i accurate, terse i timely volume xxxii 10ED SUNDAY I Prominent Warrenton Busi " ? Fk.\?, \i Hnma I * jian -t?v uvu.v I Here On Saturday I eERVICES AT CHURCH I p-eral services for Eugene S. ' I rr. prominent merchant, business Ygtn ara church worker of Warren lj,ame conducted from the War tpndpH the funeral I\BiW v* ? In i toy. Mr. Allen came to Warrenton in 1883 and with the late R. D. Fleming founded the firm of Allen and Fleming, later changed to Allen, Son & Co., of which concern he ras president the time of his death. He was also, with H. A. Moseley, founder of the Warrenton Grocery Co.. of which he was president. He rat vice president and director of lie Citizens Bank, president of the Erne Furniture and Supply Co., fcctor of the Hotel Warren Corp?:ion, director of the Warrenton Balding & Lean Association, and aecutlve member of the board of nstees of the John Graham High rtool. He had been teacher of the &aca class of the Warrenton Bapis Sunday school since 1910, and fc class bcre his name. He was ?k of the Warrenton Baptist tah of which he had been a iacon for 47 years. Mr. Allen is survived by his widow, Its. Eorence Davis Allen; one daughter. Miss Mary Louise Allen; , ho sons. J. Edward Allen, superintend? of Warren county schools, I sal Claries Pryor Allen, manager ttAia. Son & Co.; three sisters, te Ida, Edna and Sallie Allen Talent on. and by one brother, to Allen, secretary and treasurer p'Jie Oxford Masonic Orphanage. h|ene S. Allen, son of the late Naniel and Mary Elizabeth M, was born In Halifax county * March 16, 1860. The family is Itecer.ded from Capt. Charles Alp *ho saw distinguished service r the War of the American pwition, and has a wide connecp in Warren county. Mr. Allen's pier died when he was quite p? and he was reared by his p&no:her. the late Mrs. Sallie P1 at Axtelle in Warren county. p&4 he married Miss Florence pis of Louisburg. Ibegan his career as a mer ?5t as * .1?'- - ? ** i ? ^acik. in me store 01 ,^r Allen at Axtel, going from ^ to Henderson to enter the JJ>7 of the late E. G. Davis, from Place he came to Warrenton he has been through the P8 active in the business life of p town. I those attending the m of Mr. Allen were: Mr. M. Stuart Davis, KenI i and Stuart Davis, Rev. E. H. I Is and Miss Alberta Davis. Dr. S. P. Burt, Dr. D. T. K?h"?ick, Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Ifo?' Mr- and Mrs. George and Mrs. Florence M. Unfrom, Louisburg; Mr. and |vCourLney Egerton, Mr. and (Con:inued on Page 8) 111 O - oays t^rops In Warren Better ?ops in Warren county Hotter than any place in the John L. Skinner, member board of county commisstated this week. Mr. K^r said that he had been at Wrightsville and up at JJ^viiie, and that the farbarren had more reason ^ thankful than in any of the ( j^Kgh0UnUeS that he had 1366111 J SI Jack Riggan Found Guilty Of Assault Charge; Is Fined Jack Riggan, white man of Warrenton, was found guilty in a hearing conducted on Monday before Judge W. W. Taylor of assaulting Solon Peoples Saturday afternoon during a general mix-up that occurred between the Peoples and Riggans in front of Pett Burwell's service station in north Warrenton. It was alleged that he struck Peoples over the head with a crank handle. Mr. Riggan was taxed with court costs and ordered to pay Peoples $5. Jack Giraham Riggan and Albert Paschall were also found guilty of assaulting the Peoples and were ordered to pay court costs. Buster Riggan was found not guilty. The origin of the fight or exactly what took place was not clearly brought out in the hearing conducted before Judge W. W. Taylor, but Solon Peoples was in the court room wi:h a bandage around his head and Dr. W. D. Rodgers, speaking as an expert, testified that the young white man had been struck across the head twice with something solid - ? ? A that leit two gasnes aooui an uitu long. Solon Peoples, his mother and brother, testified that the cuts came from a crank handle in the hands cf Jack Riggan. J. W. Carroll, a witness for the defense, said that Mr. Riggan had a crank handle in his hand, but that he was positive that he struck Peoples with his fist. Conflicting accounts of the fight were given by the witnesses that 'appeared in behalf of each side as they took the chair to testify. The case became more involved as it became known that Jenry Peoples and Charlie Peoples were mixed up in it some way, but as neither of these two men were in court, what they did or said was not permitted to be brought out. It has been stated that Charlie Peoples disappeared following the fight. Jerry Peoples will be given a hearing Saturday, it was stated. All those involved in the fight are whito onH liuo fho nr>rthovr? oHn-o TI4MVV WHU UIV AAA VAAV/ AAVA VAiVA AA VM^V of Warrenton. Eclipse of Sun On Next Wednesday There will be a total eclipse of the sun on Tuesday, August 31, accordingto astronomers. The eclipse is expected to last for just 100 seconds. Observers should look carefully at the eclipse on this date, for according to the astronomers there will not be another total eclipse fcr 31 years. Those who look at the sun are advised to have smoked glasses on account of the fact that the rays might do serious damage to the eyes. An eclipse of the sun is caused by the moon getting between the earth and the sun. PERSONAL MENTION Mr. .Tack Dowtin was a visitor at Raleigh Tuesday. Miss Anna Cohoon of Suffolk was a visitor here this week. Mr. Norwood Boyd was a visitor at Durham yesterday. Mrs. W. A. Graham, Mrs. H. A. Boyd and Miss Mariam Boyd attended the carillon recital at Durham last night. Mrs. A. S. Bunting and Mrs. Bernard Rawl of Petersburg are guests of Mrs. Louis Brejy at Hotel Warren. Mrs. Edmund White spent several days this week at Upperville. Mrs. J. B. Harris and Miss Minnie Harris of Franklinton. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Harris and little daughter and Miss Sue Harris of Charlotte were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jeiman Walker of Norlina last week. Mr. W. B. Harris of High Point was here for a short while Sunday morning. He is conhected with the Ring Drug Co. at High Point. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Jackson, Miss Mary Jackson and H. H. Jackson Jr. of Rocky Mount are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Reid this week. Mrs. H. P. Reid, Miss Helen Reid and Mr. and Mrs. H. H.| Jackson of Rocky Mount visited relatives in Littleton Wednesday, j Mr. A. C. Blalock Jr. is spending) this week with friends in Danville, Va. Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Miles of Winston Salem passed through here Wednesday enroute to Virginia Beach. Miss Laura Coleman of Boydton, Va., is visiting Mrs. C. R. Rcdwell. Miss Lucy Baskervill, accompanied by Miss Kathleen Bryson, has returned irom a stay ox sevexax u?ye> at Nags Head. I hp Hi WARRENTON, COUNTY C TO HAVE BONDED WAREHOUSE1 To Be Operated In Building Near Railroad Station; To Open September 1 PURDY TO BE MANAGER A bonded warehouse for the storage of cotton will be operated at Warrentcn this year by Charles L. Purdy, it was learned yesterday. Mr. Purdy has leased the brick building near the Warrenton Railroad Co., from the Warren Develop- 1 ment Company and is making arrangements to open the warehouse about September 1. Storage rcom for approximately 2,000 bales of cotton will be provided. Mr. Purdy has had several years experience with the Peck Manurt/vmnnvur o c crroHpr onH laULlU lilg M.*vi weigher of cotton. i This will be the first time that Warrenton has had a bonded warehouse and cotton buyers here expressed the view that it would materially strengthen the Warrenton cotton market. Not only will the warehouse furnish farmers of this section a safe place in which to store their cotton, but will enable them to borrow on their cotton, as they will obtain a receipt that the Federal Reserve Banking System will accept for discount, it is stated. The warehouse will be open at all times to the public and it is believed that it will result in hundreds of additional bales cf cotton being brought to Warrenton. Squirrel Season Opens September 1 rTTU? -P/v*. eVirvrvHncr ermirrpls J. lie OCAOU11 1U1 ? opens on the first day of September, E. Hunter Pinnell, Warren county game warden, announced yesterday. Doves may also be shot after Wednesday of next week, but it will be against the law to hunt rabbits or quail or turkeys before the 20th of November. The deer season opens September 15 and duck may be lawfully shot after the 15th of ..ovember. In announcing the opening of the squirrel season the game warden warned that every hunter must have a license and listed the following names of persons from whom licenses may be purchased: W. F. Davis, Grove Hill. C. R. Capps, Areola. Bobbitt's Garage, Warrenton. W. A. Miles Hardware Co., Warrenton. W. K. Thompson, Inez. B. R. Moore and Chief Carter, Norlina. J. C. Watkins, Drewry. W. R. Wiggins, Littleton. J. N. Bobbitt, Vaughan. J. H. Gilliland, Macon. Clerk of Court, Warrenton. C. F. Burrows, Churchill. Ben Newell, Wise. Ayccck's Store, Elberon. A license to hunt in the county may be purchased from any of the above named men for the price of $1.25. The privilege of hunting in other counties of this State may be secured fcr $3.25. ( Every hunter is requested to keep a record of his total bag of every species of game killed during the season. At the close of 'the season the Department of Conservation and Development will mail a blank to every hunter who will be asked to give these figures. This report is inteded solely for the purpose of a more intelligent administration of the game law, based on the authentic knowledge of game conditions. Data contained in the report will hR used only for statistical pur poses. MUSTIAN TO RETURN ON 5TH Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Mustian and son are expected to return to Ncrlina about September 5, according to a letter received this week from Dr. Mustian who for the past several months has been taking post graduate work in Dentistry at the Northwestern University, Chicago. Dr. Mustian said that he hadcompleted his thesis and oral examination and was highly gratified over the mark he made. He said that he would visit the Mayo clinic in Rochester, Minn., before returning to Norlina. AVTTTirC? DOUBLE CAMl'CLU UJTJUO A. H. Hight of near Macon brought to our office on Monday double canteloupes. Mr. Hight said that he was nearly 60 years old and, that while he had been fanning all his life these ware the first twin canteloupes he had everr seen. <& sH?. * f jrrrn )F WARREN, N. C., FRIDAY r???gu 1 | i St. Louis Samaritan Tom K. Smith ha9 been awarded i $1,000 and made chairman of the j Citizens Relief and _ Employment . Committee at St. Louis for having contributed most to the welfare of his cotrdnunity. f . _ ' ] Business Skies Are Brighter Afc Cotton And Tobacco Rise Business skies are brightening in Warren. Cotton, with a 50 point advance on Wednesday and 15 point increase yesterday, has risen more than $3 a bale during the week and mere than $16 a bale above the low mark of June. Tobacco prices which opened in South Carolina and border markets last week with?, averages of o rnnnd (8 o ViinvfoOkH Rlidht.lv axv/uixu yu m iyi i i j i/m0..?v higher than last yea?^ were disappointing to growers in view of the short crop. Reports from the markets this week show advances on all markets with averages of p round 12 cerfts. The Peck Manufacturing Company, local cotton mill, is now operating on full-time schedule. Dameron Supply Co. is erecting a i modern cotton gin in southeast I Warrenton to replace the one in I North Warrenton destroyed by fire \ j last year. A bonded warehouse will be operated at Warrenton this year which is expected to materially strengthen the local cotton market. The stock market continues to work up. Newspapers carry Awat. r\-P ^ nimhnr rvf PlrtSPd OtUXICO VSJL, (X J.XU1UWU* v* . ! plants reopening over the state. I 1 particularly in the textiles, and I financial writers agree that the business pick-up is more than seasonal. Tom Vaughan Case To Be Tried Monday The trial of Tom Vaughan, white man of Warrenton charged with manufacturing home-brew, and the trial of Macy Wagner, white man charged with reckless driving, were on Monday postponed until August 29. The postponement of these two cases for a week was due to the fact that counsel for Wagner was <"inf r\f t-nwn nnri if. is exDect IV/OliVQ Wl*U w* vw>... ^ ed that the same jury drawn for his case will be used in the Vaughan trial. S. B. Cooper, negro charged with assault with a deadly weapon, was found guilty and fined $5 and costs. Alfred Henderson was before Judge Taylor and told the Solicitor that he would enter a plea of guilty in connection with the robbery cf Watkins store at Drewry, but Judge Taylor ruled that the case did not come under his jurisdiction, so Henderson will face trial in Superior court. Black Cat Club Nets Around $11 Around $11 was made by the Elack Cat club at their Bonus Ball held in the opera house last Friday night for the benefit of the Warren County Memorial Library. Although the dance was attended I t... ? tvinnVi smaller crowd than u y 'a uiuuu ?.? ?. ? ? usual, those that did come apparently enjoyed the evening. Three dances in nearby towns were said: to have been responsible for the absence of many. MRS. JONES AT HOSPITAL Friends cf Mrs. Howard F. Jones will regret to learn that she is in Park View hospital, Rocky Mount, for observation and treatment. She became suddenly ill Wednesday morning of last week and was carried to the hospital at Reeky Mount on Friday. Although her condition has improved since being in the I hospital, she will probably undergo an operation before returning 10 her home here. j iRmu , AUGUST 2^ COOPERATION OF | PARENTS ASKED superintendent Allen Suggests Ways They Can Aid Wi|ith School Work ATTENDANCE STRESSED Pointing out that poor attendmce the first month of school was responsible for reduction in ;he number of teachers, and urgng that pupils attend regularly Superintendent of Schools J. Edward Allen today releases through the Warren Record an open letter to parents, asking their co-operation and suggesting ways they may lid the schools to operate with the naximum of efficiency. His article in full follows: "School work begins next Tuesday morning, August 30. It is important that wherever it is possible, children be present on the opening date. On that date all teachers are enrolling children, and this should be completed at once as far as is possible. It is important also that children be present every day afterward? especially for the first month. Schools have had their number of teachers reduced because of poor attendance the first month. And hundreds of children have failed arid repeated grades because they misses days from school when it was not necessary to be absent. "I venture to give some suggestions concerning school attendance. "First, all teachers have been instructed to exclude from school all children who have communicable diseases or similar conditions. No child may attend a public school in this county who has scabies (itch). This skin disease is very readily and quickly cured, but until this is done, those afflicted with it are a source of danger to all near them. Pediculosis capitis also, commonly called infestation with the head louse, requires exclusion from school. There have been cases of whooping cough in the county, but as far as can be learned there are none at present in the dangerous stages. The parent who attempts to send to school children who may spread such diseases is very shortsighted: not only may there be serious illness in others, and possibly fatality, but also there is the possibility that the whole grade or the whole school may have to suspend, with the result that few, if any, therein can be promoted at the end of a short session. " Second, I would urge parents to avoid the idea that under present conditions it is necessary to overdress their children. Simple clothes are all that is necessary; and children going to school overdiessed show poor taste. I have come to believe that clean overalls should be "standard equipment" for school boys these days; and if my boy were going to school, he wou.'d certainly wear them. There is not the slightest reason why children going to school at Warrenton should wear more expensive clothes than those going to the smallest school or any other ? and I hope sincerely that the rule of common sense will prevail about clothing for all school boys and girls. We are starting school early, and many weeks of work can be done betore neavy ciounng is necessary. "Also I urge that wherever it is possible, schoolbooks be provided for the second day of school, so that recitations can begin that day. Every teacher will have a c_py of the booklist, aifO children will be furnished their lists the first day. There are no new books except arithmetics in the third and fifth grades, which cost, I believe, thirty-one cents. It is possible to get heavy brown paper and carefully preserve all schoolbooks so that they may last a long time.! In the event that parents are simply unable financially to get books, children should be sent to school promptly, anyway. Much can be done to assist. "I strongly recommend that all Farent-Teacher Associations have their first meeting immediately after the chapel exercises on the fust day of school, which would be about 10 or 11 o'clock next Tuesday morning. It is also sliongly recommended that these associations give during the year special attention to the care of undernourished and underprivileged children in the schools. The schools cannot do worthwhile work with children who are half-starved, and the presence f retarded children in a grade retards the whole grade. It is helpful to every child in a grade to help the (Continued on Page 8) ri> $1.50 a Robbers Enter Grocery Company And Steal Cigarets Three white men, traveling in a new Chevrolet automobile, robbed the Warrenton Grocery Co., at 2 o'clock Thursday morning. Between 75,000 and 100,000 cigarettes were taken from the storage room. Nothing else was removed. Entrance was made by forcing open the front door. Afterwards the backdoor was opened and the cigarettes loaded into the waiting automobile. Awakened by the noise made by the robbers, a guest at Hotel Warren called the lobby which got in touch with Night Officer Lovell. While he was talking the loaded car sped by him heading out of town. Jesse Richardson, negro employee of the Hotel, hearing about the robbery, ran to the back of the Grocery aa tuc iuuucii wcic puiiiug. uix. He was able to get a good view of the three men, described as nicely dressed, and their automobile. This is the second time within the past 60 days that the Grocery Company has been robbed. Robbers on July 12 raided the concern, confining their robbery to tobacco products. Mrs. J. C. Hardy, t Wife of Editor; Dies At Norlina Saturday i Mrs. J. C. Hardy, wife of the editor of the Norlina Headlight, died Saturday morning following an illness of several weeks. Funeral servlices were held from her home at i Norlina Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by he(r pastor, Rev. B. C. Thompson of the MethoJ i T3/v.f T T7I "Dz-vooV* [Uli>l/ U11UIU11, ?U1U XVCV. U. X. xwcbl/i* of the Baptist church. Interment followed in the Norlina cemetery. Mrs. Hardy was 63 years of age and a daughter of George L. and Rosa Knight. She had been married to Mr. Hardy for 39 years, and was highly esteemed in the Ncrlina community where she had lived for the past 18 years. She leaves her husband, two sons, R. D. Hardy of Norlina and M. W. Hardy of Fianklinton, and two daughters, Misses Alice and Cornelia Hardy. Sheriff On Lookout For Bandits Car The eyes of Sheriff W. J. Pinnell played freequently beneath Warrenton's stop light yesterday afternoon as he remained on the lookout for a big blue Chrysler that possibly contained the four bandits who held up the West Durham Branch of the Fidelity Bank at Durham and escaped with an undertermined amount of cash. However, no trace was seen here vmav. "rV?r\ Kvo ioVlorl njctAlS Ul Hie men wnu ktl and ordered Hazel Brown, stenographer, and C. C. Cole, teller, into the bank's vault and escaped with an unknown amount of money. A telephone call following 'the robbery put Sheriff Pinnell on the lookout for the men who were thought to have been traveling in a blue Chrysler. The Warren county official was requested to s;op and check such an automobile and passengers as described over the telephone. The stenographer and teller were the only two in the bank at the 'time the four unmasked men entered. The robbers were unable to lock the vault doer ^because of a safety stop on it. Miss Brown and Cole remained in the vault until Frank D. Upchurch, the bank's manager, returned from lunch and opened the door. How much mcney the robbers netted was not learned. A $7,000 payroll of the Erwin Cotton Mills was known to have been in the bank and it was believed to have been included in the loot. Value N. C. Cotton Crop Up $8,000,000 CHARLOTTE, Aug. 25.?Since last June North Carolina's 1932 cotton crop has increased in value roughly about $100,000 a day. The farmer who expects to make only about 10 bales has a crop worth $175 more now than last June. The rise of 3 and one-half cents a pound in cctton since June means an increased value of $17.50 a bale to the farmers and since North Carolina's cotton crop is estimated at 509,000 bales, the total value of the qrop |h&s increased $8,807,500 since the low mark of June. DAUGHTER BORN Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Allen on Friday, August 19, a daughterFlorence Virginia, MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME Year NUMBER 35 COUNTY SCHOOLS TO OPEN TUESDAY More Than 2400 White Children And 1200 Colored To Begin Year's Work INCREASE IS EXPECTED Last minute details are being worked out preparatory to the opening of the Wariren county schools for the 1932-33 session on next Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock when more than 2400 white school children will begin another year's work. At the same time the John R. Hawkins school at Warrenton and the Warren County Training School at Wise will enroll nearly 1200 negro students. The other 40 negro schools cf the county I opened on August 8th. Warrenton is expecting increased enrollment this year, J. B. Miller, principal, said yesterday, and it would probably be necessary to petition the state board of equalization for an extra teacher to take care of this increase. Based on last year's average daily attendance, the total number of teachers allowed by the State remained the same as last session. The faculty of the local school will be compcsed of J. B. Miller, principal; R. H. Bright, Vocational Agriculture; Miss Helen Thompson, English and Latin; Miss Elizabeth Thompson, English and French; Miss Mariam Boyd, Mathemetics; Miss Katherine Taylor, History; Miss Katherine Bird, Science; Miss Annie Laurie Herring, Home Economics. Science, J. B. Miller. First grade?Miss Rosa Hamilton and Miss Clara Williams. Second girade?Miss Frances Person and Miss Mary Randolph. Third grade?Miss Rosebud Kimball. Fourth grade?Miss Mary Elizabeth Black and Miss Alta Rudisill. Fifth grade?Mrs. Virginia Pearsail. Sixth grade?Mrs. B. B. Williams and Miss Jennie C. Alston. Seventh grade?Mrs. H. V. Scarborough. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Miller will live in the residence formerly occupied by Dr. J. T. Qibbc. Mkc 'Frances Person and Miss Mary Elizabeth Black will live with them. Misses Annie Lauirie Herring, Katherine Bird and Elizabeth Morton will make their home with Mrs. Jack Scott; Misses Rose Kimball, Mary Randolph, Clara Williams and Alta Williams with Mrs. John G. Ellis; Miss Rosa Hamilton with Miss Amma Graham. Boyce And Boyd To Operate Motor Co. The long standing trade name of Boyd-Gillam Motor Co., will change into Boyd-Boyce Motor Co., on September 1 when Bill Boyce and W. N. Boyd become connected in the automobile business at Warrenton. The new firm is to be managed by Mr. Boyce who will also continue to operate his service station. Mr. Boyd, it is expected, will net be at the garage so much of the time due - ' LI. 11 1_U? to nis connection wim me wubvw business at Warrenton. D. M. Saintsing Is Buried At Sharon Funeral services for David M. Saintsing were held at the Wise Baptist church yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment followed in the Old Sharon cemetery. Mr. Saintsing died on Tuesday at Oteen hospital in Asheville. He was 40 years of ag? Warren Officials Ask For Teachers RALEIGH, Aug. 25.?The State Board of Equalization today heard delegations from Lee and Warren counties plead for more teachers to be allotted and prepared to consider county school budgets. Representatives urged the board to increase its teacher allotments to the Wise school In Warren county and the Big Springs school in Lee. Both requests were taken wider consideration. MINISTER RETURNS Rev. E. C. Durham, pastor of the Warrenton Methodist church, has returned to Warrenton following a very pleasant vacation with relatives in the country, and will preach at th? Methodist church here next Sunday morning and night at the regular hours. He will also preach at Warren Plains Sundav afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The public is invited to all the services of these churches. J