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I ACCURATE, TERSE I TIMELY foLCME XXXVII timS J hi EaYOSTUO fenator Talks Of Warren's I Traditions, And Travel J By Automobile I BEARD BY CROWD OF 1500 J Expressing his appreciation at be- I I, . :niai an imitation to visit a J Jc as in traciition as War- I v n"t the tremen- J i?, .^vantages 01 travel which the llaci niacle possible, | ,!!,Cr Roberr Kit e Reynolds spoke Jo approximately 1.300 persons who I d'c'aihereci in Boyd's warehouse Monday liiulit to attend the f 0f Warrenton's Automobile I. ' gncj Merchants' Exposition. f produced by Mayor Williamj Eo's as an unusually versatile man, I Eidely known as a United States I Kpnai'or. globe-trotter, writer, boxer I 1-c football player, the Senator J E^rdied into his praise of the an- f lomobile by giving an account of I Ee various spots oi historical inter- I is: that his car permitted him to I Ketrfrom Washington to Warrenton I i-the center of a county, he said, I iron: niiieh has come some of the I icr.try's most outstanding states-1 Etc. As evidence of the intellectu- j laty and social standing of the I iarly citizens oi this county, he re- I erred to Benjamin Hawkins who I Served in the Continental Congress j her. the Constitution was adopted I Ir.d later in the Senate of the Unit- I id States: to Nathaniel Macon who I lerved in the House of Representa- I ves to William .Miller, governor r.f I Kl and to James Turner,] bo also served in the United States eaate. He also commented on the ict that this was the birthplace of is colleague, Senator Bailey, and :e home of Congressman John H err. whom he praised for the dilient manner in which he is serving is constituents. While praising the automobile as xsaas oi economical traveling, le senator lamented the fact that le ?.-.p.e had not learned to opere them in a sane and safe maner Stating that last year 37..000 ersons were killed by motor ve;;.es and approximately 1,000,000 .ore were injured, he said that ongress is endeavoring to take tepsto prevent this slaughter along he highways. Two bills have aleady been introduced, he said, to equire drivers to have a physical lamination before being given a emit to operate cars and trucks nii that if the proposed legislation er.t through a driver going from ie state to another would be rented to present a certificateClaiming that he was a great adKate of travel, the Senator told 1 his trip throughout practically ltry state of the union a few years So ar.d advised all young boys and Whfl TVlCCihlc? n/MilJ i- ^ ? IAJU1U tu OCC Btaita. Four of you can get a tailer and visit all the states of he Union for around $100 a piece-" predicted, after giving the cost V toe trip he made. But first, he ftd'-issd, visit your county-seat, ten your state capital, North Car?hna. Washington, and then the of the country. 1'toe Senator also praised North -wolina as the finest state in the *-to and encouraged his listeners ? ? toe same wherever they went. }'e tare a splendid state and I am - toted with the action of the 1 tate legislature in appropriating tound $250,000 to advertise North j"?toa to the rest of the nation. fat0t Reynolds said that he was a torn believer in boosting his I,!'6 tr'at on Rto trip throughout ^ c?untry that he had prepared arr'Ph',ets pointing out the ad ^;a?es of North Carolina which ? - ?un the mayors of practi-1 B'- tv*ry town he passed through. 1 Reynolds was accompani- 1 V t0 Warrenton by his secretary,! McDonald. They were en-1 B-.acr.ed by the Lions Club at a| B^r at Hotel Warren before! ^' - 3 the Automobile Show, and 1 quests of Dr. and Mrs. G. H. I B5' that night- Congressman 1 Cooley. who had been ex-1 B^ 1? accompany them to War-1 W^1' *as unable to be present. 1 tot" Vas Juc^se Kerr able to be 1 r-t for the occasion. 1 ? T0 HOI.I) SERVICES 1 Bj]Vi G. A Hendricks of Louis-1 Want^'"' V;i11 ^old services at the! Bm Church- Littleton, Sunday B'pir^'at 11 o'clock a- m. and 7:301 B i? TLe public is cordial- 1 1^4 to attend. \ Oi WARF Clierry Blos^m^uc^n ^ WASH IN GTON . . K{iss Sakiko Saito, daughter of the Japanese Ambassador, has been chosen Queen > of the Cherry Blossom Festival at Potomac Park to be held early in Aotil. Mayor And Seven Commissioners To Be Named Tuesday Voters of Warrenton are notified to meet in the court house on Tuesday night of next week to nominate the mayor and seven commissioners to govern the affairs of the town for another two years. Those nominated at the meeting Tuesday night will be elected on Tuesday, May 4. William T. Polk is the present mayor of Warrenton and the city fathers who have been serving with him are Dr. G. H. Macon. Herman Rodwell, Bignall Jones, W. RStrickland, George Scoggin, A. A. Williams and John Mitchell. J. Edward Shaw Buried At Macon * ? - ? a <-.1 ?n josepn tawaru onaw, xcwicu xv. F. D. mail carrier, died at his home in Macon on Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock after being ill for a week. He was 62 years of ageFuneral services for Mr. Shaw were conducted from the Macon M. E. Church on Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock by his pastor, Rev. O. I- Hinson. Burial took place in the Macon cemetery with the following serving as pallbearers: Harry Kenyon, Brown Coleman, W. T. Person, Clifton Bobbitt, Tom Fleming and Herbert Pope. Mr.. Shaw was a member of the Methodist church practically all of his life, and was also connected with the Norlina council of the Junior Order. He is survived by his wife, who before her marriage was Pauline Rowlett, and five sons: George Walter, James Thurman, Robert Hardy and Waddie Rowlett Shaw, - 11 - ^ "* ,r 3 T7? J ,?rn cui oi iviauuii, ana jusepu niuwaiu Shaw Jr. of Roanoke Rapids- He also leaves his mother, Mrs. Kate VanLandingham Shaw of Macon, one brother and three sistersR. T. Walston Dies At Hospital Runnie Thaddeus Walston, prominent merchant of Drewry, died in a Henderson hospital Thursday night of last week after being seriously ill for a week. He was 56 years of age and had been in declining health for about one yearMr. Walston was a native of Greene county, where he was born February 12, 1881; however, he had lived and been in business at Drewry for the past 18 yearsFuneral services were held Friday afternoon from the Methodist church in Drewry, and interment was in the Middlebury cemetery several miles distance. Mr. Walston is survived by his widow, Mrs- Mary Arrington Walston; one brother, D. G. Walston of r? r?rl nno el ct.Pr. MfS VY aJOLUlH'Ul 5, ttitu W**w , ...... J. E. Arrington of Norlina. Yates To Preach Episcopal Church The Rev. D. W. Yates, rector of St. Philip's Church in Durham, will preach at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Warrenton, on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, at which time there will be a special re-dedication of Church School Officers and Teachers. Holy Communion will also be celebrated. At 8 o'clock p. m. Evening Prayer will be held at Saint Alban's, Littleton. The summer schedule will begin with this service, the Rev. B. N. de Foe Wagner, rector, stated Itr ? iENTON, COUNTY OF WARR Carnival Air Rules Here As Auto Show Brings Big Crowds A carnival atmosphere has pre-1 vailed here throughout the week as I each night more than 1,000 persons have gathered in Boyd's warehouse to attend the Automobile Show and Merchants' Exposition which open- | ed on Monday night with a speech by United States Senator Robert Rice Reynolds. ( Crowds have treked here from all i 11 sections of Warren, as well as from neighboring counties, to enjoy the varied program of entertainment and mingle with Warrenton friends around the Bingo table and other ffompQ r?f phonno V/i, ] The elaborately decorated warehouse, which is dressed in red, , white and blue paper suspended beneath hundreds of electric lights, : and the attractive displays in the booths where merchants are show- i ing their wares and giving away free i prizes each night have been the subjects of unusually favorable com- i ment. "It is beautiful," or "it is so i much bigger and finer than I expected," are typical of the opinions i expressed freely by those who gath- ] ered in the warehouse to attend 1 Warrenton's first Automobile Show and Exposition. Entering the warehouse a block 1 from Main street, which has been decorated with lights and banners for the unusual occasion, the crowds drift into the building, travel along the outer walls admiring displays, i 1 greeting friends and acquaintances, : registering at the various booths in 1 the hope of securing a free prize, 1 and then attending the floor show : or have a fling at Lady Luck. She proves to be rather fascinating and continues to draw and hold patrons from the time the show opens at around 7 o'clock until the midnight hour. The crowds have been unusually 1 i a 1 a a _ i. _ < oraeny ana in gooa numor. inou h single arrest has been made, nor has there been any evidence of un- < pleasantness. I i Dr. Peete's Brother Dies In Kentucky William Weldon Peete, 68, brother ] of Dr. Charles H. Peete of Warren- < ton, died at his home in Bowling 1 Green, Ky., on Sunday night. The funeral services were held there on Tuesday. Mr. Peete, the son of Dr. R- F. S Peete, a surgeon in the Confederate army, and Mary Davis Peete, a sister of Col. William S. Davis, also of the Confederate army, was born in I Warren county near the Roanoke River, but for many years had been making his home in Bowling Green where he was actively engaged In : the coal and build supplies business. He returned here often to visit relatives and renew friendships. He is survived by his wife and two sons, Richard and Weldon, and his half-brother. Dr. Peete. I Dr. and Mrs. Peete and son, Billy, were expected to return last night from Kentucky. ' Fire Destroys Negro Home; Child Dies A fire believed to have started in the kitchen swept away the home, ] household goods, and the wearing apparel of the family of Plummer 1 Dedhnam, negro who lives a short distance from town on the road ] leading to Macon and Liberia, Tues day morning around 3 o'clock. The < family fled from the house when it awakened to the cracking flames, but the smoke and exposure are be lieved to have caused the death of ] one of the children, already ill. 1 Although the fire was beyond the!1 city limits and no water was avail- 11 _i~i _ jp i 3? ? i-i,? ' ? auie iruin uyuruiits, i/iic mc uvm pany responded to the alarm and Is ;' credited with saving another home j which stood nearby through the use 1 of chemicals. 1 BAPTIST SERVICES < Services will be held at the War- i renton Baptist church on Sunday i morning at 11 o'clock and Sunday ' evening at 8 o'clock, the Rev. R. E. ] Brickhouse, pastor, announced yes terday. 1 PLAY AT HOLLISTER 1 The Hollister P. T. A. will pre- > sent Jubilee Minstrel in the Hoi- I lister school auditorium on Friday i night, April 8, at 8 o'clock. 1 Mrs T. F. Heath of Raleigh and ' Miss Mary Mclllwaine Plummer of i Petersburg are guests of Mr. and i | Mrs. W- H. Alston. I irrrn EN, N. C. FRIDAY, APRIL i LIST TAKERS ^ BEGIN TO WORK Meet Here Wednesday To Receive Supplies; Property Must Be Listed In April PROPERTY IS REVALUED i I List takers throughout Warren | county began their annual task yes- | terday of listing property for 1937 j taxes. Officials to function in all J townships of the county were appointed by the Board of County Commissioners at the March meeting and met here on Wednesday to receive their necessary supply of blanks, records, abstracts and such other data as required. The law requires that property must be given in as of April 1, and that the list taking work must be completed by the end of the month of April. James C. Moore, who is in charge of Warrenton township listings, will also list property for the town of Warrenton. He may be found In the court house. Other tax listers have designated the places where they may be located. Meantime, the quadrennial revaluation of property has about been completed, Lawrence Robertson, who is in charge of this work, is quoted as saying that he found some of the property of the county valued at too low a figure and that some timber land was not paying its just proportion of taxes, but that the property owners throughout the county had raised no objections to increasing valuations where they were iouna to oe out 01 proportion. Negro Health Week To Be Observed Calling attention to the fact that nothing is more fundamental for the happiness and welfare of an individual or a race than sound health, the Warren County Community Center and Library Association is calling upon negroes of Warren to join in the observance of the 23rd annual national negro health week, from April 4 to 11. During this period members of the race are asked to make the occasion a success by considering seriously health sanitation conditions and resolve dur ' " 1 j- 1.1 Lng the weeK ana tnrougnoui lhj year to do his or her part in making this generation healthier and happier. Special significant features for the week's program this year are listed as follows: "1. County-wide 4-H Clubs and Council is sponsoring a special Health Program Sunday, April 4, at 3:30 p. m-, in the community center building. Dr S. M. Beckford of Henderson will be principal speaker. Essays on health and a playlet by the Warrenton 4-H Club Grouj>s will also be a part of Sunday's program. "2. We are asking all ministers of the county to preach a special Sermon on Health, Sunday, April 4. "3. All school children of the county to write Health essays, or an original health story. Cash prizes will be awarded the best two. Healthy Poster Contest for all school children of the county. Cash prizes will be awarded the best two. (Note. All essays and posters must be sent in to the Community Center Building Thursday, April 8, 5:00 p. m- Judges decision will be final. All announcements will be made one week from that date.) "4. To call attention to and invite participation in the County-wide Backyard Clean-up campaign?with prizes awarded for best year in each community that enters the contest. Committees will inspect yards, collect data to be compiled and final awards given. Inspection of yards will be made Friday, April 9.) "5. County-wide Health Baby Contest: All babies born since last March will be entered. Physicians will examine all babies entered, pictures taken of them and awards made in accordance with this medical examination. The Recreational Council is giving a silver cup as permanent property of the reading room, and the baby that is declared winner will have its name engraved an the cup as Healthy baby of Warren County for 1937. Three other awards will be given. Special program and lunch will be provided for all mothers and babies. Registration begins promptly at 11:30 on Thursday, April 8, in Community Center. Thursday, April 13, is also set aside as Beautification day. All the men of the county as they bring (Continued on page 8) iHpniJ \v 1937 Subscriptior Oldest Justice III ' i I If-^'x^r-fc m ftty ^ I? 'i J* , ^ B i9 I B < 1 I 1 WASHINGTON ... Justice Willis jVan DevantCr is thc^- oldest member of the Supreme Court in point of service. He was-appointed by President Taft and has served 26 years as a member of the highest,courL Glass' Speech Boost For Court Change, Says Judge Kerr The Associated Press quotes Congressman Kerr: Washington, March 30?Representative Kerr (D-NC) said today Senator Carter Glass' radio address against the Roosevelt court plan assured Senate approval of the proposal The North Carolinian, a former superior court judge, described Glass' speech as "the most vicious and unwarranted attack ever made against a President of the United States." "Tf nrill aIa mni*a frv T*rir? Con ofo Jl U vvui UU A1A\SAW WU T*144 WV44MUV approval of the President's plan than to defeat it," Kerr said. "It means the Senate will pass the bill. Sawmill Operator Hurt In Wreck H. P. Williams, negro sawmill operator of Shocco township, received a broken ankle and two broken ribs late Saturday afternoon in Granville county when the lumber truck he was operating overturned after a collision with an automobile occupied by four white men. According to reports of the accident given here, the automobile occupied by the white men was attempting to pass the truck when the approach of another car caused the driver, in attempting to drop back of the truck, to strike the rear of the truck and cause it to overturn. The four occupants of the car were said to have been badly cut and were carried to Clarksville where their injuries were treated. Williams, who is operating a sawmill in Granville county, was brought to Warrenton where he was treated by Dr. G- H Macon. Both the car and truck were said to have been considerably damaged. Mrs. Avis Schuster Claimed By Death Funeral services for Mrs, Avis Schuster, wife of John Schuster, of near Hebron church, were conducted at the graveside at the old homeplace near Oine Thursday afternoon by the Rev. W. C. Wilson of Norlina. Mrs. Schuster, who was 52-years-old, died unexpectedly on Wednesday afternoon around 5 o'clock. Aycock Resumes Prison Camp Job T- H. Aycock, who was granted a leave of absence while he was in Raleigh representing Warren coun! ty tn the General Assembly, has resumed his duties as head of the Warren county prison camp. During his absence his place at the camp was filled by Spencer Scott, steward at the prison. Elberon Honor Rolls Announced The scholastic and perfect attendance honor rolls of the AftonElberon school were announced this week for the month of February as follows: Perfect Attendance First Grade: Louise Abbott, Frances Aycock, Lucille Edmonds, Irene Edwards, Alice C. Mustian, Rebie Pendergrass, Bettie Pendergrass, Elsie Reams, Lillian Long, Milton Abbott, Duke Choplin, K. T. Miller, Charles Jones, Charles Pin(Continued on Page 8) 1 i Price, $1.50 a Year v ioiauons motor Laws /*re near a L?y ?iuuge ivouweii Violation oi the motor vehicle laws was responsioie lor tne majority ol the cases which were aisposeu oi by Judge T. O. Koawell m uecoraer's court on tester Monday. Thomas Alston, negro, suoimttea to a cnarge oi driving a car witnout a license and was ordered to pay the costs in the case and pro cure a driving permit irom we stateRobert Moss, negro, was found not guilty on a charge of reckless driving. A capais was ordered issued for G. C- Overby,"who was scheduled to face trial on a charge of public drunkenness. Although no explanation was given in court for his absence, it was later learned he was prevented from being present on account of illness, it was stated. A case against Allen Williams, negro, charged with passing a school bus while children were unloading, was remanded to a justice of the peace. Charged with driving while under the influence of whiskey, C. E. Loyd called for a jury trial and his case was automatically set for the fourth Monday in April. Assailant Knocks Norlina Merchant Unconscious; Flees Norlina, March 30.?W- A. Delbridge, Norlina merchant, is recovering here from a blow that knocked him unconscious last Saturday night as he was placing a delivery truck in his garage. / M"- rr?J^ui ?1 1? -f T-^1 ! ume jvmgnu, wxiu Weiss iui ueibridge and rode home with him, said he had left the truck and started for the house when he heard someone at the garage say,| "stick them up." He rushed into the house to get a gun, he said, and on returning with his brother found Delbridge on the ground in an unconscious condition. Robbery apparently was the motive for the assault, although the unidentified assailant, believed to have been frightened away, did not take the money his victim carried. The condition of Delbridge is not regarded as serious, although he was unconscious for 24 hours. Mrs. Sallie Shearin Dies At Vaughan Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie Shearin, who died at her home near Vaughan on Monday afternoon around 4 o'clock following an l illness of two years, were held from the home on Tuesday by the Rev. Mr. Roach. Burial took place in Sunset Hill cemetery. Had Mrs, Shearin lived until June 1, she would have been 87 years of age. Although she had been ill for two years, pneumonia was given as the direct cause of her death. The deceased is survived by three] children, Mrs. Elijah Ellington of Warren Plains, Miss Anna Shearin of Vaughan and Mr. Laud Shearin of Vaughan; five sisters and one brother, Mrs. W. P- Edwards of Richmond, Mrs. Charles Tucker of Vaughan, Mrs. Tom Myrick of Vaughan, Mrs. Addie Newsome of Littleton, and Mr. Pope Nicholson of Vaughan; also nine grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. Her husband preceded her to the grave a number of years ago. Pallbearers were Charlie Nicholson, Perry Nicholson, Claude Nicholson, Marion Pope Nicholson, Joe Bobbitt and Sol Bobbitt Norlina Nine Takes Opener 12 to 10 Norlina, Mch. 30?Norlina High School opened its 1937 baseball season here this afternoon by defeating Littleton High School by the score of 12 to 10. Harrelson, Moseley, and White were the outstanding players for Norlina. Harrelson secured a single, a triple, and a home run out of 5 times at bat. Hale and Myrick were outstanding players for Littleton. Batteries for Norlina were Harrelson and Harrelson; Littleton: Hale, Wood, Peoples and Perkinson. ALLEN HONORED Supt. of Schools J- Edward Allen, Grand Commander of Knights Templar in North Carolina, attended a banquet given in his honor in the Masonic Temple at Raleigh last Friday night. r THE NEWS ALL THE TIME 1 NUMBER 14 QUEEN OF SHOW TO BE CROWNED Miss Elaba McGowan Chosen As Queen of Ball; Music By Jimmy Poyner IS OUTSTANDING EVENT The Queen's Ball, regarded by many as the most outstanding event of the Automobile Show and Merchants' Exposition which has been in full swing here all this week, will be held tonight shortly after the floor-show has been staged. Miss Elba McGowan, member of the John Graham Hi ah School faculty, who was chosen through the sale of tickets as the most popular young lady in the county, will have the crown placed on her head shortly before dancing gets underway oy the music of Jimmy Poyner and his Collegians of State College, RaleighOn the stage with Miss McGowan will be Miss Elizabeth Boyce and Miss Clara Dell Vaughan who are to receive prizes for the large number of advance tickets they sold to the show. The dance is scheduled to start ai 10 o'clock and last until 1 or 2 o'clock in the morning, and it is expected that a large number of spectators will be present to hear the music and witness the dancing of the many couples expected to attend from Warrenton and surrounding territory. Tonight will be the fifth night of the Exposition which has drawn crowds into the warehouse eacn evening estimated at between 1,000 and 1,500 persons. An equally large number is looked for tonight and again tomorrow night when a number of prizes are to be given away, in addition to the regular stage presentation and other floor attractions. The Exposition closes on Saturday night for members of the white race but will remain open on Monday night in order that negroes may view the warehouse, enjoy the other features, and attend a dance by the music of Georgia White's 14-piete recording orchestra- There will oe prizes given this night for the best dancers, and a space has been reserved for white people to witness the dance and contest. The opening feature of the Exposition was a speech by Senator Robert Reynolds, after which followed Dardanella's Vaudeville on Parade. The floor show which is outstanding for the supple act given by Dardanella herself, is presented each night. Tuesday night, a square dance was held with many cutting the caper to the figures called by A. J. Ellington, and on Wednesday night an Amateur Hour was held, with Miss Elizabeth Hedgepeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs- W- R. Hedgepeth of Warrenton, winning the prize for the talent she displayed in Imitating Dardanella. Last night a large crowd was on hand for the fiddlers' convention. Presbyterian Church Damaged By Blaze The Warrenton Presbyterian church was damaged Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, just as Sunday school let out, when the roof caught fire from a spark on the shingles. The entire top will have to be recovered, but the loss is covered by insurance- The building is one of the oldest in town, its bell having been used years ago when the Wilcox school was in session. No services were being held in the church Sunday, as the congregation meets there only twice a I rwnnfh A nnnimpomonf1 Vklq hppn made, however, that services will be held there Sunday morning. Liberia Road And Streets Treated State highway officials began the work Wednesday of resurfacing the Warrenton-Liberia road and repairing Main street. The Job is expected to be completed by the end of the week. Mr. Woodrow Parker and Miss Chamberlain of Salisbury, Maryland, Mrs. Wallace Parker and Mrs. James Bryand of Parsonburg, Maryland. spent Easter with Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Parker. Mrs- E. H. Parker, Mrs. Hugh Weldon and Mrs. Ed Weldon were recent visitors in Raleigh.
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