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I tate Library VOLUME XXVI. WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1921 -v NUMBER 42 WARREN TOBACCO PRICES THAN CROP OF LAST YEAR STATE CROP 7,000,000 POUNDS SHORT IN SEPT. REPORT. induction In 1921 Was 65.8 Per Cent As Great As That of 1920.' Local Warehouses Sold 75,100 Pounds At An Average of $18.81 With No Resales Reported For Year. HALEIGH, N. C.t Oct. 20. The tobacco markets operating in North Carolina during September showed 42 warehouses and 14 markets less than were operating last year, as reported to the State's Co-operative Crop Reporting Service. Sales during the month were about 7,000,000 pounds less than sold during Septem ber last year, but the price of sales averages about 3c. per pound higher. Farmers are watching the markets closely and the small amount on the floors bears evidence o the greatly reduced crop. n Sales on Local Market The Three Warrenton Warehouses sold 75,100 pounds at an average price of $18.81. The 1920 price aver se for the same period was $16.99. There were no resales reported for September, 1921. 28.4 Per Cent. Marketed. The 1921 production is only 45.4 per cent compared with last year, and to date, only 28.4 per cent of the crop has been marketed. The Wilson market sold 8,036,695 pounds of farm ers' tobacco at an average price of S25.56 per hundred. Greenville mar keted 5,702,367 pounds at an average price of $25.56 per hundred. Green ville mai'keted 5,702,367 pounds at an average price of $22.80; and Kins ton reported 5.439,585 pounds sold at 320.43. Rocky Mount market sold 2,495,329 pounds at $22.17; Farm ville 2,045,674 pounds at $24.46; and Winstbn-Ssilem 1,919,139 pounds at ?21.94. These larger markets show an average price of $23.00 which is only 1 l-4c. better than the State average. The Fuquay Springs market sold 152,440 pounds and averaged $33.56 per hundred for sales. It was theH only market in the State that was ever $30.00, while" Mebane, which is usually one of the State's higher priced markets, reported an average of $11.49, the lowest. The total producers' sales reported for the month were 41,541,009 pounds. About 215,000 pounds is estimated as sold by two warehouses failing to re port. The total producers' sales to date amount to 55,797,025 pounds or about 2,000,000 pounds less than was sold last year to October 1st. Good Tobacco Better than 1919? The following are remarks from the reports of warehousemen giving some description of the offerings for the month. "Tobacco sales - light through entire month of September." "Sales composed largely of first prim ings of average grades." "Mostly common primings and common tips." "Sales composed mostly of lugs and tips." "Crop damaged by July rains." "Good tobacco is selling better than this date 1919.fl "No demand for common tobacco." "Good tobacco will be offered this month." "Grades very low for this section (Aber deen)." "Quality fair." "Tobacco scarce." "Mostly bottom primings with a fair portion of medium to good cutters in the sale." "Average." 65.8 Crop Over Nation The total production forecasted, 1921 crop, was 991,564,000 pounds. The condition of crop October 1st was 75.G per cent. Production last year was estimated at 1,508,064, 000 pounds. The 1921 production was 65.8 as great as that of 1920. HOT SUBJECTS FROM THE AMERICAN PULPITS Things to Preach About. A news paper gives a few sermon subjects which some ministers advertise as eir Sunday themes: "Slip, Slips, aid Slippers," "Wobbling," "Swat the Fly!" "The Honeymoon," "My Moth-er-in-Law," "The Ass Tied at the (Dor Without," "Ldp-sider'Folks," "The Sentimental Journey," "Three White Mice," "Pulling Out a Plum," A Bie Hup-." ,PovfV.nTMP.ric Read- ing Q J A. 'Street-car Ventilation," "A Jok on thp r.nnAnnnr ""Hallowe'en lricks and Pranks," "The Doll-makers of Nuremberg." A Congregation llst in Columbus announced, "A with His Nose Out of Joint." A ethodist minister in Dayton perpe trated, "The Devil-Man's Life, Death and Funeral, in Five Acts." A min cer in California announced, "Two oks at Another Man's Wife.'V Lhstian Register. BRINGS BETTER POTATO STARTED TO EQUAL WEAVER'S LENGTH A Porto Rican potato started to equal the length of Fate Weaver but the season ended its race at three feet, six inches. Another sprout concentrated its growth on the farm of Harry Limer and tipped the scales at six pounds, three ounces. Both oddities are causing interest today in the window of J. M. Gardner & Co. The stout potato came to town several days ago. Then Weaver came in with his vegetable whip and excited attention as he walked among friends here. Among cne of the groups Hon. Tasker Polk told of a county where the land was so rich that the water melon vines took the melons away. Weaver look at his sprout with di minishing pride. Polk visualized the situation and came back with another county which, was so poor that one could hear the grunts of the peanuts as they tried to sprout. The guardian of the potato was pleased. He headed . up Street to place his product close to the stocky, heavy brother from another hill of Warren. . Don't Work as of Old. "Farmers don't work like they used to," said Mr. R. D. Paschall talking to a group of friends here this week. "When I was a boy the farm occu pied all my attention. Seldom was it possible to go off on-a joy trip, but today many farmers have cars and business which pulls them from the plowshares to the front seat. If any one would work as hard as the farm er of twenty years ago a full crib and a crowded smokehouse would be the reward." Mr. Paschall has been on the farm all of his life and his opinion was given with a background of experience. FANS KELP "MATTY"; SEALS AID TARHEELS Every lover of clean baseball felt a personal loss when Christy Math ewson, greatest pitcher of all, was forced to quit the diamond and begin his fight against tuberculosis. He has brought to this, his greatest bat tle, the same indomitable courage ana will to do his best that so endeared him to the fans a few years ago when he pitched the New York Giants to repeated victories. That these same fans do not for get and love to honor and assist him was touchingly displayed in the tes timonial game played in his honor at the Polo Grounds recently. All of the receipts of- the game went to Christy to aid him in his fight against the white plague, which he is slowly but surely winning by the aid of rest, fresh air and nourishing food, unclei the supervision of competent medi cal attention. v Aid Would Save Thousands. If all tuberculosis ' victims in North Carolina were Christy Math? ewsons and had a remembering, gen erous public to come to their aid in the time fv need, the grim reaper would garner a slender harvest in the State" instead of the thousands who are uselessly sacrificed each year. To dam the tide that sweeps lives away ruthlessly and to equip every North Carolinian with the whole ar mor to fight tuberculosis, is the mis sion and sole work of the North Car olina Tuberculosis Association. As you will want a part in this work, the Association announces that ten million Christmas seals will be plac ed on sale in North Carolina j this year, the receipts from which will be used to wage the war. i ' -T" i : : , ' ... ii ; I 'zaz SCHOOL MEETING ENDORSER PLANS BOARD ASKED SENTIMENT Desires To Act In Accord With Voters But Believes Cost -Will Exceed $50,000. Taxpayers today are discussing the mass meeting held in the Coui House by the Trustees of the War renton State High School Saturday night. Sentiment expressed then unanimously favored the erection of a school on the Academy property as. soon as possible and along the line of plan., submitted to the men and women present. Empowered by the election of Nov. 0, 1920, to spend $100,000 for school facilities here the trustees had later voiced, but never officially, xthe opin ion that the school could be erected for half that amount, due to the de cline in building materials and the cost of labor. Board Seeks Wishes "It is the purpose of the Board," Chairman V. F. Ward said yesterday, "to use its power in the behalf and with the sanction of the taxpayers. We do not feel that the building will cost $100,000 but we can not expect to erect an adequate school for $50, OOO.We wished to. feel the sentiment I of the public and" submit the archi tects plans. We met Saturday night for this purpose." Hon. Tasker Polk said Saturday night, "I feel that in view of prevail ing sentiment in some circle that the building should be held within $50, 000, it would be wise to call tot further expression of sentiment when a larger gathering assembles. Per sonally I will not vote against what ever funds are needed to give War ren necessary school facilities." Increase Under 20 Cents. Attendance was not large though representative. Notice had been giv en in the press, and a banner carried to the homes, but a majority of the electors failed to appear. The proposed building would in crease the tax rate 19 cents on the $100, a large taxpayer said. Contractors will be in consultation with the trustees Saturday morning. Missionary Work In Alaska Discussed With a background of five years' experience in v Alaska, Miss Bessie Blackball talked to the members of the Warrenton Missionary Societies at the Episcopal Church Friday after noon aft 4 o'clock. Miss Blacknall was in Warrenton as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rogers. As a representative of the Mission ary Board of the Episcopal church, Miss Blacknall has been in charge of an o'utpost in Nenana. The present vacation is the first respite from her labors since leaving Henderson for Alaska in 1916. "We have thirty pupils, children of nure Indians and some half breeds. It is our duty I am assisted by two other missionary teachers to in struct these charges," Miss Blacknall said. "Frequently the cold is intense enough to freeze the clothing we. are trvimr to laundry. It is always a task to dry the linen- and can only be done by the heat from the fire. We string apparel to roof supports and in time it becomes ready for wear. "The children," she continued, "are worthy all efforts extended in their behalf. The period in service there has been interesting to me." Miss Blacknall, formerly of Sandy Creek township and a school teacher of the county, returned to her home jn Henderson. She will sail for Alaska within a year. Co-operative Marketing Solution "Co-operative marketing grows in favor over the South and Northwest" said President J. B. Davis of the War ren County Association, in-conversation with friends this week. Mr. Davis is giving his enthusiastic at tention toward the perfection of the county unit and is thoroughly con vinced that the best interest of the farmer can only be served through banding together for mutual protec tion. Facts and figures from many sources enlivened his conversation with its conclusion that the South must not fail to heed the call of its greatest opportunity. CROWD IMPRESSED IY FAMILY ALBUM MRS. PENDLETON IN CAST Community Sing Program Had Well-Chosen Parts At Past Bi-Monthly Meeting. Fostering community spirit the f get-together meeting at the Court House 'Friday night" from 8 to 9 o'clock commands public attention. The Family Album presented under the auspices of the Woman's Club by Company C continues to receive com ment. Songs led by Miss Julia Dameron enthused the audience before the characters of the Album appeared. As music ceased Mrs. Frank Allen introduced Mrs. V. L. Pendleton as grandmother. The delineation of the character was impressively perfect, persons present said. Numbers turn ed in their seats to expess by words additional sanction to that sounded by applause. Mrs. Harry N. Walters protrayed mother. A turn of the page focuss ed attention upon Miss Will Jones as becoming bride of the days of yore while Miss Virginia Gibbs imperson ated the fascinating gentleman of the Old South who had won her heart and hand. Eager persons awaited the turn of another page to applaud Miss Mary Polk as a winsome, charming belle of the sixties. The age of childhood showed Ed ward Knight and little sister, cos tumed quaintly. It closed a realistic picture of a fine old family album, toward which guests' attention have always been directed. This entertainment was one of the two sriven free each month. The second for October is due the 28 ancL is to be under the group direction of Company B, led by Miss Lillie Belle Dameron. More than 125 persons applauded the program of Friday night and en dorsed the work of the club in pro moting noble community spirit. Disabled Veterans Are Treated Better The Headquarters of the U. S. Veterans' Bureau for District No. 5 in Atlanta, Georgia, reports that splendid results are being obtained J from the Clean-Up Campaign which has as its objective reaching every disabled soldier in the Fifth District, comprised of the states of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Car olina and Tennessee, in order to afford disabled ex-service men an opportun ity to present their claims for com pensation, vocational training, den tal, medical or hospital care. An erroneous impression has been created that these Clean-up Squads are empowered to dispose of all cases immediately, this is impracticable, because of the necessity of obtaining necessary military records before final action can be taken on a case. 5000 Claimed Compensation. From August 1st to October 15th, there has been reached over 30,000 ex-service men in this district. Approximately 5000 have filed claims for compensation for disabili ties alleged to have been incurred in service, 9000 have men have been examined, 600 have been placed in hospitals, 2000 have filed application for vocational training and about 7000 have taken up miscellaneous questions with the Clean-up Squads in regard to their cases. The American Legion and Amer ican Red Cross through its posts and chapters are co-operating fully in this most worthy work and splendid results are being obtained. It is ex pected before the conclusion of the campaign in this District about 50, 000 .will have been reached by the five squads operating in the District. Big Scott in County. Big Jack Scott rated among the first string pitchers of Boston Red Sox has returned to Warren county with Mrs. Scott and their young son. Scott ranked high among the batters of the National League and said that he expected to return for another season with Boston. His team finish ed in the first division this year and at one time loomed as a pennant pos- j sibility. FACTIONAL FEELING CAUSED NEW RIDGE WAY SCHOOL' DESTRUCTION t RE-ELECTION OF J. M. BURCHETTE SAID TO BE CAUSE. Each Faction Claims The Other Is Responsible For Total Loss By Fire of the New $4,200 Colored School Monday Night. Property Fully Insured Says Board Education. Factional feeling over the re-election of James M. Burchette as principal of the new Ridgeway colored school is responsible for the building being in ashes today according to the belief of school au thorities. This is the latest of a number of fires in that commun ity said to be incendiary - Fire demolished the $4,200 building Monday night. It had been completed during the Summer and was thoroughly modern. Each of the four rooms were built upon plans outlined by the Board of Education and sanctioned by the Rosenwald Fund which "contributed $1200 toward the cost. CROAKS A CROW WITH Thirty desks were destroyed with PISTOL SHOT FROM CAR other furniture of the building. A crow is missing from the flock today. Safely perched, according to the average laws of markmanship, twenty yards from the Reedy Creek road the bird took no precaution in flight as Chief E. . L. Green's car slowed under the pressure'of brakes. He whipped a pistol from his pocket, fired to the rear, and tumbled tnt crow to the earth. Night Policeman Tom Robertson scrambled from the machine with fin exclamation of approval at such a shot. JThe ball, driving with the ve locity of a 38 calibre, shattered both wing bones and marked a perfect hit. The feat adds another niche to the shooting fame of Green who has prt viously killed a graveyard rabbit on the run. He also has dropped many a rabid dog with unerring aim. In the Summer when not engaged in a popular pastime of destroying illicit stills he some times punctures lilly pads on nearby ponds to keep in form for whatever duty circumstance may force the law totake. ' Robertson's -comment was, "The best shot I ever saw. The car had hardly stopped rolling, Green's feet were still putting pressure on the control pedals, and there was no de lay in sending the bullet to the mark." Rides Not as Free. Rides are not as fre'e nor travel as plentious as in the heyday of tobac co and cotton prices when most every one had a gas buggy of some descrip tion or ' other. Today many are learning to walk a past time almost extinguished by the banner auto sales of yesteryear. The shoe mer chants are not kicking. The garage men are hopeful that increased cents will alter sentiment. Stood the Strain Well. Farm business brought Mr. Sidney Pritchard of Sandy Creek to town this week. He expressed satisfactioi at the sale of the weed on the War renton market. A big"car and other evidence of prosperity showed that he had weathered the economic storm because of foresight and energy. NEED BIRTH REPORTS SAYS STATE BOARD RALEIGH, Oct. 20. Special atten tion will be given to the reports of births in North Carolina says the State Board of Health. The reports of deaths are now practically 100 per cent complete, but there is reason to believe that quite a number of births are not reported, as required by law. North Carolina according to the re ports made leads all the states of the Union with the highest birth rate, nearly eighty-five thousand births having been recorded during the past year. At the same time it is known that quite frequently 'a birth is not reported to the local registrars. It is to find these, and to stimulate more complete - reports, that the in tensive checking is being instituted. Law Compels Birth Report. Under the lavts of North Carolina it is a misdemeanor punishable by fine or imprisonment for an attending physician or midwife to fail to promptly report to the local regis trar any birth. The birth certificate contains such necessary information as the name of the child, the name of the' parents, place of residence, and other important information. A birth certificate is a document that may prove f of the highest value, and is inherent rightof every child born in the State. , Twenty desks had previously been moved tothe Norlina white school. 7. he property was fully insured. To Consolidate School "It had been the purpose of the Board of Education," Supt. J. Edward Allen said yesterday, "to consolidate with the Bloomsbury school and have the teachers increased from three of last year to four. One hundred and sixty attended the school at Ridge way last year. It was to have opened within several days." Each Faction Accuses Other. Colored patrons of one faction had arranged to equal the contribution of the Rosenwald fund with a loan nego tiated with a bank. The other fac tion was also working to arrange a loan. Today each faction claims the other is responsible for the destruc tion. Flames were leaping from the roof and piercing the darkness from the windows of a real room when discov ered at 11 o'clock Monday "night by Donald Scott, returning home from a fish fry. With no means of fight ing the blaze, the fire completed its work unhampered.. Only the chimney stands today. Many Insisted on Burchette. It is said that Burchette failed to assist in the social work in the com munity and that feeling was bitter against him. The other faction, how ever, was strong for his return and insistent that the authorities name him again as principal. Persons, in the community today re call the Scott fire, the loss of the old Major Blake Alston store and other incidents which point to a human agency rather than carelessness or accidental origin. CROP REPORT REVEALS PROGRESS OVER STATE A light frost in the piedmont and costal sections of North Carolina and a -killing frost in the mountain areas are reported by the county agent3 to the Crop Reporting Service for the week ending October 10, 1921. The Weather Bureau reports favorable weather for cutting hay and foragv crops. Preparations for sowing wheat are going forward and fall plowing i3 making satisfactory progress. The harvesting of corn is well under way, the crop being entirely harvested in many areas. Most of the cotton crop of the State is open now owing to the unusually warm weather in September and the crop is being gathered rapidly. The marketing- oi tobacco, whichis practically all har vested, is in full swing; sales are re ported as moderate. Late gardens are being -planted in some of the southern piedmont coun ties and truck is reported to have improved in Forsyth, but the crop generally is poor. A great deal of hay has been harvested, the crop be ing below normal in yield and rang ing in quality from fair to poor. Pastures are improving some what but in most localities the fields were permanently ruined by the drought and recent rains have not benefitted them. i Cattle are reported to be in need djf pastures and in some piedmont areas to be scarce and thin, but they aver age fair to medium over the Statis. Hogs are normal in supply and con dition. .P. Farm work generally is up-to-dafe and 1 harvesting of all crops is pro ceeding well. Farmers in Perqut mans are digging peanuts; cotton picking is still in progress but it will probably be completed in many dis tricts in a few weeks. Cover crotj are being planted.
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