0I11MEXXVI
WARRENTON, WARREN COUNTY, N. Ci FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1921
Number 19
A WEEKLY NEWS APER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF IVRRENTON"ANDWARI;EN COUNTY"
News io a- Nutshell
Hv W. BRODIE JONES
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XEW YORK, May 11 Mayor Hy
lan ami e Bart Estimate led
,.noo policemen in tfy- annual pa-
'j, QotmHav. Evey division of!
vaiu -" "
the department was represented and
rv,(1 column of
bluecoats marched
tinour," . ,
.otino- spectators. Bands of the
units which saw overseas service
played marching airs and popular
s0'ngS. The Traffic Squad, averaging
over six feet and in proportion, caus
al open admiration. The night sig
naling outfits, electrical suits with
tt-afic lights at the disposal of the
policemen, were worn by a section of
the Traffic Squad. These suits re
zombie divers' outfits. Their practi
cal value in aiding the motorist fol
low niuht traffic directions- show
their worth.
Field Marshall Douglas Haig and
Admiral Beatty are invited to attend
the next annual convention" of the
American -Legion, a dispatch from
London says.
Charles M. Schwab, steel king and
head of the Emergency Fleet Corpo
ration during the war, was honor
tiest at a dinner held in the Waldorf
last week. Six hundred friends were
present and the speakers told of his
. wonderful service to the Govern
ment, and made the occasion" the
happiest moment of my life" according-
to Mr. Schwab. The attempt
early this Spring to defame his war
record was deplored, but subsequent
facts proved, the speaker said, that
his record had been spotless, his s.ei
vice to the Nation inestimable.
Southern bankers and business
men met Monday to discuss with the
War finance Corporation economic
conditions in the South. In addition
to members of the Finance body,
leading; trust companies and banks of
the city were represented. The sense
of the meeting was that conditions
were to improve, and that the Gov
ernment would . exert itself to open
foreign trade relations on ' the pre
war status, stimulating a -revival of
trade.
A policeman saved New York $125
this week. He saw a fire under a
porch in the suberbs. connected the
hose on the lawn ajid flooded the blaze
after a stiff battle. The saving rep
resents the cost to the Fire Depart
ment in answering an alerm.
Two brokers were arrested last
night on the Ziegfield Fellies roof at
Forty second Street by dry enforce
ment officers. The enforcement flur
ry followed the Albany legislative ac
tion has not run its course. Governor
Miller is determined that the law
shall be enforced and has made caus
tic reply to the published opinion of
policemen that it was impossible to
make the Volstead act effective.
Union chefs let $1500 of choice
food burn to crisps when they walked
out last week in a strike of ship op
erators. The boat was delayed a day
r.ntil another crew could be obtained.
The men are contending for the old
rate of pay while" the employers claim
that the general decline entitles a re
duction of 15 per cent.
Canadian trade with the United
States for the year ending March 31
was U ,399,000,000. This was an in
crease of $133,000,000 over the March
31, 1020, period.
Mother's Day was observed in New I
i ork by the display of flags and fiow
eys. A pleasant day, with sunshine
ftnd fain breezes, brought crowds to
the streets and parks, thousands of
them wearing the symbolic flower.
Headline: Cleveland Man Impris
oned 5 Hours in a Washing Machine.
s'd Greene, of the World, adds
washing machines have imprisoned
many women for life.
-Mi. John C. Stout, Architect, of
Rocky Mount, was in town Thursday
with Plans for submission to the
Board of Trustees of this School
building.
Rev. Mr. Bailey, former Pastor of
the Warren Circuit has been the
guest of Mr. William J. Davis and
other friends in the county this
Week.. , -
r. Robert Walters, of" Deland
Plrida, is visiting his brother Dr.
aim
U- N. Walters this week.
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ii nil it ii I H h 1 1 ii H ii it ii H ii
owe rm MOl
Bishop Kilgo s opening sentence ir. I
eulogy of Governor Charles Brantiy
Aycock. can be fittingly applied to j
John Graham "was no hrrl navxr 4
. uc waa luicaiusi in weicuimug viic
It has been given to few men to boys home, and felt a peculiar inter
leave upon posterity the stamp of j est in many of them as former
luueciuauiy ana iorce ot charac-
ter as was given Mr. Graham, and
Warren county is indeed blessed that
his work" was among us.
Coming to the home of the late
Reverend Charles M. Cooke fresh
from that immqrtal .band who fol
lowed Robert E. Lee, he entered
upon his duties as private tutor be
fore he had reached his majority.
Ft om that day to the close of' his
teaching career a few years ago
when the infi'rmaties of age crept
apace, Mr. Graham has moulded the
characters of the boys and girls of
Warren and surrounding,, counties.
Fortunate indeed was that father who
could - place his boy under : Mr.
Graham's care, and many indeed are
the boys who owe their, success at
College and in after life to the thor
oughness of Mr. Graham's teaching.
He believed in the fundamentals; in
thorough ground work, in thorough
ness", rather than in haste, and wheh
a boy could say I am a graduate of
Mr. Graham's school, he felt a pride
in the fact, for he was no 'smatterer.'
He knew that he knew.
As was so truthfully said by Hon
orable Josephus Daniels in editorial
ial tribute of Sunday morning, the
"Last of the Romans" has passed
from among us. It is-'indeed com
forting to feel that he made his im
press upon the minjis and hearts of
yefierations yet to come who will
rise up and call him blessed for he
builded wisely and well.
It was not only as a teTacher that
Mr. Graham lead all the rest, but he
was a patriot. Love of Country was
a predeminant characteristic. He
was a brave and loyal Confederate
soldiei, yet he was from the day of
Reconstruction to the" day of his
death a loyal citizen of the United
States.
He hs-d his views of Government
and was clear in his conception of
how it should be administered, and
we believe felt keenly that it was not
administered in the interest of the
farmer and laborer, and yet he pro
posed to remedy the evils at the bal
lot box after intelligent discussion.
He was thoroughly democratic in his
nature and sincjerely believed t?hat
the source of power was with the
people; that authority was delegated,
and that the Representatives of the
people should know no voice except
that of the majority.
When the Democracy of the West
and the Democracy of the South were
battling for the sarne Cause and
against the same enemy who was un
mindful of party label, Mr. Graham
believed that those who stood for the
same principles, should join naim,
and win, regardless of party label.
He felt that if the great interests of
the- country was demoocratic in a
democratic district and republican in
a republican district, but for preda
tary wealth, regardless of party la
bel, that it was time for the farmers
of the South and the farmers of the
West to lay aside Party label and
join hands to drive the money changers-
from the Temple. He lived to
ii vic Plntform en-
see every, yinu
ppH into Law. He lived to see Re
a
rlaiminG.- the Democratic
. . , ' ATv
Platform as
written oy men ul
t 4-Vvi
rirnham's views ana gomg -
demands of those who st
lived to
Senators elected by the people;
Rural Mail delivered, a great decen
centralized Banking " system, cheaper
currency, brought about, not by the
free coinage of silver (basic money),
but by the increase in the gold out
put which raised the per capita
wealth from $14 to nearly or if not
quite 850.,, and made fr.ee coinage of
:T nw.flssary'. And in all ot
irfo i m ni;i i i in in. J.'
. . :4. we Mr. Graham's
, nownprflpv meant
firm purpose
therirW ; of the people to be heard
vmd heeded, mattered it not what the
fmnw label might Ja.
AsT patriot, a- !over of his coun
try Mr. Graham was seconu w -
man.
When the worm
was foremost m every
I upon " . , , - j
upon us,
effort, to win, and thougn
I Prevented . too active participa-
tion, yet he would urge b'y voice and
pen and by his presence those who
were delegated authority. He sub
scribed liberally Ko the bonds for
winning the War, he denied himself
essential foods as directed" by Direc
tor Hoover and in every .way stood
squarely behind the government. In
! discussion he spoke in no ucertain
terms of th ,1 Ui,
ideals of Germany prevail, and was
qualified by his knowledge of history
tt . . , . iL
students, scores of them being offic-
ers in various regiments, or other
branches of Naval or War service.
In early life Mr. Graham marriejd
iMiss Frances Daniel of Halifax
county, a descendant of the old. and
noted jVlston family of North and
South Carolia. She walked . faithful
ly and congenially for niore than fifty
years the "path of life" with him.
They were blessed by the following
children: Miss Amma, Miss Maria,
Miss Virginia, wife of P. G. Alston,
Miss Flora, wife of W.-H. Horhe of
Rocky Mount, and William A. and
John Graham, 'the Jatter dying in
early nanhood. William A. Graham
was Major of the famous "Old Hick
ory" of Thirtieth Division which
broke the Hindenberg line. Major
Graham is now in charge of the
Schools of New Hanover county,
which include the city of Wilniing
ton. Mr. Graham wCs a gentleman of
many talents. He was not only in
terested in agriculture as the basic
industry of our Country, but he was
a. good farmer. He was a good pro
vider. He was a builder of the soil.
His farms improved under his tillage.
His industry was unbounded, his en
ergy even in old age kept him on the
go from early morn to night. Only re
cently, his love for "God's country,
for things rural was so compelling
that he had his buggy brought and
rode oVer his farms, when his streng
th was ebbing fast.
Mr. Graham was a native of Cum
berland county, a son of Archibald
Graham and Anne McLean. "He was
a consistent member of the Presby
terian church and always contributed
liberally to its support. At the age
of 74 he quietly passed away Fri
day night at 11:40 o'clock leaving
the heritage of a good name.
The funeral services were held in
the Presbyterian church Sunday af
ternoon and the attendance was so
large that many could not get inside
the edifice. His body was tenderly
laid away in the Cemetery at the
Episcopal church at Ridgeway in the
Graham plot, beside his son and
namesake who proceeded him to the
Fairer Land years ago. A very
large funeral procession composed o
friends from all parts of this and ad
joining counties followed his remains
to the grave and heaped' above the
spot where he lies sweetly sleeping
Wautifuly flowers emblematic of that
land ' N .
"Where everlasting Spring abides
and never withering flowers."
May those of us who loved and es
teemed him join him there!
" ENJOYABLE RECEPTION
The Juniors and Seniors recital of
Warrenton High School in the home
1 of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Price last
.Thursday night was a very enjoyable
occasion. About sixty young people
were present and enjoyed dancing
and various games until a late hour.
A bowl of fruit punch in the hall
added much to the pleasure of the
occasion. .
In a voting" contest Miss Will Jones
was voted the 'most attractive girl
and Mr. Pecot Casley, of Littleton,
the most attractive boy present.
Refreshments consisted of delic-
ood-for thefious neapolition cream and wafers
MRS. ALFRED A .WIL
LIAMS ENTERTAINS
(Unintentionally omitted last Issue)
Mrs. A. A. Williams entertained
FrJday evening in honor of Mrs. Van
Alston's house-guest, Mrs. Mosher,
of Iowa. Two tables of Auction
Bridge added much to the pleasure
of those present and playing.
Mrs. Wiiams as hostess to Mrs.
Mosher, the guest of Honor; Mrs.
Van Aslton, Mrs. Buxton Williams,
Mrs. Edmund White, Mrs. A. E.
Jones, Mrs. Sue Pretlow, Mrs. How
aid F. Jones and Mrs. Howard Alston.
Delicious refreshments were dainti
ly served.
Afte a man has made a reputation
how the memories qt his friends are
refreshed. Clipping.
'THE LAST OF THE ROMANS
Writing of Nathaniel, Macon, of
Warren county, - Thomas - Jefferson
called that sturdy patriot "the last
of the Romans." That fitly describes
John Graham, teacher and patriot of
Warren county, who will be buried
today. -
In other days North Carolina had a
race of teachers who had a concep
tion of duty and capacity to teach not
surpassed by the famous instructors
of Rugby or Beloil. They were few
in ; number. They had. small schools:
Bat happy the youths privileged -to
be taught by Caldwell or Bingham or
Horner or Graves or Graham! Tho
late President Garfield defined the
best college as a log, with a boy on
one end and a great teacher on the
other. In these old North- Carolina
schools of preparation" the buildings
were plain and the ' apparatus simple.
But the teacher poured his life and
learning into the heads "and hearts of
youths privileged to walk daily with
him through the portals into the open
temple of learning.
We use the words "to walk daily"
advisedly, for the need of education
today is intimate association with
teacher and student, supplemented by
close comradeship with fellow stu
dents which givex the college spirit.
We have too little of the first in
these days of large classes and too
little thorough instructions for the
brightest youths in schooL John
Graham was a born teacher. lie
garnered to himself the love and
gratitude of hundreds of youths,
many of them now in the middle age,
privileged to sit at his feet. He
made character and courage as well
as scholarship. Did not his walking
Imd talking with his pupils and e.
tering into their ambitions and pleas
ures give him a power which teachers
of the new day should covet?
John Graham was born in Fayette
ville but spent nearly all his life in
Warrenton. As a boy he ran away
from home to join the Confederate
army. That was typical of the pa
triotism which dominated his life.
He knew men, he saw remedies for
conditions, and always had the cour
age of his convictions. North Caro
litta-loses a. manworthyn of .the. ap
pellation- Jefferson gave to Macon in
the death of this worthy disciple of
Macon in independence, courage, and
fidelity to principle. Josephus Dan
iels in Sunday's News and Observer.
ATTEND FUNERAL
Among many friends and relatives
who were present at the funeral of
Mr.-John Graham we note the follow
ing:
Mr. Alex Graham, brother of Mi-
John Graham, who resides in Char
lotte; Miss Mary O. Graham, Prin
cipal of Peace Institute; Dr. tfen k
Graham of, Wilmington; Mr. Arcni
nvoliQT nf Clinton: Mr. George
n-ra"hsiTYl nf Charlotte: , Mr. Frank
Graham of Chapel Hill; Dr. Rober
H. Wright, Principal , of Greenville
Teachers' Training School, and Miss
Mamie Jenkins of the Faculty; Miss
Sallie Joyner Davis of Greenville
Teachers Training School; Mr. and
Mrs. E. A. Daniel of Washington, N.
C: Mr. B. B. Daniel of Trenton; Mi
and Mrs. Jack Clarke and Miss Mary
Long Daniel of. Airlie; Mr. W, D
Daniel, Mr. and Mrs. Will Wiggins
and Miss Dolly Daniel, of Littleton;
Mrs. Burton, nee Miss Eliza Daniel,
and the Misses Burton; Mr. George
C. Green, of Weldon; Mr. Richard K
Daniel, Mrs. George Vick, and Mi
E. W. McCullers of Clayton.
Mrs. Howard F. Jones Has Accident
zThe friends of Mrs. Howard F.
Jones regret that she had a severe
fall in which she was painfully' but
not seriously hurt on Tuesday after
noon.
- Mrs. Jones was looking after tn
duties assigned her as Chairman of
Publicity for the Memorial Day ex
fell from a friend's
porch steps to the pavement.
The kindness and attention of Phy
siciah and friends and beautifu
flowers as tokens of esteem has gone
fr -to lessen -the pain of a very
nainful accident.
Mrs. Jones hopes to be present at
the Memorial exercises.
SINGERS WANTED
All the people who will help sin:
in Memorial Day Exercises are asket
to be .present at Boyd's Warehouse
Saturday-May 14th, to practice songs
together with those who come from
the county. County singers wn
please note change in place from
Court House 'to warehouse.
- MRS. JOHN C. BURWELL, Chm.
. Music Committee.
N6TICE TO AMERICAN R. CROSS
:Membes of the A. R. C. in town
and County are earnestly requested
to mett on the Court House Square
aW 10:30; o'clock Sunday morning,
that an Organization that gave such
heroic service throughout the World
War may have representation in pay
ing a last" tribute of love andT respect
to "Our Boys" who made the suprdme
sacrifice in the cause of humanity.
Notice hasbeen given to our Mil
itary Company and' an invitation ex
tended . to our honored- ex-service
men (whom we hope to haVe in. uni
form to meet at a. given point; lead
ing the procession to Boyd's Ware
house where the Memorial exercises
will be held.
The Red- Cross unit will follow di
rectly . after them, seats being pro
vided as nearly as possible for each
organization.
The regulation Red Cross veil can.
be Avorn' by most of us; ;the Arm In
signia by us all; but it is hoped that a
large number- wi.l put forth a specr
ial effort to wear all white, which
would befar preferable, effective and
ii'tting - . .
(Mrs' K. P. ARRINGTON.
Chairman American Red Cross.
MRS. V. WARD ENTERTAINS
Wednesday afternoon from four to
six o'clock Mrs. Ward entertained in
honor ofMrs. Charles R. Rodwell at
Progressive Hearts.
The "guest book" was presented to
Mrs Rodwell by Mrs. William H.
Dameron. The highest score was
made by Mrs. John H. Kerr, who
graciously presented the , prize won
to Mrs. Charles R. Rodwell, the guest
of honor.
The color motif was pink, the
house being decorated in pink roses
and sweet r peas. "The refreshments
consisted of neapolitan cream and
cake carrying out the color1 scheme.
Those present were: .Mrs. Charles
R. Rodwell, guest of honor. Mrs. Al
fred Williams, Mrs. J. P. Scoggin,
Mrs. GeWge Scoggin, Mrs. B. B.
Williams, Mrs. Howard Alston, Mrs.
Van Alston, Mrs. Mosher, Mrs. John
Kerr, Mrs." Gordon Poindexter, Mrs.
M. C. McGuirV, Mrs.'W. D. Rodgers,
TV Mv Will Dameron.' Mrs. T. D.
J . J M. U ' I
Peck, Mrs. H. A. Moseley, .Mis. C. A
Tucker, .Mrs. John G. Ellis, Mrs. Ed
mund White. Mrs. H. N. Walters,
Mrs. K. P. Avrington,' Miss Sue Bur
roughs and Miss Rowe Jones.
MUSIC STUDENTS" TO
GIVE A CONCERl
The music students of the Warren
ton High School will give a concert
in the auditorium of the academy,
Friday evening, May 20th at 8:30.
There will be an -admission of 25c. for
adults, and. 10c, for children. The
proceeds of the concert will be used
to start a furieL for another piano in
order that' some of the children may
be given an opportunity to practice j
at the -school building. The program
follows : -
Chorus
Dance of the Faires Ilawley
Piano Sole In Joylond Kern
Bettie Powell
Piano Solo
Merry Companion.. . . . .Englemann
Louise Davis
Piano Solo
Frolicsome Moment . Ward
Addie Pinnell
Piano Solo Merrymakers . . Dameron
Mattie Wiggins Dameron
Folk Dance.-, Eight Girls
Solo Dance..... Katherine Pendleton
Piano Solo Merry Elf .Williams
Carrie Haithcock
Piantf Solo Pit-a Pat C - Kern
Lalla Fitts Palmer
Violin Solo. Selected
Drewsy Wilker
Piano Solo Happy Jack Cramm
Katherine P. Arrington
Piano Solo Gondolieri Nevire
Lucy Boyd
Piano Solo Month of May..Merkel
Ethel Pinnell
Reading Home Guest
Lucy Tucker
Piano Solo
Hunting Song
Drewsy Wilker
Piano Solo Menuet . .
Mendelssohn
. . Paderewski
Lucy Boyd .
Piano Solo Valse brilliante. .Chopin
Lucy Tucker
Chorus In May 'Time. . . . . . .Speaks
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The citizens' of Warren County
will gather Sunday at eleven o'clock
at Boyd's Warehouse to pay tribute
to our heroic dead of the World War.
Speaker of the Day will be Hon.
Tasker Polk, our silver-tongued
orator.
Mr. Richard Jones, of Henderson,
has consented to be present and aid
in the singing, with a Solo.
Major William A. , Graham will
read the roll of our dead and make
suitable references to their heroic
conduct. .
The singing will be by the beis.
voices fom each community and will
be under the.direction.of Mrs. John C.
liurwell.
Rev. J. C. Turner, Chaplain of the
120th Infantry will be present and .
make appropriate remarks.
fee Water will be provided for the
women and children, and a Rest
room, under the supervision of the
Red Cross will be kept open at the
Citizens Bank.
Service men, as far as is convenient
will please wear their uniforms, as
they , Will be seated in a body in the
audience..
The Program in detail follows.
"Chairman Publicity Committee.
Program
Processional
Hymn "My Country 'Tis of Thee"
Scripture Rev." Mallard
Prayer. . ......... .Rev. J. B. Turner
Roll Call Eulogy Maj. W. A. Graham .
Solo ..Mrs. R. J. Jonls
Remarks by Rev. J. B. Turner
Chaplain 120th Inf., 30th Div.
Antnem Chorus
Address. . . . ; . . Hon. JTasker "Polk
Hymn . . . . . "Star .Spangled Banner"
Benediction -. Dr. T. . J. Gibbs
DESCENDING LIKE A BOLT
POUNDS PREACHER
On Thursday night May 5th St.
Mary's Guild accompanied by their
husbands .and - would-be husbands,
descended like a bolt outr of the blue
upon- the Episcopal Rectory and its
inmates. Each person brought some
useful and toothsome article with
which to adorn the pantry until used
for beautifying the inner 'man. Cake,
candy, etc., was also in abundance.
Games, which only - intellectuals
can appreciate', such as winking, fish
ing, fruit basket, etc., were played
until, a late hour when refreshments
we;e served and the storm melted
away. -
Those present were Mesdames .Mc
Guire, Grant, R. B. ,Royd, Jr., C. A.
Tucker, Ray Weston; Misses Mary
Russell and Sue Burroughs, Rowe
Jones, Byrd and Will Jqnes, Lulie
Price, Mary Kyle and Rosebud Green,
Messrs. L. B. Eeddoe. S. E. Bur
roughs, Alfred Ellington, R. Fanelty,
Jean Gay, R. B. Green, ' M. C. Mc
Guire, R. Weston, ff. B. Boyd, Jr.
Rev. and Mrs. Baxter take this op
portunity of thanking all those wh i
contributed for their lovely gifts and
ask each and all to come again.
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
The closing exercises of the school
year will begin with the recital to be
given by the music pupils at the
school auditorium, Friday night,
May 20, under the direction of Miss
Belle Dameron.
Monday night, May 23rd, the hign
school pupils will give a Pageant
representing scenes from Warren
county history. This will be given on
the school grounds.
The Commencement sermon will be
delivered at the Methodist church,
Tuesday night, May 24, by the Rev.
hDr. Moss, pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Chapel Hill. Dr. Moss is
one of -the best known preachers in
the -state. We were indeed fortunate
in securing him for this occasion.
Those who already know him will
look forward to his coming akan oc
casion of rare interest. ,
The Graduation exercises will be
held at the school auditorium on
Wednesday night, May 25. The Hon.
Dennis fG. Brummit, of Oxford, will
deliver the address to the class. Dr.
Brummitt is a well-known lawyer in
this section, has been Speaker of the
House of Representatives, and is a
live, pleasant, and interesting speaker
Life's a good deal like April al-
ernate cloud and sunshine Clipping.
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