I accurate. terse
timely
I^bdarAI.YSIS.'
IvmiiNTV
0$ IN^OUNii
" J"k ^adfen A^Un.
W<der Observation
caSES1n THE STATE ;
PS Of iniantile paralysis
** ' civ have been re- I
2 WI?1 G h. Macon, health J
Dcr.ea t? u ? m a total 163 cases J
(tiicer. to Wednesday night. <
?the state P ^ COUnty has 1
^^fproportionate part of the i
over its Pr?P" , re has been no
create I
increase in the number ol cases in ?f
tnis couni.v this week. I
I x?-o cases developed in Sandy I
B Creek lonnsiiip last week end,|
I winch mth the case of the Bottoms I'
odd a Shocco township, brings '
tie total cases in Warren at pres-l '
ec: w tnree. There are one or two!
more children under observation!
h; their illness has not been diag- J!
nosed as infantile paralysis. I'
jjjji Ayscue, 3-year-old daugh- (
[er of E. B. Ayscue, and a small 1
darter of Henry Snims Jr., negro, y
both of Sandy Creek township, be- j
came victims of the disease last (
l-.ers end. The Bottoms child, who|(
Ufresjust beyond Ciark's bridge m L
heme formerly occupied by J. L
c. Weich and family, developed I
the caase on .Monday of last week. (
At three patients are reported to L
re getimg 011 very well.
After die first case had been re- I
ported to the health officer, the |
County Board of Health met here j 1
ad warned parents agauist awming
their children to become a part
of a crowd and directed managers
I swimming pools to prevent chili-en
under 12 years of age from
using the pools.
Negro, Charged \
With Fatal Knifing, 1
Nabbed In Virginia t
c
Eddie Campbell, young negro who c
is alleged to have fatally stabbed v
James Johnson, negro, on the night e
of July 15. 1934, was taken into t
custody at Alberta, Va? on Tues- i
day of this week by Deputy Roy t
Shearin and Night Policeman Lee c
Wilson and brought to the Warren t
county jail to await trial in Superior
court on a murder charge. c
The negro, it was stated at the a
sheriff's office, admitted to Officer ^
Wilson that he committed the s
crime.
Johnson. 17-year-old boy, died
near the home of J. B. Boyce [on t
Ridgeway street about 12 o'clock t
Sunday night, July 15. According to r
evidence before a coroner's jury the v
day after the murder, Johnson and
Campbell had been playing with a \
rubber band and the frolic develop- r
led into an argument. When they v
were on their way out of town, it /
was testified. Campbell stabbed j
Johnson in the life side. Before
Johnson could get back to town for y
medical aid, he dropped dead from 18
he loss of blood. Willie Ellis, an j c
I'o witness to the crime, told the y
coroner's jury that Johnson told s
that he had been stabbed by j
Campbell. Campbell left imme- c
diately after the cutting and had y
uccessfully eluded officers until n
IWise Baptist To r
s
I > luuur r ftincrs
I Wise, June 19.-The Wise Baptist
church will present a Father's Day a
pgram on Sunday morning, June .(
3, beginning at 10 o'clock.
B The program will consist of ap- 8
copriate readings, poems and reel- (
Rations by local talent, interspersed
V special music. Mr. Russell Pal- 8
of Oakville will serve as pianBjht
White Level Quartette, com- c
B^h of E. c. Collins, G. A. Nelms,
B-G Brewer and J. F. Brewer, will|r
" jun this program. Another at- c
B*ction will be music by the fol "'t?
promising young violinists of person;
Paul Patterson, Eugene
Walter Stone and Billy a
B^his. Alice Harrison, planwill
also render several numbers. 8
BA special ? -
-wtiuig will be taken (
orphanage during the class
j^i After the lesson a Father's \
sermon, entitled "The King of
otne." will be delivered by the 1
fjt> the Rev, F. G. Walker. I1
M1 ^ program is under the super-U
Clarence H. Thompson, y
H an invitation to the pub- 1
L 0 with us on this occa- 11
to honor our fathers, either |t
^ ?r dead." I
Ej^lla Dameron spent lastU
Scotland Neck with the I
Rebecca and Ann Bryant. 1'
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WARRENTON
Campaign To Wipe
Out Rabies In Full
Swing In Warren
The campaign to eradicate rabies
in Warren county is in full swing
with a dozen men, who have been
appointed inspectors, administering
serum to dogs in the twelve townAips
of the county.
The number of dogs which have
been inoculated since the drive got
underway last week could not be
learned, out it was stated that Prot. |
C. L. Ammons, rabies inspector for
Smith Creek township, had vaccinated
262 dogs up until Wednesday,
[t was also stated that the tax
books showed that there were only
J2 dogs listed in that township.
It has been estimated that the
law passed by the recent Legislature
requiring all dogs to be vac:inated
will result with more than
i thousand animals being listed for
;axes in Warren county.
The law stipulates that a charge
3f 50c shall be made for vaccinatng
each dog but a credit for this
imount shall be given the dog own;r
when he pays his taxes. Those
rho had their does inoculated he
'ore the passage of the state-wide
aw are required to present proof )
)f the vaccination to~ the inspector
)f their township and pay him 25c
;or recording the vaccination with
;he county.
Owners who fail to have their
logs vaccinated are subject to a q
'.me of not less than $10 or a prison n
sentence. jj
a'
Midwife Classes is
To Be Conducted ?
In Warren County w
bi
By MRS. C. HOBBS si
The State Board of Health will E
rold the yearly midwife classes in
his county at the time and place fr
ndicated in the schedule given be- ni
_ i
OW. OJ
All practicing midlives, also R
hose wishing permits to practice, M
ire requested to attend at least one lo
>f these classes. Those who attend
vill receive instructions, and may E
inter into discussions concerning sr
he important matters to be brought Jl
ip in these meetings. Practical A
alks will be made along the lines tc
>f safeguarding the health of both
he mothers and the babies.
The State Board of Health is enleavoring
to reduce the maternity
md infant mortality by holding ^
hese classes in each county in the
tate that has no whole time health ,
lepartment. ,0
The vital statistics record shows
hat in 1934 there were 829 infants er
10m in Warren county. Out of this
lumber 620 were attended by mid- al
lives. .. Sr
Three more meetings are to [be D
leld this year than last. This is so
nost of the midwives will be in
talking distance to a meeting,
(bout 80 letters have been sent out
o midwives.
Where it is possible we like local
ihysicians to attend these meetings
ind talk on pre-natal and infant
are. Local registrars of vital statis- *
ics are also asked, where it is posible,
to attend and talk on the , ra
mportance of filling out the birth ar
:ertificate properly. We have asked fr
hat they emphasize naming the es
taby, at once, and selecting a sen- ta
ible name. The parent should be yc
varned that the baby's name can- ai
lot be changed after it has been fa
ent in on a birth certificate. j in
A list of the meeting places fol- tb
ows. Please try to be on time: tb
Macon, Monday, .June 24th, 8:30 fa
i. m.?Colored Second Baptist pc
Ihurch. h(
Vaughan, Tuesday, Jijne 35th, lo
1:30 a. m?Ashley's Grove Church
Colored).
Littleton, Wednesday, June 26th, pi
1:30 a. m.?Enon Church (Colored). R<
Wise, Thursday, June 27th, 8:30 ar
i. m.?Locust Grove Church (Col- di
red). sp
Afton, Friday, June 28th, 8:30 a. sii
n.?Coley's Spring Church (Col- he
red). w]
Inez, Monday, July 1st, 8:30 a. m. is
-St. Stephen's Church (Colored), of
Norlina, Tuesday, July 2nd, 8:30 h*
t. m.?Colored Church. sr
Warrenton, Wednesday, July 3rd, ra
1:30 a. m.?Warrenton Baptist al
)hurch (Colored).
A State Board of Health Nurse
vill conduct the meetings. a
yc
Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Eldridge of wi
tnoxville, Tenn., were guests of D
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Dameron last at
veek. They were accompanied home at
>y Mrs. J. A. Dameron who will' m
emain for a visit with relatives sa
here. p<
Master Thomas Barker Williams C!
)f Greensboro spent several days w
iere last week with his aunts,1 w
Misses Julia and Lillie" Belle Dam- H
jron. 1 ec
tp ?
, COUNTY OF WARREN,
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WASHINGTON ... On the left
of York, Pa., and on the right is Ca
the two young Americans rated Un
Schoch won highest honors at the U.
highest honors at West Point, in thi
V. G. Coppersmith,
Prominent Citizen
Of Littleton, Dies
Littleton, June 20.?William G.
oppersmith, 59, died Thursday
ight at his home here following a
ngering illness. A native of Elizbeth
City, he was the son of the
ite John T. Coppersmith and Jane
urgess Coppersmith. Surviving
re his widow and one daughter,
liss Mary Lyon Coppersmith; a
rother, W. B. Coppersmith, and a
ster, Mrs. W. C. Morse, both of
lizabeth City.
Funeral services were conducted
om the home on Saturday afterDon
by Rev. H. Reid Miller, pastor
: the Baptist Church, assisted by
ev. Rufus Bradley, pastor of the
[ethodist Church. Interment folwed
at Sunset Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were W. C. Morse Jr.,
lisha Coppersmith, John Coppernith
Jr. and Wiley Coppersmith
\, all of Elizabeth City; F. E.
vent and J. B. Latham of Littlem.
ATTENDS DENTAL MEETING
Dr. Rufus Jones departed on Sat day
for Blowing Rock to attend
le 61st annual meeting of the
orth Carolina Dental Society
hich convened on Monday for a
ur day session.
Miss Mabel Davis spent the week
id in Charleston with friends.
Supt. and Mrs. J. Edward Allen
id children and Mr. James Polk
lent last Friday at Washington,
. C.
THROUGH CAP]
By BUSS mr
SPOTTED ? The gubernatorial
ce (chiefly between Clyde R. Hoey
id A. H. Graham) is a bit spotted
om the standpoint of public intert
throughout the state. You can
,1k to travelers and one will tell
>u that Hoey is running wild while
lother will avow that Graham is
r in the lead. Most of the disterested
lads getting about over
te state will tell you, however, that
te campaign has not progressed
r enough to raise many bets. The
ilitical gamblers want to see the
irses warm up before they lay the
ng green on the mahogany.
STIRRING?When Thad Eure,
incipal clerk of the House of
jpresentatives for several terms,
inounced that he would be a candate
for Secretary of State next
Ting, he didn't stop there. No,
r, Mr. Eure is determined to un)rse
Stacey Wade, incumbent, and
tiile this is written the contender
up and doing in the little game
vote-getting. On the other
md, Mr. Wade is no slouch at
lagging the ballots and a merry
ce may be expected by one and
1.
IRKED?Governor Ehringhaus is
mild-mannered man but once
>u get his ire to the boiling point
atch for the steam to pop off.
own at the Governor's conference
; Biloxi, Mississippi, a representee
of Harry L. Hopkins, head
an of the federal relief program,
tid the money is not being spent
jlitically. North Carolina's own
hief Executive replied that such
as rapidly becoming the case, or
ords to that effect. Of course, Mr.
opkins nor his representative lik1
that not, but they picked the
>ki
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N. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 21, :
onor Graduates
<.*&&& iM (above),
is Midshipman L. L. Schock
det John J. Bristor of Passaic, N. J,
ele Sam *8 finest in 1935. Midshipman
S. Naval Academy and Cadet Bristor,
is year'8 graduating classes.
I Rior<ran I nsps Arm
As A Result Of
Auto Accident
Robert Riggan, son of Jack Riggan
of Warrenton, had his anr
amputated in a Henderson hospita'
on Monday as the result of an automobile
accident which occurred
nea r Vaughan on Sunday nighl
about 11 o'clock when the Chevrolet
car he was operating1 toward
Warrenton was in collission wit!
a Plymouth, which was being driven
towards Littleton by L. S. Myrick,
of Como.
Albert Pasehall, who was riding
with Riggan, and Jarvis Harrell
who was accompanying Myrick
both escaped injury when the twc
cars struck. Both vehicles were
damaged considerably; however, it
was said, neither overturned.
Immediately after the accident,
Riggan was picked up by the driver
of a passing truck', and carried to
the Henderson hospital. It is
thought that he will be there for
perhaps ten days while his arm is
healing.
Riggan and Paschall were returning
from Littleton, and Myrick
and Jar vis were enroute to their
homes at Como after a visit in the
i home of Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Carroll,
Deputy Sheriff Roy Shearin, who
went to the scene after the accident,
said that the Che'vrolet was
Ion the right side of the road when
it came to a stop but from all indications
it was on Myrick's side
of the pavement when the crash occurred
[TAL KEYHOLES
tfTON SILVER
I right man to get them told if they
j do start in to playing human miserlies
for votes in 1936.
SPEAKER?Representative W. L.
Lumpkin of Franklin is doing a bit
of letter-writing these days in the
hope of lining things up for his
campaign for Lieutenant-Governor.
Meantime, Representative R. Gregg
Cherry of Gaston, chairman of the
1933 House Finance Committee, is
sitting back in his law office in
Gastonia awaiting the reception of
his unofficial announcement for
the speakership. Major Cherry says
he doesn't intend to plow up the
State Capitol in an effort to be
made Speaker but if you want a
fight on your hands just tackle one
of those Cherry boys. It looks interesting
from this distance.
RELIEF?The state system of
textbook rentals authorized by the
recent Legislature is about to become
a reality. "Hie Commission
named has been sworn in and plans
are being made to make books available
by the time the first country
Tiilv 'i'ho fqcV ic
SCllUUld up CH JUA UUAJ. - A XV, ?
no child's play and setting up of
any decent system will require
time. Nevertheless, when parents
learn they have to "put out"less
for school books next year than
formerly, maybe they can spare a
kind word or two for the boys who
stayed two months or more in Raleigh,
at their own expense, trying
to make such things possible.
HOPEFUL?Dr. Ralph McDonald,
who represented Forsyth county in
Hip 1933 General Assembly as an
anti-sales taxer, now says that if
he can get his hands on about $15,(Continned
on page 2)
Swn:
1935 Subscript!
RENTAL CHECKS
ARE MAILED OUT
Over $33,000 Received By
Warren County Cot
weanesaay wmcn completes me
tobacco parity of $71,000.
Tobacco Growers
To Vote On Control
Measure This Month
? Ballots on which growers may
cast their votes in the flue-cured
tobacco referendum are being dis[
tributed to farm agents in the to^
bacco counties.
The question at issue is whether
I the growers wish to have the tobac.
co adjustment program continued
' in the future. The preent program
I is due to expire with the 1935 crop,
j E. Y. Floyd of State College an.
nounced that all share-tenants,:
. share-croppers, renters, and landowners
who are actually engaged in
the production of flue-cured tobac'
co are eligible to vote in the refer'
dum, regardless of whether they
| have signed adjustment contracts.
, When the county agents have re;
ceived the ballots they will distribute
them among the growers, Floyd
said. The growers may sign the
I ballots and return them to the
county agent's office any time bef
r\yr\ T r\ *v? av\ Tiiwa Oft
1UXC I ?j. III. WLl UUilC 4C7.
Or if a grower wishes to vote an
, unsigned ballot he may do so by
delivering it to the county agent in
person on June 29.
If the program is continued, a
, few minor changes may be made,
, but it will be essentially the same
as at present, Floyd pointed out.
The future program contemplates
the adjustment of production to
consumption, with benefit payments
which would tend to equalize
any difference there might be between
the market price and a fair
parity price.
Claude T. Hall of Woodsdale,
chairman of the tobacco growers'
state advisory committee, has predicted
that the referendum will roll
up a heavy vote for continuance of
the control program.
Warrenton Golfers
Take Losing Scores
Warrenton golf teams, both
men's and ladies', came home with
fTiffin onH nf fV-to cpnrp thic WPPlf
when they journey to foreign fields
for matches.
The ladies lost to Oxford on
Monday and on Wednesday afternoon
the Henderson club defeated
the men golfers of Warrenton. The
main attraction of the play at Henderson
was the playing of Billy
Peete, who shot a 42 and a 49, and
the way Tom Frazier Jr. swung his
clubs to make a 38 and a 36. A1
Williams Jr. also defeated his opponent,
but the entire match was
a one-sided affair.
Miss Rose Kimball, Mrs. M. C.
McGuire and Miss Lucy Burwell
were the Warrenton ladies who
won from their opponents on the
, Granville Greens Monday afternoon.
Infantile Paralysis
Shows An Increase
Raleigh, June 20.?Cases of infantile
paralysis continued yesterday
their steady, ominous increase,
15 new cases being officially reported
in addition to a number of
| new instances of the disease that
have not been reported te the State
Board of Health.
| Into the Piedmont section, hitherto
untouched by the malady,
went the disease, raising the official
number of victims to 168. A
case was reported from Alamance
county, which is adjacent to Guilford
county and Greensboro, where
Dr. A. J. Gilliam of the U. S. Public
Health Service wanted to try a
new immunization agent because'
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= otftW |M?'
ton Farmers
LAST OF PARITY CHECKS
Cotton rental checks aggregating
$33,815.00 are being mailed out this
J week to farmers of Warren county,
lit was learned yesterday from Bob
Bright, county agent. This sum
I represents the first of the cotton
rental checks to go out to 1795 producers,
he said.
Not any of the rental checks have
been received for 1935 contracts, or
contracts which were split or transferred,
Mr. Bright stated. The 1795
checks were for contracts which
were not changed in any manner
in 1935, the agent said.
Mr. Bright also stated that his
office received $1,000 in checks on
on Price, $1.50 a Year
i ,
Ruth Takes The Air 1
jjjgg
terton, screen actress, became so air
minded that she bought an airplane
0nd flew it here from New York. She
is the first ranking screen star to pilot
a plane across the country.
Health Officer
Discusses Infantile
Paralysis Epidemic
By G. H. MACON, M. D.
County Health Officer
As Health Officer of Warren
county I deem it my duty to give
the public what information organized
medicine has in regard to
poliomyelitis, commonly called ihfanfile
paralysis.
I wish to warn our people against
"sure-cure serum vaccine shots."
These are money-making schemes
advertised by fakers, calculated to
upset the minds of our people at
this time. I have for the"past week
made a diligent search of all available
literature on this subject, and
have consulted health officials in
other cities, and the answer given
me is that we have absolutely nothing
to offer as a cure, but we insist
that you pass on to your people the
following instructions of precaution,
which are set forth by the North
Carolina State Board of Health:
"Facts About Poliomyelitis (Infantile
Paralysis):
"1. Definition. Poliomyelitis is
an acute systemic disease, caused by
a specific filtrable virus, occurring
in epidemics and sporadically. An
attack may result in paralysis of
one or more groups of muscles. One
attack confers immunity for life.
"Poliomyelitis is probably not a
new disease, for in literature dating
back to the 18th century references
were made to a disease that fits
very well the description of poliom
yelitis as we know it today. Since
that time numerous writers have
reported observations of the disease
at intervals of a few years. It is a
disease of childhood with approximately
80 per cent of cases occurring
in children under three years
of age. It is more prevalent in the
summer months, and with the advent
of cold weather any existing
epidemic usually stops immediately.
It is not highly contagious; in other
words, second cases seldom are
found in the same .household. The
disease is more prevalent in rural
communities than in cities. The '
rich and poor are affected alike.
The infectious material is found
in the secretions of the nose and '
throat and is evidently spread from i1
sick to well individuals by coughing
and sneezing.
"The interval of time between exposure
and onset of symptoms
(Continued on page 8)
Bloodhounds Fail
To Track Convict
Bloodhounds last night failed to
pick up the trail of Linwood Mangum,
negro who yesterday afternoon
made his fourth escape from.
prison since he was confined In
1932 to serve a sentence of from
four to twelve months. ;
The negro had a strip of Iron
fastened around his leg when he|
fled from a road force working below
Warren Plains yesterday afternoon.
j
Bloodhounds were brought here
from Wilson and carried to the
spot where the prisoner escaped, I
but the dogs were unable to pick up '
his scent, it was learned from the |
Warren County Prison Camp last
night.
Jewelry Store j
Opens Branch Here 1
i
Branching out from their main
office at Henderson, the Loughlin- t
Goodwyn Jewelry Company opened t
a store at Warrenton this week, i
The new store is located on Main (
street between Jones Bros, and
Boyce Drug Company, with W. A. 1
Hayes in charge of the electrical i
division and Bruce A. Partin look- <
ing after the jewelry department, f
mm
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NUMBER 24
DEVIN TO HEAR
ELECTION ISSUE
Board Cited To Show Why
Restraining Order Should
Not Be Issued
BOOKS REMAIN OPEN
Members of the Warren County
Board of Commissioners and members
of the Board of Elections have
been cited to appear in Henderson
before Judge W. A. Devin on June
27 to show cause, if any, why they
should not be restrained from holding
an election to determine if
whiskey may be sold legally in this
county, but no order has yet been
signed to prevent the election from
being held, as a number of people
have been led to believe from accounts
which have appeared in the
daily press.
Judge Devin's action in not signing
the restraining order as it was
drawn and signed by those seeking
to nrevpnt thp election from heinir
held means that the registration
books will remain open here on Saturday
to receive names of new voters
who will participate in the election
which has been set for Saturday,
July 5th. Mjj
In ordering members of the two
boards to appear and show cause
why they should not be enjoined ?
'from holding the election, the Ox'ford
jurist departed from the procedure
which has been followed by
other judges to whom the dry forces
have appeared to prevent elections
from being held, it was stated. The
other jurists, it was said, have
granted injunctions, thereby closing
the registration books.
Should the commissioners and
the members of the Board of Elections
show cause why the restraining
order should not be signed, the
registration books will remain open
through Saturday, June 29, and a
week later the voters of Warren
will go to the polls to express their
wills.
The plaintiffs in the Warren
county petition were J. C. Hardy,
W. B. White, G. R. Frazier, W. R.
Strickland and W. A. Miles, of Warren
county, Charles Ruff in of
Wake and F. F. Moore of Wayne
counties.
Banzet & Banzet will represent
the commissioners and the election
officials at the hearing on June
27th.
A similar order was signed by
Judge Devin in regard to holding!
an election in Vance county on
June 29th.
Ward Wins In Men's
Golf Tournament
V. F. Ward marched to victory In
the men's golf tournament last
week by defeating Jimmie Mayfield
in the final phase of the four-day
match. Victory became his after
the 7th hole.
Mr. Ward ^on the right to compete
with Mr. Mayfield for honors
of the first flight by eliminating
Pett Boyd on Friday afternoon. Mr.
Mayfield went into the final phase
of the tournament by defeating
Norwood Boyd.
The tie in score which existed on
rhursday afternoon when the game
oetween Mr. Ward and Si Nunn
ivas called on account of darkness
after 24 holes was broken on Friday
morning when they met on the
links for three holes.
A. C. Blalock Jr. was winner
among those playing in the second
TTn fi??A im AM V* i o nrvno
Lngut. xic nau i/wkj up uii iiM
lent, William Dameron Jr., when
;heir match ended the fourth day.
Honors of the third flight went
a> W. H. Dameron Sr. who cupped
;he victory from Julius Banzet.
VIr. Dameron shot the last nine
loles in a 42 to win out over his
)pponent.
None of those scheduled to play
n the fourth flight took part in
;he tournament.
In the fifth flight Billy Peete
von over Charles Tucker Jr., who
lefaulted.
Two Defendants
A <ilr IaiM?v nTmial
mbiv amy a a acia
Requests for jury trials were responsible
for two of the three cases
jooked for trial in Recorder's court
Monday being postponed until next
Monday morning.
Arthur Williams, negro, charged
vith reckless driving was found
echnically guilty. Prayer for judgnent
was continued upon payment
)f the costs in the action.
Fred Watson and William Philips,
negroes charged wife possessng
and transporting whiskey, ask:d
for a jury trial and the cases
igainst them were set for June 24,