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i accurate, terse timely IVOLUME XXAV MEF BURDEN 7 I?? TOCOUNTV K:".'"irJi " I ren Taxpayers H Average age 70 years " I gehty-eiffht familes who havefs< Braided by the government while if;r names were on the direct re- tJ My roie in the local ERA office are f<' v.in.T fumed over to the county to- " * *--* lp; Way for their support ana iuiure i ? ?>ifare. This is in accord with alf< Rec-mr ruling cf the relief agencies. JCi ? These people, who are broken a dc;ni with age and diseases, are to ~ |b? aided with funds appropriated s( Ijjy the county for this purpose sev f:al months ago when the govern- d ment announced that the counties a: would have to accept the responsi- U b;iity of taking care of the unfor- tl tunates after a certain date. J At I Faced with the responsibility of I taking care of these people, the j J county appropriated $1200 in July, r, However, it is felt, this appropria- ' t:on will not care for these people las they have been looked after while on the relief role. i e. G. Dorsey, relief administrator, ^ said that figures disclose the cost|0) of taking care of the average fam- g ly on the relief role as being $4.50 S( Eer week. He also stated that the je average age of those on the relief ^ role is '0 years. Thermometer Hits R I Low Figure Here c P With 5 1-2 Reading R The cold wc ve which has gripped a< this section more than a week, hold- h "V.cn fn their fires and G ujg pcuyic civcc iv v?w? . martially paralyzing trade, began to cl 'bate yesterday, and the weather man has promised much warmer j temperature tor today. Following two days of mild weath:r. the temperature began to fall Wednesday of last week and until resterday afternoon the thermomet- gr r ranged around low figures which pj ire unusual for the balmy south. gi Sunday is believed to have been di he coldest day experience here in b< rears. There were conflicted reports m as to where the mercury nestled in re the wee hours of Sunday morning, al with some claiming that their thermometer registered four and five 'oelow zero and others stating D that the temperature at their home j je I as six or seven degrees aDOve zero. jS E. A. Skillman, government weath- p r man, said that his thermometery egisterea 5 1-2 above zero Sunday lorning. but he hastened to add: ^ It was plenty cold. In fact, it feels older here when the thermometer . * s five or six degrees above zero ' ' :han it does ir. New York and other j. tates when the thermometer is i11 rav down below zero. The dampness s uf the air is why we feel the cold ? in this section." h N Mrs. Cora H. Butts . Buried At Mt. Tabor Littleton. Jan. 31.?Last rites for Mrs. Cora Harris Butts, who died 11 the home of her daughter, Mrs. | E John Mvrirlr fort* wvilftc V?nra If I--j.-v.ik, ct Itn niiico xiuili ^ Jav morning about 6 o'clock, i w conducted from Mt. Tabor, a: LOdist church Tuesday afternoon ei 30 o'clock, with her pastor, the t( Mr. Hurley of Halifax officiatassisted by Rev. Rufus Bradley, w )r of the Littleton Methodist h ch. and a former pastor of the n ased. f< terment took place in the church j ^ :tery. rs- Butts, who made her home jo. 1 her son, Edward at Aurelian j IV r,=s, was spending the winter j si 1 her daughter, Mrs. Myrick, j E n death claimed her. She was E widow of the late Wilson Butts, daughter of the late John Har- ] (Continued on page 6) 1SS Marv Fiffrc ? j * ma Dies On Tuesday j a *^1 rites for Miss Mary Pitts IF er? conducted Wednesday after- n Oon at 2 o'clock at her home in p %*ay by the Rev. Mr. Wilson, c astor of the Ridgeway Methodist s phurch, and the Rev. B. N. de Foe j' Joiner, rector of Good Shepherd r ' ,Jrch at Ridgeway. Interment took ace in the family hurrying ground, r lias Fitts had been suffering with , b acid for about a week when death j o r1^ to her on Tuesday morning li o'clock. it LShe teas born May 12, 1848, the ,e lighter of Oliver Drake Pitts and a Elizabeth Ann Collins, and s r the last surviving grandchild | Henry Pitts. Her entire life was; fey at c?Hins home in Ridge- , i $ WARRENTON, CO 7inger Prints Lead To Charges Of Car Stealings Finger prints taken at the War;n County Prison Camp on Tuesay enabled a justice department gent to pend the thief of two autolobiles on five white boys serving sentence in this county, it was ;ated yesterday. T. H. Aycock, superintendent of i?? pamn sniH thai Vio moo r>nf imiliar with all the circumstances 1 the case, but from what he athered while talking with the jderal agent the boys stole two ars?one at Fredericksburg, Va., nd the other at Washington, D. C. -and that they were arrested for sealing gasoline at Youngsville. Two of the boys are serving a 90 ay sentence and the other three re in confinement for 60 days. Af;r completing their sentence here rey will face trial in Federal court, Ir. Aycock said. Masonic Lodge ro Hold Memorial Services Monday Johnston-Caswell Lodge No. 10 of [asons will hold a Memorial Service i Monday evening, February 4, at o'clock, in the Masonic Hall. The :rvices are to honor E. Gerald Aln and Roy G. Daniel, officers who ied recently, and other deceased lembers. The committee in charge composed of J. C. Moore, J. E. ooker Jr., and Dr. Rufus S. Jones. The memorials will be by Paul W. ooper, Master, and J. Edward ooker. The Rev. B. N. de Foe Wager will deliver the inspirational Idress, and the Rev. R. E. Brickouse also will take part. Walter M. ardner and a select choir will have large of the music. t -ouisburg Quint Wins Over Co. B Louisburg College forced the nail end of a 42-35 score on Commy B's team In a basketball one played at Louisburg on Monly night. The Franklin county )ys will come to Warrenton on fonday night, February 11, for a ;turn match in the local armory ; 8 o'clock. Company B's schedule calls for ames with teams from Raleigh, urham, and Rocky Mount, it was arned from Jimmy Mayfield, who coaching the local boys. "We will lay these teams both here and in leir home towns," he said. On March 4-5-6, Company B's 2am will be in Rocky Mount to articipate in the Golden Metal Durnament which is sponsored by r. M. C. A. teams of the state for ^dependent teams, Coach Mayfield ;ated. There will be a practice game - 1 ? x _i_ i. ere on Monaay iugin wiui wu. orlina High School. >V. Aubrey Dixon Dies At Hamilton Littleton, Jan. 31.?W. Aubrey >ixon, 35, died early Saturday mornig in Hamilton at the home of his ife's aunt, Mrs. W. M. Ballard, fter only a few hours illness. Funral services were held Sunday af;rnoon at his home in Roper, N. C. Mr. Dixon, who was connected ith the N. C. State Highway, had een located in Littleton for several lonths. While here he and his imily lived in the home of Miss lattie Jenkins. He is survived by his wife and ne son, Aubrey, Jr., his mother, Irs. George Dixon of Roper; one ister, Mrs. Lawrence Jones of toper; and one brother, Cotter lixon of Roper. editor And Author To Be At Henderson Douglas Freeman, editor and uthor, will speak at the West End 'ountry Club in Henderson on ebruary 7 at 8:15 o'clock, announcelent was made this week by a reresentative of one of the two book lubs of Henderson which are sponoring the entertainment. His subect will be "The South's Tomorow.'' Mr. Freeman is editor of the Richlond News-Leader, author of a new iook on Robert E. Lee, and a speaker f charm, according to a Henderson ady who expressed the opinion that Varrenton people might be interestd in hearing him. Tickets will be ivailable at the door for a small urn, she said. Mr. P. D. Jones attended a dance n Rocky Mount on Wednesday light. bf 11. UNTY OF WARREN, N. C., [ A House Goe I ^ ^ ^ BATON ROUC^ La. . . . stm James Ifl. Goodman (right) both of I problem at Louisiana State University they returned home, built an auto-hoi given permission to park it on the C? closets, two beds, and a stove are in vertible and making the quarters qui the son of Editor George Goodman o Finnell Re-elected Director Of Credit Association Henderson, Jan. 28.?Four out of the five previous directors of the Henderson Production Credit Association; T. W. Allen, E. J. Green, E. H. Pinnell, S. N. Hawks, and T. G. Currin, were reelected in the annual stockholder's meeting held last Thursday in the Vance County Court House. The fifth original director, Mr. T. G. Currin, who on account of bad health withdrew his name from the list of nominees for directors, was replaced by Mr. D. H. Currin, of Granville County. The main speaker of the occassion was Mr. W. M. Webb, Secretary of The Production Credit Corporation of Columbia. Mr. Webb outlined the Farm Credit set-up and explained. in detail the financial and operating statement of the Henderson Production Credit Association, disclosing the fact that the stock purchased by borrowing farmers of last year for $5.00 per share is now worth $5.36 per share book value. Such a record, Mr. Webb assured the more than two-hundred and fifty farmers : present, was something to be proud , (Continued on Page 6) Warren Native Dies At Asheville ) The remains of Alexander Crinkley, who died at his home at Asheville on Saturday morning, were laid to final rest in the family hurrying ground near Embro on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The burial services were in charge of the Rev. Mr. Jenkins, pastor of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Crinkley, a native of Warren County, had been making his home iri the western part of the state ' for a little more than 20 years when he died Saturday at the age of 55 'vears and six months. V j The deceased Is survived by his I wife, one son, and two brothers, "John Crinkley of Warrenton and Brown Crinkley of Knoxville, Tenn. THROUGH CAPI i By BESS HIN I LIQUOR AND GOVERNORS? Some astute political observers in 'Raleigh express the opinion that passage of any bill to call a referendum on the question of liberalizing North Carolina's bone-dry liquor laws by the present legislature would work decidedly to the benefit of the potential candidacy of Clyde R. Hoey, silver-tongued I Shelby orator, for governor next ' year. These political wise-acres ! figure that Mr. Hoey would lead ' """o mnre the fight against liquor 1 U11VV kMW. W and that he would be successful. They say that this would be interpreted as a mandate from the jteople and that the Shelby attorney would be handed the Democratic nomination for Governor on a figurative silver platter. DOUGHTON?The boys who are supposed to know their political Stuff have doped it out that the fate of the sales tax may have more than a little to do with Congressman R. L. Doughton's decision . on the campaign to get him in the gubernatorial race next year. Mr. Doughton led the fight against the i sales tax in Congress just a few years ago. If the present General' Assembly adopts a sales tax as a! irnm FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 193E < s To College ^ -'onchatoula, La., solved the housing 1 r. When they couldn't find quarters ise, brought it here and have been t impus during the school year. Two \ the small structure, all being con' 1 te comfortable. James Goodman ia f the Ponehatoula, La. Enterprise. , ? "i! 25 Government Ij Mules Here For Part In Relief Program ( Twenty-five mules have been received here to be used in connec- j tion with a rehabilitation program j which is expected to be oarried forth ? in this state on a large scale with ? part of the four billion dollar ap- j propriation which President Roose- ( velt is seeking to have Congress ap- , prove in an effort to combat un- ? employment over the nation. { E. G. Dorsey, ERA administrator working out of the Henderson office, 5 said yesterday that should the funds \ be made available, as had oeeh an- t ticipated before Senator Carter Glass voiced his criticism, that j under this gigantic relief program j the government would not only furnish worthy persons who are now on 1 relief rolls with a team, food and feed, but that land would also be Tented for them. Of course' the government will safeguard its interest with chattels and mortgages, he explained. Harry Williams and Theo Stal- J lings have been appointed to supervise the work done in connection with the rehabilitation program in Warren county. D. A. R's To Sell J Cakes And Candy 1 Home made cakes, pies, and can- ] dies will be sold on Saturday morning at Mr. Modlin's Store by the Daughters of The American Revolution. Members contributing are? , Mesdames R. B. Boyd, C. R. Rod- . well, W. N. Boyd, Gordon Poindexter, Walter Fleming, Henry Boyd, . J. Edward Allen, J. B. Massenburg, ur u 'Rae>oTuill .T FTrvin Adams and Misses Mamie Williams, Amma Graham, Mariam Boyd and Louise . Allen. . 1 BREAKS ARM ^ Friends regret that Mr. C. C. Hunter suffered a broken arm on 11 Wednesday when he fell while open- !j ing his garage door. 'I TAL KEYHOLES I TON SILVER I? t 1 1 necessity he would either be forced c to support it or reverse himself, the s dopesters say. It looks like the legislature is going to reenact the t sales tax and you can make your ! bets on Congressman Doughton. t J A. H. GRAHAM?Meantime, 1 friends of Lieutenant Governor A. c H. (Sandy) Graham are leaving no t stone unturned in smoothing out j the ground for him to make the j race for Governor. Many friends of the second-high man of North Carolina express confidence that neither Hoey or Doughton will make the race and that Mr. Gra- 1 ham will be the next Governor of e North Carolina. It's all being Kept i very quiet but so far the Senate's c presiding officer hasn't done any- I thing that observers classify as a t political mistake and he has said \ that his luck with this General Assembly probably may have decided r influence on his decision in the c gubernatorial contest. s i GASOLINE TAXES?It looks like c everybody and his brother want to t get their hands into tax money paid by automobile and truck owners of North Carolina. Around, j (Continued on page 2) ' j jRmr ! SEVEN EASES IN COUNTY COURT Recorder's Court Functions After Recess of Two ?r I t F\ i! weeK? L/urauon )NE CASE IS SENT UP Recorder's court, which relinquishid its claim on the Temple of Justice vhile Superior court was in session lere for two weeks, convened on Monday morning to face a docket omposed of seven cases involving :ix defendants. Three of those who faced Judge raylor this week were white men, ind three were members of the legro race; however, the court ruled hat one of the cases in which a vhite man was involved was within he jurisdiction of a higher tribunal tnd the case was sent up to Super or court. Found guilty of removing a crop jefore paying the rent, Lee Phelps, vhite, was ordered to pay his landord. J. R. Johnson, $100. J. A. Smith, white man charged vith operating a car while under he influence of whiskey, was senenced to jail for 40 days, assigned o work for the State Highway and Public Works Commission. The case against A. B. Conn, :harging "false pretense," was sent ,o Superior court. Two charges were booked against Ben Pitchford, one bill of indictnent charged the negro with possessing and transporting whiskey, md in another case he faced trial or gambling. For possessing and .ransporting a pint of whiskey he vas ordered to pay the court cost, md for gambling he was fined $5 ind taxed with the costs. Joe Towns, negro, was found milftr nf nnnroftn/* o email efill XT a 3 uii\jj ui C4.uiJ.ig a Otiiaii oiui. xjlu vas fined $25 and costs, and ordered ;o jail for a period of six months. Dewitt Alston, negro charged with selling rent cotton, was found not ;uilty. ERA Cuts Wage Scale From 30c To 15 Cents An Hour Effective today, the ERA wage icale for common laborers drops Tom 30 per hour to 15c an hour, it vas learned this week from E. G. Dorsey, administrator for the ERA, vith headquarters at Henderson. This new ruling effects approxinately 200 people who are at pre i. 4 44 >eill/ <X\j WUIA. VU ICUCI IV vas stated. Past Councilors Invited To Meetins: Norlina, Jan. 30.?All Junior Past Councilors of the Norlina Junior Drder Number 137 United Ameri:an Mechanics are Cordially Invited ;o be present at the next regular neeting night at 7:45 o'clock, Februiry 4th. Prof. J. H. Cooles Principal of the Norlina High School is expected to )e present and extend an address of velcome. The purpose of the meeting is to efresh to memory some of the runior Orders vital principles, and ;o become better acquainted with *ach other. R. M. White. Councilor, laid, Past Councilor Sidney G. Chappell, Principal of Charles L. Coon High School, Wilson, North Carolina, has iignified his intentions of being >resent, and Messrs. J. V. Cawhorne, Prof. C. R. Ammons, and N. M. Overby have promised to be in hand with refreshments and mokes. Past Councilors who are expected ] o take part in this meeting are V. E. Duke, M. C. Hicks, J. L. Overiy, E. B. Watkins, W. S. Terrell, J r. F. Bobbitt, W. B. White, R. S. Vatkins, J. H. Fleming, T. M. Ay-| :ock, J. F. Rooch, S. G. Chappell, ind W. E. Brewer. Mrs. Isabel Kirk Dies At Hospital Isabel Biggs, wife of the late Wil1am Fell Kirk of Hollidaysburg, Pa., md daughter of the late Major J. J. Biggs and Isabella Anderson BTggs, lied on January 24th at the Johns lopkins Hospital while on a visit o her people in Baltimore, Md., it pas learned here this week. Mrs. Kirk is well known in Warenton, having visited in the home >f the late Dr. Joel King and is the Ister of Mrs. Stephen W. Rose. The remains of Mrs. Kirk were :arried to her home in Hollidayslurg, Pa., for interment. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Watson and iJiss Bettie Schmidt leave today to ipend the week end in Richmond. ri ^ I HHIB9| Subscrip u,, \Xu<?*1 * 'JvSn County Health Officer Give List Of Reportable Diseases By G. H. MACON, M. D? Warren County Health Officer ''No Health Department, state or county, can effectively prevent or control diseases without knowledge , of when, where and under what conditions cases are occurring." Following is a list of reportable diseases: Anthrax; Bubonic Plague; Chicken : Pox; Cholera, Asiatic; Diphtheria; \ Dysentery, Bacillary; Endemic Ty- < phus; German Measles; Infantile i Paralysis; Influenza; Measles; Men- I ingococcus Meningitis; Ophthalmia Neonatorum; Paratyphoid; Pellagra; \ Rabies; Rocky Mountain Spotted , Fever; Scarlet Fever; Septic Sore j Throat; Smallpox; Trachoma; Tu- | berculosis; Tularaemia; Typhoid . Fever; iypnus Fever; unduiant , Fever; Venereal Diseases; Whoop- , (Continued on page 6) . ( Unanimous Vote Cast By Veterans For Bonus Payment i Veterans of the World War voted unanimously in favor of the immediate cash payment of the soldiers' bonus by the Federal government at a mass meeting held under the auspices of Limer Post No. 25, of the American Legion, in the court house on Tuesday night. A total of 76 ex-service men, 43 white and 33 colored, were present ] for the meeting which featured as j a special attraction a speech by O. i A. Dickens of Wilson. i A resolution that hac, been signed i by H. C. Montgomery, John W. Ad- : cock and W. B. White was offered and passed unanimously. It was moved by H. C. Montgomery and seconded by John Adcock. The resolution follows: ''Whereas, the immediate cash payment of the adjusted service certificates will increase tremendously the purchasing power of millions of the consuming public, distributed uniformly throughout the nation, and will provide relief for the holders thereof, who are in dire need and distress, because of the present unfortunte economic conditions, and will lighten immeasureubly the burden which cities, counties and states are now required to carry for relief, and "Whereas, the payment of said certificates will not create any additional debt, but will discharge and An T>a CTa R} VUUllvuiuvu VII * ?/ Robbed Man Says Negro Was Assailant Littleton, Jan. 31.?A young white man who was found robbed and un- ] conscious in the depot here Saturday night by Night Oi'ficer Single ton, regained consciousness Tuesday in Roanoke Rapids Hospital, where ( he was taken by Dr. L. H. Justis, , and identified himseli: as James Carroll, of Greensboro ] James Walker, Negro, from Ports- , mouth, Va., was Identified by Car- , roll as the man who attacked him , and clubbed him into unconsciousness. He said Walker came in the depot ' several times and mended the fire, the last time clubbing him with a heavy stick, and taking his money, watch and ring. j I D/vmo wi-iit-oVifiQil also colored, i J.WOCUVy TV 4UH/..VWV., , was arrested and is being held. He and Walker were in the depot when i Officer Singleton arrived. i Carroll was severely beaten about 1 the head and body with the heavy ] [stick, which is used in the depot to i j punch the coal fire in the stove. ] f John Burgess, 82 Buried At Littleton i Littleton, Jan. 31.?John Burgess, ' 82, of Rocky Mount was laid to final [rest in Sunset Hill Cemetery on Saturday afternoon, January 26th, at 3 o'clock. Rev. Francis Joyner conducted the services at the grave, i Mr. Burgess is survived by his ] wife, who before her marriage was 1 Miss Gertrude Alston, sister of T. i C. and Gid Alston of Littleton. He . t ' rVnldran and 11 aiOU luartg uvf VAM* ....v.. _ grandchildren. ( Mrs. Nancy Gooch j Buried At Mt. Zion r c Mrs. Nancy Gooch of near Nor- (I Una was buried at Mt. Zlon Church I yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The I burial services were in charge of the Rev. Mr. Wilson, pastor of the Norlina Methodist Church. ( Mrs. Gooch died at her home on 1 Wednesday morning at 4 o'clock. Her a condiction had been serious for \ some time. i II 1 MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME if ear NUMBER 5 PARITYCHECKS ARRIVE HERE Agent Asks Signers Not To Call For Checks Until They Are Notified LIST OF COMMITTEEMEN By R. H. BRIGHT, County Agent I have received approximately L.500 cotton parity checks and am trying to get them ready for delivery. I am requesting all producers not to call for their checks until they have been notified to call. The person that signed the contract will receive the check and then be required to make the proper distribution of the funds to :he tenants in cases where tenants ire due any of the parity. The producer that received the check in cases where then; are tenants that ire entitled to share in the parity does so as a trustee and he is responsible for the proper distribution if the funds. The tenants receiving part of the parity payments will be asked to sign a receipt that they have received the amo'int shown in cash ir in supplies. The producer will ;hen return the form to this office ind it will be notarized and returned to the Washington Office. This must be done within thirty days after delivery of the check to the producer. The following is a list of the local tobacco committeemen and any person asking for an allotment or wishing to sign a 1935 tobacco contract will get in touch with the committeemen most convenient to him or her. Those tobacco growers that have tiled for an allotment and those that; have signed contracts will be called in immediately by the committee in his particular section: R. L. Capps, W. L. Harris, Vernon Mabry, J. E. Moseley, R. P. Fleming, W. Ft. Stewart, S. G.'Wilson, W. A. Connell, Jr., R. L. Yancey, W. E. Mulchi, Alton Paschall, T. R. William 3, J. T. Ellington, Jessie Capps, E. H. Buchanan, C. C. Perklnson, F. M. Drake, W. W. Haithcock, R." A. King, J. Vr ~ Shearin and A. L. Nicholson. George Syde Buried Near Wise Monday The remains of George Syde, an Assyrian who had been making his home around Warrenton for a dozen or more years, were laid to rest aside relatives of his wife in the old Walker hurrying ground near Wise on Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. In the absence of the Rev. B. N. de Poe Wagner, the burial service was in charge of the Rev. R. E. Brickhouse. Mr. Syde died on Saturday night following a stroke of paralysis which he suffered last Thursday evening. He was about 60 years of age. Although he was regarded by many as u Frenchman, Mr. Syde was born in Assyria, and there were a number of his countrymen from nearby towns here for the burial. Hugh Holt And Miss j Morton To Marry The following engagement announcement will be of widespread interest throughout the state: "Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Morton, of Creenville, announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth, ;o Hugh IVhite Holt, son of Dr. and Mrs. T. J. Holt of Warrenton, the redding to be solemnized in late February." Miss Morton is pleasantly remembered here as a former member of ;he John Graham High School 'acuity. Increased Burden On Charity Chest Littleton, Jan. 31.?Inasmuch as ill needy families having no emiloyable jierson in them are turned jack on the County, every citizen s asked i;o make a contribution to he Chrity Chest to help care for hese people. It is certain that the bounty cannot care for all of tnem. A drive for funds is bein? put on n Littleton to last until February 5th, and every one is asked to nake a donation to this worthy :ause. Give your contrib"tion in ittleton to Miss Carrie Helen Moore, Jiss Mary Powell Pippen, Dr. W. 2. Campbell or Mrs. T. J. Miles. Mr. Sol IPishel of Washington, D. 3., accdfnpanied by Mrs. Fishel and ittle Josephine Fishel, is staying it his country home for several veeks to recuperate from a recent Llness. t ?