DAN BURY REPORTER'"
VOLUME XL.
'AT WALII GOVE
Tobacco Warehouses Have
Big Breaks All Week.
I
' PRICES VERY GOOD
High School Observes Community
Service Day Dr. J. \V.
Neal and Family Remove
I To Walnut Cove
V Other News Items.
Walnut Cove, Dec. S. —All last
week the warehouses here were
crowded with tobacco and the
/ wagons were rolling from early
morning until late at night
bringing the weed to market.
Despite the heavy breaks the
local warehousemen handled the
proposition admirably and the
} prices held up remarkably well.
Only one day did the market
appear to drop and then the
offerings were extremely high
in order and the weather un
favorable. The prices on the
brighter grades continue high
and as one farmer expressed it
"good tobacco is bringing a good
price," while inferior grades are
selling in accordance with the
quality. Among the many grow
// ers who sold here last week
were Messrs. T. G. Calloway,
, Bullen and McCanless, Vester
Flinchum, J. H. Flinchum,
Smith and Lawson, M. W. Mor
ris, Lum Nelson, W. C. Smith,
Sam Smith, Sam Baker, Henry
Baker, Jno. Dunlap, T. F. Tut
tle, J. M. Vaughn, D. A. Boles,
Moses Bullen, J. C. Wall, M.
O. Allen, C. C. Boles, J. B.
Smith, C. F. Smith, H. T. Boles,
V. 0. Marshall, J. P.
Welch, F. J. Woods, R. P.
Woods, T. M. Tuttle, S. C. Mont
fomery, J. F. Redman, Luther
owler, J. A. Easter, A. Z.
Boles, Reece Mabe, 0. P. Mid
dleton, Joe Bowman, C. F. Bow
man, Geo. Brown, G. B. Hicks,
, H. G. Tuttle and others.
' The high school here observed
Community Service Day last
Friday arranging, cleaning up
and renovating the inside of the
building, It had been intended
to do considerable work on the
outside but owing to the in
clemency of the weather this
was postponed.
Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Neal have
this week removed from their
old home at Meadows to their
' beautiful new residence on North
Main Street which has just been
completed. This is one of the
most modern dwelling as well
as the most handsome in this
section.
Capt. R. L. Murphy returned
» Saturday from a short visit to
» Aaheville and other points in
; western Carolina accomnanied
f by his son who has been in
school there. Mr. Murphy is
very much enthused over the
• splendid scenery in the section
j he visited and expects to make
• the trip again in the summer.
1 Mr. Jno. W. Kurfees of Ger
manton was in town Sunday, the
guest of relatives and friends.
Mr. R. C. King, who has held
i>a position with the Walnut Cove
f Motor Co. for the past several
months, will leave today for
Florida to spend the winter.
Mr. King has made many
friends here who regret to see
him leave.
Mr. T. R. Pepper, of Winston-
Salem, spent last week here on
i the warehouse floors buying to-
Ibacco. He will probably be on
the market again this week and
possibly all the season.
Mr. Robert Young, who holds
• a position with Jones & Gentry
4of Winston-Salem, was in town
1 Sunday.
I Register of Deeds Jno. G.
Morefield-was here a day or two
last week having some dental
work done.
Mr. Numa Tuttle returned
Monday from Roanoke. Ya..
where he had been attending the
funeral of his brother's wife,
Mrs. Luther Tuttle, who died
Friday.
Mr. E. S. Zimmerman, of
Greensboro, was a visitor here,
Monday.
Mrs. A. T. Rothrock spent j
.Saturday and Sunday with Mrs.
ft]E. A. Rothrock on Route 4.
|| Miss Ersell Whittemore, of
IN SESSION MONDAY.
New Board of Counfy Com
missioners Hold their First
Meeting.
The new Board of County
Commissioners, Messrs. J no. W.
Gann. chairman: Joseph Martin
and Isaac D. Barr. met Monday
in their first regular monthly
session.
The first day's work of the
new board was quite a busy one.
In addition to the regular work
of the board a large number of
citizens of the county were in
attendance with petitions asking
for various and sundry things,
all of which had to be passed
upon.
A delegation from Quaker Gap
township, headed by Mr. R. L.
Nunn, presented petitions ask
ing for an election in their town
ship to vote on a bond issue for
good roads, which was granted.
The particulars appear elsewhere
in this paper.
Mr. P. C. Sheppard, of Snow
Creek township, presented a
petition signed by a number of
people asking that a new road be
established across a part of the
township leading byway of Mr.
Sheppard's roller mill. This
matter was deferred until the
next meeting of the commission-
Robert Barr was appointed
registrar of vital statistics in
Yadkin township to succeed J.
Walter Tuttle who leaves the
township.
The matter of the appoint
ment of highway commissioners
in Meadows township was heard,
the particulars of which appear
elsewhere in this paper.
The annual county exhibit and
the clerk's yearly report were
ordered published in this paper.
A number of small claims
against the county were paid.
Winston Tobacco Market
Closes Oec. 19
At a meeting of the Winston
Tobacco Association held yester
day, it was decided to close the
local market on December 19 for
the Christmas holidays. It will
nDt re-open until January 5.
New Cash.
Have you seen the new money?
jCall at the Bank of Stokes
j County, and the Cashier will be
pleased to show it to you.
Weutworth, is the guest of Miss
Sallie Fulton this week.
Supt. of Schools J. T. Smith,
of King, was here on business
the past week.
Rev. A. W. Taylor, of the
Episcopal church, was here
Monday enroute home from Ger
manton where he had filled an
appointment Sunday.
Mr. W. B. Taylor, of Winston-
Salem, a member of the firm of
Taylor Bros., was here last week
looking over the market. Mr.
J. A. Fagg of this place will
probably go on the floors here
this week to buy tobacco for Mr.
Tavtor's firm.
Rev. J. T. Smith, of Westfield.
filled his regular appointment
at the Baptist church Sunday
morning and at night.
Among those from here who
attended the commissioner's i
meeting at Danbury Monday)
were Messrs. A. W. Davis, O. |
N. Petree, T. J. Covington and
O. J. Cates.
DANBURY, N. C.. DECEMBER 9. 1914
NEW MONEY ARRIVES
Federal Reser\e Notes Cir
culate In Srok--?> County.
THEY ARE BEAUTIES
Abraham Lincoln, drover Cle\e
land, Andrew Jackson, Loco-*"
motives. Automobiles and
Flying Aiachines Pictured
On the New Aloney.
The Bank of Stokes County
at Dan bury through its cor
respondent the American Nation
al Bank of Richmond has re
ceived a quantity of the new
Federal Reserve notes now be
ing issued to the twelve big re
serve banks by the government,
and rapidly entering circula
tion throughout the country.
The notes received came in
fives, tens and twenties. Each
of these denominations were
vastly different from the other
except in the predominant green
of the paper. On one side side
of the fives is an excellent like
ness of Abraham Lincoln and on
one end appears the seal on
which the serial designation of
the bank v/hich issues the cur-j
rency is placed. On one side of
the tens is a picture of Andrew
Jackson and on the face of the
twenties is a splendid likeness
of Grover Cleveland.
On the reverse side of the
fives is a presentment of the
discovery of America, two scenes
typical of common history being
shown. On the reverse of the
tens is a picture representing
the agricultural and manufactur
ing pursuits of the United States.
A reaping scene appears in the
upper left-hand corner and at
the other corner is a mill in
operation.
On the reverse cf the twenties
is a representation of modern
transportation facilities. The
flying machine, the locomotive,
the steamship and the automo
bile are shown. This is the
most comprehensive scene that
is presented and represents a
type of art of unusually high
order.
The new money is now on ex
hibit at the Bank, and the Cashier
will be pleased to show it to
the public.
COMING MARRIAGE.
Mr. T. H. Hani and Miss
Myrtle Spainhour To Wed
At Pinnacle.
Pinnacle, Dec. 7.—A wedding
of much interest will take place
here on Jan. fith, when Miss
Myrtle Spainhour will become
the bride of Mr. T. H. Ham, of
Greensboro.
The bride-to-be is the ac
complished daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Wesley Spainhour, of Pin
nacle, while the groom-elect is a
prosperous voung business man
holding a position with the
Southern Express Co., at Greens
boro.'
Immediately after the cere
mony the young couple will leave
for Charlotte, Atlanta, Jackson
ville and other southern cities on
their bridal tour.
EEECTION JAN. 19
Quaker Gap Citi/ens To
\ ote On 550,000 Bond
Issue For Good Roads.
ORDER MADE MONDAY
County Commissioners Appoint
Registrars and Judges of
Flection Hooks To Open
December IS.
The citi/.ens of Quaker Gap
township will vote January 19th
on the question of issuing $50,000
in bonds for building good roads
in that township.
The order for the election was
made by the Board of County
Commissioners at their meeting
in Danbury Monday, when
petitions bearing the names of a
large number of citizens of the
township were presented to the
board asking for the election.
The order provides for the
opening of the registration books
on Friday, Dec. 18th. They will
remain open until Jan. 9th, and
Saturday, Jan. 16th, will be |
challenge day.
The registrars and judges ap
pointed for holding the election
at the four precincts in the
county are as follows :
Moir's precinct—l. E. Jessup,
registrar; Robt. L. Collins and J.
D. Martin, judges.
Frans' precinct-J. F. Nunn.
registrar; L. L. Nunn and W. D.
George, judges.
Brown Mountain precinct—J.
F. George, registrar; Jas. W.
Pell and A. H. Martin, judges.
Quaker Gap precinct D. A.
Simmons, registrar; J. D. Lawson
and G. W. Simmons, judges.
At the election in April, 1012,
when all of the townships of the
county voted on bond issues for
good roads, Quaker Gap town
ship defeated the bond issue by
a considerable majority, but it is
claimed now by some of the
citizens of that township that
there has been a great change of
sentiment in favor of a bond
issue and it is thought that it
can be carried by a good
majority.
! Mr. Thos. VV. Tilley, of Smith,
; was here attending to some busi-
I ness matters today.
I
| YADKIN TOWNSHIP.
| Will Probably Ask Tor Elec
-1 tion To Note On Bond
Issue In February.
! Mr. Jas. R. Caudle, Jr., of
! King, was a visitor at the Re
porter office yesterday. It was
; learned from Mr. Caudle that
: the citizens of Yadkin township
] expect to a&k the county com
jmissioners to grant them an
' election on the question of issu
ing bonds for good roads in that
• township some time in February.
Mr. Caudle stated that the
people of his township wanted
short time bonds; that the thirty
-1 year bonds issued by other town
ships of the county were of too
long standing for them.
It is Mr. Caudle's opinion that
a bond issue for good roads in
| Yadkin will carry now.
1 MR. FAGG'S RECORD
I
Only One R. F. D. Route In
Four Counties Ahead Of
Danbury Route 1.
Mr. S. M. Fagg, carrier of
Danbury'sß. F. D. route No. 1,
recently attended a meeting at
Rura! Ha!! of a!l the carriers in
this district, which is composed
of the counties of Stokes, Forsy
th. Yadkin and Surry counties.
It was found by comparison
that Danbury Route 1 handled
more mail than any route in the
four counties with the exception
of one, and that route is a longer
one that Danbury's. During the
month of October Mr. Fagg
handled nearly ten thousand
pieces of mail matter.
Some time since when the sala
ries of the R. F. D. carriers
were increased, Mr. Fagg receiv
ed a greater raise in salary than
any carrier in this district The
raise was based on the amount
of mail handled by the routes.
Mr. Kurfees Answered.
Walnut Cove, Dec. 6.
Editor Reporter:
Mr. Kurfees was quite rough on
Judge Jones for giving them a new
interpretation of the road law.
But he should thank Judge Jonas,
who furnished them with so im
mense a need.
Mr. Kurfees was a strong ad
vocate of good roads and the
bond issue, and fur this he de
serves praise. But such cannot
be claimed for his co-workers. It
has been a source of a good deal
of amusement and interest to
the public to see those who
; fought so hard against the bond
i issue, and lost; who then tried to
prevent the sale of the bonds,
and lost; come in after the
"b'ar" had been killed, and take
charge of the situation, conspir
ing to defeat the interests of that
community, of northern Meadows
township, who, with the help and
the inspiration of the good roads
people of Sauratown and Dan-
I bury townships, furnished the
i VOTES to carry the election, and
J without whose unselfish work,
and whose VOTES, Germanton
| would today be without roads.
Does Mr. Kurfees believe that
the road election would have car
ried in either Sauratown, Dan
bury or Meadows townships if
there had not been a belief in the
minds of the people—an assur
ance of a square deal that the
Blackburn road would be built?
You say Sauratown and Dan
-1 bury have no rights in this
! question. Put these cruntbs in
I your pipe and smoke them,
WALNUT COVE.
Save Your Money.
| Now i 3 the time to begin sav
! ing when you have a few dol
i lars to spare. The I'.ank of
Stokes County pays 4 per cent,
compounded every three months,
and your money back when you
want it.
Deputy Sheriff Frank TiUey
:is out this week filling the tax
collecting appointments of Sheriff
i Slate.
I
No. 2,055
THREE TOWNSHIPS
Now Have \ew Boards cf
Highway Commissioners.
QUALIFIED MONDAY
Contest In Regard To New Com
missioners In Meadows
Township.
The new boards of highway
commissioners for Danbury,
Sauratown and Meadows
townships were sworn in by
Clerk of the Court M. T. Chilton
here at the court house Monda\.
The personnel of the boards is ai
follows :
Danbury township—L. J.
Young, D. S. Priddy and John
Neal.
Meadows township—J. C. Wall,
Z. R. Moran and Matt Mabe.
Sauratown township S. W.
Neal, L. F. Fulp and John W.
Redman.
There was quite a lively ar.d
interesting contest over the in
stallation of the commissioner*
in Meadows township. On ac
count of alleged irregularlity in
the ballots cast at Germanton
precinct the canvassing board at
their recent meeting threw out
the entire vote cast at that
precinct, thereby electing J. C.
Wall • and Z. R. Moran and de
feating Geo. W. Newsome, Lathe
(iordon and Sidney Johnson, who
would have received a majority
of the votes of the township had
the canvassing board not seen
fit to throw out Germanton pre
cinct.
Inasmuch as only two members
of the board of highway com
missioners in Meadows town
ship were declared elected by
the canvassing board it became
necessary for the county com
missioners to appoint a third
member, and they named Mr
Matt Mabe.
Some of the citizens of Mead
[ows township opposed the action
taken by the canvassing board
in throwing out Germanton pre
cinct and appealed to the county
commissioners to disregard the
action of the canvassing board
■tnd appoint, or declare elected.
Messrs. Newsome, Gordon and
Johnson. The citizens opposing
the action of the canvassing
board were represented here
Monday by Attorney J Lindsay
j Patterson, of Winston-Salem,
and he addressed the board at
some length on the matter, but
after hearing the argument of
the attorney, and on the advice
of their counsel, Mr. N. O.
Petree, the board of county com
missioners confirmed the action
of the canvassing board and
declared Messrs. Wall and Moran
elected, naming Mr. Mabo as the
third member.
Goes To Rural Hall.
Attorney Chas. I}. Helsabeck.
who has practiced his profession,
in Danbury for the past two
years, left the past week for
Rural Hall, where he will reside
permanently. He expects to
engage in business. We regret
to lose Mr. Helsabeck but wish
him much success.