THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Established 1872 Volume 66
LAW TO BENEFIT
STOKES P. M.'S
MBS. MARGARET W. DAVIS 1
SPONSORS BILL NOW BE
FORE CONGRESS NINE
FOURTH CLASS POSTMAST
ERS HERE WOULD SHARE
IN THE INCREASE OF COM
PENSATION.
Postmaster Margaret W. Davis,
Stokes county director of the na
tional Association of Postmast
ers, states her association is
sponsoring a bill which would
benefit nine postmasters in fourth
class offices in this county.
If the legislation which is now
before Congress, passes during
this session it will increase the
salary of postmasters who are
now in charge of fourth class of
fices.
The present system of paying
fourth class postmasters, accord
ing to the stamps cancelled In
their offices, would be eliminated,
and the pay would be based upon
the receipts of the office as is in
practice in post offices with a
higher rating, proponents of the
legislation explained.
There are 29,514 postmasters
of fourth class offices throughout
the United States which are
sometimes referred to as the
"Corner Grocery Store Post
Olßce."* This proposed legislation
would slightly increase the
amount of salaries paid to such
postmasters, but it is not looked
upon as a salary increasing mea
sure.
At the present time there are
5000 of these postmasters who
receive less than $l5O per year
for their services.
Postmaster Margaret W. Davis
further states the proposed bill
is to simplify the method of ac
counting, and one which the
postmasters of this class have
urged Congress to favorably con
sider for the past fifty years.
Nine fourth class postmaitcs
in Stokes county who would ben
efit by the legislation are as fol
lows:
J. S. Boyles, Dalton.
Sam Moir, Francisco.
Ralph T. Beck, Germanton.
Mrs. Trilby L. Tuttle, King.
Ralph L. Sheppard, Lawson
ville.
T. D. Preston, Pine Hall.
Samuel P. Covington, Pinnacle.
W. W. Dodson, Sandy Ridge-.
Claxton A. Lewis, Vade Mecum.
Moser Reunion
The Moser reunion and home
conning will be held at Poplar
Springs Church, four miles nor h
of Rural Hall on the Mooce s
Springs road, June 16th (the
third Sunday.)
All Mosers, relatives and
friends are urged to be pressnt
with full basket*.
All singers have a special invi
tation to be present to make the
dajr • day of joy and entertain
ment- 1!.
a H. MOSER, Pres., '"" ll
J. W. MOSER, See.
Tobacco Referendum
About May 25th
Flue-cured tobacco growers will
be asked in a referendum to be
conducted around July 25 to re
duce their current acreage allot
ments for 1941 by at least 10
per cent.
| The acreage reduction is abso
lutely imperative in order ro
maintain a reasonable for
; the tobacco, it was pointed out
1 Arrangements for the referen
dum are now being formulated in
the office of G. C. Flinn, director
|of the east central division of the
' agricultural adjustment adminis
tration- This division includes
North Carolina, South Carolina,
! Virginia, West Virginia, Tennes
see and Kentucky.
The primary factor in the acre
age issue is the fact that with
J Britain and France deeply in
jvolved in the current war with
; Germany, the tobacco export!
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trade has been practically reduced |
I to nothing.
I That, together with the fact
I
that last year's tobacco crop was
large, leaving a considerable sur
plus to be carried over this year,
makes a reduced crop absolutely
necessary if the price is to re
main anywhere near normal
levals, the AAA officials said
j The proposed increase in the
tax on cigarettes is another im
posing factor, because it means
that the additional tax will have
to be absorbed by the grower, j
This will have the effect of re- j
ducing the market price range bj
approximately 15 per cent
| Consequently, the tobacco in
dustry is being hit from both the
1 top and the bottom —that is,
|
should the tax increase proposal
be accepted.
| Even before the tax increase
levels, the AAA officials said.
I
agreed that the situation was se
rious- If the allies manage to
win, the condition may exist only
for two or three years, but if
Germany wins the loss of the ex
port trade may be permanent, in
their opinion.
The surplus tobacco now cm
hand is sufficient to carry on the
! entire domestic industry for the
next Ave years, even if there was
I
i not a single plant grown during
j that period, the government ofii
j cials calculated.
I In the face of these facts, the
| only salvation for the tobacco
growers is to cut down on his
1 crop and turn to a broader self-
I contained program of farming un
til the general outlook is more
receptive, it was stated.
Considerable emphasis was
placed on the fact that should the
referendum for a reduced 1941
acreage fail, it probably would
mean that the bottom would fall
out of the 1940 market, aa well
"It is not a question of just
one crop," Flinn said- "It can
the future of the en
tire industry from the standpoint
of market price standards. If
we keep adding to our surplus
there can be only one result —a
lower price for the grower "
Danbury, N. C., Thursday, June 6, 1940.
WHICH IS WORSE, AN UNBALANCED
BUDGET OR AN UNBALANCED FUEHRER?
When our synthetic statesmen at Washington
were humming and hawing over whether to
build two or three thousand airplanes by 1942,
the Danbury Reporter was saying:
BUILD 100,000, AND BUILD THEM NOW.
The Reporter is glad to note President Roose
velt has half caught up with us and says get 50,-
OCO.
You have smiled and said something about
"conceit," but you have not said—"it ain't so."
Mr. Walter Lippman makes a good point when
he says:
"There is the question whether a self-govern
ing people will impose upon itself a self-discip
line strong enough to insure its own defense."
America is now awaking to the dangers that
will involve this government when Germany has
destroyed the British and French empires.
Preparations on the biggest scale since the
World War are now being made.
These preparations, while of gigantic propor
tions, are totally and pitifully inadequate, and
should be trebled. A four-billion dollar program
does not impress Hitler who has led the German
people to spend 100 billions on the most colossal
war machine of all the ages. We talk abouc
training a few hundred thousand men for the de
fense of America. Germany's WHOLE PEOPLE
are trained for war, with more than nine millions
under arms now.
*
It makes no difference about the cost. The re
sources of America in oil, steel and money are
needed by Germany, Italy and Japan and they
will without scruple take them if we cannot pre
vent them. We may as well choose between an
unbalanced budget and an unbalanced Fuehrer.
These pirate nations care nothing about the
loss of life that would be entailed in a campaign
against the United States. They have more
lives now than they can support. They would be
willing to lose 10 millions to conquer the great
western democracy and make it pay.
An alliance of the three, having in hand the
French and British fleets, would be fatal to North
and South American liberty unless we were pre
pared—and it takes time to prepare.
In all the raging panorama of war and death
and fury and misery in the world today, the most
sinister figure is Italy.
This nation may be compared to the hyena
that skulks in its den until the lion completes the
kill, then emerges to feed on the entrails.
j Italy is waiting- for Germany to beat the allies
to their knees, then when sure of the victor's side
; will join in the mop-up to get a share of the
: spoils.
In the great cities of New York, Chicago and
I Detroit, where crime is rampant, where mass
murder may be procured for a price, you will see
on the police records that the criminals are near
ly all Italians. You have an Italian for your
friend, you let him in on your confidence and
trust, and he will slip his stilletto under your
fifth rib for 50 cents.
When the future pages of history of the Sec -
ond World War are written, let the true story of
Mussolini and his Italians be told, and let these
people and their government for all time to come
be the synonym for cruelty, treachery and cow
ardice, and bear the undying contempt of all
nations who admire truth and honesty, bravery
and justice.
(An Editorial.)
THE HYENA
Lawsonville News
Lawsonville —Don't forget the
: singing convention at Peter's
| Creek Church Sunday, June 0. j
Everyone is invited to come anJ
enjoy the day.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Henry
j Neilson visited Mrs. Martha Mor
i ris last Wednesday and Thurs
day- Lieutenant Nc:!r:n v n -'
f rom Lawsonville to Camp Perry,,
: i
: Ohio with the infantry, rifle and
pistol team.
| Lieutenant Neilson won ag
gregate trophy and six medals at
I North Carolina State Match at
' Gastonia in May.
Mrs Neilson, daughter of Major
i and Mrs. Mary Pringle Schnack
j enburg, will spend some time with
Mrs. Morris, then return to Fort
I Bennings, Ga., where they are,
stationed-
II Dr. and Mrs. A. J- Pringle
spent the week-end with Mrs
! Pringle's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
i
Fount Tuttle at Summerfield
j Mr- Jim Kallam an.J son, Hbw
| ard and his wife visited Mr. and
Mrs. Hunter Kallam Sunday.
Mr- ar.l Mrs. Hollis P»hodes
I
I visited Mr. and Mrs. Edwar-!
. Lackey Sunday.
, Mrs- Martha Pringle Morris
i and daughter, Sarah Elizabeth,
visited Mrs. A. G. Prcsnell at
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i Guilford College two weeks ago
i
j Several from here spent Sun
" | day afternoon at Hanging Roc k
- Park and Cascade.
r | Mr. ana Mrs. O- E. Smith spent
; Sunday at Leaksville with rela
tives.
Mr- anJ Mrs. Winifred Beasky
i
visited here Sunday.
Dorothy May Amos and Rut;:
| Bingham of Sandy Ridge spent a
short while here Sunday after
l
noon.
I
Miss Marie Moore gave a party
Thursday night in honor cf the
senior class of Lawsonville school
at her home. Everybody report
ed a grand time-
Misses Annie Mae and Betty
Jo Lawson have returned homa
'after spending the past week
with relatives at Stuart, Va.
Mrs. Minnie Lawson visited
Mrs. Sarn Lawson Sunday-
Mrs. Eldrige Tilley and small
son, David, spent Sunday with
I her parents, Mr. and Mrs- Walt
er Robertson.
Mrs. Ralph Sheppard, Mrs. B
O- Sheppard, Mrs. R. T. Spencer
visited Mrs. C. M. Mabe Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs Ralph Handy and
Mr. and Mrs- Lester Griffin visit
ed relatives at Stuart, Va. Sun
day-
OPENING CHAPTERS OF
"THE ROAD TO ZION"
Told for the first time—the epic
march of the Mormans to find
their 'Promised Land'—and what
befell them along that perilous
trail- One of many fascinating
features in the June 16th issue of
The American Weekly
the big magazine distributed with
the
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NEWS.
„ King. June 6. Two new power
_• v.r:.'.or construction in
this section. One extends from
Chestnut Grove to the home of
Squire Edwards. The other is
being buiit from Schaubs old mill
to Mount Pleasant Church. The
two lines will give lights and
power to 56 homes, two stores
and 2 churches.
Mrs. Charlie Westmoreland cel
ebrated her 59th birthday Sun
day. All of her children were
present for the occasion.
Lawrence Mabe of Quaker Gap
' and Miss Ruth Pulliam of King
I were quietly married here Satur
day. Justice of the Peace J. T.
j Smith officiated. Only a few of
the near relatives and friends
'were present for the ceremony.
Rev. Lollis of Rural Hall is
holding a revival meeting at the
| King Christian Church.
The stork had a little busier
j week last week. The following
J calls being made: to Mr. and
Mrs. Ive Southern, a daughter
'to Mr. and Mrs. Jones Hall, a
daughter; to Mr. aiiu Mrs. Cor
jfcett Bennett, a son; to Mr. and
, Mrs. Lester Gordon, a daughter,
and to Mr. and Mis. Everett;?
Spainhower, a son.
Sidney L. Pv.i'iani of Ashcboru.
, formerly of is visiting rel
atives an.! friends here.
S:r.!es Dalton of Da'ton was
I
here Saturday loking after some
i
bu'ir.e.ss matters.
The musical jamboree which i 3
being held here each Friday night
is attracting large crowds to
town.
The following patients under
went tonsil removal operations
here last week: Miss Lois Mae
Burrow and Miss Pansy Lucille
Nance of Rural Hall, Miss Norma
I Mae Bondurant of Francisco,
Joseph Crossen of Winston-Sal
-1 em, Hiram Baker of Pilot Moun
i tain, Allen Smith of Walnut
•'Cove and Miss Nancy Bowen an J
! Ernest Bowen of Dalton.
■j Grady Hooker and Blister Hold
r or of Fort Bragg are spending a
• I short furlough with relatives
here.
1 j Stanley Newsum of High Point
■, is spending his vacation with rel
-' atives here.
Clarence Helsabeck was among
the throng of shoppers here Sat
urday.
j Anne Christian, young daugh
] ter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chris
t tian, of Piedmont Springs, under
-3 went a tonsilectomy at a Win
, ston-Salem hospital Tuesday. Lit
f tie Anne is rep'-. tel to be re
cuperating nicelv.
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Mrs. C. L- Haney of Shelby was
here last week-end with her hua
;bu&