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'CANTALOUPES
MOVING NORTH
Approximately Four Million
Melons Handled Annually r
In Rid^eway Section r
CROr IS WORTH $150,000 t
The cantaloupe season is in full I
steins
Ridgeway with thousands II
oi crates of the melons being shipp- (
fd t0 the northern market daily. c
The season, which opened about
10 days ago. lasts for little better t
(than 3 month ana uumig um ^ai- -c
od approximately four million of ?
|he mellow are shipped from one of {
tllf nation's greatest cantaloupe ?
crowing sections to be served for t
breakfast in hotels and homes in \
Washington, Baltimore, New York
and other northern cities. (
While the cantaloupe growers, t
most of whom live in the area be- (
ttveen Norlina and Manson, are not (
organized and it is no way of ar- j
riving at the definite number of j
melons which are sold from this t
section each year, it has been esti- <
mated by one of the growers of t
Ririgewav that around 5,000 crates of i
cantaloupes are shipped daily dur- t
in? the season which lasts little i
more than a month. The price for 1
the cantaloupes vary from $1.00 to s
53 00 with an average price of j
iround $2.00 or $2.25, it was stated.
Uso the size of the crates vary, ]
nth the average crate holding (
round 26 melons.
It was estimated that the crop j
rings in revenue to the growers of j
hat section around $150,000 an- j
ually. Cantaloupe growing is the ,
hief occupation of those living in ]
le Ridgeway section.
The majority of the melons are
tipped by rail, however, a consid- '
able number of them are sold to
dividual speculators who drive
ieir trucks to the fields and offer
I to pay so mucn ior a certain 101.
As a rule they may be bought I
cheaper this way due to the fact
that some of the smaller growers
ma money at the moment, some
of them are unable to buy the
crates and many of them have a
number of melons on hand which
are too ripe for shipping purposes.
In addition to the thousands of
crates which are shipped and carted
away, hundreds of the melons are
sold daily to tourists by children
standing along the roadside with
cantaloupes in their hands to attract
attention. Many of them are
sold for one or two cents a piece in
this mannerVThile
cantaloupe growing is an
old and profitable business for those
living between Norlina and Manson,
many of whom are Germans,
lhe growers have never been thoroughly
organized, which fact, it
was stated, is responsible to a large
degree for prices varying considerably.
There is a Pride of Ridgeway
fruit Growers Association, but a *
wuiparaiiveiy lew of the growers I
I belong to this organization which I ^
I has established a reputation for 11
shipping the finest mellons out of 11
I the section but which is not suffi-1f
ciently strong to control the mar I
bet end prices. P
Bail Game Called K
Off Due To Rainji
The baseball game between for-1 j
players of Warrenton andl<
members of the Louisburg Junior I \
Other team, which was scheduled to I \
^ Played here on Wednesday after- J ]
toon of this week, was called off 11
"h account of rain. I'
The game had been talked consid- 11
erably since the announcement last I
Week with the long list of potential I
Players and many had expressed!
their intentions of meeting at the I
i Athletic Field of the John Graham I
?Bh School to watch the boys of
Yesteryear go through the antics I1
associated with baseball. I1
% chief Jack Scott, one of the!1
I Wwnoters of the game, expressed 11
I ^ disappointment over the fact jt
1 at rain broke the game up this 11
i wpou , . i- i
v^n. um expressed the hope that 1
I another match could be arranged ?
H Iot next Wednesday afternoon. '
I Cut Bait Only For
| Trots, Says Pinnelljs
I "frot lines may be set in Warren s
M J0unty with cut bait only, E. Hun- j1
tv Pinnell> 6ame warden, stated ^ i
m his *<*k. Mr. Pinnell said that it t
\M ^ a?ainst the law to use live bait 1
rfl 0{ any type for this purpose and ;
ajH J1 ?ne caught violating the law in 1
JM s banner would be prosecuted, i
s
Business Men Lose
Their Pants; Seek
To Have Arrest
Apparently having lost their
>ants, several business men of Warenton
sought this week to recover
he money they had advanced for
he trousers by having a warrant
worn out against W. C- Crabtree of
Durham, reputed agent for the
5hillips Garment Company of
Charlotte, charging him with chi:anery.
Crabtree is alleged to have come
,o Warrenton more than a month
igo and sold a number of pairs of
:ummer pants to persons here, accepting
deposits on the merchandise
it the time with the understanding
;hat the goods would be delivered
within a few days.
As time went on and the pur:hasers
neither received their
;rousers nor letters confirming the
irder they began to suspect treachery
and wired and wrote to the
firm and the agent. After being informed
by the Charlotte concern
;hat the order had never been received,
the men wrote Crabtree to
;he effect that if the money was
rot returned at once or a satisfac;ory
explanation given that he
would be indicted. No letter had
ieen received from him by Monday
ind a warrant was sent to Durham
for his arrest.
The warrant was sworn out by
Bob Bright and carried the names
if M- C. McGuire and E. E. Gillain
is witnesses. In addition to these
ihree, there were several others
lere, It was stated, who ordered the
trousers from Crabtree, made cash
ieposits, and are still without their
lants.
Negro Farmers To
Hold District Meet
Here Next Year
A two-day negro farm conference
held at Wilson last week came to a
:lose on Friday afternoon after the
approximately 1,000 growers present
had accepted an invitation
from the 34 Warren county farmers
present to meet in Warrenton next
/ear.
The object of the meeting, which
featured talks by specialists from
;he State College extension service
ind the soil conservation service,
,vas to enlighten negroes on the
setter farming methods in order
hat their economic and social coniitions
might be improved.
Dean I. O. Schaub of the exten;ion
service told the gathering that
he future of agriculture in North
Carolina depended to a large exent
upon themselves and what
hey did in their work upon the
arms and urged them to grow their
>wn supplies on the farms and think
)f this first before they thought of
growing rich on the money crops
;hey might raise.
R. H. Page, extension forester,
varned the farmers that the forest
ands of the state were being deleted
and urged them to replant
nK n n Ai /4 AT1'V?
;ain tunc <x ucc wad cut uuwu,
R. S. Jones, negro 4-H club specalist,
urged the negroes to have
;heir sons and daughters join 4-H
:lubs as a means of bringing them
ip to become better farmers and
rousewives.
Col. J. W. Harrelson, dean of adninistration
of State College, declared
the outlook for agriculture
n the state was good, and urged
;he negroes to adopt a "live-athome"
policy. "There is nothing
setter that I know of,'' he said,
'than to own your own home on
;he farm and live there "
Young Boy Buried
At Zion Cemetery
Funeral services for Willie
Sfaughan, 3-year-old son of Hubert
Macon Vaughan and Delia Cleaton
Vaughan of Oine, were conducted
from Zion Church on Tuesday af;ernoon
at 4 o'clock by the pastor,
Rev- W. C- Wilson, assisted by the
Rev. Mr. Harris who is conducting
i revival there. Interment was in
She church cemetery.
The child died in Duke hospital
)n Monday morning at 11:25 o'clock
ifter an illness of a few days. In
iddition to his parents, he is survived
by one small brother and one
small sister, Otis Macon Vaughan
ind Dorothy Louise Vaughan. He
ilso leaves a grandmother and a
rrandfather, Mr. and Mrs- Hugh A.
Vaughan.
Pallbearers were Billie Hicks,
Rodney Vaughan, Charlie Cleaton,
ind Malvern Young.
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WARRENTON, COUNT
Balloon Jumping
-
HOLLYWOOD. Calif. . , . A new
way to keep that girlish figure.
Gas filled balloons tied Ground
each wrist and ankle helps lift
one Into the air.
Four Cases Tried
In Recorder's Court
By Judge Rodwell
Four* cases, all of them involving
members of the negro race, were
disposed of in Recorder's court on
Monday morning by Judge T. O.
Rodwell and Solicitor Joseph Pippen.
Found guilty of possessing unstamped
liquor for the purpose of
sale, Lucy Bullock was given a 60day
jail sentence which was suspended
upon the condition that she
pay the court costs and a $25 fine.
Willie Epps Williams was found
not guilty on a charge of obstructing
ah officer In the discharge of
his dutyJohn
Rush and Ed Morris, who
were alleged to have taken money
from a man in jail, were each found
guilty of larceny. Morris was sentenced
to serve 60 days on the roads
and Rush was given a four months
sentence. He appealed to Superior
court and his bond was set at $300.
The case against Whit Perry
charging him with larceny was sent
to Superior court due to the fact
that it contained an element of
breaking and entering which carried
it out of jurisdiction of Recorder's
court- Bond was set at
$100 for his appearance in the
higher tribunal in September.
Several other cases were continued
until the fourth Monday when
jury trials were asked for.
T. P. Jones Dies
At Wake Forest
Wake Forest, July 22.?Thomas
Plummer Jones, 71, well-known
Wake County farmer and a descendant
of two of this section's
oldest - and niost prominent families,
died at his home, Cranshaw
Hall, Sear here yesterday.
Funeral services for Mr. Jones
will Be held at his home at 4 o'clock
Thursday afternoon, with the Right
Rev. Edwin A. Penick, bishop of
the Episcopal diocese of North Carolina
officiating. Burial will be in
the family cemetery. Pallbearers
will be S. O. Rich, P. H. Mangum,
Lawrence Harris, Sol Holden, W. W.
Holden and S- C. Ray.
Mr. Jones was one of the county's
largest planters and was active in
farming until a few weeks before
his death. Surviving are his wife,
who was Miss Mattie Marvin Williams
before their marriage; three
sons, William Martin Jones, Edward
B. Jones and Thomas Plummer
Jones Jr., all of Wake Forest, and
three sisters, Mrs. Charles Macon,
Mrs. J. B. Ellis and Mrs- R G. Winn.
Mr. Jones, who has a large family
connection in Warren county, was
reared in the Sandy Creek section
of Warren county wrhere he lived j
until about twenty-five years ago
when he and his family moved to
Wake Forest.
WARRENTON CITIZENS
ATTEND JONES FUNERAL
A 1.L 4- I
miiuug muse nuui waixcxiiuH ?,t- (
tending the funeral services for
Plummer Jones at Wake Forest
yesterday were Mr- and Mrs. H. F.
Jones, Mrs. Rosa Heath, Mrs. j
Tasker Polk, Mrs. Howard Alston,
Mrs. Whit Williams, James Polk,
Mr. and Mrs- R. T. Watson, H. L.
Falkener, Mrs. Delia Baxter, and
Mrs. Herbert Petar and Miss Collins
of Ridgeway.
Mr. and Mrs. Theo Stallings re- i
turned Sunday from their wedding
trip which was spent at Wrightsville
Beach. 1
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Y OF WARREN, N. C. FRIDA
GENERAL RAIN
CHEERS FARMERS
Outlook For Good Crops In
Warren County Best In
Several Years
COTTON CONDITION GOOD
A gentle and general rain which
began falling Tuesday night and
continued for more than 24 hours
brought relief from the torrid
weather of a week and fed the crops
of Warren county with sufficient
mAiptnnn fr\ oonco fhnm tn nnntinnp
iiiVJlObU-l C IU Lauov/ V&AVA11 IU WUVU1UV
their auspicious march of progress ]
into the harvest season. I
As a general thing the crops of ]
Warren are looking better than in j
years despite the fact that some j
sections of the county were handi- {
capped by dry spells which neces- _
sitated replanting in some instances, .
a considerably amount of watering, 1
and resulted in some of the fields
being as unproductive as in years
past.
Cotton, the county's chief money
crop, is unusually promising this
year as far as production is concerned,
however a few farmers ex- E
perienced difficulty in getting their a
stand out of the ground due to the d
dry spell which came at planting P
time. Many farmers replanted and
found an ideal season which has re- p
suited with most of the fields sown E
to cotton being majestically deco- i<
rated with well developed stalks at p
present. 1<
Likewise, the hot weather with 0
occasional rains has been ideal for
corn growing and this crop is look- ^
ed upon as being the finest in War- f'
ren county in several seasons. E
Tobacco, second in importance as s
a money crop to the county as a S
whole, is lookine eood in some fields s
while in others it gives little prom- a
ise of producing much wealth for u
growers. Some farmers, whose
crops were rather far advanced, t;
have already housed their tobacco
and started curing while others are J
waiting for the weed to ripen more
before housing on the belief that
this procedure will result with them
getting better prices when it is
brought to the market here this fi
fall. Some say that they had p
rather gamble on the chances of li
hail than to take a loss by curing ti
too early. Others say that their 1<
crops look good enough for them at
present and they are going ahead b
with their harvesting. g
While the majority of the farm- t]
ers appear to be optimistic over i<
their crops this year, they say that
low market prices will prove more g
disastrous this season than last due
to the fact that the cost of pro- ^
ducing this year's crop has been fl
heavier than usual. f(
The increase in cost is attributed
to several things. In the first
place, a number of the farmers '
were forced to go to the expense of
replanting, and many of them had p
the additional cost of watering their
plants this year. In the second
place, labor has come at a higher r'
figure, and the cost of fertilizer and s
provisfbns have shown some in- e
crease since last year. And in the t]
third place, many tenant farmers
, . . P
were a Die to meet tneir obligations ~
last year, feel that they have 4
established a line of credit with e
their landlords, and consequently d
call upon them for more funds than s
in former years. As one large farmer
stated while in town this week, e
"I have already advanced more 0
money and provisions to my tenants 1
thus far this year than I did up v
until the time the crops were mar- c
keted last year." ti
1<
SON BORN v
Mr. and Mrs. Bignall Speed Jones
of Warrenton announce the birth of ]
a son on Monday morning, July 19
?Howard Peild Jones in. Weight
9 3-4 pounds- Mrs. Jones before
her marriage was Miss Grace Wagner
of Warrenton. V
I
SON BORN a
Mr. and Mrs- Edward Plummer ii
Fitts of near Warrenton, announce b
the birth of a son on Friday after- 1
noon, July 16?William Plummer r
Fitts. Mrs. Fitts was before her v
marriage Miss Daphne Person of d
Littleton. t:
? s
SON BORN y
Mr. and Mrs- S. G. Allgood an- v
nounce the birth of a son, John
Carlton, on Saturday, July 17.
LAND-CLARK t
Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Clark of Inez a
QnnniinrP the marriflCP nf fVinlr t
v?aa** vs w ?oW VA Uiivil
daughter, Emma Verneta, to Mr. v
Willie Linwood Land of Norfolk, n
Va., on July 10, 1937. e:
Spot
Y, JULY 23, 1937 Sujl
Crossing Guard Held
X)S ANGEL^^^l. . . ; Albert I
Dyer, 32-yeaj-old WPA crossing :
juard "employed in Centinela (
Park, Inglewood, in bis cell after ,
le confessed to the slaying of
.hree young girts. 1
-ocal Bar Hosts
To District Lawyers <
At Banquet Here J
(
The Warren County Bar Associa- ;
ion was host to the Third Judicial
lar Association at a banquet held
t Hotel Warren at noon last Fri- '
ay. There were 30 attorneys j
resent for the meeting.
Judge Sumner Burgwyn was the :
rinciple Sj^eaker of the occasion. ,
le spoke ir. opposition to the Pres- ,
lent's plan to reorganize the Su- ,
-reme court and was frequently and
judly applauded by fellow members
f the bar.
The meeting was presided over by
Villiam T. Polk, president). The
Dllowing officers were elected: Eric
rorfleet of Jackson, president to
ucceed Mr. Polk; Stuart Smith of
icotland Neck, vice-president to
ucceed W. D. Boone of Winton;
nd Julius Banzet, secretary-treasrer
to succeed himself.
The "next meeting of the associaion
is to be held in Windsor.
Boll Weevils Attack
State's Cotton Crop
Reports of heavy boll weevil inestations
in the cotton fields of
iedmont and eastern North Carona
are reaching J. O. Rowell, exsnsion
entomologist at State Col- '
;ge.
Recent warm, damp weather has
een highly favorable to the propaation
of this insect, he said, and if
he weather continues thus, serious
jsses will be suffered.
According to the reports, the deree
of infestation ranges from 10
o 80 "per cent of the squares and
oils in different counties, while a
ew counties report but little insstation
so far.
The best method of control, Rorell
stated, is to keep a close watch
nd start dusting as soon as ten
er cent of the squares on the stalks
how signs of weevilsSquares
on the ground are not a
eliable indicator, he added, as they
how the degree of infestation sevral
days before, but not on the day
he examination is made.
The dusting may be done with
ither calcium arsenate or a mixure
of calcium arsenate with an
qual amount of lime. The latter
ust is cheaper and adds less arenic
to the soil.
- ? i-i ?? j a
Tne dusting snouia De repeateu
very week or so long as 10 per cent
f the squares appear to be infestedn
years of heavy infestation, Rorell
said, the dusting should be
ontinued through August and un11
the crop has been made, or as
jng as necessary to eradicate the
reevils".
125 Persons Attend
Dance At Hotel
Approximately 125 guests from
Varrenton, Littleton, Oxford and
lOUisburg attended the dance given
t Hotel Warren on Thursday even- 1
ig with music by Paul Jones and
lis orchestra from Rocky Mount,
'ables were arranged in the dining
oom where soft drinks and sand
riches were sold. A series of these
ances will be given in the lobby of
he Hotel frequently during the
ummgr for the pleasure of the
oung people of the town and its
i si tors.
1
ATTENDS CONFERENCE
Miss Maywood Modlin has re- 1
urned from Ridgecrest where she
ttended the 28th annual Baptist
raining union conference which i
?as in session there last week with
lore than 1000 young church work-'
rs in attendance.
th 00
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xiption Price, $1.50 a Year
Auditor And Board f
Chairman Working
On County Budget (
Auditor T. B. Gardner and Board
Chairman William H. Burroughs 1
lave been at work for the past few
lays on the county budget which
s expected to be presented to the
3oard of County Commissioners on ]
;he first Monday in August for approval
or rejection by the boardMr.
Burroughs stated this week f
;hat they had not completed their c
judget nor had the school budget t
peen received and, consequently, it c
.vas impossible to say what the rate t
ivould be before the entire board t
lecided on the matter but- that g
present indications are that the tax e
rate would have to be increased
approximately 15c for operating t
purposes and debt service for the e
lext fiscal year. t
The expected increase is brought S
about by appropriations called for 1
under the Social Security Act and *
to take care of a payment and salary
increases which were authorized
by the past legislature at the request
of Warren's representative, TH.
Aycock.
One of Mr. Adcock's bills authorized
the county to compensate Mrs.
Macey Pridgen for the loss of her
husband, Sam Pinnell, who was killed
several years ago during the ,
performance of his duty as a deputy,
and others of his measures ordered
an increase in salaries for
certain officials.
Supervisors Begin
Compliance Check :
Monday, July 26 !
BY COUNTY AGENT BRIGHT (
The supervisors will start checking
compliance Monday, July 26. '
Producers should assist the super
visors in every way possible when
they visit the farms. Under this
year's rulings and regulations practically
all of the cotton and tobacco
acreage in this county will have to
be measured. This is going to increase
the expense and the farmers'
payments will be reduced by the
amount of expense required for
compliance.
Supervisors will not calculate the
cotton and tobacco acreage while
on the'farm. All calculations will be
made in the county office. We are
doing this to reduce expense. Producers
will be notified from the
county office if they fail to have
sufficient acreage in soil conserving
crops to qualify and we may send
notices giving the acreage of all
crops that a diversion payment is
made onProducers
are requested not to
delay compliance by arguing with
the supervisors concerning the
status of a tenant or any other administrative
ruling, but come to the
county office and take the matter
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up WILIi. I/IAG tuuil l/jr Wlliuuvvuv. j
(Continued on page 8)
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Revival Services 1
At Sulphur Springs
ReviVal services have been underway
at the Sulphur Springs Baptist
church this week with the Rev.
Charles L. Gillespia of Smlthfield ,
assisting the pastor, Rev. I. B. (
Jackson, during the meeting which (
started on Sunday, July 18. The ?
inspiring messages which have come j
from the two ministers during the (
week of services have been well re- ]
ceived, it was stated. ,
Home Coming Day
At Shady Grove \
There will be a Memorial and .
Home Coming Day service at Shady j
Grove Church, Inez, on Sunday, j
August I, at 4 o'clock, the Rev. L- j
C. Brothers, pastor, announced t
this week. j
The Rev. William Towe, under j
whose pastorate the church was j
constructed, and Mrs. Towe will be j
present for the occasion. Rev. E. j
H. Davis of Louisburg is also ex- t
pected to be present, the Rev. Mr. ?
Brothers said.
Library To Hold
"Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Warren
County Memorial Library Association
will be held in the library
building next Tuesday night at
8 o'clock, C. A. Tucker, secretarytreasurer,
stated this week.
The purpose of the meeting is to
select the board of trustees for next
year, Mr. Tucker said, and urged
all friends of the library to be
present. i
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MOST OF THE NEWS
ALL THE TIME
NUMBER 30
rYPHOID QMS I
CONTINUED WEEK
Health Officer Asks Citizens
To Spread News Of Continued
Treatments
^LEASED WITH RESULTS
The campaign to eradicate typhoid
ever and diphtheria through vacination,
which started in this coun
y four weeks ago tomorrow, will
:ontinue for another week In order
o give those who failed to receive
hese treatments at the beginning
in opportunity to become :.mmunizd.
The announcement tJiat the
reatments are to continue for
mother week at all points where
he doses have heretofore been
;iven was made on Wednesday by
Dr. C- H. Peete, county health oficer.
He requested that neighbors
md friends inform one another of
he additional week to receive the
;reatment against the dreaded dis:ases
and that every one come on
;ime.
Dr. Peete expressed himself as beng
pleased with the response which
he calnpaign this year had receiv:d.
Victory For
Foes Of Bill
Almost Won
Washington, July 22?Trie Senate
/irtually killed President Koosevelt's
Supreme Court enlargement proposal
toSay TSf this congressional
i&stoiEr.
It voted to send the administration
court bill back to its judiciary
committeeThe
committee was instructed to
prepare a new measure affecting
he lower courts only and. report it
to the Senate within 10 days. The
new measure, based on an eightpoint
program worked out in committee
this morning, would not af
teci me supreme euiui m cuijr ??jr.
Senator Logan (D-Ky) made the
motion to return the bill to committee.
He acted upon Instructions
from the judiciary committee, with
svhose plan of ending the court dispute
both administration chieftains
and leaders of the court bill opposition
w&re reported to be in substantial
agreement.
It cfccided instead to ask the
Senate to send the pending bill
back to it. There were only two or
three dissenting votes.
-The action was taken, committee
members said, after Vice-President
Gaffief had pleaded with tears in
bis eyes for settlement of the bitter
dispute which threatened to split
the Democratic Party wide open.
There was some disagreement
among committee members as to
whether the administration spokesmen
present had agreed to the
plan. Some opponents oi the bill
said they had, others that they had
lot.
Tenant Farmers
a i n a
/Assisted ay i\n
The President's recent tenancy
message and legislation row before
Congress indicate a concerted drive
x> solve the problems of farm tenincy
and bring aid to thousands of
armers at the "bottom of the agri:ultural
ladder," states T. P. Stalings,
Rural Rehabilitation Supervisor
for the Resettlement Admlnstration
in Warren county.
The helping hand of the federal
government already has been exended
to many tenant; farmers
;hrough the Rural Rehabilitation
program, Mr. Stallings said. Of the
118 families wno nave received relabilitation
loans In Warren coun;y,
approximately 100 have been
;enants. "An important beginning
n the movement to reduce the
prevalence of farm tenancy and in
irovidlng greater opportunity for
'arm ownership for tenants has
ieen made through this rehabillta;ion
work,' Mr. Stallings declared.
'It is recognized that the farm and
lome supervision given in connection
with the rehabilitation loans,
ilong with farm debt adjustment
ind co-operative services, will go
:ar toward helping thousands of
farmers take the important upward
step from tenancy to farm ownership.
"The latest agricultural census
"igures show there are 1818 tenant
'amilifes in Warren county and that
>7 per cent of all farms In Warren
lourity are operated by tenants/'
Mrs. Robert Scott of Ridgeway
vas a visitor here this week.