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I ACCURATE, TERSE m TIMELY I 0LUHE XXXVI ' mmEF I KS 'I WFICE LEI I Contractors Agreed To Com. plete lhiilding At Warren ton Within 210 Days OVARDKH FOR $50,813.0( Washington. Oct- 12. A $50,81. -or.tract for construction of a neu postoffice building at Warrenton v c nas awarded today by the I Treasury to the Upchurch ConI {[ruction Company, Montgomery I The contractor agreed to comI piete the project within 210 daysI Cotton Ginnings In Two Counties Show Increase Despite the fact that the cottor | frop in this section is regarded bj I [if public as being both short and I fate. figures submitted in census rererts by two special agents of the Department of Commerce revea' that mere cotton has been ginned this year in both Halifax and Warier. counties than had been ginnec for a similar period from the crop From Littleton comes the report of R S. Clark showing that there were 4.S92 bales ginned in Halifax rountr from the crop of 1936 prior II ;o October 1. as compared wim | H35 bales ginned before October 1 from the crop of 1935- Ben Tharrington. special agent for Warrer county, reports that 564 bales were ginned in this county from the crop of 1936 prior to October 1 as compared with 172 bales ginned to October 1 from the crop of 1935. Mr. Clark's figures disclose that more than four times as much cotton has been ginned this year as was ginned for a similar period last rear, and Mr. Tharrington's report reveals that the gins have turned out more than three times as much cotton as they did last year for a like time. Graham Has Good Team, Says Coach Bv ELIERT J. WARD, I G. H. S. Football Coach A snappy John Graham High School football team went down to defeat at the hands of Rich SquareIt was not until the second half, after an evenly fought first half, I uar me men square team was able to score her first touchdown; and then only through a fumble on the opening kick-off, giving Rich Square possession of the ball on the to Graham 18-yard line, was she able to scoreIt was really a commendable exhibition of h'gh school football *hich was played by John Graham. Really showing vast improvement over previous appearance, John Graham showed at times potential strength, which will at any time tome forth to make her a threat to any high school team. Each individual player on the team deserves praise for the manher in which he played and conducted himself on the field- The loam as a whole showed enthusiasm and desire to play, which is an essential to a good team- So my predion is that John Graham before the season is over will be a foam you will all be proud of. Now, to you people of Warrenton *Ro like football, and en miles tc see a college game, drop by the high school on Friday and see your boys >% Why not support a good high H 5chool football team? DR. GIBBS returns I Friends are not only pleased that I ?r- J. T Gibbs, retired Methodist minister, has returned to WarrenI tot after spending two months visI his sons in Pelham and Char but are also glad to learn that his health is better than it I Tas when he left for the visit I "When I left here I felt rathei I j10011!'. but I am glad to say that -ee' much improved now," the I '--ran minister stated yesterdayKETI RXS from hospital Friends of L. B. Beddoe, who was I 'Perated on last week in Park I ^?!'Pital for appendicitis, are ?ad to learn that he returned tc rjs home here yesterdayi meeting postponed The regular meeting of the AmerI t^n Leidon Auxiliary has beer wstponed until next Thursday mSht. October 22ndSON born I to t0 Mr' and Mrs' Osborn( I w,,Limer on October 8th, a son Wl'ham Hight. ' &SSBKSP | 3 Woman Mayoress NEW YORk . . . Mrs. Alicia C. do Errazuriz (above), Is the only woman city official in South America. Shells mayoress of Provibencia, Chile, the most exclusive residenk tial city in that country. She is ' here on a visit. i J Five Defendants In County Court Here On Mnndav [ Operating an automobile without [ a driver's license was the charge > which faced two of the five defendants who were tried in Recorder's court this week before Judge W- WTaylor. The other cases came as the result of quarreling and fight ing. i Malcolm Rowe, white man of Franklin county, was convicted of driving without a permit from the i state and was fined $5.00 and taxi ed with the costs- He was also di> rected to see a highway patrolman and procure a license- Similar punishment was meted out to Hixie Banks, negro woman, who was ; found guilty of permitting her son to operate a car without a driver's ; license; Mrs. Willie Mae Weaver and her i husband, D- N. Weaver, came into 1 court as the outgrowth of domesi tic trouble- A quarrel between , them reached such intensity that it brought forth blows and both of them were brought before a magistrate to settle the, matter. Finding probable cause, the magistrate I sent Mr- Weaver to Recorder's court to face trial on a charge of assault upon a female, and placed them hnfVi nnHor a rioarci hnnH TVTrs Weaver appealed from the peace ( bond and in Recorder's court Monday morning the state took a nolpros and eliminated the peace bond- Mr. Weaver was found ! guilty of assault upon a female, and judgment was suspended over him upon payment of the costs in the action. He remains under the peace bondJesse Raines was found guilty of an assault with a deadly weapon. The judgment of the court was that he pay the prosecuting witness, William Alston, negro, who was cut by Raines, $10.00 and that he pay the court costs. AUTOMOBILE DOES NOT FIGURE IN BELL CASE Edward Bell is not to be tried Tor i operating an automobile while under the influence of whiskey, as was erroneously stated last weekHe is to be tried on October1 26 on charges of being under the influence of an alcoholic beverage and resisting arrest, but no automobile figured in the case. These charges . were booked against him, according to Mr. Bell, on account of some i trouble he had with a deputy > sheriff in connection with a 5 and 10 cents poker game he and sev 1 rvf fHo TWnenn com 11 erai utuci uiw v/i u.aw ?. Jmunity were enjoying when Sheriff I Pinnell walked into his home, broke I up the game, and had them ar| raigned in Recorder's court for ; J gambling. Benefit Party Nets Macon Fund $13.16 'I Thirteen dollars and sixteen cents Iwas cleared from the benefit card ' I party held at the home of Mr. and ; I Mrs. H. P. Jones on Tuesday to ! I raise funds for the restoration of I the Nathaniel Macon home. Mrs. I James Boyce won a cut glass vineIgar cruit as top score prize of the 11 afternoon and Mrs- S. O. Nunn re ' I ceived a sewing set at second prize' I At the night party Miss Edith Bur' I well received the high score prize I for the ladies, and the high prize I for the gentlemen went to Mr. J. IW. Coker. Guests were met at the I door by Mrs. Jones and Mrs. J. P. 11 Scoggin. Those assisting in serving ' I refreshments in the afternoon were Misses Betsy Rodwell, Helen Holt, Mary Delia Davis and Laura EllisMisses Nancy Peete, Finetta JI Gardner and Emma Kelly Moseley I assisted in serving at the night I party. V w WARRENTON, COUNTY Warren To Raise $500 For Election Of Roosevelt Ttn-Ji- * ' wane aennite figures were not available last night, indications are that Warren county will raise approximately $500 for the re-election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt on November 3. Frank H. Gibbs, who was appointed chairman of the Roosevelt Elector Committee for the town of Warrenton, reported yesterday that citizens here friendly to the present administration had contributed $132 50 which he has forwarded to Democratic headquarters. Ed Turner, who was appointed a chairman for the Sandy Creek section of the county, stated yesterday that he had raised $70 00, and Harry Williams, who holds a similar title in the Inez community, said on Wednesday afternoon contributions made to him amounted to $32.50Walter Myrick, who is doing similar work in the town of Littleton as are Messrs- Gibbs, Turner and Williams in other sections of the county, reported that he had raised a total of $104.00, and said that in his opinion Warren county contributors deserved credit for $79-00 of this sumAt a meeting in the office of Mr. Gibbs on Tuesday afternoon other Roosevelt Elector Commitee chairmen of the county indicated that they would be able to raise some money and were expected to give the amounts they had raised to this paper yesterday afternoon but no word had come in from them late last night. At the meeting Wallace Paschall said that he felt confident that he would be able to raise as much as $50.00, and Macon Thornton, J. P- T- Harris and Ed Petar all expressed the opinion that they could raise some money, but what amount they did not know- The consensus of opinion among the erout) was that contributions in this county would amount to approximately $500.00. Mr. Gibbs stated yesterday afternoon that he wished to thank the citizens of Warrenton for their response to the appeal for funds to help in the re-election of President Roosevelt and expressed his appreciation for the assistance he received from Stephen Burroughs and Howard Jones Jr. who aided him in the solicitation of fundsPresident Addresses Huge Chicago Throng Chicago, Oct. 14.?P resident Roosevelt, hailed in a tumultuous demonstration, told the nation's business and industry tonight that it was his administration that dragged them back from ruin and saved the system of private profit and free enterpriseStanding on the same platform where in iaaz ne received me nomination for the Presidency, the President blasted again the Republican leadership, pointing to recovery and chiding those who now are "well enough to throw their crutches at the doctor." More than 25,000 in the stadium roared deafening approbation. Outside, tens of thousands of ticket holders, unable to get in, listened over loud speakers. The speech climaxed a huge parade that had all the trappings of an old-fashioned political rouserBarrage of Cheers Mr. Roosevelt spoke through a barrage of cheers, whooped up by a noisely enthusiastic audience which rose to every period and shouted applause for every telling shot. "That's telling 'em, Frank," bellowed a leather lung off to the left, as the President jabbed the opposition. He couched much of his address in the idiom of railroading, comnorintr the nation in 1932 to a de railed train and telling how it had got back on the track. "That train didn't get back on the track itself,'' he said- "The government put it back." Slipping into another figure of speech, he told the crowd that the country was sick in 1932, but that "now the patients are getting better." "Some of them are so well," he shouted, smiling, "that they are beginning to throw their crutches at the doctor." Bellows Approval The crowd liked that one, and bellowed approval, as it had done for his pledge to support and foster private industry and private initiative. He said the country "had been dragged to the brink of ruin by these same leaders who are now trying to scare you " Tens of thousands hailed MrRoosevelt on his three and one(Continued on Page 4) armt OP WARREN, N. C. FRIDAY MAN KILLED AS~~ CARS COLLIDE One Suffers Broken Neck; Two Others Hurt In Wreck On Richmond Highway IS NINETEENTH VICTIM j/ne total number of deaths to occur from automobile accidents in this county since the first of the year increased from eighteen to nineteen on Wednesday when C. L. Noell, 34-year-old white man of Starkey, Va-, was fatally injured as his car collided with one being driven by James M. Hodge of Washington, D. C., on U- S. Highway No. 1, about a mile north of Norlina- Mr. Hodges, as well as his brother, Frank, who was riding with him, was cut and bruised but their injuries were not regarded as being of a serious nature. Following the accident, which occurred about 6 o'clock in the afternoon, all three of the men were carried to a hospital in Henderson where Mr. Noell died from a broken neck and internal injuries on Wednesday night at 12 o'clock- The other men are expected to be released from the hospital today or tomorrow. Coroner Jasper Shearin, who investigated the wreck, said that the cars had been removed when he reached the scene of the accident and that he could not definitely say who was at fault, but that tracks and mud on the highway indicated that the car of Mri Hodges, which was traveling south, was clear over on the wrong side of the road, and that the car of Mr. Noell, who was headed north, was a few inches on the wrong side of the concrete. The coroner also stated that Frank Hodges said that he was lying down in the seat fixing to go to sleep and did not see the accident and that James Hodges, the ] driver, said that he must have falI len asleeD as he drnve alnntr. A warrant has been Issued for James Hodges for "Appearance here at the January term of court. Both cars were badly damaged about the front. Mr. Noell was driving a Ford V-8 coach and Mr. Hodges was driving a Ford V-8 coupe. District Women To Meet At Oxford Littleton, Oct. 14.?The 14th District of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs will hold its annual meeting in Oxford, N. C.,i Friday, October 23, at 10 a. m. in I the Sunday School rooms of the Baptist church. Mrs. George Marshall, president of the North Carolina Federation, will be present and will make the principal addressMrs. John D. Robinson, chairman of the districts, will attend and will j discuss district work. The Oxford Junior Club is thej hostess club and its members are making elaborate plans for entertainment of their visitors. Mrs. WA. Thorne, District president, has offered a prize of $5.00 to the club j having the largest attendance, bas-; ed on membership and mileage, j and it is expected that there will be keen competition for this prizeThe luncheon will be served in the Woman's Club House, and instead of the old plan of every one carrying a box lunch, the hostess cluD win serve a piate ior jo cenus Date of Free Clinic Changed To Oct. 24 The date of the free clinic to be held in the Rosemary Baptist Church building at Roanoke Rapids for cripples and deformed persons unable to pay has been changed from Wednesday, October 21, to Saturday, October 24, announcement was made yesterday. The clinic, which is for both white and colored adults, children and babies, is sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, and Dr. W. P. Cole of Greensboro is in charge! Council Of Social Agencies To Meet A meeting of the Warren County Council of Social Agencies will be held in the court house at Warrenton on Wednesday afternoon, October 21, at 3 o'clock, Miss Lucy Leach announced yesterday. MrsW. B- Aycock of the State Board of Public Welware will address the meeting. All chairmen of the county welfare work and all citizens interested in relief work are urged by Miss Leach to attend. ton r, OCTOBER 16, 1936 Subsc Learns He's an Earl | Littleton, Oct. 15?Mrs. Samantha Sledge Newsome, relict of Mr. Jesse F. Newsom, a Confederate Veteran, died in her 85th year, at the home of her son, Jesse H. Newsome, in Littleton, on Monday night, October 12th. She had been a member of the Methodist church here more than 50 years. Funeral services were held at the residence by her pastor, RevW. T. Phipps assisted by a former pastor, Rev. Rufus Bradley of Rocky Mount. She was buried at Sunset Hill cemetery, where the presenece of many friends and beautiful floral offerings attested their esteem. Mrs- Newsom is survived by one son, Mr. J. H. Newsome, two daughters-in-law, one son-in-law, and five grandchildren. Those from out of town attending the funeral were Mrs. Hattie Hoffler, Mrs- W. A. Harvey, MrsRom Parker, Miss Frances Hoffler. and Mr. Rom Parker Jr., all of Enfield; Mrs- F. E. Dawson of Weldon, Miss Charlotte Dawson, and Mr. .Percy jjawson 01 JNorioiK, Mr and Mrs. Rufus Bradley, and Miss Hattie Daniel of Rocky Mount; Mrs. Dunning, and Misses Margaret Dunning, Heneretta Price, Margie and Evelyn Caldwell, and Frances Newsome, all of Roanoke Rapids; and Miss Bertha Mae Newsome of Greenville. Maternity Clinics Well Attended Two Maternity Centers, held in different parts of the county during the past two weeks, have been well attended, according to Mrs. Joseph Jones, county nurse, under whose supervision these free clinics are| being held for expectant mothers and infant babies. At the clinic held in Vaughan oni October 7, 24 mothers and babies attended, she said. Seventeen mothers and babies were present at the Maternity Center at Stony Lawn on October 14. All mothers attending these centers are given advise by the physician present, but if treatment is needed they are sent to the family doctor. Littleton Fair To Open Next Week The Tri-County Fair will swing open at Littleton next week for five days and six nights of entertainment, T. E. Walker, who has' been promoting fairs for years, an-J nounced yesterday. Mr. Walker said that the fair this year will be bigger and better than ever and promises sensational free acts and fireworks nightly. The Kaus United Shows are on the midway. I NEW YORK . . , Raymond M. O'Brien, 81 (above), of New York, has been acknowledged by the British Crown as the rightful Earl of Thomond and will attend the coronation at King Eld Ward? In May. O'Brien did not learn until 1932 that the late J. D. O'Brien of Pittsburgh, w^s his step-father.' Belknap Quits At Teacher At John Graham School Raymond Belknap, science teacher in the John Graham High School for more than a year, left his position here on Sunday to become director of educational activities in a C- C. C. Camp at Lexington, Va. His successor has not been officially chosen, but MrsBarker Williams, a former teach or at Wake Forest, has been selected to temporarily fill the vacancy. Mr. Belknap was elected last year as science teacher in the John Graham school and was re-elected a member of the faculty early in the spring when other teachers were chosen- His departure on Sunday was unexpected by the school authorities. Mrs. J. F. Newsome Dies At Littleton II t* ^ a >Vi i c,X.ttve ription Price, $1.50 a Year Apartment House Expected To Be Ready In January The apartment house which is being built by J. P- Scoggin and Julius Banzet on Main street between the homes of J. A. Rhem and Pryor Rodwell and opposite the lot on which stood the Baptist church before it was destroyed by fire nearly a year ago is expected to be completed in January, Mr. Banzet stated this week- The building is also located next to the new Baptist church which is expected to be finished by the latter part of December, depending upon weather conditions. Plans for the apartment house show a building that is to be constructed with eight conveniently arranged apartments that will have more modern conveniences than are found in many of the bigger apartments of the cities or in any of the beautiful homes here. When finished the building will have four apartments on each of the two floors, with small porches to each apartment. In the basement, where will rest the stokerfed heating plant, will be eight garages, one for each apartment, which may be reached without going out of the building. Each apartment will supply running water, hot and cold, and will be equipped with both tub and shower, as well as with an electric stove and an electric refrigerator Each apartment is also equipped with an incinerator and with attachments for radiosEvery living room in the apartments will be equipped with a standard Murphy bed which may be pulled from the wall and used when there are extra guests. The apartments are also arranged so a guest mav go from the living rnnm to the bath without going through the bed room of the apartment. The top floor of the building is to be insolated with Rock Wool which, it is claimed, will prevent the temperature from changing more than two degrees from the first floor to the second floor, winter or summer. Rock Wool will also be placed between the first and second floor to make the building sound proof. Hardwood floors will be used throughout the apartment Littleton Continues Winning Streak Littleton, Oct. 15?Littleon continued its winning streak last Friday when it met and defeated Red Oak there 12-7. The game was played during a slight drizzle but only for a few minutes were spectators seeking shelter. Littleton scored two touchdowns, each by Little; one by bucking the line and one by a beautiful run through the line for about 50 yards, scoring standing up. The extra point was missed each time. Red Oak scored one touch down and made extra point- This score was rather a "Gaston and Alphonso" affair. A long pass was toucha/4 kw a t t+flfli-an rvlatfah itviaaitaii cu Kfj a iJii/uiti/uii [jiajci, AUUV.JVCU up, then by a Red Oak player, knocked up, and so on until two or three players of each team had blown bubbles with it, when it finally rested in Red Oak arms and was carried across the goal line. This was Littleton's eleventh consecutive victory. Littleton meets Emporia, Virginia, there next Friday. The remaining schedule follows: October 23, Rocky Mount, there; October 30, Enfield, here; November 6, Rich Square, here; November 13, Henderson (pending); November 20, open; Thanksgiving, Warrenton, here. Negotiations are in progress for a post-season game with Mount Olive. MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETS Miss Elizabeth Boyd was hostess to members of the Young Ladies Missionary Society of the Methodist Church on Tuesday evening. The program was conducted by Miss Margaret Hunter, presidentMiss Mary Louise Allen led the devotional- Articles on the "World Wide Hook-Up" were read by Misses Lucy Burwell, Zenobia Lancaster, Mariam Boyd and Mesdames J. E Allen and Helen Maultsby. At the conclusion of business and ice course was served the 17 members present. The next meeting will be held with Miss Mariam BoydRETURNS FROM HOSPITAL Friends of Waverly Thompson of near Warren Plains will be glad to learn he has returned from Park View Hospital after undergoing an operation there on October 6Friends regret to learn that Lawrence Robertson is critically ill at his home at Marmaduke MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME . NUMBER 42 FAIR PROFITS ARE MORE THAN $500 Regarded As Being A Sue. cess From Every Angle; Closes Saturday $500 GIVEN IN PREMIUMS A clear profit of slightly more than $500.00 was realized by the Warrenton Lions Club from the Warren County Pair staged here throughout last week under the auspices of this civic organization- It has not been decided what this money will be used for but it is expected that it will be held as a reserve to promote a fair next year I or bfi RT*mfc for rottia nt.hor rancp which the club thinks worthwhileThe fair, regarded as being a success from all angles, came to a close on Saturday night after approximately 15,000 persons, including the white and negro children admitted free on school days, had passed through the gate to view the exhibits which won around $500 in prize money and to see the shows and enjoy the rides and games on the midway. Attendance at the fair on Friday and Saturday fell off to some extent due to inclement weather but the rains during those two days were not sufficient to keep many from attending or to cause the midway to have a deserted appearanceThere appeared to be little drinking at the fair and the crowds remained orderly. Not a single arrest was made at the grounds during the entire week's performance, officers report. Only two things happened during the week which appeared to worry fair officials or mar the happiness of the crowds attending: On Tuesday night DrT. W. Haywood, negro physician of Warrenton, reported that while ho was in a gypsy's ten having his future read that the "lady of the palm" blessed his wollet which contained several hundred dollars and while so doing stole $110 from him. The gypsies denied taking the money, but the next day when Dr. Haywood employed an attorney who threatened to close the show unless Dr. Haywood was reimburs ed for his alleged loss, the manager of the fair paid the $110 00 rather than be tied up in a law suit and have t he shows closed. The other incident which proved unpleasant for some and denied others happiness occurred on Thursday night when the ferris wheel, which was receiving heavy patronage, got out of order and refused to rim for about an hour. Those who were riding the wheel at the time were required to remain stranded in the air until the mechanism of the riding device could be repaired, but except for this inconvenience and loss of patronage no harm was done. Ollie Palmer, 43, Dies In Hospital Funeral services for Ollie Palmer, 43-year-old son of Mrs. Mary Twitty Palmer and the late Howard Palmer of near Macon, were conducted from the home of his mother on Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock by the Rev. O- I. Hinson, Methodist minister of Warrenton. Burial followed in the family cemetery near the home. Mr. Palmer, a World War veteran, died in the Veterans Hospital at Kecoughton, Va-, last Friday morning after a brief illness. He was in Washington, D. C, visiting friends when he was suddenly taken ill and sent to the hospital in Kecoughton. His death was attributed to kidney trouble. In addition to his mother, Mr. Palmer is survived by three brothers, J. Russell Palmer of near Macon, and Howard and Alston Twitty Palmer of Washington, D. ATTEND FUNERAL Among those attending the funeral services for Ollie Fitts Palmer at Macon on Sunday were Dean and Mrs. R. B- House and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wadsworth of Chapel Hill; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Palmer and Miss Sallie Palmer of Washington, D. C-; Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Patterson of Littleton; MSr. and Mrs. W. J- Moore of Durham; and Mr. Norvell Palmer of Hookerton. COLEMAN-BENSON Miss Kathleen Elizabeth Benson, daughter of Mr- and Mrs. W. ABenson of Inez, was married to William Glenn Coleman, son of Mr- and Mrs. C. G. Coleman of Inez, in Lawrenceville, Va., on Saturday night, Oct. 3