THURSDAY, JAN. 16, 1941
* LOCALS
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Had a very pleasant call today 1
I, from Mrs. Griffin, wife of Dr. E.
M. Griffin of King. Mrs. Griffin
tells us that the Dr. is well and (
in the enjoyment of his many ex
* cellent capacities, which pleases
us immensely. These Griffins oi
King are fine folk.
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J. M. Simmons of Francisco |
wis here this week.
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L. D. Hole, leading citizen oi ]
Peter's Creek township, in town
Sunday.
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Walter W. Ferguson of Capella
noted in the crowd attending ,'
court.
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R. R. King, Danbury contractor j
and bridge builder, holding a po-1
sition at Waynesville with the
State, has been ill for a week.
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Deputy Sheriff Mose Carroll of i
Flatshoal is doorkeeper and at
tendant on the grand jury.
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Scales Dalton of Dalton is here
* this week a witness at cou r t.
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Fred Bennett of Peter's Creek
t township was here Tuesday.
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Bitsy Pepper on the sick list.
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Attorney W. Reid Johnson : a
at court. He is accompanied by
Mrs. Johnson.
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Judge Olive is a relative of our
townsman, G. H. Alford, whose
mother was an Olive. If the
judge is as clean and capable a
I gentleman as Alford —which we
doubt not—and if Alford is as
smart and excellent a citizen as
the distinguished jurist from Lex
ington—which we doubt not—.t
is a happy connection. We con
gratulate both.
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S. L. Golding of Flatshoal was
in town Monday.
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Charley Slawter of Pinnacle at
tended court.
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W. W. Smith, Walter Lackey,
Frank Tilley, Lawsonville citizens,
attended court.
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Bill Fulton of Walnut Cove
showed his plensant physiognomy
in the crowd this week.
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Ray Stewart of King, W. 3.
George of Francisco, Bud Tilley
4 of Pinnacle, Carl Ray of Walnut
Cove, Cleve Lawson of Lawson
ville, Mack Wall of Pine Hall—
these deputy sheriffs are on hand
at court.
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R. W. Sands, section foreman of
the State highway, was noted in
the crowds at court Wednesday •
from Walnut Cove.
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Among visitors at Reporter of- 
flee Wednesday: R. C. White of
i Xing; Jas. Laaley of Walnut
Cove; W. R. Sto van of Sandy 
Ridge; A. E. Southern of Flat
shoal.
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J. T. Bhntwraa of Francisco i
paid the Reporter a pleasant oail i
Wednesday.
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Jerry Baker was here IkM,
Flaw -■.?•* t.ij.
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Ellis F. Stone was here Wed- j
ncsday on business connected with |
estate of T. O. Mickey, of which
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he is administrator. i
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W. H. Smith and J. A. Spencer
of Sandy Ridge, Tom Ashby and
Jim Smith of Danbury, Route 1
were Monday visitors in town.
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Travis Tuttle of Meadows was
in town this week.
John L. Christian was here
this week attending court.
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Ernest Nelson of Pi edm on t
Springs was here this week.
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W. W. Leake of Winston-Salem
was here Monday. Mr. Leake
says he is now 72, and feeling
fine.
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| Chester King of Westfield was
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here Monday.
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Capt. Jack Thore of Pilot Mt.
attend court sessions.
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Bud George, Walter Ray and
Willie Ray, all of Francisco, were
Monday visitors.
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Mrs. J. Watt Tuttle of Mead
ows spent Monday with her hus
i
band Clerk of the Court Tuttle
Monday.
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E. O. Shelton and Urban Shel
don were here Monday from West
field and Moore's Springs respect
ively.
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John W. Hall of Meadows was
in town Monday.
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Among the Buck Island visitors
was Anderson Bennett. "
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Thornt Tuttle pf Lawsonville
passed through Monday on his
way to Winston-Salem.
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Clyde Priddy was here Wednes
day from Hartman.
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Ollie M. Flynt of Walnut Cove
was here Wednesday.
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Wallace Webster of Germanton
attended court Wednesday.
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Misses Margaret Vernon of
Sandy Ridge and Verla Tedder of
Walnut Cove were seen among
the many ladies at the court
house Monday.
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W. A. Lewis bf Walnut Cove
paid the Reporter a pleasant visit
Wednesday.
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Visiting Danbury Wednesday
from Walnut Cove were Walter
Nelson and his young daughter
Miss Laura Nelson who will hold
a position with the NYA here.
R. M. Campbell of Lawsonville
has nearly recovered from his
serious illness of several months
ago. He was in Danbury Wednes
day.
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Burley Ma be, fine tobacco grow
er of Whitewater farm, was n
town today,
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Miss Luna Taylor, teecher In the
Pine HeD school, Accompanied the
mmbmm of the senior etas at e
day mt the court house sad other
places town Wednesday.
Len Alky of the Haitmaa see
attended court.
THE DAN BURY REPORTER
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TJfTHAT does it take to build thia. there were 23 aircraft engine manufacturers
1 l/y the airplanes needed to —scattered over 12 states.
defend America?
5 Now. despite the size of America's aircraft
First of aIL it takes factories-new buildings. program, it is not a big job to move the materials
needed, measured in tonnage. There are indus-
Next it takes machines. tries which move a greater tonnage of freight in
a week than aircraft construction requires in a
And finally, it takes materials from every state year.
2 in the union—everything from abrasives, acids,
aluminum and antimony to tin. tungsten, tur- But to aircra,t construction another factor is
pentine, vanadium, wool and zinc. ol particulaT and that is reliability
—accurate scheduling—on-time delivery.
How are all these machines and materials And on this point also, the American railroads
gathered from the far comers of the country to today the highesl poinl oJ efficiency
the factories where planes are built? history
The answer is the same that you get for any What they do for the airplane industry, they
other industry—the American railroads do the do for the farmer, the merchant and all the
job. industries of America—they haul the food you
eat the clothes you wear, the fuel that warms
According to one well-informed writer, 55 you, the things you use every day, handling
s per cent of the average requirements for aircraft America's traffic so smoothly that few people
fabrication is shipped in excess of 1,500 miles gJve lt a 80C0nd thought,
for assembly." ,
That's the best evidence that the railroads are
At latest count there were 79 aircraft manu- America's No. 1 transportation system in their
5 facturers, scattered over 20 states—and beyond competence as well as in their size.
Norfolk™* Westerh^i^
1 j Report of Grand Jury
State of North Carolina,
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County of Stokes.
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, To His Honor, Hubert E. Olive.
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t Judge Presiding:
I The grand jury for the January
I
term of Superior Court of Stok&t
} County, 1941, respectfully submits
t the following report:
| The grtnd jury acted on 1:9
bills of indictment, 26 of which
i' were found to be true bills, ami ti
r not true bills.
'' Presentments of all criminal na
-1 ture known to our body were
made and acted upon.
| A committee from cur body
' visited the Stokes County Horn?
i and found the inmates well cared
' for and provided with good wholc
- some food. We found the build
ings in good repair except one
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big window pane out, and we
• recommend that this be repaired
' at once.
| A committee from eur bodv
visited the Stokes county jail and
> found the prisoners well kept
> and the building in good state of
i repair and la flood sanitary eon
' dittos. '
| A committee from oar body
■ visited the Slate prison camp and
report the prisoners well led and
, the quarters in good sanitary
,
condition.
| A committee from our body
visited the various offices in the •
court house and found the officer ■
well kept and find the entire
building in tip top shape.
■ 1 Our body recommends that the ;
i Board of County Commssioners of
> Stokes county buy and have in- j
i stalled in the court room an i
) American and a State flag as re
i quired by law.
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i Respectfully submitted,
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N. F. CHRISTIAN,
Foreman.
, i Death of "Rex" Smith
,1 At Pilot Mountain
McK. R. Smith, known to his i
friends and relatives as "Rex",
! was born and reared in Stokes,
i He was a son of the late Garland
I Smith, head of one of the oldest
and most prominent families of
the county. He was a brother of
I Prof. J. T. f of King; Jarvis, of
t Pilot lit., and Ed of Francteeo.
! He was the father-in-law of Capt.
■ Jack Thore. He was the biggest
fertfltoer dealer in western North
' • Carolina, president of the Bank 1
of Pilot Ift., and a very succeri.
I ful business man
"Wednesday Evening
Look Club" Meets
(Contributed)
The "Wednesday Evening Boo'j
: Club" held its January meeting
with Mrs J. Spot Taylor.
; Mrs. Djllas c. Kirby, the pres
ident, presided.
! Mrs. A. J. Ellington read the
secretary's report and also called
the roll, which was answered b..
ia favorite proverb.
Greetings for the new year were
ead by Mrs. G. H. Alford, the
club's capable vice president.
The club was glad to welcome
Mrs. Robert H. Todd as a new
member.
The following program was
i given:
"Story of the Calendar", by
Miss Grace Taylor. Old Prints—
Mrs. Margaret Ellington. Mrs.
Ellington showed through her
beautifully written paper that much
time and thoqght had been used
in preparing her subject for the
evening, illustrating her remarks
by copies of prints.
During the social hour a olever
and Instructive contest was eon
ducted b'* Miss Grace Taylor fo.
u • T lae trueaui, th
PUBLISHED THURSDAYS j
Kirby.
, Refreshments were served to
the members. The next meeting
will be held with Mrs. N. E. Pep
i | per on Feb. 12.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Sink and
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- Miss Fo\ of Winston-Salem visit
-led friends in Dan bury Sunday.
: Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Joyce entee
' tained the party at supper.
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Powel! Mabe of "the Dam" waa
, here Wednesday.
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. Beverly Christian left today
r for Miami. Fla., for a visit with
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Christian.
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