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M ACCURATE, terse / m timely MoUJME XXXV fs to m fas? tr $50 Meeting of Board Marked ' 1 ffgv L'tual Run Of First | ' Monday Business / '9.,o,rF MAKES ARREST I Mti"' * I valuaiion of #30 a bale was I IKd on ootton by the Board of j |H^Commissioners in regular) j,.,re .Monday. This is the ; ..iced on the j 9 year by the coun- i before the board on Mon- j T'i'jv-e more or less of a routine I iKWr'1 tlm' there were about the j JIi;;n;bar of appeals to be lis-1 S bills to be ' request for tax refunds.) K me regular supply of monthly I0 be cheeked over and ordered j the only rrustial situation j !K.e jjje board this week occurred j ba:mning of the meeting.' Lea: Harris came before the i while under the influence of | Eskfy and broke into a discussion I I^ ^rder to tell Charlie Fleming j h; thought of him for serving j f^H the board after he had taken | / business to an adjoining county, j ? Harris' surprising speech was confusing but it was plain y;, Fitining was the target of I:;:::c:rm. The attack came as surprise to Mr. Flemmn other members of the |^R-;r.d went unanswered. A few j later Mr. Harris reappear- j W th.T the board and this time S sheriff was summoned and hej O^mphced under arrest. Later he I fated S5.00 and cost for being 1 fHEgh: new names were added to j IHe outside paup. r list, to receive I IHcnhly appropriations of from two ' H three dollars. Tiiose to receive | IK from the count}- are Margaret I I Hem pie. S'-.OO per month; Mandyj lm : month; Ezekal jBorileet, $2.00 per month; Marian |9iearin. $2.00 per month; John Als-j W "ffo. 5J.00 per month* I Cordle. $2.00 per month"imp Carrer. S2.C0 per month. It] Iis ordered that George \\ ashingi Turner and wife's monthly apjpriation be increased to $2.00 :h. and that Dr. T. J. Holt should paid S8.00 for medical services (Continued on Page 8) urors Are Drawn For May Term Of Superior Court The names of those selected by is Board of County Commission's for jury duty at the May term I Warren county Superior court felisted below: First week?J. H. Frazier, J. W. to. A. P. Gooch. L. M. Pasall, H. E. Edmonds. Edward Davis, liley Ayscue. Dcwitt King, Vernon eming. R. B. Boyd. R. A. King, S. Tate. C. D. Ayscue, Wade m?han. \Y. L. Kilian. H. E. Hight, 0. Evans. C. M. Haithcock, J. B. itchard, W. N. Boyd, E. Emest "is. J. A. Wilson Sr., T. B. Wel? Robert T. Thompson, C. F. 'atfcn$. A. J. May. R. H. Dillard, wuior.d Modlin. E. H. Pinnell, H. ??bbitt. E. G. Gupton, Mark S. ?is, Holt Perkinson, A. E. Pastal C. W. Fleming, Bradley C. 41g. Second week?W. W. Wiggins, H. vi1"5'*311' V. Cawthome, K;r-g, L. H. Cawthome, Frank t'Sir.SOn. S C. /-,i T-i udUll, V^l'dUUC l J. H. Currin, Cameron Aael. W. E Turner, O. J. Sals'". J. P. Choplin. N. L. Williams, H & HrO-it. H W. Rod well, J. D. Br.e. W. T, Paschall. ?iding Destitutes Adds Joy To Lent will be mo:e enjoyable if y?u B *n.e less fortunate, according B-Ls Lucy Leach, county welfare th:, w. ek lists four cases *:"Ch funds are needed to reBE Bering humanity. The Vs bsted by Miss Leach as her Bf ;or a happier lent are printis needed to help pay B ! bill of a child who swal- | r.Da I B%ey and old clothes, even needed for a woman who H* and nothing else. B^*' ?!d colored woman is in ^ f?od and clothes. |ffiit uccueu iui an . ^oman, who is often sick C0 near relatives. iy 5es "''11 be gone into fully LeaVS interes?ng in helping, ^ said. <1 believe I can m ^ a much happier Lent Jours if1-? S?me l8SS fortunate ?] WARREN1 Re^n^A Sik^SS NEW ORLEANS . . . Miss Barbara Bouden (above), is now hailed, as ono of the most beautiful Queens ever to rule over tho annual New Orleans Mardi Gras, whieh lias just come to a closo after a week of gay | festivities. Over 300 Men Working On Count y Relief Projects The Emergency Relief Office here which was inactive for a short period several weeks ago on account of the fact that no funds were available to pay workers, is now operatng with around 325 men working on relief projects in various s sections of the county. Those working through the relief office are paid 15 cents an hour { and in most cases secure enougn work for a week to give them about $4.50 each, bringing the payroll of the local office each week to nearly AO AAA J>.5,UUl/. A change n the personnel of the offce has taken place recently. Mrs. Crichton Alston Davis, who was with the relief office for more than a year, resigned he position several weeks ago to accept a position in the office of Bob Bright, county agent, who is looking after the tobacco and cotton acreage program in this county. Mrs. Davis has been replaced by Miss Mildred Frazier, who has been with the relief office for some time. The job formerly held by Miss Frazier in the relief office is now being filled by Miss Beatrice Overby. Mrs. Thomas Connell has also accepted a postion there. F. A. Mitchiner of Franklinton i replaced Harry Williams, who with Theo Stallings was in charge of the ? rehabilitation program which is being sponsored in Warren county J through the relief office. Mr. Williams has accepted a job in Bob Bright's office. Mr. Stallings is still i working on the rehabilitation prog- t rom, which, in effect, is a supply ( business being operated by the gov- ' ernment with the aim of setting c poor farmers up in business and t aiding them to become self support- s ing. i Thirty-four government mules t are already tilling Warren county < soil in connection with the rehab- ^ ilitation program, and Mr. Mitch- ? iner stated this week that he expected fourteen more of the animals to i arrive here in a daV Or SO. Warrenton To Play Louisburg Golfers j Warrenton will challenge Louisiburg in a golf match here on Tuesday afternoon, April 10, in the first of a series of games which are to be played this season between the towns of Oxford, Henderson, Louisburg and Warrenton. Although inclement weather has 1 kept local golfers off the greens for ? I many days since the opening of j spring, some of them have not lost t the knack of swatting the ball and j it is expected that they will make j the game plenty interesting for the , Franklin county boys when they ( come here next week. A1 Johnson, a pro, will be at the , Warrenton course every Wednesday j( and Thursday to give lessons and \ render other assistance, M. C. Mc- j Guire stated this week. Little Business j Before City Fathers i ___________ i i * a nciini nature, such | ] UUSmeaa ui ? - as paying bills, was the only mat- < ter before the Board of Town < Commissioners in regular session ; here on Monday night. < ] Mr. and Mrs. Branch Bobbitt of I Farmville spent the week end here. hp Mi rON, COUNTY OF WARREl^ COUNTY MAY AID1! TERRACING PUN Board Is Willing To Help If Farmers Will Pay Per Acre Cost of $1.50 TO UNDERWRITE LOAN | Provided a sufficient number of j iependable farmers agree to have t heir land terraced for around $1.50 | per acre, Warren county is willing ,o lend its financial backing in ] purchasing necessary machinery for j carrying on this work, members of j ;he Board of Commissioners, in regular session here on Monday, told Bob Bright, county agent, who subnitted the proposed project be;ore the board. In explaining the terracing plan ;o members of fee county's govern,ng body, Mr. Bright prophesied ;hat the work would not cost the taxpayers a penny in the long run, jul iic iutticu mat me cuunuy liugiio 3e called on to assist in making payments on machinery when the vork was first started. To terrace the land in Warren j :ounty at a minimum cost would :all for the purchase of a tractor ind terracing machine, the county igent stated. This machinery, he aid, can be bought for $4,000, with )ayments falling due each month, rhe county would be called on to c' mderwrite the proposition in order |? hat the machinery company would 11 >e assured of its payments on the ei quipment. The labor for this work would ^ lot cost the county anything, Mr. 11 3right said. He stated that he would upervise the work hmself and that (Continued on page 8) a si CCC Camp May fl Be Located In This * County, Says Agent i? ti Tentative plans call for the loca- ir ion of a C. C. C. Camp in either h Varren or Franklin county, Bob i a: 3right, county agent, told members ji ?f bhe Board of County Commis- ! a ioners on Monday when he appear- si d before that body in regard to erracing land in Warren county, b ehich, he said, can be done witn y 3. C. C. labor. <3 Later Mr. Bright told a represen- ej ative of this newspaper that the Ci nap he saw indicated that the C) :ounty line is about the central | joint for locating one of these 1T :amps, but he was inclined to be- j ieve that the camp would be lo:ated either at or near Warrenton >r Louisburg on account of sewage acilities and lights. The camp is to be for white boys md men. o; w 5COUTS HOLD COURT Cl OF HONOR SESSION C( With Scoutmaster J. E. Derrick M n charge, members of bhe Warren- n on troop of Boy Scouts held their R 3ourt of Honor service in the Par- ei sh House of Emmanuel Episcopal a :hurch on Sunday night. The services, which were opened with the R ;inging of "America," were very si mpressive. The following boys d vere raised to first class scouts: fi Charles Tucker, Bill Ward, Ralph n iVilliams, Bruce Bell, Billy Peete si md Sam Pinnell. I1?????^mm? THROUGH CAPIl By BESS HINT > GETTING WARM?Congressman ir Shrank Hancock, of the Fifth Dis- ir srict, paid a brief visit to Raleigh md looked over the Legislative situation. He would not answer n juestions pertaining to his chances U )f opposing Senator J. W. Bailey s< lext spring but the general impres- gi sion in some quarters here is that ai ie will not run. Hancock said he is j F reing swamped with mail from d ^orth Carolina urging him to oppose yi she Rayburn bill to give the Federal es government unprecedented control s: )ver the power producing industry, ti 'I -have never had such a fire built o] jnder me'' Hancock said and ad-11? led that in his opinion the Rayburn o: jlll will be greatly modified before ti t passes Congress. t( ir LEAKED OUT?Friends of Thad Sure, principal clerk of the House, : ? +A run l? vho have been urging nun w a :'or Secretary of State against Stacy p W. Wade were trying to keep their h little matter a secret but it just v: wouldn't be done. Making a speech y in the floor of the House Repre- n sentative Spruill of Bertie, let the jr :at out of the bag. He referred to b Eure as "the man who will make a the best Secretary of State we ever 0 had if he runs.'' Everybody, includ irmt I, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL New RFC Director .^?iSSJ''.i%- >'< M ^Blv!;''' X'A'vIvX'lv:*' w x'x-V'lvXB^TOTOjx WASHINGTON . . . Herbert D. Stephens, former U. S. Senator from Mississippi, has* been appointed a director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Norlina School Damaged By Fire Incendary Nature Damages amounting to $162 ocurred at the Norlina school early ist Thursday night from a fire of icendiary nature which threaten3 to destroy the building. The fire was spreading through le building when flames leaping 1 the hallway attracted the attenon of members of the W. N. Car;r household, who sounded the [arm. Firefighters of Norlina rejonded immediately and the ames were brought under control. From all indications, the building as deliberately set on fire, Superltendent of Schools J. Edward Aln said yesterday. There were acks, he said, showing how the liscreant had gotten into the uilding, and there were gasoline nd corncobs left in the hallway, jst outside the principal's office s evidence of the method used in ;arting the fire. The tracks leading into the uilding, Mr. Allen said, indicate lat the person who attempted tc estroy the building wore a number ight shoe, but enough clues to ansa an arrest have not been dis jvered. Two Greensboro Negroes Flee From Warren County Jail Harry Lee and Arical Miller, two f the three Greensboro negroes ho were being held in the Warren junty jail to face trial in Superior aurt on charges of breaking into re Spot Store at Littleton on the ight of March 18 and stealing lerchandise valued at $200, escapi from t'he jail here on Saturday fternoon. Bloodhounds brought here from ,ocky Mount trailed the men for a aort distance but failed to runown the fugitives. Although ofcials are on the lookout for these len, no report has come into the aeriff's office as to tfreir where(Continued on page 8) \AL KEYHOLES ON SILVER '1 lg Mr. Wade, knew what that leant. SAVINGS?Democrats are planing to take something back home > their folks when the General Asmibly that makes the natives for?t their objection to the sales tax, djourns. 'irst auto license tags will be reuced in price and Mie chances are our children will get much cheapr books by means of the rental astern expected to be put in operaon by the StateJjefore the schools pen next fall. The school book renil bill has been slow coming out f Committee but the administraon is solidly behind it and plans > see it a law before the gavels fall 1 finality on this sesson. GETS START?Senate passage of bill to permit the Hig?2iway Deartment to spend $500,000 annually 1 maintenance of City streets is iewed by old time guardians of our gasoline taxes as the begining of diversion. Another bill now 1 the Legislature unless it passes efore you read this, would name commission to study the money f premature payment to the coun(Continued on Page 2) &roi 5, 1935 Subscr LOAN OFFICE OUT OF BLANKS Howard Says He Is Daily Expecting An Additional Supply Of Banks MANY FARMERS APPLY Hundreds of farmers who have treked to the office of J. C. Howard this week with the hope of making application for government funds with which to finance their 1935 crop have been told that they would have to go and come again on account of the fact that the supply of application blanks received here fell far short of meeting' the demand for them. Mr. Howard said yesterday afternoon that he had received only 50 of the blanks and that these did not last hardly any time. More of the blanks are expected at any time now. "I have been meeting every mail with the expection of receiving the application blanks," Mr. Howard stated. John G. Mitchell Is Nominated For Place On Board John G. Mitchell, cashier of the | Citizens Bank, was nominated as a candidate for member of the ' Board of Town Commissioners at the primary held in the court house i last night. About 50 citizens were ; present. Mr. Mitchell was nominated to succeed Conunissioner Boyce who 1 announced several days ago that he would not be a candidate. Mayor William Polk and otrier members of the present board were nominated to succeed themselves. W. Faulk Alston, also nominated by friends, received a aood vote but 1 fell below those cast for Mr. ! Mitchell and the present members 1 of the board. Candidates to be voted on in the town election to be held in May ^ are: For Mayor, William T. Polk; for Commissioners, H. W. Rodwell, John G. Mitchell, George Scoggin, 1 A. A. Williams, G. H. Macon, W. C. Bobbitt, and Macy T. Pridgen. , Two Escaped Convicted Nabbed By Virginia Officer George Fields and James (Moon) Johnson, negroes who escaped from the Warren County Prison Camp on March 20, have been arrested in Stafford county, Va., according to a 1 letter received this week by T. H. ' Aycock, s uperintendent of the camp, from L. G. Stewart, constable of Stafford county. i The letter to Superintendent Ay. cock told that the men had been arrested for violating the statute in , Stafford county and asked if Fields and Johnson had escaped from the Warren camp as they had told Virginia authorities. The message from the constable did not state what charged had been booked against them in Virginia but said that they were being held there to face trial. Johnson and Fields escaped from the Warren county camp on the evening of March 20th by taking ? i r I French leave over a oacK reuse after having cooked supper for the other prisoners. Both Johnson and Fields were A grade men at that time. CONFESSED ESCAPE FROM WARREN PRISON CAMP Fredericksburg, Va., March 31.? The second of two negro convicts who overpowered and beat Lewis G. Stewart, Stafford county constable, and Douglas Gray, Stafford game warden, Friday morning when they attempted to arrest them on suspicion, was captured today four miles from Stafford. The negro, who said he was James Johnson, 29, was seen early this morning to dash into the woods I after being recognized by State PaItrolman Sam Sneed on the highway. Bloodhounds were secured from Lorton and placed on the trail. The negro was captured without resistance by Constable Stewart John-J son. The officer quoted the negro I qc snvinor that he and his half-1 J 0 -- ? brother, George Fields, 19, who was arrested by Lorton officers Friday night, escaped from a convict camp near Warrenton, N. C., where they had been serving a term for housebreaking. Mr. Julius Banzet was a visitor in Richmond yesterday. Mayor William T. Polk was a visitor at Raleigh on Wednesday. I Mr. R. I. Harris and son of Areola j were in town yesterday. rii . r\C ^ CA& iption Price, $ 1Vlr Escapes Assassins CHICAGO . . . Thomas J. Courtney (above), State's Attorney for Cook county, rode safely through a fussilade of racketeer's bullets while returning home last week. Eight bullets hit the car but he was unharmed. $67,500 In Parity Checsks Received At Agent's Office Tobacco parity checks aggregating $67,500 were received at the office of Bob Bright, county agent, on Wednesday and Friday for distribution among farmers of Warren county. As the news of the arrival of these checks spread, landlords, to whom the checks in practically alt the cases are made payable, poured into the county agent's office to get the government vouchers, swamping that office with work,as well as the bank, which converted them into cash. The distribution oi these checks also stimulated trade considerably here on Saturday, it was reported by several business houses. Bob Bright said yesterday that the $67,500 represented 641 checks. There are 44 more of the government chcks due here, he stated. Practically all of the 641 checks received here last week have been turned over to those to whom they were made payable, it was said. I ief Takers Beffin i w Listing Property In r Warren County ? With abstracts and scroll books of last year on hand as a guide, list takers for the town and county began their 30-day job of listing taxes on Monday. This work is to go forward through the month of April. 1 r Those living in Warrenton and Warrenton township are to list ^ their taxes before Jim Moore who has set-up headquarters in the up- t stairs of the courthouse. Other f list takers are: W. E. Davis, Fork f township; L. W. Kidd, Roanoke township; J. T. Jenkins Jr., River; ^ A. L. Nicholson, Sixpound; J. Russell Ellis, Hawtree; Mrs. Delia Bax- f ter, Smith Creek; W. M. Fleming, ^ Nutbush; H. C. Davis, Fishing ^ Creek; E. P. Nicholson, Judkins; Sam Allen, Sandy Creek; F. F. ^ Limer, Shocco. Fire Causes Heavy i Loss Near Areola t 0 i> Fire, believed to have been of an ? incendiary nature, caused heavy ? damages at the home of Willie Robertson, who lives between Grove wriii nriH Areola, early Sunday I morning when flames swept through his stables and barns, leveling them a and burning four fine mules and a v saddle horse, two milk cows and a ? quantity of feed stuff. . Mr. Robertson was at a lost to j explain the fire, stating that he had c been around his barns about an ? hour before the fire was discovered * and found nothing: amiss. When f, the fire was discovered the build- b Ings were crumbling. c It was reported here this week t! that there was around $500 worth ri of insurance on the property. ii S' TO DELIVER ADDRESS o The Rev. J. R. Jenkins, Presby- b terian minister of Littleton, will deliver an address at the Parish House, Warrenton, this morning (Friday) at 10 o'clock, announce- w ment was made this week. The e Rev. O. I. Hinson delivered an ad- I dress at the Patfsh House last Fri- si day morning. h . ti CONGRESSMAN RETURNS Congressman John H. Kerr has returned to Washington after h spending a few days at his home' N hprp h MOST OP "HE NEWS c?^ TIME ^ J NUMBER 14 MILLER RESIGNS AS SCHOOL HEAD John Graham High School Principal Tenders Resignation to Chairman Ward EFFECTIVE END OF YEAR J. B. Miller, for four years prin:ipal of the John Graham High School, 'has tendered his resignaion, effective with the close of this crm, to the Board of Trustees of he school. The letter in which he ofiered V. F. Ward, chairman of the xecutive committee of the board of 1 ? " -1 - J _ J. . _ ? rusiees, m a letter unaer aate oi darch 28th, has been accepted. Mr. Miller's successor has not teen chosen, it was learned yesterlay from Mr. Ward. The resignation of Mr. Miller irings to a close seven years of serice in the public schools of Waren county, he having: headed the chool at Macon for three years and he John Gra'ham High School for our years. Mr. Miller came to Warenton from Macon in the fall of 931, the successor to Principal Cox. The resignation in which he ofered his resignation and the reply rom the school board are printed ielow: March 23th, 1935. Jr. V. F. Ward, Chairman Joard of Trustees, fcun Graham High School, Varrenton, N. C. )ear Mr. Ward:I wish to tender my resignation o the Board of Trustees at this ime. Resignation to go into effect vhen I have finished my duties onnected with this term. May I use this opportunity to hank you and the other members if the Board for your co-operation md interest during the four years : have served this school and comnunity. I shall lend my every effort tovard leaving the records, equipment n the best possible condition, and [ shall take pleasure in rendering iny assistance by way of familiarlzng my successor with the internal irganization of the school, provided, re, or she is selected prior to my ieparture. Please do not hesitate to call ipon me for any service within my lower, during the remainder of my (Continued on page 8) Thieves Active In Warren During The Past Few Nights Merchandise, hog meat and gasoine have been stolen during the last few nights as thieves robbed a -tore at Ridgeway, raided a smokelouse near Axtelle and pillaged a ;arage at the Warren County 3rison Camp, it was learned yesterlay from the office of Sheriff W. J. 'innell. Officials are still at work rying to run-down the depredators, >ut no arrests have yet been made. The store of Miss Alice Wycoff at tidgeway was stripped of merchanlise valued at around $200 on Satirday night by a thief or thieves /ho invaded the building by smashtig the lock on the front door. Fourteen hams and shoulders /ere stolen from the smokehouse ot jouis Bowden, farmer of near Axelle, on Monday night by a robber r robbers who entered the building iy removing a panel after holes had ieen bored into it with a brace and it. Gasoline and possibly some oil /as stolen from fee Warren County hison Camp a few nights ago when raid was made on a truck, which /as in a garage located just outside f the prison fence. The thief or hieves secured the fuel after breakig the lock on the garage door. T. L Aycock, superintendent of the amp, said yesterday that some asoline was taken out of a truck nd that possibly some oil was taken rom a drum which was in the uilding; however, he seemed lnlined to believe that the robber in his case was some person who had un out of gasoline and had broken lto the building to replenish his upply. The report that two barrels ? ?1 1 9 f gasoline and one barrel 01 on naa een stolen was erroneous, 4ie said. NO RECORDER'S COURT A clean docket for the preceeding eek resulted with no Recorder's ourt here on Monday morning. "his week was the first time in ;veral months that no defendants ave been before Judge Taylor for rial. Mrs. Katherine P. Arrington, who as been spending several weeks in few York, is expected to return to er home here today. 1 it
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