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i accurate, terse i timely VOLUME XXXV IfflMEWms I MOPLOAPIPLAPi I Forwards Resolution T;> Con. m ?ressman Kerr And ,Senator J. W. Bailej I best INTEREST COUNT1 ? The board of county commission1L ers in regular session here oil Monr day went on record as endorsing the I Emergency Crop Loan or some othei I similar loan for the farmers o: s warren county and forwarded i copy of their resolution to Congressf man John H. Kerr and Senator J I w. Bailey asking their support fo; 4 such measure. | -We respectfully request," thf fbjSrd wrote, 'your X44 1/414. matter to the fullest extent, belies ing the same to be for the best interest of the people of Warrer county.-' Miss Lucy Leach Welfare officer was authorized by the board to obtain admittance of Thomas Jiggetts colored, in the Sanatorium for treatment for tuberculosis, and .hat $1! per month be appropriated for suet treatment. Sallie Williams was ordered placed on the outside paupe: list at $2 per month, voucher to bi delivered to John C. Powell. Luc} Wilson was placed on the same lisi - t x. I at the same mommy supenu, vuuvner to be delivered in this case t( Commissioner C. J. Fleming. The board of education was requested to refund to W. H. anc Dennie Harris the school taxes paic in the Macon school district for th< year 1929-31 and 32; that this refund from the Macon district b< charged to the Vaughan school district. The board of education wa: also requested to refund to P. M Stevenson S2.00 dog tax paid; t< W. E. Loyd of Sixpound $1.50 dof tax paid, and to Ed Robinson o: Nutbush $1.00 dog tax pa:d by him The commissioners ordered tha' a road in Pishing Creek township leading from Charles Davis Bridgi road to Fishing Creek, l:e recom mended to the Federal Relief Administration for repair. The board ordered that $27 bi paid Duke Hospital for the hospital! zation of Harry Shearin, and tha I $10 be appropriated to help defra; the expense of the 1935 legislativi committee. The commissioners agreed t< cancel a $53 lumber debt agains the Warrpn rimmf-*- l\ifQn?Awnl T i iugii.uxiai . brary, and also agreed to donate ai I additional $50 for the purpose o I completing the library on conditioi I that the Town of Warren make ; similar donation. The board agreed to endorse I $600 note for the Norlina chool dis trict as an enducement for pur I chase by the Citizens Bank. Fund derived from the sale o:: the not will be used to pay back salary du i S. G. Chappell, former principal a Norlina. The salary of Tom Branch, jani tor at the court house, vas restore' to $25 a month. The commissioner ordered that the county's bid oi the Jalk Byrd tract of land, knowi as Scapover, be transferred to H A. Moselef for $80. Production Credit Association To Meei I The annual meeting of The Hen I derson Production Credit Associa I tion serving the counties of Gran 1 ville, Vance and Warren will be hell I on January 24th at ,he Vance Coun ty Court House, it s announced b; I IV. B. Gooding secretary of the as 1 sociation. I Not only are all of the farmer I borrowers from the association, th I holders of Class B. Stock expectei I to be present, but Mr. Gooding sail I today that a most corcial invitatioi I was also extended to all other farm | ers in the territory served by th I association and that it was hopei I that large numbers woulc accept th I invitation. "Every member of the association' Mr. Gooding "is urged to brin I one or more non-members with hie I as it is our desire that every farme I in this section shall accualnt him a ?" with the credit serv ce whlc our organization has to rifer. I "Directors of the association fo we ensuing year will be elected a I this meeting. Every member of th 1 ass?ciation is entitled to cast on vote, regardless of the number c Shares he owns, and it is to his in I , rest to vote for men of the highes I mtegrity and business acumen. I ^t the meeting a complete re I rt of the year's operations of th I *?eiation will be submitted. Th Oo>n Credit Corporation c I a ^ia win ^ represented at th by W- M' Webb> Secretar 0 *111 outline the set-up of th (Continued on page 3) I ? Five Cases Are Tried In County | Court Monday Five cases, including charges " against two wiite men and seven negroes, were disposed of in Recorder's court on Monday morning P before Judge W. W. Taylor. The charges were transporting and possessing whiskey, larceny, and assult. , Judgment was snsnonriprl imnn payment of co:;t in the case of the state against W. E. Edwards, Sydney Edwards and Allen Alston Jr., changed with f.ssault. The two Edwards are white men and Alston is a negro. The real trouble between these men was not forthcoming with evidence solicited irom the witness chair, it was said. Thomas Wilf on, negro, was found guilty on a charge of possessing and transporting whiskey. Judgment of the court was that he should pay the costs in the action and remain of good behavior for two years. Four months on the roads was the 'sentence meted out to Marshall Simmons, negro who was found guilty on a larceny count. A charge of larceny booked against Nelson McClovn, Marshall Simmons and Lena McClown. negroes, re-1 3 suited with the twc men being found ? guilty and the woman set free. Simt mons and Marshall McClown were " ordered to the roads for a period 5 of three months. Sell White, negro, plead guilty to - a charge of assault with deadly 1 weapon and vas sent to the roads i for eighteen months. He assaulted e his wife, it wis said. Form O rganization "5 To Work For Old 3 Age Pensions j Sentiment ::or old age pensions was expressed here on Monday 1 morning when approximately 25 persons from various parts of the ' county gathered in the office of Magistate W. C. Fagg and named a committee to draft resolutions asking that Congress pass a measure appropriating funds for this pur2 pose. The commi;tee selected to draft the resolution is composed of S. G. f Daniel, J. C. Hardy and G. S. Davis. 2 These resolutions are expected to be adopted a; a meeting which is 2 to be held ii. the court house on Monday following the adjournment of court. 1 Magistrate Fagg said yesterday I that there were about 25 persons II present for the meeting which was a held in his office but that since that time about a hundred people had a spoken to him endorsing the action taken at the meeting. S. G. Daniel, who presided at the s meeting Monday, was elected presie dent of the pension seeking organl? zation. Othei officers named are: T. O. Rodwe.1, first vice-president: Mrs. Emma Nowell, second vice' president; J. C. Hardy, secretarytreasurer; Mrs. Ola G. Hayes, ass sistand secretary; Miss Amma Gra1 ham, corresponding secretary. The 2 executive committee is composed of ' H. L. Wall, R. A. King, W. G. Little, John Clay Powell, Wallace Paschall,1 l. u. Rodwell, C. C. Hunter, R. E. j Davis and J. C. Hardy. Those chosen . to serve on the committee of publicity and finance are Abner Moseley, chairman; John Clay Powell, Wallace Paschall, Harry KSenyon, H. L. Wall, Jesse Gardner and S. D. King. Township committees are as fol" lows: y River, W. T. Carter, C. G. Moore, " S. D. King; Roanoke, H. L. Wall, | J. W. Read, L. L. Taylor; Judkins, (Continued on page 3) e a 284 Pupils Are I In ERE Schools ? ERE adul: schools in Warren county have an enrollment of 284 e pupils, of whom 106 are white, it , was learned this week. ' Pupils in these schools, which hold ? classes five days a week, are being II taught reading, spelling, health, r citizenship, arithmetic, and house" keeping subjects. The white schools are taught by Mrs. Katie Kelly Bell, Mrs. Eliza. beth Parker, Mrs. Calvin Weaver, ' Mrs. M. F. Hayes, and Miss Sarah Macon. . Mrs. Bell Mrs Weaver, and Mrs. * Hayes have classes in homemaking .Jand needle craft; Mrs. Weaver in I reading and homemaking, and Miss _ Macon in leading and fundamental e subjects. e ROUTINE MATTERS e Only ma;ters of a routine nature 7 were before' the board of town come' missioners at their regular meeting on Monday night. hp ft WARRENTON, COUNTY OF Kimonos For Men i ] Pi\LM*6E*CH, Fl*. ... Mr. : John Shepherd, Jr., (above), of Boston and Palm Beach was one of i tho early winter season arrivals. His , first appearance at tho Bath and Tenni3 Club gave indication of men 'a ney resort styles fpr 1935. Robert Eb House To Speak Here On Monday Evening Robert B. House, Dean of the University of North Carolina, will deliver the principal address at the general teachers' meeting of the Warren county schdol foces which is to be held in the court house at 7:30 o'clock: on Monday evening, January 14. Mr. House if; a gifted speaker and it is expected that his address will be interesting to all citizens as well as to the teachers. The public Is cordially invitad to attend. John L. Skinner of Littleton, former member inoard of county commissioners, was a business visitor here on Monday. THROUGH CAP! | By BESS fflN1 i EDUCATION?Many gentlemen from the length and breadth of North Carolina are taking temporary residence in Raleigh this week land will leave the Capital City two, : three or four months later much 1 wiser men. An unusually large number of new members make up 1 this session cf the General Assem- ; ibly and many of these always come with ic.eas for remaking the : laws to correct all difficulties of living in the State. Almost without ' exception these hopefuls leave for their homes at the end of the ses- 1 sion wiser out sadder men. But de| spite failure of adoption of their ! proposals the Old Ship of State goes {sailing on, and on, and on. LIQUOR AND JAILS?Word is leaking into Raleigh that federal agents operating in the bordertnwns of Virginia are going to join forces with Nortn Carolina Officers in breaking- up some of the Tar Heel parties staged with "Virginia Liquor." According to well-grounded rumors the federal sleuths will keep eyes peeled on North Carolina cars parked around Virginia liquor stores. When the machines leave the federal boys will telephone their license numbers to J arms of the law in this State. ( Watching the highways the Tar Heel Officeis expect to nab more , than a few machines and their ] drivers and seize the contraband. Sounds reasDnable, at any rate. TURNING: POINT?All eyes will i be upon two men as this session of the Legislature progresses. Upon the success or failure of Governor Ehringhaus and Lieutenant Gov- : ernor A. H. (Sandy) Graham with i the solons depends a great deal of North Carolina political history. : Friends of the Lieutenant Governor say he will run for the gubernatorial nomination in 1936 if he i comes through the session with flying colors. From circles close to 1 the present gubernatorial throne ' comes word that Mr. Ehringhaus : may be persuaded to attempt to un- ' horse Senator Josiah Bailey next PW 1 V> Iirmt WARREN, N. C., FRIDAY MAY HAVE DOG TAX COLLECTOR ^ n i i commissioners i\eque?i islature ToPass Act Giving Appointive Power COST COMES FROM FUND The Board of County Commissioners, dissatisfied with the present arrangement of handling dog taxes, Monday in their regular session here passed an order that the legislature be requested to pass an act allowing the board to appoint some person to list dog taxes. In addition the act requested by the commissioners would provide for the dog tax lister to collect the dog tax and to inoculate dogs against rabies I at the owner's expense. The cost of listing, collecting and inoculation would be paid out of the dog taxes collected. The commissioners passed a resolution, a copy of which was forwarded to the State Department of Agriculture, in regard to tax listers abtaining farm census information at the time of listing taxes. The resolution reads: "We, the Board of County Commissioners of Warren County, in regular session, recqjnizing the present emergency need and value of crop acreage information in this county, and in recognition of Chapter 201. Public Laws of 1921, do hereby instruct all tax listing officials of this county to comply with the requirements of said Act by se- j curing a farm report from each land owner this year. "That a certified copy of this resolution be sent to the Commissioner of Agriculture immediately alter adoption, ana tnat an county tay listing officials be advised of our action prior to the date listing starts. Tobacco Market To Re-open Here Monday Morning Warehouses at JVarrenton, which closed several weeks ago for the Christmas holidays, will reopen on Monday, January 14, for the sale of tobacco. Mr. S. E. Allen of Axtelle was a visitor here Wednesday. TAL KEYHOLES rON SILVER - ' ?- - 1 3 1..a1. trtUU fVia I spring" li ne nas guuu iuu wuu uu General Assembly. NO SKIRMISH?Everything Is all set for a major legislative battle over diversion of highway funds before the 1935 Legislature is very old. Capus M. Waynick, newlyappointed Chairman of the State Highway and Public Works Commission, has his forces lined up to protect the highway fund from various and sundry raiding parties but if the enemy combines forces in common cause there may be serious trouble. It will take money to repair roads now in bad shape because of the limit on spending set by the 1933 Legislature. It will take money to increase the Highway Patrol and enforce a driver's license law. But other State interests wish to take motorists taxes to pay their bills. DECISIONS?Political wise boys, now gathered in Raleigh from all over the State are expecting Clyde I R. Hoey, Shelby silver-tonguer, and Congressman R. L. Dougnton to make announcements of their intentions as touching the gubernatorial race before the blue birds fly again. Both these political bigshots have told friends That they expected to reach conclusions "after the first of the year." That day has come and gone and a great silence hangs over Shelby and Sparta, North Carolina. "But it won't be long now, say friends and supporters of both potential gubernatorial candidates. ATTORNEY GENERAL?Forces that would like to dethrone Attorney General Dennis G. Brummitt are busy hunting for a triplethreat to rim against the Granville man if he seeks reelection. That is just what he is expected to do unless he decides to run for Governor or listen to those who would send him gunning for Senator Bailey. Some of the friends of Lieutenant Governor Graham would pit him against Mr. Brummitt and up from Craven County has come word that /Continued op page 21 form , JANUARY 11, 1935 Over 97 Percent Farm Loans Have n 11 . 1 Been collected Ninety-seven and one-fourth per cent of the money advanced by the government through Field Inspector J. C. Howard to farmers of Warren county to finance their 1934 crops has been collected, it was learned this week. Mr. Howard said that the government made loans in Warren county through his office aggregating $100,400 and that to date $97,639.00 of this amount has been collected. "We have already collected 97 1-4 per cent of the money we advanced and we will get some more," the government agent stated. The $100,400 advanced to farmers of Warren represented 1184 loans one thousand and eighty-five creditors have paid out in full and 90 of the 99 who still owe money to Uncle Sam have made partial payments, Mr. Howard said. Nine borrowers have not paid anything. Mr. Howard is here now collecting on the loans on which the final | payments have not been made. Whether or not ne win De nere tnis spring to advance farmers funds j with which to finance their next < crop depends upon whether the 1 present Congress appropriates funds i for this purpose. < - j Escaped Convict ! Hitch-Hikes Way Back To Prison 1 _________ i Harvey Coxhead, 16-year-old boy 1 who escaped from the Warren : County Prison Camp early Sunday 1 morning, accidentally hitchhiked his way back into prison on Sunday af temoon by mistaking Superinten- \ dent T. H. Aycock and W. F. Alston for tourists and thumbing them for a ride. Superintendent Aycock and Mr. Alston were traveling towards the Virginia line in search of the escaped prisoner when they saw him standing beside the road near Wise beckoning for a lift. They accommodated him with a free ride back to the prison camp. Coxhead, who represented himself as John Dillinger while this outlaw's fame was in full blossom and held up another young man, was sentenced to the Warren County Prison Camp when he was tried in Superior court here on a robbery charge. Dur- ; ing the trial here the presiding judge smilingly said, "You told your ; victim you were Dillinger; are you?" 1 The young defendant grinned and admitted that he was not. I i Census Headquarters ' To Be At Raleigh ? < Farm census headquarters for the i fourth census district of North Can- f lina have been established in the Commercial Bank building, Raleigh I according to an announcement by ) W. B. Myrick, district census supervisor. This district includes the counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Bertie, Lenoir, Warren, Northampton, Chatham, Randolph, Greene, Nash, Johnson, Vance, Wilson and Wake. 1 The actual work of takine the ' census is scheduled to begin January < 2, 1935. ' Enumerators for farm census in 1 Warren county have been named ' as follows: H. L. Salmon, Littleton; 1 C. M. Hardy, R. F. D. Littleton; < Forest H. Robertson, Areola; Mrs. C. M. Haithcock, Macon; William 1 H. Stewart, Manson; R. E. Davis, 1 Macon; Zollie M. Newman, Norlina; Winston Alston, Inez; J. Roy Over- 1 by, Norlina; John B. Palmer, War- ' renton; R. C. Mitchell, Manson. William L. Austin, Director, J Bureau of the Census, urges all [farmers and ranchers who have not [received a sample copy of the (Continued from Page 3) c Dr. Peete Heads { Medical Society f At a recent meeting of the 'War- t ren County Medical Society the fol- a lowing officers were elected to serve r during 1935: President, Dr. C. H. Peete; first i vice president, Dr. Frank P. Hunter; secretary-treasurer, Dr. G. H. Ma- v ?rvf rnuntv board, of ( tUXl I iUbUik/VAW V. ? w ??__v health, to serve two years, Dr. T. i J. Holt and Dr. C. H. Peete;; deleg- t ates to the State Medical Society, c Dr. C. H. Peete and Dr. W. D. Rod- t gers Jr. LEAVE FOR RALEIGH Warren county's representatives, B Senator Frank H. Gibbs and Re- e presentative John A. Dowtin, left on v Tuesday for the opening of the Legislature at Raleigh on Wednes-J day. J i-' ."ft Subscription Price, $1.5QjkJ* ~ r *. Miss M, swt. l'bt "I. I LITTLE EOCK, Ark Above ( to Mrs " Patil Dean, tie former | Dorothy Sandusky of Buasehille, \ Ark., and local beauty show winner, whose recent marriage to the St Louis pitcher caused a s ir in base- 1 ball circles. 1 Mild Epidemic i Of Measles And Influenza Reported i There is a mild epidemic of in- ; 'luenza and measles in Warren ; county, according to Dr. F. P. Hun- . ?r, health officer, but the diseases 1 ire not sufficiently prevalent to cause alarm or for the schools to ( shut down, as has been the case in , several other counties of the state. . Persons residing in ;he Norlina and Drewry sections have suffered attacks of measles mora than have citizens living in other parts of the county, the county health officer's report discloses. Dr. Hunter said that during December and January approximately 75 cases of measles were reported to him and that most of these cases were from around Nolina and Drewry. Hawever, it is rill ArtVlf { MArl 4-Uaw/i 1 % Zl Arl liui/ an L.uiiiiiicu i/iicic jic CAfiaiucu. People frcm all ovei the county have been complaining of colds, frequently called flu, but there has been little serious illness from this cause, it is understood. Prof. J. B. Miller oi the John Graham High School said that some of his pupils were out on account of sickness, but that attendance had not dropped off to any great extent. MANY CASES OF ME ISLES REPORTED AT HENDERSON Henderson, Jan. 7--Forty-seven additional cases of measles were reported this morning to County Health Officer, Dr. Z. P. Mitchell, bringing the total for t lis month to 197 and adced to December's total, the cases stand at 661 with numerous calls pouring into the office Jaily. All city schools were closed today, so was Zeb Vance in the county. Dther county schools were open ind some o:: them reported very jood attendance. Two cases of scarlet fever and ;hree cases of chickenpjx have been eported this month. Peete And Holt Elected T o Board T)r r. TT Peate nnH T T Wnlf ' *? * w *?> 4. WW M?<U . A i V i .vere elected as representatives of ;he Warren County Medical Society 1 >n the County Board cf Health and 1 Dr. Rufus S. Jones wis elected as 1 epresentative of the County Dental Society at a meeting of the county 1 ward of health held here on Moniay. ! Other members of t ie Board are ( AT. H. Burroughs, chairman of the ! ward of county commissioners; W. ( r. Polk, Mayor of the Town of War enton, and J. Edward Allen, Super- 1 ntendent of Schools. ( I Hinson Anno mces \ Methodist Services < i Services for the; Methodist 1 :hurches at Warrenton and Warren 1 3lains are announcec; for Sunday ' >y the Rev. O. I. Hin: on, pastor, as ? ollows: c "The usual worship services will ? >e held Sunday at Warrenton at 11 1 i. m. and 7:30 p. m., and at 3 p. n. at Warren Plains. "The communion will be admin- 1 stered sit the morning hour. a "It is to be hoped :;hat each one 1 vill attend the sessions of the v /hurch School. A cordial welcome r 5 extended friends and visitors. Pill c his year full of good things. You s an help and be helped by your atendance at all the s srvices." LIBRARIAN ILL . c Friends regret to learn that Miss r label Davis, who has been confin- 1 d to her home for the past ten days c irith a cold, is still ill. c P Mr. P. M. Stallings of Miicon was e n town Monday. 1 i ll.lf II MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME |jij ?-J cM NUMBER 2 OPENS MONDAY Unless Bank Case Is Continued First Week Wiill Be For Criminal Cases HAYES CASE: INTERESTS The January term of Warren lounty Superior court will convene lere on Monday morning at 10 )'clock with Judge William A. Oevin >f Oxford presiding. The criminal docket is heavier ;han usual and unless the bank case is continued it is expected that all )f the first week < f the two week's ;erm will be devoted to trying maters on this docket. The bank case h;s been continued twice?once for the defendants and once for the state? but, unless something unforseen turns up, it is thought that this case will be tried next week. Another case which is expected to 1, draw a crowd into the court room is the action wherein the state is charging Mr. and. lvfrs. Howard Hayes of near Ridge way and A1 /ft\ Riggan of Hendenton with murder as the result of the death of little rheo Hayes who came to his death, according to physicians, from alcohol alleged to have been consumed in the home of his parents. Edison Hicks of Henderson, who was staying at the Hayes home at the time of the tragic death, was also included in the original bill of indictment charging murder but this charge has been dismissed against him and he is now a state's witness. Mr. and Mrs. Eayes and Riggan have been confined in jail under bonds of $1000 each to face trial at this term of court. Other cases scheduled to oe tried next week are as follows: Mack Hendrick breaking and entering a dwelling house. William Henderson, drivng car while under the influence of whiskey and causing a w reck. Ethel Blacknall, Annie Thomas, Henry Thomas, house breaking, larceny, and receiving. James Kimbraugh, breaking, entering, larceny, and receiving. ... . William Palmej1, breaking, larceny,~ ~ and receiving. " f K*, Mac Moore, possessing and transporting whiskey for the pupose of sale. Mansfield Thornton and Martha Thornton, trespass. Mary Beckwith, manslaughter. She is in the toils of the law as the result of a fatal automobile accident which occurred near Norlina several months ago and the case was scheduled to have been tried at the September term of court, but she was not here to face trial. There are also several report cases. Thieves Break Into Rose's Safe Cash representing two dt.ys' sales was stolen from Hose's 5 &; 10 cent store here during the early hours of Saturday morning. The: actual amount of money taken could not be learned. The thief of thieves gained entrance to the building by climbing to the roof of a shed which was a few feet lower than a window to the manager's office, breaking a glass, and unlatching the ivindow. Efforts were raade to enter the safe by driving out bolts in the safe loor, but this proved unsuccessful, and the robbers then smashed the :ombination. While in the building the thief pr thieves were surprised by Night Dhief R. L. Wiison, but they made their escape unrecognized, it was said. Mr. Wilson, according to a report of the robbery, saw the rear loor of the store open while makng nis rounds and entered the puilding to make an investigation. When he went towards the front of he store, the thieves ran down the stairway leading from the managers' jffice, where the safe was located, ind fled out of the back door, it vas said. Mr. McGregor, local manager, ;aid that he was in another store n a nearby town taking inventory it the time of the robbery and that le did not know how much money vas in the safe at the time of the obbery, but that in his opinion the ash taken represented two days' ales. DATE OF MEETING CHANGED Macon, Jan. 8.?Owing to the bounty Teachers Meeting In Warenton, on Monday evenir g January 4, the regular meeting of the Maun P. T. A will be held on Tueslay January 15, at 1:30 p. m. All >atrons and others who are interestid in the welfare of the school are nvlted to attend -