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I ACCURATE, TERSE I TIMELY I VOLUME XXXIV I BOM OKEHS " I mnON WAN V Commissioners Would Have All Loans Void Unless Project Is Approved I VOTE IS THRLC TO TWO I The Hoard of County " "" "'tdunevs in regular I meeting tere on Monday I y/ere unanimous in their r-'vote to approve a ioan for $'$14,000 for Afton-Elberon $ school district, but divided [ over the. question of whethP or not said application {hould be contingent upon I approval of other projects. I CommJssio rers Wall and Skinner I favored a ir otion that the Afton Elberon school district application be approved regardless of action in other cases. Commissioners Bur roughs and Capps toted that un less approva. of the Afton-Elberon I project was given that application I for other loans, made at the ieguI lar Decernbei meeting be made null I and void. Chairman Powell supI ported Comn issioners Capps and I Burroughs. Action upo:i the Afton-Elberon I request came after a delegation from that seetion appeared before the board urging favorable action I upon their request mads at a called meeting on December 27. Chairman Powell, spoke: man for the members i of the board favoring unanimous \ endorsement (1 Wa:ren school loans I or none, said that he did not feel I that it woulc be fair to let some sections of the county have these loans and others do without and that unless ill requests could be granted that he favored none being granted. Commissioner Skinner said that he would like to see al! sections granted loans applied for, bat if all cou.'d not be obtained, he favored the county obtaining such as could be approved by the state. . The majority of loans from the Literary fund approved by the commissioners have already been granted and funds will be shortly available, it was learned later from the nffice nf the suoerintendent of Iihools. Whetier buildings will be rected depends upon OWA aprcval which is still pending, it was Iso learned. A number of endorsements for epairs of streiches of roads in the ounty with CWA labor were aptcved. includ ng soiling of red >laces in road; from Embro in the iirection of Yaughan and thence fl Nelson's; from the Embro-Matori road towards Vaughan; from Lick Skillet to J. B. Davis old gin site. Upon request of Edward Alston, the boarc. requested that two briijes on She cco Creek, one being known as the "Bill Alston" bridge between Fiar.klin and Warren counties and the other on the old State highway from Warrenton to Nashville between Warren and franklin counites, be completed, as It was stated had been ordered completed a few years ago by the State Highwaj Commission. The toard also recommended the completion of a road from Charlie jfonng school building to Shocco A. B. Paschall was paid $4 for coffin constructed before action of to&rd required all pauper coffins to J made at Ccunty Home. Mrs. M. ' Pridgen wa., reimbursed $9 dock's bill for Moilie Clements. Valuation of property of the S. P. framing estate in Norlina was refeed to $200 due to destruction of building by fin. . pie commissioners ordered that telephone be installed in the ofC. of Bob Bright, county agent. V. n 7 county Court . Here On Monday . 1H Monday falling on a legal holithere war no session of Re" ^er's court this week. This is j lilth const :utlve week that the .{ ^ty court his failed to function, r ^B *?r three weel s there were no dek lotdants to bt tried before Judge A ^B and the last two Monday - ^Things have been holidays, the . 'ot?or Chrism.as day and the latn ^B ^ Year's day. Quarterly Conference NexV. Wednesday 4. hrst quirterly conference of ' w Wanenlor Methodist charge j held in ,he Warrenton Meth( H J?51 church at 7:30 o'clock on I ^t Wednesd ry evening, January I ' ^e Rev, o I. Hinson announcei - IBj Vesterday. 3. WARRENT< Tobacco Reduction Campaign To End In County Saturday The 1934-35 tobacco reduction campaign which has been in progress for three weeks comes to a close on Saturday. Bob Bxlght, county agent, stated yesterday that 475 land owners had turned in to the local office contracts in which they agreed to curtail their acreage for the next two seasons. These contracts, he said, have been passed on by the local office artel passed on to the state office at Raleigh. Although those in charge of the reduction campaign in this county were hoping to secure the signatures of 500 land owners, they feel that the drive to cut the acreage in Warren which brought them 475 signatures has been very satisfactory. With a couple of more days before them, it is possible that their full quota will be obtained. ! The big increase in tobacco prices this year over last year, has, no( doubt, been a potent factor in bringing about cooperation in the 193435 reduction campaign. Children May Have Tonsillar Operation At Cost Of $5.00 Arrangements have beer, made whereby children may have their tonsils removed at a total cost of $5 and ac.ults at a total cost of $15, Miss Lucy Leach, Welfare Officer, announced yesterday and asked that all interested persons consult with her. Miss Leach said that recently she had plans made for tonsilar operations at a cost of $7.50 plus $4 for a night in the hospital and that seventeen children took advantage of that opportunity. However, she continued, the cost of $11.50 doubtlessly prevented several from undergoing the operation. The present price of $5 should appal to thess, she concluded. I Seed Loan Office Continuance Will Depend On Action Whether or not the seed loan office will function here next year I depends on what action congress' takes at this session, J. C. Howard, government representative, stated I yesterday. "People from over the county continue to ask me how long will our organization cooperate with the farmers by making loans. Of course I cannot arswer that question authentically. It is left up to congress", the field inspector said. A bill to authorize a $90,000,000 appropriation for extension and renewal of j;eed loans for 1934 was introduced in the House of Representatives on Wednesday by Congressman Linsay Warren, who said that he would "exert every possible effort to get consideration at the earliest time." Mr. Howard stated that in his ? - 1 3 ' opinion cne seea loans uuu uccu worth a great deal to farmers all over the entire country. Through this medium, he said, farmers have been able to get hold of some capital to produce a crop, support themselves and their families and have some cash left after paying back their loans. The government has collected at least 95 per cent of the money borrowed from seed loan offices in this state, he said. Mr. Howard prefers the seed loans to the Credit Corporation loans. He says that the Credit Corporation loans are all right for the person who has some security but the farmer most in need must turn to the seed loan. 1 I J. R. Robertson Is < Buried On Sunday The funeral of Joseph R. Robertson, who died Friday night, was held from the home Sunday afternoon and interment followed 'n Macon cemetery. The deceased, who was 61 years old, was born in Warren county, a .h 9R 1R79 and was the son of "Hi** ?V, -w Madison and! Missouri Edgerton Robertson. He was married to Miss Mary Hawks of Warren Plains, who preceded him to the grave. Early in life he joined the Macon ' Baptist church and was an active member. He was highly regarded. Survivors are one son W. B. Robertson of Warren Plains, one daughter, Mrs. Lillian Grey, of Manson, i one sister, Mrs. Lula RIggan, of Littleton, and three brothers, J. H., 3 N. J., and P. E. Robertson all of Macon, and several grandchildren l)f ffii 3N, COUNTY OF WARREN, I | i ^ |_Had i CHICAGO: . . . Mrs. Gussie Wendt's husband helped her set up an NRA code for the home, his part being that he wait to be home each night not later than 8 P.M., so she charges in a plea for alimony. Hubby forgot the cole, stayed out late, even kicked her once, she said, and that was the end. ' LeRoy J. Skillman, ! Victim Train Crash, j Is Buried Tuesday { Burial services for LeRoy J. Skillman, victim of a freight train wreck near Roanoke, Va., early Sunday morning, were conducted from the Christian church at Vic' toria, Va., Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock by the Rev. Mr. Morgan and the Rev. Mr. Austin. The Rev. Mr. Morgan is a Presbyterian minister, of which faith Mr. Skillman professed, and the Rev. Mr. Austin is pastor of the Christian church. I The services at the Victoria cemetery were in charge of the Masons, nHfVi m omhorc txf fVio RrnfhorhnnH ?* AVil ?*1VM1WV*0 V* Vi<V VV**V??*WWVI of Railroad Trainmen acting as pallbearers. Mr. Sklllman, a brakeman on the Virginian Railway fast freight No. 71, was one of the two members of the crew who were killed when the train jumped the track seven miles east of Roanoke and the engine plunged over an embankment. The fireman was also injured in the accident, but he is expected to recover. The conductor and flagman escaped uninjured. Eighteen of the freight's thirtynine cars were derailed when the locomotive and tender plunged over | a steep 150 foot embankment to the edge of Roanoke River. Three 10,000-gallon tank cars of gasoline burst and caught fire and a considerable part of the wreckage remained in a blaze throughout the (Continued on Page 8) Methodist Stewarts To Be Installed S Stewarts will be installed at the close of services at the Macon Methodist church at Macon on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, the Rev. O. I. Hinson, pastor, announced yesterday. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper will also be administered. I Preaching services will be conducted at the Hebron Methodist, church at 3 o'clock. Sunday School services will be held at Macon at 10 o'clock and at Hebron at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Mr. Hinson requests that a special ef-, fort be made for members of the congregations to be on time at all services. Rodwell Gardner Reported Married Mr. Rodwell Gardner and Miss Elizabeth Webb left Warrenton yesterday morning to be married in Blackstone, according to reports regarded as authentic. Miss Webb came to Warrenton in October to accept a position as night operator on the local exchange of the Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Co. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Webb of Louisburg. Mr. Gardner is a tobacconist and at present Is connected with the Warrenton tobacco market. New Registration In order to bring: the records | up to date, the Warren County office of National Reemployment Service is requesting: all those who registered before January 1, 1934, to renew their registration as soon as possible. All that Is necessary Is to state that you are still out of work and want work, giving your name and full address. If your address has been changed, please give old address I and new address in full. This, of course, does not apply to those I now on the C. W. A. pay roll. MAMIE GARDNER, Manager. arrot N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY ! MONEY NEEDED" TO HELP POOR Welfare Officer Savs R. F. C. Will No Longer Pay Hospital Bills For Poor LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS Stating the R. F. C. would no longer pay hospital bills for the poor of Warren county, Miss Lucy Leach, Welfare Officer of Warren County, this week issues an appeal for contributions to the Charity Chest in order that work may be carried, on. Citizens may help some specific case or general cases of sickness and distress as they arise by contributing to the charity fund, Miss Leach said, stating that the call was urgent. Sixty-one dollars and seventy-six cents was contributed to the charity chest during the month of December, it was learned yesterday from Mrs. John H. Kerr Jr., treasurer. Contributors and amounts are given below: Prospect Sunday School, Embro, 26c; W. L. Turner, Route 6 Henderson, $5; Zion Sunday School, Oine, $3.34; Enterprise church, River township, $3.25; Auxiliary of Warrenton Episcopal church, $9.35; payment from Bank of Warren, $1.95; Marion C. Polk, $5; William T. Polk, < $3; S. M. Gardner, $1; St. Paul's Lutheran church, Ridgeway, $10.28; Rising Sim and Olive Grove sections (colored), Littleton $2; Mrs. Tempe Tucker, $1; Warrenton Welfare Society, $5; contributions from colored people iri Warrenton community on appeal for baby's coffin, $3.50; St. Alban's Episcopal Sun day School, Littleton, jvieassa Grant, 50c; New Bethel, colored church, Macon, 35c. , Commenting on the contributions, Mrs. K?rr said fcl^t one would notice that donations ranged from a few pennies to slightly above $10, and that she hoped no one would withhold contributions because they were smaller than he or she would J wish. Smaller donations help to' swell the total, she said, and added that she hoped that as many citizens as possible would contribute to the charity fund. ( , Tobacco Market To Resume Sales Here On Monday The Warrenton tobacco market, which closed at the end of sales on Friday, December 15, for the Christ mas holidays, will reopen on Monday morning. I ? No Arrests Here For Lack of Licenses Chief M. M. Drake stated on Wednesday that he had not had to arrest any one for driving an automobile this year with 1933 licenses. The Warrenton policeman said that there had been a few cars on the streets with old tags, but en investigation revealed that the operators of these vehicles had already sent their funds in for the new tags and consequently he did not pull them. j I j ''If a man has already turned in his money to the state for a license and has a receipt to that effect, I don't see why he should be arrested and made to pay an additional sum," the officer opined. "However,* he said, "I am keeping on the lookout for old tags traveling up and down the street, and if I find any one deliberately trying to violate the law by cheating the state out of this fee, I shall make an arrest." Bank of Littleton Depositors To Meet - ?1- ' Depositors 01 ine rsann. ux w tleton are requested to meet at the Littleton school house on Tuesday night, January 9, at 7:30 o'clock, according- to announcement made yesterday by J. P. Pippen, Littleton attorney. Mr. Pippen said that if depositors came to the meeting in sufficient numbers that plans may be made whereby old deposits in the bank may become available within a short period of time. The meeting is not confined to depositors, he said, and asked that all interested citizens be present. Emu 5, 1934 Subs Commissioner:* Seek To Acquire Title Macon Home The Board of County Commissioners here on Monday agreed to appropriate a sum J not to exceed $300 for the purchase of the old Nathaniel Macon home sight in the northern part of the county. Commissioner Skinner was named as the county's agent to enter into negotiations with the owners of the site with a view to its purchase provided it could be obtained at a reasonable figure. The appropriation will be set up in the 1934 bud get. Action of the commissioners came after Miss Amma Graham, representing the Daughters of the American Revolution, accompanied oy Jesse Gardner, Civil Works Administrator of Warren, told of plans to acquire the property and restore it with the aid of CWA funds. She ' said that she believed that the six acres containing the home site could be purchased for less than I $300 and asked the board to ap-1 propriate at least this num as an aid in their plans to lestore the I home. She stated that she felt that j the county should own the home site of one of North Carolina's ' most distinguished citizens. , 1 According to Miss Graham, the j Daughters of the American Revolu- j tion plan, in the event that the ( site is acquired, to restore the build- k ing with the aid of OWA funds. In 1 the event that this is done, she I said that the Chapter wanted to ac- i quire an additional 45 acres of the ? old Buck Springs tract in order that ? sufficient acreage might be avail- t able to provide enough rent to pay j a caretaker. It was also suggested | at the same time that an effort ? would probably be made through i Congressman John H. Kerr to have the Federal government become interested in the project. Mr. Macon served in the Federal Congress as Representative and Senator con- ^ (Cori;InOed on Page 8) Increased Bank Deposits Noted With deposit insurance in effect and the State Banking structure on the soundest basis since the World War, the State Banking Department turned its major efforts yesterday toward cleaning up the wreckage of banking's most disastrous period. Renewed public confidence in banks, as they exhibited impressive certificates of Federal deposit insurance, was manifest throughout the State, reports reaching here indicated. No comprehensive figures were available, but reports generally told of increased deposits, particularly savings deposits. No small amount of the money being returned to the saving's departments in city banks was coming from postal savings accounts, which were swelled to record proportions; during the panic last year. The three per cent interest rate of commercial banks as compared to two per cent paid by the government was regarded as 1 the principal factor in drawing. (Continued on Page 8) Bankers Code Held Up By Johnson 1 it ' I The bankers code with a minimum 1 service charge and graduated i charges on deposits and checks, scheduled to become effective on 1 January 1, was cancelled on Decern- < ber 31 by General Hugh Johnson 1 who stated that he had not studied 1 all of its provisions and consequent- . < ly had not placed his okeh on it. As a result of General Johnson's f order, no changes have taken place < in the Citizens Bank here otherj' than the bank's application for ^ membership in the Federal Depart- i ment Insurance Corporation has been approved, guaranteeing all deposits up to $2500. This Insurance of accounts is made without charge to present or new accounts; of deposi- ; tors. j Warren Schools ! i Reopen Tuesday Warren county schools which 1 closed on Thursday, December 21, i for the Christmas holidays reopen- ; ed on Tuesday of this week. Teachers who spent the holidays at their homes in various parts of the state returned to Warrenton on Monday and were ready for worki on Tuesday morning when the doors were thrown open at the regular hour and the new year began with a full day's work. i :i>, J ? . ?: ?,<* v ..ce, $1.50 ? Yent Daii Md^\^ Pappy ^ ' NICE: . . . Robert W. Servics, (above) now in his middle fifties, the Kipling of the Klondike whose "Shooting of Dan McGrew" started parlor orators spouting and the gold flowing to him, now resides, a retired literary man, in Prance. j ? j [libbs And Williams ' Committee To Buy In Hotel Warren Mayor Frank H. Gibbs Commissioner A. A. Williams were appointed a committee to bid on Hotel Warren, when it is sold at public auction on January 29, by ;he board of town commissioners in regular session here on Monday night. Other business before the comnissioners was of a routine nature ind adjournment came shortly I ifter 8 o'clock, marking perhaps' ;he shortest regular session in the llstory of* the present board. Two Children Killed When Gun Accidentally Fires Janie Shearin, five, and Howard | Foster Shearin, three, are dead ft* j -he result of shotgun wounds suffered at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Garnett Shearin, at ^ive PoTks, Friday morning about 10 >'clock. Mr. Shearin, according to Edward 3etar Warren county coroner who nvestigated the shooting, had gone o Littleton and Mrs. Shearin, ifraid to be alone in the house, lad loaded the shotgun. Called rom the house for a few minutes ihe returned to find both children ;hot. It is believed that the chilIren while at play knocked over ;he weapon, a hammerless gun, ind that the force of the impact; :aused the discharge of its load into ;he head and face of the boy and nto the body of the girl. The little jirl was instantly killed. The boy iied on the way to a hospital. Funeral services were conducted it Gardner's church at Churchill >n Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock jy the Rev. R. E. Brickhouse, Bap,ist minister. Two other children of Mr. and Mrs. Shearin survive. Warren Doctors Seaboard Surgeons Warren county doctors have been reappointed by Joseph Collins, I :hlef surgeon for the Seaboard Air! L.ine, to serve the railroad as local surgeons in the following places: j Dr. H. H. Foster, Norlina and Ridge way territory; Dr. O. H. Ma:on, Warren Plains and Norlina ^rritory; Dr. T. J. Holt, Wise and Paschall; Dr. W. D. Rodgers, Ma:on and Vaughan. It was said that the doctors were' ippointed by Mr. Collins for a term >f two years rather than one year its has been the custom in the past. Cotton Crop Larger In Warren In 1933 Warren county's cotton crop for 1933 exceeded that of 1932 by nearly 1000 bales, according to a report e-1 leased by W. L. Austin, director of | TSiirocm of Census. Department of Commerce. There were 12,840 bales of cotton! ginned In Warren up until December 13, as compared with 11,496 for the same period of the previous year. j RETURN TO WASHINGTON Congressman John H. Kerr departed on Tuesday for the opening of the 73rd. session of Congress on Wednesday morning. His secretary, Howard P. Jones, and Mrs. Jones left on Monday morning for the Capitol city. ? ?-?- - ?' ' " MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME NUMBER 1 COTTON DRIVE BEGINS MONDAY Committee Meet'ngs To Be Held Throughout The Coming Week rO EXPLAIN CONTRACTS The cotton acreage reduction campaign, in which nrvnnrorc will ho qqVoH to rp. duce their acreage from Si to 45 per cent under the average for the five year period from 1928 to 1932, inclusive, will begin on Monday with committee meetings which are to be held throughout the week in various sections of the county. The purpose of these meetings are to explain the contracts and endeavor to get as many producers to sign-up as possible. Those allied with the campaign hold that the fanners are In sympathy with the movement and that most of them will be ready to place their signatures on the contracts. Warren county's cotton average for the past five years has been 27,789 acres, with an average of 249 pounds of lint cotton to the acre. Bob Bright, county a?ent, said yesterday that this county was nearer in line with official figures than any county in the state, and that by taking a cut of 35 per cent, farmers of this county would be able to plant about as much cotton as they did in 1933. Much of the same organization as that which functioned in the cotton campaign last spring and the tobacco campaign which comes to a close this Saturday, will be used for the drive that gets under way next week. The following schedule has been worked out by Mr. Bright: Drewry, Watkins' store, Jan. 8, 10 o'clock; Norlina, M. E. Church basement, Jan. 8, 2:30 oclock: Wise, Parkinson's store, Jan. 9, 10 o'clock; Macon, Ererton's store, Jan. 9, 2:30 o'clock; Vaughan, Harris' store, Jan. 10. 10 o'clock; Inez, Powell's -A? Ta m 1/1 O.OA - A ffnri OLUrC'j VIIII. IV, 6.UU U 1/llA/A , CUWM, Pinnell's store, Jan. 11, 10 o'clock; Hecht's Grove school, Jan. 11, 2:30 o'clock; Areola, Capps' store, Jan. 12, 10 o'clock; S. D. King's store, Jan. 12, 2:30 o'clock; Warrenton, court house, Jan. 13, 10 o'clock. The county committee in charge of the reduction campaign is composed of T. T. Hawks, E. H. Pinnell and J. T. Walker Local committees (.Continued on Page 4) Officers Named For Young Farmers Club Officers and objectives of the Warren County Chapter of the Young Tar Heel Parmer's Club, which held its first meeting on November 15 in the agricultural building, were listed this week and sent to the Warren Record for publication by one of the membe s: George Floyd, president; J. E. Frazier Jr., vice president; Edwin Davis, treasurer; C. H. Drye, teacher of agriculture, adviser; Gordon Limer, reporter; Robert Harris, secretary; Stephen Powell, Beverly Pridgen and J. T. Ayscue, program committee. The purposes of the club are: to nromote vocational agriculture in the high school, to create more interest in the intelligent choice of farming occupations, to create a love for country life, and to provide recreational and educational entertainment for future farmers of America. The members of the club adopted the following regulations: 1. Hold a father and son banquet. 2. Have a basket ball team. 3. Go to White Lake camp this summer. 4. Improve basket ball court. 5. Coop, buying approved seed. 6. Draining and repairing basement of agriculture building. 7. Build trailer for class use. 8. Memorize opening and closing ceremony. ~ " ' 1..1.J 9. Hold meetings as scneauieu. 1C. Make monthly and annual reports to state officers. 11. Plant shrubbery for agriculture building. 12. Pay dues promptly. 13. Plan and try to give an interesting program. 14. Increase agriculture library. 15. Enter ''3-1 corn contest." 16. Enter into bale per acre contest. The club is having very interesting programs that will help boys on the road to successful farming. | iSSSifcAei.. - -ii