i accurate, terse ii timely II volume XXXII SiEN COUNTY m RATE LOWER BLe of Four Counties In state To Decrease Tax I Rate For Debt Service others show increase The county-wide tax rate of mrren county is lower than that Df any bordering county, according t9 figures released by the North Carolina Tax Commissicn. I Franklin county has a countyBride rate of $1.12; Vance 81c; Hal^ >?r 75c: Northampton, 90c. War. Il.n's rate is 61c. I Warren county is one of four Irount:es among the 100 in the State that decreased its debt service rate, according to the same Ijource. In 1930 the rate for this purpose in Warren was 18 cents. Hie board of commissioners lowered hfcis to 13 cents in its 1931 levy. At Le same time that Warren decreased her rate 5 cents, Vance I county raised her's 5 cents as did Halifax county. Northampton's debt service rate remained the same as tie previous year, four tents. Franklin county found it necessary to double her levy fcr debt service, la 1930 it levied 25 cents for this purpose; the rate in 1931 was 50 cents. Debt service levy is to provide funds to take care of the debts of a county, as its name implies. Several counties of the State had been 'for years falling behind in the payment of obligations. Under the Mounty government act these counties must levy a rate sufficiently high to take care of such obligations. This need in some counties made it impassible for taxpayers a these counties to feel the full effects of reductions caused by the Sate taking over the six-mcnths schools and roads. Warren county's financial affairs c'fVi nrripr appordinST to a 1 amber of the board of county tcamL-iioners, that Warren was tie to reduce this tax nearly a ird, in spite of a 10 per cent decease in valuation, while the great ujority of the counties of the Sate found it necessary to order c increase for this purpose. Attractive Farm Life Needed For Children Money is not needed In large amounts to create a wholesome home atmosphere but leather more time and thought in planning. Children should be included In the family councils and their help solicited in making the best of whatever confronts the farm home. This in brief is a recommendation of the committees on family living which have been working T.th a group of State College extension specialists during the past path in helping to develop a more Icsible farm program for the pte in 1932. I "That the children may not be limed against farming as a meaans 'livelihood, we suggest, first that Ifood needed on the place be I Jdnno#! nf V.^ i_ ^ i ai/ iiume. xNexu, we ieei t the heme can be made so trenient, inviting and attractive 2". the children will feel free to -eg their friends to the home in-) of taking them elsewhere," l y the committee reports. "This every member of the family j s&t to keep a record of all that I1 earned and spent, as well as I171' Everychild should have the p responsibility of seme project Iteh as the care of a calf, pig or Itaden from which he would reall the profits-" I committees also recomI^ttsded that wholesale recreation |* Provided in each home," says 1^ DeHaven Woodruff, spa" ^sts in child care at State Ccdl?' Many worries in the home I Jten discourage the child from I thai la an education. Parents m encourage the child to think Mfotot w 5 aUd t0 educate and I f?r his work in life4 185 Ouch^ r'5F>ds an education I No jVj, other business man. Ibe causeci ^ *ose l^dWilUams Kills Heavy Hogs H U*PinrV?i*>~ ~ x-A-i -r -WJ (v, U 101,111 01 l V,'ere ktled by BOyd I 05 PaschaU, according to 1submitted, to this offce. I ttnnthT ,tlle 5wine were fourteen 1 \l was stated, and one H oitt.^es at 526 pounds, an Pou^' ^ and the third at 449 I H 1?wfrr'an J?hn H. Kerr has spd&? to Washington after the holidays here. 3. ?- ^ Officer Shoots Negro In Leg; Is Lodged In Jail Jim Ware, powerful 250 pound negro who was shot In the leg Saturday night by Chief Harvey of Littleton after he had struck the officer in the face, was brought to Warrenton Wednesday and lodged in the county bastile to await trial in. Recorder's court Monday morning on charges of resisting arrest and cursing on the streets. Although four men were required to reduce the negro to order and carry him to the Littleton jail after he had been shot by the officer he was dispassionate when Sheriff W. J. Pinnell and Deputy Lawrence Robertson removed him from the jail at Littleton Wednesday morning and displayed no efforts to give trouble as he was being brought to Warrenton. Ware shunned authority and became rebellious Saturday night when Chief Harvey attempted to arrest him as a suspect in connection with the robbery of the Littleton Supply Company which was entered and deprived of a large number of cigarettes on New Year's night. After Chief Harvey had been struck in the face and knocked down by Ware, he got up and struck at the negro with his blackjack, but a negro girl, who was with Ware, ran between them and received the blow on her head. Unsuccessful in his efforts to strike the negro, the policeman wliipped i out his gun and fired at him three times, one shot taking effect in the leg. It was then that he was carried to jail. Chief Harvey suffered a bruised face and the loss of his glasses. Biruce Howell Thanks Citizens For Support On the eye cf counting the votes in the Hunter drug Co. toy auto. inooile contest, Bruce Howell, well known young boy of Warrenton, asked the Warren Record to thank citizens of this community for the support given him. Approaching a representative of thi.i newspaper, Bruce said, "I want you to put a piece in your paper the nking people for voting for me in the automobile contest. You kn )w more about writing than I do, so you fix it up and I will come by the office and pay you what yen charge." Attention was called to the fact that the paper would be printed before the winners were announced and it was suggested that he might want to wait and see whether or not he won before le published his piece. "No," Bruce said "I want to thank them for voting for me whether I win or lose. Yc,u fix it up and I will pay you." Early in December the Hunter Drug Company announced that it would give to the holder of the most votes at the close of the contest a toy Stutz automobile. Twenty-five votes were given fear each 25 cents paid in trade or account. Much interest has been manifested and many children's Antflvo/1 in fho PnnfPRt. UalilCO V-U AAA VAAV WMwwv. Votes were counted last night af-1 ter the paper had gone to press. Results will be announced in the next issue. Married After 43 Year Engagement SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Jan. 6? Tom Escue has revealed that he and Sarah Sullins were engaged for forty-three years before they finally married just before Christmas. Both are 60. Escue, who is known as "the watermelon king of the Ozarks," said he and Sarah became engaged when they were 17. A few days before they were to be married they had a quarrel; so the wedding was postponed. They set a new date. Another quarrel intervened. "That went on for years," said Escue. To Pay No Further Bounty On Hawks No further claims will be paid loc Virmntv on hawks, crows and "O WW? wildcats, E. Hunter Pinnell, coonty game warden, stated this week. Mr. Finnell's announcement was made following a letter which he received from Charles E. England, State game warden, in which it was pointed out that the discontinuation of pay was due to the fact that the amount set aside in the budget to pay bounty on predatory wild life had been absorbed. iw Hi WARRENTON, COUNT American Olympic SI $.&': % .' :* : : N ,: ': : Jf \ Bill Taylor, who is coaching th winter Olympic Games at Lake Pk winners. Eddie.Murphy is skating picture. Henry B. Daniel Is Buried At Macon On Wednesday I Funeral services for Henry B. Daniel were conducted from his home at Macon last Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock by the Rev. R. E. Brickhouse, his pastor, assisted by the Rev. Rooch of Norlina. Interment followed in the family cemetery. Mr. Daniel died at his home on December 22 at the age of 61 years. Although he had been in poor health for two years, death came as a surprise to his family and friends. He was a member of the Macon Baptist church. Mrs. Mary E. King Dies At Areola Mrs. Mary E. King, widow of the late William Y. King, died at the home of her son, John King, near Areola last Friday morning. Burial services were held Saturday at the Methodist church at Areola and interment followed in the church cemetery. The services were in charge of her pastor, the Rev. Mr. Harrison, who was assisted by the Rev. S. E. Wright, a former pastor. Grandsons served as pallbearers. Mrs. King, who had been preceded to the grave by her husband about 20 years, was in her 88 year. She had been in declining health for some time and was making her home with her son at Areola when death came. She is survived by 11 ?rnftwwio onH -TrVhrmip Uiree ?>UI1?>, J. unuiuu anu King of Areola and Charlie King of Inez; three daughters, Mrs. Charlie Haithcock of Warrenton, Mrs. Tommie Tharringtcn of Rocky Mount and Mrs. Linda Arlington of Hollister. Farmer Makes More . With Hens and Cows RALEIGH, Jan. 6.?-Sales of poul_ try and eggs from a flock c? 20 hens and the milk from four cows has netted D. I. Massey, of Wendell, Route 2, in Wake County, more cash money than his ten-acre tobacco crop, County Agent J. C. Anderson says. Receipts from the poultry flock amounted to $98.15. Milk sales aggregated $138.00. The two totaled $236.15. Mr. Massey said he had not sold all of his tobacco yet but that he was positive: the total receipts, judgI ing from what he has received for what he has sold, will be far below the return from the fowls and cows. Onslow Farmers Sell 1,583 Hogs JACKSONVILLE, Jan. 5?A total of 1,583 hogs weighing 310,403 pounds were sold on the Richmond market by farmers of Onslow County during the past year, reports County Agent N. M. Smith. These hogs netted the growers $21,710.86 after deducting all selling costs. Twenty-two car loads were Included in these shipments. The highest price received was $7.43 a hundred net with a low price of $5.07. Smith said the hogs were all fed under the "Shay'' method and were sold co-operatively. No records were available on shipments made by trucks or sold on the local market he said. { OF WARREN, N. C., FRID, ? r caters in Good Form \ i! e American skating team for the icid, N. Y., says our boys are sure through Burt Taylor's legs in the ' ' " "" . Two White Men Found Cuilty On Whiskey Charge R. D. Carroll and Everette Carroll, two young white men of good reputation, were found guilty in Recorder's court on Monday morning of possessing whiskey. They were each fined $5.00 and taxed with the cost in the action which brought the total fine to $40.70. The two men were arrested by Carey Wilson, acting as deputy under Special Prohibition Enforcement Officer Edward Davis, near the outskirts of Warrenton on the night of December 22. Two halfgallon jars of booze were seized by Mr. Wilson and several days later the men were arrested. 2 No evidence was inincteg before Judge Taylor to indicate that the defendants had the whiskey for the purpose of sale and they were given good reputations by Ed Rooker Sr., Clerk of Court John D. Newell, and l Auditor P. M. Stallings. Willie Davis, negro tenant on the farm of J. C. Pridgen for two years, was found guilty of disposing of mortgaged property. A six months jail sentence, assigned to work the roads, was suspended provided he pay the costs in the case and settle with Mr. Pridgen for the difference that he owed him. The charge against Davis was brought by Mr. Pridgen due to the fact that the negro, who was farming on shares, sold a bale of cotton without the landlords consent. A case against John W. Watson, negro charged with disposing of mortgaged property, was continued until the following Monday morning. Mrs. J. B. Harris and Miss Minnie Harris left last week for Franklinton where they will make their heme for several months. AN APPEAL D?ar Friend, There are many in the county who have had all their food taken from them. Unless immediate aJd is given these people, they will be forced to beg', steal or starve, since there is so little employment in the county. We had a little money in our Charity Chest but that is not available, and it is impossible, it seems, for us to get more money from any source. We are asking that each chairman or any citizen interested to call a meeting and put on a food, money and clothes drive at ( once. Give every Warren county citizen an opportunity to make a contribution to this drive by going from house to house, frcm store to store. Have things collected and put what you need for your own community in some central place, sending to my office what is left over? These people are our responsibility. Most sincerely, LUCY I. LEACH, Welfare Officer. People must not starve, nor be Without any clothing in War-' rcn county. I beg every one to respond to Muss Leach's appeal as given above. To meet the situation it is necessary that some gift, however small, come from each. J. T. GIBBS. mar \Y, JANUARY 8, 1932 CITIZENS BANK IS CO. DEPOSITORY Commissioners Postpone The Payment of County Bills Until Next Monday DEPOSITS TO BE BONDED Masting in regular session at Warrenton on Monday, the Board of County Commissioners named the Citizens Bank of Warrenton as County Depository and postponed payment of current bills until Mon. day in order that proper securities might be obtained and turned over to the chairman c MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME 1|[| =^~ C??* = ,gM?n NUMBER 2 TOWN FINANCES IN GOOD SHAPE Board Orders That Payment Be Made On Street Improvement Note ORDERS WALL REMOVED Warrenton's financial affairs are In good shape with a surplus on hand sufficiently large to meet cur. rent needs and to allow the town to pay a substantial amount on note made several months ago for street resurfacing work, it was revealed at the regular meeting of the board of commissioners on Monday night. Town officials nancmng iunas are bonded and all funds of the town in the Citizens Bank, town depository, are fully protected by securities as is required under the State local government law. The greater part of the night's session was taken up with a discussion of these questions and with routine matters. Fireworks broke loose after a motion had been made to adjourn when it was pointed out that a wall that encroached cn town property had not been removed by Mrs. John Tarwater as ordered by the street committee. Following a short discussion the board ordered that the matter be placed in the hands of the town's attorney for such legal action as might be necessary. The question of this particular encroachment on town property was brought up at a meeting of the board several months ago and has been up for discussion at several subsequent meetings. The street committee reported that repeated requests had failed to obtain the desired results. Lenoir Man Makes Change; Swi tches Cows for Tobacco . , tijw RALEIGH, Jan. 6?R. A. Croom, cf Lenoir County, switched his major interest from tobacco to cows four years ago and now he boasts | to the world of the wifdom of his change. A. C. Kimrey, dairy extension specialist of N. C. State College, tells the story of Mr. Crcom's success. Croom sells milk, cream, butter and buttermilk from 20 cows to provide a dependable Income for the farm, Kimrey says. "When Mr. Croom decided, to keep a few cows, cotton and tobacco were still selling at fair prices, but he felt that he needed a mare dependable source cf income," Kimrey re* lates. "He first bought up such cows as he could find lo<;ally, not knowing what kind of market he could develop for his dairy products. Mr. Croom is an excellent butf* Qnaker, so they established the ^ 1 business on the basis of butter'ahd buttermilk. Now the Crooms have 20 cows in miiK wim a numoer 01 young ones coming along." Kimrey says Croom is producing most of his cow feed at home and grows those kinds suitable for heavy milk production. He recently converted two old tobacco barns into a feed and lounging barn for the dairy animals, and has ample storage place for the Idspedeza and other hays produced on the farm. Four years ago Croom bought a purebred Jersey bull from N. C. State College, and now has a number of his daughters in milk. The heifers some of them at two years old give more milk than their mothers being better producers! than their dams at three times that age. j "I still grow tobacco," Croom said, "but without my cows I just couldn'fl have made a go of it this year." Girl Scouts Hold ||| Regular Meeting The Cherokee Troop of Girl Scouts met Wednesday afternoon for their regular meeting in the Scout room. After the meeting was called to ordqr by Chairman Redwell, the minutes were read and approved. The treasurer gave no report on account of bank failure. The floor was then opened for nomination of new officers and the following were elected: Sarah Palmer Moore, chairman; Helen Holt, secretary; Sarah Massenburg, treasurer. Laura Ellis was elected flag holder. It was moved and seconded that the scouts organize a basket ball team. The foHowing officers were elected: Katherine Williams, captain; and Mariam Boyd, manager. It was then decided to adjourn and to meet again next Wednesday ready for basketball practice.