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WARRENTON, COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1922
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NUMBER 20
SHORT CRIMINAL AND CIVIL DOCKETS
MARK MAY TERM OF SUPERIOR COURT
Vance Harris Gets Two Years For Whiskey Trouble and Macon
Myrick, Another Warren County White IVlan, Sent To
Penn For Three Years On Robbery Charges.
GRAND JURY AND SOLICITOR MAKE REPORTS TO COURT
Boy Golf ; . Wcz&ls?' ; is Presfcl
I State
IAN
1 1 Aft.
two year loan aeuieuct; iur
Vince Harris, white man convicted
selling whiskey and the confession
f Macon Myrick, suspected of rob
beries in all sections of Warren and
lower Virginia, featured the short
of May superior oun wmen
adjourned on Wednesday morning
a late start on Monday, Two
were granted in the civil
in
term
ECONOMIC PARLEY
ENDS AT GENOA
alter
divorces
docket.
The Harris case had been continued
'or months, due first to one cause and
then to another. The State showed
to the satisfaction of the jury that
Karris was caught at a whisky-still,
with incriminating evidence. The fact
that he had previously been on the
roads in Vance County on a similar
charge was introduced. W. P. Pear
cy, caught at the still with Harris,
was not found guilty of manufactur
ing and escaped the pick and shovel
are- sentence which Judge Oliver H.
Allen handed to Harris after sermon
izing upon the general condition of.
the country and pleaing for more law
observance and a return to religious
conduct.
Macon Myrick wTho was suspected I perity
of robbing the S. J. Stallings store m
Littleton, the Warrenton Depot, the
E. B. Stallings store at Macon, sev
eral country stores in Virginia andj
who had been packing a gun and liv
ing a fugitive from justice for many
months, did not offer fight in the
Court room. Myrick was captured
in Virginia on last Thursday night by
Chief E. L. Green at the home of
a friend. The arrest followed an
offer of a $50 reward by the County
Commissionsrs, some detective work
by Chief Green, and a telephone mes
sage from a Virginia officer that My
rick had been spotted.
Three Virginia officers and T.H. Rob
ertson were with Chief Green when he
surrounded the Myrick home. A search
of the premises was unavailing until
the boy's mother unintentionally told
where her son had gone. The sur
prise at the neighboring house was
complete and the arrest sudden. He
was brought to Warrenton and placed
in jail on Thursday night where he
remained until sentenced on Tuesday
to three years in the State Prison.
A no! pros was entered in State
against Arch Alston for carrying a
deadly weapon.
Georgia Brown and Edward Brown
dissolved the bonds of wedlock and
&ttie D. Nash and R. A. Nash were
aJso granted a divorce.
Grand Jury Reports.
The Grand Jury completed its du
es on Tuesday afternoon with the
submission of the following report.
trough Foreman C. W. Perkinson:
'"Ve have completed the duties as
!gned us by law and our respective
oaths and Koo- iAn,m v,
Non-Aggression Pact and Pro
posal for Another Conference
Chief Accomplishments.
PERSHING AT CHARLOTTE
When James Frazier, trie five-year-old
son of Jim Frazier, gave an exhibition of
his skill at golf on the Sea View, N. J.t
links, President Harding took occasion to
congratulate the little fellow. Bold in
his stroke when playing, the youngster
became - President shy when he grasped
the, hand of the nation's head.
650 WOMEN REGISTERED
TO CAST BALLOTS IN PRIMARY JUNE 3
Prime Minister Lloyd George of
Great" Britain, in his validictory speech
to the Genoa conference last Friday,
said the conference had gathered "fine
crops," namely, the meeting to be
held at The Hague, the non-aggression
pact, and the reports of the finance,
transport and economic commissions,
which he said alone justified the hold
ing of the conference.
These results must be incorporated
into living practice, however, the
Premier added, in order to aid in re
storing European vigor and pros-
"We are now at the end of the most
remarkable conference ever held in the
history of the world," he said. "The
Genoa conference will forever be an
inspiring land-mark in the pathway
of peace."
Warns Russians.
Mr. Lloyd George called attention
to the bad effect the Russian memo
randum had on the world, and he
warned the Russians that if they" de
sired to win success at" The Hague it
would be better for them not to enter
Judge Rodwell had quite a full
docket Monday morning in his Court,
the following cases were handled: '
State vs Henry Davis Assault
with Deadly weapon. A verdict of
not guilty.
State vs Herman Brown Assault;
Guilty and fine of $25.00 and. cost im
posedv ,.;'"?-"r;,"J ' " '
State vs Herman Brown and Willie
Davis Affray. - Guilty. .Eah fined
1 V -a fill ovri Holr Aor I In itic sr n
eloquent presentations of the doctrine j r . ,
nf rpmidiation of debts. Such a course I 1 . '
was unwise when one wanted to bor-
W. J. Pinnell, Candidate for County Commissioner, Fails to Qualify
Before the Board of Elections; Howard F. Jones Has No "
Opposition in Campaign for the State Senate.
MORE THAN 225 WOMEN REGISTER IN WARRENTON
OXFORD CHAPTER
VISITS 0. E. S, HERE
General Royster, Editor Pinnix,
Lewis Taylor and Others
Speak Monday Evening.
FULL DOCKET IN
RECORDER COURT
CARNIVAL DRAWS
MANY TO TOWN
sae and ask for a discharge
T have
to t
to
ve passed upon all bills sent
ne Grand Jury and also brought
u ur attention by Hon. G. E. Mid-
'ee, Solicitor for this Judicial Dis
trict. ;s have been excused from exam-
w f the County Home' Jail &c-
term of Court by your Honor."
Fenibers of the Grand Jury with
inJean Peikinson were R. P. Flem
son p aynard Paynter, C. L. Perkin
n, George Allen, T. R. Evans, J. E.
I 'n' B D- Shearin, S. D. King, W.
DBb7' Jack Bobbitt, Murphy
ni0l, ' b; E- White, W. S. Throck-
Jr pi W' Pitchford J- D- Newell
R 1 RHayes and J. D. Odom.
the' r J' Was appointed officer of
Solicitor's Report.
hllrS' Hn- G' E'
Ja(ioe .anded ln bis report to the
the Vic S lows: have examined
of vane p Clerk of Superior Court
with npfen County and find it supplied
and
Cords oi OOOKs, papers and re-
beino. . good condition the same
wen kept
01 Not Annan. r : C
to nouric S recluests this paper
for the te06 that Court has adjourned
N for th?1 that J'urors summon
tend. e ?ec'nd week need not at-
row- more money, he remarked.
Europe, he said, was anxious to
help Russia, but Russia must accept
the code of honor which Europe had as
an inheritance from centuries of hard
working, honest people.
The British premier warned Rus
sia that Europe was gradually filling
up the gap left by Russia's decline,
but was sad to see millions of Rus
sians in despair and starving.
Buyer Must Pay.
When a man sells goods, declared
Mr. Lloyd George, he expects the buy
er to pay for them; when a man lends
money he expects the borrower to re
pay, and when a man asks a second
loan he must repay the first one. He
argued that "the Russian tornado,,
had not uj)-rooted these basic laws of
the world's business, and declared the
Russians must accept them if they
wished the world's co-operation.
Foreign Minister Tchitcherin of
Soviet Russia responding to MrT Lloyd
George"s remarks regarding the Rus
sian memorandum and the appeal
from the British premier to the Rus
sians to modify their economic views,
said:
"Even Mr. Lloyd George's brilliant
eloquence cannot convert the Russian
people who have other prejudices.
For instance, if one's neighbor burns
down one's House he should pay for
the damage. The Russians, however,
will continue their efforts for peace."
Dr. Walter Rathenau, German for
eign minister, discussing the economic
economic commission's report, de
clared it would be impossible to
reconstruct Europe without the aid
of the Nnited States, he concluded
with the statement that Germany had
contributed to a reaproachment with
unhappy, suffering Russians and that
she hoped that the work had begun
would be the basis for peace between j
the east and west
"Peace is what the world demands,"
he asserted
Foreign Minister Schanzer submit
ted to the meeting the project for the
Hague meeting of experts and the
text of the non-aggression agreement
which would permit the discussion
there with the Russions to take place
in an atmosphere of mutual confi
dence, and especially in the spirit
of pacification which he said had in
spired the Genoa conference.
"The torch of this conference must
Continued On Page 8
sidered the matter and paid his fine
State vs Calvin White and wife and
Nora White Larceny. Judgment was
suspended upon payment of the cost.
Mr. Alex Cooper Dies on Sunday.
Mr. Alex Cooper, one of the lead
ing busines men of Henderson pass
ed away, after several months of
poor health, last Sunday morning.
Merry-go-round and ferris wheel
days returned to Warrenton this week
with a carnival which has been mak
ingnights merry on the lot adjoining
GayTs Garage and opposite the . Motor
Sale's; Co. The carnival came to War
renton from HHlshorxr -'and leaves en
rbuW to"Pocamo1ke, Md., on Saturday
night after the week's program -eludes.
The micL way has . held v interest o f
many as local persons hurled at cats
or played games of chance and fancy
for Kepew dolls or other prizes.
Interest centered on Wednesday
night in a wrestling match with M. P.
Burwell Jr. of Warrenton opposing
one of the show men. Burwell stayed
with his man for five minutes and did
not have his shoulders placed to the
mat. His opponent said that "he was
one of the best men physically which
he had met."
Continued On Page 8
ALLEN WELCOMES GUESTS
0-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION GIVES
FACTS ON SIGN UP FROM CONTRACTS
Warren County Had Pledged January 1, 1922, More Than 2,000,000
Pounds to the Pool; Many Contracts Sj&ned Since;
Figures In Answer To Wilson Board of Trade.
BIG MEN IN STATE LIFE ENDORSE THE MOVEMENT
Two million, four hundred and fif -.production was signed up by the To-
teen thousand and " hve hundred
pounds of Warren County tobacco had
been pledged to the Co-operative
Marketing organization by January
1 this year, according to a letter from
the Raleigh office, released to the press
this week in answer to the sign-up
percentages reported by the Wilson
Tobacco Board of Trade.
The average of these figures was
given as 15.36 per cent. Below is
given the sign-up in pounds and per
centage of the crop of 1920, as taken
from the official certified records of
the organization committee of the
Tobacco Growers Co-operative Asso
ciation as of January' 1, 1922. Since
then many thousands of contracts
have reached Raleigh headquarters
of the Association.
Pounds Percentage
County
Wilson 5,164,800
Duplin 3,987,634
Sampson 1,562,360
Wayne 6,740,514
Warren 2,453,500
Nash , -..11,666,176
Lenoir 9,511,613
Pitt : 14,412,327
Greene 9,158,859
Edgecombe 8,180,000
Johnston 5,887,992
In these eleven counties 55.5 per
cent of the tobacco according to 1920
30.
24.2
52.1
46.6
44.6
55.3
68.
60.5
87.2
65.4
47.9
bacco Growers Co-operative Associa
tion on January 1, 1922, according to
the records of the organization com
mittee of the Association. Millions
of pounds have been added to this to
tal during the past five months.
The leaders of North Carolina who
voched for these figures nearly six
months ago are those who have stood
in the vanguard of progress for the
Old North State.
Behind-; these figures are those
whose names have always stood for
right and truth and justice: names
such as Clarence Poe, J. Y. Joyner,
B. W. Kilgore, George A. Norwood
and E. B. Crow.
How desperately the chamions of
the auction system are trying to dis
credit the organization of 70,000 to
bacco farmers can be seen from their
belated efforts to make the "farmers
believe that a thorough canvass and
an accurate record of the sign-up in
eleven counties of North Carolina vas
made 'in three days of automobiling
through Eastern North Carolina.
Against such claims- stand the con
tracts of the thousands of farmers
from Eastern North Carolina, whose
signed agreements were in Raleigh
last January and the millions of
pounds which have been added to the
Marketing Association in the steady
sign-up which has followed.
Twenty four members of the Ox
ford Chapter Order of the Eastern
Star, were guests of Warren Chapter
No. 85 here on Monday evening to
return the installation visit of the
local Chapter to Oxford in January
and to see secret work of the order
exemplified. Speeches by prominent
visitors and the comraderie' of a com
mon purpose were in evidence dur
ing the evening.
With Worthy Matron Mrs. HowarJ
F. Jones presiding, a portion of the
secret work of the Order was pre
en ted. Afterward Worthy Patron and
Past Grand Patron J. Edward Allen
welcomed the visitors to which Gen.
B. S. Royster, in eloquent and match
less style, responded.
General Royster alluded to the
beauty of the work of the Order and
to its wonderful record. Though in
itiated less -'.-than" ten days ago, he
spoke of observing, as Chairman of
the Orphanage Executive Committee,
the good work that is done in the
Institution.
Mr. Ivey Allen of the Orphanage,
following General Royster, said that
whenever the Orphanage Singing
Class went to a town in which there
was an Ilia stern Star Chapter, he felt
doubly sure that its wants would be
well cared for and the audience would
be large and interested.
Editor F. M. Pinnix of the Orphans
Friend responded in happy vein to a
call from the presiding officer.
The closing address of the evening
'was delivered by the Rev. Lewis N.
Taylor of Roanoke Rapids, whose
remarks held the interest of the en
tire number from beginning to end.
Mr. Taylor is an enthusiastic Star. He
gave a report of what the Chapter at
Roanoke Rapids had done in the past
six months, showing some remarkable
work for the orphans and the Home
in Greensboro.
Visitors included Past Grand Master
of Masons General B. S. Royster;
Treasurer of the Oxford Orphanage
Ivey Allen; Miss Nannie Bessent, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Jen
nette, Mrs. Judge Devin, Miss Mary
Fort, Miss Isabel Parham, Mrs. A. H.
A. Williams, Mr Jameison, Miss Vir
ginia Carroll, Miss Elizabeth Allen,
Mr. King, Miss Dorothy Royster, Miss
H. N. Lyon, Editor of The Orphans
Friend F. M. Pinnix, Worthy Matron
Miss Sadie Parham; the Rev. Lewis
fN. Taylor and Mr. Taylor of Roanoke
Rapids.
Those entertaining the Oxford del
egation were Mrs. W. D. Rodgers Jr.,
Mss Mary Harris, Supt. "and Mrs. J.
Edward Allen, Miss Emma Hall, the
Misses Sue and Mary Russell Bur
roughs, Mrs. H. A. Boyd, Mr. and Mrs.
H. F. Jones, Mrs. R. J. Jones, Mrs. H.
N. Walters, E. S. Allen, Miss Sarah
Macon.
WILLIS PINNELL TELLS VOTERS
REGRET FOR NOT QUALIFYING.
I regret that my farming operations
kept me so busy that I overlooked the
fact that I. should file my announce
ment as a candidate for County Com
missioner. I appreciate the 'nomina
tion and the many promises given me
of support . I failed to file my an
nouncement, and my friends seeing me
in town Saturday thought I had filed,
and "did not call my.attention to it..
It is now too late to enter my name
on the official ballot, but my best ef
forts will be given to the election of
those candidates who stand for the
upbuilding and uplft of our county
morally and financially.
W. J. PINNELL.
With mnrp tVinn civ VnmAA ri
kjiv iiuilUl 11 ill
fifty women registered in Warren,
persons who have been in a position
previously to make forecasts with rea
sonable accuracy hesitate to venture
an opinion on the outcome of-the Pri
mary on Saturday of next week. The
influx of the new votes will run the
total cast in the primary to more than
2,000 and gives the balance of politi
cal power in Warren to the women.
Failure of Willis J. Pinnell to qual
ify before the Board of Elections
leaves only two new candidates for the
Board of County Commissioners.
Former Representative John S. Davis
and former member of the County
Board of Education John L. Skinner
are new men seeking the vote of War
ren, wMle C. C. Hunter, Walter Allen,
J. J. Myrick, J. W. King and B. C.
Hamlet, present commissioners, are
before the public for re-election.
W. R. Vaughan of Vaughan and N.
H. Paschall of Nutbush Township are
opposing each other for the lower
house of Representatives. Former
Supt. of Schools Howard F. Jones,
candidate for the Senate from the 16th
district representing Vance and War
ren County had no opposition, and the
Board of "Elections did not order, his
name upon the county ballot. Mr.
Jones' nomination has been certified
to the State Election Board. , S. P.
Fleming of Nbrlina, one time chief of
police here, as a candidate for coro
ner, had no opposition and he has also
been declared the nominee of the
party in this county.
Indications are that J. A. Dowtin
will lead the ticket on the first ballot
with Gardner a close second. Mr. J.
D. Palmer, the other aspirant to the
Register of Deeds toga, it is generally
admitted, will run third, though re
ports from several sources are that he
will receive many votes from the new
electors. ,
A close contest is presaged for
Clerk of Court between Joe J. Macon
of Warrenton and the present Clerk,
John D. Newell of Six Pound.
In the triangular race for Sheriff-
persons interviewed this week thought
that Davis would unquestionably lead
he ticket. No one could make a fore
cast approaching accuracy as to whe
ther Hugh E. Rodwell or . Marvin
Drake would be eliminated after the
polls closed on Saturday at sundown.
John W. Allen, former Mayor of
Warrenton and one of the old soldiers,
of 1861-65 is a candidate against T. O.
Rodwell, Judge of Recorder's Court
Mr. Allen will poll a good vote but.
will not more than threaten the pres
ent judge, a voter said yesterday.
Spencer Scott of Ridgeway is op
posing Auditor P. M. Stallings. Mr.
Scott, according to those familiar with
the political atmosphere, will not poll
a majority.
A large percentage of the women
of the county, it has been said, are to
give their support to the only mem
ber of their sex who is a candidate
Miss Amma D. Graham, who was
named as a candidate for a six year
term as member of the Board of Edu
cation. She is opposed by Ed Petar,
former coroner.
Interest in the campaign intensifies
as June 3 approaches and many wait
with interest the story which more
than six hundred and fifty women will
help write in Warren on Saturday
week.
Unofficial Registration Figures.
From unofficial figures the estimate
of the number of women who have
registered for the Democratic Pri
mary follows Warrenton, 240; Haw
tree, 100; Six Pound, 94; River, 75;
Judkins, 40; Fishing Creek, 35; Fork,
35; Shocco, 30; Sandy Creek, 20; Nut
bush, 30; Smith Creek, 30; Norlina,
30; Roanoke, 10.
Gardner Federally Recognized.
James C. Gardner of the Bank of
Warren was Federally recognized as
Second Lieutenant of the Warrenton
Company this week, according to
Louis A. Craig, Major of the Gen-
leral Staff at Fort McPherson, Ga.