DANBURY REPORTER
Volume 54.
WHAT EDUCATION !
DOES FOR FOLKS;
i
And It Is Not Confined Merely.'
To Gleanings From Text-1
Books. !
The Manufacturers Record recent*!
ly carried an article which has '
thi• sounds of th> pres.* under the I
caption. "What Kdueation Ones."
Tli:. article. setting forth tin- whore-j
fur-' nt' industrial development i>sj
New Kngland, naturally raises th"j
qm-tion. "What i* education?" The j
art I le follows:
"1 have listened with jrreat in -1
ter -t to the men front Alabama an 1
other southern states who have toll
• it' the vastness of their mineral ami
timber and agricultural possibilities.
! enjoyed the enthusiastie story
 V!"i'ado, its wondet ful mountaii s
treat mineral wealth and its superb
elii. ale. I listened with rapt at
-lir' >!i t" wi::;t the spoVe.-rs.m fi-nn
I ti>" t had to -ay a!' Hit that
iV nsa'.i land. And yet. m.v ft lend.- .
I t" t• •iI you iha: in N . i'l'itr
lar.-i \\e have none of the i sural
ail .stagi . We are witiiot a fer
til> -oil, we are witho.'.t eoal and
ii ne; we are with>>i' the many
intagi which ail >t'i i stall's
in:.-ale of New Knglaii I have
ii; i-o. ! *l l l We have S ii>o|i the!
| 11■,t! ft un Alaliatna an I lis - Vir
ginians. the pig iron Iron P tt
bssrgh and Birmingham, and cotton!
It*, i Hie whole south down to
T-\s.s; we have tak n th" lumber
an . the timber front the - m.-i with
wh h to build our faetor.es, >ve
haw equipped them with machinery i
ni tie out of the steel from nth I
we have imported our food-1
stuiTs from the west with whieh to,
:fe d our people. And yet on this |
artiiical foundation we have devel- |
nj. d a business inter est whieh it;!
proportion to population surpasses
that of any other section of Ameri
ca. We have no natural advantage.-,
but we have taken our brains and
our brawn and we have technically
trained them and made our man- |
pi v.vr greater than the |*>wer of
nnt tral resources."
("arolinians think of education its i
be 'a- something picked up at school i
only. Te hni.itl training i thej
kir.d of education that made New j
Kvghsssd, and at picent • • tir schoo's i
have little relation to this training,]
nthv.' than to givi reading and writ-,
ing. i'.nd the means of acquiring j
skill at some trade. Kducation, in |
the sense of vocational training, is
not peculiar to classical scholars.
In fact, it is rarely found among
them. Its so far its it prevails with
us, it is picked up and cultivated its 1
the school of experience.
There was a dairyman who could
ssot write his name. He cannot read j
the label on a milk bottle. Yet, j
he has come from nothing to a j
dairy business which gives him a
gross income of $l,OOO per month.
His holdings are valued at s>oo,ooo.
This illiteia'f is educated. He has I
the k.nd tl at has mad'! New F.ng-1
land is ?« : r the Carnlinas, attd j
in fact the kind that is supporting
all other brands of the product
called education. He is educated to i
do a definite job.—Ex.
RAY JOHNSON
WITH WACHOVIA j
Chairman Forsyth Board Com-1
miasioners and Native j
Stokes County Man Takes
New Position.
Ray Johnson, well known as 1
real estate broker, Chairman of the
Board of Forsyth County Commis
sioners, and native Stokes county
citizen, has joined the business staff
of the Wachovia Bank and Trust
company in the capacity \of trust
officer with management of real
estate. He will enter upon his work
March 1.
SCHOOL PATRONS
HAVE MEETING
Talks Made By Prof. Gibson'
and Others—Valentine Con-J
tests and Prizes Awarded—|
Tempting Refreshments Ser
ved.
One of the most interesting meet-!
ings of the Parent-Teacher Associa
tion for the school year was held
in the school building here Monda>
isight.
The meeting was opened with tile
singing of "America," by the audi
ence. after which interesting talks
in connection with school work we«v
made bv Principal K. •!. (Jibson,
Mrs. 11. 11. I .cake. Rev. 11. W.
Hudspeth, Rev. W. J. Hackney. Mrs. '
.1. S. Taylor and Mrs. .1. W. Hall.
A nailing ots Valentine Day wss
then given by Mrs. N. K. IVpper.
l'he malt, i' of securing a drive
way from ihe street I • tise s.'ho !
!ind.ii m v-" wa.. 1 is ussed and the ful '
lowiivt named per ons were appoin.-
ii 1 a a I'oiuniittee I" .-ecure tlsi -
nsil'-h needed ssdditiuli: Rev. ii. W.
Iluilspi lis. S. A. Klin, hum and \.
K. Pepper.
Mi . .1 S. Taylor. Mr . -I. !•'. Mar
tin and Ms.-. -I W. Hall w.:v i.—
as a program consmittee foi' lit'
j next meeting.
j After 11 v ' I'U.-.ine-- session it
j social h°nr followed in honor of th
teachers and several Valentine con
tests were engaged in. The object
of one of these was to write .is
| many words as possible out of the
i word Valentine. Miss Minnie Floia
j was the sucessful contestant and
i was awarded a nice piize for her
! skill. j
The next contest was shooting 1
I arrows from a bow at a heart pin- _
| net! against a board. This game
was indulged in by a large number
of those present and was apparent -'
ly greatly enjoyed. Rev. .1. N\ . j
Hackney and Messrs. .1. NN. Lssckey
, and R. M. Smith tied for the prize
offered, while Messrs. \N. ('. Moore
! and -I. T. I.awson were close sec
onds of the tiio. In the drawing
j Mrs. A. .1. Pritsgle won the prize for
j the ladies side, while Rev. Ms*
| Hsu kuey was sucessful among the
' men
j At the conclusion of the contests
I refreshments, consisting of sand
j
| wi'. he.-, cakes, chocolate, coffee, etc.,
i were served by Mi sdaiues N. K. a.id
j K. P. Pepper ssssd Mrs. NV. K. .Joyce.
A MEND STOKES
ROAD ACT
Bill Introduced By Representa
tive Boyles Monday May
Place Road Work In Hands
! of County Commissioners.
I
j Representative C. O. Boyles. of
I Stokes, introduced a bill in the
House of Representatives Monday
to amend the Stokes county road
act of 11123, this being the act estab
' lislsing a county highway commis
sion.
j While the provisions of the bill
j introduced by Representative Boy
i les are not given in the newspaper
reports, it is unofficially reported
that the bill provides for dissolving
the county road board and placing
| the county's road work in the hands
j of the county commissioners.
j Former Stokes Lady
Dies At Stokesdale
Mrs. Elizabeth Powell, wife ol'
Charlie Powell, who was a daughter
of the late J. C. Flynn, of Pine Hall,
died at her home in Stokesdale Fri
day of last week. The deceased,
who was aged 40 years, is survived
by her husband and two children.
Mrs. Powell was a sister of Frank
M. Flinn, of Leaksville.
Mrs. A. J. Fagg visited relatives
in Winston-Salem this week.
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Feb. 16, 1927
REAL ESTATE i
FIRM CHARTERED
C. E. Davis, H. It. McPherson (
and Others Are Incorporat-1
I ors—Mrs. Kothrock Will
Undergo Operation News'
of Walnut Cove.
Walnut Cove, Foil. lii. A chart
er has recently linn issued lor a.
real estate company here which will
ileal in ai! kimls of real estate. Th l '
■ incorporators are: I'!. Davis, 11. 1
It. Mcpherson and others. This is
a much needed enterprise here and 1
this is one of the finest points for !
such an undertaking. It is predicted '
' that the new company will do a sue- ?
cessful husiliess. 1
' Among the out-of-town people at
tending' the funeral of .1. I!. Wood- I
rutf here Saturday were: .Mr. and '
Mrs. C. 11. Davis, 11. 11. Davis. Mr. \
and Mrs. I'. 11. Ijinvillc. Mr. and >
Mis. K. D. Matthew- and Mis. .1. '
'O. Kult'in. (■:' Winston Salem; Mr. :
a' ! Mr . ll'i' i. I,.iiiliei'ioii. of Madi- '
son: Mand K. I'. Pepper. Slientl'
•I. F. 1 >1I;iia;nf Danbury: Mi s
l.aura (few-, i.f It'i hiuond. \a.
Mi.-. A. T. Kotiirock returne 1 (
Sunday from a stay of several days
a! a Win n.n Salem hospital. Shi'
will retina in a short time for -ui
>j era' ion. t
•I. 11. \ iss. .lac.ili Fulton and (i.
1.. Jarvis made a pleasure trip to
Raleigh last week.
I.ittle Miss Mary l.ou Brown en- (
tertained quite a number of her
little friends at a party Monday af
ternoon at the home of her aunt.
Mrs. W. H. Sanders, in South Wal
i
nut Cove. Delightful refreshments
■ were served. 1i
Mrs. Sanders Ricrsoti, Jr., of Ml.'
i
Airy, is visiting relatives here this
week.
' John ISurton spent a day or two' .
l in I.eaksville on business the past
| week.
Ml*. George Fulton and Mrs. I'.
. W. Davis were shopping in the Twin
. Citv today.
. - - - - !
. NO SALES AFTER
FRIDAY, MARCH 1!
Farmers Crjred To (Jet lie
mainder »»t* Tobacco Crop T i
,j Market As Early As I'os-'
silile—Average Past Week
•; Was 517.00. I
I'
. i Tobacco warehousemen at Win
ston-Salem announce tiiat there w;i
i positively lie no tobacco sales till •
' after Friday. Maivh 11th. which is
j only about three weeks from thi.
'! time, and farmers are urged to |
'prepare the remainder of their,
i I crops for market at once.
l.ast week the Winston-Salem
j market sold a little more than t
• | million pounds of the weed for an
■ average price of $17.00 per hundred i
• pounds.
Funeral J. B. Woodruff
Held Saturday
I Funeral services for J. B. Wood
ruff. who died last Wednesday at
r his home in Walnut Cove, were held
I Saturday morning at 11 o'clock at
the home. The services were in
charge of Rev. Mr. Marshall, of M'.
Airy, Rev. O. E. Ward and Rev. It.
B. Crowder. Burial followed in the
Walnut Cove cemetery.
A large crowd attended the scr-
vices and there were many beautiful
' | floral tributes from admiring
j' * (
1 friends and relatives. Quite a nuni- j
f ber of out-of-town people were in
• attendance.
• Preaching' Sunday At
1 Peter's Creek Church
Elder J. A. Joyce will preach at
Peters Creek Baptist church next
Sunday. Feb. 20th, at two o'clock,
s The public is cordially invited to at
tend
SCHOOLS CLOSE IN I
MARCH AND MAY!
Group Commencements To 15"
Held March 25 To iJO—At
tendance Since liei£inning of
Year Best In History.
i
Supt. of Schools ('arson stated
yesterday that the short tcr.n
schools of the county would elme
around March 2."ith, while tin- 1n.,.-
term or high schools would continue
until about May atli.
The attendance iir the . . Iiool:.
especially since the beginning of tin
new year, has been tin best in the
history of the county, Mr. ("arson
said. Me attributes this largely to
the good weather.
Group commencements will be
held at King, Reynolds and Sand.'
It dge schools March 2"'th to .".tub,
while the county comm. nceine it
will be hell! May "eh to loth. D» •
ni'.e dates will be lived a iittif !. •
i more information in regard ' •
th" conunenceiuents w d be ui• ■»i.
this paper.
The program !''>i tie' coup me
meiicenients a.- arranged I y Supt.
 'til on follow-:
Mutming Program. !♦ :-"!0 A. M.
Song—The Old N ntii S ate.
Invocation.
Contest—High School Ciaiie->.
Recitation.
Declamation.
Spelling.
Con test —(iramtnar Grade.*.
Recitation.
Declamation.
Spelling.
Song—Onward Christian Soldiers, j
% 1
Presentation of Spelling t'crtin-1
rates, Attendance Certificates.
Announcements.
Awarding of prizes.
Lunch.
Athletic Contest—(Boys over four
teen.)
Tug O'War Five boys.
Running l'mad Jt.mr..
Jliph Jump.
One hundred yrd -h.
Relay Race I'.'O yard- F >ur
boys.
Athletic Contest—(Boys under four
teen.)
Fifty Yard Dash.
Running Broad Jump
Potato Ita e.
Athletic ('ontest— (Girls.)
Potao Ra e.
' Throwing Basket Ball.
(•roups will be composed of tic.
same schools as in reading circle
work. Winners will represent th -ir
respective groups in county com-.
' mencement.
j If you care to make suggestions
as to adding other contests, please
!do so at once.
Former Stokes Man
Dies In Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem, Feb. 14.—.lames
L. Tilley, 22 years old, died Sunday
afternoon at 1:1 •> o'clock at the
home, near Ogburn Station. Funeral
services will be held Tuesday after
noon at 1:110 o'clock from Brown
Mountain Baptist church.
Mr. Tilley is survived by his wid-,
ow, who before marriage was Miss i
Eva Ward; his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Tilley; three brothers.
Rector Tilley, of Walnut Cove;
Oscar Tilley. of Covel, W. Va., and
Lespie Tilley, of Winston-Salem;
four sisters, Mrs. Nannie Coins,
Mrs. Mattie Hodge, Mrs. Delia Cox
and Miss Ludie Tilley, all of \\ in
j ston-Salem.
Lions Kill Deer.
Approximately 600 lions in Cali
fornia kill 30,000 deer yearly, or
twice the number killed by hunter?.,
Extermination of the animal is dif
ficult because it can not be traped
or poisoned.—Ex.
J. G. Bradshaw was here from
Moore's Springs today.
AFFIRMATIVE'S i!
WON IN DEBATE)
Held In Court House Here Eri- (
day Night Subject Was)
Effect ot Divorce Laws. J
I- ■ !
; ( iti::ens of Danbury and enm
n unity indulged in a fornial debate !
i:i the court hou. e here Friday nig!*: I
when the subject discu- -ed V.a .
"Ri.-olv.d, That more evil than I
benefit results from lav.- permitting
divorce." The j u-!v - rendered a 1
unoniinous verdict in favor of t!i • 1
afUrinative side.
The occasion proved to be a I
very interest inn one and was large- 1
l.v attended. The debate was ar- '
ranged by Mrs. A. J. Fagg. of Dan- .
bury, and proceeds arising from the
stile nf ti kets has been donated ' i :
the school work here, a ni ■ litrj •
MU I being realized.
Speaking on th • •itl'.rmative .
■:' ilie one i..n ,ver.■: Mi- J. \V.
Hall, Re\. U. J. 11,, | i,, , . Me --r .
M. 'I. .lon. and .laii'i- .1 c> i . 1
l'he negative side was represented •'
by Mr- J. Snot layb.r. Mi M n' I
Ib■ia. it v. 11. W. IJ ip. I and M I
I 'lllo Petrel-. i
Prof. It. J, Gibson acted chairman ■
during til debate, while the judg- 1
were Di it. 11. M-i. j. S i:id *
Messrs. S. A. Flin hum and J. 'i. '
Bradshaw. 
A string baud secured from Win '
ston-Salem furnished music thru- ;
out the evening. I I
i Meeting Of Music
On Feb. 10th 1
The senior denartment of the ,
! , '
j music club met February 10th with .
, F.dwin Taylor. ; (
| Otlicers for the club were re-elect
'i d as follows: Nancy l.ee Dunlap,
president; Obi Campbell, vice-presi
ii«-nt: Mary Hackney. secretary;
Elizalu-th Martin, treasurer. It was
decided that a special program
would be given in the near future
for the benefit of the public.
The following program was given:
Club Song.
Reading Milium Hail
Duel Mvrtlc Priddy and Ma"y
Hackney.
Reading France II umphiv.
1 'net Miriam II di and Nan •. j
l.ee Dunlap.
'
Reading Nancy I.ee Dunlap.
i'iano I iiiet M rs. .). \\. I lad an 1
Mar: lla kne\.
Quartet Kli/ab :h M it in. I Mil
Campbell. Mabel llud.-peth an.l
• Mary Hackney.
Bake Dat Chicken Pie Ol.i
Campbell. Raymond Hackney. Mer
lin Hudspeth and ClitTord King.
Piano Solo- Mrs. J. W. Hall.
I'kulala Solo—Clifford King.
After the program delicious re
freshments were served.
SECRETARY CLUB.
Atty. J. L. Roberts Is
Building - A Mill
J. L. Roberts, popular attorney, j
of Madison, was a business visitor |
Jin Danbury Friday. Mr. Roberts is J
' not discontinuing the practice of
| law by any means but he is prepar
ing to go into the flour mill busi- '
ness as a "side line." He has re-,
cently completed a good building in
Madison and has purchased neces- '
sary machinery for building a first
class roller mill. He hopes to have j
the mill in operation within a few
months.
Jno. M. Taylor Will
Build Fish Pound
I
John M. Taylor, native Danbury
citizen, was here from Winston-
Salem Saturday. Mr. Taylor is mak-
I ing preparations to build a fish ;
pond on one of his farms just south
of Danbury. He expects to let con
i tract for the construction of a darn
in a few days.
No. 2,854
KING VACANT LOT
$lOO FRONT FOOT
Contract Awarded For Several
New Buildings—News Items
From Stokes Town.
King. Feb. il Th>- I.si«lit*.-* A.I
Shi iety .if tin- .M 'l'aviiin rhur 'i
In-11l tli' ir regular monthly meeti* .r
Tlnir.-da> afternoon at L 2:"0 at th *
li'iitv ■ Mi . i. K. Stut i on tt'ii>i
Main ••vt. Tin' devotional v\er-
I - Will- I I•!..:•• ted liy the pre.-
(ii'nt. Mr.-. S. W I'uliiam. T'.i •
story nf Naomi and Ii• 11 h were r •
lated liy Mrs I!. F. I'uliiam. At
thii close of tin I>n-iill--- meeting :v
delightful social half hour \va
.ioyeil, during whi h the h-1« • >
served l.ll ion- refreshments. Th •
society will HUM! with Mr.-. C. S.
Newsum next month.
Mr. ami Mrs. >. I. Ham-.
j-1.-t ri timed fr in a t*•;;t to Nev
York.
Tii. K . -•• I»r.ia  h.ii pur, ha
• n ■ . .-,! S. U. full am a 1.. ion
Nor hi»« ii• t mi. ; for \vlii■ . th";
I aid i n.- Iki.-.ili i! o per froi
foot. This property adjoii s the
l it at tin- i-on.iT of Main anil Dei)*'
Street- and was purchased t.. gi\ •
them room for their ne-.c huildint..
V.hi ii i- t.i he ere-ted. They hav •
let the contract to Fowler-Jones Co.,
uf Pilot Mtn., for tlie erection of
this new building which will be tw.i
stories ahove the ground with .i
basement. Prosed hriek will he use I
in its eonstruetion and it will !>•
modern in every way with steam
heat and sewerage Already a fori •
of men have gone to work tearing
down the old Butner building which
stands on the site. About thirty
days will be required to remove the
old building, at which time work on
the new building will be commenced
and the contract calls for complet
ion in ninety days from that date.
li. I!. Help is preparing to ereet
a new store building on his lot on
east Main street which he rcently
1 purchased from ). T. Fowler.
Mr. and Mrs. Finest Smith, whj
reside just w'c-t of town, are th.*
glad parents of a new baby girl.
.1. li. Cook, wh.' holds a position
! with the Southern Railway Con
! pany. -pent Sunday with hi- fami!/
I ::i Walnut Hil!-.
; Rev. Kdward I'rewer, of Winston-
Salem. dellivered a very interesting
sermon at the King Moravian
, ihureh Sunday.
Tin home of Mr. and Mrs. Clad"
Tedder was made happy Saturday
by the arrival of a new baby gir'.
Miss Geneva Shore, of Winston
Salem, was among the visitors here
i Sunday.
A. S. Francis has let the contract
>
I to Fowler-Jones Co. for the erect
ion of a new home on the site in
j Pilot View where his resideiv _>
i burned recently.
Miss Crysel Caudle, of Winston -
i Salem, spent Sunday with her par
jents in Walnut Hills.
I Harvey Pulliam has removed his
! family here from High Point and
j will make this their future home.
Capt. C. J. Kirby, who holds j
position with The Southern Rail
| way Co., spent Sunday with his
family in Walnut Hills.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Spainhour spent
i Sunday with Mrs. Spainhour's par
| ents at Mizpah.
The Illinois Watch Co., of Spring
field, 111., is presenting through E.
, P. Newsum, the local jeweler here,
a nice Lincoln medal to the student
in the King high school who writes
the best essay on Abraham Lincoln.
The presentation will be made on
t Lincoln's birthday.
B. L. Manning, of Winston-Salem,
! was here today attending to some
j business matters.
C W. Patterson, of Pilot Mtn., is
among the business visitors here to
day.