accurate, terse timely ?XUI tj^E CONSTABLE ON TWO COUNTS . ... POS" /River Officer iuiinvtvi, sessing Whiskey And Resisting Arrest IRY HEARS EVIDENCE Roger Wilson, coiistable of Rivei raship uiio engaged in a fraca: ji officers when they went t( place of business several week; in search of whiskey, was coir ; at 8:25 o'clock at his residence, 230 ' ; North Cherry street. i He had been ill since November t 18. On November 22 he suffered a - severe heart attack from which he : never rallied. 3 A native of Warren county, where 1 1 he was privately educated, Mr. Curl J r became a scholar as well as a keen 2 1 business executive. His library was e ' one of the finest in Winston-Salem. ? He was a man of wide interests and of many private charities. Mr. Curl was born December 22, 1879. He was the son of John Lewis ^ and Lucy Brickell Curl. Through j both his mother and father he was r descended from the first families of ( j Virginia and North Carolina- His { father's family came to North Car- r ~ olina from Tidewater Virginia. c , Through his mother, Mr. Curl was j ! descended from the Rev. Mathias (Continued on page 6) ! S. K. Clark, 83, | Dies At Marmaduke On Wednesday 1 Funeral services for Samuel Kenneth Clark, who died at his residence at Marmaduke Wednesday at the age of 83 years following a lingering illness, were conducted > from the home Thursday afternoon ; at 3 o'clock. Interment took place r 5 in the old Alston cemetery. j c Mr. Clark is survived by his j 1 second wife, Mrs. Annie H. Clark, j and five sons and five daughters: ? * James R. Clark of Richmond, Mil- i 1 ton Clark of Littleton, Raymond Clark of Warren County, Herbert , Clark of Spring Hope, Marvin Clark ^ of Warrenton; Mrs. Wiley Quails of ' Essex, Mrs- Howard Crawley of Littleton, Mrs. M. C. Duke of Warren i ton, Mrs. Ruby Cole of Hign romi i and Mrs. Edna Jackson of Durham. ; Stolen License Plate s Embarrasses Duke t A stolen license plate caused state - authorities to call here late Saturr day night and request local bff ficers to place J. H. Duke, Warrenton drayman, under arrest on a charge of hit-and-run driving near Tarboro on Saturday evening. 1 After being informed that he was accused of being the driver of a truck which struck another vehicle s in or near Tarboro Saturday aftert noon and continued on its way e without stopping to allow an invesf tigation, Mr. Duke looked at his o truck and discovered that the rear e license plate was missing. He notid fied authorities to this effect and e that neither he nor his truck had j >, been in the vicinity of Tarboro re- j ? T Vtonn I cently. JNOimng mure una s & heard here of the accident. ; Mr. Duke's license plate was i either found or stolen and placed on the truck which was In the collis- i a (Continued on page 6) ) e " CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT 1 JOHN GRAHAM SCHOOL 1 0 The primary department of the r John Graham high school will pre- ( sent a Christmas program on Wed- 1 y nesday morning, December 22, at s- 10 o'clock. Special features of the 1 ;e program will include Christmas ! carols, dances, plays and pantomines. Miss Mary Randolph is is chairman of the committee m , :e charge of the program. The public ' 1- is invited to attend. There is no . admission charge. itr m< ENTON, COUNTY OF WAR] $4237732 PAID IN RELIEF BENEFITS Welfare Department Receives Money From Social Secur ity Fund In November 5778 FOR OLD CITIZENS Four thousand, two hundred hirty-seven dollars and thirty-two :ents came to Warren county in the orm of benefits from Social Securty during the month of November, Wiss Lucy Leach, welfare officer, eveals. This money, Miss Leach said, :ame in the following forms: Old tge Assistance, $778.00; Aid to Delendent Children, $92.00; Blind Commission, $31416; Boys in C. C. C. Camps, $1,250.00 W. P. A. Proects, $1,802-66. In order for the county to revive this aid, the welfare officer tated, all of the cases had to be nvestigated by a case worker and :ertified as being eligible for relief if some kind. In addition to this aid, clothes ind commodities were distributed to leedy families and $81.94 was paid rom the Warren County Charity Chest. Christmas Tree Lights To Be Cut On December 23 Persons living in Wrrenton who ire competing for prizes offered for he most attractive Christmas tree met home decorations are request- | :d by the Warrenton Garden Cluo, j ponsors of the contest, to turn on heir lights on Thursday night, De:ember 23, at 7:30 o'clock in order hat the displays may be judged. The judging will be done by out-ofown persons, it was stated- t Endeavoring to make the town nore beautiful at this season, the Harden Club last year for the first ime became the sponsors of a novement to get the folks here to Iress up their homes and premises n Christmas attire. Competition or the honors was keen last year md as a result of the attractive dismays at many home here the town von many complimentary remarks rom visitors who happened to be n town at the time as well as from i (Continued on page 12) Thieves Steal 400 Pounds Tobacco Around 400 pounds of tobacco J vas stolen from the packhouse of Mrs. a. a. nans on ouiiuay mgnu.; rherobber or robbers entered the milding by removing a window and eft no clues which have thus far ; ed to an arrest- This was the iecond time this fall that tobacco las been stolen from Mrs. Ellis. i Twenty-Four Christnu Are Listed By Twenty-four Christmas Oppor.unities have been listed by Miss jucy Leach and her Welfare Delartment with the hope that the nore fortunate of the county will :ome to the aid of these destitute jeople and brighten their hearts ind their homes at this seasonIn listing these cases Miss Leach c earrvinET out a uolicy which was >ut into effect several years ago by he Welfare Department at the Christmas season and each time ihe has been given the cooperation >f citizens of the county who find ;rue joy in the teachings of the Master, "It is more blessed to give ;han to receive." She again apjeals for this cooperation. Any one who wishes to take one ar more of these Opportunities is isked to get in touch with Miss Leach, either personally or by mail, rnil w>ot7 1-ip t.ok-pn rare .11 OXUCi tuau an iuuj WW )f and there will be no duplicates. Following are the cases: 1. Child, girl 10 years old, living n County Home. Has no relatives and is going to Orthopedic Hospital Tor treatment of a tubercular leg. 2. Man, 74 years old .lives alone in one house which is is need of repairs Man feeble, has only one i sorry home made bed, broken chair i and a few cooking utensils. Needs j food and clothing and bed covering. 3. Woman has six grandchildren ;o care for. Needs clothes and food for children. 4. Woman, 67 years old is now in poor health, lives in one rented room. Has no definite income- I 5. Woman, has no job, deserted by husband, in need of clothes and food for two children, age 5 and- 3 years. 6. Boy, 14 yrs. in Training School. Family has very little and nothing ? t ~i ' | z.?? irrnt REN, N. C. FRIDAY, DECE] Assistant Agent \mmmmM mam E. HUGH EVANS, who recently came to Warren county as assistant county agent, replacing George McColl who helc this position here for severa: months. Mr. Evans, Whose home li at Greenville, was graduated frorr State College last year, and is ir charge of terracing work in Warren county. Mr. and Mr3. Evan: are making their home in an apart, ment at the home of J. Boyd Davis Negro Child Is Fatally Burned As Dress Catches Fire A four-year-old negro child lost her life this week as the result oi burns which she received when hei dress caught on fire as she stood or played before an open fire. The child was the daughter ol Mattie Spruill who lives at the olc Fleming place near Warrenton. She was at home only with small children when her dress became ignited and the blaze had seared hei body before the flames were ex. tinguished. The burns were received Sunday afternoon and the chile lived until the following day. Number of Large Hogs" Killed Bv Warren Farmers S. G. Wilson, whose farming practices many years ago won foi him the reputation of being one ol Warren's best farmers, never ha: had to worry about fresh meat foi his table nor is he likely to be concerned with this problem this winter. Mr. Wilson killed eight hogs Monday which he grew on his place be tween Warrenton and Macon anc when he totaled their weights hi found that he had 2,464 pounds o: meat. The hogs averaged 30! pounds each, with the largest tip ping tne scales au jou puunus am (Continued on page 6) as Opportunities Welfare Departmenl to send him for Christmas. 7. Woman, 68 years old in pool health, has no family to help her. 8- Negro woman, widow witi 8 children, would appreciate fruil and candy. 9. Negro family, 5 children woulc appreciate anything. 10. Invalid white girl would appreciate a radio. 11. Invalid negro woman woulc : appreciate fruit, clothing and bee covering. 12. Needy white woman, widow, I in family, would appreciate old toys food and clothes13. Needy negro family, 7 in fam. ily would appreciate fruit anc candy. 14. Colored girl with T. B. al County Home would appreciati fruit, candy and games- Recentlj this girl's sister died in Countj Home with T. B. 15. Colored woman, 29 years old cannot get any work to do- Hei husband died a year ago, leaving her with four small children- Boj 5, girl 11 months, boy 10, boy i voovo rVM fiiip-prpst.Pfl "Fnnrl nnr clothes. 16. Colored boy, 10 years old, wat cripped in an automobile acciden 3 years ago. He is now in th< orthopaedic hospital. His family i: not able to send him much Christmas cheer. Suggested: Fruit anc toys. 17. Colored man, 30 yrs. old, ant wife 27 years old, are unable to ge enough work to support theii family of 5 small children. Thi oldest child, a girl of 6 years, ha: elipesy; the next, a boy 5 years old has kidney trouble; the other three j boy 3 years old, boy 2 years old, ant girl 6 months old, have colds- Sug | (Continued on page 6) Sfcnn V1BER 17, 1937 Subscripti MARKET SELLS T FIVE MILLION Three Warehouses Close On Wednesday For Christmas Holidays TO REOPEN JANUARY 11 I I Having sold approximately five: million pounds of tobacco since sales j started on the three warehouse: floors here on September 16, the' Warrenton tobacco market closed | Wednesday morning following sales [ for the Christmas holidays- The market will reopen on the morning of January 11. The estimated five million pounds of tobacco disposed of here this fall represents one of the best seasons from the standpoint of poundage that the Warrenton market has experienced in years. At one time the local market sold six million | pounds of the weed but this has j been a number of seasons ago. Be, fore the entire crop is marketed it , is expected that the 1937-38 season i will equal if not surpass the peak . year. > Actual figures for the entire sales to date were not obtainable yester day, but according to the November report of the Crop Reporting Service, with headquarters in Raleigh, sales here through last month amounted to 4,291,786 pounds. It k is estimated that half a million or ' ' more pounds have been disposed of here since this report was released, j The offical figures of the Crop Reporting Service reveal that the , 4,291,786 pounds covered in the report averaged $22.93 per hundred. The average for the Old Bright Belt, : which includes the Warrenton marI ket, was $22.63. ; Theatre To Move Into New Building J Here Next Week ; i ? ; George Robinson, manager of the Warren Theatre, said yesterday that ! he expected to move into the new ; theatre which is at present under ' construction on Christmas day and ' , present a show there that night' Mr. Robinson said that although he will open for his first showing ' in the new building on Christmas ' day, which comes this year on Sat1 lirrinv. he will not have a special , I feature picture opening until Mon day night following Christmas. The ' picture which will be thrown across ' ' the screen at this time has not been selected, the manager said. 1 Construction of the new picture j house, which is fire-proof and mod, em in every respect, was started several months ago. It is located , between Hotel Warren and the 1 Warrenton Grocery Co. and is being , built by Mrs. W. H. Dameron. i The new building not only promises to afford more comfort and bet- I ter receptions for the theatre-going public but will also have a larger i . seating capacity than the old thea' tre which at times becomes so , crowded that some people are turned away from the doors on account " of the lack of seats. Rumor has it that the old theatre 1 ?,m v,q fumed int.n a modern cafe ' ' which is to be operated by the owners of the Puriton Cafe as soon as I the move is made and remodeling has taken place. ( Asked To Remember i Inmates Co. Home > Those who wish to bring cheer at : . this season to inmates of the county home through the contri bution of confectioneries, fruit, 1 1 food, tobacco, and other gifts are requested to leave their baskets at t Burroughs' Grocery Store or Rig- : - gan's Grocery Store by next Tues' day- The gifts will be picked up t and caried to the home. As a general thing it has been ' the practice for ladies living in the r north end of town to contribute the Thanksgiving basket and ladies liv' ing in the south end of town to give ? Christmas baskets. But this year, * it was stated, there was little re sponse to the call for Thanksgiving ! - - ? -* - - - 1J. iUin ' baskets ana as a result ui us, 1 ladies, and gentlemen, too, from all ! of Warrenton are asked to contrib3 ute to the Christmas baskets. 1 CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ARE DISPLAYED BY CLUB ? Christmas decorations were attractively arranged and displayed J in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W- N. ' Boyd on Wednesday by members of 5 the Warrenton Garden Club. Many ' persons from Warrenton as well j' as out-of-town persons, called at the Boyd home during the after' I noon and evening to view the dis- 1 j play. I rh 8t?t? on Price, $1.50 a Year Veteran Dies [r^Tlilfffc ' M* B&sM ': : / '.i:.": i: I ' J . AUSTIN ALLEN, Confederate Veteran who died at his dome at Axtelle Thursday at the age of 93 years. Funeral services will be held this afternoon. Warren Drinks Less Booze, ABC Figures Show Basing figures on population, Warren and Franklin county resiients consumed about an equal amount of government whiskey luring the month of November, but Warren's other neighbors?Halifax, Mash and Vance?were not as temperate in their drinking, figures released to the daily press by the State Board of Alcoholic Control, showing sales for the months of October and November in all of the wot, counties, reveal. The figures show that sales in almost all of the counties took a drop in November, bringing the total decrease to $70,000. During November, the reports show, ABC stores sold $747,169-65, as compared with $818,676 in October. Following are listed total sales in a few of the counties for the month of November, with the population if these counties, taken from the 1930 census, added: Warren: Population, 23,364; sales, $11,656.25. Beaufort: Population, 35,026; sales, $20,783.45. Bertie: Population, 25,844; sales, $8,007.20. Vance: Population, 27,294; sales, $26,226.40. Nash: Population, 52,782; sales, $29,378.25. Halifax: Population, 53,246; sales, $41,416.10. Franklin: Population, 29,456; sales, $14,642.70. Pension Checks Received By Clerk Pension checks for Warren's Confederate veterans and widows cf Confederate veterans were received by Clerk of Court William Newell this week and are being released when called for by those to whom they are made payable or agents of these persons. The checks are paid semi-annually by the state and range in amount from $50 00 to $182.50. Charlie Riggan is the only vet eran left in the county, Austin Allen having died yesterday. There are fifteen widows of Confederate veterans in the county and nine of these receive $150.00 semi-annually. The other seven receive $50 twice a year. Before Mr. Allen's death he was paid $182.50 and Mr. Riggan received a similar amount, which is the equivalent of $1.00 per day. EPISCOPAL SERVICES A Study Class will be held in the Rectory of Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and on Sunday morning st 8 o'clock Holv Communion will be celebrated in the church, the Rev- B. N. de Foe Wagner, rector, stated yesterday. The minister also said that Holy Communion will be celebrated at Saint Alban's Church at Littleton on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and that, a Study Class would be held there at 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon. MOST OF THE NEWS HE TIME NUMJBEK 51 AUSTIN ALLEN DIES AT AXTELLE Confederate Veteran Passes Away Thursday; In Poor Health Several Weeks FUNERAL TODAY AT 3:00 Austin Allen, distinguished Confedate veteran of Warren county, died at his home at Axtelle yesterday at 1:30 o'clock. He was 93 years old the eleventh of November and for the past six weeks had been confined to his bed where his strength gradually waned. Funeral services are to be conducted this afternoon (Friday) at 3 o'clock with interment taking place in the family cemetery at Axtelle. The son of Edmund and Sally Watson Allen, he was born at the old Allen place at Axtelle on November 11, 1844. He spent his chidhood and boyhood days on his father's plantation and when he became 19 years of age he enlisted in the Confederate Army. He served until the war ended, having been with Company F, Twelfth North Carolina, which was with General Lee on April 9, 1865, when he surrendered at Appomattox. After the War, Mr. Allen walked home and returned to his father's plantation where he spent some time before moving to the old Fleming place, then known as the Freeman place, near Warrenton. He lived there for several years and then bought his present home at Axtelle near his father's old plantation where he carried on farming operations. Mr. Alien was a man of remarkable health which fact enabled hitn to remain active and carry on his work long after he had lived his three score and ten- Prior to his recent illness he visited Warrenton frequently, and although he lived the life of a bachelor, his home was frequently visited by members of the younger generation as well as older persons who always found his home hospitable and his company interjesting. The death of Mr. Allen leaves only one Confederate veteran In Warren county, Charlie Riggan of Vaughan, who is 95 years of age and still in excellent health. Hotel Dinner Host To Town Officials I Members of the Board of Town Commissioners, Mayor Polk, T. B. Gardner, clerk to the board, Harold R. Skillman, manager of the Warrenton Water Co., and Jack Scott, chief of police, were entertained at dinner at Hotel Warren last Thursday evening by the manager, John Allison. Before the meal was served the commissioners and other town officials were carried on a trip of inspection through the entire hotel. While no speeches were made at [the dinner, one of those present commented in the presence of a reporter this week that the affair was one of the nicest things he had ever attended- "The hotel. was clean from top to bottom, including irifpViort onrl Hininc rnnm. and the meal served us was as fine as (Continued on page 6) Truck Overturns Near Macon; Burns A large and heavily loaded van, operated by the Carolina-Norfolk Truck Line, went up into flames late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning after running off the road and over-turning near Macon. The name of the driver or details of the accident could not be learnjed here yesterday, but from what information could be picked up it was thought that no one was hurt. Opinion expressed was that the driver fell asleep and the truck ran off the highway, turned over and then caught on fire. The truck was said to have been loaded with lard and other gro ceries. FIRE DOES SLIGHT HARM AT TARWATER HOME Fire, believed to have orignated from a defective flue, did Blight damage to the home of J. J. Tarwater on Main street yesterday afternoon at 1:25 o'clock. Although the fire company was called out, the blaze was extinguished by the use of water from buckets before the company arrived. Mr. Graham Boyd of Farmville is here for the holidays.