DANBURY REPORTER
Volume 58.
INTEREST IN POPULAR
VOTING CONTEST LEAPS
AS OTHER CANDIDATES
ENTER THE RACE
Mrs. Curtis McGee and Miss Ernestine Hawkins Join the Candidates In
tjie Great Subscription Drive—A Galaxy Of the Most Attractive and
Popular Younar Women Of the County Hot On the Trail For Votes—
v Saturday Afternoon Limit On S3O Clubs.
Popular interest in the great
voting contest and subscription
drive being conducted by tln*
Danbury Reporter, took sin im
mense leap and bound this
week as Mrs. ('. ('. McGee. i.f
Germanton. entered the list,
quickly followed by Miss Ernes
tine Hawkins. of Sandy Ridge.
Mrs. McGee is the charming
wife ill' C. C. McGee, Cashier
of ill.* Bank of Stokes Ci unty.
at Gcrman'on. and a daughter
of Mr. and Mis. W. 1). Browdcr.
Miss Ernestine Hawkins is the
attiv.etive daughter of Mr.
Mi'ir Hawkins, of Sandy Ridge,
and may truly be -aid to be :»j
chip .'ll the old b'ock. having j
all the -pirit an;i energy of herj
i'ath'r. Miss Hawkins bi.lsi
fair to be a star candidate.
We introduce these ladies to 1
our other candidates, and to!
our readers, assuring you that I
they are ami ng the finest poo j
pie of our county, and it is with '
ihe deepest pleasure that we
add them to the list of thosj
are contestants for victory
ir. our popular voting contest.
Twenty-Six Days More
Time is now sweeping along,
and only twenty-six days re
main until this contest will
close and the victors will claim
their rewards. During this
time excitement will rise to a
fever heat. The people now are
generally taking notice- Every
body is beginning to feel in
terested. Who is your candi
date? What candidate sha'l
you be most happy to vote for?
Every person whose name
appears on the subscription j
rolls of the Reporter should
fee! a personal pull nagging at
his heart to help somebody'
win. At the last great day.
maybe a single subscription
will represent victory or de
feat. If your subscription is a
year or two behind, pay it up.
and pay it ahead, and tell the 1
Contest Manager to place the ]
votes to the credit of your,
favorite in the race.
Hard Times No Handicap
Maybe the times are hard,
but this is no handicap to any
| STANDING OF THE CANDIDATES
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D. W. Allen, 440,000
Miss Connie Burwell 374,170
Miss Mozelle Newsum 350.000 ,
Miss Anna Hudspeth 407.500
Mrs. I). M. Pyrtle 080.000!
.Alias Lunary Pyrtle ..' 310,0C0 '
Miss Myl'tle Ferguson 307,550
Miss Gwendolyn Dearmin 015.00;)
J\liss Annie Hill Tuttlu
Miss Sarah Williamson
Miss Lois Smith
Mrs. Theodoi • La. ley
M'ss Lola 111. :des
Miss Laura Ellington
Mrs. T. C. Jones
Miss Pearl Hill
Miss Irene Carter
Mrs. Manly Dunlap
Mrs- C. C. McGee ... .......
Miss Ernestine Hawkins
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Established 1872. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, May 7, 1930
candidate more than another.!
If the times were very flush I
on you. they would also be so!
to the others. Money string- 1
rncy is no respector of per-;
sons, it visits all alike, and is
well distributed. But really
times are not so hard except
in our minds- Let people stop
lalking hard times, and they
will be tremendously less hard.
Everybody is able to find a
dollar or two to hand over to
some fair creature who will ap
predate its help more than
you can ever tell.
Mrs. Pyrtle beading
Since last week. Mrs. I). M.
I'yrtlc >natches the lead from
Miss Dearmin. and is now u:
the head of the list with nearly
a million votes to her credit-
The 250.000-extra vote offer
will close Saturday evening,
and a number of the contest
ants will win one or more of
these clubs.
As the public begins to get
interested, it is like a baseball
game or a prize tight—you
can't keep the sports from
gambling. Already we learn of
bets being placed on certain
candidates.
But it is entirely too early
to form any sort of guess as
to who will drive away the
Chrysler or the Ford coupe.
Candidates of tremendous pos
sibilities are at work, and not
all votes are being turned in.
Within the next three weeks
it is safe to surmize that there
will be some startling surprises ■
in store for the speculators.
Hard work usually wins.
Don't leave any stone unturned-
Do your best, and victory i«
certain. %
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A Chicago pier fisherman
caught i:i his net 8-year-old
George Peterson when he fell
into the lake and pulled him in
unharmed.
Mrs. Irene Keighley, 17-year- (
old bride in Knaresborough,
Eng.. was arrested on a charge
of pushing her 57-year-old lius- i
band into the River Nile.
SANDY RIDGE
OUT IN FORCE
Citizens of That Community
Had School Matter Before
Board of Education Here
Monday.
I
A large delegation of citizen.--
of the Sandy Ridge commun
ity appeared before the Boar!
of Education here .Monday col
(•■riling the school there, it
appears that a part of the dek -
ga',iig wanted the school au
thorities to levy a tax ivithoul
a vote ol the people suliiciellt
to give an X months school
term, while others were op
posing the proposition. Tie
Board did not take any action
in the matter, except to appoint
a new school committee, the
old board refusing to serve
any longer.
School Money Is Sent
Out To Many Counties
Raleigh, Mav 7.—The sum of
.$1.184..-153.02 has just been
sent to the counties participat
ing in ihe School Equalizing
Fund by the State Superinten
dent of Public Instruction. A.
T. Allen, it was learned today
from his office-
The portion of this amount
$1.07-1,058.83, represented the
allotment to S3 counties from
the $250,000 tax reduction
fund appropriated by the last
General Assembly. The sum
of $43,631-44 was for rural
supervi.-.ii.n, and $00,002.70 fur
addiitonal teachers allowed by
the State Beard of Equaliza
tion.
This $1,250,000 tax reduc
tion fund was appropriated ac
cording to law for the purpos"
of reducing the advalorem
taxes in the county-wide, spe
(eia! charter and special tax
school districts in those coun
ties participating in the dis
tribution of the equalizing fund
which operate their schools
beyond the six months term.
This is the first time the state
has financially recognized the
extended term as a part of the
state school system. By this
act, say educational officials,
the state has committed itself
to an eight months school term.;
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Candidate Hiatt
Visits Danbury
I). L. Hiatt, of Mt. Airv,
former teacher in the school
here, who is now a Republican
candidate to Represent Stokes
and Surry in the State' Senate,
was a Danbury visitor today.
Mr. Hiatt was not sure wheth
er he would have opposition in
the primary or not. R. T.
•lo.vce, of . Westlield, has
been considering entering the
race, it is learned Mr. Joyce
represented the two counties
in the Senate last term.
Wall Street will need little
Spring cleaning after such a
thorough job as was done last
Fall.
A Miss Raetnies is Broad
way's highest paid show girl.
Her manager himself admits it.
SANDY FOREST
DIES BY OWN HAND
King Farmer Shoots Himself
Without Leaving Any Evi-!
donee of Why He Committed
The Act—Top of Head Blown
Off With Shotgun.
Sandy Forest, aged 15. hard- ;
'working farmer %f King, shot i
I
himself in th«- head early Mon-j
day morning at the stable near
1
: his home. The top of his head
I was blown off and he was dead
j when neighbors reached the
I scene a few minutes after hear-
I ing the shot. A forked stick
was used to push the trigger of
the gun.
A Coroner's inquest was he!J
[and the jury found that the de-
I ceased came to his death by his
own hands.
| Surviving the deceased are
| his wife and several children
i He removed to King from tie
Hock House -oetion of Stokes
' several year* since and was for
some time engaged in the live
stock business with \V. T.
I Choate.
Surry County Bond
Issue To Pay For
Three Schools
!
Mount Ail >. Mav 5.—A bon:
issue of .S-lT.'inii tor three new
schools in Surry county wa -
voted by county commissioner.-
in session today in Dolison.
The schools to be built wi'i
be located at Croon 11 ill. Hau
lier Town and Cook.
Stokes Couples Get
Marriage Licenses
i The following named Stokes
county couples have recently
secured license to wed at
Stuart. Va.:
Eddie Monroe Coin, of Fran
cisco, and Haze! Irene Beasley,
of Brim.
Alvan McHone. of Francisco,
and Lucy Lawson. of Lawson-
N ille.
William Cook and Mary Page,
of Walnut Cove.
Wiley Mcßride and Hatti*
May Doss, of W.'sttield.
Boy Smith and Velma Nick
elston, of Lawsonville-
West field Girls
Graduate Nurses
i
In the class of nine nurses!
who will graduate at l.uwivnce
hospital in Winston-Salem on
May !2th. three of them are
West field ladies—Misses Annie
Hollo Christian, 11 race Priddy
and Laura Ellen Hunter. The
other members are Misses
Marie Elizabeth Hutchens. of
Winston-Salem; Ann Elizabeth
Moser. of Tobaccoville: Helen
Elizabeth Long, of Tobacco
ville; Nell Viola Joynor, of To-■
baccovillo; Mae Estelle Snyder,
of Winston-Salem Boute -1:
Lois Ann Spencer, of East
Bend Boute 4.
32 Killed By a
Texas Tornado
Dallas, Texas, May 7. Thir
ty-two persons were believed
killed today in a series of tor
nadoes which dipped down up |
on widely separated sections ofj
Texas. Twenty-one of tlu' d.'ad
had been identified.
The entire business section
of Frost, a town of 1.000 p pu-,
la'ien It' Ntivaro county, was
wiped Mill. and at 10-ist " •::i
persons were killo-l. :.cc irdbie
to I! N. (Jeoriro. who returnoo
to Blooming CJrove from the!
stricken city and telegraphed j
his information to Corsicina;
with a request for aid.
Mrs. Margaret Hodgson -l'|
Chicago left on a bus her purse i
ceiitaini'Hr 51.555. It was re
turned the next day.
Joseph Kellar. 80-year-oW
widower of Philadelphia, has 1
announced his willingness to
mnrry a fifth wife.
JAMES L. TILLEY IN
FATAL ACCIDENT
Prominent Citizen of I'ete.
Creek .Meets Death When
Car Turns Over On Hini
Near Five Forks In Patrick
County.
James 1- Tilley. prominent
| fanner >! Peters Creek t'-wn
: ship. Stokes county, was fatally
: injured Saturday night about
I dark when his automobile turn
ed over at a point near Five
Forks, Va., as he was returning
from a trip to Stuart, Va.
Parties residing near the
I scene of the accident heard the
' noise and when they reached
the injured man they found
] him about 25 feet from his car,
his neck being broken and suf
fering from other injuries, lb
was immediately removed to
•he Stuart hospital where he
died Saturday night at 12:.">0
o'clock-
No one was riding with Mr.
Tilley and just how the car was
wrecked is not known. howeve v ,
there was a rough place in th"
road and apparently when ti; •
car struck this it went into ,•
slight side ditch and turned
over. The car was badly T TII
up aiiii was evidently making
g od speed when the crash
came.
The deceased, who \va- (1!
years of age, is survived by hi>
wile and one daughter. Mis-
Mary Tilley. of Speiutr; the
father. Mr. Amor Tilley. one
brother. '!'. W. Tilley. of Stokes,
and one sister. Mrs. Dr. \V. C.
Slate, of Spencer.
Interment was made in the
■family burying ground, near
the home, on Tuesday, a large
number of relatives and friend
being in attendance.
It was learned here today
that Dr. W . C. Slate, brother
in-law of Mr. Tilley. wrecked
his car near Spencer just before
starting to Stokes and is n.>w
in a hospital suffering with a
broken collar bone
-150 Automobiles Stolen
In State During April
Raleigh. May s.—Automobile
thieves in North Carolina mad •
away with 150 automobiles in
April. L. C. Harris, director of
the motor theft bureau of the
state department of revenue,
announced today, but *» 1 of
them were recovered by the
end of the month.
The theft bureau aNo re
ported that 20 automobiles
stolon' prior to April were re
co\ i red during tile month,
making a total  f recoveries
during the period of 81 cars
with 8D stolen during April sti:l
unrecoverod.
Mr. Harris has suggested
several times that people lock
their cars when they leave
them, but his advice is evident
not being heeded.
Buncombe Sheriff
Uses An Airplane
To Locate Stills
Ashoville, May 7.—Sheriff
Jesse James Hadoy has boon
out hunting stills by airplane.
Yesterday, the sheriff fi"w
1 rom Ashoville to Salisbury in
the tri-motor Ford plane. I! •
took along his trusty spyglass.
En route, he locaied live s;ii« .
in Buncombe cointy. t! >'c i >
McDowell. ai:d two in Uilthe;
ford county, iio said-
One of the stills in Hiii'iier
ford co'inty. said the sheriff
has boon ci'pturo.l -ince b-
Federal Agent John Hanks.
Sht rid' Ilailey said an air
plane would groat iy facilitate
-till hunting in western North
Carolina.
Names ol' Old Hoard
Commissioners Filed
Friends .l' the present nvm
bors ol the Hoard of Commis
sioners of Stokes have lilod
their names for re-nomination,
it is learned from the county
Hoard of Elections.
No. 3,025
V /INUT COVE'S
TOWN TICKET
C. R. Hutcherson Succeeds J.
F- Dunlap As Mayor—Old
Commissioners Re-elected
Other News Items.
Walnut ' iV". May >.—ln the
municipal election ht>Kl here
yesterday ('. R. Hutchersor.
was elect I'd Mayor, succeeding
Ex-Sheriff J. !•. Dunlap. who
has held the position one term,
while the >1:1 hoard of town
commissioners were re-elected
with the exception of one. The
board is composed of the fol
lowing members: If. 11. Davis.
J. L. Mitchell. R. L. Vaughn.
E. F. Michael.
A. T. Rothrock was given a
surprise dinner by Mrs. Roth
rock Monday celebrating his
birthday- (.'overs were laid
lor H. H. Davis. Jacob Fulton.
J. R. Vess, ('. K. Davis, and E.
A- Rothrock. A delicious din
iie' - was served and all good
wishes extended Mr. Rothrock
for manv happv returns of the
day.
 ittage prayer meetings are
being held o;;ce each week by
the ladie.- of the Methodist
church. Tin meeting was held
last Thursday ujght at the
home of Mr*. If. fl. Davis
Mr- and Mrs. i'ink Rierson
ot Charlotte. M\ and Mrs. S.
( . Rierson. of Winston-Salem,
si tent the wt-.-k end here with
their parents. Mr. and Mrs. S.
( Rierson. where on Sunday
lli- birthday of Mrs. S. Rier-
M >n. Sr.. was celebrated with
a dinner.
Dr. and Mrs- ('. .J. Helsabeck
and Mrs. Helsalteck's mother.
Mr*. Johnson, went tn Spencer
today to see Dr. \V. ('. Slate,
who is in a hospital suffering
with injuries sustained in nr.
automobile accident recently-
Missfs Helen Kulton. Eliza
beth Sparger. Xell and Marg
aret Hutcherson. Messrs. Gil
mer Sparger and Hill Thomas
composed a t heat re party going
to Greensboro Monday evening.
Miss Thelma and Mr. Thomas
llardv Rothrock entertained
the Senior Class of the Walnut
Cove High School and a few ad
ditional guests at a delightful
dance at their home here Mon
day evening.
With the Sick.
Mr. Honey Vaughn continues
quite sick at his home here.
Leake Lovin is confined to his
home with illness.
Mrs. R. L. Vaughn, who has
been sii k several days, is some
better.
Paul Fulten entered a Wins
ton-Salem hospital yesterday
where lie, had an operation fo»*
a carbuncle on his leg.
John Bailey is ill at his
home here with pneumonia.
Everett Ray. small son of
Mr. and Mrs. .1. 11. \ oss, is sick
being threatened with pneu
monia.
Mrs. Jacob Fulton, Jr.. en
tertained at a lovely luncheon
at the Blue \\ illow Tea room in
W inston-Salem on Saturday at
one o'clock honoring Miss
Elizabeth Russell, of Damas
cus. \ a., who has been a mem
ber of the faculty of the King
school the past year. A very
artistically arranged May day
scene formed the center piece
for the luncheon tables with
tall lighted tapers gracing eith
er end. A beautifully appoint
ed four course luncheon was
served to the i'odowing guests
besides tht he-iree: Miss
Helen Fulton. M blames I'aul
Davis. Geo'ge Fulton, m :ke
l.oviu. J. W. Jones, of Walnut
Cove. "Mix Km P.pper ;>nd
Miss 1 .una i'ayiov of Da'ibury,
Miss i.iilian Sma !. of Germnii
i'"l. Tlie •.iii" is ,• ttended the
May day tete at Saleni ( ollege
in th•-> afternoon.
"Seventeen," a play of 'Move
and youth and summertime,"
will be presented by students
o! tlio high school here on Sat
urday night.
Appearing in court with liis
I" ;i i o bandaged, Policeman
Thomas Currio ef Chicago, ac
cused Miss Anne Kelly of
: breaking his nose with her list.