North Carolina Newspapers

iLn-M-nrTrTirJ' - r-1 f Colyum Of Thoughts From Here There, Yonder CBy W. BRODIE JONES) : . J ' VOLUME XXV WARRENTQN. N. C FRTTtAY. .TANTTARVn iqiq r .. a- - ' ' J, uv) -m-is 11UII1I1JT .1 A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTES fcSTS OF WARRENTON ANDWAR KEN COUNTY The condition of the main side reets of the town in the mud and .'.-j, i vino-s home the need for bith- . -1 - Bettor streets are wrcnin tne grasp the people if we will but urge their onstrucnen. The town should match the conn- its citizenship as expressed the new era of construction planned r if--- Good streets bring trade. Good streets luifjiuve mspysuions in t i f Vi fir Good streets are to come eventually, ;1V .-.or now . It is up to you, use your influence! Public service should win public hureciation that is the only compen- itior. offered. With the advent of the war, this iervice sprang into being as an ex ression of patriotism. Since the war rd the decline of its stimulus the teas have continued and many work- r3 have met the obligation and . .1 4-n1. A- 3 r-re'iv wuiiicu m. tiiw Lcsn.a m, nana vith a patriotism that has been noble. To these workers is at this time due Vr expression of appreciation from f . jl' J J lV l the peopie oi tne county lor tneir a li t i ser.ee lor the common good the jthanks of the people of the county are 'expressed to retiring chairman W. N. Boyd, Treasurer J. Edward Allen and Eoll Call Chmn. V. Barham Davis for their labor in your Red Cross during Ihe year just closed. Tne good sense of the article on law enforcement upon this page from the pen of Mr. John H. Fleming, one ,cf Warren's good citizens, is corn- tended to the public. The factor that rill stop the moonshiner is and is Ylor.e the manisfestation of public sen timent. The citizens of this county ire called upon to rally their influence lo the cause. 'What is heredity?" "Something a father believes in un til his son begins acting like a darn fool." American Legion Weekly. Where Courage Fails A. man may smile in the face of death But you will never find iA man who can draw a placid breath With his collar loose behind. : Kansas City Star. Doctor "Don't worry. Years ago 5 had the same symptoms as you have r.ow. Patient "Yes; but you had a differ ent doctor." London Passinsr Show. Customer Waiter, eive me some psh, please. 1 ' Waiter (ex-army cook,) shouting ack to the cook Clean up the kitch en. American Legion Weekly. Hub Why do you wear that cos tume? It looks like half mourninsr. ife Well, every evening when you oir.e home from the office you com- ?Jain of hein.o- Vinlf Hpnrl. Boston i lr2n;criDt. Visitor Do you find that prohibi tion has depressed Crimson Gulch? re cheertu, than usual Everybody auus Joe No. stranerer. were ms to think it's a great joke on the os of the hovs. American Leeion fVeeklv. "I've not seen old ltly. How is she? Mrs. Wiggins "DeaH "WW 4.x. .n;9.. ! "Oh, no, sir! She was a good enougit pnsn as far as I know." Pearson's "Why did you tell vour father you p the cherry tree down with your lit- ftatchet?" ."Because." rathcr take my chances on a whip- f taan go through a long and tire- me investigation.'--Washington f that's this I hear about ve erettin furled ao-Ilin Wnllio Tamcnn?" J h aye; I'm venturing on matri pmal bonds wi' Jean Cameron." K 0sh me man! ye've been married times already." I ZlUT time3' four times." wUie, ye're awful' wastefu' ;"1 Vv lit iutn;" Blighty, London. visitor was talking with an in e,of an insane asylum. "How did iV?en to come here?" he asked. . e11" replied the other, "you see 'as this vi-tr t .u,..u. ,.,.tt i Was nvnn t 1 3 aout t una every Douy ' ' American Legion Weekly. ci L3 MRS. ARRINGTON CHOSEN Mrs- W. It. Strickland As Vice Chairman; Mrs. Ella A. Thorne As Secretary TO EMPLOY WHOLE TIME PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE J. Edward Allen Reelected Treas. Home Service Work Turned O'er To Welfare Officer; Other Officers To Be Named. At a meeting of the Red Cross Executive committee and other inter ested members Wednesday afternoon in the office of county superintendent J. Edward Allen, Mrs. Katharine P. Arrington, whose zeal, fidelity, en thusiasm and ability first as vice chairman and later as chairman of the county organization during the war is well known, not only in War ren but over the State, was the happy choice of the nominating committee as chairman for the coming year. The body favored the immediate em ployment of a whole time public health nurse to be paid from the funds now on hand and authorized the chair man and her committee to make those plans which they deemed for the best interest of the county in this work. This matter hds been before the chapter for sometime but because of differences, now settled, between the State Board of Health and the South ern Division of the Red Cross dealing with technicalities, the work has been delayed. Retiring chairman W. N. iBoyd presented the members with the i : x. xu r i a j.1 gIL Ui tilt; bUUilUUIl LI11U ItJLtCXS 111 I his possession and in the light of these ' j it. .4 - .1.. iai.io auu auiiiui itjf vejieu ill liic new officers, steps are now underway for the employment of a wholetime worker. The nomination committee compos- ed of Mrs. Eugene Allen, Mrs. J. E. Rocker and Miss Amma D. Graham returned with the recommendation that the same officers be installed for another-tenn -with the exception that Mrs. Arrington be made vice-chairman. Mr. Boyd plead that he be ex cused and the nominating committee retired, immediately returning1 and placing Mrs. Arrington in nomination as chairman and Mrs. W. R. Strickland as vice-chairman. The vote which elected these two officers and reelected J. Edward Allen as treasurer and Mrs. E. A. Thorne as secretary was uani mous. , Other officers are appointive and will be named by the chairman at sn early date. A report from Treasurer Allen dis closed that over two thousand dollars was on hand, that all separate units in the county had turned their funds into the general treasury except Vaughan, ; and Norlina which is a branch and has its separate officers; that near three hundred dollars of material was on j hand; that the Chapter had collected since July 1918 $5,599.88 and that the there and some funds in the banks at J Macon and Norlina. At the comple tion of his report, he paid tribute to Ithe unobtrusive, unpretensive but withal quiet and efficient work of re- TTF -VT T" 1 TT tiring chairman w. in. doju. xz tendered the services of his office to the chapter for public meetings ex pressing a desire that the public feel that it was a public office for the public good through use. A field of vast possibilities under the new public health nurse was dis closed by Supt. Allen in a letter from the State department which set forth that if the public school children of the county were examined and appli cation for treatment filed, free treat ment for bad teeth, adnoids, defective vision and etc. would be furnished by the State during the coming fall. It wac generally conceded that the nurse would work in this capacity as a chan- IneL of direct service. ! The nurse must have in addition to hospital service four months of in tensive training as a public health worker. The State pays in part for her service. The public health worker it was thought at the meeting, could be procured within the next six or eight weeks. The nurse will work un der a special committee upon which the County Board of Health is repre sented in its entirety. The home service department deal ing with government insurance, tu berculosis among soldiers and the gen- hiss work eral welfare of their families was va cated by Mr. Frank H. Gibbs who has served faithfully in this capacity dur ing the past several months. It was decided as unfair to ask that this work be looked into without compensation and the Chapter was empowered to expend funds to have this work ac- j complished. It was pointed out that this work was in line with that of Wel fare Officer Raymond R. Rodwell and decided that this phase of activity should be committed to his care. Mr. T. D. Peck placed the proposi tion of a county hospital befoi'e the body as one of public welfare. The idea was endorsed by the chair but no action taken at the time. Mr. Peck thanked the chapter for its work at the Mill during the Flu epidemic and paid especial tribute to Miss Coleman j who was nurse there at that time. j The general atmosphere of the j meeting was optimistic. The expen-! diture of the funds thru service of a whole time worker in Warren county among the people who contributed those funds was a receptive thought and the election of the officers to car ry forward this move, it was felt, guaranteed efficient administration for the good of all. Relief Drive e&ins Feb. 8 Raleigh, N. C, Wednesday, Jan 28. In response to the appeal for food and clothing and a chance to live, the people of Warren county have been asked to adopt 21 homeless Armenian orphans who are tcday facing death in a land where hopeless natives know nothing but sorrow. Beginning Sun day, February 8, a campaign of relief will be waged in the county under the direction of W. Brodie Jones c : chair man of the drive. The campaign will run for one week. . , . of this country It is not a war fund ihr.' i he people are being urged to raise, sake. It is only' del' aci for humanity's Nearly 300,000 naked, starving boys and girls are weeping .and wail ing for a chance to liv?. They are homeless and parentless. They are ruliC,"s, V'--" t 7 ! - murdered and their comforts cf home destroyed- yes, all because tb.3 Ar meman3 J-oBBOdrnot discard their christian faith for that of the cruel and barbarous Turks. Under the leadership of Stae Chairman George H. Bellamy, North Carolina will conduct its campaign for the adoption of 3,334 orphans in the Near East. $60.00 will provide for one orphan for one year. Practically every county in the State has been systematically organized for the cam paign and indications' now point to a successful drive in every county. Some have already raised their quotas. Others are prepared to adopt all their orphans during the first week. REINSTATEMENT OF W. R. I. WITHIN 18 MO. STILL HOLDS To relieve any confusion that may exist in the minds of former service jmen on account of the special provis ion of lapsed War Term Insurance which authorized reinstatement up to December 31. 1919. ree-ardless of date of discharge announcment is made by Director R. G. Cholmley-Jones of the j Bureau of War Risk Insurance that the provisions for reinstatement of lapsed or canceled insurance, within 18 months from date of discharge, upon payment of only two months' premiums on the amount of insurance to be reinstated provided the insured is in as good health as at the date of discharge or expiration of the grace ; period whichever is the later date, and so states in his application, still hold good. The provision that discharged ser vice men are permitted to re-instate at- any time within three calendar months following the month of dis charge by merely paying the two month's premiums, without making a formal application or a statement as to health is also1 still in force. The provisions for reinstatement do not protect a man until he actually re instates. If he waits he may not be in as good health as he was at the time of discharge and consequently may not be able to secure reinstate ment. Don't put off reinstatement. Do it now! I must do something to keep my thoughts fresh and growing. I dread nothing so much as falling into a ru: and feeling myself become-a- fossrh James A. Garfield. JOHN H. FLEMING WRITES Urges That Public Create Sent iment For Law Enforce ment pver The Count v SOUNDS CALL FOR LARGER ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS j Stresses Fact That Prohibition Law Will Not Enforce Itself and That Public Opinion Must Make Itself Felt. We have enacted- upon our statue j books many prohibition laws, among ! which is one that prohibits the making or selling of drinks that are intoxicat ing. Surely we are the most blessed of all people: but are we as citizens doing our part to see that this law we have so often hoped and prayed for is being enforced ? Two meetings have been called in Warrenton to formulate plans where by this law might be made as effective as possible. And the attendance upon the meetings was shamefully small. We have left the impression that we were not much intersted in this great prohibition movement that we have pretended to want so long. I know we didn't intend this. We all felt that others would look after it; but if the law is as effective as it might be we j must make a personal matter of it. We as citizens have it in our power to see that the curse of strong drink is almost entirely eliminated from our land; or we may stand with hand3 off and allow those who have no regard for law and order to make and sell the damnable stuff to our population. We have opportunities such as we have never had before. The time is near at hand when the many death traps set for the feet of our innocent boys and girls may be done away for ever, and when the white flag of tem perance may wave supreme in our i land. But we may make sure that the prohibition Itw isn't going to enforce itself. -Nrr ri-n two 'or three men do - ... all thatf is needed to be done. I know that Messrs. Green, Ellington, Fagg and perhaps others have done a great work along this line, but if we can get such an organization as has been begun perfected in our county and give these men not only our support, but compensation as well, Mr. Booze and those who must make it will have to seek some dark uninhabited land where common decency andrespecta- jterests are developing rapidly and bility isn't expected. Shall we stand there is the best possible outlook for idly by and see the live of our and our ithe coming year. neighbor's boys wrecked, and not lift! "We are doing much along all edu-jto our voice against it? Not while there is manhood in us to defend our country from this dreadful evil will we allow this monster of all evil to so envelope us and not lift our voice and (support again it? I appeal to you as a citizen to lend your aid and influence to this move ment. You may not have been in favor of this law as it now is, but all good lawful citizens are in favor of our laws being respected whether ithey favor the particular law in ques- tion or not Liars Sorriest of Folk Crane (By Dr. Frank Crane) There is no luxury like telling the truth. Once you get the taste for it noth ing else can satisfy. Truth is clean, like the sound, white flesh of a ripe apple; like the taste of pure, clear water gushing out r of a spring; like the fresh green of a wheat fierd in spring; like the feel of new velvet; like your white skin after a bath and rub-down; like the clear eye of a happy girl; like everything that is unspotted and wholesome. Lies are dirt. Just as there is 'something wrong about a man that loves to wear un brushed clothes and have unkempt hair and grimy hands and mournful fingernails and shoes unshined, when his duty and business do not imply such things, and when he seeks sloven linpss from nreference: so there is somethinsr nerverted and repulsive about any human being that takes pleasure in twisting the truth to make trouble or avoid due consequences Of all thinss to teach children none ! is comparable in importance to the habit of truth. For no other one thing can follow and plague you so much as a lie. Whoever lies pits himself against the universe. Every stick and stone is leagued against him. His lie waits for him like a robber at unexpected corners, lurks behind doors, hides like poison in his dish, and steals, as a cankering worm into any rose he plucks. A lie sometimes follows its makers for years, to leap on him and strangle him in the very hour of his success. The lie is a combination of every thing that is ignoble; it is the concen trated essence of cowardice, treachery, and selfi'shness. You don't have to talk, but if you do talk, tell the truth and shame the devil. Lies are they that undermine your health, debilitate your mind, and roi your soul. If you long for crime, why, burn a hay-rick, carry away a gate, commit arson, mayhem or burglary, but don't lie. That's at the bottom cf the list. We would prefer pro-Germans or Reds, profiteers or anonymous letter writers, to liars. In the language of the Epic of Old Bill Smith, in the passage where he fires the Office Boy for lying: "Against thieves, robbers, pirates, and their ilk we have defense, bolts, locks, bars and pistols, but against liars we have no defense. Villain, thou are a base and auseless prevaricator. Get thy pay and beat it!" But what if one hates to lie, yet -dare J not tell the truth ? Well, one might try keeping still. ew r oreign- ers In the State Do you know which is the most really American State in the Union? It is probably North Carolina. Miss Mary Owen Graham, who is a resident of Raleigh and foremost in educational matters, has found out that the percentage of foreign popula tion is only one-half of one per cent. Miss Graham has been county super intendent of schools and president of the North, Carolina Teachers' Assenv- educational offices in the gift of the North Carolinians. "Our state is teeming with indus- try " said Miss Graham. "Every one is prosperous. The negro population i given extraordinary power to require is making good use of money and with ' full disclosure as to ownership of in advances in the wage scale the color- j tangible poperty not only the power ed folk are paying attention to educa- to issue summons for, and examine tion and there are many evidences of under oath, any person whom he has race progress. All our industrial in- j reason to believe has not made a full jcational lines. North Carolina has the j b3t public health laws in the United j States and their effect is being more land more apparent." Miss Graham is the head of Peace Institute, the famous southern seat ol learning, which was founded in 1857. During the world war it was used as a hospital. It is of especial interest at this time when women are so much in political prominence that Mrs. Jose nhus Daniels and Mrs. Lee Slatei j Overman both attended Peace Insti- tute, which has sent many distinguish- jed women into the world of action. j Selected from Washington, D. C, Bui- i iletin. J NORLINA VICTORIOUS OVER i WISE BY SCORE 20 TO 17 ! The best basketball game of the ! season was played on Wednesday af- ternoon of last week between the Nor- . Mrs. L. L. Coleman, teacher of the lina and Wise teams. school at Paschall, announces that the The game was called at 3:30 o'clock, money necessary for a State aided At the close of the first half the score school library has been raised, and was in favor of the Wise team but that the- books will be ordered soon, the good team work and the determi- j Mrs. Coleman expects to organize a nation of the Norlina boys to win gave Betterment Association in that part of them the victory. j the school district soon, and it is hoped The second teams played between jthat the patrons will evince much m the halves. The Norlina boys won by I terest in their school and its improve- score of 17 to 2 The game was well attended and en joyed on account of the sportmanlike j spirit between the rival teams. , WARREN PLAINS ITEMS Miss Annie Mat Twisdale and sis- ter Miss Ethel Twisdale, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Twisdale, left home on the 7th of January to visit Spring Hill and Scotland Neck. They return- ied after a two weeks absence and re- port having a grand time. A good many people here are nearly through sowing their plant beds. Miss Viola Perkinson from Wise is visiting Miss Annia Mae Twisdale. ifflEU I El 0 HA MUM I) f El 'I II 11 II I 11 II MUST NOT EVADE ISSUE Some Kind of Evasion Is Made Criminal; Must Swear To No Evil Conversion Intent PROVISIONS FOR LISTING PERSONAL PROPERTY Authority Given Supervisors To Institute Investigations and Require Full Disclosure of All Personal Property. (By, State Tax Commission) Every taxpayer, in giving in his list of personal property is required to subscribe to an oath, prescibed in the revaluation act, which provides affr- riation that the taxpayer has not "con verted any of his property for pur poses of evasion." This strikes at a practice that was known to exist, to some extent, and which the present tax laws do not in tend to tolerate when it can be dis covered. Certain forms of "convrsion ror iiuiljubcs ui evasion are maae crimi nal and punishable, such ac fi'ctictious exchanged for nontaxable securities, to be reexchanged after tax-listing day, the giving of fictitious notes to nTiYnnfin n. ? f, 1 . . be used as deduction from credits, etc. I There are a number of other sub- egal. Some of them are: Sending money for deposit in banks out of the State and sending notes and mortgages outside of the State over the period for tax listing. A resident of this State is just as liable under these circumstances as if the property had remained in tho State, and js guilty of a most palpa ble evasion. Some people have been able to sat isfy their conscience by taking certifi cates of deposit from their favorite bank endorsed "Payable in U. S. Treasury Certificates." That was en tirely too clumsy to have gotten by otri&en urKHh-preenttax rate, -and of course cannot be tolerated un der a tax system that gives every body a fair chance to be honest. The tax supervisor in each county is 1 disclosure, but in any such case to j summon and examine under oath any third party whom he may have reason believe has any information as to the affairs of the party under investi gation. This is extraordinary power which the supervisors have been in structed to use ony with care and cau- j tion, but nevertheless to use in any jcase where they have substantial reason to believe that any taxpayer has not made a full and fair disclosure of his taxable property. The true value of tangible property is being found. The ownership of intangible prop- jerty must be disclosed. LOCAL NEWS FROM WISE AND SURROUNDING VICINITY The regular meeting of the Better ment Association will be held on Thursday, February 5th at the school house. Our new county demonstrator will be present. ment. The following students of Mrs- Coleman's school deserve honorable mention for having committed the ten commandments to memory, in addition to their regular studies: Maggie Bol- ;ton, Mattie Bolton, John Wesley Bol- to' Kate Coleman, tfettie uoieman, Oliver Coleman, Minnie Fleming, John Fleming, Turner Felts, Alice King, Lizzie King, Willie King, George King, Gerstan King, Marion King, Roy Bolton, Luther Perkinson, Ethel Pitts, Lonnie Pittis, Carrie Shearin. "Difficulties in the Christian path 'are really stepping stones. r