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DAN BURY REPORTFT! Volume LI. OVER 4 MILLION PAID THE CO-OPS Rejoicing Among Fifty Thou sand Members Of the Asso ciation At Forty Or More Markets. ("lose to fifty thousand far mers of the old belt of Virginia and North Carolina shared ir. the benefits of the third pay ment on the crop of 1922 made by the Tobacco Growers' Co operative Association last ween when the distribution of four million, two hundred thousand dollars began in the associa tion warehouses of forty market towns of Virginia and Western North Carolina. General satisfaction over the size of the third payment by the association was expressed by its mi mbers, ami bankers and merchants who have aided i » the farmers in their efforts to organize enjoved what looked j 'ike a Midden reneva! of the i .holiday trade. Members of tlvi marketing association did not j fail to remind those who had | told them that every payment ! made by tin- associatin would J be its last, that last week's dis-. tribution to them brought their J total receipts on the crop I to a full hundred per cent of the bankers' valuation on their tobacco. Many members enjoyed pay ments on the same day from their 1922 crop and from thai [ of 1923, upon which higher ad vances continue to be paid at the co-operative warehouses. Large purchases of the asso ciation's j 922 redried tobacco, recently made by Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and the Export Tobacco Company have now disposed of all but a very few million pounds of the 1922 crop held by the associa tion, according to Richard Pat terson, its leaf manager. Mr. Patterson predicts that the small amount of the 1922 to bacco held by the association will be sold in the near future. Very satisfactory amounts of the 1923 crop are being sold in the g rem state, Erectly from the co-operati\ e floors, accord ing to Mr. Patterson, \,ho states that the tobacco of the asso ciation has now been placed in Canada, Australia, France, En viand, Japan, China, and Ger many, good reports having been received on the grading and tha quality of the association's to baccos from various cus'omers. S. D. FRISSEL. The Stokes county banks are ! making their regular report to the State Corporaton Commis sion this week. Local hunters report that birds are unusually scarce. The cold' weather probably froze man;* of thtin. JUDGE STACK'S UNIQUE SENTENCES Negroes Sent To Penitentiary For Long Terms and Must Leave State After Term Is Out Or Serve For Life. Charlotte, Jan. 9.—.Judge A. M. Stack, of Monroe, who last week jumped into the lime light by demanding that Meck lenburg county grandjurv in vestigate boxing matches and brokerage houses and senten cing gamblers to attend relig ious services once a week, has added another to his string of unique court orders He yesterday sentenced three negroes to serve long sentences on the roads of the State, ono for three years, another for 4 an I another for live, and there after for life, unless they leav • the State within ten days after the expiration of their terms in prison. I >cmot rats Select New York Washington, Jan. 15.--The Democratic national committee today selected New York Ci'v as the place for holding the next Democratic convention, and June 21th was set as the date. The time and place fixed for the national Republican convention is Cleveland on the 101 hof .bine. New Yoyk, for the first time in 56 years, was voted the con vention today by the Democrat ic national committee after a stirring combat with San Fran cisco, Chicago, and St. Louis. It took three ballots and checks for $205,000 to take the demo cratic gathering to Gotham, the final ballot giving New York 57 votes, San Francisco, 40, and St. Louis G, after Chica go had been withdrawn from the contest. Death Of Good Man Near Vade Mecum Rev. J. P. Simmons, of the Vade Mecum section, died last Wednesday afternoon, death re sulting from pneumonia. Mr. Sintmons, who was aged about 62 years, is survived by hi wife and several sons and da.i ghters. He was an excellent citizen and will be greatlv r. Iss ed in his community. Geo. Flinchum To Superior Couri George Flinchum, of Den bury Route 1, was arrested m Winston-Salem yesterday on a warrant charging him with dis posing of mortgaged property, the Citizens Bank here being the prosecutor. He was given a hearing yesterday before Jus tice N. A. Martin and bound over to Superior court under a bond of three hundred dollars, wa u r M v;idited. Danburv, N. C., Wednesday, Jan. 16, 1924 STABLE AND STOCK BURNED AT KING Two Mules, Cow and Automo bile Are Lost By John Nance —Book Club Is Entertained —An Exciting Fox Race. King, Jan. 14. —John Nance, a farmer who resides three miles north of town, had the misfor tune to lose his feed barn by fire hat Wednesday night about nine o'clock. In addition to his barn, a good pair of mules, a milch cow, a wagon, all of his feed and an automobile was burned. The origin of the fire is not known but just a few minutes before the fire was discovered, the dog was heard barking at the barn like some one might be molesting something and a member of the family went out and looked around but did not see anything and mede the dog hush up. Mr. Nance's loss is quite heavy and he carried no insurance. S. L. Pulliam, of Moore county, is spending a few days with rel atives h^re. A. S. Boles left yesterday for ! hi* home in Washington, I). C.. j after spending a few days with J his parents near here. Moir Ferggson, of Trinity Col | leire. spent Sunday with hi? j parents near Capella. Mrs. S. II Brown and the Misses Goff were joint hoste ses to the book club Tuesday night j Jan. Sth, when fiiteen members ' were present. Oaring the social j hour an advertising contest was j enjoyed. Mrs. Wm. Voigt win ning the prize, a box of station ary. Prof, and Mrs. H. A. Car roll, Miss Nell Carroll, Prof. K. M. Hicks and Messrs. H. H. L°ake and S. V. Hooker were guests of honor. At the close refreshments were served. The club will meet Mrs. Dr. G. E. Stone next week. i Calvin White left this morning : for Sanford and Fayetteville 1 where he goes on a business trip. ! Franklin Hall, who has Dur j chased the mercantile business of J. S. Boyles at the corner of : Depot and Main streets took | charge of the business today. He | will continue to operate the busi ness at the same location. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Tuttle, of Rural Hall. 9pent Sunday with Mr 9. Tuttle's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Newsum in Walnut Hills. Mr. C. W. Hutchins, of Win ston-Salem spent Sunday with relatives here. Dr. H. G. Harding ordered a red fox from Minnesota and on Friday morning, Jan. 4th, it was turned loose about four o'clock and in the morning then about seven o'clock the dogs were put on his trail, A v»ry lively and exciting race followed which lasted until about noon with about fiftv dogs in the chf^i?. SHIP COMMISSION MEETS JAN. 17-18 Complete Renort To Be Concei • big Proposed Slnp Line Advocated By Governor Morrison. Charlotte, Jan. 15.—The N. C. Ship Commission will meet in Charlotte January 17th and J Bth, it was announced here to day. Inability of Chairman R. M.Miller to go to Raleigh ihen time was given as the cause for the meeting being announced for Charlotte. A complete report will be made at this meeting regarding the proposed ship line advoca ted by Gov. Morrison. Rex Tilley, of the Dillard section, is reported to be seri ously ill with pneumonia. MAKING MAP OF STOKES COUNTY Work Being Done Under Su pervision 01 State Geological Survey—Water Power Along Dan Important Feature. A r.ew map of Stokes c e.inty is now being mad" under the supervision of the North Caro lina Geological Survey, and en gineers from Chapel Hill ar rived in the county this week io make surveys and secure ne cessary data needed in connec tion with the map. A survey of Dan river will be made from the Rockingham to the Patrick county line in order ascertain the facts in regard to the power available along the stream. The map. when completed, will containing much valuable information in regard to the county. It will show the pre - ent school districts and loca tion of school boti SI'S. the sev eral townshipp boundaries, the public roads.and will contain an abundance of information, it i-; stated. The State will share with the county in the expense of ma king the map. Meeting Of Ladies' Missionary Society Walnut Cove, Jan. 14.—The last meeting for the year 192 5 of the Woman's Missionary So ciety of the M. E. church was held at the hospitable home of Mrs. H. 11. Davis. Mrs. Charles J. Lambe, of Greensboro, con ducted the devotional exercise. A program was not carried out. Election of officers and other business consumed the time. The following officers were el ected for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. A. G. Jones; Vice-Pres., Mrs. H. H. Davis; Sec.-Treas., Mrs. J. A. Weisner; Recording Sec., Mrs. J. W. Hut cherson. During the social hour the hostess, assisted by Mrs. J. H. Welch, served a most tempting collation, consisting of chicken salad, boiled ham, pickles, crackers, hot coffee and fruit cake. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. J. A. Weisner. Tobacco Sales This Week At Winston Yesterday was the biggest day since the holidays on the W'nston-Salem tobacco market A total of 695,000 pounds of the weed was sold at rn average price of ?21.00. On Monday of this week the market sold 513,000 pounds, the average price being about the same as yesterday. A correspondent residing on Danbury Route 1 states that a majority of the farmers in that section have finished selling to bacco. I CASES AGAINST STOKES CITIZENS Permanent Restraining Orders Are Issued—One Case Is Re moved From Forsyth To thi:; County—One Judgment. Winston-Salem, Jan. 1 p.— Several cases involving con tracts between members of the co-operative tobacco marketing association and the association were settled in court here yes terday. Permanent restraining or ders were signed in the cases of the co-operative tobacco mar keting association against the following defendants: Edward Ma be, Jim Dunlap, Canov Lawsoti Guy Ellington. Hilary Hall and W. C. Sally, a majority of the defendants be ing from Stokes county. An order was signed by the Judge removing to Stokes coun ty the case of the tobacco as sociation against M. T. ('hiiton. In file case of the co-opera tive association aga'n.-t Sam Wood, a judgment was signed in which the defendant must pay $15.00 or sc. per pound, and $25.00 lawyers fees tie cause of alleged breach of con tract. Former Stokes Man Here From Peru Dr. Paul IVtree, a native of 4' this county, but who holds a po sition with a big copper mining com pan v in Peru, is spending a few weeks with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Pufree, at Ger- manton. Mr. Petree was sum moned home a few weeks since by the serious illness of his father. It is learned that Dr. Petree is stationed at a point 17,000 feet above the sea level and that snow falls there prac tically every day in the year, the mean temperature being about 48. The company with which Dr. Petree is employed has three mining camps and works about fifteen thousand people, these being principally Peruvian Indians. From some of the copper mined quantities of gold and silver are extrac 4 ed. The draft animals used ar.i somewhat similar to the moose. While enroute home Dr. Petree saw his cousin, Thomas Vos*, who is also a native of Stokes, now stationed at Colon with a government aviation corps. The former was brought from Colon to Panama by the latter in an aeroplane. Dr. Petree brought home a large number of curios, such as bows and ar rows ir >d by the Peruvian In dians. Ife :pects to leave in 2 weeks lor his adopted home. Hayes Duggins, who has for some yeais resided on the farm of Mrs. Nannie Rierson, two miles south of Danbury, recent ly removed to the farm o ? Mr.s- Lcu .•tctil* ."icaduvVi. No. 2,700 FINE SHOWING BY KOAI) BOARD Almost Entire County Connec ted Up With Graded and Soiled Roads In First Year of Commission's Existence. In this paper appears a sum mary of the work done under the administration of the Stokes County Highway Com mission since its creation by the Legislature last January, just a year since. It is the opinion of those wh > have taken time to analyze the report that a most excellent showing has been made, con sidering the short time and the amount of money expended by the Hoard With the completion of th»• roads now in course of con struction and th" two or throe othes now on the map ami awaiting their turn f.>r con«- truvtion, t!:e entire eounty will iif fi'irly well connected up. so ths-.t "lie may go to :uiy section >!' the county on a graded and soiled road. A total of sixty miles of road has been built, ex clusive of Ili miles built by I»ig Creek township. In addition to building roads the highway commh-sion has kept on the roads a constant ?v a large maintenance force. In consideration of the fact that the law under which the highway board was created authorizes the issuance of sixty thousand dollars bonds yearly for five years, and that onlv sixty thousand has been issued up to this time, the showing is indeed gratifying. News and Personals Of King Route 2 King; Route 2. Jan. 14. During the recent cold wave the ladies in this section lost all of their nice flowers. There is quite a let measles in this section, and some of the schools are troubled with it. Roy Gordon and others can tured a fox Saturday night. The race lasted six hours. Mr. Ed Clark and Miss lla Southern were married on last Thursday, the 10th. Born unto Mr. and Mrs. l«te oiewart, a fine girl. \V > reg*vt to learn that Mrs. Tom Lawson is in poor health at this time. Miss Mary Ham, of this sec tion, is spending a few week* in Charlotte with hev brother. R. K. Long says the cold snap frc the fish so that he hac-. had no luck since. SCRIBBLER ' The price of gasoline took ■%. 2-cent rise on the gallon herv* this week, the price now around 23c. per gallon. J. B. Duke and his brother, B. N. Duke, have contributed $25,000 each to the endowment fund being raised by Guilford
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