THE DANBURY REPORTER
Volume 66
IMPROVEMENT IN
TOBACCO CROP
FARMERS CURING AT KIN(i
AND GETTING GOOD CURES
VIRGINIA NEW IMPROVING
FROM OPERATION— OTHER
ITEMS.
King, Aug. 11.—Farmers in
this section are beginning t 0 pull
and cure tobacco. There has been
a wonderful improvement in the
crop since the! recent r*jins set
fa- The weed seems to be curing
up good this year.
Telephone and electric light
poles on north Depot Street have
been s»t back preparatory to
widening and improving the
street. Grading is expected to
be commenced within the ne.'.t
few days. The street from Main
to Broai will be treat d with
stone and oil.
The following parties uve re
turned from Carolina Beach
where they spent a week on va
cation: Mr. and Mrss. O. L.
Rains, Mr. and Mrs. Reid Boles.
Mesdames C. S. Newsum, Charles
R. Carroll and Anne Grabs,
Misses Rebecca Rains, Thelma
and Dorthory Newsum, T. G.
Slate, Frank Rains, Robert John
son, Rady Bennett, Newell New
sum, and R. W. Boles, Jr., and
Mary Joe CarroH. Mrs. Peyton
Hutchins and small son of Lex
ington, Ky., who a> - e visiting rel
atives here, also accompanied
them on the trip.
Virginia, the young daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. New,
who underwent a major operation
for double goiter jn the Twin-
City hospital in Winston-Salem,
last Tuesday, is reported to be
getting along as well as could be
expected.
A ijevivai meeting con
ducted by Rev. Howard Taylor,
of Spencer,Va., which has been in
progress at th.» Baptist Mis.'. >n
for two week i rV: ed with sever
al additions to the church.
Dr. G. E. Stone and family and
Dr. I. A. Booe and family and
Miss Valley Fulk are spending
their vacation at Virginia Beach.
They will also visit Washington,
D C. t on their trip.
Claude Jones has about fully
recovered from a recent severe
Sines at his home on east Broad
Btre°et
The following births wcr-i ro
istered here last week: To Mr.
and Mrs. George Barr, a son- to
Mr. and Mrs. Lem Holder, a
daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Har
vey Boles, a son.
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Miss Mallie Knigrt,
of King, to Marvin Vaughn, of
Rural HaJl Route 1 at Capel'i,
July 21st. Rev. Robert A. Helsa
beck officiating.
Mrs. Grover F. Stone is quite
sick at her home in Five Forks,
her friends will regret to learn.
The following patients under
went tonsil operations in Stone-
He'sabeck Clinic last week: Mac
Newsum, son of John F. Newsum
of Tobaccoville, Miss Rachel Hen
drix, of Winston-Salem, and Mis?
Established 1872. Danbury, N. C., Thursday, August 12, 1937.
LOCALS
Attorneys Scott and Sparger
visited Raleigh Thursday.
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Jas. B. Joyce, of Winston, was
in town Monday.
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i Mrs. W. E. Joyce spent the
week-end at Holly Spiings, N. C.
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I T. G. New, of King, and A. R.
Phillips, of Dalton, were in town
Thursday.
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i Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Taylor,
of Batesburg, S. C., and Mr. and
Mrs. Reginald Marshal', of Ch»r
lotte, visited friends here Sunday.
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i Mr. a"d Mrs. Wallace Joye, of
Winston-Sal"m, visited Mr. and
Mi's. H. M. Joyce Sunday.
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Mr and Mrs. Robah Smith, M»s.
Thumnn Martin ant Lucille Mar
tin are spending this v.-oek
Wrightsville Beach.
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| Mrs. A. G. Sisk and daughter.
Katherin*', Mrs. Doris B-ck and
daughter, Jean, and Luna Tay
lor visited Fairy Stone Park, Va.,
Sunday.
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Mrs. H. M. Joyce and Miss Nil
Joyce spent Wednesday with Mrs.
Joyce's sister, Mrs. E. E. Ed
monds, in Winston-Salem.
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Junior Campbell, who has for
some time been working in Mar
tinsville, Va., is spending a few
days with his pa>"?nt'j hoic.
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Little Grey Hall spent laafr
1 week in Greensboro with hi;
' mother, Mrs. J. W. Hall, who j
in school there. Mrs. Hall ac
-1 companied Grey home for the
week-end.
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Mrs. R. O. Palmer and little
daughter, Cynthia, spent a few
days this week with Mrs. Palm
er's family fa E'kin. Mrs. Palm
er's young sister, Helen, returned
with her.
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Katherfae Sisk, Margie Petree,
Elmo Petree, Lois Martin, and
Hazol Petree visited Winston-
Salem Saturday.
Tonsil Clinic
The tonsil clfaic will be held
August 30 and 31 at Danbury
school building. Parents interest
ed please see your family doctor
lin regard to the matter.
Mary Helsabeck of Stevensville,
Va.
Miss Etell Alley, of Winston-
Salem, spent the week-end with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Alley fa WWalnut Hills.
SamelsMM cmfwy fw y y yyy
Everette Caudill, of Galax, Va,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. R. B.
Delp, on Pfae Street.
Rev. and Mrs. J. N). Ntewsum,
,of Roanoke, Va., are spending a
few days with relatives here.
LETTER OF THE
COUNTY AGENT
TO START CHECKING "COM
i PLIAXCE" FARMERS—SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT AL
FALFA.
| We hope to stait checking
compliance on farms that have
signed up with the soil Conser
vation Program in the pastern
part of the county within a very
sshort time. It has been some
time sine the engineers complet
ed the scale check work and the
I
j Washington office shculd have
the enlarged pictures ready fo'
the local supervisors at a" early
date. The scale check work for
the area west of a No'th and
South line through Danbury and
south of Francisco will be com
pleted by Mr. Fairc'oth, Engineer
from the Extension Department,
today. It will piobably be thr"e
weeks or more before the enlarge
ments for this ai a will be avail
able for UJC in checking com
pliaueg by the local supervisors.
When the compliance work gets
under way, each farmer will be
| notified a day or so before the
I local supervisor is to visit hi.
ifarm so that he may be expecting
the supervisor and be in a bett' r
position to offer his assistance in
checking the farm. If this done
lit will materially speed up th
work and more satisfactory job 1
can be done.
Locust Trees Damaged.
Upon traveling through the
I northern part of the county, it
appears that practically all of
jthe black locust are being attack
ied by an insect which causes the
foliage to turn brown. According
'to Dr. Z. P. Mecalf, of the) De
partment of Zoology at N. C.
State College, the insect causing
this is known as the Locust Leaf
Miner. Dr. Metclaf states that
adu't lives over winter, ap
pearing as soon as the leaves are
| fully developed in the spring. The
grubs live between the surface o'
J the leaves, eating out the sub
stances. This insect has also been
noticed working on elm shade
trees. The only remedy that can
be used successfully, if control i 3
is to spray the leaves in
' spring before eggs hatch.
Borax Cures Yellow Disease Of
Alfalfa.
(Field Tests by L. G. Willis.)
Alfalfa growers over North
; Carolina have been reporting a
condition oi their crop in
which the plant leaves turn yel
low in mid-summer.
Applications of 5 to 10 pounds
of ordinary borax per ace will
remedy the trouble, said L. G.
Willis, soil chemist of the Agri
cultural Experiment Station.
After more than a year's study
of the problem, Willis said the
disease is due to a deficiency in
the soil, and the trouble has been
*ound to increase year by year.
Watches Once Small Clocks
Watches originally were small
clocks and were worn hung from
| the girdle they were too
| Urge for the pocket. ,
Bill Fulp
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One of the oldest men in th -
number of years service with the
company is Mr. W. M Fulp. of
Walnut Cove, North Carolina.
Bill wrote his first policy for
the Security Life and Trust Com
pany in 1920 —very shortly after
the company organized. It was
the first life insurance pol'icy he
had ever sold, and he became so
enthusiastic over the possibilities
that is was not long before lie
was selling life insurance full
time.
I Bill work d hard and progress
ed so rapidy that he was soon
appointed General Agent for
Stokes county. Bad crops, banx
failures, an almost bankrupt com
munity and physical impairment
did not prevent him from rolling
in a substantial volume of busi
ness and qualifying for member
ship in the Security Club each
year. Bil; Fulp'ss sweet?.* is an
example of what can be acviu
plished und%.r handicaps. He is
a" inspiration to the youngc"
men connected with the company.
When it comes to fishing > Bill
has few equals He knows when
and how to pull in his. line, as
almost invariably there's a nice
fish on the end of it. With the
same insight he knows just when
and how to get his prospects to
sign on the drttt'd line. Not
only does Bill fish for his own
pleasure, but for others as well.
He in noted for his famous fish
frys which are thoroughly enjoy
ed by both the home office staff
and practically everybody in th.
community.
More power to you Bill and
land may you have many more
years of success!
We are looking forward to see
ing you at the Convention at
Myrtle Beach August 19th to
21st.
—Company Letter.
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Steak Fry.
A »teak fry was given in hon
: or of Mrs. Abe Stiller, Mrs. Har-!
wood, of Albermarle, and Mrs.
i Theadore Antanokos, of Wins
ton-Salem, at Cascade last
week. Those enjoying the occas
' ion were: Mr. and Mrs. R. O.
Palmer, Mr and Mrs. Charlie
Martin, Mrs J. C. Wall, Mrs. W.
i E. Joyce, Marjorie Pepper, Ellen
[ Prather Hall, Emorie Pepper, Jim
L Moore and Lois Martin
Summer Vacationists
| Enjoy W. P. A. Library
People spending the summer at
" Piedmont Springs, which is about
three mi'es from Danbury, enjoy
reading books and magazines
from Danbury library.
I I People all over the county are
1 becoming library conscious and
I are recognizing the value and
j pleasure of having a library in
jthe county.
i Let's visit the 'ibrary and
boost it, and make it a perman
ent county library.
Big Winston
Fair Is Coming
With prospects fcr bumper
crops in most sections of the
Winston-Salem terijlory the man
agement of the Winston-Salem
and Fo'syth County Fair antici
pates the most inter sting and
comprehensive display of fan
products ever shown in North
Carolina. To that end every
available inch of space is being
allott"d to those who wish to
compete for the splendid prem
iums being offered in every class.
Last year tobacco was added
to the list of farm products foi
whi l h cash premiums w-re offer
ed and this year the display is |
expected to be far better th«.i
last. Every type of tobacoj
grown in this S' Cton wjl be show •
and the finest specimens fr« ,, - , i'
each of the many large tobaa
farms hereabouts will compete'
fo r the premium money.
The new 1937 catalogue, listing
the hundreds of projects '
which rash money is paid for
best displays during fair \v
can be obtain-d fro m the con; ty j
larm agents or direct from the'
fair association in Winst.nS.il-i»i. j
Hundiods of copi s wie m«!i.\l
exhibitors of piwious >•;; s and
others arc known to bp interested
but all who wish to compete are
urged to s 1 'ure their copy.
The management of the fair is
rapidly completing the personnel
of helpers who wil supervis- the'
various exhibits and otherwise?'
aid in promoting North Carolina's
finest agricultural fair- Compet
ent judgis will be engaged to
view and classify v:. ious ex
hibits, the animals and the pro.
.
ducts of the farm. In cvciy way
an agricultural xl)iL.lj and T:i
phasis will be laiU on the exhibit
this will be conductdj tiuly as
buildings. The entertainment 0.,
the public will not be overlook'd, j
or course, but it is the intention |
of the fair management to make
the 1937 event, to be held du'ing
the week of October sth to 9th,
a truly educational affair.
Announcement wi:i be made
very shortly of the judges in the
various contests.
The Good Old Days.
I "The last news first'' is c|U : t*
all right as a slogan of sp"t news
coverage but the most immediate
and timely happenings are often
■ the second choice of 'newspaper
readers.
j Not so many weeks ago a met
ropolitan newspaper conducted a
reader interest survey to determ
ine just what type of material
was the most popular with its
readers. It is true that comica
local news, sports, society and
| all of the usual daily offerings
ranked high on the returns but
above all of thent readois gave
first place to a column entitled,
"Thirty Years Ago."
j William E. Hall, member of the
staff of the Toledo (Ohio) Blade
once wrote: "There is a decided
inclination t 0 turn back to the
Number 3,309
DANItt RY LEADS
THE LKAtil'K
DKFKATU) WINMOV-SAI.KM
ALL STARS—SHERIFFS Tl>
I'LAV FRIDAY.
Results from 1-st Saturday:
Meadows 0, Danbuiy 8.
Hartman 12, Sandy Ridge 10.
Gtrmanton 3, Francisco 1.
Wa'nut Cove 3, Rosibud 13.
Won Lost Pet
Danbury, 5 1 .833
Sandy Ridge, 4 2 .606
Hui'tman, 3 3 .500
Ros- bud, 3 3 .500
Francisco, 3 3 .500
Meadows 3 3 .50)
Wa : "ut Cove 0 6 fIOO
When- (hey play next Saturday.
Danbury at Rosebud.
Fi nncisco at Sandy Ridge.
... .. - at. Walnut . eve.
" at Hatlnmn.
0:i August 14, AJ:u-.i?: Millie of
Kornorsville will p!a • .lie Dan
bury t>am at RivervlU Pa>k
Danbury defeats Winston-Salem
Al' Star;-! in last Sunday's game.
Danbuiy, Ab r li e
Martin, 4 10 0
Ray 4 0 0 0
Tiddei 4 2 2 0
Sis: It on 4 o ;; o
Duulap 4 10 1
White 4 0 (I 1 1
Collins 4 (i 0 0
T oxell 3 0 0 1
Dunlap 4 0 0 1
Totals 35 4 7 4
Winston Ab r he
Shoemaker 5 0 0 0
McGee 5 0 0 1
Lawson 5 12 0
Reed -1 i i,)
Roerack 5 0 1,)
Sappffield 5 0 10
Linville 4 0 11
B'l 4 0 10
Total 3 ,s 4
Apology. :
Due to a breakdown of the
linotype motor, necessitating send
ing it to factory to b- repaired,
this issue of the Reportr js
necessarily cut sho't, consider
able matter being omitted.
I
| 'good old days.' Of
and distance help fancy to paint
a phasing reminiscent picture.
The older and less active a per
son becomes, the more he dwells
in the past which seems >o much
wort; pleasant and worth while
!
I than the present. It is enjoyable,
perhaps, because most persons do
"tressing phases of exiVrtKncs.
These pass out of recotylction
and are forgotten. The imagina
ton is called upon to serve as a
charming entainer. The bright
pictures from the past are
brought forth repeatedly. The
happy details are emphasized.
The depressing elements are
eliminated." Stewart Harral a
the Oklahoma Publisher
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First Plows of Tree Branches
The first farm plows were made
of crooked tree branches and
worked by man power.