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WARRENTON, WARREN COUNTY, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1921
Number 12
A WEEKLY NEWS 'APER DE VOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WARIcLN COUNTY
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j NFW YORK, March 22.r-Fervor
Lnd enthusiasm equal to that existant
hurir" the war rocked Madison Square
Wrden with patriotism Friday night.
AH American meeting held under
'the auspices of the American Legion
) & other war agencies, and support
ed by the President, by churches, and
W the attendance of General Pershing,
LltMeA the boasts of the foreign ele
ment expressed in their Rhine Horro.
meeting-. Vibrant emotions welded
the firm resolve and high endeavor of
war's idealistic purpose into an
epochal expression of virile patriotism.
Pershing said " Are we to for-o-et
the vows of yesterday? Is the
wanton destruction ia France and Bel-n-ium
and on the seas to be condoned?
Shall subtle propaganda again lift its
poisoned head to weaken our friend
ship? Ave those wno maue me su
preme sacrifice no longer. to be rever
ed among us? The answer is that the
principles for which America fought
are immutable .and the allies beside
whom we fought shall remain our
friends."
Martin W. Lutleton said: "We must
not be asked to dwell upon the hor
rors of the Rhine when our hearts -are
heavy with the sorrows of the Marne.
We must not be asked to bury our
grievances before we have frhished
burying our dead. We must not
be asked to relapse into a sterilized
neutrality which makes us forget the
differences between right and wrong
We must not make America a
distant duelling ground for foreign
feudists who come here to settle the
legendary grievances of the Old World.
England, France and the Unit
ed States must stand together in
peace, if peace is possible, in war if
war is inevitable."
General Leonard Wood telegraphed
hearty approval. "We must be watch
ful of the enemy within our gates.
Our danger is not so much from, the
Red as from our indifference" said the
telegram.
Overnow meetings heard addresses
from Legion men and more than 25,T
000 persons expressed the spiritof
1917-18.
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More than two ana a half miles of
bookshelves are needed' to store the
books and phamphlets on the war
which have been collected by the
French War Museum. More than
100,000 books were written on the
war. Documents from all countries
are being collected in-order that the
historian may have unlimited and cor
rect data from which to detail the
story of the ages.
The American people ate ten per
: cent less meat per capita last year
I than during 1918. The consumption
of meat and lard last year per ; person
was 154.3 pounds.
. The Postoffice Department is using
the hundreds of thousands of three
cent and self-addressed envelopes
printed during the war. Instead of
ment Printing Office ran cancellation
lines where necessary and though
somewhat marred in appearance the
I stationery will serve as effectively as
I though new.
"Mary Jane," famous in Buster
j Brown comics, was married this week
! to a nephew of General Pershing at
the Little Church Around the Corner.
She was a daughter of R. F. Aut
i cauet, creator of this long-time porj-
ular Sunday Supplement Feature.
The strength of the German army
has been set at 100,000 men. The
navy h limited to 15,000 men.
One billion, seven hundred and
eighty nine million, seven hundreu
j and eighteen thousand, nine hundred
I and ninety dollars nassed throucrh the
i hands of New York City's Comptrol
ler's office last year Nineteen thous
and accounts were carried. The total
tax receipts were $196,083,02fi.
Kingling Brothers and Bamum
Bailey's combined circus travel to
Madison Square Garden from their
Winter quarters in Bridgeport. Conn,
in a few days. They will show here
several weeks.
"When Adam m bliss asked Eve for
a kiss,
She puckered her lips with a cqo,
Gave looks so ecstatic, answered em
phatic,' I don't care A-dam if- L do."
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FALL UPOjV MOONSHINERS
Officers Find Still in Operation,
Seize Two Men, Negro Makes
Escape, and Destroyed Beer
and Liquor
Chief E. L. Green, Officers Robert
son and Elllington captured a still in
operation near Grove Hill on Tues
day. From information furnished
these officers they found the exact
location and approached within thir
ty feet of the still undiscovered, and
remained hidden several minutes
watching operations.
They found two white men and a
negro at the Still; they testified that
one of the white men was seen to
take part in the operation by pour
ing water ' in the worm tub. The
other white man was not seen to do
any overt act. The negro was seen
to push up the fire. The still and
about two and a half gallons of whis
key were brought to town, the whis
key being emptied on Main street in
the gutter. About 300 gallons of
beer was destroyed at the still.
The still was a steel barrel, but the
worm and cap were of copper.
The matter was heard before
Frank B. Newell, J. P., and the two
defended by Hon. Tasker Polk. The
white men, Pittman and Powell ,were
negro was not arrested- having run
off as. the officers approached.
The testimony of defendant Bob
ittmari was that he was on his way
to his new ground and struck up
with defendant Vernon Powell, who
was going fishing. That it was sug
gested that "this is a fine place for
a still, let's see if we can find one,"
and as expected they soon run upon
a still in full operation. While they
were standing there watching the
negro make the, whiskey he said to
defendant Pittman, "Boss, I wish you
would pour a bucket of water in the
worm tub," and as a matter of . ac
comodation, he did this, and that this
was the only part he ook in manu
factoring liquor;'
The evidence of Defendant Powell
was that he -was present as a "passer
by" and took no part in any ofthe
operations..
The fct that defendant Pittman
had on rubber boots was accounted
for by him by saying that he had a
wet place in his new ground and had
on rubber boots for that reason.
The officers captured a Mackintosh
coat (rain and overcoat combined)
but can fmd no owner,-
The defendants were "dismissed
for want of probable cause."
Raleigh Megro Edi
tor Died Sunday
Lawrence M. Cheek, editor of the
Raleigh Independent, local negro
newspaper, died Sunday evening at
St. Agnes Hospital at 3 :30 o'clock
following a brief illness. He was a
native of Warren county, and was
educated at Shaw University, grad-
uating with cum magna laude. Af
ter his gradution he spent several
years in the teaching profession,
serving as professor of Greek in
Houston College, Houston, Texas.
In 1916 he came to Raleigh and e
foVilIcVipd the. Ore-en Printing" Comta-
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ny, out of which grew the Raleigh In
dependent, which is among the lead
ing negro newspaper of the South.
Editor Cheek, though young, had
won the. respect and admiration of
his people throughout the country.
The colored people of Raleigh will
miss him much, because of his activi
ties in social, civic and religous cir
cles. News and Observer,
Editor Cheek, having been born in
Warren county, is related to many of
the colored families of Warren coun
ty, and set an example of right liv
ing and right influence, which should
bear much good fruit. Editor.
Miss Green at Baptist Church
Tonight at 7:30 p. m. Miss Ida A.
Green, A. M., associated with "Pus
syfott" Johnson in the Brithish Isles,
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I will lecture in the Warrentpn Bap-
tist church. Her, subject will ne :
"America, the Hope of the World."
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The following clipping was sent to
us by one of our readers who appre
ciates the work being done by tlie
country weekly with the request that
we publish it:
The Country Weekly What It Means
To Its Readers
(By Battle m Williams, of Chatham
County, Student at the School of
Journalism, University of Missouri.)
Generally speaking a country week
ly is a newspaper published in a town
without a daily, and which makes its
appeal chiefly through its interest in
local - happenings. It is difficult to
draw distinct lines between the city
and the country newspaper, but it
may be said that the field of the
country newspaper is the field of the
newspaper that records the news of
the country rather than the news of
the city.
The country newspaper has a char
acter and individuality all its own.
It occupies a position in the commun
ity which no other newspaper, hovv
ever large, can displace.
The country weekly can be owned
by the editor who edits it, and can
jtherefore have behind it a conscience
and a character that can be easily
identified. The country weekly is also
close to the people and can voice the
sentiments of country folk as no oth
er single agency. People are becom
ing more.and more to rely upon coun
try - newspapers for the educational
work that is necessary to a better un
derstanding of public opinion and
question
Doubtless one of the proudest pages
in the history of American participa-
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tion in tne worm war is uiav uevui-
ed to the universal loyalty of its
newspapers, which, almost vfithout
exception gave an unselfish service
to the common cause o the country.
And all the newspapers the service
and patriotism of one were more no
ticeable than that of the country
weeklies. Their part can scarcely be
estimated, and their reward is in
gaining a recognition which they al-!
ways deserved, of an importance
which they have ever possessed and
which will be theirs in a greater de
gree than ever henceforth.
There was a time when the country
newspapers and the country editor
were the signals for jokes and smiles,;
but that day has passed. The war.
helped to do it, for the war, as in
many other cases, awakened the nat
ional consciousness into the "reliza
tion of the worth of the country
newspaper as a vehicle of service and
agency of progress. :
When that day in April came, and
the word went forth. "God helping
her, she can do' no other," the coun-
i try newspapers bore the news to the
furthest parts of the United States,
and over forty thousand rural mail
carriers distributed throughout the
country copies of the country week
lies telling of the declaration of war.
Weeks before June 5 the weekly pa
pers made known to country folk thje,
spirit of the draft registration as nb
other agency could possibly -do. Lib
erty bond campaigns came, publicity
stimulated sales, and country week
lies responded with enthusiasm. '
In the camps, and overseas, sol
diers were eager to obtain copies of.'
the old home paper with a weekly
home -message. No one can fully ap
praise the alue of the country week
ly to the country boys snatched from
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amon? the Quiet hills and forests of
the countryside and hurried -away to
nrnly cantonments. Many country
newssoaners found their wav over-
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seas tnat naa never Deiore visiteu
foreign lands and soldiers read them
as eagerly as messages irom tnose
at home. .
Little doe one realize what trans
pires in the country weekly . news
paper shop by week. The press in
the back room, of the country shop
grinds out the grist of life. Under
its inky rollers pass weekly tran
scripts from the hearts of ap eople
this one's triumph, that one's crush
ing soriow, another's patient, un
complaining battle with adversity.
The telling of the birth of a baby at
Smith's house, and hat it has been
given the pretty name, Phyllis Irene,
renews a grasp on things and makes
life worth living for the Smith fam
ily. The recording of the marriages
of young men and women in the com
munity, who've grown up from child
hood, causes a blending of emotions
in every family where such exper
iences come. Accounts of deaths in
the neighborhood serve to lessen sad
hours in t the homes of many country
folk. The clipping is made and care
fully filed away in the, family Bible.
Telling of a record yield of corn pro
duced by Jones lightens his burdens
and encourages him to better farm
ing. And so on goes the story of the
country weekly with its personal
journalism.
People are given to reading coun
try weeklies with care, and not infre
quently they ai'e read from cover n
cover. The subscriber who stopped
his paper because mention of -the
fact that he had been, "circulating in
town during the past week," was put
"away off - where nobody could see it,'
was asked by the country editor how
he happened to see it himself? If
j a country paper should perchance
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punish that that resident naraing
was born in Lexington, Kentucky, the
error"would be discovered before Sat
urday night and Monday's mail would
bring a letter saying, "the paper got
it wrong." One simply can't hide
anything in the country weekly.
One of the greatest inspirations in
the world comes from the realization
of the fact that others are watching
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our progress. It has been said that
a country editor can take a ragged
and dirty man who-has some common,
intelligence and by personal mention
in the paper have him- coming to
town in a short time with white shirt
and collar and awakened Energy. All
of us know that one of the proudest
moments in a boy's life is when after
returning from the county seat, he
reads in the weekly ... paper that,
"John Jones, one of the county's hus
tling young men, was in town Wed
nesday." It has been said that the country
paper must make men great before
the metropolitan paper discovers
them and makes them known to the
world. Hence the country paper be
come.? the architect and builder, and
the city paper the decorator. The
country paper, like the hand that
rocks the cradle, Jays the foundations
for the ambitions that ultimately
move the world. It is such personal
items as today appear in the country
papers that start he flames of .ambit
ion that are later found and fanned
by the big daily.
Thee are 173 country weeklies in
North Carolina, and no one can well
estimate their worth to the State. In
educational matters the country
weeklies are aiding to a large ex
tent in progress and achievement. In
public health, rural sanitation, good
roads, better government and law
enforcement the country weeklies
stand to the fore and ring true ii.
virtually every instance. The coun
try editor in North Carolina is a
leader in his community, and the m.
jority of his readers will quote from
his pages with the assurance that
"if you see it in this paper it is. true."
To the credi1- of the country editor it
should be said hat the many priyileg
es of his office seldom affects the size
of his hat. The sense of power that
is felt by the man who owns and edits
his country weekly is indescribable.
The ideal country editor, he who
holds his calling sacred and whose
opinions cannot be bought or sold,
who serves his readers with fidelity,
rightly deserves a place of honor.
He is laboring in the vineyard of ser
vice for the work's sake, unmindful
of the material rewards, advocating
the cause of the poor and unfortun
ate against the. rich and powerful.
Good Roads Meet
ing in Greensboro
Greensboro; N. C. Mch. 22 Wonder
ful interest has been aroused in the
coming meeting of the U. S. Goon
Roads Association, the U. S. Good
Roars Show, and the Bankhead Nat
ional Highway Association, in Greens
boro, N. C, April 18,21. These three
events promise to be the greatest
gathering of good roads enthusiasts
that have ever assembled in America
according to a statement ol Mr. J. A.
Rountree, D'rector General of the
U. S Good roads Association, who
opened temporary headquarters ' in
Greensboro;. N. C. 30 days ago for the
purpose of promoting and arang
ingdetails of these organizations.
The leading incentive of the meeting
of U. S. Good Roads Association is
to formulate plans, and appoint a
committee to go to Washington and
urge Congress to pass the bill app
ropriating one hundred million dol
lars, annually for the next five years
to aid the states in building a sys
tem of highways in their respective
states, also to make an appropria
tion and adopt a plan for a system
of national and transcontineal high
ways. . Failure ,of Congress to , re
enact this appropriation has aroused
good roads advocates and they are
coming to this meeting. The meet
ing of the Bankhead Highway Ass'o-1
ciation is for the purpose of perma
nently settling the main line and
branch lines of this road from Wash
ington to San Diego, Cal., also to ar
range for permanent signs, to build
and beautify this highway. The. U.
S. Good Roads Show will be the most
complete exhibit of road machinery
and road material, of operating ma
chinery and demonstrating road
building that has been assembled in
this country.
Director General Rountree announ
ces the acceptance of the following
governors,, senators, and distinguish
ed men who will attend this conven
tion and participate in the program :
Governors Chas. H. Brough; of Ark.;
Cameron Morrison, of N. C; R. L.
Cooper, of S. C; T. W. Hardwick, of
Ga.; W.D. Denny of Del.; Jas. Hart
tness of Vf:; Westmoreland Davis, of
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NEED FOR GENEROSITY'
Chinese Greatly In Need of Aid.
Every One Is Asked to Aid in
Saving the Lives of Uunfor
tunate People,
President Harding has issued from
the White House this week an ur
gent appeal to the American people
to redouble their efforts in behalf of
the starving millions in China. It
reads as follows:
"At this, the earliest practicable
moment- of my administration, I de
sire to add my own to the many ap
peals which have been issued hereto
fore in behalf of the starving people
of a large section of China.
"I am informed that the American
Committee, and the church and other
organizations cooperating with it,
have already remitted sevei-al mil
lions of dollars to' the American and
international relief committees in
China, and that already a great re
lief work ' has been accomplished.
Nevertheless, my information is that
the means thus far placed at the com
mand of these organizations are en
tirely inadequate to the task they con
front. Since the beginning of this re
lief movement a much more accurate
understanding of the grave . situation
has become possible. The Depart
ment of State has from time to time
made public information received
through its representatives in China
as to the conditions prevailing there.
The picture of China's distress is so
tragic that I am moved therefore to,
'renew the appeals heretofore made
and to express the hope that the
American people will continue to con
tribute to his humanitarian cause as
generously as they possibly can.
"The cry for succor comes to us
frcm a people far distance, but link
ed to us by manifold ties of fiiendly
association, confidence and good .will.
The American .nation has never failed
to demonstrat its friendship for the
people of China and that friendship
"has always -been .reciprocated in a
manrier which I feel justifies the hope
that In this hour of China's great dis
tress our people will do everything in
their power for its amelioration."
Thus far the response of North Car'
olina to China's need has been en
couraging, over fifty thousand dol
lars having been forwarded through
various channels, but there are yet
many thousands of comfortable and
luxurious homes in the State whose
walls the cry of this Lazarus has not
penetrated.
To save a life from now until sum
mer takes only three dollars, thretr
cents a day, and there are few in this
Jand of plenty so poor they cannot
have the satisfaction-of saving- at
least one. Never before has it been
possible to secure this . privilege at
such a small cost. This is "bargain
day" in human lives; but one must
hurry to take advantage of it.
All contributions should be placed
in the hands of the local committee,
Vvhere there is no one, or mailed to
China Famine Fund, 310 Tucker Build ing,
Raleigh, N. C. Every dollar is
promptly cabled to China and begins
its work of salyation within a week
after it is given.
"SomKthimr to Think About'
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; markable Photoplay
One of the most remarkable photo
plays ever , produced by Cecil B, De
Mille, is his new Paramount picture
"Something to Think About," which
is on view at the Opera House here
Monday and Tuesday of next week.
It is a story in which the idea of
right .thinking as well as living is
admirably handled. Its theme is of
the loftiest and its treatment of that
high artistic standard which has
made Mr. De Mille's previous produc
tions a household word in every lo
cality. Press Agent.
Mr. and Mrs W. T. Powell wish to
thank the Ladies and Gentlemen of
Warrenton Baptist Church . for the
bountiful dinner that was sent the
Inmates of Warren County Home on
March the twelth. We appreciate
their kindness very much and the
dinner was enjoyed and appreciated
by all the Inmates so much.
Mr. and Mrs W. T, Powell.
Don't fail to hear Miss Ida A.
Green tonight at the Baptist church.
All are urged to attend.
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