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j accurate, terse d 'rjicj timely WeUjitE. xxxiv ^ T *+>*****< "* mpWYmW^ m OH TAX BOOK Bu^rd Passes Order To Hire Competent Person To C( Seek Out Property ^ May in wrong district bi H E B ftiirmincd that the amount of w nropf-r!V in Warren county escaping h shall be decreased, the tl B ,j:d of county commissioners on S< Byxay passed an order authorized ei employment of a competent sc Hj:;on to make diligent search and 1:1 if-jri to the commissioners, or to w B'i; County Supervisor of Taxation, SI Hjj such unlisted property within fc - oountv, in order that it may H. : listed and assessed. The I H^rof this person, who will probably jh; Beamed at the next regular meet- Sl ;: cf the board, is not to exceed 10 ^ cent of the taxes collected sc Hl'oueh his efforts. r( p_e motion was introduced by f! -r.niissioner Skinner, seconded by * Hftimissioner Capps and passed Ch0ii[ dissenting vote. I r-e Warrenton school district was I w called upon to refund all school tsj;; collected from the Macon C< ?tool district during the past sev QT ;r,l years and it was stated, but 1^: made a part of the records, that * sell taxes would amount to several ,1 jeered dollars. The order of the board instruct- fj'' ~ * J 4-r\ r-rtalrn || ;r? ?]}0 D03ru UJL CUUtatiUli uv/ muav/ ^ I sod refunds was passed after T. E. g{ larell. a former list taker, had lipceared before the commissioners ??4 called the names of several I titiaas of the Warren Plains sec- ( I tion who. although they lived with[in tie boundaries of the Macon [special school district, had for jrveral years paid their taxes for the lenefit of the Warrenton school disfcict. This, Mr. Powell claimed, was w prtially responsible for the Macon c strict having the highest tax rate a If any district of the county. le IVarrenton Boy Is y Given Praise Bobert Baskervill, son of Mr. and ^ to It*. R. Baskervill of Warrenton, mfaptain of the Virginia Episcop School football team, Is one of , h ie outstanding players on his ^ bz. according to the following reKt of a game between V. E. S. and ( IlarMon, va., Higns, wnicn ap|ea:ed in the daily press several Lynchburg, Va., Sept 29?Virginia biscopal School football team b rranced Lexington, Va., Highs, fc 6-0, here this afternoon. The Episcopads had little trouble n' : rolling up their scores. The in- ^ rference was good and the backs n sloped often. Captain Baskervill, " to hails from Warrenton in the bl Heel state, was the pace-setter -the V. E. S. line. hi tong the backs showing up well; ^ Gordon, another Tar Heel. He y; from Spray. w Cooke made two touchdowns. a Williams, Wiley, Reams and Rid- w Leberger each scored one touch- w town. Baskervill made three extra points good. ot The winners made 10 first downs li: ffld presented such a strong de- ol ense that the Lexington lads ki ?uld make only one first down. v< C Conference Time g Has Been Changed tr t_ vi me Fourth Quarterly Conference i ^ lor tVirv TIT j_ rNi 1 1 I - "jc wanenron unarge nas ueen |p ^nged from October 13th to Oc24th, the Rev. O. I. Hinson, | t ^thodist minister of Warrenton, bounced this week. The Rev. W. C. Martin will "ttch at Warren Plains at 11 a. m. hold the Fourth Quarterly p Terence at 1 p. m., the Rev. Mr. w ^hson said. Lunch will be served n ct:he grounds that day by the peo- ei & of Warren Plains. A full at- j toidance of all the officials is de- yc C] ^on? Festival On Sunday Persons of Warrentan and Warren ^ reminded of the ong service! P1 ich will be rendered in the court j k" Sunciay afternoon at 3 ? be by a group of negroes for the tPubr' county welfare work. The sni.;"C 1S invited to hear these C( \".uais. A silver offering will be 'n' it lr. Graham Boyd of Farmville ht the week end here with his e} 'ther. Mrs. R. B. Boyd Sr. to. o. w. Parker of Littleton was business visitor at Warrenton to ' ? WARRENTON, CC Says Street Lights Woi Intelligent Gentler Cottag es At Will Riggan, an inmate of the , i ninty home, around wiuch atten- 11 on has focussed since the Grand i t ury reported that conditions were e ad there, states in a letter to the i ditor of The Warren Record this r eek that friends of the Powells ad gotten together to prove that 1 le Grand Jury had lied and sug- \ 3Sts that the county commission- i s should have street lights put in e > that the ''most intelligent gen- 1 emen" can find all the cottages e hen they come out again for in- i jection at night. His letter in full t illows: i "Editor; The Warren Record: "It seems to me that sanitation c as been made the paramount is- i le at the County Home hearing in I farr.nton last Thursday but I did t se in the Grand Jury's report or e :commendation where they said t nything about the sanitary condi- 1 ons. In fact, they just said conLtions and did not use any adjec- i ves or adverbs wich it. 1 "It seems to me that conditions ? ould mean everything in general e mnected with the County Home. ''I don't think the Grand Jury c aght to have found everything f om a sanitary standpoint so very f ad, although they did not tell me t ow they found it, and I did not 5k tnem, for I knew the people ? ere had been cleaning in and out; i nd around all the buildings for . t :veral days making preparation for j le inspection by the Grand Jury, I !^ar Hits House ] And Knocks Three Negroes From Bed A negro woman and two children ere knocked out of their bed by a i hevrolet sedan Sunday morning t bout 1 o'clock when the vehicle I ift the highway at a curve at Ma- ? an, traveled approximately 75 c ards parallel with the road, side- i viped a henhouse, tore down a t ire fence and then buried itself 1 lto the home where the negroes c ere sleeping. The sleeping woman and her ? nail children were not seriously c urt when they were thrown from 1 aeir bed across the room by the 1 urce of the impact, but two of the 1 egroes riding in the Chevrolet c 1 31.. 1, J 4-/-V C ere uauiy nuit mm wcie uumcu w hospital in Roanoke Rapids. The heavy logs of which the | ouse was constructed and the reck jundation upon which it rested are, 1 is believed, responsible for the egroes in the house being alive toay. Even the rock foundation did ot prevent the car from crashing } irough the wall against which the 3d was located. Excessive speed is believed to ave been responsible for the car tiling to make the turn just a few s ards west of Macon. White boys i ho were passed by the car about \ mile out of Macon said that it ^ as traveling at a high rate of speed t hen it went by them. The car was said to have been s ,vned and operated by Charlie Wil- ? ams of near Littleton. The names I : the other occupants are not t TM itrVxinU t lIUWII. JLI1C Iicruoc iiitu wiixvn wxiv. jhicle crashed was occupied by W. . Mingia and family. The car had not been removed unday and hundreds of persons aveling the highway stopped to ew the wrecked car and inspect re home and talk with the occuants. dunters Urged To Take Precautions Raleigh, Oct. 4.?A few simple recautions on the part of hunters ill reduce to a minimum the anual toll of human life and injury ich season in North Carolina, ohn D. Chalk, State game and inmd fisheries commissions, delared in urging that those seeking ^creation in the woods and fields tercise every care to prevent acdents. n/r? nr.infai-1 nilf that. S J?vjla v^iaiA. aiou |/v/uiwu v/w*v unters will be able to preserve iuch valuable sport and wildlife f keeping down forest fires. A list ! cautions to observe for their vn welfare and for the benefit of le State is as follows: ( "Don't keep your gun loaded sx- j. :pt when you afe actually hunt- ^ ig, but handle it at all times at if 0 wefe loaded. / "Don't point your gun at anyone /en if you are sure it is empty. ''Don't carry your gun when imbing fences or brush piles. r "Don't handle your gun by the I (Continued on page 10) ^ ^ V ' hp Wi UNTY OF WARREN, N. C. uld Aid "Most nen" To Fiind All : The County Home ind after the Grand Jury made ,heir report, or recommendations here was a force put to work again >ven hiring outside help to clean up intil the commissioners arrived on [Thursday for their inspection. "T-F ennlfn,... 1 "* 5 1 LX oauibai^ isUllUltiUUS llCIt' IiaU | >een as perfect as some people vould have you believe they were, j t seems like they played a h? of j i joke on the unfortunate people lere to work them so hard on omething that did not need it, and f that be true, I think they ought o be charged with cruelty to the mfortunate. "After the Grand Jury's report :ame in to the Clerk, and the rejort was circulated, some of Mr. Dowells friends got together and iecided that the whole thing ounded a little 'fishy' and set out ,0 prove that the Grand Jury had ied. "These 'Most Intelligent Gentlenen,' as they were called, came out j lere that night about bed time and ill the people here had been orderid to sit up and wait for them. "Thpv finnllv orrivoH onH ctorfnH ? ?V,?^ VM W11U 0UU1 vuu >ut inspecting, they had a wonderul time stumbling around and ailing over barbwire fences trying ,o find all the cottages. They finally came to my room md they found seats arounfi in the oom for all of them to be comforably seated. "We talked for about 15 minutes (Continued on page 4) Routine Business Occupies Attention Of Town Board Reading and acceptance of the Auditor's report, and a report of | ;he street committee on progress >eing made in treating several itreets of the town were only items )f business other than those of a outine nature before the board of own commissioners at their reguar monthly meeting here on Monlay night. The auditor's report showed that til funds had been properly acounted for. The street committee 'eDorted that work of treatincr a lumber of streets here with tar tnd gravel had been about half iompleted and temporarily held up lue to the withdrawal of ERA abor. The committee said that it vas expected that this work would >e resumed within a few days and ushed to completion. Routine business consisted of eading of minutes and reports and he approval of bills for payment. Warrenton Eleven Loses At Littleton Warrentn gridders encountered a ;et-back in their opening game with jittleton last Friday afternoon vhen they were defeated 13 to 0. [he game was played on the Littleon field. The local team made a splendid howing and played an interesting ;ame from start to finish, Coach J. 2. Derrick said. He emphasized hat John Graham had the lightest earn since football was introduced here several years ago; and since nany of the boys played their first - ame Friday, he was very much ileased with the fight they put up. A game with Red Oak is schedlled for today at 2 o'clock when the ocals will journey to Red Oak. The :upport of the public is invited. The first home game will be >layed on Thursday, October 11, at ! o'clock, with Louisburg. Coach Derrick promises a scrappy affair ind asks that you support your earn by attending the games. The Warrenton gridders have the ollowing teams on their schedule: led Oak, there, October 5; Louis?urg; here, October 11; Henderson, lere, October 19; Spring Hope, lere, November 2; Littleton here, November 9. The above schedule is not compete, but Coach Derrick holies to lave the open dates filled irt very oon. Welfare Council Meets Saturday A meeting of the Warren County "ouncil of Social Agencies will be ield in the court house on Saturlay afternoon, October 8, at 4 'clock, it was announced this week. L large attendance is urged. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. Gilmer Gree.i anlounce the birth of a son, John jinwood f on Sunday, Sept. 30th, Vatts Hospital, Durham. armt , FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1934 HEAVY DOCKETCOUNTY COURT Session of Recorder's Court Continues Until Earlv In Night Monday MUCH INTEREST SHOWN A heavy docket which held more than usual interest, the presence of lawyers from Warrenton, Littleton and Roanoke Rapids to battle for their clients and a jury to hear the evidence in one case created an atmosphere around Recorder's court on Monday morning symbolical of Superior court. All in all, it was one of the busiest days that Jud^e Taylor had had in the court house in months, it being 8:30 o'clock that night before the final case was concluded and the gavel laid aside. Mistaken identity was said by attorneys to have been responsible for Alton Wemyss striking Johnny Harris side the head with a pistol at Grey's service station, near Littleton, on the evening of September 1. Wemyss was in court on a charge of assault with deadly wea- , r>nn anH affor "W "W Taxrlnr .Tr , VV/1 WWW WW. A l*J 1UA W* and John Kerr Jr. had shown that their client was connected with the prison camp and consequently had a right to carry a pistol, they produced evidence tending to show that Wemyss had been threatened by one of the prisoners and that there was a striking resemblance between the prisoner who made the threats and the man assaulted by their client. Julian Allsbrook, who represented Harris and at the same time looked after the interest of tne state, argued to the court that regardless of who his client looked like, that he had walked into a service station in a peaceful manner and that he was followed out and assaulted in a brutal manner without any provocation and that the state of North Carolina was demanding that the defendant be punished for (Continued on Page 4) Change In Course Of NRA Probable Washington, Oct. 4.?Uncovering : a Drobable change of course for 1 NRA, Donald R. Richberg, the j President's recovery coordinator, * advised American business today to ' leave the "lopsided guild socialism" ^ of price fixing and production control in favor of "the old competitive system." He labeled an "irridescent dream" i the belief of some industrialists that permanent prosperity can be obtained through the price-fixing, j nrnrl net,inn-limiting method. At the | same time, he asserted such prac- ' ;tices were justified in emergencies j to prevent the waste of natural resources. i | These statements, coming from the head of the policy committee j which is directing the Blue Eagle's course, were interpreted immedi- ( ately as pointing away from fixed ( prices and limited production in NRA codes. The gradual reopening t of all major codes on these issues was forecast. Business men themselves, Rich- j berg said, had been thoroughly , "disillusioned" in a year of code ^ application of the price and pro- t duction control they desired. These t same industrial ranks frankly were j questioning the wisdom of their own provisions, he added. He pro- j jected a process of working out the j good in codes "industry by Indus try." t So important was Richberg's j first declaration of policy consid- i ered that dozens of officials mm- i gled with newspapermen at a spec- t ially arranged luncheon at the 2 National Press Club to hear his j words. His statement undoubtedly t carried Mr. Roosevelt's approval. f Introduced as the present "Number One Man of the New Deal" i and "Poobah of the Roosevelt Ad- c ministration," he mixed a laugh s with the more significant section of t HIS auurcaa, saying . c "General Johnson said his job at ? NRA was like mounting the guilio- s tine and betting the axe wouldn't c drop. I'm betting it will drop, but s my official head will go with a r 11 - it smue. There were other major developments In the business field during a the day. Shortly before Ricnberg spoke, President Roosevelt was c given assurance by Francis Law, t president of the American Bank- \ ers' Association, that "the banks of a this country by and large are in. a good, sound and strong position." i Simultaneously, in New York, the National Association of Manufac- v (Continued on page 10) v ~ >V ^ &ni r 5ubscripti< Winning Lawyer NEW YORK . . . Miss Fanny Holtzmann (above), photographed upon her return here after winning the $125,000 verdict at London for Princess Youssoupoff against an American film company. Board Changes Minutes Regarding County Home Entry Stating that a minute on their records of the proceedings of the Doard of county commissioners at iheir meeting here on Tuesday of last week was misleading in that it lid not read that certain testimony ordered made a part of the record was that of Mrs. Nannie Powell, superintendent of the County Home, /lAmtvtiooi/wsovc otnanrlorl fVin ji. ic wxiiixixooiuiici o auxuxiu&u vxii^ ninutes to show that such was the :ase. Members of the boarcr stated that it was their intention in passing the order to have the testimony of Mrs. Powell included with that of ill other witnesses examined, but ;he minute as passed gave the impression that her testimony was a iinding of the board, when such was rot necessarily at all the case. The minute as carried on the re?nrHc nf tVio hnarH anri nnhlishPfl in /UA VUJ WJ. V11U MVMI*U u?v? ?v,r? rhe Warren Record in its last issue read: "Ordered that the following je made a part of their report: When the Grand Jury went to the jounty home they spent two hours md forty minute down there and nost of that time, practically all )f it, was spent in interviewing Mrs. Stansbury, a mental case. That the ;estimony of Mrs. Stansbury was nspired by the fact that she was forbidden to visit negro families, rhe testimony of Mr. Riggan was inspired due to the fact that the (Continued on Page 4) Henderson Holds Big Celebration Henderson, Oct. 4.?Bright lights vanished the darkness of dusk this >vening as Henderson's shopping renter was flooded with brilliance rom its new white way. Promptly at 6:30 o'clock Goverlor Ehringhaus proclaimed the; jrder that set Garnett Street, the nain thoroughfare, ablaze with raliant illumination that not only :ast a halo about the business secion, but lighted the way to a greater era of prosperity in this i hriving trade center. Ten Thousand Attend It was estimated that over 10,000 jeople from all the surrounding j iection attended the Greater Hen- 1 lerson celebration and joined with J he townsmen in commemorating ,he official dedication of the new , ighting system and the revived ap- j jearance of Garnett Street, recent-1 y repaved, widened and otherwise mproved. Henderson, which started out to je the biggest city in the world, low undoubtedly is the happiest. Discovery of a typographical error n its charter caused its radius to ie changed from 1,200 miles to 1,mn T.ovric hut- nn amnnnt nf nrnb IUU J-?i UWj wuu i ng could find a flaw in the glory hat put a swagger in Henderson's ' orward stride tonight. Garnett Street is Henderson's link n U. S. Highway No. 1, the avenue >f tourist travel from north to outh, and the hub of Henderson's >usiness section. After 20 years in in unchanged condition, Garnett | Street tonight presented an appear- \ mce unmatched by streets in any j if the smaller cities of the State ind by few of the larger commu- ( lities. I Mr. M. V. Aycock of Elberon was , i rcently visitor at Warrenton. Mr. Will Abbott of Elberon was , in the Warrenton tobacco market J, his week. j: pMr. Willie Martin of Elberon was { i visitor at Warenton this week. Mr. T. B. Fleming of Macon was n town this week. Mr. Bob Stewart of Sandy Creek yas a visitor at Warrenton this i reek. i ' an Price, $1.50 a Year Warren ton I Prices TT M V P Anlro rilimn A aA uuuno vjiYcu Sheriff; County Is Given Praise New tax books were ordered turned over to Sheriff W. J. Pinnell by the board of county commissioners in regular meeting here on Monday. This year the sheriff is empowered to collect $99,585.90 and such other after listed and corporation taxes that may be added from time to time. The books were ordered turned over to the sheriff after Frank P. Wall, certified public accountant, reported to the commissioners that he had checked the sheriff's account and found it all right. There was only two cents difference betweeu his audit and the sheriff's figures, Mr. Wall said, and added that this was almost a rernrri for the state I The accountant told the commissioners that an examination of the books revealed that tax collections ahd financial affairs of the county placed Warren county among the foremost counties of the state, and that he had found a greater percentage of taxes collected and the insolvent list smaller than in the majority of the counties wnose books he had audited this year. The commissioners ordered that $12.19 per month for 12 months be appropriated to purchase a calculating machine for R. H. Bright, county [ agent. J Jurors appointed to investigate ] and assess damages sustained to , a calf belonging to Mr. Fred Burton as the result of being bitten by a mad dog were ordered to be paid ' $2 a day and milaage for their 1 services. 1 The commissioners adjourned J early in the afternoon. Play To Be Staged Benefit Of Library "Black-eyed Susan," a three-act ' play sponsored by the library boara ! to raise funds towards discharging J the debt on the building, will be , presented in the auditorium of the 1 John Graham High School on Friday evening} October 12, at 8 o'clock, announcement was made this week. |! mi i. : 11 J ^ lnJinn V -tut; ca.su will mciuue seven lauies and about the same number of men, who have speaking parts; sixteen chorus girls, thirteen younger girls, and eight women. The plot hinges about the conclusion of several spinster ladles who decide after a lively meeting of the Garden Club that married women seem to have more fun than they. Their dilemma touches the heart of a young girl from New York City who overhears their conversation and seeks a solution for their problem. The setting for the three acts of the play is a gaTden at the home of one of the spinisters. The musical numbers were written especially ' for the play, which is under the direction of the Wayne P. Seawell Production Co., and are pretty and snappy, it was said. Tickets will be sold by the Girl < Scouts. Admission twenty cents for t children and forty cents for adults. 1 The public is asked to give its i full cooperation to this entertain- 1 m6nt. 1 i Over Half Hundred Cars In Ford Parade t Fifty-eight cars and trucks trav- t eling down Main street with horns < tooting featured the opening of the j t Ford V-8 exhibit which was held i Friday and Saturday of last week on the Ransom lot opposite Hotel i Warren. ' The exhibit attracted hundreds | of persons to the Ransom lot where ( many interesting details of the Ford car were displayed and a nine c reel talking picture was shown, de- \ picting the steps made in the Ford 1 car from the first until today. c Many of the exhibits attracted a I great deal of attention, but none t got more than "shower bath" ex- a hibit in which the automobile en- s gine was kept running under a s constant spray of water. The exhibit showing the free action of the 1 chassis came in for a good deal cf \ comment. One front wheel and rear wheel of a car raised high of c the ground, but still the doors I would open in easy fashion. Messrs. C. A. Tucker and S. E. a Burroughs attended a church 1 meeting held in Raleigh on Tuesday afternoon. v MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME NUMBER 40 Market s Lead Belt Golden Weed Average 35.97 Cents A Pound On * Local Market PRICE IS HOLDING UP rrn mamIvaS i. lie W ai 1 ClltUil tUUttLXU U1CU&.CV led all other markets In the Middle Belt in price average on Monday when the sale ol the lear rrom three practically filled warehouses here brought an average price of $35.97 ' per hundred. Although the offering here this week has not been as heavy as in some other weeks, the price has maintained a high level and brought forth many expressions of praise for the Warrenton market. At the opening of the market several weeks ago the prices of around $25.00 per hundred were regarded as being unusually good and pleasing to the farmers and since that time the market has continued on an uDward trend until at Dres ent it ranks foremost for high prices among the markets in this belt. . Two Are Hurt In Auto Crash Near Vaughan Mrs. Dick Newsoms of Ahoskie and the small daughter of Jesss Harris of Vaughan are recovering in the Roanoke Rapids Hospital from injuries they sustained last Saturday when cars driven by Mrs. Brown Crinkley of Warrenton and Jack Parker of Jackson crashed at the intersection of two roads at Vaughan. Following the accident, Mrs. Newsoms and the little girl were given first aid at Vaughan and then carried to the hospital, and the other Dccupants of the cars were carried to their homes and given medical attention. Riding with Mrs. Crinkley were her two children and the small daughter of Mr. Harris, and the car being driven by Mr. Parker was occupied by Miss Grace Duke of Jackson and Mr. and Mrs. Newsome of Ahoskie. Occupants of both cars were badly shaken and painfully injured but it was said that Mrs. Newsom and Mr. Harris' daughter were the only ones to have been Uiiff in fVin o nniHon f JOiiUUQlJ' 11 Ul U ui viiu avviuvuvi t At the time of the collision Mrs. Jrinkley was returning to Warrenton and the car containing the men ind women from Northampton and Bertie counties was enroute to Wake Forest where the occupants expected to attend a football game. The accident occurred where two roads crossed. It was said that the car driven by Mrs. Crinkley was turning into the concrete road when it was struck by the car driven by Mr. Parker. Which driver had the right of way could not be learned here yesterday. Both cars were complete wrecks, it was said. Tar River Baptist ? - T S* L Association 1 o meet Henderson, Oct. 3?The annual :onvention of the Tar River Bap;ist Association will be held on Wednesday and Thursday of next sveek, October 10-11, at Carey's 3aptist Church, three miles east of Henderson. J. Edward Allen of Warrenton is moderator of the association and will preside at the session. The association embraces terri;ory from Vance county eastward so points of Halifax and Franklin, is well as Warren. A large delegasion from the local Baptist churches svill attend, it is stated. r? IJ..H T_ Rev. nunun i u Preach Sunday The Rev. L. V. S. Hutton, pastor >f the Baptist church of Gllberts'ille, New York, will preach at the Varrenton Baptist church on Sunlay morning at 1 o'clock, the Rev. I. E. Brickhouse announced yes eraay. ine warrenton minister ilso stated that there would be a olo by J. Edward Rooker Jr. at this The Rev. Mr. Sutton is a son-inaw of Mr. and Mrs. W. Pryor Rodin the evening services will be onducted at 7:30 o'clock by the lev. Mr. Brickhouse. Mr. R. T. Walston of Drewry was l visitor at Warrenton on business Thursday. Mr. Ed Turner of Sandy Creek ?as a recent visitor at Warrenton.