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i accurate, terse I TIMELY I volume'XXXVI l0TWml IU BEES GARDEN I Vijht Clerk Shoots Man At-| ' femptinjr To Force Way in(o Huildini? At 1:30 was at rear window I Information received here yes- | I terday afternoon by Coroner J j3Sper Shearin from the BaltiI jjj0re Police Department diselos fd that James B. Austin, who was tilled at Lee Bizzell's beer garden a( ycrlina on Monday morning, ?5 arrested in October 1935 for having tools in his possession I ostensibly to be used to felonious lr break and enter building, for which he was sentenced to serve J ?in the Maryland I I four ? jonse of Corrections." He wiis I also known in Philadelphia, ac f0rdin? to pictures which accom pjnifd the letter, as James Arn P|d and was sentenced to serve I from one to three years in jail I for attempted burglary and lar| oenv. He was a taxi-cab driver | in Baltimore, leaving there on I April ?4 with the expressed pur pose of going to Mardelia Springs I I to visit his sick mother. I Believed to have been abtemptI ::i to enter the Swan Sandwich I Sop and Beer Garden near NorI ta. which was recently held up I mi robbed. James B. Alston, 30, Inear Salisbury. Md., was instant I j killed Tuesday moniing at 1:30 H.'.-iock by H. B. Wiggins, night V clerk, who fired his .38 calibre pis ? at the night visitor as he stood c a window flashing a light into lie building. Wiggins stated to Coroner JasI per Shearin that he heard a car H step cn a road a short distance is* of the Beer Garden and a inle later he heard some one attempting to prize the back door I of the building open. The night prowler. Wiggins said, then climbed I a an ice box at a rear window ad flashed his light inside. The I night clerk stated that he fired twice at this time and about the time he shot he heard a noise at the front door. A moment later, he said, a man came to a side window, flashed his light' inside and was attempting to open the window when he fired the fatal shct. Wiggins said that' after the shooting he went to Norlina after Chief Carter who returned to the Beer Garden with him. Austin was bond dead a few feet from the I window with a bullet hole in the I left side of his head. He said he I heard the car pull off after the The verdict of the coroner was dat it was a justifiable homicide. I Through telephone conversation Br-ih authorities in Baltimore and Sa.ubury, Md., Coroner Shearin M "anted that Austin a rpsnpnt.nhle I Jig young man, lived at MaJ. Maryland, about seven miles i Salisbury. His body was shipthere Tuesday from the Allen ieral Parlors of Warrenbon. he Swan Sandwich Shop and t Garden was held up and rob of several hundred dollars cf property last month by > men who flashed weapons on 1 Coat, 21-year old white boy 10 *as sleeping there at the time, ^ the place and left him tied Dabney and Dennis Winkle, young men of Mecklenburg county, are charged with the crime and 10 be tried in Superior Court t(1 Keeks from now. Club Seeks To Raise Library Funds ^0 Beta Club of the John "" ham High School is sponsoring he to enlarge the school libI?' club has set its goal at 0 .Or next Venr and popVi <ifl w ' ^ I members is to contribute a Ij ^ Prazier Jr. is president of Leonard Daniel, vicel^ent; Jeanette Cohen, secref) I ' Helen Holt, treasurer. | B^'GRESSMAN KERR HERE I Congressman John H. Kerr arriv-j 0 |i'rfe on Tuesday night from ^nington, D. c? to spend a few l<T his family and to visit I '-^s in his district. K . T. V. ALLEN ILL It vends reSret to learn that Mr. - |to ' Allen is confined to his home I oooount of illness. ? J WARRENTC Apartment House To Be Erected By Scoggin And Banzet A modern apartment house to accommodate six or more families is to be constructed by Julius Banzet and J. P. Scoggin on Main street opposite the fire-destroyed Baptist church and adjacent to the lot which has been recently purchased for the erection of a new Baptist- church. The lot, upon which now rests the house occupied by Mr. and Mrs. James Coker, was bought a few days ago from Mrs. Haywood Clark by Mr. Scoggin and Mr. Banzet. Mr. Banzet said yesterday that he expected construction to get under way within a short period. The apartment house, he said, is to be two or three stories high, and that it- will be fire-proof, modern and attractive, pointing out that the location is well suited for such a buildine on account of the sur- 1 rounding beauty. J Five Defendants Tried In County Court This Week i \ Five defendants, all of them c negroes, were tried this week in 5 Recorder's court on charges of lar- t ceny, non-support, disorderly con- r duct, and selling whiskey. A verdict of guilty was obtained in each 1 indictment. 1 Found guilty of stealing two t chickens, which returned ix> their 1 home by the next morning, Buck Anderson was sentenced to jail, 1 assigned to hard labor on the roads 1 under the supervision of the State i Highway and Public Works Com- , mission, for a period of four months. : The state accepted a plea of i guilty in the case of James Warren, charged with larceny, and he was j ordered to jail for six months, as- ( signed to the roads. This judgment c was suspended upon the condition ( i/v plinfo II let I lit; UC clUIIJLlbLCU LU ouinc Dtat/t I reformatory or suitable institution t of detention for such prisoners. ( Joe Jones was found guilty of A disorderly conduct at a public c gathering, drinking, cursing and fighting, thereby disturbing exer- , cises at a school house, and was ^ sentenced to jail for ten days. t Thomas Wright was founa guilty f of selling whiskey and was sentenc- ' ed to jail for four months. The jail sentence was suspended on the j condition that he pay a fine of ^ $15.00, pay court costs and remain of good behavior for a period of two years. The case against George Felts, ' white, charged with reckless driv- ' ing, was continued until May 11. 5 The case against' Leo Clanton, 1 negro, charged with shooting a 1 mule, was also continued until May 1 11 for a jury trial. ^ R. L? Keeter Buried At Aurelian Springs Littleton, May 8.?Last rites for ' Rcbert Lee Keeter, who died in a 1 Roanoke Rapids hospital Friday 1 night, were conducted from Mt. : Tabor M. E. church at Aurelian ] Springs Sunday afternoon at 3:30 1 Ktt Viic r\cic<?nr t.hp R.PV- Mr. * U IV VJ J 111U WA f . . Hurley of Halifax, assisted by the f Rev. W. T. Phipps, pastor of the ' Littleton Methodist churcfa, the Rev. Francis Joyner, Episcopal minister of Littleton and the Rev. Mr. < Culbreth, presiding elder of this i district. Interment followed in the church cemetery. ] Mr. Keeter was the son of the ] late William and Mary Dickens ] Keeter and was a native of Halifax i ccunty, where iie had spent his entire life. He was a member of Mt. ] Tabor church. He had been in de- ] clining health for a number of ; years. He was 70 years old. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bell Dickens Keeter; three sons, Durward of Winton, Leaman and Russell of Littleton; three sisters, Mrs. Sam Allen of Warrenton, Mrs. Tom Peace of Roanoke Rapids, and Mrs. E. B. Collier of Littleton; and four ' brothers, R. P. Keeter of Franklin, < Va., C. R. Keeter of Roanoke Rap- i ids, Ralph Keeter of Weldon and : Emmett Keeter of Roanoke Rapids. TO PRESENT PLAY "Where's Grandma?" senior play , of the Littleton High School, will ; be presented at Warrenton in the auditorium of the John Graham High School 011 Friday night, ; May 8. The John Graham senior play was carried to Littleton a few nights after it was given here sevJeral weeks ago. i he 11 >N, COUNTY OF WARRE "Public Enemy" Captured NEW YORK . . . Federal GMen 'have their Public Enemy No. 2 behind the bars .awaiting trial. He is John Torrio (above), former associate of Al. Capone and Dutch Schultz. Torrio, in appearance an elderly retired business man, was making ready to ?ave the country when captured. Final Assets Of Bank Of Warren Bring $4,525.0( Assets of the Bank of Warrer vhich brought $2,850 when the; vere put) up at public auction her >n Tuesday of last week, sold fo >4,525 at Windsor on Monday o his week after the sale had beei e-openea by a raised bid of $3,30( The $4,525 bid which bought th woperty was placed by James Gal eher of Richmond in opposition o ;o a bid of $4,500 placed by Carte Williams, also of Richmond. The sale, which brought severs lundred dollars more than was ex >ected by those familiar with th issets, was readily confirmed b: rudge E. H. Cranmer who wa lclding Superior court at Windso it' the time of the auction. The $4,525 paid for the propert; s expected to increase the fina lividend of the bank to 5 per cen )r more, bringing the total divi lend of the defunct bank, whicl las been in the process of liquida ;ion for several years, to 90 pe :ent or better. The final payment nill probably be made within 3 lays. ? ? ' * - -- : ~-c xne ngm ior possessiuu ui uuw ind stock assessments against Car ,er Williams and fcr hotel an itructural steel stock is credited ii i large measure for the high pric >aid for the property. Among th )t'her desirable assets were note: udgements, real estate and th Deck Company certificate. The $2,850 bid which bought th jroperty, subject to a raised bl md confirmation by the court, wa >laced by Frank Banzet for jroup of Warrentonians. Boy Davis raised the bid to $3,000, an t was carried to $3,300 by specula ;ors from Shelby. Norlina Swamps Warrenton 23-( Norlina, May 7.?Cicero Daek pitched a no-hit, no run game fo Morlina High School on May 2 i heir second game with the War rentcn High School. Daeke ha jeen going good this season, hav ,ng pitched six games and losin snly one. He pitched a one hi jame with Zeb Vance High Schoc ;eam the day before playing in th Warrenton game. The sccre was 13 to 0 at the en< Df the 8th inning, and the end c ;he game found the score 23-0. The line up for Norlina wa Floyd 1st base, Hayes, 3rd bas< Hawks 2b; H. Daeke c, White c: Harrelson ss, Brauer rf, Barton 1; D. Daeke pitcher. The line up for Warrenton Mites, Frazier, Kline, William' Brothers, Ridout, Haithcock, Peet ind Tucker. Mrs. C. A. Dickens Buried Wednesdaj Littleton, May 8.?Funeral ser vices were conducted Wednesday s Tabor Methodist church for Mri C. A. Dickens by Rev. Francis Joy ner of Littleton; Rev. Mr. Phelps c Littleton; Rev. E. R. Nelson, Bap List minister of Henderson; an Rev. Mr. Hurley of Halifax. Mr, Dickens, who was in her 88th yea: died at the home of her son, M. I Dickens, near Aurelian Springs. She is survived by five children M. L. Dickens, Aurelian Springs M. T. Dickens of Littleton; J. V Dickens, Portsmouth, Va.; Mrs. ? P. Chichester of near Littleton an Mrs. R. L. Keeter, Littleton; als 13 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. arrnt N, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1 I O'lTLK BUSINESS | BEFORE BOARD ? | Few Additional Names Arc ! Placed On Outside Pauper List; Bills Are Paid i ? ? SAYS MEMBER ASLEEP The placement of a few additional names on the out-side paupei list and the payment of regulai monthly bills constituted the official activities of members of the Board of County Commissioners at von-nlnn cocci Loro rm TVAVvri. XCgUiai O&OQXUll 11V/1V VI* *I*V*1 day. The meetings for the past few months have been comparativelj shcrt and without their usual significance, but the session Mondaj was even more so than last month or the month before. The meeting was so dull, according to one present, that Charlie Fleming wenl fast asleep. The minutes of the day show the ) following were puti on out-side pauper list: i, Rufus Edwards, $2.00 per month y Anthony Plummer, $2.00 per month; e Stephen Kearney, $2.00 per month; r Ollie Alston, $2.00 per month; Edf mund Alston, $2.00 per month. 1 It was ordered that the appro' priation for Sam Green and wife e be increased to $4.00 per month - and that an amount not to exceed f $15.00 be appropriated for hospir tilization of Ida Newell. J Winslow Thanks e Kerr For Stand ' Against Governor s r Reaction to the controversy between Congressman John H. Keri y and Governor Ehringhaus over the 1 compact bill and the calling of a t special session of the legislature - has been favorable to Judge Kerr ft judging from the following tele gram received by him from J. E r Winslow of Pitt county, chairmar s of the Farm Bureau in this state 0 who presided at the recent mas.' meeting held in Raleigh in an ats tempt to secure a special session: "We farmers appreciate your re1 ply to the Governor. Please advise u when you will be at home. A group e of Pitt county farmers wish to cal e on you in person and tell you hov 5, we honcr you for what you are doe ing for the farmers." e Garden Party To s Be Held Saturday a rj A garden party will be held al a Warrenton on Saturday afternoon . May 9, under the auspices of the Warrenton Garden Club for the benefit of the Warren Count! Memorial Library which is in neec of funds to purchase equipment fo ) handling the larger number o books and to buy awnings and t e screen dcor. r The party is to begin at 4 o'clocl n at the home of Mrs. H. A. Mosele; ?ill 1-.a navtrn/4 nnrl 5 7 wnere puncn wm uc VV-U U*iw s tour of the gardens open will b( - arranged. There will be a silvei g offering at this time, t Invitations are extended to al friends cf the library and flowe) e lovers to meet at Mrs. Moseley's anc visit' the following gardens whicl d are to be open to the public on tiii! if occasion: Spring Gardens?Mrs. K. P. Ars rington, Mrs. H. A. Boyd, Mrs. W N. Boyd, Miss Sue Burroughs, Mrs W. A. Connell Sr., Mrs. J. A. Damf; eron, Mrs. W. H. Dameron, Mrs. H A. Moseley, Mrs. C. A. Tucker, Mrs Edmund White, Mrs. C. R. Rod 5> well. e Fall Gardens?Mrs. John Burwel (Dahlias), Mrs. Alex Walker of Norlina and Mrs. A. P. Rodwell of Warren Plains (Chrysanthemums). nn t.hp nppri fo] XII ~? J funds, Miss Mabel Davis, librarian stated: "When we had a few hundred books the librarian could re it member fairly well where to fine s. articles bearing on the various sub' - jects required by students, clubs if etc. Now we sorely need a subjec i- index file to which they and w< d may turn for guidance in locating 3. such data. We haven't file spaci r. for even filing title and autho: j. cards of books with our presen' equipment. We need awnings, too i: and a screen door. It is awfully ho: ;; in the library in the summer. : T. haven't asked for these things be' T. cause the need for books after thi d years of depression has been im o perative, but it is essential to gcxx work to provide these things tihii year." 936. Subscri To Deliver Address ] r';; I ill i ' lit c ! REV. OLIVER J. HART, D.D., c ' who will deliver the principal ad- I dress at the Diocesan Convention r i to be held at Emmanuel Episcopal s , Church on Tuesday and Wednesday v ! of next week. ^ Blue Mold Strikes r Tobacco Beds In a Warren County f l e Blue Mold, the tobacco farmer's nemesis, has struck Warren countiy. * According to reports reaching here this week, the plant disease j has invaded tobacco beds in Macon J and Warren Plains sections, and it J ' is expected to develope in other e parts of the county. The presence of blue mold in this ^ county, leading farmers state, casts ! a gloomy outlook on the prospects 1 for a good tobacco crop this year. c ! The plants have already been in- 1 . inrort thpv sav. bv insects which * W v> 7 - ^ invaded the beds several weeks ago. t Weather conditions are expected ' to govern the extent of damage * that results from blue mold. Tobac- ] 5 co growers say that if it remains c " cold and dry that the disease will | no doubt spread over the entire county and be of serious consequen: ces, but that if warm, rainy weather J * sets in the damage will probably 2 I not be so heavy. r t Bingo Tournament i Proves Big Success 1 Fifty-six dollars was cleared from * the Bingo tournament held in the 1 armory at Warrenton last Friday 1 night under the auspices of the ' Warren County Welfare Depart- j ; ment, it was learned this week ' from Miss Lucy Leach, welfare ( [ officer. 1 Two hundred guests were pres- , f ent for the entertainment, which was characterized by Miss Leach as 1 a "tremendous success." Each of the guests was given a prize, the : prizes being contributed by busi^ ness houses of Warrenton, Norlina, 1 and ether towns in this trade area. i lumbers were called by A. J. r Ellington and C. T. Bowers. Miss Leach said: "The Welfare 1 Department wishes to thank all L" those who contributed to the sucl cess of this occasion for their < 1 ^splendid cooperation." 5 < . Lovell Seeks Place As Chief of Police 1 C. E. Lovell, former night chief for the town of Warrenton, placed his application for chief of police " of the town before members of the ( Board of Town Commissioners at 1 their regular monthly meeting on - Monday night. The city fathers - took no action on the matter at this time. r The only matters disposed of at > the meeting this week were of a 1 routine nature. ! Announces Time Of Precinct Meetings i t i ; The place and time for holding ? precinct meetings, and the county ( i and state convention, as set by the 1 r State Democratic Executive Com& (Continued on Page 81 1 ? m n a *m G t. in. A. l/Aiur t Young men of Warren county who wish to attend the Citizens ? i Military Training Camps this sum- i - mer are requested to get in touch f 1 with Capt. Claude T. Bowers, who ? 3 has received a supply of necessary ( blanks upon which to make appli- ( v\o ? iption Price, $1.50 a Year Diocesan Con Opens Her Flower Show To Be Held Here On Friday, May 15th By MRS. W. D. RODGERS Publicity Chairman Warren County lovers of beauty ire looking forward with keen inerest to the showing of the season s lowers to be presented at the Varren County Memorial Library lasement under the direction of he Warrenton Garden Club, with ilrs. John C. Burwell as General Chairman. The show is to be held in Friday, May 15th, beginning at ! p. m. and lasting until 10 p. m. The public is invited to parttci>ate in this show, which is with>u(i admission charge. You do not -? - 1- - - 1 /"In* lave 10 oe a memuei ox tuc uiulen Club?only a lover of flowers, ilen are urged to attend the night eception. The children especially ire urged 1x3 enter exhibits. Those vho wish to have exhibits taken to he library may call by phone Mrs. V. R. White, Mrs. Oscar Albert and Irs. A. C. Blalock. There will be blue ribbon prizes, ind one grand sweepstake prize ofered for the one getting the greatst numbr of blue ribbons. The schedule and rules are as ollows: 1. All entries must be on time by 0:30 a. m., May 15, 1936, so that udges can have plenty of time for udging before the doors are openid to the public at 2 p. m. 2. Nothing can be entered to be udged for contest after 10:30 a. m., lay 15th. 3. Doors at the Library will be ipened as early as 8 a. m., May 15, o receive the flowers of those makng exhibits, and a committee will >e on hand to receive them. 4. Doors will be closed to the lower show between the hours of 10:30 a. m. and 2 p. m., the hours >f judging, and no one will be alowed to remain inside, except the udges. and the assistants. 5. The flower show will be open o the public between txhe hours of ! p. m. and 10 p. m. 6. Each exhibitor must register at he desk and get her number. 7. Anyone exhibiting in more ;han one class must have different lumbers for each entry. 8. It is the desire of the commitee that as far as possible each one iring her exhibit in the container iest suited for her exhibit. 9. Each one is requested to renove her exhibit from the library j iy noon the day following the flow;r show, unless otherwise arranged. 10. Each one make plans now for ;he fall Flower Show of Dahlias ind chrysanthemums. Class A?Roses- Hybrid Teas No. 1. Specimen?red. No. 2. Specimen?yellow. No. 3. Specimen?pink. No. 4. Specimen?white No. 5. Specimen?tri-colored. Hybrid Perpetuals No. 6. Specimen?red. No. 7. Specimen?yellow. No. 8. Specimen?pink. No. 9. Specimen?white. No. 10. Collection of Hybrid teas, me of each variety. No. 11. Display of Hybrid teas, ? * - ' * 1 ntw )ne variety hou less umu oia. No. 12. Collection of Hybrid Perjetuals, one of each variety. Class B?Peonies No. 13. Specimen?pink. No. 14. Specimen?red. No. 15. Specimen?white. No. 16. Collection of peonies, one )f each variety. No. 17. Display of peonies. Class C?Iris No. 18. Specimen Bearded Iris. No. 19. Display of Bearded Iris. No. 20. Specimen?Siberian Iris. No. 21. Collection cf Beardless [ris. (Continued on pare 8) EPISCOPAL SERVICES The Rev. B. N. de Foe Wagner, Episcopal rector, announces serrtces for Sunday as follows: Emmanuel church?8 a. m., Holy Communion; 11 a. m., Morning rrayer. Good Shepherd, Ridgeway?9 a. n., Holy Communion. MACON P. T. A. PLAY The Macon Parent-Teacher Aslociation will present a play, "MarTing Marion," in the high school luditorium on the night of May 13 it 8 o'clock. The play is a two-act :omedy with eight characters and :horus girls. MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME i! NUMBER 10 vention I e On Tuesday Nearly 200 Ministers And Delegates Expected To Attend Convention TO LAST FOR TWO DAYS !{ Plans have been completed and everything Is in readiness for the 120th annual diocesan convention of t/he North Carolina Episcopal Diocese which is to be held at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Waxrenton, on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. Present indications are that the convention will be one of the largest ever held in this state, with nearly 200 ministers and delegates in attendance. The clergy and deleffalps urill he entertained in homes at Warrenton and at the hotels i here and at Norlina. The convention opens at 9:30 o'clock on Tuesday with morning prayer, followed by roll call, after which comes the address of Bishop Edwin A. Penick of Raleigh. The remainder of the day will be taken up with church business and on Tuesday night at 8 o'clock Rev. Oliver J. Hart, D. D., of Washington, D. C., will deliver the principal address of the convention. Wednesday will also be taken up in disposing of business affairs of the diocese, with adjournment probably coming in the afternoon at 4 or 5 o'clock. Dinner will be served by the ladies of the church on Tuesday, and the mid-day meal on Wednesday will be served by Bob Melton of Rocky Mount under the direction of the ladies of the church. A special invitation is extended members of all congregations to hear the Rev. Mr. Hart's address, as well as to attend other parts of the convention that might hold any interest for them. , ..MINISTER EXTENDS WELCOME TO CONVENTION SERVICES A most cordial welcome is extended by th? Rev. B. N. de Foe Wagner to all the friends of Emmanuel Episcopal Church to attend the Diocesan Convention next Tuesday and Wednesday, especially the services, which, he says, will be of special interest and inspiration. Aycock Announces For Register Deeds One new candidate entered Warren's poitical field this week, bring * ? - ? A1 ~ onolf | ing tne local rummer ui uw? ing public office to 19. With filing time ending Saturday at sundown, it is doubtful if there will be any additional candidates; however, rumor has it that William Taylor Jr. has not entirely dismissed the idea of running for the House of Representatives from his mind. Murphy Aycock, son of T. H. Aycock, and for a number of years an employee of the Scoggln Motor Company, is the latest candidate out for office. He announced this week that he would nm for Register of Deeds in opposition to Jos. C. Powell, encumbent, and Mrs. Sam Davis of Warenton and Vernon C. Brown of Vaughan. Mr. Aycock's decision to run for Register of Deeds puts his father in the same position that Mr. Dowtin found himself in last week when his daughter, Mrs. Sam Davis, announced that she would be a candidate for Register of Deeds. Both T. H. Aycock and J. A. Dowtin are candidates for the House of Representatives, there being no opposition to either of them at this time. Political observers claim that the reaction will be unfavorable for ail of them. Frank Neal, who stated last week that he would oppose W. J. Pinnell for the place of sheriff of Warren county, definitely entered the race this week by placing his announcement in the paper. No other candidates are out for this office. No new names have been added this week to the list of those seeking a berth on the Board of County Commissioners. Four of the present members, W. H. Burroughs, John Clay Powell, H. L. Wall, and R. L. Cappe, will again be up for reelection. Charlie Fleming, the fifth member, will not run this year. The new candidates for this place are Faulk Alston, Coley Perkinson, former sheriff R. E. Davis, John L. Skinner, and Sam King, the latter two of Littleton. Frank H. Gibbs and T. O. Rod, well are the only candidates out for I (Continued on Page 8)