J. r - : .V- WARRENTON, N..C-, FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1920 Number7 A SEMI-WEEWLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY" fx 'TfllS M l p r0TmTRXXV ; A Colyui Of Thoughts From Here There, Yonder (ih BIGNALL JONES) Politics are growing warm in this county and it looks as there will be a hot political fight. People don't object much to a clean, fair fight. In fact', it holds fascina tiontor the spectators. One request that we make is, that there be as little "mud-sling" as is humanly possible. Warren county has in the past won a black eye in the state on account of its muck-raking. Lets try to rectify this in the coming ejection. Candidates stage your fight in such a manner that when it is all over that vou won't be ashamed to look your op ponent in the face and congratulate him on the good fight he put up. Voters support your candidates "with malice toward none" and justice to all, each with the determination that, as far as it is in his power, it will be a clean fight; And may the best man win. It Works Both Ways Be happy and you will be good. Albany Journal. . Correct "What animal makes the nearest approach to man?" asked the teacher. "The cootie," replied the red-headed boy. Cincinnati Enquirer. Threatened Conflagation. He "Reggie's girl has money to burn." She "Yes, I hear she's looking for a match." The Princeton Tiger. Hopeless Addict "Have you never thought of retiring from politics?" . "Yes," replied Senator Sorghum; ''but always with a shudder." Wash ington Star. Galloping Dominoes Sam "Ah done heard dat dey fine' Columbus's bones." Ezra "Lawd! Ah never knew daf he wuz a gamblin man." Columbia Jester. Time for Care. "Wimmin voters this year." "Yes, and these short skirts made a lot of wimmen look like little girls." "That's right. You gotta be care ful who you try to pat on the head." Kansas City Journal. House Missing The difficulty of finding a house is not exclusively an eastern problem. Out in Kansas, for instance, a native observed a stranger looking around and ventured to say. "Good-morning, sir, House hunting?" ''Yes," replied the stranger. "I wonder if it could have blown this far." Boston Transcript. A Time for Moderation. "I believe in free speech!" exclaim- ed the vociferous man. "So do I," rejoined Uncle Bill Bot tletop; "so do I. But in one respect free speech reminds -me . of the free lunch in the old days. You hate to see a man making a pig of himself just because something's free." Washing ton Star. These Dangerous Days Chug-Chug! Br r! brrr! Honk! Honk! Oillio-innn..;n;.;nf to'vfc,-6iiiigiiwg. f he pedestrain paused at the inter- i sction of two busy streets. . j He coked about. A motor-car was j nishing at him from one direction, a-otor-cycle om another, a steam! ""ucao was speedily approaching; . Zip-zip! Zing-glug! He looked up, and saw directly above an air-ship in rapid descent. ' . There was but one chance. He was wnding upon a manhole cover. Quick y seizing it, he lifted the lid and Jumped into the hole just in time to be n over by an underground train. ''Ondon-Tit-Bits. ha k Weather for the past few days tion h Very C01' In fact veeta" to P not had any encouragement fo-tv.W We make this observation RecH 1 of those eaders of the ther Wh reside in other sates and e &re quite a number them. u E'TJ i WE MUST UNLOCK THE SCHOOL HOUSE DOOR Though North Carolina Ranks High in Wealth; She Is Way Down the List In Money Ex pended for Public Education t)id you know that during the past year there were 700 empty school houses in North Carolina ? That these school houses were barred up not because the teachers struck, but be cause they were literally starved out jf the profession? The average sal ary paid white teachers in North Car olina in 1918 was $323a little more than half the average in the United States. Teachers as well as othei 4 people, have to live 365 days in the ear. According to the above figures, the average daily wage of North Car olina teachers was 89 cents. Can you ret a cook, or a laundress, or a ditch iigger for that sum, even if you throw r. board? Did you know that 7,000 or nearly one-half the common schools in North Carolina were taught this year by sud standard teachers, taken on tempora rily in the face of the greatest teacher shortage the State has ever known 1 Professor L. A. Williams of the Uni versity, tells xof visiting-one of'oui public schools in the last two months n which all seven grades were in the hands of a girl who had finished the sixth grade in the same school he year before. Yet, how cart- we expect to attract college graduates to the teaching profession when we pay ele vator, boys and hod carriers almost twice as much, and brick layers and plumbers three times as much as we lo those to whom we entrust the ;orch of civilization ? Did you know that two-thirds of the public school teachers in North Caro "ina last year abandned teaching for more lucrative employment? And .hat our normal schools and teachers -raining departments in colleges are enrolling from 30 to 50 per cent fewer pupils than formerly? Did you know that North Carolina Is the fourth richest State in the Un ion in agricultural wealth and that in expenditures for public education she is very nearly the .most niggardly? We spent 68 cents per inhabitant per ye,ar for public education; New Jersey spends more than $3.50, n and Texas more than $2.50. Do you know what the result will be if we fail to remedy matters? Easy. We are going to put a premium on ignorance that will lead to such s wave of shiftlessness, vice, and anar chy that we shall b eobliged to double the capacity of our almshouse, reform atories, and penitentiaries. Isn't it wiser and cheaper to give the teacher a" square deal and open wide every school house door in the State? Remember: Better pay for better teachers is the best insurance for bet ter schools." j North Carolina Education Asscia- tion Leaflet. NOTICE. I notice from your paper that I have been selected as one to serve on the Highway Commission of Warren County. I wish to state that I am not in pol itics and never expect to enter a polit ical contest, but if I can be of. benefit tc my County in the furtherance of the Good Road .Movement, I am will ing to serve without pay, and the sal ary attached to the pffice of Highway Commissioner shall be paid into the road fund and go to the building of good roads. Every doctor in the Coun ty will tell you that he has more deaths among his patients in those sections of the County where the roads are rough (I will term them un necessary deaths) than in those sec tions where the roads are improved. Some of the best citizens in Warren County were unable to procure a phy sician during the past winter, due solely to the fact that they lived in a section where the roads were impassi- l le in winter. G. H. MACON, M. D. vltegular Meeting O. E. S. There will be a regular meeting f the -O. E. S. Monday evening, May 10, at 8:30. A full attendance is de sired. , f - IJEBO BOOKS AS trii Books are frequently referred to as tools and as the key to the, treasure trove of knowledge. The American Library is daily' demenstrating in U. Si Public Health Service Hospitals that convalescent soldiers and sailors find returning health and increasing strength in good books. Progress Being 1 Made for Co. Fair In response to a call made by Coun y Agent J. E. Trevathan a meeting Aas held in the Court House Saturday afternoon for the purpose of starting i campaign for the organization of a County Fair Association. Due to the jusy season there was only a smaK attendance. However a temporary organization was accomplished and plans made for a future meeting to be held at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, vlay 15th, in the Court House at War renton. It is hoped that the next meeting will be attended by a large number of oeople from all parts of the county. The following officers were elected to serve until the next meeting when per manent officers, will berelected and the various committees appointed, Frank E. Newell, President and" W. AC Con nell, Jr., Secretary. A committee was appointed to wait upon the county commissioners to seek their aid in a moral and financial support of the County Fair for 1920. J. E. TREVATHAN. SURPASSES PREVIOUS ONE IN JUDGMENT OF MANY CRITICS "The Romance of Tarzan" ProvHes Even More Dramatic and Color ful Entertainment than "Tar zan of the Apes." Beginning with one of the most novel ideas in the whole realm of f v tion, the producers of "The Roman of Tarzan," which comes to the Wa' rerion. Opela House next Saturday and Monday, May 8th and 10th, have lavished money, brains and energy upon the theme of Edgar Rice Bur rough's masterly book with unusually happy results. The new cinema drama presents the concluding chapters of "Tarzan of the Apes" in a manner that sur passes the original production, ac- cording to the judgment of metropoli tan critics who have reported pre release showings of the massive seven-reel picture play. PLOWSHARES Is the garden in high gear? Homes where it runs in low are out of luck this year. A combination that mans commun ity progress: a home demonstration agent, a , farm agent and boys and girls clubs. f- f- K Corn ranks third in crop values in North Caolina, yet the average yield is only 19 bushels an acre. Good seed will help raise this acreage. A total of 26,461,000 bushels of peaches for. the United States is the estimate for 1920 about 3,000,000 bushels short of last year's crop. . ... ' In number of carloads of sweet po tatoes shipped up to April l &orth Coralina outranked Texas, Arkansas, Georgia, Alabama, and Louisina, yet she ranks only seventh among . states shipping sweet potatoes. . Large' acre yields of cotton mean smaller cost per pound. Suppose 300 pounds are produced at a cost of $60 an acre -the cotton costs 20 cents a pound. - With an acre cost only $45 and yield 150 pounds, the cotton costs 30 cents a pound to produce: : MEDICINE Fined for Speeding Comes to Observe . A number of young men from th neighborhood of Norlina came througl Warrenton Sunday afternoon, anc from, the sworn testimony before th Mayor on Wednesday, were drivinr recklessly, and far above the speed limit set by the State and of thi town. In consequence a fine of $15t was imposed $25.00 each. The time has come when those wh drive automobiles should voluntaryil: obserf e the law. If they do not do s, then those charged with law enforce ment should see to it that it is not disregarded no matter how promi nent the man may be, or how ignorant and tlje more intelligent the man, tht hifyp'PT shnnld hp .lif finp; TrTn?e' aTe'Too " many hazzards toe many 1 dangers; too many chances foi loss of valuable lives of grown citi zens, not to say anything of the in nocent women and children, for men to thoughtlessly, or carelessly speed their cars to the danger speed. The life of one innocent child in this town or county is worth more than all the pleasure, all the excitement, al: the thiills that can be gotten out of a car in a life-time. Go carefully men and women who drive automobiles: don't by your con duct do anything that might cause you years of regret, and untold sor row to others. Observe the law, and then you will have your hands full looking out for the carelessness of the "other fellow." MARINES TO GET FREE SCHOLARSHIPS Quantico, Va., May 5. The Marine Institute, which bids fair to become as famous as Annapolis or West Point, is already well under way at the marine barracks here. Hundreds of young men are enrolled in courses that range- from reading, writing and sim ple arithmetic to trade schools and higher matematics and journalism. "The young man who is facing the hard problem of making a living while working his way through high school, college or trad schol should welcome the opportunity afforded by the Marine Institute," says Major General George Barnett, commandant of the U. Si Marine Corps. "Young men en listing in the Marine Corps now may, if they wish, go to school regularly at this institute. Cheerful Charlie Charles M. Schwab tells us to laugh at preseht-dayi troubles, so Let's take our cue from Charle Schwab And join the chuckling, laughing mob Ha! Ha! Bread's: up another cent; x Ho! Ho! The Landlord's raised the rent; Hee! Hee! We'll soon bexin a tent. Ha Ha! Haw Haw! Hee Hee! Our coal's to cost a fearful price. Ha! Ha! We'll pay a whole lot more for ice. Haw! Haw! And higher taxesain't that nice? Hee! Hee! Now don't say things will cost still more, (We got the giggles once before) We'd have hysterics kick the f.oor . Tee, hee! Har Har ! Wow Wow! N.'H. in the Brooklyn Eagle. NewssFrom Mar maduke Section Mrs. J. Ci Pridgen;and children of Norlina. spent Saturday and Sunday with her mother Mrs. John Powell. Mrs. Tom White and children were pleasant visitors' m the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Powell recently. Mr. John Geoghegan and sister, Miss Viola., visited Miss Mabel Rob ertson Sunday. Misses Carrie and Mary Martin, of Warren Plains, were the guests of Miss Bessie Powell Saturday, and Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. James, of Nor lina, spent a day with her mother, Mrs. John Powell recently. Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Duke with Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Diike and son Harold made a flying trip to Essex Thursday. Miss Selma Davis, of Grove Hill, spent a few days with her cousin Miss Bessie Powell, of this place, recently. Mr. and Mrs. Whit Haithcock, of iear Macon, were callers in the home )f Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Haithcock Sun lay. Miss Jim Clark, of Inez, visited Mrs. 5. K. Clarke SundayT Mrs. M. C. and T. W. Davis, of Inez, dsited in the home of Mrs. M. C. Davis's daughter, Mrs. John Powell, Sunday. Mrs. W. J. James spent Sunday witn ler mother of this place. Mr. Cleary Haithcock and sister, kliss Carrie, call on Misses Bessie Powell and Selma Davis awhile Sun lay evening. Rev. J. A. Todd spent the night in he home of Mr. and Mrs. H K. Clarke Saturday, and Sunday morning preached a fine-sermon at this place. Miss Carrie Haithcock spent Sun lay night with Miss Bessie Powell. All of us are very sad over the sud ien death of Mr.. Simon Haithcock which occured Wednesday morning in ast week. VHe was a good man and will be missed by all who knew him. Best wishes to the Warren Record, , "PEGGY." iJOIIN-PETTTCOAl HART IN MOST NOVEL ROLE Deserts Lumber Camp and Travels tc New Orleans in New Photoplay Ladies. How would you like to buy our spring hat from Bill Hart? That's not as improbable as it seems, lor the noted two-gun man is pro prietor of a modiste shop in his new Paramount-Artcraft picture, "John Petticoats," which is coming to the Warrenton Opera House, Friday May Tth. The filming of the story, which vas supervised by Thomas H. Ince, took the famous star from the "aat North woods to the old Creole section of , New Orleans. He starts as a lum berjack and is surprised to learn that he has inherited a modiste shop from 3, deceased unchiin the Southern city. Determined to investigate, "Hard wood" John Haynes, the hero, played by Mr. Hart, travels to New Orleans and there becomes involved in a serio comedy of big dramatic scenes, laughs and a pretty little romance. -Mr. Hart is said tobe thoroughly at home in this strikingly new type oi role and to shine as brightly in a dress suit as he does in the familiararb of his Western parts.. A good cast was assembled to support him, including Winifred Westover, Walt Whitman, George Webb, Ethel Shannon and An drew Arbuckle. FERTILIZER PLANT BURNED The large fertilizer plant at Hender son was burned Tuesday night, mak ing quite a spectacular blaze, and en tailing considerable loss. The origin of the fire is unknown. This factory has been doing quite a large business, and we trust that our farmers had secured their supply from this source before itwas destroyed. EMMANUEL CHURCH. There will be no services on Sunday, May 9th, in Emmanuel church. In view of this may I urge those mem bers who have cars to attend Ridge way Service at 11 a. m. and hear Arch deacon Ribble at Palmer Springs at 3;30 p. m. ( E. W. BAXTER. His Job ."What does your , father do for a living?" asked one little girL "Why," replied the other," he takes up the collections in church Watch man Examiner. "A woman is as old as she looks, and a man is bid when he doesn't look." P liiHyj MACON HIGH SCHOOL ENDS SUCCESSFUL YEAR Closing Exercises Attended By Large Crowd. Addresses By Miss Schiff er and Prof. Tim- berlake The closing exercises of the Macon High School were held April 29 and 30. The prog am consisted of exercises by the pupils Thursday night, Friday and Fiiday night, a basebr.ll game Thurs day and another Friday, a picnic din ner Friday, and addresses by Miss Josephine Schiff er, the, County Home Demonstration Agent, and Prof. E. W. Timberlake of the Lav Department of Wake Forest College. A well plann ed and well rendered program, splen did weather, and perfect order with an over-flow attendance featured the oc casion. The program for Thursday night was given by the grades. Friday morning vocal and instrumental music by the pupils, the two addresses, a review of the year's work, and an nouncements for next session were included in the -exercises at the audi torium. Friday night a play was iven by members of tl high school. Excellent string music wa3 furnished by Messrs. Connor of Churchill com nunity. Prof. Timberlake's address was con sidered one of the most forceful ever jiven here. Everyone seemed delight 'ed, enthused, and uplifted. His sub ject was "Loyalty." In a very ap pealing manner he discassed loyalty .is related to self, to fellowmen, and to country. Time after time the large ?vdience responded with enthusiastiw applause. Miss Schiff er made a strong plea for better conditions and onoortuni- jties-in our rural districts. The people here consider : Miss Schiffer a very brilliant and demoted worker. The ball game Thursday between the Macon High School nine and the team representing the Norlina High School was a good exhibition of the famous sport. A strong, but friendly, rivalyry existing between the teams made it an interesting game. The jame was well played thrughout. Macon won by the score of 5 to 0 but the game was closer than the score in J.icateds. Three hits -and two errors save Macon four runs in the sixth; and i they annexed another in the seventh. At other times it was a shut-out af fair. Macon won because of superior ty in pitching and batting. A game had been scheduled with tho .ocal team from Palmer Springs, Vir ginia, for Friday but good weather for farming caused Palmer Spring boys to cancel the game Thursday so they could plaat'com Friday. At this late hour the Norlina management was kind enough to work up a team and . give the people a game as had been advertised. They secured a team from the teams representing Norlina, Wist, and Palmer Springs, composed largely of old "stars." They got the best side of a 3 to 2 score over the strong Macon aggregation. Adams of Nor lina pitched a strong game through cut and received excellent support. Overby started for Macn but his in ability to locate the corners of the plate coupled With a low throw to first from start got him into trouble and let three men across the plate. Nan ney then went into the box and held the opposing team to two safeties for the rest of the game. Macon scored two in the eighth but was unable to make it a tie or to win. The game was of thd league style. It was filled with enthusiasm to the last. The Macon infield executed four double plays. Lloyd of Macon was the individual-star of the game. These exercises ended the most successful year of this school. The entire teaching force was reelected and another teacher will be added for next session. Indications are that ehe school is rapidly developing into one of the best f its kind in the state. x Mr. McCoin Here This Week Hon. R. S. Mc-Coin was in town this week and called to see several of his ! friends while here. ' He is a candidate for the Senate from this District for the Legislature of 1921. He is al ready a member of the House, and will participate in the special session . in July. We believe it the intention of Mr. McCoin to enter our primaries. !

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