B^accuraTE' terse
I TIMELY
KyftLARB"
liilKI GUILTY OF
pffCHARGE
But Jenkins Sentenced To
Uf J From 4 to 12 Years
i*f?r Attempted Rape
M^nvtl, DOCKET ENDS
Rrown ^ ill Cssc Not
is to Heard At This
I rTnrtri nf Court
criminal docket of the War.
county September term of SupCOurt
came to a close yesterH
3;:e:noon about 4 o'clock a few
^Eutes after a jury returned a ver.
that Robert Jenkins, negro,
^Krged with assaulting Mrs. L. E.
H^i of N'orlma with intent to
^Ee was guilty. The negro was
^K^nced to hard labor on the
^Es for a term from four to 12
few minutes after clearing the
BLninfli docket, the court turned
attention to civil matters which
K expected, will run far into next
Btek The Byron Broun will case,
Eftaps the most interesting case
He docket due to the money involved
^Hi to the legal talent that was ex.
^Ked here to fight over the dis^Ehtion
of around $100,000 which
^Ed been accumulated by Brown,
K: not be tried at this term of
, H Mrs Erwin was assaulted on the
^Homing of June 16 when she was
an out*house at her home at
^Hlerlina. Hearing cries. Mrs. Erwin's
' 1 Tr-Vin
I iter nouiiea nei i?"i? "*i
to the scene and found his
nth her clothes disarranged,
on her body and in an units
condition. Blood hounds
ocured from Louisburg and
Jenkins and several other
were arrested. Mrs. Erwins
?nt to the Henderson jail
enkins was being held for
ping and identified him as
lilant. Four other negroes
1 been arrested in connech
the crime and placed in
ren county jail were fined
e the Norlina woman who
although one of them bore
emblance to the man who
her, she remained firm in
ous contention that Robert
vas the guilty man.
1 for the defendant ento
prove that it was a case
ken idenity. The jury rejut
for several hours and
lrned their verdict of guilR.
Prescott, Warrenton
an charged with man'
as the result of an autois
accident at the jail
a July 4 was not tried at
i. His case was continued
nt of the absence of witwas
said.
Davis, negro youth, plead
raping 9-year-old Teoia
negro girl of the Sandy
ighborhood, and was sen>
hard work on the roads
inH nf is
I? ( . vw wi xxJ JTCftlO.
iUis Games, negro, plead not
ty of assault with a deadly w.ea,
but the jury decided otherwise
1 he was sentenced to the roads
a term of six months. Judgat
suspended upon payment of
*s and $60 to h:s sister, Belle
roes, with whom he was fighting,
'ohn Hill Jr. Lawrence Alston
4 Bryant Alston, charged with
Why, were all found guilty.
Hill Jr. was given four months
I the roads; Lawrence Alston
|ht months on the roads, and
put Alston six months on the
03.
peorge HarreU alias Joe Alston,
I found guilty of forgery and
fenced to the roads for ten
fed wnu-~. -
? -.-uuia, tnea lor perjury,
found, not guilty.
B^c case against Walter West.
^Br?ecl with assault( was con OOLS
CLOSES THAT
lpl'PILS MAY PICK COTTON
Be Macon and Afton+Elberoii
B?l3 have been closed this week
Bder that students might assist
iB Parents in getting their cotBP'cked.
Students o! Afton-Elresumed
their class work cr
i^Bday and the Macon school
^-open on Monday morning.
fcmBS CURFEW LAW
! ?<? RAUIDS, Mich.?At the
J^B? ?1 a large number ot citicity
council has revived the
? curfew ordinance here. All
*ho are not sixteen years old
B/have their girls home, bid
?ood night and reach their
B^ore the deadline, the ordin
I I
Judge Harris Asks
Grand Jury For
Constructive Action
"I want some constructive action,"
Judge W. C. Harris of Raleigh,
here for the first time presiding
over the September term of Warren
Superior court, told members
of the grand jury in his charge on
Monday morning. "Too many time
recommendations are made and
after that the matter is dropped. I
want to be sure that some action
is forthcoming, and I want you
gentlemen to check-up on former
recommendations made by grand
juries and see that they have
been complied with."
Speaking of the increase in
crime, Judge Harris said that education,
home training, the church,
and the proper enviroment were
potent factors in decreasing the
number of cases that are daily
clustering the courts of this country.
In cautioning against the crippling
of schools, the Raleigh jurist
said that every boy should be given
a high school education, for statistics,
he said, had proven that a boy
with a high school education is prepared
to make a living without
turning to crime.
"And you can always tell a boy
who has had the proper home
training," Judge Harris said. "No
matter where you see such boys
this training will reflect itself, and
you seldom see these properly trained
boys being tried in our courts."
Stating that circumstances played
a great part in the lives of people,
Judge Harris said that citizens could
perhaps prevent many people from
becoming criminals by removing the
surrounding temptation. "Study the
crime situation in your community,
see who is back of it, and then see
what steps can be taken to remove
the cause. Don't wait until the wayward
have become criminals and
expect too much of the courts, for
the courts may punish for a crime ,
' i -i ?*???
Due tney ao not aiways iciuna we
criminal."
The Raleigh jurist said that there
was no place in the State where
boys over 16 years of age who had ,
committed a crime could be confined
except in prison, and once they ,
are placed behind the bars the
name of "jail-bird" follows them ,
wherever they go, which fact made ,
it almost impossible for them to
have a chance for a new start in
life. "The best thing to do is to ]
keep them out of trouble and one j
of the best ways of doing this is
by removing the cause."
"And it is your duty to see that
your town or community is lawabiding;
not only for the fact that
you are removing temptation from
some one who is weak, but you, are
also increasing the value of your
property, for no person desires to 1
move into a section where crime is :
rampant," Judge Harris held. ]
"Many times there are wealthy <
and prominent men behind lawless- '
ness, but it is usually the little man 1
who pays the Penalty for crime. 1
More results can be attained by 1
catching one of these high-powered 1
men than in the arrest of a dozen
of his lieutenants. And in your ef- 1
fort U> see who are some of these :
big fellows, it is a good idea to 1
watch who goes on the bonds of law
violators who are apprehended. Of
course there are many good citizens '
who go on the bonds for defendants
who are in no way partners in
crime, but on the other hana, tnere
are many who are in some measure
responsible for some act that
one of their lieutenants has com- 1
mitted, and they come to their rescue
in the way of bail."
"A good many people have the
attitude that if they do not believe
in a certain law they will not respect
it," the judge said. "This is
wrong. We are living in a country
where the majority rule, and these
laws were placed on the statute
books by a majority of the people,
and it is the duty of every man to
respect them regardless of whether
or not they meet with his approval."
"I don't know whether or not
there have been any fatal accidents
in connection with school busses in
this county, but there have in other
: counties, and I want you gentlemen
; to inspect every one of the busses
being used by the schools, and if
you find them safe enough for your
i child to ride in, then I will be satisfied,"
Judge Harris told members
of the jury. The jurist also instructed
the grand jury to see that all
the county funds are protected, and
i to visit the offices of county of
ficials and inspect their records?
i "and dont just ask a; tew questions
1 and look around, but see what con[
structive criticism you can offer."
1 The Judge's charge was well re
ceived by many citizens of the town
and county who gathered in the
court room for the opening of court.
Iff?
WARRENTON, COUNTY
Here For Court
I |
Br, WmMSsiEmB
< '
JUDGE W. C. HARRIS,
wh<? Is presiding over September
term of Warren County Superior
Court.
Williard Ellington,
Missing For Three
Weeks, Home Again
Missing for three weeks and
thought by his father and police
to have encountered foul play while
attempting to hitch-hike his way
from Rocky Mount, where he was
employed as a drug clerk, to Warrenton
to visit relatives( Williard
Green Ellington, 30> rode into WarrcDtcn
Wednesday 'afternoon about
1 o'clock after a trip to New Orleans.
Mr. Ellington thumbing his way,
was picked up' at Henderson by
Congressman John H. Kerr and
brought to his father's home here.
Congressman Kerr stated that
Mr. Ellington told him on the way
to Warrenton that he had written
his sister a letter from Greensboro
The letter was never received here
The search for Mr. Ellington
started about three weeks ago when
he failed to report to the drug
store at Rocky Mount, where he had
been employed for two yeare after
asking for a day off to come to see
his people at Warrenton and it became
known that he had not reached
here. News of his strangs disappearance
and his description was
broadcast over the radio and published
in papers but no clues as to
his whereabouts came until today
when he made his appearance.
Buyers Notified Of
Loans To Farmers
By R. H. BRIGHT
All cotton buyers and tobacco
warehousemen in this county have
names of the persons who received
loans from the Farmers' Seed Loan
Dffice. The total sum loaned in this
county Is $154,385.53. I am sure that
this money has served a good cause
and that all borrowers are going1 to
do the correct thing and pay it
back as fast as possible. This money
was loaned at a very low rate of interest
and supplemented local credit
in a time that outside assistance
in a financial way was needed.
Several person have asked me the
question. Can I use any of this
crops receipts to harvest the crop
with? You are permitted to use the
J J 3 AC AA rvP f Vin T?A
seed 01 coT/^on uhu
oeipts from each bale where necessary.
But you must furnish this information
to the Seed Loan Office
and also show that it was necessary
to use this money in harvesting the
crop. In the case of tobacco you
may use 10 per cent of the gross
receipts for harvesting and other
incidentals.
The borrowers may store their
products, provided you store them
in a bonded warehouse and send
the receipts to the Seed Loan Office.
In the case of pooling cotton
with the Cooperative Marketing Association
the check less the amount
allowed should he mailed to the i
proper collectors as well as the par. J
ticipating receipts.
Payment may be made by check
or any other means, such as money i
orders, Or' Cashiers' Check. All
checks should be made for the exact
amount of the loan and in no case
should the check be made for an
amount to exceed the loan, but you
may pay the loan in part and the
amount will be credited to your ac- j
count. |
I don't think it will be wise to
try to avoid paying the loans or
as much on the loans as you possibly
can, because the Agents can
check on your crop and get a fair
" ??;~i,j onH the re.
esoimate ui uie ^xcxu maw ? ,
ceipts received. I am sure you would
not like for the buyer to have to
pay for the crops twice and make
yourself liable for disposing1 of
(Continued on Page 8)
arrnt
OF WARREN, N. C.," FRID/
School Trucks Are
Being Conditioned
Following Report
Copies of the find of the Warren
County Grand Jury in regard to
the condition of the school trucks
have been sent to school principals,
truck drivers and mechanics and
approximately three-fourths of the
trucks have been repaired) it was
learned yesterday at the office of
the superintendent of schools.
Ane ?jrana ouiy m iu> icpun, uu
Wednesday said that it found the
majority of the school trucks in
j unsafe condition, unclean and
recommended that older drivers be
employed in many instances. Report
on each truck in seven districts
as submitted by the jury> follows:
Afton
Truck No. 28, Macon Rsavis,
driver?Truck clean brakes bad,
steering loose, motor needs atten.
tion no hand brake.
Truck No. 16, Bruce Peoples,
[driver?No lights, dirty inside, no
horn, back door and side glass out,
roof leaks.
Truck No. 17, Edgar Rea*. is
driver?Steering gear very bad,
| three window lights broken out,
radiator leaks, truck clean.
[ Truck No. 39 Wm. Louis Fleming,
driver?Dirty inside, no lights.
Warrenton
Truck No. 33, Lee King, driver?
! Wind shield broken, hub cap gone,
loose steering gear lights bad.
j Truck No. 36, E Uvin Davis,
driver?No emergency brake> i.o
foot brake, rear glass out, 'truck
dirty.
Truck No. 20, Clifton Tucker,
driver ? No 'emergency brakes,
steering gear loose.
[ Truck No. 24 Edward Hunter,
driver?Windows bad, no brakes,
lights bad. truck dirty and insanitary,
top bad.
I Truck No. 31, Willis Browning,
driver ? No emergency brakes,
steering gear very bad.
Truck No. 25, Charles Overby,
driver?No foot brakes, no lights,
broken window glass.
rru?>,?i, OQ TTrvmarrl "EVIm fin rift
11UV& Aiu. UUi AAuniww w.,
driver?Window glass gonef emergency
brake bad, steering gear
lcose> one head light.
Truck No. 15, Thomas Welch,
driver?No emergency brakesj no
lights.
Truck No. 21, John Cawthorne,
driver?Good condition.
Wise
Truck No. 44 Mabry Copley,
driver?Good condition.
Truck No. 8, Norman White,
driver?Good condition.
Norlina
Truck No. 32 Lawrence Rose,
driver?Rear glass out, brakes bad,
emergency brake bad.
Truck No. 41 Norman Ball,
driver?Glass out,' brakes bad.
Truck No. 40j Herman Painter,
driver?No lights, no hand brakes,
three glasses out no mirror.
Truck No. 45,' Clifton Rooker,
driver?No lights back glass gone.
Truck No. 46, 'William Mayfield,
driver?No lights no horn, no side
lights.
Macon
Truck No. 47, Russell Palmer,
(Continued on Page 8)
Abandoned Baby
And Mother In Jail
A three months old negro baby
that had been abandoned is in the
Warren county jail with her mother.
The infant was found in the
woods near Norlina soon after it
had been forsaken and the mother
will face trial in Recorder's court on
Monday morning, October 5.
Riding into Norlina on train No.
84, the negro woman got off with
her baby and inquired about the
location of a relatives. Not being
able to get the information she
wanted, she walked on down the
track until she came to some woods.
When she returned she was seen
without her baby, and Chief Carter
of Norlina^ was notified. The
Norlina policeman found the baby
and arrested the woman. The child
was not injured. The woman gave
her name as Maggie Harvey of
Route 1, Halifax county.
Notify Local Police
Watch For Convict
"Be on the look out for Thomas
Williams, negro convict [who escaped
today after being shot twice,"
the Rocky Mount ponce notniea
Night Policeman and Jailer E. C.
Lovell on Wednesday. The fugitive
was last seen coming in the direc.
tion of Warrenton the message
said.
Williams was sentenced to 12
months on the roads by Judge
Cranmer at the May term of court
on a charge of stealing.
j&ern
iY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1931
GRANDJURYSAYS
SCHOOL TRUCKS IN
SORRY CONDITION
Copy of Findings Sent To
Chairmen of Boards And
To Superintendent
ORDERS ROOF REPAIRED
Suggested That Old County
Records Be Recovered
And Kept In Library
Declaring that Warren county
school trucks were in dangerous
condition and recommending older
drivers and more mechanics; in.
structing that county records thrown
on the trash pile be collected, and
citing failure to have county home
roof repaired as had been recommended,
the Warren county grand
jury handed in its report to Judge
W. C. Harris, presiding over September
term Superior court on
Wednesday and were discharged after
receiving the thanks of the
court.
The severest indictment of the
grand jury was aimed at the condition
of the trucks used to transport
children to Warren schools.
A committee from this body declared
that the majority of these busses
needed mechanical attention, and
that they were not as clean as they
should be, and that many of the
drivers were not as capable as were
needed. A detailed report of the
trucks were handed into Judge Harris
who had copies made and sent
to the chairman of the board of
education, the chairman of the
board of commissioners, and the
superintendent of county schools.
The grand jury in asking that
county records thrown away be col
lected suggested that the Warren
County Memorial Library would be
glad to preserve them.
The report in full follows:
"We, the grand jury selected for
the above term, beg to make the
following report:
"We have carefully examined wit.
nesses and p\ssed on all bills presented
to us by the Solicitor, R.
Hunt Parker.
We have examined witnesses and
made presentments in mjatters
brought to our attention.
"We have visited the County
Home by committee. The premises
and around the houses are clean
and well kept. The inmates, when
questioned, seem to be contented
and well provided for. Preceding
Grand Juries urged that the painting
of the roofs on three buildings
be done at once. This has not been
done. We insist on the same to save
the roofs from rust.
"At the request of the keeper and
on our own judgment we recommend
that a suitable fence be erected
around the house of detention
where unruly mental defectives are
confined, so that they may have
more liberty than afforded by a
cell.
"We as Grand Jurors and representatives
of the citizenship of the
county, wish here to express our
appreciation of the service rendered
this institution by the late W. T.
Powell.
"We have examined the jail and
find it in good condition and well
kept. We recommend that the junk
nlla fr? horlr vorr? nf {ail prvncictino1
of parts of old liquor stills be destroyed
or otherwise disposed of so
as not to be used again for this
purpose and removed from the premises.
"We; find the offices in the Court
House well and neatly kept and
equipment sufficient for the work.
"Clerk's Office reported $7348.04
trust funds in the Bank of Warren,
and also $2040.32 court costs and
probate fees not disbursed deposited
in Bank of Warren. Clerk has about
twenty guardian accounts, all of
whom have made proper reports.
"As to administrators, some have
not made proper reports, but have
been cited during the summer to
make reports. We find that Jacob
R. Jones, Exr. of Bettie Jones, has
Jfiled final statement but Clerk refuses
to accept same until all debts
due by estate be paid, which has
not been done.
"We find the following Justices
of the Peace have not made reports
to this Court: A. E. Paschall, J. V.
Shearin, F. B. Newell, J. D. Riggan,
H. J. Ellis, J. D. Moss, H. L. Salmon,
L. O. Reavis, H. Evans Coleman.
"We find that the Sheriff reports
tax collections daily to Bank of
Warren. Fees are reported monthly.
? * Unnrl Mrtf rfl
| OCpueniDcr i ccd un uauu, uuv *wported,
at close of yesterday's business
amounted to $46.95. Register of
needs reports a deposit of $122.05
'in Bank of Warren, fees collected
in September. Also $85.81 deposited
| (Continued on page 8)
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rii
7 . BVOWg^10"
Mi98 Can
1 Go\ vi liment Assigns
Field Man to Collect
Seed Loan Payments
, Thomas J. Hyder of HendersonI
ville has been assigned to Warrenton
by the Department of Agriculi
ture at Washington, D. C.( as field
agent in the district comprising the
counties of Warren, Vance, Halifax,
Northampton and Edgecombe,
i Mr. Hyder will have the collections
of crop and rehabilitation loans as
his chief duties at this season of
the year. Later, it was said, he may
give information in regard to loans
next year.
Headquarters office of the district
is to be located on *he second floor
of the court house at Warrenton.
Any one desiring to seek informa
tion in regard to payment of his
loan may see Mr. Hyder on Mondays
of each week. "However, at any
time, the borrower may deposit payments
on his loans at the Bank of
Warren to the credit of Mr. Hydsr
and receive a duplicate deposit slip
therefor as receipt. This amount
will be credited on his loan," it was
stated.
"Also, warehouseman in the above
mentioned counties have received
authority direct from Washington
to accept payments of these loans,
or partial payments. The borrower,
therefore, is asked to get in touch
with the warehousemen so authorized,
and make payment to him, if
he prefers to make payment in this
manner. . .
"The policy which the government
wishes to pursue is a broad,
generous policy. The government
came to the need of the fanner,
and in so doing has placed a tremendous
amount of money in circulation,
benefiting all business in general,
and is now asking the cooperation
of everyone in the collecting of
these loans. No doubt, the collection
of these loans shall form a
basis for future loans, and the borrowers
credit shall be determined
in the future by the manner he displays
in the payment of this years
loan."
John Graham High
Romps Over NorHna
In Game On Friday
Allowing their opponents only one
first down, the) football boys
of John Graham high romped over
the Norlina school team last Friday
afternoon at Norlina by the score
of 12-0. Strong team work with little
of the individual starring resulted
with the local youths making
steady gains over their opponents,
it was said.
The local high school team will
play South Hill at the Virginia town
this afternoon at 3:45 o'clock. After
this game, the next three matches
will be held at Warrenton.
Daily there are about 30 boys receiving
hard training under the
direction of Coach Jimmie Mayfield
and Assistant Coach Bob
Bright. The boys have won one
game and tied one, and the outlook
for the team this season is better
than it ever was, according to a
number of spectators at the games.
Poindexter And
, Purdy Hurt In Wreck
Gordon Poindexter and Charles
Purdy were riding down the road
towards Inez talking last Thursday
night.
Ernest Harris and his son were
putting up their stock.
Mr. Harris' son was driving a
mule in the road.
Mr. Poindexter was using the
road.
The Pontiac and jackass collided.
Mr. Purdy's lip was practically
severed.
Mr. Poindexter received a gash
on the back of his head.
The mule was killed.
The car was demolished.
Who was in fault is not known.
Following the accident Mr. Poindexter
and Mr. Purdy were brought
to Warrenton by Mr. Harris where
they were given medical attention
by Dr. G. H. Macon and Dr. W. D.
Rodgers.
Fire Causes Heavy
Loss At Elberon
Six barnes of tobacco, the stables,
a quantity of feed and a Ford
truck of Richard snore, prominent
farmer of the Afton-Elberon section,
were eaten by flames Monday
morning about 6 o'clock. Mr.
Short succeeded in saving six
mules. The origin of the fire is unknown.
The property carried no in-j
finance other than a small amount
on the truck( it was stated.
MOST OF THE NEWS
ALL THE TIME .
Gofflt ~
: : 1 NUMBER 39
TOBACCO PRICES
PLEASE FARMERS
ON OPENING SALE
Eighty-five Thousand Two
Hundred Eighteen Pounds
Sold Here This Week
AVERAGE PRICE $10.08
Market Average Was $10.42
On Opening Day; Many
Smiling Faces
Eighty-five thousand two hundred
and eighteen pounds of tobacco
have been sold on the floors of the
three local warehouses since the
market opened here on Tuesday
morning at an average price of
$10.08 per hundred . Farmers, warehousemen
and merchants have expressed
themselves ias being well
pleased with the prices that tobacco
has brought for the first three
days of sales.
The cry of the auctioneer ringing
in terms of 8, 10, 20 and 30
cents as buyers passed along piles
of the golden weed reflected in
smiles on the faces of producers
and business men who gathered at
the warehouses for the opening on
Tuesday morning. No one had expected
tobacco to sell high on account
of the downward trend in
prices for the past several years
and on account of the opening of
markets in other belts where tobacco
averaged around seven cents a
pound.
Low grades of tobacco selling
around 2c. per pound were responsible
for bringing the average down
in the neighborhood of 10c per
pound, but they did not effect the
producers who had higher quality
weed on the floors and who received
prices far beyond what they
had been led to expect.
Commenting on the sales here
Tuesday morning when the market
sold 57,008 pounds at an average of
$10.42 per hundred, C. E. Jackson,
WtMTCUMMl buppij UUU1, DOUU, J.
have been living in this town lor
29 years, and the opening was one
have never seen more
pleased.
As a result of the sales here,
$8,591.32 has been put in the hands
of tobacco growers of this section.
U. D. C. Holds First
Meeting of The Fall
With eleven members present,
the first meeting of the fall of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
was held In the home of
Mrs. Edward Allen, the new regent.
The meeting opend with the reading
of the American's Creed and
was followed by the Lord's prayer.
Mrs. Allen read several interesting
letters> one from the State regent,
Mrs. Sydney Cooper, one from Mrs.
Glasscock, another from Mrs.
Sloop and another from Mrs. John
Thcmas Love of Ellis Island asking
for supplies.
Mrs. Allen reported the unveiling
of the marker to Leonard HenderAM
f.hA CHI ] T*fl
oun JJU VM VMV ?
house square by old Bute chapter.
It was moved and seconded that
the dues for the coming year be
$2.00.
Miss Mamie Williams gave a report
of the program committee for
the entire year. The program for
the afternoon consisted of a talk
cf Kitty Hawk by Mrs. Bell and a
reading of the Wright Brothers by
Mrs. Poindexter.
After a delightful social hour,
the session adjourned to meet in
October with Mrs. Poindexter.
PERSONAL MENTION
Mrs. M. P. Burwell left last night
to visit her daughter Mrs. Shipp
McCarroll, at Nutley( N. J., and to
attend the wedding' Saturday of
Miss Lucy Allen, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George G. Allen, and Mr.
John Winston Fawlkes.
Mr. M. J. Davis motored to Wake
Forest on Monday to meet his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Davis,
who spent a short while in the home
of Mrs. Laura Hartsfield at that
city enroute to Wanventon from
Zebulon where they had visited
their son, Mr. Walter Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Conch and
mother, Mrs. Will Perry, of Durham
cnant. snndav with Mrs. Henry
Daniel and family.
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Wiggins and
daughter, Mrs. Wm. Turner of
Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Will Wiggins,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wiggins
of Littleton, Mr. and M!rs. Frank
Wilson of Crewe,, Va., and Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Limer spent Sunday in
the home of Mrs. S. H Limer.