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DANBURY REPORTER Volume 54. * MOUNT AIRY HAS BAD FIRE Dynamite Explosion Wrecks Buildings Damage Was Around $165,000 —Two Peo ple Injured. Mt. Airy, Dec. 20.—An explosion of dynarrfite in the Brannock-Mid kiflf Hardware Company about 11:30 o'clock Saturday night resulted in the total destruction of the stock of goods and the building occupied by three stores and a restaurant in Mt. Airy's business district, consider able damage to stores located on the oppo>«te side of the street and dam age to plate glass windows and window lights for a block away from the scene, on both sides of the street. Total damage is estimated at around $165,000. The explosion is said to have oc curred when between .10 and 70 stick.- of dynamite in the basement of the hardware store exploded. Following the explosion, which tore a great hole thru the main and second floor of the building and thru the roof, lire broke out and destroyed the buildings and stock of gnods. of the hardware company, the 1.. 11. Martin Grocery Company, Belton ,Grocery Company and the Busy Bee Cafe, Mt. Airy firemen called aid of the Winston-Salem de partment and Chief Harry N'issen with a crew of eight men front Company -1, Fast Winston, including Captain B. H. Peoples, responded. The 45 miles to Mt. Airy from Win ston-Salem was made by the Twin- City fire company in less than one hour. The Mt. Airy fire department fought the .stubborn blaze for about SO minutes before the Winston- Salem company was called. The fire was under control in a short time, the firemen tinning 'their work, however, until about 5 o'clock Sunday morning. The Winston- Salem department returned to their city a little before 5 o'clock but all thru Sunday a steady stream was being thrown on the smouldering blaze by the Mt. Airy company. Damage 5165,000. The stock of the hardware com pany was estimated at $*.),0()0 and damage to the building is estimated at $50,000. Damage to the extent of about $1,500 was done to the >afe, including stock and building, about $15,000 to the stock of the Helton Grocery Company and $12,- 000 to the building, while the Mar tin Grocery Company was damaged to the extent of approximately $lO,- 000 for stock and $22,000 for the building. The building occupied by the hardware company and tho Belton Grocery Company was owned by H. Schafer while J. F.. Banner and W. G. Sydner are owners of the build ing occupied by Martin Groceiy and the cafe. Damage to the extent of about $l,OOO was done to the front of the Parks-Belk Company, located ad joining the hardware store, ard damage to windows and fixtures of t other stores in the vicinity is esti mated at about $5,000. Stores on the same side of the street as the hardware store which were damaged when the plate glass windows and window lights were knocked out, include A. Valentine, grocery; G. C. Lovill Company, wholesale; and the Parks-Belk Com pany, which has two entrances. On the other side of the street damage resulted to W. W. Thomas, grocer; John F. Fuller, market; Stewart • Brothers, market; R. C. Foore, grocer; Beasley and Boone, produce; West Hill Company, feed, two en trances; M. Samet, furniture; Davis Plumbing Shop, and Thompson Furniture Company, All establish rments on the opposite dsie of the street, with the exception of the last three mentioned, suffered dam age to the interior as well as the WORK STARTS ON KING-PILOT ROAD Christmas Tree At King Chris- \ 1 tian Church Hours For! Church Service Changed. King, Dec. 20.—The hours for' services at the Christian' church 1 have been changed to 11 A. M. and 7 I'. M. on each fourth Sunday and • will be continued through 11)27. j i Mr. arid Mrs. A. F. Collins spent j. Sunday with relatives and friends j at Mount Airy. 11 A force of state highway men are J here to make repairs on the oil road j between here and Pilot Mountain. Another coat of oil will be put on in the early spring. A. F. Collins is building a new. addition to his home on South Depot street. The King high school defeated Rural Hall in a game of basket ball Friday afternoon. The score stood 17 to 4. The game was played on the Rural Hall court. Gilmer N'ewsum, of Winston-Si-1 lem, is spending a few days with relatives here. Rev. J. T. Saunders, of Rural Hall, will conduct a Junior Order service at the King Christian church Satur-, day, December 25th at 1 o'clock, I'.' M. Everybody invited. K. M, Hauser went to Winston* i Salem today to attend to some busi ness matters. A community tree and Christmas program will be given at the King Christian church Thursday night, December 23rd. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Love, of ; Winston-Salem, spent unday with Mr. Love's mother here. Joe Goodman, of Winston-Salem, is among the business visitors hero today. FORMER STOKES MAN PASSES John Smith, Who Has Keen Residing In Randolph Coun ty, Succumbs To Attack of Pneumonia. John Smith, aged 70 years, a native of Yadkin township, this county, died Saturday in Randolph county, where he had been residing since leaving Stokes some five or six years since. The deceased is survived by his wife, who was a sister of Mr. W. Y. Gordon, of this county, and by thrcv sons and one daughter. The remains were interred at Ml. Olive liaptist church burying ground near King, on Monday, Rev. Mr. Carter conducting the services. fronts. Insurance was held on a large part of the loss but the estimate on this has not been learned. Injury to only two persons, and they slight, resulted from the ex plosion and fire. Mr. and Mrs. John Carpenter, who resided upstairs over the Martin Grocery store, were stunned by the explosion and were five minutes getting from their rooms. They crawled out of the front. window and onto the awning from which they dropped to the street. Mrs. Carpenter was suffer ing from cuts about the face and body and Mr. Carpenter had a slight injury to his leg, besides cuts. Both were carried to the hospital where they were later released. Ben Belton was in the cafe when the explosion occurred and had to crawl out of the building over a pile of brick when the front collapsed, falling inside the cafe. Ora Roberts, employe in the Thomas grocery across the street, was knocked sev eral feet by the jar, it is said, but neither he nor Mr. Belton were in jured. Only a few people were on the streets at the time and none, so fai as can be learned, were passing ir front of the biunding at the tinv of the explosion. Danbury, N. C. f Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1926 THE NEED FOR A TELEPHONE LINE Walnut Cove and Danbury Citi- J zens Find It Expensive to Do Without Telephone Connec tion Between the Two Places. Since the destruction of the tele phone system connecting Danbury l and Walnut Cove citizens in these ( towns are finding it rather expen- ti sive to do without this great con- P venience. For instance one Walnut •' Cove business nyin recently stated w that it had cost him twenty-five dol- 1 lars or more to atend to affairs at 11 the county seat during the past few months, when he could have used s the telephone and saved practically t all this. On the other hand Dan- 0 bury people are forced to make h trips to Walnut Cove constantly to attend to business that could be o transacted over the telephone. It is learned here that Walnut 1 Cove people favor selling the tele- phone system to the Hell company s in order to get better service, and 1 it is safe to say Danbury people 1 feel the same way—anything to get | service. It is a very great in convenience and is expensive to do without a telephone system between these two points. THE FIDDLERS ARE COMING Another Musical Contest To Bo Held In the Court Housa : Here Tuesday Night, Dec. 28th. - The recent convention of the old fiddlers held in Danbury having, proved such a success and the fact j that a great number of irvusic lov- j I ers have requested that it be re peated, the Parent-Teaeher Associa tion has decided to offer prizes to the musicians at a second contest be held in the court house at Dan bury on the night of Dec. 28th, be ginning at 7 o'clock. The prizes offered in the second contest are more than double in amount of the first prizes offered, and the event coining as it will during Christmas week will no doubt attract a large attendance. Already a number of musicians have signified their intention of contesting for the nice prizes. | I Rockv Mouiii: titles Reach 26,400,000 Lbs Rocky Mount, Dec. IS.— \\ itli of ferings aggregating 3">0,000 pounds Friday, total sales on the llockv , Mount tobacco market for the pre ■ Christmas period reached 26,400,000 i pounds. This was more than a mil lion pounds more than total offer ings up to the time the amrket | closed for the Christmas holidays I last year. While official figures were not , available tonight it was indicated , that the price for the week was up , to the general average or slightly ,in excess of 25 cents despite the ( heavy predominance of common to , bacco in the offering. i : The market, along with others of » Eastern Carolina, closed for the I . holiday period today and will re- I open January 2H. i . North Carolina Takes i Tobacco Production Title From Kentucky * Washington, Dei'. 21.—North Car > olina has won from Kentucky this - year the title of premier Uibacco » producing state. Revised estimates . announced by the Department of ' Agriculture places North Carolina'-! -' production at 393,190,000 pound.:, t which at the average December 1 -farm price of 26. 1 cents a pound 1 makes that state's crop valued at e $103,802,160. Kentucky's production r this year was 371,880.000 pounds n with an average farm price Deeem o ber 1 of 11.4 cents a pound and \ j total crop value of $42,730,320. WINSTON FEDERAL 2 COURT POSTPONED ' Judge Webb Says The Few J Cases On Docket Can Wait Until June. Greensboro, Dee. 20.—An order front Judge K. Yates Webb, of s United States Court, Western North o Carolina District, was received here a today in the office of the clerk that j postpones a term that was schedul- 1 ed for Winston-Sa!em. This term t was scheduled to open on Monday, i; December 2, but has been postponed i until June. v The cases are few, the judge t stated in his order and can wait un- i til June. This will be the first term of the United States Court to be i held in Winston-Salem. \ Postponement was made because » of the fact that the courthouse at i Winston-Salem, where the sessions \ are to be held, will not be ready for ( occupancy on the date originally settled. Clerk of Court It. L. Hlay-il I lock today notified by mail jurors, i 1 lawyers and defendants of the post- I ponement. I STOKES HOME is DESTROYED; Harvey Swafford, of Near Wal-' nut Cove, Also Lost All Household Property. Walnut Cove, Dec. 21.—Harvey Swafford lost his home and house- j hold goods Friday night when fiiv destroyed his place, about two mile; ■ west of the city, at 9:30 o'clock. Mr. Swafford and his wife had retired ' for the night and narrowly escaped i . , death. A $2OO purse was given the I victims by friends. The house was the property of D. (I. Richardson. GIVES "HINT ABOUT CHRISTM AS GREENS Stato Forestei I'leads For ()•>- j servance of T;ie Stale Laws.' ' I Raleigh, Dee. 10. —Plea for ob servance of State laws in gathering Christmas greenery has been voiced by J. S. Holmes, State forester. | Mr. Holmes urged care in gather- 1 ' in Yuletide decorations so as not to destroy holly trees and ever-1 greens. He had no criticism of the | use of greens for decorations whe'i they are legally and carefully gath ered. He pointed out, however, that the law provides a penalty of a line , nut exceeding s">o or imprisonment ; not exceeding thirty days for por l sons damaging or injuring natural ' growths on lands of another, with out proper permission, within 100 j yards of any State highway. Madison Co-on W arehoure Sold Reidsville, Dec. 21.—The Madison co-op warehouse was sold here De cember 1(5 at public auction by the receivers in charge of winding up affairs of the defunct marketing as sociation, the sale price being $lB,- I r>0l). T. D. Meador, of Madison, was 1 the purchaser. The sale must be confirmed by federal court, it is un : derstood. The warehouse originally cost the co-ops in the neighborhood of $30,000, it is said, and has always been regarded as somewhat of a white elephant. It is a two-storv building. Tobacco warehouses as is well known, are usually only one ■ story high. It is not known to what 1 purpose. Mr. Meador will put the • building. The Stoneville warehouse i* i 1 purchased by R. T. Stone for some ■. thing less than sG,oott. . Corn Crop For 1926 i Is 2,645,030,000 Bushels t Washington, Dec. 21. — Revised i estimates of this year's crops an * nounced by the Department of Agri - culture place th" corn crop at 2,- v fi4S,oSO.OOO bushels and total wheat production at 852,300,000 bushels. NT. C. AUTO SALES BREAK RECORDS Wore Congestion Unless Road Building Keeps Up With Car Popularity. Ruleigh, Dec, 21.—Automobile tali's this year have eclipsed all rec )rls. Signs of prosperity, says thj iverage man, dismissing the sub ect. Signs of more congestion un ess road building keeps pace with he tremendous popularity of t h • notor car, says the more farsi-eing ndividual who believes the full ad vantage of automobile transposit ion demands the utmost in flexibil ty. "There is a vitally significant note 11 the monthly sales reports bv the various car manufacturers thai should not he missed by the jvcr ige motorists," says ('. \V. ltobe»ts-\ irioe president of the Caro'ira M >ti>i- L'lub. "That note," says Mr. Roberts, "i the ever-growing need for nun ■ an I better highways. Of course, wi'h the States spending nearly 1)00,000 yearly for highways, ii may strike the casual observer thai tl.eie is not much room for extendi n. From an economic standpoint, th's is not the case. Good highway ■ are among the best of public in e•• ments. They have b«n a tremend ous factor in America's march to the position of the richest nation in the world. "The American Automobile Asso ciation, with which this club is affil iated ever since its inception has made good roads lits primary ob jective. (lood roads have made the motor car the marvelous adjunct that it is to our national life. ''Nov, however, instead of having the automobile following the good roads movement we have, in effect, the roads movement following the automobile. The situation is being given somewhat of reverse twist. "It is a subject upon which every n|otorist should do some ttyinkinc. All h'f needs to do is realize the need, then he will ally himself with the agencies that are backing more and better highways." STOKES MEN SENT TO PRISON Walter and Andrew Rennet' and John Ed Mabe (liven Short Sentences Jn Federal Court. | In Federal court at Greensboro 1 Friday Walter Itennett was given I two months in prison and Andrew Hennetl and John Ed Mabe were given one month each by Judge Webb on the charge of violating the prohibition laws, to-wit: Manufac turing whiskey. James Mabe. known to his friends as "Railroad Jim," was aijuitted on the charge of violat ing the prohibition laws. The cases against Will Smith and Charles Smith were postponed un ! til the June term of Federal court jat Winston-Salem. Commission Meets To DHCUSS Bor.cU Raleigh, Dec. 21—The State High way Commission meets tomorrow to consider amount of money it will ask , the General Assembly to provide by sale of bonds for continuation of the road program, the next two I years. It also will debate on Legislation to be recommended. Conservatives are figuring on $20,000,000 bond issue, the liberals, $40,000,00#. Wilson Has Sold 67,500.000 Pounds Wilson, Dec. 18.—Sales were su spended on the local tobacco mar ! kot Friday until January 10 for the ! Christmas holidays with about 07,- | 500,000 pounds sold. No. BIG JUMP IN AUTO DEA. 139 Killed in State in 192 i, While 376 Injured Fatally in 1925—0n1y Florida In The South Shows More. Washington, Dec. 21.—North Car olina with an increase in automobile fatalities of more than a hundred per tent, during the last five years and with a constantly mounting death rate from automobile acci dents, is still happily 12th among the forty states in the registration urea in the auto accident death rate, according to a report just made pub lic by the Department of Commerce. The report shows that automobile accident fatalities in the State have jumped from 139 in 1921 to 37'5 in 1925 and that the death rate from this cause has risen from 5.3 per 100,000 in 11)21 to 13.4 in l'J25. While the State ranks low in the leath rate from this cause it oc cupies the 1 -4th place among the States in the actual number of leaths during 11)25. Only New York, I'ennsylvainnia, California, Ohio, Illinois, .Michigan, New Jersey, Mas sachusetts, Indiana, Missouri, Flori la and Wisconsin, reported more leaths than North Carolina during the year. The reports show that in 1921 there were only 139, or 5.3 per 100,- >OO in the State. In 1922 the deaths reported were 169 or 6.4 per 100,- )00. In 1923 the number of deaths showed a big increase totalling 258 ;>f 9.6 per 100,000. In 1924 another big increase made the total deaths From this cause 328 or 120 per 100,- 900 and in 1925 the death total was !!7ti or 13.4 per 100,000. The department announced that in the registration area of the United States there were 17,571 accidental Jeaths in 1925 charged to automo bile and other motor vehicles, and that the death rate from this caust kvas 17 per 100,000 population against 15.7 in 192-1, and 11.5 in 1921. As in 1925 the registration area included only 89.4 per cent, of the total ptipulation of the United States and it is estimated that the total number of deaths from this cause in the whole country, was about •11, t!27. THERE'LL BE NO SNOW FOR SANTA Will llavo to I'so Automobile Instead ot' Sleigh, By Fore cast. Washington, Dec. 18.—Santa I'laus may have to come to the United States next Friday night in ;in automobile instead of the usual sleigh if the Weather Bureau's ad vance notice of "Moderate temper atures" is correct for next week. Old Man Zero was a week-end guest in New England and other northern Atlantic seaboard States, joming direct and unexpectedly From F.skimo-Land to put up ad vance notices for Santa. He will leave early next week, however, according to the Weather Bureau and the United States East of the Rocky Mountains will hava moderate winter temperatures right :hrough Saturday, which is Christ lias Day. Banks To Close Friday At Noon The banks of the county will closi? it noon Friday for Christmas and ivill be closed Saturday, Christmas Day. Will be open Monday morning, December 27. They will also be •losed Saturday, January 1. A Christmas tree with approp riate exercises will be given at the M. E. church here Thursday night >f this week. J. G. Bradshaw was he-re from Uoores' Springs yesterday.
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