i accurate, terse
i timely I
folme xxxvii "
fudge Burgwy
I Oath Of
former Solicitor Appointed1
I Judge By Governor Hoey; j
I Oath At Court House
""kr T ^TI?
/A\Ql*ET IS TO 1*ULiLIVU
solicitor W. H. S. Burgwyn, who
i appointed last week by Gov-J
or Hoey as a special Superior j
rt judge, will be sworn into of- |
"here today by Judge Henry A. !
jr. who is in Warren county 1
idmg over the May term of
rior court. Following this ceriy,
Ernest R. Tyler of Roxobel,
ivas named by the governor to
>d solicitor Burgwynn, will be
listered the oath of his office
cge Grady.
hour for the ceremony has
er. but it is expected that the
nail bo administered around
way.
ding the ceremony in the
oom. Judge Burgwyn and
r Tyler will be honored by
Association of the third
district at a banquet at
Varren. Approximately 30
i are expected here for the
lr. Burgwyn and Mr. Tyler
ave been here this week but tiie
ocke: has been handled by Solicitor
ii?*yn with the assistance of Aslant
Solicitor J. P. Pippen and
rivate prosecution.
Judge Burgwyn, who is to receive
nnual salaries and expense money
f $8,080. was one of the special
ucges appointed by Governor Hoey
d relieve congested court dockets
sased by the illness of other jurt.
He will serve until July 1 uner
laws now in effect and for twoear
terms starting July 1 under
atutes enacted by the 1937 Genii
Assembly.
Solicitor Tyler, who will hold ofce
until the next general election,
ill receive a salary of $4,500 a year
nd after July 1 will be paid $500
imaJr in expense money. He is
abre of Bertie county and Ihfts
Ifiiced law there since 1914.
Judge Burgwyn, a native of Jacket,
succeeded R. Hunt Parker as
iicitor of the third judicial district
hen the latter was elevated to the
inch following the death of Judge
arland E. Midyette of Jackson,
idge Burgwyn served as a trustee
[ the University of North Carolina
(Continued on Dane 8)
Iiam J. Boyd
uried At Fairview
ral services for William
Boyd, who died at his home,
ood." near Warrenton on
; afternoon, were held from
arrenton Methodist Church
nday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
he Rev 0. I. Hinson, pastor,
h by the Rev- B. N. de Foe
t- rector of Emmanuel
al church, and the Rev. Mi',
of Seaboard, officiating,
followed in Fairview cemeth
came to Mr. Boyd In his
Jear following a serious illness
Etal weeks. For the past two
he had been in declining
ha pallbearers were W. N.
Robert Scott, Bignall Jones,
'taad Boyd. Alpheus Jones, and
er Davis of Oxford. Honorary
aarers were Howard F. Jones,
Watson, John C. Burwell, Ben
Ce*i. R. J. Ware, John Coleman,
JJ Hunter, Joseph Hunter,
m "-uus Jones and Dr. W. WB^aong
those from out of town
B? ? the funeral were: Mr. and
BJ"" Louis Gooeh and Mrs. William
B^?i Henderson, Mrs. r. B. Boyd
V Oxford, Mrs. \y. A- Graham of
b^?r.. Mrs. r. b. Powell of HenBf;Cr
Rev. A. W. Watts, Miss
B^fc Stancell Mr. Stancell, MesB^?s
Parker and Harris of SeaBfS;
Mrs. Alex Alston of near
B^urg, Mr. and Mrs. h. w.
B^: ?' Ridgeway, Mr. and Mrs.
Bf^ce Whitaker and Miss Ann
B! Whitaker of Enfield; Mrs.
BL"^ M. Stancell and son, Charles
Stancell of Seaboard.
bn'^ pays tribute to
? william jones boyd
_' William Jones Boyd of "EdgeB^;.t
Warren county, departed
to ?n Sunday afternoon, May
B. .' having behind him sweet
Hj 0{ his gentleness of spirit,
KotiClitUde ?f cllaracter, and his
I 011 to his relatives and friends.
Continued on Page 8)
3.
n To Take
Office Today
| Youngest Fisherman | ;
. O^ene
Libby, age 7, claims the title and
exhibits^ proof. It took her "43 J
minutes to land ** this 2J<4-pound |
salmon with rod and reeL
Servants Must Have
Health Examination
Under the terms of a law passed |
by the 1937 General Assembly, it is
now required that all domestic servants
must undergo health examinations
to determine whether or not
they have any contagious, communi(Continued
on page 8)
PLANS DISCUSSED
TIME HfcA
Cooper Says That Unless Heal
Warren Will Be Unable r
Or State Appropriati<
TWO PLANS TO BE CONSI
Plans for a whole time or district;
health department for Warren
county were* outlined last
Friday afternoon by Dr. G. M.
Cooper and Dr. B. E. Fox of the
State Board of Health at a called
meeting of the Board of Health and :
the Warren County Medical Society.
Speaking briefly, Dr. Cooper explained
that unless a Health Department
was established in the
county, that Warren would be unable
to participate in or receive any
benefits from state or Federal appropriations
for health work. He j
reminded the board that a nurse
had heen Dlaced in this county for |
one year through funds appropriated
by the Social Security Act at
Washington, that Warren was one
of the few counties of the state
without a Health Department to receive
this service, and that this
county was favored in this manner
on account of the cooperation of the
doctors and commissioners and because
of the high death rate and
Poppies To Be Sold
Here On May 29th
|
Poppy Day will be observed in
Warrenton this year on Saturday,
tMay 29th. The day when once
each year we of America pay trib- ;
ute to those who gave their lives in
America's service during the World
War, by wearing their memorial
flower?the Poppy. I
| The Limer Post Unit * the American
Legion Auxiliary, under the
! leadership of Mrs- E- T. Harris, Unit
Poppy Chairman, will distribute the'
poppies on that day. You will be
aiding the war's living victims by
'the contribution you mane iur iuc
flower.
The Poppy comes to us from the
battle fields of France and Belgiurfi
where war obliterated all touches of
beauty except its brave red blooms.
There it was nature's tribute to the !
heroic dead.
The flowers offered for sale on (
Poppy Day are not, of course, nat- (
ural flowers. Their petals are only
paper and their stems wire, yet into
them have been breathed the spirit
(Continued on Page 4)
REGISTER FOR VACATION
BIBLE SCHOOL TODAY
The registration period for the
Warrenton Vacation Bible School
will be from 4 to 5:30 o'clock in the (
assemblj' room of the Baptist |
I Church this (Friday) afternoon, the
| Rev. R. E. Brickhouse stated yesterI
day. "Let those who expect to enroll
be on time as we plan to start
the parade from the church at 5:30
o'clock, the minister repeated.
lie MJ
WARRENTON, COUNTY
EXPECT TERM TO '
RUN NEXT WEEK
Murder Case Causes Longer '
Than Usual Term Of
Criminal Court
ENDED ON THURSDAY ]
The criminal docket of Warren
County Superior court, which is1 (
usually disposed of in three or four j
days, is not expected to be com- t
pleted this week and it is thought a
that court will run into next week c
on matters of this nature in order r
to try defendants who are in jail at
this term of court- jf
Not only was the docket at this s
term somewhat larger than usual, o
but the wheels of justice have been | c
forced to move slowly on account of ' a
a long drawn out murder trial $
which lasted from Tuesday morning
until Thursday morning. Yesterday cwas
consumed in the trial of the s
Winkler brothers of Bodyton, Va.,1 d
who are charged with breaking and j
entering as the result of the robbery ^
of the Swan Sandwich Shop and j
Beer Garden at Norlina approxi- c
mately a year ago. When court ad- I j
journed yesterday afternoon there I j
were a number of other witnesses to j
be examined and it is doubtful j
whether this case will be finished c
today. The case has been tried be- t
fore and little interest is attached to v
it from a spectators viewpoint. 1
Following the opening of court i
1- /*v. IV^AVtrlnTT w-1inn- onrl ci
iicic UH iviuiiuajr lliuxxiuig Oixu m ?
(Continued on page 8) c
FOR WHOLE
LTH DEPARTMENT '
s
Ith Department Is Established
To Participate In Federal
>ns For Health Work ]
DERED HERE ON JUNE 16
large number of midwives in this
county.
Br. Fox then explained and ad- i;
vised those present as to the size v
and cost of the two Health Depart- i;
ments outlined for counties wishing fc
to avail themselves of such depart- v
ments. b
First, was the whole time Health /
Department, consisting of a special- r
ly trained Health Officer and San- \
itary Officer, a Dentist for the o
school children 20 weeks a year, two
nurses and a clerk. The cost of a n
department of this size would be h
$6,000 for the county, the remainder 0
being paid by state and Federal f
funds.
mu- ^ MWAKVAeifInn fh Q f. nf ?
J.I1C dCUUUU V*?MV W- _ a
District Health Department, whicn i j,
means that a district would be form- j
ed with an adjoining county, the e
Health Officer spending Just half t
time in Warren county. In the r
county would be a Sanitary Inspec- j,
tor, a dentist, and one nurse and a s
(Continued on Page 8) t
e
James A. Boyd, 73,
Dies At Townsville d
f
James Armistead Boyd, 73, died at X
his home near Townsville Monday o
morning about 4:30 o'clock. s
Funeral services were conducted ' J
at Nutbush Presbyterian church on V
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with n
interment in the church cemetery, fi
Rev. Dwight A. Petty, pastor of a
group of churches near Middleburg, X
was in charge of the service. He was IS
assisted by Rev. J. S- Kennison. a
Mr- Boyd is survived by six chil- c
dren, Rev. J. Alston Boyd of Bluff c
City, Tenn., Mrs. Vernon McElveen,' S]
Lynchburg, S. C., Miss Sue Hunt; si
3 Un??.T WV,ifaW>r nf !
JDUyUj IVII O IJLail) Tf 1UVMUV* W. .
Rocky Mount; Miss Emma Boyd,'n
Nat Boyd, of Richmond, Va.; six
grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs.
Marion Taylor of Sudan, Va-, and ^
Mrs. Jack Spratley of Dendron, Va.
Active pallbearers were Dr. T. S.
Royster, William H. Boyd, Charlie
White, William Boyd, George VBoyd,
June Alston, William Bullock, 0
and John E. Boyd. Honorary pall- Sl
bearers were announced as J. E. s
Kimball, Sam Adams, Henry Taylor, ^
Robert Taylor, Alvin Tarry, Ham .d
Williamson, John Matthews, Edward
Norwood. Will Richardson, j M
Henry White, Carl Samford, James Q
Thomas, Carr Tucker, George A. n
Harris and Jasper B. Hicks. e
SON BORN e
Born to Dr. and Mrs. Rufus Jones b
on Monday night, May 17, a son? tl
Leonidas John Jones II. I
n
Mrs. J- V. Shearin of Littleton is S
a guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Bright, fi
trmt
OF WARREN, N. C. FR
rERRELLCASE TO
SUPREME COURT
rerrell Convicted Of Second
Degree Murder; Given A
20-Year Sentence
?????? ?
BOND IS SET AT $10,000
An appeal was noted in Superior
3ourt yesterday morning when
fudge Grady sentenced Ted Terrell
o hard labor at the State prison for
, period of 20 years after a jury had
him of second dearee
nurder in connection with the killtig
of Andrew (DIfck) Knight at
Cinton (Bad-eye) Whit's service
tation near Norlina on the night
f March 7 around 10 o'clock. Forty
lays were granted to perfect the
ppeal. Bond for Terrell was set at
10,000.
The appeal had been freely prelicted
among those versed in law
ince Wednesday afternoon when
efense attorneys, Julius Banzet and
ohn Kerr Jr. of Warrenton and
far borough and Yarborough of
jouisburg, agreed not to argue the
ase after Judge Grady, upon moion
of counsel for the State, Solictor
W. H. S. Burgwyn, William Tayor
and Gholson and Gholson of
lender son, said that he would
harge the jury that if they believed
he evidence of the defendant they
rould have to find him guilty of at
east second degree murder and that
t was in their discretion whether
ir not to find him guilty of murler
in the first degree.
After lawyers for Terrell had held
l pow-wow and returned into the
ourt room to announce that they
vould not argue the case, repreentatives
of the State . said that
(Continued on Page 8)
Rail Officers And
An i nri ?._ t
/\negea inieves in
Battle At Norlina
Henderson* May is
n Maria'Parham hospital critically
rounded, three are in separate jails
n this section, and two others are
teing sought on a Warren county
/arrant following a pitched battle
ietwe6h the men and four Seaboard
iir Line special officers in the south
ailroad yards at Norlina early
Vednesday morning. None of the
fficer's was injuredThe
man in the hospital is Furnan
Hobbs, who has bullet holes in
is abdomen and back, according to
fficers, and his recovery is doubtul
C. P. Lowry Jr., Willard Coggins
,nd C. B. Medlin are in separate
ails in this section, while Alvin
ohnson and Julian Johnson, brothrs,
are at large and being sought
iy officers. Names of the officers
articipating in the battle were not
earned, but it was said all were
trangers to the Norlina area, two
ieing from Florida, one from Raligh
and one from Richmond.
W. E- Wilson, special Seaboard
fficer at Henderson, did patrol
luty in the local yards while the
our other officers went to Norlina.
Vlth him also was J. M. Matthews,
f Richmond, another Seaboard
pecial officer. Sheriff J. E. Hamlet,
. M. Mitchell, J. C. Champion and
V. S. Strange, deputies, assisted in
laking arrests and in the search
or the other men.
For a period of two months, Mr.
Vilson said, freight cars in the
rorlina yards have been broken into
t times with an aggregate loss of
igarettes amounting to some 18
ases valued at around $1,100. The
pecial officers were sent to the
zene to run down the thieves.
Early Wednesday morning, the
len were on guard and saw a man
(Continued on page 8)
rribute Paid To
Former Citizen
A tribute was paid to the memory
f a native of Warrenton at Cleman
College last week when the
outh Carolina Agricultural and
lechanical Engineering College
edicated its new $400,000 agricularal
building to the late Dr. Wilam
Long, who for more than a
uarter of a century was one of the
lost outstanding agricultural leadrs
in the United States.
The dedication address was delivred
by Chester C. Davis, a memer
of the Board of Governors of
lie Federal Reserve System. Dr.
ong, who moved from Warrenton
lany years ago, was director of the
outh Carolina Extension Service
Dr twenty-one years
ffieroi
IDAY, MAY 21, 1937 Subi
Judge Orders
Commissioi
J. W. Carroll
Indicted On Arson
Charge, Gives Bond
J. W. Carroll, who operated a
small restaurant in a portion of the
Ben Powell building here on Main
street before the frame structure
went up into flames on the morning
of February 2, was indicted this
week on a charge of arson. Following
his arrest, he was released from
jail under bond of $1,000 which was
nnlrl Uaiia knnvi U? V, i ?
ocuu tu xittvc uccii piuviucu vy iu^
mother.
At the time of the fire, which
threatened other buildings and
caused an alarm to be sent to Henderson
for assistance in the event
local firemen were unable to keep
the blaze from spreading. Mr. Carroll
had two insurance policies totaling
$1,500 on equipment in his place
of business.
Since the fire, which was discovered
in the rear of the building only
a few moments after Mr. Carroll
had left there and gone to his home,
insurance men have been here making
investigations. At the time of
the fire Mr. Carroll stated that he
did not know how the fire started,
that he had been in his restaurant
working on some equipment and'
had just reached his home when
the siren sounded. !
BANK OF WARREN
AS SOLICITOR
Asks That Verdict of Not Gui
Of John G. Ellis, Former 1
In Cases Against Kinsej
WANTS TO BE NOTIFIED
One of the four officials of the
defunct Bank of Warren who were
indicted by a grand jury in 1933 on
cnarges 01 receiving uepusns nuuwing
the bank to be insolvent and
with making a false report as to the
financial condition of the institution,
was declared not guilty Wednesday
at the request of Solicitor W.
H. S. Burgwyn, and the State took
a nol pros in the cases of three
other men charged in the bill of indictment
with violating the State (
banking laws.
Solicitor Burgwyn stated in open
court that he had given a great
deal of time and thought to the
Bank of Warren case and that it
was his opinion now, as it was when
the case was first entered upon the
docket, that the State was lacking
in evidence to convict John G. Ellis,
who was cashier of the bank in
1920 and later a director, of any
crime. He asked that a verdict of
not guilty be entered opposite his
name.
As to G. B. Gregory of Richmond,
Flower Show Is
Well Attended
The Flower Show held in the Library
on Friday of last week under
the auspices of the Warrenton
Garden Club was well attended des?"
nrAnfViat* OH/5
pit/6 tilt? liiuicmciio wcauiui, wv
cording to one member of the Garden
Club, "it was the loveliest and
best one Warrenton has ever had."
Due to Insufficient space in the |
library to take care of and properly
display all the exhibits, those presented
by the Junior Garden Club r
were arranged in the show rooms of
the Boyd-Boyce Motor Co. across
the street from, the Library.
Following is a list of the prizes
awarded:
Sweepstake prize, Mrs. W- A. Connell;
second prize, Miss Sue Burroughs;
third prize, tied for by Mrs.
W- N. Boyd and Mrs. J. A. Dameron;
first prize for juniors, Kathe- j
rine Reid; second prize for juniors,
Mary C. Bowers. For ribbons for the
I"""" UTiet. Qno RiirrnticrVis wnn first
| J t-CJ, J. ) MV I, ...
prize and Mrs- A. H. Walker of Warren
Plains second prize. A lovely
prize was awarded Mrs. J. A. Dameron
by the club through Mrs- Rebecca
Seligman in appreciation for
the work she has done as president
of the organization. A prize was also
presented Mrs. Timothy Thompson
in recognition of her service in con- '
nectlon with the Junior Garden
Club, and Mrs. J. A. Pipkin received
honorable mention for the unusually
attractive display in her window.
Following are the points which
were given flower lovers for various
I (Continued on page 8)
scription Price, $1.50 a Year
Indictments
tiers And Regi
Failure of Commissioners To
By Previous Grand Juries I
Powell Charged With
GRAND JURY HAD ALRE
HTU /-v amI-iva m ArviV?A?*aVnr? A-p 4
J. lie entile liicinucionip ui
sioners and Register of Deeds
I ed by the Grand Jury on Thu
comply with recommendations
This action was taken by 1
Judge Grady had instructed i
a bill of indictment against tt
ister of deeds for their failur*
tions set forth in form Grand
Members of the Grand Jur;
gations, filed into the court rc
ask to be excused when Judge
former recommendations had i
Miss Mary Gardner
Receives Diploma
Greensboro, May 21?Miss Mary
Lee Gardner of Warrenton is one
of the 218 seniors at the Woman's
College of the University of North
Carolina who are candidates for degrees
at the 45th commencement of
the college. Miss Gardner has majored
in history and minored in
English. She has done work on publications
and for her society. She
| (Continued on page 8)
CASE ENDS
ENTERS NOL PROS
lty Be Entered Opposite Name
Director; Nol Pros Ordered
r, Gregory And Williams.
IF WILLIAMS APPEARS
cashier at the time of the failure of
the bank, C. N. Williams of Rich-1
I ' " ? :
mond, president, and L. C Kinsey
of Roselle Park, N. J., a director, i
the State asked for a nol pros with
the solicitor requesting of Warren
County officers that if they ever
heard of C- N. Williams, for whom
the governor of Virginia refused to
honor requisition papers, coming
into North Carolina to let him
know.
Solicitor Burgwyn requested that
the nol pros be taken after acquainting
the court with the history
of the case, commenting on the fact
that the Governor of Virginia failed
to honor the requisition papers on
the grounds that Mr. Williams was
not in North Carolina at the time
of the alleged crimes, that a new
indictment had been drawn charging
him with violating the law in
the same manner at a time when
he was here, and that the present
grand jury had returned "not a true
bill."
n 1 ru AQAn
VJI <X1IU %J Ul J vitvuvn
For Twelve Months
The Grand Jury which served at
this term of court was appointed
under an Act passed during the recent
session of the General Assembly
to serve for a period of twelve
months. At the end of six months
of service, nine of the men will be
withdrawn and nine others appointed
to succeed them in investigating
affairs of this county.
Although the men selected for
Grand Jury service are to serve for
six months, they have no authority
except when court is in session.
They may make observations as individuals
which may later lead to
indictments, but the indictments
cannot be made until they meet in
a body during any one of the three
sessions Superior court is going on
in Warren countyW.
N. Boyd was appointed fore-I
Tii-mr onH Flnlrp I
mail UI WIG *aiaau ?**? ?v^?
Jones was named assistant foreman.
Other members are T. E. White, V.
C. Brown, Gid O. Tharrington, J. PChoplin,
T. J. Tucker, J. Hope Bullock,
John Cawthorne, T. P. Creech,
F. F- Fleming, Charlie Duncan, BT.
Smiley, Forrest Cheek, John H.
Fleming, Henry E. Felts, Jack Bobbitt
and Willie T. Robertson. R. E.
Davis was officer of the jury.
The Glee Club under the direction
of Mrs. Glenn Weldon will give a1
musical recitation at the Norlina
school on Friday evening, May 28, 1
at 8 o'clock, announcement was
made yesterday. The public is invited
to attend. !
c*? \
V^aT OF THE NEWS
ALL THE TIME
No. 21
against
ster Of Deeds
Repair Jail As Recommended
tesponsible For Indictment;
Malfeasance In Office
ADY TURNED IN REPORT
the Board of County CommisJoseph
C. Powell were indictrsday
afternoon for failure to
made by former Grand Juries,
the investigating body after
Solicitor Burgwyn to draw up
?/v fVin yQff
ic wjmimaoiuucio auu w?
i to comply with recommendaJury
reports.
y had completed their investi>om
to submit their report and
Grady, upon learning that the
not been carried out, turned to
the solicitor, ordered him to
draw up a bill against them,
and told members of the
Grand Jury that they could
not be excused until they had
passed on the bill which he
ordered the solicitor to draw.
The charge against the commissioners
came chiefly for their failure
to make improvements at the
county jail, which has been termed
"unsafe, unsanitary and inadequate,"
by several Grand Juries.
The charge against Register of
Deeds Powell is for malfeasance in
office.
At the January term of court the
Grand Jury recommended that "Mr.
Powell conduct his office in the future
with more dignity and with
dignity expected of his office " The
report of the Grand Jury for this
term of court states: "We have examined
through committee the office
of the Register of Deeds and
to the best of our ability find his
records in order. We find, however,
that the Register of Deeds, Mr.
Joseph C. Powell, has not conducted
his office nor himself with the .
dignity expected of a public official
fmrinA Wtt Taof nran/1 6!r
aa muuuucuuw wjr ?u? >wv
Jury."
The report of the Grand Jury at
the January term of court In reference
to the jail was substantially
the same as the report made by the
Grand Jury this week which reads
in part as follows: "That sanitary
conditions are deplorable, quarters
inadequate, and in many cases insufficient
sleeping quarters for prisoners.
We find that prisoners are
not examined when placed in Jail,
and there is not room in which to
keep women prisoners nor to segregate
the diseased from those free
from contageous diseases. We find
no individual drinking cups for prisoners
nor ways provided for bathing
other than a small tub. We further
find that the recommendations
of the past two or more Grand
Juries have not been carried out in
respect to the Jail. We, therefore
urge that the following recommendations
be given immediate attention
by the Board of County Commissioners:
That a small house be built
? AW* Inll mirnnoa
UtJiU IHC JJi COCUU J an xvi Vitv |/ui)Awv
of housing the jailer and family;
that the quarters now used by the
jailor and jail proper be renovated,
remodeled, and made into a suitable
and modern jail sufficient to
care for such prisoners, men and
women of both races, as might be
placed in the custody of this county."
In commenting on the action of
the Grand Jury, William H. Burroughs,
chairman of the Board of
County Commissioners, stated yesterday
afternoon that after recommendations
had been made by a
Grarid Jury last fall that he brought
the matter up before the board at
(Continued on page 8)
Local Boy And
Girl On Honor Roll
Chapel Hill, May 20.?J. E. Poindexter
and Miss Elizabeth Q. Taylor
of Warrenton were among 348
students making the scholastic honor
roll last quarter at the University of
North Carolina- To make the honor
roll a student must make an average
grade of B (90-95) on all
courses.
CALLED MEETING
All children (and their parents)
who are Interested In the organization
of "The Chlldrens' Chapter of
the United Daughters of the Confederacy"
are asked to meet at the
residence of Mrs. Charles H. Peete
on Monday afternoon, May 24, at
4 o'clock.