North Carolina Newspapers

DANBURY REPORTER «r - Volume L. CO-OP MARKET HAS FINE OPENING Two Million Pounds Tobacco I* Delivered First Day—Delive ries From 34 Grades On 21 Markets Sold Opening Day. Raleigh, Oct. 4.—With 50,000 mem bers and a large majority of the to bacco in the old belt, the Tobacco Growers' Co-operative Association went into action Tuesday of this week, Oct. 3rd, on thirty-three mar kets of Virginia and Western North Carolina: The biggest deliveries, the biggest sales and the biggest success of any single day in its history attended the opening of the Tobacco Growers' Association at its 33 warehouses in the bright belt of Virginia and West ern North Carolina on Thesday of this week, when two million pounds brought cash advances to thousands of growers and all deliveries from 34 grades on 24 markets were sold to leading manufacturers during the first day of co-operative marketing in Virginia for highly satisfactory prices. The system of marketing which has won the admiration of the grow ers in North Carolina and Eastern North Carolina, is certain to meet with success in Virginia and the old belt of North Carolina, where the solid sign-up and loyalty of the as sociation members has resulted in the formation of 750 local units to further the interests of the 'associa tion. The markets which opened in Vir ginia this week were Danville, South Boston, Critz, Rocky Mount, Mar tinsville, Chatham, Gretna, Virgilina, Clover, Clarksville, Chase City, Law- | renceville, Keysville, Rice, Burke-, ville, Kenbridge, South Hill, Alta Vista, Empporia, Alberta, McKinney,: Petersburg, Blackstone, and Drakes ! Branch. In western North Carolina, co-ope- j rative marketing is in full swing at Greensboro, Elkin, Reidsville, Mad , ison, Mebane, Youngsvilte, States ville, Stoneville, Walnut Cove, Mt. Airy, and Leaksville. -Delightful Trip To Moore's Springs Walnut Cove, Oct. 2.—On Sunday, Oct. 24th, the following left Walnut Cove for a pleasant day at Moore's Springs : Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Weis ner and son Billy, Mrs. G W Stike leather, Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Linville, Mr. W. B. Vaughn, Miss Ruth Lin ville and Wesley Linville, Misses Susan Gentry, anil Emma Lou Sloan. They were joined at Walkertown by Mr. Robah B. Kerner, of Kerners ville, and at Rural Hall by Miss Mar garet Gentry and Misses Kent Har mon an.l Grever Utt, of Mt. Airy. No accident occurred on the way and everyone reached the springs feeling their best. After washing the dust from faces and hands and drinking Si>me nf that line water everyone seemed to be ready for dinner. A level place was selected and the viands spread out picnic fashion. To see the chickefT, sandwiches, pickle, cake, pie, etc., disappear one would think the mountain air had a good nffjct on the appetite. After dinner 1 some kodak pictures came next and some of the nimble ones climbed the | mountain while the feeble ones re- ' niained below, but some pictures | ( were made of all. After a fine day |' i all returned home tired, but with 1 very pleasant memories of the trip. 1 ; Mrs. Brickey Acquitted | On Shooting Charge i Mrs. H. N. Brickey, who some time since shot and killed Sam Early, a J negro, at Francisco, has been given a hearing before Justice James Shelton and released, the evidence showing that Mrs. Brickey acted in self de fence. . i. The man killed was an employee ' of Mr. Brickey, the contractor en- *" gaged in building the Danbury-West field highway. He had stolen some valuable articles from the tent of the t contractor, who left the negro in i charge of his wife while he went to t (search for the stolen goods. While Mr. Brickey was away the negro at tempeted to strike Mrs. Brickey with " a chair when she shot him, killing i t - him instantly. I WESTFIELD HIGH SCHOOL OPENS Fine Bell Placed On the School Building—Dogs Sell For More Money Than Cows—Barn of Tobacco Lost By Fire. Westfield, Oct. 2.—The Westfield Graded school opened this morning with about 150 children present. Prof. A. W. Wolfe is principal with three assistant teachers. There was much enthusiasm manifested at the opening with appropriate speeches, songs, etc., with prayer by Dr. Thos Smith. One important item was the installa tion of one of the finest bells on any graded school building in Western North Carolina. The citizens of Westfield are indebted to Mrs. M. L. Arm field, of the First National Bank of Mt. Airy, for a contribution of SSO to the bell fund. Mr. Purrus Jessup lost a barn of tobacco by fire last night. The tobacco crop is all cured and is going on the market in large quan tities at satisfactory prices. The corn crop is fairly good, with potatoes better than last year. The general health of this commun ity is good at this time. There is a good supply of hogs for pork the coming winter. Possums are plentiful and hound dogs are higher than cows in this section. 1 Fulton-Carter Wedding Walnut Cove, Oct. 4.—Perfect in | every detail was the marriage Wed nesday morning at 10:30 o'clock at Christ's Episcopal church in Walnut ■ I Cove when Miss Annie Corine Fulton, ! of Walnut Cove, was united in the' holy bonds of wedlock to Edwin Car- > ter, a prominent young lawyer of Mt. ' | Airy, and son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. ' garter, also of Mt. Airy. Rev. J. R. Mallet, of Wilmington, officiated and the ring ceremony was 1 used. The church was artistically deco-! rated with ferns and brides roses, 1 the color scheme of white and green I being carried out in every detail,' which in the soft rays of the autumn 1 sun, and the candles, made a most j impressive scene. Miss Elizabeth Fulton, sister of' the bride, presided at the organ and ! rendered several selections preceding ' the entrance of the bridal party, and • as a recessional, Mendelsshon's wed- j ding march. Promptly at the appointed hour, 1 the Junior Vested choir advanced up 1 the aisle singing "O, Perfect Love." I Just behind them was the bride, rest- ' ing on the arm of her father, who ' gave her in marriage. She was met at the altar by the groom, who en tered from the vestry room, witfi Rev. Mallet. Miss Fulton was attired in a tailor- ! ed gown of midnight blue cloth, with ' ! hat and accessories to match. She ; wore grey furs and a corsage of | bride's roses and lillies of the valley. • Immediately after the ceremony ! Mr. and Mrs. Carter left by automo- | bile for Washington and other points north. The bride is the eldest daughter of i Mr. and Mrs. John G. Fulton, and is j a graduate of the N. C. College for i Women. She was the recipient of many handsome and useful gifts, consist ting of cut glass, linen and silver, among the gifts being a chest of silver from the groom's parents, and ' a chest of linen from the bride's j' mother, and a handsome check from j 1 her father. On their return the bride and groom ' will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Carter in Mt. Airy. ' Out-of-town guests for the wed ding were : W. F. Carter, Sr., Frank ] Carter, Cecil Carter, Archie Carter, C. W. Fulton, Joe Haynea, Dr. Hol lingsworth, and Miss Lucy Reece, of Mt. Airy ; Mrs. J. J. Adams, Mrs. , Julia Hines, and Mrs. Everett Matt- i hews, Howard Fulton, of Winston- | Salem; Mrs. E. P. Pepper of Danbury. * | Mr. C. C. Campbell, of Smith, was ' a visitor here today. Mr. Campbell ' is suffering right severely from as- ' thma recently. t i j Roy E. Leake installed a gasoline i filling station at his store here yes- I terday. ; Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Oct. 4, 1922 SOME HAPPENINGS ; AT WALNUT COVE I Co-operative Market Has Good s Opening There—Chautauqua Coming this Week—Personal Items. I Walnut Cove, Oct. 3.—The Far : mers' Co-operative Marketing ware . house opened this morning with many 1 loads of tobacco on the floor. The house has been put in good condition 'and every convenience and courtesy ' possible will be shown the farmers I who market their tobacco at his place. | Miss Nell Hutcherson, who has for | several days been ill, is able to re ; sume her work in the school room, j The Radcliff Chautauqua will be in Walnut Cove three days this week, beginning Wednesday. Two programs | are given daily, in the afternoon and • rt night. It is a splendid company of people and the chautauqua stands for a high class entertainment. No one will regret the time spent in at tending one of these performances. W. L. Nelson, who holds a posi tion with one of the Winston-Salem warehouses, spent Saturday here at his home with his family. | Mrs. T. J. Davis,"who has been con fined to her room with sickness, is able to be out again, j Rev. J. L Powers filled his regular appointment at the Missionary Bap tist church here Sunday morning and evening. C. E. Davis spent Monday in Greensboro on business. I J. Spot Taylor, of Danbury, wa.t in town Monday. S. C. Rierson, Jr., spent Saturday ' and Sunday in town. R. S. Nunn spent Monday in Wins ton-Salem. j J. B. Woodruff spent Monday in .Greensboro,—Dr. J. W. Slate was a , visitor to Greensboro Monday.—C. |W. Floyd, of Roanoke, was in town Saturday.—M. O. Jones and wife spent a short while here Sunday with jMr. and Mrs. C. M. Jones.—Miss Es : telle Rierson spent Sunday here with .relatives.—Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Davis I and children, of Greensboro, visited :Mrs. T. J. Davis here Sunday.— j Sheriff Wm. L. Woodruff, of Wilkes jboro, spent Sunday here with the i Woodruff family.—Edwin Carter, of ,Mt. Airy, spent the week end here.— j Mrs. S. C. Rierson is spending a few days in Germanton with her sister, Mrs. L. M. McKenzie.—Mrs. G. S. Hill | is spending some time with her moth jer, Mrs. R. L. Murphy.—John A. Bur ton spent the week end here with his parents. I iFord Is Richest Man Says Wall Street Paper Henry Ford is the richest man ill I the world, according to an article in 'the Wall Street Journal. I "Henry Ford has in the Ford | Motor Company, the largest income and it capitalized, the largest for tune in the world," said the news-*! 1 paper. j "Profits before taxes for 1022 will ' exceed $125,000,000; after taxes they i j will be $110,000,000, or about SIOO a ! car. With these earnings the Ford j Motor Co. could be capitalized at $2,000,000,000 and pay five per cent. "Ford condemns bankers, but with $180,000,000 in cash, he is the lar gest individual banker in this coun try, if not in the world. "His income, adding to his bound less wealth SIOO,OOO a day, through :the busy season, is probably une- Iqualed in history. "If he continues to pile up cash at this rate he cannot long denounce Wall StrMt or the money powers of I the world." Francisco School Jitney Delivered Monday The Stokes Board of Education was in session here a short while on Monday, transacting only routine business. i A large Dodge jitney purchased by the school board some time since for the school at Francisco was delivered to the board Monday by Geo. H. Ful ton, the Dodge dealer. The jitney will probably accomodate 25 or 30 school children at a time and is well arranged. The children from several school districts will be brought in to the Francisco school each morning ; and carried home in the afternoon. CO-OPS OPEN ) AT WALNUT COVE I About 60,000 Pounds Of Tobac l co Pooled the First Day—Far l mers Appear Satisfied With Advances Received Large Crowd In Attendance. The Stokes county receiving station of the Tobacco Growers' Co-operative ! Marketing Association was formally 1 opened Tuesday at Walnut Cove un der the supervision of John C. Hutch -1 erson and assistants. A representa • live of the Reporter who visited the station found quite a large number of farmers present with loads of to bacco. It was estimated that from i 60,000 to 75,000 pounds of the weed , had been pooled the first day, the i farmers receiving advances of some | thing like 33 1-3 per cent, of the present market valuation. A card . was posted, showing a schedule of , advance prices being paid, as follows: Primings, 40 cents to $7.60. Smoking lugs, 4 cents to $8.40. Cutter leaf, 40 cents to $20.00. Wrappers, S2O to S2B. A large number of members of the association were present, all of whom expressed themselves as satisfied with the workings of the new system, while a number were enthusiastic. Among the prominent members of the association who were present was noticed : Will R. Petree, R. J. | Petree, F. E. Petree, E. A. Rothrock, W. W. Ferguson, several of the Tut tles, J. H. Speas, A. J. Fair, Geo. jNewsom, Alex Rutledge, W. Y. Gor |don, and many others. i Knocking the Mut Motorist j The following article was awarded .first prize in a recent "Knockers' , Contest," conducted by the Syracuse Journal : I knock the mut motorist. He leaves the curb without signal —stops suddenly in traffic without warning. j He uses his horn instead of his brakes in a street filled with playing 'children. i He steals places in traffic and "cuts in" regardless. | Overtakes and passes another cur near the brow of a hill, or on a sharp curve. | Stops his car on a curve in the road without getting out of the roadway. He hogs the road. His lights are blinding, nor will he dim them—damn him. He drives with a snoot full. He is a curse—an abomination-- on affliction to humanity. | I knock him. By A. M. Taylor, Assistant Ad- ' ,\ertising Manager, Franklin Auto- [ | mobile Company, Syracuse, N. Y. ! Business Change j At Walnut Cove 1 Walnut Cove, Oct. 2.—The Auto J Service Co. here has sold out to the Sheets Motor Co., the latter leasing the building formerly occupied bv Auto Service Co. Messrs. P. W. Davis and Jacob Fulton, former own ers of the Auto Service Co. will enter other lines of business. Jerry Baker Makes , Scary Prediction ■ I Jerry Baker, a well known weather 'j prophet of this section, is said to pre-1 diet that it will not rain any more for ( a period of six years, basing his pre- , diction on certain infallible signs To those who have confidence in Mr. I Baker's prognostications this js nodoubt rather discouraging to say the least. It is hoped, however, that Jerry will prove to be a false prophet. f W. J. Brown Makes Good Sale Tobacco W. J. Brown, of Peters Creek town ship, was here yesterday on his way home from the tobacco market at Winston-Salem, where he sold pounds for $187.58. The grades sold las follows : 164 pounds at 10, 46 at : !0, 62 a 70, 135 at 52. Mr. Brown is j a very fine tobacco grower. ' BOOKS OPEN ** :| OCTOBER FIFTH i I I Chairman Of State Board Of Elections Issues Letter To j i County Chairmen Of Election • Boards. Raleigh, Sept. 27.—Registration books for the election to be held Nov. 7th, may be opened on October sth. Chairman of County Boards of Elec tion were advised of this ruling to day by P. M. P-»rsall, State Chair man of the Board of Elections. Chairman Pearsall's letter modifies part of a letter sent to the counfy chairmen on Sept. 16, in which it was stated that Oct. 7 was the date set for opening the registration books. In the letter sent out today Mr. Pearsall explained that the at torney generaal on Sept. 15, 1902, held that "20 days for the closing of I the registration books did not include | the Sundays in that period." i "Since that time Mr. Pearsall said "there has been as many as twelve sessions of the gneral assembly and no change has been made in the lan guage of the section so constructed ' by the general assembly. And since 1902 this construction of the law has been uniformly observed. "In deference to the opinion of the attorney general and long con tinued and unbroken custom, I mod ify that part of my letter of Sept. 16th and advise that the registra tion books may be opened on Octo ber 5, 1922." DEMOCRATS TO MEET AT CAPELLA Executive Committee To Con sider Important Campaign Matter Saturday, October 7 Large Attendance Desired. Chairman R. B. Tuttle has called the Democratic executive committee j of the county to meet at Capella next | Saturday, October 7, at one o'clock, P. M. Important matters are to be trans acted, and all members of the com- t mittee, and all other Democrats in- , terested in success, are urgently in vited to be present. , J. C. WALL John Galloway's Crop i Tobacco Goes To Co-Ops J Greensboro, Sept. 30. —The Clerk j ■of the Guilford Superior court has i just signed an order directing the dis- , j posal of the tobacco grown on the ! I estate of the late John M. Galloway, , I this year. J. 11. Moore, the adminis- r jtrator is authorized by the order to', ; sell the entire amount of the tobacco j Ito the Tri-State Tobacco Growers' | Co-operative Marketing Association. I Mr. Galloway signed a contract lie-'. ! fore his death to deliver all his to- 1 | bacco to the association. While the ' | amount of the tobacco grown on the 1 estate of the deceased is unknown,;' it is understood that it will be several I hundred thousand pounds. Mr. Gal-j 1 loway owned about 9,000 acres of 1 land most of it being in Stokes and j Rockingham counties. I; !> Market Opens At Pilot Mountain j 1 Pilot Mountain, Oct. 3.—The co- : 1 operative market, which is managed ' by Nat H. Lewis, opened here today. I There was probably the largest and / most enthusiastic crowd of farmers in attendance ever seen here. | It is estimated that two thousand citizens and farmers were here at j t'le opening, which was ushered in by music and the 30,000 pounds of to- bacco were sold at prices which not only gratified the members, but en- J oouraged nearly 100 other farmers . to sign up. 1 Hon. W. D. Siler To ! Speak Here Oct. 10th j Hon. W. D. Siler, of Pittsboro, will address the voters in the court house l in Danbury on Tuesday night, Octo-ji ber 10th, 1922. Mr. Siler is a promi- 1 nent and well known speaker and 1 the public, both ladies and gentle- jt men are cordially invited to come out f and hear him. ;1 R. B. TUTTLE. jt Chairman Dem. Ex. Com. f I No. 2.635 SIXTY-SIX STILLS ] CUT HERE MONDAY Pictures Of Them Taken—No I Satisfactory Bid Is Received And Stills Are Not Sold— Axe Was Used Freely. At the meeting of the county com missioners here Monday an order was made for the cutting up of the stills stored in the county jail. There were •ixty-six of the stills and before being cut they were stacked up in a huge pile in front of the jail and a picture of them taken. After being cut they were offered for sale as a whole but no .satisfactory bid was re ceived. The stills were cut into so many pieces that they were beyond repair and the county will have to find a junk dealer before they can be disposed of. Death At King 1 *; Personals and News King, Oct. 2 Mack Caudle, of Johnson City, Tenn., spent the week end with his parents who reside here. Born unto Mr. and Mrs. Grant Gravitt, a son. Mr. E. P. Newsom has purchased I from Mr. Birthel Bennett a nice resi dence lot on west Main street. Mr. Walter Sprinkle, who for years held H position as traveling sales man for the "Reynolds Tobacco Co., with headquarters at Macon, Ga., and who gave up hi.s work on account of poor health, has regained his health and accepted a position with the Boyles Company of this place. Mr. T. S. Petree, cashier of the branch office of the Bank of StokeiT County here, has resigned his posi tion and accepted a position with the Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. at Wins ton-Salem. Mr. Petree has a host of friends here who are sorry to see him leave. He will be succeeded by Mr. [H. H. Leake, of Danbury, who come.) [well recommended as an experienced bank man. Mr. Leake will remove his family here. We are having a fine school herd I this season with over two hundred students enrolled. Mr. James Culler spent Sunday with relatives in Mt. Airy. Mrs. Allison Reid died at her homo near Tobaccoville Saturday. The in terment was conducted from Mount Pleasant church Sunday. Her age jwas about 70 years, j Attorney Reid Johnson, of Wins ton-Salem, was here on business Sat urday. | Everything is being put in readi ness for the big Stokes County Fair, ■ which takes place Oct. 17, 18, 19, 2;) and 21. It is predicted that this will be the biggest and best fair ever held here. I The King Tigers lost to Pinnacle in a game of ball Saturday on the Pinnacle diamond. Mr. Seth Boles of Hamlet spent ■ Sunday with his parents near here, j The continued dry weather is get ting farmers behind in turning land for wheat. [ Several from here attended the Mt. Airy fair last week and all report a good fair and large crowds. Mr. Coy D. Slate went to Danbury on business today. Mr. J. S. D. Pulliam made a busi ness trip to Winston-Salem today. ■ Ordered To Shoot In Self-Defense Only Asheville, Sept. 25. R. A. Koh loss, prohibition director for North Carolina, issuing a statement in Shelby, said he had instructed officers under him that if they could not cap ture a moonshiner except by shoot ing him, let him go. "Capture him," said Mr. Kohloss' instructions, "if you can by all reas onable means, but do not shoot him unless he tries to do you harm. Shoot only in self-defense." Director Kohloss made this state ment in speaking of the recent case lin which a woman was instantly killed when officers are reported to fired on an automobile supposed to contain whiskey. The federal of ficer in the case is said to have been lying on the ground, stunned, when lieputy sheriffs are alleged to have fired on the car.