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A Colyem
Of Thoughts
From Here
There, Yonder
( By W. BRODIE JONES)
The people of the town will be glad
to co-operate in the Clean Up Drive
next week. It is the part of wisdom
to preserve and beautify and it is ap
propriate that the State names a defi
nite date as an incentive.
The knowledge that others are en
gaged in the same work will make the
task less arduous for all and will guar
antee participation in a worthy cause
in which effort otherwise would not
be generally forthcoming.
Adopt the slogan "Clean Up, Paint
Up and Keep It Up.V It pays trom
every standpoint.
The Cotton, drive which will engage
attention March 31st offers an oppor
tunity to all farmers and business
men to become members of an Asso
ciation whose purpose deserves the en
dorsement of all.
The cotton farmer who produces
should receive a fair share of the mar
ket price of the manufactured staple.
There is too large a margin between
the price received by the, farmer and
the price paid by the purchaser. The
only solution is intelligent marketting
and this will only be possible thru the
organization of the producers of the
South.
Help in this cause by lending your
support. It means a better price for
raw cotton and that will benefit the
citizenship of Warren.
Painful
Genius is the capacity for making
somebody else take infinite pains.
New York Evening Sun.
Those Out-of-Date Swedes
An American correspondent in Swe
den says the' Swedish are "working j
contentedly.'.' Why, the old-fashion- ! wwnai resources were entirely over
cd things! Macon Telegraph, j looked. Because of their specialized
Free and Easy
Dean Jones of Yale is credited with
this definition of freedom of speech:
"The liberty to say what you think
without; thinking what you say."
Chicago Tribune.
No. Escape
As soon as the 'people were told to
wear theu last year's clothes, tiit
prices of thread and clothes-brushes
went up. - Washington Star.
Or Go to Jail
"Is there any way a "man can avoid
payin alimony?" asked the Friend
who was seeking free advice.
"Sure," replied the Lawyer. "He
can stay single or stay married."
Cincinnatti Enquirer.
Correct
What is meant by. every cloud hav
ing a silver lining?" asked the Teach
er. "
"That's when a feller is so sick that
he can't go to school," replied the red
headed boy in the back row. '
Cincinnatti Enquirer.
Reason Enough
Miss Smart: "I don't know what's
th3 matter with that little man over
thare. He was so attentive a few
moments ago, and now he won't even
look at me!"
Mrs. Blank: "Perhaps he saw me
come in. He's my husband."
Macon Telegraph.
The Greater Need
"The great question now before us,
be ran the nonderous constitutent.
"We've got more questions on hand j
ju-st now than we really need,
ru oted Senator Sorghum
"Come
around with an ' answer once in a
while. Washington Star.
Parlor Competition
"How is it that Arthur never takes
you to the theatre nowadays?" quer
ed Marie.
"Well, you see,." he friend replied,
"one everting it rained, and we sat
in the parlor."
"Yes?"
"Well, ever since that we Oh, I
don.'t know; but don't you think that
theatres are an awful bore?"
Tit-Bits.
A Stickler for Style
'Pa," said a young lady to her
farmer dad, "I wish you wouldn't say
"I seen." I don't know how many
times, pa, I.Ve corrected you on that."
"Now, Mamie, you look-a- here,"
said the old man. shoveling a generous
Piece of peach pie into his mouth with
his knife, "you make yer livin' by good
grammar and eddication, but yer ma
and me, we're obliged to take in sum
tter boarders, and, by jimmy, they de
mand the dialect if they pay the
rates." .San Francisco Argonaut.
VOLUME XXV
Movement To Bring The Differ
ent Denominations Into
Working Alliance
WANTS TO ELIMINATE
MUCH WASTED EFFORT
Large Amount of Both Labor
And Funds Wasted By Over
lapping And Lack of Co-Oper-ation.
Historically the Interchurch World
HT . -
iuovement ot JNorth America is the
logical outgrowth of a tendency of the
national boards in each denomination
to form working alliances among
themselves, in which each board shall
preserve its identity and control its
own personnel and treasury.
In former times, the home mission
society, the foreign mission society,
the church extension society and the
various philanthropic and eleemosyn
ary agencies of any denomination con
ducted their affairs independently of
one another. Each surveyed its own
restricted territory, prepared a bud
get of money and workers for its own
purposes and made its own appeal to
its constituency for support.
This could only mean that these
agencies were more or less in compe
tition with one another, that there was
waste and duplication of work and
money, and that among them all some
oric was neglected and some denom-
training, the leaders of each agency
regarded themselves as peculiarly Ilt
ted for their tasks and jealously re
garded attempts at outside interfer
ence. After decades of such haphazard
methods, the leaders of one denomina
tion decided upon an experiment.
4 They thought it would be- possible f or
the agencies to get together for a com
mon study of all the opportunities and
resources of their brotherhood, to
make out a unifi'ed budget of men and
money. It was made clear that each
constituent board should preserve comr
plete autonomy.
When the board representatives met
they found it possible to eliminate a
great amount of organization expen
ses. They ultimately worked out a
budget and plan of campaign that was
satisfactory to all. This resulted in
the famous "Men and Millions Move
ment" of the Disciples of Christ, which
brought in what was then considered
the staggering sum of $6,300,000 for
a five-year program. The members
of the communion were so pleased with
this business-like method of conduct
ing affairs that they contributed even
more generously than had been ex
pected. The Interchurch World Movement
is simply a plan to do interdenomina
tionally what the forward movements
have done within the various commun
ions. It means that every denomina
tional budget will be made in the light
of world .needs instead of in the semi
obscurity of incomplete information.
It means that one denomination will
not be in wasteful competition with
another, because all the fellowships
will have worked out their programs
together
The movement has nothing to do
with organic church union or matters
of creed or doctrine." Each constitu
ent unit preserves complete autonomy
and is bound only so far as it wishes
to be bound.
An illustration of one thing the
movement can do is to be found in a
western community of 1,600 persons,
in which thirteen denominations have
been supporting separate churches
with missionary funds while an adja
cent territory of 50,000 persons has
only three churches. By seeing that
all missionary boards are supplied
with information in such cases, the
movement will make possible a wiser
distribution of funds.
Its first goals are to reduce unnec
essary duplication and overlapping to
a minimumand to bring about an in
telligent division of labor in unoccu
pied fields. The movement is, at bot
tom, an attempt to put church busi
ness on the sound, rock-bottom busi
nesslike foundations upon which the
great emmercial institutions of Amer
ica are built.
Warren County had ginned to Sat
urday, March 20th, 8,229 bales of cot
ton against 10.910 bales in 1918.
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WARRENT N, N.
A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTEE) TO
111 KMCCIffll (f:
flf IKI : lihl 'AH W
I am making this statement with
out evasion or prejudice, hoping to
help the public to better understand
political conditions as they exist to
day in our county, and not with the
purpose of antagonizing any enemies,
or pleasing any friends. Just a plain
statement of truth, given freely, with
out hope of reward. As all Repre
sentatives are more or less criticised
for their official actions I am not an
exception, though I have heard of no
unfavorable- comment upon any act
applying only to Warren County,
though certain county politicianswho
have been directing and shaping, the
policies qf this county for twenty
years, more or less, have seen fit to
place upon me the responsibility of
certain state-wide laws that, in their
opinion, would cause me to be con
demned by the public. These politic
ians have a pain which I helped to
give them, but they have diagnosed
their case wrong, as it was what I
did that hurt one, and what I did-: not
do that hurt the other. However, jfchis
will be taken up in another article.
But anyone who honors me with such
extensive influence either does ? so
through ignorance or meanness, and it
is an insult to any man's intelligence
to be told that I am responsible for
the passage of any state-wide law,
whether it be good or bad, and should
be. resented as such.
f JLUi tiintisia Will, huhcvci miy
me to know better what I should un
dertake to remedy in the coming
Special Session, as it is, and has been,
my chief and only aim to do that
which was best for the whole people,
and not be pursuaded to do certain
things f r those who are now denounc
me; the promise of loyal 'suppojlLjp
port hereafter," for the House, being
the bribe offered. I am not a candi
date for re-election, but will oppose
the election of any ring-made candi
date. I am not ashamed of any act
of mine, nor any vote that I . cast, as
every time that I acted, or voted, I
did 'so with a clear conscience, believ
ing that I was doing light and I here
with submit for public scrutiny :1st.,
all bills introduced by me which were
passed; 2nd, all bills introduced by
Senator Hawkins which passed; 3rd., !
all bills introduced by either, that fail- i
ed to pass, and why.
Public-Local Laws 1919, page 45,
chapter 57 repeals laws of 1899 com
pelling all able-bodied men between
the ages of 21 and 45 to wTorkq upon
the public roads four days each year.
Page 45, chapter 58 repeals law of
1917, creating the existarice of the
Highway Commission, and if noth
ing except this had been done for
Warren County while I was there, I
would consider that my time had been
well spent. The people have not for
gotten thatlaw, nor have the poliic
ifcns done so either, though that Com
mission was conjposed of some of our
best citizenship, almost a man.
Page 174, chapter 1G9 provides that
all persons may hunt and kill hares
or squirrels, upon their own premises,
at any time of the year, but prohibits
same upon the land of another, with
out permission of the owner.
Page 822, chapter 609 creates pres-
ent county road law, under which j
three Road ervisors were appoint
ed in each township to supervise road
work in their respective townships,
and whose successors are to be elect
ed by popular vote in the fall election.
In case any mistake was made in any
township in selecting the best men,
and I am sure there was, I urge tee
good people to do what is right and
besff, and elect those in each case who
are best fitted, and not leave it any
more to some unscrupulous politician,
working his schemes out at the Coun
ty Seat, to do it, but more of this
later, which will tell why some of the
best men were not appointed.
Page 10, chapter 14 repeals law of
1917 making it the duty of one man
to take the school census of Warren
County at a salary of $600.00 per year,
and it now requires the committee in
each district to do it, or have it done.
vPage 46, chapter 59 repeals the Dog
Tax Law for Warren County, and with
it abolishes the office of Dog Tax Col
lector, and the Game Commission of
Warren County.
Page 739, chapter 530 amends road j
law, and allows gasoline and kerosene 1
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C. FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1920
THE INTEBESTS OF WABBENTON
motor-driven engines to transport
threshers, shredders or other farm
machinery from farm to farm.
The foregoing were the bills intro
duced by me, and passed at my re
quest. Bill Senator Hawkins introduced by
agreement, page 32, chapter 28, Priv
ate Laws 1919, provides that certain
surplus school funds belonging to Lit
tleton Special Tax District be j used
for certain necessary and beneficial
school purposes.
- Bill introduced by Senator Hawkins
by agreement, jage 37, chapter 32,
'provides for a special election in War-
renton district.
These were all the local laws pass
ed for JWarren County but there was
one passed which was local in its ap
plication, which was resisted and de
nounced .by one of our eminent county
citizens, who has recently expounded
law, and need of law, through the
columns of The Warren Record, hop
ing to strike a popular sympathetic
chord for support. I refer to what is
known as the "Omnibus Bill" regulat
ing the school machinery for the state
for 1919 and 1920. And if the Ses
sion of 1919 had not done anything
but this for Warren County, I would
consider that we had been greatly ben
efitted. Of course none of this is en
tirely to my credit or discredit, for
Senator Hawkins was responsible for
getting them all through the Senate.
The Houses of the Legislature did it
for us because we asked them to, and
because it did not concern the balance
of the state. But it was quite a dif
ferent thing to ask forthe making of
a law which affected the whole state;
Take, for instance, a bill that I intro-
ducedscpr
bf property, or anything of lvalue by
theft, arson or other felony, should
be paid to the loser by the State, upon
conviction of the culprit, upon condi
tion that such convicted pers should
work at hard labor for the State, until
the State" shall have been reimbursed
b; the profits from said labor, by
such convict, - provided no ' amount
should exceed $5,000.00 in any one
caso. I solicited the help of the most
influential members of the House, and
that of Dr. Clarence Poe, Editor of
The Progressive Farmer, in. the in
terest of this bill, and with all that,
I was not able to get it to a vote; it
died in the Committee Room. That
shows how much power I had in get
ting a State law passed. Now some
of our county politicians, whom I fail
ed to please by refusing to do certain
things requested by them, who aid
they would support me if I would do
as they requested, as long as I wanteu
it. But more of this later. v So you
see,' my Readers, how I have incurred
the displeasure of the man who has
been shaping the political minds or
he people, and is trying, by all means,
to continue to do so.
I also introduced a bill making the
pay of the Recorder's Court Judge,
based upon fees contingent upon con
victions, like it was when first estab
lished, instead of a salary, at a stateu
attiount each month, as at present.
This" bill passed the House, but Sena
tor Hawkins had it killed in the Sen-
of County Attorney an elective one,
instead of one for appointment by the
Board of County Commissioners. This
bill passed the House, also, and was
killed in the Senate at the request of
Senator Hawkins.
I also introduced a bill requiring the
County Commissioners to levy a spec
ial tax of not more than lOcts, on the
$100.00 worth of property, to build
all public bridges in the county, of 8
feet, or more, in length, of reinforced
concrete, or iron, so that in ten or
twelve years all the bridges in the
county would be permanent structures.
This bill passed the House, and was
killed in the Senate at Senator Haw
kins' request.
Senator Hawkins introduced a bill,
and had it passed through the Senate,
increasing the fees in the different of
fices at the Court House approximate
ly 10 per cent.", which was killed at
my request in the House.
Senator Hawkins introduced a bill
and had it passed through the Senate,
raising the salary of the Register of
Deeds $500.00, and that , of the Sheriff I
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AND WAK-KEN COUNTY
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$1,00TU)0, which was killed by ttie
House at my request. I did this be
cause these two officers had been
elected at their request, during a hard
fought campaign, to fulfil certain du
ties, and at a salary already fixed, and
both duties -and salaries were known
to them. I considered them morally
bound to fulfil these duties at what
they knew the salaries to be, and I
understand that these same officers
are candidates again. If their man
is elected to the Legislature, who
doubts that he will be under obliga
tions, to do for them pertain things
for value received, in way of support,
etc.? But more of this later.
Now, my Readers, you have a true
and accurate statement of facts con
cerning my actions as your Represen
tative on local matters, and any
statement of facts concerning my ac
tions as your Representative on local
matters, and any statement to the
contrary, by any one,, is both 'false
and malicious, and needs no further
statement from me.
If I had consented to tax the people
to increase the salaries of the very
officers who are now denouncing me
throughout 'the county, they would
now be singing my praises, and clam
oring for my return to the next Gen
eral Session, but I preferred to be
true to the people, even if it displeas
ed the politicians. I am not arguing
that an increase in salary should not
have been made, but I do argue that
it should not have been made in trie
way that these officers attempted- to
have it done.
You can decide for yourself whether
I have been faithful to the people, or
to the politicians, and whatever your
decision may be, I am willing to abide
by it.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN S. DAVIS.
Creek, N. C. March 21, 1920.
THE FORGOTTEN MAN
(William G. Sumner)
, The Forgotten Man, 'n the Arner-
delving away in patient industry, sup
porting his family, paying his taxes,
casting his vote, supporting the
church and school, reading his new
paper, and cheering for the politician
of his admiration, but he is the only
one for whom there is no provision
in the great scramble and the big
divide. (
He works, he votes, generally he
prays but he always pays yes, and
above all, he pays. He does not want
an office, his name never gets into the
newspapers except when he gets mar
ried or dies. He keeps production go
ing on. He contributes to the strength
of parties. He is flattered before elec
tion. He is strongly patriotic. He
is wanted, whenever in his little circle
there is work to be done or cousel to
be given. He may grumble some oc
casionally to his wife and family; but
he does not frequent the grocery or
talk politics at the tavern.
Consequently he is forgotten. He
is a commonplace man. He gives no
trouble. He excites -no admiration.
Therefore he ,is forgotten. All the
burdens fall on him, or on her, tor it
is time to remember tnat tne rorgot-
ten Man is not seldom a woman.
Clean Up Week
March 28-April 3
Chief E. L. Green has received a
communication from the Insurance De
partment urging co-operation . in the
State Clean Up week March 28-April
3rd. The Department expects this
campaign to be more general in scope
ihan those held the past two years
for the public is rapidly learning the
advantages of cleanliness as a health
asset and fire preventive.
The Woman's club, the letter point
ed out, would be glad to co-operate in
this campaign.
In this connection Chief Green stat
ed that the Town cart is not supposed
to go into a private yard for trash and
is only to cart refuse from a box or
recepticle placed at the edge of the
sidewalk. "It is unlawful to sweep
or dump this trash on the sidewalk
or into the street and this has been
done too often in the past," stated
Mr. Green.
The State program is a part of the
usual spring drive of "Clean Up, Paint
Up and Keep It Up" launched by the
National Bureau under the banner of
cleanliness, health, thrift, safety and
beauty. -
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Hold Enthusiastic Meeting In
Court House Tuesday
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MR. PAGE RECEIVES
HIGH ENDORSEMEP
Speeches Made By Numbers of
Members Highly Endorsin
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Mr. Page As A Man And A
A Gubernatorial Candidate
cjl
In response to the call for the o
ganization of a Page club a number
of : citizens gathered in the Court
House here -Tuesday night and in an
enthusiastic meeting formed a War
ren County Page for Governor organ
ization. Hon. -T. O. Rodwell was elected pres
ident; W. G. Rogers, vice-president;
Frank H. Gibbs, secretary-treasurer
and T. O. Rodwell, W. G. Rogers, W.
B. Boyd and Frank H. Gibbs a finance
committee. The chair appointed the
following committee on Membership
and Contributions: Dr. G. H. Macon,
W. Barham Davis, and J. E. Rooker.
Mr. John Graham, called to the
floor, endorsed Mr. Page as a business
man, admirably fitted to fill the-gubernatorial
chair and a man whose plat
form for economy in the administra
tion of State affairs could not fail to
ellicit support.
Hon. Tasker Polk, though in the
Morrison following, for personal
reasons, endorsed Page as a success
ful business man, able to manage af
fairs with credit to the State, and
pointed to his record on the appropri
ation committee of the District of
Columbia while a member of Congress.
Mr. Frank H. Gibbs scored the
point that Mr. Page wast a man of
National prestige and recognizee!
ability7 and one who has been tried
and hot found wanting.
Mr. W. B. Boyd endorsed him as a
clean man with' fine business capabili
ties. A voluntary contribution for ex
penses of the Club was taken. The
following men have given their names
as supporters of Mr. Page: W. B.
Boyd, E. L. Green, C. C. Hunter, J.
B. Massenburg, Frank H. Gibbs, Tom
L Gillam, M. C. McGuire, L. W. Hof
fler, Raymond Modlin, Richard B.
Green, H. L. Falkener, J. E. Rooker,
R. T. Watson, W...H. Burroughs, Roy
G. Daniel, R. 'J. Jones, Hugh White,
W. G. Rogers, G. H. Macon, John
Graham, N. P. Marks, W. JR. Strick
land, T. O. Rodwell, W. Brodie Jones,
H. B. Hunter, Hugh Reams, W. J.
Davis, W. C. Fagg, John S. Davis,
Henry Egerton, J. T. Draper, J. C.
Hardy, A. E. Aiken, Martin J. Davis,
William Barham Davis, R. B. Boyd,
Jr., R. B. Boyd, W. N. Boyd, Howard
Overby, S. J.s Williams, N. M. Palmer,
W. E. Twitty, W. M. Baird, Clyde E.
Rodwell, S. E. Burroughs, S. J. Bur-
row w E. Egerton, H. A. Macon
Knowing His Place
! "TliH itmi sHaA katn onH oflrrro " '
I asked the headwaiter.'
"Certainly not. I humbly requested
them." Washington Star.
The Ajrtless Farmer
One of those country gentlemen
who owns a farm in Brown Country,
but lives in Indianapolis and only
spends his week-ends on the farm,
asked one of his neighbors down in
Brown: "Did you know that T. C.
Steele sold the picture that he painted
on your farm?" The farmer made no
reply to this, and then the country
gentleman told him the price Mr.
Steele got for the canvas. "I just
wish I had known the feller liked the
place well enough to pay that for a
picture of it," the farmer said. "I'd
a' sold him the farm for $200 less than
that." San Francisco Argonaut.
NOTICE HOUSEKEEPERS
Miss Schiffer announces that she
will give a demonstration in cooking
eggs in various ways on Monday af
ternoon, 2:30 o'clock. This class will
be composed of the housekeepers,
rather than of the High School girls.
The ladies have shown much interest
in Miss Schiffer's work, and are de
lighted. The ladies designated are re
quested to be present.
Actresses are pretty, but: A girl in
the' seat is worth two on the screen.