DANBURY REPORTER
Volume L.
DEATH OF FORMER
STOKES LADY
Mrs. Martha J. Johnson
Passes Away Near May
odan--News of German
ton Route I.
Germanton Route 1, July 23.
Mrs. Martha Johnson, aged 73
4 years, widow of the late Samuel
Johnson, died Sunday July 15, at
the home of her hephew, Richard
Johnson near Mayodan. She was
brought to the family burying
ground near Palmyra on Monday
where the funeral services were
held and the body laid to rest be
side her husband who preceded
her to the grave about 2-'. years
ago.
She had been a member of
Rosebud Christian church for
many vears*
Mrs. Alice Holes and daughter
Myrtle, of High point, returned
home Saturday ifter spending
several days with her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Bt;!es here.
Miss Ruth Southern, of Win
ston-Salem. is the guest of her
sister. Mrs. S F. Stewart this
week.
Miss Gertrude Carroll spent
Saturday night with Misses
Mamie and Myrtle Stewart.
Miss Stacie Allen, of High
Pjint, is visiting friends and
relatives here this week.
Misses Barbara Tuttle and Nell
Tatum were the week-end guests
of Miss Verlie Fowler.
Mr. and Mrs. Gaston Tuttle
and children and Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Boles spent a while Sun
day afternoon at W. H. White's.
Messrs. Ernest and Jesse Hill,
of Randolph county, spent Sun
day with relatives here.
Hail Storms Do
Much Damage
Raleigh, July 24,—Three
negroes killed by lightning, and
damages running into thousands
of dollars were results of a severe
hail and thunder storm that
swept over eastern North Caro
lina Sunday afternoon.
Tne negroes were killed in a
house near Mount Olive, while
hail damaged growing crops in
Wayne Pitt, Lenoir and Nash
counties.
The heaviest damage done
apparently was in Pitt county,
where the storm swept a distance
of 15 miles west of Greenville,
beginning at Falkland. The worst
part of the storm did not cover
an area of more than a mile in
Pitt County, it is stated, and was
about a mile in width.
Pilot Mi. Personals
Pilot Mt. Route 1. July 24.— |
Mrs. F. M. Venable is visiting
her son near High Point this
week,
Big meeting starts at Brim's
•Grove 4th Sundav.
Mr. D. D. Venable and
daughter, Murphy Lee, were
visiting in High Point Friday and
CROPS AWE GOOD
IN KING SECTION
Death Of Two Infants--
Girl Bitten By Spider
Five Times--Plant For
Making Cement Blocks
King. July *2:!.—The one-year
old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Wiley Merritt, died at
their home three miles east of
here Friday, the interment
being conducted from Poplar
Springs Saturday ateieven o'clock
A. M.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Love, of
Concord, are spending a few days
with Mr. Love's parents who re
side here.
"Thunderbolt Tom," the evan
gelist of this place, is holding a
tent meeting in Yadkin county
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Kirby, of
Winston-Salem, spent Sunday
with relatives in Walnut Hills.
Lucian Moore, who had a
stroke oy paralysis a few weeks
ago is much improved, we are glad
to note.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Holder Jr..
of Mount Airy, spent Sunday with
Mr. Holder's parents here.
Virgie, the fourteen-year-old'
daughter of Mr. Edwin White,!
who resides here, was bitten by a
spider attain 'his morning, this is
rive times she has been bitten!
within three weeks. She is i:, a!
serious condition.
Randleman store section was
visited by severe bail storm yes
terday afternoon, many crops
weiv literally torn to tiieces.
The small child of Mr. and Mrs i
Urover Helsabeck who resides j
three miles south of town, died '
yesttrdav afternoon, the inter-j
ment will be at Wolf's cemetarv •
this afternoon at two o'clock.
Mr, Thomas E. Smith has
opened a new plant here making
cement blocks and he is turning
out some good work.
The corn crop in this section is
the best the farmers have had in
several years. Also the tobacco is
looking fairly well.
NEW M. E. CHURCH
FOR STOKES
Will Be Erected By Z. T.
Smith Near Brown Mt.
As a Memorial To His
Mother.
Mt. Airy News.
Z. T. Smith, R. H. Leonard
and J. B. Sparger motored to
Stokes county Tuesday to lay off
the grounds for a new Methodist
church which will be built by Mr.
Smith as a memorial to his moth
er. Mrs. Catherine Smith.
The land was giyen jointly j
by Z. T. Smith -and Jesse F. j
George and will be ample for;
church and parsonage property,
the church will occupy the site of l
the old Smith residence.
The location is about 20 miles
distant from this city and is on
the state highway and faces:
Brown Mountain.
A $50,000 school is being erect
ed opposite the site selected for
the church.
Death Of An Infant. |
The infant of Mr. and Mrs,;
Willie Booth, of Meadows, died
Saturdav morning eaily at the
age of eleven days. The funeral
and interment was held at Clear j
Spring Baptist Church, services:
b?ing conducted by Elder Watt |
Tuttle. A large number of people
were in attendance.
The wheat crop in Stokea is
generally reported to be the best
the county has had for years.
Danbury, N. C, Wednesday, July 25, 1923
MAN, CARS AND
WHISKEY CAPTUkED
Prohibition Agents Make
Rich Haul Near Sandy
Ridge—On Way South
From Virginia.
Information from Sandy Ridge
is to the effect that several
officers at that place lest Thurs
day captured a Dodge car. one
man and W gallons of whiskey
and a Ford with 40 gallons on it.
The cars were enroute southfrom
some point in Virginia. It could
not be learned what disposition
was made of the man, cars,
whiskey, etc, or who the officers
were.
News Of Pine Hall.
Pine Hall, July 23.—The M. E.
Sunday school went on a picnic
Thursday to the Battle Ground.
| There was an abundance of good
ieats and every one had a jolly
good time.
j Mrs. J. 11. Carter has been!
!confined to her hed for a few:
days but is improving.
Mrs. Ellis Ashburn, of Win
ston-Salem, is spending some
time with Mrs. W, H. Ashburn. 1
Miss Mary Boyles has returned
jto her home in Greensboro after
'spending the week end with Mrs.
S. R. (iibson.
Miss Gertrude Gibson, of High
Point, is visiting her parents
here.
Mrs. S. R- Gibson spent Mon
day in Madison.
Mrs. S. R. Middleton, of Win
ston-Salem, is visiting her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Gibson.
Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Hanes and
Mesdames S. R. Gibson and L. T.
Blackwell spent Wednesday in
Greensboro.
Miss Irene Furbush, of Madi
son, is the guest of Mrs. S. R.
Gibson this week.
Mrs. John Roberts, who under
went a serious operation at
Long's hospital in Greensboro, is
getting along nicely, we are glad
to note.
A party of young people from
this place are spending the week
at Moore's Springs. Those who
jare enjoying the outing are:
Misses Lee and Sadie Blackwell.
! Hester and Ida Wall, John and
, Luther Williams and Bill Black
j well.
Miss Virginia Dalton is attend
ing the summer school Dan
bury.
Henry Brown Arrested
| At Sandy Ridge
Henry Brown, who has been
wanted for s >me time on a war
rant charging him with violating
the prohibition laws, was arrest
ed by a prohibition agent at his
home at Sandy Ridge Monday
I night, it was learned today,
i Brown gave bond for appearance
' at court.
Mr. and Mrs. Cary L. Carroll
and children, of Winston-Salem,
are spending some time at Pied
mont Springs.
TEACHERS ATTENDING
SUMMER SCHOOL
Many Are At Schools Out
Of County and Number
Here Is Reduced On that
Account.
The number of teachers in at
tendance at the summer school
which convened here last week
would be much larger but for the
fact that many of the teachers of
the county are attending summer j
schools at the leading colleges of \
the State.
The names of those in attend-1
ance here now are as follows: }
Lucy Alley. J. Robt. Alley,:
Viola Andrew, Mae Ola Boles, j
Trudy Bondurant, Zsttie Bowen.,
Mary Coleman, Janice Creakman, 1
Virginia Dalton. Mozelle Flin
chum, Cleo Holland. Pearl John
son, Beulah Johnson, Mrs.
Virginia Joyce. Mrs. A. H.
Kallam. Lillian Lackey, Annie j
I Lawson, Rath Martin. R >sa Mc-
I Cullough. Bertha Micks-Is, Sarah
'.Mitchell, HettiePrid-.lv. Mrs. A
J. Pringle. Fannie Reid. Louella
R-'id, Blanch Roberson, Dixie
Smith. Ethel Spancer, Bessie
I Smith, Killa Stephens, W. Collie
Tuttle, Nora Ward, Ada Ward,
| Bertha Young and Geneva
1 Hutchins
j IMPORTANT MEETING
AT KING JULY 28
! Effort Will Be Made To
I
! Secure Farmers' Co-op
erative Warehouse At
That Place.
King, July 23.—A meeting of
the farmers Co-operative Asso
ciation will be held here Saturday
night, July 28th, in the High
School building, at 8 o'clock P.
M., for the purpose of complet
ing plans for the erecting of a
co-operative tobacco warehouse
in King. All who are interested
in a progressive movement of
this kind are invited to attend
this meeting, as it is of great
I importance to this section. Mr.
White, of Walnut Cove, will
address the meeting.
P. C. CAMPBELL'S
FINE BEAN PATCH
Sold S2O Worth From 14
Rows and Only Half
Used --- Many of the
Beans 10 Inches Long.
P. C. Campbell, farmer and
.trader of Danbury, certainly
j knows how to grow beans. This
year from 14 rows or 450 hills he
picked twenty dollars worth of
beans at one time, selling them
: for cash at $2.00 per bushel,after
having used a peck per day for
two weeks from the patch, and,
the patch will produce as many
more as has been taken from it,
it is estimated by Mr. Campbell.
The beans are unsually and
fine, many of them measuring
more than ten inches in length.
The grading and soiling of the
Oak Ridge Lackey's store road
will be completed today.
CONTRACT LET FOK
GERMANTON SCHOOL
Kapp Bros. Get the Work
At $35,000--School Site
One of Four Most
Beautiful In State.
Germanton, July 23.—There
was lively bidding for the con
tract for the construction of the
new consolidated school house at
(iermanton to be built, owned,
and operated by Stokes and For
syth county, and after all the
nine bids had been carefully
scanned the contract was award
ed to Kapp Bros., contractors, of
Winston, at the price of $-'5,000.
Work on the building is to begin
at once, and have it ready for
[occupancy by January 1, 1921.
| Half the money for this im
provement is advanced by Stokes
and the other half by Forsyth, |
and a half interest in the land j
I and property, which is in (ier-j
manton on the Stokes side of the >
■ line, will be deeded to Fursvth.
The building will he in every
j way strictly modern. The plans
! have been executed by William
C. Northup, and the bids were
; leased upon the plans and specifi
cations furnished by him. The
structure, it is believed, will
prove a great addition to the 1
j school facilities of both Forsyth |
land Stokes. It will meet the 1
l I
needs of a considerable extent of i
territory and will take care of
high school and elementary
! grades.
The site of the new school!
! house at Germanton is said to be
unusually attractive, John J.
Blair, who is state supervisor of
buildings and grounds, is quoted
as saying that it was one of the
four most beautiful school sites
in North Carolina.
A Birthday Party.
Mr 9. W. G. Petree entertained j
at a delightful childrens' party j
Monday afternoon in honor ofj
Master Walter Petree's seventh ;
birthday. Various games were
played on the lawn after which ;
the children were invited into!
the dining room where a lovely j
| birthday cake with seven candles'
| was the central table decoration. |
' Much fun was had in cutting the |
cake, there being a dime and
three nickles inside. The dime
\ fell to Fred Pepper, the nickle9
!to Estelle Humphreys. Nancy-
Lee Dunlap and Carlton Dunlap.
' Ice cream and cake were served '
by Mrs. Petree and Mrs. C. M.
Martin.
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Revival Services
At Sandy Ridge:
i
A series of revival meetings j
opened at Sandy Ridge Presby- \
terian church Saturday night and
will continue until after Sunday
next. Pastor C. G. Smith is
being assisted in the meeting by
Rev. Geo. L. Cooper, Pastor of
Trinity avenue Presbyterian
church in Durham.
No. 2,676
MAY ASK FOR BIDS
WITHIN FEW DAYS
Cost of Walnut Cove's
Hydro-Electric Plant Is
Estimated At $83,000
---News and Personals.
Walnut Cove, July 2-s.—Plans
and specifications for Walnut
Cove's hydro-electric plant and
water and sewer system have
just been completed by the engin
eers and bids on the work will be
asked for as soon as a few details
are arranged. The estimated cost
of the hydro-electric plas.t, it is
learned, is about $83,000 while
the sewer and water plant will
cost considerably less than this.
The Township Sundav School
Convention was held at the Meth
odist church Saturday with an
interesting: program and a pood
j dinner. The county County Con
j ver.tion will be held at Danbury
I in A'isrust.
Mrs. \\. F. Howies an'l child
ren. Mrs. W. (■». Dodson and
! children, Mrs. E. •>. Creakman
and Mr. S. C liierson are spend
ing some time at Moore's Springs.
Messrs. C. E. Davis and W. L.
Nelson returned Sunday from a
visit to New York city.
Alice, the little daughter of
| Mr. and Mrs. John i». Fulton, of
i Walnut Cove, is seriously ill. we
| regret to know.
Mrs A. T. Kothrock end two
children Thelma and Dorothy are
spending some time at Piedmont
j Springs.
Mrs. S. C. Rierson is visiting in
Shelby and (iastonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Smith,
of Liberty, who have been spend
ing some time at Piedmont
Springs, are now visiting Mrs.
Smith s parents, Dr. and Mrs. A,
(i. Jones.
Mrs. J. Wesley Morefield is
'spending the week with her son,
J Mr. L. B. Morerteld, in High
| Point, and her daughter, Mrs.
: J. D. Franks, in Greensboro.
Miss Essie Morefield will re
! turn to her home Sunday from
| Chapel Hill, where she has been
'attending summer school.
Misses Mae Ola Boles and
j Bertha Mikels, of Pinnacle, were
, the week end guests of Missßertie
j Mae Xeal.
Revival services will begin at
the M. E- church here Sunday bv
! Rev. Church, of Whittier.
Miss Nina Morefield spert
Thursday in High Point
Two Of Seven
Prisoners Captured
Raleigh, July 23.—Two of the
7 prisoners who escaped from
the state's prison farm at Halifax
j last Tuesday have been capured.
; it was stated at the central prison
jon Sunday. The whereabouts of
jj. L. Peake, the most notorious
of those who made a getaway,
remains a mystery, however, it
was said. Prison authorities an
nounced they were making every
effort to sffect Peake's capture
and the other four who are at
large.