I ^CURATE, TERSE I TIMELY M0UME XXX ESTMm mimrnR libers Discuss Erection Of fifooden Buildings In Fire I District of Town -"nn n i fjipjj lOl'LD iNCKfcASiu iwujo I# M. Drake, chief of police, was Ijjjjtfd Building Inspector for the WT0f Warrenton at the regular EJhly meeting of the board of ^commissioners on Monday F. Mr, Drake's duties will be to Cthat there are no buildings F^ within the fire district that fnot meet with regulations laid lotti by the Commissioners and E state Insurance Commission, K to see that any buildings that E have been erected here in Ettion of the resolutions be made Eoafora thereto or be torn down. MJhe appointment of Mr. Drake after routine matters had En disposed of and after rather E:hy discussion about the erecE of frame buildings in the fire End. Mayor Gibbs told members mite board that a representative tbe Southeastern Underwriters w at Warrenton to inspect I in regard to fire hazards iys ago, but that unfortuthat time he was in the ind did not see the repreHe told of a conversation p Scoggin, automobile re, in which Mr. Scoggin that he would be glad to building comply with the ie Mayor would tell him so. The dealer stated that ed to being singled out, jht that the law should d in the case of others as ; Mayor informed Mr. hat this would be done the board had no intenhgling him out. [iscussion, members pointiat other residents had ditions to their places of complying with the law exception that wooden used in a number of 1 although in the cases fire hazard was not inter were of the opinion lould be mad^to comply air. They further pointed :iie building erected by u was of wood, with the if the roof, to be used rage of automobiles, and s a fire hazard, in their trary to law, and if al) unremedied would in ance rates in the town. >ner Ed Gillam said that down the wooden sides i pit, that although it assed by the insurance t as it stood, that he to tear down the wood1 porting the galvanized Ijstitute metal post. He r members of the board 1 had been built against and that he did not bein any sense a fire that he wanted to com; law to the fullest exPeople To set on Saturday of the Epworth League People's Missionary Sothe Weldon district will up meeting at the Methch here tomorrow niornMng at 10:30 o'clock. All Pie who are not members of the organizations are 1 to be present. All are 3fing a simple box lunch. ' Gilbert L. Rowe of Duke ' *ill address the gatherill the Rev. E. L. Hiliman ville, who is conducting a meetings at the Methodist brents are asked to help as possible in seeing that crowd of young people at Hj^n Ranks 18th m Pupil Promotions county ranks 18th among ^ ies in the State in peraI pupils promoted in her ^cording to this week's is'WrSchool Pacts. the proof of the effectB M our educational system results," Supt J. Edward B ^ yesterday in commenting ^BJ; article, "It costs the State ^B^ Carolina $6,000,000 each send children through the ^B*tlle second time. One can failure of pupils to be proto the tax burden of is naturally very gratibarren county has such in respect to pro^B - are obtaining results.") g Warrenton Squad To Play Norlina This Afternoon The Warrenton football squad will journey to Norlina this afternoon to meet the Norlina eleven at 3:30 o'clock in the locals second game of the year. Despite a lack of headgears and uniforms, the Graham boys held the visiting Whitakers squad to two touchdowns on the local field in their first game on last Friday afternoon. Playing in odds and ends of suits and in overalls in a number of cases, the locals played the visitors to a 6-6 tie during the first half, and won the support of a MlimKav 1 rtrtft 1 ttiVtA ?M li U4.il UCX Ui AVfV/ai iatl4C113, WUU iu many instances were witnessing their first football game. The visitors took the game with a winning touchdown in the last half, the score being 13-6 at the final whistle. Terrell and Poindexter starred for the locals; Parker and Weaver played stella ball for the visitors. The probable starting line-up for this afternoon's game will be G. Haithcock, left end; G. Jones, left tackle; J. Riggan, left guard; J, Poindexter, center; A. Peoples, right guard; W. Parker, right tackle; E. Hall, right eftd; John Drake, quarterback; P. Terrell, left half; E. Connell, right half; "Srap" Powell, fullback. To Dedicate New Providence Church Dedication exercises at the New Providence church at Afton-Elberon will be held at 11 o'clock Sunday morning, October 19, the Rev. S. E. Wright announced yesterday. Dr. J. M. Ormond will preach the dedicatory sermon and will dedicate the church at 11 o'clock. A dinner will be served on the grounds following the dedication and those attending are asked to bring basket lunches. The afternoon session will be in charge of Dr. W. P. Few. President of Duke University, and Conference Lay Leader. The public is invited to join with the members of the church in the Sunday service. ? i J Tne new rroviaence iviewiuui&t church was begun in 1929 and completed one year later. The building is an attractive brick structure which cost about $9,000. The Duke Foundation donated $2,500 of this amount. The membership of Providence church is small, with about 60 members with a large Sunuday School enrollment of 120 with an average attendance of 85. Trustees Meet Here On Monday Night A. C. Blalock and H. A. Moseley were appointed a committee to assist the patrons of the John R. Hawkins negro school in the erection of an industrial building with the aid of the Rosenwald Fund at a meeting of the board of trustees of the John Grahafn High school held at the school building on Monday night. An agricultural department was added to the local negro school this year and a new building is needed for this work, it was brought out. The crowed condition of the John Graham school was brought to the attention of the trustees. After a discussion of the matter, it was decided to have Miss Katherine Tay ' il-- A lor of Warrenton assist tne iacimy during the entire morning period. Miss Taylor has been aiding in the work of the school for two hours each day for several weeks. Prof. M. J. Benjunes of Chowan College has expressed a desire to organize an orchestra at the Graham school. The board voted that a thorough investigation of the music teacher's qualifications and results of his work be made before pci mission was granted to him. Many Persons Attend Revival Services Here Many persons have attended the revival services conducted this week at the Warrenton Methodist churcn by the Rev. E. L. Hillman, pastor of the Jarvis Memorial church, Greenville. The meeting opened on Monday evening and services have been conducted each morning and evening. Although the business houses of the town have not been closed for the meeting, many business men have been present each morning, it is said. The Rev. Mr. Hillman made a talk yesterday morning to the pupils of the John Graham high school during chapel period, and tonight will hold a special service for the I young people. br ? WARRENTON, COUNTY LUCKY, ? By CR i MADE PROGRESS IN PR Imprisoned for his Deiiefs, John Bunyar burned his tremendou enerqy to Writincj, an< penned uie qrequest reliqious alIeqory of all M 'pilgrims: VDfXMISS |pPP| -it . yl'i-'QW Kc:us.?hT.'m*J^\: Many Are Aided With Funds From The Charity Chest TVifl urnrlr nf aidinc f.hp nfior fttld '? w*ta V* vaaw a?? | destitute in Warren through fluids raised by the charity chest and contributions by friends interested in Welfare work, Miss Lucy Leach, welfare officer for Warren, tells in her report for the past month of sending sick people to hospitals for treatment, of the gathering and distribution of clothing and other ' phases of her work. The welfare worker reports sending a white man, a colored man and a colored child to hospital; of sending a colore! boy to a school for the blind and tiro colored women to the j hospital, and of sending a white girl tq a maternity hospital. She sentj a white child and two colored children to clinics. One cripple white girl is being taught at home, the, teacher being paid by an interested friend. Many good second hand clothes have been received, Miss Leach said, but the need is great and it seems almost impossible to get clothes enough to go round. During the past month $147.7G was spent from the charity chest. The chest received $17 during that period. In view of this state of af-' fairs Miss Leach asks that those in- J terested in aiding the poor of the | county contribute as much as pos-J sible to the relief fund. In addition to aiding the poor, the welfare officer has investigated several cases of children being ab-1 sent from school and has made three talks in the interest of better j attendance in the schools. Miss Leach made eight trips out of "Hie county during the month in the in. terest of her work. Other business out of town has been attended to by a number of interested friends. Fleming; Evidently Knows. His Chickens John H. Fleming of Norlina, nominee for the board of county com-} missioners, evidently knows his chickens. Exhibiting Barred Plymouth Rocks at the Golden Belt Fair at Hen[ derson this week, Mr. Fleming won prizes for best pen, best hen, best cockerel, first and second pullet prizes, best pen in American .class, best pen in show, and in addition i was awarded a prize for best display in show. Mr. Fleming has been exhibiting at the Golclen Belt Fair since its inauguration several years ago. He has been uniformily successful in winning a number of prizes each year. He said yesterday that he plans to exhibit his chickens this year at the State Fair at Raleigh next week. MISS BECK HERE Miss Dora Beck, Chief Officer of the Juvenile court of El Dorado, Ark. is a guest in the home of Supt. and Mrs. J. Edward Allen. Miss Beck is pleasantly remembered here | where she has visited a number of ! times since she was employed as ! welfare worker at the Peck Manui facturing Company. irmt OF WARREN, N. C., FRIDJ BREAKS I . Miller '!SOW-JUS . /TLi Citizens Approve Charter And Elect Library Trustees Meeting in the library building at Warrenton on Wednesday night, citizens approved the articles of incorporation for the Warren County Memorial Library, and the by-laws and elected a board of trustees who will name the officers for the body at a meeting to be held on Friday right. W. T. Polk presided over the meeting. He appointed Miss Gayle Tarwater temporary secretary and read the Articles of Incorporation and the By-Laws which were approved with no opposing vote. A nominating committee, composed of C. R. Rodwell, Henry Montgomery, W. T. Polk and Miss Mabel Davis, retired to the office of C. R. Rodwell to consider nomination. Ten trustees were named by this body and elected without opposition. They were S. E. Burroughs, J. W. Limer, J. Edward Allen, John Mitchell, Bignall Jones, W. T. Polk, C. A. Tucker, Mrs. Katherine Arrington, Mrs. C. R. Rodwell, Henry Montgomery. In order to better carry out the work of the Warren Memorial Library, recently articles of incorporation were taken out. Signing the application on behalf of the library were W. T. Polk, S. E. Burroughs and C. R. Rodwell. Mr. Polk called a mass meeting of citizens to approve the charter. With their action on Wednesday night, The War. ren Memorial Library, Incorporated, became a functioning body. Jim King Buried At Norlina On Monday Funeral services for Jim King, 30, of Norlina, were held at Jerusalem Church on Monday afternoon by the Rev. Midgette of Norlina and Rev. J. A. Martin of Warrenton. Mr. King died on Sunday night at his home in Norlina about 8:00 following an illness of only a few days. He is survived by his wife, three children, his mother and a sister. MANY SEE PARADE A crowd estimated at approximately 2,000 joined with Warrenton citizens in witnessing the parade of [ Downie Circus here on Tuesday and many of them attended the shows in the afternoon and at night. Fully two-thirds of those present were of the negro race. Police officers here report that the crowds were orderly and gave them no difficulty. Comment on the show has been favorable. PERSONAL MENTION The Hon. J. A. Hartness, Secretary of State, was a visitor at Warrenton on Tuesday. Miss Ann Burwell is spending some time in New York. Mrs. Ship McCarroll, who has been spending several weeks here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Burwell, returned ysterday to her home at Pasiac, N. J. Mrs. Leon Jones of Durham was a visitor in the home of Mr. and Mrs. w. J Davis this week. Swn kY, OCTOBER 10, 1930 TO DISCUSS NEW CO OP CONTRACT 1 Tobacco Growers To Meet (At Court House on Saturday At 2:00 o'Clock HULL) STATE MEETING A meeting of the tobacco grower! of Warren comity will be held ai the court house at Warrenton or Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, R H. Bright, vcational teacher of agriculture, announced yesterday. Tht purpose of the meeting is to explair the new contract of the Marketing Association. Agricultural agents and vocational teachers of the State met at Ra. leigh early in the week with agricultural leaders. Plans were made at this meeting to call county meetings over the State as early as possible. Mr. Bright announces that he will have some of the new con. tracts at the meeting on Saturdaj and urges as many tobacco farmers as can possible do so to attend the meeting. Local U. D. C. Elects Officers For Yeai Members of the local chapter o) U. D. C. met on Tuesday afternoor at the home of the president, Mrs P. M. Allen, and elected the following officers: Mrs. N. M. Palmer recording secretary; Mrs. J. P Scoggin, corresponding secretary Mrs. J. E Rooker, treasurer; Mrs. J B. Massenburg, historian; Mrs. H A. Moseley, registrar; Mrs. B. C Hilliard, custodian. The chapter decided at futur< meetings the serving of refreshment would be dispensed with. A report; from the State conventior nUnniAf] i-Vi A f f Urt /*M rl TJrtrO I diiuwcu umt ti ic wiu kjuiuxci a aavahxi was taking good care of the Vet' eians and that there were about 21 old soldiers at this home. Th< youngest of these is 80 years of age Crape Myrtle and other flower: havp been planted on the Jeffersor Davis highway running througl this State through the efforts a Mrs. Alex Cooper of Henderson, i was reported to the members pre< ent. Many unsightly billboards haw been removed and $1600 has beer spent for the beautification of thfc highway through the efforts of thi United Daughters of the Confeder acy, The November meeting' of the chapter will be held in the hom< of Mrs. Howard Alston. Attend 100th Meeting Tar River Associatior The Rev. R. E. Brickhouse anc John W. Allen attended the lOOtt anniversary meeting of the Tai River Baptist Association held at Old Sandy Creek church near Oem fnrvillp r>n Wednesday. Fifteen hundred persons wer< present Wednesday, the openinf day, at which time the Rev. S. L Blanton of Louisburg preached th< introductory sermon. The Rev. Mr Brickhouse made a talk at the af ternoon session. A basket dinner wa: served on the grounds. J. T. Alderman of Henderson wai re-elected Moderator of the associa tion. The meeting will come to s close today. The next session wil be held next year at Louisburg. Taxpayers To Ask For Special Sessior Taxpayers of Warren gathered ii mass meeting at the court house a Warrenton on Saturday afternoor decided to circulate petitions asking for a special session of the Legislature to lower taxes on real es tate. Many present signed the petition and plans were made to hav< them circulated over the county foi additional signatures. ? - -? * **T T7 The meeting was canea dj w.b Turner, president of the Warrer County Taxpayers Union. About 21 taxpayers responded to the oaii Brief talks were made by John S Davis, Democratic ominee for th( House of Representatives, and bj John H. Kerr, Jr, Haithcock Member Board of Election! Claude M. Haithcock of Churchil has been appointed a member oi the Warren County Board of Elec tions, succeeding Jesse Gardner who resigned this week. Mr. Gard ner is Chairman of the Warrer County Democratic Executive committee and in resigning said that he did not think it well for botl positions to be held by the sam< person. A rij Jury Says Oy- C<* I ? Not0::> 1 ^nunuea VA^Sr ithat had for their vic' persons well known to Warfen gave to Recorder's court Monday morning an air of importance i beyond the wonted procedure of the ' justice dispensary as more than 3 twice the usual number of citizens t gathered in the court room to lis{ ten to evidence given a jury of a (> fight that occurred at Macon Sep. ternber 28th between Harry Ken, yon and W. B. Overby, and to hear i the outcome of a case charging , Vernon Powell with the manufacture of whiskey. After hearing evidence of the Kenyon-Overby affray for more than an hour, the jury retired to return in short order with the verdict that W. B. Overby, the defendant was not guilty. Evidence of the fight pointed out . that Mr. Kenyon walked into the r Riggan service station where Mr. > Overby was sitting on a Coca-Cola > crate and asked to speak to him privately. Mr. Overby, having had a previous conversation with Mr. Kenyon in which the latter had shown bitterness, told Mr. Kenyon that he could say what he wanted to him there in the service station. I Mr. Kenyn, who was on the oppoi site side of the room at this time . sitting down, asked Mr. Overby why . he told that God damn lie on the , witness stand (speaking of a trial ?( . Wnrrpntnn'* Mr Ovprhv ripnipri ; that he did. Mr. Kenyon then told . him he was a damn lie. Mr. Kenyon . said after that remark" he kept his . seat for several minutes and then started for the ice box, which was 5 in the direction of Mr. Overby, to s get a coca-cola when Mr. Overby struck him across the head with j the pump handle. Mr. Overby and ; witnesses testified that right after 1 the "damn lie" that Mr. Kenyon 3 headed for Mr. Overby. ; The State, through Cromwell !. Daniel, endeavored to sKBw that 5 Mr. Overby used more than necesl sary force in protecting himself. 1 The defendant, through Julius c Banzet, pointed out that Mr. Overby k was not a strong man, that Mr. Ken. " yon was beyond the average in 5 statue as well as a fighter and that 1 Mr. Overby would have been justis fied in any method to stop Mr. Ken2 yon. ' Many in the court room had gathered to hear what Vernon Powell " had to say in connection with a ' charge of manufacturing whiskey and to hear the verdict of Judge Rodwell, but their hopes were frustrated when after the KenyonI Overby trial it gradually spread aiound the court room that Powell j would be tried by a Jury Monday j morning, October 13. r Powell, known to the streets of I Warrenton as "a hundred per cent" . was arrested last week near a liquor still after he had been run ; down by officers. It is understood j that he will be defended Monday _ morning by Kerr and Kerr and that > Julius Banzet has been secured to pxosecute. A noi pros was taken oy me atace 5 In the following cases: D. C. Powell, Martha Wan, Jake Chanis and Wil3 liam Munn. J Legion Auxiliary To Hold Tournament The American Legion Auxiliary will give their annual bridge tournI ament at the home Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Kinsey on Friday night, Octo1 ber 17 at 8:15 o'clock, Mrs. Wallace t Mustain announced yesterday. The l entire proceeds of this tournament will be given to the Warren County Memorial Library. Tables will be sold for $2 each " or 50c per person. Those desiring 5 reservations are asked to please r communicate with any member of the followng committee: Mrs. Wallace Mustian, chairman, Mrs. Jer1 man Walker, Norlina; Mrs. W. D. J Rodgers Jr., Miss Ann Rodgers, ' Mrs. L. C. Kinsey, Mrs. A. C. Bla' lock. ' John H. Fleming M n wlrat I I raises iTial nvi "I sold tobacco on the Warrenton ' market this week and averaged a little more than 16 cents a pound," jj John H. Fleming, farmer, fancy f chicken raiser, and Democratic " nominee for board of county com missioners, of Norlina said this " week. "I have sold on a nearby 1 market once this season, and I tell " you frankly that prices at Warren& ton are Just as high this year as * on that market and I believe as ? high as on any other surrounding market." MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME . NUMBER 41 TO DECIDE ROAD SYSTEM AT POLLS Board Orders Referendum To Whether Roads Shall Be Worked As A Unit DISAGREE~Wrm SHERIFF Warren county voters will determine on November 6 whether the roads of the county shall be worked under the township or county sys tern. The board or county commissioners in regular .session on Monday ordered that a referendum be held in order that the representatives in the General Assembly may know the wishes of the electorate upon this .matter. '][*he motion was introduced in the closing minutes of an all-day session by Commissioner John L. Skinner and was passed without dis.