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M0JJME XXXI
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me saturday
Lications Are That Many
a 01 Sell Surplus Fowls
u for Cash Tomorrow I
Lst to cull flocks1
Mr arrangement* have been com
Hie sale of poultry at
Hfttfd iUi v**~
Kfjrrenton tomorrow when a poui->
E truck- will te at the county seat'
a 10 until 2 o'clock, for the pur-1
Esc of providing a cash sale for I
Eciens, ducks, guineas, and tur-1
,.VJ r. H. Bright, vocational j
Ector of agricultwe. said jester-1
Er indications arc that the sale)
Emrriav will exceed the initial j
Ee 21 N'ctiina in February when
Barren farmers disposed of ap- j
mn.ximately 5350 worth of surpios
Mcultryand thereby paved the way)
B- the poultry truck to be at War-,
Eiir. Bright said that he had in
Be last few days had many calls '
Bob farmers asking his assist-j
uce in culling their flocks pre- '
arawry to the sale. He expressed
B regret that pressing duties and
Kffiitcd tune made it impossible for
Bim to comply with the fanners' j
Miihes. and remarked that next,
Bir several of his students would ;
Be in position to do this work. I
B The poultry truck comes to'
Harrenton through the co-opera- j
Hon of the State Division of Mar-1
Hets. The first shipment made
Ham the county was sent by train
Notlina, ana was sponsored
K the YTarrenton Kiwanis club. At
Hit time it was pointed out to the I
^Burners that in the event that the'.
^flrst sale was satisfactory, otherj^Bles
would probably fellow.
K)/ficer Hides In
M Thicket That Holds
| Sti/i Worm And Cap
- .wuie, ana of greater ma- i ]
that each member of that ^
^Wjjis show it the proper respect^
joe Macon who has been at \
d. c.. for several 11
^ spending some time here. I
Mrs. H. C. Root and!'.
Lois Jean, and Mr. and 1
^ Brashe; and children of i
spent Sunday with their <
and Mrs. C. V. Hicks. <
^Bp^sioner R. L. Capps was a i
J5 ?t Warrentcn yesterday. |l
^B J ' E Frazier was a visitor 11
^B^nton yesterday. I1
Phobia Lancaster is visit- 1 '
Mrs. Robert Baugh-|^
II Three men. cne white and two (
legroes, possibly owe their escape ,
Id the clutches of the law to the
met thzt Deputy Ed Davis chose
p i hiding place the identical ^
bcket in which the moonshiners
ii cached the cap and worm of
still, according to Deputy J. C. J
avis, who, with James Brown,
ere also on the raid.
The officers approached the still .
te on the Possum Quarter branch j
ar Warrenton on Monday after- j
?n and found operators making
reparatiens to begin operations. (
a an effort to capture the men red ,
pthd, tne officers hid themselves ^
pi? to await developments, r
pnag toward the thickets for j
P tap and worm, one of the men
p Deputy Ed Davis, causing the t
pets to make a premature rush ^
paid the still and allowing the; -
ptators to escape.
f^e still, a 50-aallon copper out- e
wa$ brought to town after the i
Eficers had destroy :d 011,3 barrel of 1
BVants Citizens To |
I Observe Flag Week
Special Hag day programs in all
Be school.; of the county and an <
Bmtrican flag in every Warren 1
Home is the object of the American 1
Bgion Auxiliary for Flag Week, as 1
Haled by Mrs. N. M. Palmer, chair, i i
Ban cf the Americanism commit-, <
B&s. Palmer asks that every s.
Bfe- P^sent in these programs,1
B- learning of and the spirit typi- J
V '?y the American Flag. ThouB^s
of children will grow into'}
B^r and more loyal citizens if j'
B^j- hearts are reached with the '
B**ledge of the honor and rever- '
B* hue the Flag, and all for which
Brands, Mrs. Palmer said. She (
B& that each teacher take this op- i
B^V to render a lasting serv-1
Bto their community.
BL'3- Palmer pointed out that the
H"' ^.e flag did not matter, but'<
'as of importance for each (
in the coutny to have a flag ^
Hb Vl"
Family !
Centre Warehouse
Sold Under Hammer
Here On Thursday
I
Centre Warehouse, operated here'
for more than a quarter of a century
by W. G. Rogers, was sold at
public auction at the court house j
door here yesterday at noon. R. A.i
Carroll, farmer of Warren Plains,1
holder of a second mortgage, bid j
in the property at $5,000, subject
to a first mortgage of $4,500.
The Carroll bid may be raised at
any time in the next ten days upon
deposit of $250 with the Clerk of
the Superior Court. The bid must
be raised as much as 10 per cent^
in order for a re-sale to be ordered.
Although a much larger crowd!
than usually attends public sales |
was present at the court house on!
Thursday, there was only one bid
on the Warehouse property. Sandy
Right, farmer of near Warrenton,
bid it in for Mr. Carroll.
Centre Warehouse was built in j
1894 by C. C. Hunter. The first year j
it was operated by McGhee, Boyd|
and Cole. The next year it wasi
leased by W. B. Boyd and Burwell
Brothers, but was not operated. McGhee
and Hunter then operated
thr. warehouse until 1900 when it
was leased for several years to R.
3. Boyd as a storage house for tobacco.
Sold in 1903 at public auction,
the warehouse was bought in by
W. G. Rogers and operated as
Rogers and Burwell until the death
cf W. A. Burwell Sr. in the fall of
1912. The following year the warehouse
was operated as Rogers &
Hunter. It continued under this' (
name until the last tobacco season
when it became Centre Warehouse,
Inc.
Attacked By Mad si
tl
Dog; Escapes Injury u
ti
Fighting off the attacks of a mad
log on Monday morning, W. R. ^
Baskerville, Warrenton citizen, es- a
japed without injury to person and ^
with a torn trousers leg. w
The dog was shot early Monday a
norning as he crossed the Basker- r,
nlle yard by Jesse Robinson, who e
lives at the Baskerville home. The a
log rolled over and ran off. Some- a
;ime later in the morning Mr. c
Baskerville heard a commotion out Ci
it the dog house in the back yard md
walked out to investigate. As
ie peered into one of the dog I
-inv.oc animal snrane out and
ittacked him. The dog's teeth
caught Mr. Baskerville trousers
ind carried part of them with him
vhen he was kicked to the grown.
The dog ran off and was later shot ^
)y Will Boyd, negro workman. t]
The animal's head was sent to
he State laboratory of hygene
vhich reported symptoms of rabies. '
rwo dogs on the place, the prop:rty
of Jesse Robinson, were believ- ?
:d to have been bitten. One of these
vas shot. The other, a registered a
)ird dog, was sent to Dr. Yow's veti- "
rary hospital at Henderson. ^
Warrenton Kiwanians d
Guests At Henderson t<
it
Warrenton Kiwanians were guests t;
>f the Henderson Kiwanis club last a
Friday evening. The program tl
.vas in charge of C. O. Seifert. and g
consisted of short talks by several o'
nembers, who told of the benefits d
lerived from membership in the a
Henderson club, and outlined the p
iccomplishments of the club dur- t<
ing the year.
Kiwanis members from Warren- n
on attending the meeting were b
Paul Bell, W. N. Boyd. J. A. Dam- d
iron, Roy Davis, Gordon J. Farm- b
sr. W. S .Hunt. J. C. Moore, W. R. a
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XV. JLA. _ ? V(
Bcwers, H. R. Skillman.
Sheriff Returns With b
Escaped Prisoner ^
Henry Hanson, white man who
sawed his way out of the Warren
sounty jail last week, is again behind
bars of the county bastile.
Sanson was captured in Jersey City
she latter part of the week and ^
arought back to Warren on Tuesday
by Sheriff W. J. Pinnell. Re- ^
iuisition papers were not necessary
for the return of the prisoner, it _
svas said.
According to charges, Hanson
some months ago stole an automo- ^
Dile from a citizen of this county
and was later arrested in Aiken, S.
C. He was brought back to this
eounty by Constable R. O. Snipes
and placed in jail in default of g
bond. The escape last week was h
affected by sawing the bars of an o
upstairs window and letting him- t<
self down with a rope blanket. He o
will face trial at the May term of j r.
Superior court. t
In Wai
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WARRENTON, COUN
LUCKY ,
I ByCR
YOUNG CHILDREN
ENGAGED WITH
DIAMONDS IN U.S.
Attracted by briqht
n<=hHI/?c Klo
^ , VYIMVM I II ^
children Were busily
enqaqedin plavinq
with,John Huddleston
investigated and discovered
What proved
to be the only paying
diamond mine in the
United States.
PIKE COUNTY, ARK. ~ 1906 i
he rnr i
A FEVi
REG t>. V PW.QfF.
Citizens Stop And Go .
Light Flashes; Instal
They are going on green and
topping on red as Warrenton joins
le list of towns with automatic!
ghts to assist in the direction of
raffic.
The traffic light authorized by
tie board of county commissioners
t their last regular meeting on
larch 2 arrived at Warrenton this
reek and was installed on Wednesay
at the intersection of Macon;
aad and Main Street, long regard- j
d as a dangerous corner. Late that
fternoon the light was flashed on1
nd most local citizens have be-j
ome accustomed to the signal. Loal
motorists being directed by the
Discuss Plans For
Holding Pre-School
Clinic At Warrenton
A committee from the Parent'eacher
Association will meet with
le Warren county medical society
t an early date to select a time
ir holding a pre-school clinic at
Warrenton. Plans for holding the
linic here were discussed by Dr.
r. H. Maccn, Dr. W. D. Rodgers
nd Mrs. Joe Jones, county health
urse, at a meeting of the Parent'oonVicv
Qccnrintinn held at John
COVUWA uuwwv.v..
Graham high school on last Friay
afternoon.
Following Dr. Macon's talk on
.msils and the importance of havig
them removed and a round
ible discussion led by Dr. Rodgers
nd Mrs. Jones, a committee from
le association was appointed to
o before the medical board. Anther
committee composed of Mesames
A. V. Lawson, R. B. Boyd Jr.,
nd L. C. Kinsey was appointed to
rovide ways for children out of
own to reach here.
Mrs. J. G. Ellis reported at the
leeting that the cafeteria rail had
een put up. and seventeen chilten
were being fed soup and milk
y the Parent-Teacher association
nd the Woman's Club, and that
Ight were being fed by individuals.
Due to the absence of the presient,
the meeting was presided over
y Mrs. Virginia rcaisan.
Black Cats To Hold
Sale On Saturday
The Black Cat club will sponsor
nother sale at the Home Furniture
nd Supply Co. tomorrow morning.1
his is the third sale of the club I
nd their efforts to raise money to,
elp with the welfare work in War- 1
jn county have been well met.
hey will have on sale tomorrow
lorning a good supply of candies,:
ies, cakes and other delicacies, it
as said.
IN HOSPITAL
Friends of Dr. H. N. Walters re- j
ret that he is in John Hopkins
ospital, Baltimore, unlet the care
f Dr. J. A. C. Colston. Dr. Wal;rs
was accompanied to Baltimore
n Sunday by Mrs. Walters. It is
ot known how long he will be
here.
ren Sh
tvm\
TY OF WARREN, N. C., F
BREAKS
. Miller
A <j)n5o
RECUPERATING FROM
ER A TEE TIME
As Automatic Signal
lied Here Wednesday
light have been seen to carry a grin
almost invariably. Whether it is a
grin of pride that Warrenton has
taken on another city aspect, or
whether it is at the town board
for installing the light, has not been
determined.
Last week an emergency telephone
was installed and a new
State route leading into Warrenton
was taken over. This week it
is a signal stop light. In a few
weeks it will be an emergency landing
field near the town. In spite
c<f depression town boosters say
that the old town is taking on new
life.
Carousal Results In
Fleeing Man tfeing
Shot By Deputy
A drunken carousal for four negroes
in the Shccco neighborhood
had a painful ending yesterday afternoon
as one of the spreeing party
received a pistol ball in his leg
as he attempted to escape from officers
who has been called to the
tr> onH fVllC fHstUrb811C&.
OV^CilC W\J v***w w.. ?
With rocks in their pockets and
in a drunken condition, John Watkins
Jr., John Watkins Sr., Spencer
Davis and Will Davis went to
the home of Paul Davis, also negro,
and broke up his lamp and proceeded
to wreck the heme, it was
said.
Sheriff W. J. Pinnell was notified,
and he with Bob Pinnell and
Van Davis went to the scene to
put an end to the disturbance. As
they attempted to arrest Spencer
Davis he ran and was shot in the
leg by Van Davis. The wound was
not serious.
The four negrces were given a
hearing before Magistrate W. C.
Ellington who placed each of them
under a $100 bond to face trial in
Recorder's court Monday morning.
In default of bond the negroes are
in the Warren county jail.
Federal Officers Nab
Three Men In Raid
NORLINA, March 24.?Federal
officers were in this section Friday
and made a raid near Towns
"* 1 ? " 1 r\ vrfn rtAnnor
Vine ana capuurea a jaig&
still and three Negro men, who
said they were Willie Hargrove,
Sam Hargrove and Anderson Davis,
who were operating the still in full
blast. The three men were brought
before United States Commissioner
J. C. Hardy who held them for Federal
court at Durham under $800,
$100 and $250 bonds respectively. In
default of bond they were committed
to Vance county Jail. Those
taking part in the raid were Federal
Officer B. A. Dale and W. 1.
and Bill Watkins and H. F. Brewer.
BAPTIST SERVICES
The Rev. R. E. Brickhouse yesterday
announced that services will
be held at the Warenton Baptist
church on Sunday morning at 11
o'clock, and at Macon on Sunday
evening at 8 o'clock. The public is
invited to attend these services.
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RIDAY, MARCH 27, 1931
lm WINNERS
IN BABY SHOW
Cups Awarded For Superlatives
In Babies As Contest
Closes On Wednesday
CLINIC IS HELD MONDAY
Cups for the most popular, the'
healthiest, the prettiest and the
first entered babies in Warren
were awarded on Wednesday at
the end of the baby show staged
at the Imperial Theatre by the
Eastern Pageant Producers, repre- j
sented by R. C. McCarter, and also
ended a week of high pressure sales-,
manship and much hustling on the
part of mothers believing that they
had the most popular baby in the
ccunty and determined that other
citizens should realize it as well.
Physical examinations were held
at the office of the theatre on Monday
when members of the Black
Cat club assisted Dr. Edward M.
Stafford of Henderson in making
the physical examinations. As a result
of the physical examination
cups were awarded six Warren
babies as being the most healthy
to be carried through the clinic.
Babies winning this distinction
were Spencer Scott, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Spencer Scott; Mary Spottsv/ood
Baskerville, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Baskerville; Edward
Snipes, nephew of R. O.
Snipes; Christine Powell, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Powell;
Alfred Ellington, son cf Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Ellington; Patsy Thomas
Capps, son of Commissioner and
Mrs. R. L. Capps.
Monroe Gardner, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Gardner, was presented
a cup for being the first red
headed baby to be entered. Eliza
beth Patterson and Mary Gaskiil
Weston, daughters of Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Weston, are to be presented
with cups for being the first twins
to be entered into the contest.
Mary E. Walker, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jerman Walker, was voted,
tlie prettiest girl baby, and was presented
a cup. In the confusion of
1 awarding, the name of the prettiest
i boy baby was misplaced by the
management, but his name was
Neal and he is a nephew of former
Deputy Frank Neal. That's all the
information that could be given by
those in charge yesterday afternoon.
Gordcn Farmer Jr., son cf Mr.
end Mrs. Gordon Farmer, was voted
the most popular boy baby and
was presented with a cup. as was
Mamie Hicks, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Hicks, for being the most
popular girl baby.
Earle Richard Allen, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Allen, was presented
a cup for being the first baby
to enter the contest.
Growing interest in the contest
reached almost fever heat and was
responsible for a large crowd of interested
citizens attending the show
i at the Imperial theatre on weanes-1
j day night when announcement of
j the most popular babies was announced,
Manager Theo Stallings
said yesterday.
|To Hold Special
Good Friday Service
Here On April 3
The annual service of prayer and
meditation will be held at Emmanuel
church on Friday, April 3, from
12 to 3 o'clock when our Lord's
atoning sacrifice will be commemo
rated, the Rev. B. W. de Foe Wagner
announced yesterday.
Addresses by different ministers
of the to'/n and county will be delivered,
the subject this year being ,
1 "The Words Around the Cross."
This will be a change from the subject
of other years on "The Words
From the Cross," the minister said.
The seven words which will be
studied will be those by the Sol
diers, Populace, Priests, xmeves,
Bystanders and the Centurion.
"Every one is cordially welcome
, to this beautiful service. If any one
' is prevented from enjoying all of
! the devotion he is asked to enter
< or withdraw silently during the
singing of a hymn."
Special Service At
Methodist Church
On next Sunday evening, March
29, a special pre-Easter service will;
be held in the Methodist church. A1
beautiful Easter Cantata, "The
Risen Christ," will be sung by the
united choirs of the churches. Rev.
J. A. Martin will preach as usual.
Easter services are being held at
this time because Rev. Martin
preaches elsewhele of Easter Sim-.
day.
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Pussyfoot Johnson
To Talk At Court
House On Tuesday
W. E. (Pussyfoot) Johnson will
discuss matters pertaining to the
prohibition question at the court
nuuse at warrenton on luesaay
evening, March 31, at 8 o'clock, E.
A. Skillman announced yesterday.
Mr. Skillman this week received
a message from Mr. Johnson telling
him that the prohibition leader,
accompanied by Col. Ebbert of the
Anti-Saloon League, would pass
through Warrenton on Tuesday
and that they would be glad to address
friends of prohibition and
other citizens at a public meeting.
Mr. Johnson is a boyhood friend of
Mr. Skillman.
Mr. Johnson has for a number of
years been interested in the fight
to outlaw whiskey and his battle
has carried him practically all over
the world, and won for him a wide
reputation. While delivering an
address in England shortly after
the War students became incensed
at some remarks he made and in
an assault that followed, Mr. Johnson
lost the sight of one eye. This
is responsible for the patch to be
seen in recent photographs carried
in the daily press.
Several years ago, while a guest
of Mr. Skillman at Warrenton, following
a recent trip to India, he
delivered an address at the old
Opera House where he told about
conditions in India and his experiences
in the prohibition fight over
a period of years.
Mr. Skillman yesterday asked
that as many citizens as possible
hear Mr. Johnson and promised an
entertaining and instructive even- ,
ing.
Grading Play Ground I
At Graham School 1
<
Members of the vocational agricultural
class of the Jchn Graham ,
high schcol are grading a playground
on property leased from
Miss Amma D. Graham located
within a few hundred yards of the
school. Here baseball, football and
other athletic contests will be held
instead of at the present ball park
in South Warrenton, located a
mile from the school.
The grading is under the direction
of R. H. Bright, vocational in
structor. Yesterday the field had
the appearance of a road camp as
the boys were driving seven pairs
of mules hitched to plows and an 1
array of scoops. The teams were 1
rented from parents of the boys in 1
the class, and the use of the scoops
were donated by M. P. Burwell Jr.
of Warrenton. 1
The grading should be completed 1
within the next ten days, Mr. i
Bright said yesterday. After that 1
time a ball diamond will be laid off
and play will reign where hard <
work is ruling today. j
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Litmus 111BIUIUUA
To Neighboring State ]
- i
Those interested in things of a s
historic nature will recall the very
interesting exhibit held in our t
library two years ago. Among these <
things was a little work-box ex- ]
hibited by Jimmie Ransom of this j
town. The appealing thing about ,
this little box is that the father of j
Jimmie Ransom made the coffin in }
which Miss Anne Carter Lee, j
daughter of General Robert E. Lee,
is buried, and from the scraps of 1
cedar of which the coffin was made, '
the little box was constructed.
Recognizing the sentiment surrounding
this little box, our citizens
felt that it should be carefully pre- e
served. This has been done by the ^
Ransom family?a highly respected ^
colored family, old residents of this 0
town. |
Naturally the Virginia Historical
society desired the custody of this c
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Only Two Cases In c
County Court Monday [
Only two cases were docketed t
for Recorder's court on Monday
morning and one of these wa3 poet, j
poned on account of sickness in ?
the family of the defendant. Re- ^
corder's court was net held the v
week before on account of illness
of Judge Taylor.
James Drayden, negro, was found
guilty of an assault on Mason j
Gayle, (also negro. Drayaen was c
fined $5 and the cost of court and
sentenced to pay Dr. T. J. Holt for a
professional services, not to exceed (j
$10.00, for Gayle. He was also giv- \
en a suspended road sentence.
The case of the State against i
Mrs. B. B. Bragg, a bad check r
count, was postponed on account
of sickness. v
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MOST OF THE NEWS
ALL THE TIME
NUMBER 13
RED CROSS AIDS
MORE THAN 300
Nearly $3,000 Sent Into Warren
County By National
Organization
SEND MUCH CLOTHING
Three hundred destitute citizens
in the drought axea of Warren
:ounty have been helped through
the efforts of the National Red
Cioss, C. A. Tucker, chairman of
the Red Cross relief committee,
said yesterday. Tne National organization
has sent nearly $3,000
into the county for this purpose, he
said. The first grant was for $2500
ind a supplementary grant of $400
ias been made.
In addition to provisions provided
>y the organization, in an effort to
lave the destitute help themselves,
ias distributed more than 250
jackets of garden seed and the lo:al
chapter of the Red Cross had
adered an additional 100 packets
o supplement the national gift.
Much clothing has also been sent
nto the county, Mr. Tucker said,
consisting of army shirts and overcoats,
overalls, women's and chiliren's
clothes and shoes. These
lave been distributed through the
jflorts of Mrs. R. T. Watson and
VIrs. J. E. Rooker Sr
Jobs have been found for a numjer
of citizens at one time carried
in the list and now 100 cases are
jeing cared for. Mr. Tucker has instructed
his committee members to
:are for these through this we< k
ind to report all cases to him
CVarrenton on next Monday and
ruesday. After that time only the
most urgent cases will be cared for
under the direction of Mr. Tucker,
ind the work of other members of
the committee will probably be
jnded.
J. E. Allen Sneaks
At Wake Forest
WAKE FOREST, March 21.?J.
Edward Allen, superintendent ct
schcols of Warren county, addressed
the education clubs of Wake
Forest College in Euzelian Hall
here Friday night on the subject?
"Making a Success in Secondary
Education." Superintendent Allen
Is an alumnus of Wake Forest, and
is a member of the board of trustees.
His audience was composed
of members of the two education
fraternities here?Kappa Phi Kappa
and Phi Kappa Mu.
"Seek to work with the right
leader; avoid positions in which
failure may be expected; comprehend
the trend of the best thought
n secondary education," he advised
;he prospective educators.
He warned the students to avoid
'partiality or unfairness, driving
nstead of leading, unfortunate
;ontracts violent partisanship of
sectarianism, worrying too much,
violating the best traditions or
.heir community, financial irresponsibility,
and undesirable personal
habits."
"The community expects of its
secondary school leaders," he said,
'that they be leaders of culture, exlibit
professional efficiency, give to
;heir profession the cream of their
inergy, give their support to relijious
forces and institutions, and
nanifest sympathy toward the best
n community building."
Many Citizens Attend
Senior Play Friday
Many citizens of Warren gatherd
at the auditorium at the John
iraham school on last Friday night
.0 see the Senior Class play and
is a result were furnished an evsnng
of genuine entertainment.
The play was fully as good as
ither entertainments of recent
'ears, according to one present,
vlio held that in itself was suffi
:ient praise. Pointing out me
langers of picking out a few high
ights in a cast where all parts
fere well taken, this spectator said
hat notwithstanding this that eslecial
mention was due Mary
)rake as leading lady, John Baird
is Pa Sims, and that John Drake,
? Adolphus, freshman, did real
fell.
PERSONAL MENTION
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Scoggin and
Jiss Catherine Scoggin spent a few
lays in Richmond this week.
Mrs. John Turman of Richmond
.rrived Wednesday to spend a few
lays with her mother, Mrs. Kate
Villiams.
Mrs. Henry Shearin of Warren
'lains was a visitor in town Wedlesday.
Mrs. Spencer Scott of Edgewood
?as in town Wednesday.