m MjlCCUIUTE, TERSE I m timely I m^E xxxvn miA^MuS Ilfffli 4RREST Kfice>rs Arrest Two Men And I KjUm, Capture StiJJ And I Witness A Wedding M-0HEY LINKS EVENTS ras all in a day's work for I ? J. Pinnell and Deputy/ ^EpSWriii nevertheless it is not I Iheir ]i;ie of duty leads I nf a still, the / ^Rf-cftwo men and a woman, and a marriage ceremony as ^ ^"on Wednesday within the was the chain which . jjj three of the events and two men in jail and the KrS severed from her husband I bars only a few minutes af^Bjtehad been joined in holy wed- j and wished "all the happiness! Hj ?e world" by Register of Deeds I HLvi r Powell, who performed { (itlemony in the presence of of- I ^Eqs and several other witnesses I ^Bfiiosme to look on. Vjhriage. the unforseen circum- I ^Lrce which intervened as an al- I H^nattve to excuse the woman from I Hjiji and a possible jail sentence on I charge of immoral conduct, was I ^B^ursted by one of the two men I ^Ec: the woman when the three of I H&: rcre brought into the temple I Hrfjsice to be given a preliminary I ^Kesnm a few hours after officers ! ^Kai taken them in custody near Grot? Hill in connection with the I Hbjne of a large still and several I Mbixirea pounds of sugar. I H While the bonds of matrimony I His? sufficient to dismiss the charge j Keck had been prefereed against Hfc woman, these bonds were not Jmple to release the men, who are ? _.u._ id wttn manuiaetiumg wnior the purpose of sale, and the tusband was late Wednesday oon trying to get another type U, in the sum of $300, to get f jail until his trial comes up. eraimstances which direct(pitated the marriage between Beart of Kinston and Robert if Spring Hope are traceable county to an old house near Hill owned by Ed West, where went Wednesday morning ;ch of a still. Reaching the ce a man, who later gave his is C. C Dickens of Louisburg, en walking from behind the The man was stopped and ae was being interrogated the attention was attracted to ascending in the woods neara investigation revealed a 100copper still, which was said to been operated earlier in the and was being fired for * "run." Continuing their they discovered approxi: 1000 gallons of mash, about Ions of booze and 150 pounds st in an out-hnnsp Before the sheriff and deputy, Willis Meal who accompanied tea on the raid, left the premises 'Dodge coupe drove to the house. The car contained the Heart woman, at first gave her name as PegH K Wood, the wife of Robert Wood, fttert wood himself and 200 Winds of sugar. She later admitt ^'iatshe was not married, it was and that she and Wood had I living as man and wife. The woman, the two men, the whiskey, sugar and automoale were brought to Warrenton "4 Preparation were underway tor 1 Preliminary hearing when Wood I ^ the Heart woman requested I 1 they be married, and the two I Waived hearing. Their bond i tjs !C, - . - - _ n 5300 each. Bail was pro- I I ^ 'or Wood on Wednesday night. | 5 OPEN LETTER OF THANKS 1 I 0 ^11 the friends who have been 1 I ^anc^ comt?rt our I ^ *ill never be possible to tell 1 I ^ all how sincerely and profound- 1 I t?at *u^we are *or i?ve y?u | I J6 ^07,T1 hi words of comfort, in , of helpfulness, and especially I prayer, individual and Joughout the recent, bitter orI te? Alness and heart-breaking I W^'?n ^our unsurPasse(l hind ^ have been a balm to a bleed *ound, and like sweet songs in wbich without them I t, bave alniost overwhelmed us. I aCCept lhis feeble effort t0 I 0Ur unbounded thanks and I Tk 1 affectionI he Foe Wagner and family. | tj m' ^alter A11en remains serious-1 I !?,at bis home at Axtelle, friends I ^ ^ learn. 1 31 WAP ! MOSTLY j | PERSONAL I By BIGNALL JONES Much water has flowed under the bridge since this column last appeared in this paper. I have been in and out of the store business, taken unto myself a wife?my most successful venture?and for months have given my time to this and that in various fields of activities. Much water has flowed over the dam as well as under the bridge, but evidently not in sufficient quantities to wash the printers ink from my fingers, so this week I find myself resurrecting a column that once I believed had died. I don't know that I really care to have the printer's ink washed off. Newspapering has a certain fascination, and twenty years experience is not to be lightly chucked aside in the search for greener pastures- I know there has been much parched grass in those into which I have stumbled. * * * Miss Mabel Davis, librarian at the Warren County Memorial Library, has for a number of years been running a column. The Torch, in this ? newspaper to the benefit of the library and the enjoyment of our readers. Laterly she has been featuring favorite characters in literature as submitted by patrons of the library. I have been somewhat surprised at the omission of Dicken's 1 characters from the lists submitted, i the only one created by this famous i writer so far mentioned has been i Scrooge, from Christinas Carol, sub- c mitted by a fifth grade pupil at the John Graham High School. I won- c der if the characters of this writer, ( famous for his character sketches, ] are passing into oblivion. Have ? present day readers forgotten Bar- ; kis, who was always willing, Mr. McCawber, who was always waiting t for something to turn up, and who \ was Afflicted with, letter-writing jtfr ;t such an extent that he wrote a let- i ter to his wife who was sitting ^ across the table; and what of the e humble Uriah Heap from David ? Copperfield, and Sam Weller from Pickwick Papers? These characters c should never die so long as there is r love of literature. g I In this week's torch, characters g are submitted by pupils of the r ii in (jrraae- When I read this l large list, I remembered that a classmate of mine who graduated from high school about the time of the World War remarked to me a few years later that he had never i read a novel. I shall try to re- ii member this list of books the next i: time I hear some one knocking the j modern schools. For, I think, that r if these children have learned but a little except a love of good books, their education has not been in c vain. t _? a Warren Girls Show e Histrionic Ability In a recent election held in the Greensboro College dramatic club two girls from nearby communities were named among the officers. Miss Offa Lou Harris, daughter of Mrs. V. V. Harris of Littleton, was elected president of the club for the coming year- Miss Harris who is a junior at the college has been outstanding in dramatic activities since she has been in school. She is a member of the Greenshoro Colleere Plavers, honorary dra matic organization Recently she | i took the part of Punchinello in a ( one act play, "The Wonder Hat," and she has one of the leading roles c in the next production of the t Players, "Sun Up," to be presented | May 7. She is a member of the i Emerson Literary society. Miss Martha Dora Harris, daugh- ( ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Harris of Macon, was elected secretary of the dramatic club. Although this is her first year at the college she is already active in dramatics. She 1 appeared in the first production of ? the year, "Trelawny of the Wells," ? and also in the one act play, "The 1 Happy Day." She is a member of ? the Irving Literary society. N i e GARDEN CLUB TO MEET I The regular monthly meeting of r the Warrenton Garden Club will be held on Wednesday afternoon, May 5, at 3:30 o'clock, in the home of Mrs. J. G. Williams with Mrs. Jack : Scott, Mrs- Claude Bowers, Mrs. W. ? A. Connell Sr., and Mrs. W. A. Con- 1 nell Jr. as joint hostesses. ? be ffl, IENTON, COUNTY OF WA1 | President Address KHp, M BL -y w| w ^WM flppp^^^j^H WASHINGTON . . . President Ro< anca^of Pan-American Day by ad of the Americas in the Board Roon years ago he outlined his "Good N from this same platform. Town Election To Be Held Here On Next Tuesday Candidates nominated for mem)ers of the Board of Town Comnissioners at the Democratic prinary held recently in the court louse will be voted on at an election jailed for Tuesday of next week. Voting will take place in the :ourt house from 7 o'clock TuesIav mornins until sundown with FYank Saris Sr. and A. W. Hall :erving as pollholders. Miss Georgie rarwater is registrar. All former commissioners, with he exception of A. A. Williams, vere nominated for re-election at i**,- primary. Mr. WHlWPujMft lounced "prior to the voting that he vould not be a candidate for rejection, and Hugh Holt was nam!d to replace him. Those to be voted on next Tueslay are Mayor William Polk, Comnissioners Herman Rodwell, W- R. Strickland, George Scoggin, G. H. dacon, Bignall Jones, John Mitchell md Hugh Holt. hligh Point Choir Sings Here Tonight High Point, April 22-?The High 'oint college A Capella choir, which s composed of 37 voices, will appear n a concert of sacred music at the tahn Graham high school in Warenton, on Friday night, April 30, ,t 8 o'clock. i i -it { This will be the last appearance if the High Point group during a wo week trip which has extended is far north as New York City. The ;roup is under the direction of Miss tenet Russell, head of the Hign Joint college music department. Miss Russell, whose home is in 3ayne, Ohio, is head of the High 'oint College music department. >he received the degree of Bachelor if Music from the Oberlin Conservitory, Oberlin, Ohio, in 1932. Since hen she has served as assistant director of music in State Teachers College in Keene, N. H., and as diector of music in public schools at reachers College, Concord, N. HVfiss Russell has also spent one rear iri London studying piano unier Egon Petri, famous Dutch pianst, and Tobias Matthay, world fam>us English pianist and teacher. The director of this choir is recjgnized as a musician of unusual ibility, and the performance of this jroup has received high praise from nany music critics. Gordon Limer Wins dk4 AA r* 1 1 1 $iuu dcnoiarsnip Gordon Limer, son of Mr. and Mtrs. H. G. Limer of Elberon, and a student of the John Graham high school, recently won a hundred dolar scholarship in a state-wide essay sontest held by the Kennedy's Busiless School of Durham, it was learned this week. The title of his winling essay was, "Why I Wish To rake A Business Course." SON BORN Born to Mr. and Mrs. B. C- Her ing at Goldsboro on Sunday, April !5, a son?Benjamin Casey. Mr. Jerring is manager of the A. & P. Store at Warrenton. armt IREN, N. C. FRIDAY, APR! >es Good Neighbors fw\\. Ifj^ :>.'; .-. - )??.'' 'f- .'y*;' ' llgMgpF^ osevelt opened the national observdressing diplomatic representatives 1 of the Pan-American Union.? Four eighbor" policy with Latin America Billy Benson Wins In District Stock Judging Contest Billy Benson, an eighth grade student of the John Graham High School and one of the six boys selected from the vocational agricultural classes of the John Graham and Macon High Schools to participate in a district livestock judging contest at State College in Raleigh on Tuesday of this week, led 87 other contestants in scoring points which automatically gave him the privilege of participating in a statewide contest which is to be held, in the near future for the purpose of selecting a team to represent^iogth tCftrolina iu ,a national contest to "fee held at Kansas City later in the year. Young Benson, the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A- Benson of Inez, made slightly better than 91 per cent average in judging four classes of livestock?dairy cattle, mules, swine and sheep. His scoring gave him a comfortable margin over his nearest opponent, it was stated. Other boys who composed the team from two of the schools of this county were Perry Twitty and Sam Allgood of John Graham High and Mack Hilliard, Vincent Williams and Howard Weaver of the Macon school. They were accompanied to Raleigh by C. H. Drye, agricultural teacher. Drrtvirlnrl T3nr\enti nrino r\iif in fVin X 1U ? 1UV/U ULilkJUli WXXXO UUU XXX UXlb state-wide contest when he is expected to compete with ten or twelve other district winners for membership on the state-wide team, he will be the second boy chosen from this county to represent North Carolina in national livestock judging contests- At a contest held recently at A. & T. College, Greensboro, John Williams, tenth grade student at the Warren County Training School, near Wise, made the state team in a livestock judging contest and will go to Texas as one of the representatives of the North Carolina judging team to take part in a contest there in August. New Equipment Is Installed At Theatre New and modern sound equipment is bein installed in the Warren Theatre and will be used for the first time next Monday night when the local theatre features the picjture "History is Made At Night," featuring Jean Arthur and Charles Boyer. The new Western Electric Mirrophonic equipment is said to give a true reproduction of the original and to be the most modern found in any theatre between Richmond and Raleigh. According to George : Robinson, manager, "it compares to j the old equipment like a Model T Ford to one of the newest model automobiles." The new machine was purchased, it was said, to be placed in the new theatre which is to be built here but is being installed in the old theatre due to the fact that it will be some time before the new building is ready and the lease on the old machinery has expired. Mr. and Mrs. John Mitchell have moved back Into their home which has been remodeled iRrai L 30, 1937 Subscripts WHIT APPEALS WHISKEY CAS1 Filling Station Operator Sei tenced To Road On Charge Of Selling Illegal Booze OTHER CASES IN COUR Kinston (Bad-eye? Whit, opera tor of a service station near Norlin; on U. S. Highway No. 1, was foun guilty by a jury in Recorder's corn Monday on a charge of possessin unstamped whiskey for the purpos of sale and was sentenced to th roads for a period of six months b Judge T. O- Rodwell. He gave notic of appeal and bond was set at $301 Whit's place of business was raid ed several weeks ago by Sheriff "W J. Pinnell and Deputy Roy Shear! who found a quantity of bootle whiskey secreted in a wall of th building. Several whiskey glasse; funnels and empty bottles were als seized by the officers in the raid. While Whit himself did not tak the stand in his own behalf, his at torney sought to show that he wa off working several miles from th station when the whiskey was foun and that the booze found in a con tainer in the wall contained a larg amount of sediment which indicat ed that it was not fit to drink an had been there a long time, prob ably before Whit assumed contrc of the service station. Found guilty of possessing an transporting unstamped whiske; Robert Arrington, negro, was give: the same sentence by Judge Rod well that he meted out to Whitsix months on the roads. The negr accepted the judgment and starte serving his sentence this week. The state asked for a verdict c not guilty in the case against C. I Loyd, charged with operating a ca while under the influence of whis key. Loyd was arrested by the stat iii&iiway pavivuuau uii evAUciic -given him by Macon persons be whey/these persons were put on th was noinBren Price, $1.50 a ySp Director 1 c 11 >1II11J1111 f J11' ! 1" " ' y n^HH dM 1r B g Shown above is Miss Janet Ruse sell, director of the High Point Col3 lege A Capella Choir, which will ap0' pear in a concert of sacred music at the John Graham High School here tonight at 8 o'clock, e , 3 Thoman J. Miles, ? Littleton Citizen, Dies On Sunday e Littleton, April 29.?Thoman Josd eph Miles, son of Samuel and Mary " Sledge Miles, died here Sunday. )J April 25. Mr. Miles was born in Northamp^ ton county, October 1, 1849. He was V> one of Littleton's outstanding citia zens and assumed his full share in " the upbuilding of this community, ~ from both the material and moral 0 view point. While never a wealthy d man, as this world estimates wealth, yet he was filled with the higher qualities of life from which he ens' riched those so fortunate as to come T in close contact with him. For many " years he was president of the Plan? ters Bahk, and upon its merger with e" the Farmers and Merchants Bank, lfc became chatanan oLtfce boa# of >? rtlr^tnrs of that institution.. The in ess stre uous a t vit c a ? count of his health. Funeral services Were held at e the home Tuesday afternoon, conducted by his pastor, the Rev W. T. Phipps, who was assisted by the ir Rev. C. R. Jenkins and the Rev. J. M. Millard, former pastor of the Presbyterian church here and now n located in Greensboro. The burial n was in Sunset Hill, the local cemetery, where the grave was covered is with quantities of beautiful flowers. ir The pallbearers were John P. Leach, d Sam Turner, Mack Johnston, Marvin Newsom, Dandridge House, and Dennis Rose. Mr. Miles is survived by his >r widow, Mrs. Mamie Jenkins Miles, one nephew, Foster Johnston of s, Cheraw, S. C., and the following s nieces: Mrs. John P. Leach, Little;e ton, Mrs. F. A. Fetter of Washingf ton, D. C.; Mrs. Irma Ryder and h Mrs. J- R. Ivey of Raleigh, and several crrpat ni sws and nenhews. I? ?? ? n Among those attending from out of d town were: Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Milis lard, Greensboro; Mrs. Irma Ryder, Mrs. J. R. Ivey, Miss Mary Johns1 ton Turner, and Mr. Sam Turner of i- Raleigh; Mrs. L. M. Johnston and son, Mack Johnston, of Durham; ?, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Worthem of Ati lanta; Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Aiken, Mr. :t J. E. Aiken and Thomas Worthen e Aiken of Washington, D. C-; Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bryon of Oxford; Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Moseley, Mrs- C. H. Peete, Miss Lucy Leach, and Mrs. (Continued on page 8) V d Bank Of Halifax * Buys Local Bonds ie Seventeen hundred dollars worth of bonds, issued by the county to ^ pay for improving sanitary condiLe,tions at the Hawkins High School ,r here through the installation of water works, were sold by the Local Government Commission this week ^ L UrtHfov of. on in '* LU LUC Dctlin. \J1 JLXUlilUn t*v MM ? v- terest rate of 3 3-4 per cent, which 'e was a lower rate by 21-4 per cent it than was asked by the highest bido der. The money is to be paid back n by the county in a year. The county commissioners decider ed to issue the notes after it had h been pointed out to them on several >f occasions that the unsanitary con11 ditions at the negro school endanIr gered the health of citizens living i- at Warrenton and throughout the s. county. it Work of installing the facilities y started at the school several weeks It ago after W. R- Strickland had it submitted the lowest bid for the work. MOST OFLTHE NEWS vtoti P< TIME * NUMBER 18 SCHOOLS ENDING WORK FOR YEAR Five Schools Begin Closing Exercises Today; Others To Close Next Week A SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Five schools of the Warren county system will begin their closing exercises today, to be followed by others In the system tomorrow and throughout most of next wees. Friday night of next week marks the end of the school year in this county when the John Graham High School will hold its graduation exercises. Other schools of the system close from one to three days earlier. Sunday will be a significant day in eight schools with commencement sermons taking place at this time. Outstanding speakers have been selected by the various schools for this occasion. Activities Day will be observed in the John Graham school on Friday, April 30- Parents are invited to visit the school rooms and see the exhibits of work done by the students through the year. At 11 o'clock the Seventh Grade Promotion exercises will be held in the auditorium with W. F. Williams of Littleton serving as speaker for this occasion. South Hill and John Graham High schools will play baseball at 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon. Rev. E. E. Wiley of Duke University will preach the commencement sermon at the John Graham school at 8 o'clock on Sunday evening. The school, according to Principal P. W.; Cooper, feels that it is fortunate la . securing this capable and interesting young preacher for this service! and cordially invites the public to, hear him. . - - ' Following is the commencement schedule which has been worked out; (Continued on Page 8/ ? , . 4 Baptist . Of Warren Unite; Minister Called Four Baptist Churches of this county?Littleton, Enterprise, Gardners and Vaughan?have joined together, formed a field, and called a pastor to fill the pulpits which have been vacant for some time on account of death and resignations. The new minister who will serve these churches, which have a combined membership of around 850 persons, is Garland A. Hendrick, who is to be graduated from Louisville Seminary today. He is expected to assume his duties as pastor the first of June. The Rev. Mr. Hendricks is a native of Nash county and is also a graduate of Wake Forest College. He is expected to make his home at Littleton. The movement to form a field in order to secure a pastor who would be accessible to all four of the churches started the first of the year, and since that time those appointed on the pulpit committee have given considerable thought to the type of man best suited for the field, it was stated. The conclusion was reached to get a young man and Rev. Mr. Hendricks was tendered the offer which he accepted this week. E. C- Bobbitt of Littleton is chairman 04 the pulpit committee and Jasper Shearin of Churchill is secretary. Blue Mold Worries Tobacco Growers I Blue mold, the Nemesis of tobacco [ gruwers, xioo xuvauvu ww?ww www of Warren county to cause a furrow to creep upon the brow of fanners as they view the prospects for a good crop this fall, j The disease began spreading over eastern Carolina a few weeks ago and gradually creeped from there into this and other piedmont counties This week from almost every section of the county has come the report of blue mold, although the (reports indicate that damage thus far has not been extremely heavy. In discussing the prevalence of blue mold in other counties, Will Rogers- assistant in tobacco extension work at State College, said: Some farmers are seting out diseased plants, Rogers said in warning against this practice. All diseased plants should be left in the seed beds. On sunny days, the canvas cov(Continued on Page 8)