DANBURY REPORTER
•JV»
Volume 55.
( HILD BURNED
NEAR VVESTFIELI)
I r.ther Of Child I* itudiy Burn
ed In Effort To SaVe 1 .ittle
-on From the Burning Resi
dence.
»ne of the most horrible tires
• -i- occurring in this county
v;z. that ol* Friday afternoo.i
wr.'-n tin* residence of Mr. ami
M">. Thomas Smith, of Quaker
% townshrji. was destroyed
a:. ; their little two-year-old son
w:.s burned to death, while the
la-her of the child almost lost
his lite in the effort to save him.
About 1 o'clock in the after
no- n Mrs. Smith placed the
ba-by while it was asleep on the
b* c; in the living room anl went
oi.- to the pack house where
he husband was working witli
his- tobacco. In a very short
tiire a neighbor passing observ
ed 'hat ilh- «iWfi 1 ititr was on
and gave the alarm. Mr.
Sn tli ruslu-d to the house and
!" ad the rnoni i:i which the
barn- was asleep in a blaze. A
ii» opened the door the blaze
him but he crawled on the
il'-ur and tried to find the bed.
S-»-ing that if he stayed an in
stfcnt longer lie would be over
for e he was barely able to gel
the door and fell out on tho
porch unconscious.
:ie was removed at once and
« a ried to a physician while
neighbors who had arrived
broke out a window and with
j| a long plank took the IJaby
from the bed after it had burn
ed to death.
Mr. Smith's burns are main
ly about the head and hands
and while very serious it is be
lieved that he will recover. He
stated tWat on account of beinu
blinded by the smoke and lire
in the room he lost the sense of
direction and was not able to
tind the bed, and it was only by
accident that he found the door
through which he went into
the room.
It is thought that the firt
originated in the ceiling over
the room. Mrs. Smith stated
that when she put the baby on
the bed she noticed that it was
unusually warm in the room,
though there was very little
tiro in the fire place. It is be
lieved that the ceiling was al
most burned through when she
left the room as she had been
gor.e only n few minutes when
the house was noticed in full
blaze on top.
The financial loss is very
£ heavy on M.\ Smith as he had
no insurance and everything in
the building was burned.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith have the
sincere sympathy of a host of
friends in their great loss.
Fifty Million Pounds
Tobacco Sold
.«•*»»
The Winston-ttalcm tobacco
market has sold fifty million
pounds of tobacco up to this
tin e. The average price has
bet :i nearly 18 cents.
I*, is est invited by the tobacco
warehousemen and others that
from live to seven million
pounds remains in the hands of
the farmers to be sold yet.
A complete report of cotton
variety tests conducted »n
North Carolina last year will
be found in agronomy informa
tion circular No. 20. Copies of
Ihi - circular may be had free on
f application to the agricultural
editor at State College.
i UNDERTAKER HERE
> BUYS HEARSE
- Nelson Funeral Home Is In
stalling Modern Equipment
—New Building Erected Last
i Year.
; Tlie Nelson Funeral Home,
• located near Danburv, has
i placed an order for one of the
Imo st modren combination
• hearse-ambulance outfits on the
[ market at this time. This car.
i which is made by the Nasn
• Automobile Co., can be used as
a hearse and changed instimtlv
.Ito an ambulance. It is a beauty
. | of the very latest type and sells
■ for .55.000.00. Jones Nelson,
■ owner and manager of the Nel
son Funeral Home, expects t>
■ leave this week for the Nash
i factory in Ohio and bring back
with him the specially design
• ed car.
1 Mr. Ne! ; o:i has recently erec
■ ted a large ami handsome budd-
I ing to !>e used as a funeral
lion;.', and carries a large stock
; of the nicest undertakers »up
' plies, including caskets from
' a medium price to those in the
costly class. In the new build
ing is a large show room wher*
they are kept opened up and on
display at all times.
Probably twenty years ago
the father of the present man
' ager, ('apt. Leander Nelson, be
' gan keeping caskets, and while
' he handled them only as a side
line for the convenience of the
people of the community, he
always had quite a good busi
ness in that line. Since his death
the son has gradually increased
1 the business until he probably
now has one of the most liber
ally patronized businesses in
his line in this section of the
1 State.
Ladies Society
Holds Meeting
I
Walnut Cove, Jan. 21.—Mrs.
R. W. Sands was hostess to the
■ Ladies' Aid Society of the Wal
nut Cove Baptist church on
Thursday night at her home on
Summit Avenue with twelve
members present.
The president, Mrs. ('. M.
Jones, presided, and part of the
lGth chapter of Matthew was
read, followed by a very ap
propriate prayer by Miss Nelia
Rierson.
After singing "'Tis So Swee;
To Trust in Jesus," some very
beautiful poems were read,
"Another Year is Dawning," b
Mrs. Dan Heath, "New Year
Ideals," by Mrs. A. L. Moore,
"Time Is Brief," by Miss Nelia
Rierson. A duet, "Thinking of
Me," was rendered by Mrs. .J. L.
Mitchell and Mrs. R. W. Sands.
Another poem, "I Was Clad,"
was read by Mrs. I'. G. Smith.
The meeting closed with i
chain of prayer.
Following the business sess
ion a tempting course of re
freshments was served by the
hostess, assisted by her little
, daughters, Mary and Sarah.
The society then adjourned
to meet at the home of Mrs.
Claude Mabe in February.
! A wedding machine which de
livers a lighted cigarette when
a penny is dropped in the slot
is the invention of a Brooklyn
young man.
By automatically ooivt rolled
electric heat is possible to dry
out green lumber in 48 hours
I without yfarping.. t
Dan bury, N. (~ Wednesday Jan. 2.'}, 1929
MAN KILLED
AT LAWSOXVILE
Otis Campbell Charged With
Shoqting Nettice Burkheart
of Brim—Campbell LsJapes
Officers—Two Others In Jail.
Nettice Burkheart, who re
sided in the Brim section, just
over ii- Patrick county, Ya., was
shot last night n- ar I .wson
ville and died in a Stuart;. Va..
hospital a few hours later.
Otis Campbell, young St »H of
Megs Campbell, of the Lawson
ville section, is charged with
the shooting and officers hav
not been able to find liini up to
this time.
Louis Sheppard and Glenn
Rhodes, both of the LawsonvilL'
section, are in jail at Danburv.
oeing held in connection with
the shooting.
The facts as given here by
Stokes officers and others are
that Burkheart and his wife
were camming tho road
near Mclloiie's tilling station,
which is a few miles north of
Law osnville. and near the
Stokes-Pairick line. They were
en route to their homo nt Brim
trom a visit to relati\es near
Martinsville, and as they were
walking night overtook them
and the\ stopped and made a
lire.
Some time in the night
Campbell and Sheppard came
along in a car and stopped,
when some difficulty arose. It
is alleged that then Campbell
and Sheppard left and went to
the home of Rhodes where th.s
secured a shot gun and accom
panied by Rhodes they went
back to where Burkheart and
his wife were camping. L'IMHI
arriving there, it is alleged thai
Campbell shot Burkheart in the
abdomen, the full load of shot
taking affect. Campbell then
threw the gun down and ran
and Burkheart picked the gun
up and shot at Campbell as he
ran, a few shot striking the
fleeing man in the arm.
Campbell made his escape
and Stokes officers last night
were unable to find him, but
placed Sheppard and Rhodes
in the county jail.
It was stated yesterday that
a Coroner's inquest would like
ly be held, but at this time no
action has been taken in this
respect.
Two Bound To Court
On Liquor Charge
Sam Zglar and Clyde Rob
erts, negroes who reside near
the Stokes-Rockingham line,
were arrested by Sheriff Taylor
Monday on a charge of having
whiskey in their possession.
At a hearing Monday afternoon
both men were hound over to
court in bonds of S2OO each.
Ziglar gave bond and Roberts
went to jail.
A. S. Hanes New
Highway Head
Alex S. Hanes has just he.-n
named chairman of the State
Highway Commission by Gov.
Gardner to succeed Frank Page
who had resigned. The salarv
is $7,500 per year.
Mr. Hanes has served as high
way commissioner for this dis
trict for several years and i*
is interesting to note that he
has never drawn any of his per
diem for his services.
By a new process more than
11,000 cubic feet of gas can be
I produced from a ton of straw. ,
HUNTERS' LICENSE
BRING IN BIG SUM
Receipt.- I p To Januarx 10th
About Same As For Same
Period l«as( Year.
Uil :gh. Jan. l.'J.- Hunters
"1 North C.uvlina up until Jan.
10 had paid Slbti.ooo jn license
lejs Wade U. I hilli| director
«»1' the 'department of conserva
tion and development announc
. ed.
Total collections for the yeai.
the director said are ! turning
, about tile same its i'or l.i.st sea
i son when there wa about
sl62,o*mi at the first of *he
year.
January is one of the biggest
months for hunting. largely
tine to the influx of non-resident
hunters, who come to North
Carolina in large numbers dur-
invr th:- month. Although some
of the hunting seasons haw
a'read. expired, ethers haw
until Miiivh 1 to run.
The season for squirrel, deer
and bear. expires on January
1">. The dove sea-oii has already
ended. Racoon, oppossum and
snipe shooting ends with ?he
last of January: and mink,
skunk and otter seasons are up
at the middle of Febuarv. Th -•
season for turkey, quail and
grouse runs until the lirst of
March.
Mrs. Paul Fulton
Entertains Bride
Walnut Cove. Jan. 21.—Mrs.
Paul Fulton entertained at
quite a delightful party last
Friday evening, complimenting
her sister, Mrs. Tom I'reston, .1
recent bride. The guests were
graciously welcomed by the
hostess and presented to the
charming honoree. Bridge was
enthusiastically played at seven
tables, the guests finding their
place by nutans of petite bride
place cards. After several pro
gressions Mrs. Anne Fulton
Cater was awarded high score
prize, a beautiful sachet in pas
tel shades. Dr. K. H. Ilackler
winning the high score among
tin men received a cartoon of
cigarettes.
To the honoree the hostess
presented a maderia hot roll
cover. Another recent bride
Mrs. Joe Zimmerman, was giv
en a green glass ice howl.
At the conolulion of the
name at a la-te hour a delicious
dinner was very attractivelv
served. The menu consisted of
frozen fruit salad, boiled ham,
ci earned peas in heart shaped
patties, stutfed celery, olives
and coffee, followed by plum
I 'aiding topped with whipped
i earn and a gay cupid.
Those enjoying the delight
ful evening besides the honor
jniest and Mr. Preston were:
Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Davis. Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Fulton, Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Zimmerman, Mr. and
.Mrs. heake l.ovin, Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Ceo,
Fulton, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Tuttle, of Walkertowiv Mes
dames W. P. Wheeler, Anne
Fulton Carter, F. P. Pepper and
Miss Luna Taylor, of Danbury.
Misses Alexandria Mack. Julia
Hairston, Mary Ijane llrewe. - ,
Dixie lieeves, Fvelyn White,
Helen Fulton and Messrs. Cii'-
mer Sparger, John Woodruff, T.
11. Preston. Howard Mritton,
Arch McNeil, Bill Fulon, J. W.
( Jones and It. H. Ilackler.
GIDEON TUTTLE
DIES AT KINCI
Farmers Preparing For Aver
age ( rop Of Tobacco—Hot
Cuts Mi> Foot.
Kllltr. .I:t . 11'. Alii • ' I, : :i
■ 1 llttli . ;I _ . iii\ j i-;I !• . ii .. I
'•!- home -rear M• >; t; i. l. \.. v.- Sat
' imisty !*• .! winy: :t linjfer:-.;r ii-:. ;
Til- il«-.I i- survived l> -ev i ..1 :
'lis and dsuufhter- soul
■ ur.itileiildren. .Mr. Tiit'.le hsid i I
j with- .i.i|Uaint - ince su iwa held n
hi|fh esteem I.y sill who knew him.
1h" funersil service.- wst- held :ii
Hsiwpotul chun h Sunday aftcrnoi-i .
sit two iiilu K sitiij l>urial follow 'II t
1 in the chur h cemetery,
i Mi", sm.l P. i stuille and ilstUKh '
ter. Mi- l-'|..->ie » audit, Win • 1
ton-S:tl« ill. spent tin- w k :ii with
re I it :\ i - and friends here. '
l-'anner in this ecti >:i hav l>.- i
■ K'i'i t . t .(.a t-i. j 1;. i- I, ..J,. p, .. 1
sei.t indications sire thut fsirm 1
, cm.template [Uttillj; Ot:' , •.1 .-I /
, siversiire nop.
W 1k On ;-. new add.t !•• '. > tS •
te. anient h >use e* T. I • •• • M •
Ki er on Main Sti i» v.•• ! und
way. '
Mr. su-.i Mi". ,J. H. S, •ink:, 4 . '
\V iasto.i-Ss.leni, spent Su.iiisiy he '
SI- the KU ,-ts of Mr .mil Mr- 11. I!. '
I .cake. 1
File y iisiijf .-on of Hardin Palm i "
nt sci ujdy giish in his fit whil • '
chopping wood near hi- home sit
Quaker (I sip last week. He ws.s *
l>rou>rlu here to 1 »r. K. M. tiriH'm
who dressed the foot, sewiiiji t'P the
wound. Seven stitches were rei|uir-
eil to sew up 'he wound. '
Clyde Mickey, '|f Mi'mston'Ssilcm,
spent Sunday with hi> parent* near '
here. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Love, ,-f '
Winston-Salem, ape.nt Sunday her.- (
as the (ruests of Mr. I.ove's mother. 1
Mrs. J. T. Iove, on I'ulliam St.
A Chevrolet tourini! car with H. (i.
Myers and Itoy Metiee as oceup;uit>,
turned turtle in West View, the new r
development just west of town Sun- '
day sitternoon. Mctiee escaped un- '
hurt, while Myers t: tut si few *
minor hruise.s ony. Thle car was *
only slightly daniatreil.
S. A. Ilennis, of Mount Airy, i.- '
here today sifter >onie luisi- '
(less matters. 1
\
BURLEY'"TOBACCO 1
SOARS IN PRICE 1
1
Western North Carolina Crop t
(Establishes Averages of $ Ii I
For Day. •
i
Asheville, Jan. lil!.—A new '
record price for Western North 1
Carolina burley tobacco was '
established yesterdax on Hie 1
markets in Fast Tennessee, I
when the average for the day }
was around -Sin per hundred l
pounds, with several lots sell- i
ing as high as SSO. 1
Renewed interest in tobacco :
in this section h;is been aroused >
by the high prices and tlie in: '
usual quality of the crop grown i
I hi.- year, and it is anticipated '
that by next season a market t
w ill be esablished here in Asia i
\ille for tht> farmers. i
Ashev ille many years ago '
was the principal tobacco ma - i
ket for thi.s section of the coun
try, but tile warehouses were
dispensed with when farmers I
lost interest in the crop. J. D. I
Farle is said to be behind the
movement to establish a Ware
house here again. 1
About 100 birds were rece.u- 1
ly sold or exchanged at the
rooster sale and exchange d:\ i
held by the Yadkin County >
Poultry Association. ,i
No. 2,953
PLKASING EVENT
AT MEADOWS
\\oiuunles> Wedding !- Solemn
ized in Iliiih School ~r
iuni.
Ualm; i -.ve. i|i.„ \
wedding hi' more ;'.an usual
i>iter« -t '•» Mi- f;«cnl'.y, studcnt
and pr.trons of rJ:• Meadows
school was the womanless wed
ding whi I) t'i>k plan* in the
auditornim of the Meadows
High School building on Jan.
IJ. The wedding was solemn
ized at 7 .-oil o'clock when Mr.
Harry Smith became the brid
»t' Mr. Raymond N'uai.
The impressive ring cere
mony was performeol by Mr.
( lea vis I. atoii, and the vows ;>?
"poison hemjoc.k" were spoken
0 i the tage of the auditorium,
i'rior to the ceremony. Mr. J.
11. Neal and Mr. '. !'. Stinso':.
'■ rej i.'ii as 'Xegro Mamnii!i?s."
thi* trial touche.- t - the
Wedding Seelle.
Proceeding the i-ercnwir
Mrs. Lillian Southern and Mis-
Alary Mitchell sang "Long
Long Ago" and "Just Before
1 *:*•' • Mother." .Mis- Irene
l*.asle\ i resided at the piano.
Imm.'diately after the cere
mony, Mrs. Southern and M's-
Mitchell sang "My Daughter
Is on Life's Ocean." and "When
ou and I Were Young, Mag
gie."
At the first strains of Lohen
grin's •♦Bridal Chorus," Mr.
Dudley Lewis, a brides maid,
and Mr. Thurmon Carroll, a
groomsman, entered from op
|)osite sides of the auditorium
and crossed at the allar. Mr.
Lewis wore a tan polka dot
dress with black and white ac
cessories. They were followed
bv another bridesmaid. Mr.
Walter Southern, and another
groomsman, Mr. Suttle Bow
man. Mr. Southern wore a
lavender and white dress with
matching hat. shoes, and hose.
Next came the maid of honor,
Mr. I -anion Raton, who wore a
blue and white dress with a
bridesmaids and maid of honor
largo black picture hat. They
carried arm boquets of red.
white and blue roses. Mr.
1' rank Mendenhall. mother of
the bride, entered next attired
in black. She was followed b\
the minister. Next came the
flower girls. Sam Lewis and B
A. Carroll, attractively dressed
in pastel dresses. They scat
tered rose leaves in the paths
of the bride and groom. En
tering now from the left were
the bride on the arm of her
tat her. Mr. Joseph 1.-asley, who
gave her in marriage, and from
the right the groom and lies'
man, Mr. I,ester Southern. The
bride \\»is charming in wliite
and blue, with a I»>uy tram
which was carried by two train
bearers, ('. A. Martin and I'ha:-
tiles Mabe. she carried an arm
bin | net of white roses. La>l
came the daintv little ring beju*-
ir. Odell Mabe who carried the
ring in the heart of a cabbage.
"Yankee Hoodie" was used as a
recessional.
Tile wedding was of rare in
terest and was attended by a
largo number of relatives and
friends of the wedding party.
Tobacco growers of eastern
Carolina are now having their
seed recieaned and treated for
leaf spot diseases. Most of the
county agents have the new
electrically driven nV.ichiiies de
signed by R. Y. Floyd, tobacco
i specialist.