DANBURY REPORTER
Volume 55.
STOKES MEN
HELD FOR COURT
W. A. Manley and W. I), l'urdy,
of Walnut Cove. Charged
With Separating A Child
From Its Mother.
W. A. Manly and W. D.}
Burnley, of Walnut Cove, were j
| • rrested Saturday by Sheriff
' Frank Dunlap, of Stokes, and
Welfare Officer A. W. Cline, of
Forsyth county. Bessie Rum
ley, the 17-year-old daughter
of W. I). Rumley, was also
taken by the '.officers at the
same time, charged with un
lawfully surrendering her child
and the three were carried to
Winston-Salem, where they
were tried before Justice W. F.
Byrd on the charge of separat
ing a child under G months of
age from its mother. As a re
sult of the trial Manly, Rumley
and the girl were each held un
der SI,OOO bonds and the young
woman, who it is alleged, is the
mother of the child in question!
was sent to a hospital for'
medical attention. _ I
At the trial it was shown,
41 hat Bessie Rumley left her
i ne-week-old- baby boy on the
porch of James Rcid. near Den
nis, on the night of Sept. 23rd.
It was charged that W. A.*
Manly was with her when the;
! ab\ was left and that W. I), j
Runiiey warned his daughter
r..'t to return home without dis
posing of the new-born baby.
ManieyV. side of the story is
that he and the mother of the
el i'd went to Greensboro Fri
day evening where they ten
dered the child to the North
Carolina Children's Home So
ciety. bt admittance was not
allowed.
Miss Rum ley stated that
Manley toKi her he knew of a
g oe home for the child and
they drove to the home of Mr.
Re id. The girl said she car-
Jltied the child to the door-steps,
failed to knock at the door
; > directed by Manly. A pass
er-by heard the child crying
and notified Mr. Reid. Rumley
did not go to Greensboro, it
was added.
The child was born in a Win
ston-Salem hospital and the
evidence was that Manly paid
tlie hospital bill.
The statute covering the of-'
fense carries a maximum pen
alty of S3OO fine or twelve
months' imprisonment or both.
The trial of the parties men
tioned above was held yester
day in Superior court in For
syth county and Manley was
sentenced to one year on the
nad, Rumley was given a 6-
nonths suspended sentence and
ordered to take the girl home
j*nd care for her. The girl
jflk'us released on good behavior.
COUNTY ~ROAD
OUTFIT SOLI)
Purchased Monday By Walter
Ray at Price of Only $435.00
—Brought $1675.00 At For
mer vale
The county's road-building
outfit, consisting of thirteen
mules and wheelers, was sold
here at auction Monday. W.
S. Ray was the purchaser at
the price of only $435.00. This
outfit was sold on the first
Monday in August, but all bids
were registered at that time.
The high bid at that sale was
|1675.00
•tThe tractors, road machines
trucks owned by the coun
ty will not be sold. i - .
PRICES LOWEST
SINCE YEAR 1909
Winston-Salem Tobacco Market
Opens With More Than .Mil
lion Pounds of Weed On
Floors of Eight Warehouses
—Many Haul It Hack Home.
Winston-Salem tobacco mar
ket opened Tuesday with moiv
than one million pounds of the
weed on the floors of the eight
tobacco warehouses, and the
sales revealed the fact tht the
prices paid by the manufactur
ers was the lowest for many
years. In fact, the records
show that not since the year
1910 have prices been so low.
To say that farmers are not
satisfied with prices received
is placing it extremely mild.
Anyone who mingled with
them on the Twin City market
Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week will vouch for thh
statement, and their declara
tions wouldn't do to print.
I On the day of the opening
'lii" figures show that there
! was 1.033.310 pounds of the
I weed on the Winston-Salem
market and the gross average
was sl-1.3-1, but taking off the
commissions and lhe charges
lae average paid 10 the farmer
'was about eleven dollars per,
| hundred. On Wednesday of this
| uvek the rr.arki.t had aimost a
million pounds and the average
was SII.SG, but taking oil' com
missions ji;>d charges ii was
aroim I eight or nine cents per
pound. So. for the first two
days !!K- net average was prob
ably about ten cents, and the
last time that tobacco fell to
an average of ten cents a
pound in North Carolina was
in the year 11)>9, when the
Slate's average was nine and
one-half cent*.
. While a considerable per
cent, of the offerings this week
have been of poor quality and
brought practically nothing,
the better grades of „ tobacco
are selling below the cost of
production.
Two Mails Daily
Begin Next Monday
Beginning next Monday, Oct.
10th, it is announced that two
mails daily will be inaugurated
between Danbury and Walnut
Cove. The first mail will leave
Danbury at 7:30 a. m., return
ing here at 9:30 a. m. and go
ing on to Lawsonville. The af
ternoon mail will leave Dan
bury at 2:00 o'clock and return
here at 6:00. By this schedule
patrons of this office will re
ceive mail from several trains
coming into Walnut Cove which
at present is not brought here
until the day after it arrives
there.
Revival Closes
At Forest Chapel
1 Rev. W. J. Hackney, of the
M. E. church here, has just
closed a series of revival meet
ings at Forest Chapel with 13
j additions to the church. Mr.
Hackney stated that the church
there had taken on new life.
Better Act Now;
The Soil Is Right
The farmer who "knows his
onions" will SOW A FULL
CROP OF WHEAT AT ONCE,
while the soil is in good condi
tion. It will be needed next
! summer. Don't depend on
money from tobacco to buy
flour. Some of us may go
hungry if you. do.
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Oct. 5, 1927
STOKES TEACHERS
HERE SATURDAY
Prof. C. M. Felts Is Made
President of the Association;
—Jule B. Warren Delivers'
Interesting Address.
|
I More than 150 teachers of the I
county assembled in the school I
building here Saturday morn
ing when the first county-widj
, meeting of teachers for the
present school year was held.
The meeting was presided
over bv Supt. of Schools J. C.
Carson, and the teachers were
welcomed by Prof. C. M. Felts,
■ of the Germanton high school,
after which Prof. Jule B.
; Warren, of Raleigh, secretary
i of the North Carolina Educa
tional Association, delivered
, an address which was very
much enjoyed by all who heard
; him.
i At the afternoon session of
.; ficers for the association of
! Stokes teachers were elected
r j when Prof. C. M. Feits. of Ger
.l manton, was made president,
.'and Miss Sallie Matt Marshall,
i of Walnut Cove, was elected
» sccivt^iy-t reastirer.
.; Several meetings of the as
; social ion will be held during
• .the y ar and plans are being
• made to make them both inter
; .'sting and beneficial to the
! ' teachers.
.; One hundred and nine of tl "
.; Stokes teachers have already
; enrolled in the State Teachers
■ Association, and the local unit
, expects to haw a I'M) p. ;• cent.
. membership before the district
> meeting.
! HK.\VY"RA3~NS
; HERE MONDAY
. Dam of Jna. M. Taylor's Fish
i Pond Sw'ept Away and Other
Damage Done—Rains Will
Enable Farmers To Sow
I Wheat.
This section was visited by
a heavy down-pour of rain
throughout almost the entire
day Monday. Probably the
greatest damage wrought in
this community by the exces
sive rain-fall was the washing
out of the dam of the fish pond
of Jno. M. Taylor just south of
Danbury. Mij. Taylor's loss
is considerable. Streams were
overflowing their banks Mon
day afternon. The "shoulders"
of dirt which had recently been
placed alongside of the Dan
bury-Meadows cement road
were almost completely washed
away in places. These are
being replaced as rapidly as
possible by the contractor.
The heavy rain will enable
farmers to break their land
preparatory to sowing wheat
and it is very probable that a
larger than usual wheat crop
will be put in. The low price
of tobacco will have its effect
in this community.
Farmers Will Do Well
To Sow Big Wheat Crop
Farmers will do well to let
up on preparing tobacco for
market and sow a large crop of
wheat just at this time. They
certainly can't count on tobac
co money to tide them over
next summer and fall. Ware
housemen in Danbury this
week were heard to advise
farmers not to bring any ex
cept good tobacco to market
and not much of that.
Mr. and Mrs. M. O. Jones
spent the day Tuesday in Win
ston-Salem.
CLAUD JOYCE HAD
NARROW ESCAPE
Car Went Off High Fill and
Rolled Into Swollen Stream
On Danbury-Walnut Cove
Highway Monday.
Claud Joyce, a young citizen
of the Sandy Ridge communi
ty, escaped death -by the "skin
of his teeth" Monday after
noon when his Ford roadster
went off a high till near the
county home on the Danbury-
Walnut Cove highway. The
accident occurred during the :
heavy rain storm Monday af
ternoon. After leaving the (
road the car rolled down the.
precipice with Joyce in it for a
distance of more than a hund-|
red feet and came to a stand- j
still on it's side in the creek,
which was very much swollen
at the time. Joyce was able
to get out of the ear and wade i
out of the water which was.
more than waist deep and very j
swift. If the car had turned
over 011 its top the young man
would certainly have been
drowned.
After cxtrYati:ig himself he
was picked !> by a passimr
motorist a . brought to Dan
bury. An exami '.i; ion by a
physician showed that he had
only been 1 'uised by the car
|as it turned over and o\v
d. \vti the hi!!.
SHORT TERM
SCHOOLS OPEN
Good Attendance Reported and
Pro-pert Is Fine For Fall
Session Danbury School
I list aIN Curtain On Stage.
'i'iv -hort ten:, sthonls of
ih" county op-ved Monday and
repor's indicat. tint attendance
wit'a bright prospect for th.
fail session.
The school at Danbury hu
had another bus added to bring
~a
m the pupils, making three
buses now in use at this school
The opening exercises here
Monday morning were attend
ed by a number of the patrons
of the school. Prof. A. A.
Keener, of Winston-Salem, is
principal of the school, while
the following named young
ladies are assisting him: Miss
Elizabeth Russell, of Demas
cus, Va.: Miss Ina Goldston, of
Goldston, N. C.; Miss Lois
Bramlett, of Laurens, S. C.:
Miss Pruella Klutz, of Maiden,
The school here is this week
installing a handsome curtain
on the stage.
Wants To Get' Away
From Thunder Storms
New York City,
I Oct. 3, 1927.
Sec'y. Chamber of Commerce
of Stokes County.
I Danbury, N. C.
Dear sir:
I desire to locate in a quiet,
| healthy scenic hill region, ex
jempt from unusually severe
thunder storms.
If your section merits atten
tion, would appreciate a cordial
reply, plus post-card view,
booklet or pamphlet illustrat
ing scenic attraction of your
region.
Thankfully,
Wm. WALLMAN,
243 Broome Street.
New York City.
Above is sample of inquiries
received regularly by the
Chamber of Cofhmerce.
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SAD DEATH
AT WALNUT COVE
Mrs. Blaine Fowler Passes
Away After Very Short Ill
ness.
Walnut Cove, Oct. I.—Mrs
Gertrude Mitchell Fowler. 2-'!.
wife of Blaine Fowler, passed
away yesterday morning at
(5:30 o'clock at the home at
Walnut Cove after a serious
illness of only one hour and a
half. She had been ill for the
past two weeks, but her con
dition was believed better un
till shortly before her death.
She was born in Stokes coun
ty. December 26. 1903, the
daughter of Luther and Susie
Moorefield Mitchell. She spent
her entire life in Walnut Cove
and was a member of the Wal
nut Cove Baptist church. She
was also pianist at the church,
i For three years she was a
\ member of the faculty of the
Walnut Cove High School and
also taught music. Mrs. Fow
ler was well known throughout
Walnut Cove and vicinity.
Surviving are her husband,
•lie son. James Mitchell Fow
ler. !; r parents. Mr. and Mr
butler Mitchell: six sisters
Mi -. Ralph diiun. of this city:
Ii 1 )nniel 1! ;i.!• ar I Mbses
K\ !vn. Ruth a"d K:>!li ro.e
.'ditch- 11. «if Wai'iilt ( two
brothers. Mr.-ti.: I.nti-i, and
• M .••> :•!' Mi'.. !.e!». of
. a I uncial v rs held a" the
h nv Sunday uihevi. «m at 1
o'cl.vk wirii the services
proper at \\ a!ni.t Cove Ikipti.-t
cliiirc i at 2:'!" o'clock. Rev.
O. !•'.. Ward. Rev. Fred X. Day
and Rev. Mr. Civwder conduct
ed the services. Interment
was in the Walnut Cove ceme
i I'i .
HEAVY WEED SALE
AT REIDSVILLE
Pour Prices Bring Much Dis
satisfaction Weat he r
Against Farmers.
Ileidsville, Oct. I.—Two hun
dred and sixty-five thousand
pounds of tobacco >n Moors of
ReMsville's warehouses was
sold today at very unsatisfac
tory prices. The tobacco, sup
er charged with moisture from
yesterday's storm and in high
order, was the generally ac
cepted reason for the unexpect
ed low prices. Later in the
day prices stiffened and less
dissatisfaction was noted.
The continuous heavy x-ains
yesterday whipped into fine
spray late in the afternoon by
winds that threatened to as
sume gale proportions created
ja very unfavorable atmospher
ic condition. Tobacco was han
idled in this moisture laden at-
I mosphere and soon absorbed
! much of the dampness.
Prices were considerably
j lower than last year's prices.
;A great deal of sand lugs anil
| some green tips played havoc
with the general average. Sales
I here lasted until night fall.
Better Act Now;
The Soil Is Right
The farmer why "knows his
tonions" will SOW A FULL
CROP OF WHEAT AT ONCE,
while the soil is in good condi
tion. vlt will be needed next
I summer. Don't depend on
, money from tobacco to buy
| Hour. Some of ns may go
I hungry if you do.
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No. 2,*92
KING HOY WKDS
WINSTON GIRL
H. ('. Jones Erect inn Nice Resi
dence—King Will Soon Have
Four Churches—News and
Personals.
King. >. l. —Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Linu> haw tvturned to
their homo in Pembroke, Va.
alter spending a few days here
as the quests of Kev. and Mrs,
Robert Helsabeck.
Work has been commenced
on a new home for 11. C. Jones
near the First Baptist church
on East Main St. The work
will be hurried through to
completion at an early date.
C. F. White has returned to
his home here after spending
several weeks with his sou
Walter White, in Des Moines,
lowa. He reports a tine trip.
A. S. Boles has returned to
his home in Washington, D. C.
after spending several days
with his father. (I. C,. Boles
who resides just south of town.
Mr. Richard Xewsum. of
King, and Miss Geneva Shore,
of Winston-Salem, were quietly
r!;it«*• i in the holy bonds of
matrimony here
oiiiy a lew of the near rela
tives and friends were present
at the ceremony, which was
performed by Rev. John Spain
hower. of King. The bride is
the attractive young daughter
>f Mr. Robert Shove, of Wins
ton-Salem, while t/.i groom is
the promising y ;ung son of
Mr. it. A. Newsc.m. of King.
After the honeymoon they ex
pect to make their homo at
King.
V. T. Grabs is envtir.i,' two
new tenement houses on his
farm south of town.
Havid Calloway, of I.er. dr,
is spending a few days with
his father who resides near
here.
Will Eaton of Winston-Sa
lem, was among the business
visitors here Saturdav.
Koba Pulliam, ol' Winston-
Salem, spent Sunday with rela
tives and friends here.
Work on the new Baptist
Mission in West King is Hear
ing completion. When complet
ed this will he four churches
for King.
Mrs. Grant Gravitt and chil
dren left Sunday for their
home in Miami, Florida, after
spending several weeks with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Love, Sr., on Pulliam Street.
Rev. Paul Herman Newsum,
of this place, preached at High
Point Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Love, Jr.,
of Salisbury, spent Sunday as
the guests pf Mr. Love's pa
rents on Pulliam Street.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Caudle ami
daughter, Miss Flossie, of Win
ston-Salem, spent Sunday with
relatives here.
T. G. New went to Danbury
today on a business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Collin*
spent Sunday with Mr. Col
lins' brother in Mount Airy.
Judge Connor
Praises Newspapers
Associate Justice Geo. W.
Connor, of the North Carolina
Supreme Court, recently made
the following statement:
"With so many chances for
mistakes and with such a
limited time in which to guard
against them, newspapers cer
tainly make a remarkable rec
ord for accuracy."
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