Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-08
Long Grand Jury Report
Covers County Activity
And Asks Jail Building
Refers to Recommendation of Previous Grand Juries
and Suggests Action Aga inst Commissioners I'm
less They Move; omment on Schools

We have examined all witnesses and
passed upon all Ellis that have come
before us, attending our duty in this
respect to the best of our ability.
This body has visited and inspect
ed the following properties Towns
vile High School, WILLIAMSBURG Col
ored School, Middleburg School, Ay-
cock School, Mineral Springs Colored
School, North Henderson School, Dab
ney School, Henderson High School,
Central School, South Henderson
School, Zeb Vance School, Henderson
Colored School, Henderson institute
West End School, Junior High School,
County Garage, County Prison Camp,
County Sanitorium, County Home,
Court House Gncluding various Coun-
ty offices), Municipal Building Gin
cluding CIV IoiD, End the County
Jail. GU. .-.-pou.ion brought out the
following conditions at above named
properties:
Townsville High SCHOOL,: Door frame
in boiler room, coal bin, floor in base
ment, electrical wiring and appliances
in need of repair. It was found the
heating arrangement, in two rooms,
are inadequate probably due to fact
radiators too far from floor to func-
ton efficiently. We suggest Glowing
fans be installed in ceiling to divert
warm air to lower part of room. The
ceiling in entire building is in bad
condition and we recommend the pres
ent paper board ceiling be removed
owing to sagging condition and cell
ing be repaired. Sanitary condition
at this school is good and the prem
Uses are clean. Three school buses were
inspected and found bus No. 20 in ex-
cellent condition with exception the
bus is not equipped with headlights,
stop signal device or fire extingulsh-
err Bus No. 81 is not equipped with
either head or rear lights, stop signal
device nor fire extinguisher. The &C
celerator stick is imperative, need
ing repair. We recommend the hand
type windshield wiper be replaced
with mechanical wiper.
WILLIAMSBURG Colored School: The
following repairs are recommended;
Roof flue, platform at rear of build
ing, covering for boys toilet, stoves
and window lights replaced. Extra
SodI1nS arrangements SIIOUlu NC PAO-
vided.
Middleeurg School: The following:
repairs are recommended: Leaky val
YES in flush tanks in toilets, leaking
spigots, insulation on boiler (school
building), lighting arrangements in,
basement classrooms, small leak in
roof (scfiool building). The workshops
housing the vocational department is
in dep1orable condition and occup-
ancyt could be considered hazardous.
Ut isl recommended this workshop
building be torn down and a safe.
structure erected. The general condi-
ton Of buildings and grounds are good
with exception of the foregoing.
A crowded condition exists here and
necessity has forced the conversion
of two basement rooms in dormitory
for class or instruction rooms. Prompt
relief of this condition is recommend
ed. The school buses were carefully
inspected and we report the follow
ing: Bus No II, neither rear nor
head lights in working order, brakes.
need Tightening, warming device out
of commission, cushion snagged. The
bus is not equipped with stop signal
device or fire extinguisher. Bus No..
Is, rear light not working, no head
lights or front bumper whatever, win
dows@ cracked and one glass missing,
clutch noisy and apparently in need
of repair. Bus No. II, this vehicle in
excellent repair, however, same is not