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DANBURY REPORTER Volume 55. TWO AUTO WRECKS OCCURRED SUNDAY Miss Vela Tucker, of Madison, Badly Cut and Bruised— Mrs. Robt. Dunlap Seriously Injured—Speeding Said To Have Caused Both Wrecks. Miss Vela Tucker, young lady of Madison, riding in a A t-ir wi 4 h Harry Morefield, of High I was seriously hurt Sunday about noon when tho new closed Ford car in which 4 they were traveling left the road near Jesse Bennett' i store, on Danbury Route 1. Persons who saw the wreck after it occured said the car was evidently moving at high speed when it went into a ditch, hit a tree and then turned over several times. Miss Tucker was thrown com pletely through one of th-i glass doors and then the car fell on her. Mr. Morefield, with the assistance of Mrs. Chesley Taylor, who resides near , the scene of the wreck, lifted the ar off of Miss Tucker. She was carried to a hospital after having several bad cuts dress- -id by Dr. R. H. Morefield. The I river of the car, Harry More tieid. was unhurt. Report from the Leaksville hospital is that an x-ray ex amination showed a fractured shoulder in additon to the visible wounds received by ' Miss Tucker. It is thought she will recover. The second- wreck occurred Sunday afternoon about 3 o'clock on the Hartnian road a few miles east of Danbury, when another Ford car left the road and went over a wire fence down into a field, seri ously injuring Mrs. Robert Dunlap. Other occupants of the ear were unhurt, except slight bruises. The driver of this car, Mrs. Dunlap's son, was endeavoring to pass Voiother ca.* when the accident ■m'v>en«\>. He t» • was report /x 1 to have been driving at fast •speed. S. C. Weed Growers To Protest Prices Florence, S- C., Aug. 14. Tobacco growers from nine South Carolina counties will gather here next Saturday to ' hold a protest meeting against the prices being pa l l for to /kacco this season. The call for the meetnig was •sent out yesterday, by J. A. Boynia p-lo.dent >f the Busi ness Men's . Tobacco Growers Association of South Carolina. The farmers are facing a loss of six or seven million dollars, Boykin said, if the present low prices outi'nue. ' The meeting will be attend ed by United States Senators > Cole L. Blease and E. D. Smith and Congressman Gasque of the Sixth Congressional Dis , trict, Boykin said. Corn Damaged By Saturday's Storm The rain and wind storm which visited this section Sat urday did considerable damage to the corn crop, according to reports of farmers from sev eral sections of the county. The stalks were blown down and many of them broken off. The corn is too far advanced to straighten up again, farm ers say. | The difference between some folks and the worm is that U that the warm evantuallv P iwng. $3,000,000 HOME AT VADE MECUM This Is the Plan of the Nation al Traveling Salesmen's Foundation Tise Estate Will Contribute $lOO,OOO In Cash and 1,000 Acres of Land. The home, hospital and place of recreation and rest which the National Traveling Sales men's Foundation has definite ly- decided to locate at Vade Mecum Springs, Stokes coun ty, will have an endowment of three million dollars, it is stated by officials of that or ganization. The salesmen now have in hand $lOO,OOO in cash, in ad dition to the 1,000 acres of land, both of which are donat ed by the Cicero Tise estate. A group of one hundred salesmen, to be selected from the half million members of the organization in the United States, is now being selected to ra : se the remainder of the fund s ' needed for the project. The property on which this pretentious home will be erect ed for retired traveling sales men is in one of the most beautiful spots in this section, and is easily accessible over improved roads from several directions. Vade Mecum is located eight miles west of Danbury on the Rural Hall- Moore's Springs road. It is ; very probable that as socn as the work starts a movement will be started to extend the hardsurface highway to Vade Mecum, either from Danbury, King or Rural Hall. News Items of Germanton Route 1 i Germanton Route 1, Aug. , 13.—The many farmers in and ! around Flat Shoal section were J badly hurt by the wind and rain here Saturday. ' Among those who visited , Miss Kathleen Southern last I Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Southern and children, of : King; Mr. Onie Young and Miss Louise Tatum. Louise and Hessie Tatum spent Saturday night with Mary Ruth and Miuue Mead ows. Those who visited Miss Maude Meadows Sunday were: Miss Eunice Griffin, of Rural i Hall; Mr- Cletus Kiset, cf King; Miss Lilla Mendenhall, Miss NTell Tatum. M-* P. B. Lewis and Mr. Jam' 3 Rumley, cf King. Those who attended the party of Miss Lilla Mendenhall Saturday night, Aug. lltb, were: Maude Meadows, Ola Moran, Nina Williams, Dorothy Dye, Eva Carroll, Louise Tat um, Mary Ruth Meadows, Hessie Lee Tatum, Gertrude Moran, Maude Carroll, Elmer Kiser, Newell Carroll, Elbert Wagoner, Horace Southern, Edgar Darnell, Lamon Eaton, Ervin Wall, Marvin Johnson, Callie Holland, Hardie Carroll, Onie Young, Frank Menden hall, James Fowler, Frank Taylor, Hilary Chatman, Leo Fowler, Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Mendenhall and children. Sunday School Is Organized A Sunday school was or ganized at Vaden's school house in Quaker Gap township Sunday. A good number was present and much interest shown. The prospect for a prosperous school there is very bright. Danbury, N. C„ Wednesday, Aug. 15, 1928 TEACHING OF STOKES ILLITERATES BEGINS This County Is Second In State To Have This Work Inaugurated —Schools At Danbury and Lawsonvilfe First—Probably 1.000 Persons In County Unable To Read and Write—State Has 100,000 Or More. Two of the State's best and most experienced educators, Miss Eva Edgerton ?nd Miss Maud Worlev, arrived here last week to begin a campaign to teach adult illiterates in Stokes and Surry counties to read and write. The best estimates indicate that there are at least 100.000 adult illiterates in the State who can't write their names, and Stokes and Surry countie*. have at least a thousand each, it is thought. Miss Edgerton remains in Stokes while Miss Worle.v goes to Surry county, and they ex pect to wage a strong cam paign for the next four months or more in the two counties. These teachers have been engaged in this work in Bun combe county for the eight years, and their work in that county has been so suc cessful that it has been brought to the attention of Governor McLean, who has promised to ask the next Leg islature for an appropriation of §50,000 to continue the work in other counties. In Stokes county this work is sponsored and brought hero directly through the efforts of the Ladies Fine Arts Club of Danbury, an organization which is keeping in close touch with the educational move ments being "put on" from time to time by the different departments of State. The Buncombe county school, con ducted by the teachers who are here now, was purely an experiment, and Stokes is the second county to have this work. the Fine Arts Club LIONS HERE MONDAY NIGHT Held Memorial Service For J. Spot Taylor—Endorse Illit eracy Campaign Banquet Aug. 27th At Walnut Cove. At the regular meeting of the Stokes County Lions Club, held in the Junior hall hero Monday night, a memorial ser vice was held for the late J. Spot Taylor, who was a chart er member of the club. Reso lutions passed appear else where in this paper. After the memorial service the Lions heard Miss Eva Edgerton, who has charge of the campaign in Stokes to stamp out illiteracy- Miss Edgerton's address was en thusiastically received and the Lions immediately passed resolutions endorsing the work. It was voted that a banquet be held on Monday nighf Aug. 27th, at the Walnut Cove hotel, and that $l.OO per plate be paid by all Lions and their friends, all net receipts from same to be used in tha educational campaign now be ing conducted in the county. The matter of the location of a children's home to be es tablished by the Moose was discussed, and resolutions were passed asking that the home be located at some point in Stokes county, and offering all encouragement possible to the officials of that organization. Ads in the Reporter Pay having tal-.en tho matVir up with the workers soma time since. The first 2 weeks of the work here will bo devoted to organ ization and getting in touch with those wnom it is propes ed to tea.'h and during the first two days the names of 133 persons were secured, a good numj.-r of whom have already been visited and have signis their intention of attending night schools to be conducted at Danou r y and Lawsonvilio I lie schools wiil open a Dan'» ;rv on Tuesday night, Aug. £Bth, and at Law sonville on V.'c-' ie«day night, Aug. 29th. Ses.- : ons will be held two nights a week at each plac°. Later schvtds will be conducted at other points in the county, as the teachers expect to remain in the two counties for four months or longer- Miss Edgerton addressed the Lions Club at its meeting here Monday night and explained the work. A resolution was passed by the club endorsing the work and offering every assistance possible. The club will give a banquet at Walnut I Cove soon and funds derived from this will be used in J furtherance of the work of : teaching illiterates. Members of the Fine Arts Club here are assisting Miss Edgerton in the organization for the schools and sev eral of the ladies are accom panying her in visiting land enlisting as students those whose names have been hand ed in. ONE CENT GAS TAX TO ROADS Resolution Is Unanimously Adopted By State County Commissioners. Wrightsville Beach, N. C., Aug. 15.—Proposal to increase the North Carolina tax levy on gasoline one cent for road building purposes by counties was suggested in a resolution unanimously adopted here to day by delegates to the annual convention of the North Caro lina County Commissioners and Auditors Associations. J. M. Deaton, of Iredell county, placed the matter be fore the convention after which discussion was held. Another matter of import ance to come before the con vention was that of tax equal ization throughout the Com monwealth which is briefly mentioned in the address by A. J- Maxwell, member of the State Corporation Commission and chairman of the State Tax Commission, on "Taxation." F>ig guns of the convention the resolutions committee is expected to bring out a resolu tion calling for a uniform eight months school term in this State. The State now has a legal term of six months. A number from here enjoy ed a delightful dance and buffet supper last night given by Wallace Joyce at the S. P. U- club house near Greensboro. WEED PRICES MAY BE LOW With Large Crop In View Prospect For Growers Is Not Bright- Raleigh. Aug. 14.—The lot of the tobacco farmer in North Carolina this season is none too bright and though the crop will probably not equal that of last year, which amounted to 485.000.000 pounds, indica tions are for a large crop this year, estimated by the U. S. Department of Agriculture ac 483,000,000 pounds. And some think that it may even run higher. The quality of this year's crop is also said to be poorer than in which case prices will probably suffer somewhat. K Prices being paid so far on the South Carolina and border markets, which have alreadv opened, are not up to expecta tions and unless the quality of the tobacco being offered by the farmers improves greatly when the markets open in the new bright belt, indications are that prices will renTair. low. *■ "I have just spent several days in visiting warehouses along the South Carolina line and across the line in North Carolina border markets, and the situation there is far from encouraging," said a Wilson tobacco man in discussing the situation. "When the selling first started in a number of warehouses, the prices wer> not higher than 10 tents for several hours, and the average in many warehouses has not been more than 15 cents." Hi predicted that the average price in the new bright belt when it opens wiil probably not go above IS rents, though if the tobacco is of bitter quality and weight than now appears, the price ma> go higher. The situation at indent is most puzzling, according to Frank Parker, statistician of the State Department of Ag riculture, who has just return ed from an extensive trip thru the tobacco belt, and it will not be possible to tell much concerning the quality of the crop until it is cured and plac ed on the market. One drak back was that the crop ripen ed on the market. One draw as a result growers were un able to harvest it and it has been cured too rapidly, which may reduce the qualit> and color. This has also caus ed a larger number of tobacco barn fires than usual, accord ing to reports. So on the whole, the outlook is regarded as be ing doubtful. SCHOOL TAX IS DEFEAETD Hawpond District Voted Tues day On Proposition of Levy ing Special Tax and Erect ing School Building. Word from Tuesday's elec tion in Hawpond school dis trict, 8 miles south of Dan bury, indicates that the spe cial school tax was defeated. A Marriage Here Sinday Miss Minnie Ashbv and Ham Shelton, young people of Dan bury Route 1, were mairied Sunday by Justice of the Peace N. A. Martin. Try a Want Ad in the Reporter No. 2.9-4 PARTY MEETINGS HELD HERE Republicans Gathered at Court House Friday While Demo crats Had Session On Satur day Laying Plans For Campaign. Presumably for the purpose of laying plans and outlining the work to be done in the fall political campaign, the county executive committees and candidates of both the Repub lican and the Democratic par ties held sessions in Danbury the past week. The Republi cans were in session here on Friday afternoon, while the Democrats met on Saturday. The attendance at the Re publican meeting was a rather full one, nearly all members i and several of the candidate's" being present- Among the , number present were Chair man M. O. Jones, H. McGee, C. ;M. Jones, M. J. Fagg. Paul I Fulton, H. F. Wright, Cabel | Joyce, J. W. Tallev, Ross Gann, i R. T. Joyce, J. R. Nunn, C. C: 'McGee, Jacob Fulton, R. O. Wood, J. J. Priddy and other-. In attendance at the meet i ing of the Democrats Saturday , the attendance was not so ■ large, a number doubtless be jing kept away by the steady down pour of rain throughout i the day. .. «v._ £, / WILL RIERSON ILL IN HOSPITAL ________ County Commissioners - Are Attending Meeting of the Association At Wrightsville i —Personals. Walnut Cove, Aug. 14.—Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Wheeler and little daughter, Helen, are on a pleasure trip to New York City and other northern points. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Hire, of 1 Greensboro, Mrs. J. J. Adams and daughter, Mrs. Julia Hines, of Winston-Salem, were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Roth rock- Will Rierson is quite sick in a Winston-Salem hospital friends will be sorry to learn. Mr. Rierson underwent an operation last week. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Davis are spending a few days thij week at Wrightsville Beach. Jacob Fulton, W. B. Jones, Ralph Chilton and Dr. Helsa beck, of King, are attending the meeting of cocnty commis sioners at Wrightsville Beach this week. Mr. and Mrs- Graham Yorke and children and Mr. Tharpe, of Harmony, were "here visit ing friends Sunday. Mrs. Yorke will be remembered here as Miss Claudia Tharpe, a former teacher here. Mr. J. T. Loving, of Red Springs, is visiting his son, Leake Loving, and Mrs. Lov ing here this week. Mesdan.es Paul Davis, Geo. Fulton, A, T. Rothrock and daughter, Thelma. were among those in Winston-Salem Tues day. Mesdames Edwin Carter and Paul Fulton spent Mon day in Greensboro. I)r. H E. H f rkburn was a visitor to th»* Twin *Y.v Tues day. The rain here last night wa.-» heavier than on Saturday last, if we may judge by the swol len streams. Dan river was about 12 feet above normal today, and higher than it had been in several years.
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