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DANBURY REPORTER Volume 57. MASS MEETING OF i FARMERS HERE Resolutions Are Passed In Con nection With the Low Prices Being Paid For Tobacco- Several Talks Made By Farm ers and Others. Some three or four hundred farmers assembled in the court ' house here Monday to discuss the low prices being paid for tobacco. \ The meeting was presided over by Mr. C. E. Davis and speeches were made by W. G. Holman, of Greensboro, and by a number of Stokes county citizens. , Resolutions termed a "pro test against the low prices be ing paid foi* tobacco" were passed as follows: Whereas, The present prices [ which are being paid for I tobacco not only in this sec- j tion, but in the State are low- j er than the prices paid for a! more inferior crop last year,! and in this section are lower j than the prices paid for tobac-, co at the opening of the sea-! son. Whereas, The cost of grow ing tobacco, under present lab or conditions is not less than twenty cents per pound, and j the average price paid for to-; in the State up to th : s time is less than fifteen cents per pound, Whereas: The large tobacco manufacturers have recently raised the price of cigarettes forty cents per thousand, which means an extra profit to them of about fifteen cents per pound, or of forty millions per year. Whereas: The purpose of our Government is to promote the welfare of the citizens of this country collectively, and not suffer their rights to be tram pled upon by either man or corporation for selfish gain, and when the freedom of ac tion of any corporation or man (encroaches upon the rights of £he wrasses, it is the clear duty of our government to restrain such action. * Whereas: The tobacco grow-' «rs of this State, and the busi- 1 'ess men are facing ruin be-1 ' cause of the selfish attitude, I and heartless action of the) I large tobacco companies, who « | have ignored the rights of the • farmer and turned a deaf ear t to his plea. Whereas: The farmers be lieve that both territorial and price agreements have been N entered into by these large lobacco companies to the detri ment of the interests of the farmer, and in flagrant viola tion .of our laws. Whereas: The Sherman Anti- Trust Law was enacted for the district purpose of restraining ' the selfish tendencies of large corporations, for the benefit 4 , of society. f. Therefore be it resolved: | (Continued on page 4.) Established 1872. SUPERIOR COURT IS IN SESSION Heavy Docket Being Tried As Rapidly As Possible But May Consume Entire Week Judge Walter Moore Presid ing. Superior court for the trial of criminal cases has been in session here since Monday morning and according to pres ent indications will consume the entire week and leave enough cases on docket to keep the special term in December going for a week. Judge Walter E. Moore, of Sylva, one of the regular judges and among the ablest jurists of the State, is presid ing over the term, with Solici tor J. F. Spruill prosecuting ! with his usual vigor and abil- I ity. Incidentally, when n was ' mentioned heie this week '.hat I Solicitor Spraiil wi.uld probab-, j ly practice in S'okis courts nl'- j | ter retiring from his present j I ofiice, one citizen wondered if'; ' he would ever be able to adapt' j himself to defending clients af-1 ter all the pro.-ecuting he lias done since becoming solicitor. J Up to this time the docket is far from being cleared, but business is being dispatched at j a good rate. The grand jury is sending in true bills faster than the court I can dispose of them. Roy E. Leake, Sandy Ridge merchant, is foreman of the body. Cases disposed of by the court up to Wednesday after noon were as follows: Roxie Welsh and Ross Brown, disposing of mortgaged proper ty, judgment .suspended on pay men'. of cost. Willie Dodson, a .Tray, sen tenced to roads for G'» days and required to pay the cost. Gilbert Bullin, assault on a female, pleads guilty. Judg ment pending. | Rural Mounce, possessing , liquor, not guilty. J Emmett Hooker, possessing ! liquor, guilty, judgment pend ing. , ..... ' j Rufe Pruitt and Nannie Pru- I itt, larceny and receiving, 12 I months on road for former and t latter to appear and show good j behavior at each term of court ' for period of two years. : j Frank Cain, manufacturing ' j liquor, not guilty. | Keeser Kiser, reckless driv ing, court took r.ol pros. James E. Fulk, retailing, given suspended sentence cf 2 ' years and required to pay cost, 1 S. C. Flinn, embezzelment, 3 called and failed to answer. Adam McHone, larceny and ~ receiving, sentenced to 1 veai on roads. Willie Joyce, retailing, linei $25 and cost. e Keever Newsum, reckles. driving, guilty, judgment pend p . ing. it _ Judson Spainhour and Keev er Newsum, plead guilty t (Continued on page 5.) Danbury, N. C., Oct. 16, 1929. MAN HIT BY CAR IN KING Skull Fractured But Will Re cover—Mitchell Watts Passes Away—Other News and Per sonals. King, Oct. 14. R. Hauser, aged about 50 years, a planter who resides in the Donaha i section, was run over by a truck being driven by Jesse. Branch, of Pilot Mountain, on ! Main street here Saturday, night. He sustained a frac ture of the skull and one leg was pretty badly bruised. Dr. G. E. Stone, who dressed his; wounds, stated that he did not j think his hurts were of a sev-1 ious nature. Mr. Hauser was! standing in the edge of the | street talking to another man when the accident occurred. | Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Hall, of Pinnacle, spent the week-end here the guests of relatives. Bud Truelove, of Pilot Mt.. was among the visitors here Sunday. X. O. Tultle. of Rocky Mt., was a visitor here Saturday. Mr. Tuttle formerly resided here. The King Tigers defeated | Pinnacle in a game played on I the Pinnacle diamond Wednes jd;iy. The final score stood 5 to ( 4. This was the third game ; the Tigers have played Pinna cle this season, the Tigers win j ning two and Pinnacle one. The ! Pinnacle has a crack team and i it took some clever work to put ) it over on them, but the Tigers 1 did it all right. The Billy Sunday Club No. 8, 'of Winston-Salem, held a very interesting service at the Mor ] avian church here Friday ! night. Mr. Claud Stone and family of High Point, were the guests of relatives here Sunday. The remains of Mitchell . Watts, aged about 45 years, , who died at his home near Kernersville Saturday from an attack of pneumonia, was brought here and laid to rest at Boyles Chapel Sunday morning 'at 11 o'clock. The deceased i who formerly resided in this section, is survived by the wid ow and several children. Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Goff, of High Point, spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. R. C. Meadows, who resides just west of town. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Hill, of High Point, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meadows, of East Bend, also spent Sunday with Mrs. Meadows. Stedman Lake Gets More Fish A. G. Gerdon of the Izaak Walton League has received a shipment of rock bass which were consigned to Noble Mede aris. The fish have been put into Lake Stedman in Stokes county. These fish were sent to the Izaak Walton League from the Federal hatchery at Edenton and are said to be un usually good fish. Winston Merchant Offers Good Recipt ! In his advertisement in thi: • paper a well known Winston . Salem mercantile firm offer: the following tip to our farm 1 ers: f , Brother farmer, if you expec • anything from the govern ir(en 1 except a mortgage on you farm you are nutty, s Here is your farm relief - 100 White Leghorn hens, Jersey cows, 1 Berkshire sow . 15 acres in com, 10 acres i o wheat, 1 acre in peas and year-round garden. SCHOOL HOUSES ARE FINISHED Jute and Young School Build ings Keceived Tuesday By Members of Board of Educa tin. Members of the Stokes Board £ Education and Sr.pt. of Schools J. C. Carson were here Tuesday after inspecting and receiving the new school build ings at Jute and Young's in Peter's Creek and Snow Creek townships. These buildings were recent ly erected, it is learned, prin cipally for the younger pupils Jof those sections and already ; school is going on at both i places very satisfactorily. After visiting the new build ings and receiving them the board held a short business session in their office at the court house. Lovable Young Lady Passes at Walnut Cove Miss Annie Rierson, one of Walnut Cove's most lovable and popular young women, died Wednesday night last at a Winston-Salem, hospital after an illness of two weeks with pneumonia. The deceased was a daugh ter of Mrs. Will Rierson, of Walnut Cove, and a neice of Mr. N. A. Martin, of Danbury. Miss Annie had a host of friends and her untirm iy cleat l ; casts a gloom over the entire community. She was an active member of the M. E. church and took a great deal of interest i'i church and sociul ' ork. Surviving ?re her mother, two brothers two sisters, Messrs. Her'/.-t Rierson, if Walnut Covt, and Charlie Rier son, of C'l&rlotte, and Mrs. Hobson F \ler and Miss Jea.i Rierson, of Walnut Cove. Funeral services held at her home Friday were conducted by Revs. J. C. Campbell and 0 E. Ward, and interment was in the M. E. church cemetery ?n South Walnut Cove. A large gathering of sorrowing friends were in attendance. Miss Fannie Tucker Passes Away Miss Fannie Tucker died at her home in Quaker Gap town ship Saturday afternoon, fol lowing an illness of several months. The deceased, who was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Tucker, was aged about 25 years, and is survived by her parents and several brothers and sisters. Interment was at Stony Ridge Baptist church, the fun eral service being conducted by j Rev. J. F. Manuel. Felmore Flinchum, the 13- year-old son of Chest "'inch um, of Danbury RouL who is in a Winston-Salem hospital suffering from a gunshot wound in the leg, is getting | along as well as possible. M» STOKES MEN * SERIOUSLY HURT Car Runs Into Parked Truck On Walnut Cove - Madison Road—Mack Wall and Mr. Mabe Taken To Hospital. Constable Mack Wall, of Beaver Island township, and a Mr. Mabe, who was riding with him, were both taken to Leaks ville hospital Saturday night suffering from injuries received when Mr. Wall's car ran into the rear end of a large truck parked 011 the concrete near Dan River park on the Walnut Cove-Madison highway. Mr. Wail suffered several bad cuts and bruises and Mabe was more seriously injured, it being reported here that his back was broken. However, a later re port indicates that both will ! recover. The truck had stopped on the concrete to make some re pairs on the engine and as Mr. | Wall's car approached it he niel i another car and was not able to see the truck. It is said that the impact was terrific and the men did well to escape with their lives. The two men with the truck j were placed under heavy bonds and placed in Stokes jail, but have furnished bond since, it is learned. They are not resi i dents of this countv. Stopping cars on the concrete is strictly forbidden by the State law and, according to the State highway reports, causes more wrecks than any other one thing. Cary L. Carroll Is Acquitted By Jury Winston-Salem, Oct. 12.—' After deliberating only a few j minutes, a jury in Forsyth I county superior court rendered J a verdict this afternoon acquit- i ting Cary L. Carroll, Winston- j Salem real estate man and for- j mer district manager of the j Union Guano company, tried OH a charge of embezzlement.! Carroll was accused of irfisap- j propriating funds belonging to j the guano company. The pros ecution claimed that he forged certain notes on fertilizer cus tomers to cover his shortage. The defendant presented bal anced books to the court and remained from the stand, contending that the state had failed to make out a case against him. This was the second time Carroll had faced trial 011 the charge. He was tried several months ago, but the jury failed to arrive at a verdict in the case and a mistrial was de clared. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fulton, of | Walnut Cove, visited in Dan bury a short while Monday evening. Justice of the Peace L. W. McKinney, of Gap, was among the visitors here Saturday. No. 2,996 DAMAGE SUITS FILED HERE Dr. R. I). Flippin Charged With Malpractice By Stokes Pa tient!?—s6s,ooo Asked As Damage. Charging malpractice in both instances, two suits were filed yesterday in Stokes county Su perior Court against Dr. R. D. Flippin, Pilot Mountain physi cian, in which damages aggreg ating the sum of $65,000 are demanded. Mrs. Elsie Bennett, wife of R. D. Bennett, of Stokes coun ty, has brought suit for $50,- 000, claiming the physician failed to disinfect his hands and failed to take other com- monly accepted sanitary meas ures while attending her in childbirth. As a result, she suffered considerable pain and injury and was forced to call in other physicians, finally un- dergoing an operation. Perma nent injury was alleged and $25,000 actual and $25,000 punitive damages are asked. The other suit was filed by Roy Dodd, colored, who con tended that the negligence of Dr. Flippin in attending his wife in maternity culminated in her death. The plaintiff charg ed that the physician used an ordinary pocket knife in the course of his operations and that he badly cut the plaintiff's intestate. Her death followed as a direct result of this treat j ment, it was claimed. Other allegations were to the i effect that chloroform was im properly used as an anaesthe j tic. Compensatory damages of 1 SIO,OOO and punitive damages : of $5,000 are asked. Hunters Fined For Violating Game Law Tom Martin, Will Young, Rufus Simmons and Andrew George were fined $5.00 and the cost each here Monday for hunting on the State game preserve, and J. Elmer Stevens was required to pay $25.00 and the cost for the same offense. Esquire J. B. Joyce presided at I the trial. Mrs. James Flippin Passes Away Mrs. Vick Flippin, wife of James Flippin, of Francisco, passed away early Tuesday morning at her home, after an illness of several weeks. Mrs. Flippin was an excellent Chris tian woman and will be greatly missed in her community. Death of George Moore Snow Creek Township XV. R. Stovall. here from Snow Creek township today, reports the death of Mr. Geo. Moore, a good citizen in his community. The deceased passed away early Monday ' morning at the age of 67 years. He is survived by his wife and 1 sons and daughters.
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