DANBURY REPORTER
Volume L.
SPIDER BITES GIRL
SEVENTH TIME
Little Daughter of Mr- and Mrs.
Ed White At King Has Had
Terrible Experience Other
News Of King.
King. July 30.—The Standard
Oil Company renewed their sixty
day option on the corner lot
whsre E. P. Newsum's store now
stands last week. In all probabili
ty they will place a modern fill
, ing station on this property in
the near future.
Mrs. Anne Grabs and her
brother. Mr. Dewey Love, are
spending several days with rel
atives in Alamance county.
The infant child of Mr. and
Mrs. James Blackburn, who re
side three miles west of town,
died Friday and the interment
was conducted from Mount
Pleasant church Saturday at 11
o'clock.
Mrs-M. C. Culler, with her
daughters, Edith and Pauline, of
High Point, accompanied by Mrs.
Adelia Fowler and Miss Gladys
Barnes, of Winston-Salem, mo
tored up Saturday and spent the
day with Mr. and Mrs. George
Thomas.
"Thunderbolt Tom." the evan
gelist of this place, is holding a
meeting in his big tent at Win
ston-Salem this week.
The Shore Mercantile Company
is making some creditable re-
N pairs on the inside of their large
store building. They are having
1 the inside repainted throughout
/ which makes their store very
attractive.
Jas. R. Wall, of Mount Airy,
the day vesterday with
friends here.
Mrs. €nd Mrs. Will Caudle, of
Winston.Salem, spent Sunday
with relatives near here.
E. P. Newsum and S. S Boles
gpent Sunday afternoon in Mt.
Airy.
The B U- Newsum farm con
taining 136 acres, one mile south
/ of town, will be sold at public
I auction August 18th.
Mrs. George King and children,
of Stoneville, are spending a few
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. F. Pulliam, near here.
Miss Virgie White was bitten
by another spider yesterday.
This is the seventh spider that
has bitten her within the past 4
weeks. It is puzzling the doctors
here to know just why so many
spiders should bite this girl.
Mrs. Patsy Lee Moore, of Win
ston-Salem. spent the week end
with her sister. Mrs. Dr. E. M.
Griffin, here.
C. O. Boles left this morning
for Raleigh where he goes on a
business trip.
MUCH TOBACCO
IN STORAGE
There Is 81,000,000 Pounds
More Leaf Held In Stock
Now Than Was Being Held
A Year Ago.
t
Washington, July 31. —Stocks
of leaf tobacco held by manufac
turers and dealers on July 1 were
H1.000.000 pounds largar than a
year ago, but 150.000.000 pounds
less than on April 1, this year,
"the census bureau announced
today.
Total stocks were 1,697,844,445
pounds, of which
pounds were chewing, smoking,
snuff and export types; 425.000,-
271 pounds were cigar types, and
7t>,398,290 pounds were imported
types.
Walter W. George, who was
here recently from Quaker Gap
township, reports that the rock
has been blasted out at Clem
moos' ford enough for a horse to
..pass over that part of the new
highway and that the road will
be completed with a month.
SIX MILLION MORE
FOR STATE ROADS
Chairman Page, Of the High
way Commission, Says State
Will Get This Amount From
Gasoline Tax This Year.
"Six million dollars will
the aggregate of the three-cent
per gallon gasoline tax at the
end of this fiscal year," declared
Frank Page, chairman of the
State Highway Commission, in
an address delivered at South
ern Pines last week. Mr. Page
gave startling facts to show
that these figures were correct.
The consumption of gasoline
in North Carolina has grown to
enormous proportions and the
tax of three cents on each gal
lon placed there by the last
legislature is a great revenue
producer, far exceeding even
the tax on cars in this State.
With six million tax from
gasoline and probably four mil
lion from cars the North Caro
lina highway commission will
be expected to keep the high
ways of the State in good con
dition.
With the eight or ten million
dollars received yearly from the
tax on automobiles and gaso
line, and the amount increasing
yearly by leaps and bounds, the
State will not only he r»ble to
•maintain the hignways but will
pay the interest on all highway
bo.irls issued and set aside each
year a substantial sinking fund
sufficient to pay off the bonds
as they mature.
Tax-payers need not worry
over the paying off the State's
road bonds if the auto and gaso
line tax is to be used fo:* that
purpose.
Personal and News
Items From Route 1
Danbury Route 1, Aug. I.
Crops are looking bad. owing to
the dry weather, but we are
having some nice rains which are
badly needed.
Mr. and Mrs. R" A. Robertson
and children and Mr. and Mrs.
P. H. Robertson and child spent
Sunday with Mr. Will Stephens.
Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Smith and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Calvin
Mabe and family spent Sunday
at Moore's Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hylton
from near Ashboro, are visiting
friends in Stokes.
Mr. and Mrs. Wattie Stephens
and children spent Sunday at
M. H. Robertson.
Several from this section at
tended services at Moore's school
house Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Robertson spent
Tuesday with Mrs P. H. Robert
son.
Several from here expect to
attend the annual communion at
Russell Creek Baptist church
Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Robertson has been
spending several days with her
sister, Mrs, Sim Moran, near
Meadows.
Several from here attended the
Farmers' Union Rank meeting at
Walnut Cove Saturday.
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Aug. 1, 1923
FARMERS MEET
HERE AUGUST 6
Business Of Interest To Tobac
co Growers To Be Transact
ed—lnformation In Regard
To Third Payment-
The Reporter is requested to
announce that there will be an
important meeting of the Tobac
co Growers' Cooperative Asso
ciation of Stokes county at the
court house in Danbury on Mon
day, August 6th.
AH members are urged to be
present as important matters of
interest to the tobacco growers
will be brought up. Some facts
in regard to the third payment
will also be given.
JUDGE SHAW ON
THE AUTOMOBILE
In Delivering Charge To Guil
ford County Grandjury He
Declares That the Young
Generally Suffer.
Greensboro. July 30.—Judge
T. J. Shaw, charging the Guilford
county grand jury here today at
the operiing of a term of superior
court for trial of criminal cases,
declared that the laws relating to
automobiles should be enforced
for the protection of bovs and
girls.
He was emphatic upon that
point, showing the immorality
that has risen in many cases.
He also urged action against
liquor trafficers.
He declared that there is much
sentimental sympathy wasted cn
law-breakers. When a person be
comes convicted, he said, many
people at once become their cham
pions. There are plenty of worthy
law-abiding people who need help
and sympathy. Judge Shaw said.
As for the control of prisoners,
that is practical problem, he con
tinued. and many people who ad
vocate leniency get their ideas
from books that were written for
money, he said. Knowledge of
prisoners and control of them
must be gained from practical ex
perience and not from theories
espoused in books, he thinks
"lt may be that prisoners can
be handled without corporal pun
ishment,'' he said, "if se I would
be delighted. I think this class
idea all right, putting the better
behaved prisoners in Class A, the
next behaved in Class B, the
worst in Class C. You might be
able to handle the first two
classes without punishment but
how are you going to handle class
C?" he asked.
Westfield Roller Mill
Turns On the Juice
A citizen just back from West
field states that R. T. Joyce last
week turned on the juice at his
roller mill there. Mr. Joyce's
mill is operated by electric cur
rent brought from his mill and
power plant on Dan river five
miles away near A9bury. The
village of Westfield is also being
lighted by the current. The mill
works fine, it was stated.
AUTOS MUST HAVE
NEW LICENSE TAGS
County Officers Asked To As
sist the State In Enforcing
the Law In Regard To Li
cense Plates
The automobile law provides
that new license tar • be
secured by July Ist. each
year. Owing to the great num
ber of automobiles in the state
the office of the secretary of state
was flooded with applications for
licenses and fell behind with the
work. However, the Secretary
has caught up with the work and
oersons who have no license
plates can get them now prompt
ly.
Announcement is made by the
secretary that all cars must be
equipped with new license if they
are operated over the highways
of the State, or prosecutions will
follow:
All county officers are asked to
help the State enforce the law,
so that all may fare alike and ro
discrimination be shown.
STOP LAW REDUCES
ACCIDENTS SOME
Records Of Southern Railway
System Show Only One Cros
sing Accident Since the Law
Went Into Effect.
Winston-Salem, July 28.—The
North Carolina stop law is ful
filling its mission, and the results
from its enforcement are all that
could be desired. Its effective
ness is at once apparent from the
records of accidents that have
occurred at railroad crossings,
prior to July 1. when the law
became effective, and since that
date.
According to the records in
the offices of Manly, Hendren
and Womble, division counsel of
the Southern Railway system,
there has occurred only one cross
ing accident in the state of North
Carolina since July 1. During
the three months of April. May
and June there were 29 accidents,
with 11 during June alone. Only
three more days remain in July,
and one accident has occurred at
a crossing of the Southern.
Entertainment For
Stokes Teachers
A social was given at the court
house here Tuesday night which
was enjoyed by members of the
summer school and the communi
ty in general.
The court room had been beau
tifully decorated with ferns,
roses and other flowers and the
program given was thoroughly
enjoyed. It consisted of instru
mental solos and duets as well as
vocal solos, duets and quartettes.
After the regular program a'
general "community singing"]
was held and much enjoyed.
Other social programs will be
given during the remainder of
the summer school. Next week's
program will probably include a
Spelling Bee or Mock Trial.
FIVE MEN HURT
WHEN CAR UPSETS
Silas Lewis Had Severe Cut On
Head, Will Mabe's Leg Is
Broken and Three Others
Are More Or Less Injured.
Silas Lewis received a cut
across his head that required
twelve stitches to close and was
otherwise injured, Will Mabe
had his leg broken, and Cladv
Mabe, Will Sands and Rov
Hicks were badly bruised Sun
day afternoon last when tho
Ford "skeeter" in which they
were riding suddenly turned
bottom upward on the Walnut
Cove-Danbury road at a point
just this side of J. 1. Black
burn's.
It was stated by some of the
young men who were in the ear
at the time of the accident that
the wreck occurred when a tire
blew out while they were ma
king pretty good time- Silas
Lewis, who was hurt worst, was
at the wheel. All of the young
met: reside in the Meadows sec
tion.
The wounded members of the
party were attended by Dr. R.
G. Tuttle, of Walnut Cove, soon
after the wreck. On yesterday
it was found necessary to carry
Mr. Lewis to the hospital and
reports received from there are
to the effect that his back is
broken and that his chances of
recovery are considered very
doubtful.
PATRICK APPLE
CROP IS SMALL
Will Be Only 20 Per Cent Of
What It Was Last Year—
Stuart Power Plant Is Near
ing Completion.
Danville, Va., July 28.—The
Patrick apple crop this year will
be only 20 percent, of what it was
last year, according to Lester
Hooker, brother of Congressman
J. N. Hooker, who attended the
Democratic convention here.
Late frosts and an unseasonable
early summer virtually wiped out
the fruit crop, he said.
The Rangeley Power company's
power house near Stuart is
nearing completion and will be
supplying current from Mayo
river by August 15, he said. The
concern, capitalized at SIOO,OOO,
built a dam across the river a
year ago and since then the hydro
electric station has been built
and machines are now being in
stalled. The plant will generate
300 horsepower and, with the
existing power available in
Stuart, will give that community
a surplus.
Sixty Gallon Copper
Seized Near Meadows
Deputies Posey Flinchum and
Monroe Fagg captured a sixty
gallon copper still two miles
south-east of Meadows Saturday
night. The still was not in oper
ation when found and no arrests
were made in connection with its
capture. The copper was brought
to the county jail here for safe
keeping.
No. 2,677
CITIZENS WILL
ASK FOR BRIDGE
People Of Seven Island Ford
Section Are Cut Off From
Market and Outside World
—They Offer To Help Pay.
It is learned this week that
citizens of Peter's Creek town
ship are preparing to present
petitions to the county auth
orities requesting that the
county build a bridge across
Dan river at the Seven Island
ford, two miles north of Dan
bury.
It is contended by the citi
zens of the Seven Island section
that they are almost entirely
cut off from market and from
the outside world by the river,
and that they are entitled to a
bridge as well as the other
sections of the county where
bridges have already been con
structed. A number of the cit
izens have offered to raise a
fund to help reimburse th-j
county in the building of a
bridge.
It is stated that the river at
the point where the bridge is
wanted was measured recently
and is little more than a hun
dred feet wide at this point.
Excellent foundations can be
had at either side and the con
struction of a bridge here would
not be so troublesome and ex
pensive as have some of the
bridges formerly built across
the river.
Reunion Of the
Morris Family
German ton, July 27.—A re
union of the Morris family and
connections will be held at Mt.
Tabor church, two miles east of
Oermanton on Sunday. August
'26 th, and an invitation is extend
ed to all of the relatives and con
nections of this family to attend.
All are asked to bring well filled
baskets and come prepared to
spend a pleasant day. It is an
nounced that Judge D. W. Bolen,
of Hillsville, Va., will head a
delegation of the Morris family
and connections from that sec
tion, and Judge Bolen will make
an address in which he will give
a general history of the emigra
tion of the Morris family from
England, and their arrival to this
country. Plans are being per
fected for a most successful and
enjoyable gathering.
Announcement Party
At Pinnacle
Pinnacle, July 31.—A host of
friends were entertained at pro
gressive rook Saturday evening,
July 28. at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. T. 0. Watson. After many
exciting games of rook, Mr.
Luke Gordon and Miss Mae Boies
won the prize. Ice cream and
cake was served. The most ex
citing time was when the tiny
card was found on each cake
plate announcing the approaching
marriage of Miss Kathrine Wat
son to Mr. Murray White.