DANBURY REPORTER
, VOLUME XLIII.
jMITURE PLANT
Likely To Be A New En
terprise At Walnut Cove
In Near Future.
BIG FOREST FIRE
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Considerable Injury Done Timber
—New Store Established —E.
J. Davis & Sons Lease Old
Warehouse Again Garfield
Hairston, Col., Has Automobile
Wreck—Change In Joyce-Jones
Co. —Other News.
Walnut Cove, April 18.—A
dangerous forest fire originating
in a new ground being burned
off by Luther Lash, colored, one
mile north of town, fanned by
a terrible northwest wind Fri
day afternoon, swept over a
boundary of excellent timber
land containing about 300 acres
belonging to Mr. P. Gilmer, of
Winston-Salem. The fire burned
at a rapid rate and at times
the burning brush would be
blown for half a mile where the
furious flames would begin anew
their ravages. Scores of farm
homes, tobacco barns and out
buildings were directly in the
path of the flames and were
saved only by the- heroic and
.»J;imely work of farmers who
fought the fire until a late hour
night. The damage re
sulting from the big fire was
confined to the heavy loss in
timber which would be difficult
to estimate.
A new enterprise in the form
of a box and furniture plant is
being boosted for Walnut Cove
and while nothing authentic
as to the new undertaking has
been announced plans are well
under way which if materialized
will make the new industry a
reality..
Messrs. Gunter, Gravitt &
Slate, all formerly of the King
section, have leased the new
brick building recently completed
by Mr. D. S. Watkins on Main
street and have put in a com
plete line of groceries. Mr.
Gunter will conduct a barber
shop in the office of the building.
All the gentlemen are well
>
known citizens of the county and
have the best wishes of their
many friends for their success
in the mercantile business.
Messrs. R. P. Joyce and C. M.
Jones have purchased the one
third interest in the Joyce-Jones
[ Co., owned by Mr. J. R. Sndyer.
L Mr. Snyder, who has been man
ager of the concern for several
months, has retired from this
position and Mr. C. M. Jones
will fill the vacancy, Mr. Carl
Joyce, who has been with the
firm since its establishment, will
retain his position as salesman.
A meeting of the stockholders
and directors of the New ware
house was held here Friday.' Mr.
N. Neal, of Belews Creek,
' elected president of the
corporation to succeed Mr. J.
Wesley Morefield and Mr. S. H.
Stewart, secretary-treasurer to
succeed Mr, T. I. Covington.
In the departure of Mr. J.
Wesley Morefield for his home
inesr Danbury, Walnut Cove suf
ifert a keen loss of a splendid
citizen and one who has been
foremost in the business life of
the town during his three year's
residence here. Perhaps the
greatest achievement of Mr.
Morefield's career here is the
establishment of a light plant
furnishing the town with as
good light service as is had by
many cities ten times the size
of this. This service is of in
estimable value and this one
venture will be long remembered
by the community. Aside from
this he has been associated
prominently in the establishment
of the tobacco warehouses, has
invested thousands of dollars in
real estate here, which he now
holds, and has conducted a big
mercantile business which he
recently sold. His charming and
hospitable family have added
greatly to the social life of the
town. Considering the business
and social interests it is with
regret that we see the Morefield
family wend their way back to
their country home, carrying
with them the hearty good wishes
of hundreds of steadfast friends
made during their brief sojourn
in our midst.
A Ford automobile, owned and
driven by Garfield Hairston, Sun
day afternoon collided with a
horse and buggv belonging to
Mr. Paul Middleton on the sand
clay road near the home of Mr.
W. W. Fulp with the almost
fatal result of the occupants of
the automobile losing their lives.
The car was turned completely
over and the occupants all of
whom are colored were pinned
beneath the seats. All of them
were more or less injured but
with the exception of a few
broken clavicles, elbows and
twisted spines, none of them
were seriously injured. The
buggy stood the wreck
remarkably well and
came out of the fray with a
spokeless wheel, a broken shaft
and a bent axle. The car was
minus a windshield when the
smoke of battle wa3 cleared
away.
The Easter holidays promise
to be an enjoyable season here.
The younger set are planning
numerous excursions and picnics
and parties to different places.
Appropriate exercises will be
held at all the churches. Easter
trade as usual with th 9 merch
ants is good and this will be one
of the best weeks of the year
especially with those whose
stock in trade consists of Easter
hats and spring toggery.
Mr. Wade H. Carroll, of Miz
pah, spent Saturday in town on
business. Mr. Carroll has re
cently recovered from an injury
sustained while dynamiting
in his fields.
Mr. L. B. Morefield, manager
of the Walnut Cove Power Co.,
went to Madison Saturday look
ing after some affairs in connec
tion with the new light plant to
be installed there.
Mr. I. D. Barr, of the board
of county commissioners, was
here last week on business.
Messrs. DdWutTftittle, of Gir
npanton, J. P. Ferguson and J.
T. Bowles, of Mizpah, were here
on business Saturday.
Mr. J. R. Jones, an eminent at
torney of North Wilkesboro, and
DANBURY, N. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 1916
300,000 MARK PASSED
BY ONE CANDIDATE
Miss Elsie Sheppard Again Takes
the Lead In the Voting Contest
—Only One More Issue of the Paper
Before Close of Contest On Satur
day, April 29th, At 12 O'clock M.-
Who Will Be the Winner ?
Who will be the winner in the Reporter's voting
contest? This is the question being asked on
every hand, and with only nine days more of the
time to elapse it is impossible for anyone to pre
dict with the slightest Idegree of certainty who
will be the leading candidate at the close.
This week Miss Elsie Sheppard is leading in the
contest with 41,500 moife votes than Miss Lottie
Tilley, the second highest candidate, but the fact
that both of these candidates are holding many
votes in reserve makes it impossible to say who
will be the winner.
As has previously been stated the contest will
close at 12 o'clock, M., on Saturday, April 29th,
1916. I
The vote as cast up to this time is as follows:
Miss Elsie Sheppard 310,000
Miss Lottie Tilley 268,500
W. L. Hall 205.000
Miss Hattie Reid 71,000
I Joe Alley - - - - *- 16,500
a brother of our townsman, Mr.
C. M. Jones, spent Saturday and
Sunday here with relatives.
Mr. R. P. Sartin, of Burling
ton. who was buyer for Liggett-
Myers Tobacca Co. here the
past season, was a visitor Sun
day and Monday.
Messrs. F. L. Tilley, Watson
Joyce, Walter Vaughn, Harry
Martin and L3ster Morefield
went to Stuart Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Dixon, of
Chatham,Va.,are spending a day
or two here, the guests of Mrs.
Nannie Fulton. Mr. Dixon was
one of the buyer 3on this
tobacco market during its first
year.
Mr. Oscar Higgins left Mon
day for a visit of several days at
his ol j hom? in Alleghany.
The annual meeting of the
stockholders and directors of
the Stokes County Tobacco Ware
house Company was held here
Saturday and the old officers
were re-elected as follows : Mr.
A. J. Fair, Pres., R. L. Murphy,
Secretary-Treasurer. The finan
cial status of the company
was found in perfect condition.
Messrs. E. J. Davis & Sons, of
Martinsville, will conduct the
warehouse during the next
season.
Invitations as follows are re
ceived from the ladies of the
M. E. church, Stokesburg : "The
Woman's Missionary Society in
vites you to attend a Birthday
Party to be given at the parsonage
in Stokesburg Monday evening,
April 24th, from seven to ten
o'clock. Admission one cent for
each year of your age. Refresh
ments."
Mr. J. D. Young, a prosperous
and thrifty farmer, of Danbury
Route 1, was a visitor here Sat*
j day, attending the services at
j the Primitive Baptist church.
Mr. T. W. Tilley, of the good
, citizens of Smith, was here Sat
! urday in the interest of the
candidacy of his daughter, Miss
, Lottie, in the Reporter's auto
j mobile contest. While here he
secured many new subscriptions
to the county's popular paper.
Messrs. W. A. Southern and
Win. M. Darnell, twoof Meadows'
prominent citizens, were here
I on business Saturday.
Mr. Robt. W. Young, who
j holds a responsible position with
Jones and Gentry in Winston-
Salem, was in town Friday on
business. He was accompanied
by his brother, Mr. Jno. W.
Young, who is now a resident
of Forsyth.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Saunders
and Miss Annie Allen, of Wins
| ton-Salem, were visitors here
Saturday.
Messrs. A. W. Davis, S. P.
Heath and Elder L. T. Tucker
attended services at Volunteer
Primitive Baptist church Satur
day and Sunday.
Mr. T. H. Gerry returned
Saturday from a business trip to
the New England states, having
been gone about three weeks on
the extended trip. He will
leave this week for Chicago.
Mr. T. S. Petree, cashier of
the Bank of King, was here be
tween trains Thursday after
noon.
Miss Kathleen Cahill, of Win
ston-Salem, is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. J. C. Bailey, Jr.,
this week.
Mrs. J. B. Woodruff, Mrs. H.
H. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. P. H.
Linville, Misses Elizabeth Wood
ruff and Margaret Wright spent
a dfcy last week slopping in
Winston-Salem.
Miss Louella Fulp, who has
been teaching for several months
near Guilford College, has re
turned to her home near here.
CORN CLUB BOYS
Making Extensive Prepara
tion For Their Prize Acres
In Peters Creek Township
--County Demonstrator
Holt In Sauratown and
Beaver Island This Week.
County Demonstrator W. P.
Holt left Monday for Sauratown
and Beaver Island townships
where he is spending this week
looking after the corn club boys
and general farm demonstration
work.
During the past week Mr. Holt
visited the farms of Messrs.
Jarvis Smith, W. J. Cardwell,
and Lee Fiancis, doing donsider
able terrace work on the farms
of these citizens. He also visit
ed about twenty corn club boys
in those sections, and reports
that the boys are very much
interested and are making ex
tensive preparations for their
prize acres.
STOKES ELECTION BOARD
Met At Danbury and Organ
ized--Registrars and
Judges To Be Appointed
Next Saturday.
The County Board of Elec
tions, recently appointed by the
State Board of Elections and
composed of Messrs. J. A. Law
son, chairman, J. H. Fulton and
James Smith, met at the court
house in Danbury Saturday and
organized.
The board will meet here again
next Saturday at which time they
will appoint the registrars and
judges for the State primary to
be held on Saturday. June 3rd.
The registration books will be
opened on April 27th.
Over 1,000 Attend Juneral
Of Mrs. Caudle A! Kino
King, April 18. —The relatives
and friends of Mrs. J. H. Spain
hower gave her a surprise birth
day dinner Sunday. Over one
hundred people were in attend
ance and all seemed to enjoy
themselves to the utmost. This
was Mrs. Spainhower's fifty-fifth
birthday.
It was estimated that over one
thousand people attended the
funeral of Mrs. E. H. Caudle at
the Baptist church here Sunday.
This was decidedly the largest
crowd that ever attended a
funeral here. Mrs. Caudle
committed suicide by shooting
herself in the head at Rural Hall
late Saturday afternoon. No
cause is assigned for her rash
act, except that she was in fail
ing health.
Born unto Mr. and Mrs. C. S.
Newsom, a son.
Mr. Grover Wright, of Mount
Airy, is spending a few days
with relatives hero.
Mr. S. O. Schaub, of High
Point, spent Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. B. J. Stone, who
resides near here.
Misses Phebe and Virginia
Edmonds, of Winston-Salem, are
expected here this week to visit
relatives.
No. 2,299
PROSPEROUS YEAR
Bank of Stokes County
Stockholders and Direc
tors Meet.
TO PAY DIVIDEND
Eight Per Cent. Qocs To the Stock
holders and Balance To the
Surplus Fund Board of
Directors Strengthened.
The annual meeting of the
stockholders and directors of the
Bank of Stokes County was held
at the Walnut Cove bank Tues
day. Nine of the eleven directors
were present, besides quite a
number of other stockholders.
All the old officers were re-elect
ed, as follows : M. T. Chilton,
President; Dr. J. Walter Neal,
Vice-President; J. H. Fulton,
Cashier and C. E. Davis, Assist
ant Cashier of the Walnut Cove
bank, and N. E. Pepper, Cashier
of the Dan bury bank. Mr.
Samuel Hairston, of Wenonda,
Va., was elected a director for
the ensuing year. The remain
der of the old directors were re
elected, as follows: M. T,
Chilton, J. W. Neal, J. B. Wood
ruff, T. R. Pepper, J. H. Fulton,
J. A. Fagg, P. H. Linvilie, J. A.
Lawson, J. Wesley Morefield
John H. Marshall, N. E. Pepper.
The report i of the officers of
the bank showed the institution
to be in excellent shape, with
the loans well secured, and an
ample cash reserve.
The report of the Cashier
showed that the stockholders,
during the 10 years of the bank's
existence, had been paid $19,000
in cash dividends. A dividend of
8 per cent, was voted to be paid
the stockholders for 1916, the
balance of the year's profits to
be kept in the bank in the surplus
fund.
While the pist year has been
close with our people generally,
following two poor crops, the
bank has had a prosperous year.
The policy o' the directors has
been conservative, and this policy
will be continued.
Personal News Holes
Reported From King
King, April 17.—Mr. J. W.
Stout, of Winston-Salem, passed
through here Friday enroute to
Moore's Springs in the interest
of his health.
Mr. J. W. Spainhower, of
Greensboro, is spending a few
days with relatives here.
Messrs. J. S. D. Pulliam and
S. G. Lomax went to Danbury on
business last week.
Mr. F. H. White has opened a
grocery store in the Butner build
ing at the corner of Depot ar.d
Main streets.
No Carriage Licenses
lo Month Oi April.
Register of Deeds John G.
Morelk-ld reports that so far ho
has not issued a tingle marriage
license during the month of
Apr".