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4 O- 1 1 ii iii WARRErJTON, WARREN COUNTY, N. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1921 Number 11 A WEEKLY NEWS APER DEVOTED TrTHFlNWilETTS"oTO NEWS OF COUNTY. News ia a Nutshell !5 Po -".'Try 5 tfgYV YORK, March 16 General Pershing will address an anti-propaganda meeting: at Madison Square Garden Friday night. He is one of irany notable Americans who wih participate in the rally, held to re fute the unwholesome doctrines pro mulgated at the Horros on Rhine meeting held there last month. ' This meeting: brought protests o Mayor Uvlan irom American region ana other war units, the churches, and maT1y individuals. Vice-President Coolidjre this week wired his endorse ment of Friday night's rally. More than one hundred thousand applica tions for seats have fried. The gar den seats around 12,000. The meet ing is heralded one of the greatest ever held in the city. Fire destroyed fifty buildings at Camp Merritt, N. J. Sunday night. The hospital section of the former embarkation and debarkation camp for hundreds of thousands of men during; and after the war was burned. The many fire companies which reached the scene was handicapped bv lack of water. The camp was not under Government control but the property of a Western firm which was dismantling the lumber for use elsewhere. The State Daylight Savings bill de feated at Albany will not deprive New Yorkers of the advantage. The City Council declares daylight saving effective here from the last Sunday in April to the last Sunday in Sep tember. An editorial in the Times condemns the proposal of Senators Lodge and Penrose to put hundreds of postof fice employees upon the patronage list. Under the Wilson administra tion civil service examinations de termined candidates proficiency, and the paper regards this as the sane fjolicy. Postmaster General Will H. Hayes has not indicated what steps will be taken. Welcomed once more; as' the world's greatest dancing actress, Anna Pav lowa greets New York for twelve nights at the Manhatton Opera House. The famous Russian is com pleting; her greatest . of American tcurs. Boxing bouts htve been frequent at New York hotels this' Winter, the pixceeds going to. Europe for relief. The fad, sponsored by Miss Anne Morgan, won the presence of the ! belles and their escorts at the ring side. Professional boxing received devotees never expected. "It's hard to keep a thirsty man dry," happily sang a subway travel ler the other night, as he generously pumped the bulb on a throat sprayer. The fumes told that "hootch" was there. The innovation in manner of sen-ice brought smiles to all near the happy lad. Deparment of Justice continue to Take raids upon restaurants and cafes for whiskey. Many violators aie being prosecuted the agent's Predict " a dry New York." Vice-President Coolidge at fcvith Harding Cabinet at its first meet he first time in history that this office has been so represented. A nation-wide tribute has been Proposed for Woodrow Wilson. The to take the form of a .$500,000 und, the interest of which is to be yearly awarded to that person mak j11? he most servicable contribution to mankind. The exact terms, it is oposed, will be outlined by the. for- .President. Many of the nation's best are at the helm of this proposal. w"iton and Goodhue, towns of Min nesota, have each elected a woman as mayor. The touch of Spring which pe es the air make the sport pages WPular reading. Many fans are pre j, a new home-run record for be Ruth and the pennant for the kees,. The supporters ' of tiie te'ants expect great things of the . ni being shaped in Texas by , the erans McGraw and Hugie Jen- SiXty-tUw", -4...J. -l - a - ..c tuutnis were suspenu- . m the Universitv of Maine the a n ,Week for making freshmen run men le gauntlet. The upper class- ( may return to college April 5th. 1 BUFFALO ITEMS " . ' . Mr. and Mrs. Charlie' Haithcock, of Marmaduke, made a short but pleas ant call at Mr. J. A. Cheek's Sunday afternoon. Mrs. T. E. White made a several days visit to see her people of Nor lina last week. The farmers are quite busy on their farms this beautiful weather. We are glad, to see Spring again. Miss Fannie Fern Davis took an auto ride to Aspin a few days ago with Mr. Tines Pitchford. Mrs. P. R. Davis and Mrs. J. A. Cheek visited at Mr, S. J. Clarks and Mr. O. F. Clarks Monday p. m. Our teacher is sick at this writing but hope she will soon be able to re sume her school again. Our items were not printed week before last; sorry they were crowded out. Mr. Parry Harton and his sister Sadie, of Norlina, and two of their cousins visited his sister Mrs. T. E. White a short time ago. The Greenleaf Railroad. Co. has shut down work for a time and puts lots of men out of employment but they expect to start up again in a few days. Mr. Robbie Cheek is one of the rail road men. He went home and grad ed out his tobacco and sold it and is now helping his father in his farm; so he is making good his time. The Buffalo school children did good work last month; the most of them make satisfactory records. Josephine Cheek, Edna Cheek, Lan don Davis and Richard Davis were present every day, did good work and were not tardy a single time during the month. Some of the rest were absent on account of sickness and the creek being out. ' VIOLET. AFTON BRIEFLETS Mrs. Jones, of Durham, was the guests of her father Mr. H. B. Hun ter last week. Miss Lottie . Egerton spent last week-end very pleasantly in the home of Mr. rS II.' Limer. , : The Af ton-Elberon school teachers spent Monday evening in the home of Mr, J. W. Burroughs. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bowden and Miss Esther Frazier were visitors in Oxford k,st Sunday. Mr. James Montgomery, of War enton atjtended services at Provi dence church here Sunday. Mrs. Clarence Ledbetter and chil dren of Wake Forest are visiting he parents Mr. and Mrs. William Limer. The ladies of this community met with, Mrs. William Limer last Wed nesday afternoon for the purpose of organizing a woman's club in this neighborhood. They will meet with Mrs. H. B. Hunter next Wednesday. There will be an ice cream supper at tiie Af ton-Elberon school house next Friday night at 8 p. m. Pro ceeds will go as part payment on piano. Public cordially invited to at tend. A COMMUNICATION FROM WISE The Record is in receipt of a com munication from Wise, N. C, signed by W. H. Hayes, R. E. L. Peace, E. J. Hunt, James Thomas, Badger Davis, W. H. Phillips, Asa Barnes" and others" colored citizens setting forth their views upon racial condi tions in the county and desiring to go on record as standing for better feeling between the races. The Record takes this method, in lieu of publishing a rather long com munication, to make known their views to their neighbors and the citi zens of the County; MRS. AaRON THOMPSON Mrs. Louisa D. Thompson was born April 29th, 1853, and died February 8th, 1921 in the sixty-eighth year of her age. She was a daughter ox Madison Myrick and his first wife; Mary Shearin. She was married to Aaron L. Thompson, September 21, 1870, whom she survived just three months. To there were born nine children, five sons and four daughters. Two girls and four boys still live to mourn their irreparable loss. There is also one grand-daughter who lived with Jier grand-mother and with the children and other grand-children, is greatly bereaved. Mrs. Thompson was a devoted christian, a member of Warren Plains Baptist Church, and highly etseemed by a large circle of friends and rela- tives. T. J. TAYLOR. r UNWHOLESOME COMMUNITY CONDITIONS (By James H. Green) When civil affairs in any commun ity become perplexed they should be and can be satisfactorily fixed. Conditions for some time have been becoming moije strained be tween the races, as is in undisputable evidence in all sections of our coun try. And we have been, by the very deplorable happenings at Norlina and Warrenton, forciby reminded that they are no less so in our im mediate vicinity. It is, therefore, for us, the respon sible people of our town and county of both races, to get about reinstat ing our former peace and mutual understanding. The people of our town and county, as conceded by all who know us, are a very intelligent, enlfghtened and christiamlike people. It can be done as has been said by one of Warren ton's most wise, prudent and able Divines, through the religion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and no other. The negro , cannot , achieve the things that tend to give true citizen ship by bigotry and van boasting they only bring us humiliation and regret. We must rid ourselves of all such and set ourselves with renewed energy to solve the problems that are before us just as God would have us do. Be faithful, be true and above all be friendly .and charitable; for friendship begets friendship and love begets love. Nor do we think the white people should be too impatient with this race of purs, because of our impediments. Remember it takes much time to perfect all things per taing to humanity. Thus we beseech you to be more patient and forbear ing, since you are of matchless for mer wisdom and knowledge. Excite to the fullest extent those other vir tues which I know with you abound, such as patience, friendliness " and charity. As to the report set forth in the anonymous letter received by Chief Green, and the many rumors of large gatherings of colored people at night in the various parts of the County, susposedly to devise plans by which they might do. some violence to their white neighbors, I believe will prove futile. They are only the Lodges of secret societies, and I believe, and as far as I have knowledge, was created for friendly and charitable purposes to help each other in times of adver sity with only purely moral aid. Some of them operate under the laws of the State an Insurance business amounting to several hundred thous and dollars, and if any positive de tection of their practicing anything reverse to the objects herein set forth they should and I believe would be dischartered. As close investigation will show they are generally headed by the better element of their va rious localities. We are ;3roud of the fact that we have formerly enjoyed the blissful r.nd contented reputation of being the best cf law-abiding .colored people, and we intend by the help of Jehovah to maintain that reputation. If ever any evil thing gendered in the minds of any evil ones among us, prompting them to do any injury or violence to their white neighbors, rest rssured that there is sufficient dom inating power among us, the . colored people, to obliterate any such de signs from the minds of any evil ones of ours. Our colored people KNOW that our white people have been most friendly and generous towards them, it matters not what might have been : the Negro's trouble, save iiideed you I Iff- I WN . I S I I (Pic as you 1 ' . ' Foul. me. yVlf$T Poll us a i-IL FARTHER Hones' irwutf HORSE .'M Tlfipfv., fin' mv ret colp An riy : art' ITS MV TyH I OH Rift came to him as far as was .ins your power, , with instant relief . J. As has been said KEach Negro has his White man, and each -White man has his Negro." To conclude the matter; I have this to say: Whereas, all mankind is conceived in inniquity and born , in sin, and be lieving 4n the power of man to sub due himself and in the -Will of God fortunate race that there" are many to help him and knowing as an Tin impediments ' and evil ' propensities among us, each Negro should resolve to employ all might . and strength physicially and spiritually to subdue the impediments and evil propens. ties of whatsoever nature that are , among us, and that we will dilligently seek to have a more friendly contact with our white neighbors to the end that our lives may be peaceable and of pleasure, that while wei contribute in the manner as we are contributors to our White neighbors, we will fer vently beseech them to continue their former unprecedented generosity to lis and do all in their power to help us carry out all efforts for prosperity amd peace, -arid that we will invoke theImlMsa'--'Divine-id'o:h'pTi3 all. : ' , JAMES H. GREEN. GO FROM HOME TO GET NEWS THE The following taken from the Pub lishers' Auxiliary, a weekly published in the interest of Publishers and Printers, will be of interest: "Former Secretary of the Navy Jo sephus Daniels, who returns to the newspapeA profession as editor and pub'isher of the Raleigh News and Observer, after eight .years as head of the American navy in the Wilson cabinet, will soon make public "some hither eto unpublished dramatic facts of the navy in the war,' it was an nounced in Washington. The former naval secretary also comtemplates re turning to Washington at the forth coming session of Congress, underthe Harding administration and will serve as Washington ' correspondent of his North Carolina publication." Entertains At Bridge Mrs. Gordon Poindexter delightful ly entertained four tables of Bridge whist last Friday afternoon. The color motif was green symbolizing St. Patrick's Day. , f MNWTVUM IS TV' Qfc0UH fate v l If : x ' - f ' -i ' J 1 i' v. X' -i A I - j 4 k - i'ff i f c- y KiiM .(ili.ijliitriT.i MISS IDA A. GREEN, A. M. of California, Associated with "Pus syfoot" in the British Isles Campaign who will lecture in the Warrenton Baptist church, Friday, March 25, 7:30 p. m. Subject: "America The Hope of the World." A great chau tuqua Lecture Free. CONCERNING FERTILIZER To the Editor- . I trust very much that the article of Mr. J. B. Davis of Warrenton, which appeared in the Progressive Farmer of March 5th urging the farmers NOT to use fertilizers for cotton this year will be generally adopted. If the production of cotton can be reduced one-half for 1921 it can all be easily picked without field damage, helping to restore the balance in the quality of cotton of the better grades with the grades now on hand, below middling. Reduce the acreage to the amount Jof home-made manure available should certainly be the rule this year. Respectfully, J. H. BRIDGERS, Henderson, N. C. Wray, Ga. March 3, 1921 Mr. J. B. Davis Warrenton, N. C. Dear-Sixx-- Your article . in the Progressive Farmer of Feby. 26, on the use of Fertilizers is to the point with cold facts. ; . I would like to see every farmer in the South cut out fertilizers en tirely and make themselves and the South independent. I feel that every farm paper sees the situation just as you have figur ed it but the trouble is they are try ing to serve two masters at the same ime. . . Your plan, as I sees it, is "a strike" for shorter hours and better pay. Yours truly, H. B. HARPER. ANOTHER GOOD WOMAN GONE Lucy Marshall Mabry, granddaugh ter of Capt. Dixon and Tabitha Marshall arid daughter of Benjamin and Susan Best , of the Chateau neighborhood, formerly in Warren county, was born .October 7, 1842, and died March 4th,' 1921 in the seventy ninth year of her age. In early life she made a profes sion of religion and was baptized in the felowship of Brown's Baptist church by the late Rev. N.' Addison Purefoy of blessed memory. She was an exceedingly quiet, retiring woman, and would never have been promi nent in a public way; but in her home, in her church, and among hei friends, she beautifully exemplified the religion of her divine Lord. She was united in marriage to the late Stephen G. Mabry in June 1861. To them were born nine children, two of whom with their father preceded their mother to the spirit world. The seven, who survive to mourn their loss, are carrying with them in their various lives the impress of her beau tiful character. T. J. TAYLOR. EMMANUEL CHURCH In order that I may be with you on Easter Sunday I shall have to be absent this "Third Sunday. Our next Sunday services will herefore be held on the 4th Sunday "at the usual hours. . , E W. .BAXTER. : SADDLER-JOHNSTON Tt will be of interest of friends to that Miss Maude Virginia Sad dler, and Mr. Clyde Johnston were married at the Episcopal Rectory here-Saturday 12:30 o'clock, Rev. E. After visiting Baltimore and Wash ington the happy young couple will make their home in Littleton, N. C. r.-.-.'.-.-.-.-:-io:-:-:' , ' - V ' 4n!ISJ n iH! (The Progressive Farmer) What's the sense common senst, horse sense, or any kind of sense ! of growing 4,000,000 bales of cotton j for nothing? ; That is the hard, practical, stub born fact that cotton farmers of the South are now up against. We have got to answer it for ourselves; and upon the answer depends the world's estimate of our intelligence and our children. Everybody admits that an 8,000,-000-bale crop of cotton this year will bring just as much money as a 12,-000,000-bale crop. What, then, is the sense of planting, chopping, nuturing, r'cl.lng and ginning 4,000,000 extra bc.les of cotton fo nothing. Not only will it be for nothing, but for worse than nothing. We will not ::ily get no more for a 12,000,000-bale crop than we should get for an 8,000,-000-bale crop, but there is this other absolutely certain consideration; If we make only, an 8,000,000-bale crop we will BOOST the price of every pound of cotton we have car ried over .from 1920 and from prev ious years. On the other hand, if we make a 12,000,000-bale crop, we will absolutely RUIN the profits of every pound of cotton we are holding and have held. Which course will you follow? It is time to wake up. There is absolutely no chance of a 50 per cent cut in cotton acreage, but anything less than a 25 per cent cut will be a disaster. And if we are to have a 25 per cent average decrease, a lot of people must cut far more than 25 per centfor thousands are not going to cut at all. Sir Edward Paish, the fa mous English authority, is predicting that cotton may go to 4 cents next year without a heavy cut in acreage; it will certainly go low enough. In Heaven's name, let's plant only Mastentfghcottdrr-his--year-to'" pay taxes and absolutely necessary store bills, plnt every other acre in food qrop, feed crops, soil-improving crops, gardens, pastures, orchards, water melons and potatoes; Let's live at home with home-made bread, meat, milk, butter vegetables, fruits, chick ens e.,gs; watermelons, syrup and honey and absolutely refuse to ruin prices of 1921 cotton and of cotton already on hand by planting, cultivat ing, and picking 4,000,000 extra bales of cotton for nothing. That is the issue. What are you, Mr. Farmer, going to do about it on your farm? DEATH OF A VETERAN On the 14th day of February, 1921, Daniel Slith Wright passed from the scenes of t earth to his final reward. He was nearly seventy-nine years of age. He had lived long and well. In 1865 he was united in marriage to 'Miss Bettie King, who survives him. To them were born eight chil dren, three sons and five daughters. All of whom are living, and are a stay and comfort to their venerable mother in her sorrow and loneliness. When the War between the State.? commenced, although but nineteen years of age, he promptly volunteer-, ed in a company' composed of War ren and Halifax men, which was mo bilized as Company A of the 14th North Carolina Volunteers. He serv ed through the war, participated u a number of hard fought Rattles, was several times wounded, and was sur rendered with the army of Northern Virginia at Appomatox. His death leaves only two Confederate Veter ans in Six Pound Township. Many years ago, he became a mem ber of Gardners Baptist Church, and during his life was highly esteemed a a loyal citizen,, a good neighbor, and a sincere christian. T. J. TAYLOR. REGULAJR COMMUNICATION A regular communication of Johns ton Caswell Lodge No. 10 A. F. & A. M. will be held in the Masonic Hall, Warrenton, N; C. Monday Evening March 21st at 8 o'clock. Third se ries of lecture program, a full atten dance is requested. , S. E. BURROUGHS, Mastei. W. M. GARDNER, Secty. Senior Class To Give Play The Senior Class of Macon High School will give a play, "Valley Farm," at the school auditorium Fri day night, March 25th, Macon, N. C.