THE DANBURY REPORTER. Volume 61. BANK OF PINNACLE IS RAIDED | YEGGS GOT SBOO IN CASH T. O. MICKEY'S STORE ALSO ROBBED OTHER NEWS OFj YADKIN TOWNSHIP. King, Jan. 8 — Mrs. Lee Stew- 1 art, aged about 35, died at their i home three miles north of towi j Wednesday morning following an [ attack of pneumonia. The deceas-j ed is survived by the husband,! and two children, one son and 1 I daughter. The interment was con-J ducted from Chestnut Grove church Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Robert Newsum. Charlie Mc-1 Canlass and Baxter Moore, all soldiers of Fort Bragg, are spending a furlough with rcla- I tives and friends here. The King High won a double, header basketball game from ! Rural Hall in the King Gym Fri day night. Boys score King 26, Rural Hall 18. Girls, King 32. Rural Hall 14. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Boyles, of Elkin, spent Sunday with rela tives and friends here. The following births were re corded here last week: To Mr and Mrs. Gurney Venable, a daughter; to Mr. and Mrs. Her bert Petree, a son and to Mr. and | Mrs. Luther Lawson, a son. Unknown thieves broke into the Bank of Pinnacle Wednesday night and carried off about SBOO in cash. This bank has been clos ed since the banking holiday but Rome collections had been made and the money left in the vault for safe keeping. T. O. Mickey's store at Pinnacle was robbed the same night, a quantity of overalls shoes and cigarettes being taken. There is said to be no clue to the guilty parties. Mrs. Cladie Newsum has about fully recovered from a recent ill ness at her home here. J. Ernest Newsum, planter o' - the Old Richmond section of For syth county, was a business visi tor here Saturday. Owen "Noisy" Hendricks, of I Donnaha, was among the visitors here Sunday. The condition of Frank Collins, j who has been quite sick at bis [ home here for the past several j days, is much improved. Holton Cottage I Burns at Piedmont The attractive cottage of Mrs. Eugene Holton burned at Pied-j mont Springs Tuesday of last week. As the building was unten-| anted, and had nit been occupied since last summer, the cause oi the fire is a mystery. One theory is that thievos had entered the building and while in the search for valuables, dropped lighted i matches, the rooms being darken-' ed. It is not known whether or nof the loss, probably $1500.00, wa? l covered by insurance. This cottage, which was erected; by the late J. C. Buxton some 40 j years ago, was one of the most | attractive summer homes at Pied- j mont. Established 1872. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday January 10 1934 BANK DEPOSITS j NOW GUARANTEEDj MONEY MAY COME OUT OF! COVER, IT WILL BE SAFE I IN YOUR HOME BANK, SAFE I AS THE U. S. GOVERNMENT STATE PLANTERS EX PERIENCES MARKED IN CREASE IN DEPOSITS. The big bank of the city used | to have it on the little bank of the ! country, because big banks made' the public believe they were safer. ! But this advantage of the big bank no longer exists, because of Federal guarantee of deposits | > ; now in effect in North Carolina. ! Our Stokes County bank, the State Planters, has qualified for^ insurance, and your money and deposit in this institution, at least | I | up to $2,500.00, are as safe as a Federal reserve note. After next July all deposits ■ will be insured. I I I It is estimated that 97 per cent of the nation's deposits will be protected by the insurance of I deposits up to $2500. And this in surance of deposits becomes an added strength to the banks as it builds up confidence of the depon-! itors and with this insurance there would be no cause for alarm over the safety of the money. j | With the safety of funds pro-; vided by the bank insurance i there is now no excuse for hoard i ing of money about one's prem-. ises. Bankers report a large num-, ber of new savings accounts open-! Ed in the banks of the country since Tuesday morning and as tho public comes to realize the pro tection afforded by this insurance more money will be brought from its hiding place and put into the banks to again get into the na tion's stream of money circulation. ! The State Planters bank hasj already received a marked in- j crease in its deposits. While this ; institution had no trouble quali fying for insurance under the strict requirements of the govern-! ment, yet the public naturally. | showed its reaction to the won-1 derful new law which puts the stamp bf the government on finances. | I Evangelistic Confer- ' lence at Winston-Salem ——— i An evangelistic conference of , the M. E. Church will be held in' | Centenary church at Winston- Salem Thursday of this week, be ginning as 10 o'clock A. M. S j Speakers will be Bishop Mou zon, of North Carolina; Bishop Arthur J. Moore, of the Califor » nia Bishop U. B. W. Dar lington of the European area; Dr. \V. G. Cramer, of Nashville, Tenn.; Mr. Goo. E. Morelock oi Nashville, Tenn.; also other | 1 prominent ministers and laymen. I | At night there will be a mass meeting and inspirational service.! ! Rev. J. B. Necdham of the Dan-! I j bury M. E. church and other | ; Methodists of Stokes county will , attend this meeting which i 3 of j wide importance, and to which | persona of all faiths are invited j cordially. TOBACCO STILL SELLING GOOD PRICES OX ALL MARKETS MAINTAIN PRE - HOLIDAY AVERAGES OR BETTER LOWER GRADES ARE NOW COMING IN, AS CHOICE OF, CROP HAS BEEN SOLD. The best of the 1933 crop of to bacco has been sold, and now the lesser grades are coming in. However proportionately, the pre-holiday averages are being, maintained on all markets, if not( better prices. J From the Winston-Salem mar** ket on Monday, we have this rej'j port: j With a half million pounds •», the golden weed on the floors,j the Winston-Salem auction leaf tobacco market opened Monday ■ i morning for the "second half" of the season after having been clos ed since December 15 for the! I Christmas and New Year The average is holding up well{ being approximately the same before the close for the holidayi' I averaging around 14 or 15 cents; i per pound. All buying companies are repr resented on the market just as during the "first half" of the sea son and all warehouse forces ar« intact, every convenience being, given for the tobacco growers just as was given prior to the holiday closings. It is estimated that about two thirds of the crop has been sold but no estimate is given of the lime that the market will closs. It will remain open to give the' growers every chance to market all the leaf they have on hand and the same complete service will be cleaned out Monday, sales being able to take care of all leaf on hand. Another large poundage is expected for Tuesday. The to bacco on the market is composed of both leaf and smoking grades. It is estimated that about three fourths of the Stokes crop has been marketed. From Reidsville, Oxford, Bur lington, South Boston and Dan ville, also from other North Car-j olina and Virginia Markets, re-' ports indicate that the price is j being held up and that every sign points to the continuation of the "parity" prices prevailing be fore the Christmas holidays. Mrs. Minnie G. DoyJe 111 At Cove Mrs. Minnie Glidewell Doyle, county director of the C. W. A , j has been confined to h.jr :.vom atj Wainut Cove several ia/3 with a! severe attack of .'1::. It is l«nvn- 1 ed, however, that Mrs. D yle is improving and will doubtless be back in her office here shortly. | Price of Cigarettes Up.| An increase of GO cents a thou- • I sand in the manufacturer's price; of cigarettes was announced by; the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Com pany. The new price of the company a 15-cent brand will be $6.10 a thousand less the usual discounts. Since February 12 of last year the prevailing price has been $5.50. JAILED AT STUART, CHARGE, MURDER ROY COOK OF WESTFIELI) HELD FOR THE DEATH OF j MOSE OWENS OWENS RE- j CEIVED A BALL IN THE j HEAD IN FIGHT WITH i COOK, AND DIED ON THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL AFFAIR OCCURRED IN PAT RICK COUNTY. Roy Cook, a Westfield young man, is in jail at Stuart, Va., [ charged with the murder of Mose j Owens in Patrick County last. ? week. Owens was 22 years of age,! , and also lived at Westfield, so I ! jwe are informed by the Stuart | j The affair occurred just over the line in Patrick county, Va., Owens after receiving a shot in i. . I the head, died on the way to the hospital. | i Cook went to the police station ( in Mount Airy, soon after the shooting, and claimed that Owens •i 1 I killed himself. During this time Owens was carried to the hospital, i J on a truck, but died enroute. An i , examination of the wound showed that the pistol shot entered the left side of the head and emerged tbelow the right ear in such a manner as to cause doubt that • js»e shot was self-inflicted. r' Patrick officers were notified ,1M ' - ■ j and went to Pilot Mountain where an inquest was held. The verdict "murder" was rendered, so Cook J I was ordered held for a hearing as yet the date of which has not j been set. ! ; Meador Grocery Company Re-Opens Since the fire at Walnut Cove last week completely destroying two of the Cove's leading business concerns, there has been specula tion and inquiry regarding the plans of the two sufferers, the Meador Grocery Co., and the W. F. Bowles hardware concern, j It is definitely stated now that 1 the T. D. Meador Grocery Com pany will re-open for business in i the town. This news is received | J with pleasure, as this concern was j noted for its high standard of bur>- ! iness dealing. It has long been one of the most substantial and t j reputable concerns of the county. No announcement has yet been given out as to the plans of W. F. ■ Bowles, who conducted a profit able and prosperous hardware business at the Cove. Roosevelt Receives | Russian Ambassador j 1 i I Alexander A. Troyanovsky, the j first soviet ambassador to the United States, formerly presented his credentials late today to Pren ! ident Roosevelt at the White i | House. The President received the nc«.v' ambassador and his sl-.ff in the ! i blue room with handshakes all i around, and then the ambassador and the President each read a for-: mal address of greeting and wel- j come. Immediately afterward, the President and Troyanovsky retir ed to the red room for a few min utes' private convention. DO YOU WANT A JOB WITH CWA! ! | THEN YOU MUST RE-REGIS TER, OTHERWISE YOU WILL! ! 1 BE COUNTED OUT. INSTRI.'C i TIONS BY MRS. DOLLY DOD-I SON, MANAGER, AT WAL NUT COVE. ! I Mrs. Dolly F. Dodson, manager of the U. S. Re-employment of fice at Walnut Cove, has received special instructions from the State headquarters at Raleigh to re-register all applicants for CWA jobs who registered in the re j employment ollice prior to Janu ary 1, 1934. In full, this means that any j man or woman who has registered with the office for work before the first of January, must report immediately to the re-employment office and have their applications ! renewed. It will not be necessary however, to have a complete registration blank filled out, but will necessiate having their card, renewed. i i Especial attention is called for those registered with the re-eni ployment office to report as soon as possible, if they wish their applications to be considered by the County Committee when choosing men for new projects. Unless those who have regis-1 tered with the office for employ ment report to have their ap -1 plications renewed, it will prob ably mean the cancellation of those applications, or simply be the aplicant's answer to the ques tion, "Are you now in any man ner employed ?" j See to this without fail, if you wish your application to be in the list for jobs on future projects. ! To make the re-registration o:' the several hundred applications on file more simple, the manager, Mrs. Dodson, requests applicants to get the renewal of their ap plications over in the shortest time possible. I I Tag Sales Pass 250.000; Few Arrests Made j ! Raleigh, Jan. B—Sales8 —Sales of 1931 automobile license plates were brought to 250,977 in the report issued here today by the state i motor vehicle bureau. Capt. Charles D. Farmer said highway patrolmen were continu ing to keep an eye for old 1933 plates but that arrests had de creased practically to nothing be cause those who had not bought new licenses were keeping their i cars off the roads. j I I Dinner Party Miss Janey Martin delightfully entertained last Wednesday even ing, a group of friends a' a 0 i o'clock dinner. ! TiiO gucf i. list include i Mrs. R. 'J. Scott, Mis. W. E. Joyce and 1 daughter, Virgin i, ' .r— N "Evi i Wall. M:». Jens'.* I\ C:»»;*titin | Mr. and Mrs. T. D. riin. I j Over 75 per cent, of the tobac- I co growers in Person county have signed reduction contracts. No I grower, so far approached, has j refused to sign. Number 4,000 TOBACCO SIGN-UP BIG SUCCESS I IN THE STATE THE CAM PAIGN WENT OVER FULLY NINETY PEIt CENT— KIBBY SAYS STOKES C O M E S ACROSS. I j ! A dispatch from Raleigh says that fully 90 per cent of North Carolina's flue cured tobacco growers have signed acreage re duction contracts for 1934 and the sign-up drive is not lagging. The figures are furnished by E. Y. Floyd, state campaign direc tor. Floyd issued a statement in an swer to reports that not more than 70 per cent of the farmers have signed contracts and that drastic action may be necessary to control weed production this year. He also said that the reduction, in acreage of 30 per cent will be accompanied by a 30 per cent re duction in poundage. The con tracts specify that a grower may now market more than 70 per cent of the average poundage sold during the years by which was figured the overage base acreage, he pointed out. j Reports have been circulated, | Floyd said, that the 30 per cent acreage reduction would result in only a 17 per cent reduction in ac tual production, since farmer? would reserve their most fertile fields for cultivation. Definite figures on the exact number of contracts signed have not been compiled yet, the direc tor declared. He said he has in structed the various county agents to send him immediate re ports on the status on the cam paign in their counties and that total figures for the state will be announced shortly. I "It is true that the campaign has not made the headway that we at first expected," he added, "for we had hoped to complete the sign-up in December. But it is an exaggeration to say at this date that the drive is lagging far behind." In Stokes County, Agent Kirby, who has been pushing the sign up drive, says Stokes will come across in fine shape. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Entertain Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Scott enter tained a number of their friends at their home Thursday evening. Bridge was played at three tables. ! A double deck of cards was awarded W. E. Joyce for winning top score, consolation going to Miss Janey Martin. A course of refreshments was served at the close of the game by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. T. D. Martin. Schools Resume Wednesday Jan. 10 After having been closed for several days since the holidays, , owing to epidemic of measles, the , Walnut Cove, Danbury and Mea , dows schools resume regular work Wednesday, January 10.