i .most of the news i all the time Jxxvni IBS, J. GRAHAM I WES ON MONDAY barrenton's Oldest Lady Is I Buried At Ridgeway On I Tuesday Afternoon vas WIFE OF EDUCATOR The remains of Mrs. John jraham. Wancnton's oldest lady, H;f;e laid to final rest beside the |.vdy of her husband in the family ?? Tiiocrtav I .nvtCH' ^ ttiugcwaj uii * B-'ternoon following funeral serviI', conduct.'d from the home here /clock by the Rev. J. O. Btc'ij. pastor of Wesley Memorial B$tiioci>t Church, of which she was I Death came to Mrs. Graham in Ber 94th year. She died on MonBiv around 10:30 o'clock following a critical illness of several Bays which came after being in deBixr health for a number of years Bleniber.- of her family were at her Bedside when the end came. I Mrs. Graham was the widow if Beta Graham, distinguished educaB:r of this state, for whom the Beta Graham High School is nam During the years of his long I ma succe.-sful teaching career, I ihicli was brought to an end with I he closing of the John Graham I icariemy in 1918, Mrs. Graham was I ;s Lelovea co-worker and a mothI : tc the many boys who came :o I rn for training from various secI ens of this state and Virginia. I Mrs. Graham, who was born June I 1844. was the daughter of W. W I Israel and Dollie Exum Daniel of I [shfax county. She was married to ^ ---' 01 1 QftQ 9U. uraiiuiii uii j-'cttiiiwv/i avw, fcich was three years after he had eeun his teaching career in the ;me of the Rev. Chas. M. Cook. L'j Graham moved to Warrenton i;h her husband in January, 1898. iter having lived in the Fork Eighborhood and at Ridgeway Khire he taught before coming here I i an instructor. Fj Surviving are five children, Miss I una Daniel Graham of WarrenI jr. Mrs. W. H. Home of Rocky I fount. Miss Maria D. Graham. ?: Carolina Teachers' College, reenville, Mrs. P. G- Alston, TexI riana. Ark., and W. A. Graham of I inston: four grandchildren, W. H. I erne Jr. of Sumpter, S- C., I raham D. Home of Mariciabo, I enezueia. and S. A. Home and I !rs. William M. Atkinson of Long ti, land. N. Y. The great-grandchilren are W Henry Home 3rd, ranees Atherton Home and Elizaetn Cary Home. Pallbearers were W. N. Boyd, aim Tarwater, Pett Burwell, James *rn-1 11 T T7? Rfure. duiin iviiiciieii, o. mwaiu len, Walter White and Frederick illiams. ANT CITIZEN'S ATTEND U Fl'NERAL OF MRS. GRAHAM Among those who attended the ^ ffieral of Mrs. John Graham here B Tuesday afternoon were PresiBtn; and Mrs. Leon Meadows, ProBsor J L Henderson, Misses Kate B<*is. Louise Williams, Lucille toner. Lois Crigsby, Dora Coates, Brcille Charlton, Ann Red wine, Bhnces Wahl, Mesdames H. E. AusBr" Sam Underwood, Charles HarBi; and Dana Horton, all of GreenBjte; Mrs. Shipp Sanders of Chapel Bl: Mr. and Mrs Ernest Willard, Btedames Susan Williams, Robert Baborley Ernest Tilghman, Peggy B^- Luther Harper, Lee Bullock, B'lis Thorp. Supt. and Mrs. R. M. Belson, of Rocky Mount; Mr. and m- John Hazelhurst of HenderB': ",Ir ant< Mrs. Blake Daniel of Kington; Misses Ruby Burton, B5Ua Hobgood and Carlotta MewB010 ?t Kinston. and Mrs. Sam Thorne and B55 ^'ora King, Raleigh; Mr. and Bp Jean Booth, Kinston; Mr. and Bts ^ B House and Mrs. Prank jraham ol Chapel Hill; Miss Mary of Charlotte; Miss Ruth Hjkson oi Roanoke Rapids; Mr. and Sam Thome and Miss Dolly Mr. and Mrs- Will Thorne, wd Mrs. Jack Clark and Miss Long Daniel of Airlie; Mrs. ?earman and Mrs. W. W. Wilson Rocky Mount; Miss Mattie JenMrs. whit Johnson, Mrs- Matt l*1150*. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ptason. Mr and Mrs. Will WigB5' M" and Mrs. Walter Wiggins Littleton; Mr. and Mrs- Archie f Clinton; Mr. and Mrs. ? Burton of Raleigh; Mr. Whit son of Littleton. I s- Kf:rman Newell is working in f Ck''k r>f Court's office since her %nu was stricken with paralysovera] weeks ago. 3 WAR CITIZENS HOVER C WAR CRISIS DEV President Sends Peace Plea To Adolph Hitler; Believed To Have Had Weight SAYS HE IS RESPONSIBLE President Roosevelt's appeal 0.1 Tuesday night to German Chancellor Adolph Hitler to settle his dispute with Czechoslovakia by resort to reason instead of war is believed to have been a strong factor in influencing the German leader to invite the heads of three other 11a tions to meet with him in Munich yesterday for a conference which at this time appears to have terminated in a peaceful settlement of the Sudeten territory. Following is the text of the President's message: "I desire to acknowledge your Excellency's reply to my telegram of Sept. 26. I was confident that you would coincide in the opinion I expressed regarding the unforgettable consequences and the incalculable disaster which would result to the entire world .from the outbreak of a European war. "The question before the world today, Mr. Chancellor, is not the question of errors of judgment or of injustices committed in the past. It is the question of the fate of the world today and tomorrow. The World asks of us who at this moment are heads of nations the supreme capacity to achieve the destinipc of nations without. fnrnin? upon them as a price, the mutilation and death of millions of citizens "Resort to force in the great war failed to bring tranquility. Victory and defeat were alike sterile. That lesson the world should have learned. For that reason above all others, I addressed on September 26 my appeal to your Excellency and to the President of Czechoslovakia and to the prime ministers of Great Britain and of France. "The two points I sought to emphasize were, first, that all matters of difference between the German government and the Czechoslovak government could and should be settled by pacific methods; and, sec(Continued on page 8) Moseley Tells Of Changes Made In Mail Schedule Mail dropped in the box on the outside of the post office after the office has closed at 9 o'clock at night will be carried to Norlina in the morning at 6:40 o'clock for dispatch on the north-bound train, Postmaster Fred Moseley stated this week in announcing a change of mail schedule in the local office. Under the new schedule not only will north-bound mail go off earlier in the morning but the mail which in the past has been put up around 2 o'clock in the afternoon will arrive at the local office at 8 o'clock in the morning and assorted immediately. Mail is now received and dispatched here on the following schedule: Arrives at 6:35 a. m-, 8 a. m., and 3:20 p. m.; leaves at 6:40 a. m? 1:30 p. m. and 9 p m. Mr. Moseley said that the mail which is deposited in the box outside of the post office has in the past been removed every morning since he has been in office and that it will continue to be. Violent Wind Storm Sweeps Charleston Charleston, S- C.?A sudden, violent storm ripped into Charleston early Thursday killing a score .r more persons and causing injuries to an estimated 200 more. The Charleston Evening Post listed the dead as six white persons and 14 negroes. Hospitals reported treating 200 injured. The tornado struck the city about 8 a. m., Eastern Standard Time. The historic city was isolated by the blow except for one wheezy telephone line. Roofs of many buildings were reported blown off but no definite information was immediately availableCommunication within the city was disrupted by the damage done to telephone lines. (At 10:30 a. m. Thursday the Charlotte office of the Associated Press reported it would take the telephone company at least two hours to re-establish contact with Charleston.) lir Mi RENTON, COUNTY OF WARF >VER RADIOS AS rELOPS IN EUROPE ? Citizens Keep Abreast Of I Tense War Situation In European Countries A SUMMARY OF EVENTS 1 Messages from Europe last 11 night said that the four power H conference called Wednesday by 1 Hitler to meet at Munich had H succeeded in postponing if not in 1 averting war. Terms of the i agreement have not been learned. j| The message from the German ? Reichfeurer inviting British and p French Premiers and MusJolini of Italy to meet with him arriv- w ed in England after the British b: fleet had been ordered to mobol- ^ C( ize and while Chamberlain w'as c] addressing the Parliament called for the purpose of declaring war. j Hitler's invitation to the conference was sent a few hours after he received a second message from Prsident Roosevelt pleading that he use his influence to continue negotiations in an effort to avoid war. R h By BIGNALL JONES V Perhaps never have the Ameri- w can people tuned in on radios to ai the extent that they have in the past few days as news flashes and p commentators have brought the d: story of the European Crisis over w wire and short-wave radio. Here s\ at Warrenton on Monday afternoon p; Superior Court adjourned in order t< that court officials and others v might listen to a speech by Adolph p; Hitler, German dictator, brought to d America by short-wave radio. Tues- c day many citizens lingered after their dinner hour to hear Premier y Chamberlain of Great Britain ad- ,j( dress the British Empire. At al- ? most ever home one passed could p be heard radios tuned in for latest. Paul defeated two "former hampions to win the crown. Baptist Association To Hold Meeting At Wise Next Week The annual meeting of the Tar iver Baptist Association will be eld at the Wise Baptist Church on Wednesday and Thursday of next eek, J. Edward Allen, moderator, enounces. The annual sermon will be reached by the Rev. G. A. Henricks of Littleton and addresses ill be delivered by Dr. I. G. Greer, iperintendent of the Baptist Orhange; Smith Hagaman, superin:ndent of the Baptist Hospital, /inston-Salem; Dr. C. E. Brewer, resident of Meredith College; and r. W. R. Cullom of Wake Forest ollege. A new feature of the program, r-- * " ?ill Lr. Alien smu, win uc a uioaa emonstration of the teaching of a unday school class, led by Dr. J. i. Simons of Louisburg. Other emonstrations will be of the Oman's work, conducted by Mrs. J. W. Parker of Henderson, and of raining Union work, conducted by ev. John Edwards of Franklin mnty. Each of the 63 churches of the as)ciation will make a brief repott irough one of its messengers on Wednesday morning, October 5. The lection of officers will take place oon. President officers are: -J. dward Allen, moderator, Warren>n; W- F. Williams, vice-modera>r, Littleton; Rev. John Edwards, erk-treasurer, Louisburg; C. E. reene, auditor, Henderson; Mrs. J. . Alderman, historian, Henderson. The association includes churches i Halifax, Warren, Vance, Frankn and Nash counties, and is one of le six largest of the associations in > <-> f+ofrt TVTr? All on CO 1H AC Olfl l/t y 1VX1 I AlllVil UUiU' The meeting with the Wise lurch, which begins at 10 o'clock i Wednesday morning, will be the )8th annual session of the associaon. A number of Warren county arsons, representing various lurches belonging to the associaon, are on the two-day program. ?one Meeting At Areola Wednesday The Warren County Zone meetig for all the Methodists of the junty will be held at Areola on Wednesday afternoon, October 5, at o'clock, Mrs- J. C. Burwell anounced this week. "In these days of unrest it beooves us all to answer our responbility for the Master's work and i present to help cany it on," she dd. Mrs. Burwell also stated that the eeting need not keep any one from le Warren County Fair "as we may ) to it on all the other days. Let's at this first," she requested. BAPTIST SERVICES Services will be conducted in the farrenton Baptist Church on Suniv mornine at 11 o'clock and again lat evening at 7:30 o'clock, the ev. Robert E. Brickhouse announc1 yesterday. The pastor also staci there would be services In the barren Plains church at 3 o'clock unday afternoon. P. T. A. TO MEET A meeting of the Parent-Teacher ssociation will be held in the auitorium of the John Graham ;hool next Tuesday afternoon at ae regular hour. The meeting hich was to have been held this eek was called off on account of ae funeral of Mrs John Graham. WILD STRAWBERRY A wild strawberry, which was Dund at his home near Embro on laturday, was displayed here this reek by William Short. &ni TEMBER 30, 1938 Subecri] SEPTEMBER TER3 COURT ADJOURN! Ernest Alston Pleads Guilt; To Manslaughter; Given 18-24 Months In Jail GRANTS FOUR DIVORCE! The September term of Warre county Superior court came to J close on Wednesday afternoon. Prior to the adjournment of coui Ernest Alston, negro charged wit | manslaughter as the result of th death of Trim Williams, who wa killed in a fracas at Inez on th J evening of July 9, submitted to th charge of manslaughter which jury was unable to agree on i criminal court last week, and Judg Parker sentenced him to prison fc not less than 18 months nor mor than two years. When the jury failed to reach verdict in this case last week afte deliberating over the evidence ft several hours a mistrial was order ed by Judge Parker- Alston admitt ed that he struck the blow whie proved fatal to Williams, but h contended that he accidentally di so while trying to preserve his ow life during a fight at Inez amon members of his race. Four divorces were granted i white couples at this term of civ: court. Those whom the bonds c matrimony were severed betwee were Myrtice Stegall Williams an Winston Williams; Mary Edward and William H. Edwards; Hele Riggan Leonards and George Alle Leonard; Alberta Laughter Wig gins and Henry B. Wiggins. In th Edwards divorce action the tw children were placed in the custod of the mother. r? 1 /-MI i ri , oaa L,necK uosis Cafe Man $35; A Victim Of Racke Jimmy Agveris of the Purita Cafe will tell you that the Town c Warrenton is not painting its wate tank. And Jimmy should know, fc he paid $35.00 for this informatio on Tuesday afternoon. The Greek cafe man was a vie tim of a racket which is reporte to have been worked in a numbe of towns of North Carolina by thre men who are said to have serve time on the roads and are wante by authorities at present. The trio stopped near the eatin establishment and one of the me walked in and said that he desire to purchase three meal tickets. H presented a $50.00 check which th cafe man was dubious about cash ing until the crook iniormed hii that he had been employed by th town to paint the water tank an that he would begin his work th following day. The cafe accepts the check and the man took th three meal tickets, his change c $35 00, and walked out. Investigation a little later on th part of the cafe disclosed that th !...'?/* nviJ +V\of n r\ n n mail WH5 ly nig cuiu uiau nu un had been employed to paint th tank. The racketeer disappeared an has not been seen here since. II signed his last name to the chec as McFarlen, and his handwritin is reported to have been identifie here by a former member of th State Highway Department as former convict at Caledonia Priso Farm, Halifax county. First Bale Warren Cotton Reaches Gii Welcomed news to businei houses comes this week froi White's Cotton Gin which reporl that on Wednesday it ginned th first bale of cotton produced froi Warren county soil this yearThe cotton was brought in by Fal Weaver and the bale weighed 5S pounds. Mr. Weaver stated th? the cotton was picked from a fiel of the new Coker 100 variety whic he planted for the special purpoj of saving the seed for replantin next year. EPISCOPAL SERVICES Services will be conducted in tt, ; Episcopal churches of Warrentc and Littleton on Sunday, the Re Mr. Wagner, pastor, announced th week. Holy Communion will be ce ebrated at Emmanuel Church at ] o'clock and at 7 p. m. evenir ('prayer will be conducted at S Alban's, he said. Mr. Wagner al: i issued an invitation to the public 1 attend. . J/ rh A A* . 6?i?" ?&., C??'c state ition Price, ?? a If ear 1 Warren Coun 1 ^ Open He y Parker Rules Hotel Is Taxable; 3 Appeal Is Taker n Hotel Warren, although munici a pally owned, is subject to taxation Judge R. Hunt Parker ruled or t Monday in the friendly law sui n which was brought by the Town o: te Warrenton against the county foi = the nurnose of determining whethei ,e this property should remain on the e county's tax books, a As was expected, the case will gc n to the State's Supreme court for i e final decision. ir The facts in the case had already e been agreed to by the town anc county attorneys and the case wa-' a carried before the Superior cour r jurist merely as a procedure to bt ir followed in getting it before th( Supreme court. When Judge Parker's decisio: h came in favor of the county aftei .e careful deliberation over the quesd tion involved, the town, through it: n attorney, Frank H. Gibbs, gave nog tice of appeal. Had he decided Ir favor of Warrenton the county o through its attorney, Julius Banzet il would have carried the case to th< >f higher tribunal. n The case is of particular interes d to attorneys, and was a vexing prob Is lem over which Judge Parker wa n called on to render a decision, du< n to the fact that the Supreme cour is understood to be divided on th< e question. 0 Similar cases, it was stated, navi y gone to the Supreme court for rulings and this body has decided botl ways about the matter. Since th< last decision was handed down b: the state's highest tribunal, it L understood, new members have gon< 1 on the bench and it is not knowi what their position on the questior will be. n The question of taxing the hote lf has been one of discussion since th< tr town bought the property at publii ,r auction several years ago. Prior t< n that time it was a corporation anc was on the county's tax boks, bu i- after it became entirely municipals d owned citizens here expressed thi ir view that it should escape taxation e While town authorities take thi d view that since the hotel is ownec d by the town it should not be taxed county officials look at the mattei g from the angle that the hotel is i n revenue producing enterprise anc j therefore should be taxed. At pres;e ent the county taxes on the hote e amount to $312.50 annually. n Economics Class rtneoe Officprc (} 'waawovo a m. ivvi ?. .e j Members of the Home Economic! ie class of the John Graham Higi ,f School held a meeting in the audi torium of the school last week fo; the purpose of organizing. Mis \ Lorraine Bowden, teacher, presidet ~ over the meeting until a presiden was elected. New officers chosen were: prest dent, Erin Woodall; vice president f' Emma Daniel: secretary, Mavt e Serls; treasurer, Lorene Fleming ^ all of the ninth grade. g Chairmen for the permanent com' a mittees were selected as follows e social committee, Catherine Petar 8 program committee, Margarei n Hicks; decoration committee, Pats: Rodgers; finance committee, Sarai Miles: historian, Lillian Cummings publicity manager, Trina Reid. Eacl _ chairman may appoint one persoi as her assistant. Those named as chairman fo ,s temporary committees were: con " stitution and by-laws, Isabel Limer uS motto, Gertrude Ayscue; color ie Jeanette White. Each of these wil n also have the authority to appoin an assistant. ;e The advisory committee will com 13 sist of Mr. Cooper, Mr- Drye, Mis: lt McGowan and Miss Craig. Mrs d Woodall and Mrs. Rodgers will bi h asked to serve as the town mother ie of the advisory committee. tg LIONS ENTERTAINED Members of the Girl Scouts en tertained the Warrenton Lion te Club on Friday evening at a bar m becue at their cabin with 60 attend v- ing. A barbecue supper with ac is cessories was served, followed by de 1- licious individual home-made pie; LI Mrs. Barker B. Williams, leader, wa ig in charge of the affair. At thi It. time the regular bi-monthly meet so ing of the Lions was held and fina to plans discussed for the Fair to b held here from October 1 to 8. ACCURATE, TERSE Co- TIMELY | . NUMBER 39 I " - ty Fair To re On Monday Lions Scouts Report Midway Even Better Than Anticipated; Many Exhibits 1 CANNON ACT SENSATION The midway at the Warren ' County Fair, which begins for a j. week's run on Monday, will be even r better than was anticipated, acL, cording to the opinion of Lions who . i several evenings ago visited the ^ < American Legion Carnival in Ral' | eigh where the Endy Bros, were providing entertainment for the 1 throngs which gathered there1 These Lions say that the cannon act is sensational and that it holds 1 the crowds spellbound as a man is i shot from the mouth of the gun 5 several hundred feet across twin t ferris wheels. Not only that, they - enthusiastically proclaim, Endy ? Bros, will have some new thrilling rides when this organization comes i to Warrenton next week to play the midway for the second year in suc cession. 3 Plans for the greatest fair which ' has ever been presented here are 1 moving along without a hitch as > Lions go about the business of re ceiving entries for the various con; tests which have been arranged for the occasion, placing the exhibit t hall in attractive shape for the " many displays expected to be of5 fered, and placing tickets in the 5 hands of merchants which are to be ^ given away free of charge. Thp pxhihit hall has been re-ar ranged and thoroughly decorated ' and it is freely predicted that even a larger number of exhibits will be 1 displayed this year than last by ' hundreds of persons from the town [ and county who are anxious to dis' play their work and compete for 3 the more than $500.00 in prizes 1 which are to be awarded. As the time nears for the opening j of the fair the report comes that , there has been a noticeable increase in the advance sale of tickets which ^ are slightly cheaper than those purj chased at the gate and which also c carry with them the chance on a f prize which is to be given nightly. s The women will have an opportunity at the fair this year to bear "a out the contention of many men J that they can strike hard, fast and true. Their talent along this line " will have an outlet in a special nail l driving contest which has been arj ranged for Tuesday night. Each of the Amazons competing will be j given a similar hammer and their task will be to see which one of them can drive a 20-penny nail into a board in the shortest length of time. ? Farmers with strong teams may pick up a few shekels in the mule i nAnfoct Hoe honn o V? 3 pUlliug uuiiivot niavu nuo wtcit u>. 1 ranged for Thursday night provided - there are a sufficient number of enr tries to warrant such a contest. s White school children will be ad1 mitted to the fair grounds free of t charge on Tuesday between the hours of 1 and 6 o'clock and on - Wednesday the same courtesy will , be extended to the negro school s children during similar hours. I This will be the third year that a Warren county fair has been pre sented here under the auspices of the Warrenton Lions Club, and each ! year the occasion has grown in sigt nificance as increasing numbers ' pass through the gateway to view 1 the surprisingly large number of ' exhibits and enjoy the shows, rides 1 and free acts of the midway, i .. Home And Tobacco Destroyed By Fire ? I ' | Fire of undetermined origin com1 pletely destroyed the home of Cal. t crtn Tr riotrrn u'hn livpri near - I V^l WOWIX, Oi .j ?vt)>w I> ?? j Macon, early Monday morning. I Crosson, it was said, had stored his 3' entire crop of tobacco in an upstairs room of his dwelling and this B was also destroyed by the flames. s It was reported that Crosson carried no insurance on his property and that the only thing saved was a small amount of furniture. s SON BORN Rev. and Mrs. E. R. Shuller of " Warrenton announce the birth of " a son, Edgar Ralph, Jr., on Septem ber 27. Mrs. Shuller was formerly > Miss Mary Helm Daniel of Hillss boro. s - SUNDAY SCHOOL SECRETARY J John Cawthorne Jr. was made e Secretary of Emmanuel Sunday School on- Sunday. .11