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During the month of December
rcry tobacco grower in North Caro
lina having more than three and one
jialf acreas of tobacco will be asked to
gign a pledge to reduce his acreage
one-th ird . Tobacco farmers who plant
jeSs than three and one-half acreas
will be expected to join the association,
pay the same pro rata dues, and be
entitled to air the privileges and ben
efits to be derived from the North Car
olina Tobacco Association.
Township organizations will be per
fected a9 rapidly as possible. The
time for action is now at hand. Do
not delay but sign today. You will
be expected to pay 25 cents. per acre
on your 1920 acreage. The year is al
most gone. Plans must be made this
month for next Year's farm opera
tions. You have a chance to do your
self and your fellow farmers good by
joining the North Carolina Tobacco
Growers Association. The Federal
Government protects and fosters far
mers organization, but .the Federal
Government will not do for the farm
ers what they can do for themselves.
The power to organize lie in our hands
Will you exercise this power
But, some croakex will say, "We
have had the Grange, we have had
the Farmer's Alliance, the Union and
other organizations, but what have
they amounted to? The Farmers will
not stick." Brother, will you stick?
That is the all-important question. Or
will you join the crowd that says
farmers cannot be. organized?
Farmers can be organized and they
will stick, too. I call your attention
to the Eastern Shore of Virginia Po
tato Growers Exchange; California
Fruit Growers Exchange, and other
co-operative organizations as proof.
We are experts when it comes to
growing and curing tobacco, but we
have yet to learn how to market it.
Do not feel that youare simply
joining a township organization. When
you sign the pledge, you become a
member of that army of tobacco grow
ers not only of North Carolina, but
Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia
as well. You become a member of a
sreat interstate Tobacco Grower's As
sociation, the largest of its kind ever
attempted in the United States.
If farmers will sign up and stick
together, it should not be long before
they can market their tobacco co-operatively.
It will take time and a lot of
hard work to put such a marketing as
sociation across but you farmers have
the power in your own hands to put it
over. Farmers must get over some
of their individualism before they can
cooperate successfully. Co-operation
is largely a matter -of habit but un
fortunately we have not acquired the
habit in North Carolina.
Begin planning a Safe Farming
program for 1921, today, this means
that every farm family should have
a home garden twelve months in the
year, instead of the present plan of
having a garden part of the summer
and nothing but a patch of collards
during the fall and winter. The pro
duction of corn should be maintain
ed. Sow rye and winter oats now.
about the first of March, sow per
manent pasture on this sod. Con
sult your county agent about the best
grass mixture to use. Use more
lime and legumes next year, and less
fertilizei-s. Produce more than enough
hay and forage to run your farm
during 1921. Every county should
siaintain. its production of meat and
increase its production of eggs and
milk.
Make your farm self supporting
food for family and feed for livestock.
After tl lis is provided for grow your
CASH ICrop or crops. And be sure to
secure the assistance of your County
f?ent in carrying out this program.
Very truly yours,
O. F. McCRARY, y
District Agent, and Organizer for
North Car. Tobacco Grower's
Association.
AFTON YOUNG PEOPLE'S SO
CIETY TO HOLD MEETING
The Young People's Missionary So
ciety, of Af ton, will have a call meet
ing after Sunday school next Sunday
December 19th. Each and every mem
tar is urged to be present to complate
business of the society before the
end of the year. We are hoping to
have Mrs. D. T. Draper with us.
A SEMI-WEEWLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENtON AND WARREN COUNTY
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SCHOOL CHILDREN TO GIVE
PLAY WEDNESDAY NIGHT
The pupils of the Warrenton High
school, will give two comedies, "The
Best Man," and "A Marriage Has
Been Arranged," Wednesday night at
Opera House for benefit of "school.
After this performance one show of
motion pictures will be given. The
admission is 20 and 40c.
JURORS JANUARY TERM
THE SUPERIOR COURT
January 17, Judge - H. C. Crammer,
Presiding
E. C. Gray, R. J. Shearin, J. W.
Dowling, S. E. Allen, W. Browning,
W. T. Carter, B. R. Wright, G. L. Lan
caster, R. A. King, W. H. . Palmer, M.
S. Dryden, W. H. Wright, J. T. Elling
ton, A. -W.. Jeffreys, E. B. Tharring
tony'B P. Fleming, -Ri I Brown; J: J.
Macon, R. H. Clark, J. H. Myrick,
Joseph Chaplin, H. A. Macon, Russell
Gray, C. J. Vaughan, J. T. Powell, R.
W. Alston, W. A. Myrick, H. C. Flem
ing, R. L. Bell, T. R. Riggan, J. W.
Gupton, J. C. Collins, E. L. Hale, Wil
lis M. Perkinson, N. J. Harriss.
Second Week
Edward Petar, G. H. Thompson, W.
O. Harriss, H. W. Haithcock, Howard
Riggan, W. L. Ryder, J. B. Robertson,
R. A. Carroll, Henry Daeke, R. D.
Wright, Joe Bobbitt, J. H. Bobbitt,
Robert O'Neal, B. H. Moseley, J. R.
King, John Moore, W. D. Yancey, W.
S. Newsom.
BRIEFLY TOLD
(Dearborn Independent Henry Ford')
Paper)
Alexander McDonnell, who took the
first scalp from an Indian that partic
ipated in the Custer massacre, and
who dug Custer's grave, is dead in
Ohamha.
The gross wealth production of the
United States in 1919 was about $54,
000,000,000. Of this amount, the
cities produced about 23 billions, while
the other 31 billions came from the
ground.
There are more than 22,000,000
widows in India, one-third of whom
are under fifteen years of age.
Bom on the battlefields of France
on American army mule as smuggled
to the United States and is the petted
mascot of the doughboys of Camp
Travis, San Antonio, Texas.
Of the $8,000,000,000 .of money in
the country approximately $5,500,
000,000 is in circulation.
The Proprietary Association, com
posed of more than 200 manufacturers
of proprietary medicines, are planning
to drive from the market the manu
facturers of medicines of such high
alcoholic percentage that they are used
as beverages.
The United States has one infantry
division, or 12,000 men, upon the
Rhine, two years after the close of the
war.
One one-third of the newspapers is
sued in 1919 were printed on the
product of American forests. High
cost of pulp and paper mills prevents
the manufacturing plants from fol
lowing the timbers as do sawmills.
WARREN TON, WARREN COUNTY,
Present Slump Nat
ural Says Schwab
New York, Dec. 11. The existing
slump in business is only the natural
transition of industries returning to a
normal basis from the speeding up of
production made necessary by the
war, declared Charles M. Scharb,
chairman of the board of, directors of
the Bethlehem Steel , Corporation, in
an address here tonight at the annual
dinner of the Pennsylvania society.
"I want to go on record here," said
Mr. Schwab, "as saying nothing could
be healtheir for American business
than the very condition through which
we are now passing. The severer the
storm now, the quicker it will be over
and the sooner we can emerge into
clear weather and shape our course
upon the sea , of prosperity." .
Commenting upon the status of un
employed laborers, Mr. Schwab stated
that "the great need of the world to
day is to work hard and save." , This,
he said, applies to men of means as
well as working men. The man who
tails to work was character as eC
"slacker" who "deserves no place
among honorable men."
The foreign trade of the .United
States depends upon the power ox
business men to think "internation
ally," Mr. Schwab said, in advocating
the plan of trusting in the good
faith and rbductive power of Europe
by sending raw materials, and accept
ing in payment securities .represent
ing their producing activities.
During the last two years, Mr.
Schwab said, there has been the
smallest; annual production in (this
country than at any time since 1913.
He declared efficient production was
the only guarantee ofemployment and
higher wages.
"Never in our lifetime," said the
speaker, "have the shelves of the
world been so bare. At the moment,
our export trade hangs by a slender
thread. We are rapidly getting into
a position where the whole world owes
us money and yet cannot pay it.
"We are.getting relieved-of. the im
purities in "our business life. The
process is not complete yet. But the
patient will in time be cured and whei
he is cured the great body of Ameri
can business will emerge with a vigor
and an energy the world has never
known before."
Mr. Schwab made a plea for econ
omy in government, demanding "the
same degree of efficiency in govern
ment as we require in private busi
ness." Immediate revision of taxa
tion was also urged by Mr. Schwab
as a means for promoting national
prosperity. News and Observer.
LEARNING AND CULTURE
FROM ADVERTISEMENTS
Greensboro Record.
Would you be learned? Would you
be cultured? Would you be enter
tained? Then you ought to read the
advertisements in the newspapers,
periodicals and the magazines. True
they are not all culture, not all the
wisdom of the world is to be found
in perusing them, but a person who
invests in a newspaper or a magazine
and fails to go through the advertise
ments loses a lot of his money's worth.
Advertisements are the products of
the brains of mighty keen men now;
keen manufacturers and business men
and te sort of men they employ to
see about their displaying of the no
tices of their wares are about as cul
tured, about as well educated, and
have about as much knowledge of
literature and art as anybody else.
In addition they know what to say
and what to draw without tiring you.
They have to; getting to the point and
making you read and look at their
product involves the cutting out of
the non-essentials.
Perhaps you know that the Liberty
Bond literature had to, be turned over
to advertising men before there was
sufficient power and punch to it. Then
it went with a rush. You remember
that those professionally gotten up
exhortations to buy liberty bonds dur
ing the war were very powerful.
Probably no editor in the United
States put up such arguments. Edit
ors are apt to be wasteful with
words. The ad writers said it and
stopped after they hit the ball.
We are referring to high class ad
vertisements when we talk about in
struction and culture to be gleaned.
They are becoming more and more
numerous. You have been reading.
When you turn a page in search of
reading matter and a picture hits you
in the eye and you find the printed
N. C, JTUESD AY, pECEMBER
N'ilCKit SAYS
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matter accompanying the picture more
interesting than the real news for
which you were searching you have
been handled. by a master. Just a
few words and a few square inches
of picture, but you couldn't help but
read it,. You are not in the market
for anything, perhaps, but you had to
read that advertisement, twice, some
times, jr.
That's art, that's literature. That's
something that every writer in the
World wishes he could make people
do.
"HOLD ON LIKE GRIM DEATH.'
Manufacturers Record.
"Hold on to your cotton like grim
death" is the advice to the South from
a leading English cotton manufacturer
in a letter to the Manufacturers Ree
cotton oods that-canord. - His advice
is good. It is based on the fact that
the world actually needs all the cotton
goods that can be manufactured out of
existing supply of raw material, but
the world will not buy on a falling
market, but will purchase whenever
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the market begins to rise. This js
true of everythig as well as of cotton.
Stagnation and poverty always exist
on a falling market. Prosperity al
ways comes with a rising market.
The bankers of South Carolina are
nitedly insisting that the cotton acre
age must be decreased 50 per cent for
th coming year. They are urging
banks throughout the South to refuse
credit to every man who will not agree
to cut his cotton acreage in half.
If cotton growers will hold on to
their present crop, as our Etnglisn
friend advises, "like grim death," and
the banks will force a reduction of
acreage by one-half, prices will rapid
ly be adjusted to a higher level and
the surplus stock of cotton will be
cleaned up, to the great advantage of
the South, assuring profitable prices
for years to come.
Let the South hold its cotton, re
duce its acreage, raise all its own
foodstuffs, put all surplus labor to
building highways and making munic
ipal improvements, to the cleaning up
of farms and putting them in better
shape, and then out of this depression
in citton it will win a victory of perm
anent independence and prosperity.
DEATH OF MRS. MASSEY
The relatives and friends of Mrs.
Massey, wife of Dr. Massey of Zebulon
will be grieved to learn of her un
timely death. She died on the 9th of
December at her home, after a short
illness.
Mrs. Massey was Miss Helen R.
Palmer, the youngest daughter of the
late Doctor Russell Palmer, formerly
of this county, and has a large circle
of relaties and friends in Warren
county.
Ask your employer or banker to sell
you Liberty Bonds on installments,
and take advantage of the opportunity"
presented by present market prices.
Or save up. until you have enough to
buy a $50 bond. War Savings Stamps
will help you save.
You can't lose the handsome profits
due you if you buy Liberty Bonds afy
present market prices and keep them'
untli maturity. The wealth and credit
of the nation are pledged to their re
j demption at par.
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14, 1920
WO HEIV SECURITIES
ISSUED riEXT YEAR BY
U. S. TREASURY
Wttf , Complete Line of Government
Savings Securities and Place Sav-
ings Movement on Peace Basis.
Completing the line of government
savings securities and placing the
treasury savings movement on a solid
peace-time basis, two new treasury
savings securities will be issued dur
ing the coming year, says a recent an
Aouacement from Secretary Houston.
The new issues will be a $1 Treasury
Savings Stamp and a $25 Treasury
Savings Certificate. The $1 stamp,
which will be non-interest bearing, is
to be bright red in color and to bear
the portrait of Alexander Hamilton,
first Secretary of the Treasury. The
$25 certificate will be similar in de
sign and terms to the $10Q and $1,000
Treasury Savings Certificates whk-h
will also be offered in 1921, to mature
January 1, 1826.
The new securities will supply a $1
unit for saving, and a registered gov
ernment security in the $25 denomina
tion which can be conveniently pur
chased through the accumulation of
the $1 stamps. The small denomina
tion i war-time securities the $5 War
Savings Stamp, in a 1921 series, and
the 25 cent Thrift Stamp will ajso be
offered during the coming year, as will
the registered Treasury Savings Cer
tificates in $100 and $1,000 denomina
tions. Demand Continues Strong.
Notwithstanding the reaotion since
the armistice from habits of saving,
Secretary Houston said that the de
mand for savings securities has con
tinued strong in many parts of the
country, and that he believed that as
the security markets become more set
tled treasury savings securities bear
ing interest at 4 per cent, compounded
quarterly, exempt from state and local
taxes and from the normal fedetal in
come tax, and redeemable substantial
ly on-demand, should prove increasing
ly attractive, particularly to the mul
titude of small investors.
With these considerations in mind,
the Treasury is committed to the con-.,
tinued sale of government savings se
curities, and feels that as time goes
on sales of savings securities over the
counter, at post oflices and banks
throughout the country, should play
an increasingly important part in the
current financing of the government.
To this end, the Treasury is also
committed to the continuance of the
wrork of the Savings Division, in Wash
ington and in the several federal re
serve districts. This organization en
deavors to promote the purchase ot
government savings securities; it de
velops and protects the secoifdary mar
ket for , Liberty Bonds and Victory
Notes and other war issues of govern
ment securities. It also unites the el
forts of all helpful agencies and move
ments, financial, industrial, educa
tional, commercial and social, in a
broad savings campaign to make per
manent the habits of saving ami in
vestment in United States Government
securities. Its work along these lines
will be intensified in 1921, the savings
organization for this district, with
headquarters in Richmond, Va., direct
ing activities in Maryland, the District
of Columbia, Virginia, West Virginia,
North and South 'Carolina.
Organizations Co-operating.
Requests that the savings work be
continued and offers of active co-operation
in the movement have been
received from national organizations
including the American Federation of
Labor, nearly every fraternal organiza
tion of prominence in the United
State, and presidents of women's or
ganizations. The work of the Savings
Division has also been splendidly suc
cessful in the schools.
In response to the demand, the Sav
ings Division will intensify during 1921
its campaign to spread broadcast the
essential facts relative to wise saving
and spending and investment, and the
continued development of new capital.
The savings securities to be offered
have also been shaped to meet these
needs. The $1 Treasury Savings Stamp
and the $25 Treasury Savings Certifi
cate come as a result of work carried
on in the great industrial plants of the
country. This campaign demonstrated
that workers like a $1 unit for saving
and that they are seeking an invest
ment security of the $25 denomination.
The 25 cent Thrift Stamp and the $3
War Savings Stamp, which have
gained a strong foothold in the
schools of the nation, will be con
tinued during 1921 in order that every
American youth may have the oppor
tunity to become ah active partner in
the business of his government.
The 1921 War Savings Stamp of $5
maturity value will be larger in size
than the 1920 issue, will be orange in
color, and will bear the portrait of
Lincoln. The 25 cent Thrift Stamp
will be unchanged.
"Number 100"
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itillnh HMulliBliuS)
The Record regrets the passing from
mortal vision of Marmaduke J. Haw
kins. Mr. Hawkins has been in ill health
for several months, gradually growing
weaker until the end came last Sab
bath at close of day.
He was born on December 9th, 1850,
in the lap of luxury ad lived at his
his beautiful country home at Ridce-
way in comfort throughout his career.
He was a descendant of an old and
honored family who came early to this
section of the State and has been iden
tified with its poltiical and material
progress for nearly two centuries.
For nearly two-score years Mr.
Hawkins has been identified with local
politics, serving by acclamation as
Chairman of his Township Executive
Committee, serving for years as
Chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners, for 20 years he was
chairman of the cunty executive com
mittee and serving two terms in the
State Senate. Those aspiring to pub
lic office in Warren county had always
to reckon with Mr. Hawkins. He was
a good fighter, and as such the writer
admired him. I am sure he did not
bare malice, but at the same time, he
was so constituted by early training
and early and acknoledged leadership
that opposition to his views meant a
political fight and it was always a
royal one; but after the fight was over,
whether he was successful or unsuc
cessful, he would lay his plans for the
next battle of the ballots.
I am sure that Mr. Hawkins did not
seek office for the honors or emolu
ments, but from that inborn desire
for leadership. He did not sulk in
his tent, if defeated (which occasion
ally occured), but was cheerful and
without malice, and we said, ready and
willing for the next, political round.
This is a true index of real leadership.
The man jwho sulks when defeated; the
man who lies down when overwhelm
ed does not deserve to be lifted to hi
feet.
He has been much missed through
out months of confinement to his home,
and in his death the county has lost
a patriotic son, and his friends a sin
cere and honest advisor.
He was identified with the farming
and manufacturing interests of the
State, and though never practicing his
Profession of Law, except irf an ad
visory capacity, his advice was sound
and based upon years of observation
and experience, and graduation from
the Law School of the ' University of
Virginia.
He was a member of Johnston
Caswell Lodge of Ancient, Free and
Accepted Masons, and was Past Mas
ter. Mr. Hawkins married Miss Rebec
ca Davis and was the father of two
daughters and two sons. His eldest
daughter was the wife or Dr. Joel
Whitaker, his second daughter be
came the wife of Mr. Milo Pendleton,
His two sons, Messrs. Weldon Ed
wards and Marmaduke J. with Mrs,
Hawkins survive him.
His remains wilf be carried to Rai -eigh
this afternoon and placed in the
family burial plot beside his relatives.
The Active Pall Bearers will be:
Messrs. William Bailey, Geo. Little,
William J. Andrews, A. B. Andrews,
James McKee, and William Bickett,
The Honorary Pall Bearers are:
Governor Thos. Bickett, Messrs. Jos
eph G. Brown, Phil. Andrews, Armis
tead Jones, M. D. Haywood, Dr. Hu
bert Haywood, Sr., and Chief Justice
Walter Clark.
A delegated Committee from Johnston-Caswell
Lodge, with an escort
from Henderson Commandery No. 15
of Knight Templars, will attend the
funeral ceremony at the residence and
place the remains on the South bound
Seaboard train.
And thus passes from the activities
of life one of the respected, usful
and honored citizens of the County,
and the writer joins a host of his
friends in saying "Peace to his
Ashes!"
HOWARD F. JONES,
Associate Editor.
By controlling the period of light
each day scientists have discovered
the possibility of advancing or retard
ing the growth of plants, enabling
florists to get poinsettias ready for
the market by Christmas, and caus
ing iris to bloom in December and
Chrysanthemums in the spring.
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