DANBURY REPORTER
Volume 57.
NEGRO SHOOTS I.
DEPUTY SHERIFF |
Will George, of Big Creek .
Township, Hit Five Times j
When He Attempted To
Arrest Chester Hughes —.
George Out of Hospital.
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When he attempted to arrest (
Chester Hughes, a young San- j
dy Ridge negro last Saturday ! i
afternoon, Will George, deputy 1
sheriff of Big Creek township, j j
was shot by thje negro, five ,
balls striking the head and
body of Mr. George, who was J
immediately carried to a Mt.
Airy hospital. He had suffici- 1
ently recovered, however, yes-' f
terday to return to his home, i
One of the balls from the j;
pistol went into Mr. George's (
nostril, emerging from the side j
of the nose, another grazed the ,
forehead, making only a skin i
wound, while the other three
struck his lower limbs.
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Hughes, who was brought
here to jail immediately after .
the shooting, had some bad
scalp wounds inflicted by the 1
officer when he struck the neg
ro over the head with a pistol
several times while he was be
ing fired upon.
The trouble occurred in the
yard at the home of Clarence
France, negro, near West field, '■
where the officer had gone to
investigate a report that whis
key had probably been taken
there to be distributed. Ar
riving at the house Chester
Hughes was seen on the ..porch
and the officer asked him what
he had in his bosom. He said
it was a gun and when asked
by the officer to let him see it
Hughes handed it over. Mr.
George then told the negro that
he was an officer and would
have to carry him to Danbury.
The two started out to the car
when he negro took the officer
by the arm and demanded his
pistol. Failing to free himself
from Hughes, the officer struck
the negro over the head with
the 45-caliber pistol he had
just taken from him. A gener-,
al scuffle then took place be- j
tween the men and in some
way the negro got the officer's j
£ pistol from his holster. When
' he turned the gun on him Mr.
George grabbed the barrell of
it and tried to keep it turned
away from him but was unsuc
cessful. During the scuffle the
officer struck the negro . over
the head several times but
without stopping him. After
the pistol had been emptied the
negro knocked the officer's gu.i
firom his hand and it was only
by the most desperate effmt
that George kept Hughes from
getting the gun on the ground.
At this time Bernie Smith ar
rived on the scene and picking
the gun up he made the negro
release the officer and put up
his hands, bringing him here
to jail.
Lester and Tom Hughes, two
richer negroes who accompan-
ied Chester Hughes 'from San-
AGED CITIZEN 11
PASSES AWAY
Jimmy Flinchum, of the Pied- 1
mont Springs Community, j
Dies at the Ripe Old Age of
83 Years. J
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Jimmy Flinchum, one of
Stokes county's oldest and best 1
citizens, passed peacefully away 1
Monday of this week at his 1
home near Piedmont Springs.
Mr. Flinchum had been in fee- |
ble health for several years j
and recently grew much worse, {
being confined to his bed for i
some time. i 1
The deceased was a farmer 1
and had been a hard-working , 1
man all his life. He had resid
ed in the house where he died 1
for more than fifty years. > 1
Besides the wife Mr. Flinch- i
um is survived by the follow-
ing named sons and daughters: J
J. H. Flinchum, of Danbury;
William, Thomas, Robert and
Chester Flinchum, of Danbury
Route 1; Mrs. L. D. Hole, of
Danbury Route 1, and Mrs.
Sanders Smith, of Walnut 1
Cove.
The funeral service was held '
at the home, being conducted
by Elders J. A. Fagg and W. J. '
Brown, and interment was in ;
the family burying ground 1
near the home of the deceased. -
Stokes Farmers May 1
Attend Guernsey Sale ,
County Agent J. E. Treva
than was in West Jefferson
last week to attend the Dairy- '
men's Celebration there. With
him were J. C. Frans, Mr. Dick
Smith, and Dr. Tom Smith, of
Weßtfield, and Mr. Ed Carroll,
of Gernwinton. Following the
address by Governor Gardner
there was a Jersey Bull Sale.
Several bulls of high quality
changed hands at prices
ranging from $25 to $45. The
breeders were disappointed in
. the prices received. However
the Ashe county farmers were
bidding on the bulls on the
basis of what it would cost
them to produce them on their
good pasture land. The Stokes
delegation was much impress
ed by the tremendous amount
of hay seen stacked in the
fields. Very lktle tobacco was
seen after leaving Stokes coun
, ty. It seems that the farmers
west of us depend upon grain,
hay. and livestock along with
dairy and poultry products for
their spending money as well
as for their living. It would
be well for ur Stokes farmers
to copy after our western
neighbors to the extent of
growing enough of these pro
ducts to at least supply our
home needs.
i J. E. TREVATHAN,
I County Agent.
.Cutting Affair In
Dry Hollow Section
, i
' Teat Dal ten was seriously,
injured Sunday night in the
Dry Hollow section, east of
Walnut Cove, when William'
Hairston cut him just over the
heart with a knilie. Both men
were negroes and Hairston hai
not yet boon apprehended.
I
dy Ridge to France's home, are
being keld in jail here, though
they were not present when the;
trouble occurred. The wife of
' France was the only person at
the France home, other than
the officer and the negro, whe.i |
the shooting occurred.
The three men will be given
a hearing soon. The charges
against Hughes will probably
, be assault with intent to kill,
resisting an officer and carry
. ing a concealed weapon.
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Danbury, N. C., Sept. 11, 1929.
DATE FIXED FOR
CLEAN UP DAYS
Lions l'ass Resolution Endors
ing Home-Coming Week—
Members Enjoy A Fish Fry
On the Dan.
Walnut Cove, Sept. 10.—The
Lions Club of Stokes County
met Monday evening at the
Walnut Cove Dam on Dan riv
er. Here the members greatly
enjoyed a "Fish Fry." Powell
Mabe served as cook, and I'll
say he knows his "stuff" when
it comes to frying fish and
making corn bread. The coffee
was good too. Every one cer
tainly enjoyed the supper.
A short business meeting
was held while the fish were
frying. Two members were
absent and one was fined ten
cents for coming late, however
the meeting was a success.
The Lions passed resolutions
endorsing "Hbme - Coming
Week."
In anticipation of Home
coming Week resolutions were
passed favoring a "Clean Up
Period" for the towns of Wal
nut Cove and Danbury. Tues
day and Wednesday. Septem
ber 24th and 25th were named
as the davs on which "Clean
Up Period" will be held. Lions
M. 0. Jones and J. J. Taylor
were appointed as a committee
to make arrangements in detail
for the Clean Up Work in Dan
bury. Lions I). W. Allen, J. H.
Woodruff, and Wm. Marshall
were appointed to make plans
for putting across the work in
Walnut Cove. The latter com
mittee will meet Tuesday night
to make these plans. An en
tertainment committee was ap
pointed to arrange for a pro
gram for the meeting* to be
held on the evening of Septem
ber 25th at the "Dump" pile
where the rubbish will be burn
ed. This committee consists
of W. P. Wheeler, C. E. Davis.
Dr. H. E. Blackburn and J. E.
Trevathan.
There will be a special call
meeting of the Lions Club in
the Town Hall at Walnut Cove
at 7:30 o'clock P. M., Monday,
September 16th, when all com
mittees will make reports, and
work for different members
will be assigned.
President Sparger reported
that he had brought this mat
ter before the town commis
sioners and that they had
agreed to furnish men and
trucks for hauling the rubbish
from the fronts of the homes
in Walnut Cove.
Mr. Paul Fulton was unani
mously elected to become a
member of the Lions Club. His
application was presented to
the club by Lion Sparger. We
are glad to have Mr. Fulton
with us, and we believe that
thefe are other wide awaki
citizens of Walnut Cove that
will seek admission to our club
in the near future.
J. E. TREVATHAN,
1 Reporter.
Stokes PeoDle Attend
Dairymen's Celebration
' On September 18th there
will be a sale of Guernsey cows
at Salisbury. Several Stokes
farmers have intimated that
they will probably attend this
sale. Any farmer wishing to
buy a Guernsey cow should seo
County Agent Trevathan be
fore next Wednesday as he will
be in charge of a group of
farmers on this trip.
Reger Babson says what the
country needs now is honesty,
self control ar.l faith. That's
all it ever needed.
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| Whether you consider tho
world square, round, flat or
crooked depends on what part
you have bumped against.
1 A. J. Fry of Chicago, was
arrested for an assault on
! Policeman John 'P. Devine, of
1 whom he was jealous.
"UNCLE"SAM EAST
PASSES AWAY
Widely Known and Popular
Citizen of Danbury —Had
Been 111 For Several Months
—Funeral Held Monday.
"Uncle" Sam East is dead.
His passing on Sunday morn
ing at his home here brought
sorrow to his hundreds of
friends throughout this sec
tion. He had been ill for several
months and grew gradually
worse, with a complication of
diseases, until the end.
Mr. East, who was a little
more than 72 years of age, was
one of this cornmurities most
popular citizen-;, always having
a pleasant word for everyone
he met. He had been engaged
in carrying the 'nail from Dan
bury to Walnut Cove for a
urreat many years, and nuid-i
hundreds of friends during the
time he made his residence
here. Before coming to Dan
bury, for a nurrtber of years,
he carried the mail from Vad.»
Mecum to Mt. View, being ui
araged in the mail service
pears or more.
Surviving the deceased are
his wife, two sons, Sandy East,
af Winston, and Paul East,
sf Danbury, and one daughter,
Mit-% Ethel East, of Danbury.
The funeral services held at
the Methodist church here
were attended by a large gath
ering, many not being able to
pet in the church. Elder J. A.
P'agg, of the Primitive Baptist
church, of Winston-Salem;
Rev. Ellsworth Hartsfield, of
the Methodist church, and Rev.
11. W. Hudspeth, of the Presby
terian church here, all took
part in the services, and all
paying the deceased many lov
ing tributes. Interment was in
Methodist church cemetery
Monday afternoon.
Mt. Airv News.
Mt. Airy, Sijpt. o.—Friends
and relatives gave S. E. Ban
ner a surprise birthday dinner
last Sunday. A large crowd
attended and every one enjoy
ed it.
Roger Nichols entertained
a number of young people with
a chicken stew at his home
Saturday night.
Ivan Jackson left last Tues
day for Guilford College where
ha has been a student for the
past two years.
Misses Lillian, Elizabeth and
Roxie Hicks, of Pilot Moun
tain, were the week-end visi
tors of Miss Bettie Gibson.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Riddle
ind children who have been in
Saluda, S. C., for several
months, returned this week.
Miss Bettie Gibson has re
turned to her home in Mt. Airy
jfter spending a few days in
Va.
Mr. Warren Branscome, of
this place, left Sunday for
Floanoke, Va.
Mr. Lester Hicks was the
?uest of Miss Delphia Holt
Sunday.
New York specialist rtays a
voman's refusal to talk is a
■ign of insanity. Fortunately
iuch causes are rare.
The proposed auto bus line
icross the Sahara desert sug
gests some fine new locations
'or filling stations.
ROBBERY ON
LARGE SCALE
Store of R. A. Smith, Near
I>a\vsonville, Had Probably
SSOO Worth of Goods Stolen
From It Friday Night.
The store of R. Ausby Smith,
located a few miles east of
Lawsonville, was looted of
probably SSOO dollars worth of
merchandise on Friday night
rf last week. The robber.?
irove a truck up to the back
jnd of the store, opened the
sack door and helped them
selves to shoes, dry goods,
?roceries and most everything
tept in a general country store.
No evidence has so far been
found pointing to who the guil
:y parties might be.
Mr. Smith, who is assistant
•ashier of the bank here, had
io insurance on his goods
igainst thieves and the loss is
i total one.
News Items of
PinjnacJe Route 2
Pinnacle, Sept. 10.—The
Mickey reunion was held at
Pinnacle Sunday, and was well
ittended.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ellis Coon
md small son, Allan, of Pinna
cle, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Sisk
and Miss Xaoma Sisk, of King,
visited Mr. and Mrs. C. K.
Boyles Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Gordon
and children spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Garland
Denny.
Among those who visited
Miss Ella Mae Boyles Sunday
were: Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
Carroll, from the Flat Shoal
section, Mr. and Mrs. C. F.
Mayhew, of Rural Hall. Mr. &
Mrs. R. E. Gordon, of Pilot Mt..
Mrs. T. L. Dalton, Mrs. C. K.
Boyles and children, Mr. S. I.
Boyles and son. Deward. and
Mrs. Walter Tucker and chil
dren. of Pinnacle. Miss Boyles
has been confined to her bed
for several weeks, but seems
to be improving some, her
many frfends will be glad to
learn.
Mr. Bob Lawson, of High
Point, spent the week-end with
relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Hauser
visited relatives in Pinnacle
All plans have been about
over the week-end.
completed for the annual Gor
don reunion which will be held
Sunday, Sept. 22. at Volunteer
Primitive Baptist church. All
relatives and friends are invit
ed to come with well filled bas
kets for the table which will
be set about 1 o'clock, and it is
hoped that a large number of
the family will lie brought to
gether by the occasion. Mem
bers of the family are scatter
ed well over this portion of
North Carolina.
WestfielcFs New Road
Is Not Satisfactory
The newly surfaced road be
tween Westfield and Wright's
store did not set 114. as it should
have done, according to Stato
highway men who spoke of it
heße this week. The road has
recently been treated with tar
and gravel but for some un
accounted for reason the grawl
does not adhere to the tar like
it should. It is learned that
the State forces will probably
go back there and give it an
other coat of tar and gravel
after finishing the road here.
Try an ad in the Reporter.
No. 2,991 '
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ROAD WORK
BEGINS HERE
State Highway Forces Start
Oiling and Graveling High
way Between Danbury and
Buck Island Bridge.
One of the State highway
forces, with road sweeper, oil
spreader, gravel loader, gravel
spreader, road roller, camp
louses on wheels, etc., accom
sanied by a force of men suffi
rient to man the machines, ar
rived in Danbury Monday and
yesterday started the work of
>lacing oil, tarvia and gravel
>n the highway lying between
Danbury and the Buck Island
jridge, a distance of some
hree miles.
This road bed was prepared
several weeks since and is
n fine condition to surface, it
s learned from the highway
'orces.
In the process of surfacing
he road the first step, as w._»
mderstand it, is to sweep the
•oad bed, removing all loose
'oil and gravel. It is then
reated with a coat of creosote
>r some thin product of coal
;ar. Next the thick hot tar is
spread over the road bed and
he gravel or crushed granite
s spread over this. The gravel
is then rolled with a heavy roll
;r, thus completing the pro
cess, and making a road sur
face that is second only to con
:rete.
Stokes Farmers
Learning Terracing
On the 13-acre field of W. J.
Fowler last week county farm
agent J. E. Trevathan conduct
ed a demonstration in the art
of terracing and using the farm
level. Quite a number of farm
ers attended the demonstra
tion.
Orders were placed by" Mr.
Trevathan thi/; week for two
more cars of lime for Stokes
farnjers, to be delivered in
October.
Walnut Cove
Agiainst Mayodan
One ot' the very best ball
games of the season is promis
ed those who attend the contest
between the Walnut Cove and
Mayodan teams Saturday, Sep
tember 14th. at Mayodan.
Manager W. T. Shaffer, of
the Mayodan team, who was
here Tuesday, stated that his
team would play Leaksville at
Mayodan on Saturday, Sept.
21st.
Mt. Airy Fair
Opens Tuesday
A great many Stokes county
people are this week preparing*
to attend the Mt. Airy Fair,
whicfo opens next Tuesday,
Septal7th. The fair Uiis year
Is going to be bigger and bet
ter than ever before. The bal
loon ascensions and parachute
jumps will attract large
crowds.
Try an ad in the Reporter
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