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DANBURY REPORTER Volume 58. DAVIS-FULTON CO gjROBBED LAST NIGHT K Considerable Quantity of Mer i chandise Is Stolen l*. H. Linville Returns To Walnut Cove To "Reside— Personal items. Walnut Cove, July 1. The .store of the Davis-Fulton Co. was entered last night and sev- hundred dollars worth of is missing- En trance to the building was gain ied through a window and the i back door was then opened to remove the goods. Probably a hundred pairs of shoes, cloth ing, canned goods, and various other articles were taken. The cash register was opened and about $4.00 in change taken from that. Evidence of an at tempt to break in the safe was seen. A number of robberies haev been committed here re cently, hut this was the largest loss to any company so far, it is stated. The family of W, P Wheeler left this week to join him at Rocky Mount, where he has been located the past few months, having changed hi.- position with the N. &. W. rail way company here for a sinii 1 f>r place at Rocky Mount- Mrs. Iheeler was honored with a 1 ./umber of courtesies and social affairs before leaving. Th«> members of the Woman's Mis sionary Society and Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist church gave a weiner roast in the grove at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.L- Welch Saturday even ing in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler P- Hanes Linville is this week moving his family from Wins ton-Salem into the residence of Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Cates, on Summit street- Mr. and Mrs. Linville lived in Walnut Cove several years ago and moved to Winston-Salem. They are now returning here to make this their home. Mrs. A. T- Rothrock enter tained at a beautifully appoint ed dinner at her home here last evening in honor of K R. H- Hackler, who is here /t a visit. Covers were laid for rMiss Evelyn White and Dr. Hackler, Miss Helen Fulton and Gilmer Sparger, Miss Mary Frances Davis and Bill Fulton. Miss Thelma Rothrock and Paul Da via, Jr. Miss Dolly Dodson and two children, Lois and Jack, have returned from a visit with rel atives in Wlnstcn-Salem. Mrs. Everett Matthews, of Winston-Salem, is visiting her mother, Mrs. W. L. Vaughn. Mark Allen, of Roanoke Rapids, spent the week end here with his brother, Rev. D. W. Allen. 1 Harry Blayloek, of Walnut Cove Route 1, was a visitor to Danbury Tuesday. Mr. Blay loek finds that crops in his sec tion are badly in need of rain. Established 1872. TWO KILLED IN AUTO WRECK Rollins Younce, Brother of Candidate For Solicitor In ' This District, Meets Instant 5 Death—Girl Also Killed. I Rollins Younce, brother of I Geo- Younce, who is the Demo j cratic candidate for Solicitor jin this district, was instantly killed Friday morning near Salisbury in an automobile ac cident- Candidate Younce was ex jpected here Saturday to address 1 1 a meeting of Democrats, but, of course, was unable to attend, i Miss Katharine Evens, of '•homasville, who was also in' I ' the car with Mr. Younce, was, j fatally injured, dying soon af-j Iter the accident. Louis Wat-! ' . . i kins and Miss Evelyn James, of " Thom:s>ville, were also slight ly injured. The terrible acci " i dent occurred on Route 10, near 1 j Thomasviile. Mrs. E- M. Mattox, a resident lof Salisbury, who was driving t j the other car in the collision,' t furnished $2,000 bond pending j j further investigation of the ac-j cident. I The two persons killed are ■ reported to have been on th-j j front seat of the car which Mr. | 1 Younce was driving, and had ''been attending a social gather ing in Salisbury. About midway between the ' Country Club Filling station 1 and the Trading Ford monu-i ment, on Route 10, where the | ' highway slightly dips, the Ford I roadster, with rumble seat, in which the four young people were riding, is said to have hit 1 the left front wheel of the Oldsmobile automobile of Mr. and Mrs. Mattox- The lighter I car skidded, turned over once or twice and came to rest about 50 feet away, according to the ' report of investigating officers. The occupants were strewn along the roadside. The stretch of highway No. 10 located between Lexington and Salisbury has come to ba one of the most dangerous in : the State, in the opinion of the i officials. Several important highways converge here and I ' a similar number from the! I I south and west at Salisbury. I Within the past 5 years it is' said that perhaps no similar, ' | stretch of State highway in the i State has been the scene of as 1 many bad wrecks. ( j | Peters Creek Township f ' Loses In Population 'I ! I According to figures just; ■' sent out from the district cen ! sus office at Winston-Salem, tho , 1 population of Peter's Creek township on April 1, 1930, was 1959, as compared with 2152 on Jan. 1, 1920, showing a loss of population in that township during the past ten years of 193 souls. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, July 2,1930, CONVENTION HERE NAMES DELEGATES Democrats Met Saturday—Ad dress By Hon. J. I). Humph reys—N. E. Pepper Is Re- Elected Chairman of Execu tive Committee. A convention of Stokes county Democrats was held at the court house here Saturday. Delegates were elected to the State and Congressional con ventions. Hon. J- D. Humph reys delivered an address, and N. E. Pepper was re-elected chairman of the county execu tive committee. The convention met *4t itwo j o'clock P. M.. N. E- Pepper, chairman of the executive com mittee, called S- G. Sparger to i the chair, who acted as tempo rary chirman of the meeting, while 11. I'. Bailey was mad-* Secretary. Delegates to the State, Con i gressional and Senatorial con ventions were elected as fol lows: ! Danbury Precinct R. R ! King, Mrs. R. R. King, A (J --jsisk, Mrs A- G. Sisk, D. M. J Pyrtle, J. I). Humphreys, Mrs. j Dr. R. 11. Morefield, Mrs. W E j Joyce, Miss Mary Taylor, Miss 1 Lucile Martin. N- E. Pepper. Hartman Precinct Paul Venable, Gilbert Alley. Wilson's Store Precinct—l.G Ross, Jr., N- S. Mullican, W. A Southern, Moses Carroll, Ed ! Mitchell. i Germanton Precinct—C'. J. | Hauser, Walter Beck, C- M. Hauser, M. P. Watts, L. M, McKenzie, J C. Carson- Mount Olive Precinct—ll. G. Johnson, J . p. Ferguson, J. W. Smith, L. R. Pulliam, G. A- Jones, P. P- Johnson. King Precinct—R. C. White, Joseph M- Alley, J. W. Mitchell, 11. H. Leake, Dr. G E Stone, Clady Newsum, Pinnacle Precinct—W- A. Sul livan. F. F. Stone, J W Snyder, J L. Christian, S M Scott, J. R. Stone. Mizpah Precinct—D M Boles, J. W. Moser. Flinty Knoll Precinct—P .0. Fry, John Al:e Shelton, C- L. ] Slaughter, Bud Tilley. Brown Mt. Precinct—Jesse j George, Thomas Smith, i Frans Precinct—S. V. Dear min, Joe Frans, Sam Lawson. Moir Precinct—J. R. Forest, Mrs. J. R. Forest, Will George, Walter Leake, C W. Ray, R. E. L. Francis, Frank Christian, Dr. S. A. Moir. I Til ley's Precinct—W S. Hart, ' Percy Sheppard, Eugene Ray, ! Cy Tucker. Lawsonville Precinct Zack Sheppard, Jim Tom Lawson, J. Walter Lackey, R. L. Lawson Frank Robertson. East Sandy Ridge Precinct— T. J. Gann, E. C- Gann, Harry Brown, Rev. J. A. Joyce, Miss Laura Ellington, Dr. D. W. Dowdy, Mrs. R. B. Hutcherson. (Continued on page 8.) 4 H CLUB CAMP AT i MOORE'S SPRINGS Begins Wednesday. July 9th With Picnic Dinner—ll- W. • | Graeber and .Miss Mary N'eal Will Be In Charge—Special Meetings of Clubs. The Stokes County 4-H Club ; Camp will be at Moore's . Springs, beginning with a pic -1 nic dinner at 12 o'clock Wed - nesday, July 9th, and lasting two full days. 1 R. W. Graeber, Extension I Forester, of Raleigh, will assist with the educational features of the camp. > | We expect every member to , | have a good time, and also -1 learn as much as if in school. ) j Miss Mary N'eal, County 4-11 -1 Club leader, will be ill charge of ,i girls, assisted by other local • leaders. j J Each club member will be ex - pected to bring enough food i - supplies to last one person - through seven meals. Arrange ments will be made for cooking . simple foods at tlu camp. Su*h . things as bacon, eggs, potatoes, . butter, loaf bread, cakes, etc. . are suggested as appropriate , for our use. » There will be a picnic dinner on Wednesday and another on 1 Friday, wkh parents and friends invited to come and bring baskets. Each club member attending | this camp will be under the dis cipline of the county agent and . the assistant local leaders. No . boisterous or disorderly eon , duct will be tolerated. Two buildings have been leased for , sleeping quarters. Each club , member should bring a blanket . for a pallet, as there will be no beds. Boys and girls may use ( overalls or other suitable cloth , ing in lieu of bathing suits. ; One hour each day will be al lowed for supervised swim . ming. , Miss Neal and the under , signed wish to see the Club members at a special meeting ( of their club at the place and time indicated below: Danbury, 11a. m., June 30. Meadows, 1 p. m-, June 30. Germanton, 3:30 p. m-, Juno i 30th. Hawpond, 10:30, p. m„ July 2. King. 1 p. m., July 2- Pinnacle, 3:30, p. m-, July 2. Walnut Cove, 10:30, July 3. Pine Hall, 1:30 p. m., July 3. Reynolds, 4 p. m., July 3. Lawsonville, 10:30 a- m., July 14th. | Francisco, 1:30 p. m-, July 4. ! Sandy Ridge, -1 p. m- July 4. All meetings will be at the school houses. Kver.v member attending will ii be given a 4-1 L Club Handy j Book. If you can attend camp, , | sign and return the card which I has been sent you as promptly ; as possible. Try to have every member present at your club meeting. J- E. TREVATHAN, PROF. W. B. HARRIS PASSES AWAY Was Former Supt. of Schools In Stokes—Resided In San I Fernando, Cal. Aged (»!> I and Survived Ry Wife and Three Children. Word has just been received i fi'om Los Anegeles, Cal., that Prof. W- U. Harris, a former resident of Stokes county, died at his home at San Fernando, California, on June 23rd, fol- lowing a stroke of paralysis. He was 09 years of age and is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. Prof. H; i -ris was born in Randolph county, and live d in ) Germantun after his marriage . to Francis Slate, in 1891, until , his appointment as county Su ! perintendent of Schools of this county in 1890. He was a res ident of Danhury f r four years | and during this time lie laid the foundation of the present i modern school system of this county. After leaving Danburv. .Mr. 1 n Harris was engaged in ranch ing in hastern Washington un til he retired just after the close of tile World War and moved to Southern California. His visit to North Carolina I some two years since with his I wife and daughter will be re membered by his host or' friends in the county, who will learn of his passing with sin cere sorrow. Smith Reynolds Makes Fine Flying" Record Smith Reynolds, young son , of the late R. J. Reynolds, re cently Hew from New York to , Los Angeles, Cal., in 28 hours and live minutes flying tinv. State Gains Almost Million In 10 Years The 10:50 population of North Carolina is slightly in excess of three and a third million souls, 1 figures for the State compiled from available census reports | show. This is a growth over .the 1020 figures of close to a ' million people. , The per rentage of gain is 32. I New Officials In Peter's Creek Governor (). Max Gardner | has just given Peter's Creek | township two more officials i that were greatly needed up there, as it will save many a trip to Danbury or elsewhere, 1 The Governor appoints Frank I IT. Tilley a Justice of the Peace ' and W. Sanders Hart, a Notary I Public. j Luther Gravitt, of the King , j community, was among those i, who attended court here yester- J day. Mr. GraHtt has recently [been very ill with pneumonia • and his many friends are de j lighted to see him looking so well again. No. 3,631 SUPERIOR COURT OPENED MONDAY ; Very Few Cases Disposed Of 1 l'p To the Present Time— -1 Judge Michael Schenck Is ' Presiding Over the Term. ! The regular criminal term of I t Stokes Superior court opened L j here Monday morning with J Judge Michael Schenck presid ' iug and Solicitor J. F. Spruill • prosecuting for the State. As the Reporter went to press * »ie court had only tried very i few cases, those disposed of be i ing as follows: K. A. Covington and Roy Ful -1 ler. trespass. Fined $25 and 1 half the cost each. Willie Brim, a- d. w., 90 days ' '/i roj.d. If-nrv Fulton, assault on fe ' male, (>o days on r'ad. '■ Johnnie Til'ey, larceny and ' j receiving, prayer f->r judgment 'jcontinued upon payment of the ■ i cost. Laura Hicks, sale of liquor, not guilty. Willie Mitchell,, assault, fined $25 and cost. Lee Flippin, larceny and re ceiving. not guilty. ' T. J. Garni, assault, fined sls and 'He cost. 1 H. J. Foy, assault, fined $25 1 and the cost H. J. Foy, carrying concealed weapons, fined SSO and cost. Clifton Harrison, assault, fined $lO and cost. Everett Parker, transporting liquor, 4 months on the road- Paige Mitchell, transporting liquor, not guilty. Paul Hollman, Roy Gentry, Nancy Ellis, transporting !i --, (juor, fined sls 00 and one-third , the cost each. Roy Thursey, larceny and receiving, 90 days on the road. Ham Shelton, disposing of i mortgaged property, nol proa with leave. i George Fulp, sale of liquor, 4 months on road. 1 Stokes People Attend Trial At Goldsboro Sidney Flinchum, M. J. Fagg, i James Jones, Gillis Coleman, Masten Mabe, Mrs. Posey Flin . | chum, Mr. and Mrs. John Lew in | and Mr. and Mrs. ("lady Mabe returned last night from Golds ■ boro, where they attended the preleminary hearing in which J. M. Langston was charged with killing Prohibition Agent Posey L. Flinchum. The defen ' dant was held without bond. 1 Jim Aldridgo, wh > was in the car with Langston, when Mr. ' j Flinc hum was shot, was held '■ under a $3,000 bond. I The Stokes people who at ; tended the trial, stated that Mr. Dale, who was riding with ■| Mr. Flinchum at the time of the ! j shooting positively identified " i Langston as the man who did ' i the shooting. -1 C. O. Boyles, ex-Representa ) tive in the Legislature, was [ here from King Monday.
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