DANBURY REPORTER
Volume LI.
STOKES CHURCHES
TO TAKE PART
Interested In A Church-Wide
Program For Sunday, De
cember 14th.
Presbyterians in Stokes county
are very much interested in a
. Church-Wide Program for Sunday,
1 December 14th, at which time a cash
I offering will be taken according to
, the plan of the General Assembly
( of the Presbyterian Church in every
- Presbyterian Church in the South,
V'for additional and improved equip
ment in the Home and Foreign Mis
sion Fields.
| The plan adopted this year is for
j each congregation to be asked to
( contribute to a designted object and
? all churches in Stokes county have
asked to accept in connection
wftfc, this Equipment the following
causes:
i, Foicign Mission Fields llang
>. i iiow  livistiall College in China,
Heme Mission Fields Church
Free.ion Holding and l.oan Fund.
Tlie churches in this County asked
to participate in this program aj'e:
l)an River Church, Francisco, of
which Rev. J. 1). Smith is pastor;
l)anhury Church, Danbury; Sandy
liidge Church, Sandy Ridge, and
Pine Hall Church, Pine Ilall.
The Equipment Fund is set up by
the Presbyterian Church in the Unit
ed States to cover a ten year period
and the plan is to raise $500,000 per
year. Other Presbyterian Churches
in the different counties have also
been requested to accept appropriate
«auses.
*| The Young Peoples' or Christian
Endeavor Societies in all of the
"Jresbyterian Churches are asked to
pgccept as their own particular
muses, for Foreign Missions—
Ciil's School, Kwangju, Korea; for
Home Missions—Beechwood Semin
ary, Heidelberg, Ky.
The Presbyterians in this county
have shown a co-operative spirit in
the great programs set up by the
General Assembly's Committees of
the Presbyterian Church, and their
participation in this Equipment
Fund, will doubtless be in keeping
WV.iJh their reputation along these
I.N
■WOULD ASSIST
WEAK .COUNTIES |
J)oub!in;r of F.quali/.ation Fund:
. Will Be Recommended—Kdu
fational Commission in Sess
ion Raleigh.
Raleigh, Nov. 30. Hold ling the
«Juali::ing fund will be recommend-;
-ed tii the ne-i legislator- in the re- i
port on school finances, to be sub
mitted by the oduc.it inal commission 
appointed by the special session to I
Conduct an investigation into exist- |
methods of school financing and |
aeel; to develop an improved system.
Members of the commission were
In session lure Saturday, meeting
"with Superintendent of Public In
Affliction A. T. Allen. The report, j
the exception of a few changes, [
IHp been completed, anil will be ready
publication next week, it was
ouiiced following the meeting.
■ sThe present equaliinng funds is
$1,250,000, and tin- commission will
MConimend its increase to $2,500,000
effort to lighten the school
Hardens of the weaker counties and
for further school exten
sion. Superintendent Allen is also
•*ilvocatiiig the increase.
•jk. "1 believe the commission has
handled the problem of financing
•our schools in a way that will be
satisfactory to the legislature and to
the public," Senator Walter Wood- ]
son said. No announcement was made!
at to the recommendations of the
commission, but it was learned that
one of them will call for the in- j
CWased equalization fund.
The commission is composed of .'
/fifpresentatives N. A. Townsend, of j
'JB|rnett, chairman; Clayton Moore, |
Sbrtin county; Tam C. Bowie, of '
jUbe, and Rodgers, of Henderson-
Senators Woodson, of Rowan; 1
Blikmett H. Bellamy, New Hanover, '
and Wilson, of Caswell.
Tobacco averaged $25.14 on the 1
WJaston-Salem market yesterday. '
Th. market sold 436,000 pounds of i'
tha weed. f
A forest fire is reported to be
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HOUSE SHORTAGE
IN STOKES TOWN
> | Citizens At King Paying Rent
In Order To Hold Houses—
News and Personals.
• I King, Dec. I.—Mr. ('has. Hutcher-
I Hon, of Richmond, Va„ spent the
, I week end with relatives here,
i ! A force of men widened, graded
viand itnptoved I'ulliam Street last
• \ week. West Avenue was also im
• | proved up to Spruce Street.
Mr. Kennis I'ulliam, who is in
.'school at Chapel Hill, spent Thanks
. j giving with his parents here.
| Misses Zula llufHne and Blanch"
• | Prichett, of Altanuihaw, spent the
i week end with the family of Mr.
I i J. K. Turner in Walunt llilis.
. j Mr. Tom Garner, of Winston
i 1 Salem, spent Thanksgiving with
relatives here.
Mr. I >.»\id Kowlt r and family, of
. High i'uint. > pent Sunday w iih rela
tives in West View.
Mr. I. R. Bowcn, i f Danbury. was
a business visitor here Saturday.
Heath Bros., of (I i'oon,}niio, put
oil a veiy successful lot sale of a
■ subdivision of the F. White
property on Hast Main Street here
Saturday. Sixty-nine lots were sold,
[ Several of the parties who purchased
lots expect to build on them in the
near future.
Mr. W. M. West, manager of the
Co-operative Warehouse here, who
recently underwent an operation in
a Martinsville, Va., hospital, has re
turned to his duties here,
Mr. Hobson Preston and Miss Lola
Jessup were quietly married here
yesterday, Squire James R. Caudle
officiated. The groom is a merchant
of King, while the bride is the at
tractive young daughter of Mr.
Edwin Jessup, a planter of King R.
F. I). No. 2.
The co-operative warehouse here
had a big day today, approximately
' twenty thousand pounds of tobacco
being delivered.
Mr. S. H. Brown anil family and
Misses Fannie and l.illie Golf spent
Sunday with Rev. David 11. Wilcox
in Winston-Salem.
| Mr. 11. E. Wilson, of Rural Hall,
has purchased a nice lot on Fast
t Main- Street oil which he expects to j
.erect :t new dwelling at once.
I This growing little town is suffer
| ing from a shortage of dwelling
j houses. There are people here every
day looking for houses but there are
;no houses to be had. In many in
| stances people are paying; advanced
j rent months ahead to hold houses.
Mr. I' W. Hutchins and family, of
| Winston Sab*ni, were among the
Jvi.-itors here yesterday.
■ Bankers Will Aid
In Farm Program
! " :
Rale : j;h, Dec. I,—The North Caro
jlina Hankers' Association will help
lin improving farm conditions in
North Carolina next year.
This action comes as the result of
a conference held in the offices of ;
Dr. B. W. Kilgore al State College
jla:.t week when representatives of
| the American Bankers' Association
land of the North Carolina Bankers'
Association met with representatives
of the College to plan work that the
bankers might do. As their eontri- J
tuition to the farming progress of j
th • State, the bankers agreed to en- ;
gaffe in nine different activities.
These are as follows:
1. Promote the establishment of |
farm and home agents in counties j
where such work is not already os- j
tablished.
2. Co-operate in the organization j
of county agricultural councils with 1
a definite extension program.
3. Encourage diversified farming ■
with special emphasis on producing!
food and feed crops for the farm.
■l. Study and development of j
markets for home products,
r>. Support of co-operative market- [
ing when economically sound and j
well managed.
0 Support of Boys' and Girls' club j
work.
7. Encourage the ownership of a '
family cow and aid safety in fin- j
ancing the project.
8. Encourage bank credit as a
substitute for other forms of credit.
9. Encourage additional Federal |
appropriation for research work in '
Agriculture. (This has reference to ,
the Purnell Bill now before Con
gress.)
Worry is the most expensive i
pleasure that some people have. i
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1924
DAMAGE CLAIMS
AGAINST COUNTY
Citizens Of Sauratown Town
ship Bitten By Maddog Be
longing To Rockingham
County Man.
Claims for damages were filed
against the county Monday by O.
J. Stone. Matt Chapman, Jonas
James, Walter Sapp and Mrs. J. O.
' j Mounce for alleged injury and ex
pense they have suffered by reason
' of being bitten by a maddog. The
j claims range to $150.00 down to
j $.",0.00. The dog is owned by a
| Rockingham county man, it was stat
j eil. All of tin- parties reside in the
'j section east of Walnut Cove.
The county commissioners apnoint
j.d a jury, composed of W. W. Fulp.
1 j Calvin I-'linn ami .1. 1.. Murray, to
,; iir i >ii;."!te tile matter and report
111'." fact- to the I'oil u at the Ih'Xl
Heel ing.
UNBROKEN STRING
OF LEGAL GAINS
By Tobacco Co-Ops
Within Six Weeks Tobacco
Association Wins Seventy-
Five Jury Cases and Gains
Fifty-nine Injunctions.
The Tobacco Growers Co-op
erative Association has recently
established the most successful court
record in its history. Out of a total
of seventy-five jury cases the asso
ciation has gained favorable verdicts
in every one during the p;>st six
weeks. In no case tried during that
time has an unfavorable verdict been
returned against the association.
In addition to ihe seventy-five
jury cases recently won by the as
sociation it has secured n'o-ty in
junction* in North Carolina and;
I nineteen in Virginia restraining
j their tobacco outside of the associa
i tion. In three contempt svses
| argued by attorneys for th > aso
jciation, two have resulted in jail
.sentences of twenty days each, and
j another in a fine of SIOO and costs.
| According to Col. W. T. Joyncr. j
; resident counsel of the tobacco as- j
siH-iatiiiii at Raleigh, the associated i
] tobacco ' farmers have gained im- '
poll.iiit legal ground dur.ng the past'
j six Welks. j
Among lb.' results gained by til*
as* - "- iatioii's unbroken string of
' legal victories are tile rulings that I
• 1
a iiiot't.'.age is no defense against j
. tnc perfoi liiance of the association's j
co!!'.:.i t by its members; the decis- j
| ion that a member who failed to sign I
| the coniraci bin authorized another |
I to im so shall be held strictly ac
, countable,for the performance of all;
: its terms and an injiin -lion in Person i
County. N.  which establishes the j
fact that a member who rents his j
I tobacco land for cash rent may be j
'required to pay liquidated damages
| for tobacco grown upon it which" is !
delivered outside of, the association.
Contrary to rumors the tobacco
! ... . .
association is more active in protect
ing its loyal members against
I breaches of the contract today than
at any time in its history, according
'to the statement of its attorney.
iDevoe's Weather
Forecasts December
Ist to 2nd, cold and squally, 3rd,
Ja great storm from , lower Missis-!
j sippi valley. -Ith to nth, blizzard
j over northern and rain over the j
| southern states. (Ith to 7th, cold anil!
j squally. Sth to ilth, clearing, loth j
to 11th, cloudy. 12th, a great storm
will move up the Mississippi valley,
j Hlirzard west and rain east of the
j Ohio valley, l.'ith to 1-tlh, clearing
i and warmer. On the 15th a storm i
will form over the Missouri valley, i
10th to 17th, the storm from the '
I Missouri valley moving southeast- j
ward; rain and snow. 18th to 10th,!
. cold wave. On the 29th a great storm j
j will form over Texas and move i
I northwestward. 21st to 23rd, snow |
from Texas to Maine. 21th to 25th,
la blizzard—providing real "old
fashioned white Christmas" weather.
26 to '27, northwest gale, 28 to 29,
clearing and cool. 30 to, 30st, clear
and pleasant.
Capital punishment may be a fail- i
ure, but it never has been tried in
this country. Out of 1,800 murders
in New York in six years there were
only 54 executions! i
NEW BOARD
COUNTY FATHERS
■ | Sworn lii Monday and First
■j Session Held Several Mat
ters Acted Upon (Mfk-ers
File Bonds For Coming
Terms.
I
The new board of county commis
sioners elected last month, em.iposed
of H. H. Williamson, W. S. Hart
and J. W. Moorefield, held their first
meeting at the court house here Mon
day, after taking the oath .-f oillce.
The board unanimously elecu-d 11.
| H. Williamson chairman.
The newly-elected Register of
I Deeds, J. John Taylor, and Sheriff J.
! crank lhinkip. who was re-elected.
| were swoin in also.
Quite a la i re number nf c.';*zi-ns
' f tiu* ci unty v.vre fu\ sent t" see the
I new of : |.|S installed,
j Ihe in w I■• .*.r«l of eo!i!in:--iio-,ers
I Willi into e\i lit ivo .---*.I, il,i*
j lately af'.i r being sworn in.
I One of the 'irst aits of the 1 oar 1
was to employ counsel ami Attorn, y
J. 1). Humphreys was employ, d to
re; resent tin* board for the . lining
year.
The bonds of the incoming county
officers were passed upon and order
ed filed in the county records.
Claud Wise and Ann Lawson were
ordered admitted to the county home.
In the matter of making final set
tlement with ex-Sheriff H. I). Turpin,
the audit of the books made Oct. 4,
| 1024, was gone over, and the ex-
Sheriff agreed to settle by the audit,
$1,314.00 being due the conty, ac
cording to the audit. The board
agreed to deduct the interest on this
amount from time audit was made
up to present.
An outstanding note against the
county for SIO,OOO was renewed for
30 days.
H. M. Joyce was re-appointed vital
! statistics registrar for Danbury
1 township.
! J. W. Moorefield, of the board,
was instructed to examine the annual
report of Clerk of the Court A. J.
Eagg and report at next meeting of
the board.
An order was made that the claims
j paid by the board at each meeting
in* printed monthly instead of yoar
! I.v. as at present.
Counsel for the board. .1. I). Huni
johrys, was instiucti-d to investigate
jthe law in regard to auditing the
looks of the county.
News Items Of
Germanton Route 1
C.-i maiiion Route 1, Dec. 2. Mr. ■
CjiUi.- Tuttle entertained a great
iii 11 !ii lit.*>' of his friends by giving a
b!rtinlay party Saturday night, Nov.
12.i. After the guests had gathered
I'hey were assembled in the parlor
! room where a health contest was *
! given, tin* winners being Mr. Jones
j Xi-wsoin and Miss Ethel Boles. Sev
| oral other games were played. After
I'll.* games were over the guests were
ushered into the dining room which
was beautifully decorated for the oc
casion. After the guest were usher- 1
ed into the dining room cake, pickles,'
fruits, and coffee were served. '
Everybody enjoyed themselves to the
very best.
Mr. and Mrs. .1. N. Tuttle from
Sage Harden, spent Sunday with'
home folks, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. 1
Fowler.
j The Friendship Sunday School is
preparing to give a Christmas exer
cise and tree.
Mr. James Kiscr from Winston,
spent Sunday with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rutlcdgc and
children visited Mrs. J. R. Tuttle at
Friendhip Sunday.
Miss Irene Baker, of King High '
School spent Sunday with home-1
folks.
Messrs. Gilmer, Callie and Roland j
Tuttle visited Miss I'ma Kiser Sun-:
day p. m.
Mr .and Mrs. S. L. Meadows from;
Kernersville, spent Thanksgiving |
with Mrs, Meadows' parents, Mr. and j
Mrs. M. F. Tuttle.
Miss Nannie Boles spent Saturday
night with Miss Irene Baker.
BLUE EYES.
Highway Board
Held Short Session
The Stokes Highway Commission
held a short session here Monday
the business being of a routine
nature. The trial of Rhodes against
Shelton was again postponed until
the first Monday in January.
(ROAD CONTRACTS
TOTAL $1,100,000
80 Miles of Asphalt and Graded
Road Is Contracted For.—
Also Several Bridges—Sev
eral Projects Located Near
Here.
Raleigh. Nov. 27.—The last big
job (if highway construction of the
; M.5,0110.1101) budding program au
thorized by th i;'2l and 11»2:> leg
islatures was I t i"'contract by the
state highway ■ *>mmi>sioii yesterday
Mivnlving appr *\ii *ately so miles of
asphalt an : gra-i I roads and sev-,
era I bridg.*s. t-  S 1,1 it?.
; Except for a f'V - atlel- I '
all projects mapped for construe
jjit'ii ::i the road building program
tractors oi cempieiod. About half
I'll p: gia*: - ! ~h i. ant! til
i ■ ; 'f v. : • ioi,r leted in an
r ytar.
| Meal wi ! , il; • ' ,-J'i I, .- ' •lature
'is is '• *.i * ' • a:*. 1; liv/.e $"5,000,-
jono aibiiti.i!; I .r highway coil-.
1 --■ iu t. *i>. Th ! r ■;> al has tin
! u a■a t of -.iiis-. ii; and ad
ni.n*>trativi -... i !«*g;>lative lead
ers.
Construct:"!', v. -rk I|* to con-I
tract yester-ia; takes in 15 pro
jects in the nine construction dis
tricts. The list of projects, low
bidders and the cost follow:
No. 04t5-B, I.in oln county, 9.SS 1
miles of asphalt between Lincolnton ;
and Gaston county line; P. R. Ashby, j
Raleigh, $1'.'4,:i;55.20.
No. 645-B, Lincoln county, 5.03
miles os asphalt, connecting with
the project dld-B; P. R. Ashby, |
$106,205.50.
No. I»S2, Swain county, ti.Sl miles ,
of grading near Almond; Dickus J
Bros., Waynesville, $53,120.20. |
Structures to K. A. Wood and Rews, 1
$1!>,;108.
N.>. P4l, Haywood county, S.sp
miles of grading between Waynes
ville and Transylvania county line;
Dickus Bros., $113,420.21. St rue-!
tures to Booze Boyd and company.'
$23,533. ' I
No. 7i»2, Yadkin county. miles '
of grading from CiMoks C*,oss li ads J
to Yadkinvill* ; \V. V Craham, s 12,- '
711.50. Structures to Haired.irn I
 'onstnietiic.i •ui.o inc, $21,527.1 i.
N.>. 7-M! A. *-*-i: . - r rit.v. 2.37 |
mi!.-.-, from l-Vr-;.tn enunty line to- j
•.vaii' Panli iry. ( , A. H.-lij;. Winston- :
I Salem,
I No. >!, Wake county. 5.42 iuile> |
I grading: . !i. IK-i. r, $25,703.1
| Structures to 1 ".y .* •_■ Boyd and cmn
t p.iny, $25,1'.i5.20.
.so. -151-A. ll.illicit county, 3.02
miles grading: .1. A. Mi.rrow, $27.-
•">2". Siluitui s 52.7011.
No, MS, Franklin county, 2.01
miles grading; A. Morrow,
Clearksville, i.. S2it.Sl>,
i-»5-B. britlg. i o.meeting Chat
ham and I.i • c unties, Atlantic
Bridge company,
No. 155, New Hanover county,-
7.5.1 miles grading; .1. E. Mulligan,
s">l ,!'.t0.50. Stui tines to Atlantic
Bridge company, $17,083.18.
I No. 2o"t-A. Ciuven county, struc
ture.
No. I l.i, Hertford county, grad
ing; E. Ray James, $52,00(1.50.
1 Struct ires, Atlantic Bridge com
pany.
|1,2()7 Deserted Navy
During: Present Year
Washington, Dec. 1. —Naval courts
martial on charges of desertion in- (
creased more than 350 per cent in
the fiscal year 1!'21. Rear Admiral .1.
L. 1-attimer, the judge advocate gen
eral, annouikcd today in his annual
report. Against 352 listed in 1023,
the report showed 1,207 in the year
ending June 30.
Admiral Latimer did not comment
on the increase, but it is known that
Secretary Wilbur recently ordered
an inquiry to determine if possible
the underlying cause.
Considerable increases were shown
in other offense classifications.
Tom Tarheel says that no home
convenience he has ever bought his
wife was more appreciated than the i
new full length mirror he put in the I
closet door of her bedroom last |
Christmas. Now she can tell exactly
how her clothes look.
We are very thankful for the good c
fortune that has been ours during
the past year, but nevertheless we
hope for better things to come. ii
No. 2,747
! AUTO WRECK AT
SANDY RIDGE
Car Driven By Lux. James Runs
Into Car Of James Mabo
and Members of Mr. Maine's
Family Are Injured.
Sandy Ridge, Dec. ]. .Miss Eva
Ziglar mid George Wilkins were
married at Stuart on the 27th inst.
The Stoneville and Sandy Ridge
basket ball teams played a hard
' fought (fame last Wednesday after*
i noon on the latter's court. Stone
-1 vil!boys \v.>n the (fame.
Miss Marian Clark entertained
; the children in her school room at
| a maishmallow roast on the •/li*.e!,-
R>. k a feiv days ago.
Mi -•- Kmma !,ee Shelton. Alma
1 1 - 'ii and I.en;ma Martin, M- -
■; !iil; !. I Ifll. i ' iivr.- .• .i l i Ed.
Shelton nt Sunday with friends
I • ■.k- 1' ■.
C •• ! Mr.-, dr. il I i.iebeiger
attended i'h..t:. -..-giving .-ir.i.i- at
t'i.v - t'ha • I.
Mr. Jack i.'it aster and a party
"f friends fro.n '.\.t:~t n-v-.lei:;,
w her - Thursday,
i Mrs. J. A. Scales and children, of
| Stoneville, spent the week-end at
, Her home here.
Mr. and Mrs. R. I'. Hutcherson
s;»ent ljriday in Winston-Sjjlem
j shopping.
While returning home Friday
■ night Mr. and Mrs. James Mabe' car
: was run into by an automobile
I driven by Mr. Luz James. Some
members of the family were badly
injured and Mr. Mabe's car was
completely demolished.
| The ladies of the neighborhood
; will give a play, "The Bachelor
I Girl's Husband Hunting Club," at
j the Sandy Ridge Academy on Satur-
I day night, December 13th. Music
j will be furnished by the Delta or
j chestra. They hope to have a large
| crowd.
BAILEY BROTHERS
! SUED FOR SIOO,OOO
i
i Bank of America, of Xeu
i York, Starts Proceedings to
Recover Amount of Two
Notes.
Winston-S;ili m, Nov. "J l . • The
Hank of America, with offices in
| New Yoik City, has instituted suit
in Forsyth superior court against
j Krank li. I 5 .il- y and M. I>. Bailey,
lotlicrs of liailcy brothers, incorpor
ated, tobacc i manufacturers of this
city, for $1 00.000.
Tile complaint alleges that they
loaivd the Bailey brothels, who filed
a petition in bankrupt y a year ago,-
the stun of sso,(Kill on two different
iccasi.ins, each time the above firm
giving promisor;, notes, payable on
demand, and indorsed by the de
femlants in this action.. One of the
! notes tinted May 15 ahd one June
IS. both in I Pi';!.
The cuniplaint further alleges that
nothing has been received on either
of these notes and they are asking
judgment in the sum of SIOO,OOO,
with interest oil each note from the
date it was issued.
Lacy M. Butler is the lawyer fer
the plaintiff.
I
Remarkable Remarks: By the
Ma: tor Barbers Association, of Chi
cafco, "Such a fashion (that of grow
ing whiskers) would so utterly de
face America as to make American
citizens difficult to distinguish from
Russians."
Our idea of honor unruffled comes
from Italy, where a member of the
house of deputies, challenged a fel
low member to a duel after an "in
sult," and after being wounded six
times .insisted that his honor was
not appeased.
A I-1-year-old boy in California
has confessed to starting more than
fit! tires in the past three years, with
losses of more than $4,000,000 to the
property owners. A little closer in
vestigation into all fires might stop
such work.
Thirteen years ago a man was con
victed of killing his wife. He was
recently paroled and another womaa
married him to reform him. The
other day he shot her and then killed
himself. There are lots of people in
the world willing to risk anything
once.