WEDNESDAY. MARCH 4. 1925
IFLOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Dr. 11. H. Morefield, of Westficld,
| a member of tlx* Stokes Board of
Highway Oominissione»s, was a vis
itor here yesterday. I >r. Moretield's
wife is right sick at her home.
Mr. ar.ti Mrs. Harry !i. Leake, of
(King. spent last night here with rel- i
atives. Mr. Leake is the popular,
cashier of the King branch of the
Hank of Stokes County. i
An aet to amend the Stokes county ;
road law has just passed final read- i
inn in the legislature. The provi- I
."■'ions of this act are not known here
at this time hut will be given in a
later issue of the Reporter.
!>. I). Hole, of Danbury Route I,'.
was a visitor here recently. Mr. I
Hole has about recovered from his j
recent illness, having undergone !
#> treatment in a Winston-Salem hos- j
pital a few weeks since.
The tobacco warehouses of the
Twin City are scheduled to close for
this season on March 13th. and the I
small number of farmers who still ;
have some leaf on hand are rushing
it in as fast as possible. Prices are
slightly improved as the closing of
the houses draws nigh. The Wins
» ton market has sold something over
' this season. The average price has
been well under 20c. a pound.
The little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robt. S. Nunn. at Walnut Cove, j
had a narrow escape one day last
week when her clothing accidentally
took fire. The flames were extin
guished after her hair had been
slightly burned.'
A. Thos. Roth rock, prominent
merchant at Walnut Cove, has pur
chased from his brother. '.. A. Roth
rock, tl"' former residence of Dr. J. |
\V. Slate ill Walnut Cove aim will re-j
move to the residence soon. E. A.
Rothrock has just i-.nnpb-tcd a new
home on' iiis farm just west of Wal
nut t uve and will ivnn •'.'■ to 'hat a*.
ice.
The 1 ill introduced ill 111" legisla
tiue l.i-l week to anpoini three State
.igl way commissioners in each of
• iii- nin - di.-t ricts. has been tabled
. ad w'll i:ot been ii- law this term
. the general as.-emblv at least.
Vi'alti the young son of Mr. a d
Mrs. ii. K. King, hid the iii-fortune
:o break his arm tlii- w. k win! ■
a. tempting to crank an .--iitomol-'e.
The riany fri-nds ot* Dr. Walt •" '..
McCanlos- throughoir th ■ count»
•vill barn with regret hai m- litis i- •
' eir.lv been co:: |~i u, i l '.•> his h nu
h■ -i•• with !!!:i
lb- Woi-uiis' -rvy ely
i: re held its ivgtll il' i v oe y II i-t
--ing at the home ot Mr-', ii. M. Joyce
y 'st i.'.; y iifiernoo.i. Tli • ir.eiiing
J k v.is nn : ide.l i.v.v by the ..resilient,
' » \• .i. S. Taylor. I'i v. * made
to fit in ill- aitm - 'i i'r
t- i ian i litiii Ii :is i i • for ..
meetitig pine • for i! • 1 .
I*. 11. i.invillc and K. O. t ivakman.
of Walnut Ci.ve. an! !>)-. !.. 11-.n •••
of Pine lli'.ll. visited lial ,'.ll TIU.--
(1 ty.
Sup;. of S lio.d- .f. C. Carson, of
Cermanton; John L. Chris 1 ; hi. nieiii
bcr .f I. Hoard of !v! >.i. - f
Pinnacle, ami S. P. Chris' i tu. i f the
Stokes Highway t'onur.i--ion.
K.ll. igll this week ill the i-i re-' if
local legislation.
Mr. .and Mrs. R. I!. Kin-r, Mr. ai d
Mrs. N. li. Pepper, Mrs. A. Fngg
and Mi-- Josie I'e;v *r s| • •:i'l i.e.—
day in Raleigh in the int. test of
local school matters befniv tl.e legis
lature.
Meeting* Of
Fine Arts Club
Written Tor the Reporter.
Mesdames Jones and Hoi it h were 1
joint hostesses to the Fine Aits Club
Friday afternoon, Feb. 27, at the
hoi.u- of Mrs. Jones. Mrs. 11. M.
■.» Joyce presided in her usual charm-
JK ing manner. After the leading of
' v the nrnutes, and nil call, the follow
;> ing program was rendered:
Fugeiie O'Neill, "Who lie Is" and
''What lie Has Dune For the Amer
i an Stage," including three of his
plays, which were read and discus
s*d in a ve»\v interesting manner by
Miss Josie Popper, Mrs. J. S. Tay
lor and Mrs. J. I). Humphreys.
t)n motion and second, the club
voted for its next course of study to
write the Mentor Association con
cerning their outline for club pro
grams.
After the business routine, a
cross word puzzle contest taxed our
puzzled minds until Mrs. J. John
Taylor was declared the winner and
presented a lovely book of menus,
"Dinners for Every Day in the
| Year " while the booby went to Mrs.
Jes .- I Sooth.
The guests were then invited into
the tastefully decorated dining room
where a delicious salad course with
hot coffee, supplemented with mints,
was served.
The dub adjourned to meet with
Miss Josie Pepper in March.
. \\ ith the price of flour around six
dollars per hundred people will no
doubt eat a lot more corn bread
than they do when flour is cheap.
M'LEAN TO NAME
ROAD BOARD
Governor Will Select Men For
Highway Commissioners In
Four Districts of State By
End of Week.
Raleigh. March .'J.—Governor Me-
I-ican stated tonight that he expect
ed to make appointments to the
State Highway Commission before
the end of the week. The terms of
Chairman Page and four of the dis
trict members will expire on April
Ist.
The executive also said he proba
bly would appoint the members of
the State Board of Agriculture
and the State prison Board du
ring the week so that the Senate
might act on them before adjourn
ment of the legislature next Satur
day.
GRAIN WANTED.
We will buy wheat and corn
for cash at the market price.
DANBURY ROLLER MILLS.
DANBURY, N. C.
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FERTILIZERS |
jj^s^ 7o uiC mM \
£ IT FAYS TO USE THEM"
Bigger Yields Have Proved It
To produce yields of high quality cm?* the fertilizer must ran
tain the right -amount and kind of plaritfood prooerly processed
and mixed.
.SWIFT'S RED STEER FERTILIZERS arc thoroughly and evenly
mixed to furnish each plant a balanced ration. Only the highest
gmieand nv st productive sources of phniiood are used in their
manufacturj.
Every operation from the careful «r»'ection. of it-.'? rw »v".:terin?« to f he
mixing, te- and flipping, is closely supervised by exacts —
experts in chemistry, agriculture, and manufacturing. Tlierelore, }
the I'trme r x vh(» b iy. SWIFT'S RED £'• fcivß . R'MI.• R:i is (
assured oi fertilizer that will return to iv.u *»vo- «• net pr;
Discuss your fertilizer problems with the ' " . 1 A.:'.horsed Swift
Agent). He keeps posteri on the best .. practves, and he
vii! explain fullv the profit veil can r> xo through a liberal eof
| SWIFT'S RED STEER FERTILIZERS.
SWIFTS HZD STEER
"It Pays To Use T r ?c.vn''
Swift & Company
(I I.KTILI/.KK WORK S)
Atlanta, Georgia
Albany, Ga., Savannah, Ga., Gn.,
Wilmington, N. C., Greensboro, N. C., Columbia. S. C.
New Orleans, La.
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/ TH' PROPRIETOR HAS ('HIS LIVER ■» r WHY, AGENYM
( GONE TO MEXICO* \ THERE ANY BUTCHER /
\ FOA HIS LIVER J \ SHOPS IN -THIS _ Y *?
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TIIE DAXBUItY REPORTER
PENSION FILL
!:•> DEFEATED
Would Provvlo F - Flail' Million
Dollar lin 'ase in the Funds
For the Old Confederate Vet
erans.
Raleigh. Mar. 1 Reversing yes
terday's action, the House and Sen
ate* committees «n appropriations to
day voted an unfavorable report for
the bill introduced by Representative
Harry Nettles, of Buncombe, and by-
Representative 1). I*. Dellinger, of
Gaston, providing a half million dol
lars increase in the Confederate vet
erans pension fund.
68th Congress Will
Adjourn Today
Washington, March. 4.—President
Coolidge today will sign the legisla
tion appropriation bill, carrying in
creased salaries for members of
Congress, the cabinet and the vice
president.
Cash paid for poultry. Bring me
a load or write for guaranteed pri
ces. O. L. RAIN'S, KING, N. C. 2w
Increased Pay For
Members Congress
Washington, March 4.—Contrast
ing v.i:h the usual pieture of fatrjr
end pre-adjournment sessions, and
nerw. by la to toil in the nijrht
before, the tiXth Congress today was
taking the expiring moments of its
life in comparatively complacent
mood.
George Q. Venable, of the Hart
man community, was among the vis
itors here today.
The Stokes County Highway Com
mission will meet here in special ses
sion on March UOth. Financial mat
ters pertaining to road building will
be discussed, it is learned.
The Legislature is expected to ad
journ this week, probably Saturday
night.
The county jail has 3'J or 40 pris
oners with court four weeks otf. A
number of others will likely be ad
ded before court.
The county board of education was
in session at the court houso a short
while Monday, but only routine busi
ness was transacted.
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The Best of Cars Go Bad
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Winter months are hard months on cars and even the
best of them will develop balky, little ailments.
One guarantee against being caught on the road at times
ie to have your car gone over thoroughly, by expert me
chanics, at change of seasons.
Our mechanics are experienced wo-kmen. Bring in
your car and let us tune it un for spring driving. You
can have it aßain in a few hours—and you will be agree
ably surprised at the new pep it will have.
Plenty of grease and oil. changed reeularlv.will prolong
the life of your car. us attend you today.
We Carry a Full Line of
OHs. Greases and Accessories.
■sraßLn.fi v.Mwautaßan^iffouuxj.jaiunßManHMnaMnMMHaHa
SMITH MOTOR CO.
SIDNEY SMITH, Prop.
Walnut Cove. N. C.
25f'!mo
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Appointments For Sun,!^;-;! ' in " H: ;; ! 11
T . , . i-or-st ( hai el '! p. m. t Ucth«> ! da 7:30
Danbury Circuit
Th >f " - tig is the t- ? Ith Sun.l ,y—lt.-.vip CI 7:°o v.
ap' o l of Danbury circuit '.-r nl -> Vadi Mm-U».i p. m. and 1?::::-
tli • Co:ifi r. -e year 1 1-25: bury !1 a. rn.
Ist Bethesda, 11 a. m., A. .T. BOWLING, Pastor.
7:.; I m. This p.-«■ • r tarries ti ,• 1 :
2nd Sunday—Danbury 7:30 p. m. •:: t:»» news and information sent out
Yade .'•!•;••»»» " !>. ill. and iVivis t • «;>:» divisit n i ; Stat •
''hr.pi 1 H a. !:». . liege.
j WALNUT COVE !
| BARGAIN HOUSE j
ever the people needed values it
Is today. Now is the time for the
merchant to slum his real apprecia
tion for past favors. Trade where
your dollars count l!ie most.
To prove that your dollars do count
the most cents at ihis store I am
quoting prices on a few articles:
2,000 yards good weight ginghams !
at 10c. Sold by other stores at 20c
to 25c.
1,000 pairs of shoes from 50c up.
Heavy grade overalls $1.40. Good
grade overalls at SI.OO.
J. P. Coats spool thread 50c per
dozen.
Palmolive Soap 8c cake.
Rugs 27 by 52 inches 10c.
l adies silk hose, 25c.
Hosiery for men and ladies 10c.
Plenty shoes at 4 { k a pair,
fiood work shoes for men $1.98.
Nire Sunday shoes for young men
at S3.SO. All shoes guaranteed to be
solid leather hi soles, out soles and
heels.
KIT COVE mm HOUSE
J. WESLEY MOREFIELD, Prop.
JSfb3w WALNUT CUVE, N. C.
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