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t I ) I1 ACCURATE, TERSE [ I TIMELY Molcme XXXVI iSi appoints In (.1ST TAKERS ordor $500 Paid Hicks For 5j,eep Killed By Dogs; Listed At $6 A Head pA5S taxation order I appointment of tax listers for <$$ ordering the payment of $500 By carnal dene to sheep, and in ^ructing tax collecting officials in regard to accepting payment of raxes on land where a lien in held Stated major activities on the part of members of the Board of ^ rmmtv Commissioners when they *"?* Ihe'd a rather long out uuc?cuuU1 session here on Monday. I T:m Gardner was named tax ^Hsapervisor and tlie following were appointed tax listers: River, Mrs. Screen Nortiiington; Sixpound, A. It Nicholson; Hawtree, J. Russell Smith Creek, J. C. Hardy,, jrc'v Creek. Sam E. Allen; Shocco, ; P." Limer; Fishing Creek, D. L. HRobertson; Judkins, E. P. Nichol jcr; Warrenton. J. C. Moore; Fork, G. Tharrington; Roanoke, L. W.. Ke jury appointed by the board a; the February meeting to assess damages dene to the flock of sheep 10f Tasker Hicks placed damages ?vt I SB and jury services at $11.40, a:; the board ordered that this coney be paid out of money aris c: front the tax on dogs, as reBQuired by law. Mr. Hicks appearlr: before the board at the Feb raary meeting and told members Brit a pack cf dogs had killed more ^ thar. 10 cf his sheep, which were ;ax books at $6.00 each, and askeu that he be compensated for tins less. The board appointed a jury composed of W. H. Petar, W. IL Paschall and J. C. Hardy to make la: invest igati in and assess I Ir. regard to tax collection, the Mowing resolution was adopted; "Witereas, heretofore the tax colIletting agencies of Warren county ravment of taxes on I lift t r: uuvuivw x J ? - land cp.ly in cases where such land lis listed with personal property and other land in such cases releasing f tie specific^ land from the lien of "Whereas, the Attorney General has recently ruled that such practice is contrary to existing law; "The sheriff, his deputies, the county auditor and county attorney are ordered and directed to desist from said practice and not to release the tax lien on any specific property until all taxes owed by any tax payer shall have been fully The above resolution means that if one person holds a mortgage on mother person's farm and the debit: has his farm listed for taxes r-h personal property, such as -o. cows, etc.. that the mortgage Wder can not pay the taxes on |!hf? form ? cuviic cuiu cicai Hie pioj-/1" I f-v of the county's tax lien. The &r.e thing applies where a person owes tv;o tracts of land, with one tract mortgaged. "Ete board ordered that Wade Hobinscn be placed on the outside Pauper list and be paid $2.00 per ?onth, and that Frank Simmons *?ive a similar amount as help from the county. J it was ordered that Robert Flembe reimbursed in the sum of 519.00 for burial and doctor's expose paid by him for Lucy Williams. An appropriation of $115 was | ordered to help pay the bills of the county welfare officer for the curlers. Claude Tate Pneumonia Victim L!jleton' Mch- 5.?Funeral ser[(.'5Vor Airs. Claude Stratton Tate, I pj!c.'0rmer Miss Ara Jordan of were ennrtnH-nf' o+ +v?n -v..viUWV/U C*u 9 -Vterian church, of which she 1..',^ member, on Friday morning ^j1 o'clock, with Rev. C. R. Jen officiating. Interment followI Sunset Hill cemetery. Tatc dicd on Thursdayat " n after a week's illness of pneuHer husband died last FriI of Hie same disease. Mr- 'S survdved by her mother, It' iti". ^ornas M. Jordan of Ral >5 ' and four children. Virginia. Bto CeS' Nettie and Claude. The Ibrothers and sisters also | lve: Miss Julia Jordan of Ral 3 Mrs. c. E. Bell of Gaines13Pla-: Mrs. J. T. Lazar of HorB3' C.; Mrs. Dudley H. RI s'- of Norfolk, Va.; Dr. William Cr^an of Fayetteville; Lieut. c-vfander L- L- Jordan, Redlnnds, " and Lieut. F. D. Jordan of r?k-;o. Japan. 0 WARRENTON, ( Proves Washington's iiili -' '.""-^Illi^iP^^^ . BMMMS MS? vf^????o?^ ?% :y?:'^gw88aaf^.'. ... nywwywm^ ' "^oc?o F^K: >>;RICKSBURG, Va. ... "I baseball's pitching immortals, pr Washington having thrown a silv< river here when 11-year old, was three attempts here on Washingto dollars across the 272 foot streai County Agent Moves Quarters In Bank Building County Agent Bob Bright has moved his office from the downstairs section of the Bank of Warren building to the upstairs floors in order that the Sanitary Barber Shop and Margaret's Beauty Parlor may occupy his former quarters. The county agent and 4iis force had practically finished moving late yesterday afternoon and will be ready to receive farmers and others desiring to see him or members of his staff in the upi>er section of the building today. The barber shop and beauty par lor are expected to move mto tne bank building by the first of next month, the delay being occasioned by the necessity for repairs and alterations in the building. The building which now houses the barber shop has not been rented for any other purpose, it was learned yesterday. The offices of Kerr & Kerr, which were in the upstairs of the bank building, have been moved to the upstairs of the Miles Hardware Co. building. Senior Play To Be Presented Tonight Practice has been completed and the stage is all set for the presentation of the senior play, "Here Comes Patricia," in the auditorium of the John Graham High School - - - ? *? ?i tonight at 8 o'ciock. in auuiuun iu the play, there will be entertainment by pupils of Miss Sara Price's dancing school. I "Here Comes Patricia" is written by Eugene C. Hofer and is said to be an unusually popular and entertaining comedy. The students taking part have undergone intensive practice for the past week or so under the direction of Miss Elba McGowan, and according to reports drifting out from the school a strong for the plaudits of the capacity audience which is looked for tonight. Characters are: Mary Howard Palmer. Nancy Giliam, Sara Palmer Moore. Hattie Drake, Pat Egerton, Ethel Mae King, John Williams, T. R. Frazier, Bill Ward, Clarence Ridout and Leonard Daniel. The following pupils from Miss Sara Price's dancing school will entertain between acts with novelty songs and dance numbers: Margaret Shaw of Macon, Nancy Loyd, Ruby Harriss, Doris Harriss, Anne Macon. Mattie Warren Blalock, Estelle Boyce, Patsy Rodgers and Elizabeth Hedgepeth. Miss Leach Lists Five Needy Cases Miss. Lucy Leach lists five cases this week in an effort to place persons who have turned to the welfare department to find employment and earn a living. She says she has a good servant who wants employment in a home; a colored girl, 15. who wants a home and employment; a strong negro woman who wishes to work on a farm; six dependent white children to place; and a man who has been trained for a house servant. MRS. BASKERVILL IMPROVED The condition of Mrs. W. R. Baskervill, who has been critically ill at her home here since Tuesday, I was reported yesterday afternoon | to be improved. " ~v -. Jjp 9i COUNTY OF WARREN, N. C. Dollar Throwing Feat | a j . .vv^vivI-VvS Jig Train" Walter Johnson, one of g' oved that the legend of George p ir dollar across the Rappahannock i entirely possible. In two out of K n's birthday, Johnson threw silver f na. His throw was 317 feet.. le L Large Proportion & Local Students Have p Physical Defects e e 1 Three hundred and twenty-one d of the 468 students of the John a Graham High School examined by ii Miss Cleone Hobbs, state nurse, a were found to be defective, according to a report of her findings l turned over to Dr. G. H. Macon, county health officer. Bad teeth and tonsils are regarded by the county health officer as being the most serious defects of o those listed by the state nurse. Dr. fi Macon said that the bad teeth and C tonsils are held in a large measure n responsible for the other troubles fi which were found. IN Following is a list of the number of defects found: v Defective, 321; underweight, 123; b overweight. 14; posture, 11; hear- ii Tng, 5; vision, 37; teeth,'205; ton- j? sils 161: breathing;. 146; ortho- v .? pedic, 3; skin, 35; other defects, o 160; tonsils out, 121. Two hundred v and fifty-two had been immunized a against diphtheria, 344 against h smallpox and 284 against typhoid c fever. n e Mrs. Seligman Talks Peace At Lions Meet s E Mrs. Rebecca Seligman of New li York briefly touched on what she considered the chief causes of war s< last Friday night when she spoke E for a few minutes to members of S the Lions club at their meeting in J the Parish House. Mrs. Seligman said that, her sub- ( ject was so complex and her time so short, that she would not pretend to enter into a discussion of all I ii?? n,;>->rrc- urhir.h causes nations uiuoc V111115U 1. to fight but three of the, main reas- ^ ons for blood shed were misunder- 0 standing, fear and greed. Misunder- B standing not cnly applies to nations but also to parents in their rela- ^ tionship with their children, the 11 guest speaker stated. o: Mrs. Seligman, who is spending some timo with Miss Selma Katzen- 1 stein of Warren Plains, was intro- < cl duced by Edward Rooker, Jr., chairman of the entertainment committee. Her speech was highly com mented by members of the club a I who heard her. I II I Music for the songs sung by the . Lions during tho meeting was played by Mrs. John Burwell. ? I Edward J. Davis a Dies At Richmond h iv Funeral services for Edward J. b' Davis cf Greensboro, brother-in- h law of Mrs. Frank Hunter of War- el renton and a frequent visitor here, ci were conducted at Culpepper Mon- d rfnv afternoon. Mr. Davis died in s< St. Elizabeth Hospital, Richmond, i tl on Sunday morning following an w illness of several months. He is survived by his widow, who was before her marriage Miss Sophie Smatfrers of Canton; a son, rr Edward Kent Davis; two sisters, di Mrs. Edward Field and Miss Mar- ui garet Davis; and a brother, Kent Davis, all of Culpepper. io V PHILATHEA CLASS TO MEET P The V. L. Pindleton Philathea tl Class will meet in the home of Miss w Mamie, Gardner on Tuesday night, tl March 10, at 8 o'clock, announcement was made yesterday. Mrs. 13. ni P. Terrell and Mrs. Elgin Lovell s< will be joint hostesses with Miss ir Gardner. E ? * : w?s rjr' t . ..." ;V L*? irmt , FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1936 iONS TO HAVlT1 CHARTER NIGHT upper At Parish House To Be Followed By Dance Monday Night _ * .ROUND 150 EXPECTED Charter night for the Warrenton icns club, which was formed rout six weeks ago to boost and iprove the town, will be observed rxt Monday night with a supper i the Parish House and a dance hich are expected to be attended f around 150 Lions and their rests frcm Warrenton and surrunding towns. Tire supper will be served at 7:30 clock by ladies of the Episcopal rurch and dancing will follow in ie armorv to the tune of Hal hurston's orchestra at 9 o'clock. Only Lions and their wives or nests are invited to either the super or dance. Rooms have been provided at totel Warren for visiting Lions to :ave their coats and hats, and all .ions are requested to meet in the otel before moving across the treet to the Parish House for super. Committees were appointed sevral weeks ago to provide an intersting program, look after the ance and make other necessary rrangements for having everything i readiness for a big night here on ( larch 9. "itzhugh T. Read Wins Promotion Fitzhugh T. Read, for a number f years district sales supervisor or the Smith-Douglass Fertilizer /'ompany of Norfolk, was this week rade sales and credit supervisor or the northern central section of forth Carolina. nc : Notice of Mr. Read's promotion /as given at a banquet litbld in forfolk on Monday evening follow- ' ig the annual salesmen meeting, it the same time Mr. Read, who fas given an honor seat at the table f the President of the Company, fas presented a gold pin set with diamond in acknowledgement of lis long and faithful service to the ompany. He is the second oldest lan from point of service connectd with the organization^ Men of Mr. Read's disvision were 1 finners cf Floresheim shoes in a ales contest staged last season with 1 lunting's group of Eastern Caro- ; na. Present at the meeting from this I ection, in addition to Mr. F. T. 1 lead, were Jack Read of Palmer prings and Tom Read and Bignall ones of Warrenton. i 3pera Interpretation Pleases Members Mrs. Rebecca Seligman of New I 'o.k and Warren Plains lectured i n the Egyptian Opera Aide by 1 ierdi at a meeting of the Warren- i 311 Garden Club in the home of 1 riss Lillie Belle Dameron on Wed- i esday afternoon. Thirty members I f t'he Garden Club were present. ( Commenting on the interprets- i on of the opera and the program ir the afternoon a member of the < lub said yesterday that the 25 ] lembers present "sat spellbound j uring the rendition of the opera j nd were indeed sorry for it to end. , "Mrs. Seligman is herself charm- , lg, possessing a pleasing person- , lity, having the power to sway her , steners, making them feel as , lough they were seeing the opera self instead of hearing it. It was n experience that those of us who P eard her will not soon forget. i "Mrs. Seligman was assisted by fiss Lillie Belle Dameron, who so eautifully played the score for her. j [er music was an addition that was lioved by each one present. The Dncensus of opinion of every in-1 ividual was 'I felt like I was really I ieing the opera and now I know I lat the one I want to see the most I ill be Aida.'" 1 I ( EPISCOPAL SERVICES The following announcement was I (' lade this week by the Rev. B. N.I 3 Foe Wagner, rector of Emman- I 3l Episcopal church: I j Sunday?8 a. m., Holy Commun- I n; 11 a. m., Morning Prayer. On), Wednesday at 8 p. m.. Rev. F. E. , ulley of Louisburg and editor of j le North Carolina Churchman, , ill conduct service and preach in I r le absence of the rector. I The Ministerial Association will ieet in the Methodist Sunday I 3hool Room on Monday, March 9, istead of in the Parish House of l tnfnanuel church. f Hww Subscription Elopes For New Armorj As Government Agen Be Provided 1 PHILADELPHIA . . . Above ia Curtis Bok, son of the late famous ^ publisher, who has just been sworn ui in as judge of the Orphans Court liAre. I 1 I Bloodhounds Fail To Run Down Man Robbing Store a: Bloodhounds brought here from y Rocky Mount on Saturday night tc failed to run down the thief who's entered the store of Willie W. King w abut 11:15 oclock and stole a block a of cheese, 35 pounds of sugar, four cartons of cigarettes and a few h other items. u The dogs picked up two tracks and S( ran them for a considerable distance but failed to lead officers and others who joined the chase to the (robber or robbers, it was learned from the sheriff's office. A The store, which is located be>tween Warrenton and W a r r e n 0 Plains, was entered through a front p window after efforts to gain en- tJ trance to the building through a p rear window had proven unsuccess- c, ful. a Art Exhibit At Library March 10-17 s Eight etchings by John Taylor ' Arms have been secured by Mrs. Katherine P. Arrington to be exhibited with the water colors of Eleonora Kissel at the Warren v County Memorial Library March R 10-17, it was learned yesterday from C. A. Tucker. The combination of t] John Taylor Arms' etchings and Eleonora Kissel's water colors will F give the most colorful and pleasing exhibition that the library has ever had, Mr. Tucker said. In giving an insight of the works of these two artists, Mr. Tucker ^ stated: w "John Taylor Arms' work needs a no introduction. His work is uni- p yersally known and is regarded as h the best of the contemporary artist. Mr. Arms was a recent guest j of the University of North Caro- ]y lina where he lectured and exhib- a ited his work. It will be recalled j( that some of Mr. Arms work was included in an exhibition loaned by A ;he American Federation of Arts to A she library several years ago. This j, ivork will be shown under glass. "Eleonora Kissell, a member of I the famous art colony of Toas. New Mexico, will have twenty-two flower paintings and five landscapes on exhibition. The artist has succeeded in making a pleasing 8; combination in flower arrangement C( ind coior. She has captured in dl water colors the colorful landscapes ^ if the coimtry around Taos. ^ "The exhibition- will be opened without charge to the public on r Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Tea p will be served by Mrs. C. R. Rod- tl veil and Mrs. Charles A. Tucker." 3 Fiddlers To Fiddle b At Norlina On 13th b A The Ninth Annual Fiddlers' Con- Hi vention will be presented in the tuditorium of the Norlina school w an Friday night, March 13th, by fc the Norlina Parent-Teacher Asso- ei Nation, John H. Cowles, principal di pf the school announced this week. ai In addition to the list of cash A prizes for musicians, there will also'si pe many attractive prizes in mer- M :handise for the audience, Mr. c Bowles stated. He also said thei in-] j( jtallation of amplifying equipment si in the auditorium will no doubt ft wove very popular with the capacity audience expected on this >ccasion. m Friends of Mrs. Troy Height are C] ;lad to learn that she is able to be M ip and around again after being ill' of or several weeks. of r Here i lde icy Raises Sum To ..ocally To $8,500.00 Hopes of Warrenton receiving an mory through funds granted by e State Work Progress Adminisation definitely faded a few days ;o when it was made known that ie town or county would be exited to contribute around $8,500 order to secure such a building. The original armory project calll for the town or county to doite a lot, which would cost perips a thousand dollars, and the wn and county offered to give lis property in order to secure ich a building for Warrenton, but ate and national officials were lable to carry out their original ans and the project remained at stand-still until recently when ie new high figure was set as a rerequisite. There are around eight towns in ie state which will get armories nder the new plan, it was said. Varren Schools To Make Up Lost Time Saturdays The John Graham High School, 3 well as other schools of the barren county system, will begin >morrow operating on alternate aturdays to make up time that as lest due to inclement weather nd bad roads. This will be the rst time that regular class work as been carried on here on Satrday during the history of the :hool. Hie new Saturday schedule, if ninterrupted, will bring the John iraham school to a close on Wedesday, May 20. and will cause .ctivity Day to fall on May 2. Supt. J. Edward Allen pointed ut last week in a letter to all rincipals that the law permitted ie teaching on certain Saturdays rovided it was sanctioned by the :hool committees, and the school uthorities decided to invoke the lternate Saturday schedule rather ban run the schools later in the oring. William H. May Buried At Littletor Littleton, Mch. 5.?Last rites for /illiam H. May, 68, who died in Roanoke Rapids hospital Thursday t 1:25 a. m., were held in the Litleton Baptist church on Friday fternoon at 3 o'clock, with Rev. "rands Joyner, Rev. W. T. Phipps, nd Rev. C. R. Jenkins officiating, .torment took place in Sunset [ill cemetery. Mr. May had been in declining ealth for several years, but became rorse on Monday before his death nd was taken to the Roanoke tapids hospital. He is survived by is wife, Mrs. Agnes Ferguson May, tvo sons, Garland S. and Andrew . May of Littleton; one daughter. Irs. Bert Schlichter of Norfolk, nd one stepdaughter, Mrs. C. A. ones, of Littleton. Pallbearers were Garland S. May, < V ? V ?? A n J ii jiarew j. may, jserc scmicnier, v. .. Jones, J. R. Wollett and P. A. ohnston. Jen C. Alston Dies At Odell Littleton, Mch. 5.?Ben C. Alston, J, died at his home in the Odell immunity ntar Littleton on Friay afternoon at 6 o'clock. He had sen in failing health for several lonths. Funeral services, conducted by ?v. C. R. Jenkins, pastor of the resbyterian church, were held at le home on Saturday afternoon at o'clock. Interment took place in le family burial ground near the ome, with the following serving as allbearers: Joe Shearin, William ennett. William K. Alston, Julian ictnn William E. Alston and Wil am W. Pimple. Mr. Alston is survived by his ife, Mrs. Charlotte Hooper Alston, (ur sons, John C., Chas. C., Rob t M. and D. H. Alston; and three aughters, Mrs. Prank R. Ryder, id Misses Mariam and Bernadine Iston, all who reside at Odell. irviving also are three brothers, [. P. Alston of Odell; Judge Guy . Alston of Everett, Washington; )hn Alston of Richmond, Va.; one ster. Mrs. John Overstreet of Ensld, and seventeen grandchildren. ON HONOR ROLL The list of names of those who ade the second honor roll at howan College includes that of iss Sarah Brickhouse, daughter Rev. and Mrs. R. E. Brickhouse Warrenton. MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME NUMBER 10 CHANCE FOR SEED LOAN IK YEAR Field Man Says He Is Hopeful As He Leaves For Columbia Meeting DETAILS NOT LEARNED "There seems to be some chance of getting the Seed Loan this year," J. C. Howard, field agent for Warren and several other counties, stated yesterday as he started out of town for Columbia to attend a meeting of government representatives. Mr. Howard was without time to go into a discussion of the meeting at Columbia or give reasons ior nu optimistic viewpoint. He was on ills way to his car when he was asked by a representative of this paper if there was any news in regard to the Seed Loan. His reply was: "I am on my way right now to Columbia to see what can be done." "Is there any chance of getting the loan this year?" he was asked. His answer as he departed was, "I think so." Two Cases Tried 1 In Recorder's Court Two cases were tried In Record* ar's court cm Monday morning and two more were continued until May 9 when the evidence will go before n jury. Alice Bowers, negro woman, was found guilty on a charge of receiving stolen goods knowing them to have been stolen and was sentenred to jail for a period of 60 days. She may be hired out at the discretion of the Board of County Commissioners. The ther defendant tried was William Palmer, also n negro. He was found guilty on a charge of tresspass and assault. Prayer for judgment was continued upon payment of costs. The cases continued were against ,p v Willie J&.earaey, uegiu, uw ?. ? White, white. Kenrney is charged with assault ahd White is charged with operating an automobile while under the influence of whiskey. Stallion Found To Be Outstanding The government stallion which is being kept in Warren county to improve stock is considered by Major Wilkie C. Burt of Lexington, Ky., who was here inspecting the animal a few days ago, to be of outstanding quality and free from transmissible unsoundness, according to A. D. Pridgen, who has the stallion in charge. Mr. Pridgen said that the major stated that the animal's pure blood will insure size, stamina and beauty of the foals. The government representative also wants it to be known, arcording to Mr. Pridgen, that while the hors? is the property of the U. S. Government, he was placed in this county to encourage thei breeding of better animals and there are no strings on the colts, that they may be disposed of as the owner pleases. '"*** - ?? ??1. JfA -ine government, a ujiug w give us an opportunity," Mr. Pridgen stated, "to improve our breed of horses and to make this section a center wherein desirable horses may be purchased for government uses." Mr. Pridgen points out that it costs no mora to raise a high type horse than it does a scrub, and states that the stallion's pedigree may be obtained from him free of charge. Mr. Pridgen lives between Warrenton and Ineg, near Creek. Boy Scout Troop Re-organizes Here Members of the Warrenton troop of Boy Scouts of America met on Friday night for the purpose of re-organizing and heard foiirc hv fhpJr advisors?Messrs. V. P. Ward and C. A. Tucker. Charles Tucker, Ralph Williams and William Peete were chosen Scout Leaders by the twenty members preSent. This was the first meeting of the troop since early summer and plans were made to build up membership and go to | work at once. JACK-POT WINNER ABSENT Miss Prances Reid was winner of 'the |theatre Jack-pot Wednesday night but she was not present and the pot increased to $30.00. | Mr. James Polk has accepted a position in Richmond.
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