I! ACCURATE, TERSE
I TIMELY
I vOLl'ME XXXVI
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IBOAB SENTENCE
I Defendant Subnets To Plea
I of Assault Upon Female;
I ]?; Given 18 Months
I abrupt turn is taken
I The trial of Clyde Dowell,
120-year-old white man of
I Wise, charged wun uimmaiI
jv assaulting Mrs. Guthery
I jj,vers, took an abrupt turn
I vestenlay afternoon when
I jhe defendant submitted to a
I plea of assault upon a female
I awl was sentenced to serve on
I the roads for a period of 18
I niout lis.
I The submission was made after
I Mrs. Hirers and her husband had
I _v?n their testimony against Clyde
I jjcwll. whom, they claimed, came
I : their home between Warren
I plains and Wise on Saturday night
I about 11 o'clock, climbed in the bed
I ch them, and later took Mrs.
I Rivets from her home by force and!
I assaulted her while Mr. Rivers had
I nr.? to the homes of Tom Weldon'
I ir.d Glenn Weldon for assistance. [
The general appearance, obvious,
I trail mental capacity of Mrs.[
I Rivers and her husband and the
I uncertainty and vageness of her!
I answers led Solicitor W. H. S. Bur.
pryn to accept the plea when it
I ns made by John Kerr Jr., fol
hiring a consultation with the
judge and solicitor.
I Sicitor Burgwyn spoke of the
I inner of the crime and expressed
I is views of the type of man who
I would commit such an atrocity, but
I rated that in his opinion that the
I rate would be unable to get a con|
riction from the testimony of the
roman and her nusDana.
Let the records show,'' Judge
Cranmer said, "that the court
thinks that the solicitor is acting
properly in view of the circumstances"
In passing sentence on Doweil,
Judge Cranmer stated: "I hate with
all my soul what you did Saturday
night; you took advantage of a
poor, frail, and unfortunate woman
and her husband. If he had been
physically and mentally strong you
w:uld most likely be dead rather
than in court for such an offense."
Mrs. Rivers' answers were vague
and at times contradictory as to
vhat Clyde Dowell did when he
came to her home and as to
whether the defendant' took her by
force from her home or by agreement.
Minor Repairs
Needed, G. Jury
Report Reveals
Minor repairs are needed at the
court house and county home and
Kfe room is needed for prisoners
" toe county jail, the Grand Jury
report which was tendered to Judge
E H. Cranmer yesterday at noon
I After receiving the report', Judge
Cranmer thanked the members for,
the service they had rendered the
county and dismissd the body.
Following is the report in full: |
Son. e. H. Cranmer,
Superior Court Presiding. ..
Honor:. i
, the Grand Jury selected for
| Superior Court 1936 of Warren
County, do beg to make the folcv;n?
report. We have carefully
I uamined witnesses and passed on
I ? bilk presented to us by SoliciI
"r W. H. s. Burgwyn.
I T"r*e County home was visited in
Ia The premises are well cared
I ^ ond inmates satisfied. We would
I --orr.mend that inside of main
be painted, and steps to
| eral cottages he fivpri* alen firp_
_ _ , ***V
Mces In several of the cottages.
^ Court House was visited and
grained by Committee. We fhad
^at toilet on ground floor is in
Kd of repair, also several water
*j*s ^ basement need repairing.
e floors in several of the offices
^- in need of repair. We recom
"' Rd that the Jury room be clean I"
UP There is too much danger of
I 'Continued on page 8)
i ( memorial services
I lern?riai Services will be held
I . B(thlehem Methodist church,
I s/?5' Bunrday afternoon, May 24,
13 o'clock.
Elizabeth Boyd spent the
end at Durham.
WAR
JOHN GRAHAM SCI
YEAR'S WO
Graduation Exercises To Be
And Norlina Tonight at
Sermon Held At M
Three schools, the John Graham
High School, the Littleton High
School and the Norlina High
Schcol, will bring their year's work
to a close tonight with graduation
exercises at 8 o'clock. More than
a hundred seniors in these three
schools receive their diplomas, and
the public is cordially invited to
witness the final phase of their
high schcol career.
Closing exercises were held last
night at the Macon High School,
the Afton-Elberon school and the
Wise school. The Inez school closed
last Friday, and the final exercises
of the Drewry schcol were held last
Sunday.
Macon, May .0?As large an audience
as has ever assembled in the
auditorium of the Macon High
School for such an occasion gave
their undivided attention as Rev.
Carl W. Hailey delivered the baccaFive
Cases Heard
In County Court
Here On Monday
Five cases were tried Monday in
Recorder's court which convened
in the City Hall rather than in the
court house due to the fact that
Superior court was in session there.
Vincent Sarge. New York man
charged with reckless driving, was
found eniltv of sneedine- and was
taxed with the costs in the action.
Charlie R. Cadenhead, Henderson
man charged with reckless'
driving, was found guilty of operating
his vehicle on the wrong side
cf the road and was taxed with
court costs.
Click Rod well, negro, was given
a two months road sentence after
he had been convicted on a charge
of operating an automobile while
under the influence of whiskey.
Tommy Williams, negro, found
guilty of larceny, was sentenced to
the roads for four months.
John Coleman and Tommie Williams,
charged with breaking jail
and assisting in breaking jail, were
each given two months cn the
roads.
Religion Universal,
Graduates Are Told
By Rev. Hughes
"Religion is as universal and instinctive
as the beat of the heart
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or the Dreaming 01 uie mugs, WAG f
Rev. Isaac Wayne Hughes, rector of
Holy Innocent) Church, Henderson,'
told 40 graduates and several hun-j
dred parents and friends who gathered
in the auditorium of the John
Graham High School on Sunday
night to attend the baccalaureate
sermom "In its essence it is thatj
which 'binds' one in the whole
conduct) of life?the motivating
force in human thinking and act-1
ing," he said.
The Episcopal minister said that
some one had stated that "Good is
constructive, building up; evil is de-J
structive, tearing down Life goes
on, therefore, good is the stronger,
otherwise there would be chaos." |
Behind the good is ever personality,
the Rev. Mr. Hughes told the
seniors. "The highest, noblest and
best is good, and that is God," he
said. "The only expression of the
perfection of 'the gocd', that is God,
is Jesus Christ."
tv,q minist.pr stated that the
Christian religion is not merely a
mass of doctrines, but is the personal
belief in and loyalty to God
through the supreme Person of
Jesus Christ. "And Jesus Christ is
the same, yesterday, and today, and
forever."
The Rev. Mr. Hughes said that
to many Jesus Christ; is a vague,
more or less dim, figure of the
past; glorious indeed, but still
largely obscured by time and the
bald, stark environment of the
present! "Nothing can be farther
from the truth," he stated, and
added: "For nineteen hundred years
His has been a living, personal
power in human history."
The minister stated that men
wish certainty, security, in the
midst of change and uncertainty,
and that Jesus Christ alone contains
in Himself. "He owns time.
( All that ever existed before His
birth are, 'B. C., 'Before Christ';
there is not a word said or written,
( not a contract or transaction can
(Continued on page 8)
hr 13;
RENTON, COUNTY OF WAR
HOOL TO END
?RK FRIDAY NIGHT
Held At Warrenton, Littleton,
8 o'Clock; Commencement
aeon Sunday Night
laureate sermon 'to graduates on
1 Sunday evening, May 17. The
; theme of his talk was "The Impor
i uaiiue ui matting me Kignt choice
in Life."
With eloquent and impressive
phrases he contrasted the harmonj
ious life, with Jesus as our guide,
with the discordant life, when material
things constitute our goal.
"We feel that this inspiring message
will long remain with those
who were privileged to hear it and
will stand them in good stead when
they are called on to make a choice
between right and wrong," Principal
J. W. King stated by way of
comment on the sermon.
Hollister, May 21?The Hollister
School Olommencement Sermon
will be conducted by Rev. S. L.
Morgan from Creedmoor at Hollister
Methodist Church, Sunday,
May 24th at 11 o'clock. The public
is invited to attend.
Flower Show Is
Well Attended
j Here Friday
By MRS. W. D. RODGERS,
Publicity Chairman
i A record breaking crowd attended
Warrenton's annual Spring Flower
Show presented m the Warrenton
: Library on Friday, May 15th. More
garden-lovers attended the show
sponsored by the Warrenton Garden
Club this year than ever before.
To say the flower exhibit was
lovely, only expresses it very mildly,
| for it could not have been surpassed
anywhere in its beauty.
Mrs. W. A. Connell Sr. carried
off the grand sweepstake prize for
the most, blue ribbons and was
most graciously presented a handsome
pair of evening slipper buckles
by Mrs. Seligmon?same being given
by Mrs. Seligmon.
There were many features worthy
of especial mention?an HansGretel
Gingerbread house made by
Mrs. Seligmon, a miniature house
and garden by Douglass Taylor, 8
years old, a miniature flower garden
with rock garden and pool by
Jimmie Boyce, 13 years old, and
many other outstanding junior exhibits.
A formal dinner table arrangement
by Mrs. J. A. Pipkin won a
blue ribbon. A mantel arrangement?blue
ribbon to Mrs. S. O.
Nunn. A child's room mantel arrangement?blue
ribbon to Mrs. Joe
Taylor. A front porch arrangement?blue
ribbon to Miss Olivia
Burwell. So many exhibits so very
deserving of especial mention but
space forbids the privilege of our
comments. However, we give the
list cf the ribbon winners below as
well as the garden club members:
Garden Club Members: Mesdames
Oscar Albert, C. P. Allen, W. R.
Baskervill, J. C. Burwell, H. A.
Boyd, W. N. Boyd, Claude Bowers,
W. A. Connell, W. A. Connell Jr.,
J. A. Dameron, Sam Davis, A. J.
Ellington, Tom Frazier. O. I. Hinson,
W. R. Lancaster, H. A. Moseley,
W. D. Rodgers, J. E. Rooker,
George Sccggin, Jack Scott, J. W.
Taylor, H. H. Walker, J. G. Williams,
Edmund White, W. R. White;
Misses Eula Allen, Sue Burroughs,
and L. B. Dameron.
A lovely reception was held later
in the evening from 8 to 10 o'clock
and thus brought to a delightful
close the most successful and
beautiful Fl:wer Show the Warrenton
Garden Club has ever put on.
Graham To Speak
At Littleton May 31
Eight o'clock in the evening is the
time of the Memorial Day exercises
which are to be held in the
Methodist church at Littleton on
Sunday. May 31. John L. Skinner
stated this week. Sandy Graham,
candidate for the Democratic nomination
for governor, will speak at
this time in memory of the former
service men.
T. V. ALLEN IMPROVED
Friends of Mr. T. V. Allen, who
has been confined to 'his home for
' some time, will be glad to learn
1 that he is greatly improved and
j able to be up town part of the
time.
Bishop Edwin A. Penick was a
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Howard F.
Jones on Wednesday night.
armt
REN, N. C. FRIDAY, MAY 2
VIRGINIA MEN H
FOUND GUILTY
Judge Cranmer Expected To
Pass Sentence On WinkI
D?1* nun ^P/\
id Druinua iuua^
CLAIM WERE IN GAME
Judge E. H. Cranmer is expected
to past sentence this
morning on Dabney and Dennis
Winkler, young men of
Mecklenburg county, Va., who
were convicted Thursday
morning on a charge of breaking
into the Swan Sandwich
Shop and Beer Garden, near
Norlina, on the morning of
April 6, and robbing the place
of several hundred dollars
worth of property after disarming
the night clerk, Clyde
Jeff Coat, and leaving him
tied to his cot in the building.
Counsel for the defendants, who
are brothers, has already given notice
of appeal.
The jury, which was on the case
from Wednesday morning until
around 11:30 o'clock, deliberated
over the evidence in the case for
approximately two hours before returning
to the court room to declare
both defendants guilty of
breaking, entering, and burglary.
The trial of the Winkler brothers
was one of the outstanding
cases on the criminal docket and
ottrnntod niti7or*p frv fVtn onnrf rnnrvi
Ul/l/lUV/liVU tu U11V V/UU1 U 1UUM1
throughout the day as evidence
rolled continuously from the mouths
of witnesses and until 11:15 o'clock
Wednesday night when attorneys
brought their arguments to a close.
Yesterday morning Judge Cranmer
made his charge and the case was
given to the jury.
Clyde Jeff Coat, 21-year-old night
clerk, identified the Winklers as the
two men who called him from his
bed under the pretense of buying
gasoline, smashed a glass panel of
the door and covered him with pistols,
looted the place and left him
tied with wire to his bed. He said
that he recognized Dabney Winkler,
who is slim and more than six
feet tall, from his appearance, and
that he was able to identify Denis
Winkler by his voice.
The defendants claimed that
they were in a poker game at Newton's
service station, in Virginia,
from around 12 o'clock at night until
6 o'clock the following morning
and brouht a half dozen or more
witnesses here who testified that
they were in the game with them.
The reputations of the men who
claimed that they were in the game
with the defendants and that they
did not leave for more than a minute
or so during the entire morning
were vouched for by many
prominent citizens of Virginia, in
eluding the Commonwealth Attorney,
the County Treasurer, Mayor,
Magistrate, Attorneys, and others
who hold high positions in the bordering
state. Their testimony was,
in effect, that these men who
claimed that they were playing
poker with the Winklers at the time
the robbery took place are worthy
of belief.
The defendants denied ever being
at the Swan beer garden, but
this testimony was refuted by C.
M. Newman, who works there, Jesse
Pridgen and Tom Lufsey. They
claimed that they had seen the
men there on other occasions.
The defendants were represented
by John Kerr Jr. and John Hutchenson
of Boydton. T. P. Gholson of
Henderson and William Taylor Jr.
assisted Solicitor W. H. S. Burgwyn
in the prosecution.
A large number of Virginia residents
were here for the trial.
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Poppies tone ooia
Here On Saturday
Tomorrow will be Poppy Day in
Warren county and throughout the
United States when millions of
Americans will observe the day by
wearing memorial poppies in honcl
of the World WaJr dead. Nearly
one hundred thousand women from
the American Legion Auxiliary,
wives, mothers, sisters and daughters
of men of the Legion, will distribute
the little red flowers and
receive contributions, which will be
used for the welfare of those who
sacrificed health and strength as
part of the price of the nation's
World War victory.
Smt
12, 1936 Subsc
Psychic Phenomenon
LOS ANGELES. . . . Patrick
Marquis, 12, (above), has been
classified a psychic phenomenon
by a staff of 150 doctors here
before whom he gave a blindfolded
demonstration of sightless
reading, including Persian, which
he does not know. He is a normal
boy in every other way.
Criminal Docket
Superior Court
Ends Thursday
The criminal docket of Warren
county Superior Court was completed
yesterday afternoon and today
the Court's attention will focus on
the civil docket which is unusually
light this term.
The criminal docket was also
rather light after the bank case
had been disposed of for this term
but contained two cases of more
than usual Interest. The two outstanding
cases which drew crowds
into the Court room that over-taxedits
seating capacity by more than
a hundred persons were the trials
of the Winkler brothers, charged
with breaking into and robbing the
Swan Sandwich Shop and Beer
Garden, and the trial of Clyde Dowell,
charged with rape.
Following is a list of othes cases
disposed of at this term:
Martha Ann McGuire, negro,
charged with threatening the life
of John Coleman, negro, if he became
a witness. She was given a
two year jail sentence which was
suspended on the condition that
she pay the costs in the action and
remain of good behavior.
Ed Bolton, negro, charged with
larceny, six months on the roads.
William Henry Plummer, negro,
charged with robbery, was found
not guilty. Clarence Moore, charged
with assisting in a secret assault,
was also found not guilty.
James Rodgers was found guilty
of secret assault and was given a
four months road sentence which
was suspended upon the condition
that he pay to Carl Towns $10.00
and the costs of the case.
John Clark, found guilty of
breaking, entering and larceny, was
sentenced to serve on the roads for
a period of six months. William
Morton faced a similar charge and
w.ns eiven a 12 months road sen
tence. Likewise, John Harris received
a 12 months sentence on a
similar charge.
James Crosson, negro, was found
not guilty on a charge of attempted
Tape but was convicted on a charge
of operating an automobile while
drunk and appearing on the highway
in an indecent manner. On
the former charge he was given a
12 months road sentence and on
the latter a three months road
sentence.
Robert Rippier and Painter
Haines, young white boys of New
Jersey and Pennsylvania, were
found guilty of breaking, entering
and larceny, and were given a six
months road sentence which was
suspended upon the condition that
they return to their respective
homes immediately. The hat was
passed for fchem in the court room
and they left shortly after the trial
with the $8 or more which had
been contributed in tneir oenaii.
Alfred Henderson was given a
two year Toad sentence on a charge
of breaking, entering and larceny.
The case against Lee Terry,
young negro charged with forgery,
was remanded to Juvenile court for
trial.
The case against Ed Lemon Coleman,
charged with breaking, entering,
larceny, and receiving was
continued.
DANCE REVUE
Pupils of Miss Sarah Sterling
Price will give a Dance Revue in
the auditorium of the Jchn Graham
High School on May 30 at 8 o'clock,
announcement was made this week.
The entertainment is under the
auspices of the Parent-Teacher Association.
ription Price, $1.50 a Year
LAUNCHES FIGHT
ON SLOT MACHINE
Cranmer Asks Indictment Of
AH Citizens Found Operating
Gambling Devices
Slot machines, referred to by
Solicitor W. H. S. Burgwyn as "one.
arm bandits," have not been heard
to click in Warrenton since court
convened here on Monday morning.
In his charge to the Grand Jury,
I T 3 3 X 3 ___X i.1. ?
.juage i^raiimer pomieu out uie
evils of these devices, and instructed
members of the investigating
body to learn if any of the machines
were in operation in Warren county
and if so to indict the person or
persons in whose places of business
they were found.
Whether members of the Grand
Jury discovered any of the machines,
which began to disappear
Saturday night and Sunday night,
is not likely to be known until the
next term of court convenes.
With the exception of his instructions
in regard to slot machines
and a few remarks addressed
to the entire audience in regard
to listing taxes, Judge Cranmer's .
charge, which was unusually short,
was confined to the duties of jurors
and the proper procedure in carrying
out these duties. He stated that
it was the duty of every good citizen
to list all of his property for
taxes and to pay his taxes.
Judge Taylor
Orders Pine Tops
Station Padlocked i
The Pine Tops servire Station, |
which has figured prominently in ]
whiskey cases in Recorder's court j
for the past year, was padlocked i
on Wednesday by order of Judge <
W. W. Taylor. <
The place was closed as a direct
result of a case tried in Recorder's !
court on May 11 when a jury found i
Beulah Dean, in whose name the '<
service station is operated, guilty i
of unlawful possession and sale of .
whiskey. Ray Weston and Annie '
Belle Johnson, who faced trial with i
Beuiah Dean on tne cnarge, were
acquitted by the jury. 1
The Pasquotank Act. which per- <
mits whiskey to be sold legally in <
several counties of this state, gives 1
a judge the authority to close an <
establishment after it has been *
proven that whiskey is being sold 1
therein illegally, it *7as stated. <
The order which was signed by <
Judge Taylor stated in part: "You 1
are commanded forthwith to close >
and padlock the Pine Tops Service 1
Station ?;id every department l
thereof, and see that same remains 1
closed and padlocked until and un- i
less the same is permitted according
to law to re-open."
Lions Club Host To
Local Beta Club
The Warrenton Lions Clhb was ;
host to the Beta Club of John i
Graham High School, a national
scholastic fraternity among high i
schools, at a two course dinner on
Friday evening at their regular
meeting, held in the basement of
the Methodist church, the dinner
being served by the ladies of the |
Presbyterian church. In addition
to the Misses Mariam Boyd and
Elba McGowan, club sponsors, the
following members were present:
Misses Nancy Gillam, Emma Kelly
Moseley, Edna Montgomery, Myr.
tice Strickland, Betsy Rodwell,
Sarah BJount Masstenburg, Jkanette
Cohen, Ethel Mae King, Helen
Holt, Virginia Weldon, Margaret
Capps. Messrs. Gordon Limer, Raymond
Modlin, T. R. Frazier, Jr.,
Ralph Williams, Sam Pinnell, and
Leonard Daniel.
A number of short talks were
i _ i wiamUayo />f fhfl
maae uy several mcuiu&io
Beta Club, during the program
period.
Bishop Confirms
Class Wednesday
The RO. Rev. Edwin A. Penick of
Raleigh, Bishop of the Doicese of
North Carolina held confirmation
services and preached here on
Wednesday night. Those who became
members of the church at
this time were: William Boyce, Jr.,
Donald Scott, Jr., Arthur Petar. Jr.,
Arthur and Ralph Williams, Clement
Hunter Weston, Walter Cawthorne
and Jack Scott, Jr.
Messrs. S. G. Daniel and Whit
Johnston of Littleton were visitors
here on Monday.
Mr. Lee D. Williams of Inez was
a visitor here on Monday.
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bST OF THE NEWS
ALL THE TIME
? NUMBER
21
BANK OF WARREN
CASE IS QUASHED
Court Holds That Grand Jury
Was Improperly Constituted
After Hearing Rulings
NEW INDICTMENT MADE
Former officials of the Bank
of Warren, Who temporarily
grained their freedom on Tuesday
morning on a technicality,
were re-indicted under former
charges on Wednesday and are
scheduled to face trial at the
September term of court.
A motion to quash the indictments
drawn against five
former officials of the Bank
of Warren in January 1934 on
charges of violating the state
banking laws was granted in
Warren county Superior court
on Tuesday morning by Judge
E. H. Cranmer after it was
shown that the Grand Jury
which made the presentments
was unlawfully constituted.
Counsel for the defendants proved
that Maurice W. KimbaU served
on the Grand Jury at the January
term, 1934, and produced
the official record of the clerk to
the Board of County Commissioners
to show that Marvin W. Kimball
was the name recorded by the
clerk as having been drawn from
the box to do jury duty at that
time.
There is not a Marvin W. Kimball
in Nutbush township, where
Maurice W. Kimball lives, It was
said, and the belief is that a mistake
was made in understanding
sr copying the name down when it)
tvas dTawn.
E. L. Travis of Halifax, who presented
the motion to quash, cited
i ruling of the Supreme court on
i similar case and Judge Cranmer
granted the motion. Following the
judge's ruling, Solicitor W. H. S.
Burgwyn stated that another indictment
would be drawn.
The motion read by Mr. Travis
ivas the second drawn by defense
counsel to have the indictment
luashed. The original motion,
which was drawn shortly after the
barges were preferred against) the
former bank officials, and read by
Congressman John H. Kerr, Tuesday
morning, alleged that at the
;ime the presentments were made
that) several members of the Grand
Jury which returried the indictments
were depositors of the defunct
bank, that; accusations were
carried before th(em that should
not have been, and that Charlie
KatzensDein, prosecuting attorney,
nmv?f fho flronH .Tnrv
WCilU UtlVlV V11U W >
Judge Cranmer said that; he attached
little importance to the
first motion made to quash, but as
to the second motion he was ruled
by the Supreme court. He also
stated that his ruling did not necessarily
mean that the defendants
were not guilty of violating the
criminal laws of the state and said
that if he tried the case and a
verdict of guilty was returned that
the defendants would not get off
with a fine and that no one would
get any money out of the case.
The indictments, which charged
the men with receiving deposits
knowing the bank to be insolvent,
and making a false report as to
the condition of the bank, were
drawn against Carter Williams, of
Richmond, president of the bank,
which closed in December, 1931;
Guy B. Gregory of Richmond, for.
merly of Warrenton, cashier; L. C.
Kinsey of New Jersey, formerly of
Warrenton. director: John G. Ellis,
of Clinton, director; and W. H.
Dameron, director, the latter having
died several months ago.
The case has been continued
from term to term for various
causes.
According to the 1933 file of The
Warren Record, which on December
8 carried a list of the Jurors
drawn for the January iterm of
court, Marvin W. Kimball was the
name drawn. The paper also shows
that Joseph C. Powell, the regular
clerk to the boaTd, was in a Henderson
hospital at the time the
jury was drawn, he having been
injured in an automobile accident
a short time before.
Mrs. Jeff Terrell is a guest in the
home of Mrs. B. P. Terrell. Mr. Terrell,
who holds a position in Raleigh,
spent the week end here with
his wife and mother, Mrs. B. P.
Terrell.
Mr. T. L. Brodie of Dunn was a
guest of his sister Mrs. Howard P.
Jones, Wednesday.