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i accurate, terse I TIMELY I VOLUME XXXIV him FREED J WHISKEY COUNT I Jury Decides Local Service I Station Man Is Not Guilty I Of Possessing Booze I history OF THE CASE I fjgy West on. proprietor of Three I Point Service Station, was found I | guilty m tlle um I riiarginj him with possessing whis {fV f0r the purpose of sale, when he I fiS tried by a jury in Recorder's I c;)ur: on Monday morning. I jojm Kerr Jr., attorney for the defendant, set up the claim that I the booze was not the property of I ciient. "Even if it had been," I said Mr. Kerr in his argument to I the jury, ".vou cou'd not convict I Mr. Weston, for the law of the state I of North Carolina permits a man to I have whiskey in his home for his I own purpose and for his bona fide I cuests and there is no evidence here I that Mr. Weston has sold any whisI Hie jury, composed of John I Daniel. Lewis Hawks, Faulk Alston, I Leonard Haithcock, John Powell I and Ed Steeall. was with the case I jess than fifteen minutes in arrivI hie at a verdict. I The case opened with Sheriff I Pinned testifying. The officer said I that as a result of reports that had I come to him. he secreted himself I in woods a short distance from V Three Point Service Station on the f morning of Match 6. and that he miced negro employees of the ser to station going back and forth from, a little shack across the road I as cars stopped at the service sta firm. Liter that day, Sheriff Pinnell said, he and Deputy L. D. Robertson vent to the sen-ice station for a search. No whiskey was found in the service station, other than a drop or two in one bottle or jar, but a number of half gallon jars and oilier containers were found there, he said. A search was made of the little building across the road from the service station. There the officers found two trunks, one containing clothes of Mr. Weston and the other locked. Unable to find a key that would fit the locked trunk, the officers placed it in a car and brought it to Warrenton. Later it *as brought into the sheriff's office and opened. Six half-gallon jars full of liquor, several empty jars, some cigarettes, a sock, and a small piece of cloth was found therein. On cross examination, Sheriff Pinnell told Mr. Kerr that he had looked for whiskey on one man who he had seen leaving the service station after being waited on by the es who went back and forth 1 tolhe shanty but failed to find any thiskey. The officer also stated that Mr. Weston told him that one of the trunks was his and that he was welcomed to search it but that the other one had been left there by a negro who used to work at the service station. Sheriff Pinnell said that the keys Mr. Weston had on his bunch would not fit the locked trunk. The defense attorney also drew forth the testimony that a negro *os cooking in the little building at the time of the search and that the bottles and jars found in the service station were not concealed. W. G. Pruitt, who was connected *ith the Centre warehouse during the past tobacco season, said that some time ago when he was at Mr. Weston's service station a negro named Vanderbilt gave him $20 aild asked him to purchase him a trunk. Mr. Pruitt said he bought Jj trunk, which he identified as the same one that was in r?urt. at Henderson for $16 and de, red it to Vanderbilt. He also - mat he knew it to be a I feet that the men who worked at ft the service station cook in the litI tie hmiding across the road and I that they leave whatever they are I toirig and come across the road ft cars drive to the service staI tion lor service. I ^niiS Neal, a sawmill man, said I that he was back and forth at the I service station frequently and that I had seen the men come back I JH forth from the building but he I *4 never seen them deliver any I whiskey. ft Wter the verdict had been reft ^ed, Judge Taylor ordered the I destroyed and the trunk e(f- The jurist suggested that It I ^ advertised and sold to help pay I o?rT ?* cos' ^he case, but no I r er to this effect was given in ft court. I Clifton Popp, negro, was found 31 WARRENTO Women Enter Into Political Swim Of ( Warren County The temporary embarrassment caused a few of the old time politicians when a couple of the fairer sex of Warren county launched into the political swimming pool this week has passed and the whole crowd is swimming, paddling about and ducking?mostly ducking;? wmie new arrivals on tne oaiiKs i are making short shift of plunging in. Mrs. Alex Baxter of Ridgeway, with the announcement that she did not know how the men would feel with a woman in their pool, said she was entering the race for Register of Deeds. Miss Delma Bobbitt of Littleton went in with little comment other than that she was seeking the ; prize of Register of Deeds. John A. Dowtin, political veteran, t may have competition in his race for the House of Representatives. Looked for a while like the Warrenton citizen was going to have things his own way; but Haywood Aycock of Elberon, Superintendent of the Warren Prison Camp, announced this week that he was contemplating running for the House of Representatives. Mr. Aycock said that he had not yet definitely made . up his mind about becoming a candidate but that he would arrive at a decision by next week. In the event that Mr. Aycock does run, the race to see who goes to Raleigh from Warren county will be even, ? that is, two out for each place: Judge T. O. Rodwell and Mayor Prank H. Gibbs for the Senate and ' 1 Messrs. Dowtin and Aycock for the House. In this regard it might be ( well to correct a slight error of . omission in our write up two weeks ago of Mayor Gibbs' announcement. This newspaper stated that he came |! to Warreoton after finishing Trinity ' College and began the practice of law. The facts were that His Honor served in Uncle Sam's Army , after finishing college, in the Aviation Corps, and came here after his , discharge. Don't know that it matters greatly to Mayor Gibbs, but as a matter t>f record, and "because ' some people take this war business 1 pretty seriously. 1 Rumors, long heard, developed in , a fact this week when Arthur L. Nicholson of Macon definitely an- , nounced that he would be a candi- j date for Clerk of Superior Court. Rumors concerning another citizen j of Macon persist in regard to Macon . Thornton becoming a candidate for j the position of High Sheriff in op- . position to Sheriff W. J. Pinnell, but to date Mr. Thornton has told this newspaper just exactly nothing. j Jasper Shearin of Churchill an- ' nounced that he would be a candi- ' date for Coroner, a job already be- ; ing sought by Prank Allen of Warrenton. Zollie Newman of Norlina is in 1 the race for Register of Deeds, ac/w/Unrr tr> a nrpf.t.v straight tiD. and 1 VU1 Vimg VW w _ 4 , it has also been reported that Tom 1 B. Gardner of Warrenton, has been * seen once or twice dipping an ex- ! perimental finger into the water ' near the bank and is apt to take a ' high dive in Warren's old political 1 pool and join Joe Powell, Mrs. Bax- 1 ter. Miss Bobbitt, Mr. Newman, and : others, perhaps, in the race for Reg- 1 ister of Deeds. ' Hotel Warren Is Under New Roof Hotel Warren has already been covered by a new roof, and the job ( of painting the building is expected to begin next week. Plastering is > underway at present. The job of putting a new roof, over the hotel was done by the Tan-! ner Roofing Co. of Henderson, and the painting contract was awarded to B. C. Carpenter of Warrenton. The building is to be painted white. Mode Henderson, negro, is at present busy plastering damaged (' walls and ceilings in the rooms. j Contracts for all these improvements which the town-owned property is at present undergoing were awarded on a competitive bid basis, it is understood. ORGAN BEING REPAIRED The organ at Emmanuel Episcopal Church is being cleaned and adjusted this week. The work is being done by P. T. N. Tallman of Buf falo, N. Y. Mr. Tallman installed the organ in the Episcopal church here 42 years ago and since that time has j returned to Warrenton on several ( occasions to make repairs and ad, justments when the sacred music box failed to function properly. While here he is a guest of friends of the parish. tif Hi N, COUNTY OF WARREN, Lindbergh in Washingt RlkJ xBjgl BHlfl 'WASHINGTON . Upon the in H. Dern, Colonel Charles Lindbergh the Secretary concerning army aviatii it was reported. Photo shows SecretJ when the tall flyer arrived at the overcoat. Polk Writes of Long F Here And Relates Ir Knocked Acros Doings in Warren county having oecome of interest to one Mr. Nash Johnston of Durham, N. C., he writes to William T. Polk for confirmation of what he, Johnston, considers a bit of the unusual. Mr. Polk answered the Durham seeker after knowledge this week and was 50 kind as to let this newspaper have a copy of his letter, which is p.inted as follows: "Warrenton, N. C. "March 21st, 1934. Mr. S. Nash Johnston, "Durham, N. C., 'Dear Mr. Johnston: "I have your letter of the 15th instant, etatng. that you have-been informed that 'there is a poker jame now being played in Warrenton which began just after the Civil War and has been played continuously ever since,' and inquiring whether I can give you any information about this unusual affair. "You also ask whether I have heard anything about a fight in Littleton in which a man was knocked from Warren County to Halifax County. "Answering your second question first, I beg to say that so many fights have occurred in or near Littleton in which one of the combatants has been knocked from txTcirrpn into Halifax County and fice versa that I have no means of telling to which you refer. "A more interesting example of a man being knocked from one jurislistion into another, I think, was the fight that took place near Ransom's Bridge, at the South-eastern soiner of Warren County, in which ane of the fighters was knocked from Warren County through Halifax County into Nash County. This, however, is nothing derogatory to the pugilistic ability of the gentleman so knocked, because immeOrphanage Class Pleases In Concert "Their programs are always good, but the one put on this time was even better than usual," a member of the Johnston-Caswell Lodge commented on Wednesday relative to the concert which was given in the auditorium of the John Graham high school on Monday night by the Oxford Orphanage Singing Class. The appearance of the class here, which was its first performance of the season, drew more than 300 people to the school building, it was said. Receipts of the evening, as the result of a free will offering, amounted to around $60. The boys and girls were accompanied to Warrenton by L. W. Alderman, manager of the class, and Mrs. Hutchinson, supervisor. While here the visitors were guests in the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Davis, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Boyce, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Rooker Jr., Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Macon, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Rodwell, Mr. and Mrs. W. M Gardner, Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Rodgers. Supt. Proctor of the Orphanage was here to witness the first performance given by the class as it started out on its annual tour. From here they went to Franklinton. to armt N. C., FRIDAY, MARCt on for Air Conference citation of Secretary of War, George came to Washington to confer with in matters and also the airmail flying, iry Dern greeting Colonel Lindbergh Army .building, hatless and without 'oker Game Held icident of Man Being is County In Fist Fight diately after alighting upon Nash County soil he picked himself up and knocked his opponent, who had followed him, into Franklin County. This may sound far-fetched, but it can be substantiated by Mr. W. E. Twitty of Warrenton, a gentleman of unquestioned veracity, who was present at the square dance at the old Ransom's Bridge Hotel when the difficulty above mentioned started in the course of which, as Mr. Twitty puts it, the combatants 'skirmished' over four counties. Their names are withheld because of the embarrassment attendant tpon publicity. J "As to youf second question^it is unfortunate that we have no eye I witness or participant in the poker game, as we have in the matter of the Ransom's Bridge Battle, ? that is, none whose testimony goes back beyond 1880. "That a poker game is now in progress in Warrenton, that its origin is clouded in antiquity, and that it has been continuous for a long period is unquestioned. "But that it started in 1866 and has been going on continuously ever since is more than any man now living can say of his own knowledge. This conclusion must perforce be based on history ? and what is history, as Raleigh and Napoleon said, 'but a fable generally agreed on' or as Henry Ford more succinctly put it, 'bunk.' "However, when we get beyond ! the memory of living men, history I is all we have to go by. It would j be easy to say that the game has been going on continuously ever ' since 1866, and this would make a - - ? f nice story. But the historical evidence is to the contrary. The stu' dent of history is forced to the | conclusion that the game was in(Coniiinued on Page 8) Connell Gives Views In Raleigh Times The following letter by W. A. Connell of Warren Plains was taker from Tuesday's issue of The Ral'eigh Times: Sir: No person who is informed as to the efforts and accompishments of our Federal Government in behalf of the restoration of agriculture can doubt for a moment that _ j ? this industry is recognized as ueme the fundamental of American prosperity and happiness. | The laws and statutes enacted ie its behalf have been so drastic as ! to be declared unconstitutional and (radical by four of the nine Justices j of the U. S. Sepreme Court, the ?emaining five upholding the same foi the reason that they considered them necessary as emergencj measures, but declared that the} would not uphold the same beyonc the time of such demands. I It is unnecessary to enumerate Every person regardless of literary social or financial status is familiar with the special acts anc privileges granted. What does it all mean? What L' the Government trying to teach us' How long will this industry be upheld by the strong arm of Government? To answer this we only need tc (Continued on Page 8) form I 23, 1934 Subscript NICHOLSON QUITS j~ CONGRESS RACE Enfield Man Says He Loves Practice of Medicine Better Than Politics DICKERSON IN THE FIELD Enfield, March 20.?Dr. B. M. J Nicholson, in a statement issued here tonight, withdrew from the race for the Democratic nomination for Congress from the Second district, declaring that he has deI ? ^ r?wn nfi /in ciaea mat ne iuvcd tuc ^lauw^c i medicine more than he does the game of politics. His statement follows: "To my friends and supporters of ' the Second Congressional District of North Carolina: "This is to advise you that after mature and careful consideration, I am thoroughly convinced beyond ? the shadow of a doubt that I love c the practice of medicine, which has c been my profession for the past 24 i years, more than I do the game of ( politics. I have therefore definitely decided to withdraw from this j campaign. I cannot begin to ex- ] press to you my appreciation of . your kind expressions of support , and cooperation in behalt of my candidacy during the post few months. With best wishes, I am J most sincerely yours, "B. M. Nicholson." Dr. Nicholson's retirement leaves in the race in the Second, Judge j John H. Kerr, incumbent, and A. O. j Dickens, of Wilson. Fred I. Sutton of Kinston and Don Gilliam of ' Tarboro are among those who have . been mentioned as potential candi- ! dates. ! FRED I. SUTTON OF KINSTON IN CONGRESSIONAL RACE Kinston, March 21.?Stepping into [ the breach left by the withdrawal ; of Dr. B. M. Nicholson from the race, Fred I. Sutton today announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Congress from the Second District. With A. O. ? * ' -ii ? u ~ I DICKens, wuson Hlioniey, who utta previously announced, he aspires to the seat now held by Representative John H. Kerr. I Negro Hurt When Struck By Car With i White Driver J Prank Watson Jr., negro barber, ' received a broken leg and had his elbow knocked out of place last Saturday when he was struck by 1 an automobile driven by Ed Weldon, ' white man of Norlina. Following the accident the negro 1 was given medical attention by Dr. C. H. Peete, placed on a truck and , carried to his home where he is reported to be improving. The accident occurred about a quarter of a mile from Warrenton on the road leading to Macon and Liberia. It was said that a truck was parked on the side of the road j and that wnen me itutumuuix driver and pedestrian saw one another each started dodging back and forth across the road in an ef, fort to get out of the others way but that neither Weldon or Watson were able to calculate the others next move. Square Dance To 1 Be Held March 30 The second of the Square dances 1 sponsored by Miss Lucy Leach for the benefit of destitute citizens of Warren county turned out so well I when held in the armory here on i last Friday night that another of these dances has been announced for the night of March 30, next ; Friday. A large crowd attended the dance ' here on last Friday night and put in a swell evening of fun tipping I the light fantastic to the music of II Will Ball's band, which will be on 1 i hand next Friday night. ! I ~ MUSTN'T USE ANOTHER'S MILK BOTTLES, SAYS SERLS ' "It is illegal to use milk bottles ' belonging to another for delivery of ' milk or for any other purpose," Frank Serls, manager of the War! renton Dairy( said yesterday. He j . J asked this newspaper to call the , public's attention to this fact in or der that he may not have to swear I out warrants against those using his bottles. 3 Mr. Serls asks that any citizens ' having Warrenton Dairy bottles to - notify him and he will call for them. > I Mr. Bignall Jones was a visitor at' Chapel Hill on Sunday. :ti J tion ip**' -?~ NtMghty Dogs Fourteen dogs, according to information furnished this newspaper by a reliable source, the 5 property of Austin Allen, Con- " federate Veteran of Axtelte disappeared from his home one night this week. , Thpv retnrnpil hnnio the next morniu?, every last one of them staggering, pie-eyed drunk. v It is believed that the dogs p raided the mash box of a moon- p shine distiller only a feW hours before he was ready to make his c run. a { John Williams, * Veteran Of 1861, ? Dies On Tuesday ? John Willie Williams, a Confedirate veteran, died at his home here c :arly Tuesday morning at the age t if 88 years. A cerebral hemmor- t hage was given as the cause of I ieath. t Funeral services were conducted 1 :rom the home Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock by the Rev. B. C. < Thompson and the Rev. O. I. Hin- ' son, Methodist ministers serving the 1 Warren and Warrenton circuits, i Burial took place in Nash county at the old home of the deceased. Mr. Williams came to Warrenton 1 ibout five years ago from Nashville. ' He lived in a house on the street 1 running from Mr. A. A. Williams' i dome to the home of the Misses < Damerons. Due to his health, i which had been bad for some time, ' it was seldom that he was seen Bway from his home. 1 The deceased is survived by his f wife, one daughter, Mrs. Minnie < Hollandsworth of Bunn, and two I sons, Eugene Garland Williams of < Norlina and Winston Williams of ' Warrenton. Charity Cases Are Listed By Welfare Officer ????? Six charity cases are this week listed by Miss Lucy Leach, Welfare Officer of Warren county, with a 1 request that any citizen interested in any of the cases contact her. She , pointed out that by helping these cases not only would the benefactor be relieving suffering but would also be spending money to do constructive relief work. If not interested in any specific j case, Miss Leach asked that contri- , butions be made to the Charity | Chest as a sinking fund for emergency cases. The six cases listed by Miss Leach follows: Case 1.?Money needed to pay for tonsil operation of indigent children. Case 2.?Money needed to have glasses fitted to indigent children. Case 3?Monev needed to have a woman who has a fractured arm treated and arm set. Case 4?Money needed to pay hospital bill of burnt negro child who will have to have skin grafted on face and be in hospital for a long time. i Case 6?Money needed to pay for pylon for crippled man who has taken a vocational training but 1 needs money for pylon, so he can be more comfortable and active. i Case 6?Money needed to pay for an artificial arm. for a one arm man so he can work better. List Takers To Begin Work April 1 List takers for Warren county, who will begin taking the tax list on April 1 and continue at that job for 30 days, have been appointed as follows: Warrenton township, T. B. Gardner; Fork, W. E. Davis; Smith Creek, Mrs. Delia Baxter; Fishing Creek, H. C. Davis; Nutbush, W. M. Fleming; Hawtree, John W. King; Sixpound, H. J.Haithcock; River, Walter Myrick; Judkins, E. P. Nichol son; Shocco, Francis Limer; Sandy Creek, S. E. Allen; Roanoke, L. W. Kidd. Methodist Services Here On Sunday Services will be held at the Warrenton Methodist church on Sunday morning: and Sunday evening, the Rev. O. I. Hinson, announced yesterday. Special Easter music will be a feature of the morning ser- ( vice, and an interest program has been prepared for the evening ser -1 vices, the minister said. MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME NUMBER 12 It) BEGIN DRIVE LIBRARY FUNDS leek Money To Complete ? mm mm New Library Home Un Court House Square COMMITTEE IN CHARGE A drive will be launched next reek to raise funds for the comletion of Warren County Memorial iibrary which is being constructed n the court house square as a !WA project supplemented by local id. The call for financial aid needed or the building will come from a lommittee composed of Mrs. Kathrine P. Arrington, W. H. Dameron, Stephen Burroughs ana John Mtthell, with Mr. Dameron serving as hairman. It is not expected that members >f this committee v/ill make a louse-to-house canvass but will try o contact with as many people as jossible, either personally or by leter, in their efforts to raise funds or the library. No definite figure has been set ip as a goal for this committee to shoot at in its drive. It is understood that the members will try to raise every cent possible. The construction of the library here is a $6,500 project. The CWA came across with $4,575, of which $1,312.50 went into material. The building committee of the library is to raise the difference between the $4,575 and $6,500. It is understood that the building committee oas on hand at present $860. Since the construction of the ibrary began several months ago a spirit of co-operation has been evident. A large number of people nave displayed their interest, and among those who have been observed contributing to the cause are: Jack Smiley, who has given some af his time; E. L. Green, who helped with the concrete work; Finnell & Dickerson) who have given some truck service; Stanley Powell, who has worked over time on occasions; Pete Seaman, who has given some lumber; Numa Weaver, who gave angle irons; W. A. Miles has given some nails; Alfred Ellington lias assisted in moving some material; merchants have contributed; Joe Taylor, who took the level of the place; the Warrenton Rail Road Co, ay bringing in soil early in the morning when it was needed; W. H. Reid has given a hand, as have athers; and the regular employees tiave shown their willingness on numerous occasions to put their best in their work. Blanks For Seed * M D J? i.oans now ivcauj, Howard Announces Application blanks for Emergency Crop Loans are now available in both Warren and Halifax counties, Field Agen ts J. C. I toward and Fr ed Moseley onnounced yesterday. Warren county residents desiring these blanks will find same at Warrenton and Littleton. In Halifax county the blanks are available at Littleton, Scotland Neck and Halifax court house. Those making application for loans are required to pay a notary's fe3 of 50c. the government representatives stated. Skinner Wants To See County Debtless John L. Skinner, member of the Board of County Commissioners, was in Raleigh Tuesday attending a quarterly meeting1 of the Local Government Advisory Cohamission. Mr. Skinner represents the commissioners of the entire state on this commission. ~ ii??a mhilo onrnnte to Ral (^Uesiiuucu nxwv v? eigh as to his candidacy for re-election to the; board of Warren county commissioners, Mr. Skinner said he had not positively decided, but that he rather thought he would be among those running. "I would like to stay on the board until the county has been gotten completely out of debt," he added. "You know, I think so far we have made a pretty good job out of cutting down the county's indebtedness, and I would like to be in on the finish," he concluded. Miss Mary Goodall of New York, a student at the University of No*th Carolina, arrived yesterday for a visit with Miss Caroline Ward. Mr. Carlos Lowrance of Enfield was a week end guest of Mr. Duke Jones. Mr. Harry Fishel of Vaughan was a visitor here Tuesday night. ?fl