DANBURY REPORTER
SUDDEN DEATH OF
JUDGE HUMPHREYS
Passed A«a > After Short ill
ness With Pneumonia
County Mcunils the
Loss of Her Foremost Citi
/en.
On Thursday. December 4.
at 3:30 o'clock in the afternoon
Judge John Daniei Humphreys
died at his home in Danbury.
He had been ill since Novem
ber 19 with an attack of in
fluenza, but his condition at
no time had been serious On
Sunday, Nov. 30, however, he
sustained a relapse which
quickly developed into pneu
monia of an aggravated type.
His physicians gave out no
hope from the beginning. On
the afternoon of his death how
ever, he appeared to be con
siderably improved, and was
talking witt the nurse and
some cf the family, when
suddenly he collpased with
heart weakness, and died
without a struggle or a tremor.
The interment was at the
cemetery here, after funeral
service in the M- E. church,
conducted by the pastor, Mr.
Hartsfield, who was assisted
by Rev. H. VV. Hudspeth, of
the Presbyterian church. Not
withstanding the extremely in
clement weather a large crowd
of friends were in attendance
at the funeral, some cf them
from a great distance.
At the church service testi
monials as to the fine Chris
tian character of the deceased
were given by Rev. Mr. Harts
field, Rev- Mr. Hudspeth. N. O.
Petree. of Danbury, and J. F.
Spruill, of Lexington.
Mr. Humphreys was of the
highest type of Christian gen
tleman. Probably no citizen of
our county had so many devot
ed friends, who loved him for
his noble and kindly character,
and his many acts of friend
ship- Thousands will mourn
the passing of his splendid citi
zen who was indeed and in
truth "the friend of njan." His
age was about 64.
At the last election
North Carolina elected Mr.
Humphreys Superior Court
Judge, one of the highest hon
ors within the gift of the State.
This was acclaimed with de
light by; his thosands of friends
in his home county a& well as
throughout the State. He
would have been sworn in for
his duties cn the bench Jan
uary 1, 1931.
Judge Humphreys will be
sadly missed in Stokes county,
not only by his family and his
nearest friends, and in the
church, but his loss will be
distinctly felt by the Danbury
bar, and his place will be hard
to fill in the business life of
the county.
The deceased is survived by
his wife and two daughters,
Eptelle and Frances, the latter
being a student at Salem Col
lege; by two brothers of Rock-
Resolutions of Respect.
North Carolina.
Davi iscn I'uiinly.
Wh ifHs. Cod ii, his infinite
wisslnm has • ailed Judge Join*
1). Humphreys. this great
r uanl: whereas, his life was
clean, liable and given in ser
vice tn his fellow man ami
whereas: his ability as a law
yer has become recognized by
the entire State to the extent
that hi* had recently been ele
vated by the people to the Su
perior Court bench:
Now, therefore, be it resol
ved by the Bar of Davidson
County:
Ist. That we, as fellow mem
bers of the Bar. deeply feel the
loss of our learned and distin
guished friend and brother.
2nd. That Judge Humphreys'
death is a great less to the
Judiciary as well as to the Bar
of North Carolina.
3rd- That we hereby extend
our deepest sympathy to the
family of Judge Humphreys
4th. That a copy of these
resolutions be sen f to the fam
ily of the deceu.; .vi and a copy
to the press.
Respectfully submitted .
J. F. SPRUILL.
J. C. BOWER,
W. F BRINKLEY.
Committee
ingham ccunty, Ira at Reids
ville, and Thomas in New Beth
el township.
J. H. Lawson, former Stokes
county man. now residing with
his family in Winston-Salem,
was among the visiters here on
Friday-
■ 'ftgftgg IQC3Q
J STATEMENT OF I
j The Bank of Mount Airy j
! Mount Airy, N. C. [
-
At close of business September 24, 1930.
RESOURCES.
! 11 Loans and discounts $1,507,488.81 h :
g S U. S. Bonds 17,196.15 jj $
o o North Carolina Bonds, 82,000.00 |!
So Other Bonds, 63,111.25 o; J}
8 o Banking House, 104,857.75 So
o o Furniture and Fixtures, 27,637.74 I o
H Cash on hand and due from banks, 195,995.50 o o
8I Other jeal estate, 14,840.67 go O
g V izmssssssasiat Q Q 1
S | Total $ 2,013,127.87 | S U
J 11 LIABILITIES. h fl
I! 11
o I Capital stock, $ 100,000.00 g g
o o Surplus fund, 150,000.00 g g
go Undivided profits, 14,846.10 g g
g g Reserved for interest, 15,418.72 g g J
go Reserved for depreciation, 17,001.46 g g r
g £ Unearned interest, 13,931.49 g g
. g g Deposits, 1,701,930.10 | g I
$2,013,127.87 O
II
Danbury, X. ('.. Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1930.
PINK HALL
SCHOOL BURNS;
Wooden Structure. Containing\
Six Kion;.- and Auditorium.
Cm.-umcd Eariy Thursday
Mcrnir.y—Children and Fac
ulty Not Injured.
"
Pino Hall's li gh school, a
modern structure containing f»
rooms and auditorium, was de
stroyed by tire Thursday morn
ing about 0:30. The cause was
a destuctive tlue. and the blaze,
started in the roof-
There were 250 children and
six teachers in the school. All
escaped in good order and un
injured. The principal of the
school is Prof. Vorhees, of
Virginia.
It is learned there was only!
partial insurance on the buil- j
ding. Practically all the chil
dren's books were burned.
The Reporter had a pleasant
call Tuesday from Hon. Jas. A.
Marshall, of Forsyth county.
Mr- Marshall was. in the late
election, re-elected to the Legis
lature, where he made such a
good record in his last service
that his constituents are send
ing him back to Raleigh.
WOMEN HO!.!>
CHL'KCH MEETING
The V ::man's Auxiliary of thu
Fjilsiepai ( hurch Met Tae--
day E\ening With M,*-. !'.
W. |)a\ s.
Walnut Cove. Dee. 3. Thi-'
Woman's Auxiliary of the Epis
copal church met Tuesday even
ing at the home of Mrs. Paul
Fulton, with the President.
M.ss Julia Hairston, presiding.
Only a business session was
held.
The engagement of Mis-
Hilda Marshall to Mr- Glenn
Fair has been announced, the
wedding to take place Dec. 24.
Miss Marshall is the daughter,
of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Marshall,
of Salem Chapel. Mr. Fair
is a former resident of Walnut
Cove, having recently moved
to Louisville, K.v.
S. C. R'erson and family ex
pect to move to Winston-Sa
lem within a few days. The
many friends of the family
sincerely regret to see them
leave.
Mrs. C. J. Lamb and daugh-
I
ter, Nancy, of Greensboro,
spent the week end with Mrs-
Lamb's parents. Dr. and Mrs.
A. G Jones.
NO BANK NEWS
Auditors Still At Work On
:it Walnut o\t—Re
ported Receiver H;|. I»t»en
Appointed- a ncl Will (.in
People From One t'» Five
Years to Settle.
At this writin.tr. Wednesday
.night, December 10, m.thing
new is known of the hank situ
ation, though it is learned dele
gations who visited the corpor
. . . .
itlon commission at Raleigh
j were advised that owing to the
unprecedentedly adverse condi
tions in Stokes county, debtors
of the bank would be given
reasonable time in which to
settle their obligations without
too great a sacrifice. From one
to five years in which to pa\
was promised those who have
been victims of crop failures,
etc.
Auditors are still at work
on the bank's books at Walnut
Cove- No definite announce
• ments have been given out.
i .
Mrs. S. P- Christian has ac
cepted a pos'tion as assistant to
Clerk of the Court J- W. Tuttlc.
Rober Smith has been employed
as assistant to Register of
' Deeds B. P- Bailey.
kt 3,652
RED CRO j TO
LEND 3 DISTANCE
- •
(in»aniz:;t on 5 -mid To Se
cure Help • i it iito In
£2
Stokt A ranch »!' the
V in-ton-Si'lem i na;>ter.
K v. I). \V. A!! n. r ct• r of
t!: Kpisc pal church a*. Walnut
Cove. and Rov. H W. Huds
peth. pastctr of the Presby
terian church of Danbury, were
in charge of a meeting at the
Presbyterian church here this
week, making tentative plans
to secure assistance from the
Red Cross for suffering and
needy people in Stokes county.
Mi's. J. Spot Taylor, Rev. D.
W. Alien and M. 0. Jones hava
been chosen as the executive
committee to distr.bute the re
lief. which will cosist of medi
cine, clothing and food.
Aii advisory committee hai
been named for the county and
is as follows:
Rev- D. W. Allen, of Walnut
Cove.
Rev. H. W. Hudspeth, of
Danbury.
Paul Fulton, of Walnut Cove.
1 Matt Simmons, of Lawson
vil'e.
Dr. J- T. Smith, of West
| field.
I Harvey Johnson, of C.er
manton.
Mrs. J. G. Bradshav. of
: Moore's Springs.
Mrs. L- W. Blackwell. of
P.ne Hall.
M. T. Chilton, of Walnut
C ove.
A meeting will be held in the
Presbyterian church here Mon
day night, Dec. 8. for the pur
pose of completing the organi
zation.
It is learned that immediate
help is available, consisting of
money to procure medicines,
food and clohing.
j At the meeting Monday
night representatives of the
' Winston-Salem Chapter of the
Red Cross division, which em
braces Forsyth. Stokes ami
Yadkin, will be present, and
will confer with the member*
of the Stokes organization rel
ative to immediate functioning
of the organization here
On the Sick List . ~
T. B. Matthews has been eon
fined to his room several days
with severe cold, but is up
again. v
James Haney. the high
school faculty, is* suffering with
a light attack of flu or cold.
N. A. Martin is reported ill
at his home. t '
E. L. Kiser, president; O. M.
Kiser. cashier, and Chas. R.
Helsabeck, attorney and direct
or, of the Rural Hall Bank &
Trust Co., were business visi
tors to Danbury today. Mr.
Kiser, although' 73 years of age,
is as active as the average man
at fifty- He has been * one «f
the leading citizens in Rural
Hall for the past half a eenturv.