I^uRatIteRS^ TIMELY ^xxxv, vKndon plan gtUNA store i Roard Unable To Con Suitable Building ^Handle Whiskey SOUGHT^ CITIZENS ? learned last nlgM ?bandonc?- ^nirman of the control board. Inability to a suitable building for the loM-% of the store was responsible "V change in plans, Mr. Bovce said. I i site opposite the Norlina hotel B had been selected for the location of the store and it had been tentaIjU' agreed that Frank Weldon Inuld be manager, but a hitch delve 'oped in the plans when it was learned that the building desired fss under lease. B Mr Boyce said last night that the |.;;>:.::o! board had spent the greater Ipart of the day trying to find a ^ pjre in which to open but their ^ efforts had been in vain. p;sr.s were made for opening the latere at Norlina, it was said, as the result of requests which had come from Norlina. which went over- ' xr.elming for control in the recent ^ referendum. Bl, D. C. Extends I Thanks For Help < I: appreciation of the cooperation 1 ^Hp:: the chapter in connection ' :i:e memorial exercises held at ' Br- grave of Anne Carter Lee on ^Btober IS. the Warren county i apter of the U. D. C? through | lorard F. Jones Sr.. publicly J tais those who assisted. Mr. i testates: I "I am requested by the Warren J Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy to express their ace thanks to Mr. T. V. Allen for the lean of tfiairs and for erecting temporary markers to guide traffic; to Mr. Peti:,p Seaman for the loan of lumber ftr platform tables; to Mr. H. A. Moseley for : conveying the lumber to the park; 1 to Mr. W. R. Baskervill and Mr. R. 1 R. 0. Snipes for donating bruns- 1 ulck stew; to The Home Furniture 1 4Supply Co. for the loan of chairs; : I to Jones Brothers for use of truck 1 aid for conveying chairs; to Mr. k R. Baskervill for supervising the < erection of the platform and tables; t to Mrs. Katherine P. Arrington for < two beautiful flags. i "I join with the Daughters of the 1 Confederacy in this expression of 1 thanks." Negro Agent Asks ; Hogs Be Watched | By C. S. WYNN, I ^egro Agricultural Agent I I have had a number of calls I'his week to examine sick hogs. In 1 Is few cases I found that the hogs . pre suffering from hog cholera. I To prevent the loss of hogs by ' cholera in Warren county I am resting that you watch all hogs ; seemingly sick from any of the , I blowing symptoms: General sick- i F* T?akness of the legs causing ; fueling, stiffness or constipa ton followed by profuse and fetid piwitiea. I B cholera is discovered in your healthy animals should r^ccinated at once and removed ron-infected quarters. I there is any doubt in your 71 of the sickness in your herd K ?0?s let me know and I will be K?, ^ ^??h them over and vaccithem 11 they need it. Mr 7^* i'our hogs ;he iS f?r the serum> the ping Plans For I Tonsil Clinics I ^ Lurv t -cam, weiiare officer,! this week feat she is arrang-1 ('c- a tonsil clinic for school! to be held November 5, and I those interested to contact 1 ' She also states: 1 * ^'dVft the following white chll-1 ^B---1 am anxious to place at once: 1 r H. boy 12, girl 10, boy 8. Any 1 ^B sInterested please let me know."! celebrate anniversary 1 Mrs. Winfield Scott! fO'ckck rm I a h0me from 2 t0 :h,Jrchili in ,tiay afternoon at Dth ^dine- 06 9bration of their WARREN' The $20,000,000 Home of SiP / fflSfr J mS / Q ' WASHINGTON ... A view of the of the United Stat09 Supreme Court, 1 by the government to house the Justi< it was dedicated to the philosophy of c Littleton Man Is Critically Injured On Hunting Trip W. B. Bobbitt, well known farmer of Littleton, lies critically ill In the Roanoke Rapids hospital as the i'esult of injuries he received when his shotgun accidentally discharged while he was squirrel hunting. Mr. Bobbitt was shot direct in the thigh, with the muzzle of the jun only a few inches distance. The load exploded inside and nearly blew away the whole leg, it was stated. He was rushed to the hospital by Miss Ruth Rogers. Littleton Swamps Local Gridders By JIM POLK After holding the strong Littleton High School football team to one touchdown in the first half, Warrenton's defense broke down and allowed the visitors to score five times in the last half making the final score 37 to 0 In Littleton's favor. Brown, Threewitts and Thrower started the attack in the last half that resulted in five touchdowns, one of which caught Warrenton asleep as a payer near the sideline received the ball and almost tvalked down the field unnoticed by Warrenton. The game here this afternoon svith Weldon High School begins at 2:30. A good crowd and a good ?ame is expected. WARRENTON AND MACON HAVE A CLOSE GAME Macon, Oct. 31.?The Macon football team played the Warrenton Junior football team at Macon on Wednesday afternoon. It was a eery interesting game, full of thrills. The score was Warrenton 14, Macon 13. The most thrilling part of the game was when J. Shaw received a forward pass from B. Robinson and ran 65 yards for a touchdown. Dawson Alston Accepts Position Dawson Alston, for years a salesman for the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co., has accepted a position as automobile salesman for i.he Scoggin Motor Company of Warrenton. He assumes his new duties today. Mr. Alston arrived in Warrenton two weeks ago from his home at Knoxville, Tenn., and was joined a few days later by Mrs. Alston. Since their arrival here they have been the guests of the Misses Rie and Laura Alston but will move today into the home of Mrs. H. N. Walters, where they will live while Mrs. Walters, and her daughter, Miss Dorothy Walters, are making their home at Knoxville, Temi. Mrs. Walters and Miss Walters leave today and are expected to be gone for several months. ATTEND GAME Mr. James Polk and Miss Mary Clifton Hayes and Mrs. McBride and Mr. Hunter Daughtrey of Emnhnrlntfe poria, va., mutmcu uu _ . ville, Va., Saturday for the footbfil game between V. M. I. and the University of Virginia. Yi: >. hp Mi TON, COUNTY OF WARRE1 the U. S. Supreme Court , ? I imposing twenty million dollar home ( lie Corinthian marble temple erected :es. At its formal opening this week qua] justice under law. i Frank Lancaster : Withdraws Appeal; ' Begins Sentence i The appeal noted at the September term of Warren county i Superior court when Frank Lan- I caster was convicted of assaulting < John Alston with a hoe has been . withdrawn and this week the Odell farmer and carpenter went to the 1 Warren County Prison Camp to ' begin the two year road sentence which was meted out to him by 1 Judge W. A. Devin who heard the 1 evidence in a tragedy which shock- < _J i. 1 - ~ T r> ?-> A 1 t'U Lilt; i-jiLiitriuii uuminuiiiiy turn ? left the assaulted man maimed for 1 life. s The trouble between the two neighbors was over a small sum of i money. Alston claimed that Lan- 1 caster stopped him as he drove his . car towards Littleton and after f abusing him with profane language I struck him across the head with a i hoe. Lancaster claimed that Alston was the aggressor, that Alston < came to his home where he was ; peacefully at work and that he? ] Lancaster?struck to protect himself. ( As a result of the assault, Alston | stayed for several weeks in a hos- ] pital in a critical condition from a 1 fractured skull which brought on ; paralysis. In court here Alston's ( doctor stated that he did not look j for much improvement, if any. \ 1 Cowles President Schoolmaster's Club | The Warren County School- ] master's Club convened for its first ' meeting in the county superinten- .< dent's office on Thursday evening. ] Oct. 17. Tire session consisted chief- j ly of reorganizing for the ensuing \ year and the statement of plans j * * -n 1 and purposes for tne ciud auruiki! the present school term. h The following offices were chosen i by the members who were present* i President, J. H. Coles, Norlina; Secretary, I. B. Jackson, AftonElberon. Following the business session in the superintendent's of- ' fice, the group retired to Mr. Al- < len's residence where Mr. Allen \ served a most delightful dinner. . The membership of the Schoolmaster's Club is made up of all ] school principals and male teach- | ers in the county. Regular meet- ] ings will be held on the third Thursday of each month. The No- j vember meeting will be held with ] the Warrenton High School in response to the invitation by the ] principal, Mr. P. W. Cooper. < I To Hold Dance At Armory Tonight ( A dance will be held in the Ar- i mcry here tonight, beginning at , 9:30 o'clock, Miss Lucy Leach, Welfare officer, announced this week, i Proceeds from the entertainment : are for charity purposes, Miss Leach ] said. ? PRICE TRANSFERRED ( W. S. Price, who for some time has been stationed at Roxboro as a 1 salesman for the Carolina Power & ] Light Co., has been transferred to 1 Ashboro, it was learned here this i week. The change is regarded as a promotion. Mr. Price will assume his new duties on November 10. : irrrn Y, N. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBI JURY TRIALS OlH FOURTH MONDAYS . ????? New Ruling Made By Judge Cc And Solicitor To Save w: County Money b? tc FOUR CASES IN COURT w Pi Jury cases will be tried in Re- ea :order's court on fourth Mondays re ?xcer>t in instances where a de- in 'endant is being kept in jail for ack of bond, Judge W. W. Taylor md Solicitor Joseph P. Pippen st igreed this week. b? The new ruling was made for the p, benefit of witnesses, court officials, W( ind as a move towards saving the E; :ounty money. or Solicitor Pippen pointed out the 'act that frequently witnesses are cept in the court room practically tQ ill day for cases which are not tried g( ind that by setting a certain date M :or clearing the docket of jury cases d ;his loss of time and inconvenience ^ night be eliminated to a large ex?nt. "Of course I don't mean in ^ :ases where a man is in jail, for it voud not be right to keep him ocked up for possibly a month n< without privilege of trial," he said. The solicitor also brought out the Cf fact that by trying all the jury In :ases in one day the county would ? not be called on as frequently to pay jurors. "We can just draw one ^ jury for all the cases," he said. t 5 m 1 _i-~ i-? J UA tC cjuugt; j. uyiur sutteu tuais nc wao in accord with the solicitor's sug- s* jestion and readily agreed to set- 01 Ling aside the fourth Mondays for jury trials. 03 The new ruling does not effect pending jury cases, which are to sc je disposed of next Monday. There were four cases tried in w Recorder's court this week. Negroes m were defendants in each of the bills . if indictment, which included dis;urblng public worship; assault " with a deadly weapon; larceny; ^ ind assault. The charge of disturbing public " worship was booked against ?7dsseWilliams and Sterling Williams, p Jesse Williams was found guilty md was taxed with the costs in ;he action. Sterling Williams was 'ound not guilty. Bryant Alston was found guilty re jf assault with a deadly weapon jnd was sent to the roads for two it. nonths. " Francis Green, charged with lar- R ;eny of a bicycle, was sentenced to ;he roads for six months, with the provision "that his mental ondition ti" le looked into by Dr. G. H. Macon st ind if found to be such that he aj ;an get in some State Institution te tor the feeble minded or insane, ;hen the road sentence to be suspended." Posh Twitty was found guilty of ul simple assault. Judgment was sus-1H pended upon payment of costs. V A nol pros with leave was taken M in each of the cases against Ray ai Weston and Nina Stacie. The tl state's chief witness, J. F. Godsey, M las not been apprehended since he M failed to appear in court last week N after having warrants sworn out B igainst Weston charging him with di selling whiskey, assault, and run- Ji ling a house of prostitution. Nina H Stacie is charged with fornification P ind adultery. H J( ELBERON NEWS sc Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Jones of J< Warrenton and Mr. and Mrs. Wavirly Harden of Norlina were visi- lo ;ors in the home of Mrs. Mary ci Abbott Sunday. ol Mrs. Rivers and daughter, Virginia, of Warrenton were visitors in >he home of Mesdames Robert and Macon Thompson Sunday. ni Mr. and Mrs. Robert Limer and T family were visitors in the home of C; Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Limer Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. .A A. Jones and m Mrs. Johnnie Abbott spent Satur- ei lay night and Sunday in the home 01 if Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Wood of p: Ringwood. di Mr. W. A. Benson of Inez was a ?uest of Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Ay- h( Mrs. Joe Peoples and children !;prp eniests of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Pr Aycock Sunday night. p, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel E. Hudgins n( and children, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Bowden, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond cj Bowen, and Mrs. Levi Hicks of Warren ton were visitors in the g j aome of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ay- m :ock Sunday. er Mr. Oatho Short and Miss Clifford Brigman of Rocky Mount and to VTiss Virgie Short of near Embro Ci were visitors in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Short Sunday. at Mr. Graham Boyd of Farmville spent the week end here. Wl Iwni ilR 1, 1935 Subscrip .oyd Under $300 Bond, Charged With Theft Of Tobacco Clarence Loyd, known over the >unty as Buck Loyd since the days hen he twirled the horsehides on iseball diamonds of this and other wns, and Horace Jones, negro, ere on Monday bound over to Su:rior court under bonds of $300 ich to face charges of larceny and ceiving stolen goods knowing them have been stolen. The former baseball pitcher and le negro farmer are accused of ealing around 500 pounds of toicco from the strip room of J. E. azier on Wednesday night of last eek and disposing of it at the Big cchange Warehouse in South Hill 1 Friday. The tobacco sold at South Hill in )yd's name and later shipped by toacco buyers to a prize house In )uth Boston has been Identified by x. Frazler as his property. The rfendants deny that this was Mr. razler's tobacco and claim that it as tobacco that was grown by Mr. jyd on his mother's farm. Mr. Frazler, as well as other witjsses, stated that the tobacco was ed In a certain way, that It had a irtaln color to It, and was spotted i such a manner as to enable lem to identify it. Mr. Loyd proaced a number of witnesses who istified that he had grown tobacco 1 lis year, that he had hauled the ; >bacco to his mother's home for ripping purposes, that he stripped it the amount which he sold In 1 Duth Hill, that his tobacco was of 1 tiusually high quality. Mr. Loyd stifled that it was his tobacco he >ld; his witnesses testified that be i roduced similar tobacco to that ] hich was sold on the South 1111 1 arket. i Jones was arrested after officers i iund tracks across a field leading ' om Mr. Frazier's strip-room to liis I itomobile. Jones admitted thot 1 ie tracks fitted his feet but denied 1 lat they were his. , 1 .... - . . . I fote To Be Burned At Macon Church ? The indebtedness having been ! moved from the Macon Metho- ! st Church, there will be a note 1 lrning and dedication service 1 lere next Sunday morning, the ' ev. O. I. Hinson. pastor, stated lis week. j The Rev. E. E. Wiley is to preach ' le sermon, the Rev. Mr. Hinson ated. All friends of the church I id community are invited to at- 1 nd. i ] TEACHERS ENTERTAIN 1 The card club composed of facty members of the John Graham 1 igh School was entertained on I Wednesday night by the Misses i [ary Randolph, Claire Williams id Rose Kimball. In addition to j le hostesses those present were < [rs. Virginia Pearsall, Mr. and ] !rs. Si Hoskins, Misses Huldah t obles, Elba McGowan, Elizabeth s oyd, Maywood Modlin, and Mil ed Lyons; Messrs. Van Alston, mmie Mayfield, Bignall Jones, oward Jones Jr., Pett Boyd, J. R. oindexter, and Dr. Rufus Jones, j igh score prizes were won by Dr. ] mes and Miss Modlin. The con- i dation token went to Mr. Bignall )nes. Attractive decorations were ;ed to give fee apartment a Hal- ( nroom find , WC CI1 ailliVAjyuvivi ? ike were served at the conclusion the game. RIDGEWAY NEWS J Mr. and Mrs H H. Grant visited ear Macon on Sunday afternoon. , hey also visited the grave of Anne } arter Lee. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Petar and ,'iss Ann Collins attended the ex- j cises dedicating a table commem- , ating the founding of St. John's j arish, at Williamsborough on Fri- ] ay afternoon. ] Mrs. R. L. Hayes recently visited < ;r sister at Roxobel. I Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Mabry visit- i 1 Mr. and Mrs. N. F. Read at < aimer Springs, Va., Sunday after- 1 >on. : Services were held at the M. E. i lurch Sunday night. 1 Mr. W. S. Grant of Winston \ ilem visited his parents, Mr. and ,'rs. T. P. Grant, the past week id. Misses Mary and Elizabeth Wes- ? n visited Misses Lucy and Ann i ollins Sunday afternoon. 1 Mrs. Smith Wyckoff was a visitor i ; Ridgeway Monday afternoon. I \ Mr. T. P. Gholson of Henderson t as a visitor fiere this week. r rigssr* i tion Price, $1.50 a Year Our War Observer J \ h*$f* m ? WASHINGTON . . . Ma jni Norman ?E. Fiske, U. 8. Arm] ll (above), stationed at Philadelphia, has been ordered to Rome, from wher? he will go to Ethiopia as our official war observer if Italy permits foreign experts at the front. .11 I HI J Make Plans To 1 Finish Liquidation < Of Bank of Warren * V. Plans for completing the liquida- A, tion of the Bank of Warren, which t has paid 85 cents on the dollar v since its failure in December, 1931, ^ were discussed by representatives of c the state banking department with creditors of the local institution at , a meeting in the court house on j ruesday morning. The upshot of the meeting was j that a committee of five was ap- t pointed to appraise the assets of v the bank, after which steps will be ^ taken, in the event no objections t are raised on the part of creditors, ^ to complete the liquidation process j, by alowing notes, bonds, mortgages, ? or other evidences of indebtedness jto be bought, sold, traded, or ap plied to the purchase price of any assets which the bank contempates , offering at pubic auction within 90 ' days. For instance, under the proposed plan, if one person has a 3redit in the bank, he may sell or swap the credit to some other per- 0 son and this other person may use u this credit to appy on the purchase a price of any assets offered at pub- ? lie ouction. v The plan, said to have proven v practical in other towns in liquidat- 0 ing banks, was submitted by Smith t Medlin of the State Banking De- b partment. He was accompanied by D. I. Taylor, attorney for the liquid- a iting agency of Raleigh, and Harold j Ft. Myrick was present to represent j ;he Bank of Warren. t The plan is to be filed with the I Dlerk of Court and notice of it is e to be given in the county newspaper, it was stated. j The appraisal committee is composed of H. A. Moseley, chairman, CJeorge R. Frazier, B. L. Newell, Marvin Aycock, D. L. Robertson, ind F. F. Limer was appointed as t in alternate. 1 f DREWRY NEWS c Mrs. Clayton Bullock of Char- c lotte and Mr. Clifford Philipps of c Maxton spent several days recently E vith Miss Eva Watkins. Mrs. George White and Miss Kate 11 Mayfield of Warrenton spent the v iay last week with Miss Nena u White. a Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Miller and little daughter, Vivian Blanche, of Q aear Louisburg, were week end vis- n itors of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson. Mrs. Henry White and sons spent p Sunday with Mrs. N. D. Boyd of e aear Townsville. e Miss Helen Read and Mrs. Floyd a Fleming entertained at a miscelaneous shower in honor of Mrs. q John Wilson, who will soon move j, nto her new home, at the home of a Mrs. Fleming on Saturday afteraoon. The Hallowe'en motif was carried out in contests and decoradons. Miss Jean Fleming, dressed S( is a witch, met the guests at the j 3oor and" received the ingredients ^ for the witches brew. A delicious p salad plate was served with coffee, g Wter this the witches cauldron was p wrought in and it was overflowing vith gifts for the honoree. ti GROWS LARGE PERSIMMON t< A persimmon which tipped the w ;cales at 5 3-4 ounces and measired 8 1-2 inches around was tl jrought to the office of The War- j, en Record last Friday by Pryor q todwell Jr. The persimmon, vhich resembled a good size toma- u o, was grown by Henry Williams, 01 legro farmer of this county. w . Co4 of the news all the time 111 ? gam number 43 JBRARY DRIVE i BEGINS MONDAY 4rs. Bowers Appoints District Chairman To Assist In Campaign flEET SATURDAY 3:30 The annual campaign for funds or Che library will begin on Monay, November 4, Miss Mabel Davis nnounced this week. mis. v^iauue JJUVYCIS, Ciianman i me iinuuce committee, lias uptoiiiicu uisti'icG ciiauaitm iur uie .uicient communities wno Will ?licit lunus. notice of tnese aplomuneuts are beuig nianeu out ouay. Tnenus in town wno have eceivea veiuai notice have receivu men' appointment very gracious/, it was said, ana expressea tneiucives as reaay to get to wont tor ue library. Mis. isowers has called a nieetug ol tne uistrict chairmen at :ou baturuay aiterncon at tne ibrary. rue names ol the ladies wno luvc been asited to serve m tneir especuve cusiricts lonow: in or una, firs. K. K. Koaweii and Mrs. M. ;. Jonnson; Macon, Mrs. Jonn Lowell and Mis. harry Kenyon; txieii, Mrs. J. P. Watson; Alton, drs. David Limer; LiDeron, Mrs. /i. c. Duke and Mrs. Murphy Ayock; Wise, Mrs. Lawrence Perkinon; Ridgeway, Miss Sydnor Wiiiams; Areola, Mrs. Lewis Capps; nez, Miss Marina Williams; Grove 1111, Mrs. Albert Bugg; Churchill, drs. J. C. Gardner and Mrs. Scarlorough; Oakville, Miss Rena Rodrell! Warren Plains, Mrs. Harry lovelle. Medames W. D. Rodgers, llyde Rodwell, Herman Rodwell, Valter Gardner, Joe Taylor, John ?err, C. A. Tucker, John Mitchell, >. O. Nunn, and Miss Lillie Belle Jameron have been asked to serve a Warrenton. Dancing School To Be Opened Here A dancing school will open here n Saturday night, November 2, wder the direction of Frank Tant nd the Misses Virginia Dixon and iarah Sterling Price of Raleigh, it /as learned yesterday. The school /ill open in the armory at 8 'clock and will feature ball-roora, ap and ballet dancing, allet dancing. Mr. Tant and the Misses Dixon nd Price studied dancing under diss Louise Norman Williams of taleigh and gave a performance in he auditorium of the John Graham ligh School recently for the Parnt-Teacher Association. Mew Law To Be Enforced Raleigh, Nov. 1.?Enforcement of he drivers' license law, scheduled o begin Friday, will likely not take ull effect until several days later. State Revenue Department offiials indicated Thursday that autoaatic photstatic machinery reently received here will speed up iroduction sufficiently for the acual arrests of drivers without plaits within the next few days /hen the number of permits mailed iut catches up with the number DDlied for. At the present time only about ne-fourth of the more than 750,00 licenses applied for have been nailed out. However, beginning Friday all assenger car drivers will be chargd $1 each for permits. Truck drlvrs have been chaged a fee of $3 11 the time. Under tJie act, passed by the 1935 Jeneral Assembly, all drivers were ;sued permits free of charge until fter November 1. EMMANUEL CHURCH The feast of All Saints will be obt*rifV? q col ohroHrm nf the CI VCU W11/11 w VV*vw?MV>vm ?- ? ? [oly Communion on Sunday at 11 ,. M. with sermon by the rector. Ivening prayer will be held in aint Alban's, Littleton, at 3:30 M. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Watson reirned to their home near Warworn yesterday after spending five eeks in New York. Mr. and Mrs. Duke Jones spent le week end at Belhaven with Mrs. ones parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. arty. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Winn of iarion, S. C., visited in the home r Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Macon this eek.

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