Volume L
CONDITION OF !
STOKES CROPS
Tobacco Planting Now Well In
Hand—Most of the Fertilizer
In (he Ground—Wheat Crop
Cond—Only Ninety Days 'Till
Primings.
Fti 'iers have taken advantage of
the l' t f«w days in which no rain
has * tlii n to do a vast deal of work.
J.'oM if the fertilizer is now drilled,!
nnd the next shower will be the oc
cassuiii of practically finishing up
the sitting of the plants. Plants arc;
llcntii .i! on every plantation, and this I
ir.o.ii.H that the average farmer will ,
continue l> plant as loiiir as his land
holds out, if seasons are favorable, j
A good many farmers are already j
done planting.
'Hie wheat crop is generally good '
in the county. Harvest will be here I
in a few days now—possibly two j
weeks. The farmers will have ample ,
time to handle the grain crop, as j
they are well up with work on tobacco •
and corn fields.
There is much interest expressed j
with regard to co-operative market- j
ing, a new drive being on in the cot n
ty this week by the organizers. Dis- j
trict Organizer Swain has been 1
speaking at a number of points this I
week. Many persons are wondering
ju.it how the assoiiation means to
market the crops which it now con
trols—whether in case the olfirs it ,
receives from the hiir buyers should J
not be satisfactory, that it will at
tempt to build storage plants and
hold, or whether it will only sell the
big Fivers by sample, the crops to l e
delivered from the barns to the dry 1
ing plants, etc. It is only some .Hi
days until the waivnouscs will open,
and independent primings will begin
lo mo\e. Nodollht this will be the
most ".omentous year in the history c
f 111 * tobacco business, and lilt ]
whole country, which is interested in j
the p at money crop of this section, i
will wat.-h developments with much;
interest.
Biilie Nicholson
Arrested Yesterday
I'illie Nicholson of the Campbell ;
section, was arrested and brought to !
Duninny yesterday by Deputy Mar j
shall (!. Bryant, of Winston-Salem, j
being chargi i with violation of the'
prohibition law. His bond was fixed j
by U. S. Commissioner N. A. Mar
tin at .s.'nio, which he gave stud was j
released until next Monday when he
is cited to appear at Federal court in
Greensboro.
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
Mr. George H. Fulton, of Walnut
Cove, was here yesterday.
Mr. Lester 15. .A .icefield, of High
Point, was among Danbury's visitors
Monday.
Mr. W. 1.. Hall, of Vade Mecuni,
reports a large rattle-snake with 14
rattles killed on his place.
Mr. S. R. East, of Winston-Salem,
visited his parents here recently, Mr.
and Mrs. Sam East.
Paul Fulton, representing the
Stokes Grocery Co., of Walnut Cove,
was here today.
Buddie, the little 5-year-old son of
Mr. anil Mrs. James Voss, at Walnut I
Cove, is seriously ill with some kind
of throat trouble.
Mr. John Sisk, who lives over on
Snow Creek, and who is a substan
tial citizen of his community, was
in town this week.
Mrs. Dr B. F. Hardy and two
small children, of Dillon, S. C., are
the guests of Mrs. E. P. Pepper for
a few days.
It is learned today that Mr. A. F.
Marshall, of Walnut Cove, has re
covered his Dodge automobile, which
was stolen in Winston-Salem some
months since. The report is that it
was found in Martinsville, Va., and
that the thief was also captured.
Hon. J. F. Spruill, of Lexington, is
a candidate for Solicitor before the
primary Saturday. Mr. Spruill is
endorsed by the Davidson county
Democratic executive committee, and
by his home bar and by hundreds of
leading Democrats of Davidson,
Guilford and Stokes. He is a young
man of the highest character and'
ability, and Stokes county Democrats
will make no mistake in voting for
him.
CHILI) DIES AT £
SANDY RIDGE;
Littie Son of Mr. and .Mrs. Dil
lon—l h : !rl of K. W. Carroll j
Taken To Hospital For Ope
ration—Other News Items.
Danbury Route 1, May f.iit'-- j
Clifton, the 20-mcnths old son of M»\ |
unci Mrs. Marion Dillon, of S:md> i
1 lititif, (liv.'l lii-t Thursday with
whooping; -cough ami other discuses, 
and was buried Friday at North View
church burying gifound. Funeral ser
vices wire co::ducted li.v Kldi'rs I'.-.ul
and Watt Priudy. The bereaved pa
rents have the sympathy of the entire
community in their loss.
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Carrol!, of («'-r
|
j manton Route 1, expected to carry
i their small daughter to .Greensboro ;
! to a hospital today for an operation j:
jon its throat. We wish the little girl 1
| a speedy recovery.
There was an ice cream supper at
; I.awsouvillc Saturday night. It was
I attended by a large crowd. The
: weather was rather cool hut neverthe
i less the cream found good sale. All 1
[ present seemed to enjoy themselves
' line.
Misses Rilla and Nellie Stephens
| entertained a few of their friends on 
Sunday night. Among those present
' wcrv the following: Misses Blanche,
Ethel an I Ruth I'riddy, Messrs. Itoy
Martin, Dewey Shelton, T.>enian
I'riddy, Alexander Flinfhum, Heebie
i Stephens, liahe and Terry Ma be.
I Messrs. L. 11. Bennett and Frank
Taylor, of Winston-Salem, anil Mr.!
Gain Mahe spent Saturday night with j
Mr. I>. S. I'riddy and family.
Mrs. P. 11. Young, of Sandy Ridge,
'is visiting relatives in Greensboro ;
til's week.
Mr. ami Mrs. N. D- I'riddy and fam- ■
ily stii-nt Sunday at Mr. Calvin
Ala lie's.
I l.ittle Mis.« ilrililey i.- spend
i : ng a few days with relative* t.«
| Route 1 this week.
Mr. and Mrs.  •. !'. Young and far.i
j ily spint Sunday with Mrs. Young'*
• i ariiits, Mr. and Mrs. Pleas Moro
' del.:. Mr . Minefield, who has bier. ;
'conlined to her room for some time, j
I is not any hitter, we are sorry to say.
j POLLY, i
I
ROAD MONEY IS
NOT SUFFICIENT;
Next l.euislature Will Likely ISc
Called I'pon To Furnish More
!
Money To Carry Out Intent I
Of Highway Law.
A dispatch from Raleigh this week
says that anybody can see now that
the $.">0,000,000 bond issue for roads !
was hut a starter. The next Lcgis'a- j
ture is going to have a whale of a !
i time holding down past recalcitrants i
i who were not willing to vote a penny i
I tor roads and will now insist on j
j $100,000,000 or more,
j The Highway Commission will not 1
!he able to carry out the intent of the i
! law with the $50,000,000, as can al- j
ready be seen.
—— j
DEATH OF
JOSEPH GIBSON
Good Citizen of Yadkin Town
ship Passes Suddenly With
Paralysis At Ajre of Seventy.
Joseph Gibson, aged about 70 years,
died suddenly from a stroke of para
lysis Monday about noon.
Mr. Gibson is survived by his wife
and four daughters, all of whom are
married. He was a good citizen, and
his death is keenly felt as a distinct
ioss to the community in Which he
lived, about two miles north of King.
Big Barbecue June 3
At Germanton
A big barbecue and speaking will
be given at Germanton Saturday,
June 3, by he members of the Co- '
Operative To. ueco Marketing Asso
ciation. Everybody is invited to at- j
tend. Come and spend a day of
pleasure and protk. Free barbecue
at 12 o'clock.
C. M. HAUSER, Pres.
R. G. PETREE, Secy.
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, May 31, i 922
STOKES FAILS TO
LAND ON ROADS I
Ninety Per Cent Of Road Funds ;
Due This District Has Nov !
Been Allocated. Says Commis
sioner Doimhton.
At Raleigh las* wee!: the Suite
Highway ''•.•mmissii.n lit contracts
for the building ;f a g ■ d number of
roads, several of which J.ie in this
district, though tunc of them are in
Stokes.
In Surry county a roa ' was ordered
hard-surfaced from Movnt Ary t >
the Virginia line in the direction of
Fancy Gap.
The road fom Mount Airy to the
Stokes county line was ordered rc
' graded where necessary, via Pilot
; Mountain, including a hard-surface
read from point of intersection with .
■ ild \Yctlv hi road running through!
! Pilot Mountain to the intersection of
•the new Westiield road with the Mt.
Aii'y and Winston-Salem highway.
A hard-surface road was ordered
from Yadkin river through the town
of Elkin to the point of intersection
with the Dobson-Spnrta road!
In Forsyth county contract was let
for a hard-surface road front Hani's
at Winston-Salem to the Yadkin river
beyond Clemntons at the Davie coun
ty line.
Governor I>l iv.rhton announces that
the eor.iravt will l>e lot ir. June or
./■•.!;.* for the construL'ton of what is
known as the G-.ip read, loading front
Quaker Gap to the new s.hool build
ling to be erectd by W. N. Reynolds
; in Quaker Gap township, Stokes coun
ty. This was the only road in
Stokis mentioned by the Commission.
Mr. Dottghton says that road work
is now going tin in every county in
this district, and that tiiis pro'ably
closes aii the projects that will lie au
thorized during the present year. He
tied ires that the projects now it'
progress of construction ami autho
rised will require for their comple
'tion f.t least ninety per cent of the
t it al ammint of State nnd Federal
funds allocated to the Seventh dis- I
trict for hi.uhw.iy work,
i
KING MAY GET
STORAGE PLANT
.For Pooling Tobacco Crop—
Child Shocked By Lightning
—Other News Of King.
j' King, May 17.—The eight-year-old
i snn of Ernest Harr, who was severe
ly shocked by lighting during the
j heavy storm here Sunday, has about
j recovered.
j The members of the Cc-Operative
; Marketing Association will have a
jhig rally here'Snturuay, June 3. A
; \V. Swain, an able speaker, will de
liver an address at 2:30 in the after
; noon. A large crowd is expected to
\ attend. It is almost assured now
] that King will got one of the re
ceiving stations.
j The handsome new residence of
Dr. G. E. Stone, on West Main street,
i has been completed. He expects to
move into it in 10 days.
| (!. M. Allen has sold to Mrs. E. R.
Pulliam, of I.akeview, a residence
and lot on North Depot street. Th»
consideration was s2t!oo. Mrs. Pul
liam will move here.
Farmers in this section are very
busy planting tobacco. About an
average crop will be put out.
Death Of Former
Walnut Cove Lady
Mrs. Isabel Vaughn, wife of M'\
VV. S. Vaughn, died at her home in
Greensboro yesterday after an ex
tended illness. The deceased former
ly resided at Walnut Cove, where she
had many relatives She was the
daughter of Mr. William Gentry, t
one time Sheriff of Stokes, and was
about 70 yars of age. Mrs. Vaughn
is survived by her husband and two
sons and two daughters, as follow..:
Messrs. Nume Vaughn, of Winston-
Salem, nnd Wyatt Vaughn, of
Greensboro; Mrs. May belle Tucker
' and Miss Jessie Vaughn, of Greens
boro. The funeral and interment will
jbe held in Greensboro.
The Reporter is compelled to omit
several articles this week for lack of
space. They will appear in next is
sue of the paper.
I WADE H. CARROLL
DIED SUNDAY
; Speaking and Harhccue at Kiny
Saturday—A. S. Francis lie-
I
moves To King—Other Items.
i
Kin.:, May 2D.-—On Saturday, June
."inl, i:. of the Co-operative
I Mav'.' ling A.-sociation will In.. ! a l>iv
nilly ... ]•••. Mr. A. \V, Swain, an able
siso.*si. will deliver an addr.'*s in
the :f i').;>o:i. A large att cmLn -C is ,
expc .
''Mis almost certain iv w that
King v:! g.'t one of the \>-otievaiiw '
Marketing Association's receiving'
stat!". . This place seems to have •
all the natural advantages. Our al- :
titiiii - In re is 1200 fee*, being the j
higlnpoint on the railroad between
Wilmington and Mt. Airy. Tobacco
would keep almost indefinitely here. |
Whilt there are many other adv.i.i- j
t '
tages this one seems to be the most
important.
Mr.;. William Pulliam and d'lujrh
ter, of Moore county, are spending a
few days with relatives here.
Thi handsome new retitkn-e of Dr.
G. E. Stone has been complete'! and
he will reirove into it in about ten
day:.
T.lr. A. S. Francis, of Francisco,
has purchased from Mr. James K.
Do wen, a dwelling lot on East Main
street. Mr. Francis will remove his
family to King.
Mrs. W. H. Lee, •.? Davie county,
spent the Week end her-.' with he*
daughter, Mi>„ Dr. E. M. Griffin.
The King Tigers i.v!• -at ! the Five
Forks nine in a game of baseball
Saturday, the score being 11 and -1.
The game was played at the new ball
park at Five Forks.
Mr. 15. ('. Vaughn, of Galax, Va.,
was arrested here yesterday for
speeding.
Mr. Wade 11. Carroll, aged about.
'lO years, died at the Lawrence hos
pital in Winston-Salem yesterday
afti r undergoing an operation for gail
stones. The interment will be con
ducted from Haw Pond church this
afternoon at 2:30. Mr. Carroll was a
go I citizen and will be greatly miss
ed in the community.
Mr. I-red E. Shore went to Wins
ton-Salem on business today,
i i Mrs. Anne Grabs is spending a few
I days with relatives in Winston-Salem
Dr. H. G. Harding spent Sunday at
■ j Farming'ton.
.
An Appeal For
Hon. J. F. Spruili
. To the Democrats of Stokes County:
We, the undersigned, most respect
fully endorse the candidacy of Hon.
, J. F. Spruili, of Lexington, for Solici
, tor, in the Democratic primary, Sat
urday, June 3rd. We have had oe
. casion to look into the matter care
fully and after due consideration wo
, | are fully convinced that Mr. Spruili
■ [is the logical man for the office.
I He is a lawyer of skill and ability,
la gentleman of the highest type and
a Democrat. He has the endo'rse
. j ment and support of the most promi
i . nent people of the county from which
|he hails—Davidson. He has con
. ducted a clean campaign, free from
•j bitterness and strife and with credit
• jto himself and the party he repre
• sents.
I We urge every Democrat in the
j county to go to their respective
■voting precincts next Saturday, June
3rd, and cast a vote for Spruili.
Respectfully,
IE. 0. CREAKMAN Chm. Dem. Ex.
• Com., N. R. MARTIN, Secy. Dem.
|EX. Com., P. H. LINVILLE, W. A.
j SOUTHERN, RECTOR TILLEY,
W. P. RAY, W. H. CRAIG, S. P.
CHRISTIAN, D. H. CARTER, DR.
J. L. HANES, W. P. WHEELER, S.
C. RIERSON, M. D. LINVILLE, DR.
A. G. JONES, C. E. DAVIS, R. L.
MURPHY, J. C. CARSON, ' GEO.
HARGER, J. L. WELCH, N. E. PEP
PER, J. D. HUMPHREYS, E. P.
, PEPPER, W. M. CHISMAN, A. T.
ROTH ROCK, W. L. VAUGHN, H. R.
MCPHERSON, A. F. MARSHALL.
The Norfolk & Western Railroad is
1 preparing to purchase four thousand
| new freight cars as well as seven
j dining cars. This new equipment
; will cost the railroad campany the
I sum of $0,700,000. This should be
• another indication of better condi
tions financially speaking.
LETTER CARRIERS
MET MONDAY
Picnic and General Good Time ]
At .Moore's Springs—.Mount
!
Airy Postmaster Addresses
the Association.
T!- - Association of Rival I.ett"r 1
j Carriers of this district, composed of
the counties of Stoke-, Iv.rsyth, Yad- j
! kin an I S'li'i;., held their annua! pic-j 1
j iiat Moore's Savings T.. "day, May
j :it»th, it being Mcnioi;;.! Day, and a
, iegal holiday.
| The attendance of earners at the j
meeting was large. Tiioy were ad- I
Idles.-- i by iVstmastiv S.ne'.v, t.f Mt. !
: Airy, and oti;ers.
la addition t . the carriers and their .
wives and daughters, several post
masters were the guests of the asso
ciation, the number of people in at
! tendance being stiinate-l at 2.">0 or
: more.
All of the old o'ficers r.f the asso
ciation were re-elected, and Mr. Jas.
| W. Ilutcherson, of Walr.u' Cove, was'
appointed a delegate to attend the)
State meeting of the association in {
.; Shelby.
Carrier S. M. Fatrir and f- mily and
J Postmaster W. G. Petree attended the
' meeting at Moore's Spring:-.
|Mr. Spruili Entitled
To Nomination
To the Democratic Voter- ..f Stokes,
Guilford and Davidson Counties:
| The Democratic party has ahvay? j
stood for representativi government.
I This is fundnmen;...! in th> p'.an of
| organization of the Democratic party'
, —that each sivtioii and sub-division
.of the state ha.ve repvo -ntat'on. We
| follow this plan in the nomination of
jour candidates for oilieo. We nomi
, Inate a governor from the ca-t and at
I | the expiration of his t"rm we go to •
. j the west for the candidates. We now
, j have in the governor's office a gen- ;
jtleman from the western part of the 1
. j State, and the candidate to succee 1 j
! him will come from the east. This i«- -
. true of our candidates for the Unit-d
| States Senate, and for all other hon
.; ors coming from the party.
! j We, as a party, would not think of
i \ nominating all of our candidates for 1
| any office from the .same section, the
i same county or city. It is not the '
j way of the Democratic party, an i
moreover it is not right and fair to
, the members of the party in other
I sections of the State or District.
Guilford, Stokes and Davidson
counties compose a judicial district
with one judge and one solicitor. The ;
candidate for judge is the honorable !
T. J. Shaw, of Greensboro, an able j
and just judge, and Davidson county j
j Democrats to a man are giving him j
their loyal support for this office.
I By al! that is fair and right and \
[the thing that is in keeping with the j
| Democratic plan of organization, 1
' I Davidson or Stokes county should
| have the support of Guilford county
" | Democrats in the naming of the can
"jdidate for the nomination for solid
-1 j tor. Stokes county does not olfer o
'! candidate, but Davidson countx of
-1 ! fers the Hon. J. F. Spruili.
j Mr. Spruili has the endorsement
j of the Democratic Executive Commit
! tee and Convention of Davidson
"jcounty as a Democrat of faithful
L j party service, and he has the en
" I dorse ment of the lawyers of David
i son county that he is a lawyer of
.ability ami a gentleman of the very
i highest standing in the county in
| which he lives.
] We, the undersigned representa
tives of the Democratic party of
j Davidson county, appeal to the mem
-1 bers of the Democratic prrty of the
12th judicial district to cast their
votes for the Hon. J. F. Spruili on
June 3rd.
, We make the appeal in the inter
est of the thing that is fair and right.
, P. V. CRITCHER, Chairman Dcmo
, eratie Executive Committee David
i son County.
\\. F. THOMASON, Chairman Hoard
of Elections Davidson County.
s
J Passenger automobiles produced
n in the United States during the month
t of April totaled 100,512, an increase
e over the month of March of 30 per
c cent. The manufacture of trucks
i- also showed a large gain over the
previous month.
No. 2,618
POLITICAL POT
BEGINS TO BOIL
No Scarcity Of Sheriff Timber
—The Struggle of Wet- and
.
Drys Candidates Combing?
the Woods.
.lust ab ''. t !• vi n. nth# • i tha
will hav> :•: i.iher chats. o t.»
• 1 ii«>• -• • iiiiothir i'.i.xl. f o!K ir> to
transact .-ti.ki > . utinty'- growing
1 lutsiialnterest in is now
beginning t• dev. i>p r:■ t• i';ly, ami the
prover'li.tl "political is passing
I from the se thine* state t>> t'ni boiling
I stage. True t> tu-tor.i, around the
' > llice of Sheriff lu.*t : ' -r hunches
lof interest, enthu-.asin, -peculation,
! amazement, wonder, doubt and des-
I pair. The Sheriff is the man «.f the
people, h" get.- m;t and mix*- with
tin." folks, evelylnxiy love.-, hates • i'
fears him. Jiv is the tax-gatherer,
the warrant-server, the ia-v-enfmcr
Ik- is the chief guy, ar.d the whole
work# when it comes i j county
'campaigning. J
j Candidates f«.r Sheriff on the Re-
I publican side can't be counted on the
j ting' rs of one hand by any means.
To date, the followir.tr entries are
! registered for the race: Hamp Tur
l pin (present incumbent), Dixie Nur.n,
j of Quaker Gap; Dell Taylor, of Qua
ker Charlie Pyrtle, f Yadkin;
! Frat;'.: I>\inlap, i f Sauratcwn; Her
!! ,:; i..Meadows. There
■ ••thcr dari: horses who will
j later I.»;il up out of the fog;.
1 It v. iaid be difficult f r the inno
cent 'ystander to pi k the winner at
\ this Juncture, though it is generally
I K'ucsr-od that Tur. in, Xunn, Taylor
(are strongest candidates ::: the
jrunivrg .it this tii.c . The i.-.-acs on
waieh the caiid:da°.- - are asking sup
, port in the Republican primal its are
either W-. !i defined. beclouded, or ex
tremely d.'.ibtful. Wet and dry cuts
ihe biggest ft gun s. Some of the
. timber i- avowedly dry, iikc Turpin;
seme i.- moderately damp, and some
| unmistakably wet. None of ih ■ b :ncll
\ \.e.n Jlamp, is l-elieveJ to be much
; less than moist.
I The liquor question hns always
been a live and potentious issue in
; Stoke.- county. The masses are un
mistakably in favor of more and bet
ter liquor, in a ratio >f something like
, Itj to 1. The prohibition for.-' s, on
the other hand, thoutrh little, are
'loud. They are in.'-lligeiit, asrtrres
sive ar.d milita.it, an! th y know how
to organize, and these are qualities
which often win in politics. These
facts, coupled with the sheer number
of his opponents, whose ranks are di
vided, are a great advantage to Tur-
Jpin the Dry. Turpin's strength will
■be compact, alert and wieidy, while
that of some of his opponents will
Ibe scattered, disorganized and cumr
l bersome.
j While the primaries often tell the
{tale, their result is not always de
pendable. lu the county convention
| is where the battle is lost and won.
Intelligent and not always s. rupu
lous handling of the delegates by ma
chine-like organization has been
'known to accomplish the unbelievable
jmoiv than once. The instructed dele
ijpitc who conies to town with orders
.from his precinct captain, sometimes
1 weakens, forgets or repudiates when
the boss whip cracks in the assembly
hall.
I There are some interesting devel
-1 opments no doubt ahead in this lively
! scramble for Sheriff, and the public
. will look on with a great deal of in
l terest when the final show-down
j comes.
I At this writing all the candidates
. | are working hard with their friends
• j and fine-tooth combs are raking
.: every community in the county.
.! Other offices to be tilled, while of
, 'less popular interest, but quite as im
, portant to the people, are those of
Clerk of Superior Court, Register of
Deeds and County Commissioners.
As far as has been learned by the
Reporter, present Clerk of the Court
A. J. Fagg will have no opposition
in the primaries. There are at least
j three candidates mentioned for Regis
ter of Deeds, to-wit: N. E. Wall
(present incumbent; R. J. Bowen, of
Yadkin; John H. Neal, of Danbury.
For County Commissioners, there
1 jare quite a number spoken of. Pres
i j ent incumbents, Slate, Boles and Ven
a able, while new possibilities are A.
r jj. Fair, John W. Priddy, D. S. Priddy,
s J. D. Young, Henry Thomas Corn,
i Will Petree, J. H. Flinehum and a
number of others.