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Volume 55, JACK SAPP FOUND DEAD IN FIELD Was I'nder Bond On Serious i Charge—Uufus Smtih Bitten J By Moccasin L. S. Grabs Undergoes Operation—Kin;; i News Items. King, Aug. I.—Jack Sapp, aged 68 years, who was played under arrest last week, charged with misconduct with the 8- year-old daughter of \\ alter Collins and released under a $1,500.00 bond, was found dead in a field near his home Wed nesday afternoon about five o'clock. He resided with Arthur Hauser and Mr. Hauser's chil dren had been sent to call him to supper from the field where he was digging potatoes, but ( they got no response to their j calls, so they went to investi- j gate and found the old man dead. At first it was feared j that he had met with foul play as it was rumored that threats had been made against his life. \eighl>ors were afraid to touch j the body, so coroner Dr. C. J. Helsabeck was notified and j soon he was on the site. A | coroner's jury was summoned and an inquest held, resulting ( in a decision that the deceased j came to his death from heart, failure. The remains were laid to rest in Mount Pleasant ceme- j tery Thursday afternoon. He is j survived by one brother and two sisters. i G. G. BoU>s has returned from an extended trip in the Shanadoah valley of Virginia. ; Rufus Smith, who resides two miles north of town, was bitten on the hand by a moc casin snake Friday. He was attended by Dr. H. S. Helsabeck and is getting along nicely. Mr. Smith was suckering tobacco and the snake was coiled under the plant. Mrs. S. L. Pulliam and chil dren of Franklinville. are visit ing relatives here. L. S. (Irabs, who underwent an operation in the Martin Me morial hospital at Mt. Airy several days ago, is steadily improving and will soon be able to return to his home here. Mrs. Grant Gravitt and chil dren. of Miami, Fla., are spend ing a few weeks with relatives and friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Fergu son left Monday for their home in Parsons, Kansas, after spending . several weeks with Mr. Ferguson's parents near here. They are making the trip through the country in their automobile. The Red Goose l>all team of King won a double header here Saturday afternoon. The first game was with Rural Hall and was a hard fought game from the start. The Geese succeeded in shutting out the Rural Hall boys by a score of one to noth ing. This was decidedly the best game played here this season. The second game was with Boot Sprinkle's Tigers and the Geese mopped up with them to the tune of 5 to 2. There is no use to take a shot at the Geese, as they fly so high you can never wing one. These Red Goose boys are putting King on the map in the baseball world. N. C. Hooker, of Anderson, S. C., is spending a few days with his parents here. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hutchins, of Winston-Salem, {visited rel atives here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad- Samuels from Pilot Mtn. were here with STOKES OFFICERS LEAVE TUESDAY Going To Chimney Rock To , Attend Annual Meeting of County Commissioners—Con ferences To Be Held At Lakej Lure Inn. . 11 On next Tuesday Chairman | Jacob Fulton and Clerk John | Taylor, of the Board Countv j Commissioners; County Auditor i J. R. Voss, and probably Dr. R.; S. Helsabeck and Rufus Woods, J members of the Board of Com-1 missioners, will leave for, Chimney Rock, right near Asheville, to attend the annual meeting of the State Associa tion of County Commissioners. Conferences will begin Tues day night and last through Friday, and the meetings will be held at Lake Lure Inn, the new hotel which has just been completed right on the lake front. | J. E. Woodland, chairman of, the board in Carteret county, l is president of the State Asso ciation of County Commission j ers, and will preside at their j convention. J. A. Orrell, coun ty accountant of New Hanover, 'is chairman of the county i auditors organization. The program includes ad dresses by prominent and sue- Jcessful commissioners, and j others familiar with the ad ministration of county matters. ! Ample provision has been made for healthful recreation for the visiting conference members and their families, including a visit to Chimney Rock, near by, motor boat riding on Lake Lure, a banquet at the Lake Lure Inn. etc. Seventy counties ha\e rep in the county auditors' organ ization of county commission ers and about the same numbe • in the county auditors's organ ization. About three hundred persons are said to have made reservations for the confer ences. A profitable and pleas ant trip is in store for those who attend. John Stilley Placed In Stokes Jail Today . John Stilley, a tenant on the ! lands of John M. Taylor, near Flat Shoal, was placed in jail here today on a warrant charg ing him with disposing of mortgaged property. Stilley resisted arrest and it was necessary for Sheriff J. F. j Dunlap and Deputy Henry I Dunlap to overpower the pris oner and place hand-cuffs on | him. A preliminary hearing will be held soon. 1 Barnyard milliet or billion dollar grass makes a fine non legume hay crop for the cotton farmer of eastern Carolina. Yields of 8 tons of hay per acre are recorded by growers in Edgecombe county. relatives Sunday. On Saturday night, August 6th,at 8 o'clock there will be a play given by the L. W. Class of Trinity M. E. church at the King schobl auditorium, "The Old Maids Club". Everybody invited. Proceeds go to the church. Mrs. I. E. Fowler, of High Point, is spending a two weeks vacation with her daughter, jMrs. G. W. Thomas, here. ! C. F. White has returned to his home here after spending i several weeks at Radium i Springs, Ashe county, in the interest of his health. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Aug. o, 1927 WALNUT COVE MAN TO REIDSVILLE John Hutcherson and Associates, Are Erecting Big Tobacco. Warehouse In Rockingham Town. John Hutcherson, well known tobacconist of Walnut Cove, is preparing to remove to Reidsville where, with three associates, he is erecting one of the best tobacco warehouses in that city. Mr. Hutcherson stated this week that his house would be ready for sales when the mar-! ket opens in the fall, and he is expecting to sell his part of the weed. THREEDIE AND 21 INJURED In Automobile Wrecks In the State Past Week End—Seven I | Injured In One Collision. | Charlotte, Aug. I.—Three deaths and injuries to 21 peo ple constituted the known cas ualties from week-end automo bile accidents in North Caro lina. One man was killed near' I Lexington early yesterday ' when an automobile ran off a : highway fill and turned over. Two companions were injured. In a collision between a small, car and a heavy bus near Albe marle yesterday afternoon one man was killed and two girls were hurt. In another collision near Badin late Saturday night, one man was killed, two were in jured and the condition of an other, who tied in the darkness, remained undetermined. Six persons were injured, one of them probably fatally, when three cars were in colli sion near Reidsville late yes terday. Seven people were admitted to a Lumberton hospital Satur day night as a result of a se ries of accidents on highway No. 20 during the day. One woman was in a serious condi tion. One woman was critically . hurt and an aged man lost an arm when two motor cars crashed on the Monroe road, near Charlotte, early yester ! day. ; 10 Cents Buys An Automobile ; Philadelphia, Aug. I.—Thirty nine automobiles were taken for better or for worse at a police department auction. The i cars, if they could be called j that, were classed as lost, or abandoned. One dilapidated i affair sold for a dime. The buyer said he "would get it home somehow." The highest price paid was $BB for a fairly good sedan. Junior S. S. Class i Is Entertained i _______ On Thursday night, July 28, the Junior class of the Danbury , Sunday School held a meeting at the home of Miss Ola Camp bell. The meeting was was , opened by the president after which Mrs. Odell Jones real the Bible and lead in prayer. After the religious fatures of the evening, games were en joyed, after which the hostess , served refreshments. The meet . ing was enjoyed by all. i Absence makes the picture postcards accumulate. 11 COUNTIES IN THIS DISTRICT .1. ('. Thomas Is Made Gam? and Fish Commissioner—Will Educate Sportsmen To Con serve Tish and Game. Winston-Salem, July 21.— J. C. Thomas, of this city, who was recently appointed deputy fish and game commissioner, will maintain his headquartersl in this city and work through out the eleven counties in his district. His first move, he stated, will be to educate the j sportsmen in the conservation; of fish and game. Mr. Thomas will control the fish and game in Forsyth, Guil ford, Alamance, Davie, Yadkin, Stokes, Rockingham, Person, Caswell, Orange and Durham counties. It is his idea to gain the co-operation of county offi cers and sportsmen in enforce ment of the fish and game rrPulliagm shrdl rdlu dlufwyp laws enacted by the Legisla ture. • Mr. Thomas stated last night that application blanks for li censes to tish and hunt will be ready by August 10 or 15 and may be procured from State Headquarters at Raleigh, from himself, the Clerk of Superior court or any person authorized to issue applications. The tax paid for the license by sportsmen will be used for increasing and protecting game and fish in this State. Mr. Thomas said he was one of twelve deputy commission ers appointed throughout the State by the b'ish and Game Commission in session at More head City recently. It is the wish of the commission to gel its work underway as quickly as possible so that it may be functioning properly by the time the "open season" arrives ,in the fall. Mr. Thomas has resided it! S Winston-Salem for the past i year, coming here from New ; Bern. For a number of years he was connected with the ; State Revenue Department, in- Icome tax division. Which" Is Better? I Governor Byrd, of Virginia, discussing that State's pro ! gram for pay-as-you-go high j way construction, remarks that I the floating of bond issues to build roads is futile, and de clares that Virginia will not I embark upon any such uncer tain course. Frank Page, chair man of the North Carolina State Highway Commission, speaks at the celebration of the completion of a paved highway from Asheville to Wilmington, and tells his hearers that : North Carolina has its roads, but is not paying for them. Lest some should suddenly be come alarmed over the State's financial system, he enlarges on his statement with the re mark that the roads are pay i ing for themselves. At the present pace, every I cow path in the State will be a paved road before its sister i States quit talking about pay as-you-go. Other States expect their people to pay for roads ; before the roads start helping i them make more money. North Carolina makes its roads retire the bond issues which built them, and the popular pocket book weighs no less, j Which is better?— Charlotte ; Observer. The man who lives by his wits is not always a high liver. ; JUDCK STACK FOR GOV. V.L SMITH Thinks He Is One of Greatest Living Americans and Hopes To See Him Nominated and Elected President. •Judge A. M. Stack, who has been presiding over Forsyth Superior court the past two ! weeks, was at Piedmont ; Springs Sunday accompanied by Mrs. Stack. They expect to spend considerable time at I Piedmont during the next few , weeks. i Judge Stack, who is a strong supporter of Gov. Alfred E. Smith, of New York, for presi dent, told Winston-Salem news paper men last week that he considered Gov. Smith one of the greatest living Americans "I have traveled over five continents and have seen many things the Catholics have done, Of course there are thing.- of which they should be asham ed and they probably are. But they have a great deal to theii credit. Three hundreds year.- before the Christians ever be gun to carry on the great work of today, the Catholics wer busy," declared Judge Stack. Judge Stack came out openh for Governor Smith last fall He averred he is a great ad ; mirer of William G. McAdo and would like to see Mr. Mc- Adoo elected President, but be lieves it absolutely futile to at tempt to nominate him. Mr McAdoo is a great America! and is worthy of the Presi ; dency, believes the Judge. Commenting on Governoi • Smith. Judge Stack recallei ■ that he has risen from thi lowest to the highest, from tin slums to the ruling power i> ' probably the greatest state i; ■ America. "We talk about Liu • coin being a great man," con tinned the Judge. "I believi ■ Alfred Smith is even greate . than Lincoln." The Judge pointed out tha ; he has no interest in politics ex ■ cept in that he has conviction - of mind in connection with cer | tain men who are prominen lin the two major parties to | day. And his conviction as re »gards Governor Smith is stronj ■ enough to predict the Governo - will play a major part in th next Democratic convention. > - Mrs. Martha Simmons c Passed Away Saturda: . I Mrs. Martha Jane Simmons i widow of the late Elder Jot , Simmons, died Saturday nighl i July H), at the home of he son, P. W. Simmons, in Pilo , Mt. The deceased, who resid t ed near Francisco, was visitin; , her son when the end cann . She was aged 72 years. .' The deceased was a much loved Christian woman and ha > a host of friends who are pair - ed to learn of her death. - ' She is survived by the fo | lowing named sons and daugh ,-jters: P. W. and Arthur Sin i' mons, of Pilot Mt.: Mrs. Sanci i-l era Hart, of Lawsonville, an . Johnnie Simmons, of Francb t eo. s The funeral services wer j held at the home of her son i 1 Pilot Mt. by Elder Watt Tutth 2 of Meadows, and interment wa t made Monday in the famil . burying ground near the hom of the deceased, a large numbe i of relatives and friends bein i in attendance. " s Some family skeletons can \ be kept in a closet. No. 2,SB KOAI) BOARD [j GETS $60,000 t Money Derived From Bonds ■; Sold .Monday W ill (in To Pay I Outstanding Indebtedness .las. Martin Will He New Keeper of Count\ Home. 1 The $60,000 bonds sold by ' the nuiiity commissioners here 1 Monday for the use of the couu ' ty highway commission will J be used to retire notes issued t by that board last year and to v pay other outstanding indebt jedness. The bonds were pur~ $ chased by E. C. Willis, repre seating W. L. Siayton & Co., •. of Toledo. The bonds were " sold at par and the interest e rate is 4 .'5-4 per cent. ' At Monday's meeting of the ' commissioners contract was c> awarded to James Martin, of Y j Meadows township, for keep- Ming the county home next year, • s the price being $ll.OO per , month for each inmate. Two ■t other applicants for the posi r | tion. Kufus Mounce, the pres '•"> I ent keeper, and Will Joyce, pui in bids. Mr. Martin will take k charge Dec. 1, 1927. • Other business before the commissioners Monday was .v only routine matters. I- GEORGIA TOBACCO > BRINGS $1 A POUND j. Tobacco Markets There Open t- ed Tuesday of This Week— i'. .'{.000,0110 Pounds Averaged n Over 20 Cents. I Macon. Ga.. Aug. 2.—The . Georgia tobacco markets open (! Ed today what is now being predicted by growers and buv le el's the greatest season in the history of the sale of the gold en leaf in thi> state. The total sales for the twen- ty markets scattered over the belt exceeded *>,000,000 pounds during the sales today which brought an average price in excess of 20.50 cents per pound. -Manx markets reported in ilividual sales in excess of 50 IS r cents for first quality leaf and t the Metter market paid the highest price of any today with one dollar per pound for one lot of 800 pounds of leaf. Other markets ranged near the price paid by the Metter market, with prices of 87 cents for one | lot on the Waycross market ; and another lot on the Vidalia . r market brought 92 cents per * pound. s, I The total sales for the sea el son are now being estimated it, at 50.000,000 pounds which are er expected to average over 20 ot cents per pound, d- Over 55,000 acres have been ig planted in this State by over e. 15.000 planters ami the grow lers are enthusiastic over the h- prospects of the crop, id n . Date C hanged For Entertain# Lions >1- The date fixed by the Fine h- Arts Club of Danbury for en n- tertaining the Stokes County d- Lions Club at Piedmont id Springs has been moved back s- one day, and the event will be held on the evening of Aug. re Bth instead of the 9th, as in was announced last week. The le, change was made necessary on as account of the fact that the ly President of the Lions Club as tie well as several members could er not be present on the date ig fixed first. Those who say that life is a >: burden always make others tired.
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