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V olume LI. SANDY RIDGE MAN I WANTS A SCHOOL Buii'ii :.g Has Been Condemned Several Times Yet Children C :.tinue To Be Taught In It. Edit' Reporter: Pit i-e allow ill" space in your paper f a few words in regard to tiii ■! situation at Sandy Ridge. We :'ten hear the quest ion asked. "D'> need a high school at Sandy I Hidg" And we often hear the assei'. •• . made that we do not need one. . : they emphasize the "not." Tli• are some people in Stokes county that would argue with a sign board f they thought it was in favor t' a high school. And 1 could specify which part of Stokes they , live in. If they could spend one day it. - 'hool at Sandy Ridge. when the wind was blowing real hard, >r it was Id, they would probably change their mind. This building has bem condemned several limes by county officials. Yet they keep on teaching in it as if it was a first class brick building. It is a menace to the lives of those who are getting their schooling there for if it should collap.-e during school hour*, it would be nothing less than a mira cle ;f none were injured. Th" school system at Sandy Ridge is very inefficient. They only have thro • a'."hers and they should have twic :hat number. With the num ber of teachers they have, a pupil does r.-.t get but very little of the teacher's attention. And it is ab solutely neccessary that one should have ir. Thi chief reason for so many people being against it, is the cost. Hut do we expect to get. anything worth while without paying for it? No, and :f an education is not worth paying for what on earth is? l!e- Miles there is another side to the qieciun of •.'»*?. ."i • oample: If a farmer w:;t:t'i to give bis children n high school education, and lives too fr away to walk, he must send them tii town and pay their board, which with other additional expense will amount to about $25.00 per month. At that rate nine months of schooling would cost only the sum of S'JUo.OO. However, the aver age farmer could pay his taxes with $25 and probably have some left. So its the cheapest in the long-run to have a high school. Thin if we had a high school here there would be 50 per cent more of our boys and grls that would get an education. For I know of several boys and girls who would have been in high school now, but they didn't have one to go to. The school problem brings up anther which is equally as serious. The boys and girls leaving the farm and going to town. I think the rea son for that is that they are not provided with siomc entertainment. Whereas, if we had a good high school, it would serve in many ways keep them interested in community life. First: By serving as a center of community interest, and social ac tivities; for there are no different denominations in school, as in other things. Next, by enlightening the people so that they would be in a better position to work toward a | t'ommon end that would bring the enjoyment to all. For the good of all, let's work for a high school. STOKES COUNTY ELECTION BOARD Present Members Are Ile-Ap pointed By State Board —S. P. Christian, Chmn., I). 11. Carter and M. O. Jones. The State Board of Elections met in Raleigh Thursday and appointed members of county boards of elec tions for the hundred counties of the State. The boards consist of 2 Democrats and one Republican In Stokes the old board was re appointed. They are: S. P. Chris tian, chairman, of Westfield; D. If. Carter, of Pine Hall, and M. 0. Jones, of Danbury. Mrs. J. Spot Taylor is attending the Republican State convention in Durham. DEMOCRATS WILL MELT APRIL 21 Moot ings In tin* Several Pre cincts of tho County To Be Hold April 17th—No Gene ral County Convontion. Chairman E. W. Carroll today is- 1 sued a call fur the Democrats of Stokes to assemble in convention *»t Danliury on Saturday, April il Itii, at 1 o'clock I'. M-, at which time it is proposed to elect a county chair man, vice-chairman and secretary, and choose delegates to the State convention, which will assemble in Raleigh on April 2!Uh. On Saturday, April 17th, previous to tin- convention to be held here, Democrats id' the county are urged to attend meetings in their rospec-1 tive precincts for the purpose of electing precinct executive commit tees of live for each precinct. This committee is then asked to organize Iby electing a chairman, vice-chair man and secretary. The several chairmen of these committees will constitute the executive committee for the county. It is announced that there will be no general county convention this year, as the county is now under the legalized prinjarv. and all can didates will be chosen through the primary. THREE DEATHS, TWO MARRIAGES Occurred Recently in tho I-a\v sonville and Sandy Uidgo ►Sections —Other News and Personal Items. I l.awsonville, April ti. Mrs. Sam Hill, aged 21 years, died at her home near Sandy Ridge March and was buried at Snow Creek Hap -1 tist church. The deceased had been ill only a short time with pneu monia. and is survived by her hus band and an infant only a few days old. Mrs, 11 ill was the daughter of Mr. and .Mrs. W. W. Smith, of l.aw sonville. An infant of Mr. and Mrs. Will McAdam died at their home in Snow I Creek township last week. Paul Jessup ami Miss Vesta Hart | man were married Sunday at the home of Hill Abe Martin in Vir ginia, Klder Gilbert performing the 'ceremony. They were serenaded by the young people Monday night. I Isaac Howell, aged JJ7 years, who was killed in a furniture fac tory at Martinsville last week, was buried at Smithtown M. E. church i Sunday. ! Noel Lackey and Miss Blanche Litaper were married here Easter Sunday. Gloster Leake has accepted a posi tion with a wholesale produce tirm in Washington, 1). C. NINETY GALLON STILL CAPTURED Officer P. L. Flinchum Assists Madison Officers in Making Bit? Haul. Madison, April !j.—Friday aftor ; noon G. T. Martin and W. T. Shafer, I county officers, and P. L. Flinchum, | Federal officer, of Danbury, captur !ed one of the biggest distilleries | that has ever been found in this I vicinity. This plant was in full op eration, but no guardian angels I stood about it. It was located two .miles South of to.vn, near Hogan's | Creek. A copper outfit, its capa city was estimated at 90 gallons. The officers found four gallons of whiskey at the still and six bar rels containing beer. It was said that the beer was especially filthy. lln a plowed field near the still a ! 10-gallon demijhon was found filled with whiskey. No arrests were made at the time but it is said two men will be taken into custody later. I J. R. Nunn, of Quaker Gap town ship, was here Monday enroute home from Winston-Salem. It is learned that Mr. Nunn will be a can didate for Sheritf on the Republican ticket in the coming primary. Farmers in section report the wheat crop lookini line so far. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, April 7, 1926 SCHOOL CASE ENDED ABRUPTLY i Judge Shaw Takes Judgment Of Nonsuit In Action Of i School Board Against Coun-j tv Commissioners. Judge T. .1. Shaw made an order in Superior court here ye.-terda." nonsuiting the case of the Hoard f Education of Stokes county against the Hoard of County Commission-! ■ ers. Tile object of tile suit Was to re«|iiire the county commissioners to I >inake provision for financing in j #.>!),(Hill school budget prepared by , 11he school board last spring. The i nonsuit was taken by the court on j j the grounds that the school board ■ failed to carry out some of the pro visions of the law in regard to pro pat ing and tiling the budget. It will lie recalled that the SSO,- (ll)(l school budget referred to r.beve was mainly for the purpose of ere t ing school buildings in the county, land that the school board and the j county commissioners in join' ses sion last spring or summer appro ved the budget by a vote of five to one. However, at a subsequent session of the county commissioners that board rescinded their vote and , refused to take necessary steps to | secure funds for the budget. Suit | was then br plight by the school | board in an effort to require the I county commissioners to provide ! funds for the budget, with the re sult a above given, j In his remarks in regard to the I suit Judge Shaw called attention to .the fact that the suit had been pen ding so long that the school year i for which the budget had been made i was now almost past and that it was near the time for making the budget for this year, in preparing which, it was suggested, the school board could conform more strictly to the letter of the law. !WOULD BUY STOKES RESORT Owners of Moore's Springs Property Offered $100.00(1 For Place Since Hotel Burn j oil—Offer Refused. I According to reliable information the owners of the Moore's Springs property in Stokes have been offer ed one hundred thousand dollars for the place since the hotel was destroyed by lire a few weeks since. The offer was declined, it is stat ed, as the present owners expect to ( build pioliably a hundred thousand dollar hotel there in time for the 1927 season. | Since the destruction of the hotel by fire the shipments of water from the spring have continued uninter rupted, and it is said that the reve nue from this source is considerable. Stokes Couple Wed In Rockingham ' Madison, April 6.—Thomas Hardy Duggins, 31, of near Sandy Ridge, and Miss Maude Bolts. 24, of Miz pah, were married Monday after noon by Upton G. Wilson, justice of the peace. Miss Claudia Duggins, a sister of the groom, accompanied , the bridal pair. Others present at the marriage were Dr. and Mrs. N. |G. Wilson, of Summerfield, and E. :C. Goolsby and D. W. Sharpe, of j this place. Mr. Duggins is the son of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Duggin.. Mrs. Dug gins is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Boles. Mr. and Mrs. Duggins will live near Sandy Ridge, andf enifwyp cnifwy ntfwy mfwmg Two Ladies After Major Stedman's Seat Two ladies are out for Major Stedman's seat in Congress. The Major is a courteous gentleman who ordinarily could be counted on to give a lady a seat if there wer no others around, but since there are two of them in this case, rf course he could not afford to offend either and therefore will be forced to keep it himself.— Daily Journal. John Hutchorson of Walnut Cove, was among the visitors here today. DAMAGE CLAIMS AGAINST COUNTY! - I Citizens In Yadkin and Snow I Croi.-k Townships Want Pay For Damage Done By Dogsj -—Assessors Appointi d. Dan -ine i laims on ai■ 'llllll of di- j preda'.oi..- by dogs in two townships 1 of tic. rotinty wire filed with the! Hoard of County Coimifi- ioiior.- at their meting here Monday. In Y.uikin township W. H. Hal! lost four dogs which were bitten ; by a rabid canine, and he ask-- the | county to pay him $200.00. Thro.-; citizen.- of Yadkin township .las. 11. Baker. Harvey Johnson and Wallace! Webster were asked by the com missioners to investigate the mat-1 tcr and report at the next meeting of the board. J. A. Spencer. Alonz.o Sisk and W. I!. Doss were named as a com- ' mittee in Peters Creek township to investigate the case in which Bob 1 Gray claims the loss of a dog valu ed at $.'0.00, and Mrs. Peter Leake is short a turkey gobbler that was worth $!l.OO. This committee was; also instructed to report at the next, meeting of the commissioners. i TAX LISTERS ARE NAMED E. W. Carroll Is Again Made Sunorvisor of Taxes For 1 County Work of Listing Property Begins In .May. At the regular monthly meeting] of the Board of County Commis-1 sinners held here Monday citizens! were appointed in the several town- ' ship* of the county to 1 i.-t the taxes ' for the year l!'2li. E. W. Carroll, of Meadow, township, was again ap pointed as tax-supervisor for the county. The names of the list takers follow: Danbury Township—W. M. Nel- . son. I Meadows Township— J Walter Fowler. ' Yadkin Township - It. S. Bedding. Quaker Gap Township—-1.. W. M - Kinney. Big Creek Townshi|>--Saiii P. Dearmin. Peters Creek Township—E. G. Hay. Snow Creek Township—T. J. j 1 (join. Heaver Island Township—L. A. i Duncan. Sauratown Township—B. I'innix ' I Bailey. 1 BOUGHT ORCHARD IN PATRICK F. J. Davis and E. I). Vaughn Pay $91,000 For Apple Or chard With 12,000 Trees— Many Varieties of Apples. ! 1 E. J. Davis, of Martinsville, to bacco warehouseman, and E. D. Vaughn, of Winston-Salem, have : purchased the Patrick and Blue' Ridge apple orchards, located in; Patrick county, near Stuart. Ya. j These two orchards contain -12,-! 000 trees eighteen years old. The j price paid for the orchards is given its BUI,OOO. The trees are said to be 1 very fine and arc of almost every variety of apples grown in this sec tion of the United States. The new owners expect to im prove and enlarge the orchards, building up an apple business sec ond to none in this part of the coun try, it is stated. FORSYTH JURY ACQUITS SAMETS Releasing of Men Charged With Burning King Store Building Came As Surprise To Many. After deliberating for less than one hour the jury composed of For syth county citizens who heard tin arson case against Morris, Max and Jake Samet, yesterday brought in a verdict of not guilty. BRIGHT FUTURE FOR DANBURYj Is Prodieled By King Corres -1 1 pontient Who Sp nt Week j Hero—News and Personal! Items of King. King \. 1., A. :.1 Y'.'i' ; corn-.- jiondent spoil*. hi'V ■ ! pai t of the i ..-i w . a't- i.d 1 - court at Danbury. The litth 1 turestiue hills and mountain peak : 'round about the town ai. i the pure | mountain water combined with th-, i mountain air make this the fine.-*, place* in the country for a summer I resort, and my prediction is that : with tie boom which has already! started in the extreme wr, tern par' | |of the State, is bound to spread to this section of the State And I pre- ! diet that if it is advertised so as to let the outside w old kn.w just I 'what they have in the \va\ of cli mate, scenery, pure water and air from the mountain and good roads, j that Danbury will become the ten- j tcr of attraction for ti.. section of the State. Mr. Fred E. Shore, who had a I sudden and serious attack o£ kid liiev trouble at Danbury last week ; while attending court is much im j proved, and is able to be out on the i streets again, we are glad to note. Messrs. Ralph and Holt >n Riser' returned to their home-- he • Snuir ! day after spending a few day.- in; Wilmington. \\. M. West, of Axt• in, Ya.. is spending a few days with relatives and friends here. Mr. West was 1 - j rated here some time back a- man lager of the Co-operativ vVi.rehouse at this place, having risignul to .take charge of a large farm ill Vir j gin in. j Dr. I.cc Riser, of State.-ville, spent Sunday with relatives a:,d friends here. Mr. and Mrs. .1. I!. White, of Roanoke, Va., arc spending ii few days with Mr. White's parents on East Main street. Your correspondent had the pleas ure of attending the Master ser- I vice held on the grounds at the Mo-j ravian church here Sunday •fter-j noon at 2:UO o'clock. The so • 1 were conducted by liev. Walter lirabs of Bcthania. Music was , furnished bv the Moravian church band, also of Hethania. This was indeed a nice service and was much enjoyed by all in attendance, j Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Wall spent Sunday with relatives on ''ttlliam street. Mr. Harvey Pulliam. of High 1 Point, and Miss Opal Hausor, >f iKitig, were quietly united in the holy bonds of matrimony here Sat urday night. Rev. Roy Snider of ficiated. Only a few of the near relatives and friends were present The age of the groom is only 1S years, while the bride is just I>. After the honeymoon they will be iit home in High Point. I Messrs S. W Pulliam, Cha. 1?. | Carroll, C. C. Riser, Eugene Wil lard and E. P. N'ewsum, all of R ng, are attending court at Danbuv this week as jurors. Mr. Debs Holder, of White Plains, spent Sunday with parents here, j Miss Annie Shore, of Thomasville, | spent Sunday with the family of ; Judge Caudle in Walnut Hills. I Mr. J. W. Lambeth, of Sea Grove, is spending a few days with his friends here. Mr. E. F. Walker, of Greens boro, was among the visitors ner > estcrday. Mr. and Mrs. Lester G. Pulliam, of Greensboro, spent the day Sun day with Mr. Pulliam's parents in Ring. The condition of Mrs. T. F. Cal loway, who has been very sick «t her home near here, is slightly im proved. Mr. Early Mosor has moved inti his new home in Walnut Hills. Mr. Ray Riser of Winston-Salem, spent Sunday with his parents hero. Work on the Pell-Mitchell build ing on East Main street is nearin-* completion. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Caudle, of th.- Twin City, spent Sunday here. Mr. and Mrs. Von Johnson, of Greensboro, are spending a few days with relatives in Walnut Hills. Quite a number of people of this section visited the Pilot Mountain on Easter Monday. No. 2,*07 !SPELLING MATCH HERE SATURDAY I) Select SjM-llers ']■> Take J'art In Contest To 15e JfeM In Winston-Si.l'in Sometime Next J\l• >i)th —I'i'izt s OtlVrc'. i In order to select four spellers '• go ' U;! -tun Saii in IleXt lilOU'h to compete fur v hiabli prizes be ir il'iii'l Wu.-ton Journal, ri lliiijr mat will lie held ac ■ • ;;«• -ih'n'l build nn in Danbury on i Satunlay ui' this wi i i ln-tfinti ; n#f IK , Ji»::;ii n'i |. ,k, in whii'h representa jii'.i' student- from itli thi- school* uf the county are e.\p' •••'[ t>j tak j ! part. j On Saturday four -pollers will li > I chosen, two from elementary I schools and two front tin- high schools. At Winston-Salem the contest ! will lit' engaged in by students from ton or twelve counties, and prizes | for the winners are live in number j ranging from to $5.00, all being payable in yold at the clos* iof the contest. I In addition to these prizes the I county offer.- two prizes of $5.00 and .s2.fit) for each, elementary and high school students. The schools of Stokes have some excellent spellers and there is rn> ; reason why the pupils from this ! county should fail to take some of the nice prizes offered. I MEMBERS SCHOOL COMMITTEE QUIT However, School Hoard Is As sured Of Their Continued Hearty Co-operation In the School Work. The letter below, sisjned by three prominent business men of Walnut Cove, and which explains itself, was received at the office of the Board of Education at yesterday's session of that body, and is printed merely as a specimen of the warm letters i and words of encouragen>ent and j co-operation which the school au- II fro ri ties receive occasionally and | which stand out in strong contrast to those handed in by some who are ' less friendly to the cause of schools and education in their county : Walnut Cove, April ' Hoard of Education. Stokes Co., Danbury, N. C. 1 Gentlemen : We wish to ask you tn accept our i resignations as committee of Wal r.nut Cove Special School District, effective April f», li'i2t'>. In going out we want to thank - your able board for the excellent co r opration you have favored us with during our pleasant association in ; the educational work in our com .'munity, as well as in the county at • large. We are deeply grateful to you for your earnest consideration , and efforts in our behalf to build a school system in our town which , is the pride of every public-spirited r citizen of our community. , While we are severing our dire.'t , connection with your school work, we want you to feel assured that , you will have our hearty co-opera r tion in your further efforts to for ward the cause >f education throu , ghout the county. - j Thanking you and with kindest j personal regards to every official - iTmnected with your organization, we are, Yours very truly, ,! C. K. DAVIS, G. W . N K AI.. .1 E. A. ROTH ROCK. t Constable Lawson Takes Man and Still > Constable Cleve Lawson, of Pe ter's Creek township, Monday night i, captured a large thirty-five gallon \ distillery outfit single-handed and I- took with it the man in charge. _ Arthur Rogers and another man were said to have been at the still •• when it was first seen. Rogers was captured while the other man made f his escape, however, it is said that v the officer knew him and that a war *• nun will probably be issued for his is arrest. Rogers was given a hearing :i and bound over to Federal court in a bond of $5OO.
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