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VOLUME XXXIV
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WHIR S BERTH
Present Ccroner Says He Is |
Definite y In Race For I
Recorder's Place
V OTHERS A RE MENTIONED
Edward Pe.ar. coroner of War-J
A ?;1 county, definitely announced I
- nresertfltive of The Warren/
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Ito J " ?*-{-cord
OH N' onday that he wouia
^ 3 candidate for Judge of the
Recorder's Court in the June primary.
Rumors hare it that Macy Pridgta
of Warrenton. member of the
m Bmrd of Town Commissioners,
? VDUid also oppose Judge W. W.j
fty0r. encuribent. Political talk j
<m jijo has it hat F. B. Newell Sr. I
and W. C. Fag;. Magistrates, would I
I also seek the toga worn by the I
It is expected that all members!
| of the Board of County Commis-1
| sioners will seek re-election, al-1
| though no announcement to this I
' effect has been made. Likewise, it I
is believed that all officers in the I court
house will seek to retain their I
offices, with .lie exception of John I
D. Newell. CI ?rk of Superior Court. J
He will step down to allow his son. I
William Newell, deputy clerk, to I
become a candidate. I
Dentists Examine t
1833 Children In '
Paf t Two Weeks I j
I The recent dent til examination of ^
| to school children in the county ;
bv local dentists has been delayed j
on account o! the weather. How- (k
ever, they have examined the ]
mouths oi 18 53 children during the .
last m weeks. Their report is far )
from complete, said a member of 1
the local society yesterday. It is
expected to take about ten days to
ret the detailed report of their ex- 4
animation.
"Of striking interest, "said the '
local dentist, "is the fact that the J
teeth of the children in Afton-Elberon
school revealed 14.5 per cent (
with mottled enamel. The other '
schools in the county showed only '
1.4 per cent. Mottled enamel is a '
definite disfiguring affection. It (
is characterised by very definite ,
and permanent manisfestations of j
dark brown, deep yellow, grayish or
black splotches or bands on the
enamel of the teeth.
"Although," he continued, "those
affected are becoming increasingly
conscious of their disfigurement, 1
they were ignorant of the nature t
and cause of the trouble. One boy i
in the sixth grade had the malady t
tA P,,?U i. J. XI J_ , . j , ,
Iu outii <ui mat ne saiu ne ?
fasted all of his teeth extracted. <
"Then there was a boy of thir- 1
ten years of age with extensive <
nothing covering every surface of
:is 28 teeth. He had a sister and {
wo brothers with the disfigure- 1
' The cause of mottling is the one <
outstanding lesson of the enamel 1
that is traceable to a specific error ]
in diet. It has been observed that |
the presence of a particular substance,
flourine. above two parts |
per billion in the drinking wale" <
during the formative or develops1 <
period of the crown of the tcoth, \
causes the disfigurement. 1
"The fluorine content of the j
ffater exerts a disturbing or poison- \
ous influence as regards the perfec- \
tion of the structure and color of \
the tooth enamel which cannot be
offset by any known means. Once ]
formed it remains the same ,
throughout life." (
After the Dental Examination is ]
completed the blanks will be sent ,
to Raleigh. The State Board of
Health will notify the parents of
the children needing dental attenSpecial
Service At
Methodist Church ,
Hi addition to the regular service
*t the Methodist church at 11 '
0cock Sunday morning, there will '
a special service held there on '
?? cM.-iiing at 7:30 o'clock foe
young people, the Rev. O. IVinson,
pastor, announced this ;
Young people will take part
tithe evening service, the Rev. Mr.
B Kmson said.
FALLS from tree
Eugene Davis is recovering at his i
?me at Inez from painful injuries :
I e sustained this week when he fell
torn a tree. A limb crashing beheath
his weight was responsible
B or th? fall, it was said. Although I
s injuries were painful, they were 1
natuegarded aS a seTtQUS '
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WARRENTON, C(
Friendly Enemies j
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WASHINGTON" . ) . It was just b
not battle but just before former Pi
the Hoover cabinet, took the stand t
Parley (left) of the Roosevelt cabinet
Airmail Committee was a publicity he
denied in his testimony. Anyhow . . . i
Col. W. T. Felts
Willing To Run,
Not Pushing Claim
Evidently Col. William T. Felts of
Warren Plains believes in letting
;he office seek the man rather than
;he man the office. And while,
ike Barkis, he is willing, he is not
oushing his claims.
Mr. Felts on Monday intimated
;hat he would be willing to represent
the county in the General Assembly,
but said before making any
iefinite announcement he would
ike to have several leading citizens
n each township of the county
nake known their wishes in regara
;o his running.
There was some talk last primary
H the Wan en Plains citizen running
lor tms position, but he did
lot enter the race. At that time,
iVhen asked his platform, he said
le rather favored giving everybody
;verything they wanted, and it is
lelieved that if he does decide to
jnter the race that he will make
;he same plea for scpport of the
electorate.
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Ray Weston Is
Arrested; Charged
Possesing Whiskey
Charged with possessing whiskey
;or the purpose of sale, Ray Wes;on(
proprietor of Three Point Ser/ice
Station, was given a preliminary
hearing Wednesday morning
lefoie Magistrate Macy Pridgen
ind placed under bond of $200 for
lis appearance in Recorder's court
>n Monday morning.
The Warrenton white man was
gripped by the law Tuesday when
Sheriff W. J. Pinnell and Deputy
Lawrence Robertson found a trunk
containing liquor in a shanty used
jy him for sleeping purposes as he
seeps watch over his service station,
which is just across the road.
According to information given
chis newspaper, Mr. Weston claimed
that the trunk was the property
3f a negro named Vanderbilt and
chat he was unaware of its contents.
He, it is said, told the officers
that the trunk had been left
there by the negro and that he was
unwilling to give any one authority J
to go into it.
When the trunk was brought to
the sheriff's office and opened, six
balf-gallon jars full of liquor, several
empty jars, and some cigarettes
were found enclosed in it.
The officers, it was said, found no
liquor at the service station.
Amos D. Gooch
Dies At Norlina
Funeral services for Amos D.
Gooch, 38-year-old farmer of near
Norlina, were conducted from Zion
church Thursday afternoon at 1
c'clock by the Rev. B. C. Thompson,
pastor of the Norlina Methodist
church.
Mr. Gooch died at his home Wednesday
morning at 5 o'clock. He
Kn/in csinlr for o wpek with TOieU- !
uau oavu. m,
monia when he succumbed to the
disease. j
The deceased is survived by his
mother, three brothers and three
sisters: A. P. Gooch, W. T. Gooch
and A. P. Gooch, all of Norlina;
Mrs. E. D. Collins of Norlina, Mrs.
William Faucette of Raleigh, and
Miss Oza Gooch of Norlina. i
Pallbearers were N. H. Gholson, |
Roger Norwood, Charles Williams,
Elben Mulchi, J. W. Adcock, and
3eorge Weldon.
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)UNTY OF WARREN, N. C.,
it Airmail Hearing
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efore the "battle", . . . well maybe
Dstmaster Walter Brown (right) of
o testify that Postmaster James A.
said "Senator Black of the Senate
iund" . . . which Farley immediately
t's a swell hand-shake.
Baby Born While
Tourist Accepts
Strangers Shelter
An invitation to a member of
their race to "come in" resulted
with a negro family of Wise playing
nurse maid to a baby boy while
the mother convalesces under their
shelter.
Feeble and burdened, the woman
nresent.ed herself at the door of the
Wise family and begged for a place
to rest. A welcome was given the
woman and some time later the boy
was born.
The woman was traveling- by foot
from Raleigh to Richmond when
she begged for hospitality.
Officers Elected For
Hollister 4-H Club
HOLLISTER, Mch. 7.?A 4-H
club has been formed here with the
following officers and leaders:
President, Magnora Gup ton; vice
president, Blanche Shearin; secretary-treasurer,
Sadie Mae Alston:
club leader, Estelle Ellington; m isic
leader, Mary Davis Alston; health
leader, Estelle Hamlet; canning
leader, Elnora Hamlet; literary
leader, Lillian Gupton; assistant
literary leader, Louise Harris; recreation
leader, Alvis Quails. Other
members are as follows: Mrs. M. G.
Satterwhite, Mrs. C. A. Mabry,
Lucille Harris, Ruth Gupton, Ruth
Hamlet, Margaret Hamlet.
The 4-H club was organized 'oy
former school girls of Hollister and
Essex. "Foods and Health" has
been chosen as the major topic for
study this year.
Jackson Day Dinner
Trt R? March 31
The Jackson Day Dinner will be
held at Raleigh on March 31, John
Kerr Jr.( head of the Young Men's
Democratic Club in this county, announced
yesterday. Governor
Ehringhaus and Senator Champ
Clark of Missouri are expected to>
be the principal speaker for the
occasion.
The dinner is expected to last
from 7:30 until 10 o'clock, which is
to be followed by two hours of
dancing.
Mr. Kerr said that ten tickets had
been allotted to Warren county, and
that any one interested in attending
this rally could get one of the
permits from him for $1.50.
Tiny Tot Wedding
To Be Held On 16th
MACON, Mch. 8.?The Macon
Community Club is sponsoring a
"Tiny Tot Wedding," which will be
j presented Friday night, March 16,
at 7:30 o'clock in the school auditorium.
A small admission charge
will be made and the proceeds from
the entertainment will go to the
Warren County Community Chest.
Thirty-six tots in and around
Macon are being directed by Miss
Winifred Clark. The costumes are
being made by members of the
Home Economics Department, under
the supervision of Miss Fannie
House Scoggin.
PERMAN LEAVES
Having closed out his stock of
goods here, Max Perman left .Warrenton
yesterday for Newport
News( Va., where he is to operate a
I Dollar Store. Mr. Perman was in
the mercantile business at Warrenton
for about 20 years.
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, FRIDAY, MARCH 9- 1934
FIVE CASES IN '
COUNTY_ COURT
Two White Men And Three r
Negroes Arranged Before t
Judge W. W. Taj'lor c
MAN AND WIFE MAKE UP I
Five defendants, two of them
white men and the other three r
negroes) were arraigned, before
Judge W. W. Taylor for trial in c
Recorder's court on Monday morn- c
mg.
Frank Hawks, white man, and 1
Mike Alston, negro, were found 8
guilty on a larceny charge; growing c
out of stealing coal from the Sea- I
board Air Line Railway Co. near v
Norlina and were each fined $25 v
and costs. r
Charges of abandonment,, assault- i
ing a female and transporting whis- i
key were booked against H A. Odom j
when court opened Monday morn- \
ing, but when the prosecuting wit- 1
ness, his wife, came into court and c
expressed her desire to withdraw 1
the charges on the grounds that i
domestic relations had been patched c
up, the state took a nol pros with
leave in the assault anil abandon- ]
ment cases. The whiskey count ended
with the defendant paying a fine
of $2 and court costs. It. was said
that he had about a half pint of
whiskey in his car when he was arrested.
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Clarence Settle, negro, charged <
with possessing whiskey for the j
purpose of sale, was found guilty ]
and given a six months jail sen- j
tence which was suspended upon j
condition that he pay & $10 fine, i
court costs, and remain cf good be- ,?
havior for a period of two years.
Prayer for judgment was con- (
tinued in the case of Luther Hollo- j
way, negro, charged with possessing \
whiskey for the purpose of sale, on j
the condition that he pay the costs j
of the action and rema n of good ]
behavior for two years. i
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Inez Store Robbed; 1
Bloodhounds Fail J
Run Down Thief
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Bloodhounds brought from En- 1
field yesterday morning failed to 5
run down the thief or thieves who 1
stole approximately $100 worth of
goods from the store of Powell and
Davis at Inez Wednesday night.
The dogs proved hopeless in run
ning down the criminal after they
had followed a track for about a
mile. Sheriff W. J. Pinnell, who
was at the scene of the crime most *
of yesterday, said that several peo- 1
pie were questioned but that no 1
one was taken into custody.
The robbery was discovered yesterday
morning when the store was 3
opened. The thief or thieves gain- 1
ed entrance to the building by *
prizing a bar from a front window. 1
A shotgun, overalls, shells, and 1
canned goods were stolen. '
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Square Dance To Be J
Held On March 16 i
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With the past dance termed a <
| success, efforts are being put ior- i
'ward for a bigger and better occaI
sion on next Friday night, March '
116, when another square dance will <
j be held in the Warrenton armory i
| for the benefit of welfare work i.n '
j this county. ]
Speaking of the dance here last '
, week, Miss Lucy Leach said that i
: those who came here on that oc- i
'casion to swing their partners and :
mingle with friends apparently had ;
j a good time and behaved them- :
selves well. Fifteen dollars and
ten cents was added to the coffer '
of the county welfare board as a
result of the entertainment, she
said.
Pointing out that mcney is need-';
ed at present to help pay for hospital
bills of the indigent, Mt-ssj
j Leach expressed the hope that as
many as possible of those who like
to cut the caper will be on hand
for the dance next Friday night.
These dances are being arranged,
Miss Leach said, under the management
of W. J. Ball.
Cree To Assist In
Series Of Services
I
Dr. Arch C. Creej pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Salisbury,'
will come to Warrenton to assist
the Rev. R. E. Brickhouse with the
series of services which are to be
held in the Baptist church here
from April 9 through April 15, announcement
was made this week.
Mrs. W. B. Fleming was hostess
to members of the Presbyterian circle
on Wednesday night.
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Subscriptio:
Frank H. Gibbs r
Seeking Post Of L
State Senator! ^
Frank H. Gibbs, Mayor of War- |
enton, yesterday announced to |
his newspaper that he would be a ?
andidate for the State Senate |
ubject to the Democratic primary |
n June.
His announcement was the second |
nade during the week, Edward Pear
having declared himself a canlidate
for Judge of the Recorder's
3ourt on Monday.
Mr. Gibbs was elected mayor in
920, while in his early twenties
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ma lias serveu couunuuu^ij u.i iua>
iffice from that time without opjosition.
He came to Warrenton
vhere his father Dr. J. T. Gibbs,
vas then serving as Methodist
ninister, shortly after being gradlatod
from Trinty College and beran
the practice of law. Several
rears later he became associated
vith W. T. Polk in the practice of
aw, becoming a member of the finn c
>f Polk & Gibbs. He is a son-in- t
aw of the late Tasker Polk, a for- '
ner State Senator from Warren *
:ounty.
Negro Arrested,
Wanted In Detroit J
On Murder Charge
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Henry Spruill, negro formerly of
Ashing Creek township, was plac-'
;d under arrest Wednesday night
'or a murder that he is alleged to
nave committed in Detroit, Michigan,
eight years ago. When taken '
nto custody, the negro admitted
;hat he was guilty of the crime,
Sheriff W. J. Pinnell said.
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Charging Spruill with the murder
if a negro woman eight years ago,
ihe Detroit authorities have con-1
;acted with Warren county officials n
'or some time in an effort to ap- 1C
irehend the negro. Although he has n
eturned to his native county on a c
lumber of occasions for a short ^
visit to relatives., this week was the
:irst time that officials here learn- a
;d of his whereabouts in time to, h
nake an arrest. h
While 'extradition papers are be- v
ng arranged, the negro is being t<
leld in the Warren county jail. He a
iubmitted to arrest peacefully, it o;
YY
was stated.
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Polk Discusses w
Jones Book Shelf p
p
William T. Polk, President of the ci
Warren County Memorial Library, ai
Jiscusses the Brodie Jones shelf of
aooks in the' county library in the d
'ollowing article written for The'; fc
Warren Record: jfi
"A few years ago the friends oi' j te
Brodie Jones established a fund to!si
ye used for the purchase of books V
'or the Library, which would be a
nemorial to him. A few days ago /
;he last of this fund was spent fo:.*
;he last book, which happened to be
Culture in The South,' edited by
W. T. Couch and published by the
University of North Carolina Press, j P
i broad and stimulating survey of h
;he resources, achievements, defects, 11
customs, history, hopes and fears of S
;he South. I a
"The fund amounted to $135, and w
with it about 75 books were purchased.
A list of them appears h
elsewhere. It includes such gres t: t<
works of fiction as The Magic h
Mountain, The World's Illusion, j
rhe Great Meadow, Jurgen, Pelle j ^
the Conqueror, The Crock of Gold, j li
and the Story of Gosta Berlin?. JS(
fn on-fiction it includes such works j E
as Expression in America, The. S
Romance of Leonardo da Vinci, ar d I
Winston's High Stakes and Hair i J
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liiggci.
"All of the books on this list are
worth reading; a good many of
them are worthy of being read
more than once. They are books 1
which are bound to leave the
minds of their readers broader, s
deeper and more understanding
than they were before. They form g
a memorial in the truest sense, for *
they carry on in the community in
which he lived the influence of him t
in whose memory they were given, a
"Wm. T. POLK." v
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AUXILIARY TO MEET \
The American Legion Auxiliary u
will meet at 8 o'clock on March 15
in the home of Mrs. W. W. Kic'ld, 0
<f. was announced yesterday. Mrs. t
Kidd; Mrs. Nathan Palmer and Mrs.
Henry Montgomery will be joint
hostesses.
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n. A. R'S TO MEET a
The Daughters of the American
Revolution will meet this afternoon
with Miss Mamie Williams.
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Mr. George Green of Weldon was 1
in town on Monday. J
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ti Price, $1.5*V
m.. c."40
BIm fl^Lc Exercises?
h hit.Nil. I A . . . I h^)iig no
ode covering a Blue Eagle on vacaion,
Miss Dorothy Ford of New
f6rk (above) who is "Miss NRA of
he U. S. A." felt free to express
lerself in the way she liked best on
he Bermuda beaches, as the photo
ihows. Miss Ford, model for the
rest known illustrators of feminine
)eauty, was chosen "Miss NBA"
ast fa.lL
Commissioners
Discuss Operation
Of Hotel Warren
The question of operation of
:otel War i en formed the chief and
ractically. only subject of conversion
at the regular monthly meetlg
of the Board of Town Comniis.oners
on Monday night.
Memuers 01 me ooaiu sluluu um
eports from traveling men and resients
of the hotel were complflentary
to the management of T.
!. Montgomery under his 60-day
iase.
Arthur Harris of Rocky Mount
ppeared before the board requestlg
consideration of his offer to
>ase the hotel for one or two years
dth privilege of renewing his lease
5 cover a five-year period at -an
nnual rental to return 10 per cent
n the town's estimated new investlent
of $23,000 in the property. Mr.
[arris was told that, if the board
ecided to accept his offer that he
ould be notified within a short
eriod. The secretary also read aplications
from other out-of-town
itizens seeking to obtain the mangement
of the hotel.
The board after some discussion
ecided to insure the hotel buildine
)r $22,000 and the fixtures and
irnitures for $6,000, the insurance
) be prorated between Citizens Inrrance
& Bonding Co. and the
Allie White Agency.
bounty Council
Meets At Norlina
A county council meeting- of the
arent-Teacher Association was
eld in the Norlina high school on
'uesday afternoon. A program was
iven by students of reading, vocal
nd instrumental music, and a talk
ras made by Supt. J. Edward Al;n.
The next meeting ig to be
eld in the courthouse at Warrenan
April 10th. Among those from
ere attending the meeting at Norna
were Supt. and Mrs. J. Edrard
Allen, Misses Maywood Modn,
Rose Kimball, Helen Thompan,
Mariam Boyd, Frances Person,
tosa Hamilton, and Mrs. Beaufort
cull.
>ede?trian Used Gun
As Safety Measure
PORTLAND, Ore., March 7.?
Tiere is at least one pedestrian
.'ft with the fire of the "old west"
till burning in his veins and if he
las to draw his "shootin' iron" to
? J.1
'et across ousy uiuruu^maic,
ie'11 do just that.
Robert A. Wheeless was the moorist
who complained to police
bout the gun-toting footman who
/hipped out a gun and made him
ialt #as he approached in his car.
Vheeless, believing he was a poiceman.
stopped.
"What're you trying to do, rim
ver people in the safety lane?"
he fortified footman demanded,
Before Wheeless could word a
nappy comeback, the gunman
ucked his revolver in his pocket
ind continued his walk.
PHILATHEA CLASS TO MEET
The Philathea Class will meet at
iio hnmp nf Mrs. A. D. Harris on
*1V/ liVouv w_
ruesday night at 8 o'clock, Mrs
ames Coker announced yesterday.
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MOST OF THE NEWS
ALL THE TIME
NUMBER 10
TEACHERS ASF
FOR BACK PAY
Littleton and Macon Delegations
Appear Before
Commissioners
BOARD HAS QUIET DAY
A delegation of teachers from
Macon and Littleton appeared before
the Board of County Commissioners
in regular session here on
Monday afternoon seeking to know
if arrangements could not be made
whereby balances on salaries for
the years 1931, 1932 and 1933 might
be paid. According to statements
made to the board these unpaid
salaries amount to around $1500 at
Littleton and to approximately
$3000 in the case of the Macon
teachers.
Supt. J. Edward Allen appeared
before the commissioners and explained
that the reason the teachers
had not been paid was because
of poor tax collections and prior
claims of bondholders. Under an
act of the legislature, passed since
the greater part of these back salaries
accumulated, teachers claims
come ahead of the bondholders in
any collection of back taxes, and
Mr. Allen said that any of such
that might be paid would be applied
to the teachers.
The superintendent sought to
make a distinction in the claims of
the teachers. In 1931 teachers contracts
were for full payment of services,
but in 1932, he said, all
teachers were told that they could
not be guaranteed salaries beyond
tax collections in their districts.
Mr. Allen said that expected collections
from Halifax county might
make it possible to pay the Littleton
teachers within a short period
of time, but held out little hope for
Macon teachers before the discharge
of the bonded indebtedness of that . j<
district which is expected to take
Dlacp in about two years.
It was also pointed out that the
act of the legislature allowing 1931
taxes to be settled by note over a
five year period practically nulified ,
any hope of payment from this
source.
The commissioners listened sympathetically
to the teachers' claims,
and stated they were of the opinion
that they should be paid, but that
they were powerless to give them
the relief requested.
The visit of the teachers was the
highlight of perhaps the quietest
session of the board in years. Few
visitors were present during the day
and the clerk had not recorded a
minute at the close of the session
in the early afternoon.
Warrenton Water
Co. Shows Profit
The Warrenton Water Company
made a total profit above operating
expenses of $526.11 for the first two
months of the year, according to 3
report of Harold R. Skillman, Superintendent
of the Water Company,
presented to the board of town commissioners
on Monday night by
Commissioner J. B. Boyce.
. The report showed that every account
had been collected during the
first two months of the year. The
Board congratulated Mr. Skillman
upon the showing made by the
company.
Garden Club Gives
Illustrated Lecture
The many attractive ways to arrange
flowers were interestingly depicted
on Tuesday evening when
, the Warrenton Garden Club presented
an illustrated lecture in the
Parish House to raise funds for the
Warren County Memorial Library.
As exquisitely colored lantern
slides were shown, Mrs. W. H.
Dameron read from manuscript a
description of the pictures. A pink
rose drill was given by a number
of small girls. Accompanied by
Mrs. J. W. Taylor, Mrs. A. J. Ellington
and Miss Lilly Belle Dameron
sang "An Old Fashioned Garden,"
as it was being pantomined
by Mrs. J. A. Dameron and Mrg.
Claude Bowers in Colonial costumes.
A large crowd attended the
entertainment.
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GARDEN CLUB TO MEET tJB
The Warrenton Garden club will 7
meet with Mrs. W. N. Boyd Friday
afternoon, March 16, at 3 o'clock.
The club hopes to have two members
of the Chapel Hill Garden
Club, Mrs. Tot ten and Mrs. Butler,
;. present at this meeting. Mrs. But"
t ler, president of the Chapel Bill
. club, will take on the care of boxwood.
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