Volume LI.
LIGHTNING HITS
KING RESIDENCE
Philip Wall. Aged (>9. Died Past
Week—Large Crowds Atten
ding the "Sis" Hanvll IMoe*-,
ing hi Winston-Salum.
King, May 2i> "Thunderbolt
Tom." the evangelist of this
place, and who is said bv many
to be* a second Sam Jones, is hold
ing a several weeks meeting at
Eikin.
Last Tuesday morning about
four o'clock Mr. E. W. Wall, a
planter who resides three miles
west of town, was awakened by
a noise in his yard and when he
arose he found a black mare and
a bull dog in the yard. Mr. Wall
has been trying ever since to find
an owner for the horse and dog
but so far he has l>een unsuccess
ful. The dog. while perfectly
friendly, will not leave his com
panion.
Large crowds of people from
this section are attending the Sis
Harrell meetings at Winston-
Salem. Some go through curiosity
and some, who are inflicted, go to
be healed All of those who went
to be healed from this section
have returned in the same con
dition as they were before they
went.
Silas Liwson and family, cf
Spencer, spent a few hours here
Saturday.
Phillip Wall, aged sixty-nine
years, died at the home of his
sister, Mrs John llauser, Satur
day afternoon after a short ill
ness with paralysis. The inter
ment was conducted from Moun?
Pleasant church Sunday after
noon at o'clock. Mr. Wall was
one of our best citizens and Was
liked by all who knew him.
Horn unto Mr. and Mrs. R. C.
White, a daughter, The young
lady arrived Saturday night.
During the electrical storm
here yesterday the home of Mr.
i T. New in West End was
struck by lightning, the house
caught on tire but was soon ex
tinguished. Only slight damage
was done to the house.
Mr. and Mrs. S. 11. Brown.
Louise brown and Misses Fannie
and Lillie (loll' attended the
Flynt-Payne wedding at Bethania
Morasian church Sunday after
noon.—
Mrs. Shell, of Wilmington, is
the guest of Mrs. S. V. Hooker.
Mr. and Mrs. S. 0 Sthauk of
High Point, scent Sunday with
relatives here.
Phillip Booe.of Winston-Salem,
is among the business visitors
here todav.
Crop? Damaged By
Hail In Virginia
Danville, Va., May 23.—Re
ports reach here of extensive
damage in the rural section as
result of Tuesday night's storm.
A report ciyr.es from Swanson
ville telling of the destruction of
nearly all growing crops at Swan
sonville, Sandy river and at Giles
store. The storm broke there at
about half-past six o'clock and
lasted for forty minutes during
which time a terrific downpour of
hail battered tobacco and wheat,
destroying such voung tjbacco
plants as have been set out and
playing havoc in the plant-beds.
The hail stones are reported to
have been as large as the end of
a man's thumb to have lain two
inches deep immediately follow
ing the storm.
One farmer motoring to Dan
•ville reported passing a drift of
hail stones one foot deep at an
exposed point of the road.
Members of the Methodist
•church of this district recently
presented Pastor A. J. Bowling
with a new automobile.
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I. E. SISK CASE
TRIED THIS WEEK
Widow of Late E Zigl'ir
Awarded Damages In Sum
Of ST.OOO For Death of li
Htxhuml.
The jase >f Mrs. Lillie Ziglar,
widow of E. C. Ziglar, against
J. E. Sisk. ir which *he was
suing for .Slo.OOo for the kil
ling of her husband, was heard
in Forsyth Superior court this
week, and -Mrs. Ziglar was
given judgment against Sisk
for ST.OOn.
Odicer Ziglar was killed lr
gun light with Sisk and his 2 j
i i
sons in Rockingham county 2 J
or years since when Ziglar at-,
tempted to arrest the two sons:
of Sisk.
STEAM AGAINST
GASOLINE POWER,
Traction Engines Will I> :
Chained T>iri;hi-r and Started;
Pullinjr In Opposite lim- 1
tiors. |
Raleigh, May 24 —Several un-1
usual demonstration? will feature;
the North Carolina road construe- i
tion and maintenance show which!
will be held in several cities of
the state, during the week ofj
•luneli, judging from statements
made at the office of the state'
highway department here.
The demonstrations will include
every means that the state now|
uses in the construction of roads.
l-Vatured among them, however,
will be, it was explained, the
steam and gasoline power test.
This test will be held at the fair
grounds at Greensboro. A trac
tion engine driven by steam and
one driven by gasoline will be
chained together rear end to rear
end and they will start pulling in
opposite directions. By this
method, it was stated, the road,
engineers expect to determine;
which can out pull the other.
The adventurer will also come in ;
for his share of the affairs at the
Greensboro exhibit and the op-'
i
portunity to enjoy the thrills
real sensation is open to tho tub
lie, it was said. A manufacturer
of wire fences, who claims that
his fences will stand almost any
pressure imaginable, is looking
for persons who wish to ride in j
his automobile when he drives it
against the strip of wire fence
stretched up for this purpose.;
Charles Upham. director of the
road show with offices at the
highway commission, office in
Raleigh, will be glad to take the
names of those who desire to
ride in the test and demonstra
tion car with the fence manu- j
factiirer.
Six large busses have been
chartered to meet the suecial!
train from Washington that will:
bring the South American dele
gates to Raleigh, the officials say. |
and to carry them over the city I
then to Durham and Greensboro, j
At Durham the visitors will bo> (
entertained at Trinity College
and by the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, near,
Durham, after which the party
will continue its trip to Greene
boro.
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, May 28, 1924
MANY ADDITIONS
TO M. E. CHURCH
Successful Revival Meetings
ri .se At Walnut Cove—Mrs.
-Tatum P.uy> liev. -J. U. .Mal
lets Home.
Walnut Cove, May 2^. —The
meeting which has been in pro
gress at the Methodist church
here two weeks closed Sunday
night. There were fourteen ad
ditions to the church.
Mrs. H-N. Scr.ft, of Durham,
returned to her home Tuesday
after a visit to her parents', Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. Vaughn.
Miss Janis Creakman left Mon
day for Southern Pines to spend
some time in the interest of her
health.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sanders
and Miss Myrtle Bur re haye re
returned from a delightful auto
mobile trip to Asheville.
John Fulton, Jr.. is at home
from Christ's school at Arden for
the summr-r vacation.
Rev. R. Mallett, of Wilming
ton, was here this week ori busi
ness. He has recently sold his
home near town to Mrs. Tatum,
of Roanoke, who will move here
sometime in the fall.
HAIL PLAYS HAVOC
IN ROCKINGHAM
Wheat and Clover Fields Are
Literally Torn To Pieces—
Tobacco Plant Beds Were Hit
Hard.
Madison, May -I. One of the
most terrific rain, hail and elec
trical storms ever known at this
season of the year visited parts
of Rockingham c mnty Tuesday
night, leaving destruction in its
wake. The hail, covering a path
a few miles wide, set in near
Farrar's store, in the southwest
part of New Rethel township,
and extended eastward for many
miles.
Clover and wheat fields and
plant beds were the hardest hit.
In many places wheat was beaten
into the ground and none will be
left for harvesting. Fruit was
also pounded from the trees. The
damage to plant beds is probably
the most serious Hail stones, it
is said, as large as guinea eggs
fell. The storm lasted for sever
al hours
Prohibition A°*ent
Moves To Stokes
Prohibition Agent S. F. Shel
ton hag removed from his former
home in Surry county to Stokes,
He is now residing at Westfield.
Lost Automobile
By Fire Last Week
Harl Neal had the misfortune
I
to get his car burned Saturday on
the Walkertown road It was a
Durant roadster.
The contractor on the Danbury-
Westfield road is now finishing
the highway between Danbury
and Piedmont Springs prepara
tory to soiling it. The heavy
grading and culverts have betn
finished.
OFFER MADE FOR
HANGING ROCK
(Jreensltoro Company May Pur
chase and Develop Property
i In Stokes—Negotiations An
Under Way.
'ire-ensbore. May 20. —An offer
for nine thousand acres in the
Hanging ROCK, development, in
i the Sauratown mountain section,
in Stokes county, has been made
.by the Piedmont Finance and
Realty company, of this city, but
negotiations have not been con
cluded. The price effered is
around $50,000,
H. Smith Richardson, president
of the Yick Chemical company,
this city, and W. Y. Preyer, also
of the Piedmont company, which
handles the Yick real estate.
Mr. Richardson said tonight that
the concern had not made any
r'ans for development, pending
acceptance or rejection of the
oiler for the tract. A Winston
; Salem concern has the property.
The Piedmont company is survey
ing the place. Hanging Rock is
an area of great natural beauty,
; suited to development along the
, lines of big tracts, which have
been developed in the western
j part of the st£.te for their scenic
beauty.
THREE DIE IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
(X cured War Winston-Salem
Sunday Xi;/ht Occupants
Were Pinned I mler I arge
Car.
Winston-Salem, May '2'y. Mrs.
Eunice Atwood. I'leas H. Norman
and Henry Hro.vn, ell of this
city, were instantly killed las-t
night, when the car in which
they were riding turned over
about five miles from town, on
the Lexington highway. The
occupants were pinned under the
car and death resulted instantly.
According to parties near the
scene at the time, the car was
traveling at rapid rate of speed,
and it is believed it turned over
several times, finally stopping
headed in the opDosite direction
from that in which it was travel
ing. The top was completely
torn off, and other parts of the
car, a Cadillac, badly damaged.
John Taylor Suggested
For Sheriff Stokes
King Route 2, May 2(s.—The
Democrats of Yadkin township
are suggesting John Taylor, of
Danbury, for Sheriff.
The farmers of this section are
very busy preparing land and
planting tobacco.
D. F. Tillotson, (t. A. Jones
and G. VV. Smith attended court
at Winston-Salem Monday in the
interest of the Quick Step Tele
phone company.
Dr. E. Fulp Is
Seriouslv 111
Friends of Dr. E. Fulp, popu
lar physican of Fulp, and widely
known in this and adjoining
counties, will regret to learn that
he is 9eriously ill at his home.
MRS T W. BICKETT
FOR A W M'LEA:
Cive Some *l' the Many liens
-■ns Why She Will Support
Uin—Lnt- Governor BhkeU
W: 4 * For Him.
Monroe, May I*. —Mrs. The?.
V» alter Bickett, who is spendirg
the week-er.d with (Governor
BickeUs sister. Mrs. Frank
Ashcraft, said, when askfd the
question "who is your choice for
governor'''
"Mr. A. . McLean.'.
Ar.d asked if she minded stat
ing why she was f or Mr McLean,
she said further:
"I am for Mr. McLean because
I believe he will make a good
governor. I'm for Mr. McLean lie
cause my husband who knew inti
mately both candidates, declared
his intention shortly before his
death, of actively supporting Mr.
McLean, should he run f)r gov
ernor. I have endeavored to carry
out every expressed wish of my
husband to tne best of my ability. |
and in supporting Mr. McLean. |
I feel that I am so doing.
"I am for Mr. McLean because
of his h.ij{h and honorable charac- :
ter, his exemplary life, his fine
executive ability, and because of
i his active interest in education,
iagricultural and civic improve
ment, and public welfare in the
state.
"1 am for Mr. McLean because
he stands, since he has become a
candidate for governor, for those
things for which be has always
! stood —the program and policies
of the democratic party, which
have brought to the state material
prosperity, ar.d an enviable prog
ress in those things which make
for better, liner, and more
humane civilization.
"I am for Mr. McLean because
I believe he stands fur those
things f.jr which my husband
stood, ar.d which he stated in his
i inaugural address in the following
earnest and eloquent words:
! "I have no genius fordestruct
i ion. The activities of this admini
stration must be exerted along
{.constructive lines: For four years.
I want labor and capital, learning
and art. and the life and letter
| of the law to be directed to mak*
! ing every acre and every stream,
every human and mechanical unit
{in the commonwealth be and do
1 its level best ''
And in conclusion.
"Gentlemen of the general
assembly, I have endeavored to
( visualize my dream of a finer j
state. 1 have outlined the means
|
by which 1 hope to make the
dream come true, and the means
: all reach out to a single end -a
larger hope, a wider door for the
average man than he has ever
known."
Death Of Aged
Campbell Citizen
| Bill Abe Martin, a prominent
| citizen of tbe Campbell section,
'died Monday night after an ill
ness of 9ome weeks. Mr. Martin
was an old Confederate veteran
and was aged 83 year 9. He re
j sided right near the Stokes-
I Patrick line. ,
No. 2,720
\E\V CARRIER
OX ROUTE ONE
K. !i. Nf'.-oi! SiKix-t-u-' S. M.
Fau\V A- Rural Mail Carrier
Fr -in tiii' I'ujitotlke At Dan-
It m y.
S. M. who ha? been
carrier cn Danbury R. T. I>. mail
route for the past eighteen or
twenty years, left last Wednes
day for (ireensboro. It was re
ported here that there was some
friction between Mr. Fajrjr and
the postoffice department. but the
details have not been triven out
by the department. The family
iof Mr Fairi; did not accompany
him and it is nut learned whether
he will return here or rot.
E. R. Nelson, of Dar.bury
Route 1. has been carrying the
mail cn Route 1 since Mr. Fagtf
left. It is presumed that an
examination will be held and a
permanent carrier selected.
APRIL FIRE LOSS
IN THE STATE
N>rth Carolina Hau S
Less Loss Than A Year Ago
—Detailed Report F.y In
sr.vurx i Ci >r.er.
Raleigh, May 27.—The lire
losses in the State of North
Carolina for the month of April,
LI-L was S«V>4,BS»J, or a decrease
of §25,000 as compared with the
nre losses of April, i accord
ing to the official report compiled
!»y Insurance Commissioner
itaoev Wade ar.d made public
here today. The losses in the
nation as a whole were given as
s3l, M").or a decrease of more
than soOivi'OO, as compared with
April, 1'.'23, losses
The report also showed that
i there were lill fires during April.
11*23, but 1 b>o fires durinsr
the former month was less than
during the latter. Property at
risk in the 1924 tires was valued
at $2,779,120 and that of 1923 at
I $2,102,037 while the insurance
;on the property at risk during
11924 was given as 51,084,207 and
11923, sl, "'80,029.
; Classified into buildings and
contents the 1924 April report
shows: Buildings, value $426.-
5 53; insurance $816,787, and loss,
$380,383.
Contents, value $1,352,160;
insurance, $871,420, and loss
$174,499.
The report shows that the
rural and suburban fire loss was
$59,595 for a total of 33 fires of
which I*.' were dwellings with
a loss of $26,000, while there
were 120 dwelling fires in the
cities with a loss of sg.\3o9.
Of the total April, 1924. loss.
16 fires each with a minimum
loss of $5,000 and totaling $278.-
which leaves a loss of $276,-
128 for the remaining 195 fires,
according to the report.
Sheriff Hanes Places
Deputy At Westfield
Sheriff C. H. Haynes, of Mt.
Airy, stationed a deDuty sheriff
at Westfied last Sunday to look
after the speed demons.