North Carolina Newspapers

Volume LI. STOKES TEACHERS | MET SATURDAY 143 In Attendance Most In teresting Session In History Of Association —Several Ad dresses Delivered. The Stokes county unit of tho North Carolina Education Associa tion met at Danbury on lest Satur day morning and held session until mid-afternoon. It was the largest assemblage of teachers in the hi..-1 .• ory of education in Stol.cs county. ~S hundred and forty-three teach ers showed their interest in the work for the beginning year by their pres ence at the meeting, which was call ed by Prof. J. C. Carson, Superin tendent of Schools for the county. Devotional exercises were con duced by Rev. A. J. Howling, pastor of Danburj M. K. church. N.;ot. Carson presided over the morning session. He op ■tied the meeting by extending a cordial wel come to all teachers to Stok , coun ty. Not \only did he make them feel welcome, but he also made them feel that in him they possessed a j leader who had his whole ;oul in the cause of education. Aft r the address by Supt. Carson the following principals of schools spoke, selecting as their subjects! various phases peitainitig to the! progn ss of education in the county C. M. Kelts, principal of Germanton ! high school, Uow A Teacher Should j I so His Or Her Leisure." Mr. Kelts has been principal of the Gcrnuinton I sli MI! for one ye; r and i. entering I upon his duties of another year. He -howed conclusively that toe teach-j er's duties do not end with five or] six h .til's of work per day -that a teacher should be a leader in a com munity. \Y. C. Du'.ton, j rmcipal of Nancy J. Reynolds Memorial high s .'hoe 1, selected for his theme, "Kvi : y Teacher Should Me A ( liris 'Mr. llutton was well qualified to \ iii; cli.-s his subject, for nil who have bad the pleasine of hi- acquain twice since he began teaching in Stokes county agree that l.e possess es the attributes of a Christian gen tleman a.s veil as those of a success ful principal. Prof. A. A. Keener, principal of the Meadows school, took for his subject the position of a teacher in the conimenity. He showed that a teacher has responsi bilities which are at times greater than he or she realizes, and that he should be equal to those responsibil ities. Following: Pi of. Keener, Prof. J, ('. | olley, entering his third year as! principal of tb" Pinnacle high school, took the peculiat subject, "(Jetting Ready For the Rigger Po sition As Teacher." lie stated that ' although the teachers may he well satisfied with the respective schools ; in which they will work this year,] nevertheless each aspires to a still ' bigger position in tin 1 fittnu. In or-! tier to find the longed-for position one must work well in ile one at J hand Here are some suggestions i I 'T u I: 1. Heeoinc a ni"»iher of Ihe\ Humility, and never feel your-' •'-elf too high alwive the onlinnry das of people with whom you come in « onta:'t. 'J. Ina'tgttrale est a-t urri-' Hilar activities, -uch as !•; ,skt t hall,, baseball, tenuis, y'ee clubs. nmis-• Irds, debating, paient-t-'ler as so iatiiiiw, ei.'. :i. Raise our stand- 1 aids dl' scholarship in our sdi > >ls., 4. lie a real teacher and the higher, position will he waiting for you in Mokes or some other county of North C,'.ro!i: Prof. M. T. Chilton, in his address, showed that our tusk is to educate all the peoole. He said that we should remember at all times three farts: 1. We are the great* st people in the woild. 2. We j live in the greatest country in the; world. .".We are living in tie great- j est period of time the world has wit nessed. These three fact entail for the teachers the great'.-t respoil-' sihilitj in the world. It is ours, he' said, to till the responsibility as pa trons and teachers. Prif. Chilton. I'.as ably piloted the Walnut Cove high school for three or four years. In the afternoon Supt. Carson J opened the meeting by outlining the principals' duties in various prob- j lm,*- for the year. He also impres sed upon the teachers that a princi pal is the head of the school and requires the sincere cooperation of every teacher. He expressed the op- JOE MEADOWS DIED MONDAY Well Known Citizens Of Miz pah Succumbs To Long Ill ness—News and Personal- Of King. King, Oct. s.—Joe Meadows, aged 17 years, died early this morning at his home at Mizpah following a iotig illness with heart trouble. The deceased was a merchant and rural mail carrier and an excellent citizen. He is survived by his wife and sev eral children, as well as a number of other relatives, and had a host of friends who learn of his death with sincere regret. The interment will be held at Mountain View Baptist hurch, of which he hail been a mem ber for a number of years. Work on the new store building of W. K. Hondrix on South depot street is nearing completion, j liev. E. A. Holton, of Winston-Sa- j lent, began a series of meetings in the new Moravian church on west 1 Main street yesterday. W. A. Smith has leased the George building on north iVpot street and, will open up a furniture and music store in a few weeks. Tb.os. K. Smith has returned from a trip to Georgia. li -v Paul Herman Novvstim tilled | his regular appointment at Mount i Airy Sunday. I Dr. S. K. Tillotson, of C.pella, is I here on business today. Mr. and Mrs. 11. i.. Kirby. of | Winston-Sal-iii. were among the vis- I itors her«' Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. .las. I.ow Jr., spent jSunday with Mrs. I.ove'.- mother. May Buy Old Rock House and Beautify It It is learned here that a wealthy lady of Miania, Florida, will buy the famous old Hock House property in Quaker Gap township. P tile deal is put through she will beautify the building and grounds. This is one of tho n'ost historic and picturesque places in this section of the State. Stokes Superior court convenes here on Monday, October ll'th, for the trial of criminal cases. The civil term will open one week later. inion that Stokes county this year possesses the best qualified corps of teachi rs it has ever had. and that it should, therefore, li.ak" n'ore prog ress than ever before. Prof. H. A. Carroll, superintendent of the King high school, spoke ably ami at length on the necessity and benefits of belonging to tin' local unit of the North Caiolina Educa tion Association. H - made a strong [appeal to ail teachers to join. Many teachers joined, bringing ihe total |to near 100 per cent. Mr. Carroll ! has had several years of experience iin the schools of Stokes iuiil Surry | counties, having served l ist year as i the pr'neipid of the Mt. Aiiy schools, i Sii t. Carson outlined tplans 'for It ai'itiK Circle work for the year. II • appointed the following commit tees to select texts and supervise the 'routine attendant unoti the work: Hisih School Reading Circle ■ Professors Carroll, Chilton and Ssniih; High S hool Atidetics— i t'|i'fes-oi> Kelts, C.dley, Tuttle and ! Tilley; Conte.-ts ar.d Coi. lly Group , Commencement — PIN f. Duttoii. Mis ; Hynuui, and Prof. Hunt; Grammar Heading Circle ar.d Contests Air.-. Mendenhall. Mrs. l'e.vler and Mis- Komega.v; Primary Heading ('ii'l- Mis Kathleen Keever, Miss M; iv Sullivan ar.il M • Mary Tay lor. I Supt. Carson innotini d that sev eral prizes of S|o each will be offer jed at the end of the year to students ' for proficiency in the various studio.* of the elementary and high school ' departments. The final event of the meeting was the organization of the Teachers' i Association for the year. Prof. Col- ley, who was president !:i>t year, preside;!. I'rof. Felts, principal of the (Sermnnton hiuh school. was elec ted president by acclama'.'on. Mrs. E. I'. Mendenhall, of K inf* high school, was electod secretr.ry-treas urer by acclamation. The Associa tion plans to meet once a month du ring the first six months of the school term. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Oct. 7, 1925 COUNTY SCHOOLS OPEN ED t MONDAY Large Attendance Is Reported From All Districts—Not A Teacher In County Who Has Second Grade Certificate. j The public s hools of Stokes j opened Monday of this wioX and re ports from the several di-.riets in-, dieate the largest attindr.ne in the history of the schools. Supt. Carson states tha f the coun-1 ty has the best teachers this year that we have ever had, not a single one of them holding a second-grade certificate. At Danbury school the attendance na.s increased more than one hun dred per cent. One truck lias been out on to bring in children from the I section just north of Panbury, and j .t is piobable that another will be : .added in the near future. DANBURY CIRCUIT HAD GOOD YEAR! Seventv-Six Persons .Make Fro i fession Of Faith anil Forty-! Nine Members Are Added | To Church ltolls. A - w.- are closing another confer-' •!h« year on the Danbury charge, li do.-ire to submit the following re-! port of the work done : Approximately two hundred and! fifty ser-'ions have been preached, I one thousand pastoral calls have I been made, seventy-six h.'.vc made la profession of faith, forty-nine j members have be n added to the {church, seven infants have been bap ; tised. j Have yott d uie your part ? If | not you have just live more days to j do it. Respectfully, A. J. UOWI.IN'G, Pastor. TOBACCO SALES ARE INCREASING Some Advance In the Price Since the Opening Day—Av erage So Far Has Been Near Fifteen Cents. The tobacco market a* Winston- Salem opened for the season last Thursday with H08.0.V1 pounds of to bacco on the warehouse floors which brought an average price of $14.10 per hundred pounds. The sales on the opening day were considerably smaller than usual, due orooably to the rather depressed condition of the market in South Carolina. Some consider the prices as fair in view of the trashy condition of tho offer ings. while others think ti.e price was unusually low. Ninety-five per cent of the offer ings for sale were said to have been first primings, which brought any where from three to forty cents per pound. The co-operative warehouses be gan receiving last Tue-uhty and are reported to have took in 'ergo quan tities of the weed. Winston-Salem, Oct. —Th third day of auction selli'i** on Ihe tobacco floor here showed a very firm market on all grades of medium and 'good tobacco, with an upward ten den ;• of prices, according to well informed tobacco men. \\ bile a large amount of primings and common tobacco is .-till being I brought to market which holds tlv | average down, yet the official report of ales issued la>t night showed jthat oSl.filti pounds was sold for an |nvera«.»e of SHS.SO iwr hnn Ired. This was an increase of more than two I dollars per hundred pounds over last, J week's averages. | Successful Revival At Forest Chapel j Pastor A. J. Bowling, of the M. K. j church. has returned from Forest Chapel where he elosed a reries of revival meetings Sunday night. The meeting was a most successful one. There were 22 professions of faith and thirteen additions to the church. OLD BELT CO-OPS GET BIG ADVANCE Rally To the Association T;> Secure Better Price For To-! bacco Thirty-Seven -Mar kets Now Open. The opening of thirty-seven more markets of the Tobacco Growers Co operative Association in the old belt of Virginia and North Carolina in the past week revealed the fact that the organized tobacco farmers are receiving the highest cash ad vance ever paid by their association ; in the face of prices on the auction ! floors which are the lowest received by farmers since 1910. The tobacco farmers of Virginia and Western North Carolina are ex pressing satisfaction over the ad vance cards in the association ware-; houses which show that the higher: grades of tobacco will bring from | $30.00 to S in the first cash I advances being paid this season on I the co-operative floors. Of still | greater importance to the farmers [within the marketing association is the fact that their organization has j materially increased its cash advan : cos upon the medium and lower I tirades which form the bulk of this j year's crop. ! Members of tile Tobacco Associa tion from twenty old be't counties | went 011 record in Danville last Fri day as condemning tie- present I low prices at auction and calling on ' the business men to remedy the situ jation by supporting tie a.-.-ociation jam! thereby maintain a livng wage j for the farmer. Tlve cooperating growers of Vir ginia appear confident that with the .-.upport of the association by more of their neighbors and the business men I they can ward otf the low prices by I means of their organization this • year. This was shown in a monster j demon 'ration by Virginia farmers | on Oct. •'{, who formed a moving col j uinn of automobiles which stretched i in a continuous line of parade for j seven miles, from the Dan river at I South Hostou to Halifax court house, j | file cars driven by the farmers car- j | ried placards with a message whose i meaning was unmistakabb. to their I neighbor farmers and the merchants. llt read: "Get off the fence before i you fall off." and the seven mile col | umn which followed the State Flags of Virginia, North Carolina and I South Carolina gave a demonstration j jof loyalty to the tobacco association | which augurs well for cooperative | marketing this season. | United States Senator K. 1). Smith j from South Carolina, \vh.• was invi ted l>y the Virginia grower* to deli jver an address at the opening of the ! association's fourth marketing sea son, laid the responshiili'y it i the future welfare of the Yngini.i-C.ir>- liua tohacco eoun'ry i|Uarely u,i.in j the shoulders of the and j ni'tchants, after pleading wi'h tl.e farmers to stand by it..- as- ■> i;..,0n which liny had formed. "It is the duty of e\ery mnkai.t in Virginia to lend hi m.n .. . in! I moral aid to tiiis cai.;e. It i- ii.. • duty of every hanker to right whit i> the real hat tie of the South tod..; . j declared Senator Smith, who -ud i "on i tie side ol" the tobacco pile : s | the helpless farnu i\ on the other side - the organize 1 hrain and cap ital of Kuiope and financial America, who lave the south its mere pit tain- " l'- e organization of our farmers i- tl'.t only way o::i. Tin- whole des ti'\ . f the South., tile wonianhood of tin Si'.'th, the education of o'tr chil dren. i'.angf tip .11 tile ••uciess of this- . operative m'Veni 'iu to keep foe eiir southern 1 eople what is ! their'.- i y right," tl:. South Carolina Se'iat. r declared. rVv.-onal Items Of Walnut Cove Route 1 V'.dnut Cove, Rout. 1, Oct. 5. — ! Geo. and Luther Adams and Miss j Kra Adams, of V in-ton-Sah nt sjvnt 'Sunday afternoon with tl\ : r parent.* Mi. and Mrs. A. I'. Adam*. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. linivman and Mi-. Josio Adams attended services at Poplar Springs Sunday. Misses Blanche and Poris Neal and l'asie Adams attended services at the Holiness tent at King Sun day afternoon. INTERESTING DAY AT ROCK HOUSE Descendants Of Col. John Mar tin Picnic In the Front Yard Near the Quaint Old House —Speeches Are Made, Editor Reporter : A number of the dese ndants of 01. John Martin, of Stokes county, met at the >ld Hock House oil Satur day, Oct, ,"rd. This quaint old struc ture was the home of Co!. Martin, and was under construction from 1770 t > 1784. The walls of the house are still in tact and show line work. A monument was recent!v erected to the graves of Col. Martin and his wife, Nancy Shipp Martin, by Judge \V. I'. Bynum, of Greensboro, who , has also had the plot of land around i the graves surveyed, and it will be fenced in and cared for. r J lie graves I of the old couple are located near the rock house. At the meeting Saturday a sump tuous picnic dinner was .spread on the ground just in front of the door, that led into the dining room of the historic old mansion. About thirty of the defendants and a number of: friends were present and each heart ily partook of the repast. Mr. John Martin, of M l . Airy, was tailed upon to oiler thanks, responding with! very filching remarks in regai-i ; the noble ancestors who once abi-e-d in the grand old stia tare.. Dr. W. 11. Bynum. f (iermantoii, am! Judgi Bynum, of Greensboro, who w. i . present, each made talks 011 t!i [hardships and di'l'uul'.ies v.iih 11:, i Indians and Tories who inhabiteii | this section at the time the rock house was built. Co!, Martin came from KSSCN county, Ya„ in 177 a. After the speaking Judge liynum I I presented Mrs. J. 1. Owen.- vvith an j |.tl!idavit written by her vtvat grand j mother, Nancy Shipp MMMII. which j jhe had secured froi: Washington, ]) [ I " Col. Martin has one grand daugh-1 iter living, Myra Martin Nunn, of j I Brown Mountain, who is the mother j jof in living children Stie .'ias now j I passed her S7th mile ))ost. The near relatives who attended the picnic were Judge Bynum, 1 )r. Bynum, of Germanton, I»r E. W. Owens, of Dunhury; Mrs Fai.nii Owens and Miss Myrtle Owens, of Pilot Ml., Mrs. Sallie Mitchell, of Brim; Mrs. Pink Simm ms, of lirewn Mt.; Mrs. Etlie Napier. Othe- friends were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Carson and daughters, Myrtle and I eann.i Car son, Mr. and Mrs. Spot Ta\ln. ef Diinbory, and M*. and Mts. lohn Martin, of Mt. Airy. ONE PRESENT. CAPELIX DEFEATS WALNUT COVE Carl Ilav, Just Back Krom Pennsylvania Steel Leajrue, Is Hammered For l.°. lliis aval Wills I-»y STo Coiinl. Wall.a: Cove, Oct. s.—Walnut i ove J,. one of the hardest f' u" f -1..' season here t"da> «i. i t! • f■ -t Capella nine am d"'Ai ni:d C"t till' long end ef .1 Carl Kay ju.-i ' i fie ' >' • ••1 league in Pen: '- | vaii .. • n the hat tor \V. b n ! Cov . 1 p Ila gatheied tta I' ; hits • : livery. Teddel, !' e I big i • ght-liar.iler, go, ; n_- very : :.l the seventh. \ •••;• he we:, ml gave way 1 > Nance, v . the oii-o? •: bat ters to . ■ b ngle, Tl . 11- ing honor- day u to Hi vie - I and Fulk. 1 ipclla. Murray j caught at- ■ e for the losers, I while Tnttle. : -at ti• '• J. grabbed one otT his si': to lib Hall i f a base blow. 20p Acre Park \t j Guilford Battle Ground Greensboro, Oct. f Guilford's county commissioner- ai-d tireons hovo's city officials nut I■ i today to make plans for a 2oi>-.utc park near the (iuilford Battleground, the site of the old home of (iovemor Martin. • who piloted the State in trying revolutionary war day*. The site is one visited by George Wash ington when he made his southern i tour. No. 2,791 R. W. GEORGE FOR SCHOOLS Stokes County's Biggest Tax- Payer Wants Schools For Northern Part Of County— Believes In Fair Play. R. W. George, minister of the Presbyterian church and wealthy business iiu.il of Francisco, was here a r.hort while today on his way to Winston-Salem to attend to business matters. He was accom panied by Fred Christian, a son-in law, and two grandchildren, the lat ter expecting to attend the Winston- Salem fair. While in lUmbury Mr. George made inquiry as what action had been taken by the county authorities in regard to establishing better schools in the northern half of the | county He was informed that no action had yet been taken, the mat tcr being held up for a hearing be fore the court. It was stated that the healing might come before Judge A. .M. Stack, who will open . Stokes court on the l'.Uh. Mr. George is very anxious to .ce the work of building better -iliools in the northern half of the miinty proceed, and he thinks it is • inly fair to the tax payers of that section i i give them as I schools a- the -.cithern half of the ■•> mty is enjoying. Mr. ii. urge is the county'- largest t;in-1 :;\ er and is a sii i... advo ate of better schools. He can't under* stand why the small tax-payers who aie iiiiiiting the movenier.t fr better 'schools should take such a stand [ when i! would cost them fo little. ; While Mr. (ieorge has no children of school age to educate he takes a I broad view of the queslioa and sees :the great need i f better school facil ities and i ■ more than willing to pay | his part t ward the establishment of i good schools in every section of the j county. !TACKY PARTY j BY EASTERN STAR •To He Given By Walnut Cove Chapter Saturday, Oct. 17— Merry Time Promised All Who Attend. I Walnut Cove, Oct. •!. The mem bers of the Walnut Cove chapter of the Kastern Star will be hostesses at ia lucky party on Saturday evening, ')-t. 17th. Everybody i- cordially 1 invited to come, to diess in whatever ! "s'ume is tackiest, or to come dressed as usual. There i.; a pro . irnim on hand which will be instru. - Itive to mm members of the order, l and vastly amusing to all. If you have ever wondered what g es on be | h;nd the dosed doors of the lodge, this \ i;t time to net nearer the • "et - Thi nii'llibcrs will give :i -:• t>.. •( piogram in co.-t'.Mve. There xv:!l be >. veial booths with candy, - iiidv Idles a nd other things t i eat, not to mention several t iing to drink. A Gyp.-y fortune teller has been "I'd for c.ision. Site will •ad lus for small chaigv, so this i • your thaiue to lind oft what the i ii.ire hoids for you. W- have >een I r mid ' -t'd her abilit; i n this 1 'tie. II i :d. r.ts tre Ui'stii sen. II" -id. - til, pi unifi, i■'ll s, ;.nd f r i :•!!! ». then V til be st'.' I LM" • '••his !t • be -•• ii. Fmallj the m i .it in : which tin t.i* kie-t person j r eat i'.vill ~• .'iw.irded a pii:-. Everyone in Walnut Co\e the I M loiiiiding towns is eor. tally in | viteil. This is to be a real ohi ; f ishioned frolii with fin for e\ ry jui! who atte. H . i "ine. bring your I children, yotti IV her-. mothers, I grand parent . biotlu r>. -incrs, I 1 cousins and aunts, nieces an.i l. ph j e\vs, and gr ind-childre l '.. If vol! | haven't any of these, collie by your self. If you don't get a laugh we'll be surprised. Time for sowing wheat i- here. I So far only a very few farmers have made any preparation for sowing, notwithstanding the fact that the price of wheat has not been under $1.(50 in the last year or more, while it has been as high as $2.25. It is estimated that Stoki s grows only about one-third to one-half i enough wheat to supply her own demands.