DANBURY REPORTER
Volume 57.
TOBACCO GETS BA!)
START IN EAST
Opening of Markets lit Wilson.
Greenville. Kinston. Rocky
Mount Brings Poor Quality
and Low Prices.
Tut' Eastern North Carolina
tobacco markets opened yester
day and reports from there in
dicate poor quality of the weed
and low prices, even lower than
last year's opening day prices.
J'he Wilson market sold near-
Jy \ liree million pounds at an
average price around twelve
cents a pound. The best prices
were around i»0 or 40 cents.
At Rocky Mount, Goldsboro,
Kinston and Greenville, the
.sales were smaller but the
prices were reported as about
the samje as those at Wilson.
Dealers and growers were
quoted today as saying that
the quality of the leaf had been
damaged by excessive rains.
While the grades are about is
usual much of the leaf is ligh
ter than usual.
At Goldsboro buyers were
reported showing preference
for low grade leaf with prices
higher than usual. The top
price reported there was 10
cents 1 «;r some high glade to
bacco.
Sales on the Goldsboro to
bacco market today approxi
mated .">OO,OOO pounds, with
an imoxHcial estimate ot #l4
Lo $l5 per hundred. The sales
exceeded last year by about
100,000 pounds, and the 192:)
price was considered to be
about $2 per hundred better.
Farmers were pleased with
prices the low grade brought,
but were disappointed at th-;
amount the high grades netted.
Tobacco sales at the opening
of tiie market a* Kinston today
totalled slightly less than
000,0 )0 pounds. Quality was
mixed, with much shoddy leaf
on the floors. Prices probab
ly did not exceed last year's
opening average, which was
between and 11 c;.nts, but
it was admitted bv nvu'ket au
thorities that otierings were o'l
in body and texture !:*«»m these
of the tirst sales day in 11)28.
Farmers welched tl.e sales
with evidence* of disappoint
ment. They had expected a
higher average in view of re
por's of a short crop.
Tobacconists generally were
optimistic—more so tfian at
the beginning of 15)28 sales.
At New Bern two local to
bacco warehouses soid an esti
mated 120,000 pounds of tobae
vo today, at an average said by
warehousemen to be 12 cents
a pound.
Prices on the opening day
ran from four to thirty cents.
The opening day was not a«
he:»vy as last year, the prices
ranged about the same. Tr.er:
way considered dissau.-:auri
tmong the growers, bow grade
tobai co, in the rruu-n, was offer
ed on first sales.
Walnut Cove Ladies
To Play Ball Game
What promises to be an in
teresting game of base ball v, ,: !l
occur at the Walnut Cove basa
ball park Friday, Sept. fith. ;.t
P. RI., when the married lad
ies of the town will play the
single ones. The game is being
given under the auspices of the
Eastern Star and gate receipts
go to that organization.
STOKES WANTS
SPECIAL TERM
Governor Is Petitioned To (iive
I s One Week Term Criminal
Court Beginning December
*»th To Clear Heavy Docket.
The criminal docket of the
Superior court in Stokes has
such a great accumulation of
cases that it is not believed
by attorneys and others that it
can possibly be cleared up al
next month's regular term »f
criminal Superior court, and at
last Monday's meeting of the
County Commissioners a peti
tion was forwarded to Govern
or Max Gardner requesting him
to call a special one-week term
of criminal court to begin on
Monday, December 9th.
The special term, if provided
for, will not have a grandjurv.
being for the trial of cases al
ready on the docket.
Solicitor J. F. Spruill was
consulted as to whether the
date would conflict with other
courts in the district and it
was found that Dec. Uth was
satisfactory.
Roy Hicks 3s
Held For C ourt
Charged with the larceny >'
a Ford automobile from Dan
iel Hull in recently. Hoy Ificks.
of the Hartmau community,
was last Saturday given a hear
ing beioy> Justice D. C. Wood
and hel l for Superior court un
der a S-100 bond. It was alleg
ed by Bullin that Hicks went
to his lionv and took his car
while the family was away,
driving it to a point aome
miles away before the gas gave
out, where the car was aban-
I dolled.
Funk Dismissed From
Federal Service
John S. Funk, for many
| years one of the prohibition
I enforcement officers working
! i:i t'".e ini.ldle distr. £ u'.id.r .1.
1.. OsteMi. administrator, ha.*
been permanently dismisse i
! from tl;e servile for alleged
i mi.v( ndu-t. Fan«v was recent
ly given a hearing in Wiuhing
ton i'oiiowir.g temporary sus
pension Several weeks ago.
Draining Stedman
Lake This Week
Lake Stedman. located on the
Danbury - Piedmont Springs
highway, is being drained this
week on account of a leaking
gate. The opening a-t the gate
is screened so that no tish will
be let out. 11. 11. King. Dan
bury contractor, is in charge of
the work.
Making Auto Plates
In State Prison
i
The au'i>n»obie tag-making
I plant at the State prison h«s
.started to work turning out the
i plate...
| The new plates will havs
! white numerals * a red fxiek
| ground anu two plates will be
required for each machine, one
for the front and another for
( the back. About a million and
1 a quarter tags are expected to
' ho needed for IO.'O.
I
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| Rev. R. VV. Geo rg-> and Cur
tis George, of Francisco, were
among the crowd in town Mon
day. Rev. Mr. George's health
i is improved.
Danbury, N. C M Sept. 4, 1929.
MEN CONFESS TO
STORE BREAKING
One Gives Bond. Other In Jail
Here—House Almost Hums
—Bachelors and Old .Maids
Kntertained.
King. Sept. 2.—Mr. and Mrs.
S. R. Kiser. of Winston-Salon;,
spent Sunday here the guests
of relatives.
Mrs. James Cornelius and
little sister, Katherine Spain
hower. have returned to their
home at Winston-Salem after
spending a few days with Mrs.
Elmer Hauser.
An old bachelor's and old
maid's reunion was held at
the home of M. K. Garner Sun
day. A very tempting dinner
was prepared by Airs. Garnet
which was enjoyed by all pres
ent. The afternoon was spent
in playing games and a general
good time. A list of those
present follows: Misses Odessa
Boyles. Nina Broom. Inez
Smith. Viola Tuttle, Topsv
Garner, Vivian Lawson and
Amulea White. Messrs. Homer,
Spencer and I). Slate. Jr.,
Austin Garner, Ralph Kiser.
Simpson darner. Theodoi"
Newsutn and James Riiiv.lt y.
William Holder. Jr.. is hav
ing his moving picture tneaU'i
on Depot street remodeled, gel
ting ready lor the fall iui.-;ne-s.
N. ('. Hooker, of ("hai'iottc.
.-•pent the week-end wi'.h rela
tives and friends hero.
The many friends of littl..
Francis June Hauser will he
glad to learn that she ha
about fully recovered from hoi
tonsil operation of last we«k.
Work on the new addition to
the home of Mr. H. H. Leake b
nearing completion.
The following births wert
registered here last week: Tu
Mr. and Mi's. Glade Tedder, :
daughter, and to Mr. and Mrs
Rober Hooker, a daughter.
Misses Fannie and i.il!i
Goff. of Winston-Salem, spent
a few days here last week visit
ing relatives and tYiemis.
I J. G. lawson has returned
from .Johnson City, Tonn.,
where he spent several day;
with relatives.
Mrs. R. S. ISelsaheck and
children are spending a few
weeks at Moore s Springs.
An oil stove in the home of
C. S. F»,wler. two miles west of
town exploded- Friday night,
throwing oil practically all
over the room which ignited.
For a time saving of the house
seemed inevitable, but th)
tfuick and heroic work of the
family and neighbors succeed
ed in stamping out the flames.
Only slight damage was done
to the home. It will be ivt*«-
\ bered that Mr. Fowler has lost
i two d'.veili.'.gs by tire within
the past few years,
i N. O. Pet roe, prominent «t
-■ torney of Diinbiiry, was her
Saturday looking after ,>nme
'tegal matters.
, Kennis PiHTiam, «f Ckaviotte,
' spt*nt Saturday with relative*
here.
Trie Southern Public Utili
ties Co., of Winston-Salem, had
a force of men here last week
installing additional sty-eet
lights on Main .street.
Allan Mabe, a plantar resid
i ing two milas siufh of town,
has a cow which has twin
calves.
Mr. and Mrs. James Love, of
Winston-Salem, spent Sunday
here the guests of relatives.
Juasu** 3painhower and Kee-
TOBACCO CROP
DAMAGED BY HAIL
Losses to Farmers I'pwards of
$100,00(1. More or Less—
Corn Also Suffers Seriously
—Storm Swept Entirely
Through the County, Path
a Mile Wide.
Striking Stokes county JU'ai
Pilot Mountain, and sweeping ;i
path a mile wide entirely
through the county, a wind
and hailstorm last Thursday
afternoon caused a loss of pos
sibly igloo.ooo 1" late tobaco
lieids. Corn als:> suffered se
verely, many lieids being ton;
to shreds, while in some se
tions pot; to patches anil othei
vegetation wen- destroyed
Quaker Gap. Peter's Creek an
Danbury townships were tie.
worst sufferers. The storn
disappeared into Rockinghan
county, after it had wieake
its destruction in Stokes.
Anion/ the worst sufferer,
from the hail and wind, are th.
following:
R. M. Smith, whose loss i
jjrobably $l5OO.
Joel Lawson. $">):).
Dixie Wood. >'7oo.
Bransromb • Yoi ng.
Banner Voung. $1"0.
James Mabe. $l,OOO.
J. K. Bennett. $l,OOO.
Sol Woods, $:'»00.
I)ozer.-> of other term ■;
were damaged more or
than the above. Notv tai
as can b.* learned ca'Tic-d insur
a nee.
Siate Will Pay
School Expenses
First 2 Month
Expenses of operating th.
puMic schools for September
and October will be borne bj
the state board of equalizatio.
and county olfr.'ials need no'
worry about borrowing mone.*
at high rates in anticipation o
school taxes, according to ;
statement mad • from Raleigl
by Dr. A. T. Allen, state super
intendent of education.
Anticipating that tax collec
lions will not begin to conve ii
r.'.til in October, Dr. Alien i
qiiored as stating that the stab
f.;n«s will be made available a
f'> the counties during the tirsl
two months of the term.
Some counties have a!readv
arranged to borrow money ii
anticipation of taxes. One oi
the reasons assigned for acting
early was that school exptM.se>
ter the first two months
tax receipts bei.au to mount in
would have to In? nn't fiv.n-i
borrowed funds.
Robert Sharpe of Leeds,
Eng., left his clothing and a
suicide note on a river »anl.,
.•mil after the stream had been
dr. ygt-d four for hi - bo !."
ho showed up alive and we'A.
\er New SUM were arrest. !
here Sunday night I if/ Dcput/
Shvriff J. M. Ain-y, on a war
rant charging thena with break
ing and entering th.- Sh.rtv
Mercantile Co. store on the
night of January 2oth arwl
March 15th. Botta mo:i can
rVs.sed to the i Lnae in the pre
liminary hearing v/hL-h v/a
hel.i before Justice of th :■
Peace J. Stedman Garner. Their
bonds were fixed at ss')> each.
Spainhower arranged boni but
Newsum was sent to Dar.bury
jail in. default of bond.
PLANNING TO
SURVEY DAN RlVs>»
The Work Was Provided For
By Act of Congress—Air
planes Will Be Csed .
Danville. Va., Sept. 2.
Danville will be the base ot' Mil
aerial survey of Dan river,
provided for by an act of con
gress. it was learned here, the
government having 1 (iecided to
make this city the base of its
ope rat ions.
Light an planes will be used,
probably of the bi-plane type
Photographers will be equip
ped with the new telescope
lense cameras and will take
their pictures from an unusual
ly high altitude.
Some crisp early fall morn
ing the pilot will take off from
Danville airport with the pho
tographer in the second seat
and with the camera appara
tus braced to the outside oi
the fuselage. The pilot will fly
steadily westward and will
climb to a height of two miles
over the Meadows of Dan.
when- Dan river has its incip
iency. Through a standard!/, d
system based on altitude nvea.--
ur'-nvnts, the camera shuttei
will click and an exposure wii'
have been made. Within a few
nio!*l' .its as the pilot follows
the tiny silvery threat! "1
stream be'ow him. the shutt>-
will i ii. k again. When vnished
there will be a panoramic a.:
view of Dan river from Patrick
; county down to where it 'joint
Roanoke river and on to wher.
its estuary pours out into th«.
Atlantic.
This work will take at least
two months for the fliers cai
take pictures only on such day«
when atmospheric condition,
are right.
The ground work will be fa:
more te lious and w ill involve
rod and line work througl
rough country.
Not only will the stream In
plotted anew but valuaol sup
■ porting data will be colheted
Th> past history of Dan ,'ivei
floods will have to I'd studio*
from >l'i r« cords, the naviga
bility angle will be worked ::
furifier downstreams and tlur
will b good deal of attentioi
devoted to the stream's hytlrt
eltcti'if station jxitentiialitles.
100 CHILDREN
TREATED HERh
Clink* By State Board of Healll
Came to Successful Close (W
Saturday.
lOxacbly vne hunured Stoke?
county si hool chiUh'en hat
their tot-dls removetl at tin
clinic conducted here four dav
cf ia.st week by the North Car
olina Hoard of Health, and tin
t ;::iic proved ,i great success u
, every particular,
i The meinbtva of the cli;u
left Saturday for Ashi:boi'o
where they art this week  « >•
ducting a clinic fer Uiwiuoif.j
• county.
i The organization is a cent
plete one ar.ti is doing u
\ •rk.
S. A. Kiinchum, of Piedmoni
Springs, planted I 1-.2 bushels
(vf Irish potatoes this sprii...
anil, du£ 40 yield
There w Te as many as 45 po
tatoes in 0r..? hill.
J. Calvin Tutt'.e and R. L
• Tuttle, of Winston-Salem,
kw*..So c r. r.*3i3.
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No. 2,990.
SELECTED
FOR COURT
Fall Term Begins Here Oct.
14—Judge Walter Moore Will
Preside Many Castes On
Docket.
Jurors for the two weeks
term of criminal and civil
court, starting here Oct. 14th,
were drawn at Monday's meet
ing of the board of county
commissioners.
The first week of the term
will l>e for criminal cases and
the second week for civil mat
ters. Judge Walter K. Moore,
of Sylva. is assigned to preside
over both terms. The docket
of the criminal court is again
a full one.
The names of jurors selected
for the two terms follow:
CRIMINAL TERM.
(Jeorge Fulton,
J. M. H. Flynt,
James Dodson,
Lee James.
J. W. Lackey,
(J. H. Stewart,
Roy Joyce,
K. K. Miller,
P. J. Moore,
Elkin .^nith,
J. S. Slate,
' .i'ld.-t v Sha'T'-r,
J. S. Mit -hf i!,
I', Jl. Jassup,
V. T. Bowman,
eb Mai) \
It. Lavvson,
U- i'i Bonuurant,
Larl Moore,
! Sandy F>rest,
W. C. Moore,
i J. W. Lynch,
T. Joyce, Jr.,
i J. 1). Moxey.
I). S. Boyles,
John I UIIOTI, Jr.,
J. W. Foil,
Roy Watts,
; C. D. Mooi ■?,
H. I. Moore,
J. R. Nunn,
M. E. (iarner,
D. J. Eioyltw,
•j. R. Oearmin,
S. J. Spence,
Roy E. Leake,
W. ii. W. Smith,
 illi'j Builin.
E. C. Carter,
W. B. H«zeUvood,
S. W. Martin,
W. 1. King.
CIVIL TERM.
Eugene Marshall,
.Janies Bottoms,
E. li. Covington,
J. Belli)-tt,
(«. Thos. Martin,
P. i). Ellis,
J. il. Bmdurant,
Z. I). Covington,
W. M. P'.umnier,
J. A. Blackburn,
S. H. Richardson,
l. C. Neal,
f. l>. Name,
Rengio Ashby,
A li. ll,*okd'.
•I. A. Joyce,
J. 11. Beniiutta
J. B. liutledgis,
Jo; iHI! Joyce,
I. E. TeJder,
E. M. Ad kins,
J. W. Lawrence,
E. li. Primrle,
C. H. Amos.
1 E. P. Nowsum, S VV. Pull
, ' iam and Clayton N> wsum, of
~ were i. town T esday,
- the former qualifyirg a* wl
; ministrat >r of the t's'.ate of
Thos. F. Newsum, d». vased.
e J. C. Frans, of Westfie'd, was
in t)vr, Mjr iay.
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