n MOST of the news all the time xxxvi" Iters to cast ~ nnvn RAII/VTS I JLTX&JUAJV | 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. ii 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 ti 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 (Continued on page 4) C. W. Newton, 66, * Dies At Home Here b B 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 B Mrs. w. Duke Jones spent the ^ fast week end with her parents in a Hflhaven, s< m WAR I Former Rector I j I t I i I 5 ^ C 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. . I VIrs. Laura Alston , Buried At Fairview j Cemetery Monday i i 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 ' - ? -- J - Tn? . ( /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. I (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. i 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 Mi 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 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. ? (Continued on page 8) w " Ci 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 n 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. C V 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 cggp ; trim Irroi tEN, N. C. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1938 Subscriptioi Observe 63rd Anniversary g^LJ$Ltj * ' ] ? -:'> ; %%ggZF 'mw# ''" ? " 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 " ' - rn Tr 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. m _ 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 (Continued on page 8) 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 (Continued on page 8) 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.