THE DANBURY REPORTER. Volume 60. AIBiIBBBB^BHMHn^^HBBHBcKBP^^^^"" s •• : •jmKm - yjlb Wttr** ' Hnran I" ■ J. K. THOIUS THORE NOT IN FAVOR OF SECOND PRIMARY CANDIDATE FOR JIOlSi: SAY LET THE HIGH MAX WIN. AMI i HAVE THE OOI'XTY EXPENSE— | '•0 THORE'S PLATFORM. A i " E. Thcw. «h'i Ij one of the , leading candidate for House »f Repressn tutlves subject to the Stole - county Democratic primary, cays he Is not in favor of a second primary. | fvhiC'li would be quite an additional 1> to the county. Mr. Tlvm ■ s that all candidates thn'.il 1 to the first verdict of the and let the high man win. Thore, who is a son of the r. and Mrs. W. Iv. Thore. oi ■ Gap township, stands for lyment of the soldiers bonus, would mean many thousands !ars turned loose in iStokes i Mr. Thore feels like that , .s the railroads, the s>hlp- j a and the big Interests have ' f Incs been paid, that the boys ( ent across, risking their lives idurlng the hardships of war, titled to their pay, too. Thore is well known in ourety. He was attending at Guilford College when the r volunteers came, and im. Ely enlisted in the army. He irly promoted to be adjutant I. Long's staff in th« 87th it, where he served through, a war. Later 'he wa« assigned fourth U. a. cavalry on the n border, resigning there in iter lour years of service, las spent twelve years in Java, >f South America, and Africa, ■ed by one of 'the large tobacco nies. inning to hiis native county kes, Mr. Thore has spent bis ooking after and manging hia In Quaker Gap township, his • old homestead. During months h» has been employed land tank in adjusting Established 1872. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, May 18, 1932 land banks interests in 'Stokes, For. syth, Surry, Alleghany. Wilkes and Yadkin counties. At the request of many friends | he was induced to offer himself a ! n candidate on the Democratic tick, jct for representative in the lowoi 'house of the legislature from Stokes, I believing that on account of his ex -1 iK-rießce. his travel and acquain. tance with the needs of farmers a: • this peculiar time, he can be ol valuable service. In a spirit of frankness with tin voter, Mr. Thore has indicated hu attitude. on important questions a fsllows: 1. In favor of full payment oi the soldiers' burnt.*. 2. Revaluation of lands for tax. ation. This he considers imperative, both in the interest of fairness and tor the jus: protection of farm and other real estate owners. 3. Reduction in governmental ex. i penses, 'including the .reduction oi I ! salaries of county offioers. 4. Free 'text books for everj 1 school child, the expense of the samt ' to be borne by the State. Whereupon Mr. Thore asks thi support of the Democrats of Stoke county in the primary of June 1 promising that if nominated anc elected he will go to liaieigh wit! an eye single to the interests of al the people, with special referee.no to relief needed by the tax.payers. A Correction. Walnut Cove, N. C., May 14, 1932. The Danbury Reporter, Danbury, N. C. Gentlemen: In last week's REPORTER it wa announced in Morris Yarborough' announcement that he was rurvnin far constable, that he was runnln on a wet platfoTm. Mr. Yarboroug requested me to write to you an have you announce It In the pape that he was running on a BTRIC'f LTiDRY PLATFORM. Jplnliing you on behalf of M Yarborough for this change, I am, Yours truly, A FRIEND OF HIS. PRIMITIVES HOLD BIG ASSOCIATION MKCTI.Vt; WAS AT MACEDONIA. Mi Alt WFXTWOHTH DAN. IHItY .lit. O. r. A. M. TO UK COXSOIiIDATKI) WITH VVAI.M i' COVK —OTHER NEWS OF IN i I TKItKKT. Walnut Cove. May ll!.—An asso. Illation of Primitive Baptists th:it I attracted thousands of people from i tile surrounding sections was held 0:1 Sunday at Macedonia church, l ight near Wentwor li, I. he county J rat of Rockingham. -Lay loader J.| We«ley Moreflel 1, of Walnut Cove.] stated that 30 or 40 ministers were In attendant • and there were ser. vices 1m!Ii in tlti' forenoon and af ternoon. Quito a nutnlier of Wa!. nut Covo people attended the as-! Koeiation. On the-e occasion* ea.-h family carries along lunch which is catrii on the grounds. everyone tieini inviti d to partake, and there 1." general good.feliowship. The.se, a*, sooiitions hold alternately with the, .several churclios in t'n • dilstrlct. each church entertaining the other:* once in about seven years. hence J they are looked forward to by each K , chureh and are always largely at tended. , 1 Ellas It. Voss, father of Jas. P.. id ; Voss, of Walnut ovo, its q ite ill at i j his home just west of town, having teen eonfined to his bed some time. w Mr. Vw, who i.-i in his HOth is one of the county's fine citizens. :r He has seven living son* and daugn. tors, all married, and a good num. ; ber of grandchildren, many of them t . grown. )t - County Farm Agent Trevathan 'stated today that he was receiving a great many calls from every so?. u .. tion of the county from farmers whose tobacco plants are being dam. aged cr deiPtroyed both by blue mold and insects, j Mrs. H. J. White, of EUzabeth {. town, Tenn., is spending some time 0i litre with her mother. Mrs. J. B. lC l' Woodruff. ij Arrangements have about been completed for the consolidation of 1 the Danbury Jr. O. U. A. M. lodge ' with the Walnut Cove lodge anil it a joint meeting to be held probably r y this week the formal consolidation le ' will be. completed, according to T. | IJ. Rooth, secretary of the Danbury le lodge. The lodge at Danbury lias e,j' had as many as 110 members but 1 these have dropped out until the 1( j ' membership hero is small and it 1 was thought best to effect a consoll. ill'datlon. The Walnut Cove lodge has y .. } near 160 members now. O. F. Earnhardt, of the govern, ment field and crop service, whose home Is in Cabarrus county, has Joined H. 8. Anderson, who has been in this work here for some time, and together the two represntatives lof the government, will go over Stokes from time to time advising as farmer* and reporting ion ithe prog. H nrf res* being made by those who have ng had government loana with which gh to make a crop. It is evident that ad the government means to collect as ,e *" far as possible all the money loaned y, • ito farmers thi* year. iJoat year ' while Stokes county paid back onl> tr.. 15 per oent. ot the money borrow, ed, she stood almost or quite at tin jBOB LAWSON QUITS RAISING TOBACCO . j has ;itow\ thi: ij:af for • J FIFTY VliAltS HIT PKK'KS ij MIST IMPHOVI-i IF IIF STICKS j ANOTHER PE AX T PRFFERS ■ ' ROOSEYEI.T TO Al, SMITH. j After growing tobacco oontiii'i. • ously for more than tlfty years, ivlion ho began work at an early ago on h'h father's farm. IJob Eawson. of Ha Wfonvllle, one of ta, county's well-t0..,10 planter*. stated 'to.lay that he would not grow any tobacco tills year. He said ilia, prices liul fa!on to where lie cotiil no; mako any profit and that thi.- | yo.ir and until pries got higher iie . wntiid grow who it. corn, veget.iiil.s, | etf. Mr. Lawsun is l3 years • j I u:« but is as strong and robi!.-i ' | liuw. men at forty, 110 take* a lot of interest in polities though li ■ has never ask .1 for any oliiee. Ask. Ed if he would vote for A 1 Smith j if lie got the nomination, he replied \in the allirmative with emphasis, though lie said h"believed li'V i, rather have lt«s«sevelt." 1 smith, one of the town's i energetic young citizen, lias ju-t ■ accepted tlto management of the campaign in Stoker for Hon. it. 11. Hey no Ids. candidate for l". S. Sena, tor. Holier loves only ont' thing better than polities and that's bare ; ball. While he has not made a formal i I announcement, I>utlur J. Fowler, u' i .Meadows township. is lining up: things as a Hepubllean candidate for Sheriff in the primary in Stokes. Mr. Fowler is the young win of J. ( Walter Fowler, well known citizen _ of the county. This gives tlu» 11". publicans four candidates for She: - . iIT—J. It. Nunn, ilobart Hrowde. - , Monroe Fagg and Mr. Fowler. I She rift' John Taylor will be oppo>sod by three candidatt among Demo, crats —J. H. Carter. E. o. 't'reakiniia and Harvey Johnson. Attorney s. (iilmer Sparger visit.-1 1 llaleigh on burliness Tuesday, re. turning sam|e day. t head of thi list of cciunt.es in North Carolina. i Filing for office among Stokes '. county candidates took a new start v Saturday. Sheriff John Taylor, for s re-election: S. G. Sparger, for State t Senate; B. P. Bailey, for Register e of Deeds; Elder F. P. Stone and t Rev. J. A. Joyce, for County Com. . missioners, all Democrats. Dr. R. s H. Morefleld, Republican, filed for the House of Representatives. . There are quite a few yet to file and e oji the time expires Friday they will ,s no doubt get in right awaCy. n Mrs. George Venable, of Danbury », Route 1, who has been ill In a s Winston.Salem hospital, returned r I to her home today greatly Improved, g Laurel Mabe, citizen of Danbury ;. Route 1, is critically ill in a Stuart, e Va„ hospital, suffering with bloud h poisoning. Mr. Mabe has been ill it three weeks or more and grave fears is are entertained for his recovery, d Mrs. R. P. Joyce, accompanied by r, her daughter, Mrs. Curtis Moore, of ly Leaksvllle, spent Saturday at Dan. r. day with the family of Mr. H. M. >e Joyce. I 0 . s f fc> * o 0 *- 0 o 0 i 0 f 0 0 0 0 X X. S. .Mi liI.IIW. Q 0 0 ; 0 0 I $ X o $ I 0 0 0 > ! 0 0 i o o 0 f I oooooooo©oooooooy">oo oooooooooo^fw N. S. MULLIGAN FOR STATE SENATE i I'IiATFOItM OF Till: MI:AIM»\V TOWNSIIII' CWIIIDATi: Tl>- : J'lMOMAi.s \s To ills in:m. ! «His\rv ills \\iti:i:it i\ { STOKI:S \\i> \i>.ioi\i\; ror\. Tins. I ! X. S. Mulllcan was burn and rear. | t*'l »ni tii» farm In Clemmon* tow,, sliip. Forsyth county, and ro. ■:v i hl-i early flit -ation in lilt* Moravia.l -i'lmul at Cleminuns. ll.' uttfii l»-'i I'niversliy at C'li ip-d Hi!;. whole graduated in 1 !•! 1. ilr. Mulllcan w k •• i»n»I«>y« I i". tin* State fur a number of >virs i ?nglneer. Lut r ho served I >.: v: :- sm county as highway engim or. . When ii" ivniov-d Davie county, and later '«• Str!ti county, wlieiv lit* has been residing for sev eral years. lie w i.s oilicial highway | engineer for Stokss county one an.i oiK'.half years, lie gave uii envi. noerlng to d'Voto hi.- : ir.te - .o :'.;ria. 1 ! Mr. Mulliean was appointed . !ov. Morrison chairinan of tho Sta'e • Kngineering Hoard. . i ilr. Mulllcan is now a candidate! • l'or the State Senate* from Stokes ' and Surry. The following are ex. • tracts from let tern from men who j I have known. Mr. Mulllcan a Ion;? . time: "Mr. X. S. Mullican was born and p reared in Clemmjonsvllle township, Forsyth county, and I have known 1 him since he was a boy and his 1! party affiliation han never been j questioned. He ha»s always been a ,■ j Democrat and has been one by i choice. i | "Respectfully, . | "R. H. PICKEXB, v "Chairman Clemmons Democratic , Conimitteo." i 1 Mocksvllle, X. C., May 5. s "Being attorney for the Town of Mocksville, I learned to know Mr. y N. S. Mulllcan well while he lived f in Davie and served as engineer for . both town and county, and I take [. pleasure in saying that he is a high toned gentleman of Integrity, ability Number 3, "26 11: • t w«.:-:h.v. lie t«»k t {:!•••. it in- ;:i j» u^• • ;U'tivi;i^d and *ll h. • was i llcmwnt and affliiv.ed with th> party and |>.irty ! 1.1, is an I always lookod aril work' I !u tho t1 in V' of th- party. Purine i i,. period thai h- lhi d in D ivio 1 was actln:? clvi.ru,an of tIH- 1 m■ >. ■ itic Kx«yu. :vv (mn ia-: 1 jit'.'.'l'mv \\.ix in a position liii .w :iv relation of Mr. Mull lean to th** l>emocratic I' ■!••■:>■ and tsi-• valuable service* roiu'-ro.! i .!«• |' i\\ hilt l living in l.i. ;Vi vcf.nty. ••r:-.-!«-.t fully. "JA*•'!; STKU'AIIT. "Att'irn«>y_a:.ljii w." Si:i' " announcing himself f„ P tho S r.. s n '••. Mr. Mu'lii-aii has haJ :i. my in|u>:..« lii« pl.-u. 1 form, ilrit fly he announces what !•: .11.1.- :'«>!• as follows: i That In* favors revaluation of a'.! r> i! estate. p! iclntr the value at Its tru«. rat- in money or what it v.* itiM sell for. I I).. ivor.-i the elimination of all taxes «iji ival estate for school* and the support of same by taxes from other sources. | Hi* believes in suspending ten:. porarily, in tim-v of stre.-s. all non. | essential offices ami dcpartmentH «)f ! both State and county. J He he'.ifVe* in reduction of lh« faiari«/ of State and county officers, at a time like this, in keeping with tht. tax.payers' ability to pay. lie believes the present law gov_ tht» sal** of lar.d for tux^A \ Mhould be repealed and entablish a. i law with loss co».«n and no ponalticw. L Announcement. I hereby announce myself a can. didate for Sheriff of Stoke* county ■ubect to the action of the RepublL. can primary In June. The nuppo-t of my friends will be appreciated. Walnut Cove. N. C„ Route 1 May 17, 1932. 18may2w L.. J. f'WLEB. f Announcement. I hereby announce that T am a Republican candidate for the office of county commissioner of St-tken county subject to the action of lha p primary In June. Your vote will be greatly apprsct. " a ted. y W. E. SISK.

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