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I ACCURATE, TERSE II TIMELY J votxme XXXVI insgoto" IPOLLS SATURDAY I Two County And Three State I Officials To Be Nominated I In Second Primary I TiE VOTE TO BE BROKEN I Vote:.1: Will go to the polls on I sa;urday to cast their ballots in the primary for candidates for tffj rountv offices and three state offices. The contest in Warren county Saturday is between Coley C. Perkjnjon and John Clay Powell for a on the Board of County Commissioners. and Joseph C. Powell and Vernon C. Browne for the place of Register of Deeds. In the State the fight is between Clyde R. Hoey and Ralph W. McDonald for Governor: Paul Grady and Wilkins P. Horton for Lieutenant Governor; and Stacey W. Wade and Thad Enre for Secretary of State. Chief interest in the second primary centers on the gubernatorial contest and the race between Powell and Perkinson for the Board of Commissioners, the latter two having tied in the first primary with a vote of 1.785. The vote in the second primary is r.ot expected to be as large as in the first primary when around 3.300 ballots were cast., but due to the feeling that has developed in the contest between Mr. Powell and Mr. Perkinson and the fight between Dr. McDonald and Mr. Hoey. it is predicted that more than the usual number of voters will participate in the second primary. It is pointed out for the benefit of those who will be out of town on the fourth of July that they may obain an absentee ballot* from the County Board of Elections, composed cf Claude Haithcock, chairman. Zollie Newman and W. J. Bishop. Th? vote at Warrenton, the lareest precinct in the county, is expected to be the deciding factor in the race between the two candidates for the Board of Commissioners. Mr. Powell was given a slight lead over Mr. Perkinson her? in the first primary, but supporters of the Wise candidate claim that the vote will swing the other way on Saturday. They claim that the injection of the county agent into the race will be responsible for the change. On the other hand, these favoring the Inez candidate claim that Mr. Powell has lost no streneth here and that he has sained votes in River township, trhich also casts a large vote. The consensus of opinion among those questioned cn the streets is that neither of the candidates has the election sewed up, that it is Nip and Tuck between the two men. Forecasts coming from political wiseacres are that Clyde R. Hoey *ill make a much stronger run in mica vuumy tne second primary -an in the first due to the support cf Graham backers but that McDonald will again carry Warren. K is predicted that the Shelby candidate will receive about 60 per cent of the Graham vote. In the fot primary Graham was given MIS votes. Hoey 540, McDonald 1553 and McRae 44. In the first race between Joseph c Powell and Vernon C.Browne lor the place of Register of Deeds the former led the latter by 628 votes. Browne was second high ?an in the four-corner race, leadin? Mrs. Sam Davis and Murphy Aycock by a small margin. Palmer Writes Of Storm Experience By JOHN B. PALMER me: Sundav afternoon, June 28th ?bout 3 p. m> Piace- nr. Taylor's office over perrnan Building. Bill Taylor and I happened to this stormy afternoon in the ?tfice of "Hr "\XT TTT m .n _ . - ? ?. w. xayior, popuiai ocal dentist, after exchanging I ?cal courtesies, congenial to the I with. wp settled down to books I and studies. Then all of a sudden I a" Hell seemed to roar out of the I ^wst. Little premonition of I R.e arPronehing cyclone was given. I 81,1 and I cuddled together in the I ^utheast corner of the office while I S' CVc^on? raged, debating among I ^selves many questions of moI ts?ntCUF: imPort- We remembered I _e reading of Ingersoll and DarI J.ln instead of Genesis to RevelaI '?ns. About that time the top of I ^ritlan building was hurled from I t! r0of llpon the Western Union I aljle. Wp feit that, next the top I 'Continued from Page 6) THIS WEEK In Washington Washington, July 3?With the nominating conventions of the major parties over and the work of Congress finished, Washington is settling down to the serious business of Presidential politics. Those who are trying to dope out what will happen next November find, on surveying the political scene, a considerable ammmt r,t ? ? v/x wicuAa^c and a number of new factors, the importance and effect of which cannot at this time be accurately estimated. The session of the 74th Congress ended with a victory for the President in the new tax bill. The Senate had rejected the principle he advocated of taxing undistributed corporation reserves, but administration presure on tire lower House resulted in a threatened deadlock, in th^-face of which the Senate yielded. An entirely new principle of taxation has been placed on the statute books and business is disturbed over its possible consequences. The one certain thing about tile new tax law at this time is that it makes it more difficult for corporations to conserve their resources against future depressions. Just be fore it quit, Congress gave the President another billion and a half for relief. This will carry on relief work on the present* scale until about February, so one of the first jobs of the new Congress, which will convene on January 3, will be to do something quick about Federal relief. Some Measures Perished Many legislative measures, which important pressure groups regarded as of vital importance, died in the last-minute rush to adjourn. It must be remembered, however, that while bills die, the pressure blocs still live, and their efforts will be renewed in the next Congress. The substitute Guffey coal bill, the Administration's food and drugs bill, and Senator Wagner's Federal housing bill were among the casual ties. The anti-price-discrimination law aimed at chain stores, as finally enacted, is not regarded as likely to have any serious effect except that it puts added powers into the hands of the Federal Trade Commission to regulate business. The ship subsidy bill, passed in the closing hours, is designed oo build up the American merchant marines by direct subsidies instead of subterfuge payments for carrying mail. Under this act it may be possible for America at last to put) a ship or two on the seas which will rival the great European liners. One really important bill which fell short of enactment was the measure designed to put all postmasters under Civil Service regulations. It was fought by Republicans on the ground that it would keep thousands of politically appointed Democratic postmasters in office for life, and labor opposition gave many Democrats an excuse for voting against it. Third Party Threat Political experts are not yet; in agreement as to the effect on the election of the formation of the new Union Party, headed by ReprDcon)afivp William Lemke of North IV/UViiVU VOU I w Dakota as its presidential candidate and Thomas C. O'Brien of Boston for vice-president. There is a strong feeling that this new third-party movement is to be taken seriously. It has bhe support of Father Coughlin, the Detroit "Radio Priest," and of Dr. F. E. Townsend, founder of the old-age revolving pension plan. Mr. Lemke has been the leader of the agrarian inflationist' bloc in Congress, and is the co-sponsor of the Frazier-Lemke farm mortgage bill. The best judgment at the moment seems to be that his new party, in the states where it is still able to get officially on the ballot, will attract a large following of tj _ i'U voters, most or wnom woum owiciwise be expected to vote t'he Democratic ticket. That it will also draw many votes in some of the normally Republican states of the Northwest cannot be denied. Political analysts are busy with their scratch pads trying to figure it out. Mrs. Kenan Smith and son, Kenan Jr., of Raleigh arrived last Saturday to spend a month here with Mrs. Smith's mother, Mrs. W. H. Dameron, Mr. Smith accompanied them to Warrenton and spent the week end here. Miss Elizabeth Boyd and Mrs. Robert Meade of Chapel Hill, who | is spending some time here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Boyd, were visitors at Danville, Va., this week. Iff Mi WARRENTON, COUNTY ROOSEVELT IS " RENOMINATED Declares War Against "Economic Tyranny" In Acceptance Speech | KEYNOTE OF CAMPAIGN President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Vice-President John Nance Garner were renominated by the Democrats in their national convention which closed Saturday at Philadelphia. Before a vast audience that Saturday night filled the big amphitheatre at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, the two standard-bearers were formally notified of their nominations. President Roosevelt accepted with a declaration of war against the "economic tyranny" of the "economic royalists" who complain that the New Deal is an effort to overthrow American institutions. Vice-President Garner accepted by declaring, "I am a soldier and my duty is to follow where the commander leads." President Roosevelt in his acceptance speech sounded the keynote of the 1936 presidential compaign. He accepted "heartily" the "brave and dear platform" adopted by the ^ convention. gc Speaking of the economic "dynasties'" carved out in this country as modern civilization was at- J tained, he said: "The hours men and women worked, the wages they received, the conditions of their labor?these had passed beyond the control of the people and were imposed by fViic noro inriiietriol fHc.tnt.nrs'hin The savings of the average family, ^ the capital of the small business man, the investments set aside for "Jold age?other people's money? 1 these were the tools which the new ? economic royalty used to dig itself in." aj And in giving his answer the a President made his one and only reference to the constitution. In the p( platform which he "accepted" s* there stood a clear declaration for se amendment of that document if C? necessary to attain the aims of his administration. ^ "The economic royalists com- ^ plain," he said, "that we seek to overthrow the institutions of \ America. What they really complain of is that we seek to take away their power. Our allegiance to American institutions requires the overthrow of this kind of power. "In vain they seek to hide behind the flag and the constitution. iri In their blindness they forget' what cc the flag and the constitution stand h' for. Now, as always, the flag and ^ the constitution stand for democracy, not' tyranny; and against a die- c< tatorship by mob rule and the ^ overprivileged alike." Jl The President was "notified" of 11 his renomination by Senator Joe P Robinson cf Arkansas, the perma- la nent chairman of the democratic convention, who heaped new praise | bi upon the new deal chief, predicted rr "overwhelming victory in Novem- bi ber," and hit at his enemies. President Roosevelt was renomi- di nated by acclamation at the close S? of a lengthy Friday night session 0] that went into the early hours of h Saturday morning. His name was Ci placed in nomination at noon Fri- w day in a speech by Judge John E. Mack of New York, who nominated a him at the Chicago convention four fc years ago. The nomination was seconded by speakers from the 48 11 states and the territorial possessions A represented in the convention. Senator Josiah W. Bailey did the seconding for North Carolina, declaring: "We hail President Roosevelt as a political redeemer of the r( American republic, the vindicator b, of the voiceless millions." h Vice-President Garner's renomi- U( nation came at the Saturday morning session. w Welfare Workers h In Group Meeting tf1 t< The basement of the library was T turned into a training institute for h superintendents of welfare on Wed- b< nesday when Miss Lucy Leach, sup- it erintendent of the Warren County Welfare Department, became has- a' tess to welfare superintendents from the counties of Edgecombe, Frank- ^ lin, Halifax, Nash, Northampton, Wilson and Vance. The meeting here was conducted by Miss Anna A. Cassatt, field director of social work. Similar meet- t] ings are held each month in one of n the counties of the district, it is un- tl stood. n b Mr. Bill Rook was a visitor in e Wake Forest on Wednesday night, e ! xm I W' irmt OF WARREN, N. C. FRID^ Damaged Home 0 Uprooting of giant oak tree by ruses heavy damage to kitchen wii auth Warrenton. Himdreds of perso :ene. leek Grove School Building Burns In Storm Tlie Heck Grove sciiool House, 3gro institution located in Sandy reek township, was completely , ;stroyed Wednesday night) about ; 30 o'clock when the building ' irst into flames after being ruck by lightning. The school 3use, which was covered by insurice, was said to have been worth i )out $3,000. 1 No ether damages have been rejrted here from the electrical i :orm which developed over this i iction early Wednesday night, 1 lusing uneasiness among many of < le toWTs inhabitants who only i iree days before had gone through . le fright of a cyclone. i Varren Developing Livestock Industry By C. S. WYNN Negro County Agent Warren County is not only holdtg her own as a crop producing . >unty but is gradually developing ' sr livestock industry. Last week ro registered bull calves, valued ; $75.00 each, were placed in the aunty. One at ;John Edwards, , [anson, N. C. and the other at ack Alston's, Areola, N. C. This lakes 3 registered bull calves laced in the county during the of fvTrrk months. 10 V l/ll V Our plan is to place a registered all within the reach of every farler in Warren county, that has een denied this privilege. To do this the county has been ivided in 12 sections. Six of these :cticns now have registered bulls : bulls due registration. We are oping to place registered bull alves in the remaining sections ithin the next two years. These calves are compliments of , . & T. College, Greensboro, N. C., >r which we thank them. Minister's Son Is Winning Ball Games L. C. Brothers, Jr., son of Rev. nd Mrs. L. C. Brothers of War:nton. is winding his way to baseall fame at Salisbury where he as become a member of the Samel C. Hart post junior Legion am since going there several eeks ago to work. According to the Salisbury Post is effective hurling was responble for defeating the High Point 'am by the score of 4-2 in a con >st at Catawba college park last hursday. Of t'he four games he as r^ayfed three of .tftem have een won and his pitching is creded with winning two of them. The team is composed of boys nd former service men. Varrenton Golfers Win Over Oxford The ladies of Warrenton defeated he ladies of Oxford in a golf latch played here last week by he score of 16-2. The two points lade by the Oxford team were won y Mrs. R. B. Boyd Jr., who movd from this town to Oxford sevral months ago. Stem LY, JULY 3, 1936 Subs f Mrs. A. E. Jones Jli Klffi Hi ': A;''5|' & . ;>:; ;&^J^?a?^^?P^^mBIM^^^p:::vX-: B! high wind of Sunday afternoon ig of Mrs. A. E. Jones' home in ns following the storm visited this Liquor Charges Bring Four Into Recorder's Court Operating motor vehicles while under the influence of whiskey and possessing liquor for the purpose of sale were the charges which brought four of the six defendants tried on Monday morning before Judge W. W. Tavlnr. Pour of those arraigned in court this week were white and two were negroes. Peter Stansbury was found guilty of driving while under the influence of liquor and was fined $50.00 and taxed with court costs. Alfred Henderson, negro, faced a similar charge and was given the same sentence as Stansbury. Kelly Enright was sentenced to three months on the roads after he had been convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of whiskey. Found guilty of transporting and possessing whiskey for the purpose of sale, Joe Watson, negro, was sentenced to three months on the roads. The road sentence was suspended upon payment of a $10 fine and costs. Giles Denton and Jesse Ford were found not guilty of larceny. The case against Willie Moseley, charging him with carrying a concealed weapon, was continued until the fourth Monday due to the fact he expressed a preference for a jury trial. Local Golfers To Play For Barbecue With a barbecue as the stakes, members of the Warrenton Golf Club will gather at the links on Monday afternoon for an 18-hole tournament. Tom Burton and M. C. McGuire have been selected as team captains and they will chose sides from the players who congregate at the course. The losing team will pay for the barbecue which Is to be served to the players following the match. All golfers, both men and women, who wish to take part in the tournament are asked to meet at the golf course at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon when the captains will chose their teams and start the trek across the greens. All members are eligible for the contest. In addition to the barbecue, there will be high and low score prizes for the ladies and men. i* nr* ty. Conference loue Held On Saturday The third quarterly conference for the Warrenton charge will be held at Hebron on Saturday, July 4, at 11 o'clock, the Rev. O. I. Hinson, pastor, announced this week. Dr. Culbreth will preach and hold the conference, the Warrenton minister stated. WELCOMED DOWN TOWN Edmund White has been welcomed down town this week with hearty hand-clasps by friends who have missed him during his recent illness which kept him confined to his h o me for several weeks following his return from Duke Hospital. ? - W ~ 3C.?piion Price, $1.50 a Year Fourth Of July Holiday To Be Held Here On Monday Housewives and businessmen are reminded that the stores of Warrenton will remain open on Saturday, July 4, but will close the following Monday in observance of Independence Day. The holiday is taken Monday rather than Saturday on account of the election and for the benefit of those who come to Warrenton on Saturday to do their week's shopping. Cotton Blooms Found In Fields Of Warren County Cotton is beginning to bloom in the fields of Warren county. The first bloom of the season to be exhibited here was brought to the office of The Warren Record on Monday by J. W. James of Warren Plains, who farms on land belonging to Miss Selma Katzenstein. The bloom was said to have been spotted in the field last Saturday. Arthur Arrington, negro farmer of Inez, who for years has been among the first, if not the first, to offer a bloom, exhibited the flower of his cotton stalk on Tuesday. His bloom was reported to have been discovered on Sunday. Wednesday a bloom was brought in by W. C. Bobbitt, mail carrier, from the farm of Mrs. C. H. Bowen, and J. J. Stallings, Manson mail carrier, brought in a bloom for Willie Morrow, colored farmer of that section. While some farmers of the county have blooms, others are busy chopping out their cotton. The rather unusual situation was brought about by the drought under which farmers of this section suffered for a month or more. Got "Dirty Deal," Says Beulah Dean Expressing her appreciation for the "dirty deal" that was given her, ? 1-1. -n 1- - ? J * " rseuian ueau, wno uperauea me Pine Top Service Station between Warrenton and Henderson until a few weeks ago when it was padlocked by an order of court following her conviction on a charge of possessing whiskey for the purpose of sales, writes to J. B. Boyce, chairman of the A. B. C. Board, to give vent to her feelings. In her letter, written under date of May 11 but postmarked July 1, she says: "Mr. Boyce: "Justi before leaving Warren county I want you to know I sure do appreciate the attitude you took in my case by hiring a lawyer to prosecute me after giving the A. B. C. store at! Norlina the business I gave you. You were not satisfied the first time Mr. Pinnell came and seized the whiskey I got from Norlina, and you hired a lawyer to prosecute me again. I am leaving your good county and I want you to know you will not be bothered with me any more, and I hope the f 111 #!1 rest or your customers win prom by my downfall. I do not mind leaving but I sure do feel like you gave me a dirty deal, and I do appreciate it. "Resp. yours, "BEULAH DEAN." Sunday's Storm Reveals Old Grave Henderson, July 1.?Up-rooting of a 200-year-old tree in a recent windstorm revealed what may be the only remaining grave of a Methodist church cemetery which was removed from the churchyard many years ago. The great tree, blown by the wind, fell across a nearby railroad track, and its roots tore a large hole in the earth, revealing the perfect outlines of a brick grave, with loose bricks scattered in the earth. Older residents of t>he community recall that on that spot had been the cemetery of the Ridgeway Methodist church, begun more than three-quarters of a century ago. It was recalled that all the graves except one, that of a member of the family of Gov. James Turner, who was the State's chief executive in 1802-04, were removed. BREAKS ANKLE Friends of Mrs. H. A- Moseley will regret to learn that she had the misfortune to fall and break her ankle on Friday. The accident occured when Mrs. Moseley fell while coming down the steps at the home of her father, Mr. J. M. Gardner. Her condition is said to be improving. . MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME NUMBER 27 TOWN NORMAL AFTER CYCLONE Buildings And Trees Fall Aa Terrific Storm Hits Here Sunday Afternoon MUCH DAMAGE IS DONE Nerves have calmed, the topic of the conversation has changed from the storm to the unusually hot weather of the past few days and workmen have begun the task of repairing the damages done hero Sunday afternoon when a cyclone, accompanied by hail, tore into this town and left in its wake property destruction estimated at between $50,000 and $75,000, exclusive of trees which fell along the streets and in the yards of many homes of the town. No one was injured in the storm which roared into Warrenton from the northwest about 3 o'clock In the afternoon, but during the few minutes that it lasted some damage was done to practically every home in the old town by the terrific wind which leveled trees, tore down electric light and telephone wires, removed the steeple of the negro Baptist church, blew the negro Methodist church from its foundation, lifted the tin roofing off a number of business houses of the town, smashed two buildings to the ground and blew giant oaks across three homes to cause heavy losses. The three-story part of the Centre Warehouse, a frame structure, was blown to the ground and the Bonded Warehouse, a brick building containing several hundred bales of cotton, was crumpled like so much paper. Trees fell across the beautiful homes of Mrs. A. E. Jones, the Burroughs and John Mitchell, doing considerable damage at each place. frnm the J. Ill J. UL/iO W tit iij/jA-w VM. .... home of Mrs. John Graham, the Perman building, the Department store, the Harris & Gardner Laundry and Allen, Son & Co., the chimneys at the home of C. R. Rodwell and Mrs. H. A. Boyd were blown down, and plate glasses were smashed at the Home Furniture & Supply Co., the Warrenton Furniture Exchange and the Burroughs Grocery Co. Mrs. Graham also lost a barn. Gardens at Warrenton suffered badly from the wind and hail as did crops between Warrenton and Liberia. While Warrenton and this immediate vicinity bore the brunt of the storm, it also dipped into Ridgeway and threw a tree across the railroad track Just) as No. 3 was passing. The tree fell on top of the train but its limbs prevented it from doing any material damage; however railroad traffic was held up for an hour or more before the tracks were cleared. The tree was located in the yard of the Methodist church of Ridgeway and as it went over it tore up a grave in the old burying ground over which it had grown. The bier had been incased in bricks which ? were scattered along tne iruns. ui the tree when it gave way to the wind. The identity of the person who was buried there years and years ago could not be learned here. * Several other trees were blown down at Ridgeway and crops there were damaged to some extent but no serious damage was done to houses there. The view of Mrs. A. E. Jones' home with the left wing, which is used as a kitchin, being smashed beneath a large oak offered one of the most impressive views of the disaster to homes here. When the mighty oak crashed against the brick structure it not only smashed in the butler's pantry and kitchen porch but also did considerable damage to other parts of the house. Damages equally as bad were suffered by Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell. whose stately residence was thrown out of line by the force of onri a tree which blew TV UiV* MU%* ? ? across the front of it, with a limb going through the wall of the upper story, and shaking down plaster in several rooms. The Burroughs home, another one of the oldest residences of the town, was struck on the west side by a tree which ruined two beautiful rock chimneys, cracked a side of the house and caused plaster to fall upstairs. The heaviest damages done to business property here was the complete destruction of the Bonded Warehouse back of the depot, used for storing cotton, land the rear portion of the Centre Warehouse, which was completely wrecked. It is not believed that the Bonded Warehouse, owned by the Warrenton Development Company and the Citizens Bank, will be restored, (Continued on page 4)