DANBURY REPORTER
Volume L.
SOLICITOR GR AVES
BACK HOME
Health Much Better—
Caught In Blizzard
—Attended Disarma
ment Conference.
Solicitor S. P. Graves returned to
his home in Mount Aiiy early this
week after a trip to Dultimore to eon
suit a specialist ir regard to his
throat which had heen giving him
trouble. The specialist was unable to
find any serious trouble with his
throat and an operation was not
necessary.
While passing through Winston-
Salem Mr. Graves told the Daily
Journal that he was now confident
that his throat became worse while
prosecuting the docket there largely
on account of the condition of the
court house, where the noise from the
street frequently makes it difficult to
examine a witness or speak to the
jury without talking at the top of
one's voice, and the strain proved too
much. After two week's of rest Mr.
Graves is again himself and his
throat is practically \yell.
He was accompanied to Baltimore
by Mrs. Graves. They spent some
time in Washington also. They were
there shortly after the Knickerbocker
theatre tragedy and Mr. Graves said
he never saw a city so grief stricken.
It seemed that nearly every person he
met had lost a relative or friend in
the theatre wreck.
Mr. Graves also had the rare good
fortune of being in Washington on
the day the big meeting of the disar
mament conference was held when
Secretary Hughes made a public
statement of the result of the con
ference. Representatives of the other
nations also spoke on that occasion.
Mr. Graves hud a seat in the galary
and says it was one of the most in
teresting occasions he ever witnessed.
He was especially impressed with the
splendid English used by the Chinese
and Japanese representatives in de
livering their addresses, but was dis
appointed to hear the French repre
sentative speak in blench and use an
interpreter.
It was an inspiring scone, said the
solicitor, who is an ardent advocate of
the League of Nations, to see these
representatives of a few of the
greatest nations assembled around
the big table all at work for 'vorKl
peace Hut he thought it would have
been much more inspiring if all the
nations of the earth ha-l been repre
sented, instead of only a few of the
more powerful governments.
Mr. and Mrs. Graves were in Haiti
more when the big snow storm and
blizzard struck that sec'ion. He said
that hundreds of pio:)h» slept in street
ears the ivght the : now was the deep
est, because they were unable to get
bom .'. Others slept in drug stores;
down town and a:i> pla«.o they were
caught.
Wlrle he was away Solicitor
Graves' son, William Graves, a capa
ble young lawyer, prosecuted the
docket for his father in the Superior
court at Rockingham c >unty. And
judging from reports he did the job
well, being almost equal to his father.
District Conference
At Mount Airy
The Mount Airy District Confer
ence will convene in Central Meth
odist church, Mt. Airy, on Tuesday
morning, Feb. 28th, continuing its
sessions through Wednesday, March
Ist. It will be composed of the min
isters and delegates from the twenty
pastoral charges, 150 strong if they
all attenJ.
Every pastor and delegate is ear
nestly exhorted to be present. Begin
now to make your plans to come. The
charges having a full delegation will
have public mention and will go on
the honor roll. Brother Boyer and
his leaders are already laying plans
for the generous entertainment of all
delegates and visitors.
Bishop U. V. W. Darlington, of
Huntington, West Virginia, will be
present and preside at all the sessions
of the conference.
Sincerely,
J. H. WEST, P. E.
Miss Elizabeth Fulton, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Fulton, of Wal
nut Cove, who is a student at Greens
boro College for Womer, underwent
an operation at Greensboro the past
weef, and is reported to be getting
along nicely.
NEARLY 29,000,000
POUNDS SOLD
Growers Have Received
Average of $25.36 For
Tobacco Sold So Far
On Winston Market.
Winston-Salem, Feb. ft.—Since the
opening of the 10-'al tobacco market
last September a total of 28,783,11)0
pounds of tobacco have been sold, for
which the farmers received a sum of
$7,300,135.34. Th'j average for the
entire season to date has been $25.3G
per hundred pounds.
It is generally estimated that the
crop is nearly all in now—probably
about 2,000,000 pounds yet to be sold.
This will make the total for the en
tire season of 1921-22 approximately
thirty-one million pounds.
The record for the season of 1920_
21 shows that 60,580,994 pounds were
sold for $13,131,639.92. A compari
son of these figures for those of the
current market year shows that only
about half as much tobacco will be
sold by closing time, which will likely
be about the latter part of March.
At the beginning of the season it
was generally estimated that the crop
would be about two-thirds of that of
last year, but as the end draws near
it can be very plainly seen that only
about one-half the amount will be
sold this season as was sold last.
The unusually dry season last sum
mer is responsible for the shortage
of the crop in a large measure.
There was some reduction in the
acreage, but not anything like enough
to cut the crop in half.
It is generally understood that the
acreage to he planted during the com
ing spring will be considerably larger
than that of last year. It will likely
equal the crop of the year 1920, when
one of the largest crops ever grown
in this section was harvested.
No time for closing the market at
Winston-Salem has yet been fixed by
the Tobacco Board of Trade. Indica
tions are that the crop will he pretty
well all in before there is need of is
suing a hurry up call to the growers
to finish marketing.
A local warehouseman stateil this
morning that in nearly every in
stance now a sale by a grower meant
that be would not be on the market
any more this season. There is quite
a little tobacco in the remote sec
tions of several adjoining counties,
it is thought, but fair weather is ex
pected to rush this all in pretty soon.
There is very little tobacco around
Winston-Salem now.
The warehouse floors now present
a checkerboard apfiearance, due to
the fact that so many grades of dif
ferent quality are offered. One grow
er may come in with a load of six or
eight different grades, for which he
will receive from 2 to 80 cents per
found. This is what causes the aver
age to fluctuate from day to day.
Electric Car Line
Mt. Airy To Virginia
Mt. Airy, Feb. 2.—A delegation of
citizens representing the Kiwanisclub
will go to ilillsville, Va.. Feb. 4th to
attend a conference of citizens of
Carroll county, Va., regarding build
ing an electric ca'r line from Jackson
Ferry, Va., to Mount Airy,
j This step grew out of a mass meet
j ing of citizens of Carroll county held
recently in Ilillsville when one of the
largest and most r"presentativu
bodies of citizens met to discuss uv.
project and appointed a committee ta
confer with citizens from thi3 place.
This car line would be of great bene
fit to this entire section and the citi
zens of Carroll express tfi mselves as
being very much in earnest about the
project and want Mount Airy to
help put it across.
Danville Market Sells
26,000,000 Pounds
Danville, Va., Feb. 2.—lndications
point to the Danville tobacco market
selling 32 or 33 million pounds of to
bacco before the close of the present
season. The statistical report for
| the season was issued today by the
! President of the Danville tobacco As
sociation, and shows that so far this
season Danville has sold nearly 26
million pounds of the weed.
Mr. L. L. Spencer, of Mayodan,
Route 1, was a visitor here today. Mr.
Spencer, who is a former Stokes man,
has been living in Rockingham county
i lor several years.
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1922
MRS. LOU JAMES
DIES FROM BURNS
Mother of J. Eny and
Sterling James, of the
Walnut Cove Section.
Walnut Cove, Feb. 7.—Mrs. Lou
James died at the home of her son,
M>\ J. Kny James, a few miles north
of here yesterday. Her death was
the direct result of burns received a
few days since. Her clothing caught
fire from some cotton which she was
preparing to pick. The cotton was
laying before the fire drying out at
the time it ignited, setting Mrs.
James* dress on fire. The deceased
was about 72 years of age. She was
the mother of Messrs. J. E. and Ster
ling James. There are also a number
of other relatives.
This section was visited by another
considerable snow last Monday
night. The snow measured four to
six inches in dobth, and had it not
been for the rain just before it fell it
would have been several inches deep
er, nodoubt.
Several Walnut Cove c.itizens at
tended the meeting of the county
commissioners at Danbury Monday.
Considerable tobacco is passing
through now enroute to market. If
the season holds out it will likely all
be sold within a few weeks.
Deputy Collector C. M. Jones spent
Sunday with his family here, return
ing to Winston-Salem Monday morn
ing.
STOKES MEN
IN TROUBLE
Jack, David and Ector
Hicks Arrested By
Revenue Officers In
Pine Hall Section.
Winston-Salem Journal, Feb. 4th.
Three brothers from Stokes
county found themselves deeply
entangled in the meshes of the
law here yesterday. All were
hailed before United States Com
missioner by Dr. C. G. Bryant,
deputy marshal, who arrested
two yesterday morning, and with
the assistance of W. T. Fletcher,
prohibition agent, caught the
other day before yesterday.
The brothers are Jack, David
and Ector Hicks. They hail from
a country home four miles north
of Pine Hall in Stokes. Besides
being under bond for killing Joe
Card well some six months ago.
Jack Hicks is now on bail under
a charge of manufacturing liquor.
He must answer to the murder
charge in Stokes county superior
I court, at the spring term. To
i the charge of blockading he must
answer when his name is called
for a hearing before Commission
er Beckerdite on February 8.
The other two Hicks brothers,
David and Ector, will be given a
hearing on the same date on
> charges of blockading and resist
ing officers.
! It was during Christmas week
I that the Hicks brothers first be
came involved with the agents of
Uncle Sam. At the time Prohi
bition Agent W. H. Ashburn, of
i Surry, accompanied by Chief-of-
I Police, E. C. Ziglar, of Mayodan,
found a still hidden in vines
about fifty yards from Jack
1 Hicks' home. They destroyed it
and were followed by Ector and
! David Hicks, who are alleged to
j have held up the officers with
j guns and threatened them.
I Tuesday of this week Dr.
| Bryant and Mr Fletcher went in
! search of the Hicks and found
, Jack at his home, arrested and
brought him to the city. Yester
day Dr. Bryant went alone in
search of Ector and David Hicks.
He found tbem sitting around
the fire at their home in company
with six or eight other men.
Neither attempted to resist or to
escape, but surrendered without
I protest to the deputy marshal
JOHN LEAKE
GOING TO KING
Accepts Bank Cashier's
Place— Preparations
For Best Fair Yet.
King, Feb. 2.—The directors of the
Stokes County Fair Association met
here yesterday and fixed the dates
for the holding of the Stokes fair
this fall, the dates being October 17,
18, 19, 20 and 21, five days and five
nights. A number of other business
matters were acted upon. No pains
or expense will be spared to make
this year's fair the biggest and best
ever held here.
Mr. John A. Leake, at present with
[ the Wachovia Bank & Trust Company
lat Winston-Salem, has accepted the
position of cashier of the Farmers'
Bank and Trust Company at this
place, and will remove his family to
King. Mr. W. E. Hartman, at pres
ent cashier of the bank, has resigned
and will devote his time to other
business in which he is engaged.
A Newsy Letter
From King
King, Feb. 6.—Mr. Theodore
Newsum, who taught in the
Westfield High School last year
and who is teaching in the Pin
nacle High School this year, has
been appointed assistant deputy
for the Modern Woodmen of
America in district No. 2 which
embraces sixteen counties, ex
tending from Virginia to South
Carolina. He will devote his
spare time to the work until May
when his school expires, after
which he will devote his whole
time to the work.
Dr. and Mrs. H. G. Harding
spent Sunday with the Doctor's
parents, at Farmington.
The directors of the Stokes
County Fair Association met here |
last week and fixed the dates for
I this year's fair October 17, 18.19
20, and 21. five days and nichts.
No pains or expense will be
spared to make this the biggest
iardbestfair in the history of
i the association.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Tattle, of
Rural Hall, spent Sunday with
relatives here.
Mr. John Leake, of Winston-
Salem, has accepted the position
as Cashier of The Farmers' and
Merchants Bank, relieving Mr.
I W. Everett Hartman. who re
signed to take up other work,
i Mr. Leake resigned his position
with the Wachovia Bank & Trust
Co. where he had been employed
for some time to take this posi
| tion here. He will move his
i family here in the near future.
Mr. Chas. Hutihins, of Win
ston-Salem, spent Sunday with
, relatives here.
I Mr. Jame9 Hauser has purch
ased from Mr. Luther Petree his
residence and small farm consist
l ing of 16'. acres. Consideration
; $3500 00. Mr. Petree will move
to Moore county.
Mr. and Mrs. *Fred E. Shore
and Fred E .Junior, are spending
a few days in Roanoke, Va.. with
relatives.
The handsome new residence
of Mr. Chas. S. Fowler in West
End, is nearing completion.
Mrs. Will R. Keiger, formerly
of this place, died at her home in
Mt. Airy yesterday after a ling
ering illness with cancer.
The Junior Order United
American Mechanics gave a big
oyster supper to their members
Saturday evening. Fair View
Camp of Winston-Salem attend
ed the supper.
J. Wm. Mitchell
Is Seriously 111
News is received here that Mr.
John Wm. Mitchell, of Beaver
Island township, is seriously ill.
He has been to a hospital, but
was brought home again, the
physicians pronouncing his case
cancer of the liver and hopeless.
Dr. Gilbert Petree, of Winston-
Salem, was here this week visiting
the family of Mr. N. O. Petree. He
has leased offices liiid W ir.ston_Salem
and expects to locate there soon for
the practice of his profession.
Mr. W. W. George, of Francisco,
was among the visitors here Monday.
CHILD DROWNED
NEAR MT. TABOR
Little Four - Year - Old
Boy Falls Into Pit Of
Water Store Rob
bed At Germanton.
Germanton, Feb. . —The four-year
old child of Mr. anil Mrs. James War
ren, who reside near Ait. Tabor, in
Stokes county, was drowned Friday
afternoon in a pit of water near the
home of Mrs. Warren's parents, M>\
and Mrs. John Burroughs, a few miles
from Germanton. The mother and
son had gone over to the home of the
boy's grandparents to sp.-nd the day.
When it was discovered that the lad
was missing, search for him was ins
tituted and his body was found in
four feet of water in the pit dug- last
summer by Mr. Burroughs to keep
milk in during the hot weather.
The recent snow when it melted tilled
the pit nearly full of water. The lit
tle tracks of the boy were seen lead-1
ing to the pit where he had been look
ing into it and had accidentally fallen
in it.
Burglars Friday night broke into
the store of James Brothers at Ger
manton and carried off about S3O in
small change, the money beini* taken
from the cash register. A large num
ber of cigars and cigarettes were also
taken. These wen.- the only things
missing, though the thieves opened
the safe but failed to find money
as the owners did not keep their
; money in the safe.
Valentine Party ;
Other Campbell News
Campbell, Feb. 6.—We are having
lots of sickness in this section, due
largely to the bad weather prevailing
at this time. Mrs. Tom Shelton and
also Mrs. Sanford Snider, of this sec
tion, are among the sick.
Mr. William Smith, who has been
spending some time in West Virginia,
returned here last Friday.
Those who visited Miss Curtie
Smith Sunday were Messrs. Carl Hill,
j Karl Handy, Marion Clark and Misses
I Lucy and Clarice Smith and 11a
1 Handy.
There will he a Valentine party and
voting conk'St at Siuithtown school
house on the night of February 11th.
It is reported that some of the boys
around Smithtown carry their own
wood along when they go visiting.
Kio;> up the good work boys, you will
! always be welcome when you do that.
I
News Of Route One.
Danbury Route 1, Feb. 7.
Mr. J. R. Bennett is on the sick
list this week, we are sorry to
note.
Misses Maggie and Nannie |
Oakley spent Saturday night with j
Miss Hi 11a Stephens.
Miss Rilla Stephens pave her
friends a party Saturday night.
Among those present were
| Misses Alma Mabe, Maggie and '
Nannie Oakley, Messrs. Jesse
and Sandie Mabe, Roy Martin,
Jones Nelson, Berkley and Ralph
Sheppard. Harry Lawson, Eugene
Pringle, Marion Stephens and
Alexander Flinchum.
Misses Mayanaand Alma Mabe
spent Thursday night with Mrs.
J. R. Bennett.
Among those who visited at (J.
C. Mabe's Monday night were
Missea Alma, Bertha. Clara and
Mayana Mabe, Messrs. Marion,
Rellie and Leonard Stephens,
Jesse and Matt Mabe.
Miss Alma Mabe spent the
week end with her sister, Mrs.
J. R. Bennett,
Mr. Rufus P. Mabe and son,
Sandie, returned to their home
in Montgomery county Tuesday.
Misses Bertha and Clara Mabe
spent Saturday and Sunday with
their brother, Mr. J. S. Mabe,
near Walnut Cove.
Miss Alma Mabe returned to
her home at Ether. N. C., Tues
day.
No. 2,602
A. L. BUNKER
FOR STOKES
Made Director To Rep
resent Tobacco Grow
ers of This District —
R. J. Petree Gets Ex
cellent Vote.
Winston-Salem, Feb. 7.—Delegates
representing Forsyth, Davidson, Yad
kin, Alxander, Davie, Stokes, Cald
well, and Surry counties, which com
pose the Winston-Salem district of
the Co-operative Tobacco Growers'
Association, met at the court house
here today and effected a district or
ganization and elected one member of
the board of directors that will gov_
ern the work of the association in
the tri-state organization.
A. L. Bunker, of Surry county, was
elected director on the first ballot. He
received 15 votes and R. J. Petree, of
Stokes, got nine. The election of Mr,
Bunker was made unarjimouM.
The meeting was called to order by
E. S. Millsaps, of Statesville, and
C. H. Gryder, of Alexander, was made
temporary chairman and R. A. Free
man, of Surry; W. M. Mackie, of Yad
kin, and C. G. Hunter, of Forsyth,
were named as credential committee.
A. L. Speer, of Yadkin, was chosen
permanent chairman, and C. H. Gry
der, of Alexander, as Secretary.
E. S. Millsaps, of Statesville, ex
plained the purpose of the meeting
and described the qualifications of a
director, emphasizing the
of placing the proper man in this po
sition of trust.
A resolution was adopted urging
the board of directors to continue the
campaign for members until July 1,
1922, requesting also that the mem
bership fee remain the same.
Mr. Bunker, who will represent this
district, is one of the most successful
farmers in Surry county. He has
taken an active part in perfecting the
organization in his county. Surry
leads all other counties in this dis
trict in number of pounds of tobacco
signed.
The delegates in attendance at the
meeting today were as follows:
Alexander county, C. H. Gryder;
Caldwell, W. F. Palmer; Davidson,
M. L. Adderholt; Davie, M. J. Hen
drix; Forsyth, W. C. Michael and
G. Uicitcr; Iredell, Robert Gaither;
Stokes, T. Joyce, G. A. Hanes, C.
M. I'iiuser, S. F. H:\vkins and R. E.
L. Francis; Sum, J. I.uther Wood,
It. 11. Freeman, George Arrington, U.
(J. I. J. Stone, J. W. Johnson,
\V. 1., ilanes ;in«l F. W. Dod-son; Yad
kin, M. W. Mackie, A. L. Speer, C.W.
Poindexter.
Mr. and Mrs. Phillips
Will Sail On Feb. 16
Tlia various friends of Rev. A. R.
i i hii:ipt: will be interested to note that
i in a>.'i his v fv are sailing Feb. 16th
] .'t .N.w York for Buenos Aires,
1 Argentina, where Mr. Phillips will be
j located and engaged in educational
j work for the Baptist denomination.
Mr. Phillips, wiio is a native of th's
county, residing at Dal'. >n received
his training for this spoi l tl work at
I Wake Forest College, arid at the
I Southern Baptist TKiulogital Semi
! nary at Louisville, !.
I'nder the enlarged work of the
1 Baptists through the seventy-five
j million dollar campaign, the educa
; tional work in Buenos Aires is being
j strengthened and several teachers
have recently been added to the in_
! stitution there. Miss Emily Beck, of
! Oklahoma City, will sail by the same
j boat along with Mr. and Mrs. Phil
j lips, and will be matron in the school.
The citizens of Stokes will be very
much pleased that they are represent
ed in Buenos Aires by one of the cit
izens of the county, and especially
will those citizens be pleased who are
interested in the evangelization of so
great a country as Argentina.
Collinstown, Feb. 6.—A number of
families of this section have cases
of intluena again.
M isses. Iris Hunuley and Lillie Mae
George, teachers at Asbury, visited
the former's mother the past week.
Misses Ethel and Geneva Hutchens
visited Misses Gene and Lucile Tatum
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Townes, of Martinsville, Va.,
was the guest of Miss Lucile Tatam
at Peter's Creek the past week end.
Miss Cassie Hutchens, who is at
tendig school at Stuart, Va., visited
her parents here Sunday.
ROSARY.