North Carolina Newspapers

I ACCURATE, terse I TIMELY yrflUJME XXXII ItMNrnm] MOW COMPLETED! r H. Aycock Is Appointed Camp Superintendent; C. S. Scott Is Stewart [officials attend 'CUE I The prison camp has been comMpitted, appointments have been Wjuade. and convicts are expected I unowiav to occupy their new! Enters near the Town of WarI The prison will be managed by t .H. Aycock of Sandy Creek. Dr. I; H Macon has been named pri|vn physician, and C. S. Scott will |ierre as Stewart. The following l^ve been appointed as guards: | frank Nea 1, Warrenton; H. G. |jaithccck, Six Pound; Forrest |fteek, Judkins; W. R. Baskervill, | barren ton; Joe Pritchard, Sandy |creek; J. A. Pitchford, Judkins, |; s. Newsome, River. | competition for jobs at the |rion camp was keen. Letter after letter and petitions in behalf of | candidates have found their way | ;o the office of Sam D. Scott, su|jenisor of prisons in North Carolina. The appointments were re| ceived here Wednesday morning | md the compietion of the prison | us celebrated Wednesday after icon with a barbecue at the camp, I which was attended by a number I d State officials and many citiI Kis from the town and county. I I Among the highway officials I | here to examine the prison and to I ^participate in the 'cue were Sam J - ? Farmer of the/ IB D. fcWU, VUK"'? I highway patrol, Messrs. Craven, | Withsrspoon, Broacli, Rogers, Rea, I Berts and Rogers. I The prison, located about a mile I Som southern Warrenton, is a fireI proof construction and will house I Pom 75 to 80 convicts. Work on I ie camp began in November under I ie supervision of Jack Smiley, loI si contractor. In addition to the I nin building at the camp, there I re four other buildings?a mess I Jail, a laundry, guard house, and It garage. The cost of the camp I ns around $20,000 which was paid I y the State. I Following the baibecue Mr. I Scott briefly instructed the perluinel of the Warren county Irscn in regard to their duties. Is? said that Warren was the list county he came to when he li-ian his work in North Carolina Ind it would always occupy a warm I not in his heart. He asked that tie officials endeavor to make this I fie best camp in the State. Play To Be Given At Macon Tonight MACON, Feb. 11.?The play, "Mammy's Little Wild Rose," will be given in the Macon high school auditorium tonight (Friday) at 7:30 oclock. This play is sponsored by file second vear class, nnri rine to Iick of funds this year, is being i in order to raise mcney to ' on the home economic work, e scene is in the yard of a itain home and the characters Rose, Thelma Young; Daniel, 1 Haithccck; Lesber, Spruce ;an; Lettie, Mable Harris; PegThelma Overby; Wade Carver, n Tharrington; Mammy, Louise son; Uncle Joe. Milton Burrows; Sadie Pegram; Orpheus, dine Harris; Aunt Hester, Irene i?; Mrs. Courtvan, Lois Thomp& addition to the play, there will several special features, such as special chorus and dance, the lot Economic class song, and wl&l piano and string music by ks Pope and her brother. Every Be is cordially invited to come. A ^ cterge will be made. Hames Destroy Home At Macon comPtetely destroyed the on .Hovard Riggan at noon hove ?' ^re ts believed to fins from a defective I I before ,> made much headway The f SaS ^'scover d. 5 ??* Was only al)le save The Ir^j j of household furniture, tally 531(1 to have been par. " by insurance. PEyJfJ? 1N' DISGUISE * 0re- F*b. 11?VetSuet h were baffled at a ?fegon ufe,when the annual ^ to diK? gT0Wers' Association ^ hiar>o.+UStSheep Problems and deci 5 ?r V;ool and mutton. *4 untjj . ey had been served 5 curM !aS revealed it was i"0^. Thn a new Kuropean Hti a. . new "lamburger" was as 3 Worthy find. i "S T v m I Huey Long Swor / Governor Long of Louisiana, a dyita activities to the Senate, after his own Dor's chair had been duly elected Lor^ to Vice-President Curtis. Painting Brings \ Honor To Former Warrenton Girl Painting a squash ,Miss Mary H. Tannahill of New York, formerly cc of Warrenton and a cousin of t Mrs. Tasker Pouk, was awarded $2 a medal by the judges at the an. fi nual exhibition of the National As. vs sociation of Women Painters and vi Sculptors for producing the best 9C water color in the show, according ei to a narticle taken from Thursday's New York Wolrd-Telegram: ^ "Of the million women who have fr studied the possibilities of a white ^ summer squarsh it remained for b( Miss Mary H. Tannahill, New York E? artist, to move the familiar vege. ^ table from its obscure place in the ?r kitchen to a sensational position a] in an art exhibition. C( "Miss Tannahill's painting of a t< squarsh and its vine leaves, as they ]< looked the morning last summer u when they were dumped on the s kitchen table of her brother's home If on a Westchester County farm has ir become the most talked. 01 picture at the annual exhibition of the Na. Vi tional Association cf Women Paint. g( ers and Sculptors that opened last C( week in the Fine Arts Building. C] ' "Squarsh' was awarded a medal w by the judges for being the best ir water color in the show. Jonas Lie, ^ famous painter and one of the sev. t en men painters and sculptors cn the male jury that judged the show g( pointed to it as the most signifi. je cant of the paintings in the exhi. n: bition. C( Brought It To Studio ^ " 'So far as I know no other art. ist ever selected a squarsh as a subject for a picture, but this o.ae looked so beautiful when the farm. 0] er brought it into the kitchen that ^ I simply had to paint it,' Miss Tan. nahill said today. She was so much C( impresses by a quality of whiteness k( in its skin that she returned with it sj 1o the city that day, she said, set a] it ud in her 57th St. studio and ini. lf. mcrtalized it in water colors. " 'I like to take simple, common place things and shdw how lovely they really are,' she said. 'I some. C( times wonder why other painters s( select still life subjects whose love. l.'rvsss is so obvious to every one rj that their beauty does not need to ^ be interpreted by an artist. My p idea in painting the squash was to express its form and beauty as simply as I could.' "Other vegetables also have ex. t, traordinary beauty in the eyes of r this artist. 'I think onions are perfectly exquisite.' And there is her p 'Cabbage,' a painting that was ex. tc hibited a few years ago at the Brooklyn Academy." A Presiding Elder To p Preach Here Sunday sc Rev. L. B. Jones, presiding elder F of the Rocky Mount district, will s( preach at the Warrenton Metho. w uist church Sunday night and will hold the quarterly conference Mon. I day morning at eleven o'clock. The w ladies of the church will serve lunch after the quarterly meeting. C All officials of the charge should e be present. a ATTEND FUNERAL ir ? " t-_ J ITT *, Sheriff w. J. pinneii, juagc w. 1* W. Taylor, Judge T. O. Rodwell, John H. Kerr Jr., and Frank H. H Gibbs 'attended the funeral of Judge M Thomas M. Pittman at Henderson Wednesday afternoon. Judge Pitt. H man died at his home at the Vance R county capital Sunday night at 7 K o'clock. He was 74 years of age, dean of the Henderson bar, and for V many years chairman of the North ir Carolina Historical Commission. jti if llj WARRENTON, COUNTY n in as Senator mic politician, has transferred his choice as successor in the Goverl la shown handing his credentials Varren Has Paid Nearly Half Of 15c School Levy RALEIGH, Feb. 10. ?Warren mnty had paid into the State reasury $9,684.32 of the estimated 50,083. coming from this county om the 15 cent levy on the $100 iluation, based on an assessed iluation for the county of $3,388,18, up to Saturday, State Treasur. John Stedman said. Up to Saturday $1,975,890.66 of ie estimated $4,461,691 to come cm the 100 counties to suppleient the State school fund had ;en received, Treasurer Stedman lid, leading him to believe that alf the fund will be received withi the next few days. Collections rr- helifived to be slow in the )unties, but many of them have Elected more than half of the 131 taxes. Counties are required nder the law to forward to the late Treasurer the amount of the i 5 cent levy collected twice a i ionth, the 1st and 15th. Avery county, with an assessed' iluation of slightly more than $5,_ | 10,000, is the only one of the 100 lunties that has made no return! a the 15 cent ad valorem tax, < hile numbers of others had sent i only small parts of the taxes elieved to have been collected,' reasurer Stedman said. Every effrot is being made to :t the counties to forward the colctions promptly so the State can leet its six months school term )sts. largely in teachers' salaries, [r. Stedman said. FIND STILL IN COFFIN NAHUNTA, Ga., Feb. 11.?A still perated in a coffin was found and estroyed here by Sheriff Ed New-! )n. The entire plant was con;aled in a large home-made caset constructed of pine, lined with ieet zinc, and was uncovered only Jiliwnnf eoornh ThA t.WO fll- i LUC1 UxngCJiu O^MXWA. ^_ ged operators were arrested. SERVICE STATIONS SOLD Two of the three service stations mstructed for the Boyce Motor ervice have been sold. The sta. on near Warrenton on the Libea road has been bought by Ray 'estcn and Norman Pittard has urchased the station at Norlina. PERSONAL MENTION Miss Ruth Pettyjohn of Lynchurg is a guest of Mr. and Mrs. .T. Watson. Messrs. C. R. Williams and Lee aschall of Richmond were in >wn this week. Friends of Mrs. Jim Shepherd of fton are glad to learn she is revering from an operation for apendicits which she underwent at .aria Parham hospital in Hender>n. Misses Grace Wagner and Mary ranees Rodwell of the Hender>n Business School spent the eek end here. Miss Elizabeth Staekhouse, John lenderson and Dr. Rufus Jones ere visiters in Raleigh Sunday. Misg Lucy Baskervill cf Duke iniversity, Durham, spent the week nd here with her parents, Mr. nd Mrs W. R. Baskervill. Mrs. Bob Bell of Henderson, for. j lerly of Churchill, was a guest cf riss Estelle Davis this week. ? itr ? whppler of I ur. ana ivj..e>. ?*. *v. .'enderson were dinner guests of irs W. A. Connell Sunday. Miss Helen Estabrock of the ,'ome Economics department of aleigh was ia week end guest of frs. W. A. Connell. Mrs. Howard P. Jones arrived Wednesday afternoon from Wash, lgton, D. C. She expects to reirn tomorrow morning. i' : I j V . . W'. T } " " 1 M > \ \ 1 OF WARREN, N. C., FRIDA n ' Harvey Weldon Claim Is Argued Before Commission Claims for compensation in connection with the death of Harvey Weldon, young white man of Nor. lina who was accidently killed here on July 4 when he was in War. renton to leave with the local military unit for camp, were set forth at a meeting of the Industrial CommiSfeion held in the court house on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Due to the fact that briefs have to be filed and arguments made in the case it will rrobablv be several weeks before a decision will be made by the commission. The hearing was 'conducted before T. A. Wilson, one of the members of the Industrial Commission, and the National Guard was represented by Walter D. Silver, and Major Smith. Three fatal accident cases are included in the 55 workmen's compensation cases set for hearing in the Piedmont and Mountain section cf the State before Commissioner Wilson during this and next week. Commissioner Wilson came here Monday afternoon from Henderson where he heard a base in the morn, ing. He started Wednesday on his western swing with two at Roxboro, two at Spray, five at Mt. Airy, one each at Wilkesboro and Jefferson, three 'at Newland, one each at Baskerville and Barnardsville, fifteen at different times in Asheville, two at Bryson City, one at Murphy, two each at Robbinsville and Franklin, one at Syhia, three at Hendersonville, four at Marion, four at Morganton and three at Newton. Warrenton Tobacco Market To Close On Next Friday, 19th The Warrenton tobacco market will close Friday, February 19. This date was set at a meeting of the tobacco board of trade held on Wednesday and is in line with the closing of other markets in the middle belt. Figures on the amount sold and the average price paid by the three warehouses here were not available late yesterday afternoon, but it is thought that around four million pounds of the weed were sold here during the season. T. wTking Dies" At Inez Wednesday Funeral services lor T. W. King of Inez were conducted yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by the Rev. E. N. Harrison, assisted by the Rev. S. E. Wright,, a former pastor. Mr. King died suddenly at his home Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. He was <a man of about 60 years of age and until a year ago when he moved to Inez he had spent his life at Areola. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Etta King, and eight children: Mrs. Bailey Ayscue, Mrs. Ralph Dillard and Miss Martha King of Inez; Mrs. Carey Ellington of Hoi. lister; Miss Gertrude King of the Roanoke Rapids hospital; Sam and Foster King of Inez and Willie King of Areola. In addition he leaves three sisters and two brothers, Mrs. T. S. Tharringtcn of ? * ?i. TI irT rmrln Aw'tifr KocKy Mount; ivlio. ju,yiiu.cv ton of Hollister; Mrs. Charlie Haithcock of Warren'ton; Charlie King of Inez and J. R. King of Areola. Grandchaldren and nieces acted as flower girls and the pallbearers were six of his nephews. BANK WARREN CASHIER MOVES TO RICHMOND G. B. Gregory, cashier and vice president of the Bank of Waren, Mrs. Gregory, Misses Katherine and Emily Gregory have moved to Richmond where Mr. Gregory has accepted a position with the Virginia Banking Department. Friends will regret to learn that Mrs. J. A. Shepherd is quite ill at the Henderson hospital as ia result of an appendicitis attack. OPENS OFFICE HERE Dr. E. D. Harbour optometrist of Oxford, has opened up a one-daya-week office in Warrenton. The eye doctor will be in town on Wednesdays of each week and has mads arrangements with Dr. Rufus Jones, dentist, to occupy a part of his office over the Citizens Bank. SIGN ERECTED Madam Public has been' favored in her comment on the sign placed: in front of Hotel Warren by Hayvood Duke, manager. The red' lights catch the eye and gives to' ihe town a lively and more prosperous glow. form Y, FEBRUARY 12, 1932 DAUGHERT GIVEN JAIL SENTENCE Judgment Suspended Provided Cost Is Paid; Is Still Held In Prison DAVIS ACTS AS LAWYER William K. Daughert, young white man of New Bern who drove away from Overby's service station at Macon without pajing for eight gallons of gasoline and sped through Uic 1AJWU ui weuiciii/Uix wueii ciforts were made to s;op him here, was found guilty of reckless driving and larceny in Recorder's court on Monday morning. Judge Taylor sus. pended judgment on the reckless driving charge and sentenced him to 30 days in jail 011 the larceny count, judgment suspended upon payment of costs. Daughert is still being held in the JVarren county jail. He was unable to pay his cost, and is wanted in another county on a bad check count. The young mar explained to Judge Taylor Monday morning about the bad check, but that will have to be tried in another county unless a compromise hikes place be. tween the plaintiff and defendant. Mr. Overby was reimbersed for his gasoline before the trial tcok place here Monday. F. L. Stewart, white man, was fined $5 and costs for giving Jimmie Mayfield a worthless check for pool games shot at the pool room. Found guilty of assault with deadly weapon, Pet Robinson, negro was given a three months jail sentence, assigned to work the roads. This sentence was suspended upon the condition of payment of costs. The assault charge was brought against Robinson as the result of trouble that he and Frank Harris, wnite man, naa oaiuraay mgxiu, Harris brought his overcoat into court to show where the negro had cut at him Saturday. Farmer John B. Davis of Shocco turned lawyer in the court room during the trial of Baldie Hawkins, negro tenant on his place who was being tried for assaulting Whit Robinson. Robinson wag represented by Frank H. Gibbs. Both negroes were tenants of Mr. Davis and while they were working together Hawkins stuck Robinson with a pitchfolk. Mr. Davis questioned each witness and after the evidence was closed made a speech, but evidence in the case led Judge Taylor to find Hawkins guilty and to order that he pay Robinson's doctor's bill. Mr. Davis somewhat unfamiliar with the regular procedure of attorneys in examining witnesses and presenting cases, was granted all the courtesies of court. Funds From AlaskaAid Welfare Work Five dollars came from Alaska this week to aid the unfortunate of Warren county. This iripney was sent to Miss Lucy I. Leach, welfare office, by Miss Bessie Blacknall, formerly cf this county but at present a missionary in Alaska. In the letter that brought the contribution Miss Blacknall said; "I wish that I could do more, but there are many here who need help . . . The whole Valley has suffered from a severe epidemic of measles. All 36 of our mission children had them at one time. Many Indians have died or are suffering from the ill effects of measles, and they are poverty stricken, but at least they do not have to pay rents and taxes and they can live quite a while on moose meat without bread." Miss Blacknall said that they were having a very cold winter in Alaska, the thermometer registering from 20 to 50 below zero much of the time. Glee Club Entertains Many Here Sunday The court room was over-crowded by members 01 ootn rates uuiu Warrenton and Warren who gath. ered there Sunday afternoon to hear the negroes of the John R. Hawkins Glee club sing. The entertainment has been highly praised. Nineteen dollars and forty cents was contributed to welfare work in Warren when a silver offering was taken. In addition $33.60 was brought in by the different chairmen over the county, who also read a report of the focd and clothing that had been collected and distributed to the needy by their committees. Several of the chairman : brought in food collected in their communities to be distributed where it was mere needed. fii , v.' JS i, Legion To \ Against Une 4On Guard at Shanghai Gol. Richard Stewart Hooker, of the 4th Regiment, Marines, who is protecting American interests m China, is said to roar like a lion ot too like a dove, as occasion requires. He hunted down bandit's * in the West Indies back in 1900. Miss Emily Reid To Represent Limer Post In Contest Miss Emily Reid of Warrenton will represent Limer Post, No. 25, American Legion, in the eighth district oritorical contest held at Oxford tonight at 7:30 o'clock. The winner at Oxford will meet at Raleigh with other district winners on February 22 to compete for the State prizes, which are as follows: first place, $75.00 and gold medal; second place, $50.00 and medal; third place, $25.00 and medal. Miss Reid won the right to rep. resent Limer Post at Oxford tonight by winning first place, which carried with it a $10.00 prize, in the contest held at the Parrish House of Emmanuel) Epifccopal church last Saturday night. Second prize, which was $5.00, Was won by Miss Dorothy Newby of Littleton. Judges in the Warren county contest were Miss Ethel Winterfield, Randolph-Macon School for Girls, Lynchburg, Va.; Thomas H. Nicholson, Reading, Penn.; J. W. Sloane cf Washington, D. C. White Man Fatally Burned At A Still John Wemyss, white man of Vaughan, was found fatally burned in a creek early Saturday morning by Plummer Parrish, negro. He died soon after being found. According to the story reaching WaTenton Mr. Wemyss was at a still with three negroes Friday night. Two of the negroes left Mr. Wemyss and Plummer Parrish at the still site. They both went to sleep and the white man rolled into a bed of coals where he remained until his body was badly charred, and then he rolled down to a creek where groans from him attracted Parrish. There were no indications of foul play. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon and interment took place at the old home place. Smith's Statement Lowers Betting Odds ST. LOUIS, Feb. 8?Tom Kearney, St. Louis betting commissioner .shifted the odds against Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt to gain the Democratic Presidential nomination from even money to 3 to 2 today, as a result of Alfred E. Smith's announcement. The odds c*i Smith and Governor Ritchie, Maryland, remain at 3 to 1 against. Kearney's political forecast as to the chances of other candidates, prompt him to offer:? Eight to 1 against Newton D. Baker and Speaker John N. Garner. Fifteen to 1 against Melvin Tray. lor. Twenty to 1 against James A. Reed, Owen D. Young, Sentor J. Hamilton Lewis, Senator Bulkley. Fifty to 1 against Governor William H. Murray, William G. Mc. Adoo, Senator Joseph Robinson, James H. Cox, Harry F. Byrd. One hundred to 1 against Governor George White, Senator Huey Long, Senator Cordell Hull, Governor Harry Moore. TO RETURN TODAY Messrs. Van Alston and Hugh Holt are expected to return today from a week's visit at New York. They were accompanied to New York by Miss Fannie Powell who remained there for a visit. MOST OF TP' NEWS *5 ' ' ' NUMBER 7 Vage Fi^lit mployment Citizens Asked to Contribute At Least One Day's Worlt For at Least One Man CANVASS TO BE MADE Limer Post of the American Legion will go into battle against the unempolyment situation in Warren county, while the National oiganizaticti swings into action in other sections, on Monday when a house-to-house canvass will be made of Norlina and Warrenton to ask citizens to pledge at least one day's work to at least one man, more if possible. The canvass will continue until both towns are covered. Citizens in other sections willing to provide work are asked to communicate with Harold R. Skillman, Adjutant, Limer Poet, American Legion, Warrenton. Final details of the drive for unemployment relief in Warren were worked out at a meeting of Limer Post at Warrenton last night. At that time the towns of Warrenton and Norlina were divided into districts and committees appointed by Commander John Mitchell to make the canvass. The Warrenton committee will meet at the Legion quarters on Monday night at 7:30 where members will be supplied pledge cards and sent out with the determination to secure as many hours of labor as possible. NorI'na committeemen are asked to meet with Chairman John W. **UVVVU| Signed pledge cards will be turned over to Mrs. Clauds T. Bowers, in charge of a volunteer employment committee. Persons desiring to work will communicate with her and will hs referred to persons having work to be done. While no minimum wage scale was set, it was the sentiment of the members that $1 a day be paid for laborers where only one or two days work could be provided. This is discretionary with the employer but the persons solicited will be asked to state the kind of labor desired and the sum to be paid. Persons who do not have work to be done and desiring to aid in the fight against unemployment may contribute money. Such contributions will be turned over to a :Legion committee which will pay to have work done on public implements. Committees appointed by Commander Mitchell to make the canvass beginning on Monday night are as follows: North Warrentcn?C. T. Bowers, chairman; M. J. Davis, R. B. Boyd, L. C. Kinsey, P. E. Lewis, R. D. Scott, R. R. Weston, C. P. Al. leri, J. B. Miller, w. T. Polk. South Warrenton?S. E. Burroughs, chairman; H. C. Montgomery, Boyd Davis, W. M. Gardner T. I. Gillhm, J. B. Boyce, W. D. Rodgers Jr., C. A. Tucker, Bignail Jones, H. W. White, W. P. Alston. IMr.rlinn?.Tnhn W. AdCOCk. Chair_ man; Boyd White, W. R. Hayes, E. P. Benton, J. T. Foltz, P. E. Brauer. The committee appointed to handle funds donated for public work is composed of S. E. Burroughs, chairman; Claude T. Bowers, W. T. Polk land C. A. Tucker. Reports on number of days labor pledged will be wired into National Headquarters each night that the canvass is on. Period covered by pledges is to extend through May 31. Weaver Escapes As Train Smashes Car Oalvern Weaver, white man of near Warren Plains, esdaped serious injury on Monday morning when his automobile was struck by a fast pa:isenger train at a rail road crossing' in the heart of Norlina. Mr. Weaver's car had nearly cleared the: track when the relar of the veliicle was struck by the locamotive. The car was demolished, but Mr. Weaver escaped injuries. Only Two Fatalities From Autos In 1931 RALEIGH, Feb. Iff."?Warren county had two fatalities from automobile accidents during the year 1931, records in the office of Director L. S. Harris, of the Motor Vehicle Bureau, show. During the ye?.r automobiles were responsible foi 762 deaths in the State, 15 less than in 1930, but 5,075 persons were injured establishing a new high record.