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Volume 55.
SHORT COURSE FOR
COUNTY AUDITORS
Instruction To Be Given Them
In the Work of Handling; the
Finances of the Counties of
North Carolina.
Raleigh. June l.°».—Some
thing new in the way of a short
course will be held in July at ,
State College, Raleigh, when
the county auditors and ae-!
countants in the various coun- J
ties of the State will be offered i
special courses.
This county government in-
stitute, as it will be called, was ,
suggested to the County Gov-1
ernment Advisory Commission
at their meeting in Raleigh,
Friday, by Dr. E. C.. Brooks, ,
who is chairman of the com- j
mission, as well as president of
State College. The commission '
adopted the plan and left the j
particulars and date to be
worked out by Dr. Brooks, who
promised to make public full
details at an early date.
The Commission at the time
also ordered prepared sample
bookkeeping forms to be furn
ished the counties and recom
mended to their use in order to
•secure efficiency ar>d uniform
ity in the matter of handling
all the money of the county.
The new laws are being well
received, but slowly introduced,
according to the report made
by the Executive Secretary,
Chas. Al. Johnson. Mr. John
son's report was based on per
sonal visits by him or his as
sistants to twenty-two coun
ties. The delays are due to
difficulty in getting the items
of past expenditures from the
old records and the time re
quired for the necessary un-'
ilerstanding of the new laws
before making the changes.
The officials were reported as
all trying to cooperate.
Change In Price Of
Auto Tui>s Contuses
Raljeigh, June B.—The auto
mobile public was reminded by
Revenue Commissioner Dough
ton again today that tht> price
i f a. liew half year automobile
license tag is one half of the
pric? paid last year ylus a
;uai?t;r. 1 ,1
Coj fusion incident to thr6
sale cf the half year plates haS v
led tJ a wholesale flock of re
mittahces for,/;- Incoyreetr''
amounts. , i *
Licenses for automobiles .M
less ithan 25 horsepower will
cost $16.50, of more than 25 and&
less . (than 00 horsepower:;
SlO-2s; of more than 30
less 35 horsepower $15,25'
and qf 35 horsepower or mtore
v 20.25.
Can Buy Candy But No
Meat On The Sabbath
Asheville, June 9.—On a_
Sunday one may buy of candy
and of soft drink, but pne may
not buy of meat. So says the
l.nv of North Carolina. In po
lice court recently eight de
fendants appeared to answer to
charges of violating the law by
selling meat on the last Sab
bath. Some of them pleaded
not guilty; some of theni
pleaded guilty; all of them
were lined $lO and (jhe costs
by Acting Judge Sullivan.
Jess Rhodes, of Beaver Is
land township, was here Mon
day. Mr. Rhodes says farmers j
will begin cutting wheat in his'
section this week.
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MAKING PROGRESS
ON STOKES ROAD
I
Paving Completed Between
Walnut Cove and Meadows
Saturday—Three Miles More
Will Finist\ Road To Dan
burv.
!
I Contractor Martin complet- '
ed last Saturday the paving will 1
that section of the Danbury-!'
'A'a.nut Cove road which lies \''
| between Meadows and Walnut 1
,Cove. He now has only three
|anl (i e-fifth mihs to pour be
tween Danbury and Meadow.--.. 1
and it is expected that this '
! will require only about four or
five weeks.
Paving will now begin at the
.Danbury end of the road, and
| surveyors began staking off
( the road here* Monday. It will
jtake a few days for the road
I forces to get their machinery
here, after which work will
start f rom this end.
Former Dry Officer
Given Prison Term
Winston-Salem, June 7.—A.
A. Hege, former prohibition
enforcement officer, was today
in Superior court sentenced to
serve not less than 18 months \
nor more than two years in'
the state prison, after a jury
had convicted him on a liquor
charge. The sentence was im
posed by Emergency Judge
Clayton Moore.
Hege was indicted on five
coun Is, receiving, purchasing,
having for the purpose of sale
and transporting liqupr. The
jury convicted him of possess
ing.
! The former dry officer was
arrested several weeks ago
when county and city officers
raided his home near the city
and captured about five gallons
Jof liquor, buried in a casement
lin the basement.
The defendant today appealed
to the Supreme court, and a
bond of $3,000 was named.
Miss Fowler, of King,
Honored By Mrs. Hall
I
. King, June 13.—Miss Pauline
Fowler was .honored at a loVe
: ly„ paKty evening,
when Mrs. R. Hall entertained, j
home was decorated with
beayti|ul tlowerj. Gan\es were
played on the.lawn iifter which
*ttoe gtiest*' \Vfre invited into
it her dining room, where delici
refreshments were servted.
Fowler had as her
Misses Mildred and
Stone, Stella and Ruby
. Waller, Clara Forrest, all lof
Perch : Edith Bennett, Beulah
and Edith Jones, Moneda and
Josephine Slate, Bernice Tuttle,
Gladys Bennett, Lillian Boyles,
of Capella; Irma Stone, of Pin
nacle: Ella and Daisy Boyles,
'of King; Messrs. Boyd and
Loyd Ferguson.; Carlis and
Wiley jonfcs, Clyde. Lester and
Raymond Boyles, Jack Bennett,
Odell Palmer, Sam Coleman
and Joe Roberson, Bonnie Hall,
Clyde Bennett, of Capella; Wil
liam and Wesley Fowler, Robt.
Barber, Alton Brown, Willie
Forrest, Dallas Collins, Ray
Waller, Holt Stone, of Perch;
Albert Stone, Wilber Lane, of
Pinnacle; Fount Smith, of King
(Route 2; Mr. and Mrs. Bemie
McCoin, of Perch; Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Boyles, of Capella. i
Mrs. J. Frank Dunlap and
• daughter, Mrs. B. D. Gentry j
(spent Tuesday in Winston-
Salem. | !
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, June 15, 1927
C AROLINA CROP
PROSPECT G001>!
Drought In Alabama. Florida.
Georgia and Part of Texas
Cuts Production Forecast.
I
Washington, June B.—Sum- i
mary of crop conditions issued 1
by the department of agricul
ture today says that droughty ! |
conditions have been tempor- .
arily relieved in some parts of (
the southeast and the south
west, but others are still dry. ]
Beneficial rains occurred in
much of the eastern and west
ern portions of the cotton belt,
while temperatures were uni
formly favorable wherever
moisture was sufficient. It con- 
tinued too dry, however, in ,
most east gulf districts and in
parts of western Texas.
Conditions by States: ,
North Carolina—Corn and
tobacco fine growth. Cotton
condition very good except fair
in small areas.
South Carolina—All crops
made excellent growth. Prog
ress and condition of cotton
excellent.
Georgia—Drought still severe
over much of state ,especially
lin southwest. Condition ,of
] early planted cotton only fair;
j in south growth was poor: late
planted rather poor.
A Friendly Criticism.
"Breathes there's a man with 1
a soul so dead, who never to >
himself hath said, this is my
own, my native land."
I—We are living in the best 1
country under the sun. I am
writing this ar*'c.'e that I may
do '"fit" towards keeping my
country—God's best. Our
country has reached its high
place because of the high typo
of Christian manhood found in
her officers up to and including
the President, for the wisest
man tells us "when the righte
ous are in authoiity the people!
rejoice: but when the wicked
beareth rule the people mourn." j
Proverbs 29 chapter, 2 verse. ;
It is perfectly obvious—perfect
ly plain that a nation will not
i—indeed cannot rise higher:
than its leaders,
i We 1 have the fairest—the;
best system of taxation, our
jtax rate is also' the lowest of
■ any of the large nations.
I Belguim taxes' 55,000 incomes
to the tune of 5620.00; Eng
land $787.00; France $837:
Italy $1,025; while the United
States ask people whose in
come is $5,000 to part with:
$37.50.
Yet our legislature, it seems
to me. made a serious mistake. 1
We have on the statute books
of North Carolina a law de
claring the taking of more
than six per cent, on money
usury punishable by law and
also in the same books is
a law permmitting the state to
take 20 per cent, interest from
the poorest of our people be
fore they can redeem their'
land which has been sold for
taxes. This is such a grevious 1
wrong and flagrant mistake
that it seems to me the Cover- \
nor should if necessary, call a ■
special session of the legisla
ture to correct this sad mis
take. Surely business and big
incomes are not carrying their
share of the taxes—we do not
hear of them being sold out for
| taxes. There is surely need of
readjustments.
STOKEY.
' Mrs. J. S. Taylor spent Mon-'
Idav in Winston-Salem.
HEAVY RAIN ]
STORMS HERE
Farm Lands Washed Badly In 1
Some Sections—Slight Hail •
Reported In Some Parts of
County.
On Monday and Tuesday ter
rific rain storms, accompanied .-
by wind and slight hail in some t
sections, visited prac f icall> 1
every section ol Stokes county, t
Farmers report that farm r
lands were washed I
ably in some sections, while a I
few communities reported \
slight hail, though no damage,
wa:- done to irops f r -in had. i
Tobacco throughout the I
county is looking good and the t
corn crop is also doing well.' f
Farmers are in good spirit ]
over the prospect of a good
crop this year. I
PIEDMONT HOTEL '
OPENED SATURDAY ;
!
Dance Saturday Night Attend-!
Ed By Large Crowds From
Towns of Piedmont Section.
Piedmont Springs hotel was,
opened for the season Satur-'
day. At night a dance was!
given and the ball room was
crowded with guests from al
most every section of the State.
Piedmont Springs is among
the best known resorts of the'
State and in spite of bad roads,
detours and other obstacles al
;ways gets its share of the pat
ronage. As soon as the State
lean complete the hard surface
highway to Danbury the hotel
will nodoubt enjoy ever, a
laiger patronage.
Poultry Needs Care
In Hot Weather
Raleigh, June 7.—Thougi;
egg production drov.s in hot
weather the poultry flock
I should receive attention so that
best results may be secured
when production starts on the
upgrade again.
i '"The decline in egg produc
tion begins in June," says Dr.;
, I>. F. Kaupp, head of the poul
try department. "We estimate
| that each hen! v'ill average
|about 13 eggs each during this
! month. The breeding season
is also over in June and it is a ;
wise plan to sell all the old
male birds not needed for an
other season. Those males
that are wanted should be ■
placet! in a separate tieid with i
plenty of range and a comfort-1
able small house. The male is (
1 not.needed for egg production!
and when he is kept away j
! from the tlock, iniertile eggs -
are produced.. An infertile egg j
keeps better in hot weather j
than a fertile egg. In any;
case, it is wise to gather the
eggs frequently and market
them at least twice each week.
For best prices, they should be
kept clean and cool."
Dr. Kaupp suggests that it
might be a good idea to capo
nize a few of the early cockrels
jand grow them out on range
this summer for the holiday
trade. Capons are in demand
! around Thanksgiving and
!Christmas and with a little
care, a good trade in capons
may be built up.
When birds are dipped to
control body pests, a warm
day should be selected and a
solution of one percent zeno
leum or some other coal tar
dip used. The house should be
well ventilated. Open the rear
ventilators but do not permit
a draft to blow the
i birds.
KING TO HAVE I
BALL PARK SOON
Burwell Overby Tried (in Seri- 1
ou.s Charge Luther Law son
Back From Hospital—Other
News Items.
King, June 13.—Luther Law- £
son, who underwent an opera- 1
ti'>M in the Martin Memorial r
hospital for appendicitis about c
two weeks ago. has been dis-jt
missed from the hosptial and (
has returned to his home near; I
here. He is getting along as r
well as could be expected.
The following births were,
record here last week; Mr. and j 1
Mrs. J. W. Burkheart, a daugh-11
ter; Mr. and Mrs. Reed More-,"
field, a daughter, and Mr. and '
Mrs. Reed Bennett, a son. '
A number of citizens of this 1
place have formed a stock com-' 1
pany and have leased ground *
of C. F. White on which a ball |'
park will be built. The work 1
of grading the ground is al-, 1
ready underway, and as soon
as this is completed the work '
of building the fence and a, 1
grand stand will be commenc-,'
| ed. i 1
This section was visited by
a severe wind, hail and rain
i storm Sunday afternoon. Land
was washed considerably doing
much damage to crops,
j J. Frank Martin, of Dan
bury, was here Saturday in the
interest of the Chamber of
Commerce of Stokes County, of
which he is the originator. Mr.
Martin is a bright young man .
and his plans if carried int.)
efFec* will do wonders for
Stokes county, which certainly
has the natural resources. The
county is dotted all over with
undeveloped water power, min- .
era's, beautiful mountain scen
ery and fine lard adapted to
(; iversi tied farming.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Pull
iam, of High Point, spent Sur.-•
day with relatives here.
Burwell Overby charged with!
the larcency of a quantity of i
meat from W. A, Petree was [
given a preliminary hearing j'
here Friday before Justice of ,
the Peace Joseph Covington, i
Probable cause was found and'
the defendant was bound over!
to the next term of Stokes;
Superior court. His bond was !
fixed at §5OO, which he gave
and was released. '
Lester Pulliam, of Greens-;
boro, spent Sunday with his'
, mother, Mrs. J. S. D. Pulliam. 1
Mrs. J. S. Garner underwent !
i a major operation in St. Leo's I
hospital at Greensboro last 1
| Thursday. She is reported to '
i be getting along nicely.
The King Tigers lost to
Kernersville in a game of base
ball played on the Kernersville
diamond Saturday. The score
was 6 to 3.
The Ladies Aid Society of
the King Moravian churtii met
with Mrs. J. M. Alley on Thurs
day afternoon with the presi
dent, Mrs. S. W. Pulliam. pre-,
siding. After the business
session "Missions in Green
land" were studied. During a
pleasant social half hour Mrs.
Alley, assisted by Misses
Estelle and Francis Alley serv
ed delicious refreshments.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Collins
spent Sunday with the family
of Mr. Collins' brother in M'.
Airy.
Miss Clara Pulliam, ol' i
Greensboro, was the guest of
her mother Sunday,
James Sisk, of Pinnacle. R. I
i
2. has purchased from O. L. J
Rains a business l)t on east
No. 2,576
CAN I SE BOTH
AUTOMOBILE TAGS
If New 'lay Is I'ut On Car Be
fore Jul> Ist. Old One Mast
Be There Also.
Italeijrh, June l.'J.—Purchas
ers of new automobile license
tags can use them now on their
motor vehicles, hut they must
also use their old 1928-27 li
censes until July 1, according
to a ruling today bv R. A.
Doughton, commissioner of
motor vehicles, under the new
North Carolina motor laws.
His statement followed the
hearing here Saturday of a
test case after the arrest of
Thomas Dunn. Wake county
negro, charged with use of a
new license tag 011 his car.
Attorneys employed by the
negro Monday prepared to con
test the charge on the ground
that the new motor laws carry
no provision against the use of
new tags.
In explaining his position,
Commissioner Doughton said
there is no law at present to
prevent any purchaser of a new
license tag from displaying the
tag on the automobile or other
motor vehicle for which it was
issued.
There is a law. however, he
said, that provides for a dis
play of the 1926-27 motor li
cense until its expiration date
on June 30 of this year. Hence
it will he necessary for u pur
chaser of a new tag to display
*wo tags if he wishes to use
the new one.
Arrest Stirs Issue
Over Auto License
Italeigh, June 12 —With the
arrest >: Thoma> Dur.r., aged
Wako iv.unty negro, for >perat
.r.g an automobile with a i;.'w
license tug on it fur thj July
1-December ."51 period, the
• |Uest:or. of whether or not one
'can do this and still be within
!the confines of the law has been
raised.
Special Deputy Liies arrest
jed Dunn and took him before
Justice Owens. Liles took thi»
1 license plate off the car and
' the negro was put under a
iB2OO bond.
i Dunn retained the law firm
of Briggs and West to defend
him. They contend that the
1 fact that an agent of the coun
!ty instead of an agent of the
' automobile license department
1 made the arrest makes its
1 illegal .and that, therefore, the
deputy b liable to arrest foe
trespass and for stealing.
They contend that the law
•states that if a license is to be
revoked or seized while on a
car that it must be done by an
agent of the automobile license
department.
The law firm in their defense
also contend that it is legal for
anyone to use a license when
it is issued, further, they say,
the notice of an assigned num
ber which is sent to the owners
of automobiles do.'s not speci
fy when the license is to be
placed on display.
Main street on which he will
erect a new building and open
lup a general line of Merchan
' dise.
Happy Smith went to Win
ston-Salem on a business trip
! Monday.
i C. W Patterson, of Pilot Mt.,
was here Monday.
| C. T. McGee and V. A. Wil-
I son went to Kernersville today
Ito attend to some business
matters.