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VOLUME XXVI.
WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1921
NUMBER 50
IH'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OF FORMER STATE SENATOR POLK THURSDAY
Quiet and Impressive Ceremony Performed In The Polk Home
By Dr. J. T- Gibbs and Rev. E. W. Baxter United
Mayor Frank H. Gibbs and Miss Mary Polk.
BRIDE WAS MARRIED ON TWENTY-THIRD BIRTHDAY.
Miss Mary Tasker Polk and Mr. Frank Herbert , Gibbs were
married at 12 :30 o'clock Thursday in the Polk home by Rev. E. W.
Baxter and Dr. J. T. Gibbs. It was Miss Polk's 23rd birthday
The couple left Henderson at 5 o'clock for a bridal tour North.
After the immediate family filled the home Mrs. LTouis
Thorpe, in brown lace over henna tissue, and with a corsage of
Russell roses, softly sung "The Sweetest Story Ever Told" and 'A
Bridal Prayer" to music of "A Perfect Day."
As the echoes -died among the ferns, potted plants, ivy, and
white narcissus which created with the candle glow an atmosphere
i k -
sdly
impressive, tne prcaegroom-
and" Ms best man, W. Brodie Jones.
approached tne anai.
Then a lovely bride entered with
Mrs. John Mitchell, her sister, as
dame of honor. Mrs. Mitchell was
powned in orchid taffeta and carried
. -i ,i 1 1-
o hower of Russell roses. Miss
Polk winsome in a black picture hat,
an imported gown of Harming blue
and with a shower of orchids and val
ley lilies met the bridegroom before
the south window for the ring cere
mony. During the wedding Miss Lil
lie Belle Dameron played 'jMelody of
Love."
Mrs. Gibbs is a daughter of Senator
and Mrs. Tasker Polk. She is an ac
complished woman with many friends
here and in every sphere in which she
has moved.
Mr. Gibbs, a son of Dr. J. T.
Gibbs, is Mayor of Warrer.ton, Com
mander of Limer Post of the Ameri
can Legion, attorney for the Warren
County Farm Loan Board. He is a
getleman of talent and ability.
Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs will live in
North Warrenton.
Out of town guests for the wedding
were Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell of
Oxford, Mrs. J. T. Adams; sister o
the bridegroom, of Goldsboro, Miss
Frances Mitchell of Oxford1, Mrs.
Louis Thorpe of Rocky Mount and
Miss Lenoir Mercer of Elm City.
Following the luncheon at the Polk
home Thursday Mrs. Gibbs in a trav-
eling suit of Poiret twill,"drove with
the bridal party to Henderson. Rice
2nd confetti showered as the couple j
awaited the train. But good wishes
were sent further as Mr. and Mrs. !
Gibbs rolled! North
gether.
and into life to-
WISE NOTES
A Christmas entertainment at the
Wise School will be given by pupils
ofgracJes one to seven Thursday even
ing, Dec. 22, at 7:30 p. m.
Much interest is being taken in
basket ball at the school this year.
Both the girls and boys have teams
and several games have been played
ith neigbcring school teams.
The Woman's Betterment Associa
tion was represented at the meeting
f the 7th District North Carolina
Federation of Women's Clubs at
Jlacon last week by Mrs. J. R. Pas
til, Mrs. C. W. Perkinson, Mrs.
Sal Powell, Mrs. Ben Newell, Misses
Ulla Perkinson, Mary Perkinson,
White and Mrs. Charlotte Story
kinson. The Betterment Associ
tion at Wise was organized in 1909,
kcame a member of the State Fed
eration in 1918, and is the oldest coi
dually active Woman's Club in War-
County.
CHRISTMAS TREE GIVEN
INMATES COUNTY HOftti'.
"Citizens
of the Southern end of
town
are expected to send cakes, con-
fee:
wnaries, etc. to our county home
n.
isunas," Mrs. V. L. Pendleton said
teterday." Supt. Powell will be in
renton Saturday, Christmas Eve,
p will call at the grocery stores
0r donations left for the unfortunate
Poor.
Th.
ere are 20 inmates. Mrs. Powell,
0i tVio Cn j., :a fVof
e 15 anxious to have 4- Christmas
J8 ,for these. The townspeople are
-win pienty coxitf ctiwiii ico.
!y of
these unfortunates have
ftever
We nnstmas tree ana none
ever had personal interest in one.
tu you not helP and thus cheer
earts of the poor who are always
us.
JjS. V. L. PENDLETON, Chmn.,
sCa "IT . 1
?.AN JONES,
HENRY BOYD, Committer
mm
DAUGHTER
iAjr.Liiim itirjujii usiu AINU
CARE AT LAST 1921 DRILL.
Use and care of the Springfield
rifle by Stevens, on of the sergeant
instructors of the National Guard,
took the attention of Co. B. here
Tuesday night at its last drill of the
year.
Use and care of the Browning au
tomatic rifle was explained by First
Class Private William Duke Jones.
Sergt. Stevens said that the cleri
cal work of Co. B. was better than
that of any other company in the
State. He also said that the unit
ranked high in every department
among the National Guard companies
of North Carolina.'
Capt. S. E. Burroughs drilled the
men for fifteen minutes after rifle in
struction. There will be no other drill before
1922. The Company crowded the
supposedly weekly drills into the first
of the month in order to be free froVi
duty during the Christmas season.
Entertain In
- Hoh'otr. iWiss
Maty Polk
Miss Mary Polk was honor guest .
a shower from 3 to 6 o'clock the past
Friday afternoon fn the home of Mrs.
y. Keppel Falkener on Fifth Avenue,
Soft lights of red candles and warm
glow of an open fire increased the
beauty of Christmas decorations and.
shed a coziness unique as the guests
enjoyed auction bridge.
A Santa Claus stocking was sus
pended from the mantle. The shower
Of presents fell from all sources upon
Miss Polk. The guest's prize was
beautiful lingerie and silver.
Each guest today treasures the
gilded wishbones presented as a favor.
Refreshments were served by Mrs
Hannah Arrington, Mrs. W. H. Als
ton, Misses Gayle and Georgia Tar
water. Those present were Misses Mary
Polk, Kate White Williams, Lulie
Price, Ella Brodie Jones, Pyrd Jones,
Laura Boyd, Janice Fleming; Mrs. W.
Keppel Falkener, Mrs. John Mitchell,
of Oxford, Mrs. William Boyce, Mrs.
Milton C. McGuire, and Mrs. E.-W.
Baxter.
Miss Mary Tasker Polk was enter
tained at auction bridge Tuesday af
ternoon from 3 to 5:30 o'clock by Miss
Laura Boyd.
Each guest was given a miniature
member of the bridal party. On one
table was a replica of the groom, on
another of the bride,. The group
favors added to the atmosphere of the
afternoon.
Mrs. John Mitchell won the high
est score prize. She presented lin
gerie clasp pins to Miss Polk. , Two
Italian candlesticks were presented as
the guest's prize.
Narcissus and1 violets made the
Boyd home more attractive.
Those present were Misses Mary
Poik, Laura Boyd, Janice Fleming,
Olivia Burwell, Byrd Jones, Ella
Tif Jones. Virginia Gibbs, Helen
morhr Gordv. Mrs. Jomv
Mitchell of Oxford, Mrs. Louis Thorpe
of Rocky Mount, Mrs. Milton C. Mc
Guire, Mrs. Mary Eleanor Price
Grant, Mrs. W. Keppel Falkener, Mrs.
William Boyce. ;
Play at Warren Plains.
There will be a play, "Mr.. Tubb
of Shantytown," given at. the War-
Pinins School on Wednesdav
night, December 21st, for the benefit k
of school. Everybody is cordially in
vited. Admission 15c. and 25. I
SEASON SEES REVIVAL
OF OLD TIEJAVORITES
Fans Remember Matthewson In
Testimonial Game; Balfour
Entertained In New York.
MORE JOBS FOR WILL HAYS.
By JOSEPH A. FLEITZER.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14 Special to
The Warren Record Old-time foot
light fans are having their inning this
season as they flock to the theatres
and settle back contentedly to watch
the revivals of a host of plays of yes
teryear; plays which drove them into
ecstacies a decade or more ago. The
City is witnessing an extraordinary
revival of the plays which crowded
houses with Broadwayites of years
now past.
Many of this season's plays have
not been successes and the box offices
have been resounding with lamenta
tions of producers who have realized
that a critical public has gone on
strike. Play after play had! been
driven off the boards by poor attend
ance and producers were facing tne
dreary prospect of darkened house?
and a Rialto lined with unemployed
actors.
David Belasco, Leader.
David Belasco, always a leader,
was again the theatrical Moses. He
evived "The Easiest Way" with
Frances Starrs David Warfield was
seen in a revial of "The Return of
Peter Grimm," and Belascc brought
back George Broadhurst's forme."
success, "Bought and Paid For."
Once more the- S. R. O. signs were
seen on the Rialto.
Othet producers followed Mr. -Bel -asco's
lead and many other plays are
:cheduled for revival. "The Choco
late Soldier." an operetta by Osca;
3trauss, seen here in 1909, openec5
Monday at the Century Theatre. The
younger generation applauded thi
masterpiece of the Vienna waltz Icinr
as enthusiastically as did the old
;imers. And other plays of formei
ears will soon be seen here. Among
them are: "Alias Jimmy vValentine,'
'The Squaw Man" and "Salomy Jane."
Force and Charm Draw Old Timers.
With the return of these old favor
ites, crowds of old-timers are, flocking
to the theatres to feel again the force
and charm of something they loved
ong ago. Dreams of the past hav?
become realities of the present. Ir"
heir transition these old plays have
lost none of their splendor nor sweet
ness, but as a rare vintage preciously
stored away, they have grown mei
'ower as the years have passed then1
bye. And now in all the beauty of
matured fulness, haunting . melodies
and d'-amatic lines, for years heard
only in retrospect, are delighting the
ears of playgoers, past and present.
The new order changeth and gives
place to the old.
"Big Six" Has Hearts 01 Fans."
The largest baseball testimonial
fund ever raised, $54,573, subscribe 1
by New York fans, was sent to Chris
ty Matthewson, former pitching idol
of Giant fame, who is grappling with
tuberculosis at Saranac Lake, N. Y.
Suffering from the effects of the war,
the man who pitched the Giants to
premier league honors and a World's,
Championship, has been confined to
the sanatorium, where, for two years,
he has gamely battled1 with death.
Never before in the history of any
sport has a professional player been
tendered the homage which the- fans
of New York paid to "Big Six," when
they turned out in such large num
bers at his benefit game this Fall. The
game was marred by rain and as less
than five innings were played the fans:
were privileged to redeem their rain
checks, but true to the purpose which
brought them out, scarcely a fan
sought to redeem the money which
he had paid to help Matty in his bat
tle for health.
Balfour Entertained In New York.
The Right Hon. Arthur James Bal
four, Great Britain's chief envoy at
the armament conference, fcroke away
from Washington and spent two days
in the city last week. Mr. Balfoi.
was entertained by Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid, widow of the late Ambassador
to Great Britain and publisher of the
New York Tribune. At a dinner giv--en
for him by Mrs. Reid, Mr. Balfour
met a number of distinguished per
sons, including the Marchioness of
Crewe, the Countess of Granard, Sir 1
Arthur Willart, Dr. and Mrs. Nicho-
MOONSHINERS BELIEVE
IN ADVERTISING WARES.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 14
North Carolina has a moon
shiner -who believes in advertis
ing his wares, according to The
Greenville, S. C, Daily News.
Revenue officers in Asheville re
cently came across a bottle bear
ing a unique label, which they
3ent to Internal Revenue Com
missioner Blair, himself a North
Carolinian. This label was the
advertisement of the moonshiner,
and it read as follows:
"Pure mountain korn likker.
Bottled in a barn. Made in the
backwoods of North Carolina by
a old time blockader ' that dont
give a dame for laws and phohi
bition. Retailed on the Asheviitv
market by all high-classed boot
legers for five bones a pint and
worth every cent of it. Guaran
teed to be strong enough to make
you drunk as the devil in ten
minutes and means enoug to make
a bull frog spit in a whale's face.
Shake well and get ready to have
a fit before drinking.'
The label has been added to the
Internal Revenue Bureau's Mus
eum. V -
las Murray Butler, of Columbia; Dr.
and Mrs. James Rowland1 Angell, -of
Yale; Capt. Harry Gloster Armstrong,
the British Consul-Genera!: Mr. John
W. Davis, formerly Ambassador to
Great Britain; Mr. Henry White, for
merly Ambassador to France, and Mr.
and Mrs. Ogden Reid, of the New York
Tribune.
More Jobs For Postmaster Hays.
Postmaster General Will Hays need
not worry abot his Christmas dinner
nor in fact, about any meals for some
time to come. Hundred thousand dol
lar offers are coming his way almost
as fast as the mails move First came
the reported offer last week to Mr.
Hays ifrom"moHon""picture producers
who wanted him to head the reported
realignment of the "movie" indua
try at a salary variously estimated to
he $100,000 or more annually.
And1 right after tho rumor of this
offer was made public, a telegram wai
dumped on Mr. Hays' desk. It was
from William E. Scott, managing di
rector of Scott & Scott, Advertising
Agency, of New York, offering to be
"one of 100 or any larger number oi
business concerns to guarantee to
Mr. Hays earning of $150,00l yearly
until the end of the present adminis
tration." As an alternative to this
proposal in case it is not legal, Mr
Hays was asked if he would accep
the method used by Federal Judge
Landfis, supreme commissioner of
baseball, "for spare time observation
of our work."
The con muni cation explains that
the offer is intended as a "patriotic
plus business proposal" for Mr. Hays
to give the United States postal serv
ice "the broad guaged, constructive
and progressive administration that
present conditions compel'
The, Indiana politician no st xrted
out by humanizing the postoffice is
evidently making good. ,
COLORED MEN FINED $10
AND COST FOR ROWDYISM.
Disturbance of a meeting of Wise
colored school folk by Albert Jiggetti.
and NeaseteAlexander of the Wise
section caused a fine of $10 each and
the cost of the action, imposed by
Recorder Rodwell Monday morning.
The principal of the Wise colored
school Gillis Cheek held1 a community
meeting last week at the school house
which was largely attended. Two
young colored men Neass Alexander
and Albert Jiggets disturbed the
meeting to such extent that the prin
cipal had to order them from the
grounds.
A warrant was sworn out befor
Justice John W. Allen and he bound
the parties over to the Recorder's
Court under $50. bond.
It was claimed by witnesses for
young Alexander that he was only
defending himself from an assault of
Jiggetts and the consequent disturb
ance was not of his wish or desire
in fact Alexander proved a good
character by substantial citizens of
both races.
Recorder . Rodwell imposed both
cost a df fines uj on the defendant
the nes going to the School fund of
th country.
CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING CALLS
GENT LIIIE-UP BY liftREH
Circulars Urge Both White and Colored Producers To Sign Cotton
and Tobacco Contracts At Big Farmers Rally At The
Court House, 12 Q'Clock, Saturday, Dec. 17.
ORGANIZATION'S BOOKS TO CLOSE JAN. 1, OFFICERS SAY.
The County Co-operative Marketing Association has issued a
call for the cotton and tobacco farmers of Warren to meet in tha
Courthouse here Saturday at 12 o'clock- The purpose of the meet
ing is the 100 per cent organization of the producers of the coun
ty. The call is signed by President J. B. Davis and Secretary J.
L. Burchette for the tobacco producers and by President A. E.
Paschall and Secretary W. H. Palmer for the cotton farmers.
County officers familiar with the purpose of the association
will explain its merits Saturday. After the meeting the contracts
may be signed.
" Hundred of circulars have been
MACHINE DODGES MAN distributed over the county to pro-
CRASHES INTO POST, "mote interest in the gathering. These
. circulars say in part:
Smashing a big car into a telephone a can to every producer, both
post below Macon in an effort to avoid white and colored to join this associa
Mr. J. A. Nicholson caused Bertha tion. Every farmer interested in the
May Harris a bruised arm and shoul- welfare of the New South and in the
der and tore the car top from the prices of the crops he produces should
macmne.
Mr. J. R. Harris, her father, was
driving the maehine. "I saw Mr
Nicholson and blew. I thought he
heard me and would step from the
road any moment and I dfd not slow
down. He evidently 'failed to hear
and when almost upon him I had
either to run into a telephone pole or
hit Mr. Nicholson," Mr. Harris said in
talking of the accident here Sunday
morning.
Dr. C. H. Peete was called from
church to examine Miss Harris. She
was not seriously hurt.
The machine was given some - at
tention at the garage, and the party
left immediately afterwards for Lit
tleton and home.
- i
Death 0f JWM
m-
Shocks To
This community was chocked and
saddened Thursday morning by the in
elligence that Mrs. Philip J. Macon
was found dead in bed when she was
called to breakfast. Mrs. 'Macon has
been in uncertain health for some
time, but her friends (Sd not antici
pate an immediate termination of
life.
She was busy on Wednesday with
her varied duties and seemed cheerful
and enjoying the companionship of
friends. Wednesday night she was a
the home of her son Dr. Gid Macon
and complained of feeling weak, and
was invited to remain through the
night, but decided to go home. Thurs
day morning when called to break
fast she did not respond. An inves
tigation of her failure to respond
terminated in finding that life was
extinct, though but a short while.
Mrs. Macon, who was Miss Georgia
Tarwater, married Dr. Philip J.
Macon in early life and was the. de
voted mother of Dr. G. H. Macon and
Mr. Joseph J. Macon.
She was true in all the relations of
life, devoted to her husband and chil
drena splendid home maker.
The husband and sons of the de
ceased have the deep sympathy of the
community in this hour of bereave-
m ; . . . ,, . A,
xne iunerai win oe oeia irora tne
home of Dr. P. J. Macon this after
noon at 8:30. Interment will be in
Fairview cemetery.
-
Mr. Kearney Wjilliams of Grand
Rapids, Mich., is spending some time
in the county.
Woman's Club Sent Stockings.
The regular day for the meeting of
the Woman's Club Tuesday afternoon
brought out a few members, but those
who were present took the laudable
action to have the soldiers at Oteen
remembered, by a "Christmas stock
ing" or small box from each member
of the Club as an evidence of smypa
thy and esteem.
TYJOGRAPHICAL ERROR.
Through typographical error in
publishing the marriage licenses is
sued by the Register of Deeds we
placed the 4 word "colored" after tSie
name of J.' E. Rooker and Mrs. E. S.
Fleming.
Mr. Rooker has called our atten
tion to the matter and we gladly make
the correction.
100 PER
FARMERS
Sign up now.
The entire agricultural belt is de
termined that a new farm era shall
dawn. Farmers are signing every
where. "With the success of the incorpo
rated association guaranteed, what
will become of the farmer who has
not united for a square deal to him
self and his brethren? Where will
he sell if not a member of the organ
ization controlling prices?
"It is a problem of actual interest
to all. Co-operative marketing has
been a success elsewhere. Are you
going to be in or out when the crop
matures in 1922?" the statement con
cludes. "General interest is being shown
in the campaign in Warren" one of
the officers said yesterday. "I expect
a banner meeting arid an enthusiastic
approval of the organization Satur
day." DR. BODDIE WILLIAMS
VISITS OLD WARREN HOME.
"How dear to my heart are the scenes
of my childhood
When fond recollection presents
them to view;
The orchard, the meadow, the deep
tangled wildwood
And all the loved spots which sweet
memory knew."
) Dr. Boddie Williams of Greensboro
was in Ridgeway Saturday spending
the night with his brother, Dr. Thos.
Barker Williams.
Sunday morning accompanied by
Dr. T. B. Williams and Mr. Herbert
Alston he visited "Buxton Place" the
Williams ancestral home in Fork
township.
This return to the old home had
iprsr. planned fr sevtial months ani
the scenes of their childhood brought
the "smiles and tears of boyhood's
years, the tales of love then spoken"
as different, dear, familiar objects
came to view. The visit was not
complete without a trip to Centreville
community, where Dr. B. B. Williams
practiced medicine in earliei life.
"Buxton Place" was the home of
Mr. John Buxton Williams. It waa
tho home of v alrh, refinement and
hospitality. To use the language of
fvn f wVi r Irn -wr Mt "Willinma izroll a net
was of a hia ho John
Buxton Williams is one of the moSb
'elegant gentlemen this County has
produced "
It was to this old ancestral home
that Doctors Buxton Boddic Williams
and Thomas Barker Williams, his only
living sons, returned for sweet mem
ory's sake on last Saturday.
After visiting other familiar and
dear homes of Fork, they returned
ko Warrenton, Dr. Boddic Williams
j spending the night with Misses Ria
and Laura Alston, Mrs. William's
sister, returning to Greensboro Mon
day carrying fond recollections of a
visit to his boyhood's home.
Stores Close Monday Dec. 28.
Warrenton Department Store Co.,
B. C. Hilliard, Allen & Fleming Co.
will be closed to give their employees
holiday Monday, Dec. 26., we are no
tified as we go to press. Other stores
have, not yet reported but will also
probably close, a merchant said last
nighty More Than $195 For Church.
Sale of fancy work, cakes and candy
by the ladies of the Episcopal Church
at Hunter Drug Co. Wednesday
brought more than $195.
FOR
COUNTY