DANBURY REPORTER
Volume LI.
COUNTY SEAT WILL !
BE LEFT OFF,
i
We Pay More Road lax Than
Wilkes, Yadkin, Ashe, Alio- j
ghany, Watauga Or Caldwell.
llnt Our Locution Is Had. |
The Wilkeslioro newspaper is re- ,
joicing with its patrons that "with
in IS months there will be it solid |
concrete highway from Winston-j
Salem to North Wilkeslioro over j
Route titl."
It is estimated that this road, the t
one io be built from Winston to j
Lexington, and the roads to (Jreens- j
boro, Mt. Airy and Roanoke will .
r'.msume .all of the State money colli- !
w imj; to this district, out of the recent j
bonds authorized, so that the county j
seat of Stokes will likely not even ]
gel a - il road.
Oil' bigoted ckizell of Stokes has j
tile • ! • suggest t hilt Stokes is |
entit: '.o a load to !,s oimty seat)
l...v:in-v .. pa;, more uutoiaobile audi
gas : .x •..•in any of the nine coun
ties i the J-V.'llill liistrict except;
J''oivyi!i and Suny, :.ml at tie sane',
time alls al le'.ii toll to the fait that
. cars an ' ga ■ are the source of all;
San p- •! funds.
iJut if tliis citizen ever rides away •
from tiie outit.v si i.t of Stokes mil
hiird ail'. e it will be put there by'
his own co'iity. The ia t that \v.
pay i.i i ' I -,\es into the Si; U' high- .
way }i• nil than citle r V, ilki s,
Kill, V. lti:',:l. .Megl'.aiy. A.-he, i-r
i ";t!dv. •!! .. .1! never t a reiiil t >
ou' i auuy seat. We ar,- located in
the V.l't i.g 11 ilection f'.'oin tile big
city. j
AUTO LICENSE
PLATES CONTRACT
They Will i.V Distrihnt 'l As
lie i-l- !'• iv S>\ .i.i .Mo
tor v !i; 1 liraiu hes.
Cr • ■ Api il >• v . .-"titr- 11
with A. I'ollglit- •!. I • .I'M - - n. i
„f . • : . I f ! !ot ill »'iU"!!.. :. pro
\l■ i - \' i- -11-.nce of all. eilobii
I
r t ... A'. •••!■ ■ lab in in • -.'e.
was i. .-,| '.a re this at': n. 'ii a'
a • ;.,g of i! re (.-is of the dub,
presidi d over by Charles S. Wal
la. e, ef Mot -head it>. r sideii:.
Til -e plates well di-tiibuted liist
year b\ tiv dub bran hes, under
agreeme.it with the Secretary f
Sliitc I. -. t . Little leeway i
given the dub t > »lefray expenses of
distrib.!" on of the licenses, t . rt.
Rober; >. M-certary and manager of
the • leb s; • !, as 10 cents per pl.it
is all that is allowed by the contract.
Madison-Walnut Cove
Harcl-Surl'ace Road
Met; "ii. \pril s A loute for n
liai'-Mirfi:' e highway between Wal
nut i ove ami Madi.-on i • now being
survey .-e, i. i l.aiiu-d, :it..l later on
• lie el eject will !>• let to contract.
The two t.iwn-. a bm. t lit teen miles,
iij>s;t. now l l.n.acted l-y ;i slatt
maim.on- a o:l ro.id. Il is under
stood that the highway from Madi
son eti .a the \ irt '.nia li..e cvctitual
. |y will be slllfai d.
Ij. Mini'. !i citizens are giiiitly
®*'piea.-ed over the lil.-dihoial ot being
I connected with points north and
south wi.h a paved highway. Near
ly all of the suiface highway laid
in the county is in the ear tern por
tion, iii the vicinity of Lcaksv die-
Spray and Reidsville.
/ More Money For
The Boone Trail
North Wilkeshoro, Anvil 8. —The
people >f Wijkes county nrv elated
over tin' statement of ('ommissioner
er Hunt"* of this highway district
relative to the early hard-surfacing
of the Boone Trail highway fivnt
North Wilki'sboro to Winston-Salem.
The.v are in sympathy with his prog
ressive program, and want to wish
him godspeed in giving this section
of tin- state an outlet east which can
be traveled days in the year. It
is hoped that contracts will he let
at once and grading and hard-surfac
ing started as early as possible.
Housework Suffers
HOUSEWORK wanted—A young
white girl with refs. to hel with
housework and wait on table. —Class-
ified ad. in the Oakland (Cal.) Tri
bune.
PLAY HERE BY
PINNACLE SCHOOL 1
i
Minstrel Show To lie Presented
l j
In Court House Al Danbury
Saturday Night. April 18th. j
Under the auspices of the Pinnacle 1
' high school ii minstrel show will be I
ipicsented in the court house at Dan-|
. bury on Satuniay night, April lKth,'
j beginning at 8:00 o'clock,
j The characters in the show have
j been selected from the high school
j students and faculty of the Pinnacle j
| school and from the citizens of Pin-I
! nacle. The show has been presented
I ,".t a number of points in tin- county
j and has been highly enjoyed by all
1 who have seen it.
A small admission fee of 2a and
i ir» ti nts will be chi'.rged and the pro
jo. ds will be used for the bellelit of
Ilia' progressive school at Pinnacle.
! !•! i ry-tie is cordially invited to come j
nit an'! enjoy an evening of nierri-!
n-.ent, |
ITO ( OMPLETF LINK
: IN ROANOKE ROAD
I
Hiirhw.iy Met ween lloeky Mt.j
i iijit! i- iiul't' to l)e ('mnplet
! •" !:y
i Winston Salem, April 12.—Ae
•(i:.Iii•; ■ ' ti a i.-'t.-r r -i-ae.i yester-
I.\ W'll m T. !!i I -r. - » r ' ar;.
of the local chamber of coiiniieive
from I'. I. "ieinw.tw. si r-'aiy o" ■
i the Roanoke ■ iirati:"..'iion. tile h =gli- -
"mv between Roanoke and Rocky
| Moui;: will Ik lompl . d by fall of
jll ■ i > •• r.
) In I iter Mr. ,M.. ttiiiiw say.-:
■ • : 1 ol'de v to t tie V .all completed
I tile- ;. I ' We I •\ :. Ii• •• I 11. oil til
| >taie ii.eiiw.t, CO! -lea to give us
ja Ce, tiler ''lloeai toll of We
.-. mi lenieiuit'g this v.i.h Sll'!.oihi
! a It.: : nvi; i I lb- . y .Mi tit with
■ :i 1.;.t • i«. I :.i- in. ate ilia; Uoanoko
'.it;.-, thi|tigh tii- eiforts of this or
j i t •■II. vil: lia\e *o pili 'Uo til.'
I i-..: i! :.i ;i tun! cash -"'J 1,000."
! 'j, retch in tie - highway bo-
II we n Iloanoke and Rocky Mount
hi ! i nt i'.e i';i . i all ill i oai
' fc.rtabte ami sure travel between
tie IV. • ■'.:e-. ': .-Me ili'- h • rojui
' r.oills a * ' a! I i:'.. ill il ■!,!.:• high-
Way noitli :.ii Isi at!;. Ii . ■ '.. li.■'>' d
tii t tl.e euie. I t i-'ll of t '..is link will
bi lii Hi.-iin of tourists ilr.ough
the. .ity and will also furnish the
I sot o| ■ f ,|ii- city ii short and con-
venieiit outlet to the north.
; Judire St.ick Scores
Reckless Auto Drivers
| N'.'Wton, April 11. lu'ge Stack
! this aft rnoon s"ti'.en. Ed Robert
Michael and Wilfong Trott each to
il (ei hi of not less than ten and not
; tnoe than to years in the state
1 penitentiary at hard I: '• r. Tiiese
y. ali i ii'ii Wi "e eoie. ;ct d during
til ' ! i. M'tit term of i I'awba colli t
' 1 o! nrii'der ; n the set on- di-gree for
'it!:.' killing in a'l autoinoWle iiccident
of Ale- Kvi ■!} li liowe, oil the i vell
, in*,: - of rcl.i uary
' | >:i tice el' appeal by both defeml
:m - v.is uiven in open court. Aj.-
' , peal bond was tried tit Si no and ap
' ; eaiiiii. c bond it .VJau.iiiiO for oach
defend;.lit. In [.assing sentence
; li.i'ge Stack said lie had purposely
postponed suiteiicing ill • young men,
I'lider the hope that the oilicials
could apprehend the men who sold
the liquor, as they are the men most
lesponsible for the death of the
young lady. \\ iiile he had sincere
sympathy for young Trott and
Michael, he had the protection of so
[ cic'.y ami the majesty of the law
coi nniited to his charge by his oath
of ollice. This verdict is to give
police that the people and court of
North Carolina are determined that
the public highways must be made
safe against automobile drivers.
Bonds for Trott were promptly made,
and he was on tlu* streets a few
minutes after the adjournment of
court. The bonds for Michael have
| not yet been made.
Bound Over To Court
On Serious Charge
j
I 1 .em Mabe, a young man of Dan
j bury Route 1. was given a hearing
[ here yesterday before Justice N. A.
j Martin, being charged with buggery,
! and probable cause being found the
defendant was bound over to Super
ior court in a bond of $.">00.00, which
he furnished and was released. It
is learned that young Mabe will
1 endeavor to prove an alibi.
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, April 15, 1925
ASK TO TAKE OFF
MORE TRAINS'
Busses Are Taking Passengers,
From Railways Situation ;
Getting Serious For Railroad.
Raleigh, April S. —Complaining of i
motor bus competition, the Southern I
Railway today applied to the eorpor- '
ation commission for permission toT
take oil' a train running each way •
between Greensboro and (ioldshoro
and between Winston-Salem and
Greensboro, and to eonvert into mix
ed trains one of the passenger sche
dules each between Winston-Salem
and North Wilkeslioro and between
Mooresville and Taylorsville.
The company has not determined
whirl) one of the trains now in op
position between those points it
wishes to discontinue or eonvert
under the requested order. The
eoniniission took the request under
advisement and will announce its
1 1 , i ion i;i a few days.
The reduction in schedule pro
posed by the road today all Yets nior*
trains than any previous proposal
and involves service between i oints
of iieavy irallic. The busse.-. how
ever. with frequent schedules and
fast s 'l'vi -o, in-.- fitting the iiytn r of
the competitive game, and the Sou
oth.'i'ii. as with other road?, claims it
is ooerntinjr on short-liiies at a loss, j
.Mo! line schedules to give .rav-j
•!e - ! . twe: 11 (!;••• ns'ooro and t'har-j
lot• a bus every thirty ni'iuites I
. i,. o>«'. Ti-l today by the cor-. >ra- I
t i ■ll commission. v ho faced a b-itiiry,
, f a.i ys for i!ie operati- in an j
airing of schedu) • grievan.
Twenty-six round trips daily will |
be made between til" two points,
tin he.ii'iest long-run service in til" i
•. ilet Wt I'll 7 a. lit. and 7:.'») p. |
*n. ii I'll will leave each town at ill - j
i" ".! of thiity loin it> and inain
a a the half-!; air .. i; .:111> ;u the
I r.\ ■in I" ; wi en. |
OascHno Increase
Fifty-Six Per Cent
!: I i.hu- ,i - eomiiti.- ion
wi .It i'.. !■ -a in • : ar ng .'i
I r i'l reasilig I i i 'es of ga o
-1 •; •. it:.-. id' d its report. The coiiim:--
• n !'a I- that tl'.e aVt rage in ice
,! •*.-•{•r'j .'it the ■■■•> iitt y is ."it! per c tit
'i'.l th • distributors' i>iargin i- about
ccto- per gallon.
lest December the President ap
pointed a federal conservation hoard
to investigate all phases of the o'l
! industry for the purpose of forniu
i lat ; ng ;i national policy to prevent
i waste and combinations oil prices,
and also to study the question of
■ governmental regulations of produc
-1 ■ i
tion and prices,
i A. a v suit the attorney general
!of the I'nited States litis htie.ight
I suit against :i number of dominant
oil concerns alleging that agree
ments exist which constitute a coin
b ant ion itnd conspiracy to rcsiri;-'
tile production snid distribution of
g i. dine and control prices.
The government jdans to break up
th" o ioling of patents, and nermits
.■ in'• I small rolin.-rios on high roy
under restricted production.
To do tiiis it may become : -cs.-ary
I'.l the goVernr.le.lt to institute it
control similar to that exercised by
t!u inter-state caili'ik ree comiilis
sion over the railroads.
Officers Made Another
Big* Haul Today
Two stills, .'to gallons of whiskey,
and one man, Tyler Hairston, color
ed, were taken by Prohibition OlVic
i ers Shelton and Flinchum and Sher
iff IHailap this afternoon near Ilair
stou's bridge, just north-east of
Walnut Cove. Otl.er panic.- found
at til-. 1 stills made their escape. Ilair
ston was placed under SSOO bond by
1 l". S. Commissioner N". A. Martin,
• of Danbury. Uond has not been ar
. ranged at this time.
Mi's. Patterson Would
Be Minister to Siam
Washington, April 14.—A North
Carolina woman would be minister
1 to Siam. Mrs. Lindsay Lucy Pat
terson, of Winston-Salem, republi
- can national committeewoman, of
r that state, signifying a desire to
. enter the diplomatic service, has ask
, ede for assignment as minister to
• that kingdom. The choice is report
• ed to be latgely influenced by a
i friendship built up between a near
: relative and tke king of Siam while
I they were in college together in
England.
OFFICERS MAKE •]
A lilG HAUL
Captured Man, Still, 20 Gallons "
Whiskey anil Seven Hundred
Pounds Sugar— Other llaids
I Made In County.
Prohibition officers Sheltoti and
l_l£]inehtim mi Friday destroyed one of ,
| tho largest distillery outfits that has
i yet been taken ill Stokes. It was t
j found on Helews Creek near the
Stokcs-ltockingham line. ("haiTie
Newman, a young white man, was 1
eaptured with the outfit and is in '
Stokes jail in default of a
bond. When the officers came upon ?
the distillery it was running with i
several men in attendance but all 'I
made their escape cNc. pt Newman. |
I With the outfit the officers took 70»,
pounds of sugar. which was brought |
Ito Danbttry and sold at an lion. A ,
numlicr of large bain lis of be r and
Ihe law still were rantuivd as well
as JP callous of whiskey.
During the past few days the of
frets have captured a number of :
other . mailer distillery units.
I
King Moravians ,
Extend Thanks .
King. April IS. The .Moravian
| circle \v !;•••. > iln •• fiiemi.-
j'!;" hi.' ; til' l!i :ii 1 • 1 1 fir ri»jr co
| )|. "ilii 1 in I i" . h ti • r
; 'lie a:: I -lime A i *' :*>l 1.'1.-iO
i .Vi.s n . . I', ! CO' • 1.1 I 'lll
I done if oth'.'i'f liesi :.-t th Mi >'a'.ians
j hadn't helped. Thi: will go
I towards erecting lb' Moravian
| . htirch which means so much for
Kins; and the surrounding ((immuni
ty. For almost •"»»'• years the princi-
I | les of the .Moravian cimr h have
I remained unchanged. Mode.nisis and
dissenters never bother th'-m They
are all slati:i'h fun lam 'iitalists.
j Never do they entertain doubts about
th.- in ■ rt; ion of the riptin ■ .ne
I virgin birth of tin- divine Si: of
|(!od, •»!'. !tt i«in thr.iiigh f:« i i !*>, the
j i;ill • t:• >»i of the body, tile ptii:i.-li
: nt of tlli' wieki d or life ( iila- -
'■ The ol>. t of ib' ' i li'ri' n i
ai',;ne or 'it-iii.-- doit i ill '.- . i>ii
to live iipri' htly. be helpful ami Irip
;.y. hospital le and fri. ndly, Alter
ed in pre ellt plogress, live -o as I •
b |• r ■ •;• le i fi i haven and m make
this world biter by their living.
I Faster i.~ the main festival of ill"
' year. The keynote of the faith is
1 .li us Christ and Him cruci'ietl. The
graveyard, their (loo's acre, is never
called a cemetery, shows simplicity,
i their chief factor for there is no j
; distinction of personage, no differ- >
II nee in tombstones, no high monu
ments, only a flat while marble slab
marks each green, well kept grave..
Their religion is simple and happy,
main tea -hing is tra.-t !od, love I
1 't'lr.isi and b good all the time.'
! Th-y are giva: believer ;, i praising
"• C 1 as liavid sai l with musical in
stl'uiiU'iits and song. Thi y have
' • . r :t thouand lovely hyin'.s, most
them centuries old. M" ' eveiy
' Moravian boy : .ii"W.- 1: v> to play
some nuisii al i:. tinmen'.. I", small
b > s in the I!t i b-iiiia I an I \\ >• !i lv I I
' ■ a Faster siivicc o'i King
:i ■ last Sunday ntti.ici.-i at
-1 '.er'.ion of every one.
i Walnut Cove Route •">
Walnut Cove Route April 11.
ijile of thi.- section are very busy
' planting corn. It seems that every
! body is aiming for a big crop. If
• something is net done for the plant
■ beds the flies are going to make a
■ short crop for the farmers.
•j liss Lettie ISrown, of Winston
■ j Salem, spent the Kaster holidays
f \\::h bur naiiiits. Mr. and Mrs. W. li.
Drown.
Master l.i'n, son »f Mr. anil Mrs. j
I. Van TuttU', is quite siek at pros-.
i iit, we art* sorry to note.
Many people from Winston-Salem
ami other poims pieiiieked on the
laun at the home «>f Miss R. W.
Hairston at Hamburg.
The many friends of Mr. J. M.
llrown gave him a delightful surprise
iiirthday dinner on Kaster Sunday.
A long table was set in the grove
and spread with many good tilings
to eat. Everybody enjoyed them
selves fine.
J. E. 15rown, of l. ak.-ville. visited
friends and relatives here Sunday.
Bad Language
It's a wonder money doesn't Mush
when made to talk the way it does
!>y some people.— I'es Moines Tri
, liune. .
I /
FEW CASES TRIED i
AT CIVIL COURT
Two Days Ol Term Was Con
sumed By Criminal Ducket— l
Cases Disposed Of By the
Coin t.
On account of the fact that two
days of last week were taken up
with the criminal docket of Stokes
Superior court, there were only a I
few eases disposed of on the civil
docket, those not reported last week ■
being as follows:
Lit urn liowman vs. Sheriff of |
Stokes county for recovery of auto- !
mobile I'i/.ed with whiskey on it. '
The ear was ordered returned to ;
plaint iff.
W. Weatherman vs. C. 1.. Neal.j
for damage to autonulbile. .ludg- j
mnt against defeildai : f..i Ifl and
cost. I
(!. t>! i & Sons Co. v . F. Diin-
I .-el A. W. I»:i\ . as « i-
I lionised.
.1. 11. Watts v- .1. S. .la I.
' ''iniproiiiised.
Flien II Mill I-; al v~. .1. 11.
Crcu.-y et al. Judgment f i- i
ant. Noti"e of a ; eal given.
News and Person-.
From K
Kile:'. X. i V ' 11.
Mi. • 'its. Lu in-r i• • i . i"
W- ' I'.: . Moon coin: y. ,n ■ :i.i
illg a fv days with rcla'.i - »,-•. .
'I li-- V iavians he! 1 K i-'
S-. r • he I'll oil We ' *. v
wile'V ! " : r l!"'V e'llt" i '
crowd v - in att"iid :i In" i:
thania lo .» !. a I li. i • . •' i
the o ' a■
, Mr. A. -. I'.ol . if V •
11, li-'-n ,*, -u ... Wi .
li . pa i 'ill s hei .
Illiles West of loW I 1.1-1 '1 .Ml I.".
morning after a lingering illn •-
with parai; - The in • ••.-m nt v . -
col-ducted fi ■>■ I I |!ap:' e' I
h ie Fiid'.>.
The new :..id.l i•- ' Mr. >. l\ .
I'll! -a 111 - nice hole. I \\ .-1;*.11
■S |. el 11 1- been 1' l.i'e 'le i.
Mr. and Mis. i\ .1. • \ . f Un
sion-Saleni, spent mii .. with rela
tivi s here.
Mr. and Mrs. 11 • \ •.■ ml Inirram,
who reside one mile \\ -' of tnwn,
are the glad lvcipiin'.- of n n- • bov.
C-ij'eila defeated Ki• l• in a • aine
of baselmll here
stood seven and four
i Mr. J. K. New -11.11 •:
| end with relatives in M" >iv . a ■.
Mr. Pleas Till -y. of In ■ \ is.
'is among the biisin -s v.-i m- 1 !■•
' today.
Mr. Kennis I'ulliam. v,
ehool : t I 'lmpel Hill.
, Kaster with his j.aivnts hr .
Mr. N. i). Tut tie and f.
! M-ky M- tint, are -pt : : . ..
day-' with i dative- 1: i .
Quite a ninubi r of n .ob
here spent the day ;■ on i'
Mountain.
Mr. and Mrs. ). !.. I'ulliam. ••!
Winston-Salem, spi lit Sunday :.- !
Monday with relatives here.
Work on the Christian chur h on
W i Main street is being pushed
: • iat a rapid rale.
Mr. and Mrs. I'ryan Pallium, of
W are spending Faster
with r"b'ltives here.
The Francisco baseball team dc
-1 f. ! the IC'iijr High School team ill
a haii! fought game here today. The
score -i >oil live anil one.
• M: e- \nnie and Jennie Pulliani
•let" lliuh I'oint, are spending a few
day- with .datives here.
A bi;r Sunday Sehool rally will he
held at t!i>- baptist church here on
Sunday. \i>ril l'.'th. This il.utvh
has jus; completed an addition of six
Sunday School rooms to its building.
The ehuivh has a membership of
about one hundred and forty and
about onr hundred and sixty attend
the Sunday S li->ol. An all day serv
ice will be held, the pastor Rev. J. 11.
Hall, preaching in the morning. At
the afternoon M-rviee Mr. J. W.
Hilton and Ke\. K. 11. Havis, of Mt.
Airy, will speak. Hinner will be
served on the grounds for all.
Mr. T. F. liaker and family, of
Hitfh Point, are spending a few
days with relatives.
A motorist who bumped into the
llylan automobile was lined $l!0.
Serves him right. He niiuht have
forced the Mayor to travel by sub
way.—New York Evening World.
No. 2 766
I VERDICT OF GUILTY
FOR C. B. BRODY
Jury Deliberated On Case More
i Than Week—Defendant Sen
teneed For Term 5 Years—
Appeal Taken and 15ond Fur
nished.
After deliheratiutr from Friday
until Saturday of the following week,
inure than eight days, the jury which
heard the ease of the State vs. C.
H. IJl'ody, in which iie \va.- charged
with burning a store building in
Walnut Cove, brought in a verdict
of guilty last Saturday at noon. The
defendant was immediately sentenc
ed by Judge McKlroy to serve a term
jof not less than live and not more
I than seven years in the St:.t>
j orison. The defendant's a tonn y -
I gave ,i .iice of appeal a;.J ,\'r
1 Biwly s amienrance bund i.e.- lix ;i
■it Jlond was given and
l : )i- leio ■!' the f lilmvv" iit i ei. -
••• : W. T. 1! .1
lirod... V. I. .Al.tr hall. 11. Yoss,
I. A iw;-. f. K. |hi!, li V n. Ja.-oli
r :ltoi,, I!. 1.. Vaughil :nd 11.I 1 . W.
I'avi.-.
Yi ■ ,:, .l w: - oiv if tli' longest
• i i ; !•: ill' hi.-l ■'!•;. ef Stokes
■ • i.ii■ ■ :rI court and coaled a great
oi -.il ■ f ii.i•. ri i. It will he re ailed
I il .1 of the case was started
' t I'P! of eri»n': :.i mrt
i n of :h in n r "n the
il • i , u ..« ■ . ed.
i ATAL ASSAULT AT
PILOT MOUNTAIN
(V.se Jes'er, A Fanner f That
Cunin niity. Killed in Fight.
I'il- • ?!■ mt'iiii. A' il i .. Wounds
1 11'".i i to have Ih- ii iifl: ! Sunday
■'i 'ivr i' ;:iut a i with I'osie
Wi.i:• insrtoi: i -*ult in t! • death, at
" ■• I > tli .o .r. i f i'ase
ster, i farmer of this community,
..:.ii • .'V .r» art : ' mpt ;;g to
i.■ i . ... • h !• ••• of Wi ittii 1 . :t i:t,
who liv". n.-ar Pilot .Vo- itain.
According to information given
i. ii ■ •:!.!;• i tiii-• 1-. Whi'.ling
•i . t : -i-in ::.w 1 f .ie >\ had
l-i i a implicated in a quarrel with
.ie>*ei V •'i y ' r lay. aed about
;i i\ i i !■; S..iul i liii'.v .lester
wem to Whi:tington'.- home tor in
ve ligation. \ ligh' re. ulted dur
ing wiiich Whitt ingt i'i struck the
•Id man on the head with a shotgun,
braking the skull, and inflicting
injuries which tv.-ulicd in death
early this mom;!:?,
Immediately af ■ i the aIT-rr, ac
cording to the authorities. Whitting
tiin, his wife and chilil took their
Mitomoliile and left the community.
The officers are making an attempt
to locate them, an I have notified
surrounding towns and cities. Jester,
who is survived i>y hi wife and sev
en children, has lieeii a resident
of the community for many > i ar»,
II l- Il .Ml in high i M colli by fel
;■ v\ iiizens.
Chase Oar
To Winston-Salem
! : 1 -i:: lul l a "tip" that a Hedge
. \\ ;i ii a load of whiskey would
i i . - : .iietigh Haill'tivy a few evell
-1 ,i vr- nee Prohibition oiHcers Shel
toii . Flinchuin w nt up toward
f I' ilnio'i! Springs to wait for the ear,
' !>ui lif' re reaching tin point where
they i S| .-cted to hold the ear up tlicy
met ii coming toward 1 latibury. P>e
i fore till' oilicers could iurn their car
■ around the liquor car had gained
some distance on them, hut they
i Mailed pursuit, the two cars passing
• through Danluny about dark at a
1 'illll'Ul \ tllM'lll • »'. *1
rapid rati-, and th«* race was kept im
all lh- way to Winston-Salaetn. the
oili-• i*rs losing tin' 11ail completely at
Oghurn station. iioth cars wre
Hodge's and tu-ithi't' was al'lc to out
run thi other to any irreat extent.
lHtst greatly hindered the otVuers
and hut for this fait they probably
■ would have captured the car.
Fined $lO and Cost
In Assault Case
In a hearing before Justice X. A.
Martin here yesterday Corbett
I'riddy, a young man of Danbury
Route 1. was fined SIO.OO and the
cost on the charge of assault upon
the person of \Y. V. Woods, the
trouble occurring at North View
church last Sunday.
Robt. Taylor, student at Oak
| Ridge, was home for Easter.