THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Established 1872.
Supports Flannagan Bill
i 5j -
In a letter to Taylor Bros., of Winston-Salem, Con
gressman Hancock states that he does not believe it
humanly possible for any set of men to pass judgment
on the true worth of tobacco at the rate of six ot ten
piles a minute.
Mountain View
Community Club'
The Mountain View Communi-j
ty Club held its regular meeting
the Mountain Vie*'
tr. U. JL'tf'J&aii
Minutes were read and the roll
call by the secretary with 33
regular members and 22 new
members and several visitors
present.
The following program was
given:
Devotional, W. R. Boles, read
ing the Ist Psalm.
Prayer, Mrs. J. F. Meadows,
followed by a song by the club.
Current events of Mountain
View by Miss Georgie Jones.
Song by Mildred, Viola and
Buby Ingram.
The history of Mountain View
Institute was given by Mrs. R.
W. Barr, which included an in
teresting description of the
founding, erection of the build
ing and important happening:?,
also the teachers and all events
leading up to this present meet
ing which was held in the build
ing. It stands as a memorial for
i many people have gone out and
I met with great success in lite
'fi,om there.
Continuing with the program,;
questions and answers by Myrtle
Wolfe and Nora Boles.
After this several stunts were'
jnjoyed by the club. The clo-iin/
[song was then sung, "On Jor-'
!i's Stormy Banks."
iss Alma Hall
Corrects Mistake
March 11, 1935
Lawsonville, N. C.
, Editor:
wish to correct the announce
nt of my marriage in last]
sk's paper. It was all a mu-j
e. It was written only as a
ALMA HALL.
Volume 63.
Benefit Bridge
And Set-Back
Party Fri. Night
A Benefit Bridge and Set-
Back pgjty will be given
Office, across
from The Court House here on
8 o'clock Friday night. The pro
ceeds will go toward the Dan
bury school. Everybody is in-!
vited to come and bring 25'
cents to play. Get a prize if you
can, and eat some delicious food. !
The party is to begin Btrictly
at eight. If some are late it will
give the ones on time a better
score.
Twenty-five prizes have al
ready been received. Thesa
prizes are from Danbury, Walnut
Cove and Winston-Salem. I
All of the prizes will be laid
out on a big table unwrapped, so
you can see them before you
start playing. No one will get
over one prize.
No "slam" prize will be given.
The biggest score 9 will have
the first preferences of the
prizes.
People are expected at the
party from Walnut Cove, Law
sonville, Madison, Pine Hall anrl
Winston-Salem. Tickets have
been sold to these towns.
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DANBURY REPORTER.
Danbury, N. C., Thursday, March 14, 1935
LETTER FROM
MR. HANCOCK
CONGRESSMAN EXPLAINS
HIS ATTITUDE ON THE
RAYBURN-WHEELER UTIL
ITY BILL THINKS THE
INTEREST OF THE SMALL
INVESTOR WILL BE PRO
TECTED.
The Reporter is in receipt o:
the following letter from Con
gressman Frank Hancock:
"Washington, D. C., March 6.
"The Danbury Reporter,
"Danbury, North Carolina.
"Gentlemen:
"Quite naturally, my office ia
being flooded with letters from'
my friends in the District re-j
questing that I oppose the pass
age of the Rayburn-Wheeler
Utility Bill, which is designed to
protect investors and consumer*
against the abuses which have
grown up under these organiza
tions. It is perhaps safe to say
that a large majority of those
who are writing me own stock
in an operating company, but
have been misled into believing
that their stock was in a hold
ing company.
"I am enclosing copy of letter
which I am .Tending to each one
who is protesting against .this
legislation, and I be? ft' i it*
publication would be help Jul to
others who will "ik.ly write me
•boutrt. flame
"Very sincerely yours,
"FRANK HANCOCK*
The letter referred to above i?
as follows:
"I am glad to have an ex
pression of your view and at
titude toward the Rayburn-
Wheeler Utility Bill; but I am
afraid you have not had an op
portunity to learn its true pur
pose.
"Every interest is entitled ta
representation under a Demo
cratic form of Government, but
we must strive ever to bring
about through national legislation
the greatest good for the great
est number. My chief concern in
facing the utility problem is to
find out what is nn hone&t pric3
for electricity and then see that
the people are properly protected
in such ratos. Contrary to some
propaganda, there is no disposi
tion on the part of this Ad
ministration to destroy true pro
perty values or to take from any
one a penny of income from a
legitimately valued investment. I
believe that you will agree with
me that the formation of many
holding companies for the pur
pose of frenzied financing and
concealment of true cost of
operation of the primary com
pany has been against the pub
lic interest and that they shoul 1
either be outlawed or controlled
by strict Federal regulation and
supervision.
"I also believe that upon a
careful analysis of this Bill you
will agree with me that the in
terest of the small investors Will
really be protected, for th»
reason that the true earnings
from the primary company will
go, as they should, to the invest
or rather than to the holding
company.
"CLEAN-UP DAY"
! AT LAWSONVILLE;
I
SOME FINE RECORDS MADE
FOR CLEANLINESS AND
ORDERLINESS AT THE
HIGH SCHOOL MINSTREL
' SHOW TO BE GIVEN MARCH
j 22—OTHER NEWS OF LAW
j SONVILLE.
Lawsonville, March 13. —Last
i
Thursday was observed as
| "Clean-up Day" in Lawsonvili j
School, with all grades from the
first through the eleventh en
gaging in spring cleaning of
class rooms. A committee of
judges composed of Mrs. H. D.
' Lassiter, Homer Moore and Matt
' Simmons was called in to decide
' which room would score highest
for clean and orderly appearance.
, The judges reported finding a
i high degree of cleanliness in ail
• rooms so far as concerned trans
., parency of window panes, du9l
r less condition of furniture, clear
. floors and backs of radiators
; free of paper. Under the all-see
t ing eyes of judges, Mrs. Smith's
» first grade and Mr. Parker's
. ninth and tenth grades were
given honorable mention above
r other rooms in school for most
thorough cleaning,
g „ A ministrel show entitled
£ "Broadcast of Lawsonville
o Melody Makers" will be given at
« Lawagnville High School, Marcn
22nd, «he program having been
plsnhef"*y Mrs. Emily Smith,
Mrs. Watt Denl, Miss Hallie
Spencer and Miss Norma Boyles.
Rehearsals are already under
way directed by I T 's. Watt Deal,
assisted by Mrs. H. D. Lassiter,
pianist. The promoters of the en
tertainment propose to celebrate
the br« aV'*»g of winter, welcome
the advent of spring and induce
a large audience to forget all
! their worries and experience a re
i vival of old time good humor.
| Mrs. Lola Lindsay of Wins
ton-Salem and J. P. Lassiter, of
Norfolk, Virginia, were week-end
i guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. D.
Lassiter.
Nick Stevens, Senior and
i Junior, spent Sunday with Mr.
! and Mrs. W. W. Smith.
Mrs. Watt Deal visited her
parents in Westfield over the
week-end.
Miss Fannie Turner is visiting
! friends in Winston-Salem.
Miss Mary Money attended the
! Basket Ball tournament in Wins
!
ton-Salem Saturday night.
Mrs. A. E. Handy, of Stuart,
| visited Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Wa*.-
kins, Sunday.
! Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Joyce, of
Sandy Ridge, visited Mr. and
Mrs. Zack Sheppard Sunday.
MAN WANTED for Rawleigh
Route of 800 families. Write
today. Rawleigh, Dept. NCC
-55-SA, Richmond, Va. 314 4»
"I know you do not think that
your Government should sit com
placently by and indirectly en
courage another Insull bubble
with its resultant grief and
financial ruin to millions of in
nocent investors.
"With best wiahes, I am
"Very sinejnly yours,
"FRANK HANCOCK."
DREW BENNETT
ANSWERS CALL
SON OF THE LATE W. R.
BENNETT OF JEWELL P. 0.,
STOKES COUNTY HE
DIED AT CORNATZER, I
DAVIE COUNTY, AFTER \\
LONG ILLNESS.
i I
! Drew D. Bennett, prominent
and highly respected citizen of
Cornatzer, Davie county, died a',
his home on Monday afternoon,
March 4, after a long illness, in
his 64th year.
The deceased was the son of
Billie Bennett and Tabitha Mabej
Bennett, of Stokes county, who
formerly lived at the Jeweil
place, six miles north of Dan
bury, and had been a merchant
at Cornatzer for many years.
He is survived by his wife,
formerly Miss Carrie Flinchum,
six sons, Herman H. Bennett, of
Cornatzer, Flinchum, of Salis
bury, Aaron, of Winston-Salem,
Raymond, of Cooleemee, D. Reed
and Eugene, of Cornatzer, four
daughters, Mrs. Gladys Fry, of
Bixby, Mrs. J. H. Foster, of
Winston-Salem, route 1, Misse.-;
Katherine and Druzella Bennett,
of Cornatzer, two grandchildren,
two brothers, O. M. Bennett, of
Summerfield, and Zeb Bennett,
Winston-Salem, and one sister,
Mrs. Alex Nelson, of Walnut
Cove.
The funeral was held at No
Creek PcJoaiUye Baptist ehurcfc
on Wednesday morning at 11
o'clock, with Rev. J. A. Fagg, of
■ Winston-Salem, in charge, assist
ed by Rev. S. H. Reed, of Walnut
Cove, and Rev. Mr. Reich, of
Winston-Salem.
! Interment was in the church
■ cemetery, and the pallbearers
i were: Jesse Dwire, Willie Chap
-1 lin, Matthew McDaniel, R. O.
Bennett, W. B. Eidson and J. v .
LeGrand.
, !
( Lawsonville Justice |
. 1 In Justice of the Peace F. T.
Tilley's court at Lawsonville the
1 following cases were recently
. tried:
I
i Coy Flippin, charged with in
• toxication. Pleaded guilty and
: was fined $2 and cost.
j Anderson Lawson and Chester
; Ray, charged with using profane
language at a public place and on
> State highway. Both pleaded
• guilty. Fined $3 and half cost
I each. Given until March 13 to
, pay.
Elmer Joyce, using profane
language, Judgment pending.
: Rex Tucker and Raymond
I Smith, charged with drinking
whiskey at a public place and on
State highway. Pleaded guilty,
i SB.OO each and one-half cost.
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Sheriff Taylor
At Washington
Sheriff John Taylor is spend-
I i
ing a few days at the nation's
■ capital, Washington, D. C.
!
1 On The Sick List
Attorney J. W. Hall and ex-
Register of Deeds B. P. Bailey
are laid up at their respective
homes with illness.
Number 3,282
WILL McGEE'S
NARROW ESCAPE
CAUGHT IN MACHINERY AT
ROLLER MILL THOUGH
NOT SERIOUSLY HURT
FARMERS AT KING MEET "
IN INTEREST OF GRADING
SYSTEM OSCAR BUTNER
LOSES A FINGER.
King, March 13 A force of
state engineers are here survey
ing with a view of relocating
number 66 highway. The object
is to cut out grade crossings in
this county.
William McGee narrowly es
caped with his life last Thursday
afternoon when a heavy leather
coat which he was wearing,
caught in a set screw on a shaft
at his roller mill at Pinnacle, six
miles west of King. Mr. McGee
yelled for help an attendant see
ing his predicament stopped the
mill, saving Mr. McGee life.
While not seriously hurt, he wa»
bruised up considerably.
A meeting was held here Men
day night in interest of the
grading system at tobacco ware
houses.
Oscar Butner had the Mis
fortune to get a finger save 4
off while sawing wood with ay
wood saw Friday.
Mrs. Norman Newsum has
about fully recovered from, a
recent illness,
i' Mr. and Mrs. James Love, of
******
visitors to relatives here.
| S. V. Burge, roller mill mu of
■ Mountain View, was a business
I visitor here Saturday.
I I Mrs. John Hauser is seriously
| sick at her home, her friends will
regret to learn.
Lee Calloway ia having erect
ed a new tenant house on fcw
farm which will be occupied by
his son, Thurman Calloway.
Mesdames C. Ross Newsom
and Johnny McGee were visiters
to Winston-Salem Saturday.
Some unknown intruder visited—
the chicken house of Preston
Knight, who resides in West
View, Friday night and carried?-
off fifteen nice hens
Harden and Frank McGee, of
Germanton, were visitors here
Sunday.
The following births were reg
istered here last week: To Mr.
and Mrs. Sam James, a son, and
to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Tuttte, a
daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Kiger
spent Sunday with relatives in
Winston-Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Love, of
Winston-Salem, spent Sunday
here, the guests of Mr. Love's
mother, Mrs. John T. Love, on
Pulliam street.
Examination For
Walnut Cove
Postmaster
The Civil Service Commission
at the request of the Postmaster
General announces a competitive**
examination for postmaster ai
Walnut Cove, N. C.
Receipt of applications is to
close Mar. 29, 1935.
| Application blanks may be ob
tained at the Walnut Cove of
| fice.