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I .ACCHUTE, TERSE timely miii) Bom M 010 LIBRARY H,,mnii---i("u'rs l'p Donation M l,?'r Month To Keep I M 'iteuK Truck Operating Mt'liliO.N IS presented M is iw?1' oi Per month in ' appropriation which the jur Warren uouiiy iul Liorary will enable the! ".jjy 10 continue opera.ing the! BTjs:tiaU winch n started sending! H';>: tv distribute reading! "yi.;.. w tntso throughout thel v.iio nti.i it inconvenient to I B. ;o tv.1:1.nun nor their li.era-J H11U. utility's contribution was! t-ui hvm #450.1)0 annually to I at the rcq.tcst of William X'.J Hi.... ;;w appealed before the com-1 ^ i-iicn.is Willi C. ii. Rodwell and! ^EiJIoseley and prcsen.ed a peti-l H-- s#:?w by prominent citizens inj ^kx*t ft cry comnnmity of Warren! ^Bapits-ii.c their appreciation of the! Hnuv the truck was rendering and! that necessary funds be made J ^Ktafaiilc to cou.mue its operation. I H fit il kaieti to the commission-1 ;i:.u the library started operat-1 tiir trues, winch was an old! Hcav. #w cona.cd by the state, onl Haexpiii'icmal basis last fall after! H. ow.il . u that the PWAI pay .... : ol tile anvci i iiorariaii and since iliat time o.lier expeuse necessary for its pt:i:wi Iiaci been Dome by a few ^Br.:du-:ed citizens wlio made con^Bribu'.ions lor the purpose. I fie saic< that it cost the library ^ftbeu. idd.OO a month to operate the Hats..::., cthd inures showing that K csjkiK delivering the thous^End oi books winch the truck has t.auiicnout Warren since H itad been on the roads was only ^Bbou. i I-:' cem.- per hook. He also ^ .... ::-;;us jroni other counties apHfixnnately Hie sire of Warren revealed that these counties Hide making a; propriations three :. a iiuks large for their libas was Warren. Vance counH icr ills.mice, appropriates $2,000 '"r us lihrnrv. lie said. Commissioner Powell made the notion that the contribution be ated 520.00 per month and the itr.tr members of the board gave ::t:r v.support to his morn Money Talked In Those Days Chase City. July 7.?-In an old fas: lie wa> cleaning. Mr. Gurley. oi Gurley s Furniture Store here, found a cleverly concealed secret c. :.several copies of Cotton's Almanac for the years 1335-44. and a number of old retfats. which revealed some interest~ facts about the prices of merfatcise in Virginia a: that time. Shoes were charged at 51 per pair, fattens at 8 cents per pound. Iwauuv in i-i.Qt lor live anci onetolf gallons. From Lunenburg tax MBpcs dated 1842. it. is to be found fct the tax on 337 acres of land h 51.27. and the tax on four fes and five horses, $2.23. Miss Randolph To Marry James Edgar Announcement lias been made of F engagement of Miss Mary RanKph. daughter of Mrs. Henry ptaa Randolph, and the late Mr. Rar-colph of Faison, t0 james l&IUthers r ui winsion-csaiem Richmond. Va., son of Mrs. Edcar and the late Mr. the wedding to place the latter part of the H JU Randolph has been a memof the John Graham faculty for yhn Virginia beach teen; t:o, from Warrenton ^vtr; at Viro in a Beach over the f(toih wtr. m. xiames W. H. DamMcCrarv Jones and A. A. Wil "tei Nancy Ellis, Hatha-1 ?*IViUiants. Alice Morgan, Peggy Alary i take, Mary Lee GardH!!'.. J'Jci?c T O. Rodwell, Messrs. B\;rr ittghs, Fred Moseley, Williams. Boyd Davis, w. a. j?*8 Jr A. c, Blalock, Jr., Hinton Won Jatl; Kidd. Bill Kidd, Wil !i61 Waikins. William Hester, I't-. Jr.. Mr. and Mrs. Pryor Rodwell Jr. spent thej (,ntl at Manteo and Ocean / WA Today and Tomorrow By Frank Parker Stackbridca h ' LANGUAGES . . . problems The people of the world speak 2,796 different languages, according to an estimate made by the French Academy. The time may never come when all people will speak the same language, but I can think of nothing which would do more to aver; international misunderstanding than for all people to speak the same tongue. The North Amcricn continent?j the United States and Canada?is the largest area in the world where practically everybody speaks one language. In all the South and Central American countries but one, the white population speaks one language, Spanish. But a large part of the population of South America consists of Indians who speak thennative tongues, and in Brazil,-the largest of the nations to the south of us, the national language is Portuguese. Several attempts have been made M inVCtrv ~ O imicorcc 1 lnnn-norrrv VW WV U4UTV4UB1 JLCtAig, . >?'A!\of them, Esperanto, has come into considerable use for international business correspondence, but English and Spanish are spoken and understood by more people than any other tongues. RACES .... differences Different races of people have different ideas and points of view, even though they speak the same language. The principal differences are in their moral concepts. The standards of the Japanese people are so different from those of the rest of the world's peoples that unless they are changed, Japan will always be a source of potential danger. The Japanese ,as a people, are firmly convinced that they are superior to all other races. That idea is based upon their implicit belief that the Kikado partakes of the nature of God, and that they live under the shadow and direct guidance of Divinity. Whatever they do as a nation, therefore, is right, and no other nation has any rights which they need to respect. It is less than a century* since Japan was jolted out of its isolated barbarism by Commodore Perry's fleet. In a hundred years the Japanese have learned how to compete j shrewdly with the rest of the world i in industry and commerce, but it j will raice many generations oeiore they develop standards of morals j and honor such as to entitle them to the confidence of the rest of the world. DEMOCRACY . . . liberties It takes hundreds of years for any! nation or group of people to learn j how to govern themselves. That Is proved by the whole course of hu-j man history. It takes only a couple of generations for a self-governing, people to be reduced to servitude to. a ruler or a government. That, too, is history. There is always a large percentage of any group of human beings who place a higher value on present material welfare than they do on their inherent human rights to free- j dom of action, thought and speech. Every failure of democracy since j time began, and there have been j many of them, has been brought about by promises and gifts of j material benefits, for wmcn me mass of the people have been willing to pay by surrendering their i liberties. Sooner or later, those nations which have yielded to that sort of spiritual slavery have revolted, and overthrown their rulers. They have, kept their liberties until some great. economic depression tempted them to tolerate one? more the domina-f tion of ambitious leaders. GOVERNMENT . infringements Every formal organization of individuals for a common purpose calls for compromises in which all must surrender certain rights for " - ~ *TTV,/0A the benefit of the group us ? W HUiv. It is an axiom laid down by the founders of the United States that the best government is that which governs the least. Great pains were taken by the statesmen who drew up our Constitution and the Bill of Rights, that in organizing the new nation to accomplish things which cailed for united action, there should be the least possible infringement of individual rights. The less government the better. Under the pressure of changing methods of business and transporta(Continued on page 6) iu> a, RRENTON, COUNTY OF Wj COUNTY BOARD HAS LONG MEET Variety of Matters Hold Commissioners In Session Until 6 o'Clock Tuesday BURROUGHS STAYS LATE Weary and anxious to go home, members of the Board of County Commissioners adjourned their at u u uiutfc. un xuesuay niter spending a full day listening to appeals for tax reductions, requests for various types of WPA projects, making annual donations, re-einploying officials of the county, letting out a contract for work at the county home, trying to learn the amount of money needed for construction of a negro school in Sandy Creek township, and attending to their regular duties. After all business had been transacted for the day and the other commissioners had departed for their respective homes, William H. Burroughs, chairman, remained until 6:45 o'clock signing vouchers. After listening to appeals and comparisons, the board ordered that the following revaluations be made: H. W. White, one lot in Warrenton aiiu uie oiuciau oervice oiauon, reduced from $4,500 to $3,500; Mrs. Lizzie M. Tarwater, two stores, hardware and jewelry?valued at $5,000; Mrs. Tarwater, two stores?Carolina Power & Light Co. and Citizens Insurance & Bonding Co.?valued at $3,408; R. H. Bright, reduced from $4,000 to $3,000. The annual appropriation of $400 was made for Warren county's military company, and $750 was donated to continue forest fire control in the county. The appropriation for Warren County Memorial Library was increased from $450 to $690 in order to continue the operation of the book truck. The- contract for painting the comity home was awarded to Thomas Connell and Edward Davis, thp low bidders, at a cost of $271.50. A Hon Snn Mr C.n nrpepntpH t.hp 1f>U7 est bid for supplying the paint needed, for the work at the county home and the contract was given this concern at a cost of $266.55. The board decided to have Stuart Davis, architect, draw up plans which could be worked into a PWA or a WPA project for federal assistance in securing a school for negroes of Sandy Creek township who lost their building two years ago by fire, brought on by lightning, and since that time have been forced io teach in a church. The state requires the county to provide the school and the commissioners promised long ago that it would be done but they have had difficulty in learning the type of building needed and the best method of obtaining same. Mr. Davis was asked to report back to thq board on .Tnlv 22. when a special session has been called to attend to this mat-! ter, and possibly decide on other] projects which have been requested. | Tommie Williams, a disabled vet-l eran, was exempted from paying al peddler's tax for a period of one' year. The negro stated that he, planned,to make enough to live on by selling a few articles, such as hair-dressing, from door to door. Preston Boyd was put on the outside pauper list at $4.00 per month for the month of July. J. K. Pinnell was paid $10.00 for carrying ten C. C. C. boys to Ral- I eigh> The commissioners recommended that the State Highway Department improve the road in Fishing Creek township from Areola south by Bethlehem Church. The commissioners also received bids for ridding the court house of termites, as recommended by Grand Juries, but after some discussion of this matter decided to postpone action until further investigation was made of the concerns bidding and the guarantee of their contracts. Unusual Potatoes ? * - m i-v rr Brought 1 o urace An unusual appearing Irish potato was brought to this newspaper office for display Saturday by C. H. Harris. The body of the potato is larger than the average tuber and growing from it are five other potatoes, nearly as large as hen eggs. There are also two tiny potatoes thereon. J. E. Egerton also brought in potatoes for exhibit. His six specimen tipped the scales at 41-2 pounds, and he wants to know if any one can beat them for weight. mm VRREN, N. C. FRIDAY, JUL Negro Farmers Of State To Meet Here On July 14-15th Hundreds of negro farmers from Warren and other counties of the s.ate are expected to gather here on July 14th and 15th for a two-day meeting of the North Carolina Negro Parmer's Institution. The conference gets underway on Thursday morning at 9:30 o'clock in the court house with a full program of instruction and entertainment and will be brought to a close on Friday afternoon. Outstanding features of the meeting here will be discussions of important topics pertaining to farming by specialists from Raleigh and Washington, D. C., and a special program on Thursday night at which time Mayor William Polk will wel come the group here on behalf of the town. Addresses on Educational and Social Problems will also be given by leading citizens of the county, it was stated. Following the preliminaries Thursday morning, the specialists from Raleigh and Washington will discuss the following topics: (1) Soil, (2) Rotation of Crops, (3) Deep Plowing Drninflee Terrncinc. etc.. (4) The Daily Cow. Time will be given for suggestions and questions from any farmer who feels inclined to ask questions and make suggestion, C. S. Wynn, negro count agent, stated. Special reports will also be given on the Warren County Wheat Growing Campaign, the Rowan County Garden Contest and the Granville County Corn-Growing Campaign. Special music will be furnished by the adult and 4-H Clubs of Warren county. "The music and the program will be the best in the history of the county," Wynn opined. Referring to the program Friday morning, which will be discussions of Farm Home Problems and Farm Legislative Problems, Wynn said, "We feel that these discussions will be vital to the farmers of the different counties and communities. These problems are things that every well thinking person will be proud to see solved or settled in the different counties." Friday afternoon the program will ; be: (1) Negro Farm and.Home Pro gress in Alamance County, (2) three minutes closing talks by visiting farmers, (3) resolutions and election of officers, (4) final announcements and adjournment. "We are making a special call on the colored farmers of Warren I county to come and give us your support as you have always done," the agent stated. All farmers are asked to attend and receive helpful information. N. C. Quota Not Filled For Jobs Washington, July 7.?North Carolina and South Carolina were among 37 states and territories I which, the Civil Service CommisIsion reported Thursday, June 30, (had fewer residents m civn service | positions in Washington than they | were entitled to under the apportionment law. ! Civil service jobs in the .capital are apportioned among the states as nearly as possible according to their population. Massachusetts with 1,583 was the only state which had exactly filled its quota. Thirteen states and the District of Columbia exceeded their quotas. | States which had not filled their ; quotas included: South Carolina, j 648 positions and 371 unoccupied; j North Carolina, 1,181 and 769. Roosevelt Leaves On Speaking Tour Washington, July 7.?President Roosevelt will leave tonight on one of the biggest political jobs of his career?a stumping tour for "liberal" candidates. In at least three states?Kentucky, Oklahoma and California?Mr. Roosevelt is expected to make it clear he would like to have New Deal supporters sent back to the Senate. He also may take a crack at some of his congressional opponents, but there has been no definite word on UUS (lUi 11 u. The President's trip on a 10-car special train will find him in the role of leader of his party, fighting for what he terms "the liberal school of thought." Except for occasion when he himself has been a candidate, it will be his most extensive journey. ten Y 8, 1938 Sabscript Asks Mate's Arrest LONDON, ENGLAND..,. Oountesi Haugwltz Reventlow, the fornei Miss Barbara Hutton, "Woolwortl heiress", has asked that her-titled husband be put under arrest- to In sure 'safety for herself and two year-old son, Lance. Amasa P. Read, Native Of Virginia, Dies On Sunday Funeral services for Amasa P Read, fath& of Fitzhugh Read o: Warrenton, and a life-long residen' of Palmer Springs, Va., until a fev years ago, were held at Mt. Auburr Church, near Drewry, on Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock with the Rev E. M. Carter of Youngsville ir charge. The pastor was assisted ir the final rites by the Rev. C. L. Reac of Durham and the Rev. C. R. Jenkins of Littleton. Interment wa: in the cemeiery of Mt. Auburr Church where he had held his membership virtually all his life. Mr. Read died on Sunday morning at 3:15 o'clock at the home o: his daughter, Mrs. H. B. Robinson of near Littleton. He was 70 year: of age and had been ill for abou1 one year. Mr. Read was the son of Cap tain Stephen P. Read an( Mary Wright Read of Palme: Springs, Va., an old family o: southern Virginia with a large connection. He engaged in farming most of his life and was a highl; respected citizen of his community. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lillian Ricks Read: two daughters Mrs. Arrington Davis of Hendersoi and Mrs. R. B. Robinson of nea: Littleton; three sons, F. T. Read o Warrenton, F. A. Read of Wood, am J. L. Read of Palmer Springs; twi brothers, J. W. Read of Palme: Springs, and S. P. Read of Norlina. The following served as activi pallbearers: At the house?Horaci Robinson, Willey Bowers, Grad; Moss, Richard Jeffress, Georgi Read, Allen Kimball; at the churci ?John W. Mayfield, John Wilson Robert Read, Vance Vaughan, Alvi: Turner and Grady Moss. There were also a large number o: honorary pallbearers. Local Team Wins From Roxboro Nine The Warrenton All-Stars defeated the Roxboro town team in : baseball game played here on Sunday afternoon by the score of 12-3 Lefty Leonrd, pitching for the AllStars, struck out 16 men and al lowed only three hits. Burrough: and Lewis led at the bat for th< locals. Revival Services To Be Held At Wise A week of revival services will be' gin at the Wise Baptist Church 01 Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Thi services are to be conducted by thi pastor, Rev. J. S. Potter, and afte: Sunday will be held each day at : o'clock in the afternoon and I o'clock at night. The public is in vited to attend. Mrs. Frank Davis has returnee from a visit with her mother it Wilson. in TT 'Tnhnsnn re iVil. U11U lUia. ? turned to their home in Fayettevilli Monday after spending several day: with Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mi and Mrs. H. P. Reid. Mr. H. H. Sergeant of Washington D. C., left Tuesday after spendini several days here as a guest in th< home of Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Ward. Mr. Charles Ray Rodwell Jr. re turned to New York last Saturda: after spending a few days here. State Patrolman Parks Alexande left last week for a brief visit t California. ion Price, $1.50 a Year Citizens Requi To Back P | New Fire Truck Is j Expected To Arrive Here Around 20th It is expected that Warrenton's new fire truck will be dellved here aruuna <J uiy zu, w. K. otrickiana, chairman of the Fire Committee, told members of the board of town commissioners in their regular meeting here on Tuesday night. That was the date *set by the Roanoke Machine & Equipment Company several weeks ago when the Ford chassis was delivered, Mr. Strick; land said. f Major Claude Bowers appeared j oefore the board relative to building an armory here with Government . aid. After telling of the need for sw.h an armnru the cnlpnHiH r?r?_ portunity offered, and the danger of losing the company if better armory facilities were not provided, Major Bowers ashed that a member of the board be appointed to r confer with a member of the county board for this purpose. Mayor Polk appointed Commissioner Hugh f W. Holt. t The board voted to donate $10.00 j toward the expense of the state vviuc garnering ui uegru runners litre on July 14-15th. The meeting of the board here on Tuesday night was one of the quietest in several months and adjournment came within less than an hour. County Agents Are Re-hired; Evans Gets Boost In Pay ' Both the while and negro county 5 agents were re-employed by the [i Board of County Commissioners in session here on Tuesday. Bob Bright was elected to serve 1 for another year at his salary of r $75.00 per month, and C. S. Wynn, f negro, agent, was employed for - another year at his same salary of ' $60.00 per month. t C. S. Evans, the assistant agent, retamea nis joo ana was given a raise in salary. His pay was in' creased from $25.00 per month to 1 $35.00 per month. r All of the agents' salaries are f supplemented by state or federal ' funds. 5 The board also agreed to appror priate $26.95 to pay for a duplicating machine for the negro agent. 5 Miss Newell To Be y Members of Faculty i Miss Billie Newell of Franklinton j was elected on Wednesday night to teach the second grade in the John f Graham High School as successor to Miss Mary Randolph of Faison who ended a six or seven year teaching career here last week whtn she resigned on account of her ap5 nroaehine marriage to James Edgar of Winston-Salem and Richmond, Va. Her marriage is to take place 1 in late summer. Miss Newell is a graduate of East ' ern Carolina Training College, Greenville, and for the past two years has been teaching at Epsom, 3 in Franklin county. Allen Goes To Nova Scotia As Delegate - Supt. of Schools J. Edward Allen departed last night for Nova Scotia where he is to attend the 200th an1 niversary of Freemasonry in Can2 ada. He was joined by John Ander2 son of Raleigh, the other delegate r from this state, on the trip. Mr. 3 Allen is expected to be gone for 8 about ten days. RETURN FROM EUROPE Mr. and Mrs. Edmund White ar3 rived in Warrenton yesterday after 1 spending some time with relatives of *ir~ Txn-,ifo .QnmManrl nnrl visitinff " places of interest in Europe. 3 HAS BIRTHDAY Master Si Nunn celebrated his 3rd birthday Thursday morning by > entertaining about 30 of his little ? friends. Ice cream and cake were 2 served. DAUGHTER BORN y Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Floyd of Norlina announce the birth of a daughr ter, Mildred Mae, on Tuesday, June o 28. Mrs. Floyd formerly was Miss Gracie Perkinson of Norlina. . MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME NUMBER 27 est Board ublic Projects New County Home, Armory, Court House Addition Are Among Suggestions KILIAN ASKS FISH POND Anxious to take advantage of the provisions of the federal government's new lending-spending bUl wmcn was signed recently by President Roosevelt, a number of citizens appeared before the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday requesting that various projects be sponsored in Warren oefore the billions appropriated for WPA and PWA are taken by other counties. Under provisions of the bill the government will pay 45 per cent of the cost of certain types of projects provided the sponsors will provide the other 55 per cent. Under the PWA, it is understood, the govern-* ment will make an outright grant of 45 per cent of the cost of some projects and will loan the sponsoring county the other 55 per cent to be paid back within a period of 50 years at an interest rate of 4 per cent. Wants Armory Major Claude Bowers appeared before the board relative to securing for Warren an armory at a total cost of between 30 and 40 thousand dollars. In bringing the matter before the commissioners, Major Bowers, who was Captain of Co. B for a number of years before he was promoted recently, stated that Warren county has- just cause to be proud of its military unit, but exnroecoH fooi* + V-i n f unlace "? ^vuubu wiv iv.ni viiau ciniv_oo uu armory was provided for the boys that the county may lose the company. He cited several reports of inspecting officers which in each instance gave Co. B a splendid rating with the exception of its headquarters which were described as "not suitable'' or "inadequate." "X am afraid," Major Bowers said, "if I we do not show the army authorities we think enough of our company to provide suitable quarters for the men that our company will be taken away from us and located in another county which has desired a company for years and is willing to provide a suitable armory.'' Major Bowers told the board members that he was going to carry the proposition before the town meeting Tuesday night and suggested that the county board appoint one member to work with a member from the town board in getting all the needed information in regard to the armory project. William Burroughs was appointed to represent the county board and that night the city fathers named Hugh Holt to look into the matter for the town. Teaching Space Desired G. E. Crawley, principal of the Littleton High School, told the commissioners that the school at Littleton was tremendously handicapped by lack of space for Home Economics and Vocational Training land requested the board to take advantage of federal assistance at this time to provide quarters for this work. Learning from him that approximately 60 per cent of the students in the school came from Halifax county, the commissioners expressed the view that in the event such a building was needed and could be acquired Halifax county should pay one-third of the costs. Mr. Crawley stated that he would appear before the Halifax commissioners and ascertain their reaction to the proposition and appear before the Warren board at their next meeting and go into the matter further. Request Fish Pond J. G. Kilian told the board that he had been assured by Congressman John H. Kerr that the government would spend around $25,000 to construct a dam tor a fish pond provided the county would work up a project of this nature and provide the land. Mr. Kilian said that he had in mind a desirable site on the creek which flows by "No Bottom" and that he had contacted most of those who owned the land which the pond would' cover and that he felt sure the two or three hundred acres needed could be acquired at a reasonable cost. In fact, he said, one of the men, V. P. Ward, who owns a great portion of the property needed for the pond has indicated he would be willing to donate his land. In asking that this project be adopted Mr. Kilian pointed out that it would be of benefit to the entire public in that there were no places (Continued from Page #)
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