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VOLlJMEXXV
A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTEB ESTS OF WARRENTON AND WAR KEN COUNTY
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WARRENTON, N. TUESDAYy MARCH 23, 1920 . Mn.oV
(By W. BRODIE JONES)
The people of Warren who are in
sympathy with the movement to erect
a suitable memorial to the men of the
World war should use their influence
for this timely expression of patriotic
pride.
It cannot, be doubted that all citi
zens of this county desire to commem
orate in a serviceable manner the sac
rifice and spirit which animated the
men who went from old Warren in the
days of '17 and '18.
This expression must take county
wide form and elicit county-wide en
thusiasm and support to guarantee
creditable appreciation.
It is not the work f three or more
committees, but the expression of
county-wide sentiment which is need
ed. As a citizen of the county endorse
the movement. Don't hesitate to let
your influence be felt in such a mat
ter of laudable purpose.
It is to be hoped that the Board of
Town commissioners will give cax-e-ful,
thoughtful and earnest consider
ation at their next meeting to the
need for street improvement here.
The citizens of the town are anx
ious and willing to vote a bond issue
if this need be to make the principle
side streets here bithulithic and to
place concrete curbing gutter on all
streets in town.
The business interests of Warren
ton will receive benefit from this pro
gressive step and all citizens of the
town will derive pleasure from the
needed improvements. ,
Warrenton can afford better streets
and we should have better streets!
The cotton drive needs the support
of the citizens of Warren. A good
price for cotton is a matter which af
fects us all. Join.
Of all bad things by which mankind
are cursed
Their own bad tempers are surely the
worst. "
Richard Cumberland.
The truth that yesterday was mine is
,-.-Jargea truth - today u-rt
Its face has aspect more divine, its
kinship fuller sway.
For truth must grow as ages roll,
And God looms large upon the soul.
Anon.
A Short Story
- Se tr.ed to stop a Ford, the sinner!
ihe folks had sausages for dinner.
Farm Life.
She Didn't Know Cold
"Ooo, goodness! My hands are lit
erally frozen in these thin kid gloves,,
driving all the way from the station
without my muff!" exclaimed the col
lege girl.
"Humph!" grunted her gnarly fath
er. "I guess you never dug fodder
out from th' snow, barehanded, and
scattered it around for the cows!"
Farm Life.
Go to the Head of the Class"
A Sunday school teacher asked the
scholars with what weapon Samson
killed so many Philistines. All hesi
tated, when the teacher to elucidate
their minds, pointed to her jaw and
said, "What's this?"
A light broke triumphantly upon
one of the scholars, who exclaimed,
"I know, the jaw-bones of an ass."
Selected.
Where Ignorance Was Bliss
A farmer saw a boy plucking ap
ples from one of his best apple trees.
He tried to catch him, says the Week
ly Telegraph, but the boy was too
quick for him, and so the farmer
changed his tactics.
"Come here, my little son," he said
in a soft voice with a counterfeited
friendliness, "come here to me a min
ute! I want to tell you something."
"Not likely!" replied the boy. "Lit
tle ones like me don't need to know
everything." Youth's Companion.
Too Busy
An Italian mine worker, having ap
plied for citizenship, was being ex
amined in the naturalization court.
"Who is the president of the United
States?" -
"Mr. Wils'."
"Who is the vice president?"
"Mr. Marsh'."
"K the president should die, who !
w ould then -be president ? "
"Mr. Marsh.' "
"Could you be president?"
"No."
"Why?". .
Mister, you 'scuse, please. I very
usy ork de mine."Clipping.
mews mm
HOBilE AGENT
Wise To Have Mothers Day
April 1st; Mothers To
Attend School
COUNTY TO SEND DELE
GATES TO GRREENSBORO
Ladies Urged To Attend Con
ference and Aid In Every Pos
sibl e Manner In Improving Ed
cuational Advantages.
The work in Home Demonstration
has been moving along without any
thing of startling moment. Interest
ing meetings have been held at War
renton on Monday night at eight p. m.
and Wednesday at two-thirty. On
Thursday there was a well attended
meeting at Wise. Wise is planning
a Mother's Day for April first. .The
mothers are to come to school with
the children in the morning each add
ing to her children's lunch only suf
ficient for her needs. The morning
hours .re to be devoted to class work,
the mothers attending, thus getting
some idea of'the work that is being
done.
At noon if it is pleasant and warn
lunch will be eaten out of doors, this
to be followed by a general program
in the assembly hall, where talks art
to be given by , county and home dem
onstration agents, Supt. of Schooh
and others. This meeting is very much
in line with work done in the west and
if well attended serves to connect the
lives of the parents more vitally with
the work of the school. In this waj
they may become conscious of the
needs cf the school and be more will
ing to take an active part in realizing
the highest aims of good education.
Program For Week
The program for this week reads
very v much the same as last week:
Monday at eight p. m., Business
Women Class, . Warcenton; Tuesday,
Axtell. ' '
Wednesday, two-thirty, Warrenton
High School Class; Thursday, 2:00,
Wise; Friday, 3:00, at Warren Plains.
I should like also to say a word in
regard to the meetings to be held in
Greensboro the first week in April.
I have been asked to send in a list of
names from the women most actively
connected with the home demonstra
tion work in the county, and my plea
is that these women will bend all their
efforts to planing to. attend these.
meetings. In conferences sueh as
these we learn not only our weak
points, but onr strong ones and by
comparing our achievements with
those of others, we learn our true
place in the world and get the inspira
tion to overcome our weaknesses and
do at least as well if not better than
the best. Surely there is no more
womanly work than that of raising
the educational standards of the com
munity and the state.
VAUGHAN ITEMS
Dr. Horace Palmer and family, of
Hollister, were calling on their old
friends Sunday on their way home
from Warrenton.
The entertainment, "Fun on the
Podunk Limited" will be played here
April 3rd! for the benefit of the
Grade school, 8:30 p. m., admission
25 cents.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Riggan and
daughter of Littleton spent a few
hours here Sunday in the home of Mr.
W. W. Pegram.
Miss. Willhelmemia Brown, of Nor
folk spent the week end here with
relatives.
Mr. Curtis Poeter and his sister,
Mrs Jim Warren, with others spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
Carey Poeter.
We are glad to say that the flu here
is on the wane now. Not a case m
town.
Mrs. May Vaughan and children, of
Hollister, were visitors here Sunday.
Mrs. Anna Collins is spending a
few days in Richmond visiting her rel
atives. Mrs. Finn Kelley is spending the
week here with her parents Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Vaughan.
Mr. H. B. Cobb, of Spring Hope,
spent Sunday with his family uere.
VIOLETS.
The mule population on farms in the
United States is about five million, of
which North Carolina has 236,000.
Among the states, North Carolina
ranks tenth in number and seventh in
estimate value of mules.
MICKIE SAYS
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NMpULD SURE BE O&UGEO M
OUR BIRTHRIGHT
To drive the plowshare straight and
deep beneath
The surface to the root of things
To know
That only from our labor springs
that which
Is wholly worth of ourselves to
keep
Tc know that from our toil alone has;
sprung
The soul.'s high sense, and, to it
still, despite
Our claims of self, that soul in faith
has clung
This is our birthright, unto which we
give
Account, and giving, prove our -ight
to live.
ANON
Local News Items
Mr. Morton, Alston was in town to
day. Mr. Sam King, of River, was in
town today.
Mr. Lee Salmon, of River, was in
town today.
Mr. Joe Pippin, of Litleton, was
here today.
Commissioner J. J. Myrick was in
town today.
Mr. John R. Boyd, of River, was in
town this week.
Mr. A. M. Newsome, of Littleton,
was in town today.
Mr. Hendrick Hayes, of Palmers'
Springs, was. in town today.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Carroll and
children were in town today. Mrs.
Carroll and children were shopping.
We call our reader's attention to
the advertisement of the Atlantic
Coast Realty Company on page four.
Mrs. A. M. Newsome, Mrs. Miles
and Miss Mattie Jenkins, all of Little
ton, were appreciated visitors here
today.
Messrs. Edward Alston, John Clay
Powell, Percy T. Ayscue and R. E.
Williams, of Inez, were in town today
on business.
The supporters of Hon. Robt. N.
Page are to meet in the Court House
tonight for the formation of a club
for the county. The citizens generally
are asked to attend the meeting.
Crowd Motors To Oxford
Numbers of Warrenton people
motored to Oxford last week to hear
Dr. Thurston B. Price and Mr. J. Dale
Stentz in their meeting in progress in
that city. Among those who were in
attendance Friday night were: Mr.
and Mrs. R, T. Watson, Dr. and Mrs.
H. N. Walters, Miss Dorothy Wal
ters, Misses Lucy and Edith Burwell,
Miss Olivia Burwell, Mrs. Mamie Bur
well, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund White, Mr.
William Burwell, Miss Mariam Boyd,
Mr. and. Mrs. J. E. Rooker, Miss Alice
Rooker, and Mr. W. N. Boyd.
Death of Mr. King
We regret to announce the death of
Mr. Charlie King of Warren Plains.
Mr. King was a good man and will be
much missed in his community. He
was about 53 years of age, and death
came as a result of influenza. Mr.
King passed away unexpectly, as he
was in Macon and Warrenton a few
days immediately preceding his death.
He died last Friday and was buried
Saturday.
Political Dates
Next Election
March 27 State Board of Elections
meet in Raleigh to appoint County
Board of Election.
April 17 County Board of Elections
meet at Court House and organ
ize and appoint Registrars and
Judges of Elections to serve in
June Primary and the General
Election.
April 23 State and District Candi
dates other than Senator in dis
trict composed of only one Coun
ty, must file notice of candidacy
r i and pledge, on or before this date.
April 29 Registration Books Open.
May 1 Poll Tax for previous year
must be paid on or before May
1st before person can vote. In
order to vote, Supreme Court of
North Carolina has decided in
Perry vs. Commissioners 148 N.
C. 521 that voter only has to pay
poll tax fixed by article V. sec. 1
of Constitution, which can never
exceed $2.00.
May 21 -Senators in Districts com
posed of only one County Mem
- ber House of Representatives and
T County Officers must file notice
! of candidacy and pledge on or be
V fore this date.
May 22 Registration Book closed at
, sunset.
June 5 General Primary for nomina
tion of candidates.
June 7 Board-of County Canvassers
meet at 11 a. m. at Court House
to canvass result of Primary.
Facts About
Sweet Potato
This is the first of a series of arti
cles on sweet potatoes prepared for
the Record by the Division of Horti
culture, Agricultural Extension Ser
vice' at Raleigh., Other articles will
ingjiiarvesting, storage and" market
ing of this important North Carolina
crop.
1 Variey and Seed Treatment
For main crops and storage, Porto
Rico, Nancy Hall and Nerton (Dooley)
Yam are recommended. These vari
eties are moistfleshed, of excellent
quality and yield well.
For early crop, the Triumph is a
medium-moist, good yielding variety
of fair quality. Where a dry type of
sweet potato is preferred, the Big
Stem Jersey is recommended.
Field selected seed from highest
yielding hills that are disease-free,
give the best results. Reject and de
stroy all potatoes bearing rotten spots
of any kind.. Cut and bruised pota
toes should not be bedded. Cut off
the ends of apparently 'sound potatoes,
occassionally, to make sure that the
inside is not blackened with disease.
Seed Treatment
The sound disease-free potatoes
should be disinfected by either one or
two methods.
With corrosive sublimate: Dissolve
one ounce of corrosive sublimate in
warm water, then add eight gallons
of water. Immerse the seed potatoes
in this solution for 10 minutes, spread
o dry and bed. After treating 10
bushels in 50 gallons of disinfectant,
one-half ounce of corrosive sublimate
should be added and the water brought
up to 50 gallons. Use this solution in
wooden vessels only. Corrosive subli
mate is poisonous; keep it out of reach
of livestock.
With formaldehyde: Immerse pota
toes for 5 minutes in a solution of
formaldehyde, one pint (commercial
40 per cent; in 30 gallons of water.
Dry and bed.
CHAPLIN FINDS REAL TASK IN
HANDLING CANINE ACTORS
Most producers think that they have
their hands full when they undertake
to handle a cast of twenty human be
ings, but Charlie Chaplin learned that
such a job is a mere bag of shelled
peanuts compared with the task of
putting twenty stray canines through
their paces. However, he succeeded
in this achievement with unique suc
cess, as anyone will testify after wit
nessing a showing of his latest film
comedy, "A Dog's Life," which comes
to the Warrenton Opera House Fri
day and Saturday, March 27-28th.
This is the first picture Charlie has
turned out under his new $1,000,000
contract with the First National Ex
hibitors' Circuit.
To choose time, is to save time.-
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
Whereas, God in His infinite wis
dom has taken from our midst our co
worker, Mrs. Charles R. Rodwell, we,
the members of The Twentieth Cen
tury Mother's Club, do hereby resolve:
1. That we bow in humble submis
sion to Our Father who makes no
mistakes, and are grateful for the
influence and example of this noble
wife and mother which will be cher
ished in loving memory;
2. That our club has lost a loyal
and diligent member whose death we
deeply deplore;
3. That ve extend heart-felt sym
pathy to the bereaved family of the
deceased, and pray that He who laid
His hand so heavily upon them, maj
comfort them in their sorrow.
4. That a copy of these" resolution:
be sent to the family, one placed oi
the minutes of the club, and one sen
to the Warren Record for publication
MRS. G. R. SCOGGIN
, MRS. M. P. BURWELL
MRS. J. B. MASSENBURG
MRS. A. A. WOOD.
RESOLUTION RESPECT
Whereas, God, who in His mere.
"Chastenth whom He loveth," on
March the fourth, visited our Societj
with the death angel and called home
our beloved member, Mrs. Charles R.
Rodwell, we the Missionary Societj
of Wesley Memorial Church, War
renton, N." C, with hearts sorelj
touched, but submissive to His will, dc
hereby resolve:
That our Society has lost a mem
ber who was prompt and faithful ir.
attendance, liberal and chartable in
the missionary cause, always contrib
uting cheerfully of her means;
That she was public spirited, patri
otic, progfessive7 worthy in purpose
and lofty in ideal, standing for the
policies and principles that make fo:
the best and open widest the doors o
opportunity to all;
That we greatly deplore her passing
from us and shall miss her helpful co
operation and the delightful associa
tion which her-Tpti esence -brought;
That as neighbor, she was good and
kind; as friend, loyal and true; as
wife and mother, gentle, tender, lov
ing and untiring; and to her sorrow
stricken loved ones we. hereby extend
our sincerest sympathy and commenc1
them to the love and mercy of a kincT
and gracious Heavenly Father;
That a copy of these resolutions be
sent to the family, one recorded on
the minutes of our society, one sent
to the Christian Advocate and one tc
the Warren Record for publication.
MRS. F. M. ALLEN
MRS. W. A. CONNELL,
MISS AMMA D. GRAHAM.
Slcy Aglow From
Aurora Borealis
Quite .an unusual phenomena at
tracted the attention of those of our
people who had not retired very early
last night. The Northern skies were
aglow with a most wonderful and awe
inspiring sight the glowing, dancing,
flashing Aurora Borealis, or "North
ern Lights." Dispatches in the Morn
ing Newspapers' inform us that this
condition was general throughout the
Northern and North-eastern part of
the United States, extending as far
South as Georgia, where it as distinct
ly seen. Great waves of flashing
light, like the rays from a search
light brightened the sky,, while other
parts of the Northern sky were dyed
a deep reddish tinge.
As we said, it was an awe inspiring
sight, and forcefully reminded lis that
"The Heavens declare the glory of
God, and the Firmament showeth Hits
handiwork. Day unto day uttereth
speech, and night unto night showeth
knowledge." Last night unmistakably
showed us that Knowledge and power
are God's, and that man is indeed a
dependant creature.
The telegraph and telephone and
cable lines were put out of commis
sion for a few minutes during the in
tensity of the display.
Ignorance is not innocence, but sin.
Browning.
Let us then be what we are, and
speak what we think, and in all things
keep ourselves' loyal to truth, and
sacred professions of friendship.
Longfellow.
Men are more like than unlike one
another: let us make them know one
another better, that they may be all
humbled and strengthened with a
kptisc of their fraternity. W. D.
Howells.
1VCP P(jlPr
Discussion Over Date For Elec
tion of Precinct Com
mitteemen Saturday
LAW NAMES PRIMARY AS
SELECTION TIME IN CO.
General Ruling By State Chair
man Warren Does Not Apply
To This County; Views of As
sociate Editor H. F. Jones.
The County Democratic Executive
Committee met Saturday for the pur
pose of officially confirming the dates
set by the State Committee for Pre
cinct meetings and County Conven
tion. The Precinct meetings were set
for Saturday, March 27th, at 12
o'clock; and the date for the County
Convention for Saturday April 3rd at
12 o'clock.
The question of the proper date for
electing Precinct Committeemen was
raised by Mr. Hawkins, a member of
the Committee for Nutbush township.
Mr. Hawkins took the ground that the
Committeemen should be elected on
Saturday, March 27, and based that
opinion upon the Ruling made by the
State Committee. As a matter of
fact, this ruling of the State Commit
tee has much latitude, allowing three
methods of electing Committeemen.
Unfortunately for Mr. Hawkin's
contention, the LAW fixes the date for
Warren county to elect its Precinct
Committeemen, and very justly fixes
that date as that of the Legalized
primary. We say "justly" because
this is the only method which allows
every voter to have a voice in the se
lection of the men who are to repre
sent the Party in the township, and
give official expression to the Party's
wishes. The old plan of Precinct
election permits a few active men to
control, to manpulate, to "fix things,"
and we are glad forthat day to pass
in Warren.
Mr. Hawkins' motion, made as an
amendment to Mr. Williams' motion
was discussed by Messrs. Hawkins,
Williams, and Chairman Gardner, the
latter pulling out a telegram from
Chairman Warren, saying that Marcn
27th was the date for electing Pre
cinct Committeemen. But Chairman
Warren didn't know, and Mr. Hawk
ins insisted that no law had been
passed since the present primary law
was enacted giving the County the
H privilege of electing Precinct Com-
I 1 i j" .Li. i j M':JnM,
which was true. But the old law is
law until it is repealed, and it is the
old law which governs law-abiding
folks until it is repealed. The Com
mittee followed the law on the statue
books and voted to fix Saturday June
5th, as the date for electing Precinct
Committeemen Mr. Hawkin's motion
receiving his own vote only.
MARINE 'S FAMILY KEEPS
BEEF OVER 100 YEARS
Ann Arbor, Mich., Mar. 22. A piece
of beef cooked in 1805 is still being
carefully preserved in a little silver
pitcher by Edward B. Manwaring of
this city. This is not being kept in
anticipation of a further increase in
the cost of beef, but is a genuine heir
loom. Sergeant Joseph Hobbins of the
British Royal Marines saved this
piece, which he was eating when as
saulted with an axe by a cook on a
French vessel which had been captur
ed by Lord Nelson at Trafalgar. The
cook missed his aim but the sergeant
got the beef.
Sergeant Hobbins was the great-great-grandfather
of Lieut. Colonel
Edward B. Manwaring of the U. S.
Marine Corps, son of Mr. Manwaring
of this city. This officer is said to be
the only member of the United States
Marine Corps who is a direct descend
ant of a former Royal Marine, of Great
Britian.
Have this mind in you which was
also in Christ Jesus. Phil. 2:5.
Succ2ss with legumes is surer with
lime.
"Canals to prosperity" or dipping
vats to the number of 43U are report
ed in use in-Eastern North Carolina.
Some few people may average your
percentage, but we are generally judg
ed' by our worst actions. Merchant's
Journal And Commerce.