THE DANBURY REPORTER
Established 1872
JOHNNY SHAMEL
i DIES NEAR KING
lightning Hits Theatre Mm.
Loyd White Snake Bitten While
Berry Picking Other News
Items
. .The Germans started this staff
—bomber blitz on England. Those
chickens are now coming home to
roost.
, King, July 15. —Johnny Shamel,
aged 84, died at his home in the
Payneß Mill section Tuesday. The
deceased is survived by two sons
and two daughters, and a number
of grandchildren. Funeral and
interment was conducted at Mt.
Pleasant Church Wednesday.
Lightning struck the Palmetto
Theatre on Depot street during
an electrical storm Wednesday.
Only slight damage was done.
Pfc. Howard Cain, stationed at
Camp Cook, Calif., is spending a.
furlough with -relatives and
friends here.
The following patients under
went tonsil removal operations
here last week: *rs. Alvin Patter
son of Winston-Sa'e.n; Frtnk
Smith of Dalton, James Smith ot
Tobaccoville, small son of Seftow
Lewellen of Walnut Cove and
Bobby and Doyl Venable of Vads
Mecum Springs.
Private James Beasley, station
ed at Atlanta, Ga., is here on a
short furlough.
Miss Martha Garner sustained a
severe impairment to her chest
when she fell at her home on east
King Friday. " ' 1
Pfc. Guy Walker, who is sta
tioned at Camp Sibert, Ala., is
spending a furlough with his par-!
ents here.
Neulewn Fred Law of the U. S. j
Navy, and who is stationed at
Bainbridge, Md., is at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Law on south Depot street on
furlough.
The stork's report is on the up i
and up this week: to Mr. and Mrs.
Burnard Tuttle, a son; to Mr. and i
Henry Speas, a daughter; to Mi. \
and Mrs. Robert McGee, a son; to j
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wall, a daugh- j
ter, and to Mr. and Mrs. Fount I
Dorsett, a daughter.
Sergeant O. P. Green, stationed j
at G !d°boro, is here oil furlough, i
Pete Smith is quite sick at Iris |
home on. west Broad street, his 1
friends will regret to learn. , ,
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Mrs. Loyd White was bitten t
twice by a snake while picking
blackberries Friday. The snake
had to be pulled loose frori her
ankle. ,
And that's the news f v om here
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WHEAT THRESHING ON
DANBURY, ROUTE 1 j
The threshing of wheat and
other small grain is now going
on near Danbury on Route 1.
Reports are that some grain is
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wet and must bo dried after it ia
threshed. ,
Volume 72
U. S. CASUALTIES FARMERS MUST
NOW TOTAL REPORT ON CROPS
91,84'1 MEN TO GET SALES CARD
I Cassualties of the armed forces
since the outbreak of the war now
total 91,644.
The office of war information
said this includes 16,696 dead;
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21,828 wounded; 31,579 missing;
and 21,541 prisoners of war.
Army casualties total 64,621,
divided as follows:
Killed, 8,533; wounded 17,094;
I missing 21,046; prisoners of war
17,948. Of the wounded 6,268
I have returned to active duty or
have been released Lorn hospi
tals. The army casualties include
112,506 Philippine scouts. Of these
j 481 were killed, 743 wounded, and
the remainder are presumed to be
prisoners of war.
Navy casualties totaled 27,023
as follows: dead 8,16?., wounded
4,734; missing 10,53.'!; prisoners
|of war, 3,593. The navy casual
ties were divided as follows:
Navy—dead 6,293; wounded 2,-
265; missing 9,389; prisoners of
war 1,855; total 19,802.
j Marine corps dead 1,688;
wounded 2,447; misaing 9ST; pris
oners of war 1,737; total 6,8^9.
Coastguard—dead 182; wound
ed 22; missing 157; prisoners of
war 1; total 362.
Funeral Held For
W. J. Simmons
Funeral services for W. J. Sim
mons, aged 77, well known farm
er of Stokes and Surry county,
who died at his home last week,
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| were conducted Thursday after
! noon.
| The Rev. D. M. Larkins, pastor
of of the Pilot Muontain Baptist
Church lrom which the service
was held, was in charge. Burial j
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was in Mountain View Cemetery, i
Mr. Simmons was ill for several l
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j weeks. Survivors include the i
; widow; four daughters. Mrs. Sam
j Carson of Pilot Mountain, Mrs.
I Minna Bray of Thomasville, Ml 3.
j Claude McDaniel of Red Springs,
land Mrs. D. B. Black of Winston-j
I Salem; one son, Bailey Simmons
lof Pilot Mountain; one sister,'
I Mrs. Dillerd George of Winston-'
J Salem; four brothers, J. E. Sim-1
| mons of Charlotte, G. T. and j
I George Simmons of Norlina, and'
Elisha Simmons of Westfield; ar.d !
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several grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
Shortage of Teachers
Forecast In State
Nathan Yelton, comptroller or
the State Hoard of education, says
there will be a definite teacher
shortage in North Carolina's
schoo's in the 19 1T44 action: year.
Despite the lowering of teacher
certificate qualifications and the
fact that teacher allotments will
be approximately 200 less than
lae- yer.r.
Danbury, N. C., Thursday, Jiw 15, 1943. * * *
(From Stokes AAA Office.)
Farmers throughout North
Carolna are doing an excellent
job of determining and reporting
their own compliance with provi
sions of the AAA program. For
State as a whole, work is
more than 75 percent, complete
and going forward rapidly in
areas not already finished Niriety
'one percent ot the farmers of
hav- reported their crcps
'and soil-buiiJing practices.
However, t.iose who hive not
reported their crops should do so
at once as no sales cards for to
bacco will be issued until this re
port has been made. There will
|be no mere meetings with commit
teemen scheduled in the respect
ive communities and those who
have not completed their report
will have to come to the County
Office in Danbury.
No marketing cards are neces
sary for wheat growers this year.
| Quotas were suspended several
i months ago by the Secretary of
i Agriculture in view of the need
for additional feed and food
grains, so no cards are necessary
to sell wheat.
News of
OUR_BOYS
Private First Class James Mac
Davis of Tobaccoville is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Davis and en
tered the service January 27.
IMS. He is now stationed at
«ai»p Croft, S. C.
Private First Class Clyde Hart
grove, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
jHfartgrove of Germanton has been
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I promoted recently to his present
[status. He entered the service or.
! October 11, 1942, and was basic
ally trained at Camp~Bowie, Tex.
Sgt. Brit Moore of King, ha-i
notified his relatives that he has
| arrived sately in India. He en-
I tered the army February lri,
11942, and took his basic training
{at Columbia Air: Base.
Private Joseph L. Marshall lias
notified his mother, Mrs. Cora I-'
Marshall of King, of lys safe at-,
rival overseas. He entered the
army in February, 1942, ard
took his basic training at Camp 1
Crowder, Mo,
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Attorney W. R. Badgett of Pilot
Mountain was here on business at
the courthouse today.
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Mrs. M. O. Stevens and small
daughter were here the first of
the week from Lawsonville.
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Elder Boss Brown of Rural Hill |
was here Monday.
ew Home Agent
Arrives; Begins
Her Duties Today
| Mrs. Iva Benton, the new Stokes j
i hne demonstration agent, arriv
'e today, and she has already be
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, g'n her tasks of 4-H club work
.' ai i the organization of home j
'dmonstration clubs in the com-j
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j'mnities of the county.
Urs. Burton, who comes here t
i fr m Sparta, Tenn., where she i
.' hi 5 been the home agent there .
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" fc the past several year, relieves,
s M is Rose Elwood Bryan who has
be :n acting as home agent her?
: fc( the past three months until
> Ms. Benton's appointment. Miss
will return to her head-
at Raleigh.
diss Bryan leaves the home
aunt's work in the county in ex
'celent condition with 13 clubs
ior janized. The • Sandy Ridge
t d b was organized last Monday.
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' Tls Pinnacle club is being started
to lay with the assistance of tho
■ ncv agent.
■ | Hiss Benton will begin holding
' licne demonstration meetings
*V gust 1.
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M ..MJuk.
Djeath of
James M. Bolden
James Monroe Bolden, aged 73,
died Friday at his home, Reids
vilb, Route 5. He suffered a
heart attack while plowing.
7he funeral was held Sunday
afttraoon at 3:30 o'clock at
Smyrna Church. Rev. Mr. Knox
conducted the services. Bunai
wat held in the church graveyard.
Surviving are the widow; four
sons, Grady Bolden of Danville,
Va.; Lindsay Bolden of near Mad
ison, Claude and Everctte Bolden
. of ieidsville, Route 3; five daugh
ijten, Mrs. Mart Brown ot Rullin.
Mrs Vercil Harrison ot Califor
nia, Mrs. L. P. llakeslraw of Mad
ison and Missc? Minnie and Car
. I ric 3oldcn of the heme; one hali
bi other, Ollie Bolden of Stokes
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county and one half-sister, M's.j
Mary Eolden of Stokes county.
Wedding Is Announced
(Reported)
iir. and Mrs. C. F. Baker of
King wish to announce the nmr-
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l iage of their daughter, Margie
• IJelecca, to Sgt. Grady C. Hook
: cr, of the U. S. Army, at York,
S. C., July 10, 1913,
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. ar.d Mrs. C. F. Baker of King,
and the groom ir the son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. C. Hooker of Tobac
coville.
Sergeant Hooker enlisted in the j
U. S. Aimy in December. 1939 and
took his basic training at Fo r t
Bragg. He was then sent to Fort
Sill, Okla., but is now stationed
at Fort Jackson, S. C.
After the vows were spoken the |
bride and groom left for a brie:
| trip to Tennessee.
Published Thursdays
| Conference of County
Commissioners And
Accountants at Raleigh
County Commissioners Howard j
L. Gibson H. G. Johnson and J.
A Joyce and Stokes County Ac
countant Robah L. Smith will at
tend the 36th annual conferen .e
of the State Association of Coun
ty Commissioners and Assoc-ation
of County Accountants which is
to be held in Raleigh August 10-,
11-12.
Speakers for the three-day set: ;
sion include Governor J. M.
Broughton, State Treasurer Chas. 1
M. Johnson, State Senator Gre§;; j
Cherry, Supt. Clyde A. Erwin, At
, torney-General Harry McMullnr.,
and Josephus Daniels, Ralei;;h
publisher and former ambassador
to Mexico.
Officers will be elected, the I!M
meeting place chosen and commit
tee reports submitted at the con
cluding on Thursdaj.
I August lzT Officers announced. At
its 1942 convention, the countv
commissioners adopted a resolu
; tion commending the Brewing In
dustry Foundation's voluntarT* 0. -
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operation plan in North Carolina.
Also on the program are Pres
ident G. Mark Goforth of Cald
well county, Ivlayor Graham An
drews of Raleigh, County Ac
countant R. E. Nimocks of Cum
berland county, Charles A. Gii
| lett, Industrial Forester for Sea
board Railway; Max Washburn
of Cleveland county, Dean Ira C.
Schaub of State College, and
Chairman John P. Swain of Wak?
County Board of Commissioners.
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Federal Land Bank
Makes Many Loans
The Federal Land Bank of Co
lumbia. which serves the two
Carolinas, Georgia and Florid-.,
has made since its organization
| over twen-six years ago. 117,6 ii?
loans amounting to $220,134,647.
Ito farmers in the Third Farm
Administration distriu.
Julian H. Sen borough, president
of the bank, announced ir. a new:;
release to the Reporter,
j "These loans," Mr. Scarborough
says, ''have provided farmers i:i
the four states in our District
with long term cooperative farm
mortgage loans designed especia
lly to help them become debt-five
j owners of the land the opcrat ."
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Meeting Begins at
Asbury Church On
Monday, July 11,
Announcement is made of the
revival meeting to be held at As
oury Church beginning Monday
night, July 19, with Bible school
being conducted during the day.
The Rev. Marion Bradwell of R ej -
Holds Church will do the preach-
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LIST OF MEN
ACCEPTED IN ARMY
From the July Quota To Camp
Croft, S. C.
Of the comparatively smaller
July quota of selectees, who were
sent to Camp Croft, S. C., foe
physical examination, the follow
ing were accepted for military
service, and will report to thft
camp next week:
ACCEPTED FOR ARMY: '
j Posie Willard Smith
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James Edwin Lasley
Paul Taylor Bullins
Charles Spencer Jones !
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| Kelley Waddell Hutcherson.
Arthur Marion Spencei.
ACCEPTED FOR NAVY: ~;
i Obey Lee Joyce
Foster Burrow
i Following are colored sclecteea
who were called and examined ia
July quota:
. j ACCEPTED FOR ARMY:
Walter James Eccles
Clem Full).
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ACCEPTED FOR NAVY: .
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• i Rossie McKiuley Tat urn
George Johnson Arnold
Ernest Dennison Hughes
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. | Calvin Merit Torain i
. i James Willies Anthony.
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■ Death Of Mrs. 5
I Annie Falk\enbery
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. j Miss Annie Agnes Falkenbery,
. aged 21, died at her home in tho
l Capella section Saturday morning
after an illness of seven years.
I Funeral services were conduct*
, ed at Capella Church near King
at 3:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Dennis Helsabeek officiating,
interment was held in the church
cemetery.
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Survivors include the parents,
J. F. and Jennie Boyles Falke.-
( bery; two brother.- 1 , Clyde and
William Falkei.ber.v: and five si? - *
, teis, Misses Beatrice, Earlem*,
, Graiie Mae, Reva and Lorene Fal
kenbery, all of the home, . ,
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. HEAVY RAINS -***'
DAMAGE CKOPS
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The heavy rain and windstorm
j,which visited 'his .section Friday
, night has wrought serious dam
*ge to the crops, according t«»
. 'circulating reports t:,.;.
danii'.ui done to coin and iohncto
, by the excessive rain, the crops
were even more seriously hurt,
( and in some parts washed away,
bv swollen streams which swept
over many acres of fine botto:n
corn.
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Snow Creek, in the Hart man
section, was said to have risen to
the highest point in many years,
which caused damage and de
struction of many crops along its
course.
j. Other creeks and streams flow
ed out of their banks and caused
similar damage throughout tho