THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Volume 66
PEPOT ST., KING I
IS RE-GRADED
THE WORK IS BEING DONE
BY THE STATE TO BK
TREATED WITH STONE AND £
OIL—MILL DAM WASHED *
OUT BY HEAVY RAINS— h
OTllift NEWS ITEMS r
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King, Sept. I.—Mr. and Mrs.
Ray Hellsabeck, of New York, are; 1
spending their vacation with Mr # | *
Helsabeck's parents, Rev. ana ;
Mrs. Robert Helsabeck, south of,"
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town.
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A force of state men a e at,
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work here regrading Depot street, i
As soon a 3 the grading is com-1 (
pleted this street will be treated j'
with stone and oil_ It will bi 1
improved from the new highway '
to Walnut Hills, a distance of:'
one mile on the Bethania road.
N. C. Hooker has returned
from an extended trip to Wash
ington, D. C.
Oscar Snider of Fieldale, Va..
is spending his vacation with rel
atives and friends here.
Theirs is decided improvemer'
in the condition of Grover
Stone, who has been quite sick
at her home in Five Forks for the
past several days.
William T. Pulliam has return-j
ed from Alleghany county, where!
he yyexil v/esk*. ,
Rev. and Mrs. Oscar Helsa
'. beck, of Richmond, Va., are va
oationing with relatives here and,
at Rural Hall. Mr. Helsabeck, !
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f who ig a brother of Dr # Rupert
Hetaabeck, of King, was reared
near here, going to Richmond
about twenty years ago.
Miss Opal Doss, nurse of the
Burrus hospital, High Point, is
spending a two week's vacation
wftb her parents, Mr .and M's.j
A, G. Doss, in Five Forks.
Sid Butner, planter of the Mt.,
Pleasant section, was here Sur.u..--
4 day looking after some business
matters.
Miss Topsy Ganier has return
ed from a vacation trip to Myrtle
' Beach.
Quite a number of King citi
aens attended the criminal term
of Stokes court |at Danbury last
week. I
•the heavy rains last week
swelled the streams in tlii.i sec- •
tion to flood stage. The mill darn
at Spainhower's mill was washed
out and much damage was done
to low land crops.
Farmers in this section are
■very busy priming and curing
tobacco. Most of them are mak
ing good cures and the crop is
much better than anticipated.
The stork was on the job again
| last week, four births being re
corded. They were; Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Smith, a son. Mr. and
(Hra. David La won, a aon; Mr.
and Mrs Hugh Pfaff, daughter,
and Mr. and Hn. C. T. Smith, s
son
Mrs. Elsie Mos r remains quite
sick at her home here her fiinds
UjvJwill regret to larn
The following patients under
-1 went tonsil operations in the
Clinic tast week:
■ptsrmit Daub, of Tobuccoville;
Established 1872. Danbury, N. C., Thursday, September 2, 1937.
Danbury Wins )
Last Half By
Defeating permantoii }
Danbury defeated Germanton
Saturday afternoon in a loosly
played game to sew up the second
half thereby winning the right to
nief.t Meadows first half winne's
in the county series for ltagt|e'
honors, the score being 13 to 8.
Billy Paul allowed Germanton 8
hits »n 7 innings on the mound'
while C. G. Ray allowed only 1
striking out 5 of the six men ra»l
in the two inni|igs he pitched,,
tired in the 8 and 9th innings. |
Danbury Cut loose with 21 hits j
during the afternoon, John (Red) j
Ray, led the hitting for the wia-j
ners, getting 4 out of five tri;.s '-o j
the plate while Jack Hutcherson'
canue through with two two-base
hits to his credit.
Germanton ab r ho
Tuttle, 2b 4 10 0
K. Savage, ss 4 0 10
Wagoner, 3b 3 0 0 0 ,
T. Wagoner, 3b 1 0 0 0 |
J. Savage, c 5 110
Ring, lb 5 110
Smothe's, cf 5 1 2 0 j
Holland, rf 4 12 0
Montgomery,, u 5 2 0 0
Gibson, p 4 110
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41 8 9 0
Danbury: r
Martin, 3b 5 2 2 0
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C, Ray, lb, p 6 2 3 0
Wall, cf 5 2 3 1
I. Dunlap, c 5 2 4 1 •
1 C. Dunlap, 2b, lb 5 0 10
Troxell, ss 4 0 11
Paul, p, 2b 5 2 10
J. Ray, If 5 2 4 0
Hutcherson, rf 5 12 1
45 12 21 4
Score by innings:
j Danbury 230 222 101—13
(| rmanton 000 004 200—8
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Auto Deaths
Set New High
i Raleigh, Aug. 24k —Automo-
biles took a toll of 96 lives in
North Carolina during July, to
set what highway patrol officers
said they believed was a new
record.
> The number of persons killed
during the month was an in
crease of 29 over June fatalities
and of 21 over deaths from auto
biles during July, 1936.
The previous high for any
month this year was 87, in May.
Although complete figures were
not available, the highway patrol
said the 558 persons kill«d thm
July 31 of this year also jgtpar-j
enttly was a new high. Only 514
fatialtties reported Aw the
first seven months of 1936. i
Figures for July, collected by
the patrol, showsd 724 . poisons
were injured in wrecks, compared
with 681 in July, ISM. -
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Miss Doris Ferguson, of Capita;
Miss Sadie Bowman, of German
ton; Miss Anna Bell Mitchell, of
Madison; MijNMg Jackie Joyce and
Ruth Help*-, of Rural Hall;
Misses Helen and Edith Kiser, of
I Winstoaiflstan, and Miss Haz
elene of King.
RIVERSIDE PARK I
FOR THE FIGHT
FISTIC BATTLE BETWEEN
CORBETT PRIDDY AND 808
MOREFIELD MAY EE AT
DAN'BI'RY ON BASEBALL
GROUND—ROY WILSON AND
ODELL SMITH ALSO MAY
MEET OTHER PRELIMIN
ARY BOI'TS.
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Corbett Priddy, the North
View pugilist who claims the fisiic
championship of Stokes county,
! was he'e Tuesday He had a
swollen left hand which he said
was caus-d by violent exe-clses
i which he has recently been prac
ticing while training for his com
:ing battle with Bob Morefield, on
j October 30' h. j
Priddy says that this fight will
nrobrbly take place in the base
ball p'oun-i >at Riverside Park,
Danbury, and on* of the prelimi
naries to the mai 1 encounter will
be a match betw-en Odell Smith
and Roy Wilson. The winner if!
' the Wilson-Smith bout will cl.~l- [
lenge the winner in the champ-'
ionship fight.
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Priddy says 'here will be four
other "prelimina'iesi," and that;
a large crowd is assured if the
weather is good. |
' The size of the purse for which i
Priddy and Morefield will contend
has not yet been announced.
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David H. Carter Dies
i At Walnut Cove
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David Hunter Carter, 54, famil- j
iaily known tc his friends as
"Dock", died Tuesday morning at
6:45 o'clock a 1 his home in the
Dilla r d community in Stok?i
county after an illness of several
months.
! M". Carter had been suffering
for several years with somethng
like anemia, or blood weakness.
He leaves a wife, who prior to
' her marriage was Miss Jessie
Maud Martin, of S'onwille; five
children, Mrs. Herman Tuttle, of
Greensboro; D. H. Carter, Jr ,
Elizabeth, Virginia and Jack Car
' ter, all of the homeplalce; two
sisters, Mrs. Bobbie Wall, of Wal
nut Cove, route 2; Mrs. William
Neal, of Stonevilte.
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Funeral was held Wednesday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Be
thjesda Methodist church in
charge of Rev. Mr Houck, of
Danbury, and Rev. J. T. Ratledge
of Madison. Interment was in
thla church cemetry.
" Stuart Theatre Shows
"WESTERN CODE" —Col. Tim
McCoy sstars in this western
of hard riding and straight
shooting.
( "THIS IS MY AFFAIR"—A
{ young naval officer risks his life
and love for a girl on order of
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President McKinley to break up a
gang terroiizing the niiflwist.
This story is in the mood of a
' great j*t>mance with the thrill of
a mighty drama- All star cast —
' Robert Taylor, Barbara Stamwick
1 Victor McLaglen and others.
"SILENT BARRIER"—Out of
the pages of living history com-4
STOKES TOBACCO i
OFF FOR EAST
SEVERAL FARMERS MAU.
SOLD LOADS THIS WEEK '
AT FAIRMONT AND OTIIKK '
M VKhi.l .'■>—fKLL'LS i::.AL!Z- '
ED PLEASED THEM.
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It is reniarkabkf that farnv.-s •
will haul tobacco so. far east, '
when our nearby markets uix '
open in less than a month.
Nevertheless, a number of
Stokes farmrs have trucked 1
loads ol 'he new cop to Fairmont 1
and oth- r markets this week, one '
fanner repotting that he averag- 1
cd 29 cents. Ct!ier s said they
were satisfied with the prices re- '
ceived. j
! It mean? several dollars spnt
for gas to transport a load of to
bacco from Stokes to the far
eastern markets, but this does
not deter many who are anxious
for some etums o:i their crop. (
Stokes County
League Standings
Results f'o m last Saturday:
Danbury 13, Ge'manton 8
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Meadows 4, Francisco 5. 1
Walnut Cove 1, Sandy Ridge 19.
3, Hartman 4.
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Standing: Won Lost Ptc.
Danbury 8 1 .883
Sandy Ripge 5 3 .625
Francisco v 4 3 .571
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Meadows 5 4 555
Hartman 4 5 .444
I Rosebud 4 5 .444
' [ German ton 4 5 .444
Walnut Cove 0 8 .000
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' Whe'e they play nex' Satu: -
1 day.
Danbury at Walnut Cove.
1 Francisco at Hartman.
• Rosebud at Meadows.
Sandy Ridge at Ge'manton.
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Where they play Monday, Lab
: or Day:
I Hartman at Danbury.
, Francisco at Rosebud.
Sandy Ridgt at Meadows.
> Walnut Cove at Germanton,—
' (end of season.)
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Sunday Baseball.
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Danbury will play the strong
, Belews Creek-Stokesdale base
t ball team here next Sunday after
, noon Sept. sth, 3:30 P. M., at
, Riverside Park. Ladies admitted
free.
Judge A. M. Stack
Dies At Monroe
Danbury friends received news
, of the death of Judge A. M. Stack
, at his home in Monroe. No par- j
,' tjiculars were learned. He was
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1 75 years of age or more. He was
Ja former citizen of Danbruy, hav-
, 1 ing begun his law career here.
: | this thrilling romantlp story—
-1 strong, tough men build rail'oads.
' Castßichard Arlen, Lillie Pal
-1 mer, etc.
"BACK STAGE" Musical
" comes this thrilling romantiesto' '
: comedy. Story of a street singer,
■and a girl dancer. Thoroughly|
I enjoyable. Cast:—Arthur Tracy
' jTiiiy Bach. j
School Day At
The Winston Fair
School day at the Winston- ,
Salt ~ and Forsyth coun y Fuir
is always an eagerly awa't«d
holiday lor the chilldren of For
syth f.nd ti'l surrounding counties
«nd will be no exception this
ye.;:, lor \YcdnesJ..y, October 6,
has t>en s t aside for the child
it::. Winston-Salem ci'y
wil; !. .vc their day on Tuesday.
\V :i before the day set aside
for t .i iainment the child
ren . Forsyth, Stokes, Davidson,
Davl , Gui..i rd, Iredell, Randolph,
Roeki; ■ h;.r.:. Surry, Wilkes and
Y;.".:k;n cou-. it's will receive fi t•-
con;- ntary tickets good for
Wediies.lay, October 6th. Tickets
foi :!:• teachers, too, will be in
the hands ot county superir tn^-'
ents at leas' a W'-'ek before t!" •
fail. Other surrounding counticj
miv participle, too. as 'he
management is anxious for evu-y'
school child in North Carolina
who possibly can. to "c" the
exhibit. 1
| School days have been an inrti
tut?on a 1 the Winson-Sal m fair (
for the past !57 years and
'nothing makes the management
happier than to see 'lv grounds
crowded with little folks and
their parents. On Wednesday the
big fair will Wuf fUM swing,
with every detail opeiating per
fectly and it is hoped the weath
er man may be kind and that
nothing will prevent a rvord
breaking attendance.
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Ray In No Hit Game
As DanhKry Wins
Over 1* r a!!fet:;T
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Danbury won or- :• the s'i-kiijj
Wallburg baseball team lieie Sur.-
day afternoon by 'lie score of I*
to 1. Most of the :,anie was play
ed in rain. Danbury opened up
early scoring their only runs of
thk- game in the fits! inning on
three free passes «nd a line-drive
to K-ft field by Wall. Wallburg
scored one in the second inning
when a man was given a fr-e pass
to first base with the bases drunk
to give thkj visitors their only
run. Danbury only got two hits
whle Ray, ace of the Danbury
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staff, pitched hitless ball, not al
lowing the Wallbuigers even a
single during the afternoon. The
jgame was finaly rained out in the
fifth inning, giving Danbury the
i game number 3 that the visitors
j have lost all season out of some
[twenty odd. Gordon pitched a
good game allowing only two hits
,one to Wall and one to 1. Dun
lap.
Danbury play W#lfturg
here on Sunday, .September 12.
Stokes Gets $17,000
Road Funds
Stokes county h-s h .-n •se
ed $17,000 out of the ?-.( i • • 1
fund appointed by Gym r I!
to impair seeoni.. y t ' - *'
I Slate.
Attorneys R. J. F.-oti and
G. Sparger anj Slv ; iff John -
| lo r viaiued RalciiiU this week.
Number 3,312
TONSIL CLINIC
HKKK THIS WKEK
SIXTYTHKLK ISUHU.N OF
LItATKU ON AT THL IM
l'KO\l>K£» IIOSFITAL A X
1> \ .\i!l RV SCHOOL USX
OF Finsifl'.NS, M'KSKS
AM) PVTILNTS.
Fixty-thrce child) en wrc op
era! ej on !>■" the removal of their
tonsils in th improvised hospital
at the Da»bury school hous*.* on
Tu'sd-y a'"' Wednesday
of this week.
Tii.- f'.iiiit: wa» en'irejy success
ful, only one or two of the sit»l
patieiits needing special attention
and ail ('covering nicely,
i A feature of the clinic Wts that
each child was attended to the
by its family physician.
i\. : • . I'iatives or friends we'u
on j. assist, if necKsary.
j Dauby, y ladies wived r fresh*
ments t>> datives or friends of
the patients? each night at mid
nigh'. Ti.;is service was sponsor
ed by the Danhury Ladies Fine
Arts Club.
1 Physicians nnd nurses in at
tendince were: Dr. J. Roy ll"ge,
Dr. Joe- Cook, Dr. Buna, Mi.
Angel, Mrs. Li«nbach, Miss Kai'ly,
Miss Hawfield, Miss Corpening, of
Forsyth county; Mm MMsfiJ«>",
,
Mjss Holden, of Yadkfei county;
Mrs. Pauline C. l'win, Mrs.
Do'othy Hamilton Burchette,
' Siokes nurses. Miss Lois Martin,
assistant to the county health de
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partmen'. * '*■ »
| The following chilldren under
went operations:
N'.,ney Fulton,
Ralph Martin, - ' "
: Ralph Morton,
M Ivin Hall,
Molene Hall,
Louise Hicks,
» Ma'ie Cox,
I' Glcndora Bowman,
i Geneva Bowman,
Denscn Rhodes,
; Arzula Rhodes,'
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? James Francis,
i Wayne Gibson,
c Frances Ann TuttK
r' Ruth Hanes Friddle,
5 Chisman Craig,
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!! Grady Mabe, Jr.,
Gladys Morion, f ~
1 Marga'et Chillton,
? Lois Justice, »*"
I . 4.«y
PaUie Hani*®,
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': Mildred Irene Dunlap,
Christine Roberta,
' Pauline Smith,
* Lister Neal,
s Virginia Joyce,
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Jerry Woodruff,
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Bobby Boyles,
Billy Hooker,
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Harold Gibson,
J Nora Frances Tedder,
Jeaninne Mabe, ;
! Donald Ziglar,
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| James Ziglar, ( .
P. N ft. Redman,
, * hine Young,
1 Joyce, Jr.,
lit n,
ine Green,
►.n.a,ie Dillon,
\ i ,'ir.ia Mae Easter,
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(Contnued on Tiurd Pag