DANBURY REPORTEJR
Volume 55.
HAPPENINGS AT
WALNUT COVE
(old Weather Did Much Dam
age—Lady Hit By ('ar Is
Improving Robbers Knter
Home of C. E. Davis—.John
Woodruff In Hospital—Social
Events.
Walnut Cove, Jan. I.—This
vicir.iiy has just been \ i.-i'.e-!
by ne of the coldest waves s• i
year.-". Water pipes were frozen
and are causing some damage.
The water pipes connected with
the stove in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John V. I.ewellyn
froze Sunday night and Mon
day morning when the lire was
started the steam accumulated
and caused an explosion. For
tunately no one was hurl. One
citizen had to quench the
thirst of a drove of mules by
taking his axe to the creek and
cutting the ice for them to
drink.
Mrs. Franklin Howies, wh i
wa.« hit by an automobile near
the Flllp church Wednesday
uigi t, is recovering from her
ill.!' "ies. Mrs. Howies had
| 11i _ tod from a car and step
ped in front of a car driven
by .1 hn Van Noppen. of Madi
son and Hobby Hridgers.
(Jr nsboro. The aci'idi in i -
said to have been unavoidable.
Mr.*. Howies resides on the
tiernanton road near Hos-'
st .re and was visiting friends
near here when the accident m
ur. ed.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wood
rut: entertained at their home
on New Year's live at a ver.\
delightful dance. About twelve
couples enjoyed the event. A
deli ions course of rofresh
-1111 :.ts were served bullet style,
con-isting of chicken salad,
sai. vich.'s, olives, coffee and
in :", lions. Out of town guest
pre.-t-iit were Mis.* lili/.ahet'
Sparger, of (ireensboro and
James H. Joyce, of Danbury.
• 1 ,e In me of C. I'i. I >av i* vv i
n'. .Ed Friday i vol.ing aboin
.-even o'clock while niemhers
i f "lie family were away. Sev
• ■r.. articles of ilotiiing were
mi.-.-ed. The guilty party or
parties have not yet been ap
pivhended.
Mr. and Mrs. F.tl White, of
])»•: .Moines, lowa, are here 1 >
-pe.-.d some time with relatives.
Mrs. Donald Van Noppen, of
Me ane, visited her sister,
Mrs. Anne Carter, last week.
Mr*. Van Noppen, Mrs. Carter,
Mi.*s Helen Fulton and Mrs. E.
P. Pepper, of Danbury, untmd
ed a bridge luncheon in Win
ston Saturday given by Mrs. O.
K. Kiger.
Olenn Fair and Roljt. Hedge
• v . left yesterday for Chapel
Hil: to resume their studies.
» l);.n Heath has sold his cafe
J ere to J. Hawkins, of Madi
son. Mr. Hawkins aasuming
management the t rst oi the
til.
,'ir-s Rol'ir i Nelson and Mi s
" * die" Ni of • "'icao'i, !i..!
ied their pat' i.ts !)r. and
Mr- W*. N-a'. iasl week.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fulton
spt • the we-; ,nd in Croens
i .(i with Mr. aii I Mr*. C
F in ! am.
Mr. and M's. D M. Prytle,
who were timcied D .cnbor
24th, in Columbia, S. C. have
returned from their bridal
tour and are at hone to their
friends at the residence of Dr.
E. Blackburn.
Jiss Nellie Chilton has re
led to Greensboro to
> her duties as teacher in
i Continued on page 8.)
POSTMASTER AT
KING RESIGNS
Jas. It. Brown (Jets Temporary
Appointment Two .Marri
ages—Two Mirths Former
King Citizen Attempts Sui
, eide,
j
i M lan. 2. —Joe Dwiggins,
• o!' King, ami Miss Mary WVli
i»l" King Route 2. vvor"
happil; married hero last wool;,
Justice ill" the Peace J. Sted
nian (Jarner officiating.
The following births were
registered here last week: To
Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Lane a
; daughter, ami Mr. and Mrs.
Dewey Calhoun, a son.
Chas. 11. Moore, postmaster
at this plaee, has resigned d
lis moving to Scotland coon'.
I where he will engage in faim
' ing. J. K. Bowen has been ap
pointed temporarily to till th"
vacancy until an examination
can In- held and a permanent
1 appoint men! is made.
Kelly Howen, of King, & Miss
I.ennis Wiiliains, of Meadow-;,
v i e oiliet |y 'iliit" ■ i.i I!• h »'>'
i i.mis of' ntr.rimoiiv here la.sl
ti k. a lev >1 ihe ne:i!
■•fii.t Vcs a'lil !l'i ' Weil- ; i.--
• •lit at the ceremony, vvlii> h
was performed by l!ev. John
Spainliower, of this place.
I To!'. U. C. Kiser, of Latirin
l/'irg, is spending a few day*
with his parents. Mr. and Mr>
' Edwin Kiser, who reside ne.ir
here.
I John Heasley, (iabo Law son,
Dr. 11. (i. Harding. >. >. Crabs.
Hay Ingram, Tom llemlrix, .1.
E. Newsum and Auburn New
' sum have just returned from
; Scotland county where they
went on a big hunting trip
They report a line time.
I'olter Mcliee, of South
Hoston, \*a., is spending a lew
days with his mother here.
Si ven members of the Christ
ian Sunday school here were
'married during the year just
passed.
I Mr. anu Mrs. I'. .1. ('autlle, of
Winst,iii-Sal m, .-pent Sunday
with relative.- her.'.
Mi-nda.v morning was the
coldest time seen here for
many years. The mercury reg
li.-tered one above zero. There
was a drop of lifty nine degrees
from Saturdav to Mondav
.
morning.
| Clyde Moore, of Winslon-Sa
j lem, and formerly of King, took
| a dose of poison Friday night.
| lie was rushed to the Baptist
1 hospital where he is receiving
| medical attention. It is thought
| i hat he will recover. It js said
•that his rash act was cause i
by a love affair. He is the
son of Charles 15. Moore, form
er postmaster at King.
U. .J. Petree 111
At Germanton
Friends of U. J. Petree thru
out the county will regret to
know that he continues ill at
hi homo at tiermanton. Mr.
Petree recently foil and broke
'•m> or more and has hoe.i
confined to his bod since.
Increase In Winter
Wheat Acreage
Winter wheat sown for no\!
year's harvest is estimated ai
47,807,000 acres, an increase of
10.2 pi r cent over the revised
estimate of the area planted a
year ago. The acreage planted
jthis fall while the largest since
' 1922, is well below the large
acreage planted in 1018 just
before the close of the war.
The year 1928 is Leap Year.
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1928
WORK ON CHURCH
TO START IN JUNK
Missionary liaptists Purchase
Lot In Western Part of,
Danbury For New Huilding
—Will He Handsome Brick
Structure. I
?
On iast Friday the Mission-,
ary Baptists, through Rev.
Fred N. Day, of Winston-Sa
lem, purchased a lot in the'
western part of Danbury lying!
just west of the residence of
M. O. Jones, upon which a Mis
sionary Baptist church will be
erected this year, work on the
building to start some time in
June. Plans for the church
have already been completed.
The church will be a hand
some brick structure and its
erection will be superintended
i>v Rev. Mr. Day, who with
his wife, expects to spend a
good part of the summer at
Piedmont Springs in order to
be near by while the work is
in progress.
Mr. Day has been untiring
in his efforts to establish u
Baptist church in Danbury and
the people here are phved to
know that lie is receiving the
support and co-operatien olj
the Baptists throughout this
section in his worthy under
taking.
VIRGINIA CARS
PAY BY POUND
License Tags For Automobile.*
Are Issued AI Rate of Seven
t> Cents Per Hundred
Pounds.
Automobile license tags are
sold in Virginia on the basis of
seventy cents for each 1 undi'ei
pounds tcar weigh-, instead
O on th-' her*. ]'owe • ;.s ill
North Carolina. For instance,
one model of the Nash cat
weighs :i«>on pounds and a li
cense tag for it costs the owe,,
er S2-VPH. Ford touring car;
weigh 18i)ii pounds and th"
tags for these cars cost *l2.tio
'I la- license fee.-, on trucks ia
Virginia is based on the ton
nage, as is done in this Sta' •!
Virginia has a tax of t hive'
cents a gallon on gasoline, j
North Carolina collects flair |
cents a gallon, but gasoline
costs the motorist as much i.i
Virginia as it d-• here,
Young People
Entertain
Mabel and Merritt Hudspeth
entertained the Junior Sunday
school class, of which they are,
members, at a very enjoyable
party Friday night. A number,
of interesting games were
played. Two boxes were at
tract ively wrapped and the
guest.- asked to guess the con
tents. Miss Klizabeth Martin)
was the fortunate winiur of
the girls package, while Clif
ford King received tile bos for
the boys for guessing the most j
marly correct. A word contest'
on trees, with the letters trans-:
po- -d was then engaged in,
Aii.-s Edith Fagg receiving the,
prize for the girls, a lovely,
llower for the coat and Robert
Sisk was given the hoys' prize,
a pair of cuff links.
Delicious refreshments of
hot chocolate, cakes and salted
nuts were served.
Each guest was given a very
cleverly designed candle hold
er made of marshmallows and
candies, containing a light>Hl
candle to light their way home.
Twenty-three members of the
class were present and three
visitors.
SMALL MARKETS
i MAY LOSE BUYERS
Rumored That Large Tobacco
Companies May Have Buy
ers Only On Two Markets In
North Carolina and Two In
Virginia.
Danville, \'a., Jan. I.— It is
currently reported in tobai-eo
circles here that the larger to
bacco corporations which man
the various markets in the
bright belt of Virginia am!
North Carolina are planning to
eliminate the smaller markets
next season. This report is
well defined in warehouse cir
cles and is reported to have
caused dismay in the smaller
centers which have been great
ly encouraged this year by the
overflow trade from the larger
markets.
According to the report Dan
ville and South Hoston will be
concentrated upon by the largo
companies next season and two
will be chosen in North Caro
lina.
The position of the compan
ies is said to be that it is. not
economical to maintain buyers
at the small r markets where
the sales ar • relatively small
The purpose is to augment
the forces at the market points
selected, making possible a
larger number of sales, cutting
down overhead and meeting in
part at least the large item of
hauling and redrving. It vir
ually menus the installation
here of much larger redryiii}'.
I'acjlit ies.
Wilson Mid Winston prob
ably will be the points at which
tl.e companies will concent ratl
in North Carolina.
If the poliev is carried out,
and it is indicated that there
will lie a sharp light 111-fore il
is, marketing will be practic
ally revolutionized,
Surprise Birthday
Dinner For Mr. Fulk
On Jan. Ist the friends and
relatives of Mr. Wiley Fulk
gathered at Ids home with we'll
filled baskets, and gave him a
i real surprise. Even though it
; was an extremely cold day,
there was a large crowd iu at
-1 tendance. When the time conu*
lor departure each and ever -
one assured the honoroe they
had had a grand time, and
wished him many more such
birthdays. This was his 12nd,
milestone.
George Hall
Is Recovering
| (ieorge Hull, of the Spov,
, Crook section, is rec dv'rj;
treatment for gun shot wounds
at the Lawrence hospital in
Winston-Salem, While burning
near his homo Mr. Hall jumped
a ditch, st ricking his gun in
such a manner as to cause it
Ito discharge. The load took
jetVo'.-t iu his nock and face and
shattered his jaw bone. He is
reported to be recovering nice
ly,
Burglars Active
In Madison Section
I Reports of tho activities of
burglars are coming from tho
Madison section. Mr. T. F.
Wilson's room was recently en
tered ami the sum of thirtv
dollars taken from his trouser
pockets. The thief entered
Mr. Wilson's room while he was
sleeping and he was not arous
ed and did not know of any
one being in his room until
next morning.
ENDORSE STOKES
GAME PRESERV E
The (ireensboro Civitan Club
Pledges Jts Hearty Support
For Establishment of Pre
serve Here.
The following letter an i
resolutions explain themselves:
Danbury Reporter,
Danbury, N. C.
Cent lemon:
We take pleasure in handing
you herewith the following
resolution which was unanim
ously adopted by the Civitan
Club of (ireensboro in its reg
ular meeting oil December 2;t,
1027.
CIVITAN CLUB OF
(IREENSBORO,
By E, C. McLean, Secretary,
RESOLUTION:
Whereas, the Civitan Club
of (ireensboro, N. ('., is inter
ested ill and desires the in
crease and protection of wild
game in North Carolina,
Be It Resolved, that tile
State Department of Conserva
tion and Development be re
quested through the Secretary
of the Club to investigate the
advantages offered by t!i •
county of Stokes for the estab
lishment there of a wild game
preserve, and
Be It Further Resolved, that
the Civitan Club of (ireens
boro extend its hearty support
to the people of Stokes county
in tin ir endeavor to secure the
establishment preserve,
E. I'T McLEAN,
Secretary,
200,000 Auto Tags
establishment preserve,
j E. ("McLEAN,
Secretary.
200,000 Auto Tags
Remain To Be Sold
Raleigh, Jan. 2.—The Stale
Automobile License Bureau
with police depui intents co
op-rat ing today made what wa ,!
termed a "mild" beginning in
' enforcing the law that ev« rv
motor vehicle operuting in the
Stale must bear a n*2S licons.'
I
; tag,
The bureau kepi open ti-dav,
a holiday, for oilier State de
partments and issued tags up
to No. 250,000. Two hundred
I thousand remain to the issued,
Spraguo Silver, head of th.
I bureau, notified police thru
j out the Sttlte to enforce th
i license law. At Raleigh, police
required fifty tardy automobile
owners to park their cars an I
go to the revenue building,
where they stood in line a'
license windows to got tags,
Mt. Airy Sold Over
■ 5,000,000 Pounds Weed
Mount Airy, Jan, I.—With i.
record to shoot at and shatter,
Mount Airy's weed market will
reopen, after being shut down
for the holidays, on Wednes
day, January 1. To date a
total of over 0,200,000 poundr,
of the golden weed have been
sold here, breaking last year's
record of about 5,000,000
pounds. Tobacconists expect
, that 500,000 or perhaps 1,000,-
1000 pounds more will he sold
before the market closes for
the season.
Announce Birth
Of A Son
High Point, Jan. «!, —Mr. and
Mrs. and C, C, Charles an
nounce the birth of a son, Jack
■ | Wood, on December 18, 1027.
Mrs. Charles before marriage
i was Miss Vallie Wo.xl, of Dan
bury Route 1.
Your wife, as well an your
sins, will find you out,
No. 2,905
LEAF MARKET
IS REOPENED
Not Knough Tobacco To Inter
est Buyers On Account of
Weather.
Wins!uji*»Suli'ni, Jail, —The
leal tobacco Market reopeije.l
this morning, but the. r«*
was less than ten thousand
pounds on tho floor* of the
eight houses and the sale was
more or less of a formality,
there not being enough tobacco
of the different grades to in
terest the buyers, ami there
fore no definite trend of prices
was manifested,
There was such a small
(|uantlty of tobacco here that
several of the buying firms dM
not care to bid, not wishing to
buy one or two piles and hav"
to store it to await enough t »
start up the redrying ma
chines. Some of the tobaccos
offered were rehandled leal',
put out by the warehousemen
and other rehandlers,
Until there is enough lobuc
eo coming in to really interest
tlu* buyers there v. ill ln> no wav
tn gauge prices, I>ut ware
housemen are (|uitt> coulilen'
the bright grades will hold u(>
ami tlu'y are hoping tlu- dark
common grades will pick up
from the prices prevailing just
before the holidays began.
Bankers To Tour
North Carolina
A bankers' tour of North
S Carolina is being sponsored by
.the North Carolina Bankers
Association, according to Paul
I', Brown, secretary, of Ra
leigh, who advises thai the
tour is an effort on the part of
the Association to familiarize
State bankers as well as others
with the outstanding interests
and industries of the Slate.
The tour will be conducted
from February 15 to 125, the
, following lilies to be visited:
Creensbrro, Concord, Charlotte,
I Asheville, Raleigh, Kinstou,
Creenville, Rocky .Mount, Fay*
etteville and Sail ford. At each
, stop those on the tour will be
Ugliest s'of local bankers who are
co-operating with the Associa
tion. The thirty-second annual
convention of the Association
will be held at Pinehurt May
:w.
! Federal Court
Is Postponed
j The January term of Federal
i Court scheduled to open in
I Winston-Salem January 9 as u
! continuation of the December
term, has been postponed until
January 2.*t at ten o'clock, ac
cording to an order issued by
[ the court and received in th»
j oflice of the district attorney.
A large number of cases ar.»
docketed for trial that were not
reached at the December term.
Arrested On Charge
Of Stealing Tobacco
Winston-Salem, Jan. !.—Tal' - "
Spencer, young white man, yiv*
• terda.v was arrested in StoU
j county for local police on i
j charge of larceny. lie gave
$5OO bond for his appearance
i in Municipal Court here Janu-
1 1 ary 7,
| Spencer is charged with the
! larceny of 271 pounds of tobac
. co valued at $OO. It is alleged
i that Spencer stole the tobacco
from the floor of Pepper'*
Warehouse on December 15.
All th » vorlvl 'oven to m igh
with oi at lover.