North Carolina Newspapers

Every /accurate, terse i timely f^LLJME XXXI gSs VETERANS MY FOR LOANS mouffe Addresses Service M)ten of Knees Here m On Saturday Might myERAL JOIX LEGION Mj believe that every World War m$n should borrow every cent * )iis adjusted compen an -Ken certificates now." d. p. mcKe cf Himderson, district viceKmender of the American Legion K former service men cf both Ks gathered in the court house K; on Saturday night in a Legion Knd-up meeting. About 50 were H^nt. including more than a Ben members of the negro race.1 K McDuffe expressed the licpe K the negroes would organize a Ron post of their own and point- i M out that Lt. Oxlcy. State vice-1 Rimander. of Raleigh, would be: Hjj to lend his assistance to such I Hnovemenr. By- Wallace f. .Mustian, cam- | Hnder of Limer post, American! flgitn. presided over the meeting.' Hjr. McDuffe was introduced by ^Bvor Frank h. Gibbs after Con. ^fssman John h. Kerr had told ^Rse present of the legislation pas- j H in order that they might cash i Ron the bonus certificates and I Hons:ng his support in the legit's legislation program. CongressHn Kerr pointed cut that the! ^ asure did not go as far as he! other Democratic Congress-1 k desired. He. said they worked i 100 per cent loan value, but! ^^ e unable to obtain more than) er cent granted. I told cf the purpose! | |^pa.. xvivi-'u**v ?? Legion and the necessity of ^Banization if this purpose was to ^Eiedujze. The principal object of Legion, he said, is to care fcr B widows and orphans of those Bo made the supreme secrifice, B to secure legislatiin to care for j Bse who were injured during the Bid war conflict. Much progress B been made along these lines. continued, but much remains to Bdcne. and organization is necesBt if this is to be accomplished.' Bnother ideal for which the LegB is fighting is to havt enacted flbw that in case of anoth.-r war B; capital will be drafted as well I manhood, he said. "If we can B this in our Constitution. I sinBely believe it will mean an end Buying those who were trying to, Bit by charging notary fees and | Bulling out soldier's claims, Mr. Bhulie asked that these present Hi charge a cent for such service. Bive your time to help ycur budB such is the ideal and aim of American Legion." he concluaB after paying a splendid tribute Soy O. Hodwell, native of War-! l^B v.ho has been aivina much as- i ?o I Htar.ee to veterans of Vance in j Hen way prssible. Following Mr. McDuffe talk1 Membership blanks were passed Hong the white citizens present Ha several signified their inten-' Bus of joining Limer Post. Hunters Follow I Several Clues And Locate Treasure Tne treasure hunt promoted by H Black Cat Club on last Friday Hning carne to a close after about B hour and half of hard riding H-er. Frank Brown Allen and Miss Bzabeth Stackhouse located the easure. a box cf candy, in an open Hplace on the Williams' premises H" ?y the late Mr. Kearney Wil ms with the view of giving the H?S people a place to roast Ht:?s and toast marshmallows. lowing the chase a dance was Bw in the Williams home. The made apDrox'imdtoitr ?ton ?TV??r?v? ????'" H 1 be turned over to Miss Lucy B?ch to aid in welfare work in this Hjbe chase began at the home of Katherine P. Arrmgton shortliter 8 o'clock where the first H 'Continued on page 8) Man Saws ^ison Bars; Escapes Hanson, young white man, frtm the Warren county J.0-Tuesday night. He was trial on a charge of larV' ?1 m automobile. He has not Ft ^-captured. ^ escape was affected by sawbars of an upstairs window ;l;ri? himself down with a F*'blanket. How the prisoner possession of a hacksaw FJ* hwwn. No other prisoners Family I LUCKY By Gi 9 Ih1H?&?s & teSSP*5 SS >mM f fi? Zu s'i? f if' *?614lf^<Srs' - -vn th< to ft SWMp-^r-SSp ' l?S8^P I to pa I ? ? Boy Scout Troops To Be Formed In Schools of County With one troop already organized and plans being made for other troops in the schools of Warren the Boy Scout movement was launched in Warren yesterday afternoon when R. H. Bright, teacher of agriculture in the John Graham school, met in the school building with Claude Humphrey of Raleigh j district Scout executive, and Mr, Sharp of Atlanta, regional Scout executive. Several students also attended the meeting and 24 oi thee,e signified their intention oi joining. Plans being worked nut call for an organization of a Warren county troop to be affiliated with troops from Vance, Granville, Halifax and Franklin counties with headquarters at Henderson and a Summer camp in Wake county. Troops are to be organized in each school section with county headquarters at Warrenton. Local meetings will probably be held each week with a county meeting once a month, Mr. Bright said. Mr. Humphreys expects to return to Warrenton on March 26, when he will be the guest of the Warrenton Kiwanis club and explain to its members various phases and objectives of the Scout meeting. The Kiwanis club is sponsoring this movement and it is expected that a committee will be appointed from this body to assist Mr. Bright ir his work. Mr. Bright said that the 24 boys who signified their intention ot joining the local troop were 15 years of age or slightly older. This number provides enough members for three patrols and the enrollment of the local troop will probably be held to this number. Drewry School Is Back At Work In Three Buildingi The Drewry school is in operation again with a loss cf little mori j than a day caused by the build i ing being destroyed by fire Thurs day of last week. School committeemen met witl Supt. Allen at Drewry that nigh and plans were made for the re opening. Principal C. O. Rogers o the Middleburg school tendered th use of three rooms, vacant sine the farm life department was dis continued in his school. The com mitteemen accepted this offe Other pupils are being taught in th Methodist Protestant church and i: the Methodist Episcopal church a Drewry, Meeting in these three places th students were assigned new les sons on Monday and an effort mad to obtain as many books as posslbl to replace those destroyed in th fire. Plans have not been made fo next year's session, it was learne at the office of Superintendent A len yesterday afternoon. Mr. Rob Hardy of Areola was r visitor at Warrenton this week. > Mrs. Haywood Clark of Wilmin ton is visiting relatives here. In Wai WARRENTON, COUNTY < ~BREAKS : R. MillerHASED THEM OUT-1 . )W BRINGS THEM IN r Vancis Jenkins, inventor ikn fV\Ai)in KrAiorf Air ^aaI/ uic inuvic yi . i machine to B.F. Keith, aple did not like the vies because they hurt > j ? eyes, so Keith used ?m at the end oF the sho\v7 1 clear the theater?but , :ie\ter shopman rented me Films, cut prices five cents-became ] e Father of the movie c .lace and industry. ] l X I S? i Senior Class Will Present Play Local School Tonight The Senior class of the John Graham high school will present , "The College Hobo" tonight at 8 ! n'nlrvnlr in fV?n enVlrtrtl oll/^itrvrilim ' W LiUblV 111 WIO OU11VUA auUiVVliMJil. j Warren citizens for the past several years have looked forward to, i the annual plays of the Johnjj Graham school and have crowded | , the school auditorium to its capa city. Circuses, carnivals, or other ; forms of entertainment presented ' by past senior classes have net : failed to please. Those who have watched the rehearsals of '"The J College Hobo" say it is on a par! ' with other entertainments, to say the least, and predict that many citizens will attend. As for these in charge of the pub1 licity, they say that it has plenty 1 of wise cracks, witty sayings, humorous scenes, coupled with romance and mystery. James Poindexter has been chosen as Roderick Rodchester, "The ' College Hobc." He will be support! ed by Mary Drake, as Sally Sims, a mountain girl who desires to go 1 to college. Others in the cast are 1 Mr. Sim, her father, John Baird; ' Cousin Susie Johnson, Mr. Sim's ' cousin, Panthea Massenburg; John. ' nie Johnson her nephew, Wallace J Hayes; Marvin Marshall, a minis5 terial student at Blakes University; ' Miss Weaver, dining room super1 visor at Blake University, Cather-j 1 ine Moseley; Adolphus, a freshman, | John Drake; Professor Crackett, ' president of the University, Edward; } Hall; Betty, Ellene and Fritsy, coeds, Helen Gibbs, Elizabeth Hendrick and Margaret Pritchard; Pa ' tricia Rochester sister of the Hobo, Margaret Blalock. Fire Destroy Ideal Grocery Company Fire completely destroyed the I J Ideal Grocery Company store building in North Warrenton on - Tuesday morning around 3 o'clock i e with an estimated loss of between 1 - $6,000 and $8,000. The building and - stock was partially covered by in- J isurance. a Origin of the fire is not known, | t but the belief has been expressed - that it caught from a short-cir- j f, cuit,ed motor used in the refrigera-| e tlon plant. The building burned J e quickly. Hose playing from the Do"t Arm failed to auinch the, " X CVlk ATAM* - blaze and the building was practi- j r cally destroyed by the time the e hose from the town fire depart- j nlment was turned on. A building} ,t ?tanding nearby was saved by the. fire companies, e I - Baptist Sunday School e Meeting Is Postponed e | The Warren county Baptist Sun-! r day school convention, scheduled j d to meet with Harris Chapel Bap-: 1. tisi church on the fifth Sunday in March, has been postponed until April 26, J. Willie White, secretary, a announced yesterday afternoon. Postponement was due to illness g- of one of the principal speakers, j Mr. White said. ould H ^Y, MARCH 20, 1931 ren Sh ' y \ \ DF WARREN, N. C., FRID^ ASKED TO CALL 27 IN AN EMERfiENCYi Telephone Installed On Main Street For Purpose Of Reaching Policeman TRAFFIC LIGHT SHIPPED If a policeman is needed in a hurry or in case of fire, or other emergency, Warrenton citizens are asked to call 27. This is the number of the emergency telephone installed on Main street near the ccurt house this week by the board af town commissioners. The installation Of 'the telephone was authorized at the regular March meeting of the board c :cmmissioners at which time a committee from the Kiwanis club, composed by W. N. Boyd, J. A. B<*meron and W. R. Strickland, appeared and asked that such a phone be placed here. The idea met with the whole-hearted support of the body ?nd an order was passed without dissenting vote. Manager Stanley of the telephone company connected the instrument early in the week. Ail is in readiness for Warrenton's first emergency call. The automatic signal light authorized by the board to be installed at the intersection of the Macon road with Main street is expected to be aiding in traffic direction in a few days. Notice from a Chicago mancfacturer said that the light had been shipped. It is believed that it will only require a few days to have it installed. Many Hear Singing Class Here Monday Members of the Oxford Orphanage singing class gave a concert at John Graham school auditorium here on Monday evening. Much praise has been heard for the program. No admission charge was made, but a freewill offering brought in more than $90 for orphanage work, a member of the committee on arrangements said^yesterday. The class this year was composed of 14 members under the direction of Miss Anna Morrison. It was accompanied to Warrenton by L. W. Alderman, who with its members were guests in Warrenton homes on Monday night. The class departed for Louisburg on Tuesday morning to present a concert in that city on Tuesday evening. Town Primary To Be Held On April 20 Democratic voters of Warrenton are called to meet at the ccurt house at Warrenton on Monday night, April 20, for the purpose of nominating a mayor and seven members of the beard of town commissioners. The primary was called yesterday by Julius Banzet, chairman of the Democratic Executive committee cf Warrenton. Frank H. Gibbs is Mayor, Members of the board are C. F. Moseley, Ed Gillam, H. A. Mcseley, J. I E Rooker, Frank Serls, Boyd Massenburg, W. R. Strickland. It is understood that these gentlemen will acain be candidates. No opposition has developed. ; Henry C. Haithcock Dies at Age of 83 Henry Clay Haithcock age 83 died at his home near Macon Friday morning and was buried at Gardners Baptist Church Saturday afternoon. Mr. Haithcock was a nature of Warren County and spent his entire life here. In the absence of his pastor, Rev. E. C. Shoe, funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. O. Walton pastor of Vaughan Baptist church. He is survived by three sons, W. W., H. W. and H. G. Haithcock, twenty-three grandchildren and twelve great-grandcfiildren. The pall bearers were six grandsons, Clyde, Claude, Herbert, Grady, Harney and Cree Haithcock. mo n m MXC iHn m AT SIULL mo ranxo *? .*/ 7 i WANTS TO GIVE 'EM VEST "Somebody stole the pants and the coat to a blue serge suit from my home recently," Max Perman, merchant, said yesterday. "Say I through your paper, that whoever it was left the vest. I want him to call and get that too." NINE HAVE INFLUENZA Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Gardner and family of Churchill are confined to their home on account of influenza. There are nine in this family that are suffering from this malady. POULTRY TRUCK ON SATUKE Farmers Urged To Market S Paid At Truck Door; Cs Proves Satisfactory; PRICES SLIGHTLY HIGH! A poultry truck will be at Warrenton on Saturday, March 28, from 10 o'clock until 2 o'clock, for the rnrrifKP nf airiine farmers to dis ? o pose of their surplus poultry, R. H. Bright, local vocational agricultural teacher, announced yesterday. Response to the first co-operative sale of poultry at Norlina on February 28, was favorable. At that time a poultry car was placed on a siding through the efforts of the Warrenton Kiwanis club working with Mi*. Bright. Approximately $350 worth of poultry was sold for cash at the car door. As a result of the first sale a second shipment is to be made. This time the poultry will be handled by truck and farmers are asked to bring their poultry to Warrenton on Saturday, March 28. j Cash will be paid at the car door. Negro Shoots His Cousin At Macon Saturday Night Charged with shooting Forrest Harris negro, at Macon on Saturday night, Marland Harris, negro, is in Warren county jail. He will be given a preliminary hearing before Magistrate W. C. Ellington this morning at 10 o'clock. Forrest Harris is at his home nursing a wounded face where the ball from a 25calibre pistol ploughed through. He is expected to recover. f^nnhin ic oaiH tii havp start X11C biuuuiw iu UM*V4 ww , ed at a ball game at Macon on Saturday afternoon at which time it is alleged that Marland Harris beat the brother of Forrest Harris and cursed a negro preacher as well. Marland is said to have shot at Forrest Harris that afternoon as he was riding along the road cn a mule. Saturday night it is alleged, that I Marland Harris went to the home I of Forrest Harris, his cousin at MaI con, and words grew hot when For' rest wanted to know why Marland j teat up his brother. Forrest push- i cd Marland through the door of! hie home and the latter pulled a i pistol and shot through the door it is said. The ball entering one side j of Forrest's face and came out of i the other. Forrest Harris was rushed to the | Roanoke Rapids hospital by Macon j Thornton. Marland Harris was arI rested by Constable R. O. Snipes and held in Warren county jail without bond pending the outcome of Forrest Harris' injuries. Forrest was brought from the hospital to his home on Thursday and unless complications set in his wound should not prove fatal, it is said. He I is expected to attend the hearing this morning. Mrs. J. A. Shepherd Buried Wednesday Funeral services for Mrs. J. A. Shepherd were held at Sulphur Springs Baptist church near Elber ?*T offovnnrn at. 3 on on weuiic^uaj o'clock by the Rev. George May of Centerville assisted by the Rev. R. R> Jackson of Wise. Interment was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Shepherd died at her home at Elberon on Tuesday morning at ID o'clock. She had been in failing health for some time. Heart trouble is given as the cause of death. Pallbearers were six of her grandsens, W. A. Jones, H. H. Jones, G. L. Aycock, A. L. Aycock. T. M. Aycock and F. W. Aycock. Mrs. Shepherd is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. A. A. Jones and Mrs. T. H. Aycock, by I two sisters, Miss Martha O'Neal ? ? " ? ol ?M J and Mrs. R. S. snore 01 aiioh, wu by one brother, T. H. O'Neal of Henderson. WARREN STRING BAND TO BROADCAST OVER WPTF The Warren County string band 'will broadcast over Station WPTF, Raleigh, on Saturday night from 8:30 to 9 o'clock, according to announcement made here yesterday. CAPTURE STILL A 40-gallon copper still running at full blast was captured in Roanoke township on Friday by J. C. and E. D. Davis. A man at the still escaped. Five quarts of whiskey ! and 75 callons of beer were de| stroyed. J * [ave A ^ m TO BE HERE >AY, MARCH 28TH l rj li r1 L T_ D.. urpius ruuury; uaui aw uc ir Shipment of February Brings Nearly $350 ER IN SEVERAL CASES These poultry shipments are being made through the co-operation cf the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. L. C. Salter, associate marketing specialist, in notifying Mr. Bright of the truck schedule, asked that he caution farmers not to feed poultry heavy cn the morning of the sale as this would cause deduction in prices advertised and might engender dissatisfaction. Prices range from 8c a pound for ducks and geese to 25 cents a pound for broilers. Prices are higher cn colored hens, leghorn hens, and capons than they were at Norlina. Guineas will be paid for at the rate of 30 cents each. Mr. Bright expressed the hope that as many farmers as possible would take advantage of this opportunity to dispose of their surplus poultry. Swimming Pool Will Be Onened All Ricrht McGuire Declares "The swimming pocl will be operated this summer." M. C. McGuire, in charge of this phase of activities at the Warosnton Golf course, said yesterday. I "There has been some talk about it not being opened," he continued. "This is a mistake. We ran it through the dry summer of last year. If it is as dry as that this summer, there will be few persons here who feel like swimming anyway." "You can tell 'em for me that we are going to run the pool again this j year and we are looking forward to some good times in Warrenton's best swimming pool." Mr. McGuire did not say when ti e pool would be opened to the public. That depends cn the weather. With an early spring it won't be long now. Last year it was opened on May 18, but that was a little late, due to the fact that Mac and Shorty Gillam were putting in a new filter backwash. There's nothing to delay the opening this year. It is just a matter of when Old Sol begins getting in His heavy work. Junior Vested Choir - - ww Is Organized Here A Junior Vested choir has been formed at the Episcopal church and on last Sunday night won the hearts of church members as they portrayed ability and training in rendering music for services. This was the first time that these young Sunday school boys and girls have had charge of music during a regular service, and it was evident on the faces of those who heard them that they had proven themselves worthy. The choir was formed by the Sunday school teachers and has been receiving training on Tuesday afternoons. It is expected that they will have charge of music again on the third Sunday in April. Members of the choir include: Weldon Hall, John Williams, Arthur Williams, Ralph Williams, Berlyn Smiley, Belford Wagner, Charles Tucker, Bill Ward, Dick Ward, Jack Cawthorne, Walter Cawthorne, Billy Boyce, Jimmie Boyce, Sonny Lawson, Jackie Scott, Clement Hunter Weston, Arthur Petar, Van Davis, Jack Mcllhenny, Thomas Mcllhenny, Milton Wilson; Elizabeth Boyce, Catherine Williams, Eva Mcllhenny, Ann Cawthorne, Mary Guy Boyd, Vivian Lawson, Sarah Blount Massenburg, Jean Williams, Jean Davis, Phyllis TCinsev. '' Percentage Proceeds To Be Given Charity A percentage of the proceeds from the baby show to be held at the Imperial Theatre on next Wednesday by the Eastern Pageant Producers will be donated to the Warren County Charity Chest, R. C. McCarter, in charge of the work here, said yesterday. "A large number c? entries have been received at the headquarters in the office of the Imperial Theatre." Mr. McCarter said. "An average of 20 babies daily are being entered in the contest from all parts of the county, indicating at least 200 participants before the: close cf entries on Saturday night. ' L Garden MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME NUMBER 12 SEED LOANS MAY REACH $250,000 Gregory Says Over $60,000 Has Already Been Applied For; Applicants Increase REPEAL TENANT CLAUSE Warren farmers have already applied for loans totalling mere than $60,000 under the Government Seed Loan Act, G. B. Gregory, Cashier of the Bank of Warren, chairman of the loan committee in Warren, said yesterday. Mr. Gregory said that much of the money from this source had already arrived in Warren. Judging from the number of applicants from these loans, he said, between $200,000 and $300,000 will be loaned farmers in this county under the act. LIMITATIONS ON LOANS TO TENANT GROUPS REMOVED WASHINGTON, March 18.?Secretary Hyde today announced removal of limitations on loans to tenant groups from the $45,000,000 drought loan fund. Hereafter loans will be fixed at the discreation of local administrative agencies. Heretofore seed loans to tenants have been limited by law to a maximum of $2,000 and those for "agricultural rehabilitation" to $1,000. In many localities, Hyde said, conditions preclude the landlord i from financing his own tenants. "In order therefore to protect and to aid such tenants equally with ethers," he added, "the limitation of $2,000 has been withdrawn." State Takes Over The Maintenance Of Louisburg Road The State this week took over the maintenance of the WarrentonLouisburg road designating it as Temporary Rcute No. 59. This route leads over the Hudgins creek road and shortens the distance to Raleigh by several miles. Citizens have been trying for a number of years to have a road constructed by the State from Warrenton to Louisburg, pointing out that it would not only open up a fertile field for development, but would also shorten the distance from Richmond to Raleigh by many miles. Such a road has been promised for several years and in recent months two surveys have been made. Engineers are expected to return to Warrenton about the first of April to complete the latest survey, it was learned from a road man here yesterday. Work on all highways in the State with the exception of government aid projects is being delayed, it is said, due to the fact that the Government has limited its emergency loan fund tc a short period and the State authorities are trying to participate in this fund as much as possible. The present road from Warrenton to Raleigh is a Federal aid road. The proposed Louisburg read is not. Efforts may be made to vir.T,o this mnri made a Federal aid XLH TV/ tiiiu * wwv* ? project, it is said. Provide White Canes For Blind Persons ROCHESTER, N. Y? March 24.? Elind residents of Rochester are now provided with white canes to aid in identifyng them. The police department co-operated in the work by ordering patrolmen to watch for and assist the users of the canes. Residents were also asked to help. If a blind person likes a particular cane he now has, it will be painted white for him. With the exception of New York city, Rochester is the home of more blind persons than any city in the shat.fi nolice officials said. FAB PENDLETON ENGAGED Announcement is made of the engagement of Fabius Busby Pendleton, of Warrenton, to Mrs. Isabelle Childs Mahan, of New York and Los Angelese, Cal. Mrs. Mahan Is the daughter of the late Daniel Erewer Childs New York attorney.. She is a graduate of Miss Spence's school later attending Stanford University in California, is active in the Junior League, and numerous clubs, including the D. A. R., and is prominent in motion picture circles as a writer. Mr. Pendleton attended Episco| pal High School and Georgia Tech, afterwards spending some time in I the Philippines. The wedding date | has not been set as yet, due to his business, but will be in the immediate future.