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WARRENTON, WARREN COUNTY, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1921
Number 18
A "WEEKLY" NEWS APER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF WARRENTON AND WARREN COUNTY
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News m "a mhsiiwi
pv W. BRODIE JONES
vrff YORK, May 4. Jack Scott,
- Tack Jr.. ana iUIS' , .T
J11 v,;c. -uroolr with the
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Boston
Braves, woo j-uugm-
ome series
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It was a pleasure to
these Warren county folks. Lee
w'adows formerly of Oxford, now
th the' Philadelphia Nationals was
his club playing
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t the same noiei,
. tAtpv. a series. -mc uw;i ""J-
in Philadelphia
Scott told me, Lee
home run on him with the
L.nfked a
kps filled.
Both men are first-
string pitchers
of old-timers.
and are in the class
Postmaster General Will H. Hayes
neakinjr before the American Press
Association at the Waldorf last
TKuvsdav said that New York handled
twice as much mail as the Dominio i
of Canada. More than a million
packages are har.dled here each hour.
Mr. Hays paid tribute to the Ameri
can Postal Service during the war,
Jn-injr that this was the drily coun
try in which ma;,l delivery was unin
terrupted and in which the service
did not collapse. His speech fore
casted a realignment in Government
agencies to end duplication and to
properly coordinate related depart
ments. He claimed that his depart
ment, the biggest business in the
world, should be absolutely removed
from politics and that merit should
alone govern.
John McCormick, just back from
Europe, is to give his only American
recital at the Hippodrome Thursday
night." The proceeds go to the Irish
Relief Fund.
Freda Hempel gave a concert in the
Far West last week which was heard
thousands of miles away. Wireless
stations in Honolulu, Point Loma,
Magdalena" Bay and points equal dis
tances north, listened in. The wire
less department of the Sanfrancisco
Call arranged the concert. -
Lanky Kelly, firstbaseman of the
Giants, is Babe Ruth's popular rival.
Seven circuit wallops, one more than
the Kine- of Swat compiled, is the
National player's record.
The Birth cf a Nation is revived
for a week at the Capitol Theatre
An orchestra of more than 100 lends
the fervor which makes the Griffith
masterpiece virtually breathe.
Percy Grainger, America's leading
pianist, appeared at the Capitcl last
week. The parson with whom I at
tended the show last saw Grainger
when he sprang into fame in Ger
many. The rstory runs: The young
American was studying music there
before the war. One night at the
principal opera of Berlin, the director
failed to appear. He was alcoholical
ly incapacitated. The management
announced that the patrons could re
ceive their money at the box officer
Before a move could be made, Grain
ger, unknown except to the artist cir
cle, said he could lead the orchestra.
He did. The Berlin papers extoled
the episode as American vim and init
iative, paid high tribute to his artis
tic capabilities, and gave the incident
the publcity which made Grainger's
reputation. His appearance here
called forth the greatest ovation the
theatre had accorded any artist this
year.
Columbia returns officially May 11 j
1X16 visit of West Point "cadets
month. The Universitv crives a
last
hoi
ay. A steamer is chartered and a
boat trip provided for students. . In
dications are that the outing is' to be
popular there are few more beautl
ul scenic trips than that along the
historic Hudson.
NEGROES NOT SHOT IN
BACK, OFFICERS STATE
The statement in an Apex dispatch
at the three negroes killed in a
J"ad near Paschall were shot in the
back is denied by members of the
hiding party, who are positive in
faying that the dead men were shot
m the left side. They feel that the
statement does them an injustice in
jjat it conveys the impression that
he negroes were shot while running
uav- News and Observer
. rs- Tom Rose, of Savannah, Ga ,
was in town Tuesday.
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Federal Officers Swoop Down On
Still Near Paschall, Kill Three
Moonshiners in Pitched Battle
Still Destroyed.
This community was astounded Fri
day morning to learn that a large
Distilling-Plant had been located just
over the North Carolina line in Meck
lenburg County, Va., and that United
States officers had descended upon it
in the early dawn, sftot and killea
three guards and driven off the re
mainder, wounding several in the
running fight and destroying 28,000
gallons of beer ad 125 gallons whis
key, and. cutting up three . copper
Stills and breaking 'up and burning
seventeen Fermenters, boxes, etc.
This was the most complete distil
lig outfit ever captured by the Reve
nue Department. It was not only a
large outfit, but was. complete in ev
ery detail even down to Gasoline
Torches for operating at night, and
brick furnaces under the stills. The
capacity of th Plant was estimated
to be over 'a hundred gallons of first
class whiskey each day.
It was known to the Revenue De
partment that the notorious Baldwin
Brothers were operating a Plant on
a large scale, but each time it was lo
cated and the Department was ready
to swoop down upon it, the bird had
flown a day or two previously.
In this instance the Revenue officers
had finally located the Plant and sum
moned their old and trusty officers
end Friday morning at dawn had
worked their way quietly to the
scene, unsuspected by the pickets of
the Distillers. .
brom information and the sur
rounding circumstances it seems that
the pickets had been called in at early
dawn to , carry the night's "run" to
waiting automobiles or storage bar
rels, and while absent from picket
dutv the officers erot in between the
whiskey "toters" and the -Plant. They
were discovered by the "toters" and
fired upon and the firing became gen
eral between the retreating distillers
at the Plant, the officers and the
"toters." When the smoke of battle
had cleared away, it was found that
three of the "toters" had been killed,
and, from subsequent information,
several of the distillers.
The Department had sent down only
experienced officers, armed with the
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best and latest weapons, Knowing tne
desperate character of the gang op
erating the Plant. They knew that
the Baldwin brothers had gathered a
gang of desperadoes around them and
were defying the Law and taking
their lives in their own hajjds. They
knew that they were heavily armed
and would shoot to kill. Therefore
when the firing commenced the offic
ers shot to kill.
It was stated that the dead men
were shot in the back; but this is de
nied by those who examined the
bodies. Th&y were shot in the side,
coming out of the back.
When the Distillers ran off, one,
who was recognized as Joe Baldwin,
turned and .took deliberate aim and
emptied his "gun at the o cers, but
without effect. The return fire evx
dently "got" Baldwin, for it is report
ed that he was badly wounded in the
arm, having had the bone shattered
and the flesh blown away. It is also
rumored that several other members
of the gang had to have their wounds
dressed.
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Mecklenburg county, Virginia on the
road leading from Warrenton to Can
non's Ferry, about a half mile to the
right of the road in a valley. Much
preparation had been made, an acre
or more cleared off , bricked hauled m
furnaces erected, roads " fixed and
every preparation made for rapid and
V.rt-.ncrh VOrk.
Hundreds of people gathered Fri
day and were amazed at the extent
of the Plant; at-the audacity of the
Distillers; of the defiance to law and
order. These crowds continued
through Saturday and onJSunday of
ficers O. B. Cook of Norlma and
Special Agent H. M. Lewis of Hen-
derson were on tne scenC
three barrels of whiskey. They were
unearthed and emptied. . -
Rumor has it that a Government
Air Plane was seen to hover over this
Plant a few days ago and fly off. it
: UnMn hatlthis memuu o
I used by the Government to spy
out
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these illicit outfits. Nine officers
were in the raid and seventeen men
were engaged in distilling.
The dead men were buried nearby,
and Sunday, were disinterred and
;aken to Apex after preparation for
burial by Raleigh Undertakers and
buried in the presence of a large
crowd of negroes Wednesday.
The Government did wisely in send
ing experienced Revenue officers to
destroy this Plant, otherwise much
loss of life "would have taken place, as
both the officers and distillers were
heavily armed, and prepared to take
life. .
No one in Warren is connected in
any way with this illicit Plant, inso
far as the identified dead, and wound
ed, are concerned. The information
is that .the entire gang were from
Apex community.
WITH OUR ADVERTISERS
Warrontnn" Dpnartmpnt Store Co.. f
Special in. solid color ginghams, Knox
hats &c. .See their ad.r
Citizens Bank and Trust Co. Half
crop cotton in 1921 means full bank
account in 1922.
Boyd-Gillam Motor Co. Authentic
figures from the Ford factory. Look
for their ad.
C. F. Moseley The Cash and Carry
Store wants to see you. Look him up.
Hunter Drug Co., for fine candies
and fresh drugs.
C. D. Ray & Son Building material
and Hardware that stands the test.
P. Friedenburg has something to
tell you. Look up his ad.
Hi-mo line Congestion Salve., See
ad in this issue.
Seaboard Air Line on to Chatta
nooga. .
Boyd-Gillam Motor Co. Hood Tires
quality wins.
International Harvester Co. More
price reduction." Read their ad.
Dr. Miles Nervine "Why-don'f you
try it."
Bank of Warren Backward or for
ward, which way are you going;-
Malvern H. Palmer wants , you to
dig up all your last year shirts. See
his ad.
W. A. Miles Hardware Co. Hard
ware and Screening.
State College of Agriculture and
Engineering. Summer course June
14 to July 27.
- Allen & Fleming Company. Read
iheir' ad in this issue. They have
some specials that are specially good
values.
White's Flour "and Meal Mill
Cream of Warren flour. "The best
sells for. less." v
Hunter Drug Co., N. R. -Tablets.
They are alright.
Carter's Little Liver Pills ask
your druggist.
MISS BECK'S KINDERGARTEN
Miss Dora Beck rvho is teaching
Kindergarten Class -of the Mill Vil
lage delighted the parents of tho
children and several invited guests by
the many evidences of careful train
ing and improvement as well as skill
in handiwork.
" The evening was pleasantly spent
and the entire occasion reflected
great credit on teacher and pupils.
Tfiis is only one of many enjoyable
evenings given by Miss Beck to her
patrons and friends of the Mill Vil
lage, and gives evidence of much in-,
terest on her part and of hearty co
operation by-the Mill Management
and the paretns.
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The Municipal Elec
tion passes Quietly
The town election under the direc
tion of Mr.. T. JBV Garjirxe, Registrar,
Mr. Joseph S. f Jones and Mr. Joseph
J. Macon, Judges of Election, passed
off quietly. .
The town of Warrenton will look to
the following gentlemen for the next
two years to give us the best and
most prosperous years of our exist
nce years in which, let us all hope,
that Warrenton will see its new Hotel
completed and well patronized; the
new school building completed and
standing at the head of the State
'High Schoo's of vthe State; the pave
ment extended the town placed upon
1 the through route of he State High
way from. Richmond to Raleigh; the
roads leading to our sister towns on
the east be connected with Warren
ton and the road to Rocky Mount be
completed.! That our cotton and to
bacco markets may expand their in
fluence and establish the fact thai
Warrenton is the best, market , nv
which to trade, and Warrenton an
ideal town in. which to live and trans
act business. May our Churches
wteld a larger and sweeter influence
in this community and may health,
prosperity sand peace and good, will
Lprevaii.
May these ;and many more bless
ings be ours-under; the administration
of the Town's affairs by .
Messrs. Frank Gibbs, Mayor; W.
Ci. Rotrers-Frank Serls. C. R. Rod-
well, H. A. Mosley, John .G. .Ellis, V
F. Wardjand-.J.( E. Rooker, and may
Law and Order with good feeling
nrpvail under the efficient care of
Chief E. L.: Green and his competent
deputies.
Miss Drewsy Wil-
ker Wins in Contesl
A State piano playing contest will
be held at. N. C. College in Greens
boro, on May4th. The North Caro
lina Music Teacher's Association of
fers a silver loving cup to winner n
this contest. Each county in the
State has the privilege of sending one
contestant.
-Saturday afternoon Miss Lillie Belle
1-1 1 1 4- 4- HPl-i- nnnfflcf'llirc
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were Lucy Tucker who played
Dreams, by Frysinger; Lucy Boyd
who played Menuet by Paderewski,
and Drewsy Wilker who played Men
dplssohn's Hunting- Song. Excellent
work done by all three. The judges,
Mesdames Dameron, Strickland and
Gholson, declared Drewsy Wilker the
successful contestant.
At the County Contest held at the
High School auditorium Monday af
ternoon May 2nd, the judges were
Mrs. Gholson, of Norlina, Mrs. Cole
man of Macon, and Mrs. John Bur
well, of Warrenton. Contestants wert
Miss Annie Joe Lancaster who play
ed Caprice Celeste by Trayer; Miss
Josie Rodwell, of Macon, who played
Godard's 2nd Majurka and Drewsy
Wilker" who played Mendelssohn's
Hunting Song. " The Judges chose
Miss Drewsy Wilker to represent
Warren county in the State contest.
Tfi flavin er of all three contest-
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ants deserve special "mention
shows that the aim of the contest,
namely to arouse greater interest in
music and to create higher standards,
is being attained. Mr.: W. N. Boyd
has offered a medal to the Warren
county contestant if she wins the cup
in the State contest.
CHIEF GREEN CLEARS BOOKS
Chief Green as Tax Collector for
the Town cleared off every dollar due
the town and turned over to him for
collection that should be collected.
He collected $18,544.21 in taxes and
-$522.11 in Fines, Cemetery dues, etc.
A total for the Town of $19r60S&.
This amount with the income from
the Railroad, Electfict Light Plant,
etc., should give the town . sufficient
money to do the needed things ior
the comfort and convenience of iTs
citizens. Few towns of one thousand
inhabitants have Twenty-odd thous
and dollars of income yearly. Some
of this could be advantageously used
to let the World know that Warren
ton is the best - town in the United
I States..
Woman's Club , Meeting
The Woman's Club will hold a bus
iness meeting Tuesday afternoon at
"4 o'clock. . '
Marriage of
Very
Couple
Macon, April 29. Mr. and ,Mrs.
llddard's home -in Simpson, N. C,
was the scene of a quiet wedding
this morning, when Miss Pauline
Newell, of Macon, became the bride
of Mr. Jasper, Edwards, of Simpson.
The bride is th . daughter of Mr.
J. -D. Newell Clerk of Superior Court
of Warren county, anS is also a
graduate of East Carolina Teachers
Training School, Greenyile, N. C.
On account of sickness in her family
she could not be married at home.
Mr. Edwards is a young, progres
sive farmer of sterling character. He
has lived in Pitt county all his life
and is favorably known and liked by
everybody. -
The bride was attractively gowneu
in a dark grey coat suit with hat ana
veil to match. The groom ,wore a
dark blue suit.
The par'or was decorated with ivy
and potted plants. The bride and
groom stood under an arch made of
ivy while the minister stood in front
of a bank of ferns. '
The bride and groom entered the
parlor to the strains of Lohengren's
Wedding March played by Miss Myi
tie Moore, who isalso a graduate of
East Carolina Teachers Training
school. During the bermony melody
of Love was softly played.
After the ceremony the bride and
groom leit ior. lNorioiK, rucmnunu,
Philadelphia, and other northern
cities.
Before coming back to Simpson
they will spend a few days with the
hridps Barents Mr. and Mrs. J. D.
Newell, of Warren county.
AThey will be at home after -May
10, 1921, at Chicod, N. C.
Names of the Dead
"Moon Shiners"
The News and Observer's Apex
Correspondent throws ;light on the
niimps of the unidentified dead kill-
ed in the. battle between the United
States Revenue officers and the
whiskey distillers on last Friday
early morning near the Virginia line
in Meckleriburg county. It developes
that they were Apex negroes and
bear the following names: LaFayette
Forney, son of a preacher; D. W. Rod
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pers, a iugitive irom jusuce,
Mark Harriss.
TVicn impn were buried near Pas
chall soon after the Coroner's Jury
of Mecklenburg county,' Virginia,
came to its verdict; but Sunday rela
tives from Apex had' the , bodies re
moved to Raleigh and prepared for
burial
At three o'clock Tuesday a large
crowd of negroes from far. and near
gather at Apex to pay the last rites
to the dead.
The Apex correspondent think
that all of the seventeen negroes op-
Perating the Plant were from the Apex
neighborhood, and that several of the
known wounded are hiding out there.
Carter N. Williams, of. Rich-
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mend, President ot the tfanK oi war
ren, was in Warrenton Tuesday night.
Mr. O. D. Ellis and little son O. D.,
Popular
anaOr., of Macon, were in town Saturday.
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Commissioners Meet Monday,
Conduct Routine Business and
Send Important Letter to The
State Highway Commission
The Board met Monday, all mem
bers present.
In addition to routine matters the
following is of interst:
Ordered that Typhoid Vaccination be
made for the County during the
months of August and September.
Ordered that the Finance Commit
tee meet on the 16th of May for final
settlement- with the Sheriff.
Resolved that the Commissioners
seriously object to the plan for State
Roads as laid down on the official Map
posted at Court House door, and ask
a nearing.
The Board adjourned to meet May
9th, 1921 to open bids for the Fork
Road bonds. .
The following is the text of the let
ter addressed to the State Highway
Commission by the Board, and mailed
by Special Delivery May 3rd:
North Carolirea, Warren Counter.
In the Commissioners Court
Monday May 2nd, 1921
In Re Official Map of Highways
To the Honorable
The State Highway Commission,
Raleigh.
Gentlemen:
I hereby certify that the following
resolution was unanimously adopted
by the County Board of Commission
ers of Warren county at its regular
meeting held on the 2nd day of May, .
1921, all members being present and
voting therefor :-i-
"Resolved that we do not endorse
and that we are earnestly opposed to
the proposed routing and general
scheme of the State Highways as laid
down on the 'official Map' posted by
the State Highway Commission at the
Court House door of this County.
"Resolved. 2nd That we respect
fully ask a "hearing by the State"
Highway Commission and by Hon.
John Sprunt Hill, member from this
Road District, in order that the views
of the people of Warren County may
be made known to said State High
way Commission.
"Resolved 3rd. That our sole pur
pose be and is to give to the people
of Warren county the greatest de
gree of service, and at the same time
be st factor in linking up both btate
and National Highways with the
principal towns and County Seats of
this State'
C. C. HUNTER, Chm.
County Board of Commissioners
. Warren County, North Carolina.
J. A. DOWTIN, Clerk.
I, J. A. DOWTIN, Clerk County
Board of Commissioners of Warren
County hereby certify that the fore
going resolutions were duly and
regularly adopted by said Board at
its regular meeting, May 2nd, 1921.
In testimony whereof I have set
my hand and affixed the Seal of the
County Board of Commissioners of
Warren County. . "
This May 3rd, 1921.
J. A. DOWTIN, Clerk.
ARCOLA ITEMS
Farmers are most through plant
ing cotton in this section now..
Miss Ethel King, of Macon High
School is at home now with parents
after a successful year of school in
that place.
Messrs. Richard Conn, George King
and Eugene Odom attended the com
mencement at iMacon the 28 and 29
of last month.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. John O'Reilly
on May 1st a daughter, Margaret
Mae.
Mr. Alvin Shearin and Miss Ethel
Capps, both of Hollister, were hap
pily maried last Sunday.
Miss Lula Hunter, a teacher of
Vaughan, is at home now with par
ents Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hunter.
Mrs. Beaufort Scull is spending
several days with her sister Mrs. T.
A. Cooper, of Raleigh, N. C.
. Miss Emma Duke, of near Manson,
spent the week end with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Duke.
Miss Elizabeth Davis, of this place
had the misfortune of losing a-fine
mule last "week, "Peggy."
With many good wishes to the Yar
ren Record and its many readers.
MAE BLOSSOM.
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