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"M tfCVRATE, TERSE
tfl TIMELY
jKjuME XXXI "
mms boughT
mRE HELP NEEDY
'^Mijtchell Stresses Point That
HfVarren Will Benefit Only I
From Local Purchases
\ GAME SATURDAY j
forty per cent of money received !
rickets sold in Warren county
AKr the charily football game at
^Bvjte Uaiversiry stadium will remain I
H the county, according to John I
M:rchell. Commander of Limer I
of the American Legion, which I
h^K^jrrcation is co-operation with!
?? Gardner's Council on Un-1
rii w (^ jpioyment
and Relief. j
^ Commander Mitchell stresses the)
:: that 60 per cent of the re- I
:taS ;s from sale of tickets will gc j
i^Kthe State fund and 40 for the!
fHU, wherein the tickets are sold. I
this reason he requests that!
persons going to the game on Sat-1
-day buy there tickets here before I
diey leave. Tickets are now on sale I
iflr Hunter Drug Co.. Hotel Warren, J
Boyce Drug Co., and the Billiard!
^ parlor. I
i| in the game on Saturday com- J
posite teams composed of Duke and!
Carolina stars battle with the com- I
Sated forces of the best football!
sais which Wake Forest, State Col- I
iere and Davidson can muster to. I
far this!
geiher. Tlie prices 01 m,n.w~ .?
d^B jjne, which promises to make footaH
^ iiistcry in North Carolina, is
JH 3re dollar for general admission and
U -jo dollars for tickets with reserved
9 interest increasing in
^b charity football game
^B RALEIGH. Dec. 2.?(Special)?
intent in the Big Five charity
j^Mfootball game, to be staged at the
^ Duke University Stadium, Durham,
^ st 2:00 o'clock cn December 5th, Is
increasing rapidly. Tickets, placed
Ba sale the last of this week, are
|Helling nicely, and there is every
indication that the game will be a
Brii-OUt.
I The Carolina and Duke squads
^ 11 be combined to make up one
am, and' the State, Davidson and
^Bake Forest elevens will supply the
Buyers for the opposition Various
mbinatiens may be used during)
^Be game, such as the Carolina line
eked up by the Duke backfield;
^Be reverse of this arrangement; or
i mixture of players of the two
^institutions so as to get the best
-H Tf .e ^11cf nn?
IIPOSSlDie aillgiuueiib. if ^ j??? i?
pile that the Carolina team may
py as a unit for a few minutes;
h:d that the Duke team may follow
tit. The possibilities as far as the
pier team is concerned are equally
ks divergent.
I Johnny Branch, Kid Brewer,
ICarolaa and Duke Stars, will be
Iseec in action in this Big Five
parity event. Other stars from all
Jive colleges will battle during the
Afternoon.
The ticket sale is being handled
by the American Legion, at the reQttest
o! State Commander Henry
C. Bourne, of Tarboro, Communities,
in which tickets are sold, will receive
a part of the mcney to be
raised by means of this charity
lame, 40 per cent going to the local
community which helps the Legion
(Continued on Page 8)
I Mechanical Cotton
I Picker Is Perfected
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 ?Passing
Icf the picturesque negro cotton
picker and advent of the machine
B*as predicted by the Labor DepartBffient
today in announcing perfec v.or.
of a mechanical picker.
The machine will "strip" four
tows of cotton at once with one man
operating it. Estimates were it could
^ displace 83.5 per cent of the workSis
formerly needed.
H Mechanical experts of the Agricul ttiral
Department were cited as
'uthority for the declaration prac tcai
perfection of cotton harvesting
Machinery has arrived.
The macnine is a development of
the "sled"' used by farmers. One
can harvest 4.4 acres of cotton
Pa 12-hour day, with the machine,
*hile hand picking requires 77 man
?trs, or approximately eight men
^ ^-rking ten hours to clean one acre.
B&i new m?thod, the announcesaid,
does not destrov the
- ? oi the cotton.
attempts have been made
5 devise a machine that would rethe
slow and difficult labor of
cotton bQlls from the stalk(
^B 'l *ith little success heretofore.
buck cat club to pull
dance here christmas ,
^B > aar;ce will be given at Hotel
Bla^n 0n Christmas night by the
ClUl3- Mnsic will be fur^BlW,?
Thurston's orchestra of
^B tt/L^cunt- Proceeds will go to
brarvairen bounty Memorial LiI
a
Welfare Officer
Appeals For Shoes
And Old Clothe
Citing the need for shoes an
clothes in equipping the unfortunal
of the county and expressing th
opinion that if all those who ha
not made a contribution would com
[forward with raiment and foot wes
[that the situation could be care
for, Miss Lucy I. Leach, county wel
fare officer, is this week askin
every one to search his or her ward
robe, closet and attic for some gai
ment that is not being used bu
which would be of great value t
the poverty stricken of Warren.
Miss Leach said that so far a
she knew that all the white childre:
who were out of schcol on accoun
of the lack of clothes and shoes ha
been cared for at the present, bu
there were many children amon
negro race who did not have th
necessary articles to wear and fc
that reason they could not atten
schcol.
The welfare officer pointed ou
that while wearing apparel of &.
descriptions was needed, that noth
ing would be more greatly appre
ciated at this particular time thai
shoes, especially of the larger sizes.
Mrs. Arrington Is
Praised For Work
Art Developmen
Mrs. Katherine P. Arringtoi
president of the North Carolina Aj
Society which is this week por
traying the exhibits of artists c
this state at the Sir Walter Hot<
in Raleigh, was showered wn
praise by Governor Gardner an
Dr. A. T. Allen, State superintend
ent of public instruction, for he ur
tiring work to develop an appre
ciation of art and of beauty amon
school children and the public a
large, according to press reports c
the meeting which was held Wed
nesday night.
Governor Gardner, who terme
the exhibit by North Carolin
artists as a welcome expression c
another phase of the State's live
at_home program, expressed his ap
preciation of the importance of ai
and beauty to the life of the Stat<
It is, he said, equally as essentia
as material things.
No one, he averred, has con
tributed more to the art conscious
ness than has the president of th
society, Mrs. Arrington. He com
mended her particularly for he
work with the school children o
the State, and for her offer t
match funds raised by the school
for the purchase of original paint
ings.
Dr. Allen announced a donatio]
of $1,000 by Mrs. Arrington, whic.
will be used this year to mate)
funds raised for the purchase o
prints of well known paintings, i
collection of prints together wit!
an oil painting by George Whartoi
Edwards has also been given to th
State schools as a traveling collec
tion by Mrs. Arrington in mem
ory of her mother, Mrs. V. L. Pen
dleton.
Miss Nannie Shaw
Is Buried At Macoi
Miss Nannie V. Shaw, a we]
known educator and native of thi
county, was buried at Macon oj
Tuesday. She died in Statesville a
the home of her sister, Mrs. E. J
Harbison, on Monday following ai
illness of several months.
Miss Shaw w'as born and rearei
in Warren county, a daughter of th
late Robert B. Shaw and Mrs. Kat
VanLandingham Shaw. She was ed
ucated at Littleton College and a
Salem College. She taught in Lit
tleton College, was instructor ii
Presbyterian College, Birminghair
Ala., in Worthen College, Wrights
ville, Ga., and taught in the cit;
schools of Wilmington and othe
cities of this state. She leaves he
mother, Mrs. Kate VanLandinghar
Shaw, of Macon; two brothers, J. I
Shaw and R. H. Shaw, of Macor
and three sisters, Mrs. C. C. Cole
man of Wise; Mrs. Sue V. Shaw, c
Winston; and Mrs. E. J. Harbisor
of Statesville. She was a life Ion
? - *? it.
member of the Macon Metnoaii
church.
DAVIS AT WAKE FOREST
! WAKE FOREST, Dec. 2.?Warre:
County's representative among th
800 students enrolled this sessio'
at Wake Forest College Is R. F
Davis, son cf Mr. and Mrs. P. F
Davis, of Macon. Mr. Davis wi'
graduate next spring with th
Bachelor of Arts degree.
Wake Forest College has student
enrolled from 95 of the 100 countie
in North Carolina. It enjoys th
distinction of being the oldest an
largest Baptist institution for me
in the United States.
ta> M
WARRENTON, COUNTS
! rTUcW
8 "B?C
* WEALTHY MAM H
;e
e
d
ie -THAT5 WHY HES i
tr WEALTHY L
t . W.H. BAILEY I
* BOUGHT LAND AT p
I OGDEN, UTAH, ON
it WHICH HE THOUGHT |
? THE STATE CAPITOL jgl|
s WOULD BE BUILT.
n HE FAILED TO GET p
lt THE. CAPITOL BUT 1
J FOUND OIL?HIS
g INCOME iS HOO.00
O ?
r VER DAY
d
it ^ .
11 ^ *
\ Q, ~ ano~^a> *?^
low <r->>A
' i
D,
i.
-t ~
?f W. H. Dameron
h And C. E. Jackson
d Race Down Mair
u A foot race down the Mair
street of Warrenton between twe
s supply men on Monnday had citl
zens wondering whether a fire had
broken out or a tenant been spott.
" ed with some cash. Neither wa:
the case. It was just a beast anc
d challenge that put these men or
a the run.
The race was between W. H
Dameron and C. E. Jackson and
according lo reports, occurred
* thusly:
'j Mr. Jackson was sitting in the
1 Hunter Drug Company watching e
checker game when in stepped Mr
" Dameron. Claiming that Mr. Dam -
erc!n was less active than himself
e Mr. Jackson, very ostentatiously
" offered his competitor his seat
r Mr. Dameron denied that he was
I minus agility, and Mr. Jackson
0 wagered that he could run tc
s Boyce Drug Store and back before
- he (Mr. Dameron) could reach
there.
II Mr. Dameron refused to bet buj
11 accepted the challenge and Mr
h, Jackson grabbed his hat and startf
j ed Cut at full speed. Mr. Dam.
V'eron followed but at a less rapid
h| gait. Due to exhaustion, the race
a' was not completed and both men
e came walking back up the street
-! together.
"My gait was slower, but it wa<
- a case c<f the Hare and the Tor.
toise," Mr. Dameron is reported tc
have commented after the run
was over.
Rnth men. it was said, were verj
I ' ?
1 anxious for the chair when they
returned to the drug store.
1
J Series of Services
t Closes With Supper
r.
* Climaxing the cldse of a Teaching
Mission which has been undei
i way at Emmanuel Episcopal church
e this week under the guidance i>(
e the Rev. I. W. Hughes of Concord,
1he Emmanuel Guild entertamed
t about 35 men of the church at e
- supper in the basement of the
a Parish house on Wednesday event,
big.
The St. Mary's Guild assisted {r
y serving the supper which was con.
r posed of barbecue, slaw, cream pcr
tatoes, green peas, hot rolls, bisa
cuits, coffee and pie. The table was
I. decorated with yelldw and white
1.1 chrysanthemums and white lighted
- j tapers in silver holders,
f Appreciation for the supper anc
i, j for the scries of services which hat !
g been conducted by the Rev. Hughes
;t was voiced by the Rev. B. N. de
Fut-Wagner rector. Rev. Hughe;
expressed iris pleasure in working
with the peopie here,
n Shortly alter the supper service;
e, were held in the church where Rev
n Hughes brought to a close his mis.
t. sion work in Warrenton. Thp Cont.
coid preacher has been conductin
II services here morning, afternoor
e and night since Sunday and mancitizens
from all denomination;
;s gathered in the Emmanuel churci
;s and in the Parish house during th<
e v, eek to enjoy his talks,
d It is felt that his work herc
n has been of great benefit to th<
phurch.
itS^E
arrtn
f OF WARREN, N. C., FRIDA
BREAKS I
R. Miller ?I
^^^APiTOL7
i^ y :
i
Rec. us. pae. off.
i
,
Miss Leach Meets
With Negro Welfare '
l Workers Saturday
1 On Saturday morning at 8:45 (
> o'clock Ncv. 28, 1931, Mjiss Lucy j
Leach, Superintendent of welfare (
I! work in Warren county, assembled ,
- the colored welfare advisory board '
' in the court house and laid before
1, them her plans of relief and employ- 1
t.ment for the winter.
Mrs. Alice Stainback is named as 1
.'director cf the local employment;5
, bureau for the needy in our group. J I
In this 'connection, ' Miss Leach j1
I stressed tne wisaom 01 nnamg em- '
, ployment for those seeking help, 1
' whenever possible, instead of giving '
i food or money. She advised each '
committee in the forty-five sections
into which the county is divided to
' begin an old clothes drive, a means '
' of helping to supply the many de- <
; mands made on her office each day. '<
' All pledged their support and prc1
mised additionally to have a pro- :
| gram before Christmas for the bene- i
! fit of the welfare department in <
1 this county. <
Provided temporary homes are to i
' be found for needy children the
.'committee in that section is asked i
jto notify the Miss Lucy Leach at i
once if any one will give a neglected <
I child a home. The matter of having
a bed in a hospital was discussed I
i and may be provided later. t
> Aside from employment and re- i
lief, each local committee is urged i
i to see that every child is in school ?
J cr report why. i
i' G. E. McGrier chairman of colored i
i j work in Warren County. j
;,M. G. Satterwhite, <
Citizen of Manson,
Dies on Tuesday
, Funeral services for Morris G. 1
Satterwhite of Manson were held *
of- Prppdmnnr on Wednesdav after
[(noon at 2 o'clock by the Rev. E. g. r
1 Shoe. Interment was in the family 8
! cemetery near that place. *
Mr. Satterwhite died at his home I
' at Manson on Monday afternoonjr
i at 4:30 o'clock. He had been in poor e
'(health for several years and critical- f
! ly ill for the past several weeks.
' A combination cf heart and kidney v
trouble was the cause of death. He t
1 was 63 years of age. *
Mr. Satterwhite is survived by c
' his widow, Mrs. Elsie Satterwhite, '
" one daughter, Mrs E. P. Wilburn *
1 of Coats; four sons, C. C. Satter- a
I white of Hollister, Joseph T. Sat- *
II terwhite of Henderson, M. G. Sat- a
terwhite of Hcllisler, Charles W. ic
11 Satterwhite of Manson; and by one t
' sister, Mrs. William Vaughan of
>. Durham.
11
' Brickhouse Is Also
Rare Turnip Grower,
5 jj
The Rev. R. E. Brickhouse is not.n
only a minister for the Warrenton.r
" Baptist congregation, but he is alsojE
' a rare turnip grover. |I
1 The minister yesterday was dis- { I
? I playing three turn.ps which he had 3
3! grown that weighed a total of nine t
1J and ohe-half pounds, tops included, j
31 The larger of the three was 16 1-2 a
j inches in circumference and weighed ?
! | three pounds and fourteen ounces, t
5 The other two were slightly smal- r
er. g
(ft
t
" ? r
&roi
Y, DECEMBER 4, 1931
HURL APPLES AT
AUCTIONEERS
Kentucky Farmers Break Up!(
Tobacco Sales On Open- [
jjig of Market 1
INCENSED OVER PRICES ]
OWENSBORO, Ky., Dec. 1.?In- 1
censed because of low prices offer- (
&d them, approximately 3.000 farmers
attending the opening tobacco j
sale of the season here today broke '
up the bidding after hurling apples 1
it the auctioneers. Then the farm. '
crs unanimously adopted a resolu- '
tion not to raise any tobacco next '
year.
Approximately 78,000 pounds of
5ark leaf tobacco had been sold at ^
two warehouses fc?r an average of i
?4.61 a himdred, compared with an {
^ tTAvin rrA O AH r>v. ArvanincT Hov -
xvcxagc ux ipu.T uxx oxxp u?*j i j,
last year, when close to 500,000
pounds were sold. j
Ag the auction continued and re- c
iections became more numerous, s
;he farmers began voicing dissatis- ]
taction. Shouts of "You can't take ]
jut tobacco that way!" interrupted, 1
Lee auctioneers. Threats to wreck <
.lie warehouses unless the sale was'(
stopped were heard. 1
Becomes Serious ]
The demonstration assumed se_ ^
ricus proportions when someone j
burled an apple at W. G. Crabtree, j
hce president and general manager j
Df the Owensboro Loose Leaf To- j
aacco Company, operator cf six of
the seven warehouses here. Crabtree
dodged the apple, but the protests
became so threatening the
sale was halted.
The farmers withdrew and several
hours later gathered at the
eourthouse. Because of their num. 1
bers, it was necessary to hold, an
epen meeting in the court house 1
yard.
Unanimous approval was given to 1
l
resoluti-ctis to postpone tne sale un;il
next Monday, to appoint a com- 1
mittee to confer wih James C. 1
Stone, chairman of the Federal Farm
Board in Washington, in an effort 1
so obtain financing for a tobacco '
pool; and to abandon plans for 1
next year's crop. The farmers also 1
agreed to offer no tobacco fcr sale '
aefore next Monday.
To Resume Sales 1
The Ownesboro district, known
3s the Green River district, is one 1
)f the largest dry leaf tobacco 1
areas in Kentucky. !
Its sales were the first of the
/tar in Kentucky, and farmers con_ 1
>ider prices offered on the opening J1
?ay as an indication of what they '
jxpect for their crop generally durng
the season.
Most of the other dark tobacco
narkets and the burley markets, I r
ncluding the Lexington market,1
?pen next week.
More than 3,000,000 pounds of to-'1
aacco already have been delivered '
;o the seven warehouses here and,'1
approximately 1,500,000 pounds are ?
ittni+.iner unloading froni wagons, i'
some of the farmers indicated they!1
ivould take their leaf back home |
ather than sell it at prevailing i
prices.
Catfish Found In
Well By Dickerson
Irregularities are beginning to bob (
lp within the orders of Warren
requently these days. .
Several week ago twelve water- J
nelons were found on cne vine in
i sawdust pile. Last week Claude
laithcock was displaying June ap>les
gathered on the 10th day of
Jovember, and this week J. D. Dick- e
rson is telling about a six inch cat. *
ish he caught in his well.
Mr. Dickerson said that the fish r
fas brought from below the earth a
he latter part of last week when c
ie was having a well cleaned at the
ild Carr place on the Turn-pike i11
fhere he is going to make his newjf
iome. The fish was alive, normal,1
,nd at least five or six inches long, |c
ie said. Mr. Dickerson was puzzled | ^
,s to how the fish got into the well *
ir lived there. The well had "hot
teen used recently.
T
Vlrs. Martha Lynch |i
Dies At Son's Home I
I*
Burial services for Mrs. Martha j
ane Lynch were conducted at Gar_ j
ier's Baptist church Monday after,
toon by her pastor, the Rev. E. C.
ihoe of Wake Forest, and Rev.
'lummer Mustian of Roanoke i
tapids. Mrs. Lynch, who was 78 j
rears of age. She died Sunday at i
;he home of her son, F. B. Lynch. I p
Six grandsons acted as pallbearers if
nd flowers were carried by her s
;rand-daughters. She is survived by
hree sons, three daughters, thirty- C
line grandchildren and several I
;reat grandchildren. 1
ri>
- - I
" ;e Cv??e^wn
Joh,
Res stft \l or Manson,
Buried On Sunday
Funeral services for Jchn Seaman,
57, native of Germany and resident
3f Manson, were held Sunday afternoon
at the Lutheran church at
Ridgeway, of which he had been a
member for the past 25 years. Interment
followed in the church
:emete?iy.
Mr. Seaman died Friday in Duke
hospital at Durham. He had been
ill about a year, but his condition
was more cnuiai lor uxe past several
weeks. A complication of kidney
md heart ailments was given as the
cause of death.
Mr. Seaman was born October 26,
1874, in Germany, but come to
America when a child and had lived
rear Manson for many years. His
ather was Peter Seaman who died
seven years ago, but his mother had
seen dead 50 years.
Surviving are the widcw, Mrs.
tuth Seaman, and the following
:hildren: R. P. W. Seaman, Hendenson;
Jack Seaman, J. A. Seaman,
Mrs. C. P. Holtzman, Mrs. Miller
Paschall, Miss Natalie Seaman and
Misses Eva and Lena Seaman, all
if Manson. Surviving also are several
brothers and sisters, Adam and
Peter Seaman, both of Manson;
Henry Seaman, of Canton, N. C.;
Mrs. John Buck, Baltimore, Md.;
Mrs. Frank Brauchlie, Preston, Md.;
Mrs. William Salter, Pikesville, Md.;
Mrs. H. J. Daniel, South Boston, Va.;
Mrs. Philip Holtzman, Manson, and
Mrs. C. L. Hayes, of Ridgeway.
Henderson Paper
Tells of Recognition
r\c D~lLr
VVi vt iiuaiii a uin
Henderson Daily Dispatch.
Literary recognition of ,a high
arder has been extended to William
Polk, of Warrenton, well known
attorney of that town, and has
elicited a further complimentary
reference from Judge Thomas M.
Pittman of Henderson, who was an
intimate friend of Mr. Polk's father
the late Tasker Polk, of Warrenton.
Judge Pittman is also chairman of
the State Literary and Historical
Commission, and is a past president
of the State historical society.
His comment of Mr. Polk's recent
recognition follows:
"It will be of interest to Henderson
people to know of recognition
shown a young gentleman of our
sister county.
"The Best Short Stories of 1930,
ind the Year Book of the Ameri?an
Short Story, edited by Edgar
J. O'Brient, contains a story of
William T. Polk, of Warrenton,
The Patriot,' taken from the
Hound and Horn.'
"Mr. Polk is the son of the late
raster Polk, an accomplished
writer, orator, and lawyer of War enton,
and one-time senator from
his district. The book gives this
jiographical note of Mr. Polk: 'Born
it Warrenton, North uaroima,
Vlarch 12, 1896. Educated at Uni.
/ersity of North Carolina, Phi Beta
.vappa, Zeta Psi. Second lieutenant
;i infantry in various training
:amps of the south, 1917-1918,
newspaper reporting in North Caroina
and journalism at Columbia
Jniversity 1919. Law at Harvard
1920-21. He practiced law in War.
enton, North Carolina, since 1922,
vriting poetry, deeds, criticism, conTacts
and stories."
Road Equipment
Stolen On Friday
i
Approximately $45 worth of road
equipment was stolen from the
lighway fcrce Friday night when a
hief or thieves broke open a chest
lear Long Bridge. No one had been
.rrested in connection with the
rime today.
Property stolen included three
land-saws, five hand-hammers, one
ive-foot cross-cut saw, two pl^ir
loots, sizes 7 and 9, one hatchet,
me hack-saw, two 16 inch braces,
wo bits, one State torch, one lanern.
? ~ - ?TNT>nnci *TTVTT APTPQ
TU Aiiiuifioa
Miss Irene Hope Hudson of
jouisville, Ky., will address the
>resbyterian Auxiliaries cf \\'ar-1
entcn and Littleton in interest of]
ninisters' annuity fund at the home J
if Mrs. Paul Bell at Warrenton on
Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock. A
arge attendance is desired.
PERSONAL MENTION
Messrs. Jesse Robinson and Henry
Jontgc-mery spent Sunday with
Mr. Robinson's parents near Charottesville,
Va. They were accom>anied
home by Mr. Robinson's
ather, Mr. J. P. Robinson, who
pent Sunday night here.
Mrs. Susan D. Williams, Mrs.
Jeorge T. Burnette, and Mrs. C. H.
'erry of Rocky Mount were visitors
lere Thursday.
jffl
.
I
MOST OF THE NEWS
ALL THE TIME
Cow! NUMBER 49
MAN FREED WHEN
DOUBT IS SHOWN
???
Officers Uncertain Whether
St?l Site Was In North
Carolina or Virginia
NON-SUIT IS ORDERED
Failure of officers to testify
whether or not a still which they
had captured near the State line
was located in North Carolina or
Virginia was responsible for W. A.
Mitchell, aged white man, escaping
trial in Recorder's court on Monday
morning on a charge of manufacturing
whiskey.
According to evidence before
Judge W. W. Taylor, Mitchell was
caught red-handed at a still by J.
Russell Palmer, Garnett Shearin
and Allen Conner. The officers descended
upcn the alleged distiller
and his manufacturing plant on Friday
and Mitchell was arrested and
placed in jail here on Saturday
night.
As each of the arresting officers
took the witness chair to testify,
they were questioned by John H.
Kerr Jr., as to the location of the
plant. Each said that he had lived
near there around 15 years, but were
not familiar enough with the territory
to tell on which side of the
line the still was steaming.
Mr. Kerr then pointed out that
in order for the State to convict a
man that it had to be proven that
he had committed a crime against
the State and as the officers had
failed to do that, that his client
should be allowed to go free.
After a lengthy discussion of the
case on the part of the Solicitor,
Judge Taylor and Mr. Kerr, the
Case was non-suited due to lack of
evidence as to whether or not the
still was in North Carolina or Virginia.
Arthur Davis, aged negro charged
with the possession of intoxicating
beer for the purpose of manufacturing
whiskey and with resisting
arrest, was found not guilty by a
jury.
The defendant, a tenant on the
farm of Glenn Weldon, was arrested
. about two weeks ago and his case
was scheduled for trial last week,
| but due tn tho Mnnorf T--"?
? a v4ucov VI ?/UilU9
Banzet, the case was postponed until
this week when the evidence was
presented before six Warren county
citizens who decided that the
negro should go free.
The negro Was brought within
the clutches of the law when Special
Prohibition Enforcement Officer
Edward Davis and Deputies John
Cary Davis, Cary Wilson and C. J.
Fleming went to his heme to investigate
whiskey rumors.
According to evidence presented
by the officers Edward Davis and
C. J. Fleming went to the front of
the house and Cary Wilson and J.
!C. Davis went to the back. When
the negro came to the door and
Special Officer Davis told him he
had a warrant for him, the negro
attempted to shut the door in their
faces. The officers forced their way
into the house where they were confronted
with a shotgun in the hands
of an old negro woman. The negro
man rushed over to the gun and
so did Officers Edward Davis and
Fleming. As the tussle over the
weapon got under way Officers
Officers John Cary Davis and Cary
Wilson came in and joined in and
the gun was wrenched from the
hands of the negroes.
A search was made of the premises
and a keg of beer was found
in the loft of the kitchen, which
was located a few feet from the
house. Officer John Cary Davis
testified that he saw several jars
with a small amount of liquor
therein at the negro's home, but
they were not brought to court as
evidence nor was the beer.
Jermiah Jones, negro permanently
injured in the World War, was
found guilty cf possessing liquor
and fined $5.00 and costs and given
a six months road sentence which
was suspended upon the condition
that he pay his fine and costs.
Elmo Jones was fined $10.00 and
costs when found guilty of possessing
and transporting whiskey.
A nol pros with leave was taken
in the case cf Richard Ellis, charged
with manufacturing whiskey.
Joe Hall, charged with transporting
liquor, was found guilty and
fined $5.00 and costs.
Whiskey cases composed the only
bills of indictment brought before
the bar of justice.
COMEDY TO BE PRESENTED
AT WISE ON WEDNESDAY
"A Run for Her Money," a threeact
comedy, will be given by the
Wise school faculty and others at
the school auditorium on Wednesday
night, December 9, at 8 o'clock,
according to announcement made
this week. Proceeds from the entertainment
will go towards supplementary
books for the school.