DANBURY REPORT2R
Volume 57.
TWO DEATHS OCCUR
IN KING SECTION
Joseph D. Watts and Edwin
Merritt Pass Away—Chick
en Stew By Miss Rierson—
Personal Items.
King, Sept. 23.—Miss Lulu
Rierson, who resides three
miles west of town, entertain
ed about one hundred of her
neighbors and friends by giv
ing them a chicken stew at her
father's tobacco barn Friday
night. A ten gallon pot was
on forks and filled to the
Tbrim with chicken. Then a fire
was built and the crowd gath
ered close as the mercury drop
ped to fifty-nine degrees. By
and by the chicken was taken
up and emptied into bowls and
placed on a table which had
been arranged for the occasion
and after everybody had been
waited on there was still a
quantity of chicken left. Music
lor the occasion was made by
Messrs. Dewey and Julius Rier
son. A number of young peo
ple from Wnston-Salem were
in attendance. Everybody pre
sent enjoyed the occasion to
the utmost.
W. E. Daub, of Tobaccoville,
has opened up a new barber
shop in the Tuttle building on
east Main street.
Paul Kiger has returned
from the Lawrence hospital at
' Winston-Salem, where he un
derwent a tonsil operation. He
is getting on nicely.
Happy Smith is preparing
to open a new cafe in the Nance
building here.
The following births were re
gistered here last week- To Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Mabe a son;
to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Gordy,
daughter; to Mr. and Mrs.
Boles, a daughter; to
Mr. and Mrs- Amos Jarvis, a
daughter; to Mr. and Mrs.
Dewey Venable, a son; to Mr.
and Mrs. Huston Loftis, a
daughter; to Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar McGee, a daughter, ami
to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coving
ton. a daughter.
The King Tigers defeated
Pinnacle in a game played on
the Pinnacle diamond Wednes
day. The final score stood six
and five.
Joseph D- Watts, aged seven
ty-six years, died almost sud
denly at the home of his son,
Richard Watts, in Mount Airy
Tuesday night. The remain.?
were brought back here and he
was laid to rest at Mount Olive
church Thursday at 10:30 A.
M. The funeral service was in
charge of Rev. R. A. Helsabeck
of Tobaccoville. The deceased
who had resided in this section
practically all his life had a
very wide acquaiatance. Sur
viving are several children and
grand children.
A. N. Jones and family, of
Buies Creek, and formerly rrf
King, are spending a few days
with relatives here.
A- F. Collins made a business
fjrip to - Winston-Salem Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Shoase
were week-end visitors to rela
tives here
Edwin Merritt, aged about
seventy-five year*, died at his
home three miles east of town
Wednesday. The deceased is
survived by a number of chil
dren and grandchildren in ad
dition to the widow. The fun
eral service was conducted at
Bethel church Thursday morn
ing at eleven o'clock and burial
followed in the church ceme
tery. % i
The Methodist advanced |
quarterly class of Trinity M- E. j
church met at the home of Mrs.
J. S. Boyles at Dalton Friday
night, Sept. 20th, for the regu
lar monthly meeting. Opening
song, scripture reading of 3th
chapter of Exodus by Mrs.
Boyles, prayer by R- G. Thorn-'
as, discussion of the life of,
Moses by the class, reading by I
Miss Beraice Mitchell, business J
closing song, "Lords Prayer in
concert." During the social
DATE FOR SCHOOL
IS CHANGED
Terracing Lessons To Be Given
At Both Reynolds School
House and E. L. Alley's
Farm.
County Agent J. E. Treva
than announces that the ter
racing school originally adver
tised to be held at the J. Spot
Taylor Farm near Danbury
will be held October 3rd and
4th at Reynolds School House.
This change is made because
of a telegram received from
Mr. A. T. Holman, of Raleigh,
asking that the date of the
school be postponed to Octo
ber 3rd and 4th. As the school
has been advertised to be held
at the farm of E. L. Allley
near Danbury, September 2o
and 27th County Agent Tre
vathan will attempt to con
duct the school there also but
unassisted by the specialist.
J. E. TRE V ATHLAN,
County Agent.
Madison Fair
And Baby Show
The Community Fair and
Baby Show to be held at Mad
ison on Friday and Saturday of
this week promises to attract
a great many Stokes county
people. The association is of
fering more than 000 prizes,
and a great many attractions
will be offered to those who at
tend.
Short Term Schools
Open Monday, Sept. 30
All of the short term schools
of Stokes will open next Mon
day, Sept. 30th. A full corps
of teachers have been secured
for them all, and prospects are
that the schools are going to
have a most excellent year.
Tobacco at 14c
Kinst'on, Sept 23.—Tobacco
prices passed the 14-cent mark
here today, the Board of Trade
announced, but receipts were
light, much of the weed being
left over from the week-end
block.
Sales for today brought the
season's total to almost 10,-
000,000 pounds.
Pine Hall News
Pine Hall, Sept. 17.—The
Womans' Missionary Society
of the Methodist church held
a* interesting meeting last
Wednesday evening with Mr*.
Lelia Black well as hostess.
Mrs. C. L. Lester presided over
the meeting. After the roll c-ail
and mmut«s of last meeting
Business matters were discuss
ed. Twelve members and three
visitors were present. The
Missionary topic for the after
noon was discussed by Mrs. D.
L. Sfcuckey, her subject being
"Oriental Hom&s in China"
and a Chinese Poem by Miss
Louise Hanes. Mrs. M. T).
Webb led the Bible study. .At
the conclusion of the program
the hostess served a salad
coMra# The October meetini;
will be held with Mis* Mar/
Williamson
hour a flower contest was En
joyed by all. Then delightful
refreshments were served by
by Mrs. Boyles,consisting of
sweet pickles, pears, cake and
lemonade.
The Woman's Missionary
Society of King Baptist church
met at the home of Mrs. C. D-
Slate Sept. 19th. Ten members
and four visitors were present.
After the business session
tempting refreshments were
served by the hostess, consist
ing of sandwiches, pickles,
cake and coffee. Mrs- A. S.
Francis will entertain the mem
bers at the regular meeting in
October.
Danbury, N. C., Sept. 25, 1929.
ROBBERS ENTER
TUCKER'S STORE
Carried Out Considerable Quan
tity Of Goods and Were Run
Away Without Them—Shots
Exchanged.
On Sunday night of this
week robbers entered the store
of Pomp Tucker, near the
Stokes-Virginia line, and after
they had carried out a consid
erable quantity of goods thev
were frightened away by W.
A. McHone, who operates a
garage right near Mr. Tuck
er's store. Hearing a noise
Mr. McHone started an investi
gation and soon found the
cause of it. Securing his gun
he began firing in the direction
of the front of the store, where
he saw the robbers by the light
of a passing automobile. The
fire was returned by the rob
bers, but they beat a hasty re
treat and carried away only
one shot gun and some shells.
This is the third time stores
have been burglarized in that
community within a few weeks,
the other two being the stores
of R. A. Smith and A. M. Shel
ton.
It is thought by some citi
zens that the same parties have
committed all three robberies,
but no positive proof has been
secured against them so far.
Danville Warehouse-
men at Winston
A great many people have
wondered why so many Dan
ville warehouse signs all over
Stokes county, nailed to trees
on every highway. The coming
of Messrs. Strickland and Rob
erts, old experienced Danville
warehousemen to Winston-Sa
lem, where they with Mr. W.
A. Shore hare leased and will
operate Liberty Warehouse in
Winsfcon-Salem, means much to
the Winston market. Liberty
Warehouse is making a strong
bid for the Stokes crop of to
bacco in enlisting these men
who know tobacco and its value
to manufacturers.
Liberty Warehouse is better
prepared than ever before to
get the farmers of Stokes the
worth of thier tobacco. Read
ers of the Reporter will be in
terested to read the announce
ment of Liberty Warehouse in
this paper, showing its strong
organization, and its 100 per
cent, equipment for this fine
crop of tobacco.
Birthday Party
Walnut Cove, Sept. 23.—Mrs.
Zeb Hall entertained about fifty
of her friends on Summit St.
last Thursday night, honoring
Miss Mabel Flynn, on her fif
teenth birthday.
After a number of interest
ing games were played the
guests were invited into the
dining room where a beautiful
ly appointed table was set with
lots of good things to eat. The
birthday cako being used as
central decoration.
Those that enjoyed the hap
py event with Mrs. Hall were:
Misses Mary Ruth Fulton, Car
rie Turner, Norma Boyle*.
Lorene Dunlap, Mary Sue Wil
liams, Margaret Turner, Fran
cis Allen, Dorothy Nelson,
Susie Southern, Mary Zimmer
man, Carrie Williams, Mary
Sands, and the honor guesf,
Miss Mabel Flynn, Messrs. Geo.
Hutcherson, John Neal, Clyde j
Flynn, George Neal, Calvin
Holland, Walter Sands, Arthur
Fiinchum, Pete Holland, Chas.
Morefield and many others.
The honor guest received
many beautiful presents.
Pastor Brown Mt.
Church Will Resign
Rev. J. F. Manuel announces
that he has resigned as pastor
of the Brown Mt. Baptist
church, near We3tfield, to take
effect Dec. Ist. Mr. Manuel
will devote his time to his oth
jev churches.
TOBACCO CROP
IS GOOD ONE
Corn Crop Is Exceedingly Good
—News and Personals Of
Lawsonv;]:« Community.
Lawsonville, Sept. 23.—The
farmers of this section are
about through priming and
curing tobacco. The tobacco
crop is lots better on an aver
age than it was the past year.
And thanks to the season, the
corn is exceedingly good.
The school girls and boys are
planning for lots of big times
and good grades this year, and
like the average girls and boys,
the big times come first.
Mrs. Jim Wall, of Madison,
died Thursday after a stroke of
apoxley and was buried Satur
day at Delta cemetery. She is
j survived by her husband and
two sons, and a host of rela
tives and friends.
Mr. O. T. Dillon has purch
ased a farm.
We see by the traffic that lots
: of people are buying new cars.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wall
welcomed a fine boy the past
week.
! Misses Rona and Mavis
: Rhodes spent Tuesday after
noon with Misses Blanche and
Gladys Wood.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Stowe and
children and Mr. Owen, of Bas
| sett, Va., spent Saturday night
lat the hem of Mr. and Mrs.
| John W. Priddy's.
I Mr. and Mrs. Jones Nelson,
Mrs. Vick Dillon, Messrs. Ern
; est and Reid Steele, Lindsay
Hawkins and others visited at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. O.
■ Wood Sunday.
Mrs. J. J. Spencer and dau
ghters, Lucy and Wilmoth, awl
Miss Lola Rhodes spent Satur
day afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Spencer's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Smith.
Mr. Murrv Handy called on
Miss YMilruoth Dillon Sunday
night
Misses Blanche and Gladys
Wood, Hazel Brown and Mr.
Leone Dillon visited Miss Eirna
Handy Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Spencer
and children spent Sunday at
the home of Mrs. Spencer's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will
Poor.
Two Men Injured
When Car Crashes
I James Bell and Bishop Rich
ardson, negroes, sustained min
or injuries when the car they
were driving crashed into a
| telephone pole at Walnut Cove
i about 1 o'clock Wednesday
' morning. The pole was knock
led down and the car badly
j damaged. Bell received cuts
i and bruises about the face, and
, Richardson's hip was injured.
It is thought that they atterrfpt
jed to make the curve while
' driving too fast, and crashed
into the pole. Both men were
carried to a hospital.
Chester Hughes To
Be Given Hearing 28lh
Chester Hughes, who shot
Deputy Sheriff Will George, of
Big Creek township, will be
given a preliminary hearing
here Saturday. Deputy George
was a visitor here Monday and
has about recovered from bis
wounds. Hughes has been!
held in jail here since the shoot
ing a few weeks since-
Moore's Springs Man
Kills Ten Rattlesnakes
Luther Shelton, here from
Moore's Springs today, says he
killed ten rattlesnakes in the
same field yesterday. One of
the snakes had 9 rattles and
was nearly three and a half
feet long, while the other nine
snakes were about one foot
long each and had one rattle
each. Mr. Shelton's dog dis
covered the snakes under a
rock.
GOOD MAN
PASSES AWAY
Rev. Madison Rothrock, Father
Of Two Prominent Stokes
Citizens, Succumbs To Long
Illness.
Rev- Madison Rothrock, 88,
retired Methodist minister,
passed away yesterday morn
ing at 4:50 o'clock at the horn.-
of his son, E- A Rothrock,
near Walnut Cove. Jl* J:ad
been in declining health for
the past year and his condition
had been serious for the past
week-
He was born in Forsyth
county, September 20, 1841.
son of the late Solomon and
Sallie Burke Rothrock- He
spent his early life in Forsyth
county and was well known
throughout the county. He was
for many years a Methodist
minister and retired several
years ago. He was a membet
of Walnut Cove Masonic Lodge.
Surviving are four daugh
ters, Mrs. James Alcorn, of
Dillard; Mrs- Ellen Tuttle, of
Stoneville; Mrs. Arthur Tuttle,
of Oak Ridge, and Mrs- Carrie
Jones, of High Point; three
sons, E. A- and A- T. Rothrock
of Walnut Cove, and John
Rothrock. of Pine Hall; one
sister, Mrs. Sarah Swaim, ol
\\ inston-Salem; two brothers.
A. H. and Zeb Rothrock, of
Winston-Salem.
The funeral was held at the
home of the son near Walnut
Cove Mond.-.y at 12 o'clock and
at Bethesda Methodist Church
at 2 o'clock- Rev. Mr. Rat
ledge and Rev- Mr. Campbell
conducted the services. Inter
ment was in the church grave
yard.
Birthday Party
Written for the Reporter.
Miss Julia Pepper was hon
; oree at a delightful birthday
. party on 1 uesday afternoon,
Sept. 17th, at her home, when
her mother, Mrs. K. P. Pepper.
■ entertained a number of little
friends in honor of her eighth
birthday.
A color scheme of pink and
j white was used throughout,
•and beautiful dahlias and other
J autumn flowers were used as
, decoration for the home.
; After a number of interest
ing games there were several
' contests enjoyed. In the guess
ing contest Marjorie Pepper
won a jar of candy for guess
ing the exact number of pieces
of candy contained in a bag.
Numbers were drawn in the?
; second contest and Angela
Taylor drew the lucky number
and received a box of Hollings
worth candy.
I The little guests were then
| invited over to a fishing pond.
Each one tried their luck fish
ing and caught one of the in
teresting looking packages
: containing candy, chewing
! gum, mints or salted peanuts.
After this the guests were
j invited into Ihe dining room
j where the lovely birthday cake
with its glowing caudles was
| used on the table as a central
decoration with taN pink can
dles on each side. Delicious
j ice cream and cake were served
land small pfnk baskets filled
with mints were at each place
as souvenirs. The hostess was
assisted in serving by Mes
, dames Jacii) Fulton. Sr., Jacob
I Fulton, Jr., George Fulton,
;John Taylor and Miss Mattie
I Sue Taylor.
Hie little guests enjoying the
occasion were Winnifr'ed Hall,
Ilaael and Margie Petree, Kath
arine Sisk, Marjorie and Ellen
Kate Pepper, Angela and Nellie
Louise Taylor, Emorie Pepper,
Virginia Joyce and Marion
Fulton, Jewel Voss, Anne Hol
lingsworth Carter, Sara and
Nancy Fulton and Jean and
Kathejnne Fulton, of Walnut
Cove.
A strawy ; . i-y so that ; t
could not be placed in an ordin
ary tincup was yro" n tli!., y.»ar
near Ark
No. 2,993
TOBACCO MARKETS
OPEN TUESDAY
Farmers In Stokes Are Begin
ning To Prepare Weed For
Sale—Fair Opens Same Day
and Attendance Will Be
Large.
A good per cent of the farm
ers are beginning to prepare
tobacco for marketing now and
many of them will begin to sell
some immediately after the
opening of the markets in this
section next Tuesday.
The Winston-Salem fair
opens Tuesday simultaneously
with the opening of the tobacco
market there and thousands of
Stokes people always go down
to attend these two events.
Keen interest is always felt in
the price of the weed on the
first day, as it is the general
impression among farmers that
the opening sales kinder fore
cast the prices that are to be
paid throughout the season,
though this has not proved to
be a sure test in the past.
LOCAL ITEMS
An automobile wreck occur
i red on tfje Danbury-Walnut
i Cove road near the home of H.
(}. 1 uttle Friday afternoon
when a Chevrolet coach, driven
by Teeman Priddy, young son
of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Priddy,
of Danbury Route 1, and a
| Dodge driven by Mr. Tripleet,
lof Roanoke, Va., collided. Mr.
I Priddy received several cuts
! and bruises, though not ser
j iously injured. No one else
j was injured. Th«| (Chevrolet
, driven by Priddy was almost
completely demolished. He was
enroute to High Point where
he holds a position.
The Martinsville Boosters
arrived here Friday about
12:.'>0 o'clock, bringing with
them a spirit of good cheer ar.d
■ a cordial invitation to visit
1 their town. E. J. Davis, well
| known tobacconist, made a
j short talk introducing Mayor
j Brown, who gave a few weil
i chosen remarks. The party
j was received by prominent citi
zens of Danbury and had lunch
■at the Colonial Food Shoppe
here. This was a good will
i tour via Stuart, Va., and Dan
bury. There were about fifty
in the party.
The Westfield school opened
Monday of this week with an
attendance of more than 300
pupils. The lew building is
not complete but half of it is
being used, while the old build
ing is still serving for a part of
the pupils.
The two and a half year old
child of Mr. and Mrs. Hood
Venable died from scarlet fev
er early today at the home of
his parents in Flat Shoal com
munity. Two other children in
the family are iil with the same
disease.
j While the weather has been
' most unfavorable Clean-Up
Period for Walnut Cove and
Danbury has been observed in
a very fitting manner, consid
ering the rainy spell of weath
er.
A county-wide meeting of
Stokes school teachers will be
hrtd in the auditorium of the
Danbury school building on
Saturday of this week, Sept.
28th.
There will be a ball game
here Saturday between Crita,
Va., and Danbury, played on
the new diamond . This prom
ises to be a good game and ,i
big crowd is expected. Come.
Quite a number from here
are planning to attend the com
munity fair and baby show at
Madison Friday and Saturday.
Paul Taylor, president of
Taylor's Warehouse, Winston-
Salem* was here today and is
enthusiastic over the fine crop
of tobacco in Stokes. He be
lieves that prices will be good.
Miss Nellie Binkley, of Clem
mons, arrived here the past
week to accept a position in the
office of Attorney J. D. Hum
phreys.