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DANBURY REPORTER Volume 54. Y. M. C. A. COMING TO STOKES To Create Summer »ramo—loo Acres Land I'urjh.VA'd arw; • 18 Cottages AO BJ —Ba'dinir I> .'li For Lake. The V. M. C. A. of Wivstor.- Sa ler.i has purchased 100 aerts of lar.d three west of Capella in Stokes and will create a permanent sum mer camp there for the association, according to information given out by N. G. Covington, who v«as here from the Capella community Mon day. The location selected for the camp is one of the finest to be had anywhere, lying just at the foot of the Sauratown mountain and fac ing what is known as "White Wall." A fine stream passes through the property and a contract has al ready been awarded the Kestler Construction Co. for a dam for a; lake. Work was started on the dam some weeks since. It will be 30 feet high and 300 fett long, and the lake will cover eight acres. A large mess hall or dining room with kitchin will be erected as well a.- eighteen cottages and the camp will be made ready for use by June of this year, k The land for the camp wes pur ' chased from C. H. Lunsford and lies just a mile up the stream from 51 r. Lunsford's grist mill. NEWSY LETTER FROM WESTFIELD Baptist Building New Church —Contract Let For Garage ( —Hatching Chickens. %'estfield, March. 3.—lt looks like j chickens this year, instead of tobac- • co for the Westfield section. About 10.000 biddies have already been hatched. A large garage is under contract, work to begin April 1. This is a' great place for automobiles. I doubt if any place in some large towiu sett so many repairs. Mr. Fletcher Cook is putting in .some new machinery in the Joyce Dan River Mills this week. S. P. Christian has been in Ra leigh for several days looking after r \id interests, than whom we have no'no better reperesentative. I be-! lieve Stokes has more bridges and better roads than any poor count v in the State. There are nine bridge:* or Dan River alone. The Baptist have the old church building removed and are about ready for bids, with the money in sight for a nice church building. During a recent storm here Sam Cook's chimney was blown off, but no one was hurt. It is rather late for corn shuck ing, but lots of farmers have not gathered yet. The price is low, 75c, when you can find anyone that wants it. Irish potatoes and pigs are scarce and high. Wheat looks well, but only a small crop planted. People here are pleased with the new game law and would have been better pleased if it had been $5.00 fine for every bird killed. Oregon Taylor Lost Dwelling By Fire The dwelling house of Oregon Taylor, of Snow Creek township, was destroyed by fire early Thurs day night of the past week. The fire originated on the roof of the building, igniting from a spark from the chimney, nodoubt. Most of the household and kitchin furniture was saved, but no insurance was carried on the building, which was a nice three room frame structure. Mr. Taylor's loss is considerable. Same Taylor had one of hands right badly hurt in his efforts to save some of the property. BOARD EDUCATION' HAS FIVE MEMBERS Two Members Are Added To The Three Voted For In Last Election—Enter On Duties First Monday In July. It is learned here this week that the new Board of Education for Stokes will be composed of five members instead of three as at present. In the last election J. R. Forrest, 0. T. Shelton and H. McGee wen endorsed by the voters. They have been appointed by the Legislature to serve on the board, and Harry H. Leake and John W. Priddy are named as addiitonal members, giv-1 ing the new board five members. j This board takes charge of th* schools on the first Monday in July, and with five progressive citizens at the helm and with the largely in creased aid the county will receive from the State, the schools should make fine progress the coming year. ROAD LETTING TOTALS 145 MILES Twenty Projects To Include 80.2 Miles of Hardsurface And 65.5 Miles of Grading. Raleigh, March 9.—Bids on wor totaling about $2,000,000 will be re ceived by the state highway commis sion March 29 on 20 projects in cluding 80.2 miles of hard-surfaced : highways and 65.. r > miles of grading and top-soiling roads. The work also includes a bridge over the Green river in Henderson i county and a small bridge in Davie I county. j The projects include work in ; Mecklenburg, 12.8 n\iles hard-sur face on route 20 from Charlotte south and in Buncombe county, ". 1 i mile gap in route 20 and in Wilson, Halifax, Sampson, Columbus, Cum berland, Robeson, Chatham, Frank lin, Warren, Hoke, Randolph, Ca barrus, Rowan and Haywood coun j ties. Freeze Ruins Union Fruits Monroe, March 7. Early fruit * crops, including pears, peaches and j plums are believed to be entirely destroyed by the recent severe freeze and snow which lay to th-.- depth of 14 inches. It disappeared swiftly, during the last few days of sunshine and with a light lain Sun day morning, practically all trn 'e.-s disappeared during the day. Stokes County Has Nine Ex-Sheriffs Living* "I am inclined to believe that Stokes county stands at the hea.l of the list in one thing," declared Ed Carroll. He referred to the fart that Stokes has nine Jiving ex sheriffs. They include R. I. Dal ton, of Winston-Salem; J. C. Wall, of Meadows; J. H. Fulton, of Wal nut Cove; R. J. Petree, of German ton; C. M. Jones, of Walnut Cove; W. C. Slate, of Spencer; S. P. j Christian, of Westfield; E. O. Shel | ton, of Moore's Springs, and H. D. i Turpin, of Pinnacle. School Here To Have Commencement j The Danbury school will close | about March 25th, and preparations for commencement exercises are , now being made by teachers and | pupils. The average North Carolina farm that neglects the home-making idea .will generally fail commercially. If ■ the home is provided with livestock, poultry, garden and farm products with the surplus sold, a real farm home will be developed regardless jof commercial succss. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, March 9, 1927 THE LAW MAKERS QUIT TUESDAY 3500 Bills Were Introduced And About 1200 of These Became Law—ln Session 65 Days. Raleigh, March B.—When the state legislature adjourned tonight more than 3,500 bils had been intro duced in the 65-day period from January 5 when it convened. About 1,200 bills became law. The members were actually in sessions 55 days but Sundays were counted in, bringing the sixty days • constitutional period to a close last Saturday but the assembly continu ed on this week, meeting morning, I noon and night with exhausted ' spirit as the members lay down their labors after many passages and slaughters of final pending leg islation today and tonight. The last legislative act was for benefit of children. The assembly decreed no child under 16 years of I age -shall be required to work more ! than eight hours a day of 48 hours a week. This was the parting act j of the house. ! The senate's farewell was to vote down every proposed salary increase i proposed for state officials. The Woltz $3,250,000 equalization i law was the last sweeping measure enacted on the final day's adjourn ment. No personal friction actuated the session from beginning to end. It was a friendly assembly, observers all agreed as they "signed off." The house, in its dying moments, I refused to boost salaries of three state officers and prohibited children j under 16 years of age from working more than 8 hours a day in indus trial pursuits. WITHDREW STOKES ROAD BILL County Highway Commission ! Will Continue To Exist— Two New Members Are Ap pointed By Legislature. : —. 1 Word from Raleigh is to the ef fect that the bill introduced by Rep resentative Boyles to abolish the Stokes Highway Commission was withdrawn by him, and the commi sion will continue to operate for tw.i years more. W. S. Hart, of Peters Creek town ship, and Jasper Slate, of adkin. were appointed new members on the board to till the places of Dr. R. 11. Morefield and S. P. Christian whose terms have expired. The new mem (bers enter on their duties the first Monday in April. Stokes Lady Compromises Suit The suit of Miss Mildred More-! field, of Walnut Cove, against the Yellow Cab Co., of Winston-Salem, in which she asked for damages for injuries received while riding in one of the company's cars, was com promised in Forsyth county court on Monday of this week. The plain tiff is to receive S3OO and the defen dant is to pay the court costs in the case. I Miss Morefield is the youne; j daughter of Mr. and Mrs'. J. Wesley • Morefield, of Walnut Cove. » Federal Reserve Bank For State ) Government has decided to es tablish a branch of the federal re serve bank at Charlotte but it will 1 perhaps be six months before the 1 institution is in operation. It is f said that the branch bank will em • ploy 76 people. ? i J. Frank Martin is spending sev s eral days this week in Winston-Sa lem on business THIS BOARD HAS 1 IMPORTANT JOB Appointed To Equalize Prop- ( ■ erty Values In North Caro lina So That School Money Can Be Equitably Distribut ed. Raleigh, March B.—Confirmation of the state equalization board apt pointed by Gow. A. W. McLean, in ! conformity with the Woltz bill en- ] acted into law tonight, was one of i the last acts of the 1927 session of i the general assembly. i The list follows: P. H. Johnson, Elizabeth City first district. i B. B. Williams, Warrenton, second i district. ! G. McA. Graham, Clinton, third district. F. P. Spruill, Rocky Mount, fourth district. Jumes K. Xorfleet, Winston-Salem, fifth district. J. O. Carr, Wilmington, sixth dis trict, L. M. Blue Sanford, seventh dis trict B. L. Dougherty, Boone, eighth district. A. E. Woltz, Gastonia, ninth dis trict. T. I). Bryson, Bryson City, 10th district. These 10 men, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the sen ate, will serve with the lieutenant governor, J. Elmer Long, of Dur ham, designated in the new Wolt"? law, for a period of four years from the date of their confirmation, DRY AGENTS MUST" PASS TEST Every Member of Enforcement ( Service Bill Be Required To Take Civil Service Test. Washington, March 9.—Every present member of the prohibition ■ enforcement service will be requir ed to pass a civil service examina tion to hold his job, William C. Doming, president of the civil ser j vice commission, said today. Approximately 2,."00 posts are to lie filled, In- estimated, and there will be at least 1" candidates for . :ich. The transfer of the dry forces from 'the treasury department to the civil ervice is the result of the prohibi tion reorganization bill passed at 'he last Congress. I SPIKED CIDER PLANT RAIDED i . "Sweet Cider" Sign Attracted i Attention of Enforcement Officers. One of the largest whisky dis tilling outfits found in Surry coun ty for some time has been capture! by Federal Prohibition officer W. C. j Matthews, Deputy Sheriff Bob Tay lor, of M|t. Airy, and Deputy Mar , shall C. G. Bryant. R. L. Moore, of near Mt. » try, hat been iv-V »sed [ from cistody under SI,OOO bwJ for his appearance at the Federal court j !at Groensi .ro o; » charge of oter-i ating the outfit. The outfit was located on the highway near Mount Airy Vviitre he advertised "s.voj f . rn'cr" for sale. The cider had, however, much power. It was analyzed and ! found to be about 15 per cent, al- J | cohol The raid was made following I an analysis of the fluid. The officers destroyed sixteen fifty-gallon barrels, 1,100 gallons of cider, 100 one-gallon jugs, more than 100 half-gallon fruit jars and a gross of pint bottles, along with - the manufaeurer of jthe cider. . A large automobile truck was also seized. IMPORTANT BILL FOR STOKES Creation of Three and A Quar ter Million Dollar Equalizing Fund Will Give County Con siderably More Money For Schools. The most important bill passed by [ the recent legislature, so far as Stokes county is concerned, was the c provision for creating an equalizing school fund of three and a quarter million dollars, to aid the weaker counties in carrying on a six months school. Formerly the State has had an equalizing fund of about one million ! and Stokes has been receiving from j 25 to 30 thousand dollars each year | of this. With the increase mentioned i above it is believed that our county ' will receive at least three times ais' much from the State. In addition to being the largest fund the State has ever set up for the purpose of aiding the counties in maintaining the six-months term of school, its sponsors believe the | provisions of the bill also guaran tees that it will be more equitably distributed than the fund has ever been disbursed before. Main features of the bill as it I was written by Senator Woltz are -I—A determination of the values in the county participating in the equalization fund to find out their abilities to support the school for the regular term. 2—The determination of values will be made by a lmarrl composed of the Lieutenant-Governor and one man appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate from each Congressional district. The board will get $lO a day for services but will have the right to employ such expert help as it will need. Looks Like School Taxes In Stokes ( Would Be Cut Down To 10 Cents On $101). ! 3—Every county participating in. the fund must levy a tax of forty! cents on the SIOO on the values do-I tcrmincd by the Imard of these values are accepted for local pur-! I poses before it can participate in the! equalization fund. ■I Should the revenue produced by the 10-cent levy not be sufficient . to pay th«* salaries of teachers for j six months and cover 15 per cent, additional for operating expense-!, remainder will lie apportioned to the ' county from the equalization fund, j Experts in the department of cdu-1 ' cation and Senator Woltz expect that the forty-cent rate will not ' run the schools in 85 of the hundred counties, so all but fifteen of the ' counties will get something from the fund. ft—There is set aside front the j general fund SIOO,OOO to take care j of emergencies, unexpected expensrs i ; and unusual progress in any coun ty. I ! SHERIFF - DUNLAP GETS A STILL Men Barely Ecape But Leave I Evidence Behind Arrests Expected To Follow. i i Walnut CoVe, March 3.—Sheriff I Frank Dunlap destroyed a complete blockade distillery anil plant last Friday evening about two miles I west of town. The still was in full blast when he arrived but the oper ators escaped and left everything \ behind, even their overcoats with i letters in their pockets which re j vealed the names of the operators. The still and other fixtures were carried to Danbury by the sheriff. Warrants will be issued for the ' guilty parties and arrests are ex -1 pected to follow. i P. H. Young, of Sandy Ridge, was in town today. No. 2,856 AUTO WRECK AND ROBBERY AT KING Walter Sprinkle and Norman White Hurt—Thieves Take Auto Tires From Boyles Bros. Store lviti? News items. Kin>,', March 7.—Gabe Tuttle and family, of Rural Hall, spent Sun day with relatives here. I I Mr. and Mrs. Clade Boyles are the ' glad parents of a new baby boy. Walter Sprinkle turned his Ford sedan over on the highway east oi town Friday night. In addition t» Mr. Sprinkle, Lathe Hicks, Frank ! Lamm and Norman White were oc j cupants of the car. The accident was caused by Mr. Sprinkle trying ;to drive around a car, he did not have room and ran into a bank of | snow, causing the car to turn turtle. I Mr. Sprinkle sustained a fractured rib, Norman White got a shoulder stove up and some minor bruises, while the other occupants escaped without injury. The car was torn up considerably, the top being torn off and the body was badly torn up. The girls basket ball team of the .King high school lost to Winston- Salem highs Friday night in a game ; played at Rural Hall, the score be ing 31 to 23. This is the fourth game lost by the team in five years. Rogers Kirby, of High Point, is spending a few days with his par ents near here. Unknown thieves broke into the Boyles Bros, store at Dalton Friday night and carried off about $75.00 worth of automobile casings and tubes. Entrance to the building was gained by prizing the front door open. Up to this time there is no clue to the guilty parties. Tom Garner, of Wintson-Salem, was among the visitors here Sun day. t 1 rank Punchok, of Richmond, Va., has purchased from J. S. Boyles ' his residence on West Main street. K. I*. Pepper, of Panbury, was \ here Saturday attending to some business matters. | Mr. ami Mrs. G. !•'. Willard, Miss i Carrie Rcnipson and mother, of Win ston-Saletn, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Fred K. Shore, on west ' Main street. Kev. Paul 11. Newsum. of this place filled his regular appoint ment at Mount Airy Sunday. B. 1.. Manning, of Winston-Salem, |is a business visitor here today. | Mr. and Mrs. A. F Collins speni Sunday with relatives in Mount Airy. Charlie Hooper, of Winston-Sa lem. is here today attending to some business matters. j O. T. Fowler, of Pilot Mtn., is ' here today on business. I I Activity Of Dry Agents Last Month Showed An Increase Charlotte, March 9.—Eighty-five persons were arrested and charged with violation of prohibition law by federal officers in the western North Carolina district during February, says the monthly report of Ben C. , Sharpe deputy administrator, made public here today. Fifteen agents ! (worked in the district during the month. i I The 85 arrests were 16 greater than during January, says the re r | port, forwarded today to district of- j ffices at Richmond, Va. The agents captured seven auto mobiles and destroyed 545 gallons of whiskey and 884 gallons of wine. A total of 57,000 gallons of beer were destroyed and 62 distilleries smashed. Work will start in a few days on s a steel bridge over Dan river at Seven Islands ford.
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