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i accurate, terse i timely i^ume xxxi! " l.niuim a r CPCCFAMi IPUll^ OlAXJlVJil kr END TODAY li-^rt Recesses Thursday AfI (ernoon For Funeral Of I Judge .Midyette Jp}Y TRIBUTES TO JURIST I y criminal session of the SepI Jj; term of Warren county Sup- I l,.r court. presided over by Judge fpsl Frizzelle of Snow Hill, will Irobably end today. I Sere was cnly one case on the ! Irjsinal docket yesterday when ' trt adjourned at 12:30 o'clock M.-J 9:30 this morning in order ia: members of the bar and other Jjends of Judge Garland E. Mid- ! 1? who died suaaemy iuc?uaj ( ^ernocn at Elizabeth City, might t jre an opportunity to attend his iaeral at Jackson yesterday afterton. Tributes of respect were paid si ;:?e Midyette yesterday morning c ; court by Solicitor R. Hunt Par- t Judge Frizzelle and John H. r fcT Jr., after Former Sheriff R. E. v mis arose from the jury box and 4 red that a distinguished Superior J sort Judge and great friend of the ::zens of Warren ccunty was to be Md in the afternoon and that he 1 is asking in behalf of the people this county that the court take nice of his death. Beautiful riutes to Judge Midyette as a an. as a solicitor and as a judge Sowed. Iy jury was deliberating over v 1 "^ S~~i l,A oLtttc uumi ? 9jtrchette. local negro charged with t daughter, when court recessed vAtK). Judge Frizzelle ordered memben of the jury not to discuss ^ J* esse with others or among C themselves and to return Friday p Doming at 9:30 o'clock. Burchette is on trial as the result f }! fatally striking John Reid, local o negro blacksmith, with a piece of ion several weeks ago. 0 According to evidence no hard p Ming existed between the two Cl segroes. Ed Baldwin, an eye witness, Q Hified that the two men were ap- C( prently engaged in play when the tl is! blow was struck. He said that ti i two men had been throwing jr tier on one another in what seem- B ito him to be a friendly man- ti trwhen Burchette reached up over ^ a head, caught hold of a piece ^ ! iron and threw it at Reid. The j asile found its way to Reid's head tc ci he died later from a fractured fell in a Rocky Mount hospital. Burchette testified that John Reid 111 tas cne of the best friends that ai V??Mv v*?vjr iicquciujf W UI f*." ether, and that he was not hen he struck Reid. He said sf e did not know what he pick- it when he reached back over i1 tad and whatever the object r? t? merely tossed at Reid. He n< t'in a good reputation by 111 5 witnesses. The state is ask- 11 ?r a verdict of manslaughter. fi le the jury endeavored to ^ a verdict in the Burchette r. James Thomas Ramie, fif- ol ft sixteen year-old negro boy it e Ridgeway section, was tried rr aPing a thirteen or fourteen rt old negro girl. Through counsel tl load guilty to the charge. Foist the testimony of several wit- h s who gave the opinion that a whipping would do the boy as y 1 good as any thing else, Judge eUe asked Mr. Polk, who was presenting the defendant, to point j B."a responsible negro man in the I Bg rocm who lived in the section I p, Bg whence Ramie came. When!n Bjg Jerman was pointed out and J e] Bged to stand. Judge Frizzelle in-10 ^u are not connected with this J ^ B* are you? I p B h sir," Jerman replied. I a Bg the good of this boy and for j b Bgwd of your race what do ycu I w B1* should be done with him." ]p B^0 you want to know what I j y Bj' think?" Jerman asked. lp Bg". in my mind I think a gcodI BjWng would do him as much 1 B* as anything you could do to I B^tamie is to receive a gocdl^ B^Vrg from his father, according I B^ sentence passed by the court j Bt' reads as follows: I ] B^e defendant is to be confined 1 Bgfcr a period of twelve months,] B?hed to work the roads. Upon] Bgnt of costs and the condition] I?- uciciiuaxn xcxnaixx ux guuu ^ 4vicr and the further condition t ' the father administer to him t ^ thrashing which the father, i 'ten court, agrees to do, the de- r i^nt is given until the January a ' of 1933 to pay the costs. Capias i: issue at any time within three t? at the request cf the solici- \ ktor ?ase of st&te against I ' > Holloway, negro, is the last b | lt'011-lnued on Page 8) _ m Cotton Speaker M. G. MANN, ecretary-treasurer of the North larolina Cottcn Growers Cooperaive Association, who will be the nain speaker at the Warren countyvide cotton meeting to be held in he court house at Warrentcn Satirday afternoon, September 24, at wo o'clock. The public is invited. Warren County Cotton Farmers To Meet Here Saturday Warren County cottcn farmers vill gather in the court house here Saturday, September 24, for a couny-wide cotton meeting at which M. J-. Mann, secretary-treasurer of the forth Carolina Cotton Growers Jcoperative Association, will be the rincipal speaker. The meeting will get underway at ivo o'clock in the afternoon and is pen to the public in general. 1 Mr. Mann will discuss the present : utlook for the price of cotton, exlain the disposition of last year's otton seed loan and seasonal and 1 ptional pool, handled through the 1 ^operative, and will touch upon 1 re advantages the cottcn associaon offers the seed loan borrower ' i handling his cotton this year. | riefly he will review the opera- ' ons of the cotton association since s organization 10 years ago, tell ow cooperative cotton is sold, and [ve ether information of interest > the farmer. 1 1 Following Mr. Mann's talk the , leetlng will be opened for questions tid for a general discussion of the )tton situation. . "Although this meeting is being , >onsctred by the cotton association | is not strictly a cooperative meetig in any sense of the word but , ither is a county-wide meeting and sn-members as well as cooperative lembers are urged to attend,," relarked R. T. Melvin, cooperative , eld representative in Wartren, ; fake and Franklin counties. ( Mr. Melvin said personal letters f invitation were not mailed out, being thought that an announcetent in Warren's newspapers would : ;ach practically every farmer in le county. "We aire expecting a large crowd," e added. iVarrenton Eleven Plays Oxford Today John Graham High school footall players go to Oxford this afteroon to meet the Oxford school leven at 2:30 in the second game f the season. The Warrenton boys lest the litial game of the season on last tiday afternoon when they faced team made up of Norlina school oys and town boys. Greatly out eighed, the locals fought determledly against the visitors, but took ae small end of a 6-13 score. Playlg of both teams was ragged, paricularly in blocking. Wocdrow Parker was outstanding tar for the locals with Charlie Lee 'errell, midget quarter, running im a close second. Duke was star f the Norlina team. Fair Boosters To Be Here September 29 Two busses carrying Raleigh busiiess men and the State College anq will drive into Warrenton on he 29th of this month and park n front of the couirt house where nusic will be rendered, talks made, md souvenirs given away in boostntr the North Carolina State Fair. The buses are scheduled to reach Varrenton at 12:45. The delegation /ill be welcomed here by Mayor Yank H. Gibbs, after which the rief booster program will be put n. 1 lip Mi WARRENTON, COUNTS * - ? * - 1 days Justice Meted Alike To White And Colored Race Justice is meted out alike to colored ad white, according to the -pinion voiced by Judge Paul Frizselle in open court here on Tuesday afternoon. , The Snow Hill jurist said that possibly in years gone by there may have been a tendency to decide issues in favor of the white man but for the past fifteen years it had been his observation that the colored man is treated fairly in court. Judge Frizzelle said that frequently issues were decided in favor af the colored man in cases that Involved members of both races. 'Just recently," he said, "in one of the counties in which I presided there was a case between a colored nnn t-? onrl a vprv nrnminpnh wViit.P Burlington man visited mm m tne Warren county jail. Gilmer Overby, his attorney, argued before the court that it was a case of mistaken idenity, but Judge Taylor thought otherwise and sentenced Brown to jail, assigned to work the roads, for a period of sik months. The special session of Recorder's court was held at the request of Solicitor R. Hunt Parker. Brown's case was billed for Superior court and when it was remanded to the lower tribunal Mr. Parker stated that the State's witness had come from Burlington, that Solicitor Daniels was in court, and asked that Judge Taylcr try the case that afternoon as a matter of convenience. The trial took place in the Mayor's V/lilUC. Frank Neal Proves Good Marksman Frank Neal has won the reputation of a maTksman among the prisoners of the Warren county prison camp over whom he stands guard. Mr. Neal was sitting on the back of the prison truck riding into Warrenton one day this week when he glimpsed a crow flying overhead. Calmly he reached to his hip, whipped out his pistol and fired. The bird tumbled to the earth, the prisoners looked astonished, and then expressed themselves as unwilling to take a chance by running from Mr. Neal who also handles a shotgun. LliUil U11U tV ? V? J >>..?? citizen and the verdict was rendered in favor of the colored man. "And the matter of race should be disregarded in deciding matters in court," he said. "They are not represented on the jury, at the bar or on the bench, and it is well that the court see that they are treated fairly." These observations of Judge Frizzelle were expressed after attorneys from Jackson appeared before the jurist asking that he set aside a verdict which had been rendered by a Northampton county jury. The attorneys intimated that the matter of race in the case possibly influenced members of the jury. Judge Frazzelle failed to comply with their request. Special Session Of Recorder's Court Is Held On Tuesday A special session of Recorder's court was held here on Tuesday afternoon for the trial of Brown Rodwell, young white man of Oakville, who was charged with operating an automobile in a reckless manner, assault, and hit-and-run driving on the morning- of December 25, 1929, when a serious automobile accident occurred on the Warrentcn-Henderson road near the Vance county line. The delay of the case in reaching the courts of Warren was due to the fact that Brown was first tried in Federal court. He was found guilty of transporting whiskey at the time cf the collision and sentenced to Chillicothe, Ohio, where he served time for 27 months. He returned to Warren county this month and was brought before Judge Taylor to settle his score with the State of North Carolina. When the two vehicles crashed on Chirstmas morning three years ago Mrs. J. A. Holt Jr., of Burlington was injured slightly and her sisterin-law received a fractured skull and later found it necessary to have her eye removed. J. A. Holt Jr., was driving the automobile in which his wife and sister were traveling in the direction of Richmond, and it was alleged that Brown was operating the other automobile which was headed towards Henderson. In court here Brown denied that he was operating the automobile which caused the accident by traveling across the road to the left side of the highway, and stated that he had never seen Mr. Holt until the arren r OF WARREN, N. C., FRID> JUDGE DISCUSSES CAUSES OF CRIME Desires In Excess of Earning Capacity Responsible For Much Unlawfulness WHITE CASES GROWING # Unwillingness on the part of many individuals to deny themselves the things which they became accustomed to in childhood and later in life were unable to buy was given by Judge Paul Frizzelle in his charge to the jury on Mcnday morning as one of the reasons for the increase in crime. The Snow Hill jurist said that a great number of the young men of today were reared in families where there was plenty and their desires were satisfied and when these beys grew older and went out into life on their own and found that they were unable financially to purchase the things that they desired that they resorted to crime. Adoption of the cardinal principles practiced by the pioneers of this country was suggested as a medium for keeping the young of this country out of court. Judge Frizzelle said that the rigid economy, hard wcrk and Christian training practiced by our forefathers would have its influence in reducing the crime wave which has been on the increase for the past ten or fifteen years. "I can remember when practically all the cases coming before our courts were among members of the colored race. But for the past fifteen years more and more white boys and young men are being caught for violation of the various laws until today a great percentage of the cases coming befo1/! the courts are composed of white defendants. Every person should respect the courts and do as much as possible towards reducing crime." Judge Frizzelle said that in years gone by judges felt that they should charge the jury at length and offontimpc their rhnrpes lasted for two or three hours, but that was in a day when illiteracy was high. "Today there are comparatively few illiterates. People now read and write and are well informed and my charge shall be brief." Most of his remarks were addressed to mem-| bers of the Grand Jury in outlining their duties. Board of Health Orders Sore Eye Cases Isolated Meeting in called session on Monday, the Warren county Board of Health took preventive steps to prevent an epidemic of sore eyes from spreading through the schools of the county, Prevalence of this disease in other sections of the state made this acf;on seem imperative, a member of the board said. The Board instructed Superintendent of Schools J. Edward Allen to inform the teachers of the county that the following resolution had been passed: "Effective at once, all teachers are required to examine children in schools for inflamed eyelids; and any child found with eyes so affected shall be excluded from school until cured. Such cases are to be reported to the county superinten-J dent promptly by the principal. rtfa frt COOTPCQf.P I | X- CXI C1JI/O U11/ uuimvu wv wvq* w0mww i from others, as far as possible, those with sore eyes. "The county superintendent is directed to inquire cf the county I superintendents of other counties! which have had experience with this trouble, what the best method of! handling same seems to be, and to) take necessary steps to prevent an epidemic of sere eyes in this county." Mrs. J. R. Paschall Is Buried At Sharon The remains of Mrs. J. Robert! Paschall were laid to rest in Sharon cemetery Friday afternoon at 5 o'clcck. Burial services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Roach of I nux xxxia. Mrs. Paschall died at her home at' j Wise at 6 o'clock Friday morning. J !Her health had not been regarded as gocd for some time. She is surviv-1 ed by her husband, one daughter, [ Miss Sally Paschall, and one sister, Mrs. Hester Paschall. I WASPS STOP SCHOOL j PROVIDENCE, R. I., Sept. 22.? The first day of school for 17 chllIdren of the Harris school was cut I short, but the pupils didn't enjoy the extra vacation. One stepped into 'a nest of "yellowback" wasps and 'the result was 17 badly stung children. Mrs. Ada Sykes, the teacher, excused them for the day. I i , 1 ISWD \Y, SEPTEMBER 23, 1932 Library Necessary For Best School Work, Says Aller "I believe the Warren Count; Memorial Library is a very neces sary thing to the best sort of schoo work," says J. Edward Allen, Super intendent of Warren schools, in ai article, prepared lor 'ine warrei Record, discussing the relation o reading to school work. His articl in full follows: "After all is said about them, th public schools have but one dutyonly one thing ought to be expectei of them. That one function is, t educate boys and girls, to bull characters, to train future citizen: Whatever kind of school does thi best, is the best sort of school. 1 follows that there is but one mea sure of a school, and that is, "Doe jthis school do the best jcb of teach |ing boys and girls, making futur citizens, wage earners and home [makers, building strong charactersor is there another sort of schoc that con do a better jcb of thes things?" "All school work begins with habit and the use of some necessary tool Arithmetic is a tool?has no valu except to work with. Writing is tcol?has no value except to g some results with. In the same wa; we learn to read because the abilit to read is a necessary tool in civiliz ed life. Reading is worthless excep as tne ability to read is put to use. "I believe the Warren Count Memorial Library is a very neces sary thing to the best sort of publi school work. Children are require to possess as their very own, a fei bocks. The partents of most c them cannot afford to buy ver many. But good school depends o: much reading. The child who tread sparingly learns slowly. All schoc work depends on the ability to rea with interest, speed and comprehen sion. Children in even the primar grades should read many books. In vestigaticn showed that last yea: children in even the first grade c some schools in this county read a many as a dozen books in additio: to those which the teachers and th course of study required. School li braries contain at best only a ver small number of books suited to th needs of any one grade, any on grade, any one child. Tliese ar socn all used, and grow stale, it 1 dangerous to have nothing excep stale material with which a chil may be stimulated. Hence the coun ty library is a most valuable store house of material to supplemer what is soon used up in the Ioce school. "The state says that no school ca be an accredited high school unles it has certain minimum require ments of library materials. Thes requirements are all too meagre. . good high school teacher knows tha she needs a great wealth of librar material which cannot be had i any school library in this count; ! I know of teachers who have search ed the County Library during th summer for materials to be use with their classes the next sessionwho give assignments from thi material?who get results fircm ' Such teachers are invariably point ed out by students as the best c teachers?and the whole scho< knows them as such. "And it takes a librarian wh knows her materials and her tasks t make a library useful. This part c the County Library is most valuabl A good librarian can make fiv thousand books more useful tha fifteen thousand would be in th hands of one not trained and ex perienced in making them usefu We are most fortunate in this re spect. Our library is not hidden o shelves?it is in use. Every bock, o an average, is used three or foe times each year. "The library deserves the utmc* support; 01 an citizens, it is no\ like everything else, barely strug gling to keep from going out of busi ness. We cannot afford to let thj necessary servant cease to be aval' able to us?we must have it." Tar River Association To Meet October 5-1 The 102nd session of the Ts River Baptist Association will t held at Ephesus church, near Sprin Hope, Nash county, on October 5t and 6th, according to announcemer made yesterday by J. Edward Allei Moderator. The introductory sermo will be preached by the Rev. Charle B. Hcward, minister well known i Warren county. There are 62 churches and ap proximately 11,000 members in th Tar River Baptist Association. TREE BLOSSOMS TWICE BRAIN TREE, Mass., Sept. 22.?A aoDle tree, which already had born a good supply of fruit, blossome for the second time this season i: the yard of Robert Smith he<re. Subscription Price, $1.50 t Tobacco Ma 1 At Warrentc 7 i Affairs of Warren i r* _ _ J n J?I! I in vjooa v^onaiuon, i ' i Grand Jury Says i f s Public offices and institutions of Warren are in good shape and the v B public officials as a whole would be - a credit to any county. This opin- fc i ion was expressed in the Grand ii 0 Jury's report which was tendered to r ^ Judge Paul Frizzelle Wednesday t > morning. 1 The investigating body was dis missed with words of appreciation from the court for the service which 1 IS had been rendered. The report in full follows: J ? "Warrenton, N. C. Sept. 1932. t 'To Hon. J. Paul Frizzelle, Judge . Superior Court: c e "We, the Grand Jury for the j September Term Superior Court for c s Warren County, having performed i 5 to the best of our ability the ree sponsible duties assigned us, re- i a spectfully beg to report that we .J have visited and inspected the i j County Home through a special 3 y committee from our body, and find ? the same in good condition, the ] .4. dormitories clean and the inmates express themselves as well pleased ( y with the management and condi- t !_ tions. ~ i c "We visited the county jail in a 1 d body and gave it a thorough in- < v spection. The prisoners assure the 1 >f jury that they are well fed, and y that they have every reasonable n comfort. s "We have inspected the Court House, the offices of Sheriff, Audid tor, Clerk of the Court, Register of " Deeds and office of Superintendent y of Schools, and find all in good j - condition, and we unhesitatingly ( r> say that our county officers as a j lf whole are a credit to any county. 1 s The Auditor advises us that the ( n bonded indebtedness of the county t e is being paid off as it becomes due. % "We have examined and inspect- i * ed the convict camp and find same e sanitary and well kept. i e , "We have acted on all matters 1 s and bills coming before us and re- ( spectfully ask to be discharged. ( j "Respectfully submitted, "W. E. DAVIS, Foreman." ' Those serving on the jury with Mr. j it Davis were. , W. P. Bowers, John J. Harris, J. j W. Shearin Jr., H. E. Coleman, C. i 11 J. Tucker, W. E. Mulchi, Stanley j iS Powell, J. Boyd Davis, J. C. Brauer, l_ F. T. Reid, A. L. Nicholson, Wil- I e liam Carter, G. W. Little, C. F. I A Alston, W. G. Little, S. L. Canroll, I lt Joe Moseley. 1 y . ? Dynamite Cap J - Explosion Costs Boy < h Part Of His Finger is Andrew Hunt Jr., 7-year-old boy j t. of Elberon, lost part of a finger ( and received several other cuts on i >f Saturday night when an old dyna>1 mite cap that he had found ex- j ploided in his home. 10 According to reports of the ac? cident reaching here the boy was : ^ irumaging around in an old outB house Saturday afterncon and ran e across a dynamite cap and placed n it in the end of a tin horn that ie he had with him. That night he was in the kitchen with his horn J- and stuck one end of it near the fire and the cap, said to be around n 20 years old, exploided. n One piece of the tin found its way 1 to the ycuth's finger while other ' parts of it were forced into his arm, 1 shoulder and knee. ' V' t Dr. W. D. Rodgers who is treating Hunt said that the boy was getting |s along fine. Brother of Ben Batts ! [ Dies At Elm City ff -on Raffs as hrother of Ben u ?> Batts, manager of the Warrenton ir A. & P. Stcre, died at his home at , ie Elm City early on Friday morning. , g Funeral services were held from , h the home on Saturday morning by j Lt the Rev. W. R. Cambell, Baptist j j pastor, and Rev. W. I. Knight, , n Methodist minister. Interment was !S in the Elm City cemetery. D. A. R. MEETING j i- Mrs. J. E. Allen, Regent, was hos- t e tess this month to the Daughters of the American Revolution. The 1 program, on Warren county history, was in charge of Mrs. C. R. Red- ] n well and Miss Amma Graham, by i e| whom papers were read. A de- 1 d scription of Montmorenci and of j n Nathaniel Macon's home was given f ' ' *"? 1- mniiAme t Dy Miss iviamie w lumma. V ^ MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME I Year NUMBER 39 rket, Opens )n Tuesday l\vo Warehouses to Operate Here This Year; Same Buyers To Return HCKS TO AUCTIONEER The Warrenton tobacco market all open next Tuesday morning. The two warehouses which will ie operated here this season are u order and everything is in readiiess for caring for the golden weed hat is expected to begin rolling into Varrenton Monday night and early ruesday morning. The tobacco that comes to Warrenton this year will be handled at 3oyd's warehouse and at Centre varehouse. The Fairmers Brick warelouse is not expected to be open his year. The Centre warehouse will be :perated by R. K. Carroll and 3ranch Bobbitt. Mr. Bobbitt was in :harge of the Farmer's Brick warelouse last season. Boyd's warehouse will be run by AT. N. Boyd and J. E. Rooker. The same buyers are expected to eturn to the Warrenton market this rear, and the weed will again be luctioneered by John Hill Hicks of Henderson. A note of optimistm prevails in lonnection with the opening of the obacco season this year. Predictions ire that the market will average ligher than last year in view of the iecreased acreage and better prices 'or medium and common tobaccos. R I7? tun nig i 01 met o Have Three Options, Inspector Kirby Says Farmers who borrowed money 'rom the government and whose :otton is secured by government lens are offered three options, C. iV. Kirby of Raleigh, State inspec;or, pointed out yesterday afternoon it a meeting held in the office of T. C. Howard, government Field nspector. Mr. Kirby said that the farmer nay sell his cotton and pay his loan, ie may store his cotton in a bondid warehouse, or he may place Ids :rop with the North Carolina Cotion Growers Cooperative Associa;ion. He said that either of the three vould be entirely satisfactory with he government, but that the farmer should not carry his cotton home fcr storage after it was ginned for the reason that it was subject to Iocs from the weather, thievery and fire. When tobacco farmers market their crop they should carry with hem cards of identification and all he receipts that they have received from the government. The purpose 5f this, it was stated, is to avoid :onfusion when the tobacco is sold. Identification cards have been mailed out to each borrower, Mr. Howard said. Mir. Kirby was accompanied to Warrenton by W. D. Flynn, who is in charge of the collecting end of ;he loans granted in worm uarouna ind other southern states. His headquarters are at Washington, D. C. The meeting was attended by about fifteen business men and farmers and was more or less a round table discussion. Norlina School Election Carries By 1 Vote; Contested Offical returns from the Norlina school district election held on Moniay to determine whether a special 'ew should be made to pay for agri :ultural work in the school show ;hat the election was carried by a najority of one. Notice of contest has been filed with the Register of Deeds by opponents of the measure and will be liscussed at the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners at the regular October meeting. JOINS RECORD STAFF Miss Sara Howard Ward jodns the staff of The Warren Record this week. She replaces her sister, Miss Caroline Ward, who left the first of ;he week for the University of North Carolina where she is taking i course in Journalism. PERSONAL MENTION Miss Edith Brocm of Favettevllle 5 a guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. Edward Mien. Mr. T. E. Palmer of Macon was in town on Thursday. Messrs. Tom Holt and Alfred Williams departed for Chapel Hill on Sunday, followed by Miss Caroline Ward and Messrs. Armistead Boyd ind Barker Williams on Monday, md Miss Katherine Scoggin on ruesday. 4