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I STSroad1
I PAIS DIVIDEND,
Town Receives $990 As ReI
suit of Declaration Of
" 2 Per Cent Dividend
plan work on streets
Announcement of the payment to ^
the town of a $990 dividend by the r
Wanenton Rail Road Co. was the ,
I high light of the regular meeting |[
of the board of town commission-11
I ers on Monday night. j \
I << Earlier in the fiscal year doubt j1
had been expressed tnat trie ran- ^
road would be able to pay any di. t
ndend on account of shrinkage in ]
business brought about by economic |]
conditions. Announcement of the |
payment of the 2 per cent dividend 1
brought expressions of satisfaction <
' from the members, with the sug- Is
gestion that the money might be j
used to do needed work on Wilcox i
Avenue. 1
H. A. Moseley suggested that the '
cemetery and street committee ask 1
I Jesse Gardner, chairman of Recon- '
struction Finance Corporation relief
in Warren, for a number of
men to carry on public work at the f
cemetery and on the streets of i
Warrenton, the town to furnish I
necessary tools ar.d supervision. His
II motion met with the full approval
I of the board and was the occasion
I for the discussion at some length
W of the need for this kind of work '
in the town. A suggestion that in |'
buying necessary shovels, spades !
picks, sealed bids should be submit- '
K by the two Warrenton hard
ware stores also received the en- l!
dorsement of the board.
Authorization for the payment of j'
current bills was the only other
, |(
Dusiness ueiure uie ooara.
Allen Says School
Costs $10,000 Less
Result Consolidation i
i
In spite of the increased enroll- i
ment in the elementary schools l
during the part ten years white ele- '
J -!#?--tosting the t
county more than $10,000 less to op- (!
erate for the six months term due j
to consolidation of schools, J. Ed
ward Allen, Superintendent of
schools, told members of the board
of education at the regular monthly 1
meeting here on Monday.
A suggestion by one of the board '
members that transportation of,
elementary pupils might be an in. ,
efficient and wasteful method of ,
education was responsible for the .s
production of figures by the school J
superintendent. |
Mr. Allen only used the white
elementary pupils as a basis of ?
comparison. He submitted figures to
i show that in 1920.21 there were ^
' 1450 white elementary pupils in the
county; in 1931-32 1750, an increase
of 300. In 1920-21, 65 elementary
teachers were employed; in 1932.33, (
46, 19 less. Placing the average salary
of i^ese teachers at $90 a
month, the saving was $1710 per
month or $10 260 for the six months |
term. Transportation cost is borne ]
by the state, Mr. Allen said, but j
added that the cost to tne state for j
such transportation was less than j
55 000 for the six months term. (
The session of the board on Mon- j
lay was an unusually quiet one. ?
The only matter of interest was the s
discussion of transportation cost, {
and after disposing of routine mat- t
ters the board adjourned at noon. j?
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Warren School? [
* Begin Work of The J
Second Semester ^
^ Warren schools re-cpen yester- '?
h -my alter a two weeks' recess on (
account of the Christmas holidays.!
I At' endance was reported as being
I gcod on the first day of the
I second semester.
I Schools were delayed for two
W clays on account of the bad ccn
dition of the roads, but warmer
weather and sunshina of the past ^
I few days, plus work cf the high-! 1
force, have greatly improved 1
them, and no trouble was reported > '
II yesterday by school truck drivers. I
ft Henderson Police }
Brand Rumors Of
|| McColn As False
I Henderson police last night I
I branded as false liimors that R. S. 1
I WcCoin, prominent Henderson man
I *ho disappeared several days ago c
I ^hile on a trip to Richmond, had I
I Wn found. No news, the depart- w
I aient said in a telephone conver- I
J sation last night. Vi
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MISS MARTHA R. PF
MERCHANTS POPl)
Vlrs. J. E. Adams Is In Second
Moves From 14th to Third 1
Of Ballots; Vote Near
NUMBER BALLOTS CAST
Miss Martha Reynolds Price of (
Varrenton takes the lead with ?
nore than 125,000 votes in the Mer- \
:hants Popularity contest conduct- 1
:d by The Warren Record, the 1
hird tabulation of ballots on Wed- !
lesday afternoon revealed. Total i
rotes is close to the half million i
nark. 11
Mrs. J. E. Adams who led for the i
irst two tabulations of votes drops 1
,o second place, while Mrs. Alfred |
Sllington, who last week ranked
14th, this week lands in tnird place. '
Lamest vote of the week was east, i
'or Miss Price, who received a total j
>f 80.850. Mrs. Ellington polled he j
second largest vote, 57,100 |,
That interest is steadily growing ' j
n the contest as ladies of Warren 1 ]
seek to win one of the three prizes! ]
offered by this newspaper is re_ j]
/ealed in the weekly tabulation of .
^allots. The first count of votes ]
showed less than 40,000. The sec- I
James L. Ay cock,
Citizen of Elberon, j
Buried On Sunday
Funeral services for James Lewis!
kycock, well known citizen of El- :
Deron, were conducted from the i
Sulphur Springs Baptist Church i
Sunday afternoon with the pastor, ,1
Rev. E. R. Jackson, in charge, as_ i
sisted by Rev. E. R. Nelson of 1
Henderson and Rev. C. L. Gillespie i
>f Oxford. 5 |j
Mr. Ay cock died Saturday at 1.1
5'clock. He was 57 years of age. and ]
lad been in declining health for ,
more than a yeah Brights disease
was "given as the cause of his 1
death. j'
He was one of Warren county's ]
most successful farmers. He also 1
engaged rather extensively in the 1
mercantile business, operating a !
general store, and was keeper of J
the post office at Elberon. He was j
also a deacon of "the Sulphur 5
? T> 1- _i- I
springs .Baptist l/llUlUll.
Mr. Aycock was the son of the
late Mr. Rooert E. Aycock and
Mrs. Priscilla Overton Aycock of J
Warren county. He was married 37
/ears ago to Miss Delia Shepherd, 1
laughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. 1
Shepherd, also of Warren county. '
To this union were born seven '
children, five boys and two girls.
Mr. Ayoock's mother, his wife, and (
ill seven of his children survive, j
Mr. Aycock was the father of1
Professor A. L. Aycock, who is a 1
nember of the faculty of Wake
orest College, and who is at pres- ^
:nt on leave of absence, v-oing
graduate work at Johns-Hopkins 1
Jniversity.
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Lang Foster Is 'f
Seriously Injured In {
Automobile Crash ?
Jc
Lang Foster, 16_year-old son of |
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Foster of Lit- r
;leton, lies in a critical condition I
n Roanoke Rapids Hospital as the 1
esult of an automobile accident ?
>n Thursday night of last week. ,t
The accident occurred when the i
lutomobile driven by Norman Al- 1
ton, colored, crashed into a truck!
larked on the right hand side of>
he Warrenton-Littleton highway
t 4tVV llUil/O 11 Vili Ull/UClUll. -* iiU .
Iriver and other occupants of the
:ar, John Ray Browning, John
./each Jr., received only slight in_
uries.
Due to the dense fog, the truck,
vhich is said to have not been f
ighted, was not seen in time to e
ivoid the crash. The car was badly
iamaged. ic
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Warrenton Tobacco ?
Market To Reopen
On Monday t
i
The Warrenton tobacco market f
will reopen on Monday after a v
throe weeks vacation due to the i:
Christmas holidays. c
Warehousemen said here yester- c
Say that date of closing for the n
season had net yet been de- t]
;eimined. c
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DOCTORS RE-APPOINTED v
Physicians of Warren have been e
ppointed as Seaboard Air Line 1<
tailwav sureeons. it was learned
iere yesterday, as follows:
Dr. T. J. Holt, Wise and Pas.
hall sections; Dr. G. H. Macon and A
)r. H. H. Poster, Norlina, Ridge- o
ray and Warren Plains sections; ii
)r. W. D. Rodgers Jr., Macon and c
lughan territory. ^si
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WARRENTON, COUNTY 01
MCE LEADS IN j
LARITY CONTEST
Place; Mrs. A. J. Ellington
Mace In Third Tabulation
s Half Million Mark
I'c
1 SHOWS AN INCREASE "
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>nd tabulation, aided by Christmas y
shopping, showed that 200,000 votes ^
were cast during the second week. ^
During the third week 219,425 votes h
were cast.
Violent shifting of candidates' po- {(
sitions this week reveal that it is
?till anybody's race. Next week a
>till larger vote is expected and it v
s believed that the next issue of 11
.he paper will show a difference in c
ihe line.up. ?
Votes are given by merchants of ^
Warrenton for cash purchases and ^
payments of accounts. Customers
ire requested to ask for their votes ^
in order to help their favorite can
iidate win. Merchants participate t
ing in the campaign are Hunter ^
Drug Co , Boyce Drug Co., Caro- ,
lina Power & Light Co., Home ^
Furniture & Supply Co., Cash Co.,
Allen, Son & Co., Rodwell Brothers n
Hardware Co., Miles Hardware Co., P
(Continued on Page 5) A
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North Carolina's v
New Chief Urges y
Balanced Budget J
RALEIGH, Jan. 5.?Sweeping e
recommendations for changes in
the set-up of the State government s
as well as an urgent request thaj^
the State budget be balanced "1x00$*
mediately" were made Thia
ay Johii Christoph Bluotaj^Bm- g
rin?hatisT?'of Elizabeth: . &s he h
Aas inaugurated Gqgprhoi' of North v
Carolina', in a ci&ffw' ceremony in P
Raleigh's new $300,000 Memorial s
Auditorium. ?
Out of a Norfolk hospital only *
three days and still revealing signs S1
rf his recent illness, Governor
Ehringhaus delivered a forceful w
3,500-word message to the assem- C
bled members of the General As- u
sembly as well as thousands of A
others packed and jammed in the E
immense auditorium. It took him a
53 minutes' to deliver his inaugural tl
nessage. d
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HIGH LIGHTS IN GOVERNOR r:
EHRINGHAUS' ADDRESS b
Highlights in the recommenda;ions
made by Governor John tl
3hristoph Blucher Ehringhaus in w
lis inaugural address as carried in d
ast nights Raleigh Times were: \\
1.?A balanced budget imme- h
iiately. A
2.?Levy of no new taxes. n
3.?Immediate revaluation of v
iroperty. si
4.?Relief from the 15-cent state. J
vide levy for support of schools. a
5.?Drastic curtailment in spend- a
ng. $:
6.?Economy in general govern- ci
nental set.up. , V
7.?Abolition of entertainment ei
und for Chief Executive.
8.?Abolition of position of execu- \
tive counsel and granting to Gov- (
?rnor of pow to appoint pardon t
:ommissioner. i
9.?Transfer of Local Govern- j
nent Commission to Treasury De. p
jartment. r
10.?Consolidation of highway t
md prison departments. Consolida- a
.ion of all motor vehicle collections. v
11.?Elimination of duplications E
n governmental functions. i<
(Continued on Page 8)
John A. Dowtin t
Leaves To Attend g
General Assembly 1
i?
John A. Dowtin, Representative j
rom Warren county, left for Ral- .
igh on Tuesday afternoon in order 11
o be present at the Democratic r
aucus on Tuesday night and to be ^
resent at the opening of the Genral
Assembly on Wednesday at
loon. C
Mr. Dowtin, before his departure, w
aid that he would introduce a bill J t1
o repeal the act creating Edward |
)avis a special prohibition officer j y
or Warren county, adding that this ; si
ras according to campaign prom. 1 a
5es. He said that under present I si
onditions it would be necessary to t
ut the cloth according to the garlent,
and1 mat while he realized /
hat necessary expenditures would "
ast a heavy burden upon the state,
hat he was determined to do all
rtthin his power to hold down the
xpenses of the State that the tax
:>ad might be as light as possible.
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EMPLOYS 750 MEN d
ROCKY MOUNT, Jan. 3.?The ! B
Ltlantic Coast Line railroad today: A
rdered 750 men to report for work ! E
i its shops here January 9. Offi- at
Ials said 16 days work had been a)
sheduled. b<
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A docket which had swollen
iuring the Christmts holidays and
lcluded a chargi of speeding
gainst Frank Browfl Allen was reponsible
for more:# interest than
sual in Recorder Jcqurt preceed.
lgs on Monday n?prning. There
fere seven cases #lled for trial;
owever, action in two of the
matters was postponed until the
allowing week.
Although each of the indictments
ras of great importance to those
ivolved in the various cases, the
harge against Mr. Allen held
aramount interest and was the
ause for tne presence in the
'emple of Jusice of those who had
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Leretofore been strangers therein.
News of Mr. Allen's arrest and
he fact that there had been some
iscrepancy in the tpie given by
he State's when th$ matter had
een brought before Magistrate W.
Fagg for a heari% had been
reely talked and it tiad been rurored
that the defendant would
rocure a lawyer and fight the
ase. It had been tafked that Mr.
dlen would prove aa aliDi and
;hen he came-into the court room
dth his mother, siafebr, and sevral
feminine representatives of the
ounger set, spectators pricked
heir e&rs^and awaitedywith interest
or his-^ilase. No one lenew what to
xpect.'' N ^
When ids case was called and
,olicitor Daniel asked, if his plea
or "not guilty" Mr.
Sren said he didn't know. He then
dded that he would plead not
uilty to running at 40 miles per
lour as had been alleged in the
warrant but that he would not
lead not guilty to breaking the
peed limit at any tim& The solici.
or entered a plea of guilty and
Vhit Watson was called to the
tand.
Mr. Watscn testified .^hat he was
talking down' the street with FTank
iibbs and that they laid just met
p with P. FriedenberJ; when Mr.
Jlen shot by them j.Jt below the
iameron building on Main street
t a rapid rate of sptjii. He said
nat tne oiiense-rr-currw.: cm.. Monay,
but when asked by Mr. Allen
: he was sure that he had the time
ight, he said that it might have
een on Tuesday.
Mr. Friedenberg told the court
lat he saw the speeding car but
ras likewise uncertain as to the
ate. He said that he thought it
ras on Sunday. He also stated that
e did not know Frank Brown
.lien, but recognized him as the
lan driving the vehicle. No other
'itnesses were placed on the
;and, and the case closed after
udge Taylor made a few remarks
nd administered a fine of $5 and
osts. The fine and costs ran to
26.35, but was reduced $2 on ac.
ount of the fact that neither Mr.
/atson nor Mr. Friedenberg turni
in witness tickets.
A game cf chance ended unhappily
for three negroes when
hhief M. M. Drake interrupted
heir session in the Ramsay buildng
here and arrested Herbert
Summer, Cicero Thomas and
)avid Young for gambling. Plumner
and Thomas plead guilty to
he charge in Recorder's court
:nd were each fined $1 and taxed
iith court costs. Young failed to
.ppear in court and a capais was
ssued fcr him.
Nathan Perry, negro, was found
uilty of aiding and abetting in
he manufacture of whiskey and
.as fined $25 and court costs, and
iven a four months read sentence,
he road sentence was suspended
n tha condition that he pay his
ine and the costs in the action.
LeRcy (Buck) West, negro, was
Dund guilty on a charge of larcny
and was sent by Judge Taysr
to the roads for a period cf
our months.
John Wesley Harris, negro found
uilty of carrying a concealed
weapon, was sent to the roads for
?-o months.
A case against Frank Harris,
oung white man charged with
ripping his board bill, and a case
gainst Ike Glover, charging osault,
were continued until Janary
9th.
jiibbs Receives
Endorsement of Bar
For Attorney's Job
Prank H. Gibbs, Warrenton at)rney,
received the unaimous enorsement
of the Warren County
ar Association for the position of
ssistant District Attorney for the
astern District of North Carolina
i, a meeting held here yesterday
[femora. No other business was
2iore the association.
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ST, JANUARY 6, 1933
irao PAPERS are"
I CONSOLIDATED
Warren-Halifax Times And
i Warren Record To Be i
Published Together
NO INCREASE IN RATES
The Warren-Halifax Times ol
Littleton is with this issue consolidated
with The Warren Record oi
Warrenton.
! Miss Lucy Perry, who has beeserving
as editor of the Littletc..
paper for several months, will cou
tinue as representative of the Pres;.
Publishing Co., as Littleton editci
of The Warren Record. The combined
papers will carry news of bot..
towns and the consolidation is expected
to work to the particulai
benefit of subscribers in eastern
Warren and western Halifax counties,
and will give advertisers in
both towns greater coverage. Ther^
will be no increase in advertising
rates on account of the consolidation,
and the subscription price 01
The Warren Record, carrying in
addition Littleton news and advertisement,
will remain at the same
price of $1.50 a year. ,
I The Press Publishing Co. pur- i
chased tne Littleton Dispatch from \
oromwell Daniel in July 19z9, f
changed its name to The WarrenHalifax
Times, and has puoiished ,
it continuously since that time witn
the exception of a six months
period in 1932 when it was leased to
Robert Grady of The Roanoke 1
News, Weldon. Mr. Grady's lease
expired in October, 1932, and since
that time the paper has been pub. ~
lished by the Press Publishing Co. c
at its plant in Warrenton.
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Louisburg Road ij
Contract To Be Let 1
On January 6th ^
(
The contract for the construction
of five and six_eights miles of the .
Warrenton-Louisburg road will be ]
let on January 6th, according to a ,
statement made here this week by
W. H. Rogers, district engineer.
Construction will extend from
Warrenton to a point near tne
Short place between Afton and EL *
beron and it is understood that the !
road will be of gravel construction. 1
Mr. Rogers said that in the event c
that the successful bidder was prepared
to begin working that work 1
would start within a few days af- c
ter the bid was announced. Other- 1
wise there will be a delay of a few
more days. f
Funds for this work are provided t
by the Federal government as a
part of its unemployment relief 1
plan, and according to the terms r
of the government only local labor I
will be used. This labor will be r
divided into two groups, each group \
working three days a week. C
I
Appoint Members 1
Of Warren County J
Board of Health 1
b
Dr. W. D. Rodgers Jr. of War- "
renton, Dr. H. H. Foster and Dr.
Wallace F. Mustian of Norlina were
appointed members of the County ^
Board of Health at a meeting of 1
that body held in the court house v
on Monday. Joseph C. Powell was
re-appointed secretary.
Dr. Rcdgers and Dr. Fester were
appointed as representatives of the 11
medical profession; Dr. Mustian as 11
representative of the dental pro- w
fession. *
Present at the meeting were John 11
C. Powell, chairman; J. Edward Al- g
len, Superintendent of Schools, and Sj
Frank H. Gibbs. Mayor of Warren.
ton. All appointments were unani- d
mous. a
The board adjourned at 2 o'clock a
to meet again on Monday, January fi
9th, at 12 M, as provided by law. li
Man Killed When I'
Trucks Collide
1 !
A collision between two trucks
resulted in instant death for D. F. h
Garrett, furniture store employee, a
seven miles from Rocky Mount on a
the Tarboro highway Tuesday N
night. i
I Clarence Taylor, colored driver tl
of truck which met Garrett's y<
truck, was exonerated of blame by
Dr. J. G. Raby, Edgecombe county p
coroner, who said Garrett was ti
driving on the wrong side of the 1,
highway. .. .
Taylor was driving a truck for si
the Littleton Sales Company. Jgi
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SECOND SUNDAY SERVICES W
Rev c R. Jenkins will hold the u;
regular second Sunday services here a:
at the Presbyterian church on Sunday
evening at 7:30 o'clock, a
member announced yesterday. L
Subscription
Dowtin Pled
Of Special
4.
New Governor
BMg I
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1111 s
J. C. B. EHRINGHAUS,
'ho on Thursday was inaugurated'1
is Governor of North Carolina c
vith impressive ceremonies at the '
lev; Raleigh auditoruim. i(
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Calvin Coolidge i
Victim Of Heart j
Attack Thursday
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NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Jan. 5. j
-Calvin Coolidge, 30th President; <
>f the United States, died suddenly it
oday. He was 60 years old last I <
iuly 4th. jt
Returning from a shopping tour, j i
Mrs. Coolidge found the body of j t
ler husband on the bed in a room! (
it "The Beeches," the estate to 5
vhich he retired at the conclusion i
)f his career at the national capital.11
His death was wholly unexpectedj1
ilthough for the. past three weeks j i
Mr. Coolidge had complained of in-'1
ligestlon. j:
Doctors said death was due to,!
neart disease.
The former President, who up to '
;he time of his death, was the only j
.urviving former President of the ^
Jnited States, had gone to his law. ^
>ffice as usual this morning. j,
After a short time in the office ,t
tfr. Coolidge became distressed and ?
iecided to return home. Harry ,
loss, his secretary, returned to (
The Beeches" with him. Mrs. {
Coolidge, meanwhile, had gone to ,
he center of the city shopping. t
Mr. Coolidge assured Ross that i
le would be all right afer a short
est and after aiding the former' 1
^resident to the bed room Ross (
eturned to the first floor of the \
louse to await the return of Mrs. 1
Joolidge.
When Mrs. Coolidge, 20 minutes j1
ater, returned and Ross told her 1
if Mr. Coolidge's illness she went 1
mmediately to his bed room. 1
There she found her husband's r
iody. A doctor was quickly sum- *
noned but the former President r
/as beyond aid. 'I
c
The doctor said Mr. Coolidge had
>een dead about 15 minutes, so:
hat he must have passed away ' t
/ithin a few moments after Ross i c
5ft the room. L
The former President had been1
sading a quiet life since his return c
0 Northampton after his successor ^
1 the presidency, Herbert Hoover, F
/as inaugurated on March 4, 1929.
lis day-to-day program varied F
ttle, and it had not changed r
reatly despite the slight indispo- , c
ition of the past three weeks.
Ordinarily he spent a part of the p
ay at his law office with occasion- f,
1 writing up on the magazine t]
rticles which he had contributed fj
rom time to time to various pub-10
cations. j n
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rwins Born In b
Different Years t!
ti
HAMPTON, Va., Jan. 4.?Per- 'a
aps the stork does not realize what |
perplexing problem he brought j
long with the twin daughters of j
[r. and Mrs. Nat Harrell. jcl
Although the girls are twins, |t<
leir "birthdays" are in different cl
;ars. i V
The first child was born at 11:40 w
. m., December 31, 1932, and her w
vin sister at 12:05 a. m., January o'
icm
So, just to'?vkeep the records'ej
;raight, when^he yOv ? ladies a
row up to whej-e it matter , proba- ri
ly they'll reach a compromise on
hen to 'celebrate. But just now,
ntil their names are chosen, they
re Misses '32 and '33. si
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Mr. Harrell is a brother of Mrs. ai
. W. Hofler of Warrenton. jW
MOST OF THE NEWS
ALL THE TIME
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!ar NUMBER 2
l^es Repeal
Officer Act
Representative Tells Commissioners
That He Made
Campaign Pledge
i. i
BOARD HAS QUIET DAY
A bill to repeal the act appointing
Edward Davis Special Prohibiion
Enforcement Officer for Waren
county will be offered early in
me session of the General Assem.
ily, J. a. Dowtin, Representative
rom Warren county, told the mem>ers
of the Board of County Commissioners
at their afternoon ses:ion
held at the court house Mon.
lay.
Mr. Dowtin was invited to appear
lefore the board to discuss county
egislation. John S. Skinner's moion
asking that the board pass a
esolution requesting Mr. Dowtin to
jffer a bill in the house to repeal
lie special officer act failed to se:ure
a second, but the members expressed
the opinion that the act
hould be repealed.
Mr. Dowtin said that it was his
inderstanding that all three candi.
lates in the last campaign pledged
o take such action in the event of
ilection, and that he knew that he
iid, and would introduce such bill.
He added that he thought that D.
?. McDuffee, Senator from Warden
and Vance, made a similar
pledge during the campaign.
Quesetions about repeal action
on the payment of $20 for the capsure
of a still, brought forth the
opinion from the representative
;hat the amount of such payment
should be left to the discretion of
;he board. Mr. Dowtin told the
members he wanted to work with
;hem for the best interest of the
lounty, that he would attend a
special meeting of the county commissioners
of the state at the Sir
Walter Hotel on January 17, and
that he would make an effort to
appear before the board of county
commissioners again at the February
meeting for a further discussion
of necessary legislation.
Mr. Dowtln said that he favored
i horizontal reduction and equalisation
of values on real estate by
;he' board of county commissioners *
ather than a general revaluation.
Vlr. Skinner, in asking Mr. Dowtln
ris opinion on this matter, said that
i general revaluation of property
it this time would cost the state
iround $750,000, and expressed the
>pinion that the commissioners
hrough twelve years of experience
vere in better position to handle
;his matter than would be assessors
ippointed by the state.
The meeting of the board on
Monday was an unusually quiet
>ne. All members were present
vith the exception of H. L. Wall of
Roanoke.
A motion by Commissioner Sklnler
that the comity pay Edward
?etar's bond as Coroner failed to
eceive a second. Mr. Skinner
nade the point that while he did
lot favor the county paying any
iremiums on bonds, he thought It
lothing but just that the county
>ay Mr. Petar's bond if they were
;oing to pay bond premiums for
ither officials.
Mr. Petar presented his bond In
he sum of $2,000, which was acepted
and ordered recorded and
iled.
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Skinner, duly seconded, Y. H. Bobitt
was appointed Constable for
liver township.
The board authorized the Press
'ublishing Co. to publish the an_
iual statement of the Clerk of
Jourt at a price of $35.
Dr. B. C. Willis of Park View hosital,
Rocky Mount, appeared beore
the Board, and after stating
he difficulties the institution was
icing due to shrinkage in number
f patients received due to eco_
omic conditions, requested the co_
peration and the good will of the
oard in sending county patients
3 the institution. The members vf
he board expressed their appreciaion
for the work of the hospital
nd promised their support.
STEWARDS TO BE HOSTS
The stewards of the Methodist
hurch of Warrenton will be hosts
3 the entire membership of the
hurch at a turkey supper next
Wednesday evening, announcement
as made this week. The supper
ill be served at the church at 6
clock.
Members of the church are
irnestly requested to be present
nd assemble in the main auditoum
at the appointed hour.
HORSE THIEF
A thief or thieves entered the
;ables of J. W. Edwards at Macon
Wednesday and stole a horse. The
nimal was a white mare. No clues
ere left.