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L ACCURATE, TERSE I TIMELY I VOLUME XXXIV I SUPERIOR COlIF nunc tihtciuv luiikjiisni I I perhaps the Shortest Term In History of County; Bank Case Continued I NO CIVIL CASES TRIED I Continuance of the bank case, stich left the criminal docket comparatively light and devoid of county-wide interest, and a decision not to try civil matters at this time responsibble for the Septem t7r term of Superior court adjourn M here on Tuesday about noon. I This is regarded as being the shortI est session of Superior court ever I teld in Warren. The bank case was continued at I request of the state on the I grounds that one of the material I witnesses could not be present at . I this time, and the decision not to I hold a civil session of court at this , I term was reached by Judge Small fl after he had talked with members 0f the Warrenton bar and learned I that there were only a few cases I or. the calendar which could be I tried at this time. Judge Small is ] I quoted as saying that he did not < I think the number of cases which < fl would be tried in the event court ' was held justified putting the tax- | payers of this county to the ex- j I pense of running a week's court. { I Charlie Katzenstein, who with Solicitor W. H. S. Burgwyn, is to ( I prosecute the former officials of the ( I defunct Bank of Warren on charges ( I of violating the State Banking , I to, said that one of the main witasses for the state, an auditor, j m tied up in Federal court at ( Rmoke, Va., and for this reason , the state was forced to asked for j a continuance. He expressed regrets ( that the case could not be tried at this time. Similar expressions came from attorneys for the defendants 1 who stated that their clients were 1 very anxious to have the trial over ! Although a dozen cases were tried before court adjourned here on Ttesday afternoon, this session of J court held little interest after it ' Itsecame Known mat me DanK case tad been postponed. The majority of those facing Judge Small were _ charged with larceny and assault, and the trial of these cases was 1 Procedure which is regarded as being somewhat irregular was responsible for Hilmon Reavis, negro of Warrenton who runs a meat market, escaping trial. Reavis had been tried and found guilty in Recorder's court on a charge of possessing whiskey for the purpose of ' sale. He appealed to the .higher thounal for another trial, but the J snnd jury got hold of the bill of 1 iaoictment and agreed that it was not a true bill and the case was I removed from the criminal docket. j is a rule appeal cases do not go be- ^ K a grand jury, it was stated. From eight to ten years in Cen- ] tral Prison was the longest sentence teted out to any defendant who came before Judge Small at this term of court. This sentence was given Park Bryant Jr., negro who was found guilty of assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill. The evidence in the case was that the young negro was in an old , loft with another man's wne and . ffhen the husband started up the , stairway of the deserted house to , 5ee what was going on Bryant shot . him through the neck with a pistol, j inflicting serious injuries. Three of the Fields negroes were tripri of fucm a. . i> a. .1 a I ?- at uus ierm 01 court ana two *ere given road senences but the third brother was found not guilty. Otto Fields, charged with assault *ith deadly weapon, was found guilty c- carrying a concealed weapon and *as sentenced to serve on the roads hom 12 to 15 months. George Fields Plead guilty to breaking in and larceny and was sentenced to serve ^ the roads from two to three icars. Louis Fields, charged with leaking in and larceny and receiv*as found not guilty. c ** Stegall, young white man v r8e4*ith assault with a deadly assart' 2 f0Und gUilty ?f SimPle tu ' 4 was sentenced to serve ?h the mart-. - - nom 29 to 30 days. Harvey Coxhead, white, entered a Plea of guilty 0n a charge of highly robbery and was sentenced to sene ?n the roads from eight to (Continued en Page 2) accepts position Mr. Edwnrri xt-" v. xiau aas accepted a Position with, one of the tobacco companies at Reidsville, N. C. I Mr. Teeney Leggett of Scotland I ^eck arrived Wednesday afternoon 10 spend several days as guest of l1 ia Hiss Lucille Joyner. \\ 0 WARRENTON, C< China Girl Fly j \rtrrt "'vrVRK ... Miss Joan Woung (above), daughter of prominent Cantonese and an accomplished flyer, is now in the U. S. studying American aviation and planes, also lying them. J. W. Mustain, Civil War Veteran, Dies On Thursday Henderson, Sept. 17.?James William Mustian, 86, one of the last survivors of the Civil War now residing in Vance County, died on rhursday night September 6th. at ;he home of his daughter, Mrs. Sugene Faulkner on Andrews Ave., ifter an illnes of Several months. Funeral services were held on Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at Jokesbury Methodist Episcopal Dhurch, of which he was a member ffld conducted by his pastor, Rev. 1. A. Dailey, assisted by Rev. A. S. Hale, pastor of the First Baptist Dhurch of Henderson. Interment ivas in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were selected from among ;he grandsons of the deceased. Mr. Muhtian was a Confederate /eteran from Franklin County, from which county he enlisted in the army during the Civil War, being a member of Company "C" 13th. Artillery, North Carolina Volunteers. Mr. Mustian was twice married. His first wife, Miss Agnes Llewellyn, bf Warrenton, died in 1899. Four daughters survive this union, these being Mrs. W. H. Stewart, of Warren County, Mrs. Eugene Faulkner and Mrs. Maude Mustian of Henderson, and Mrs. J. M. Hartsell of Providence, R. I., and several grandj 3 annoreii hiiu gieaigianui-iiuuien. mo second wife, Mrs. Lucy Joyner ifoung, widow of Walter Young, of Louisburg, died several years ago. He is survived also by one sister, Mrs. Annie Roberts, of Macon. Until sickness and old age overtook him, Mr. Mustian had a remarkable memory. He could tell a good story, was well acquainted with ancient and modern history and knew the Civil War "from beginning to end". His relatives and friends recall that nothing pleased him better than to entertain his friends by relating events of those trying days. He remembered every member of [lis company and could call the roll from memory, a feat considered most remarkable. ir? t a jr. i. a. noias rirsi Meeting Of Fall With mothers present from all sections of the county, the ParentPeacher Association held its first meeting of the fall in the auditorium of the John Graham High School on Tuesday afternoon. The meeting was opened with prayer by the new president, Mrs. Claude Bowers, who also made an inspiring talk. Mr. J. B. Miller pointed out the necessity for good attendance, and Supt. J. Edward Allen explained the new report cards. The teachers were welcomed by Mrs. C. F. Moseley, head of the Hospitality committee, and short talks were made by the following committee chairmen: Mrs. A. C. Blalock, chairman of the committee on Membership; Mrs. R. B. -uuju ox., ixxtixxliicvii v/x cxxt; riugram committee; Mrs. J. W. Taylor, chairman of the Home and Health committee. Other new officers are Mrs. C. P. Allen, Publicity; Mrs. Herman Rodwell, Treasurer; Mrs. Beaufort Scull, Secretary. A solo, "Last Night," was rendered by Mrs. Alfred Ellington. She was accompanied by Miss Prances Person on the piano. Mrs. Claude Bowers gave a tea party on Wednesday to the 3rd grade A?Miss Rose Kimball's room?for the grade having the most mothers present at the ParentTeacher meeting. Much enthusiam was evident at this first meeting of the P. T. A., it was said, and indications point to one of the best and most helpful years ever. lit % 3UNTY OF WARREN, N. C., Company B Men Getting On Fine, Capt. Bowers Says Members of Company B. on guard duty at Burlington because of the textile strike are getting along fine and conditions are far less dangerous than reported, Capt. Claude T. Bowers writes in an open letter to motners or tne members. Every step possible for tneir safety is being taken, he writes and adds that much favorable comment has been received regarding the conduct of the Warren men on guavd duty. His letter follows: "To: Parents of Company "B" Members. "Subject: Duty in Connection with Textile Strike. "Sgt. William K. Lanier returned to Warrenton today from Subject Duty. He called me and stated that you are very uneasy about the safety of your son. I wish to assure you that conditions are not near as bad as the papers state. Every newspaper report that I have read was | headed Charlotte, N. C. You know that this is Commuhist Headquar-j ters for North Carolina, and that J their office wants to make it Iook like the National Guard is ?5 wrong, in order to cause unrest in your homes, I wish it were possible for you to read the literature and hand bills they are distributing. "Your son is getting on fine, and is carrying out orders given him in a most satisfactory and pleasing manner. I am complimented, several times each day, by different Mill owners in this county regarding the conduct and splendid mannor which the boys are showing. "Again I wish to assure you that the condition is not so dangerous as it is reported; also, next to you, nobody is more interested in the welfare, happiness and safety of your son then I, and thai; I am taking etery step possible for their safety. "With best wishes and kindest personal regards, I am "Sincerely, "CLAUDE T. BOWERS "Capt. 120th Inf. "Comdg. Company "B"'! Tobacco Prices Holding Up Well On Local Market Tobacco prices on the Warrenton market which took a rise on muiiua;/ nave uccn iivsiumg up wen all the week with averages of around 25 cents or better a pound, a local warehouseman said yesterday. While there have been no heavy breaks this week, sales have been very satisfactory from both the farmers and warehousemen's side, he said. Red Cross Meeting At Pinehurst 25th Washington, D. C., Sept. 20?A conference of Red Cross chapters, the second of three regional meetings set for North Carolina this month, will be held in Pinehurst on Wednesday September 26. The first of the series is set for Tarboro on September 25, and the third will open in Asheville on Friday September 28 Richard F. Allen, manager of the Eastern Area of the Red Cross, will speak at the luncheon session on "Today's Challenge to the Red Cross." Panel discussiohs on Red Cross membership and organization will be led by William Carl Hunt, assistant manager of the area. A. J. Berres and Miss Mary Camp Sprinkle, field representatives for North Carolina, will also appear on the program, reporting on Red Cross committee of the Cabarrus County Chapter, will speak on the nwlr nf fkftf * I 'ha wui XV U1 uxau v/x gaxxxxjcxiavjxi. xxic meeting will be held in the Pinehurst Community church. Legion Asks For Orderly Conduct A Plea for orderly conduct among those mixed up in the textile warfare comes from the former soldiers of Warilen, who on Thursday night nf loot n/pplr naccpri thp fnllmj/lncr V* AUUV ?(WVU ^MWWWM V?W WMV??..C, resolution during their regular monthly meeting: "Limer Post No. 25, of Warrenton, N. C., respectfully urges all strikers as well as non strikers to refrain from the use of force in the present textile trouble. "W. F. ALSTON, Commander." Dr. Frank O'Neal of New York was a visitor at Warrenton last night. Mr. Johnny Abbott was in town this week. to tt FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1 BOARD STUDIEr G. JURY CHARGES Makinir Investigation of Re port of Inefficiency At County Home TO SUMMONS JURYMEN Charges made by the Warren county Grand Jury that Mrs. W. T. Powell on account of poor health is unable to look after her duties and that her help is entirely incompetent, resulted in a special meeting of the Board of County Commissioners here Thursday morning to investigate the charges. After hearing reports from Dr. W. w. Taylor, County Health Officer Dr. Prank P. Hunter, Arthur Powell and Dr. G. H. Macon, the commissioners adjourned to the County Home for a tour of inspection. Members of the Grand Jury committee which inspected the home and made the charges will be summoned before the commissioners in executive session early next week to tell upon what grounds such charges were made. At the meeting of the board yesterday, Dr. Frank P. Hunter, Health Officer, stated that he frequently visited the County Home in his official capacity and that he found the sanitary conditions good, the food bountiful, and the patients seemingly well looked after. He said that during Dr. Foster's term as Health Officer that he visited the Home on several occasions for the Norlina physician, absent on vication, and that in his opinion sanitary conditions were as good now as they were then. Dr. W. W. Taylor stated that ne and Whit Watson visited the County Home on the same day as did the Grand Jury committee and found sanitary conditions good and the inmates apparently well satisfied. The health of Mrs. W. T. Powell is good today as it has been for the past twenty years; Dr. G. H. Macon, her physician, stated as his opinion, adding that Mrs. Powell had been suffering from asthma for a number of years and her condition was worse in damp weather, but that she was active and in no sense an invalid. Dr. Macon also stated that the sanitary conditions at the County Home were in his opinion better than they had ever been. Returning' from the investigation of the Home yesterday, a member of the Board of County Commissioners said that sanitary condition were seemingly alright, but that the investigation was not completed. Mrs. Cary Price Hurt In Wreck Mrs. Cary Price was seriously injured and her son and daughters were painfully bruised and cut the . . .... . t AT latter part 01 last wees wnen uie car they were traveling in overturned between Rogersville, Tenn., and Decatur, Ala., it was reported here yesterday. As a result of the injuries sustained by Mrs. Price she will have to remain in a hospital at Cooksville, Tenn., for three months, it was said. At the time the car overturned Mrs. Price, with her son, John Cary Price Jr., and daughters, Misses Cary, Mary and Elsie, were enTSUte to their home at Knoxville, Tenn., from Warrenton where they had spent two weeks in the home of Mrs. E. C. Price and family. The cause of the accident is unknown, but the report reaching here was that the car got from under Mrs. Price's control on one of the mountain roads and overturned. ! John W. Crews Is Buried On Sunday Littleton, Sept. 20.?Funeral services for John William Crews, aged 62 years, who died Saturday morning at the home of his mother-in- j law, Mrs. B. F. Moss, near Littleton, were held at the home of Mrs. Moss Sunday afternoon at I o'clock. Elder | W. C. Martin of Rocky mount had charge of the service, assisted by; B. A. Barnes of Gastonia, and P. H. j Fields of Oxford. The body was taken to Oxford, i-U his former home, where it was imu to rest in Elmwood Cemetery. He was the son of the late David and Mrs. Louisa Crews of Granville County, and is survived by his widow who was formerly Miss Tillie Moss, and the following: bbrothers and sisters: L. B. Crews, Tar River; E. R. Crews, Hester; J. Y. Crews, Oxford; G. P. Crews, Henderson; Mrs. R. J. Jeffreys, Durham; Mrs. Ben Harris, Creedmore; Mrs. S. T. Green, Hester. Sran 1934 Subscription I ~~ ' ^ New Budget Head % ^ WASHINGTON H Daniel W. Bell (above), is now acting Director of the Federal Budget, on appoinment by President Roosevelt following the resignation of Lewis Douglaa jf Arizona. Establish Pool Handle Cotton Certificates Cotton farmers whose production is over their allotment will be able ' to purchase additional tax exemp- i tion certificates and thoSe whose J production is under their allotment will be able to sell surplus certi- j ficates through a national pool, under the provisions of a ruling is- j sued by the Secretary of Agricul- ^ ture, it is announced by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. . The sale price has been set at four J cents per pound. "This plan of handling the excess certificates", says Charles A. Sheffield, assistant extension director at State College in charge of the cotton adjustment program in North 1 Carolina, ''does not mean that the ! Government will purchase such certificates but does mean that those who have more certificates than : they have cotton to gin and sell 3 may turn the excess certificates over to the manager of the national sur- ( plus cotton tax-exemption certificate pool who will handle them i for producers uncer a trust agree- i ment." "* 1 The price of four cents per pound is approximately 70 percent of the tax of 5.67 cents per pound im- ] posed by the Bankhead Act on the ] ginning of cotton. Under the pool < provisions, fanners who do not pro- < duce as much cotton as their allotment calls for will get some cash j (Continued on Page 8) ] Negroes Escape Death In Wreck Ten or more Warrenton negroes miraculously escaped serious injuries Wednesday morning about 1 o'clock when the two Chevrolet cars , they were traveling in overturned ( at the curve near Roy Davis' ser- 1 vice station. f J Fast driving was said to have ] been responsible for the accident. ] It was said that Ransom's car, con- ( taining seven negroes, failed to ] make the curve at the service sta- j tion and turned over live times oefore it came to a halt, and that the J car behind him, driven by Virgil , Dowtin and containing three or more persons; crashed into a bank j and turned over when the driver ( attempted to dodge the Ransom automobile. I All the negroes were badly ( shaken and bruised, and Andy Har- ( ris, who was riding with Ransom,', received several cuts about his face ( and head. These injuries are not | regarded as being of a serious ] nature. jj The Chevrolet coach driven by'j Ransom was torn all to pieces. |i . I Negro Jailed As A Result Of Cutting A knife in the hands of Sandy i Griggs brought serious injuries to | Ernest Algood when the two negroes clashed near Warren Plains on ( Saturday night. ', As a result of the fight Allgood 1 is being treated for a badly cut ear I and cuts about his face and arm,), and Griggs is being held in the i ] Warren county jail in default of |, a $75 bond, which he was placed j] under by Magistrate W. C. Fagg. I ( It was said that bad blood had i been existing between the two j negroes for some time on account ] of a part of a whiskey still which was found and hidden .by each of ] them on several different occasions. 1 Mr. and Mrs. John Harrington of 1 Philadelphia are visiting Mrs. Har- j rington's mother, Mrs. R. B. Davis, ] of Grove Hill. Mrs. Harrington is i in charge of a mental hospital at.: Byberry, Penn. 1 h . ' -ri i Price, ,0 ? Judged raises Warren For Lack Of Textile Trouble Warren county was congratulated jy Judge Walter Small Monday norning in his charge to the grand ury on the fact that the textile nill here has operated without any listurbance during the nationwide .extile strike. The fact that you rave had no trouble here reflects :reditably on the type of citizens have in your county and on ;he mill itself, he said. JLUU^IlUXg UU LUC OUUJCtl U1 bUC picket lines, Judge Small said that ;he operatives in the mills had a ight to strike if they so desired jut that they were violating the law when they tried to force the mills .0 shut down by resorting to force ind interfering with those who vished to work. Stating that within the last two veeks he had received several let;ers in which the complaints were nade that members of the grand lury were not keeping secret what went on between members of that Dody( Judge Small laid particular stress upon this part of the oath which they had taken. "It is in violation of your oath and the law for you to disclose the secrets of four body?to tell what goes on belind those closed doors," he said, pointing out that he had known nurder to result from just such a ;hing. Robert Tanner Dies Falmer Springs Home Wednesday Funeral services for Robert Tanner, well known citizen of Palmer Springs, Va., were held from the rabernacle Methodist Church near rownsville yesterday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock by the Rev. Mr. Hall, Vfethodist minister of South Hill, Va. Interment took place in the :hurch cemetery. Mr. Tanner died Wednesday morning at 4 o'clock following: an illness of about three years. At the time of his death he was around 70 years of age. In addition to his wife, Mr. Tanner is survived by one brother, Mr. Bill Tanner of Palmer Springs, and nne sister, Mrs. Rebecca Coleman }f Boydton, Va. Active pallbearers were Bob Tanner, Billy Tanner, Jake Tanner, Tom ranner. Evans Coleman, Walter Haskins, Whit Peoples and Ed rucker. Warren Is Added To Reemployment Group Effective September 15, Warren and Franklin counties will be added to the territory now being served by the Raleigh District Office, National Reemployment Service, James T. Maddrey, District Manager, announced Thursday. Addition of these counties to the Raleigh office is in line with the consolidation of employment offices, which is being car ried out throughout the State. The Raleigh office now serves unemployed in Wake, Johnston, Franklin, and Warren counties. In making public the addition of the new offices to his territory, Mr. Maddrey pointed out that it will not be necessary for those already registered in Franklin and Warren counties to come to Raleigh to keep their cards active. This may be accomplished either by letter or postcard. Those registered who wish to have the service continue to assist them in finding employment must renew their registration cards every three months, otherwise it is assumed that the applicant has either secured work, has moved from the district, or otherwise is not available for employment, and his card is removed to the inactive file. The transfer of the records from Warren and Franklin counties was completed Thursday, Manager Maddrey and Lee J. Craven, of his staff, aringing the files to Raleigh. In the future all contact of persons seeking employment in Franklin and Warren counties must Oe rnade through the Raleigh office. For the past several months the reemployment activities in these bounties have been handled from the Henderson office of the National Reemployment Service. POWELL ASKS THRESHERS TO SECURE LICENSES All threshermen to whom licenses were issued for this season, and who have not forwarded their preliminary report, are asked by Register of Deeds Jos. C. Powell to do so at their earliest convenience. Mr. Powell said these reports are due before Sept. 15. MOST OF THE NEWS ^ALL THE TIME II NUMBER 38 COUNTY HOME IS I G. JURY TARGET 1 Body Charges Mrs. Powell Is 111 And Her Helpers Are Incompetent KEEPER MAKES REPLY Charges made by the Grand Jury that conditions at the County Home are bad are denied by the superintendent, Mrs. Nannie B. Powell, In letters to this newspaper and to the board of county commissioners. The Grand Jury report states that the superintendent of the home, on account of bad health, is unable to look after the duties of superintendent and that what assistance she has is entire incompetent and that the patients as a whole are badly nAoploofa/l on?l riAt nrAnnflw fM afoH 1 !C51tV/CtU (U1U liUV [V* wyv* VAVMWMI Answering these charges, Mr. Powell states that in-as-much as members of the Grand Jury have not verified the condition of her health from her physician, she doesn't see how they know anything about it. She says that she has competent help, and that on the day the Grand Jury made its investigation she had some of the most intelligent and highly respected men of Warrenton visit every room and patient except one and that these men said that everything was clean and in good condition and the patients satisfied. Warrenton, N. C. Sept. 18, 1934. " To the Honorable Walter L. Small, Judge Presiding. ''Wef the Grand Jury selected for the September term 1934, of Warren County Superior Court, beg to make the following report: "We have carefully examined witnesses and passed on all bills presented to us by Solicitor W. H. S. Rnrswvn Wp have pvnmlnarJ TOtt nesses and made presentments In all matters brought to our attention. "We visited the County Jail by Committee, appointed from our regular Jurors and find, that the Interior and exterior are well kept and in satisfactory condition. "We have visited the Warren County Prison Camp, by a committee appointed from regular Jurors, and find from our observation that conditions are satisfactory for the well being of the inmates. "We have visited the County Home by a committee appointed from our regular Jurors and our findings are as follows: We regret to report we find conditions very bad. The Supt. Mrs. Powell on account of bad health Is unable to look after duties of Supt. and what assistance that she has is entirely incompetent. The patients as a whole are badly neglected and not properly treated. We strongly recommend that the Board of County Commissioners immediately look into this matter fully and make proper changes that in our opinion should be done at once. "We ha<ve examined the Court House building and all of the different offices and find the building in good condition, offices well kept and courteous gentlemen to answer all questions, propounded by our foreman. Supt. J. E. Allen has handed to us a letter with regards to the Public Schools of the County which letter we herewith attach to our report; This letter is Indorsed "Having performed our duties to the best of our ability, we respectfully request that we be discharg ed. "M. P. BURWELL, "Foreman." Other than the forman, members of the Grand Jury were Willie T. Robertson, Jack Nelson, W. Pryor Rodwell, W. T. Carter, L. M. King, R. H. Pike, Percy A. Harris, R. H. Frazier, N. M. Capps, C. J. Fleming, Robert Turner, R. M. White, Walter Stalling C. H. Buchanan, C. P. Holtzman, W. A. Tharrington, Leon W. Perkinson, Elmore W. King, R. D. Bolton. I "Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, "Warren County Superior Court, "September Term, 1934: as requested dy your tionoraDie Foreman and Committee, I make report to you concerning School Transportation, as follows: "All School Busses are in as good condition as it is possible to make them for the present; we consider them safe and permit no unsafe practices. Several of these school busses are overcrowded. The State School Commission has obtained a Federal Grant for the purpose of buying additional busses, and has allotted to Warren County nine new ones of large capacity, which will be delivered as early as possible after October first. These will relieve (Continued on Page 8) _
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