DANBURY REPORTER
Volume 55.
SUPERIOR COURT
IN SESSION
t
One Capital Case Disposed Of
—Another In l*rocess Of
Trial—Defendanjs In Ttfrd
Capital Case Have Been Ar
raigned—Court Will Con
r tinue All Week.
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The special term of Stokes
Superior court opened here
Monday morning with Judge J
Cameron Mcßae presiding and
J- F Spruill represent
ing the State.
There is no grand jury for
this term but the docket is a
heavy one and the court will
no doubt be in sessions a full.
week, if nothing unforseen
happens- In fact, is stated
that it will be impossible to
come anywhere near finishing
the docket.
The case of John Hairston,
colored, charged with the mur
der of Walter Pyrtle, white,
last December was the first
taken up. After hearing wit
nesses the defense agreed to
a verdict of manslaughter and
Judge Mc Rae sentenced Hairs
ton to a term of not less than
10 or more than 15 year s in the
State prison- The case did n»t
go to the jury. It will be recal
led in connection with this
case that Pyrtle was at Hairs
ton's home and gambling with
* the negro when he was killed.
After disposing of some mi
nor cases following the Hairs
ton trial, the court took up
the second capital case, which
was that of Rufus King, chang
ed with rape tin the person of
Mrs. Hetty Murry. A jury wa.s
selected from a special venire
.yesterday and attorneys are
speaking on the case today. It
is expected to finish the trial
today. There are five attorneys
in the case
The third capital case to
come up at this term of the
coui't that of Oili»_» Muser,
white man, and James Stewart,
negro, chujged getting
fire to the home of Wjll Briggs,
while he and his farrjly*were
asleep in the home- The men
were arraigned in open court
yc-sterday and their case will
probably be taken up aw soon
ar the King trial is finished.
Other cases heard by the
' court so far this week are as
f I'.ows:
Claude Tucker, charged with
assaulting Shores Hall with a
deadly wuapon, was found
guilty, but judgment has not
yet been pronounced-
Will Chatman, charged with
larcency and receiving, was
found guilty and sentenced to
four months on Durham coun
ty roads. Chatn»an was for
merly sent to prison from Stok
t's on a charge of manslaughter.
John Privett and Lettie Brim,
F- and A- former found guilty
by jury while latter plead guil
t> judgment of court pending.
cealed weapon, judgment Im
pended/upon payment of the
cost-
CITIZENS OPPOSE
FISHING LICENSE j
Petitions Being Circulated
Ashing County C«n.,Tiv-ision- j
ers IV) Rescind Order Made
May 6th.
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It is learned here today that j
petitions are being circulated j
in the county in which the
county commissioners ave as
ked to rescind the order made
May 6th requiring i>ersons who
fish with hook and line to buy
fishing license- Some of thos-.' J
opposing the license have been
heard to express themselves
rather Jfreely on the matter
this week-
The order by the county com
missioners requiring that a
sl.lO license be secured for
fishing with hook and line was
made at the request of the
county game warden, who stat
ed that citizens had asked him
to get the order passed-
It is presumed that the mat
ter will come before the com
missioners at thuir next meet
ing on the first Monday in June-
HARVEY~JOHNSON
HAS RESIGNED
Henry Brown Is Appointed
Superintendent Of Roads
For Stokes County.
Harvey Johnson, of Yadkin
township, who was appointed
superintendent of roads for
this county by the new county
highway commission, has ten
dered his resignation after
serving only a few weeks, and
Henry Brown, of Pinnacle, has
been appointed to succeed Mr-
Johnson.
The new superintendent took
charge of the road work of
the county last week, and when
here a few days since Mr
j Brown stated that he hoped
'Jo put the roads of Stokes
in good condition just a s rapid
ly as possible.
STOKES BOY ,
FOUND DEAD
Bufort Rhodes' Body Discove
red In Box Car At Charles
ton. W. V—Death A Mys
tery.
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Information was received
here Monday that the body of
Bufort Rhodes, 23 year old
son of Mr and Mrs VV E Rhodes,
of this county, had been dis
covered in a box car at Charles
ton, W- V- and that the manner
in which he came to his death
was unknown.
Young Rhodes left home som c
time since and, it is learned,
hi;s parents did not know where
he was until the message was
received on Monday. It ip the
supposition that the young
man was murdered, but no
particulars could be learned.
| The best place to hear night
ingales in in Sweden. You have
only to sleep in an inn near a
group of trees, especially in the
province of Scania, and the ser
enades wiH be there.
Dan bury, N- C, May 15,1929
PLAY BY STUDENTS
AT WALNUT COVE
Will Present "The Charm.
School" May 22 —Banbury ,
Boy To Play One Of leading
Roles
The seniors of the Walnut
Cove high school assisted by
several members of the junior,
class are now at work on *t
play, which promises to be one
of the best ever presented by
the high school. *
The play that they will pre
sent is Alice Duer Miller's de
lightful comedy, "the Charm
School" The play has the fresh
ness of youth, the charm of
originality, and the promise of
I
wholesome, sanely am[u*tng,
pleasant entertainment- This
play was played successfully in
New Yor for several seasons,
and two companies are now
playing in England.
All of the characters parts
are very well played and th«.»
students are having good re
hearsers- The leading parts will
be played by Robert Sisk, of
Danbury and Mary Frances
Davis of Walnut Cove-
Admission will be 15 and 25
'•ents.
The cast of characters will
be as follows:
Austin Bevans—Robert S?sk,
an automobile salesman with
ideas which
David MacKenzie Jack
Smith, a law student, considers
unpractical, though
George Boyd- Odell Meal, an
expert accountant, is willing to
co-operate, and also
Jim Simpkins—Paul Davis
Jr., and
Tim Simkins—Spencer Hill,
who toil not and have never
seriously considered spinning.
Homer Johns William
Sands, is the guardian of
El-.ie Benedotti —Mary Fran
ces Davis, the president of th>
senior class at a chool presided
over by
Miss Hays—Martha Powell,
who *is loved and feared by all
who know her, including her
secretary
Miss Curtis—lndia Manuel,
who is always trying to think
well of the senior class, consist
ing of
Sally Boyd—Grace Woodruff,
who is George's sister and
Ethel Spelvin—Emma Neal-
Alix Mercier—Rebecca Mit
chell.
I Lilian Stafford —Nancy Lee
Dunlap.
! Madge Kent—Hazel Creak
rrSan.
It is hardly worth while to
i mention a junior, Dotsie, who
lis alwa.xs in the way—Thelma
Rothrock-
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Ash county citizens have
subsilibed $5,000 Jn atock to
assure the permanency of the
chee«e factory at West Jeffer
sofi- A shipment of 30 high
I grade Jersey cows were also
imported into the county re
| cently.
WALNUT COVE
NEWS LETTER
Misses Kothrock and Voss En
trtja:jn-.Vfl>s Mary
111 At Hospital—Other News-1
Wai.iut Cove, May l-lth—
Mioses Thelma Rothrock and
Saxon \'>s.-> entertained the
members of the Junior class
and a few additional quests at
a very delightful party last
Tuesday evening at the home
of Mis.s Kothrock. Baskets of
roses, iris and other spring
flowers were used throughout
the home, making a very at
tractive setting-
Several contests and games
were enjoyed and prize* given
in each one. Bridge was also
played Mrs. A T Hot hrock,
Mrs. Anne Fulton Carter and
Miss Jimmy Campbell assisted
i
the young hostesses in enter
taining and serving u frozen
rruit salad, sandwiches, iced
tea. po'ato chips and wafers
with favors of blue and gold i
mint cups carrying out the
class colors
j Those enjoying this delight- !
Jul evening were: Su e Williams!
Grace Joyce, lluth Mitchell. Iris'
i Southern, M:vtt.»e field, I
Annie Hill Tuttle. Gail Voss. j
Mary Zimnieman, Nancy Lee
Dunlap. Paul Davis Jr. Robert
Sisk, Thomas Hardy Rothrock,
Walter King, David Morefield,
Spincr Hill. Joe Sands and
Ikey Zimn;erman of the Junior
class; Mrs. Anne Carter, Mis
ses Mary Lane Brewer, Jimmy
Campbil and R H Britton. of
the school faculty; Miss Helen
Fulton, Gilmer Sparger, Ed
Taylor, of Danbury and Bill
Fulton-
Miss Mary Mitchell is taking
treatment at Johns Hopty'ns,
Halting >re- Miss Annie Martin
is spending a few days with
her.
Mrs. W Lflt'aughn has retur
ned Jo her home here after
spending several weeks in Win
ston-Salem with her daughter.
Mrs. E I) Mathews. ' Friends
will be glad to know she is im
proved in health
i Commenccn-Jint exercises of
J 1 he Walnut Cove high school
»egin this week. The gradu
ating exercises will be held on
May 21st at eight o'clock- Mem
berg of the graduating class
| ire: Evelyn Mitchell, Hazel.
! Oreakman, Mary Frances Dav
is, Carrie Fowler, India Man
uel, Rebecca Mitchell, Enma
Neal, Odell Neal, Martha Pow
ell, William Sands, Monroe
Smith, Grace Woodruff. The
president of this class is Odell
Neal; vice president India Man
uel; SecrefciryJtJreaaiirer Grace
Woodruff.
At the famous Silesian re
sort of Altheid in the Ger
hardt Hauprrtann district of
Germany, the springs give
forth two million litres of min
eral water a day. It is now us
ed to irrigate the streets, but
tf you buy at your hotel else
where in Europe, it costs about
15 cents a bottle.
BAPTISTS TO MEET
AT CLEAR SPRING
Sessions Begin On Saturday
And Continue Through Mon-'
day Nex{ —Many Ministers
i Expected.
The annual association of the
Primitive Baptist* |of this dis
trict will begin at Clear Spring
Baptist Church at Meadows on!
Saturday of tljis week and
continue in session until Mon
day afternoon.
The sessions on Saturday
and Monday are usually de
voted largely r |> the business
of the church, but on Sunday
there is only preaching ser- j
vices, beginning in the morning
and continuing until afternoon
j A large nunJber of ministers
are expected to be in atten
dance and on Sunday the l
crowds who attend thes e asso
ciations are always very large.
Preparation is being maJc for
several thousands on Sundav-
GOOD GAME
HERE SATURDAY
| Danbury and Walnut Cove Ball
j Teams Will Play Off Rub—
I Kress and Griffin Prohuhle
I Pitchers.
! An interesting game of base
ball is promised Saturday af
ternoon when Danbury and
Walnut Cov e play on the dia
mond at Danbury. The game
will be called at 3 o'clock
This will be the third game
of the season between the two
teams, each having won one and
making this game the rubber.
Hence, a lively scrap is promis
ed-
It is likely that Kress, a for
mer Piedmont League player
, j will pitch for Danbury, while
i! indications are that Walnut
Cove will use Grifliin, also a
| professional man.
: STOKES MEN IN
-; FEDERAL COURT
George Sis.lt Go's Two Years
i In Atlanta—His Son (Joes To
Training School. —C(c |ge
Price Given Four-Months.
I In Federal court at Wlnston
• Salem last week Judge Johnson
i J Hayes sentenced Georgie
■ Sisk to the Federal prison at
; Atlanta for two years. His
young son was sent to a train
• ing school for one year. A still
• site and beer was found recent
. l.v near Sisk's home and he and
his boy were charged with
■ being the owners of the outfit.
1 The Sisks reside near Lawson
! ville in Stokes.
George Price, colored of the
i section between Walnut Cove
and Pinq Hall, was sentenced
to four months in the Stokes
county jail on a charge of vio
. lating the prohibition laws.
Orchard owners of Catawba
■ county have given their home
■ orchards better care this sea
son than ever before- The
trees have been carefully
; pruned and sprayed.
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No. 2,969
FINISH PILOT
ROAD JULY 4
Lends To Top Of Famous
JWountiin—King School Cloe-
Mountain—King School Clos
ing This Week—Other New 9
Items-
King. May lii—The IJidles
Aid Society of Trinity M E
[Church met with Misses Eve
jlyn and Irene Snider Thursday
evening- Nine members answe
red the roll call by repeating
a" Scripture verse- There were
also five visitors present. Mrs
-1 G W Thomas president lead
'the opening prayer- After the
119 th, 20th and 21st chapters
|of Job were read and discussed
a Mothers' Day program was
| rendered Reading "Tarnished
j Star" by Mrs. C W Thomas,
reading. "My Mother." by Mrs- •
A- Mosei*. reading, "Mdther's
Jewels" Inez Smith, "Twilight
jis Stealing," Lord's Prayer re
jpeated in concert-
Report of 25 visits miule to
the sick during, 'the month,
Contest of sixteen Bible ques
tions was entered into with
enhusiasm. During the social
hour Misses Evelyn and liene
Snider served delicious refresh
ments- Thy next meeting will
be with Mrs- R C C.ofi* for the
month of June.
The closing exercises of the
King high school will be held
the last of this week and the
early part of next week- Friday
May 17th- at 8 o'clock p. mj
class exercises- Saturday May
18th at 8 o'clock a play "Oh.
Kay" will be presented. Sunday
May 19th, 2:30 p. m- Baccalau
reate Sermon by Rev. Hugh W
Moore pastor of Friends
Church of Winston-Salem, and
Monday May 20th at 8 o'clock
p m graduation exercises. Supt
C W Phillips of the Greensboro
City Schools will deliver the
address.
B Frank Pulliam who has
been very sick at his home
here for several days shows
some imjwovement tit this
writing.
The funeral service of Will
Tuttle who was killed in an
automobile accident was held
at Mount 01/.'o Church Wed
nesday afternoon at two o'clock
and intem|ent followed in the
; church cemetery. The largest
crowd seen at a funeral in this
section for many years attend
ed this .service, the procession
was over a mile long and only
about one third of the gi\at
throng were able to get in the
i church. It was estimated that
fully two thousand people were
in attendance.
The deceased is survived by
, his father. Peter M Tuttle and
two brothers. Clade M Ti.ttlcj
and Eugene Tuttle. One sister,
Mrs. WalU|- Bennett i s itiso
left to mourn hor loss- His
. i mother who was also killed by
lan automobile, proceeded him
to the groat beyond about 18
' | months and as to the number
friends he had the vast crowd
: attending the funeral speaks
1 for itself. "Bill" as he was al
ways called was always jovial
having something to say to all
he met. and it was always
something pleasant. He will "be
greatly missed in the home
and community.
Mack Caudle of the United
Staltes Coast Guards who is
. stationed dt Baltimore is
spending a short furlough with
his parents Mr and Mrs James
; R Caudle in Walnut Hills.
,i Everette, the 12 year old
son of L E Calloway who fell
I from the porch roof at their
i home near here last week and
broke his leg is getting on as
well as could be expected.
Lecense have been issued in
Forsyth county to Mr. Spencer
! Byron Tuttle and Miss Trilby
Love. Both young people who
are of King and are very popu
11^lss, i-ove is Ilostmistres
i this piAce.
I Nonue r Hooker of Charlotte
i's spending a few days with
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