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timely
i yOLVME XXXVII
lijil okbekF
i jail lirl'.llliKII
I Tells Kegister of Deeds More
Dignity Needed In Con
ducting His Office
i report read in court
me Warren county jail, which]
has been condemned by several
I Grand Junes as "inadequate, unm
siWiary and unsafe," was again
given a black mark during this
term oi court when another Grand
' *'"* ,hoM Tirtitlnns
B j^y reportea ui?n u'v?v
^,.5 not been remedied and made I
recommendations that improve-]
I meats be made at once.
0 ' jiie report, which was completed I
0 in an unusually short time and I
showed that a thoiough investiga-j
0 tion had been made into the af-|
1 fans of the county, also called on I
I tjje Register of Deeds to conduct!
his office with more dignity, pointed I
I out that two magistrates had not J
I fried their reports, and recommend-1
I ea that a new school bus be pur-1
I chased in the event one in use atl
I present cannot be properly repaired, j
I After the report had been ten-l
I dered to Judge Grady for his in-j
I spection Wednesday morning atl
I 10:30 o'clock, the jurist remarked* I
I I think the public should know of j
I these findings and recommenda-j
I tions." and called on Solicitor Bur-|
I gwyn to read the report aloud in J
I When the solicitor finished read-1
I ing Judge Grady asked Foremanl
I Fitzhugh Read how many copies he!
I mace and instructed the Clerk ofl
I Court to file a copy, save him one. I
I and mail one to the chairman of]
the Board of County Commission- j
I ers. At the suggestion of the so-l
I licitor, he also expressed his wishj
to have one published in full in
the county paper.
Judge urady told members of the
Grand. Jury that their report showed
that they had followed closely
the duties he outlined to them in
his charge on Monday morning and
expressed the appreciation of the
court for the service they had rendered.
Following is the report in full:
Hon Henry Am Grady,
Judge of Superior Court, Presiding.
Your Honor:
> We, the Grand Jury for the January,
1937, term of Superior Court
of Warren county, beg to make the
following report of work done by
this body while empanelled as a
Jury.
We have carefully examined witnesses
and passed on all bills presented
to us by the Solicitor.
We have visited the County Home
through a Committee and find that
the inmates are well cared for, and
it appears that conditions are better
than they have been in the pastWe
find that certain recommenda
nons regarding the County Home
made by the September, 1936, Grand
Jury have been complied with in as
near even- detail as possible- We
find that the roof to the main
building leaks and that these leaks
can be stopped by minor repairs
and we recommend that these repairs
be made as soon as possible.
We also find that there is but one
lock-up at County Home and recommend
that another one be built,
due to the fact that accommodations
are needed for both races. We
also find that a good many chairs
are in bad repair and recommend
that these be repaired and enough
new ones added to accommodate
every inmate.
We have looked into conditions of
school busses operating in the
county and discussed with Mr. Allen,
Superintendent of schools, and
bis mechanic, Early Shearin, various
phases of the operation of these
busses. We have recommended to
the Supt. that bus No. 16 be repaired
and that it be replaced by a
new one in the event that it cannot
hp mif tv, ~ " ....
_ --- jvuu ui a saie condition ior
I children to ride in. We also recomI
tend that busses which have been
I Previously parked in front of HawI
kins High School and at times temI
Porarilv blocking highway to find
I ?ther parking places. He has agreed
I comply with our request. We
I have checked up to see if reports
I reQUired by law have been made to
I jhe state as to mechanical condiI
''on of these busses and find that
I tcjr have been checked up on at
I deified intervals as requiredI
Prison Camp was visited by
I a committee and found to be in
I 8?od condition in every respect.
I The Jail was visited by a comI
Nttee and found to be still inadeI
?ate and unsanitary. AccommodaI
'?is are not sufficient to take care
I 0{ Tomen of either race in privacy,
f Continued on Page 8) |
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Secret Service Head
rWsti
WASHINGTO^^T^M^wTncTure
of Frank J. Wilson, 50, now head
Df the Secret Service, succeeding
Wm. H. ^Moran, retired, . who
served 54 years. Wilson has been
acting chief since Sej)t._8^ 1936.
Bright Discusses
Crop Control Plan
For 1937 Season
By R. H. BRIGHT,
County Agent
We still have a few applications
under the soil conservation act for
1936 that the producers have not
signed. These producers have been
notified three times and we will
notify them again, but they should
come in and sign their applications
at once i ,
i i
I do not know just what the 1937
compulsoi-y control will be, but I do
Know that those farmers that cooperated
in 1936 will be able to carry
out the same program in 1937- We
expect to be able to announce the
1937 program under the soil conservation
act within a few days- I
will send out notices and hold meetings
over the county as soon as I
am authorized to do so by the state
office. In the mean time I will be
glad to go over work sheets with
producers and give them all the information
I have. I realize that
farmers are anxious to know just
what program will be offered them
in 1937, This is necessary because
of making plans for 1937, Farmers
will be safe in their 1937 farming
program along the following lines:
A reduction of 25 per cent for tobacco,
35 per cent for cotton and
other crops may be planted to suit
the needs of farmers- We expect
to take some time in making clear
tu Ulc lctlliici i/iic 1.V01 piugiaiii anu
I wish to urge all farmers to attend
the meetings when announced and
inform themselves concerning the
program.
We are in a position to clean tobacco
seed and will be glad to render
this service to the farmers.
W. J. Arrington
Buried Saturday
Funeral services for William Jones
Arrington, 61, were conducted from
Emmanuel Episcopal church, Warrenton,
on Saturday morning at 10
o'clock by the Rev. B. N. de Foe
Wagner, rector. His remains were
carried from here to Petersburg,
Va., where interment took place.
Mr. Arrington, who had been in
declining health for some time,
died late last Thursday night or
Friday morning. He was found
dead in bed at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Howard Alston, with whom
he made his home, Friday morning
when efforts were made to awake
himThe
sen of the late Sam Peter
Arrington and Mrs. Hannah B. Arrington,
the deceased, was born in
Petersburg, Va., but came to Warrenton
with his parents many years
ago and since that time has made
his home hereHe
is survived by one brother,
John W. Arrington of Greenville,
S. C, three sisters, Mrs- T. F Heath
of Petersburg, Mrs- W. G Rogers
and Mrs. W- H- Alston of Warrenton.
His mother preceded him to
the grave a few months ago#
Pallbearers here were W. Keppel
Falkener, Richard Arrington, M- OMcGuire.
Ernest Hudgins, Russell
Palmer and Weldon HallA
CORRECTION
Last week it was stated in this
paper that A. T. Stewart, young
white man of Sandy Creek township,
was; found not guilty by a jury
when he was tried in Vance county
Superior court with two negroes,
Lee Durham and Robert Currin, on
a charge of stealing tobacco from
warehouses in Henderson. We were
informed by his brother this week
that the1 case was thrown out of
court by Judge Grady before it went
to the jury and at his request gladly
make the correction.
IjpM;
WARRENTON, COUN
CASES IN cwr
MOVE SMOOTHLY
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miiKier Trial unly Case U1
Outstanding Interest; Bad
Weather Crowds Court
JUDGE GRADY PRESIDES
Moving along smoothly without
waste of time, rapid progress was
made in disposing of the criminal
docket of Warren county Superior
court until Wednesday when the
hard-fought and long drawn out
Winkler trial began. With the exception
of this case and a manslaughter
charge against James MHodge,
and an assault charge
against Meredith Stewart, negro,
evidence coming from the witness
stand was comparatively brief and
consumed little of tide court's time
to remove more than a dozen cases
from the docket.
The wheels of justice were set in
motion early Monday morning after
a brief charge by Judge Henry
A. Grady. The jurist touched on
no matters other than the duties of
the members of the Grand Jury and
finished his charge in about fifteen
minutes.
Although the temple of justice
has been crowded beyond seating
capacity all the week, no cases oi
paramount interest was tried at
this term until the Winkler case,
which is an indictment against two
Virginia brothers for breaking into
and robbing the Swan Sandwich
Shop and Beer Garden at Norlina,
started Wednesday morning. The
large crowds in court is attributed to
inclement weather which has prevented
work on the farms rather
than to particular interest in any- oi
the casesJames
M. Hodges of Washington,
D. C-, faced a charge of manslaughter
as the result of an automobile
wreck near Norlina in October.
His car was in collision with
one driven by C. L. Noell, 34-yearold
white man of Starkey, Va, Noel
died the night of the accident from
a broken neck and internal injuries
Hodges, nor his brother, Frank who
was riding with him, was not seriously
hurt. Found guilty of manslaughter,
Hodges was sentenced to
the roads for eight months by Judge
Grady.
Fourteen months cn the road was
the punishment meted out to Meredith
Stewart, negro, who was convicted
on a charge of assault with
deadly weapon doing serious harm
Lonie Cox. charged with public
drunkenness, came into court and
plead guilty to being- a public nuisance.
An eighteen months road
sentence was suspended upon the
condition that he remain of good
behavior. If at any time within
five years he fails to meet with the
terms of the judgment, a capias is
to be issued for him.
A. T. Topps and Williard Topps
(Continued on page 8)
McColl Discusses
4-H Club Work
By G. R. McCOLL,
Assistant County Agent
In 1936 35 boys from all communities
of the county took part in
organized 4-H Club work- They
took up projects in Corn, Cotton,
Tobacco, and Garden work.
The Lions Club bought enough
seed corn for 16 club members, and
of this number 15 turned in completed
project books. The average
for the group was 35-4 bushels per
acre with a profit of $25.00 per acre.
This average for a. dry year and
late planting was higher than we
expected. The seed were late in arriving
and the long drought caught
most of the boys before they could
plant.
A larger Corn Club project is
planned for this year. It is hoped
that at least 50 boys will take part
in this phase of club work.
The winner in the Comity Corn
Contest, Bill Benson of Inez, will be
awarded a wrist watch for his work.
He had a trip to the State Fair in
(Continued on Page 8)
BASKET BAI.L GAMES
There will be a double header
basket ball game played here in the
armory on Friday night when both
the boys' and the girls* teams of
the John Graham High School face
basketeers from Gold Sands. The
game is to start at 7:30 o'clock and
there will be a small admission
charge.
CLAIM AGENT HERE
William A- Bramberry of Norfolk,
chief claim agent of the Seaboard
Airline Railway^ was a visitor in
Warrenton Wednesday.
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TY OF WARREN, N. C. FRI1
INABILITY TO LOC
RESULTS CONT1
Former President Defunct Ba
suit of Bank Failure, Not 1
Of Richmond; Bom
GOVERNOR HOEY ISSUI
Inability to locate Carter N. Williams
in his home town of Rich
mond, Va., and his failure to appear
here Monday to face charges
of violating the banking laws, was
responsible for Judge Henry AGrady,
here presiding over the Jan
uc4,xj i/ciui ux yv ancxi wuniy ouperior
court, to orde^ his bond in the
sum of $1,000 forfeited and for a
capais to be issued lor his appear!
ance here at the May term of court.
Mr. Williams, head of the Richmond
Steel and Structural Co-, and
former president of the defunct
Bank of Warren, is charged with receiving
deposits knowing the bank
to be insolvent and with publishing
false reports as to the condition of
the bank. Other defendants in the
action, which came into court in
1933, are Gt B- Gregory of Richmond,
cashier of the bank, and L.
C. Kinsey of New fclochelle, N. J.,
and John G- Ellis of Warrenton, directors.
Solicitor W. H. S. Burgwyn, who
has asked at each term of court
that the case be tried with one ex;
ception, when he was ill with pneu,
monia, stated in court that he went
i to Richmond the past week end in
i an effort to get Mr. Williams back
here and that he could not be located
in that city. After the solicitor
Debt Adjustment
Committee To Hold
Meeting Here
A meeting of the Ideal Farm Debt
Adjustment Committee will be held
I in Warrenton on Monday, January
19, according to an aoiuyincement
by Theo P. Stallings, county supervisor
in charge of the Rural Rehabilitation
Program of the Reset
ttonent Administration in ^^ffren
county. The meeting will be held In
the Dameron building and will begin
at 10 a. mThe
purpose of the meeting, Mr.
Stallings said, is to assist farmers
to smooth out their debt problems.
These voluntary committees, composed
of public-spirited citizens,
have been organized in every
county to help with this Farm
Debt Adjustment service.! They
meet with the debtor and creditor
and try to have the debt reduced
in accordance with the debtor's
ability to pay, or to get the debtor
more time in which to pay off the
debt, or to find a new creditor.
Mr. Stallings states that any
farmer requiring Farm Debt services,
which is now a part of the
work of his division, may leave his
; name and address with him. His of
fice is located in tne uamerou
building at Warrenton.
Members of the committee are
E. H. Pinnell, W, H. Burroughs, R.
1 L. Capps and Jesse Gardner.
Littleton Lions Hold
Charter Night Meet
Littleton, Jan. 14-?Littleton in
, the presence of enthusiastic representative
Lions from Warrenton,
i Roanoke Rapids, Henderson, Dur.
ham and Wilson held their charter
night banquet on Tuesday, January
: 11, at 8 o'clock.
Lion J. P, Pippin acted as toastmaster
who welcomed the visiting
; clubs, their wives and other guests.
i District Director Lion yam Alford
introduced the speaker of the even;
ing, District Governor Lion V. JAshbaugh
who presented the char
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ter and delivered a most uitei cauug
: and instructive talk on Lionism and
. its purposes.
The chaiter was accepted by Lion
Rev- C. R Jenkins, vice president,
for tii? Littleton Lions in the absence
of its president, Lion W. GAlston,
who could not attend on account
of sickness.
EPISCOPAL SERVICES
Holy Communion will be celebrated
at Emmanuel Episcopal
church on Sunday morning at 8
o'clock, but the night service will
be omitted to allow for a Church
School Conference in the Parish
House at 7:30 o'clock when Miss
Maude Cutter, director of Religious
Education, will speak. A cordial invitation
to attend is extended the
public by the Rev. B N. de Foe
Wagner.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Newell
were visitors in Raleigh- Sunday
night
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>AY, JANUARY 15, 1937
:ATE WILLIAMS
LNUING BANK CASE
nk of Warren, Indicted As Rero
Be Found In Home Town
I 'Declared Forfeited
IS REQUISITION PAPERS
had acquainted the jurist with the
facts in the case, Judge Grady ordered
the sheriff to call Mr. Williams
name out in court- He failec
to answer, his bond was orderec
forfeited, and a capias was ordered
issued. A Richmond man is on hie
bond.
The case has been continued foi
various causes, several times on account
of the illness of the defendants,
and at the September term ol
court the indictment was quashec
on the grounds that an initial was
wrong in the name of one of the
men who served on the Grand Jurj
which returned the indictment. At
the same term of court anothei
Grand Jury indicted them on the
same charges.
After the indictment had beer
quashed, Mr, Williams issued a
statement in Virginia papers ir
which he said that he was not a
resident of North Carolina at the
time of the indictment, i;hat he hac
been here several times for trial
and that he would not return again
Requisition papers were called foi
by Solicitor Burgwyn and were issued
by Governor Hoey as one ol
his first official acts.
The case has been set for tria
the first thing when court convenes
here in May.
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uuu lvcynuiua > u
.Write Column For
Warren Record
Senator Robert R- Reynolds
pleasantly known by many in this
county, will begin within a shorl
peripd writing a column for Th<
Wart en RecordTbejnotive
for the column, whicfc
is to be furnished a -number ol
-weekly "fiewspapers in this state, J;
to give the people authentic detail;
regarding matters in- which they are
interested, he said.
In announcing his intention ol
sending out news each week ovej
his signature, Senator Bob says
"I would like to make it clear thai
my column will not deal with mj
own individual activities nor will il
be the vehicle for personaly publicity,
but rather it will paint ?
picture of events and happenings it
Washington with broaci strokes ol
the brush. In other words, the purpose
of the column is to keep oui
people informed on what is taking
place in Washington-"
Mrs. Arrington To
Attend Dedication
Mrs- Katherine P. Arrington wil
InftTrn f fnr PVio rvnl T-Ti 11 nrViorf
i icavc luuaj iui vxiaj^rei ma y* aj.\^a v
' she will attend the dedication exercises
to be held there tonight ir
connection with the opening of ?
small art museum in Person Hall
second oldest building on the campus,
which has been entirely re
modeled for the purpose.
The remodeling of Person Hall
according to newspaper report:
from Chapel Hill, has been mad<
possible by Federal aid under CW^
and by generous contributions frorr
Mrs. Katherine Pendleton Arring
ton and others,
"The purpose of the museum,'
according to the head of the University
Art Department, "is to make
painting an integral part of thi
study done by the students in the
Department of Fine Arts "
Brother Of Local
Man Wins; Honor
High honor has been paid to Dr
Thomas A. Russell, native of thi;
county and brother of Edwin Russell
of Macon, according to the following
clipping taken from the
Journal American Medical Association
in the issue of December 26:
"Dr. Thomas H. Rusell has succeeded
Dr. Charles Gordon Heyd
President of the American Medical
Association, as executive officer 01
the department of surgery at New
York Post Graduate Medical School
and director of the surgical service
'at New York Post-Giaduate Hospital
and Dispensary. Dr. Russell
was also promoted to the rank ol
professor of surgery,
MACK DRAKE IMPROVES
Mack Drake, who has been seriously
ill at his home here with
pneumonia, was reported last nighl
to be much improved.
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NEW YORK . ^. Wallace Ford
. (above), film actor, was placed in
a foundling home in England when
| 3 years old. He arrived in Canada
at 7 and flm went on the stags
1 at 15. Now, after a 21 year search,
i he has found his mother~ln Eng,
land where he Is buying a home
r for her.
Recor der Holds
Sesi ion Of Court
' In Town Hali
i
' Departing from precedent, Judge
1 T. O. Rod well held Recorder's court
' here this week in the town hall,
' while Superior court was in session>
As a rule Recorder's court takes a
two week;;' recess while the higher
tribunal is in session in the regular
' hall of justice.
In commenting on the change,
Judge Rodwell said: "I see no rea'
son why Recorder's court should
' cease to function simply because
Superior court is in session. Of
course we do not have sufficient
space in t ae town hall for jury trials,
but when we do not have any cases
of this nature we can transact our
business there as well as in the
court house "
Violaticn of the motor vehicle
' laws was responsible for three of
! the six cases which were disposed
[ of on Monday. The other -counts
were larceny, allowing cattle to
(strap* -aniltOiuelty to an animal.
I Milton WUaon, employee of the
t ,v^Jr. _ -? ?
inwuui1 ac xsigsn* w, wws
' found guilty of reckless driving and
was fined $25 00 and taxed with the
' court cos;s, The charge was booked
against him as a result of a
wreck be and Baker Plummer.
; negro, had with a group of Duke
; University students near Ridgeway
' about three weeks ago. Several of
[ the students, who were enroute to
u their home in New York for the
holidays, were seriously hurt but
1 their injuries did not prove fatal'
Baker Plummer was also hurt but
not seriously. A charge of reckless
driving was also booked against
Philip Reichers, driver of the car
' which was in collision with the Carolina
Power & Light Co. truck occupied
by Wilson and Plummer but
the state took a nol pros as to himDave
Ayscue and Green Abbott
I came into court over a cow- The animal,
the property of Ayscue, strayed
1 from home to the property of Ab;
bott and was fired upon with a
shotgun in the hands of Abbott,
1 Ayscue faced a charge of cruelty to
i animal; Ayscue was charged with
. allowing cattle to run at large.
Judgment was suspended in both
- cases on the condition that the defendants
pay the costs in the action.
Found guilty of operating an
5 automobile while under the influ*
ence of whiskey, John Coleman,
t negro, was given a four months
1 road sentence which was suspended
- on the condition that he pay a
$50.00 fire and court costs. A similar
charge is booked against George
West, negro, but he will not be
J tried until the fourth Monday
2 morning, at which time a jury will
J decide on the case.
Charlie Hawkins, negro, was sentenced
to four months on the roads
on a larceny count- He is alleged
to have stolen cotton from a negro
1 named Crosson and sold it at
White's gin in Crosson's name.
5 Board Of Health
Appoints Peete
The Warren Courity Board of
Health met on Monday and ap
pointed Dr. C- H. Peete health of,
ficer for two years as a successor to
1 Dr. G. H- Macon- The physicians
f of the county rotate in filling this
' position.
1 The board also adopted a motion
! requiring children effected with ac
tive venereal disease to be excluded
1 from public schools until treated by
a physic;an. Another motion made
it mandatory of janitors of every
school in the county to use disinfectants
daily at the schools to pre
vent the spread of the disease.
i
; Mr. William Alston of Littleton
was a visitor here Thursday.
MOST OF THE NEWS
ALL THE TIME
NUMBER 3
ABSENT LAWYER
CAUSES MISTRIAL
Failure of John Kerr Jr. To
Appear In Court Puts End
To Trial Of Winklers
NO OTHER WAY OPEN
Failure of John Kerr Jr. to appear
in Superior court here Thursday
morning and represent his
clients was responsible for Judge
Henry A. Grady to withdraw a
juror and order a mistrial in the
case against J. D. and D. M. Wink
ler, brothers of Mecklenburg county,
Va., who were on trial for breaking
into the Swan Sandwich Shop
and Beer Garden, near Norlina, on
the morning of April 6, 1936, 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.
Mr. Kerr, who with John Hutcheson
of Boydton, Va., represents the
two young white men, was in court
all day Wednesday in behalf of his
clients and the case, one of the
most important to be tried at this
term, was more than half finished
when he failed to return to court
yesterday morning for the rest of
the trial.
In ordering a mistrial, Judge
Grady said: "The embarrassing situation
which has arisen is regretable,
but in fairness to the defendants
I see no other course to pursue
than to order a mistrial." He then
turned to the court stenographer
and issued the following order:
"State vs. J. D. and D. M. Winckler.
"Pending the trial and on Thursday
morning when Court opened,
counsel for the defendants who reside
in the state of Virginia stated
to the court that Mr. J. H. Kerr Jr.
the only local counsel who represents
the defendants, cannot be
present in court and they cannot
therefore proceed with the trial,
and the court being of the opinion
that the defendants ought to have
the benefit of local counsel:
"Now, at their request made in
open court, they agree in person and
through their counsel to take no
advantage of the fact that this case
is continued, a juror is withdrawn
and a mistrial ordered,
(Signed) "HENRY A. GRADY,
"Judge Presiding"
This was the second time that
the Winkler case was to be tried in
Warren county Superior court. The
men were found guilty at the May
term, 1936, and sentenced to from
six to ten years in prison. Counsel
for the defendants noted an appeal
and a new trial was granted by the
Supreme court, chiefly due to the
fact, it was stated, that Judge E. H.
Cranmer, who was here presiding
at that time, asked one of the witnesses
for the defendants if he
thought a man who played poker
on Sunday night was a man of good
character.
Immediately after the crime was
committed, Sheriff W- J. Pinnell
started an investigation which ended
with the arrest of the Winkler
brothers by a Virginia officer. TTiey
were brought to the Virginia-Carolina
line and identified by Jeff
Coats as the men who threw a gun
in his face, robbed the Sandwich
Shop and tied him to a bed. The
defendants claimed that they were
in a poker game at the time of the
crime and brought half a dozen or
more witnesses here from Virginia
who testified that they were in the
game with them at the time.
After the mistrial had been ordered
yesterday morning, the solicitor
cleared the docket of the few remaining
cases in short order and
court adjourned around 11 o'clock
until Monday morning when the
civil calendar will be taken up.
The cases tried yesterday morn
ing were: Arthur Green, negro,
charged with larceny as the result
of tobacco stolen from Leon Perkinson
of near Wise, found guilty and
sentenced to from three to five
years on the roads; Damon Griggs,
negro, charged with assault with a
deadly weapon inflicting bodily
harm, three years on the roads.
MAKE HONOR ROLL
William P. Ward, son of Mr, and
Mrs. V. P. Ward of Warrenton, was
one of the students from this state
attending Fishburn Military School,
Waynesboro, Va., who made the
honor roll. Others from this section
who also made an average of
above 90 were Benjamin H. Browning
Jr. of Littleton, Hill P. and
Scott P. Cooper of Henderson, and
Sam T. Gregory of Halifax.