DANBURY REPORTER
' Volume XLVIII
WILLIAM CHAPMAN
IS CAPTURED
Young Man Charged
With Murdering His
Father Near King
Oct. 19 Brought To
Stokes Jail.
William Chapman, the young
white man wanted here for the
killing of his father, Matt Chap
man, near King, last Oct., was
arrested by policemen in Wins
ton-Salem Friday night, where
he was staying with his brother,
Silas Chapman. Sheriff H. D.
Turpin went to Winston-Salem
after Chapman Saturday and he
was brought here Saturday af
ternoon and placed in the Stokes
jail. A preleminary hearing will
likely be given the young man at
an early date.
The crime for which young
Chapman is being held here
was committed on October
19th last at the home of Chap
man's father, about four miles
from King. The father was shot
through the head by the son and
died almost instantly. The boy
then fled and nothing of his
whereabouts had been heard un
til his arrest Friday night.
Chapman has employed attor
ney M. L. Mott, of the Winston-
Salem bar, to defend him at
court.
While being held in jail Jit
Winston-Salem awaiting the ar
rival of Sheritf Turpin to bring
him back to Stokes, a represen
tative of the evening Sentinel
interviewed young Chapman,
and the following information
was given the newspaper man:
"The trouble between my
father and ntysilf occurred last
fail while ilie county fair was
going on at King. I asked him
f«.r money to go to the fair and
when lie refused 1 pleaded with
him. telling him that 1 had
worked hard and helped to raise
the crop of tobacco and that 1
was due some consideration.
Alter 1 hail asked him several
times for the money he said he
would kill ilie if I asked him nnv
more. 1 kept after him for the
money and he picked up a long
iron poker and struck at me. I
knocked the lick oft' and then mv
mother began begging him not
to hit me again. He then st r
led to hit her and I reached up
on the wall and got the pistol, a
.."52 caliber, and iired one time.
1 then ran and it was some time
before 1 learned that the shot
was fatal."
The young man refused to tell
where he had been since the kil
ling other than that he went di
rect to Mt. Airy. When asked
if he was out of the State he
said he didn't want to tell now.
Ho said he went to Winston on
Monday night and had been at'
the home of his brother. He
said he was tired of dodging and
had gone to Winston on his way
to Danbury to surrender to the
Sheriff.
Continuing his story Chap
man said: "My father was a
hot tempered man and became
enraged very easily. Ho drove
my oldest brother away from
home and always treated my
mother cruelly. A few days be
fore the trouble at home lie beat
her so that she will pi*>bably
carry the bruises as long as she
lives. He also drove me away
from home several years ago
and I stayed several weeks with
my sister at Dalton."
The young man said his fath
er always kept a loaded pistol
hanging over the head of his bed
for the protection of the house
hold. In referring to the poker
which he alleges his father used
the prisoner said it was about
the thickness of one of the bars
of the cell in which he was con
lined and about three feet long.
He said that his father was not
a drinking man but that he did
occassional!}' take a drink. He
never saw him drunk.
Silas Chapman, a brother of
the prisoner, has been living in
Winston-Salem' several years.
He is a carpenter by trade. He
also has two sisters, one living
at home and the other one mar
ried and living at Dalton.
Chapman says that he is 18
YOUNG MAN SHOT
HAULING LIQUOR
Officers Near Reidsville
Attempted To Arrest
Him On Highway.
Reidsville, Jan. 10.—It devel
ops that Lester Stone was not
killed by an automobile accident,
as was at first reported, but he
met his death by a bullet fired
at him by a Reidsville officer. A
true story of the affair follows:
Lester Stone, aged 19 years,
of Sehoolfield, Va., was shot!
through the head and instantly |
kliled Saturday night last four j
miles from Reidsville on the J
Danville road by Reidsville offi- !
cers.
Stone had the reputation of
j being a whiskey transporter and
the officers were on the lookout
for him. Chief C. W. Jackson
I
had received a tip that he was
on his way to Reidsville with a
I load of whiskey and together
jwith officers Norman. Carroll,
Turpin and Deputy Sheriff Jas.
Mobley, went out on the Dan
ville road to intercept the whis
key laden car. The force was
divided into two squads. Jack
son and Carroll concealing
themselves behind a barn fur
ther down the road.
One car was held up prior to
the arrival of Stone's car but
i
was allowed to proceed just as
Stone's car came in sight. He
slowed down his car at Jack
son's command to stop, but
when officer Carroll with his
Hash light disclosed the police
badges and uniforms Stone pro
ceeded to give his car the gas
and attempted to get away.
'Jackson fired at one of the car's
wheels as it passed him and
this was a signal for the squad
of officers further up the road
to head in. Hut instead of stop
ping when confronted by the of
ficers Stone and his 2 compan
ions began firing at the officers.
The lire was returned and Stone,
who was at the steering wheel,
was shot through the head. The
car swerved and turned turtle.
The other two men in the car
got clear, apparently unhurt,
and made their escape from the
'officers. One of them headed in
|one direction and the other went
the opposite way. Their names
or whereabouts are unknown to
i the officers.
1 Stone was found dead in the
Ford touring car with a bullet
hole through his head and his
neck broken. Three tires of the
car were deflated.
The car contained 24 gallons
of liquor.
| Stone's body was taken to an
undertakers establishment and
prepared for burial and later it
was shipped to Sehoolfield. The
body was taken from there to
North Wilkesboro for inter
ment.
Deputy Collector C. M. Jones,
who is now making his head
quarters in Winston-Salem, was
a business visitor here Monday.
years old. His appearance is
I very youthful but he appears to
be fairly intelligent.
Daribury, N. C., Wednesday, Jan. 11, 1922
N. C, AGAIN LEADS
TOBACCO STATES
Got More For 1921 Crop
Than any Other State
—Outlook For 1922.
North Carolina led the United
States in tobacco production in
1920, got ten million dollars
more than Kentucky for its 1921
crop and enters upon 1922 with
the prospect of topping the list
again. The Tar Heel state's
prestige in production of tobac
co has become well established,
and during the year just closed
the golden weed netted the
growers the huge sum of sixty
| million dollars.
The state starts the new year
jwith a radically different out
| look as far as tobacco is concern- j
jed. With the co-operative mar
keting system drive in full
swing and the majority of the
tobacco growers under contract,
all indications now point to the
bulk of the 1922 crop being
"merchandised" instead of sold
at auction. Nothing has arous
ed more interest among the far
mers of the state than the co
operative plan—and its hun
dreds of advocates see in it the
emancipation of the farmer by
putting him in a position to de
mand a fair profit for his pro
duct instead of taking what he
jean get via the auction method.
The burley growers of Ken
tucky are now selling their pro
duct by the co-operative mar
keting plan and the result is
;that state's progress is being
watched with intense interest.
I The figures on North Caro
lina's 1921 tobacco crop are in-;
Iteresting. The crop was worth
sixty million dollars to the pro
ducers, ten million more than
ithe burley growers of Kentucky
realizei I for their crop,-alt ho the
Kentuckians grew more tobacco
in point of pounds. North Car
'oiina is the banner state of the
I'nion in point of value of its to
bacco crop. Kenli>ck> and N.
C. were both far in advance of
the other tobacco producing
states, and together produced
j about half of the tobacco that
j was grown in the United Slates
in 1921. The state's record for
lvalue resulted from the bright
leaf bringing much higher pri
ces than the burley leaf.
Latest figures of the Depart
ment of Agriculture's Bureau of
Crop Estimats for the 1921 crop
in North. Carolina are as fol
lows:
j Acreage under tobacco cultiva
tion, 488,000; average yield per
jacre, 003 pounds; production in
State for year, 29-1,2(54,000 lbs.;
average price received per lb.
120 1-2 cents; total value of crop
]in dollars, :>G0,:121.000; value
iper acre, $12:5.(52.
Kcntuckx had 385,000 acres
:under cultivation, with a yield
per acre of 81(5 pounds. Her pro
duction was 325,710,000 and
|the price which she received
| was 15 1-2 cents a pound. The
total value of the Kentucky crop
j was $50,485,000, and the value
per acre was $131.13.
The highest average price
i paid for tobacco went to Con
necticut producers, 41 cents per
pound. However, Connecticut
produced only about 45,000,000
pounds and the monetary re
turn was $18,480,000. The low
est price paid was for Florida
tobacco, 10 cents a pound. The
Florida yield was only 3,600,-
000 pounds.
j
Mr. Scott Simmons, who has
been residing two miles east of
Danbury for some years past,
has recently removed to For
syth county, the Rock Hill sec
tion, a few miles south east of
, Walnut Cove. Mr. Simmons is
lone of the countries finest to
bacco growers and this year re
ceived an excellent pnee for his
crop.
1 Mr. Eugene Oliver, of Fincas
, tie, Va., son of Rev. and Mrs. S.
fS. Oliver, formerly of Danbury,
is spending a few days here
with relatives, being on his way
jback to school at Davidson Col
lege.
LA WSON VILLE
NEWS ITEMS
Child Dies With Scarlet
Fever Miss Mary
Moore Entertains.
Lawsonville, Jan. 7.—Miss
Ruth Pringle returned to her
home Friday after spending the
holidays at Guilford College
with her sister who is attending
school there this winter.
Mrs. J. A. Lawson and chil-;
dren, who spent the holidays at
home here, returned to Elon
College to resume their studies.
Miss .Mary Moore entertained
a number of her friends Friday
night. Among those present
were Misses Annie Lawson and
Elah Jessup, George Hart man,
j Eugene Pringle. Ralph Berkley,
Wren Sheppard, Henry Lackey,
and others and all enjoyed the
evening very much.
Misses Itilla and Nellie Steph
ens visited at Mr. M. H. Robert
son's Friday afternoon.
Misses. Agnes Robertson and
Virginia Sheppard spent Thurs
day night with Mrs. P. A. Shep
pard.
Miss Annie Wall left the past
week for school after spending
several weeks at home on ac
count of sickness.
Misses Mary and Clarice Wall
spent Saturday night with their |
sister, Mrs. W. H. Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Mabe and
son, aiul Mrs. 11. A Robertson!
land children visited Mr. and Mrs
; Bob Oakley during t' ■ holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Kallum '
j and Mrs. C. H. Sheppard visited
| at Mr. J. A. Sheppard's Sunday,
j Miss Until Pringle gave the
'young people a party Saturday
j night which was verv much en- 1
(•joyed bv all present.
The 8-vear-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. t Tillev died Tuesday
night with scarlet fever.
Mr. Will Stephens started to
work on his new residence this
week.
| ... I
Interesting Meeting
j Of .Missionary Society
The ladies Missionary Societv
•of 'Janbury heiil its regular
ir. x : !sidy meeting January Ith
lat 2:30 p. in. at the Methodist
ichureh here.
As this was tne time to elect
'new officers the regular pro
igr in was dispensed with and a
co isecration service with elec
jtion of officers was held instead.
I In the absence of the presi
dent Mrs. J. Spot Taylor presi
d d over the meeting, which
was opened with each member
quoting a favorite verse from
the Bible. Sentence prayers
t veil followed in which each of
I the members took part. Collec
tion was taken by Mrs. Hall.
The following officers of the
association were then elected:
President. Mrs. 11. M. Joyce.
Vice-President.-. : Mesdames
\. A. Martin, A. J. Fagg, J. S.
i lay lor, M. O. Jones,.
Secretary, Mrs. N. Earl Wall.
Treasurer, Miss Josie Pepper.
The committe on piogramme
for the next meeting was ap
pointed as follows: Mesdames
J. W. Hall, A. J. Fagg and W. G
Petree.
There being no further busi
ness before the society adourn
ment was taken until the Bth of
February when the society will
meet at the home of Mrs. M. ().
Jones.
Marriage Here Today.
Joe Henry Spencer was mar
ried to Miss Ola Poore at the M.
Church parsonage in Danbury
today at ten o'clock. The cere
mony was performed by the
pastor, Rev. J. J. Eads.
.
Teachers Wanted.
A primary teacher is needed
for the Moore's Springs school,
and a principal is needed for the
Bennett school. Applications
for either of these positions can
be made to me at Germanton,
either by letter or in person.
J. C. CARSON,
. oupt. Oi ochools.
TELEPHONE CO. T'; tBV>
IMPROVE Llf lla
Child Loses Fingers—
Other News and Per
sonal Items Of King.
King, Jan. J).—The directors
of the Farmers' Quickstep Tel
ephone Co. held a meeting here
Monday and Mr. Gabe Jones was
elected president of the com- '
jpany. The new board of di
i rectors expect to have the lines i
| overhauled and put in good con
dition at once. |,
| Rev. Thomas F. I'ardue left
Saturday for Lewisville, Ky., -
where he goes to take a six;
weeks course in a ministers 1
school.
The Shore Mercantile Co's. j
big sale is attracting throngs of
| people to town. I
Sheriff H. D. Turpin passed
through town Saturday on his
way from Winston-Salem to
Danbury with Willie Chapman ,
who shot and killed his father ;
near here last fall during the 1
Stokes county fair. 1
Mr. Geo. Fulton, of Walnut
Cove, was a business visitor in
King today. !
One of the small sons of Mr. |
John Woolif, who resides three
miles South of King, cut two of 1
i his small brothers fingers off i
I with an axe while they were at
i play this morning.
Farmers returning from the
Winston tobacco market report
the weed selling better since the i
Christmas holidays.
!
Scarlet Fever Cases;
News Of Campbell
' Campbell, Jan. 10.—Lots of
Uvhoopi; cough and some star
let fever is reported in this sec
tion now.
1 Horn recently unto Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Hay, a bouncing 12
.pound boy. Also unto Mr. and
I Mrs. John Mi l lone a line girl.
Lots of moving is being done
'now. Mr. Hud Whitten moved
j from the lands of Mr. Manring
jto tiie new farm recently pur-
Ichased by Mr. W. G. Tucker. Mr.
iJathe Corn has also moved to
I Mr. Jack Martin'* farm.
This is such pretty, open wea
j tiler for work outdoors. Guess
j every hustling farmer is taking
j advantage of it and getting land
ready for another crop.
Services were conducted Sun
day at Peters Creek by the fai
'th fill pastor, He v. J. 11. Hall.
Mr. Hiillin Sheppard visited at
j Mr. Ben Merrill's Sunday after
noon.
Messrs Ernest Smith and Hu
! sic Grogan visited at Mr. John
i Martin's Sunday.
I
To Remove Snow
From the Roads
i It is learned from Mr. W. K.
Sands, who has charge of the
maintenance of the Danbury-
Walnut Cove highway, that the
State Road Commissioners have
instructed all the maintenance
men to be prepared to remove
the snow from their roads
promptly if any should fall.
This is an excellent thing to do.
but it looks now like they are
not going to have much snow
shoveling to do this winter.
Trial Here Saturday.
I Rufus King and Fred Glide
i well, both of Danbury township,
i were tried here Saturday before
, Justice N. A. Martin on the
charge of engaging in a fist fight
I recently. Each party was fined
$2.00 and half the cost.
No. 8,561
ACCEPTS
COUNTY'S OFFER
Will liuild Highway In
Quaker Gap Town
ship With Money To
Be Loaned By Stokes.
Messrs. J. I). Humphreys, of
Danbury, and .S. I'. Christiau
and J. K. Nunn, of Pit? Creek
township, returned yesterday
from Raleigh, where they ap
peared this week before the
.State Highway Commission in
.the interest of a road through
Quaker Gap township.
The road in question leads
from Quaker Gap, near the Yad
kin township line, byway of
Covington's store and across
both North and South DoubW
,creeks to a point near the Big
i
! Creek township line. The road
has already been graded a part
jof the way by Quaker Gap town
'ship and two concrete bridges
were erected last year by the
i
county across the creeks men
i
tioned, but the township was
unable to complete the road on
account of a lack of funds.
RecentUy the county commis
sioners decided i> propose t'>
loan the State Highway Com
mission $15,0»0 with whi.h to
complete the road, th- money 'o
be paid back to the county with
out interest in four years, and
the object of Messrs. Humph
reys, Christian and Nunn was
to lay this proposition before
the commission, the result being
that it was accepted by the
State with the promise that the
road would be surveyed and con
tract let for its construction as
soon as possible.
The news that this road is to
be completed at an early date
will be learned with much inter
t
est by the people of the section
it passes through.
I
Quarterly Conference
Here Saturday
Rev. J. H. West. Presiding
Klder, will preach at Yade Me-
Cufn on Thursday night of this
week, at Union Hill on Friday
night, at Danbury on Saturday
A. M. und on Sunday A. M. »The
sacrament of the Lord's supper
will l)i> administered following
preaching on Sundav. Brother
West will hold our quarterly
conference on Saturday after-
| noon.
lie w ill preach at Davis Chap
el on Sunday I'. M. at 15 o'clock,
and at Delta the same night and
[on Monday morning and hokl
, their quarterly conference in
the afternoon.
You are cordially invited.
Fraternallv,
J. J. EADS,
Pastor Danbury Circuit.
, January 11, 1922.
News Of Stoneville.
Stoneville Route 1, Jan. 9.
| Messrs. Charlie and Pen Poles,
jof Stokes county, spent the holi
days here.
Mr. Ikey Johnson, who spent
Christmas in Stokes county,
has returned to his home here.
Messrs Sam Pruett and Flay
Covington are spending a few
days at Walnut Cove with rela
■ tives.
; Misses Corinna and Alberta
, Johnson spent Monday with
j their sister, Mrs. Lester Vernon,
iat Mayodan.