TIMELY
ffllN POWER ~
0 AT AFTON
gss&sr
una l'o?r Compuny
(tJBLV \V1LL BE RUN
v is at present being made
^ ton-bieeron section of
ii * - - IT
bb--"' Couniy iu uckiuumv
If sre a sufficient number of j
^E> living in that community
Wbg electricity to justify the
Pc?cr i!c Light Company
^Eiuni tliere.
Mkjpower Company, it was statWgaHy
string lines in a com^E:v
where there are as many
^Ee subscribers per mile, and
^Etons coming from citizens of I
^Esiicron are that there will)
customers in that sec- (
a, justify the lines. |
Hv survey is being made by a |
i'seStius. who is working out)
^E Henderson office of the Car-1
ps'vcr & Light Company. I
I Te Escape
f Serious Injury As
Car Overturns
I <!? young ladies and three
I tr.en escaped serious injury
I Eight when the car in
I ; they were returning from a
I 2 ?: Enfield overturned near
I a hadly damaging the car.
I jcse in the accident were Jim
I a: Jr. driver, Charles Lee
I 31 and George Floyd and
ses Doris Phipps and Catherine
.
! *e occupants were shaken and 1
rf but not any of the party 1
seriously hurt. 1
o of the young men walked 1
the road, borrowed a car, and 1
ire returned to Warrenton.
ks To Hold
"raffic On Route 1 i
derson, Nov. 24?An effort to 1
t the diversion of traffic 1
loute 1 at Norlina by way of 1
iton and Louisburg and
to Raleigh wall be made by i
ninr Chamber of Commerce i
Bras decided at the meeting of i
body Monday night. 1
s committee was appointed con- i
eg oi Lee Marbury, E. L- Wad- I
lad J. N- O'Neil to take such
9! as thought wise to have the i
(represented in the move to be
sie It is a fight that Henderson |
is stake largely single-handed,
ns pointed out, as no other city
torn in the stretch of road best
Norlina and Raleigh would
so greatly affected. Some help j
I probably be solicited from i
srilinton. Youngsville and Wake ,
sst. but the big task is set forth I
sects Henderson's.
i movement has been rumored
s that Warrenton and Louisburg i
; sOing after tourist traffic over |
tst they contend is a short route
S&.ergh At best, however, it is
ad here, only a few miles, say ;
or six, or some such number,
:-d be saved by that route, and.
s highway is not paved as is No. 1committee
will exert itself
thediately toward fulfilling its
and to attempt to prevent
3 AversionLists
14 Warren
Students At G. W. C.
Greensboro, Nov. 14.?Fourteen
,'rf l."90 students enrolled at the
|??*s College of the University
forth Carolina for the fall ses:;r
are from Warren county. Of
'fi inn .. - --
* counties of the state, ?7
^representatives in the student
?,h'ch is the largest in recent
rs- Last year's registration was
, and the figures for the pre!'ear
were 1,382.
ahen county girls in the stubody
at the college this fall
Misses Bertha Lena Bender,
~ etl Coleman, Pattie Roane
Wn*' Katherine Mayfield, and
Mia Register, of Norlina; Ruby
p Kar>cy Burwell Ellis, Mary
s.? ar^ser, of Warrenton; Mar
-? we Delbridge, Anne Ran?
Person, Nettie Tate, of Lit '?a:
Janie Delilah Gilliland,
' Howard Palmer, of Macon;
Margaret Scott, of RidgewayMargaret
Gunn, a member
' -e Aureiian Springs school fac^
and Mr. George Alston of
SMe supPer guests of Mr.
Mrs. Duke Jones on Sunday
M'S 7
... J?e Jones expects to leave
*^ay for a week's visit with
tes In Cincinatti, Ohio.
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Wins Nobel Prize
NEW YORK . .. Eugene O'Neilt
(above), 48 year old American
dramatist, has been declared the
1936 winner of the Nobel prize for
letters, the second American to
win the high honor, Sinclair Lewis
being the other
Town Observes
Thanksgiving In
Quiet Manner
In the absence of planned form
3f celebration or public entertainment
indications are that Warren
:on will be the scene of an unusualy
quite Thanksgiving day.
There will be services in two of
the churches here?the Methodist
jnd Episcopal?but with the exception
of this attraction for those who
desire to gather and worship nothing
has been arranged to bring the
people of the town, and of the
:ounty, together.
With the bank, stores, tobacce
market and school closed, the
streets of Warrenton are expected
to have a deserted appearance as
many of those who live here join
the trek to the woods for a day's
Duting or travel to other towns to
witness football games or visit relatives
and friendsHunter
Drug Co. expects to remain
open most of the morning to
receive telegrams and take care ol
prescriptions but will close in the
afternoon. Boyce Drug Co. will be
rlosed all day, as will the bank and
Dther stores of the town.
School recesses Wednesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock until Monday in
prder to permit the teachers living
in distant narts time to visit their
homes and to give the pupils an
;agerly awaited for vacation- The
tobacco market also shut down on
Wednesday afternoon until Monday.
Community Service
At M. E. Church
A community service will be held
In the Methodist church at Warrenton
Thanksgiving morning at 0
o'clock, and Holy Communion will
be celebrated at Emmanuel Episcopal
church at 11 a. m-, but there
will be no services in the other twc
churches of Warrenton on Thanksgiving
day.
The Rev. R. E. Brickhouse, Baptist
minister, will assist the Rev. O
f. Hinson at the community service
to be held at the Methodist church
at 9 o'clock in the morning. .4
large attendance is hoped for, the
Rev. Mr. Hinson stated.
Before the 11 o'clock Communion
service here, the Rev. B. N. de Foe
Wagner will hold Communion ai
Good Shepherd, Ridgeway, at (
o'clock in the morning. He will alsc
hold Communion services here or
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, anc
Evening Prayer in Saint Alban'!
Church, Littleton, on Sunday afternoon
at 3:30 o'clock.
PROUD OF HIS YEARS
J. H- Smiley is proud of the facl
that he has lived to reach 81 years
of age, that he is the father of ter
children, eight of whom are living
that he has had nine daughters-inlaw
and six of them are now living
and that he has had 45 grandchildren,
23 great grandchildren, and s
number of nieces and nephews. "W<
haven't had any reunion of an;
kind recently and X might die before
we do, so I wish you would pu
this information in the paper foi
me so I may have the pleasure o:
reading it," he explained whei
asked "What's the connection?" b;
a representative of this paper.
DR. MACON SPEAKS
Dr. G. H. Macon, county healtl
officer, discussed Diseases of Child
hood at a meeting of the Afton
Elberon Parent-Teachers Associa.
tion held in the school house 01
Tuesday night- A musical progran
was rendered by pupils of Mrs
James Limer. Mrs. J. L. Aycock i
president of the Association; Mrs
Brooks Turner is secretary, am
Mrs- Marvin Aycock is treasurer.
t|cl
VARRENTON, COUNTY OF \
i
Today and
Tomorrow
By Frank Parker Btookbridfe
V /
TARS * '
saieiy, saieiy
I went to the New York Automobile
show last week. Even though
I am not in the market for a new
car, I like to see the changes and
the progress made from year to
year.
My major impression is that there
is no such thing any more as a poor
motor car. All of them are good
cars, better cars than anyone
dreamed of when I began to driveThat
the automobile has reached
perfection, however, is far from
true. Good as the 1937 cars are, the
1938 ones will be better, and so on.
One thing all the makers are
stressing is better brakes, requiring
1 less foot pressure. That is a move
in the direction of safety. I don't
think there was a car in the show
that wasn't equipped with non,
shatterable safety glass and all-steel
bodies. More safety.
The campaign against highway
fatalities is bearing fruit.
SPEED control
One thing I missed at this year's
show was the selling talk about the
high speeds the cars could make.
Manufacturers are soft-pedalling
the speed idea. One car I saw has a
warning signal on the speedometer.
When the indicator points to forty
miles an hour the driver is reminded
that he is approaching a dangerous
speed.
It was not many years ago when
' thirty was excessive speed- Now
| speeds of 60 to 80 miles are not un|
common on the main paved high1
ways- Speed in itself is not dangerous
if your tires are sound, but a
1 blowout at 60 miles can do an awful
lot of damage- It is the combination
of speed and recklessness which is
uuugeruus.
I don't believe much in the idea,
| often proposed, to put governors on
cars to keep them from going faster
than 50. The most careful driver
sometimes finds himself in a tight
place, where only a sudden acceleration
to high speed can save him
from an accident.
* *
COMFORT for riders
Motoring will be more comfortable
than ever in any of the 1937
cars. Better spring suspension,
easier cushions, more leg-room
both for front-seat and back-seat
riders, wider seats so that three can
ride comfortably both fore and aft,
adjustable front seats to suit the
length of any driver's legs, are
1 among the improvements X saw in
almost all cars at the show.
' All makers are stressing greater
ease of steering. Since more women
| than ever are driving, the steering
gear which can be operated with
the little finger becomes important
: I noticed most of the cars have
1 placed the emergency brake alongr
side the driver's left knee instead
of in the middle and some have re'
moved the gearshift leaver from the
center space also.
' Such important devices for Win1
ter driving as improved heaters,
1 and especially devices to keeq wind '
shields clear of snow and frost seem
to be gaining favor.
i
! TRAILERS all styles
y< This year's show presented for
' the first time a great variety of
> trailers, costing from a few hundred
1 dollars to several thousands. We
I seem to be reverting to the nomadic
5 habits of our ancestors, or at least
to the pioneer exploring instincts
of the early Americans.
I've never tried living in a trailer,
but the idea appeals to me as a way
of freeing one's self from the re>
strictions of a fixed abode. If you
1 dont like the climate where you
are, roll on until you find a climate
that suits you- And dodge the tax
collector.
Some communities are trying to
1 tax trailers as residences if they
! stay too long in one place. I don't
7 believe they can make that idea
' stick. At any rate, few trailers
ever do stay long in one spot. The
r lure of the open road calls your
' true trailer devotee on to new
1 scenes and fresh pastures. Most of
7 us, however, are likely to be satisfied
with one vacation cruise a year
in a trailer.
* *
1 NEXT two aims
I talked with several motor man"
ufacturers and designers at the
' show- None of them is satisfied
1 with his present piuuuvu
1 that the "streamlining" principle
' was not carried far enough. Thej
s can't change designs too radically
' however, from year to year, for the
* public wouldn't buy cars which loot
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VARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, NO)
''^i* ' '-' ' M,'-'
WASHINGTON . . . Above are m
of the Future Farmers of America, a
all high school students taking vocati
the U. S,J the one that shall be name
committee comprises (left to right)
'rising Executive, New York; Owen
! i n u G_J li D ;J t a
ana ji. laoeii, rrebjueni 01 nrin
All Ministers Of
Warren Returned
To Their Charges
The Rev. O. I. Hinson and the
Rev. L. C. Brothers of Warrenton,' I
as well as all other Methodist min-! i
isters of this county, were returned j<
to their respective charges by the. i
Nirth Carolina Methodist Conference
which closed the centennial.)
convention gt the Centenary !
Church in New Bern on Monday- 1
Raleigh will be host to the confer- ]
ence next year. i
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Henderson Squad
Swamps Locals
Henderson, Nov. 21?fiencterson
high school Bulldogs piled up more
than a point a minute as they rang
down their gridiron curtain on the
local athletic field Friday afternoon, |
humbling Warrenton high school 1
57 to 0 as the Bulldogs ran1 wild, j |
The highs turned on most of the ('
steam in the first half, piling up a 1
44 to 0 score in the first two,
periodsThe
enthusiasm of the gridders :
spreaded to the supporters on the1
side lines who snake danced during
the half, and when the final whls- ':
tie sounded, rushed the goal posts,
tearing them down and carrying :
away bits of the wood as tokens of 1
the drubbing the Bulldogs administered
to the hapless lads of War-'
renton.
Warrenton holds a tie with Norlina
whom Henderson defeated 19 :
to 0 in the mud, and Oxford turned
back the Warren iaas iy to u, auu
trimmed Henderson 13 to 0, clear- J
ly showing the Bulldogs were out i
for blood in their last test yesterday.
Welfare Workers
Meet At Raleigh
The Central District Welfare Conference
held at Raleigh on Satur- j
day was well attended by welfare
workers of Warren county. Those
present from here were Miss Lucy
Leach, Miss Clyde Satterfield, Mrs.
Joe Jones, Miss Mildred Frazier,
Mrs. Russell Palmer, Mrs. Martin
Hayes, Miss Mary Graham, Mrs. GH.
Macon, and Janette Sills, colored
welfare worker.
The theme of the conference,
which convened in the United
Church at Raleigh was "Next Steps
Towards Social Security in North
Carolina-" A luncheon was served
in the Woman's Club.
t oo n Tn vlnr is nresident of I
J.VJL10. uuw w. -v.,, ? c
the conference and Miss Lucy Leach
is secretaryCoroner
Deems No
Inquest Necessary
"There was no evidence of foul
play and I decided an inquest was
unnecessary," Coroner Jasper
Shearin stated Wednesday morning
after he had visited the home of
Pomp Taylor, 64-year-old negro of
the Odell section who was found
dead in the bed Wednesday morning.
The coroner said that Taylor
i was about his business Tuesday and
that evidently.he suffered a heart
; attack and died after going to bed
Tuesday night.
BAPTIST SERVICES
A ^
' Announcement ui onviwa
to be held In the School Building
! on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock Is
: made by the Rev. R. E. Brickhouse,
pastor. i
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MEMBER 27, 1936 Subsc:
1936 Star Farmer j
0 m ''
jam
embers of the executivecommitt^ee
; work on the task of selecting' from
onal agriculture courses throughout
d "The Star Fanner of 1936." The
, Win, H. Johns, Nationat^dverD.
Young, General Electric Co.,
our and Co., Chicago.
Welfare Officer
Pleads For Gifts
To Charity Chest
"Please do not fall to make a contribution
to the Warren County
Sharity Chect," is the request
which comes from Miss Lucy Leach,
:ounty welfare officer, this week.
In a letter published by this
newspaper last week Miss Leach
ind "others interested in welfare
work pointed out that money is
needed to prevent suffering among
the poor of the county and asked
that every citizen of the county coDperate
in the drive which is at
present under way for funds,
T. V. Allen Seriously
111 At Home Here
Illness believed to have been
brought on by the shock he received
when his right arm was badly
burned last Thursday morning has
T. V- Allen confined to his home in
a serious condition.
Mr. Allen had his arm badly
burned last week when his night
shirt caught fire from a cigarette
lighter which he thought he had
put out before laying it down. As
his arm passed over the lighter his
shirt ignited and his arm was badly
burned before he succeeded in
slapping out the blaze with his left
arm which he lost full use of same
time ago.
Monday night he was taken suddenly
ill and has been confined to
his home since that time. It is
thought that the shock of the bum
caused his system to become poisoned
and brought on his present
sickness.
W. C. Brown, 71,
Dies At Inez Home
Funeral services for William
Cheatam Brown, 71, who died at
his home at Inez Sunday afternoon,
were held from the home on Monday
afternoon. Burial was in
Shady Grove cemetery, with the
Rev. John Edwards officiating.
Surviving Mr. Brown are his wife,
five sons, Charles Brown of Neuse,
Samuel Brown of Elizabeth City,
Benjamin Brown of Milam, Mich.,
James Brown of Inez, and Lucius
Brown of Norfolk; three daughters,
Miss Mary Brown of Jacksonville,
Fla., Miss Rose Lee Brown of
" ' * ? J l/ofV\opmo
J^eiersuiug, aiiu
Brown of Inez; one brother, Watson
Brown of Middleburg; and four sisters,
Mrs- Alice Jones of Millbrook,
Mrs. Sarah Mathiews, Mrs. C. H.
Jones and Miss Molly Brown of
Henderson.
G. E. Stegall Is
Buried On Sunday
G. E. Stegall died at his residence
near Warren Plains Saturday
after an illness of only a week.
Funeral services were held from the
Warren Plains Methodist Church
Sunday with the Rev. R. E. Brickhouse
officiating. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Mr. Stegall leaves his wife, two
sons, Raymond and John Stegall of
Warren County; three daughters,
Mrs. Mamie Wynn of Hopewell, Va.,
TXTJr-icfnn WilHftTTIS fif WaiTeil
ton and Miss Edna Stegall of Warren
Plains; two brothers, Henry
Stegall of Warren County and
Richard W. Stegall of Petersburg,
Va-, and one sister, Miss Lila May
Stegall of Petersburg, Va.
ription Price, $1.50 a Year
Judge Fulfills
Uesire Of Man Who
r? i
amasnes winaow
Earl McDonald, white man who
with James Pierce smashed the
front window of Pipkin's Jewelry
Store last week because he desired
to spend the winter months in Warren
county's prision camp, was accommodated
on Monday morning
by Judge W. W. Taylor who sentenced
him to two years on the
roads when he appeared in Recorder's
court to face a charge of damaging
real property- Pierce, who
took part in the crime because he
wanted to get into prison to receive
medical attention for a venereal
disease, was tried last week
before a magistrate on a charge of
exposing the public to a contagious
disease and was sentenced to prison
for 30 days. At the expiration of
this sentence, he will be brought
back here to face trial in Recorder's
court for breaking the window.
McDonald had just been, released
from the prison camp here where
he had served 30 davs for hohnine
when he joined Pierce in the crime.
He comes from Springfield, Mass-,
and is reported to have stated that
he preferred serving a sentence in
the county camp during the winter
months to getting out on his own
and trying to make a living. Pierce,
who formerly lived at Nashville,
has been making his home for some
time near the Box Mill. Neither of
the men attempted to steal anything
from the jewelry store after
smashing the window.
Louie Daeke Jr. was found guilty
of operating a school bus faster
than the laws of the state permit
and was fined $1.00 and taxed with
court costs- The young man, who
was given the reputation of an unusually
careful driver, was arrested
bv a Datrolman who stated that.
according to his speedometer, the
school bus was traveling 42 miles
per hour. Daeke, as well as a passenger
of the bus, said that he did
not know how fast he was traveling
but that the bus speedometer only
showed about 25 miles per hour at
the time the patrolman came up
behind them,
Three white men and five negroes
were brought into court from Hawtree
township to face trial on a
charge of gambling after they had
been arrested at a store in Wise by
officers who saw a small amount of
change on the counter and a deck
of cards in their midst when they
entered the store. The defendants
Claimed mat tne eu cents on tne
counter was change left there from
the purchase of cigars, that no one
was playing poker, or had taken
seats to start a game of chance.
Those in the store at the time cf
the arrival of the officers accused
of gambling were Lannle King,
Jack Brldgers and Cliff Collins,
white, and Arthur Green, David
Hendrick, Norman Long, Jeff
Howard and Joe Jones, negroesJudge
Taylor reserved judgment
until November 30.
Herbert Acree, who with Sterling
Bennett faced trial on a charge of
operating a motor vehicle while under
the influence of whiskey, was
found guilty and was sentenced to
the roads for three months- Bennett
was found guilty of public
drunkenness and was fined $500
and taxed with court costs.
A six months sentence was meted
out to John Rainey, negro, found
guilty of receiving cotton knowing
it to have been stolen.
Louis Taylor submitted to a
charge of giving worthless checks
and had prayer for judgment continued
over him on the condition
that he pay the court costsClarence
Green, negro, was found
guilty of reckless driving, and was
fined $25-00 and costs.
John Sommerville, negro, gave
notice of appeal after he had been
found guilty of abandonment and
non-support- Bond was set at $200Floyd
Thomas, negro, was found
guilty on a charge of bastardy, and
was ordered to pay to the Clerk cf
Court $25.00 to take care of medical
expenses incurred when the child
was born, as well as $1.00 per week
for the support of the child- He
was also taxed with court costs.
The case against George Schus
ter, charged with operating a motor
vehicle with improper brakes, was
continued until the first Monday in
December.
SERVICES AT LITTLETON
Littleton, Nov. 25.?The first ser?1
? ? -?* tL? Anvi^Aiinvt/ia tfoov mill
VIUC Ui U1C new euxiicxcxi?^ jeax nui
be held Sunday morning at 11
o'clock when the Rev. W. T. Phipps,
the "new" pastor, will preach the
Thanksgiving sermon. A full attendance
Is urged. It being the 5th
Sunday, no evening service will be
held.
Mr. Dick Fleming was a visitor
in town this week
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F^all the time
number 48
TOWN AGAIN IS
ON BU^ ROUTE
Greyhound Lines Inaugurate
Bus Service inrougn Warrenton
On Tuesaay
OVER LOUISBURG ROAD
A new bus service from Weldon
to Raleigh, through Warren ton and
by way of Louisourg, with intermediate
stops, was inaugurated on
Tuesday by the Greyhound bus
line. ? The
bus leaves Weldon at 7 o'clock
in the morning, maiung stops at
Littleton, Vaugnan, Macon, Warrenton,
Louisourg ana other towns
along me route. i lie uus leaves
Warrenton at 8:20 in the morning "
and arrives in Raleigh at 10:30
o'clock. The bus leaves Raleigh in
the afternoon at 4 o'clock and
reaches Warrenton at 6:10 o'clockThis
is the first bus service that
Warrenton has had in years and
affords an opportunity for people
to travel here and spend the day as
well as for those living here to get
in and out of Raleigh and make
other bus connections.
AAA May Use
Funds To Limit
Crop Production
Washington, Nov. 25?The AAA
indicated today it may use its $500,000,000
soil conservation program
next year to hold down production
of most major crops.
Officials have been going over
the suggestions of many farmers in
an effort to map rules for payment
of benefits under the 1937 program.
"Most farmers want us to hold
aown acreage 01 corn, cotton, tobacco
and feed grains below what
it would be if there was no program,"
said H. R. TOlley, AAA administrator.
With winter wheat already planted
on what private reports say is a
record acreage, and spring wheat
farmers demanding an equal
chance, Tolley said these farmers
will face price-depressing surpluses
next fall "if we hare normal
weather."
The AAA chief said past programs
and recent droughts had
largely eliminated surplus problems
in most crops but that high prices
for many farm products this year
had caused a natural desire among
some farmers to expand acreages.
The soil conservation program
was set up last spring after the
Supreme Court had voided the original
AAA commodity adjustment
plan.
Tolley said farmers and AAA
leaders had more time to work out
the next Drocram and that one fea
ture probably would be a "maximum
conservation allowance'1 for
each farm.
Under this, he said, a "farmer
will know In advance of the planting
season the maximum grant he
may earn under the program. He
will know what crops he may grow
and what practices to follow, and
in most parts of the country there
will be more latitude in crops and
practices required for earning the
grants."
Security Board To
Have 108 Office#
Washington, Nov. 25?The sys- *
tern whereby the government will
1- rrratra c for
UiiCUft. up VJ1I 1/ttACO (Uiu nngw ?-?
pension purposes became clearer
today with announcement that the
Socialy Security Board will have
at least 108 regional officesExtending
from coast to coast,
these offices will cover territory
coinciding with the internal revenue
districts into which employers
in commerce and industry must pay
taxes on wages and payrolls beginning
January 1. In addition to the
monthly tax payments, each employer
must make a quarterly "information
return" on wages paid
and to whomIn
addition, each employer is required
to keep a record of his payroll,
beginning with January, for infConrtinued
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CLINIC WELL ATTENDED
Thirty-seven babies, 25 of whom
were given Toxoid treatment, were
examined here Wednesday afternoon
at the court house during the
Maternity Clinic. Fifteen expectant
mothers were also examined at this
time. The examinations were made
by Dr. F. P. Hunter, assisted by
Mrs. Joseph Jones, county nurse.
The maternity clinic scheduled to
be held at Vaughan December 2
has been postponed until December
7, Mrs- Jones announced.