.. -. " '' " :". '' '"" " "V " '. : '.I" . . - - - : tv-' -V ' 'v--7:7; :'-Avr'fi A Coiyum Of Thoughts From Here There, Yonder cBy W. BRODIE JONES) 1 rQLUM:BXXfV i A SEMi-WE WARRENTON, N. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER3l919 number 101 rs rv a varan wnwr m. . . . - - . ! - -- . - , - - - - n JNKW-'S rAPEK DEVOTED TO THE IN'piq ESTS:QFARREKTO take holiday. The Warren Record will not greet t3 readers again this year. vc 'ose the busiest year in the history Cf the paper with one hundred and ne editions mailed to our patrons 0 ying the news as we gathered it. 1 special edition, necessary to can . i fnr tVio rplphratinn of cel tne pina - -- TUiy 25th postponed on' account of rain a twenty page Victory loan and twelve page Red Cross edition and y extra sheets in the regular edi Tns" to carry advertising have kept the office force busy, throughout the year. We extend our sincerest apprecia te for this patronage and for the many words which have buoyed our efforts during the year just clos- ed. May the merriest of Christmases Mid the most prosperous of New years with peace, plenty and love cement our actions for the permanent welfare of our fellowman. May especial joy be yours at this Yuletide. It takes a genius to see the obvious. Make some other heart happy with joy. : Happiness is the reward of the kind. Doing is very largely a question of trying. Inefficiency is a by-prodfuct of pros perity. ' Little ideas are usually expressed in big words. Nothing is a pleasure when it be comes a habit. Have you "Christmas in your bones?" Get it! "If you can't realize the ideal,, then idealize the real." 7 A whole lot of people marry, but they don't settle down. ; "I'm oM and IVo hac? many troubles -most of them never happened' "The secret of success is to do what the world wants done and to do it bet ter than anyone else can do it." " 'I used to like the. Christmas spir it," said the Colonel, but now it's,. all moonshine' at $12 a quart." "Since prohibition has been effec tive, the United States has become a place of 'departed spirits' but it's not dead by any means." Natural Deduction "Sir, your dog has just bitten ma cn the ankle!" " "Well, you wouldn't expect a little dog like that to bite you on the neck, would you?" Southern Progress "In the whispering galleries t of St. Paul's cathedral in London the faint est sound is faithfully conveyed from cne side to the other, but cannot e neard at any intermediate point.' A traveller came upon an old man crying as if his heart would break. "What's the matter?" he sympa thetically asked. "Pa whipped me," he sobbing re Pd as the stranger iavoluntarily isped. ' "Too bad, my man, but for what did J our venerable father - treat you in gny such manner." "For throwing rocks at grandpa," leplied the old gentlmean as the V'ould be sympathizer exclamed as he teat a retreat: "Ye go&s, Methuselah!" WOLF, FOX, LYON, BAER, ENLIST IN THE JVIARINES Buffalo, N. Y Dec. 22. "Wolf, Fox, Lyon," called the seigeant as he ush ei'ed three recruits into the Marine Corps Recruiting office here. "It sounds like a menagerie," said Jfc-e recruiting officer to the sergeant. 'Do you think we're signing up animal Jets for a circus?" "Nor, sir," replied the sergeant, "but there is still one more to sign upcap tain." "Bring him in." "Baer!" shouted the Sergeant and the fourth recruit entered. The four recruits were James E. of Gates, N. Y., James Baer, of fjrie, Pa, George R. Wolf of Warren, J1-, and Charles Lyon of Rochester. l Y. HAPPINESS MUST COME IN GOOD DEEDS TO OTHERS That As Ideal Toward Life Will " Alone Guarantee Hnnninpcc Tn , - M f'utvkW JLM.B . uuuu urues ivir. ineo 11. Price, of Commerce & Finance. It is Christmas time again. The angels who sung "Peace on Earth, " 1 TTTIll -1 nr . . vjuuu in 10 iuen- are supposed to be hovering over this old earth and we are all trying to be glad ana happy. tBut I wonder if others are impressed as I am with the lack of spontaneity in our joyousness. The stores are ad vertising their wares as usual. We will make gifts and receive them as I formerly. We shall mail the customary Christ mas cards and eat the customai Christmas dinner, but underneath it all there seems to be a feeling of dis appointment that the. first year of peace after nearly five years of waT has brought, so little happiness to the world. In Europe four hundred- and fifty million people are in distress more or less acute. The old order has , been upset and the new one has not jyet been established. The govern ments to which the people were, ac customed have been overturned and the new systems thus far in being are j functioning very imperfectly. Travel is difficult and communication .slow. The money in corculation is rapidly becoming valueless and food is scarce. J A spirit of unrest is .abroad. The curse of v anarchy is upon Russia and obscures her from our sight, while rev olution threatens elsewhere. Surely it must be a disappointing Christmas cn.the other sidte of the Atlantic. And here. The elation and excite ment of war are gone and in then place we have had a year; of almost constant bickering and -struggle. Pol iticians have been selfishly scheming for advantage, wage earners are fight- 1 ing for more pay ana every one is complaining-a nationiiabituallyex travagant in being compelled to -adjust I itself to the taxation, inflation and un derproduction that, have always, fol lowed in the wake of war.: Why, even Christmas seasons of the war were more satisfying than this, for thev were lighted by the hope of victory i and sublimated! by the spirit of self sacrifice. Is it not the lack of this spirit that makes the present Christmas season so disappointing? In 1917 and at least until Christmas, 1918, we were inspired, inflamed and uplifted by the thought of what we could do and were dome for others. The world was ,tc be m?d safe for democracy and to ; that end we were glad to pledge our lives, our fortunes and our future. We were looking out, not in, we were tanking of others and not of ourselv 1 es, and we were happy in.spite of our bereavements and losses. And then the war ended in victory for the cause we had espoused, and after a very brief period of rejoicing we commenc ed to look inward, we forgot about others and! began to remember our selves nationally and individually. As a result we are today unhappy, critical and complaining. The reason is obvious. We are discontented be cause we are coming almost uncon sciously to realize that happiness is a 'product of helpfulness, that those who jlive unto themselves alone can never be entirely satisfied and that we can 'not know the joy that should be ours ' at Christmas jmless we have the nwf r,nirit and remember that we are celebrating the birthday of One whose influence has survived the rise and fall of unnumbered nations be cause He loved the -world and was glad to die that men might live. - Clark-Alston The following announcement is of much interest to Warren friends: Mrs. Carrie Howland Cark announces the marriage of her daughter to . Mr. Edward Thorne Alston-, Jr. on Thursday, Decemoer the- eighteenth nineteen hundiei and? nineteen Clarkton, North Carolina At Home v,o first of January Henderson, North Carolina. Bless is he with a sense of humor, and doubly blessed is he who - can faugh at himself when there is else around to laugh at. - Schools Obser ve R C. Day Last Friday was observed by many schools of the county as North Caro lina Day. The program was devoted to school improvement, arbor day and the Aycock Memorial. . -A purpose of the day was to receive small donations from the school chil tfreh to erect a monument to Charles B Aycock. the Educational Oovemor. and the following schools have report ed to Supt. J. Edward Allen: Elbern i r. ....... . $4.00 Warren Plains ................ 2.00 Manson . Grove Hill Afton . . . Ridgeway Pope .... Vicksboro 1.00 1.00 1.57 1.5 2.01 1.50 1,05 1.00 .42 1.17. 1.40 1.10 2.60 .xtelle ......... Long School . (col.) ............. Warren Plains' (supplemental) . . Elberon (col.) ..... Liberia (col.) Mayflower .... Wilson (col.) . . Churchill school An especially good program was presented at Pope school ar.d at Vicks toro where over $70.00 "has recently teen raised for school improvement. MILLIONS ARE SAVED BY SMALL DEPOSITS Banks of Country Have Twenty-Seven Hundred Thousand Accounts F;g-5 ures Announced at Convention. Show. There are 27,000 000 savings banX lepositors in the United States, ac- wording to figures published at the convention of the lAmerican Bankers Association here." In compiling these Igures due allowance was made for iuplications. Investigation by the" bankers has proved that these -eav-ng bank depositors are, with few ex ceptions, people of small means, but hey are the people who absorbed in arge measure the war issues of gov ernment securities, Thrift and War Savings Stamps, Savings Certificates nd Liberty Bond's AND ARE "KEEP.6' vwortn with-the,Govern INGTHE2fl Not only did they buy and hold gov ernment securities, but those invest ments led to additional savings, con solidated the habit of thrJft and in creased bank deposits throughout the entire nation. These 27,000,000 depos itors how own $10,573,971,000 of sav ings. This is the money which has built up the railroads v municipalities, homes and industries of the nation. These savers financed the war suc cessfully, and on their continuation "f ' the production of new capital, hrough savings, rests the solution for financing reconstruction and for the Increase of production' necessary to 'check the high cost of living," bankers agree. The government savings securities and Liberty Bonds offer Ideal means I for the production of this new capital. They are adapted for investment of all sums no matter now great or. small. They are the safest security possible. They are profitable and readily con vertible into cash should necessity arise. CHARGE OF-THE STAMP BRIGADE. Just a stamp, just a stamp. Just a stamp onward; Into the Valley of life Oo.many hundred. . Stormed at by costs and billi, Boldly they faced their ills, Bravely cut out all frills, And bought a hundred. . High cost to right of them, high cosf to left of them, High cost behind them volleyed and - thundered, But they kept saving on, just as they had begun Till they'd a hundred. When will the high cost fade? O, the wild charge they made! All the world wondered. v So let us fight the scamps With more War Savings Stamps, Stamps by the hundred. The armistice cleared, the of U boats but your financial craft can be just as effectively sunk without trace by foolish investment in wild-cat stocks. Government securities, War Savings Stamps and Liberty Bonds ar safe. . Make up your mind to give mo than you receive this Christmas as n good Christmas resolution. -"N MANYpSTs FORTUNE YING TO GET HIGH Hundreds vCught" Urider' StcKifeMi ket Lfhd?lide But Those:- VsThoj Invented in Ctoyarnmant --jSa-Vi - ' ' V cultle::-Afe''8af Whether-br not? man this sectioa were "caught"; in the re cent slump' of the New York market probably wUi never be known, and there is - no - way of estimating ; 7 the, amount of moneyr lost iy. But it is! ilft aitely knofn that many men and per haps a "number of women ttci c badJy; "stunEr'l and that their losses - ran far-; Into the millions of dollars; ' ' It goes without saying', " of course, that their losaes catue from th e mar; ket coilapsBrlertMn:" securities 4: or because tljej1 were unkblerto weather; the storhiifia stbcki;whjc bought, on iagmt5udden ry .depre dated. In otlier words, much o! the loss was because men. - and -'fwomen lured by tlie promise of great profits matched . ilif lr wits with the' thj.. wai horses ot ti?e speculation game,, anu u a result many , little fortunes were utterly wiped out. . ' . Many 'busines mn realized some time ' ago l tb at. pertain market quota tions In Wall Street were abnorniai of course all of them realized -the risk of speculating on vague promises of proflt-and warning after warning was issued" to the men and women of moderate nieans not to endanger their J money in any get rich-quick schsm which, might be on'ered. Those" persona who invested the'r savings 'in-such standard securities as Liberty Bonds and Victory Notes, or Treasury Savings Certificates. 'or "-Var Sarlngst Stamps intending to hold to niaturiti1,'! were not caught in the land slidej fr government ;curities arp always cedeomed at i-ill face value f upan maturity. They provide the best prdVection in the world and the men or woman wheas investments arj represented -bysuch ; securities and whib holds these sncufities is always aKolutely safe:reg;ardless "of anything that -may happen in the speculative stock markets of the country. . , ; Or course the" , immediate market value of Liberty Bonds and Victory -Notes fluctuates, but holders of these se.euii.ties may rest absolutely easy because theY changes in the market prices ;of -ese government securities are f?.r less than in other bonds .and ment back? of 'them demands that on maturity they will be paid for at Just exactly one hundred cents on the dol-la- "Better safe than sorry." KING GETS THRIFT STAMP. Somewhere in the personal effects of King Albert of Belgium reposes a thrift card with a United States Gov ernment Thrift Stamp attached. The king is that much ahead. There is a kid in San Francisco who is that much out. -' As King Albert -tenped into his au tomobile after the official reception In San Francisco, Richard Siprelle. elev en years old, leaped upon the running board to sell the king a Thrift Stamn. He thrust the card and stamp into the king's hand. The king looked at him and then said, smilingly; "Thank you." Then the king's car lurched for ward and the king was gone. ' The armistice was signed a year ago, but there is still a line of American sentries along the Rhine. Keep a guard of War Savings StampB on watch over your doTars. atampc MANSON ITEMS Mr Robert Kimball, of Enfield, vis ited in the home of his brother Mr. L. N. Kimball this week. Mr. J. B. Brack spent a day of this week at Drewery shopping. We are glad to know that Mr. M. V. Fleming is improving. We hope to see him at his place of business be fore very long. Mr. Earnest Hecht and family, of Norlina, were pleasant guests in the home of their friends Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Dill Sunday. " Mr. Clyde Martin, of Oxford, is a frequent guest in our town." . Mrs. J. T. " Champion and Miss Thelma Brack spent a day recently in Henderson. Mr. Albert Paschall spent Thurs day at Drewery. Messrs. R. L. W. Watkins and Ed win Fleming, of Middleburg, were vis itors in town Sunday. Miss Mamie Brack returned Tues i from a pleasant visit to Rich mond. " - Mr. S. J. Satterwhite motored rom cur town" to Henderson last week. Miss Bessie Lou Collins, of Middle burg was the guest of Miss , Marie Fleming the first of the week Miss Etta Fleming closed her School Friday for the Christmas holidays if ems 1 f ise mty On Thursday evening, December 18th, at 7:30 o'clock-the music pupils pf yviiss Arah atling gave a musi cals.. The program showed that-the pupils had made much improvemene during- the last ; few months, and! was enjoyed by those present. The auditoi-ium was most tasteful ly decorated with ., nolly and other Christmas greens.; A small admis sion fee was charged and the do r re- ceipts together mtE the amount deriv ed from' tHe sale of sandwiched 1 an hot- chocolatei by he ladies of ; the-Betterment Association, will . be used for linisnmg ;ana peautitymg - the : .music fe'St ; fM&f$& r' a beautifully, decorated Chfistnias tf ee were lighted and although ;fc :,vas' an nounced that Santa Clausia had1ai; tempted t 1 makehe rtrip;&an air plane had met" with can acicent, and could '. not be here, Prpf . Jpbe being obliged to take his ;place, each mem ber of the music -'class' received a gift. The tree- also held a beautiful ivory pock, the gift . of the music class to their teacher. On Friday morning the little folks of Miss Worley's and Miss Kimball's rooms had their Christmas tree. Al J hough the day was stormy outside, there were many glad little hearts inside; who could hardly wait for the tree to be lighted an the gifts taken onV. Before this was. done, however, exercises' appropriate to Christmas and to School Improvement Day were held and a collection taken for the Aycock Memorial. When the tree was lighted and! the shades drawn, each child was present ed with a little gift and seme apples and oranges. - The children and teach ers separated wishing each other a bright and Merry Christmas. 7 Every day is School Improvement Day at the Wise School, - Ten beauti- jui. lectures nave peen oraerea ior tnt walls of the various roomi and a brand new four burner oil stove to be used f or entertainments, ..deraonstrE 1 t iV ' ' -i j ir tfons or ..to, warm Up cold lunches, has just arrived. . -' 'Z CMr; HatiHayes is t home ltom the Wni verityso aiehollday.y;I;C Miss Sally Perkmson and Miss Em ma Dunn are at home from their schools to spend Christmas. Although there are no particular festivities scheduled for the holidays. everybody seems to be happy and full. of the Christmas spirit. MiCKIE SAYS SOME FOUCS NAOME TUU& tUtl OOH-t KECD UO NVORE OOSt - BUT NNVSE. SU?ptM' US JVTNfcIS with a nice little entertainment. Mr. Arthur Dill spent Saturday in Henderson. Mr. William James of Axtell, mov ed to our town some days ago and is living atthe place know as "Forest Cottage." - Messrs. Robert and Oliver Kimball made a business trip to Henderson this week. Mrs. Rooker, of Townsville, was a pleasant visitor to relatives here a few days ago. Mr. Carl Burdick, of Virginia, has been relieving Mr. M. V. Fiem.ng a the depot since he has been unable to be out. - Airs. Clark returned to her home in Henderson' Sunday after spending sev eral days In the home of Mr. Osbom Clark. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. PinneU andf their little son Council, of Henderson, die- lighted friends here by a visit recent- ly. Vici Ktw Vow wam li - M WawT-Ws7 mm mum f i ' ' 1 1 1 rn : rHOUS AND TO HEIiP FIGHT - campaign ; For Dry .World ; Or gaiiier VMts arrenr Vrcf. ' ixraiiamra ubad Drive licf. Mr. Jphn; Phillips. District- btgan ker af or thePro Campaign, was in town toaay in the interest of -the'' drive to be launched in ihe''-n4ar' future; ; It-19 :of iniprest. tt now that Mr. John Graham 'wilii-- rect the campaign in Warren which has as its purpose not only the -en forcement of prohibition v; ifi . Amer ica but is to send aid to other nation :h the fightgainst alcohoL t;V; t -Mr, Frank W. Davis, of this county, made a recent liberal "donation to this cause and Vs letter to State headqnar- ters with their comments furnish an , teresting readying to " Mr. Davis's many friends" and shed 'further light upon there"whicV'willi engage tha public attention later. -i;v. -. y .Greensboro, N. C., December ; 18. The World Prohibition. Movement re ceived this morning an .unexpected contribution .from a former ; North Carolinian; Mr. Frank ; W.- Davis, a native of Warren .County, who former 3 vcQ m .Wilson and Charlotte, and who moved to Kentucky. hree years ago, still remembering The Old North State. , This , morning,'- State Director (J. H, Mebane was surprised and grat iiiec? by receiving the following letter from Mr.. Davis: ; J . "- Winchester, Ky., Dec. 16, 1919. Mr. C. H. Mebane, Director,; World Prohi bition i Movement, Greensboro, J$ C. Dear Sir- -"I am glad to see the move-' ment on for . IVprld Prohibition, and I want to help. I want to help - too,: through my native State. Therefore, I enclose ;, yeu - my contribution, five thousand dollarsr . "Today the news comes through pur '.State , papers that as soon as the- Supreme Court declar-' ed the war-time prohibition act conr situtional, ; the ' , Kentucky distillers I rushed 't Irihet mx&Qen.'r'iot stamps and permits to export their thirty nine million gallons of liquor to distillers there. What effect '. will this have on the enlarged! activities of the Church in such fields? I want to help North Carolina raise her seven hundred thousand to insure the suc cess of the Churches' activities in other lands." ' " . ' Yours truly, F. W. DAVIS. Local News of Interest Mr. Robert. Alston was' in town tcday. Mr. JLewis Allen was in town this week. 'Mr. Berry Wright was in town Sat urday. Mr. S. G. Wilson and son were in town this week. Mr. King Pinnell was a recent visi tor to Warrenton. Miss Annie Myrick, of Littleton, was in town shopping Saturday. . Miss Lottie Myrick, of Littleton, was in town shopping Fri?ay. The recent bond issue in Nutbush went 62 to 53 for good roads it is in teresting to know. The collection taken last Friday afternoon at Pope School, for Aycock Memorial amounted to $1.50. The patrons of the Warrenton color ed school have bought a piano and placed it in the school here. Mr. Joe J ohn Allen, of Louisburg, and Mr. J. W. Allen, of Tennessee, one of the descendants of John Allen who left, here one hundred years ago for that State, were pleasant visitors in Warrenton today. A particularly fine evidence of good work in the recent Red! Cross Roll, call has come to light from the white school of Roanoke township. 'Mrs. M. A. Huckstep, teacher of the school, re ports 11 members enrolled for the Red Cross from an average attendance of fifteen school children. Meeting Postponed The Literary Branch of the Woman's Club will meet on January 8th. The regular December meeting has been postponed until then on account of the Christmas holidays. -

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