I ACCURATE, TERSE TIMELY m^VMEXXXVII l?TVAFFAlil I IS 6000 SHAPE' ^Warren Has Next Lowest Konded Debt Ratio In m State, Report Shows J BOND SHRINKAGE SMALL Warren county, with a net debt I of 1.3 per cent of its total assessed I valuation, ties with Currituck and Scotland counties for the honor of I having the next smallest bonded I indebtedness in ratio to valuation I of any county of the state, accordI in'or at^23^ portsm nard E. Goldsmith, 23, and college graduate, has a job he thinks he is too young to hold. He's the new mayor of this town of 15,000 personsTdefeating the Democratic incumbent by some 3,000 votes. He's going to try out the job anyhow. Two Norlina Youths Charged With Robbery Dunn, Dec. 28?A daylight robbery in Harnett county was reported today by Deputy Sheriff K. CMatthews. Sam and Everette Lassi ter, brothers of Norlina, are being held in th Harnett county jail on a charge of breaking and entering the home of C. L. Avery, farmer of Bunn LevelThe two boys were discovered in the home of Avery this morning about 10 o'clock by a Mr. Parker, neighbor of Avery. Mr. and Mrs. Avery were away at the time- Parker told officers that the boys threatened to kill him. They escaped Parker but were later appre I * hended by Deputy Sheriff Matthews A search revealed only two flashlights and a fountain pen, which they admitted taking. The two boys said they left Norlina several days ago and had planned to hitch hike to Florida to spend the winter. Miss Leach Thanks . Public For Help By LUCY LEACH The Warren County Welfare Department wishes to thank the many interested citizens who took Christmas Opportunities. Sixty-eight families were taken from the office of the Welfare Department and made happy at Christmas. In the recent drive for funds for the Charity Chest $220 25 was raised. Some organizations are planning to make a contribution later to the Charity Chest. We hope they will remember to do this as we have so many pitiful appeals for aid from the destitute sick people, i The negroes in the community have strengthened their welfare organization and are planning to make contributions to the Charity Chest all during the year. During the months of November and December $431-26 was contributed to our Charity Chest. This money will be used in most instances for I food and for medical attention for the indigent sick. Three Slightly Hurt In Bus Accident Three negro students were slightly injured on Wednesday morning of last week when the wheel of the school bus they were traveling in ran off as the vehicle moved along the Shady Grove-Warrenton roadThe bus, which was said to have been traveling at a slow rate of speed, did not overturn and those who were hurt received their injuries by being thrown forward in the bus when the axle struck the roadAnnie Douglas Williams was slightly hurt on the leg; Lillie Arrington received a hip injury and a cut on her temple which necessitated one stitch; and Laura Kearney received minor scratches on her face. According to the injured occur,o?fc nf thp second-hand bus, the wheel had practically run off three times prior to last week and accidents on these occasions were prevented by the faulty mechanism being discovered by the driver before the wheel ran off. GARDEN CLUB TO MEET The regular monthly meeting of the Warrenton Garden Club will be held on Wednesday afternoon, January 6, at 3 o'clock in the home of Mrs- R. B. Boyd with Mrs- Lucy Williams and Mrs. Joe Taylor as joint hostesses. DAUGHTER BORN Born to Mr. and Mrs. Willie Wood on December 19, a girl?Lois Louise Wood hr % WARRENTON, COUNT! HEAVY DOCKET COUNTY COURT 4 - ???? Large Number Cases Causes Court To Be In Session Nearly Two Days NUMBER THEFT 0ASJE& 1 The outbreak of a number .of' petty crimes here during the Christmas shopping period and the trial of cases which had been previously continued in order that the evidence might be decided by juries were responsible for an unusually heavy Recorder's court docket which kept the wheels of justice grinding for nearly two days rather than the customary half a day or full day. The presence of jurors, the battle of attorneys striving to free their clients and the large number of interested spectators gave the court all the aspects of its big brother, Superior court. After disposing of approximately 20 cases, Judge Rodwell laid aside his gavel on Tuesday afternoon and court adjourned until the following Monday. Pett Burwell Jr., who was arrested several weeks ago by Night Officer Short on a charge of operating his car while under the influence of whiskey or beer, was found not guilty by a jury. Harvey Winford, who was charged with driving drunk following an automobile collision near Wise on Sunday night, which resulted with no one being seriously injured, was convicted and sentenced to 60 days on the roads. The road sentence was suspended on the condition that he pay a $50 00 fine and court costs. His license was also giyoked. L- C- Dalton was also convicted on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of whiskey and received the same punishment as did Winford. Both Dalton and Winford are white men. George L. Jones, negrofpiead guilty to a charge of reckless driving and was fined $15.00 and taxed with court, cpste. ^, . , Oliup llltlXlgr UUIXJ.1^ Hie buying period brought five members of the Rosser family, negroes, into court to stand trial on charges of larceny. Most of the articles were alleged to have been taken from Rose's 5 & 10 cent store- Estelle Rosser, Mclvin Rosser, Carrie Rosser, and Mary Rosser were each convicted of larceny and were ordered to pay the court costs. Ernest Rosser, who faced a similar charge, was found not guilty. Roger Suit, negro, was convicted in two separate cases of larceny. In each case he was sentenced to 30 days on the roads, one sentence to begin at the expiration of the other. The road sentences were suspended upon the condition that he pay the court costs. Gillis Games, negro, was convicted on a count of assault on a female and was sentenced to work the roads for 60 days. A non-suit was granted in the i-N-P +V?? ctofn ocroincf .TomPS UcXOC Ui tllC Qiait, nguuwv w Vanlandingham, but Sam Vanlandingham was found guilty on a charge of receiving stolen goods knowing them to have been stolen and was fined $25 00 and taxed with court costs. The negroes were accused of receiving stolen cotton. King Perry, negro, was found guilty of receiving stolen goods knowing them to have been stolen and was fined $10 00 and court costs. A non-pros with leave was taken in the case against Peter Jones, negro, charged with possessing and transporting moonshine whiskey. A capias was issued for James Alston when he failed to appear in court and face a charge of making a false statement to obtain moneyA jury said "not guilty" in the case against Henry Rodwell, negro, charged with assault with a deadly weapon. The cases against E. B- Harris, charged with assault with a deadly nroorvm nnd B. M. Brown, charged TVVU^/w*?) with reckless driving, were continued. Hawks Loses Hand In Corn Shredder Frank Hawks, son of Mrs- Howard Hawks of near Norlina, is recovering in Park View hospital, Rocky Mount, where four fingers on his left hand were amputated after having had them caught in a corn shredder on Christmas eve. PUBLISHES STORY The December issue of the Southern Agriculturist carried a story written by Mrs. Crichton Thome Davis, one of the several authors Warrenton is proud to boast of. Her story is entitled, "One Storm Less, Old Shocco." & r 'if*?? * jfiL -v* k urmi f OF WARREN^ N. C. FRID^ j\bove is pictured but one of Amcrii year, 1937, this Queen, from a thrc tollege junior of'Pasadena, Calif., Tournament of Roses-at Pasade.na Cotton Ginnings In Warren Are 1200 Bales Short The Department of Commerce cotton report for Warren county, according to Benjamin Tharrington, special agent, shows that there were 9,823 bales ginned from the crop of 1936 prior to December 13 as compared with 11,181 bales ginned to December 13 from the crop of 1935Holts Winners In Decoration Contest jllp First priz^Jl'? fldor lamp offerd by the Carolm#*; Power & Light 'Company, was ? warded to Mr. and ' J^rs.'TTugh having the most attractively decorated '.ome here during the Christmas season in the contest sponsored by the Warrenton Garden Club. Second prize, $5 00 given by the Lions Club, was won by Mrs. John Tarwater. Those who received honorable mention in the contest which was sponsored with the view of making the town more beautiful during the Yuletide season and its citizens more civic minded were Mr. and Mrs. Peter Seaman, Mr. and MrsM C. McGuire, Mr. and Mrs. Pryor Allen, and Mr. and Mrs. Abner Moseley. Out-of-town persons served as judges. Many of the homes here were artistically decorated and brought forth plausible comment from home folks as well as visitors from other towns who toured the town late in the afternoons and at night to witness the beauty. While neither the McGuire home nor the Moseley htome won either of the prizes, the unusual displays at these two residences brought forth perhaps more comment than any of the other homes of the town. On top of the McGuire home was a large pasteboard Santa Claus attractively displayed late in the afternoons and at night by floodlights. At the Moseley home was a beautiful painting on the front door of the Three Wise Men, which was also appropriately lighted. ENTERTAIN AT TEA Misses Katharine and Ann Scoggin entertained informally at a tea in their home in North Warrenton ?- ? ?*J rrn r?C on Christmas aiternoon- xue &o guests who attended were invited into the dining room where the hostesses served punch and other appropriate refreshments in keeping with the holiday season. The table was centered in silvered leaves and red berries and tall red tapers burned at each end of the table. Evergreens decorated the Scoggin homeMR. WILLLAMS HOST Mr. Alfred Williams entertained at a dinner party on Tuesday, December 27, in honor of Miss Isabelle Gray, guest of his mother, Mrs- AA. Williams. Those present were Misses Isabelle Gray of Lumberton, Katherine Moseley, Ann Scoggin, Miss Sills of Nashville, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Holt, Messrs. Tom Holt, William Taylor, Frank Allen, William Dameron, Boyd Davis and Alfred Williams, hostMr. and Mrs- William T. Polk entertained friends informally at their home on Main street on Friday. iY, JANUARY 1, 1937 Sub? IE NEW YEAR | ' 1. * ' . > , : ^ ^ ' -ff; W^JVwXwwOWW'MWWWflOa . . X'.l)V _L'-*? 1 'J. ,,."*l#.*n ca's Queens who will greet the New >ne of roses> Miss Nancy Bumpus, will rule the realm in the annual on New Year's-day, Christmas Passes Quietly In County Without Accident Warrenton and Warren county enjoyed a quiet Christmas with no deaths or fatal automobile accidents to mar the happiness of the occasion. Theie were the customary number of Christmas Eve arrests here for drunkenness, and several automobile accidents throughout the county but most of these occurred on U- S- Highway No. 1 and involved tourists. "All in all, it was an orderly and fairly well behaved crowd here during the holidays, and we made no more arrests than customary at this season,'' Chief of Police Lee Wilson reportd this week. Most of the arrests there were made, he said, were on Christmas Eve for drinking to excess. Firecrackers secretly ignited by unknown persons celebrating the season exploded occasionally in town but this disregard for the law was not as general and as annoying as has been the case in by-gone years, and no serious results occurred. Boys and girls home from the schools, a number of parties and dancing several nights during the Christmas, and the big social event of the season occurred on Tuesday nirrVif mV?on fV>o T.ir*r?c PlnK ononcr?r WiiV/ii wit? uiuinj v/iuw ed a dance in the armory with the music of Freddy Johnson's Tarheel orchestra- The dance was well attended by an unusually large and orderly crowd which appeared to enjoy the occasion immensely. The club cleared around $40 00 from the entertainment. Clear, warm weather, a striking contrast to last year when the ground was covered with snow and the thermometer remained far below the freezing mark, added to the happiness of many and came as a disappointment to others who wanted snow and colder weather in which to hunt. Christmas of 1936 came into Warren county pleasantly and left most of its people happy and none the worse for wear. PERKINSON-EVANS Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Evans announce the marriage of their daughter, Eula Virgie, to Carey , Milton Perkinson on Monday, Sep| tember 7, in South Hill, Va. Mrs- Perkinson is a graduate of | the John Graham High School. Mr. I Perkinson is the son of Mr. and ( Mrs- E. C. Perkinson of Norlina and is a graduate of the Norlina Hich i CoVinnl Wo ic at. nresent with the UUllWl- AAV ersonal and official regret that he had to take such action but that economic pressure made it imperative that he cut his office expense. No fault was found with Mr. Scott's conduct in office, it was stated. It is understood that Mr. Scott will be replaced by Mrs. Powell. Brother Warrenton Man Dies Littleton Littleton, Dec. 28?Burial seri vices tor Robert Hiram Wesson, who died at his home one mile from here late Thursday altemoon of a sudden heart attack, were held at the grave here at Sunset Hill cemetery Friday afternoon with the Rev. W. T. Phipps, pastor of the Littleton Methodist Church officiating. Mr- Wesson was the son of the late Edward Wesson and Mrs- Mattie Carpenter Wesson of Brunswick county, Va-, but had made his home in this section for a number of years. Surviving are his widow, , who before her marriage was Miss Bessie Hudson of Littleton, a daughter and son, his mother, one sister of Brunswick county, Va., and one brother, W. H. Wesson, of \ Warrenton- t CHEATHAM-ELLINGTON ? Mr- and Mrs. J. T. Ellington of j Drewry announce the marriage of their daughter, Rebekah, to Mr- ] William Cheatham of West Point, j Va., on December 24, 1936. 2 Mrs. Cheatham has been doing 1 Institutional Nursing in Williams- i burg, Va-, for the past three years anri a. half. ? Mr. Cheatham is connected with 1 the Cheaspeake Pulp Corporation t I at West Point. c I They will make their home in i j West Point. f IN HOSPITAL AT DURHAM < J. M. Gardner, prominent cotton ' buyer of Warrenton, underwent an operation at Duke Hospital Wednesday. He was reported jresterday afternoon to be getting along as ? well as could be hoped for. i r IN ROCKY MOUNT HOSPITAL c Mrs. John Clay Powell, wife of \ County Commissioner John Clay I j Powell of Inez, is recovering in \ I Park View Hospital, Rocky Mount, t from an operation which she un- i derwent on her hand I *?/\TT*nn TTADDTT A T S I IN nutm lUUlini I1VC11 iiilii i C. B- Overby of Macon is improv- i ing in Park View Hospital, Rocky Mount, from an operation he un- r derwent on Wednesday. t c TEACHER RESIGNS Miss Simmons of Dinwiddie, Va-, has been elected as Home Economics teacher in the John Graham High t School to replace Mrs. Rufus Jones, c who has resigned- s I Mr. A. C. Powell of near War- s renton is recovering from an attack of pneumonia. Misses Sarah Howard and Caro- t lina Ward of Washington, D. C-, i spent the Christmas holidays here t \ with their parents- < Gotg-r OF THE NEWS I ALL THE TIME ' NUMBER 1 'ARMERS MAT EARN BIG SUM 937 Farm Program Offers Over Quarter Million Dollars, Bright Says tSKS FOR COOPERATION Farmers of Warren County could am more than a quarter of a milion dollars by taking full advantage f the 1937 farm program which is ery similar to the 1936 program, ccording to the County Agent Bob Iright who writes as follows: We are completing 1936 compli,nce as fast as possible and would ppreciate the cooperation of the nterested producers in clearing ompliance- We have sent notices o all producers that signed workheets and requested them to come a and sign their applications. Those >roducers that have signed need lot come in until they are notified hat their checks are ready for deLvery, but those that have not signd applications should come in and lo so at once. We are receiving a few checks but wish to request all producers to vait until they receive notice that heir checks are ready for delivery lefore they call at the office for >ayment. The 1937 program will be very nuch like the 1936 program except hat the soil-building i>ayment will >e increased. The farmers in Waren County may earn in 1937 $20.00 >er farm as a minimum- This means hat for soil-building alone the armers in this county could earn !60,000-00 for soil-building in addiion to their diversion payment. In he case of cotton for 1937 a prolucer may rent 35% of his base tcreage at five cents per pound the ;ame as he did in 1936 . In the case >f tobacco he may rent 25% of his >ase at five cents per pound- The armers in 1937 could earn and be >aid in this county $60,000.00 for >oil-building, $126,000.00 for cotton ental or diversion, and $68,000 00 'or tobacco diversion, or a total lavment of $254.000.00?over a juarter of a million dollars. "I am especially anxious for the 'armers to earn the soil-building payment and as much of the diveriion payment as possible. This soilmilding payment is figured on a ninimum and the farmers may :arn more than this amount. "I am now ready to clean tobacco >eed and will clean them at the ;ime farmers bring them in if the ush is not too great." Five Are Hurt In Overturned Car Five Philadelphia Negroes were njured near Ridgeway when a car Iriven by Ralph Lee overturned in neeting a bus. None were injured leriously, though all received minor rurts. Those in the car were Howard jee Inea Lee. Chanlie Lee. Eula Ballard, and Anna Lee. Three others Uso occupants of the car were unlurt. They were Ralph Lee, Clarence 3rice and Ralph BallardThe driver told officers that in ;werving to avoid ar. oncoming bus le was forced over on a shoulder of he highway, losing control of the :ar which rolled down the embanknent The Negroes were enroute rom Clinton, S- C., lo PhiladelphiaShotgun Carries Death To Negro The accidental discharge of a .hotgun brought instant death to William Henry Ellis, negro about 15 year old, Tuesday night near the :ity limits of Warrenton when the veapon was taken down from a rack .. jy John Edward Williams, negro, vho had gone to his grandmother's o borrow the gun for hunting pur>oses. 3 i.l~ ^ as wimams snappeu me omgic>arrel weapon together in examlnng it the explosion occurred, takng effect in Ellis' face. Coroner Jasper Shearin, who nade the investigation, termed the ieath as accidental and did not leem an inquest necessary. BEDDOE ILL L. B. Beddoe, manager of the Varrenton A. B- C. store, has been onfined to his home this week on iccount of a bad cttse of influenzale was reported yesterday to be ome better. D. A. B. MEETING TODAY A meeting of the United Daughers of the Confederacy will be held n the home of Mrs Katherine Penlleton Arrington this afternoon Friday) at 3 o'clock. ' ^1' |