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^ j I ACCURATE, TERSE H TIMELY KioLVMN XXXIU MmSWF I MUD MEMBERS M Cherokee Representative In J, troduces Warren County |, Local Measure i, fljS FIGHT ON J. E. ALLEN i A bill to increase the number of J' members of the board of educa- I' fl tion of Warren county from fivel t0 seven was introduced in the/1 jH House of Representatives on Wed- I' nesday by Representative Cover of [' Cherokee county. 5 - - rued here as an|. IV This bill is M attempt to oust Superintendent of , g^^ools *1- Edward Allen fiom of- j I bill as listed by the News ,j and observer on Thursday morn-Jh B ing read. "By Cover of Cherokee: |j S to change board of education of J] I Warren County." Members of a del- J, I egaticn of interested citizens who 11 I ,ent to Raleigh yesterday after-Ij I noon in regard to the bill, reported 11 I.last night that the bill as intro-lj I duced contemplated adding S. J. J < I Satterwhite of Manson and Tom I ] 'H garter of Vaughan as additional I members. Mr. Carter was a can-11 I didate for this position at the polls I) I last primary but was defeated in I j the battle cf votes that swept four I, I members from office and left only 11 I Its chairman. A C. Blalock ofl] I Warrenton, in power. 11 Nominees, according to usual cus- j i torn, would have been approved by j I the Legislature in an omnibus bill 11 and have taken their seats on the I ' first Monday in April when one cfJ 1 V the first items of business to come 11 [ to their attention would have been I ' to elect a superintendent of thel Due to press of other legislative j I duties the omnibus bill was not pased until Wednesday. The eld j I members of the board have been I H holding on to their positions until their successors were approved byl the legislature, according to law. H Members nominated by the voters j last year to take office in April I M were A. C. Blalock, Harry Walker, f N. H. Paschall, J. p. T. Harris and / R. A. King. It is understood that I 'bree members favor continuing} Mr. Allen in office and two mem- I I bers oppose. The addition of two new members hostile to his retention would result in the election of a new superintendent. Miss Leach Reports To Welfare Board A meeting of the Warren County ty Welfare Board was held Wednesday afternoon and after a discussion cf we'.fare matters, Miss Lucy Leach submitted the following report of work done last month: Twelve emergency hospital cases paid for with money from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Eleven patients taken to Duke Hospital and Park View Hospital. Ten active orthopedic cases. ' Six Mother's Aid cases?cases in ; which the mother is a widow without funds to support her family. ( In such cases support comes from the Mother's Aid fund, with half of the money coming from the State : and half from the county. One afflicted man has been trained as a barber and is being helped to get employment. One nearly blind boy is being treated in a hospital now but will be admitted to a school for the One white crippled girl to be RPTif i/\ r\~i. 1 ? ... _ ..... .u wnaupeaic Hospital at ; Gastonia May 16. ft Plans being made to get training I lor a blind woman in order that she may become self-supporting. I One crippled girl being helped I by interested friends to learn to I read and sew. Efforts underway to get two white I ' omen, who are likely to become I a charge on this county, back to I the county from which they came, ft Home for colored baby found. I Employment found for one white I Last Warren Schools I End Work Tonight The last of Warren schools will end their work for the session of I 1932-33 tonight when final exerI cises will be held at the Littleton ft and Drewry schools. I Hon. W. H. S. Burgwyn of WoodI land will deliver the commence- 1 I "lent address at the Littleton!' SPVlrv-l . _ auditorium at 8 o'clock. At I the same hour promotional exer- j I cises will be held at the Drewry I school when Prof. A. C. Reid of l1 I Forest College will be the r* 31 WAR Education Subject House's Address At School Friday Speaking upon the religious, democratic and cultural value of in education, Robert B. House, executive secretary of the University af North Carolina, held the attention of the more than 700 persons gathered in the auditorium of the John Graham high school on last Friday night to witness the graduating exercises of the class of 1933, and won the praise of the crowd with the manner of his presentation. Mr. House opened his speech ay remarking that 21 years ago he ttrwvi unnn a stocre of a hnilriinfr located on that identical spct and I ielivered a speech and that his I many associations with the town ilways made it a pleasure to return. He said that the town had always seen known for its good schools ind named a number of other " x>wns in the state where schools l lad long existed, remarking that ;here was a certain atmosphere of ippreciation for the cultural values 5f life not found in other towns lacking in such advantages. Pupils having completed a num- t jer of years study in a school were i graded, he said, and this is known j is graduation; they are also com- ^ mencing another step in life, and ;his is known as commencement, j Exercises being conducted were ^ ooth a graduation and a commencement. Knowledge is that which separates a man from an animal, Mr. f House said. Advantages of civiliza- j; tion did not just happen; they are the result of the use of brain and instruction down through the ages ^ ?a process of learning and teaching. J He asked the graduates, as they went out into life, to always remember their school, adding s that it was a little dishearten- e ing to read articles denouncing 1 education, written by persons who t but for the schools would have s been unable to touch the language c of their protests. c He told how knowledge increased a deeper appreciation of the religi- 4 nns nr motive nnwer of ife- how It f extended the use of hands with ma- f chinery in the physical or demo- c cratic part of life, and how learn- a ing appreciated the cultural values i of life. 1 All people should not go to col- c lege, Mr. House said. The aptitude of the individual pupil should de- 1 termine this matter. It all depends upon whether a boy or girl (Continued on Page 3) Bobbitt Brings In I Much Old Money i A pocketfull of old money, said c to contain 123 pieces, was brought t to the office of The Warren x Record Saturday by Henry Bobbitt t Jr. of Littleton. Mr. Bobbitt's col- s lection consisted of coins used in a 20 or more countries. Among the j outstanding American coins was a souvenir nickel of Williamsport which was about three inches in . diameter. There was no date on . the coin. On one side was a buffalo , that corresponded in size to the money. An 1808 penny with thirteen stars was shown here yesterday by Roy Davis of Warrenton. Mr. Davis said that the coin was a premium penny, worth $1. He also had a Spanish coin, 1781; a piece of French money, issued in 1814; and Mexican money made in 1835; an 1867 nickel, and a half-dime, made in 1835. s t One Case Heard By t Recorder Monday s One case was tried before Judge v W. W. Taylor in Recorder's court i on Monday morning. D. J. Walker 1 plead guilty to possessing a small \ amount of whiskey and was fined ? $2 and taxed with court costs. Two assault charges involving I Lucus Wright and Wade Northing- 1 ton were continued until next week. \ t MRS. ALLEN AND CHILDREN J NOT HURT IN AUTO WRECK I v Mrs. J. Edward Allen and chil- c dren escaped injury, other than a r few scatches and bruises, when her f car overturned three times between t Henderson and Oxford last week. A nurse accompanying Mrs. Allen and family was badly cut on the knee. A bad tire was said to have t I J1-1 _ r n/i/il/lnnf f Ut'L'Il respunsioie 1UJL U1C atuumv. u i Misses Clara Williams and Mary j Randolph, members of the John j Graham school faculty, are spend- I ing a few days with Miss Rose 9 Kimball at her home near Manson. Ij? M< RENTON, COUNTY OF V// | President's Forest Chief ^mm Robert Fechner, of Boston, is tne Director of the President's forest conservation program which is aimed to include six billioi* of public works and putting 2,000,000 to work. Negro Is Badly Burned When His Car Is Wrecked Flames from whiskey and his au omobile seriously burned Sylvester Alston, negro early Saturday mornng when the Ford car he was drivng overturned and caught on fire ifter crashing into a truck from ligh Point a short distance from /aughan. With his clothes practically all rnrned from his body, and his feet ind legs charred, the negro was lulled from the flaming vehicle a ew minutes after the collission by he driver of the truck and his ompanion, two Lassiters, of High 3oint. He was carried to a Henderon hospital where his condition vas said to be serious. The accident occurred around a light curve belcw Vaughan about i o'clock, when Alston failed to :eep his car on the right side of he road. For some unknown reason, it was said, he was two feet in the left side of the center mark in the Jhighway. When the Ford overturned it uirst into flames which were accel:rated by whiskey, which flowed rom broken containers in the rear if the automobile. Alston was unible to free himself from the burnng machine due to the fact that lis feet were caught in the pedals if the car. Warrenton Will Observe 'Poppy Day' Warrcnton will observe "Poppy Day" this year on May 27th, the Saturday before Memorial Day, it las been announced by Mrs. H. W. todwell chairman of the poppy icmmittee of Limer Post Unit of he American Legion Auxiliary. The Jnit is making extensive preparaions for the observance of the day tnd is hoping for the full cooperition of all other organizations and ndividuals. Memorial poppies, to be worn in lcnor of the World War dead, will le made available to everyone in he city by volunteer workers from he Auxiliary Unit. Organization >f workers is going forward rapidly inder Mrs. Rodwell's direction and he Unit expects to have its "poppy ;irls" in all parts of the down town listrict throughout the day. The lowers for the sale have been irdered from Oteen Hospital where hey have been made by disabled World War veterans. "Poppy Day is the day for peronal tribute to the men who lost heir lives in the country's service." It is a day when all can show that hey still remember and honor the ;acrifices made by those who deended America during the great var crisis, and that they are carryng on for America in time of peace, rhe poppy is a patriotic symbol vhich means honor for the dead tnd service for the living. "No price will be asked for the American Legion Auxiliary poppies, rhe Auxiliary wants everyone to vear a poppy and to contribute for he flower according to his means, ill contributions will be used for elief work among the disabled veterans and their families, the bulk >f the money going to support the elief activities of our local Auxili iry Unit among needy families in his town." CONTEST WINNER Miss Clara Williams, primary eacher in the John Graham school, his week received a box containng 32 packages of sandwiches as >rize in the Lance Packing Com>any's bridge contest for April. Jiss Williams sent in a score of 800 to become Warren county winner. irrro ^RREN, N. C., FRIDAY, MA Courage And Wit Of Woman Saves Prison Break The courage and quick wit of a woman saved a jail break here on Sunday night when about 11 o'clock Mrs. C. E. Lovell, wife of Warren county's jailer, heard prisoners sawing through the bar of one of the windows of the county bastile. One bar had been sawed through and removed when Mrs. Lovell appeared. Her son, Norman Lovell, followed her. ' "Norman, hand me that gun," she said. "I will hold them here while you run and get your father." Norman returned in a few minutes with Mr. Lovell, who serves as night policeman. Prisoners were put in another cell. Norman had no gun. Mrs. Lovell's bluff worked. Three prisoners, all white, were in the jail corridor at the time of the attempted break. They' were Kemp Billings, Jim Pierce, and J Jake Lester. r: 1 r : r uiai tiAcruscs Held At Graham | School On Friday Final exercises of the John I Graham High school were held in the school auditorium on last Friday night when Robert B. House, executive secretary of the University of North Carolina, delivered Ihe commencement address before a crowded auditorium and when 39 graduates received their diplomas. Preceded by little Marietta Duke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Haywood Duke, and Eugene Bobbitt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Bobbitt, class mascot, the seniors, clothed in cap and gown, march down the aisle of the auditorium to the stage where they sang as a chorus the class song. Miss Elizabeth Wagner, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. B. N. de FoeWagner, delivered the president's address. Class phophecy was in the form of a television scene in which each member of the class appeared as painted by imagination J.Q years from r^>w while Edwin Miller served as announcer. Mr. House's address was preceded by a piano solo, "Rigolette," by Dwight Durham, son of the Rev. and Mr. E. C. Durham. Mr. House was presented by Principal J. B. Miller, who following the address, ? x_ iu _ presented tne diplomas to uic graduates. The program was concluded with the class singing "Amici." Marshals aiding in seating the large crowd attending were Nannie Margaret Brown, chief; Edith Capps, Charles Fleming, Ann Scoggin, P. D. Jones, George Davis and Elizabeth Rodwell. Members of the graduating class were Vera Bowden, Rosalie Brown, Hazel Davis, Sally Davis, Eula Evans, Mary Lee Gardner, Lillian Gupton, Ruth Gupton, Lucille Harris, Estelle Hamlet, Dorothy Hoffler, Rachel King, Hazel Limer, Lottie Neal, Ethlyn Odom, Lula Powell, Anna Ridout, Rivers Riggan, Annie Short, Betsy Taylor, Ethel Thompson, Susie Thompson, Eva Tharringtcn, Elizabeth Wagner, Elizabeth Vaughan, Dwight Durham, Frederick Gupton, J. T. Gupton, Roy Haithcock, Horace Hunt, Lee King, Maurice Limer, Manley Martin, Edward Miller, Allen Peoples, Walter Shearin, Eden Tharrington, Thomas Welch. Judge Dan T. Price Dies At Texas Home I Judge Daniel T. Price, brother of the late E. C. Price or warrenton, died at his home in Yoakum, Texas, on May 10. He was a native of Warrenton, being the son of John M. and Martha Reynolds Price, and spent his boyhood here. He is survived by one brother, Phillip P. Price, and three sons, all of Texas. LITTLETON SCHOOL PLANS TO HAVE BUSINESS COURSE LITTLETON, May 11. ?At a meeting of the board of trustees of Littleton high school Tuesday afternoon Miss Louise Dalton was re-elected as French teacher for the coming session. The trustees contemplate having a commercial course in high school next year, provided they can secure the necessary equipment from the county. Should this be done, Miss Dalton is to teach this course In connection with her French course. Eligibles for this course will be confined to tenth and eleventh grade pupils and post graduates.) There will be a charge of $2.00 per month for this course. Y 12, 1933 GIRL DISAPPEARS FROM HOME HERE Mother Seeks Aid of Public In Locating SixteenYear-Old Daughter TOLD BROTHER TO WAIT __ Public aid is asked by Mrs. Annie King of Warrenton in the search for her daughter, Lenora King, 16, who disappeared from Warrenton on the night of May 4. She was last seen with Miss Pearl Billings, according to Mrs. King. The young girl, slender in build, with light hair and blue eyes, attended a picture show here with her young brother on Thursday night, May 4. Later in the night he went to his home crying, to relate to his mother that his sister had disappeared. According to the boy, his sister left him after the show, saying that she would return in a few minutes. She failed to return. Mrs. King said that her daughter might be hitch-hiking to Florida and that she had been almost .frantic with worry. She asks that a,ny "persons knowing of the ycung girl's whereabouts communicate "with her at once. J. H. Thompson, Prominent Farmer, Buried On Sunday Funeral services for James Henry Thompson, well known farmer of this county, were conducted from < his home at Macon Sunday after- 1 nocn by the Rev. E. C. Durham, 1 Methodist Minister, assisted by the 1 Rev. R. E. Brickhouse, pastor of 1 the Baptist Church, ^is remains 1 were buried in Fairview cemetery. 1 Mr. Thompson died at his home 1 Saturday morning about 8 o'clock. A cerebral hemorrhage was given 1 as the cause of death. He was 58 ! years of age. Mr. Thompson is survived by, his 1 wife, who before her marriage in 1897 was Miss Pattie_ Piercy of Virginia, and .the following children: Kenneth Thompson of Oxford, Clarence Thompson of Macon, Miss Virgie Thompson of Macon, itr?p T\Itn.iAlr nf T.ifflofnn ' AVllO. ViJ'UC XVXJTXXV/1V Ui ^VVlbVUl?| Hawkins Thompson of Macon, Miss Lallah Thompson of Macon, Mrs. 1 Louis Hawks of Norlina, Henry J Thompson of Macon and Miss Margaret Thompson of Macon. Warren Quota Of Forest Workers Is Raised To 51 \ Warren county's quota of men j to be recruited fcr Emergency ( Conservation work has been raised from 45 to 51, Jesse Gardner, head of Warren's Relief Bureau of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, said yesterday. Mr. Gardner said that although he had had a large list of applicants, he would be glad to talk wit ethers who desired work in the national parks, j the national forests and upon other , public lands. , The peace time "forest expedi- J tionary force" is to be made up of ( young men of character?men who ( are clean-cut, purposeful, and am- ( bitious, Mr. Gardner pointed out. Recruits are to be from 18 to 25 years of age, unmarried and fit- Thev will enroll for Jtviljoxvuwj a period of six months and will allot a major portion of their pay, which will be $30 a month, to de- i pendent relatives. . Mr. Gardner said that he had ] net had a call for Warren county j men but that he was expecting one at any time. He listed as be- , low what a man should bring with j him to the recruiting station: ''He should bring a lunch with j him as he may be at the recruit- j ing station all day. He should also come prepared to go directly from . the recruiting station to the 'con- ; ditioning camp' without returning ( to his home if he is accepted. This j means that he should bring with < him whatever things he wants to take with him for six months on ] the job. The men ought to 'travel i light.' He may bring one suit case if he wishes. Clothing, blankets, and 1 camp equipment will be provided for him at camp. He should bring , toilet articles?toothbrush, comb, hairbrush, and shaving kit?and he may bring one good suit of clothes 1 for excursions away from the camp, < and any other special piece of ' equipment, such as a flashlight, 1 that he may want to take along." < i Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Hallett of i Cape Charles, Va., are visiting their < parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Gard- i ner, at Churchill. # ' A $1.50 a Year Skating 'Jams Now r J Bl t _ 5 ;Each generation of youth has its ^ vogue on roller skates and 1333 finds I even New York's soeial registeritea y doning specially designed apparel for skating atop skyscraper build- g ings and on the avenue. . . . Theresa Townsend and Joan Hamilton are wearing wrap-around pajamas which fasten to the left leg. Mecklenburg Jury Unable To Agree In Davis Trial BOYDTON, Va., May 11?Failure if a Mecklenburg county jury to igree resulted in an order for a i new trial for Frank W. Davis, white man of this county charged " svith possessing utensils used in c ;he manufacture cf whiskey. A new e trial has been set for the third 1 week in June. s The case was long drawn out and c hard fought with Sterling Hutchen- i son of Boydton and John H. Kerr 1 Jr. of Warrenton representing the t defendant. i t To Hold Dance At Warrentonians and a number of aut-of-town couples are expected here tonight for the first of a series of dances which are to be held at Hotel Warren. Mr. Duke, manager, said that provided the people in this section want dances and that they can be run on a high plane, he would have two dances at the hotel a month. Music tonight will be fiu'nished by Grady Jones and his eight-piece orchestra. It will be a script affair, although admittance will be by card only. The dance is expected to run from 9:30 at night until 1 o'clock in the morning. Warrenton Golfers Defeat Louisburg The Warrenton golf team defeated the Louisburg team on the local links Wednesday afternoon by the score of 5 to 37. Low score of the afternoon was made by Tom Bur;on who finished the two rounds in 31 swings. An 82 was made by A. J. Blalock and Pett Boyd, and M. 3. ivicGuire finished with an 84. Bishop Penick To Preach Sunday ?- ? ?? ? *-* i.i. t-v r\ The Kt. Kev. ft. a. i'emcK. u. u. will preach at Warrenton, Ridgeway and Littleton on Sunday, the Rev. B. N. de Foe Wagner, Episcopal minister, announced yesterday. Services will be-held at Emmanuel Church at 8 o'clock Sunday morning when Holy Communion tvill be celebrated and at 8 o'clock in the evening when there will be prayer and confirmation. There will be Holy Communion it Good Shepherd, Ridgeway, at 11 o'clock in the morning, and in the afternoon there will be evening prayer at 3:30 in Saint Alban's Church, Littleton. An invitation is extended to all oy the Rev. Mr. Wagner to attend these services. Miss Davis Becomes Bride C. J. Lawrence Miss Virginia Davis, dietician at Hotel Warren, and former home economics teacher in the Macon i tigh school, and C. J. Lawrence, < teacher of vocational agriculture in i ;he Norlina high school, were mar- ] ried at Emporia, Va., on Saturday i ifternoon, May 6, by J. Sol Wrenn, t Dlerk of circuit court. Miss Davis s the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Davis of Fork. 1 MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME NUMBER 20 MISS PERSON IS BEAUTY QUEEN Wins Verdjct Of Judges In Beauty Pageant Here Last Night ENTERS STATE CONTEST Miss Daphney Person of Macon ?as chosen as Warren county's nost beautiful girl at the Beauty 'ageant held in the auditorium of he John Graham High School last light under the auspices of Limer Jost No. 25 of the American Legion md the Legion Auxiliary. Miss trson, a striking blonde, is the laughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. 'erson of Macon. She wore a white atin dress fcr the occasion. Miss Helen Reid, daughter of Mr. ind Mrs. H. P. Reid of Warrenton, pas the last one of the contestants o be eliminated. Before she was etired in favor of Miss Person, frs. Julius Banzet, Miss Louise lawks and Miss Emma Burchette /ere with her on the stage. The judges picked Miss Reid .fter viewing 36 ladies who came rom all sections of the county, ostumed in elaborate gowns andvearing winsome smiles, flirting or the title of "Miss Warren," vhich carries with it the privilege >f attending the State-wide Beau;y Pageant to be held at Wilming;on on August 18-19. The winner >f the State-wide contest will be fiven a trip to the World's Fair in Chicago during the 1933 National Convention of the American Le;ion. The crowning of Miss Person as Miss Warren" came at the close if a program that was packed with ntertainment from start to finish, ["he ladies moved across the stage eparately, assembled in two groups )f 18 each, and then were elimilated five at the time atj first and ater four, three and so on. While hey were being eliminated particllar features of the entertainment ook place. Among the features was a spe;iajty number by Miss Peggy Miller iml Jimmie Miller," guests of Mr. md Mrs. Loyd Kinsey; solos by Vliss Daphney Person, reading by Vfiss Helen Browning. All of these vere good and brought paudits of jraise from the audience. The tap lancing of Miss Joy Matthews and VoHdi- TMcmrlrc .Tr nhnilh four 'THiVVl JJVV AAW> 1! uu v? . V.WWMV md six years of age, will no doubt ong be remembered. But a whole paragraph for Miss Sara Busbee and a couple of her lancing pupils of Raleigh, whose :cstumes and wriggles gave the itage of the John Graham school :omething new, but nevertheless von applause immediately from ;he patrons of the Goddess of Dancing and more from the more :autious as soon as surprise allowed ;hem to vent their appreciation. Hiss Busbee gave a Moorish Pheasint dance. Her pupils interpreted 12nd Street Dance. Music for the evening was furlished by Miss Drusa Wilker. At the close of th6 program Hiss Person was presented a cup is "Miss Warren" by Mayor Frank 1. Gibbs. To sum up the comment which choed in the school building as he audience moved out, "they were he best looking girls that we lave ever had on the stage here it one time," "the dresses the ladies vcre were beautiful," "I had no dea that so and so looked so good," I would have hated to have been >ne of those judges, they had a lifficult job." The judges were J. W. Poe of iew York City, A. S. Cooper of Dallas, Texas, and E. L. Vaughan >f Charlottesville, Va. They were lere tonight at Hotel Warren and >ffered to serve in that capacity. Gate receipts for the evening imounted to more than $80, it is inderstood. Contestants in the beauty pag;ant were the Misses Margaret Cidd, Helen Reid, Rose Kimball, jouise Hawks, Winifred Johnson, Catherine Baxter, Maxine Drake, Jary Terrell, Mabel Howell, Sallie Joore Pippen, Margaret Flowers, inna Ridout, Margaret Brown, Drace Wagner, Vivian Person, Netie Cassada, Katherine Burns, Alice jouise Scott, Nora Browning, Ruth juptcn, Loyce McCord, Helen 3rowning, Louise Watkins, Elizaieth Rodwell, Cornelia Hardy, Ann Rogers, Peggy White, Evelyn jraham, Emma . Burchette and dary Powell Pippen; Mesdames 2rwin Adams, M. C. Marks, Julius Janzet, Claude Bowers, and Stewirt Crinkley. Mr. Walker Burwell was a visitor lere Sunday.