DANBURY REPORTER
Volume 54.
LIGHTNING HITS
STOKES CHURCH;
One Man is Killed anil several
Knocked Unconscious —
Henrv Boles Died Monday
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From Stroke.
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While services were in progress'
Sunday afternoon at St. Mark'*'
Methodist church, situated between
(iermanton and Walnut Cove, a bolt
\>f lightning struck the church build- 1
ing, tore away one corner of the
edifice, injured six people, one of,
them fatally, and stunned a nuni- !
ber of others. Henry Boles was
struck by a Hying timber and sus
tained a fractured skull. He was
immediately carried to I-iwrence
hospital in Winston-Salem, where an
emergency operation was perforat
ed. Mr. Boles died Monday merit
ing.
The others receiving injuries we:*
Jamie Boles, son of the man who
was killed. Mrs. J. V. Mar
shall, a boy who gave his name as
Warren, J. V. Welsh ami \ ick .Mar
shall. None of these injuries wee
described as serious.
While the timbers were creaking
and flying from the force of the
elovir! al b'ow, excitment in the con
gregation was ire". e and one man
who passed by a few minutes
after the stroke, declared that
beill; i. i had b, ii.en loose. ('mo
member rushed down • > tli ■ l.i-ike
Memorial church nearby and to'd
the congregation there that lightr.
ing had struck St. Mark's and kill.'l
everybody in it. The l.eake Me
morial congregation was aroused
immediately and a sane which al
most • ■jualcil the one at the strick
en church took place.
In addition to those people who
actually received injuries there wore
several others who were knocked to
the floor and stunned by the elec
trical charge.
At the time that the bolt hit the
church, the building was about half
i'tlled with people. It took but a fe*v
minutes for the news to spread in
the community and within a very
short while a large crowd hud
gathered at the church.
Mr. Boles was a member and
founder of the church in which he
was killed. He is survived by his
wife, by threedaughters, Mrs. Anna
Marshall, Mrs. Maurice Perrill an 1
Mrs. Hope Westmoreland, all of
(iermanton; by three sons, Herbert
James and Alley, of Germanton,
and by one brother, Robert Boles,
of Walnut Cove.
Daniel Mabe
Died Tuesday!
The funeral of Daniel Mabe, who ■
died Tuesday evening at 7 oVloek,
at his home, Summerfield, Route 2,
was held Wednesday afternoon at
3 o'clock at the Hilldale Primitive
Baptist church by Elder J. A. Fag?.!
Burial was made in the church!
graveyard.
Mr. Mabe, who was 66 years of j
age, is survived by the widow, four
sons, U. W. Mabe, Winston-Salem,
Route 3, W. J. Mabe, Stokesdale;
Drew Mabe., Madison; and Roy
Mabe, of Summerfield; four daugh
ters, Mrs. Maude Harris, Mrs. Cora
L. Thomas, of Summerfield; Mrs.
May Ellington, of Madison; Mrs.
Hester Hones, of Duke; tfciee
brothers, Warren Mabe, of Walnut
Cove; Henderson Mabe, of Stone-
Ville; Matt Mabe, of Law--, 'nvillo;
three sisters, Miss Mary Jane Mabe,
Mrs. Alice Bullin, and Mrs. l.ee
Mabe, all of Lawsonville.
r The "better bull" campaign is on
among dairy farmers of North Car
olina. Five pure bred animals were
recently purchased in one county.
WESTFIELD FOLKS
HERE TUESDAYj
Thoy Want Stokes To Aid
Surry In Erecting A School
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Building Near the Cdinty (
j Line At West field.
| Quito a large delegation of Wt's'.-'
field citizens, including a dozen
ladies, appeared before the County
Commissioners and the Board of
Education here Monday in the in
terest of a new sehool building at
Westfield. 7. 1
j The sehool at Westlield, which is
near the county line, is maintaned
bv Stokes and Surry counties joint-'
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ly. It has outgrown its present old
frame building and Surry county
proposes to pay three-fifths of the
cost of a new building if Stokes
will put up two-fifths of the price, j
They want a brick building that will
! cost near $20,000.
I The Stokes authorities, at Mon
day's meeting, agreed to pay our
part, but will not be able to do so
until next year. In the meantime
school will go on in the old build-
ing for another session.
Surry Republicans
Will Meet July 24th
| Dobson, July i>.— The Republicans
'.of Surry county will gather in con
j vent ion at Dobson on Saturday,
July 21, at 10 o'clock a. m.. t> nomi
nate candidates for the various
' I county offices to be tilled at the nest
'regular election, and to transact any
,other business that may properly
come before it. The township chair*
' man will tall their township pri
maries on Saturday, July IT, from
1 to "2 o'clock. l>. m., to elect dele
gates to the county convention.
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| Auto Accident
Saturday Night
] Jack Hag?dale, young son ..f J. O.
Ragsdale. of Madison, narrowly e-.-
' taped serious injury Saturday night
when the Studebaker sedan he was
' driving turned over three miles east
' of Danbury, while he was on hi s
' way home from a visit to Piedmont
Springs. He escaped wi I. only a
few bruises.
* Tom Tarheel says maybe lie stays
*in a good humor d w »l:s ht.id
1 all day because his wife know: - how
f to cook the right kind of meals.
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Official Vote Jn Stokes Primary, July 3, 1926
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DANBURY 63 41 |29 72" "33 ~ ~\ 10 38 4~f 28 |l6 ;
LAWSONVILLE i 149 | 48 54 131 | 54 11 61 3 ! 44 | 17 |
HARTMAN I 72 72 75 64 i 5 1 3 1 7 j 0 7 ■
MITCHELL i 3 98 27 | 50 | 23 29 | 21 i 27 I 16 ! 31 i
E.SANDY RIDGE 3 51 | 19 18 i 52 | 7 54 3 | 55 5 ;
W. SANDY RIDGE 28 1 39 ! 5 62 i 63 9 | 47 15 | 55 16 !
TILLEY'S 16 8 2 20 | 20 4 12 12 I 2 26 !
PINE HALL 1 j 12 12 0 ! 0 97 17 72 14 j 75
FREEMAN 5 13 | 14 4 10 29 ! 4 | 22 21. 5 |
E. WALNUT COVE 1 13 176 | 117 62 | 8 96 !41 56 | 57 |35
W. WALNUT COVE ! 9 68 51 21 | 24 49 I 14 54 | 37 I 33
GERMANTON ! 129 i 6 j 131 7 j 37 20 j46 I 9. 47 1 10
WILSON'S STORE I 62 40 | 87 10 i 54 1 60 1 34 76 | 23 1 87 ;
MIZPAH 30 30 45 11 13 ' I 1 1 13 1 ! 12
BOYLES 48 74 75 \ 32 21 14 32 j 16 33 I
KING 54 95 40 100 I 37 47 71 9 68 10 •
PINNACLE 41 91 62 63 ; 60 3 43 ! 11 44 16
BROWN MOUNTAIN I 73 21 46 40 j 21 0 19 0 19 I »
FLINTY KNOLL ' 145 29 | 127 .".9 ! 39 19 1 49 3 45 11
FRANS * 35 I 9 27 15 50 1 j 50 0 46 4 j
"MOIR • 34 41 49 18 j 120 3 118 3 j 101 20 ;
TOTALS .*. 1013 | 1062 | 1094 , 845 ~ j 745 519 758 431 739 470 j
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, July 7, 1926
STOKES SCHOOL BUILDING
FUND IS CUT TO SIO,OOO
This Will Be Used For Repair Work and No New Buildings
Will Be Erected This Year—Joint Session of Board of Edu
i cation and County Commissioners Here Monday.
I That part of the school budget
made last month for construction of,
school buildings in Stokes, amount-'
ing to alxiut $100,001), was stricken
out by the County Commissioners,
and the Hoard of Education at a
joint session held here Monday, and
'slo,ooo for repairs and additions to
school buildings was substituted. |
I There will be no new school build
ings erected in Stokes this year.
The action of the boards in taking
this step was not explained, but it
is understood that it was on no- 1
count of poor crop conditions in the
I county the past year and the un-.
certainty of the crops this year. j
The SIO,OOO appropriated, it is
; stated, will likely be used to add
'one room each to the Sandy Ridge, J
i King and Francisco school buildings
in order to provide temporary quar-!
jters for conducting the schools at
j these points during the coming win- 1
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N. & W. RAILWAY
TO IMPROVE ROAD
Will Spend Over Million Hol
lars Between Winst n Salem
and R.ianoko —-To Elertrifv
Line.
Announcement i- made by the
Norfolk v Western railroad that
$1,200,000 will be spent on the Win
-1 stem-Salem to Roanoke division of
" that road Automatic block sign !
system will be installed and side
tracks will be extended. Electt'ie
wires will be placed and all stations
will be lighted and the block signal-,
will be operated by the current,
i With this improvement the Nor
folk & Western will have a road the
ei|tial of the best railways in the
country.
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• Play Given Here
1 Was Very Good
The musical comedy, "See Von
Later," which was pre-cute! «• the
1 school building Frid ly night by
,■ local talent, w.;s gooto say the
; least, and had very go.>J patronage.
DANBURY HIT BY
SEVERE STORM |
Large Plate Class In Bank j
! Was Blown Out, Buildings!:
Damaged and Trees Uproot-',
oil Friday.
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i I lie most severe storm of wind,
'rain, lightning and thunder that'
has been seen here for years prob
ably. visited Danbury and convmuni-j
ty Friday afternoon. Rain fell in
torrents for an hour and a half
'while the wind reached a danger
'oils gale. The large plate gins* in
'th.' front of the Bank of Stokes
'County here was blown out and
I broken to small bits, while many
I trees were broken, and uproote I.
I The stable of Frank Stephens, near
town, and the frame of a building
that had been started near' town,
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won* demolished. Lightning struct; j
'numerous times near town but n>
! damage was report'.l from it. For
' tunately there was no hail here. ;
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Hail Visits I
Lawsonville Section
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Rogers, of the
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i Lawsonville community, were here!
■yesterday. Mr Rogers stated th*;*. '
• his tobacco and the crips some
of his neighbors were injure ! cm
sideiaoly by hail Monday. lie had
; just finished threshing his whea*
ami produced 2-V> busheU on 1-*,
■ acres, an average of utaut 20 btish
' els to the acre.
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Beer Destroyed In
Beaver Island
! Officers I*. L. Flinchum and \V.
I . Matthews were in Beaver Island
( township Tuesday looking for stills.
, but found only three barrels of beer
lat a still site.
1
i Those Tarheel farmers who wi-h
1 to know what their paid servant
'' at State College are doing in agri
c' cultural extension work can have a
l ' copy of the eleventh annual iv. ort
'• ' y writing for it.
ABNER BOWMAN
KILLED BY CAVA
Young Man of Westlield Sec- !
tiun Meets Death When Car
Turns Over—Beid Lvnch
Held By Officers But Denies
lie Was Driving Car.
Abner Bowman, 21 years old, was
instantly kill.-d Saturday iiieh'
near his home on the \v»dstleld
'
| >*ilot Mt. road when the Ford m ul
ster in which he was riding with
j Rei.l I.ynch failed to make thecurve'
; and turned several somersau'ts
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down a slight embankment. I.ynch
I was hurt very little if any.
| Immediately follo-.ving the a ■ i-j
I dent, whieh ctirred just >vcr the
line in Surry c> unty, l ynch was
taken into custody by Surry otlicers,'
it being thought that he was driv-;
ing the car when it wrecked an !
was drinking. There were no eye
witnesses to the accident and it
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was said that I.ynch would swear
on trial that Bowman was driving
when the wreck occurred. The re
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suit of the prelominary hearing ha;
not been learned here.
■ I.ymh is a son of Jim I.ynch, of
the l'li >t Mtn. section, and is aged
!.» years. He has been serving lr,
i the army and had just returned
[home on Tuesday before the :ic
! dent.
i Death Of Infant
Of Mr. and Mrs. Smith
i
! •! I nes Harrell. Smith, infant SOM
of Mr. and Mrs. .1. F. Smith. >f t'eii
tervill'. Forsyth county, died Tue-
I day afternoon at 2 o' lock, after ;i
brief illness.
,' The little by i, survived by 'ii
father and mother, one brother.
| Paul, and two sisters, Ophelia and
Josephir.. .
Funeral services were he! i at the
' Mt. Olive church. in Yadkin town
I: ship. Burial followed in the church
| graveyar i
Stokes Boy Is
•j Taking' Law Course
T. A. Bennett, of Capella, was a
visitor here Monday. Mr. Bennett,
i who i a son of W. I. Bennett, is
M taking a law course in the private
- school of Judge Cieo. I'. Pell ill
:i Raieigh. and hopes to secure license
t for the practice of his profession
! either August or February next.
No. 2..H25
CANDIDATES ARE
NOW NOMINATED
Saturday's Second Primary R?-
suited In tin' Highest Mori
In First Primary Winning Iti
Each Case—Voting Waj
Heavier Than In First Pri
mary. ■» , "**■
Saturday's second primary re* .It •
cil in the niiminati >«i of tin l fol
lowing named candidates.
I-'or Sheriff. Sam P. Dearmin,
Democrat. and J. Frank Duj:!ap,
I Republican.
F«r Cnuiuy i ommi.-sionor, I'.. R.
! 1.. Francis, Democrat.
For Member -f Roatd f E-l
lion, Otis T. Shidton, Demo.-rav a- 1
Hardin McG.-e, Republican.
Voting by both parties v• ,
Sirangc to -ay, considerably he.r M*
than in the first primary. For in -
; stance. Dearmin. Frve, Leake a" 1
Williams, the four Democrats fu*
Sheriff, received only tOS."> vutes
the first primary, while the two
Democratic candidates for Sheri:?
received I'JiW in the second primary.
I Dunlap, Nnnn and Xelstm. Repub'i
ian candidates f r Shir:*. ::i
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first primary, got i»J. v. vs. •shh"
the second primary gave *.h>>
Republican candidates f>r Sh •:.!?
207 •"> votes.
liy far the hardest »;it• • - vri
that between J. F. Dtirlap HI i I!,
N'inn, Republican caivi.i au- f> •
Sheriff. Mr. Dunlap'- j>: y ;
i.nly I.'.
Sain 1' I'earmin"- d'-f-at i
er William-. Democrat! car.': - Lit*.
f'T SherilT by a vote -f 12'J i.
R. 1!. 1. Fram is wa- " i' ' i as
Democratic candidate
commissioner over T. il. Ge.ry, t...'
ma.iortiy 'f Mr. Francis being
' Fur membership on the Roari >f
F.lu ation Otis T. Shelton ha i a
majority of 2'>7 over W. :1a •,
bnth Democrats. and f>r the - i
office Hardin MeGee won over .
W. I'riildy, both Republicans. Mr.
' MeGee'.- n;aj ri;y being 21'.'.
A notev.L.-thy fact in r-garl t>
1 the primary is that in every
stance the candidates of bnth par" i«M
I receiving the highest vol .- v. •''
i
' first primary were notui". iv i i
* the second primary.
l ' | The average vol. a • its the p" *
II mary Saturday was •>!•• for t
0 Democrati' candidate- and !'X V " ft
11 the Republican candidates.
WHEAT STACKS HIT
BY LIGHTNING
.J Rhodes Koportod T >
Have Lost About Thre-i
Hundrod Bushels of Grain
By Fire. . .
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j According to reports received !vo
yesterday, Jess Rhodes, of ths
' Prestonvillc section, hud the tv.U
--' fortune to lose seven stack* s f
'wheat l>y tire Monday when lightn
ing stru k the wheat. Mr. Rhode
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estimated that he had about thre.s
hundred bushels of grain.
Mr. Rhodes expected to have
the grain threshed this week, it vva4
1 stated. «
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Steam Shovels
Reach Town
The two steam shovt-ls engaged in
. building the Danbury-Walnut Cove,
'road reached main str"et her" Tuc--
day and that section t»f the road
between the bridge and Danbury
has been almost finished.
Civil Court Convenes
Here Monday
The civil term of Stoke* civil
i-ouit will convene h »»v next Mon
>uy.