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I ACCURATE, TERSE TIMELY m XXXVI Mm GAINING IN! I WARREN COUNTY! I Record of Recorder's Court ' Show Large Increase In Number of Cases ! ,25 TRIED DURING YEAR There has been a considerable incase in crime in Warren county during the past five years, according o the riles of The Warren Record which newspaper has each wreek riven an account of the proceeding in Recorder's court. During flic past year, The Record discloses. -25 persons were tried before Judge Taylor and Judge Rod II Jrcli as compared with 108 before jncse Taylor in the year 1931Members of the white race added materially to this increase in crime, there being 111 tried in 1936 and 32 1 in 1931. Whiskey was the common cause which led the wayward into the toils o.' the Iaw- Fifty-one persons were arrested and tried as a direct result of boo:e. Of these 51, 20 whites and 8 negroes faced trial for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of whiskey; 6 whites and 9 negroes were tried for possessing whiskey for the purpose of sale; and 2 whites and 6 negroes were tried tor being drunk and disorderly. Assault came second among the causes for those violating the statute to be brought before the juried Tnpnfv-or.e whites and 21 ne jl grots were tried on this charge. Thirteen white persons and five fl negroes were tried for reckless drivI ing In addition to the reckless driv ^j ir.gr charge, two whites and two neH groes raced trial for driving school buses too fast; two whites and seven negroes for driving with improper II crakes: and one negro was tried for passing a school bus while unloadThree whites and four negroes [ went into court on a charge of op erasing a motor vehicle without a I cnver s license; one white and one | negro were tried for driving before taching the age of 16; one white I for driving wren a straignt exhaust; ar.c one white, a resident of this I county, was tried for driving with I a Virginia license on his automobile. Assault and resisting arrest I brought one white and three neI trees into court. Other cases are I listed as follows: II Larceny. 5 whites and 11 colored; I non-support, one white and four negroes: destroying public property, two whites; immorality, one white; speeding, three negroes; affray, two I whites; concealed weapon, eignt negroes; receiving stolen goods I snowing them to have been stolen, two negroes; disturbing public worship. two negroes; worthless check, one white, one colored; disturbing 1 public gathering, two negroes; escaping from an officer, one negro; obtaining a marriage license under false pretenses, one negro; breaking jail, three negroes; peeping in ? mcaow oi a room occupied Dy :* woman, one negro; cruelty to animal. one negroVarious causes are attributed to the crime increase which has been apparent for some time to those *ho frequent the court room from ear to year Some of those who opposed the setting up of liquor stores in this county point to the court room to bear out their contention that conditions are worse under legal sale. Others say that the increase in crime is due to the fact that economic conditions are touch better than they were a few 1'cars ago and as a consequence toore people are driving automo- ' biles, getting about on the high- ( Ta5's more and mingling with dif- . ferent crowds in different sections, and that they have more money to buy booze?legal or illicit?than |hey had a few years ago. The acof the State Highway Patrol, ; which has men on the roads day-in and day-out looking for violators of ihe traffic laws is given as another "=ason for more transgressors be- I in? brought into the court rooms 'oday than was the case a few years ago. Accused Of Theft, Young Boy Jailed Accused of pilfering articles from oroe stores here during the Christseason rush, a young negro banied Suite of Manson was picked ub and placed in jail by officers his week to face trial in Recorder's c?Urt Monday on charges of larceny. The necro is alleged to have stolflash-lights, a harp, stamp pad, bd a few other items from W- AJtoles Hardware Company, Boyce Company and Rose's 5 and 10 ? I Htshu Negro Speeds Pass Unloading School Bus; Is Arrested Passing a school bus at a high rate of speed while it was unloading cost Percy Bullock, negro, $5 00 and court costs on Monday morning when he was tried in Recorder's court before Judge T. O. Rodwell. George Schuster was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle with improper brakes and was taxed with court costs. Laura Alston, negress, who was accused of stealing some pins from Rose's 5 and 10 cents store here, was found guilty on a larceny count. Judgment was suspended on the condition that she pay the court costs. The case against Sam and James Vanlandingham, negroes, charged with receiving stolen goods knowing them to have been stolen, was continued until next week in order that the evidence may go before a jury. The case against King Perry, negro, was also continued. He is charged with receiving stolen goods knowing them to have been stolen. Staggering Into Car Leads To Arrest Walking on the wrong side of the road and staggering into an automobile being driven by Johnnie Robertson was responsible for Howard Thornton, negro of near Ookville, being arrested and convicted on a charge of public drunkeness. He was not hurt by the automobile. RETURNS PROM MEETING Edward G. Cobb, representative in charge of the Warrenton office of the Henderson Productive Credit Association, has returned from Columbia, S. C ., where he attended a conference held from December 14 to 19 by the Production Credit Corporation of Columbia. The Conference was held, he said, for the ? cfuHvtnrr methods of ren PUI pUdC V/i ovuuj u'g dering more efficient service in the agricultural service to farmers. WILSON GIVES HOG WEIGHTS Seventeen hundred and thirtythree pounds was the total weight of six hogs dressed by S- G. Wilson, prominent farmer of near Warrenton. Four of the hogs were 12 months old and the other two were six months old- Their weights were submitted as follows by Mr. Wilson: 194 lbs., 195 lbs., 392 lbs, 330 lbs-, 342 lbs-, and 280 lbsMr. and Mrs. John Rodgers will spend Christmas In Salisbury. t?f Wi WARRENTON, COOT tg fnu A f _>.i iwk r ^ W Jftyr I OLD HOMES OF WARRENTON A Reprint of V. L. Pendleton Articles i ( < HON. TASKER POLK'S HOUSE 1 Mr. Tasker Polk's handsome resi- : dence was built by Major Green, 1 and was just finished at the time ? i-- ?i 1 men wnen i came nere to sunum m iohu- j He had three children: two sons, ( Willis and Sol, and one daughter, e Fannie. j j Major Green moved to Tennessee j i to live but soon Fannie returned to i lived with her cousins, the Somer- i villes- She married their only broth- j er, Mr. Jimmy Somerville. i They were an admired couple and very much beloved. Mrs- Mary K- < Williams bought the place and mov- 1 ed here from her beautiful country home. She had one daughter who i married Mr. Hawkins and was the \ mother of several boys and the i Misses Hawkins who have so long ? conducted a successful school in our i midst. Her son married and lived in < Halifax county. Her daughter, Lucy, ] who was a great belle, married ColWilliam Polk, a brother of Presi- j dent James K- Polk, and went to . Tennessee to live. , After her husband's death, she 1 ? t- fnrn lit.f.lp , came o&ck iiuiuc wnn vnw , j boys, William and Tasker, to live | with her mother, taking an active part in every good work for the up- ] lift of the people. 1 After her mother's death she owned the house, and was ever actively engaged in helping the community in which she lived. k She was honorary President of the daughters of the Confederacy, and it was through her instrumentality that the Confederate monument at Fairview Cemetery was erected. This cemetery itself owes its exis- 1 tence to her untiring efforts- The 1 old cemetery was low, far from * town, and the soil unsuited for the j1 cultivation of flowers, so she 1 brought before her friends the advisability of a new one. Soon the t land was bought from Mr- Nat Nor- i wood, she helping to select the spot. ' It was surveyed, plots laid off, and ( the name Fairview Cemetery given c to it. Now many are sleeping there, il-?otiH she is among them-; e 111 CI J. OiCby, ? _ Her son, William, went South, married and died without children. The house is now owned by Honorable Tasker Polk, a succesful law- 1 yer who married Miss Lillie Jones, 1 a very lovely character. They have t four very promising children. s I Miss Pattle Egerton is a guest of 1 Mr- and Mrs. Archie Alston. j c irmt ITY OF WARREN, N. C. Ffl Hrrrg Olliri l 4 Carolina Power & Light Company Reduces Rates i i The Carolina Power & Light Co. rate reduction announced a few lays ago by the Utilities Commis? ..nil Unnnmn On O 11 ! 5IUIlb Will UCUUIX1C ciiti/nyu v/ii M.J.* . jills rendered on and after January 16, it was learned at the local office ;his week. Under the new rate schedule all esidential, farm and commercial :ustomers are granted definite benefits without exception and regard-1 ess of the amount of electricity ised in the past or consumed in the I 'uture, and will mean an estimated! saving of more than $700,000 for jatrons of the company during the iext twelve months, it was statedFollowing are the residential and lommercial rates, with the former jeing listed first: 5c per KWH for first 50 KWH. ised; 3c per KWH for next 50 KWH ! ised; 2c per KWH for next 150 J XWH used; and l-5c per KWH forj ill additional KWH used. The | nonthly minimum charge will be j>1.00 which includes the use of 20 ?WH. The commercial rate?5c per KWH for the first 300 KWH used; | . ? T*-WW for thp npvt SO KWH i >U |A;i XXTTAX XW ised; 2c per KWH for the next 150 J iWH used; and 1.5c per KWH used or all additional KWH used. It is understood that the latest ate reduction has been brought j ibout by the ready reception which ,he public has given cheaper elec.ricity State Employment Officer Visits Here A representative of the North Carolina State Employment Service s making regular schedule visits to Warren county each month to take ;he registration of those persons vho wish to register with the Employment Service. The regular scheduled visits to j ho nnnnt.v are on the second arid | 'ourth Wednesday of each monthrhe representative will be in the :ourt room from 10 a m. to 3 p. m>n these dates. The next will be Wednesday, Dec:mber 30th. CARS WRECK NEAR NORLINA j Thomas Burton of Norlina and Herbert Taylor, negro of Warrenion, escaped serious injury when heir automobiles hooked-up a hort distance from Norlina on U- SHighway 1 this week. Both automo)iles were damaged but neither >ver-turned. j fonj UDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1936 atmas 1 ^3 jJsSl M 1 ^ ^ V?r. RETROSPECTIVE News of Interest, Five, Ten, Fifteen Years Ago The Warren Record said on December 25, 1931: Whiskey was responsible for the biggest part of the more than 100 , cases tried in Recorder's court this year by Judge W. W. Taylor, a survey of the files of The Warren Record shows. Representative John S. Davis' model T Ford was stolen from his home Sunday night. Mrs. G- H. Macon and Mrs. Bennett Stackhouse escaped injury in an automobile accident at Wake Forest this week. Mr. and Mrs. M. C- McGuire, Mr- 1 and Mrs. A. V- Lawson and Mrs. R. B. Boyd Jr. spent Monday in Richmond. On December 24, 1926, The Warren Record said: The John Graham High School has been placed upon the accredited list in North Carolina. Tasker Perkinson of Wise is recovering from bruises and cuts he received this week when thrown from his wagon which was struck by a truck. 1 Miss Lillie Belle Dameron will spend the holidays in New York where she is studying voiceMisses Mary Parker and Virginia McCraw of Gainesville, Fla., are 1 spending the holidays in the home of Captain and Mrs. E. C. Price. Miss Olivia Burwell, who teaches at Converse College, Spartanburg, has arrived to spend the holidays here* *? * * - * ltro/4 In TXT or Mr. ttouert uttvio nuncu ill .?oi renton on Wednesday to attend the ' funeral of his uncle, Mr. W. K. Barham. Mr. George Davis Is spending the < Christmas holidays here with MrsDavis and the children. i December 23, 1921, The Warren 1 Record said: A child left by a strange man at the home of C. E- Harris has been adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Whit Haithcock. More than 60 per cent of the 1922 tobacco crop of Warren county has i been consigned to cooperative martefincr nocordiner to John B- Davis Mr. and Mrs- W. W. Kidd, says to Santa: Bring me a doll with eyelashes and moving eyes, a story book and a doll bed. The market has sold 2,811,426 pounds of tobacco this fall, averag(Continued on Page 6) c" Subscription Price, $1.50 a Ye Wise Boy By Aiding j Unfortunates Gains Honorable Mention The efforts of a Warren county )oy to aid those who are down on 1 ;heir luck has gained for himself ind his native town of Wise national publicity- Under the heading 'Honorable Mention," the January 1 ssue of The Reader's Digest, widely ead magazine of condensed articles, ;eils the story as follows: u. a- mgnway 1, wiiicft carries he bulk of tne auto traffic to Florila from the North, also carries ( arge numbers of thumb-and-foot 1 ;ravelers, most of whom are honest * ind industrious but down on their uck. Young Bradley King, whose 1 ather's farm is on U. S. 1 near 1 Wise, North Carolina, sought a 1 Nay to help these transients. Nine i /ears ago he built two cabins which < lost, "in addition to his own labor, i ind materials which were available 1 m the farm, $1-75, not including ' furnishings- Each cabin contains a )unk, a homemade dresser, a stove, ' i lamp and a chair; bedding is 1 :hanged and the cabin disinfected 1 ifter each guest. It is beyond King's ] means to furnish food or loans ex- ' lept in the most extreme cases, but : iown-and-out travelers can always :ount on a night's rest and a shave. 1 ft. reporter's reference to his road- 1 >ide shelter as "Hobo's Haven" once ; arought a sharp rebuke from King His guests are not hoboes by choice, 1 ae says, but are victims of circum- { stances. Skinner Boosted For Position On Road Commission John L. Skinner, executive secretary of the State Association of < County Commissioners, and a member of the Local Government Com mission, is being boosted for a place on the State Highway Commission, it was learned this week. The former county commissioner is being recommended for a place on the board by the Halifax county Board of County Commissioners which has adopted resolutions stating Mr. Skinner's qualifications and requesting that he be appointed by the Governor. The Littleton's Lions Club is also endorsing Mr. SkinnerWhen seen in ^hrrenton this week, Mr. Skinner said that the recommendation of the Halifax county board came as a complete surprise to him. He also stated that should he be appointed there was some doubt about whether he could serve due to his other duties. Littleton Lions To Hold Charter Night On January 12th Littleton, Dec. 22-?The Littleton Lions Club, which was recently organized, will hold its Charter Night on January 12, it was announced this week. Lions from clubs in surrounding towns are expected here for the occasion. The club was organized here by Larry Slater from Lions International Headquarters, Chicago, on December 10. The organization meeting was held in Toppings CafeFollowing are the officers who were selected by fellow members of the civic organization: president, W- G- Alston; 1st vice-president, Rev. Reese Jenkins; 2nd vice-president, C. H. Lambeth; 3rd vice-president, Marvin Newsome; secretarytreasurer, P. A. Johnston; Lion Tamer, E. L. Crawley; Tail Twister, W. D. McPherson. Directors are A J. May, L. R. Patterson, W A. Bobbitt, A. W. Parker. Committee chairmen are: Lions Education, H S- Capps; Program, C. R. Jenkins; Attendance, Marvin Newsome; Membership, H. P. Robinson; Fi- i nance, J. N. Moseley; Publicity, CH. Lambeth; Constitution, D. A. Rose; Activities, T. R. Walker. The club meets twice monthly, on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 5:30 o'clock. One of the first projects sponsored by the club was to decorate and light Main Street for the Christmas holidays. GIVEN 30 DAYS ON ROADS Horton Bazemore, white man who was picked up by officers on the Warrenton-Norlina road this week, was convicted on a charge of public drunkenness and was sentenced to the county prison camp for 30 days NAME DAUGHTER The daughter of Mr. and Mrs Jr^n Van Pelt of Richmond, born Wednesday pf last week, has been named Sali.. Spottswood. Mrs. Van Pelt was formerly Miss Lucy Baskervill of Warrenton. i :/,'p MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME ar NUMBER 52 CITIZENS RETURN FOR CHRISTMAS i Pair Weather Causes Yuletide Spirit To Spread Rapidly As Shopping Spurts DANCE HERE" ON 29TH The comradship of the holiday season is heightened as the trains md buses bring Warren folks back lome from the schools and business :enters, and the town takes on new ife with this inroad of welcomed lome folks and visitors. Clear skies overhead which followed a rainy spell of approximatey three weeks have also encouraged che Christmas spirit to spread rather rapidly during the past two lays as shoppers have been given in opportunity to hurry hither and i?on to make their purchases without paddling through rain and mud. No set form of entertainment has oeen arranged for Warrenton until the rush of the Christmas season passes and the stores close for the holidays, but those who enjoy shaking the light fantastic are looking forward with pleasure to next Tuesday night when the Lions Club is sponsoring a dance in the armory here with music by Freddy Johnson and his Carolina TarheelsFavors will be given the dancers and the hall will be especially decorated for the occasion. In the meantime, some of the younger set here from the colleges are enjoying renewing acquaintances and dancing at the home of Boyd Davis. Christmas carols have already begun to ring out around the homes of those indisposed and it is expected that they will continue to be heard at night until Christmas is over. The churches here will have spec ial services with appropriate music and the public is invited to attendBy unanimous agreement, with the exception of the A. & P., stores of Warrenton will be closed on Saturday as well as Christmas day In order to give -employers and em ployees three days of consecutive holidays. Housewives are reminded to buy provisions sufficient to run the mthrough Sunday. The tobacco market closed here last week and the schools of the county shut down on Wednesday afternoon for the holidays. Most of the teachers living in distant towns departed shortly after school recessed. In order to keep the town quiet and avoid the embarrassment of having to take some one into custody, Chief of Police Lee Wilson again reminds that it is unlawful to shoot fireworks within the town's limits and those caught breaking the law will have to face the consequences uuvci ai iiijui vu JLiA Wreck At Ridgeway Milton Wilson, and Baker Plummer, negro, employees of the Carolina Power & Light Company, were shaken and slightly injured near Ridgeway on Saturday afternoon around 4 o'clock when the company truck they were traveling in was in a collision with a Chrysler automobile containing several Duke University students en route to their homes in New York for the Christmas holidays. Two of the occupants of the Chrysler, Miss Mary Cheek and Richard Burns, both of New York, received injuries sufficiently severe to necessitate treatment in a Henderson hospital. Philip Riechers, the owner and driver of the car, escaped injuries, as did the other occupants of the car. Following the accident the injured occupants of the Chrysler were carried to a Henderson hospital and Wilson and Plummer came to Warrenton where Plummer was treated by a local physician for cuts and bruises. The truck of the power company, which was traveling south, was turning into the dirt road that crosses the rail road in front of the Vinmp nneimipH hv Mr. nnrt Mrs. .Tn? Jones when it was struck by the Chrysler as it rounded the curve on U. S- Highway No. 1. The truck occupied by Wilson and Plummer was practically off the concrete, it was stated, when the collision occurred. Blame for the accident has not been attached. Patrolman Parks Alexander, who investigated the accident, said that both drivers had been cited to appear in court in January. Miss Katherine Scoggin, librarian at Hartsville, S C-, will spend several days here with her parents during the Christmas holidays.
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