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SELLJ >IOST of the news all the time i j xxxviii imari I Mass Meeting I To Consii 9 ? i -i Citizens Asked To Meet At (Court House On Saturday Nitiht To Make Plans TIME limit out sept. 15 i mass meeting will be held in (the court house on Satrday night at 8 o'clock for the purpose of going forward with plans to secure the fish pond project for Warren counThe meeting was called by Game ana Forest Warden E. Hunter Pinned after the commissioners agreed to appropriate a sum not to exceed $1000 for the purchase of land provided the federal projects, which calls for a pond to cover around 200 acres of land, can be secured. Pointing out that the time limit [or securing the project expires the 15th of this month, Mr. Pinnell aid that immediate action is nectary and expressed the hope that here would be a large gathering on and for the meeting Saturday \dvance Tickets For Fair Go On Sale Saturday The advance sale of season tickets for the Warren County Fair will I eo on sale Saturday. September 10. All boys and girls wishing to sell tickets may obtain them at the I Trailer on the Court House Green I Saturday between 2 and 4 p- m. V The season tickets consist of six admissions good at any time, either singularly or in groups. Each ad H mission ticket has a number which I r.:i be good at the nightly drawing I lor $5.00 cash prize. To Give Prizes | H The boy selling the largest num1 ber of tickets will become the 1 H Junior Lion for one year and will 1 receive a season ticket. The boy or girl selling ten tickets I or over will receive one season | il ticket and $1.00 cash award, j || Ir.e boy or girl selling five tickets I cr over will receive one season The boy or girl selling two tickets i or over will receive two single adI mission tickets. 5 I Miss Betty Edwards Dies On Thursday i 4 |H Miss Betty Elizabeth Edwards, tl 68. died at the home of her brother, J W. Edwards of Macon. Thurs iil l 4y morning at 3:30 o'clock followlj ! an illness of ten days. Death I *as due to complications. Funeral services will be conductI fs from the Macon Methodist I Church, of which she was a memI Mr. this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock H her pastor, the Rev. J. O. Long. '-".ferment will be in the Macon 7| Bmetery. Miss Edwards was the daughter |M c' Joseph Green and Eugenia Aiw m Edwards of Franklin and WarI ;tr' counties. She is survived by one I dster, Mrs. Claude Faulkner of i H ^aCOn anc' ^ve brothers, J. C. Ed. H ,ar^ Por'smouth. R. E(*_ I *wds of Henderson, Walter EdI *ards of Petersburg, and S. S. and I^ Edwards of Warren county. I Nephews and nieces are expected I M 3 serV as pallbearers and flower M girls. J I Iiolate Aut Law, Two Face Judge Eolation of the motor vehicle ts was responsible for two decants facing trial before Judge 0 Rod\veil in Recorder's court, Monday morning. Two other fendants had their cases conlued until next weekMustian pled guilty to a 'ar?e of operating an automobile 'e under the influence of whis-, iJ' and was fined $50.00 and costs. George \v. Alston, negro, was "dieted of operating a motor vewhile on the public highways 1 a careless and reckless manner nd was fined $10.00 and costs. , ^ Bobbitt and G. B. King, charged with driving while , r the influence of whiskey, had cmL?a?eS continued until Sep" BUY,-tagq??r 3 W) ( E TO Is Called ier Fish Pond Board Agrees To Donate $1000 Toward Fish Pond Chance of Warren county securing a fish pond on Fishing Creek, above "No Bottom," were considerably strengthened this week when the Board of County Commissioners agreed to appropriate a sum not to exceed $1,000 for the purchase of land provided the federal government would adopt this project and construct a dam which has been i. _ J i. ? d>OK HAO estimated iu uust cuuuuu ?p*w>,wv Giving their full cooperation to the project, the State Department of Conservation and Development recently sent a surveyor here to survey the site which involves around 200 acres of land, and J. D. Chalk, head of the commission, has stated orally and in a letter that he would do what he could to assist Warren comity in getting the pond. Requesting that the county commissioners give the active advocates of this project definite assurance that the county would appropriate funds for the purchase of that part of the land which has to be bought, Game Warden E. Hunter Pinnell, John Kilian and John Kerr Jr. appeared before the Board Monday with a map of the site showing the area which the proposed pond would cover. In asking for assurance of an appropriation so they could begin bargaining for the land, Warden Pinnell told the board members that if they donated $1,000 and this proved insufficient to purchase the land he would raise the balance of the money needed through private subscription. Many of those owning land desired for the pond have volunteered to give their property. Hoping to get the project approv. ed before September 15, which has been set as a deadline for work of this nature, a mass meeting has been called at the court house Saturday night at 8 o'clock when the matter will be discussed and a committee appointed to take the necessary steps to have the project accepted Mrs. Hester To Be Buried Today Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Hester will be conducted from the Warren Plain Methodist Church this afternoon (Friday) at 3:30 o'clock by the pastor, Rev- J. O. Long of Warrenton. Mrs. Hester died in Park View Hospital on Wednesday evening at 9:30 o'clock following a brief illness. She was in her 59th year. The daughter of the late Mr and Mrs. James L. Ridout of near Townsville, she married George W Hester with whom she made her home near Warren Plains until his death about a year agoSurviving are two daughters Mrs. Earlie Shearin of Warren Plains and Mrs. Eugene Overby oi Macon; two sons, Lee Hester ol High Point and Edward Hester ol Tarboro; two sisters, Mrs. John Tipton of Roaring Springs, Pa. ' - rvf T?ip"h. 9.11(1 IVITS. j. id. Jf uigxiuiii v/j. mond; four brothers, James Ridout of near Warrenton, W P. Ridout of Charlotte, Palmer Ridout ol Henderson and Taylor Ridout ol Richmond. U. D. C. TO MEET Members of the United Daughters of the Confederacy are callec to meet in the home of Mrs. J. P Scoggin this afternoon at 3:3; o'clock. A full attendance is urgec by Miss Amma Graham, presidentGARDEN CLUB TO MEET The Warrenton Garden Club wil hold its first fall meeting in th< home of Mrs- W. A. Connell or Wednesday afternoon, September 14 j at 3:30 o'clock, announcement wa: made yesterday. Every one inter ested in joining the club is invitee te attend this meeting. The Baptist Philathea Class wil meet next Tuesday in the home o Mrs. E. L. Hudgins with Mrs. C. E Lovell as joint hostess. A large at tendance is urged for the meeting which begins at 8 o'clock AND Ije a LRRENTON, COUNTY OF VII IPENS SCHOOLS BEGIN WORK TUESDAY Increased Enrollment In Practically Every Unit Pupils Begin Work For Year F. H. GIBBsTlAKES TALK With an increase in enrollment in practically every unit of the system, schools of Warren county opened their doors on Tuesday morning for the beginning of the 1938-39 session, and on Wednesday students and teachers had settled down to regular classroom work. Assembling with the students were many parents and interested citizens who had come from the various communities in which the schools are located to attend the opening exercises and reorganize parent-teacher associations. Featuring the opening of the John Graham school, which is the largest in the county, was a talk by Frank H- Gibbs, president of the Warrenton Lions Club, on "Educate Every Individual Individually," a few remarks by Supt. J. Edward Allen who left with the students the thought that one gets out of school life what one puts into it, a welcome and announcements from Principal Paul Cooper, songs and prayer led by the Rev. B. N. do Foe Wagner. Other schools of the system also had appropriate exercises for their beginning. While complete figures were not available yesterday afternoon, it is believed that the John Graham j school experienced the largest increase in enrollment, 40 more students having registered here for high school work this year than last. Figures obtained from the office of Superintendent J. Edward Allen yesterday afternoon reveal enrollment as follows on the second day of school: John Graham?elementary department 491, high school 244, total 735; Macon?elementary division 172, high school 76, total 248; Wise?total of 142; AftonElberon?total of 178; Vaughan? , total of 45; Warren County Training School, a negro institutionelementary department 353, high school 234, total 587. Figures were! not on hand for the Norlina High School, Drewry school and others. ' Curbing Work Adds To Parking Space A problem which has been before the city fathers from time to time for many years and has been a - - - _ J 3 | draw-back to this town as a waiting center is being solved to an ap. preciable degree as half a hundred workmen labor daily on the job of , laying curb and gutter about the streets of the town. While it probably will be several 1 months before the curb and gutter . work is completed, the workmen have gone sufficiently far on the i project to add materially to the appearance of the town and provide , considerably more parking space i than was available last fall when : farmers came here to market their i crops and purchase their needs. The addition of more parking i space here is looked upon by busi, ness men as a convenience for those . who live in the country and an as. set to this town. [ Services At The Methodist Church By REV. J. O. LONG, Pastor There will be preaching service at 1 Wesley Memorial Methodist Church . at the morning and evening hours ) by the pastor. i Announcement was made last Sunday that the evening services would be held at 7:30. Since then, however, we have been reminded 1 that this change should have taken e place the first of October. The evi ening service will, therefore, con:, tinue to be held at 8 o'clock until 3 October. This applies only to the - Warrenton church. i Revival services will begin at Hebron church next Monday evening at 7:30 and will continue 1 through the week at the same hour, f Warren Plain's revival services !. will begin on Monday evening fol lowing the third Sunday at 7:30 ! o'clock and will continue through ] the week. BANK mm LRREN, N. C. FRIDAY, SEPT rroB FARMERS FAVOR | CROP CONTROL' t Growers Vote In Favor Of Government Program At Mass Meeting Here FIVE OPPOSING VOTES More than 7,000 farmers of eight tobacco growing counties assembled in mass meetings last Saturday afternoon and pledged their sup port to the government's farm program with the hope that this action would arrest the downward trend in tobacco prices and encourage buyers to pay more for the weed. In each of the eight counties, one of which was Warren, growers asserted their faith in the New Deal marketing policy and voted their support if a referendum is called for 1939. Of the thousands of farmers assembled in the eight counties there were less than 200 dissenting votes to the program. Approximately 400 farmers attended the meeting in the court house here which was presided over by Ed Turner. There were five votes in opposition to the government's plan of boosting prices by curtailing production. The consensus of opinion at the meeting here, and also in the other gatherings, was that prices had dropped because buyers were predicting control would be abandoned. Speakers here were R. H Bright, AAA Specialist Jesse Henly, Farm Bureau Head Ed Turner, J. B. Davis, and John L. Skinner, secretary of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners. Following are the resolutions which were adopted by an almost unanimous vote here: ? RESOLUTIONS Whereas we believe that the principal cause of the evidence decrease in the prices of tobacco since the opening of the markets is criticisms by farmers who have not complied with the Federal Program for Agriculture and who have sought and are still seeking to destroy it, and by others dissatisfied with their allotments and with er' rors or inequalities therein, thereby ' creating the impression among tobacco buyers that production control will be defeated in the referendum of December 15 for control in 1939, if ordered, and, whereas, these bnyers know from past experience that without control in 1939 a tremendous surplus of tobacco would be produced that would enable them to supply their needs at practically their own price and they can afford therefore to take a chance by buying less and paying less for it in 1939; Therefore, Be It Resolved: (1) That, knowing by past experience that our only hope of securing and maintaining a fair price for our tobacco is by preserving the Uninv?na Kntnjnon rvrnrhirt.inn and UaXdliUU UOlinVWit WMMVV*W? , consumption by Federal control of production wherever found necessary to secure this, we will vote and work for control in the referendum for 1939 if a referendum should be declared necessary and called on J November 15 by the United States Secretary of Agriculture(2) That we urge all who have reasonable grounds for dissatisfaction to seek early adjustment through the "County Review Committees" and the other means provided by the AAA act, and, in the meantime, to withhold critism and condemnation thgt they should see has already contributed to a serious decrease in the price of tobacco, creased Agricultural prosperity un(3) That, gratefully mindful of the better prices for tobacco and increased Agricultural prosperity under the operation of the Federal Agricultural program, we appeal to all farmers to refrain from unwise and often unjust, thoughtless, and uninformed criticism of this program: to restrain and answer such criticism by neighbors and others; to seek to corect defects and errors in the law and its administation as reveals them: hv word CAJ/ClXVilvv and action to give no aid, comfort, or support to its opponents who seek to destroy it that they may prosper, i as formerly, at the farmer's expense. i (4) That we are confident that a large majority of our farmers still (Continued on Page 81 IN W Stem EMBER 9, 1938 Subscript! SPAY BOARD SEEKS BUILDING FUND Commissioners To Borrow $7,000 to Build School And Garage For Busses ANTICIPATION OF TAXES Members of the Board of County Commissioners decided at their regular meeting held here on Monday to borrow $7,000 as the county's proportion of the funds needed for the construction through federal projects of a negro school house in Sandy Creek township and a garage near Warren Plins to house and condition buses used in the entire school system. Aware of the fact that money would be needed for the construction of the school house and garage, the commissioners included these expenses in their recently adopted county-wide budget and are simply borrowing the money in advance of incoming taxes in order to have it on hand when the pending projects are approved and work is ready to startFour thousand dollars of the money to be borrowed is for the erection of a negro school to replace the building in Sandy Creek which was destroyed by fire more than two years ago. Since the school house went up into flames the negroes have been getting along the best they could by teaching in a church, and in the meantime have been pressing the board tc provide them with an adequate building. Faced by the fact that the negroes had no place to conduct classes this year and teachers had already been employed to instruct boys and girls of that section this session, two of the commissioners talked the matter over with Superintendent of Schools Edward Allen Wednesday and they agreed to accept an offer made by T. J Harrington to lend them a building provided the county would make the necessary repairs which were estimated to cost around $175 Worked started at once and it is expected that the negroes will have a place to teach in by Monday morning. In the meantime plans are going forward to secure a schoo. building for that communitj through federal aid. Three thousand dollars will be J?3 -frw fho r>An. IlUtJUCU, il> W?W oiaiLu, ivi uiavx ww?* struction of a school bus garage or property which the county owns near Warren Plains. This was recommended by recent Grand Jurie; after members of these bodies hac been informed that there were n< suitable quarters for repairin; buses used by the schools and tha it was necessary to use a ware I house for storing them when schoo was not in sessionI Another school problem wa | brought before the board by a del egation of citizens from Sixpoun< i township who told the commission ers that after the new water sys tern had been installed in the Macot school it was found that the wel there would not supply a sufficien quanity of water to take care o the needs there. After some dis cussion of the matter the problen was turned over to Wm. H. Bur roughs and Superintendent Alle) to work out a solution of the prob lem. From a comparative basis th commissioners spent a rather quie day and finished their work som time before the shades of night ha< fallen. Among the minutes passei were to place Tom Powell on th outside pauper list at $2 per month pay John Skinner $10 for a paupe he had paid to have buried at i considerably larger expense to him donate $6 for expense of Charli ? * " * Riggan, tne last uumeueiitw; vn eran of Warren, to the reunion ii Columbia, S. C.; remove Fran! Wright from the county home am place him on the outside paupe list at $7 per month; pay Loudai Hedgepeth $4 for burial of he granddaughter; receive the repoi of Mrs. J- S. Jones, county nurse and request the State Highwa Commission to take over and main tain the road leading from Henr Riggan's corner to the Snow HI school?a distance of approximate! one mile. ARRE] ^ ttvo?8W-0? on Price, $1.50 a Year ( SEP1 Warehouseme; Handle The Street Dance To Be Held Here On Eve Market Opening Farmers of this section, their wives and children, are invited to Warrenton on the night of September 12th to attend a street dance and goodwill rally which is being sponsored by the Tobacco Board if Trade, the Warrenton Lions Club and business houses of the townGuests will be welcomed here at o _ ?_i ?. ?? /r ttt;11; 1 o u ciuuK uy iviayur vv iiutun rum and at 9 o'clock Paul Jones and his band of Rocky Mount will strike up a tune for the dance which is tJ be held on Main street in the block opposite court square. The evening of fun will feature both round and square dancing and it is expected there will be refreshments on hand to quench the thirst of those who cut the caper and others who come to partake of the 1 town's hospitality. The gathering here, which wili take place on the eve of the opening of the tobacco market, is expected to be similar to the enter, tainment last year when several thousand persons attended from all sections of the county and distant 1 places and enjoyed speeches and an evening of fun dancing. Another effort to further impress ( upon the minds of those who live beyond the borders of this town that Warrenton desires and appreciates their patronage is expected to be made on the opening day of ' the tobacco market when ware1 housemen are planning to give favors to those who visit the floors. Board Donates $25 Monthly For Littleton Library I Twenty-five dollars was donated i monthly to the recently established' . Littleton public library by the j Board of County Commissioners on ! Monday after a delegation from that r town appeared before the board to i ask for funds needed to purchase I books1 Speaking for the delegation, John L. Skinner told the commissioners ; that the Littleton Lions Club had purchased the building for a libi rary but that no funds were on j hand for the purchase of needed . reading material. "The Warren 5 County Memorial Library has been 1 good enough to lend us some books, ) but we need to buy some for our; selves in order that our library may t better serve the citizens of our sec. I H/m " Vio ct-ateH tn the board as he UU11) 11V WVMVVM - 1 asked for a contribution of $500. The commissioners replied to Mr. s Skinner that the budget had al ready been made out and in view of i this fact the county was not in a - position to donate more than $25 - per month for the next ten months, i Mr. Skinner stated that citizens of 1 Littleton greatly appreciated this fc contribution, although they were f hoping to get more, and served no. tice on the board that he would be i back next year before the budget . is made out to request that the doi nation be increased. Littleton Library I Has Formal Opening e ;j Littleton, Sept 8.?The formal 3 opening of the Littleton library e was on Thursday, Sept. 1, at 8 . o'clock in the evening, and ,was ^ well attended. a Mr. A. W. Parker was Master of ; Ceremonies. Short informal talks e were made by Mr. C. A. Tucker of _ Warrenton, John M. Picot, Chas. a Lambeth, president of Littleton k Lions Club, and Mrs. A. M. New-j som, representing the Wyanoke r Study Club. Every one joined in n familiar songs; the music was in r charge of Mrs. L. H. Justis. Delic t ious punch and cakes were served. ; I The community appreciates uie y | attendance and was delighted to - welcome the following from Wary renton: Misses Mabel Davis, Mall mie Williams, Olivia Burwell, Mesy srs. C. A. Tucker and Stephen Burroughs. i NfTON !| p IS ACCURATE, TERSE H rl TIMELY ? t ?-? " NUMBER 36 n Ready To Golden Weed ?? T Three Warehouse Will Again Operate At Warrenton For 1938-39 Season ENCOURAGED BY RECORD Encouraged by a tremendous increase in sales last year and a price average which on several occasions led the entire belt, warehousemen and business men are preparing for the opening of the Warrenton tobacco market next Tuesday morning, September 13, with a progressive spirit back of them to further strengthen the market and increase the importance of this town as a selling and buying center. With practically all of the tobacco of the county cured and many growers in need of some ready cash, it is expected that trucks, trailers and wagons will begin rolling into Warrenton over the week end and on Monday with sufficient quantities of the weed to have the warehouse floors filled when the auctioneer begins his chant on Tuesday morning. Three warehouse firms, all well known to the farmers of this territory for their personal interest in getting their customers the highest prices and for their experience in the warehouse business, will again operate this yearThe leaf will be sought by the big companies and independent buyers. Most of these buyers are men well known to the farmers of this county, and like warehousemen and businessmen here are interested in strengthening the Warrenton market through high prices and increased sales. The companies which will be represented here are Reynolds, by John G. Tarwater; American, Tom Trayham; Export, John C. Burwell; Imperial, Si Hoskins; Liggett <te Meyers, Pete Reavis; Independent, A. W. Hall. In addition, the J. R Taylor Co. and the Henderson Tobacco Company will have buyers on the local floors. With warehouses here^averSS?^ better than 25c for the approximately 5,000,000 pounds disposed of on the local market during the 1937 selling season, as compared with $23.01 for the entire belt, Warrenton has a talking point which should increase sales and strengthen this town's bid for the tobacco of this area. In addition to the activity of warehousemen and their helpers in preparation for the market opening, citizens and businessmen of the town are preparing to welcome the farmers who will make Warrenton their headquarters during the sales. Stocks of merchandise have been replenished, stores spruced up, ad ditional sales forces employed ana everything put in readiness for the rush as tobacco laden trucks and automobiles roll into Warrenton. Market Stimulant To Business Here The opening of the tobacco market next Tuesday morning will have a definite stimulating effect upon business and industry of this sec. tion. While national recovery may hinge on the uccess of various governmental efforts to restore prosperity, there is nevertheless always a most stimulating effect upon business when the tobacco market here opensMerchants and those in other lines of business here are preparing to meet the demands of the hundreds of tobacco growers who will i - - 1?i. j mis year mamei, wieii i?uuutu) Warrenton, and will be in a position to offer them the choicest of lines of high class merchandise. Being one of the principal money crops of this section, and this also being a strictly agricultural territory, tobacco season is normally the busiest time of the year. Business machinery which perhaps has been dragging rather slowly during the duller seasons of the year, is stimulated to a remarkable degree with the opening of the tobacco market. Miss Emiy Hilliard left this week for Ciffside where she has been a member of the school faculty for a number cf years. 1
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