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 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.