... WAFRENTON7WARREN COUNTY." NrTlTOlDAY. SEPTEMBER UT1MT . "
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A WEEKLY NEWS PAPER "DEVOTED" TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WAR RNOUNTY
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A FIT AND WOR
THY SUCCESSOR
HON. TASKER POLK EN
DORSED FOR JUSTICE
MINSTREL MAKES
A GREAT HIT.
MARRIED IN LIT
TLTON SEPT. 15
FLOW OF WATER j GRADED SCHOOL
IS VERY SMALL1 OPENS AT WISE
URGES CO-OPER-ATiVE
MARKETING
ME4NS ECONOMIC SAL
VATION FOR FARMERS
representative of Co-operative
1 Tobacco and Cotton Grower's
Association Makes An Appeal
To "warren County Farmers.
By D. J. MacMILLAJN
Coperative Marketing arrived in
barren county last Saturday, twu
meetings being held on- that day.
Meetings are being held at - different
points in the county at the rate of
two and three each day.
While of course it is too early to
make any predictions as to the suc
cess of the campaign in this county,
there can be no doubt as to its ulti
mate success. In not one sigle county
in the state has it been a failure. In
Northampton county where we just
finished, between eight-five said nine
ty per cent, of the farmers have
signed the contract. Name one man
iiT Northampton county who is pro
gressive, who believes in good schools,
good roads, and I will show you a
man who has signed a co-operative
contract. Co-operative Marketing is
here and is here to stay. The 1922
crop of cotton and tobacco will be
sold, seventy-five per cent, of it at
least, through an Association of
farmers who will fix the price, based
on what it cost to make and sell the
crop plus a profit to the grower, in
stead of dumping it on the market
at the other fellows price. Every
farmer knows full well there is no
competition between the five big to
bacco companies. Their buyers are
sent on the market and told to buy
so many pounds of tobacco of a cer
tain grade, and are given a limit as
to price. They cannot pay more
than that limit. If they can buy it
five, ten cents below that limit the
are good buyers.
How much longer will the farmer
stand for this unfair, unjust system
of selling his products? How much
longer will he continue to go in debt
for his fertilizer and other supplies,
work himself and family for a whole
year and then dump his cops on the
market at. any old price? Why
shouldn't the farmer sell his products
the same as a merchant ? When a
merchant sells a pair of shoes the
selling price of those shoes is regu
lated by their cost to that merchant.
But when a farmer sells his cotton
and tobacco the price of those pro
ducts is fixed, not by supply and de
mand, not by how much it cost him
to grow and market those crops, but
iy a group of speculators who hav
been robbing him for years.
There is not one man in this coun
ty who dare.3 stand before an audience
of Warren county farmers and argue
against Cooperative Marketing. There
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Work Soon to Be
gin on Liberia Road
From informtion reaching this
newspaper work will soon begin on
the Warrenton-Liberia road under
e direction of the State Highway
Commission. In fact Patrolman D.
t- Robertson is already at work clear
ing off the r ad under direction of the
,jtate Engineer.
ihis Warrenton-Liberia road will
be hard surfaced, as it will be too
pensive to attempt to haul soil to
make it reliable.
The Nashville-Rocky Mount end of
Warrenton-Rocky Mount road is
already hardsurfaced from- Rocky
tfeunt to Nashville, and the five
nyde2 of this end of the route will
&lVe at least fifteen miles of the road
h'om Warrenton to Rocky .Mount
ha'd surfaced.
We understand travel can go over
Uie Warrenton-Rocky Mount route
Vlthin a month. This road will be of
'uh benefit to this section and this
0vn. and be the main outlet from
l0cky Mount to Warrenton Hender
on ancl the border towns of Virginia.
better babies contest
A better babies contest will be con
ned by the Woman's Club of War
nt0 on September the 30th at 2:30
m; m the Military club rooms. The
-nrnit will be six months to three
lu13 and aH mothers interested will
e communicate with Mrs. C. R.
"ho - J once as a registrations ,
" uuld be made within the next week.1
Warren County Bar and Court
Officials Petition Governor
Morrison to Appoint Mr. Polk
Justice Supreme Court.
When the announcement of the
death of Associate Justice W. R, Al
ien reached Warrenton the minds of
the citizens of this community im
mediately turned to .Hon. Tasker
Polk as a fit and worthy successor to
Justice Allen. Telegrams from citi
zens were dispatched to the Governor
and from members of the Warren
Bar asking that his fitness be recog
nised. Monday morning the Bar met of
ficially and address the following let
ter to the Governor:
Hon. Cameron Morrison,'
His Excellency,
The Governor of North Carolina
Raleigh.
Dear Sir:
The citizens of the State deplore
the death of Associate Justice W. R.
Allen and realize that a grave re
sponsbility rests upon you in the ap
pointment of his successor.
May we, members of the Warren
County Bar and County Officials sug
gest to you Honorable Tasker- Polk
of Warren county as a citizen and
lawyer eminently qualified for this
responsible position.
Mr. Polk, as a life-long democrat,
has "done the State some service"
without reward other than the high
esteem and admiration of his fellow
citizens. He is known and appreciat
ed throughout the State and his ap
pointment as a successor to Justice
Allen will meet the commendation of
the lawyers and citizens of this State.
Therefore, the Bar of Warren coun
ty most earnestly and respectfully
petition that yqfu: Render him this
g;reat and deserved honor.
Warrenton, N. C, Sept. 1., 1921.
Most respectfully,
T. O. RODWELL,
Judge Recorder's Court
B. B. WILLIAMS,
S. G. DANIELS,
FORREST E. MILES,
JOHN B. PALMER,
PRANK H. GIBBS,
JOHN D. NEWELL, .
Clerk S. C.
HOWARD F. JONES,
Deputy Clerk S. C.
R. E. DAVIS, Sheriff
PETER M. STALLINGS
Auditor
J. A. DOWTIN, Register.
REVIVAL SERVICES
This week the Presbyterians of this
community have been holding revi
val services. Much interest has been
manifested and strong sermons
preached by the Pastor Mr. Millard
and his assistant Rev. Mr. Phillips.
Today's subject for this evening at
8 o'clock will be, "What A Father
Owes His Children," Rev. S. K. Phil
lips. "Your home will mean more to
you and you will understand your boy
better if you hear this message" is
the opinion of hundreds who have
heard it.
FIRST BALE NEW COTTON
Mr. R. E. Williams of Fork Town
ship brought in the first bale of new
cotton Tuesday. He arrived in town
Tuesday morning and drove to the
"Old Reliable" J. M. Gardner & Co.
with two bales. This delivery was
eleven days earlier than first last
year. He received twenty cents per
pound, which was eight cents -under
last year's market on this date.
SPECIALIST COMING
If you had an incomplete or
unsatisfactorf recovery from flu;
If you have ever been exposed to
an active case of tuberculosis in
your home, in school or at work;
If there is a lack of energy or
endurance, loss cf strength, ap-
petite, or weight;
If you have slight cough, temp-
erature in the P. M.;
If you naturally feel "run down"
and tire easily
A chest examination is advisable.
An opportunity for chest exami-
nation by a specialist will be
given you on September 20th to
the 30th.
If interested, communicate with
Miss L. Lowe, Warrenton, in time
for an appointment.
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PLAY TO CROWDED
HOUSE LAST NIGHT
Company B's, Military Minstrel
Very Successful. Characters
Well Taken. Comic Songs,
Clog Dancing and Other Fun
Company B's. military minstrel
was staged last night before a pack
ed house. All the cer.ts were taken
and spectators were standing against
the walls. That the ministrel was a
success surprised no one who knows
the participants; that it succeeded in
so large a measure is very gratifying
to all who have the interest of the
company at heart.
it is hard to say what was the best
feature of the entertainment. They
were all good. Deserving of special
mention, however, was the harmony
quartette. This was composed of
Messrs. J. C. Gardner, Walter Gard
ner, Leon Draper and Simon Gardner.
. Mrs. Frank Allen scored a big hit
in an old maid monologue, telling of
her girlhood days when she was a
"striking belle" and naming a cer
tain gentleman who took her boat
riding and in a moment of sentiment
slid over the dam. Discussing her
political ambitions and telling what
she would do if she was running the
town was another method she used to
keep the audience in a gale of laugh
ter. "Deep C." Green's imitation of
dogs, pigs, and an old chicken rooster
in particular, brought forth much
laughter from the front, as did his
parody on the song "Pray for the
lights to go out."
Messrs. John Rodgers and Wharton
Moore gave a good exhibition of clog
dancing. Comic songs rendered in a
comic manner and the hits taken at
several prominent men in the audi
ence was the cause 5f much mirth.
As a result of the minstrel last
night Company B's. fund has been
swelled and several hundred people
afforded an evening of genuine and
harmless amusement. '.. .
SCHOOL OPENS MONDAY
The Warrenton High School opened
Monday with very flattering attend
ance. The Principal, Mr. Stroud,
and a full corps of teachers were
present, as well as a- number of the
mothers of the community.
The school is being conducted in
the old building, for the reason that
the site of the old Warrenton Acad
emy which is to be used for the new
school building, will be needed this
Fall to make room for the new build
ing. Plans for the new building will be
accepted and bids opened in a few
days, and it is to be hoped that War
renton will soon have a building in
keeping with the known intellectual
ity of this community and adequate
for future needs.
The countv-seat shoud have a build
ing and facilities such as will bring
pupils from all parts of the County
to Warrenton to educate their chil
dren. That this is the plan of those
in charge of the matter is not ques
tioned. WARRENTON TOBACCO MAR-
v KET OPENS TUESDAY
Warrenton extends an invitation to
the farmers and their friends to be
present next Tuesday at the opening
of the tobacco market.
The Warehousemen of this town
will do all in their power to get the
highest market price fo all tobacco
sold here. The big tobacco compa
nies have their representatives here,
and have no prejudice ngainst this
market or our farmers many of the
high officials of these companies be
ing Warren county citizens , before
going into the tobacco business.
Bring your tobacco to Warrenton,
farmers, and you will bo given good
treatment by both tobneco men and
merchants and The Warren Record
will be glad to do anything in our
power to make your visit here pleas
ant and profitable.
Logical.
Mistress "Did you water the rub
ber plant, Mary?" -
New Maid "Wiry, no, mum, I
thought it was waterproof." Boston
Transcript.
Mr. W. H. Palmer was " in town
Tuesday. v '
MR. W. R. BOYCE MAR
RIES MISS MITCHELL
Young Business Man of Warren
renton Weds Popular Little
ton Girl Wednesday at Home
of Bride's Parents.
The beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs.
Z. B. Mitchell of Littleton was a
scene of loveliness Wednesday after
noon when Miss Essie T. Mitchell,
their daughter, became the bride of
Mr. William R. Boyce of Warrenton.
Before a beautiful improvised altar
over which the soft glow of candles
shed a holy light the happy pair were
made man and wife by Rev. Francis
Joyner of the Episcopal church. Miss
Carrie Helen Moore presided at the
piano and rendered soft, sweet melo
dy throughout the ceremony. Miss
Bernice Nicholson of Elizabeth City
sweetly sang "At Dawning." Mr.
James B. Boyce, Jr., was best man,
and Miss Sadie Vinson was maid of
honor.
The bride was handsomely gowned
in a becoming suit of brown with ac
cessories . to match and carried a
shower boquet of "Brides" roses.
Among the out-of-town friends
present were Mrs. Edward Joyner of
Greenville; Mr. Meade Mitchell of
Halifax; Dr. and Mrs. Horace Palm
of Hollister; Mr. E. E. Gillam of
Warrenton and Mr. and Mrs.. James
Tioyce of -'Warrenton.
After the ceremony Mr. and Mrs.
Boyce motored to Asheville, Blowing
Rock and other Western North Caro
lina resorts. Upon their return to
Warrenton they will make their home
with Mrs. Mamie Burwell on Halifax
Street.
The Record joins a ho3t of friends
of Mr. and Mrs. Boyce in wishing
them many years of true happiness.
ALBERMARLE PRESBYTERY
TO MEET IN WARRENTON
Albermarle Presbytery will meet in
the Presbyterian church of this town
Tuesday night of next week in a
three-day session. Forty or fifty del
egates, preachers adn elders' are ex
pected. The ministers and elders will ar
rive from points on the Seaboard,
Coast Line and Norfolk Southern, on
Tuesday afternoon and the opening
sermon will be preached Tuesday
night at 8 o'clock by Rev.' Stanley
White of Roanoke Rapids, the retir
ing moderator. The Presbytery will
then organize, elect its new moderator
and proceed to the business of the
church.
Sessions will be held from S ;00 a,
m., to 12 noon; from 2:30 p. m. to
5:00; and from 8:00 p. m. to adjourn
ment at will. A number of import
ant items are on the docket and a
number of interesting subjects will be
discussed.
- All meetings are open tp the pub
lic and everybody is cordially invited
to attend.
MR. CLYDE HAITHCOCK
CONVALESCING AT HOME
The many friends of Mr. Clyde
Haithcock, eldest son of Mr. J. T.
Haithcock, of Churchill, will be pleas
ed to learn that he is convalescing at
his home after an operation for ap
pendicitis. Mr. Haithcock, who is
connected with the Texaco Oil Co. at
Henderson, spent Sunday, September
4, at his home with his family and a
party of friends. Returning to Hen
derson Sunday night, about 5 o'cloci:
Monday morning he suffered a violent
iattack of . appendicitis and was al
most immediately removed to the
Henderson hospital, where an opera
tion was performed. He rallied from
the operation and on Saturday, Sep
tember 10, was taken to his home at
Churchill. The Scrapiron Class of
Gardner Baptist Church, of which he
is a member, remembered him while
in the hospital with flowers and cards
of cheerful greetings.
CONFIRMATION AT GRACE
Bishop A. C. Thompson was ths
guest of Mr. J. J. Tarwater Saturday
night. On Sunday morning he went
to Grace Church, Palmer Springs, Va.,
and confirmed a class of six persons
who were presented to him by the
Rev. E. W. Baxter. Bishop Thomp
son preached a very fine sermon to
a crowded church and all who heard
him seemed much impressed,
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NEW PUMP INSTALLED
AT COURT HOUSE WELL
Flow of Water From Well Too
Little to Be Used In Emer
gency; Only About Fifty Gal
lons a Minute.
The pump in the emergency well on
the Court House Square is in opera
tion and works like a good piece of
well installed machinery should work;
but the flow, is not up, to previous
measurements when the well -was
abandoned three or four years ago.
Whether this is a shortage in the
stream or a stoppage' of the flow witn
sand or gravel is not known..
The output after twenty-four houis
steady running is only about fifty
gallons per minute which is not suf
ficient. It may be nececsary to slip the
pump back and churn out the gravel,
or deepen the well. It is very evi
dent that the flow is not sufficient to
provide "emergency" water.
It could be utilized with its present
flow to fi'll a reservoir detached from
the present water mains -to be utiliz
ed by the fire engine and protect the
business blocks in that way, but to
make it part of the present system
we believe would be dangerous to
health, and also inadequate. Only in
large storage reservoir or pond near
the heart of the business block will it
be worth while: and then only by
pumping by fire engine.
Chief of Police is
Bound Over to Court
W. C. Fagg, a Justice of the Peace
of this county had before him Tues
day the Chief of Police of the town of
Littleton, Mr. W. E. Woodfih. The
charge against Mr. Woodfin was that
he used unnecessary force . in an ar
rest made in the town of Littleton
several : weeks- ago. ;,,. a young man
alleged to have been disorderly.
The evidence as brought out in the
trial was that in making the arrest
Chief Woodfin made use of his "billy"
by striking the part$ he attempted
to arrest: the chief contending that
he used no more force than was abso-r
lutely necessary in order to maintain
order, and the ' arrested party con
tending that such force was not nec
essary. Evidence pointed to the fact
that an arrest was necessary, as th
young man was disorderly.
The chief was accompanied to War
renton by Messrs. W. G. Copper
smith and M. L. Cole, members of
the Board of Town Commissioners
and by the town's legal representative
Mr. J. H. Taylor.
The plaintiff was represented by
Messrs. Pippin and Picot of Littleton
and Hon. Tasker Polk of Warrenton.
Justice Fagg bound Chief Woodfin
over to Superior Court under a bond
of $150.00; which was promptly given
by Messrs. Coppersmith and Cole.
All parties returned to Littleton.
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
SAFEGUARD HEALTH
By J. EDWARD ALLEN
One of the greatest opportunities
of the year to safeguard the health
of all is in the tuberculosis clinic in J
Warren county, September 20-30th.
Dr. Spruill, tuberculosis expert, will
conduct the clinic. Every person who
has the slightest cause to suspect tu
berculosis should be examined to
take measures to get well before it is
too late and to protect others. Peo
ple in whose families or homes there
have been cases, and people who are
in rundown condition should be ex
amined. An; appointment in advance is nec
essary, which can be made by calling
on or writing Miss Lillie Lowe, Public
Health Nurse, Warrenton.
BOARD EDUCATION MEETS
The Board of Education met in ex
tra session Wednesday morning, all
members present. The purpose of
the meeting was to appoint a School
Committee for the enlarged Norlina
District, to wit: H. AJ. Terrell, J. L.
Overby, John H. Fleming, H. H.
Grant and Carl Brietski; to receive
bids on the addition to Johnson School
house in Judkins township; to receive
bids for the addition to Vicksboro
Special tax district building, and to
purchase school trucks.
COMMENCED YEAR'S
WORK MONDAY
Several Talks Made At School
Opening. Wise Has Excellent
Faculty. Names of Teachers
. Given.
A large number of people of the
Wise and Paschall communities mani
fested their interest in their school
by their presence on last Monday
morning at the opening at ten thirty.
The program at that time consisted
in devotional exercises conducted by
Rev. E. W. Baxter of Warrenton, fol
lowed by a talk in which Mr. Baxte.
-5a d he aimed to try to bring God
closer to each one present, and es
pecially to the children, and to get
them to realize that their Heavenly
Father is- with them every day at
school and at play, as well as on Sun
day when they go to church. The
people of Wise are aways glad to
hear Mr. Baxter and appreciate very
much his willingness to serve them
whenever called upon. -
Our efficient Cpunty Superintendent
than made some practical and help
ful suggestions and some necessary
announcements. Mr. Allen said that
the state's problem in education at the
present time is to put a standard high
school within the reach of every boy
and girl and to make all High Schools
standard as 'soon as possible.' He
outlined the State's requirements for
such a school, and fired those present
with an ambition to meet those re
quirements' as soon as possible.
Mr. Nat Hayes struck the keynote
when he stated that we had the first
State High School in the County and
"We shall not be first to lose it." This
remark was greeted with . loud ap
plause. Mr. Hayes then outlined a
plan for helping to keep pupils in
school. j
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Mr. Hudson, acting as master of
ceremonies, most gracefully, then
asked for remarks from others pres
ent, and " Mrs. Charlotte Perkinson
rose to endorse what Mr. ftayes had
said and to express her pleasure at
seeing so much interest manifested
in our school, and to ask for the co- '
operation of -every man, woman and
child in helping, to make it as good
if not better than any in the county.
The enrollment of pupils on last
Monday was 150, The school at
Merry Mount has been combined with
the school at Wise and a truck put
on the road. A new building for
high school purposes is soon to be
constructed, and it looks as though
this year ought to be our most suc
cessful in many.
The following teachers' have been
employed: Principal, Isham D. Hud
son, who is a graduate of Buie's
Creek High School. Mr. Hudson spent
one year at Union University, Jack
son, Tenn., has the degree of L. L. B.
from Wake Forest, was a soldier
student for three months at the Uni
versity of Edinburgh, Scotland, dur
ing the war, and has taught three
years.
He will be assisted in the high
school work by Miss Mary L. Red
fern, who is a graduate of Oxford
College, and who has attended Wake
Forest Summer School.- .
7th Grade, Miss Gladys Sledge of
Louisburg, who has attended Mere
dith oJege, is a graduate of Red
Oak Farm Life School and attended
Wake Forest Summer School. Miss
Sledge" will also teach music.
5th and 6th Grade: Miss Margaret
Parker, who is a graduate of Littleton
College, and has attended both the
University and the Nr C. W. C. Sum
mer Schools. She has also had three
years experience.
1st and 2nd Grades: Miss Margaret
Alston of Henderson, who has attend-,
ed Blackstone College for Women,
and has had two years special work
at the East Carolina Training School
for Teachers.
Miss Carrie B. Dunn, who will
teach the 3rd and 4th grade needs no
formal introduction and perhaps she
would rather not have the length of
time she has faithfully and efficiently
served as a teacher here commented
upon.
COURT CONVENES MONDAY
Court convenes Monday morning.
Judge Calvert will preside. The first
two days will be given to Criminal
matters, and the docket is rather
heavy. Solicitor Midyette will repre
sent the State.