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I rhristm^ Opportunr
K Taken By Citizens;
others Rcntflin
| clothes needed
r . of Warren have reWf,0
the appeal of Miss Lucy
oiTic?r. and taken
P1 thP Christmas opportunity
i ^ vveek- The wel
v expressed her
IfL'cV the" splendid spirit
K^ra'ion shown by Warren
I -Vizens in the effort to prof...
-, destitute of the
jgt pointed out that other
ffl-wes yet remained,
tse opportunities were listed
K,y.\ colored woman with an
tj husband, and five children,
3?Invalid colored woman
K ;; ? with son who has large
K': needs icod
| 5?Colored woman whose
Kt; :> unable to find work
ft- 7-Colored family with six
rather can get work only
t 3: time, needs help,
ft: (-Mo t with six children
K sii can get work only part
ft:r;e colored.
j 10?Colored widow with six
needs help.
1.11?Negro woman deserted
hsband. with four children,
? help.
112?White woman with little
v ;; support has two children,
s help.
: 13?Colored family with
children. needs help.
i 14?Two colored families
zsame house with eleven
ire:, needs help.
1.15?White family with four
he: would appreciate help. 1
i. IT?Colored family father
h work, needs help,
c. h?Worthy white family of
flfe out of work on account
suine*. needs food,
to. White family with a sick
t:c needs food.
: N?Colored family, two afifd
children, no father, needs (
I
3 28?Two cclored families six- ,
; ciularen. need help.
: 21?Old colored woman, needs (
' :
o. 32?Colored family, needs .
3 33?Paralyzed colored woman
fc help. ,
134?Paralyzed colored man .
is help. ,
! 33?Afflicted colored woman, ,
is shod. '(
i 36?Afflicted colored boy, <
is help. i
5 37?Needy colored woman, |
have food. <
133?Large family of white ,
c-r- needs food and clothing. (
40?White family of seven (
father out of work need i
! tt-Two needv colored fami- ,
Sjts focd. ,
0 H-Hl colored girl needs ,
for operation and hospitili- ,
ha.
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i entertains club
l^Hcse Kimball was hostess
l-' S:Eb--rs of her club and
Ft-Sts at four tables of bridge
F- heme of Mrs. John G. Ellis
Ihiscay evening. High score |<
f! won by Miss Sara 11
F4 Ward and by Mr. Edward i
f":e Present were Misses Kath- j
r Arnngtcn. Mary Randolph,
F Cditon, Leonora Taylor, Lucy >c
f Bobby Jonp'<. Sara Ward and.c
pi Allen: Messrs. Edward Tar- U
f" -'immie Mayfield, Hugh r
retail Jor.es. Howard Jones, (
Henderson. Irvin Adams, t
F Anderson and William Tay- f
polk in new york
f^'illiam Polk left on Mon- I
|5' for New York where he t
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^uusimas noiiaays. i
'Saving Mr. Polk announc- i
ly?';.ention of spending a (
Biding. but said that it was (
B":tr:- wculd return to War-1
"r a few days before leav-|
B Ms trip that will take him
foreign countries.
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C- Kiasey attractively en- 1
M?* three tallies of her club at 1?
" bridge on Thursday after- <
Alpheus Jones received I?
Jraze. Mrs. G. B. Gregory <
W dub prize while Mrs. Ed 11
Be'as Presented a consolation, j i
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Heavy Snow Causes
Earlier Closing Of
Warren Schools
The heavy snow of Wednesday
raused Warrenton schools to close
Dn Wednesday, two days earlier,
and teachers here have departed
for their homes to spend the
Christmas holidays. School will
reopen on December 31, Supt. Allen
announced yesterday. "
The snow came down in heavy
drifts practically all Wednesday
until a depth of about eight or ten
inches had been reached. Late in
she afternoon the snow changed to
sleet for a few hours. Many chiliren
and several adults enjoyed
sleigh-riding behind automobiles on
Wednesday night in spite of the
Mtter cold. Yesterday morning
school children were to be found
aut with their sleighs enjoying the
roasting. Rising temperature caused
the snow to turn to mush early
/esterday afternoon.
The weight of the snow caused
she side wall and roof of Tarwater's
stable to give way here on Wednes
iay noon, causing several hundred
iollars damage to the building. No
stock was in the building at the
;ime.
To Carry Dinner
To County Home
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Again the embracing spirit of
Christmas will reach to the unfor;unates
of the county home. The
)oard of charities will carry Christnas
dinner to them as in years
jast.
Mrs. V. L. Pendleton, chairman,
mnounced yesterday that the ladies
)f the south end of Warrenton
vould provide provisions this year.
They are requested to leave fruit,
confectioneries and other good
;hings either at Burroughs or Rigjans
grocery stores on Tuesday or
Wednesday. The board of charities
vill see that it is delivered.
The Thanksgiving dinner was
provided this year by the ladies of
-he north end of town and the
adies of the south end are given
in opportunity to supply the
Christmas feast.
T ax Assessors And
List Takers To Meet
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Tax assessors ana list ttt&uo
vill meet at Warrenton in prepiration
for their quadrennial assessment
of real estate on Mon- I
3ay, December 22, at 10:30 o'clock,
J. C. Powell, clerk to the board of ;
:ounty commissioners, announced
yesterday. Taxpayers who may be
interested are invited to attend
the meeting.
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prisonerTask
for beefsteak
Bad Men Tell Jailer That
He Does Not Run Table
To Suit Them
The trio of bad men are not satisfied
with the food supplied by
the Warren county jail, Jailer C. E.
Lovell said yesterday. They want
the county to supply them with
beefsteak.
This fact was revealed tc the
jailer after E. Hardy, Louis Junyers
and Francis Shebaski, white
men charged with robbing a Norlina
filling station, had torn up
the jail fixtures a few weeks ago,;
and more recently broken a lock
cfi[ the cell door, smashed window
panes, and continued to break up J
the pans in which Mr. Lovell car-j
ries them their food twice a day. i
Finding that the lock to the cell
which holds the prisoners could
be opened with a spoon, Mr. Lovell
on Saturday secured a heavy chain
and a Yale lock to fasten the door.
That night the prisoners worked
the chain around until the lock'
came on the inside and then with
the end of the chain hammered
the lock open. They then reached
through the bars and smashed
panes from a nearby window with
the end cf the chain. Good pans
carried to the cell this week camel
back to the jailer bent and hammered.
The leader of the trio explained
to Jailer Lovell that the food was
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that in other jails in which he hadl
spent his time he was fed beefsteak.
"A piece of beefsteak would
rattle around in my stcmach like
a shot," he said.
Mr. Lovell said that he fed the
prisoners, plenty -of vegetables,
meat and fish; that he gave them
the same food that he ate. I give
each one of them five biscuits
twice a day. These are the only
prisoners who have ever kicked
against the fare at the jail, he said.
PERSONAL MENTION
Mr. and Mrs. Howard F. Jones returned
from Washington yesterday
to spend the Christmas holidays at
their home here.
TT ITorr ic py
Congressman ouuu JTXt XUwii AU v** |
pected home for the Christmas holidays
tomorrow.
Miss Ann Stackhouse of Mullins,
S. C., has been spending a few days
this week in the home of Dr. and
Mrs. G. H. Macon.
Mrs. G. H. Macon and children
spent the week end at Raleigh.
Mr. Johnny Abbctt of Elberon
v-as a visitor here this week.
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Farming System
Blamed Fc Much
Suffering In Count;
Miss Lucy Leach, welfare work(
for Warren county, blames muc
of the suffering in Warren cour
ty to an unbalanced system <
farming. Her work carries her a
over the county and into many c
the homes of unfortunate people
"One of the saddest features (
my work is to go to a heme an
find absolutely no food, the work
ers unable to find work, and t
realize that during the year the
could have raised a garden, fed
pig, milked a ccw," Miss Leach sai
yesterday.
"Knowing that winter was com
ing on and they had to be fee
they put their dependence in cot
ton and tobacco, and the disas
trous prices have brought to ther
destitution.
"It seems impossible to get a
the people in the county to rais
enough food stuff, but much of th
suffering this winter might hav
been avoided if every one ha
worked to grow their fcod an
feed. Regardless of the fault c
system or man, the fact remain
that unless aid is given there wi
be much suffering in the count
that is likely to lead to tuberculo
sis, pellagra and rickgts.
"The citizenship of the count
is responding splendidly to the ca'
to aid their unfortunate fellow
citizen. For this I am deepl;
grateful and proud. I only hop
that this suffering will not hav
been in vain and will lead to
| better balanced system of agricul
ture that will aim a deathblow a
the foundation of our troubles."
White Men Face
Judge Taylor On
Whiskey Chargt
iTanlkener. Aucie Falkene
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and K. C. Mabry, white men, charg
ed with manufacturing whiskey
were sentenced to work the road
for eight months on Monday morn
ing when they were arranged ii
Recorder's court at Warrenton be
fore Judge W. W. Taylor. Sen tend
was susended upon payment of $2.
fines and cost. Ise Falkenei
charged with the same offense, wa
found not guilty.
j J. B. Coleman, white man o
Macon, was found not guilty o
giving a worthless check. Case
against Wade Schuster and Willi
Walker, charging drunkenness an
disorderly conduct and operating ai
automobile while under the in
fluence of whiskey, were continue(
until December 22, when the de>
fendants asked for trial by Jury.
RID AY, DECEMBER 19, ir ,
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WARREN POLICE
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'I Raids By Sheriff and Cont_
stables May Cut Christ,j
mas Supply of Com
11 Constable R. O. Snipes, Sheriff
W. J. Pinnell and Constable Robert
Pinnell have been active in run"
ning down whiskey stills during the
d past few days and the Christmas
supply of corn may be cut as a
;o result thereof.
y Raiding in Sandy Creek town a
ship on Saturday, Officers Snipes
^ and Robert Pinnell captured four
white men, a 75-gallon capacity
i- rtr- off!! fitra rrallr*r?e r\f tirVnclrov
^ ol/xix, xxvt 5whwh0 ux mi wavj
i, and destroyed about 500 gallons of
;- mash. The still was in operation
- in a tobacco barn near the Solon
n Southerland place. As a result of
the raid, Arcie Falkener, K. C.
11 Mabry and Albert Falkener were
le given suspended sentences upon
,e payment of costs and $25 fine each,
e Ise Falkener was found not guilty
d of the charge of manufacturing
d whiskey.
if Sheriff W. J. Pinnell and Conis
stable Snipes captured a large
11 steam outfit near the old Plummer
y place several miles west of Warrenton
on Friday night. The still
was in full operation at the time,
y Grabbing the worm, the operators
U ran upon the approach of the of,_
ficers. So close was the pursuit
y that the piece of apparatus was
e dropped to be recovered by the ofe
ficers, but the men made their es- j
a cape in the darkness. Several gallons
of whiskey and 1500 gallons of
t beer were destroyed.
Constables R. O. Snipes and R.
L. Pinnell captured a 75-gallon galvanized
still near the Ben Davis
place on Wednesday of last week.
The still was not in operation at
the time. About 500 gallons of
3 mash were destroyed.
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r J. H. Thompson, V3,
Dies At Oakville
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J H. Thompson 73, died at his
i home near Oakville on Friday even
ing. He had been in poor health
e for more than a year. Pneumonia
5 was the immediate cause of death.
Funeral services were conducted
s at the Warren Plains Methcdist
cemetery on Saturday afternoon at
f 4 o'clock by the Rev. J. A. Martin,
f Mr. Thompson is survived by his
s widow, one daughter, Mrs. Henry
b Stegall, and by several sons.
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\ DEFEAT LITTLETON
The John Graham basket ball
i team defeated the Littleton quint on
- the opponents' field Monday afternoon
by the score of 22 to 19.
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i Three Men And
Woman Arrested
Robbery Charge
Unable to raise bond, L. G. i
Lnughley and William Smith, white
men, are in Warren jail awaiting
trial at January term 01 Superior
court on a charge of robbing L. C. ^
McNair, manager of Weston Filling
Station at the forks of the LiberiaMacon
road during the early hours c
of Saturday morning. Francis Pit- t
tard, white woman, and R. L. i:
Moore, white man, also charged p
With tVio tV\raff hovu crixror* fr\y* *>
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their appearance. fc
The woman and three fnen were t
arrested Saturday morning by Con. r
stable R. O. Snipes after a war- t
rant had been sworn out by Mr. c
McNair charging them with the \
theft of around $110. They were s
given a preliminary hearing Saturday
morning before Magistrate f
F. B. Newell, who found probable 1
cause. The woman's bond was set \
at $50. Moore was placed under $200 u
bond. Smith's bond was placed at r
$500 and Laughley's at $50. c
Evidence in the case was that v
the three men and woman came to f
the service station late Friday c
r.ight and gathered arcund the fire.
After they had been there for some n
time, the manager of the place s
stretched across a pallet and went c
to sleep. When he awoke a sum of tl
money he had in his pocket was h
missing. No one else came in the o
station wnne Mcwair was asleep. t<
Missing the money, he accused his b
visiters with the theft and swore si
cut a warrant for their arrest. K
Hold Final Rites For s
Solomon W. O'Neal ?
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Funeral services for Solomon W. tl
O'Neal, 60, were conducted at the a
Sulphur Springs Baptist church, s]
neai Elberon. on Sunday afternoon IV
at 2:30 o'clock by the Rev. Mr. f<
Jackscn, pastor. n
Mr. O'Neal died at Watt's hospital,
Durham, on Friday afternoon a
at 5:30 o'clock. He had been in w
poor health for several months and
in the Durham hospital for two c
weeks. ^
Mr. O'Neal is survived by two n
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sons and one daughter. 11
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Guild Members Fill ?
Christmas Stockings t!
Thirty Christmas stockings were I
filled for the poor children of
Warren at a meeting of St. Mary's
Guild held at the home of Mrs. M.
C. McGuire. In addition to the
stockings the members also packed ^
20 bags of clothing. ^
Those present were Mesdames J. ri
B. Boyos, Jack Scott, R. R. Weston, d
L. B. Beddoe, Misses Kate White ^
Williams, Rowe Jones and Lucy
Leach. n
Mrs. Ellen Bolton rJ
Dies On Monday *
Mrs. Ellen Bolton, widow cf the
late James Bolton, died at her k
home at Merry Mount on Monday 0
afternoon. Paralysis was the cause ?
of death. d
Burial services were conducted at v
the family cemetery by the Rev. *
Mr Midyette, Methcdist minister. Q
SUNDAY SCHOOL TO HAVE H
A WHITE CHRISTMAS S1
The Warrenton Methodist Sun- s>
day school will have a white
[ Christmas this year. Members of ^
the Sunday school are asked to N
bring packages of clothing to the ^
church Sunday morning during the
Sunday school hour. These pack- *]
ages will be distributed among the i
poor families of Warren county.
METHODIST TO HAVE
CANTATA DECEMBER 28 m
A Christmas Cantata will be pre- b(
sented at the Warrenton Methodist n:
church on Sunday morning, De- A
cember 28, at 11 o'clock. The even- gi
ing service will he featured by sc
special Christmas music. The pub- b<
lie is invited to attend these ser- s(
vices. w
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ARRESTS NEGRO WOMAN w
Minnie West, negro woman of M
Littletcn, was given a suspended w
j sentence upon payment of costs R
I when she was tried before Magis- K
trate W. C. Ellington at Warrentor
on Sunday. She was arrested B
by Constable R. O. Snipes on Saturday
night when he found her in
a drunken stupor on the highway. b
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ATTENDS MEETING 7
G. R. Frazier, field representative h
of the North Carolina Cotton Co- d;
operative Marketing Association, b;
spent Wednesday, Thursday and tl
Friday in Raleigh where he has ci
been attending a meeting of that tl
organization. | a
MOST OF THE NEWS
ALL THE TIME
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NO CHRISTMAS
TREE THIS YEAR
Funds To Be Used To Relieve
Destitute Citizens of Warren
County
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.Uinimi XQL Arruinifiu
Changing times bring changing
onditions, and this year tHfe gaily
inselled Christmas trees that have
n years past lent a festival atmosihere
to the streets of Warrenton,
.nd the community tree sponsored
iy the Kiwanis club for the past
wo years will be missed. Instead,
tioney used for this purpose hereofore
will be raised for food and
lothing for unfortunate citizens of
Varren county at this Christmas
eason.
Miss Lucy Leach, Welfare Worker
or Warren county, and Miss Gayle
rarwater, office deputy for Sheriff
V. J. Pinnell, who has often volintarily
assisted Miss Leach in her
elief work, met with the Kiwanis
lub at their regular meeting last
/eek to discuss with members plans
or aiding destitute citizens of the
ounty.
Following a discussion of these
eeds, the members decided to subtitute
direct relief in place of the
Ihristmas trees of merchants and
he large community tree used
eretofore. E. E. Gillam, president
f the club, appointed a committee
o investigate cases referred to it
y Miss Leach and to give all posible
relief when found worthy. W.
1. Boyd is chairman of this comlittee.
Other members are W. R.
itrickland and William Hunt.
A committee will be appointed to
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LU1\/1U IIU1UO 11UU1 111C1 GlUXlitO
nd business men of Warrenton for
his relief work. Merchants are
sked to give the money heretofore
pent for the small trees that lined
Iain street in front of their stores
Dr this charity fund and to donate
lore if possible.
President Gillam, who has been
ctive in community Christmas tree
rork for the past two years, yessrday
expressed his regret that
onditions were such that it would
e impossible to have the comlunity
tree again this year. He said
bat the Kiwanis club did not feel
; proper to spend money for this
urpcse when It could be used to
revent possible starvation and cerlinly
much suffering.
Mrs. W. C. Fagg
Buried On Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. W. C.
'agg, wife of Magistrate Fagg of
Warrenton, were held at the Warenton
Methodist church on Sunay
afternoon at 4 o'clock by the
:ev. J. A. Martin. Interment was in
ae Providence church cemetery
ear Elberon.
Mrs. Fagg became ill with neuitis
on Tuesday of last week and
ied on Saturday morning at 9:30.
[eart failure was the cause of
eatn. sne was 62 years or age.
Mrs. Fagg is survived by her
usband, two scns,.Willie Buchanan
f Essex and Richard Buchanan of
topewell, Va.( and by several
aughters, Mrs. Troy Hight of
I'arrenton, Mrs. Bessie Morris of
/arenton, Mrs. Emma Carroll of
uincy, Mass., Mrs. Edith Harris of
Saltimore, Md. and Mrs. Mabel
\oy of Hopewell, Va. She is also
irvived by four brothers and three
sters, Will Limer, Davis Limer,
ohn Limer and Francis Limer and
Ciss Ada Limer of near Warrenton,
Irs. Payne of Raleigh and Mrs.
label Abrams of Durham.
rown Girls Win Over
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i eacners ai oiacK \^ai
Ladies of the town outclassed
iembers of the school faculty in a
jwling contest held last Thursday
ight at the Black Cat Bowling
lley. At the close of the three
ime match the town had a total
ore of 1053 to the faculty memos'
892. The highest individual
ore was made by Miss Laura Boyd
ho tallied 518 points for the town,
ther members of the town team
ere Mrs. L. C. Kinaey and Miss
[axine Drake. The school team
as composed of the Misses Mary
andolph, Anna Cohoon and Rose
imball.
APTIST TO HOLD SERVICE
ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT
A special Christmas service will
5 held at the Warrenton Baptist
tiurch on Christmas evening at
:30 o'clock, the Rev. R. E. Brick
ouse, pastor, announced yesteray.
The program will be featured
y Christmas music. In addition
te pastor will make a short talk
n the Spirit and significance of
le day. The public is invited to
ttend.