North Carolina Newspapers

i lsl jh ?. ' yj^wtejerse ^wsr' m for court, Take Advantage Of iSfjAfforded Through ^fcraCk of Moisture 1 ^tetare busy t - practically every r V,'"'county have ccme to s this week because it is t and they have had lit- e f at home. Some of them t H1,; vork to do anyway and t flO ~~;i v*QTr/5k fminri t (Htrht) till tne sun "?-v v Hdrv to follow the plow. j have gotten out their s dothes and treked into town ^ and bear what is taking place K ftmple of Justice, to talk g C and to mingle with friends, i Ejthe politicians have not ? w any opportunities in court- ' Etes. Candidates for 'the high- 1 I lowest job in the State have ( led here during the week to ftaJk shake hands and make I amcng the electorate. And perorate has liked it, for they [been slapped on the back and list they were great fellows La-tan: characters. jtlL'ion to the candidates L.'ar jobs in Warren, there lie;: here this week two cang tor governor of North CaroISer were Lieutenant Goverjtctard T. Fountain of Rocky x a:d J. C. B. Ehringhaus of 1 ifi City. These men spoke to " tfs in the court room on * js_v and shock hands with as J I mi as wwe ^couuivu w L tedes the governotorial 1 mm & Vance county candi- * is for the Sate senate have been ^ tiring to. ire and yon on the court house l ce ton little groups have been ^ i talking, and with them usual- g Iss been seen cne of the men ^ i are hoping for support In the i of votes. r Sen there was the man with his j ! for all ailments present with t guitar to draw a crowd around 3 and a line of chatter to dispose a is goods. He had a Bible from s biie read, a bottle with some If said to be healing fluid g Band soap which he declaired n rare everything from the itch I ten and then upwards which n as trying to exchange for a |fiekels. Usually his music and t tig and talking would bring j wd around him, but 'they would I? off as he started to asking sosey for his scap. His sales- c tip was a mixture of scrip- ? 1 boss's and stories, and oc- r sally some dullard would step ? and make a purchase. c has been an old timey court k here and the people have IP M/f flhTVOfani'lir <-?* ? C CllJVJCU WW Ho Give Square H Dance On May 30 J ^Be American Legion will ptomote ^ ^Bhe: square dance on Monday ^B~ May 30. Monday is Memorial 8 ^B anl those in charge of the I ^ ^B$ are expecting a large crowd I ^B~*e who wore the khaki in the I g B^t the war as well as many 1A ^Brr.obe preser.: for the shindig.IF ^B^ion staged a dance Friday! ^B o! last week, and many came 1p ^B various sections of the county 1 p the caper. Every one is in-1 \ V10 attend. It will be a script 1 H^ard Announces I , Change In Hours! c *? !r IB ; Howard, who has charge of r loans in this territory, L ^B?^ yesterday that begin- j c ^B *tth next week he would not I r u ^ court house all the morn-1 ^ that he would be there I j. 15 ?'clock each morning, andL that those who wish to see 1 s ^B^^rd to their loans and I ^B^^sne to tha court house ait I Wore 10 o'clock. Mv p N'? SERVICES .'iMv ms- E. C. Durham f "flora vlsitihg relatives In r ^ at ithere ^ be no s ^nifht Methodist church l ?u*<j w ' the minister an- \ I ^^his departure. j fc*"* HOSTESS ? lO?* ^ entertain- * K ^re nn ?n ^ht W Uw hl^s for the gentleu *% sT? were won by Mr. ' Branch Bobbitt. r |CJ;GHTER born c 5 May 21' U5d Mrs- A- L- Weav. 1 V a daughter, Eva Belle E i rWO CANDIDATES SPEAK AT WAR 'ountain Objects To Mantle Of Governor JJeing Placed On Ehringhaus ATTACKS SHORT BALLOT "I had rather see* the weakest nan in North Carolina made gover. lor of this State if he is a repreentative of the people than to iave an intellectual giant as chief executive if the mantle is placed ipon him by a few of those in conrol of affairs of State," Lieutenant jovernor Richard T. Fountain of iocky Mount exclaimed during his peech at (the court house here of 10 a'o1/V*1? L UCduaj' au x This statement came from the, ;overnotcaial candidate after pleadng with the voters to fighft the ihort ballot to thq utmost, and in ;:ondemnaticln of Go^'erncr Gardner for attempting to pick his sue. :essor in office, and as a retort to (Continued on Page 8) Graves of Soldiers To Be Decorated By Comrades Sunday Soldiers of the World War who have passed on to their eternal reward; will have flowers placed on their graves Sunday afternoon by their comrades who wore tha khaki during the stirring days of the bit-er strife which shook the peace of the universe. The graves are to be decorated by nembers of Limer Post, American jegion, and the Legion Auxiliary ind other patriotic organizations vill furnish flowers. The commitees in charge are asked to assemile at the court house on Sunday ifternoon at 3 o'clock, and Miss inn Rodgers, auxiliary member, is Vint oil t.h<va? who have ,d&iXig UlAfcVV MA* V..VW. lowers 'that they are willing to ontribute for the purpose of ornauenting the final resting place of he fallen heroes to bmg them to he court house, or to her, before o'clock. There will be no services t the court house this year it was tated. The county has beien divided into ix parts by the Legion and chairnen named to take charge of decoating in each section. Each chairlan will have a committee to asist him. The chairmen and graves hat they are to dress are as folows: Warrenton, Claude T. Bowers, hm.; two monuments and the raves of E. E. Loyd, John D. Haris, Prank E. Weaver, Herbert .files, Lewis Stailings, Joe J. Maon. Norlina, Boyd White, chm.; the raves of' Clifton Hayes, D. C. Adu ock, Henry Packard, Willie Seaoan, Macon T. Rooker, Vance St. ling, Leland Perkinson, Edward F. lobbitt. Afton-Elberon, Stephen H. Bowen chm.; the graves of Arch T. .imer, Theo. Short, Luke Hamm, Pm. Pendergrass. Inez, O. D. Williams, chm.; the raves of Robert Cheek, Sol White, frawley Robertson. Macon, S. H. Gardner chm.; the raves of Eddie Smiley, Robert idams, Jim Shaw, John Connor, tobinson Stewart. Warren Plains, E. C. Bobbitt and -oyd Wood, chm.; the graves of Tyor Tucker Geo. Overby, Malern H. Harris, Macy B. Harris. Rabbit Is Said To Have Slapped Dog SALISBURY, May 26.?Several eputable citizens report that they ccently saw a rabbit slap a dog in he face and then chase the canine, atch it by the tale and shake it auch to the discomfort of the hog. :hp rabbit belongs to G. L. YingLng and is a large Chinchilla anirnl while the dog was a neighbor's mall fox terrier. TEN YEARS FOR A LAUGH MT. PLEASANT. Mich., May 26. -Daily while awaiting sentence or forgery, Amos Ferris, 31, pre>ared a "police gazette." He bowed it to Judge Roy S. Hart, loping his journalistic efforts vculd win him probation. The udge got laughs out of the paper; ^erris got 10 to 20 years in Jackion prison. EGGS QUENCH FIRE LIBERAL, Kan., May 26.?A lew way to extinguish automobile ires. When M. R. Patterson's car laught fire while he waa taking a oad of eggs to market he simply >elted the vehicle with the "hen 'ruit." itp w, WARRENTON, COUNT FOR GOVERNOR I IRENTON TUESDAY Ehringhaus Opposed To All Who Levels Guns At Efficiency of Schools PLEDGES REVALUATION Declaring that he favored the revaluation of farm land downward, the removal of thq 15-cent d valorem tax for the support of the six mcnChs school term and that he would oppose to the utmost of his ability those who have their "guns levelled on the efficiency of the public schools in the name of epcnnmv" Wnn. J. C. B. Ehringhaus of V"V f ?-? - - _ Elizabeth City, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, spoke for approximately one hour and a half to Warren citizens who crowded the court house at Warrenton on Tuesday morning. Mr. Ehringhaus was introduced by Julius Banzet, Warrenton attorney, (Continued on Page I) ? ? ' ? ? Harry W. Walker Tenth Man Seeking Place On Board Harry W. Walker, Norlina druggist, on last Friday announced that he would be a candidate for member of the board of education, making the tenth man desiring a place on the board composed of five members. J. Van Butler announced on the Same date that he was a candidate for Warrenton township constable, a position sought by four other citizens of the township. With these two exceptions the list of candidates stands as published in The Warren Record last week. With little more than a week before the voters will march to the polls on June 4 political activity Is taking on new impetus as Candida to,. KncHn fn snrint as theiv turn UUWW MWQ?? V? ~t - w into the home stretch. Court week has afforded an opportunity for candidates to see a maximum of voters with a minimum of effort and the opportunity has not been lost. Cynics have reckoned that if all the energy expended in handshaking could be harnessed that it would be sufficient 'to lift the national debt. As is customary all the candidates are expressing confidence in the outcome, but contratary to usual custom those not seeking office are slow to make predictions. Carl Goerch Speaks At Norlina Friday i Carl Goerch spoke before a comparatively small but an appreciative audience in the auditorium of the Norlina school en last Friday night. The W)ashir.gton pewspaper rr(an, magazine writer and foremost humorist of this State talked on home life arid problems confronting parents of today. His speech was carried across with one humorous story after another. ? < - ?aj XiX n/\f Mr. u-oercu huu i/ittti/ iXC VUU A1W I know, nor did he care, what the views of the people at Norlina were in regard to ithe prohibition question, but that he was convinved that some change would have to be made in the present law. He said that the way things are at pre. | sent is a disgrace, that any young, boy could go to a service station and get loaded down with whiskey. "I get sick and tired," he said, "cf people 'talking about the depres-1 sion and blaming the government for our ills. We are the government and we are to blame, and it is no justice in pointing to the national, sta/ie, county, city or municipal authorities with a critical eye, because we ourselves have made a failure." The speaker said that some times J he had some money and some times he did not, but that he could improve his financial standing if he would. "For instance, I figured up the other night where my wife and I spend over one hundred dollars a year on coca colas. This is just one item, and there are many more in my family as well as yours which could be cut out and which would at the end of the year mean a big saving and the creaituon of a good pile of money. But we continue to ??j omoTi m/vnpv and blame Spt/IiU) till UYV arY?j ._ some one else for our plight." Mr. Goerch was brought to Norlina under the auspices of the Junior Betterment Club, which is headed by Mrs. Jerman Walker. He was introduced by S. G. Chappell, principal of the Norlina school. In addition to the speech by Mr. Goerch, the program included a trio by Misses Beatrice Overby, Lucille Jones and Emma Burchett; a solo by Mrs. J. L. Watson; and a duet by Mrs. J. L. Watson and Mrs. W. A. DeJbridge. J > amtt Y OF WARREN, N. C., FRID Embassy Hostess * f ? <1 **" t* Mrs. David Bruce, daughter of Ambassador Andrew Mellon, will be the official hostess of the American Embassy in London. _ L Imperial Theatre Bought By Rankoff The Imperial Theatre was bought hv aw Rankoff Saturday after noon at public auction for 'the sum of $1200. There have been no shows here for the first three days of the week but the new owner cpened his house of amusment last night featuring Robert Montgomery in "But The Flesh Is Weak." Mr. Rankoff is well known to Warrenton and the theatre-goingpublic, having operated a show here several years ago in the, opera house. He sold out to Guy Gregory, John Henderson and Williard Ellington. Later Mr. Ellington and Mr. Henderson soldi out to Mr. Gregory who employed Theo fallings as manager. Pump Breakdown Causes Bad Water The unpleasant condition of Warrenton water supply the last few days of the past week was caused by a breakdown at the northend pump, necessitating the use of the southend well forcing unfiltered water into the mains, Harold R. Skillman, superintendent of the Water Company, remarked this week. Mr. Skillman said that it took about two days to get a ne.w piece for the pump, but'that the northend plant was put back in operation on Saturday afternoon and m|ains flushed to clear the unfiltered water from the lines. Raleigh Ladies To Play Here Today Lady members of the Carolina Country club, Raleigh> will be guests of ladies of the Warrenton Golf club today. According to plans outlined yesterday by a member cf the local cV.:b, the visitor will be entertained with golf in the morning, a dinner at Hotel Warren, followed by swimming and golf in the afternoon. LOSE GOLF GAMES The Warrenton golf 'team was defeated by Henderson on Wednesday afternoon by the score of 38 1-2 to 18 1-2. The match took place at Henderson. BAPTIST SERVICES Fifth Sunday services will be held at the Warrenton Baptist church on Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, the Rev. R. E. Brickhouse, pastor, announced yesterday. NO DELIVERY MONDAY There will not be any mail delivered on thq rur'al routes on Mondav May 30, Sam Davis announced this' week. May 30 is Memorial Day and a legal holiday. Priendls of Mrs. W. E. Loyd regret that i'b was necessary for her to be taken to the hospital at Roanoke Rapids on Monday for an operation. Her condition was reported yesterday afternoon to be improving. I iMa'.o L'1" AY, MAY 27, 1932 SOLICITOR CROMW IS INDICTED Recorder's Court Prosecutor priating Funds Belongin To Be Heard In Sup FUNDS ARE SAID TO I Solicitor Cromwell Daniel of Lit- i tleton will bei tried in Superior ' court today on a charge of embez. ' zlement. A true bill was returned by the grand jury beforei their dismissal charging the Littleton man with embezzling $382.50 from S. T. Wilson of near Littleton. It is understood that Mr. Daniel has made a settlement with Mr. Wilson, but that the settlement was not made until the bill of indictment was in the hands of the grana jury. According to rumors which have . leaked through official channels, i the affairs of Mr. Wilson had been handled by the law firm of Daniel i Grand Jury Makes Minor Suggestions In Report To Judge Public institutions and offices of the county are in good shape with the exception of a few needs at the county home, the report of the grand jury, which was on Wednesday presented to Judge Walter Small, disclosed. Only one racom- ; mendation was made by the investigating body and that was that , the needs at the home of the poor be supplied. Expressing his pleasure in work- : ing with the members of the jury and thanking the men for the serv- ; ice 'they had rendered, Judge Small excused the body, and turned to , the clerk of court with the instruction that he submit a copy of the report to the board of county com- | missioners and to see that the next presiding judge was presented with a copy and made aware of the pre sent recommendations. The report in full follows: North Carolina, Warrnn County. To the honorable Walter L. Small, Judge Presiding, May term, 1932. Superior Court, Warren County, North Carolina. I We the Grand Jurors, selected for the above term of court, beg to make the following report: We have carefully examined witnesses, and passed on all bills presented to us by our very able Solicitor, Hon. R. Hunt Parker. 1 We have visited cur County Jail, and found same in a well kept condition, and the prisioners comfortably cared for. We have had a committee to visit our County Home and find that they need two new toilets, also four new single steel beds which was recommended by the Grand Jury of the January term. We find i that all inmates are well cared for : and buildings in good condition ex- < cept paint on roof of Main Build- < ing bad. - - 4-Un We naa a committee iaj vjdiu Prison Camp in our County and find it in excellent condition and all prisoners are well cared for. We wish to report 'that we have made full examination of the Court House building and offices, and find them in satisfactory condition. Having thus completed our duties as we understand them, we, respectfully ask that unless there are other matters to be, brought to our i attention, 'that Your Honor will discharge us. ' ROY DANIEL, Foreman of Grand Jury. I . I Rural Carriers To (( Meet At Henderson < 1 Rural letter carriers of the FiveCounty Association, embracing Warren, Halifax, Franklip, Vance and Granville, will meet at the Henderson court house in annual session on Monday, May 30, at 10 o'clock a. m., according to announcement made yesterday by B. C. Nicholson, president. Sam Davis of Warrenton is secretary-treasurer of the association. President Nicholson said the meeting was for the election of of- < ficers and other important business and expressed the hope that as many carriers as possible would attend. GOOD WINDOW Many people have paused in i front of the store of the W. A. Miles Hardware Co. thig week to view and afterwards to comment ] favorably on the window display. ; In the window is a miniature home ; with each room illuminated, showing the effect of various colors of paint. rft ary ELL DANIEL j BY GRAND JURY Is Charged With Misapproig To Client; Evidence . erior Court Today i iAVE BEEN RETURNED ( and Daniel for 20 years, with the elder member of the firm in charge of the finances until about two t years ago. 1 Two years ago, rumor has it, c Solicitor Cromwell Daniel^began i handling the business affairs of c Mr. Wilson and it was then, it is t alleged, that thei sum of money ( was misappropriated. It is also understood that indictment has , oeen pending ior some time, dux that the complaint was not brought before ithe grand jury until this time on account of the efforts of Mr. Wilson to reach a settlement outside of the channels of law. Mr. Daniel is solicitor of Warren county Recorder's court. Col. W. T. Felts Tells Why He's No Longer In Race "The other candidates were unwilling to accept my proposition, although I thought it was a fair one, and as a result I am not a candidate for the House of Representatives," Colonel William T. Pelts said this week. Mr. Feilts, said that he was unwilling to put the county to the expense of a second primary and his proposal was that the high man be declared the nominee. ''I guess at least fifty persons have approached me since the arH/>ia nomn r>nf. in vonr naDer to / WMW ? ^ r J6 ^ congratulate me upon my platform" Colonel William T. Pelts continued. Mr. Felts' platform is to give all the people qverythng they want with a mass meeting to let him know what 'they want. Mr. Felts requested that this newspaper run an article this week thanking the many citizens of the county who have expressed their good will and who pledged their support after they found out he was considering being "a receptive candidate. The Warren Plains citizen expressed his appreciation for the publicity given in his behalf and promised to give the editor a watermelon this year as a mark of his gratitude for said publicity and as a tcken of the esteem in which said editor is held. Poppies To Be Sold Here On Saturday Poppies will be placed on sale at Warrenton on Saturday for the benefit of disabled Veterans of the World War, and Mrs. Walter Gardner, chapter publicity chairman, and Mrs. Claude Bowers, State publicity chairman, yesterday said they hoped that 'the citizens generally would respond to the sale. Windows at Boyce Drug Company and at Hunter Drug Company, decorated by the publicity chairmen, have attracted favorable comment. In the, window of the j Hunter Drug Company is a minia- . ture Plander's field with its pop- j pies and row upon row of graves. . Each of these miniature graves is ^ marked by a cross bearing the i name of a Warren soldier who made 'the supreme sacrifice. An j American and a Legion flag fly " over the scene. The window at Boyce Drug Company contains helmets, guns, * grenades and other relics of war days. Both Mrs. Bowers and Mrs. r Gardner asked that this newspaper ' extend thanks to these stores for their co-operation. Miss Ethel Russell i To Give Recital ] Mrs. John Burwell will present j Miss Ethel Russell of Macon in a j piano recital at the Parish House at Warrenton on Tuesday evening, j May 31st, at 8:15 o'clock. She will ( be assisted by Miss Dephne Person f as vocalist. The public is cor- f dially invited to attend. There will 1 be no admission charge. The fol- , lowing program will be 'given: r Fantasia in D Minor (Mozart), t Valse de Concert (Wieniawski), t Miss Russell. c The Rosary (Nevin), Miss Per- j ?on. Shadow Dance (McDowell). ( Will O' the Wisps (Philipp). Pre- , lude Op. 28-22, Prelude Op. 28-7, j Butterfly Etude, Op. 25 (Chopin), g Miss Russell. j April (Nevin), Miss Person. ^ Scherzo in B Minor Op. 31 j (Chopin), Miss Russell. I , < MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME NUMBER 22 CRIMINAL CASES MAY END TODAY ?alkeners And Wiliams 'Are Found Guilty On Charge Robbing Davis' Station COURTROOM IS PACKED The criminal docket of the May erm of Warren Superior court will icrhaps be brought to a close toiay and the wheels of justice set nto rotation on the grind of the :ivil calendar which is expected o hold court into session throughout next week The criminal docket was scheduled to have been brought to a :lose on Wednesday but dug to the lengthy trial of the Falkener 3rothers and Aubrey Williams in connection with the robbery of loy Davis' service station and two nterruptions for political talks :ourt procedure has not been as apid as had been anticipated. Judge Walter D. Small of Eliza)feth City is presiding at this term >f court. Judge Grady was billed or Warren at this court but for iome unexplained reason the Elizajeth City man is substituting for he Williamston jurist. Judge Small was an hour late n arriving here due to automobile trouble near Weldon, so he did lot charge the grand jury in engthy oration, but briefly instructed the body in the performance of its duties. The court room has been packed ;hroughout the week but the greatV?a_ oocomhloH in ;$(/ tLUWU l/liau nag nuHWu*M*vu *** lie Wall of justice came for the :rial of the defendants charged with the service station robbery. Although criminal actions usually iraws a larger crowd than matters if a civil nature, is expected that liany will be present for the suit jrought by Alfred Ellington of A'arrenton against the Weldon :oca-Cola^ Bottling Co. ,and the 3yron Brown will case. Mr. Elling;on's case is set for Tuesday of :ext week and the will case is scheduled for Monday, however, it s not known whether they will be tried on those days or not due to ihe fact that some times cases set tor one day" run "over into the next Jay. Mr. Ellington is suing the Wei. ion Coca Cola Bottling Co. for 15,000 damages. It is alleged that i coca cola sold to him contained i hairpin. The Byron Brown Will case first came into court at thg May term one year ago. The jury deliberated for 24 hours in trying to reach a verdict but the members were unable to agree and a misrial was ordered. At each suc eeding term of court the case has jcen docketed for trial but at the ? i-X-o. .. V*n n KoAtl equesi 01 atuurxicya xu iu? postponed until this term. Court >fficials axe fairly certain that it will be tried this time, and many ;cem to think that it will be commenced on Monday, according to ichedule, on account of the fact ,hat there are a great number of witnesses who have been notified :o be here on that day. Byron Brown, wealthiest negro if Warren county, died on January 1, 1930, leaving a will in which the bulk of his estate waa left to his son, Grover C. Brown. Claiming that their father was not men:ally capable of making a will at ;'ne time when he bequeathed his property, other members of the 'amily are seeking to have the vill broken. The defense is" represented by fulius Banzet of Warrenton, jeorge Green of Weldon and 3erry and Kittrell of Hendersoff. rhe plaintiffs' attorneys are Kerr u?d Kerr of Warrenton and Yarjorough and Yarborough of Louis >urg. The case of the State against the ?alkener brothers and Aubrey Williams, charging them with ;torebreaking and larceny in connection with the robbery of Roy Davis' service station, began on VIonday and was given to the Jury jn Wednesday morning. After ittle deliberation the Jury return!d a verdict of guilty as to the ilo. Judge Small sentenced Benlie and Roger Falkener to the oads for a period of from three o five years, and Williams to th3 cads for a period of from six to welve months. With the senence for the Falkeners went the irder that they are to wear elony stripes. The case against these Franklin cuntv whito men was hard fought vith John Kerr Jr. and W L .umpkin of Franklinton, reorienting Bennie Falkener, and Jalone of Louisburg representing Williams with R. Hunt Parker ooking after the Interest of the (Continued on Page 8)