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un.niir ' - - - - - i ' ' 1 """Sf . f -Hiimn 1 1 A Colyum Of Thoughts From Here There, Yonder VOLUME XXIV WARRENTON, N; C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1919 Number 99 A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND ,WAR KEN COUNTY (By W- BRODIE JONES) t HELGOLAND FORTIFICATIONS BEING DISMANTLED It would be impossible to place an timate upon the results of the great es. rCvival meeting which closed we Sunday night. Its influence an- not be judged nor its eternal worth aotHuE ISlliL ,ZVTCZ conversation, accessions to the t.a nnd over four hundred neo- T who pledged themselves to closer , nlA who pie -ifcVrince to Christ The message of Dr. T. B. Price was logically p-esented without any fea ture of sensationalism and the conse quent expectation is that his words will live long with us. Vr J. Dale stentz, ius aDie assist i'ii- - - ant, brougm iu , vice randiant with its wealth of meaning and impressive in pie sincer- jty of its worth. . . Both men leave their imprint upon the. mind and heart of many, many friends here and the influence of their association in the high purpose which brought them here will live on to bless their uiciiiviy aim mm. y , .... I path ot lite everlasting. Shop early. Go do it now. "I would look laugh and lift." up and love and Just a week and a day to Christmas. Get the spirit! , "If you .want to get up hitch onto something that is going." TJomeTTlhrr "AvPOck School ImnrOVP- iVlVvv X " . ment Day" at your local schoolhouse, Friday, December 19. . . Alex Why is a quick tempered man like electricity? Smart Alex Resistance makes both of them hot. : Do not dare to live without some e'ear intentions toward wnicn your ... living shall be bent. Mean to . be something with all your might. Phil lips Brooks. "Ain't it funny that some folks you can't miss, V rjl snmp fnllcs vnii ruafc-Tfiiss a tlile " And the folks you carf't miss you see lots voiced Price as he urged the truth Vd the other folks onoe in awhile?", that every one was directly responsi- "vT;! I - ble to God for their life and that each .if you were one who failed to mail one alone was responsible for the des a check equivalent to a days labor to tiny he was weaving under the handf of one of the State orphanages on Time. lie urged for a clear cut deli Thanksgiving, don't fail to attend to'nite decision for right assuring that it now. Make a Christmas gift to the this must be the policy for eternity's fatherless and motherless of the State, sake. I Sunday morning Price "came in tha The every-day cares and -duties, house" and he cleared the atmosphere which men call drudgery, are tne with truth driven home upon the obli weights and counterpoises of the cIock gation of husb"and, wife and child. He of Time, giving its pendulum a true stated that home life was the true pic vibration, and its hand a regular mo- ture of anyone to be seen when per tion; and when they cease to hang f ectly natural. - The service was re upon the wheels, the pendulum no plete with suggestions which mean longer swings, the hands no longer much in the happiness'of every inc?i move, the clock stand's still. Henry vidual of the household and the chris W. Longfellow. tian duty to fulfill Jhese obligations was clesrly presented. 1 That great mystery of Time, were "How to Say Religious When lue there no other; the illimitable, silent, Big Meetings Over" was a follow-up never-resting thing called Time, roll- talk in line with the sane, construo ing, rushing on, swift, silent, lika an tive program of the entire meeting, all-embracing ocean tide, on which we It was presented Sunday afternoon to and all the universe swim like exhala- an audience which crowded the build tions, like apparitions which are, and ing, and the five essentials to the then are not: this is forever very lit- maintenance of a christian relation rally a miracle; a thing to strike us ship were' named as church member-dumb-? for we have no word to speak ship, reaching the Bible, prayer lite, t.bout it.Thomas Carlyle. - tithing and running from temptation. . The theme was forcefully presented Property is the fruit of labor; prop- and its message as the Rules of the crty is desirable; is a postive good in 'Game accepted by a big majority of the world. That some hould be rich the crowd who evinced their accep shows that others may become rich, ance by standing, upon invitation of nd hence is just encouragement to in- the evangelist. dustry and enterprise. Xet not him j Sunday night the largest crowd who is houseless pull down the house which has ever gather in the Court cf another, but let him work diligently House for any purpose came to hear r.nt hnii i 4.v,,. k ov !v, forfrwell sermon. The People stoo4 rmple assuring that his own shall b6 safe from violence Abraham Lincoln. when built.- 'Tis Christmas time! Thought we re gret Its many forced expenses, we pretend to like the gifts we get, And our friends make like pretenses. Eoth, for ourselves, be this our plea, And those whr rpfnrrmpnR us orgive . yii j MM tva Forgive those who Christmas against us! Harper's Magazine. Pni , . . .. I - "m xveaay ior uisiriDuwm Clerk of the rwf. Jnhn T)- Newell requests us to announce that the pen- j n for old soldiers have arrived and 1 a' ready for distribution. . us our unnsimases u.wwnv. . , MAMMOTH CROWDS ATTEND LAST THREE SERVICES Preaching - of Force and Logic A feature of Fifteen Day Revi val; Great Music Under Lead ership of J. Dale Stentz. Dr. Thurston B. Price and Mr. J. Dale Stentz have returned to their VtrkTVIOd in &elinmll 1 T: " 1 i Axicvxiic miiu Dirmingnam Bw-.alter concluding the greatest union meeting ever held in Warren county is the concensus of opinion here. The two weeks revival services, featured by the. absence of emotionalism and sensationalism but by calm, logical vm consecrated service, have carried the message of the gospel to many hearts here and throughout tha count". ." Friday momine Dr. Price delivered an interesting sermon to the farmers of Warren who despite the downpouv came to receive his message on "Lot, tho Backslidden Farmer." The text revealed the folly of moving to town sins f the city instead of staying on the farm and faithfully serving God day by day. Friday night "The Biggest Question Man Ever Faced" was discussed a3 "Whnt. must T An to he saveA The Vtr - nrraMat - An-nnnA AVlf fraaA rV VlO -1 V OllgVllk) V VAV11U VWVft 14UV WA. VUU V VMf conformity to certain fast rules of ethical conduct -would not save one. The standard was the manifestation cf Christ in the daily walk of life. This alone would assure admission to the Celestial City, he pointed out. 1 Saturday night the way to Chris- itian life was exemplified as a power working within. Enviroment nor as- sociation coulc not daunt tne cnnstian . m spirit nor could it hinder the manifes tation of the love of Christ. The ser- rr.on was drawn in a was drawn in a large degree from the experiences of the evange list and the illustrations came home with a double intensity. Working with thia Dower - enthroned "- in the human heart all things were possible, during the -entire service and many tnrTied awav because of lack of room. Dr. Price delivered an appeal to every man without the church to unite with it arc? drove home the fact that he had reasoned the thing out in the series of sermons held here and that there was no excuse for the man who was intel lectually honest. His text was "Ins Unpardonable Sin",blasphemy against the Holy Ghost, by which means one could get beyond the reach of redemp . i . aAo, fn-r men to tion. The piea w " ride the tidal wave oi r harbor of christian rela ani not to delay the matter longer. After this able sermon, num- tyiati went forward on mo uao w i -atino- rame vitation and the revival meeting came to a close. x - , , amre- Dr. Price then expressed the a ppre elation of both Mr. Stentz and him i ta,::M'M( jK&. v:--"-.o:jccAi5;-: KRitfw.ViS&'SV-is. ' '"" , ioKsws-;, ' :W!:y:feXi :iv.:-xw;-: wx5 The Germans, in accordance with the armistice germ's. re dismantling stronghold in the North sea.. This new and exclusive photograph shows one self for the kindness and courtesy .with which they have been treated here and paid high compliment to this as "the biggest little town he had ever seen," and with Stentz, whose songs end singing have been such a wonder ful part of the great meeting, lead ing "God Be With You 'Till We Meet Again" the greatest revival meeting and the biggest asset to 'christian life ever held in Warren came to a close. Cotton Asso. Elect Officers For Year A permanent cotton association was formed in Warren county Friday af ternoon by members of the county as sociation from several sections of Warren. The purpose of the meet ing of that date was. to perfect a pe.. manent: organization. Mr. A. E. Paschall, who has served as temporary chairman, was elected active head of the campaign in the county for a square deal to the cotton farmer. Other officers include W. H. Palmer, of Six Pound1, named as vice-president and W. Brodie' Jones, of Warrentcn, elected as secretarytreasurer. The executie committee is composed of Messrs. Paschall, Palmer and Jones by virtue of their offices and of the fol lowing substantial farmers, A. L. Pope of River, R. E. Williams, of Fork, J. W. Burroughs, of Shocco, and J. C. Brauer, of Nutbush. Delegates to the State Convention which meets in Raleigh Wednesday were elected and the following mem bers of the association designated to represent Warren, A. E. Paschall, A. L. Pope, and J. W. Burroughs. These men by virtue of the choice of their fellow-members as delegates to Ral eigh also become members of the State Board of Directors. The different township chairman under the plan of organization are members of the Board of Directors Ha are the secretary-treasurer and vice present of each township unit. The complete system will be applied with modifications, made necessary by cir make their rport at the next meet makqe their report at the next meet- ing and the charter and by-laws are Ireceived from Raleigh. The temporary association hasN se cured over two hundred members' in Warren and indications would point that many more are to allign with this body of men who are not seeking to obtain a strangle hold upon the cot ton users but who are coming togeth er for a square deal to the women and children of the southern farmer who work untiringly in the fiields and whose labor is now unrewarded un der the price for cotton. Work'' Should Be Considered As A Blessing Not A Curse "He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great -waster."- Proverbs 18:9. ' For the people had a mind to work." Nehemiah 4:6. ' In the Book of Boooks of which it has been well said that it is not only a library in itself, but that it is greater than all other libraries, a book which it took-the Almighty 1600 years, speaking through forty men, to write is to be found wisdom, human and divine, and the two extracts which we have quoted might furnish a text for many a sermon just now. The first states the great truth that the man who "is, slothful in his work is a broth er to him that is a great waster." NT GeM Ruling Merchants Must Mark Selling Price On Each Article. Will Require Rigid Enforcement of -Regulations Auth orized Under Lever Act. A gross retail, profit not to exceed 50 per cent : on the invoice cost has been announced by Henry A. Page, State Fair Price 'Commissioner, as a reasonable Triargin of gain to mer chants in North Carolina, the regula tion to go 'into . effect next Monday, December 15.v' The announcement was made in art" address before the Mer chant's Association in Wilson "Tues day night, jand brings to ah end the , controversy that arose some weeks ago between the Commissioner and the merchants of the State. The reg ulations are as follows: j 1. "The practice of having different j prices for; different people will be considered ? ai violation of the Lever Act; there must be one fair price to everybody.,. 2. "To offer for sale any merchan dise that does not bear the selling ' price vih aiT" figures, provided -the form "of such merchandise allows space for marking same, will be con sidered a violation of the act. 3. "A maximum margin of 50 per cent on invoice cost is allowed on men's clothing, furnishings hats, and all shoes. To charge more than 50 per cent is indictable under the act. This is not to be construed to mean that all merchandise as classed above should bear 50 per cent profit, since, if he found a merchant adhering to this rule to escape the clutches of the law, it would b counted against him. 60 Per Cent For Women. I 4. "A maximum margin of 60 per cent on invoice cost is allowd on all women's ready-to-wear. To charge more than 60 per cent is to violate the amend'ad Lever Act. 5. "Full replacement value will not be allowed, but the merchant will be expected to average cost of clothing, shoes, etc., in determining new and advanced prices. (Mr. Page explained this by saying that a serge suit pur chased last spring at $20 might cost the merchant $40 if purchased today. This would not justify the merchant in marking a regular percentage of profit on the $40 suit and then bring jthe price of -the suits carried over up to this level). 6. "These regulations are effective December 15, and any merchant who wilfully exceeds tHe above margins of profit or violates above regulations will be subject to indictment and trial ! before Federal judge and jury. Both classes are condemned by the Al mighty Himself, and they should be condemned by every man who recog nizes that work is the divine instru- mentality for the development of body and mind of the individual and for the j j saving of the world. j j The second quotation relates to a time when the people of Israel "had a mind to work." In the hour of emer gency, when their country was at stake, they ebneentated their activi-. ties night and day upon work. No j time was lo be lost in the great effort which they were then making to re- ; build the walls of Jerusalem. Through their heroic work, when all the people j joined together and all "the peCple hadj Comity Go the fonlncations of Helgoland, their of tl:e great gun emplacements. a mind to work," success was achiev ed. The people of America must have "a mind to work." Into their work they must throw the whole energy of their nature. The "slothful" man and "the waster" must be regarded as . slackers unworthy of the respect of anyone. Any organization which seeks to limit the labor of its members, any individual who is slothful in business, who wastes his own time or that of his employer, and the one who is a waster of the substance of others, or of the country, . will, unless they change their methods, never be class ed by God or man as "people who had a mind work." They are not work ers; they are shirkers, slackers, and their number grows alarmingly great. Men are being taught that work is something to be shunned, when they should be taught that it is God's ap pointed way for all mankind's advance ment. God Himself works, and throughout all of the divine teachings - of the Bible there is one unceasing strain in favor of work. The "slothful man," and the man who has not "a mind to work," ae going directl contrary to the teachings of the Almighty. This nation needs-to be taught the dignityof :work. We need to glorify work work on'' the farm and "work m the mine and work in the factory, work in the office, work in the schoolroom, work in the pupit. Men who have de cried work, or who have sought to limit the output of laborers not mere ly by unduly reducing the hours of labor, but by reducing the amount of work that a man may do in a given time, are flying directly in the face of the teachings of the Bible. Work is a blessing, not a curse. Vaccine For Rabies To Be Sent Doctors One of the doctors of Warren hands us the following for publication. There isn't any doubt but that any of our medical men can well care for those who- are . bitten by mad dogs. The system the State Laboratory of Hygiene thus adopts will mean a great saving in time and money ano will be welcomed, we believe, by th3 public generally. Editor. The article follows: "The State Laboratory of Hygiene begs to call your attention to the fact that it is now prepared to supply the physicians of the State with the Pas teur Antirabic Vaccine. The-necessity of a three weekqs stay in Raleigh is thus obviated. "The treatment consists of twenty one injections, to be administered on separate days, prepared, in a manner convenient for use, with sterile syrin ges and needles included. One half of the treatment will-be sent in the first shipment and the second half will be mailed in due time. The vaccine should be kqept in a cool place until administered. A fee of $5.00, is charged for the complete treatment and unless other wise .requested the -first package will be sent by parcel post with the $5.00 collect charge attached. This is done to avoid bookkeeping. When the patient is not able to pay, it is sug gested that the physician request the City or County authorities to assume this small charge, but we wish you to be assured that nb treatment will be refused for lack of money. "When the tratment is to be given any animal,- the laboratory cannot supply it at the price of $5.00 but a charge of $20.00 . is asked, which amount approximates the cost of pro (Continued On Sixth Page) AS AYCOdK SCHOOL IBI PROVEMENTS DAY FRIDAY Patrons of Every School To Plan and Work For Improvement "A Nickle Apiece From Every Pupil" For Aycock Memorial. Both our State Superintendent of Schools and the County Superintend ent are anxious to have every school in the county, both rural and urban, white and., black, observe "Aycock School Improvement Day," next Fri day, December 19, as required by 'aw. On that day the patrons and friends of every school are expected to meet at the . schoolhouse and discuss or better still, provide such of the fol lowing fourteen improvements as are most needed: 1. Lengthening the school. 2. Getting an additional teacher. 3. Getting better school buildings. 4. Painting the building. 5. Improving school grounds. : 6. Getting a school library. ' 7. Getting a traveling library. 8. Getting a sanitary drinking foun tains or individual drinking cups. 9. Getting pictures for the school. 10. Arranging for a school farm! in 1920. 11. Arranging for a school fair. 12. Arranging for a coure of lectures, " music, tc, for the entire com munity. 13. Teaching illiterates in the com munity to read and write. 14. Getting boys and girls into club work. Another purpose of "Aycock Im provement Day" i3 to raise money to complete the ;nionument to Charles Brantley Aycock, North Carolina's "Educational " Governor " soon to be erected in Raleigh. Several thousand dollars have already been raised, and work on the monument will soon be gin. An average of "A Nickel Apiece From Every Pupil" is the hope , of State ' Superintendent Brooks, and pupils are asked to carry their contri butions t- school next Thursday .or , Friday morning. If any parent feels unable to send a nickle apiece, let him send a penny apiece; and others who feel disposed may send dimes or quar ters. But the hope is to' have every child in Jiorth Carolina feel that he has had a part, even if only a penny gift, in the erection of a beautiful memorial to a great man. In after life, when a boy or girl of today goes to Raleigh and sees the beautiful Ay cock memorial, he will be glad to think, "I gave a dime toward it," and even if he never goes to Raleigh he will be a better citizen for having ex pressed his gratitude to the memory of one who so loved and served the school-children of North Carolina. It is hoped that no school in the county will fail to observe "Aycock School Improvement Day" next Fri day. ' Oyster Supper At Oakville There will be an oyster supper fol lowing the exercises attendant upon North Carolina Day next Friday in the Oakville school. The public is cordially invited to attend. Cemetery Association Asks For Dues All those who have not paid their dues in the -Cemetery Association for the year are requested to attend to this matter now. Forward your dues to Mrs. V. D. Alston, Secretary, at once. Send In Roll Call Names Some members of the canvassing committee over Warren in the Red Cross Roll Call have failed to send in the names of those joining. Please attend to this important matter at once by sending all names to secretary Red Cross Roll Call at Warrenton. Soldiers Camp Here Monday Night A dtachment of forty-four artil lerymen from Camp Bragg, of Fay etteville, arrived here Monday after noon from Littleton and camped on the old Graded School grounds last night. They left early this morning for Henderson. The" group was one of several touring the State for re cruits and for dissemination of infor mation about this branch of tho ser vice. Many citizens inspected the camp and, an effort was made by Mayor Palmer to give the boys free tickets to the movies but this was not possible because the show wasn't stag ed Monday night.