North Carolina Newspapers

THE DANBURY REPORTER Established 1872 Tobacco Control System Sweeps Belts STOKES COMES UP WITH CRUSHING MAJORITY FOR CONTINUED RESTRICTIONS ON ACREAGES Tobacco control is in eff ec t throughout the flue-cured belts for another 3 years. S' ike-* farmers voted for th? continued restriction on acreages, with crushing majorities. Below are figures with refer ence to the vote in this county as released by the Stokes Triple- A office: Number voting in favor of flue-cured tobacco marketing ! quotas both for three years and for one year 4,534 Number voting opposed to flue-cured tobacco marketing quotas for three years but in favor of the quota for one year 41 Number voting opposed to flue-cured tobacco marketing quotas for one year and for three years 248 Total number of ballots cast 4,827 Four Stokes Girls Will Graduate From Martin Mem. Hospital V/ The staff and graduating claps of Martin Memorial Hospital School for Nurses last week sent out invitations to the commence ment exercises which will be held Monday evening, August 2, at the First Presbyterian Church of Mount Airy. The baccalaureate sermon which will be held Sunday evening, August 1, at Slfclock, will be preached by the Rev. C. S. Clark, D. D., Central Methodist Church. The 1943 graduating class in cludes four girls from Stokes county. They are: Misses Nora Madeline Lawson, King; Rachei Maude Kfser, King; Nancy Lee Johnson, Pilot Mountain; Vir ginia Connie Beasley, Westfield- Funeral Held For Tilley Infant i Funeral services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Tilley of Walnut Cove, who died Wed nesday, were held Thursday at the home. Burial was in the Clear Springs Primitive Baptist Church cemetery. Surviving are the parents; and six brother's and sisters, J. C-, Thomns, Vera, Raymond, Jesse Wuyr.e and Jimmy Ray Tilley. In Stuart Hospital Thos. Hill, «f Sandy Ridge, and Mrs. Merritt Hooker of Lawson ville are medical palionts at the Stuart, (Va.) KLrp'tal. Volume 72 News of OUR BOYS Seaman Second Class Newlewn Fred Law, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Law of King, has been pro moted to his present rating. He entered the navy May 10, 1942, | and received his basic training ct • Bainbridge, Md. Radio Technician Second Cla&a 1 John F. Eggleston, son of Mr. | and Mrs. Guy T. Eggleston, Wal nut Cove, Route 2, has been pro moted to his present rating m.■ the Naval Research Laboratory, j Washington, D. C. He entered the navy last September. i Corporal Guy Albert Eggieston. I son of Mr. an J "Irs. Guy T. I\e gleston of Walnut Cove, Route ". has been promoted to his present rating. He entered, the army in September, 194?, and is stationed at Miami Beach, Fla. Corporal William W. Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Browr. of DanEury, has notffied his par ents that he has arrived in North Africa. He entered the army February 27, 1942, and received his training at Camp Crowder, Mo. * Seaman Second Class George H. Morton, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Morton of Walnut Cove, has been promoted to his present rat ! ing. He entered the navy April { 1 13, 1943, and trained at Bain-1 .bridge, Md. He is now at Phila delphia Navy Yard. Commissioned Second Lieut. Thomas A. Eggleston, son of Mr and Mrs. Guy T. Eggleston, of Walnut Cove, Route 2, has re ceived his commission at Foil Benning, Ga., and is now sta tioned at Camp Fannin, Tyler, Texas. He entered the army in July, 1940. He is a graduate of Pine Hall High School. Private Edward P. Heath, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W Heath of | ; Walnut Cove, has notilit ,i '.lis par- j jents that he has siv !y arrived in India. He entered the army in November, 1942 and *.-us trained at Camp Lee, Va. Corporal Lee M. Tilley, sou of Nannie Tilley and the late Wi'.i Tilley of Walnut Cove, has been promoted to hi g present rating. He entered the army November 18, 1942 and is now stationed at Camp Adair, Oregon. «• #■' S. P. Christian is improving from a recent attack of somethin'* lihe neuritis. ' —A Danbury, N. C., Thursday- July 29, 1943 * * TOBACCO MEN CRITICIZE OPA'S LEAF CEILING Everett D. Matthews, president of the Virginia - North Carolina Old Belt Warehouse Association, recently stated that he is disap pointed in the ceiling price set by the Office of Price Administration because he had hoped for a higher ceiling and had been led to be lieve that the price would be near er 48 "cents than 41 cents. "If that price is a flat ceiling," he continued, "it is unuiTr "Because ! the tobacco is not tied and grad i cd in Georgia and Florida and it l is not fair that it should bring i the same price as the North Car olina tobacco. However, he add ed, 1 am sure thai ai! fr.rSiers in this section will receive the nev/b in a patriotic and co-operative manner." i Rex Gass, who is in Tipton, Ga. on the tobacco market, said that ! the ceiling price is higher than ; last year's ceiling, which was ap proximately thiee certs pet pound ! lew than 41 cents, an l Uitl i:e thinks the farmers of this section will be pleased with the action of the OPA. "The new ceiling," Gass said, "is higher than the one placed on burley tobacco a-'d for that rea son the farmers will prolably be a little surprised at the figure." Arch B. Taylor of the Taylor I Warehouse, did not attempt to i conceal the fact that he was dis ' 'pleased by the announcement stating that he was unable to see any need whatsoever for an OPA ceiling on flue-cured tobacco. "The allocation which the Unit ed States Department of Agriiul |ture has placed on flue-cured to bacco," he explained, "is sufficient within itself and there is abso lutely no heed for the OPA to | confuse tnings by placing a ceil ing price on the tobacco. "The news does not come as » surprise to me," W. A. Goodson, president of the Winston Leaf and Storage Company, stated, "be cause I had already heard a sim ilar figure quoted today by a man jon the Georgia market. The far mers, I think* will be pleased with the ceiling price since it is a little higher than many of thcr.i expected. Presbyterian Revival Ends Wednesday Eve. The revival meeting at th Presbyterian Church closed Wed nesday night. Rev. Ralph L. Buchanon was assisted in this meeting by Rev. Foley of Lilling ton, and Miss Elizabeth Bern ' hardt of Lenoir, who had charge of the Bible school. ARE THE ITALIAN'S 1 COMING? It is rumored that the Hanging ( Rock CCC camp may be utilized , as a prison camp for Italian of ficers recently captured by the Americans in Tunisia and Sicily. The rumor lacks confirmation i from official sources, but is possi bly true. The Hanging Rock CCC camp lis one of the few camps in the , State that have not been disman- I [tied, though some of the barracks l ' have been removed. It is noted that the government [will construct many new cone:»n- I tratinn camps for the* accomoda tion of soldiers captured in l>- rope ! Th Hanging Rock camp is t I ( small in take care of lniye nut.e fcer- its capacity at present hoi' .. pi). - .In, but extra 'juiiwii:: I could suoi* be erected, or the pre | sent •>"'■!■•' city could be utiii.>! i solely !'•» officers. From the numbers of war pris oners now being taken in Sicily by the Allied armies, and tic.* doubtless hundreds of thousands more to be trapped, enormou.s quarters will be needed in Eng land and America to corrall thf: prisoners throughout the duration of the war. Funeral Held for Mrs. Fannie T. Sams Funeral services for Mrs. Fan nie Thacker Sams, widow of Yan 'cey F. Sams, who died at a Mt. Airy hospital at 6:30 o'clock last , Monday evening were held at Brim's Grove Church, Stokt s county. Rev. J. F. Manuel was ir. charge. Mrs. Sams fell in her room and ! suffered a severe injury to her i hip- Survivors include the following .-sons and daughters: Mrs. R. L. I Hicks, Mrs. J. W. Caudle, Mrs. - J W. Hicks, E. R. Sams and 'James T. Sams, all of Pinnacle, Mrs. J. E. Hicks, Mrs. M. H. Hill and Mrs. C. R. Combs, all of Winston-Salem. Numerous 'grandchildren and great '. rind. I children, also survive. Patients at Martin Memorial Hospital The following Stokes county .people arc patients at th Metin j Memorial Hospital at Mt. Airj : ; ! Ray McMillan and C. K. Boj les, of Pinnacle: Miss Thelma Shel-1 jton and Mrs. C. B. Smith, of j Francisco. J. Birth at Lawsonville Born to Mr. and Mrs. Eulis : Rogers of Lawsonville, a son, on | July 16. Published Thursdays CANNING SUGAR NOW BEING ISSUED i TWENTY-FIVE LBS. PER PKK SON; RUBBER SITUATION STILL BA1); BOARD IRGKS MOTORISTS TO USE RECAPS WHEN POSSIBLE; "C' BOOK HOLDERS MUST NOT RIDE FOR PLEASURE; OTHER ! RATIONING RI LES ( Stokes Rationing Board) Canning sugar is now being is sued by the local rationing board. Owins to short crops of fruits requiring sugar for canning letter applications are being handle J this year while the amount is ! . - i. ing cut 111 most cases. Regula tions stipulate t! t only in rat. cases .r.iiu- than -"i pounds p-i |:ei: : un car. ije dloeated lot ning purposes. T. i. pounds oi th..-- is to ije mured from Ratio;. Look 1. Additional amounts li,i> to be secured from the hoard Persons chiding it inconvenient to cull at the Danbury office may [mail their books into the office, seating by letter the number of 'quarts to be put up this year re-i quiring sugar. Applications may be made at any time from now to ' October 30. The scarcity of tires tor passen ger cars and trucks is morj pro nounced now than at any time since rationing began. No tires I 'are available for spares and own-1 wlio have as many as four usable tires on any car need not s make application. All car and I truck owners are required by i •»»- : ulation to have recapped any tiles which will take recapping. Fai - ure to ha\ tires recapped whin 1 recommended by inspectors as in-' : > , dicated on tire checking sheet makes the owner ineligible for I tires of any grade. Speeders. pleasure drivers and those usmg cars for unessential purposes will not be allowed tires or lubes. In i spectois are being urged to rcpim any iniractioi; of the regulations and not to file appliction for any one who is not engaged in cssen . I tial activity and in Immediate lived of tire equipment, j The gasoline problem is st''l (acute, li: adjoining states ewa .the u:e of "A" stamps foi i'm 'sure i s prohibiteil. In North oTlna o.vners may slid use the "A" stump 1 1-,' gallons per ~vek toi' non-ess. ntial Jrivin,;; but ]the use of "1J" ,ir "C" stamps is i 'strictly uden f • anyth ng' 'but ik a y driving Ail stamps | j must nov have print d m their ■ I fa'e the license 1 piuuhei of ;!te \c jhicle for which it is to be use i. I iicYers oi A , "B" and "C"; j stamps are warned now to im-! .mediately enter on these stamps their license number. It is a vio (Continued on page four) ** * Num b er .'5,717 BIG PRICKS ARE LOOMING j CKILINU OF 13 CKXTS O.N TO | BACCO MAY AIJAM' SKY- I ROCKKT FI(iI It K » FOB iSTOKFS C'KOI* The ceiling price of about 43 cents placed on the new crop of | tobacco by the OI'A may allow • the Stokes farmers--who have a good crop—some skyrocket av erages. Under the government price a> rangement, for instance, the buy ers are only restricted to the gei:« ,erul average, which must not bo above l.'i for tliiii total punluise. Thus, it a huge amount of conn mon tol;;:i'.•> hi ijuii-,lit I buy er at lesser prii Hue grades havi i big 111:: i gin !■ : i v i:i ii to soai Tl ■ h'l . • 11>|■ u : ,i . ■ 'His in ,i i . ■ rnllj •" i !!i at. Mmy i, |-m , may see some s ,1. s up in tln lxl - I FARMERS MUST ■ FILE CROP REPORT TO GET SALES CARD j John Ray, chief clerk of the I Stokes County Triple-A office, an nounced this week that all farm ers who have not yet filed a crop report for their farm should do ■so at once in order to get a sales Icard, as no cards would be issued until said report is filed. He requested farmers not to come to the office to file their vc ;port and expect to get sales cards the same day as several days are required for issuing the market ing cat Is. j Ninety-six percent of Stokes | fanners have already filed their I report, lie sai ' ami the remainder are urged to do .so at once, ! ARTILLERY UNIT . WILL COME HERE ON MANEUVERS . Two hundred soldiers of Ui3 , regular army comprising an ir . | tillory unit, will be qunrteivA , i here for a week or more, lugia jning next M, i,d >y. This army I contingent it is r.tat.d v. 1 ,h en , gag ■ in nuino'M is an { will on. • erstr up an I down l.*an liver. He.ul ; irters for tin- boy- will bo . Ibuigiu ilo •'! (\'i' mho ! ' X .Mrs. M. (). Sk'vc»ns % | Undergoes Operations I i •? V O. ■ • . ~f p-Mibury, I Rouu 1, has riu.«ia : : two s.-p --,arate operations in Wiasfon hospital. Her condit. report ed favorable. I Hitler Has Clacked • I Mussolini has been kicked out and coffee has been kicked back,