North Carolina Newspapers

DANBURY REPOR^R Volume LI. TWO DEATHS ARE REPORTED Mrs. B. F. Pulliam Hurt By Fall—Birthday Dinner For Mrs. Henry Hauser—King News Items. King, May 18.—Mrs. Lee Goin Beasley, aged 711 years, died sudden ly at the home of her son, John Beas ley, in Walnut Hills, Tuesday morn ing. When she retired the night be fore Mrs. Beasley seemed in her usual health. Her death was caused by heart failure. Mrs. Ccphus Culler, of Moore J.ounty, died yesterday. The re *mains were brought here and laid to rest in the Trinity cemetery today. Mrs. It. F. Pulliam fell down a flight of stairs at her home here last week and received a broken rib and a sprained ankle. She is getting on as well as could be expected. Mrs. O. L Raines, who underwent an operation in a Winston hospital last week, is doing nicely. Relatives and friends gave Mrs. Henry Hauser a surprise birthday dinner today. About 150 people in attendance. It was Mrs. Hauser's 30th milestone. The occasion was a very enjoyable, one. Several people of King attended the Baptist Association at Flat Shoal church yesterday. It was es timated that 7.000 attended in all. Farmers in this section are about half through planting tobacco. An average crop will be put out. Rev. Paul Herman Newsum filled his regular appointment at Mount Airy yesterday. Peyton Hutchins, "f Winston, was with his parents here Sunday. Albert llutchins, of Winston, was a visitor here yesterday. Dr. ii. C. Fowler, of Winston, was a King \isitor Sunday. Mr. anil Mrs. Jack Caudle, of Winston, spent Sunday here with relatives. The Red (loose boys defeated Ru ral Hall in a game of baseball here Saturday. Scoiv was 7 and .'5. J Otis llumpion, of High Point, was * at his former home here Sunday. The Seward ball team defeated the Modern Woodmen team of this place Saturday. The game was hard fought and Seward did not get a run until the ninth inning. The game was played on the King diamond. Miss Annie Shore, of Thomasville, is spending a few days with Miss Crysel Caudle in Walnut Hills. Mrs. William Pulliam is spend ing several days with relatives in High Point. News and Personals Of King- Route 2 King Route 2, May 1 i>.—John Goons lost two good horses the past week by letting them graze on wet grass. leople of this section who atten ded the commencement exercises of the King high school say it was the most interesting in the history of the school. Tt seems now that there will be a large crop of tobacco put out in this section. Since the nice showers of the past days prospects for a good crop are much brighter. K. K. says he wants to buy a tadio, so lie can tell when dark nights come, as that is the time to plant potatoes, lie goes to bed be fore sundown and gets up after sun rise, and has been making light crops of potatoes. SCRIBBLER. Officers Capture Small Still Sheriff J. F. Dunlap and Prohibi tion Officer I'. 1.. Flinchum captured a small still two or three miles south of Danbury Sunday night. The still was not in operation when cap tured, and the owners are unknown to the officers. Greensboro-Winston Road To Be Built Greensboro, May 10.— J. M. Greg ory, contractor, today started work on building a hard-surface road from here to the Forsyth county line, to connect with hard-surface road to connect with a hard-surface road to (luilford line. The contractor hopes o finish the road in !»0 days. The distance to the Forsyth county line is S miles. HIGH TAX RATES IN THE COUNTIES Rutherford County Has High est Rate With Stokes Close Behind—Property Valuations Raleigh, May 12.—North Caro lina's total personal and property valuation stands at $2,003,410, ac cording to the li>24 county assess ments of revenue and compiled by Dan \V. Terry, franchise tax deputy. The average per capital wealth, based on these figures, is approxi mately a thousand dollars. That few changes have been made n the severa. coiuitv valutabns in the last year or two is now indicated by a comparison of the figures in the last report with the assessments for 11(23, which aggre gated $2,057,100. The valuation for 1020, in the days of revaluatii n, was $3,150,2411,202. Forsyth continues to rank first as the county for greatest wealth, its 11)21 valuation being reported at $107,267,822. Guilford is next with $158,070,42(5; Mecklenburg third, $l-17,000,0110, and Buncombe fourth, $118,730,590. Transylvania county has the smallest valuation, $1,707,0:55, and Clay is next with six hundred thou sand dollars form, $2,1582,07:5. The total tax rate in Forsyth, the wealthiest county, is 55 cents and in Transylvania, with the lowest prop erty assessment, $1.21. Forsyth's rate is the lowest in the state, ac cording to the revenue department's figures, but Transylvania's is not the highest. The citizens of Rutherford county.may claim the distinction of paying the most tax for each hun dred dollai's worth of property, the department listing the rate there at 5?2.30. of which sl."n goes to schools. Clay county stands second with a rate of $2.20. Few Low Tax Kates. Only 11 of the 100 counties have a tax rate lower than one dollar. The tax rate of the four wealthiest counties is given as follows: For syth, 55 cents; Guilford, 80 cents; Buncombe, 00 cents, and Mecklen burg, $l. Wake, the capital of the state, with a valuation of $89,4(53,- 077, has a tax rate of 70 cents. Other county tax rates and valu ations reported to the department include these: Alleghany, property valuation, $0,40(5,053; total tax rate, 0:5 cents; Ashe, valuation, $12,203,- 301; rate, $1.43; Davidson, $34,325,- 041, rate $1.15; Davie, $12,710,908, tax rate, $1.07; Surry, $27,159,307, tax rate, $1.1(1; Wilkes, $15,575,495, tax rate, $1.57. JOHN A. BULLIN DIED YESTERDAY Was Well Known ami Highly Respected Citizen of Dan bury Route I—Aged Seventy Eight Years. John A. Rullin, a well known and highly respected citizen of Danbury Route 1, passed away at his home yesterday afternoon at 0 o'clock, at the age of 78 years. The deceased had been desparately ill for several days, and all hope of his recovery given up. He recently sull'ered a stroke of paralysis and continued to grow worse each day. Mr. Bullin had been married twice and lost his second wife last year. He is survived by the following sons and daughters: Mrs. R. C. Booth and Mrs. C. E. Vaden, of Danbury; Mrs. Edgar Fulk and Mrs. Willie Hole, of Danbury Route 1; Walter Bullin, of Pilot Mountain; Ollie Bul lin anil Hun Bullin, of Greensboro; Strawi'y and Johnnie Bullin, of Dan bury Route 1, and one small daugh ter, aged about four years. Interment will be made at the Fagg graveyard, near the home of the deceased, today at 2:00 o'clock. Home demonstration club women of Nash county are l>uiidinpr and furnishing their own club rooms, re ports Mrs. Effie Vines Gordon, home agent. Hindenburg, it is reported, receiv ed the news of his victory i» silence. Evidently feeling that the election called for neither Marx nor remarks. —Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. Since Dr. Elliot insists that there will lie work to do in heaven, we've got to get busy and save the souls of a few efficiency experts.—Colum bus Dispatch. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, May 20, 1925 CAR AND FORTY GALLONS TAKEN Captured After Driver Fails To Make Curve and Gets Stuck In Field—Driver Es capes. A new Dodge roadster with forty gallons of whiskey on board was captured Thursday night by Prohi bition Officers Shelton and Flinchum near Ross' store, five miles south of Danbury. The car passed through Danbury about 10 o'clock Thursday night and was sighted by the officers who im mediately gave chase. When the car failed to make a curve just this side of Ross' store and ran out into a plowed field, the men jumped from the car and made their escape. Their overcoats were left in the car. The officers state that they know the owner of the car, though no names were given out. NEWS FROM PALMYRA SECTION Miss Ann Smith Dies At Age Of 90 Years Miss Kiser Entertains Friends Per sonal Items. Germanton Route 1, May lit.— Miss Ann Smith died at her home in the Palmyra section Saturday morn ing, May 9th, following all illness of several days. The body was brought lo Friendship church Sunday after noon. where the funeral services were conducted by Rev. C. R. Hutch erson, of Walnut Cove, and inter ment was made in the church bury ing ground. The deceased was 90 years of age and had been a member of Friendship church for many years. She is survived by four sis ters. Mrs. N'elia Abbott, Mrs. Eliza heth Tuttlo, and Misses Sarah and Jane Smith. Miss I'rnie Kiscr delightfully en tertained a number of her friends on Friday night at party," given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Terry. Various games were played and music was furnish ed by Messrs. Charlie Rutledge, Jas. Jones, Harvey Holes, Ralph Rutled ge and Clem Southern. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Boles are the proud parents of a fine boy. The youngster arrived last Wednesday morning. Sevral of the people of this sec tion have attended the Billy Sunday meetings in Winston-Salem. Mrs. S. F. Stewart and children, Mrs. H. L. Hartgrove, Mrs. T. J. Boles and Mrs. Geo. Bowman and daughters visited Mrs. Charlie Boles Saturday afternoon. l>ots of the people from this sec tion attended the Primitive Baptist Association at Flat Shoal Sunday. Miss Macie Slate, of Route 2, vis ited Misses Maude and Muriel Boles Saturday night. Among the visitors at Mr. W. H. While's Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Carl White and daughter, F.rleen, Mr and Mrs. Colonel White and Miss Docie Rutledge and niece. Misses F.ra Young, Verlie and Sa die Bowman and Vallie Montgom ery and Mr. Carl Smith visited at Mrs. T. J. Boles' Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Jennings Tuttle vis ited relatives here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Bides and Miss Era Young, of Winston-Salem, visi ted relatives here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Vernon, of Madison, Route 3, visited relatives on Germanton Route Saturday night and Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Fowler spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Alvin 'latum. Wyatt Lavvson 111 In Winston Hospital James A. l.awson, of Peter's Creek township, was here Monday. He re ported his father, Wyatt in a hospital at Winston-Salem, having undergone an operation for gall stones. Mr. l.awson is up past 70. and owing to his age is in a serious condition, though his chances appear good. Capital and Labor "Can you define capital and labor?" "Well—how should you do it?" "I lent you five dollars. That is capital. I have tried to get them bail;--that is labor." ASSOCIATION AT FLAT SHOAL Several Thousand People At tended Meeting of Primitive Baptists Sunday—Quiet and Orderly Crowd. At Flat Shoal Primitive Baptist church, four miles south-west of Danbury, several thousand people gathered Sunday to attend the peri odical association of the Primitives. The association began on Saturday preceding, and continued for three successive days, closing Monday. The crowd was quiet and orderly. A re port was spread that two children had been run over and killed by a car, but this proved to be unfounded, and as far as the Reporter could learn there were no accidents. STOKES ENTITLED TO HER PART Mothers' Aid Fund Must Be Applied For By June 10th. By an act of the recent legisla ture the appropriation for mothers' aid work throughout the state was reduced from $50,000 to $."50,000. Under the old system the fund was divided among the 100 counties of the state on a population basis. At the end of the yaar it was found that only (53 counties had used part or all of their quotas, and the re mainder reverted to the general fund, and was not available for the counties really administering the fund. Under the new system all those counties which have not applied for mother's aid appropriation l>y June 10 will forfeit their claims for funds. In this way the unused por tion may he used for the counties which are actively engaged in mother's aid work. News and Personals Of Walnut Cove \fa\nut Cove, May 20.—Mr. and Mrs. Claud Boyles are the happy pa rents of a son, horn Sunday. Misses Julia Hairston and Rebec ca Harrington spent last week-end at the State University, attending the Virginia-Carolina ball game. Miss Sadie Fulton spent the week end in Greensboro with friends at the N. C. C. \\\, attending the Caro lina-Virginia ball game while there. Jacob Fulton attended the Shriner's ceremonials at Roanoke, Va., Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Addington, of Bed ford City, Va., spent Saturday here. Harry Sanders, of Asheville, was in town this week. Peter Hairston and son were in town from Cooleemee Tuesday. Mesdames Jacob and Paul Ful ton, and Miss Sadie Fulton visited Miss Elizabeth Fulton in Burlington Wednesday. Among those attending the auto mobile races in Charlotte on the 11th were Misses Nina, Essie and Kunico Minefield, Bogey Bennett, Luther Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Bucic Boy les, Mrs. Carrie Boyles and daugh ters, Misfes Ola and Mo'/.elle. Julian Vaughn returned Monday night from a visit to Daytona. Fla. I.at Neal has almost completed his Idling station on the corner of Main and -Ith streets. Harry C. Glenn's New Vork com edians are exhibiting in town this week. Engineers S. Austin and John Durham spent Monday in Greens boro on business. Col. John Bolt, of Brndentown, Fla.. arrived in town Wednesday night for a stay here before going to New York. His many friends are glad to have him with them again. Miss Nell Hutchison returned on Thursday from a visit to friends in Greensboro and Thontasville. ('apt. C. S. Currier and Mr. Tate, of the State Highway Commission, were in town Tuesday on an inspec tion tour of State roads. Uev. and Mrs. Marshall, of Mount Airy, visited Walnut Cove Tuesday. Mrs. Dr. C. J. llelsabeck is visit ing her mother near Germunton. Born unto Mr. and Mrs. W. L. i Lewis, on Tuesday, May lUth. a son. Some one invents a device that measures a candle's heat live miles away and somebody else in the De partment of Labor has another that detects a one-half of one per cent reduction in food prices.—Detroit News. M. D. LINVILLE DIED SUNDAY Was Prominent Citizen Of Wal nut Cove—Funeral Service* Attended By Ku-Klux Klans- M. I). Linvillr, a prominent and highly respected citizen of Walnut Cove, and brother of I". Danes I.in ville, died Sunday afternoon at the ago of about ">S years. 'I iie deceased had been ill for some months with a heart affection and his death was sudden. Mr. I.inville's funeral was attend ed by a number of Ku-Klux Clans men in full regalia. NEWS BY RADIO FOR FARMERS (iov. Mi-Lean Is Working On Plan To Broadcast News and Information To Rural Com munities. Governor McLean is- now working oil a plan whereby the State will operate a broadcasting radio station at Raleigh and furnish daily to the farmers and citizens of the rural sections of North Carolina news of the world and especially news and information concerning our State. The State's engineers and the en gineering faculty of the State col lege at Raleigh are working on tin details of the plan and will soon no doubt announce particulars of the venture. When the system is installe I far mer!'. and others who have radios can sit in their homes after supper and hear the day's news from Ral eigh and the world, as well as get the latest market and weather re ports and other information that will be of benefit. SUMMER"SCHOOL BEGINS JUNE 22 Stokes and Surry Teachers Will Be Instructed At Pilot Moun tain Under Direction of Prof. Houck. The summer school for teachers to be conducted jointly by Stokes and Surry counties will open at Pilot Mountain on June 22nd, continuing for a period of six weeks. Prof. Houck, who acted as princi pal of the Pilot Mountain graded school the past session, will be direc tor of the summer school. Other instructors will be secured and their names given out later. The attendance at the summer sehool is expected to he large with teachers there from two counties and a number of instructors will be required to conduct the work. SUNDAY ENGAGED FOR YEAR AHEAD Groat Evangelist Has Number of Campaigns Booked For Coming Fall and Winter. Winston-Salem, May I'.'. Rev. W. A. (Hilly) Sunday will conduct live evangelistic campaigns during the ■•timing summer and fall months, ac cording to his present plans. The evangelist is always booked far ahead and his schedule for the cam paign of next year has already been coiuplet d for some time. Each of the si Hz- will be six weeks in length, \s;'h a few days intervening between tin appointments to penult travel. Mime of the engagements be ing widclj separated. The lii':-; meeting of next season will be npi lied on September t>th, 102."i, at Portland, Oregon, anil here Mr. Sundav w'll expound the gospel for six wee.-. Marly in November he will instilnt. a campaign against the devil in Will'.amsport, Pa., and it is of interest to note that this will bring the Evangelist nearer to North Carolina than any of the other en gagements. In January, I!'2>, Billy Sunday will hold a uniting in Bing hampton, New York, and about the last of February will open in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The last meeting of the season will be conducted in Cape Giradeau, Missouri, In ginning in April. Thrift is a wonderful virtue—es pecially in an ancestor. —New Yoik Herald Tribune. No. 2 771 BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR W. W. TERRY Given Him By Mrs. Terry— People Attending Sunday Revival In Winston—News and Personal Items. Ciermanton Route 1, May IK.—Mrs \\. \\. Terry entertained a number of her relatives and friends yester day by giving her husband a sur prise birthday party. After ail the guests had {fathered on the lawn they were ushered into the parlor, whi'-h was beautifully decora ted with pink and white roses. A nunilier of musical selections were rendered by the young men of the community and ev ryone enjoyed it to the fullest extent. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Tuttle and children, Arnold and Arlene, visited .Mr. 11. 1.. Hartgrove Sunday. Mi'.-. Sallie Tuttle spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Flora Tuttle. A party eoniposed of several boys | and girls went on a fishing trip Fri day afternoon. They report an en joyable outing. Several people of this community attended the commencement of the King high school. Miss Irene Baker, one of the King hijrh school graduates, has returned I" her home for the summer vaca tion. •fas. Kiser. who holds a position in \\ !i ion-S:dem, spent Sunday with hi- parens. Mr. and Mrs. J.C.Kiser. Mr. ami Mrs. M. F. Tuttle atten ded the Baptist assoei.ition at Flat S!: J church Sundey. Mrs. Julia Tuttle i- .-pending the ivirk with Mrs. J. R. Tuttle. The people of this community are '.viy busy planting tulmcco now. Mr. and Mrs. Carl White and Mr. and Mrs. Colonel White and Miss Karline White spent Sunday at Mr. W. 11. White's. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Fowler visi ted Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Tatum on Walnut Cove Route 1 Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Jennie Rutledge and children spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Paul Tuttle. Ralph Rutledge, of Walnut Cove, Route 1, spent Saturday night with his mother, Mrs. Jennie Rutledge. Misses May and Cleave Holes spent Friday afternoon with Misses Maude and Muriel Holes. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Baker and children, of Winston-Salem, s|pent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Boles. A grreat many of the people of this section are attending the servi ces at the Billy Sunday meeting in Winston-Salem. Callie Tuttle spent Saturday night with John Simpson Fowler. Mrs. Ada Hartgrove vivitcd M,r. and Mrs. Charlie Boles Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John Holes spent the week end with Mr. Boles' mother, Mrs. F. J. Holes. AUTO TAGS TO GO OX SALE JUNE 15 Department of Revenue An nounces Plan For Distribu tion—s4 Branches To Aid. Ral-.igh. May 11. New state au tomobile license plates will be put oil sale June 15. the department of roveiiue announced today. Fifty four branch otUces in most of the principal cities and towns are mak ing ivady now for the distribution of around IUHI.OOO tags which the st,Mt»' will exchange for about four million dollars in currency. The tags for the next tis.-al year will have black tigutvs on a yellow background. The depart .uent re ceived its supply from the manu facturers some time ago. Allot ments are now going out to the branch stations. Four Prisoners Run Away From Camp Four of the county convicts, all trusties, engaged in work on the Moore's springs road, van away from camp Sunday. Their names are : F.verett Smith, Charlie Mouneo, Will Mabo and Claud Hullin, all white men, and having only a few months each to serve. It was slated today that all of them had surrendered. We wonder what that chap who fainted three times while he was be ing married will do when the first month's bills come in?— Philadelphia Inquirer.