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DANBURY REPORTER Volume 54. SALEM HAIRSTON GETS 5 TO 15 YEARS Killed Roy Welch and Jury Finds Him Guilty of Murder In Second Degree—Several Defendants Given Road Sen tences In Stokes Court. Salem Hairston, colored, charged with killing Roy Welsh, also colored, last June, was found guilty of mur der in the second degree in Stok ;a Superior court here Friday, an I Judge Shaw sentenced Hairston to " term of not less than 5 years r more than 15 years in the State prison. This case required consid erable time in the court, there be ing a great number of witnesses ox amined. The killing occurred in Sauratown township while Welsh was attending a dance in Hairston's home. Other cases heard at last week's term of criminal court here and not reported last week were as follow*: Shores Hall, manufacturing liq uor, mistrial. John Mabe, assault, 3 month in jail, with privilege to county com missioners to hire the prisoner out. Bud Fry, Shores Hall, Everett Lackey and Bud Smith, charged with malicious destruction of prop erty. continued until next term. Flecther Smith, retailing, fined SSO cost and given suspended sen tence of 4 months on road, capias to issue any time within 3 years. Jess Joyce, retailing, fined S6O and the cost. Harry Throckmorton, assault on female, one year on road and pay cost. Capias to issue as to sen tence any time within 3 years. Clavis Carter, transporting, judg ment suspended on payment of cost. Car ordered sold and funds turned over to school fund. Otis Highfill, forgery, 4 -months in jail, with privilege to county commissioners to hire out prisoner. Willie Manring and Flinehum Stovall, prayer flor judgment don tinued for 3 years, on condition that they pay into Clerk's office $25 for use of R. W. Simmons and pay cost in case. Dora Mitchell, injury to property, judgment suspended on payment * cost. Maker Merritt, assault with dead ly weapon, fined $lO and cost. Howard Mitchell, transporting, fined S4O and cost. Car ordered sold and funds turned over to school fund. ■'>- *' W. R. Young, failing to pay cost, 40 days in jail. The following sentences were im posed in cases reported last week in which judgment was pending at the time reported: Claud Cromer, operating car in toxicated, three months on road'. Niehel Ziglar, assault, two months on road. Ed Hawkins, operating car intoxi cated, four months on road. Bob Golden, operatng car intoxi cated, three months on road. Norman Hawkins, assault, two months on road. Boy's Leg Broken f* By Automobile The nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Simmons at Campbell had the misfortune to get his leg broken yesterday when he was run over by an automobile. The accident occurred at the Campbell school. A number of boys were on a car that had been park ed near the school when it started off, the little Simmons boy falling under the car in some way. Death Of Infant. The nine-months old infant of |Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Browder, of MT. AIRY MARKET AVERAGE INCREASE Breaks Are Heavy and Prices Better as Sorry Grades Are Getting Off Market. Mt. Airy News, Oct. 21st. The past few days has seen heavy breaks of tobacco on the Mount Airy market and the price continues to grow steadier and better as the sor ry grades are geting off the market For the first few days u ie season a large amount of the po.._r grades of tobacco was dumped on the floor here which kept the average below what it should have shown. But these are about all sold and the bet ter grades are now coming in. Sales this week at the three warehouses here have shown an average of 25 to 26 cents. The farmers are well pleased with the prices they are getting here and they are also saving time and trans portation costs by bringing their to bacco to their local market instead pt shipping it elsewhere. One farm er, Lester Smith, of Patrick, was in the News office last week and show ed his sale bills where he was paid an average of $36.11 per hundred, selling 80 pounds at 30c, 200 at 35c, 13 at 37c, 64 at 38c and 24 at 55c. STOKES FIRM IS SELLING FORDS George Fulton and Ralph Chil ton Have Sold Sixty New Cars This Month—Sold 42 In September. The Wall ut Cove Motor Co. i determined that Stokes citizen* shull all have a car to ride in when they want to go anywhere. Durinc; the first 27 days of this month the company, composed of Geo. Fulton and Ralph Chilton, sold sixty new Ford cars, to say nothing of a score or more of used cars sold. Thev expect to sell more than seventy new cars this month. In September they sold forty-two new cars and a good number of used ones. Mr. Fulton, who was here today attending to business matters, stat ed that he estimated 60 per cent, of the cars sold by his firm were to I Stokes citizens, forty per cent, go [ ing to Forsyth, Surry, Rockingham I and other counties. Watch next week's issue of the Reporter for an important announce ment by the Walnut Cove Motor Co. News Items of King. King, Oct. 25.—Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Tuttle, of Rural Hall, spent Sun day with relatives here. Dewey Lov|e, of Lenoir, spent Sunday with his mother here. Ray Kiser, of Winston-Salem, was among the visitors here Sunday. P. O. Hutchins spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives in Raleigh. Miss Helen Bailey, who is teach ing in the high school here, spent Sunday with friends in Greensboro. Rev. Paul H. Newsom, of Mount Airy, spent Saturday and Stfiday with his father here. Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Pulliam left today for Washington, where Mrs. Pulliam will undergo an operation for her eyes. W. T. Newsum, of Winston-Salem, spent Sunday with his father here. J. S. Hix, of Grensboro, is here looking after some business matters today. Mesdames C. R. Newsum, B. F. Pulliam, Alverta Stone, C. S. New sum and J. E. Stone are spending | the day in Winston-Snlcm. Luther Lawson, of High Point, spent Sunday with relatives and friends here. r """» «" Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1926 CONTINUES APPEAL FOR BETTER JURIES Judge Oglesby' Crusade Re peated In Charge To Grand Jury During Court Session. Jefferson, Oct. 22.—Judge John M. Oglesby, holding the Superior court of Ashe county, continued his cru sade for better juries by refusing to let almost a dozen Ashe county citi zens sit on the grand jury because they had not paid their taxes for 1925. In a very able charge to the grand | jury, Judge Oglesby emphasized the high type of men needed on the juries and asserted that there is no higher service a good citizen ca;i render than jury duty. "A county gets the kind of law enforcement the citizenship wants," he said. "The average North Caro linian is a God-fearing, law abiding citizen and is not a criminal. There is a great deal of talk about 100 per cent American is the man who goes on and obeys all the laws the best he can." There is one homicide in North Carolina for every time the sun goes down, the judge declared, which is a challenge to the bar, to juries, and every agency that believes in peace and righteousness. Turning to the motor vehicle law, Judge Oglesby asserted that the State of North Carolina did not in tend to spend $12,000,000 for good roads and turn them over to the lawless element. In a very able exposition of the liquor law, he said enforcement should start at the top and come down. He said that members of thi bar should lead the procession for the enforcement of liquor laws. In the absence of Solicitor S. Por ter Graves, due to illness, Ira T. Johnston, attorney of Jefferson, prosecuted the criminal docket. News of King Route 2. King Route 2, Oct. 25.—The water situation is getting to be rather serious throughout this section of the county, as a good many wells and springs have and are failing. On account of the drouth the farm ers are far behind with sowing their wheat. Instead of the people of this sec tion attending court last week they filled their seat in Mt. Olive church, where the revival meeting was go ing on at that time. The revival closed last Wednesday evening with 27 additions to the church. L. R. Pulliam, who lost some of his bees some time ago, happened to find one stand of them last week. Mr. Pulliam is offering a nice re ward for the capture of the thief. We notice in the last issue of the Reporter that the election is close at hand Most of us are very anxi ous for it to come to hand, while some claim to be uninterested. Born unto Mr. and Mrs. Kinneth Smith, a fine boy. The young man arrived last Friday. The Crimson and Gray of King high school and the Black and Gold of Winston-Salem will play a game of soccer ball Wednesday on the tatter's court. Mrs. Mary Jarrett, of Pinnacle, who has been very sick for some time, is slowly improving at present. R. K. says he is afraid the fish will iufTer if it don't rain soon. Rev. L. W. Burros, former pastor of Mt. Olive church, will preach at Mt. Olive Sunday, Oct. 31. The Spruce Falls Power Company, Ontario, in which several American publishers are interested, is buildnig a model town at Kapuskasing to care for 5,000 workers. The plant [will not be completed for two years NEW PREACHERS FOR STOKES Danbury, Walnut Cove and Sandy Ridge Are Assigned Ministers By the Methodist Conference At Gastonia. The annual sessions of the West ern North Carolina Conference of the M. E. church closed Monday with the reading of appointments for the ministers of that body. Rev. W. J. Hackney is assigned to Danbury circuit, while Rev. J. E. Hipp, who served the circuit the past year, goes to Bostic, in the Marion district. Rev. T. G. Williams succeeds Rev.' Orel Lineberger at Sandy Ridge. Mr. Linebcrger goes to Warrenville, in the North Wilkesboro district. Rev. E. W. Crowder is the new pastor at Walnut Cove, succeeding Rev. J. T. Morris, who will go to Hickory Grove, in the Charlotte dis trict. Former Pastor of the Danbury circuit, Rev. A. J. Bowling, who has been serving the Dobson circuit, was transferred to the South Carolina conference. His new location is not known here. Rev. E. W. Fox was continued as Presiding Elder of this district. BIGGEST~COTTON CROP IN HISTORY I Production Placed At 17,454,- 000 Bales By Official Report. Washington, Oct. 25- A cotton crop larger than ever before grown has been produced in the south this year. The Department of Agriculture placed the indicated production at 17.451,000 bales of 500 pounds gross weight or about 8,343,000,000 pounds of lint cotton. This is about G43,- 0(10,000 pounds more than produced last year. [ The estimate was based on condi tions existing October 18 to which date 8,722,066 running bales of this year's crop has been ginned, accord ing to the census bureau's announce ment. There was an increase of 827,000 bales in prospective produc tion between October 1, when the last estimate was made on October 18. Uncertainty exists as to how much of the crop will be harvested the crop reporting board announced, in view of the present low price of cot-' ton and the scarcity of labor for picking. These factors have dis couraged Cotton farmers and may | result in some of the crop, especially that of lower grade, being left in the fields. This year's enormous production was brought about by the planting of the largest acreage on record and favorable growing conditions gener ally throughout the season. There was a smaller early season abandon ment than in previous years and weather and insect conditions were better than usual. Defoliation of the cotton plants by leaf worms, continuation of warnt weather and the general absence of frost ad vanced the maturing of late cotton bolls and permitted rapid picking. As a result of all these conditions the crop has turned out to be much greater than was expected. Winston Market Sold 10 Million Pounds Up to Friday night of the past week the Winston-Salem tobacco market had sold 10,036,566 pounds of tobacco, the market having had only 14 selling days up to that time. Last week that market sold 3,660,- 668 pounds for $920,791.99. The highest average for any day since the opening was made last Friday BAPTISTS TO MEET AT WALNUT COVE Eighteen Churches In Stokes Are Urged To Send Repres entatives To Rally Next Sun day—The Program. _ - On next Sunday at the Walnut Cove Baptist church the Pilot Mtn. Baptist Association will hold a B. Y. P. U. rally and programs will be carried out in the morning and af ternoon. The occasion promises to be a most interesting' one and each of the eighteen Baptist churches in Stokes are urgd to send a full rep resentation. Field Secretary M. L. Jones, of the Pilot Mountain Association, states that "the meeting will be held rain or shine." The following program for the oc casion has been prepared: 10:00—Sunday School. B. Y. P. U. Rally—Morning. 11:00—Song service and devotion al—Rev. O. E. Ward. 11:15—A training service for our young people—W. S. Hopkins, Presi-1 dent Association Convention. { 11:30—Is it possible to have a j good young peoples organization in every church?— Lona Dean, Kern-' ersville, secretary convention. 11:10 —Special Music. 11:15—Address—Sanford Martin,' Editor, Winston-Salem Journal. 12:15—Having a great B. Y. P. U. under difficulties, (three minutes! each I 1. Mrs. J. C. Robertson. Wood-j land church, Winston-Salem. 2. Rev. I G. \. Whiten, Antioch Bapti-t church, Winston-Salem. 11. F. I"). :? j T. O. llauser. Macedonia Baptist church, Tobaccoville. 12:25 Demonstration program- Macedonia church. 12:45—R01l call and appointment of committees—adjourn for dinner.' (Note) This is the annual meeting of the li. Y. P. U. Convention, an.l officers will be elected for the coming' year. Note that under the new plan I we are having the B. Y. P. U. Con- vention take morning program, and the Sunday schools the afternoon. 12:50—Dinner on grounds. Bring your basket of eats with you. We 1 . will not ask Walnut Cove to feed as large gathering as this one. | Afternoon. , 2:ls —Devdtlonaj—Frank Swan son, Pilot Mountan. I 2:2s—Report of nominating com- Imittee of B. Y. P. U. convention. 2:3o—What we expect to do tho I coming year.—Ten minutes each. 1. j Prof. R. A. Sullivan and Sunday I School Convention officers. 2. Presi . dent B. Y. P. U. Convention and officers of convention. 3. S. J. Dunn, ! President Kings Teacher Association. 14. G. G. Wall, and staff of Pilot I Pilot Baptist. (We are asking that I all these officers be on hand just be fore the dinner hour, or as soon af , ter as possible. I | 3:10—"Out Our Way"—two min ' utes each. 1. Madison-Leaksville I District, Dr. L. D. Bass, Madison, and Rev. W. H. Hollowell, Draper. 2. Walnut Cove District, Rev. O. E. i Ward, Walnut Cove, 3. Bethani x District, Rev. J, H. Hall, Mt. Airy. 4. Pilot Mountain District, Rev. W. P. McCarter, Mt. Airy. 5. Winston- Salem District, Rev. E. F. Hellard, Winston-Salem, R. F. D. 3:22—Report of Field Worker, M. L. Jones. 3:4o—Our Association program. Four minutes each from the follow ing: 1. B. Y. P. U., Rev. C. M. White, Spray, 2. Sunday Schools, Rev. T. C. Keaton, Winston-Salem. 3. Co-operative program, Rev. John R. Miller, Kernersville. 4. Our Country churches, Rev. J. F. Manuel, Stokesdale. 3:s6—Tying all our activities to- No. 2,841 OFFICERS HAVE NARROW ESCAPE Loaded Gun With String To Trigger in Outhouse Which Prohibition Agents Flinchum and Matthews Searched. m i Prohibition Agents I'. L. Flin chum, of Stokes, and W. C. Mat thews, of Surry, had quite a narrow escape from being shot over in For syth county yesterday between Rural Hall and Winston-Salem. They were searching the premises of -i negro who had been reported as dealing in whiskey and just as they entered an out-house on the place a shot gun loaded with buckshot turned loose a load, the shot enter ing the door facing beside one of the officers. An investigation revealed ! fact that the gun had been placed |on a box at the back side of the i house pointing at the door and a j string was fastened to the trigger so that anyone entering the room would cause the gun to go off. Two and a half gallons of liquor was found in the house and the negro who resided on the place was ' arrested and put under a bond of $1,000.00. STOKEITavn7 COURT IN SESSION Several Compromise Judg ments Are Signed—J. G. Southern Has His Citizen ship Restored—Other Cases Heard. The civil term of Stokes Superior court is in session here this week with Judge Thos. J. Shaw on the bench. The attendance, as usual, is not as large as at the criminal term last week, the trial of each civil case being lixed for a certain day, so that witnesses do not attend ex cept on the day they are summon ed for. Cases disposed of up to this time are as follows: Bank of Stokes County, as assig nee, of Farmers Union Bank •& Trust Co., vs. Nannie L. Smith, judgment for bank of $550.00. R. X. Smith vs. E. O. Caudle, plaintiff non-suited. R. N. Smith vs. Nannie Smith, judgment of nonsuit. Oliver Rogers vs. Edgar Rogers, judgment for plaintiff of $50.00. Willis Bur-well vs. S. H. Kress Co., continued. Bank Stokes County, as assignee ,of Farmers' Union Bank & Trust Co., vs. W. A. Pegram, judgment for bank of $3,117.00. F. G. Southern, ex parte, citizen ship restored. F. M. Fitch vs. Wirt Fulp, judg ment of nonsuit. W. P. Bondurant vs. Addie Moser, et al, consent judgment signed. Tom Brown vs. E. S. Edwards, judgment for Brown in sum of $750.00. Motor Finance Corporation vs. Walnut Cove Motor Co., consent judgment signed. The court will likely remain in session until Saturday, it was stated. Reports from Berlin indicates that as soon as the question of return ing a palace or two and a few hund red millions of industrial securities have been settled the ex-Kaiser proposes to return to Germany and the Court of St. James has been | notified of this intention. Germany is "coming back" in more ways thaa one. Stop, look and live in King, the best little town in North Carolina. j 4:os—'Roll call and count by ■churches; announcements; awarding
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