M ACCURATE, TERSE I J TIMELY t^UMN XXXIII rnmmmf f KfflVEO HERE A C, Howard, Field InspecKor Gives Regulations For Making Applications i, Makes new quarters * ' jfl Application blanks for government loens for 1933 have been re- j ^Eed here and are now being fiUed K at the office of J. C. Howard, Kld inspector, whose office is lobetween the Gilliam Auto and the Scoggin Motor Co. V ^ jfrHoward still retains his office I HLr the pest office, but moved in_ I, J-~ Kfl I K neff headquarters in oruer l/V UV| | Hn a better position to handle the [ Kn;, All applicants for loans are 1 ^ drised to call at his new office. V ^ Regulations for the making of j ^applications were set forth by Mr. I Mloward as follows: '< The application blank this year ^ equires a statement of the amount the loan desired, the number of ^Rres for which seed and fertilizer ^Kre to be purchased, the amount ^ esired for feed, and the amount ^ esired for fuel e.nd cil for trac- 1 ^Rrs. The application also requires statement of the amount of the ^Ran which is to be used for mak^Rg repairs or for the purchase of ^Rher supplies. The sum total of ^Rese several items must not ex. ^Red the maximum rates per acre. ^Recified in the regulations. ^p A legal description of the land 1 ^Bn which the crops are to be plant^pd is also required, together with . statement of the acreage of crops ^Rrown by the applicant in 1932, IRnd the fields obtained. The apIphcant is required to file a state. ment of seed and feed on hand at the time of applying for a loan. I To obtain the loan, the appiica Ii blank stipulates, the applicant st agree to use the money loaned y for the purchase of supplies ;ssary for crop production in on tha lane, described. Prosive borrowers must also state they have neither the means the credit with which to secure ; production supplies, and that 8 tha loan is granted, they will nable to farm in 1933. nificant differences between 933 and 1932 regulations gov_ g crop production loans are , this year the maximum peril to any one borrower is $300, that, to qualify for a loan, wers must agree to reduce their ge of cash crops 30 per cent their 1932 acreage, provided farming operations are above cified minimum. As in 1932, a lien on the 1933 crop is rei. Loans are to be repaid on fore October 31, 1933. The retions make it unlawful for any n to dispose of or assist in sing of any crops given as security lor any crop loan, except ^por the account of the Secretary H>f Agriculture and provide for fine Hind imprisonment for violation of ^kuch requirement. The regulations Hequire each borrower to agree to Hlant a garden for heme use and Ho plant sufficient acreage to proHide necessary livestock feed. | In this county loans for supplies Hncluding fertilizers shall not exits an acre for general field crops, HlO an acre for tobacco, and $20 Hn acre for truck crops, including potatoes and sweet potatoes. Not Hnore than $1 an acre of these a. mounts is to be used for repairs land miscellaneous expenses other than seed, fertilizer, feed for workHtock and fuel and oil for tractors. I Additional sums (within the limit Hor each fanner) may be borrowed Hor fighting insect pests and plant diseases. These are to be not more than $2 an acre for spraying and dusting materials to protect cotton Hnd tobacco, $4 an acre for sprayHng and dusting truck crops, and , $25 an acre for fertilizer and spraying and dusting materials for bearing fruit trees and vineyards. Farmers intending to apply for oans need not write to Washington or regional offices, but may secure the application forms from Mr. Howard, he says. Loans will be made only to fanners who can not secure credit elsewhere, and who can not jJJ uniess they can secure the I To have a loan application ap Proved this year, a farmer must *?ree to reduce his acreage 30 per cent under that grown in 1932. The All T\n~ ? - */ci cent withheld from cultivation may be sown in soil-building A first lien on the 1933 crop te required. DAUGHTER BORN Born to Mr. and Mrs. Buck Smiley to February 23, a girl. Mr. Fred skillman of Suffolk, Va., * spending some time with his toother here. 01 WAR Warren Schools Expec Term; Impossible N< Different Form o: Warren schools are expected to i run the full eight months term this year but unless a different form of support is found not a school in the county will be able to operate for mere than six months next year, is thq opinion expressed by Superintendent of Schools J. Eld ward Allen this week in a letter to school officials of the county discussing prospects for the rest of this school year and the next session. Opinion was basod on a proposed reduction of one-third in valuation of property in the school districts. Maximum rate will not allow sufficient furidls under this . changed condition to carry on the school work for tlje extended term. At a meeting of the Warrenton school board in full session with all the teachers Tuesday night, the situation was fully explained) and the teachers voted unanimously to carry on. Mr. Allen said at this date it is expected that practically all the white schools will do the same. Mr. Allen used the Warrenton district as an example of what to expect in the event that a 33 per cant revaluation bill, now before the General Assembly, is passed. The total special taxes for the dis. trict on the maximum rate voted are about $12,000, and the debt service is about $7,000 per year, he Macon Teachers File Petition With Board of Education Meeting in regular session here on Monday, the Board of Education checked the account of the Macon High School district and took into consideration a paper submitted by the teachers of that school asking that the taxes of the year above debt service be made available to them when and as collected. It was fcxmd that the district budget, according to the minutes of the meeting, for the year was substantially in balancei except in the cost of transportation, repairs and operation of the plant, balance based on complete collection cf ; iiAWAM amJ /vmUfinrr efoflic /vf QP IttACO ailU I/UUI111UI5 uvuvuu w* mv count prior to July 1, 1932. It was pointed out that collection of adi valorem fctoces was extremely slow and uncertain and the belief was expressed that the teachers would receive about $50 each for the last two months in the event that the school ran for eight months. If te school does not run the full eight months, it was stated, it will lose its standing as an accredited high school and it will inevitably lose some of its teachers. "The Board," the minutes continue, "could of course do nothing, though realizing that the teachers would, if the longer term was not operated', automatically vacate some 1 teaching positions for another term. The board postponed action on a bill for $50 presented by Ad Tharrington fcr the Old Well school site. A bill presented by a Mr. Hight for sheep killed by dogs was referred to the board of county commissioners. The budget of the Wise district was received, on motion approved and sent to the county commissioners, by whom it was approved as presented. The budget of the Norlina district was received, on motion ap. nrnvprf an sent to the county com missioners, by whom it was disapproved and returned. Reason: failure of district committee to include) therein cost of audit. The board ordered that bids and proposals for the storage of school trucks be called for to be openetd on April 3, so that the school people may have a place for their county commencement exhibits. It was ordered that the teacherage of the Macon school be painted at a cost not to exceed $50.00. The board ordered that dynamitg be made available for use in completing: a well at the Baltimore school at a cost not to exceed $5.00, in discretion of county superintendent and to be used by workmen employed by the Director of Rejief of the Reconstruction Pinance Corporation in this county. Members of the Board in the afternoon inspected a number of schools where improvements have recently been madei with funds pro. vided by the Reconstruction Fi*>onr>a CryprmratiMl. iutilw J BIRTHDAY Master Hamilton Boyd celebrated his eighth birthday on Wednesday afternoon. hp M; RENTON, COUNTY OF WAI ted To Run Full 1 Jxt Year Without A . f Support, Says Allen j said. If the taxable values are . reduced one third, the district taxes are likewise reduced one third. If this is done in this district the total will drop to $8,000. After / debt service is paidi not more than $1,000 will be left to run the extended term. There is not a chance z that the school could run eight r months in a future year on that, i he said. The same principle applies r in all districts. j Tax collection to date are about t 54 per cent for the entire county, c Mr. Allen stated. Other phases cf the school sit- ^ uation discussed in Mr. Allen's t letter follow: ? "What will the General Assembly ? do?: "The future of our schools may be decided by the General Assembly in one of throe ways: at this date, nobcdy knows what to look for. ward to. "1. The General Assembly may limit state support altogether to six months. I "2. The form of support may be the same as this year. In this case, with a revaluation as above, our schools can hardly make a standard term, and in either of the two cases above, we should not have a standard high school left operating in all Warren county. "3. The General Assembly may (Continued on Page 8) 1628 Men Given Work During Past Month In Warren Fifteen hundred, and seventythree families were aided during the month of February through the efforts of the county relief organization, according to figures of Jesse Gardner who is in charge of relief work. Mr. Gardner said that the total cost amounted to $7,534.22. The total number of men at work during the month of February was listed at 1628. Thesei men labored ^7Q CKO ViAiire r I MVUAWl The total number of inldlviduals aided by direct and work relief since the county first received funds for relief work is 2603. Estimating five to the family, 13,015 people in Warren county have been helped in some measure through the county's relief organization. Planning To Give Diphtheria Clinic In Warren Schools Plans are now being perfepted whereby diptheria immunization may be given to school children in a large number of the schools, it was learned yesterday from the superintendent's office. Mr. Allen said that inasmuch as plans for financing this campaign have not been completed, it is net yet known in what schools the toxin.antitoxin will be administered. It is expected that a schedule will be workdd out by next week. Dr. Y. M. Cooper, director of pravenative medicine, was here f Wednesday night consulting with the school nurse and doctors in regard to diptneria immunization. Among other things, he said: ? 1 - ?r?rvn ? * wjnen peopi^ mc uiuiuugiuj w** vinced that it is worth more to call J a doctor for health examination or 1 for vaccination than to call him to 1 treat a disease, they will be as c eager to call him for the former as 1 the latter. If communical diseases 1 alone could be reduced to one- * third* it would pay the county a thousand fold in funds?and what ( a wealth in gain in human comfort and happiness." Miss Bradley Is t Leading In Contest 1 LITTLETON, March 9?Miss Es. 1 mond Bradley is leading the popu- | larity contest, which is being spon- 1 sored by Circle No. 3 of the Meth- f odist Church, with 667 votes. Miss Mary Paucette Ricks holds second ' place in the contest with 583 votes. The contest will last only a few more weeks, so vote today for your favorite young lady before it's tor, late. Polls in all the drug stores. Mr. William Gooch of Embro was in town on Wednesday. Mr. harles Lee Terrell has recovered after having been ill with pneumonia. Mr. David Limer of Afton was in town on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Rawlings of Richmond were guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Alien on Tuesday. trmt IREN, N. C., FRIDAY, MAI SANK IS WAITING FOR INSTRUCTION ^resident Says He Expects To Be In Touch With Department This Mbrning CONGRESS TAKES ACTION R. T. Watson, President of CitL ens Bank of Warrenton, said last light that he would have to await nstructions from Raleigh this norning before he would be in a losition to statei with what restricions, if any, would be imposed upin normal banking business. The local bank closed Mondav vith every other bank in the coun. ry when President Roosevelt ord. sred a four-day banking holiday to ;red a national emergency and put i stop to the hoarding of goal. The ocal bank, acting under permission >f the banking authorities, has been >pen for the past two taiays making :hange for customers and carrying >n a very restricted business in :ompliance with orders of the Pres. dent. While many other banks ctf the :ountry had already taken adlvantige of restrictions, the Citizens Bank conducted business as usual lp until the closing hours on Satirday afternoon. There were no un_ lsual withdrawals here an)dJ the ocal bank closed only upon order! if the State Banking Department ollowing the President's order. Mr. Watson remarked Last night, "We ire now in the hands of the State 3anking Department and are of :ourse subject to its orders, but we ire glad to do whatever we can for he convenience of the banking jublic." Local citizens hav? met the temjorary inconveniences of the situaion in cheerful humor and much >raise has been heard for the strong vay in which the new President net a crisis. Comment not only tere but all over the country has ndicated that a new hope is pringing up over the country and he belief has been freely expressed hat the holidays marked the begin, ling of better .financial conditions. Lcwell Thomas, broadcaster, anlounced last night over the radio hat hoarded goal was being returnid to Now York banks at the rate >f $50,000 an hour and that $35,. 100,000 had been returned to banks vithin the past two days. "Some of he gold bearers were bearing sheepsh looks," he said, "but they were ringing back the gold." 'RESIDENT ASKS CONGRESS FOR SPECIAL POWERS WASHINGTON, March 9.^In a ew crisp words, President Franklin D. Roosevelt urged the specially onvened Congress today to em>ower him immediately to open sound" banks, to reorganize other tanks and to provide currency ex. >ansion. Arrangements were sped in both Jenate and House to do his bidding, ince formal organization was competed. The Administration is ready o permit the opening of all 'sound" banks tomorrow, if the imergency banking bill laid before Congress today is enacted by that ime. Two Teams To Play Here Tonight The girl's Basket Ball team of rohn Graham High will play the Jiddleburg team on Friday night, kfarch 10 in the Armory at 7:30 >'clock. Co. - will play the, boys. Admission is 10c and/ 15c. The public s urged to attend and' see the earns in action. Camp Candidates Urged See Bowers All boys who are interested in at. ending the Citizens Military Trainng Camp are urged to get in touch vith Claude Bowars at once. Mr. 3owers said last night that the :amp opens June 12 and it would >e necessary for those who wish to ittend to make application with lim at once. I ? Gets Results "You've got the greatest paper in North Carolina," M. Perman, Warrenton merchant, told us in the drug store last night. I ran a little advertisement last week and sold out all the plant bed cloth I had in the storey" he said. "1 haven't got a yard left, so don't run that ad any more." Similar comments heard frequently from users of the want advertisements cause us to use the item on the front page. > / Srrm HCH 10, 1933 mH Chicken Knows A pet rooster listened in over the radio to the inaugural exer. cises at Washington on Saturday and expressed his approval clearly, according to J. T. Myrick of Vaughan, owner of the bird. Mr. Myrick related here Mon- ' day that his radio was located 1 in a bay window at his home and ? that while he was listening to the exercises that a pet rocster 1 flew to the window ledge where J he perched1 while Vice President Garner was taking the oath of office. When the Vice President concluded the oath, the rooster gave a lusty crow. Three Are Found Guilty In Recorder's Court On Monday Assault, trespass, reckless driving and gambling were the charges which brought four defendants before Judge W. W. Taylor in Recorder's court on Monday morning. . A verdict of guilty was returned in J three of the cases. Ham Bullock, negro truck driver for Pete Seaman, was arraigned before the court in conjunction with the operation of a truck in a reckless manner and trespass. The joint ( offenses occurred at the Scoggin , Motor Co. 1 J. P. Scoggin told the court that 5 the manner in which the negro { operated his truck while in his garage not only endangered thei lives of others but also threatened his place of business with damage. "I have never seen anything like it; it looked as if he would wreck the garage at any minute," Mr. Scoggin told. "Not only that," the Warrenton citizen said, "but he was arrogant, and it seemed at one time as if we would have to use force to get him out of the building." Pete Seaman told the court that he did not know what occurred at the garage but that the negro ? brought a lead of lumber to his house Just prior to going to the gar. age with the truck and that his driving was superb at that time. "He is one of the best truck drivers I have ever seen and I don't believe there is another man in this courtroom who can back a truck and trailer where he did at my house before gcing down town," Mr. Seaman said of his employee. Judge Taylor found the defendant guilty on both counts. On the trespass charge Bullock was sent to Jail, assigned to the roads for three months. For driving in a reckless manner he was fined $25 and costs and given a three months sentence, suspended provided he pay the fine and court costs. Wilson and Jim Lee, two negroes who were picked up by Chief Harvey of Littleton when they were found guilty of gambling and were each sent to the roads for a period of 30 days. Cris Carter, negro alleged by Gus j Powell to have been the man who ( struck him in the head early Sunday night, was found not guilty of assault. Roger Lewis To Be Buried Today . \ LITTLETON, March 9.?Funeral t services for the late Roger Gregory ?J" v-- fViio pHrlnv aft- 1 j-iewxs wm uc iiciu ?. ? ernoon at five o'clock at the home i of his sister, Mrs. J. H. Baucom. Mr. Lewis died at his home in c New York Wednesday morning aft- i er a lingering illness. He Is survived by his wife, his mother, Mrs. E. C. Lewis, and one sister, Mrs. J. H. c Baucom of Littleton. SHOULD HAVE BEEN HOUSE t John S. Davis, former represen- j tative of Warren county who last week wrote a public letter advo. t eating drastic cuts in the county j government, this week pointed out that the word "horse" appeared in j print rather than "house" and re- ? quested that this newspaper make ^ the correction. The paragraph in \ question with the proper substitu- ] tion of words follows: j "Reduce the budget an amount i equal to the expense account of the ] trip of the board of commissioners ] and clerk to Morehead last sum- j mer, $125.10?a comparatively small ] sum, but when some farms, prob- 5 ' Vi/mico nHII have to auiy ouuic Luck!* o iiuf March 30th at 8 o'clock for the jurpose of nominating a mayor and even town commissioners. The regllar election will be held on May !. The meeting was called by Julius 3anzet, chairman of the Democratic executive committee for the town of ( Warrenton following a called meetng of the board of commissioners , Wednesday afternoon. The commissioners named Tom Gardner as registrar and Weldon Hall and Edward Rooker Jr. as judges of election. It is expected that Mayor Prank 3ibbs and all members of the pres. jnt board, 'which is composed of J. B. Massenburg, J. E. Rooker, ?rank Seris, W. R. Strickland, Hernan Rddwell, Ed Gillam and H. A. vloseley, will be candidates for reflection. INEZ NEWS Miss Ada Fleming spent last Wednesday night with Miss Edna Pardee hear Warrenton. Mr. James King spent last week vith his sister, Mrs. G. G. Edgernn riour Warrenfcon. Mr. Marvin King of Areola spent i Wednesday night with his grand. < nother, Mrs. T. W. King. 3 Miss Edna Hardeq spent Thurs- ' lay night with Misses Ruth and 3 Ida Fleming. ] Mr. and Mrs. Leon Dillard of 3 Vake Forest spent several days re- ' rently with relatives. 1 Mr. Foster King and little daugh. i er, Nancy Lee, spent Sunday afernoon in the home of her aunt, i Hrs. O. F. Clark. i Mr. and) Mrs. Louis Thompson i ind children spent Sirnday with ] Hrs. L. A. Thompson. Miss Vera Benson entertained her < Sunday School class at home on 3 Saturday afternoon. Various games vere played. Home-made candles 1 vere served. Those present were Hisses Kate Davis, Margaret Bang, 1 Ida Fleming, Mary Cary and 1 -Taney Harris, Helen Ayscue and i 5stelle Benson, Messrs. Biliie A. 3 3enson, Robert Ayscue, Stanley 1 Powell Jr., Harold Edwartls, Bobbitt flarris, James Thomas, Clarence . ind Clyde Benson. Miss Lillian Benson is spending i i few days with Miss Gertrude < - ? ! jverpy. Miss Virginia Joumigan of Epsom i s visiting her uncle, Mr. B. O. 1 \yscue. i Messrs. Howarti, Bignall and P. D. Jones attended the inaugural jeremonies at Washington last week ;nd. They were accompanied to Washington by Miss Mary Powell Pippen of Littleton who remained ;here for a visit. j ^ -J.-'. unfi MOST OF THE NEWS * ALL THE TIME NUMBER 11 NORLINA BUDGET IS NOT APPROVED Commissioners Refuse : (To Sign Until Audit Expense Item Is Included SCHOOL MAY BE CLOSED The Board of County Commissioners In regular session here on Menu day refuse- to sign the Norlina Special School district budget because it contained no provision for the payment of a special audit requested by citizens of that district last year. Action 01 tne boara came alter the budget has been submitted lor approval by the Beard: of Education^, accompanied by a letter from C. M. Johnson, Director of Local Government, stating that the expense of the audit would have to be borne by the district, adding "you could easily sea that you could not use money paid Into the County General Fund, which is paid by all the taxpayers in the county, to audit the records of a special school district. If you do not have sufficient funds belonging to this district to I make this audit, it will have to be put in nesct year's budget.". / IB Mr. Johnson's letter was directed ?Mr] to John C. Powell, chairman of the Board of County Commissioners. Copies were sent to A. C. Blalock, chairman of the Board erf Education and to J. Edward Allen, superintendent of schools. The aitait of the Norlina school district's affairs was started in May following a series of editorials in the Norlina Headlight asking what had become of the Norlina sinking fund. Explanation made by the superintendent of schools failed to satisfy the newspaper and following a series of mass meetings a petition bearing the names of more than 200 taxpayers was presented the board of county commissioners by J. C. Hardy, editor of the Headlight, Boyd White, Norlina school committeeman, and Bob Paschall, member of the board of trustees of the Wise school, also asking an audit of that district's funds. They asked that the county pay for this audit. When it was pointed out that the county was without such authority, the Wise audit was dropped. Mr. Hardy said he was not satisfied and the Norllna audit was ortfcred. The audit revealed no discrepancies in the handling of this fund. The Norlina budget made no pro. vision for paying for such audit. The commissioners on Monday refused to sign the budget until the item was included. Superintendent Allen said yesterday that he hadi written to the Attorney General for a ruling upon the matter, but it was his opinion that unless the budget was signed i the Norlina school would have to close at the end of the shfi months period as disbursing authorities were without authority to make payments pending the signing of the budget. The board ordered minutes of the December 5th meeting to be corrected to read: "Commissioner R. L. Capps nominated by Commissioner W. H. Burroughs fcr Chairman of Board, seconded by J. L. Skinner; Commissioner R. L. Capps nominated John Clay Powell for chair. man, duly seconded. Voting for Commissioner Burroughs, W. H. Burroughs and Commissioner H. L. Wall; for Commissioner John Clay Powell, Commissioners Capps, Skinner and Powell. Commissioner Powell being elected chairman." The previous minutes recorded that the election of Mr. Powell was by unanimous vote. The commissioners ordered that no further issuance of county pensions for Confederate Veterans widows be made to those receiving state pensions. Taxes of T. C. Williams of Smith Creek township, having been twice listed and twice paid in 1929, the board.1 ordered a refund to him in the amount of $45.95. Upon recommendation of Miss Lucy Leach, county welfare officer, the board ordered that the following children be legally adopted': Kathleen Robinson, white, to Charley Glaaton; Clifton Robinson, white, to Wlade Vaughan; James Alston, colored, to Jesse Alston. J. T. Gupton was given permission to take over the bid of the county in a tax suit entitled "Warren County vs. J. C. Tucker e? ol.," upon compliance with terms of the board; that he pay the amount of said bid and pay subsequent taxea thereon. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Moore left Tuesday for Rocky Mount where they will make their home in the future. Mr. Moore has been connected with the A. and P. store here tor a year.