1
3 i accurate, terse
; i timely
? ?
fffSmW ,
IBK LOW KATE
per Cent .Maximum Amount]
Of interest Acceptable
By Town Board J
Mr0R)iS ARE EXECUTED
I xiie S10.000 issue of bonds for I
;:reet fire protection purpose to I
be offered for sale by the town of I
iVarrenion will bear an interest rate]
r.o: to exceed a Per cent, it was]
ordered by the board of town com-]
ntssioiioi'? in regular session here onl
.Necessary papers and forms were]
approved by the board and will be]
.maided to the Local Government!
ccaaiiission at Raleigh which will]
truer necessary advertising, prepare]'
Ha,;n Otter the bonds for sale. It is]
(expected that the bonds win we ur-i
(eiea ior sale within approximately I
Byi days. I
I in view of the county's successful!
( ale of bonds at 21-2 per cent in-J
(lerest. .here was some talk of offer-1
(nig the Warrenton bends at this!
(fieure, but it was pointed out that!
(die 3 per cent interest rate would I
(oiler a wider field of sale and the!
(ciiierence would be compensated by J
(a -ossioie premium on the bonds. Ill
Iras also pointed out that while the!
county did succeed in selling its!
(.uics at 21-2 per cent, only one bial
Bras made and the tewn commis-1
Burners decided in order to get wider!
oiuGing that it would be best to]
boost .he maximum rate one-half oil
(cue per cent over that of the coun- I
I ty issue. I'
I Following passage of necessary]
Iciiiotes to have the bond issue sent]'
(to Raleigh, Mayor Polk appointed I
W. R. Strickland chair-man of a]1
(committee to consider purchase oil'
(a lire truck and pump. Other mein.r
bers of the commit.ee are Harold I
Skillman, George Scoggin and Big-1J
Inall Jones. This committee will]
work with W. H. Bui-roughs, Fire IJ
Chief.
Two Cases Tried,
Two Continued, In
Recorder's Court
Twc cases were continued <i.nd
two others w ere tried in this week's
session of Recorder's court
The charges of manufacturing
whiskey which were booked against *
Kelly Enright and Joe Stallings, 1
white men who were arrested near 1
a still which officers captured two 1
weeks ago, were postponed until the 1
fourth .Monday in April when each i
of the defendants expressed a pref- *
ereuce to be tried by a jury.
Albert Jones, who escaped from <
the Warren county jail last fall be- 1
fore any work was done towards 1
remodeling the bastile, was found
guilty of jail breaking and sentenced
to the roads for a period of
four months.
IFounci guilty cf indulging in an
affray in which a deadly weapon
was used, Garney Richardson and
Percy Davis, negroes,, were each
sentenced to the roads for six 1
Young Dem ocrats
Rally At Dinner ;
Rallying at Hotel Waren last 1
Friday evening to attend a banquet
which was held for the purpose of 1
organizing Warren County Youngj
Democrats, around 40 men and |'
*omen were encoura.ged to become
m?re active politicall.v by Will Yarborcugh
of Raleigh, j (resident of the
Wake County Club, who was the
Principal speaker of the occasion.
Mr. Yarborough reminded the
Warren Democrats of the great
Political leaders wh ich had been
Produced in Wanton county, men[
t;oning especially Nathaniel Macon.\
x?uth is coming to play a greatanci
?reater par t in our democthe
i ^ Sai<^' 35 commended
th a""6e turn-out ot Democrats at
,k_ra'y' one of a series being held
r0u?hout the stftte.
Mav6 Speaker wa s introduced by
.'"0r Wiliam Polk who served as
hi' master- Mr. Polk acquainted
tear! witb fact that in
most v??6 by barren county alofiice,
!fd a mon'.>ply on the high
ferrj he stp .te and nation, remterru
? lf Jtlg and almost un~
ty prQ P ed Pfcr rod which this coun^ntatrieCilrS
Jnators and Repre"
in (jQ, 10 wrote their names
history Js across the Pages ?~
j0hn L 0 -hers who spoke were
of ll)e ' inner, secretary-treasurer
Associ f C" County Commissioners!
atl Jh, and John Picot, Little|
i '
Continued from page 1)
szaaums/
WAR]
Miss Mcore Holds
Lead In Race For '
Lio ns Club Prizes
Misses Nancy Moore and Frances
Hicks of Warrenton continue to
hold first and second place, respectively,
in the race for the three
prizes which are to be presented by
the Warrenton Lions Club to the
young ladies disposing of the largest
number of tickets to the Automobile
Show and Merchants' Exposition
which is to open in Boyd's warehouse
on the evening of April 18 for
a week of merriment, but Miss
Joyce Duke of Elberon has climbed
above Miss Velma Moss of Warren
ton and Miss Aileen Bowden of Afton
to take third place among the
28 girls who are competing for the
three beautiful prizes which are on
display at Loughlin-Goodwyn Jewelry
Store. Last week Miss Moss
held third place and Miss Bowden
fourth.
Practically all the candidates have
increased their rating since last
week when their scores were published
for the first time- Their in- '
dividual standing this week is as i
follows:
Nancy Moore, Warrenton 35,000
Francis Hicks, Warrenton ?17,500
Joyce Duke, Elberon 13,400
Aileen Bowden, Afton 12,300
Velmas Moss, Warrenton? 1,000
Annie Margaret Duke, Elberon 9,400
Margaret Hicks, Warrentcn... 6,000
Doris King, Warren Plains... 6,000
Jeanette White, Maco.n 5,400
Arlriie Hunt,on Essex 5.000
Nell Louise Weaver, W. Plains 4,000
Addie Lee Moseley, Warrenton 3,100
Beatrice Currin, Norlina 3,100
Louise Brauer, Ridgeway 3,000
Alma Hull, Warrenton 2,600
Dora L. Strickland, W. Plains 2,300
Alice Terrell, Norlina 2,100
Grade Smiley, Warrenton... 1,800
Gladys Wright, Macon 1,800
Martha Lee Farrow, Norlina.. 1,400
Erin Woodall, Warrenton 1,200
Mildred O. Neal, Elberon 1,100
vVilma G. Hayes, Warrenton. 800 i
jaura E. Gardner, Macon 700 t
Thelma Stegall, Macon 600 i
Lucile Adams, Norlina 600 >
&uby Harris, Warrenton 100
Mavis Serls, Warrenton 100 j
Local Officer And
Federal Agent Nab
1130-Gallon Still
c
A 130-gallon capacity copper still f
vas captured early last Saturday i
nornlng when Sheriff W. J. Pinaell
and his force, Federal Officer ]
Mitzer of Raleigh, and Sheriff Har- {
ry House and his nephew of Hali- ?
:ax county made a raid in River j
;ownship.
The officers also destroyed around \
300 gallons cf beer, a number of r
segs and other containers wnicn t
ivere found at the plant. The still t
(Continued on Page 81 i
. s
Wagner Announces *
Episcopal Services 1
Services to be held at the three J
Episcopal Churches in Warren
:ounty during Holy Week and on
Easter are announced as follows by
the Rev. B. N. de Foe Wagner, rector:
Emmanuel Church?Palm Sun- f
day, 11 a. m., Holy Communion; 1
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, e
5 p. m.; Thursday, 10:30 a. m. and (
B p. m.; Good Friday, 12 to 3 p. m.; t
Saturday, 5 p. m.; Easter Day, 11 a. t
m., Holy Communion; 4 p. m., Pre- (
sentatiori Service. c
Saint Alban's?Palm Sunday, 4 p- c
(Continued on page 8)
210 Persons In Warrer
Social Security .
Two hundred and ten persons in <
Warren county received financial ]
aid under provisions of the Social (
Security Act during the month of
March while many others received ;
benefits through WPA work, CCC <
Camps and other relief activities i
which come under the supervision <
of the Warren County Welfare De- 1
partment, Miss Lucy Leach superintendent,
sets forth in her report 1
which was submitted to the Board J
cf County Commissioners on Mon- 1
day. 1
At present there are 270 applica- i
tions for Old Age Assistance in her i
office, she says, adding that 88 have
been no.arized and are waiting to be l
investigated. Her full report fol- ]
lows: 1
"Numoer of persons receiving Old
Age Assistance Checks, 160; Aid to
Dependent Children, 28; Checks for
the Blind, 22; Certified to work on
W. P. A., 19; referrals in the office,!'
19; Old Age Assistance Applications !
hr ffl<
ElENTON, COUNTY OF WAR
Eliminating AB
* J''.. '^">. <?+ }. ' .-J*;-. - . ' : .'. ^:'-' v^.^'^---:.::::*:'^':::v
Anxious to see a still in cperati"
persons accompanied Sheriff W. J. 1
which was made two weeks ago near
located and a trip made to Warren
pressed a desire to see how monshin
the plant, which had been removed
was found, are: Dr. G. H. Macon, H
Kelly Enright, one of the two men v
still, Laurie Beddoe, manager of the
Hight, Deputy Roy Shear in, Sheriff 1
Boyce, chairman of the ABC Board,
assist in smashing the plant- Picture
Moonshine L
A.{j?
The above is a picture of a ccm
lear Vaughan two weeks ago by Si
;ies in the presence of several Warrei
aiding party to see for the first timi
vere arrested near the plant and ar<
Mystery Shrouds Deatl
Of Man Found At I
View Body At
Mystery still surrounds the death e
>f the unknown white man who was 1
ound dead in Macon last Friday
norning around 6 o'clock. 1
Although hundreds of persons; t
lave filed into the Blaylock Fun- J \
:ral Parlors here to view the body, 1
n far nn nnp ha.?; heen able to defi-1 r
htely identify the man.
The only clue found after a t
veek's investigation which might i
eveal his name was discovered in (
lie trousers he wore at the time (
he dead body was found and also' j
n his coat which was located a' ?
hort distance below Vaughan and, 1
urned over to Coroner Jasper' t
Ihearin on Tuesday. Both these'
More Light For
Warrenton Under
New Contract
Brighter lights are to be provided
or the town under the terms of a t
lew ten-year contract ordered sign- c
d with the Carolina Power & Light (
Company on Monday night by the t
>oard of town commissioners. No
eduction in rates could be obtain- ]
:d under the old contract, but un
ler the new contract about 40 per (
:ent more light will be provided for i
(Continued on page S) i
i
i Aided Under
vs Miss Leach 11
>ent in this month, 28; New Aid to 1
dependent Children Applications ^
sent in this month, 6; new cases ^
>ent to CCC Camp this month, 8; ]
liases receiving hospitalization this
month, 3; Child Labor Law Certifi- 1
:ates issued, 4; garments made in 1
;he Sewing Room during the month, <
556; people receiving commodities !
this month, 285; State cases being i
bandied through the Welfare Of- ;
fice, 22; Paroled Prisoners (All of .
these prisoners reported this
mnntva 7- Bovs from Reform',
School paroled in this county, 1; I.
Home Placements, 2; White crippled
children accepted in Ortho- I
paedic Hospital in Gastonia, 1;
Cases sent trough Duke Clinic, 11;
Children examined by Dr. Crane,
Menial Specialist, 1; Applications '
received fcr County Home and
placed, 2; Money spent from the
Charity Chest for this month, $200;
(Continued on Page 4)
irrrtt
REN, N. C. FRIDAY, AP]
C Competition
n, several well-known Warrenton
Pinnell and his deputies on a raid
Vaughan after the pls.nt had been
ton to gather these who had exe
liquor is made. Standing before
and set-up near the site where it
enry Haithcock, Butcher Worthem,
rho are charged with operating the
ABC stores of the county, Dick
W. J. Pinnell, Macey Pridgen, J. B.
and a negro who was called in to
by Bruce Partin.
iquor Plant
iplete still before it w;is destroyed
leriff W. J. Pinnell and his depuiton
persons who accompanied the
% n nnvMrvlnfo cfill THtt."* nrhiffl mon !
Z c\ VyUillyit lit riVAlla X TW' J TI1UVV U*V*?
j charged with manufacturing.
i And Identity
Vlacon; Hundreds
Funeral Parlors Here
larments were marked Z. A. Colins.
The suit of clothes was bought in
Ulanta, Ga., and in the lapel of
he coat there was an Elk pin, but
vhether the clothes a/ere secondland
and the pin found or bought is
lot known.
The bcdy was found a short dis;ance
from the highway in the
leart of Macon, and tracks there
:arly Friday morning indicated to
Coroner Jasper Sheari.ni that the
nan either got off or was put off
i truck which was traveling towards
Littleton. The coroner is of
lie opinion that the man was liv(Continued
on page 8)
Jurors Drawn
For May Term Of
Superior Court
The jury list for the May term of
. I
Warren County Su{>erior court,
irawn cn Monday by the Board of
bounty Commissioneis, contains
;he following names:
First week?R. T. Bender, Will
?line, C. W. King, J. Boyd Stegall,
r. Hal Bobbitt, Ernest Whitby, J. L.
Dverby, J. D. Liiner, Fate Weaver,
if. H. Dillard, G. E. White, C. D.
\yscue, W. L. Peoples, R. A. Thar ington,
John D. Meal, J. W.
3hearin, C. E. Mustian, F. E. White,
J. P. Horton, D. P- Limer, Jasper
Li. Gupton, Wm. D. Hicks, S. B.
Bobbitt, J. P. Scoggin. F. M. Eger:on,
C. F. Holtzman, C. P. Allen,
Willie T. Shearin, C. A. Nicholson,
B. L. Rives, G. R. Itazier, N. B.
Baskerville, M. T. Bolton, John F.
Burton, W. T. Gooch, W. Y. King.
Second week?Boyd Reams, C. T.
Perkinson, J. M. Bender, J. M. MusJan,
J. K. Harris, G. R. Allen, W.'
3. Little, E. E. Gillam, Arthur'
Stevenson, W. J- Bishop, V. A.
Boleman, E. H. Parker, Lewis F.
Hicks, F. B. Lynch, C. R. Rodwell,
T -R alford. W. H. Stewart, W. F.
White, R. H. Dillard, R. B. Kelly,
J. H. Copeley, Wilton Moseley, L. S.
Egerton, R. E. Vaughan.
The names were drawn from the
box by Norman Newell Jr.
ATTEND FUNERAL
Mr. and Mrs- Duke Jones were
called to Belhaven yesterday on account
of the death of Mrs. Jones'
grandfather, Joseph Smith, who
died Wednesday at the age of 90
years.
Seroi
RIL 8, 1938 Subscrip
APRIL 23 IS LAST
DATE FOR FILING
County Board of Election
Holds Organization Meeting
Here Saturday
HAITHCOCK IS CHAIRMAN
Meeting pursuant to directions of
the State Board of Elections, C. M.
Haithcock and Z. M. Newman, representing
the Democratic membership,
and W. J. Bishop representing
the Republican membership on the
newly appointed County Board of
Elections, met in the court house at
Warrenton on Saturday, April 2 for
purpose of organizing. C. M. Haithcock
of Macon was elected chairman,
and Z. M. Newman of Norlina
was elected secretary.
Upon instructions from the State
Board of Elections the local coun
ty board announced that all candidates
filing for legislative, county
and township officers must have
their notices of candidacy and filing
fees in the possession of the
County Board of Elections by 6
o'clock p. m. on Saturday, April 23.
Candidates can file with any of the
three members of the county board.
Section 88 of the Election Law provides
that the filing fee required
of a county or legislative candidate
is one-half of one per cent of the
annual salary of the offices contested
for. It further provides that
candidates for the office of Surveyor,
Coroner, County Commissioner,
Member of the Board of Education
and any township office shall pay a
(Continued on page 8)
Ton TVacK
A WW A J A MViA A A MVI1
Dumped On Streets,
Town Board Says
A halt must be placed on the
practice of dumping unusually large
amounts of rubbish on the streets
for the town truck to haul off, the
board of town commissioners ruled
at their meeting here on Monday
night.
The board expressed itself as being
anxious to cooperate with the
citizens in removing trash and garbage
and extend all the aid it could
in helping citizens keep their places
attractive, but at the same time
members stated that they felt that
many citizens were trying to take
unfair advantage of a facility provided
for the benefit of all the
townspeople. These citizens eviI
(Continued on Page 8)
Flowers Gardens
To Be Opened To
I Public April 9-10
Flower gardens of Warrenton will
be open for public inspection on
Saturday and Sunday of this week
rather than from April 16 through
the 23rd as was originally planned
in conjunction with Garden Fortnight
and Tour in North Carolina.
The change of date is due to the
early opening and blooming of
shrubs and flowers which the warm
spring weather caused to unfurl
their beauty sooner than was predicted.
Other towns of the state
which were included in the tour
also moved up their dates for inspection
for the same reason.
Gardens of Warrenton which will
be open to the public are those of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jackson,
known as tne William isaton nouse
j and famous for its box bushes;
Mrs. Katherine P. Arrington, also!
(Continued on page 8)
Graham Teams Win Ii
To Argue In Chape
The Warrenton debating team
' won a unanimous victory over the
| Henderson and Enfield teams Mon1
day, April 4. All the schools of
i Warren county that participated in
the Triangle Debates were eliminated
except Warrenton. The War.
1 renton team, composed of Dick
Ward and Kitty Wilson on the neg'
ative, and John Long and Sam All|
good on the affirmative, were coach
' ed by William W. Seward, Jr., who
1 is head of the English Department
J of John Graham High School.
| The question for debate was resolved:
That the several states
should adopt a unicameral system
of legislation. The Warrenton negative
debated the Enfield affirmative
at Henderson, and the Warj
ren.on affirmative debated the
j Henderson negative at Enfield. War- f
renton won decisive victories in both i
j places.
With the elimination of these/
tion Price, $1.50 a Year
Harris First Man
To File Notice Of
His Candidacy
A. D. Harris has planked down
his one dollar and holds the distinction
of being the first, and so
far the only, person in Warren
county seeking a political office to
file notice of his candidacy with
the County Beard of Elections, as
is required of every candidate before
he can offer his name to the
electorate for the purpose of being
chosen to fill a county office, or
to represent the county in the
General Assembly.
Mr. Harris is seeking to become
coroner of the county, a position
which is now held by Jasper W.
Shearin of Churchill. Rumor has
it that former Coroner Ed Petar
will enter the race before the filing
date for county offices expires on
April 23rd at 6 o'clock.
With the exception of Mr. Harris,
who for several weeks had been
regarded as a potential candidate,
no new candidate definitely waded
into the race this week; however, it
is regarded as almost a certainty
that several other persons will publicly
express their intentions of running
for a county office next week.
Warehouse Is
Decorated For
Show April 18th
The long, hard and tedious task
of dressing Boyd's warehouse in
colors which will offer a striking
scene of beauty to all those who
come to Warrenton to attend the
Automobile Show and Merchants'
Exposition has practically been completed,
and those who have visited
the warehouse and watched the
work progress are unanimous in
their opinion that the decorations
this year surpass those of last year
when the Warrenton Lions Club
promoted its first Exposition.
The patriotic color scheme of red,
white and blue is used beneath the
ceiling of the building and along
the walls are a variety of colors
which have been blended to make
attractive the booths that have been
purchased by business houses for
advertising purposes. In the center
of the warehouse automobiles will
be displayed, with ample floor space
left for the high-class free acts
which are to be given each night as
a feature of the show.
The Exposition is to have its formal
opening on Monday evening,
April 18, when Carl Goerch, editor
of The State magazine, comes here
to speak. The next outstanding even
will be on Tuesday night when
Meyer-Davis' orchestra comes to
Warrenton to provide music for a
dance which is expected to draw
crowds from a radius of many
miles. His 11-piece band is regarded
as being the highest class orchestra
which has ever furnished
music for a dance in Warrenton.
Low-Flying Planes
Disturb Worship,
Say Ministers
Barnstorming planes flying over
Warrenton on Sundays between the
hours of 9:30 a. m. until 1 o'clock
p. m. are proving to be an annoyance
to Sunday School and Church
goers of the town, it was pointed
out to the board of town commissioners
here on Monday night by
the Rev. B. N. de Foe Wagner and
the Rev. R. E. Brickhouse, representing
the Warren County Ministerial
Association.
(Continued on Page I)
i Triangle Debate;
1 Hill For Aycock Cup
schools, Warrenton has gained the
privilege of entering the debating
contest which will be held in Chapel
Hill on April 22 and 23. The teams
that win at Chapel Hill receive the
Aycock Memorial Cup which is considered
to be a great honor.
Services At The
Methodist Church
By REV. J. 0. LONG, Pastor
There will be preaching services
at the morning and evening hoursAt
the morning hour the Rev. A
S. Barnes, Superintendent of
Methodist Orphanage of Raleig
will preach. Due to an epidemic 01
measles at the orphanage, it will
not be possible for the orphanage
singing class to come, but Mr
Barnes will be present instead.
At the evening service, which will
(Continued on Page 8)
' f THE NEWS
ALL THE TIME
NUMBER 14
WORKER ADDED
RELIEF FORCE
Miss Leach Authorized By
Board To Hire Assistant
For Two-Three Months
MORE SPACE IS NEEDED
The Board of County Commissioners
on Monday authorized Miss
Lucy Leach, county welfare officer,
to employ a case worker for two or
three months to assist the present
personnel of her office in investigat
ing the cases 01 tnose wno appiy
for old age pensions and other benefit
checks under provisions of ttte
Social Security Act in order that
the names of eligible persons may
be certified to the Raleigh office
without unnecessary delay and these
entitled to funds from this source
may receive the money which has
been appropriated for them by the
federal, state and county governments.
In authorizing Miss Leach to hire
additional help to aacist in clearing
her office of the large number of
applications with which she has
been overrun since the Social Security
Program went into effect,
the board acted in line with recommendations
made last month by
Clark W. Blackburn, a representative
of the State Board of Charities
and Public Welfare, who at that
time told the commissioners ttiat
this county was losing thousands of
dollars belonging to eligible claimants
due to the fact that their cases
were not being investigated and certified
to the Raleigh office as fast
as they should. As a remedy, he
suggested that the county employ
another case worker, or a trained
interviewer.
Accompanying miss Leach oeiore
the board, William Taylor Jr., a
member of the county welfare
board, informed the commissioners
of the vast scope of duties connected
with the welfare office under the
Social Security Program and pointed
out the handicap which confronted
Miss Leach in carrying out her
: work in crowded quarters with insufficient
help. Reminding the
board that she had only two small
offices and that one of these was
taken over by the Grand Jury when
court was in session, Mr. Taylor said
that he doubted if there was another
welfare officer in the state attempting
to carry on her work in such
inadequate space and requested of
the commissioners that they attempt
to provide her with more
room, as well as give her additional
help in the form of a trained interviewer
and a young lady to do stenographic
work. The commissioners
said they did not know where they
could find more suitable quarters,
but agreed to give Miss Leach a
(Continued on page 4;
Invalid Wants To
Ride In Automobile
There is an invalid white girl in
Warren county who would appreciate
a ride in an automobile, iMiss
Lucy Leach, welfare officer, states
this week in listing five opportunities
to render service to the unfortunate
at the Lenten season.
The other four opportunities are:
A white girl abandoned with three
(Continued on page 8)
Mrs. I. R. Williams
Buried At Faiaon
Mrs. Lenoir Mercer Williams, wife
of Captain I. R. Williams of Dunn,
and a niece of Howard P. Jones cf
Warrenton, died Wednesday afternoon
in a Rocky Mount Hospital at
the age of 38 years. She had been
in declining health for more than
a year and critically ill for the past
several weeks. Funeral services
were held at Faison, family burying
ground of her husband, yesterday.
SERVICES AT PROVIDENCE
Pre-Easter services will be conducted
at the Providence Methodist
? 1- O
Churcn eacn evening hi. o KJ V/iVA/a
by the pastor, Rev. E. R. Shuller,
beginning on Sunday evening, April
10. An invitation is extended the
public by the pastor to attend these
services.
!
MOVE TO WARRENTON
Mr. and Mrs. Branch Bobbitt and
I son of Farmville have moved to the
' nome owned by Mr. J. A. Daraeron
on Ridgeway Street.
[
BREAKS WRIST
Miss Marian Powell is recovering
from a broken wrist sustained in a
fall while skating on Thursday of
last week.