DANBURY REPORTER
VOLUME XLIII.
BONDS DEFEATED
Yadkin Township Votes
Strongly Against Good
Roads Measure.
MAJORITY IS 143
Ail of the Precincts of the Town
ship Reject the Bonds—Names
of Highway Commissioners
Voted For.
Yadkin township, in Stokes
county, yesterdav defeated at
the polls a proposed bond issue of
$50,000 for good roads in that
township, the total majority
against the measure beinß 143
votes
There are three precincts in the
township and the vote at each
was as follows:
For ARainst
Kinß precinct 51 122
Pinnacle " 44 66
Boyles' " 40 90
The vote for highway commis
sioners at each of the three pre
cincts was as follows:
Kinß precinct: Joel Helsabeck
t>7, Sim Pulliam 46, E. C. Garner
33.
Boyles precinct: P. P. John
son 51, Joe Covington 30.
Pinnacle precinct: (The names
of the candidates voted upon at
this precinct could not be ascer
tained. )
This is the second election held
in Yadkin township within less
than three years on the question
of issuing bonds for good roads,
the last election being held under
a special act of the Legislature
for that township, and each time
the citizens have shown unmis
takably by their votes that they
don't want a bond issue for good
roads.
ACCUENT NEAR DANBURY;
JAR GOES OVER PRECIPICE
Messrs. James and John Neal
and Boots Murphy Have
Narrow Escape In Ford
Machine.
While returning to their home
at Meadows from a visit to Dan
bury Monday morning Messrs. j
James and John Neal and Boots j
Murphy had a narrow escape;
when the Ford car in which they j
were riding went off of one of
the high embankments about a
half mile from Danbury, turning
s complete somersault and throw
ing the occupants a considerable
distance.
Neither of the three men were
hurt except a few bruises and
scratches and their escape from
serious injury is remarkable.
The windshield and some other
parts of the car were slightly in
jured.
Mr. John Neal, who was driv
ing the car, stated that the cause j
of the accident was the giving
away of the bank, probably
caused by the rain Sunday night.
It was impossible to get the
car back up the high embank
ment. A roadway was made
and the car taken out some dis
tance from where it left the
road.
M. E. CONFERENCE
AT REIDSVILLE TODAY
Pastor O. P. Routh, of Dan
bury Circuit, Carries Good
Report -- Interesting Facts
About The Conference
Pastor 0. P. Routh, of the
Danbury circuit, left yesterday
for Reidsville to attend the an
nual session of the Western
North Carolina M. E. Church
Conference, which convened
today.
Mr. Routh has had a Rood
year on the Danbury circuit and
much Rood has been accomplish
ed throußh his untirinß efforts.
While it is not definitely known
it is more than likely that he
will be returned to this charße.
The followinß facts in reßard
to the Methodist Conference may
be of interest to some of our
readers:
This Conference is the largest
in the connection except two
and its membership includes
100,000 Methodists. Last year
there was raised in the Con
ference more than a half million
dollars 5534,752. The Con
ference owns property (churches,
parsonages and schools) valued
at $6,185,892. Each individual
Methodist may be said to own
$61.15 worth of church property.
The church paid last year its
245 ministers in salaries $216,176
—the average being SBB2. Ten
years ago 211 ministers received
$127,330, an average of §603.
jThe average increase in ten
'years is 45 per cent. Pastors
and presiding elders receiving as
salaries $1,500 or more, have
grown from eight in 1904 to 31
in 1914. Only two charges-
West Market, Greensboro, ana
Central, Asheville-paid their
preachers then as much as $2,000,
and no districts paid that much.
Now there are five districts and
eight charges that equal or sur
pass that figure. Four of the
latter—West Market (Greens
boro), Centenary (Winston),
Central (Asheville) and Trinity
(Charlotte), paying $2,500 and
Tryon street (Charlotte), $3,000.
At the bottom of the column,
however, there are eight preach
ers, who received less than S4OO
j each, last year.
The property holdings during
; the decade have advanced 160
| per cent—from $2,385,892 to
$6,185,892. Per capita giving
has gone from $4.15 to $5.85.
North Wilkesboro stands easily
at the head. Each of the 240
followers of Wesley there, under
the lead of Rev. Parker Holmes,
gave an average of $40.80 to all
purposes. West End (Winston-
Salem) stands next with an
average of $25.50. In contrast
with these, the members of
three charges—Ararat, Mars
Hill and Greenville—fell below
$1 per capita for all purposes.
Last year the largest total was
raised by Centenary (Winston-
Salem)—s2l,646. West Market
(Greensboro) and Tryon Street
came next with $19,629 and
$17,921, respectively.
Mr. W. A. Nelson, of Route
1, was here yesterday enroute
to the tobacco market.
DANBURY, N. C., NOVEMBER 17, 1915
UNION DRY PRIZERY
Plant of Stokes County Union
Warehouse Co. To Be
Sold Under Deeds
• In Trust.
ON DECEMBER 23RD
Stockholders Qiven Opportunity
To Redeem Property Before
Day of Sale—Good Building and
Modern Machinery For Re-dry
ing Tobacco.
Elsewhere in this issue of the
Reporter will be found a notice
of the sale of the dry prizery
of the Stokes County Union
Warehouse Co., located at Wal
nut Cove, the sale to occur on
December 23, 1915. The prop
erty will be sold to satisfy notes
Riven by the company and
secured by deeds in trust on the
plant.
This property is very valua
ble, having located upon it a
large substantial brick building
containing modern machinery
for re-drying tobacco. The lot
upon which it is located contains
150,000 square feet of ground.
It is situated just across the
railway tracks from the N. & W.
railway station at Walnut Cove.
The stockholders of the com
pany are given the opportunity
by the creditors to redeem the
I property before sale.
OUR FIRST THANKSGIVING.
The following story of our first
thanksgiving is taken from the
| Ladies' Home Journal:
Many years ago there lived
,in England a group of people
who were very unhappy because
they were not allowed to worship
God as they wished. They de
sired a "purer" religion, they
said. And so they were called
"Puritans."
When they were persecuted
for their faith they went over to
j Holland, and there they lived in
the city of Leyden for twelve
years. The Dutch people were
kind to them and the Puritans j
worked hard to make a living,
but they finally decided to go
far across the sea to the New
World and found a colony where
they would be free to worship
God in their own way.
They had heard many tales of
these lands across the sea, and
they were anxious to settle in
the country Hudson had describ
so favorably; and, because they
were wanderers in search of a
home, they took the name "Pil
grims." One hundred and two
of these brave Pilgrims sailed
on the Mayflower to the new
land.
It was a long and perilous jour
ney and for sixty-three days the
small boat was struggling through J
the storm-tossed sea, and in a]
severe storm it was driven from i
its course and finally reached
Cape Cod Bay.
As it was the last of Novem
ber the captain felt that they
had better not attempt to reach
the New Jersey shore; so they
decided to settle on this north*
em coast. They called this part
PICNIC AT KING
R. F. D. Carriers of Stokes,
Forsyth, Surry and Yad
kin Counties.
THANKSGIVING DAY
All of the Carriers of the Counties
Named Are Extended a Cor
dial Invitation —Farmers
Finish Wheat Sowing.
King, Nov. 15.—The U. S. let
ter carriers and R. F. D. carriers
association of Stokes, Forsyth,
Yadkin and Surry counties will
meet here on Thanksßivinß day,
which will be Thursday, Novem
ber 25. An oyster stew and
turkey dinner will be served.
All carriers in the above named
counties are cordially invited to
attend. A large attendance and
a jolly good time is expected.
The new residence of Mr. C. A.
White is nearinß completion.
Farmers of this section are
practically throußh sowinß wheat
and a large acreage has been
put in.
Mile's School Will
Give Oyster Slew.
The public school at Tuttle,
near Walnut Cove, taught by
Mrs.R. W. Sands and Miss Marie
Moore, will give an oyster sup
per at the school house Saturday
evening at 7:30 o'clock.
■ of the country New England,
f The rock on which they landed
they named Plymouth Rock, and
1 the town which they built was
' named Plymouth in honor of the
s last town they had seen when
> they left the "mother country."
John Carver was appointed the
' first governor of the colony and
1 Miles Standish was chosen cap
tain.
I The men went ashore and chop
' ped down trees and built rude
i log houses, while the women and
i children still lived upon the ship.
' By and by they moved into the
houses and put their things in
the storehouse. But many of
the people caught cold from ex
posure during the bleak, wintry
weather, and half of the colonv
died.
When the warm days came
and the snow and ice melted the
poor Puritans were indeed thank
ful. One bright spring day a
friendly Indian came into the
camp and grunted: "Welcome,
English." He was Samoset,
who had learned a few English
words from some explorers. The
next day Samoset returned and
brought back his friend Squanto
to welcome the English.
Now at one time Squanto had
been captured by some wicked
traders who carried him to the
| coast of Spain, where he was
isold as a slave. He was later
rescued by a kind-hearted Eng
lishman who brought him back
to his own country. And for
this Squanto loved the English
and felt so grateful to them that
he was anxious to have his tribe
on friendly terms With the Pil
grims. He asked Miles Standish
MOONLIGHT SCHOOL
IS WELL ATTENDED
Several Pupils Learn to Read
and Write—Effort Being
Made to Get Others Inter
ested.
The moonlight school which is
being conducted here three nights
of each week by Misses Nell
Joyce and Delia Stewert, the
teachers of the public school, is
having very good attendance.
Several men of the community,
who didn't even know their a b
cs, have already learned to read
and write sufficiently to get them
very much interested and with a
few more lessons they will no
doubt be able to go right along
with their studies.
An effort is being made to in
duce others of the community to
attend.
Much credit is due the teach
ers for their patient efforts in
teaching these men. They do
not receive any compensation for
the work.
Burrell Overby Gives Bond.
Burrell Ov cl by, of Capelk,
| was arrested and brought to
Danbury yesterday on a warrant
[charging him with disposing of
mortgaged property. The war
rant was issued at the instance
of Mr. W. G. Dodson, of Walnut
Cove. His bond was placed at
$200.00, which he gave and was
released. Deputy Sheriff E. O.
Shelton made the arrest.
if their chief, Massasoit, could
come and visit the white men.
The Pilgrims then sent an in
vitation to Massasoit and his
braves to come to the colony,
and the Pilgrims receiyed them
with every honor, and together
they smoked the "pipe of
peace."
Then the white men returned
the visit, and the friendship be
tween these red men and their
"white brothers" increased.
However, Squanto was ahvavs a
favorite friend of the Pilgrims,
for he it was who brought them
cjrn and showed them how to
plant it.
The provisions which they had
brought from England were ex
hausted, but they had learned
from the Indians how to trap
game, and they caught fish and
so supplied their daily wants.
When at last their corn was ripe
and was gathered into the store
house the Pilgrims were very
happy, for they knew that thev
would not suffer from lack of
food during the coming winter.
"It is just a year since we,
came to this country," they said,
"and although we have endured j
many hardships we are thank-1
ful to God who, in His loving,
kindness and gentle mercy,
guided our steps and brought us
safely to this our new home in
the wilderness, where we are
free to worship Him as we desire.
Now let us set a apart a time to
thank Him for this harvest which
He has given to us.
So they appointed a day for
special prayers and thanksgiving.
The Pilgrims called this day
"Thanksgiving Day," because
it was a day set apart to give
thanks to God; and now every
year this day is kept all over the
country.
No. 2,276
NEW CANDIDATES
Miss Elsie Sheppard, Of
Danburv Route 1, Takes
the Lead.
IN VOTING CONTEST
Interest Gradually Increasing
Among: Contestants—Now 19
Good Time To Put In Some
Telling Work.
This week Miss Elsie Shep
pard, the attractive daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Sheppard, of
Danbury Route 1, takes the lead
in the contest in which the Re
porter will give to its most popu
lar reader a new 1916 model Ford
automobile.
As will be seen from the vote
below interest in the contest
is gradually increasing and now
is a good time to put in some
telling work in vote-getting.
The Reporter is giving out cer
tificates for votes for subscrip
tions that are paid in daily, but
most of these are being held to
be voted later.
1 „
The vote today stands as
follows:
Miss Elsie Sheppard (5,751)
Miss Lottie Priddy 6.000
W. L. Hall 5,000
Joe Alley 1,000
i Miss Mary Tilley 1,000
DAK GROVE LEIIER
Farming Now and Twenty
Years Ago--Some Good
Yields Of Corn.
Oak Grove, Nov. 16. -Corn
shuckings are all the go in this
section at present. Mr. Wade
H. Boyles shucked 250 bushels
off of 8 acres. Mr. M. J. Smith
made something over 200 bushels
from one acre worked under the
demonstration plan.
The moonlight school at Oak
Grove is not so very large but
is very interesting.
Some of our farmers have be
j come disgusted over their farm
| ing and are moving to Winston-
Salem and working for R. J.
1 Reynolds.
There is a great deal of dif
ference in farming now and
twenty years ago. Twenty years
ago there was plenty of good
land and the population was not
so great. The farmers then
could squirrel hunt and fish and
there was not much to spend
money for. Now the forests are
cut down and the land has gotten
poor, and there are so many dif
ferent things to spend money
for now that it takes all the
working days of twelve months
to make a living and to have
something for a wet day. Now
the farmer who squirrel hunts
and fishes and goes to his country
town or store every Saturday
and spends a few dollars for soft
drinks, when he has gathered
his crop and looks around and
sees he has fallen so far behind
his fellow man who puts in all
,of his time, he pretty soon de
cides to sell out and change
climate. Work is a great honor
to any person and makes a
pleasant home.
SCRIBBLER.