North Carolina Newspapers

i accurate, terse I TIMELY J^oiexxxvii BMmAN I 0 CO. HOME mhite Woman Picked Up By I Officer After Wandering I Around In Woods |IS BLAMED on whiskey I whiskey is believed to have been I sensible for the death of a white lian who gave her name and ad - ? Mrs. Thelma Deck of NorH dress & lf it Va.. before she was carried to the county home where she died on Wednesday nightI flie woman was picked up in the woods near Norlina Wednesday afternoon by Deputy Sheriff Roy stearin after reports had been re ceired here that she had been wondering around for a day and a half and had spent the previous night in the woods. Decidedly uncomely in appear anee. the woman was brought here I by the officer where she was clean-' led up- questioned, and then carried to the county home. | She is alleged to have told officers that she had been on a drunk, that she knew nothing of what had taken place, and that she did not |remember leaving her home town of.Norfolk. j Yesterday the sheriff's office was caking an attempt to get in touch I with some of her relatives at Nor Negroes Cooperate I In Health Program I A fine spirit of cooperation is said to have prevailed throughout the j county in connection with the ob servance of National Negro Health Week, which was inaugurated by Booker T- Washington with the view of making the negro more j Health conscious and thereby pro noting the general welfare of the I The WPA recreational leaders at the Community Center, together with the Board of Trustees, the Recreational Council and other igencies, emphasized the following n tie first county-wide observance: special Health Program, sponsored iv the 4-H clubs of the county; County-wide Healthy Baby Contest, and County-wide Backyard Clean-up Campaign. Twenty-six babies were entered in the baby contest and prizes were awarded the following upon findings of Dr. T. H- Haywood and Dr. Roy Wynn: First prize, silver loving cup. to Jonas Lane Christmas of the Coley Springs community; second prize, John Arthur Russell of Paschali; third prize, Eva Mae Powell of Areola; fourth prize, Pett Junior Watson of Baltimore; fifth prize, Charles Stuart Grady of Warrenton. Eleven schools competed for prizes in thp TTt en tr c\ v* aiiU x vjotci contest. Essays written by Nancy Williams ol the Embro school. Mary iRucd of Coley Springs school and lr.ora Williams of Hawkins school Bwn fust and second prizes and honorable mention, respectively. Bfiist prize for the best poster sub ffiited was won by the Thrift school M?nile second prize in this contest B*cnt to the Pine Grove school CcieV Springs and Old Well won honorable mention. Sir.een communities were represented in the Backyard Clean-up ^ Campaign and awards will be made V? "'n-e following women who had &e best. neatest and cleanest backB<^ ar'h sanitary conditions and 'Unties: Mary Hunt, Paschall immunity; Matilda Russell, Cool H fegs; Carrie Alston. Old Well; j."le Ai;fcn, Alton section; Ned %tston, Fork Chapel; Cora so \Norlina; Emma Richardtt!', Warrenton; Lizzie Jerman. If* Junius Williams, Shocco; F'ds, Macon; Annie Patillo, fljota ?akville' Thri^t Hill and I , on have not been inspected. I** ^ill be made to these HPefor ihe backyard and cleanVP Cam,..: _ ??yaign and the poster andl contest in a special ceremony I ^Uday, April 24, at 2:30 o'clock. I ^ Community Center building. I Mnte,C0!mecUon V,lth the healthl Htoirn' ^?^ov,'in8 statement I from one of the leading 1 T^s of the community. I the very fine spirit of I fetation received from all the! during the week's observance, 1 Mh small beginning may 1 means of perfecting a per-1 Bfott if Or?anization for good, and B. 'fry launching a follow-up pro ^Uring the entire year, the 'Continued on page 8) 01 WARR Jack Scott Named Head Of Town's Police Force Big John Scott, who rose to national fame as a baseball pitcher during the World Series a number of years ago, was on Monday night selected from a list of nine candidates to become chief of police of Warrenton as a successor to Lee Wilson, who resigned enrlv last. 1 week. He began his new duties at once. Although nine applications had been submitted to the Board of Town Commissioners for the place, the choice of the commissioners was between Mr. Scott and Roy Davis, with the former winning out on a 4-3 vote. While the appointment Monday night was only for a month, the consensus of opinion is that if Mi-. Scott proves satisfactory to the board during this time he will be re-elected. The town will not buy him a uniform at present, it was stated. ) Time To Decide Flower Display Calling attention to the fact that it will hold its annual flower show in the basement of the library early in May, the Warrenton Garden Club, through its publicity committee, states that now is the time to decide upon your display. Pointing out that membership in the club is not necessary for eligi- ] bility in the contest, the publicity committees states: "So choose your plant now nurse them with loving ? care, and make this the most beau- i tiful exhibit we have had. To those i who do not grow flowers, but love them none the less, we extend a pressing invitation to attend, and hope they will lay plans now to be ] among those present." ( j 'Green Bugs' Infest Small Grain Fields J i "If you find areas in your fields j of small grain where the plants are ( turning yellow or dying, the trouble , may be due to infestations of aphids ( or plant lice sometimes called 'green bugs-' "These are small insects about the ] size of an ordinary pin head. They , live on the grain over the winter , and become active in the spring," said Dr. B. B. Pulton, entomologist at State College. The damage they do is greatest ' in cool weather when the spring J temperatures are between 50 and 65 degrees Fahrenheit, he continued. , "So far as we know now," he added, "there is little we can do to check these bugs except hope for warmer weather." When the temperature goes above , 65 degrees, a tiny wasp begins to , multiply rapidly. The wasps sting J the green bugs and lay eggs in their ( dead bodies. ^ The eggs hatch into grubs that , produce more wasps which, in turn, sting more bugs to death and after a time the green bugs disappear ( from the field Dr. Fulton pointed outCool, wet weather this spring has J been conducive to heavy infesta- c tions of green bugs, he continued, 1 and in some places farmers report c that entire fieldrs are being dam- ? aged. Other report small areas c damaged here and there in their 1 fields, particularly those in which 1 oats are growing. ? As the weather warms up, how- 1 ever, the wasps may kill off the ( bugs before they do much more damage, Dr. Fulton added. ] Fiddlers To Meet At Palmer Springs _____?? Palmer Springs, April 21. ? The c Ladies' Aid Society of Palmer t Springs is sponsoring a fiddler's con- I vention on Friday night, April 30, i at 7:30 o'clock in the Palmer i Springs school building. Musicians c from various sections are planning to be present, and an evening of < genuine pleasure is in store for all 1 who attend. Twenty-five dollars Is 1 to be awarded in prizes. "Come and ^ meet your many friends and enjoy 5 with them an evening of old time s and modern music','' Mrs. W. W. I Kimball suggests. There will be a small admission charge. 1 Friends regret to learn that Mr. I Walter Allen is seriously ill at his 1 home at Axtelle. 1 Mesdames Leonard Wilker, J. N. c Wynri and J. V. Allen were visitors I in Essex on Saturday. c tff Wi ENTON, COUNTY OF WARR] All Women on town. These five women polled 82 p? line opposition in the election for al< iouncil. they will now select a mars! 25 Children Are ( Examined At Clinic Twenty-five children who are expected to enter school next fall for F the first time were examined in a e: pre-school clinic held at the John a Graham High School Wednesday h mnrnintr unripr thp snonsorshit* Of n the Parent-Teacher Association. While some of the children exam- J ined were found to be undernour- 0 ished and underweight or to have <J bad tonsils or bad teeth, the health w Df the group as a whole was said to have been found very good. w The purpose of the clinic, Mrs. e: Joseph Jones, county nurse, said was n to discover defects in children in 0 the hope that parents will have w them remedied before the child be- P ?ins his or her school life in order that he or she might have a better ^ Dpportunity to do school work. w The children were given a medical examination by Dr. C. H. Peete and Dr. G. H. Macon, and their teeth svere examined by Dr. Rufus Jones J and Dr. A. A. Phillips. Following the examination, the children and their parents were served ice cream, cake and lemon- ^ ade by the Parent-Teacher Associa- ^ tion. I a W. T. Edwards Dies At Hospital K 0' Funeral services for William h rhomas Edwards, 27, were held e( Sunday afternoon at Old Bethel Church cemetery in Warren coun- w ty. Mr- Edwards died Saturday in' S( Maria Parham Hospital, Hender- ^ son, after an illness of a week. ^ He was a native of Warren county md a well known farmer in his ^ community. ^ Surviving are his widow, Mrs. E> \nnie Bell West Edwards; three :hildren, Hazel Edwards, W. T. Edvards Jr., and James Edwards, all )f Warren county; his parents, Mr. ai ind Mrs. R. J- Edwards of Warren p; :ounty; four brothers, Harvey and fr David Edwards of Warrenton, Floyd se ind John Edwards of Vance county, gi tnd two sisters, Miss Clara Belle h< Sdwards and Mrs- I. L. Cogill, both in )f Warren. fe of Vlrs. Lelia Fleming ^ Dies At Raleigh t in Mrs. Lelia Fleming, widow of M fohn T. Fleming of Warren county, ri: lied in Raleigh Tuesday morning at N he home of her daughter, Mrs. Her- Li >ert E- Jarman, 704 East Hargett E Street. Mrs- Fleming had been in gt joor health for some time, but her w leath was not expected. B: Surviving Mrs. Fleming are four h< laughters, Mrs. Jarman, Mrs. Mary lo 3agwell of Goldsboro, Mrs- A. D. lardy of Warren county and Mrs. J Will Carroll of Warrenton; one son, Sol B. Fleming; one step-son, How- ci ird Fleming, and one step-daughter, ve tfrs. P. G- Abbott. in Funeral services were conducted m Wednesday morning at Mrs. Jar- St nan's residence at 11 o'clock by the T] lev. Payne Brown. Following this, til ler remains were brought to War- M en county where a service was con- wi lucted by the Rev. O. I. Hinson- nf Burial took place in the family i th ?metery. J wi trrnt EN, N. C. FRIDAY, APRIL Town Council ! i -?-? ' that rocks the cradle rules this ir cent of the vote against masculermen. As an all-feminine town tal and other appointive officials. lar And Truck In Crash At Stop Light A Chevrolet automobile and a ord truck were each damaged in ,rr*^r.r* r?? 1 OA AW TV IT f\Vt O TT ui ipxuu uxi luvnuMj round 7 o'clock when the two veicles crashed on Main street beeath Warrenton's only stop light. Neither the driver of the truck, ohn E. Dickens of Raleigh, nor the perator of the automobile, Beatrice ones of Ebony, Va-, both negroes, as injured in the accident. The cost of repairing the truck, hich was damaged about the front ud, headlights and tire, was estirnted to be $125.00, while the cost f repairing the Chevrolet, which as damaged on both sides, was laced at $175.00. The driver of the truck is alleged ) have stated that the Jones oman drove in front of his vehicle nd that he was unable to stop be)re striking her car. ) fosh O. Walker, 78, Buried At Macon Josh Oliver Walker, 78, died at le residence of his son, W. J. Waler, in Macon, on Monday after an lness of three weeks- His death as attributed to a complication of iseases. Funeral services were held in iacon on Tuesday afternoon at 4 clock with the Rev. R. E- Brickouse officiating. Interment followi in the Macon cemetery. Mr- Walker is survived by his ife, Mrs. Virginia Walker; three >ns, W. J. Walker of Macon, L- H. talker of Henderson and O. W. /alker of Richmond; one daugh;r, Mrs. H. T. Davenport of Richiond; one brother, D. L. Walker of rake Forest, and one sister, Mrs. d Shearin of Townsville. MISS PEETE HONORED Miss Jane Peete. daughter of Dr id Mrs. u. jti- feere, gave a ineaire irty to a number of her little iends on Friday afternoon to obxve her eleventh birthday. The rests were first invited to the Peete rme were an ice course was served i the dining room which bore a stive appearance with a color note ' pink and white- The lovely cake .ntered the table which was also ;corated in candles and flowers, he guests enjoyed the picture later . the afternoon. "The guests were: .'isses Mary Arden Tucker, Kathne Petar, Sarah Hilah Falkener, ancy Jones Moseley, Nina Moseley, icy Pettway Jones, Catherine Reid. velyn and Marian Powell, Mariret Rhem, Nancy, Bobby and rilliam Peete, Charles Pryor Allen, 111 Kidd and Norman Kline. The jstess was recipient of many vely gifts and good wishes. HISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETS The Providence Missionary Soety met Tuesday with Mrs. Malxn Felts with 15 members attendg. Mrs- Morris Pinnell was made a ember at the meeting. Mrs. W. H., ;uart made a short talk while Mrs. homas Pinnell read a paper entled "Evangelization of Home issions-'* A playlette was given Ith Mesdames Felts, Morris, Pinill and Miss Bessie Pinnell taking ie parts. A delightful ice course is served during the evening. / I i&prn: 23, 1937 Subscription MlMHIMKS SENT It) KOADS Men Arrested By Officers In Search of Chicken Thieves Are Found Guilty WEAPON 'TOTER' FINED Convicted on a charge of manufacturing whiskey, Romance Thrower and Gilford Thrower, negroes who were arrested near Wise last ??' 1?? niViA 1 rt caornVt WCCA. uy Ullil/ClO Wliu nut iXA of chicken thieves, were each sentenced to the roads for four months by Judge Rodwell in Recorder's court on Monday morning. Willie Thornton, 16-year-old negro boy who was also picked up by the officers near the still site, was not tried by Judge Rodwell due to the defendant's age. His case was sent to Juvenile court. Howard Gray, negro, was given the alternative of paying a $50 fine or serving 60 days on the roads when he was convicted on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon. Roy Grey was found guilty of reckless driving and was fined $25 and court costs. Matthew Hunt and Carl Fields, negroes, were each found guilty of operating a motor vehicle on the public highways while under the influence of whiskey. The judgment of the court was that each should serve four months on the roads or pay fines of $50.00 and court costsLions Club To Erect Building For Fair The Warrenton Lions Club, at a special meeting on Monday night, voted in favor of applying the profits which had been made by the civic organization from the fair last fall and the automobile show and merchants' exposition a few weeks ago towards the erection of a huildine at an aDDroximate cost of $2,000 on the grounds near the cemetery which have been leased from Miss Amma Graham for a period of ten years as a site for holding county-wide fairs in the future. The purpose of the purposed building is to have a suitable place in which the people of Warren may place their exhibits without danger of weather damage and as a more suitable place than a tent fbr display booths. The contract for the building has not yet been let. Allen Elected Senior Warden By Masons J. Edward Allen, superintendant of Wairen county schools, was elected Senior Grand Warden at the 150th annual communication of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, in Raleigh on Wednesday. Watson SSherrod of Enfield was elected Grand Master. REV. B. N. de FOE WAGNER TO VISIT IN VIRGINIA The Rev- B. N. de Foe Wagner is expected to leave today with the Rev. Frank Carpenter for the home of the latter in Haymarket, Va., to spend a few days. Mr. and MrsRobert Scott and family, who recently moved from their home here to Ridgeway, will occupy the Rev. Mr. Wagner's home during his absence. MISS LANCASTER HOSTESS The Young Ladies' Missionary Society met on Tuesday evening with Miss Zenobia Lancaster acting as hostess. The program was led by Mrs. W. C. Bobbitt. Miss Rose Kimball and Mrs. Virginia Pearsall gave readings on the Study Book, "Congo Crosses". A report of the District Conference which was held here on Monday was given by Rev. O. IHinson. An ice course was served at the conclusion of business with Miss Maggie Lancaster assisting. 16 members attended. The home was a festive in lovely flowers. FIRE DESTROYS SAWDUST A sawdust bend at the VirginiaCarolina Lumber Corporation In north Warrenton was destroyed by fire, believed to have originated from sparta from the mill. Wednesday morning around 1 o'clock after a fire which had occurred earlier in the same bend had been extinguished. A large number of Warrenton persons responded to the first alarm but when the siren blew momentarily several hours later it was taken to be a false alarm W C$* v* I ttf* &>x* % i Price, $1.50 a Year ? mrs. l>. xs, wagner buried /\t r air view Un Inursaay The remains of Mrs. Mary Lillian Wagner, wile of the Rev. B. N. Ue ; toe Wagner, Episcopal minister of Warrenton, were laid to final rest beneath a canopy of beautiful flowers in Fairview cemetery yesterday ( afternoon following funeral services conducted from Emmanuel Episcopal Church at 3 o'clock by ( the Rev. Frank Carpenter of Hay- . market, Va-> with the Rt. Rev. Ed- j win A- Penick," Bishop of the Dio cese of North Carolina, assisting. ( Active pallbears were J. P- Scog- , gin, John G. Mitchell, of Warren- f ton, Joe Pippen and C. E. Foster of Littleton, Herbert Petar and Donald . Scott of Ridgeway, all vestrymen of j the churches which the Rev. Mr. ( Wagner serves, and Dr. Charles H- ( Peete. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. L. H. Justis of Littleton and Dr. F. P. Hunter of Warrenton and , members of the Ministerial Associa- : tion of Warren County. Mrs- Wagner, who had been critically ill for a week with pneumonia and heart trouble, died at her home here on Monday at midnight. She had been in poor health for several years but her death came as a shock to the entire community. . She is survived by her husband, ; four daughters and one son, Mrs. Robert D. Scott, Mrs. Bignall Jones, Miss Mary Wagner and Miss Elizabeth Wagner and Belford Wagner of | Warrenton. She is also survived by | three grandchildren and the followJ ing brothers and sisters: C. H. Ham of Englehart, Ont., Canada; W- AHam of Honolulu; Mrs. J. B. Horn of Dutton, Ont., Canada, and MrsG. E. Glover of Springfield, MassMrs Wagner, the daughter of William George Ham and Elizabeth Jane Sodom, was born in Whitby, [ Ont., Canada, on May 10, 1879. She was married to Mr. Wagner in June, 1907. Upon the advice of her physician to seek a milder climate, she with her family came to Matthews, Va-, in 1918. After serving some time at this Parrish, the Rev- Mr. Wagner accepted a call to Richmond, Va., from which place he came to Warrenton in 1923HOWARD JONES SR. PAYS TRIBUTE TO MRS. WAGNER "I am the Resurrection and the Life. He that believeth in Me, though he be dead, shall live again.'1 These comforting words of the Master come with compelling force and joy when Nature all aglow with emblems of the Resurrection give additional assurance to mortal eyes "That we shall live again." This is impressively true when one who has walked with God. cheerine and comforting those about her, walking in humility of spirit, hears the command: "Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for I you from the foundation of the i World." i Those of us who have had the privilege of knowing Mrs. Mary Lillian Wagner, beloved wife of the Reverend B. N. de Foe Wagner, Rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, are thankful that we knew this lovely, Christian woman. And though our hearts are bowed in grief becaue we shall see her no more in this "Vale of Tears," yet j sweet memories bring comfort; and faith in the promises of our Heavenly Father will solace those, who lifting their eyes can say: "My ' Faith looks up to Thee; Thou Lamb ' of Calvary." To the beloved husband and de- 1 voted Family the love and sympathy of a host of friends has found expression. "May the Peace of God, which passeth all understanding" abide 1 with this Family, and especially the 1 devoted husband. j ( HOWARD F. JONES SR. 1 : BETA CLUB MEETS I ? The Beta Club of John Graham High School met on Wednesday evening in the home of Miss Edna Montgomery with Miss Fannie Abbott, Edgar Limer and Leslis Overbv joint hosts and hostess. The rooms were festive in colorful flowers. The following officers were elected for the coming year: President, Billy Peete; vice president. Harold Davis; secretary, Fannie Abbott; treasurer, Miss Dorothy Will Burroughs; and Sergeant of Arms, Elmer Harris. A delicious sweet course was served later during the evening with nuts and mints. Others attending were Misses Mariam Boyd and Elba McGowan, sponsors; Betsy Rod well, Helen Holt, Sarah Ellington, Jean Williams, Lois Reid. Kelly Moseley and Margaret Capps i * MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME NUMBER 17 BISHOP SPEAKS AT CHURCH MEET 325 Ministers, Delegates And Other Workers Hear Affairs of Church Talked CRUSADE IS STRESSED "We are running our churches in a more business-like manner and meeting our obligations as we go along," Bishop Paul B- Kern of Durham told the 325 ministers, lay delegates and other church workers who gathered here on Monday to attend the one-day session of the Rocky Mount district conference, rhe bishop stated that he was gratified to report an increase in benevolence and predicted that the Board of Missions would be able to pay off its obligation of $400,000 by June 1. The bishop talked just before the conference adjourned in the afternoon around 5 o'clock and stressed the Bishops Crusade. He lamented the fact that the church was not as active in the missionary field as It once had been and called upon ministers to stimulate interest in this work. "At one time," he said, "we were sending out 206 foreign missionaries while today we are sending out only around 106." The affairs of the church were found to be in good condition in the district, and the conference was declared a thorough success by the unusually large number of delegates who attended. The executive session was presided over by Dr. J. M. Culbreth, minister in charge of the affairs in this district. Reports were made from all churches and plans for future work outlined. During the morning session a sermon was delivered by Rev. D- A. Clark of Farmville, and addresses were made by W- L. Knight of Weldon and others. After the morning session dinner was served in the social room of the church. Although the crowd present for the conference was larger by at least 100 persons than had been expected, ample food was provided V"?TT AIkimK aiiu OCi VCU K/J IQU1CO U1 KUC UilUUlt John C. Burweli as chairman of the entertainment committee received many thanks for the efficient manner in which this duty was performed and he expressed his appreciation for the cooperation which was extended not alone by members of the Methodist Church by other denominations as well. The Rev. OI. Hinson joined Mr. Burweli in his appreciation to members of his church and other ladles of the town for "the gracious manner In which they upheld the reputation of warm hospitality for which Warrenton has long been known." Tillery was selected as the next meeting place for the district conference, and the following lay delegates were chosen to attend the annual conference in Raleigh in the fall: Will Knight, John T. Thorne, Col. J. F. Bruton, Mrs. William Towe, J. C- Braswell, J. A. Station, J. W. Mnnrp. -T A flnnnnr T W flronf wi mm, vw|yv*( V. T? VI&MUVf J. G. Madry, C. L. Benson, C. L. Lewis, R. L. Towe, Mrs. L. A. Watts, Mrs. L. L. Draughn, C. S. Moore, W. N. Boyd, W. P. Pitts, Dr. J. P. Lister, W. H. Adkins, W. D. Dickens, Mrs. S. M. Thompson. Alternates chosen were Dr. J. P. Person, W. H. Pridgen, H. H. Grant, A. D. Matthews, J. C. Hardy and 3. G. Wilson. Governor Appoints Mrs. K. P. Arrington Mrs. Katherine Pendleton Arrington of Warrenton, the state's most prominent patron of the arts, was an Tuesday appointed by Governor Hoey as his personal representative it the second National Exhibition it Rockefeller Center in New York. ATTEND FUNERAL Among those attending the funeral )f Mrs. L. L. Fleming of Raleigh, nother of Mrs. J. W. Carroll, here >n Wednesday at Fairview Cemetery vere: Mr. and Mrs- P. G. Abbott tnd children of Hornett County; Vfrs. Howard Fleming and children )f Wilson; Mrs- A. D. Hardee and "amlly of Macon; Mr. and Mrs. Josie Robertson and children of Wakeleld, Va.; Willie Robertson of Areola; Herbert Jarman of Raleigh; 3. B- Fleming and family of Inez, ind Rev. Joe Roach of Reedy Creek. Miss Lois Haithcock of Macon atended the Junior-Senior dance at State College, Raleigh, on Friday light of last week.