North Carolina Newspapers

Volume LI. MUCH VISITING AT WALNUT COVE: Churches Have Christmas Trees; —Ciiris ami Hoys Home From Colleges. Will?)lit Cove, Dec. 2:'.- The tist Sunday Sehool ami Episcopal Sunday School each had trees and | entertainments 011 Christmas night. : The Baptist Sunday S.-hool gave its 1 pastor. Rev. E. O. Wavd, a very generous pounding. Mr. and .Mrs. Frank IVtree and Julian Vaughn spoilt Christinas day in liur ! 'ani with .Mr. and Mrs, Henry Scott. V, Me.- srs. Jacob Fulton and I'aul, "iAivis aw spending a few days in New York city. Mr. Bill Hairston, who is a sali-s-j man for Reynolds Tobacco Co., is spending the holidays with his j mother. Messrs. John Davis and John Durham spent the week-end in North 1 Wilkcsboro. .Miss .Myrtle Burge spent the week end in Martinsville. Miss Elizabeth Fulton, supervisor f of music in Burlington city schools, is spending two weeks with her, parents. Mr. and Mrs. \V. 1.. Vaughn and Air. and Mrs. Kvewtt Matthews are spending the holidays in Florida. They will visit for a few days with .Mr. F.rnest Vaughn, after which they will visit points of interest in Floi ida. Many of the college boys and girls are home for the holidays. Among them are : Misses Myrtle Tuttle, Lynchburg College; Nellie Chilton, .and Evelyn Neal, Guilford College; Mcsr-rs. Ralph Tlittle atnl (ilenn Fair, I 'Diversity of North Carolina; Dewy Rothrock, Trinity College; .John Fulton, Jr., Christ's School. Miss Julia Hairston entertained n number of her friends at a lovely In idge party on Thursday night. An Interesting name was played, the' -lore pi i e being awarded Mr. i i I'- ; . of (• 11i 1f• • 111 College, while >,i. Mildred Neeley claimed the booby. I'he hostess, assisted by Mr . \. ei.-y, clVed del it iolls I - It-.- Miit 'tii>. Those en.ioyimr tiii d'liyhti'ul party were: Misses lit-- | bee. a ll.u riugtoii and Elizabeth | Fulton, I rain es, Mildred and Mar garet Neeley, Win ton Sab'tn; Dr. and Mrs. I', R. Hutehcrsoii. Mi*ssrs. I John (iuerliey Frazier, F. Smith, of (iuilford College; Dr. Hughes and .1. iirown oi w inston S.iit m. and 31 r. I'ini :\ iia ley. Mi- s K itiiryn and Ntli Unti l. . ersiei gaiv a deiigh: fal li.nie-r part> on Saturday niglr., uoniring the.i attractive guest, Miss Louise I'alfer. i f Rcids.'illo. Those or sent I. 'side the holiorct v.eiv: Misses I'll.la Tut tie and Messrs. Julian Vaughn, Ralph Tuttb and Charlie Mieison. Misses Sadie and Dolly Fulton entertained the visiting boys and girls and the young college folks at si very informal dan e on Saturday night. The young men of the town arc giving a dance on New Year's F.ve. Mr. I.owry Scott, of Durham, is visiting relatives here fir a few ■days. Messrs. Hill Uiersoii and I.eon Alexander, of Charlotte, spent a few clays here this we.-k. MEET HERK •JANUARY o New OUicers To I'e Named For Tobano (Jrowers Association In Stokes. To the Stokes Co'nit;* Members of the Tobacco (irowers Co-t)iterative .Marketing Association: The first meeting for l'.'2."i of tli Stokes county unit of the T. I. C. M. A. will be held in tlit* court house at Danbury on Monday. January T>. at 12 o'clock noon. At this meeting new ollicers will lie eb.ted and the list of locals revised. We earnestly request a large attendance. Fraternally, EDWIN CARROLL, Chin., i E. CAR It GANN, Sec.y. We have just wad something p from a man who objects to nionu lb?nts being erected to dead politi cians , As for us, the more monu ments of that sort, the merrier, say we.—Columbia Record. MARRIAGE AT GERMANTON , -Miss IlaUie Kthel Darnell U'eds Mr. John M. Jloles —News and Personal Items. j tiernianton. Route 1. Dec. 2'.'. -• Mr. John M. Holes and Miss Hallii i Kthel Darnell were |uietly married j on last Tuesday afternoon at 2:0:1 o'clock in (iermanton at the home of j Rev. K. A. Long, with Mr. Long; ! orti-.-iating. The only attendants were Miss Irene Haker and Mr. Joe ; "■••Is. Mis. Hobs is the eldesij 'daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dar-j ! Hell and is admired by a wide circle! lof friends who will learn of herj marriage with interest. They will i Intake their home in Winston-Salem. | where Mr. Holes holds a responsible! position with the Piedmont Lumber j Mr. and Mrs. Colonel White, of I Greensboro, spent the holidays with i relatives here. j Miss Heulah ( rouse, of Rural i Hall Route spent several days the' 'past week with Miss Sallie Fowler. , Mr. and Mrs. Yerona Tuttle spent ' Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. 1 .Charlie Fowler. i Among those who visited Mr. and! Mrs. W. 11. White Friday were Mr. > and Mrs. Ollie White, Mr. and Mrs. | Colonel White and Mrs. Roy White! and children. Mr. and Mrs. Jennings Tuttle | spent Friday at Mr. W. T. Fowler's.! Among those who visited at Mrs. : T. J. Holes' Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. John Holes, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Holes, Mr. and Mrs. Neal Rut ledge, Mrs. W. 11. White. Mrs. : Roy White, Miss Mayola Tuttle and Messrs. F.rnest Hill and John Tuttle. Messrs. Krnest and Jesse Hill of Randolph county, spent the holi day- with friends and relatives here. Miss Sarah Ftta Holland spent Sat in day night with Miss I'mie Ki.--ER. MNses ?>Jaiie and Grace Bullard spent the holidays with relative., ileal Lumber Bridge. Mr. and Mrs. S. i.. Meadows, of Keriii r-\ lie. spent several day- the pa-' V.'l-I k with relatives heie. Mr. and Mr-. Ral;»h Bowman, .f | ".'instoii Sa'. -m, -pent lasi Thurslay !: • ; Friday with Mr. and Mrs. li. A. | ayoiier. j Miss Marv Bowman, of R.-u'.- "J. I who is a patient in Lawrence lios !:• J in Winston Sab ri, sulTeriiig t:i a broken limb, is reported to I, do ne nicely. ! K News and Personal Items Iv'ag, Dec. 2!'. The seventeen months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bud i'!.•nan died :ft their home west of tin,-i recently after a short illness with pneumonia. The interment was (conducted from Trinity church. Rev. S. F. Conrad, of Charlotte, jle-tured on his travels in the old country at the Baptist church here la few nights since. The le-ttire, | whi> h w is very interesting, was well attended. A force of carpenters are at work o.i the new addition to the Baptist lihlir.h on Fast Main Street. Work oil the service station which It! - .' Standard Oil Co., is having ewct |ei! on the !•:. I'. Nevvs'pn corner is Iv-ll under way and will soon he I'l.mpleted, at the present rate of ! progress. Mr. S. W. I'ullia n has pur. based I fimsi Mr. J. K. Nevvsiini twi nty-seveii ! aei ef f:.i HI land lying one mile 'i est of town. Consi Ition thir jieen h'.indred and lifty dollar-. James Runiley lias aeie; ted a 'j-o ition as gi-. er.\ s.desm.-u with Win-ton-Saboii concern and atei |ed oil his lievv duties last We.-!., 'j Di-v.'ey Love ran b : s tar otl' a li'vrh embankment just South if ' | town a few nights -hue. Fortuu ely Dewi y vv.t-- m.t htnt but t!i. ! Ford was used up rif.ht milch. I Mr. Thos. K. Smith lias rt turned ■ from a business trip to G-orgia, I I whew lie spent several days. Trial Held Here Yesterday Will Golden and Fd Hawkins, charged with disorderly conduct, : and Charles Smith charged with as sault on Ed Hawkins, all colored, were tried here yesterday before Justice N\ A. Martin. Golden and ■ Smith were fined §5.00 each and the cost and Hawkins SIO.OO and cost. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Dec. 31, 191'4 CO-OPS SELL TO REYNOLDS CO. Approximately Fifty Million Pounds of Hurley Tobacco j Urines Sl-1.208.1HMi To Asso j nation Member.- - . : I A ! exingtoii, Ky.. dispatch says: I The Blirley Tobacco Growers' Co operative Association has sold ap | proximately ."iii.tMMi.iioo pounds of t >- baceo, including between l'i.OUO.Utin and iT.lHio.ilon pounds of the 1.'22 i crop, to the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco i Co.. at prices which realize for mem- j hers of the association about £14,-' i 2">o.ii | iu. j AnnoiilU'ement ef the big sale was ; I made tonight by President and Gen- j eral Manager James '. Stone, of. | thi' Hurley Association, who said that I several additional sales are pending | and he expressed the hope that some I of these would be consummated at I jan early date. Work of delivering the purchase | I will start Monday. The sale includes ill of the H>22 crop which the as- I sociatioll held and the remainder of i the Reynolds purchase will be taken j out of the 1i»2!5 redried tobacco. Work will be pushed on the deliv ery of the 1H22 crop which will be > taken first. As soon as the 1'.'22 ] grades are delivered and calculations can be made the proceeds of that I portion of the sale will be paiil to i members of the association who are owners of the tl'22 grades taken in i this purchase. Secretary 11. Iee Farley said tonight, that it would take a month after the tobacco is , delivered to make the calculations and write the checks to members. The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. was represented in the negotiations leading up the big sale by Theodore 11. Kirk, vice-president of the com pany, and by John F. W illiiims, also of Lexington. The purchase gives the Reynolds company between 1 ♦».- null,noil and 17.(1110,(1(1(1 pounds of to bacco of the very highest grade that is ready for immediate manufacture and that part of tie- lt'2"i crop taken in the transaction also is in tirst i lass n-dried condition. I! ports of tile big sale were in tJr. illation in Lexington end .-or ii.muling tei ritory t'-ui-dit and .iiem -1 ,-i s of the association w re gr -atly r -.'-ii e ' ;i t news of the ileal, as it Ire! beet rumored for t!i * past week i r two and it was g . rally known among grow.-is th.-. lu-itotiatioiis for a large iioiount of to'oacco w iv on between til.- iiiauufaeturers and Uresid nt Stone.' The sale greatly improves the posi tion of tile association, as it leaves it ' with only a part of one crop on hand ! at the opening of the delivery season I for the P.r; 1 crop. • Today's big sale brings the total . amount of toba-co that has been rc . reived by the Bllliey Association and sold for its members to about ! 1 •>.- (100,(1(1(1 pounds since its organization, i It sold 1 B'.IKHt.OIHI pounds of the lt«21 crop, more than 1'.17,000,000 pounds of the 1'.(22 crop and the sales so far i made of tli - 1 '.12.'! crop run more than 100,000,000 pounds. President Stone said tonight that lv was grateful for the patience and li Ipfubiess of th • members of the a.'sociatioll. "Our members have been wonderfully patieii'. in the face i f adverse condit: , lie said. "All of the.n need money and in the !> face of that fact t!iy stood by th.-ir , ollicials almost un iniiUoiisly in an I i Tort to obtain fair pri -.-s for their t eroji. With-mt their loyal support it is not possible for those vvlioin they have t-llose 11 as their I lUci;.ls to do :'nir b si w ok, but We 1.a." at all times had that support and we are '. ej ly »rati fill for it." , Still Caplured On Danbury Koutc 1 i 'e.al {•ichii itioli Agen.s l-'l'-t -I: i I'M II ::»I, Slielt-'ti and otht rs I .. .ii- ii a - til! on Da. 'ny Route I ihe • week near the l.ome of i Laura .Ni.ibe. No one wis found ' near the still, though it was limning i when found. The operators had just made their escape, it was said. J No arrests have been made. Farmers of Western North Caro lina will want a copy of the Novem ber Bulletin of the State Depart i ment of Agriculture, "The Mexican Bean Beetle in North Carolina." This will be sent free of charge on i! application to the Editor, Extension Service, Raleigh. I MRS. E. L. DODSON DiKI) YESTERDAY Rogue James Seriously Hurt When Hit U.v Koek—■Christ mas Tree At I>elta Church —Sandy Hidtfc News. Sandy Iti«ijjr*. I' -. SI.- Mrs. Kva : Dodson, wife of I*!. 1.. Hudson, formerly of this community, passed i away yesterday at her home mar • .Madison after an illness of some months duration. The deceased was aged about lit years and was a good j Christian woman. Shi- is survived l y her huslmnd and several ehildtvn. I interment w ill lie made tomorrow ai | the Ward cemetery here. Rogue Jauies, who was hit hy a i rock thrown by liave Reid during I the holidays, is some better, though | his eon lit ion was serious for a I while. | A Christmas tree was given by the | Delta M. K. church Sunday School j Saturday. Several of the public! public schools of this section had I trees for the pupils. Harvey Vernon has sold out in I this section and removed to (iuilford j county, near Stokcsdalc, where he i has purchased a farm. \\\ .1. Jackson and Joe Henry j Hawkins are among the sick this week. The county road being built from l'restonville to the Rockingham , county line, toward Madison, is now being soiled, the grading having been , about completed. Miss Laura Kllington has been ; visiting friends at Uulbn for a few days. Christmas passed off very quietly in this section. There were a number , of parties and social gatherings. Very little drinking has been seen. -l'Juntw yshrdlu shrdlu shrdl shr ss Marriage At King*; News and Personals King, Dec. 21". Mr. William l.aw, of I'inn I 'le, and Mi.-s Ruby Wall, of I'l l.a oville, li. !•'. I'., wen married h . Wednesday, Sipiiie Jam. > li. i• 1 amile officialintr. W..rk mi Mr. I!. I". W I-,.;.' taw . |.'-A •King ON Kast Main S'i t :« wi-ii •|u:i.lii way and w.'i bi- pushed through .o iiuiipl 'ion it a.; eaily i Mr. ai a 1 Mrs. (). 1.. Haiti- ~• i' in lay willi relatives ai Tiioiua • | > .lie. i Mr. and Mis. William Voi.'t ai j -ponding the holidays with ivaitiva in Ni w York. Mr. V. T. (irails j, building a new • 1-eight room tenement house in North i Side. j The King iiaptist Sunday School i i year ended ye-! tday. They had ai. I • j average attondan e during the whole I year of 11> en- h Sunday, a coiisider • {able gain over last year. Mr. and Mrs. I*. .1. Caudle spent [ Sunday with relatives here. ; Mr. C. W. Hutchins and family, of r Winston-Salem, spent Sunday with i Mr. liutchins' parents en Kast Main Street. Mr. C. T. Met ice made a business I trip to Winston-Salem today. 'Motor Licenses Reduced to Half ■ i '! New i* ut onto bile owners may 1 j now secure license for the balance jof the year li'l 1 1 -L!."I for half the 1 regular price for a year. This rtil ing became ell'i .1 i"o Saturday, ac ' lording to information rc-cived by ' the bureaus of the Carolina Motor ■'l Club from the oil., of tl. Secretary |of State. , Thi Siate nvi'i r liieti-'lg deoai:- 'ii- 't maintains some eight ". IK ih! . gent - win e l.tisiit.-ss it i- i, visit all Imaliiies from ' .MI to time and | make a careful cln . Ii sei that :.ll motor vein i>] * ran d are -•pioperlv licensed. Tt.i i v.li - delay, I it i- stated, lisk the danger of being, I lined and also rei|uu i to take out i t license. '| No Competition. A Canick trap ' I per reports that he has captured II skunks this fall. Well, he's wel come to them.— Hanover (Ontario) - Post. Safe Place—"How can I keep my - mince pies free from juvenile raids?" it asks the mother of a large family. I.ock the pantry door and place the n key under the soap in the boys' bed tt room, is my advice.—The Passing Show (London.) M'LEAX TO TAKE OFFICE JAX. urn Raleigh Prepares Kor liviifc'- uraiion Of New (ioM-riiur— To Draw Thrones. Ilaleigh, He '. Preparations for the inauguration of tin- new ; governor were begun this afternoon with tin appoint ni'-nt of a citiziits' (ommitt- I-;. th-- .'resilient > f the Raleigh ham' er . f comni-rce to i'ii" 't i lint- for 'h • caliital city's pactii ipation in ■ i-'tadorannual event. On - of tile lir-t duties of the tew general n.*.unihly vvhi -It comni'-ni'es January 7th. will be the naming of the special commit'• *e to have charge of official arrangements for the in-' auguration. The legislature com mittee w ill w irk with the citizen's : committee in the handling of the preliminary details. The inauguration date is always 11 ft to the new governor to select and Governor-elect M. l,can has in- I' dicated his preference for Wednes day. January 11th. the day after the | canvassing of the vote by the house J iof representatives. The inauguration will be in line j I with those of the past. The it\- | augurate ceremonies will be held i in Raleigh city auditorium where ' the oath of office will be adminis-) tereil and the new governor will j deliver an address setting forth his policies and plainf for his adminis- : t ration. The inauguration ball at the executive mansion at night is ] expected to be the social event. The i new governor assumes his official duties immediately following his j inauguration. Robeson county, home of Gov-1 ertior McLean is expected to send a \ great crowd of its citizens for the, event and the outlook is for many' people from every section of the, state. Posey Clifton Uounl Over To Stokes C -urt j Posey Clifton, of Pilot' Moun tain. wa • tv: • i . K'ng I: - -i.- is- Judge Caudle's ;• irt f r operating a .ar v hib i mi. i t• • ilifl'ieie • f wk:- . y. I 'ro! b|e Ia I- wa - (■ !••! alai ia wa In nil:'! o. r i ■ lhe iiev t - nil "f Stoke- sii; rior -. .rl. I!ar: i Nevv -•ii a!- i pai I s at', i u- ' f' r being un : r tin influence of vvhis i. y. A t I d a.an. Wi. .s, till:.' W.i --■ • ' ai'. • . w i- als i arrested iof . li.. H id, \\ i . I t'' aim .ii i harp- of jan-.tln r par'; II - man scenic :t • In- too ilrunl. i- lit wa- I f: alone fn' a !'■ i . ut - and made j well 111.- e.scai • . Christmas Pageant AT Kinii' School King. He.. On Friday even ing a i hiistmas i i.tertainnient was given at til. Kil'.g lligll School b.iao ing. The ir-.'grant was given ii. two patts, as follows: Cantata. "A Joke On Santa ( THIS." Christmas Kve Pageant. "The ' (lilt of thi Savioi T t'.'.e We Id." I'he program was very mu.-h en joyed by all present. The King school dose 1 IVc. 2('th for a two-vvei k's ladiday. Already At Work On Duke I'nivei'sity I'liiiian, 11. . Con-trti. t ioi. work on til pliysi ai plant of Make university will t" foivvard v\;:hii;t i 1 -la: . it was un ill. lally ! -ail. d !•■ day. liradillg WoC. on ill. part ■!' the canipti.s just north of tie prc-ctu a.hi lie !'..!! has '•i.-n u0.i..,- on fm tlu- past two \i.e-x-. a'ld i! tl 'Ugh. tl:;. ground w ill bi ! I n for ! nttnibef of i. ,v buildings in tlu near fct uu . It has been known hetv for sonu - : tiiae that architects have been ei ik ' ing plans for the pr.ipos>-; univ.i sit.v, and that these ulan* aii now in the hands of the ollicials who will execute tlieni. Tile plans call f"i til tearing away of many buildir.gs on tlu' campus and the erection of niori than 'Ju new buildings. Gothic will be the type of architecture employ ed. and the building program, it is declared, is of gigantic proportions. Farm records are called "Dollar ■ ■ Detectives" and the term is ap ■; propriate, find those dairymen who ; have been keeping herd records for | John Arey during the past year. No. 2,751 1 WOULD LIKE TO HELP MAKE BUDGET (li'Voriii'!' S;.y- lif ' ~]il Write >n>' S»'ftluii an. liaise 12 Millions. 1 i While the hud g.' '•m !>>•:••« meditates ilay and myr nvir levitiuc t it hasn't, :.v.- pctvohites through its i,' tin* (Jovirnor Morrison i-riM-.- tii • privil go if writing just • ■v. • i-tion in tli-• ivven'.i.' act ami ho guarantee- til..! it w.ll rais. $12.. (hlO.i.iiii hi revenue. Tin- governor's liberal expenditures aiul their attendant creation of an a knowl. ig-.-d livti'.-it M>!Mi'\vhat put i!;>•■!! hi: . thtf offering i f his first :irest as tn lifting revenues. It i.- tn - atement iif must preceding : budg t unmission atiii their friends that his ex.cllency diii not t ffer ni toy ideas as to raising revenues. Hi' h:iii great pla.es fur the money already found, but paying time has eome. "if ti.'.v will let me write .iust j one section «»f that revenue bill I twill u. 'cm twelve millions of dollars and 1 won't make anybody mud," his j oxeell m y is quoted by one of the | daily attendants upon one i:' these i budget meetings. j "Won't make anybody mad but one I eorporation up here in the western I part of the state," the narrative con tinues. That corporation is not believed to lie the Southern I'owe r company, one ;of the smartest of them all and ! right much in the public mind th"se days. The Southern Power alw.iy.i | behaved well in campaign y ars, |i-ir |ticularly in 1!'20. The other corpora- I tion not so far west as the S uthorn | Power, is believed to resiile much in I Forsyth and it is known t i have a | great deal of money, the im"; in , sight now which could stand so many j millions. I This Forsyth corj .•■ra:i"ii d'ats in ' iobacio, of coins', ! UI I.; ti.e 'i.c --i lit m:!ld of till' Henii'i-vicy " - i not si;rv that it di-.-ires t" exploit , new s iiirivM, 1". couil»i iil.g econ omy :.!i : til;' govt nioi'> i do ir.i.' i: - | ai' of thi '■ • /irir.g. For • i rea>oti that th • party does Ml : w i-t: ' U' ! lil"t\ lev. ' • ill ; . i ■ .n.l!i ■!. bill:■ Mor n-.-n w d !!••: wrile tha; p. . It' i-. tii ■ presi lit ' ■. i an; i-i.i uv.i ning i h ■>. :;t.g . '.'■ i. u* vu i.oiv. I: whis ... ' iiab :gh • • th. i. \v in w ill wit . law •!. it >■ Vi-Illur Jl.'ll'.-"tl t:;:nks i ,-evi lid o[ K w' > . >illl !■■■ : nior a.vept..My in tin ! ... of th. rat!:■ r shy stat»- in which !... t:i-asury .* 1 !■ iWt'V. 111.- . \ i-Ueticy lias nut a! atted '.' there is mere tilan a I i.l 'H : : I:111" ili ti. it i.11.1 til.lt ha- ' i t 1:1 publicly proclaimed. Two Arrested Here Tuesday Xight ::i Sn.ith anil Charles Smith, t! latt't colored, were arrested 7.- lay nicht l;.-t. bv Federal I'ro • hibiiion Agents Fletcher and Flinch ■,.'ii. in.r I'anbury, charged with - i i. :g honor in their possession, i a Ili.n> of lii|iior and the car l i i. i'd. I'll.' former was placed at iii bond and tin- latter under s i' I ;.ii for their appearan e at I del cnurt, after a hearit'g before i • i" i.ii' X. A. Martin. Judjre \\. V. I liftman Stricken Suddenly t >V;ns:"n-Sa'i in, 1'... .hi ige W'dij '>'. liar; 'an, of tin mitnii i. al f court', is ti.i liaptist hospital in a t - i i"ii> i. lit on. Mill' i\. ;h a , . '»u; !;. atin! of iis.a.-.-. Judge . llattman had .iust ivliirned front a i ui; i "i-h \\X• -. iii tman. i ' a li :!, til. Ml lii.'.y • '-'i t. lie V. el ' 1 ill 111!" i• : ,I. I I :ir - ii • . niii Mi .'da;.' meni.t g I. • u d'.t i 1• It ''l Si I iu.i-. •11. I.'.i ! i I i V.:. 1 • 111' vi i: I.' . th.- H i.i; l -: h »pitil Muiuiay and iu I a lati hour la-t niglu his physician ■ l'e i.rteil that his telld 'il l. was ii lightly imptin . 'i. but -til serious." i It was reported tailier in the night 1 that lie was not expected to live tin -: til morning, lit this report proved s jto be false. As judge of the municipal court {Judge Ilartman has established an r' envious record. Many southern i-! courts are now patterned after the o Winston-Salem municipal court, due r I largely to the manner in which it has been conducted by him.