A Colyenn
Of Thoughts
From Here
There, Yonder
VOLUME XXV
WARRENTONV N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1920
Number 33
A SEMI-WEEWLY NEWS PAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTER ESTS"0WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY
A TT T7rrVTAiC
V-i II i A I I I I .1111 IT'-' II r J
3'
(By W. BRODIE JONES)
The course in citizenship outlined
briefly in this issue in a communica
tion from the civic' department of the
! Woman's Club deserves the support
of the women of Warrenton and of as
many other public spirited women as
will avail themselves of this opportun
ity. Unquestionably the women of the
land are to exercise the great and im
portant privilege of voting and mat
ters of procedure, simple in themselves
yet necessary, will be bright to
light in the series of discussions.
The ladies, who have met the tasks
and opportunities of the past, will be
prepared to intelligently vote and will,
we believe, take advantage of thia op
portunity offered by the live womens'
organization of this city.
Shirt sleeve
welcome!
days coming again-
First Lawyer Did his speech car
ry conviction?
Second Lawyer It did; his client
got five years. Ex.
Teacher John, how did they dis
cover Iron Ore?
Johnnie I hear0 Daddy say they
smelt it. Selected.
Smith Hello, Sanders: How's your
cold?
Nite Very obstinate.
Smith How's your wife?
Nite About the same. Clipping.
Quite Likely.
Angler (describing a catch) "That
trout was so long I tell you I never
saw such a fish!"
Rustic "Noa. Oi don't -suppose ye
ever did." The Queenslander.
Father's Violence
Jack "Was her father violent
when you asked for her hand?"
Tom "Was he? Great Scott! I
thought he would shake my arm off."
London Tit-Bits.
1st Party VSeem Al ?" v v" ,
2nd Party "Al who?"
1st Party Alcohol.
2nd Party Kero--Sene him Jan.
16th and he ain't Benzine since.
Wake Forest Student.
R. B. Boyd, the groom, Shorty, Mac
and Brodie Jones, urged by the fasci
nating cascade and the notforgotten
last summer swimming appeal, open
ed the swimming season at Taylor's
with an informal swim last Wednes
day afternoon.
Everlast Fire
Mistress (to cook from the country)
"Well, what do you think of our gas
fires?"
Cook "I think them wonderful,
ma'am. Why, those in the kitchen
haven't gone but since I came here
over a week ago." Selected.
PLOWSHARES
Taking chances with untested seed
corn is not giving your land a square'
deal.
Slaying bugs by spraying of fruit
or spuds is paying, and those that do.
are laying money by.
"Live at home" is as good a slogan
as ever pastures for, livestock will
help carry out the idea.
Iowa is said to have one automobile
for every six persons in the state
com and hogs are one reason why.
Where would humans be without
canned foods! How about . animals
t
that have no food "canned" in silo&
for next winter?' .
Starving the family cow is one way
of starving children: the cow needs
feed to make mUk and children need
milk to make muscles.
SALVATION ARMY BRIEFS
More than 2,500 erring girls are
yearly cared for in the 26 maternity
hospitals and rescue homes maintained
in this country by the Salvation Army.
The records show a vast majority of
these girls are permanently rescued.
N .
What of the unchurched? In 117,
099 open air meetings held last year
the Salvation Army preached to 18,-
000,000 persons. The Salvation Arms'-;
takes the chujrch to the people.
"Love is not born blind; it merely
acquires the habit." Selected. -
If) Ml
MBS
Prof. M. C. S. Noble Gives In
x tersting Picture of Life
of Mr. John Graham
A TEACHER OF THE OLD
SCHOOL KNOWN OVER N.C.
Of That Type Who Taught Be
cause They LovedThe Calling
and Who Watched With Inter
est Strides of Pupils.
By M. G. S. Noble, Dean of the School
of Education, The University of
North Carolina, in The High School
Journal. .
John Graham, the subject of this
sketch, was for nearly fifty years a
prominent and successful teacher in
North Carolina. He was born in Fay-
etteville, North Carolina, August 1,
1847, and is a full-blooded Scotchman,
being the son of Archabald Graham
and Anne McLean and the grandson
of Colonel Alexander McAllister of
revolutionary fame. He is a brother
of Alexander Graham, the 'great pub
lic school leader in North Carolina,
and an uncle of the late Edward Kid
der Graham, formerly president of our
State University.
He was prepared for college by J.
DeBerniere. Hooper and Jesse R. Mc
Lean, two noted Carolina teachers in
this State before the Civil War.
In 1863, when only sixteen years of
age, yet vill prepared to enter col
lege, and full of youthful ambition to
continue his education so well begun,
he turned his back on the halls of
learning and, in obedience to his coun
try's call entered the army of the Con
federacy, where for two years he,Q
mere boy, fought like a full-grown
man until Johnston's surrender in
1865.
The following August he went to
Warren ' county,- talcing with "him"
strong recommendations from his for
mer teachers, secured employment as
teacher, in a school at the home of Rev.
C. M. Cook, and began his long and
honorable career as a teacher in the
private schools of his native state.
Forty-five years from that day in
August, 1865, when he went to the
home of Rev. C. M. Cook, Judge
Charles A. Cook, the preacher's son,
came all the way from a new home in
his adopted state of Oklahoma '' to
speak at a re-union of the former
I pupils of Mr. Graham. Addressing
ithe audience, the speaker stated with
pride that in the long ago he had been
the first one to greet the red-headed,
curly-haired Scotch boy at his father's
gate and bid him welcome in his fath
er's home, that he wasrdiis fhst pupil
and his first graduate, and that he was
the first one of his old students to
send his children to be taught by the
good and faithful teacher who had
taught him so well in days now long
gone by. And then he spoke in fitting
terms of the zeal, enrgy, faithfulness,
scholarship, and effective teaching of
his old, instructor who then sat in the
aundience and listened with those con
flicting emotions that stir a teacher's
breast when one of his old students
comes back and says such good and
pleasant things about his work in
training boys and girls.
Mr. Graham taught successfully 'in
several neighborhoods in Warren
county until 1898, when he moved to
Warrenton and established the War
renton High School. His reputation
as a successful teacher followed him to
Warrenton, where he soon Jauilt up a
flourishing, school which was attended
by students from ail parts of the
State.
His students ever took high rank at
college and always showed that they
had been taught by a teacher of emi
nent ability; and, still better, they
showed that they had been taught by
one who had instilled gentlemanly
principles into his pupils, for at col
lege they were invariably conspicuous
for their manly bearing and courteous
demeanor. x
Mr. Graham represents a type of
schoolman now unhappily disappear
ing. He began his career at a time
when teachers chose teaching as a profession-because
they loved to teach;
and they went about their work from
day to day, from year to year, with a
fine ambition to oe Known
teachers.
1 - .
Graham liKe tne leucucia j.
t.;e-iiov believed in the old curriculum ;
and had unbounded faith in the value j
of
the traditional stumes ox
hit mm i
V -Ji Ji'N.
- v
"f.ii
j , Hot worried rwy much about the Hiarh Cost of TJvlpjr, are they? And why
; j fcttlc) fbey' be? Jack 2ts tli$ same amount of meat, sugar or potaioe at
1 f present day price as when tbfy oot
JLnd the Canteens on. boater 'sell .hi Hi candy, cigars, tootli powder, -shaving
soap, and all his' other need tftVost, plus only ten per cent profit. This profit
ffoes into an athletic-and'' eikfertalmnent fund, furnishing him with movie
IUbs, . athletic, equipment, and; 4ther , play time necessities, for nothing.
It's a hard life; that's t?ie" reason the fellows in the picture look
worried. j' ' ' '
Greeg and mathematics, as thp basis
of a sound education. With patience
and skill he taught those subjects and
he drilled his students with a zesal that
never flagged. The teachers of his
day labored faithfully withi; their
pupils, ever buoyed up by the hope
that at college they would take high
honors and if possible lead their class
es. The success of their old boys ai
college was a joy to them afterwards
and was heralded in the press as proof
of the excellence of their gift as
teachers. And John Graham's life
was constantly lit up by the repeated
successes of his old boys in their col
lege classes. . ;
- In 1914, on account- of the after ef-
tects ot "grip," Mr. uranam mm to and Mrs. M. C. Duke motored to Nor
give up classroom work-, and hi-son,- lina Sunday to sec Mr. and Mrs: W. J.
Mr. W. A. Graham, assumed the man
agement of the school.
In 1918 the great World War called
young Mr. Graham to the battle line
in France where, as Major, he com
manded the Second Division, 120th In
fantry, in the 30thv Division. John
Graham, feeing unable to carry, on
the work alone, closed the school in
June, 1918, and began to sei've his
country through various forms of war
relief. And thus this veteran in the
teacher's profession at the age of
seventy-two, after a long and success
ful service of nearly 50 years, today
in his home at Warrenton is enjoying
a sweet old age, happy in -the reflec
tion of a well-spent life and. affection- ;
ately remembered by the hundreds oi
boys and girls whom he formerly
taught, while his friends and neigh
bors delight to honor him with their
affectionate regard and their genuine
appreciation of his splendid Christian
character and his effective service as
a teacher Of the youth of the State.
Mr: Weaver Com
pletes New Dam
Alfalfa Weaver, known as Sarah,
Fate, Muskrat, etc., to a wide circle
of friends has completed the dam and
enlarged the spillway for the bathing
buds at Taylor's mill' and accepted the
! contract for the erection of the bath
houses.
The enlarged spillway measures
near fifty feet and it is expected that
the freshets before swimming season
opens in full bloom will carry much
of the sand away and . enlarge the
hole. The excellent sand bank, the
pride and joy of beach lovers, will be
improved by the addition of sand from
the creek and in time a beach from
the old mill site to the water is ex
pected. '
The two 4 bath houses are to be
erected upon the ridge on the north
side of the creek and board walks
will lead from each to the water. The
houses the girls' 12 x 30 with bath
house lockers, the befys 12x24 are to
be made of dressed lumber and cov
ered. .
Much interest is in evidence and
prospects are for a great swimmingL
season.
Will Not Meet Next Tuesday
The educational department of the
TTf 1- !1l a 1 11 . -
. uiUU m ijl hiu n-o
ular meeting next Tuesday afternoon,
Miss Julia Dameron announced yes-
vc.j. . ,
U. 9. NAVY
The Happy, Life.
is
only one-third as much. x
News From Mar
maduke Section
Everybody getting down to work in
earnest with their spring cleaning and
farming.
Mr. and Mrs. W, H. Smalls and chil
dren, of Essex, with Mrs. Small's sis
ter, Miss Lela Clark, visited in the
home of their parents Mr. and Mrs.
S. K. Clark last Sunday..
Mrs. Joe D. Riggan and son Victor,
of Hollister, spent last Sunday with
her mother 'Mrs. John Powell.
Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Duke with Mr.
James.
Mr. M. T. Duke who has been troub
led right much with his head lately,
went to Raleigh again Saturday Jto
have it examined, returned Sunday af
ternoon reporting himself much im
proved. Mrs. C. A. Haithcock and daughter
Miss Carrie visited Mrs. Haithcock's
husband's mother Mrs. Bettie Haith-
cock lGcently.
Miss Ruby Clark is visiting rela
tivesin Hollister for a few weeks.
There was quite a small gathering
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jon
Powell's Sunday. There were between
twenty and thirty present.
Misses Bessie Powell and Carrie
Haithcock called on Mrs. M. C. Davis
and Mrs. T. W. Davi one day recently, j
We are all very sad over our most
attractive school "marm" Miss Mary
Tharrington of Rocky Mount leaving
us.. She will be missed by more than
one in our neighborhood. .
Mr. arid Mrs. J. L. Alston and chil
dren of Essex spent Sunday at Mrs.
Alston's mother's Mrs. John Powell.
A crowd of boys and girls of Marm-.
aduke motored to Warrenton Sunday
on a pleasure trip.
Mr. A. A. Turner with Earnest Ves
ter, of Nashville, were pleasant call
ers in our section recently, and car
ried three or four ladies up to Nor
lina to call on Mrs. W. J. James in the
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Crawley are
very proud of their little girl, Mavis
Maybank.
Mr. C. A. Haithcock has had some
work done -on his home recently, so
now they can enjoy sitting out on their
new front-porch. V He also had another
room added.
Mr. John Powell has had his house
and stored covered lately which adds
greatly to the improvement.
Misses Hattie iCing and Lizzie"War
ren, of Littleton, visited in the home
of Mrs. C. A. Haithcock just before
Miss Mary Tharrington left. They
spent Saturday and Sunday and took
Miss Tharrinerton with them
when
they 'eft. ' -
Miss Margie Davis, of Warrenton,
spent Sunday and Monday with her
cousin Miss Bessie Powell, of Marraa-
duke
We are glad to learn that Mr. Tom
Davis who had a . slight stroke of
paralysis is getting on fine.
Several from around here attended
the entertainment at the Embro school
last week.
All good wishes to the Warren
Record and its readers.
"PEGGY.' '
-
t -'Ai .it i Si. 1
i ., . r ......
fo Worry Over
The Income Tax
Atlanta, Ga., April 20. Every mem
ber of the Salvation Army, from the
highest ranking officer to the youngest
soldier in the ranks of the organiza
tion has at last found something
which they do not have to worry
about. ,
It's the salary income tax.
According to the internal revenue
collectors not a member of the Salva
tion Army in the United Stages re
ceived enough salary last year to make
an income tax return.
Commander Evangeline C. Booth,
the highest ranking Salvationist in the
United States, received less than
$1,000 salary in 1919.
Thus is answered the question oc
casionally asked in some quarters:
What percentage of the money given
the Salvation Army for charitable
purposes goes into high salaries for its
officers.
The report of the officials in charge
of income tax returns shows that, none
of it goes into "high" salaries and that
only a small percent of it goes into the
extremely low salaries which they re
ceive. "If you wish to get rich don't join
the Salvation Army," says Comman
der Booth. "Our workers arc paid
just enough to meet their actual living
expenses and when they become old or
disabled from any cause they do not
have to worry bcause they have not
laid by worldly fortunes. The Salva
tion Army tends to all their needs."
Commander Booth is now touring
the southern states in behalf of the
Salvation ArmyV second home service
fund appeal, set for May 10 to 20, and
will deliver addresses in several cities
explaining the work of the Salvation
Army and showing what j it accom
plishes with the funds entrusted to it
by the public.
SECOND $l,000,000xCHAPLIN ;
PICTURES WAR TROUBLES
"Shoulder Arms," the second Char
lie Chaplin million-dollar picture, to
be shown at the Warrenton Opera
House on Friday and Saturday, April
23-24 picturizes his experiences and
difficulties as an averagd y American
doughboy from the time he enters the
j "rookie" squad until, as a finished
; product of military training, he in
vades Hunland and captures the Im
peral German Staff with a method
typically Yankee for novelty and sur
prise. His feet get him into countless
troubles under the unsympathetic eye
of his drill sergeant, and even after
his advent into the front lne trenches
he finds new complexities in the man
agement of a rifle and bayonet. Fol
lowing numerous experiences in his
dugout he volunteers for a special
spying mission. Camouflaged as a
tree, he invades enemy territory. A
Hun wood-chopping party attempts to
add him, disguised as a tree stump, to
its collection, with disastrous results.
Charlie is finally captured in a shell
torn French house. He makes his es
cape by turning the tables on the Ger
mans, and, accompanied by tjhe French
girl who befriends him, he seeks ref
uge in what proves to be the head
quarters of the General Staff. The
Kaiser, Crown Prince and von Hinden
burg surprise him in an attack on a
German officer, But Charlie saves the
day for himself and the girl by wear
ing the uniform of his unconscious vic
tim. He rescues his drill sergeant, also
captured by Huns, and together thy
conspire to escape. Their plan brings"
complete confusion to headquarters,
and, shakes the German army to its
.foundation
t
Announces Marriage
Miss Milam Weds Mr. Ross
The ' following announcement is
of
interest to friends:
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. J. Milam
announce the marriage
of their daughter
Margaret
Mrf).
to
A. Ross
On April 17th at five o'clock.
At home N
after April 24th
Greenville, N. C.
There are 115,000 dairy cows in
iNorth Carolina, yet the daily consump-
tion of whole milk is less than, one
third of a pint per capita.
n) (Hi F) O
n o
Jlio iUo u
F. B. Newell Favors His Pro
gram of Efficiency In Ad
ministration of Affairs
URGES PUBLIC TO HEAR
MR. PAGE SPEAK HERE ON 1
States That Governor Merc
Than Anyone Else Can Regu
late Program of State Exp clo
tures and Page That Man. j
To the voters of Warren county:
I -desire to call the attention of the
citizens of this county the importance
of being at the Court House in War
renton on May 1st at 11 a. m. to hear
Hon. Robert N. Page outline his poli
cies and platform as a candidate fcr
the nomination for governor in the
coming Democratic Primary.
His platform of "Economy in State
and count:' tM. ministration" appeals to
me very strongly. Having served as
a member of the legislature from thb
county during the term 1913-14, i
think that I am competent to speak
on matters of economy. The Gov
ernor, more than any other man in
North Carolina moulds public opinion
in this respect and is responsible fc -tle
legislature enacting laws in re
gard thereto.
There is only two possible ways of
carrying on the future business of this
state: one is through additional taxa
tion, and the other is through the
strictest economy in the expenditure
of our present revenue. The only way
to carry out the latter method is
through a general overhauling of our
present method of procedure by adopt
ing a thorough going business policy,
and to place the same in some compe
tent business man's hands.
We have such a man in Mr. Page,
Jt is, .perfectlyrpossible.through such a
policy 'ks I have suggested, to not have
sufficient funds to carry on the nec
essary business of the state but to also
adjust the palpable injustice of the
present system of distribution and
thereby reward our school teachers
for their faithful service.
F. B. NEWELL.
HELPING CUTWORMS
COMMIT SUICIDD
Cutworms those pesky bugs that
get young plants in home gardens
can be poisoned by use of this mash
recommended by the North Carolina
Division of Entomology.
One tablespoon of arsenate of lead
powder to a quart of corn meal; mix
thoroughly and add molasses ana
water to make a soft dough. Lemon
or orange juice may be added to make
it more attractive to cutworms. Put
balls of this mash about the size of
marbles near plants that have been
cut. It is best to apply mash late in
afternoon, as it will dry out during tho
day. Keep mash away from chickens.
Cutworms work at night and hide
during the day. Because of this habit
it is possible for the home gardener to
trap them under chips placed around
plants and to gather them each morn
ing by hand.
Another method of poisoning cut
worms is to chop up fresh grass and
soak it in a solution of arsenate of
lead and water. The solution may be
made by using arsenate of lead powder
at the rate of 2 pounds to fifty gal
lons of water.
MAN OF MANY COUNTRIES
SELECTS UNITED STATES
Tulsa, Okla., April 21. This puzzis
in nationality has the Marines guess
ing. Louis C. Minette accepted for en
listment in the U. S. Marine Corps
here today, said that his mother was
an American vho married a French
man in Italy. He was born on a sfiip
flying the Spanish colors while lyinr
in the . English channel. At the age
of five his parents died in Sweden, and
he was adopted by a German who
brough him to the United States. His
adopted father is not a naturalized cit
izen. "Would you class him as 'The Man
Without a Country?" the recruiting
sergeant was asked.
"Man without a country nothing,"
said the sergeant, "I'd class him as a
League of Nations:"
'"This is Leap Year, but look before
you leap." Merchant's Journal.