i accurate, terse
i timely
volume xxxvi
IftfJI BUREAU
I is FORMED HERE
Barren Becomes Unit Ofj
fa Ai"er'can Earm Bureau
II Federation
36 CHARTER members
I ^ Fan" Bureau was formed in j
barren county yesterday morning j
B ,-jjfn around 50 farmers represent-1
-u sections of the county
ins
B ytliered in tlie court house at 101
B o'clock upon call of County Agent I
B Bob B.-iglit and voiced their ap-1
B p:0val of making Warren a unit of /
B American Farm Bureau Fed-1
B fIphe ciiief objectives of the nat-l
B ;0Dai organization is to promote!
B educational and agricultural legis-l
B laiion. I
fl jir. Flucker of Alabama, here to / "
B fniighten the farmers as to the! (
W;pose of the organizaticn and!
B ouriine the benefits which might
B ^ expected to derive from it, told I
B ;.;e croup that farmers had to ban!
B themselves together if they hoped!
B ? get any action in Congress!
vhich would assure fair prices for!
B .jie producer, such as were enjoyed I
K under the AAA. He said that one i
B person going before Congress to / c
B -epresent himself had no force but I
B irien this person went there as thef .
B representative of thousands of
B fanners that the politicians would
B tend every effort to please.
B Mr. McCreary of the State Exten- ,
B sion Service. E. J. Mcrgan, county
B agent of Franklin county, and oth- 1
B ers. also stressed the importance of
c
I[ organization. t
I l-'.e temporary set-up of the ^
Warren Ccunty Bureau has an ex- t
ecutive committee composed of W. ;
E. Turner, president; E. H. Pinnell,
secretary-treasury, and W. S. Smi- j
ley. The following were appointed i
chairmen of temporary township (
committees to secure members:
Otis E. Capps. W. L. Harris, F. F.
Limer, R. S. Fleming, W. A. Con- s
neil Jr., W. E. Mulchi Jr., W M. ]
Fleming, C. C. Perkinson, Jasper !
W. F.hearin, B. F. Stansbury, If. L. '
Wall and J. V. Fleming. 1
Thirty-eight farmers became
members yesterday morning and '
others signified their intentions of J
joining. Members*lip is $2, part of 5
which remains in the county, part
cces to the state association and 1
part to the national association. 1
Following is the resolution adopt- 1
ed by the farmers in agreeing to 1
ftrm a Warren County Farm
Bureau:
Resolved: That we. the farmers
cf Warren County, recogivzing the
need of a Farm Organization for
' ;e Purpose of promoting and pro:ecting
a Nation Farm Program in
...itl, Ofofoc
Iwv^tiauuii Willi tllC cmicvA wvuu^>j
Department of Agriculture, hereby
pledge ourselves to organize a
county unit in the North Carolina
Farm Bureau Federation and the
American Farm Bureau Federation.
AGENT HOPES OTHERS
GROWERS WILL JOIN
By R. H. BRIGHT,
County Agent
A grrup of farmers from 25
eastern countes met in Greenville,
& C.. Monday, Feb. 17, and voted
to join the Farm Bureau. This is
a farmers organization and every
farmer should join. This organization
is n:t in competition with the
Grange or any other farmer or?anizat:on.
The Farm Bureau has
sponsored farm legislation for the
past 17 years and has been very
successful in getting through proStoms
that have been of benefit to
farmers. I have sent out notices
to several farmers for the organization
meeting to be held in Wartontcn
Thursday. Of course this
P'Per will not reach you in time 1
i . attcnd this meeting, but the 1
^toers attending this meeting
I WbeMi1 y?U ^ securing your 1
time has come when the 1
s must organize if they wishl!
I J stay in the business of farming.!!
I tinri^rs should have a means of I:
I -pressing themselves about any I
I that is proposed or passed. I:
I JJS organization will be a meansl
I J^ssion for the farmer.
I nere are several tobacco sales
I a.fis oUt, These cards must be
I -Urned in if the producer has or I
I 5 not sold all the pounds shown 1
I n the card. Several have the!
I ?Rns that tenants sign for the I
I pty payment on tobacco. These
I }^S mus^ he returned to this of-1
I At the time we delivered the cot-1
I _ Parity check we delivered to I
I ?!'' a *orm to have tenants sign for I
I J part c* the parity, if there
I . te tenants. Several of these
I are stiU out- please let US
''e oh forms that you are sup-1
(Continued on page 6)
?
WARRENTOI
86,000 Indian Pupils
WA SHINGTON ' . . Here'is the
\
man who now directs the education
of 86,000 Indian youths on all U. S.
reservations. He is Willard W.
Beatty, of New York, appointed
director of education for the oftice
of Indian Affairs
Cotton Growers
Are Entitled To
Subsidy - Bright
By R. H. BRIGHT,
County Agent
Cotton producers are entitled t(
i subsidy payment on the amouni
>f cotton equal to their Bankheac
Vllotment, if this amount of cot
on was produced and sold by the
armer receiving the allotment anc
le or she sold this cotton at a time
vhen the market price of cottor
vas less than 12c on the ten desiglated
markets.
To receive this payment a prolucer
must file in this office Fern
?. A. P. 1. This is a form that i:
ielivered to you at the time yoi
sell your cotton. In case you die
lot receive this form at the time
/ou sold your cotton you may go t<
;he buyer and have him fill out the
;orm now and then you deliver i
;o this office.
Under the original ruling ym
iereed to sirn the 1936 cotton con
;ract, but new you do not have l<
igree to sign any contract and yoi
ire not obligated in any way fo;
receiving the payment. There i!
ots of detail work to be done ii
connection with these forms an<
oroducers desiring the paymen
should file the forms immediately.
In ease ycu have not sold you:
cotton you will not have any form:
;o file, but if you sell between nov
ind August 31 you may file fo
oayment.
Inn Manager
HAYWOOD DUKE
Hajfwood Duke
At Carolina Ini
J. Haywood Duke is the ne\
Resident Manager of the Carolini
fnn at Chapel Hill, a gift to th'
University recently by the Johr
Sprunt Hill family of Durham
General supervision of the Inn ha
been assigned to J. Maryo)
Saunders, Secretary of the Univer
sity Alumni Association, and alum
ni offices are to be located there
Mr. Duke, who has operated hotel
in Warrenton, Ahoskie, Elizabeth
City and Nags Head, is a Univer
sity alumnus. He is in direc
charge of the management of th
Carolina Inn, while Mrs. Duk
serves as hostess.
BREAKS ARM AND HIP
Friends regret to learn that Mr.
F. W. Davis is confined to Parke
Memorial Hospital, Wilson, on ac
count of a broken arm and hi]
She sustained 'her injuries when sh
fell on the pavement in Raleig
about ten days ago but she did nc
realize that her hip had bee
broken until several days ago.
Mrs. T. D. Peck of Henderson wa
a visitor here on Wednesday.
\
hr ?<
COUNTY OF WARREN, N
Wbplanning
work for year
Lions Hear Suggestions For
Program of Worthwhile
Objects In 1936
MEMBERS GIVE VIEWS
The avenue of progress through
which the Warrenton Lions Club
expects to march in 1936 was opened
at a meeting in teie Parish House
on Tuesday night when ideas tending
to advance the tdwn from
material, spiritual and aesthetic
viewpoints were advanced by five
members who were called on to
recommend major objectives for the
club to work towards during the
coming year.
Paul Cooper, the first of the five
members who 'jad been notified in
advance that they would be expected
to pick worthwhile projects,
recommended to the club that the
organization get behind a move.
ment to benefit the young boys and
^ girls through a community center
or recreational hall and suggested
that the club be prepared to take
advantage of any opportunity
5 which might develop along the
t PWA line.
1 Stephen Burroughs suggested that
. the club work towards beautifying
; the town and county by planting
1 shrubs and trees along the streets
? and roads.
i M. C. McGuire said that he
wanted to see the Lions get behind
the merchants and get them to put
. cn a bargain sale, advertise this
! "fact and bring more people to
5 Warrenton as other towns are dol
ing.
1 Dr. Wallace Mustian's idea was
; in line with Lion McGuire's sugges3
tion. He said that after the World
3 War the trend of thought sprung
t up that every one had to go to the
larger cities and towns to make
j (Continued on Page 6)
3 Seed Loan Bill
J Held Up In Office
5 Of President
i
]
* The Seed Loan bill, under which
many farmers have been furnished
mnnoTr fr\ roviriiipo r?rnnc fnr* tVlP Tinst
r several years, has been passed by
3 the House and Senate and is now
'J before the President for his signar
ture.
Apparently the President has
found some objections to certain
provisions of the bill and consequently
has not given his okeh to
it. As soon as he does, farmers in
this county will be notified through
| this newspaper.
Believe Bandits
Stopped In Warren
The bandits who robbed a bank
in Clarksville on Tuesday of several
thousand dollars and lifted
around $1100 from a New Bern
c;tizen on Wednesday are believed
to have been in Warren county on
Tuesday night.
According to reports reaching
here on Wednesday, five men traveling'
in a ereen V-8 Ford stopped
| at the Hicks Garage in Wise on
Tuesday night and while t'here displayed
large rolls of money and
placed a telephone call to a girl in
Washington, D. C. Their description
and the car in which they
were traveling tallied with the de
scription given of the robbers who
held up the New Bern citizen, it
was said.
1 The men had disappeared from
this county before the finger of
v suspicion pointed towards them.
i
e Alston Comments
i. On Graham Plan
s
a Views of Dawson Alston of War
renton in regard to the Graham
- plan of athletic control as set forth
this week in The News and Observer
s will be of interest. Mr. Alston's
i article in full follows:
- "De-emphasis" of football in this
t section should be accompanied by
e I "de-emphasis" in prices of admis"-'-I
A 1 _
e gion to games, tnuiKs jLiawouu Piston
of Warrenton.
In a letter to the sports editor of
The News and Observer, Mr. Alston
joins in the general discussion of
r the Graham Plan and offers the
!- "reaction of one who still has to
> part with $2.50 to see a football
i game."
h Mr. Alston also offers "one rule
>t which would take care of the
n whole thing" in the matter of deemphasis
of athletics. His suggestion:
"Athletes representing "fcolIS
leges and universities must be life(Contlnued
on Page 6)
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. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2
Senator Borah Pause
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WASHINGTON . . . Now that Se
an announced candidate for the Re
the Cleveland convention in Juno, he
ivjth the newspaper Jboys are becoming
jniilifig habit which is reported to hi
into the presidential ring.
Hears Excess
Charges Made For
Aiding Veterans
Information having reached him
that some people are making excess
charges for assisting veterans
in obtaining their bonus, Claude I
T. Bowers, Commander Limer Post
No. 25, this week points out that
no one should charge more than|
25c for this service and asks for the
names of those who have been required
to pay more than this
amount.
He also points out that postmasters
will sign applications without
cost and offers the service of
officials of the IqqqI #ost of the
American Legion in filling out the
blanks.
His statement follows:
"To All Veterans of Warren County,
"I have been informed that some
people are making excess charge
for obtaining loans on Adjusted:
Service Certificates and are mak-|
ing charges for filing application i
for the final settlement. The only
charge any one should be required
to pay is the regular Notary fee. I
"rrun /-?ffinoro nf T.impr Prist NO. I
1X1C Viliwm UA m ...?w ? ... .
25 American Legion, will be glad to
render you any assistance you may
need in this connection free of any
charge. Your Postmaster is also
authorized to sign your application.
"This office would like to have
the names of Veterans who have
been required to pay excess charges
for these services.
"Fraternally yours,
"CLAUDE T. BOWERS
"Commander, Limer Post No. 25
"Warrenton, N. C."
Schools Of County
Resume Operation
The John Graham High School
and the Macon High School resumed
operations on Wednesday after
being closed for nearly two
weeks on account of weather conditions
which prohibited bus travel
on highways of the county. Other |
schools of the county are expected,
to re-open Monday if road conditions
will permit.
All buses transferring students to
the John Graham school made j
*1"'- on wprinpsriflv and at-!
LilCli l/ixyo v/ii ?
tendance amounted to 85 per cent.
Attendance at the Macon school,
could not be learned here yesterday.j
The majority of the negro schools i
of the county have been running
during the extreme cold weather
and snow. The Hawkins school at
Warrenton, which also depends on
bus travel for attendance, resumed
opration at the same time the
white schools here and at Macon.
To Hold Funeral j
Mrs. Cole Today
Mrs. Mamie A. Cole, widow of
the late George W. Cole of Warren
county, died Wednesday morning
at the home of her son, H. D. Cole,
in Columbia, S. C. Funeral services
will be held from the home of
? -' TTTJ?? -Cl.i
C. W. uoie 01 wise on luua) afternoon
at 2 o'clock, and Interment
will follow in the Cole family cemetery.
Mrs. Cole had been in declining
health for some time when she was
overtaken by death. She was 49
years of age.
nafor William E. Borah of Idaho is
publican Presidential nomination at
is finding that his press conferences
quite exciting, as witness the ear-lobeive'
developed sine* 3? tossed his hat
Two Drivers Lose
Licenses Following
Conviction Here
Violation of laws governing thi
operation of automobiles was re
sponsible for two defendants belni
convicted in Recorder's court oi
Monday morning and having thel
licenses revoked.
As the result of an acciden
which occurred near Littleton tw
weeks ago when the highways wer
partly covered with snow, Ra
Weston and Macey Taylor face
trial on charges of reckless driving
The evidence was that Taylor, wh
was traveling towards Vaughar
strayed from his side of the high
way, which had not been cleare
of snow, and drove on Weston1
side of the road in an attempt t
pass him.
Taylor admitted that the eras!
took place on Weston's side of th
road but contended that if Westor
who was traveling towards Littleto:
over a cleared portion of the con
crete, had pulled to his right mor
that the vehicles would have pass
ed without a collision.
Judge Taylor found Taylor guilt
and fined him $25.00 plus corn
costs. His driving permit was als
taken. A non-suit was granted a
to Weston.
John Edwa/rcJ (Tosh) Jonei
negro, was convicted on a charg
of operating an automobile whil
under the influence of whiskey an
he was sentenced to the roads fc
a period of four months. His driv
ing license was also revoked.
Miss Capps On
College Honor Rol
Greensboro, Feb. 17.?Miss Kath
leen Capps of Areola, a member c
the senior class at the Woman'
College cf the University of Norfe
Carolina, was one of the 130 stu
dents at the college to make th
honor roll for the fall semester, ac
cording to the list of names re
leased recently from the office c
Miss Mary Taylor Moore, registra:
The honor roll was compiled b
selecting the highest ranking 1
ner cent of the junior and senic
classes, the highest ten per cent c
the sophomore class, and the high
est eight per cent of the freshma
class. No average less than a .'
j (80 to 95) was considered.
!
Lenten Season
Begins Wednesday
Ash Wednesday Services in Wai
renton Parish are announced ?
follows by the Rev. B. N. de Fc
Wagner:
8 a. m., Holy Communion, 8 p. rr
Penitential Service in Parish Rooi
of Emmanuel Church, Warrenton
j 11 a. m? Penitential Service i
Saint Alban's, Littleton.
! 4 p. m., Penitential Service i
- ?- *- 1
RIdgeway, ai nwiie m 1VUO, A
Scott.
I SUNDAY IN EMMANUEL
| There will be a special Corpc
rate Communion for the Teache:
and Officers of the Church Schcn
i at 8 a. m., the Rev. B. N. de Fc
Wagner announced this week. J
11 a. m. the rector will bring
message from the recent Confe:
| ence held in Sanford.
Stem
t
21, 1936 SubscfP
s For Press Talk
1^
Baxter Freed
From Blame In
Death Of Child
State Highway Patrolman William
Baxter was cleared of blame VI
by Coroner J. S. Allbright of Vance
county yesterday afternoon for the
death of J. B. Richardson, 11-yearold
boy of north Henderson who T.
was killed instantly about 12:30
o'clock Thursday when struck by
nnfATYiAhilQ HHvpn hv t.VlA hiffh- fa
au auwuivwuv v*** i v?* ?--? -?a? *M
way officer. pr
Coroner Allbright, who made a ve
personal investigation immediately ar
after the child was killed, termed su
the accident unavoidable, it was cl<
learned over telephone conversation
with Henderson last night. hi
The boy was on his way to or in
from school and was playing along in
the highway with several of his m
schoolmates when he darted in h<
front of the patrolman's vehicle, it A
was said. Patrolman Baxter, who gi
was headed towards Ridgeway, his tl
former home, applied his brakes th
immediately, it was stated, but was h;
unable to avoid striking the boy. b<
When he climed out of his car and m
reached Richardson he was dead. vi
The boy moved to Henderson a tt
few weeks ago with his mother ti:
from Durham, it was stated. Patrolman
Baxter was not detained tl
by Vance county authorities. tc
tc
Cabbages Cover
Highway When w
? Truck Wrecks J
Sf
e The highway leading into Macon
. had the appearance of a prolific ^
cabbage patch early Sunday night ^
when a truck loaded with these Q,
1 vegetables overturned a few paces tj
r from the heart of that town after ^
being in a wreck with a car driven f
t by John Edward (Tosh) Jones, ?
o Warrenton negro.
s When the van overturned cab- ""
CI
y bages sprinkled the highway, and
d to use the expression of one Macon
> citizen who was present shortly afo
ter the collision occurred, "the sl
if town was all broke out with cab- 0
- bages/* Some of the [vegetables, ^
d which were enroute to Norfolk n
s from Florida, were taken, some were a
o given away and others were spld
at a small cost. fl
h No one was injured in the acci- sI
e dent. Jones was convicted in Re- v
i, corder's court Monday morning on
n a charge of operating a car while
- under the influence of whiskey. a
e c
i- PRODUCE TRUCK TURNS n
OVER NEAR SCHOOL HOUSE tl
y A truck loaded with bananas and g
t other tropical produce overturned t
0 at the school house corner on Wed- tl
s nesday at noon. A canvas cover
over the fruit prevented it from P
3 scattering on the ground when the tl
,g vehicle went over. s
e The truck, owned by the Weldon h
d Fruit & Produce Co., was not trav- f
ir eling fast at the time of the acci- n
dent, it was stated. The manner 1
in which the truck was loaded is o
credited with being responsible for t
it turning over when it started to n
round the curve at the highway li
1 leading to Norlina. &
1 c
T R WalW Sr. ^
a. A *. v V w ^
.f Buried At Littleton 11
s u
Ll 0
Littleton, Feb. 20.?Last rites for
e Thomas R. talker Sr. were held a
at the home of his daughter, Mis. n
D. G. Jones, on Thursday afternoon
^ by Rev. Francis Joyner, Episcopal X
r minister, and Rev. W. T. Phipps.
pastor of the Methodist church.
^ Interment followed in Sunset Hill
cemetery.
'J Mr. Walker had suffered from r
' heart trouble and high blood pres- d
l" sure for several months. He died b
n suddenly early Wednesday morn- a
B ing. He was the son of the late
Thomas P. Walker and Mary Hub- p
baTd Walker of Warren county and h
had passed his 78th birthday. He I
was widely known In newspaper cir- t
V cles throughout this section of the s
state and was editor and publisher ii
of the News Reporter here for 25 r
is years. He came her from Warren v
>e Plains to make his home 40 years t
ago. C
i Mr. Walker was a native of t
m Warren County and was twice married.
The first marriage was to
n Miss Speck D. Walker of South
Hill, Va. Four children were born fc
n to this union, one daughter and u
S. three sons, all of whom are surviv- C
ing: Mrs. D. G. Jones of Littleton; I
T. R. Walker Jr., and H. E. Walker \
of Littleton, and M. E. Walker of l
>- Norlina. The second marriage was "5
rs to his sister-in-law, Mrs. Ann Lord, v
d1 also of South Hill, who died several s
>e years ago. a
Lt Pallbearers were Norman Mitchell, t
a John Picot, John Skinner, E. C.
r- Bobbitt, Walter Wiggins and Sam
Brown. s
MOST OF THE NEWS
ALL THE TIME
NUMBER 8
ELIEF CALLS
AT RECORD HIGH
Welfare Officer Says Demands
For Aid Highest
In 10 Years of Work
ALKS SUNDAY MOVIES
Miss Lucy Leach, as county welre
officer, is faced with a grave
oblem In her attempts to prent
the horde of unemployed men
id women in Warren county from
ffering from lack of food and
Dthing.
She stated this week that there
id been more calls for relief durg
this month than any time durg
the ten years she has been adinistering
to the poor and sick as
;ad of the welfare department.
Iso, she says, more food has been
ven than at any other time in
le history of the department, but
le large amount of supplies which
ave ; been passed <out have not
:en ample to meet the requireents
of the poverty-stricken indiduals
who trek to her office in
le court house from morning unL
night.
What would have happened if
lese people had not been helped
> some extent, Miss Leach is frank
> admit that she does not know,
ut she is inclined to believe that
lere would have been a crime
ave started by the empty stomach
ictims of the economic crises who
ould prefer the chance of a Jail
jntence to starvation.
The county welfare officer thinks
lat some of the relief load will be
fted when spring opens and farm
perations begin, but until that
me approaches her chief concern
i how to take care of the present
ituation. Nearly all day, she says,
le indigent are before her with
ie plea: "I need everything, but I
an git along ir I jest git a nttie
imething t'eat."
The welfare officer stated that
tie Is aware of the fact that some
f those who appeal for aid are
izy and worthless, but, she says,
aost of them have children who
re helpless unless the arm of char;y
reaches out and protects them
rom cold and hunger. Then, too,
tie says, some of the destitutes are
ictims of circumstances over which
ley have no control.
Miss Leach stated that inasmuch
s the county is unable to take
are of these people It Is up to the
lore fortunate citizens. She says
tiat if those who are able would
ive enough to tide the unforunates
over for a month or so
tiat it would be a tremendous help.
The welfare department has apealed
for funds, put on drives for
he sake of charity, and sponsored
ales, but it is in need of further
ielp. Miss Leach said that unless
unds are provided in some other
aanner, she will be forced to take
inder consideration the suggestion
f citizens who have advocated picure
shows here on Sunday as a
leans of raising funds to help reieve
suffering. She states that
he knows there will be some
riticism to Sunday shows here but
hat she knows that people are
uffering and that in her opinion
t would not be an infringement
nnn rhristianitv to have this type
f entertainment if the proceeds
re used to relieve suffering hurnnity.
^egro Is Caught
Robbing Store
Jasberry Harris, Halifax county
iegro, was arrested late Wednesay
night while in the act of robing
Charlie Harris* service station
t Macon.
The negro was satisfying his ap etie
with cakes and crackers when
le was surprised by Mr. Harris and
iailey Overby, the latter having
leard a glass crash at the service
tation a few moments after givng
the negro a match. Mr. Bailey
lotified Mr. Harris and the two
rent to the service station where
hey held the robber until Night
)fflcer Short of Warrenton arrived
o take him in custody.
TO ATTEND CAMP
Among the campers who will atend
the annual mid-winter reunion
of the Sargent Summer
Jamps for Girls, in Peterooro, ?.
I., is Miss Rozella Dameron of
Varrenton. The reunion will be
ield at the Hotel Shelton In New
,rork City, on February 22, and
rill feature a program of winter
ports, followed by luncheon and
,n afternoon of Informal enterainment.
Mr. H. L. Wall of Roanoke was
t visitor here yesterday.