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DANBURY REPORTER Volume 55. SOCIAL EVENTS AT WALNUT COVE Mrs. Jacob Fulton, Mrs. Paul Davis, Mrs. A. T. Rothrock and Mrs. Howard Woodruff Entertain—Personal Items. Walnut Cove, Sept. 12.—The board of town commissioners composed of H. H. Davis, \V. L. Vaughn, A. F. Marshall, and Frank Johnson, had a call meeting in the town wail Monday night. Mrs. Jacob Fulton, Jr., en tertained Tuesday morning at very delightful bridge lunch eon complimenting Mrs. Ernest Vaughn, of Jacksonville, Fla., who i the guest of relatives, here. The Fulton home was vtr\ i:i\iting with quantities of colorful summer flowers at tractively arranged. Pretty place cards decorated in bas kets ut flowers directed the guests to their places where bridge was played at two tables. The high score pri::e, a compact, went to Mrs. Leake Lo\i,:. Mr*. Will Wheeler was given thf consolation, a hand painted bridge signal. To the h;>:i ;ve the hostess presented ai. attractive piece o'' Xor til Carolina pottery. A delicious cour.-e uncheon was served of chicken saim!. saltines, stuffed eggs, v.ckles with iced tea and a bright ■nasturtium adorning each plate A\:i ice course followed. Ihose present besides the honoree were Mesdames Leake Lovin, Will Wheeler, Edwin Carter, C. E. Davis, Paul Fulton, Paul Davis, E. P. Pepper, of Dan bury. Those invited in for lunch were. Mesdames Frank Petree, Roy Vaughn, J. R. Voss. A. T. Rothrock, H. H. Davis, R. A. Hedgecock, How ard Woodruff, George Fulton, and Miss Claude Rierson. Farmers around this section report that they are all about tnrough pulling tobacco. The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist church gave a Brunswick stew Saturday night and cleared $43.50 to go to wards the new church build ing. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Davis and Alary Frances and Paul Davis, Jr.. spent Sunday at fcummer lieid with Mr. Davis' parents. Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Davis, where the birthday of three ifc inbers of the Davis family was celebrated. John, of Itiv msboro. Miss Mary i' ranees Das is, of Walnut Cove, ami Virginia Davis, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Davis, of Greensboro. Miss Thelma Rothrock enter tains:! at dinner last Friday evtiiing, having as her guescs Misses Jimmy Campbell, Nan- Campbell and Thomas Hardy Rothrock. Dr. and Mrs. C. J. Helsabeck are spending a few days in Richmond, Va., visiting Dr. Helsabeck's brother and Mrs. Helsabeck is consulting a spe cialist. Mrs. J. C. Campbell and dau ghter, Miss Jimmy, and son Will's- visited relatives at Draper this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Adams and daughter, Mrs. Julia Hines, the day Sunday with Mrs. H. H. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wood ruff entertained at dinner Mon i r.av evening. Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs. George Ful ton, Mr. and Mrs. Paui Davis, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Davis, the host and hostess. A delicious tiinner was served. The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church met (Monday evening at the home of Mrs. A. T. Rothrock. The president, Mrs. Jim Hutcher lon, presided over the meeting. jPlans were made to have a chicken barbecue in two weeks. She hostess served refresh ments during the souial hour Sllowing the business session. j/Miss Claudia and Annie Kate "jfeal left this week to attend Jfcool at Guilford College. B. Webster, of Madison, tftd Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Ingram, apHigh Point, were visitors hire Sunday. t (Continued on page 4.) 'SHORES HALL HITBY ROCK His Condition Has Been Serious For Several Days Claud Tucker Arrested and Requir l ed To Give SSOO Bond. As a result of a misunder standing between Shores Hall and Claud Tucker, citizens of the Lawsonvitle community. Tucker struck Hall on the head with a rock Monday, rendering Hall unconscious for some time and from which he has been confined to his bed since. Tucker was arrested Tuesday on a warrant sworn out by Hall's relatives, and he was re quired to furnish bond in the sum of SSOO. It was necessary to postpone a preliminary hear ing of the matter until Hall is able to attend the trial. Date lor the hearing has not been fixed, so far as could be learn ed. Hail is said to be improv ing, though the would almost proved fatal. News Items Reported From Lawsonville Lawsonville, 8 opt. 11.— Misses Bes&ie and IvUi.ijy ( t-rns have returned lo Higii Point to work. Mr. and Airs. Frank Rhodes, of Canton, Ohio, are visiting t heir parents, Mr. and Mrs. \V. J. Rhodes, this week Those that visited Mr. and Mrs. YV. R. Stovall Sunday evening were: Mr. and Mrs. Hardin Smith, Mrs. Joe Vain er, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Ellis, of Nettle Ridge, Va., and Mr. and Mrs. Hub Nicholson and cniidren. Messrs. Harry Corns, Glenn Shelton, Tazzie Priddy ana Bid Corns were visiters of Miss Alma Stovall Sunday evening. Mr. Jim Hutchens, of Nettle Ridge, Va., lost a barn of to bacco by fire last week. Mr. Gilmer Taylor, of High Point, was a visitor at Jesse Corns' Sunday afternoon. Mr. W. R. Stovall and son, Roid, spent Saturday in Wins ton-Salem. Mr. Jim Hutchens, of Nettle Ridge, Va., is very ill in the Stuart hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Riley Stovall, of Roanoke, Va., spent the past week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Stovall. Mr. Clarence Poore visited Miss Gracie Stovaii Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Loweii Poore. of Lawshonville, visited her parents this week end near King. Mr. N. B. Gilbert, of Wins ton-Salem, visited Mr. Jesse Corns Saturday for a sho/t while. ine people of this section are busy taking care of tobac co. The recent rains damaged the crops very much. Mr. Yv\ R. Stovall, who has bee.i at the Mt. Airy hjspital, has returned home and is im proving tine. Mr. Tom Poore, of Lawson vihe, spent tne week end with ms best friend, Miss Elmer Stanley, of Meadows of Dan. Mr. Elmer Amos was a vis itor at Mi*. J. C. Kandy's Sun uay afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Handy, of Winston-Salem, spent the day Sunday with tneir parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Handy. M r. Reade Stovait and Mr. Clyde Corns visited Mis sea Nora and Bertie Ellis Sunday cVclili. s . Farmers Violating Traffic Laws I The state health otficer says ; that of the farmers in eastern i North Carolina now haul in? 1 their tobacco to market a great, number travel at night and "hardly one in a thousand ot ■ the horse-drawn vehicles on ; the roads carries a light," t,o ! he forecasts an increase in col lision accidents all through the I fall months. I A diplomat is a woman who can interest a husband in the purchase of a fur coat when the mercury is | frying: around in the nineties.—De troit Free Press. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 1928 STATE LETS 13 ROAD CONTRACTS Stokes Has No Part In Them —More Than Million Dollars Is Involved. Raleligh, Sept. 11.—Bids on 13 new highway projects an nounced today by Frank Page, chairman of the state highway commission totalled $1,001,280. The bids involved construction of 55.15 miles of dirt roads, 18.18 miles of hard surface road and a bridge over the Ca tawba river between Conover and Taylorsville. The highway commission will meet Thurs day to formally let construc tion of the projects, Page said. None of the roads lei are in this immediate section. Sharp Increase In Typhoid Fever Cases Raleigh, Sept. 10.—A sharp increase in typhoid fever was registered in North Carolina last week, according to reports filed with the state board of of health. Fifty-four cases OA the disease were reported as against 30 the previous week and 2!) during a corresponding week last year. Whooping tough led all oth •»v diseases with % new eases reported against 65 the prev ious week. Diphtheria also reg istered a sharp gain with 72 -uses against 49 the previous week. Scarlet fever jumped - "om 33 to 51 cases. There were eight cases of smallpox as against nine the previous week. Most of the diseases which increased are diseases inciden tal to the opening of schools. Measles declined from 34 to 16 cases. Forbids Wardens To Use Arms Charles H. England, State jrame warden, announces that he has ordered game wardens in the State to carry no arms for the enforcement of laws in their jurisdiction. "Violations of the game laws is not a felony," he stateu in issuing the order, "and we would much rather have any number of violators escape than to have one of our en forcement officers kill or even injure a single individual i;; this State." Hunter* will be permitted to use automatic and pump shct guns this season, it was an nounced. More Tobacco Sold With Prices Better Coldaboro, Sept. 10.—More tobacco was sola in Goldsboro Mommy than on any previous day since the opening of the market and at a higher aver age. With the arrival of good weather farmers are not afraid to bring out better grades and the tobacco is also in a much drier condition than that sold here last week. Warehousemen state thai better grades are expected right along now. The Colds boro market is said by those who have visited the markets in neighboring towns to com pare favorably with other mar kets. Home Coming At Brown Mountain Brown Mt.. Sept. 11.—There will be a Home Coming of the Brow n Mountain Baptist church one mile west of the Reynolds High School Sept. 30, reunion gathering of old mem bers from far and near to old faces, reveal old memories and once more meet together in the old church home. The church sends greetings and a hearty welcome to one and all. Dinner will be served on the ground. H. D. GEORGE. Clerk. That woman leader who said wo njen constitute the (jreat silent j vote certainly handed a lot of hus bands a good laugh.—Dayton News. VIRGINIANS PASS RESOLUTIONS Gov. Bvrd and Senators Glass and Swanson Line Up For Gov. A 1 Smith. Richmond, Va., Sept. 11.— The Virginia Democratic Cen tral Committee was on record today as pledged to active sup port of the national ticket. At a meeting here yesterday addressed by Senator Joseph T. Robinson, Democratic Vice- Presidential Gover nor Alfred E. Smith was endor sed as a man "as Democratis as Jefferson, as brave as Jack son, as honest as Cleveland and as concentrated to popular rights as Wood row Wilsdh." Governor Harry F. Byrd intro duced resolution to that effect, and it was adopted by rising vote. Senator Carter Glass pedged himsef to take the stump "to rminja/u party supremacy in Virginia." "Smith is from the common people." Senator Glass said. "This talk of Tammany—Tam many does not control him. He controls and purifies Tam many. He has d> iwn out the pillagers." Senator Claude Swanson urged a 50.000 to 75.000 major ity be rolled up in Virginia in November. Old Time Chicken Stew On King Route 2 King. Route 2.—Misses Ruth Carroll. Maud and May Gentry entertained a number of their friends Saturday night with an old time chicken stew at the home of the former. While the young people were playing games the chickens were boil ing merrily as if they too woere enjoying the ocasion. The in terest in the games waned con siderably as the evening pro gressed sjhowing that chicken occupied first place in the mitid» of tne crowd.* Tile process of stewing seemed to be a very lengthy one. but at last the stew was done and it took only one call to notify everyone of the fact. The stew was tack led with much vigor and ap petites were soon satisfied. After the feast, Percy Sheltoii and Corbett Bennett made the evening more, delightful with string music until time to re tire. About sixty young people wen* present, and everyone seemed to enjoy the occasion. j Walnut Cove Personal Items ! Walnut Cove, Sept. 10.—The people of this community are very busy finishing their to bacco crop. Mrs. John Martin spent Sun day with her parents, Mr. and ' Mr. W. D. Mitchell, ot Belews j Creek. i Byron Mitchell, of Powha tan, Va., is visiting his cousin, : Miss Maud Mitchell, of Belews ■ Creek. | Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Boles, of i Germanton. Mr. and Mrs. Bony j Glenn, of Walnut Cove, visited ; Mr. and Mrs. Strawdy Martin !Sunday. Miss Grace Isom, of High i Point, is spending the week j with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ; Zai k Isom. I Ynose who motored to High 'Point Sunday were: Messrs. Harvey Neal, Leonard Fuip, ! Paul Morgan, Howard Mar shall. Reaves Fulp and others. Misses Ethel Clark, Thelma . H;.m, and Marion Clark were tin- guests of Miss Etta Morgan !Saturday night. There will be a lawn party given at Fulp Moravian thurch: ; Saturday night, September 15.: Ewrvbody is invited to attend. I resident Cosgrave of Ireland, savs each United States citizen owes I §l»3t). He'd be surprised.—Macon News. 1 Tom Tarheel savs he always I ! plows under his tobacco stalks as soon as priming is over. It ; saves fighting insects next spring. ! TAR HEELS BUY 163 CARS DAILY August Sales of 7169 Boosts Average Daily Sales In State During Year. Tar Heels have purchased automobiles at the rate of over , 163 a day for the past eight months of the year, according ! to figures announced yesterday 1 by Sprague Silver, head of the ' motor vehicle bureau of the : State Department of Revenue, I which showed 40,874 cars pur chased to September ). This is an increase of 265 over the i 40,609 cars purchased during the same period last year, i August was a good month I for automobile agencies, daily J sales amounting to slightly • over 238 cars, and total sales , for the month amounting to i 7,169. Ford sales last, month stop ped up to grst place, displacing Chevrolet s which have held first place since Ford stripped manufacturing the old T. mo dei. Ford sales for the month amounted to 2.019, and Chevro let sales to 1,669. Other cars having sale-: of more than 100 were: Whippet 409. Pontiac 340, Bukk ;i: : .2, ('hrysler 246. Essex 209, Dodge 212. Nash 150, and Oidsmoljii-. j 113. Buffalo News Buffalo. Sept. 11.—Farmers in this section are priming to bacco as rapidly as possible. Those who visited Misses Trudie and Leon Mabe Sunday night were: Mesdames Jessie Shatter. Kelsie Biggs. Harry Amos, Drue Lemmons. The guests of Misses Lula, Vassie and Sallie Hennis Sun day were: Mesdames Odell Hawkins, Marion Nelson, Harv ey Lemons. Kelsie Biggs and Misses Trudie and Leon Mabe, Hessie Biggs, Nealie and Nel lie Joyce, Louise Simpson, Laura Amos and others. Among those who visited Miss Laura Amos Sunday were Misses Trudie and Leon Mabe. Nellie and Alice Amos. Era and Orene Hennis. Hessie Biggs, and Mesdames Odell Hawkins, Kelsie Biggs, Marion, Jessie Shaffer, Drue Lemons, Wade Hennis and others. Mr. and Mrs. Joyce and dau ghter. Louise Bullin. and her sou. visited some of their rela tives at Amostown Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lem mons and son visited Nannie Vernon Sunday afternoon. Miss Leon Shaffer, of Wins ton-Salem. visited Mrs. Fred Amos Sunday afternoon. Mrs. R. S. Coleman Gave Chicken Stew King Route 2. Sept. 11.—A large number enjoyed a chick en slew given by Mr. Gloma home here this week. Miss Barow Saturday night. Miss Pauline Grabs visited MUs Sarah Turtle last week. Those who visited Misses Joy and Hope East Sunday were: Misses Olive and Mo zelle Newsum, Clara. Beulah, Nonnie and Joy Watts, Ertie and Sarah Tuttle, Hazel Tuttle r.nd Messrs. Wesley and Bill Tuttle. Calvin and Thurman Holland, Wesley and Edgar Watts. Otis and Raymond Tut tle. Norman Wagoner. Herman Tuttle. Taft Bowman. David Montgomery. Orville Redman and David Moretieid. Mis. R. S. Coleman gave a chicken stew Ttfesday night. Many friends and relatives were present. Miss Maurine Young spent th' l w.ek end with Misses Mo zelle and Olive Newsum. Miss Ruby Rutledge. of Ger manton, spent the week with Miss Pauline Wall, of Rural Hall. Miss Erline Edwards spent the week with Mrs. W. M. Barr. Boys shouldn't smoke before they are twenty-one, says Babe Ruth. In the meantime they may get some pointers on how to do it gracefully by watching mother and little sister.— A' lO idncj (Ala.) herala. No. 2,937 KING NEEDS TOURIST HOTEL Much Travel Through the Town —To Hold Family Reunion- Luther Lawson Steps On Nail—Other Items of News. King, Sept. 10. —The McGee ar.d Walker reunion will be held at the? cla home place of vV. E. MeGee on the Rural Hall-Gerrrtanton road the fourth Sunday in September. Everybody invited to come und bring a well filled basket. Ray Riser, of Winston-Salem, was among the visitors here Sun day. Albert Petree, of Cincinnati, 0., is spending a few days with rela ' tives and friends? here. Mr. Petree who has lived in Cincinnati far about thirty years, holds a position with the Norfolk & Western rail way company us locomotive engi ; iifer. Mr. Petree was reared near here. Mr. nn! Mrs. lit > tas Lind>a/, of Y' n il, O.iio, were here with a view to ln.atir.g here. They state that they ate getting away from the severe winti-rs in north ern Ohio. They were very favorab ly impressed with the town of King. J. A. Long ha; returned from the tobacco market at Kingstree, S. C„ where he handled leaf tobacco this season. Mr. Austin Garner and Miss Mar garite Slate left last week for Guilford Cojlege, where they will enter coileg". The following births were regis • ''.'(•(i here la.-i week: Born to Mr. j and Mrs. G. Lawson, a daughter, ! Mr. and Mrs- Foy Tuttle, a son, and to Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Bak- I er, a son. Mr. Sam Tesh and family, of j \Vinston-Sa{em. spent Sunday here as the guests of relatives. Yancey Garner, aged eighty-nine years, is very sick at his home here. His recovery is regarded as . doubtful. | Luther Lawson, whj resides two miles west of town stepped on a nail which had been left in apiece of old lumber at his home last Fri day. The nail went almost through his foot. He was attended by Dr. Stone and is getting along as well as could be expected. A. CarmSchael and futr+ly, of Harlan, Ky., are spending sonic time with relatives here. Dr. R. S. Helsabeck ha; returned i from a visit to Richmond, Va., where he went on professional bus iness. Arthur Daub is preparing to open up a new meat market in the Kiser building on M:iin street. Eugene Idol, of Greensboro, and formerly of King, wa- here Satur day shaking hands with old friend* and acquaintances. Mr. Idol stated t > yojr correspondent tha» this was his first trip to Kini. in tift.'en years and that the town had grown so much that he haruly knew where he was. There is a fine opening here for a small tourist hotel since King is on the Great Lakes to Florida Gov ernment highway, TourV-ts from almost all parts of the United States rass through here daily. It would pay some one with a little money to invest to get in on the ground floor. Tom S. Petree, of Winston-Salem, was a visitor here Saturday. Al ways glad to see you, Tom. John Kiger. of Thomasville, spent the week end with relatives and frier.ds here. Fred E. Shore has returned from a business trip t > Galax, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. ("laud Cu'.er, jf Thomasvile, spent Sunday with reatives here. Mr. and Mrs. \V. G. Tuttle, of Kural Hall, spent Sunday here as the guests of Mrs. Tuttle's father, Mr. T. F. Xewsuni. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Kirby, of Winston-Salem, spent Sunday with relatives in Walnut Hills There will be a musical and song service at the King Moravian church next Sunday at three o'cock F. M. Everybody invited to attend this service. The King Tigers lost to Capella in a game played on the King dia mond Saturday. Some clever work ! was done by both teams. The game | was hard fought from the start, j resulting in a score of five to two. Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Pulliam, Mr. ! and Mrs. E. J. Barber and Messrs. | John Spainhour, P H. Newsum and I Roy Snider all sp>nt Sunday with friends in Reddsville.
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