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> i fl acci/rate, terse 9 TIMELY I I y'QLL/ME XXXII tSSWm J OPENS MONDAY Wfrincipal Interest Centers In I Civil Docket; Dr. Taylor I Defendant In Suit [/ILL CASE TO BE HEARD rhp January term of Warren ..pjrior court will convene uu pnday morning with Judge ClayHr: jroore of Williamston presiding, tjjge Moore is one of the four Serial judges appointed by Gover tr Gardner, there being two in iistern Carolina and two in the Htestem part of the State, and his Bgime over the two week session Bre will mark his first visit to Rarrenton as a jurist. Judge Henry Grady was scheduled to have been h,re during this term of court. Although there are several cases I0I the criminal docket which are Respected to bring many within the ourt room during the first three Bdays of the week, civil matters be ome of paramount interest at this Rssion due to the trial of Dr. W. v. Taylor and the retrial of the I Byron Brown will case. I Dr. Taylor is being sued for I $25,000 bv J- L. Harris of Wise who B claims that dental work dene by H Dr. Tatar early in March 1930 fH6C6$Slt&t6Cl mill going I'O asd finally losing part of his jawbone. Dr. Taylor will be defended by George C. Green of Weldon and R. Hunt Parker of Roanoke Rapids. The plaintiff is to be represented Cooley and Bone cf Nashville and Yarborough and Yarborough of fouisburg. The attorneys for both ides have reputations in Eastern arolna as outstanding lawyers, J hrch fact, no doubt, will bring, any into the court room to watch ese legal minds work as well as ; hear the details of the case, le suit is scheduled to begin Frir, January 22. he Byron Brown will case is of re than usual interest due to fact that an estate valued at e than $100,000 is involved and presence of the legal artillery ch is expected to resound mghout the court rcom as the le begins with the heirs of vn endeavoring to have his will, hich the bulk of his estate was to Grover Brown, broken. This ' be the second attack on the nf thp u-paithv nesro. the case I having been tried here in the May term of court before Judge Cranmer. A mistrial resulted at that time. The defense attorneys in the case are Julius Banzet, George C. Green of Weldon, Bennett Perry of Henderson and Bob Kittrell of Henderson. The plaintiff will be represented by Kerr & Kerr of Warrenton and Yarborough and Yarborough of Louisburg. The criminal docket, composed of around fifteen cases in which manuughter, assaulting an officer, bastardy, embezzlement, transport4 whiskey, housebreaking, giving Whless check, and reckless driv3 are involved, is expected to be snpleted the first three days of HegarcT-ess of the fact that not % of these cases on the criminal I top'rot* Vin r- L 1 J. 9 J1_ i ?.vi iulo tieaiea county-wiae mI test, it is expected that they will H is* many from various sections ol H'cren who are lcoking for, some Mtans of occupying their time. H the case of the State against Hcink Ware, powerful negro who Hasted arrest, assaulted an officer,I Hhi later was shot in the leg, is I "PMted to bring a delegation from I ^W<ton where he created a com-1 tetion Saturday night two weeks! H te- The case was tried in Record-1 I rs Murt Monday morning and af-1 '? Judge Taylor had pronounced I ?egro guilty and appeal Was I I Ite manslaughter case in which I ID Prescott is to be tried in J """Witt with the death of Har(Continued on Page 4) y| ^Wiff Explains I Uvy On Paschall "A f M tBef people have condemned! ? w?1 *e;Ting on the personal pro-1 w ?f A. e. Paschall," Sheriff I ?! fc U ^ a representative! I "i ?sh"a*)er yesterday afternoon. I 1 Us w tllat ycu would state in I I ^Record that this levy! I ^ iad ^ request oI a mort" I ?ati ""a" cnere was nothing I Cfetv ^ d0, ^ Sheriff of the to make the levy." 1 tehf.,Pinne11 said that he reH njiw ^ his duties made it H h) make the levy and Wm citizens of Warren ^ h^ion an(l would I Pe-^ .that there was any thing I lav 111 his enforcement of the 01 WAR I LUCKY I I -BiCR.1 | FOUND MULTI-MOTOf V^p^'.^_____ ? , N' '*' ^vav.V^AV.V T^PS IN IR02, A SHIRT I ON A WASH LI N &- 1 BILLOWED IN THEr- 1 BREEZE IGOR SIKORSKY DECIDED THAT IF A WIND WOULD SUPPORT A SHIRT, IT | WOULD SUPPORT LARGER OBJECTS.-EXPERIMENTS DEVELOPED THE PRESENT MULTI-MOTORED SIKORSKY AMPHIBIAN Norlina Editor Tells Bo Jury Could Obtain A suggestion that desired infor- ir mation could be obtained by grand fi jury action was made by Editor J. h C. Hardy of The Norlina Headlight n cn Monday afternoon after Boyd o: White, school committeeman of [Norlina, had appeared before the tc | Board of County Commissioners ei [and stated that he had been unable , to obtain satisfactory explanation of the reason that the Norlina p teachers had not been paid for the b last two months of the 1930-31 ses-iF sion. I f( Mr. White said that he had been ci to see Superintendent Allen about T the matter and that he had received two letters in regard to the ni question but he was still unable to understand the reason why, and si suggested that an auditor find the n answer. ai Editor Hardy wanted to know t? about the Norlina school district bi sinking fund and whether or not ft it was intact. He suggested that the b< Grand Jury might obtain the de- tl sired information about both of a: these questions. c< The Commissioners told the com- f' plaining citizens that their author- lc ity only extended over the collection of funds and that they had no N power over the expenditure of d school monies other than to ap- ai prove the budget, as this matter S was handled entirely by the board tl - -a 4-V.of I *1 oi education, it was buggcotcu vnav n if Superintendent Allen was called ti in he would probably be able to a: explain the matter. Commissioner di Skinner stepped across the hall but a] found that Superintendent Allen d( was not in his office. ti Editor Hardy and Mr. White left li the meeting. A few minutes later ci Superintendent Allen came in and S was told about the complaint of ai the Norlina citizens. He denied that Less Than Half 5 Of North Carolina Farmers Own Cars There is a wide range in the percent of farmers who own automo- C{ biles and trucks. In Nebraska ninety-two farmers out of every j hundred own cne or more automo- P biles, and there are more farmer- c< owned automobiles than there are farms in the state. C( At the other, extreme we filnd ^ Louisiana where only one-fourth of w the farmers own automobiles. In y no state in the Old South do as s( many as half the farmers own au- a tomobiles. di In North Carolina approximately r * ? fnwmarc forty-five percent ox uic lanntxw | yj have an automobile, which is pro- g bably a much smaller ratio than is tl generally thought. Half of the peo- w pie of North Carolina live on farms, c, yet they own barely more than onefourth of the automobiles of the q state. Rhode Island leads in percent of farmers who own motor trucks, forty-one percent, and Kentucky is e: last with less than three percent, h In North Carolina only one out of n every sixteen farmers owns a motor s truck, a ratio probably much below js jthe general impression. h Iff Mi KENTON, COUNTY OF W. BREAKS I Miller (ED PLANE IN SHIRT I IGOR. SIKORSKY jgcut^oa ard That Grand Desired Information lformation had ever been withheld om any citizens and stated that e had written the Norlina comlittee two letters in explanation f the matter. "You gentlemen know why the :achers have not been paid?" Suprintendent Allen asked. ''Yes," the members replied. T.nfpr Rnnerintendpnt Allen ex lained that repayment of funds orrowed from the State Literary und and the Special Loan Fund )r all districts, under the new law, ame ahead of teachers' salaries, hese notes fell due before the coliction of 1931 taxes and it was ecessary to use 1930 teachers funds >r this purpose an it was imposble under present conditions and ew schcol laws to borrow in nticipation of the collection of ixes, and these State loans had to s paid when due. Funds collected >r the payment of these notes .will 5 applied on teachers' salaries for re last months of the past session s rapidly as collected. Due to slow Election of 1931 taxes sufficient' mds to pay the teachers or State ans have not accumulated. As for the sinking fund of the orlina school district, Superinten_ ent Allen said that several years go when the validity of a special tate lean was being decided in le courts, work was held up on le Norlina school building addi- ' on after the walls had been raised od that the property was being : amaged by weather. With the full pproval of the State Superintenant of Schools and over the signages of two members of the Norna school district, committee the junty borrowed money from the tate Literary fund to complete the ddition. The loan was made for (Continued on Page 6) Shot That Wounded Negro Said To Have Been Accidental A pistol ball fired from a small ilibre gun Saturday night sent one hocco negro to the Henderson hosltal and another to the Warren >unty jail. The shooting was accidental, ac>rding to the story told Magistrate 7. C. Ellington by Melvin Alston, ho is being held in jail pending le outcome of the wounds which ;nt Sam Robertson to the hospital. Iston said that he had a gun uner his belt and while tussling with obertson the trigger of the pistol as pulled in some manner and the un fired, the ball taking effect in re stomach of Robertson. The, ounded man is expected to re-J over. . J. SHEPPARD, 80, WEDS MISS MAGGIE G'MARY. 35 S. J. Sheppard, well known farm, j r In the Sandy Creek neighborood, and Miss Maggie OMary of ear Wise were united to Marriage aturday at Emporia, Va. Mr. heppard is 80 odd years of age and is wife is 35. -'I*-" \ J|&' ' .* /' v " t * / rrmt U 1 I - -'tMMi 8JRREN, N. C., FRIDAY, j; a. LENGTHY SESSION OF LOWER COURT Littleton Negro Is Tried For Resisting Arrest; Was Shot In the Leg CASE IS HARD FOUGHT The presence of several out-oftown attorneys and the large number of spectators who gathered in the Hall of Justice gave Recorder's court the aspect of the higher tribunal on Monday morning. Although there were only three bills rvf inrlii>tmont, nrpspnted hv Solici tor Cromwell Daniel, two of these cases evoked such lengthy arguments and questioning of witnesses by attorneys as to cause court to last until 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon without adjourning for dinner. Principal interest in the court proceedings centered around the trial of Frank Ware, powerful 250 pound Littleton negro who spurned authority with insolence and struck an officer in the face and knocked him down during the melee that followed when efforts were made to reduce him to order. Lick after lick from the black-jacks of officers failing to suppress the negro's pugalistic spirit, he was shot in the leg by cne of the several men assisting in the arrest, overpowered, tied with ropes and carried to the Littleton bastile. He was later carried to a hospital at Roanoke Rapids where his wound was treated. Testimony presented before Judge Taylor by half a dozen or more citizens of Littleton was to the effect that Ware and a girl were in front of a service station at Littleton cursing and quarreling when an officer was notified. Chief Harvey approaching the negroes and asking what was the trouble, was told that there was no trouble. Told by the officer to move along, Ware responded that he was ''three times seven" and wasn't going anywhere and. in extreme nrofane language, added that no two white men were going to lock him up. In the combat that ensued the negro vfcs shot through the leg after licks from two biEeys failed to bring him to order and under arrest. Ware, as well as two women who went on the stand for him, testified that he and the girl had not been fussing ncr cursing, and as he had not done anything he did not see why he had to move along. He said that he was beat over the head unmercifully with black-jacks and that he did not know whether or not he struck the officer during the excitement. He said that he was being whipped over, the head with billeys when he was shot in the leg by J. N. Mosen.ey. The negro's demeanor on the witness stand was not gcod. The case was hard fought with E. L. Travis of Halifax prosecuting and Joe Pippen of Littleton and Julius Banzet of Warrenton representing the defendant. When found guilty and sentenced to twelve months on the roads by Judge Taylar, Ware's attorneys appealed the case on the grounds of improper arrest. A verbal cc-mbat between two attorneys spiced the case of the State against M. S. Boyd with interest. Boyd was being tried on a charge of reckless driving and assault in connection with an accident which occurred in December, when John Champion, riding down the road in a single-horse wagon atop a load (Continued rn Page 4) Kansas Judge Offers Leap Year Pointers KANSAS CITY Kan., Jan. 13? Judge Henry Meade, of the Wyandotte County Probate Court, has announced ten commandments for women in leap year. They follow: Don't pick a sheik. Don't let a handsome face Influence your better judgment. Don't shy from the bashful because the bashful are shy. Consider the man who considers his nickels, Believe not that the man with the motor car has the only vehicle to happiness. Remember, clothes may make the man and fill the clothes closet, but they don't fill the pantry. Don't delay a proposal because he Is old-fashioned. He may be like your father. Demand much character, but be satisfied with a small part of the pay check. Don't be finicky; you have faults yourself. Let love be the only consideration after all nothing else counts. ? Sprrn P Slftvc V.NUARY 15, 1932 Had Close Call - >< 1mmm ' I Winston Churchill, famous British statesman, got confused in New York traffic and was badly hurt when a, car struck him. Tarwater Denies Repeated Requests To Remove Wall Denying, as his mother's agent, that he had been repeatedly asked to remove a wall at her home that encroached on town property, and claiming that after this request that he had made a counter proposal to a member of the street committee who promised to bring it to the attention of the board, John G. Tarwatepr writes Thq Warren Record an open letter to correct an impression made by a news story concerning this matter in the last issue of this newspaper. His letter 1 in full follows: "In the last issue of The Warren Record you referred to a discission of the board of town commissioners in respect to a wall erected by mother, Mrs. John Taiwater, and which certain parts appear to encroach on town property. "I would like to state that this n atter has been handled entirely by me, as representative of my mother, arid Mr. E. E. Gillam. chairman of the street committee, with one exception, and as far as I know in a very pleasant and agreeable manner. 'As to repeated requests to remove the wall I would like to state there have been no repeated requests to remove the wall as I have only been requested one time to remove a certain part of the wall and that was after the December meeing of the board, which I did not refuse to do. However another member of the board and street committee personally viewed the. property and I offered to give the town a written agreement to remove that certain portion of the wall and also to bear a part of the expense of building a sidewalk if i the town desired to do so. This member of the board suggested that I leave the matter just as it was until the next meeting and that, he would present and recommend this offer to the beard. "Please understand that I have stated clearly that I am making, and have not made, any claim to! that part of the land and that the j wall was simply carried around the side for appearance only and not with the intention of gaining any land or obstructing any alleys or (Continued on Page 6) Miss Lucy E. Ford Dies On Monday Miss Lucy E. Ford, sister-in-law of W. H. Riggan, died Monday morning at 3:50 o'clock following several weeks of failing health. She was buried at Fairview cemetery Tuesday afternoon following services conducted at her home near Warrenton by the Rev. E. C. Durham, pastor of the Methodist church, and the Rev. R. E. Brickhouse, Baptist minister. Miss Ford was in her 65th year when death came. She had been making her home with her brotherin-law since the death of her sister, Mrs. Riggan. Surviving her are one sister, Mrs. Pittman of Dunn, and two brothers, C. M. Ford of Kinston and John Ford of New York. Pallbearers were J. E. Rooker Sr., : C. R. Rodwell, A. W. Hall, C. C. Hunter, John Bell and H. L. Falkener. J FAB PENDLETON MARRIES Announcement has been made here of the marriage of Fabius l Busbee Pendleton, son of Col. and ; Mrs. Arthur Pendleton of Raleigh. ; o-nw Twice ftTvnra R. Easterlinsr of 1 jNew Ycrk City. The marriage was quietly solemnized on Monday. , January 11, in New York. i Mr. Pendleton is a nephew oi ' | Mrs. Katherine P. Arlington anc. has many friends here where he I has visited on numerous occasions, i I * S., Board Cuts Of Coun { Warrenton Boxwood Decorates Home Of Washington's Sister Warrenton boxwood is being used to enhance the beauty of the home of George Washington's sister, according to the following clipping from Sunday's edition of The Washington Post: Kenmore, in Fredericksburg, Va., the home of Betty Washington Lewis, only sister of George Washington and the gathering place of many of the earily patriots (Washington and his friends), is being beautified by the planting of 610 ieet 01 boxwood, by the Garden Club of Virginia, on each side of the walk on the old terrace between Kenmore and the home of Mary, the mother of Washington. This boxwood is about 3 feet high and came from Warrenton, N. C. "Ghost House' To Be Presented Here On January 21-22 By PRESS AGENT The cast for "Ghost House," the thrilling home talent mystery drama, sponsored by the St. Mary's Guild, which is to be presented at the High School auditorium, on January 21, and 22, for the benefit of the building fund of the Episcopal church, has been definitely chosen. The members of the casting committee have succeeded in securing the best talent in Warrenton for this production. Mrs. W. R. Baskervill is splendid as Martha Brown, as the precise, cultured head of the household. Barbara Brown, Martha's niece, a charming refined girl is played very well by Miss Bobbie Jones. James Oliver, the formal English butler, is taken off perfectly by Alfred Ellington, wnne .Fauiette Andrews, the Comedy maid part, is very cleverly handled by Panthea Massenburg. Jimmy Mayfield as Donold Kent, the dissipated, sophisticated man about town is splendid. Benton Thompson, the lawyer, dignified and purposeful is protrayed perfectly by Robert Bright, while Mr. Earl Kinsey makes a perfect Mr. Bates, tired henpecked husband of Elizabeth Bates, a domineering, un_ successful social climber, which is played very well by Margaret Kidd. Mrs. J. R. Stanley has the part of Mandle Washington the colored cook who is very superstitious, and Mrs. Stanley can really pet a rabbit's foot. Ted Wilson, newspaper reporter, light hearted, vigorous young man is played splendidly by Dr. Rufus Jones while Henry Anderson has a perfect take off on inspector Brqoks, detective, very forceful and commanding. Then, there is "the stranger," the weird spooky, thrilling character, played by ? ? ? ? One of the outstanding choruses in ''Ghost House" is the sneak dance chorus. This chorus is made up of several girls cleverly costumed, in a tap rouetine. One of the most unusual choruses is the Ghost dance chorus. This chorus has six girls who dress as Ghcsts and entertain with a phantasy cf weird and ghostly actions. The children's pageant "Boogie Land' promises to be one of the best ever presented here. These choruses and pageant are in addition to the play proper which, according to various reports is cne of the most sensational dramas ever in Warrenton. Warrenton Train I Wrecks Automobile The Warrenton train, unique in appearance and performance, and sometimes referred to in a joking, manner as the demon of the rails that tears from Warrenton to War. ren Plains at the hellish speed of 20 miles an hour, this week crashed into Ihe limelight of news by wounding one of Henry Ford's namesakes. RarVinp- from Warren Plains at the rate of around 20 miles per hour the locomotive caught a Ford touring car on the track at a crossing near the Warrenton Box and Lumber Co. The force of the unpack badly damaged the car, but the two occupants, Slim Stewart md Lem Roberson, two white man, escaped injury. It is not known whether the car stalled on the track or whether the driver misjudged the speed of the train and thought he had time to pass over the rails. 1 MOST OF THE HEWS ALL THE TIME 1 || NUMBER 3 Salaries tv Officials Sheriff Tells Members He Is Willing To Take His Cut With Other Officials BONDS DELIVERED HERE A]1 salaries paid by the county were; ordered to be cut 10 per cent at the regular meeting of the board of county commissioners at the couit house at Warrenton on Monday. This action came ,after Sheriff Diw^oll Vin rJ Vuf/VM a i. U1..1&U iiau wvivi v VUQ boa:rd and told the members that it was reported that this action was to be taken, land whllfe that he needed his money badly, if it was deemed necessary on account of economic conditions that he would be jjerfectly willing to take his cut in common with the other officials. The motion reducing salaries, as mac.e by Commissioner Skinner, and seconded by Commissioner Qapps and passed without dissenting vote, ordered that all salaries paid by the county, including jail, county home, list taker and health department be reduced 10 per cent effective January 1, 1932. This emergency order to be in t'crce until revoked. The salary of the Welfare Officer was reduced from $1200 to $900 due to the fact that she is receiving $300 more from the state than was anticipated at the time she was voted the $100-a-month salary. In addition she is to take the 10 per cent cut that effects the other; officials. Due to the fact that since the State has taken over the six-month school term and the care of the county roads the amount of money collected by the sheriff has decreased more than one-third, the commissioners with this in mind ordered that he be required to give $30,000 bond instead of $40,00 as neretoiore. Finding that sufficient funds were not on hand to pay all county vouchers, the board approved the currrent bills and instructed Auditor Stallings to pay these as fast as funds were available. It was stated by a member of the board that sufficient taxes had been collected since the meeting to pay these bills. This delay was caused by the fucts that county funds were temporarily tied up in the Bank of Warren until securities held as bond for county monies could be obtained. Upcn order of the board the chairman and clerk wrote to the American Bank & Trust Company, Richmond, holders of the bonds, requesting that these bonds be forwarded to the Citizens Bank, county depository. They arrived at War. renton on Wednesday. It is stated that a sufficient amount of these securities will be sold to meet current needs, that part will be held as an investment until needed, and that the remainder will be used in discounting $10,000 worth of county obligations, thereby saving the county $600 in principal and yearly interest in a like amount. W. M. Carter, colored, appeared before the board and was upon motion of Commissioner Skinner, duly seconded, ordered exempted from i n 11 _ A- ? 11 payment 01 pecuar s license to sen lawful wares, on account of services rendered in the Civil War and disability, he being 88 years of age. Carter stated that he served under General Wade Hampton, who, he claimed, was the greatest man that South Carolina has ever produced. On account of urgent repairs needed, it was voted, upon motion of Commissioner Skinner, seconded > I by Commissioner Fleming, to grant Mrs. Mary E. Price-Grant a reduction of $500 in the value of her home place at Warrenton. Voting for the motion, Commissioners Skinner, and Fleming, and Chairman Powell; against the reduction, Commissioners Capps and Burroughs. Kerr Introduces Bill To Reloan Money , WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.?Repre sentative Kerr today introduced a bill providing for the reloaning of money to people in the drought stricken area of the South. Fifteen North Carolina counties were hard hit in 1929, and farmers obtained funds from the government. About 85 per cent of that money has been or will be paid # back. Mr. Kerr would have the government reloan some of the money to people who 'need it. He contends that the emer_ gency is still on, and he Is sure Congress will pass his bill. The total area affected borrowed about j $28,000,000 in 1930. | | , . '
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