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r0LUME XXVI.
WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C, FRIDAY, DEC. 30, 1921
NUMBER 52
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IIL60RE ROUTS HUGH
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Courthouse Packed At Farmers'
Here Thursday To
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Learn More of System.
jjO TROUBLE FINANCING.
Routing existant skepticism with
, ,gar cut argument here yesterday,
Rector B. W. Kilgore of Raleigh
flve co-operative marketing an added!
boost. The Courthouse was crowded
fjth farmers from all sections who
ve an attentive ear to the explana
m of the system.
president John B. Davis of Shocco
presided. He said that though sup
ply and demand regulated the price
' -cirmers. acquainted with the amount
of their produce already in storage a
co-operative warehouses, would plant
ore intelligently and that the dan
ger of over-cropping would be mini
mized. In answer to a question Director
Kilgore later said .along the same
line, "The association would not at
tempt to tell a man how much he
could plant. It would be restraint of
trade to curtail production and boost
prices, but the association would be
in a position through its representa
tives in all sections of the tobacco,
cotton and peanut belts to give the
farmers information as to the mar
ket neads. This would mean the era
of intelligent production."
Mr. B. W. Kilgore, Director of the
State Department of Agriculture, co
operating with the Federal Depart
ment, a director in the organization
of the association and State Chemis
was introduced by W. Brodle Jones
Editor of The Warren Record.
The California co-operatives, mar
keting perishable products, were
pointed by Mr. Kilgore as example?
of a system which was not new but
which is an established success. He
stressed the point that the farmers
were not going into a new venture
a gamble, but were tieing to an ide?
vhich had worked successfully fo'
more than 23 years. ...
Speaking of financing the crop, hf
said, "Representatives of your asso
ciation were told in New York b:
bankers that the New York bank
would prefer lending on cotton, tobac
co and peanuts to .lending on perish
able fruit produce. These banker r
promised us the same treatment tha
they had given California organiza
tions. The Federal Reserve systen
is another source of finance, the Wp"
Finance Corporation another and th
local banking concerns, a fourtl;
The War Finance Corporation has al
ready lent millions to similar assoch.
tions in the country. .-. .
"There is no trouble raising fund
when one has the control of produc'
for which there is world-wide deman
when those products are properl:
stored and insured. They represent
the best security in the world!. W'
do not anticipate trouble in financ
tog.
"Our biggest trouble has been ir
signing the contracts. Now that if
a success with more, than twice
enough cotton organized and morf
than enough tobacco to permit thr
operation of tH. 'controlling corpora
tions. These will commence func
tions as soon as directors are electe
w January or February. -
"The non-stock, non-profit organ-"
nation is to be rim in the interests e
the farmer absolutely. There is t
no politics, no religion, no moral'
ty. except as these . things exist v
other businesses today, but there x
to be a clear, clean business adminis
tration on sound principles.'
Turning to grading tobacco Direc
tor Kilgore said "Some times I thinJ
Jt impossible to correctly grade to
bacco. The association will have th'
ttost capable men to do this work
ey will be the same men, the bes
f them, who are doing that work or
Jocal markets in State for - the bif
companies now. N
'The farmer is an expert in produc
tion. That is all. The association if
J function as the selling agency for
ris product. A proper sales forc(
can be built by the association as wel
as by any other business."
Applause rang from many mem
bes as the speaker classified the mar
J1 the outside "as one wanting tc
fide but not wishing to pay for thr
.N?as.M He said that the question wa
nt whether co-operative marketiiv
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FORMER PRESIDENT HAS
QUIET BIRTHDAY DEC. 28.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 28. Former
President Wilson today quietly cele
brated his sixty-fifth birthday at his
hoine here.
While no deviation from the daily
program of the Wilson household was
planned, mar.y cablegrams, telegrams
and letters containing greetings were
delivered at the Wilson home on S.
3treet during the day. Several of the
more intimate frienc?s of Mr. Wilson
cri'led to extend their greetings in
pcf son. -
NEW YORK, Dec. 28. Women
Trom all over the United States war-
here today to attend a luncheon com
memorating the birthday of Woodrow
Wilson. At the same time they were
o celebrate the first anniversary of
the plan to honor the former Presi
lent through a permanent foundation.
Crop Reports
For the State
Show Progress
.
Crop conditions ir the first half
f December are covered in: Teports
eceived by the Bureau of Market's
nd Crop Estimates, United States
Department Ipf Agriculture from its
eld agents in the different States.
Corn.
The hushing of the corn crop is
-earing completion and but little of
he crop still remains in the field.
The yield has generally been good
hroughout the country, but the qual
ty of the crop is being damaged by
he ear worm and mould throughout
he North Central States. The crop
As the cotton growing area bi
Torth Carolina is being invaded by
he cotton boll weevil and farmers are
:oing to be forced to grow more
ogs in that region there is every
sason why the farmers of this sec
:on should begin paying more atten
ion to hog production, sayss the Di
vision of Markets. The opportunity
'or making a profit from the business
s almost assured and bare necessity
vill force o'-jr farmers into a greater
production of hogs.
According to the 1920 census of
. C. there are just about enough
eef cattle, hogs and! sheep in the
tate to last 4 months, taking as the
average per capita consumption of
meats for this State as the average
for the U. S. in 1910. Think of. a
rreat State like North Carolina witn
ts great climate and soils as having
nly enogh meats to supply her peo
ple only 4 months if all the herds
vere to be consumed not counting
cattle listed as milk cows.
The office of Swine Extension and
,he Office cf Livestock Marketing- of
The Extension Service, Raleigh, N.
1. are earnestly- endeavoring to turn
the attention of North Carolina farm
2rs in the cotton growing areas to
hat of producing more hogs as a
money crop. "Where a large num
ber of cotton boll weevils will appear
n the Spring of 1922, the farmers of
his section might as well figure that
hey are better off now than they
will be for several years if they fail
to grow less acreage of cotton anl
more food and feed crops for live
stock. Hogs make a most excellent
money crop under boll weevil condi
tions and an opportunity is offered at
the present time for a greater .pro
duction of hogs on nearly every farm
in North Carolina.
"We can never have that independence-that
should come to N. C. fm
3rs until they raise more of their own
Continued On Page Six
PARALYSIS KILLS ti.C'S
FORMER IIRJOVENR
Thomas Waller Bickett Had
Fatal Stroke While Waiting
Upon Mrs. Bickett.
BURIED IN LOUISBURG.
Former Governor Thomas Walter
Bickett died at his home in Hayes
Barton, Raleigh, Wednesday morning
at 9:15. Stricken with paralysis,
which affected! his" entire right sir.
about 9:00 o'clock Tuesday night,
Governor Bickett lay all night in an
unconscious condition. All restora
tives administered by physicians
summoned to his bedside failed to re
store consciousness and virtually no
hope . was held out for recovery from
the first.
Governor and Mrs. Bickett were
alone at home when he was stricken
Mrs. Bickett has been suffering with
an attack of rheumatism for the past
few days and was in bad. Tempor
arily without their maic? who is in the
hospital Governor Bickett had pre
pared supper for himself and Mrs.
Bickett. After eating his supper he
returned to Mrs. Bickett's room anu
sat by her bed awhile until, he devel
oped a headache. He went to his
room and shortly afterwards Mrs.
Bickett heard him scream that his
head was killing him. He returned
to her and! threw himself across her
bed lapsing into unconsciousness.
With his breathing heavy and his
pulse weak the physicians from the
first held out little hope for. recovery
Mrs. Bickett alone clung to hope, re
maining by his bedside constantly
praying.
Governor Bickett was fifty-two
years of age and it is said had re
cently confided to a friend, that while,
seemingly he had many years of life
ahead of him that he believed he
would! go as his father and uncle had,
with a stroke of paralysis whila
around the age of fifty. -
His body was in state in ; the
Rotunda.- of the Capitol 'yesterday
from 9 to 11 o'clock. Rev. Milton
Barber conducted the funeral services
at 11:30 in Christ Episcopal church
after which the remains were carried
to Louisburg for burial.
Thomas Walter Bickett was born
in Monroe, Union County, North Car
olina, on February 28, 1819.
YORK ITEMS.
We are delighted to have Miss
Louise Wilson, a student of Meredith
College, spend the Christmas holi
days with, relatives and friends here.
Mr. Barker Watkins of Drewery
was in York Saturday. "
Mr. Thomas Curtis wa3 a welcome
visitor in the home of Mr. M. T. Jes
sup Saturday night.
Messrs. Leery Paschall of nea
Newmans, and Henry Wilson of
Palmer Springs visited at Mr. Jes
sups several days ago.
Miss Lula Abernathy of Rocky
Mount is the guest of Misses Ella
and Betty Jessup.
Mr. F. F. Fleming went to Norlina
Friday.
Miss Mary Burge Kimball of Mid
dleburg is at home for the holidays.
Miss Stella F. Flemming spent a
day of last week in Henderson shop
ping. ,
Miss Julia P. Bullock, the charm
ing and attractive daughter of H M.
Bullock, is spending the Christmas
with relatives and friends here. She
is a student of Randolph-Macon In
stitute in Danville.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Holloway of
Richmond are here for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kimball and
children spent Saturday in Hender
son.
Mr. Sol Fleming of Drewry was
York Monday.
Miss Verga Spand spent the past
week end with her brother in Drewry.
Messrs. John Wilson Jr., Pent Pas
chall and Charles L. Kimball went to
Warrenton Wednesday. '
Mr. W. C. Flemming and little son,
Alton, went to Townsville Monday. '
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Holloway
and son, from California, are spena
ing Christmas with parents here, i
Mr. A. K. Flemming went to Mid
dleburg a few days ago. j
Mr. E. Warren Watkins of Middle
burg passed through York Monday
en route to Townsville. I
Mr. D. A. Spain of Dabney was on
our streets a few days ago. ;
Continued On Pae Six
Fo rm et: SoMe r
With Shot Gun
Willie SJiaw blew his head off with
a shotgun last night at his home near
Cokesbury. A- nervous breakdown is
given as the only cause. He was
buried this afternoon at Cokesbury.
Shaw returned from camp at S?,n
Antonio, Texas, a few days before
Christmas. He had an honorable dis
charge. He had been near his mother
since his return, not wanting her to
be out of -sight. . r
Last night he went into his room.
A shot startled those in the house.
They found him dead.
Mr. ShaW' formerly Uvea here. He
was a brotir of Mr. Elliott G. Shaw
of Henderson.
RECORDER FINES TWO FOR
DRIVING t WHILE DRUNK.
Recorder T. 0. Rod well had twe
caises. before : him Monday morning
for opei'ting automobiles while in ai
intoxicating condition. . In , each case
the minimum fine of $50 and the cost
was imposed. . "
In State vs. Edwin Daiby, E. D.
Marrow and Tplmus ; Henderson,
Darby was found guilty. The color
ed men v. ere arrested .. near the jail
after their car 'narrowly missed Mr.
and Mrs. John Mitchell, Miss. Estelle
Davis and .other Warrentori persons
at the Kaplon corner Friday after
noon about 6 o'clock; .'ThV-f machine
was ditched near the jatt.; '
The other case, State vs. Theodore
Harris, cost the defendant $61.99.
Recorder Rodwell "warned those
who will "endanger: their own lives and
also the lives of women and childre n
by disregard Of law . that; he would
increase fines and put the offender
on the road for a second offense.
MRS. WINSTON HAS PARTY
FOR GREENSBORO GUESTS.
Mrs. M, 'C. Winston entertained at
Auction Bridge Wednesday afternoon
from 3 to $ o'clockat her new home
in " norlh V'&loilTil-T'avid
Page Walker, and Miss Catherine
J?age Walker of Greensboro were
honor guests.
The home was decorated in pink
roses and carnations. Two guests
prizes were presented. A prize on
each table was won by the rerson cut
ting th: high card.
Those present were Mrs. W. A.
Graham, Miss Mariam Boyd,. Mrs. W.
N. Boyd, Mrs. J. G. Ellis, Mrs. H. N.
Walters, Miss Mary Harris, Mrs. T.
J. Holt, Mrs. Milton C. McGuire, Mrs.
J. T, Rowland of Raleigh, Mrs. V. D.
Rodgers Jr., Mrs. John H. Kerr, Mrs.
Edmund White, Mrs. R. J. Jones, Mrs.
James B. Boyce Jr.
PLAYS SANTA GLAUS TO -ORPHANAGE
CHILDREN.
Playing Santa Claus at the Baby
Cottage of the Oxford Orphanage
Monday night, Alex Macon brought
delight to the 47 children there in
the annual Christmas Tree celebration
of the Order of the Eastern Star No.
85.
The Warrenton crowd reached Ox
ford near 6 o'clock. After an inform
al reception the presents were pku
ed on the Christmas tree. Santa
Claus Macon distributed the tokens
of love in the form of toys, story
books and those gifts which make
the heart of childhood, thrice merry
at Yuletide.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
J&e Jones of Louisburg, Mr. H. D.
Wood of New Bern, Mr. ' Hal T.
Macon of Emporia, Supt. and Mrs.
J. Edward Allen, H. A. Macon, Miss
Edith Broom of Washington, N. C,
Misses Mary Louise Allen, Sallie Al
len, Emma Hall, Mrs. W. D. Rodgers
Jr., Mrs. J. D. Palmer, Thomas Tuns
tall. -
STROWD-PIPPIN MATCH
SURPRISES WARRENTON.
.Warrenton heard with surprise that
Supt. of City Schools W..C. Strowu
and Miss Rochelle Pippin, teachers
in the same school, were married
Tuesday at Wakelon.
Miss Pippin is n daughter of a
prominent Baptist preacher. She
formerly taught in Wakelon and
Maxtcn.
Mr. Strowd was in the Navy dur
ing the war. He is a graduate of
Trinity College. .
They will make their,' home, with
Mrs. John Graham. ' ,(
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mssyfoot To ie .Ruizi,
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Most Famous Prohibitionist In World Opens Lyceum Speaking"
Tour of South in Warrenton Next Wednesday Night;
Will Be Guest of His Friend E. A. Skillman.
PUSSYFOOT JOHNSON JUST RETURNED FROM INDIA.
Pussyfoot Johnson, "who lost an eye to make England dry,"
comes to Warrenton next Wednesday evening to tell in the opening
address in this country after'a lecture tour of India of hi3 exper
iences in the fight against alcohol here and abroad-
There is no prohibitionist anywhere who has the reputation
of Pussyfoot. His good nature, his earnestness in fighting clean
aiiu nam, nave won jne respect oi nis enemies ana the admiration
He comes to Warrenton under a contract with the Piedmont
Bureau of Asheville. His talk is an entertainment and. not a
.
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Public to
,Quaran tine A ct
Careless observance of the State
Quarantine Law was scored yester
day by County Quarantine Officer Dr.
W. D. Rodgers Jr. He says: s
"It has been recently brought to
my attention that there is a tendency
on part of some parents to be care
less or indifferent in carrying out the
Quarantine laws. This' is a matter
of serious importance to the- public,
and only by co-operation by the ones
in whose homes contagious diseases
are present can the diseases be kept
from the homes where there is no
sickness. .
"All children of school age who
stay in homes that are quarantined
are supposed to stay in quarantine.
This implies that they should not at
tend school, church, stores, places of
amusement, or in any wav associate
with or come in contact with healthy
children. The one who attends to the
sick child, usually: the mother, is un
der the - same restrictions.
"The tjme . of quarantine . differs
.withdirjfer
vour physician nor uarattine:-6ffrcer
has the . authority, to limit the time
for quarantine. - It' is a matter of
law. The pamphlets sent with quar
antine notice explains all the rules
and regulations.
"The .severity of the disease bears
no relation - to the infectiousness of
the disease to others. In fact, the
most severe cases often follow ex
posure to a ,very mild case, and when
he Doctor diagnosis a case as a con
tagious one, the State Quarantine
Law applies with equal force, whether
it is severe or mild.
"Fortunately, the cases of contag
ious diseases that have been present
here havebeen rather mild but there
is danger of an "increase in the nut
ber of cases and also in the severity
of cases. It is to be hoped that par
ents in whose home any contagious
disease is present will help to pro
tect others, and limit sickness and
suffering and. probably , death to oth
ers by carefully complying with the
Rules and Regulations governing the
control of their particular disease.
"The State Board of Health re
quests hardships of none,sacrifices by
few, and protection to all," Dr, Rod
ders concluded.
"Every child who has an irritation
on the skin and scratches frequently
should be examined for scabeis
(itch)," County Quarantine Officer W.
D. Rodgers said yesterday.
"Every" child who ha3 the Itch
Should be kept from school until cur
ed. Attend to this yourself. Ex
amine your children and if they have
an itching skin disease, keep them
from school until cured.
"Have all towels, bed linen, cloth
ing and similar things that come in
contact with the body boiled for an
hour when washed. If when school
opens, any children are suspected of
having the Itch, the Principal of th?
school will have theni examined and
temporary suspended from school un
til cured. This applies to all the
schools of the county.
, "It. is hoped that this will not be
necessary, but if there is evidences of
the disease it must be treated prop
erly because it is easily spread. It
can be controlled by proper meas-
ures.
The population-of North Carolina is
2,552,486, 1920 census.
Hers .doia-
Tjecture on prohibition. , Mr. E. 'A,
I Skillman says,. "Pussyfoot cannot talk
any time without letting prohibition
creep into his remarks. He has given
his? entire life in a fight against tha
liquor forces."
It was through Mr. E. A. Skillman,
lumber manufacturer of Warrenton,
that the t town secured this lecture ex
traordinary. Mr. Skillman came from
the same county inNew York State
that Pussyfoot hails from. They
were boyhood friends, and that friend
ship has held through the years.
In early life Pussyfoot was weaft.
The family, sent him West to fight the
great white plague. He 1 went to
work fighting the booze forces. IJ
spent a short while in New Orleari.
as a newspaper reporter, fearlessly
exposing graft in an article which
brought prominent people into un
favorable publicity.
During the Roosevelt administra
tion he was appointed prohibition
commissioner in an Indian reserva
tion. He drove whiskey out, buried
eight of his own men, and eighteen
of his enemies. One night , another.
vjnan, called .to fill his appointment,
was killed from ambush. Pussyfoot's
life has been threatened time and
again. :
Soon after the Eighteenth Amend
ment was tied to the Constitution he
intrtorEnglandr'-s One -night -in .
anti-booze address at a college town
he was taken from the platform and
manhandled. He lost an eye that
night. His good nature and spirit ex
pressed in the phrase "I'll lose an eyt.
to make England dry" won the at
tention of every city editor in th'3
world. Pussyfoot grew into inter
national fame over-night.
The name Pussyfoot came from the
Indians. It was given Johnson for
his ability to learn inside workings
and to strike without warning.
Pussyfoot will open his addresa at
the Opera House at 7:30 Wednesday
evening. He comes directly from
Westerville, Ohio, headquarters of the
National Anti-Saloon League. He
has just returned from India wheit
he had gone upon the request of per
sons in that country. The Calcutta
press tells of large crowds greeting
Pussyfoot everywhere. He was in
troduced there "Jussyfoot Johnson
known wherever liquor is drunk."
"William E. Johnson, better known
as "Pussy-f oof'Johnson, is the hard
est fighter of the Rum traffic that
America has ever produced,," says the
Piedmont Bureau, "it was because
of his splendid record and strength
of character that he was chosen to
assist the Prohibition Forces of
Great Britain in their campaign
against the open saloon. Long be
fore Mr. Johnson went to Great
Britain he had demonstrated his fear
lessness in fighting the Rum traffic4
in 'the West.
"In his. lecture work, Mr. Johnson
discusses not only world-wide prohi
bition, but gives his experiences aa
a campaigner both here and in Eng
land, where he lost his right eye. He
is a spectacular figure and is always
interesting."
Tickets will be on sale at the Hun
ter Drug Co.
Christmas Tree For Classes.
Miss Agnes Henderson and Mrs. E.
A. Skillman gave their Sunday Sctiool
classes of the Presbyterian church a
Christmas tree Monday afternoon
from 4 to 6 at the home of Mrs. John
Henderson.
Colored Youth Accidentally Shot.
Tripping with a loaded gun ci ho
started into a wagon, a colored youth
named Jordan was instantly killed in
Sandy Creek township near Hecht's
j CHapel the. first of the week.