I ACCURATE, TERSE I TIMELY I xxxvnT I Gils TO ENTEfiT' I RACE FOR SENATE I fl'arrenton Attorney Makes , I Definite Announcement t I Of Candidacy t I g WITHOUT OPPOSITION a - fhaf. T g I "i have deiimtcij- uttiuvu _ I Bill be a candidate in the June t I primary to represent Warren coun- p I ty in the State Senate," Prank H. r I GiSts stated this week. t I xhe Warrenton attorney and for- 1, I ir.er mayor had been regarded as a c I likely candidate for several weeks f I but he had not definitely made up I c I his mind that he would run for the {v I place until this week. J t I Mr. Gibbs represented Warren j c I county in the Ui>per House at the J f I unusually: long session of the Leg-Jo I islature in 1935. Since that ses-11 I sion Warren county has not sent a J a i'~~ cillQ fold I representative to me ocuavc *****, I tie tot that by mutual agreement I I Warren and Vance counties alter-1 ( I nate in electing members to the I I Upper House and at the last ses- I I sion of the Legislature Vance coun-1 I ty provided the Senator. I As things now stand on the polit- I I ical front. Mr. Gibbs is the only I c I man in Warren county to publicly I c I announce that he would be a candi- I j I sate for the Senate. Ig J Recorder'? Court I* I Held In Jury Room; | I Two Given Hearing!t I Departing from the usual pro-1c I teure of taking a two weeks recess 111 I while Superior court is in session J f> I here, Judge T. O. Rodwell and So- I I licitor Joseph P. Pippen held a ses- j J I sion of Recorder's court here on I I Monday morning In the jury room I I of the ccurt house in order to give I I two defendants who were being! i?u nrivileire of trial. I JJCIU xii j axx W- -- Archie Powell, negro, was con- t( victed on a charge of carrying a n concealed weapon and was given ^ :he choice of serving four months f on the roads or paying a $50.00 fine a and court costs. He paid out. Willie Jerome Davis, negro, was n found guilty of larceny and was ordered to serve on the roads for ^ ' a period of four montlis- b Fifty Students On n Scholastic Roll a n fifty students of the John Grah- K am High Schcol made the scholas- n tic honor roll during the fourth. d, month, according to the following list submitted by Paul W. Cooper, principal: t( Grade 1: Gilbert Faulkner, Ed- d ward Williams, Charles Lyles, Pres- _ ton Parker, Daphine Miller. Grade 2: Mildred Anne Hancock, n Mary AJice Rooker, Sarah Kearny b. ounon, aiizaoetn Hehgepetn, Anne r| Retell, Anr.e Dryden, King Over- a. IV Grade 3: Patsy Capps, Mariam ei Height, Jane Reavis, Annie Weaver, n Lois Jane Ruth, Claude Jones, tl Bobby Wollett. S Grade 4: Eloise Parker, Richard v. Hedgepeth. w Grade 5: Willard Harris, Edith e: Allen, Estelle Boyce, Helen Fau- li ?tte, Fairfax Mitchell, Lucy Seaman. V Grade 6: Margaret Rodwell, Betty Davis, Katherine Petar, Jane Peete, ^ Mabel Grissom. Grade 7: Doris Harris, Vivian Harris, Nancy Lord, Nancy Moseley. Grade 9: Nancy Peete. Grade 10: Jimmy Boyce, Robert L Brickhouse, Dick Ward, Claude a Weldon, Katherine Parker, Hilda n Hweli, Nina Shearin, EUen Stew- d an> Hell Weaver, James King. il Grade ll: Dorothy Burroughs, n wslie Overby, Billy Peete. E Macon Woman Hurt ? In Auto Accident e . p Mrs. Vivian Shearin of Macon is li | ^covering in her home from severe bruises and cuts which she sustained on Saturday afternoon when P living home from Warrenton in a C i?S- The car overturned in a ditch. 1 S. G- Edwards of Macon was a "ith her at the time but escaped injury ir ' _ t bible classes meet r Ministers, Men's Bible passes, officers and teachers of the b "?ir Sunday Schools of the town b enjoyed a barbecue on Thursday h evening of last week in the John I graham high school. J. E. Rooker 11 ?r' anted as toastmaster- Several' I ?teresting and helpful talks were a nade. About 75 attended. 0 m WARR Buy City License Tags, Chief Scott Warns Car Owners t Chief of Police Jack Scott pubicly requests this week that all auomobile and truck owners of Warenton who have not already pur:hased their city license tags do o at once. The officer stated that practically ill motor vehicle owners of the own had already purchased the ilates but there are a few who have lot and that he did not wish to le forced to indict any one for vio aung me recenuy passea town or linance relative to this matter. ) The town ordinance requiring ail iwners of motor vehicles residing J vithin the corporate limits of the J own to purchase a city tag at the ? ost of $1.00 each went into ef- a ect January 1. Any one convicted t! if violating the audience is subject j" o a fine of not more than $50.00 or J? . jail sentence not to exceed 30 y lays- tl P Winning Report ? Shows 50 Per Cent ^ Increase In Cotton Approximately 50 per cent more otton was produced in Warren ounty during the past year than in jn 936, according to evidence of the th inning report of Benjamin G. mi "harrington special agent of the ea lureau of the Census, released on at "uesday. by Mr. Tharrington's report reveals hat 15,269 bales of cotton were a inned in Warren county from the vs rop of 1937 prior to January 16, W( 938, as compared with 10,998 bales H( inned to January 16, 1937. y, Hi benefit Dance To en Be Held Here At m Armory Tonight Due to the fact that a dance is n? } be held in the armory Friday ight to raise funds for the Infan- s le Paralvsis Foundation, the War enton Lions Club held its semi- gr ionthly meeting last night in the rmory rather than at the regular P leeting time, which is tonight. The meetings are usually held at [otel Warren but inasmuch as a arbecue supper was planned for ' re occasion it was deemed best to love to headquarters of Company i for the meal in order to allow ir lore room for serving and to have f1' lembers of the organization presat to do any work which might be M ecesSE.ry in connection with the ance. ye John Allison, who was appointed we > serve as chairman for Warren ce] aunty to raise funds for the foun- wl ation, said yesterday that pros- C0I ects for a good dance here toight appeared bright iand com- tll lented on te fact that $20.00 had ea een cleared from the bridge and x>k tournament which was held p t Norlina under the direction of * Irs. George Stultz, who was nami chairman of the Norlina conjlittee to raise money to be used in j -if ficrht. acrainst Daralvsis. "Mrs ? -= to tultz and those who cooperated ith lier did some splendid work po hich brought about results that Tj. xceeded my expectation," Mr. Al- tQ] son said, with the added comment, co I only hope we can do as well at ag| /arrenton with our dances." qu pa limmie Lipscomb Dies At Baltimore fb( he Paneral services for Jimmie er( ipscomb, 36-year-old son of Mr. ije nd Mrs. Irvin Lipscomb of Balti- cje tore were held in that city Mon- us, ay afternoon. The young man was Cri 1 with heart trouble for several lonths and died in John Hopkins /fospital in Baltimore on Saturday *vening. His mother was before ? TUtTHams nf I carriage ivnao nez. He is survived by his parnts, one brother, and his grand- 0f arents, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Wil- its ams of Inez. w th Rev. L. F. Kent of Louisburg will re reach at Emmanuel Episcopal er! ihurch here on Sunday morning at co 1 o'clock. The public is invited to ttend the service. tic Mr. Oren Flowers of Henderson to i spending some time with his sis- fu er, Mrs. Irvin Stevenson, at War- de en Plains. m( Mrs. Katie Harris of Scotland m, feck is a guest of her daughter, p] Irs. C. W. Lewis, on Wilcox Ave- co tue. th Misses Aelise King, Arnie Belle f0 toberts, Henry Fuller and C. W. iass were dinner guests of Mr. ,nd Mrs- Joe Andrews of Castalia fr n Sunday evening. H t?? m ENTON, COUNTY OF WA Stricken m VASHINGTON, D. C Imme[lately following the news of the eslgnatlon of Associate Justice lutherland came reports of the larming illness of Associate Jusi Ice Benjamin N. Cardozo, above, suffered a heart attack after complication of Illnesses. Kn-nvn opularly as a "liberal," Assoc te uatice Cardozo was appointed' to ie high bench six years ago by resident Herbert Hoover. i rv >ix uivorces Granted At Tike January Court Six divorce cases, five of which volved negroes, were heard fit is term of court and the bonds of atrimony were ordered severed in ch provided those desiring to live lart comply with the judgments paying the costs of such fictions. The only white persons securing divorce were Mrs. Ruby Johnson Richard Johnson. Divorces :re granted the following negroes: elen Crudup vs. Jerry Crudup; re en Cook Harding vs. Banks irding; Henry Rodwell vs. Horace Ball Rodwell; Anthony L. irry vs. Candise Henderson Tarry; innie Williams vs. Leon WilliamsThe divorce action of Amos Wil ,ms vs. Rosabelle Williams was it tried at this term nor was the mony case of Thelma O. Musin vs. Douglas Mustian. The divorces were granted on the ounds of two years separation. led Cross Nursing Course At School A Red Cross nursing course was irted in the John Graham High hool on Monday morning with iss Emalyne Evans, head of the >me Economics department, iching the theory of nursing, and rs. Jos. S- Jones, county nurse, ,'ing demonstrations. The course, which is for third ar students, will last for six :eks and will end with nursing ruucates oeing awuxutu i,u mux 10 successfully complete the urse. Fifteen students are enrolled in e course which lasts for one hour ch day of the school week. ire Causes Slight Damage At Littleton Littleton, Jan. 27.?Fire was disvered at about 1:30 Wednesday irning by Howard Salman, night liceman, in Bell's Grocery Store, lis store is in the heart of Littlea's business section and the fire uld easily have proven very distrous. However, the flawes were ickly subdued, resulting in comratively slight loss. * 4-n ine damages were cujuuicu ^ ick and fixtures, and will probly not amount to over three indred dollars, and is fully cov;d by insurance. The fire is beved to have been caused by some feet in the operation of the motor ed in connection with the refrigition plant. lanning Project In Axtel Section The Home Demonstration Club Axtell Special Community held i first canning demonstration on ednesday, January 19. Mrs. Bera B. Sawyer, canning specialist presenting Ball Brothers, coopating with the Extension Service, nducted the demonstration. The purpose of the demonstra>n was to tea:h farm women how preserve their surplus meat for ture rise. Oommentin g on the monstration, one of the club 3mbers said that "the eager homeikers readily caught on how Sims', safely, and inexpensively this unty be done. They expressed emselves as being well prepared r next year's canning problems. Miss Mae Weaver has returned om a week's visit to relatives in enderson. armt RREN, N. C. FRIDAY, 31 RED CROSS SEEKS i 4in pad ruinpcp t\iv i'UH UUlilLOL Citizens Asked To Donate Funds For Relief of Suffering Millions In China CONDITIONS ARE KNOWN An appeal for funds to be used for the relief of millions of suffering men, women and children in China was made today by P. W. Cooper, chairman of the Warren County Red Cross Chapter, who announced that at the suggestion of President Roosevelt, chapters throughout the country were joining in the appeal"Tr? aclHno- nnr r.ommunitv to as sist in raising this fund," Mr. Cooper said, "there is little need to emphasize appalling conditions existing around Shanghai and other cities, inasmuch as newspapers, newsreels, and radio have vividly pictured conditions that exist." He sa tdaiht a He said that this money would be allocated to relief agencies and hospitals already existing, and that a committee of American business men in China, appointed by the American Ambassador, Nelson T. Johnson, would be formed to distribute the fund. No personnel will be sent from the United States. "In addition to the urgent need for food, shelter, and warm clothing, one of the great needs , in China at the present time is for wnriiooi aceictcjrmA " J TVTr C~Jonr?fir said- "Great danger - exists that epidemics may break out." Contributions will J be forwarded to headquarters if turned in to J. Edward Allen, Howard Jones Jr., or P. W. Cooper. Admiral Cary T. Grayson, national Red Cross chairman, said American officials hi. China had (Continued on page 8) Tobacco Market Ends Successful Season Friday ' ' The Warrenton tobacco market will close folic wing sales today, brining to an end the best season that the Warrenton market has enjoyed in many years. I Warehousemen estimate that a little better than five million pounds of the weed were sold here from the crop of 1937 for an average of arour.d 21 or 22 cents a pound. The offical poundage and average is expected to be revealed in a government report within the next few days. The five million pound estimate exceeds by about one million pounds the amount of tobacco which was sold on the Warrenton market during the previous season. Since the market re-opened following the Christmas holidays, sales have been light and the offering has been of poor quality. The inferior tobacco sold here during the closing days cf the market is expected to pull down to some extent the high average which was maintained on the Warrenton market throughout the fall. Four Scout Troops To Be Organized C. M. Calhoun, field executive of the Occoneechee Council of Boy Scouts, met here Wednesday night with scout-minded persons to work out plans for organizing troops in Warren county. After discussing various phases of scout work, ii; was decided to organize four troops in Warren at present and later strengthen the countv organization with other troops- The lirst four troops to be organized will be at Warrenton, Littleton, Noriina and Macon. Four hundied dollars was the amount of the budget which was set for carrying on scout work in the county. Fifty dollars of this sum has to be paid quarterly io the Occoneectiee Council which is composed of Boy Scout troops in one ionowjug wuuura. ville, Vance. Franklin, Warren, Orange, Lee, .Harnett and Chatham. Bob Bright, who is serving as treasurer of the organization, said ' that he had already received some ' money to organize the boys of J Warren and that he woud be happy to receive donations from others 1 desiring to promote Boy Scout work in this county. PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES Services will be held at the Presbyterian church in Warrenton on Sunday morr tag, which is the fifth Sunday, the Rev. Reece Jenkins, pastor, annotnced this week. fcfll 1NUARY 28, 1938 Subscriptio On High Beach 1 WASHINGTON, D. 0.. . . Stanley t Porman Heed, Solicitor General t 61 the tinlted States since 1935, c poses for his first official photograph after being named Associate Justice of the Supreme Court v to fill vacancy created by retire' c mental Associate Justice iluther- s land.1 He observed his 53rd birth< i day last December. s C Social Security 1 Pavments ExnecteH t Here Within Week Funds are expected to arrive here within a week for five unemployed persons of Warrenton who are entitled to compensation under provisions of the Social Security Act, George M. Suggs, manager of the Henderson branch office of Employment Service .stated this week while in Warrenton questioning applicants who called at his office in the court house to file application for jobs. Citing figures to back his contention, Mr. Suggs said that apparently Warren county is not handicapped by unemployment as are Vance and Granville counties, which his office also serves. He said that in the three counties approximately 2,000 persons had filled out registration cards in an effort to obtain work and that only a very small percentage of these nnnlinnnlc ho/4 ffrtm Warrovi 1 a^iivanvo iiau iivsisj. county. 1 A representative of the Employ- ' ment service is in Norlina every J Wednesday morning, at the Mayor's office, from 8:45 until XI o'clock, and in Warrenton, at the court c house, every Wednesday afternoon ? from 1 until 4:15 o'clock. Those who are loking for work or desire to employ labor are requested to c file application at one of these of- s fices. 1' X Gardner Thinks jj Outlook Bright E Washington, Jan. 26.?Former t Governor O. Max Gardner yester- t day emerged in a highly optimistic 1' mood from a conference with Pres- t ident Roosevelt on the subject of c the business depression. t Mr. Gardner, who is counsel for \ the Cotton Textile Institute and v legal adviser to the Southeastern I Governors, is one of a large num- f ber who have recently been called a by the President for conferences c on the business situation. These V conferences usually have been held t with groups, and Mr. Gardner is one of a comparatively small num- c ber who has been asked to meet the t President alone. l> After his conference, Mr. Gardner issued a statement which in- c dicated that affirmative action of e some kind for cooperative steps by c the administration and business P men is in prospect. c It is believed, generally that f: President Roosevelt will announce s some policy after completing his series of conferences, which include J a gathering with small business men, a large number of whom have lnaiuai/eu a ucsuc tu wuuic uu Washington. Mr. Gardner's statement follows: g "I am optimistic for the future, t I was highly pleased with the re- y suit of my conference with the i President. He possesses an amaz- g ingly comprehensive knowledge of d conditions throughout the entire country and it is my personal 51 opinion that he is collecting infor- g mation from all sections with a h view to organizing the forces of the r country and the government to grapple with the prevailing eco- n nomic and social conditions in a f spirit of co-operative effort that A will spell the defeat of the depres- c sion.'' C d Miss Mary Wagner is at StPetersburg, Fla., where she is nurs- s ing in the Mound Park Hospital. t Dr. Fred S. Shepherd of New d York was a dinner guest of Dr. and b Mrs. F. P. Hunter this week. p Mr. E. C. Bobbitt of Littleton was o a visitor here Wednesday. I n Price, $1.50 a Year Over $4,<5000 Received Here For Aid To Needy Four thousand, six hundred eleven lollars and seventy-six cents, which epresents stab: and federal appropriations part y supplemented by :ounty funds, was the sum receivid in Warren county during the nonth of December for aid to the leedy, Miss Lucy Leach, county veifare officer stated yesterday in living an account of the activities if the Welfare Department during he past monti. The total sum was broken into he following brackets: $940.00 for lid Age Assist ince; $150.00 for Aid o Dependent Children; $314.16 for he Blind; $: ,350 from C. C. C. lamps; $1,850.10 from W. P. A. At present, Miss Leach said, case (Orkers are ir vestigating 32 appliations for Old Age Assistance and even new applications for Aid to Dependent Children. She also tated there are 88 applications for lid Age Assistance whose cases lave not been investigated at ail liio fa fV-ia faah fViaf fhora ore anlv wo case work :rs which fact makes t impossible to study all cases as oon as she would like. In addition to the $4,611.76 riiich came to the county from ederal, state and county agencies, 1200.84 was spent from the Charity Ihest, the welfare officer stated, to vhich she acded, there were 408 :arments turned over to the Welare Department to be distributed imong indigent cases during this nonth. There are 223 cases on the :ommunity list, Miss Leach said. The funds which wore dispursed hrough the Charity Chest were aised through a county-wide drive vhich was staged in the late fati ly the Warren County Welfare Detriment which sent out urgent apteals for aid to various communiies of the county. I'ollowing are isted the churches and organizaions which joined with citizens of Varrenton in responding to the irive: Zion Sunday .'School, Oine; dethodist Church, Littleton; Waren Plains Methodist Church; Sunlay School, Warren Plains Bapist Church; Lutheran Church, tidgeway; Shocco Methodist Ihurch; Community Chest of Wise; dacon Woman's Club Stony Lawn Sunday School (col.); Ashley Grove Shurch (col.)., Vaughnn. In SDite of the aid which has :ome to the county, Miss Leach aid, the high cost of food and the ow value of cotton tie working a lardship on many persons in the ounty- In pointing out circumtances connected with her departnent she writes as fellows: "At one time durin; the summer here were only fifteen working on VPA project::. Manj of the landords have not been able to finance heir tenants during the winter aonths and because of this fact we lave an addid numb;r working on VPA. Some applict nts for work .ho live too far aw ly from the (resent projects camot be certiied, as they are unable to get to ,ny WPA work, so there are stili omparatively few nun working on VPA projects. Tho ;e working on VPA are certified as relief cases. "In spite of the ail given to the ounty, the low price of cotton and he high cost of food is working a lardship on many in this county. "We are glad at ail times to disuss any oi our cases with intersted relatives and friends, but or ourse our fiJ.es are not open to the mblic. Any information given by a lient to the case vorker is conidential and will be considered as uch" Dr. Freeman To Speak At Henderson Henderson, Jan. 17.?Dr. Douglas i. Freeman of Richmond, Va., edior of the Richmord News-Leader, rill speak to the Lecture Club of lenderson on Thursday evening, 'ebruary 3, at 8 o'cl )Ck in the Henerson high school auditorium. Dr. Freeman lectured in Henderon two years ago, ising "The New iouth" as his subjtct. Because of is popularity he his been asked to eturn. Among the books which Dr. Freelan has written, lis biography of tobert E. Lee is the best known, it present, he is teaching a class at Columbia University, in New York lity, and flies there each week to eliver his lectures. The Lecture Clul each year sells eason tickets, covering all the lecures which it sponsors. It has been ecided also to issue tickets for this a dividual lecture, so that more eople may avail tiemselves of the pportunity of heiring Dr. Freenan. I Mfl OF THE NEWS aLL THE TIME T NUMBER 4 SUPERIOR COURT ENDS SESSION Less Than Two Days Spenl On Ra()i O?A -J ??? viiiuiiiai miu Civil Dockets A VERDICT IS SET ASIDE The January term of Warren county Superior court came to a close late Monday afternoon after a little better than half a day of the first week had been devoted to going through the criminal docket and approximately the same time had been consumed in disposing of the civil docket the second week. The two days of court, each of which started at 11:30 o'clock In the morning due to the fact that Judge Clawson Williams did not reach Warrenton until that time, represent the shortest session of Warren county Superior court be. lieved to have ever been held here. Immediately upon his arrival here Monday morning of this week, Judge Williams set the wheels of inctiAn in mnfinn onH rorviH nrn_ juouiv/c ui axawvavsa* uuu V gress was made In grinding out the civil docket which was rather small at this term of court. With the exception of divorce actions, interest in the civil docket centered primarily in the case ol Swift & Co. vs. Mrs. M. T. Pridgen, although the evidence in the case of W. T. Paschall vs. Jannle Poythress was listened to intently by a number of spectators in the temple of justice. Swift & Co. was suing Mrs. Pridgen for a $67.97 balance on a bill which, the company alleges, was made by her after the M System failed under the management of her husband. She claimed that she was not responsible for the debts of the M System, that the store was operated under the management of her husband. Swift & Co. contended that the M System was unable to meet its obligation under the management of Mr. Pridgen in the fall of 1935 and that after being closed for a few weeks the store was taken over by Mrs. Pridgen. The company alleged that when its salesman visited the store after it had been taken over by Mrs. Pridgen and informed the management that no more goods could be sent on open account due to past obligations, Mrs. Pridgen informed the salesman that she naa taaen over uie store, tnav she was solvent, and that she would be responsible. Goods were billed to her in her name and a balance of $67.69 remained unpaid on their books. H. A. Moseley of the Warrenton Grocery Co. stated that he had had a conversation with Mrs. Pridgen along similar lines and he had been told practically the same thing by her. Mrs. Pridgen denied that she had assumed responsibility for obligations of the M System and said that she had never told any one that she had taken over the man. agement and consequently would be responsible for goods sent to the store. She said that the store was under the management of her husband and that the obligations were his. Mr. Pridgen corroborated her in this. He said in effect he owed the money and if he couid he would pay the debt. The jury returned a verdict in favor of Mrs. Pridgen but the verdict was set aside by Judge Williams who stated that it was contrary to the evidence. The case of W. T. Paschall vs. Janie E. Poythress involved a question of law and Judge Williams directed the verdict given by the jury which was that the defendant was indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $350.00 and interest from February 4, 1937. Judgments ordering compromise (Continued on Page 81 REV. KENT TO PREACH AT EPISCOPAL CHURCH SUNDAE The Rev. L. F. Kent, rector of c>tPaul's church, Louisburg, will be here Sunday morning to officiate and preach at the Episcopal church at 11 o clock when Morning Prayer will be held. Holy Communiou will be observed at the 8 o'clock service on Sunday morning. The Rev. B. N. de Foe Wagner, rector, in making the announcement that the Rev. Mr. Kent would be here, extended an invitation to the public to attend. BAPTIST SERVICES Services will be held at the Warrenton Baptist Church at 11 o'clock on Sunday morning and at 7:30 o'clock on Sunday evening services will be held at the Warren Plains Baptist Church, the Rev. R. E. Brickhouse, pastor, announced this week. I tk