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JURY AWARDS VERDICT OF
$125,000 TO BRANDON SMITH
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After Deliberating* Five Hours
Jury Decides In Favor Of
Smith For $75,000 On One
Count And $50,000 On The
Other.
Charlotte, May 10 ? F. Brandon
Smith, Jr., 29 year old Charlotte real
estate man, today was warded $125,
000 in his alienation of affections suit
against his former father-in-law, Jo
seph P. Cannon, millionaire Concord
business man. '
After deliberating for five hours, the
Jury decided the loss of the affections
of Anne Cannon Reynolds Smith was
worth $75,000 and that Cannon should
pay $50,000 punitive damages for caus
? ing the disruption of their home.
Move to Set Verdict Aside
Defense counsel immediately moved
that the verdict be set aside as con
trary to the weight of evidence. Argu
ments will be heard on their motion
tomorrow.
The former wife of the late Smith
Reynolds, who married Smith, a child
hood sweetheart, a few months after
her first divorce, obtained a Hot Springs
(Ark.) divorce almost a year ago to. the
day.
Smith charged Cannon fomented dis
content on Anne's part, and carried her
to Hot Springs because he feared they
would succeed in taking away from
him little Anne Cannon Reynolds,
Mrs. Smith's daughter by her first mar
riage who has been reared by her
grand-parents.
Blanket Denial
Cannon made a blanket denial,
claiming Anne herself insisted on the
divorce because she could not live
happily with Smith, whose income of
around $200 a month was compared
- wkh her $600 monthly and her vast
family resources.
Anne herself took the stand in her
farther's behalf, testifying that she
never loved Smith, that she married
him to get a home of her own. and
that she herself instituted the divorce
question without inducement or sug
gestion from her father or mother.
Smith rebutted with her statements
to others that she did love him, before
her father began his alleged campaign
of domination, and even afterward,
citing a message from her through a
friend while she was in Hot Springs
' to get the divorce.
"Tell Brandon I love him."
The courtroom after today's verdict
was comparable to the momentary si
lence after an explosion. Cannon,
smiling nonchalantly, made no move.
Copy boys carrying the verdict to wait
ing wires moved like figures in an old
fashioned silent movie. It was one of
the largest verdicts ever returned In
North Carolina in a personal case.
Then the judge instructed the jurors
to step up for their pay vouchers,
lawyers went into huddles and busi
ness was resumed.
Smith was not present for the ver
dict, nor was Mrs. Cannon, and Anne,
the other principal in. .the week's dra
ma, had returned to Philadelphia last
night.
Paul C. Whitlock, counsel for Smith,
had a judgment drawn immediately,
but its presentation for Judge W. P.
Harding's signature brought the de
fense motion that the verdict be set
aside. Starting an argument toward
this end. Jake P. Newell, of Cannon's
counsel, described the verdict as "a
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disgrace to this county."
Judge Demands Retraction
Judge Harding rapped quickly with
his gavel, and demanded that the at
torney retract the statement, declar
ing he could not sit by and hear the
court, or any of its component parts,
such as the jury criticized.
Then he announced he desired to
"sleep over" the verdict before hearing
arguments on the motion, and court
was recessed until 9:40 a. m. Saturday.
Defense counsel said the case would
be appealed to the State Supreme
Court if the motion is not granted.
The jury received the case at 11 a
m. today, after the judge had charged
it that the burden of proof rested up
on the plaintiff, the issues submitted
were:
1. Did Anne have affection for Smith.
2 If so, were affections alienated by
Cannon, through malice? 3. If the first
two issues should be answered yes, to
what amount od damages is Smith en
titled (a) as actual, or compensatory
and (b) as punitive to Cannon? Tak
ing of evidence in the case began last
Monday.
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Happenings From
Moriah Section
Miss Maud Yarbrough spent last
Tuesday night with Miss Grace Day,
they are both Helena school students.
Mr. Monroe Ashley and his cousins
and Mrs. Mary Riley and family of
Hillsboro visited Mrs. R. L. Day last
Sunday.
Miss Iola Day spent last Thursday
night May 2nd, with her sister Mrs.
C. R. Sherman in Mt. Harmony sec
tion.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Elliott were the
gutests of Mrs. El^ot^s brother, Mr.
Arch Allen and sister Mrs. Prank
Whisnant last Sunday.
Miss Grace Day spent last Tuesday
night with Miss Maud Yarborough of
Timberlake.
Mr. and Mrs. Maxie Clayton spent
last Sunday in the home of Mrs. An
nie Allen, who has been very sick,
but at this writing she is somewhat
better.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivey Day, of Roxboro,
spent the second Sunday with her
sister Mr. and Mrs. Alpha Day.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Garrett, Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Ashley visited Mr. and
Mrs. Alpha Day the second Sunday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Whisnant from
Allensville, spent Second Saturday with
Mrs. Edd. Elliott.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunt had as their
guests the first Sunday, Mr. and Mrs.
J. T. Newton, of Rorfboro, Mr. and Mrs.
Eddie Perkins and little son.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Allen, daughter,
Lurena, Vallie, son B. A., accompanied
by Mrs. Nelson Eakes motored to Mor
risville the first Sunday and spent the
day with Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Clayton
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Glassgow and
children spent Wednesday afternoon in
Roxboro.
Misses Willie Lunsford, Mary Whit
field and Mary Blackard, 1935 year
graduates of Helena High School spent
last Monday night with Miss Mozelle
Meadows, who also graduated at H.
H. S. this spring.
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Mrs. Jim Alien, of Loulsburg is
spending the week-end in the home of
Mrs. Roger Wilkerson.
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Mrs. W. C. Woody and Miss Mildred
Woody, of Durham, spent the week
end here as guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Wallace Harris.
o ? o ? o
Mrs. Lola Crute Petty, of Boydton,
Va., is visiting tier daughter, Kirs. B.
B. Mangum, at her home in Ca-Vel
Circle.
o ? o ? o
Mrs. C. M. Michie, Miss Katherine
Harris, and Little Miss Betsy Harris
spent Friday in Raleigh.
o? o? o
Miss Lucille Long, Miss Annie Lee
Newman, Bill Satterfleld and Jim An
derson spent Sunday in Edenton.
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Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Clayton and
children of Greenville, are visiting Miss
Annie Clayton at her home on Reams
Avenue.
o ? o ? o
After spending the past week here
as a guest in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. N. V. Brooks, Mrs. M. S. Whitted
has returned to her home in Durham,
o ? o ? o
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. CBriant and
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert O'Briant spent
the week-end in Wilmington.
Rufus Woodard, of Dunn, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. R. D. Hardman at her
home on Lamar street.
o ? o ? o
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Strum spent the
week-end visiting relatives in Apex.
o ? o ? o
After visiting his grandmother, Mrs.
F. L. Tingen, of Blackstone, Va., for
the past month, George Ervin Moore,
Jr., has returned to his home here.
o? - o? o
Mam-ice Newman, of Washington,
D. C., is spending a few days here
with his mother, Mrs. Evelyn New
man.
O? ? O? o
D. 8. Brooks has returned from Pine
hurst, where he attended a meeting
of the North Carolina Bankers Asso
ciation.
o ? o ? o
Miss Annette Ripberger, of Kem
bridge, Va., is spending some time vis
iting in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
G. J. Cushwa on Reams avenue.
o ? o ? o
Howard Duncan of Cheraw, S. C.
spent the week-end here with his mo
ther, Mrs. G. A. Duncan.
O? O? o
R. P. Burns, A. M. Burns, M. C. Clay
ton and D. W. Ledbetter, of Roxboro,
and Dr. Hunter Sweeney and Henry
Sergeant, of Durham, will leave Tues
day for a few days fishing trip at
Manteo.
o ? o ? o
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Reid and daugh
ter, Ann, of Louisburg, are visiting
Mrs. Reid's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Hugh Woods at their home on North
Main Street.
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Guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Pulliam for the week-end
were Mrs. E. C. Pulliam, of Omega,
Va., and S. H. Pulliam, of Port Jef
ferson, N. Y.
o? o? o
Miss Louise Barnett, of Woodsdale,
spent the past week here as a guest
in the home of Mrs. John Winstead.
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Miss Dorothy Hurley, Miss Cleo Pox
and Miss Massey, of Louisburg, spent
the week-end here with Miss Fox's par
nts, Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Fox.
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Miss Sarah Cole, of Canton, is visit
ing Miss Carolyn Michaels at her home
on Morgan street.
o ? o ? o
Miss Frances Whitt and Miss Mary
Sue Whitt, of Roxboro, are patients in
Watts and Duke hospitals respectively.
o ? o ? o
Rev. and Mrs. H. B. Porter, of Dur
ham, were guests on Sunday in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. G. Davidson,
on Lamar Street.
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Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dixon and
daughter are spending this week in
Florida, guests of relatives.
o ? o ? o
Mrs. Jim Allgood spent the week
end in Raleigh guest of her mother.
o ? o ? o
Mrs. R. P. Burns and son, Bobby,
are spending this week at Scottsburg,
Virginia.
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Mrs. R. L. Harris spent several days
last week in Raleigh.
o ? o ? o
Mr. W. H. Morriss of Danville, spent
Friday here with friends.
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Miss Dot Thompson, of Washington,
D. C? spent several days here last
week guest of her mother, Mrs. E. O.
Thompson.
o ? o ? o
Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Allen and family
of Henderson spent the week-end here
with relatives.
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Mr. Clyde HaU.- of Raleigh, N. C,.
spent the week-ind here with rela
tives.
Mr. Edward Payne, of Darlington
Heights, Va., spent the week-end here
visiting his sister, Mrs. Emmett Wil
kerson.
Miss Nancy Bullock of Blacks tone
college spent the week-end here guest
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Bullock.
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Messrs. jQ. I. Prillaman and Preston
Satterfield, Jr. have returned from
Langsing, Mich. Mr. Prillaman went
up to purchase a new car, and Mr.
Satterfield went along to drive one
back for his father.
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Mr. Edwin Hamlin of the University
of North Carolina, spent the week-end
here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. E. Hamlin.
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Miss Sue Hester returned home on
Thursday to spend the summer holi
days here with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Prank Hester.
O? ? O? -O
Rev. W. P. West, pastor of the First
Baptist church preached the bacca
laureate sermon before the graduates
of the Pair Bluff high school. I. C.
Pait, principal Of the Fair Bluff school,
was formerly principal of the Roxboro
high school.
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Little Miss Nellie Rae Dixon, daugther
of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Dixon, of the
Olive Hill section of Person county,
is a patient in Wafts hospital, Dur
ham, where she is undergoing treat
ment.
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After visiting in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. C. H. Winstead on North
Main street, Miss Franklin Winstead
has returned to her home in Bur
lington.
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Miss Etta Monk, Miss Mildred Bass
and Miss Winnie McWhorter spent
Sunday in Greensboro.
James Clayton, popular young man,
of Roxboro, has returned from Watts
hospital, where he recently underwent
a major operation. His condition is
much improved.
o ? o ? o
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stafford, Miss
Margaret Cousins, and Mr. Walter
Querry of Petersburg, Va., spent the
week-end here with relatives.
o ? o ? o
Mr. Philip Thomas left today for
Winston-Salem, N. C., to attend the
meeting of the State Pharmaceutical
Association in session there this week,
o ? o ? o
Mr. R. D. Bumpass has returned
home after being connected with the
Engrossing Office during this session
of the Legislature.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Thomas and
daughter, Marjorie, left today to at
tend the meeting of the State Phar
maceutical Association in session this
week at Winston -Salem.
Messrs. Jack . Craven and Clarence
Winstead, Jr., of Rocky Mount, N. C.,
spent the week-end here with their
parents.
o? O? o
Little Miss June Woods has returned
home after spending several weeks
with her aunt, Mrs. Reid, in Louisburg.
o ? o ? o
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Brandon of
Oxford spent Sunday here guests of
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Brandon.
o ? o ? o
Mr. and Mis. B. B. Mangum and
children spent Sunday at Boydton, Va.,
guest of relatives.
o ? o ? o
. Mr. and Mrs W. E. Malone spent the
week-end at Williamston guests of
relatives.
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Mrs. P. L * Thomas and son have re
turned home after spending several
weeks in Durham.
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Misses Janie and Lizette Allgood of
Meredith College spent the week-end
here guests of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Allgood.
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Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Woods spent
the week-end at Laurinburg, guests of
Mrs. Woods' parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
A. James.
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CENTRAL GRADED
SCHOOL NEWS
One of the finest features of the
Central School's program for the year
of 1934-35 is the part that the minis
ters of the town and county have so
earnestly filled. Every Monday morn
ing, possibly one or two exceptions,
these kind ministers have brought to
the youth and teachers, messages
which duly impressed them and
the Central School Faculty would like
to take this measure of publicly thank
ing them.
For a group of our five hundred
school children, we believe that we
have established a record for the fact
that during the entire school year only
one window pane has been broken.
This it seems to us certainly shows
that the boys and girls of the Central
School have earnestly tired and suc
ceeded in doing their part and have
learned well indeed the irespec^ of
property. This "we all know is a very
valuable trait of good citizenship.
"Thank you, boys and girls for help
ing us to keep the building and sur
roundings so well." -
Another feature of our school pro
gram that has been of untold value Is
the interest that has been worked up
in reading. Twenty-six of the gram
mer grade pupils were awarded Read
ing Certificates, namely, Nancy Brooks,
Carl Bowen, R. D. Hardman, Beatrice
Ashley, Peggy Brooks, Lola Blalock,
Mary Lee' Stanfleld, Alfonza Dunn,
Arch Johnson, Eugenia Whitt, Rich
ard Long, Cornelia Young, Estell^ Ta
tum, Anna Hobgood, Mary Parks Allen,
Jewell Parkins, Neville Tuck, Irene
Jones, Ethel Johnson, Peggy Whitten,
Joy Wilkerson, Theo Strum, Marie
Blalock, Ida Frances Harris, Jane Clay
ton, Doris Walthall, Marion Frederick
and Margaret Davis.
There are forty-three pupils who
were awarded perfect attendance cer
tificates. These are: Miss Collin's 6 B
grade: Eugenia Whitt, Peggy Brooks,
Marion Bradsher, Billy Garrett. Mrs.
Blalock's 6A grade. Irene Jones, Cor
nelia Young, Irene Gates, Ethel John
son, Jewell Parkins; Miss Harris's 5B
grade, Billy Clayton, Elbert Gates,
Randolph King, Anna Catherine Bar
nett, Nancy Brooks, Nannie Willie Cus
hwa, Betty Kane, Anita Kirby, Arline
Newell, Ida Pleasants, "Ethel Newell
Winstead. Mrs. galley's 5 A grade :Billy
Jordan, HaiTy Kirby. Miss Vernon's
4 B grade-Jane Kirby, Margaret Mun
day, Sarah Willson, Rufus Moore, Eu
gene Thomas, Lemon Willson. Miss
Senator Bailey
At White House
Bankhead And Copeland Acts
And Farley Resolution Dis
cussion Topics
Washington, May 10 ? Senator Jo
slah W. Bailey today conferred at some
length with President Roosevelt, but
declined to discuss the conversation
except to say that several matters of
legislation were discussed.
These subjects are understood to
have been the Bankhead tenant loan
act and the Copeland pure food and
drug bill, both of which Senator Bailey
had a large part in shelving and both
of which are now back on their way
to the Senate floor in modified form.
Senator Bailey stated definitely that
he and the President did not discuss
his own export bounty bill for agri
cultural commodities or the Parley
resolution of Senator Long.
Senator Bailey thinks his bounty bill
will eventually become law, but that
the time is not yet ripe to press it.
The Senate today agreed to take up
the Parley resolution on Monday and
Senator Bailey will make the prin
cipal defense of the Post-master Gen
eral.
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LIBBY HOLMAN'S BABY
. , RECOVERING RAPIDLY
Philadelphia, May 10 ? Young Chris
topher Smith Reynolds, 28-month old
*on of Llbby Holman Reynolds, has
been taken from the hospital where
he had his tonsils removed a few days
ago.
Assured that he was recovered from
the operation, his mother took him
from the hospital yesterday to the
home of Mrs. Louisa Carpenter Jen
ny, a friend of Mrs. Reynolds, at
Montchanin, near Wilmington, Del.
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Farmers In the piedmont section say
the land is hard to prepare for plant
ing?hard on top and wet underneath.
Maude Montague 3 B grade ? Chancie
Moore, Hayden Newell, R. D. Salley,
Tom Woody, . Betty Barnett, Mary
Louise Harris. Miss Nell Woods' 3 A
grade ? J. D. Walker. Miss Merrltt's 2
B grade? Sally Lou Kirby, Gloria Ann
Thomas. Miss Winstead's 2 A grade ?
Elizabeth Munday. Miss Wood's 3 A
grade? Cozolia Dunn, Jean Kirby, Nes
blt King. Mrs. Woody *8 room ? J. D.
Walker.