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prive I'nderway To Raise
: B Funds To Purchase Golf
Course Property
leased FOR LONG TIME
. B judging from the response which
B^ already come to the drive
* B-liich started this week to raise
I' Bands to purchase from Miss Selma
-~ioin the land on which the
' ffarrenton golf course is located, all
r dlfations are that the club will
1 Ke able to acquire this property
then the option, which was obtain|
H d sevcral weeks ago, expires in
; seeking to obtain title to the
? property by raising $4,000 as a down payment
on the $7,500 purchase
price set by Miss Katzenstein at the
one the option was secured, M. C.
HycGuire and E. E. Gillam started
HgUt this week to raise money for
Hoe cause and by Thursday they
Had obtained more than $3,000.
I The money is being subscribed by
members of the organization who
re given stock or second mortgages
jii the property as security. Tire
first mortgage will be held by Miss
HKatzeiistein.
IH Gulf started in Warrenton
( around twelve years ago when
around two dozen persons interestBed
themselves to the extent of
lookmg over desirable sites for a
I ^Bcourse and talking of the pleasure
| benefits that the game would
Up'ovide to the individual and to
the town- .AIiss Katzenstein's prop erty
on the Liberia road, about two
J ana a half miles out of town, was
selected as a suitable site for the
IHlmks. although at the time it was
| ^Brough ground covered mostly by
jfsmail trees, ditches and rocks. A
1 lease was taKen on ine property rut
25 years, which under the terms
aould give the club use of the land
icr twelve or thirteen more years.
, Alter obtaining a lease on the
properly, some of the more interestec'
an" more active potential goiters
went to the site and prepared
lite cilurse by cutting down trees
riding a tractor. Others cojfloperated
by joining and giving fij^Lcial
support. As the result of
[Hhard labor and cooperation on the
E^nart of those who were willing to
j^Kend a hand, financially and physi^ cally.
when golf was embryonic in
j^Kiis section, in a year or so the
^ course was in such a candition that
the sport could be played there.
As time went on and more interBest
developed in the golf course,
improvements were made and a
swimnflng pool, which represents a
cost of around $7,500 was built. The
Hlinte continued to be improved unH
til the course today is looked upon
^ as being one of the finest in any
town of this size in this section.
I A few months ago the club detided
to build a club house as an
added attraction and this has just
tai completed at a cost of apH
Proximately $2,000.
I AH in all, it is safe to say that
more than $50,000 has been spent
Ban the course which is patronized
most of the families living in
tt'arrenton. their emests find other
1 members living in nearby towns?S
SCOGGIN HONORS
PRESIDENT ST. MARY'S
Mrs. J. Palmer Scoggin enter' imed
informally Sunday afternoon
horn 5 to G o'clock in honor of
i Mrs Ernest Cruikshank, principal
r Saint Mary's School, Raleigh,
The resident St. Mary's girls were
I invited to meet Mrs. Cruikshank,
and were met at the front door by
I Miss Ann Scoggin and presented to
Ijhe receiving line, composed of the
I hostess, Mrs. Scoggin, Mrs- CruikI
shank, Misses Lucy and Annie
I Hawkins. Miss Elizabeth See of At|^'a'
Georgia, house guest of Miss
I. The guests were then conducted
I "ho the dining room, where the
I dutifully appointed table, centerI?
*>th a lovely silver bowl of SunIrt?
f0iCS' Ilanhed with silver can
nolders with yellow tapers, was
Presided over by Mrs. Howard
Jones, assisted by Misses i
?nma Kelley Moseley, Mary Arden
Tucker, Kathe'rine Williams and
W^cy Giliam.
I Approximately twenty-five guests
I Ca'lecl during the afternoon, being
I alumnae of St. Mary'sI
Misses Louise Allen, Edith Allen,
I na Allen and Mrs. C- P. Allen
visitors at Palmer Springs,
a-, on Wednesday afternoon.
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Youngest Living Mother L
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PORT ARTHUR," Tex^^ l^ ye
Dan Gonzales, 13 years old, holds ed
the title of World's youngest liv? in
Ing Mother. Her first child was ni(
born ^before the child-mother was T
12, and her second a month after
she was IS. W
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Powell Whiskey
Case Thrown Out
Recorder's Court ir"
ed
The case in which A. C. Powell f*
till
was charged with possessing whis- ch
key for the purpose of sale was dis- im
missed in Recorder's court on Mon- th<
day morning when Solicitor Joseph hii
P. Pippen ordered a non-suit after we
listening to evidence on which the ^
Warrenton white man was arrested
ye<
several days previously by Sheriff
Pinnell.
Sci
According to testimony, Sheriff du
Pinnell was en route to investigate ^
another case when he passed
Powell s home and saw two negroes ^
leaving the residence- Becoming .
suspicious, the officer went to the
home and when asked the object of mg
his visit he replied that he was y.
looking for whiskey. Questioned in ..
regard to a search warrant and ad- me
mitting that he was without such a fcer
paper, Mr. Powell informed the officer
that he could not search his 1
fivi
home. Sheriff Pinnell agreed that
Mr. Powell was within his rights he
and started to leave when Mr.
Powell informed him that he did
not object to his going ahead with shc
his search without the warrant. nal
mi. . . 1. f .1 a .1 __p shf
ine snenu iouna eviaence 01
whiskey on the floor and a broken
A. B. C. bottle nearby- Solicitor nul
Pippen and Judge Rodwell agreed cor
that this was insufficient evidence wh
to proceed with and ordered that a *or
nol pros be taken. be
Two other cases were tried before ^
Judge Rodwell Monday. James
Henderson, negro, was convicted on ^
a count of possessing unstamped ha<
liquor for the purpose of sale and
was ordered to serve four months on
USL
the roads or pay a $25.00 fine and .
court costs.
by
Willie Green, negro, was found cat
guilty on a charge of reckless driv- for
ing and was ordered to pay a fine
of $10.00 and costs or serve 30 days c
on the roads.
tea
AeC
To Choose Lady For the
n O 1*1 rvrn
exposition eanaiaate ^
A young lady representing War- ^ot
renton in the Queen's Court conducted
in connection with the Wilson
Tobacco Exposition and Festi- * r
for
val to be held in Wilson on August
20th will be appointed by Mayor noC
Polk. She will then compete for ^
the honor of Queen of the Exposition
which selection will be made
on the stage of the Wilson Theatre hor
where 500 people will assemble act- est
ing as judges and selecting the Bo
Queen on the basis of looks and ka?
personality. Her photograph will inn
appear in the State papers, maga- r
zines and offical program and she ed
\?iil be"guest at a luncheon given by r
the Queens Reception Committee, she
After the luncheon the young Jac
t Hi
ladies will be escorted to the parade
grounds where they will be assigned liej
to floats in the grand street parade
which begins at 3:30 p. m. At 9 cht
fip]
o'clock they will participate in the
Coronation Ceremonies at which Jor
time the King and Queen of the ^er
Exposition will be crowned, the ma
King being her escort or a young r
man of her choice. The festivities fo11
will come to an end with the Coro- , aS?
nation Ball where music will be I ')as
furnished by a nationally known or- jshc
chestra. Ha
To assist him in making the se- ^
lection Mayor Polk has appointed
a committee composed of Boyd Tl
Davis, John Mitchell and James 1
Polk. m"?
yes
MOVE TO NEW HOME wa
Mr. and Mrs. Barker Williams are ne?
moving into their new home in, Wi
South Warrenton this week. the
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WARRENTON, COUNTY
MISTAKE BIG
END BALL GAME
layers of Former Days Reveal
Old Form In Win
Over Norlina Nine
0 PLAY RETURN GAME
Warfenton's newly formed busiss
men's baseball team, headed
Big John Scott of national base11
fame and composed mostly of
a-yers who tripped around the
ses and across the field with nimi
feet ten, fifteen and twenty
ars ago, defeated a team roundup
from in and around Norlina
a fast and interesting game
iyeQ on the Athletic Field of
hn Graham High School here on
ednesday afternoon. The score
,s 10-6.
With Chief Jack Scott on the
mncf throughout the game, Wariton
led Norlina from the first
ling when Mayor Bill Polk scoruntil
the last ball had been
cheC; however, either the arm of
; former New York Giants 'piter
began to weaken in the sixth
ling' or the opposition overcame
;ir fSar of him and began batting
n around the field as if they
re facing a novice rather than a
in" \*hose name loomed large in
; aiSials of baseball ten or twelve
irs agoWhile
there was little steam on
ott's balls, his control was good
ring all of the game and he
owed hardly any hits until the
th and eight innings when Nora
scored its six runs. He was
en good backing throughout the
ne with remarkable few errors
ide by the boys of yesteryear who
11 had their knack of handling
; horsehide although their movents
had been slowed to some exit
by the years.
3anker John Mitchell held down
st base with as much ease as if
had been playing there since
in Graham school days rather
in working in tobacco for a
irt while and later handling finces
in the Citizens Bank. He
ired honors of the day with A.
Bracey of Rose's 5 & 10 who a
tnber of years ago was offered a
ltract with the Piedmont League
ile playing ball in Raleigh. This
mer pitcher proved himself to
fast and capable of holding
vn "Siis place on third base, as
[ B51 Polk at short, H. Norvell
second and several other of the
er boys at the positions which
1 been assigned them by Chief
)tt. Junior Drake aid an unuslally
good job as catcher until the
th tuning when he was relieved
Cl'ude Coleman who used to
ch Scott 15 or 20 years ago, bee
the latter when into league
ieball.
Several members of the Norlina
m showed that they were pertly
at home on the diamond but
s game Wednesday afternoon
ived to be a case where experce
was more valuable than
ith, and the Norlina boys went
ne defeated but with plans of reanizing
and supplementing their
ces and meeting the local team
revenge next Wednesday after>n
on their own diamond.
ieVferal substitutions were made
both sides during the game
ich terminated without a single
ne run being made- The longbafi
hit was sent riding far by
yd Mayfield who got a three
;e Kit off of Scott in the sixth
ling!
'ollowing are the men who playon
Warrenton's side:
)uke Miles, right field; Bill Polk,
>rt stop; Junius Drake, catch; I
:k Scott, pitch; A. W. Bracey,
rd base; W. A. Miles Jr., center
id; -Parks Alexander, left field;
Novell, second base; John Mit>11,
first base; G. White, right
d; Claude Coleman, catch; Duke
les, center field; A. J. Ross, cenfield
for one inning; and Hern
Hayes for one batJorlina's
line-up included the
nwing: Terrell, right field; Hard- I
third base; Harrelson, first
:e; B. Mayfield, catch; Robinson,
irt stop; Phillips, second base;
rrelson, center field; Burchette,
; field; J. Mayfield, pitch.
0 LEAVE FOR WILMINGTON
ilrs. Paul Bell and family, who
ved' to Warrenton a number of
irs ago when her late husband
s engaged in the insurance busi;s
here, will leave on Tuesday for
lmington where they will make
ir home.
arrot
OF WARREN, N. C. FRID
| Funeral Services
"WASHINGTON, D. C. . . . Presldem
bers of-the Diplomatic Corps and fe
In solemn tribute to the late Senato
funeral rites here.
Warren Prisoners
May Be Working
For Dry Cause
Whether prisoners in the Warren
county jail are working for the i
cause of temperance or to raise
funds to pay their own fine when :
they are brought into the temple of i
justice to face trial on charges
which are booked against them has :
not been determined, but they have i
devised a means of their own for
abstracting funds from fellow pris- ]
oners who are incarcerated for be- 1
ing publicly drunk or otherwise vio- <
lating the prohibition laws. ]
As negro prisoners are arrested
and placed in jail within cells occupied
by members of their race
they are tried before a kangaroo
court which invarably returns a
verdict of guilty and orders the
accused to pay a fine or else?
xne miaiion lee varies, depending i
upon the amount of money that <
the "jury" and the "judge" think
that the new inmate has on his :
person. If he fails to comply with ]
the "court's" order to give, he is '
urged with a belt or some other
type of lash until he digs into his <
jeans and comes out with what
money he has. (
It is understood that the kanga- !
roo court is conducted mostly on :
Saturday nights when drunks are
arrested- I
]
James A. Cheek
Buried At Inez '
Funeral services for James Alex- j
ander Cheek, 72-year-old farmer of .
Fishing Creek township, were con- 1
ducted from the snaay tirove ,
church on Sunday afternoon at 4 ,
o'clock by the Rev. L. C. Brothers,
pastor. Burial took place in the
church cemetery in the presence of
a large number of relatives and
friends.
Mr. Cheek died Saturday night af- ^
ter an illness of three months- He I
was at his home when the end ]
came. 1
In addition to his wife, Sallie.t
Davis Cheek, he is survived by one <
son and five daughters: Thomas <
Irwin Cheek of Jnez, Mrs. VV. A. 'j
Benson of Inez, Mrs- W. L. Martin 1
of Warrenton, Mrs. C. S. Newell of '
Palmer Springs, Va-, Mrs. R. S. i
Fletcher of San Pedro, Calif., and 1
Mrs. K. A- Strickland of Long s
Beach, Calif. He also leaves a 1
Targe number of grandchildren. <
PallDearers were Landon Davis, i
Richard Davis, Elmo Davis, Twitty.f
Cheek, Forrest Cheek, Sam Cheek <
and Robert Macon Davis.
t
Young Boy Dies
At Inez Monday t
I1
Leon Wester Ham, two months (
and twenty-five day old son of Mr.
and Mrs. E- G. Ham of near Inez, J
died early Monday morning at the
home of his parents after an illness
o* a few days.
Funeral services were conducted 1
fiom the Inez Baptist church Tues- j 1
day by the pastor, the Rev. John t
(Edwards- Interment followed in the \
church burying ground. \
In addition to his parents, he Is c
survived by seven sisters and broth- 1
ers: Eddie Jr., Mildred, Robert,'?
Pearl, Thomas, Charlotte Ann and
Roger. A twin sister, Linwood Lee,
| preceded him to the grave two
weeks ago. t
t
Miss Rachel Reid was a guest of 1
Miss Betty Weaver of Warren I
Plains on Wednesday night. 11
ISmii
AY, JULY 30, 1937 Sul
j
3 For Robinson
t Roosevelt, Cabinet Officers, mem- m
llow members of the Senate joined
r Joseph T. Robinson during State
I
Local Rock Quarry
Leased By State For
Road Repair Work
h
The old rock quarry which is lo- fi
cated near the home of W. D. Rod- n:
gers has been rented from Mr. a
Rodgers by the State Highway Com- $:
mission and will be used for secur- ir
ing rock and small gravel to be w
placed on bad roads in Warren n
county, it was learned this week tl
from one connected with the local C
prison camp- A rock crushers will
be put into service within a few tc
days, with prisoners doing the tl
manual labor, it was stated. ti
r?
Tobacco Prices w
Reported Good On p
Georgia Market g(
01
Valdosta, Ga., July 29.?The 1937 VI
bright leaf tobacco crop of South
Georgia and North Florida went on J
the auction block today and the
first sale reported brought a comment
from the grower that the price
was "good."
Millions of pounds of the leaf
were offered as the auctions began al
The first 20 baskets sold here av- le
J nn n J T A fr
iiageu tenia a puunu. u. n.. it
Senterfit of Naylor said he received T
27 cents a pound. D
Most of the selling activity cen- ^
tered in South Georgia, at warelouses
in 16 cities. (,
Top prices reported from Moultrie
in early sales was 43 cents a
pound, but the averaged ranged
from 25 to 29 cents. Growers said
this was equal to last year's open- w
ing with better grades up a little. ^
ai
Driverless Car ^
To Cruise Streets
Here Saturday ei
hi
A driverless "Magic" automobile pi
vill travel down Main street here p]
tomorrow afternoon (Saturday), tc
ilding in another car behind from
twenty to fifty feet, will be Cap- a]
;ain John J. (Wild Bill) Lynch, ex- fa
towboy, rodeo champion, movie ac- w
tor, flyer and safety crusader. His ir
fingers will tap away at an ordi- k<
lary looking teiegrapn Key, out trie Cl
'Magic" car will obey every tap. It 0j
jvill start and it will stop for red
ights, make right and left turns m
mo"sound its horn without a human ja
jeing inside it or near it for the tl
lemonstration which is brought to C?
Varrenton by several automobile b<
lealers who will advertise their ta
Tars in the parade.
Thre only connection between the m
'Magic'* car and the machine in b<
vhich Lynch drives will be a long, SI
,hin strand of tore, linked to the
;elegraph key in one car and to the l
obot controlling device in the
)fher.
The demonstration will start at
! o'clock in the afternoon.
m
LEAVES FOR RALEIGH m
Sirs. Joe Taylor will depart from ei
Varrenton on Tuesday to join her Ci
lusband in Raleigh where they, v>
vith their daughter, Miss Douglas, te
vill make their home. Mr. Taylor, ft
vho worked here with the highway p;
lepartment for a number of years, WI
las been appointed a district en- ar
;ineer and transferred to Raleigh. a
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DAUGHTER BORN
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Edward Hudfins
of Warrenton announce the i ci
)irth of a daughter, Winfred, 9 1-2 m
bs., on Tuesday, July 27th. Mrs.' S(
ludgins was formerly Miss Ethel o'i
3owen of Warrenton. ' re
IF Hi,, C,rri,
r V state Mbrat*
ascription Price, $1.50 a Year
U,UUU Citizens
J ake Treatments
Against Typhoid
Approximately 10,000 of Warren's
,364 inhabitants were immunized
irough vaccination against typhoid
ver and diphtheria during the
ye weeks' campaign which comes
a close today, it was estimated
isterday by one of the physicians
ving these treatments.
It was stated that around 30,000
ises of the preventative medicine
ere given in the county by the
ven doctors vaccinating and with
iree doses to a person this would
ean 10,000 persons vaccinated.
Thoje who entered the campaign
i a date too late to receive all
iree treatments against typhoid
ver may become immunized by
)ing to see their local physician
ir the third dose. Two doses, it
as stated, are not sufficient to irnunize.
Lgerton Wins
Fireman's Place At
Post Office Here
Fred Egerton, former service man,
as been awarded the position of
reman-laborer at the new governlent
post office here which job
irries with it an annual salary of
1260. He was one of the many
len from this and other counties
ho stood the competitive examiation
announced for this place by
le United States Civil Service
ommlssion in March.
Mr. Egerton's duties require him
) be individually responsible for
le cleaning, heating and ventilaon
of the building, to do minor
:pair work and to perform related
ork.
Caesar Coffin, janitor at the old
ost office for years, remains in the
avernment service at the new post
ffice as charman in custodial serice.
1 New School
Busses Allotted To
Warren County
Eleven new school buses have been
Hotted Warren county, it was
arned this week from Superinindent
of Schools J. Edward Allen,
he buses, probably Fords or
odges, will replace worn-out veicles,
Mr. Allen said.
Jninvited Swimming
Not To Be Allowed
Pointing out that certain persons
ho are uneligible to enjoy the
rivileges which the golf club offers
e on certain occasions, particurly
at night, using the swimming
doI in violation of the rules and
Hone nf the pluh riirprfnrs of
le organization, in order to avoid
nbarrassing any one concerned,
ave asked this newspaper to give
iiblic notice to the fact that this
ractice is known and wiil not be
derated"We
do not wish to embarrass
ay one, or to be forced to go as
ir as having any one indicted, but
e can not have our rules violated
l this manner even if we have to
jep a night watchman on duty to
itch the offenders," one of the
'ficials of the club stated.
In the early part of last Slimier
the pool was often utilized
te at night by non-members but
lis practice stopped when it beime
known that a watchman was
;ing kept around the pool on cerlin
occasions.
The pool is open at all hours to
iembers of the club, their children
ifore they become grown, and to
jecial guests of club members.
[err Seeks To Get
Veterans Hospital
Washington, July 27.?Congressan
John H. Kerr is continuing to
ake every effort to secure a Vet an's
HosDital for eastern North
arolina. A sub-committee of the
eterah's Bureau, to which the matr
was referred, has assured him
lat the full Hospital Board will
iss upon this at its next meeting,
hich will probably be next week;
id Judke Kerr is very hopeful that
favorable report will be made to
le President.
The Sallie Drake Chapter of the
illdren of the Confederacy will
eet at the home of Mrs. J. Palmer
:oggin Saturday afternoon at 4:30
clock, July 31, Katrina Reid, sectary,
announced yesterday.
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ItPMHS THE TIME
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NUMBER 31
.
1W POST OFFICE
OPENS MONDAY
Employees Move Quarters
From Old To New Building
During Week End
PATRONS ARE PLEASED
Warrenton's new post office opened
for business or Monday and
since that time the hundreds who
have entered the building to receive
and dispatch letters have looked
around with an air of pride and
expressed themselves as being highly
pleased with the handsome structure
which was erected here by the
government at a cost of more than
$50,000.
The building, which is said to be
the second government-owned post
office in the United States in a
town as small as Warrenton, was
constructed of the best material
available and is modern in every
respect, there being a large and well
outfitted room for the employees to
carry on their business, a private
office for the postmaster, an office
for the inspector, ample windows
for daylight to seep through, plenty
electric lights, bulletin boards, a
row of windows to wait on customers,
slbt for out-of-town-mail, for
local mail, for air mail and for
packages, several desks properly
equipped for writing letters and
cards and filling out money orders,
a back porch with a concrete drive
leading from a side street to be
used by mail carriers, a nice walk
leading from the street to the brick
building which is entered through
a storm porch equipped with
screen doors on each side, and
numerous other improvements.
The transfer from the old post
office in the heart of Warrenton to
the new post office which is located
opposite Hotel Warren and away
from the center of the business
district was made between closing
time on Saturday night at 9 o'clock
and opening time on Monday morning
at 7 o'clock. Sunday's mall was
received at the old post office and
Monday's at the new.
Postfiiaster Fred Moseley said
that the move was made without
any serious difficulties or mishaps
although it required a considerable
amount of work. He was generous
in his praise of those connected
with the post office, pointing out
that at the time of the transfer the
entire force volunteered its services
and worked at night overtime and
on Siinriav t.n hava pwrvthlnu In
readiness for Monday morning
without any thought of compensation.
The same hours will be observed
in the new post office as prevailed
in the old building, Mr. Moseley
said. The General Delivery window
will remain open from 8 o'clock In
the morning until 6 o'clock at night
except on Sundays and on national
holidays. The windows where
Money Orders and Registered Letters
are received will remain open
from 8 in the morning until 5
o'clock in the afternoon. The doors
of the post office remain open until
9 o'clock at night, although outgoing
mail must be received a short
while before this time in order that
it may be enclosed in the bags before
9 o'clock.
First Letter
The distinction of mailing the
first letter in the new post office
goes to John Kerr III, grandson
of Congressman John H. Kerr
whose efforts were responsible for
the new postofflce here.
The building which was formerly
used as the post office will be occupied
by Eugene Odom as headquarters
for his flower shop and
mercantile establishment- He was
burned out of his old location several
months ago.
Board Education To
Study School Budget
The Board of Education will meet
here on Monday morning at 9
o'clock for the purpose of making
out the annual school budget, Supt.
J. Edward Allen stated this week
Mr. Allen said that he anticipated
an increase in the budget.
EPISCOPAL SERVICES
TTnlw rnmmnnlnn will hp pplp
Btated" at Emmanuel Church, Warrenton,
at 11 o'clock Sunday morning.
and Evening Prayer will be
held at St. Albans in Littleton on
Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, the
Rev- B. N. de Foe Wagner, rector,
announced this week.
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