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KVOLUME XXXIV
IfWIEHSTO get
I m PAYMENT
Kcrowers to Receive Approx
imately $180,000 During
Spring And Summer
m OPTION CHECKS ARRIVE
m Warren county farmers
will receive approximately
I f180,000 during the spring
Mtnd early summer for their
Mparticipation in the AAA
program, it was learned yes-Jn"
from R. II. Bright,
^leiuaj
Bounty agent.
B Thirty-one thousand dollars Was
Halved here on Tuesday to be disKuned
today to growers who borBroved
money on their cotton opHians.
Eight hundred and thirtyHeine
growers will participate. Mr.
Bsri;hl said that any farmer eligible
to sign cotton reduction contracts
who refused could not obtain one
of mese checks, due to a ruling of
Hthe government that it would only
Haste advances to those growers who
liere willing to reduce their acre ,<
Of course. Mr. Bright said, any
Arme: has the right to sell these
options for casii at the market price
tad receive the difference between
Hbat figure and six cents a pound.
But under the circumstances such
farmer will not receive the benefit
of any further increase in the
price of the staple.
Total cotton options sold and bor
towed on by Warren farmers total
(55,000, Mr. Bright said. Checks for
tdtoo rentals are expected In FebH
mi to the sum of $30,030. One
half o! the cotton rentals are exBpected
in March and the other half
Bin July, a total of $85,000, bringing
iinw the county the sum of $180,03o"
I In addition, the a rent pointed
out. the cotton and tobacco growers
I rj] receive several thousand dollars
I additional funds during the year
I under the governments parity plan.
Carolina Lumber
I Dealers Adopt Code
I Meeting at Raleigh on WednesHday.
the executive committee of the
Carolina Retail Lumber and Building
Material Dealers Association,
luistrict D of Division No. 3, apIprored
a code of fair competition
I'rr retail lumber, lumber products,
Hbuilding materials and building
specialties trade. Hugh White, of
I Whites' Building Supplies of WarIteuton
is a member of this comI
The code, which becomes effeeItive
ten days from the date of the
I Raleigh meeting, embraces payI
ments, cash discounts, direct car
shipments, delinquent accounts, in
terest. time payments, acceptance
Wotgwfations, errors in quotations.
H Quantity not guaranteed, returned
material, sales to dealer, price
changes, deliveries beyond trade
Hi?ea. Pnce guarantees and general
contingencies, with a minimum
listed nrlro f AV al pawr? one v* rl _
? P..,V ?Ui IU,
(red.
I The Retail Lumbermen's Code is
? part of the NRA and under a
flfovemment ruling: supplies for all
^Bcwa projects must be purchased
I bom members of the association.
Bfcery dealer selling material in less
<tan carload lots is classed as a
I The Executive Order of October
B". 1933, exempting from the pro hsions
of the President's Reem Ptoyment
Agreement and from apBptoved
codes certain employers loin
towns under 2.500 populaBta
applies only to employers en^B?s?ed
in t-ades or services of which
toe operations are customarv conB^htd
to local areas It does not appl
to those trades or services in which
stations ordinarily extend over a
H relatively wj(je an,a an(j include a
??ber of communities. The Exec
^Order therelore does not ex'fom
the provision of the
"Sldent's Reemployment Agree^Band
from i he provisions of
code those employers engaged
selling at retai such as lumber,
JJ% materials, building special
t; builders' supplies and coal.
* eleventh annual convention
th ^ ^ssoclauor will be held at
^ Columbia Hotel, Columbia, S. C.,
9 and Friday, February 8th
ifcf^ ^Iartha Reynolds Price and
*n Perlie Learts and Mllton
^ ^tended thp annuoi
v...?>uai u?"4ucv
ltl- Carolina Power and Light
Company at Oxford on Monday
H Walter Allen and Miss Eula
oi Axtelle attended the funeral
I
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WARRENT<
Allen Says He Did
Not Recommend
Any Teachers
No emergency teachers
were recommended for Relief
jobs by the office of the
superintendent of schools as
I stated in The Warren Record
> last week, J. Edward Allen,
'Superintendent of Schools,
'! writes the Warrfen Record in
an open letter this week.
The superintendent of schools
. did not recommend anybody, Mr.
Allen said, adding that he was only
required to certify that the teacher
applying was qualified to teach and
t that each of the 21 teachers applying
for rolinf inho 4 V,4o
" o "v* JV/MO AA A Alio
was capable.
Due to the fact that the applications
of all teachers applying for
these relief jobs passed through the
office of the superintendent of
schools before being sent to Mr.
Gardner for his approval. The Warren
Record was led to believe that
they were recommended in that
office. The Record is glad to correct
any false Impression that may
have arisen due to that conception
and is printing Mr. Allen's explanation
as follows:
"Warrenton, N. C.
"January 18th( 1934.
''To the Editor of the Record and
Others Interested:
"Your issue of last week under
the heading, 'Several Emergency
Teachers Ineligible for Relief', is;
not at all lacking in elements
which might be misleading. There
is the statement that 'Teachers
recommended through the office of
the Superintendent of Schools were
forwarded to Raleigh for approval
by Mr. Gardner'. . . 'Due to a misunderstanding
a number of these
went to work as soon as State approval
was given,' and so forth. j
"The fact is, that the supsrin
tendent or scnoois aid noD recommend
anybody. He does not have
to. There is a standard blank prepared
by the United States Emergency
Relief DciJtti Uncut, luiuwu ?w
(Continued on Page 4)
Campaign To Cut
Acreage Making
Rapid Progress
The tobacco reduction
campaign has been completed
in Warren and the cotton
reduction cmpaign is well,
under way, according to R.
H. Bright, county agent.
Slightly more than 600 tobacco
growers signed the contracts agreeing
to reduce acreage planted to
the golden weed, the agent said.
Only two farmers in Warren refused
to participate in the government's
plan, he stated.
Seven hundred growers have already
signed the cotton reduction
contracts, representing 15,000 acres
of cotton and the campaign is going
along smoothly meeting almost
100 per cent co-operation from the
growers, Mr. Bright concluded.
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VJIUVCI U1 UTTH a. u?u? .
Profit In Poultry
The fact that there is profit in j
poultry was attested to by figures
submitted by Grover C. Brown,
negro farmer of Route 0, Henderson.
Brown said that during the month
of December he realized a profit
of $99.80 from chickens. He stated'
that he had 375 eight-months old
chickens and from this flock he j
gathered 5,876 eggs during the past
month. The 5,876 eggs, or 489 2-^
dozen at 30c per dozen brought him
$146.90, he said. The cost of feed
during the month was put at $47.10,,
which, according to his figures, left
a profit of $99.80.
CWA Is Building
Sanitary Privies
" i
Under the supervision of Edwin
Russell of Macon, sanitary privies
are being erected throughout Warren
as one of the projects being
carried out in this county through
the CWA in conjunction with the
J ?* S ?C TT^nllK
state ?soara in nnmi.
The cost of erecting a good sanitary
privy ranges from ten to fifteen
dollars, Mr. Russell said. The material
he said, must be furnished,
' but the CWA contributes the labor.
There are 24 men employed in this
work.
Mis. Edgar Brantley of Henderson
was a guest of Mrs. John Garrett
this week.
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DN, COUNTY OF WARREN,
Best Bird Winner
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NEW YORK: ... 0. N. Meyers
I of Hanover, Pa., bred and raised the
; best Plymouth Rock cockerel shown |
at the National New York Poultry i
j Show. lie is shown above by Marie I
Pelique, as experts crowded around
to proclaim the cockerel the best of
its species ever shown in the U. S.
He won "best bird" ribbon.
Robber Steals Funds
| Paid To The Sheriff
From Court House
, 1
Two hundred and thirteen dollars
and ninety-three cents which had
been paid to the sheriff was stolen
from the court house sometime between
Saturday afternoon at 5 and j
Monday morning- at 9 o'clock.
The money was taken from the j
vault in the office of the Register j
of Deeds where the sheriff places j
funds paid into' him for safekeep- j
ing, his office being without a safe, i
The money, in a small cash box,!
was carried to the office of the
register of deeds late Saturday afternoon.
Shortly after Mr. Powell |
liaU "opcuW ?->l= rmuMU?j
morning he stepped out for a min- (
ute and when he retimed the,
money was gone. It is presumed t
that someone slinped into the yault
during Mr. Powell's absence, gathered
up the funds, and slipped out.
No clues have been found.
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it is not expeuteu hull uic oivzuxj.
will be called upon to make good j
the lost funds. Previously the grand i
jury had recommended a safe for j
his office but he had not yet received
this protection. It was said
at his office yesterday that steos
were being taken to provide him
with a safe immediately. Ji
Mrs. Mary Collins
Dies On Sunday1
Mrs. Mary Flummer Collins,
widow of Captain Peri Collins, died :
at her home at Ridgewav on Sun- j
day morning about 2 o'clock fol- :
lowing a linferiu" illu?ss of several ,
months. She was 81 years of age. i:
Funeral services were conducted ' i
at the Ridgeway Episcopal church
on Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock i
by the Rev. B. N. de Foe Warner. 1
Interment was in the old Plummer <
cemetery at Warrenton. i
Pallbearers weve J. P. Scoggin, |
Robert Scott. Gilbert Scott, Leon i
Joyner, Frank Banzel; and C. O. ,
Hunter.
Mrs. Collins is survived by one \
son and four daughters: Plummer ]
Collins. Mrs. Herbert Petar, Miss ;
Lucy Collins and Miss Ann Collins j
of Ridgewav and Miss Rebecca Col- t
lins of Norfolk. j (
Methodist Gather |
At Supper Here
A supper was given in the social
room of the Methodist church here
on Tuesday evening at 6:30 o'clock i
to discuss work among the young i
people of the Methodist denomina- <
tion and to create a greater inter- i
est in church work as a whole. The ]
following churches were represent- ; :
ed: 11
Littleton, Rev. Rufus Bradley; ]
Macon, S. M. Gardner and Mrs. |
John Kerr Harris; Hebron, Russell {
Palmer; Warren Plains, Miss Grusa j
Wilker and Miss .Mildred Wilson;
Norlina, Miss Beatrice Overby; Zion, ' I
Miss Katherine Mayfield; Jerusa- <
lem, Miss Emma King; Middleburg, 1
Rev. J. A. Darley; Providence. Man- ;
ley Martin; Areola, Miss Margaret :
Hunter; Warren circtiit, Rev. L. C. i
Brothers; Warren tori, Rev. O. I. <
Hinson, Miss Belle Dameron, Mrs. t
?? l
J. A. Dameron, Mrs. H. W.Rodweu. i
The following were also invited: 1
H. A. Moseley, M. P. Burwell, W. H. t
(Continued on page 6) 1
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N. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY
INTEREST SHOWN"
IN CIVIL DOCKET
Ellington Case Is Removed
From Docket? School
Case Compromised
ARRINGTON WINS SUIT,
While practically all the
cases which have been aired
in the court room as the
wheels of justice revolved
over matters of a jcivil nature
have held some interest for
those who occupied seats in
the temple of justice as the
details came forth, the highlights
of this terjn of civil
court, according |to conversation
which has followed,
have been the ci ses involving
A. F. Brame and Harry
Kenyon, Robert. Arringtoti
and the Bank of Warren,
the Securities Holding Corporation
and thef Board of
Trustees of Wise School, and
the removal from the docket!
of the case of Alfred Ellington
against the Weldon Coca,
Cola Bottling Works, Inc.
Seeking to recover funds from
an unpaid note, A. P. Brame, wellknown
citizen of Macon, Instituted
suit against Harry Kenyon, a res- ,
ident of the same town',' The note
given Mr. Brame by Mr. Kenyon '
ca ried the endorsement of Mrs.
Kenyon, consequently she was in- i
volved in the litigation. Mr. Kenyon
filed countersuit.
As the facts in the case unraveled, J
the jury learned that the $503 was 1
due and unpaid on the note set out
in the complaint but at the time >
of the execution of the jOQte the!
plaintiff had received amnacd|ptecl'
a usurious charge f6r making the
loan, rne ?JOurt iouna tnat me qe~j,
the note siied ^n ^^^a^rety, and
that the plaintiff's cause of action
against her was barred by the Statute
of Limitation. It was the:
Court's order that the plaintiff take '
nothing by his action against the
defendant Lola P. Kenyon, and the
defendant H. K. Kenyon having
waved his recovery of $250 against
the plaintiff, it was further ordered
that the defendant H. K. Kenyon
and Lola P. Kenyon recover their
costs of the plaintiff, to be taxed
by the clerk.
Robert B. Arrinrton, administrator,
was awarded a judgment against
Gurney P. Hood, State Bank Commissioner,
giving a preference 1o
the administrator for recovery of
proceeds of a $4,427.50 government j
voucner deposited in the Bank of ;
Warren the day before it was closed ,
and placed in liquidation. ! j
Arrington, acting as administrator ,
for the estate of a deceased soldier, ]
showed the check was deposited.
December 22, 1931, and the bank |
closed December 23, 1931 His posi- ',
tion that the check was not an (]
asset of the bank when the receiver j \
took charge because of the insolv- j
ency of the bank revoked the agency ,
to collect the voucher was unheld i
by Judge Barnhill. The United
States treasurer did riot pay the
check until December 26. 1931. I
"Gentlemen, if you (fall back on
the statute of limitaticp, I will with
reluctance throw the fase out. hut
1 don't believe the citizens of Wise
are the type of people who desire
to avoid an obligation, if it is Just,
an the grounds that jit is out of
(Continued on Paee 6) j
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C^Hty 1
P. T. A. February 1;
.
Mrs. H. Evans Coletian of Wise
and Mrs. Sue White of Drewry have
called a meeting of y/the Warren
County Parent-Teachep Associations
for Thursday afternoon, February
I, at 4 o'clock, in the John Graham
Hi-h School auditoriurii where they
svill receive and be addressed by
Mrs. N. L. Walker of RalMgh, Dis;:ict
President of North Carolina, j
CARL GOERCH HERE 11
Carl Goerch, editor of "The J
State" and widely known humorist]
)f North Carolina, was a visitor at i
;he office of The Wnrren Record 1
yesterday. Mr. Goetch was en- 1
oute to Seaboard to make a talk ^
it the Seaboard school building un- .1
ler the auspices of the P. T. A. of I
,hat town. Mr. Goerch's weekly 1
)roadcasts, addresses and humorous f
ectures have perhaps made him r
>ne of the most widely known and s
>opular figures in the 3tat?. F
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26, 1933 ' Subscrif
Grand Jury Finds
Financial Affairs
Of County Good
An examination of the
books in the office of the
county auditor reveals that
the county has met all its
obligations, bought township
road bonds at greatly reduced
prices, has a balance
in the General Fund of more
than $17,500, that no money
has been borrowed for sev
eral years and that taxes
have been reduced, according
to the report of the
Grand Jury for the January
term of Superior court submitted
to Judge M. V. Barnhill
on Friday.
General affairs of the county are
in rood condition, according to the
report, and few recommendations
were made. The report in full follows:
"Hon. M. V. BarnhiU
".fudge Presiding,
"January Term of Court of Warren
County, North Carolina.
"We, the Grand Jury selected for
the above term, beg to make the
following report:
"We have carefully examined
witnesses, and passed on all bills
p esented to us by the Solicitor, the
Hon. W. H. S. Burgwyn. We have
examined witnesses and made presentments
on all matters brought to
our attention.
"We have visited the County
Home by committee, the property
was all clean and in a good condiHam
rtrifV* fho avnonHriM rf fhwo
U1W1A VY A U14 VUV WA V'UVu
windows which needed repairing;
the inmates when questioned seemed
to be perfectly satisfied. The
road leading from the Highway to
the Home was in perfect condition.
''We have examined the County
js.il, and find it in good condition
and well kept. We recommend that
a pofeh and pantry be built and
mates and the keeper of the Jail. '
"We have visited the Prison
Camp and find a variety of provisions
in abundance for the prisoners.
All departments of the Camp
were especially neat and well kept;
plenty of beds and covering for
the same.
"We find the offices in the Court
(Continued on Page 2)
Loan Application
Blanks Brought
Here Thursday
Loan application blanks from the
Henderson Production Credit Corporation
were brought to Warrenton
yesterday by H. E. White, secretary,
and are now at the office
of R. H. Bright, county agent, at
the court house, waiting to be filled,
out and signed by farmers seeking
leans for crop production purposes.
Miss Kate Hawks was appointed
oy Mr. White to assist Wairen farTiers
in making applications for
loans required. After she has filled
;hem out they will be turned over
to the inspectors, W. W. Haithcock
i:nd J. T. Walker, who will visit the
sorrower's home and inspect collat- |
;ral offered, Mr. White said. In the j
ivent that this proves sufficient, '
die blanks will be forwarded to the !
Henderson office where they will be '
oassed on by the board of directors
md forwarded to the main office
it Columbia for action. If the loans
re approved here, the approved
olank will be returned to the War- 1
enton office and drafts drawn for 1
anolicant after he signs necos- 1
sary form of note. Money will be J'
>aid in installments on the 15th of ]
>ach month, Mr. White said. '
Farmers making loans should
lave the following Information, ac- '
:ording to Mr. White:
A list of their liabilities as maker,
endorser guarantor, surety or otherwise.
The number of acres planted,
:ind of crop, quantity in pounds,
jushels etc., and total value of all 1
rops produced in 1932 and 1933. 1
The name of each creditor and
(Continued on Page 6)
Fiddlers To Meet J
At Macon On 31st
t
A fiddlers' convention will be j
leld at the Macon High Sihool on <
Wednesday night, January 31, at 1
f:30 p. m., according to an an'*
???- i? n
louneement maae tnis wees uy *j.
}T. Shaw which stated that bands
rom Louisburg, Henderson, Roa- <
loke Rapids and the Warren county i
tring band are expected to com- 1
>ete for the cash prizes. I
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J hBE
?tion Price, $1.50 a Year
Another Chaptef
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RENO: . . . Mrs.. Thalia Masshv
(above), here seeking divorce, will
charge cruelty and incompatibility
against her husband, Lieut. Thomas
Massie, U. S. Navy. It was around
Mrs. Massie that the famous Hawaii
assault case,of more than two yews
ago developed, Lieut. Massie standing
trial as one of the principals for
the slaying of a Hawaiian charged!
fvith the assault on Mrs. Massie.
Plane Bearing
Famous Surgeon
Is Forced Down
A fast flying ship carrying
a specialist to Palm
Beach, Fla., to perform an'
operation was forced down
by fog on the public highway
near Inez Monday
morning about 8:30 o'clock.
Shortly after the airplane
was brought safely to the
ground in the middle of the
road, it was piloted to a nearby
field where ij: remained
*=?, arrrerajhlioars.
The shipj carrying Dr. R. D. Davies
Jr., specialist of Philadelphia,
and piloted by a Mr. Gurlick of the
Glenn Curtis Air Field, was speeding
towards Palm Beach when the
fog became so dense that the pilit
was forced to make a forced land- ;
ing. j
The rush to Palm Beach was being
made in order that Dr. Daviss
could perform an operation on one
of the Widner children, an heir of
the fabulously rich Widners of
Philadelphia.
The specialist and pilot were
brought to Warrenton soon after
the landing was made and I)r. >
Davis remained here, at Hotel We.rren,
until that night when he
caught a train at Norlina for Palm
Beach. The pilot brought his plane
from Inez to the local airno't Menday
after he had information regarding
the field and a mental
map of the town and railroad lines
which run from Warrenton to Warren
Plains and from Warren Plains
towards Norfolk. Hoping that the
fog would soon lift and that he
would be able to overtake the spe- I
r.ialist. he remained here through- i
out Monday and until Tuesd.iy s
morning whan iie left for New Yoir.. ?
The ship was a six passenger t
cabin plane. It was brought from s
New York by Mr. Gulick and Dr. t
Davies was picked up in Philadel- I
phia. ?
Haywood Duke, manager of Hotel c
Warren, said that both Dr. Davies (
ind Mr. Gulick were very complimentary
to the town and praised 1
nighly the service and courtesies
:hat were extended them while here. (
Mr. Duke said that both expressed j
iheir intentions of returning to j
Warrenton if ever they were in ttiis
section again. (
Hours Are Chanered 1
Employment Office !
Hours for registering and renewal
ef registrations at the local Na- ?
;ional Reemployment Office will
ee from 9 to 1 o'clock each day, ac- r
:ording to announcement male
yesterday by Miss Mamie Gardner,
ocal chairman. Heretofore the of- >
:i/vo Viae -remained nnsn all daV.
1W AlMU 1 ,,
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"All those who have not renewed j
;heir registration since January 11
ind those who still want work' c
ihould renew before January 31," I
Miss Gardner said. r
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BASKETBALL NEXT WEEK I
Company B will meet the Machine
junraen of D Company, Durham, \
n a basketball game here next \
Wednesday ni?ht, according to c
nlans announced yesterday. C
|>|iil|pF THE NEWS
Mllthe time
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NUMBER 4
g. jury indicts"
BANK OFFICIALS
Former Officals And Directors
of Bank of Warren
Face Two Charges
BONDS $500 AND $1000
Five former officials of
the Bank of Warren, which
institution failed to open its
doors for business on the
morning of December 24,
1931, have been indicted
under two counts for violating
the state banking laws.
Th grand jury late Thursday
afternoon returned true bills charging
G. B. Gregory, C. N. Williams,
J. G. Ellis, L. C. Kinsey and W. H.
Dameron, officers and directors of
the Eank of Warren, with unlawfully
and wilfully receiving deposits
knowing the bank to be insolvent
and with making and publishing
false reports as to the condition of
the bank.
<3. N. Williams of Richmond,
president of the bank, and Oh B.
Gregory, cashier, now of Richmond,
are under bonds of $1,000 each. W.
H. Dameron, L. C. KinSey and J. O.
Ellis, directors, are under bonds of
$500 each. Unless continuance is
granted, the charges against these
men will be heard at the May term
of court.
In one of the indictments-which
was turned in by the gTand Jury,
it is charged that the officials of
the bank on the 23rd day of December,
1931, and dates prior there- '
to, did unla.wfully, wilfully and feloniously
receive and permit employees
of the bank to receive money,
checks, drarts and other property
knowing the bank to be insolvent.
In the indictment it was set forth
that Walter Perkinson was one of
those who placed money in the
bank during the last day of its
operation, he having deposited $500
in the bank on the 23rd day of
1931.
" feng "of false reports He also'
charted in another indictment, it
being claimed that the report in
several instances did not truthfully
set forth the bank's liabilities.
In a complaint signed by Gurney
P. Hood, commissioner of banks,
against the same officials of tha
bank, a compromise was reached
when a hearing was held a year or
more ago before Judge Paul Frizzele
in a nearoy county.
The complaint alleged In part
that 'on the first day of January,
1920, the bank was a solvent institution,
having cash on hand and
other available assets sufficient to
pay off and discharge all of its
obligations to depositors and creditors
and sufficient assets in addition
thereto to pay to its stockholders
the par value of their
stock plus a considerable sum in
surplus and undivided profits, but
that on the 23rd day of December.
1931 (by reason of the negligent
and unlawful conduct of the directors
and officers), said Bank of
Warren had become largely insolvent,
that on said latter date the
total value of its capital, surplus . ,
ind undivided profits- had been destroyed,
that, in fact, its capital
;tock had become a liability against
he stockholders instead of an astet;
and that, even after adding
he amount realized on such lia>ility,
the assets of-the bank were
lufficient to pay only a small per
:enta?e to Its depositors ana gen;ral
creditors."
The Judgment signed by Judge
ftizzelle reads:
"It appearing to the court that
;he matter herein complained of,
laving been fully, finally and completely
compromised and settled:
"It is now, therefore, on motion
)f Kenneth C. Royall and J. P.
ind J. H. Zollicoffer attorneys for
he plaintiff, ordered, adjudged and
lecreed that this action be dismissed
llion the payment of costs by the
lefendants."
It was reported that the cost paid
n was $30,000.
The bank has paid a total of 50
>er cent since it closed Its doors. -~
ftrmy Plane Makes
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r urtcu Lianuuig
An airplane carrying army offiers
was forced down by fog on the
ccal airport last week. The officers
'emained overnight here at Hotel
Warren and lifted their ship the
lext morning for Port Bragg-.
Tne plane was returning from
Washington to Port Bragg when it
ras brought down here. It was ocupied
by Major Raleigh and Lieut.
Harrington.
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