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' ~l accurate, terse TIMELY I I i Volume xxxvi /<|HI?I|. ACTIVITY DAV TOMORROW John Graham School To Have May Day Exercises; 34 To Receive Diplomas TO SELECT MAY QUEEN Activity Day of the John Graham High School will be observed here on Saturday with a May Day festival followed by graduation exer" -?"fh crade students Icises ior 9c?fc"?- o . jjid a baseball game in the afternoon. The exercises get underway at 9:30 o'clock with the festival on the athletic field near the school. At 11 o'clock the promotion exercises will be held in the school auditorium and at 1:30 p. m. there nil] be a baseball game between Warrenton and Littleton. T. p. Gholson of Henc'erson will be the prinicpal speaker at the graduation exercises, and the diplomas will be awarded by Supt. of Schools J. Edward Allen. Announcements will be made by P. W. Cooper, principal of the school. Thirty-four students, who recently passed the Metropolitan Achievement Test, given in all schools of the state on the same date, will be awarded certificates of promotion, i; was learned yesterday from Supt. Allen. They are: Samuel Allgood, Grace Fleming. Isabel Allen, Arthur Perar. Ann Macon, Kate Davis, J;hn Fleming, Panthea Stewart, Billy Benson. James Slattings, vwv warrk Palmer Kins. Nancy IPeete. Myrtle Lyles, Mattie W. Bla1kk, Rodgers Armsby, William Boyce. Jack Smiley, Jeanette White, Clement H. Weston, Selma Roberts, Vlerence Benson, James Carr Moore. Gladys Wright, Pearl Robens. Charlotte Knight, Nancy Mo::e. Alice Mae Lyles, Velma Mass. Marie Powell, Dorothy Powell. Evelyn Arrington, Aleith Powell and J. T. Vaughan. At the May Day gathering a javelin throwers contest will be held to decide who shall be crowned Queen 0' the May. After the winning team's Queen is crowned, the other Queens-elept become her attendants. Then follows the dances, one after another, in honor o: the Queen. The Festival closes with the Recessional. Characters are: Master of Cerenr.mes. Sam Allgood; Herald, Vieto: Bell; Page, Wheeler Whitby: Rower Girls, Marian Polk and Ai:ce V. Jones; Queens-elect, Nancy Peete. Selma Roberts, Jeanette Wtoe, Caroline Williams, Evelyn Corbett. Gypsy, Martha Twitty; Jester, Simon Terrell; and Javelin Throwers, Burghers. Children, Milk aids, Farmers, Irish Dancers, I I Scotch Dancers, Maypole Dancers, H Villagers. I Pauline Shearin Is Pneumonia Victim Pauline Shearin, 16-year-old I daughter of Mrs. Ashton Carter,: I died at her home at Churchill on I Tuesday afternoon at 4:35 o'clock I hlloTing a brief illness with pneu ''torua. | I Funeral services were conducted I ':<fflt the home on Wednesday afI kmoon at 3 o'clock by the Rev. W. Willis, pastor of Gardner's church, I'' w^ich she had been a member H '-r four years. Burial took place in tte church cemetery. I She is survived by her mother, *? before her second marriage M^Mrs. Eddie Shearin; her sOepB^-her, Ashton Carter; four broth toiJe5Se' Hcrman and AshB Carter Jr.; and three sisters, B ^ W. Wilson, Mrs. Picot InsI a ir-h Miss Hazel Shearin. Mbeorers were Emmie Whitby, B^?"'e Duncan, Ernest Edmonds, Btr-f55 Prazier. Edward Bell, and B,./Ce Edmonds. Her p.lftjccmot'pe at". M*-" Macon High School were in oi the flowers. Howard Grant Is Vmitory President I 'hapel Hill, April 30?Dormitories ^ campus elected their officers Hr the coming year yesterday. In East, Tom Bruce was elected over David Oliver, and S. Bradley received the vice-preslunopposed. ^ Grant was the only nominee President of Steele, and Glenn defeated Clyde Shaw and Elmendorf for vice-president. Edith Alston is spending r titne in Louisburg. I $1 I WARRENT( Final Assets Of Bank Of Warren Sold At Auction A bid of $2,850.00 placed by Frank 1 Banzet for the complete assets of the Bank of Warren when they were sold at public auction in the ccurt room here on Tuesday was upset on Thursday morning when Boyd Davis raised the sum to $3,000.00. Mr. Banzet was buying in the property for a group composed of himself, Miss Edith Burwell, W. N. Boyd, Armistead Boyd, A. A. Williams Sr., Pett Boyd and Howard u uu.cs ur. Mr. Davis' bid was for himself and his father and it is reported that John Tarwater and Carter Williams are in with them on the proposition. Befcre being offered in a lump sum, the assets were sold separately and then in groups. When sold item by item the property brought around $2600, in groups it brought about $2700, and then went as a whole for $2850.00, there being no opposition at the time to this one and only bid. In the event the sale is confirmed by the courts, it is believed that depositors of the defunct bank, who have been paid 85 per cent, will receive their additional funds within 60 days. It is believed that the bank will pay iri the neighborhood J cf 5 per cent more before liquidation is completed. District Meeting U. D. C. To Be Held t Here On May 8th 1 i The ninth district meeting of c the United Daughters of the Con- c federacy will be held in the Parish c House at Warrenton on Friday, 1 May 8, with the Warren county chapter as hostess. Between 75 and 100 delegates are expected to be ^ here for the occasion. The meeting begins at 10 o'clock * in the morning and is expected to k run until afternoon when district s officials will meet at Memorial Road where a marker for Annie Carter Lee is to be erected. Mrs. R. E. Ridenhour is division v president; Mrs. Creasy K. Proctor, |c director, and Mrs. W. L. Peace, secretary. Miss Amma Graham is ^ president of the Warren county chapter. Following is the program which is to be carried out: Processional, America, by the As- j. sembly; Ritual of the U. D. C. and prayer, led by the district director; Greetings, Miss Amma Graham, j president Warren county chapter; Response, Mrs. W. H. Yarborough, ., president Joseph J. Davis chapter; Recognition of division and chap- | ter officials, Mrs. C. K. Proctor. ! Carolina, by the Assembly; Minutes of last meeting; Appointment of committees; Introduction of division president, Mrs. Sidney j Perry Cooper, president Vance r county chapter; Address, Mrs. R. j E. Ridenhour, division president; f ten-minute talks, Mrs. John H. ^ Anderson, Mrs. J. W. Farrior and ^ Mrs. Victor Johnson; Report of r ~ * - * -1- T TTon I chapters: Kaieign, uuuiwui6, derson, Oxford, Warrenton; In memoriam; Prayer, by Dr. Gibbs; Memorilizating the ones who have ' died during the year; Adjournment; ^ Liuich; Report of Committees, dur- f ing lunch hour; Reassemble to . meet at Memorial Road where marker for Annie Carter Lee will , be erected. Members of the Littleton chapter will be guests of honor. s J Nelson And Keeter e Election Officials f < Jack Nelson and Fred Keeter e have been named by the Warren ^ County Board of Elections to re- j. place Donald H. King and W. B. 5 Mfrick as registrar and poll-hold- ? er in River township, Claude Haith- f cock, chairman of the board, stated j this week. Beth Mr. King and Mr. ? Myrick resigned, Mr. Haithcock f said. ? ANNOUNCE BIRTH ( AND DEATH OF SON j Mr. and Mrs. T. E. White of , Macon, Route 2, announce the birth and death of a son, William l ~ - * ? ? moc . Edward, on Sunday, April i?, i?v j j GARDEN CLUB TO MEET , A meeting of the Warrenton Garden Club will be held at the home of Mrs. J. E. Rooker on Wed- j nesday afternoon, May 6, at 3:30 ] o'clock. i [jf Mi )N, COUNTY OF WARRE1S Mr. and Mrs. Green ] ^NEW'i)RLEANS 77 .Sir. and and a son of Jena, La., were too p patch of ground but no horse. Duri soil by ''human horse" power, tak plow in Ihe cotton patch. This yea tration heard ... and supplied a he and one of the daughters with the "is treated just like one of the fan Ray Weston To Be Tried Again On Whiskey Charge Alleged to have been caught in ,he act of selling whiskey, Ray Wes;on, Beula'h. Dean and Annie Bell rohnson were on Sunday placed unier indictment to face trial in Re:order's court May 11 on a charge )f possessing whiskey for the purx)se of sale. The trio was placed under arrest >y Sheriff Pinnell on testimony ;iven him by his brother, Charlie 3innell of Richmond, who is alleged to have visited t?ie Pine Tops Service Station twice on Sunday ind bought government whiskey here each time. Both the Johnston woman and Veston are said to have taken part n the transaction, and the Dean voman claims that she owns and iperates tSie service station. The charge was preferred against Veston and the two women before i similar charge against Weston md the Dean woman had been feared from the docket. The old charge was placed on the 100k nearly a year ago when 81 tints of booze was found there. Wes cn was acquitted of the charge on Monday of last week, and the Dean roman was found guilty this week n Recorder's court. Eugene Gay Jr. Is Buried At Littleton Funeral services for Eugene Gay rr., whose life ended in a Roanoke tapids hospital on Thursday morn-j ng cf last week, were conducted rom his home at Jackson on Frilay afternoon at two o'clock with, he Rev. I. T. Poole and the Rev. ). P. Mcore in charge. Interment ook place at Littleton. Mr. Gay, who was 37 years of, ige, is survived by his wife, formrly Miss Lula McCraw Price; one' laughter, Lula McCraw Gay; his| nother, Mrs. E. S. Gay Sr.; two. irothers, Ballard S. Gay of Jack- ( on and John Gay of the U. S. Javy, stationed at San Diego, Cal. * -i- T 4 4-4-1 ,~,4-/~VV-? I Mr. Gay was Dorn ai, JLtlbblCbUxi i in the 12th of September, 1899, the on of Eugene John Gay and Lucy Lrrington Spruill. He received his iducation at the Warrenton High School under the tutelage of the ate John Graham and at Trinity College, now Duke University. As i young man he came to Warrenon and engaged in the automobile msiness, remaining here for several 'ears before returning to his home it Jackson. At the time of his ieath he was connected with the banters Nut and Chocolate Co. of Suffolk, Va., and was a member of he Methcdist Church of Jackson md of the Masonic Lodge. He was married to Miss Lula Mc3raw Price, daughter of the late 3. C. Price, and Mrs. Price, on Feb uary 23, 1924. Pallbearers were Eric Norfleet, \rthur Flythe, D. L. Boone, Dr. M. EI. Seawell, Dr. L. C. Grant, R. R. Rawlings, Howard Short and W. J. Lassiter. Mesdames H. P. Reid and Timothy Thompson and Miss Frances Reid were visitors in Rocky Mount this week. Etrrot I, N. C, FRIDAY, FRIDAY Now Have a Horse i * ' ''' V'j ii_ n Mrs. P. J. Green, two daughters roud to go on relief. They had a ing 1934 and 1935 they tilled the ing turns in twos of pulling the r the Rural Settlement Adminis>rse. Photo shows Mr. Green, wife i horse . , , which neighbors say lily." Fashion Trend Is Portrayed In Brides' Pageant On Frida: The trend of fickle fashion ? she flited across the stage of lil for nearly a century was interesl ingly portrayed in the Pageant < t'he Brides given at the home ( Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Peete under tl auspices of the U. D. C. on Frida night. The unique display of bridal al tire was witnessed by about 2( persons who stood in the hall, li\ ing room and dining room of th spacious Feete Home ana saw moc ernity blended with antiquity a gowns representing periods froi before the War Between the Stato to the present day were parade down t'he stairway by ladies of tl" town. The striking contrast between tb gowns of the bustling bride of tb (Continued on Page 8) Tells Purpose Of Geodetic Survey In Warren Count; By PLUMMER FITTS The Geodetic Control Surve Project in Warren County is pai of a state-wide project which now being caried on in eightee counties, and work has been dor in thirty-three counties. The sui vey was begun in this state in th spring of 1933. In the late fall c that year it was made a natior wide project, financed by the Civ Works Administration, and directe by the U. S. Coast Guard an Geodetic Survey. Upon the expirs kion of the G. W. A., the survej were continued by the State Emei gency Relief Administration, an last fall u<ere taken over by th Works Progress Administration. The work consists in setting i the ground at three to five mile ir tervals along the 'highways pairs ( concrete posts with brass markei in the tops, the markers centere to give points for tying in survey The markers ate also numbered ( identify them. Through these mor uments are run survey lines fc highway locations, but the lines a: are of a far higher degree of ac curacy than any before run in tt State, and are tied to the precis mcnumentation of the U. S. Co a; Guard and Geodetic Survey whic was completed in North Carolir (Continued on Page 8) William Pierce Is Buried Wednesda; Funeral services for Williai Pierce, 63, who died on Tuesda afternoon following a stroke < paralysis, were conducted from tt <->f riis daughter. Mrs. Die 11U111U w* *? ?? ? w Jones, on Wednesday afternoon i 4 o'clock with the Rev. L. < Brothers officiating. Burial toe place in the old cemetery in nort Warrenton. Mr. Pierce, who had been in ba health for some time, is survive by the following children: Mi Dick Jones, Mrs. Etta Jones, Mr Fannie Knight, Miss Mattae Pierc James and Westley Pierce, all < Warrenton. Stttfi: , MAY 1, 1936 Subsc ] BEULAH DEAN J FOUND GUILTY | Road Sentence Is Suspended Provides She Leaves County Within Ten Days CONVICT JUNK DEALER Beulah Dean, who was jointly accused with Ray Weston in the original bill of indictment charging possession of wuiskey for the purpose of sale after 81 pints of government oooze had been siezed at the Pine Tops Service Station by officers who raided the Dlace in Mav. 1935. was on Monday found guilty by a jury in Recorder's court, and was lined $100 and given a jail sentence of four months, the jail sentence to go into effect if she is in this county after ten days from the time of this judgment. Weston was tried last week and , asquitted by a jury. ^ Since the case has been hanging in court it has been tried several times and continued for various causes. At each trial the Dean woman has maintained that the whiskey was her property,that she bought it for her own use, that she owned and operated the Pine Tops Service Station and Weston worked - for her on a salary. In seeking to convict Weston the state argued to the jury that Weston was the one ' dealing in whiskey and he was using the woman as a shield. V Hilman Reavis, Warrenton negro who runs a meat market and deals ls in junk, was convicted on a charge , e of receiving stolen goods knowing ? them to have been stolen. The jury j returned a verdict of "guilty'' after two small negro boys had testified ie that they sold him a box of pencils iy and several files which were identified as the property of the Centre t- Warehouse and Dameron's Gin. >0 The boys admitted that they entered the buildings and got the files ie and pencils and testified that they I- told Reavis where ihev acauired s the property. The defendant claim- , n ed that the young negroes told him r ;s that they found the articles on a c junk pile and that they wanted \ te encugh money for them to go to j the show. Reavis said that; he ac- , ie comodated them. Jodgment was ( Le continued upon payment of costs, j Woodrow Newton plead guilty to ( a charge of larceny. He was fined , $12 and costs and was sentenced to six months in jail, assigned to ^ work at hard labor on the roads under the supervision of the State ( " Highway and Public Works Commission. The jail sentence was sus- ] pended upon payment of the $12 ^ fine and costs. He was also charged ] ' with receiving stolen goods knowing 1 them to have been stolen but a nol i n pros was taken in this action. < |e Eddie Rose, negro, plead guilty to a charge of larceny, and was sen- ] tenced to four months on the roads j ) at hard labor. The jail sentence was suspended upon payment of costs 1 and provided he remained of good ] ^ behavior for a period of two years, reporting to the court on the first j " Mondays of April and October for 's , two years. ' ~ Charlie Silver, negro, convicted of larcenv. was given a six month's , te " w road sentenced which was suspend- ] ed upon payment of a $10.00 fine 11 and court costs, and provided he < l" remain of good behavior for a per)f icd of two years. i :s Found guilty of resisting and de- t d laying an officer in the perform- ? s- ance of his duty, Spencer Going, i ;0 negro, was given a sentence of two 1 l" months at hard labor. Hie jail i >r sentence was suspended upon pay- i "e ment cf a fine of $10.00 and court costs. 1 le ' J Afton Juniors Have h Special Program lEL A special program for the public was presented by the Afton-Elber- i on Council of the Jr. Order U. A. < M. on Thursday night of last week. ! ' W. F. Williams of Littleton was the I ^ principal speaker for the occasion. < Others taking part in the program i ^ were M. C. Duke, Miss Annie Mar- < garet Duke, J. L. Williams and a i number of musicians he Secured i \ and the Ball-Thompson musicians. * Refreshments were served. ( "A large crowd attended and ] ' seemingly enjoyed the entire prog- ( ram thoroughly," one of the mem- < bers stated. 1 id ( !d Mrs. J. W. Scofield and son, < "s. John, of Hunlock Creek, Pa., are i s. guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Reid. e. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Danof iel Wagner of Macon on Saturday, : April 25, a son?Clyde Hunter. i ic xiption Price, $1.50 a Year To Try Salt Speedway SALT LAKE^nTY . . . Capt. George Eyston (above), of England, is here with his specially built giant racing automobile in which he hopes to beat the world speed mark set by Malcolm Campbell last year over the saltbed flats near here. farmers Of .Warren May Earn $225,000 by iNew Program By BOB BRIGHT, County Agent The farmers of Warren County nay qualify and earn $225,000 unier the soil conservation program. The local committeemen are now assisting producers in filling out vork sheets for the various farms. Svery producer in Warren County should fill out a work sheet regardless of whether he intends to cooperate in the program or not. rhere must be a base of all crops set up for every farm in this coun,y. The rules and regulations govjrning this program are not in;ended to bar anyone from entering the program. I wish ^to urge svery producer In the county to get n (ouch with his township com ? - i i. i?i mtteemen ana una out just uuw ;he program works. I will be glad o explain the program to any proiucer if he will call at the office. I am giving below the committee nen for Kie vaiious townships, rhese committeemen have the work sheets for their townships and the x>tl?n, tobacco, and peanut base filled in. The committeemen canlot fill in the bases for the other :rops without the assistance of (Sie producer. The following is a list )f the various township committeenen: Pishing Creek?Otis E. Capps, R. SV. Pittman and Matthew Harris. Fork?S. T. King, W. L. Harris, 3tis F. Clark and Ovid Dillard. Hawtree?J. Boyd Stegall, Gidd Sing, H. Evans Coleman. , Judkins?F. R. Ryder, M. R. Boone, J. V. Shearin. Nut bush?J. A. Wilson Jr? W. M, Fleming, R. J. Bender, M. D. Wilson. River?R. L. Salmon, W. A, Vfoore, Vester King, and J. E. Waron. KoanoKe?h. u wan. Sandy Creek?J. E. Moseley, R. ?. Fleming, J. B. Prichard. Shocoo?Vernon Mabry, M. C. Duke. Sixpoimd?J. J. Nicholson, N. M. riiornton, C. M. Coleman. Smith Creek?O. E. Mulchi Jr., r. V. Allen, A. W. Paschall and T. X. Williams. Warrenton?W. A. Connell Jr., S. D. Wilson, Fate Weaver, S. E. Allen. Producers should see these comnit'teemen immediately and fill out iheir work sheets to save expense md time. The expense of the comnitteemen must come out of the funds alloted and this cost is natirally coming out of the funds that vould go to the producers. Make Plans For Garden Club Show By MBS. W. D. RODGEBS, Publicity Chairman There are signs of great activity imong members of the Warrenton r"? ? ? J?? ?111 imAmoAf* fVlfl jrarueu uiuu wiiu WUA opviwvi v**v 3pring Flower Show to be held In the basement of the Warren County Memorial Library Building during the week of May 18th. The ;xact date to be announced next veek, along with the correct schedule. With Mrs. John C. Burwell, general chairman of the show, and Mrs. John A. Dameron, president )f the Warrenton Garden Club, the Jifferent committees are working to make this the finest show flow;r lovers have yet been privileged tc see here. The public is earnestlj urged to participate in the show. Mrs. J. P. Scoggin attended the funeral of Mr. Richard Newman at Newport News on Saturday. 1 ' j j ' MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME I ! NUMBER 18 CANDIDATE UST SHOWS GROWTH .| Woman Seeks Place As Register of Deeds; ThreeCornered Affair BOARD PLACE IN FAVOR _ Interest in county politics received added impetus this week when opposition developed in the race for Register of Deeds, the Sheriff's office and for membership on the Board of Education. Among the new candidates in the field is a lady, Mrs. Sam Davis, " ??? ?? i i J u? wno seeKS tne position now neiu ujr Register of Deeds Joseph C. Powell. Vernon C. Brown of Vanghan also announced his candidacy for this place this week, making it a threecornered affair at present. Frank Neal, deputy during part of former Sheriff O. D. Williams' regime, stated to a representative of this paper yesterday that he would oppose Sheriff W. J. Plnnell for the place of high sheriff of Warren county. No other opposition has developed in this camp to date. Jesse Harris of River township filed his candidacy this week for a berth on the Board of Education, and on Friday of last week former Sheriff R. E. Davis became a candidate for the Board of County Commissioners. Roger Williams has filed his candidacy for constable of River township with the Board of Elections, and Fate Weaver has filed for constable of Warrenton township. Rumors prevail that either Dr. W. W. Taylor or his son, William Taylor, will run for the House of Representatives in opposition to J. A. Dowtin and T. H. Aycock, who previously announced their candidacy for this place, but neither of them would confirm this rumor flis week. Dr. Taylor has announced that he would resign as Judge of Re. corder's court at the expiration of : his present term and this position is now being sought by Frank H. Gibbs and T. O. Rodwell. Former Sheriff R. E. Davis was the only new candidate to announce for membership on the Board of County Commissioners this week. His decision to enter the race places five new candidates in the field in opposition to the present board. Those to announce last week were Faulk Alston, Coley Perkinson, John Skinner and Sam King. The present members of the board, with the exception of Charlie Fleming, are up for re-election. They are: W. H. Burroughs, John Clay Powell, R. L. Capps, H. L. Wall. Judge Kerr Replies To Gov. Ehringhaus Washington, April 29.?"It appears to many of us that the Governor has all along endeavored to make this compact impossible rath er than help make It effective," today declared Representative John H. Kerr, author of the Kerr tobacco compact act, in answer to the Tuesday night radio speech of Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus. The Kerr statement was the only one for publication from aitf member of the North Carolina delegation today, but Representative A. C. Gasque, of South Carolina, made the following statement: "If we could get some cooperation from North Carolina, we could get the bill passed in South Carolina in the form desired. "Governor Ehringhaus' coolness toward the proposed tobacco compact reduction program has caused the Legislature of South Carolina to think there is no chance for a program this year. That explains the present situation there." Pointing out that at the instance of the State of Virginia, a meeting 1 of the Representatives of the various states such as the Governor now proposes was actually held in Washington more than two months nsvsv fhof nATrowiAw Fhrlnfftioiia Ogu aiiU 111UV vr vv?* A mpuwvi. and his Attorney General participated in t hat meeting and aided In drafting the Virginia statute, Judge Kerr declared that Governor Ehringhaus then had full opportu; nity to correct all the mistakes that i he now complains about. Quotes Letter Judge Kerr was informed by per? sons who heard the radio speech r that the Governor charged that the act passed by Congres was not approved by the Department of Agri culture. In refutation of that > charge, Judge Kerr quoted from a (Continued on page 8)