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| jiCCltftATE, TERSE I I TIMELY J fitimn ~~ ISal aefairsT | ARE PRINTED / County 1'iiblishes Monthly } I .Account of Receipts And j Disbursements r I recohmmded BY G. J. ? | conceding to the wishes of a numI of taxpayers and carrying outjj recommendations of Grand Juries, |c ' the Board of County Commissioners I c began publishing this week a month-I. ly statement of receipts and dis-1 v bursements, just as the Town of |t tVarrenton has done for many|t The report, which is longer for I ' this month than it is expected to be Ij in The future, discloses that during |r June the county received in its gen-1 c erai fund $10.987.84 and spent $10,-1 j The unusual heavy expenditures! for last month were aue uu mo I that there was an election to be I e I paid for. Superior court costs to be 11 I settled, tax listers to be paid, a $3,0001 c I n0te to be taken up, and currentl a I tills to be met. 11 "Our expenses were larger last It I month than at any time I can re-1 \ I call." William H. Burroughs, chair-1 s I man of the board, stated this week! t I in pointing out that around six orl I seven thousand dollars went for pur-1 c I poses listed above which the coun-1 c I ty. as a general thing, does not have J\ I to bother about. I p Receipts were also heavier thanjt; I usual due to the fact that a number I e I of persons, firms and corporations | a I were paying their taxes in advance] I to take advantage of discounts al- j s I lowed under the law. 11 I Potatoes Bigger As I* Competition Grows lf Among Farmersr I A dozen unusually large and fine | S I Irish potatoes brought to the office] t I of The Warren Record this weekjs I for the purpose of display seems to] t I indicate that the first man doesn't J v I have a chance?whether it be grow-| ti I ing spuds or telling a yarn. ] s I The potato weight contest started] I two weeks ago when J. E. Egerton | o I brought six tubers here weighing] t I 41-2 pounds and asked if any one 11 I could beat that for poundage. ]s T racivinripH fr> t.H? I t u. u. ixuuLiiiaii ?? challenge by bringing six potatoes here ;he following week which tipp- ] ed the scales at 51-2 pounds, but he held the record for only a short period, for the following day Lawrence Robertson displayed a half dozen spuds which weighed a total e of 61-4 pounds. t But all these records were beat ? this week when a dozen potatoes e were brought here the same day ( from two sections of the county s which weighed a total of 15 pounds, t Tney were produced on the farms of C. H. King of Inez and Miss g Eula Allen of Axtelle. The six po- f tatoes which were presented from a the farms of each of these growers r weighed 71-2 pounds. c Last week Chief Jack Scott ex- t! hibited a cucumber and a carrot, on account of their odd shape, and this n Week Hilman Reavis presents a cu- L cumber for its 'weight. His ex- li hibit is about a foot long and C weighs 3 pounds. 0 While he was not competing for a ei.her weight or flavor, J- G. Kilian brought to the office of The Warren Record 2 pounds of fine honey f and a basket of delicious peaches which are being enjoyed by the editor. In this connection, if there is any doubt about who has the finest honey and the best peaches, bring v your samples into this office and a they will be turned over to the tast- t! ing department for a decision. Come en you growers, the display r window has almost the makings of 1< a brunswick stew. Incidentally, the force in the back wants to know if P there is not going to be a water- ' melon growing contest with exhibits r left here for display. ^ t< Girl Scouts Hike JTo Country Club t o The Girl Scouts of Warrenton, un- ti her the leadership of their captain, ^frs Barker Williams, hiked to the f> country club early Friday morning E *here they cooked breakfast over I mt open fire and enjoyed a dip in \ me pool. p The Scouts requested that their E ebPreciation be expressed to mem- k s of the club for the use of the E camping dte, and to Mrs. W. D. v dodgers, V/. L. Wood and Mrs. Ryall I ?odall for providing txansporta- I home. m WAB Body Of Young Negro Brought Up From Pond Bpttom The body of Bolden Harris, 23ear-old negro of near Warren 3lains who drowned in Hicks' pond lear Wise on Saturday afternoon iround 5 o'clock, was recovered on 5unday morning by C. J. Fleming md Macon MoseleyThe young negro is believed to' lave been attempting to win a 50 :ent bet when he lost his life. Ac:ording to reports, he was at the ?nd with another negro and several | vftite boys fishing "when he boasted hat he could swim to a snag inl he pond which was about 150 yards I ; rom the bank. A half dollar bet vas made, it was said, and he went nto the water, reached the desiglated point and was within 25 yards >f the bank on his return trip when le went under, came up once, and hen sank to the muddy bottom. As those on the bank saw him linking they shouted to the other :nd of the pond for a boat, but beore it could be paddled to the spot _ if the drowning man he had disippeared beneath the water for the I ast time. The young men on the >ank were not good swimmers, it iroe nnH U'oro ofroiH tn riQlr <tw oaiu, auu nwv tvxiuxi* W i trip into the water in an attempt o rescue the drowning man. Efforts to locate the body Satur- a lay afternoon failed, and on Sun- ^ lay morning the banks of the pond j v'ere lined with approximately 100 c( lersons when Fleming and Moseley, ising a boat and a pole with a fork- w d wire hook, discovered the remains js ,nd carried them ashore. tl The body when brought to the rc urface was rigid and in the posiion of a man swimming. Cramp is w elieved to have been responsible for jr lis death. fc A bruise found on the dead man's C? ace when he was brought from the w rater led to a grapevine rumor of q oul play, but Coroner Jasper n, Shearin found no foundation for aI his rumor. His investigation, it was hi aid, revealed nothing more than a, he negro accidentally lost his life tl ,'hile in swimming and that an at- n ?i. ? x- j-Ua vxroc nrnhohlv rp. ACIi Ui W1C Li am^iO IHU (JiuviiMij poasible for this. ec The bruise on his head, in the te pinion of Mr. Fleming, came from vj he negro being struck by a pole in a? he hands of one of those who were w earching for the body as it lay on x he bottom of the pond. tii hi Negro F. A. Make Tour To Washington S As part of the recreational and iducational program of the N. F. A. hapter of the John R. Hawkins School, eleven students, accompani- M id by their agricultural teacher, H ar J. Rose, made their second annual ^ ight-seeing trip to Washington last j reek, from the 11th to the 13th. d? This year the party was the house to ;ust of John R. Hawkins, the man yc or whom the school was named f0 nd who is now the financial secetary of the A. M. E. Church. "Our w ontact with him alone was worth q he trip," Rose stated. ca Among the places of world re- ^ own visited were the Washington ca fomument, Lincoln Memorial, Ar- ce ington Cemetery, Capitol Building, cilongressional Library, Department f Commerce, Bureau of Printing a nd Engraving, Union Station, How(Continued on Page 8) st >Iegro Agent Thanks ci Citizens For Help m Appreciation is expressed this cj. reek by C. S. Wynn, negro county co cent,, for the cooperation given to he two-day meeting of the Negro 'armers' Institution held in War- w enton last week. He writes as fol- ej' )ws: "On behalf of the Extension Deartment of North Carolina, we ash to thank the people of Warenton and Warren County for their nl ospitality shown and support given o the visitors and delegates from qj he various counties of North Caro- j] na, and eppecially do we wish to R hank the following business men n( f Warrenton for their contribu- ;n ions: th "Rodwell Hardware Store, Mr. J. a( f. Gardner, Hight Grocery Store, yC llaylock's Funeral Home, Whites .umber Co., Mr. Lancaster, Boyd's Warehouse, Home Furniture & Suply Co-, Mr. T. B. Creech, Mr. J. G. a lllis, Loughlin & Goodwyn, Wat- W( ins Hardware Store, Citizens Ins. al londing Co., Pittard's Motor Serice Station, Williams Motor Sales, Varrenton Grocery Co., Carolina de 'ower Co., B. D. Co., Rose's 5 & 10 (Continued on page 8) ed t|p Mb KENTON, COUNTY OF WAR In The Good Old ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. . . . Celebrat summer, the Atlantic City Steel Pier c a 40-year review of what made the see Styles ranged from the long skirts, shoes of the gay '90s up to the latest 1 "ighters, Gamblers C And Pistol Toter In County Court Fighting, gambling, and packing pistol were the charges which wl rought six defendants before Judge id! . O- Rodwell to face trial in Re- co order's court on Monday morning, ha Found guilty of assaulting his tei ife, R. A. Wilson was sentenced to to til for four months with the order mi lat he be assigned to work the sic >ads. ini A. G. Ellington, the only other W; hite man tried this week, came an ito court on three counts. He was at: >und not guilty on a charge of W; irrying a concealed weapon, but mi hen tried with George Baskerville, ini eoree H. Davis and James Russell, sgroes, on charges of gambling m< ad possessing unstamped whissey er i was convicted along with thom An id ordered, as were the others In m< ie case, to pay a $5.00 fine and 0tJ le court costs. pa John Alston, negro, who is alleg- , I to have struck Willie Alston afr the latter had abused him with ^ le language, was found guilty of sault wi:h a deadly weapon and ^ as ordered to pay the court costs. m( tirough his attorney he gave no- ne :e of appeal to Superior court and yit ,s bond was set at $50 00. w, , . 7 * an tervices At I he An Methodist Church ^ ? . cit ?- t a i a\rr. Past/ir *-?J Ot V. UV11VK) . There will be service at the I ' ethodist Church at the morning a id evening hours. These services j es ill be in charge of the pastor, Rev. O. Long. In the services of the a , ty, special attention will be given 1 the interests and welfare of our m.f wr rnng people who are candidates Rg r membership in the church. At the morning hour the pastor mi ill preach on the subject: "The ourch in the Life of Youth" The ndidates will sit in a body at this " rvice. At the evening hour the ,, .ndidates will be baptised and reCO] ived into full membership in the lurch. The pastor is this week conducting Pr training class for those who are 811 anning to come into the church. an Next Sunday should be an out- ba anding day in the history of our lurch and particularly in the his- of ry of these fine young people who abi e coming into the church. All our embers and our friends in other lurches of the community are j Be irdially invited to attend and help!bu' ? ?.j. |Ch aKe illlt) <4 gicttu uaj. Our revival services at Macon, s'a hich continued over a period of wa even days, were, we think, very <-}c (Continued on p&ra 8) res Sa EPISCOPAL SERVICES 'W The Rev. B. N. de Foe Wagner an- <ju )unced yesterday that he would th< >ld services at Emmanuel Episcopal ler lurch on Sunday morning at 8 and wh o'clock, and at Good Shepherd, tvi idgeway, at 4 o'clock in the after- th: )on. Services have not been held sir . these churches recently due to wc ie fact Rev. Mr. Wagner has been Vade Mecum Camp instructing 'at rang boys in handicraft work- ihf of LEAVES FOR HOSPITAL Tt Thomas Pinnell left yesterday for in| Rocky Mount hospital where it di.' as expected that he would undergo wi i operation for appendicitis. an ta: Mr. R. E. Southerland of Hen- th srson was in town yesterday. Gordon Poindexter Jr. has returp[ from Vade Mecum camp. j vi: trrnt REN, N. C. FRIDAY, JULY : Summer Time 1 Ci irio- 4tc fArtioth nnnivorcorv this iramatized its growth by staging 11 ishore famous . . . bathing suits. ^ bloomers, stockings and bathing q nodern mode, worn by Miss Ann q ast year's pageant. >xford Group ?i Meetings Stirring c Spiritual Interest C( lc The Oxford Group Movement, it lich started in Europe and is rap[y spreading throughout this j unfry as men and women who ' ,ve dedicated their lives to the ichings of Christ go from place place awakening enthusiasm in a . 3re spiritual life through confes- t( in of sin, repenting and practic- w * the cardinal virtues, moved into ^ arrenton this week and has made cj impression on those who have ej tended the meetings at Hotel arren and stirred interest among D :n on the street who are wonder- j, % what it is all about. ^ The following account of the stings here was written by Grov- ti L. Hartman and Thomas W- bl ken of Washington, D. C., young ^ :n who are in Warrenton with ^ lers from distant points taking ^ rt in the Movement: s "That a spiritual revolution, pen- Cj 'ating every phase of government, siness, and family life can and h ist be achieved in America was ^ s theme of the Oxford Group .jc :eting at the Hotel Warren Wed- n, sday night. Coming on the in- h; ation of ministers and citizens of arren county, twenty-two men h| d women dedicated to bringing lerica under God's control by car- r ng the principles of Christ into * ;ry contact of life arrived in the y Wednesday afternoon from ishington, Richmond, Petersburg, rmville and Littleton. Under the g( dership of Blanton Belk, Presby- c ian minister of Richmond, who o) ended school here under Mr. tin Graham, the group of govern- st jnt employees, students, house- n( ms. and businessmen, including v. Walter G. Borchers, Methodist ssionary from Brazil whose wife ^ a Warrenton girl. They describ- [e to a crowd which filled the hotel ling room how new purpose and ;ection had come to them when ^ sy placed their lives under God's itrol. 'Rev. Rees Jenkins, pastor of the js esbyterian churches in Warrenton fr d Littleton, welcomed the group d told of the new spirit which r d come into his life and ministry * rough facing the Group standard absolute honesty, absolute purity, solute unselfishness, and absolute e- la "The Oxford Group,' said Rev. 0j lk, 'is not a new denomination, y t a new determination to make 0j irist supreme in every life.' He h tort further that the cure for sin' T s sincere repentance, sharing to m id in the presence of a friend, and ? ititution to the person wronged. n m Belk, brother of Blanton, said, p, e are a bunch of sinners who have C( it bluffing.' A number spoke of h: 3 power of Christ to solve prob us oi tne Home a.iiu uu^aiuM ten they were in daily communion th the Holy Spirit. Evident di roughout the meeting was the m icerity of the members of this c irld-wide movement. ol 'There was a meeting for the tl lies at the hotel Thursday morn- ci I and another for the ministers Warren county in the afternoon, lat night at another general meet- le ; the problems of the church were N icussed. Several of the Groupers h II be in the city over the week end N ,d expressed their willingness to P Ik with as many as wished to see h em." V Miss Frances Peters of Florida is t< siting Miss Rozella Dameron. tl Ira] 22, 1938 Subscript) TOBACCO MART OPENS SEPT. 13 * .ocal Market To Open Week Early Due To State Of Tobacco Crop X)BACCO MEN PLEASED Warehousemen and Warren counf tobacco growers seem to be pleasd that September 13 has been set 3r the opening date of the Middle lelt, which is a week earlier than ae markets in this section opened ist year. The earlier date is in keeping with ae nature of the crops of this area s well as the eastern border crops. In view of the fact that our toacco ripened earlier this year than sual, I think it is better for all oncerned that our market is openlg a week in advance of last year,'' if. N. Boyd stated this week when uestioned in regard to the change f date. The first of the border markets pen the 28th of this month, and ae New Belt, which is eastern arolina, opens on August 25. While the tobacco crop of Warren aunty is pot up to normal, it is toking much better at present than did a week or so ago. Surton And Cook Lead In Golf Play The men's club championship golf iurnament, which has been underay at the Warrenton country club lis week, is expected to come to a ose on Saturday afternoon with ther Tom Burton or Loyd Cook inning out in the first flight, and awson Alston, or V. F. Ward, or alius Banzet taking first place in le second flight. All those who qualified to parcipate in the first flight have ?/v? nHminotorl hxr fVuair cnnrpfi dnr -V/il VllMllliMWU MJT kliWl, uuwvw v. ig the week with the exception of ook and Burton, who will play 18 oles Friday and another 18 on aturday, weather permitting, to dede the club champion. Likewise, in the second flight all ave been eliminated except three, [r- Ward and Mr. Banztt will have > play off a match and the Winer will take on Mr. Alston who as eliminated his other opponents. Not enough players qualified to ave a third flight. 5ids To Be Opened For Highway Work Bids are to be presented to the iate Highway and Pubic Works ommission in Raleigh on Tuesday ' next week for the construction of lirteen projects, one of which is raightening .74 of a mile of route 1 ;ar the Virginia state line, in Warn county. Another one of the projects efcting this town and county indi >41 tt {p 4V?o rivnrimrr etrilfflirfVQ ftflH rui/JJ Jua v**v g^auiiibi uv*uv???vw irfacing 10 68 miles of route 59 om near Neuse river bridge to ranklin county. When this road from the Neuse i Franklin county is completed it expected to shorten the distance om Warrenton to Raleigh. }. W. Clark Given 12-Month Sentence G. W. Clark, who was arrested cfc week after Warren and Halifax Beers discovered a still in operaon in his pace near the border line : the two counties, was tried in alifax county Recorder's court on uesday and sentenced to twelve lonths on the roads. His son, Jacksey," was given a twelve ionths sentence which was susmded on the condition that he pay )urt costs and remain of good beavior. ON MILITARY COMMITTEE Dr. A. A. Phillips, Warrenton entist, has been appointed on the lilitary Committee of the North orniina Dental Association. Four .her men from various sections of le state were appointed on the immittee with Dr. Phillips. Mrs. Harry Elmore Howard, Jr., ift Friday to join her husband in orfolk where they will make their ome. Mrs. Howard, formerly Miss lary Terrell, daughter of Mrs. B. . Terrell, for a number of years eld a position with the Warrenton itater Co. Mr. T. R. Frazier, Jr., was a visi5r in Waynesville and Asheville lis week. 0 ri on Price, $1.50 a Year King Frank Santo p *mrnmm - "mm , Vv i , * V^X' . X- m fiiil ? fy^v ''U i. : j WILDWOOD, N. J.... Frank Santo, 13 years old, son of an unemployed miner of Throop, Pa., wis crowned the marbles king of the Fnited States. His victory netted him a $150 radio set and a wrist watch. Company B To Send Three Men To Camn Perrv the distinguished markmanship medal in the individual contest of the national matches and became the first man in this state to qualify for this honor in some time. Should he win twice more, or get his "second and third leg" he will be awarded the distinguished markmanship medal, which is said to be the most sought after token offered at Camp Perry and one which is possessed by very few men in this country. Commenting on Ridout's shooting at Fort Bragg in the try-outs, Major Bowers said he had never seen a man shoot as fine as he did then. Old Rodwell Home Destroyed By Fire The old Rodwell home at Five Forks, where Judge T. O. Rodwell of Warrenton was born, was destroyed by fire on Monday afternoon around 4 o'clock. The dwelling, which was covered by insurance, was said to have been vacant at the time. The tenant living there was reported to have been in the field when the fire was discovered. The home was owned by the late Brown Rodwell many years ago. - ' U * ~ T? ?!r WoitVl Later it was auiu lu vaua *..??? v*. cock, who added many modern improvements, and after his death it was sold to L. L. Brown, son of Peter Brown, who had let it out to a tenant. The home was also occupied at one time by the Fred Lynch family. RETURNS FROM NOVA SCOTIA Supt. of Schools J. Edward Allen returned the first of the week from Nova Scotia where he, with John Anderson of Raleigh, represented Masonic bodies of this state at the 200th anniversary of Freemasonry in Canada. A considerable portion of the nobility of Europe was present for this meeting. INJURES HIP Mrs. Beaufort Scull is confined to her home at Inez as the result of a fall which injured her hip while she was attending summer school at Asheville. Mesdames T. A. Baxter, P. M. Stallings, Jr., W. C. Mabry and Misses Katherine Baxter and Bettie Hunter Stallings spent Thursday in Durham MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME / NUMBER 29 BOARD CALLS MASS MEETING Citizens To Determine Advisability of Participating In Spending Program A VARIETY OF PROJECTS A mass meeting will be held at the court house in Warrenton on the night of July 27 at 8:30 o'clock for the purpose of learning the wishes of the public in regard to various federal projects which have been recommended and advocated since Company B, Warren county mili tary unit, will be represented by three men on the North Carolina National Guard Rifle Team which is to compete for national honors at Camp Perry, in the state of Ohio, from August 21 to September 10. The men who will represent the local company are Clarence E. Ridout, John E. Floyd and Douglas Mustian. In addition, this county will have two other representatives on the state team, although they are no longer members of Company B. They are Jack Riggan, a member of Co. A, Burlington, and Charles Peoples, a member of Company C, Henderson. In other words, the North Carolina Rifle Team is composed of only ten men and of this number Warren county provided five. The try-outs for the state team, which is captained by Major Claude T. Bowers of Warrenton, were held at Fort Bragg on July 16-17 with 42 of the best shots in the state militia competing. Last year Ridout, who was one of the men to represent Co. B at Camp Perry, won "the first leg" towards the President attached his signature a few weeks ago to the government's lending-spending bill which makes billions of dollars available to carry on certain types of work and give employment to the jobless. The commissioners, who have been criticized by some and praised by others for not matching funds with the federal government and securing projects for this county, decided to hold the public meeting here in order to find out how the majority of taxpayers feel in regard to the projects which are at present being requested. In order to have a large and representative crowd here, notice of the meeting is being heralded throughout the county through this newspaper and circulars. The projects which are being advocated are: An addition to the court house which would provide more vault room to take care of the ever increasing number of records, a larger and better basement, and more room in the court house; an armory for Company B; a new and modern county home; more space for home economics and vocational work in the Littleton school; and a fish and duck pond. The plans are to have the various projects presented at the mass meeting and then let citizens express their views and wishes in regard to them. If it is the opinion of the majority of those at the meeting that the county should take advantage of the opportunity of securing federal funds to assist in carrying out these projects, the commissioners will probably call for a bond issue to 1 raise the county's part of the cost. If public sentiment is against the projects and no particular interest is shown in the meeting here, the commissioners are not expected to take any action at all. In the event there is an election for a bond issue, it is believed this will be postponed until the regular election in November in order that the county will not have to go to any material expense to determine the wishes of the voters in respect to the various projects which, it is believed, will be voted upon separately Should there be popular demand for the fish and duck pond to cover around 300 acres of land, it is possible that this project, will not be voted on due to the fact a bond issue would not be necessary, it has been stated, to raise the county's part of the cost. Under the WPA and PWA the government will give the county 45 per cent of the cost of certain types of projects provided the county furnishes the other 55 per cent. If the county desires to do so, it may secure an outright grant of 45 per cent of the cost of approved projects and borrow the remaining- 55 per cent from the government at the interest rate of 4 per cent. Speaking of the meeting here next Wednesday night, William Burroughs, chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, said "the board wants to know the reaction of the public in regard to the varinus nrniect.s. If the maioritv of the taxpayers want them, the board, I am confident, will do what it can to raise the necessary money and do raise the necessary money and have the projects approved." TO TEACH AT MEREDITH Miss Catherine Moseley left Sunday to spend a few days in New York before returning to Raleigh to resume her studies in art under Miss Katherine Morris. In the fall J-.J ?*Uo sue Win Decome coiuieuieu mui mc Art Department of Meredith College of which she is a graduate. For the past two years Miss Moseley has been studying in the New York I School of Interior Decoration. SON BORN Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson of Warrenton announce the birth of a son, James Napoleon, Jr., Friday, j July 15, at their home here. Mrs Thompson was before her marriage Miss Earline Hayes of Norlina.
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