DANBURY REPORTED
Volume 55.
STOKES BOY'S
DEATH IS MYSTERY \
Coroner's Jury At
Monday Failed To Kind Who
Killed Eugene Robertson On
Night of AUK. 1 HtH—Dozen
or More Witnesses Examin
ed.
A coroner's jury, after a
thorough examination of wit
nesses at the court house here
Monday, failed to secure sul'i
lent evidence to arrive at any
(onclusion as to who killed
young Eugene Roliertson. the
i7-year old boy found mortallv
wounded on the night of Aug.
18th, near his home a few
miles north of Sandy Ridge.
The verdict of the jury was
that Robertson came to his
death through some unknown
cause.
As was stated in the last
issue of this paper Eugene
Robertson was found lying
across the highway with a
deep wound in the top of thj
head. He was unconscious
when found and although he
lived about 24 hours after be
ing taken to a hospital he
never spoke.
The boy was discovered
about '1 o'clock at night by M.
y* if. King and Allen Branch,
two young men from th«- wes
tern section of Stokes who hat
been to Martinsville, Va., and
were returning home. They
notified citizens residing near
by and the wounded man wa
taken to a hospital by King
and others.
A' first it was thought that
Robertson must have been hie
by a passing car, as he had
been drinking heavily on thai
night, but on examination of
the place where he was found
and the further fact that no
bruises were found on th«»
body indicated that the wound
on his head was not made by
a car.
At the coroner's hearing a
dozen or more witnesses were
questioned, and they account
ed for Robertson's whereabouts
'from the time he went home,
about 12 o'clock, until the
time he was found, so that he
was wounded between 12 and
2 o'clock at night, according to
the evidence.
The coroner's hearing here
Monday was a continuation of
the inquest which was begun
at Sandy Ridge on last Mon
day.
STOKES HAS
MUCH TIMBER
Geological Survey Estimates
That We Have Eighty Mil
lion Feet—Only Eight Saw
Mills.
C. L- Fink, of the North
Carolina Geological Survey,
spent some time in Stokes re
cently studying the timber re
sources of the county, includ
ing standing timber, poles,
ties, luniber, etc.
Mr. Fink found that ou/
timber had been heavily cut,
but he estimates that we still
have eight million feet of
standing timber, with only
eight saw mills in the county.
These have an annual estimat
ed output of four million feet.
The State ia using its best
efforts to conserve the timber
through protecting it from
fire, etc. Forest fires have done
more to destroy tt( timber
than any thing else. The an
nual yearly loss from this
cause is tremendous.
Try a Want Ad in the Reporter
WORKERS NAMED
FOR TOWNSHIPS
To Secure Name and Address
Of All Illiterates In Stokes—
Ladies Fine Arts Club As
sisting In the Work.
Written for the Reporter.
A business meeting of th-.t
Fine Arts Club was held at
the home of Mrs. M. O. Jones
Friday afternoon to discuss
different phases of the illit
eracy work. Miss Eva Edgav
ton. the superintendent, made
a talk.
; Mrs. J. W. Hall was appoint
j chairman of a magazine com
mittee.
The club received with much
appreciation a check of fifteen
dollars from Mrs. Kate C.
Fields, of New York, who is
spending some a- Pied
mont Springs, ami who is
vitally interested in the il|it
eracy work in Stokes county.
A complete census of th«'
adult illiterates in the county
is desired and Miss Mary
Taylor has been appointed
chairman. It was thought
1 best to take the Census by
(townships and the following
I have been appointed in each
township:
i Beaver Island—Mrs. J. I).
Humphreys, Mrs. W. E. Joyce.
| Mrs. C. L. Lester.
Panbury and Peters Creek
townships Miss Edgerton,
Miss Taylor. Mrs. Sisk.
i Sauratown Mrs. K. P.
. Pepper, Nannie Jones, Luna
i Taylor. Mrs. Carter.
1 Meadows—Mr. Carson, Mr.
Felts, Mary Taylor.
Quaker Gap—Mrs. J. G.
Bradshaw, Mrs. R. H. More..
• field, Mrs. A. J. Fagg. Mrs. 1).
I C. Taylor.
, Big Creek—Mrs. M. ().
, Jones, Mrs. J. W. Hall. Mrs.
, W. J. Hackney. Mrs. S. P.
. Christian.
Yadkin—Mrs. N. E. Pepper,
Mrs. R. R. King. Mrs. \V. G.
Petree, Mrs. Ausby Smith,
Miss Edith Fagg, Mrs. Harry
Leake.
Snow Creek—Mrs. John J.
Taylor, Mrs. H. W. Hudspeth,
Miss Mattie Sue Taylor.
A benefit party will be given
, Saturday afternoon at Pied-
I mont Springs, the proceeds of
, which will be used in the
• illiteracy work.
ROAD BOARD
HERE MONDAY
Discussed Budget For Coming
Year Purchased Tractor
! and Ordered Seven Island
1 Ford Road Worked.
The making of the budget
for the coming year was dis
cussed at the meeting of the
Stokes Highway Commission
at the court Monday. It
is nbt likely any construc
tion work w* ; ! be undertaken
by the boara this year, atten-
tion being given to mainten
ance only for the next several
months, and getting the roads
in fit condiiton. for the winte
months.
At the session the board
agreed to purchase another
Best tractor for use on road
work, and it was ordered that
some work be done on the
Seven Island road leading
from Danbury north byway
of the river.
The prevailing opinion is
there will be plenty of night
clubs in New York for raiding
purposes right through to No
vember.—Albany Knickerbock
er Press.
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Aug. 29, 1928
LIONS MEET
AND FEAST
Session Held I-ast Night At
Hotel In Walnut Cote—
Club Will Sponsor Play By
IxM'al Talent.
An excellent supper was
served the Stokes County
Lions Club at the hotel in
Walnut Cove last night when
the club held its regular meet
ing. The members were taxed
one dollar per plate and the
net proceeds was donated to
the illiteracy work now going
on in the county under the
supervision of Miss Eva
Edgerton.
Probably the outstanding
act of the club at last night's
meeting was its decision to
sponsor a play by local talent
to be given in the high school
auditorium at -Walnut Cove
some time next month. The
date and the name of the
play to be presented will \v>
announced within the next
few days. The services of
the Triangle Producing Co.
will be secured ill producing
the play, and the net proceed
from the sale of tickets will
be donated to charitable
causes.
Several other business mat
ters were discussed at the
meeting. which was well
attended, and it was voted to
hold the next session of the
club in Danbury.
WALNUT OVE GIRL
ILL IN RICHMOND
Womans' Auxiliary Is Enter
tained By Miss Ruth Hairs
ton—Misses Ray and Alley
Entertain.
Walnut Cove, Aug. 29.—Th_"
Woman's Auxiliary of tin-
Episcopal church met Tuesdav
afternoon at the home of Miss
Ruth Hairston near Walnut
Cove. The president, Mrs
Edwin Carter, presided and
the scripture lesson from
John 1, 1, i:{ was read by Mrs.
E. P. Pepper. The hook, "The
Church Awake" by Bishop
Sturgess being studied was
taken up. Miss Kate Ches
hire, in her own charming
way gave a very comprehen
sive picture of the first two
chapters, especially emphasis
ing religion in life bringing out
the thought that we gain
eternal life here, death only
being a continuation. A social
hour followed the program and
the hostess served orangeade
with home made cake. The
next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Howard
Woodruff.
Miss Thelma Neal is in
Richmond, Va., this week to
see her sister, Miss "Coodle"
Neal, who underwent an op
eration for appendicitis Mon..
day at the St. Luke's hospital
there.
Misses Medley Ray and
Bernice Alley gave a picnic
party to quite a number or'
young people Tuesday evening.
A sure-fire plank in any
one's platform would be: No
more laws until we'Ve used un
the ones we have.—Life.
Explanation will appear in our issue of Sept. 5, 1928.
309 ELECTORAL
VOTES FOR SMITH
Kaskoh (ioes On To Classify
States For Smith and Those
In Doubtful List—Sure or
"Solid South."
St. Louis, Aug. 27.—John J.
Raskob, chairman of tin*
Democratic national commit
tee. predicted u|>on his arrival
here late today with a groun
of eastern Dem»xratic leaders,
that Governor Smith would
receive .'509 of the 531 electoral
votes for President.
Naming the states which he
thought Smith would carry,
Raskob's satement, claimed al
jso for Smith an even chance
to carry other states having a
! total of :{7 electors.
Raskob, who will confer
[with Democratic leaders of
eight middle western state
before proceeding to Hot
Springs Wednesday night,
claimed for Governor Smith,
"the solid South." including
Kentucky. Tennessee and Okla
homa. and New York. New
Jersey. Uhode Island. Wiscon
sin. Arizona. Colorado. Mary
land. Massachusetts. Minn"-
sota. Montana. Nebraska, Mis
souri. New Mexico and Ne
vada.
There seemed little doubt,
Raskob said, that Connecticut.
Delaware. Indiana. North Da
kota. South Dakota, and Wy
oming should be classified for
Smith. These states, however,
were set apart in the state
men from the list of states
which he said "any prudent
business man would at this
time classify for Smith."
MARKET OPENING
IS POSTPONED
Tobacco Warehouses Will Open
Oct. 2nd. One Week Ijater
Than First Announced—
Buyers Ready Then.
The opening date for ware
houses at Winston-Salem and
other points in the old belt has
bei'U fixed for Ocober 2nd,
instead of Sept. 25th, thus
postponing the opening one
we*k, according to an an
nouncement made Saturday by
the Winston-Salem Tobacco
Board of Trade.
The postponement of the
opening date was made neces
sary from the fact that the
buyers, who are now on mar
kets in the east, could not
finish their work there in time
to begin buying here by the
first day set. •
Autos Kill 51 In
State During: July
Kaleigh, Aug. 23.—Six chil
dren were among the 51 per
sons killed by automobiles in
North Carolina during July
statistics issued by the motor
vehicle division of the State
Department of Revenue show
ed today- Fatalities for the
month showed a big increase
over June when there were 27
deaths. Of the victims, 22
pe.lestrains, while 45 pedes
trains were reported injured.
Try a Want Ad in the Reporter
E. A. ROTHROC K
ENTERTAINS S. S.
Given Watermelon Feast—Dr.
K. Hutcherson Is Out
Again—Mrs. W. L. Vaughn
Improved Personal Items
of Walnut Cove.
Walnut Cove. Aug. 29.
E. A. Roth rock entertained
the Methodist Sunday Schorl
at a watermelon feast Sunday
afternoon at his farm north of
town.
Mrs. Edwin Carter is spend
ing the week at Piedmont
Springs.
Mrs. C. E. Davis and Miss
Thelma Xeal have returned
from a delightful trip to New
York City and other northern
points of interest.
Mrs. C. J. Lam be and little
daughter. Nancy, of Greens
boro spent last week with her
parents. I>r. and Mrs. A. (I.
Jones.
.Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wood
ruff and two children returned
Friday from Wright s\»illi?
Beach and Wilmington whe>v
| they attended the "Feast of
i Pirates."
Frances Fulton left this
week to attend Richard J.
Reynolds High School in Win
ston-Salem. She will stay with
her cousin. Mrs. (). It. Kiger.
Mr. and Mrs. Hill Hairston
.and son. William. Jr.. visited
their mother, Mrs. Julia Hair
, ston last week.
Mrs. W. L. Vaughn has been
confined to her home with
illness the past few days, hut
is very much improved,
i Miss Frances Smith, of
j Liberty, is visiting Miss Xan
; nie Jones.
i Dr. A. G. Jones returned
Monday from a visit t(. his
daughter, Mrs. Herbert Smith,
at Liberty.
Friends of Dr. (.'. R. Hutch
erson will be glad to know
that he has greatly improved
from his recent illness, and i>
able to be out some now.
Mrs. John Hutcherson and
daughters. Misses Nell, Katha
rine and Margaret visited Mr.
Hutcherson last week who is
on the Fairmont tobacco mar
ket.
Mrs. Tom Tilden and two
children, of High Point, have
been spending a few days
with Mrs. Gilbert Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. John Burton
and small son, of Leaksville,
spent the first of last week
here with their mother, Mrs.
Annie Burton.
Mrs. Paul Davis, Miss Mary
Frances and Paul, Jr., Davis,
spent the week end at Selma
with Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie
Doggett.
A. T. Rothrock made a busi
ness trip to Winston Monday.
Mrs. Nannie Fulton spent
Friday afternoon in Greens
boro with relatives.
The singing class from the
Oxford orphanage gave a very
entertaining concert in the
school auditorium Monday
night.
Mrs. Beverly N. Jones and
children, of Winston-Salem,
are visiting Mrs. A. T. Roth
rock this week.
Communion Service
At Snow Creek Church
The annual communion ser
vice was held at Snow Creek
Primitive Baptist church last
Sunday. There was a large
i attendance on the services,
I several ministers preaching.
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FAMILY LOSES
BOTH CHILDREN
Mr. and .Mrs. Flinn Have
Sympathy of Neighbors—
Farmer looses liarn of To
bacco—Other kin** News.
Kin jr. Aug. -T. I"he \V»manV
Mi-si >::ary Sv-ii-ty ■•}' »h t . K.ng
Ba|iti>t i.iir. h m-.-t at th • i. me of
Mi.-. S. Slav* Th'ir-ila'*. The
fti'Vl.T i *• •'/ if) !.y .-:! gin;- "1"' the
V.i rk." Mi • Sl.it n-mi ih' four
•eenth rrni-ter of .'«»» u and .•Irs.
W. H. h". i--.r m a.i euin«\it
prayer. I"ht i'*s- •>. .if .!• ■ l.i • w s
| the study »f SouthA inerica. Sev
eral mamlM-r.- made in . ••■••itinjr
talks on the W. M. U. 'i::d '.he B
Y. F. U. ami Sunday s-h.vl-. Mr.-.
G. F. Lawson called the pr gravi.
, The next meeting will be heid wit!.
Mrs. (i. F. Lawson or. Thursday
before the fourth Sunday in Sep
tember. After the business session
was over the hostess, assisted by
I Sue Mae and Hattie Slate. anl
i Mrs L. X. Spainh >wer. served sar.d
--: wiches. cake and pickles.
1 Mrs. Jacob Shultz. &g-.-d 77 year*,
died at her h>ine two miles west of
here Thursday afternoon. On Fri
' day of last week Mrs. Shultz suf
fered a stroke of paralysis fr>in
which .-he never rallied, in addition
,t • the atr-d husband, the dei-eased
is survived by three daughters, Mrs.
Ham Kifcvr. of Tobaccoville; Mr.-
\V. Kut ledge. of I)a'.t>r.. ar.d Mrs.
E .O. Spainhower. of \V:netn-Sa
lem. Three sons are sii-«. left to
mourn their loss. They arti ( apt.
T. E. Shultz. coiidu lor for the
X if lk & Western Railway. W. X.
Shultz. Forsyth ounty audit r and
pui Irasing a (rent, and S. X. Shultz.
manager of the Zinzemiorf II
Winstan-Salem. A i-.unber of grand
children :.Iso si r. .\> "1 i.. funeral
service was •"•i.di. ud at  hestn'it
(irove M. K. church 'f which sh •
had long I'eeii a member at il:Oi)
o'clock Saturday morning and
burial followed it: the church grave
yard.
Rev. R. J. Barber, of Reidsvili--,
delivered a very interesting serni »n
at th«- Ba|*'..ist Mission here Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Dr. and Mrs. Claud Ashl>urn. of
Winston-Salem, spent a few hours
here Saturday as the truest? ;f Dr.
and Mrs. Grady E. Stone
The following births were regis
tered here last week: To Mr and
Mrs. William Moore, a daughter, to
Mr. anil .Mrs. Lee Calloway, a son,
to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Thomas,
a daughter, and to Mr. and Mrs.
Roger Calloway, a daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Bera W. Puliiam. of
Washington. D. C.. are speeding a
few days with relatives here.
At a baptizing held at the Dalton
bridge Sunday afternoon eight new
members .if the Baptist Mission
were baptized.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Love, of
Concord, spent Sunday here as th..>
guests of Mr. Love's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Love. Sr.
David Callaway, of Elkin. sper,'.
the week end with his father, whi
resides near here.
Edward Manring. a planter who
resides just south of town, had the
misfortune to l»se a good barn of
tobacco by tire Saturday night.
This was the tirst house of tobacco
to be burned in this section thU
season.
Mr. and Mrs. Rcade Boyles, of
Winston-Salem. were among the
visitors here Sunday.
X. (). Tuttle and family, of Rocky
Mount, soent Sunday here as the
guests of Mrs. Tattle's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Gray Collins spent
Sunday with relatives at Thonias
ville.
Quite a little complaint is heard
among planters in this section
about their tobacco rotting on the
stalk. This is due to the continued
wet weather.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Caudle, of
Winston-Salem* spent Sunday here
as the guests of relatives
The King Tigers took one from
the South Side team of Winston-
Salem Saturday. The game was
played on the King diamond and
the score was 26 to 9.
Miss Kate P. Stone, of Charlotte,
spent the week end with her moth
er, Mrs. 6. J. Stone, who resides
near here.
Tslr. and Mrs. Waldo Flynn, who
reside one mile south of King, only
had two children, two little gjirls,
aged six and three years, respect
ively, both of whom died last
week with diphtheria. One died on
Monday night and the other on
Tuesday night. Both were intered
at Mount Pleasant cemetery. Th"
funeral of the oldest one was hel.l
on Tuesday afternoon at four
o'clock and the funeral service of
the younger one on Wednesday af
ternocjn at four o'clock. The entire
community is bereaved over the
death of these two bright little
girls.
J. R. Hutchins, who holds a po
sition with the State Highway
Commission and is located at Elkin,
spent Sunday with his family her-'.
Arrested For
Carrying Pistol
Deputies Wall, Mabe anri
Smith arrested Willie Corn at
Lawsonville Sunday on a
charge of having a pistol on
his person. Corn gave bon I
for his appearance at Superior
court, it is learned.