Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-13
Grand Jury Report Made
As Criminal Court Ends
County Institutions Inspected And Condition
Reported On; Most of Activities Found IN
Good Condition.

toilets for size OF school. Stop sigr
on bus No. l6 not in working con-
dition.
Nutbush No. 1--Closed; we looked
around on outside and found WIN
dow panes broken out had been re-
placed. We talked with Princlpa
and found shortage of desks had beer
taken care of.
! Ceplias STANDARDIZATION good
Dabney Colored-Building anc
trucks in good condition.
Dabney High School-Desks ano
doors in need of repair; water foUn.
tain inside of building no good; win
dow shades needed; one window II
need Of repairs; we'll needs fixing
trucks Nos. 7, glass broken anc
brakes bad; No. 25, need of wind.
shield wiper; No. 6, needs stop signal
Sandy Grove Colored-Good con-
/ dition.
Kittrell Colored-Building IN gooo
condition, but no water supply on
school grounds necessitating child
rem crossing highway No. l to oD-
! tain water.
! Zeb characterization good.
Henderson Institute Colorcd-W'
examined building and found same
in good condition, except north sloe
of building is hard to heat Founo
some of the toilets in bad working
order and boys toilet not clean. Sew
Ter line leading TO septic tank is Drok-
en- and should be fixed, or sewer con-
nected TO new sewer line recently
run across the property by the City
of Henderson. Trucks we were aole
to examine were in good condition
Central School Colored-We found
leaky furnace pipes have been re-
paired and broken window panes
have been replaced. We think thai
ia hazard exists in the basement due
! to the use of coal stove being used
in a children's recreation room; the
smoke pipes being tin and running
through a hall and two seperate
walls to flue on opposite sides OF
building. We think if this is neces-
sary that the stove pipe should GER
tainlv be covered with asbestos tc
ihelp remove the danger. We founc
considerable electrical wiring not IF
conduit or cable on the first flom
and in the basement, which we con
slider dangerous. The school is rath-
or crowded, and there are only =
toilets for over 800 children ano
| teachers.
North Henderson School-In gooc'
condition.
Junior High School-Needs new
windows and frame on north sloe
of building, caused by fire several
years ago.
West End School-Condition good.
In examination of trucks and buses
used for the Transportation OF schoo
children, we went so far i'll lot o!
cases to call in children that rod'
on different buses and asked theE
opinion of the ability of the drivers
whether or not they were careful
and cautious, and in no case was
there evidence of carelesSness OF
reckless driving. In view OF the TACT
there has been transported on an
average of 1900 or 1900 chlldren
over a period of fifteen years Wltf
no serious accident on the highway
we feel that care in handling O.
buses and selection Of drivers mas
been used.
With only one mechanic and one
young assistant to keep up repairs
and to 60 for those in need OF re-
pairs, it appears that this work IS
being efficiently done.
1t is our opinion that the county
should have more school buses lliai
now in use, as practically all OF them
are terribly over-croWded, making
long runs and in most cases TWO
trips daily. H.
We find that all Justices OF inc
Peace have made proper reporCH
with the following exceptions: .. D
Parham. r. B. Taylor, L. W. bI'r-
rulghs, J. H. Rice and X. D. Jaw
! thorne.
We examined the accounts o.
guardians, executors and aoilliiil'-
traitors and found them in gooo COLI
dition, all of which have filed reports
according to law.
Your honor instructed us 10 MAKE
investigation regarding the opefalloll
of slot machines, pin tables UP
boards, etc, in the city and county
This we have done to the best OF oui
ability. We have had brought 10 oui
attention these things, but alter IN
vestgation we could not get SUI
ficient evidence to bring before you
that such is being done. We CAMEO
in the Sheriff of the county, luoge
of Recorders court, chief OF police
of the city Of Henderson and mayor
of Henderson, and instructed hcn
that this body desires that Suci
should be stopped if operated IL
legally.
Having had these officers before
us we recommend and urge that lheS
bring anyone guilty of violation o.
these laws to the Bar of Justice ina
they may be dealt with according u
law. We place emphasis on this o''
to the fact that officers of city ah'
county have had the matter callc'
to their attention before.