THE DANBURY REPORTER
Established 1875
CRIMINAL COURT
ENDED WEDNESDAY
THE DOCKET WAS SHORTEB
THAN USUAL, AND THE
CASES OF A MINOR NATURE
—GRAND JURY FINISHED
TUESDAY—CROWD IN AT
TENDANCE SMALL.
Judge Pless, after finishing a
docket of unusual shortness, left
Mar his home Wednesday evening
The cases up for trial wera
mostly of a minor nature. Solic
itor Scott prosecuted with his
asual ability and energy. A num
ber of offenders took road sen
tences, others paid
The following cases were dis
posed of:
STATE AGAINST:
Otis Roberts, non - support,
prayer for judgment conunued.
Millard Jordan, o- c. i-, six
months road sentence suspended
upon payment of cost
Ben Drake, possession of li
•'.quor, cost.
Lonnie Myers, Jr., transporting
liquor, suspended sentence and
cost.
Abe Creasey, c- c. w-, and a. d.
w., nol pros—prayer for judgment
continued for five years.
Rufus Clark, o. c. i-, three
months road sentence suspended
and cost.
j» Reid Lynch, o- c. L, three
A *lbt)iltfis road sentence suspended
and cost-
T. C. Hall and J. E. Hadeu,
manufacturnig liquor. As to T-
C- Hall, three moslte suspended
sentence. As to J. E. Haden, nol
pros.
George Taylor, o x. ,1, three
months road sentence suspended
and the cost
Frank Stewart, a. d. w., 12
months road sentence-
Richard Thomas, .sea-support
■of illegitimate child, continued.
P. W. Gunter, possession of li
quor, three months and suspend
ed 12 months sentence.
Tom Kellam, manufacturing li
quor, six months road .sentence
and 12 months suspended sent
ence.
Lum Fagg, o- c. i., suspended
sentence and eost.
Wm. Griffiin, o. c- i., three
months road sentence suspended
upon payment of cost.
Edgar Aaron, a. d. w., two
years road sentence-
Frank Gretcher, abandonment
and non-support, 12 months road
sentence.
Walter Heath and Jesse Brim,
jnanufacturng liquor. As to
Walter Heath, three months road
sentence and months sus
pended sentence. As to Jesse |
Brim, three months road sentence
to begin November 1, 1940. De
fendant to give bond of S3OO for
his appearance to begin his sen
tence.
Raymond Sapp, o- c- i., fiv.;
months road sentence to begin
November 1, 1940, and give bond
. of S3OO for appearance :o oeg?n
sentence. .. .
' IV«y Royal, o. c. L, and drunk
aad disorderly, suspended sent-
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ence and cost.
A- T- Thornton, manufacturing
liquor, nol proa.
Howard George, manufacturing
liquor, six months road sentence
and 12 months suspended sent
ence.
O. F. Thornton, manufacturing
liquor, nol pros.
Sam McCollum, o- o- i., three
months suspended sentence.
Soloman Kemp and Jake Kemp,
transporting liquor. Solomon
Kemp, suspended sentence and
cost. Jake Kemp, suspended
sentence. (
Paul Mabe, manufacturing li
quor, two years road .sentence.
Paul Mabe, o- c- i., two years
suspended sentence.
Paul Mabe, o. c. L, 12 months
suspended sentence.
W. O. Pyrtle and Leo Pyrtle,
assault, continued.
Bryant Mabe, manufacturing li
quor, four months road sentence
and 12 months suspended sent
ence.
Baxter Fulp, Jr., o- c- i., sus
pended sentence and cost.
Tom Bullin, o. c. i., four months
Vergil Simmons, b- and e,
eight months road sentence.
J. E. Smith, Jr., Ed Booth, J.
E- Smith, Sr-, and Lem Fagg,
larceny. As to J. E. Smith, Jr.,
12 months suspended sentence on
following conditions: pay note to
1- Qufljky. -Mabe and Paul Taylor
I by December 15, 1940; 2- Pay
one-half cost of case by Decem
ber 15, 1940;; 3- Good behavior
and not in .any way molest or
annoy Burfey Mabe for three
years- As to Ed Booth, 12
months suspended sentence on the
same conditions :as that of J. E.
Smith, Jr.
Lem Fagg, o. c- i-, 12 months
road sentence anil 12 months sus
pended sentence.
Will Chatman and Eugene Bol
der, larceny, nol pros as to Will
Chatman.
W. H- Wehry, crime against na
ture, nol pros-
Joe Pressley, o. c. i., three
months road sentence-
Kenyon Norman, transporting
I liquor, six months road sentence
suspended and cost.
Mrs. Ellington ami Mrs.
McCanless Entertain
Mrs. Alfred Ellington and Mrs-
Wilfiam McCanless jointly enter
tained at bridge at the home of
Mrs. McCanless on Monday eve
ning.
Four progressions were played
after which prizes were awarded
to Mrs. Robah Smith, Mrs. Arthur
Reynolds, and Mrs. Charlie Mar
tin. A visitor's prize was award
ed to Mrs. Edwin Taylor.
Those who played were: Mes
dames Arthur Reynolds, Charlie
Martin, J. C. Wall, Lois MrPear
son, Robah Smith, and Misses
Ellen Kate and Marjorie Pepper,
Hazel and Margie Petree, and
Mrs- Edwin Taylor and Miss
Emorie Pepper . from Walnut
Cove.
Danbury, N. C., Thursc ay, June 27, 1940.
(An Editorial.)
AMERICA SHOULD ENFORCE MASS PRO
DUCTION OF WAR MATERIAL TO HELP
ENGLAND—SO WHAT ?
Henry Ford this week repudiated his contract i
with the U. S. government to build 3,000 airplane
engines for Americr, and 6,000 for Great Britain.
The auto king gave as his alibi that he would '
rot build military equipment for England.
As Mr. Ford spoke, German bands were play
ing in the streets of Paris "Deutschland Über
Alles."
In case anybody don't know what that means,
gel this: "GERMANY OVER ALL."
Since the highest military experts agree that
the defense of Europe's last democracy is, in its
last analysis, the DEFENSE OF AMEKICA, is
not America justified in holding Ford to his
| compact, and if he still refuse, commandeer his
[plants to be used under government direction
for the defense of the nation.
If Mr. Ford dissent from such a gesture on the
part of the government, he may be reminded
I that his factories were built and his millions of
j surplus acquired under the protecting arms of
: the country which he declines to protect. Also
| that under our constitution it is lawful to com
mandeer or confiscate in the interest of the
public safety.
Mr. Ford has said that he can take one of his
plants that employ 80,000 men, and produce 1,000
warplanes a day without curtailing his automo
bile output. Later his son Edsel, junior member
of the firm, issued a statement that the Ford
factories can make 5,000 planes a day "if
necessary."
With sueh mass production capacity in our
country as this, why not avail ourselves of it
since the "necessary" occasion seems to have
arrived.
Not only the Ford facilities, but the plants of
General Motors, Bethlehem Steel, U. S. Steel,
du Ponts or any other possible mass producers
of war material should have their facilities con-1
verted to American defense whether another'
car is built or not until we are supplied with •
thousands of planes, tanks and other stuff 1
needed.
With the colossal resources of America used
now with unlimited speed, Germany's grab of
free peoples will cease, and the invasion of the
United States will rapidly become such a hax
;ardons undertaking that the American people
may still go on in their way of living.
WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN ?
There are times no doubt when it 5s auspicious
and healthy for the country to go into political
recrimination.
But this does not happen to be one of them.
The President set a good example the other
day when he appointed two prominent Republi
cans to his cabinet. Those two eminent ap
pointees showed their patriotism and good sense
by accepting.
Yet, after all there are exceptions, we suppose,
to the rule. And this is on occasion of a national
convention. If there's any politics going at all,
this must be a time to turn it loose, especially
when issues for the prospective presidents are
so scarce as in the case of the Republicans.
And so the committee on finding an issue, at
last found one, and this is it: Pack unprepared
ness on the Democrats.
This is really a very live issue if its pedigree
can be proved.
But it must be rather embarassing to some of
the candidates who have got to stand on what
(Continued on 8eoo»d Page.)
King Items
King, June 27. —The 4-H club j
has returned from a week camp
ing trip at Roaring Gap. They re
port a fine trip-
Miss Ruth Evelyn Pulliam of
Kernersville is spending a few
days with her grandparents, Rev.
and Mrs- L. K. Pulliam on west
i
Main street.
The stork got by with three
visits last week. They were: to
Mr and Mrs. Roby Key, a son; to
Mr. and Mrs. Jamie McGee, a
daughter; and to Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Hall, a son.
Miss Kate Stone is having her
home on Main street remodeled.
The Slate Lumber Company is
the contractor-
James Dixon Mabe of Madison
underwent a tonsil removal oper-1
ation here Saturday.
Seaton Tuttle is quite sick at'
his home on Ohio street, his j
many friends will regret to learn.
Mr. and Mrs H. M. Frazier of 1
Shrieve Port, La , are spending a i
few days here the guests of Mrs. l
Hauler's "rrcr.ts, Mr. and Mrs. 1
Claude Newsum.
There is decided improvement
in the condition of John McGee,
who has been right sick at his
home in North Side for several
weeks-
James Love of Winston-Salein
was here Saturday rhakin;» Mantis
with old friends and acquaint
ances.
Banks Turner, who resides in
Westview, has purchased a new
combine- T t is doing nice work
and is the first one ever used in
this section.
i Fred Kapp of Winston-Salem,
1 formerly of King, visited rela
tives and friends here Friday.
Mrs. Austin Wall, who resides
just west of town, gave a quilt
ing party Thursday. Those at
tending were: Mesdames Vesta
Wall, Tom Gordon, W D.
Thomas, Ray Thomas, Carter
Goff and Clifford Goff- Ths
quilts were arranged on the spa
cious lawn under the large shade
trees where two were finished.
Mrs- Wall served delicious lemon
ade and cake.
H. M. Brown of Greensboro was
among the business visitors here
Friday.
No, Thank You
Will Fulp and Dick Craig, a
couple of Walnut Cove's most
popular young business men,
stopped over in Danbury a few
minutes today while on their way
to the CCC camp- But mind you,
they were not going up there to
enlist, as the camps may later be
put in training against Hitler,
and while they would both go at
the drop of the hat—with a good
old Stokes county rebel yell—l
am afraid they are both too old.
They would have to stand back
let Tom Petree and Hairy DavU
—younger fellows—tote off the
military honom. "
Number 3,547
12-MONTH
GRAND JURY LAW
THIS INNOVATION FOB
STOKES IS RECOMMENDED
BY IHE STOKES GRAND
Jl'BY IN SESSION HERE
OTHER REPORTS AND REC
OMMENDATIONS.
The Stokes county Superior
an J jury in session here
this week goes on record as fav
oring the placing of the county
under the 12-months grand jury
law and recommends that this
measure be passed by the next
General Assembly.
The full report of the grand
jury, which adjourned Tuesday
evening, is as follows:
State of North Carolina,
County of Stokes.
To Kis Honor, J. Will Pless, Jr.,
! Judge Presiding:
j The Grand Jury for the June
Term of Superior Court of Stokes
County, 1940, respectfully submit
the following report:
j Wo have acted on 41 bills of
j indictment, 40 of which were
i
| four.J to be true bills, and one
not a true bill-
I
Presentments of all criminal
matters known to our body were
made and acted upon.
A committee from our body
visited the Stokes County Home
and found the inmates well carei
for and provided with good,
| wholesome food W* n rreni
jthat the east porch of the county
home be screened so as to be
! more comfortable as a resting
place for the inmates.
A committee from our body
visited the Stokes County Jail
and found same to be in good
, condition in every way.
I A committee from our body
I visited the State Prison Camp
i'and found the prisoners well fed,
sleeping quarters in good sani
. tary condition and generally in
! first class shape.
A committee from our body
• visited the various county offices
. in the court house and found
them all well kept and in g.,od
! shape in every way. • i «*"*
. I The Clerk of Court jvnor's
j
| that all executors, administrators,
and guardians have made proper
, reports of matters entrusted in
i their banc's-
It is recommended that ad
equate water supply bo in
stalled in the court house and
jai! and that proper ventilatory
in the way of electric fans or
otherwise, be provided for the
court room.
We recommend to our repre
sentatives in the next General
Assembly that our county be
I placed under the 12-months
grand jury law- " • s
By reason of the fact that
Your Honor will probably not
preside over another term of our
court for sometime to come, we
desire to commend you for the
uniform courtesy extended to the
officials, jurymen and citizens of
our county in general during the
past 6 rnpnths.
(Continued CO 4th pace-)