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Volume 54. TWO-THIRDS TOBACCO SOLD This Is Opinion of Some Of Tobacco Warehousemen Crop Xot As Large As Many Thought. In the opinion of tobacco ware housonien about two-thirds of the tobacco crop has been marketed. Early in the season many people thought the crop was larger than it now appears to have been. For instance, some of the Winston-Sa lem warehousemen predicted that the market there would sell 60 to 70 million pounds, but these figures have been revised downward, and it looks now like the market will not sell more than 45 or 50 million. A few farmers have sold their entire crops, while a majority of them have sold more than half, it is estimated. l, SOLD 101 FORDS r - ~. IN NOVEMBER £r> Walnut Cove Firm Breaks All Records For This Section— Helping Build Good Roads. Ti c Walnut Cove Motor Co., one *>f Walnut ObvWs most em-rgetij firms, sold one hundred and one Ford cars during the month of "November, and in doing so broke all record.- so far as this se.-tio.i is concerned. A majority of these cars were purchased by Stokes county citizen-. During the past year the Walnut Cov-' linn has sold several hundred cars in the county. It K estimated that there are mor ■ than three thousand car.- and tru.ks in the county now. and our licens.- tag* and ga- tax l»:il i.- probably ar ur.! ? 100,000 a .war. Stones has for years had more automobiles than any of the nine counties in the seventh highway except Forsyth and Surrv. We v doing our part toward build ing the Slate's goo«J roads. DECREASE IN AUTO DEATHS PAST WEEK Georgia and Mississippi Had No Fatalities But North Car olina Answered With Seven. t The past week was an off week for automobile killings and as a re sult only 44 people were killed in traffic accidents in the South, during the week, two states being on the roll of honor with no deaths at all, these being Georgia and Mississippi. In the 11 southern states a total of 44 people were killed with 205 in jured. North Carolina reported Seven deaths and 13 injured, of course there were many more of the latter class that were not reported. Robbers Assault Man And Floe With S7B Winston-Salem, Nov. 30.—A high- I w-y* robbery that netted STS was putted last night just this side of Walk«"town by four men who brut :i"vaulted Clarence Dean, who v.orks for the Southern Public Uti lities (ompany of this city, and who was returning to his home at Walk ertown. The job had evidently b.en plan ned. Two cars stopped directly in fuint of Mr. Dean. These two autos were placed so that they were form ed into the shape of a V across the road and completely blocked the highway. The highwaymen then pulled Dean from his car, rifled his pockets and threw him in a mud hole. Dean thinks his assaulters were white j men. Dairymen over the United States are interested in the cottonseed meal of South because it is cheap. This might be a good time for North Carolina farmers to feed this high protein feed. I NEW OFFICIALS ! SWEAR IN MONDAY New Board of County Commis sioners—Other Officers Were Re-elected In Recent Elec tion. County officers elected in the re cent election will be sworn in and J enter on their duties at the court house here next Monday. The Sheriff, Clerk of the Court and Reg ( ister of Deeds were each re-elected, j but a full ne:v board of county rnm | missioners will take charge of coun -Ity affairs. The new board is com • posed of Dr. R. S. Helsabeck, of King, Jacob Fulton, of Walnut ' Cove, and Rufus Woods, of Snow Creek township. j ~ Hands Burned In j Extinguishing Fire Nat Priddy, son J J. Priddy, of Danbury Route 1, had his hands I badly burned yesterday in extin guishing a fire which his small child I started by applying a match to a , lot of paper in the family room at | home. Hut for Mr. Priddy's quick work in putting out the fire the residence would have been destroyed. Rural Electric Line Started By Guilford Greensboro, Nov. 27.—The North Carolina Public Service company to day started construction of another rural electric line to run to Me- Leansville, a village in the eastern pan of Guilford county. Beer Destroyed Near Moore's Springs Prohibition officer P. L. Klin, hum 'loured out two barrels of beer at a distillery site near Moore's Springs Monday. The still had been re. moved from the furnace when the plant was discovered. Buy Co-Op Tobacco. ; Lexington, Ky., Dec. I.—The American Tobacco Company today bought an additional two million pounds of the 1923 crop of burloy tobacco from the Burley Tobacco ! Growers' Co-operative Association, i This brings the total purchased by the American within the past six weeks to 32,000,000 pounds and the sales of the association for the past ' forty-five days to an average of a million pounds a day. Grades sold and the prices realiz ed was not made public. Tobacco Sales Heavy At Rocky Mount Kocky Mount, N. Dec. I.—To bacco sales on the local market to day aggregated 381,030 pounds, selling at an average price of $25.11 per hundred pounds. Today's sales brought the season':; total to 22,825,000 pounds, selling at an average price of s2.">.'.io. Farmers yelling their tobacco on the local market have been paid thus fir $5,'.(11,000. Honor Roll For Pino Hall School Pine Ha|l, Nov. 22.—The pupils who received one hundred on de partment this mtinth in the sixtn and seventh grades are the follow ing: Seventh grade: Fairy Dodson, Maude Morton, ixth grade: Willie Ruth Mabe, Maiy Mabe, Carrie Godsey, Win fred Robertson, Ruth Ayors, Mary Ruth Wall, Dora Ilicks, Pearl Mor t ton. aging the highest each month, the To the two in hese grades avor eachcr presents a quarter. The two girls making the highest average this month wore: Ruby Carter, average, 94. I Dora Hicks, average, 93 6-7. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1926 POOR PRICES FOR TOBACCO Kentucky Burley Belt Has Poorest Grade Grown in Years. Lexington, Ky., Nov. 20.—The purest crop of hurley tobacco rais ed in central Kentucky in many years, at the opening sales of the season today on the Lexington In dependent market brought an aver age of $16.-12 as compared with an average of $22.98 on the first day of last season's sales. I A total of 264,110 pounds was sold at three houses and about sixty thousand pounds at another house l which did not give figures an its j partial sale and which is not in ! eluded in the day's average. The crop is largely of inferior grade some of it poorly cured and at i least one third lighter per acre than the crop of last year, warehousemen and farmers said. The prices are perhaps |lightly weaker than last year, warehouse men believe, although nothing defi nite as to the actual trend of the market may be said until the sales "settle down" to to routine, j Todays prices ranged between $32 and $2 a hundred pounds. Few crogs are averaging more than S2O a hundred. Music Club Meets. Written fur The Reporter, 2S. The St. Cecelia Music Club was entertained Saturday evening. Nov. 27th, by Miss Myrtle Priddy. The Norwegian composer' "Grieg" was studied and discussed at this meet ing. The program was opened win the club song, "J Would lie True." Miss Elizabeth Martin read very in teresting sketches from drug's iif • and works. Miss Miriam Hall play ed a piano solo. ''Andrew Jackson War of IS 12." Mrs. U. 1). Gentry anil Edwin Taylor sang "In the Boa!," by Grieg. A piano duet. "Gay Katydids" Maix-h was played by Mrs. J. \V. Hall and Miriam Hall. I A recitation by Nancy Lee Dun • lap, x " r # Song, "When the Banjo Plays"— ' Miriam Hall, Mary Gentry, Ola Campbell, Myrtle Priddy, Elizabeth Martin and Edwin Taylor. ; Mrs. J. W. Hall played "The Butterfly" by Grieg, j A piano solo, "Orange Blossoms", was played by Miss Mary Hackney. Ellen Prather and Mrs. J. W. I Hall played a duet, "First Violet of Spring.' Songs appropriate for the Thanks giving season were song by various members of the club. The club which has only been organized for a few months, has been adding new members at every meeting. Mrs. M. O. Janes, Norman Dunlap and James Jones were very cordially welcomed at this time. During the social hour an unique contest was engaged in, Nancy Lee Dunlap winning the prize, a box of candy. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess. It was decided that the cli'b would not meet again until some time during the Christmas holidays, when a review will be bad of all t ! i> composers studied this far, whica include lleoliiown, M. carl, S-hu man, Handel, Schubert, Mendelsohn and Haydcn. Several Arrests In Stokes Tuesday Deputy Marshall Bryant, of Win ston-Salem, arrested Jim, Boley and Calvin Smith and Leonard l.awson on Tuesday of this week on charges of violating the prohibi tion laws. Each gave bond pi ndinp a hearing here on the 17th beforo Justice N. A. Martin. AUTO TAG PRICE CUT JANUARY 1 The Rule Applies Only to Cars Bought After That Date. State license tags for automobiles will not be reduced until January 1, 11127, according to report given out at the State license bureau head quarters. A large number of in quiries have been recioved in recent weeks as to just when the reduction would be made. In making the announcement, the license bureau stated that this would apply only to cars purchas ed on or after January 1. "If an owner who is required to buy a li cense before January 1 uses that car prior to that time and then ap plies for a license plate, the full price will be demanded of him." "The same mfcthod will be used in making transfers of license plate 9. If an automobile is purchased in De cember and the lower horse power plate is not transfered until January 1, the charge will be the same as if the purchaser went direct to the license bureau as soon as the car was purchased. The reduction will apply to cars purchased after tha set date only," concluded the man ager. State Is Bedroom Furniture Leader North Carolina lead.: the nation in the manufacture of bedroom furni ture, according to figures released by the United Stales Department of Commerce on the furniture-making industry throughout the nation. North Carolina was the fifth state in the manufacture of all types of furniture. New York led the nation with a I'l'.'") output valued at Sss,- '.>20.1-1!*. North Carolina's total 11*25 output was valued at slS,ll!>.lo's. New York led the nation in lt'2 r i in the manufacture of living room furniture; Pennsylvania led in din ing room furniture; Indiana led kitchen furniture; and. North Caro lina showed the way in bedroom furniture. Bedroom furniture produced in North Carolina in 1025 was valued at ?2G,677,!»75. This was more than six million dollars nlore than North Carolina's nearest competitors in the manufacture of bedroom furni ture. Diphtheria Cases In State Show Slight Decrease Raleigh, Nov. 30.—While the num l)cr of diphtheria cases in the State is larger than it should he, there Is a slight decrease noticeable, as an increasingly large number of report:! are living: received of children who have been given the toxin-anti toxin treatment, according to Dr. Charles O'IT. I.aughinghoitse, secretary of the State Roard of Health, in com ment ing on the weekly report of communicable disease. The fact that an increasing number of parents are having their children given thi-; anti-diphthcria treatment, which is iv';ank'd as a positive preventive of diphtheria, is an indication that th* educational campaign of the board of health in this State, and by sim ilar boards in other states is bear ing fruit. l)r. Laughinghou--0 stale.-. Last week 122 new cases of theria were reported from tht (mlr.' State as a whole. This number is Mot as many as have been reported ft r several weeks, and is very closo to the estimated expectancy for this time of y. ar, which is IIS. Oyster and Chicken Supper At King; The Senior Class of the Kim* Christian Sunday School will servo an oyster supper and fWed ehi.kct., with ' ther good things to eat in th. old farmers & Merchants Hank buiUiinji, Saturday night, Dccemlu »■ 4ih, !/,.■.•ybody cordially invited to come. Proceeds for church debt- i TAX GASOLINE FOR SCHOOLS i ■ One Cent On Gallon Would I Raise Approximately Two i Million Dollars To Increase School Term. ,s Greensboro, Nov. 27.—1t was loßKed here today that a lift of one . cent in the gasoline tax may be pro- posed to the North Carolina general i assembly for funds with which t > , lengthen the minimum school term ! from six months to eight, j It is estimated that one cent tax j on the gallon of gasoline would raise approximately two million dollars ! annually. I | _ ; Fiddler's Convention At Danbury Dec. 10 ( An old time fiddler's convention will be held at Danbury school build , ing on the night of Dec. 10th, at I which time valuable cash prizes will be awarded to the best performers on the violin, guitar and banjo, and to the best clog dancer. All musicians of the county and the , dancers are invited to come and en ter the contests, j This event is to be held under the I auspices of the Parent-Teacher as | sociation of the Danbury school. All patrons and friends of the school are urged to come out and enjoy the evening. A small admission foe will be charged for the benefit of the school. Pri:'> ,ii.> olTeri ! as f Ri.-t violinist, I'd $2.."i11; best batljoist. !■. s! guitarist, !?2.-*"; be-t i log da:i •••. $2. ■".•*. Tobacco Sales On Wilson Market Wilson. N. (pec. !. An av-.-v age price of S2«i. Id was paid on t!' tobacco market here today for th • 7'">'VJ.'>4 pounds void, Receipt' total ed $!!>2.S.-.7.!> 1. Sales for the sea son have been 1 1> pounds for which S!fi>.l2,l3'.i.;'S has bee a paid. i , News Items of Smithtown Section Lawsonville Route 1, Nov. 2'.). Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Lawless and daughter were visitors in Martins ville, Va., Monday and Tuesday. J. C. Handy and family spent Sun : day at the homo of Sherman Steele near Sandy Itidge. Miss Emiley Woody and Jess Amos spent Thanksgiving at Moore' Springs. They reported a wonderful time. Russell. Riley nad Reid Stovall. of Roanoke, Va., spent the week end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. R. Stovall. Mrs. liardie Corn and sitUer-in law. Quincy Corn, spent th • holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. 11. T. Com. Quite a number of the young peo ple of this section attended a pea shelling party Wodnesi! night u; the home of Jake Martin near Sandy Ridge. Miss Emma Lawless s.ent Wo«'.- iv-'ay in Madison having den*,;:l v> ork done. Misses Enuna Lawh -s and M ir garet Hill and Moir Heath spent Thanksgiving in Stuart. Miss Ennna Lawles. Moir Heath, J.'hn Helms, Homer Wil.-on, IKwiy Campbell, Ne d Dodson, (Sillis Clark, Raymond Martin, and N'ute Amos were vistiors at the home of Miss Margaret Hill during the holia.vs. Misses Clota and Zena Corn spent Saturday night and Sunday with their cousins, 11a and Una Handy. Jess A inn* Ernes' Stephens, Wnn St'.cpnar , 1*« : J 5t0.,,l were visitor.* at the no/.i > of li T. Car.' Satur day night. Mr. and Mrs. ReiJ Stovall, of Martinsville, Va., spent Friday night with his sister, Mrs. C. G. Lawless. No. 2,546 NEW BUILDINGS FOR KING Farmer Kills Two Porkers That Wighed Over 1,000 Pounds—• News and Personal Items. King, Nov. 29.' J. W. Tuttle is having material placed on the sits on east Main street preparatory !•> erecting a new building. The struc ture will be of brick and modern in every way. Mr. Tuttle will oeupy a part of the building with his bar ber shop while the remainder will be occupied by an up-to-date cafe. I Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Warner are the glad parents of a new baby i boy. Hilary Kennedy has just returned from a trip to New Castle, Indiana, where he spent a few days with his sister. Some nice porkers are being killed in and around here. G. F. Stone kiiled two last week, weighing over one thousand pounds and Arthur ; Kirby butchered two weighing 39'J j and 4-13, respectively, j William T. Pulliam has returned from a trip through Tennessee, Ala i bama and Georgia. He brought : back with him from Georgia a per ' sinunon which was the largest your correspondent has ever had th • pleasure of seeing. It weighed threj fourth of a pound. Class No. 1 of the King Christian church will give an oyster supper and chicken stew and various other good eats Saturday, December Ith. It will be given under the auspices of the Christian church. The publ'.** is cordially invited, j Nance «£ Eaton are preparing to .open up a new music .»t-re in the . Shelton building here. ! Rev. Paul H. Newsum filled his regular appointment at lirown Mtn. Sunday. j Clay Sprinkle, f High Poini, spent a few hours here Saturday shaking hands with old friends. K. P, Newsum has purchased from W. \\. Newman, of High Point, a busini s lot on en: t Main street for $5(Mi and other valuable considera ! tions. [ John Thomas Newsum got a bono I in his hand broken Saturday while cranking a Ford. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Tuttle, of Rural Hall, spent Sunday with rel- ativcs hero. Leopold Woodliff, of High Poin', spent Sunday with relatives and , friends hero. J Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Pulliam art* i spending the day in Winston-Salem : on business. Luther I.awson, of llitrh Point is spending a few days with his par ents near here. I Miss Flossie Caudle, of Winston- Salem, spent the week end with her grand-father, G. G. Boles, who iv sies just south of here. Misses Ilena and Ersie Ktveger are having material placed on the site on south Depot street, prepara tory to erecting a new home. Forsyth Deputies Make Raid On Bootleggers Winston-Salem, Nov. 2.". Two men, Charlie Wei.') and one named Lackey, a forty-gallon steam (iisti'i- Ing outfit, about 500 gall"ii» of bee' - and a large quantity of whiskev were captured by Forsyth county deputy f-hcriiTs in company with j Sheriff C. 1". Moxle.v, Vadki-i iv.un j ty, in a raid about one mile north ( i f the Forsyth-Yadkin bridge ov«r the Yadkin river. The men wcr.- I captured on the scene while they I were operating the still in full blast, and two other men, identified, I made their escape. : Christmas, Not Xmas. ! i Merchants of UaUigh have barre l i the use of the abbrevated form "Xmas" for Christmas in all ad vertising. ar.d in general business 1 usage.
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