i accurate, terse
i timely
b^lume xxxii
f>ar
ic Se
llturaJ
Be Di
H;omniissioners Ignore Petitio
For Retention of Voc
I Five High Schc
Eatter is decided in
I In spite of a petition bea
B)0 taxpayers and a delegat:
Be commissioners' room to (
raI teac hers be retained in
to county, the board of con
iVarrenton yesterday afte
continue this instruction.
| Action on this matters ;
-Jar session on the first M
ring was held in the cou;
farmers. Following this
ting petitions were circu d
over the county by
fids of such instruction, who told
" :?i>nors vesterdav that a
$ * v
^(i additional names could I
be obtained if they deemed it neces- J
It re charged at the first public
kiSTiTi and mentioned at the
second that the fight made upon 1
:esc teachers was not because of
Bsire to lower taxes but because ^
rough co-op4rative buying they ;
id cut into the profits of -the fer- ''
izer dealers. 1
The commissioners room was
wded to capacity shortly after c
o'clock on Tliursday afternoon
ten taxpayers from practically t
icy section of the county gathered ^
cake known their views on the c
Bton of re.ention of the agricul- J
m teachers in five schools of ,
cren county.
I. H. Dameron, large property
nor, supplyman, and business I
la, told the board that he felt S
Ik taxes must be reduced as i
tags were In a precarous condi- t
z and that while he felt that f
x teachers were probably a good p
big, that he felt that taxes must t
i reduced and urged the board to
idis item frcm the budget. s
SI. C. McGuire, Warrenton to- v
tcconist. presented a petition to ^
is board signed by around 700 tax- v
Wets urging that these teachers s
* retained. Mr. McGuire said he
nsadsfied that in addition a ]
tand other names could be
Kurred if the board deemed it
esary. He said that while he
^ no children to send 'to school
s his interest in the well-being d
'to county and the schools was 1
"d that he was thoroughly sold t
'to idea of the value of these
iters. i
& Dameron, leading the fight 1
'-tie teachers, stated that he 1
mat he could get 50 per- '
31 the signers of the petition, f
a petiticn to abolish the 1
and that he felt that the 1
B^on should largely be disregard- 1
Dameron's statement brought '
a retort from R. B. Boyd Jr.,
'twill bet you $1,000 you can't
Others chimed in to say 'that
would bet that 10 per cent .
^Jj*not be changed over. No bets, j
were placed. 5
H^rtmg Mr. Dameron in his (
^wasBob Paschall of Wise with (
B'n^?nal remar^ toeing thrown ^
ipr the retention of the i
wete M. C. McGuire, Will
"^onnell Jr., and J. C. Hardy
Many other citizens pre^r*aad
made known there views
^ ^'Jblic meeting on first Mon- ^
^B^s July and were present to g
^K/*^and and find out the aci
v ?v o
K. ' inp hr\^ V..0 m
I^'jrin, 1U- ine crowd pre- .
J ?sti?nably was largely in c
e county retaining these c
*55 StiVe session and two t
^ fav announced that the f
^Ccm?red discontinuing this c
'lis pv. ^ioner Fleming oppos^
tecutive session. i
and two colored ^
^ vc1atl?nal agriculture t
1 -"'Pioyed in the Warren U
' sJ'stem last year, one at the 1c
graham high school, one &t|
. Mid Norlina combined, one!
%on, cne at the Warren 1
i 'fining School and one at|'
jjj1 R- Hawkins school at 1!
Continued on Page 8) I
g[J
d Sla:
rvices Ai
[ Teachers
iscontinued
I
n and Pleas of Delegations
ational Teachers in
>ols of County
I
AN EXECUTIVE SESSION
j
/
ring the names of more than
ion of farmers that crowded
capacity asking that agriculthe
five high school of Warlmissioners
in special session
rnoon voted three to two to
hurl hoan rJoforrorl frnm tllP
lil* VX WVUA VtVX VI JL V V* xx VXM w?. i
onday in July when a public
rt room attended by around
Paschall Would
Have State Close
Schools For Year
Bob Paschall, school trustee of
the Wise Special Charter District,
would have the State close down the
schools fcr one year.
At least that is what he told the
Board of County Commissioners in
session at Warrenton on Thursday
ma asKea inat ooay to icrwara a
esolution from Warren county askng
that the state take such action.
The Board took no official notice
>f his request.
Mr. Paschall is dissatisfied with
;he way school affairs are rim in
barren. He told the board that he
;aw no justice in the Wise district,
laving built their own school wi'thtut
aid, contributing to build and
tquip schools in ether districts.
He stated that he wanted the
3oard of Trustees of the Wise
Special Charter District to run the
iffairs of that district, and asked
he board not to approve any levy
or the Wise school unless the bud;et
was submitted by such board of
rustees.
Questioned jocularly by Commisioner
Skinner as to whether he
vanted Hawtree to secede from
Varren, Mr. Paschall replied, "Well,
re would like to manage our own
iffairs."
Play To Be Repeated
At School Tonight
"Oh, Professor," presented at the
rohn Graham school auditorium
ast night will be repeated again
;onight.
This play, sponsored by the Not
icrraw club and directed by Miss
Margie Dunneway of the Wayne
?. Sewell Producing Company of
Atlanta, has in its cast and
horuses, in addition to veteran.* of
>ome talent plays, numbers of tne
rounger set making their first bow
:efore the footlights. Songs are
snvppy, choruses good, costumes
rietty and gag good laugh produces.
While the play last night was
-resented after this paper went to
a; ess late on Thursday afternoon,
indications were that many would
attend on opening night, and dress
ehearsal on Wednesday night inlicated
that they had an evening
>f genuine entertainment before
hem.
Weevil Damage Is
Growing Serious
HENDERSON, July 13 ?Boll
veevil damage is coming to be of
erious proportions on farms in some
eoiions of this county, and is causng
further concern to farmers, according
to reports here today. Fields
if cotton that has shown remarkible
growth toward maturity up to
his time are reported to be inested
with the pest, and' thousands
if squares are falling off.
Several weeks ago there was some
ndication of the presence of the
reevff, and fears are held now that
he damage to this year's crop may
>e the worst ever experienced in the
:ounty.
ACCEPTS POSITION
W. L. Ferguson of Richmond has
iccepted a position with the Citiiens
Bank. Mr. Ferguson is making
his home at Hotel Warren.
he Hi
WARRENTON, COUN
shes ]
*e Discon
BURTON RETAINS!
HIS GOLF CROWN
Winner of Men's Tournament
Defeats Blalock in Play-Off
Monday and Tuesday
I /-iTTTTiTkT lI7T\T\TT?n C
FKlZifiS lilVJEjlN W ii> ;> niivo
Tom Burton retains his crown as
champion of the local golf links
won in the four-flight men's golf
tournament completed on last Friday
after four days of play, following
unsuccessful efforts en the
part of A. C. Blalock, winner in
the second flight, to wrest the
laurels from him on Monday and
Tuesday.
Mr. Burton, with a total of 337
strokes for "the 72 holes, clinched
the first flight on Friday afternoon.
Barker Williams, with a total of
^339, landed in second place.
Mr. Blalock, winner of the second
flight, used 359 strokes in covering
the 72 holes. Dick Bcyd was
uritVi <a trvt.nl rvf 385
lUimvi-uy rr s.vs.m. w vwvv.. ?
In 'the third1 flight, A. A. Williams
was winner with 427 strokes. A. C.
Blalock Jr., was second with 446.
Jack Adams was winner in the
fourth flight in which Charlie
Tucker was the only contender. Mr.
Adams totalled 504 strokes for the
72 holes. Mr. Tucker's sccre was
513.
Golf balls were presented as first
prize, and a cake as second prize,
in each of the four flights.
Tight golf resulted in the first
flight on Friday afternoon as contestants
battled to lower scores that
had proved disappointing on the
first three days of play and as a
result the course was parred four
times, the second time that the
course had been parred since the
seventh hole had been lengthened.
Several weeks ago L. C. Cook went
around for nine holes in 37.
Battling to overhaul Tom Burton i
on Friday afternoon, Barker Williams
played the second nine in 37,
for a total of 80, cutting down
Burton's lead by 5 and failing to
win thfe flight by two strokes.
M. C. McGuire sailed around the
first nine in 37, the second in 42,
for a total of 79, cutting down Barker
Williams lead by one stroke and
falling into third place with a total
score of 441, two above the grand
total made by Williams.
Gtraham Boyd, usually counted j
upon to play bang-up golf that
places him among the leaders, after
three days of play that entitled
him to be group among the second
flight players, pulled himself out of.
his slump on Friday afternoon, went
around the first nine holes in 37,
repeated on the second trip, coming
in with a total of 72, the lowest
score ever made on the local golf
links.
In the challenge contest on Monday
afternoon, Bur ion totaled 86
strokes fcr the 18 holes while Blalock
made a 90. on Tuesday BurA
?--11. 3 J/vnrm /vr?Q f tltr* O "Rl 5* ?
toil puiicu UUWll l/uc luu U w,
lock went up 6 for a 96. Totals for
the two days of play: Burtcn, 171;
Blalock, 186.
Interest Growing In
Revival Meeting
Interest is growing in the series
of revival meetings being held at
the North Warrenton Baptist church
by the Rev. J. J. Marshall of Macon.
The Rev. Mr. Marshall is being
assisted by 'the Rev. J. W. Riggan.
The services which began on last
Sunday morning with the morning
services will be continued through
Sunday, the Rev. Mr. Marshall announced.
MRS. KERR ENTERTAINS
Mrs. John H. Kerr delightfully entertained
her card club and a few
extra guests at her home on Thursday
morning. Upon arrival the
guests were served iced ccld lemonaide
before taking their places for
bridge.
Boxes of bth sats, were presented
to Mrs. G. H. Macon as winner of j
high score among club members
and to Miss Lillie Belle Dameron
for high score among visitors. Mrs.
Kerr had as her guests other than
regular club members, Mesdames E.'
E. Gillam, W. D. Rodgers, J. B.
? - rm-,a hnGfesg. |
Boyce and T. tJ. nun. xlit ?,.
assisted by Mrs. John Tarwater,.
served a delicious salad course. J
irnm
TY OF WARREN, N. C., FRI]
[tems
tinued In
Wins Chairmanship j I
ri
HHf jfrl'V '' "
sjsS jjj/H
James A. Farley, New York City. ^
was rewarded for the winning fight d
he made as pre-convention manager ?
for Roosevelt by being elected Chair- t
man of the Democratic National ^
Committee to conduct the party cam
paign. *
, f
' ;
Warren Schools
To Save On Coal t
Bill This Year 1(
ii
Warren county will obtain coal r
for its schools at a considerable re- q
duction under prices paid last year, q
according to State contract sent to ^
the office of the superintendent of t;
schools 'this week. n
This year the schools will pay 74 b
cents a ton for stove coal at the o
mines, compared with $1.05 last 2
year, and $1.05 for smokeless steam C
coal, compared with $1.35 last year, a
Freight upon the former is $3.16 perjq
ton, and upcn the latter $3.06. h
Contracts will be awarded through r
competitive bids for delivery of this E
coal from railroad stations to various
schools. P
It is estimated that approximately a
600 tons of coal will be used by the a
Warren county school system. This
takes care of all fuel requirments, ?
except in three townships where
wood is used exclusively, Superin- c
tendent Allen said.
Robbers Take Only
Tobacco Goods In
Haul On Tuesday n
r
..Robbers confined their haul to c
tobacco products; when thejy en- j
tered the Warrenton Grocery t
nnmmnv earlv on Tuesday morn- <j
ing. Flour, meat and other provi- a
sions were unmolested but the lo- f
cal concern is short moi^e than g
70 000 cigarets, a few boxes of t
cigars and two or three cases of f
chewing tobacco as a result of the
v.'sit. v
Entry was made by cutting out o
the lower panel of the rear door
and removing the bar. The back s
door was standing open when dis- g
covered by Night Officer C. E. c
Lovell on his rounds about 5 n
o'clock. H. A. Moseley, manager,
was immediately notified and
came to the scene. A check-up
showed the shortage. t
The view is expressed that ease o
of disposing of tobacco products S
was responsible for the robbers ii
confining their efforts to this class C
of merchandise. b
. n
Drewry Store Entered *
During Last Week End *
i
DREWRY, July 10.?Unknown I
robbers entered the White Brothers V
Store here last night and made a
away with a quantity of chewing T.
gum, candy, cosmetics, cigarets, and E
...... , , ? r
tobaccos, but ianea to tatte gruu- v.
eries from the store. d
The robbery was. discovered Mon- o
day morning', but so far no trace a
of the guilty party or parties has >
been found. The tieves entered the
story by forcing open a doer. It is
estimated that they stole approxi- a;
mately $25 worth of merchandise, fir
k
Smn
Effort T c
COMPANY B AGAIN
YINS LOVING CUP
lembers Wifi Marksmanship
Trophy For Fourth Consecutive
Year
O RETURN ON SUNDAY
Sun-tanned from fifteen days of
crk and piay along 'the beach of
ogue Sound, and ladened with
rizes won in various contests, the
reatest of which is perhaps, the
larksrrjanship thopny wnicn nas
een won for four consecutive years,
officers and men of "B" Company,
lembers cf the 120th. Infantry, Naonal
Guard, are expected to arive
at the local depot about 7
'clock on Sunday morning.
The company will be in charge
f Captain Claude T. Bowers, with
st. Lt. Harold R. Skillman, and
nd. Lt. Andrew J. Hundley, of Norna,
as other members of the oficer
personnel
The Warren county peace time
oldiers are expected to entrain for
lome at Camp Glenn late Satur,ay
afternoon on a Norfolk and
Southern troop train. At Raleigh
hey are to be switched to the Seaioard
tracks for their trip to Waren
Plains where they will be met
iy the Warrenton Railrcad engine
or the remaining three miles to
Varrenton. From the depot they
rill march to the Armory here
,'here they will be dismissed until
he comrianv's next drill period.
While at camp members of the
seal military unit made outstanding
reccirds with the rifle as in a
lumber of other military contests.
Though the actual number of men
ualifying with the rifle is not
mown, it is estimated that more
han two-thirds of the company
trade the necessary 190 points or
etter. The average score throughut
the company was more than
00 from a possible 250 points.
)ther than a number of Marksmen
nd Sharpshooters the following
ualified as Expert Riflemen, the
tighest qualifications obtainable in
ifle shooting: Captain Claude T.
towers, 1st. Lieutenant Harold R.
ikillman, Sgt. John E. Floyd, Cororals
Jasper W. Loyd and Douglas
1. Mustian, Privates Roy Cameron
nd Jack R. Riggan.
When the Warren boys arrive on
lunday morning it is expected that
here will be quite a crowd to welome
them home.
i * r->
Local ivien nscape
Injuries In Wreck
C. E. Jackson, Warrenton supplyian
and M. Perman, Warrenton
merchant escaped serious injury
)n Saturday afternoon when a
'ranklin automobile driven by Mr.
lackson landed bottom up in a
litch as a result of a collision with
i Ford driven by A. D. Hardy,
aim manager for Edmund White,
,t the street intersection below
he Warrenton Service Station. Mr.
lardy was not injured.
Both machines suffered broken
wheels and smashed fenders. Cause
f the accident is not known.
Following the accident Mr. Jackon
explained that he was slow in
citing out from the capsized mahine
due to the fact that Mr. Per- ,
ian was lying on top of him.
SISTER DIES
Mr. W. R. Baskervill was called ;
o Richmond Monday on account (
f the death of his sister. Mrs.
iailie Baskervill Neblett. Attend- (
rig the funeral at Lombardy
TTill OnnHlintpd ,
Ti UVC, Ileal kJUUl/ii AAUA)
y the Rev. Tom Lane of Rich- .
iond and the Rev. Mr. George of
toyton, Episcopal ministers, were ,
Ir. and Mrs. W. R. Baskervill, Mr. ,
tobert Baskervill and Miss Lucy |
laskervill, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. j
Icyd, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund ,
Vhite, Miss Edith Burwell,, Mr. f
I'd Mrs. J. C. Burwell, Mr. and ,
Trs. C. R. Rodwell, Mr. and Mrs. ,
I. R. Palmer, Mr. Jim Horner of
ixford and Rob Powell of Hen- (
erson .Mrs. Neblett is survived by ,
nc daughter. Miss Clara Neblett, i
nd two sons, Sterling and C. G. |
T,. <
u?.
]
Misses Tempe and Laura Boyd j
tid Mrs. Alpheus Jones are visiting ]
1 Richmond today.
:h
iJB^j^^pnJPrice^ $1.50 a Ye
m Bi
) Lower 1
Commission
Warren Con
Welfare Officer, County Nurse
Hospital Bed at Rocky Moun
pany and Military Compan
REDUCTIONS AROUND TE
Meeting behind closed do
of public hearing on the quest
cultural teachers, in the swel'
room, the board of county con
noon voted for budget slashes
services of the county.
The board voted to aboli
away with the services of the
year; to cut out the approprial
County Memorial Library; am
? I
Negro Is Found J
Not Guilty Of An f
Assault Charge J
' r
A Recorder's court jury returned t
a verdict of not guilty as to Robert
Lee Fields, negro tenant farmer of
Warrenton, who was tried before *
Judge W. W. Taylor in court on ^
Monday upon charges of assault- '
ing his wife Susan Fields, by pouring
lye water upon her while she 2
slept. a
The case consumed the greater
part of the morning session of
court and held much interest, par- c
ticularly among the negro citizens t
of the county. |f
According to the evidence as s
given by the procesuting witness
Susan Fields, a negro washerwo- ?
man about town, she was awaken- i
ed shortly after going to sleep on s
the night of June 14 by an acute c
burning and opened her eyes just v
as her husband ran away from her a
bed. She stated that she knew he v
had put lye on her because she was t
accustomed to the smell of it and v
aiso knew how it burned. When t
asked in cross examination by Gilmer
Overby, attorney for the de- t
ftnse, why she waited a week be-.]
fore consulting a doctor. Sho re- s
plied, "It was such a mean trick p
that I didn't want anyone to know i
about it." Hattie Brown, negro s
woman of near Littleton, a witness t
for the State told that upon c
going to the house severtl days af- s
ter the time the assault was alleged
to have been made, she found Su- s
san crying and was told that her v
husband had poured lye upon her. t
She further testified that she ask- f
id Lee Fields why he did it and v
lie stated it was because she was I
paying attention to another man. a
This was denied by the defendant c
when placed upon the stand, as c
a'so were all charges of pouring lye s
upon his wife. t
The evidence was materially
strengthened in behalf of the de- t
fendant when Dr. G. H. Macon, at- $
ending physician for the woman, ii
told the court that in his opinion a
the burn was not caused by lye, n
but rather a disease. Dr. Macon s
also testified that while he would o
not say that tne woman w<u> DIU- I i '
fering from this disease, that she f:
was responding very well to his c
treatment. tl
Fields was given a reputation as ti
a hard working man and a good w
provider, by several prominent white t
citizens of the coimty. The case was a
presecuted by John H. Kerr Jr., s
with Fields being represented by i
Gilmer Overby.
Much interest was also shown in s:
the case of Spoctswood Burwell b
Ayscue, young white man of the E
Sandy Creek section of the county, c
who was found guilty of assaulting b
Arthur Faulkner with a deadly lc
weapon, to wit: a rock, a knife and lc
a hammer. Judge Taylor sentence w
she 17 year old boy to six months tl
:n jail, and suspended sentence b
jpon the payment of the costs upon U
*ood behavior and provided he stay d
awajf from Faulkener's home and a
wife. si
The evidence as brought out by tl
Cromwell Daniel, Solicitor, and 1<
inline 'Rnnzet. attorney for the de- ti
"ense, there had been bad blood be;ween
Faulkner and Ayscue for t.'
;ome time. Witnesses testified that t
Faulkner had made threats to kill F
\ysciie. Evidence showed that the p
latred between the men was t'
(Continued on Page I)
1
MOST OF THE NEWS
ALL THE TIME
ar NUMBER 29
I d2et
o
rax Rate
ers Prune
iitv Budget
?? . I.
, Library Appropriation and
t Discontinued; Fire Comy
Donations Cut In Half
N THOUSAND DOLLARS .
iors, after nearly two hours
ion of retention of the agritering
heat of a crowded
imissioners yesterday afterthat
abolishes many public
sh the County nurse; to do
! Welfare, Officer for one
tion of $250 for the Warren
d to cut out hospital bed at
tocky Mount. The approbation
for the local miliary
company was reduced
rom $250 to $125; that of the Warenton
Fire Company from $50 to
25. The appropriation for forest fire
(rcteoaon was reduced from $700
o $500.
In addition the commissioners
jared down many small items that
;o to make up the budget. Total
savings under the cuts are not deinitely
known, due to lateness of
idjournment, but are around $10,000
, commissioner stated following the
neeting.
The budget will be tabled for 20
lays for public inspection and proesi,
as 'required by law, before
inally adopted and the tax rate
et for the new fiscal year. ?
The commissioners met shortly
ifter 10 o'clock on Thursday mornng
and after checking over the inolvent
list, turned to a discussion
>f the county budget, that lasted,
zith interruptions to give citizens
n opportunity to make known their
lews on sundry matters, until afer
7 o'clock in the afternoon and
zas one of the most hectic days in
he experinence of the board.
Turning from adoption of the
entative county budget, the comnissioners
after giving audience to
>. J. Satterwhite concerning comdaints
as to the operation of the
)re wry school, met in executive sesion
with J. Edward Allen, secreary,
and A. C. Blalock, chairman,
>f the board of education to ccnider
the six-months school budget.
After nearly an hour of discusion,
during which budget items
/ere parred sufficiently to reduce
he requested levy for this purpose
rom 11 1-2 to 9 cents, and budget
/as approved by the commissioners,
teduction came through reduced
.DDroDriation for capital outlay and
ipera:icn expenses, the principal cut
:oming in scientific apparatus for
ubstitue subjects to replace vocaional
agriculture.
The tentative budget submitted
iy the board of educa/tion called for
2600 for agricultural teachers, or
u the event this was cut out, an
lternate of $2500 for apparatus
tecessary to teach other scientific
ubjects, such as chemistry, physics
r biology. Superintendent Allen
ead a letter to the commissioners
rom the State department of eduation
confirming his claim that in
be event that the agricultural "s
sachers were discontinued that it
rould be necessary to equip schools
o teach substitute subjects if they
ire to maintain their accredited
landing. As finally adopted this
tem had been cut to $1400.
Mr. Satterwhite told the commisLoners
that he objected to pupils
eing hauled from Virginia to the
irewry school; to citizens of Vance
ounty serving on the Drewry school
oard, claiming that Drewry was no
>nger a joint county district fol
iwing the adoption of a countyide
rate by Vance coi^nty, and
lat -taxpayers in the district were
eing charged an illegal rate of
ix. He further charged that the ?
istrict built a new school building
t Drewry larger and more expense
than necessary. He a&ked that
le commissioners refuse to make a
?vy for Drewry until the first
hree matters had been adjusted.
Superintendent Allen said that
he Virginia pupils were brought
a Drewry by the State under recirocal
agreement with Virginia, exlaining
that 32 pupils in Roanoke
,wnship were carried to Virginia.
(Continued on Page 8)