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amm home not HT PLACE TO LIVE SAYS GRAND JURY Cwf Body Recommends Thai New Quarters Be Provided for Dependents OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS Jail Needs Repairs and Court H«a» Offices Are Too Crowded— County Farm in Excellent Shape i Swrere .condemnation of the living cjuarters furnished occupants of the ■esaHtty home is contained in the re of the grand jury, made last week to Judge Frank A. Daniels, pre wHwtg at the August term of super ior court. The jury recommends a worn county home in keeping with 'Other similar counties. Miner , improvements of the county SaS are also recommended in the re sport, wad the offices of the clerk of *Tt and register of deed* should be wwheixed, according to the jurymen. The w^wrt follows: To Bis Honor F. A. Daniels, Judge ^Presiding: We, the grand-jury for the August Hxam, 2924 superior court of Sampson iCOUBty, bey ieave to file and publish £he .following report: We .have carefully coonsidered all ibiihi given us by the solicitor and jwased on same. There being 48 true SuBb and seven not true bills and pre -oentetf three bills. we eareiuuy inspected tne couuty iul and found the sanitary condition .not bo good, due to the toilets, which are in need of repairs; also the water nyttem dees not give service as it ^ahanW and steps that lead up to the 3*2 cn the north side need repairs. Tte«ei.s an old well on the south side the .jail which should be cleaned of ■11 rubbish and filled up, as it is a Breeding place for mosquitoes. We visited the county home in a< Body and after a careful and thorough .uweetjgaiicm of the houses of the ■matea we found them in a very un mmatmry condition, especially the beds xod bed clothing, which., were inhab ited! tar xegbnents of Bed hugs. ‘The teadfinen was spotted with' blood «tew the inmates had been killing teal bags. - The comforts used for bed were filthy and unclean. The the yard of the inmates (insanitary and spielt very nil over the yard. We found very old- ladies that were very ■site and needed nourishment differ wnt Cram the regular diet. We also visited the kitchen and din tec mem where the inmates eat and mead that the windows be some way and heating the room in the winter be provid «i We found the stock, stock house, team and pack house in excellent con sfitun with the exception of the stock shone on the north side and west end, the foundation is being under ; by washing rains. We wish to congratulate the super intendent, Mr. Tew, for the excellent ■ greys upon the farm. We also rec neesd that more attention be paid tea the inmates. We, the grand jury, tet hereby condemn all the buildings mam occupied by the inmates and ■enaiiim ml to our county commission er* that they consider and execute for the building of a county for the aged and infirm that •e in keeping with like homes in ■ neighboring counties, considering : progress of our county. Sc examined the register of deeds’ i dork’s, the sheriffs’ and other ora of the county and found the well kept. The register of clerk’s offices are very much and v the county commission i, if possible, have the offices Btepectfolly submitted: P. H. THORNTON, Foreman. The grand jury was composed of the following: P. H. Thornton, fore warn; Jot Alderman, R. C. Clifton. H. H. Bradshaw, L. O. Johnson, J. E. foiddiod, J. C. McLamb, .Daniel Williams, A. B. McLamb, R. K. Ses ■mwii, W. S. Friar. Oscar Williams, Aids* Ezsell, A. A. Moon, A. M. ‘Vann, V. A. Autry, John C. Williams JPtepd Quick. BAPTIST MISSIONARY MEETS Woman’s ' Missionary Society Baptist church held its regular Monday afternoon in the parlor at four thirty o’clock, tenders for the afternoon were M. J. Herring and A. w. , the discussion being on Ncgrro in Our Midst.” The next tag which will be of a social na wiU bo held SeSptember 8. LESS IE WADE DEAD L>essie May Wade, aged about died Wednesday night at her in Mingo township, Sampson The deceased was a daughter the lake Mr. and Mrs. O. A. West. Interment was made,in the cemetery at OM Field church Thursday after* ANNOUNCE BIRTH Mr. and Mrs; Frank Powell an nance the birth of^a eon last Toes* hr August 1$. - *******************ft***ft*j SO THAT’S THAT Dear Customers: The boss, W. W. Casteel, has ' jused the past week to expert, raent with an indisposition that made him useless even as an or nament. Not so good. Next in line, W. W. Barrow, mechanical superintendent, has been sojourning at Asheville at the state convention of the Jun ior Order. N The official office devil, Whit Matthews, is in a Fayetteville hospital getting repairs to a badly broken leg. The rest of us, however, are still on the job, and hope that you will like our offering. Thanx. •IMMMMMNMMMMMMMMMMMMMMHMMMf* COURT OVER AFTER RECORD SESSION August Term Heard Huge List of Criminal Cases—Many Were Sentenced The August term of the Superior Court, Judge Frank A. Daniels pre siding, closed last week after dispos ing of what is thought to be a record J number of criminal cases. Attendance records were also made at the term, the crowd seeking en trance to the court room exceeding any previous crowd in size. Interest in the Sessom’s case and the trial of June Faircloth for the murder of Wil lie Matthews brought hundreds to the county seat for the hearings. The following are cases heard the last three days of the term, and their disposition: Vermine Dawson; Careless setting out fire. j J. W, Childers; larceny. Found in- j sane by the jury and ordered by the j court to be taken to the State hospi-j tal in Raleigh. { Clarence Lucas; larceny. Plead j guilty of aiding and abetting in the j larceny of an automobile. j Jesse Ashford; disturbing religious j services. Plead guilty and was taxed with the cost of court. ^ Bud Godwin; giving worthless check. .Nol Pros. * Lewis Warren; selling liquor. Judg ment absolute according to sci fa. Or der of foreclosure to be drawn. Bob Hicks; assault. Paid cost. Distan Butler; larceny. Nol Pros with leave. Clarence Butler; larceny. Called and failed. Ni si sci fa and judgment to be drawn. Capias to issue. P. S. Edwards; embezzlement. Con-1 tinued for bill. I W. A. Bishop and Martha Tilton; prostitution. W. A. Bishop plead guil ty and paid cost upon paying a bond | of $600 for his appearance at each j criminal term of this court for 2 years ! ad show his good behavior especiallyj as pertains to defendant Martha Til- j ton. Nol Pros with Ieav as to Martha Tilton. Isaac Williams; aiding and abetting in the manufacture of liquor. Contin- j ued for bill. j Sandy McAthur; cruelty to animals.; Capias and continued. 1 R. I. Tew, Roscoe Tew, Jodie Wil- j liams; assault with deadly weapon 1 and carrying concealed weapon. Rob-1 assault. Defendants detao hrtdoil onu ert Justice plead guilty to simple as sault. Defendants Joe and Ransom Justicfe found not guilty. Robert Jus- j tice fined $60 and taxed with cost. G. R. Best; operating auto while drunk. Capias and continued. Theodore Gilbert; larceny. Capias and continued. L. R. Reynolds and Alim Jones; forgery. Each paid half the cost and replace money gotten to its owner. Laura Williams vs J. D. Williams and Lovett Warren vs Mary Warren' were granted divorces by the court. MT.VERNON CHURCH CHILDREN’S DAY Children’s day will be held at Mt. Vernon church Sunday the 24th. Ev erybody is invited to come with a well filled basket. • The protratced meeting begins Mon day night the 26th. REV. ROWELL ACCEPTS , , SPRAY PASTORATE .Rev. Howard P. Powell, son of Mr. ahd'Mrf. L, B. Powell has been ap pointed pastor of the Methodist church at'Spray, N. C. Rev. Powell began his work August 10. TOM THUMB WEDS The circles of the Baptist church are' arranging for a Tom Thumb wedding which will< bo-given at the church Tuesday evening, August 26 at 8 o’clock.' The bridal party and guests will be composed of local ehild ren. • .v _ . ■ r ^ . Mr* Clem C.' Vann returned Wed nesday from Sigh Point where h* has been • podding several days with htf sister, Mrs. C. M. Thomas. The Odd Fellows Orphanage con cert clgss of Goldsboro will be here Saturday earning and give a contort at the high school auditorium. ■ ■ ‘ . ::' . ■ a* ASSEMBLY HOPES TO FINISH LABOR BEFORE AUGUST 23 Senate Passes Resolution Set ting That Day as End of Session SHIP BILL BEFORE HOUSE Committee Reports Measure Favor ably and Quick Action is Expect ed—Senate Acts on Railroad Measure Raleigh, Aug'. 19.—Both branches of the North Carolina general assem bly today plunged into their work de termined to end the extra session as soon as possible. The senate passed a joint resolution providing that the extra session of the North Carolina general assembly adjourn not later than 12 o’clock noon of Saturday, August 23. The resolu tion now goes to the house for con currence. ' The senate rid ’ of the commission bill, which held the boards all of the last week passed a number of local measures and kiljed the Wilson con stitutional bill that would have pro vided a vote for reducing taxes on real estate loans and money in the bank and also voted down an amend ment to the state child labor law. The . house voted to limit the salary of the; chairman of the state highway com- j mission to $15,000 a year, amending I the senate measure that would have I permitted the commission to fix the} chairman’s salary without limit. The ] senate accepted the amendment. I snip mu Reported. The ship commission bill was re-j ported to the house favorably this! morning by the water commerce com I mittee. At the same time the accom-' panying bill fixing the compensation • of the members of the commission at i $15 a day and reported favorably. In 4he senate the resolution look ing tie re-acquiring the Cape Pear and Yadkin Valley railroad was pass ed after a sharp debate and was sent to the house. Debate was on the port commissioi) bill » the house was started shortly, after 1 o'clock this afternoon. Repre sentative Everett asserted that al though North Carolina had factories, it was commerce that came with wealth and that the Panama canal made it possible for the state to gain much ocean commerce. . Kill Child Labor Amendment The bill to amend the child labor laws so as to prohibit the employment of a child under 14 years of age in a factory in North Carolina was tabled in the senate upon the motion of its author, Senator Long of Halifax, af ter a. heated debate in which Senator Johnson of Duplin succeeded in hav ing an amendment pased allowing children to work in grocery stores, bootblack shops and as messengers. Mr. Long’s bill was the center of a lengthy argument last night. As the child labor law now stands, it was ex plained by Mr. Long, the child wel fare board has the right to issue per mits to children to work in factories. He seeks to have this power abolish ed. 1 I i i 1 WOULD INCREASE TAX i ON GASOLINE 2 CENTS Wilmington, Aug. 13—The 38th annual convention of the Farmers Alliance, which has been in session at Wrightsville Beach, adjourned 1 this afternoon after adopting resolu tions advocating among other things an increase of two cents per gallon on the present gasoline tax and indors ing the good roads and educational program in this state. R. P. Cherry, of Speed, was elected president of the Alliance succeeding ! Eddie Bulligher of Merry Hill, who presided over the meeting. J. C. Bain of Cumberland county was se lected vice president; J. E. Davis of Edgecombe county re-elected for a five year member of the executive committee and H. E. Thompson, of Wilson county .was named trustee of business fund. All other officers Were re-elected. i The resolutions approving the slate highway system and the prgram for} further-improvement of North Caro lina’s roads advocated the raising of the gasoline tax from three cents per gallon to five cents and urged that the license tax on automobiles be cut one half. CIRCLE8 MEET The circles of the Presbyterian church will hold their regular meet ings Monday afternoon. Circle One meets with Mrs. B. M. Ferrell at her home on Sycamore street at 4:30 o’clock. Circle Two meets with Mrs, John H. Crumpler at her home 20 Fayetteville street at So’clock. / RAISES PRIZE TOMATOES T. B. Draughon, one ol Sampson I county's leading farmers is raising prise tomatoes this year. Mr. Draugh on brought tow of the Ponderosa var iety into the Sampson Independent of fice Monday which weighed two pound and one and one-half pounds respec tively. • ■ . -V o '.Iff Along the Concrete SUNDAY PARKING RULES BIG VIOIATED i Hay or Calls Attention to Breach of Regulations by Auto Owners In a statement thanking: Clinton bus ess and professional men for their :ocoperation i helping utangle the raffic situation in Clinton, Mayor W. 3. Matthews calls attention to some of •he regulations that are still being violated, and asks more care in plac ng cars. lecomlng a hard problem and must be net and improved, according to the nayor. He has also intimated that nore stringent regulations than now n force may have to be applied in »rder to remedy the situation on busy lays. His statement follows: “The response to the request of a lew weeks ago with respect to leav ng at home of automobiles by the own automobile owners on Saturdays md other busy days has been charac eristics of the citizens of Clinton in cooperating in every way possible in naking the town a better and more lesirable place to visit. The attitude chown by our business and profession il men has been especially noted, and md the policemen are delighted. When people in a community put heir shoulders to the wheel in such a cause and cooperate as they have in his matter results are always satis factory. The town council, policemen md mayor desire to express herein cheir appreciation and gratification lor the results achieved thus far and » ask that the same spirit continue •o better the condition. “Our policemen feel that it is nec essary only to call attention of bur leople, both in the town and country, ,o a commonly accepted violation of ;he town ordinances which, if persist ed in, wil lead to serious results for tutomobile owners as well as to a very lisagreeable task for themselves. This a the matter of parking cars on the streets leading out from the business section- of town. It has been observed recently that these is an increasing tendency to park cars on either or Mth sides of the streets in the resi iential sections of town. It is a viola tion of the law to leave a car parked anywhere .in town on the left side if the street going out of town. Al ways park on the right side going out if town, where parking is allowed, and there will be no mistake and no arraigning before the mqyor for vio lations of the traffic regulations. We candidly and sincerely believe that most mayors dislike such ordeals more heartily than do those who un consciously violate the ordinances Let us remember, therefore, always to park only on the right side of the streets going out of town, where park ing is allowed. It is necssary to re member this and apply it rigidly be cause the policemen themselves are reminded that the law is expecting them and requiring them to see that it is eforced in every case. BORN A SON Born to Mr. and Mrs. Festus L. Turlington of Beaman street Wednes day August 13 a son. DAUGHTER BORN Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Parker er of DeVane street, Monday night a girl, weighing 10 pouds. Mother and child are reported to be doing nicely Mesdames C. B. Barms, J. A. Stew art, A, 5. Bethune, H. J Hubbard, 0 J. Po#ell, spent Tuesday afternoor and aVeaW to TPaysWwrilU. .. ■ '; '~r-' . J. M. MARSHBURN HELD MANY AGE RECORDS Mr. J. M. Marshburn who died early in June at his home at Taylors Bridge who was the oldest child of his parents at the time of his death was the old est member of Spring Vail Baptist church; the oldest white man in Tay lors Bridge township and also the old est member of Hiram Lodge No. 98 A. F. and A. M., Clinton. District President Pleased With Pro gress Being Shown by Federated Bodies Miss Margaret Faison, president of the 9th district of the state Federation of Women’s Clubc has visited three of the fifteen clubs which comprise this district up to date and reports ex cellet work being done by the club women. Miss Faison has not-arranged an itinerary, but has visited some of the clubs which have extended invita tions. Her plans are to visit each of the federated clubs, however, in the next few months. Delightful meetings were reported when the Newton and Rosin Hill clubs and the John M. Fai son club of Faison were visited by the district president. Miss Faison is look ing forward to visiting the Calypso club in the near future. Mrs. W. B. Lamb, home demon stration agent visited the first two clubs named, in company with Miss Faison. Mrs. Lamb has always been closely allied with the women of the county, and at this particular time is stressing the importance of the cont inuation of the demonstration agents work in Sampson the coming year. Miss Faison says she “finds a spir it of seriousness of purpose in club activities and that the clubs are real ly a factor in community life.” She urges each of the.clubs to send in club news to the Sampson Indepedent for in no other way may all the clubs of the district follow the activities of their sister clubs. SHADY GROVE RESIDENT DIES The residents of Shady Grove sec tion were shocked Saturday morning when they were apprised of the death of Mr. J. P. West. Mr. West suffered a stroke of apoplexy late Friday even ing and was*" unconscious until his death, which occurred shortly before 11 o’clock the following morning. Mr. West was 66 years of age; He is sur vived by his widow and eight children, Mesdames Sudie Hudson, Mae Brown of Bingham, S. C.; Maggie Lucas of Duke, Stoney Jemigan of near Duke, Messrs Herman R. West 9f Rich mond, Ya., Rich, Raymond und Mar ion West, who reside at home.' Mr. West was one of Sampson’s well known- and highly repseted citizens He was beloved by his neighbors and will be greatly m4?3ed in his commun ity. The funeral services,,were conduct ed Sunday afternoon by Rev. Luca: of Duke. Interment was wadi in the nearby family .cemetery. ANNOUNCE BIRTH s. Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. Harmoi Britt of Nekton Grove a boy, Augus 13. Both the youngster and rno^hc; are doing nicely. Miss Arbelle Sutton returned b her home in Faison Monday afto speding a month with.her sister Mri Mv n bi.«j Several Thousand Pounds of Foods Destroyed as Unfit For Public Consumption. The report of the city inspectors of foods here shows that several thou sand pounds of food material were condemned, during the month of July thereby preventing the sale of such meats and vegetables to the people in this community, i The report. I 'Beef, 1286 pounds'; Fish, 678 poufids pork, 80 pounds; lard, 50 pounds; sau sage 189 pounds; brains, 2 pounds butter, 60 pounds; cabbage 360 pounds; cheese, 37 pounds and 200 pounds of cakes. i The officials of the inspection de I partment state that some of the peop le who bring th^ir beeves here for sale do not seem to understand that it is necessary that the lungs, commonly called “lights,” must be brought for inspection also. This the ispectors, say, is to determine whether the ani mal has tuberculosis or other disease. Besides the lungs the inspectors re-; quire that the heart and liver also be j brought with the animal for inspec- ] INFANCY-MATERNAL BUREAU TO OPEN ; I Sampson county has been fortunate, in securing federal aid thru the Shep- j hard-Towner bill in that Mrs. Henry: Sloan, county health nurse, will be at■ the disposal of the physicians of the ! county and will be confined to prena-! tal and infancy-maternal hygiene' work. This work will begin, according to health officials, September the first and after then some one will be in the health office at all times. The Infacy-Maternal Bureau, «s this de partment will be called, is to be strict ly under the supervision of the Samp son medical society. KEENER CITIZEN DIES Mr. George Cashwell was found dead in bed Sunday morning at his home near Keener by a member of his family. Mr. Cashwell was in his usual good health when he retired Friday night, so his death was a great shock to his family and friends. M£ Cashwell would have been 58 years of age had he lived until Sunday, Aug ust 24. Elaborate plans were being made for a birthday dinner next Sun day to celebrate, the occasion. Mr. Cashwell is survived by his widow, two daughters, Misses AJphy and Lib by, four sons, Messrs. Wright of Clin ton, Abner of Wilmingtton, Carlston of Roeky Mount and Jesse of the Keener section. 1 The funeral services were held the following day, conducted by T. M. Lee. Burial was made, in the family burial plot,-1 * HOLD BIRTHDAY REUNION On Thursday August 28 there 'will he a birthday reunion given in hoor 6f Janies D. Williams at his home near Dunn. Lunch will he served pic nic style in the grove. AU relatives and friends'are invited to be present to make the day an enjoyable one. POWELL-JOHNSON Miss Gertrude Johnson and Mr. Lc Hoy Powell of the Mt'Gilead section were married Tuesday afternoon al four o’clock at the home of Rev. N. D Blackman. The ceremony ...was per performed by Bev. ttUckman and Rei T.m-Kfajt «§OH»p ft ■ TO OUST WELFARE 1 DEPARTMENT HEAD Woman Fails to Measure Up to Old Line Standards in Giving Jobs BUTLER, MORRISON PULL rf Sampson Republican Lines Up Force >* To Support Governor’s Water Bill—Bailey Also Favors Terminals Raleigh, Aug 21—Special to The .1 Independent—Organized women view with quite a bit of interest the sena torial offering of Mr. Lattimore of Cleveland, who has introduced a bill into the upper body for the purpose ‘±1 of taking the veto power from Mrs. Kate Burr Johnson, commissioner of . public welfare. =$ Mrs. Johnson has used this weapon five times on county boards, Mr. Lat- ^ timore explains. His bill, he says, is % responsive to the complaints back home. The latest of these Went up from Wake which recently elected a former member of the legislature. Mrs. Johson declined to pass the ac tion of the county commissioners. '3 They kicked lustily and the state ^ board of charities and public welfare sustained her. p But the state board is composed of | men who have no politics. There is ' a great suspicion that the chairman i’ of it, Col. W. A. Blair, brother of i Dave the commissioner of revenue, is not regular in his votes. It is well ' known that Rev. W. R. Hutchins is an !• insurgent Democrat and that he vot- “s ed for J. W. Bailey. It is even better ^ known that although Mrs. Johnson ;■% was appointed by Governor Morrison and will be subject to Governor A. W. McLean, if he is elected, she, woman like, voted her conscience and cast a hard ballot for J. A. Bailey when it would have been so easy to utter a 3'y' vote for McLean. Worst of all, this .M woman astounded the old guard of „•: * Surry some months ago by actually voting for a Republican over a Dem ocrat. This was the unpardonable si|U ^~ The move before the legis^Ttare 4^ was expected. The first pla is to'take her powers from her. And after trim ming the office of any effectiveness the hope is eventually to get Mrs. Johnson’s resignation and then an old guarder will have a good job. Wheth er this can be done at the special ses sion remains to be seen. The women have been on the lookout for this leg islation .They alone can stop it, be cause it is no longer any secret that Mrs. Johnson does not run the officce in the primary interest of the party. « She has the rather foolish idea that welfare means the good of all people and she ds utterly blind when asked to see partisans -or factionists. Butler and Morrison Aligned. Governor Morrison is entertaining Republicans these days, so legislators say, with stories of railroad owner ship of this general assembly. The minority is popular with him. In the late senate vote on the ports and termials bill, the three Republi can senators followed the administra tion bloc which sought to pass the bill ; without referendum. The referendum was the suggestion of the governor, but the senate took him to seriously. It was anxious to do his will because it knew that this was not his wish. He gave it the getting out place, but the . governor desired the passage of the measure. .The House has had trouble with this measure and now since the peop le are to vote on it, the afternoon sport is picking-the commission to be appointed to work out the $8,500,000 scheme in the event of a public appro val of the plan in the general election. ' It is accepted' as settled that if the re ferendum determines the issue in fav- , or of the governor," his excellency will appoint j. Elwood Cox and A. M. Kis tler as members representing the minority party. Senator Joe Brown, Dr. D. D. Carroll, W. A. Hart, R. M. Miller Jr., and Charles S. Wallace are talked up as possible admiuistrators ' of this big fund. In the coming election Major George Butler of Sampson, Judge W. P. Bynum, J. W. Bailey, Senator Joe Brown, Governor Morrison and vari ous senators will carry the burden of a speaking campaign. Goveror Morri son is financially able to organize the | propaganda which he will need in gst | ting the issue before the people. Leg | islators declare that he will use print ed, word much and the spoken one j more. He has no idea of quitting’ bow. Among the legislative speeches on this proposal those made by Major George Butler and J. W. Bailey for the bill stand out-JKajor Butler as a mere on-looker, was catted out aad he made a whale of a speech. Mr. Bai ley had made it a portion *.f V. a un successful campaign for governor. He had all the facts in hand- He spoke with great power, tl wit one of the Jronies of hte politics that the Bailey speech Wen him no votes in the cam paign, was uttered on an issue which the administration is making its para mount, In other words, Bailey's major assault. was on railroad control of his party. Mr. llorrison's battle is to beat the railroads. HIs first battle was‘to heat Bailey. The Democratic nominee for gwer |, (Continued o« page 4.)
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