Volume LI.
BID ON ROAD
TO DANBURY
W. C. Carter Lowest Bidder!
On Stokes Road—J. M.;
Kester Lowest On Bridges, j
Raleigh, Oct. Hl.—With a total of j
$4,011,128.1 ft and constituting 'one
of the largest lettings in the historyl
of the state highway commission,
low bitls were received by that body
today on twenty-one road projects.
The projects included 118 miles of
hard-surfaced and 8!» miles of im
proved dirt roads. Bills were asked .
011 projects.
The road from Danhury to Walnut
Cove was the only one in this high
way district on whhieh bids were
received. W. ('. Carter, Mehane eon
tracor, placed the lowest bid on the
grading of the Danbury road, the
tigures being $ 13,903.00. J. M.
Kester was the lowest on the bridges.
This bid was $31,454.7!).
The highway commission will meet
probably today and accept or reject
the bids on nil of the 20 or more
projects on which bids wire recciv- (
ed yesterday.
FLORIDA MEN
BUY RESORT
Historic Cleveland Springs Is
Sold To A Syndicate—Plan
Big liesort.
Shelby, Oct. 10. —The route along 1
which highway 20 winds its way
into Western North Carolina by next
summer bid.- fair to be a playground
incrca for summer vacationists.
Right on the heels of the big
Fleetwood hotel project at Honder
sonville came the announcement here
today of another gigantic resort
development. A trade was definitely
completed here today giving a
Florida real estate syndicate control
i f the Cleveland Springs hotel estate,
j.ist east of Shelby.
Although the definite lay-out of
the proposed mammoth resort de
velopment has not been completed
by landscape architects Mr. Marshall
announced that it was the intention
of the syndicate to develop a resort
and summer colony uneoualed in
this section of the south.
Tar-Asphalt Road
Replaces Top-Soil
Rapidly increasing traffic on the S
State highway system of North
Carolina has made the mainten- j
ance of soil roads a problem on i
which considerable study has been I
given by engineers of the Highway
Commission. A partial solution has j
been found by giving an oil or tar,
treatment to these roads. So far
between two and three hundred'
miles of soil roads have been treated
and are giving very satisfactory re- (
suits. The present program plans
for the treatment of six hundred
miles of soil roads in various see
. lions of the State and under widely
•*\.irying conditions.
The present system of treatment
is the outgrowth of experiments
which have been carried out on
Long Island for the past eight or
ten years, the only difference being
in North Carolina due to soil con
ditions, to those tur and special as
phalt mixtures instead of the oil.
The treatment is being applied
at very low cost and results in a
surface which is smooth, dustless
and which is skid proof in wet
weather. Examples of the treat
ment may be seen between San
ford and Carlhage, !||:ilcigh and
Lillington, and between Fayette
ville and Elizabeth.
Guilford Kid Of
One-Teaeher School
Greensboro. —The Guilford cou- '
ty rural school .principals, report- !
ing here Monday on activities in
their school since the opening re-'
cently, stated that there are in oper- j
ation in the county seventy-seven j
buses, transporting nearly 3,000
pupils to consolidated schools.
The last one-teacher school in
the county was reported wiped out
and the eradication of every two- !
teacher and three-teacher school has
been set as an aim. 1
BANK ROBBERS {METHODISTS MET
TAKEN BY POSSE YESTERDAY, OCT. 13
Three Men Hold Up Cashier of;
Bank of Summerfield.
Greensboro, Oct. 14.—The cashier j
lof the Hank of Summerfield, in *3 uil
I ford county, w.is held up in the bank
this afternoon a' 2:1!0 o'clock by
three men who took about one thou
sand dollars, da«hel away in an au
tomobile and were captured 15
minutes later a half mile from the
bank.
Howard Simpson, cashier, was,
tapped over the head by John Sul
livan, one of the three men alleged
to have committed the hold-up, with
the butt-end of a pistol but he was
not badly hurt. The bandits helped
themselves to every bit of mom y
they could find, much of it in ten
dollar bill, jumped in their Ford
touring car and smashed it two
minutes later trying to make a turn
|into a country road. They hit aj
stop-and-listen railroad sign.
The men arrested, captured by a
posse of villagers are: C. W. Bailey,'
of Rockingham county; J. C. Meade,
i who was a wrestler with a show and
'a Guilford native, and John Sullivan,
I said to have confessed.
I All the money was found, with
i th.' exception of two dollars, in a
patch of woods where the men fled.
They had thrown it from them when
the members of the posse, armed
i with pistols, approached them. The
three were played in the county jail
late this afternoon.
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Surry County To
Paint Its Bridges
!t would be interesting to know
whether Stokes or Surry county has
the most bridges over their streams.
It would probably be safe to say
that the two counties have more
bridges than any other two in the
State. The Surry county commis
sioners last month ordered that
seventy-live of the county's bridges
be painted, it being indicated that
this was only a few of those that
were badly in need of paint.
Cedar Timber Brings i
,$l2OO Per Car
I.ast week C. K. Mason shipped 4
I car loads of cedar timber from
j Reidsville, some of these going north
| and some to the northwest, the ship
ments bringing the owner approxi- i
iinately $4,800. —Reidsville Review. I
Of Interest To
! Parents and Teachers
I !
I Parents and school teachers will
find this worth reading:
It is essential that the home and
, school co-operate if the child is to
progress in a normal and happy way. j
Too many times misunderstandings'
arise, and parents and teachers fail;
|to get together to ilis'to ; their lom-j
mon problem. The child is the "go
between." He carries home some
story, and if he wins the sympathy
of the parent, he will return to the
; school room in an attitude of mind
that is bad for both hi in and for his
teacher. I have found that it pays
never to take a cliilds part in any
controversy that may arise in school
until I have first had a friendly con
ference with the teacher. If my child
comes home with a grievance, I us
ually treat it lightly; and I often find
that his trouble proves to be only an
imaginary one. If in my judgment
there is a problem to be faced, I aim-!
ply tell my boy that his teacher and
I will take up this matter together.
1 never allow myself to show anger
in any situation if I can control my
self; for I do not want my ihilil to
| lose confidence in his teacher. Per
j haps this is only selfishness upon my '
I part, for I have discovered that "lack j
l of confidence" in a teacher usually,
works greater ill to the child than it
I does to the teacher. At any rate I
, have never yet met with a school
| problem that could not be solved
when I met his teacher in the spirit
of fair play.—Exchange.
Tobacco Averaged
$lB.B Yesterday
Winston-Salem tobacco ware
houses yesterday, Oct. 13th, sold (
! 3i)3,fi90 pounds of tobacco for an
average price of $18.98 per hundred
1 pounds.
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Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1925
! Annual Conference In Session
At Statesville This Week—!
Local Ministers Are In At
tendance.
The Western North Carolina Con
ference of the Methodist church con
veneil in Statesville yesterday for
a week's session.
Pastor A. J. Bowling, of the Dan
j bury circuit, and other local Meth-1
odist ministers, left yesterday to |
1 attend the conference.
Probably the most important dis- j
eussion before the conference this
year will he that of the unification
of the northern and southern Meth-'
odist churches.
In speaking of this question a few i
days since Dr. D. M. Litaker, presi-1
ding elder of the Statesville district, j
said :
| "Unification of the Northern and [
I Southern Methodist churches does'
'not mean an absolute union of these,
, two bodies, but only a modified un
ion. Each section will pieserve its ,
individuality as an organization ;!
will continue to elect its own bish-1
.ops and to a large extent mnnagc its'
own work. However, the church will
be one in name, and instead of hold-'
ing two sept rate general lonferences
delegates from both sections will '
coiile together in one gen lal confer-)
eniv. but will -it in two separate j
bodies. No measure can pass the j
; conference until it has been acted i
| upon favorably by both bodies."
In speaking further of the unifi
cation plan, l>r. Litaker explained
that the Methodist church lias been
divided into two branches since 1841,
the primary cause of the division be
ing the slavery question. The pres
ent plan of unification of the two
branches provides that the church
shall I e composed '>f two divisions,
the northern section of the church
being called jurisdiction number 1,
and the southern jurisdiction number
2. Each jurisdiction will elect its
own bishops. The bishops are to be t
.known as bishops of the entire'
• church, and yet they cannot preside
•in any conference outside their own 1
jurisdiction unless they receive an
invitation from the bishops of the
: other jurisdiction. The two jurisdic
tions will send representatives to a
general conference of the church.
Measures coming before the general
■ conference will be presented to each
; body separately, but they cannot
I pass the conference until acted upon
| favorably by both sides.
Virginia Farmers May
Get Work On Roads
Danville, Vn., Sept. 30.—The state
highway commission will on October
1 8 take under discussion the speeding
\ up of road projects in Virginia in or
der to supply work for farmers \jho
I recently suffered from the hail storm
| which swept Pittsylvania county. I
Governor Trinklo and 11. G. Shirley,
chairman of the Virginia •oinmission,
were in conference with a committee
of Pittsylvania anil Danville men
ycsteiday at which time the plight
of nearly 10(1 families in the storm
region was gone into.
The committee made it clear that
it was not making an appeal for
charity but simply a means for
farmers to earn a livelihood. The
road project proposed is a ten mile
stretch on the Piedmont highway 1
already slated for improvement next
I spring. It lies between Chatham;
and AltaVista and traverses the
storm area.
75 Miles Pavement
Laid In September,
Figures compiles in the construe-'
It ion department of the State High- j
wav Commission show that 7.W> I
j •
miles of paving were laid during
September. This does not quite
equal the mileage laid in August j
when 84.23 miles were laid. The
pavement laid last month was di- ;
i videil as follows: Concrete paving'
j 40.21 miles; concrete base course,'
15.82 miles: asphaltic concrete
surfacing 12.48 miles; sand asphalt !
7.04 miles. In September, 1!»24.1
43.00 miles were laid a» follows:
concrete paving, lit miles; concrete
base course, 7.0 miles; asphaltic i
concrete surfacing, 3.45 miles sand
• asphalt, 14.21 miles. I
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SURRY DOGS MUST
BE VACCINATED
County B >ard of Health Passed
Resolution To that Effect On,
First Monday In September
—Price Fixed At $1.(10.
At the meeting of the Board of
( Health of Surry county at Dobson
on the first Monday in September a
resolution was passed by that board
requiring all dog-owners in that
! county to have their dogs vaccinated
| against hydrophobia. At the same
| meeting the hoard fixed times and
| places in the county at which the
j county physician would be for the
purpose of vaccinating dogs, the
' fee fixed for the service being $l.OO
j for each canine.
This is something new in this sec- j
I tion. If the vaccination against
: hydrophobia will prevent the disease, j
j as it is claimed, nodoubt other coun
i ties of the State will soon follow
'Surry's example. It is unqucstion-i
. ably better to vaccinate the dogs
than the citizens who happen to be
| bitten by them.
DUKE BOARD
AND ITS POLICIES
Plans Announced For Home
i Missions and Rural Churches
j Of' Two Methodist Confer
j ences.
I
Greensboro, Oct). The governing
board of the Duke extension fund for
home missions and rural churches
in the two Methodist conferences of
North Carolina met here yesterday
to form policies for the administra
tion of proceeds from the fund dur
ing the coming year. The board has
charge of administering the revenue
from the large fund recently donated
by James I!. Duke for rural church
extension service home mission and
consideration!! for super-annuated
preachers in the two conferences.
I Proceeds from the recent large do
nation by Mr. Duke will not be avail
able until next spring, it was an
nounced. The board will opportion
the sum of $35,001), the annual dona
tion by Mr. Duke, to the different
districts this fall. In the meanwhile
the members are getting plans un
derway for administering the reve
nue from the larger fund next
spring.
The task is an imposing one. Last
fall when Mr. Duke announced the
! setting aside of a $40,000,000 fund
for the creation of a new university
and other chyi itable projects, he!
provided that a goodly amount of
; this fund be used in rural church
extension service in the North Caro
lina conferences. The amount is a '
large one and its administration in I
North Carolina is calculated to revo- j
lutionize the rural church system of
the state.
According to the plans set forth :
yesterday each district of the confer-;
once will have a district board to j
make recommendations to the gov- j
orning board in matters pertaining'
to new church structures, adminis
tration of funds for home missions
i and pensioning superannuated pas
tors. It is the plan of the governing
i beard to assist in erecting new rural
j churches where needed with specif
ications that the new structures will
: be located as possible to consolidated
! - 'hoids and community centers. It
|will further be the policy of the
governing board to see that the
buildings conform to certain ar
j cliitectual requirements.
| Much of the proceeds from the
fund will go to home mission work.
| Many of the rural churches-- eke out
a meager existence so far as finances
•J:O. It is the purpose of the board to
j aid these churches in the way of sup
| (dementing the pastor's salary and ,
! employing honl" mission
Educational work, it is planned, will
l>e carried on by actual demonstra
tion in the rural communities.
I I
School Children
To Attend Fair
i The teachers and pupils of the
school here expect to attend the
Carolina-Virginia fair at Mt. Airy
ion Friday of this week. Friday is
children's day at the fair and the
I youngsters anticipate a fine time. |
CO-OPS DELIVER
TOBACCO AT KING
Average Cash Advance On
First Day Was Si3.Bl—Far
mers Lose Some Tobacco By I
Frost—Personal Items.
King, Oct. 12.—The first frost
of the season made its appearance j
here this inoj-ning. Several farm- \
ers in this section lost small quail- j
tities of tobacco by the frost.
Mr. t'. \V. Hutchins, of Winston- j
Salem, spent Sunday with relatives;
here.
Deliveries on the Co-operative to
bacco market here which opened
last Tuesday were heavy all last
I week. In fact the deliveries were
j much heavier than the warehouse'
i force had expected and they were
forced to work part of each night
j the past week. 51,204 pounds was
graded the opening day at an aver
age first cash advance of $13.51 per
' hundred.
Mr. W. E. Hendrix lias opened up
a new store and meat market on
South Depot St.
Mr. Peyton Hutchins, of Winston-
Salem, spent Sunday with his pa
rents "it East Main St.
Mr. Harry Petree, of Rural Mall,!
was among the visitors hen Sunday. ]
Mr. and Mrs. Russell I.ow. of j
Winston-Salem, spent Sunday * ill: 1
Mr. I.ove's mother on Pulliam M.
! Visits Stokes After
Twenty Years Absence
Robert P. McAnally, a former
well known citizen of Stokes, who |
now resides near Richmond, Va.,!
was in Danbury Sunday shaking the!
hands of friends and acquaintances.]
This was Mr. McAnally's first visit j
to Stokes since he left the county, j
about twenty years ago. Me sees
many changes since he left, one of
which is the improvement of our
roads, and with these he is delighted.
He is also glad to see us making a
good start toward better schools.
Mr. McAnally thinks our greatest
need now is to improve our farms.
It is his opinion that automobiles
have caused many of our farmers to
neglect their farms and homes, and
he would advise that a movement be
started for their improvement. Noth
ing will do more, he believes, along
this line than a first-class farm dem
onstrator, especially if tl e county 1
has a model farm owned and culti
vated by the county. And, properly
managed, such a farm will not only
not be an expense to the tax-payers,
(but will pay the salary of the dcni
onstrator and put money in the
county treasury.
While a citizen of Stok> s Mr. Mc- j
! Anallv was one of our ni"st scien-
I title farmers, and was very succoss
! fill. He stated that his principal
crops at his present location were
j wheat and soy beans.
Surry Citizens
Arrested Monday;
j
Constable C. R. Lawson, of !'■ :er's i
Creek township, arrested .1. II I'aulJ
11. W. Spann and A. C. Spann Mon- j
day night near Francisco, on the
charge of transporting whiskey. All I
three of the men reside in Surry
ninny. They were given a i. aring
bef re .lust ice W. P. Ray and bound
• to Superior court in bunds of
.S"'00 etch, which tfcey ga\e. The
1 car i: vhieh they were tr.iw ng was
1 j til.-o >ei: ed.
i t , i -table l.awson ehas 1 the car.
'and ■' for fume distance before'
they \ i ti overtaken and arrested. Me
state i ti; : during the race the men |
threw a li. Zen half gallon fruit jars
of whi«ki> from their ear. nearly'
all of thi in breaking as they fell to
the groin. '..
The hoi is "f the young men were
signed by t'. A. Owens, T. D. Match
er and J. 1.. I, of of Surry county, i
Death of Good Woman
Esq. W. P. Ra> was here last week :
and informed lis of the recent death
1 on September ti, of Mrs. I.ula Heath,
the beloved wife of ,1. S. Meath. She j
was aged 43 years and had been a
long and faithful member of Peters i
Creek church. She lived in Virginia,
and is servived by her husband and
!• children. The interment was at .
j Peters Creek church cemetery.
No. 2,792
ISUPERIOR COURT
BEGINS MONDAY'
109 Cast's On Docket So Far—-
Most Important Probably Is
That Against Max Sammet,
Charged With Burning Build
ing.
i Superior court for the trial of
! criminal cases begins at Danbury
| next Monday. Judge A. M. Stack,
! who i.- this week holding court in
i Winston-Salem, will preside over the
i court here.
Clerk of the Court A. J. Fagg
statc.s that so far there are 109 cases
on the criminal docket, a majority
of which are violations of the pro
hibition law. The most important
case on the docket probably is that
against Max, Jake and Morris Sam
met, in which they are charged with
the burning of a store building at
King the past summer. Each de
fendant is under a $lO,OOO bond.
Other cases of importance of those
pf J''hn Hall, charged with man
| slaughter, and Zack Campbell for
shooting Hugh Stovall.
I The names of the jurors who have
I been drawn to serve at both terms,
J are as follows: •
FIRST WEEK—Criminal. v
Danbury Township.
\V. M Kinley Neb-on.
•I. Tetr/ie Mabe.
i'. ti r Mounee.
Meadows To«nhip.
I!. C. Southern.
I:. E. Miller.
S i.. J hnson.
11. 1.. Hartgrove.
Yadkin Township.
1 I). F. EJwards.
j .M. 1„ Bennett.
S. Bennett.
Farley Moser.
| C. S. Fowler.
I Jasper Slate.
B. C. Mickles.
Quaker Cap 'township.
O. T. Tucker.
S. 1". Lawson.
H. M. Jessup.
J. F. Robertson.
E. T. Wilson.
Jesse E. Joyce.
R. L. Simmons.
Edgar George.
E. J. Yaden.
I'eter' s Creek Township.
V. F. Smith.
Snow Creek Township.
E. B. Mabe.
T. H. Ferguson.
Willie G. Moore.
■ W. C. Joyce.
I J. M. Vernon.
I
Beaver Island Township.
C. A. Wagoner.
Sauratown Township.
' T. H. Gerry.
: H. T. Boles.
1.. 11. lsom.
J. C. Neal.
\V. T. Tuttle.
j S. W. Green.
SKI ONI) WEEK—Civil Term.
I>anbur\ Township.
William Flinchum.
| C. F. Reid.
R. W. Stephens.
! John Sisk.
Meadows Township.
Chester Martin
i .1. B. Green.
J. (i. Rutlcdgc.
M. F. James.
W. W. ISowman.
Yadkin Township.
I>. 1.. Gordon.
T. (i. New.
i M. E. Garner.
Arthur l-'lippin.
E. R. Sams.
I>. T. Rutledge.
1.. S. Yenablo.
M. 0. Spainhower.
Bin Creek Townsh p.
i R. E. 1.. Frances.
Quaker Gap Township.
S. I>. Collins.
Charles Martin.
Peter's Creek Township.
| J. W. Shelton.
Snow Creek Township.
( 11. Nelson.
; J. W. Hall.
Beaver Island Township.
1». 11. Carter.
Don't neglect to sow plenty of
wheat—enough to have some to sell.
It will come in fine next summer
about the time you need to raise
some extra cash. And then you
j might make a failure in your tobac-
Ico crop again.