DANBURY REPORTER
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Volume 54.
WILL KINGTON
KILLED BY CAR
Sandy Ridge Citizen Was En
route To Winston-Salem
With Load of Tobacco When
Car Turned Over On Him—
Ernest Dodson Was Slightly
Injured.
Will Kington, farmer and pood
citizen of the Sandy Ridge section,
was instantly killed early Monday
morning near Walkertown when the
car he was driving turned over on
him, the steering wheel and body of
the car crushing him.
The unfortunate man, in company
with his neighbor, Ernest Dodson,
left home Sunday night at 12 oclock
with a load of tobacco on a Ford
touring car, expecting to reach the
Winston-Salem market in time for
the sale Monday morning. When a
point two miles north of Walker
town was reached another car was
met and tn«. lights from it blinded
Mr. Kington so that his car left the
road a few feet and ran up an em
bankment, turning it over. Mr.
Dodson was thrown from the car
and knocked unconscious but soon
recovered. Upon investigating he,
found Mr. Kington under the carl
and life was already extinct. The.
car by whose lights Mr. Kington was j
blinded did not stop and the driver]
probably did not know of the wreck,'
its Mr. Dodson stated that the car
had passed them before their car
turned over.
Mr. Kington, who was about
years of age, is survived by his.
wife and three children. Interment
will be made today in the family
buryng ground.
STOKES MEN
ARE ARRESTED
Merchants Charged With Oper
ating Slot Machines (live
Bond For Appearance In
Superior Court.
D. H. Carter, of Pine Hall, and
W. A. Manley, of Walnut Cov?,
both merchants, were arrested re
cently on warrants charging them
with operating slot machines in their
respective places of business.
The merchants were given hear
ings here before Justice of the Peace
N. A. Martin, and each furnished
bond for their appearance in Super
ior court next spring.
Walnut Cove Man
In Auto Accident
Walnut Cove, Nov. 18—A. T.
Rothrock, local merchant, came near
having a serious accident recently
while on his way home from his
store. A large lumber truck ran in
to him and knocked the Ford truck
he was driving off into a ditch,
damaging the truck considerably.
Miss lice Ayers, who makes her
home with Mr. Rothrock, was in tho
Ford truck, and received a bad cut
over her eye.
A large congregation was present
at the Baptist Church Sunday an:!
two new members were added. The
Sunday school collection, which was
for the building fund, amounted to
$127.00.
Mrs. F. G. Dunklee, of Winston-
Salem, is building a new residence
in South Walnut Cove. Thos Neal
will occupy same on completion.
Musical Program At
Flat Rock School
Pinnacle, Nov. 23.—0n Friday
evening, Nov. 10th, a t7:30 o'clock,
a musical porgtam was rendered at
Flat Rock ehool, after which a num
ber of pies were offered to the
highest bidder. The proceeds of
this party, which was $73.K6. will l> •
used for the benefit of Flat Rock
School.
James Dennett, of Danbury Route
1, was in tov n i' l, ' "i i ■
OVERMAN HAD
76,043 MAJORITY
State Board of Elections Can
vassed Vote Tuesday—State
i
Candidates Had About Same
Majority As Overman.
Raleigh, Nov. 23.—The Sta'e
Board of Elections late today re
potted on official returns from the
State of North Carolina for the
election of November 2, the board
i
having met this morning for th"
official canvas. Governor McLean is ]
chairman of the Board.
The official vote as certified yes-1
terday is as follows:
Constitutional amendment: For
47,618. Against, 2-1,800.
Veteran loan referendum: For,
65,951; against 26,081.
For United States Senator:
S. Overman, (D), 218,931. Johnson
J. Hayes, (R), 142,891.
For Corporation Commissioner:
A. J. Maxwell, (D), 218,840; J. J.
Jenkins, R), 142,314.
For Chief Justice North Carolina
Supreme Court: W. P. Staeey, (D),
218,801; J. J. liritt, (R), 142,030 |
For Associate Justice, North Caro-j
lina Supreme Court: Perry Clark-1
| son, (ID, 218,331; W. J. Brogden,
(D), 217,952; W. J. Adams, (I)),!
| 217,915; 11. F. Seawcll, (R). 140,703;
11. R. Starbaek, (II), 141,046.
' NO TOBACCO SALES
AFTER WEDNESDAY
Warehouses Will Close For
Thanksgiving Wednesday
Night—Open Again Monday.
j Announcement is made that the
■ Winston alem tobacco warehouses
| will close for Thanksgiving on
Thuisday night of this week, and
j wiil not open until Monday next.
The sales on the Winston-Salem
market so far have been 25,416,52!
pounds of tobacco.
License Plates
To Worry Solons
i
I One of the first questions which
veteran and newly elected members
l of the next general assembly will
, have to wrestle with will be the
! question of whether the state will
continue the use of only one auto-,
' mobile license plate, or whether it
will adopt the double license plate |
' system, now in use in virtually all j
of the states in the country, with!
the exception of North Carolina,'
South Carolina, and Texas, Up un
t til 1917, this state used the double
license plates but owing to the high
cost of steel during the war, but ono
plate was used, and this system has
been in use ever since.Now, however
owing to the increase in the num
ber of automobiles in the state, and
the confusion which results when
motorists from North Carolina go
into other states where the two-
I
plate system is used. Serious con
sideration is being given to the re
turn to the dual plate plan.
At present North Carolina is pay
ing a little over four-and-a half
cents for its license plates, or to be
exact $.0457 each. More than 400,-
000 license plates will be used this
| year, and next year 515,000 plates
are to be ordered. The only increase
in cost would be not more than five
cents for the extra plate, so that
the two plates could be provided a:
a total cost of not more than $25,750
for the entire state, and perhaps n
slight increase in postage, which
would be absorbed by other savings,
in the opinion of Sprague Silver
who is in favor of the double
license plate system.
In another state, the farmers are
finding that they receive from 70 to
198 percent more for their crops by
fei ding them to livestock than they
would if th •>' stil l the harvest, d
crop.
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Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1926
KING ASSURED OF
POWER AND LIGHTS
Power Company Secures Lot
For Sub-Station —News and
i
Personal Items.
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King, Nov. 22.—Electric lights and
1 power are now assured for King. A
representative of the Southern Pub
lic Utilities Co. was here Friday and
closed a deal with Mr. X. E. Preston,
purchasing a site on South Depot
'street for the substation. Rijjrht-«>f
ways have all been signed up and
this representative while here stated
i that actual work would be commene
jed in about two weeks. Already ma ,
' terial is arriving for the project. This
will mean much for the town in
many ways, especially in securing
suitable manufacturing enterprises.
This town is high and dry, having an
altitude of 1200 feet, it is very
healthy here, and there is plenty of
labor to be had at reasonable wages.
The lack uf power has been
a hinderanee to the progress of th's
town for many years, but in spite
of all this, King is said to be the
| best little town in North Carolina,
i and since this obstacle has been
j overcome it is believed that the
' town will grow by leaps anil bounds.
I The first snow of the season mad';
its appearance here yesterday,
j Misses Rlll a and Krsie Kreeger
have purchased from V. T. Grabs a
residence lot on south Depot stree",
on which they will erect a new
home. Work to be started at an
early date.
W. T. I'ulliam, of Tbomasville,
Ga., is spending several weeks with
relatives here.
The 12-year-old son of Rufus
Smith cut an ugly gash in his foot
while cutting wood at the Oak
Grove school last Wednesday. He
was rushed to the King Drug
where Dr. R. S. Helsabeek sewed up
and dressed the wound.
I John Beasley has purchased from
iE. P. Ncwsum a dwelling and lot
! on east Main street.
! J. E. Manring has just returned
from a trip to Galax and Hillsville,
I
Va. He states that the Hillsville
court house in which the court was
shot up several years ago, is being
remodeled at a cost of $25,000. It
will be equipped with electric light.?,
1 steam heat and will have fire proof
! vaults in which to keep its records.
| Mr. Msinring was accompanied on
I the trip by his wife and two sons,
i Theodore Newsum, of Wniston
-1 Salem spent Sunday with relatives
and friends here.
Mrs. John T. Love is spending
several days with her son at Win
ston-Salem.
Leo Fowler, of High Point, was
. among the visitors here Sunday.
Rev. Paul H. Newsum, of this
place, filled his regular appoint
, ment at Mt Airy Sunday.
I • I
, 1 Waldo Flynn, who holds a posi
tion with The South Railway Co.,
is spending a few days with his
family here.
Rev. Joseph Hall, of Westfield,
delivered a very interesting sermon
' at the Baptist church here Sunday. I
Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Caudle and
daughter, Miss Flossie, of Winston-
Salem, spent Saturday and Sunday
with relatives here.
I
News of King- Route 2.
King Route 2, Nov. 22.—An ex
! ceptionally nice pie supper was giv
en at Mt. Olive church last Friday
. night with a large crowd present
with Rev. O. E. Ward, the pastor,
. also present. The Mt. Zion choir
, furnished the s>in|°ng, wlfile Mrs
Reid Jones played the piano. The
pies brought from 82.00 t" SS.OO,
' which amounted t" $lOl.OO, which
| went to toward paying for the piano
which was bought son.' time ag.>
for the church. Mr. Reid Jones, of
i Win ton-Salem. v .s the auctioneer.
SCRIBBLER.
Thanksgiving not
TRAFFIC'S TOLL
IN PAST WEEK 57 i
DEAD, 249 HURT
Grade Crossing Accidents
Caused 14 Deaths; North
Carolina's Record For Week
Mas 7 Deaths and 21 In
jured; Mississippi Led South.
Grade cross.'ng accidents took a
toll '>f It dead and six injured in
the South last week, while 57 per
sons were killed and 249 hurt in all
forms of ttalfic mishaps in 11
Southern States, reports to the
Southern press show. i
Two crossing crashes in Mississip
pi .Sunday cost four lives and four
were injured, giving that State the
lead for the week in traffic fatali
ties, with 11. I
Georgia's grade crossing toll for
the week was four dead and two
hurt, while three were killed ; n
North Carolina, and one each in
Florida. Virginia and South Caro
lina in crashes between trains and i
automobiles. i
A compilation of States follow: ;
,State Dead Injured
Alabama 3 14
Arkansas 1 23
Florida 7 11
, Georgia 8 16
Kentucky . 5 XI
Louisiana . 6 32
Mississippi 11 22
North Carolina 7 21
South Carolina 2 3
Tennessee 2 33
Virginia ' 3:i
. Totals 57 21 »
"I Will Bless Thee and Make
Thee a blessing"—God spoke
tbc*e words to Abraham.
'in the beginning God created
man." Created him for one and
only one purpose, to glorify God, a ;
men and nations have followed God,
just so has God blessed them. A
nation not much larger than Stokes
' county! and not more fert'.ile, yet
the jews were lending money to
other nations.
Russia's resources far exceed ours.
Find the richest garden in the U.
S. Russia can nearly cover the
United States with land as rich in
minerals, forests, pe' rolenm, in re
sources of various kinds Russia ex
cells, yet people ar; starving in
Russia. It is the peooi., no: re
sources that make a nation great—
that makes nations prosperous.
The United States has 1-20 of the
world's population, we have nearly
3-5 of the world's gold. God has
blessed us as he has blessed no other
nation, but with blessings come also
opportunities. Yes and responsibi
lities too. We as a nation are giv
ing less than one per cent of our
incomp for all religious purposes.
I Two years ago, we spent $1,000,-
000,000 for candy, $2,000,000,000 for
automobiles, $2,110,000,000 for to
bacco. Below is a table showing
how we spend our dollar:
Living costs 24 1-2
Luxuries .22
! Waste -1-t
Misseellanous 13 1-2
Investments .11
Crime 8 1-2
i Government 4 1-2
! Schools 1 1-2
Churches .3-1
I Let us show our thankfulness to
Almighty God for the great mater
ial blessings which are ours by
giving this Thanksgiving week a
liberal olFeiing to the orphans
Home. Hand your gift to Bro. or
Sister N. E. Pepper, Bro. or Sist r
11. M. Joyce, or to the writer of this
at Danbury.
"In-as-nm h as you did it unto
one of these little ones you did
into me.'
REV. D. W. III'DSPF.TH.
I'anbury, N. C.
Mr. and Mr-. Hugh Stovnll, ■
P. ' is Creek . -at a shoe,
vsisile here Tic- ..
FINEST ROAD IN
NORTH CAROLINA
Cement Thirty Feet Wide Is
Being Poured Betw ee :)
(Ireensboro and High Point.
High Point, Nov. 21.—The new
(.'•reensboro-Iligh Point boulevard,
designed to rank among the fore
jilost highways of the south, when
completed, is practically half finish- i
ed and should be completed about .
the first of the year. Nearly ID ,
miles of concrete has been poured ,
for the roadbed, from Greensboro ]
to Jamesi'jwn, And the rein)iii jng
five miles to High Point will b • ,
poured between now and Christmas.
WIDEN OLD ROAD.
The state highway commission is ,
following out a plan to widen the ,
old 16-mile road from Greensboro to
High Point from a width of 16 feet ]
to a width of 30 feet, with broad '
shoulders on either side in addition |
lit is stated that this boulevard will \
be one of the finest in the entire .
south and by far the finest in North ,
Carolina. I,
This is the most heavily trafficked
(•oad in the state, with the single ex-'
eeption of a comparatively short
stretch between Charlotte and Gas
tonia. It forms a popular gateway
for tourists passing from the nortn
to the south, and vice versa.
WHITE WAV.
The matter of installing an elec
tric white way along the highway
for the entire 16 miles has been
considered by Greensboro and High
Point citizens, but as yet no decision
has been reached. The woman's
flub here has givin some talk to th •
(Subject of planting trees and shrub
bery on either side as a further .'ii
huneenunt of its beauty.
News Items Of the
Smithtown Section
i I.awsonville Route 1, Nov. 22.--
11. T. Corn and daughter, Bessie,
' went to Danbury Sunday to see Dr.
R. H. Morefield, who has been treat-
I ing Bessie for tonsil trouble for the
past two weeks.
I Misses Lola Collins, Jessie Fralin,
Emiley Woody and Bessie Corn and
Willis Moore spent Saturday in Win
ston-Salem.
i Early Handy has purchased a new
Ford roadster.
 Willis Moore, Ernest Hutcherson,
Robert Martin, Frank Joyce and
, Miss Jessie Fralin were visitors a:
the home of H. T. Corn Sunday. i
The primitive Baptist preachers,
Pruitt and Gilbert, held services
Sunday afternoon at the home of
Mr. and Jesse Corn. Quite a large
crowd was present.
J. C. Handy and daughter, Ila,
were shoppers in Leaksville Satur
day. i
Misses Lola Collins, Jessie Fralin
land Ernest Hutcherson spent Friday'
night in Winston-Salem at the home
of Mr. Huteherson's sister. i
Tom Poore, Vance Hill and Homer
Nelson were visitors at the home H.
iT. Corn Thursday afternoon. ,
I Homer Wilson and Fred Vernon
' were visitors at the home of Cutler
' Hill during Saturday and Sunday.
1 Miss Emma Lawless and Moil-
Heath spent Saturday afternoon
: with Miss Margaret Hill.
Mr, and Mrs. J. C. Handy have re-
I ccntly purchased a new cooking
range. So if the Smithtown neigh
bors desire a well cooked meal go to
llandy's.
Moir Heath and Miss Emma Law
less spent Sunday in Mt. Airy al the
of Mrs. Gilmer Nelson.
Stokes Farms
At Auction
The Charles Lasley Farm, near
Walnut Cove, and a part of the J.
(;. Joins farm, ner.i Pen . will
be sold at auition soon. lV.o't fad
i t .val i>!'nouivcvnic:ii.x il-ewhciV in
this paper.
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No. 2,K45
THE NEW GENERAL
ASSEMBLY MAKEUP
Will Have 16 Republicans In
The House and Two In the
Senate—l'.O New Faces Will
Be There.
Raleigh, Nov. 1!'. There will )>•»
130 new faces in the Senate and
Hols.. f Representatives when the
General Assembly convenes here in
January according to a compilation
of returns from the November 2
election made by Henry 11. London,
legislative reference librarian.
The tabulation also showed that
sixteen Republicans would sit in the
House—a decrease of three from
1925, and that only two would min
gle with the 4K Democrats in the
enate. Last year there were three.
Not one of the Republican legis
lators will come from east of the
Yadkin river. This is said to be the
first time within a generation that
this has occurred and was brought
about by Republican defeats in
Johnston, Sampson and Brunswick
counties.
There will be two Kveretts in the
House. They are brothers but they
hail from different sections of the
state. R. O. Everett, is from Dur
ham and has been in the assembly
before; J. A. Everett. is from Mar
till countv and is a newconur.
i The Senate also has its brothers.
They are \V. P. Ilorton, of Pittsboro,
who conies up from the Thirteenth
District, and W. IS. Ilorton, of
Yancey villi-, from the Sixteenth dis
trict. lloth are newcomer;.
Angus D. M.-Lean i coming t>
the House from Beaufort county foi*
his term. Despite the similarity of
names he is not closely related to
governor.
! J). S. Poole, Rneford editor who
>,miiis red the Anti-Evolution bill in
the last sesion will be back, as will
Z.Y. Turlington, father of the state'.;
dry ait.
Walter Murphy, political genius
of Rowin county and avowed op
ponent of the Salary and Wage
Commssion and the Executive bud
get will be on hand again, as well
Harrison Yelverton, Wayne county
statesman,
j Other familiar faces will be pres
ent but one will be missing Will
Seal, the ambassador from Mc-
Dowell, primary opponent and the
original die-hard on woman suffer
age, was beaten after years of ser
vice by a Republican. Mr. Neal made
the fatal mistake of opposing the
Pool anti-evolution bill and his
Fundamentalist constituency never
forgave him.
I Among the luminaries who ran
for the assembly and lost was
Horace Kephart, chronicler of the
Blue Ridge, who lost to a Republi
can in Wayne county. .
! The compilation showing that 16
Republicans would sit in the House
upset early post-elections predie
' tions of Democratic leaders which
indietated that there would be only
12. Last session there were nine
teen in the House and three in the
Senate. This term there will be
only 2 in the Senate, the upset com
ing with the result in the Thirty
third District, composed of five
mountain counties, which apparently
elected a Democratic Senr.'tor al
though each of the five counties re
turned Republican Representatives.
Preaching* Dates For
Presbyterian Churches
Pastor Hudspeth, of the Presby
terian chuivh here, announces ap
-1 pointnicnts for preaching until fur
ther notice, as follows:
D i!'uvy. Ist and .'lrd Sundays at
11 oVIo.k.
11.11. 2r->. :md lib Sundays
lat it '■ k.
S'ndy IL-ige, lib Sunday night.
V ' i ' ' h 'U. e, .";H Sun
\" ! • :. Ip r ■ cordi
| ally welcome.