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I accurate, terse i i timely K \qiUME XXXV I IB i n S i mo Asm Board Appropriates $600 9 For Farm Agent After / 9 Hearing Delegation ' 9 is ONE HALF OF SALARY I 9 .ArQLJje>ciJig to the wishes of a r 9 laree delegation of negroes which 1 appeared before its body, the Board I 9 of County Commissioners on Mon-1' K fay morning appropriated $600 tor}1 9 a colored county farm agent. (1 9 The appropriation was authoriz-J. 9 fd by the board after spokesmen !' 9 (or the delegation pointed out tol' SS [he commissioners that in tSie/J ? fhp county would cooperate!1 H even i >? B in the movement the Federal Gov-1 B ernment would contribute the oth-Jl B er $600 of the agent's salary, and Jf tiie state would compensate I I him (or his nlila&e- Many other I' counties of the state, it was stated, } ' . already employed their agents. IJ m pleading for the donation,J' BI the negroes claimed that a colored I B jeent would prove of untold value 11 B w [hem by going over the county}1 among members of their race and I < showing them better methods of}' farming, enabling them to raise 11 their standard of living, and caus- J5 irg them to become better citi- 11 ^B m 11 ^B -The majority of our race," onejf cf the spokesmen said, "is engaged |? ^B ji farming, and many of them are 1 ^B using the same methods that our < J fathers and grandfathers Used. We ^B want to learn more about our oc- < ' """ Vianrtori { || cupation man wnau ?m hi.-v.vtown to us, and we believe the best way tor our people as a whole to get this knowledge is through a negro farm agent who will mingle with the colored farmers over the county and point out to them the better methods of growing crops, raising chickens, pruning trees and improving conditions around the home," | The negro agent, it is under I stood, will cooperate with Mr. Bright, but the two departments will be run separately, and Mr. 3right will continue to handle the AAA program. The motion to appropriate the funds for the negroes was made by Commissioner Powell and seconded by Commissioner Capps and clinched by Chairman Burroughs. Commissioner Wall voted "nay" and Commissioner Fleming was not present at the time, he being unahlfl in Ova nvoafinr* Wofnrp |"*v VV UbVVilU UiC W\/AV*W f the afternoon session. 1 The sheriff was authorized to I have published the 1934 tax list in The Warren Record and the Nor- 1 lina Headlight, the former receiv- r in? nine townships and the latter t three. It was ordered by the board that v the real property of H. C. Smith, 8 located in the town of Littleton and 5 valued at $2809 be reduced to $2500, and that Mrs. M. Nelson's property * to River township be corrected s from 48 acres to 34 acres. v On account of the difference in t valuation of the real estate of r Mark S. Harris, who owns twoI ? ..mvu, ana w. B. Wright, WO owns!1 Bone-third, it was ordered that Mr.l1 (Continued on Page 8) I James Harris Is |c I Made City Manager I r I James C. Harris, son of Mr. and! BMts. e. L. Harris of Inez, has been 11 tamed to succeed J. R. Burch as j Bc'ty manager of Roxboro by the I Bboard of commissioners at their | monthly meeting. I B Mr Harris has the distinction of 11 B being the youngest city manager H the state, his age being only 25. r I He studied public administration |l M the University of North Caro- |'< "? Chapel Hill, graduating in b B1531 After that he did research |l B*otk *or the TVA in a number of 1< counties and municipalities. For |< B e Past year and a half he has di- 1 15^ ibe affairs of Fuquay li B 5%s as city manager. I' B urir'? his administration there ll paid off its indebtedness 11 H toted a bond issue of i45-flonli BBB1j- 3 ? - aewer and water system. He l< also instrumental in organiz- 1 a business men's club and a I ^ lair association, and in helping to V the establishment of a! I ^?*toro has been without a\ Since February, and the!' B*'airs oi the town have been con- V by the board of commis-1 t S'oriers' Mr, Harris will take over 1 K ^ duties August 15. I 3 WARRENTON, COl Mrs. J. R. Harris To Take Case To Superior Court Having lost two out of three L.1U1C0 in iviagia uaics LUUI t ciiiu once in Recorder's court, Mrs. J. R. Harris of near Littleton will go before the county's highest tribunal in her fight to keep persons from using her land as an outlet to the public highway. Mrs. Harris signified her intentions of taking her case to Superior court on Monday when she was found guilty by a Recoder's court jury of obstructing a public road and ordered by Judge W. W. Taylor to remove the barracade she had placed there to prevent people from passing. When told that she A'ould have to clear the road and pay the costs in the action, she ?ave notice of appeal. The legal fight over the use of ;he road began several weeKS ago after Mrs. Harris had plowed up a part of the cartway which ran across her property. Claiming that the road had been used for a cartway for more than nfi j in.i u a. _ 1.1 1 __ .aiy years anu mat. n was me oniy outlet to the public highway, famlies living back of Mrs. Harris started special proceding which resulted with three commissioners joing their and laying off an 18:oot road after making an investigation. Mrs. Harris was then oriered by the Clerk of Court, who lad jurisdiction over such matters, ;o leave the road open. Disregarding the order of the :lerk, Mrs. Harris blocked the road md preferred chages of trespass igainst those who crossed her property. The first trespass charge vas against William Alston ,negro, ind the Magistrate judgment was n favor of Mrs. Harris. Alston not;d an appeal from the judgment, )ut since that time his body was bund on a railroad track and three legroes are being held in Halifax ,o face trial in Superior court on nurder charges. Trespass charges >rought against two other persons >y Mrs. Harris resulted with the deendants being acquitted by the rial magistrate. When notified several days ago hat Mrs. Harris still had the road >arricaded after it had been order.d open by the Clerk of Court, a warrant was issued for Mrs. Haris and she was brought into Reader's court where a jury com>osed of L. B. Bowden, W. P. Jierce, C. P. Frazier, Frank Serls 5r., G. B. Hull and George Deal ound her guilty of obstructing aj mblic road. In addition to the trial oi Mrs. larris, the following cases were emoved from the docket by Solicior Pippen: Johnnie Jones, negro, was conicted of assoult and battery with i deadly weapon and was fined 115 and taxed with fee court costs. Failure to provide food and clothng for his wife and children reulted with Jim Smith being con'icted of non-support and going to he roads for a period of six nonths. Convicted of assault with a deady weapon, George Morris Jr., legro, was fined $5.00 and costs. Forty days on the roads was the ;entence given James Dailey, legro, after he had been convicted >n a charge of operating an autonobile while under the influence ox vhiskey. Green Vaccinates Big Number Dogs Former Chief E. L. Green may io have set a record in the number of dogs vaccinated in the statevide campaign to eradicate rabies, )ut he believes that he has made i better showing than the man vho boasted through the daily iress of immunizing around 500 canine in two townships of the lounty. "Why, I haven't got but one ;ownship, and I have already vacJinated around 460 dogs. And before I finish I believe I will have vaccinated 500 dogs in Warrenton .nwnshiD alone," said the former chief. "Maybe we'll hear something from Kinston before the campaign ends," added the Inspector. DR. MACON RECOVERING Dr. G. H. Macon has been confined to his home this week on account of illness. Friends are glad' to know that his condition is better and that he will probably be on bhe streets today or tomorrow. \ IfpW; UNTY OF WARREN, N. C., DAVIS TO RUN /lAfTlTmWT ww--w ? - lUlJYn HUME Marmaduke Man Appointed To Succeed Mrs. Nannie B. Powell FOUR APPLY FOR PLACE Hugh C. Davis of near Marmaduke was appointed on Monday by the Board of County Commissioners to replace Mrs. Nannie B. Powell as superintendent of the County Home. Elected for a term of two years, he assumes control on December 1, 1935. The election of Mr. Davis was made unanimous by the board after he had won out over Mrs. J. W. Warren of Littleton who received the support of two commissioners. There were four applicants for the place of superintendent of the home?Mrs. Powell, Mrs. Warren, E. C. Lovell. former night police man and jailer of Warrenton, and Mr Davis. Mrs. Powell was nominated by Commissioner Powell, but after Mr. Davis had been nominated by Commissioner Capps, seconded by Commissioner Fleming, and Mrs. Warren had been nominated by Commissioner Wall, Commissioner Powell withdrew his nomination and voted with Commissioner Wall. This left a tie between these two contestants, which was broken in favor of Mr. Davis by the vote of Chairman Burroughs. Mrs. Powell has been superintendent of the home for four years. She was elected in September, 1931, a successor to her husband, the late W. T. Powell, who held the place for more than fifteen years. I Bobbitt Family Holds Reunion At Inez On Sunday The descendants of Miles Bobbitt, who lived in Warren county near the section now known as Liberia and who died in 1860, with the families of Cyrus Sledge of Nash County and W. W. Rosser, together with other relatives and friends of the family, numbering 114, met in annual reunion at the home of E. L. Harris, Inez, N. C., on Sunday, August 4th. Mrs. Harris was a daughter of Miles Bobbitt of Nash County and a greatgranddaughter of the Miles Bobbitt first mentioned above. This reunion was first organized in 1920 by the children of Miles Bobbitt of Nash County, who was a grandson and namesake of the Warren County Miles Bobbitt. Relatives and friends meeting to enjoy the occasion were from Whiteville, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Nashville, Henderson, Littleton, Castalia, Warrenton, Louisburg, Wake Forest, Fuquay Springs and Richmond, as well as from the nearby community. E. C. Bobbitt of Littleton acted as master of ceremonies. Exercises of the day were opened with a brief statement concerning the orign of this family reunion in 1920 and with the reading of the 23rd and 100th Psalms. Prayer was offered by Mr. Fleming of Henderson, after which all were invited to a bountiful dinner served in picnic; style out in the grove. The blessing was asked by Will Bobbitt of Castalia. The dinner consisted of barbecue, country ham., fried chicken, cakes, pies, pickles. (Continued on Page 2) Services At Baptist Church Sundajr Regular services will be held at [the Baptist church at Warrenton I on Sunday morning, the Rev. R. E. Brickhouse, who with his family is spending his vacation at his old home at Creswell and at Mrs Brickhouse's former home at Woodland, announced by post card this week. In addition to the service here Sunday morning, the Rev. Mr. will V?/-vM cnnripoQ nf, t.Vll DI 1CK.I1UUOC VVX1A 1XV/XU UVl TAVVW v*?r ? . Warrenton Baptist church the third Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, but no evening services are being conducted here by him during the month of August. However, Sunday school is being held every Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock, and the Baptist Training Union is meeting every Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Tlie minister and his family are expected to return to Warrenton 'tomorrow. amtt FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1935 Commander ''ilwB I flHl JOSEPHUS DANIEL JR., who was elected without opposition State Commander of the American Legion during the three day convention held at Payetteville this week. The Legionnaires again adopted resolutions calling for immediate cash payment of the bonus. Lancaster Bond Is Set At $5,000 By Judge Taylor Provided he can secure a $5,000 bond, Frank Lancaster will be released from the Warren county jail until he is given, a hearing for assaulting John Alston with a weed hoe two weeks ago near Odell, in which community both men live. The $5,000 bond was set by Judge Taylor in Recorder's court on Monday morning to hold Lancaster until the solictor appoints a time for holding the preliminary hearing. The hearing has been postponed thus far *n account of the serious condition of Mr. Alston.. Although his life is reported to be out of danger, word reaching here from the hospital in Roanoke Rapids is that he will probaWi bq handicapped mentally the fiwraindet- of his days as the result of the blow he received on the head. Following the trouble between the two men, which is said to have originated over a $10.00 account, Mr. Alston was rushed to the hospital and Mr. Lancaster was brought here to jail where he has remained since. He had not raised his bond late yesterday afternoon. Town Renews Carolina 'Phone Co. Franchise The Town of Warrenton renewed the Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Company's franchise for a period of 30 years at the regular ; monthly meeting of the town boad on Monday night. The town receives no compensation for this other than being exempted from paying rent on three or four telephones in the city department. The franchise, it wos stated by a commissioner, does not prevent any other telephone company from coming into Warrenton, but does give the Carolina Tlephone & TelegTaph Company the right to erect poles on or under the streets and to carry on its business here. The agreement, it was said, protects the town from any law suits which might be brought by a person or persons from injuries caused by the telephone company. No towns in which the Carolino Telephone & Teiegrapn uompany operates receives pay for a franchise, it was stated by an official of the company who was before the board on Monday night to renew1 the contract. , Aside from the telephone busi-| ness, the commissioners discussed the feasibility of relieving the chief of police of the duty of collecting taxes and turn this work over to Miss Mary Terrell, who is employed in the Water Ti. Company oiiicc. n wao puuncu out that she is at the office all day and that it would not only be more convenient for the people to pay her than the policeman but that such an arrangement would probable save the town some money. The commissioners took no oction on the proposed change Monday night but decided to take the matthe matter under consideration. Mr. and Mrs. Buxton Taylor and children of Raleigh and Master Rives Taylor Jr. of Oxford were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Taylor 'on Sundoy. \ ' Slrm Subscript MAN KILLED IN TRUCK WRECK Charlie Sammons Instantly Killed; Robert White Is Seriously Injured DRIVER FALLS ASLEEP Charlie Sammons was killed instantly and Robert White was seriously injured on Saturday afternoon around 2:30 o'clock when the truck in which they were returning from Washington, D. C., to their homes at Wise left the highway and crashed into o fence posi about a mile south of South Hill, Va. Following the accident both men were picked up and carried to South Hill, where Mr. White was found to be in a serious condition from the loss of blood that flowed through a severed artery, and from a bad cut on his head and bruises on his body. He is reported to be recuperating there at the home of a sister. Mr. Sammon's body was brought; to the Allen funeral parlors Saturday night from South Hill, and the funeral was held Sunday afternoon from Jerusalem church, with the Rev. Mr. Wilson, pastor, officiating. The Junior Order, of which lie was a member, had charge of the final rites. Complete exhaustion on the part of the driver, Mr. White, is said to have been responsible for the accident. It was stated that he dropped off to sleep for a moment and just as the truck ran off the concrete and crashed into the post along the road. He awoke, only to become unconscious again in a few moments. Neither of the men, according to reports reaching here, had slept for a week, other than occasional naps while the truck was roaring to Washington, Philadelphia, and New York, hauling Ridgeway cantaloupes to the northern markets. Thte ride which proved fatal to Mr. Sammon was on the home-stretch of the third trip that had been made during the week. The men were freighting cantaloupes for Mautice Hicks of the Highway Motor Company of Wise. The truck which they were using was badly wrecked. 4-Year Contract To Be Offered To Tobacco Growers A four-year tobacco adjustment contract, covering the years 193639 inclusive, will be offered this summer to flue-cured tobacco growers in North Carolina. The new contract, in effect, will be a continuation of the present adjustment program, said E. Y. Floyd of State College. A few minor changes will be made, he added. The new contracts will be established on acreage and production bases already determined for the present contracts. Adjustment of acreage and production during any one year will not be more than 35 per cent of the base. After the sale of the crop each year, the adjustment payment will be determined by the amount required to make up the difference in the actual farm price received and the established parity price on the domestic portion of the crop. Where necessary, adjustments in the base acreage and production figures will be made in the contracts to place all growers on as equitable a footing as possible, J Floyd stated. The new contracts provide that the number of tenants and sharecroppers on the farm and the percentage of the tobacco grown by tenants and share-croppers may not be reduced below the number and percentage in 1935. (Continued an Page 8) Revival Services At Reedy Creek ? *? _ j. | Revival services wm Degm at Reedy Creek Baptist church on Sunday, August 11, and continue throughout the week, Mrs. Peter Davis announced yesterday. The services will be in charge of the Rev. John Lambert and services will be held Sunday and each day of the week at 3 o'clock In the afternoon and at 8 o'clock in the evening. ri 'l0nf - LOCAL OFFICE SELLS 1 OUT OF POST CARDS Post cards could not be bought at waiieiituii iui iieai ly a due to the fact that the local post office ran out of the official pastboard message carriers. This is believed to be the first time in the history of the post office here that a shortage of post cards has occurred. TXie shortage was due to the fact that officials at Washington failed to send the cards when they were written for, and waited several days before sending them after they had been wired for. A supply of 10,000 was received here on Tuesday. Jurors Drawn September Term Superior Court Jurors to serve at the September term of Superior court were drawn as follows at the regular monthly meeting of the Board of County Commissioners on Monday: First week?S. E. Allen, Fletcher Bobbitt, W. E. Hundley, D. N. Weaver, W. T. Williams, L. E. Stainback, C. A. Harris, William K. Lanier, A. B. Paschall, D. L. Robertson, Blair W. Alston, W. J. Bishop, C. B. Dickerson, R. L. Darnell, W. L. Fuller, Ernest Whitby, R. I. Shearin, H. R. Eason, J. A. Gilliland, Brown Crinkley, W. C. Mabry, G. W. Poindexter, James Gilbert Scott, Ernest Paschall, A. B. Collins, J. H. Bobbitt, W. H. Fishel, J. A. Hudgins, Sr., R- L. Pinnell Jr., J. Boyd Williams, W. C. Brown, L. R. Harris, D. G. Jones, J. R. Robertson, Willie Edwards, R. M. White. Second Week?W. C. Bobbitt, W. E. Loyd, J. H. Ayscue, Alvin Reid, E. R. Tharrington, J. R. Young, H. V. Scarborough, Albert Bender, W. G. Alston, J. J. Nicholson, Brooks Turner, J. Vincent Allen, Joseph Pendergrass, R. L. Yancey, B. R. Palmer, W. H. Pridgen, W. L. Kilian, W. A. Tharrington. Good Prices For Tobacco Rules On Border Markets Raleigh, August 8?Heavy sales marked the opening Thursday of the border belt tobacco market and | saw the weed being bid in at prices which warehousemen said were about in line with last year, when the average was between 21 1 and 22 cents. i Some observers were of the opinion the demand for the lower grades was stronger than a year ago. General satisfaction was expressed by growers. As usual on opening day, the bulk of the offerings were of first pull ings and medium types. , Despite dry weather generally , which made handling difficult, vir- ] tually all the markets had an un- ] usually heavy "break." , A million pounds were on the j floors at Mullins, one of the larger , South Carolina markets. The possibility of blocked sales , loomed at Dillon, which had 250,- , 000 pounds in the warehouses be- j fore 9 a. m. with more coming in , and expected sales around 300,000. < Early sales there ranged from 6 to ] 40 cents a pound. i Chadbourn, one of the seven North Caroling markets in the bor j der belt, reported its biggest open- j ing day in its history with a quar- j .ter million pounds offered. T. C. i Boswell, crop reporter there, esti- < I mated the early sales averaged 22 ] cents. j ] Nearly 750,000 pounds were in the i warehouses at Lumberton, one of the largest North Carolina markets, i and bidding was spirited. Early ] j sales indicated the average might i . i? +r,?? locf vpnr's nnpn- i DC Illglici iwui j . ing day there when the market < averaged $23.09 per hundred. The ] quality was described by ware- < housemen as unusually good. i The first half hour's sales at Darlington, where 250,000 pounds were offered, averaged 23 cents. One pile of finer quality was bid I in at Timmonsville for 50 cents p. \ pound, but the bulk of that on 3 sale was of the cheaper grades and i early sales averaged around 20 < cents. The warehouses had 450,000 I .pounds on their floors. Mr. Bart Burgwyn of Weldon was in town Wednesday. i M MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME J NUMBER 31 COTTON MILL TO BE LIQUIDATED Creditors Unable To Agree On Reorganization Plan At Elizabeth City SALE DATE IS NOT SET Failure of aH the creditors of the Peck Manufacturing Company to agree to a plan of reorganization submitted before Judge I. M. Meekins at Elizabeth City on Thursday of last week resulted in an order being issued to liquidate the textile concern. No date was set for throwing this property on the market, but It is thought it will be advertised and sold to the highest bidder within three months. In the meantime the mill continues to operate under the supervision of Judge Thomas H. Calvert, who was named trustee by the court several months ago after the concern had been thrown into temporary bankruptcy. It is understood that the mill has made some money under his management. The plan of reorganization submitted before Judge Meekins was to give all creditors, who had claims over $25 or $50, first mort gages on the property and to con- j&\ tinue operation. This plan was rejected, it was stated, by the Citizens Bank & Trust Company of Henderson, which held approximately $23,000 worth of notes at the time the mill closed. The proposed arrangement met with the approval of the other creditors present at the hearing, it was said. Six Cases Of i Typhoid In County, Says Health Officer Six cases of typhoid fever have suddenly developed in Warren cpunty, Dr. G. H. Macon, county health- officer, stated yesterday, and advised that all who have not taken the typhoid treatment within the past two years to consult their physician at once and have him administer the preventative treatment. "This sudden outburst of typhoid fever in our county is rather unusual, and its spread must be combatted by vaccination," the health officer stated. "The disease is not only expensive, but it often times proves fatal," he added. TV lMVa/vm co fVinrn oro hh M-fk.% 1UUVU11 UWiU ViiViV M*V "W cases of infantile paralysis in the county at present and in his opinion the mild epidemic of this disease in Warren has passed. Daughters To Hold Benefit Card Parties Endeavoring to raise funds with which to carry further the work which has already been done towards restoring the home place of Nathaniel Macon, the U. D. C. and 0. A. R. chapters of Warren county will sponsor small benefit bridge parties in the county this week and lext. A committee from the chapters and many hostesses will entertain nen, women and children at cards, flinch, polyanna, anagrams and jther garfes, it was said. There will be a charge of 25c per person for this entertainment, wiiich also ncludes light refreshments. Those interested in the project and are willing to cooperate by en;ertaining are asked to get in ;ouch with one of the following nembers of the committee in iharge: Mrs. J. Palmer Scoggin, Mrs. Boyd Massenburg, Mrs. C. R. Rodwell, Mrs. Irvin Adams, Mrs. Claude Bowers. "There are many Warren county citizens who are interested in the restoration of the Nathaniel Ma:on place in this coilnty, and already much has been accomplish;d through cooperation of the Federal Government with the rounty and friends of the project," i member of the committee stated. NO SERVICES There will be no services at the Methodist church here nor at War ren Plains on Sunday, the Rev. O. [. Hinson, pastor, announced yesterday. He said that he will be out 3f town on his vacation at this time. Mr. John L. Skinner of Littleton was a visitor at Warrenton on Wednesday. j|
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