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Volume 54. WESTFIELD LADY DIED WEDNESDAY Mrs. Samirah E. Christian Passes Away At thp Ripe Old Age of 84 Years—Death Came Almost Sudden. Mrs. Samirah F.. Chri.-tian, wife f tlio Into ("hurli s T. Christian, u>d mother of Messrs. S. P.. Jtio, 1., N. F. and C. It. Christian, all well known citizens of the county, passed away at her home at West field last Wednesday, at the ripe old aire of SI years, !? months and 7 days. While the deceased had been in poor health for some time, her death was unexpected, coming almost sin! !.".ily, and being a great shock to her relatives and friends. In addition to the son* whose names are mentioned above Mrs. Christian is survived by one daugh ter, Mrs, Knima J. Smith, of West field, and a number of grandchildren and other relatives, The deceased was a lovable Chris- A ti.in character and her passing is a great loss to her host of friends, to whom she always brought good clayr and encouragement, She ha i b>flg been a faithful member of the Westticld Missionary Baptist church, having been one of the charter mem bers when that church was estab lished forty-live years ago, Funeral services held Thursday were ron d.:cted by her pastor, llev. M.\ Andrews. and by Dr. Thos. Smith. The services were very touching •\ .1 th' 1 attendan c was large. People of Stuart Ordered To Use Water Sparingly Danville, Va.. July 21.—Mayor lieirnc Stedman. of Stuart, has serv ed notice on the people of that tiNurn that water can be used only for cooking and for household pur poses. Mayo river has dwindled to a small branch, there being insuf ficient water to fill the pond behind the power dam. Power has been available for the last several weeks only from dusk to about nine o'clock and every effort has been made 'o keep the sluice gates closed. The drinking water supply is still ample. Last year the group of springs high on a mountain which for years had filled the town reser voir, failed during the prolonged drought and did not "come back." This necessitated coralling the flow of water from springs on another mountain and the building of a new reservoir which is now affording the necessary supply -Judge Stack Orders Boxing- Match Stopped Asheville, July 28.—'Boxing in- creases crime and boxing in and around Asheville must stop," Judge A. M Stack told Sheriff E. F. Mit chell before Superior court as it opened this morning. Judge Stack said that he had read in a newspaper that a match was to be fought soon at Kenil worth. "I don't know what local statute you may have here to pro tect you, but the solicitor and I have been unable to find any; under the laws of North Carolina boxing is a felony and it is punishable by a sentence in the state peniten tiary." Then he instructed the sheriff to notify the promoters of the local match not to allow it to take place, and to be present next Friday to y see that if did not take place. If 'vii should, he told him. "you are to arrest those connected with it and prepare the way f"i' an indictment by the grand jury.' PATRICK APPLE CROP BUMPER ONE i i Yields in Apples of \ irgima Countv Estimated at 150,00) i Barrels—Some Sold Over-, seas. Danville, Va.. July 21.—The IV.-j 'rick county apple crop, the gath ' ering of which will start within the next 10 days, will be the largest in ■the history of that section. The' jcounty farm agent estimates the' yield at 1 .">O,OOO barrels and as the best crop since the year 1:'20. Albe-J marie Pippins have not done as well t I as was expected however and in the i northern part of the county the yield of this particular type wil! i be small. | Faiiy in August will «e' the pack > ers and the box makers arriving in . the orchards. These are u floating .' population starting their activites . early in the spring in Florida and : coming north with the si ;i .-oits. : About !>OO ..f Hu m w.ll b • on hand . dexterously wrappng the apples t and in fitting them snugly in boxes i turned out swiftly by men who make I ">OO each day. Apples are boxed to i meet tin- exigencies of the northern • trade. Most of the fruit is put in , barrels and shipped immediately t > . cold storage plants, one of these be . ing Koehler where the Norfolk and I Western* railway crosses the tr.i 'of the Danville and Western, .' Patrick appls are earning an in-' . erci.sing foreign reputation. Yurks ; and Albemarles are in steady d"- jinand in Great Britian and probably ! half of the Patrick crop will find it way overseas. Apples are the only • fruit which can be shipped across Ithe e iuut r without going in . old j storage this being due to nature's . provision of a coat of wax scaling Ithe fruit 'I EXPECTING GOOD ■j PRICES FOR WEED . Wilson Tobacconist Discusses [ The Outlook After Touring i 1 , Europe Some Handicaps 'i Noted. •| Wilson. July 2t>.—The short crip ,*>nd an increased demand for m.iiiu factured tobacco wi'l cause good tobaccos to bring as high a price 1 as ia.-t year, W. T. Clark, a promi tobacconist ti this city, who has recently returned from a visit t> England, France, Italy and Hol land, is of the opinion. | The trade over there. Mr, Clark says, is optimistic over the outlook i and expects good prices to prevail. I The demand for tobaccos is grow . ing. especially on account of tn: ' ever increasing demand for ciga rettes, I However, the impoi t tariff into • f'v.':. d of 4i) .'-r'lfs 'in American 1 tt Lac ■..? over the tobaccos from the 1 colonies makes our tox.vus cost I more and therefore affects greatly the i >ice of common t b-.cco from i America. The general impression is that the crop is short about 20 per cent of a normal and that this should make considerable difference in the yield and consequently the price, j Frost Kills Corn At Blowing Rock i I | While the lower country was suf- j fering from the heat, the thermom- ( eter playing around the 100 degree mark, they were having a killing • frost at Blowing Rock. Corn that was more than a foot high was | killed in that section by the frost last Thursday morning. Mrs. C. 1.. Carroll and children, of Winston-Salem, are among the guests at Piedmont Springs hotel, i Danbury, N. C , Wednesday, July 28, 1926 LIGHTNING HITS A MEN IN STOKES! Three Young Citizens of Win- p ston-Salem Were On Moore's j i Knob Sunday When Bolt j Badly Stunned Them. James Sheppard. Enoch Cope and i I ! Hal Messick, three young men of WinstiAi-Salein, were sight-seeing I I |. on Moore's Ku«jl>, this county, Sun-' •lay afternoon when 'they wer • caught in a storm. They had 1 refuge under a large rock waen a!' 1 ! 1 s bolt of lightning hit right n--ar ' j them and all were badly (U'litied, 1 being knocked unconscious. Tbree \' other young members of the pirty.j'' who were under another rock near- '' I I, by. carried the injured men down ' the mountain and rushed them ■"! ' t their homes in Winston-Salem. The i men were later taken to a hospital, | all having suffered burns on their j bodies. Two of the men were s' : l! 1 t confined to their beds yesterday, it ,- i 1 was stuteu. t Family Picnic Supper j" At Old Dalton Home , , Miss Georgia Daiton, Tom Dalton ; and Mr. and Mrs. M. I». Phillip* of i Dalton. entertaini'd at a very l*»- ] liirhtfu! family picnic -upper Sun day at the old Dalton home place. Tables were placed "li the;'] i _ I long front porch and a m«>.~t delici ous supper was enjoyed. The nienib(>rs of the family pres- I ent were: Mrs, Tom Hunter. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hunter, Jr., and ?•. ' \\\d.b, of Fiiyettevill**; Chnvk-s F. il Dalton, Parks Dalton, Mi.-s Mary Orr, Miss Whitiock and Mr. Shel- > ton, of Charlotte; Mr. and Mrs. J. Lamb, and Miss Nancy I,;.nib, of ( j Greensboro; Mr. and Mrs. Albert ■ I 1 Phillips and two daughters, of Nasheville; Miss Mollie Spach, of , Rosemary; Mr. and Mrs. John ll.v- ( j man. of Richmond, Va., ?-liss Mary ( McCanle.-s, of Danbury; Mrs. o Frank Thompson and Misa Phylis ( Gary, of Lester Manor, Va., guests of Mr. and Mrs. F.rnest Dalton, Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Phillips, Jr., of Co lambus, Ohio; Robeit Dalton, of i ;> Blue Field, W. V.; Miss Georgia Dalton, T'jin Dalton. Mi-es Mild j red Phillips, Louise Phillips, Ruth Philips, of Dalton; and Mr. and Mrs. ( M. n. Phillips, of Dalton; Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Jones, of Walnut Cove; i a Miss Nannie Jones, of Walnut Cove; j Mr. and Mrs. Krnest Phillips and , daughters, of King; Mr. and Mrs. 1., R. 1. Dalton. and Miss Mary Dal-'., ton. Dr. and Mrs. D. N. Dalton, Mr. , and Mrs. Rerry Dalton, Dr. and | ( Mrs. W. N. Dalton and children, jj. Dr. and Mrs. Beverly Jones aud i children. Dr. and Mrs. Reives Jones, j Miss Francis Jones, Mr. and Mr-., Norman Stone. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus | „ Dalton, all of Winston, Part of Mt. Airy-Stuart . Road To Be Oiled ~ i 1 i It is announced from the State ' highway office that three milesf of v the sand-clay road on route No. 80, ' between Mt. Airy and Stuart, Va. 1 will be treated with oil. the work 1 .to start within a few days. I A ! Crops Improved Ij By Fine Rains v Farmers say that they have never j i seen such wonderful improvement ( in tobacco and corn crops as has j been since the rains started the ! ! I past week. The prospect i- now that the crops will lu> as good as any 1 grown here in years probably. 1' Piedmont Springs hot id ho been 1 enjoying a rushing season with a ! full house the past few weeks. I 1 WESLEY HALL -MAKES FINE CURE First To Finish A Darn of To bacco In This Section— C >!'>r Is Bright and Texture (iO'At. I \\.-s|e;. Hall, one of t!' progres sive farmers of Danbury Rout • 1, last week finished curing the first barn f tobacco, so far as can h» lean*.. I, in Stokes county. li • is prepaiing to begin the curing of -i second barn now. M. J. Fagg, who was here from Mr. Hall's community today, brought along a sample of the primings cured by Mr. Hail and it looked ;; 'l. i'iie leaf "*as veiy brigli' in color and was of lir.tex ture. according to judges of tobacco who examined it. A number of other farmers who exoe ted to begin curing the wet i this week state that the rains will likely delay curing a few days, as the le if has taken 011 a new growth and is not ripening as rapidly. A v.ondi rf 111 change for the better in the tobacco crop is not- I by farm ers since the fine rains, which came just in time to save many fields. 157 DEATHSTXD 1,031 INJURED Traffic Continues T> Take Heavy Toll On The High ways of The South—N.»r* Carolina At Top. Traffic exacted a !• il of 1"7 lc.,s and injured 1.031 persons in clever, southern states during the period June °S to July 2>> inclusive it was revealed yesterday in a survey con ducted over eleven southern statc by the Associateil Press. Despite the fact thut the peak of the summer season was reached during the period covered and when the driving public was seeking the open for relief from the heat of the cities, the total fatalities with the exception of June was the smallest of any month this year. The Juno tratlic toll was 110 persons killed and 1.140 injured. More persons wore killed and iti jur d during the week ending yes terday than in any other week of the month, the total for the past seven days being 4'i persons killed ami 258 injured. N' oth Carolina led all states in the number of persons killed with 22, closely followed by Florida with 21. Georgia was third with 20. I:*, the column of persons injured. Georgia led with IS3 followed by Florida with 1 Id. Virginia was third with 119. Musical Comedy "See You Later" Rural Hall. July 2S.—'"See You Lat'-r," a musical comedy will be rendered here by local talent next Saturday evening. This play, which will be given under the auspices of the Parent-Teacher Association at the high school, is a three-act musi cal comedy of North Carolina pro duction and under the direction of M'.-s F.loi.se I.avad Batchelor, of Nashville, N. C. Fiftyfive charac ters will take part. The proceeds will be for the benefit of the school. Contract For Bridge Near Mt. Airy The State Highway Commission has just awarded contract for a f.'.>: concrete bridge on the Ml. Airy-Hillsville road on Route N . Kiker & Giant, of I'eidsville ha e contract f r the bridge at t'* price of sl'.',ooo. STOKES DIDN'T GET HER PARI Seventy-Four t '>u.':ties Recti v eu $-4.21 -5.117 T«> Help Need' Mothers Cure For Thei ; Children. I I , The Stat.- :-.;cero;r'.a' 'cs a cer*.j : amount of money each year, t■ ■ th c>ui*tie« that ask f.,r it or.ly, t heln v- "iy mother- can.- f.r ti : It i- rot '! that Sokes is not pre; ar.y of th : s mont-y, because w dor.'t put in our application for i' S> far this year -S i.I I 5.27 ha ' .-en pa: i .ut t-> 7J N .rth Caro'in counties, the appro- riations ' -.in stance Forsyth county a**' 11201.0( Surry get «.*•••«. I: kin^m •$•>••>.00, etc, The Stokes auth U"*e.'.- r*.:.r' * ti '.veil t> get ir. touch with the Stut Board of Charities an i Publi • \\y fare and put in application for ou share in time for next year. Th; ' money is being paij t) other cour ■ ties every y -\r, ur. i Stokes ha ' r-ver had anv >f th,- funds -in ti: • lav/ v.u; ! : --vera! year LADY DIES'WHO , ONCE LIVED HER] Mrs. E.r.ma Dearn:!:i Pas.se | A vay Tuesday At Her Horn '! Ir. High P>ir.—Wa, r j Year- »>f Age. ' ago, passed away at her home i . '!"> years I The de-eased was !• •••• .> Mou: : Airy, the "laughter • : Mr. and Mr ,IJ. F. Harrisiin, and >as in 1 i-ri.• June 2'. 1 ss to I'ietcifer i' :> .11 mill, who ti; ■ i four year-. !.,• >• She I >aves two brother- 1 , A. 1 Harrison, of High Point, and J. : Harrison, of FayettevT.e, and tw j grandchildren, I.ee Stt'art and Hele Dearmin i i!*k. She has resitl I 1 "High Point f>r 27 y-eurs. TYPHOID FEVER IS DECREASING Only 2->l Cases Reported T N >rth Carolina This Mont! As Compared With, c.03 I Year Ago. : j n.-.e'igh, July 2s.—Typhoid ft--.. '• is (iecreasir.g in North arolin i. ! comparison of the figures for Ju: an i Juiy this year ar.ti last sh -v according to the State Board 1 Health. Only 231 cases have bee rev* ,rted so far this month f«>r ti: 1 entire State, while 'est ye..r thei were "e." .-a es in Ju'y. and 11 is n believed that in the remaining dav 1 i- this month that that figure wi be re:u 1 -d. much le s surpassed Durir.tr June there were cightj seven ca.-c reportel as co.nparc • with IV cases in June, 1325. No r,e.v es of infantile pit ilvs have len reported t. the l> >.l. si'-. 'c Alont'ay, when one it w a was reported from Davidst n c ju: • ty. •J. B. Duke Left Much Fine Liquo Albany. N. V., July 2">.—da nit Buchanan Duke left litjuor valut at >l7,' 4." pre-prohibitien. The a; "raisal of the estate give the quotations: Champaign, a pin whiskey. $ -! -"-o a case; gin, s■'. • bottle. Tie I "ick wc-rk en tie new >tt> I -sililii'g I ng erected i'tu't by i IA. Mai'ti.-i is completed. No. 2,*29 I STOKES .MADE I FINE WHEAT CROP Majority of Farmers Produce'! !y | M >:'e Thai: En )Ugh Fur ir, Their Family Xftus—Rye | Crop Large. S -kes farmers pr'i. >1 • nn re wheat the past season than * f'' ma* y years an i probably ever in the hist ->ry of the county. A j nnijof the families of tho t-, ■ •ur.ty produced m-.re than enough ve f tiu :r family tie" is ami are sell it. jing a part >f their grain. The rye as crop also was a - abundant in harvest, and th- big mills wil' r. it lg | ship li- us ma h ;! • an 1 ci.iisv "• | middlings u> they have bj.e: (J > oj, j ever s.nce we >pev talis-. i on grow t »U*Y ). Ma.".y a farmer vv;.; was hard do pressed f/« •. a-h and supplies up to te wheat harvest i now In easy ur .'l- e'.ini>i.:i!Hes by virtue if the f;• •I«ieu ui grain he produced. The nlcr mill at Dunburv hu* r. beei: taxed t-. il- ca; a.ity >ineo a- harvest trying t i supply bread and •if' i t> its : Tin* r. | '.vat -rate: mills ■ r in P i>- j ' county. Va.. have i • -n unable |- run except a part of the time j- i th-. Danburv mill has b.-en J«j grinding f>r the Patri-T: p«' >: • a.-» w-'l as f.-v home f ik -. S i".i» .' '.•■■• mills in. S* >!•;• - l.a-.■ a'«» no : ■ unable ; operate ex ert .t I'j ; f the time, and this coupled j with :• big wheat . rap h— br tight I: rgra;:. t th- •... 1 1: t .uu i: ? Distinguished Group " : i To Visit This State J Raleigh, July 2~. -For the second ' time i: tw.i weeks. North Carolina 1 is iiein.tr visited by a delegation of distinguished foreign. scientists— this time, phy-: ian.- from Bulgaria and Rumania- \vh o are making a A. study i>f health work and sanitary A conditions in the United States. To day this new delegation of four doctors, escorted by Dr. \V. \. > Sawyer, member of the tie! i staff »f the International Hoard of Health of the Rockefeller Foundation, are in Raleigh, study::-.g the various methods of the S'.ate Beard of hi Health. Sandy Ridge To Have j A Protracted Meeting* ! An old fashion protracted meet ing w-.1l be held at Oak Ri Igo •lurch j;.'ar Sandy fij dge> Sa >kes i maty, beginning Sunday, August r | IHr.nor will be served on the j grounds Sunday, an: all Winston . Saiem cititens, formerly of the 'IV • | Sandy Ridge section., are extend • 1 ""■an invitation to attend, taking bas ' i kets of f'>od with them. "I 1165 More Men Apply For Law License j Raleigh, July - J7.—Supreme Court is examinations in late August will • d tin i the record-breaking , la- with ■'e !').") candidates for licenses. Surry Candidates. Dobson, July 2*s.—The Republic cans of Surry county met in conven tion today and selected the follow ing candidates to be voted on at the 108 , . . general election this fall. For Clerk, A. H. Wolfe; for House of Repre \p-, sentativi-s, Adolph Robertson; for Register of Deeds. Lillian Harkrad er: f r Coroner. Dr. W. M. Stone; a Surveyor, Perry Taylor, for Com* ' missioners, J. M. Somei, S. W. 1 , o;. Fulp. T. l awctt; I ounty Scnool N. Board, J F. Carter and Vestal Tay 1. r. i
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