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Accurate, terse timely efforts made ,0 Ctrl IRE ROAD I WORK IN COUNTY I Burroughs, King, Paschalll Bowers Attend Three- J I County Road Meeting I Held At Weldon i asks for drewry road! (joa(j Question Before Board! I Qf Commissioners At I Monday iMeeting ?jorts to secure road work for I I IVsrrfn county were made on Tues- J jjy rten William H. Burroughs, I Httiairman of the Board of County! commissioners, Sam King, a mem-l I ^ of the Board. Claude Bowers, I B president of the Warrenton Lions J dab, and Wallace Paschall at- J a highway meeting held at I im icu-? I ffelcon for three counties in tne I just district, which is headed by I p. Collins Barnes of Murfreesboro. I Carrj'ing out requests made to I tlie Board of County CommissionI as at the regular monthly meeting I on Monday, Chairman Burroughs I asied the newly appointed highway | commissioner to give the people of I the Drewry section a tar and gravel road from Manson to Drewry and on to the Virginia line, to hardsurface a short stretch on Route 43 at Areola, this being the only stretch of highway which leads from .Morehead City to Washington which is not hardsurface, and to improve the road which leads from C. s. No. 1 through the Owen section. Mr. Paschall was anxious to have some road work done in his section of the county, and Captain Bowers familiarized Commissioner Barnes of the efforts which have been under way here for many rears to have a road built from Lawrenceville to Warrenton over 1 the Roanoke River along the most feasible route and asked that he | take this matter up with highway ofiis in Raleigh who already fcjw ot this proposed project to sieve traffic on U- S. Highway So 1. Commissioner Barnes is reported ? have stated that he would take the matter of the Warrenton-Lawtenceville road up with engineers and. and was said to have looked nth favor upon the projects which ?re requested by the Warren county delegation. According to Chairman Burroughs, who stated that he was highly impressed with the district highway commissioner, pit. Barnes is expected to come to Warrenton within a week or ten pays to look over the roads of this county and to personally acquaint pimself with Warren's needs along the line of roads. Tite road question was injected into the county commissioners meeting when W. W. White, Senator from Vance county, appeared jtefore the board with a delegation I" leading citizens from Nutbush I township and. after pointing out Ithat the road which lead from IMarnon through Drewry was sandy of such tVDe that it was im 1i?sble to keep in good condition, ''fed the commissioners to recom??d to Mr. Barnes that tar and BW be placed on the road. The Mfflmissioners agreed to make this pwnmendation and attached their Itatures to the request which was |?w tip by Mr. White for presenl*ta to Mr. BarnesI. of the action of the l?htfl in regard to the Drewry l^d and believing that it was a Movement on the part of HenderI?1 to tveaken Warrenton's chances 1? Setting a road direct to Law ^nie by having another hard road constructed which jHjd iater be used tQ take traf[iC I * S. Highway No. 1 at some t abOVP * ? .. . i,un, oiauae uowersi jV 'A'. N. Boyd appeared before! jj^F- board in behalf of Warrenton. stating to the board what 1 had heard and reminding the r?missioners of the efforts which ^ under way here for years tecure a highway direct to Law^ ^fcille, the board told Mr. * "tat he must have been j^Hij/h'Ohhed in regard to the j ^H?Sts of Senator White and the citizens, that this road ha' e no bearing on No- 11 B?Wrs r(r,Uecl that he was! M?.. CUnS on what he had heard, Hv^'ea wth the fact that the1 1 county senator was here,1 |l Henderson was making a1 .jjgB 'Continued on page 8) jjf. I 1 ? | Modern Columbus HAVANA, Cnba . . . Lieut Anto mo felaez, 01 the (ju ban Navy, i will command three airplanes named the Pinta, Nina and Santa Maria, after Columbus' ships, on a good-will tour of the Americas on August 3, the 445th anniversary of Columbus' discovery. WOOD GIVEN A ROAD SENTENCE Spring Hope Man Submits To Two Charges In County Court Monday BONDSMAN HAS TO PAY Robert Wood, white man of Spring Hope who was arrested near Grove Hill several weeks ago on charges of manufacturing whiskey and operating a motor vehicle with an improper muffler, and who failed to appear here and face trial after he had been released from the caunty jail under bond of $350.00, was brought before Judge Rodwell in Recorder's court this week and submitted to both charges. The judgment of the court was that he should serve six months on the roads on the charge of manufacturing whiskey and that he should receive a suspended sentence upon payment of court costs in the charge of driving a car with an improper muffler. His bondsman was ordered" *to pay~1;2l>D'00 and court costs. i At the time Wood was arrested early in May, C. C. Dickens of Louisburg and Peggy Heart of Kinston were also taken in custody by officers who made a raid at the old West place in the Grove Hill section. Charged with living with (Continued on Page 8) Negro Who "Put One On Officers" Is Lodged In Jail Tom Hargrove, negro who has remained beyond the reach of officers since last fall when he is alleged to have stolen cotton from Sol Williams, negro, was taken in custody by Warren county officers at "Perry Town" during the early Hours of Thursday morning. He was brought here and placed in jail to wait trial on a larceny count. Some time after Hargrove fled from here he is alleged to have "pulled the wool" over the Vance county authorities. It was stated that officers out of Henderson, having been informed of Hargrove's whereabouts, drove near the home where the fugitive was staying and asked a negro man they saw if he knew where Tom Hargrove lived. The negro, it was said, replied that he did and directed them to the home. Reaching there, they learned that the man they had been talking to was Hargrove. He fled and efforts to capture him with bloodhounds failed. Workmen Thank Owners For Dinner Officials of the Peck Manufactur-1 ing Co. are thanked for their consideration by the employees in the following note of appreciation: "As employees of the Peck Manufacturing Co., we wish to express our appreciation to the superintendent of the company for the dinner given given us on June 5 at the plant; also to the president and officials of the company for the bathing project now under way. Respectfully, The Employees." ACCEPTS POSITION Mr. Frank Brown Allen has accepted a 60-day appointment with the Bureau of Statistics, Department of Labor, Washington, D. C. He will be located at Washington for only a short time as his work will carry him over a territory embracing the Southern States. hp a WARRENTON, COUNT ALL TOWN OFFICII RE-APPOINTED j CITY FATHEI Only Change In Set-up Is App< Banzet As Town Attorne Itself In Favor of COMMISSIONERS WORK 01 All officials of the Town of Warrenton were re-appointed at a reorganization meeting, beginning the new fiscal year, at the Mayor's Office on Monday night- The only change in the set-up of the town machinery was the election of Prank H. Gibbs as town attorney in place of Julius Banzet who has been retained by the town for several years. Reason given by the commissioners at the meeting for the change was that in their judg ment this position should be rotated among the lawyers of the town. Mr. Gibbs will serve for two years. Officers re-elected were T. B. Gardner, Secretary-Treasurer and Town Clerk; Harold R- Skillman, Superintendent of the Water Company; Miss Mary Terrel, clerk of the water company and tax collector; J. W. Scott, Chief of Police; Kenneth Short, Night Officer. Herman Rodwell was re-appointEdmund White Building All-Steel House For Gin Edmund White, Warrenton business man, is having built perhaps the first all-metal building ever to be built at Warrenton. The frame of the building, which will be comnleted within a few weeks, is of steel and the covering is of galvanized metal. Located to the rear of his office building near his flour mill, the building will be used to house a gin. In addition to building a new gin house, Mr. White is installing new cotton gin machinery of the latest model The homes of Bob Bright, county agent of Warren county, in Northwest Warrenton, and of Barker Williams, partner in Williams Motor Company, in South Warrenton are nearing completion, as is the new building on the corner of Main and Market Streets, to house Leggett's Department Store. This building is being constructed for A. A. Williams Sr. and Dr. T. J. Holt. Work of tearing down the old Taylor building, corner of Main and Macon Streets, has been about completed. It is expected that the Standard Oil Company will erect a filling station upon this site during the summer. Paper In Error Concerning Surety For Winklers Acting on information which had been obtained from the court house, this newspaper erroneously stated last week that B- R. Palmer was surety for the Winkler brothers who were released from jail last week under a cash bond of $500. Mr. Palmer's only connection with the case, we were later informed, was in the interest of a friend of his from Virginia who is said to have provided bond for the Virginia brothers who had been in jail here for fourteen months on a charge of robbing the Swan Sandwich Shop and Beer Garden at Norlina. Macon Stores To *1 ir II ! J Jttave nairnonaay Adopting a custom that is In practice here and is being carried out in many of the towns of North Carolina, the stores of Macon will begin next week closing on Wednesday afternoons in order that employers and employees may enjoy an afternoon a week of play and recreation during the hot summer months, it was learned this week from former Mayor Edwin Russell. This will be the first time that Macon has practiced this policy, Mr. Russell stated. SILAS GREEN MINSTRELS TO APPEAR HERE WEEK Silas Green, one of the leading negro minstrels of the south, will play 5t Warrenton on Thursday, June 17. The show has been coming here for many years and never fails to draw a large number of negroes and many white persons be- j neatK 'its tent which will rest on grounds near the depot. armt Y OF WARREN, N. C. FRID iLS ARE \T MEETING OF *S MONDAY NIGHT Dintment of Gibbs In Place Of y After Board Expresses Rotating Position 1 ORDINANCES OF TOWN ed to serve as the town's director of the Warrenton Railroad Company, and Hugh W. Holt was appointed in place of A. A. Williams as one of the members of the board to vote the town's stock at the stockholder's meeting of the Warrenton Railroad Company. Mr. Holt succeeded Mr. Williams as member of the town board in the recent election after Mr. Williams i had announced that he would not be a candidate- Mr. Holt also replaced Mr. Williams on the cemetery committee. Following the election of the town | officials and a small amount of \ routine business, the commissioners began its work of deleting obsolete town ordinances with a view of simplifying and codifying the laws of the town. The board was engaged in this manner until 9:30, when it adjourned until Monday night, June 15, to continue this work. Miss Elizabeth Wagner To Teach At Graham School Miss Elizabeth Wagner of Warrenton was elected a member of the John Graham school faculty at a meeting of the executive board held on Monday night. "h/Tic-c. Woorviov TTrVin ntionHpri fi/lhnol for three years at Eastern Carolina Teachers' College and was graduated from the University of Alabama a few days ago, will teach one section of the first grade as a successor to Miss Crace BarrowAt the same time the 'board selected Miss Wagner, Miss XWdlle Clarke of Grlmesland. who was graduated from E. G. T, C- this commencement, was chosen to teach seventh grade students here, but it was later learned that she had already accepted a similar position in another town. With the exception of the election of a seventh grade teacher, all vacancies in the John Graham school are filled. The seventh grade teacher to be chosen will not replace anyone but comes available by virtue of the fact that the school here has been granted a George Reed teacher who will be in charge of the home economics department. The George Reed teacher, who is on duty for ten months and also works in the various communities, is paid through a federal fund, consequently, an additional teacher becomes available in the school here through state funds, which are based on enrollment. Mrs. Lula M. Jones Buried At Durham Funeral services for Mrs. Lula Meade Jones, wife of Leonidas John Jones of Durham, were conducted from her home on south Duke street last Friday morning at 10 o'clock by her pastor, Rev. H. C. Smith of Duke Memorial Church. Mrs. Jones, who was the daughter of the late Henry Blount and EmJones Hunter of Warren county, died at her home on Wednesday night of last week. She had been in declining health since suffering a broken hip approximately two years ago. The direct cause of her death was attributed to a heart attack which followed a case of pneumonia. In addition to her husband, the deceased is survived by the follow mg cnnaren: miss Mary Louise Jones and Henry Hunter Jones of Durham, Dr. Edwin Patterson Jones of Dalton, Mass., Dr. Rurus Sydney Jones of Warrenton, Mrs. R. E. Parker of Asbury Park, N. J., and Leonidas M. Jones of Raleigh. She also leaves the following sister and brothers: Mrs. L. D. Robertson of Wadesboro; Henry B. and Robert L. Hunter of Norfolk; P. Jerman Hunter of Petersburg and Edwin Hunter of Bath Beach, New York. Mrs. Jones was a member of the Duke Memorial Methodist Church of Durham, a member of the General Davis Chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution, a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and a member of the Durham county committee of the (Continued on page 8) ton AY, JUNE 11, 1937 Subs SKINNER OFFERS TO MATCH FUNDS FOR EXERCISES Tells Commissioners County Cannot Afford To Withhold Financial Backing Of Macon Celebration TELLS WARREN HISTORY Says He Will Donate As Much Money As Any Other Individual "Warren county, rich as it is in history and tradition, cannot afford to fail to give its wholehearted cooperation and financial backing to the Nathaniel Macon celebration which is to take plkce on June 29 with appropriate exercises at the old home place, and to show you how I feel about the matter I will personally matcn any appropnauuii that is made by any individual of this county to aid in making the outstanding occasion the success it deserves to be,'' John L. Skinner stated to members of the Board of County Commissioners in urging the board to make a liberal donation to the cause. Before laying down his challenge, Mr. Skinner, a former county commissioner, secretary of the State Board of County Commissioners and a member of the Governor's Advisitory Commission, pointed out with clear words in forceful terms the part that Warren county had played in the nation's history through contribution of its native sons and former sesidents to the fields of battle and in the legislative hallsHe referred to Braxton Bragg, a native of Warren who distinguished himself in the Mexican War and also was a hero of the Civil War; of James Turner, a resident of T*r 1 in /~1/-,?->cr- jvf wancxi wxxu ocxvcix xxx uuugi&oui ux the Hawkins, General Jethro Sumner, William Person, and of Nathaniel Macon, whom he spoke of as one of the greatest men of his i time, a personal friend of John Randolph of Roanoke, and in the language of Thomas Jefferson, "The greatest Roman of them all." "Gentlemen, with these facts staring us in the face, we must make this occasion one of the (Continued on page 8) Warrenton Loses Golf Match, But Feeds Conquerors Warrenton lost to South Boston, Va., in a close gold match played here Wednesday afternoon. The score was tied at 221-2 poinuts un til the last foursome came in to break the tie in the South Boston's golfers favor. Following the match, an unusually large crowd of ladles and men from Warrenton and South Boston enjoyed a barbeque served to all members of the club and visitors. Polk To Attend Library Meeting "Enduring Values" will be the theme of the Fifty-ninth Annual Conference of the American Library Association when it convenes at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City June 21-26, 1937. In addition to the numerous librarians from all sections of North Carolina there will be eight official delegates appointed by Honorable Clyde R. Hoey to represent the State of North Carolina: William T. Polk, Warrenton; Mrs. J. J. Andoe, Greensboro; Mrs. Andrew Jamison, Oxford; Dr. Edgar W. Knight, Chapel Hill; James E. Lambeth, Thomasville; J. Ray Shute, Monroe; Mrs. J. A. Groves, Albermarle; and Mrs- J. W. Bunn, Raleigh. A highlight of the conference will be the presentation of the John Newbery medal, which is awarded annually for the most distinguished contribution to children's literature written during the preceding year. The winner, always a secret until this session, will be announc~ ' 11?? Crtrtilrtr* frtr ea at a meeting 01 iac octuuii iw Library Work with Children on June 22, and will be honored at a dinner that evening. RETURNS TO HOSPITAL Mrs. W. B. Fleming, who has been seriously ill for some time .is expected to return to a hospital in South Carolina today for two weeks' treatment. icription Price, $1.50 a Year GO SPORT, England . . . T. 0. M. SopwRh's newest racer. Endeavor1 Upstarts across the Atlantic-'In quest of the America's Cup. Secret sails and other new details are .being carefully guarded. MAIN AlTOFTS END LIFE IN JAIL Physician Pumps Lysol From Stomach of Struggling Prisoner; Recovers RELEASED UNDER BOND Willie Wilson, white man of Franklin county who was convicted in Recorder's court Monday morning on a charge of operating an automobile while under the influence of whiskey, attempted to end his life on Monday afternoon by drinking lysol while being held in the Warren county Jail. The poisonous fluid, which had I hoon crivon Him tn disinfect a sore [on his neck, was pumped from his stomach, despite his strenuous objections, by Dr- C. H. Peete, county [health officer, shortly after he had attempted to commit the deed. Wilson recovered from his illness and was released from jail after paying a $50.00 fine which had been given him in court by Judge Rodwell after being convicted of driving while under the influence of intoxicants. Mrs. Shearin, 30, Churchill Native, Dies At Hospital Funeral services for Mrs. Hannah Shearin of Churchill were conducted from Gardner's Baptist Church on Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock by the Rev. R. E. Brickhouse. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Mrs. Shearin, who died in the Roanoke Rapids hospital witn pneumonia at the age of 30 years, was the daughter of Major Connor and Mrs. Hannah Connor of Churchill. In addition to her husband, Garnett Shearin, and several small children, she leaves two sisters and three brothers: Mrs. Bottoms and Miss Effie Connor of near Warrenton, and Clyde Allen, and Russell Connor of Macon. U. D. C. Children Attend Convention Members of the Sally Twitty chapter of the Children of the Confederacy, accompanied by Mrs. H. F. Jones, Mrs. Palmer Scoggin, and Mrs. C. H. Peete, attended the state convention of the Children of the Confederacy at Raleigh yesterdayFollowing the meeting the children, witn tneir cnaperuneo, chjujcvi lunch in Pullen Park. Those from here attending were Ruby Harris, Nan and Marina Moseley, Lois and Katherine Reid, Nancy and Jean Peete, Jean Allen, Mary and Elizabeth Weston, and their leaders. Mrs. Jones, and Mrs. Peete, and Mrs. Scoggin. Miss Rozella Dameron also accompanied them and was a guest of her sister, Mrs. Kenan Smith, during the meeting. RHEM ACCEPTS POSITION Mr. John Rhem, a pharmaceutical student at the University of North Carolina, has accepted a job in Florence, South Carolina, for the summer montns He wiu aeparc for his new job on Sunday. Mrs. Buxton Taylor of Raleigh has returned to her home after spending several days here with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Taylor. Mr. Pett Boyd was a visitor In Oxford Saturday nightMiss Rose Kimball of near Palmer Springs was a visitor here WedI nesday. MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME NUMBER 24 BOARD REJECTS BIDS FOR SCHOOL AS TOO COSTLY Agree To Call For Bids Using Second Grade Materials In Negro School Building In Sandy Creek SITE PRESENTS WORRY Commissioners Requested To Aid In Solving Sanitary Problem At Drewry Bids for the construction 01 negro school in Sandy Creek township to replace the building which was struck by lightning and destroyed by fire last summer were rejected by the Board of County Commissioners in regular session on Monday after they had been opened and the figures revealed that the cost of erecting the proposed 8-room wooden building would be in the neighborhood of $10,000. The bids, submitted by V. A. Coleman* Edward D. Davis and W. W. Harris and C. W. Plummer in the amounts of $9,935 80, $14,445 00, and $9,335.00, were based on firstgrade materials. The commissioners talked over the plans with the contractors for some time in an effort to see if changes could not be made to lower the cost. Finally it was agreed to call for bids using second grade material, which was estimated to effect a saving of several hundred dollars. The commissioners were also confronted with the Droblem of a loca tion for the building. Before the old school, which carried $3,700 worth of insurance, was destroyed by the fire and lightning it rested on one acre of land. This space is not adequate for school purposes, it was stated, and no adjoining land can be obtained except at an almost .prohibitive price. The old school building rested approximately in the center of the district and the only other site which the negro leaders of that community have been able to find is on the edge of the district. If the school is placed on the edge of the district, the county is called upon by the state to purchase a truck to provide (Continued on Page 4) Board Named To Handle Relief Cases In Warren Mrs- G. H. Macon, Mayor William T. Polk and Macon Thornton have been appointed as the three persons to constitute the Warren County Welfare Board which will govern the amd&nt of funds to be received by those who become eligible for aid under features of the Social Security Act. Mrs. Macon was appointed a member of this board by the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare, Mr. Polk was appointed by the Commissioners to look after the interest of the county, and Mr. Thornton was appointed the third [member of the board by Mrs. Macon and Mr. Polk. No provision is made for paying any member of this board for their services, nor are they supposed to receive applications for compensation of to be bothered with the applicants themselves. Their duties are to meet whenever the occasion demands, determine who is eligible for financial assistance by a study of a detailed report filed by a case worker, and to guage the smount of money that the dependents are to receive. The largest sum that anv person may receive under the provisions of the act is $30.00 per month, but the average in the state is not exover ?19 on nr *15 00. JA/VIH/U WW A uu viva T- - ?? -r? The county bears one-fourth of the expense and the state and federal I governments pay the rest, excspt In cases of blindness. In these cases the county pays one-third of the cost. There are three groups of persons eligible for this aid from the government. They are those over ti5 years of age who are not being cared for by any one and who are without subsistence; those who are afflicted by blindness; and children who are dependent upon relatives for their existence. In discussing the provisions of the act. N. H. Yelton, director of public assistance, stated last week: (Continued on page 8)
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