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DANBURY REPORTER Volume 58. [BETTER BUSINESS FOR AUGUST Wheels Of Industry Have Been Oiled Up—Plans Are Being Laid With Decided Caution. New York, Aug. 3. Tho | wheels of industry were being oiled and tested last week, for August is a mouth of normal seasonal quickening. It has marked the turning point in 1 several depressions of the past. »am tl business is preparing for the best, in the hope that it has seen the worst- The wheels will actually begin to whirl in many automotive plants tombrrov.', as suspension of two or three weeks are end ed, and workers respond again to the whistle. No considerable change, however, is looked for in the steel industry. Several manufacturers of smaller products, such as shoes and radio sets, however, L are al.so stepping up their sche- I dules. I On the whole, industry be- I • lieves it is turning the comer, but having 110 satisfactory peri scope to look around into the new street, it is drawing no t vclusions as to how mucfi pleasanter it may bo. Most in dustrialists are planning on no more than season U improve * ment during the next month cr two at least, and are lay in, their plans with decided cau tion. With the quarterly reports of the two leading steel produc ers were issued statements last week expressing the opinion that production would expand during the remainder of the year-' The statement of the fin ance committee of United States Steel gave no indication £.a to the scope of the expected expansion, and President Grace, of Bethlehem, explaining that , things "look a little better,'' added, "very little." Analysis appearing from im- 1 •> portant banking sources at the turn of the rqonth were non-1 , committal, but mildly optimis tic. The National City bank | found reason to believe that' » production had been lower than I consumption in many lines dur-1 ing recent months, and that in- I , creased production would be. . necessary to take care consum- j er demand in the near future. 1 The Guaranty Trust company pointed to a disposition on the 1 part of observers generally to r 1 look for some progress in; L autumn, but added, "This ex -5) peatation, of course, does not imply that good business will j . return at a bound." t The Guaranty survey pointed 1 r out that "Business in the future * W*Jl not be stimulated by the ( urgent need for post-war re habitation that has been such / ; • powerful influence in the past / decade, and indicated that this > factor must be s| eojiaidered in any appraisal of f (Giitinued on page 5.) Established 1872. SCHOOLS OPEN SEPT. 15 AND 29 j Asbury May Be Added To List Of. Long Term Schools— 1 State Pays Fifty Per Cent' Of Cost Extra Two Months, j I The long term schools of Stokes will open Sept. 15th, | while the short term schools begin Sept. 29th, two weeks later. | The long term schools arc Meadows, Germanton, King, Pinnacle, Pine Hall, Walnut | Cove and possibly Asbury. The Nancy Jane Cox Reynolds Me-1 morial school is also a long term one, but the expense of 1 the extra two months is borne by Mr. W. N. Reynolds, of Winston-Salem. The expense' of the Westfield school is borne jointly by Stokes and Surry counties. About 50 per cent, of the cost of the extra 2 months is. paid by the State for all schools oper ated by the county, and these schools have practically 50 per cent, of all the children in them. First Married Woman Tree Sitter is Urging Women to Take Rest National Park, N. J., July3l. —Mrs. Edwin Knight, 35,, a mother, of National Park, to day was sitting in a Poplar near her home with the an nounced intention of remain ing there until Labor day. She said she is determined to out sit her son, Daniel, 14, who is perched in a tree nearby. Proud that she is "the first married woman tree-sitter," Mrs. Knigh said: "I'm doing it for a rest. If other remar ried women are wise they will follow my example. They don't know what a relief it is. We women have not asserted our- j selves strongly enough in the past; We must rise above our- I selves. That's why I climbed • into these leafy branches.'' I Mrs. Knight has been mar- 1 . ried three times. I Sunday School Class Entertained | Walnut Cove, Aug. I.—The | Euzelian Sunday School Class of the Walnut Cove Baptist | church held its regular monthly I meeting at the home of Mrs. \ | ' i Wm. Marshall on Tuesday even- j ing with six members present, : j The vice-president, Mrs. Mar-! 1 shall, conducted the devotiona's J j which was followed with prayer by Mrs. C. J. Helsabeck. During the business session! the minutes of the last meeting were read and a splendid re port was given by the personal service committee. . A delightful social hour was enjoyed during which the hos tess served a delicious ice course to the following: Mes dames J. D. Johnson, P. G. , Helsabeck and R. D. Tuttle. Mrs. Tukl? wiH be hostess to the class in August. % •*"V Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, August 6,1930. TOBACCO MAKES A BAD START Seven Eastern Carolina and South Carolina Markets Open ed Yesterday With Prices Below Last Year's—Average 10 To 11 Cents. Raleigh, Aug. s.—Tobacco prices 011 seven North Carolina markets of the South Carolina belt were lower by several cents per pound average today than a year ago, but in general, ware housemen reported the Tar Heel farmers as being fairly' ! : well satisfied. Figures compiled from un j official reports this afternoon 1 indicated that the average for nil seven markets would be about H cents a pound this year compared to between 14 and 15 last year, an average! drop of about 25 per cent. Fairmont, largest market of the seven in this state, report ed less tobacco called back by the farmers after sale than at any previous opening though the average was three cents a pound below last year's on opening day. Lumber ton reported very lit tle dissatisfaction and prac tically no calling back of th? weed. Tabor and Fair Bluff re ported that the farmers were not satisfied. The other mark ets reported about the usual amjount of calling off of sales. Unofficial estimates of the amount of weed sold reached 1,325,000 pounds this after noon compared to 1,500,000 pounds last year on opening day. Clarkton with 80,000 pounds today, compared to 60,- 000 last year the first day, was listed as the only market with larger sales this year. I ( Fairmont reported the high -1 est . price of the day when some fancy leaf sold for as high as 55 and 56 cents a pound. This' ■ market reported prim'ngs up to i I eight cents a pouna selling just as good as last season but 1 slightly higher grades, about 15 I cent tobacco, were lower. Tabo, Chadbourn and other' markets reported prices as low | as a cent and a half a pound for poor grade primings. It was estimated that 98 per cent of the tobacco offered on j the warehouse floors today | was first pullings and plant bed : leaves. , 1 Fairmont had 400,000 poonds Jon the floors'.today and it brought an average of 10 or 11 i cents, it was estimated, com-, j pared to 425 pounds a year ago j \vhich sold for 14 cents. Lnmberton sold 250,000 j pounds today at about 10 cents compared to 800,000 pounds last year at 15.40 cents. The reason given for tin smaller amount offered was that the crop was two weeks later than usual and also that farmers were frightened it the low prices offered in Georgia last week. TOBACCO WAKE HOUSES ADVISED TO SUSPEND State Official Tells Growers to Protest Against Ix>w Prices Offered—Georgians Aroused. Atlanta, Ga., July 31.—a| suggestion that tobacco ware-j houses close in protest against; prevaling low prices came today j from Eugene Talmadge, state commissioner of agriculture, as growers continued to voice vigorous dissatisfaction. I Hope for assistance frcm the federal farm board was dissipa-J ted with receipt of a jnessage by Congressman W. G. Lank-! of Georgia, which said the boarii was unable "at this: late date to aid the unorganiz-1 ed groweirs." Messages from growers and 1 warehousemen alike poured in to the office of Commissioner Talmadgej all protesting against the prices and requesting aid in the solution of the problem. Commissioner Talmadge said farmers told him they were be ing forced to sell at a price be low the cost of production. A dispatch from Cairo, Ga., said an indignation meeting was held this morning by tobac co farmers just before the market ftpefied for the day. Tho meeting was orderly but strong appeals were prepared for sub mission to the domestic cigar ette manufacturers, who purch ase most of the leaf sold in Georgia. A concerted move- j ment to withold tobacco from the market was institued. An optimistic note, the first' since the opening day, came to-, day, from Thomasville, wher3j somewhat better prices were prevaling when the market j opened. The prices on 40,000 j pounds were better than yester day. The average today was better than 12 and 13 cents. Bidding on the market at Adel today was the liveliest since the opening day, said a report. Approximately 400,- 000 pounds was on the floor I with prices ranging from 4 to | 30 cents per pound. ! ' Ford Plant at Barcelona, Spain Has Been Shut Down Barcelona, Spain, July 31. ! Six hundred men, representing I the entire production staff of 1 the Ford assembling plant here, | were dismissed today. The management gave as its rea sons general business depres ' sjion and uncertainty as to how | badly, the new Spanish tariff would hurt. Germanton Section Has Good Rain Supt. of Schools J. C. Carson here today from Germanton said that section was visited by a good rain last night and that crops were greatly reviv ed. Subscribe for the Reporter STATE SPEED LAWS TO BE ENFORECED State Highway Patrolmen Will Start Arresting Speedy Driv ers At Once Lieutenant Early Announces. Autosists who have been tak- I 1 j ing the 45-mile per hour speed ' limit established bv the State I ! as a joke will be reminded that it is a real law from now hence-' forth, one learns from the fifth district highway patrol leader, I Lieutenant T. A. Early, who is just back from a conference 1 with Captain G. D. Farmer, ' head of the state patrol. ; Mr. Early says that up to tho present the patrol has # been i ; lenient in the enforcement of | the speed law, concentrating 011 j | recklessness and other provis- ■ ions of the highway saftey legislation. I That day has passed, the pa trol leader said. Hereafter all ■ drivers who are found operat ing their machines more than 45 miles an hour will be prompt ly arrested and prosecuted. It has been shown to the pa trol's satisfaction, declared Mr. Early, that many of the costly wrecks that are occurring, ac cidents costly in life, limb and money, are the result of speed ing. The campaign against speeding as well as the drives against other forms of bad driving will be carried forward 1 at once.— Elkin Tribune j Preaching Dates i For Elder Atkinson j j Eider W. H. Atkinson ex-j pects to preach at the following' j times and places: j Piney Grove church on Mon-J I day after the second Sunday ; | in August. 'j Tuesday following at Snow , Creek. ' Wednesday at North View. Thursday at Wilson. Friday at Clear Spring, j Saturday and Sunday at Wal ■ nut Cove, •j Sunday night at Winston ' Salem. 1 Monday after the 3rd Sunday in August at Saints' Delight. J Tuesday at Bunker's Hill. J Wednesday at Abbott's Creek. Thursday night at High I Point. | Friday night at Salisbury. Then to the Abbott's Creek | Association. i Work Progressing On School Houses Work on the school buildings at Lawsonville and Francisco is moving along at a good rate. Foundations of both buildings are finished and it is learned that the laying of brick will I be started this week. Work is II also progressing nicely on the i Reynolds school building annex. Alberta Sheaion, 15, of Ma*'- • ked Tree, Ark., who haß led . her class during her entire school career, has won six scholarships and music medals, besides other honors. f . # • " '■ ' •'./ '> v ; * \ r * /"Zfi !>'*•« I No. 3,636 ADDITION TO PINNACLE SCHOOL Six Rooms Will Be Added To Present Structure In Time For Opening Of School In the Fall. The Stokes Board of Educa tion will receive bids on Sept. 15th for an addition to the high school building at PilTna cle. The addition will consist of six rooms and will be addeu to the rear of the present build ing. It is expected to have the work conipleted in time for the opening of school. The Pinnacle school building is of brick construction and | one of the handsomest in the county. The addition will be I !of the same construction in every particular as the main building. i Jerry Mitchell Dies After Year Illness Pilot Mountain, July 81.— Jerry Mitchell, 70-year-old prominent farmer and citizen of Stokes county, died in Me morial hospital, Mount Airy, at 7 o'clock this evening after a year of failing health. Funeral service was held at Brim Grove church Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock with in terment in the church ceme tery. j Surviving are his wife, who was Miss Edna Carson, one daughter, Mrs. E. H. Parks, of Pinnacle; three sons, W. R. Mitchell, of Pilot Mountain, j Howard and Ralph Mitchell, of ; Pinnacle; one brother, J. A. Mitchell, of Lima, Ohio; two | sisters, Mrs. R. W. Hill, Wms | ton-S«»lem, Mrs- vV. R. Lawson, of Pinnacle; and nine grand children Galax Fair Will Not Be Opened Hard on the heels of an an nouncement by the Galax Fair Association that there would no fair in the Virginia city thiß ' year comes a statement from !john H. Midkiff, treasurer of the Mount Airy Fair, that the | Granite City's Fall Festival would be bigger ana better than ever this year. Beginning Tuesday, September 30, the Mount Airy Fair will hold forth through five days of festive gaiety and instructive exhibits with a premium list totalling around $4,000 offered to lure the best in every line of farm products and local industry to enter.—Mt. Airy Times. Marion Stephens Held For Superior Court Charged with driving a car on two occasions while under the influence of whiskey, Mar ion Stephens, of Danbury, has * furnished bond in the sum of S3OO, after a preliminary hear ing before Justice Frank Tilley, at Lawsonville, for his appear ance at the next term of Stokes ' criminal court. . ► iJ ••' V v'-.r-".. > , ■ V ; . .. v y V \:!
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