accurate, terse jl TIMELY I I VOLUME xxxii If?DS OVER I SCHOOLS LIFTING I indications Are That All Of I Warren Schools \VilJ Run B For Full Eight Months J MACON PATRONS BUSY ! (Clouds of dOUDC nuvciiug, u.gi I extended school term in Warren I ^ are clearing and indications [ are that every high school in the I county wJl run for the full eight I months. Warrenton pointed the way on last Friday night when patrons gathered in the school auditorium and pledged enough funds to guarantee that the school would be able I to cany on for the full term. Late yesterday afternoon patrons gathered at the Macon school to make plans for its continuance. Due to bank failure and bankruptcy of large landowners in the Macon school district, the Macon school is facing a critical period, but committees, appointed to obtain board for teachers and to raise funds, expressed confidence that they would be able to report sufficient headway on Monday night to prevent the school closing on next Friday. The committee to provide board is composed of C. M. Haithcock, W. T. Person, Mrs. H. I Kenvon, Mrs. W. H. Riggan. QrlHitinnnl fnnrtc arc V. < iSOUUUiig ? ? ? H. Russell, F. M. Drake and R. H. ' The Norlina, Wise and AftonElberon schools will be able to run w.ih hinds derived by taxation, c I Superintendent of Schools J. Ed- g ward Allen said yesterday. The * Littleton schools will obtain nearly a enough fur.ds from the State to ? run its schools, but will not be able a to use any special tax monies. Pat- f< rons and teachers will probably have to give some assistance, but E the school should be able to run L through the extended term. ri The Dreary school does not re- S teive anything from the State tax b' reduction fund but is making P special arrangements to keep the P school in operation. Due to the fact ly that the school opened late last D fall, the patrons have considerable M time in which to perfect these ar- ki rangements. F The Vaughan graded school will dose the latter part of next week. ( The school committee planned only to operate for six months. ?. The Inez school, scheduled to run six months, will run for eight months, if the patrons express a C desire to have this done. Miss Anna si Clark has offered to conduct this re school for the extra two months if w such wish is indicated. fe The operation of the schools at h; Warrenton, Macon, Littleton, and elsewhere will be made possible through the co-operation of the !cners who have volunteered o? ie personal sacrifices in order it their schools might be kept ibout 31,000,000 u Acres Land In State ] North Carolina's total area is aproximately 31,000,000 acres. Apiroxunately two.thirds of this area ?some 20,568,000 acres are classed r( is forest land. This includes both h productive and unproductive acres. C The importance of putting two- tl thirds of the State to its most ef_ a tent use is of primary concern.IP Nature intended that land not a heeded for other purposes should P ^ used for growing of forests. The T te that virtually all land in the d State was forested when the white ? "hn first came to the country is Ci Proof of the purpose for which that 0 te needed otherwise was intended. 11 In tiio w..!>.. ? uuuaing cf cities, cultiva-| I % of land, and in other ways, I ton has upset the balance of naI making it more important ; to restore as much area as ' P?ss-ble to its original use. c M Agent Holds \ H flings In County! e d Attractively dressed windows at c e J' A. Pipkin jewelry shop have - ? ?any expressions of praise t f?1 the many who have viewed c H 6tn this week. Pistols, Pictures, i watches, daguerreotypes 1 c ^ other relics of past decades are j H arranged and marked. The i ] H ^ture museum is well worth a I CHILD DIES | " Ml j. r?aret King, seven months ?ld \ * I fofh'er 01 Mr- Mrs- Charles ^ k ? ?f near Warren Plains, was 1 ^1 yesterday afternoon at 4 < H in the cemetery at the (1 Plains Methodist church. 1 l ^ ?n Tuesday. 3. w; i 1 "lj ; Durable John D. [ The elder Rockefeller posed for this remarkable photograph the first day he was out after a severe illness. He's 93 and says, "I feel fine, thank you." Norlina School To Present 3-Act Play "The Red-Hdaded Stepchild," a omedy-drama in three acts, will be iven by the junior class of the forlina high school on March 4, ccording to an announcement oming from that town yesterday fternoon. The cast of characters >llows: Mrs. Richard Russell, Gladys iochelle; Mr. Richard Russell, awrence Rose; Mrs. Oliver Wood. iff, Martha Hilliard; Mrs. Emory cott, Phelina Hicks; Briggs, the utler, Fritz Daeke; Lucia Russell, eggie White; Dudley Russell. Pa era erkinsnn; Eirnaue tn Russell, Even Graham; George Garrison, ick Hays; Ethel Ashley, Effie tunn; Lucille Christy, Louise Watins; Flora Farnum, Lima Mae leming. Complains of Charity Soup; Chairman Quits GLOUCESTER, N. J., Feb. 22.? ity Clerk Ernest M. Ritchie regned as director of unemployment ilief because he said his efforts ere not appreciated. Jobless men id at the municipal soup kitchen ad composed this song:? O Boop, Boops Doop, The boys don't like the soup. They give it away, free every day. But the boys don't like the soup. Mr. Ritchie defended the charter and consistency of the soup nd added "but, if they don't like le soup, I quit." ^lames Cause Much Land To Lie Idle Flames are the primary cause of miering some 4,000,000 acres of - -- s?xT/-v%?fV* mi lcye or unpruuuuuvc m .uwuVU arolina. Foresters estimate that le average land should produce nnually timber valued at about $2 er acre. Landowners and the State t th:s rate, are losing revenue aproximating $8,000,000 each year, "bis does not take into account the egree to which development of the tite may have been set back beaise of a reduction of the amount f timber as a raw material for lanufacturing. IVarren Officers Capture Big Still Raiding in Shocco township late Saturday morning, Sheriff W J. innell, Deputies D. L. Robertson nd Robert Pinnell captured a 350'?,llon capacity steam outfit, and [f stroyed approximately 700 gallons if beer. No whiskey was found. The still, which was located near he old Largo house, had been iterated a few days before the aid, according to indications, the ifficers said. Deputies Capture Still Near Elberon A 50-gallon copper still and 200 \r< lions of beer were captured on Taesday morning by Deputies R. Li. Pinnell and W. B. Mustian. The jutfit was located on the Ed Short place below Elberon post office, and 7/ is said to have been complete and in fine shape. Iff ? VRRENTON, COUNTY OF W Wets Leading In Digest Referendum; Majority Is Reduced Returns from the National referendum on prohibition as conducted by the Literary Digest, shows that the wets are still in the majority in North Carolina although their lead has been reduced from that shown in the poll released last week. In this week's issue of the Digest, 15,340 votes from North Carolina are tabulated. Of these 6,840 are for continuance of the 18th Amendment, and 8,870 are for repeal of IJne 18th Amendment. Total returns from seventeen States show a total tabulated vote r rrrrr oon. 1 in can r j_: oi 110,006, ii?,o Mount, sister of Howard P. Jones, was honored at Louisburg on Monday when the Franklin Ceunty Historical Association, sponsoring a Washington Bi-Centennial celebration, presented her with a plaque in appreciation of the literary contribution, "Ode to Franklin." Mrs. J. E. Malone and Fred IJ. Folfq were aisu uu..?, th celebration which presented an interesting program and an address -oav a r? Wilnnv nresident of J . , . Louisburg College. Seizes Rug Designed After Five Dollar Bill MEMPHIS, Feb. 22.?The government is jealous of its designs. So the Union Planters National Bank is out a specially woven rug, modelled after a five dollar bill L'tsued by the bank. The Secret Service confiscated it as a violation of the counterfeiting laws. Bell Seeking Office Of State Auditor RALEIGH, FEB. 23.?Chester O. Bell, Auditor of State Prison, today announced his candidacy for State Auditor, subject to the Democratic Primary to be held June 4th, 1932. iVIr. Bell is a native of Moore county. PERSONAL MENTION Mrs. P. M. Stallings of Macon was a visitor here on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Arch Davis of Washington, D. C., is spending some time with his sister, Miss Estelle Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bell and three - .. ? *" ? Of?lln -Roll Mr. snnaren, miao oia;iu? George Southerland, Rev. J. R. Phipps, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Skillman, Mrs. Joe Taylor ar.d Mr. John Henderson attended the funeial of Miss Annie Kelly in Wilmington on Tuesday. Mesdames Helen Overby and W. A. Mobrey of Ridgeway were visitors here on Wednesday. Mr. Lloyd Cook of the State j Highway spent the week endj in; Warrenton. Friends of Mr. Pryor Rod well Jr. i are glad he is improving in a Richmond hospital where he is receiving treatment. Mrs. F. P. Hunter of Porlsmouth, Va., was a guest of Mrs. P. M. Stallings near Macon for several days this week. Mesdames E. A. Thome and Wilkins Louis of Jackson spent Wednesday in Raleigh. Rev. and Mrs. Tom Walters and son of Rocky Mount spent several days this week with Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Rod well. Mrs. W. A. Graham of Kinston ?*4e>{firwr> har mnf.hpr Mrs HPIirV K> VWll/Uig, AAV,* ***.w~w.y y Boyd. The Misses Catherine Scoggin and Tempe Boyd of the University of North Carolina spent the week end here. Mr. and Mrs. James Parker of Clinton, N. C., were week end guests of Rev. and Mrs. E. C. Durham. ri> Patrons Pie To Run L 1 t N OTHERS WILL BE GIVEN OPPORTUNITY At the mass meeting of the patrons and friends of the John Graham High School held on Feb. 19th in the school auditorium, tangible evidence of cooperation and community spirit was manifest by those present and by others not able to be present but represented. The opportunity Is still open for those unable to be present or who were not represented, to make such donations either in cash or in farm and gardenj supnlies as thev desire?-such dona I K ? tions to be made to W. N. Boyd and M. C. McGuire, the committee appointed to leceive and collect pledges, on or before March 15th after which a full report of collections will be made. Plans have been worked out so that all teachers can remain in their present homes. V. F. WARD, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the VMaprenton Graded and High ScliooL jl j ??????????? Negro Is Jailed On Store Breaking Count A negro man who gave his name as Bennie Nicholson and his home as Embro is in the Warren county jail awaiting trial for breaking into the store of J. L. Pegram near Littleton and for entering the depot at Vaughan. The thiel: gained entrance into the Pegram store by breaking a plate glass window on Friday night as a freight train rumbled by. He was seen by Worth Allen who called several of his neighbors and entered the store where they found that Nicholson had filled one bag with about, g-Qoj^s and was in ~f fining, another Saturday momirlg ^ that the Seaboard Air Line had been entered at Vaughan and Nicholson, it was said, confessed to that crime after a bunch of skeleton keys had been found on his person. Recorder's Court Has No Cases On Monday The people of Warren have been law abiding during the past week or either managed to stay clear of the clutches of the law, as was revealed on Monday morning when Judge W. W. Taylor and Solicitor Cromwell Eaniel came to the court house where spectators had gathered for the annual session of Recorder's court and found no defendants on har d to be dealt with. After remaining in the Clerk of Court's office for a while where a friendly discussion of politics was taking place;, the two court officials departed. Judge Taylor commented that this was the first Monday j morning since he had been judge that he haci not iieia cuiuo, when Superior court was in session here. Four Stills Captured i Within Several Days NORLINA, Feb. 22?Local county officers in this section captured four complete liquor manufacturing outfits within the past several days. Wednesday a raid was made just north of Wise and a small copper outfit was seized. The still had just been run. On Friday afternoon in a raid north of the Episcopal church at Ridgecrest a 150 gallon copper kettle and cap were captured. The rim had been made and the outfit hidden in the bushes. Sunday night another raid was made north of Ridgeway. A number of officers were in hiding at a still when two negroes approached with the outfit to get ready for the run. The officers flushed them. The men made a get-away, but the outfit was captured. i Jewelry Shop Has Attractive Windows R. T. Melvin of Raleigh, field agent for the North Carolina Cotton Growers Co-operative association was in Warrenton yesterday. Mr. Melvin held a meeting at Norlina Wednesday night where he discussed cotton seed and the improved varieties. He left here for Littleton where he held a meeting last night. MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME : NUMBER 9 d ge Funds ocal School Patrons Pledge Kunds At Mass Meeting Kere On Friday Night WARD PRESENTS FACTS "Your school will run for the full eight-months term. Yoi through your action here tonight have made that possible," V. P. Ward, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the John Graham hi*:h school, stated on Friday night as applause bursted forth from the nearly 200 patrons of the school gathered in tEo onditnrinm trt nTrvrlr Aiif nlana ftuvuvviivuii ww nuiu wuv yww for continuance of the school for the extended term. Mr. Ward opened the nee ting by appointing W. N. Boyd to record figures on two blackboards as they were called out, and L. Kinsey, secretary to record the minutes of the meeting. The chairman pointed out that in the event that the school should not be able to run that there could be no promotions this year, resulting in less of la year's work. Failure ,of the first grade pupils to be advanced would mean terrible congestion next year when new incoming pup: Is would be added to the large number remaining in the same grade. He said that after pa/Ung the debt service there would: be avaiL able no tax funds to continue the school for the seventh month, required if the State was to operate the school for eight month. This means, he continued, that if the school is to run, it will have to be through private donations. He stated that the teachers without exception had voluntarily offered to make a sacrifice that the school might be continued. He asked that those would be willing to provide board for one or more teachers for one or more months, signify their willingness. L. C. Kinsey started the movement by offering to take two teachers for two months. Sixteen other citi_ zens followed Mr. Kinsey's lead, as follows: T. R. Frazier, one teacher 'one JBT-JJLft ftefe Dameron, one teacher for one month; C. A. Tucker, one teacher for one month; C. E. Jackson, one teacher for one month; C. R. Rodwell, one teacher for one month; Mrs. T. J. Holt, one teacher for one month; J. E. Allen, one teacher for one month; A. A. Williams, one teacher for one month; R. B. Boyd one teacher for one month; Dr. W. W. Taylor, one teacher for two months; A. C. Blalock, one teacher for one month; W. N. Boyd, one teacher for one month; Mrs. V. F. Ward, one teacher for one month. Mr. Ward then asked for cash pledges. Citizens responded with pledges ranging from $1 to $30 dollars as W. N. Boyd recorded their names on the blackboard. The long list of pledges was capped by the name of Mrs. Katherine P. Arring. ton with a pledge of $300. Several of the patrons who had offered to furnish free board for the teachers, when questioned by Mr. Ward, offered to make cash donation ranging from $10 to $30 in lieu of board if that was preferred. Full report of these pledges will be released by the trustee after March 15 in order that several pat. rons not represented at the meeting might contribute. Since the meeting "*Mr. Ward has announced that plans have been worked out so that all teachers can remain in their present homes. The meeting, which was singularly free of oratory with less than a total of five minutes speeches! by J. Edward Rooker Sr., Rev. R. E. Brickhouse and Supt. J. Edward Allen, and a terse presentment of facts by Chairman Ward, was brought to a close with a rising vote of thanks for the spirit of uselfishness devotion shown by the board of trustees and the members of the John Graham faculty, as phased by C. A. Tucker. A cake, made by the Home Economics Class, was presented to the sixth grade, taught by Miss Jennie C. Alston, for having the most parents present at the school meeting. 1 ti " Corsages Guarded By" A Court Injunction : SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 22.? Utah University co-edg may wear corsages to the junior prom tonight, protected by an injunction. When George Thomas, university president, banned corsages in the interest of economy, officers of the Utah Floral Association said they would seek an injunction to restrain any lone from removing corsages from | co-eds.