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I ACCUR-4TE, TERSE TIMELY VOLUME XXXVII mrnrnW^ AUTO MECK ~,i Services For Fred| fund" Egerton And Armistead Dowtin Sunday CAR STRIKES BIG TRUCK Funeral services for Armistead Dowtin and Fred Egerton, killed in an automobile accident on Route 1 near South Hill about 1 o'clock on Saturday morning, were held at Fair View cemetery on Sunday afternoon "---i voerton. 47. an employee of rxcu the local Postoffice, was instantly tilled when the pick-up truck he was driving, the property of Armistead Dowtin, collided with a large truck. His body was taken to the South Hill Funeral Parlors and later brought to Warrenton for I burial. Armistead Dowtin, 35, saw mill I operator, and son of J. A. Dowtin, former Register of Deeds of Warren county for many years and later representative in the General Assembly, was fatally injured- He was rushed to the Henderson hospital where he died at 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. A produce truck from Durham collided with their car, causing it to overturn. The car was completely demolishedMr Egerton is survived by two small daughters, Misses Helen and Mary Egerton of Fredericksburg, Va.; three sisters, Mrs. R. O. Snipes, and Mrs E. H. Parker of Warrenton, and Mrs- R E. Malone of Salisbury, Md.; two brothers, G. G. Egerton of Warrenton and Richard Egerton of Salisbury, Md. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs- W. Gray Egerton of Warrenton-' Funeral services for Mr- Egerton were held at Fairview cemetery at 2:30 o'clock on Sunday afternoon with the Rev. R. E. Brickhouse, pastor of the Baptist church here, officiating. Funeral services for Mr. Dowtin were held from his home in South Warrenton Sunday afternoon at I 3:30 o'clock with the pastor. Rev- J. r Jenkins of the Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment was in Fairview cemetery. Mr. Dowtin was the son of J. A. Dowtin of Warrenton and the late v Mary Patterson Dowtin. Other survivors are: Two sisters, Miss Mary Louise Dowtin of Goldsboro and Warrenton, and Mr- Sam Davis of Warrenton; three brothers, Pryor Dowtin of the U- S- Army, John Dowtin of Warrenton and Roger Dowtin of Hamlet. Cotton Ginnings Show Big Gain Over '36 Season Cotton ginnings in Warren count V ivoro mnrn ns haoirtr VJ nwv, iliUi C inau l/YViVC OJ prior to October 1 this year as compared to October 1 last year, it was revealed this week in the report of Benjamin G Tharrington, special agent of the Bureau of the Census of the Department of Commerce. Fourteen hundred twenty bales of cotton were ginned to October 1 this year as compared with 564 bales ginned to October 1 of 1936, Mr. Tiiarrington's report shows. Club Women To Meet At Weldon Roanoke Rapids, Oct. 14.?Club women from the four counties of Halifax, Warren, Northampton and Vance, composing the 14th District of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs will gather in Weldon, Thursday, October 21st, for the annual meeting of the district, Mrs. w. A. Thome, district president, announced today. The Weldon Book Club, of which Mrs. W. A Pierce Jr., is president, will be the hostess club, and they are anticipating a large attendance of club women. The meeting will be held in the gh School Auditorium, and will convene at 10 a- m. Mrs. Howard Htheridge, president of the North Carolina Federation, and Mrs. J. N. (Continued on Page 3) EDITOR ILL Friends of Howard Jones Jr., editor of The Warren Record, will regret tn ' ? mat ne nas Deen confined to his bed all this week with a severe cold. His condition shows some improvement and he is expected to be out today or tomorrow. Garden club to meet i ^e Warrenton Garden Club will with Mrs. Harry Williams at next Wednesday afternoon, ct' 20, at 3 o'clock. V May Establish Government Project In Fishing Creek A puDiic nearing win ne held at Vaughan beginning at 7:30 o'clock p. m-, October 25th, by the Department of Conservation to determine whether a proposed Fishing Creek Soil Conservation District, embracing lands lying in Warren and Halifax counties, shall be organizedAgitation for the project has been under way for some time recently in the Fishing Creek district, and the necessary number of names of the land users secured and sent to the Raleigh office, and this week notice of the public hearing is being given. The project is not, as some people believe, a drainage scheme, County Agent Bob Bright said yes terday, but a plan to secure government aid in soil conservation. The work will consist of crop rotation, strip cropping, terracing, reforestation and other methods to check the terrific soil erosion of the Fishing Creek water shed. Notice of the State Department calling attention to the public hearing will be found on page 7. South African Commission Studies Warren Schools Making a study of negro education in the South with a view for a school set-up in South Africa, a school commission from that country visited two of the negro high schools of Warrenton on Monday. The group, composed of Mr- and Mrs. A. Travers Lacey of Comba, Nysaland, Mr- and Mrs- R. H. Wisdoms of Nairobi, Kanya Colony, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Malcolm, Natal, South Africa, were accompanied to Warrenton by N. C. Newbold and D. H. Fergurson, director and associate director of negro education in North Carolina- After visiting the John R. Hawkins school at Warrentnn m nuii aim uic vvaxxcii v^uiuity iiaiuing School at Wise in the morning, members of the delegation were guests at a luncheon at Hotel Warren where Mayor Polk delivered the address of welcome. In addition to the members of the delegation, Mayor Polk and Supt. Allen, Mrs. Allen and Miss Emalyne Evans were present for the luncheon as special hostesses to the visiting ladies. In his response to Mayor Polk's welcome, Mr. Lacey said that he was pleased with the two schools that he visited here and found much that he believed would be of value in their work in South AfricaAfter the luncheon the members visited the warehouses to watch the auction sale of tobacco and pro1 foron/1 4.1 I ?wocu uxicn aiita^cuicilb W ltil bllC sale of the tobacco. Later in the afternoon they continued their journey to Hampton, VaJ. D. Riggan Sr. Dies At Embro John Dallas Riggan Sr., 80, died at his residence near Embro at 12 o'clock Saturday, October 9, after an illness of about two monthsDeath was attributed to a number of complicationServices were conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. F. Roach, from the home with interment in the family cemetery. Mr. Riggan was a member of Reedy Creek Baptist church where he had held his membership since childhood. Mr. Riggan is survived by his widow, Mrs- Mattie Fleming, and five sons, Joe D. of Warren county, Frank J., Z. V., W. H. Riggan of (Continued on Page O J. A. Newsom Dies At Littleton Littleton, Oct. 14.?Funeral services for J. Alexander Newsom, son of the late Jerry V. and Nancy Nicholson Newsom, better known to many friends as "Cap'n Alex," were held at the home Saturday afternoon, Oct- 9th, in the presence of a large number of friends and relatives. The Rev- G. A. Hendricks conducted the services, mere were many beautiful floral tributes. Mr. Newsom is survived by his wife, Mary A. Newsom of Littleton, one brother, Matt Newsom of Vaughan, nine children, Jesse WNewsom of Littleton, Prank C. Newsom and Jack Newsom of Roanoke Rapids, Mrs. William S. Newsom, Mrs. H. Van Newsom and Miss Annie Newsom of Littleton, Mrs. Joe Ellis, Miss Lena Newsom and Miss Emma Newsom of Roanoke Rapids, and 20 grandchildren. Had he livj ed until November 1, Mr. Newsom I would have been 75 years old he PARRENTON, COUNTY OF 1 I To Appear In i if * ky! / % \ ; Kings Ambassadors Male Quai the John Graham school auditoriui the first of four entertainments sp< efit of undernourished school child: October 31 Last Day To Comply With Soil Program Don't forget that October 31 is the last date on which soil-building payments can be earned under the 1937 agricultural conservation program, warns E Y. Floyd of State College. Farmers who have not yet earned the full amount of their soil-building allowance still have time tc earn payments for seeding winter cover crops, turning under legumes and carrying out other practices prescribed by the program. In checking growers' compliance Floyd said, it has been found that a number of farmers have not yet met all requirements for growing soil-conserving crops to qualify for diversion payments. Winter cover crops such as crimson clover, Austrian winter peas and vetch may be sown in Octobei to earn soil-building payments and to help qualify a grower for his diversion payment, Floyd addedPayments offered under the program for soil-building practices will largely off-set the cost of doing these things to improve and con(Continued on page 6) Raleigh Lady Wins Prize In Golf Play On Local Link* Miss Cornelia McKimmon of Raleigh and Mrs. Alf Ducket of Durham tied for low gross score on the Warrenton Golf links on Wednesday when the ladies of the local club were hostesses to lady members of the Oxford, Raleigh and Durham golf clubs- Fifty players were present. In the drawing between Mrs. Ducket and Mrs- McKimmon the latter won low score prize. In the second flight Mrs. J- P Harris of Oxford was winner and Mrs. Mumford of Raleigh won in the third flight. In the low net flight Mrs. Grover Poole ox Kaieign was winner of first prize, Mrs- J. P. Harris of Oxford, second, and Mrs, Mumford of Raleigh thirdThe local club was hostess at a luncheon in the Parish House which was tastefully decorated with fall flowers and autumn leaves. In the afternoon a bridge tournament was held at the club house at the Golf Course. Prizes went to Mrs- Edmund White, Mrs. W. N, Boyd and Miss Olivia Burwell of Warrenton and Miss Mary Beckwith of Petersburg for high table score, while Mrs. Roy Davis won the floating prize- The out-of-town guests who played were Mrs. Spottswood Boyd of Raleigh and Mrs. Edward Knight of Glenn Lyn, Va. Male Quartet To Appear In Concert King's Ambassadors Quartet will open the Festival program here this Fall on October 20. Here four splendid male voices are blended in an evening of harmony and entertainment, with the chiming of a finely tuned set of bells forming one of the most delightful parts of the programAudiences everywhere welcome the harmony of male voices, and a good quartet always provides a happy musical evening. This particulai group is organized and managed bj Lloyd King, baritone, and shows entertainment versatility as well as musicianshipLloyd King himself comes frorr dition. His uncle, J. P. King, was the well-known march composer a family with a long musical traand encouraged his musical educa(Continued on page 8) amn SVARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, OC i Concert Here tet which will appear in concert at n on next Wednesday, October 20, as jnsored by local P. T. A. for the benren. \ Nutbush Citizens In Court On Dog i Law Counts i Five prominent citizens of Nutbush township faced Judge Rodwell ' in Recorder's court on Monday morning charged with failure to 1 have their dogs vaccinated according to law. Warrants were sworn I out against the men some time ago and bonds given, but the trial was i delayed until this week. W. A. Kimball, L. O. Reavis, Buck , Wilson and S. J. Satterwhite coni tended that they had had their dogs vaccinated within twelve months prior to their arrest, and the court, accepting their plea, held they were not guilty. The State appealed in each of the four cases. The fifth citizen on trial, E. G. Grissom, proved to the satisfaction of the court that he was not the owner of the dog which failed to be vaccinated, and a verdict of not , guilty was entered. Paul Collihs, Grady Lester and Roger Harris jwere in court on a larceny chargft. They plead guilty j to a charge of ^trespass. Lester.ftnd , Harris were paroiea to u. u- u. ' camps with the imderstanding that the first money received for their services at camp would be applied on the court cost. Prayer for judgment was continued in the case of Collins upon payment of costs. Whit Jiggetts, negro, charged , with False Pretense, asked for trial by jury and his case was continued . until the Fourth Monday. A case against E. H. Goodwin, , white man, charged with manufac, turing, possessing and transporting I moonshine whiskey, was continued under former bond. Rennie Howerton, white, was in . court on a charge of operating an automobile upon the public highways without a license- Judgment , was suspended upon payment of costsL. P. Ramsay, negro cafe opera I tor, and W. G. Parks, negro, were , in court charged with operating . slot machines- Prayer tor judgment in both cases was continued upon payment of cost, and the court ordered the slot machines destroyed. Mrs. Mollie Aycock Dies At Hospital ' Funeral services for the late Mrs;! Mollie R. Aycock of Rocky Mount, ,1 formerly of Warreton, were held at I the Rocky Mount cemetery on Wed> nesday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock with the Rev- Dr. J. W. Kinchloe, pastor of the First Baptist Church, ! conducting the rites. . Mrs. Aycock died in Rex hospital, , Raleigh, on Tuesday at 1:30 o'clock, [ following a heart attack. Mrs- Aycock was born and reared in Warrenton, the daughter of the late John W. and Mary Cole Rodgers. For a number of years she [ taught in the old graded school when it was located where the res[ idence of H. P. Reid now stands, and . lived in the home now occupied by , Mrs- Nannie Moore. l | Her husband, Walter Aycock, has , been dead for a number of years. 1 She is survived by one daughter, , Mrs- T. C. McCall of Rocky Mount , and Raleigh, and one brother, W. D. Rodgers of Warrenton. A sister, . Mrs. Rosa Fleming of Warrenton, [ has been dead for a number of . years f Mr- and Mrs. Howard P. Jones . returned to Warrenton on Satur. day after spending a few days in Rocky Mount as guests of Mr. and , Mrs. Hugh Battle. , Mr. and Mrs. Bignall Jones were visitors in Rocky Mount Saturday. ! Mrs. Duke Jones visited her sis. ter, Miss Jo Carty, at Roanoke Rapids during the past week end iRprfl: rOBER 15, 1937 Subscrip SPECIAL SESSION ziAvnnrcift r A f I PR lUiNuIli LULLLU Chief Executive Summons Congress to Gather On November 15th STUDY FARM PROBLEM Washington, Oct. 12?President Roosevelt late today called a special session of Congress to consider legislation which he said would OtaU11.14C and increase the income of the lower-paid employees of American industry. To these tasks he added: 1. Land utilization legislation? the spreading of the TVA idea to other sections of the country. 2. Reorganization of the executive branch of the government. 3. Antimonopoly legislation. "I shall ask this special session to consider immediately," the President said in one of his fireside chats by radio tonight, "certain important legislation which my recent trip through the nation convinces me the American people immediately need"This does not mean that other legislation, to which I am not referring tonight, is not important for our national well-being. Other lorrielotion con ho mnro roorlilir bait ut. itiui g i tauujr uw" cussed at the regular session." Congress will convene In special session November 15 instead of waiting until the regular session in January. The President announced the signing of a proclamation calling for a special session at a two-minute press conference late in the afternoon. In his radio speech tonight, he declared those who oppose calling Congress into session are fearful of letting democracy operate; and repeated previous assurances that the administration is concerned not with abolishing property, but increasing the number of property owners. And, in addition, he referred again to foreign affairs with a iContlnued on Page 41 ? Grand Jury Says Vance Must Have A Better Jail Henderson, Oct. 14.?Talk of a new court house for Vance county was revived following the sharp words contained in the October grand jury's report on the county jail situation, and remarks by Judge J. Paul Frizzelle, presiding, as to the need of a new court house and jail by a city and a county as prominent and as progressive as Henderson and Vance county are. The judge disliked to utter criticism, even mild, on his first round in the district and his first court in Vance county, he said, but he did feel that the county deserved and was entitled to better facilities for carrying on its affairs than it hasThe grand jury, in its report, called attention to previous recommendations by other grand juries with reference to the jail, and recommended that a new one can be erected- It went further to state that if some steps were not taken toward providing better facilities by the time tfie January term of criminal court is held, legal action ought to be taken against those officals responsible for the situationFor some months the county commissioners have been considering jail plans. It developed that the present jail was so obsolete as to make it virtually impossible to add to or even to make satisfactory repairs to the building. The board then looked around for other property, several sites near the court house being included. For one reason or another, these projects were abandoned, and the latest decision was for the erection of a detention house on the site of the present (Continued on page 4) Littleton Eleven Swamps Red Oak Littleton, Oct. 14 ?The Littleton Crushers lived up to their name last Friday and crushed a strong but light team from Red Oak?Score, Littleton 53, Red Oak 0. The game was clean and hotly contested, Red Oak fighting desperately and gamely to the last whistle, but Littleton's power was too much for them. Littleton had three additional touchdowns but the plays thereon were called back; one for off-sides, and two for holding. Littleton plays Emporia, Va., here on.,the 15th. SV.vW 11 |' ' tion Price, $1.50 a Year Frank Hancock To Seek Reynolds Seat In Senate i a n?f 11 T?arvr<sc?>nt.a - naiic v liic, v-?gv. i??y.vuv...? tive Prank Wills Hancock of Oxford, fifth district Congressional representative since 1930, today announced he will oppose Senator Robert Rice Reynolds for the Democratic nomination for the Senate in the Democratic primary next spring. Hancock, much talked of to make the race, issued his announcement in the home of his opponent?Reynolds, who already has announced his plans to seek election for a second term. Reynolds defeated Senator Cameron Morrison in 1932. Hancock's announcement was regarded as eliminating Representative Robert L. Doughton of the Ninth Congressional district and former Senator and Governor Morrison as potential candidates against Reynolds and, barring unexpected developments, Hancock and Reynolds are expected to fight it out in the June primary. Hancock, here for several hours, made a brief formal announcement: "I am a candidate for the Democratic nomination as United States Senator in the June primary. 1 shall run on my record of public service as a member of Congress for the past seven years- My camnaien will hp an aacrpssivp anri vigorous one but always maintained on a high plane in keeping with' my concept of the dignity and responsibilities of the office." Relatives Must Not Shirk Duty To Indigent Kin "Public funds are provided through the public assistance program not in order to relieve relatives of their responsibilities, but in order to take care of persons who have no relatives to support them," Nathan H. Yelton, Director of Division of Public Assistance, of the North Carolina State Board of Charities and Public Welfare, writes Miss Lucy Leach, Warren welfare officer, under data nf October 11, replying to a query from Miss Leach concerning people who are able but unwilling to care for their indigent relatives. Mr. Yelton's letter to Miss Leach follows in full: "Your letter of October 8 requesting to know the policy of the Social Security Act with refrence to people who are able but not willing to care for their indigent relatives has been received. "The Old Age Assistance program is designed to aid pejsons who have no resources and, therefore, it is the responsibility of the welfare depart(Continued on page 8) Dr. J. A. White Dies At Littleton Littleton, Oct. 14?Dr. James Albert White, a prominent and much beloved citizen of Halifax county, died at his home near Littleton, at 5:45 o'clock, Monday, October 11th, in the 59th year of his ageDr. White had been in feeble health for a number of years and retired from active practice about 15 years ago. Dr. White was born in Scotland Neck and received his professional education at Atlanta Dental College and practiced his profession for many years in Winston Salem, N. C. Burial services and interment were held in Bear Swamp church and cemetery on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 13th. The deceased is survived by his widow, Mrs- Martha Bowers White, one son, James Albert, and one sister. Dr. White had lived near Littleton for the past several years. Attend U. D. C. Meet At Wilson Mrs. Howard F. Jones, leader of the Sally Drake Twitty Chapter of the Children of the Confederacy of Warrenton, and her assistant leader, Mrs- Charles Henry Peete, ac-j companied by Miss Jane Peete, who was a guest Page from the Sallie Drake Twitty Chapter, of which she is president, attended the 41st Annual Convention of the North Carolina division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, which was held at Wilson, N. C., Oct. 12-14. Mrs- uena dhx.ivr, ueiegauc uuithe Warren Chapter of the 0. D. C-, accompanied by Miss Amma D. Graham, president of the chapter, and by Mrs. John Tarwater, attended the Wilson convention of the N. C. Daughters of the Confederacy on Wednesday. MOST OF THE NEWS L THE TIME L NUMBER 42 FAIR TO CLOSE ON SATURDAY NIGHT Exhibits and Midways Win Praise of Crowds, But Weather Is Jonah HOPE FOR FAIR SKIES Exhibits at the Warren County Agricultural Fair which closes here tomorow night have won the praise of hundreds of citizens who have passed through the gates during the past week as have the midway attractions of the Endy Bros. But old man hard luck has dogged the steps of the fair promoters and concessionaires ever since its aeiayea opening, a. nuge uu?u was present last Thursday night and on one or two other nights, but rain and more rain plus cold weather has taken its toll, until the fair promoters have given up hope of profit and are seeking to break even on the proposition. Should suitable weather be present today and tomorrow then it is expected that huge crowds will be found on the grounds on the last two days and nights of the Fair and it is on this that those on the midway and members of the Lions Club are basing their hopesAn increased premium list has brought out larger and finer exhibits than were present last year and hundreds will testify that the midway and the free acts are good. This has become generally known over this entire section and the Fair management in view of this is still expecting good crowds today and tomorrow Supreme Court Order New Trial For Ted Terrell Ted Terrell, young white man of Vance county, convicted of the fatal shooting of Andrew Knight at Kinton Whit's Service Station near Norlina on March 7, and sentenced by Judge Henry A. Grady to 20 years in State prison, will be given a new trial. The Supreme Court of North Carolina this week ruled that Knight was entitled to a new trial on the contention that the judge's charge that the jury should return a verdict of guilt if they believed the defendant's testimony deprived him of his self-defense plea. "The failure of the court to submit the question of justification and mitigation to the jury under appropriate instructions is error for which the defendant is entitled to a new trial. ." Home Economics Building Is Readv To Be Occupied The new Home Economics room at the John Graham school is expected to be completed today or tomorrow and classes will moved in Monday, it was learned yesterday from the office of the superintendent of schools. The new building will be occupied by pupils of Miss Emalyne Evans, teacher of home economics, and by pupils of Miss Mary Frances Rodwell, Commercial Course teacher. The building which has been erected at a cost of $3200 will re ueve unci; uiass iuuuu ui uie uuuu building of the school, Superintendent Allen said. To Sponsor Bridge Tournament At Club The ladies of the Warrenton Golf club will sponsor a bridge tournament at the club house on next Friday, October 22, at 2 p. m., for the purpose of raising funds to furnish the club house, Mrs- Edmund White of the committee on arrangements announced yesterdayPlay is not limited to members of the club and the general public is invited to attend, Mrs- White said, and asked that all wishing to be present for this occasion telephone her by Wednesday night of next week. P. T. A. TO MEET The regular monthly meeting of the P. T. A. will be held at the John Graham school on next Tuesday at 3:30 o'clock. The subject for discussion will be "Know Your School.'' Mr. and Mrs. John Gregory of Richmond, Va., were guests of the Rev. B. N. de Foe Wagner and family on Wednesday.