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APPEAL TO PUBLIC
HERE AND NORLINA
VOLUME XXVII. v WARRENTON COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1922 NUMBER 32
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President, Expected To Lay Sit
uation Before Congress; Wal
lace Talks To Farmers.
13TH CONFERENCE FAILS
president Harding was expected to
place the rail strike situation before
Congress and before the country not
later than Thursday, it was officially
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announced at the wnue nouse.
The announcement came after the
president conferred on the strike
situation with his Cabinet and with
leaders in Congress and after rail
road labor organizations had made
imblic their rejection of the resi
dent's last settlement proposal to
gether with the statement that chiefs
of the non-striking unions planned to
continue their efforts at mediation of
the rail controversy.
The admisistration spokesman who
made known the President's purpose
declared there was "no grounds for
the executive to stand upon in ad
vancing any "further proposition" for
settlement of the railroad strike, oth
r than those which have already
been laid before the managements
and representatives of the workmen
now striking.
The impression prevailed among the
President's advisers that he would m
his statement to Congress and though
Congress to the country make no sug
gestions as to legislation, but the ad
ministration spokeman said that de
pended on trie events that occur with
in the brief time before he speaks.
The President was said to feel that
it is due to the country and to Con
gress that the exact positions in the
strike situation the coal -as well as
the railroad difficulties should be pre
sented as he has ascertained them
during weeks of negotiation and con
ference. He does not consider, it
was said, that the step will interfere
with any peace efforts which, may be
continued in other than govermental
quarters, and he hopes that the coal
difficulty may have at least partially
disappeared by the time he presents
his message.
The farmer "calls upon capital, and
labor to cease their petty bickerings
and resume production, trusting to
American institutions and the Amer
ican sense of fair play to see that
justice is done to both of them," Sec
retary Wallace, of the department of
agriculture, declared in an address at
Leesburg, Va., be fore the local farm
bureau.
Mr. Wallace presented compara
tive figures to show that the purchas
ing power of the farmer's dollar had
decreased sharply since 1913, "while
the wage of the workmen, and espe
cially in organized industries, are
considerably higher than they were
before the war, whether measured in
dollars and cents or in purchasing
power." '
"The purchasing power of the
wages of the railway employe in
1921," he continued, "was 51 per cent
greater than in 1913. The purchas
mg power of the wages of the coal
miner in 1921 was 30 per cent great
er than in 1913. Te -purchasing
power of the farm hand who works
for wages in 1921 was 4 per cent less
an .in 1913, while the purchasing
Power of the farmer himself was,
n an average from 25 to 45 per cent
Iess than in 1913." r -
"In short," Mr. Wallace empha
sized, "the farmers of the country,
numbered almost one third of our
Population, have borne altogether the
heaviest burden of deflation and they
ave not struck. They have kept on
Producing and in the face of extra
ordinary low prices have this year
grown one of the largest crops in
ur entire history. The farmer be
eves m iaW and order. He believes
government. He believes in fair
Is between man and man. He be
. es m working hard and produc
es efficiency. ' .
fiut there are too many people
tW S?6m to be thinking only of
pelves and how they can profit
larjr 8Xpense of the community at
of th especially at the expense
and r mer' The farmer is sick
He i f this sort of business,
rinjr H- SgUSted with thes recur-
bor J . betweeen capital and la
specially as connected with the
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TZ the .me.n bo arc t
essential industries. He sees no rea
son why such disputes cannot and
should not be settled in an orderly
and lawful way and without the in
terruptions of service which cost
him so dearly."
"If the various groups in this coun
try are determined to prey upon one
another and abandon law and order
for strong arm methods, the farmer
can take care of himself. He. can
reduce his production to his own
heeds. He can follow the example
of some others and refuse to sell
what he produced. But He does not
believe in that sort of thing. He
knows that such a policy would bring
about in this great republic exactly
the same sort of conditions that exist
in Russia." i
The 13th allied conference on Ger
man reparations broke down Monday,
agreeing to disagree" as the spokes
men for toth France and Great
Britain put it, there having been a
complete lack of unanimity op the im
portant -points discussed.
From its commencement the con
ference see med predestined to failure,
according to the views expressed by
close observers of the situation, and
these observers are of the opinion
hat the failure indicates utter in
compatibility between the policies of
Great Britain and France toward Ger
many.
Former Warrenton Man
Heads New Enterprise
In Capital of Virginia
The following clipping from a Rich
mond daily will be interesting to the
fiends of Mr. George Gregory in
Warren County. He was formerly
in business here with Mr. C. E. Jack
son. Mrs. Jackson is his sister and
he has other relatives in Warrenton
Editors.-; '
Geoge C. 'Gregory, vice-president
of the American Trust Company, has
resigned his postjefFective today and
will organize the Guaranty Trust
Company, of Richmond, with a capi-
alization of $300,000. Mr. Gregory
endered his resignation to President
Oliver J. Sands nearly a month ago
but his departure from the American
Tnlst has been kept a secret. His
successorhas not yet been appointed.
Mr. Gregory is a native of North
Carolina and an alumnus of the Uni
versity of Virginia, where he grad
uated with a law degree about fifteen
years ago. He practiced law in Rich
mond for about ten years and" came
wth the American National bank
about six years ago. He organized
the trust department of the bank,
which was very successful ana aoout
a year and a half ago a separate cor
poration known as the American
Trust Company, was organized with
a capital of $100,000. This was later
increased to $1,000,000 and has a sur
plus of $175,000. y
Plans for the new trust company
which Mr. Gregory will organize, have
not been entirely 'completed. He will
be the active president of the con
cern, a charter for which will be ap-
plied for. The personnel ot tne om-
cial family vand directorate of the
company will be announced in a few
days. . ' . .. .
Motor Sales o. Has Hup-Agency.
The Motor Sales Co. has secured
the agency, for the Hupmobile car,
it was learned here this weeK. xur.
T. I. Gillam announces the sale of
a Hup to Mi:. W. J. Pinnell.
;.w a:ZXL. S I: ' ruent naramg. mese men each have full authority in their respec-H
RUr P h n r r:gTni' aS Uy: B Aitchison Commissioner; John C. Roth, Director
T S v L m ' t " ot- Jr Assistant Director; and F. C Smith, Chief Inspector. Second Row:
" p'innMVn'ng 'Is3' Robertson, .Bluefield, w- Va.; C. C. Semple Huntington, W. Va.; C. S.
rmtnd!w.y Priest, Louisville, Ky.; W. L. Barry, Norton Va,; and S. J. May hood,
try to keep us aU supplied in coal this
TO COMPLETE NEW
SCHOOL ON NOV. 1
Term Begins In Graded Budd
ing On Sept. 5 With Seven
New Teachers ComingX
TROUBLE FINDING ROOM
Warrenton's new school buildiner
will be completed by Nov. 1, accord
ing to W. H. B. Riggan in charge of
construction on the old academy lot.
School will open here in the graded
school building on September 5 with
Superintendent R. B. Spencer of Dunn
in charge. Miss Gladys Gordy, Miss
Belle Dameron and Miss Mariam Boyd
are the only teachers of the past year
who will be members of the faculty
for the coming term. Five of the
other six teachers have accepted po
sitions and the school board will con
tract with a. seventh grade teacher at
an early date. " ' "
Supt. Spencer was in town this
week seeking a home for his wife and
family, but returned without being
definitely settled.
C. Gadsden Sayre, the school archi
tect of Anderson, S. C, was also here
this week on business relative to the
building which Mr. Riggan says will
be ready for occupancy by 'Nov. 1.
Warrenton Loses To South Hill.
Crippled by the absence of Polk,
Booth, Jones, Powell and Langley, the
Warrenton team lost in South Hill
yesterday afternoon by a score of 8
to 2. Clark and Loyd scored the War
renton runs with homers. D. Jones,
W. and J." Moore, J. Fleming, J. Polk,
Mitchell and Macon were in the War
renton line-up.
Sunday School Folk
- Name New Officers
At Meeting In Norlina
Rain does not seem to dampen the
ardor of the Sunday School workers
of Warren County for they gathered
at Norlina on Saturday and Sunday,
August 12th and 13th from fifteen
Sunday Schools. The occasion was
the annual convention of the Warren
County Sunday School Association.
Notwithstanding the heavy rains
about two hundred Sunday School
workers assembled from different
parts of the county.
The "dinner on the grounds" ar
rangement on Sunday was only slight
ly interrupted "for boards were put
across the backs of church seats and
house full of people feasted while the
rain poured in torrents. ' y
According to the County President,
J. L. Overby of Norlina, this was the
best meeting " of its kind held in the
county in recent years. Prof. J. Ed
ward Allen of Warrenton started the
se'ssion on Sunday afternoon with an
address on "How the Sunday School
and the Home Can Help Each Other."
Rev. R. E. Nelson, pastor of the Bap
tist Church of , Norlina gave a ring
ing address at the Sunday morning
session of the convention on "Evan
gelism in the Sunday School."
Mr. D. W. Sims and Miss Flora
Davis of Raleigh who are employed
by the North Carolina Sunday-School
Association both spoke at Wch ses
sion of the convention.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President, J. L. Overby, Norlina;
Vice-President. W. Brodie Jones, War-
winter. They are officers oft Coal
renton; Secr'etar-Treasurer, Prof. J,
Edward Allen, Warrenton.
Township Presidents are:
Fork, Edgar Williams; Haw Tree,
C. W. King; Warrenton C. E. Skill
man; River, E. C. Bobbitt; Nut Bush,
J. B. Ellington; Judkins, Roy Shearin;
Shocco, Mrs. Henry . Hunter; Six
Pound, H. A. Nanney; Sandy Creek,
S. E. Allen.
The invitation of Sharon Churcji,
4 miles north of Norlina Tor the next
County Convention was unanimously
accepted.
Littleton Wins From Norlina 3-2.
A home run by Gay in the first
half of the twelfth inning yesterday
gave Littleton a 3 to 2 victory over
the Norlina team in that town. xThe
game was well attended and held in
terest to the last out.
NEW CITIZEN COMES TO TAKE
POSITION WITH CITIZENS BANK.
Recent purchase of the Hal T. Ma
con Insurance Agency by the Citi
zens Bank here brings Mr. . L. C.
Witherspoon of Roanoke Rapids to
Warrenton as manager of the insu
ance department of that financial in
stitution., :
Mr. Witherspoon will be joined on
Sunday by his wife. They will have
an apartment in the home . of Mrs.
Kate A. Williams.
W. A. Burweli Hit By
Automobile In Raleigh
On Wednesday Night
W. A. Burweli, formerly proprie
tor of the Burweli Drug Co. here and
now with a wholesale drug firm in
Raleigh, was struck by an automobile
driven by Jonathan Daniels in Ral
eigh on Wednesday night and suffer
ed a broken collar bone and a bruised
legTHe was taken to Rex Hospital
for the night but was out yesterday
afternoon, according to McRobt.
Booth who was in Raleigh with Dr.
Booth. -
Mr. Burweli, who ran out of ?as,
stepped into the street to halt a c r.
The driver did not see him in time
and Mr. Burweli was hit by the ma
chine. His injuries are not serious.
Keep 'plugging away' its a long
path that doesn't lead somewhere.
Mrs. Holt A Hostess On Tuesday.
Mrs. T. J. Holt entertained at Pro
gressive Bridge on Tuesday after
noon complimentary to Mrs. Rob Po
well of Henderson, Mrs. W. A. Gra
ham of Wilmington, Mrs. Finley
Gayle of Richmond, and Mrs. Law
rence Whitaker of Endfield.
Others present were Mesdames
Gordon Poindexter, B. B. Williams,
Edmund White, Howard Alston, J. G.
Ellis, T. D. , Peck, Gideon Macon, J.
P. ScogghvR. i. Jones,' V. F. Ward,
G. B. Gregory, Charles Tucker, W. H.
Dameron, Henry Falkener, and Kath
rine Arrington, and Misses Mariam
Boyd, Nora King of Raleigh, Rowe
Jones, Annie Burweli and Lucy Bur
well. x - ;
Mrs. Charles Tucker making the
highest score was presented a pair
of white silk hose, and to Mrs. Law
rence Whitaker, making the second
highest1 score, a deck of cards.
'. Meeting Starts Next Sunday.
An eight-day meeting will com
mence in the Baptist Church here on
Sunday morning, conducted by Dr. J.
F. Black. The public is cordially in
vited to attend,. Dr. Taylor said yes
terday , morning.
Cotton Producers Called To Meet
In Court House On 26th
At Coop House On 25th,
TO HAVE BRUNSWICK STEW
Cotton growers of Warren .County
are called to meet in Warrenton on
Saturday, Aug. 26, at 3:30 o'clock to
complete the final membership cam
paign in the county. U. B. Blalock,
General Manager of them Cotton As
sociation, is expected to be present
and deliver an address.
This will be the last meeting held
in the county by the association be
fore the cotton market opens,. Full
information , will be given on methdd
of operatiqns aa well as instructions
as to handling for market.
Friday, Big Co-op Day, At Norlina.
A final drive for contracts for the
cooperative marKeting of tobacco will
be held at Norlina on Friday at the
new warehouse at 11 a. m.
Posters say that J. R. Blanks of
Kentucky will deliver an address ojn
cooperative marketing of tobacco as
he has seen it in South Carolina and
Kentucky.
The town and farmers will give
a brunswick stew to 3,000 folk. A
baseball 4?ame at 4 and a dance at
9 o'clock in the new warehouse are
social feature planned.
MR. STALLINGS TAKES CHARGE
OF CORLEY CO. BRANCH HERE.
Due to the death of Mr. W L. Roy-
ster, for years a representative of the
Corley Co. here, Mr. A. C. Stallings
arrived this week to.fce in charge of
the local branch of the Richmond
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musical concern. ,J.ur. diallings nas
been in the music business for many
years.
His wife came with him to make
their home in Warrenton. They have
an apartment in the home of Mrs.
Kate A. Williams near the Centre
Warehouse.
Mr. Stallings said yesterday in
talking of Mr. Royster that he was
one of the best and most faithful of
he Richmond house's representatives
and that he stood high in the esteem
of those within the organization.
Among T,he Travelers Here and There
Miss Nora King of - Raleigh was
the guest of Miss Mariam Boyd this
week.
Mrs. Lawrence Whitaker, nee Miss
Pattie Boyd, has, been visiting Mrs.
Henry Boyd and other relatives this
week.
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Mrs. Fitzgerald, after a visit to
her daughter Mrs. G. B. Gregory,
as returned to her home in Richmond.
CoL Powell Host To
Many Friends At An
nual Co. Home Dinner
Fed abundantly with chicken, cake,
stew, pickles, ice cream, vegetables,
barbecued pig and lamb more than
two hundred persons from all sections
of Warren left the County Home on
Thursday' afternoon with thanks to
Col. Scrap Powell and Mrs. Powell
for an excellent dinner, well served
beneath the friendly shade of oaks.
Clerk of Court Newell, the full
Board of County Commissioners, Reg
ister "of Deeds J. A. Dowtin," Auditor
P. M. Stallings, Superintendent of
Schools J. Edward Allenere among
county officials - present. Howard F.
Jones and Simon M. Gardner, demo
cratic nominees to the county official
family, were there as well as County
Solicitor S. G. Daniel, former Sheriff
Patterson and N. W- Warren, a can
didate for Sheriff of Halifax, from
Littleton. , John L. Skinner, who lead
the ticket for commissioner, was up
from Judkins and many persons prom
inent in the business life of the coun
ty rallied for" tne outing.
The meal had been prepared bjr- J.
M. Riggan, Peter Felts, Mrs. Powell
and her corps of assistants. It was
a tribute to 'their ability, if the en
joyment with which- the meal was rel
relished was an indication. The
meal was served at 2 o'clock after
blessing by the Rev. Christopher
Riggan. Numbers remained after
dinner for an inspection of the coun
ty property and to see the living con
ditions of the persons over whom Col.
Powell has control.
J. A. Meeder Will Sit On Case
To Be Held In Court House
For Resisting Arrest.
GOOD LEGAL TALENT HERE
Buck Clayton, wounded in the rierht
arm while resisting arrest at Norlina
on Saturday morning and released
from jail here on Tuesday under a
$4,000 bond, will be placed on trial
before J. A. Meeder in the Court
House here, today.
The arrest on Saturday morning
by Seriff Davis and his deputies was
a result of threats made the night,
before by Clayton against the spe
cial deputies guarding Seaboard pro
perty at Norlina. Sheriff Davis went
to Norlina on Saturday at the request
of the special force there.
Clayton, who had been up practi
cally all night and who had been
drinking, was eating a breakfast of
raw eggs when Sheriff Davis told him
he was wanted.
As the Sheriff read the warrant,
Clayton snatched it from his hards,
ripped it to bits, and threw the pieces
into the officer's face. Davis, with
Clayton drawing his gun, walked to
his deputies and turning told New
man to leave the store.
As Newman left, Clayton follow
ed. The Sheriff and his men pur
sued and fired twelve shot, before one
pierced Clayton's forearm. He halt
ed and carried his 38 skyward in sur
render. After Dr. F. S. Packardad dress
ed the wounds, Clayton slapped Will
Carter policeman at Norlina, with his
left arm. Sheriff brought the pris
oner here where he rested in jail until
bond in the sum of $4,000 was fur
nished on Tuesday by A. E. White of
Vance County.
Many of the pronvnent citizens of
Norlina and Warrenton interviewed
by this paper the past week have ex
pressed their regret over the inci
dent: Able legal talent has been procur
ed and the argument will be follow
ed with interest today by many per
sons of the county.
Colored Fire Company Out of Town.
The Colored Fire Company is at
tending the Annual Tournament of
the North Carolina Colored Fire
men's Association at Tarboro this
week.
President John--S. Plummer and
Secretary Peter Collins are in attend
ance. -
Mrs. Dameron Entertains Friends.
Mrs. W. H. Dameron entertained on
Wednesday afternoon at Bridge com
plimentary to friends visiting town.
Those present and playing were:
Mrs. Rob Powell of Henderson,
Mrs. Finley Gayle of Richmond, Mrs.
H. D. Wood of New Bern, Mrs. W.
A. Graham of Wilmington, Mrs. V. F.
Ward. Mrs Gordon Poindexter, Mrs.
Buxton B. Williams, Mrs. G. B. Gre
gory, and Misses Nora King of Ral
eigh, Mariam Boyd, Josie Dameron
and Tempie Dameron. .
Mrs. T. J. Holt Entertains.
Mrs. T. Jj Holt entertained at two
tables of bridge on Thursday after
noon complimentary to Miss Eliza
beth McCraw of Wilson.
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Those present were: MLss McCraw,
.Misses Byrd and Will Jones, Kate
White Williams, Janice Fleming,
Laura Boyd, Annie Burweli and the
hostess.
Tobacco Prices Range
' High' In Wilson Ai
Market Opens For Fall
WILSON, Aug. 15. It is estimated
that fully 20,000 people are here today
for the opening of tobacco sales for
the season of 1922-1923 on the floors
v.
of Wilson's six mammoth warehouses
that will operate this season, as
usual, under the old auction plan.
Triple sales started at 9 a. m., and
quadruple sales went on at 9:30 a. m.
It is estimated that the break is be
tween 500,000 and 750,000 pounds.
The average up to noon was estimat
ed at between 25 and 26 cents a pound.
Mrs. J. E. Jones of Henderson is
the guest of Mrs. Will Lancaster.