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. tfp u. 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.

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