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rCDCr .CCURAT>. ?timely ^Txxxi___ 0SALARIES 0 EMPLOYEES /i 17 ATnsplev Ion the edge- of the bridge. The | m Bgiit is cn the opposite side j Ige and warns motorists of Warrenton of the of two roads, r of accidents have octhis bridge since highis constructed. Driving i :tcn over this highway, ind all the curves prop- J d and a straight stretch, h to a few hundred feet j idge. where a reverse j >s many of those unfa- j h the danger. It is bet these danger signals will J e number of accidents at >cout Report >d Time On Trip ad a fine time." was the voiced by members of the op of Boy Scout who reborn Flemings Mill early morning after spending there in camp. The boys, William Hunt, left Warlate Friday afternoon and the pond where they cookr supper in scout fashion fe their beds with blankets. 5 on the trip were Senior Jeader David Rodwell, Pat^er W. a. Miles Jr., Weldon Charles Lee Terrell and halock Jr.; m. L. Galloway, >?pson. Bevlyn Smiley, Leonnght. Jack Kidd. Raymond Jr. Duke Miles, Gid Macon Crazier Jr., Graham Mor? Williams, a. a. Wood Jr.. 1 P; ? - - ?u\ers and Grover Howell. W)Not Consolidate irren Organization county's organization of ar-<l game wardens will not ^Fj&lidated with any other ? the State proposed re^F^tion of this department in ?l? do away with the services '^rdens. Thi fact was learn ^ttday from Hunter Pinnell, harden, who discussed this ^Fl *ith Col. Harrelson and ** England of the State DeHP^ Conservation on Tues ftnj .Names i. ? . ? grow Clerk li. J. Jones J Iis Secretary-Treasurer Ie POLICE BY MONTH 15; effort to cut down costs of I Metering town affairs, the fy: town commissioners, meet-1 fit regular session on Monday I L ordered that tire salaries of f police officers and of the meriniendent of the Water Conily be reduced. I r Moseley was elected town J m to assist R. J. Jones, secretary K treasurer, in keeping up with I M torn records. It was pointed that -Mr. Jones' health was notj good as it had been in former I Ms. and the fear expressed that I fas not strong enough to do all M work required under the new/ Men of bookkeeping installed byl Mr of the State government ad-l fn commission. The board voted Mpay .Mr. Moseley $20 a month I f h:s sen-ice. and that Mr. Jones I Mve $20 instead of the $301 Bthly sum formerly paid him. I moling to employ the town police | firs by the month, the board feted that M. M. Drake's salary fut from $150 to $125 a month. I r.oveli's pay/ Hht Fouce van.!.* ? - - . B reduced from $21.50 a week to a month. The salary of Harold uman. manager of the water Bpany, was reduced from $150 {125 a month. L&yur Giobs read a petition from ^fcerty owners that curbing gut be laid along Wilcox Avenue. B Board ordered that this be Be as son as funds are availBace Danger Signals ht Road Intersection' Bve danger signals have been Bed in the immediate vicinity of bridge at the intersection of Bways 58 and 48?about half a east of Warrenton on the Hr .Ifount and Littleton reads. of these warning lights, which Bet red when the lights from Bmobiles flash on them, are on right side of the road when Bug towards Warrenton and a short distance apart. Another B the left side a hundred or B feet lower where the road Bves. and the fourth signal, Bh can be seen from either the! ?rv ^.Tnnnt. nr T.it.tlpfnn rnnH 1s 0 Manley Martin To Deliver Essay At Rocky Mount Manlev Martin, countv winner in the contest sponsored by the North Carolina Cotton Co-ops, will leave this morning for Rocky Mount where he will deliver his essay in the district contest. He will be accompanied by his father, W. H. Martin, Field Representative Geo. R. Frazier, R. H. Bright, vocational teacher in John Graham high school where young Mr. Martin attended school the past session, and by his English teacher, Miss Helen Thompson. Through Road To Cemetery Repaired The through road to the cemetery has been put in good condition and it is expected that many of those who have relatives and friends' buried there will take this short cut to the City of the Dead in preference to the round-about-way on the Norlina road. This route, which was discarded a number of years ago on account of its roughness and a bad bridge, has just been reconditioned by the Warrenton township road commission and is approximately one mile shorter than the other route. Due to cattle, the gates at this entrance will not be open at all times, but the key may be obtained from T. V. Allen, it was stated. Although cars may not enter on all occasions, citizens may do so through a smaller gate at this point. This road, which leads by the home of W. R. Lancaster and coarses through the John Graham property, was laid off by the late Dr. R. D. Fleming who planted elm trees which at present shade a portion of it and who was responsible for its maintenance during his life time. After Dr. Fleming's death the road gradually went down and citizens cemetery bent chose the route that turns off the Norlina road just at the top of the hill on the outer privp nf Warren ton. Later, shortly (after the organization of a cemetery committee here, several citizens realizing the need of another road to the burying ground became active in patching up this old road. A bridge was needed and Mrs. H. F. Jones and Dr. H. N. Walters made the first two contributions, $5 each, and then canvassed the town for funds which resulted with another bridge which is in use at present. Due to the roughness of the road approaching the bridge this route was later discarded, but has again been put in good order. Power Company To Run Cooking School Miss Allice Sullivan, nationally known Home Economist and culinary expert, will arrive here Sun[day to make final preparations for the opening of an all-electric cookling school, which is being sponsored by the Carolina Power & Light Co. on June 8-9-10. A class will be conducted each day in the auditorium of the Warrenton Opera House beginning at 3:30 in the afternoon. The ladies of Warrenton will be given an opportunity of learning the secrets of better cooking and home management from an expert who has won fame throughout the country in her chosen profession. She guarantees to make a better home maker of each woman who [attends her classes regularly. "Southern cooks are known the country over," Miss Sullivan said, "for their tasty dishes. In this school (Continued on page 8) Summer School Not Requisite This Year Certificates held by teachers and principals will not lapse if owners fail to attend summer school this summer or during the next two summers, according to a section of the new school law which reads: "No teacher or principal shall be required to attend summer school during the years 1931, 1932, 1933, and the certificates of such teachers as may have been required to j attend such schools shall not lapse, ! but shall remain in full force and | effect." NO SERVICES AT EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH SUNDAT There will be no services at Emmanuel Episcopal church. Warren(ton, on Sunday due to the absence of the Rev. B. N. de Foe-Wagnei who is spending some time ir Canada, a member of the vestrj announced yesterday. hp m. WARRENTON, COUNTY OF I lUcky ] By CR STUKM bWUUOTt RICE TO DIXIE- ~ COMPELLED BY STORMS TC PUT IN ATCHARLESTON.SC A SHIP CAPTAIN FROM MAD ACASCAR SOLD A BAC OF Rice to a planter. PLANTED, IT YIELDED WELL -THE CULTURE 5PREAD" AND RICE BECAME ONE OF CAROLINA'S STAPLE PRODUCTS agQiag) g-'H-MlLtffc? Local Citizens Gaze Skyward As Planes Pass Over Town Warrentonians lifted their faces toward the sky Tuesday morning as approximately 100 airplanes, traveling in groups of from five to about thirty, reared over the town enroute to Fort Bragg where they refueled and continued to Kelly Field, Texas. The planes were returning to their base from Washington, D. C., where they with over 500 others composed the greatest' air armada that has ever circled the skies. They left Washington Tuesday morning about 8 o'clock and the first batch was seen winging their way over Warrenton about 10 o'clock. Nearly an hour later the last were seen passing over the town. Many citizens were seen in the streets with their heads thrown back as these mechanical birds roared over the business section. They were not in any particular formation as they soared through the clouds. While some of the planes were of -. - f-Ti 4- -r^nf r? vinn Fa -f 1Tt?y>1 cVl tVl P SUlllUlCilU UlOlCliJUt l/V/ XVUAMUAk k??w eye with only a vague outline of their shape, most cf them came over the city limits of the town. They were flying fast and their average height, it appeared, was about 1000 feet, however, one flying like a crippled duck that had been left a little behind by its companions, winged its way over the town just above treetops and the words "U. S. Army" were ciearly visible to the eye. The pursuit group is made up of 57 pursuit planes, the little humming birds of the air, capable of great speed, 39 aerial battle ships each outfitted to carry four machine guns and ten 25-pound bombs, and a dozen Ford transport planes, seven tri-motored and five with single motors. The planes were scheduled to leave Washington yesterday about neon and many here were on the look-out for them during early afternoon, but as it grew later and thev had not been seen it was thought that they had followed another route. Their absence, it was learned, (was due to unfavorable , weather conditions. TO LEAD DANCE ' Miss Mattie Wiggins Dameron is ! expected to leave today for Raleigh where she, with Mr. Jimmie Sum' mie, will lead the dance tonight which marks the beginning of the State finals. She will be accom I panied to Raleigh by her moaner, Mrs. W. H. Dameron. PERSONAL MENTION 1 Misses Mary Fowler of Farmville and Mary Britton of Aulander are visiting Misses Margaret and Alvis Kidd. Mrs. W. W. Kidd, Misses Margaret and Alvis Kidd and Mary Fowler and Mary Britton, ana Mr. Jack Kidd were in Raleigh on Wed nesday. > Young friends of Miss Maxine ' Lewis enjoyed a birthday party givi en by her mother, Mrs. Perley Lewis r on Sunday. She was eight years of age. irmt WARREN, N. C., FRIDAY BREAKS . Miller Three Confederate Veterans Attending Southern Reunion Lively and in fine fettle, three boys of yesteryear?John W. Allen, Charlie Riggan and Joseph Shearin ?left here teeming with enthusiasm on Monday for Montgomery, Ala., to attend the 41st reunion of Confederate veterans. A wire received here from Mr. Allen said the trio had an enjoyable trip south and that they all were having a fine. time. Greeting friends on the Street here before his train left Monday Mr. Riggan said that he was looking forward to the dances and that he expected to be cutting the caper every night until 1 o'clock as long as there was a lady around and music. While Mr. Riggan is dancing Mr. Allen and Mr. Shearin will probably be spending their time with others who wore the gray in re iiiiiusueiiut;. Mr. Riggan said that he was 8? years old and it is understood that Mr. Allen is 86 and Mr. Shearin 88 There are five veterans of the Civil War in Warren county: thej are J. W. Allen and J. W. Williams of Warrenton, Charlie Riggan anc Joseph Shisarin of Churchill, anc Austin Allen of Axtelle. There were a few over 1500 oi those who followed Lee and Jacksor during the Sixties attending the reunion in Alabama, according tc press reports. Professors Find Two Names Embarrassing BOSTON, June 4.?Astrologer: might call it the stars under whict they were born. Numeroligists woulc call it the mystical numbers Fellov students call it coincidence. Bu professors at Boston University cal it darned embarrassing and here': the story. ?t ? 1 T-I Of? r\ HiQwara n anuLs w jdi ian, *v, v Worcester, and Edward Franci; O'Brien, 26, of Hyde Park are mem bers of the same class at Bostoi University law school and ari scheduled to receive their degree at commencement exercises thi June. O'Brien of Worchester is 11 day older than O'Brien of Hyde Park Number 1 was born February 26 1905, and Number 2 was bori March 9, 1905. O'Brien of Hyde Park attendei Boston College where he receive* his A.B. degree, and was a mem ber of the track team. O'Brien of Worcester, receive* his A.B. degree at Holy Cross col lege, and was a member of the tracl team there. I Mayor Says Last Month to Pay Taxe The property of citizens in War renton upon which taxes have nc been paid by July 1 will be advei tised for sale, Mayor Frank J Gibbs said yesterday. Mayor Gibb requests that citizens pay thei town taxes now and avoid the em barrassment and extra cost of hav ing their property advertised. r, JUNE 5, 1931 COUNTY COU^ " HAS BUSY SESSION Local White Man Is Found Guilty Of Giving A Worthless Check GIVES APPEAL NOTICE After a recess of two weeks, due to the Superior court occupying the sanctum of law. Recorder's court swung into a full session at War- ; renton on Monday with Judge W. i W. Taylor presiding. Assault, carrying a concealed weapon, lying, for- i nication and adultery and giving a worthless check were represented in the bills of indictment. Tom Vaughan, white man of Warrenton, gave notice of an ap- : peal in Recorder's court Monday morning when Judge Taylor pro- i nounced him guilty of giving a worthless check and suspended ; judgment provided he report to the ; court in two weeks and show that he had made the $25 certificate : good. The check had been given to Clarence Ayscue, white, who told the court that Mr. Vaughan had assured him that the check was good. Mr. Vaughan, who was acting as his own counsel, denied this and asked Mr. Ayscue why did he wait several days td present the check at the bank if he had told him that it was good when one was nearby. Another witness testified that he was present when the transaction transpired and that Mr. Vaughan told Mr. Ayscue that the check was gcod. Mr. Vaughan said that no one was present. When Judge Taylor pronounced him guilty and gave ^ him two weeks ta make the check good, he gave notice of an appeal. Maryland Harris, negro, arraigned before the bar of justice on an assault count, was given a six mcnths suspended jail sentence and fined $25 and the court costs when he was found guilty of assaulting Fctrrest Harris. According to the plaintiff Harris and himself had had words at Macon on the Sunday afternoon of March 14 when the defendant attacked one of Fcrrest Harris' relatives. Harris testified, as he was riding a mule homeward with Shirley Harris, Maryland Harris shot at him.. Continuing his testimony he said that Maryland Harris came to his home about 12 o'clock that night and just after getting him | out of his home and shutting the ( doer a pistol was fired with the ball penetrating the door and tak mg affect in his left jaw. Forrest ) Harris' wife told the court that . she was present when Maryland Harris came to their home. Claim| ing that she was using the language \ of the defendant she cursed like a . F irate Captain's parrot in telling | hciw Maryland Harris came to her ^ husband's home and told him that there was a certain gang that aas ; going to get him. She said that as ( soon as the shot was fired she , heard some one run and that Mary' land Harris was the only person who had been there. Maryland Harris was arrested that night about 2 o'clock at the home of his parents. r Julius Banzet and Gilmer Overlay, representing the defendant, 3 placed Shirley Harris cn the stand, i He testified that* he was on the 1 mule with Forrest Harris but that j no one had shot at Forrest Harris, t Maryland Harris' father told the 1 court that his son was in bed that s night at 11:30 o'clock. This testimony was corroborated by Maryf land Han-is' wife. s Judge Taylor found Maryland . Harris guilty. He was given a six a months suspended sentence providE ed he pay $25 and costs. s John Watson, negro from out s Shocco way who has been entangled in the meshes of taw cm several s occasions, was before the bar of justice to face charge of assault i and disorderly conduct. Walter ^ Richardson, also negro, claimed TXT*%+or\Y> Viorl YYlo trt Viio hrtMP W??u YTOIOUU 1XMU WUiV uu I'M j while intoxicated and had to be | i asked away cn account of the man-! . ner in which he conducted himself. Later Watkins was arrested by 3 Sheriff W. J. Pinnell and Deputy (Continued on Page 8) * W. T. Polk To Be Married In New York S William T. Polk, Warrenton lawyer and writer, will be married - in New York the latter part of >t June to Miss Marion Gunn cfj - Toronto, Canada, according to an-; f. nouncement made here this week, is Mr. Polk returned to Warrenton T cn Tuesday after a cruise of several _ months around the wcrld. Miss - Gunn was one of the party on the cruise. ri) | -?====== iw Law Will Decrease 30-Day Road Sentences RALEIGH, June 4.?"Thirty-day men," who have hertofore constituted a large proportion of the population of North Carolina chain gangs are about to become a van- ] ishing race in the opinion cf E. B Jeffress, chairman of the State Highway Commission. i "No person shall be committed to any cf the district camps by any court in this State, nor shall any person be received into the district camps, whose term of imprisonment is less than sixty days: Provided, that in criiftinal actions in which a Justice of the Peace has final jurisdiction no county shall be liable for or taxed with any costs." The first clause means that the State which on July 1 will take over 45000 miles of county roads and 3,000 county prisoners, will not take' and "thirty-day men" and that all who are so sentenced must be kept in jails at county expense. The second part regarded by Mr. Jeffress as equally if not more im portant means that justices of the peace who want to collect costs in criminal actions in which they have final jurisdiction will have to impose fines and not jail terms, for there will be no more road terms for such prisoners. Both sections seemed important to the State Board of Equalization, which was in session yesterday and which was wondering if the legislative estimate of $1,300,000 for fines and forfeitures for school purposes would hold up. Plans for working the prisoners to be acquired, for housing them, giving them medical attention, etc., are now being worked out and will probable be developed by the time of the next meeting of the commission which will be June 11 at which time it is expected that a supervisor of prisons will be named. The State will be divided into five maintenance districts with a resident engineer in charge of each. These five districts will be sab-divided into 25 districts, and the 25 districts will contain 500 maintenance units in each of which a force will be maintained. There will be many floating gangs of about 25 prisoners each to be used where need. Representative Oscar Pitts of Catawba in the west and former TVicnrnr .T "R PaqpVi r>f .Qfofpcvillo In XTAWJ V4 V. J-?. AWMV14 WX MVHVbUliUV ?i* the east, are now surveying available convict camps and a system of camps will be worked ofut. Nearly all of the 50 counties maintaining chain gangs have offered their camps to the commission. Chairman Jeffress said that as far as possible the highway equipment will all be motorized and not many of the mules owned by the counties will be retained. Srime of the counties have been given permission to sell a portion of their mules. Mr. Jeffress stated that few complaints have been received about the maps which have been posted, the only serious one coming from Stanly county, which claims it has had 100 miles of read left off its map. Grand Jury Indicts Citizens of Halifax HALIFAX, June 3?Four deputy sheriffs, one bank president, two bank cashiers and three well-known business men, all cf Halifax county are tonight facing charges ranging from violations of the banking laws to embezzlement. True bills were presented by the grand jury to Judge E. H. Cranmer, judge presiding here today. None of the cases will be tried at this term of court, having been continued by Solicitor R. Hunt Parker Anrriict form | UX1KA1 Wiw nuguijv vv*i*w R. S. Travis, Sr., cf Weldon, for | many years president of the Weldon , Bank and Trust Company, which J closed its doers the latter part of December, 1930, is under $10,000 bend for his appearance at the August term of criminal court to answer to charges of conspiracy, receiving deposits knowing the bank to be insolvent and misapplying monies by means cf promissory notes. J. W. Ross of Rcanoke Rapids, formerly cashier of the Roancke Eank and Trust Company and H. H. King, of Rosemary, formerly cashier cf the Rosemary branch of the Rcanoke Bank and Trust Company, have not been located since' the grand jury returned true bills ( against them for embezzlement, *? ?1?trinln. I | conspiracy, ausuwuuu uuu ??v. I tion of banking laws by making false entries. Warrants for the arrest of J. R. (Continued on Page 8) I b MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME NUMBER 23 BOARD ACCEPTS NEW VALUATION Land iYalues Approximately 16 Per Cent Lower; Seek To Recover Back Taxes MISS LEACH RE-ELECTED The board of counuty commissioners in regular session at Warrenton on Monday vcted to accept the revaluation of real property as submitted by S. E. Alien, tax supeivisor. Nr. Allen said that valuations this year were aloout 16 per cent lower than formerly. The new law forbidding these values being changed more than 10 per cent had ^ not been certified to the county authorities, and the board voted to accept the 16 per cent lower rate, unless they received an order to nAMfrofTf l/W_ VvAA vl MA J The will case of Byron Brown was reflected in the meeting on Monday when the board ordered that Polk & Gibbs, Warrenton law film, be employed for the purpose of negotiating collection lof past due taxes on property not listed for taxation on the estate of Byron Brown, deceased. There was a great discrepancy between the inventory under the will and the amount of real estate listed in the county. This fact was brought to light when other members ctf the family sought tc break the will leaving one son. Grover C. Brown, the bulk of the estate. Miss Lucy Leach was unanimously re-elected welfare officer at a salary not to exceed that of last year. The board ordered that the for. est fire fighting appropriation be continued at $500 a year. The State asked the county to increase this sum to $800 annually. The members were unwilling to do this and ordered that if tlie State would not accept the old figure that the work be discontinued. W. N. Boyd appeared before the board stating that the State would probably locate a prison camp in the county for the purpose of working convicts upon the county roads after July 1 when the State takes over the road system. The board authorized Chairman Powell to locate a site and make the necessary negotiation with the Highway Commission. The board voted to pay the railread fares of all Confederate veterans attending the re-union at Montgomery, Ala., and in addition voted each one an additional $10 for spending money. J W. Allen. Charlie Riggan and Joe Shearin were present and stated that they would attend the re-union. John W. Allen, acting as spokesman for the party, said that this would be the last Southern re-union that the old soldiers would attend, and expressed his gratitude for the kindness always shown the old soldiers by Warren county commissioners, who he said, had never left anything undone that would add to their happiness. Commissioner Skinner told the veterans that it was a pleasurue to serve them and that the services and the memories of the veterans of 1861-65 would - r w>nvif ?An_ j never oe lurguui/eii, a ^eni/uxicnu i/v/**curred in by each commissioner present. Fallowing recommendations cf the Grand Jury at the May term ol court, the board ordered that a door be cut between the present office of the sheriff and the superintendent of schools, and that a dcor be cut between the new office of the sheriff and the commissioners room. Contract for this work was awarded to J. D. Riggan. Mr. Riggan is to furnish all material and is to be paid the sum of $50. Changes in office locations were caused by the growth of the school system, necessitating more office room for the school superintendent. The beard ordered that Commissioner Skinner handle the county property in the town of Littleton. Commissioner Capps was authorized to employ E. D. Davis to screen the county home as recommended by the Grand Jury. Miss Lucy Leach was authorized to cut the sum appropriated by the county for any outside pauper in her discretion. The board ordered that J. C. Davis be paid the sum of $10 for the capture of one incomplete still. Roosevelt Hedgepeth cf Roanoke Township was exempted from poll tax cn account of the loss of his eyesight. Unless William lurner, ?j. cj. Howard and Ed Williams, citizens of near Littleton, reimburse the county the sum of $94.50 paid Jack I N. Johnston for 63 sheep allegedly j killed by their dogs, they will be sued by the county, according to (Continued on Page 8)
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