or the Episcopal Diocese of Miss
ouri and Presiding Bishop of the Episco
pal Church of the United States, to his
nock of more than a million.
' He has uttered it from the eminence of
r his eighty-two years of life and his fifty-
iwo years 01 service as a Disnop. xt 13
his call to the colors of the Nation-Wide
Campaign of the Church, to arouse every
member of the Church to its responsi
bilities and opportunities in the crucial
era of reconstruction, to raise more than
$62,000,000, to send out 1,500 new work
ers, that it may expand exery phase of
its work at home and abroad.
Already this call is the rallying cry of
100.000 men and women, enrolled be
neath the banner of the campaign, all
over the United States. It has mobilized
eighty-four Episcopal dioceses and mis
sionary districts for the campaign. It
has put the entire Church behind the
movement, through the governing body,
the tri-ennial general convention, which
recently met in Detroit and gave it for
mal approval.
The spirit of "The Patriarch" seems to
have gone into the Nation-Wide Cam
paign. For him it.is a climax to the
work to which he gave himself half a
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MTIMl
. WORK
COMMISSIONERS SWAMPED
WITH EVIDENCE MONDAY
That Work Was Indispensable;
Progressive Men and Women
Warmly Endorse Work And
All Plea For Retension.
The County Board of Commission
ers were beseiged! yesterday morning
by over thirty women of the county
and by many .representative men m
an appeal that the work of the home
and farm agents be continued in War
ren, and after -a session of over an
hour and a half, a period of personal
testimony by leading citizens of tha
county, of the three members of ths
Board present, constituting a quorum,
two voted to rescind the order or No
vember 1st and placed Warren in line
for a continuation of the work.
Mrs. Jane McKimmon led- the
forces in a presentation of facts en
closing the value of the home work
and called upon men and women of
the county for endorsement. Among
the ladies who told of the work in
their neighborhoods were Miss Davis,
of Areola; Mrs. Beaufort Scull, of
Areola; Miss Lucie T. Webb, of War
ren Plains; Mrs. Perkinson; of Wise;
Miss Julia Dameron, of Warrenton;
Mrs. W. A. Connell, of Warren Plains.
All gave personal knowledge of the
value of the work and presented an
array of facts over which no Board
could have hesitated.
Men of the county were also pres
ent to make an appeal for the reten
tion of both the farm and home
agent and speaking in behalf of the
work were Messrs. J. F. Hunter, of
Areola; Raymond Rodwell, of War
renton; R. E. Williams of Fork; W.
Brodie Jones of Warrenton; W. A. -Connell,
. of Warren Plains; Wiley r
Coleman, of Churchill; Lee Pope, of
River; John B Palmer, of Warren
ton, George Robinson, of Owen, and
others, Petitions from many. com
ir Unities bore" the-request for the con
tinuation of the work and were pre
sented the Board by Miss Julia Dam
eron, president of the live Woman':
Club of this place.
The Commissioners made the state
ment that the work was discontinued!
at their November meeting because
they thought citizens of the county
so desired. They stated! there was no
fault to find with Miss Rankin.
rihe short speeches told from per
sonal experiences the value of the
home and aim agents to the county -and
the effect on the future citizen
ship thru maintenance of an intelli
gent diet as . taught by the home
agent and of scientific farming meth
ods as brought home thru the farm
agent work.
The climax of the meeting came in
the announcement of Miss Rankin
that neither she nor Mr. Bason would
consider remaining in tlie county.
She feelingly told! that she ' thought
she had been mistreated, that it would
be better for the work for another to
supplant her and that she did not
know when she might be fired again
if she trusted to the Board or the pol
itics of the county. Request3 came
from all sides that she reconsider and
resume the work here after Christmas
but she stated that she had carefully
considered? the matter and would not
be in Wan-en after December 15th.
She goes to Asheville, refusing posi
tion in Wilmington and Charlotte, to
begin Home Demonstration work in
New Hanover county.
There was a disposition of the
Board to withhold the vote until Mr.
0. C. Hunter and Mr. Myrick could
lo present at the afternoon session,
tut the matter was pressed by the
citizens present Lnd.the vote taken
Burroughs and Powell voting to re
tums the work, Allen, as chairman,
not voting.
General regret was expressed among
the many representative people pres
ent Monday at the decision of Miss
Rankin and Mr. Bason to leave War
ren where they have made many
friends.
The work will be resumed the first
f the year with two new agents is
the message from the department.
"Will you marry me?"
"Sir! You are the last man oti
earth 1 would marry."
"Never mind!, then. I didn't suppose
there were so many ahead." Boston
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