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'volume XX VII-
Im COMMENCEMENT
DRAWS MANY HERE
timbers Hear Dr. Brooks While
Others Attend exercises ai
The Court House.
DAY FOR THE SCHOOLS
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Countv school folk
wnrf Pxhibits, heard State Super
intendent Brooks, listened to declama-
tons and recitations, aim Atx.v
u;antances at the annual county com
mencement here on Tuesday.
Number? of school children drifted
into town by 9 o'clock, by '9:30 a
ady flow from the country filled
many roads, and by 10:15 the majority
of the commencement throng had ar-
"The school exhibits at the Boyd
Warehouse attracted immediate atten
tion and at once and all during the
day the crowd admired the artistic
manner in which many schools of
Warren exhibited the work which they
were doing. The entire walls of the
warehouse were festive in color and
closer inspection by interested par
ents school committeemen and citi
zens revealed the practical purposes
to which much of the school education
of today is adapted.
Competition in the county map
drawing contest had brought the maps
on display to a good degree of accu
racy. The agricultural exhibits of the
different schools were of high order.
Many mothers present and other
ladies stopped long to admire the bas
ket work, the dresses and other cloth
ing on display. Many were surprised
to find the ages of 7, 8 and 9 upon
many samples of work which would
have puzzled older heads and hands of
those to whom Time had given more
years for experience. The idea of
daintiness and beauty lives in the
heart of Warren County school girls,
the exhibits fantastically "revealed.
The schools which had exhibits at
the warehouse were Warrenton, Nor
lina, Wise and Macon of the Standard
High School group; Vaughan, Afton
Elberon, Drewry-Nutbush, Areola,
Warren Plans of the larger Graded
School group; Axtell, Oakville, Man
son, Oine, Churchill, and Pope of the
smaller School group.
Many of the exhibit booths were be
gun on Monday afternoon. All of the
exhibits reflected thought in origin
and skill in execution.
The colored schools of the county
had a creditable exhibit of their work
in the corner store of the Dameron
building. The display was under the
general direction of Mary M. Games,
Supervisor of the Colored Schools of
Warren. The schools exhibiting were
Alton No. 2, Wise, Oine, Warren
Plains, Coley Springs, Axtlee" Special,
Pine Grove, Manson, Thrift Hill,
Embro, Warrenton Graded School,
Lng, Rising Sun, Liberia, Oliv.6
Grove and Epworth. This display was
lor the white persons of the county.'
Numbers of the crowd left the dis
play at the Boyd warehouse to hear
State Supt. E. C. Brooks at .the Opera
House at 11 o'clock. Dr. Brooks pre
sented the State educational program.
waimed that the Department was
cutting
expenses as far as possible
insistent with the efficient adminis
Ration of the schools. The Opera
House was crowded for the address.
le school committeemen, who had
parched from the Court House with
jrshal Grover Harris of the Norlina
"jf School, were given honor seats.
As Dr. Brooks spoke at the Opera
a? the seventh grade recitation
declamation filled the Court House
; h an interested audience. Prof. I.
foil dSn f Wise Presided and the
owing- program was given:
RECITATIONS
Dotina-'Selling the Baby'- by
Uoiothy Mitchell.
JatSeWhJettle rPhan Annie"
Ri?r7ryThe B1ek Horse and His
by Alma Kimball.
MPnPn""The FIa That Makes
Free by Mae Robertson.
Wetn""Aeolf' the Martyr," by
ha Exum Ransom.
arrenton "The Minister's Call,"
yUrne Wilson. ,
DECLAMATIONS
ttleton
America's Destiny in
mes," by Samuel Thome.
yvise
The Masterpiece of God,"
7 King.
" WARRENTOItf, COUNTY OF VARREN, N. CM FRr tato ' - NUMBER17
WARRENTON'S NEW $100,000
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Norlina "Our National Flag," by
Jack White.
The Opera House, already comfort
ably crowded by persons listening to
Dr. Brooks, was jammed as he finished
by the inroad of the children and par
ents from the Court House. The best
declamation on c onsolidation was
read by Supt. H. A. Nanney of the
Macon High School and the prizes
for the day's event were awarded as
follows:
Be'st Exhibit, $10.00 offered by
Boyd-Gillam Garage, won by the Nor
lina School.
Second Best Exhibit, $5.00 offered
bf Dr.. H. N.; Walters, Avon by War
renton'Higlv Sclioorv:"'-Xj.-
Best' Map, $2.50 offered by Bur
roughs Grocery Co., won by Afton
Elberon School Consolidated.
Second Best Map, $2.00 offered by
Rogers & Hunter, won by Norlina
High School.
Best Composition on Consolidation
by High School Student, $2.50 offered
by Allen & Fleming Co., won by For
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NEW OFFICERS IN
MILITARY COMPANY
Recent promotions in Co. B., 120th
Infantry, have been announced as fol
lows by Capt. John D. Rodgers:
Promoted to sergeant: Corporal
Claude Bowers, Corporal Leroy Twis
dale, Corp. Andrew J. Hundley, Priv
ate Ezra Harris, Private Vivian G.
Shearin.
Promoted to Corporal: William S.
Price, William B. Boyce,' William
Duke Jones.
Sergeant J. C. Gardner has been
made 2nd Lieut, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Lieut.
W. M. Gardner.
Sergeant. Remars, Sergeant Instruc
tor of the First Batallion, gave the
non-com. school preliminary range in
structions here this week.
STUDY PROGRAMS
With former district deputy Grand
Master W. R. Vaughan presiding, the
Masonic educational program for the
lodges of Vaughan, Littleton, Norlina
and Warren opened here on - Monday
evening. The halls of Johnston-Caswell
held visitors from Norlina, Ma
con, Vaughan, Warren. Plains and Lit
tleton. The speakers from Littleton were
Messrs. Garland B. Daniel, C. S. Tate
and M. L. Cole. Many phases of the
work were made more significant by
their remarks.
Members and other visitors spoke
after these gentlemen.
Supt. J. Edward Allen, Worshipful
Master E. E. Gillam, James C. Moore
and G. H. Jones attended the lodge at
Norlina on Tuesday , evening where
another section of the work was discussed.-
Supt. Allen was principal
speaker of 'the evening.
The educational campaign -will last
for several months. The lodges mak
ing the best record will have the honor
of entertaining the Grand Master of
the State.
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HOTEL WHICH WAS OPENED
DR. BROOKS TELLS
OF SCHOOL PLANS
"Greatest Efficiency at the
Smallest Possible Cost" Idea
Of Department State.
"ALL SHOULD PAY TXES"
Dr. E. C. Brooks, State Superin
tendent of Public Instruction, held the
close attention of a "large audience
in cther:;GpeKa"lHouse JipnTujesdai:
morning as he urged the the support
and necessity for education of the
children of the State.
The program opeied at the piano
with -an instrumental quartette under
the direction "of Mrs. Norman Gholson
of Norlina. y
Dr. Brooks was introduced by Prof.
Strowd of the Warrenton High
School, former pupil of Dr. Brook's
at Trinity College.
Dr. Brooks expressed his apprecia
tion of the privilege of being present
and of the fact that he was permitted
to address an audience of the business
men and teachers of Warren.
He told the story of the old preach
ed who always prefaced his sermon
with the prayer, "O Lord! Hold me
together until I deliver Thy message."
He said he felt like saying "O Lord!
Hold this audience together until I
deliver my message."
In illustrating the importance of
education and pressing heme the truth
that education is essential if we are
to take our places in World affairs,
he told an amusing story of his ex
periences 'while at Birmingham, Ala.,
where he had delivered an address be
fore the State Educational Associa
tion. He said it was very warm, and
he had, as usual, sweated down his
collar, and was generally in a limp
condition.
As he approached his room at the
hotel he saw three young men about
"three seas over" trying to find the
keyhole to their room Sizing the Doc
tor up, one of them said, "Perfessor,
won't you have a drink?" The Doc
tor replied "No, it might produce con
volution of the cerebellum."
The young nian, turned to his com
panions and in an awe-struck stage
whisper, said, "My God, ain't educa
tion worth something."
The Doctor, having his audience in
good humor, turned to his message
and propounded three questions:
1. What is your purpose in building
a school ? What do you hope to ac
quire? 2. How will you organize so as to
secure that purpose? How will you
equip, what will you do?
3. What will it cost ? How will you
get the money? How will you safe
guard your funds ?
"I could take your splendid exhibit
across the street and answer your
first question," the Doctor said as he
paid tribute to the excellent exhibit,
the overwhelming evidence of pro
gress, as shown by theschools of the
county.
"Having secured the first purpose,
ON WEDNESDAY WITH A.
then the second must be answered
"How ' will you organize, and with
what kind of teacher and what kind
--
of supervision will you be satisfied ?
"You will not be satisfied unless
your teacher has moral fitness, and
she must combine with that physical
fitness, : and then she should have vo
cational fitness.
The - teacher should know how to
make a home; she should know how
to make it pleasing to those who
dwell therein." -
He told of the sickening thought of
so many , of pur young women being
taken .into homes of drudgery as
brides, to fade before the second baby
Ifdfiuseoa not'Mbeen
taught-to surround ourselves with the
necessities and comforts that educa
tion will demand. He believed it to
be our duty in educating the young
boys and girls to educate them c to
higher standards in home-making;
that they would demand better living.
He said the boys should know how to
produce; how to market, and turning
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MANY WOMEN WILL
VOTE IN PRIMARY
Many women will vote in the com
ing primary, according to a number of
men and women interviewed here on
Tuesday." Though registration books
do not show a large number of women,
the gist of general comment was that
the women would register before May
20. Special school tax or local bond
registration will not entitle one o
vote,' it was pointed out.
How the vote will be cast has many
guessing but several have said that
the household votes would not be pair
ed in all sections of Warren.
Cards of John L. Skinner, W.' J.
Pinnellkand John S. Davis announce
their candidacy for the Board"- of
County Commissioners. Members of
the present Board standing for re
election are C. 'C. . Hunter, J. J. My
rick, John Wesley King, B. C. Hamlet
and Walter Allen. Mr. W. H. Dam
eron of Warrenton, who has had the
matter of accepting the nomination
of the meeting held here several weeks
ago, said yesterday that the press of
business would not permit him to be
come a candidate.
There are at least two candidates
for every office to be voted upon on
June 3, excepting the members of the
General Assembly, while Sheriff R.' E.
Davis is opposed by Marvin ' Drake
and Hugh Rodwell. Register of
Deeds J. A. Dowtin has opposition
from Simon M. Gardner and J. D.
Palmer.
There is general talk of W. R.
Vaughan for the lower house against
N. H. Paschall, but Mr. Vaughan has
not yet announced his candidacy.
Revival Services at M. E. Church
Revival meeting will begin at the
M. E. Church on Wednesday evening
at 8 o'clock, Dr. J. T. Gibbs announces
today.
The preaching will be by Rev. A. J.
Parker of Gibson. The public is cor
dially invited.
There are 261,553 women farmers
'in the United States? "...
B. ANDERSON AS MANAGER
LADY ASTOR GETS
BIG WELCOME IN VA.
Economic Conference Accepts
Reports of Financial And
Transport Committees.
MEMORANDUM TO RUSSSIA
Lady Astor, who was Miss Nancy
Langhorne and who was reared in
Richmond, Va., returned: to that city
on 'Tuesday for the first time since
sheUjecameua jaeniber -of- the British
Parliament and was accorded a great
welcome, the John Marshall High
School cadet band playing "Dixie" as
she alighted from a train at Broad
Street station. Flowers ard. kisses
were bestowed upon h.er by relatives
and friends.
Lady Astpr's greeting to the group
that assembled in the train shed was:
"I can't be a heroine at 7 o'clock in
the morning."
The camera men crowded up to get
a snap.
Now please, please," she said,
don't come too close. It's awful hard
to look pleasant so early in the morn
mg."
In the meantime, Viscount Astor
had gotten off the train and was im
mediately besieged by an admiring
group. As the photographer closed in
on-him, he threw his hands to his fa c
and said: "Oh, Lord," in true British
style: "no photographs, please;
haven't had a shave this morning.'
Just .as Lady Astor passed into the
station corridor a wild cheer from
the crowd swelled and mingled with
the strain oi uixie. At tne same
moment, Miss Ora L. Hatcher, presi
dent of the Southern Woman's Educa
tional Alliance, presented to Lady
Astor a tall basket of flowers and
said: "Lady Astor, we welcome you to
Richmond with all our hearts."
Lady Astor's sister, Mrs. Charles
Dana Gibson, wife of the artist who
was with the party, was . one of the
first to leave the train. As Mrs. Gib
son came out her friends - crowded
around and there was a general hand
shaking and kissing, after which
there came cries of "Where's Nancy ?
Where's Nancy?" ,
"She's inside," said Mrs. -Gibson.
Hasn't finished dressing."'
Mrs. Gibson went to the window
and rapped on it.
"Come out, Nancy; hurry; they
want to crown you Queen of the May.
Just then the first woman member
of the British Parliament appeared
in the doorway of the train. There
were shouts of welcome as her friends
rushed to greet her.
Viscount and Lady Astor remained
in the city until Thursday, when they
went to Danville, where Lady Astor
was born.
The economic conference gathered
at Genoa made progress on Wednes
day when a full session of the con
ference was held. The reports of. the
financial and transport committees
were adopted.
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NEW HOTEL OPENS
FOR TRAVELLERS
$100,000 Town Property Modern
In Every Particular; -Run
On American Plan.
MANY GUESTS FIRST DAY
The town's new $100,000 hotel
opened here ' on Wednesday at noon
with Mr. A. B. Anderson in charge
and with more than forty guests for
dinner. No. particular ceremonies
marked the occasion.
Numbers of town persons were at
the hotel for lunch and for dinner on
Wednesday evening." Gibb's Southern
fcyncopaters, under the direction of
W. A. Gibbs of the Mason Stock Com
pany, furnished music. They will
play at the hotel during the week.
Manager Anderson said vesterdav
that everything had started auspic-
ously, and he announced that meals
would be served from 7 to 9 o'clock in
the morning; from 12 to 2 o'clock at
mid-day, and from 6:30 to 8:30 in the
evening. The hotel will be operated
on the American plan.
A motorbus schedule to meet all
trains at Norlina is to be inaugurated
within the next ten days, a member
of the Hotel Executive Committee said
yesterday.
The building is comfortably ap-
pointed in every particular and with
flowers on each table and in the lobby,
and with good music those who were
guests there on Wednesday felt the
big-town atmosphere and enjoyed its
luxury.
Previous to the opening on Wednes
day several persons had spent the
night at the hotel. The first guest
was from Philadelphia and the second
from Kingsport, Tenn. They had
rooms on April 26th.
"There is a possibility," Manager
Anderson said, "of the hotel conduct
ing a news stand, but this matter has
not "been definitely decided."
Town guests of the hotel on Wed
nesday were Dr. and Mrs. - W. D.
Rodgers Jr., who are living thera, J.
J. Macon, W. M. Gardner, also a
roomer, A. J. Ellington, Miss Mary
Harris, Misses Will N. and H. Byrd
Jones, G. B. Gregory, S. E. Burroughs,
Miss Mariam Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Burwell, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Boyd,
J. C Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund
White, W. H. Burroughs, T. O. Rod-
well, and Hugh White.
The hotel management cordially in
vites the public to inspect the hotel on
Saturday afternoon from 3 to )
o'clock.
, Excavation was commenced for
Hotel Warren in April of 1920 after
a fight of more than seven years for
proper accomodation here. Work
stopped in September of 1920 upon de
cision of the Board of Directors and
the "hotel was boarded up until Oct 1,
1921. This action by the Board sav
ed $15,000 in construction cost, ac
cording to the estimate of the con
tractor. The hotel" is heated by steam and
has hot and cold running water in
each room. Every room has a private
closet. Bath connecting with all of
the 32 rooms is another feature of
modern hotel construction.
The lobby is large and furnished
with an idea of taste and comfort.
Private telephones and call bells have
been installed.
In building, the Board had an eye
to the future. The South lot will be
held for an addition should time
prove the wisdom of such a course.
The foundation of the present build
ing is sufficient to allow the addition
of another story and the roof is de
signed with that eventuality in view.
The town's 80 per cent, new venture
into municipal ownership has had the
support of citizens here. In the finan
cial crisis through which the country
passed as an aftermath of war, the
town's bonds could not be sold on the
New York market at par. Citizens of
Warrenton invested to keep the work
going. The new structure is a mon
ument to the town's determination to
have a hotel second to none in any
town of 1500 in this country.
The officers of the Warren Hotel
Company are President, W. G.
Rogers; Secretary, W. H. Burroughs;
Treasurer, C. R. Rodwell. The Board
of Directors, W. G. Rogers, E. S. Al
len, V. F. Ward, H. A. Moseley, W. N.
Boyd, W. H. Burroughs, C. R. Rod
well. The Building Committee with H. A.
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