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DANBURY REPORTER Volume 55. WALNUT COVE NEWS ITEMS Meeting of the Eastern Star— New Members Added—Bail ey Child Improving—Person al Items. Walnut Cove, Oct. 17—The regular meeting of the Eastern Star was held last Wedneday night with a good attendance Mrs. C'. R. Huteherson is worthy matron. Two new members were initiated. Mrs. R. H. Moorefield, of Danbury and Mrs. Ben Self. A call meeting Was held Monday night for the purpose of perfecting plans to take part in the district meet ing at Winston-Salem this week on Thursday. A course dinner will be served by \\ inston chap ter. a majority of the members are going to attend. Miss Virginia Bailey, young iai°>mer ol Mi - , anil Mi's. J.. ( . Bailey win. has been critically h: in a WipsMn-S. l' m 10-pital i> se.i i to ne otu of i -.nger to the delight of her many frieniis \ hginia was truck by an aato niiiOiik a few \.i« k.- ago while on h'-i way home iYo : n .-c : ; »01. Miss Niuuu'' Jo\•.•}'. had us w.- k-enii gie. .-'u-. Mi.-.ses Fran ces i.nd Emily Smith and Vir ginia lVnorette. of Liberty. On Saturday evening Miss Jones entertained ai three tables of bridge i:i honor of her visitors. Rev. Haines, of Charlotte will preach at Christs Episcopal church here Sunday afternoon at -P.'iO o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Riersoa Jr. and little son. who have been making their home here for some time have removed to Win ston-Salem Mrs. Wm. Jones and baby daughter who have been in Martinsville, Va. several weeks returned to their home here last week. Mrs. (). R. Keiger and Miss Frances Fulton, of Winston-Sa lem were visitors here. Saturday. .Vr. and Mrs. Mebune Parris •and children, of Greensboro and Mr. A. W. Preston of Belews Cre-k spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fulton and Mr and Mrs. L. B. Neal. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Vaughn, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Mai hews Mr. and Mis. H. N. Scott spent iv with their parents Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Vaughn. MAN CAPTURED AT DISTILLERY Seventy-Five Gallons ot Beer And Some Whiskey Taken With Still By Stokes Officers. Deputy Sheriffs Henry Dun lap and Mack Wall captured Teal Dalton at blockde distillerv in the section east of Walnut Cove on Friday. The outfit was in full operation and some whis key was taken with the still while about 75 gallons of beer was destroyed. Dalton gave bond for his up per ran.'e at court, was relea sed. Dtnbury School Adds Another Truck A: the beginning of the pub lic school hire it was thought possible to bring all the chil dren in with two trucks, but lhis was found impossible, and this week a new Chevrolet has bten added. Recently quite a few of the children of the Flat Shoal section are being brought here to school which has incre ased the attendance considera bly. Thi school is making line progress now in every sense of the word. Unusually large crowds have been in attendance at Stokes court this week. CIVIL COURT CONVENES OCT. 22. Jurors Drawn to Serve At Next Week's Term—Judge Shaw Will Preside. Next Monday the regular fall term of Stokes Civil Court will convene here with Judge Shaw presiding. The docket is not a lengthy one and no cases of un usual importance are set for trial. Jurors drawn to serve at next week's court are as fol lows : Ernest Ban - . jG. \V. Nance, T. A. Bennett, J. Riley Turner, iC. T. McGee, J. O. Boyles, S. A. Lane. J hn W. Overby, 'j. M. Redding, L. A. Duncan. T. F. Lawson, !>. J. Easley. Yancey Vat AS 'i. O. Page. S. A. We. imoreland, 1.. ('. rg". IJ. A. Shelton, |I.. D. Hole. K. li. Stephens, JTIL• MA. Williams, T. . Boles, W. L. Nelson. John G. Smith. LAND TRANSFERS IN STOKES I Several Tracts and Lots. Have i Changed Hands In This Coun ty The Past Few Days. Ileal estate deals which have , been rather slow in Stokes for some months are beginning to pick up and during the past few days the following transfers are noted: C. A. Vaden to Elizabeth Mo ran, 29 acres in Quaker Gap township. H. F. Cain to John Oakley, 24 acres in Snow Creek town shir, consideration #I,OOO. Joanna Boyles to D. G. ilut ledge, 17 acres in Yadkin town ship. I>. G. Rutledge to D. F. Ed wards, 46 acre" i;i Yadkin town ship, consideration $3,200. A. L. Tut tie to F. L. Fowler, 17 acres in Wkin township. J. E. Slate to E. C. Slate and A. B. Lewis, one lot. in Yadkin township. : J. D. Humphreys, trustee, to Isaiah Montgomery, 45 acres, consideration S6OO. ! Loid Tilley to J. R. Tillev, 22 acres, consider?;*:ion j N. O. Petree, trustee, tj Bank Stokes County, one lot in Mead ows township. I W. V. Moran to C. A. Yaden, 50 acres in Quaker Gap town iship. ; J. W. Morris and others to Andrew T. Hall, three tracts, consideration SI,OOO. Speaking At Sandy Ri'.'ge ■ Hon. Walter Murphy, of Salis bury. one of the State's most | distinguished orators, will ad ores tin. people of Stokes county (at Sandy Ridge High school Sat unlay night, October 2i» at ,7::iO. i Mr. Murphy is one of the best posted men in the State in the tremendous issues now before , # the people. Everybody is invited ito come out ar.d hear him. Lad i ies are specially invited. N, E. PEPPER |Chm. Stokes Co. Dem. Ex. Com. Attorney Glidewell Spoke Here Wednesday ' Attorney P. W. Glidewell, of Reidsville, who is a native Stok es citizen, delivered a political speech at the court house here Wcdne.'iiay. Quite a large crowd I heard him. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Oct. 17, 1928. ROBT. W. SHELTON PASSES AWAY Deceased Was Former County Commissioner In Stokes and Father of Ex-Sheriff E. O. Shelton—Heid Other Oflices. Robt. F. Shelton died at his i home at Moore's Springs Fri . day. Oct. 12th, at B=3o o'clock, Jat the age of 72 years, 7 months and 7 days, having been born March 5. 1856. The deceased iiUiiered a stro ke of paralysis last April while attending church at Piney Grove and never recovered from its effects. Mr. Shelton was among the county's best known citizens. IHe served one or more terms as county commisioner and was a justice of the Peace for many • ais. He was a member of Pin ey Grove Primitive Baptist Church for a great many years, i The deceased is survived by the following named sons and 1 daughters: Ex-Sherii'i' E. O. ' Shelton, Urban Shelton. Luther ! Shelton. and Sam Shelton. all I (if Stokes ; Herbert Shelton. of jLeaksville. and Lester Siielton, of Sotith Boston, Ya.: Mrs. Be:i --i nie Boyles, of Lit Crosse, Flo irida. Mrs. I>. A. Gomez, of New 'Jersey, and Mrs. J. li. Nunn. of Quaki r Gap township. Ti:e funeral and burial serv ices were held at Old Orchard Chunh .>n Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, a large number of relatives and friends being in attendance. , Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Joyce vi sited High Point and Greens boro yesterday. ' Mr. and Mrs. J. Wesley Moore field and daughter. Miss Gladys, of Walnut Cove were among the visitors at court this week. Madison News Among those that visited Miss Odell Dodson Thursday nite were. Mr. Carlos Wilson. Miss Lillie Williams, Mr. Jos eph Mitchell, Mr. Jack Morton, Miss Katie Frye, Mr. p/.aac New man and Miss Lottie Williams. Mr. Izaac Newman and Miss Katie Frye enjoyed a pleasant trip to Greensboro Friday nite. Miss Lizzie Carter spent the week-end with Mildred Shreve I Mr. Jack Morton and Mr. Joe Stultz have opened a nice little cafe on main Street. Miss Katie Frye and Mr. Iza 'ac Newman spent Sunday after noon at Walnut Cove visiting Miss Frye's mother. I Mr. Pete Boyles and Mr. Carl Joyce of Walnut Cove were i:i jtown Sunday visiting their many friends. Miss Katie Frye has been I quite 'ill here for the past few days with a broken wrist. • Mr. "Hays" Yoss and Mr. 'Wiley James of Walnut Cove were' her; Tuesday nite visit in,' friends, i ; Miss Katie Frye returned t > her home Tuesday nite. She will remain there until she is better. Then she will return here to her ; many friends. Tar Heel State Has Million Ballots Ready ■ Winston-Salem, Oct. 17.—S > 'far as a supply of ballots is con cerned, North Carolina is "all 'set" for election day. Ten mil lion voting tickets have ju.-i ! been print -d by the Winston 'Printing company IK re. ad hav been distributed to 75 counties. jThe remaining 25 ounties in j the state use the Australian bal t lot and must furnish their own | ballots. Wil y Edward, who killed i j Richardson some months since [in the Pinnacle section, ani j who has been held in jail here I since, was sentenced to the cri ! minal insane department of the | State hospital. RILEY FULP DIES SUDDENLY j Passed Away In Danbury Early Wednesday Morning While Attending Stokes Court— 1 Was Well Known Citizen of I Pinnacle. I Riley Fulp, one ol the coun-J ty's best known citizens, pas-; sed away in Danbury early Wed-! nesday morning. Mr. Fulp, whose home was | near Pinnacle, was attending j Court in Danbury as a witness j and was rooming at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Fagg. At breakfast time when someone went to call Mr. Fulp he wa> found dead in bed . and physi cians said that he had expire 1 probably an hour before. While in feeble health. Mi. Fulp was apparently as well a usual before ri tiring. The cause of his death was pronounced a.> heart trouble from which he had suffered for a good while. The deceased was 79 years of age and had long been promi nent in county politics, being identified with the Republcan party. For some years he held a position in the revenue depart ment of the Federal Govern ment. Hickman Sorry For Wrong's Done People Columbus, 0.. Oct. 17—Wil jliam Edward Hickman, sentenc ed to die in San Quentin. Calif., I 'penitentiary Friday for kidnap- I ling and killing little Marion Par ; ker, is "heartily sorry for hav ig done wrong against the peo ple of Columbus'' he declared in a letter to Chief of Detectives V.'. E. Shellenbarger in which ihe confessed to four robberies here last year and "hoped there would be no more crime in Co lumbus." Receiver Is Asked For Ku Klux Kian Atlanta, Oct. 15.—The At lanta Constitution tomorrow will say a receiver for the Ku Klux Klan is asked in a petition presented today to Judge Sam uel 11. Si'.bley of United States Circuit court, who ordered the suit to be filed t morrow. To Test Eggs. Place an egg in a pan of wat jer. If fresh it will lie on its side. 'lf a few days old it will tilt up. j wards. If stale, il will .-land oil lend. If very old, ii will fioat. I Heavy Tobacco Sales; Price Is $15.74 i Tiie tobacco market at Win jston-Salem is having heavy sal its this week. Yeterday nearly i one million pounds were sold ut lan awrage price of £15.74. The i quality of the weed is about tlu j same as last week. C. E. Neal, formerly of Mea dows, Stokes county, has been j elected Mayor of Stuart, Va. EXAMINING THE SCHOOLCHILDREN Preparing For Another Tonsil And Adenoid Clinic Here 1 Next Year—Dentist Will Re pair School Children's Teeth. ————— Miss Lucile Pegram, one ol i the Mate's most efficient health nurses, arrived here this week 'to begin a preliminary exami nation of the tonsils, teeth, eic.. ol the Stokejs County school chil dren. Miss Pegram is represent ing the State Board ol Health ! in this work winch is done with out cost to the county or. Ihe j children, the. expense, being | borne entirely by the Stale, i Aiiss Pegram giving a part of one day to each school in the j count \ and each child under 1J ! years of aye is examined. There are between 50 and (Hi school- I in lite county and Ine work will i require several weeks. | The teeth, tonsils, eyes, etc.. of each child is examined, and earn one's age and weight i taken. so that the Stale auth orities mu\ have definite infor mation on ihe physical vuiuii ion oS every child. ..At an early uaie a dentist will he sent to Stokes to repair the teeth of those school chil dren which need aitention and next summer anotner clinic will likei\ be held here for the pur ! pose ol removig tonsils anu adenoids. The clinic will be con ducted by the State Hoard oi j Health. ! Miss l egram. utio is jnow in charge of the examination of the school children, acted as nurse at the last two clinics held here and is well known to I Stokes people, who are glad to know of the promotion. GOOD ATENDANCE ON NIGHT SC HOOLS Now Being Conducted At Law son ville ar.d Hart man— .uany Learn To Mead and Write. j The night schools now being .conducted by Miss Eva Edg-.-r --j t«-ii and her assistants at Law ijsonviilt and Hart man are hav ; ing good attendance ana ihe ( ,>iudeuts are showing much in . terest. .: Already a great many of the ! adult pupils, who were unable jto reaii or write their own nam ies, can now write and read very ; well, and needless to say they liare very much pleased over the 'progress they have made. It is not known just how long i the schools will continue but as ( long as funds can be secured they will probably go on. A iv . ] port on the work will be given .jthe public at an early date. Hallowe'en Next On Wednesday nig'.t. (Vtobei ■ j 31. Hallowe'en will be with u • , I again, the occasion 1-ing made I hideous by ghosts, hobgoblin«. i'jumping jacks and flying je:i inies. big eyed jnim; Kir.s and I ti'.g'" lg of bells. Candidates Busy ■ With the election only a little •imore than two weeks off the U'andid.ites are getting busy in ! Stokes. This week marly all of ■ tinm have been attending Stok ies court and seeing their I'rieils jfrom all sections of the county. ■ i Attorney C. O. Mi Michael ad i'dre«ed th«» voters .t Saniiv jKidge last night. No. 2,940 SUPERIOR COURT IS IN SESSION Three Men Sent To State Pris on and Several Others To Roads So I'ar —Docket May Not Be Finished This Week. I The regular fall term oi' Stok es criminal court convened here (.Monday morning at i>:yo o'clock with Judge T. J. Shaw presid ing and Solicitor J. F. Spruill | 'representing the Slate. Quite a number of visiting attorneys (are in attendance. .! The docket, which is one of .'the largest the county lias had in several years perhaps, may not he finished this week, it is said. The grand jury has as its : foreman George W. Neal. of ? Walnut Cove, and that Lodv is > busily engaged in finding new i bills for the c. urt lo try. Up to Wednesday night three • men had been seutem--d to the I Slate prison with s.-veral others ! going to the roads. Jt has not ' been stated yet w here the lat ■ UT will sei've their >•. men.es. Cases tried tip to this time are as follows: Karl and Herbert Oakley and G. W. Williams, young white I men, convicted of the larceny ( of fifty or more chickens from A. M. Shelton and others, were I sentenced to the State prison for not less than one year or more than two years each. Oscar Gerry, operating car i while intoxicated, was given f five months road sentence. Richard and Thomas Mailin, s colored, found guilty of break ring and entering, were given > four months each on road. i Ed Hawkins, colored operat ing car while intoxicated given 'six months on road, and a sus t pended sentence given him last * court was put into effect, mak ing his sentence one year. Bob Golden, colored operating ,• car while intoxicated, sent to roads for four months. Eugene Lawrence, dvnamit iing fish, was fined SIS),GU and ' given a suspended sentence of - 60 days on 1 oads. Graham George, for some of fence. was fined £5n.(V.) and the ' cost and also given 0> days su*- >'pended sentence. T. H. Carter, manufacturing (liquor, pleads guilty. Sentence lis pending. Hunter Pilaris, drunk and dis jorderly, fined ?2"> and the cost. | >ani Carter, retailing liquor, "i guilty. Judgment lending .■ I Frank Hall, reckless driving . 'and assault, not guilty. Hunter Pharis. resisting ot i j fieer. given five months suspen ded sentence and required to pay the cost. ' Elmer Lawson, j)ossession of s liquor, fined £25 and tlie cost. . i Geo. Dalton. manufacturing 1 liquor. Jury had not returned - verdict. Roy White and Hody Had ' 'charged with larcency and re ceiving. Trial in process. Ham Manuel, who was under |«us]>ended sentence from the :spring term of court. wa« or , dered arrested and the sentence put into effect at nee. The evi ; dence before the court was that Manuel has been vi bating the | prohibition laws recently. - Methodists Met In Danbury Today j 1 lie last quarterly conference for the year was held at the Methodist Church here today e Presiding Elder Fox was pres e ent and assisted Pastor Hack i ney. A number of stewards of i j the church w ere in attendance. Among the attorneys attend s' ing court at Danbury this week are C. O. McMichael. W. R. Bad - gett, O. E. Snow, W. R. Jo'.inson, c,C. R. Helsabeck, J. H. Folger | and oth^re.
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