Volume L.
STOKES HIGHWAY COMMISSI
TO BUILD MORE IADS
Five Projects Ordered Surveyed and Built As
Fast As Funds Become Available—Tractors
Taken Off Maintenance Work and Put On Con
struction—Other Orders Made.
At the r»cent meeting of the
1
t Stokes Highway Commission
here it was ordered that surveys
* be made and estimates of the
cost of construction be prepared
for each of the following named
roads, and that they be built, in
the order mentioned below, as
fa9t as funds for their construc
tion become available:
1. Clemmons' Ford bridge to
Buck kland bridge, in Peter's
Creek township.
2. Dry Springs road, in Yad
kin township.
3. Oak Ridge church to Drew
Priddy's. in Snow Creek and
Danbury townships.
4. Hartman's store east to
connect with Dillard - Sandv
Ridge road, in Danbury and
Beaver Island townships.
5. Camrbell postoffice west to
connect with State highway near
Francisco, in Peter's Creek and
Big Creek townships.
Another important order of the
highway commission made at (
last meeting was that all tractors. 1
which have heretofore been en
gaged in maintenance work, be
| put on construction work for
' thirty days, and that they be
assigned to the following roads
during that period:
Two Best tractors on road from
Holland's lumber yard neari
Meadows to Fulcher's ford
bridge.
Two Best tractors on road from
Oak Ridge to Lackey's store.
One Holt tractor on road from ,
Clemmons' ford bridge to Buck
Island bridge.
One Monarch tractor to remain ;
on Lynchburg road.
An order was made by the
highway commission that the
road from Lackey's store to Oak
Ridge church be soiled bv con
tractor Jess Bennett at the price
of 35 cents per yard.
Road from J. A.Wall's to Vade
Mecum M. E. church was declar
ed a public road, but route is not
to be changed from old road bed.
Runners were ordered placed
on the Clemmons' ford riyer
bridge. I
|
Calendar For Civil
Term Stokes Court
i
The calendar for the summer j
term of Stokes Superior court!
r ' 1
has been prepared and will an- j
pear in next issue of this paper. |
This term of court is for the J
trial of criminal cases only and
will continue for one week. The
trial docket contains 19 case?,
while there are forty cases on
the motion docket- The calen
dar is more lengthy than usual.
Robt. CaHwell. of Madison,
was a Danbury visitor Fridaj.
MANY PEOPLE AT
BIRTHDAY DINNER
Three Hundred Friends Of C.
C. Boyles Take Part—Mrs. F.
L. Fowler To Undergo Seri
ous Operation—King News.
King Route 2, June 10.—Mrs.
F. L. Fowler was carried to
Martin's hospital in Mt. Airy the
past week where she will under
go a very serious operation, it is
learned. However, her physicians
think she will soon recover, while
her many friends hope to have
her back home sound and well
before many days.
The many friends of Mr. C. C.
Boyles tendered him a surprise
birthday dinner last Sunday,
| more than 300 people being in at
i tendance. The table on which the
! many good things to eat were
served was more than 100 feet
I long. Mr. Boyles was more than
1 pleased to see so many of his
i good friends from the different
' communities present. In appreci
ation of the nice dinner given
him Mr. Boy le9 ordered several
gallons of ice cream for desert.
Each and every one seemed to
| thoroughly enjoy the occasion
Farmers of the King section
I are about through planting to
j bac co. The people have a large
crop of the weed in this
community.
Messrs Harry Davis and
Albert Ciwyn, of Winston-Salem,
were visitors in this section in
the interest of the Piedmont
Warehouse. They state that a
| large crop of tobacco has been
planted and that it is in good
condition.
R. K. Long and his partner.
Bill King, want a shower as
the creeks are getting too clear j
and fish are not biting.
SCRIBBLER.
Automobiles To Be
Sold Here Soon
Five automobiles, four| Fords |
and one Buick, are advertised to j
be sold at Danbury right soon, !
all of them having been seized ;
by officers while in the act of'
hauling whiskey. A Buick and j
one Ford, seized by Federal:
agents, will be sold next Saturday, |
June 16th, one Ford, also captur-1
ed by Federal agents, will be I
sold on June 27th, one Ford
captured by Sheriff Dunlap and
others will be sold July 2nd, and
one Ford captured by Federal
Agents will be sold July 7th.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Spot Taylor,
Miss Luna Taylor and Mr. Shelley
Betra visited Pine Hurst and
Southern Pines the past week.
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, June 13, 1923
STOKES PRISONER
MAKES HIS ESCAPE
William Johnson Feigns Illness
anil Takes Advantage Of
Being Left Unguarded—His
Wife Evades Arrest.
William Johnson, a young
white man serving a term of
four months on the roads in
Stokes for hauling whiskey,
made his escape here Friday and
has not been heard of since.
Last week Johnson appeared to
be sick with something like ap
pendicitis. He was taken to a
Winston-Salem hospital on Thurs
day and an examination showed
that he did not have appendicitis.
He was brought back to th& jail
but wa9 not locked up as he con
tinued to appear sick, and on
Friday he walked off. going in
the direction of his home near
Philpot, Va.
Johnson's wife has been spend
ing some time here visiting him
since he has been on the road
and last week a warrant was
issued for her on the charge of
stealing clothing from the family
of Sheriff J. F. Dunlap. She
left here a few days since for
the home of her sister in Rock
ingham county and Sheriff Dun
lap and Robert Taylor, in com
pany with a Deputy Sheriff cfj
Rockingham county, went after
her Saturday. While the Rock-'
ingham Deputy was in the house,
waiting for the woman to change
her clothing, she disappeared
through the back door and has
not been heard of since.
RALLY AND PICNIC
AT KING JULY 4
Members Of Co-operative Mar
keting Association Planning
For Great Time—To Formu
late Plans June 16.
The members of the Farmers
Co-operative Marketing Associ
ation are planning to have a great
rally and barbecue at King on
July tth.
The King local of the association
requests that the membership of
I the county meet with them at
| King on June lGch, 8 o'clock, P.
' M., in the high school building
j for the purpose of organizing and
I formulating plans for the cele
bration on July Ith.
Messrs. Swaim and White,
of the association will
attend the meeting on
June 16th and will address
the gathering. All members are
ur«ed to attend and help with
the plans for the big celebration
on July 4th.
Walnut Cove
Personal Items
Walnut Cove, June 11. Missea
Nina, Kasie and Mildred More
field spent the week end at
Moore's Springs.
Mr. P. H.Morefield.of Danbury
Route 1, is spending the week
here with his brother, Mr. J.
Wesley Morefield.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Franks and
children, of Greensboro, visited
relatives here Sunday.
AUTO WRECK
NEAR GERMANTON
Wiley Johnson In Very Serious
Condition Edwin Carroll
Has Accident Death Of
Jack Tedder.
I King. June 11. —Prof, and
Mrs. Murry Thompson, of Stuart,
Va., are spending a few days
with relatives here.
Work on Mr. H. W. Newsum's
nice new home one mile west of
town is well underway.
Mr. Walter J. White, of
Roanoke, is spending several
davs with his parents here.
Born unto Mr. and Mr 9. L. E,
Calloway, a son.
Mr. Jack Tedder, aged about
seventy years, formerly of this
neighborhood died Friday at his
1 home at Summerfield after a
I lingering illness of a complication
of diseases. The remains were
brought here and laid to rest at
Macedonia church Saturday
morning at eleven o'clock. Mr.
Tedder was a good man and was
liked by a>l who knew him.
Miss Stella Helsabeck. of
Richmond. Va.. is spending a
few days with her brother, Dr.
R. S. Helsabeck, who resides
here.
Miss Blanche Keiger, of
Greensboro, spent Sunday with
relatives here.
Mrs. Grant Gravitt and Miss
Trilby Love spent Sunday
with relatives in Winston-
Salem,
Mr. P. J. Caudle, of Winston-
Saiem. spent Sunday with relat
ives near here.
Miss Crysel Kirb.v, of Winston-
I Salem, spent Sunday with her
I parents in Walnut Hills
| Dr. Lee Kiser. of Statesville,
spent Sunday with his parents
near here.
Mr. Edwin Carroll, Jr., of
Mizpah, broke his leg just above
the ankle while playing a game
of baseball at Germanton Satur
day. He was brought here and
Dr. Stone reset the broken
member.
Prof. Roger Kiser, of Greens
boro, is spending a few days with
his parents near here.
Mr. Lester 0 Pulliam, Winston-
Salem, spent Sunday with his
parents here.
Mr. and Mrs. S. 0. Shaub and
I Miss Clodie Stone.of High Point,
| spent Sunday with relatives
I here.
I Mr. S. S. Boyles. of Cincinnati,
! spent Sunday with his parents
| near here.
A Buick car, with Mr. Dan
White, of this place, and Mr.
Wilburn Newsum and Miss
Hester, of Winston-Salem, as oc
cupants, left the road and turned
over three times down an em
bankment two miles north of
Germanton yesterday afternoon.
All were under the car when it
finally stopped rolling. Mr. New
sum was brought to the home of
his mother here, where Dr.
R. S. Helsabeck attended him.
He has a sprained back and is cut
and biuised up considerably. Mr.
Whitt-Jand Miss Hester escaped
with only a few bruises. People!
who looked at the wreck say it j
was almost a miracle that any j
of them escaped with their
lives.
Mrs. C. N. Boyles and children,
of Monroe, Va., are spending a
few days with relatives near
here.
We are having a nice rain here
today which was much needed
and which will revive crops
wonderfully.
Childrens' day services will be
held at the Baptist church here
Sunday, June 24. The program
will take place at 10;00 o'clock
A. M. A double quartette,
"The Sky Landers,' will furnish
singing for occasion. Dinner on
the grounds at 12:00 P. M. Rev.
Mr. Merritt, of Dobson, will
preach at 2:00 P, M.. his subject
will be "Religion in the Home."
Everybody invited to come and
bring a basket.
Mr. Wiley Johnson, who under
went an operation in a Richmond.
Vs.. hospital last week for tumor
on the brain, ia paralyzed and in
a serious condition. His recovery
ia regarded as doubtful.
GOOD NEWS FROM
REV R. W. GEORGE
lie Has Information That Con
tract Will lie Let June 27tM
For Construction Of Dan
bury-Westfield Highway.
The Reporter is in receipt of a
letter today from Rev. R. W.
George, of Francisco, in which
he states that he has definite in
formation that the State Highwav
Commission will let the contract
on June 27 for the construction
°f the last lap of the Danbury-
Westfield highway. This will be
welcome news to the people of
the county who have been wait
ing patiently for many months
for this important highway.
It is Mr. George's opinion that
the J. F. Mulligan Co. will get
the contract for the building of
the road mentioned above. This
company has built the road from
Mt. Airy down toClemmons' ford
and their work has l e?n high'j
satisfactory to the State a 9 well
as the people along the road, and
it is hoped by Mr. George and
the people of the Francisco sec
tion that they will be the suc
cessful bidders on this lpst
lap of the road from Clemmon9
ford to Danbury.
FARMERS CANNOT
EVADE CONTRACTS
In Halifax County Alone Thir
teen Cases Have Resulted
Favorably For the Co-opera
tors.
Kaleigh, June G.—That mem
bers of the Tobacco Growers'
Co-operative Association cannot
evade their obligations by hiding
behind the skirts of their wives
in Virginia was made clear at
Halifax courthouse, where a
member who raised tobacco on
land belonging to his wife, who
was a non-member, was required
to pay liquidated damages for
three-fourths of the tobacco that
he raised as his wife' 9 tenant, at
the rate of five cents a uounc*.
with court costs and attorney's
fees.
The three cases which came up
in the Halifax county court re
sulted in a sweeping victory for
the tobacco co-operatives as two
other defendants agreed to all
the terms of the suits brought
against them rather than try
their cases in court.
| These cases were added to a
long list of legal victories for the
association in Virginia, where 2'.'
suits filed in that state have now
been settled with defendants
upon the terms of the association.
In Halifax county alone, thirteen
out of thirteen suits have result
ed favorably for the co-opera
tives.
Mayor P. H. Linville, of Wal- ]
nut Cove, was a visitor here yes
terday. Mr. Linville stated that
the surveys for Walnut Cove's
power plant and water and sewer
systems have about been com
pleted and that contracts for the
work would likely be let before
v?ry lonj?.
No. 2,670
TO CONDUCT CLINIC
AT DANBURY
State Board of Health Will
Have Charge July 3. 4, 5 and
G—Applications Should Bo
Mailed To Nurse At Once.
A clinic will be held at Dan
bury, under the direction of the
State Board of Health, begin
ning Tuesday, July ;j, and con
tinuing until July 6th.
Miss Geneva Sykes, State
school nurse, will arrive here
several days before the opening
ol the clinic,, and all applica-
tions for treatment or operation
should be filled out completely
and delivered to her at Dan
bury.
A qualified specialist, invited
by the county Board of Health,
will be with the State special
ists to conduct the examira-
tions, and children needm# op
erations for tonsils and ade
noids will l>e operated upon.
This applies only to children be
tween the ages of six and 12
years inclusive.
To bear the expense of th*»
clinic, a nominal fee of $12.50
will be charged, which pays for
the operation, etc. An emer
gency hospital will be equipped
and nurses will have charge oi"
the children day and night. In
addition to the operator a full
time graduate physician will be
in attendance to give a careful
physical examination of the
heart, kidneys and lungs and to
have charge of the anaesthetics.
During the last several years
over six thousand children have
been operated upon in these
tonsil and adenoid clinics con
ducted by the State Board of
Health in North Carolina. Al
ready over eight hundred haw
been treated this year- In prac
tically every county more chil
dren have applied than could be
cared for
Methodist Minister
For Danbury Circuit
Mt. Airy, N. C., June 12.
Editor Reporter :
Please announce through your
paper this week that Rev. Mar
cus Tuttle, a recent graduate of
Trinity College, has been ap
pointed pastor of the Danbury
charge until Conference, and
he will take up the work next
Sunday, filling all appoint
ments for the day.
Sincerely.
J. H. WEST.
Presiding Elder.
More Than 10,000 New
License Tags Sent Out
A Danbury citizen has just
received a license tag from the
Secretary of State for his au
tomobile for use after June 30,
and it is noted that the number
of tags already sent out at this
early date has passed the tea
| thousand mark-