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ACCURATE, TERSE sf TIMELY ^ yOLCME XXXII m districts facing default Igoard of Education Finds Littleton And Macon Un able to Pay on 15th B rvfcirrnTr'Ta Dr Anv ?OTHEK * ~ I Littleton and Macon special school Ectricts are expected to default on f^cayment of debt service when notes fall due on December K^Tuher school districts are exRcted tQ pay. Rrhis information was brought to Hgtit at the regular meeting of the Rj^ard of Education held at WarrenKn on Monday when a canvass of matter of payments of the State Roan Fund was made by the memI The board resolved to pay what Mach district owes the state only as Mhat district's taxes have been col- ? feted in sufficient amounts to make Knrh payments. This course, it was I iited. is rendered absolutely neces- I y by the absence of any ac-1 aulated balances which can bel ned to districts whose taxes are! at!y in arrears. I "he board ordered that A. D.r cue be paid $10 toward damages! sed to his car while assisting the! j school truck driver to startle truck. The board ordered that! school truck in Sixpound nol er go to the Stevenson place. I. ?r matters before the board were 111 routine nature and adjourn-jt! t came early in the afternoon. |r ristmas Health r Seals Placed On |i< Sale This Week r ristmas Health Seals are beingl0 d out this week to citizens of en as the annual sale of the|c s of Protection" ere offered I " in the great national battle lr st the Great White Plague, |a :ulosis. t |a addition to mailing out these! to persons whom they believe 1 e glad to send their check to Iv i this worthy cause, membe.s J * ; local committe have placed jc seals in both drug stores here!c hose not reached by letter may I ? in opportunity to respond. 1? Rodgers, local chairman asks Ic ?very one sending Christmas J 8 ;es and letters stamp them|c :hese health seals. She asks J t barren citizens "Remember, |f the Tuberculosis Christmas! ; more than philanthropy; it Jp ssity, especially in these days Id lomic stress due to unemploy-Jd days when the hazards of Is is are greater. Let us take up In ork gladly, remembering 'in- J b i as ye have done it unto one I b least of these?ye have done f: me.' " C local chairman points out h i cents out of every dollar r * /vf f Vi oCO .QPAls I h aenvea iroin tnc atuc vx is to be used in Warren county to n furnish food and milk to the under- b nourished. ? The local committee in charge of tl the sale of these seals is composed n of Mrs. W. D. Rodgers. chairman; tl Miss Mariam Boyd, vice chairman; Mrs. John H. Kerr Jr., Miss Lucy * Boyd and Miss Edith Burwell. ' Opportunities For Christmas Listed Four Christmas opportunities were li this week listed by Miss Lucy Leach, y< county welfare officer: w 1. Money to buy a peg for a lame tc Ban. This will cost $25. The Voca- tl 'tonal Director will pay half for this bi J*? and give man some training. He V w not take any training until he y< ^equipped with a peg so he can d' ?,|fi 1 ' Money to Duy glasses ~ pild who will have to have glasses w 50 be kept in school. 3 Clothes for a mother .-and baby, tj 4 Clothes for children, out of ir fchool on account of lack of clothes M !r cloth to make dresses of. Cot- c< ""i cloth is suggested since it is sc fcsirable to use all the cotton goods ir possible. a] Bouncing Stiick * Pierce Windshield'? in Bounding from the pavement a stick pierced th e windshield di R. Rodwell's automobile, pass- w ;jj over Mrs. Rodwell's head, broke Ei rear window of 'the car, and V, ^pped at the feet of two passeng- pi jj8 riding in the rea.r seat early tv ednesday morning near Henderbo. N'o one was injured. stick had been thrown by a 5&ll boy into a locust tree near w e highway. It drop ped from the w ee to the pavement and bounced la to the windshield of the speeding pi ^r- s\ I tjp Hi iRRENTON, COUNTY OF 1 (R. H. N. WALTERS )IES WEDNESDAY rominent Warrenton Dentist Succumbs to Heart Attack At Home Here UNERAL ON THURSDAY Funeral services for Dr. H. N. 'alters were conducted from his :me here yesterday afternoon at o'clock by the Rev. R. E. Brick>use, Baptist minister. Interment as in Fairview cemetery. Dr. Walters, prominent dentist, ed suddenly at his homei here on! rfrinpsH!iv mnrnintr of. A**An rVntnnlr I ?l w/ , In Speakership Race | I ^ ^ ' ' Congressman Joseph W. Byrni of Tenn., is a candidate for Speaker " of the House when Vice-president- di elect Garner steps out on March 4. The contest promises to be between sc Byrns and Rainey of 111., both ill Democratic leaders. 3VER 300 MEN : ARE GIVEN JOBS: Pi Jnemployed Finding Work ?? On Public Projects Over Entire County w DUMBER IS INCREASING & More than 300 men are at work M _ no ?? /V* t*1 .1 WcXiiUii uv^uxnjr ao a xcoiuu v/a -? he efforts of the unemployment ^ elief organization for the county, ^ orking under the general direc- d Ion of Jesse Gardner, to provide obs for Warren citizens, it was t earned yesterday at the office of Ir. Gardner. w These men have been given jobs ft n public works and their employment was made possible by the ? ending of funds obtained by the itate from the Reconstruction Filance Corporation to the county s an aid in caring for the poor nd needy. No money is paid for this work, al Jr. Gardner said. Instead the tf workers are given an order for a] ood or clothing at the rate of 7 C( ents an hour for laborers and 10 st ents an hour for skilled laborers, ti Jr. Gardner said that the number b< f men given work was increasing n laily and would by Monday be oing on in every township in the w ounty. Road work is expected to c] ake care of much of this demand ^ or labor. G] Much of the labor is being emiloyed on the schools. Superinten- J ent J. Edward Allen said yesteray that 25 wells were beiing dug on chool grounds and that an equal .umber of school buildings were eing painted. Shade trees are pj eing set out at Wise. The athletic n, ield is being graded at the John it( Jraham High Sdhool. Norlina is s ;aving its football field graded. sg ire wry school is grading and - - J i- - iU/V aving shrubbery removed to wic st ew school grounds. A basement is d( elng excavated at the John R. [awkins negro school here and all ae colored schools are setting out ative shrubbery and beautifying H aeir grounds. hj N. C. Ellington R Dies At Home Here Thursday Morning 11 ???I gp Funeral services for W. C. El-|_ ngton who died at his home here I ?sterday morning at 9:20 o'clock! p ill be conducted at Fairview ceme-J :ry this afternoon at 3 o'clock by J le Rev. J. T. Draper of Murfrees-J oro and Rev. E. C. Durham of! farrenton. Mr. Ellington was 73jjn sars of age at the time of his J be eath. He had been in declining |w, ealth for a year and had been con-|ty ned to his bed for- the past three J to eeks. |nc He was a native of Warren coun-ja r, having spent his boyhood days!he i Nutbush township. He moved tolfo Tarrenton to make his home as nl jmparatively young man and forlas >me time was engaged in the sew-|ar ig machine business. Later he was! ^pointed deputy sheriff and served J ei, i that capacity for approximately ~ * * - i-U I ) years. At the time of his aeaui stJ e was a magistrate of Warren m ;unty and dealt to some extent m, i antiques. m, Mr. Ellington is survived by one th lughter, Miss Effie Ellington cf ot rarrenton, and four sons, A. J. and ne d of Warrenton and Vance and de rilliard of Rocky Mount. He was receded to the grave by his wife ca irelve years ago. 10 nc BRINGS IN TURNIPS mi C. T. Oracedayer of Elberon this.se: eek brought in three turnips1 an eighing a total of 15 pounds. This of test donation gives ine XVCt/Uiu iu oduce display 13 turnips and four w( veet potatoes. th V????VWV*V?J AAAVA AA*AAQ VV V U UU V WAWVlftl eart trouble was the cause of lath. He was 57 years of age, nd had been in poor health for weral months, yet not sufficiently I to remain away from his office. Dr. Walters, the son of the late rof. W. T. Walters of Wake For;t, attended Wake Forest College id the University of Maryland, here he obtained his degree of octor of Dental Surgery. He pracced his profession here for the ist 35 years and was regarded as re of the leading dentists of the ate. Dr. Walters is survived by his idow and one daughter, Miss orothy Walters, member of the brary staff cf William and [ary College, Williarmsburg, Va., j one brother. R. P. Win Iters of 'eland, Fla., and by three sisters, I irs. Wylie Rogers of Raleigh, and [rs. F. W. Dixon and Mrs. W. M. >ixon of Wake Forest. Active pallbearers yesterday af(rnoon were Charlie Rodwell, Roy avis, Torn Frazier, John Tarater, W. B. Fleming and H. A. toseley. Bounty Money To Be Paid This Year No bounty money will be paid lis year on hawks, crows, wildcats nd other predatory wild life, Hun;r Pinnell, county game warden, -J * r-11 Xn nnouncea yesteraay luuuwmg ;ipt of a letter from C. H. England, ate game warden, calling attenon to this fact and asking that it 2 given publicity through local ewspapers. Shortage of funds was given by lr. England as the reason for the lange in policy of the Departlent of Conservation and Devel>ment. Jus Waiting Rooms May Be Constructed Persons working under the aus-' Ices of the Reconstruction Fiance Corporation can build a limed number of bus waiting rooms, uperintendent J. Edward Allen tid yesterday. Any one interested asked to communicate with him, ating place in which station is ;sired to be located. PERSONAL MENTION Mr. Armistead Boyd of Chapel ill spent the week end here with is parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. oyd. Mrs. Roy Davis was a visitor in aleigh Tuesday. Mr. Duke Jones is spending some me in "Washington, D. C. Mr. C. U. Lowrance of Enfield tent the past week end here. POPULARITY CON! LAUNCHED T Who is the most popular woman, Warren county? The men have en having everything their own ly in recent elections in the counand now the women are going have a chance. The winner will >t be given an office, but instead valuable prize that will grace her >me is to be the reward of the efrts of her friends. There will be no second primary in political elections but there e to be second and third prizes. The Wairen Record for the next , ?ht weeks will conduct a "Mer- ( iants' Popularity Contest" to -i- it. ?n,?, Tn warrenton"/, imuiate uic j-?uj ovement and encourage the pay- i, ent of accounts and a number of, erchants have already signified J; eir intentions of taking part with . hers expected to join before the . ixt issue of the paper when full , tails will be published. .] Next Friday's Warren Record will'. rry a nomination ballot counting ,< 00 votes for your favorite. You may j iminate yourself or a friend. The,] erchants will give ballots repre-!nting votes with all cash purchases j: id payment on account, at the rate one vote for each penny spent?j| 0 votes with each dollar. Any white 11 >man or girl in Warren County or j i e surrounding trade territory may l ) J arrrtt WARREN, N. C., FRIDAY, DE Jurors Drawn For January Term Of Superior Court Jurors for January term of Warn/\nv?4-i? icii ^uuniiy v/uuii/ wciu uii i Monday drawn as follows: First week?J. Willie White, J. E. Bailey, J. C. Fleming, Frank Serls Jr., Willie D. Martin, G. E. Stegall, J. H. Robinson, J. C. Moore, Tasker P. Perkinson, J. H. Bender, Sam Dickerson, L. C. Kinsey, W. L. Kilian, F. W. Williams, J. T. Walker, W. F. Alston, A. H. Frazier, B. G. Tharrington, R. D. Fleming, Frank Newell, M. D. Nelson, N. H. Paschall, John Rodgers, H. W. Haithcock, R. W. Alston, O. F. Clark, J. H. Hicks, R. E. Limer, W. C. Curtis, John Felts, Solon Ayscue, Arthur Petar, L. W. Kidd, B. L. Newell, A. P. Gooch, A. J. Hundley. Second week?C. C. Perkinson, T. N. Ball, R. M. James, J. P. Williams, J. T. Harris, W. H. Smiley, J. R. Young, R. H. Frazier, J. C. Pridgen, E. L. Harriss, M. E. Bolton, J. T. Lowell, J. o. Egerton, W. W. Hudgins, G. R. Scoggin, W. L. Felts, Raymond Modlin, George L. Bender. Trail of Whiskey Leads Five Into County Court Trouble growing out of whiskey was responsible for five of the six cases brought before Judge W. W. Taylor for trial in Recorder's court on Monday morning. The sixth case sprung from the disposition of a crop. This week all of the defendants were negroes. Samuel Judkins plead guilty to possessing whiskey and was fined $2 and taxed with the court costs. The State's witnesses were Sheriff ^ W. J. Pinnell and R. L. Fleming. Marion Watson was sentenced to three days in jail when he was / found guilty of possessing and trans- ^ porting whiskey. He plead not guilty. Witnesses for the State were Special Prohibition Enforcement Officer Edward Davis and Deputies J. C. Davis and Carey Wilson. p Special Prohibition Officer Davis and his deputies convinced the court that Tinker Williams was guilty of possessing and transporting whiskey p and he was fined $2 and taxed with the costs in the action. The de fendant's plea was not guilty. j.( Noah Bowen claimed that he was not guilty of driving a car while m drunk but the court found other- Q] wise and he was sentenced to four oJ months in jail. The jail sentence was st suspended upon the condition that he pay a fine and court costs. Notice of appeal was given. The State's witnesses were the special prohibition officers. w James Carroll was sentenced to ' one day in jail when he was found ^ guilty of unlawful disposition of a crop. He plead not guilty to the offense. m A case against Richard Palmer, charged with transporting whiskey, cc was continued until next week. n< fi mvT An f?7TVrc? IIAVAP 5 Ir 1 AIIJUIV VY 111 O HV/ii viv i William Taylor, son of Dr. W. W. m Taylor of Warrenton, was one of bf the five students of Wake Forest hi College to win scholastic honor ^ during the past semester. Out of ^ 900 students at the college there m were five that made an average on ec all studies of 90 or better. Taylor, a student of law, was one of the five, wi th :est will be s iere next week bi M enter. The contest will run for eight weeks and to the lady receiving the largest number of votes will be awarded the first prize?a big 100 ? piece Colonial China Dinner Set, complete service for 12 people, in one of the newest and most attractive patterns. The second prize will be a 64 piece set?service for eight, |an and the third prize will be a 44 *a piece set, service for six people. ^ It costs the candidates nothing to ce enter this contest and they do not have to do any work in the sense ^ of selling anything?all the candidates haw tn do to eret one of these ' uuiwu ? w W ? ? _ w attractive prizes is to insist that mi their friends buy everything pos- ha sible in Warrenton from the ou participating firms and ask for bal- sa lots with all cash purchases and W payments on account. Get ballots va when you buy Groceries, Drugs, wc Clothing, Shoes, Dry Goods, Gaso- ca line, Oil, Tires, Hardware, Coal, in th< fact, when you buy anything, be in sure and Buy It In Warrenton and th: ask for ballots?Get them with your aP Laundry, Dry Cleaning, Shoe Repair work, Barber and Beauty Shop work. Heln vour favorite win. , The tabulation of the standings of Pii the candidates will be shown in ed each issue of the Warren Record tic ind this election promises to be in- wi teresting and exciting. He Jk San CEMBER 9, 1932 Su Buy Fii W' 1 I LIWUNI *-z>m ^ . , , Ms ^^^^B^BHwH^^Mw^:>m> ^ ''i ,881^ .. : V JB '. A'. Wm* j^Bmif^ ftT ' - I ^hNBBIHIS^ Shim Miss Patsy Maria Rodgers, dai jrs Jr? is shown above selling the [ayor Frank H. Gibbs. CITIZENS WANT I CURBING PLACED elegatjon 'Appears Before Town Commissioners Requesting Action ROMISE INVESTIGATION A request that concrete curbing : placed along Wilcox Avenue was esented to the board of town comissioners at their regular meeting 1 Monday night by a delegation property owners living along this reet. The delegation, headed by Julius anzet Jr., J. Willie White and eorge Harrison, stated that if this ork could be done now that the jcessary labor could be proviaea 7 the Reconstruction Finance orporation without expense to the iwn other than the cost of the :aterial used. The board instructed the street immittee to ascertain the cost of jcessary materials and report its ndings to the finance committee. 1 the event that the latter comittee finds that the cost will not ! excessive, the board promised to ive the work authorized Wilcox venue was placed on the preferred it for this kind of work in a survey ade several years ago, it was statl. Others matters before the board ere of a routine nature. Due to le fact that the members desired attend a meeting of the local lapter of the Institute of Governent held at the Courthouse, other isiness was deferred until next onday night when the commisoners 1 will meet again. Vould Amend Home Loan Bank Law ______ ] WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. ? An aendment to the Home Loan Bank w to make mandatory loans to in- 1 vidual home owners up to 80 per j * - ' a r\-P fVinir* ! nt of tne appraisea vaiuc w operty was introduced today by jpresentative Cochran (D., Mo.) 1 In a statement Cochran said: "It was always questionable in my ( ind as to whether this law should , ,ve been enacted, but it was held t to us as a measure that would ve the homes for the individuals. 1 e find, however, that it is of no ' lue to the individual as it is now irded and being administered, be-1 < use no loans have been made to J? e individual, and if a loan is made j the future it wilj not be for more an 30 or 40 per cent of the present praised value." TO FORM ORGANIZATION A.11 N. C. former members of 56th 1 aneer Infantry, A. E. P., interest- t in a State reunion and organiza- t in please communicate at once [ th either O. B. Shelley or Louie ] irt, Monroe,' N. C. rii ibscription Price, $1.50 a Year rst Seals ... ... .vs........ MWBSSSm' ..v.- t - 1 >* Hf $ $ I * * I9HH , W -,-, *' ] . . j^aB |j|| 11 m ; lMMi?Iil:::':- ' i > i ,.:;, ?,,;; ;??g^- WaWBial ighter of Dr., and Mrs. W. D. Rodfirst Christmas Health Seals to WARREN UNIT HOLDS MEETING John L. Skinner, Commissioner, Elected Head Of County Organisation FEAR RADIO ADDRESSES . i The Warren county unit of the Institute of Government, formed to . promote public interest in govern- ! mental affairs and to aid office- 1 holders to better understand their duties, began to function here on Monday night when more than a hundred citizens gathered in the court house, heard over racuo outstanding speakers who were taking part in the program at Raleigh, and then witnessed the ceremony that is given Warren county officials before they are inducted into office. Before tuning in on the state- ' wide program which was held with impressive ceremonies in the Wake county courthouse, William T. Polk, ' who was serving as temporary chairman of the Warren county unit of the Institute, told briefly the pur- 1 pose of the meeting, pointed out a 1 few objectives of the organization ' and asked for nominations for of- 1 fices. ' John L. Skinner, member of the ( board of county commissioners, was ' nominated and elected to head the local unit of the organization. He ' will be assisted by a board of advisers which he will appoint. Following the election of Mr. Skinner citizens here heard over a , state-wide radio hook-up praise of the Institute and the progress it has made under the director, Pro- c fessor Albert Coates. Through the * Institute's sponsorship of a better understanding between the public and its elected officials, it was * predicted, there will come a new era c in governmental affairs of North s Carolina, bringing a cooperative ^ spirit between officials and the peo- ^ pie they serve. t While officials of Wake county U/?? 11/tf] 4-Vto vmsjisv d were uemg nwtancu txxc xauiu xxexe was cut off and office holders came s before Clerk of Court John D. d Newell and Fred Moseley, chairman d 3f the board of elections, and stood 11 is their oaths were read. Short talks were made at the 1 neeting by Mr. Skinner and Supt. if Schools J. Edward Allen. The radios were brought to the :ourthouse through the courtesy of ^ James Polk. T t! John Graham Girls Defeat Macon 22-12 " jc The girls of the John Graham J, ffigh School defeated basketeers v, rom Macon on Monday night by c he score of 22-12. Outstanding t< ilaying for Macon was done by Jaithcock and Vaughan. King and si Peoples starred for Warrenton. K MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME ? NUMBER 50 ALL APPOINTEES ARE REELECTED Banzet Named County Attorney; Stallings, Auditor; Daniel, Solicitor J. C. POWELL CHAIRMAN The county attorney, auditor and solicitor of Recorder's court were reappointed for the next two years and John Clay Powell was re-elected chairman of the board of county commissioners at Warrenton on Monday afternoon when members of the board elected in the November election began to serve their new terms of office. H. L. Wall of Roanoke was the only new commissioner to take office. He succeeded John H. Fleming of Norlina whose term expired with the morning session, an unusually quiet one in which the only business recorded on the minutes was to pay Lewis Young $4 for the burial of Nettie Lynch and to authorize Commissioner Burroughs to employ the lowest bidder to replace the roof on the jail. At the close of the morning session Commissioner Fleming spoke 4-Urv v.1 1 T 3 J 1 3 4. ui mc pietujiue ue irna ueriveu uuu of serving with the other members of the board and of his regret that the association had to be terminated. He said that he had the highest personal regard for each member of the board and that while often he had failed to vote with the majority on matters before the board, he had always voted what he thought was for the best interest of the county and for the individual as well. "As to my successor," Mr. Fleming continued, "I don't know a man that I had rather take my place than Mr. Wall. I have nothing but the most kindly feeling for him and for those who did not see fit to vote for me. As to those who did vote for me, I wish to say that you couldn't have voted for one who would have appreciated it more than I do. Gentlemen, you have my best wishes, as well as my sympathy." Thanking Mr. Fleming for his expression, each member of the board assured him that the association had been mutually enjoyable and expressed regret that it had to terminate. The new board was called to order at 2 o'clock by Joseph C. Powell, Register of Deeds. Present were John C. Powell of Inez, John L. Skinner of Littleton, R. L. Capps of Areola, W. H. Burroughs of Warrenton and H. L. Wall of Roanoke. The clerk called for nomination of chairman. Upon motion of Commissioner Capps, seconded by Com missioner Skinner, John C. Powell was unanimously elected chairman for the two ensuing years. J. E. Banzet was elected county attorney; P. M. Stallings, county auditor; Cromwell Daniel, solicitor of the Recorder's Court. All these appointments were by unanimous vote of the commissioners. G. B. Hull of Warrenton was appointed by unanimous vote as repairman of plumbing in all county buildings. Janitorial work formerly performed by Tom Branch will also oe under the direction of Mr. Hull. The board ordered that the Sheriff's county bond be named in ;he sum of $20,000; process bond, 55,000; state tax bond, $5,000. The poard voted that the county pay the iremium on Miss Gayle Tarwater's )ond. Commissioner W. H. Burroughs was re-appointed purchasing igent. E. D. Davis was paid $25 for the :apture of a still. Richard Shearin vas placed on the outside pauper 1st. John H. Kerr Jr. appeared before he board relative to reopening omplaint of F. T. Reid for damages ustained in the form of medical reatment on account of mad dog ite. The board voted not to reopen he case. The Citizens Bank having been lesignated as county depository, the heriff was directed to make daily leposits of tax collections in such ' ,u~? nl rt r>aA .L'PUMLUI y. XXlld U1UC1 WOO |/10VWU ii the form of a resolution. Miss Dameron To Give Talk On Korea ? T ? ? rVAmorAM O TP IV11SS trusepiiiixc; xycain*,* vr**, ? - ~ urned missionary, will give a talk n Korea tonight at 7:30 o'clock In tie Parish House. A silver offering will be taken, the loney to go towards helping erect building in honor of Miss Esther iase, foreign secretary for the fethodist Episcopal Church South, 'ho died last May. The public is ordially invited to attend the en;rtainment. Miss Dameron has been teaching inging singing at Ewba College, lorea, for the past five years, *