DANBURY REPORTER
VOLUME XL.
WALNUTCOVE LETTER
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Teachers of Sauratown Tow n
ship Hold Meeting.
TOWN HAS SMALL. FIRE
M. E. Church At Stokesburg
Dedicated Last Sunday
Other News.
Walnut Cove, Nov. 10. —Mr.
John G. Fulton had the misfor
tune to lose his feed barn by (ire
last Thursday morning. He lost
his carriage, a lot of corn and
feed and some tobacco. His lit
tle son John, Jr., and some other
small children were playing with
some matches and set the feed
afire.
The teachers of Sauratown
township held a meeting at the
high school building here Satur
day morning at ten o'clock.
Owing to the absence of Supt. J.
T. Smith, of Danbury, Prof.
Pardue conducted the meeting
and made a splendid talk on how
to teach mathemathics. Miss
Abernathy made a good talk on
how to teach English. Among
the teachers that attended the
meeting were Mrs. J. VV. Neal,
Misses Winfred Tatum, Sadie
Pringle, Mary Sue Willis, lam
ina Duncan, Delia Boyles, Nell
Petree, Jessie Vaughn, Eva
Vaughn, Miss Abernathy, Miss
Sheppard, Miss Reid, Prof. Par
due, MV. J. N. Young and others.
Several visitors were present.
The Methodist church at
Stokesburg was dedicated Sun
day morning. Presiding Elder
R. M. Taylor, of Mt. Airy, was
present and preached a splendid
sermon to to a large congrega
tion.
Mr. Peter Hairston and wife
returned to Cooleemee Saturday
after spending several days at
their old home in Sauratown
Dr. W. I'. Bynum, of German
ton, was in town last week.
Miss Lula Clayton returned to
her home at Rural Hall last week
after spending several davs with
Miss Rhoda Adams.
Mr. J. R. Voss went to Wins
ton-Salem hist Thursday, return
ing Friday.
Miss Lillie Barber lift last
Friday morning for her home at
Roanoke. Va.
Miss Mjrtle Samuel is at home
again after spending several
days last week at Martinsville,
Va.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Vaughn
and children returned to their
homo at Winston-Salem Monday
after spending several days in
town visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Smith, of
Mizpah, Route 1, were in town
Saturday;
Miss Maty Varlin spent a few
days in Winston-Salem last week
Mr. Tom Knight, of Madison,
was in town Saturday.
Miss Jessie Vaughn returned |
to her school at Fulp after spend-;
ing Saturday and Sunday with
home folks.
Mr. J. L. Doggett, of Summer
field, was in town Saturdav and
Sunday.
Mr. Marvin Scales, of Wins
ton, was in town Saturday to see'
I his brother, Mr. Charlie Scales,
! who is ill with tuberculosis.
Mr. Joe Hill, of Arcadia, is
in town for a few days.
M iss Jfssie Pepper, of Dan
bury, was in town Saturdav en
route to Mt. Airy.
Prof. E. C. liyerly. of Mocks
ville. was in town Saturday and
Sunday. We wish Prof. liyerlv
could visit us oftener than he
does. He has hosts of friends
here who are always delighted to
see him.
Mr. Jacob Fulton, Jr., return
ed to Chapel Hill Mondav after
spending two weeks in town
with his father who has been
sick.
Mr. and .Mrs. A. J. Fair are
spending several days in Stone
ville visiting relatives.
Mr. John Breast, of Winston,
was in town Sunday.
Mr. S. C. Rierson went to
Stoneville Monday.
Miss Sallie Fulton returned to
Winston-Salem Monday after
spending some time with her
father who is sick.
Mr. N. M. Vaughn and daugh
ter, Miss Nellie, of Winston,
were in town Sunday.
1 Hon. S. P. Graves was in town
Sunday enroute to Mt. Airy.
Miss Nell Petree, who is teach
ing near Germanton, spent
Saturday and Sunday in town
with home folks.
Little Misses Ruth and Nancy
Tyre, of Winston-Salem, spent
Saturday and Sunday in town
with relatives.
Mr. John Bailey has been sick
for the last few days with grip.
Mr. Jim Hill and Miss Mabel
McKenzie, of Germanton, were
in town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Davis
spent the day Sunday with rela
tives in Summerfield.
Miss Eva Vaughn was in town
Saturday for the teachers meet
meeting. She returned to her
school work at Friendship Sun
day p. in.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Fulton, of
Greensboro, spent the day in
town Sunday.
Mr. Jacob Fulton continues
real sick, we are sorry to note.
Exchange Peri Gil For School
Books [nils Dec. 1.
Patrons of the public schools
should bear in mind that the
exchange period for school books
on the adopted list ends Dec. 1,
1012, except for histories of the
U. S.. which ends July I, 1013.
If new books are needed for the
children parents should take
advantage of the opportunity to
exchange the old ones for them.
Lot Sale At Walnut Covs
On Thanksgiving Oay.
On next which is
Thanksgiving Day, twenty valua
ble town lots will be offered to
public sale in Walnut Cove.
The lots are located in the most j
desirable residential section of {
Walnut Cove, and are valuable
either for a home or as an in
vestment. A large number of
citizens will no doubt attend the,
sale.
DANBURY, N. C., NOVEMBER 20, 1912.
GOOD ROADS COMINGj
Stroiij* and Ever-Grow ing
• Sentiment All Over the
County.
DR. FRATTS REPORT
!:stin:atcs (hat We I o-.e Annual
ly $84,000 On Acccunt ( f j
Had Roads —The Town
ships Will Note
Bonds.
There is a strong sentiment in (
the county now for a bond issue !
for good roads, and it is growing
every day by leaps and bounds.
At the meeting of the commiss
ioners here Monclfy the matter
was discussed by several people
with the commissions. The
idea is to get a bill at the next
legislature allowing the town
' ships of the C'> •ty respectively
to vote for a bond issue in such
sum as they think fit. It is al
j most certain, the Reporter is
told, that Yadkin, Meadows and
j Sauratown will vote bonds,
while it is a sure thing that Dan
burv will carry for bonds.
1
You can hardly find a man in
this section of the county who
|is opposed to building good
, roads now. Once in a while a
! fellow will tell you that he has
worked out his time on the
roads, and that now his children
should do as he his done, and
make out with th.? present bad
roads. This idea belongs to the
past age, when men were nar
rower than they tire today, and
when people who were esteemed
to be good citizens opposed any
thing which yiised their taxes,
no matter whether it would
ultimat"'y effect a benefit or not.
lVopie ate realii'g more, and be
coming I'uoJevn in their ideas
and inspirations. The con
scif u-u.ess that we have as fine 1
lands any country on earth,
and as naturally intelligent peo
ple as any in the world, isbecom
ing fixed in the minds of nearly
everybody. There is no question
tha f the natural productiveness
of the soil of this county is far
above the average, and that few
counties in the State or nation
would excell us in advantages
for making a living and earning
good money if we had only the
assistance of transportation.
Last winter, which was so se
vere oil outdoor work and ac
tivities of all kinds in the coun
try, le'arned many people that
we sutler a serious loss in busi
ness on account of roads which
aie difficult or impossible of
travel for several months in the
year, during the only months
when the farmers can get away
from work on their farms to
trade and traffic, and when they
have to market their pro
ducts.
State te>ologist L)r. .1. Hyde
Pratt has just issued his an
nual report in which he estimates
that the people of Stokes coun- j
ty suffer an annual loss of $84,-;
000 on account of bad roads. Dr. j
Pratt is tha highest authority in
the State on the economical value I
of good roads and modern high
ways, and if his figures are cor-
MEETS EASE TIME
Old Board ol Commissioners
Held Special Session
Monda\.
VERY L I I'TLL BUSINESS
Newly-Elected County Officers
Will lie Sworn In On l-'irst
Monday in D.'cen* ber.
The special meeting of the
county commissioners last Mon
day was devoid of special in
terest. Two members ot the
Board were present, Messrs.
Gann and Bodenheimer, Mr.
Lawson being absent.
The board ordered a new
road in Quaker Gap opened
from Tom Nunn's to Larry
Nunn's. An overseer and hands
were assigned.
It was ordered that Mary
Edwards, a pauper, be brought
to the County Home.
A resolution was passed that
the campaign against hookworm
has been of great benefit to the
people.
This was the last meeting of
the old board. Monday week
l is the regular meeting of the
commissioners, when the new
board will be sworn in. They
:
a'-e Messrs. Bodenheimer, Owens
an J Fapg. Likewise all other
new o.Tictrs will take charge
at that lime. It will then be
Sh riVi S'ata and ex-Sheriff
Jones, and Register of Deeds
Morefield.
Very likely a crowd will
be here Monday to se? the new
officials take charge.
I -
net we con! 1 as well afford to
pay the int nst on a bond issue
of more than *1,2J0,C00 as we
can :.lford to do without good
roads.
But no such heavy bond issue
will be necessary. It is thought
that if the townshi is will issue
bond* each in the sum .f $25,000
or *."0.000. wo shall be furnished
with immediate funds sufficient
to grade anil surface the roads
in all parts of the county.
Engineer Brown's estimate on
the cost of building the sand
clay turnpike from Buck Island
to Walnu' Cove or the Forsyth
line was only about sl. "00 per
mile. This included a new road
altogether, a grading to four
per cent., and surfacing with
sand. There are those who
claim that the cost will be far
greater, but it is reasonable to
suppose that Mr. Brown, who
has had wide experience in road
building, is nearly correct. The
c ist of the sand clay turnpikes
of Moore county, luilt by Mill
ionaire Tuft, average! only
about $;?00 per mile. Here we
can use the greater part of the
present road beds, but the grad
ing should certainly be reduced
to not over five percent. It
will make the road permanent,
and permanent reads ave the
only kind worth building and
spending money on.
The present board of com
missioners are favorable to the
bond issues for the townships,
and the new board will be
favorable also. It is up to the
people now to go to work for
roads, and we shall get them,
and when we get them we will
have one of the best counties in
the United States.
I NEWS OF DILLARD.
i Mr Ross Lectures On Demon
stration Work --- Other
i Items.
I>i Hard. Nov. 18. Every
body s;ems to be done shucking
c >rn around here. Quite a
g i(id crop was made, much bet
ter than was expected during
the dry weather.
The Dillard school is progress
ing rapidly under the wise
management of Misses Blair
and Fagg. They seem to be
excellent teachers, and every
body likes them both fine.
Mrs. Ada Coffy and small
son, accomnanied by Mrs. Maud
Hall of Virginia, are visiting
relatives and friends arounel
here.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Bogue
James, a fine boy.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Duggins of
Kernesville are spending a few
days with relatives and friends
here.
A great many of our people
were afflicted with hookworm
and are taking the treatment.
Mr. I. G. Ross passed through
here the 11th, and gave us a
nice talk on demonstration work.
He was on his way up in the
northern part of the county.
Mr. Robert Alcorn, who is
attending school at Walnut
Cove, spent Saturday and Sun
day with his parents here. He
says he likes the school fine.
Mr. J. Ham Mitchell has been
visiting in Virginia the psst
' week.
Attorney Sharp, accompanied
by Dr. and Mrs. Wilson, of
Madison, were here in the
automobile of Mr. Sharp Sun
day.
Mr. Bob Martin has recently
traded for a nice pair of young
mules.
The small child of Mr. Wert
Mitchell is very sick, we are
sorry t > note.
interesting News Notes of
Rural Hal! Community
Rural Hall. Nov. 1!) Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Helsabeck are
visiting near Richmond.
Attorney Charles R. Helsabeck
returned the latter part of last
week from a business trip to
Sanford.
Mr. D. C. Crome, who has
been learning telegraphy with
Agent W. (1. Hailley. left this
morning for King, where he
will take charge of the agency
which Miss Emma Hutchins has
resigned.
The ladies of the Rural Hall
Methodist Episcopal church will
have their annual Thanksgiving
bazaar and supjjer on Thursday.
The bazaar will open at 1 o'clock
p. m. Oysters and a full supper
will be served in a most inviting
and tasteful way by the charm
ing young ladies of the church.
As a main feature, Rev. F. Wal
ter Grabs of Bethania will de
liver a lecture at 7:15 o'clock,
which will be illustrated with
views. This delightful occasion
will be held in the town hall on
, Thanksgiving night. Thursday,
i Novemler 28.
\u. 2,015
J. WESLEY MOREFIELD
Tenders \\ ife a Birthday
Celebration Eclipsing \ll
Former Records.
-!>> GUESTS AT I END
l nrivalled Spread «»f Hospitality
On Sandy Ridge Route I.
One of the Invest birthday
celebrations ever given in the
county was that tendered Mrs.
J. Wesley Morefield on Sandy
Ridge Route 1 Monday by her
husband, Mr. J. Wesley More
field. Ic is said that four or five
hundred guests were present
from all sections of the county,
as well as from Winston, Pilot
Mountain, Virginia and other
places. The hospitality was
bounteous, and the great assem
blage was enthusiastic in its
praises of the good dinner
and the pleasant occasion. Among
the Danbury visitors who attend
ed were Mr. and Mrs. J. Spot
Taylor and Miss Mary Taylor
and Prof. M. T. Chilton.
They speak very highly of the
affair. The Reporter was honor
ed with an invitation, and great
ly regretted that circumstances
prevented its attendance. Mr.
Morefield's hospitality is far
famed. We have in times past
often tasted of it with great
relish. Long may he and his
good wife and family be spared
not only to their many good
friends, but to spread again such
feasts, one of whom in attend
ance we trust to be which.
OUR ROLL OF HONOR
Recent Paid-in-Advance Sub
i scriptions Tn The
Reporter.
Ernest Nelson, to Feb. 12,
li.'l:;.
W. A. Southern, to April 24.
una.
Calvin 11. Bowles, to May S.
IPIS.
John I). Smith, to October 20.
I'll;}.
F. S. Xunn, to February 24.
1013.
Will Martin, to December 20.
11)12.
John W. Mitchell, to Dec. 2(5.
1!>12.
J. E. Campbell, to Nov. 24,
li»12.
J. C. Kiser. tn March 12,
1013.
\V. (J. Mabe, to November 30.
1)12.
•I. 11. Holland, to January 1.
1913.
W. F. Hawkins. August 15.
15)13.
Jas. 11. Durge, to November 15.
15)13.
David Tilley, to September 23,
15)13.
J. C. Gray, to February 7,
1913.
R. L. Martin, to November £O,
1913.
i
Mr. Augmon Nelson of Camp
bell was here today on his way
o Winston with tobacco.