DANBURY REPORTER
Volume LI.
SUPERIOR CQURT
ENDED FRIDAY
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rwo Men Sent To State Prison
ami A Number Get Road
, Sentences Civil Term Of
- Court Called Off.
J The fall term of Stokes Criminal
•court came to a close Friday after
noon, having held for live days, and
Judge Hryson left for the eastern
part of the State to recuperate from
Ilis continuous service on the bench
during the past year. He was not
physically able to preside over the
Civil term of Stokes Court, to which
fce had been assigned this week, and
■' as no other Judge was available the
term was called off, so that civil
court is not in session here this week.
The cf.ses disposed of at last week's
retinal term after this paper went
to*press are as follows:
Dixie Williams, manufacturing
, liquor, four months on the county
roads.
Bob Mitchell, manufacturing liqu
or, fifteen months on the county
roans.
'James A. Ma be, manufacturing
llfcuor. twelve months on the county
roads.
' Flint-hum Stephens, manufactur
ing liquor, twelve months on the
county roads.
Claud Bullin, assault on female
«ad exposure of person, twelve
months on county roads.
J. !!. Martin, retailing, four
month.- on county roads.
John Calhoun. manufacturing
Jfou. r, not guilty.
Everett Smith, a. d. w., judgment
suspend) d upon payment of cost.
■V.'ill l.awson, retailing, six months
on corny roads.
1 Hardin Duncan, transporting, six
months on county roads.
' James H. Mitchell, larceny and
receiving, twelve months on county
loads.
.J. Will Sisk. manslaughter, two
r .years in State prison,
x Karl; Modenheimer, manslaughter,
■tn be hired to county commissioners
* six months and proceeds of work to
pay cost.
/tichard Owens, public drunkenness,
[j i*?'iicnt suspended upon payment
H;f cost.
\ Allen Burton, manufacturing liqu
or, called and failed, judgment nisi
4c i fa and capias to issue.
. Irving Hawkins, public drunken
lit ss, thirty days on county roads.
?i Charles Smith, r.'tailing, not guil
%•
% Richard Owens, retailing and man
ufacturing, s2"> and cost in former
Catse, ,u. Igment suspindcd in latter
■B;>on filing of S2OO bond for good
behavior for three years.
Andy J. Martin, operating ear
■while intoxicated, judgment suspend
•#•l upon payment of cost and tiling
,T>ond. for SIOO for good behavior for
three years.
S Parly Williams, c. c. w., fined SSO
ind cost.
G. V. Parker, Will Thomas and
Willie Smith, each charged with
operating car while intoxicated. Each
sto pay cost and file bond of $200.00
■for good behavior for three years
land not to drive automobile during
■that time. Required to appear at
kach criminal term of court,
ft Irving Shelton, a. d. w., fined SSO
find cost.
Rufust Smith, a. d. w., fined sls
' and cost.
Covington, house breaking
and receiving, six years in State
penitentiary.
George Dalton, c. c. w., fined SSO
and cost.
Early Williams, c. c. w., fined SSO
and cost.
Farmers Are Not
Rushing the Market
It is noted that so far farmers are
iv>t rushing the tobacco market as
fast as they have in former years.
They are taking time to sow a good
gl'ain crop, or at least a majority
of them are. Breaks at the ware
houses have not been large yet,
though it is expected that they will
be much heavier with more season
able weather for handling the weed.
Hon. R. A. Doughton
To Speak In Stokes
Hon. R. A. Doughton will address
•Stokes citizens at Reynolds' School
Hjuse, in Quaker Gap t*>wnshir,
Tuesday night, Oct. 28, at 7:1'0
clock. i
J. L. HARRISON
COMMITS SUICIDE
Was Formerly of VVestfield—
Miss Nonnie Hunter Improv
ing— Other News and Per
sonals.
Westfield Oct. 17.—Among those
who attended court at Danbury last
week were Messrs. Robt. Ring, Joe
Frans, J. F. Nunn, Richard Pell and
S. P. Christian.
Dr. J. T. Smith preached at the
Baptist, church Sunday morning at
11 o'clock.
Mrs. R. T. Joyce has returned from
Greensboro where she has been visit
ing relatives.
Born unto Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
Carroll, at Martin Memorial hospital
Mt. Airy, Tuesday night a fine girl.
The farmers in this section are
taking advantage of the nice weather
we are having and are sowing fine
crops of wheat.
Miss Maude Shelton spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. F.
Shelton.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Christian spent
Sunday here with relatives.
v Mr. R. W. Gibson, who has been
sick for several days, continues to
improve.
Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Pepper and
children spent the week-end here
with relatives. *
Mrs. John Hunter has returned
from Winston-Salem, where Ishe has
been for several days with her sister,
Miss Nonnie Hunter, who is taking
treatment at a local hospital. Miss
Hunter's friends will be glad to
know she is getting along nicely and
hopes to be able to come home in a
short while.
Mr. R. It. King was in Westtield
a short while Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. X. K. Pepper and
Miss Josie Pepper visited relatives
here and at Mt. Airy a short while
Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. It. K. Simmons, Mr.
and Mrs. Vance Dearman, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Frans and Messrs. Joe
Frans and S. I'. Christian attended
the association at Brown's Hill last
Sunday.
Mr. J. 1.. Harrison, of Mt. Airy,
who committed suicide, the past
week by cutting his throat with a
laznr, was for a number of years a
merchant of Westfield. He had a
host of friends here who regret to
hear of his sad death.
A number of Westfield people at
tended the funeral of Senator Hay
more at Mt. Airy Sunday afternoon.
D. RICH DIED
TUESDAY MORNING
Prominent Citizen Of Winston-
Salem and Well Known In
Stokes- County—Had Many
Friends Here.
D. Rich, one of Winston-Salem's
most prominent citizens and best
business men, died at his home then?
early Tuesday morning.
The end came peacefully, despite
the fact that he had been lingering
near death's door for many weeks.
His age was 62 years.
Mr. Rich was well known in Dan
bury and Stokes county and had a
host of friends here who learn of his
death with sincere sorrow.
He was taken ill June 6, 1021, and
just a few weeks later he suffered a
stroke of paralysis, from which he
never recovered. About six weeks
ago a change was noted in his con
dition and he gradually grew worse
until the end came. He is survived
by his wife, two sisters, Mrs. I.ouise
Williamson, of Seattle, Wahington.
and Mrs. H. T. Brinegar, of Moeks
ville, and one brother, Tom W. Rich,
of Philadelphia.
The offices of the R. J. Reynolds
Tobacco company, in Winston-Salem,
will be closed during the hour of
the funeral.
Mr. Rich was born on a farm in
Davie county on March 10, 1862. and
was the son of the late Calvin I*.
Rich and Bettie Williams Tlkh.
Good Sale Made
By Lum Booth
One of the best tobacco sales made
on the Winston-Salem tobacco mar
ket this s?asoa was that made by
Lum Booth Monday when he sold
a load at an average of nearly
,$45.00 per hundred. The grades ran
as follows: 160 at 38. 176 at 33, 30
at 31, 160 at 43, 184 at 54, 182 at
55, 51 at 60, 55 at 60.
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Oct. 22, 1924
TWO CANDIDATES
MAKE RESPONSE
State Their Positions In Regard
To Question Of Issuing More
State Bonds For Highways
In North Carolina.
Recently, at request of readers of
the Reporter, the candidates for
the Senate and House of Representa
tives were asked to state their posi
tions on the question issuing more
State bonds to complete the highway
system in North Carolina. Up to
this time only two of th-.» candidates
have responded, and their statements
appear below:
Mr. Editor:
Complying with your request in
last week's Reporter that the legis
lative candidates state their position
on the question of issuing bonds for
road building, I beg to submit to the
voters of Stokes county this state
ment :
If elected to the Legislature, 1
shall, in every question that may
arise, endeavor to represent the
sentiment of the people of Stokes
county even if this sentiment is con
trary to my personal views. In the
words of Lincoln, 1 shall try to "do
the right as God gives me to see the
right."
Respectfully,
K. C'ARR GANN,
Democratic Candidate for the House
of Representatives.
Mt. Airy, N. Oct. 2u. 11124.
The Danbury Reporter,
Danbury, N. C.
Gentlemen:
It is with a great deal of pleasure
that I accept your kind invitation to
state my position in regard to the
continuation of the road building pro
gram in North Carolina.
First of all I want to state that
1 am a good roads enthusiast, but in
a qualified manner. So long as the
the revenue from automobile licenses
and from gasoline tax are sufficient
to pay the interest on the bonds and
meet the payments as the bonds fall
due I am whole souled for good roads.
But I do not think we should plunge
the state overwhelmingly in debt to
build roads. I think a definite, well
Dimmed, and gradual program should
be adopted and the roads built on a
perm-inent basis and in a business
manner. At the present time our
state system is self-supporting for
the revenue from the gas tax and the
licenses is adequate to take care of
all the payments, ami therefore 1
think the present system should be
expanded.
The question of how the money ap
propriated for roads should be spent
is one that should be given very care
ful consideration. There are some
changes in the manner of allotting
the money for roads which 1 think
should be made. The State of North
Carolina's map is very much com
plicated. On the far eastern shores
we have many river and wide inlets
and much sand. This condition makes
the building of roads very erpensive
for the bridges have to be built and
the soil will not stand up in the soil
roads on account of the great amount
of sand. In the Piedmont section we
have the rolling lands with suitable
soil and little grading to be done,
thereby making the building of roads
less eypensive. While in the west
ern section we have many mountains
and much rough country, requiring
vast amounts of money for dynamit
ing, grading, bridge building and
filling in of the cuts. In view of
these widely varied conditions I
think it would be manifestly unfair
to set aside the money for roads in
equal amounts for each county or ac
cording to the population of each
county. Such a course would be
wonderful for the central section of
the state, but would be most unfair
especially to us in the western coun
ties.
It seems to me that the distribu
tion should be made according to the
n -eds of the individual counties.
! Stoke.s countj is very much moun
j tainous and has very little railway
lin the county. Naturally a good
j system of state highways would do
more to open up the county ami serve
the people than w >uld a similar sys
! tent in a central county where there
is a great deal of railroad mileage
and the cost of read building is so
much cheaper than here with us. And
1 believe the roa is should all be built
where the greatest amount of final
good to all the state as a whole will
result. If the western counties are
developed and opened up by a great
MAJ. STEDMAN
ON ELECTION
It Is His Opinion That the Elec
tion Of President Will Pass
Into House of Representa
tives.
Winston-Salem, Oct. 22.—Maj.
Charles M. Stedman, member of con
gress from this, the fifth district,
spent several hours in the city today
a guest of R. S. Galloway. While
here he was given cordial greeting
by all with whom he met. Maj.
Stedman has represented this district
of the state in congress for many
years anil through all time has held
the highest esteem on the people
and his colleagues at Washington.
Maj. Stedman is optimistic about
the possibility of electing a Demo
cratic president this year, but ex
pressed the honest conviction that
it will be passed into the House of
Representatives from the polls on
the fourth of November. There is
not the least bit of doubt in the mind
of the Major that in the House the
Hon. John W. Davis will be named
for the presidency.
NEWSY LETTFR
FROM KING
Building New Homes—AWein
er Roast Near Dalton—Sick
Improving.
King, Oct. 20. Mr. and Mrs. P. J.
Caudle, of Winston-Salem, spent
Sunday with relatives here.
Mr. Will Hendrix is building a nice
new home on his farm three miles
South of town.
Miss Mallie Redman, who is teach
ing in the high school here, spent
Saturday and Sunday with her pa
rents in Pilot Mountain.
Mr. J. 11. Hauser will soon com
mence work on nice new home on
West Main Street.
Mr, John Simmons, of Winston-
Salem, was among the business visi
tors here Saturday.
Mr. James R. Bowen, of Danbury,
spent a few hours here today look
ing after some business matters.
Work on Mr. Ross Newsum';- n«'\v
home in North Side is nearing com
pletion.
Mr. A. H. Newsum, of Clemniitns,
was a visitor here Saturday.
The I!. Y. P I', of the Baptist
•hurch here gave a weiner roast at
the Little Yadkin river bridge near
Dalton Friday afternoon. All who
attended seemed to enjoy themselves
immensely.
Mr. Richard Newsum, of Winston-
Salem. spent Sunday with his pa
rents near here.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Newsum and
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Newsum spent
Sunday afternoon with relatives in
Walnut Hills.
Hendrix & Hendrix wh> hive open
ed up a new meat market on Fast
Main Street seem to be enjoying a
nice business.
Mr. Fred E. Shore has had his nice
residence on Main Street wired and
will light it up by electricity.
Mr. Charlie Hooper, of Winston-
Salem, was among the business visi
tors here today.
Mr. S. H. Brown, who has been
very sick at his home for the past
few days is able to be out again, we
are glad to note.
Mr. James R. Caudle attended
court at Dobson today.
Mi ss Annie Shore, of Greensboro,
is spending a few days with relatives
in Walnut Hills.
Dr. R. C. Fowler, of Winston-
Salem. was here Saturday looking
after his new building which is being
erected on East Main Street.
do the whole state a wonderful
aino'int of good. We have a wealth
of natural resources in the shape of
lumber and so forth that could be
developed if we had the means of
getting the products to market.
Therefev.' 1 believe that large parts
of the road moneys should be sent
in building roads to serve the people
in the mountainous counties suih as
Stokes and Surry in order that they
may develop and come into tlv-ir own
among the great counties of the
State. And if elected to the State
Senate it would be a wonderful privi
lege to me to work as best I may for
the attornment and realization of my
beliefs in this respect.
Yours very truly,
W. W. CARTER.
CLOSE OF REVIVAL
AT MOUNT OLIVE
Rev. Mr. Carter, of Waughtown,,
Baptises Twenty-three, Who
Join Church.
Sunday marked the close of
a very suecesful revival service at
Mount Olive Baptist church, conduct
ed by Rev. Mr. Carter, of Waugh
town. The services were of unusual
interest, large crowds attending.
Sunday morning 23 communicants
were baptized and received into the
church. A very interesting and
touching feature was the assembling
of the new members on the church
yard after the close of the meeting
and a general handshaking by the
church people. Dinner in picnic style
was eaten on the grounds. It was
a great day for Mount Olive.
A fiddler's convention will be held
in the court house here on the night
of Nov. 4. James Fulk and Ed
Willard, of Moore's Springs, are the
promoters.
MRS. CARROLL IS
DEAD IN MT. AIRY
' Wife of the Principal of High
School Succumbs at Hospital !
After Long Illness.
Mount Airy. Oct. 22.—Mrs. H.
A. Carroll, wife of Professor H. A. 1
Carroll, principal of the Mount Airy 1
high school, died in a local hospital at
I o'clock Tuesday afternon, having
been a hospital patient for five weeks
and seriously ill the past week. A !
Caesarian operation was performed
several days ago and she is survived
by an infant daughter.
Before her marriage two and a
half years ago Mrs. Carroll was Miss
Bertie Ellen Dix. She was a grad
uate of Guilford college in the class
of Isi 1.1 and later served as matron
of the college two years. She has
taught in the schools of Westfield,
Pilot Mountain, White Plain* and
King, teaching at the latter place two (
terms with her husband, since her
marriage. Mrs. Carroll was 34 years
of age and was a splendid christian :
woman, she was known and loved by j
a wide circle of friends.
The remains were carried to the 1
home of her mother. Mrs. Ellen !
Marshall at Westfield from there
they will be taken to her own home
at Mi/.pah and the funeral will be
held at 2 o'clock p. i.i. Thursday and
interment made at Mi/.pah.
WEED AVERAGED
22c LAST WEEK j
Total of 2,227, IGB Pounds Were \
Sold, Bringing Sum of $499,- j
324.56; Many Piles Brought]
More Than Fifty Cents Perj
Pound.
More than two million pounds of
tobacco was sold on the Winston
tobacco market last week at an
average cf $22.41 per hundred
pounds, according to the official
figures given out by Major Z. T.
Bynum, secretary of the Winston
Tobacco Board of Trade Saturday.
This is considered a splendid aver-;
age for the third week of the mar- 1
ket, and especially since there were
a number of piles of damaged to
bacco on the floors during the week.
Both the farmers and the ware
housemen express themselves as
wdl-pleased with the way tobacco
is selling this season, the market
showing a substantial increae in
price over last year. Not one farm
er his registered a kick, insofar as
is known, against the price that he
has received for his tobacco, the ma
jority saying "it is reallj better than
I expected."
Gocd tobac.-o.- are brining top-1
notch pric.s. NumeroU.- piles of
tobaico have sold for move than fifty j
cents per pound and quitv a few
havi topped the : event;- -i •nt mark. I
With a CO' ti:iuan.-e of good weather
it is exoected that th • bv this
wc.*k » .1 e jua'., or pel'hlos eveed
those of la-.*, week. Th • majority
of the farmers have their t «baiV" all
cured an ! -early for market and will
make an eiort to sell it as quickly j
as possible.
Miss Zilla Alley, formerly of
Stores, is now holding a position a#
nurse in the French Broad Hospital
[at Asheville.
No. 2,741
SENATOR HAYMOKS
PASSES AWAY
. Surry County Man Had Repre
sented Stokes and Surry 11;
Senate Several Terms.
Mount Airy, Oct. 17.—Senator Ru
fus l.afayette Haymore died at his
home here at i>:.'{o this morning. He
had been failing rapidly since Au
gust with a had heart and was a
hospital patient for weeks, but had
returned to his home and attended
church last Sunday. He was worse
only 11 few minutes before the end
came.
The funeral will be conducted
from First Baptist church Sunday
at 2:150. One brother. Rev. (J. (J.
Haymore, of this city, survives.
Mr. Haymore was a native of Sur
ry county and had spent |.iurticaily
all his life within its boundaries. He
was born in 1 K. r >«) on Stony Creek in
\\ est field township. His great-grand
parents were natives of Kpgland,
coming to America in colonial times
and settling in Virginia. His grand
father, Daniel Haymore, later pur
chased a farm in Surry county and
moved to this section. Setntoi- Hay
mow's father was (iermains hay
more and was born in Pittsylvania
county, \'a. His father gave him
jSO acres of land in Surry county,
j the only improvement on the pluc.-
I being a log cabin. Here Rufus La
| fayjtte Haymore was born. In 1 'i~
l this plare was sold and young Hay
more's father moved ov r to the
Ararat river sertion, where he had
! purchased a farm. Hen- wung Hay
more spent his boyhood days.
He acquired an academic educa
tion and his law studies were under
the direction of Chief Justice Pier
son. He was admitted to practice in
1K77 and from date has been identi
fied with Mount Airy bar.
He has taken an active part in the
development of Mount Airy, being
interested in a number of the city's
industries. His work in behalf of
the schools of Mount Airy and this
section has always been keen.
Politically Senator Haymore has
i long been one of the recognized
j leaders of the Republican party in
North Carolina. In 1!)0H he was
elected and served as member of the
house and was again elected in 1 i*l
He was elected and served a term
in the senate from Surry and Stokes
!in 1101 and again in 11115. He was
i re-elected in 1 S'l7 and l'.U'.i, In both
I the senate and house he served as
| minority leader.
Mr. Haymore has been a member
of the Baptist church since ISS4 anJ
for a time was superintendent of th •
Sunday school. He was also a inem
i Iter of the Junior Order and Wood
j men of the World.
ALL THE TICKETS
BEEN MAILED OUT
j Last Batch of the LaFollette-
Wheeler Ballots Now in th«
Hands of Election Board.
Raleigh. X. C. Oct. 22.—A1l ballots
j for the three parties that will par-
I ticipate in the general election on
November 4 in this state have been
mailed out to the various counties,
1 it was announced at the office of the
| state board of elections here this
morning. Official ballots for the two
major parties. Democratic and Re
publican, have been in the hands of
the county boards for «some time,
hut the mailing of ballots for the
LaFollette-Wheeler ticket was not
completed until late last night when
the last of the .'IOO,OOO ballots Wore
sent out.
The delav in sending out th"
third party ballots after the chair
man of the state board of elec
tions had ruled that the names of
thi third parly candidates should be
placed on the official ballot, accord--
11 t-jr t" board officials, was due to the
| failtm .-f the third party leader-, r»
I North Carolina to inform the I >ar •
.of electors the allotments Jv.t
j were desired in each county.
General Lawson
Accidentally Shot
General Lawson, a tenant on the
| farm of J. Spot Taylor, near I»ur
: bury, was accidentally shot through
j the heel la»t Friday when his rifle
I was knocked from the wall where it
| was hanging and went off. Mr.
j Lawson was able to get around again
j tod-iy.