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DANBURY REPORTER Volume L. POLITICAL POT IS BOILING IN STOKES Correspondent of Wins ton-Salem Paper Has Something To Say In Regard To Stokes Af fairs. fRy L. J. Hampton, in Winston- Salem Journal.) Rural Hall, April 2.—There's no "April fool" in the report that just over the line in Stokes county the political pot is boiling. Every fran chise holder in that county, particu larly the female voters, are wide awake over the issues involved in the coming election and also in the pri maries soon to be held. Sheriff Hamp Turpin, it is indi cated, is going to turn out to be the principal bone of contention —that is his nominaton or defeat in the pri maries. The blockading element in the county, their sympathizers and well wishers, it is said, are lined up squarely against the Stokes sheriff and are determined to do everything in their power to defeat him. He has been making it pretty hot for the bootlegger, it is stated, and as a result of his activities Stokes is about to be the "driest" county in North Caro lina right now. Sheriff Turpin succeeded Sheriff Shttlton. The latter resigned his of flce after reports of alleged miscon duct had become generally circulated. Sheriff Turpin immediately went to work to rid the county of the illicit 'kiuor maker and his side-kick, the bootlegger. It is stated that he went so far as to cut up a still found in plain view of the home of a promi nent citizen of the county. After that he scourged the woods and isolated I'u ld.s in the county until now it would be dangerous to fret snake bitten in the limits of Stokes county. Despite Ihe enmity toward Sheriff Turpin as cribed to the venders of "mountain dew," it is believed that the Sheriff will be nominated and, of course, elec ted. fur Stokes is pretiy solidly Re publican. His main strength ies in lh>> fact that he will have the practi cally undivided support of the w.i inen voters of the county and it is conceded by all that this element is distinctly and absolutely "dry" in sen timents. So in view of conditions and things Sheriff Turpin will likely continue hi* red hot raidini; methods to drive blu.-kade liquor from the borders of the county. It is said that when ne cessary he even works without calling in the aid of any deputies or enlisting others. It was formerly a custom among sheriffs to deputize the "in former" of a bootlegping joint, but Sheriff Turpin scorns this method, evidently thinking, and he is proba bly right, that he would get in bad with the informers. Up to this time the Sheriff has strictly investigated all reports and rumors brought to his attention, and offenders are faring badly. Stork Works Overtime In Sauratown Township Walnut Cove, April 3.—On a recent night, according to reports compiled here, the stork worked overtime at one Sauratown home, which is noted for its extremely spacious home and large farm. Twin girls were born to the family, in the cow shed a hand some calf greeted the master of the establishment at dawn. The canine pet of the household fondled six per fectly new puppies, the old mother goat escorted her two additions to the family, the house cat, not to be left out of it all, displayed three kittens, which had arrived during the night, and during the midst of all the excite ment in the early morning a hen strolled about in the yard with a doz en or so fluffy chicks. The effect of the coincidence upon the owner of the house was not recorded. New Bethel School Has Entertainment The New Bethel school, near Fran etneo, closed Friday with an excellent entertainment consisting of songs, music, etc. The attendance was large and the occasion was a very pleasant one. This school has had a good ses sion thia year. TOBACCO MEN IN THE DARK Many Warehousemen Want Facts Before They Deal With To bacco Association. Raleigh, March 30.—Many of the tobacco warehousemen of the State are not going to deal with the Tobac co Growers' Co-operative Marketing Association in the negotiations for the sale or lease of their warehouses for the coming tobacco season until they have found out something more definite about the arrangements of the association to finance the lease, rental or the purchase of the houses. These men, the majority of whom are not opposed to the theory of co-ope rative marketing, and are confident they could and would make as much money under the co-operative plan as they have been making, are afraid of the proposition in its present shape. They are afraid that the failure of the co-operative movement will re sult in a general bankruptcy of their business and their prospects for busi ness during the coming years. Co-Operative View. That is one side of the most revolu tionary move ever made in the his tory of tobacco marketing in this country. The other side presented by the officials of the Co-operative Marketing Association is that the plans for the co-operative marketing of the 1922 crop of tobacco are mo ving along as well as they could ex pect. They want to rent or lease the tobacco warehouses in all sections of the State and propose to warehouse men that the rental or other value placed on their houses shall be agreed on through a board of arbitration if they are unable to get together with warehousemen on the proper consid eration for turning the houses over to the co-operators. Not Spekhnir To Sell Ilut this plan does not meet the ideas of the tobacco warehousemen on this question. They are not seek ing to sell to the association anything and hence have nothing to arbitrate. They want to see the money in siiriit before they make any !,;al at all with the association. Numbers of warehousemen have been making an effort to wt a line on the situation next year through conferences with the bigger buyers of tobacco, but they have not been able to get any expression of opinion from the to bacco companies who purchase the bigger part of the tobacco crop pro duced in the three States in the as sociation's territory. They have been assured, however, that if the markets are run open on the auction sale plan as they have been run for many years past, all of the larger companies will send buyers to these markets for the coming year. They believe the com panies are ready to buy some tobac co from the association, but they are also confident that they will buy it from the warehouse floors where the auction sales are continued. That these auction sales will be continued on some of the larger to bacco markets in the State is the o pinion of tobacconists of many sec tions. The markets in eastern Caro lina have already announced that they will be open for the sale of tobacco as usual next September. The Wilson tobacco Board of Trade has also an nounced that it will continue the auc tion sales as long as there are as large a number of tobacco farmers as there now appears to be who prefer to sell their tobacco through the warehouse rather than through the association. In spite of the attitude on the part of some of the warehousemen of the State, it is known that the majority of the men on the smaller markets are "up in the air" over what course to take for the coming season. If they are to run their houses next sea son they will have to make arrange ments for the crews some time dur ing the spring and summer months. They are watching the progress of the co-operative movement not so much because they fear the result on their business, but because they want to get information that will al low 'them to make preparations to meet any situation that may arise. Mr. W. C. Crist, of Winston-Salem, is spending a few days here with his daughter, Mrs. Odell Jones. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, April 5, 1922 BOARD EDUCATION MET MONDAY Citizens Want Schools Consolidated Sum mer School Likely To Be Held At Danbury. I The members of the County Board of Education, Messrs. J. Reid Forest, 'John L. Christian and W S. Steele were here Monday and held a session ! of the Board at which only routine business was transacted. I Messrs. Jarvis K. Smith and R. E. L. Francis, of Francisco, were here ,and appeared before the Board in the ; interest of consolidating two or more of the schools in their community but the matter was deferred until a later meeting. j While the Board did not so state I definitely it was practically decided to j hold the teachers' six weeks summer school at Danbury some time during the coming summer, the date to be fixed later. News and Personals In and Near King King, April 4.—Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Pulliam, of Winston-Salem, spent Sunday with the parents of Mr. Pulliam here. Born unto Mr. and Mrs. Banks Tur ner, a son. The Perch boys defeated the Kitfg Tigers in a game of baseball Friday, the score being four to. three. The game was played on King diamond. Mr. S. R. Slate, who was so seri ously ill a iew weeks since, Is able to be out on the streets again. Mr. H. S. Green, of Aberdeen, is spending a few days with relatives in King. Sheriff 11. I). Turpin, of Danbury, was here on business Saturday. Quite a number of people from thi% place attended the closing exercises' lof the Dry Springs school Saturday and Saturday night, and all report a I line entertainment. Born unto Mr. and Mrs. Roger Cal ! | lowa.v, a daughter. I'ariiiers in this section are vi: \ ! busy preparing for a tobacco crop. I About an average mm will be planted ' here. Several people of this community .are attending court at !>:.nbury. I I WESTFIELD SCHOOL : l TO CLOSE FRIDAY Entertainment By the | School On Friday and Saturday Nights. The Westfield Graded school will close this week with commencement exercises on Friday and Saturday i nights. The program on Friday night ! will consist largely of songs, recita- '! tions and dialogues by the primary j and grammar grades. On Saturday i night the senior class, composed of the following members, will have their graduation exercises: Nannie Lee Hunter, Addie Wilma Simmons. William Jefferson Payne, Clyde. Ches ter Collins. Following the senior ex ercises certificates will be awarded those students completing the seventh grade for entrance to high school, after which there will likely be a literary address by some member of the State Department of Education. The public is cordially invited to all of the exercises. H. A. CARROLL, Prin. Westfield Graded School. i Work Starts Soon On Road To Stokes Line | Mr. James K. Norfleet, of Winston -1 Salem, who accompanied Gov. R. A. I Doughton to Danbury this week on a tour of road inspection, stated that the survey for the hard surface road ! from Winston-Salem to the Stokes 1 county line at Fulp had been virtually i completed and that it was probable ,: that work would be started on the ' i road in May or early in June. Mr. I Norfleet also stated that in making I the survey for this road the engineers i had cut out the grade crossings be tween Fulp and Winston by calling for underpasses both this side and be yond Walkertown. j Mrs. H. A. Bass and sister, Miss i Annie King, of Madison, visited friends hc»e MoruLy. MRS. J. H. FULTON PASSES AWAY Death Follows Opera tion In Greensboro Hospital Excellent Christian Character. The almost sudden and untimely death of Mrs. Susie Fulton, wife of Mr. J. H. Fulton, of Walnut Cove, which occurred early today at Wes ley Long Hospital in Greensboro, (.omes as a grent shock to the rela tives and friends of the deceased, as well as to the entire community. The deceased had undergone an op eration on Monday and was appa rently getting along well until yes terday when her condition became much worse and all hope of saving her life was given up. Mrs. Fulton's death is made even sadder, if possi ble, by the sudden death of her moth er, Mrs. W. B. Vaughn, which occur red on Monday of this week. Mrs. Fulton was well known here, having lived in Danbury four years while her husband was serving as Sheriff of the county during the years 1892 to 1896. She was 47 years of age. The deceased was a strong chris tian character and was loved by all with whom she came in contact. For a number of years she has been a faithful member of the Episcopal church in Walnut Cove, and was an untiring worker, always taking a pading part in all church and chari table work, and needless to say her church as well as her people and the community has suffered a great loss. She is survived by her husband, her father, Mr. W. B. Vaughn, of Walnut Cove; two sisters, Mrs. W. B. Gentry, of Mt. Airy, and Mrs. P. H. Linville, of Walnut Cove; four broth ers, Messrs. N. M. and Willie Vaughn of Winston-Salem; Eugene Vaughn, of Richmond, and Frank Vaughn, of Mount Airy. The remains will be brought from !!reenshoro to Walnut Cove today. I Funeral arrangements have not been I completed at this lime. DEMOCRATS TO MEET APLIL 10 Will Elect Delegates To State Convention and Name Chairman. I A meeting of the Democratic | voters and the Democratic Executive | Committee of Stokes county is here by called to meet in the court house at Danbury on Monday, April 10, 1022, at 1 o'clock, P. M., for the pur pose of electing delegates to the State convention, the election of a permanent county chairman and ex | cutive committee and the transaction iof such other business as may come i before the convention. E. O. CREAKMAN, Chairman. Closing Exercises Of Pine Hall School Pine Hall, April 3.—The High School will close April 11-13 with the following exercises: Tuesday, April 11th, 7:45 P. M., ex ercises by elementary grades. Wednesday, April 12th, 7:45 P. M., address by Hon. Sanford Martin, of Winston-Salem, and recitation con test. Thursday, April 13th, 7:45 P. M., play: "An Early Bird." Prof. A. A. Keener is principal of the Pine Hall school and has had a most successful session. Dates Set For Stokes County Fair King, April I.—Dates for the Stokes County Fair this fall have been set for October 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21. The management is expect ing to put forth strong effort to have a good fair. ! A rumor is current here that King is soon to have a big wholesale gro cery establishment. This would be a great convenience to merchants In and around King. Born unto Mr. and Mrs. Banks Turner, who reside in Woodland Heights, a son. i Rev. T. F. Pardue is holding pro tracted meetings at Trinity church this week. GOV. DOUGHTON HERE THIS WEEK Selecting Route For the Danbury - Westfield Highway Decision Not Yet Announced. Hon. R. A. Doughton, State High wuy Commissioner for this district, was here yesterday ami went over the two proposed routes for the Dan bury-Westfield highway, or rather he went over that part of the route lying between Danbttry and ('(em ulous* Ford bridge. The object of Mr. Doughton's visit was to select one of the two proposed routes for that part of the road between here and Clem moils' Ford bridge. One of the proposed routes leads through Peters Creek township and the other through Quaker Gap township and by way of Moore's Springs. At the time of leaving here Mr. Doughton had not announced which route he would choose. Commissioner Doughton was ac companied to Danbury by Mr. J. K. Norfleet, former State highway com missioner, and by engineers Currier and Parks, the former being chief engineer for this district. The party was accompanied from Danbury over the routes by Dr. J. W. Slate, Chajr man of the Board of Commissioners of Stokes; Messrs. J. S. Taylor, S. P. Christian, John Taylor, L. D. Hole, Rufus Nelson and E. P. Pepper. It was stated by Mr. Doughton that he would make known his de cision as to the route selected within a few days and that engineers would begin the survey of the road at an j early date. !MR. SPRUILL TO SPEAK HERE I Address Democrats In | County Convention | Next Monday. | Attorney .1. F. Spruill, .f I.xitig | candidate for t h• oi! .• of Soli !-*itor to MI —eed lion. .1. C. lio-.ver, ; win. is not a candidate for re-i 'vi - ! lion, .spent a day >r two here at i this week, and before leaving f r ii;-. Ihoni'' today Mr. Spruill stated that he | was more than pleased with condi tions here with respect to his iamii- ; ; dacy. | At the request of several leading Democrats here this week .Mr. Spruill consented to return here next Monday i [and address the Democratic conven tion when it meets to elect delegates to the State convention. Popular Couple Wed At Francisco News was received here yesterday of the marriage of Mr. Roy Forest and Miss Eugenia Ray at Francisco. The bride is the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Ray and is popu lar among a large circle of friends. She has been teaching in the public schools of the county the past two years. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Forest and is an ex cellent young farmer of the Francisco section. The young couple have hun dreds of friends in the county who wish them every happiness. Th.> 'ceremony was performed by Rev. R. W. George at his home. J. Newton Martin Dies In Detroit A message received here Sunday stated that Mr. J. Newton Martin, of Detroit, Mich., died last week. No I further particulars were given in the I message. Mr. Martin is a former cit izen of Walnut Cove and had a num jber of relatives and a host of friends in this county who will hear of his death with sincere sorrow. Leaf Manager Named For Growers' Plans Raleigh, April I.—Richard R. Pat terson, manager of the leaf depart ment of the American Tobacco Co., has been appointed manager of the leaf department of the Tobacco Grow ers' Co-operative Association of the 9tates of North and South Carolina and Virginia, according to announce ment from the Raleigh headquarters of the Association. No. 2,610 'STOKES COURT COMES TO CLOSE Criminal Term In Ses sion Only Three Days —Docket Was Short. | The spring term of Stokes Superior court for the trial of criminal cases came to an abrupt end this afternoon (Wednesday) after being in session three days. Judge Long, who pre sided over the term, and Solicitor J. C. Bower, who prosecuted for the State, left immediately for their re spective homes. A good number of attorneys in attendance at court also returned to their homes the same day. | The docket was not a heavy one % and with nothing to interfere the court moved right along and soon completed it. | The only cases of any importance disposed of were as follows: I State vs. Powell Nelson, c. c. w., two months on road. I State vs. Powell Nelson, larceny, judgment suspended upon good be havior. j State vs. A. H. Ferguson, c. c. w., •fined SSO and the cost, j State vs. George Beasley, retailing, judgment suspended upon payment ef the cost. Bond for S3OO to show good behavior. I State vs Gid Mabe and Shoves 'Hall, affray, Mabe fined $26 and cost, 'Hall fined 6 cents. State vs. E. S. Randleman, opesa ting slot machine, fined S2O and cost. State vs. John Young, retailing, three cases, 18 months in prison. State vs. Charles Smith, assault, fined sls and cost. State vs. Jack Hicks, murder, case continued. State vs. Charles Smith, makirig whiskey, sentenced to six months on road. j State vs. Raleigh Lunsford, lar jeeny, placed in care of Charlie Luns ford fur 12 months. I S'iite vs Nat Martin, slander, gave ■ bond for .Sl'ii) to cover cost. State vs. Will Mabe, making whis key, not guilty. , State v.-. A. J. Manring, c. c. w., lined $•"(» and cost. State vs. A. J. Manring, operating automobile while under influence of whiskey, forbidden to operate auto mobile in North Carolina for four months and to pay cost. State vs. Will Chatman, murder, sentenced to State prison for term of ten years, but to serve only three years if his prison record is good. : State vs. Marvin Nelson, cruelty to animals, to pay Floyd Tilley $7.50 for 'dog killed and to pay cost. State vs. Tilden Duncan, robbery, J nine months on road. State vs. Robert Ziglar, larceny, 1-1 months on road. DR. PERISHO TO DELIVER ADDRESS At Closing- Of German ton High School —Ex- ercises Promise To Be Good. The Germanton High School will close next week, the commencement exercfscs beginning on Wednesday night and continuing through Thurs day and Friday. The annual com mencement address will be delivered on Friday at 11 o'clock by Dr. El wood C. Perisho, former president of the University of North Dakota. On Fri day night a three-act comedy, "Ken tucky Belle," will be presented by the high school students. A small admission fee will be charged on this occasion to help bear the expenses. The commencement exercises this season bid fair to be the best in the history of the school. Grading Road To Guilford County Line Mr. Frank Tilley, of Smith, has ac cepted a position with the county to assist in operating the big road iaa chine recently purchased by tlto , county commissioners. Mr. Tibey, i who was here yesterday, stated that the county's road machinery was aow ! being used to grade the highway Inad . ing from Walnut Cove to the GmT • ford county line. He says the big i caterpillar tractor does good work art does it rapidly.
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