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Volume 00. STATIC ASKED TO 1 REPAIR STREET Patrolman Has Abandoned ' Work On Thoroughfare Through County Seal—"Has It In" For Citizens Here. A petition is l>eing circulated hero today, directed to Capt. C. S. Currier, seventh district engineer of the State Highway i Commission, asking him to re- ' pair and maintain the main i street of Danbury as a part of i State highway No. 89. This stretch of road or street ; was abandoned some three or four months since by the road patrolman working on route 89 and has become dangerous on account of holes in it, which are being made worse and worse by the heavy trucks passing over it. In its issue of June 29th this paper had the following to say in regard to the neglecting of this important thoroughfare: The attention of the State Highway Commission is re spectfully called to the deterio ating condition of Main street, Danbury, which the patrolman for this section of No. 89 is v neglecting. As a consequence, some holes have developed on a 10 per cent, grade which are dangerous to automobilists. Main Street is a part of No. 89 State Highway, as Danbury : is not an incorporated town. The trouble (as we are inform ed and advised) is that the patrolman, who is a man not | noted for his patience and good i temper, had some words with ' one or two individuals who thoughtlessly left their cars parked on the street in the way of the road machine, and i because the individuals sassed back at the irate road man, he took out his spite by abandon" ing the whole street. Now it strikes this new paper that the maintenance ot a sector of the State Highwiu system is too big a thing to be stalled by the petty b'ekerings between a conrtactor and two or three private persons. It is not good business to "barge the sins of a few to the con venience or safety of the many. The rights of the public are superior to even the mad caprice of a distempered pa trolman, who is vested by the State with the power to clear the highways of all obstruc tions and well paid for his time. Tobacco I 9 Curing Good, Farmers Say The tobacco curing season is on in full swing now, and there are few farjns in Stokes where (he fires are not burning under ( the golden leaf. In almost every instance farmers say it is curing nice and bright, which means that prices will most surely be good. Stokes Officers Go To Lake Lure Register of Deeds John Tay lor left yesterday for Lake Lure to attend the State meet ing of county commissioners. Jacob Fulton, chairman of the board of county commissioners, and J. R. Voss, county auditor, of Walnut Cove, also went to the meeting at Lake Lure. Love is responsible for a good many frosts in summer j and for a few hot waves in t winter. PRIDDY SHOT BY HIS WIFE | Being Assured By Her Hus- j hand That Pistol Was Not Loaded Mrs. Priddy Pulled The Trigger With Disastrous Results. Lester Priddy, young farm- ( er of Danbury Route 1, was shot through the hip by his. wife about 11 o'clock Sunday night, a 32-caliber automatic revolver being used. The shoot ing is reported to have been , accidental and the wound is not expected to prove fatal. j According to a statement of the affair made by Mr. Priddy,! he had just returned from his, tobacco barn, where he had been I curing the leaf, when the , shooting occurred. Mrs. Prid dy picked up the automatic j pistol and asked her husband if the weapon was loaded. Be ing assured that it was not she pulled the trigger with the re- 1 suit that the ball from it en-, tered one hip of the husband i and passed out at the other. Mr. Priddy is reported to be resting well although a ball passed through about 12 inches of his back just above the hip. TWIN CITY OFFERS TO AID STOKES i In Effort To Secure Road From 1 Danbury To Stuart; Va.— Chamber of Commerce Holds Meeting A t Piedmont Springs. At a meeting of the Stoke? County Chamber of Corvmerce, held at Piedmont Springs Mon day night, the question of s- | curing a COIKIV'.H highway from Danbury to Stuart, Va., was the most irij>o»*t:;nt sub ject discussed. At the mes-tiii-/ John L. ?» I 1 mer and W. T. Hitter, presi dent and secretar- respective ! ly, of the Winston-Salem : Chamber of Commerce, and J. IW. Smitherman and Frank K. 1 j Griffith, president and secretary respectively, of the Winston- Salem Merchants Association, were present and each made short talks on the importance of the Stokes-Stuart road. Th» ' Stokes Chamber was pledged the full co-operation of both of 1 the Winston-Salem organiza tions in the effort to secury this road. The visiting gentle -1 ( men also wanted to see the 1 road from Moore's Springs to King paved as early as possi ble. Mr. Charles Ader, of the Winston-Salem Journal, who , was also present, urged that a , strong effort be made to secure , these important roads. Short ! talks were made by several . Stokes citizens in which the " Winston-Salem visitors were assured that their co-operation j was duly appreciated. I State Wide Drive On For County Historian 5 1 Raleigh, Aug. 7.—Chairmen .' of county boards of education , in 76 counties of the state are . 1 consulting with their boards ; and county commissioners to , select county historians. I I County historians have been 'selected in 24 counties, A. R. 9 9 j Newsome, North Carolina his torical commission secretary, reports, i r j It may be that mills of the l gods grind slowly because they get paid for overtime. Danbury, N. C, Wednesday, Aug. 10. 192/ AT WESTFIELI) BAPTIST CHURCH Ceremonies of Corner Stone Laying Will He Held Sun day. AUK. 11th. At 2:.'{(l O'clock. On next Sunday morning al 11 o'clock, Rev. W. A. Sim mons, of lowa, a native o! Stokes county, will preach al the new Baptist church ir Westfield. At 2:30 o'clock of the sanru day cornerstone laying cere monies for the new church wil I be held, and the following pro gram will be carried out : j Song, "How Firm a Founda : tion," by congregation. | Scripture reading, by Dr. J Thos. Smith, of Westfield. Prayer, by Rev. E. Gibsor | Davis, pastor First Presbyter ' ian church of Mt. Airy. Addresses, by Rev. C. C Haymore, of Mt. Airy, anc 1 Hon. A. Wayland Cook, o1 j Greensboro. • The public is cordially invit j ed to attend these services ant a large congregation is expect ed. FINE ARTS CLUB HOST TO LIONS Stokes Organization Givei i Brunswick Stew and Danc I At Piedmont Springs Mon I dav Night. * In spite of heavy rains lati ; Monday afternoon about om i hundred members of the Stoke; ; County Lions Club accepted th invitation of the Ladies Fin ; Arts Club, of Danbury to at , tend a brunswick stew am dance at Piedmont Spring' Monday evening. Upon their arrival at 4 ln springs the Lions with theii wives found tht> necessary pre parations for the stew undei way with Uncle Jim. the ho tel's chef, presiding over th« 1 l>ijf pot. A long + »l>!e had beei provided and • everyone wa soon satisfying their appetites | After this came a watsrni'loi i feast and then the entire a.-v ] semblage repaired to the bal i room where, after the guest; i had been welcomed by Mrs. J.S II Taylor, the Paul Jones ; was enjoyed by a large numbei of the visitors. During an in termision Mrs. Arthur Pori sang two solos which wer greatly enjoyed by the audi ence. A number of stunts bj ' members of the Ladies Clul also added to the pleasure ol the evening. ' The ball room was hand 1 j somely decorated for the oc • | casion by Miss Ada Allen, th ' i Lions colors of purple and yel ' low being used. | Forsyth County Has Road Patrolmen Forsyth county has employ ed two men to patrol the prin -1 cipal roads of that county, anc j the main object of these offi ( cers, who will wear uniform* „ and ride motorcycles, is to sec | that the highways are mad* as safe as possible for those who travel them in cars, wag j ons, on foot, or any other way • J Considering what most peo ' pie are willing to do for mon » ey it's a wonder there are not | more millionaires. i; The dinner gong and tht T dinner ring are not always synonymous. MR. ROTHROCK IS IN ERROR Mt. Air\ Man Tolls Newspaper That Stokes Has Poorest Crop of Tobacco In This Section of State. I\ S. Rothrock. of Mt. Airy, recently told newspaper men thai Stokes county had "the poorest crop of tobacco in this section of the State," and that it was a short crop. Mr. Roth rock made a trip through a part of Stokes, Rockingham, Cas well and Guilford counties and made the statement above on his return, according to a letter sent to Winston-Salem newspapers this week from Mt. Airy. In the opinion of scores of Stokes county farmers we have one of the best tobacco crops in this section of the State and it will not be a short crop. In a few small sections of the county where the seasons have been dry—for instance around Westfield—tobacco is not as good as usual, but taking the county as a whole we have a fine full crop. There has been a remarkable improvement in tobacco within the past two or three weeks. And the weed is curing good and brigha, dozens of farmers have stated this week. i Wreck Kills One At High Point High Point, Aug. 7.—The life of Earl \V. Jacobs, High Pointt youth, was snuffed out like a flame when he ran hi.« car into a banister on the Ken bow Mill bridge early today. The banister consisted of a long pipe, rammed against his left breast just over his heart, Hal Baldwin, a negro, was with Jacobs. He escaped with out a scratch. The negro said Jacobs was driving around U> and 4"> miles an hour, and he begged him ti slow down. The youth said to have replied to the negro that he had never had an accident, and a few minutes later the catastrophe occurred. Child Killed Near Rural Hall Sunday Mildred Virginia Howerton, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Howerton, of High Point, was instantly kill ed in an automobile collision near Rural Hall Sunday at the intersection of the Germanton- Rural Hall road. The little girl was thrown from the car when another ma chine crashed into it at a crossroad, and then the ma chine turned over on her. Riding in the car were Mr. and Mrs. Howerton, and the later holding a six-months-old baby in her lap. The baby es caped injury, while the father and mother sustained injuries which are not regarded as ser ious. The occupants of the car with which the Howerton auto mobile collided were a man, his wife and daughter. The names of these occupants were not ascertained. None of them wfere seriously hurt. Stuart Book Club At Piedmont Springs Twenty members of the book club at Stuart, Va., were guests for dinner at Piedmont Springs hotel yesterday. ADOLPHUS BUTNER DIED THURSDAY Miss Hattii> .slate Breaks Her Collar Hone—A .Marriage— News nad Personal Items At King. King, AUK- —Miss Hatti" Slate fell at her home two miles east of town last week and broke her collar bone. Dr. (I. E. Stone reset the broken bone and she is reported to be setting along nicely Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Schaub and Miss Clodie Stone, of High Point, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Stone here Sun day. The stork visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ammond Shamel last week, leaving a fine baby girl. Mrs. N. O. Tuttle and child ren, of Rocky Mount, are visit ing relatives here. Dr. E. M. Griffin is treating his drug store to a coat of new paint which is adding much to the appearance of the building. Dr. R. S. Helsabeck and family are spending several days with relatives in Rich mond, Va. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Ingram was made hap py Saturday by the arrival of a new baby girl. P. B. Turner and family, of Winston-Salem, are spend'ng several days with relatives in Walnut Hills. Mrs. I. M. Gordon, of Pilot Mountain, was the guest of Miss Lillie Gofl' Saturday. Adolphus Butner. aged i 2 years, died at his home two miles west of town Thursdin afternoon. Mr. Butner had been in declining health for more than a year. The intei ment was conducted from Trinity curch just west of town Friday afternoon at -1 o'clock. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. \\ 11. Jenkins, of Rural II til. The deceased was a highly !v-;v t ed citizen, had b -on a devoted member of the Methodist church for many years. The Junior Order United Ar>.> lYj.n Mechanics, of which he was a member, was in charge ni the burial. The deceased i.-> survived by the widow, thv" sons, Adolphus Jr., Thomas and Mack Butner and four daughters, Lelah, Esther, Dorothy and Mataline Butner The children, all of whom are single, feside with the family. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Love, of Rock Hill. S. C., are spending a few days with Mr. Love's par ents here. The King Tigers defeated White Plains in a game played on the King diamond Saturday. The score stood 7 to 3. Ellsworth Jessup, a leaf dealer, left today for Fairmont tobacco market where he will buy tobacco this season. The new $14,000 Stone build ing on the corner of Depot and Main streets has been com pleted and the Wing Drug Co. will raove in this week. Those who have offices rented in this new building will occupy them within the next few days. Mr. Durbert Smith and Miss Lelah Newsum were quietly married here Saturday even ing. Rev. Roy Snider officiat ing. The bride is the young daughter of Mr. J. E. Newsum, who resides near here, while the groom is the son Mr. R. G. Snrith, of Tobaccoville Route 2. Only a few of their near GEORGIA MARKET** BREAKS RECORD First Week's Sales Show Over Ten Million Pounds Already Sold. Macon ia., Aug. ♦>.—With a compilation >f the total sales and prices paid for the golden leaf for the first week of the Georgia tobacco season which opened Tuesday all records for the first week of previous opening have been shattered. The figures reveal that the growers received $1.836.319.87 for 10,345,353 pounds of the weed. The leaf offerings for the season was of the pooresi quality, which is always offer ed first and growers are pre dicting that the sales to follow will be the greatest in the his tory of growing tobacco in Georgia. The prices on all the markets averaged $18.50 which is ex ceptionally good considering the quality of the weed offer ed. Winston Attorney Must Leave Forsyth County Winston-Salem. Aug. 5. After he had pled guilty to a charge of forcible trespass, C. W. Stevens, Winston-Salem at torney was today ordered to leave Forsyth county by Octob er 1. and his license as a prac ticing attorney in North Caro ' lina was revoked by Superior ( Court Judge A. M. Stack. Stevens, in entering a plea of guilty, admitted that he had forcibly trespassed in fraudul ently failing to turn over ap proximately S2OO collected for a client. J. N. Brown, it! a civil action. The original charge against Stevens wj>s embezzlement, bul a plea of guilty to forcible tres pass was accepted the State. Stevens said that with the consent of his client he com promised a .judgment of S4OO for $250 and after paying the court costs there was just a little over S2OO left, half of which he says he offered to his client, who refused to take it. The prosecuting witness de nied knowing that the judg ment had been compromised until he went to the clerk's office and exnjined the rec ords. Seven Islands Bridge Has Been Completed The steel bridge over Dan river at Seven Islands ford, two miles north of Danbury, was completed last week. The county's road force will con struct the fills at the ends of the bridge next week, it is learned. Fiddlers' Convention At Danbury Aug. 19 On the night of Aug. 19th at 7 o'clock at the Danbury school building an old time fiddlers convention will be held at which all musicians of this section are asked to compete for nice prizes to be offered. Watch for circulars and next week's paper announcing list of prizes, etc. An eye-specialist says green quiets the nerves. This is es pecially true of green backs. relatives and friends were present at the ceremony. Their many friends wish them a long and happy married life.
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