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i accurate, terse i timely i volume^xxiv " I lUAISE FVmsl Tiir i inn A DV| i FOli 1m udiuwi I Citizens To Be Asked To I Contribute To Pay Debt And Buy Books I TO MAKE A CANVASS I The annual drive to raise funds I {or Warren County Memorial Library will be conducted on Thurs5 jay and Friday of next week, a Funds will be solicited at WarI renton by nine ladies of this town, I and at the same time it is expected I that those in various sections of I tjie county will be asked by repreI tentative citizens of their respective I communities to make donations. I Mrs. John Mitchell is chairman I of the drive committee. She will be I assisted at Warrenton by Mesdames I a. C. Blalock, Joe Taylor, Walter I Gardner, Clyde Rodwell, W. D. RodI gers Jr., Herman Rodwell. W. H. I Dameron, and John Kerr Jr. Mrs. I Mitchell was out of town yesterday I and the names of those serving in I other parts of the county could not I be learned. I Funds contributed during this drive I are expected to be used to purchase | new books and to pay off the In1-1 *""** llWwAw K*ill.l (debteHness on uie new uuku; ?vmuing. Few new books have been bought during the past year or so cue to the fact that money was needed for maintenance and as a result there is a shortage of reading material at present for both adults and children. Also, there is around $300 due on the new library. The names of those making contributions are expected to be printed in The Warren Record. Polk Speaker At Library Meeting Oxford, Oct. 24.?Miss Marjorie Beal, of the North Carolina Library Commission, and William Polk, of Warrenton, president of the N. C. Citizens Library movement, addressed an enthusiastic meeting s of Granville, citizens at the Woman's Club on Tuesday night. I The meeting was held in the interest of the proposed establishment of the Granville county public library. Citizens from every section of the county were present, all of whom are enthusiastic in furthering plans for the library which is so badly needed in Granville county. Mrs. Andrew Jameson, chairman of the literature department of the Woman's Club, presided. Warrenton Garden Delegates Winners Two of the five delegates from Warrenton to attend the Garden School in Raleigh on Wednesday rere successful in winning the prize lor which they competed. Mrs. W. A. Connell was awarded a crate of apples for having the largest number of children, while "the height of Mrs. J. A. Dameron won her a shawl. The contestants, Mesdames Claude Bowers, W. N. Boyd and J. W. Taylor, who competed respectively for foe thinnest, fattest and smallest garaners at tne meeting, were uefeated. ! The garden school at Raleigh was ' sponsored by the Raleigh Club for ( the benefit of all North Carolina 1 Garden Clubs, and during the lunch 1 hour the prize contest was held in ' which all Warrenton delegates 1 Participated. 1 Chief Drake Again Seeks Town Roller Who has the town roller? That ts the question Chief M. M. Drake would e to have the answer to. Chief Drake said this week that so many people borrow the roller 1 that he could not keep up with it 1 and that he would like to know : where it is at present in order to L a<lvise other people needing it when ^7 may get it and where they may fit* rn^- thereabouts of the roller be- 1 es unknown to the town officials ce or ttice a year and it is the anri?m Drake t? come by 1 ask The Warren Record to help locate it. 1 THANKS EXPRESSED i anks of the local chapter of the ' p erlcan Red Cross were yesterday : _ ?t"casea to W. H. Dameron and 1 I J?hn Tarwater of Warrenton for I free use of their buildings in I carrying out its work. I Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Miller and I Misses Annie Laurie Herring and I Mary Terrell spent the week end at Washington, D. C. 0 WARRENTON, C( Heads Big Store W NEW YORK' ".'. . Mrs. Floyd B. Odium (above), new president of one of New York's large department stores, is the first woman to ever head a large retail establishment hereu i. 1^1 MOSTLY PERSONAL By BIGNALL JONES I have long felt and so stated In ;his column that from years of contact with both business men and politicians that so far as morals were concerned it was six in one and naif n dozen in the other; that there were honest men in each and distionest men in each. The other night I had occasion so read graft in business by John r. Flynn. Mr. Flynn has for years seen a writer for the foremost nagazines in this country upon the subjects of business and politics. I was interested to find that he stated she identical conclusion that I have above, with the only difference that tie held that perhaps the politician was the most moral due to the pittess publicity and attacks from opposing political party brought about ay any derelection from the straight and narrow path. Mr. Flynn was not dealing with auslness as we know it here but with she large corporations. He made the interesting points that as business Pas changed to the corporation that it has in reality come closer to paralleling political set ups. He says that the mayor and board of alderman of a town of 20,000 population represented these citizens in exactly the same capacity as the president and board of directors of a corporation represent 20,000 stockholders, rhe mayor and alderman are servants of the people and their duties are to serve the people. The president and directors are servants of the stockholders and hired to look after their interest. And yet, it becomes easy for the directors to consider themselves the owners and lose sight of the rights of the stockholders in their efforts for their own ?ain. He cites the case of bonuses paid where no dividends were produced, and told as one of many incidents, the story of Stewart, manager of the Standard Oil Co., who was sent out to buy oil for his company with three representatives of other 1? rrn~Un?irrVif nil fnr 2ompaiij.es. xnejr uuugin wiw 51.50 a barrel but instead of consigning it to the companies of which they were agents they fonied a lummy company. This dummy company in turn sold it to the big companies at $1.75 per barrel. Stewart, Sinclair and Blacker and another, svhose name I cannot recall, each received $750,000 in liberty Bonds as their share of the money which rightfully belonged to tne stockholders of their respective companies. Years past and the transaction would probably never have come to light, except the agents of the Department of Justice in tracing bonds turned over to Secretary Fall by Sinclair in the famous Teapot Dome scandal unearthed the whole business. In spite of this proved rascality, many large business men supported Stewart when John D. Rockefeller Jr., in the light of the revelation, led a successful fight to oust him from control of the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana. What Mr. Flynn w;is driving at through a great portion of his book was failure of directors to measure j up to the responsibility to stock-1 holders, and not down-right embezzlement and stealing. Magnified a hundred times due to size, it is a situation known to hundreds of communities of this state before the recent changes in the banking structure during the Roosevelt Administration, and in numbers of instances was the cause of bank failures: That is, insiders in the bank using information obtained and money on hand not to earn dividends for the (Continued on Page 8) * Ijr w )UNTY OF WARREN, N. C Whiskey Blamed For Negro's Death Coroner's Inquest Whiskey was blamed for the death of Sam Solomon, negro of Sandy Creek townshiD who was found dead in a packhouse by one of his children last Friday. Coroner Ed Petar said that he held an inquest and that the evidence brought out before the jury was that Solomon had come tc Warren ton on Thursday, paid hk taxes, and started home when he met up with some more negroes, returned to Warrenton, procured a pint of whiskey here, and after drinking it with the other men stopped on his way home to attend church. Coroner Petar said he did not know what the negro was doing in the packhouse. He said he was probably looking for another drink or a place to sleep. Solomon's health had not been good for some time, it was learned from his physician, and the jury decided that the whiskey he drank while in a run-down condition was responsible for his death, the coroner sn1rl Two Henderson Men Arrested On Whiskey Charge C. A. Clark and J. C. Knight, white men of Henderson, were arrested a short distance from Warrenton late Monday afternoon with fifteen gallons of whiskey and several empty containers in their possession. The men had pulled up in front of Burt Powell's store and one of them had gone inside when Sheriff W. J. Pinnell, Deputy Lawrence Robertson, Night Officer R. L. Wilson and Owen Robertson closed in on them, it was stated at the sheriff office. When the arrest was made a pistol was found about the person of Clark; however, the officers encountered no difficulty In making the arrests. The men were given a hearing before Magistrate Macy Pridgen who set Clark's bond at $300 and Knight's bond at $100 for their appearance in Recorder's court. Bonds were arranged for both men. The car was the property of Clark, it was said. Only One Case In Recorder's Court Oris Pnrf.pr npcrrv was found guilty on a whiskey charge in Recorder's court this week and was taxed with court costs. There were no other defendants before Judge Taylor this week. Carter was charged with having whiskey in his possession for the purpose of sale. This week in court he plead guilty to having the whiskey in his possession while taking a drink. THROUGH CAP] By BESS HE CHISELING ON THE FARM? Tenant farmers attending the meeting of tobacco growers at State College let the cat out of the bag on some landlords signing the acreage reduction contracts that boosted weed prices. These hornyhanded sons of toil said that their landlords keDt them on the place according to the terms of the contracts but appropriated all the tobacco allotments and made the tenants raise cotton and other less profitable crops. The share-croppers said they thought the Roosevelt program was a fine thing and that it was working swell in raising prices but that they would like to have the contracts revised to compel these chiseling landlords to let tenants in on the profits. TROUBLE BREWING?Political news-casters are spreading the word that Doctor (that's his name not a title) Mac Johnson of Enfield is getting his ducks in a row to oppose Congressman John H. Kerr foi the Second District seat in 1936 The same boys also say that A. O Dickens, Wilson attorney, pians another attempt at the Job twc years hence. Judge Kerr is coauthor, with Senator (Cotton Ed) Smith, of South Carolina, of the Kerr-Smith law levying a tax on tobacco sold by non-signers of the government's tobacco crop reduction program. On the same daj farmers at State College were prais TO FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 19: OFFERS PRIZES TO WHEAT GROWERS J White Seeking To Stimulate Growth of More Grain 1 In Warren County OTHERS CO-OPERATING 1 In an effort to promote the growth of wheat In Warren County, Edmund White, owner of White's Flour & 1 Meal Mill of Warrenton, is offering 1 prizes for the best per acre yield, ! t.hp sppnnrl hpsE tier acre vield. a prize for the lowest per bushel cost on an acre of unimproved land, and a prize for the best essay of from 500 to 1000 words by a high 1 school boy or girl on "Why Warren Farmers Should Grow Wheat." ; Co-operating with Mr. White are i R. H. Bright, county agent, A. R. Ammons, teacher of vocational agri culture in the Norlina High School, Prof. G. E. Cheek, principal of the Warren County Training School, negro school at Wise, and The Warren Record. In addition to the prize, a Parker Fountain pen offered by Mr. White for the best essay on "Why Warren Farmers Should Grow Wheat," the winning paper will be published in The Warren Record, as will the names of the winners of tHE~growing contest. Judges of the essays will be Mr. Bright, Mr. Ammons and Bignail oones. The wheat growing contest will be judged by Mr. Bright, Mr. Ammons and Prof. Cheek, who will also be in charge of the arrangements, checking acreage and furnish any other necessary details. Any farmer in Warren county, white or colored, who desires to take part in this contest are asked to communicate with any of the above. 1 The prizes for growing wheat offered by Mr. White are: First prize?High grade 15 Jewel : Elgin watch in a fancy engraved i improved quality yellow gold filled i case, 16 size complete in a gift box. This prize is given for the greatest . number of bushels of wheat grown ( on a measured acre. \ Second prize High grade ? j Jewel Waltham watch with fancy ; engraved Chromium case, 16 size in ( (Continued on Page 8) Shaw Choral Society , To Appear Here ] One side of the court room will be reserved for white people when the Warren County Shaw Club presents the Shaw University Choral Society in a musical concert at the court house here on Friday evening, 1 November 2, at 8 o'clock, Prof. G. E. Cheek of the Wise Training School ; announced this week. Tickets for white people who desire to attend this entertainment are available at the office of the j county superintendent. Tickets for j colored people are being handled by members of that race. The entire receipts from this coni cert will be contributed to shaw' | University, it was said. j i ITAL KEYHOLES VTON SILVER , J i ing the law, others met at Winston-' i Salem in protest and planned a campaign against it. I I SQUABBLE?Word trickling; into Raleigh from Western North Carolina relates some of the difficulties Democrats in the moun- [ tain counties are experiencing as the November election draws near. The "regular" boys complain that many federal jobs with the CCC i and other emergency agencies are ! going to Republicans and the rankand-file of Democrats are not enthusiastic about that. The grapevine hears rumblings that that ' condition may cook Democratic i order to the extent of electing Re-, publicans to the General Assembly i in some close counties. The fol- j lAnrare r\f .Tnffflrertn Ulro fn AUTTV4S VA TTVIUU VW . know what to do about It. Repub1 licans aren't reporting any worries ! over the situation. [ TIGHTENING UP?Some time ago Keyholes called your attention to the coming drive of the State . Revenue Department against de, linquent tax-payers in order to i swell receipts and Justify the rei organization that has been going on for a year. Revenue Commissioner A. J. Maxwell and his executive ass sistant Dr. M. C. S. Noble Jr., i started out by prosecuting a num! ber of Raleigh lawyers who had not paid their license fees. If suits ' against merchants and cafe owners DaffA 'I IWUIILULIUCU yu w ' 4 Price, $1.50 a Year . rfgfl Meetinsu-icre At i a rv n . | I ?mn 14 Subscription : U Becomes a King c BELGRADE, Yugoslavia. c Above is the last picture of Petor v II, aa a care tree Doy or n years, <London sights. The photo was I t?v?n 18 days before he became the boy jKing of Yugoslavia through j the assassination of his father, King Alexander,, while on an official mis* aion in France. 20 Percent Increase Tobacco Crop Next ^ Year, Says Hutson Washington, Oct. 20. ? Tobacco control plans for 1935 will permit an increase of about 20 per cent \ over this year's crop, it was dis- c closed today by J. B. Hutton, Chief J of the Tobacco Section of the Agri- r cultural Adjustment Administration, t Stated another way, the aim in a 1935 will be to hold the crop to a 1 level of consumption?the carry- 8 over having been reduced to a nor- s mal figure. v While Mr. Hutson and those as- ^ sociated with him have reached a definite conclusion on this one vital f point, details of the program will t not be worked out until alter the ^ referendum on the Kerr-Smith cou- t trol bill, which will be held during ^ the last two weeks in November. t Decision as to launching a new j, sign-up campaign for extension of j the voluntary reduction plan, with g which the Kerr-Smith bill is directly a linked, also will wait until after the jreferendum. t Under the law, continuation of the c plan must receive the approval of three-fourths of the growers of the entire belt, which embraces the * Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia and Florida. Want Real Referendum An effort will be made to secure f a ballot from every tobacco farmer. \ Mass meeting will be called around c November 15 in each tobacco-grow- \ Ing county and farmers will be ask- c (Continued on Page 8) Littleton Wins Over ; South Hill Team | Littleton, Oct. 20.?Littleton High School ran its grid victories to three * yesterday by defeating South Hill, 3 Va? 39-6. c With Joe Shearin showing the way on offense, the locals chalked ( up six touchdowns and three extra points. The hefty fullback was responsible for three of his team's touchdowns. Thrower made a sensational 55- ? yard run for a touchdown, while 3 Leach caught a pass from W. T. J Threewitts for another. Warren t scored the other touchdown, on a ? line plunge. The blocking of Captain Ricks i was an oustanding feature. * t Fire Destroys Gin 1 Of Capps At Areola ] Fire destroyed R. L. Capps' giu at Areola on Wednesday afternoon. The blaze also took with it several bales of seed cotton, but the lint I cotton was saved. v The flames were discovered in the r press and blow pipe, ana It Is be- 2 lleved that they originated from a s match dropped in the gin. t Fire fighters of the C. C. C. Camp, f located near Hollister, Joined with c citizens of the Areola neighborhood in fighting the flames and saving what cotton possible as soon as The alarm spread. t The gin was partially covered Dy 1 insurance, it was reported here. c t Mrs. W. D. Rodgers was hostess I to her card club on Thursday after- \ noon. t \ Mrs. John Mitchell was a visitor t in Durham yesterday. ~ t iu un oaiuraay A meeting1 of the Democratic Executive Committee will oe held a the court house on Saturday norning at 10 o'clock, John Kerr r., chairman, announced this week. The following letter calling attenion to this meeting has been maild to all county committee members ,nd Democratic nominees: Dear Sir: "This is to advise that there will ie a meeting of the Democratic Executive Committee of tins county at he court house in Warrenton at 0:00 o'clock A. M. on Saturday, Jctober 27th. All Democratic nomiiees on the county ticket are inited to be present and participate a this meeting, -he purpose of this nee ting is to discuss plans pertaining to -ne approaching general elecion. AL.ioug^ there will be no oposition to county ticket it Is imperaive that the Democracy of this ounty cast a large and substantial ote as the influence and prestige if the county in party affairs is argely determined by this vote. "I want to urge your attendance it this meeting. "Sincerely Yours, "JOHN KERR, JR. "Chairman Warren County Exelutive Committee." iVarrentop Gridders Lose To Henderson By JAMES FOLK Henderson High School Invaded Varrenton last Friday afternoon and :arried away a 16-0 victory over the fohn Graham football team. Warenton had a very bad setback in he first few minutes of play when l punt was blocked and downed by ienderson behind the goal line. The ;ame went on after this with many pectacular plays until the final irhistle. A triple pass and a safety iccounted for the balance of Henlerson's score. The many tackles aade by Dickerson were responsible or halting many Henderson atempts for gains. Terrtll, Miles and Villiams were noted for their ackles, runs and intercepted passes, ["he game was exciting to watch and he score should not have been so arge on the Henderson side. Coach Derrick's team seems better every ;ame as the plays work smoother ,nd faster. Warrenton's supporters lope that Captain Floyd will be able o play in todays game with Ahoskie in Graham Field. John Fleming Wins Three State Prizes John H. Fleming of Norlina, who or many years has walked away vith prizes offered in the poultry iepartment of State Fair, this year vas awarded three prizes for his ihickens. TViic vpor ATr TPlomincr nroa rvrp *"*" | ented one first prize, two second >rizes, and two third prizes. He ex- j libited Barred Rocks and Buff I Minorca chickens. Mr. Fleming said that some of lis Barred Rocks were laying this 'ear before they were five montns Id. Ghosts To Prowl At Graham School A hallowe'en carnival will be held it the John Graham High School on Wednesday evening, October 31, at I o'clock, announcement was made his week. There will be side shows tnd refreshments, it was said. ) The entertainment will be held n the basement of the school. There will be a small admission charge and he preceeds will be used for school imposes, it was announced. Littleton Fair To Open On Monday The Littleton Pair will open on Monday and continue through the reek, T. R. Walker, promoter, anlounced this week. On Friday, Nov. !, all white school children will be idmitted free up until 5 o'clock In he afternoon, Mr. Walker said. The ollowing day will be colored school lay. WIN ERA PRAISE The Emergency Relief Admlnistraion expressed itself as being well )leased with the quality of the work if Warren women working under he local chapter of the American led Cross in making uniforms for porkers in meat canneries in a leter to an official of the chapter this peek. The relief administrator asked hat he thanks be expressed publicly o those who did this work. I MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME NUMBER 43 tffi HELD FOR DEATH OF CHILD Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hayes, Edison Hicks and A1 Riggan Are Put In Jail WHISKEY CAUSES DEATH Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hayes of near Ridgeway and Edison Hicks and A1 Riggan of Henderson were on Monday afternoon bound over to Superior court under bonds of $1,000 each on murder charges as the result of the death of Theo Hayes, five-year-old boy who, according to doctors, died from acute acoholism. The child, who died in a Henderson hospital on Monday of last | week, was found in an unconscious condition by Dr. Q. H. Macon on Sunday when he visited the Hayes home to render medical aid, Hicks, Riggan, and Mr. and Mrs. Hayes were also under the Influence of whiskey at the time Dr. Macon called, it was said. Although Hicks and Riggan denied any knowledge of liquor being given the boy, both admitted that they had been staying at the Hayes home for some time, that liquor flowed freely there, and that tney were under the influence of whiskey at the time it was discovered that the boy was sick. Mr. and Mrs. Hayes denied that whiskey was kept at their home. They said that they did not know who gave their son the whiskey which is alleged to have caused lata death. Circumstances surrounding the child's death were responsible for an autopsy being performed upon his body last week by Dr. G. H. Macon and Dr. P. P. Hunter, county health fflcer. At the coroner's inquest these two Warrenton physicians expressed the opinion that death was caused from too much alcohol. A similar opinion was expressed by Dr. Furman of Henderson, who treated the boy when he was brought to the hospital in Henderson. Dr. Carpenter, of Wake Forest, .0 whom the ausgans of the. boy were sent following the autopsy, attribtot- ~ ed death to acute acoholism, according to Dr. Hunter at the coroner's inquest. Falling to give bond, all four of defendents are at present being held in the Warren County Jail. Tells of Red Cross Swimming Course By JIMMIE MAYFIELD j The American Red Cross is conducting a Nation-wide Campaign in [Water Safety and Recreational Swimming. Through representatives from various sections of the State and Nation the Red Cross is giving their Red Cross First Aid and Life Saving Courses to the public, endeavoring to decrease the number of water accidents and deaths occuring in American waters every year. I had the pleasure of attending their School for the Southern District which was held at Brevard, N. C., at Camp Carolina. During my stay at this Camp we were instructed by representatives from twelve States who volunteered their time and knowledge to this work so that the boys and girls, men and women, of this country could learn the lmnnrfonpo of motor fiflfflt.V Upori my return from this Camp I conducted three classes In Water (Continued on Page 8) Warehouse Host At Barbecue Thursday Tobacco buyers and a number of farmers and business men of Warrenton were guests at a barbecue given by the Centre Warehouse yesterday afternoon at 6:30 o'clock. There were around 150 persons present for the occasion. Although no one made a speech, remarks of appreciation for the proprietors of the warehouse, Charlie Fleming and R. K. Carroll, were heard frequently from the guests. When asked last night what was i the purpose of the barbecue, Mr. [Fleming said that the Centre Warehouse wanted to show in some manner the appreciation it had for the co-operation on the part of the tobacco buyers and business men of 1 - the town. He said that he was happy to have a number of farmers present with them on this occasion, and regretted that he did not have an opportunity to contact more of them. Mr. Lewis White of Wise, who was injured when he fell about four weeks ago, was taken to a Rocky Mount hospital on Tuesday night. It is reported that he is improving.
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