Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-01-12
School Fire Drills Are
Urged BY The Grand Jury
Fire Chief Ellis Promis es Cooperation in Work;
Pedestrian Walkways Sidewalks Recommended

I'm .t- report 10 the court today.
i8' grand Jury serving III the Ian
UHN C.n'!UHl term %! Vance Sl-
I,rlur Court recommended that .ilr
drills u" conducted monthly in puu-
lac schools ul the cIt! and the Cuuniy.
and -ra Clry fTC Cu!ci Cooper EiiI,
had pledged MS cooperation to that
euG.
The jury reported l. mad been in
iu!mvd al SCuuol BUSES were III guoc
CONDITION. II enlisted ,r.l ices of STATE
highway Pdiro!mau Mac Bylum IN
having this done.
instrumentation Was mace to the
Henderson Cltv Council that u AZ
rang" H.. ~ least .om. icct OF side
walk on Garnet street being set
aside .g. pedestrian travel. obsCvy-
!nG 'nat under present conditions
II L. practically impossible for pcccs-
TRANS u attend 10 whatever business
iNcy nave III the business district.
especially on Saturdays"
The Jury reported the iaII m good
condition except for need of minor
repairs, and SAID i found all cou.t
h"W>' offices II good condition.
TIC !".! report of the grand Jury,
s.Hn"G J." II. W. Anderson. foreman.
Wa I'"u ~ open court before Judge
Il. tiuu' PARKER today. IN the pre-
N"nC| "i members of the Jury. and
thcy were discharged for the term.
me same grand jury viii serve for
NiN months. iunCtuning al the reg
JIa! March and June courts.
The report III entirety follows:
!" the Hon. Il. Hunt Parker. Judge
Presiding:
We. the grand jury for the Jan
u"ry. 1914. term oi Vance Superior
Court, respectfully submit the fol-
lowing report:
We have carefully examined and
| passed upon each and every bill of
| Indictment presented to us TO the
/ best Of OuT ability.
| We interviewed Mr. +. NJ. Rollins.
| superintendent Of schools. and he in
| formed IL that all bus drivers hn,c
drivers licenses. Mr Rollins also in
| formed us that the school buses wcrc
IN good condition.
| We called Highway Patroiman
| Byrum before us and nc agreed f.
| inspect all school BUSES by JANUARY
] -. 1914. and that copy of H.. ..C-
port would be tiled with the super
| nntcndCnt of schools and with tho
foreman of the grand jury
| Mr.. T.. O. FalKncr, clerk of the SUI
prrl"r court. advised us that all JUS
/ tIccS of the peace had filed their re-
ports and turned in fees. and fines
and fees had been turned over 10 In,
school fund.
| We called J. +. Parks. chief o,
police. and Mayor Henry Powell be-
fore us. and both advised that COM
plants in regard 10 profanity aruunc
the police department had been cor
| rCCtcd.
| Fire Chief Cooper Ellis was call.
cd IN regard 10 fire drills being hclc
in city and county schools. and h,
agreed tn personally sec that these
drills are held al least once a month
during the school term. as required
by the North Carolina Code of 1899
Section 5000. p. 2l98.
We. The grand jury. recommend &c
the City Council that they enact ar
ordnance requiring al least fuiIl
feet OF the sidewalk from Younf
street 10 Spring street on Garnet
street be kept open for pedestrian
travel. Under present conditions i
is practically impossible for pcdcs
trians to attend TO whatever busines
thty have in tf.c business district
especially on Saturdays.
We inspected the county jail. I,
the old section two glasses arc OH
over front door. In the new jail on
glass Is out in women's section. ant
the grand jury recommends tha
these be replaced as soon as possible
The jallor'S residence leaks in sew
eral places and should be recovered
We found all offices in the cour
house in splendid condition with In
exception Oi the tax listing office
those walls need rcpainting. Tn
! main stairs. hall. grand jury room
; and court room need repainting. ON