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PICTURED HISTORY VISUALIZES
TRAGEDY OF "THE LOST COLONY."
VOLUME XXVII. , WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN : NUMBER 8
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TOWN WOULD WELCOM WAREZCUSES
FOR FARM PROBUeTS,: CITIZENS SAIL
Same Railway Rate Assured As at Main Line Point; Farmers
Warehouse igns Petition; Other Two Want Storage
Houses But Don't Favor Co-operative Plan.
Public Catches New Spirit in Roanoke Island Story; Schools
Review This Phase of History During Week; V
Early Settlement Period Offers Material.
MOVIE DRAWS
INTEREST HERE.
Pages of Noivth Carolina history
flash this week upon the screen in
Warren in the presentation of The
Lost Colony by the Extension De
partment of the State Board of Edu
cation. The picture opened Monday
evening with a crowded Courthouse
in Warrenton.
Other points touched this , week
were Wise, Macon and Littleton. To
night the public at Norlina will have
an opportunity of seeing the screen
story. Saturday night the picture
will be at Vaughan. Afton and El
beron communities have it Monday
evening, and it completes its tour of
Warren at Drewry-Manson school
next Tuesday evening. Warren is the,
first county, in which there isk no
school extension service, to draw the
picture.
"All the schools of Warren are re
viewing the history pertaining to the
story," Supt. J. Edward Allen said
yesterday. "This makes the picture
more interesting and has increased
its interest among the pupils."
Director W. C. Crosby spoke briefly
Monday evening of the pleasure af
forded in bringing the film to Warren.
He said: "This is the first attempt of
the department to pictorialize the
history of the State. It. is meeting
with a hearty response from the pub
lic. We are going to photograph the
Early Settlement period during this
year and endeavor to bring the spirit
of North Carolina to its people
through the medium of the screen."
In commenting upon the film num
bers of persons expressed pleasure
in having seen it. ' .
"it is a particularly impressive
method of instruction and, one which
kindles patriotism as well as provid
es interest" former Supt. of Schools
Howard F. Jones said Tuesday. Other
expressions of approval have been as
genuine.
The pictuOe is in charge of J. D
Smith, formerly of Georgia.
The historical" story, from a State
Department Bulletin follows:
Once upon a time, a long time ago;
when this great State of ours was in
habited only by the wild things, such
as wild deer, wild bears, wild turkeys,
and even wild men, there was oyer in
England a little boy who had a vivid
imagination. This boy loved to hear
the old sailors tell of the strange
countries across' the seas. He would
follow these men all day around the
docks and beg for stories. One day
an old sailor told him the most thrill
ing story of all. He told the lad of
a wonderful country which had been
discovered by Columbus. The weather-beaten
sailor declared that the
country abounded in fruits so luscious
that their odors were carried away
out'to sea, and could be smelled even
before land was sighted; in cedars
larger than those of Lebanon in the
Old Testament. He astonished the
boy with stories of gold and silver
which could be had for the taking.
This small boy, who was no other
than Walter Raleigh, never ' tired of
hearing of this delightful country.
Now, Walter Raleigh had not only
a vivid imagination, but a good mem
ory. Therefore, when he became a
man, and had gained favor with
f, T" 1 ? 1 J-1- 3 1 j 1 XI
iSjuetMi ninzitoein, aiiu nau oecome liiu
inch and powerful Sir Walter Ral
pigh,. he did not forget this country
tf which he had dreamed since he
was a little boy. At much personal
expense, he sent a company of hardy
nien under Captains Amadas and
Barlowe to explore t the .land, and to
:find out whether it were suoh a won
derful country, and a good place for
English people to settle. On -July
th (Old Style), 1584, these expior
prs cast anchor in what is now call
fed Albermarle Sound, and landed on
he coast of North Carolina. They
fook possession of the land "in the
Jiame of her most gracio.us Majesty,
(Elizabeth, Queen of England." Af
er exploring the land, they found
hat it was just as fine a place for a
olony as Sir Walter ttaleigh had be
ll ieved, and they went back to England
with the report that it was a good
place for Englishmen to settle.
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Continued' On Page Eight.
TO MAKE FILM IN
WARREN COUNTY.
- "Warren County will certainly be
photographed iri the presentation of
Nofth Carolina history through mo
tion pictures," according to Director
W, C. Crosby, " and I am of the opin
ion that a reel of Early .'Settlement
Period, which we are pictorializing
this year, will be made in this coun
ty' he -continued Monday morning in
an interview in the ''office of SuptVof
School J. Edward Allen. . v ,
. Mr. Crosby was pleased with the
reception given the picture Monday
evening. He was thoroughly imbued
with the idea of education through
pictures and outlined an interesting
future for the work in North Car
olina. v" .
"There are flaws, we know, in 'The
Lost Colony tut there is absplute
accuracy of detail." '
"It seemed that . there was delayed
action in several of the opening
scenes." - . "
""That conditions exists," the Di
rector observed, "in order to give
time for 'explanation. In twenty-two
years of teaching experience I found
that an idea in order to be grasped
must be particularly plain. In .pic-torizing-the
story this prevailed: ac
curacy and simpleness of presenta
tion."
The picture was made last year in
the hottest weather of the Summer.
It costs the State less than $3000.
Mr. Crosby said that a motion pic
ture company wanted $50,000 to pre-
sent the story of Roanoke. The State
had only $3,000 for the purpose, and
it came within this figure because of
the enthusiastic co-operation of the
public of EdentpnrEiizabeth Cifyahd
Roanoke Island.
"The Department has three copies
of the film touring the State and we
are encouraged by the manner in
which they are being received.
"Our Board of Censors," JVIr. Cros
by continued, "was the State Supreme
Court. The picture was first shown
under their auspices and received the
approval of the Judges. The Histor
ical Commission endorsed the story
as beng authentic."
Returning to a discussion of the
new work before the Extension De
partment, Mr. Crosby said that there
had come into this section of North
Carolina from Virginia a type of pio
neer whose life had left its imprint
upon the State. "In the Early j3et
tlement period it would be wise, it
seems to me, to embrace a film of
early pioneer life here."
s An : outline of the-future work in
photographing the Colonial Period,
the Civil War Period and the future
of the work in North Carolina kept
us in interested conversation until
time for ther Director's return to
Raleigh.
BISHOP CHESHIRE COMES
FIRST SUNDAY IN MARCH.
Confirmation services will be held
in the Episcopal Church March 5 by
Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire, Rec
tor E. W. -Baxter announced yester
day. ;
The class will be confirmed follow;-
ing the sermon at 11 a. m. -"If there-
are others who wish. to join the class,
I will be pleased to see them," Mr.
Baxter said.
I
HEN SHOULD BE NAMED
LAY ON McDUFF, EGGSACTLY
, Dr. T. J. Taylor brought, to this
office Monday morning the larg
est and pretties egg we have ever
seen.
He says that his niece, Miss
Georgia La Coste, is the proud
possessor of z. flock "of very fine
hens and that Lady McDuff
that should be her name, for we
desire her to 'Iay on" presented
her mistress with this evidence
of care and splendid attention.
We present it as a record for
large eggs: around the pole to
pole measurement long way
7 3r4 inches; around the equator
its largest girth six finches;
and it weighed three and a-half
ounces eggsa :tly.
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When radioplione wireless stations of the East recently started
sending out daily market and weather reports even Uncle Sam's , cab
inet officers could no. longer resist the radio "bug." .Thia new , picture
shows Secretary of NavyDenby at his desk, carrying; on government
business. Extensive news, educational and entertaining programs are
featured daily for-amateurs, by broadcasting' stations in the'East.
LEGION TO MEET
HERE SATURDAY.
Election of the officers and discus
sion of the Bonus Bill will occupy at
tention of former service men here
Saturday afternoon , at 4 o'clock in
the Court House, according to W. M.
Gardner, Adjutant Limer Post No. 25.
A plan to procure a larger number
oi the service men. oi Warren as
menibers will be discussed. An open
discussion of the Bonus ' legislation
pending in Congress is expected to
bring, animated views.
"Every former service man in the
County is cordially invited to attend,"
Adjutant Gardner said.
PROGRAM OF COMMUNITY
MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT.
Community meeting Friday even-
angieb2i4,7atli3Qi .v. f w
Community singing, games and a
special program furnished by Miss
Flake?s school children:
. Songs Frogs at School, The Little
Shoemakes, Pive Little Fiddlers, Ball
for Baby. .
Recitation Mary's Little -Cold, by
George' Burwell. " '
,' Solo The Old Woman, by Mary
Robert Wood. t
Primary program followed by a
Brief Resume of Arms Conference,
W. Brodie Jones. .
We regret to hear that Mr. Will
Martin of Afton is ill with pneumonia.
Mr.'J. S. Conly of Richmond is here
with the Warrenton Shoe Repairing
Company.
MeSsrs. T. D. and-J. W. KimbalPof
Nutbush were here yeserday.
TOWN WISHES LIBERIA ROAD HARD
SURFACED BEFORE NORLINA ROUTE.
Construction of a hard surface road
to Liberia before the one to -Norlina
was the wish expresed by a represen
tative gathering vof business- men in
the Court House Wednesday afters
noon at 2 o'clock. The business men
of the town said that the best inter
est of lower Warren and of the county
as a whole would best be served by
the hard surface road to Liberia. The
road to Norlina will be maintained by
the State as a good dirt highway,
Engineer F. E. Schnepfe said.
"There is no soil suitable for a dirt
road between here and Liberia," Mr.
Schnepfe said. Chief. E. L. Green
and Road Commissioners Edmund
White and W. N. Boyd expressed the
same opinion.. "It would be unwise,
I feel," Mr. Schnepfe" later said, "to
build any other than a hard-surfaced
road along that route."
The gentlemen "present felt that the
road to Norlina would remain passa
ble in all kinds of weather whereas
the Liberia road, the main artery of
travel representing a vast section " of
the county, could not be maintained
as a dependable dirt road.
"Bids should "be received for this
project by March 15" the district
engineer said. He endorsed the ac
tion of the Wednesday meeting as
representing good judgment in that
it gave the Eastern part qf the 'State
a direct outlet North through War
renton. -; - - .
Town Commissioners 'Moseley and
Rodwell made the point that much
more produce was-hauled over the
Ljberia, route than over the Norlina
PEOPLE'S DEATH
A SHOCK HERE.
An automobile returning from Ral
eigh: to 4 Chapel Hill the past Friday
morning crashed into an engine upon
the outskirts of Durham to leave four
men dead and : two injured. ..; George
T. Peoples,, popular son of Mr. , and
Mrs. L; .J. Peoples of Townsville and
well, known - by..' many persons here,
was among those killed.
The University of North Carolina
men were returning to college after
a dance in Raleigh when the accident
occured. Others killed were ' George
M.r Hadley, Mt. Airy.; Charles J. Ice
man, Monroe, and F. P. Bryant, the
jitney; driver. P. Boney of Golds
boro and J. C. Spach" - of Winston
Salem were 'injured....! , . " . - r
Mr. Peoples " had graduated ' from
State College, Raleigh last year. This
yer,r ias to complete his college ca
reer, Just" prior to the past Friday
he had accepted a position to be filled
as soon as school was over.
Warrenton persons who attended
the funeral at St. Luke's -near Towns
ville Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. R. -B.
Boyd, Miss Edith Burwell, Mr? and
Mrs. Edmund White, Mr. and Mrs. M.
P. Burwell and Mr. Graham Boyd.
Miss Lucy Perry is the guest of
Mrs. Tempie Dameron,
Miss Mary Russell Burroughs ' and
Mr. Howard Alston have returned to
Warrenton . after a business trip to
New York City.
Mr. Barker Dameron of Nashville
and his little daughter are guests of.
Mr. Dameron's mother, . Mrs. Tempie
Ijj. Dameron. '
Notice' the date on your label.
road, though automobile traffic was
much heavier to and from Norlina.
The Highway Commission's repre
sentatives ' said that the road from
Norlina to Henderson would be hard
surfaced. ,
Mr. W. H. Pridgen of Creek said
in response for an expression as to
the relative importance of the roads
to the county, "As long as the argu
ment is all my way I won't say any
thing." He later added "though, au
tomobile traffic, as you say, is t all
toward Norlina it has been because
no one could drive out our way- If
we get a good road the machines will
come to that section all right." -
It was the sense of those present
that two hard-surfaced links would
be easier to connect than to obtain
an extension of a hard-surfaced road
as a spur. The meeting in no man
ner favored -the abandonment of a
hard-surfaced highway- to Norlina
but thought the Liberia route should
come first.
In this formertion a letter from
Commissioner Hill to W. N. Boyd is
aprppbs. Mr. Hill says, "a survey
f 6r a hard suf f ace road from Norlina
to some point in the Virginia line has
been ordered." The Commissioner
adds "a thorough and unprejudiced
study of the road proposition in War
ren County has forced me to the con
clusion that Norlina is the logical
point to start from with this road to
the Virginia" line."
Fourth District Engineer F. E.
Schnepfe was accompanied by-Construction
Engineer C. J. Conlin. They
left by way of Liberia f or, Louisburg.
THE PETITION IS
WIDELY SIGNED
We, the undersigned business and
profession men of the town, of War
renton, endorse co-operative market-
, We believe that co-operative selling
will mean. better prices, and as. farm
mg is the bed-rock of our prosperity,
we believe that a successful market
ing of the crops is a matter of vital
concern to the people of this State.
; We will welcome the location of the
co-operative warehouses herel ' We
are with the farmers in their efforts
to improve living conditions in the
cotton and tobacco belts."
: THE WARREN RECORD.
MOTOR SALES CO., By T. I. Gil
lam, Manager.. . . - -. ''
WARRENTON GRO. CO., by H. A.
Mosely, Mgr. . r ;
GAY'S GARAGE, by E. J. Gay Jr.
J. EDWARD ALLEN. :
W. A. MILES HDWE. CO.
BANK OF WARREN, by G.
B,
GregoryCashier. ; ,
6. B. LANCASTER. : ;
W. R. LANCASTER, i
. W..H. DAMERON. :
ELLIS HDWE. CO.
J.' C. GARDNER."
PRESS PUB. CO., by Howard F.
Jones President. . . '
BOYD-GILLAM MOTOR CO., by
E. E. Gillam, Mgr.
WARRENTON DEPARTMENT
store co. v . .. "
ALLEN . & FLEMING CO., by- E.
S. Allen, Mgr. r " ; -
HUNTER DRUG CO by A. Jones,
President. . v -1
J. G. ELLIS.. :.
G. H. MACON.
B-Pt-T R RE LL.-- , -
C. E. ROD WELL.
W. R. STRICKLAND.
RAYMOND MODLIN.
W. H. RIGGAN, Merchant.
B. B. WILLIAMS. - .
V. F.. WARD.
CITIZENS BANK, by R. T. Wat
son, Cashier. '
BURROUGHS GROCERY CO.
J. M. GARDNER.
FRANK SERLS.
J. J. TARWA'TER.
Time vas not available in which to
see all the business and professional
e 1 i 1 -1 i ' TTT
men oi tne town. Himtor warren
Record.
BARRIE SUBJECT AT THE
TUESDAY LITERARY MEET.
Barrie and the Drama of Fantasy
was the subject for discussion at the
iiterary . department of the Woman's
Club, which met with Mrs. Lizzie Tar-
water and Mrs. Frank Allen Tuesday
afterndon. . - -" ' ;
. Mrs; R. B. Boyd read an excellent
paper on James M. Barrie. She said
that "James M Barrie is the fore
most English writing, dramatist of
our time and his plays, taken togeth
er, make the most important contri
bution to the . English drama since
Sheridan. In 1897, his fame as a
playwright equaled his fame as a
novelist, and the same book is respon
sible for this right and 4 left shot,
The Little Minister.' In 1904 came
'Peter Pan.' This play will delight
thousands of spectators after we shall
have made our exit from the planet-
It is one of the most profound, orig
inal and universal plays of our epoch.
No London Christmas could be com
plete without it. It is the rapture of
children, the joy of old age, and it
should take its place with "Robinson
Crusoe," . Gulliver's Travels,' ' "Alice
in Wonderland" and other v classics
founded on some eternal principle of
youth." -
Miss Lillie B. Dameron then discuss
ed and gave reading from "What
Every Woman Knows," a play in
which we see Barrie at his best in his
understanding of the feminine, his
revelation of the quaint in human na
ture and his whimsical humor.
CAPT. H. W. DRAFFIN BURIED
WITH MASONIC HONORS SUND'Y.
Masons of Norlina Lodge and visit
ing brethren officiated at the funeral
of Capt. H. W. Draffin Sunday. Rev.
J. M. Millard of Littleton conducted
the burial service.
Capt. Draffin died Friday morning
in Durham following an attack of in
fluenza and pneumonia. ' .
ACTION; ANSWERS
FARMERS' CHARGE.
. .Warrenton would welcome the lo
cation of cotton and tobacco storage
warehouses here, according to opin
ions expressed by warehousemen, bus
iness and professional men of tha
town in interviews this :week. The
merchants and prof essional men en-
I dorse, almost as generally, the co
operative selling of farm : products.
J. J. "." Tarwater ' of the farmers .
Warehouse" endorsed the movement
unreservedly. Boyd's Warehouse and
The Centre Warehouse said through
their respective managements that
they would welcome the location of
thb storage houses here. "We en
dors anything' for the welfare of tha
farmers, but we do not think that the
co-operative system of selling at this
time represents the best channel for
marketing tobacco and we, therefore,
cannot, sign the-petition as a whole."
A petition was circulated this week
by The Warren Record in answer to
criticism by several farmers of War
ren that the town had evidenced little
interest in the success of co-operative
marketing.
The response' was general. Every
one said they would welcome the
warehouses. There was some doubt
expressed - among several as to the
practicability of selling but these
men "endorsed the campaign if it
could be a success."
.The larger percentage " of business
men here sanctioned the movement in
a' -straightforward, unreserved man
ner, seemingly withoutly mental hef
itation. . " '
This expression of opinion relative
to location of the . storage houses fol-
lows-. -ther- announcement -of last week
that the Warrenton Railroad Co.
would give the same rate on freight
from this point as is given from War
ren Plains.
TRAIN STRIKES CAR;
INMATES ESCAPE-
Mri Cameron Michael and child
miraculously escaped serious injury
or death when the Ford in which they
were driving was struck by a slow
moving freight on Sunday afternoon
at about five o'clock. The accident
happened at the, crossing right near
the depot at Wise.
The Ford was taken up on the
"cow-catcher" of the engine and car
ried several yards with both Mr.
Micheal and little , Florence in it- M
When - the engineer saw what had
happened, he threw on brakes and
the Ford was thrown off to one side,
of the track. The little girl was taken
from under the automobile un-injur,-ed,
except for a burn on the arm. Mr
Michael was not hurt, but the Ford
was, of course, a complete wreck.
Lost Colony At Wise.
The historical picture "The Lost
Colony," gave much pleasure to a
gopd sized audience at Wise on the
night of Feb. 21. The school children
were especially interested and enthusiastic.-
It is safe to say that
what ever history they dfo forget, it
will not be, the story of Governor
White and Virginia. Dare. The Oak
ville teacher was present. with many
of her pupils.
Patriotic ' program March 1st.
There, will be a patriotic entertain
ment appropriate to Washington's
Birthday at the school auditorium on
the evening of March l.M The admis
sion will be only ten cents and a good
program is assured. Home made
candy will be sold. This entertain
ment would have been given on the
evening of Feb. 22, but for the fact
that it did not seem wise to have two
entertainments in one week.
Betterment Meeting March 1st.
The regular meeting of the Better
ment Association will be held at the
school building on Friday afternoon,
March 3rd at 3 p. m. A special pro
gram' is being arranged and there are
many important matters to be dis
cussed. Let every woman interested
in her school and community be pres
ent. Members are requested to bring
15 cents for tlfe annual dues of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs.
Mr. Edward Kenyon of Macon was
in town Thursday afternoon.