DANBURY REPORTER
Volume 55.
GRADING ROAD TO
TOP OF PILOT MT.
Owners Planning To Develop
Mountain As a Resort. It Is
Thought—News Of King. |
King, Marc h 11.—The Ladies
Aid Society of Trinity M. E. |
church met at the home of
Mrs. G. E. Stone on West Main
Street Friday night, March ri,
for the purpose of holding their
regular monthly meeting. The
t following program was render
ed. Opening song, the 13th,
14th and 15th chapters of Jo!>
were read arid discussed. Read
ing: "Trust in God," by Josie
Stephens. Reading. "With
Jesus," by Evelyn Snider.
Reading by Irene Snider. Read
ing of minutes, roll call and col
lection by Inez Smith. Song,
"What a Friend We Have In
Jesus." The Lord's Prayer re
peated in concert. Report of
ten visits n&ide to the sick dur
ing month. Members present,
nine. Visitors, two. Collec
tion, §1.75. During the social
hour Mrs. Stone, assisted by
Masters Junior and Richard
Stone, served delicious refresh
ments consisting of pimento
sandwiches, fruit salad, salt
ines and coffee. The Society
adjourned to meet with Mrs. J.
S. D. Pulliam for the month of
April.
Ray Kiser, of Winston-Sal
em, spent Sunday here as the
guest of relatives.
A force of civil engineers
have been at work for several
days surveying a road from No.
66 highway near Pinnacle to
the top of the Pilot Mountain.
The work of grading will b«-
commenced within the next
„ few days. The engineer in
fc charge states that he will b«*
' able to get a road to the top of
the mountain at the foot of the
pinnacle with a ten per cent
grade. A steam shovel to be
used in grading this road has
already arrived on the scene. It
could not.be learned just what
the owners of this famous old
mouritalin are corttjemiflatfng
but it is believed that they are
planning ,o\n developing the
mountain in a big way. And
the very fact that they have
gone to work without tooting
a horn is a good indication.
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy McGee was made happy by
the arrival of a new baby boy
last week.
Miss Alma Hendrix, of Wins
ton-Salem, spent Sunday here
as the guest of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hendrix.
C. T. Ham, who lost his home
by fire a few weeks since, is
preparing to rebuild on the
same site.
E. G. Watson, of Pinnacle,
was a visitor here Friday and
Saturday.
Mrs. Riley R. Boyles, who
suffered a stroke of paralysis
at her homo five miles North of
town last week shows decided
improvement, her many friends
W will be glad to learn.
Miss Ethel Kirby, of this
place, who underwent a mas
toid operation in the Lawrence
hospital several days since, has
returned to her home here and
is well op her way to recovery.
Ca.-tain C. J. Kirby, who
holds a position with the South
ern Railway Company, spent
Sunday with his family in Wal
nut Hills.
This section was visited by
a terrific wind storm last Thurs
day. A number of out build
ings, feed bams and tobacco
barns were unroofed.
John H. Sink, of Winston-
Salem, is decorating and beau
tifying the home of Dr. Ern st
M. Griflin in West King.
Will Eaton, of Winston-Sal
em, was here Saturday attend
ing to some business matters.
Fred Walker, of Pinnacle,
was among the visitors here
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Ercie Pulliam, of Wins
ton-Salonl, was a week-end vis
itor to her mother here.
Mr. and Mrs. 11. D. Pulliam,
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THREE ARE HELD
WITHOUT BOND
Warrant Charges Otis Camp
ben. Louis Sheppard and
Glenn Rhodes With Murder
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—Hearing Held Here Satur
day.
At a hearing in the court
house here Saturday morning
Otis Campbell, Louis Sheppard
and Glenn Rhodes, young men
of the northern section of
Stokes county, were held for
Superior court without bonds
on a warrant which charges
them with murdering Nettice
Burkheart, of Mt. Airy, on the
night of January 23rd.
The preliminery hearing was
held before Justice N. A. Mar
tin and the defendants were
represented by attorney as fol
lows: For Campbell, W. R.
Johnson and J. W. Hall; for
Sheppard, N O. Petree and Gil
mer Sparger; for Rhodes, J. D.
Humphreys. Attorney John
Folger represented the State. •
Only four witnesses were ex
amined by the State and among
these was Mrs. Burkheart, wid
ow of the man who, it is alleg
ed, was shot to death by Camp
bell. The defense waived ex
amination, no witnesses being
offered.
Mrs. Burkheart's story of the
tragedy was just about as giv
en out by her soon after the
killing.
While young Carrtpbell is
! charged with the shooting the
i State contends that Sheppard
' and Rhodes were with him and
I aided and abetted in the crime.
The case will come up in the
; next term of Superior court it
I is learned and will nodoubt at
' tract a great deal of attention.
Former Stokes Girl •
Wins Two Prizes
j Thelma, the 13-year old
' daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cleve
, Mabe, of Ether, formerly of
• Stokes county, recently won the
j championship in a spelling con
; test in Montgomery county ir
which 17 schools took part. Sht
j also won a prize of $lO in a
spelling contest at Troy, N. C.,
, a few days since.
1 of High Point, spent Sunday
i here the guests of relatives.
' James Hill, of Walnut Cov?
i wa.. among the visitors hm
. Saturday.
John Sapp, who i esidos here
lost a tobacco barn by lire Sun
day night about eight o'clock
The origin of the fire is un
known. It was locked and
they had h-ul no fire about th.
barn since last fall. A quanti
ty of leaf tobacco, practically
all his farming tools were stor
r ( I in the barn, all of which wei\
- destroyed by the f re. The to
- tal loss was "bout two himdret
)' dollars tvith no insurance. .
! Mr. and Mrs. Tom Love, ol
- Salisbury, spent Sunday hert
- with Mr. Love's parents, Mr
t and Mrs. James Love.
j C. T. McGee, of Elkin, am'
- formerly of King, was here Sun
.'day shaking hands with ok
| friends.
,! Charlie Patterson, of Pilot
i Mountain, was here Monday
looking after some business
- matters.
W. G. Tuttle and family, ol
! Rural Hall, was here Sunday
, visiting relatives.
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Danbury, N. C., March 13, 1929.
LITTLE GIRL I
HIT BY CAR
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Daughter of Mr.,and Mrs. Frank
Stephens, At Walnut Cove j
Had Skull Fractured Sunday.
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The eight-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Steph
ens, of Walnut .Cove, was hit
by a passing automobile just
in front of her home Sunday
afternoon. She was immedia
tely taken to a Winston-Salem
hospital where an examination
revealed the fact that her skull
was fractured in addition to
other wounds. A message from
the hospital today stated that
the little girl was still living
but little hope was entertained
for her recovery.
The accident was said to have
been unavoidable, though the
driver, who was a Mr. Swaim,
residing near Winston-Salem,
is being held under bond.
1 Birthday Party For
Little Hazel Petree
r Little Miss Hazel Petree Pe
- tree entertained her playmates
- at a party Tuesday afternoon
- celebrating her tenth birthday.
- An Easter egg hunt was enjoy
f ed. Lois Martin and Nellie
King each found the same num
e ber of eggs and drew for the
- prize. Lois Martin drew the
u lucky straw and received the
prize, a box of candy.
b A rabbit, artistically outlin
e ed by Chattie Pepper, had an
J ear pinned on by each guest.
1 Ellen Prather Hall and Estelle
i. Humphreys tied for this prize
e with Elln Prather being the
t lucky winner of a toy rabbit
filled with candy. Other games
i. interesting to children were
played after which they were
invited into the dining room
5 where the lovely white birth-
day cake with ten lighted can
e dies was the center of attrac
f tion. Ellen Kate Pepper, Anna
e Hudspeth and Marjorie Pepper
each cut the money and Mar
n jorie Pepper also cut the thim
e ble. The little hostesses moth
a er, Mrs. W. G. Petree, served
delicious refreshments and
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gave each guest an Easter bas
_ ket of candy.
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Eldest Daughter Of
e, Senator Joyce Passes
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Mrs. Allie Joyce Nutt,
| daughter of Senator R. T.
i- Joyce, of Stokes and Surry
counties, passed away at her
it
j. home in Greensooro on Thurs
.v day last. Mrs. Nutt had just
," returned from a \ isit to Flori-
C
)- da and her death was almost
l ' sudden.
,C She is survived by her pa
v rents State Senator and Mrs.
11. T. Joyce, two sons Robert
(1 and John Nutt, one sister. Mrs.
'j Carrie Galloway and one broth
er Gilmer Joyce, of Gastonia.
it Her daughter Miss Joyce Nutt
• v passed away several years ago
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and is buried in Greensboro
d and Mrs. Nutt was buried there
also.
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BOARD EDUCATION 1
ORGANIZE APRIL !!
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R. B. Hutcherson Will Succeed
Otis Shelton As Member—
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Supt. Schools Will Be Nam
! ed.
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The Stokes Board of Educa* j
tion will meet at court house t
on the first Monday in April i
and re-organize, after which r
regular business will be tran- 1
sacted.
It is stated that the only 1
change in the personnel of the I
present board will be that in i
which 11. B. Hutcherson. of 1
Sandy Ridge, succeeds Otis \
Shelton. who has become a eiti- I
zen of Rockingham, Mr. Hutch- i
erson having been named as his 1
successor by the present Legis- i
lature. !l
A superintendent of schools 1
will Ite named and it is general- i
lv understood that there is no ]
opposition to the re-naming of i
the present superintendent, i
Prof. J. C. Carson. 1
Nothing definite is known as i
to how the new school equali- 1
zation fund will affect Stokes,
but as soon as the Legislature 1
definitely settles the matter 1
Supt. Carson states that he will
give the Reporter readers some
facts about how Stokes will
fare under the new law.
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Missionary Society i
Holds Meeting
1 Mrs. N. E. Pepper was hos
tess to the Woman's Union
Missionary Society Wednesday
afternoon, March 6th, at a very
interesting meeting which was
presided over by the prsident, •
Mrs. N. E. Pepper. After open
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ing a hymn and prayer by Mrs.
J. S. Taylor the study of the
' Gospel of St. Luke was con
tinued with the sixth and sev
enth chapters for this meeting.
Questions on the two chapters ;
1 were asked by the chairman of
the program committee, Mrs.
W. G. Petree. Mesdames J. S.
Taylor, R. R. King, J. D. Hum
phreys, J. J. Taylor and E. P.
Pepper answered all their ques
tions and drew for the prize,
" I three beautiful handmade hand
l kerchiefs which Mrs. Humph
reys won.
A social half hour followed
s
and delicious refreshments
, were served. Mesdames T. D.
and J. F. Martin were appoint-'
; ed program committee for next
r meeting which will be with
. Mrs. J. S. Taylor. Mrs. R. N.
t I'.rowder was enrolled as a new
. member and Mrs. O. M. Brown
t was a welcomed * isitor.
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Shipment of Turkeys j
■•j For Gam#* Preserve
t,
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. j The first shipment of turx
- evs for the Stokes game pre
. serve were receivd yesterday
t from the game preserve at
j Asheboro. While there were
;> only 4 hens and 2 gobblers in
p the lot it is expected that more
will be shipped here later.
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DR. REGISTER IS
VISITOR HERE
I'rges That Physicians Make
Prompt Reports of Births To
Vital Statistics Registrars.
Dr. F. M. Register, Director!
of Vital Statistics. State Board
of Health, was a visitor here
today. This visit was in the
interest of better state-wide
reporting of birts and deaths.
Dr. Register savs that "while
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North Carolina has the highest
birth rate of any State in the
Union, and a very low death
rate, he feels that we should
have a higher birth rate than
we have, if all births were re
ported." He says that "infant ;
mortality rates are based on
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the number of live births; the
more births reported, the lower
the infant death rate in a coun
ty." He is urging every doctor
and midwife to report births
promptly to the local register
and for parents of new born
infants to see that their babies
have been registered, as this
is a most important matter to
the baby and will l>e most use
ful in many ways in the years
to come, and that the bay whose
birth has not been reported,
has been treated with gross
injustice, and has been done an
injury that is often far reach
ing, and it is most important
that the baby be named when
born.
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He says "When births are not
reported, the law has been de
liberately violated, because no
physician or midwife would
care to be classed as being so
ignorant about a well known
law."
• Dr. Register says "that with
few exceptions, there is little
complaint about reporting, in
this particular county."
Stokes Man Dies
From Auto Accident
' Winston-Salem, March 10.—
T. D. Young, age about 70, of
Walnut Cove, died here about
5 o'clock this afternoon, possi
bly as a result of shock or in
juries sustained when the car
in which he was riding collided
with another car driven by G.
C. Hardy, of Winston-Salem,
near Daisy station on highway
77. Hardy is in Forsyth coun
ty jail awaiting the coroner's
inquest, which will be held at
f) o'clock tomorrow morning.
Hardy, accompanied by a
number of othor people, was
traveling in the direction of
Win.-ton-Salem w.lcii the acci
dent occurred. Mr. Young was
riding with his grandson, Har
vey Young, and when the crash
I was over apparently was not
!badly hurt. However after a few
moments, he collapsed and died
before an ambulance could re
move him to a hospital. High
way Patrolman J. P. Coffey
wa.: on tlu scene of the accident
in a short time, and im estiga
ting the circumstances, sum
moning a number of witnesses
for the hearing tomorrow morn
ing.
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No. 2,960
E. L. M ARSHALL
GETS BAD STING
Paid Eye Glass "Doctor" S6OO
For Treatment Of His Eyes
—His Version of the Matter.
E. L. Marshall, well-to-do
farmer and good citizen of the
section just south of Walnut
Cove, parted with $600.00 in
good money one day last week
when an eye glass "doctor"
came along and offered to re
store his eyes, which had be
come impaired.
The following account of the
affair is taken from the Greens
boro News of March 11th:
W. Anderson, who was ar
rested at Greensboro Friday
after he is alleged to have swin
dled E. L. Marshall. Forsyth
county farmer, out of S6OO on
the pretense of treating Mar
shall's eyes, was at liberty un
der $2,000 bond today for his
appearance before Magistrate
Church here tomorrow morn
ing.
i Anderson, who is said to be
from California, spent last
night in the county jail. Today
he put up the $2,000 in cash to
, secure his release,
i The story of how the pseudo
i oculist fleeced Marshall was re
- lated to a reporter last night
. by the Forsyth farmer himself,
i "Anderson came up with an
other man," he continued. "The
t 'specialist' looked at my eyes,
. then told me that I was losing
) my eyesight and if something
I wasn't done right away I would
>be totally blind. This scared
! me out of my wits, I reckon.
He proposed to pour radium in
t my eye. He said that this was
e ,a wonderful remedy and would
i' cure the defect in my eyes at
[one application so that I would
; never have any rrtore trouble
jwith them. But he said that
II this was one of the most ex
' pensive treatments in the world
~. and that it would cost me S6OO
for the treatment. This flew
. jail over me. I thought that I
i was going to go blind if I didn't
I do something. So I agreed to go
.with the two men to Walnut
d |
, [Cove and diaw the money out
lof the bank for thorn. Thev in
i.
; sis ted on getting the cash. An
' iderson squirted a little bquid
! from a medicine dropper in
both eyes.
i "I began to think something
was wrong before I even drew
a
out the mnnoy, but 1 don't know
s
what was the matter with me.
When ♦he men left, I kinder
hated to say anything about it,
s
but I knew T ha.l been stung."
Mr. Marshall has not receiv
ed his money back yet, and he
is i'Ot sure l. v : 11 get it back.
that Anderson will appear for
tria hvhen the case is called in
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magistrate s court here tomor
v
' row.
it,
• - Carolina mountain counties
l- have caught the lespedeza fever
>s and the first co-operative ship
l- ment of seed for Yadkin coun
ty was placed last week.
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