A Colyum
Of Thoughts
From Here
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VOLUME XXV
WARRENTON, N. C. FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1920
Number 29
A SEMI-WEEWLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTONAND WARREN COUNTY
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(By SIGNAL Li JUNES)
Election time is rapidly approaching-
ami picking- your candidates for
office is your problem or should be
your problem.
Sometimes you sea a man who says
that he is so busy that he hasn't time
to "fool with politics." Cut if, on
account cf his indifference, a bad man
is e.ected to office, he finds plenty of
time to "cuss" him out in particular,
and politics in. general.
If "politics are rotten" it is simply
because indifference to who holds the
lelns of government has made it so.
Bad men are hound to make bad poli
tics. jpick your men for office not on the
ground of reward for past service;
cv because you like them personally ;
but because they are the best men
for the office. Ask yourself honestly,
vno will serve best the most people
end vote accordingly.
If the majority do not agree with
you, take your defeat like a man.
Get your shoulder down behind him
and push; instead of standing off and
knocking.
Let's have less indifference and bet
ter politics; less criticism, and more
co-operation.
The world will profit. r
"If we hold power wre bear respon
sibility." Lincoln.
New land for sweet potatoes, dis
ease free plants, and a storage Iiouse
is a combination that wins.
A
good
definition of character :-
Loyalty to the fundamental and etern )
al principles. School and Home. i
The hog is often called a "machine
for making feed into pork" it is poor
policy to let a machine run empty.
Dost thou love life, then do
not !
squander time, for that is the stuff
life is made of. School and Home.
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Thirty farmers' credit unions with
a membership of 1,198 and total re
sources of .$87,179.51 are in operation
in North Carolina. . -
Although soybeans may withstand
adverse conditions and makfe a good
showing, that is no reason conditions ?
should not be made as farorable as
fi,
.
The "Red" Sun
Tearhpr "TV enn cVi-!rro . Uc
righteous and unrighteous alike. What $
does that signify?'
Pnnil "Thnf if iifl-i-oTi r-.ioiiV
Rer Brummer (Berlin).
Sambo's Philosophy
When a white man sets down an d
thinks about his troubles, he worried
ever 'em awhile, then kills hisself.
But a nigger sets down and thinks
about his troubles a little while, then
he jes' goes to sleep. Ex.
Strange!
Husband (shaving): "This razor is
the dullest thing I ever saw." '
Wife: "Why, I thought it was very
sharp; it trimmed my pencil so nicely
this morning."- Selected.
A famous woman novelist was
once asked why she had not married
"I have three things about the house,"
she said, "which represent so closely
the characteristic of fh.-
that I don't w.nnf ui Lie
"WW .1- o i jfs ' i
uu vwu liivuii i uer ineim
asked.
"Well" the novelist replied, "I've,
got a dog that growls all the morn j
ing, a parrot that swears all the after-i
... . '
wn, ana a cat that stays out all
night." Selected.
A Real Calamity
It was in the Argonne. A
regiment
w colored pioneers from Dixie wh o
had been inducted into the service ha tJ
just received a batch of mail. Bu4
neither Jefferson Madison Monroe utr
tis particular side-kick Washinr fcj.-n
Jones, was manifesting any p Teat
elation. ln fact, they both looke. j de
cidedly in the dumps. :
"Wash," mourned Jefferson. "I'se
hard-luckin'est nigger what was
evr. I done just got a lett;er from
JJjan gal and she's gone and went and
Carried another."
"Oh, man, man!" wafted T,Vish.
iou don't know what had lucjk am.
UG I jUSt Sot a letter f-m the draf
ard what says I'm exempt !"- Pitts
wvg Post. '
vuss Florence " Vw -u.
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AND WILL GIVE A CLEAN
ABLE ADMINISTRATION !
North Carolina Needs A Busi
ness Man For Governor, A
Man Fitted By Experience and
Training.
When we consider the activities of
the State of North Carolina, and the
many institutions that it owns and
operates, we cannot fail to be im
pressed with the stupendous business
undertaking that is involved. Bu
when we consider also the influence o.
the State by its methods of taxation
by its, regulation of labor conditions
by its control over transportation, anc"
by its financing of large internal im
provements very vitally affecting al
business activities within its borders,
we see the importance of having a;
the head of the State Administration
at least occasionally, some man es
pecially fitted by experience anc
training, for active and successfu
business operations. If democracy bt
indeed the wisest form of government
isn't it wise that professional mer
share occasionally the leadership o
the State with those trained in indu
trial and commercial life?
'BOB PAGE HAS THE TRAINING
Kobart Newton rage about fort,
years ago began his career in a sma".
;vay m the business of merchandising
in the town of Cary. Wake Count
where he was born. Shortly thereat
ter in association with his father, th
! ltt A. F. Pa ere. and his brothers.
Henrv A. Page and J. R. Page, tht
youngest brother, Frank Page, late
fcominar into the firm, he moved t
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Moore County, and tnere began u
earnesst : a ' business career tnat no
f . -
only
i moant. mnM
rewar
for the industrial awakening oi a
that section of the State. It wa
there the Page boys became known a
"men who do things." Gathering to
e-ether such old machinery as thei
limits mpns would nermit they lau
J the foundation for an extensive lum
4,. i : a o nw. -
i system thit ultimately traversed fou
I counties. Mr. Page learned the bus!
inoss from the srround up. For a time
it was the handling of the saw levei
the driving of a locomotive, or the
ntierntinp- of a telegraph key. Thk
class or. worK uiximatexy uu tu givt
wav for a larger use of his busines
general manager of the
rnmmnv. and finalb
capacity as
Pntra T.nmhnr Comuanv. and finall
tha Aherdeen-Ashborc
Railroad Company. While in 1903
when entering upon the duties of
PMnl.floomon fhA Spvpnth District
Vie gave up his more active business
lire he has not lost his interest in the
business and c&mmercial activities of
. . , . i i. i
the cotton mills located in his home
. n?cTrta v, 1A paph orch-
i-L. tot tj iioinof- urireiv iinercaicu in
KJW'H ill Jjwvui-j r, - x ,
axrds .around Candor, the banking in
stitutions of The Page Trust Com
pffcny, as well as the farm adjacent to
hisi home at Bisco, which latter prop
osition is under the direet manage
meSTfc of his second son, Richard Page.
PUBLIC SERVICE,
-rw rJiflRniltv the State has exper-
mood in securing the srvice of men
Uliv
.ninaA in business is the fact that
Imen of this type, by the time they
nn;iv
reach that stage of life where their
experience would be oi gieat yuui
profit are often so absorbed in private
. t t , imohlo rn cri VP
business that they are unable to give
public matters the necessary atten
tion. Mr. Page, on the other hand,
w abown such an aptitude for pub
lic affairs that his selection for Gov
ernor would be no experiment. n,ven
while in the midst of his business ac
tivities at Aberdeen he found time to
fill the humble, but honorable office
of Justice of the Peace and was for
eight ye ars the very efficient Mayor
of his town. In 1900 he was chosen
as the representative from Montgom
ery County in the State legislature,
and his worth was there recognized.
He was chairman of the committee on
Asylums jtnd under his leadership
those institutions, after six years of
Republican neglect, began their mod
ern career 'ei enlargement and expan
sion. He served on the sub-commit-
1 aw of
3 tee that ctrsmeu u.c
Lt year-4l revenue law that marks
n Poch in North Carolina financing
!Tn 1902 he was ellected to rep.es
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Some hotell Everything at cost, and done with the very finest equip
ment. . Join th Navy, and forget the tips.
Can yon imagine a first -class shave for a nickel, a hair cut for a dlin
and a massage, shampoo, and all the trimmings in proportion?
It'a almost luxurious, anJ now that the electric potato peelers have ceme
In, Jack finds himself with m lot more time to improve himself. He doesn't
need to wash htat own clothes any more either, an electric laundry will take
care of them at a price which ts almost ridiculous.
This view of the busy barber shop on board one of the U. S. dread
naughts will give us all some idea of the way the men in the Navy live.
Only tha best U good enough for our sailors.
There is 2,067
Deserters Yet
North Carolina still has 2,0G7 out
standing draft desertions out: of a
total of 462,463 total registrations," ac-
cording to the latest official rep t of
jthe Provost Marshall General Lto the
Secretary of War. This standing-is
i thirtieth in number of draft deserters
ir. the list of states, and the Tar Heel
state stood seventh in the number of
? total registrations. This is a splendid
showing and a record that the people
! of the state should be proud. It is be-
! lieved that the larger part of these
desertions were among the colored
population and the ignorant whites
in the isolated districts. More North
Carolinians were killed in battle, and
i died of disease while in the service
; than deserted the draft.
This exceptionally good showing
J among the states is believed by arm:
1 officials to be due to the fact that th
I state was originally settled by a str
i!l
of pure Anglo-Saxon blood, which to
a large extent .has not ben so .polutci
the influx i southern and far-east-
ern Europeans as have some oi tha
j states further north and west. It )3
j another phase of the war that has
iheen nroven over and over acram tiuit
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(the south is as near 100 per
i American as any other section.
:ent.
CHARLES L. KING
The announcement of the death of
this excellent man came not only s
a great surprise but also as a cause
of sadness to his many friends. He
died on Friday the 19th of March, and
was buried the following day at War
ren Plains. The funeral services ba-
ling conducted by the writer.
XVIIlg VYMS iX.ll upilglit, muuo-
trious, kind-hearted man; and was
highly esteemed by his neighbors, and
enjoyed the respect and confidence of
all who had business dealings with
him.
He had long been a member of En
terprise Baptist church, but for the
last few years worshipped with the
congregation at Warren Plains, as he
had moved into that neighborhood.
He leaves a wife and several sons
and daughters to whom their friends
and neighbors extend deepest sympa
thy. T. J. TAYLOR.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Agelasto,
of
Norfolkq, were in town Thursday .
Messrs. Sam and Robert Alston, of
Fork, were in town Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. J. Milam, of the
Oakville section, were in town yes
terday. Mr. John Claw Powell was in town
Thursday.
Mr. Van Davis was a business visi-
tor here yesterday.
' Mr. A. H. Frazier, was in town this
week.
U.RNAVY
Barber Shop.
Jurors for May
Term of Court
Tha following Jurors have been
drawn for May Term of Court:
R. A. Thompson. C M. Aycock, S.
E. Gupton, Jack Johnston, Maynard
Painte-, Cccr Suit (Cclcrid) , C. II.
Moirk', ; N. A. Stegall, J. W. Clements,
J. W. Hudson, E. C. Read, S. W. Bell,
L. J. Williams, W. B. Gray, J. R. Boyd,
W. G, Bobbitt, J. S. P.-Brown, L. C
Hawkcs, J. D. Palmer, T. D. King, A.
C. Jones, M. R. Boone, W. M. Turn
bull, II. L. Bobbitt. W.,0. Bell, H. C.
Weaver, C. R. Leete, R. D. Davis
(colored), J. C. Hudson, F. W. Her
ring, E. L. Whitakqer, W. J. Bail, J.
H. Brewer, C. A. Harris, J. W. Williams,-
R. W. Lancaster.
Second Week
D. C. Alston, G. N. Mumford, R. E.
Williams, J. H. Garris, J. H. Thomp
son, Ji, W. T. Brown, J. W. Daniel,
S. T. Tucker, J. R. Collins, L. W.
Shearin, W. J. Cole, T. J. Harris, S.
R. Re.d, Armstead Carter, Cleve Stal
:ings, R. B. Newman, E. G. King and
G. W Rudd.
A COMMON ERROR
"May I examine the children a lit
tle a3 to their knowledge of the lang
uage ? " asked the visitor at the gram
mar school, an old gentleman with a
nevolent aspect of countenance, but a
shrewd twinkle in his eye.
"Ceitainly ycu may," smilingly an
swered the teacher.
The old gentleman stepped to the
blackboard and wrote this N sentence
upon it:
"Pennsylvania abounds in anthra
cite coal."
"Now,." he saidf "I should like to
have some child point outt he mis
take in that sentence."
One of the older girls came forward,
picked up the chalk and rewrote the
statement thus:
"Anthracite coal abounds in Pennsyl
vania." "Not so bad," said the visitor, "but
you haven't found it."
Another changed it as follows: r
"Pennsylvania' abounds with anthra
cite coal."
"Still incorrect," was the comment.
"Anthracite coal is abundant in
Pennsylvania," wrote a third.
"That will not do either," said Mr.
Baxter.
One of the big boys tried his hand,
with this result:
"Pennsylvania is abundantly sup
plied with anthracite coal."
"No; that is not so good."
Then a little boy stepped forward
land with his finger erased the word
"That word isn.'t needed," he said,
" 'Anthracite' means hard coal."
j "Right," said the visitor. "You
have one bright pupil, anyhow, Miss
I Adair." Youth's Companion.
News From The
Afton Section
Mr. H. B. Hunter was in Warrenton
I on business Tuesday.
Mr. A. H. Frazier was in Warren-
ton Tuesday on business.
Mr. Edward Fuller, of Henderson,
spent the week-end with his home
people here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P Temple and chil
dren and Misses Sadie and Emily
Limer, of Wilmington, are spending
the Easter holidays with their parents
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Limer.
Miss Rosa Frazier and Mrs. A'fref
Jones and daughter, of Raleigh, arc
spending a few days in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Frazier.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Jones, of Durh
am, were visitors in the home of Mi
and Mrs. H. B. Hunter for the Easte
holidays.
" Messrs F. W. Hunter and Willie
Crisp were visitors to Henderson Tues
day.
Mr. J. K. Plnnell was in Warrentor
on business Tuesday.
Mrs. Gardner Hull and daughter
Myrtle are spending some time wit!
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. j
Frazier.
Misses Lula Bell and Mattie Fulle
spent the week-end with the Misse;
Felts.
Miss Carrie Watkins, of Henderson
is spending some time with her si3te
Mrs. J. A. Daniel.
Mr. and Mrs. John Daniel and Mis
Carrie Watkins were shopping ir
Warrenton Monday.
Mr. J. G. Ellis was looking afte
business in Afton Tuesday.
Miss Mable Robertson spent the
week-end with Miss Duke at Mr. W
J. Pinnells.
Miss Jessie Dickens spent the week
end with home people at Norlina.
Mr. Robert Pinnell visited friend
in Norlina Sunday.
Sure Sign
Kind Fathei "My dear, if you. wan
a - good husband, marry Mr. Good
heart. He really and truly loves you.'
Daughter "Are you sure of that
papa?"
Find Father "Yes, indeed. I've
been borrowing money from him fo
six months, and still he keeps coming.'
Dallas News.
Quaterly Conference To Be Held
Quarterly Conference will be held
at Warrenton Methodist church or.
Saturday and Sunday next.
All day service on Saturday, with
dinner on the ground. Preaching Sun
day morning and Sunday night, anc
at 11 o'clock Saturday.
MR. IRVIN EGERTON
PASSES AWAY
On Thursday morning, March elev
enth, the Death Angel visited the
home of Mr. and Mr3. G. G. Egerton
and claimed their oldest son, Irwin
He was sick only a few weeks with
influenza, followed by pneumonia.
All that, skilled physician, trained
nurses and loved ones could do was
done to stay the hand of Death, but
such was not God's will, for He called
him and he willing obeyed.
Mr. Egerton was loved by all whe
knew him for he was kind to a stran
ger as well as a friend; always ready
and willing to help those in need.
It looks hard for him to be taken so
early in life but God doth all things
well. He will be greatly missed by
those who knew him best.
He leaves to mourn their loss a
heart-stricken father and ' mother,
three sisters and three brothers.
The funeal services were conducted
at the home by Rev. T. J. Taylor;
thence to Fairview cemetery where
loving hands bore him to his grave.
Masses of lovely flowers bore silent
testimony to the love and esteem of
his many friends.
"Not now, but in the coming years,
It may be in the better land,
We'll read the meaning of our teais,
And there, sometime, well under
stand. "We'll know why clouds instead of
sun
Were o'er many a cherished plan;
Why song has ceased when scarce
begun;
'Tis there, sometime, we'll under
stand. "God knows the way, He holds the key
He guides us with unerring hand;
Sometimes with tearless eyes we'll
see;
Yes, there, up there, we'll undei -
stand.". 4
A FRIEND,
I
STALLJNGSOEv
CONSOLIDATION AND CO
OPERATION NECESSARY
Consolidation And Co-operation
Necessary to Give Country
Boys and Girls Equal Oppor
tuny With City Boys andGirls.
In your issue of March 13th I
noticed the article written by Mis3
Josephine Schiffer, Home Agent for
Warren County, in which she says
avery country boy and girl should
have equal advantage with town and
city children. I agree with her fully
3n this point, and it is in the hands
of the people of Warren county to
give it to them. They are entitled to
it.
When is the time? Now! How
can we do it? By consolidating our
schools.
We have a young man just the right
age for Superintendent, whose morals
and fitness cannot be questioned, and
I tell you right here, he is not asleep
on his job. I know what I am talk
ing about, having served as Commit
:eeman under Messrs. J. R. Rodwell,
Nat Allen and Mr. Howard F. Jones.
1 am now serving as Chairman of the
School Committee, under our present
Superintendent, Mr. J. Edward Alien.
1 find Mr. Allen standing by the school
aw, and reasonable in his require
ments of both teachers and Commit
teemen. The Chairman of the Board of Edu
cation is a young man of character
and worth and is thoroughly fitted for
j he position he holds, and I believe
his heart is in the work of building
better schools, and his efficient asso
ciates are equally so and are standing
by him in this all-important work.
Now with this team, what is to hin
der giving the country boys and girls"
an equal opportunity witl the town
boys and girls?
Yes, consolidate. The poorly built
and poorly equipped one teacher schoo
must go. I believe many young ladies
have had' their health impaired by
teaching in these dilapidated, pooily
built schools.
Yes, we must use the Truck and
bring these children to the consolidat
ed school where they can have a
chance. Pick you out a central place
and build your consolidated school
and bring the children to it.
Take Macon, for instance; we are
centrally located, and some day it- is
destined to be an educational centre.
We have room enough for eight
teachers, a good brick building, almost
fire-proof. Our Dormitory will house
our teachers and about twenty board
ing pupils.
If Embro, Oakville and Churchill
should see things as we do we would
be glad to cooperate with them. We
can take care of one of the schools
mentioned, but what aro you going to
do with the other two.
If they will come in with us we will
build a modern up-to-date High School
building for High School work, and
use the present building for Grade
work. Then it will be that our boys
and girls will have an equal chance
with the town boys and girls, and more
for they will have the advantage of
country life. Lets give it to them.
Yours for better schools
E. B. STALLING S,
Committeeman.
DEATH OF MRS. OVERBY
On Saturday the 13th of March, a
great sorrow came into the home of
Mr. T. B. Overby of Creek. His do
voted wife, after a brief illness, pass
ed from the seems of earth to the
realities of eternity, leaving her fath
er and mother, her brother and sistera,
her husband and childen to mourn
their loss.
About twenty years ago, she was
united in marriage to Mr. T. B. Over
by. To them were born six children
four sons and two daughters.
Mrs. Overby was a valued member
of Marmaduke church. A warm
friend, a devoted daughter, sister,
wife, and mother; and in all the re
lations of life acted her part well.
Mrs. Overby was the eldest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Sol J. Clark, who
together with her husband, desire me
to express to their friends and neigh
bors their heartfelt gatitude for the
! kindness and sympathy shown them
jm this the greatest sorrow oi tneir
Uive3.
i T. J. TAYLOR.
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