accurate, terse
timely
^vmexxxvh
MM hope f
fades away
I
Mfennetle Tells Board That
Jpians For School Addition
Arrived Too Late
mail is in same class
H Tiie statement made here this I
MLeeJt t>.v s E- Jennette> division enKineer
of the Works Progress AdBninistration.
that no project would
e started in Warren county or any
county of the state which
Bcould not be completed by tne iu.hj
Kf March leaves little hope for the I
Construction in the near future of | t
K school building as an addition to 1 ]
Che John Graham High School or I i
for improvements at the county I '
jail. It is possible, however, that I (
both of these projects may be ap-1 (
proved after the first of March and J J
Mthose who are pushing them have | ?
not given up hope of securing 11
money from the government for the I
construction and improvement of I
the buildings some time during the I
' Mr Jennette said that Washing-!
ton had set a dead-line on the I w
time for the completion of projects I y
and that this would not be lifedliy
m until it was known what funds I w
would be made available by Con-jy
gress for WPA work during the I c<
year- "We cannot start a project I ti
unless we know we will have thejtl
money to complete it," he said. I si
In the meantime, projects which |s(
are desired will be kept on file andl
I given first consideration when, and I ^
I if. the money becomes available, he j a)
I added- I
I Tne WPA project for a new I
V school building here to relieve the j p
I overcrowded condition at the John j K
I Graham High has been approved j ^
I by the Board of County Commis- I v
I sioners and has gone into the Ral- 11,
I eigh office, but the project for im-1
I proving the jail has not been mail-1 a
| ed to WPA headquarters, it is un- r
j?Ton niane! arp being Is,
aeibiuuu. u?ii ?
drawn and it is presumed that they a
will be mailed into Raleigh at a [
later date"You
folks are too slow to get ^
your projects in- I believe that a
both the school and jail project
would have been approved if you [
had gotten them in early enough \
and I feel confident that you could j
have gotten a nice agricultural p
building here at about one-fourth s
cost to the county if this had been ^
recommended and wholeheartedly
worked for by the citizens of the *
county a year ago," the engineer
stated.
Richard L. Cooke
Buried On Monday I
n
Funeral services for Richard L- S(
Cooke. 58-year-old sawmill operator p
of Warren county, were conducted 0
from the Methodist church here on al
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock with y
interment following in Rairview f(
cemetery. y(
Mr. Cooke died suddenly at 6
u ciock in Maria parnam nospitai in rr
I Henderson Saturday evening, ap- tl
I parenUy of a heart attack, after be- si
I ing treated at the hospital from a d<
I broken knee suffered in a fall on a
I December 17- hi
Mr. Cooke was a native of this
I state and was born August 7, 1878. F
I He was formerly a resident of Hen- Ji
I derson. H
The deceased is survived by his h
I widow, Mrs. Lucy Whitaker Cooke,
I by one stepdaughter, Mrs- M- G. d:
I Flowers of Warrenton, and a broth- E
I er. T H. Cooke of Pleasant Hill, and H
I one sister, Mrs. Julia Collins of Em- J.
I P?ha, Va. He was a member of the R
I fraternal order of Red Men. J
1 Son-in-Law Of
1 F. B. Newell Dies c
I Funera) services for A. C. Pickle, a:
I ^band of the former Miss Colum- tl
I ,'a blevel] of Warrenton, were con
ducted in Richmond on Tuesday- L
Pickle, who had recentlv re- al
iurned to Richmond from Warren- S
ton where he visited relatives here H
during the holidays, died on Sun- c.
I ^ay following an attack of pneu|
ftonia. A
I ATTEND funeral l
ts!,IrS' Frank Newe11 Jr- and Mr' H
wriest Newell have returned from H
I '^'Utond where they were called S
account of the illness and death R
10 Mr a c. Pickle, a brother-in-law R
of Mr. Newell. F
I Mr. and Mrs. William Polk and D
I r and Mrs- Alpheus Jones were
junner euests 0f Mr. and MrsI
ouis Thorp at Rocky Mount Wed- N
^hesday night. N
3
"Queen of Clubs"
MIAMI . . . Miss Travis Lee Harris,
23 (above), of Louisville, Ky.,
ind Senior at the University of
Miami, is the new. "Queen of
Clubs," elected at a convention of
jororities here.
)r. C. H. Peete
To Be Appointed
Health Officer
Under the system of rotation
hich was put into practice many
ears ago by the Warren Countj
ledical Society, Dr. C. H. Peete
ill be appointed on Monday by the
/arren County Board of Health as
aunty health officer for the next
ko years, beginning his duties in
lis connection on January 15 as a
lccessor to Dr. G. H. Macon at the
;t salary of $50 00 per month.
The Medical Society met last Friay
and selected its officers anc
greed who should be recommended
) become members of the Board of
tealth which will on Monday apoint
the health officer. Dr. F. P
[unter was elected president of the
ledical Society, Dr. W. D. Rodgers
ice president, and Dr. H. H. Fos;r,
secretary and treasurer.
? ? - J- i-i
The Health Boara met um w?n
nd elected Dr. F. P. Hunter and
)r. G- H. Macon as members tc
ucceed Dr. Peete and Dr. T. J. Holt
nd Dr. W- W. Taylor to succeed
)r. Rufus Jones as dentist.
The new board will meet on Monay
and appoint the health officer
s required by law.
Members of the Board of Health
n addition to the physicians are
V. H- Burroughs, chairman of the
ioard of County Commissioners; J.
kiward Allen, superintendent of
chools; and W- T. Polk, mayor ol
Varrenton.
Mother of Robert
Lassiter Dies
Mrs. Susan Pattie Lassiter
'idow of the late S. H. Lassiter,
nd mother of Robert Lassiter, who
lade his home at Warrenton for
iveral years while employed by the
ress Publishing Co., died at 11
'clock Monday night in Henderson
t the home of her daughter, Mrs.
I C- Stainback- She had been in
;eble health for the past several
ears.
Mrs. Stainback had brought her
lother home with her only during
le afternoon from the home of a
ster for a visit. She became sudsnly
ill and died about the time
physician was arriving at the
ome.
Mrs- Lassiter was a native cf
ranklin county, and was born on
uly 26, 1778. She had lived in
Henderson the past 12 years. Her
usband died two years ago.
Surviving are the following chilren:
Mrs- W- C. Stainback, Mrs.
E. Smith and J. T. Lassiter of
enderson; Mrs. R. H- Ayscue and
W. Lassiter, Henderson, Route 1;
,. P. Lassiter, Route 1, Kittrell, and
T. Lassiter of Palmer Springs,
a.
Mrs- Lassiter had been a mem;r
of Liberty Congregationalhristian
church at Epsom 45
;ars, having joined it in early life,
nd remaining a iaitniui UXClilVC*
iroughout the yearsFuneral
services were held at
iberty church Tuesday afternoon
t 3 o'clock by the pastor, Rev.
E. Madren, assisted by Rev. A- S.'ale,
pastor of the First Baptist
hurch of Henderson. Interment
Pallbearers for the funeral were:
ctive, J. Lee Lassiter, H. C. Laster,
Stanley W. Lassiter, Will H.
assiter, George Harris, Dewey
.'am; honorary, B- 3. Pope, J. HInton,
C. N. Kalstrom, S. J. Lane
r., J. W. Hayes, W- H. Windley,
aymond Neal, Ed Butler, Walter
obards, Frank Ayscue, William
oster, C. O. Eaves, Dick Wynne,
Millie Wynne, J. C. Stainback, WMassee,
Dr. A. P. Newcomb.
Mr. and Mrs- William Parker of
rew York were dinner guests oi
Tr. H. L. Falkener Thursday.
k m
WARRENTON, COUNTY (
Kerr To Battle
For Ban On Sale
Of Tobacco Seed
Washington, Jan. 5?Representative
John H. Kerr yesterday introduced
his bill to prohibit exportation
of tobacco seed, which he has
unsuccessfully introduced for the
past four years; but announced he
will withhold his supi>ort of any
general tobacco legislation pending
action on a tobacco compact by
North Carolina and other states.
"Other countries are using our
seed in alarmingly increased quantities
and it can and should be
stopped," declared Judge Kerr.
"My bill is modelled on the law
forbidding export of helium and is
unquestionably constitutional. The
Department of Agriculture has refused
to support the bill on the
grounds that it would be difficult
to enforce. That does not seem to
me to be a valid objection- I shall
make every effort to have the department
reverse its attitude but I
expect to get the bill ttirough Con,
gress this year with or without the
support of he department and shall
concentrate on that until it is done "
| Judge Kerr, who was the author
of the bill authorinz tobacco compacts
passed at the last session of
| Congress, said he woulc. gladly in;
troduce any amendments which the
' interested states might request, but
' that he was convinced that comI
pacts offer the best solution of the
II problem and will not advocate any
! action by Congress pending action
by the states on compacts.
The only other member of the
1 North Carolina delegation to intro'
Hupp a hill at: t.hp nnpninir spssinn of
Congress was Representative Lindsay
C- Warren, who offered a measure
for $45,000,000 in seed loans:
Senator Smith of South Carolina
will introduce a similar measure in
the Senate.
"The seed loan bill was vetoed by
' the President last year and I do
' not really expect any different fate
1 for a new bill, even if we can get
> it passed," said Mr- Warren1
"But I am offering it because I
think it a meritorious measure and
' I have met some of the objections
by a section making it a criminal
offense for a farmer to use the
1 money for any purpose other than
! for which it is obtained," he added.
: College Of Love
Holds Exercises
The Casanova College of Love,
an institution founded here more
than a year ago by William Taylor
Jr. and Thomas Holt Jr. for the
purpose of giving recoipiition to
- 1 rt V-\ o T7Q hopn
i tnose aoout tuwn wnu l*c??^
. conspicuous for the part they have
1 played in the art of love-making,
' held elaborate exercises in the ballroom
at the home of Boyd Davis on
Friday night, at which time Alfred
Williams Jr. was awarded a diploma.
The college, believed to be the
only one of its type in America,
holds graduation exercises in keep,
ing with the occasion twice yearly.
Principal speakers at the burlesque
Friday night, which among other
things was for the purpose of raising
money for charity, were President
William Taylor, Also Presi-|
dent Thomas Holt, Supt of Schools
J. Edward Allen, Mayor William T.
Polk- All of the talks, which dealt
with love, its orign, its influence,
were rich in humor and highly en-J
joyed by the hundred of more Warrenton
persons, both young and old,
who witnessed the unique ceremonies.
The ballroom was elaborately decorated
for the occasion and as the
alumnus, faculty members, and
principal speakers, all cresed inj
tuxedoes or tails, entered the room
behind Miss Helen Holt, Mascot,
they were announced over a microphone
by Hugh Holt who had previously
entertained the audience
with broadcasting chatter. As a
part of the exercises, spicy music
was rendered by a string band
brought to Warrenton from Virginia
Boyd Davis, referred to by many
as "The Dean," was the first graduate
of the college and the inspiration
for the "brain child" of Lawer
Taylor and Dr. Holt. He was
succeeded by Herbert Lovett, who
won a diploma principally for the
talent he displayed at Virginia
. Beach last year. Alfred Williams'
utter disregard for distance where
dates were concerned and his "success
with the women" brought him
; to the attention of the faculty
members of the college.
Following the exercises, termed by
1 some the most ridiculous and the
most entertaining thing they had
ever witnessed in Warrenton, a
dance was enjoyed.
Mr James Polk left Tuesday for
I a visit in New York.
armt
)F WARREN, N. C. FRID,
BOARD BOOSTS
SKINNER FOR JOB
Commissioners Petition Gov'
ernor To Appoint Warren
Man On Road Board
HAS A QUIET SESSION
John L. Skinner, executive secre
tary of the State Association o:
Countv Commissioners, was reeom
mended as a member of the Stati
Highway Commission from this dis
trict by the Board of County Com
missioners just before this bod:
finished its rather quiet and un
eventful monthly meeting earl:
Monday afternoon.
The motion to have Mr. Skinne
appointed by Governor Hoey as i
member of this commission wa
made by Commissioner Wall, an
seconded by Commissioner Powe:
and unanimously approved by th
entire board- The clerk was order
ed to make the wishes of the boar
in the matter known to the gover
nor.
Mr. Skinner has been recom
mended for membership on th
commission by several count
boards of commissioners as well a
other friends and the feeling i
general is that he is well qualifie
and stands a good chance of secur
ing the appointment from the gov
ernor if he desires it. Mr. Skinne
has stated publicly that he is not
candidate for the job, but it is be
lieved that he will accept if ap
pointed.
Aside from the endorsement give:
Mr. Skinner, payment of curren
bills and recommendations to th
State Highway Commission in re
gard to improving two sections c
roads in this county, the Commis
sioners took no action and com
pleted their work by 3:30 o'clock t
I the afternoon.
Both Mr. Skinner and Represent
ative T. H. Aycock came before th
board asking if there were any mat
ters which the board wished ther
to fight for or against at this ses
of the legislature, but the
were informed that the board woul
be in better position to make rec
ommendations for legislation ei
fecting this county by the next firs
Monday than right now; howeve:
Representative Aycock was inform
ed that the wishes of the boar
were for him to do everything i
his power to keep the A. B. C. store
operating as they are at presen
without the state getting any c
the revenue. Mr. Skinner pointe
out the bad effect that some of th
recently passed Constitutions
I Ampnrimfints would have on the fi
nancial condition of this county, anI
the board, it appeared, agreed witl
| him in that the reaction would b
unfavorable to Warren.
Following are the minutes of th
meeting, which was attended by al
of the commissioners:
"The State Highway and Publi
Works Commission is hereby re
quested to soil a certain section o
, the road leading from Littleton ti
| Eaton's Ferry; beginning at rai
I road and ending at Enterpris
church and known as Tarkiln road
consisting of approximately 3-4 o
| a mile and being in Riever town
ship. The Clerk is instructed ti
make this request.
"The State Highway and Publi
Works Commission is requested t<
soil a certain section of road lead
ing from Highway No. 58 to th
County Home, consisting of approx
imately 150 yards and being ii
I Warrenton township. The Clerk i
1 instructed to make this request.
J "The Board of Education J
hereby requested to pay F. E
i Newell Jr. $30.00 for ten turkey
I killed by dogs "
|
Congressman Kerr
Goes To Washingtor
Representative John H- Kerr lef
on Sunday for the opening of Con
gress in Washington on Wednes
day. His private secretary, Howarc
F. Jones, is not expected to go t<
Washington this year but has beer
retained by Congressman Kerr a;
his secretarv to look after the War
renton office- It is not known wh<
Judge Kerr will employ to assis
him in Washington.
HAS RIB BROKEN
W. C- Martin is recovering fron
a broken rib and bruises which h<
suffered last week when he fel
while covering a roof on his farmHERBERT
ALSTON ILL
Mr. Herbert Alston, who wa
taken suddenly ill while down towi
this week engaged in conversation
is recovering at his home.
Smu
\Y, JANUARY 8, 1937 Su
[ . Baby of Congress
ljf|f* " ' ^
7 iWASHrNGTON . . All records
'indicate that Rep. Lyle H. Boren
27, (D.) of Oklahoma (above), wil!
r be the youngest member of th<
a jnew ? Congress which convenes
s January 5th. Rep. Boren 'celed
brates his next birthday, May 11th
11
e
- Little Interest In
t Six Cases Triecl In
Recorder's Cour
8 The six cases tried in Recorder
y court on Monday before Judge "
,s O- Rodwell held little interest an
n were disposed of in short order b
^ Solicitor Jos. P- Pippen of Little
" ton. All the defendants before th
" bar of justice this week wer
r negroes.
a B. M. Brown was convicted on
charge of reckless driving and wa
fined $2500 and taxed with coui
costs.
11 Five dollars and costs was th
lt punishment meted out to Sai
e Jones after he had been foun
" guilty on a charge of larceny.
David Cook, who was found guil
ty of receiving stolen goods know
ing them to have been stolen, wa
a ordered to serve 60 days on th
roads. The goods he purchased fc
a small sum were alleged to hav
e been stolen from the County Priso
" Camp.
n Williard Watkins and J. Y- Her
derson,both plead guilty to charge
y of violating the traffic laws an
d judgment was suspended over eac
of them on the condition that the
pay the court cos;s.
if
The case against James Alstoi
r' charged with mailing a false state
" ment in order to obtain money, wa
d transferred to the Superior corn
n docket due to the fact that it wa
s out of the jurisdiction of Recorder
fc> court.
if
g Baptist To Hold
i Group Meeting
d There will be a Baptist Trainin
I Union quarterly group meeting hel
e at the Wise Baptist church on Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock, it wa
e announced this week. The them
II of the meeting will be, "Faith Pro
duces Works." Following is th
c program arranged for the occasion
Song; Devotional, Miss Ma
f Jacque Williams of Norlina; min
3 utes read; roll call of churches
1 business; special music, Wise B. 1
e U-; Talk, "Faith Needed in Ever;
l? Church in America Today," Mis
f Doris King of Warren Plains; Tall
- "The Mathematics of Faith," T. E
3 Sledge of Wise; Talk, "Demonstrat
ing Our Faith," Miss Aelese Kin
c of Elberon; Poem, Miss Nanc
3 McGhee of Norlina; Song; Mes
- sage, "Be Ye Doers of the World,
e Joseph W. Riggan of Macon.
The public is invited to attend1
s Treasury Report
s Reveals Big Pa]
s Washington, Jan 6.?Business mei
and movie stars drew the highes
salaries paid in i;his country ii
1935, a Treasury report to Congres
disclosed today.
1 William Randolph Hearst, pub
lisher, and Mae West, screen write
t and performer, topped the list witl
- salaries of $500,000 and $480,833, re
- spectively1
Others whose salaries appears
3 in the higher bracket included: C
i W. Guttzeit, president of the Lat
s robe Electric Steel Co., Latrobc
- Pa-, $398,808; Alfred P. Sloan Jr
J president General Motors Corpora
t tion, $374,505; Marlene Dietrich, ac
tress, $368,000; W. R. Sheehan, vie
president Taunhieth Century Fo:
Film Corp., $344,230; William S
i Knudsen, director and executiv
; vice president or uenerai muiur
1 $325,869; Bingr Crosby, radio an<
screen star, $318,9)7; Gary Coopei
actor, $311,000; B- D. Miller, presi
dent of the P. W. Woolworth Com
s pany, $309,880.
i
Mr- Dick Flemin? of Littleton wa
in town this week.
ibscription Price, $1.50 a Year
| Commissioners '
' Hear Report Of
Planning Board
The report; of the recently appointed
Planning Board was sub- *
mitted to the Board of Town Commissioners
at their regular monthly
meeting- Although it had been
advertised that there would be a 1
public hearing on the report only
two or three citizens were presentChief
immediate interest in the <
board's report hinged upon the ,
question of whether or not the ]
Standard Oil Company would be j
permitted to erect a filling station ]
on the Harrison Taylor corner, at ,
Main and Macon streets. The Plan- j
ning Board was divided upon the
1 question with a small majority in
| favor of allowing the station to be
, erected upor. this site provided a
\ building of certain nature would be 1
. erected by the Oil Company. At a 1
, previous meeting, Mr. Atkins, rep- '
resentative of the Oil Co., told C- 1
A. Tucker, chairman of the Plan- '
ning Board, that he would submit '
several plans to him for his appro- 1
val and would work to co-operate ]
? with him in giving Warrenton the
type station it desired, provided, of 1
, curse, that the cost of such build*
ing was not too great to allow a
' reasonable return upon the Company's
investment- Mr. Tucker told 1
the members of the Board of Com- 1
l_ missioners that Mr- Atkins had '
;e told him that he might be delayed
e by the Christmas holidays and that :
he had as yet submitted no plans.
a Tire commissioners voted to de
s fer the adoption of the report until i
:t Mr. Atkins had contacted MrTucker
.e An unexpected dividend of $1,485 <
n was reported by Secretary-Treasd
urer T. B- Gardner as the town's i
share of a 3 per cent dividend de[_
clared by the Warrenton Rail Road
Company, cf which concern the :
s town is the major stockholder.
e Commissioner G- H- Macon ofir
fered a motion that a building be
e constructed to house the newly
n purchased street department truck.
The commissioners voted to defer ,
the matter until a later meeting.
C- E- Jaclcson appeared before the
f board relative to the construction
of a building on his lot near the
Town Hail. He was told that the
y clerk would write to the State Fire
Marshall in regard to the type
building that might be erected in
the fire district.
f The beard adjourned shortly
after 10 o'clockis
B Company Aids
In State Ceremony
_ Members of Company B, one of
9 the state's outstanding military
companies, returned from Raleigh [
g yesterday afternoon where they ;
d took part in the inauguration ex
ercises held for Governor Clyde R 1
s Hoey, the 84th man to bear the
e title of Governor of North Carolina. '
Headed by Capt. Claude T. 1
e Bowers, the 52 enlisted men and
three officers left here by motor i
e early yesterday morning and join- i
. ed several other companies in Ral- ]
;; eigh which had been called to the i
i Capital city to form a military pay
geant as part of the inauguration <
exercises- 1
The parade, headed by Governor
Hoey and former Governor Ehringhaus,
formed at the Executive Mansion
and moved down the streets of (
g Raleigh to the auditorium where j
y the oath of office was administer- i
' ed to Governor Hoey by Chief Jus- (
tice Stacy, after which both branch- >
es of the legislature held a joint ]
session in the auditorium to her the j
new governor's address. Following i
the well received speech, the joint <,
session in the auditorium to hear
/ the governor's address. Following <
the members of the general assem- l
i bly, state officials and others went 1
t to the reviewing stands to witness 1
a the militaiy pageant, said to have ]
s been one cf the largest in the his- *
tory of the state.
r nun sw jRfl as uuvmw\uit
l BEFORE HUGE CROWDS 1
Raleigh, Jan. 7.?In a setting of (
military pcmp and pageantry and 1
d surrounded by the political great c
!. and near-g reat and a large number *
- of just plain people, Clyde Roark c
Hoey, 59-year-old Shelby lawyer c
and topflight oratorical champion
- of the Democratic party for 40
- years, Thursday became Governor
e of North Carolina at 12:48 p. m. in j
x colorful exercises held in Raleigh's
1 $300,000 spacious Memorial Auditoe
rium.
i, With the financial sun beaming j
i brighter on North Carolina than it j
, hao in manj' years, Governor Hoey (
- took over the wheel of the Good
- Ship North Carolina, from the j
hands of his predecessor, John r
Christoph Btucher Ehringhaus, 54-is
s year-old one-time Elizabeth City I
(Continued on Page 8) *
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fc MOST OP THE NEWS
ALL THE TIME
NUMBER 2
SUPERIOR COURT
OPENS MONDAY
Case Against Former Bank
Of Warren Officials To
Be Continued
WINKLERS TO BE TRIED
The January term of Warren
county Superior court convenes here
an Monday morning with Judge
Henry A. Grady of Clinton presiding
and Solicitor W. H. S- Burgwyn
looking after the interest of the
state- This will be Judge Grady's
first visit to Warren in an official
:apacity in ten years.
In view of the fact that the case
against former officials of the Bank
af Warren--is to be continued,
chief interest at this term of
court is expected to center around
the re-trial of the Winkler brothers
cf Dabney, Va., who were convicted
af fho Motr form Vaofr\ro .TnHcro TH XT
A,V VAAVs ATXUJ VV1U1 WV1V1V U UUgW W Ai.1
Cranmer 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. After the men had
been convicted and Judge Cranmer
passed sentence, counsel for the defendants
noted an appeal and a new
trial was granted by the Supreme
court This case was hard fought
at the May term and attracted an
unusually large crowd of Virginia
persons as well as residents of this
county into the court room.
The majority of the other cases
scheduled for trial at this term of
court were placed on the docket as
the result of stealing and involve
mostly members of the negro race.
There is one manslaughter case and
a few assault charges, as well as
several cases which were appealed
from Recorder's court.
Following is the list of seventeen
cases expected to be called by the
solicitor during the criminal term
of the two week's court: A. T- Topps,
alias Albert P. Topps, and Williard
J. Topps, on two charges of breaking,
entering, larceny and receiving;
Tasker Jordan, negro, breaking, entering
and larceny; James Rodgers,
negro, breaking, entering, larceny;
Arthur Green, negro, breaking, entering,
larceny; Harry Alston, negro,
breaking, entering, larceny; Damon
Griggs, negro, assault with deadly
weapon inflicting bodily narm;
Jabes M. Hodge, manslaughter;
James Alston, negro, false pretense;
Meredith Stewart, negro, assault
with deadly weapon doing serious
damage; I. Hurwitz, embezzlement;
Prank Tucker, assault; J. D- Winkler
and D. M- Winkler, breaking,
entering, larceny.
Following are the cases which
lave been appealed from Recorder's
court: Cleophus Allen, negro, public
disturbance; Floyd Thomas,
negro, bastardy; John Sommervllle,
negro, abandonment and non support;
Lonnie Cox, public drunkenness.
Stewart Found Not
Guilty Theft Charge
A T. Stewart, young white man
)f Sandy Creek township, was
bund not guilty by a jury when he
was tried in Vance county Superior
:ourt Wednesday and Thursday
with two negroes, Lee Durham and
Robert Currin, on a charge of
stealing tobacco from warehouses
in Henderson. The negroes were
ilso acquittedThe
case was hard fought and required
approximately a day and a
naif for its disposal. Stewart and
Durham were represented by John
fCerr Jr. and Gholson & Gholson.
Henry T- Powell was Currin's atorney.
WESTON CASE CONTINUED
The case against George Weston,
drs. Selma Palkener and Roy Hay!S,
charged with aiding and abetlng
n a crime which resulted in the
ieath of a young woman, was con;inued
in Vance county Superior
:ourt on account of difficulty in
ibtaining a jury.
DRAKE IMPROVES
M- M. Drake is improving at his
iome. It was feared at one time
;hat he was threated by pneunonia.
Mrs. Joe Taylor and daughter,
Douglas, returned Monday from
'Jew York where they spent the
Christmas holidaysMesdames
A. A. Williams and T.
r. Holt returned Thursday afterloon
from Franklin, Va. They were
tccompanied home by Mrs- Sue
'retlow and Mrs. George MaCann,
vho are guests of Mrs. Williams