DAN BURY REPORTER
VOLUME XLIII.
WALiT COVE LETTER;
P!ank Walk To Be Made. 1
From N. \V. Station
To Stokesburg.
THE "FORD COL T"
Latest Mode Of Locomotion
Wreck On N. & \V. Railway
Mr. J. R. SniJer To
Move Family To
Walnut Cove-
Other News.
Walnut Cove, June S. —At a
meeting of the county Board of
Education held at Danbury Mon
day, upon petition of many of
our leading citizens and patrons
of the Walnut Cove High School,
an order was made allowing one
more teacher for this splendid
school. The board also framed a
petition under a recent act of the
legislature asking the county
commissioners to order an elec
tion to be held in this special
school district for a bond issue
cf $4,000.00 for the purpose of
enlarging the present building
and the installation of modern
heating apparatus and furniture.
The bonds will be due in ten
years and the rate of taxation
will be twenty-five cents on the
hundred dollars valuation and
seventy-five cents on the poll.
This will pay the interest on the
bonds and at the same time
create a sinking fund which will
liquidate the bonds on maturity.
The election was ordered to be
held on Thursday, July 14, and
the following officers were ap
pointed: Registrar, S. H. Stewart:
judges, J. H. Fowler and J. N.
Young. It is now optional with
the voters of the district as to
whether these improvements are
to be made or for the issue to be
defeated at the polls.
The lumber from the floor of
the bridge was sold here Satur
day and was purchased by
several of Stokesburg's enter
prising citizens who contemplate
the building of a plank sidewalk
from the N. & W. railway to
the M. E. church. When finish
ed this will be quite an improve
ment on the thoroughfare of our
progressive suburb and they are
to be congratulated upon their
efforts in this direction. As a
side remark on the same subject
it will be recalled that at some
time before the falling of next
winter's snow concrete sidewalks
are to be placed along Main
street from First to Fifth.
When it comes to means of
travel Walnut Cove ranks among |
the swiftest of the swift. Be
sides the convenience and neces
sity of ten passenger trains
daily autos of every description,
model and title are to be found.
But the latest mode of locomo
tion is the introduction on the
streets of what has been chris
tened a "Ford Colt." The
whole thing which is very simple
if one is inclined to understand
the technical terms of auto
theorists, consists of a plain'
bicycle with a ziz wheel or motor
attached to its anatomy. It
looks precisely like a bicycle and
in fact it is apparently nothing
more until some mysterious tap
is turned on this most mysteri
ous ziz weel and then a popping
noise resembling a mixture of:
German torpedoes and lady lire
crackers is heard and away it
goes at a rate of from one to
seventy miles per hour, depend
ing somewhat upon the manner
in which the rider values life.
The Colt is perfectly harmless
(Continued on page S.)
BIG CREEK PHONE CO. J
Buys Interest of Quaker Gap!
Telephone Co.--Stock- 1
holders Meet ins; Last Sat
urday--Another Meeting
Called.
A stockholders meeting of the \
Big Creek Telephone Co. was
held at Brown .Mountain church,
Saturday and was attended by a,
large number of the citizens of,
that section.
It is learned that it was decid- •
ed at the meeting Saturday to j
reorganize the company and get
its business affairs in good con
dition.
Mr. Pi. W. George, of Francis-j
co. a leading stockholder in the i
company, who was in Dan bury |
Monday on that business, pur-1
chased from the Quaker (lap;
Telephone Co., their interest in
the Big Creek Company, so that
the latter company now owns all
of the lines of its system. A
small assessment will be made
upon the stockholders to repay
Mr. (eorge and also to meet
some other deficiencies of the
company.
The Big Creek Company has
more than five hundred stock
holders and its equipment is
valued at abont $15,000. The j
lines extend into almost every I
section of this county as well as i
into other counties of this State |
and Virginia. It is believed and
hoped that the stockholders will;
gladly pay this small assessment,'
and that instead of allowing its
system to depreciate will build
it up and extend its lines into
other territory from time to time.
Such a system as this company
has should certainly be kept up.
It is of inestimable value to the
people.
Sandy Ridge Ball learn
Challenges Any Nearby Team I
Sandy Ridge, June 7.- Sandy j
Ridge and Mayodan staged the j
most beautiful spectacle of the 1
national sport Saturday after-1
noon that has been seen on tha ]
Mayodan ground this season. It'
was a fight for supremacy on the
mound by Hill and Lewellyn,
both having good control, and
pitching a brand of ball that is
seldom seen below the league, J
allowing only three hits each.,
Had it not been for Vernon's j
error on third, in the second in- j
ning, darkness would have likely '
been guilty of closing the game '
this error gave the local team |
three scores. Mill and Gann did j
the hitting for Sandy Ridge, i
while Gentry and Price com-j
manded the front for Mayodan. j
Summary of hits: Hill 2. >ann'
1. Gentry 2, Price 1. Struck out)
by Hill 12, by Lewellyn 11. Base
on balls of Hill :5, of Lewellyn 1.
Batters for Mayodan Lewellyn
and Vernon, for Sandy Ridge j
Hill and Martin. Time 1.7
hours, attendance 100.
Sandy Ridge challenges any
team in this or any adjoining
county for a game. We will be
glad to hear from any team that
wants a game as early a3 pos
sible.
DANBURY, N. C., JUNE 9, tt!s
SCHOOL MATTERS
Board ol Education Transact-1
ed Considerable Busi
ness At Monday's
Session.
NEXT MEETING JUNE 19!
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I
At This Time the Board Will
Mold a Session At Piedmont
Springs In Connection
With Teachers' Day
School Build
ings Paid For.
The county Board of Education,
composed of Messrs. N. A. Mar
tin. S. P. Christianland J. W.
Mitchell,, was in session here at
the court house several hours
Monday.
A delegation of the citizens of
Walnut Cove appeared before the
Board and asked for an election
in their district to allow them to
vote on the question of levying
a special tax for the purpose of
building an addition to the high j
school building at Walnut Cove. I
The Board asked the county
commissioners to call the elec
tion. This has been done as will
be seen elsewhere in this paper,
: The Board also made an ap
' propriation for an additional
; teacher in the High School at
' Walnut Cove.
A committee from King, com
posed of Messrs. J. S. D. Pul
liam and W. E. Hartman, asked
I that an addition be erected to the
! high school building at that
I placf, The matter was deferred
j until a future meeting.
The annex recently built to
i the Mt. Herman school house
was ordered paid for.
It was also ordered tha? the
painting'of the Zebulon school
building be paid for.
| The Board of Education ad
j journed to meet again on Satur
day, June 19, at Piedmont
i Springs, at which time and place
[ all of the teachers of the county
i are requested to meet, also all
I attendance officers who served
! during the past school year. All
. persons having claims against
the Board or other business to
come before it are requested to
attend the meeting on the above
date, as the business of the
fiscal year will be closed at this
meeting.
"Quart Law" Proving
An Effective Weapon.
The "quart law." or Grier
Act, is proving to be the most
elective weapon yet deVised for
catching the blind tiger. In the
words of a well-known proprie
tary medicine ad, "It goes to the
spot." It forbids the receiving,
or transporting of intoxicating
liquors in a quantity exceeding
one quart to any person, and
makes it unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to receive
more than one quart within
fifteen consecutive days.
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Among the Walnut Cove citi
zens who visited Danbury Men-,
day were Messrs. R. L. Murphy,
Jas. Lasley, C. R. Hutcherson,,
Dr. J. W. Slate. C. M. Jones, J. !
R. Snider. O. N. Petree, J. R.
Voss, Dr. R. G. Tuttle, G. L.
Jarvis, Robert Hedgecock. Jno.
R. Smith and others.
FOR THE 1915 CROP:
Walnut Cove Warehousemen '
Out Earlv Working
Among the Farmers.
EXPECT FAIR PRICES:
In the i;vent that the liuropean J
War Closes, the Davis Broth
ers Believe there Will Be
a Bull Market, and
Soaring Prices.
Messrs. Harry H. and Frank
P. Davis, of Martinsville, Va. f
sons of E. J. Davis, spent Tues
day night here in the interest of
the Stokes County Warehouse at
Walnut Cove, which they have
leased, and will run the approach
ing season. Mr. Geo. H. Semple,
who was formerly associated
with Mr. E. J. Davis at Walnut
Cove, has severed his connection
with the firm. The Messrs.
Davis are ouite optimistic over
conditions in the tobacco trade.
They believe that the European
war will soon be over, in which
case they very candidly believe;
that there will be a bull market,'
and that prices eyen eclipsing the;
stunts of 1913 will be paid for j
tobacco. Even should the war i
drag on, and present conditions
continue, Messrs. Davis think,
the demand for all grades of to
bacco produced in Stokes will be
good, and that fair prices will (
prevail.
Mr. Frank P. Davis was buy- 1
|ing tobacco in eastern North
j Carolina last July, just before
I the dec'arations of war in Europe.
He states that he never saw such
prices that were being paid, and
that the demand was stronger
than 1013. But by August 5 the
Export people had taken off their
buyers, and prices dropped. The
Export buyers come back later,
but they bought sparingly, while
the also affected all
i>ther firms on the market.
Messrs. Davis think that the
i;)l"> crop will be as large or
larger than last year's, and that
farmers, while getting out their
crops, should take the precaution
to first provide for their home
supplies. They are convinced
that this crop will be two or three
j weeks earlier than the last crop,
! and therefore sweeter and better.
.The 11)14 crop was one of the
| meanest grown by the farmers
jin many years. It was late, bit
ter and sorry.
; Walnut Cove Route 6.
Walnut Cove Route f>. June 7.
I -Most of the farmers in this
section are though planting to
! bacco.
The health of this community
j is very good at present.
1 There will be an ice cream
i supper at Mr. Hill Nelson's Satur
day night.
Mr. Nat Nelson and Misses
Jennie Fulk and Addie Nelson
went automobile riding Sunday
at'ternoor..
Messrs. Hen and Charles Mitch
ell went to Walnut Cove Thurs
day on business.
Miss Addie Nelson spent Sun
day p. m. with Miss .Jennie Fulk.
Mr. John Flynt went to Wal
nut Cove last week on business.
Mr. Edward Hicks, of Walnut
Cove, went to Meadows last week.
Mr. P. D. Fulk went to Wins- (
ton last Friday on business.
Mrs. Joe Fulk visited Mrs. P.
D. Fulk Sunday.
Miss Esther Southern is spend
ing this week at Mr. John Tillot
son's on Germanton Route 1.
! FOUNTAIN OF NEWS.
I
Mr. J. ). Pnddv Can Always
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Tell the Reporter Some-|
thing Doing I:i Local
Politics.
When times are sluggy, and
each separate piece of news
|seems to hunt a distant nook or.
[cranny where the newspaper,
man can't dig it out, always a
I never-failing topic of interest!
I may be found in the cranium of,
' the Reporter's distinguished Re- 1
i publican friend, Julius J. Priddy.
Mr. Priddy has not missed a
meeting of the county commis
sioners in 34 years, except once.
That was when he was taken
down with a sudden spell of acute
rheumatism. Noticing his ab
sence, some of the officials felt
sure something was wrong, and
sent after him. He was found
at home bound hand and foot, j
and helpless from a painful
malady, which held him no little!
time.
Mr. Priddy is about t!4 years of I
age, and has never failed to vote, j
A few years ago he was in bed
with typhoid fever when the'
election came on, but he caused 1
i his attendants to carry him bodi- j
| ly to the polls, where he cast his j
ballots, sighed a sigh of vast
j relief, fainted and was then car- 1
, ried back home and put to bed j
for several more weeks. It is'
fwell known that Mr. Priddy,]
while a considerable farmer, j
never sows a wheat crop in
election year. He doesn't hav°]
! tinu}.
! Mr. Priddy was asked a hard'
question, though, this week by)
the Reporter: "Suppose the
i Presidential election were to be
held tomorrow, and Woodrow
and Teddy were the candidates. 1
, Which one would, you vote for?"
He admitted after considerable
dodging that he - would stay at
home and not vote at all. Mr.
: Priddy is not anxious for war.
Mr. Priddy always keeps the
Reporter posted on Republican
politics in the county. He says
I the next big contest will be for
the nomination for Sheriff, be
j twten A. W. Davis, of Walnut
;Cove, and J. Frank Dunlap, of
Gideon, which is developing in
| certain spots with considerable
; energy.
Mr. Priddy is honest in his be
liefs. and does not go behind the
; bushes to proclaim his principles.
At the same time he is well
known to be a fre* l man.
Marriage At Gideon—Other
News Items and Personals
Gideon, June S. Most of the
: farmers are about through olant
! ing tobacco.
A large crowd attended serv
ices at Oak Grove Sunday.
Miss liemma Duncan and Mr.
James Craig were united in the
! holy bonds of matrimony at the
home of the bnde's parents last
Thursday afternoon. We extend
! congratulations.
Mr. \\. M. Flynt and son,
Carey, have gone to Walnut
Cove on business today,
j Quite a crowd of youngsters
spent Sunday afternoon with
Miss Minnie Dickson Madison
Route 3.
Miss Myrtle Fagg returned to
her home at Dillard Saturday
after spending the week with
her sister, Mrs. Guy T. Eggles
ton.
Mr. Stacy Rothrock called on
Miss Bettie Johnson Sunday,
i Mrs. Willie Dunlap visited
Mrs. W. M. Flynt a short while
Sunday afternoon.
Messrs. W. M. Flynt and J.
1 Frank Dunlap went to Danbury
; Monday on business.
Mrs. Mary Dunlap is a visitor
here this afternoon.
No. 2,253
PIEDMONT SPRINGS
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!Hotel \\ ill Open For Guests
Saturday. June 12th.
PROSPECTS GOOD
Several I amities Arrive To
Occupy Their Summer homes
—A Number of \ isitors
At the Springs The
Past Week.
Piedmont Springs, June 0. —
The hotel here will be opened
for guests Saturday. June 12th,
and judging from the best
indications the resort will have
an excellent season.
Several of the cottages at the
springs are already occupied and.
among those who are here now
are Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Mc
! Alister and children. of Greens
| boro: Rev. and Mrs. Lacy Little,
j who have recently returned from
I China as missionaries: Mr. and
i Mrs. J. Willie Smith and Mr. and
| Mrs. J. W. Smith. Jr., of Greens
i boro, who are accompanied by
Miss Irene Fulton, of the same
place: Mr. and Mrs H. M. Saun
j ders, of Winston-Salem,
i Mesdames J. C. Buxton and
IW. W. Gray, of Winston-Salem,
j spent the day at the Buxton
? cottage Friday and they expect
j to come up again Saturday,
i Mr.- Jas. A, Gray and son,
'jas. A. Gray, Jr., Mr*. Barber
and Mrs. Plumbley and children,
|of Winston-Salem, spent Sun
' day afternoon here.
Rev. C. W. Irvin spent Mon
night here in conference with
Mr. A. W. McAlister in regard
to the establishment of several
Sunday Schools in this section.
A minister from Georgia is ex
pected to arrive here this week
to take charge of the work and
will make his headquarters at
' Piedmont.
Mr. I'. A. Thompson, of
Graham, is expected here today
to spend some time at the hotel.
( | Rev. J. W. Hamm and wife
will arrive here Monday to spend
; a week at the hotel. Mr. Hamm
i is the well known evangelist,
j Mrs. J. H. Prather and family,
of Mt. Airv, are expected here
this week to occupy their cot
i tage.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Pepper,
: Miss Jewel Parkin and Mr. Don
Mc'Rae, of Thomasville, and Mr.
and Mrs. T. J. Covington, of
Walnut Cove, spent the day here
' Sunday.
A meeting of the public school
teachers of the county will be
held here on the ISUh. The
members of the Board of Educa
tion and the Supt. of Schools,
as well as the school attendance
* llicers, will meet with the teach--
ers. One or more speakers will be
present to address the meeting
and a pleasant day is anticipated.
The Danbury Fnion Sunday
School will hold its annual picnic
here Fridav.
Mr. \\. Kverett Fagg, of Dan
bury, has accepted a iwsition as
clerk in the store of Mr. N. R.
| Martin at Piedmont.
j Dr. A. J. Pringle, of Campbell,
was a visitor here today.