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DANBURY REPORTER Volume 55. HARD SURFACE TO STUART IN 1929 Assurance Given By State of Virginia That Money For Stokes-Stuart Road Will Be Available Next Year. "The roar of the Lion's of Stokes County" is indeed a pleasant sound to Patrick citi- Zens when it echoes "hard ■ A .irface from Danbury to the Virginia line." This will mean that the largest markets of North Carolina will be opened to every person iu our county, for we may rest as sured that Virginia will do her part. We already have a splendidly graded highway from Cruise's Store, North of Stuart, to the North Carolina line, and construction on both 12 and 23, pushing on North and west is underway. Not only this, but we have been as sured that making a hard surface from Cruises' store through Stuart and to the North Carolina line will be in cluded in the 1929 allocation. Yes, Virginia will do her part to make this connecting ( link a reality.—Stuart, Va., N. C. Dry Agents Not Expected To Wear Uniforms Charlotte, July 23.—There is little likelihood that Federal Prohibition agents in this sec tion will he required to wear uniforms in the near future, Ben ('. Sharpe, Assistant Dis trict Prohibition Administrat or, said here today in com menting on dispatches from Washington that Prohibition Commissioner Doran had or dered that this be don*?. It was the opinion of Mr. Sharpe that uniformed men would be used only 011 high ways. The ten agents employed in Vthe western district of North 'Cfarolina are now engaged principally in conducting y war on source of supply, he de clared. To them uniforms would be a great hindrance and they were not expecting to have to wear them. Real Estate Transfers In Stokes Last Week James M. Fagg, Beaver Is land township, 331 acres to J. Q. Adams, consideration S3OOO. Moore's Springs Co. Quaker Gap township, 454.43 acres to J. G. Bradshaw, consideration SI,OOO, etc. C. E. Davis, Adm. of Geo. L- Jarvis, Trustee, Sauratown township, 1 lot and 199.4 acres, to Mrs. Lettie L. Dunk lee, consideration $2,000. v N. E. Pepper, Peters Creek Whitten, consideration $3250. James Moore, Peters Creek township, 34 acres to Dora -Moore, consideration SISOO Man and Wife Are Arrested Here Deputy Marshall J. W., Coolev on Saturday arrested Will Westmoreland and his wife on a warrant charging violation of the prohibition laws- They were brought here | from the Walnut Cove section . and gave bond before Com missioner N. A. Martin in the sum of SSOO each. The hot weather brings, more people to our mountain;! every day. WALNUT COVE MAN CRITICALLY ILL Dr. C. R. Hutcherson Taken To Hospital Bud Creakman Breaks An Arm—Personal and News Items. Walnut Cove. July 24.—Bud Creakman, the small son of Mr- and Mrs. E. O. Creakman had the misfortune to break two bones in his arm when he fell from a tree in his yard last Thursday. Dr. C. R. Hutcherson, prom inent dentist of this place, is quite sick at the Baptist hos pital. He was taken critically ill last week and was moved from his home here to the hospital on Saturday. Misses Eunice and Gladys Moorefield spent the week end at Wrightsville Beach. They were guests of their siste", Mrs. J. D. Franks, of Greens boro, who is occupying a cot tage there. Mrs. Paul Davis and daugh ter. Miss Mary Frances, and Miss Helen Fulton left yes terday for a ten days trip to Wrightsville Beach. | Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Gentry and small son of Huntington, W. V., visited Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Rierson last week. Mrs. George Fulton anil children returned home last Thursday from a visit to rel atives at Elkin. Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Kurfees, of Winston-Salem, visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Petree the latter part of the week- Miss Odell Mitchell is at tending* summer school at Boone. Miss Johnsie Graham, of Eeii Springs is the guest this week of Mrs- Leake Loving. Rev. E. R. Mallett, of Greensboro, preached at the* Episcopal church here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wood ruff spoilt Sunday at Roanoke, Va. F. P. Webster, of Leesbui;g, Fla., who is spending the sum mer here with his sister, Mrs. Nannie Fulton, returned Mon day from the Baptist hospital in Winston, where he took treatment several days- He is very much improved. Mrs. C. C. Fordham and baby, of Greensboro, are visit ing Mrs. Paul Fulton. Dr. R. H. Hackler made a business trip to Greensboro Monday. John Woodruff, who holds a position in a bank at North Wilkesboro, spent the week end here with his mother. Mrs. J. B. Woodruff. Miss Ruth Hairston is spending some time at her home near here on Dan river- Mrs. W. P. Wheeler, who has been attending summer school at N. C. C. W., Greirboro, has returned to her home here. | Mrs. Beverly Jones and chil ren returned to their home in Winstofl-Salem last week af ter spending two weeks with Dr. and Mrs. A. G. Jones, j P. W. Davis, G. H. Fulton and Jacob Fulton attended the automobile association at Morehead City the first of last week. | The Crews family reunion will be held the second Sunday in August at the home of Robert Boles, near Walnut Cove. Everybody invited. Bring a well filled basket and enjoy the day. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, July 25, 1928 N. C. PRESS WANTS 8 MONTHS SCHOOL Adopted Resolution To That Effect At Meeting of Asso ciation In Greensboro Last Week. Raeigh, July 23.—The action of the North Carolina Press Association in adopting a reso- lution expressing its convic tion that the next irr.poitant step in the State is the "estab lishment of a state-wide system of public schools with a minimum term of eight v. onths," and tiskir.g the 192'.) General Assembly to make the necessary provision, has been enthusiastically received here in Raleigh by the proponents of the eight months school term. One of the most pleased of all, naturally, is Dr. A. T- Al len. State Superintendent of : Public Instruction, whose par ! ticular pet is the 8-months J term. Dr. Allen has been ' talking figuring and workin ; tirelessly for years trying to show the people of the that an eight months schorl term, in the end is the cheap est educational investment that can he made. But only recent ly has there been any percept ible tendency on the part of ■ the people to accept his rea soning. j "I feel that this is one of the biggest things that has ' ever happened to the eight months school term move ment," said Dr. Allen in com menting on the resolution . adopted by the State Press Association. 'For when more than one hundred newspaper editors and publishers, men accustomed to examining ev- erything from every possible 1 angle, say that the eight, months term is a good thing and to be desired for the State as a whole, then it must in deed be a good thing." Because the editors of t'n«? 1 tSt ace have more to do with moulding public opinion than other classes, because of the j confidence of the public in them, this declaration on the part of the Press Association is bound to have a far-reach ing effect throughout the I State, Dr. Allen believes j It's fine, it's fine—nothing | could be better," said Dr. J. j j Henry Highsmdtih, State h(igh 1 > school supervisor, in comment ing on the action of the edi-l [ tors. "These men know what they are talking about, and the people know they know, and are going to follow them- The day of better schools will ' dawn with the advent of the ] eight months term." I In Justice Martin's Court Here Saturday M. D. Robertson and Frank J Crotts, giving their residence ( as Mt. Airy, were brought be fore Justice N. A. Martin here j Saturday night on a charge of , engaging in an affray, or fist fight. before the trial Robertson made his escape and i has not been captured so far. i j Crotts was tried and fined $2.50 and the cost. At the same sitting of the Justice's court Frank Lowry was tried on a charge of being drunk and disorderly and was : fined $5.00 and the cost. i Miss Mabel Hudspeth is | spending some time at Chatt-1 ley Springs with Mrs. J. D Humphreys. CATCHING FISH ON BIG SCALE Coastal Waters of North Caro lina Yielded Forty-SJjx Mil lion Pounds of Food Fish the Past Year. Raleigh, July 22—Coastal waters yielded the greatest profusion of fish to North Carolina commercial fishermen during the biennium ended June 30 that has been recorded ( in several years. Figures made public tonight from the report of Captain J. 'A. Nelson, State Fisheries | Commissioner, revealed a total : catch of 46,159,610 pounds of ( food fish, exclusive of shellfish, ; for the two year period, or a j gain of 14,039,485 pounds or I more than 40 per cent, over , the preceding biennium. ' The value of the food fish catch, though not of the sanv; proportionate increase as wa« shown in volume, jumped al most half a million dollars, tho 1924-2o valuation being £2.- 675, and the 1926-28 valu ation, So, 124.155. said Captai.i Nelson. Both biennium* showed sub stantial gains over 1922-24 when the total catch amount ed to 2(5,285.018 pounds, worth $2,251,373. With few exceptions, in (creased catches were reported for all principal varieties of ' food fish. The notable except ion was black bass, which demonstrated forcibly th-.i damage being wrought to th.; : industry by the descent of 1 salt water into fresh wa f •• fishing grounds in Currituck ; Sound, hitherto known as th..' i leading producer of this fish in the country. Captain Nelson reported r. i catch of only 83,221 pounds of bass during the last bienniuni, as compared with 698.960 pounds for the previous two -1 year period. During the most fruitful bienniuni for bass, th-? estimated value was $119,741. and for the last bienniuni, it was only $14,026. The great est increase in catch of any variety was with the croakers, this yield being more than three times as great as that of the previous period. A total of 5,041,379 pounds of herring | wa.- hauled in during 1926-27- j The most valuable catch was 'shad with more than one mil lion dollars worth hauled in. i Business Men Favor | Smith, Says Raskob New York, July 19.—Num bers of big business men have gone to John J. Raskob, chair | man of the Democratic Na tional Committee, and pledged [their support to Governor Al fred E- Smith for President, Raskob said today. "I've had any number of big business men come to mo and tell me they are going to support Governor Smith," Ras kob said. "Of course they could not speak for their corporations, but were speaking as individ uals." Bible School Here Two Weeks Beginning yesterday a Bible school will be conducted iti the Presbyterian church here for a term of two weeks by Misses Nan Lingle and Audrey Williams, of Richmond, Va. Parents are requested to bring their children to the sessions. ROBBERS AT WALNUT COVE Opened Four Safes and Se cured Around S3OO In Cash —Work Thought To Have Been Done By Local "Tal ent." Breaking into three iron 1 safes and one vault at Walnut : Cove Saturday night robbers ! secured around $300.00 in cash and damaged property to the extent of several hundred doi ars. In entering the safes the thieves used sledge hammers and drills, knocking the com bination dials off and driving | the locks out. No explosives ' were used. Wtyte the work is thought !to have been that of local "talent," the men were adepts at the art, as they seemed to have haij very little trouble in 'opening the safes. The Walnut Cove Motor Co. was the heaviest loser. Their new vault door was broken open and about $175.00 in cash taken. The safe on the inside of the vault was open. The thieves overlooked one pack age containing 8100.00 in cur rency and several checks, I which had been placed among a package of letters.. The safe in the store of J- H. Fulton & Co. was opened and SBO.OO in cash taken. Safes in both the Meador Grocery Co. and the Walnu. Cove Hardware Co. were open ed. At the former place S3OOO was taken, while at the latte' 1 the amount of money was not i known, but was small. At A. T. Rothrock's store I there was no safe and the cash drawer was rifled, but the money had been removed by the owner the night before. The safes entered we practically destroyed, while considerable other damage in breaking glass and door locks was done. The thieves seemed to be after money only as no merchandise was missed. This was the second robbery in the past ten days of the J H. Fulton store. The former thieves did not molest the safe but carried away considerable merchandise. Detectives have been put in charge of the case and a strong effort will be made to apprehend the robbers. It is stated that one or more per sons are already under surveil ance and every clue will be followed up. Next Meeting- At Walnut Cove The meeting of the Pilot Mt. Baptist Association which closed at Oak Ridge church on last Tuesday was one of the best meetings of the associar tion ever held, it is stated, while the attendance was pro bably larger than for years. At the close of the session the association voted to hold its meeting next year at Wal nut Cove. Tobacco Priming Will Begin This Week Quite a few farmers in Stokes will likely begin prim ing tobacco this week. In fact one or two farmers are report ed to have taken in some last week. The crop taken as a whole is good and it looks now like it would not be late. Corn is also doing fine and even if there should be no more rain soon both tobacco and corn would nodoubt mature. KING FARMERS PRIMING TOBACCO Error Corrected In Regard To Mickey Reunion Revival Services At Baptist Mission —Personals. King, July 23.—An article appeared in last weekV Re porter of the Mickey reunion to be held at Pinnacle Sunday July 29th. I am requested to state that this was an error, the reunion referred to is the Jester reunion and not the Mickey reunion. The Mickey reunion will be held at Pin nacle the second Sunday in September as usual. I Dr. R. S. Helsabeck and j family have returned from | Morehead City where they I spent their vacation. The following planters of this section have each pulled a barn of primings: Happy Smith, K. C. White and Messrs. Martin and William Spainhow -1 er. I Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Wilson, of Germanton, were among tlio visitors here Sunday. Ellsworth Jessup left today for the tobacco market at Douglas, Ga Mr. Jessup will handle tobacco on the Douglas market this season. ! R. C. White has purchased from S. W. Pulliam a 40-acr» i,, farm just west ot town, con sideration So,ooo. i Mrs. George M. Brown, of ; Marion, is spending several days with the family of her brother, T. G. New. here. R. F. Fulk, of Perch, was here" Saturday looking after some business matters. ! C- F. White, of this place, is spending some time at Radium Springs, in interest of his health. The King Tigers took ono away from East Bend Satur day. The game was played on East Bend's diamond and tho score was G and 1. Rev. Paul Roberts and Rev. R. J. Barber, both of Reids ville, are holding a two weeks meeting at the Baptist Mission here. James Wall and family, of Bryant Station. Tenn., are spending several days here as the guests of relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Wall were reared near here. | Mr. and Mrs- P. J. Caudle, lof Winston-Salem, spent Sun | day with relatives and friends here. I J. R. Cook, who holds a po- I sition with the Southern Rail i way Co., spent Sunday with his family in Walnut Hills. ! L. J. Kiser, James Rumley, Paul, and Holt Kiser left Mon (day for Morehead City to ! spend several days. Miss Madonna Burge, of j Winston-Salem, spent Sunday i here as the jjuest of her par -lents. \ Mr. and Mrs. S. 0. Sehaub and Miss Clodie Stone, of High Point, spent Sunday with rel atives and friends "here B. L. Manning, of Winston- Salem, was here Monday look ing after some business mat ters. 1 _ Upper Stokes Has Slight Hail Storm The extreme northern sec tion of Stokes was visited by a slight hail storm Sunday af ternoon, according to reports from there Monday. Tobacco was damaged some. The crop of Pomp Tucker was injured considerably. No. 2.9? 1
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