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11 most of the news ail the time I XXX>' II I RELIEF ROLL TO 1 I REPUBLISHED I fount v .loard Heeds Recom-I mendation of Grand Jury; I published Quarterly books given sheriff yembe;- of the Board of County! Commit,-ners decided at their reg-l ular meeting held here on Monday! to publn.il the names of those on J the relief roll of this county, as has! been recommended by the past I three grand juries. The list will appear in The NorI jina Ht afilight, the commissioners decided and will be published quar terly. beginning with next week. ' - ?""O inrv rennrt rela xhe i11"*1 sicui" ? tjve to this matter was made at the I January term when this body recI ommended "that a complete list of names of relief beneficiaries be Hmacie ana the amounts given each I be published monthly in the county I paper." tuch succeeding report has carried practically the same in structions. although the last recI onunendation did not specify how 0ften the list should appear in pub be print and did not specify "the I county paper." inasmuch as the same names apI pear on the list each month, the I commissioners took the view that it (Continued on Page 81 || 100 Attend District Zone Meeting At ^ Areola Wednesday Approximately 100 guests were in I attendance at the District Zone I Missionary meeting held at Bethlehem Methodist Church at Areola on Wednesday and heard an inspiring talk made by Mrs- Fred Johnson of Conway, district secretary. on the subject of Founding of the Missionary Society. She was ably presented by Mrs. J. C. Burwell. zone chairman. * r,nMAHAn i,/\no lad/fol* I d. -*. X-'CXXIICi yjxi, Liunc J and Miss Lilly Belle Dameron gave Kj an outline on the new mission study took. The American City and Its i Church." Miss Dameron was also in charge of the music. Representatives of 14 churches of H the 16 branches embodied in this ] district were present for the occaH sion which marked the 60th annij versary of the founding of the so] cietv. A birthday cake bearing 60 | candles, which was cut and served I to the guests, was a feature of the I meeting. A prize was awarded the Jeruf salem church for having the largest number of representatives from their church present for the occasion. The prize was a subscription to the "World Outlook-" J. M. Riggan, 61, Dies At Norlina Jack Middleton Riggan, 61, died "* u- ?- I ?l iiis nome at iNormia uu mvu.I cay night at 7 o'clock following an I illness of about one year- Funeral I sen-ices were conducted from the I home at 4 o'clock on Wednesday I afternoon by the Rev. Joe F. Roach Norlina. who was assisted by the I Rev. Francis Joyner of Littleton. I Interment took place in the family cemetery at Mountain View. The son of the late Rev. C. NI Riggan and Eudora Fleming Riggan, I he was born at Mountain View on I September 24. 1877. Mr. Riggan I Ih'ed at Warrenton for a number of I years prior to moving to Norlina I 'ess than a year ago. He was a I member of the Afton-Elberon Jun 'or Order, I Surviving are his widow, who was I ^ Blanche Hardy of Warren I county, and the following children: I R- B Riggan of Miami, Fla., H. M. I Riggan of Warrenton, Jack G. RigI San of Eurlington, P. E? R. E? H. I H and C N. Riggan of Norlina, I Mrs. w. E. Gagner of Littleton, Mrs. Mavis Rossell of New York, Mrs. I ?0rman Novell of Warrenton, Misses I Rulaha and Edith Riggan of NorI na. He also leaves four sisters, I Plorny Vaughan, Mrs. Macon I ?ore. Misses Lois and Estelle RigI and four grandchildren. is sons served as pallbearers. EPISCOPAL services I Holy Communion will be celeI ?"ated at. Good Shepherd Church, I Ri(lgeway, Sunday morning at 9 I ? dock and morning prayer will be I at Emmanuel Episcopal Church I he same morning at 11 o'clock, the' I Rev B. n. de Foe Wagner an- [ 1 this week. An Invitation I ?> attend is extended by the rector. (5 WA1 New Minister of Eire : JH HP^MBMy '^'-'-v: wflB t .~^T : I ^ WASHINGTON, D. C. . . . Rober Brennan, patriot, statesman an( writer, has been named Ministe: of Eire to the United States. Hi; appointment was announced ii Dublin, the place he sat in 1911 awaiting execution after the Sim Feiri*bebellion against Great Brit' ain failed. Free Tickets To State Fair To Be Given Childrer Superintendent J. Edward Aller of Warren county schools announc ed yesterday he had received fre< tickets to the North Carolina Stati Fair, which will be held in Raleigi October 11-15, for distribution ti all of Warren county's 7,000 childrei in public schools. He will distribute the tickets next week. Dr- J. S. Dorton of Shelby, man' ager of the State Fair, has desig nated Friday, October 14, as Youn; North Carolinians' Day at the Fair Tickets will be available for 900,001 school children to be guests of th* State on that day, he declared. Wake County school children wil be admitted free Tuesday to lesser congestion on Friday of fair week. Governor Clyde R. Hoey has join ed Dr. Horton in expressing the ur gent hope that as many children a: possible take advantage of thei free tickets to the fair. "No fair is complete unless chil dren have an opportunity to see th< exhibits and enjoy the entertain ment features," declared Manage Dorton. "We want to see the mid way full of youngsters on Friday o fair week " In addition to an imposing arra; of exhibits, the children will fini much to interest them at the fail The gigantic Johnny J. Jones Expo sition, with 40 high-type rides am shows, will be a brand new attrac tion on the midway. A dozen thrill ing hippodrome acts will be pre sented in the grandstand arena eaci afternoon and night, and a sparkl ing musical comedy will featur each evening's program. Ray Burrows Tells Of Whittling Clocl Ray Burrows of Churchill says h is a whittling man, and the hun dreds of persons who during th past week or so have viewed th clock which he carved out of woo< during a period of approximately years are willing and ready to agre with him on this point. The frame of the clock, which i nearly two yards long and mor than a yard high, containing 36 pieces of carved wood, Mr. Burrow says. The history of the clock am and the symbols of his work ar told by him as follows: By KAY BURROUGHS I have just finished my curiosit clock frame which contains a lot o curiosities whittled out of wood, started to work on the frame ii January, 1931, and have been work ing on the clock off and on fo nearly eight years- Every thing o the clock frame was made an whittled out of wood, with the ex ception of the small 8-day clock i the center which I bought. Most of the things on the fram are made of cedar; however, th two elephants and the ball eagl are carved out of poplar wood. The frame of the clock is 6 inches long, 47 inches high and con tains 365 pieces which represer the number of days in the year; th 52 fish stand for the number c weeks to the year. The little coi fin on the right side of the cloc contains the old, worn-out, knii that made every piece in the cloc frame. , The first piece I made for th frame was the left end; the secon piece, the right end. The left en (Continued on page 6) llE H RRENTON, COUNTY OF W. MAN KILLED BY HIT-RUN DRIVE Funeral Services For Emm< Short At Sulphur Springs Church Wednesday OFFICERS SEEK DRIVE Warren county officers have r yet. been able to learn the ident; of the hit and run driver wh< | automobile struck and fatally i I jured Emmett Short, 37, whc : body was found on the highly t 1 tween Warrenton and his home I Embro Tuesday morning around O'ClOCk. f. | The bdy was found by Carl W son of Embro. Short's neck v t broken, his right arm and both k 1 were broken, and his scull was fra ? tured- Apparently he was killed 1 about 2 o'clock in the morning. 3 Short was en route home frc l the Warren County Fair, and v, - only a short distance from hoi when killed. Sheriff W. J. Pinn and Deputy Roy Shearin are cq ducting a search for the driver the car. The deceased was the son of t 1 late Jim Short and Mrs. Ame Loyd Short of Embro. l Tire body was brought to Warre . ton early Tuesday morning whe ; it remained in the Blaylock Funei 3 Home until Wednesday when it w 3 taken to Sulphur Springs Bapt 3 Church for funeral services co i ducted by the Rev- Irby Jacksc ? pastor. Burial took place in t church cemetery. Surviving are his mother; thr . brothers, John Henry and Willia t Short of Warren Cunty and Ruf Short of Richmond; eight siste 3 Mrs. Clarence Dryden of Elberc T U Tn r\ f \"XT n vrnv* Din {> g ivxxo. u. xv. uamco ui vvaiitii xxau Mrs. S K. Carroll of Macon, M I F. L. Miller of near Warrenton, ai j Misses Laura, Lula, Lily and Vi gie Short of Macon. Pallbearers were Fernie Milt Johnnie James, C. T. Dryden, Jam s Short, George O'Neal and Walt j. O'Neal. - Mrs. Banzet Wins 3 Golf Bag For Pla r ???? Mrs. Julius Banzet won on hon ~ for herself and at the same tir brought more distinction to t ladies' division of the Warrent ^ Golf Club last week when she ti * for low net score in the Anni ' Invitation Golf Tournament held " Raleigh- Mrs. Banzet, whose li * score matched that of a lady frc Fayetteville, was presented a g< bag as a reward for her outstan ing playing. The Fayetteville la 1 was also awarded a prize. Towns participating in the tour e anient were Greensboro, Pinehur Durham, Fort Bragg, Oxford, Ws renton, Rocky Mount, Fayettevil and Raleigh. The Warrenton club was repi sented in the tournament by M Banzet and Mesdames Wall 0 Gardner, Alpheus Jones, M. McGuire, L. B Beddoe, W. Dameron, V. F. Ward, W. D. Ro e ^ gers, and Misses Lucy Burwell a: _ Catherine Moseley. 0 W. H. Short Hurt 3 In Truck Cras e _____ 5 William H. Short of Sandy Cre s township is in Maria Parham H< ^ pital, Henderson, recovering fri e injuries he received last Thursc evening when the truck in whi he and other members of his fai y ily rode was in a head-on collissi ,f with another truck between Lou 1 burg and Henderson. 11 Mr. Short received a broken ja " bone, fractured hip and head i r juries. Mrs. Short was injured i n | ternally, and his brother, To) d . Short, and his daughter, Miss V " I ginia Short, suffered slight injur 11 and bruises. Mrs. snort was a in the hospital but she has been j e leased. e Lovis Hicks, negro driver of t !e other truck, was not hurt. !_ Dogs Reported To Have Killed Goa Will and Tom Harris, promini farmers of Fork township, had k goats killed this week by dogs, ' was reported here yesterday. Ma k of the goats were kids and w ready for the market, it was sa ?e It was also stated that they 1: d killed a number of dogs but did ) d know whether or not they got 1 right ones. armt ARREN, N. C. FRIDAY, OCT( Distinguished Pair ras' igs LOS ANGELES. CAL. . . . R. H. lC_ Eleasdale (left), of Janesville, . | Wis., a former doughboy with the al A. E. F. in France and his brother. Major V. F. Bleasdale, of the U. S. jm Marine Corps, are the only two ras brothers in the United State # J hold * the coveted Distinguisheu 1 Cnnnnn PrrtM fnr eiffnnl \ro1nr ,'n .. View V* VD0 VAQAAMA VOXUX JUi eil Uncle Sam's service. n of Sidney L. Overby, he Successful Farmer, ha Buried On Sunday ll~ Funeral services for Sidney L. ;re / al Overby, successful farmer of this as county who died at his home near st Warrenton on Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock, were conducted from )n the Warren Plains Baptist Church on Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock by the Rev- R. E. Brickhouse, who was assisted by the Rev. J. O. Long, ee Methodist minister, mi ?, _ ug Mr. Overby was 68 years of age at the time of his death. He was rs ' active for his age until about a year ' ago when declining health set in rg' and since then he had been grad^ ually losing his strength. He was |r_ critically ill for several weeks before the end came. eri Mr. Overby was born in Warrenes ton and with the exception of al ;ar few years spent in Nash county lived in Warren county all his life. He was recognized as an outstanding farmer, the only occupation he ever followed,y Mr. Overby is survived by his widow, who before her marriage to or him 40 years ago was Miss Olive ne Loyd of this county; two daughters, -? * T*r r ft* Xlfo onH ne j ivars. W . JU. WUUU UX *?auuiuuu Uim Oil Mrs. Gleen Perkinson of Wise; one ed (Continued on page 8) lal at Charles M. Ford Buried At Fair view olf d- Funeral services for Charles Mardy shall Ford, a native of this county, were conducted at Fairview cemen. tery in Warrenton on Sunday afterst( noon at 1:30 o'clock by the Rev. R. ir_ E. Brickhouse. le, Mr. Ford, who was 61 years of age, died at the Kinston Memorial e- Hospital on Saturday following an rs. illness of several days. -fir Mr. Ford was the son of the late ?? Robert Ford and Mary Johnson H. Ford of Warrenton. He spent his d" childhood and early manhood days nc* here, but later became engaged in the tobacco industry and spent a '? ? r\f tronre in Tn/lia Hi<? nuniuei ui j'caio in ? later years were spent at Kinston. K Surviving are: one sister, Mrs. Carrie Ford Pittman of Dunn; one brother, John E. Ford of New York. :e^ Pallbearers were A. C. Blalock, >s- A. W. Hall, T. B. Creech, C. S. Haithcock and W. A. Miles of Warlay renton, and Hardy Zelmer of Mcch Kenny, Va. 31 J? Special Young Folk Program At Areola W In- A special program is being arin ranged in observance of Childhood Hie and Youth Week at the Areola ir- Methodist Church for Sunday ies night, October 16, at 7:30 o'clock, lso j the Rev. E. R. Shuller, pastor, anre nounced this week. In addition to the program being prepared by the he church and community, Mrs. S. EWright will be present to make a talk, the Rev. Mr. Shuller said. The public is invited to attend. tS SPONSOR SHOW Ladies of the Warrenton golf jnt committee are sponsoring "snop29 worn Angel," a motion picture, it which will be played at the Warmy ren Theatre on Thursday and Friere day of next week. Starring in the iid. picture, which comes well recomlad mended, are Margaret Sullivan and lot James Stewart. The golf ladies are ;he | urging the public to buy tickets ' early when a canvass is made. form )BER 7, 1938 Subscription TOWN INCREASES 1 STREET PROJECT Approval of Supplementary a Project Adds Greatly To j Amount Of Work J CI TO PLANT MORE TREES ti T A supplementary project approved el by PWA will give Warrenton near- o] ly double the curb and gutter work c. contemplated when citizens recently d voted a $6,000 bond issue for this purpose, according to announce- n ment made by H. R. Skillman, sup- a erintendent of street work, to the board or town commissioners m reg- C( ular session here on Monday night. a] At the September meeting, Mr. p. Skillman and members of the street committee told members of the w board that the cost to the town for this work had not been as great as n at first estimated and suggested that an application be made for a y, supplementary project to use the sj remainder of the fund voted for ei this specific purpose. The board at ^ that time approved the recommendation of the street committee and tj. authorized the Mayor to sign the ^ project for the town. Monday night Q] Mr. Skillman announced its approval and said that the work would continue. ai Not only will additional curbing be laid in an effort to improve the streets of Warrenton, but additional trees will be planted here. The Board authorized a donation of 01 $100 for this purpose after S. E. m Burroughs, chairman of the Plan- w ning Board, appeared and made a 01 (Continued on page 8) in ac Tar River Ass'n Closes Two-Day Sl ** . _ A . Ilf!.. ec meeting ai wise ci wl The two-day meeting of the Tar ke River Baptist Association which was held at the Wise Baptist Church on to Wednesday and Thursday was UI brought to a close yesterday after- W; noon around 4 o'clock after new m officers had been elected and the ii< Philadelphia Baptist Church in Nash county had been designated as wi the meeting place of the associa- w; tion next year. m The meeting in Warren county, of which was the 108 annual session, was regarded as being one of the gi best in the history of the associa- wl tion and was said to have been ke thoroughly enjoyed by the unusually fo large crowds which came to discuss church work and hear messages from outstanding men of the state. ( Sixty churches of the 63 embraced in the association were represented, and from these representatives came reports of substantial increases in church membership, it Vi was said. cc Outstanding events of the meeting were speeches and addresses de- w (Continued on page 8) L; Schaly To Preach ? a . n ,' l r>\ L M At Dapusi v^nurui ~ The Rev- Harold Schaly of Brazil tv and Wake Forest College will speak u at the Warrenton Baptist church on Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, se the Rev. R. E. Brickhouse, pastor, announced this week. He will also ^ speak at the Macon Baptist w Church at 7:30 p. m., Mr. Brick- st house said- ** Rev. Mr. Schaley is a native Brazilian and when he spoke here D several months ago he brought informing and stirring messages concerning the moral and religious conditions in Brazil. The Rev. Mr. Brickhouse is as- fe sisting in revival services at Darlington Heights, Va., and Mr. ^ Schaley is filling his pulpits for him rt during his absence from the county. 2 le returns to work s1 Mr. Carroll Whyte, who for sev- cl eral months has been recuperating vi at the home of his parents in Portsmouth, Va., has returned to Warrenton and resumed his duties as salesman for the Scoggin Motor Company. n: sealed proposals roqIpH nmnosals will be received ? at the Warrenton post office until V1 October 18 at 2 p. m. for landscape y< work on the post office grounds, Postmaster Fred Moseley announc- T ed this week. Specifications and blue prints will be furnished on re- J( quest, he said. S ACCEPTS POSITION T Mr. Alfred Williams left Friday ^ to accept a position in Richmond. 1 . *n r l st?l? L Price, $1.50 a Year "ourteen Cases | Tried In Recorder's Court Here Monday The wheels of justice ground exsedingly fast on Monday when > udge T. O Rodwell and Solicitor os. P. Pippen disposed of sixteen ises, only two of which were connued, by mid-afternoon Monday. I hirteen of the 16 cases were docked after the bell had rung for the pening of court, William Newell, f lerk of court, commented yester- ^ ay afternoon. v Whiskey played a part in a large v umber of cases, with both whites c nd negroes as defendants. E. R. Edwards, white man, was y anvicted of careless operation of[s n automobile. Judgment was sus- 1 ended upon payment of cost. Q Moses Hunter, negro, was charged ith failure to support his six chilren, ranging in age from 13 ? lonths to 10 years. Prayer for ' ldgment was continued for two ears upon payment of cost and t lowing by his mother the first of ' ich month that he is caring for ^ is wife and children. Four months on the roads was , r le sentence imposed upon Graham t Ambush, negro, found guilty of dis derly conduct. ^ Cases against Leo Frank Mc- j. owell, charged with an assault, n id Robert Arrington, charged ith an assault with a deadly weain, were continued. i, Taylor Jones, negro, was in court e; l a charge bf operating an auto- o obile while under the influence of hiskey- He was given his choice e ' four months on the roads or pay- a ;g a $50 fine and court cost. In t( idition his driving license was re- a >ked for 12 months. t] A capias was issued for J. M. e, ;ainback, white, after he had fail- a I to appear in court to face a a large of operating an automobile hile under the influence of whis- ^ iy. IT Nathan Evans, white, pled guilty rj operating an automobile while g( ider the influence of whiskey. He as given a sentence of four onths on the roads ana nis ;ense was revoked for 12 months. S( Grady Thomas Salmon, white, ^ is found guilty of operating a car ithout a driver's license- Judgent was suspended upon payment ^ costs. s' Arthur Ayscue, white man, pled lilty to operating an automobile 1,1 hile under the influence of whis- w :y and was given a sentence of ^ iur months on the roads and had (Continued on Page 8) tl n onn Wins Right ? To Be Junior Lion n Leading all other boys in the adince sale ticket contest held in J injunction with the Warren Counr Agricultural Fair, Junior Conn on the distinction of becoming the mior member of the Warrenton ions Club for a year. He succeeds c alian Kline who has been the e inior member of the civic organi- C ition since leading in the contest c st year. v Miss Nancy Moore was high in L le contest among the girls and le was presented a locket for her n irvices to the club. ii The boys sold more tickets this u ;ar than last, Mrs. C. K Plancon, s ho was in charge of this work, li ated yesterday. Girls did not enir the contest last year. C t i/Ticc Parlp Tr? Rp At ^ rAlOO V/tAVt V/ m. v ^ Methodist Church s Miss Alma Louise Cade, new con- R ;rence director of children's work e the Methodist church, will be at p Lesley Memorial church in War;nton on Monday, October 10, at i 30, Mrs. J. A. Dameron, zone ader, announced yesterday. All iperintendents and teachers of lildren of the Warren zone are inted and urged to be present t; P ACCEPTS POSITION d Miss Mildred Dark of Pittsboro c as accepted a position with John- p, ie's Beauty Shop. b Y Mrs- Spottswood Burwell and Miss t: essie Blacknall of Henderson were isitors in the H. F. Jones home j ?ieruay axiuiiuuii. ^ Mr. T. L. Brodie of Dunn spent c uesday and Wednesday nights a ere in the home of Mr. H F. j ones. d Mr. and Mrs- Jeff Smith, Mrs. inden and Mr. J. B. Tillson of \ illsonburg, Canada, were guests of j Ir. and Mrs. Herman Pinnell on v "uesday. s] CCURATE, TERSE TIMELY IS ? NUMBER 40 - { CROWDS THRONG TO COUNTY FAIR attendance Greatest In Three Years of Fair; Cannon Act Wins Applause EXHIBITS MUCH BETTER Increased attendance during the irst three days and nights of the Varren County Agricultural Fair, yhich is in full swing here for a reek's run, has swollen gate reeipts beyond those received for a imilar period during the three ears that the fair has been preented here under the auspices of he Warren County Lions Club. The new high mark for attendnce on any one day was struck Vednesday when there were 2,447 aid admissions in addition to the mndreds of negro school children f the county who flowed through he gate without charge- Last year he largest number of paid admisions in any one day and nignt ,-as around 1,900. And as the unprecedented crowds lave passed back and forth along he midway to enjoy the various ides, side shows and free ac*s and hen taken a turn through the exlibit hall to look over the large umber of outstanding displays, hey have, as a general thing, regstered pleasure on their faces and i a number of instances been genrous in their praise of this year's ffering. Running true to prediction, the xhibit hall is better this year than t any other time during the his)ry of the fair. There are not only larger number of displays, buo oey are more attractively arrang.i .1 ii i ii if i i ii , ? a, ana uie nan luseii nas a oeiwr ppearance since it has been rerranged and tastefully decorated. The free cannon act, which feaares a man being shot from the louth of the cannon over twin feris wheels, is regarded as the most msational entertainment ever seen 1 these parts. Apparently this act as won the plaudits "of all. There are also more rides and ime new shows on the midway lis year. The gate receipts of the fair go ) the Lions Club and the money pent along the midway for enterunment of various and sundry naire goes to the Endy Bros , Inc., hich is playing the fair here for le second year in succession. Keen interest attached itself to re nail driving contest on Tuesday ight when approximately 40 ladies impeted for the prizes offered the nes who could sink a 20-penny ail in a hard piece of board in the (Continued on Page 8) 3oy Hurt When Car Strikes Bicycle J. M. Gunter Jr. was bruised and ut about the shoulder on Saturday vening in front of the John ? ? ? ? * - - i 1 il. . ut iraiiam mgn scnooi wnen me uiycle he was riding was in collision /ith an automobile driven by eonard Cooper of near OakvilleThe car was coming from the diection of Norlina and had turned ito Main street, headed north, - hen the accident occurred, it was tated. The bicycle was without a ght, it is understood. As the two vehicles struck young Junter was thrown against the auomobile with sufficient force to ruise his body and cut his shouler. The shoulder wound required everal stitches. The boy is the son of Mr. and Irs. J. M- Gunter, the former an mploye of White's Building Suplies. Ff. F. Jones, Mrs. W. A. Burwell 111 Howard F. Jones Sr., who was atacked by a case of bronchitis the ast week end, is in a critical conition at his home here. Mr. Jones' ough was bad Sunday night and Monday, but his condition did not ecoms, alarming until the early lours of Tuesday morning. Since hen he has been desperately ill. Mrs. William A. Burwell and Mr. Yank Newell have also been critially ill this week, but Mr. Newell's ondition was reported yesterday .fternoon to be slightly improved, drs Burwell was in a very low conlition last night. Both Mrs. Burwell and Mr. Newell iave been ill for some time Mr. ones appeared to be comparatively rell until seized by the coughing pells over the week end. .