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A Colyum Of Thoughts From Here There, Yonder I I 7 kc n n voLUMirnr WARRENTON, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1920 Number 26 A SEMI-WEEKLY NEWS PAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTJE3 ESTS OF WARRENTON AND WAR REN COUNTY ri I I f I I J (jjv V. BRODIE JONES) The ioTi should establish a laun- The need is felt by the families of tj,e town and the only plausible solu tion is a town owned enterprise. Xho trade is present which will make it a paying enterprise and the town can afford to investigate and place pep, vigor and vim in this move ment for the best interest of the peo ple here and in the surrounding terri tory. The eommissiones will act with wis oow in discussing this topic at their meeting- Tuesday. The cotton drive which engages at tention tomorrow is worthy the up port of all our people. There is no consistent reason why the cotton farmer should not receive his share of the price at which his pro duct is bought by the publfc. This has not been the case nor will it be until intelligent organization and systematic marketting bring better re sults to the South. In this cause all our people should be interested. - It is expected that you will be one of Warren's citizens to place your in fluence behind the move. , Talk and boost for permanent good streets. Now is the time for action. Don't forget to Clean Up, Paint Up and Keep It Up. This is the Trash moving week. Let the committee hear your senti ment as to the Warren County Com munity building as a memorial. The campaign needs the support of all the people of the county. The Near East Committee acknowl edges with thanks receipt of $20 ad ditional from A. E. Paschall and $134. 25 from Mrs. J. S. Nowell of Six Pound. Macon is also 'credited with 20 contributed earlier in the cam paign. This makes a total of $2847.50 for Warren. Our quota was $1260. F-ji all your days prepare, And meet them ever alike; When you are the anvil, bear; When you are the hammer, strike! Edwin Markham. When a New England farmer first clapped his eye on the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, he remarked: "Some gash, B'fosh!" American Evangelist. We are carrying as advertising mat ter this week articles advocating the candidacy of Hon. Cameron Morrison, and Hon. Robert Page for the high position of Governor of North Caro lina. We presume that the friends of Hon. 0. Max Gardner will present his claims for the consideration of the democrats of Warren. These gentle men can reach the public through the Pressand "may the best man win." Little girls as well as little boys are prone to brag about their Pas from fee to time. Three small specimens of femininity were puffing up their respective dads. ne of them said: "When my Pa ts a nackasre if. i nl wnvs marked. A second girl remarked: "When my Dai gets a package it is always mark ed, M. D." The third child, not to be outclassed, hereupon said: "When a package cttes for my Pa it is always marked, 0. D. Selected. U'o little girls were boasting of eir home possessions, or the posses ions of their repective parents, and we said: We have lots of nice things in our S6i O rr. J 1 1 v . situm piano, several diuss - &iciuu inariu, several uxaaa steads, some fine Persian rugs, and V "tjuia cat. rf m. 1 mue &lrl was pretty wen Of vspenty, but not to be outdone, she 6 v'e Rot a skunk under our barn." American Evangelist. ''Oh t so Qui'ili S grateful tnat yu came tori- " 10 response to my call, doc- "wS It?? bride. tog jnt ivweu the physician, smil- too the Ptty face, "I am only said it do so particularly as you "Ye a "S Ulent." "Some ttn ' lt is" she replied. ani the pectecl Suests have come mised r haS not turned UP as he CUstmed t a 1 know you are ac" toasi.f 2 things. I want chicW , you would kill a couple of ns r mo.'store Ties. r.J. 01 cS ,3 r R. 1 : PAGE Announces Platform In Letter To The Voters of North. Carolina FOR ECONOMY IN ADMIN ISTRATION OF AFFAIRS For Better Schools and Roads and Purposes If Elected; Re cord of His Services and Poli cies in the Past- Dear Fellow Democrat: On the following statement of principles I earnestly solicit your support in the coming Democratic primary. I shall appreciate it if you can give me not only your vote, but show this statement to others and ask-them to join you in supporting me. Yours, very truly, ROBERT N. PAGE. To the Democratic Voters of North Carolina: January of last year I announced that I would be a candidate for the nomination to succeed Mr. Bickett as Governor. I then said that at a later date I would set forth more explicitly my reasons for becoming a candidate, for I could not seek this place of leadership merely to gratify a person al ambition. . "I have delayed making this state ment, because I have not thought it proper for candidates to inflict on our people a long-drawn-out campaign for this office. I believe, moreover, that the people, in this matter, have wish ed, no prolonged campaign, no cam paign of mere personalities no cam paign which . would breed a spirit of faction and division in our party. HIS POLICIES "The people prefer to know, and have a right to know, to what causes and policies any particular candidate will devote himself and his powers, if chosen by his fellow Democrats as head of "the State Government in 1921-25. It is on the following state ment of purposes that I solicit your support in the primary:. "1. Economical and Efficient State and County Administration. Economy of expenditure is essential to good government. "In no other way is it possible, without undue burden of taxation, to attain those necessary and vital things rightly demanded by the citi zenship of a progressive State. The necessary machinery for the . conduct of the people's business, usually des ignated 'The State,' constitutes one of, if not the mcst, complex business con cms in the commonwealth. With ever-increasing activities this devel opment has not always been the re sult of careful study, but rather altfng lines of least resistance, with the re sult that the multitudinous agencies and activities, do not always function. The management of any modern bus iness finding itself in this condition, would undertake a thoroughgoing, scientific study of conditions, includ ing the employment of the best known organization experts to so co-ordinate those various activities that the greatest possible economy of manage ment and exienditure would result. "If elected Governor, I shall use the leadership thereby conferred to press upon the Legislature the desirability aye, the necessity of authorizing the employment of experts to study every agency of our State Govern ment and report thereon, so' that our people may be assured of the utmost efficiency and economy in every de partment of our public service. This survey should include county organi zations also, for there is probably greater possibility of effecting econ omy through proper organization and administration here than at any other place in our system. As a business man, I shall makqe efficiency and economy in both State, and county government a chief purpose of my ad ministration." 2. ."We have begun a great era of road-building. These roads must be built scientifically and economically. Good roads may be worth all they cost wasif ul construction but this does not justify our former waste of millions through unwise construc tion and lack of proper maintenance. t wfpd. T snail considered it a high duty to make my administration no- table, both for progress - i l ij f ing and for economy in road-building. J FOR GOOD SCHOOLS 3. 'Better Public Schools. We must not only continue or work for longer terms, better-paid teachers, and better attendance, but our most neg lected task is that of making our pub lic schools train for industrial effic iency and good citizenship., I pledge my best efforts to this end. 4... "Better Health. A great ad vance in matters of public health would be another high ambition of my administration. Our public health service should be made as effective and thoroughgoing as our agricultural demonstration and extension service. 5. "Rural Progress. It will be my purpose not only to use all my powers to promote good roads, good schools, and the State's wonderful campaign for better farming methods, but- also to aid our farmers in their organized efforts to compel the world to give fair prices for their cotton, tobacco, peanuts and other - products. We should also encourage home-owner-hip, either by tax exemption in limit ed amount or by lower rate on home property. : CAPITAL AND LABOR. 6. Relations of Capital and Labor. Space will not permit a comprehen sive tracing of the evolution of indus trial unrept, or the inception of the antagonistic attitude of essential ele ments entering into it. Certain it is the most disturbing of all our re construction problems. The war be tween capital and labor, as each are at present organized, is not only the greatest menace to our industrial ex pansion, the happiness of our popula tion, but as well to our governmental institutions. We seem to have lost, by the intensity of this antagonism and through the . preachment of ' ex tremists in both groups, that com-! mon ground upon which men may come to. agreement. Capital organiz- ed, Labor organized, at war, and yet each helpless without the other, and the mass of the people, including the individuals in each group, suffering the ills of under production of the. very essentials. . r The purpose for which industry is organized is to supply the needs of the population and create for those engaged there in gain. The spur be hind the investment of capital in in dustry is profit. The - same motive prompts to the application of skill, or the expending of energy that we cah labor. This result can accrue to neither capital or labor except in the degree to which they are - agreed. If capital or- labor claims all the profit accruing from the joint effort, indus try not only languishes, but dies. In precisely the ratio of their failure to function, production is limited, the re sultant scarcity causing prices to soar; the standard of living is neces sarily lowered, the antagonism in creased, and we have industrial war. We cannot destroy either the organi zation of capital or labor. If we are fair-minded, if the- right is conferred on one, it cannot Hedenied the other. It seems to me, the solution of this question must come outside of legal enactment. You cannot by law say whom capital shall employ any more than you can direct for whom labor shall work. Neither can you say to capital what it shall pay me for my work, nor to me the price at which I shall sell my labor; not in a democra cy. - By some means, we must, if pro duction in sufficient quantity for the world's needs is to be maintained, make- production mutually profitable to each of the elements entering into it. The man, or the men, who can propose a plan and persuade capital and labor to accept it, will, in -my judgment, have solved our largest problem. The best proposal yet advanced, and proving a success wherever tried, is profit-sharing through organized "Industrial Democracy". To accom plish this, prejudice must be eradi cated; antagonism give place to mu tual consideration; capital must cease to be an orgy in the eyes of labor, and capital must cease to view labor as a commodity. This, in time, can, I believe, be accomplished if we de vote our energies to the task with that unselfish devotion that will in spire in other men unselfishness. Having through labor attained to a position of an employer of labor, I think I can claim the experience and sympathy that may qualify me to assist in the solution of this grave problem in the State's industrial life. SERVE ALL PEOPLE "In conclusion, let me say that if elected Governor I shair wholeheart edly seek to serve all our people by concentrating my energies , on these To Be At Wise Thursday For Address On Food Before Patrons of the School URGES IMPORTANCE OF WELL BALANCED DIET Time At Hand When Careful Consideration Should Be Giv en In All Food Preparation Its Value. The Betterment club, cooking and canning clubs of Macon are to have a meeting with Miss Schiffer, the Spec ial Field Agent, at the school domi tory. on Monday, April fi'fth, at two thirty o'clock. All interested in food preparatin and combination are cord ially invited to be present. - The sub jects for consideration are cream soup and omelets. On Monday, April eleventh, at two thirty, there is to be a meeting at Norlina for the purpose of arousing interest along the lines included under the Home Economics and Home Dem onstration work. " The proper preparation and combi nation of foods was one of the most important ensiderations connected with the fitting of our men for serv ice in the late war. Now that we are endavoring to complete this work ol fitting-this world for democracy, there still is no more important factor in ac complishing this aim than the cor rect feeding of humanity. Development along, any line is di rectly based on the final need for food. All too lone: have we disregarded this jfact ijr its relation to humanity while concerning ourselves very actively in scientific development of live stock and crops by scientific feeding meth ods. OuST-joys and girls, women r and men have struggled along suffering from diseases and inefficiency that might easily have been prevented or corrected by proper food preparation and combination. That this is a fact and not a conjecture is demonstrated by the decrease in delinquency and re tardation statistics in the big cities of our country, The State Education Conference will be held in Greensboro, May 4th and 5th. . After the Mother's Day exercises at Wise Miss Schiffer will be awray until Sunday evening, April fourth. Failure is an educator. If one is an apt pupil one will profit by it as much as by success. There is no hope for the man who is down forever because of ene failure. To the man of pep, failure is not the end of the road, but only a way-station thereon. Ameri can Evangelist. six great tasks, without seeking any selfish ends by becoming a cand;d.te fw any other place. I shall se ?k to t njfy our Stslo and our party. While mcst of my life has been spent, in in timate t'.Meh with the farms and cheps and factories - in North Caro lina. I have also had fourteen years experience as public servant of the Seventh Congressional District, and welcome investigation of my record. So far as I know, but one act of all my fourteen years service has been brought out for criticism by propo-jhold nents of other candidates, and on this issue I also invite the closest scrutiny. It is true that in March," 1916, I was opposed to war. Most of our . people were. The Democratic party, as late as November, 1916, re-elected Wood row Wilson on the ground that "He kept us out of war." But while re sented and denounced, in March, 1916, the efforts of special interests and there were some such special interests to push us into war prematurely, Germany's persistence" in evil later convinced me, as it also convinced our party, that conditions had so changed! as to give us no choice but war; ana not only gave time and money to sup port the Government when war Came, but on the three great pre-war meas ures which President Wilson declared constituted the "acid test" for 100 per cent Americanism, my votes were uni formly on the President's side. "To all Democrats and North Caro linians who believe in such a progres sive and businesslike administration as I have suggested, to all who wish to see a campaign based not on faction alism or personalities, but on gener (Continued On Sixth Page) EMMANUEL CHURCH On Sunday morning last Rev. E. W Baxter presented twelve persons tc the Bishop for Confirmation. In all thirty-nine members have been added to the Church during the last f oui years. These figures indicate that Christianity is still an unspent force in Warrenton and should be of great encouragement to those who have been trying to decide whether to be confirmed or not, and also to the old members who are at times tempted to lose heart. Services during Holy week , will be as. follows: Monday, 5 p. m.; Tuesday, 8 p. m.; Choir practice on Wednesday at 8 p. m.; Holy Communion Thursday ai 8 p. m.; Good Friday, 11 a. m. Easter Sunday: Holy Communion 11 a. m.; Children's Service, 5 p. m. Evening Service, 8 p. m. Church of Good Shepherd Ridgewaj Service on Easter Sunday at 3 p. m All welcome. - ACTION OF RIVER TOWNSHIP MEETING The democrats of River Precinc. met last Saturday and we are inform ed took the following action: "The River primary elected all dem ocrats of the Precinct delegates to tht County Convention. "The Primary, by a majority vote declined to express any opinion re specting the 18th Amendment. "The primary decided by an almos! unanimous vote to express their op, position to the (so-called) Revalua tion Act. The. people of this sectioi believe in Democratic economy, rathe, than in progressive extravagance and against centralized governmen anywhere." Signed "X." Precinct Meeting Held Saturday The Democratic Precinct meeting was held in Warrenton on Saturday Was called toorder by Precinct Chair man B. B. "Williams, and Howard F. Jones was requested to act as Secre tary. Very few democrats- attended the meeting. On motion, each demo crat in the Precinct was elected a del egate to the County Convention. No otherexpression of opinion was of ficially made. Stores To Close At 6 o'clock By agreement all stores here, com mencing April 1st will close at 6 o'clock each afternoon, Saturday ex cepted, until October 1st. Play At Oine School There will be a play at Oine School Tuesday night, April 1st, to which the public is cordially invited. Proceeds for benefit of the school. Insurance Meeting 2 o'clock. Saturday The Warren County Branch of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance com pany will meet in the Court House, Saturday afternoon, April 3, at 2 o'clock. All - members are requested to be 'present. G. R. FRAZIER, Secretary. Warren Plains To Have Lights A ten thousand dollar stock compa ny has been formed to furnish elec tric lights to citizens in and around Warren Plains. The power will be furnished by the town of Warrenton. Material for construction of the line is arriving. Community Club at Macon The Macon Community, Club will its regularly monthly meeting on Friday,' April 2nd. All ladies of the community are invited to attend. Af ter bisiness meeting there will be a program on Thrift. The meeting will be held in the schoolhouse at three thirty. . Navy Recruiting Officer Here Chief Quartermaster Thomas E. Dil lon, of Raleigh Recruiting Station and 1st class Coppersmith J. W. Stack house, of Raleigh, were in town today. These gentlemen are stationed at Hen derson, for ten days recruiting duty and were here to have an article in reference to the inactive naval reserve men's status published. We will car ry this Friday. Friends Greet Bishop Here A number of the friends of Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire, of Raleigh, extended I congratulations and good wishes to him last Saturday night in the home of Mrs. Kate P. Arrington upon the occasion of his seventieth birthday Bishop Cheshire, , Misses Sarah Cheshire and Betsy Montgom ery were guests in the home of Mrs. Arrington for the week end. WIFE'S W IMP TITO V Saves Cotton and Other Posses sions For County Auditor P. M. Stallings. HAM AND EGG BREAKFAST RUDELY INTERRUPTED But Goods Saved Because Of Wife's Direction; Writer Sees Moral To Story and Other De velopments. While our competent and obliging County Auditor, Mr. Peter M. Stal lings, -was eating an early breakfast last Thursday . morning in the midst cf an early morning shower, a crash of thunder came. Mrs. Stalling speaking to one of the children said, "Run see where the lightning struck." The Auditor sat calmly, and continued giving close , attention to "Ham and Eggs." The little boy came back with the cry, "It done struck the Ice House." Then it was that the Auditor "got a move on" and made a sprint for the scene of the fire, calling: "Follow me with the buckets of water' Five bales of cotton were stored on the floor above the Ice House, as well as other things of value. "Roll cotton roll!" for the fire will get you". "They tell me," that the Auditor moved cotton around like Samson would a bale of hay; that his sprint to the Ice House surpassed any run ning he ever did in a campaign and that is "going some.". That if he can do half as well in the coming Pri mary, that his nearest competitor will be so outdistanced that he will not be n it. That putting on the tax books nearly half-million dollars of delin quent taxes was a job for the brain, butthat when it comes to "running," his legs had not lost their usefulness, nor his ankle bones their cunning. The lightning struck an oak about fifty feet from the Ice House and fol lowing the roots came into the Ice house, and jumped to the cotton, drawn possibly by the iron ties on the cotton. That following a different direction along another root it ploughed as a mole until it reached a wire fence, then jumped irom the fence to a pine tree to which it was fastened, shattering it. Moral: "You had better listen to that wife of yours, Mr. Mann." If tho Auditor had not had a wife, he would have lost an Ice house: five bales of cotton, a Surry and all because he loved "Ham and Eggs." And if he had not heeded see where he would have been! Judging (this in a whisper) from the signs of the times, you had bet ter "answer" when you are called, if you want to hold that job, Mr. Office holder. The ladies of the Capital city have already marched to the Pre cinct and walked in andasked for a share of responsibility and hats came off, the "chaw of terbacker" was thrown away, chairs pushed forward, and the male biped surrendered to their charms and to the shrewd po litical move they made. For they had qkept secret their intention, and when they walked in to the meeting in the different Wards, Mr. Man was a sur prised patriot. But there are others! Mothers Day At Wise April 1st The teachers are urging attendance of all mothers and interested relatives of the school children of Wise upon the school exercises Thursday, April 1st. "Supt. J. Edward Allen, Home Agent Schiffer, Farm Agent Treva than, Mrs. S. D. Twitty and members of the Wise faculty and school are upon the program. A play "Mrs. Tubbs of Shantytown" promises much interest and the entire program is one which invites attendance. , - - Notice to The Warren Circuit The 2nd Quarterly Conference- for the Warren circuit will be held at Ar eola next Saturday and Sunday, April the 3rd and 4th. The Presiding Elder will preach at 11 o'clock Saturday and dinner will be served on the grounds. After the dinner hour the business' session of the Quarterly Conference will be held. All the officials are ex pected to be present.. The Presiding Elder will preach on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and the Sacrament of tho Lord's Supper will follow, There will be services at Providence Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and at Shady Grove in the afternoon at 3:00 as usual. J. T. DRAPER, Pastor.