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Every i accurate, terse i timely jyqlume xxxi L iMiim: IgilFOlUmWN /euina Gum Magnate Conemplates Buying Much Southern Cotton GIVE 12C A POUND ICACO. March 31?William ;r jr.. will start tomorrow exmg his chewing gum in 12 m states for cotton under a ,hich contemplates the purifiwetn April 1 and Recemoi approximately 100.000.000 of coiton at an estimated penditure of $12,000,000. hewing gum and baseball announced today that his era, to be known as Wrig:cn Invest:.lent Fund will erating tomorrow using receives lrom Wrigley's ;xas. Louisinna, Arkansas, .Mississippi, Alabama, ennessee, Kentucky, Virh and South Carolina to is handling Wrigley acle Southern states have d to deposit then- reone of five banks urchase the cotton, reive Cents. be bought for Wrigley 12 cents a pound or cotton rises above 12 - ? ??' i-l. v hcpss it will under Ke effect of his plan, purchases nil cease until the price falls below fc cents, when accumula ..:ci funds Hill be us:d to absorb the ccmmodity and bolster its price. The Kir en will be deliverable in DeoenrI On the basis of pas: sales in the Mouth. Wrigley estimated there will at least S12.OOJ.OOj to spend on Mitten between .Apnl 1 and Decem r. Tins means that probably 100,Bo.000 pounds of cotton, or more, Mill ccme into Wrigley's possession. MtVrigley's prospective purchases Aould absorb four per cent of the Kible supply of cotton, it was figR the chewing gum millionaire pressed the hope that 25 or 30 Hrer manufacturers, having sales of Mual magnitude in the South, will Miter into similar plans and thus Micierwrite the Souths entire outfit of cotton. I Will Be Kept Cotton purchased under the plan Mill be kept "indefinitely, until a Mse in price warrants its disposal," frigley sain. H The banks that will serve the righy Cotton Investment Trust nil be the Hibcrnia Bank and Trust lompany. New Orleans; Citizens nd Southern National Bank, Savlinah. Ga.. Bank of Commerce and rest Company. Memphis, Tcnn ; Bust National Bank, Mobile, AlaBid the Peopi.'s State Bank of Booth Carolina Charleston, S. C. BAlthough estimates are that 100, 0.000 pounds of cotton will be Bought during the next eight lontb. "the sky will he the limit," Bin the amount of purchases deBending upon the amount of gum B&s in tne South and the price V cotton, Vrigky indicated. B Current quotations on cotton of Bound 11 1-2 cents make a 500 ound bale of cotton equal in value B> one case of Wrigley's gum, it was ointed out. Wrigley reaently returned from atalina Island. Cal.. where his reba11 loam, the Chicago Cubs, been in winter training, was Hja Jovial humor as he told of the aii in '11S Idth floor offic.es in the (Continued on imgt 8) EHoirs Give Easter I Cantata On Suncl av Choirs of the different churches fWarrentcn joined last Sundaj in rendering Easter music ir. j^ta at the Methodist church Last Seven Words of Christ' rang in cantata before Rev. j B_&rtin began his sermon which ' rapped around the thoughl the living Cnrist is to b( H^-4 around us as we serve thos< The Risen King" was sunt Batata following the sermon. uiaie having solo parts durins ^f'^"'ice were Mrs. Herman Rod K1' ^rs. Alfred Ellington, Mrs Weldon. Mrs. Tom Fraziei Br55 Lillig Bell Dameron. Mis B5 Bhrwell. Messrs John Darner Burwell and Edwari i? breaks leg . A bones of his lower left le Bt^broken when Alfred Davis Mil Shccco township, wa jv bl" a falling tree on Tues Ht'! -ernoon. Davis was cuttin W*: ? the time. Family i /Tw Town Primary At The Cour Change In Election Laws 1 vanced. Time Changed . Board of Commisj MAYOR AND SEVEN COM Voters of Warrenton are called to meet at the court house tonight for the purpose cf nominating a Mayor and seven members of the board of town commissioners. The meeting was called for tonight by Julius Banzet, chairman of the Democratic Executive committee for the Town of Warrenton following a called meeting of the board of commissioners in the office of Mayor Frank H. Gibbs, at which time recent changes in the election laws were called to the attention of the members. Mayor Gibbs told members that the change had only been called to his attention that morning, and quoted the law placing the town under the Australian Ballot Law, similar to the one held in the county election. A requisite of this law is that ballots be printed and in the hands of the registrar 30 days prior to the General Election of May. It was pointed out that if the primary was not held before April 20, as advertised several weeks H. S. Limer, 59, Buried At Fair view Tuesday Afternoon Harry S. Limer, well knowrc farmer of Warren county, was buried in Fairview cemetery at Warrenton on Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Timor Hipri in St. Lukes hOSDital. Richmond, Va., on Monday morning at 12:10 o'clock following an operation for appendicitis. He had apparently enjoyed good health up until last week when he was carried to Richmond, and his death was a shock to his many friends of this county. The deceased was 59 years of age. i Funeral services were conducted from his home here on Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock by the Rev. S. E. Wright and Rev. E R Nelson. Interment was in Fairview cemetery. Active pallbearers were Walter Wiggins, Will Wiggins, Frances Limer, David Limer, John Limer and Ben Payne. Mr Limer was born in England and came to this county when a boy of only 8 or 9 years of age. He began farming operations about six miles from town in the Afton neighborhood where he remained until about three years ago when he made his home at Warrenton. Since living at Warrenton he continued to operate his old farm, and held the reputation of a leadnrrvinilltliricf atlH H ?00(1 Cltl" mg agiivuivvuiwv ? w zen. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Milby, Mrs. E. H. Pinnell, Miss Laura Limar; one son, Jim Limer; four brothers. J. William Limer, John D. Limer, P. F. Limer, David Limer, and several sisters. Banks And Stores To Be Closed Here On Easter Monday Both of the banks and the stores of Warrenton will be closed on Monday in observance of the Easter holidays. No community program of entertainment has been arranged and it is expected that employes of busi. ness firms, together with boys and girls home from the colleges, will , seek their own amusement accordp ing to their various tastes, i If Monday is a pretty day, it is * * * 1 a safe bet that tne locai gun uuuxoc will prove a mecca of attraction for many. Several followers of Isaac i Walton, in the event that the t weather is suitable, have expressed ; a determination to make it a pooi ; day for the fish in this section. Sevr eral dances in nearby towns are expected to attract the younger folks ? during the week and others will nc . doubt take motor trips to nearbj places of interest. \ This afternoon Good Friday servs ices will be held at the Episcopa - church and a special Easter serv1 ice will be held at this church or Sunday morning. The Baptist service will take the form of a cantata at 11 o'clock. There will be no serv. g ice at the Methodist church or >, Sunday. An Easter Cantata wa; s, held in this church on last Sunday - j evening. Easter services will also b< g held at the Presbyterian church or ! Sunday morning. In Wa: WARRENTON, COl To Be Held thouse Tonigh Necessitates Date Being Ac At Called Meeting of The iioners On Monday MKQinNCPC rANnmATF V/kM i/Ai/n JL M?d ago, nominees names could not ? on the ballots according to the ne law. The board ordered that hanc bills be printed, rescinding form: notices and calling attention to tl primary on Friday night, and di; tributed in the homes and busine. places of the town. All members of the board we] present at the meeting on Monda with the exception of J. B. Ma: senburg. who was out of town ar could not be reached in time fc the meeting. Mayor Frank H. Gibbs is again candidate as are all the preser members of the board. No oppos tion to the candidacy of these me has been heard and unless soir develops before the night is ove the ballots to be used on May will bear as Democratic nominee in addition to the name of Mayc Gibbs, the following for commis sioners: J. B. Massenburg, W. I Strickland, H. A. Moseley, J. ] Rooker Sr., E. E. Gillam, Fran Serls Sr. and C. F. Moseley. Sheriff Returns With Man Wanted On Murder Coun Peter Dortch, negro, was brougi" from Philadelphia Saturday nig! by Sheriff W. J. Pinnell to answe charge of a murder committe in this county oix yoars ?en Dortch will be tried in the Ma term of Superior court for the mux der of Dorsey Taylor, negro employe of the Southern Railway, at Ridge way on Sunday morning, April 1! 1925. Taylor died immediately fror the effects of a shotgun wound i the neck and side foil Owing' a^ai* I at the home of Dortch's mother. ! Ridgeway persons said at the tim , of the murder that Taylor had gon , to the Dortch home to get his child ren who were there with his wifi Dortch's sister objected to givin them up and her brother settled th argument with a shotgun to be come a fugitive from justice. Taj lor was unarmed. Coroner Ed Petar who held tb inquest and the jury found the Taylor came to his death from tb effects of gunshot wounds, inflicte by Peter Dortch. Crime Increasing In County Is Belief Of Jailer C. E. Love] Crime is on the increase in Wai ren county, according to Nigl Policeman and Jailer C. E. Love who nas nanaiea appiuAiiuaic. 750 prisoners since he was mac custodian of the county basti nearly two and a half years ag The jailer said that he had notii ed that the number of prisone turned over to him had gradual increased since he had been i charge. There are 19' prisoners, two < them white, in jail at present. Bi fore Recorder's court on Monde morning, Jailer Lovell said he he 23 prisoners. The 26 prisone that he handled previous to tl January term of Superior cou was, he said, the largest numb that he had ever handled at oi time. Only time can tell wheth he will top this number by the ne ' term of court which comes May. The jailer said that he had ci capacity for 16 prisoners. Out of the approximately 7 prisoners that have been placed , | the Warren county prison sin Jailer Lovell has been in char there have been ten escapes. ? ^ of these men were recapture Jailer Lovell said that these c capes had been due to faulty loc! and that he had not had but o man to escape since they hi ' been repaired. This man escap ' by sawing his way out. I)R. WALTER RESTING MORE COMFORTABLE, LETTER SA1 I Friends of Dr. H. N. Walters v be glad to learn that a letter j i ceived here yesterday stated tl" - the Warrenton dentist was resti i more comfortable and that i operation would probably be p( i sible on Monday. Dr. Walters v 5 carried to John Hopkins hospit 1 Baltimore, Md., on Sunday, Mar i 22, and for the past several da i has run an extremely high tei perature. f '* rren Sh tirmt ; A JNTY OF WARREN, N. C., Negro Pleads For I Another Chance; Leaves on The Rui "Honest to God, boss, if you' just let me go this time you'll neve be bothered with me any more James Mayfield, negro, tcld Re g corder W. W. Taylor in a crowde court room on Monday morning i rQ he humbly entered a .plea of mere ' of the ccurt on a change of larcen; Far from the usual humdrum the j_ flews from the witness chair, Mai =r field's plea was crowded with huir *e or and rewarded with- laughter the had to be quelled on several occa ss sicns witn tne gavel as he apolc gized to the court for ever gettin intc trouble in this county an plead for only ten minutes to be o 5_ the outer boundaries of Warrei lcl Apparently he was as good as h Jr ward. With Judge Taylor's decisio to let him out of Warren. Mayfiel a made a bolt for the door, then halt lt ed to express gratitude, and wa i_ long gone when laughter settled. 1 n was said that when he ran froi ie the court house and through th r stieets of Warrenton several peopl 5 thinking that he had escaped, at s tempted to head him off, but th negro who had learned to work hi feet in "Shufflin' Sam," continue ^ on the run. 2. Mayfield was charged with en k tering the store of W. G. Wynn an stealing some pins. Later when a - arrest was made the pins wei found on his person. He entered plea of guilty, but said that h didn't even know that he went int the store, to say nothing cf steal it ing anything. He said that he jiu got drunk, crazy drunk, and tha it he was surprised when he was ar it rested and the pins found on hin He told the court that he came t :d town with a show called "Shufflii Sam," and that he had been lcl y in jail here without money o friends, or means of communica ^ tion. and promised if he got awa !- from here that he would be gon 3, for gocd. He was given a thre n months jail sentenoe, capias to is n sue if found in the county thirt ^'ctayirfrom this day. "De cussed scandalous." St. Pat e Davis, young negro., told the cour iS in describing the manner in whicl John Watkins Sr., John Watkin I Jr., Will Davis and Spencer Davi: g) all negroes, conducted themselve 15 as they entered his home and brofc a lamp, last Wednesday. St. Paul had somevhat of a har< ie time in getting his testimony acrosi ^ Impediment made lis fust word [P (Continued on Page 8) d. Cantata At Baptist Church Oi Sunday An Easter Cantati, "Our Riser Lord and King," wil be given a 11 the Warrenton Baptit church nex Sunday morning at the regulai r- morning hour* for sevice, the Rev it R. E. Brickhouse amounced yester. 11, day. ly The pastor will cliver a short le address appropriate o the occasior le and most of the sence will be givo. en to the rendering f the Cantata > "It is hoped that lany will hear rs this story of The Rsen Lord and ly King and get anew in our heart: in! iust what this resrrection story means to the world (day," the Rev. of Mr. Brickhouse said e- I iy DR. GIBBS T' SPEAK l(i Dr. J. T. Gibbs ill make an rs Easter talk at the lethodist Sunie day school on Sunay morning, it rt was announced yestrday. The talk er of the veteran minLer is expected ie to draw many to tlrSunday school er room, xt " T THE GA1DEN M( oil By R. H. RIGHT, Teach 50 in I AF ce t ge' Secure suport on wli ;ix other crops tat require >d. train tomatoe Sieva bea !S_ beans to the arden fence t 1 rroviae csting ana T| materials fc combattir ed throughout tl summer, i Nitrate c soda can | certain of thearly plante ; | lettuce, cabbfe, mustard, Coldframt-Celery, sv j In The Osn?Snap b iati sweet corn, icumbers, ( ng! salsify, parsns, peas, pep an' gland spinac ?- Transplar?Transfer as cantaloupe, \termelon, j ?' from coldfraie, and swe' tyS hotbed. ji- Open Seoed?Tomai lould H ====== FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 193 ^x? DAVIS FAVORS n CUT IN SAURIES ^ Representative Offers Bill Carrying Sliding Scale Of [_ Wage Reductions d FROM 10 TO 30 PER CENT IS ' y John S. Davis, Warren county's Y- representative in the General As^ sembly, is in favcr of slashing salJ~ aries of State employes from 10 to L" 30 per cent, according to a measure Lt introduced in the House on Satur l" day. Mr. Davis and co-authors of the measure, Mcye of Green and B white of Robeson, estimated that d an average slice of 20 per cent in n salaries would save the State $5,i1 785,000 annually. IS The bill operates on a scale basis. The lower an official's salary, the less would be the cut. The high salaried officials, or iS these making $375 or more a month, would get a cut of 30 per n cent, te le The proposed cuts would go into ._ effect July 1, 1931, and would cover | every employe of the State, includ s ing those employed by State-sup^ ported institutions. Beginning on a scale of $100 per month, the bill provides for a 10 d per cent cut for those making from $100 to $150 per month. A cut of 15 per cent is proposed for those mak. ing $150 to $200, and 20 per cent for those drawing from $200 to $300, and a 25 per cent reduction from $300 to $375, and 30 per cent over this amount. X In proposing the bill, its spon _ sors declare that "living expenses i, have decreased during the last ten i0 years from 35 to 40 per cent, whereV as, during the same period, the tax t paying abilities of the people have ,r been reduced 50 to 100 per cent." In the case where an official is y elected by the people, the bill exe eludes them, as their salaries are e fixed. It includes these officials, - however, after their present terms y of office have expired. The bill suggests, however, that il t these elected officials voluntarily t accept the reduction on July 1, 1931. a s Farmers Sell 971 s Pounds of Poultry Here On Saturday * Warren farmers sold 971 pounds g of poultry at Warrenton on Saturday when the State Division of Marketing brought the first poultry truck to Warrenton. Farmers received $165 from the sale. r Rains of Saturday caused the truck to be driven into Boyd's 1 Warehouse and here, where for t! many years farmers had unloaded t the golden weed, crate after crate r of chickens were sold and the . farmers paid at the truck door. The sale Saturday fell short of the car shipment at Noriina last t month, R. H. Bright, vocational i ' teacher, who handled the local end I of the shipment, said that this was .! no doubt due in part to the bad day, and partly to the fact that ; many farmers had disposed of their ; j surplus poultry at the first sale. While Warrenton is on the schedule for monthly shipment of poultry, the trucks will not stop here unless sufficient number of farmers signify their intention of l selling to make the venture profit ! able, Mr. Bright said. He asked ; | that any farmers interested in :' other shipments communicate with !1 him in order that he might bring . a truck here whenever the demand I justified its coming. ??? 3NTH BY MONTH er of Vocational Agriculture RIL lich to train tomatoes and support. Many gardeners ns, and Kentucky Wonder spraying equipment and : 1 g insects and diseases i profitably be applied to i d leafy vegetables, such as ] q n H ornn q n Vi reet potatoes. jj eans, Lima beans, carrots, rnion sets, okra, squash, j >per, Swiss chard, New En- c r C to open field: cucumber, squash, and tomato plants et potato plants from the c ;o, curled endive. s 'Is ave A fafW' Surrenders I ??? ' JOHN SALMON, Young white man with price of $200 on his head, who surrendered to Warren authorities Saturday. Pussyfoot Declares Law Has Eliminated Public Drunkenness "The Eighteenth amendment was written into the Constitution by the people of the United State and there it will remain as long as the American flag ripples over this great country of ours," Pussyfoot Johnson, militant leader of the prohibition cause, told a small gathering of citizens in the court house on Tuesday evening following a talk by Col. Ebbert of the Anti-Saloon League. The two dry leaders spoke here upon invitation of E. A. Skillman, a boyhood friend of Mr. Johnson, and were introduced by the Rev. R. E. Brickhouse, Baptist minister. Discussing the whiskey question from a national standpoint, Col. Ebbert told the little group present that there were certainly two things that the crusade to outlaw whiskey had brought about. First, he said was the, Eighteenth amendment and second, the elimination of pub- | lie drunkness. Mr. Ebbert said that you could go to any of the cities of this country and the number of drunks seen on the streets during any hour of the night or day could be counted on your fingers. He said if the prohibition law was repealed the number of drunks seen could not be counted by the hundreds, but by the thousands. The wet forces are at present making the hardest fight in the history of the prohibition regime to repeal the Eighteenth tmend(Ccntinued on Page 3) Six Ministers To Take Part In Good Friday Services Six ministers of the town and county will take part in the Good Friday services held at Emmanuel Episcopal church tomorrow between the hours of 12 and 3 o'clo'ck when "The Seven Words Around the Cross" will be discussed. These words are by the Soldiers, Populace, Priests, Thieves, Bystanders and the Centurion and will be discussed separately by the different ministers. The annual sendee of prayer and meditation will begin at 12 o'clock with a hymn and prayer. This will be followed by an introductory address by Rev. B. N. de Foe Wagner, rector. The First Word, by the Soldiers, John 19:24?Let us not rend it_ will be discussed at 12:27 by Rev. R. E. Erickhouse. Tire Second Word, Populace, Matt. 27:40?"Save Thyself and come ( down"?will be discussed by Rev. S. , E. Wright at 12:52 P. M. The Third Word, Priests, Mark 15:31 "He cannot save Himself"? will be the subject of Rev. J. A. Martin's address at 1:12 P. M. The Fourth Word, Impenitent Thief, Luke 23:39?"Save Self and us?wui oe in cnarge of Rev. Wagner at 1:37 P. M. The Fifth Word, Penitent Thief, J Luke 23:42?"Remember Me"? will f oe interpreted at 1:57 P. M. by Rev. r H. R. Miller. I The Sixth Word, Bystanders, j Mark 15:35?"He calleth Elijah"? f oy Rev. Wagner at 2:20 P. M. f The Seventh Word, Centurion, Mark 15:39?"This man was the son 1; >f God"?by Rev. J. T. Gibbs at t !:40 P. M. t "Every one is cordially welcome I o this beautiful service. If any one s s prevented from enjoying all of he devotion he is asked to enter, p >r withdraw silently during the fj ;inging of a hymn," Rev. Wagner j z aid. 11] Garden MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME NUMBER 14 JOHN SALMON IS IN WARREN JAIL ti White Man Wanted On Murder Charge Surrenders To County Authorities $200 REWARD OFFERED John Salmon, white man who successfully escaped capture for nearly two years, on Saturday rode into Warrenton on a Bus, talked with an attorney, then gave himself over to authorities, and at present is in the Warren county jail awaiting trial in the May term of Superior court for the murder of his uncle, Thomas Salmon, near Wise on Sunday, July 28, 1929. | A $200 reward had been out for Salmon since he went to the home of Thomas Salmon near Wise and during a quarrel struck his uncle over the head with a home-made black-jack. Salmon fled from the scene of the crime and his uncle died the following night in a Henderson hospital with a fractured skull. The cause of the quarrel between Salmon and his uncle is not known. No bad blood was known to have existed between uncle and nephew who until a tew months previous to the death of Thomas Salmon jointly operated a filling station near Wise on the Virginia-Carolina State line. Reaching Warrenton on Saturday Salmon went to the office of Julius Banzet. After a consulatation there Officer R. O. Snipes was telephoned to meet him at the office of Sheriff W. J. Pinnell where he went with Mr. Banzet to turn himself over to officers of the law. "Do you know who I am?" Sal mon asked Officer Snipes when he reached the court house. The Warren county deputy replied in the negative. "I am John Salmon," the criminal said. "The hell you are," Snipes retorted and at first failed to believe that he was the same man that officers had made a diligent search for following the crime. Salmon was taken to the Jail and placed in custody of Jailer E. C. Lovell. It was said that Salmon had been abiding his time in New Orleans and Canada since the crime was committed. As no capture was made, the county, which offered half of the $200 reward, nor the State, which offered the other half, will not be called upon to pay the reward, it was said. Mrs. Powell's Baby Is Also Awarded Cup In Baby Show nhricfinn Dnnrnll Tr/Mir?? *. vYYv-ii, JUU115 uauguter of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Powell of Warrenton. also wins a cup as the most popular girl baby in the show conducted last week at the Imperial Theatre under the direction of R. C. McCarter. The management of the baby show has decided that Mrs. Powell's baby is just as popular as Mrs. Ed Hick's baby, according to rules governing the contest, and so publicly stated this week in an article sent to this newspaper. The article in full, signed Chairman of the Baby Show, follows: "Owing to such a close race in the contest and some misunderstanding in the time of the contest closing, the chairman of the Eaby Show has decided and agreed to award Mrs. J. B. Powell's baby the same honor and cup as Mrs. Hick's baby and Mrs. Powell's baby will be just as popular as the Hick's baby and the Hick's baby just as popular as the Powell baby. Both babies desire and are due this honor and we hope both mothers will be appreciative and satisfied with this." Complete Grading Of U. S. Emergency Landing Field Grading and conditioning the government emergency landing ield two miles northeast of Warenton has been completed by Has:ins and Baskerville, and it is exacted that work on lighting the ield will get under way within a ew days. Haskins and Baskerville virtualy completed their job of condiioning the field by the first of ipril, and on Tuesday left for .ynchburg, Va.. to engage in contruction work there. The latter part of last week a lane was brought to the local ield and several Warrenton citiens were carried for a ride over h.e town.
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