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kvery ] I accurate, TERSE I TIMELY VOLUME XXXI fll l0Nmm 10N SENTENCE I Prominent Young White Man! found Guilty of Whiskey i Charge On Monday I gsESTENCE IS REDUCED' tn eight&n months sentence giv- / CW Weston in Federal court at I pjham on Tuesday for violation M4 the Eighteen amendment was on I m $ein;sd&y commuted to one year I sic one day in the Federal peni- I miliar)' at Atlanta by Judge Meek- I ins when friends here journeyed to I Durham and interposed for the I ffarrenton man. Possibility of a I parole after four months is now entertained by members of the / (jel^ation who plead for the con- J rioted man. / Mr. Weston's case was hard fought / in Durham through his councillor, I John H. Kerr Jr.. but a collection go!circumstantial evidence influenced 1 me court to find the man guilty it I ms stated. nf I I Mr. Weston, former opei-amM the Blue Moon Filling Station at I wise, was arrested on February 6th by'Federal officers when a raid was I made on his place of business and invoices were found in his possesI jjon where he had been billed for I pint bottles, charred kegs and malt. I This evidence, coupled with the fact j tha: carson McNair and Roy Wal ton, white men arrested at a still recently at Greenwood, turned State evidence and accused Mr. Weston Bctturoishing paraphernalia for the maivviiacture of booze, led to his H conviction, it was said. Following the adjournment of court on Tuesday W. F. Alston in- ; B teniewed Judge Meekins in behalf 1 K of the Warrenton man and was told I K by the judge that he would not talk i H about the case out of court but H would be glad to hear from him and others in open court Wednesday morning. Returning to Warrenton K Mr. Alston met with Claude Bowers and the following delegation appear ed before Judge Meekins Wednes day: Dr. J. T. Gibbs. Rev. B. N. M de_ FoeAVagner, John D. Newell. I clerk oi court, Joe Powell, register I of deeds, Dr. F. p. Hunter, P. M. Stallings, auditor. L. C. Kinsey, Gor don Poindexter, Claude Bowers, W. I I F. Alston. Judge Meekins heard I from practically all members of the delegation but Dr. J. T. Gibbs | was the chief spokesman for the group. I "Your honor knows how we I stand upon this question," the vetI eran minister told Judge Meekins, I "bat in this case there is mitigatI isg circumstances. We plead not I so much for the boy, but for his I people who have lived such honoraI hie Christian lives in our commuI my. The shame and the humiliaI an is theirs to bear through no I fault of their own. We hope that ( I in this case a fine can be imposed j I and the young man spared a I prison sentence." Judge Meekins pointed out other I cases on his docket. "If I let your I man go. what must I do with I those?" he asked. "What would j I jou do with this case here if you! I were in my place?" Mete the same punishment to I others, the minister replied. I Sentence was changed from 18 I mon'hs to one year and one day I m Weston's case, and it is reported I that Judge Meekins ordered the I same punishment for other simiI lor cases. I K Is understood that Mr. Weston wall be in line for a parole after he I 5 servetl one-third of his time. I (Continued on Page, 8) I Town Primary To I Be Held Next Month' Nominations for a Mayor and t;?bers of the board of town com ?issioners will be in order at a Mmary to be held in the court bouse next month. The exact date H the primary is to be set by Julius B ?&zet. who was named as Demo ^ Executive Chairman to suc btijif] -p. Polk, who is now on ant I l"?<l-the-world cruise, at a meet-1 ^ " the board of commissioners I *Uonday night. I s^^arbner was named as regis-1 wi,an<* L- Hudgins and Weldonl I fc.' *'ere aPPointed judges of elec-1 I "'Ma^ ^"'An e'ec^on be held I I ^usePassesBill 1 I To Elect Auditor I t w'1 provide t?r the election ^nen County's auditor was B ' bi the House of Represent felthlS week- The bm has not B ^ the Senate. At present the I W' au<^r ts appointed by the B commissioners. Family Emergency Police Telephone Will Be Installed Here An emergency police telephone with a gong that can be heard for several hundred yards will be installed in the business section of the town at an early date, following its authorization by the board of town commissioners on Monday night. This telephone is sponsored by the local Kiwanis club. A committee from that organization, composed of W. N. Boyd, J. A. Dameron and W. R. Strickland, appeared before the board. Members of that body were enthusiasstic in their reception of the proposal and authorized its installation without dissenting vote. W. N. Boyd, spokesman for the committee, told the board members that the telephone company had agreed to install the phone free of charge, and that there would be no rental if the commissioners cared to substitue it for one of its two free phones now located in the Mayor's office and in the home of the chief of Police. The sentiment of the board was to allow these two free telephones to remain and to pay a rent on the emergency instrument. The opinion was expressed that after the emergency telephone is installed that it mieht be feasible to disconnect the two fire alarm boxes in north and south Warrenton. In the event of fire the emergency number could be called quicker than a person could run to the fire box. An officer answering the phone could throw in the central alarm and tell firemen the location of the fire, thereby doing away with chasing over town hunting the blaze. Another advantage of this system brought out was that central could keep a record of all calls. In the event of a false fire alarm being turned in, it would not be difficulty to chase down the source of the call and find the guilty party. A committee was appointed to select a suitable location and have the telephone installed at an early date. .. .. . . . . , Company B. Five To Play At Rocky Mount Saturday With another victory chalked down on their scoreboard when they defeated Company D of Durham here Wednesday night, members of the basket ball team of Company B are in fine tone and will strut their stuff Saturday morning at 10 o'clock at Rocky Mount in the Eastern Carolina basket ball tournament being held there. Rocky Mount's Y. M. C. A. team and Mt. Holly will play this afternoon, and Company B will take on the winner. The local team will leave this afternoon and spend the night at Rocky Mount in order that they may see the type of basket ball that they will have to combat. Members expected to go ae P. Ter- I rell, F. Floyd, E. Weldon, E. Overby, H. Weldon, Jack Loyd, S. Loyd, Kay Haithcock, Gordon Haithcock, Bailey Overby, Allen Peoples. Company D of Durham was defeated here Wednesday night by the local military company by a score of 20 to 18. The game was hard fought and of interest throughout, it was said. Co. B's line-up and individual scores were as follows: Terrell, RF, 7 points; Floyd, LF, 10 points; Weldon, C, no points; Overby, RG, no points; Weldon, LG, 1 point. Jimmie Mayfield has been coaching the local boys this season and ** 1,:i??? tonrrt VlQ C 1116 military luuiyanj o Vbaut iiMu shown up well, it was said. j Principals Favor Abolition of Added Commencement Cost Commencement programs in the schools of Warren county will be so arranged as to ccst the minimum amount of expense to parents, it was decided at a meeting of the school principals in the office of Supt. J. Edward Allen on Wednesday afternoon. Exercises will have to be so arranged this year as to do away with costuming that in years past has put parents to addittional expense in the effort to have their Tiroii os that of their UllilU iUUa ctaj vtvm ?w ? neighbors. This year programs must be in keeping with the times, it was decided. ! L. G. Whitley, chief penal inspector, of Raleigh, and P. B. Batts, sanitary inspector for the State board of health, were in town this I week. In War WARRENTON, COUNT"! ORDERS TRAFFIC . LIGHT ERECTED Work Halted By Additional Cost; Commissioners Increase Appropriation LICENSE TAX LOWERED The town commissioners are determined to have an automatic signal light at the intersection of Main Street and Macon road and are not willing to let a $50 additional cost bar its erection. This was the sentiment expressed at the regular meeting of the board held on Monday night. Upon motion of E. E. Billam the board voted to install this light at the regular February meeting, at a cost not to exceed $100. Due to the fact that no allowance had been made for the automatic signaling device, it was found that the maximum amount allowed by the board was not sufficient and no action towards its erection was taken by C. F. Moseley, chairman of the street committee. 1 Following discussion of the need for such a light at this street intersection, an expression of the view that the light would not only lessen traffic danger at this point, but wouia aiso remove mucn neavy trai- | fic from the street, Mr. Gillam < moved that it be installed in spite | of the additional cost. Raised figures, for the work were placed at ap- j proximately $150. The board approved this work, but raised the maximum to $175 in order that there may be no futher delay. The light will be installed as quickly as it can reach Warrenton, it is said. A member of the board said yesterday that he believed it would be in place before the next regular board meeting in April. The board ordered that the privilege tax for operating a pool room j be lowered after Jimmie Mayfield,. local operator of a pool room, appeared before the board and told its members that he and his brother were paying the town $50 each for their four tables, and that this was in addition to a $25 per table State tax, and a local county and town property tax. The board amended the section of the ordinance to read, instead of $50 a table. $50 for the first two tables and $25 for each additional table, granting Mr. May- i field a reduction of $50 a year in his privilege tax. Postoffice Safe Is Found Near Macon ! With the bottom bored out and | money gone, the Macon postoffice safe was found about a mile from Macon near the home of Callie Williams on Monday by Hilton Gupton. Robbers entered the postoffice J Sunday night and removed the safe, j I The amount of cash in the safe is i (not known. I Answering a call in the Macon vicinity about 3 o'clock Sunday night, Dr. W. D. Rodgers saw the safe on the side of the road. Fifteen minutes later when he returned there after attending his patient,!: the safe had been removed. Tire ; tracks and a number of footprints were found around the spot where j the safe had been resting. | It is thought that robbers placed i the safe on the back of a truck and i diove from the highway where it was bored into. 1 1 I 71st Congress Ends Session Wednesday | The 71st session of Congress closed i Wednesday at noon. During this j session which began December 1 1 all major appropriation bills, aggregating some $4,000,000,000, have been passed in spite of the fact that some of the Congressmen thought a special session would be necessary. Most of the time has been given to the passage of appropriation bills I but two important constructive legislation measures were enacted. They were the Wagner bill for long distance planning of public works, and the bill cutting the work week of most postal employes from 48 to J 44 hours. One of the most outstandj ing bills of this session was the I World War Veterans' Loan measure ! 'which was passed last week over the President's veto. Action on the Muscle Shoals bill is yet to he taken. I An effort will be made to induce Henry Ford to renew his bid for operation of Muscle Shoal. FIDDLERS' CONVENTION There will be a Fiddlers' Convention at the Hollister school on Friday night, March 13. This mer- j ry-making occasion is being sponsored by the Parent-Teacher Asso -J ?o Ho_ . ! ciation, and a large crowa 10 | sired. ren Sh irrnt if OF WARREN, N. C., FRI Fight Over 90 Cents Account Lands Two ! In County Court Fighting over a ninety cents acrnnnt rpRiilfpH with hnth rrpriitnr and debtor being fined $5 and the costs of court when Frank Reavis, young white man, and James Rodwell, young negro, were each found guilty of assault by Recorder W. W. Taylor Monday morning. Marshall Reavis, who assisted his brother in the fracas, was not fined. Testimony brought out in court was that Rodwell had been owing Frank Reavis ninety cents for some time. Saturday Frank Reavis and Marshall Reavis ran across Rodwell in the stables of the Dameron Supply Co. where he was working on a mule. Solicitation of the fund brought on profanity from both sides, and a fight occurred. Marshall Reavis was struck across the nose with a stick in the hand of Rodwell, and Rodwell received a blow across the head from a bottle in the hands of Frank Reavis. It was brought out in court that Marshall Reavis was in bad health, that he was in no condition to fight, and that he only acted in defence. He was ireea oy uecoraer Tayior wno taxed each of the other men $5 and the court costs. No other cases were before the court, but a capais was issued for Ed Knight, young white man of near Warrenton who was foUnd guilty last week of abandoning his wife and children, and who failed to comply with the sentence of the court that he pay $5 each week to Miss Lucy Leach towards the support of his family. Black Cats To Have Sale Saturday; To Pull Treasure Hunt Pies, cakes, candies and other delicacies will be offered for sale tomorrow at the Home Furniture & Supply Co. by the Black Cat Club, an organization recently formed at Warrenton by a number of young ladies to aid Miss Lucy Leach, welfare officer, in caring, for the unfortimat.es of the county, j A sale promoted by the club two weeks ago resulted with the organization making over $15.00, it was said. Next Friday night, which hap- j pens to be the thirteenth, the Black ' Cat Club is sponsoring a treasure 1 hunt and dance. The hunt, which will take place in automobiles, will start at the home of Mrs. Katherin,e P. Arlington at 8 o'clock, and have as a climax a dance in the Williams home here. A charge of 50c to each participant will be made, and it is expected that many people from Warrenton and the county will have part in either the chase or dance. Robert D. Baskerville Dies At Richmond Robert Dortch Baskerville, brother of W. R. Baskerville of Warrenton, died at his home in Richmond, Va., on Wednesday morning at 3:30 o'clock, following an illness of several weeks. He was 64 years of age. Funeral services were conducted at his home in Richmond Thursday morning at 10 o'clock by the Rev. Henry Lane. Burial services were held at the Lombardy Grove church near the old Baskerville home in Mecklenburg county, Va., on Thursday afternoon at 3:30 r,'pWk hv the Rev. Davis George. I Mr. Baskerville is survived by his widow and one son, Robert D. Baskerville, by two brothers, W. R. Baskerville of Warr,snton, and Dr. George Baskerville of Greenwood, Miss., and by four sisters, Mrs. Sallie Neblstt of Richmond, Mrs.' J. T. Neblett of Alexandra, La.,' Mrs. F. H. Hobbs of Norfolk and Miss Nannie Baskerville of Norfolk. Singing Class To Be Here On March 16 The Oxford Orphanage Singing Ciass will give a concert in the high i school auditorium at Warrenton on' Monday, February 16, J. Edward Rooker Jr., chairman in charge of the committee on arrangements, announced yesterday. No tickets will be sold for the performance, Mr. Rooker said, but a free-will offering will be taken during the evening. PICTURE AT PARISH HOUSE A lecture and lantern picture on India will be given at the Parish House on Friday night at 8 p. m. | A silver offering will be taken at that time. The public is invited to attend. j ould H " DAY, MARCH P ^ WARREifiO BILL U.S. GOVERNMENT Commissioners Order Fees TT* tt n n "w - -* ror u. o. ^rop Liiens we Charged United States HAVE ALL-DAY SESSION Warren county will bill the Federal government each month for fees in recording United States Crop liens, according to an order of the board of county commissionerf in regular session at Warrentcn on Monday. The United States liens are taken to secure the government for loans made to farmers in the drought area of this county. The board crdered that the Clerk of Court probate and the Register ox Deeds record these liens as they are received and that bills by said officers be presented the board for payment of their fees each month from the general fund, and that a statement be forwarded the government for such fees each month to reimburse the general fundRoutine matters of the day and a joint meeting with the board of education to consider school financial matters kept the members of the board in session until late in the afternoon. No blanket rule will be used in giving tax relief for sufferers in the tornado district, the board decided. Each case is to be handled on its cwn merit, according to an order of the board. Several of these cases were brought to the attention of the members during the morning session. The board ordered that W. J. Bishop received a reduction in valuation for the year 1930 in the sum of $500 on account of damage to his property by the tornado. R. O. Leete was given a similar reduction for the same reason. Virginia Phillips, aged colored woman, was also given a $500 reduction in 1930 valuation on account of the tornado. The board ordered that Mrs. Willie Robertson of Hawtree township receive a reduction of $1,000 in valuation on her property for one year on account of property being destroyed by the tornado. It was ordered that E. D. Davis be paid $10 for the capture of a still. Later in the day Mr. Davis iirouffht ud the auestion cf fees where an illicit still operator was captured by a local officer while cn a raid in conjunction wit 1 Federal officers. The board he.J that where such a capture was made without assistance cf Federal men that the local officer should be r\ edited with the capture and be paid $20 by the board of corrmissicuers. This motion was introduced by Commissicner Fleming and received the vote of all members except Commissioner Skinner. "If you gentlemen will show me where we have any authority under the law to pay for the capture of a moonshiner, I will be glad to change my vote; but I am under the impression that it is illegal," Mr. Skinner said. The board ordered that a midwife be paid the sum of $10 for services rendered an inmate of the county home. It was ordered that C E. Thompson's bill for the burial of four paupers be paid. Mrs. Will Carroll's name was placed on the mother's aid list for a term of eight months, and to be paid $5 per month by the county. This action was taken after it was revealed to the board by the Wei fare Officer that Mrs. Carroll was the mother of several children and that her husband was serving a road sentence. It was ordered that H. D. Fulford, Smith Creek township, be credited with $200 valuation on account of clerical error, and that I I. L. King of Hawtree township be credited with $350 valuation due to an error in acreage listed. The board ordered that the road leading from hard-surfaced Warrenton-Rocky Mount road to the county home be repaired. This work is to be done under the supervision of John C. Powell, chairman of the beard of commissioners. Ti ?T TI "nir?lrpr<mn J.I/ CtpjLrtTCH. Hlg l/AAC* 1/ V, *-r. had listed for taxation property valued at $2890, which was purchased for a home, and it further appearing that S. E. Allen, agent, had a note in the sum of $1500, secured by said property, listed for taxation, the board ordered that the said Dickerson, homestead owner, and the said Allen, note holder, each receive a reduction of $750. The board ordered that G. D. Goodwin, Fishing Creek township, receive a reduction of $100 on one Ford automobile listed for taxation, on account of error in listing. I I ave A < 2200 Pounds Of n?Ij. c_i J At I rouitry uum ni Norlina Saturday Twenty-two hundred pounds of poultry was sold at Norlina on Pri. day for the sum of $342.63 as a result of Warren's first poultry car, sponsored by the Warrenton Kiwanis club. We are well pleased with the response to our efforts to have as i many farmers as possible sell chickens on this day, William Hunt, ] president of the local Kiwanis club, said yesterday. "As a result of the sale last Saturday," he continued, we have been assured that we could obtain another car whenever < we desire. We will do this when demand for such in indicated." Mr. ; Hunt said that plans would prob- < able be made for a shipment of nuga. R. H. Bright, teacher of voca- * tional agriculture in the John ? Graham High School, who assisted in having the car brought to Norlina and who aided in its loading, said that he thought that the pub- 1 lie was well pleased with Warren's first sale. "Now that the ir *e- 1 ment has been started to thUi. -j- t pose of surplus poultry, I can see i no reason why such sales should not grow in popularity," he added. : The sale of the chickens on Saturday was made through the State department of agriculture. In these poultry shipments the department ' calls for bids from produce houses, 1 and lets the contract to the highest 1 bidder for the chickens. Chickens i sold at Norlina Saturday were consigned to a Philadelphia produce ( house. Size of the sales Saturday ran 1 from a one-chicken affair in a few instances to a $50 sale in another. Red Cross Supplies Yeast In Fight On Pellagra In County Waging a fight on Pellagra in Warren county, the Red Cross is supplying yeast free cf charge to r-vV?*r<*inia no nrocpriri &UX1C1 CXd UJJU11 pujf OiVlUUU |</*VIIV*ap tions, according to Miss Lucy Leach, welfare officer. She said that poorly balanced diet of the past several months has caused an increase in this disease. Miss Leach asked that after the prescription has been filed by a physician that they be taken to Mrs. J. Edward Rooker at Warrenton who will supply the yeast. If it is not convenient to call on Mrs. Rooker, Miss Leach asked that patients apply to her, and said that : she would apply to Mrs. Rooker ' for them. i Call For Bids On Main Building At i Training School | Meeting in joint session with the (J county commissioners on Monday aiternoon, the board of education ( authorized Supt. J. Edward Allen , to call for sealed bids for the erec- J tion of a main building at the War- . ren County Training School at , Wise to replace the building de- , stroyed by the recent tornado. Bids j will be opened on Monday, March ( 15. Tentative assurance of $6,000 from the Rosenwald fund for this construction has been received, it was learned yesterday at the office of the superintendent of schools. An additional fund for this purpose will be received from the General Education Board. It is understood 1 that this will be approximately ] $4,000.00. i The building must be completed < by June 15, according to the terms of the contract. The successful bid- < der must also bind himself to give ! preference to Warren county labor ] where such course is feasible. 1 | TTA rroctprl On * TT U ^ . Car Stealing Charge Jack Rich and Lee Coliver, charged with stealing an automo- ] bile in Cullom, Ga? were arrested ' near Greenwood church Wednesday night by Constable R. O. i Snipes, brought to Warrenton and i j turned over to Georgia and South 1 I Carolina officers. The allegedly j I stolen car was said to have been; i in their possession at the time of j their arrest. LOYD REPLACES PRIDGEN Lee Loyd replaces Macy T. Pridgen as meat cutter at Burroughs i Grocery Co. Mr. Pridgen, who has ] been connected with Burroughs Co.] i for several years, left this position < on Saturday night to open a store i of his own in the M System old i stand. J1 Garden MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME NUMBER 10 THOUSANDS DIE IftTAI VETERANS Luvnii T Liiminnu Estimated Loan Value of Certificates In Warren Is Placed At $325,000 MANY APPLY FOR LOANS Three hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars is the estimated loan value of certificates in the hands of more than 650 World War Veterans scattered over Warren who may borrow money at once as the result of the passage last Friday of the Veterans' Loan Relief bill jver the veto of President Hoover. The average loan available to each former service man in Warren :ounty is said to be $500.00. Interest of 4 1-2 per cent will be charged. This money may be borrowed at my time by filing application with my of the following men: Henry Montgomery, L. C. Kinsey, Claude Bowers, Stephen Burroughs, Boyd White, Dr. W. F. Mustian, Simon Gardner. Although little of this loan money has yet come to the county on account of the fact that few of the application blanks had been received until late this week, a little of the money has already been turned loose here, and a little more optimism is beginning to show on the faces of business men of the county. A few citizens, badly pushed for financial aid, journeyed to the Regional office at Durham on Saturday following the passage of the bill Friday and cashed in on their certificates, it was said. A few of the application blanks have been filled out by Simon Gardner but as it has not been generally known who was in possession of these blanks, only a small number of the veterans have yet had an opportunity to secure financial aid for their service in the army. It is expected that the certificates will be much in demand during the coming weeks as a number of citizens are in need of funds to start a new crop, pay taxes, buy food and clothing. Although it is generally expected that the greater part of the veterans will cash in on their certificates at once, there-are tome soldiers who will not borrow until absolutely necessary, as they have to pay the 4 1-2 per cent interest on the money loaned to them. * Press dispatches from cities where a great amount of the money has been paid state that business has taken on new life, and according to a communication from Washington, D. C., veterans there were in such need of money to purchase food and clothing that they stood in line all day and much of the night and had to be fed by the Red Cross while waiting for their cash. The World War Veterans' Loan bill was passed over the President's veto Friday when the Senate repassed the bill by a vote of 76 to 17. After the bill had passed President Hoover announced that the *overnment would cooperate in every way possible to faciliate issuance of the loans. The director 3f the Veterans' Bureau issued a public appeal for veterans not in ictual need to withold their loan ipplications for a few days so that ;hose in desperate circumstances :ould get quick action on their loans, rhe law makes loans of 50 per cent (Continued on Page 8) Mrs. Sara Spain Dies At Norlina Mrs. Sara Spain, widow of the late James Spain, died at her nome at Norlina on Sunday morning at 8 o'clock. She was 83 years A age. Funeral services were conducted r>n Monday afternoon at the Norlina Methodist church by the Rev. Mr. Woodall of Middleburg. In. Lerment was in the Mt. Auburn cemetery. MEETING POSTPONED The meeting of the County His? ? ? tcrical Society as scneauiea ior this (Friday) evening has been postponed until later in March. The change was made to avoid conflicts with school and church programs previously arranged, also an mforseen business engagement which would necessitate the absence of one who has been assigned an important place on the program. Further announcement will be made later. RETURN FROM WASHINGTON Howard P. Jones Sr., secretary to Congressman John H. Kerr, and Mrs. Jcnes returned to Warrenton on Tuesday to spend the summer. Congressman Kerr is expected today. He will return with Mrs. Kerr and Edward Hall, who motored to the capital city on Wednesday.
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