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accurate, terse timely VOLUME XXXVI SUliMi civks road sentence o^umes Position On Bencl \t Afternoon Session; Hears Pierce Case gWORN in on MONDAY Two years on the roads" was th? fir5t sentence Judge T. O Rodwel i ssed out on Monday afternooi lien 110 assumed his duties a Lee of Warren county Recorder': Jf^"rt successor to Jucige w. w jaylor. whose formal announce* I reVicnntion several months ago be wme effective this week. judge Rodwell, who resigned a jjeeorder in 1931 to go to the Sen I ate from this county after presiding I over the court for 15 consecutivi rfar5, meted out this punishment t< I j3mes Pierce, young white man o aear the Box Mill, who with Ear ycDonald. smashed the show win I iow of the Pipkin Jewelry Stor* y;re several weeks ago in order t* I I I ret into prison to be treated for : social disease. McDonald was trie* ;ie latter part of November by Judge Taylor and given two yean on the roads. The morning session of the cour ?s presided over by W. W. Tayloi jr. who pinched-hit for his fathei one to illness of the Judge- Thli Ms the second Monday that young H Taylor had handled the gavel foi I his father on account of Judge Taylor being indisposedJudge Taylor is the only man t* have beer. Recorder of the county I court with the exception of Judg* 1 Rodwell since the court was establ-jhed in this county around 20 year; sco- In the bill setting up such ? I court for this county, Mr. Rodwel was appointed judge and he hel* this place, having been elected evI r.w two years, until 1931, when h< resigned to go to the Senate. "1 I quite a young man when I was H appointed judge?probably too young to fill the place." Judge Rodwell peaking in a light vein, commentH e: this week when asked how long Koia tiio rvioao ffp was swnrr r.o office Monday at noon by Clerl :: Court William Newell and retainted hi? place on the bench Ir [he afternoon. Lions To Sponsor Dance; Appeal For Discarded Toyf Seeking to provide entertainmen' here during the yuletide season anc to bring joy to the hearts of some of the less fortunate, the Lions Clul at their meeting in the basement ol the John Graham school on Fridai night agreed to sponsor a dance here during the holidays, to collecl toys for children and to distribute ? fe* baskets among the poor of the county. The cance is to be given in the ^armory here on Tuesday night, December 29, from the hours of 10 tc I Music for the entertainmenl be furnished by Freddie John50115 orchestra, which hails froir tbe University of North Carolina there will be special favors anc a *ell decorated hall. The dance ??""">ttee is composed of Johr Jjtttol, chm , Duke Jones anc ; ' Boyd. This committee has isSpecial invitntinric to mpmher! the Lions Clubs in nearby town; he present and will within th< :e*i fey days advertise the danc< ^ c^rds and posters in the sur to'anding territory. The dance is t tohpt affair and not confined t< ^rr.bers of Lions Clubs, i Lions are appealing to al |?izens of the town and county t( lUther fro.n their closets, attics ant Jaents toys which have beer toscared and turn them over u Itohool children, or a Lion, in ordei (Continued on Page 6) I hard en Club To Sponsor Contest I Jhe Warrenton Garden Club i I faring a contest for the bes decorations for the Christma J*son. ThiS js being done, a mem |,?f thf- club stated, to promot mj** in making the town mor and its citizens more civi1 to?ded I I I"' K P family of Warrenton i - i^ai uuipaie in the contest Bp necessary to be a membe I Garden Club to enter. r"; Carolina Power & Light Cc K ?ive an indirect floor lamp a >z? for the most attractive dec r.'^s. Individuality is stresseddecorations must be complet ; d ready for the judges' decis K ^ Wednesday, December 23, a Garden Club members fron -r town will serve as judges I ? V Town Board Votes Tc ^ For Repairing An \ Warren; T The sum of $2,000 was appro 1 priated by the Board of Town Commissioners in regular meeting here on Monday night for the purpose of making necessary repairs 7 to and buying needed supplies for Hotel Warren, town-owned hose telery. .1 The board voted to make the doi nation after John G. Mitchell, s chairman of the Hotel Committee, s placed before the board requests . ior supplies made by T. J. Mc1 Carthy, new manager. While the - estimate by the new manager called for an outlay of nearly $3,000, s after discussion and going over the - items, the board expressed the seny timent that absolutely necessary 2 supplies could be furnished for less j than this sum, and other recomf mendations could wait upon earn1 ings of the Hotel or until the - treasury was in better financial i shape. 5 A. A. Williams was appointed by i the board to assist Mr. McCarthy i in making needed purchases and 1 supervise the spending of the 5 town's money. He will be assisted in this undertaking by members of t the Hotel committee. Members of r the board who have visited the r hotel since Mr. McCarthy assumed 3 management expressed their gratix fication at improvements already r made under his direction Mayor Polk read to the board the recommendations of the Planj ? ?? [ Board Transacts Several Business I Items On Monday I i In addition to taking oath of of fice, reorganizing themselves, api pointing other county officials and i hearing a delegation which came 5 before them and secured an approX priation of $8,000 for a new school building here, the Board of County Commissioners in their regular ses> sion on Monday transacted the fol* lowing business: ^ : On motion by Com Capps, seconded by Com. Wall, it was ordered 1 that the Citizens Bank of Warrenton be designated as a depository for all of Warren county funds. As a protection to the county the bank has put up $30,000 in U. S. Government Bonds. i It was ordered that $10 00 be appropriated for the State Association t of County Commissioners. I The following bonds of officals i were presented to the board and ) ordered subject to the approval of I the county attorney as to form: T7 B. Gardner, auditor; Joseph Ci Powell, register of deeds, and W. J. t Pinnell, sheriff. i Chairman Burroughs appointed ; Commissioners Powell and Capps to (Continued on page 12) % ] Welfare Officer Lists Opportunities 1 Prefixing her appeal with a piece .' of poetry by Edwin Markham, Mrs' Turn, T.parh. county welfare officer, U | J ~ ? this week lists seven cases under . the heading of Christmas Opportunities and asks that the public " again manifest its customary gen* erosity by bringing Christmas cheer ' to the homes of these people- The I poetry and her list follow: TIRED OF GIVING? 1 (Edwin Markham) ) "Go break to the hungry sweet Charity's bread, 1 For giving is living," the Angel ) said. 1 "Must I be giving sgain and again?" j The weary, wondering question j came. "No,'' said the Angel, piercing me through, "Just give till the Master stops giving to you " 1- Colored woman, whose husband l is on the roads, needs food, fruit and clothing for two children?one s two years old and the other 6 t months old. ? ' - ??U nnriropifttfi s| 2. Widow, wnue, Wuuiu appivvM.^ - something for two girls?one 16 and s the other 14. 8 3. Widow, white, would like somec thing for four boys?ages 13, 11, 9, 7. s 4. Invalid white woman would ap: preciate fruit or anything suitable r for an invalid to eat5. White family with five chil> dren?ages 6 months, 3, 5, 6 and 9 s years old?would appreciate fruit, - candy or toys. All the children except the baby are girls. 6. Woman with cancer needs - money every week with which to t buy morphine. n 7. Invalid needs money every week with which to buy insulin. s Iff Hi fARRENTON, COUNTY OF W > Spend $2,000 | d Equipping Hotel o Submit Zoning Plan ning Board, recently appointed, in regard to zoning the town. The Planning Board, divided over the issue of the erection of a service station on the Harrison Taylor cornei;, but recommended that such building be allowed under the condition that Standard Oil Company representatives would erect a building creditable to the tOWn- Mr. Atkins. HistrW moromr of the Standard Oil Co., present with John Bell, local distributor, stated that he believed that this phase offered no difficulty and agreed to work with C. A. Tucker, chairman of the Planning Board, also present, with this idea in viewThe City Fathers ordered that two public hearings be held upon the recommendations of the Planning Board, as required by the law establishing such boards, due notice of such meetings to be given in the ! town newspaper. The Town Board, in which final authority rests, will take no action upon this matter until the public hearings are com- 1 pletedH. A- Moseley, manager of the J Warrenton Grocery Co., appeared 1 before the board requesting that a 1 quit claim be given his company on ' a clause covering two lots now own- ' ed by the company to be deeded to ] Mrs- W. H Dameron for the pur- j pose of erecting a picture house thereon. The clause in question Mrs. Arrington Makes Report To State Art Society i i Raleigh, Dec. 4.?William T. Polk, J 40year-old Warrenton lawyer, may or, and literary man, looked at his native North Carolina critically i here last night and wanted to kno?v where "the blueprints" were for the edifice of a new State forseen 40 i years ago by its prophets. "I sympathize with Aaron, who had to weed and hoe the Promised Land," he told the opening session of the 36th annual convention of the State Literary and Historical Association. He sympathized, too, with a State "whose favorite reading was the speedometer." Polk's address on "North Carolina Prophets and the 20th Century" preceded Dr. Alex M- Arnett's scholarly lecture on Claude Kitchin, majority leader in the House during the World War, as "the man who kept Woodrow Wilson out of war." Dr. Arnett, professor of history at the Woman's College, spoke in place of Thomas Wolfe, novelist, who found himself unable to appear here. " -1 i. -f ?? nnnol Ailnn foiK, president ui tut a^uuxabivii, honored the State's prophets?EdMrs. Oscar Davis Dies In Canada Funeral services for Mrs. Oscar | H Davis of Toronto, Canada, were , held at Hamilton, Canada, her old , home, on Monday afternoon. She j died on Sunday morning after an I illness of several months. ' Mrs. Davis was before marriage ' Miss Bertha Webster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Webster of Hamilton, Canada, and was a sis- , ter-in-law of Mrs. Whit Williams, Miss Estelle Davis and Oscar Davis j of Warrenton and Mrs- R- E. Williams of Inez. 1 She is survived by her husband, a native of this county, and two ' children, Miss Dorothy Davis and j Webster Davis, all of Toronto, j Canada. Benjamin F. Long Buried At Macon ??i?n? fiir T?eniamin runerai sciviuco ?? Franklin Long, who died at the home of his nephew, C. F. Newell of Wise, on Saturday, were held at I the residence on Sunday. Burial J took place in the old Brame cemetery near M?con. Mr. Long, a well known citizen of this county, was 57 years of age when he succumbed to a heart attack which he suffered while sitting on a bed in the home of his nephew. He was a veteran of the Spanish-American War and was a batchelor. TO PRESENT OPERETTA i A Christmas operetta, "Which, Santa Claus or Mother Goose?", will be presented by the primary < I grades in the auditorium of the John Graham School, Wednesday I night, December 22, at 8 o'clockAdmission id cents. i irrnt ARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, DE CUTTING SCRAPE" AIRED IN COURT Knife Used In Fight Between Brothers-in-Law At Norlina Following Dispute LENZ CASE ^ON-SUITED Inclement weather which prevented outdoor work and a large docket which carried the names of several white nersons eharereri with fighting and gambling were responsible for bringing a crowd into the Temple of Justice on Monday which gave the court room the appearance of a Superior court session. Chief interest in this week's court centered around the trial of R. ELenz of Danville, Va., charged with assault as a result of an altercation he and E. B- Harris of near Macon had at Norlina on Sunday afternoon, November 29, when Mr. Harris went there to meet his wife who had been visiting her sister, MrsLenz, in Danville for two weeks. Mrs. Harris was expected to return Sunday afternoon by bus and had written her husband to meet her at South Hill, Va. Arriving in the Virginia town and failing to find her husband there, she accepted the offer of Mr. and Mrs. Lenz to bring her to Norlina. When Mrs. Harris reached Norlina she saw her husband who had driven there with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs- J. J. Harris, and called to himAs he came over to the car and started removing his wife's packages, Mr. Lenz remarked, "You should have brought a truck or trailer to take your wife's trashy bundles," and a fight started which terminated with Mr. Linz being cut in the back three times with a knife in the hand of Mr. HarrisWhen the two men separated, or as Mr. J. J. Harris, who stepped between them expressed it, "flung themselves apart,' E. B. Harris had a black eye and Mr. Linz had three cuts in his back which neces(Continued on page 12) Flaming Airplane Landed Here By Major Connell The spectacular conduct of a native son in bringing his flaming airship to a safe landing on the government field here several weeks ago was not known here, except to a few people, until the following clipping appeared in a Richmond newspaper: Langley Field, Va-, Nov. 20 ? With one engine of his twin-motored bomber in flames, Major S- M. Connell of Mitchel Field, N. Y-, stayed with the controls and brought the big airship to a safe landing at Warrenton, N. C., it was learned here today. His radio operator, Private Zenke, of the air force, leaped to safety in a parachute from the plane. The two of them were over Littleton, N. C-, on a short cruise when the right engine of the bomber caught fire- Major Connell, who was in command of the Mitchell Field squadron that participated in . ?x a .. Wa.h. winv>Aiitrnro nfF fhp joint njLiny-iNiiv^ xuttucuyLio uu Virginia capes several weeks ago, immediately cut off the engine. The gasoline continued to run and for a time it appeared the wing fabric would burn and throw the ship out of control. But the fire went out as the officer-pilot glided to a safe landing on the Warrenton Field. FEW DETAILS KNOWN BY CONNELL RELATIVES HERE The clipping was brought to this newspaper office yesterday by E. A Skillman and inquiries among Major Connell's relatives brought forth the information that he was here several weeks ago but few details of his forced landing could be learned. He visited his parents for a short time while in this countyMajor Connell is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Connell of near Warrenton. He has the distinction of being the first pilot to ever land a plane in this county, having flown his ship here shortly after the war on a visit to his parents- Practically every citizen of the county who could travel-"visited the field near his home at that time and saw ? -i tneir urst airsmpf * WINS IN CONTEST Sallie Bell Games, negress, of the Pine Grove school, led her compeitors in a hog growing contest sponsored by C- S. Wynn, negro county agent. Her hog weighed 400 pounds at the age of 13 monthsMrs. Katherine P. Arrington was a visitor in Wilmington this week Kmii 1CEMBER ^ 1936 Subscrii Attends Session WH M T. H. AYCOCK who departed Thursday for Raleigh to attend the special session of the legislature. T. H. Aycock Attending Special Session Assembly T. Haywood Aycock, Warren county's representative in the General Assembly, departed Thursday for Raleigh to attend the special session of the legislature called by Governor Ehringhaus for the purpose of passing a state unemployment insurance act that will meet with the approval of the Federal Social Security Board. The governor, who had been under pressure for some time to call the special session in order that this state might not run the risk of losing approximately $2,500,000 which the working people of this state are entitled to under the provisions of the Federal Act, fell in line with the policy of other states (Continued on page 12) State Problems Discussed By Polk At Society Meeting Raleigh, Dec. 9 ?Members of the North Carolina Art Society brought their 10th annual convention to a close here Wednesday with the election of a board of directors. The board will meet in the office of Attorney General A. A- F. Seawell Saturday at 12 o'clock for the election of officers for next year. The board mmbers elected today follow: Dr. Clarence Poe, Raleigh; William T. Polk, Warrenton; Miss Elizabeth Dortch, Raleigh; Jonathan Daniels, Raleigh; Mrs. James McLean, Raleigh; Mrs. Louis C Burwell, Charlotte; Mrs. Henry MLondon. Raleigh, and Mrs. Charles Cannon, Concord. The society members heard their officers for the past year make their reports, and moved to adopt a suggestion of Charles Tucker of Warrenton, a district director, to [ encourage the appreciation of art by the town libraries working in conjunction with the schoolsThe convention got underway Tuesday afternoon, and that night heard Mrs- Katherine Pendleton Arrington of Warrenton, president, (Continued on Page 6) Flames Destroy Manson Buildings The Manson Cash Store, in which was located the post office, an ad jacent building and a grist mill which stood nearby were completely destroyed by fire of unknown orign on Thursday morning around 4 o'clock. The stock of goods in the store was said to have carried a value of around $4,000 but an estimate of the complete loss as a result of the fire could not be obtained here. Nor could it be learned whether the buildings were protected by insurance. All of Wednesday night's mail was eaten up by the flames which were discovered during the early hours,of the morning by Williard Robertson and Thomas Paschall, store clerks who sleep in an upstairs room of the Cash Store. They were awakened by cracking flames but escaped without injury. The Cash Store was said to be the property of Mrs. John Dowling and was managed by Albert Paschall The store adjacent to the Cash Store was reported to belong to a Mrs. Dill, and the grist mill was operated by Lee Hamlet. ?tion Price, $1.50 a Year W. H. Burroughs Again Chairman Of County Board William H. Burroughs was reappointed chairman of the Board of County Commissioners Monday afternoon after which the county governing body re-appointed all former office-holders of the county who are not elected by the people. There was no opposition to any of the men who had held office for the past two years. The naming of a chairman and the appointment of an auditor, solicitor, county attorney, janitor, etc., took place after the newly elected officials were sworn into of iice by uierk 01 court wuuam Newell. While all the officials elected by the people were required to take an oath, the only two new men to go into office on Monday were T. O Rod well, judge of Recorder's court, and Sam D. King of Littleton, a member of the Board of County Commissioners. Following is the list of those who were elected in the election on November 3 and those who were appointed by the board on Monday: Sheriff W. J. Pinnell of Sandy Creek, Register of Deeds Joseph C. Powell of Warrenton, Judge of Recorder's Court T. O Rodwell of Warrenton, Solicitor to Recorder's Court Joseph P. Pippin of Judkins, County Auditor T. B. Gardner of Warrenton, County Attorney J. E. Banzet Jr- of Warrenton, County Commissioners W. H- Burroughs of Warrenton, John Clay Powell of Fork, R. L. Capps of Fishing Creek, Sam D. King of River and Henry Wall of Roanoke; Coroner Jasper Shearin of Sixpound and Constables Fate Weaver of Warrenton and Henry Haithcock of Sixpound. Jurors Are Drawn For January Term Superior Court Jurors drawn on Monday by the Board of County Commissioners Reserve at the January term of Warren county Superior court were as follows: First week?John A. Conn, June Peoples, Claude Paynter, Robert Lynch, J. E. Frazier Sr., Julian Alston, H. W. Rodwell, Hugh E. Hight, Sam P. Cheek, George L. Bender, Kearney Peoples, J. H- Newsom, J. H. Duke, A. L. Nicholson, J. C Brauer, W- B. Brack, C- C. Perkinson, Dennis A. Rose, Robert O'neal. H. W. White, R. L. Powell, J. A Kimball, T. R Walker Jr., J. ACheek, R. G. Norwood, Guy Overby, Leon King, J. Wm- Limer, C. K Saddler, F. T. Read, F. B- Newell Sr., R. J. Stewart, R. G Harris, M- T. Harris, A. O. Evans, W- H Felts. Second week?J. Van King, N. M. Thornton, Otis E- Capps, R. B. Whitby, S. J. Satterwhite, J- Boyd Davis, C. P. Pope, Ed Faulk Alston, A. L. Fleming, W- D. Bolton, Ben F. Stansbury, Bryant Ayscue, Whit Shearin, M. K. Aycock, Henry H. Jones, Edgar Jones, Vernon Mabry, Bignall S. JonesCharles M. White Dies At Drewry Drewry, Dec. 10?At Holly Hill, the ancestral home of the White family at Drewry, Charles Mayfield White died suddenly at 7:30 o'clock Friday morning, December 4, at the age of 76He was a native of Vance county, having been born March 3, 1860, in the Drewry community which was then a part of Warren county. He was the son of the late Captain William Wallace White and Mrs. White, who was before her marriage, Miss Panthea Burwell Boyd. In 1899 he married Miss Sallie Daniel Boyd who preceded him to the grave many years ago, having died December 18, 1907. To this union were born two sons, Charles Mayfield White Jr., Drainage Control Engineer with the State Board of Health, and" William Wallace White, State Senator from the 14th Senatorial District, both of Manson, and a daughter, Mrs. Fuller McDuffie of Biscoe. He is also survived by a grandson, Charles Mayfield White m, one brother, Henry B. White, and a sister, Miss Nena White of Drewry. Besides his immediate family, Mr. White is survived by a large number of relatives and friends whose esteem was shown in the many beautiful floral designs and the large attendance of those who gathered to pay their last tribute. For a half century, Mr. White was a merchant and farmer in his community and highly respected as a (Continued on page 12) ; r tgi MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME NUMBER BOARD VOTES TO ADD TO SCHOOL Commissioners Agree To Appropriate $8,000 For Addition At John Graham EXPECT AID FROM WPA ????? Faced by a large delegation from the Lions Club and other interest-j -in 1 l?1. 4ua ea citizens wnu tire uu.uk. ui kud project, the Board of County Commissioners on Monday afternoon agreed to appropriate $8,000 to be used towards the construction of a proposed $20,000 school building here to take care of the present over-flow of students at the John Graham high school. The other money is expected to be provided by the WPA. The action of the board Monday in making this money available on the condition that the WPA will put up a school building here at an approximate cost of $20,000 without any additional expense to the county was in line with a promise made several months ago by the commissioners to the trustees of the Warrenton Graded and High School and other citizens interested in providing adequate space at the local school to take care of the students. The board said in effect at that time: "See here, we will appropriate $8,000 for a school building as an addition to the John Graham school and you can construct any kind of building you please, but don't come back to us looking for any more money if the WPA fails to carry through the project " Since the time of that promise the school folks have been stirring their stumps to work out some acceptable WPA project whereby an additional building could be erected here at no greater cost to the county than the $8,000 and as one of the first steps towards this goal an option was acquired on a piece 01 property near the present building belonging to Mrs- John Graham, at a purchase prioe of $2,000. ,^.fter the project had been .jmt Bowers^""pTSsl3ent~of -Warrenbefore the board Monday by C. T. ton Lions Club, and others had added words of endorsement and recommendations, the commissioners agreed to appropriate $2,000 at (Continued on page 10) Would Welcome Former King To Warrenton Hotel Warrenton manifested its hospitality and placed its bid for royalty this week when the new management of Hotel Warren made it known that he would be glad to provide a suite of rooms and free meals indefinitely to former King Edward VIII who abdicated the English throne Thursday in order to marry the light of his love, Wallis Simpson, Baltimore beauty who captivated his heart and set the entire world agog as he strove to retain both his title and two-times divorced fiance in the face of an unyielding British Cabinet which demanded that he give up the throne to his brother, the Duke of York, or Mrs. Simpson. He chose the woman and made known his decision yesterday. The hotel's offer to have the former King as its guest was made in all sincerity but with no thought of Edward VIII ever coming to Warrenton or learning of the invitation. It was made, as has been the case in several other places of this state where offers somewhat similar have been made, as a gesture to show that whatever may be the reaction of the people of England to his problem and to his final decision, that a warm welcome awaits him here. But if the former Crown Prince (Continued on page 10) Asks For Gifts On Macon's Birthday Thursday, December 17, is Na4-V-tnviial WrfK^ov QTlrl uiaiuci mawn o uu Amma D. Graham, president of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and J- Edward Allen, superintendent of Warren schools, are asking school children to bring a free will offering to their schools on this day for the purpose of completing the work of restoring the Macon home place near Vaughan. The money brought by the children will be turned over to their teachers, collected from them by the principals and turned over to Miss Graham who has been largely instrumental in the work of restoration that has been going on for several years.
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