a I ACCURATE, TERSE
'I TIMELY
^
: i v0l^me xxxvi
ll?RfSS vims
i pay veterans
I To Pay Former SollPllrS
In Bonds Is Sent
To White House
huge sum for warren
I are around 250 former serin
Warren county who
viCP ^ Kit Q r*_
"m |,e effected airecuy uy mc ?v' t'on
taker, in Congress this week
B . pjy the World War adjusted
sfice certificates with $50 bonds.
The roster kept at the library of
soldiers who entered the war while
^ livire in Warren county shows 240
I odd names of living soldiers and
H^ny who have died since the
H world conflict. Some of those listed
as living have moved from this
county but this number will most
[ ^B jjjf]v be offset by the number of
; veterans living in this county at
i present whose names are not in
c;udea in the roster.
The North Carolina Legion News
I discloses that this state will receive
a total of $34,622,162.80 and of this
I sum Warren county veterans will
I get S25T.37 <.S3.
The following news dispatch frctn
I the capital city tells how the new
I measure works:
Washington. Jan 20.?If you
I have a $1 000 World War adjusted
I service certificate and have not
I borrowed on it. you are entitled tc
I {1.000 in $50 bonds cashable next
I toe under terms of the Senate bill
| passed today and sent to the House.
I If you cashed it between June it>,
1936."and June 15. 1937, you would
wt no interest. If you held it until
te 10. 1937. you would \get
Sim. including 3 per cent interest
for a year. If not cashed until
June 15. 1945. your bonds would be
worth S1.270.
If you have borrowed to the limit
cf 50 per cent on your $1,000 certificate.
since October 1, 1931, you
would be entitled to just half of
tee above amounts.
If you borrowed to the limit of
22 per cent permitted before October
l. 1931. you would have coming
to you $780 in bonds, minus unpaid
interest before that date.
The highest value of any certificate
outstanding is $1,585. If no
tens are outstanding against such
certificates, holders would receive
S1.550 in bonds and $35 cash for the
odd amount next June. If held
until 19-15 they would be worth
52.658 to the holders, in addition to
the S35 cash.
Bright Requests
That Tobacco Sale
Cards Be Turned In
Bv R. H. BRIGHT
To all Tobacco Contract Signers:
If you have not turned your tobacco
sales card into this office
tee let me have this card or
Was as soon as you have finished
selling on ehe card or cards,
ft is necessary that these cards
w delivered to this office if you
or have not sold all the
Mum** ... ..
i---imo oiiuwii on tne c&rd.
M? understanding at the present
I tone is that those producers with
I regular base contracts that do not
I sell above 11 per cent of their 85
I H Percent will receive the parity payI
?ent. I am not responsible for any
I decision the Supreme Court may
I tond dcwn concerning the 1934-35
H robacco contract.
I Tobacco contract signers should
I not permit anyone to sell on his or
I i'Or sales cards without the pounds
I transferred through this of|'ce
This docs not include tenants
arming under a contract.
pi*ease let me have your sales
ftrd or cards as soon as possible,
in case you wish to mail ycur
^ or cards, address them to R^Bright,
County Agent, WarrenWave
Heads
East With Snow
Chicago, Jan. 23?Sub-zero temI^ratures
and whistling winds from
j e Canadian northwest doubled
;eir tol! of human lives today as
%nrept flCm the Dakotas t0 the
11? least 51 dead were counted :n
I Ar.%en ?* ^ states covered by the
I JJeavy snow was due to follow
or tomorrow, and the weatht^an
was uncertain when real reI
' would come. Slowly rising temI
:ratures were predicted for to"
, ;0'v or Saturday in the midwest
s,^e frigid wave moved eastward.
-|fl ;"e rawest cold still centered
I *er the midwest, with 56 below
&D 'Continued on page 8)
jSSUBKSS?
WARRENTOr
1 4-H'r in Congress |
^^p;- H
?S ' VyjiOT\ I'
WASHINGTON . . . Robert Parrish,
14, ''(above), is a 4-H Club
member from Terre Haute, Ind. . . .
His biggest thrill eame this week
when he was enrolled as a page boy
in the House of Representatives.
Telephone Co. Is
Installing Dial
System Here
The dial telephone system is being
installed in Warrenton and is
expected to be in use some time in
the spring, it was learned this week
from L. A. Ccrbitt, group manager
for the Carolina Telephone & Telegraph
Company.
The automatic method of ringing
telephones will do away with
the operators here and the calls
will go through the central office
at Henderson. However, one girl
will be kept here to collect the bills
and attend to other business connected
with the system.
Mr. Corbitt said that the same
type of equipment would be installed
at Warrenton as was displayed
at the World's Fair in Chicago and
that it will ccst the company between
$35,000 and $40,000, which
would bring the telephone company's
investment in Warrenton to
around $250,000.
The new equipment has not
reached Warrenton but is expected
here some time in March. In the
meantime workmen are laying the
ground work for the modern apparatus.
Mr. Corbitt said there would be
no increase or decrease in the rates.
He also stated that all telephone
numbers here would be changed.
Employment
Office To Be Open
One Day A Week
Arrangements have been made by
the N. C. State Employment Service
for the opening of an employment
office in Warrenton on on?
day each week. The office will be
located in the courthouse at War-enton
and a representative of the
Employment Service will be there
on Wednesday cf each week from 9
a. m. until 2:30 p. m.
All prsons who are out of work
and desire to register with the Service
should be at the courthouse n
| Warrenton at the above stated
time. The Employment Service's
interviewer on his visit to Warrenton
will also be prepared to renew
registration cards of persons previously
registered with the Employment
Service and to also discuss
job opportunities for working
[ people of all classifications.
i 7^;
r ? ? ? 1 DA Alr/\|-AAtle
i-< U Cell JJAMICICCIO
Win First Games
The basketball team of the John
Graham High School opened its
current season with two victories.
Coach Eason's locals took a win
over the fast Texaco High Speeds
of Henderson on Friday evening
January 10. The score was 26-21,
with Chas. Lee Terrell showing the
way for the winners by scoring a
total of eight points.
On Wednesday evening, January
15, the local quint defeated the Henderson
High School cagers by the
score of 30-12. Leonard Daniel was
the leading scorer for both teams,
making an aggregate of nine points.
Clarence Ridout was outstanding
for his floor work.
The following participated in the
(Continued on Page 8)
Henry W. Milliard
Pneumonia Victim
Henry W. Hilliard, 73, died at his
heme near Macon at 3 a. m. Monday
morning following an attack of
pneumonia.
? i mora hpld at the
r unerai oci vivco ?
Mt. Auburn church on Tuesday
mornin? at 11 o'clock with the Rev.
Mr. Roach of Norlina officiating.
Burial took place in the church
cemetery.
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4, COUNTY OF WARREN, I
HAMMERUSEDIN
ATTACK BY MAN
Identity of Negro Who Attacked
Littleton Man
Remains Mystery
NO MONEY 13 MISSING
The identity of the'negro man
alleged to have entered Charlie
Whitaker's store near Littleton and
struck him across the head several
times with a hammer on Tuesday
nieht about 6:30 o'clock has not vet
been learned, it was stated at the
office of the sheriff of Warren
county yesterday.
The blows received by the merchant,
whose small store a short
distance from Littleton on the highway
leading towards Warrenton is
known for its display of eccentric
signs, caused painful injuries, but
Mr. Whitaker's condition now is not
regarded as being serious. Although
the handle of the hammer was
broken when the merchant was
struck, it was stated that he did
not lose complete consciousness.
The crime was discovered by citizens
of Littleton who were attracted
to the scene by cries for help
shouted by Mir. Whitaker. They
found Mr. Whitaker alone and an
investigation disclosed that no
money had been taken.
An unknown negro was seen with
Mr. Whitaker about an hour before
he was injured, and the opinion has
been expressed that the negro
struck him with the hammer with
the intent of committing robbery
but that he became frightened after
inflicting the blows and fled.
Officers here have been investigating
the case but have not uncovered
anv tangible evidence.
John P. Reid
Buried At Littleton
Sunday Afternoon
John P. Reid of near Littleton,
father of H. P. Reid of Warrenton,
died at his heme on Saturday morning
after an illness wlrch had kept
him confined to his home since last
September when he suffered a fall.
Funeral services were conducted
from the home on Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock with the Rev. R.
E. Brickhouse cf Warrenton officiating.
Interment followed in Sunset
Hill cemetery, Littleton.
Mr. Reid was 82 years of age and
had lived his entire life in the
same neighborhood. He was born
Nov. 21, 1853, the oldest of ten
children, all of whom lived to pass
middle age. In 1875 he was mar|
ried to Mary Eliza Shearin who
| preceded him to the grave by seven
years.
Surviving are the following children:
J. T. Reid and Mrs. I. O
Heauy, Littleton; J. G. Reid, Alexandria,
Va.; H. P. Reid, Warrenton;
Arthur S. Reid, Everette, Mass.;
i ? t m Wiinlnek Creek. I
j IVIIS. U. VV . UV/UiiV/iu,
Pa.; and Mrs. J. P. Hardu; Houston,
Texas. He also leaves the folj
lowing brothers and sisters: J. H.
| Reid of Millerton, Okla.; M. M.
; Reid of Paris, Texas; and Mrs. Ellie
Kelly of San Antonia, Texas. He
is also survived by 35 grandchildren
and 39 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Jimmie Reid,
Bryant Reid, Howard Reid, Edwin
Faucette, Wilner Heuay and Hal
Bobbitt. The honorary pallbearers
were T. R. Walker Sr., Delmar
Jones, Walter Wiggins, Sam Brown,
John L. Skinner. Walter Bobbitt,
IM. L. Cole, R. A. King, J. V.
Shearin, Hunter Pinnell, Bud Little,
Jack Bobbitt. and Harry Kenyon.
Miss Florence Lamb
Diss Sunday Morning
Funeral services for Miss Florence
Lamb, who died Sunday morning
at 11:30 o'clock at the home of
her nieces, Mrs. Caly Williams and
Miss Helen Thompson of near
Macon, were conducted from the
Macon Methodist church on Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by
the Rev. O. I. Hinson, Rev. R. E.
Brickhouse and Rev. J. J. Marshall.
Interment followed in the church
cemetery.
Miss Lamb, who was 73 years of
age, is survived by her two nieces
with whom she had made her home
for many years. Pallbearers were
Macon Thornton, Robert Shaw,
Herbert Pope, Raymond Harris, R.
D. Fleming and Arthur Nicholson.
KILLS BIG HOGS
Three hogs weighing a total of
1240 pounds were, killed on Friday
by C. R. Perkinson of Wise. The
weights of each of the swine were
as follows: 345 lbs., 385 lbs., and 51C
lbs.
irmt
1. C., FRIDAY, JANUARY 2
| Farm Leaders
^WASHINGTON . . . Leaders o
invitation of Secretary of Agricult
the A.A.A. . . . Standing, left to
Frederick Brenckman, representing 1
, . . Seated, left to right, Chester I
Farm Credit
Office Is Opened
At Warrenton
Applications are being received at
Warrenton for loans through the
Henderson Production Credit Association,
which serves the counties of
Warren, Vance and Granville, E.
Hunter Pinnell, one of the directors,
and E. G. Cobbs, who has been
placed in charge of the Warrenton
office, stated yesterday.
The office here is located in the
rear of the building used by County
Agent Bob Bright, and Mr. Cobb is
here every day to receive applications.
He is assisted in the office
by Miss Dorothy Parker, stenographer.
Mr. Pinnell said that the association
had proven popular and of
great benefit to farmers since its
organization and that last year
loans totaling $216,500 were made
to producers in the three counties
which the organization serves.
S. L. Bobbin
A w w
Dies At Home Ut
Daughter Friday
Final rites for Samuel Lewis
Bcbbitt of near Warrenton were
held at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. S. E. Allen of Axtelle, on Monday
afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Interment
was in Brown's cemetery.
Rev. W. R. Cullom of Wake Forest
and Rev. E. R. Nelson of Henderson
officiated.
Mr. Bobbitt died Friday night at
his daughter's home. He was born
at Macon, February 26, 1850, the'
son of Capt. Samuel Bcbbitt and
Martha Bobbitt.
He is survived by his widow, Mis.'
Demaris Allen Bobbitt, and the,
following children: Mrs. S. E. Allen;
of Axtelle, Miss Annie Hill Bobbitt
of Raleigh, R. W. Bobbitt of Keys-i
ville, Va., the Rev. F. A. Bobbitt of
/-*!ir TXT" T1 "Rnhhif-.f. nf TTPnrlpr- i
11U1 JLUIU, ?? . W* ?..v.?
son, Rt. 2, Dr. S. L. Bobbitt ofi
Raleigh, and four grandchildren, j
Pallbearers were H. L. Allen of
Henderson, Sidney Abernathy of
Oxford, Herald Brown of Murfreesboro,
John S. Meile of Henderson,
C. R. Rodwell, of Warrenton and
Robert Bobbitt of Louisburg.
Local Theatre Jack
Pot Reaches $25.00
The absence from the Warren
Theatre of the last three persons
whcse names were called on Wednesday
nights as the winners of the
jackpot 'has Resulted in the accumulation
of $25.00 for the lucky
person present when his or her
name is called next week.
. 1- i-l~~
The first weeic wc jauiv-puu wao
offered as an attraction to the
theatre going public the name of
Eugene Odom was called and
was presented $10. The following
week C. J. Ball's name was called
but he was not present and the
sum was raised $5 for the lucky
person the next week. The third
drawing brought forth the name of I
L. E. Dillard of Inez but he was not
present and the pot automatically
increased to $20. This week Macey
Taylor of Littleton failed to respond
when his name was called
so up goes the pot to $25.00.
Mr. Ben Cook of Ponca City,
Oklahoma, was a guest of Dr. and
Mrs. G. H. Macon and Messrs. Bignall,
Howard and P. D. Jones on
Wednesday night and Thursday.
r?y i\/T?iiinrv and Sheriff Gatewood
of Yanceyville were visitors here!
yesterday.
54, 1936 Subscrip
; Help Flag Substitute
f farmers' organizations from all parts
ure, Henry A. Wallace, to aid in plann
right, they are; E, C. Kennedy, Secre
die National Grange and Edward A. O'l
favis, AAA Administrator and Secretary
January Term Of
Court Brought To
A Close Thursday
Appreciation for the services rendered
by members of the grand jury
was voiced to the foreman, Joe
Pritchard, by Judge E. H. Craner
1 yesterday morning when he receivi
ed the report a short time before
| this term of Warren county Super
ior court came to a close.
| Judge Cranmer told Mr. Pritchard
! that the report showed that the
! grand jury had made more than a
! perfunctory investigation into the
J affairs of this county and that by
' their efforts they had rendered the.
j county a real service.
| me jurist cunuuemeu uu wc i
[ part of the report which pointed I
! out defects at the jail and instruct- j
! ed the clerk of court to mail a copy
j of the findings to the county comi
missioners, pointing out that this1
j was the second grand jury to complain
about the conditions of the
bastile and reminding them that he
would be back here to hold court
in May. He also instructed tile clerk
(Continued on Page 8) j
I Farm Planning j
Committee Holds
Meeting Here
j
Seeking to institute a sound agn-(
| cultural program for Warren, the,
Agricultural Planning committee (
recently named for this county met,
on Monday and recommended to (
the state office that the 75,000
acres of farm land in this county
be devoted to Mre following crops
, with the acreage and percentage
i shown:
Corn, 27 per cent or 20,500 acres?
[ cctton, 26 per cent or 19,500 acres;
| tobacco, 7 per cent or 5,250 acres;
sweet potatoes, 1.5 per cent or 1.125
! r?. fninlr R npr PPn f. fir 3 7.^0
I CH/lV/Oj VI Ubll) XJ Jk/V/J. vwuv w* W, - .
acres; wheat, 5 per cent or 3,7501
i acres; oats, 1.5 per cent or 1,125!
acres; hay, 10 per cent or 7,5000
| acres; and soil improvement crops,
j 17 per cent or 12,750 acres.
I Each county in the United States,
j according to County Agent Bob
: Eright, has been requested to furn
ish a similar program to the state
offices and they in turn summarize
the data and forward it to Washington.
These recommendations
will be eventually worked into a
program, the agent stated.
[ Mr. Bright said that the local office
has paid to the farmers of this
county during the past three years
an amount in excess of $250,000 for
! rental aad parity and ploughed up
I cotton. "We have sold a little over
$50,000 worth of cotton certificates
and tobacco sales cards. I men!
tion these figures merely to show
j that the farmers have not paid out
I for certificates and sales cards the
money they have received for rental
and parity payments. The payments
under the program were not
considered as important as the increased
price in farm products," the
county agent concluded.
The Agricultural Planning com-,,
(Continued on page 8)
STUDENTS OF HAWKINS
SCHOOL PRUNING TREES
The agricultural students of Haw
kins school have been pruning, i
tioooVi anrt nnnle trees in various!!
I pv-uv.A ? -C-L I
parts of the county during this |
month, according to Prof. H. G. j
Rose, who also stated that the
agricultural department advises
that all dried peaches now onj
trees be pulled and burned to pre-1i
vent the spreading of the "Brown. i
Rot." A total of 115 trees ranging !
from three to fifteen years of age!!
have been pruned, he said. 'i
^ 3|a ,0 ?vo?su""'
tion "R a Year
Legislation ~~] I
i of the country came here on the
,ing substitute legislation to replace
tary of the National Farm Union,
^eal, president of the Farm Bureau, c
of Agriculture Wallace. c
? c
Grand Jury Says
Jail Bad; Inspector J
Says It Is Good t
e
T-iere is a difference of opinion
as to the condition of the Warren *
county jail.
The grand jury report stated last ^
week that "We have visited the s
county jail and found that the jail t
is inadequate, not sanitary or safe. c
The jailer is doing the best iie can K
considering the physical condition
of the property."
c
On the heels of the grand jury ^
report, W. C. Ezell, state prison s
inspector, visited the county bastile
and is reported to have been well t
pleased with the condition there. v
William Burroughs, chairman of r
the Board of County Commission- ^
ers, stated that Mr. Ezell said he j
wanted to congratulate the county j
on the jail, that it was in better s
cond'ticn than he had ever seen it.
"I see you have put in steam heat, ?
painted the inside of the jail and
fixed the water bowls, and if I had
to make a recommendation for further
improvement I don't know
what I would suggest," the state
inspector is quoted as having stated
to Mr. Burroughs. ' e
Mr. Burroughs said that the a
county had spent between $500 and d
$600 in an effort to improve the t
jail, that heat had been put in, the
walls scraped and painted, improve- C
ments made in water works facili- r
ties, and that the locks on the doors
had been repaired by Jesse Pridgen c
of Norlina. v
"I know the jail is net a palace, ^
it shouldn't be, but I don't see how f
we can do any more than has been 1
done," the county chairman stated. c
Data Sought Here sl
About The Blind c
Plans for organizing work among
the blind :n Warren county were
launched here today with a visit by
Wilham Lewis, field agent for the
North Carolina Commission for the .
blind. He was here doing prelimi- d
nary work fcr a more extensive .
program, he said.
Blind cards are being enclosed c
with monthly statements sent out c
by the Carolina Power & Light j
Company this week, and efforts n
will be made through rural preach- ^
e.s to cbtain the names of persons
in the county, both adults and children,
who have seriously defective J
sight or are blind.
Those receiving the cards are
asked to fill them out with the
names of any persons who might ci
come within the classification, and 2
to turn them in at the power and f
light office when payment is made t
for the monthly electric service.
The blind commission's work was
authorized by the last General As- a
sembly of North Carolina, and the
work is now getting under way t
over the State. t
r
NEGROES HOLD WEEKLY c
AGRICULTURAL CLASSES s
The evening class of adult negro n
farmers began at Piney Grove on
January 13 and will be held every J
Monday night for ten weeks, Prof.
ET. G. Rose of the Hawkins school
stated this week. The members, he
said, will have an opportunity at
these meetings, which begin at 7 e
o'clock, to discuss any agricultural C
problems in which they are inter- e
ested. Chicken diseases and their t!
control were discussed at the first
meeting and incubation of chick- c
ens was the topic at the meeting r;
held January 20. The meetings ii
have been well attended, it was
stated. o
\
MOST OF THE NEWS
c#w ALL THE TIME
NUMBER 4
CHANGE IS MADE"
IN JURY METHOD
rownship Plan of Choosing
Jurors Changed To County-Wide
System
:RANMER GIVES OKEH
Juries selected for Recorder's
ourt will not in the future be
Irawn from Warrenton township
lone as has been the practice in
he past but will be chosen from a
iox containing the names of perons
from every township of the
ounty.
This new practice, which went
nto effect en Monday of this week
/hen a jury was drawn to try two
:ases next week, was recommended
iv Snlioit.nr Pinnpn annrnvprt hv
'J ??? ? . .rrv.., Mrr.wtvvi ?
udge Taylor and okehed by Judge
"ranmer, who was consulted in the
natter.
The law under which Recorder's
ourt was established in Warren
ounty states that a jury may be
ailed fcr by a defendant and if
here is no objection on the part of
he state or the defendant the jury
nay be selected from Warrenton
ownship, however, if either object
he jury may be drawn from the
ntire county.
While from time to time criticism
las been voiced in regard to the
ystem of drawing juries from only
>ne township to try defendants
rom all sections cf the county, no
teps had been taken to remedy
his situation until recently the
solicitor instructed the clerk of
ourt to copy all the names of those
idjudged competent of jury duty
ind place them in a box for the
>enefit of both Recorder's court
ind Superior court.
The names of these drawn from
he county jury bcx for service next
veek are B. H. Hawks, J. K. Pinlell,
F. F. Limer, H. C. Fleming,
V. R. Wiggins, J. William Limer,
I. I. Harris, J. B. Pritchard, M. T.
larris, B. L. Short, F. L. Robert
on, and E. C. Robertson.
Two Cases Tried
In County Court
Here On Monday
Two cases were tried in Recordr's
court thus week, which was
gain conducted in the city hall
lue to the fact Superior Court is
tolding fartu in the court room.
Those tried were Early Robert
lumby of Oxford, white, and Rayirond
Bobbitt, negro.
Cumby was fcund guilty on a
harge of operating an automobile
idiile under the influence of whisky
and was ordered to pay a $50
ine and court costs. In addition,
lis license was ordered delivered to
icurt for further order.
Raymond Bobbitt, found guilty of
he larceny of two chickens, was
entenced to the roads for a period
if four months.
The Solicitor took a nol pros in
he case of immorality booked
gainst Lem Robertson and Doris
Cnight. They were tried in Superor
court last week on a charge of
obbery and Robertson was sent to
he roads and the woman was orlered
confined in jail or a state
astitution.
A case against A C. Powell, acusing
him of resisting arrest, was
ontinued until January 27 for a
u.y trial. The case against Heraan
Harris, negro, charged witn
lit and run, was also continued.
Announce Services
Littleton Church
Services at the Littleton Metholist
church for Sunday, January
6, were announced this week as
nllows hv the nastor. the Rev. W.
7. Fhipps:
9:45 a. m.?The Church School.
11:00 a. m.?Morning worship
nd sermon by the pastor.
3:00 p. m?Dr. J. Marvin Culireth,
the new presiding elder of
he Rocky Mount district, will
(reach and hold the first quarterly
onference. Owing to this special
ervice there will be no service at
light.
Vfote Burning Heidi
At Norlina Church
Indebtedness having been removd
from the Norlina Methodist
!hurch, a note for $1,665 was burnd
there on Sunday night following
ne regular service.
The chairman of the building
ommittee and two ladies of the fiance
committee assisted in destroylg
the paper.
The Rev. W. C. Wilson is pastor
f the church.