North Carolina Newspapers

DANBURY REPORTED Volume 57. TWO DEATHS OCCUR AT KING Julius Gordon and Spencer! Kreeger I'ass—Chicken Stew j Given By Gilbert Rierson— Other News Items. i King, Oct. 7.—Gilbert Rier son. who resides west of town, entertained a large number of neighbors and friends at a chicken stew at his tobacco barn Thursday night. After! the crowd had gathered 15 chickens were placed in a largo ?ot to cook while Misses Mario Goff and Irene Rierson, who were assigned to the task of preparing the chicken, were busy at work the remainder of the crowd played games on the large lawn near the barn. About ten o'clock the chicken was ready and all were served after which the crowd gossiped for a .short while and then all motor ed to their respective homes. There were about 100 people' present and all stated that it was the best chicken ever eaten. Julius Gordon, aged 81 years, died at his home four miles south of here Friday night from a complication of dis eases. In addition to the wid ow the deceased is survived by one son, Ernest Gordon, of Washington, 1). C\. and daughters. Miss Eliza Gordon, of Washington, I). C., Mrs. R. 0. Lindsay, of High Point, and Mrs. Columbus Moore, of Rural Hall. Mr. Gordon was one among the most highly respect ed citizens in the community and will be greatly missed. The funeral was conducted at Mount Pleasant church Sunday afternoon at two o'clock and in terment followed in the church A'metery. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Shore, of Rural Hall, were among the visitors here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lehman White are the glad parents of a new baby boy. Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Schaub, of High Point, spent Sunday here the guests of relatives. Earl Delp, who has been spending some time in Idaho, is a visitor at the home of his brother, R. B. Delp here. Mr. Delp is on his way to his home in Alleghany county. Jams Wright, of Moncure, is spending a -few days with his sister, Mrs. C. J. Kirby, in Walnut Hills. Mr. Wright holds a position as telegraph operator with the Norfolk and Southern Railway Co. Spencer Kreeger, aged 20 years, died Thursday at his home in Tobaccoville thivo miles south of here from heart failure. The deceased is sur vived by the widow and several children. Spencer always had a pleasant word for all he met and was liked by all who knew him. The interment was con ducted from Macedonia church Saturday. - Rev. Thomas F. Perdue's Tiome place on Depot street was sold at public auction Saturday and Banner Shelton bid it off at 31,790. Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Baker, ot High Point, spent Sunday with relatives and friends here. Farmers in this section are very busy preparing land foi another wheat crop. Dr. and Mrs. C. W. Ashburn, of Winston-Salem, were among the visitors here Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bowman of Mount Airy, spent Sunday with relatives here. Messrs. Kennis Pulliam, and N. C. Hooker, of Charlotte were week-end visitors here the guests of relatives. Misses Ethel and Percie Kir by and Alma Her.dricks, of Winston-Salem, wen amtong the visitors her« Sunday. Miss Kate Perry Stone, ol Charlotte, spent Sunday here the guest of her mother, Mrs Bettie J. Stone. Robert Brown, of Winston- Salem, spent Sunday here tht of relatives. Established 1872. |BIG STILL TAKEN DOWN ON DAN j Was Real Copper Outfit Of 125 Gallon Capacity—Soo Gall ons Beer Poured Out. I j A real copper still of 125 gallon capacity was taken Tues-' day morning of this week by Deputy Sheriff Clave Lawsoti, i and Constables Rui'us Mabe and , j Jule Stephens. It was estimat ed by the officials that they poured out about 800 gallons of beer at the still site, which was found near the pond of the i power plant on Dan river. No | whiskey was found as the , "run" had not been started. ; This beer would have produced ;50 to 100 gallons of whiskey i 1 probably. The still was brought here! i and placed in the county jail, j ,! The owners of the plant were j absent when the officers came i ii]) and there were no arrests, j Slokes Has Not - Applied For History , I Some time ago a generous ' friend sent in to the University, [ > , of North Carolina a check largo. ■ enough to make sure that ev-! . I i erv courthouse in the state j might have a copy of Wager's j County Government in North i Carolina, and have it free of | , charge. The University News Letter published this offer, and the officials of forty-six counties promptly wrote lor these free ; copies. Of these, nine counties wanted two copies each. Fifty -1 four counties have never ap ! plied for this book, and Stokes . is among the number. I The main thing is to have this volume of Wager's Coun -1 ty Government in the hands of J of some reader, thinker, and 1 leader in every county, and ' such a nvm is not always a ) county official. s We are open to suggestions 2 about the citizen of each coun ty who is most likely to use u 1 free copy of Wager's County ' Government with maximum v advantage to his county.—E. "C. Branson, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. s C. J. Play By Walkertown i High School f li A three act play will be given at the Walkertown High School £ building Friday night, Oct. 11. I by the ladies of the Aid Society i. of Grace M. E. church of Wiu ston-Salem. The entertain i, ment is -sponsored by the Lad y , ies Aid Society of the Salem j Chapel Christian church. A J, I small admission will be charg p i ' j ed. Come and bring some one •- with you. An evening of real entertainment is promised. i f We often wonder whether 1 those long-winded radio adver tisers realize that listeners J ' | have a movable dial. i-1 In investigating the chain e stores it will perhaos be logical 1 to look for the weakest links. Danbury, N. C., Oct. 9,1929 NO HOiME-COMING HERE SATURDAY? Learned Today That Speaking and Celebration For Satur day Has Been Called Off. I ——— It was learned here today from members of the commit i ' tee, appointed to arrange for a , Home-Coming celebration at 1 some point in the county on Oct. 12th, that the celebration, speaking, etc., has been called off. The cause for calling off the event was not stated, as it was impossible to get in touch with the county chairman. Walnut Cove Items Walnut Cove, Oct. B.—The Mt. Tabor Club met with Mrs. I C. D. Creson Monday after j noon. The vice-president, Miss ! Irene Easley, led the devotion-1 | als, reading from the 121 st i I i I Psalm. Miss Alice McQueen; ■ gave a lesson in canning corn, | and refreshments were served I to G members and 1 visitors. | The next meeting will le held i , i November 2 with Miss Lila j Morris, and the club will make! Angel Food Cake. Mr. and Mrs, T. E. Davis i ! 1 j entertained at a delightful sup per last Saturday evening at 0 i o'clock, honoring their grand children. Delicious fried chick en, coffee and roasted weiners \ was served to the following :j Misses Ruth, Margaret and Irene Easley, Virginia Davis and Barbara Priddy, Messrs. Perry Priddy, James, Ross and Carlton Easley, Mr. and Mrs. Dansie Boles and son, Joe Les j ter, and Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Easley. | WILLI AMJACKSON I DIED FRIDAY i i , One of County's Aged Citizens j and Father of 17 Sons and | Daughers. j William M. Jackson, of the i Moore's Springs community, . passed away Friday evening II late, following an illness of sev .l eral months. ■| The deceased was a little . more than seventy years of age and was one of the county's best citizens. He is survived | by his wife and 17 living sor.3 | and daughters, having been i married twice. 1 j Funeral services were held ' at the home Sunday afternoon ' and the remains were laid to rest on the farm of the deceas ed at a pretty spot which had been selected by him some time *. before his death . 1 ; 1 i Chicken Stew By "Willing Workers'' ? The class of "Willing Work -1 ( ers" of Poplar Springs church | of Christ will sponsor a chick 'en and oyster stew on Clade . Moore's lawn, Saturday night, 1 Oct. 12, beginning at 7 o'clock i The proceeds will go for the i benefit of the church. The pub (lie is invited to attend. $40,000 SCHOOL BONDS SOLD HERE Money Will lie Used For Con struction Of School Buildings At Lawsonville, and Francis co—Contracts May He Let Soon. The citizens of the Lawson ville and Francisco sections are to be congratulated on the fact that they are now in line to re ceive handsome new brick school buildings at no distant date. At Monday's meeting of the Doard of County Commission ers $40,000 in bonds of the county were sold at a low rate of interest and the money will be used for erecting school buildings at the places men tioned above. It was not stated just when i the money will be available or I when contracts will be let for 1 the buildings, but it is presum- I ed that the project will be car i ried through at the earliest pos i sible elate. I , STOKESSCHOOLS ARE CROWDED i More Teachers and More Buses I ! Are Needed—Citizens Call I Attention of School Board To Facts. According to statements of a number of citizens here Mon j day attending a meeting of the ' Board of Education, a majority of the larger schools of the county are becoming very much crowded with pupils and the buses are taxed to capacity to haul them, while there is ; need in some of the schools for j additional teachers. I These conditions are a result ! of the fact that so many of the " j pupils who formerly attended j the one and two teacher schools ' are now riding the buses and ' attending the larger schools. A Sandy Ridge citizen stated that > one of the buses at that school was carrying as many as for p ty-two pupils at one trip, while • the buses here and at other | schools are being equally i . crowded, it is stated. ! Appropriation for the main (| tenance of the schools for the j j year have already been fixed : and it is learned that it will bd 3 I _ i J impossible to purchase more | buses or employ more teachers . before next school year. 'T T • ( : However, reports indicate that the schools of the county I are doing good work and in a I health condition in spite of ) i these unavoidable handicaps, "l | Mrs. Noel Oakley j 111 In Hospital .' Mrs. Noel Oakley, of Dan bury Route 1. was taken to a 1 Winston-Salem hospital last . week for treatment, and is re ported to be improving. The first step in farm relief, naturally enough, is to have a Senatorial investigation of the R Farm Board. It cannot be denied that the liquor problem is staggering . SUPERIOR COURT ! CONVENES MONDAY Case of Pete Stone Is Only ; I Capital Offense To lie TrieJ j —Judge Walter Moore Will Preside. Superior court which will convene here next Monday, 14th, faces a heavy criminal ] docket, though there is only ] | one capital case on the docket, ] this being the one in which Pet-j 1 Stone is charged with slaying j his own child. A majority of ( the cases are violations of the 1 prohibition law. ( Judge Walter E. Moore, of Sylva, will preside over the term and the following named citizens have been drawn to serve on the jury: W. J. King. S. W. Martin. W. B. Hazelwood. E. C. Carter. Ollie Bullin. W. 11. W. Smith. ; Roy E. Leake. S. J. Spencer. J. 11. Dearnian. George Fulton. J. M. H. Flvnt. James Dodson. I Lee James. J. W. Lackey. (I. H. Stewart. Roy Joyce. R. E. Miller. I P. J. Moore. Elkin Smith. j J. S. Slate. Lindsay Shaffer, i J. S. Mitchell. B. H. Jessup. W. T. Bowman. , | Zeb Mabe. : i J. R. Lawson. ! Reid Bondurant. Earl Moore. >' Sandy Forrest, i W. C. Moore. ; J. W. Lynch. II C. T. Joyce. J. D. Moxey. D. S. Bovles. I John Fulton, Jr. J. W. Pell. ; Roy Watts. C. D. Moore. H. I. Moore. J. R. Nunn. M. E. Garner. I). J. Boyles I , Reynolds School Opens ; The Reynolds Memorial High School opened last Monday with a large number of students ? and patrons present. Rev. * j Howell, of Pilot Mountain, , I conducted the devotional and I ' f' made an inspiring talk. Prof. ! -J. C. Carson called during the clay. Prof. Charles Haitt, of Pilot . Mountain, is the principal. j Other teachers are: C. D. Ball. - Mrs. C. D. Ball, Mrs. Jack Mar * tin. Misses Nell Stone, Kathev . ine Ragland, Mildred Johnson, and Myrtle Harris. Work is progressing nicely * and prospects are fine for ;i successful year. Basketball practice has al -0 " : ready begun. No. 2, 995 SCHOOL ELECTION NOVEMBER 19 tauratown. .Meadows and Yad kin Townships To Vote On Question of Levying Special School Tax In That District. At the request of citizens of saurato\vn, Meadows and Yad rin townships an election has seen called by the County Com •nissioners to be held in those :ownships on Nov. 19, 1929, to illow the citizens to vote on the question of levying a special tax of 25 cents on the hundred lollars to supplement the fund for a six months school term. These townships now have a special school tax but the levy in each is different. Under the new plan, should it carry, the tax would be equal in the three townships and they would com pose only one district. Election officials have been named and provision made for holding the election, particul ars of which may be found elsewhere in this paper. Personal Items Of Walnut Cove Section Walnut Cove, Oct. B.—The people of this community are busy tying and hauling tobacco now. Mr. Louis Bridges, of Stokes burg, had the misfortune of shooting his hand with a cap pistol. There were many people of Walnut Cove attending the fair at Winston-Salem last week. Misses Mary Lee Allen and Lucile Neal spent Sunday even ing with Misses Myrtle and Lena Marshall. Mr. Louis Bridges called on Miss Virginia Davis Sunday afternoon. Born unto Mr. and Mrs. Per ry Priddy, a daughter, Doris Lee. Mr. Ernest RLiiardson cabal on Miss Susie Southern Sun day. Misses Mary Lee Allen and Lucille Neal were the supper guests of Miss Thelma Ham i Sunday night. Messrs. Paul and John Hen ry Brown were the guests of Misses Carrie and Ola Jsom. Sunday evening. Miss Sybil Lewellyn spent Sunday night with Miss Maoe! Flynn. Mr. Paul Morgan called on Miss Anne Carter Sunday af ternoon. JUST PALS. I ! i Walnut Cove News Items Walnut Cove, Oct. B.—Miss 1 Eunice Morefield. a recent bride is visiting her mother this week, Mrs. J. W. Morefield, of Walnut Cove. Messrs. Herman and Bill ; Tuttle called on Miss Elsie Crim | Saturday. Bom unto Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Priddy Sunday, September 131, 11)29, a little girl, Doris Lee.