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THE DANBURY REPORTER. Volume 60. Stokes County Will Ask For 25 Thousand Federal Cash i i i MEETING HELD AT DANBURY TO. • DAY BY BOARD OF COUNTY ■ I COMMISSIONERS AND BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ANSWER QUESTIONNAIRES. Stoke* county will ask for 125,000 Of federal fund* appropriated ty con gross for relief of destitution and reduction of unemployment. ■A meeting will be .held here Thursday, SepUembter 22, at 2 o'clock P. M„ attended by the board of education, the county well. board of education, the county well fare officer and nurses, to fill out questionnaires covering the needs of the county. Th-eae questionnaire*will be forwarded at once to Dr. Fred Morrison, State director of relief, who In turn will hand over the Stokes quota with those of other counties to Gov. Gardner. Gov. Gardner then will have data on which U) base his estimate to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for the needs of the State. I Prof. J. C. Carson, county welfare officer, advii*e» the Reporter that funds allocated to Stokes may be used for such purposes as the boavd of county ©omrr!'*!! loners and tbw board «f education may designate,, provided that the expenditure !s for labor in giving unemployment jto the needy. For instance, funds may even be employed to improve and beautify ochooi grounds, just so needy labor 1* employed In the work. However, no money can be used in the purchase of any fixtures, sup. plies, or other things. ... . This money, which is a part of the glean tic l.billlon.dollar recon duction fund appropriated by con. gross, Is primarily Intended to re. i lleve unemployment. North Caro lina may receive such sums • In. reason as the State may need tor the reMef of destitution, but i«j intended only to supplement th 4 maximum that the State may raise ter itself out of local benevolence. It is net presumed that Stokes may be able to help itself to any appreciable extent, having suffered from drought and- other calamities prior to the depression. Frank Hancock Says Democrats Will Carry State By 135,000 Aaked iwiirdta* tt* Political sit. uatlon in North Carolina, Rein*.' sentaUve Hancock atat«d that the I Democratic ticket, Stat© and Na tional, would carry the Old North State by not leas than 135,000 ma. Jorlty. "The people realizing that they. have btfen mistreated and deceived, J •are : «h#wing an unuaual interest in , •the campaign," he declared. "The constitutional right of life, llltorty and pursuit of happinsi la r »wold of valttf and meaningless AS long as Hoover is President and the ,peopl» -are determined that there %ita»U he .a change," Jie added. Established 1872. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Sept. 21, 1932 BRIDGE AND ROAD WORK HAS STARTED MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED I APPLICATIONS FOR POSITIONS FILED WITH COUNTY WEL. FARE OFFICER ABOUT 100 ' HANDS NEEDED. I More than 300 applications for positions on thie bridge and road work now beginning at Buck Island have been filed with the county i welfare official, Prof. J. C. Carson. Only about 100 hands can be ac. commodated, Prof. Carson says. A per centage of the«e have already been secured and are now at work on either the bridge >r road construction, which btgau Monday. Preference for thet*e Jobs ( to given to the nuen, many of whom have applied. Thin ruling is In accordance with instructions igiven by the federal department 'Which Is furnishing a portion of the money on these projects. I Tho«e who have visited tWe scene of the construction report rapid progress being made in the work, and that the AW on tire south* side of river is almost built already. I , Judge Dies Suddenly. Judge Garland E. Mldyette, of the ■N. C. Superior Court, died suddenly in his room at a hotel in Elizabeth City Tuesday. He had Just adjourn, ed court. I | President Hoover To Speak President Hoover will make his first speech of .the campaign at Des 1 Modnetf, la., on the eironing of Tues. ' day, October 4. Don't We Use It I ■ Tho consumption of commercial ► . t. • . - . fertilizer in North Carolina in l»fl was slightly more than one million , ton "- • ,1 j Stock Market Up. i J Stocks aro rlsih*, yesterday's market being stlffest for a year. _________ . , i Oakley-Mabe Hearing | Set For Next Saturday ! The hearing in the matter of ( Noel Oakley and Ijef M»be will b w next, SeP'- 24., before. Justice J. B. Joyce here. This affair, U wIM be remembered occurred Sunday, l'l, on the high. | way at Meadows, when Oakley met 1 Meibe with his family and hlegan to to shoot. Mabe Jumiped from his oar and he and hte eon grappled 1 with Oakley, who was struck In the ( Head with a rock In the hands of the younger Mabe. 'l ' Noel Lackey, of Laweonvllfe, was Were today. CARROLL REUNION BE HELD SUNDAY PROMINENT SPEAKERS WILL BE HEARD AT ROME OP JOHN T. CARROLL. The reunion of the Carroll family will be lueld at the home of John T. Carroll, 10 miles north of Ger. manton, Sunday. October. 2. Tho site of the reunion Is nead the old homeplace of Major Hardy Carroll, founder of the family in Stokes county. Picnic dinner will be nerved at 1 o'clock and a full program will lis arranged for the afternoon. A num. ber of prominent speakers will be heard and a business session will also be held during the afternoon. Officers of the reunion are E. W. Carroll, Germanton. president: Mi.« Mildred CarroU, Germanton, eecre. tary; Miss Mildred Carroll. Mrs. Mary C. Meadows, T. A. Southern, S. L. Holland and Ed. B. Carroll, directors. Several hundred members of the family and friends attend tfcts gathering each year. ti Calloway Family 1 To Hold Reunion At J Yadkinville Sunday The Calloway Family reunion, which has been held tor sevWat years at Union Ridge, will be held this year at Yadkinvllle. The re-un ion will be held in the Yadkin coun. ty court house next Sunday, Sept em, be* 26, convening at 14 a. m. There wIH be special speakere and special music, Including quartets and a string band. Dtnafer I*ll bs served iplcnle style at noon. Members and friends ot Uie family are looted to atteod and are asked to bring baskets lor the picnic dinner. Ar. rangeoilents for the reunion. which thas been attended In the past by fcround 408 people, are being mads by D. R. Calloway. Removal of the annual gathering to YadkinviUe has been caused by the desire to hold the reunion • the vicinity of the homfe ot the original Calloway, settlers in this section. The «*rly record ot the family, entered la a Bible of pioneer days, Is now in poaseesion of mem. bers of the family, large lumber dealers at Louisville, Ky. It shown that four Calloway brothtars, with two sisters, came from Ireland ■the pioneer days, settling In Yad. kin county. An early history ot tihe. family is expected to be pre sented as a part of the reunion Sunday. C. W. Gold Killed. Chas. W. Oold. of Greensboro, accidentally shot and killed htmsell while bunting squirrel* In Randolph county. Mr. Gold wai president of the Pilot Lite Insurance Co., and former vise. ires.dent :ind treasurer of JefltV''> »l , e W;I-.la.'il. IT« H« was 59 years it." a? >. Claxton Lewis (Honored Walnut Cove, Sept. 20.—Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Lewis entertained recen*. ly at their beautiful country hom«\ near Walnut Co%je, honoring their eon, Claxton Lewis, who left Mon. day for Chapel Hill, where he will enter the freshman class of the University of North Carolina. X The entire lower floor of the spacious home was attractively arranged, making a lit setting for the happy group of young people who enjoyed the hospitality of the host and hostess. V Games. contents and string music* were enjoyed throughout the even. ing and in the clever auto content, Oloster Jones won a novelty An enjoyable feature of the en. SCTtalnment of the evening wa* the game of "progressive conversation" which was engaged in out in the moonlight, on the lawn. T The party had been kept a secret from the honor guest, and the true nature of the evening's entertain, ment was only fully revealed to him when he presented with a car.l directing h*iii ito take all the mem. of the party on a hunt for l hidden treasure. Following the directions given, a treasure chest was finally found in the flower garden, and upon being opened it, it was found to con. tain*a shower of useful and attrac. tlve gifts, souvenirs from the guests for ifie young honor gueet. refreshments were ser.i ved to the following guests: Clax. ton Lewis, the honor guest, and Mouses Ruth Greene, Opal Gordon, Laura Mounce, Ruby Rutledge, Lillian Rutledge and Frances Ross Mullican; and Wilson Young, Oloa. ter Jones, Ramoth Chapman, Mar. vln Johnson, Egbert Tuttle, Doi> Tuttle, Fred Smith, Dudley Lewi.-t,- Bam Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Mullican, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Blay. lock, Mr. and Mr*. Marvin Young, and Mr*. Paul B. Lewis. W. WjEeske Is Elected Head of Leake Family The third reunion »f the Leak* famHy was held recently rU the home of Waiter Lea*; at the oil Peter J. Leake hocnepU.e ip Stoko.- fi>unty,Mdfw. W. Leake, of Wins. tonjSalem, was named president of the family. Jarvis K. Smith, it Pilot Mountain, wa* elected vice president, *nd Mrs. Annija Leake Lackey, of Wins ton-Salem, watt named secretary and family voted to hold reunions an. nually and the next one will be held at the home of Mrs. Franoes Leake Mills at Claudevllle. Va. More than one hundred members of the family of Peter J. Leake at. tended the reunion and came from all sections of the county. Mrs. Emma Francis, of Wichita Falls. Texas, came from the greatest dis. tance. W. W. Leake gave a short sketch of the family history after which W. M. Mitchell returned thanks for the bountiful repast which was served on the lawn. Tw W. Leake and Mrs. Frances Leak* Millu are the only two survlvlna children of Pater J. Leake. E. L. Alley was a visitor here Tuesday. Ehringhaus Now in Western Carolina Says Republcans Trying to Divert the Minds Of the People From their Empty Stomachs and Empty Pocketbo oks By Suggesting Pro hibition As An Issue. Rutherfordton, Sept. 19. —Demo, crats are "ready at all times to com. pare records with, those who oppose j us," J. C. B. Ehringhaus. Demo, cratic candidate for governor, naid In a campaign address here tonight. Declaring Republicans have "HUB. Rested that the issues in N'orth Car. ollna are taxation, bureaucracy and prohibition." the candid.no discuisxt ed each in brief outline and prom, ised at the campaign progress* n "to discuss these in greater detail." Party Is I'nufruld The Democratic party, his pre. pared text said, "can stand upright in the sunlight of today because :t can face both its part and its future confident, clean, unashamed and un. afraid." Ehringhaus declared Republicans were trying "to diwrt the minds >f the people from their empty stom. achs and more empty pockets and from their idle but eager hands t> a suggestion that the prohibition i«sue Is paramount." "Even if this were »o. what could bo expected of the Republican partv in either state or nation." he asked. "What has It done for the cause of prohibition in tirrfea past, or what confidence can either repeallsts or antLnepeallsts have in the promises of it* leadership?" The "three greatest blows struck *t prohibition." Ehringhaus said, "....were the apathy of Mr. Hard, in*, the aloofnea# of Mr. CooJldge and the apoetacy of Mr. Hoover." Taking up the question of tax. at ion the candidate said Democratic leadership In the atate. has brought ftO.OOMOO In land tax relief in property owners In the last four years and the party was committed T. A. Lewis Almost Killed By Paul Nelson in Mt- Airy Last Saturday T. A. Lewis, operator of a cafe and store In Mt. JM r y. wna •erlouriy J Injured Saturday afternoon when hi was assaulted with a deadly weapon • by Paul Nelson In th« Nelson-Mood* I building. Mr. Lewis is now n | Martin Memorial hospital recovering , from woundu he reoeved when Nei. j son severely beat him with a casket i 'truck, breaking a Jaw bone, fractur.' lag his skull, and inflicting painful j bruises on his body. Following th? ( 1 attack Nelson was lodged in the city , 'jail where he was held until WVdJ ' nesday when he was under I I a bond of $1,500. _ I Th l © Mt. Airy News says the at. tack upon Mr. Lijwis, from all I accounts, was uncalled for and was made before Mr. Lewis coul«l offer c! any resistance. Mr. Lewis went .o Mr. D. E. Nelson's office to get a eheck cashed. Paul Nelson was !n 1 the office but could not cash it. Mr. Lewl« then went on into another Number 3,742 to removal of the la.cent. school ad valorem. ji The coat of government, ho con. United, "ha«s in the same period of time been cut approximately 30 p«c cent., while the cost of federal ad ministration under Republican con trol. has shown an Increase of aJt>out the same percentage...." i Bond Issues have be>en brought under oontrol, Ehringhaus said, act. d'ng. "it should be remembered that these local bond in the main, had been voted by tfcfp people them, selves and that ti-ither Democrat* nor Republicans were responatbl# for their existence, and both must therefore a-ssume etjual responsibil.. Ity." . "A» to the charge of increasing bureaucracies, it sounds strange on the lips of Hoover advocates," con. tinued thte candidate. "The bureo-U --cratio development of our ment at Washington is proverbial. "If there are n>ew bureau» or 4s. i partments In Raleigh which are ua. necewsary or unprofitable. Dwnoc. I racy can' t*e depended on to flimi. nate them." i Among those attending were Con. gressman Zebulon Weaver of Ashe*, vtlle: l/e>Roy Martin, of the Stafa r Equalization Commission. Raleigh; J. Wallace Winborne, State chair, man, Marion, and Judge H. Hqlt Sink, Between 1,000 and l.Mt heard the addressee. "| e The Eadiett' Aid Society of tha . Walnut Cove BapUst church- W«l - serve a Brunswick stew Satirrdayi c Sept. 24th. on tha vacant lot *" it joining W. F. Bowlea' atore. BvHr n body Invited. The ladles wiah ta r announce they wIM be ready to m> • as early as t>re» o'clock P. M. part of the build'ng wh»r« Mr. j Moody gavo hlrn part cash »M) another check for the on® he WMU .«d cashed. As Mr. Lewis start«A__ back through the building to hi» j cafe across the street he again | passed Paul Nelson and asked tuna I if he could cash the smaller ch*ctc. I IHe told him, yee he could, and 1 without warning struck Mr. L*wi» ' and continued to assault him until ' he was stopped by som«? onlookers. | Nekton is a yotrng man and ha» 1 the reputation of being fussy when j drinking. After he had spent a few hours in jail he itemed be Kreat. ( ly worried over the assault upon Mr. fcewis. When Mr. Lewi*' con» I dltion permits his attendance at court Nelson will be given a hearing | before Judge on a chars* |of assault with a deadly wteapoa j inflicting serious and permanent injury. ■|
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