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accurate, terse TIMELY I VOLUME XXXII jHUA SCHOolT I ACCOUNTS 0. K. I Audit Shows Valid Vouching I ' Authority For Every EnI 'try, School Head Says J WRITES COMMITTEEME N I aj audit cf the Norlina schcol I fr-jict accounts by a represent aW (jre Of a. M. Pullen Company Cer ;i. I fjelj Accountants showed valid I vouching authority for every entry I on the books, according to informaI tion contained in a letter sent to I aJ schocl committeemen this week I t,v J. Edward Allen, superintendent Warren County. Ql BUUA"" ? I in his letter to the committeeI men to acquant them primarily I with the fact 'that the State has I cot made available funds for payI ing teachers for the seventh and I eight months, Mr. Allen took I cogizance of political rumors that I a fight v,-as being made upon the I school administration. I deplore," he wrote, "a certain I tendency on the plart of some peoI pie to inject the schools into poliI ties. I have never been a candidate I fcr any public office, and never I stall be. I have never asked taiy I Briber of the County Board of I ^cation to pledge himself to supI port me, or to vote for me, and none I >as ever offered to me his pledge I to vote for me. And I am not I lighting any candidate for any ofI lis either. I And also, I regret the insinuaI nans accompanying recent demands I is the audit of certain district acm om's. You may be interested to to -hat we were able to show the sudiro: valid vouching authority for 1 I ererr entry on our books for any I number of years past and to ac- i I count for every dollar of district 1 I taxes or other district funds. I do 5 " " * ' - i ? I j not question cur ability to ao wie 1 same thing for all districts. Our 1 system of bookkeeping and records < is one thing that we are particular- s ly proud of. ' It is exceedingly difficult for our i people to understand that this is c s Scale-financed and state.organiz. i ?d school system. Many people r mink even new, that the County 1 Superintendent and the Board of i Education can put teachers where c hey please, in any sort that they j desire, elementary or high, and can pay them when they please. There t ras never a bigger mistake. Two ^ delegations went to Raleigh last s week to take up with the State t authorities the matter of changing q the organization of their schools? \ and went with the endorsement of t the county school authorities. If any s other community desires that any jchange shall be made in the organi- t zanon of its school, steps should be Wa at once. I understand that Iaese matters will be disposed ol 1 in Raleigh early in June. "These facts are quite embarassicg to your Board of Education and County Superintendent. Some citizens today are loud In their de- c nundatlon of the county Board of g Education or the county superin- t tecden: because this or that has c been done or has not been done, t Permit me to say that, while I am g human and every human being has j made mistakes, yet I am prepared i 10 stand behind my own acts?and r hot saddle them on the Board of Education or the State. But I am r hot assuming any responsibility for q *hat the State has done. Responsi- g b'"ity should be placed where it j actually rests?not on the county ^ 'or what the State has done. j Both the undersigned and the i hhembers of the Board cf Education ? h-'o deeply grateful to every comhhtteeman for his loyal support and i " operation. Ours is a difficult s ***?. requiring great patience and t ^-denial. Your further co-opera(;on is cordially invited?and we s *1 quite sure that it will be re- ? "J. EDWARD ALLEN." j 1 Werial Theatre To | I Be Sold Saturday I so?8 lmperlal Theatre will 1>e I ovw. Saturday afternoon at 2 < m """* at public auction. The ? 5'?" take placp in front of the ? l^l.re. \ Rumor hag it that the ehcw 1 ^ tie bid on by Alex RankoEf. 1 I *ao operated a picture house < H 16 a number of years ago. MI p tdcGuire has also been men GQed ^ a prospective buyer. 1 I lEv- CARPENTER TO preach ' I ^v- Mr. Carpenter cf Hay Va., will preach at the ^CoPal church at Warrenton on Jlday niSht. The Virginia minis- 1 ^ *ho ordianed the Rev. Wagner, ( I ag0' wil1 tie a guest of the i I tton minister while herev 1 1 Called a Genius Dr Oscar K. Rice, research chem . .1 TT 1 T T *_ Za... T _ 1 ist in tne narvara university i^auuratory, received the American Chemical Society's annual prize of $1,000 for the most outstanding achievement in science. Dr. Rice is 29 Lindbergh Baby Is Found Dead In Patch Of Woods The baby son of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh was found: dead on Thursday, May 12. The child had been murdered. The body, lying face down in a depression and partly covered with dejad leaves was discovered by a negro truck driver in a patch of woods in the Sourland Mountains less than five miles from the Lindbergh home near Hopewell, N. J. The discovery was made by accident when the driver, walking into the woods from the road, found what he though wias a child's foot sticking out of the ground and notified the police. The identification followed quickly. The news instantly aroused the sympathy and the indignation of ;he whole world. President Hoover mnounced that all of the forces of 1 ;he United States government would je directed towiard the discovery ind arrest of the murderers. He aid: "I have directed the law enforcenent agencies and the several se:ret services of the Federal Govern, nent to make the kidnaping- and nurder of the Lindbergh baby a ive and never-to-be-forgotten case, lever to be relaxed until these iriminals are implacably brought 'to ustice." The New Jersey State police and he numerous detective agencies I'hich had been engaged in the earch for the missing baby boy had ieen forced to move cautiously beause of the fear that the kidnapers vould kill 'the infant if they found hemselves hard pressed. But as oon as it was certain that the worst lad happened, there was an instant ightening of the lines and the mcst (Continued on Page 8) Roy Davis Recovers Many Stolen Articles _________ i Little by little Roy Davis Is re- ] overing articles stolen from his I arage on the night of March 1 as ' he State adds links to the chain ] >f evidence which will be used in he May term of Warren county Superior court to convict Roger and 3ennie Falkener and) Aubrey Wiliams, three Franklin county white nen, cf larceny. Mr. Davis this week recovered his , ifle, a clock and six spark plugs. , They were discovered Monday by | Sheriff W. J. Pinnell up the chim- < ley in the home of Williams, who ] vas arrested several days ago and ilaced in the county bastile in con. , lection with the robbery of the , .ervice station. Williams, it was said, claims that i le was unaware of 'the fact the itolen articles had been secluded in lis home. Mr. Davis recovered his bathing 1 uit at the time cf Roger Falkener's 1 irrest and regained his shotgun and 1 adio after Bennie Falkener's arrest. 1 Mrs. Weldon Hurt j When Car Smashes j' woirfnn was nain-L JLVJLT5. ?iuwcmu i?v%.?? . ully injured and her husband was'! ilightly hurt on Wednesday night ibout 11 o'clock when a car driven >y Mr. Weldon failed to make the ( .urn at the Roy Davis Service Sta;ion. Striking' an embankment the :ar was practically demolished. t Mrs. Weldon received cuts about ;he face and head and) probably' fractured shoulder and (two rlba | Surgical attention was given by DrJ a. H. Macon and Dr. P. P. Hunter. PRE SB YTERIAN SERVICES The Rev. J. R. Phipps, Presbyterian minister, will be here Sunlay night for his regular meeting, i member of his congregation antiounced yesterday. Iw Wl WARRENTON, COU] Ehringhaus To Speak At Court House Mondasr Hon. J. C. B. Ehringhaus of Elizabeth City, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, will deliver an address at the Court House at Warrenton on Monday, May 23, at 12 o'clock, Julius Banze,t, manager for Mr. Ehringhaus in Warren announced yesterday. Mr. Banzet stated that Mr. Ehringhaus's message would be of vital concern to citizens of the county and expressed the hope that as many as possible would be pre?/??+ ViA'nw Viim &C1XU lu 11C|C11 mm, Poppies To Be Sold Here On May 28th For most of us the World War has suipped fourteen years into the past, a dimming memory cf drilling soldiers, knitting women, Liberty Loan drives and the glad hysteria of Armistice Day. But for many thousands of men, living largely unnotioed in our midst, the was is still going on. For them the war is just as real today as it was when, urged by their youthful patriotism and applauded by our cheers, they boarded trains for camps, ships and battle front. The are the disabled). Row on row they lie in the white beds of a hundred hospitals( or hidden in humble homos they endure with quiet courage the privations and humiliation's that sickness and poverty bring. And by their sides sharing their suffering lare oravt> women, their wives. There, too, are little children, unbcrn when the the world went mad with war, but paying the cost in hardship and blighted opportunity. The ability of the Legion and Auxiliary to help is derived to a large degree from one thing?the little paper poppy which thq women of the Auxiliary offer on the streets on Poppy Day each year. From the dimes, quarters and dollars which are contributed for the poppies, funds are accumulated which enable the Legion and Auxiliary to carry forward thqir vast program of relief and rehabilitation work during the following year. Every penny :ostributed goes to this cause. The disabled men themselves make the poppies. For months they have been working in 58 different hospitals and convalescent workrooms in many parts of the country. Employment has been given to thousands who otherwise would have been forced to sit with only bitter thoughts for occupation while their families fought hunger and need. How soon these men can be placed back to work making poppies for the 1933 Poppy Day depends upon the public response to Poppy Day this year. Saturday, May 28th is Poppy Day this year. On that day, to nonor j those who found eternal peace among the poppies of Prance and Flanders and to aid those for whom the war has never ended, we will tvear an American Legion and Auxiliary poppy. Large Still Captured In Judkins Township A 250 gallon capacity still was :aptured in Judkins township, near Ddell church, on Friday afternoon by John Carey Davis, deputy under Special Prohibition Office Edward Davis. No men were captured nor Was any beer seized but the still had recently been operated, Mr. Davis said. The booze outfit was of the submarine type, it was said. EPISCOPAL SERVICE Bishop Pei^nick will confirm 'a xiocc anrf nreach at Emmanuel Epls UAC*00 IMA\4 j.. copal church, Warrenton, on Sunday morning, Trinity Sunday, at 11 o'clock. Hoiy Communion will be observed. Bishop Pennick will hold conformation services at Good Shepherd Church, Ridgeway, on Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. ' The Rev. W. P. Carpenter of Hay Market, Va., will preach at Emmanuel church on Sunday night at 8 o'clock. Sunday is the 25th anniversary of the Rev. B. N. de FoeWagner's o::dination into the Episcopal Priesthood. Mr. Wagner said that Mr. Carpenter was his chief incentive to enter the ministry and that he would be glad for as many as Dossible to attend the service on Sunday night. CHlTtCH WOMEN TO SERVE LUNCH ON COURT LAWN Lunch will be served on the court house square at Warrenton on Wednesday, May 25, by the ladies of the Macon Methodist Episcopal church, announcement was made , this week. Proceeds from the sale are to apply on the church debt. oap3* TP jrrpti I NTY OF WARREN, N. C., FF 33 CANDIDATES SEEKING OFFICE Filing Time Expires Tonight At Sundown; Expect No New Candidates Z. M. NEWMAN TO RUN Thirty-three candidates are seeking seven major positions wiiihin the power of the Warren county voters to bestow. With filing time ending tonigh; at sundown it is doubtful whether the day will bring forth additional candidates for office. In addition to 'the major offices hpinw sr.nchf. a. nnmher of citizens. ?r, ?' ' in most cases unopposed, are seeking township constable jobs. In Warrenton township, however, four citizens arq asking the voters to give them the honors and emoulements of this office. Nine citizens arq seeking membership on the board of county commissioners. The same number desire to sit on itha board of education. There is room for only five on each of these boards. Four citizens want to be Register of Deeds; four want 'to represent the county in the lower branch of the General Assembly; two want to be Sheriff; two want (to be Coroner. Two citizens of V-ancc, are asking Warren citizens to support them for the State Senate. Dr. W. W. Taylor is unopposed in his race for Judge) of Recorder's Court. The five members of the Board of County Commissioners, John C. Powell, John L. Skinner, John H. Fleming, R. L. Capps and W. H. Burroughs, are asking the voters to re-elect (them. Macy T. Pridgen, C. C. Hunter, II. L. Wall and George Frazier are others seeking places on the board. Present members of the Board of Edycation are A. C. Blalock, W. T. Carter, Stanley W. Powell, J. D. Riggan and J. K. Pinnell. New candidates for the board are N. H. Paschall, J. P. T. Harris, David P. Limer and R. A. King. . John S. Davis is asking reelection to the House of Representat.ivps Hp is onnosed bv T. O. Rodwell, E. R. Tharrington and John A. Dowtin. The race for Sheriff is between W. J. Pinnell, encumbent, and O. D. Williams, former sheriff. Zollie M. Newman insurance man of Norlina, (this week came 1 into the race for Register of Deeds to make it a four-cornered affair. Joe C. Powell, encumbent, is also opposed by Eugent T. Odom and Tom B. Gardner. D. P. McDuffee, Henderson attorney, and W. S. Corbitt, automobile manufacturer of Henderson, have made several trips into Warren seeking support in their race for State Senator. F. M. Allen, present Coroner , serving under appointment, will ; be opposed by Edward Petar. Fate Weaver, former police official of Warren, this week filed . notice thait he was seeking the job of Wlarrenton township constable. Tom Vaughan, Cary Wilson and Ras Clark had previously given notice that they desired this position. In spite of the number of candidates seeking positions, political talk has been mighty quiet for the past iten days, and old-timers are ' ?i ?J iU ^ Urt4 slow to predict victors in me uav tie of the ballots on June 4th. Falkener Says His Confession False Requisition papers served of Governor Pollard of Virginia by Governor Gardner of North Carolina for the return of Ed Lee Hudson came to naught on Friday when . Roger Falkener, who had signed an i affidavit before Sol'citor R. Hunt Parker that Hudson was with him : on the night that Roy Davis serv- : ice station was robbed, repudiated his statements, and Hudson pro- i duced half-a-dozen or more wit- i nesses to show that he was in Phoebus, Va., on the night the robbery was committed. At the hearing in Virginia Falkener stated that Hudson was not with him, and he did not know J what he was signing, it was said. ( Sheriff Pinnell, who was with Falkener and Solicitor Parker when the confession was made, said that af ter the defendant's testimony was taken down in shorthand and rewritten, Solicitor Parker read each word of it to Falkener and asked at the end of each paragraph "Is that right." Falkener, it was stated, acknowledged that every' word was true. Friday he changed his viewpoint and stated that it was not true. In addition to being tried for breaking into Mr. Davis' service station, he will now probably be tried for perjury. JJprrti Jitalo Library UDAY, MAY 20, 1932 Memorial Library Faces Deficit; Asks Friends To Aid At ia meeting of the trustees on Tuesday night, it was disclosed that there will be a defict of $100.00 in the year's running expenses despite the fact that rent and salary have already been cut to the minimum. Viarious plans were considered for meeting the shortage but none had been accepted when the hour for adjournment came. It is understood that two suggestions are under consideration which, if acted upon and receiving the cooperation of all who use the library, would easily take care of the deficit and so distribute the cost that no one would deem his part a hardship. The first calls for an educational moving picture to be given at the parish house, or the John Graham high school, at which the public would be given the opportunity to make a silver offer ing: the second is tnrougn tne method used last summer and the summer before, a garden party. The latter, of course, involves the use of private property and no permission had been asked at the time of the meeting. To keep the libbary going this year after fifty per cent cut in the county appropriations and the losses of the fall has required considerable ingenuity (and enterprise on the part of the treasurer, who has given freely of his time and means that the library should function the trying conditions, believing that it is more needed in times of depression than under normal conditions. It would not be fair to him, nor to thq 2000 persons who enjoy the books during the year, to do mere. No charge for the use of the books has ever been made but offerings large or small will be (acceptable and may be left with the treasurer, C. A. Tucker, or with the librarian, if that is metre convenient. James C. Harris Of Inez Wins Honor James C. Harris of Inez hias been chosen as one of the ten State vice presidents cf the Sons of the American Revolution. This honor was tentered the Warren county young man several days ago by S. B. Alexander, vice president of the State society. Mr. Harris is a former student of the John Graham high school. He attended the University of North Carolina where ne maae a recoru for himself and since that time has been connected with Louisburg College. To Have Square Dance Tonight Those who like to swing partners and react to music with dancing partners will have an opportunity tonight when the American Legion will stage a Square Dance at the Armory at Warrenton. Legionnaires say that indications arq thaifc a large crowd will be present, that the admission charge will be low and the music good. Negro Minister Held On Seduction Charge Rev. Paul Hammon, negro Methodist minister, was arrested this week on a charge of seduction. Unable to givq $1,000 bond, he was ceiried to Lumberton, Robeson county where the crime is alleged _ * oo?v,vnittrvl Q nH CO nave ucun uvxui^tii/uvw. v???? c? ed in jail. MOVE TO WARRENTON Mr. andl Mrs. H. Henderson, who for a number of months have been living at Henderson where Mr. Henderson was employed by the Motor Sales Co., have returned to Warrenton to make their home. Mr. Henderson is now connected with the Boyd-Gillam Motor Co., as Ford salesman. The couple are at present making their home at Hotel Warren. VISITS MRS. AREINGTON Miss Mechlin, secretary of the American Federation of Art, arrived yesterday to spend a few days as guest of Mrs. Katherire P. Arrington. While here Miss Mechlin and Mrs. Arrington will visit Miss Mechlin's ancestral home at New Bern the University of North Carolina,' and Duke University. NO RECORDER'S COURT There was no Recorders court Monday morning due to !the fact that there were no cases to be heard by Judge W. W. Taylor. Superior court convenes next monday morning, so the next sessicn of the lower tribunal will be held on June 6. Mr. Romeo Williams has returned to Warrenton from Washington. rh Wrote Best Novel ' ' ' Mrs. Pear! S. Buck, resident of China, daughter of a missionary, who won the Pulitzer prize for the best novel of 1931. "The Good Earth." Chairman Gardner Announces Dates Precincts Meetings The State Democratic Executive Committee has fixed the following dates for precinct meetings, county conventions and the State convention, according to Jesse Gardner, chairman of the Wlarren County Democratic Executive Committee: 1. That all precinct meetings, for the election of Demccriatic precinct committees and for the election of delegates to the County Convention, will be held on Saturday evening, June 4th at 3:00 o'clock. 2. That all County Conventions for the election of delegates to the State Convention be held at the court house in each county of the State on Saturday, June 11th, at 2:00 o'clock. The new county Democratic Executive Committee will meet at the same place and on the same date and organize by electing a chairman, secretary, etc. 3. The State Convention for the election of delegates to the National Convention will be held in Raleigh, on Thursday, June 16th, 1932. Fowl Typhoid Found Near Littleton By ALTON W. PARKER Agricultural Teacher Littleton High School There have been found in the Littleton community, several cases of fowl Typhoid (Avian Typhoid). This is a vqry destructive disease of poultry which usually effects birds above eight weeks of age, preferably adults, and the death ratq is extremely high. This disease is often confounded with fowl cholera. I have been called out to investigate several flocks which the owners thought their flecks had fowl typhoid and I found they had the old fashion fowl cholera. In the casq of typhoid, the birds become droopy and depressed. In the first stage there is a tendency for the birds to isolate themselves from the rest of the flock. As the disease developes there is a high fever and a sulphur-colored dis charge from thq vent. Tne race parts become pale. Prior to death the birds lie on the ground in a condition which might easily be mistaken for limbqrneck. Sometimes you may find two or three or even more, hens dead under the roost poles in thq morning. When this is true you have an acute case of typhoid and it should be reported! at once to your local agricultural J teacher. When other symptoms are! found you should first isolate all I sick birds. Use sodium hypochlorite J in the drinking water at the rate! of one tablespoonful to the gallon I of water. This is made by using 1-21 gal. cf hot water, 1.2 lb. of chloridel of lime, 1-4 It. of salt. Let settle! and use clear liquid. Give Epsom I salts to the fleck, clean and disin-J feet the house, and change the! range if possible. Your agricultural! teacher will be glad to investigate! this disease and if found to be pre.j sent vaccination will be made im-| mediately without ccert. I In examining a dead bird and! you find the face parts have turned I black, the droppings flaked with! red, and the birds had the sym-l ptoms as described above in typhoid! you then have fowl cholera. You! should isolate all sick birds, and! provide drinking water as described! above for typhoid. The poultry! house should be; cleaned thoroughly! Y\rra e\f fQllffPS I Gisinieuieu anu v* *mm0v. if possible. BRICKHOUSK AT WOODLAND The Rev. R. E. Brickhcusev Baptist minsiter, vail deliver Jie baccalaureate senrion of the Woodland school on Sunday. Rev. Joseph W. Riggan will preach at Macon Sunday morning at 11 o'clock for the Warrehion minister, and Rev. Brickhouse will. return in time to I hold services at Warren Plains Sun.' day night at 8 o'clock. MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME NUMBER 21j SUPERIOR COURT OPENS MONDAY l Trial of Falkener Boys, Alleged Store Breakers, Expected To HoltT Interest ELECTION TO PLAY PART The May term of Warren county Superior court will begin on Monday morning with Judge Henry A. Grady presiding. The first three days of court will be devoted! to the trial of criminal cases and the remainded of the two week's session will be for the trial of civil matters. mere are no murder cases tnis time iand it is expected that there will be little interest in the disposal of the criminal docket, however, court will most likely be attended by an unusually large crowd this term due to the fact that election time is near at hand and people will come to Warrenton to mingle with friends and to enlighten them, selves on matters of a political nature. Larceny and storebreaking brought the majority of the 20 or more defendants into the toils of the law, however, there are charges of arson, forgery, embezzlement, trespass and ^assault with deadly weapon. The trial of the Falkener boys, who are believed to be members of a gang which has been rather active for the past year in committing robberries, for breaking into Roy Davis' service station is expected to draw about as many into the court room as any other case. The criminal docket includes the [following cases: Gurston King, forgery; Bennie Nicholson, storebreaking and larceny; Archie Lewis, trespass; James Johnston, storebreaking and larceny; Bennie Falkener, storebreaking and larceny; Roger Falkener, storebreaking and larceny; Harvey Brown, storebreaking and larcny; Ed Kerr, l-arceny; J. A. Williams, storebreaking and larceny; Sam Hite, embezzlement; Bennie Jones and Linwood Mangum, larceny; Henry Holloway, larceny; Thomas Adams, Wiloy Rrown and Robert Brown, assault with deiadly weapon. Moselev Is Named Maxwell's Manager ??? Announcement is made from the State Headquarters of Mr. Allen J. Maxwell, candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor, that Mr. C. F. Moseley has accepted the appointment as manager for Mr. Maxwell in Warren County. In accepting the responsibility for the management in Warren County Mr. Moseley said: "In his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor Mr. Maxwell is presenting policies which constitute a program which should appeal to every citizen who is burdened with excessive taxes. Mr. Maxwell is insisting that taxes must be reduced, and that to reduce the cost of government, Federal, State, and local, is the only way this can be done. He is unalterably against levying any new and additional taxes, either the general sales tax or the mis-called luxury tax." Trusty Runs Away From Prison Camp George Parker, negro trusty of the Warren county prison camp, took advantage of his liberty on Monday and left the roads for no rf _ nnlrn/\nm TTo X1TO C Wrtflrilliy IJ a J. i/jj uiinaivn**. nww near Macon when he escaped. Parker was on the roads for fcurg months. He was sentenced by Judge Taylor. His home was near Macon. Negroes To Give A Sacred Concert The negroes of Warren county will give la sacred concert in the court house in Warrenton Sunday afternoon, May 22, at 3 o'clock for benefit of Warren county welfare work, Miss Lucy Leach announced yesterday. It is understood that there will be no admission, but that a silver offering will be taken. rm-, - BISHOP HERE Bishop Penick of Charlotte, who will be present at the Episcopal church here for the confirmation services on Sunday morning, will be a guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Si Scoggin. LOCALS LOSE The Warrant ton golf team was defeated in a match with Rcanoke Rapids Wednesday afternoon by the score of 26-22. The game* was played on the Roanoke Rapids course.