J ^CURATE, TERSE I I timely I ffwsr m WITH CUP L Riflemen Win Shooting Lnhv For Fourth Time I in Past Five \ ears j IsKERVILL swims fast - ? ovp and steady hand, ph eag? Ljn's own B Company again Ljis way to the prize rifle trophy , Le North Carolina Nationali Lj at the summer encampment ,' forehead City and returned on' LSunday with the ci:p of victory' [lis po&islon. The local comL has von the cup four timesI Cg the past five years at camp.! [iasE. Overby. Lieut. Harold R.j Limn. Capt. Claude T. Bowers,j Robinson. Jasioer W. Loydt Crying as expert riflemen, led [team in firing, with Mr. Loyd' ?ng up the highest individual , fct The company also qualified L sharpshooters and 29 marks.! fee honor of winning the cup, feted by every company com-! fnder and every one who wears1 [khaki in ranks, was not the! y honor which came to the men Warren during the camp. During ft regimental review the first ftk of camp the local military! I; was given a place in front of ft grandstand with Adjutant,! merai Van B. Metts and Senator! Mah William Bailey. This dis-j Mem. believed to have been the! ftt time granted to any com-l , came as a result of the local' ms winning the indoor rifle! Htch and earned with it a day's Jtday for the men of ComI ny a. \ kspite the feet that one of rren's wen was ruled out on a ideality. Company B came :d in the athletic contest, oping Pettis Terrell, who, it was I cleared the line a foot higher n any man in camp, was not iwed to contribute to the comiy's score in the athletic match account of the fact that he had been given a physical examiicn at the time he entered the test. Terrell did not leave i the other members of the ipany for camp and at the e he enlisted and went out to ip a doctor was not available, ras said. ffliam Baskervill won first placa swimming and the 50 yard dash the contest. Norman Loveli i second place in the sack race, srt Lancaster was given third ce in the shoe race, and Frank out third place in the high ip. ahng advantage of the day's iiay which had been granted Company B for their shooting iity, the local beys boarded two ts and visited Fort Macon. On ir return trip they came by it'ort and went through the i hatcheries and laboratories. a addition to Capt. Claude T. ?s, First. Lieut. Harold R. fotan and Secend Lieut. Anf Hundley, the company " to camp this year 64 men ing. Qualifying as sharpshoot*ere Harry Fulford, Albert Nicholas Mustian, John William Overby. Alton roj, Charles Overby, William jterrill, Frank Ridout. larksmen among the members P local company are Rhoby P& Herbert Tucker, George P?. Louis Deal, Hal Connell, M Halthcock, Roy CamercH, P* X. Lovell, John Dowtln, P Peoples, Leon Hofler, HayP Davis. Paul Billings, Ncrmnn P: Ernest Mekessick, Joseph P5, Vernon. Myrick, Curtis Jim Stewart, Thomas P" Walter Loyd. Jaaik RigP&nest Jones, Mark Bottoms, P" Register, Melvin HaithP Luther Jones, Major Wynn, V Leonard _ ??**u. jai ZepToTest 1 Warmth of Earth WASHINGTON. ? From the '"ic studies to be made at the V ^ cap this summer by Lieut. Edward H. Smith o! the Unit Mw coast guard, and other aboard the German Grat may come an answer to W^tton whether the world is y farmer. W? scientists maintain that the ice which seals the basin ot , y the top ol the world is receding, indicating a Terming o! the earth. *ho is among th.3 foreB, lttrities on arctic ice in the Halted out that ice was in jj,w some points on Greenother places ice seems to _ ?mj. I irnQTC nrccMnA\n * W 1/L.t LillUAll 1 BE CAPTURED BY IS REVEALED II By HOWARD JONES Jr. Discrepancy in the prohibition law as It functions over Warren was discernible this week in Recorder's court when the costs in a liquor case amounted to over twice as much simply because the defendant was arrested by a special officer rather than by the Sheriff of the county, the city police force or any other regular offlcei. The defendant was a young negro man who had been arrested in connection with a small amount of whiskey which he had for spiritual purposes by Special Prohibition Enforcement Officer Edward Davis and his assistant, John Cary Davis. That there are two rates among the officers of the county for making arrests became apparent after Judge Taylor had found the negro guilty and turned to William Newell, deputy clerk of court, for an estimate of the cost in the matter. Around fifty dollars the deputy clerk said, and the eyes of courtroom attendants lifted toward the judge in astonishment for his decision. Judge Taylor told the negro that he would have to pay the' court costs, but that he would excuse him from additional fine. The actual costs in the case amounted to $48.40. If the negro had been arrested by the conservative rates offered by Sheriff W. J. Pin-J nell and his lieutenants rather than Press Publishing Co. Buys News Leader The Press Publishing Company of Warrenton has purchased the Vance News Leader weekly paper published at Henderson, from Sam Alford, who founded the paper and operatd it until last week. In addition to this paper, the Press Publishing Company owns The i Warren Record, Warrenton; The Warren-Halifax Times, Littleton; and The Progress, Enfield. The office of the Vance News Leader will remain at Alford's print shop over the Page-Hocutt drug store. Edgar J. Hocutt, formerly of Enfield, has taken over the duties of editor. Missionary Union To Meet At Littleton The Woman's Missionary Union of Warren and Vance County will meet with the Littleton Baptist church on Sunday afternoon, July 26 at 3:30 o'clock, according to an announcement made yesterday by Mrs. A. L. Nicholson, president, I 3 ? cs r-arHnpr secretary. t'.UU 1VXJ.3. ?. am.. u u. . , An interesting program has been arranged, according to these officers, and the public is invited to attend. PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES Rev. Mr. Phipps will preach at the Presbyterian church on Sunday night at 8 o'clock, according to an announcement made this week. Rev. Phipps was expected to preach at the local church last Sunday, but on account of illness he was unable to fill his appointment. COMMISSIONER GILLAM GIVES TRAFFIC RULING Turning to the right when the town's stop light is registering red is sinning in the eyes of the law, and guilty parties when apprehended will be brought before the mayor to repent for violations of the city's most recent ordinance, The Warren Record learned this week. From the event of the installation of the light here the majority of drivers have understood that they were forbidden to drive through the light when it was reflecting red, but the poin of turning to the right in the face of a red ugnv nas uttn a subject of discussion among many, drivers, with each abiding by his or her own dicision. E. E. Gillam, chairman of the street committee, told a representative of this paper yesterday that all drivers must stop when the light turns red and remain out of line of traffic until the green flash occurs. "It is against the law to make any kind of turn on a red light." he sard. The street chairman said that Warrenton's regulation was in line with practically all towns and cities, and the State law, and that the authority here had been instructed to enforce this regulation. ht 3? J WARRENTON, COUi r $25 MORE TO OFFICER DAVIS, Sf COURT MONDAY ill the luxurious maimer offered by the Special Prohibition Officer, he would have saved around $23.00, for $25.00 of the $48.40 costs went to the Special Officer. Doctor WJbams was the defendant who the officers had plucked from a chu-ch gathering. He had stepped into the woods and was bending dcwn to take in inocula t en of corn juice before receiving a dose of cpirtual religion when he vas flushed by the officers. A clr-.se ensured which came to a close when the fugitive was overtaken by OffiAOW Ciuwaiu i-*tt vio. The office of special law enforcement was created in Warren county at the past session of the Legislature, and Edward Davis was named to serve in this capacity for a term of two years. Compensation for arrests are as follows: Five dollars for each still cap taken, five dollars for each still worm taken, ten dollars for each still kettle taken or twenty dollars for each complete outfit of still, worm and cap taken, which compensation shall be paid by the county commissioners out of the general county fund. For the arrest and conviction of any person violating said prohibition law said officer shall receive the sum of twenty-five dollars to be taxed in the bill of costs against such convicted person if fined or to be paid by the county in case said person is sentenced to prison. This State Has 645,245 Families WASHINGTON, July 23.?The director of the census today announced the results of a preliminary count of the number of families in the state of North Carolina, according to the 1930 census, together with the number of families reporting radio sets. The whole number of families in the state on April 1, 1930, was 645,245, as compared with 51$9fr in 1920. The number of persons per family in 1930 was 4.9. as compared with 5.0 in 1920. The number of families reporting radio sets in 1930 was 72,329, or 11.2 per cent of the total. The term "family" as used in making the count referred to above, signifies a group of persons, whether related by blood or not, who live together as one house hold, usually sharing the same table. White Is Grinding Much Wheat Now "Farmers last week received 300 barrels of flour in exchange for their wheat." Edmund White, owner of White's Flour and Meal Mill, commented this week in discussing the increased quantity of grain planted in this section. His mill is running night and day. While much of this wheat is locally grown, some of it has been hauled from distances of 75 and 80 miles, he said. "It is very encouraging to notice this increase in grain raising," he continued. 'While it is true that the price of wheat is low, yet most of this grain has been grown for home consumption. In that event, it makes little difference whether it is selling for 50 cents or for $5 a bushel, so far as the individual grower is concerned." Court Hears Perfect Case of Bankruptcy RALEIGH, July 18.?One of the few "perfect" bankruptcy cases on the records of the United States court for Eastern North Carolina was started yesterday, according to the petition of Thomas Skleris, Greek-American partner in the Durham Cafe, of Durham. Mr. Skleris listed manyi liabilities, ranging from taxes due to unpaid ice cream bills for a total of $6,466,75, but when he got in the asset columns his entries were limited to "none," "nothing" and "not any" and only a single zero was required to sum up the total worth of his possessions. SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC Members of the Baptist Sunday school enjoyed a picnic at Hundley's spring near Norlina on Friday afternoon. TREASURY NET BALANCE WASHINGTON, July 22.?The Treasury net balance for July 16 was $341,564,202.70. Expenditures for that day were $11,067,361.25. -JTv ' arrra NTY OF WARREN, N. C., FI AFFRAY LANDr WfiMI A \T f\T TAf TDT TTVITliiil 111 LUUIil Solicitor Daniel 'Absent; John H. Kerr Jr. and Gilmer Overby Prosecute LYNCH MAY GO TO WORK Failure on the part of Solicitor Cromwell Daniel to make his appearance in Recorder's court on Monday morning delayed action until the wheel of justice was set spinning with John H. Kerr Jr. looking after the State's interest. Mr. Kerr was in court in behalf of a client. His case was called first and during this procedure Gilmer Overby stepped into the role of Solicitor. The lingo of the Box Mill neighborhood was brought into court as the case against Lula Patten, white Kvoman, charged with assaulting Mrs. Paul Billings proceeded. The Billings woman came into court with an injured arm which she claimed was cut by a razor in the hands of Mrs. Patten during a fight on Sunday afternoon. The trouble occured over Mrs. Billing's husband. He was on a truck with another man and as the vehicle moved off, the Patten woman, in the eyes of Mrs. Billings, waved at her husband. Resentment came, profanity flowed, and an affray followed. Mrs. Billings and her witness told the court that during the argument Mrs. Patten procured a razor and used it upon her opponent. Mrs. Patten testifIedThat"she"was not waving at Mrs. Billing's husband. She said that! when the truck moved off one of the men had some large dice in his hand, and that she, just in a joking manner, held out her hands towards him asking for the dice. She said that Mrs. Billings cused her and that they struck one another and during the row Mrs. Billings fell against the truck. Mrs. Patten said that Mrs. Billing's arm was cut on the fender of the truck, and that she had not had a razor in heufcome for several months. Her witnesses corroborated her story as firmly as did Mrs. Billing's friends stick by her. The fight occurred in the Billings-Patten neighborhood. A narrow road separates the property on which they live. Mrs. Billings and her witnesses claimed that the fight occurred on her side of the road. The Pattern testimony was that it occurred on the Pattern side. Where the affray took place, or the exact manner in which the scene occurred was not definitely established in court. Judge Taylor found the Pattern woman not guilty. Edward P. Lynch, young white man, can go to work for any one who wishes to hire him, Judge Taylor ruled on Monday. Lynch was being tried for leaving his crop, the charges being preferred by Miss Susie Overby, for whom he was working a share crop. He left Miss Overby several weeks ago, and last week she inserted a notice in this paper forbidding any one to hire or harbor him. Gilmer Overby, representing Mr. Lynch, offered to the court a ruling of the Supreme court in a similar case in which the defendant was found not guilty. Judge Taylor acknowledged the law and non suited the case. Joseph Hayes and Jack Payne, two white youths who gave as their homes Washington, D. C., and Baltimore, were told by Judge Taylor that if they were caught in Warren county 24 hours from Monday morning that they would have to work the roads for six months. The two boys had just been found guilty of trespass when Judge Taylor explained the meaning of the court's action. Because they were hungry, they said, they broke into the house - of Robert Alston, negro, and stole some food. Matthew Hendricks, negro, was found guilty of non-support. He was ordered to pay the Clerk of Court $1 per week for support until the first Monday in September, capais to issue upon failure to pay. Doctor Burgess, negro, was found guilty on a whiskey charge and ordered to pay the costs in the matter , which amounted to $48.40. WARREN CITIZENS CATCHES FIVE YOUNG RED FOXES Five red foxes caught on the bluff of the Roanoke river by Arch Wilson, who resides near Jackson's store, are perfect specimen, according to followers of the chase who have viewed the animals. Red foxes are rare in this territory, it was stated, on account of the fact that they usually hive in a hilly section. The foxes are about half | grown. ton IIDAY, JULY 24 - ? ? VISITORS MUST PAY TO ENTER SWIMMING POOL No person under a years of age is allowed in thq 'swimming pool, nor are visitors granted water rights unless they become bonafide guests by coming to this town from a distance of over fifteen miles, spend! the night in the home of a member in good standing and accompany their host or hostess or a responsible member of the household to the pool, according to new rules govening the Warrenton swimming pool which are being mailed out to members this week. In addition, a, charge of 20c will be made for each bonafide guest being carried into the pool by a married man or married woman. A single person with full membership may take one lady, either visitor or one living in town, without additional charge. Farmers Expected To Repay Loans Promptly In Fall The Government expects all farmers who borrowed money under the Federal Seed Act to repay these loans promptly when due, Walter M. Deal, government inspector, looking over the crops of Warren, said here yesterday. Men will be on hand to collect, Mr. Deal said. Nearly 2,000 farmers of Warren county borrowed money from the government to finance the cultivation of their crops this year Mr. Deal stated. Total amount of these loans is approximately $35,000. Mr. Deal said that the government lent money to farmers in 67 cut of the 100 counties of North Carolina and that these leans ran into the millions. Crops throughout this section look very good, according to the government representative. Drewry School Contract Awarded To J. L. Smiley The contract for the erection of the Drewry school was on Monday awarded to J. L. Smiley, Warrenton contractor, at a cost of $7,847. Specifications are for a five-room brick building wth auditorium to be completed not later than September 25. Bids for the erection of this building were opened by the board of education at noon on Monday. Lindberghs To Begin Flight Next Week NEW YORK, July 23. ?Colonel Charles Lindbergh announced last night that he and his wife would take eft next week on their flight to the Orient. Before starting for the Orient Colonel Lindbergh said he would go to Washington for a final conference with state department officials and to obtain clearance papers. Whether he will head for Canada from Washington or return to New a? ~iJ11 4-<\ X urn 12) ib till IAJ UC UWVlUVWi Eleven refueling stops have been arranged on Lindbergh's route. Fuel depots have been completed. Colonel Lindbergh said the day of his departure had net been detei mined upon. His route lies over Canada, the Hudson Bay district and through northern Alaska down the eastern coast of Siberia to Tokyo. He will then fly to China but the route in that area has net been fixed. The remodled Lockheed Sirus low wing monoplane which Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh will use is at a Pontoon factory at College Point, L. I., undergoing final adjustments, it will be ready in two or three days. It is equipped with wireless. Both Colonel and Mrs. Lindberg recently, passed yagujfrr examinations for commercial third class license to receive and send messages during the flight. City Dads Frown On Male Costumes WILMINGTON, July 23.?Beach dress of male bathers at Wrightsville Beach has been termed immodest and B. J. Jacobs, city manager, following a meeting of the board of aldermen yesterday, decreed that in the future they must "keep their shirts on." Which 4 * - j-.-i..? VIA VMQIO mill means in me iunue iw ***< ?, ..? be permitted to amble out on the sand unless his body is fully covered. It has been a practice of late for men to stroll upon the beach clad in trunks sans shirts. i i A ri?. Only Four Schools To Allen Willing To Resign If He Is The Cause of Trouble J Edward Allen superintendent of Warren schools is ready to hanc In his resignation in the event that he is in any way responsible foi the abolishing of several schools ir this county, according to a statement made in an open letter U school committeemen this week. "If my presence in this office i! in any way a cause of your troubles I assure you that you can take m: resignation to the Board of Education at its next meeting," Superintendent Allen said. Removal of schools from severa sections by order of the State Board of Equalization has aroused considerable resentment over the county. Much of this resentment has been leveled at the local schoo: administration, and threats of removal from office have been made Superintendent Allen this week in a letter to school committeemen informing them of changes made in the county school system, took notice of this criticism "Already," he wrote, "I have heard that certain citizens ar< threatening to get rid of the county superintendent and the Boarc of Education because of these changes?because they felt that the county superintendent and the Board are responsible for them Gentlemen if my presence in this office is in any way a cause of yous troubles, I assure you that you car take my resignation to the Boarc of Education at its next meeting Moreover, I feel sure that the Boarc feels the same way about this matter?and we all have done, and shall still do, all that can be done to carry out the wishes of the people of this county. I have nevei closed up schools, or cut off schools against the wishes of our people except when the State said it hac o be dene?and shall not do so. ! should regret to believe our citizen to be suspicious of us." In the same letter Superintenden Allen expressed the opinion thai the new school law in its presen' form would not be permanent, anc --.?j ^ rwf ?X?K.tfU UllCLb l/Xl/14JdXO ViC nww ivw W*. the special tax now in force. Ii this regard he said: "I do not think this law in it: present form is going to be permanent. For this reason I thinl i\try distriot would be very unwise to go into the matter of 'voting off' your special tax. Don't le1 resentment and disappomtmen lead your district to do foolisl things. If you vote off the tax. ii will practically forever seo.l th< | doom of your school, if your committee cut it off by order ? ' th< committee without an election, yoi can then take advantage of 8 change in the law as soon as ii comes. ' Of course it makes no differenci to us personally if you call an elec tion; or to the county as a whole But we didn't want the changesdon't want them now?and believi they will last until the next Gen eral Assembly, only if you don' seal the doom of your school b; ? - r* J.U _ X || VCting on wie lax. Plans Being Shaped Up For Road Worfo RALEIGH, July 22.?Plans art being shaped up for the maintenance of the roads in Wake, Franklin, Vance and Warren counties and the work will be conducted from the Raleigh office, although assistant engineers will supervise actual road work throughout the division Present plans call for the transfei of three Wake County road camps to Warren and Franklin counties with only two remaining in Wake The four counties will be ^divided into sections with each being in charge of a patrol man. One of the Wake camps will be located at the present site of camp No. 1 back of the county home while the other will be stationed in the southern part of the county for white pflsoners exclusively. WATER TO BE CUT OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON Water will be cat off here Sunday afternoon around 3 o'clock and remain off for two -*' w* nuill or three hours, Jtiaroia it o&mman, manager of the Warrenton Water Co., announced this week. The purpose of the shutoff is to washout the mains. The tank will be kept full in case of an emergency, Mr. Skillman assured. } v MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME NUMBER 30 White High Be Operated Two Elementary Schools To Be Abolished By Order Of State Board < ONE TEACHER AT INEZ ; Protesting Citizens Are Told L ' That Local Board Is t Powerless To Aid ! Only four white schools of War. ren county will carry high school > work during the session of 1931-32, according to specifications certified 3 to the board of education and made public on Monday. These schools \ are Warrenton, Macon, Norlina and . Littleton. The Wise school, oldest high school in Warren county, will only 1 carry on elementary work during J the coming year. High school pupils I from that section will be transport,|ed to Macon and to Norlina. ; The Drewry high school pupils I will be transported to Middleburg . and Norlina. The Afton-Elberon high school . will be included in the Warrenton . school and only elementary grades . will be taught at that school. The Vaughan school, which has been doing some high school work, will become a two-teacher school, j giving instruction only in as many ' grades as these teachers can teach, j Elementry schools at Warren ; Plains and at Epworth will be I abolished. The former will be in; eluded in the Warrenton school and the latter in the Littleton, school, j One teacher will be employed in . the Inez school. j Delegations from several of these L schools were present at the meeting of the Board of Education at War[ renton on Monday and protested the abolishing of schools in their L districts. Superintendent Allen pointed out [ that the county school system had . now become a state system and that the Board of Education and ' the superintendent of schools were i powerless to prevent changes made. ^ "I wish to emphasize the fact" that s the changes are not made by, or upon recommendation of the Count ty Board of Education or the count ty superintendent of Warren coun(. ty," Supt. Allen said. "This office j strongly recommended that the f changes be not made. Some of the j changes seemed to us to be useless; others worse than useless. The county school officials carried their protest to Raleigh, and in at least , one case, that of Afton-Elberon, your county superintendent induced the member of the Board of Equalit zation from this district to agree j. to make no changes. But when the j full Board of Equalization met, his t recommendation, and mine, were ; over-ruled. [ MEMBER EDITORIAL STAFF NEW YORK PAPER HERE t Mr. Frederick M. Hawkins, memt ber of the editorial staff of the New York Herald Tribune was a visitor a at Warrenton on Saturday. Mr. . Hawkins, a native of London, England, is writing a book on the Haw. _ kins family, and came by Warrens ton to see members of the Hawkins . family and visit old cemeteries of t the county seeking data on the P American branch of the family, while en route to New Orleans on his vacation. DARK PARAMOUR WOULDN'T r YIELD; RESORTS TO SWITCH L Because his dark skin paramour wouldn't yield, Joe Jackson, negro ' tenant of the Fletcher Bobbitt farm near Macon, switcher her and threatened her with a knife, because she was not in an amorous 1 mood and her one arm lover resort^ ed to violence, Lillie Carter swore out a warrant against Jackson. Mr. \ Ellington found probably cause and bound the negro over to Recorder's ' court under $50 bond. Unable to ' give bond, he is in the Warren ' county jail, 1 WILLIAMS IS PARDONED Whit Williams, Warren county negro residing on the J. E. Frazier | farm, was given a pardon by Governor Gardner this week. Williams , was sentenced to the Vance county roads lor t>u aays wnen ne was found guilty of violating the prohibition law. Kerr and Kerr represented Williams before the Pardon Commission. COMMISSIONER POWELL ENTERTAINS AT FISH FRY John Clay Powell, chairman board of county commissioners, entertained a few of his friends at a fish fry on Pishing Creek Wednesday. The meal was prepared by Jack Riggan. "Every one had a ? * 11 - ' ? i? I gooa time, was uue repurt imbuing Warrenton.