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jj accurate, terse i timely i volume xxxiv ~ imwrj I ME EVIDENCE; I Grand Jurors Refuse To' Testify At Meeting Here I On Wednesday j WRITE TO JUDGE small I I I Following refusal of members of tj-f grand jury committee that turn#1 n an adverse report as to affairs tt the county home to testify, and 8f:er taking testimony of numbers of witnesses in executive session here on Tuesday afternoon, the Board of County Commissioners instructed Clerk Joseph C. Powell to write to Judge Walter Small asking him methods of procedure to ascertain from the Grand Jury the basis of I its criticism. Judge Small presided over the September term of Superior court during which time the Grand Jury in its reported stated that the health of Mrs. W. T. Powell, keeper of the home, was such that 5he could not attend to her duties and that her helpers were incom11 The Board of Commissioners met or. Wednesday of last week to make a: investigation. After questioning a number of witnesses, including Dr. F. P. Hunter, Health Office, and Dr. G. H. Macon, personal physician of Mrs. Powell, the commissioners passed an order summoning members of the Grand Jury Committee to appear and state their complaints, and then adjourned to the County Home for a personal tour. Members of the Grand Jury committee when they appeared before he commissioners on Tuesday rei 3 4- ~ ?r? +Via orrrttm/lp fV?nf 1UKU tu tcotixy ujj. tiit 5j.u1u.luo cjjo/l su? testimony would be a violation of their oath of secrecy taken as Grand Jurors. During the afternoon behind closed doors the commissioners questioned Dr. Frank P. Hunter, Dr. G. H. Macon, J. D. Thompson, Eugene Odom, Owen Williams, Lena Cheek Mrs. Thomas Gardner, Mrs. Capps, Mrs. Arthur Powell, Whit Watson, Attorneys Prank Banzet and William Taylor examined the rnesses. Dr. Macon testified that while Mrs. Powell suffered with Asthma, in his opinion her health was as mnH QC if. V> o H hoon -f~ rmmKor JVVU mw *V JliMU WbVU X\JX ~{X iitUiiWV/i of years, and from his observation whle on frequent visits to the county home in an unofficial capacity, he believed that general conditions at the Home were better than they had ever been. Dr. Hunter stared that on his visits as County Health Officer he had found sanitary conditions good, the food bountiful and well cooked, and had heard no complaints from patients. In addition to his verbal testimony on examination Wednesday, at the request of the commissioners his finds were put in the form of a letter to the board. Testimony of other witnesses examined in defense of Mrs. Powell hs that affairs at the County Some were properly conducted and 'hat they could think of rf> basis 'or the Grand Jury's report. Among those so testifying were inmates of the home, past and present, a sisterin-law of Mrs. Arthur Powell, his mothers assistant, a midwife who makes visits to the Home, friends of the Powells who visited there, friends of the inmates, and those who went to the home following the report of the Grand Jury at the request of Arthur Powell to make a personal examination. The commissioners, after examining witnesses, ordered that the following be made a part of their report: When the Grand Jury went to the County Home they spent two hours and forty minutes down there *nd most of that time, practically eh of it, was spent in interviewing Mrs. Stansbury, a mental case. That the testimony of Mrs. Stanst'ory was inspired by the fact that the was forbidden to go to visit tegro families. The testimony of Mr. Riggan was inspired due to the that the ice man was late com ho? with ice one day and the Supr^wdent refused to call the rothet 0f Mr_ Riggan from Waren on to bring him a dime's worth 1Ce' Mr. Riggan had fruit, anges, etc., when his diet called or such, but now he is on a general diet." Direct testimony of members of ,eT?r?nd Jupy summoned, of Dr. - Macon, Mrs. Powell's phystI cian, of Dr. Prank P. Hunter, I Health Officer, and of Mrs. Capps, I an inmate of the Home, is given I bel?* as typical: I Juror's Testimony I Mr. Elmo King (Juror) being I iirst duly sworn, testifies as folI lows: I Direct examination, Frank BanI (Continued on Page 4) "fses^P" "' ? 3 WARRENTON, C( Brings Lafayette Letters NEW YORK . . . The Marquis De Caussade (above),, of France is now here to deliver a collection of letters jto the Sons of the Revolution, written by Lafayette to the Marquis' great-great grandfather, Comte du PortaiL The Marquis de Caussade is a famous war ace, twice wounded and four times decorated by the. French Government." 2781 Head Of Relief Cattle Now In Warren County Two thousand seven hundred and eighty-one cattle from the droughtstriken west are now in pastures of various farms in Warren county, it was learned yesterday from headquarters of the county relief organization. These animals, a part of the shipment of the 100,000 head brought into this state from the parched fields of the west, are thriving on the forage produced in this county, it was said. "Although a few of the cattle may not be fattening as well as some people expected, the majority of them look a hundred per cent better today than they did when they reached Warren county," it was stated. Some of these cattle, it is expected, will be removed from the pastures of Warren before winter and carried to a cannery in this state wnere tney ww oe siaugnierea ana preserved for relief purposes; however, it is thought, a good number of them will be left here until next year. Old cows which should be disposed of before bad weather, and all young males and females which do not have any outcome are to be the first to be removed, it was said, leaving cattle suitable for exen to be placed with families on relief roles, young steers-yearlings and two year olds?suitable for grazing the next year, and all good heifers and young cows suitable for breeding purposes. The majority of the cattle receivjed in Warren county are in pastures on the Jack Johnston place, however a number of the animals have been assigned to other citizens of the county, including Frank Davis, John B. Davis, Ed Alston and Sam Satterwhite. Vacancies In CCC Camp For White Boys Applications are now being received for white boys who desire to attend a C. C. C. camp, it was stated yesterday by Jesse Gardner, relief administrator for Warren county. Hil** florrlnnr cairl f Viof "ho "ha H hoAn IVi.1 . V_^ CIA UiiUi UUiU V11UV iiV ??wv* MVW? notified that there were vacancies for fifteen white boys of Warren and requested that those who desired to get in one of the C. C. C. camps to get in touch with him at once. Those selected will leave here Oct. 12th for Raleigh where they will be put through a physicial examination, Mr. Gardner said, and will go drect from there to one of the O. C. C. camps. Applicants must be between tne ages of 18 and 25 years and unmarried. EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL TO START NEW SERIES At a meeting in the Parish House of the Episcopal Church on Wednesday evening, plans for reorganization of the Sunday School were made and new teachers to fill the present vancancies were appointed. It was urged by the superintendent that the teachers of all classes notify the members and ask them to be present Sunday morning in order that they may get full benefit from the new series of lessons, and be assigned to the proper sections. BREAKS ARM Friends of Walter Kidd Jr. will regret to learn that he received a broken arm while trying to crank a car last week. ' bp Wj )UNTY OF WARREN, N. C. Rattling Dice Bring Three Into County Court Lure of the ivories was responsible for three men coming before Judge W. W. Taylor on Monday morning to face trial on a gambling charge. The men, two of them negroes I J XI ?XI 1-!' X_?. i unu me oilier wruie, were iaKen in custody by Officer B. L. Singleton of Littleton after he had interrupted the game of chance which was in progress at F. C. Rainey's Service Station at Littleton. ! The officer testified that he came around back of the service station and heard the "bones" striking the floor and that when he walked into the service station Bud Jones, negro, had the dice in motion and that Wilson Lee, negro, and F. C. Rainey, white, were standing by. Lee and Jones entered a plea of guilty, but Rainey, through his attorney, John Kerr Jr., maintained that he was innocent. He said that he had stepped out of the service station, leaving it in charge of a | relative, and that he had just reentered his establishment and told them to stop the game when the officer stepped in. Although Lee, who turned state witness, said that Mr. Rainey was in the game with them, this testimony was denied by Jones, an employe of the service station, who correborated Mr. Rainey's testimony. The negro said that Mr. Rainey had stepped out of the service station when a customer called him and it was while he was gone the game commenced. Arthur Powell testified that he went to see Mr. Rainey Saturday night on a matter of business and that they rode down the road tor some distance and were gone from the service station for perhaps a half an hour or more. It was during this time, according to Mr Rainey and Jones, that the game started. Officer Singleton testified that when he walked in Mr. Rainey was standing a short distance from where the money lay, but he said that he did not know whether Mr. Rainey had been there all the time or whether he stepped in just be fore the game was broken up. Mr. Rainey was found not guilty. The two negroes who entered pleas of guilty were each given a 30 day road sentence, which was suspended on the condition that they pay the costs in the action. Frank and Jeff Williams, negroes, came before Judge Taylor on charges jof manufacturing whiskey for the .purpose of sale. The evidence was that when Sheriff Pinnell came upon the still, which was in operation at the time, both negroes fled but Frank Williams was overtaken and placed under arrest. When Jeff Williams was approhended he admitted that he owned half interest in the still and claimed the other part of the manufacturing outfit belong to a man in Franklin county. He entered a plea of guilty as to himself but said that his brother had nothing to do with the still. Upon motion of W. W. Taylor Jr., j attorney for the defendants, a nonIsuit was granted as to Frank Wiljliams. Jeff Williams was found guilty and sentenced to the roads for six months. The road sentence was suspended upon the condition that he remain of good behavier for two years and pay a fine of $75 pius tne costs in the action. Musical Tea To Be Held At Norlina There will be a musical tea at the Masonic hall in Norlina on Friday night at 8 o'clock, it was announced this week. The entertainment is sponsored by the Eastern Star and a silver offering will be taken. There will be both vocal and instrumental music rendered, it was said. All music lovers are especially urged to attend. DR. KING HERE Dr. O. G. King arrived Monday from Bluefield, West Virginia, for an extended visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. King of Areola. Dr. King received his medical education at the University of North Carolina and is a graduate of the Medical College of Virginia, class of 1931. He served his internship in the Public Health Service at the Marine Hospital, Norfolk, Va. He [has just completed two years as I house physician at St. Lukes Hospital in Bluefield and has recently been appointed a member of the [Staff. Mrs. William Palmer of New York is expected to arrive Sunday to join her husband who has been here several weeks visiting his mother, Mrs. N. M. Palmer. I 'P. *- .'' r ' r<* c - *' armt , FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1 AGENT EXPLAINS COTTON SELLING Bright Says Seems To Be Misunderstanding About Selling Procedure SELLING SEED COTTON By BOB BRIGHT County Agent There seems to be some misunderstanding about the procedure In ginning and selling cotton for the year 1934. The Bankhead Act provides that any cotton grown in the year 1934 must be covered by certificates or a tax of 5.67 cents Der lb. be paid at the time the cotton is sold. A producer may secure certificates by applying for an allotment, the time for ajrolying has expired, or purchase them from the Assistant in Cotton Production for 0.4 cents per lb. The producer must have these certificates at the time he sells his cotton. It is permissible to gin cotton without paying the tax provided the producer stores the cotton in approved warehouses. The certificates issued to persons that applied for allotments are here. We are ready to deliver these certificates to producers that have re ucivcu Liieii huliucd aiiu uuwjtJiicu with their contracts. In case a landlord. has tenants that are interested in the cotton crop produced in 1934 and showed these tenants in his application for an allotment, the tenants must sign for their portion of the certificates. The notice that the certificates are here will have the names of the interested tenants written on the back. This means that we cannot deliver these certificates to any person other than the ones named in the certificate unless we have in writing the authorization of the person tne certificate is issued to. This authorization must be on a special form provided by the Agricultural Adjustment Admihis tration. I have had several inquiries concerning the selling of seed cotton. It is permissable to sell seed cotton under the Bankhead Act to any ginner that iy bonded or to any buyer provided the certificates have stamped on the back that the cotton was sold in the seed, and the producer signs his or her name under the incription. All persons that receive certificates should be careful and not lose them because they represent money. If detached, torn out, the certificates are null and void unless torn out by a ginner that Is ) bonded or an authorized agent of the Secretary of Agriculture. Buyers of seed cotton may tear the certificates out provided they have stamped on the back that the cottori was sold in the seed and signed by J. T. Walker, Assistant in cotton Production. Charles Ketchelt Dies On Friday Funeral services for Charles Ketchelt were conducted at Fairview cemetery on Saturday morning at 10 o'clock by the Rev. R. E. Brickhouse, pastor of the Baptist church here, and the Rev. O. I. Hinson, Methodist minister of Warrenton. Mr. Ketchelt, who was about 73 ??? nf fV?A nnimfv ytilld UX ?*5 c, uilu ct u bug vwuubj home on Friday morning following an illness of about a year's duration. Heart disease was given as this cause of his death. Mr. Ketchelt, a paper hanger by trade, suffered a heart attack while working in Warrenton almost a year ago. Following his sickness he was carried to a hospital in Rocky Mount where he remained for a number of weeks. Leaving there he came (Continued on Page 5) Boyd-Boyce Co. To Stage Show A free picture snow, sponsored Dy the Boyd-Boyce Motor Co., will be presented on the Ransom lot, opposite Hotel Warren, on Friday and Saturday nights. "These Thirty Years," said to be a beautiful love story, and "A Rhapsody In Steel," which shows the inside secrets of I Ford construction, are the titles of " - - --- ? 1 3 the shows whicn win De presenceu. William Boyce, manager of the local automobile concern, said the entertainment was well worthwhile and issued an invitation to the public to attend. SQUARE DANCE There will be a square dance In the armory at Warrenton on Friday night, October 5, a member of the John Graham Council of the Junior Order announced this week. Sprfll .934 Subscription Sets Maine Record f W Mw* A i PHkBKIJHBBBKKI (PORTLAND, Me. ... A new photo iof "Governor Louis J. Brann/the first Democratic "governor of Maine in 16 years, who was reelected to set a new state record of a Democrat winning a second term here. Farm Workers Are Kemoved f rom Federal Relief Roll Every relief project in the county which was using farm labor was discontinued on Wednesday in order that farmers might have ample labor available to save their crops, it was learned at the office of Jesse Gardner, relief administrater for Warren County, yesterday. The discontinuance of the use of farm hands at this time will allow farmers around 300 persons to choose from in hiring help to save their crop, it was said. The policy of abandoning the use of farms hands on relief projects at this time is being carried on throughout the state, it is understood. This step became feasible, it was said, on account of the fact that those working on relief projects have been drawing higher wages than those employed on farms and consequently farmers have been experiencing difficulty in hiring help to harvest their crops. I Although it is expected that some persons who are in dire need will ba kept on the relief role through necessity, the suspension policy will apply to every able bqdy man, it was stated". Relief Force To Have New Office Beginning October 1, relief work in Warren county will be directed from an office in the Dameron building at Warrenton rather than from the office on the court house lawn which has been used for this purpose for the past year or more. The change is being made, Jesse Gardner, head of relief work for this county, said, on account of space, fhe little building on the court house square, he explained, at times becomes so crowded that confusion results. Carpenters have been at work this week in part of the Dameron building, which was formerly used for a store by Miss Mary Russell Burroughs and later used by Field Inspector J. C. Howard for government work, making a few changes. Mr. Gardner said that he expected j I - , . _? to move ms omce Dy tne iirsu 01 the month. Work Started On Littleton Road i I | Littleton, Sept. 27.?Work was commenced this week on the new highway from Littleton to Airlie. This is to be a bituminous highway, beginning at the intersection of Route 48 and Mosby Avenue. E. W. Grannis of Fayetteville has the contract for this project. C. K. j Grannis, superintendent, and a j large crew of workers arrived in Littleton the first of the week. While here, Mr. Grannis will have his office in the Farmers and Merchants Bank Building. Littleton Y. P. S. L. TO SPONSOR PICTURE OCTOBER 11 The Young People's Service League, in an effort to raise money for its treasury, will sponsor the picture "Old Fashioned Ways" with W. C. Fields. The picture will be shown at the local Theatre on Thursday, October 11, for one day only, both matinee and evening. A careful selection for a suitable picture was made and this one promises to be unusually entertaining, a member of the league said. Tickets will be on sale by the Service I League members and they ask that you buy from them rather than the box office in order that they may | get their commission. .. ri> Price, $1.50 a Year Tobaccc On i Local Gridders Meet Littleton In First Game Today The high school football season opens this afternoon when the Johu Graham team journeys to Littleton for a clash with, the Littleton High School team. The game is called for 2:30 o'clock. Prospects are not as bright for the Warrenton team at present as they have been in years past. The majority of the men this year are new to the field and the weight of the players is considerably under the avoirdupois of the men in the games last year. The 1933 season opened with around twelve lettermen and before the season closed their were eighteen men who had received their insignias. This year only four of the lettermen are on hand for the opening game. The team is again being coached this year by J. E. Derrick. He says that the men have been showing up fine when it is taken into consideration that they are new men and are light in weight. A complete schedule of games to be played has not been completed, Mr. Derrick said. He expects to have this schedule made out within a few days. Those out for the team this year are: Irving Pinnell, Maurice Pinnell, James Short, Charles Lee Terrell, George Floyd, Jim Frazier, T. R. Frazier, Vernon Dickerson, Duke Miles, Sidney Kline, Edward Shearin Willard Haithcock, John Williams, Bill Ward, Raymond Modlin, Joe Galloway, Hurbert Rooker, Hodges Riggan, Orin Flowers, T. C. Brothers,, John B. Bell, Joe Peoples, James! f"!loi*lr WilKom Dill,, I *k, IY iiiiaiu t/OVIOj J^XXiJT JTCCLd, Billy Hedgepeth, Clarence Ridout, Blaire Aycock. The team Is managed by Jack Kidd, with Belford Wagner as assisstant manager. Company B Men Back Home From Textile Strike Zone Company B, Warren county's military unit} returned to Warrenton early Sunday morning from Burlington where it had been on strike duty for nearly two weeks. All the men were apparently in une neaitn wnen iney reacnea nere, none of them having1 been injured in any manner during the disturbance incident to the national textile strike. The company was called to arms on Tuesday night, Sept. 11, and left by motor Wednesday morning about 3 o'clock for Burlington. Upon their arrival there they were stationed around mills to prevent violence and damage to property, and served in that capacity until the order for demobilization came late Saturday after the strike had been called off and workers ordered back on their jobs. Although the strike has been call^ J _rr ?J iu ?i?? cu un an u uiuuaanua ui wuriiers went back to their jobs on Monday morning, peace and satisfaction have not yet been obtained between number of the mill owners and workers. Rumblings of dissatisfaction became audiable on Monday morning when many of the strikers went to their jobs and found that they were taken by men and women who' were employed during the three weeks that the nationwide strike was going on. Other mills refused to open on Monday, some of them claiming that it would take some time to repair marhinoru whiph hoW haon ^n~~ I ^ TT mVll X1UU UV/UH UAUidg" ed as a result of the strike. A meditation board has been appointed by President Roosevelt to settle disputes between employers and their workers. The first task of this board, which is headed by Chief Justice Walter P. Stacy, a North Carolinan, is expected to be the adjudication of numerous complaints of discrimination against the strik- j ers oy employers in the rehiring of workers following the close of the walk-out. YOUNG PEOPLE TO MEET The Warren County Young People Union of the Methodist Church will meet at Norlina Sunday, Sept. 30, at 8:00 o'clock in the evening. All members are urged to attend, and the public is cordially invited. SERVICES AT ML E. CHURCH Services will be held at the Methodist Church, Warrenton, on Sunday evening at 8 o'clock, the Rev. O. I. Hinson, pastor, announced this week. MOST OF THE NEWS ALL THE TIME NUMBER 39 jlfijkoar^ Lton Market Golden Weed Average Here Thursday Is 34.6 Cents; Citizens Smiling BEST SALES IN HISTORY By BIGNALL JONES Tobacco prices soared on the Warrenton market this week with sales yesterday averaging 34.6 cents. One farmer sold a barn here for $500; another for $450; still another said he average 50 cents a pound on a lot of 500 pounds. I was on the floor of one of the warehouses following the sales yesterday and looked at one pile of tobacco marked 38 cents a pound in complete amazement. A veteran warehouseman and buyer was standing nearby. We examined the pile and then he remarked that last year that same tobacco would prohahlv hnvp hrnncrhf. 19. rents Not since the days of 1918-19 has anything been seen here to equal prices of the Golden Weed this week. And, it must be remembered, that back in those day fertilizer was $40 a ton, and other costs in proportion. With this cost element in mind, it can, I think, be truly said that sales of tobacco on the Warrenton market this week were the best that this market has ever known, war period included. Tobacco farmers of Warren and surrounding counties are coming into their own. To say that they are smiling is to put it mildly?they are wearing wide grins, but no broader, no happier than those being worn by the merchants and business men of Warrenton. And speaking of grins, nowhere do they surpass these beine worn bv the warehousemen and other tobacconist. Money is finding its way into channels of trade. A spirit of optimism and cheer prevails such as has not been seen for the past ten years. Happy Days are Here Again! . Bids Submitted On Louisburg Road Project Wednesday Bids have been submitted to the State Highway and Public Works Commission for surfacing 4.6 miles of the road leading from Warrenton towards Louisburg, and in the event that the proposal of the low bidder, Kiker and Young of Reidsville, meets with the approval of the highway authorities, it is expected tnat work will commence on this road within a week or so. The bids were being canvased yesterday. Usually, it was said, contracts are awarded by the State Highway and Public Works Commission without delay after low bids have been advertised for and submitted, and work gets underway shortly thereafter. The bid of Kiker and Young was $31,611.50. The contract was let several months ago on part of this road, from Warrenton to a point at a bridge about a mile out, and the job of surfacing this part of the highway has been completed. The bid which was submitted by the Reidsville concern calls for surfacing the road from Elberon to the point where the other contract ended. The sand-clay road from Elberon to Ingleside is virtually completed, and the road leading from Ingleside to Louisburg was completed some time ago, it was stated. II Squirrel Season Opens October 1 " ' The curtain lifts on the squirrel season October 1, but with the opening of this season it becomes unlawful to shoot doves, E. Hunter Pinnell, game warden for Warren county, stated yesterday. The dove season opened Sept. 1 and during this month many sportsmen turned to the fields in quest of these birds. There is a split season on doves, the game warden said, and after this month it will be unlawful to shoot them until November 20th when the bird. turkey and rabbit season opens. In announcing the openig of the squirrel season Monday morning of next week, the game warden stated fl that he had plenty of hunting licenses and iisked that those who shoot game be reminded that it Is required of (hem to purchase a 11- 1 cense before hunting. Mrs. C. A. Tucker spent Wednesday in Richmond. Miss Janet Rodwell spent the week end at Churchill.
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