North Carolina Newspapers

J accurate, terse timely /a "Volume xxxvii '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. he ffl; 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 im * jrrnt 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 ww ^ 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 ?* ?-* ttrifk 4- V-* nnnrtfir nA*vi m itton , up WILIi. I/IAG tuuil l/jr Wlliuuvvuv. j (Continued on page 8) i 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 * I 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.