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I ACCURATE, TERSE TIMELY I VOLUME XXXVII IisinessMm I " nr u u IF III; 10.' hinerv Agency To Occupy Gillam To Continuc Sale of Cars building IsunpeRWAY The first Of the year will bring h it one known change in the ?nn of business establish^tVhere and ?s time rolls along I to [Be tune of carpenter s nammers I busy on tl:e erection or alteration I of buildings other shifts in the I business life of Warrenton are foreI seen. I e. E Giilain. who for many years I Bas maintained a garage and sold I cars in and frem the Edmund White I building 011 Main street, will move I out with the coming of the new year I and his former place of business I wiil be occupied by Mortis and C. V. I Hicks uho will operate a garage I there and sell farm machinery. I Mr, Gillam wiil remain in the auI tomobile business at Warrenton. He I was expecting yesterday to comI plete arrangements for securing a I suitable lot 011 which lie could loI cate to display and sell used carsI He uil also continue to hold the I agency for the automobiles lie has I sold since he located on Main street I and trill arrange to have the cars | serviced and other mechanical work done in a garage m a ncaiuj .Mortis Hicks has maintained a garage at Wise for many years and will continue to operate the establishment there as weli as a garage here. It is understood that C. V. Hicks will bo in charge of the garage here. Contractors and carpenters are at present busy rushing to completion a sen ice station 011 the corner lot opposite the Dameron block, and a small building 011 the south side of Ben Powell's home. The service station is owned by Hugh White and has been leased to the Sinclair Oil Company for a period of ten years, it is understoodThe building being constructed by Ben Powell is to be operated as a cafe by John Powell, his brother. Plans were going forward yester' day to secure a contractor for remodeling the building formerly occupied by the Warren Theatre. This building, owned by the W. H. Dameron estate, is expected to be turned into a modern cafe and probably occupied by the proprietors of the Puritan Cafe. W. A. Miles said yesterday that work would probably begin early in the spring 011 the construction of a building 011 a lot which he recently bought from Ben Powell, located on Main street next to his hardware store. Mr. Miles plans to erect a two-story building with a basement SnH lien _r n. . , _ ~... uic uaocillt'llL U1 mC DUUQ ing for hardware purposes. The upI per story will be turned into offices I which are expected to be occupied by I professional men. He has not decidI ed whether he will rent out the I lower floor or connect this with his I hardware store. I Last week the Warren Theatre I moved into its new building near I Hotel Warren and shortly before this the new building owned by a I group of negroes and located next I to the Community Center was com Pleteti In addition to a drug store, I this building has offices which are occupied by Dr. Wynn. a store I which is run by Rudolph Alexander I ir.d another compartment which I will be used by Otis Green for his I undertaking business. The new and modern theatre also I has a soda shop which is operated I by Jeff Terrell who ran a similar I business in a small portion of the I building formerly occupied by the I barren Theatre. I Watch Night To I Be Observed Here I . A,^n'on Watch Night Service will I Ch 'n Emmanuel EDiscoml O'clock at" uiday eveni"g at 11:30 Hi 0f h l1Ch time the Rev- MrCin nIeth0mSt ChU?h Of tlle Rev. v be the 8uest speaker, yesterday * ' wagner announced s?nfiav als? stat d that on Co??unior, n at 11 ?'clock Holy Manuel p? be ce'ebrated at StuSy Cla? ch. and that a All)an's at i R^Ulti be held in Saint tornoon 1, ,'Uleton on Sunday afprayer hci, ?CIock| ^th Evening to tho g held there at 4 o'clock *Hernoon. Miss STROKE Paraiwf ?verby Euffers a stroke 'ast Heek 'n ^6r *10me near here WAR I Hands Across T SHANGHAI Reports of enmity ponese soldiers seem to be discrei the recent Japanese occupation of bands across the barbed wire enta national Settlement. | Meetings Held To Explain Program r 1 (vjq 1UI li/JU V^l up By K. H. BRIGHT, County Agent I held meetings in all townships in the county for the purpose of explaining the 1938 conservation program. The meetings were well attended and I feel that the farmers that attended the meetings should understand the program. We always have producers that fail to pay any attention to the notices sent out from this office until it is too late to make changes that would mean a profit. The 1937 cotton subsidy will be paid on the 1938 compliance. This subsidy will be paid on 65 per cent of the base production; for example, a producer has a cotton base of 10 acres and a yield of 250 pounds per acre, 65 per cent of his base production would be 1625 pounds of 65 per cent of 2500 pounds. The subsidy payment may be 3c per pound, or less, based on ten spot cotton markets, but the average on these markets has been less than 9c for some time and the producer that has sold his or her cotton may expect to receive a payment of 3c per pound, provided he complies with the 1938 program. The farmer in the example above would receive a payment of $48.75. The total subsidy payment for the county will exceed $110,000, provided they qualify. We are now ready to clean tobacco seed and will be glad to clean the seed while you wait if the rush is not too great. The owner may get the biggest trash out of the seed before he brings them to this office I am not able to tell at this time I just what will be passed in regards to compulsory control of cotton and tobacco in 1938. The newspapers have carried all of the information j concerning ine programs as iue,y have been discussed in Congress. Collins Appoints S. A. L. Physicians Josph Collins, chief surgeon for the Saboard Air Line Railway, has notified the following Warren county doctors of their re-appointment as local physicians for the Seaboard system: Wise and Paschall, Dr. T. J. Holt; Norlina and Ridgeway, Dr. H. H. Foster; Warren Plains and Norlina, Dr. G. H. Macon; Macon and Vaughan, Dr. W. D. Rodgers; Littleton, Dr. Ray B. Browning. PARROTT-ENGLAND Miss Mary Terrell England of North Warrenton and Mr. Edward Gather Parrott, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Parrott, were quietly married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Leonard England, on December 24. RAINES-RIVERS Miss Norma Rivers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rivers of near Warrenton, and Mr. Jesse Raines, | son of Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Raines of i I wt?wprp married in I I iiui in ?* ancuvvu) nv.v | Henderson on Saturday, December 25th. METHODIST SOCIAL The Intermediate Department of the Methodist Sunday School enjoyed a social in the basement of the church on Tuesday evening with games and contests. An ice course was served a number of guests. LOSES MOTHER Friends of Mrs. Robert Register will regret to learn that she was called to her home in Lawrenceville, Va., on Wednesday on account J of the illness and death of her mother, Mrs. J. E. Owens. he Hi RENTON, COUNTY OF WA1 Tie Barbed Wire between British Tommies and Nipi Jited by this picture, taken during 1 Shanghai, showing them shaking nglements that surround the InterAll Cars Must Have New Tags, Patrolman Warns New 1938 license plates must be displayed on automobiles and other motor vehicles by midnight on Friday, Patrolman Parks Alexander warned yesterday. The state officer said that he had received instruction to see that the law is enforced on the very first day of the year and that any one ne caught driving with old tags on motor vehicles would be placed under arrest. "X don't want to embarrass any one, but I have my job to do," he said. Local officers had been requested to co-operate with State patrolmen in enforcing this law and would do so, Chief Jack Scott said yesterday. Cupid Active In Warren County Over Holidays Cupid was active in Warren county during the Christmas holidays, leading eighteen couples to the office ofcJiegister o1 Deeds "Sard Allen for marriage licenses from December 23 through December 28. Five of the couple obtaining certificates were white and the remainder were negroes. White couples to whom licenses were issued were: Robert King of Halifax county to Miss Helen J. Shearin of Warren county; Edward G. Parrott of Warren county to Miss Mary Terrell England; Robert M. Gupton of Warren county to Miss Victoria Robinson of Warren county; Owen N. Pollard of Beaver Dam, Va., to Miss Alma L. Kilby of Beaver Dam; Franklin Pollard of Beaver Dam to Miss Evelyn D. Kiatina of Beaver Dam, Va. Negro couples procuring licenses were; George Evans and Flonnie Silver; Eugene N. Baskerville and Mary Elizabeth Dunston; Lewis Tally and Lillie Mae Towns; Frank Tally Jr. and Alam Cooper; Asa Blue and Mary Alston; Willie Taylor and Mabel Lee Fleming; Velmer Alston and Leonnia M. Yancey; Jack Aiken and Carine Tally; James H. Davis and Martha L. Alston; Brooks Davis and Willie A. Marshall; Thomas Copeland and Lula Johnson; Walter Harris and Lucile Kearney. Mrs. Andrews Is Honored At Shower Mesdames S. H. Bowden and M. T. Pridgen entertained jointly at a miscellaneous shower in the Pridgen home on Wednesday afternoon for Mrs. Joe Andrews, a recent bride, who before her marriage was Miss Marie Pinnell of Afton. The rooms where the guests assembled were gay in evergreens and flowers. The gifts were found by appropriate verses leading to a treasure hunt. Each guest wrote receipts for the bride, which were presented to her in an index cedar chest. Mrs. Thomas Pinnell was winner in a unique contest entitled "Stitches Every Bride Should Know." A chicken salad course, followed by individual pies topped with whipped cream, and coffee were served to the following guests: Mesdames ?? t->: t TJ [Joe Andrews, J.nomas rumcu, ? Frazier, James Limer, Louis Fuller, M. S. Dryden, Vernon Mabry, Maivern Felts, King Pinnell, and Misses Mildred Mabry, Frances and Katherine Pridgen, Lula Belle Fuller of Afton and Warrenton and Miss Ida Daniel of Richmond, Va. KILLS LARGE HOG I A hog which weighed 520 pounds I was killed a few days before Christ' mas by Thomas Henderson, negro. ' The hog was twelve months old. VI rjv v "> r ' arrnt *REN, N. C. FRIDAY, DECEM1 cahsmusthave" town licenses Citizens May Purchase Tags' At Local Water Company Office TO ENFORCE ORDINANCE Cars and other motor vehicles owned by Warrenton persons must wear a town license tag as well as state license plates when they roll down the streets tomorrow and throughout the year. The ordinance passed by the Board of Town Commissioners several weeks ago requiring that city J license plates be attached to motor vehicles owned by Warrenton per- J sons and firms goes into effect on ^ January 1 and On and after that r date all those arrested and convict- t ed of violating this law are subject f to a fine or a jail sentence. 1 c The new city license tags may be 8 purchased from the Warrenton c Water office at a cost of $1.00 each. * At the same time the board adopt- ' ed the license tag ordinance it pass- ? ed two other ordinances which pro- _ hibit parking on Main street from the corner at Hotel Warren to the J corner at the Dameron building for longer than one hour and making it a violation of the law to block the entrance to a driveway. The latter X J! .Wn/lrr liWU UiUlUttHWCO aic aucouj1 ill ciievv but Chief Scott has been waiting f( for Warrenton persons to purchase ^ and attach the (Jlty tags before jq starting to enforce* the two parking w ordihances. . /_u s( 1 C Warrenton Holds Record For The Shortest Rail Line p ?-i- i Warrenton's railroad is shorter " than the 4.6 mile iine in western B Missouri which th? WaU Street sl Journal refers to as the shortest in Cl the country^John B. Palmer points out in,the following article which was published i*i Jhe daily press 011 s' Sunday: "SHORTEST RAILROAD IN THE tj U. S- A." ' 11 To the Editor: Under this head- a ine vour issue of December 22 car- ^ ried an item from the Wall Street w Journal about the shortest rail- e road: "It (railroad) is said to be Sl j the Cassville and Exter line of I southwestern Missouri, which is 4.6 0 ! miles long." I hasten to correct S1 this, even though carried by the prominent Wall Street Journal. The n Warrenton Railroad extending e from Warrenton, N. C., to Warren s' j Plains, on the S. A. L? is only three miles long, according to information given me by J. M. Gard- e ner, president, and C. R. Rodwell, n secretary. The Warrenton Railroad was J chartered in 1876 and began operation in 1884. Seventy-five per cent of its stock is owned by the town of Warrenton, 25 per cent is in private hands- J. M. Gardner has been ti president of this road since 1908. I' Walter B. Boyd preceded him ps P president for several years. These ri two gentlemen ranK among w ai- | renton's most beloved and distingj lushed citizens. S j During the past several years h owing to the splendid efficiency in a its operation this road has turned d I over each year in net earnings to Cl the town and private stockholders ei an amount sufficient to hold the S town tax rate at only $1 per hun- N dred. The tax rates in Louisburg V and Littleton?neighboring towns? J have been and are much higher a than this. sl Its quasi-socialistic control and Y operation is convincing proof that IV we should have government owner- d ship and operation of our railroads E and other utilitiesJOHN B. PALMER. [ Warrenton. CANDLE LIGHTING SERVICE A Christmas Candle Lighting service was held in the home of t( Misses Edna and Sallie Allen last A 4-V.o msmhorc r*f f Vim n WCCH WXiCll UllO WX ?.v Philathea Class and the Y. W. A. g met jointly. Several readings were IV given and special music by the at- G tending guests. ir . E Mr. and Mrs. Alton Price of Dur- ai ham were dinner guests of Mr. and N Mrs. Dawson Alston on Sunday. IV Mr.' and Mrs. Edgar Brantley, Mrs. Wharton Moore of Durham and W. A. Palmer visited their le mother, Mrs. N. M. Palmer, during w the Christmas holidays. K Miss Lulie Dickerson and Waver- 0i ly Dickerson of Washington, D. C., and Mr- and Mrs. William Dicker- N son were luncheon guests of Mrs. H. ic N. Walters Sunday. A ten 3ER 31, 1937 Subscripts Busy Diplomat jfilL. j \ POKYO . . . "Never a dull mo* nent,", comments American Am>assador Joseph C. Grew on diplonatlc activities here since start of he Sino-Japanese "War" last Au;ust. Ambassador Grew transmited the recent exchange of notes if American protest and Japanese ipology touched off by the sinking if the gunboat Panay, three priately owned ships and killing and rounding of American sailors and ttiwnaf laf-oat In a corteo nf "in. idents" in the IQar East rhree Supervisors To Be Elected For Watershed Project Three supervisors will be electee )r the Pishing Creek Water Shec dstrict in January to serve witf M. Thornton and N. W. Warrer ho were previously appointed tc :rve with the State Conservatior ommission. Any farmer who is an eligible ater and lives in this area of War. :n county can nominate any reutable farmer who has the same ualifications, it was learned frotr le office of County Agent Bot right. Nominations, it was stated aould be made promptly, either b3 oming by the county agent's of' ice or by letter, so that the elec ion may be held and the worl tarted ln( tMa district , , The^fSning (Sreek Soil ConservJ ion District embraces lands lying 1 Warren and Halifax countie.' nd covers an area of 109,000 acres he project, which some time ag( 'as endorsed by farmers in a genral referendum, is not a drainagf cheme, it was stated, but a plar 3 secure government aid in soi onservation. The work will con ist of crop rotation, strip cropping irracing, reforestation and othe: lethods to check the terrific soi rosion of the Fishing Creek wate; tied. A charter has been requestet rom the Secretary of State and i! xpected to be issued within th< ext few days. Miss Burroughs Hostess At Dinnei One of the prettiest dinner paries of the season was given by Mis: da Burroughs at the home of hei arents, Mr. and Mrs- W. C. Bur sughs on Tuesday evening wher tie entertained a number of hei riends, including salesladies of Legetts Store in Henderson. Th< ome was beautifully decorated ir whitp nnlor motif Dl*e ominating and using red roses as : enterpiece. Red lighted tapers add d to the charm of the occasion. Th< uests included the Misses Ett! 'orwood, Delia Puckett, France: /ilson; Mesdames Williams Cates unius Daniels, Jack Calloway, Mr nd Mrs. N- P. Moseley of Henderjn, Mrs. S. W. Campbell of Nev 'ork, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Weaver Ir. and Mrs. B. L. Reavis and chilren, Misses Mae Weaver anc lleanor Roberts. Dowlings Entertain At Lee Apartments Mr. and Mrs. John Dowling en:rtained at dinner in the Anne Lee partments on Mam street on weuesday evening for their houseuests, Mrs. Clyde Haithcock and [iss Mary Thomas Haithcock of ireensboro. Other guests attendlg included: Mesdames J. W, owling, J. T. Hamm, Misses Jennie nd Blanche Dowling of Henderson, irs. Edward Collins of Norlina and [rs. Justin Rankoff of OxfordMiss Annie Belle McCraw will ave Sunday to spend the winter ith her nephews, Cary Price of Inoxville, Tenn., and Edward Price f Kingsport, Teim. Misses Patsy Rodgers and Nancy toseley spent a few days of the hollays with Miss Mary Katherine Hen at Axtelle. ^ * L. l.uiviW'V mi Price, $1.50 a Year Prizes For Best I Christmas Trees Are Presented The three prizes offered by mer- J chants of Warrenton in the contest sponsored by the Warrenton Garden Club for the most attractive decorated homes during the Phrictmoe cnocnn nrnrn wrtn hv Mrc i Claude Bowers, Miss Lilly Belle Dameron and Mrs. C. K. Plancon. Mrs. Bowers won an indirect floor lamp given by the Carolina Power & Light Co. for the most outstanding home decorations as a whole, as viewed from the street. Miss Dameron won the dress offerd by Leggetts for the most attractive doorway, as viewed from the street. And Mrs. Plancon won $5.00 in cash offered by Rose's 5 & 10 for the most beautifully decorated outdoor Christmas tree. Others who won favorable mention from the judges on their Yuletide decorations were Mrs. P. G. Seaman, Mrs. Julius Banzet, Mrs. M. C. McGuire,-Mrs. Clyde Rodwell, Mrs. Jack Scott and Mrs. A. T. Bost. The judges were from out-oftown and rendered their decision alter viewing the trees and other home decorations on Thursday nio'Vit rinoomWor OQ lllglll/, ou. : Liquor Sales Hit i Record High On i Christmas Eve i i Liquor sales in the three A. B. C. ' stores of Warren county leaped up1 ward on Christmas eve to break what is believed a record for one ; day. Sales on this occasion are un derstood to have amounted to slightly more than $2,600. i The purchasers of this large i amount of whiskey and wines evi) dently handled the alcoholic bever, ages with more restraint or with r more caution than has been the - case on Christmas during other - years, as there was little noticeable : drinking here on the streets and officers of warrentwa,-j^prt - arrest for drunkenness during I Christmas. 5 No Cases Heard In Recorder's Court i Despite the fact that it was the 1 holiday season, no cases were on - docket for trial in Recorder's court on Monday and for the second ' week in succession Judge T. O. Rod1 well was faced by no defendants, r , 14,395 Bales Of A. Cotton Ginned Figures released in the census report of the Department of Commerce show that there were 14,395 bales of cotton ginned in Warren county from the crop of 1937 prior to December 13 as compared with 9,823 bales ginned to December 13 3 from the crop of 1936. ; Negroes To Hold r Celebration On 1st 5 Negroes of Warren will hold an 1 Emancipation Celebration in the court house on the morning of 1 January 1 at 11 o'clock. A varied program has been worked out for ! the occasion. ' Entertain Guests Here On Sunday ' Mrs. W. J. Davis and Miss Bessie Lee Davis entertained on Sunday " for the following guests: Dr. and ' Mrs. Richard B. Davis, Misses Louise and Elizabeth Davis, Richard Boyd Davis Jr., and Mr. Jack Lewis of Greensboro, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davis of Stuart, Va., Mr. and Mrs. ' Walter Davis and daughters of Clayton, Mrs. M. J. Davis and fam ily of West End and Mr. and Mrs. ' John Davis of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Simmons of I McKinney, Va-, and friends were ' guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Cobb Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Burton were visitors in Wilson on ThursdayMr. and Mrs. Hugh Evans spent the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Evans of Greenville, and Mr. and Mrs. W- P. Aycock of Selma. They were accompanied home by Miss Mary Shaw Robeson of Greenville. Mrs. Mary S. Powell has returned to Warrenton after spending the week end with her daughter, Mrs. R. G. Crews. Mrs. S. B. Berryhill of Charlotte is a guest of Mrs. W. A. Connell. t ~ ^ ?? kjgbt of the news aLL the time NUMBER 53 QUIET REIGNS OVER WARREN Warren Folks Enjoy Christmas Holidays In Circle Of The Family TWO DANCES ARE HELD General quietness marked the observance of Christmas week in warren county. The Weather Man sent down rain for several days, but Old Sol broke through the gloom in time to provide sunshine on Christmas day. Business, after the brief spurt of pre-holiday buying, showed a decline as merchants started inventorying and getting their business in order for the New Year. Officers of Warrenton and apparently throughout the county had a quiet day, there being no one brought here on Monday to face trial in Recorder's court and Sheriff Pinnell and Chief Jack Scott reporting only one person arrested on Christmas day. The only serious automobile wreck reported here was a collision at Norlina on Christmas night when ram ririven hv Poster Avscue and Charlie Rodwell, the latter a negro, tangled. Rodwell's wife was said to have been seriously hurt and Prank Reavis, who was riding with Ayscue, painfully hurt. j. T. Ayscue, another occupant of the Ayscue car, was reported to have escaped injuries No deaths had been reported here yesterday and physicians of the county state the health of the people in general good. I While fire-crackers were heard to pop from time to time, they were {not as obnoxious as has been the case in years past and no Injuries have been reported here from their use in this county. In the social sphere, many families were united as boys and girls returned from school and elder members came from distant places ' to be wlHUwmo ftlks: There inn ? few parties here but many friends gathered in various homes throughout the week where they were entertained informally. The peak of entertainment for the young folks at Warrenton were Wanooe at Wnt.pl WcirrPn On<? On Christmas Eve night and the other Wednesday night. Commissioners Honored At Dinner Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Capps entertained friends at a barbecue and turkey supper on Monday night. Their guests included members of the Board of County Commissioners, Auditor T. B. Gardner, County Attorney Julius Banzet and Dr. G. H. Macon, and the following members of their family: Dr. and Mrs. P. E. Shearin of Chapel Hill, Messrs. Clarence and Glenn Capps of Rocky Mount and Misses Bessie, Kathleen, Margaret and Patsy Capps. Macon Reavis Weds Miss Toone Miss Edith Toone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Toone of Loulsburg, and Mr. Macon Reavis, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ben Reavis of Afton, were quietly married on Saturday, December 25, by the Rev. John Edwards, pastor of the Baptist Church of Centerville. The bride is a graduate of Louisburg high school- Mr. Reavis is a successful farmer in the Afton-Elberon section where they are making their home after a short bridal trip. HAITHCOCK-FORD Mr. and Mrs. Merton Ford of Sabot announce the marriage of their daughter, Lillian O'Day, to Mr. Norman I. Haithcock of Macon, N. C., Monday, December 13. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Charles Morgan in the home nf fhp hride. Mr. and Mrs. Haithcock will make their home In Macon. BARN BURNS Fire of unknown orign destroyed a barn on the farm operated by Everett Carroll near Warren Plains Wednesday night. , Farm machinery and a quantity of feed and tobacco were lostDr. and Mrs. W. R. Berryhill and children of Chapel Hill were guests in the Connell home this week. Major S. M. Connell of Mitchell Field, Long Island, will spend the week end with his mother, Mrs. W. A. Connell.
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