DANBURY REPORTER
Volume 55.
W. M. PYRTLE
KILLED BY NEGRO
Tragedy Occurred At Home Of
John Hairston, Colored. Near
Walnut Cove, Sunday Night.
And Hairston Admits Com
mitting The Crime—Two Ne
groes Held In Jail Here.
Early Monday morning of
, this week Sheriff John Taylor
had a telephone message saying
that a man had .iust been found
dead in his car near Wal
nut Cove, on the old Pine Hall
i-oad f with a bullet hole in his
right chest and another in his
leg.
A hurried investigation reveal
ed tha fact that the dead man
was W. M. Pyrtle, of the Ker
nersville community, and afte«*
further investigaton and inqui
ry, John Hair.-i.>n. .•■jloml, who
resided nearby, was arrested
and admitted that ho .-hot Pyr
tle while engaged in a gam l ling
game.
Sing Welsh, colored, who w.is
present when the trouble start
ed, was also arrested aivl is
being held in the conn'v jail at
Danbury with Hairstoi .
Hairston made a stati "t
when arrested t> the effect that
he shot three times when Pyrtle
attempted to strike dim \vith
it "black j;wk," and that after
he shot him through the right
lung and the leg Pyrtle said he
could drive home if Hairston
would help him to his car. Of
ficers believe it to be absolutely
untrue .that Pyrtle drove the
j car after being shot.
' The fact i* that the "rumble *
seat of Pyrtle's car, had blood
in it, and the officials believe
that Hairston first put the dead
man in the rumble seat and
drove him a m.Ye down the
road, then put him on the front
seat behind the Peering wheel
where he was found early Mon
day morning.
Hairston, who is a very dis
reputable negro, and has served
on the Stokes roads, admits
that he sold Pyrtle a pint of
wlliskey before ,they started
the "crap" game, and when ar
rested by Sheriff John Taylor
and deputies he had two pistols
on his person. Hairston only,
ecently shot a negro woman in
Walnut Cove.
Pyrtle was said to have had
about $BO in his pocket when
he left home Sunday, but when
fonnd Monday morning he had
only
He was a son of W. L. Pyrtle,
of Greensboro, who, it is learn
ed, is a native Stokes county
nun. Pyrtle was making his
* home with his brother, T. B.
Pyrtle, near Kcarneisville.
Several other bothers and sis
ter? survive.
Stanley-Jones
J.mmy Jon : s. of Germanton.
and Miss Viola Stanley, of
Galax, Va.. were united in mar
riage Dec. 2"» th at iho home of
the bride. The bride is one of
the popular teachers in the Dan
bury school, while the groon
hoM:! a position in Rural Hall.
Th; your.g couple have a host of
friei! is who wish them mucli
ha; niness.
Hays-Simmons
Engagement
Mw. I-. !!• Simmons, of Wal
nut Cove, annotitv".':'. the engage
ment f her daughter, Nollic
Mao to Rob. ,1 Hays .Jr.. of
Boston, .Mass. The wedding wi'l
taki jilaee in the spring.
i
| Interesting Items
) From The Cove
f Walnut Cove, January, 2
r The New Year was ushered
into Walnut Cove quietly, with
out any celebrations. No busi
ness deals or changes in any of
the business firms here have
been heard of.
The ladies of the Eastern
Star served their annual dinner
to the masons and other guests
• on Tuesday evening in the din
' ing room of the Stokes hotel.
The room was artistically deco
' rated in the holiday colors of
1 red and green. The banquet
' tables held bowls of red berries
with tall red tapers an either
end. A delicious and beautifully
' appointed turkey dinner was
served to about one hundred.
Mrs. Sarah Veach Ackerman, i
sister of Mrs. Laura Davis died
! at her home in Salem last Sat
' urday. The funeral was held
Sunday and attended by a num
ber of Walnut Cove people.
A. J. Fair, who has been sick
for sometime is said to be im
proving.
Dr. and Mrs. A. (I. Jones and
Miss Nannie Jons spent the dav
Sunday with Mrs. Herbert
Smith, at Liberty.
Mr. and Mrs. K. D. Mat hew
spent the week-end with thei: -
mother. Mrs. W. L. Vaughn.
Willis Campbell returned to
Duke University to resume his
studies. Robert Hedgecock an.l
Billy Bowles have returned to
Chapel Hill.
! P. W. .Davis, who underwent
a major operation in Greensboro
last Thursday is resting well
friends will be glad to know.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jones, !
and small daughter have return
ed home after a visit to rela- 1
tives at Martinsville, Va.
Rev. and Mrs. Hugh Moore of
Winston-Salem visited Mrs.
Moore's father, M. T. ChJlton '
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed White, of
Des Moines, lowa are visiting
Mrs. J. B. Woodruff. They have
just returned from a few days
visit to Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hairs- •
ton and son, of Martinsvlle, Va.
spent last week with their
mother, Mrs. Julia Hairston. ;
! Margaret the fourteen month
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I
J. H. Fulton is recovering from i
an attack of pneumonia and
pleurisy. 1
i Miss Kathleen Marshall un-
derwont an operation at the Me- ]
morial hospital. Winston-Salem
this week, friends will regret to i
know. ii
Mr. and Mrs. H. 11. Davis
spent Sunday- in Winston-Sa-
lem. I
Miss Elizabeth Bailey, of ;
Asheville is visiting friends and j
relatives in town. 1
Miss Piggy liedline, of New i
York City who has been the
guest of Miss Tholma N.'ul re- ]
turned to her home today. J
Miss Lavine Denny. of ;
!livensboi'o visited Miss Helen
Fulton this week. ;
Dr. Mrs. ii. N. Jones and .
children, of Winioii spent New ,
Year's day with Dr. and Mrs. •
A. (I. Jones. i
Mrs. A. T. Roth rock is quite (
sick at her lufme here.
1 Mr. and Mrs. John Lewellyn 1
attended the funeral of their
aunt. Mrs. Virginia*Lewellyn in *
Winst oil-Si Jem today.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Fulto.i '
and C. K. Davis went to Green ■•- 1
boro Sunday to see P. W. Davis. '
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Slate, of !
,i 1 :;:h Point were visitors here ;
Danbury, N C., Wednesday, Jan. 2,1929
HELD HERE FOR I
N. J. OFFICIALS
I
W. It. Warren Arrested At Will
nut Cove On Charge Of Rob-:
ing Home In New Jersey.
' |
A telegram received at Wal-1
nut Cove Friday from Trenton.'
N. J., asked the railway officials
to hold a trunk that had been'
shipped there to one \V. B. War
ren, the sender of the telegram j
alleging that the trunk contain-!
Ed clothing stolen from his:
home amounting to near $1,000.1
Among the articles was a $5OO j
fur coat, it was stated.
Policeman W. M. Wheeler I
soon located Warren in Walnut (
Cove and arrested him for the |
j Trenton officials. He is being |
, held in Stokes jail here, lan
ding the arrival of the New Jer
sey authorities.
A letter from the chief of po
lice at Trenton states that War- ,
ren goes under several differ
ent names and is a. very bad
character.
J. F. DUNLAP TO
OPERATE HOTEL;
Former Stokes Sheriff Leases
Hudson Hotel In Walnut Cove
—Removed There From Dan
bury Monday.
Kx-Sheriff J. Frank Dunlan '
removed with his family from
Danbury Monday to the Dodson '
li«'t I in Walnut Cove, which he
lias leased and will operate, op*- 1
ning for guests this week.
The Dodson hotel is an excel
lent brick building with 20 or 1
.'{() rooms and has steam heat. '
hot and cold running water and
other modern conveniences. The
hotel has enjoyed a nice patro- '
nage and friends of the ex-sher
iff predict that he will make *
even greater successof it.
Since retiring from the slier- ,
iff's office Mr. Dunlap had his *
former residence in Walnut *
Cove remodeled and intended to
occupy it but recently decided to .
remove to the hotel which had 1
just become vacant.
I
Walnut Cove Route One :
Walnut Cove, Route 1. Jan. 2.
—Miss Blanche Marshell and c
brother Jones, of Windsor, Ya., (
spent the Christmas holidays i
with Mil's Bertha Richardson. I
Mr. and Mrs. Sefton Lewellyn >
visited Mr. and Mrs. Will Heath s
Friday afternoon I
The flu which has been rag- JI
ing in this section is not so bad }
now JJ
Mr. and Mrs. D. (J. Richard- «
on gave a turkey dinner Chri!- F
m^ s day in honor of Miss Blanch "
an(l Mr. Jones Marshell. Thos* i
present wer» Mr. ami Mrs. Geo. ]
I). Richardson and family Mr. ;i
and Mrs. Jonah Heath and 3
daughter, Lois, Mr. and Mrs. l
L. G. Duggins, Miss Susie
Southern, of Walnut Cove, and e
Mr. Marry Ileatli. a
Mr. and M>s. i.. G. Duggins.'. .\
.Mi. and .Mis. Jonah Heath, and t
>!.ii;:r!iti i, Lois an;i Mr. Cli'.r- t
i':icr Richardson, motored t>»
Roanoke, \'a. for Christmas £
holidays, visiting Mr. and Mrs.
C. U. Duuggins.
I
today e
Virginia Bailey. daughter oi' \
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bailey w h > | (
has been in a Winston-Salem .
hospital for several weeks as a 'j
re ult of an automobile accident ■]
lir.-i sufficiently recovered to be
! emovt ii t'» ihe home ot' her
; tint i > Wi'iston-Salm n
i
ERROR IS
CIRCULATED HERE
Roy Williard. In Stokes Jail On
i Charge of Bigamy, Did Not
Marry Daughter of John K.
| Sisk.
j Recently it became circulated
in tMf county that Roy Williard
.who is in Stokes jail on a charge
jof bigamy, married the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John E.
iSisk, of Sandy Ridge Route 1.
;This is not true, as the daugh
| ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sisk
married Sammy Nelson, of
! Sandy Ridge Route 1.
The error probably became
circulated on account of the
'similarity of names, of the two
j young ladies. Williard married
'Miss Alpha Jane Sisk, of Pin
nacle, as will be seen from the
following statement by Regis
ter of Deeds Browder.
Sunday School
Class Entertains
The Intermediate class of
Mountain View Sunday School
gathered at the home of Mr. E.
C. Slate for a few hours of
real pleasure. However, Christ
mas had already passed, but tln
spirit and good cheer that is
with us on Christmas Day was
ringing in the hearts and minds
of each member of the class on
that afernoonon liu fahm arth
that pleasant evening.
The guests were warmly greet
ed at the door by Mr. Slate,
who is the teacher of the class,
and lead into the cozy living
room which was beautifully
decoijvcod for th> occassion with
Christmas suggestions.
The evening was spent par
ticipating in interesting games
and contests . Miss Clessie Fer
guson and Harvey Bowles won
the prizes of two contests. The
"Rhyme and State" contests.
Miss Huzie Ferguson and Hub
ert Barr was winner of the
"Observation" contest.
Clever ideas were carried out
in the selecting of partners for
the contests.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. E. C. Slate, Marguerite
Slate and Mattie Ferguson.
Those enjoying this jolly oc
cassion were: Misses Alice
George, Ella Burrow, Margue
ritte Slate. Agnes Slate, Nina
Baker, Blumie Cramer, Irenj
Voss, Huzie and Mattie Fergu
son, Lelah Bowles, Beulah Bar:',
Mary Salley, Clessie Ferguson,
a guest of Miss Bowles, Dora
Mitchell, of Bassett Virginia,
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oakley's
of Tobaccoville, N. C.. Messrs.
Fred Slate, Oakley Hartgrove.
"Sec" Baker, Thurman and Cec
il Holland, Harvey and "Nick"
George Hugert, Robert
and James Barr, "Speck" Voss,
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Slate and
Burt it- Ellen Carroll.
The young people depart •»;
expressing their best wishes for
;t happy new year to Mr. and
Mrs. Slate, and declaring that
tliev had spent a lmely evening
together.
Stokes Laurel For
National Park
Last week Charley Martin, of ;
Danbury, delivered to th • keep- j
„»r of the Guilford Court Hons.' ,
National Military Park quite a .
lot of laurel and rhododendron i
to be transplated in the park, j
1 lie plants were secured near
! >anbury.
Save while you can and you'll
not need wh. n you can't.
i Walnut Cove News
5 And Society Items
i Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Mitchell
t delightfully entertained Friday
night at their home honoring
their daughter, Ruth, the oc
casion being in clebration of hr
j seventeenth birthday.
I The guests were received by
, Miss Evelyn Mitchell who direc
. ted them to the spacious living
room, which was attractively
decorated with holly and misle
. toe together with a beautiful
[ Christmas tree which was light-
Ced by many vari colored lights
and decorations,
j After a while spent in music,
. conversation and games, a num
, ber of contests were held. At-
I tractive prizes were awarded to
. Misses Frances Fulton and
. Frances I'etree. The guests
. were invited into the dining
room. The beautifully appoint
ed table had as a central decora
tion a huge mound of cedar and
I holly and in this the lovely
birthday cake with its white
' candles in pink rosebude that
I spread a .soft glow over the
other special decorations, car
rying out the color scheme of
pink and white, a delicious salad
1 course was served to about 25
guests..
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Blum en
tertained at a lovely dinner
Christmas day at their home in
Winson-Salem.
! The dining table had as a enn
tral decoration a miniature
Christmas tree, four glowing
red papers in silver holders car
rying out the color scheme of
red and green attractive place
cards, suggestive of Christmas
designated the place of each,
guest. A delicious course din-!
ner was served.
Covers were laid for: Mr. and
Mrs. Dan Heath, Mr. and Mrs. J.
L Mitchell and Mr and Mrs.
Ralph Blum.
Mrs. C. H. Bunkemegn of
Greensboro, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Blum of Winston-Salem and Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Heath were din
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Mitchell last Thursday evening.
Mrs. A. T. Rothrock, Thelma
and Thomas Hardy spent last
Friday afternoon in Greensboro.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Hartman
and Bob James were visitors in
town Thursday.
Mrs. J. L. Mitchell spent the
week-end with relatives in Hills
boro.
Mrs. J. H. Fowler spent
Christmas holidays in Mount
Airy with relaives.
Misses Alice and Frances
Fulton spent last week with
their mother Mrs. John G. Ful
ton.
Mr. A. J. Fair continues to be
quite ill, friends will be sony
to know.
Tobacco Warehouses
Opened Today
Th > first sales of the New |
Year were held at the Winston-'
Salem warehouses today when
about .200,000 pounds of the
weed brought au average of a
little moiv man fourteen eenls
per pound.
Reclaming tobacco sc. d is one
sue method of obtaining better
plant from the seed bud. .Much
disease is eliminated ii these
seed are treated with the for
maldehyde olutiou before plant
ing.
Tom Tarheel says he knows
a few god farnu is in nearly
vci"■ ••o'.ivty who do no! yon".'
in.leh «. 1 t f.:m iviit f.
'. 2,950
STOKES OFFICERS
i GET MORE STILLS
l Large One Taken Saturday And
Two Others On Sunday
Sam Shelton and Still Brought
In Tuesday.
j
J Sheriff John Taylor and de
puties C. R. Lawson, A. G. Sisk.
; Corbett Priddy and Constable
Rufus Mabe continue to follow
up report.* and bring in stills. At
one time this week they had 8
reports.
I On Saturday afternoon one
of the largest stills so far lo
cated was seized, the copper had
a capacity of near 120 gallons
and was found in the Pine Hall
section. Considerable beer wa*
found but no whiskey, and no
arrests were made, though the
still was in operation when the
officers arrived. As the still site
iwas being approached the offi
cers heard several pistol shots
j which was supposed to have
been a warning to the operator*
that the officors were approach
ing.
On Sunday afternoon two
more stills were taken by tK>
Stokes officers in northern Stok
es over near the Virginia line. A
considerable amount of beer
I was destroyed but no whiskey
was tound, and no arrests wer •
made, as no one was found near
either still.
Tuesday afternoon Sam Shel
ton was arrested when found at
a still in Peters Creek town
ship. The still and about five
gallons of liquor was seized.
Shelton will be given a hearing
soon.
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Preston-Hubbard
A wedding of interest to it
wide circle of friends was solem
nized at New York in the
Little Church around the
corner last Wednesday, Dec. 26.
when Miss Martha Hubbard be
came the bride of Tom Preston.
The vows were taken privately,
only R. T. Chandler, of New
York, an uncle of the bride, and
L. W. Preston, of West Virginia,
a brother of the groom, being
present.
The bride is the attractive
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Chandler of South Boston, Va.
posessing a remarkable sweet
ness of disposition and a perso
nality of rare charm. She is a
graduate of State Teachers Col
lege, Harrisonburg, Va. and has
been a member of the faculty of"
the Pine Hall school for tin*
past two years.
Mr. Preston is the son of A.
W. Preston of Belews Creek. He
received his education at Rlon
College and is now a uecessful
young busness man of Pine Hall
being engaged in tin* mercan
tile business there.
Mr. and Mrs. Preston are now
at home to their friends at Pine
Hall
A number of excellent bulle
tin*. free for the asking, are
availa'l" l'rorn the extension
service of Suite College in the
;:iinnr who would like to read
the f'siilts of scientific research.
A card to tlfe agricultural edi
tor will bring those desired.
Since good d.'iry cows are in
demand at high prices, it mav
pay Tarheel dairymen to grow
out the heifer calvs from their
best cows.
Legume hay provides the best
roughage for dairy cattle and
such hay is easily produced on
the aver:'.' • X.n-.h Car li::a
farm.