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I ACCURATE, TERSE
I TIMELY
I volumn XXXIII
I SB
I m TREASURER
office* of Town Clerk And
Secretary-Treasurer
Are Combined j,
i mayor gibbs takes cutj;
I Com bin in tr the two offices'.!
I of Secretary-treasurer and 1
town clerk, the board of '*
town commissioners in a ?'
.fecial four-hcuir session on .<
Monday night named Tom i
B B. Gardner to the position. ;
" T1' J ) ^ ^ m'oo_
IUl'S. L. ti. Dtuuuc, iJM. V.OI
ent sccrctsrytrpssui gi , ^ flb
nominated for the place by ?
I Commissioner J. B. Boycs, 1
I but the commissioners voted
I four to two to give Mr. '
I Gardner the job. Norman
I Newell, son of Clerk of :
I Court John D. Newell, apI
plicant for the position, re- 1
I ceived no nominations. The
I salary to be paid the new
I official is $30 a month. C. F.
I Moseley, town clerk, was
I not an applicant for the new
I position.
Action on this matter was taken
I alter Mayor Gibbs had explained
I to the board that, due to a reI
duction of valuation, that the taxI
able values of the town would be
I between three and four hundred
f thousand dollars less than it was
last year. This means, he said, that
at the present rate of SI the income
of the town would be reduced
abcut 53500.00. necessitating
drastic economies or a raise in the
tax rate, or perhaps both.
L. W. Hoffler made written apI
plication fcr the position of chief
of police, requesting that if the
board did not give him this position,
he be named night policeman.
Hie board voted to retain Chief
M. M. Drake and Wight Officer
Lovell, with no cut in their salaries.
d Olrillmon tt'OC rp.plppf-..
Iiaiuiu iv. ** * v. v?vw
superintendent of the Water
mpany. After the matter cf the
pense incurred by Mr. Skillman
operating his car for the town s
nefit, the commissioners voted
at he be given no reduction in '
The salary of Miss Mary Terrell, 1
ssistant to Mr. Skillman, was re- i
uced from S50 to S40. Silas Curtis, ?
egro helper, was cut from $12.50 :
o $10 a week. Gecrge Morris, com- <
sosing the sanitary force, retains 1
vis job as street cleaner at a salary
of $9 a week.
Bonuses of $50 annually paid '
rhairmen of the street committee
and water committee were abolish;d
upon ruling of the town attorney
that the town was without au- ,
thority to make such payments.
The commissioners voted that the
entire committees give more as- j
sistence to the chairmen than has
teen the case and that the remuneration
of the members should be
53.60 per regular meeting. They had
previously received $3 a meeting,
with no requirements for extra'
Mayer Gibbs, in requesting eco-!
nomies, asked for a straight re- 1
Suction of 10 per cent in all sal- '
aries. Members of the board ex- j
Pressed themselves as unwilling to
reduce the Mayor's salary. He said
^ *4v "a;> unwilling mm otners
cut without a reduction in his;
j j^Bcase. At his request, Mayor Gibb's ^
^ is to be paid S360 annually, in- :
^Bstead of the $400 he has been re- |
'H J' B' Boyce and M" T' 1
*_^B were named a committee to vote
I the town's stock at the annual
I meeting oi the Warrenton Hotel
j H Company.
Commissioner Boyce, chairman
Z-B ?- the street committee, reported
jRlH to the board that H. C. Montgcmi
* V tr.v was unwilling to accept a cash
CBV setlle'oent of $25 for damages into
his house when paint
THBfrcm the town tank splashed upon
home while it was being painted
-W?ently. instead, he said, Mr.
?-wigomery insisted that the front
his rcof, porch, iront of his home
) ^Bi!1(l two sides of the house he
Bl&inted at the town's expense. Estimates
secured by the committee
mi ^B'tom local paint dealers and conW
Actors were $60, $50 and $40, reActively.
Mr. Boyce said his comreported
to the board with*1
feccramendations. The board
^ ^riicted the street committee to
settlement with Mr. Mont?
according to its own best
I hoard passed an ordinance
ICon.inued on Page 8)
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WAR]
Case Has Been On Civ
Warren County Su
Nearly Ten Y?
Claiming that he was un- '
able to collect a note of 1
slightly more than $500, (
made in 1920, Robert Irby i
in November 1923 brought (
suit against John Edwards '
as endorser of the note. The J
summons was issued in No-|'
L -< _ - 1 * 1 '
yemuer, j.yza; complaint
filed on December 10, 1923. 1
December 30, 1923, answer
was filed and the case docketed
for trial at the January
term of court, 1924, slightly
more than nine years ago. \
This suit remains on the <
docket of civil cases in War- '
ren county, having again
been continued at the May i
term. <
In 1928, W. H. Dameron brought i
f 1
To Washington
SnHw *Miss
Celeste Jedel, 22, Barnard
graduate in '31, and a student there
under Prof. Raymond Moley, now
assistant Secretary of State, is now
assistant legal adviser to Prof. Molej t
Washington.
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Man Jumps In ,
Well Near Littleton; i
~ ? WW . Ill
Sent 1 o Hospital
James Walker of near Littleton ]
was rescued Tuesday from a well ,
into which he had leaped. He had .
been in the well for several hours ,
immersed to his neck, when someone
attempting to draw water and
finding the chain broken, discov- !
ered him. A rope was attached and ]
he was drawn up, brought to Warrenton
for treatment, and later '
taken to the state hospital in Ra- ;
leigh.
Mr. Walker suffered a stroke of
paralysis several months ago, and
it is thought that his mind was '
affected.
I
Force Working
On Sidewalks Here
Improvements are being- made on
the sidewalks of Warrenton under
the direction of the street commit- !
tee of the board of town commissioners.
Improvements consist in
cutting and widening sidewalks
and clearing overlapping grass
and weeds. No concrete is being laid.
At present a crew of men are at
work cutting a walk along the east
section of the property of the
Misses Annie and Lucy Hawkins,
and improvements have already
been made on the gravel walks
leading from the rear corner of
Hotel Warren to the home of Mrs.
W. A. Burwell and from Clyde Rodwell's
home in northern Warrenton
east.
Sheriff Comes Into
Possession Of Chairs
'Sheriff W. J. Pinnell has four
chairs in his possession that the
owner may obtain by properly
identifying, it was learned at his
office here yesterday.
The chairs were picked up by
the Warren officer between Wise
and Norlina on Saturday night
and had evidently fallen from a
truck, wagon or mcving van.
FATHER CONFESSES
NEW YORK, June 14.?Vittcrio
Grillo, 73, was sentenced lu a yea.*.
and nine months in a federal penitentiary
for stealing $4.29 from the
mails, a crime for which Grillo's
son, Angelo previously had been
convicted. The son served six
months of a two and a half year
term before the father confessed
his guilt. The son was granted a
new trial and acquitted. '
It? Mi
RENTON, COUNTY OF WAI
il Docket Of '
iperior Court For
sars; Many Old Cases I
suit against E. L. Harris. The case
is still on the docket.
W. J. Mayfield brought suit
against L. E. Hicks, T. P. Hicks
and J. W. Mayfield the latter part
>f 1929. No verdict has yet been
jiven.
Nearly three years ago Clarence
Gcoch sued Susie Gooch for a
livorce. Action is still pending.
In November 1931, Alfred J. El
iington, alledging that he swallowed
a hairpin in a bottle of coca
cola, brought suit against the Weiion
Coca Cola bottling Works, Inc.
rhe case was docketed fcr trial at
several terms of civil court, but
continued. In January it was continued
at request of plaintiff's attorney;
at the May term it was
continued at request of defendant's
attorney.
Forty-two cases were docketed for
trial at the May term of civil
court. Sixteen were tried, the remainder
continued.
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Sun Cooks Egg
The sun's hot enough to cook
an egg is an expression often
heard when the thermometer
soars, but it remained for R. E.
Davis, former sheriff of Warren
county, to perform the feat.
Sheriff, in town Saturday
with pan and scrambled egg,
said that it took about 15 minutes
to cook the egg in the sun i
on a concrete well slab about
9**?n Pl'iHQV Qftflrriann A fViar_ 1
w,ww A4V4M.J WlUViliyWl, Xi W1CA ~
mometer placed in this spot rose
to 141 degrees, he said.
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Warrenton Golfers
Play At Henderson
On Wednesday
Although unsuccessful in their
efforts to win the tournament,
Warrenton golfers journeyed over
to Henderson Wednesday and displayed
their ability to send the
balls down the fairways and drop
them into the cups when it counted.
Two of the prizes offered the i
three towns participating in the
play on the Vance county links :
Wednesday afternoon were won by
members of the Warrenton team.
Honors of the game went to S. O.
Nunn, who won first prize, W. N.
Boyd, who won third prize, and
Seifert of Henderson who won
second prize. The three towns taking
part in the game Wednesday
afternoon were Louisburg, Warrenton
and Henderson.
The match held Wednesday afternoon
was termed ''the grand '
finale," coming at the conclusion
nf f ho f.r,nrnnment which had for
several weeks been underway between
Warrenton, Louisburg, Henderson
and Roanoke Rapids, with
Henderson emerging victorious. At
Henderson Wednesday those who
participated in the play donated 50c
each which went for prizes fcr the
best players among the four teams.
Roanoke Rapids was not represented
on the course Wednesday.
Warrenton will play South Boston
here next Wednesday afternoon,
it was announced yesterday afternoon
by A. Jones who has been
doing most of the arranging for
the games.
Mrs. Emory Stafford of Aiken, S.
C., is spending several days with
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Adams.
Judge and Mrs. R. Hunt Parker I
of Roanoke Rapids were guests
here Saturday.
Round-Trip to Europe
Roger Q. Williams, noted trans- I
ntlantic flyer, plans a round trip flight!
to Europe in July, going ;New York ;
to Rome, southern route, and return-!,
ing Dublin to Chicago, northern
route to ascertain the most practical
route for regular commercial flying 1
to Europe.
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RREN, N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE
rELLS PROVISIONS1
l)F MORTGAGE ACT
Loans Limited to $5,000 To d
Any One Farmer; Three t:
Quarters of Valuation ii
TERMS OF FARM LOANS a
t:
Provisions of the Emer- a
gency Farm Mortgage Act a
of 1933, through which s
funds have been made avail- *
Sf
able to refinance farm in- t
debtedness, provide working 1
capital for farm operations
and to aid in the redemption
of foreclosed farms, are n
submitted to the press this j*
week by Bob Bright who is h
lending a hand of assistance c
to agriculturists in filling v
out application blanks to be ?
passed upon by the Farm
Loan Commissioner. s
Loans under the new law
are limited to $5,000 to any
one farmer. The amount that
may be loaned, added to existing
mortgages or other
debts secured by the farm
property, cannot be more
than sufficient to bring the
total debt up to three quarters
of the appraised value
of the property. These are
second mortgage loans, repayable
over a series of
years, and-an agreement has
to be obtained from the
holder of the first mortgage
that he will not proceed
against the farmer for failure
to nav theft nririninal of .
the fir$t mo rt|j[?ge. & 11
Eligibility of" borrower
As used lrr?the act the?term I
"farmer" means any individual *
who is engaged in farming opera- t
tions, either personally or through "
an agent or tenant, or the princi- *
pal part of whose income in derived
from farming operations,' and I1
includes a personal representative 1
of a deceased farmer. Corporations <
are not eligible for loans by the ?
Farm Loan Commissicn. i
Purposes of Loans
A prospective borrower must state
in his application how he intends ]
to use the proceeds of the loan.- If
the application is granted, he must
use the mcney for the purposes
stated in his application. The act
defines the purposes for which a
loan may be made. These are (a) 1
to provide funds for refinancing, (
either in connection with proceed- c
ings under chapter 8 of the Bank- (ruptcy
Act of July 1, 1898, as t
amended (relating to agricultural t
compositions and extensions), or ?
otherwise, any indebtedness, se- t
cured or unsecured, of the farmer;
(b) to provide working capital for r
farm operations; and (c) to provide j
funds to enable any farmer to re- ?
deem and, or repurchase farm ?
property owned by him prior to ^
foreclosure which has been fore- ]
closed at any time subsequent to j
July 1, 1931. In many instances the v
farmers who are eligible for a loan ?
from the Farm Loan Commissioner f
may find that their creditors will
be willing to accept compromise c
settlements. i
Second Loan Requirements J
When loans by the Farm Loan ?
Commissioner are to be secured by t
second mortgages upon farm real ^
estate, the Commissioner will re- ?
quire the holder of the first mort- I
gage to limit his right to proceed I
against the farmer and, or the A
mnrtvaaed Drone rty depending up- ?
on the aggregate amount of the i I
first and second mortgages. Where 11
the aggregate of an existing first
mortgage on the applicant's prop- ]
erty and the amount of a second
mortgage offered to the Farm Loan
Commissioner does not exceed
$5,000, leans will be made by the
Commissioner only in case the j 1
holder of the first mortgage agrees; c
that during a period of 3 years he j e
will not proceed against the mort- 11
gagor and, or the mortgaged prop- I
erty for default in the payment of
principal unless in the meantime c
the Commissioner consents in writ- JI
ing to such proceeding. When the 5
aggregate of such first and second
mortgages exceeds $5,000, loans
will be made by the Commissioner
only in case the first mortgagee 1
agrees that during a period of 5 r
years he will net proceed against f
the mortgagor and, or the mort- v
gaged property on account of de- I
(Continued on Page 8) r
16, 1933 Subs
Jobbers Raid
John Powell's Place ;
Wednesday Night
John Powell suffered financial
amages estimated at $150 during
he early hours of Thursday mornig
when a thief or thieves robbed
lis place of business on Main street
fter entering a rear window rf
he Imperial Theatre and forcing
door that stood between the
musement house and soda dispenary.
No loss has been discovered at
he theatre and it is thought that
he robber or robbers broke into
hat portion of the building only
s a means of gaining entrance
nto Mr. Powell's place of business.
Mr. Powell's loss came from
noney stolen and damage done to
musement machines. No clues
iave been discovered and no arrests
iave been made. The proprietor is
if the c pinion that the robbery
/as committed by members of the
/hite race who were familiar with
lis business.
After breaking into the theatre
ecticn of the building, the visitor
ir visitors went to work with a .
:hisel or some other sharp instru- 1
nent on the front door that opens
nto John's Place. After forcing
he dcor, the robber or robbers looted
Mr. Powell's money hid under
he soda fountain and seized two
imusement machines and carried
hem into the theatre where they
vere smashed and their contents
fathered up. Incidentally, the jackrot
on the nickel machine was left
secure.
Mr. Powell reasoned that whoever
somrnitted the robbery was famiiar
with his place cf business due
;o the fact that his money was
ocated where it had been carefully
ridden beneath his soda fountain,
rlis opinion that more than one
vere in on the robbery was based
m the belief that it required a great
leal of hammering to force the
Icor and that while this was beng
done one man was left on the
ookout for the night police force,
rhe door, he pointed out, can be
rlftinly -seen from the street And
laid that it was tco much of a
ihance for one person to take.
They knew my place pretty well,"
le said.
Tne time of the robbery is not
mown but it was after midnight,
tfr. Powell said that he worked
intil 12 o'clock Wednesday night
ma had reason to oeiieve tnat ms
>lace was not broken into until
ifter 1 o'clock Thursday morning.
Pension Checks
Are Here Awaiting
Veterans' Call
Checks aggregating $3,545 were
eceived here this week by the
31erk of Court and are ready for
listribution among the veterans of
he Civil War and the widows of
hose who wore the gray in the
:onflict between the states. They
ire delivered upon call at the
Klerk's office.
The pension checks, which are
'onoitroH Viorp spmi-fl.nnua.llv. EfO to I
!1 individuals in this county. The
imount of the checks vary. The
;ix veterans of Warren receive
5150.00 each, and a negro who folowed
his master behind General
jee is given $100 twice a year. Six
vidows of the veterans receive pendens
of $150 each and nine are
>aid $50 each. i
Those for whom the checks are '
Irawn are Austin Allen, John W.
Ulen, Charles Riggan, Jas. A.
Shearin, J. W. Williams, A. J. Wil;on
and Alfred J. Harris, the lat- 1
;er being a negro; Mesdames Jerry i
J. Newsome, Samantha S. Newsome. 1
Sarah A. Shearin, Alice V. Weldon,
jucy N. Warren, Tempe Ella White, (
Jettie F. Alston, Mollie Cameron, i
Villie C. Gilliland, Mattie E. Jchn- I
iton, Mollie Loughlin,. Alice Neal, t
Cate V. Shaw, Jennie Weldon and t
losa Yancey.
1
Edward Williams
Buried At Jerusalem i
Funeral services for Edward Wil-1
iams, 70, were held at Jerusalem!
hurch. Wise, on Sunday afternoon 1
it 5 o'clock by the Rev. B. C.!1
rhompson, Methodist minister cf 1
Jorlina. jc
Mr. Williams died at the home t
if his nephew, Boyd Williams of. *
>aschall, on Saturday morning at 1
i o'clock. , J
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MRS. SHORT DIES
Mrs. Tolly Short died at her c
lcme near Elberon on Saturday f
norning after being in ill health c
or some time. Funeral services \
vere held at Sulphur Springs 7
Japtist church on Sunday after- c
loon. t
cription Price, $1.50 a Year
| Wir^^ Race | ^
Henrietta Sumner, of Los Angeles, ]
Calif., flew 45 miles in 17 minutes, 7
seconds in the second annual air race 1
for women flyers at New York, June
i tTius winning the Annette Gibson '
cash award over 23 competitors. * '
Rodwell Resigns
From Town Board;
Business Reasons
W. Pryor Rodwell tendered his
esignation as a town commissioner
to Mayor Frank H. Gibbs on
Wednesday morning. The resigna;ion
of the newly elected town official
came after it had been pointed
out that it was a violation of
;he law for the town to trade with 1
rris l inn as long as he was a mem- 1
oer of the governing board. ,
The vacancy is expected to be 1
filled at the next meeting of the
joard of town commissioners. ,
Mr. Rodwell, who represents one- .
tialf cf Rodwell Bros. Hardware (
:tnrp urns plpefpii as a member of <
;he board of town commissioners at
;he primary held in the court house ,
Dn the night of March 30. He was
idministered the oath of office cn
ruesday night, May 2.
I Cause and Cure of War
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, honorary
chairman of the National Committee
on the Cause and Cure of War,
representing some three million 1
American women, announces that i
definite steps are being taken to j
further organize public opinion "at (
the hearth.'' Round table discussions .
are being launched by eleven women's
organizations in the U. S. .
M n S I nxrrl S7. L
ITJLJL O JL^ uv/j w v t
Dies At W. Plains J
s
Mrs. D. S. Loyd, 37, died at her 1
lome near Warren Plains on Sat- 1
irday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Heart '
ailure was the cause of death. ^
Funeral services were conducted 1
rn Sunday afternoon at the War- '
en Plains Baptist church by the
ilev. R. E. Brickhouse, pastor. In- 1
erment was in the church ceme- *
ery.
Mrs. Loyd is survived by her has
sand, two sons ana one aaugmer, j
md by several brothers and sisters.
VNCIENT UTENSILS
IN ROMAN RUINS
ROME, June 14.?While clearing
he space between the Roman Foum
and the Via del Impero, which
las lately been done by pulling
lown later buildings and isolating
he smaller Forums, Professor Alonso
Bartoli, who excavated the
Soman Seatcr so successfully last
ear, has discovered some interestng
archaic fragments.
A very ancient well and several t
lomestic utensils of 300 years be- t
ore Christ, some wheat grain ^
:arefully put away in an earthen- r
vare jar dated at the end of the t
th century before Christ are the i
bjects proving the Forum was in- v
labited so early. J
MOST OF THE NEWS
ALL THE TIME
NUMBER 25
\SKS RAILROAD
POLICY CHANGE
3oard Instructs Committee
To Brijng About Reductions
In Salaries
IVANTS MORE PUBLICITY
A committee appointed to
rote the stock of the town
>f Warrenton at the annual
stockholders meeting of the
iVarrenton Railroad Co. was
)n Monday night definitely
nstructed to bring about
salary reductions among the
personnel of the company
and to see that more publicity
was given to its afiairs.
W. P. Rodwell, J. B.
Boyce and M. T. Pridgen
were named by the board
as a railroad committee.
They were instructed to
vote for five directors with
the understanding that these
directors would bring about
salary reductions totaling
$100 a month, and that a
detailed report of the operation
of the company be
made to the board each six
months. In addition the company
is to pay dividends
each 90 days provided that
there is a surplus above
operating needs of more
than $200 in the treasury.
XT A * ?
xx. xi. iviuociey, runner commissioner,
was elected by the board as
a director representing the town
of Warrentcn. He was instructed
to follow the wishes of the committee
as set forth in their instructions
on voting the stock.
In the event that the directors
are unwilling to carry out the
wishes of the committee, the members
were instructed to report to '
the commissioners for further instructions.
It was revealed at the meeting
that present salaries of officers
ind employees of the railroad comoany
are: J. M. Gardner, president,
>50 a month; C. R. Rodwell, secretary-treasurer,
$90 a month; A.
3. Blalock, superintendent, $210 a
nonth; Owen Robertson and Ann
Rodgers, assistants, $105 and $30
per month respectively. A reduction
of 35 per cent had been made
in all salaries within the past several
months, it was stated.
The committee's instructions
were that they are to vote for the
present officers and five of the
directors of the present company
upon the following conditions:
"1. That said officials and directors
pledge an immediate reduction
of not less than $100 per month in
the aggregate in present salaries
being paid to officials and employees
of said company.
"2. That all monies now in the
rands of the Treasury of said comrany
or which may hereafter come
nto his hands and for which there
s no immediate need and no reniiromont
r\f law a<5 t.ft fflfi rfpt.Pn ?
1IA1J. V/lilWiX V VI AW T* ww W .VW
;ion, shall, within 90 days from its
receipt, be disbursed as dividends
;o the stockholders, after first deiucting
therefrom such amount or
imounts as are reasonably necessary
for the (fconomic operation of
said Railroad and the adequate
^reservation of its property; provided,
however, that nothing confined
herein shall require said officials
or directors to declare a div.dend
when there is less than $200
ivailable for that purpose.
"3. That detailed semi-annual
statements be submitted to stocklolders
showing results of operaions
for the period covered and
;he salary paid to each official and
smployee of said company.
"4. That If said committee is
inable to reach an agreement with
he officials and directors of said
:ompany in substantial compliance
vlth the foregoing requests, then it
s instructed to adjourn said anlual
meeting of stockholders for a
>eriod of 30 days and report to the
Board of Town Commissioners for
urther instructions as to how it
;hall vote at said adjourned meetng."
NO RECORDER'S COURT
Recorder's court did not convene
here on Monday morning due
o the fact that no transgressors
vere brought before Judge W. W.
Taylor for trial. It was expected
hat Roy Long would be tried on
in assault charge but this matter
ras compromised before it reached
iidge Taylor's court.