A Colyum
Of Thoughts
From Here
There, Yonder
(ly W. BRODIE JONES)
There would be- less regret in the
rki of today if the world of yester
was freed of its flood of useless
1 l careless gossip.
a"lt h-i boon truthfully said that idle
ue7 dig many graves.
Take from life the petty annoyance
,j 'undue criticism of carping, un
a?mpathetic, yet subtly effective, gos
ami the dawn of every morning
w!uUl go untainted to a glorious sun-
eVhat does this wordy lingo of the
n. nrotit? What motive prompts
the criticism
of another? Useless-
ivnf nresent and future.
ness is it " .
The greatest charity is not the
charity "of material but the charity of
judgment.
This coin is a portion of every life.
When you spend it remember:
Bovs flying kites haul down their
white-winged birds,
But you can't do that when you are
using words;
Thoughts unexpressed may some
times fall back dead,
Cut God himself cannot kill them
when they're said."
'The greatest things have need to
be said most simply," remarked a
Frenchman; "they are spoiled by em
phasis." Modern Modesty
Matron I object to these one-piece
bathing suits.
Daughter 0, mother! I think I
ought to wear something! California
pelican.
Why They Drink Wood Alcohol
"Yes, I was drunk when I married
her."
"What did you do when you regain
ed your senses?"
Got drunk again." Yale Record.
The Same Thing
Ban I hear that you are leading
a double life.
Can Not exactly. It's costing me
double to lead the same life I led
years ago. Judge.
Ifere's''61ie'"onold''IrsGe'ane:r''
Who was using her vacuum cleaner;
When a baby at play,
Got right in the way;
And since then nobody has seen her.
Notre Dame Juggler.
Forgetful
Frosh Ma won't let me use the
machine any more.
Emerald Why?
Frosh I forgot to clean the hair
pins out of it last night. Stanford
I'haparral.
Ready Recruit
Recruit "Shall I mark time with
livv feet, sir?"
Lieutenant (sarcastically) "My
dear fellow, did you ever hear of
marking time with your hands?"
Recruit "Yes, sir; clocks do it."
The Christian Register.
O. K.
"Henry, why did the Republicans
and Democrats nominate "two news
paper men for the presidency?"
"Well, dea I suppose the delegates
thought they would be all write."
Clippings.
Not Revengeful
''1 sorter wonder why Gabe Slack
harried again, after the way 'them
other three wives of his'n treated
h'm?" mused a neighbor.
'Aw, I reckon he wanted to show
llat he didn't hold no groude against
womankind in gener'l," relied Gap
Johnson, of Rumpus Ridge, Ark.
Jude.
You Said It
Jack Eay, Jill, you didn't know
lht I was an elect" 'cian ? I missed
calling. ,
JiU How's that?
Jack Why, last night over at Jane's
he electric light fuse burnt out.
ess who fixed it? Me I myself.
Jill Huh! You're no electrician
;fUi'e an idiot. Pennsylvania Punch
J'OWl.
Old Stuff
How did it hapen?" they asked the
gambled motorist, as they picked
sir ana the giri up frm the road
tj.'e and Med to remove the tree from
ie brand new fliV. ,,ri,;u unA mIit"
ently superseded 'the family horse
-nd buggy.
c.r e11" raned the victim, "I was-
anTi y' S 1 just gave her the lines
u let her find her way home." II
lis Siren.
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VOLUME XXV WARRJTnlv , iv a PRrlfWT mfmHr ' ..
. rx-i j. x, v.,., x ujjauA i, j ul i zu, yzu Number 58
A
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fit Ul
In
Sri
Noted Prohibitionist Took Air
plane Journey In Order
To Make Speech
LEFT TRAIN, FLEW AHEAD
SPOKE AND RETURNED
Suffered No Bad After Effects
For Getting "High" In This
Manner and Cheered . Upon
Reaching Destination. ?
Editor Record: p
You no doubt saw account in yes
terday tel. news of the feat of "Pussy
foot" Johnson, of leaving a fast train,
traveling 300 miles, eating breakfast,
making an address and resuming his
trip on same train. The feat is much
enhanced by one thing which does not
appear in report. Mr. Johnson is not
in good health, but when I was with
him in Virginia he was stronger than
I had expected to find him. I have a
letter from my brother in 'Nebraska,
that the strain of campiagn had worn
him down so that it was necessary in
Omaha for him to support himself
by a chair while speaking. Personal
friends at Twin Falls, Idaho, after
campaign was planned, insisted on a
speech. They were told that schedule
must not be broken, otherwise they
could go ahead with arrangements;
and knowing him, they went ahead
and when completed simply wired him
what they had done.
To give some idea (aside from the
great stimulus to a practical enforce
ment of the prohibition amendment)
of what this campaign means, wii,
say 5000 people heard him at Norfolk,
and put up $10,000 for the work. This
schedule is complete when he reaches
San Francisco, when he puts 18 days
in on a Chautauqua circuit and then
soon leaves for London to resume the
work there.
E. A. SKILLMAN,
The account of Mr. Johnson's air
plane journey, that Mr Skillman re
fers to is taken from The American
Issue and is as follows:
Pussyfoot Johnson is traveling
across the continent with a full speak
ing schedule which includes only the
larger cities. The citizens of Twin
Flails, Idaho, were exceedingly anxious
to hear him. Twin Falls was not in
cluded in his schedule and to have
reached the city by rail would have
disarranged the entire week's' pro
gram. Twin Falls citizens hit upon
a. novel scheme to overcome the om
stacle that stood between them and an
address from Pussyfoot. They ar
ranged to meet the through train that
was carrying Johnson to the coast,
and to take Johnson by airplane to
Twin Falls and whisk him back to the
main line of the railroad so that he
could proceed westward on the same
train from which they took him.
The following is the account of the
accomplishment as carried in a Twin
Falls dispatch of July 6:
"At 9 o'clock this morning Mr.
Johnson stepped off the westbound
passenger train at Granger, Wyoming
boarded an airplane piloted by Lieu
tenant H. M. Barker and traveled by
air to Twin Falls, arriving at the
southern Idaho city in time for break
fast before addressing his audience
at 10:30 a. m.
"As the big airplane circled over
the city after 'completing its 300-mile
trip, crowds of people greeted Pussy
foot's arrival with an ovation of ap
plause and, bursts of music from the
municipal bandsmen.
"Mr. Johnson boarded the airplane
again after delivering his address,
waving farewells to the Twin Falls
applauders, sailed off for Gooding,
fifty miles distant when he re-entered
the same westbound passenger train
he had left earlier in the morning.
"Few public men would care to un
dertake a long flight of this nature.
However, this is only another of Pussy-foot's
long list of hazardous ex
ploits in the United States and Eu
rope that have made Mr. Johnson
famous for his untiring aggressive
ness along any lines that will further
the cause he champions.
"Pussyfoot Johnson's loss of an eye
at he hands of a mob in London, his
encounter and capture "o"f a 'bad man'
down in New Mexico, his trip into
, 0n the dare of a law-breaker,
his various raids in which a total of
seven government agents were killed
nnd numerous boo'tleggers shot in bat-.
"PUSS
mi
ties afe all events in the life of the
SEMI - WEEWLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERTESTS OF VVARRENTON AND WAR l;hN COUNTY
MICKIE SAYS:
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Prohibtionist that have caused inter
national respect for his purposes and
himself." '
Warren County Sum
mer School Opens 27
The Warren County Summer School
for teachers will begin on Tuesday,
July 27, at nine o'clock at the Acad
emy building, Warrenton. In case
the number applying is too small, it
will not be held. Those wishing to
enter should write to Superintendent
J. Edward Allen at once. ;
Every person who expects to teach
and has no experience: every teacher
who has second-grade, provisional or
temporary certificate: and others who
haye n6u, jcenewajUJcre4its are -reqtre
to attend. There are no fees. To re
ceive credit, no teacher attending will
be allowed to enter after the middle
of the first week.
A fine opportunity is given to those
who wish to teach, t6 receive better
salaries by attending this summer
school.
J. EDWARD ALLEN,
Superintendent.
Mrs. Edmund White
Entertained Friends
Mrs. Edmund White was entertain
ing v hostess last Thursday morning
from ten to twelve at a Forty-Two
party in honor of Mrs. John C; Bur
well and Mrs. R. B. Boyd, Jr. Her at
tractive home was hospitable, in its
welcome and lovely in the yellow color
motif. The interesting game was
thoroughly enjoyed and the social
period one of pleasant recreation.
Delicious orange cake and cream
were enjoyed as refreshment. Those
present and playing were:
Mesdames J. C. Burwell; R. B.
Boyd, Jr., W. N. Boyd, Geo. Scoggin,
J. P. Scoggin, W. H. Dameron, H. N.
Walter, Frank Allen, W. H. Alston, G.
J. Holt, B. B. Williams, Rob Watson,
H. L. Falkener, A. A. Williams, G.
Poindexter, Van Alston, C. H. Peete,
John H. Kerr, R. J. Jones, T. D. Peck,
H. F. Jones, M. C. McGuire, Adele
Jones, G. H. Macon, George Davis,
Mrs. McCann, W. G. Rogers, E. E. Gil:
lam, Hugh White, H. A. Boyd, L. J.
Peoples and Mrs. Weston; Misses Wil
lie Macon, Estelle Davis, Ethel Allen,
Annie Burwell and Laura Boyd.
Teddy had been beggin his uncle to
ride him on his foot, but he was told,
"Oh, let's don't now, 'Teddy; I have a
sore foot." With the sagacity of his
full three years Teddy asked, "Have
you do two?" Teddy got his ride.
Clippings.
CIVIC PRIDE
(Abraham Lincoln)
I like to see a man proud of the
place in which he lives. I like to see
a man live in it so that his place will
be proud of him.
"Be honest, but hate no one. Over
turn a man's wrong-doing, but do not
overturn him unless it must be done
in overturning the wrong.
Stand with anybody that .stands
right, ; and part . with him when he
X I
goes wrong.
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Recent Seasons Helped Crops
Which Were Late This
Planting Season
TOBACCO 106 P C. IN ACRE
AGE; 77 P.C. IN CONDITION
Corn 87 Percent Condition With
92 Percent Crop; Cotton 96 P.
C. Acreage and 81 Per Cent
Condition.
July 17th: The crops of this section
of North Carolina have improved re
markably even though they are still
late, after the late winter and dis
couraging weather conditions 1 during
the spring. The June crop-.conditions
improved seven per cent as the weath
er was very favorable excepting for
some spotted hail hit sections. The
crop forecast is favorable at present
as announcer by the state's Coopera
tive Crop Reporting Service, at Ral
eigh, N. C.
Warren County has 24,480 acres of
corn or 92 per cent compared with
last year, averaging 87 per cent in
condition. The Tobacco crop averag
es 77 per cent in condition. The
acres are estimated to be 106 per cent
of the 1919 crop, and cotton "is re
ported to be 2055 acresor 96 per
cent of 1919 and condition 81 per cent.
The condition of the wheat crop at
harvest was 94 per cent of normal.
The North Carolina corn acreage
this year is four per cent below , last
Lyear's and'indicates 89 per cent of a
full crop prospect. The forecasted
fifty-seven million bushels production
is three per cent better than was made
last fall. The present farm price is
$2.27 per bushel or 32 cents more than
a year ago. The United States acre
age is slightly increased from last
year but the present condition of the
crop forecasts five per cent less pro
duction. ' 4
JThe state's cttoncr.op cjr&ageis.
perhaps increased slig-htly with a 74
per cent condition. This was nine per
cent lower than it was a year ago.
The improvement .during June was
four per cent. The hail swept section
around Lenoir county suffered heavily.
The South's crop showed one per cent
increased acreage, 71 per cent condit
ion, the same of last year, but the
crop improved . during June from the
lowest condition on record to the ex
tent of over eight per cent. The pre
ent condition is slightly above the ten
year average.
The Tobacco crop that put us to the
front and brought so much wealth
into noi-thern and eastern Carolina is
increased five to six per cent in acre
age with a condition of 80 per cent ol
a full crop. This means that we
have a good crop prospect and if
prices hold up, we will have another
high rank in the crop's value. Per
haps we may yet convince Kentucky
of the importance of the crop in this
state, since we are increasing the last
year's acreage which surpassed her's.
The value of last year's sales weiv
cex'tifi'ed to by western buyers as ag
gregating more than those of our
rival. Our certified producer's sales
amounted to fourteen millions of
pounds more than the production that
was officially estimated. A dollar bill
last season bought just two pounds
of leaf.
MACON ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Shearin are
spending this week in Northern cities.
Miss Lizzie Hunter is spending this
week with friends here.
Mr. J. L. Coleman came very near
having a serious accident Sunday
night while standing "near his front
porch. Some malicious person threw
a heavy missle juse missing him and
striking the house. Be careful boys
how you walk around at night.
Mr. R. A. Harris is visiting her
mother near Henderson.
Mrs. H. A. Nanny had the pleasure
of having her father and mother with
her Sunday, also her brother and his
wife.
The popular Miss Lucile Neal is
visiting her uncle in Indianna.
Messrs. M. T. Person, Bracey Bob-
bitt and Clifton Bobbitt spent the
week-end at Old Point, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Coleman are
spending the summer in the moun
tains "of Western North Carolina.
Tr;r. tj,v;ii o rnct nf her aunt.
juisa iiaiiui io - -
Mrs. H. A. Nanny.
Good rains, good - crops and plenty (
blackberries.
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WARREN RECORD
I've been reading your paper for now
quite
A spel,
I take pleasure, admitting I like it
Full well;
But my money is low, and expenses
Are high,
And I have about all I can do to
Get by
With the high price of tobacco, and
the high price
Of coal
To keep the frail body linked up with
The Soul,
But I must have your paper, I want it
Much more
Than a newspaper was ever wanted
Before.
So, because of the fact my cash is
So low
I've written a poem, a story
I know, v
And hoping and fearing enclose I
Tt here
In exchange for your prized paper for
A year.
If to this transaction you are not
Opposed
Send me Warren Record for the
money
Enclosed.
John T.i"W9a9a9
JOHN T. WARING,
Southport, N. C.
Local News Notes
of City and Vicinity
Mrs. W. L. Royster is spending
some time in Warrenton.
Friends of Mr. Wharton Moore are
pleased to have him in the city.
Mr. Simon Gardner has accepted a
position with the Citizens Bank. .
Mrs. William Bullock and children,
of Roxboro, are visiting in the home
of Mrs. Carr Moore.
Mr. Duke Jones is spending somt
time in Edgecombe at the home oi
Mrs. Mary Mercer.
Mr. W. L. Royster has returned af
ter a vacation of several days spent
at points of interest. . . t
w M 4-Ai-Dr-iettfjh frro-f-Ly riehbavg H a
spending several days in Warrenton
as guests of his sisters Mrs. Rob Wat
son and Mrs.vJohn C. Burwell.
Mr. and Mrs. Carey Price and little
daughter, of Kingsportr Tenn., were
pleasant guests of Capt.'and Mrs. E.
C. Price today.
Mrs. Chas. A. Cook and daughter,
Miss Jose, of Muskogee, Okla, are ex
pected to arrive in Warrenton Wed
nesday afternoon -to the delight of
their many friends.
-Mr. George Harrison and Miss
Myra Harrison left this afternoon for
Charlotee where Mr. Harrison will
represent the Hunter Drug Co., at a
meeting of the Pathe dealers of the
State.
Bees Rather Than Seem To Bees
Mr. Jack Smiley hived a swarm of
bees this spring from which three
other swarms have already formed,
giving him four hives of bees which
pompts the thought that those bees
had rather be than seem to bee.
Electric Lights At Plains
The Warren Plains community now
has the opportunity to pass from
darkness to- light by a turn of the
switch. The new order of. things is
the result of the extension of the
electric light line from Warrenton
which course was made possible by
the Warren Plains citizens. Two
houses have already been wired and
the entire community is soon td be
"electrically lit." '
G. R. Frazier Wins Prize J
Much interest as manifest by the
number of contestants was evident in
the guessing contest at W. A. Miles
the past week. The five dollar saw
prize was offered for the nearest
guess to the retail value of the tools
well displayed in an artistically deco
rated window. Guesses varied from
97.0 to $975.00. The retail price of
tools was $347.65 and the nearest
guess, that of Mr. George R. Frazier
of Warren Plains, was $349.00.
Macon Tops Big Score
With numerous errors, and the time
ly hitting of both teams featuring
Macon won over Warrenton last Fri
day afternoon 13-12. The game held
close interest with a three-three score
until the last of the fifth when Macon
made five runs. Warrenton went one
better and took the lead . in the next
inning. The 'remaining tallies were
garned one or two to the inning with
first one team in the lead , and then
the other.
ELECT-ROD
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Interest Centered Upon Whether
Custom Or Standard Plan
Would Govern
NON-RESIDENT PROXIES
ALLOWED TO CAST VOTE
Standard Plan All Right But De
parture From Custom Without
Notification Held To Be Un
fair Advantage.
The Chairmen of the different pre
cinct executive committees of the
County met here at the call of Chairman-
Gardner Saturday and organized
for the new term of two years.
There was some earnest discussion
in respect to strictly following the
Party Plan of representation on the
Committee. The Party Plan setting
forth that the Precinct must be repre
sented by its Chairman, or by a duly
accredited democrat from the precinct
bearing the proxy of the Chairman.
Heretofore it has been the custom,
with question, for the proxy of the
Chairman to be voted by the holder,
whether it be a democrat of the Pre
cinct, or of a different .precinct.
It was the contention of those hold
ing these proxies: Mr. Price, that of
Mr. Hawkins, of Nutbush; Mr. Dow
tin, that of Mr. King, of River; and
Mr. Williams, that of Mr. Hayes, of
Smith Creek; that "snapjudgment"
should not be taken of these town
ships; that this had been the custom,
and though the Party Plan did say the
proxy must be held by a democrat of
the precinct, it should be observed in
the future, after due notice, and not
upon this occasion.
The Chairman held that the Party
Plan should be followed, but that he
was willing to leave it to the whole
Committee, those holding proxies not
to vote on the question. The vote
stood four to sustain the Chairman,
jand-sthxvo-vadmitt -proxies,- A ftec-
much discussion, and on motion of Mr.
D. L. Robertson (who voted to sustain
the Chairman) to rescind the vote by
which the proxies were rejected, the
Committee went into the nomination
of a Chairman.
Mr. T. O. Rodwell and Mr. Jesse
Gardner were placed in nomination.
Mr. Rodwell received seven votes, Mr.
Gardner four. Sandy Creek and Roa
noke being absent and not voting.
On motion Mr. Howard F. Jones
was elected Secretary.
The folloing Precincts were repre
sented: River, by Proxy; Sixpound, chm. J.
A. Nicholson; Hatree, Chm. E. P.
Fitts; Smith Creek, by Proxy; Nut
bush, by Proxy; Sandy Creek, absent;
Shocco, Chm. J. W. Burroughs; Fork,
Chm. J. C. Powell; Fishing Creek,
Chm. D. L. Robertson; Judkins, Chm.
Walter Vaughan; Roanoke, absent;
and Norlina, Chm. H. Clyde Fleming.
There being rip other business be
fore the Committee it adjourned, sub
ject to the call of Chairman.
HOWARD F. JONES, Secty.
WILL BENEFIT TOBACCO
FARMER
(Wilson Times)
The action of the North Carolina
Warehouse Company in deciding not
to sell scrap on the markets of
Eastern North Carolina will inure
to the profit of the tobacco farmer
more than the buyer or the" ware
houseman, in the opinion of the trade
as advanced at the meeting yesterday.
The working of the tobacco has cost
around $3.50 per hundred, while the
price of the scrap has not averaged
more than two cents per pound. It
is worth more than that for fertilizer,
and the farmers lose by not returning
it to the land to help make more to
bacco since tobacco leaches from tne
soil many essential elements that are
hard to restore. -
Again the amount of scrap sold on
the markets of Eastern Carolina i3
estimated at around fifteen million
pounds, and since this goes into smok
ing stock, it reduces the demand for
the leaf just to that extent and hence
reduces the value of the better grades. .
Mrs. G. H. Macon Hostess .
The home of Mrs. G. H. Macon was
filled last Thursday night with the
gay and happy young at floating re
ception in honor of Miss Florence
Murchison, house-guest of Mrs.
Macon. The young people enjoyed the
hour of social comminglement. De
licious cream, cake, punch and dates
were served as refreshments.
' VlILILL hi