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jn0 Bond Issues To Be Decided
At General Election
On Next Tuesday
WEAVER INDEPENDENT
Two Vend issues will be submittf(i
to v, ters of Warren county for
their approval or rejection when
they .:o 10 the polls next Tuesday,
Kovembor 8, to participate in the
auerai election which is to be held
at the. time.
The bond issues total $45,000 and
hi ti-.e e\erit they pass the money
mil be used to supplement government
tunas which, it is stated, have
been made available for carrying
out the projects of remodeling the
court house and making improvements
and additions to the schools
of the county. The proposed bonds
hv .he court house are in the sum
of $17,000. and the school bonds are 1
for $28,000. The issues are separate
and a voter may cast a ballot c
for one and against the other, or t:
lie or she may approve or reject v
both issues. *
In addition to deciding the fate j
of the proposed bond issues and t,
placing their stamp of approval on c
the demcratic nominees, or possibly c
voting for a Republican, voters will jl
also decide in the election next
Tue.-day whether the terms of of- v
fice for sheriffs and coroners of
North Carolina shall be extended
from two to four years- I
While throughout the county
there will be submitted only democratic
and republican tickets, in
I Warrenton township voters will be
offered an independent ballot which
will be used by Fate Weaver in a j
run against J. A. Dowtin, Jr., who ^
qualified as the democratic nominee
for corn-table of Warrenton town- ^
ship Mr. Dowtin was the only per
son who filed for tills place prior oo ^
the primary in June and he was ^
I certified as the democratic nominee t
after the close of filing time. Be- e
ing unable to run on a democratic
ticket in the regular election and q
not desiring to run as a republican, ^
Mr Weaver decided to use an in- ^
dependent ballot in opposing Mr. j
Dowtin for the place.
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The registration books have been
opened on Saturdays for the past
several weeks, but the varluos regis- h
trars throughout the county have ^
found little to do in the way of j
registering new voters as most all
the eligible voters who take part in
primaries and elections had registered
previously to the primary in
June. a
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NUMBER OF STATE OFFICIALS e
TO BE CHOSEN NOVEBER 8TH s
Raleigh, Nov. 3.?Citizens of _
North Carolina will trek to the polls
next week to cast their votes for a
United States Senator, eleven Con- 0
gressmen. three supreme court Justices,
the entire General Assembly,
and other important State officials, ?
as well as hundreds of local officials a
in every township and county in ^
the State. ri
North Carolina is overwhelmingly h
Democratic, but leaders of the statewide
campaign here in Democratic c
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C. W. Newton, 66, *
Dies At Home Here b
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Charlie Walter Newton, 66, died T
at his residence in north Warren- S1
ton yesterday morning following an p
illness of four months. Complica- ?
tions were given as the cause of his B
death. ^
Funeral services will be held from K
the Holiness Church in north War- 0
fenton this afternoon (Friday) at 0
2 o clock. Interment will take place Sl
at Reedy Creek Church. e
Mr Newton, who was the son of ?
the late Charles and Mary Tulllson N
Newton of Clarksville, Va., is sur- 0:
t'ived by his wife; three sons, Lj
Luther, Woodrow and Rufus New- 0
wn of Warrenton; two daughters, G
Misses Esther and Florence Newton <1
?i Clarkiville; and two sisters, Mrs- tl
Robert Jones and Mrs. James Ellis, L
both of Virgilina, Va. d
EPISCOPAL services
Holy Communion will be celebrated
at Emmanuel Episcopal a
burch on Sunday morning at 11 ^
a clock and evening prayer will be K
"eld at Saint Alban's in Littleton
at 3:30 on Sunday afternoon, the N
B " de Foe Wagner announc- w
ed this week. v
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Mrs. w. Duke Jones spent the ^
fast week end with her parents in a
Hflhaven, s<
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Former Rector
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The man pictured above is re- ^
ailed here with pleasure. He is 1
U? T3rt?r TP^T-r,*.^ WftrclfllT "Ro vtoV c
lie IVC v . jjunaiu 11 uioivj ^u?vu>, t
?ho for a number of years made 1
lis home in Warrenton where he (
erved as rector of Emmanuel
Ipiscopal Church. He is now recor
of Episcopal Church of the As- '
ension in Frankfort, Ky., which 1
elebrated the 100th anniversary of 1
ts establishment last Sunday with (
he Rev. Mr. Baxter, Rt. Rev. Ed- ,
nn A. Penick and a number of ;
ither ministers of note taking part.
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VIrs. Laura Alston ,
Buried At Fairview j
Cemetery Monday i
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Funeral services for Mrs. Laura i
'. Alston of Raleigh, a native of '
Varrenton, were conducted at Em- 1
oanuel Episcopal Church here on 1
londay afternoon at 3:30 o'clock '
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/ith tne rector, rtev. a ?. ae ru.
Vagner, and the Rev. John A.
bright of Raleigh officiating. In- 1
erment took place in Fairview cem- *
tery.
Mrs. Alston, who was the widow 1
f George W- Alston and a mem- '
er of a family long prominent in !
barren county, died Sunday morn- J
ig at her home in Raleigh followlg
an illness of a few days.
Mrs. Alston's husband died sevral
years ago and she had made
er home with her sister, Miss Nora j j
i. King, who is secretary to Colonel
. W. Harrelson, administrative dean
f State College. "
Mrs- Alston was the daughter of {
lie late Dr. Joel G. King and Elizbeth
Massenburg King of Warren- ,
in. She is survived by one broth- ,
r, Dr. Marion King of Norfolk; one ,
ister, Mrs. Nora L. King of Ral- j
ign; two aaugnters, iviis- new]
lourne of Tarboro and Mrs. Presm
Edsall of Falls Church. Va.; and
ne son, Philip K. Alston of Texrkana,
Texas.
Pallbearers were Oscar Williams,
lal Macon and William Y. Bickett,
11 of Raleigh; Richmond Boone of
fashville; Norwood Boyd of Warenton,
and Thad Hussey of Taroro.
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(UT-OF-TOWN CITIZENS
HERE FOR FUNERALj
Dr. and Mrs. M. N. King, H [
(lount and Robert L. Hunter of j
[orfolk, Va.; Mr- and Mrs. Henry f
lourne and children, Mr. and Mrs. ?
len Bronson, Miss Helen Clark of ,
'arboro; Mr. and Mrs. Preston Ed- j
all of near Washington, D. C ; j
hillip Alston of Texarkana, Ark.; (
lev. J. A. Wright, O. D. Williams, ?
[al Macon, Mrs. Robert Thorns,
liss Neppie Davis and Miss Nora
ling of Raleigh; Mrs. Henry Home
f Rocky Mount, Mrs- Hugh Wood
f Fayetteville, Mrs. D. L. Roberten
of Wadesboro, Mrs. R. B. Pow11
of Henderson, Mr. and Mrs.
terbert Boone, Richmond Boone,
liss Louise Boone and Gray King
f Nashville; Mr. and Mrs. Wilkins i
ewis of Jackson, Mrs. F. P. Hunter c
f Portsmouth, Va., Mrs- W. A. i
Iraham of Kinston, Rev. Francis i
oyner of Littleton were among i
lose attending the funeral of Mrs.
aura King Alston here on Mon
ay afternoon.
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J. E. RANSOM DIES (
Weldon.?Joseph Exum Ransom, (
son of the late General Matthew (
fhitaker Ransom and Pattie Exum ;
lansom, died Tuesday afternoon at s
Verona," the Ransom home in
orthampton County. Mr. Ransom
as born December 21, 1856. Suriving
are a brother, Patrick D. i
lansom of Weldon; a nephew, i
fatthew W. Ransom of Weldon; i
nd a niece, Mrs. William W. John- i
an of Littleton. 1
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tENTON, COUNTY OF WAR!
Truck Driver
Found Guilty Of
Drunken Driving
Two cases were tried in Recordir's
court on Monday morning, one
if which consumed approximately
in hour's time as counsel sought to
ilear Cliff Yancey, negro, on a
harge of operating a motor vehicle
nhile under the influence of whis:ey.
Yancey became tangled in the
jiesjies ui me jaw two weeKS ago
i'hen the truck on which he was
:arrying Austin Woodard, Woodird's
wife and two other negroes to
yards their homes at Inez ran into
he automobile of Austin Woodard,
ir., who was coming to Warrenton
ifter his parents.
According to the evidence, the
;enior Woodards were in Warrenon
and wanted tp get home. Clyde
Indwell told Woodard that he would
end them home on a truck of the
-Varren Cotton & Fertilizer Co., if he
:ould find a driver. Yancey, who
irives regularly for the company
vas found by Woodard, and Mrlodwell
came downtown from his
iupper and let him have the truck.
\s they pulled out of Warrenton
<vyv? uvuvi licgivco wcic given a IIUC.
Approximately half a mile out of
Warren ton Austin Woodard, Jr.,
net the truck, recognized his father,
aimed around, pulled up In front of
the truck and had practically
stopped when the truck driven by
Vancey crashed into the back of
he automobile- No one was hurt.
Yancey, who testified that he was
driving about 25 miles per hour,
stated that the wreck was caused
t>y Woodard stopping suddenly in v
iront of the truck, that the brakes h
an the truck did not hold suffisiently
to stop the vehicle in the ^
short distance between the truck
md the automobile. He stated that j
ie had not had a drink, that the c
inly thing he had had in the way
if alcohol was a bottle of beer at y
12 o'clock in the morning, which E
vas about seven hours before the "
iccident occurred.
r\nm.4.. r-i. :,c t-. ? ??- - 1 1
vy out:;ill nut aiiearm, WI1U I
was called to the scene, testified
hat Yancey was drunk. He further
>tated that at the request of Mr.
Rodwell Sheriff Pinnell came to
Warrenton, and went to the jail
with him several hours later and c
hat Yancey was so drunk at that Si
time he could hardly be awakened, a
md that when he was aroused from n
ris stupor and talked to in regard 0
;o getting out on bond that Yancey h
taid he was already at home. This tl
testimony was corroborated by
Sheriff Pinnell. ^
Yancey denied any conversation n
with the officers in the jail, and j,
itated that when he went to sleep j,
my one always had a hard time a
setting him aroused. r
Mr. Rodwell said that he was n
dose by Yancey for approximately
tive minutes when he gave him the s
truck and he did not smell any
vhiskey on him, and that he saw y
rim after the wreck and at that t.
time Yancey did not appear to him T
o have been drinking. ?
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Gin Fire Causes
Little Damage
Slight damage resulted from the n
ire at the gin of the Warren Cot- "
on & Fertilizer Co. yesterday
ifternoon at 1:30 o'clock. The blaze, ^
vhich is believed to have originated
rom a spark of fire being sucked "
nto the gin from a wagon, was dis overed
and extinguished be?>re r
iny material harm was done, alhough
a small quantity of cotton
vas thrown out and damaged. The
ire company, which responded to
he alarm, was not called on to
;hrow water, the blaze having al- "
eady been put out when it arrived. p
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PHILATHEAS TO MEET w
The Baptist Philathea Class will j 1
ibid its regular meeting on Tueslay
night of next week at 8 o'clock b
n the home of Mrs. John Bell with V
ifesdames C. H Drye and D. R. S
Justian as joint hostesses. p
ANNOUNCE MARRIAGE b
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Hicks an- A
lounce the marriage of their S
laughter, Lillie Pearce, to Mr.
3ordon Lee Worsham of Washing- p
on, D. C., on Sunday, October 9,
n Washington, D. C., where they
ire making their home.
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ANNOUNCE BIRTH \
Mr. and Mrs. John V. Allen of b
lear Norlina announce the birth of 1
i daughter, Gwendolyn Rose, on t!
November 2. Mrs- Allen was before tl
? n?oo flarrio Marf.in of t<
narnugc j.ya*oo ? ?. Warren
Plains. I 4
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tEN, N. C. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1938 Subscriptioi
Observe 63rd Anniversary
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MR. AND MRS. W. S. GARDNER OF MACON,
:ho celebrated the sixty-third anniversary of their marriage at their
ome on Wednesday, November 2, with their family and a few intimate
riends. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner are the parents of eleven sons and daughers,
nine of whom are living. They are Mrs. Tula G. Harris of Macon,
Irs. T. V- Allen of Warrenton, B. W. Gardner of Roxboro, H. M. Gardier
of Georgia, Mrs. C. W. Childers of Ocean View, Va? Mrs. W. R.
lowers of Littleton, S. M Gardner of Warrenton, J. H. Gardner of
hurchill.
Mr. Gardner is 89 years of age and Mrs. Gardner is 84, and each
ear they celebrate their birthdays, which are only one day apart, jointly,
loth are remarkably active. Until last year there had not been a death
l the large family for 63 yearsBaby's
Cry In Howard Overby
Night Saves Family Ends Own Life;
As Home Burns Dies At Hospital
The cry of an eight-months-old David Howard Overby, farmer
hild is credited by the father with and tobacconist, died in Duke Hosaving
itself, its mother, himself pital Tuesday morning from wounds
nd three children from being ere- which he inflicted upon himself
fated Sunday morning around 1 with a shotgun while at his home
'clock when fire destroyed the near Warrenton around 6:30 o'clock
iome he was living in and every- in the morning. No reason was
hing he had. given for the act.
Flames were rapidly enveloping Mr. Overby had been employed
he old Bell home at Churchill as a by the Fermers Warehouse here for
egro family peacefully slept there- several yars and worked as usual on
i until the infant alarmed the Monday. He was 65 years of age.
lousehold with a burst of yelling Funeral services were held from
nd sent tne entire nousenoia seui- the nome oi nis son, wiiuaru uverying
from the building into the by, with whom he resided, at 3
ight air for safety. They were able o'clock yesterday afternoon- The
o save only themselves, It was final rites were in charge of the
tated- Rev. R. E. Brickhouse, pastor of the
The home was constructed many Warrenton Baptist Church, with
ears ago by Robert Bell and at the the Rev. J. O. Long, Methodist minime
of the fire was owned by W. O. ister of Warrenton, and Rev. C- D.
Sell of Raleigh. It was being oc- Barcliff of Durham assisting. Inupied
by John Shearin and family terment was in Fairview cemetery,
rhen it went up into flames. The Surviving are three daughters,
ause of the fire is not known here. Mrs. F. H. Marshall of Durham,
In appreciation of the considera- Mrs. Henry Shearin of near Warions
which have been shown him renton, and Mrs- Lennice Cawthorne
ince the fire, Shearin asked this of Norlina; four sons, M. B., G. B?
ewspaper to convey the following' and Arthur Overby of Durham and
lessage for him: "I wish to thank f W. P. Overby of near Warrenton;
oth white and colored for their. and two brothers, E. C- Overby of
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Ihrist-Iike generosity in tneir con-( ?uui mj u,u x. ?.
ributions to me and my family who Macon.
nfortunately lost all we had in a!
ire early Sunday morning." LocaJ Team Loses
ro Honor Pastor At Game In Mud 24-7
Anniversary Service Handicapped by rain and a watery
i field, the Warrenton boys lost to a
Special services commemorating powerful Rich Square eleven in a
ae twelfth anniversary of the Rev- football game played here last FriE.
Brickhouse's partorate here day afternoon.
'ill be held at the Warrenton Bap- The John Graham squad, taking
st Church on Sunday morning at advantage of the dry field the first
1 o'clock. . part of the game, scored and made
The speaker for the occasion will. extra point before the first |
e Dr. James William Lynch of' Quarter had ended. As the rain
fake Forest College. Supt. of continued and the field became
chools J- Edward Allen is also ex- i wetter, the Rich Square team
ected to take pact in the services. I scored four times but made no exSpecial
music has been arranged ^ra points. The final score was
comnosed of Misses' 27-0 in favor of the visitors.
ramie Gardner and Edna Allen and j The local team Pleys Windsor
upt. Allen. High here this afternoon (Friday).
An invitation is extended to the
ublic to attend. BREAKS HIPS
. Mrs. Winnie Reeks, 78, of Macon
GIVE BARBECUE is in a Burlington hospital as the
Floyd and William Currin and result of a fall which broke both of
if. K. Carroll, managers of Center | her hips while on a visit to her
Warehouse, entertained at a bar- daughter last week.
ecue supper at Lake View on
hursday evening of last week for DAUGHTER BORN
iie buyers and employees of the Horn to Mr. and Mrs- Francis'
tiree Warrenton warehouses, Cen- j Shearin of Macon on October 27, a
?r, Boyd's and Farmers. Around daughter, Bessie Ellen Mrs. Shearin
0 attended. ' was formerly Miss Nina Mae King.
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i Price, $1.50 a Year
Hundreds Of
Women Attend
Cooking School
Better tables will be set in homes
throughout Warren county in the
future provided the hundreds of
women who came here on Monday
and Tuesday of this week to attend
the motion picture cooking school
sponsored by The Warren Record
remember the attractive dishes they
saw prepared under the camera and
adhere to to the recipes given for
making and cooking tempting foods.
"Star in My Kitchen" was attended
by approximately 800 persons
who were generous in their praise
for the entertaining picture which
wovfes helpful, intelligent lessons on
cooking and home-making into a
humorous and romantic plot.
The story was fascinating
throughout and every person who
attended the two performances in
the Warren Theatre was given
many practical ideas and suggestions
for more efficient home-making,
covering such daily problems as
laundry, refrigeration, up-to-date
entertaining, beauty secrets, news
of modern home equipment and
tips on making these mechanical
(Con.inued on Page 8)
Falling Tree Hits
Power Lines; Puts
Telegraph On Blink
Warrenton was without telegraphic
service last night as a result
of wires being broken yesterday
around 3 o'clock when a tree
which had been cut near the home
of Boyd Davis on Front street fell
the unexpected way across electric
lines and also disrupted power
and light service here for approximately
two hours.
Telegraph Operator George Harrison
said late yesterday afternoon
that he did not know when he
would be able to receive and send
messages, but that he was practically
certain that service would not
be resumed before some time Friday.
In the meantime, messages
are being received through an office
at Warren Plains.
As the tree, which was cut by
WPA workers, fell across the road
and tore down the lines an explosion
similar to a gun going off, believed
to have been caused by a
short-circuit, took place in the
back of Hunter Drug Co. where the
Western Union equipment is located.
Mr. Harrison had just removed
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Beta Honor Club To
Sponsor Hobby Show
The Beta Club, honor club of the
John Graham High School, will
sponsor a hobby show at Hotel Warren
in the near future, announcement
was made this week. Since
this will be the first show of its
type held here in many years, Beta
members are inclined to believe
many interesting hobbies have been
developed and feel that the show
will offer a splendid opportunity to
display them.
Members of the honor organization
point out that in order to
make the show a success many
hobbies will be needed and request
that those who have made things
as a hobby lend them to the club
for the show. "They will surely be
taken care of and will be greatly
appreciated,'' it was stated.
Confederate Widows
Pensions In Class A
Stating there is a possibility of
there being some widows of Confederate
veterans in Warren county
who are filing for pensions under
class "B" when they have become
eligible under the 1937 laws for a
class "A'' pension check, Clerk of
Court William Newell suggests this
week that if any of the widows are
dubious about their rating that
they get in touch with him as soon
as possible. All Confederate widows
are eligible for a pension of some
kind but under the 1937 laws there
may be some who are entitled to a
larger pension check than they
would receive by filing under class
"B", Mr. Newell saidTO
ADDRESS AUXILIARY
Mrs. W. D. Pearce of Raleigh,
president of the Granville Presbyterial,
will be a week end guest of
Mrs. J. E. Rooker, Jr. She will address
the local Auxiliary on Monday
afternoon in the regular j
monthly meeting to be held in the
home of Mrs- W. K. Lanier. A
large attendance is urged.
URATE, TERSE J
TIMELY
NUMBER 41
EDMUND WHITE 1
DIES SUDDENLY
Prominent Warrenton Business
Man Dies At Home
Wednesday Night
FUNERAL TODAY AT 3:00
Funeral services for Edmund
White, who died suddenly at his
home here on Wednesday night,
will be conducted from the residence
this afternoon at 3 o'clock
by the Rev. J. O- Long, pastor of
the Warrenton Methodist Church,
of which he was a member. Interment
will take place in Fairview
cemetery.
Those who have hppn selected to
serve as pallbearers are Dr. Tomas
Holt Jr., Armistead Boyd, Robert
Baskervill, Billy Burwell Dr. John
Burwell, Wm. A. Burwell, Pett Burwell
and Graham Boyd.
Mr. White was taken suddenly
sick with a heart attack around 9
o'clock Wednesday night and died
shortly afterwards at the age of
53 years. Although he had not enjoyed
good health for several years,
he was thought to have been as
well as usual on Wednesday and his
death came as a shock to members
of his family, relatives and friends.
The illness which is believed to
have led to Mr. White's death suddenly
gripped him three years ago
on the eve of his departure for a
trip to Scotland with his wife. After
spending weeks in the hospital
he returned to his home where he
gradually improved and regained
the use of his limb to the point
where he was able to enjoy getting
nhnnt with some helt> from a walk
ing stick, dove shooting from a
stool, fishing and occasionally driving
his automobile. A few months
ago he and Mrs. White made their
delayed trip to Scotland.
Mr. White was born in Warrenton,
the son of Hugh J. and Florence
Young White. He spent his
boyhood days here, but as a young
man went to New York where he
was employed in the checking department
of the American Cigar Co.
After working there for several
years the company sent him to
Jamaica where he worked until his
father's health began to decline
and he then returned to Warrenton
and began assisting his father 'n
looking after the cotton gin business
Taking hold when sickness and
death removed his father, Mr.
White continued in the cotton business
and kept pace with changing
time by enlarging and modernizing
his plant. A number of years ago
he branched into another field of
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Speeding Must Be
Halted, Says Scott
Speeding motorists are under the
csui uuuy ui ^iua ui. r-uiiue uauo.
Scott and if they continue to operate
their cars and trucks in a
thoughtless and careless manner
they are likely to find themselves
facing charges of reckless driving.
The Warrenton officer stated this
week that he had observed a number
of persons driving too fast
within the city limits, particularly
so in the school zone, and said that
if this practice was not stopped at
once he would issue warrants. He
also stated that he had already
taken down the numbers of several
habitual fast drivers and if they
failed to heed this warning they
would find themselves in court.
State Treasurer
To Address Voters
John Kerr, Jr., chairman of the
Warren County Democratic Executive
Committee, announced Wednesday
that Charles M. Johnson, state
treasurer, will deliver a 15 minute
democratic speech over radio station
WPTF on Friday evening at 7
o'clock and called upon all good
democrats of this county to tune in
on the Raleigh station and give
close attention to Mr. Johnson's
talk in behalf of the party.
Mr. Kerr was notified about the
speech by a wire from R. G. Cherry,
state chairman, who requested that
the public be informed that the
state treasurer would broadcast a
talk at this time. }
JONES CONTINUES ILL
The condition of Howard F. Jones
Sr., who has been critically ill at his
home here for more than four
weeks, was last night reported to
have shown some slight improvement
during the past week.