THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Established 1872.
COUNTY OPTION
PASSES SENATE
LIQUOR BILL ALLOWING
THOSE COUNTIES THAT
VOTE FOR WHISKEY TO
HAVE IT WILL BECOME
LAW.
Raleigh, Feb. 16.—The Senate
passed the county option liquor
bill late today after adopting
several minor amendments to the
measure There was no record
vote.
The bill, previously passed by
the House, was returned to the
House for approval of amend-'
ments. Legislative leaders said
the lower body probably would j
act on the proposal tomorrow and:
that it would be ratified into law
by Thursday.
Under the measure, each coun
ty could call for elections on the
creation of liquor stores.
The bill was passed by the Sen- 1
ate after an amendment calling
!
for a state-wide referendum on
the liquor question was defeated,
27 to 17.
Amendments Adopted
The adopted amendments,
would:
1. Prohibit drinking at football
games or at any other public as
acmbly.
-2. Cause stores to fix uniform
prices.
3. Allow stricter supervision of
stores and prohibit the placing of
a liquor store in a township which
Voted dry although the county
voted wet
4 Require a 20-day notice of
the opening of the registration
books and provide for one ballot
instead of two as previously
stipulated.
Other amendments resulted
from typographical errors.
Martin Leads Fight
Senator Martin of Davidson,
who led the fight for a state-wide
referendum, asked the adoption
of amendments which would allow
only those counties having liquor
stores to vote on the measure, to
prohibit any sort of advertising in
t a North Carolina publication, and
make it unlawful to transport
whiskey anywhere in the state
except in a wet county. They and
three other proposed changes
> were voted down.
The roll call vote completed an
afternoon of debate in which 16
senators took active part.
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Senator Rodman of Beaufort,
who directed the efforts of the
county-option forces in the ab
sence of Senator Gravely of Nash,
was supported on the floor by
Senators Hill of Durham, John
ston, of Buncombe, Long of Hali
fax, Gay of Northampton, Rowe
of Pepder, and Coburn of Martin.
Ratcliff for Referendum
Martin was supported by Sena
tors Taylor of Anson, Separk of
Gaston, Ratcliff of Forsyth, Britt
of Robeson, McKee of Jackson,
Clark of Bladen, Brock of Davie,
tftA Bell of Mecklenburg.
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Advocates of state referendum
contended the matter should be
referred to the people, that coun
ty option would be unsuccessful,
that liquor was harmful eco
nomically and morally and that
liquor "never contributed to hu
man happiness."
Opponents of the Martin
amendment for state referendum
argued that the drys "were allow
ed to try and they failed," that
it was a matter for the individ
ual county to decide, that boot
leggers would flourish in the j
event the referendum failed and j
that county option "is the most
' sensible way of handling this'
' problem."
The "wets" contended they 1
were not favoring liquor but that
local option was the most plaus
able manner in which to handk
the problem. They presented
figures which, they said, showed
conditions had improved in the 17
I counties which have operated
stores since 1935.
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"This to me is not a matter of
economics, taxes or revenue,"
said Martin, "and why should we ;
wink at evil just because it is
popular in North Carolina? i
Prefers Bootleggers
"1 would rather see bootleggers
here than see the state condone
f
and give its approval to th« sale
of liquor," he continued.
Martin subsequently explained
that he changed his vote in order
that he may adhere to parliamen
tary procedure and ask for a re
consideration of the vote by
which his amendments were de
feated. Such a move, he said,
woul be taken tomorrow.
Bell, arguing that prohibition'
' had not been a complete failure,
was followed by Coburn, who as
! serted that the drys were "like
the sandfiddlers who, when ap
proached from any side, move in
the opposite direction and never
i can be hemmed up."
"We can all agree, I think, that
at least the use of liquor is a
moral question," said Johnston,
I I "but control is economic and
1 governmental." He scoffed at
1 "the political idea, the thought
: would hurt their (Democrats') po
-1 litical standing."
' In that remark he concurred
1 with Gay, who said passage of
| the county-option bill "would be
1 best for the Democratic party."
1 Brock, a Republican, denied the
question was a political one, ad
■ t ding that prohibition could be en
' forced if the "state, counties and
■ towns want it to be."
•! Representative Victor Bryant
of Durham, a member of the
state liquor study commission
and vigrous backer of the county
option plan, said he was not just'
sure about the provisions of the
I ;
act relating to drinking alcoholic'
beverages in public places.
Resale U Prohibited
The measure specifically pro
hibits the resale in any way of
beverages bought from . county
stores, sad none with mdcfr than'
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Danbury, N. C., Thursday, Feb. 18 ,1937
VICTORY DINNER
FOR MARCH 4
AT WALNUT COVE HOTEL
DEMOCRATS TO GATHER AT
RALLY AND FEAST—THERE
WILL BE SPEECHES, MUSIC,
SKITS AND STUNTS, AND
A LARGE ATTENDANCE IS
LOOKED FOR.
At the Walnut Cove hotel on i
Thursday night, March 4, Iho l
'Stokes Democrats will gather for
l i
a. feast and rally. There will to 1
ja gooj dinner laid for the gueain,,
{music and speecKes, skits an IJ
j stunts. The program is now he-
J ing prepared by a committee, of
which C. E. Davis is chairman.
The occasion is a victory din-i
ner, after the plan being arrang-,
ed throughout the nation to raise |
funds to relieve the deficit left)
over by the late campaign which
elected President Roosevelt. A'
.D. Folger of Surry county is l
State manager for this Victory
dinner campaign. C. E. Davis,
is manager for Stokes county,
j A large crowd is expected at
the Walnut Cove dinner and ra!-|
jly. The Reporter will print fui-i
I ther particulars in its next issuo. i
21 per cent, alcoholic content'
can be sold elsewhere.
It also specifically prohibits
drinking of the beverages on the
premises of the county stores or
county boards and in any public
road or street, but does not pro-
I
fybit drinking liquor in hotels
and cafes which is taken there
, by persons purchasing it legally.
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I The measure sets no limit on
possession of legal whiskey, but
in counties which do not vote for
liquor stres the Turlington act
1 limit of one gallon for the use of
bona fide guests will continue in
1 effect. ,
| A resident of a dry county, un
' der the option act, may legally
purchase one gallon of liquor in
, a wet county and take it to or
' through a dry county, but it must
i not be opened while in transit.
' | Purchase of one gallon outside
' j the state and its transportation
into North Carolina is permitted.
The liquor bill nor any existing,
I I
statutes provide any regulation 1
for wines or other beverages
! toth from five to 21 per cent.
alcoholic content
Bryant said he was in favor J
,of liquor legislation which did
; three things, and though he had
covered the points in the county
option act. They are: (1) a law!
which would command the respect
of the large majority of the peo-j
pie with enough public support
I back of it to make enforcement
I reasonably efficient; (2) a law
; to promote temperance and dis-'
i
courage intemperance; and (3) a
law to take the handling of liquor
out of the criminal element.
Beverly Christian is recovering
'from snunps.
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MUCH ROBBERY
IN KING SECTION
THE QUEER CASE OF GOR
RELL SIZEMORE'S HOG—R.
C. WHITE S TOBACCO STOL
EN OTHER THIEVING
VARIOUS NEWS ITEMS OF
INTERREST FROM KING.
King, Feb. 17.—Gorrell Size-
more, who resides 3 miles east of
town, was awakened Wednesday
:
night by the squealing of his hog.
[ He arose and went to investigate.;
He foun'l that someone had killed
I
I the animal. He prepared hot j
water, scalded and cleaned the
swine and went into the house t >
warm. When he returned to the,
scene some thief had stolen the,
porker. There is no clue to th-r
'guilty party.
William Loggins, of Perch, was
a business visitor here Saturday.
| Kennis Pulliam, of Knoxville,
Tenn., has purchased from R. P.
I
Delp his dwelling and lot on West
Main St.
C. S. Newsum has been ap-
'pointed school committeeman to
fill the vacancy caused by the
'death of S. W. Pulliam.
j Thieves entered the packing
house of Ringo White Sunday
i
night and carried off about 700
[pounds of tobacco belonging to
him and his son, Norman White.
Again on Tuesday night they paid
him another visit relieving him
of about 400 pounds of leaf on
this trip.
D. P. Bodenheimer, planter of
the Pinnacle section, was here
Saturday on business.
j ■
' William Holder, Jr., who has
been suffering from an attack of,
influenza for several days, is
much improved.
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The stork had another light
week, only three births being re
corded. They were: Mr. and
»
Mrs. Fountain Bennett, a daugh
ter; Mr. and Mrs. Lee Allen, a
son; and Mr. and Mrs. Sid Mick
ey, Jr., a daughter.
Robert Pulliam, son of Grover .
Pulliam, who resides on Broad!
Street, cut an ugly gash in his
leg while chopping wood Friday. >
Four stiches were required to
sow up the wound,
j Austin Garner, who is teaching
in the Sandy Ridge school, spent
the week-end here the guest of
I his mother, Mrs. Bessie Garner,
lon Dan River St.
Unwelcome visitors stole about
twelve bushels of wheat from
Mrs. Lulu Pullia m Friday night.
The granary of Joel Southern was
'also visited, and a lot of corn
taken.
I Dr. G. E. Stone has moved into
his new home on west Main St,
which was recently completed.
! A link of new sidewalk is be
ing put down on the south side
of Main street extending frbm
the intersection of Main and
S c hoolsteestrheshrdl shrdl h hh
School streets to the residence of
Mrs. SaOie Riser.
S. Helasbeck is nursing
I a sprained ankle, the (result of
a fall.
The following patients under-1
went ton9il operations in the ,
Stone-Helsabeck Clinic last week, j
Peter Tuttle, of Winston-Salem,
Mrs. T. E. Hilton, of Pilot Mtn , 1
Mrs. Raymond Tuttle, of Gt-rman
j ton and Mrs. Sam Westmoreland,
I
|of Pinnacle.
A force of carpenters ani
i .
painters are at work building
scats and painting the interior of
the high school gymnasium.
When completed the building will
seat eight hundred people.
Funeral service for Mrs. Julia 1
;
Tuttle, aged 77, was conducted at
Friendship church FiVday after-1
noon at 2:30. The deceased is
j survived by several children and |
' a number of grandchildren. \'
J great host of friends are aln 1
left to mourn their loss.
|
Miss Lucile Ashburn, trained'
nurse, of Winston-Salem, spent I
:
Sunday here the guest of her si 3-:
ter, Mrs. G. E. Stone.
Farmers in this section are 1
beginning to sow plant beds in'
preparation for another tobacco'
crop.
Moir Smith has purchased from
Thomas E. Smith the stock and
fixtures of his service station on
Main street and has already tak
en charge of the business.
Junior {one, who is in college
Chapel HO, spent the weeS-sni
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here the guest of his parents, Dr.
and Mrs. G. E. Stone.
The King Moravian Ladies Aid
I met at the church for their Feb
ruary meeting. The meeting was
! opened with a song, "Jesus
!
Makes My Heart Rejoice." The
minutes were read, and the roll
called. There were 17 members
present and one visitor, Mrs. j
Stauber, from Rural Hall. Mrs.
Moser had charge of the devo
tional, Mrs. Jones the Bible
study, and Mrs. Staubcr the |
Mission work. After the busi- j
ness was discussed the meeting;
closed with the Mizpah benedic
tion.
Mrs. J. W. Hall
Returns From Hospital
Mrs. J. W. Hall, who recently
underwent an operation and
| treatment at the Winston-Salem
Baptist hospital, returned home
home Sunday. Her friends will
be glad to know she is greatly
improved and on the way to early
recovery.
Special Movie Show
Stokes' only movie theatre, the
Palmetto, at Walnut Cove, has
a big new film never before shown
in this territory, especially se
lected for the large crowds who
will attend the final drawing in
the Walnut Cove Merchants
Trade at Home Campaign next
Saturday. This special show will
be given Friday evening at 7:30
P. M. and four times on Satur
day with thus oat for the dr&w
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Number 3, 384
LETTER FROM
A FORMER CITIZEN
I
J. \V. PEPPKR OF CHRISTIANS*
BI'RG, VA., PAYS HURRIED
TRIP THROUGH STOKES AND
IS IMPRESSED WITH THE
IMPROVEMENTS OF FIFTY
YEARS.
I
Sonic of our older citizens will
remember J. W. P>pper, a citizen
,of Danbiu y half a century ago.
At thai time Mr. Pepper w&a a
member of t lie lirm of Pepper,
I -N'eal & Co., composed of the late
N. M. Pepper and J. (J. Neal, ami
iJ. W. Pepper.
; Mr. Pepper was a citizen of
i Danbury for a number of years
and while here was interested ia
( '• business activities in
"'ling ...a'rehandising, mining
an_ i'. -o buying and re-hand*
1 1'ng.
Believing it wiil be of interest
to many readers of the Reporter
[extracts fro m a letter received
from Mr. Pepper are printed be-
I low, in which he refers interest*
| ingly to former citizens and to
many chanf*es that have taken
place since his residence here,
half a century ago.
The excerpts follow:
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ChAstiarnaburg, Va.,
Jan. 26, 1937.
I wish to apologize for not
thanking you sooner for the Re«
porter which I assure you I en«
joy, but how few names I see that
I knew when I lived in Danbury,
Fifty years ago I knew a large
majority of the citizens of Stokes.
Now I rarely see one 0 f their
names mentioned. Some timo
ago some of my friends had to
make a hurried trip to Greens
boro, and return the same d:iy.
They prevailed on me to accom-
I [>any them, which 1 did and en-
I joyed the trip myself—fro m here
j to Danbury in two hours, used to
take two days hard driving.
Answer, good roads. I was visi
bly impressed with the improve
ments in Danbury and Stokeg
| county, outstanding the Nelson
Funeral Home which would do
, credit to a town of five thousand.
I I presume it is run By a son of
I my Old friend Capt. Lee Nelson. I
, would have liked to stop to
see you but we were pressed fop
, time. My sister still remains
, very unwell, and my health does
not improve.
With regards to you and yours,
I am,
Sincerely yours,
J. W. PEPPER.
CAN A WOMAN LOVE 3 MEN?
Read what happened to one
woman who tried. One of many
interesting illustrated : articles ia
the February 21st lssu e of The
American Weekly, the" big mag*,
zine which comes regularly with
the BALTIMORE SUNDAY
AMERICAN* On sale, at all news*
stands. i..
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