DANBURY REPORTED
Volume 58.
SUPERIOR COURT
OPENS OCT. 13
Judge Michael Schenck Will
Preside—Two Manslaughter
Cases On Docket—Most Ciise ■>
Are Violations of Prohibition
Law.
The criminal term of Stokes
Superior court which begins
here on Oct. 13th, has two man
slaughter cases on the ducket,
a majority of the others being
violations of the prohibition
law.
"Judge Michael Schenck, who
presided over the last term ot
court, will again be here.
The civil term cf court, which
convenes Oct. 20th, will also be
presided over by Judge
Schenck.
The calendar for the criminal
term appears elsewhere in this
paper, while the civil calendar
appeared in the last isue.
Stagnation Policy
Is Resented
The Portland, Oregonian of
September 11), says editorially:
The republican primary in
the first congressional district
of Tennessee was a fair fight
between advocates of public
and private operation of the
Muscle Shoals power plants.
Private operation, supported by
Representative I>. tarroll
Recce, won by a large margin
over government operatic n,
supported by S. \\. Price. Mr.
Reece is author of a bill provid
ing for lease to private enter
prise, which has been favorably
reported to the house by the
military affairs committee,
while Mr. Price fav rs the Nor-
nis plan of government oper-,
nti 11. The vote expresses the
(•pinion of the people of the
Tennessee vallev, development
of which has been arrested by
the Muscle Shoals tight.—Kx. '
Pertinent Questions
The Indiana Taxpayers' As
sociation recently directed a
series of questions to all candi
dates for state offices. The
questions "covered a wide rang"
> of tax matters, including ask
ing whether or nol the candi
dates know their own local tax
rate, whether they had studied
their l::cal budgets to see if,
nr noy was spent wisely, it they
were familiar with the tax rate
oovor a number of years, if
they had ever worked to keep
taxes di.wn. and if they were
willing to advocate economy in
government.
A m ijor obstacle in the path '
 f tax redueti' 11 is the laxity of |
public officials in insisting on 1
economical government. When
the people analyze the attitude
of office-seekers and office-hold- 1
era in regard to taxes, waste j
will begin to be replaced by ;
efficiency in the conduct of
public affairs. Other states,
should follow Indiana's lead in
■challenging the qualification*
.of candidates.—Ex.
I
Established 1872. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, October 1, 1930
FRANK HANCOCK
IS CHOSEN
Will Fill Out the Unexpired
Term of Maj. Charles M.
Kfedmun Statement By
Committee.
Greensboro. Sept. 30.—Frank
Hancock, of Oxford, was un
animously selected here yester
day as the Democratic nominee
for the unexpired term of the
late Major Charles M. Stedman,
of Greensboro, who for two de
cades was the fifth district's
representative in Congres.;.
Mr. Hancock, who in the pri
mary last June was overwhel
mingly nominated by the Dem
ocrats for the full two-year
term beginning March 4, 1931.
was chosen on the first ballot
of the Democrat'c executive
committee of the fifth con
gressional district at a special
meeting at the Guilford county
court house.
At the close of the meeting
Charles H. Robertson, chair
man of the committee, gav •
cut the following statement on
behalf of the committe:
"Members of the Democratic
executive committee of the
fifth congressional district this
afterroon voted unanimously
for the r.rminaticr cf Frank
Hancock to fill the unexpired
term of the late Cbas. M. Sted
man in Congress. T'IC vot*»
was taken following more than
an hour of discussion by the
(v mmitfeenuMi afar hearing
Mrs. Katherine Fa cor and
friends of Mrs. Palmer disius."
her candidacy. Members ';t ihe
committee felt that since Mr.
Hancock had been duly i
as the nominee of ihe pa 'ty in
the Democratic primary it was
(he duty of the committee to
nominate him for the short
term, therehv giving duo con
siderate n to tfic expressed wiil
of the Democratic voters of th"
district. The overwhelming
vote for Mr. Hancock in the
Democratic primary was recog
nized as a mandate by which
the committeemen we re
bound."
State Auto License
Plates Are Cheaper
Price of the automobile lic
ense plates for the remainder
of the year will be one-fourth
the annual fee, effective today,
it was announced yesterday.
In order to secure the ono-
fourth rate applicants must
J make aliidavit that the vehicle
' has '.lot been operated pr or t.>
, October 1. Full or half year
1 fees must he paid on vehicle!
that have been run. On vehie
(les carrying "E" plates the one
-1 fourth year rate is $3.13; "C"
j plates are $5; "P>" plates $7.50
! and "A" plates $lO. Truck rates
are one-fourth the annual fee.
I Many car owners have been
waiting for the fourtth-quarter
, reduction, and a brisk distribu
! tion is expected this week.
SKORT TERM
SCHOOLS OPEN
Danbury School Will Have Two
Additional District,s And At
the Same Time Lose One.
The Danbury junior high
sch.ol opened Monday with a
full attendance and prospects
for the best year since the
building was erected. With
the addition of part of two
smaller outlying districts to
the school here the number of
pupils that the school will serve
this year is increased some.
Moore's Springs school pupils
and Ore Bank school pupils will
be sent here, it is learned. The
faculty this year is composed
of Miss Christine Moon, of At
lanta, Ga.; Prof. J. R. Haney,
cf Winston-Salem; Miss Cath
erine Ragland, of Raleigh, and
Misses Janie Martin and Mattie
Sue Taylor, of this place. Prac
tically every sch-ol in Stokes
county opened Monday with
the exception of eight m nths
schools, which opened two
weeks ago.
Since the completion and
opening cf Lawsonville school
Danbury will lose quite a few
pupils who have been attending
from that community.
JUDGE 1 L. WEBB
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Funeral Service for Veteran
Jurist—2(> Years on The
Bench.
Shelby, Oct. I.—Death today
wrote an end to the career  t'
Judge James L. Webb, pictures
(|iie dean of the North Carolina
.Superior court bench and fath
ler-in-law of the state's govern
| or, (). .Max Gardner.
The 70-year-old jurist died
th's nnrning. He had been i'l
two weeks ;f heart disease.
Tonight preparations went
forward to hold funeral service
for him tomorrow afternoon at
:» o'clock, in the First Baptist
church, the church organized
iby his grandfather, where his
, father, Rev. CI. M. Webb, was
for many years pastor, and
which Judge Webb himself had
long served as chairman of its
. beard of deacons.
GROWERS OF
TOBACCO TO MEET
Marketing System of Product
Will He Discussed At (ireens
hero Session—Federal Aid
a Topic.
Greensboro, Oct. 7.—Tobacco
j growers of (iuilford. Montgom
ery and Randolph counties will
gathering at the county curt
, house here Saturday morn.ng
at 9 o'clock to consider the part
that they will take in the move
ment on foot for the organiza
tion of a marketing system for
their productt.
Lawrence Kocns of I)es
Moines piloted an airplane on a
300, mile trip at the of 14.
TOBACCO BRINGS
$13.49 FIRST DAY
Winston-Salem Market Sold
45:1.000 Pounds For §61.170.-
00—More Buyers To Bi* Put
On.
The frst sale day on the
Winston-Salem tobacco market
on Tuesday saw the weed bring
an average of $1.'}.49 per hund
red pounds. The warehouses
there sold 453.000 pounds f r
$61,176.00
There were only two sets of
buyers on the market and this
was thought to have been the
cause for sales being as light
as they were at the opening.
Four sets of buyers will begin
work iiext Monday, it is an
nounced.
Sales are expected to bt» light
for some time as many farmer*
have not finished taking care oi
their crops.
The quality of the weed
varies more than usual with i
majority of it being rather in
ferior.
Meeting of Democrats
Here Saturday
A meeting of the Stokes
County Democratic Executive
Committee was held in th'.-
court house here Saturday af
ternoon. Among Democrats
from out of the county in at
tendance were John 11. Folger,
of Mt. Airy, and George V mice,
of Green;»b::rro, candidates re
spectively for the (Hices el'
State Senate and Solicitor in
this district.
Ask a Policeman!
"The state now has all the
'natural rights' which the indi
vidual once possessed."' says
Ernest Sutherland in his book,
''iliis Land of Liberty.'
Much of this indictment is
true. The mania for so-called
business and social "reform"
lias resulted in the growth of
a mighty bureaucracy whicn
; uses its paver to subjugate the
individual citizen to its whims.
Office-holders are the modern
"ruling class," as was recently
| demonstrated in the Senate
I "iii'iuisition," wherein some of
ihe best known and nu.st trust
led of our industrial leaders and
! citizens were humiliated and
reviled by "public servants."
The p litical encroachment
Imi the individual rights thai.
| were S!i dear to our forefathers
I > a grave problem in our nation
I today. Freedom of speech and
'action are menaced. And. if
it were possible, the profession
al reformers would legislate
against freedom of tin light.
Saturday, near Pilot Moun-
I tain, Surry county, Josiah
| Nathan Needham. 61, died sud
| denly of a heart attack.
Hubert liallise of Pari.-,
; branded his wife for life by
j slashing a cross on her fore
ihcad with a razor.
GOOD SCHOOL AT
WALNUT COVE
Nearly 500 Pupils Enrolled—
Play Friday Night—A Partv
"
and a Chicken Stew-
Walnut Cove, Oct. I.—Th.-
school here, well on toward;
the c mpletion of the thirl
week, points to a most .success
ful school year witth Prof. L.
H. Floyd as principal, and .1
splendid corps of teachers as
sisting. The enrollment to date
is four hundred and seventy. As
evidence of the school spirit in
Walnut Cove a large gymnasium
with necessary equipment is
nearing completion: the play
grounds are improved and new
features added. At present
work is progressing en a base
ball diamond, tennis and basket
ball courts have already been
■ provided. The building r r the
primary grades has received
a complete refinishing inside.
An active and wide awake Pa
rent-Teacher Association makes
many of the improvements pos
sible.
On Friday night a play, "An
Old Fashioned Mother." will be
given by talent from the Quak
er Gap Baptist church. Thi
play is under the very capable
direction of Mr. J. Irving Bolt,
who is well known here for the
splendid work he hits done i:i
this line. The proceeds from
the play go towards the new
gymnasium.
A chicken stew was enjoyed
by a big crowd at Saura Lodge
Monday evening. Troy Shelton
was chief co k which is enough
said in favor of the stew.
Mrs. Paul Davis compliment
ed her guests. Mr. and Mrs.
James McNeil. Mr. and Mrs.
William McNeil. ; f Nederlan;!.
Texas, last Thursday evening
with a small bridge party.
Misses Dixie Smith, Rosalind
Ragland, Messrs. Bill Brame
and John Woodruff, of Winston-
Salem, were week-end guests
of Mr. and Mrs. J. 11. Wo, d-
Miss I.una Taylor entertain
ed at Saura Lodge on T.iesdav
e.tiling with five tables of
bridge honoring Miss Marie
Beaman, of Troy, a bride-elect
and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rag~
ilale, of Madison. who were re
cently married. High and low
score prizes were given and a
gift to cmc h honor guest.
Tempting refreshments were
served.
The children of Mrs. J. G.
Fulton entertained at a delight •
ful dinner party yesterday
• evening celebrating theii mo
! tiler's birthday anniversary.
! The party came as a complete
j surprise to the honoree.
| Mrs. A. J. McNeil and baby
'son have g nie to Decatur, (la.,
: on a visit with relatives.
Mesdames A. T. llothrock,
i J. G. Fulton and Nannie Fulton
! spent yesterday afternoon in
Greensboro.
Zeb Davis, of Greensboro, is
spending a few days in town.
Number 3,643
GEO. M. PRITCHARD
SPEAKS HERE
Republican Candidate For l\ S.
Senate Addresses Stokes
Voters On Political Issues.
Hon. Geo. M. Pritchard, Re
publican candidate 1' r L". S.
Senator, addressed Stokes vot
ers in the court h use here to
day at 2 o'clock.
The republican party was
held iij) as one of "constructive
service to the pe pie and i
party that does things."
"Republicans should be proud
of their party affiliation." Mr.
I'ritchard said, "because of the
things the party has done. The
party is much larger in North
Carolina than many people
realize and Ihe sooner we get
them all out to vote the sooner
North Carolina will lie a repub
lican state."
Mr. I'ritchard pointed to the
Panama canal, the increase in
the nation's resources, growti
of the United States' influence
and "moral" reduction of the
i national debt among s; me of
1 the things he said were accom
plishments of the republican
party.
"Republican;;.' he sai l, "first
; advocated co-operative market
ing associate ns and farm loans.
Governor Gardner and the at
torney general, however, have
|c; me out for these republican
measures in order to keep from
prosecuting the tobacco trusts
in North Carolina.
"The business depression
which the democrats try to put
on President Hoover," he con
tinued, "and the republican
party is misplaced. The whole
world is in a state f depression
| anj Kurope alone has between
five and six million persons un
employed."
If elected, Mr. I'ritchard said
lie would do all in his p wer
to uphold the constitution and
laws of the United States, "par
•icularlv the eighteenth amend
ment."
9 ''V
i Van Dyke's.
It will be interesting to many
. readers of the Reporter to
know that Van Dyke's is now
really Van Dyke's, as Van
dyke's has been quietly acquir
ed by Van Dyke. This young
man who is one of the foremost
big business men of the State,
is a dry goods genius. His
store of 8 or It) floors is one of
the most beautiful this side of
Miller & Rhodes. with service
and goods excelled by none.
With Van Dyke in complete
j control means two things: con
tinued satisfaction and great
i crowds of customers.
Registration for the Novem
| ber election wll open in the
1 several voting precincts of the
i county i Saturday, October A,
and continue through Saturday,
October 25. The registrars ar -
only required to be at the poll
ing places on these four Satur
days.