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i j accurate, terse i timely k volume xxxiv |i}HiTW? IM FOB HN I forty-Eour Warren County J w Citizens Are Seeking L, Political Jobs r I A LIST OF CANDIDATES (J I Filing time fcr candidates will J y fn(j at sundown tomorrow, but with IG I two days yet to go) 44 citizens of I barren hare paid their fees, ac- I V H cording to announcement made I tl vesterday by Cle ude M. Haithcock, I C H jccretary to the Board of Elections 101 H ?/ Warren County. I g] What promised to be a quiet I H campaign is fasi developing- into a I dl hj: race for portions in the power! ^ M ci the electorate to bestow. There I are at least two candidates forlpt every office in the county and ten! tl Hj are seeking places on the board of I Mnnrr commissioners. i| IV?-J Citizens who had filed up until J bJ late yesterday afternoon, as an-(of nounced by Mi-. Haithcock, are!of given below: I For State Senate?T. O. Rodwell, Jfa prank H. Gibbs, W. A. Connell Sr. Itv For House ol Representatives? Ifo j. A. Dowtin, T. H. Aycock, John S.|be For Clerk of Court?William Iof Newell, A. L. Nicholson. |ar Forjudge of Recorder's Court?I?11 ft w. Taylor, Arthur Petar, Jos. P. I Pippen, M. T. Pridgen. Ire For Sheriff?W. J. Pinnell, Macon I Thornton. I a For Register of Deeds?Joseph C. I ^ I Mell, Mrs. Alex Baxter, Miss|ei Dto Bobbitt, Henry C. Mont-1 he gomerv. |0f For County Commissioners?John I Clay Powell, R. L. Capps, W. H. J p Burroughs, H. L. Wall, J. L. Skin- I tier, Otis F. Clark, R. E. Davis, I Charles J. Fleming, Sam D. King, I A. S. Bligg. For Board of Education?Jesse P. I T.Harris, W. T. Carter, N. H. Pas- |sc chall, R. A. King, C. W. Cole, John lH P. Leach, C. A. Haithcock. I ^ iFor Coroner?B. R. Rooker, cl Frank M. Allen, Bailey O. Aygaie, ai Jasper W. Shearin, L. Owen Robert- G For Constable?Warrenton town- tl ship, Fate Weaver; River, Roger A. ct Wilson; Fork, C. D. Ayscue; Smith y< Creek, J. F. Bobbitt; Sandy Creek, ri Gill Allen Jones. h H. L. Whittemore Buried In Virginia Burial services for Henry E" R Whittemore of Oakville were held yj at Providence church, Skelton, Va., g( Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. n Mr. Whittemore. who was 78 years ey d age, died at his home Friday ^ corning at 4 o'clock. 0J The deceased is survived by three ci sns, Alvin Whittemore of Richmond. Va? Henry Whittemore of }r Henderson, and Kenneth Whitte- tc more of Oakville; two daughters, y Mrs. J. H. Colley of Warren Plains al Miss Ida Whittemore of HenCompany B To Give Square Dance h Announcement was made this 1 tc I *ctk that a square dance, sponsored 1te I by Company "B", will be staged in 1 b I the armory at Warrenton on Friday I f< I May 11, beginning at 8|i( I o'clock. Music will be furnished by I w I the Ball Brothers Band, and pro-|B I' toeds from the entertainment are 11( a to be used for company purposes. | (< According to one of the soldiers,IN it the dance Friday night proves aid I success, more dances, both square I Hid round, will be staged here. 1J ^auty Parlor Is 1 I Opened At Hotel) A ^Announcement is made this week 1 h ' ibe opening of Margaret's Beauty 1A sboppe at Hotel Warren. The new ci ^tablishment, owned by Mr. and IS I Mrs. w.w. Kidd of Warrenton and |V I grated by Miss Margaret Kidd, I *bo for the past several years has e* I ?Perated a beauty shop at the San- A I % Barber Shop, is located in I *bat used to be the Grill Room at n I l"e hotel. Miss Roberta Johnson, 2! I *bo was formerly with the vwme n I al Shoppe at Henderson, will I ^ ** with the beauty parlor h<t"e. | ? entertain STUDENTS 11 ^ihth grade students of John It: ^ham school were entertained at 15 a moving picture party on Wed-1 ft night by Mrs. Paul Bell, I Wrs- Buck King, Mrs. Burroughs, | and Messrs. V. F. Ward and J". R- a hazier, grade mothers and fathers. N % WARRENTON, ( Vork On Warren Memorial Library To Be Resumed Work is expected to resume next eek on the library at Warrenton id several other projects over the >unty which were temporarily alted when the CWA demobolized :veral weeks ago, it was learned :sterday from the office of Jesse ardner. In addition to the completion oi barren County Memorial Library le new set-up which replaces the WA will paint two school houses? le at Norlina and one at Littleton, rade the rifle range of Company 3" and continue on the work of raining Blue Mud, a swamp near le Virginia line. Two buildings to house tuberculai itients are also to be completed at le county home. The work on these projects is to ; done by those farming this year r aid coming through the relief nee. Mr. (jaraner saia tnac ms fice was farming about 100 fami;s this year and that each of these rmers will be required to work ;o days a week on projects to pay r food and other help that is ;ing administered to them. Those farming through the relief fice are given fertilizer and seed id enough food to keep them from Jfering until their gardens begin produce, and for this aid they are quired to work two days a week 1 public projects, two days a week lising themselves some food and crop, and they are allowed two lys a week to work for some one se in exchange of a team or other ?lp necessary with the production their own crops. t. C. Thompson, Norlina Minister, Dies At Hospital Last rites for Rev. B. C. Thomp>n of Norlina, who died at Duke ospital, Durham, Tuesday mornig were held from the Methodist lurch at Mt. Gilead Wednesday ? - ' J- -1. < iternoon. interment was at ivxi.. Head. T- " Rev. Mr. Thompson was pastor of le Norlina Circuit, Methodist Epis>pal Church, South. He was 69 iars of age. Friday he was cared to the Duke hospital, where e died at 11:45 o'clock Tuesday lorning. He is survived by his wife, three lughters. five brothers and two sters. A number of Norlina men were In aleigh Tuesday night following a isit of respect paid to the bereav1 family. Rev. Mr. Thompson was luch beloved by his flock wher/er he served. For 36 years he ad served as a pastor, and he was i his third year on the Norlina large. The following Norlina men were i the party that paid its respects ) the family: J. C. Hardy, W. B. ttiite, H. H. Grant, J. L. Overby tid Z. M. Newman. tlacon Wins Over Rocky Mount Mills MACON, May 3.?Macon batted ivagely at Rocky Mount Saturday ) win from the Rocky Mount Mills >nm hv thp score of 9-7. V. LOVd ullock and B. Overby led at bat )r Macon, getting 10 of Macon's 3 hits. Batteries for Rocky Mount ere Towe (P) and B. Overton (0) atteries for Macon were Tharringin and Coleman (P) and Drake C). Macon will play the Rockj fount Mills team at Macon Saturay May 5. Game called at 3:30. / ? W >ale of New Trucks In April Sets Record Raleigh, May 3.?Sales of neve lotor trucks reached an all-time igh for any single month during pril and sales of new passengei ars reached the highest level since eptember, 1929, the State Motoi ehicle Bureau reported today. Trucks sold last month aggregatd 1,164, compared with 394 ir pril, 1933, and 582 in March. New passenger cars sold last lonth totalled 4,950, compared with 980 in March and 1601 in Apri 933. Sales of trucks and cars are wel ver double thus far this year a.' bey were last. In four month: -- O OO' nis year 11,032 cars wu >,?? rucks were sold, compared witl 109 cars and 1225 trucks last yeai >r the period. Mrs. L. C. Klnsey has returnee fter a visit with friends In Utlca ew York. he 9 :OUNTY OF WARREN, N. ( j ~~~ The Model 193 8ANTA MONICA, Calif. . . , J above), 5 ft; 5 inches tall and w the typical beautiful bathing girl to School of Art, whose students "imfye togs to sketeh the modeL Seed Loan Office To Reman Open Through May 15 The Farmers Seed Loan Office located at Warrenton, will remair open through May 15. Origina schedule called for the closing o: this office on April 30. The extention of time was grant' ed the Warrenton office in order tc take care of applications rejected b; the Production Credit Association however, according to J. C. Howard field inspector, "the office is wid< open to all until May 15 and an; deserving farmer wishing to maki application for a loan at this of fice can do so." Mr. Howard said that 1054 appli cations had been sent from the of fice here to Washington for appro val and that only 24 had been re jected. The loans, he said, averagi around $75 each. As soon as the loans are approve* at Washington, checks are mallei back to the local office for distri bution to the farmers. Mr. Howan said that the Warrenton office ha< been distributing checks since April Club Short Course Planned For Julj The annual 4-H club short cours will be held at State College thl summer from July 25 to 30, inclu sive, with about 500 selected clul ; members in attendance. "We were compelled to defe holding our annual short cours . last summer due to the emergenc canning and cotton campaigns bu since this year is the twenty-fiftl anniversary of the starting of clu work in the state, we shall have th short course this summer," says I R. Harrill, state club leader. "Th boys and girls have begun to selec i those who will represent them a the event and we are expecting t [ have a successful gathering." A new departure this year will b i the holding of the short cours , over a week-end. Mr. Harrill sal ; this plan had been tried in some c i the other states with excellent re ; suits. Special Sunday services wi be held on the campus and will b . under the direction of competer s religious workers. r Mr. Harrill said the club mem . bers will be given class room in struction during the morning houi with the afternoons devoted t demonstrations, competitive game . and sight- seeing trips about Rai [ eigh. Each evening, vesper service will be held on the athletic fiel r under the direction of various clu s groups. One-act plays, song con f tests, and inspirational talks wi feature these evening gatherings. i Miss Ruth Current will hav ' charge of the program for the girl and will be assisted by selecte home demonstration workers an i hnme agents. Extension specialist college teachers and county ageni i will aid Mr. Harrlll in the prograi i for the boys. I EXAMINATION FOR i NORLINA POSTMASTE 5 A competitive examination to fi 3 the position of postmaster at Noi 7 lina will be closed on May 18, a< i cording to announcement made t r the United States Civil Servit Commission. Information desired * those wishing to enter for this p< 1 sition may be obtained by applyir , to John Garrett of the Warrentc post office. ? ttrrptt FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1934 4 Bathing Girl j ? ?as Eve Reynolds (standing center fji eighing 118 pounds was selected as y r 1934 by members of the Chouinard a diately went to the beach In bathing be __ ge Three Cases Are Tried Before Judge m > Taylor Monday , Three cases, one of which involv- w 1 ed four defendants, were tried be- bi I fore Judge W. W. Taylor in Re- ia f corders court on Monday morning. 113 A verdict of guilty was found in . each of the cases, with a jury de- y< ) ciding the issue in two of the bills h f of indictment. c ; George Eaton Williams, Ernest , Cheek, Jack Evans and Haywood A ? PVnns nearroes. were all found 1 guilty by a jury on a charge of eni gaging in an affray and were each ai sentenced to the roads for a term "" of three months. The road sentence c< . was suspended provided each one 01 . paid a fine of $15 and court costs. w William Henry Brown, negro, was b< . found guiltjuby Judjgp Taylor of ^ s possessing whiskey. Her was fined $10 and taxed with court costs. 01 i A jury said that Alfred Williams, b j young negro man, was guilty on a . charge of bastardy. He was released h j under bond of $100 for further r) i orders, which are to be given when e] I the child is born. b Per Capita Debt ? T Next To Lowest, Says J. L. Skinner e if S "With reference to the editorial 5 - and news article in the last week's S( t> Record on the public "debt of the q county, citizens will be interested to y r know that the total debt of War- a e ren county, including the bond is- n y sues for roads and schools, is less t. than that of any county in the t; b state when considered either from e b a percentage of valuation or per j, e capita, except Currituck," John L. t; Skinner, stated yesterday. s e Mr. Skinner said that he was giving this information as a member t it of the Local Government Commis- j, o sion and not as a member of the c Board of County Commissioners. je "No other county in the state s e has paid as great a per cent of t d their public debt during the past ?f few years," he said. 0 JJ Miss Harris Gives f it Recital At Elon < ?? * i- Elon College, May 2.?Miss Marguerite Harris of Macon, N. C? pre s senting her graduating recital Here o tonight in the Whitley Auditorium j s, to a large group of students and r townspeople, read "Smiling J is Through," a romantic comedy in " d three acts. b Miss Harris read beautifully this T appealing play by Allan Landon I 11 Martin, giving to it such interest < and emotion as to move her audi- s e ence profoundly. Miss Harris is a 1 j Is senior in Elon College and is to red ceive her A. B. degree this spring as ( d well as her diploma in the Depart- j s, ment of Speech. Miss Harris was ( :<? the first student to read a full 11 length three-act play here for a f graduating recital, and it proved most effective. Miss Harris, who is a tall, slender R blonde, was effectively dressed in j .11 blue organdy. The stage was dec- < r- orated in green and white and was > arranged to suggest a garden, as iy the entire' action of the play oc- 1 :s curs in a garden. iy ? 1 >- Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Rodwell, Mrs. ' ig W. D. Rodgers and daughter, Patsy, ?n I visited Mrs. R. E. Johns at Raleigh ' on Sunday. Swoi Subscri] IX CANDIDATES COME INTO RACE Ibert Bugg And S. D. King Seek Place On Board Of County Commissioners WEN ROBERTSON OUT 3ix additional candidates enterthe political race in Warren onty this week, bringing the total mber to date to 43, and the litical pot is fairly hissing steam the candidates add fuel in their peals to the voters. j. Owen Robertson of Warrenton Is week entered the race for roner, making the 5th candidate seek this position. A.lbfi*t Bugg of Warrenton and ,m D. King of River came into e race for Board of County ComIssioners. John P. Leach of Littleton and A. Haithcock of Warrenton yes- j rday filed for members of the * >ard of Education. Although 43 citizens have already ed for office in the county, prob>ly establishing a record for num:r of candidates in a county with reputation for taking its politics riously, it is probable that two or jj ore candidates will enter the race day or before the books close toorrow at sundown. Friends are talking Loyd Kinsey 1 ! Warrenton and M. M. Drake of t [aeon for the Board of Education, it nothing has been heard oificilly from either of these gentlelen. E. G. (Zap) Allen of Warrenton 1 isterday definitely announced that e would not be a candidate for ounty Commissioner. LLEN SAYS HANDSHAKING PUT BLISTER ON HIS HAND "You can tell the people that I . m definitely out of the race for , lembership on the board of county . immissioners," Gerald Allen, one f the eleven citizens of Warren ho has been courting votes for a srth on the county's governing ody, stated this week. When asked why he stepped out . f the primary, Mr. Allen exhibited ( *? ? ' - ? J ? ? ? ? ('OAA Uavfl is nana una iemain.cu, ocv uv,i ve already got a bad place on my ] and and I'll not remain In the ( ice and run the risk of having my atire right hand and arm disabled y shaking hands." Sunday School Folks Enjoy Barbecue Spiked with good fellowship and 1 lughter, the barbecue given in the asement of the John Graham 1 :hool last night by the Bible I 'lasses from the four churches of 1 7arrenton proved an enjoyable nd memorial occasion from begining to end. The 'cue, cooked to a queen's aste and accompanied by the necssary accessories, was served by idies of the various churches of he town. There were 85 Bible i tudents on hand for the meal. j J. Edward Rooker ably served as j oastmaster, and each of the minsters of Warrenton> with the ex- j eption of the Rev. R. E. Brick- ' iouse who was out of town, made hort talks, as did Sunday school, eachers. The dining room in the basement ( t Una nrae afrfraff.ivplv deCO 'X U1C OVHWW1 II uu ated for the occasion with spring lowers. Says Dillinger Good For Nation Harrisburg, Pa., May 3?Miss *fary Archer, former Democratic lational committeewoman, says. fohn Dillinger, fugitive desperado, is good for the country." "He has showed up even the Jnited States Army," she told the Pennsylvania Federation of Demoiratic women, "and he is demonitrating to the rest of us what our jolice departments are like. "We have government by the unlerworld, but some say we are gong to be brave enough to tear off ;he lid." She spoke last night in a primiry campaign addfess. * GIVES DANCE ' ^ L.l J X Mrs. Archie Alston enterxamcu i dance on Monday night In honor jf Miss Bell Long. Mrs. C. A. Tucker was a visitor In Richmond this week. Mr. John L. Skinner of Littleton vas a visitor in Warrenton on rhursday. Mr. John P. Leach of Littleton was a visitor at Warrenton on rhursday. ! m\\ L ption Price, $1.50 a Year ?i is (binders to Sales ^ k j CHICAGO _. . Miss Betty Robin- h 8on (above), former Olympic track n champion, has forsaken the cinder- r paths and is now a saleslady in a department store here. ^ Ruling On d Loan For Teachers ? Has Been Reported! i t No opinion from the Attorney- ? General of North Carolina in re- < ;ard to the loan for the payment of ! tack salaries of teachers at Macon '< ind Little;on has been received by 1 he Board of County Commissioners ' ip until last night. 1 A copy of a letter from W. E. < iasterling, Director of Local Gov- ] xnment, in which he asked At- 1 orney-Ge:ieral Dennis Brummitt to ' ule on the Commissioners powers i n regard to the loan, was received 1 lere on Monday. Daily since that 1 ;ime officials have been expecting i ruling ::rom Mr. Brummitt, but 1 lothing has as yet been heard. When Commissioners W. H. Burroughs; and Auditor P. M. Stal- ' ings appeared before Director cf 1 Local Government Easterling on rhursday of last week, subsequent 1 ;o passage of a resolution seeking ,o borrow money for Macon and Littleton district, they were informVy\r TV/TV TFocforHncr fViif. h/* rmild - V* WJ JkTJkJ. . rn I UUWV?I44?p VAAv* v w ?-not give Ills approval to the measure until he had obtained a ruling from the Attorney-General. However, he ])romised to see him the following day, and to let the commissioners know his decision without delay. Kerr Tobacco Bill Due To Come Up In House Today Washington, May 2.?'The full committee on agriculture of the House of -Representatives today definitely slated the Kerr tobacco control bill for consideration on Friday. Final action on that day is problematical Ets action was not completed today on the commodity exchange bill and there are about six bills which have been reported from sub-committees. T"* nniinnnwI'ni'il'A ITrtmnfnn D* TTlll XU^pi COCll tl VC Aiaiiij/i/uii x A U* mer, of South Carolina, chairman of the sub-committee which unanimously reported the bill favorably on yesterday, pressed for action today on the ground that the planting season has already begun. However, Representative Marvin Jones, chairman of the full committee, refused to permit the bill to come up today, but did set it for Friday along with other bills having the same status. Representative Fulmer left today for his district and delegated Representative John W. Flannagan Jr. of Virginia to present the Kerr bill on Friday. In the meantime the absence of Mr. Fulmer will pretent a resumption of hearings on Mr. Flannagan's bill to regulate tobacco warehouses which is pending befo.e the same sub-committee. That bill I is being vigorously opposed by the j North Carolina warehousemen and i the North Carolina delegation in Congress. "I am very hopeful," declared Representative Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky today after conferring with Secretary of the Treasury Henry A. Morgenthau regarding the 40 per cent reduction in tax on cigarettes and all other tobacco products, which a sub-committee of ttr VioorloH ways ana means uumixnibcv . by Mr. Vinson has recommended. | Mr. Vinson has already seen Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace and tomorrow will see Director] of the Budget Lewis Douglas. Pres, ident Roosevelt is expected to accept the recommendation of the three officials if they agree. Mesdames T. B. Gardner, Rodwell Gordner, J. T. Bell, R. E. Brickhouse and Miss Finitta Gardner attended May Day exercises at Campbell College on Tuesday. the news BUBPthe time 1 number 18 IW BEGIN , FINAL EXERCISES Activity And Exhibit Day Tomorrow; Commencement Sermons Sunday o close next week * Activity and school exhibit day rograms will be held by schools of Tarren county tomorrow with closlg exercises next week when praccally all the schools of the county 111 end their work for the session f 1933-34. Commencement sermons will be reached on Sunday at Warrenton, rorlina, Littleton, Macon, Afton3beron( and Wise. The commencement sermon will be preached at )rewry on the following Sunday. Graduating exercises for the nVin flrnham hiirh school Will be teld at Wirrenton on next Frtay night. Exercises by the g-ades f the Littleton school will be held n next Thursday night and gradlating exerci^s will be observed he following night, Friday. Macon ichool will hold its graduating exircises on next Thursday night, May 10, instead of on Friday night as announced last week. Commencement exercises at the Wise school will be held on next Friday, morning and evening. Afton-Elberon closing exercises will be held on lext Thursday night. Commencement exercises at Drewry will be leld on May 11th and 13th. Closiig exercises for the Inez school will be held on next Thursday light. PIANO RECITAL TO BE HELD AT NORLINA ON 9TH The pupils of Miss Drusa Wilker will give a piano recital in the NTorlina high school auditorium on Wednesday, May 9, at 8 p. m. The public is cordially invited. SERMON AT WISE TO BE HELD IN THE AFTERNOON "It was announced in last week's Record that the commencement sermon for the Wise school would hp at ll a. m. at the Baptist ehurch,"~Ar-A. Jackson, principal, said yesterday. "However, we find it necessary to have this service it 3 p. m. instead of the morning hour as previously announced. Kindly make this change public in the current issue of the Record. EXERCISES AT LITTLETON BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON The Littleton high school will begin its commencement program on Friday, May 4, P. W. Cooper, principal, announced yesterday. In the afternoon of that day at 2:30, the grammar grades will present an operetta, "The Spring Glow." On the following day, May 5, there will be an activity and exhibit program, a part of which will be the seventh grade promotion exercises and athletic contests. Dr. William Moseley Brown of Washington, D. C., and Clarendon, Va.. will preach the baccalaureate sermoff on Sunday, May 6, in the school auditorium, at 11 o'clock. A declamation and recitation contest will be held on Wednesday, May 9, at 8 p. m. On Thursday at the same hour the Music Department will present its recital. The graduating class will hold its class day and graduating exercises on Friday, May 11, at 8 p. m. DR. D. B. BYRAN TO PREACH GRADUATING SERMON Macon, May 3.?Saturday, April 21 marked the beginning of the four | events in the closing exercises of | the Macon school. On that day booklets, posters, a miniature Dutch colony, American home, American railroad train, and other things that the pupils, with the assistance of the teachers, made during the year were displayed. The patrons of the school were invited to visit the school that day. A large number of them came. In addition to the project display, a short program was given by the grades. A special feature of the program was the rhvthm band. Certificates were awarded to 21 seventh graders by Mr. J. W. King. Superintendent J. Edward Allen was present and talked briefly about the purpose of education. He emphasized the importance of a practical education. The next part of the closing exercises will be the commencement sermon by Dr. D. B. Bryan, dean of Wake Forest College, on May 6, at 8 o'clock p. m. On May 9, at 8 o'clock p. m.( Miss Clara Fleming Eppe will present ,her piano pupils in a recital. They (Continued on Page 6) jj I j i i
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