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DAN BURY REPORTER Volume 57. FORMER STOKES CITIZEN PASSES: Christmas Love Feast For King! Church—Sick Are Improving —Business Change—Person als. i King, Dec. 16.-—The Ladies Aid I •Society of Kinp Moravian Church i met with Mrs. C. K. Stone on West Main street Thursday evening with! night members present. An inter esting Christmas program was pre sented, carrying out the Christmas f spirit. With Miss Agnes Pulliam I in charge several Christmas read-1 " ' nijrs were given which were greatly ! enjoyed. Following a brief busi ness session, an enjoyable social hour was spent. The next meeting will be held with Miss Agnes Pull iam in West King. Homer Slate, who has been very tfick with an at tuck of appendicitis at his home in Pilot View for sev eral days, is slightly improved, his many friends will he glad to learn. The remains of John Native, ag«'d seventy-live years, formerly of this section and who passed away at his home in Yadkin county, were brought back here and laid to rest in the cemetery at Mount Olive church Sunday afternoon at two o'clock. In adlition to the widow the deceased if survived by several sons and daughters. Got! & Venable have puivhas-d the Tuttle Service Station on Fast Main street. They have already taken charge of the business. The name of the station has been chang ed to The Stokes Service S 4, ition. The following births were regis tered here last week: To Mr. and Mrs. Oil it- Rae Smth, a son and to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Booze, a daughter. M essrs. Austin and Simpson Garner, who are in college at Guil ford, spent the week-end here the » guests of their parents. Mr. and Mrs. James I.ove, of Winston-Salem, spent Sunday with relatives and friends here. F'nul Kiger, of Winston-Salem, and formerly of King, was among j the visitors here Sunday. Gilbert White went to Winston- j Salem Monday on a business trip, j Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Furches, of Tobr.ccoville, were among the visi tors here Sunday. Dr. Oscar Schaub, of Winston .Salem, was a visitor here Sunday afternoon. Dr. and Mrs. G. F. Stone, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Stone, Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Stone, Mrs. B. J. iStone and Robert Brov.n, all spent Sunday in High Point, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Schaub. C. W. Spailih:>wer, of Tobacco viile, was among the visitors her" Sunday. The condition of Mrs. Patsy Kiser, who has been sick at her home two miles ea.it of town for several weeks, is greatly improved, her many friends will be glad to learn. MJSSCS Ethel and Percie Kirby, of Win ton-Salem, spent the week-end with relatives here. Powel Nelson, of the Pinnacle section, was fined $5.00 in Justice I J. S. Garner's court Monday morn ing f>n a charge of drunkness. (The Christmas Love Feast and; Candle Service will be held at the j Moravian church the sth Sunday in j December at 4 o'clock. Everybody j invited to come. % Be Closed Dec. 25-26; Will Reopen Dec. 27 To the Customers of Tho Bank I of Stokes Countv: | The Bank of Stokes County at Danbury, Germanton, King, am! Walnut Cove desires to ex tend holiday greetings, and to thank one, and all, for their patronage during the past year. The office personnel de sire a holiday; the various offices will be closed December 25 and 26—reopen ing for business on December 27th, 1929. Children playing put the Sb I'iVm" ii: reading. ft Established 1872. STOKES IS BELOW i STATE'S AVERAGE; I In the Training Of Her School Teachers—Figures From Ad-1 joining Counties. Since 1922-2,". the average I training of the teachers of I Stokes county has increased ! 1.62 years, it is learned from | the State Department of Pub [ lie Instruction, which has just ! completed a study of thi i scholastic preparation of white teachers in all the counties anil 34 of the largest cities of the State. In 1922-23 the index of train ing of the white teachers in , this school system was 3.86, whereas the past year, 1928-29. the index of the teachers em ployed was 5.49. In othe/ words, better prepared teach ers are now employed than six years ago. The average training of all rural white teachers of the State is now 2.19 college years, | and of city teachers 3.44 years in college. Thus, it is noted that the training of teachers in the Stokes county system is below the State average of ail rural teachers. In the adjoining counties th: index of white teachers for 1928-29 were as follows: In 1922-23 the index of twin ing of the white teachers in Surry County System was 3.79, j whereas in 1928-29 the index I was 5.48; in Rockingham coun ty in 1922-23 the index was ' 4.63, whereas, in 1928,29 index was 6.38; in Forsyth county in 1922-23 index was 1.67, | whereas in 1928-29 index was 6.67. It is thus seen that the I training of teachers in the Stokes county system is below both Forsyth and Rockingham] counties, while only one point: above Surry county. Parent-Teacher Association Meet A very interesting meet ing of the Parent-Teacher As sociation was held in the audi j torium of the school house i Monday night. Mrs. J. Spot Taylor conduct |ed the devotionals, which was ; followed by a song, "Silent ! Night, Holy Night." After the roll call and treas -1 urer's report a brief discussion I of business matters of the as sociation in which plans for extending our six months school to eight months, was the principal theme. An address, "How May the Church and School Help Relig- I ion to Build Character," by Rev. F. E. Harts field, was greatly enjoyed. During the social hour which followed, a very unique contest was enjoyed, a tiny Christmas tree had been arranged on which were articles answering a list of question furnished each member. Mrs. VVm. Joyce was the lucky winner of a dain ty crystal sugar bowl. Refreshments, (consisting cf sandwiches and coffee were served by Mrs. W. G. Petree and Miss Janie Martin, who ] were hostesses for the month. Mrs. R. H. Morefield and Mrs. i A. G. Sisk were appointed hos tessees for January meeting. Our idea of a retort comes frcm the Soviet republic. I Danbury, N. C., Dec. 18,1929. TOBACCO MARKETS ;i CLOSE TODAY! i I'p To Saturday 46,470,2 Hi j' i Pounds Had Been Sold On I I ! Winston - Salem .Market — ; i * I I Average Price So Far $17.67. j Tobacco markets at Wins- . ton-Salem and other points are i closing for the Christmas holi- i days today (Wednesday.) The Winston-Salem market up to Saturday had sold 46.470,- i 246 pounds thus far. Ware- 1 housemen expected a large sale- Monday, but small sales were anticipated for Tuesday and Wednesday. The crop sold on the market thus far has brought $8,201.- 403.94, an average of $17.65 per hundred as compared with 43,377,496 pounds for $7,796,- 632.77, average $17.95 in 1928. The market is this year ahead of last in pounds and total re turns, but the average price has been lower. I Tho past week's sales aggre gated 3.950,112 pounds, which sold at an average of $18.13 per hundred, compared with an average »,f $18.5S for the week previous when 3,189,151 j pounds were sold. Buy Christmas Seals The sale of Christmas seals, I undertaken by the National Tuberculosis Association, is now on in Stokes county and thousands of other communi ties in the United States. The proceeds of the sale of these attractive little stickers are used to fight tuberculosis, the dread scourge of mankind. It is a cause that deserves the unstinted support of all citizens, and we hope that the sale here I will evidence our interest in I the battle against the white ! plague. The little stickers can be had jby communicating with Mrs. 11. H. Morefield, County Chair-j man, at Danburv, N. C. 1 i The liible still outsells any! book published, and, if you | want to know, it is still being, read. iThe Law Against Pullin greens, or Committing 1 Along the Public Hig i lina. As tho holidays approach, desecration of the evergreens of the mountain country has al ready begun, and cars an i' trucks are seen going through j loaded with holly, spruce o>' other growths. It is a violation of the law for any person to cut or re move frcm the lands of anothei | 'without his consent any ever-! j greens or other growths from 1 iany section within one hundred I yards of any State or county I highway. r l he penaly is fine j land imprisonment or both. I We publish the law below.. which is taken fr6m acts of j 1924, Public Laws of North Carolina: 'AN ACT TO PROTECT OWNERS OF PROPERTY ALONG THE I STATE HIGHWAYS OF NORTH I j CAROLINA. i The General Assembly of North ' Carolina do enact: Sectl®n I. Any r.ut boin^ MAN AND STILL U TAKEN YESTERDAY Two Others At Still Make Their ' Escape—Four Gallons Whis key Seized. When Deputies Cleve Law son and Berkley Smith came j upon a still place a few miles j south of Danbury yesterday they found it in full blast with i three men in attendance. Two ' of the men escaped but Wiley ] Goldi n, colored, was taken, to gether with the still and about \ 4 gallons of whiskey . The officers state that they J recognized the other men but ; so far have not given out their ' names. Goldeh was brought here 1 and given a trial, being releas ed on a bond for his appear ance at court as a witness against the other men, whon; it is learned he gave the names of. Golden claimed that he had nothing to do with the still. Carolina Has Over 200,000 Unemployed Raleigh, Dec. 16.—North Carolina's great army of the j unemployed numbers between 200,00 and 250,000. Frank I). Grist, State Commissioner of Labor and Printing estimates. This number of somewhere j around a quarter of a million jobless persons includes only those who are customary wage earners Mr. Grist said. The seven State-Federal La ! bor bureaus of the State placed only 1,353 people in jobs in November, as compared to 2.- 642 placed in November of 1928. But, the applications for jobs this year were more than double the number of persons I placed. County Board Of Agriculture Meets The members of the Stokes 1 County Board of Agriculture I held a meeting in the court i house at Danbury December! 1 11th. Under the leadership of i I District Agent, E. S. Millsapsj | a long time program of Agri- j i culture was adopted. This ; | program stressed the growing! ■of more food and feed erons. ] Details of the program will be ' announced latter. | ig Holly or Other Ever- Any Other Trespass rhways of North Caro- on his own lands, or without .the con sent of the owner thereof, who shall , within one hundred yards of any .Statu highways of North Cnrolii a or within a like distance of any oth ; er public road or highway, willfully commit any damage, injury, or spoliation to or upon any tree, wood, | underwood, timber, garden, crops, i vegetables, plants, lands, springs, 1 or any other matter or thing grow ' ing or being thereon, or who cuts, breaks, injures, or removes any ' tree, plant, or flower within sut.ii j limits, or shall depost any trash, . debris, garbage, or litter within such limits, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction lined not exceeding fifty dollars (SSO) or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days: Provided, however, I that this act shall not apply to the officers, agents, and employees of the SUite Highway Commission or county road authoviti 1 ; vvVile in the ii?.- .-hat'so ul" thtir 'iutu's. STOKES PEOPLE ATTEND MEETING; County Was Represented Well At .Meeting of Farmers In Raleigh—lmportant .Matters i Discussed. ————— ' About twenty Stokes county; people were in Raleigh Tues-j day to attend the Tobacco , Growers' meeting held at State ' College. The communities rep- ; resented were Walnut Cove, Pine Hall, Meadows, German ton, Lawsonville, Pinnacle, Rosebud and probably others. . Two cars traveled together from Walnut Cove. Those traveling together were Messrs. 11. L. Gibson, Joe Fowler, J. A. Newsum and J. L. Tilley with County Agent J. E. Trevathan, and Mr. Jim Young and his son and Mr. Meadows together. The meeting was addressed I bv Hon. James C. Stone, tobac-1 co representative of the Fedor- j al Farm Board. Mr. Stone rec-1 ommended the organization of j some form of co-operative marketing association through which the Federal Farm Board could reach tho tobacco grow ers iti its financial aid to them. He stated that the Farm Board : could not deal with individuals, nor with small units of co-op-' jrativo associations. He rev-; ommended organization along' state linos, lie advised that in j farmer bo allowed to join th" association without first read ing the contract, that the con tract be made so that a man could withdraw any year dur ing tho month of May. but that if any members took advan tage of the privilege of with drawing that they be not allow-1 ed to come back into the as- 1 soeiation within a period of two years. Mr. Stone also stat ed that the organization should not be established against the tobacco manufacturers, but to co-operate with them; and that 1 the producers, manufacturers and consumers should all be represented on a board to deter mine prices. A vote was taken to deter mine the sentiment regarding the organization of the tobacco growers of North Carolina. With approximately 500 tobac co growers voting, there were only three that voted against the establishment of another I co-operative association in this State. . .. 1 Mr. I. O. Schaub, State I)i-1 rector of Extension work, serv ed as chairman. Resolutions 1 were passed asking Mr. Schaub , to appoint a committee of five : members which in turn should appoint an organization com mittee of fifteen members from , the various tobacco growing sections of the State. The I committee of fifteen members I will write a contract and make' ' other plans for the organiza- j j tion of the North Carolina t >- j baeco growers before the 19:>0 j tobacco crop is ready to go on the market. J. E. TREVATHAN, County Agent. Elder J. A. Fagg- Desperately IK j Elder James A. Fagg is des perately ill in a Winston-Sal em hospital suffering with blood lHiisoning. Very little hope was entertained for his ' recovery early today. Mr. Fagg recently suffered a slight abrasion of the skin when ho was struck by a bicycle ridden by a boy en the street and blood poisoning developed from the slight wound. He has i host of friends in Stokes who are pained to learn of his ill ness. I There are still some people in the United States who think that the farmer lives off tin* fat of the land. No. 3,005 ROAD SENTENCES IMPOSED HERE Stokes Criminal Court Ad journed Late Saturday Af ternoon After a Full Week's Session. Last week's special term of Stokes criminal court came t.> a close late Saturday afternoon, after being in session six days. Judge MacElroy and Solicitor Spruill left for their homes immediately after adjourn ment. The proceedings of the court up to last Wednesday wet*e re ported in the last issue of this | paper. Cases disposed of after that time were as follows: i Jim "Rabbit" Martin, assault i with deadly weapon, not guilty. Susie George, colored, as sault with deadly weapon, fined SSO and cost. Hunter Manuel, breaking and entering, ordered to pay clerk i $28.00 for use of Sam Jessup, and to pay cost. Carl Brim, Jas. Ziglar and Udell Tatum, colored, assault, lined SSO each and one-third cost. Tatum tailed to pay cost and was given G months on road. ! Bud Fulton, retailing, trans porting and operating car white intoxicated. Fined SSO and cost and not to operate car for «■> months. George Fulton, colored, af fray, ,'5 months on road. Rural Reid, manufacturing li(|Uor, to pay cost and give SSOO bond for good behavior. Grady Hall, operating car while intoxicated, not guilty. Geo. Fulp, manufacturing liquor, 0 months on road. | Ed Mabe, operating car while intoxicated, fined SSO and cost and not to drive car for three months. Bob Covington, assault on wife, ordered to pay clerk $125 tor use of wife or go to roads for 9 months. Defendant giv- I en 5 days to make a decision. ! Walter Collins, assault, fined ! SSO and cost. Roy Hicks, larceny of auto mobile, 4 months on road. Dewey Gunter. drunk and disorderly, sentenced to jail | until cost is paid. ' Young- Stokes Farmer Wounded By Rival i m Danville, Va., Dec. lf>.—Wal lace L. Hanks. 24. Stokes coun ty farmer was in a dangerou? condition at Memorial Hospi tal this evening being shot in the abdomen yesterday, it is alleged by Charles Radcliff, aged :U). Radcliff escaped. The two men had been paying attention to Miss Stella Hanks, cousin of the wounded man and I daughter of W. L. Hanks at whose house the shooting took . place. j The two young men called i Sunday evening. Miss Hanks is said to have been walking down a lane with her cousin when Radcliff followed them ' and shot Hanks. There were three eye witnesses. The in i jured man was brought here | where surgeons on operating | found a serious situation.