DANBURY REPORTER
Volume 58.
FARMER LOSES
TOBACCO BY FIRE
Two Cases In Justice's Court
A Snake Story—Child Breaks
An Arm—Other King News.
King, Sept. 24.—Mr. and Mrs.
K. O. Eaton, of Niragra Kails,
N. Y., are spending some time
with relatives here. Mr. Eat
on wa's reared in this section,
going to New York in 1914.
liav Hauser has returned
from a several days trip to
Virginia and West Virginia.
Me reports a fine trip.
Oscar Payne, planter, who
resides three miles west of
town had the misfortune to lose
a good barn of tobacco by fire
last week. The barn belonged
to V. T. Grabs on whose farm
Payne is a tenant.
John Abe Newsum, pioneer
warehouse auctioneer, of Win
ston-Salem, was here Thurs
day visiting relatives and
friends.
Arthur Daub has returned
from Canada, where he has
been for some time instructing
tobacco growers in curing the
weed. Mr. Daub states that
Canadians have only been grow
ing tobacco about two years.
V. T. Grabs, prominent to
bacco planter of this place, at
teended the Tobacco Growers'
meeting at Raleigh last Wed
nesday.
W. A. Jr., the four-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Mc-
Gee, who reside at Pinnacle,
fcix miles west of here, fell from
the steps at his father's roller
mill whde at play Friday after
noon. breaking his arm. Dr.
G. E. Stone reset the broken
member and the little fellow is
getting on nicely.
C. A. Mickey, of Winston-
Salem, spent the week-end here
the guest of relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Furches
and Mrs. S. L. Hendrix, of To
baccoville, spent Sunday here
the guest of Miss Annie New
sum.
William Kapp paid a fine of
$5 and cost in magistrates L«. J.
Riser and J. R. Caudle's court
here Saturday on a charge ol ?
assault on the person of Banks
Turner.
All who have relatives and
friends buried at the Calvin
Carroll cemetery near the home
of Peter Johnson are requested
to meet with tools the first
Saturday in October to assist
in cleaning off the graveyard.
The following births were
registered here last week: To
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Adkin's a
daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. Otis
lJoyles a son. to Mr. and M'*s.
Silas Marshall a daughter, to
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Merritt a
son and to Mr. and Mi's. \\ .Hi*
Nance a daughter.
J. Walter Riser , prominent,
planter residing tw:i miles west
of town, relates the following
snake story to your correspond
ent. On last Friday Mr. Riser
states that he s?w two snakes
near hi* corral. He stepped
to his house near by procured
his shot gun. When he arriv
ed back on the scene the snakes
were in line with each other
and Mr. Riser fir 3d on them,
killing them both at one shot.
They were copperhead moccas
ins and measured 36 and 2G
inches respectively.
Banks Turner was taxed
with a $3.00 fine and costs on
a charge of simple assault on
Worth Kirby. The case was
heard by magistrates J. R.
Caudle and L. J. Kiser here
Saturday.
William Southern, of High
Point, was among the visitors
here Sunday.
Pastures in Lincoln county
are keeping one cow an acre for
seven months in the year, says
County Agent Graham Mor
rison, who is starting five new
pasture demonstrations this
fall. He says it pays to lime
them well and to use the 'best
seed.
Established 1872.
HOME-COMING DAY
AT WESTFIELI)
Celebrated At Friends Church
Last Sunday—Danbury Peo
ple Attended—Mrs. J. S.
Taylor Addressed Audience.
Home-Coming.. day., at., the
Friends church at YVestfield last
Sunday proved a most pleasant
occasion. A large gathering of
friends of that church and
former residents of that sec
tion were in attendance.
Rev. McFarland, of High
Point, preached at 11 o'clock,
and after this Mrs. J. Spot
Taylor, of Danbury, delivered
a most interesting address on
her travels in the Holy Land.
There was special music by Mt.
Airy and Danbury choirs.
Dinner was served on the
grounds at the noon hour.
The Friends church at West
field is among the oldest church
es in the State and has had a
large membership ever since it
was established.
Among the Danbury people
in attendance at the home
coming services on Sunday
were Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Chris
tian, Sheriff and Mrs. John
Taylor, Mesdames J. S. Taylor,
It. R. King, N. K. Pepper, W. G.
Petree, Mfsses Mary Taylor,
Elizabeth and Lucile Martin,
Messrs. J. D. Humphreys, Earl
Wall, James Joyce, H. G. Tuttle
and others.
Sample Ballot of The
Nov. Election Received
Sample ballots of the state
ticket to be voted at the gener-
al election on Tuesday, Novem
ber 4, have been received by
the chairman of Stokes County
Board of Elections.
The county ballets will be
similar to the state ticket.
It is now probable that there
will be live tickets to be voted
at the election. One of these
will be the state ticket, with
both Democratic and Repub
lican candidates appearing on
the same sheet.
Another will be the ballot on
the constitutional amendments.
Another will be the county bal
lot, with representatives of
both parties on it. am ther will
be the congressional ticket and
st.ll another will be that for
judicial district, and one for
the United States Senate.
At tin top of the left siil•
of the .state ticket is a picture
of an American eagle, indicat
ing the Democratic nominee,
while opposite thut is the list ot
Republican candidates, at the
head of which is the picture of
an elephant. These emblems
are printed as an aid to voters
who have difficulty in inter
preting the party alignments.
W. T. Fryan, of Steubenville,
Ohio, lost his nose in an auto
accident. It was fo.;rd in the
wreckage anc* a rio« *or grafted
it. back.on - with 70 a? itches;
Fryan brearr.co naturally an
hour later.
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Sept. 24, 1930.
MAJOR STEDMAN
PASSES AWAY
Lijst Representative of War
Between the States—Was
Almost Ninety Years of Age.
Washington, Sept. 23.
Death has silenced the career
of Major Charles Manley Sted
man, of Greensboro, aged 89,
and dean of Congress.
Tomorrow night at 12:10 the
body of the man who fought in
the civil war, will be carried
back to North Carolina, his
native state, and funeral ser
vice will be held in Fayetteville
Thursday morning, at 10:30,
in the First Presbyterian
church.
Taken to the Mount Alto
naval hospital on the night of
September 11, following a
stroke of apoplexy, the veteran
representative of the fifth dis
trict waged a brilliant battle
for life, a struggle comparable
to those he fought as a gray
clad Confederate, but the hand
of death could not be stayed,
Major Stedman died 'shortly
after noon today.
Remarkable Vitality.
Major Stedman's deatth re
moves from Congress the last
representative of the war be
tween the states. FJor years
his colleagues had wondered at
his vitality, and gazed in open
mouthed awe as the beloved
North Carolinian performed th-j
dut'ees of his office.
With him when he died were
hiis daughter, Mrs. Katherine
Palmer: Mrs. May B. Stevens,
who served the fifth district
member so lona as secretary,
and Mr. and Mrs. Anton lit
fregier, of New York, Mrs. K»*-
fregier is Mrs. Palmer's daugh
ter.
| Major Stedman is survived
; by his daughter, Mrs. Kather
| ine Palmer, of Greensboro, an I
i Washington, and one brother.
■ Frank Stedman, president of
; the Cumberland Savings bank.
of Fayetteville.
Walter Hairston, Col.,
Is Recaptured
Walter Hairston. col., who
■ escaped fmn the county n ad-
I here a year or two since, wa
! re-captured in the Dicktown
section east of Walnut Cow
Sunday night. Ollicers Mack
Wall and Henry lhinlap made
the arrest- Ilairst- n was sent
lip from Stokes about year."
s nee for a term tf 18 months
on a charge of assault ami
violating the prohibition laws
Ho had served most of his term
when he escaped but will pi\ b
ably be sent back to Durham
county roads.
Identifying letters of broad
casting stations are flashed by
a new radio dial when corres
ponding wave-lengths are tun
ed in.
Secretary Wilbur has an
nounced th«t he has reports of
in apparently rich gold • strike
in Alaska.
FRANK PAGE
DECLINES OFFICE
Was Asked To Head Co-Oper
ative Association In North
Carolina Pledges His Aid.
Raleigh, Sept. 22.—Frank
Page, vice-president of the
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co.
and former State highway
commissioner, today declined
the offer to head a State tobac
co co-operative association, but
pledged the Southeastern Re
gional Council, of which he is
head, to back a regional move
ment for tobacco relief.
Mr. Page heads the South
eastern Region Council, which
was formed at Ashevilie last
spring at a conference of Gov
ernors and their representa
tives from seven Southeastern
states.
Bigger Job
"Mr. Page, in refusing to lead
a State organization accepted
even a bigger job today in
pledging his support to lead
the way for relief to the tobac
co growers of the Southeast,"
Governor O. Max Gardner said
in commenting on Mr. Page's
answer to the offer of the lead
ership of the State co-opera
tive.
The State Tobacco Relief
Commission last week elected
Mr. Page to head a State or
ganization and his answer was
made today to the executive
committee of the body. The
committee met in special ses
sion at the Governor's offices to
consider plans for the immed
iate launching of some kind of
co-operative body.
Joint Family Reunion
Of Moser Families
The M'Jsor families of the
counties of Surry, Stokes, and
Forsyth who have been holding
annual reunions for the past
seven years and also the Moser
families of the counties of Ouil
f I'd and Randolph who have
been doing likewise have decid
ed to meet in joint reunion at
Colfax on No. 60 highway be
tween Winston-Salem and
Greensboro on the lirst Sunday
in October. All Mosers and
th ise related either by blood or
marriage are requested to at
tend with well lilleil baskets
and help enjoy the day.
Honorable 1. C. Moser, of
Asheboro, will be the principal
speaker . Subject: The Miser
generation of America. The
entire day from 10:."»0 A. M
will be spent in songs and short
talks. Everybody come and
enjoy the occasion.
J. N. JESTER.
Winston-Salem, N. C.
Carteret county farmers havi
entered into a contract to grow
50 acres of Italian Broccoli this
fall and winter for a Virginia
Prouce firm.
German undertakers claim
the rediscovery of the ancient
Egyptian art of mummifica
tion.
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MAX\* *,L IS BUSY
SHIP VG BALLOTS
County Election Chairman Will
Receive Approximately 6.-
000,000 Tickets.
Raleigh, Sept. 18.—Prepara
tory to the general election in
November, R. C. Maxwell, sec
retary of the state board of
election, was busy today with
the task of shipping out to the
county election chairman the
approximately 6,000,000 ballots
to be used in the election.
Pursuant with the action of
the state board four separate
ballots will be used in the elec
tion—one each for the state,
senatorial, and congressional
candidates, and one for th"
constitutional amendments to
be voted on.
Judge J. Crawford Biggs, of
Raleigh, chairman of the board
proposed consolidation of the
state, senatorial and congress
ional ballots, a move, which he
said, would save the state
s.'{,ooo in the ballot printing.
The proposal, however, was
abandoned when opposition bv
Republican members of the
board developed.
The total cost of printing
the ballots and copies of the
election laws to be sent to coun
ty election officials will be ap
proximately $9,000, Mr. Max-
Veil announced tod.iv. All (.1'
the ballots * lexcept for some
of the congressional districts,
are on hand and Mr. Maxwell
expects to complete distribu
bution to the county election |
chairman by September 25. j
The ballots must be in th ■!
hands of the precinc* regis-'
trars within three days of tlu >!
election.
TO INVESTIGATE
PENSION CHECKS
Not Only In Guillford Hut In
Any Other County of the
State (governor Gardner
Concerned Over Matter.
Raleigh, Sept. 22.—An im
mediate investigation into the
alleged improper distribution
of pension mone\ in Guilt'onl
County, and a thorough check
tn see it' it is being handled im
properly in any > ther comity,
as a result of the charges
brought in Guilford with re
gard to the dishing of pen
sion checks of individuals said
to have been (lead for 'several
years, was ordered Saturda>
by (ii verenor (>. Max (Jardner,
following a meeting of tin-
State IVrtsion Hoard. This
board is composed of the Gov
ernor, the Attorney-Genera!
and the State Auditor.
Attorney-General Brummitt
was instructed to begin the in
vestigation immediately, and
he expects to get it under way
within a few days. rec
ords of the State Auditor Bax
ter Durham will first be ex
amined, and the investigation
will then probably be moved
to Guilford county.
Number 3,642
REGISTRARS AND
JUDGES NAMED
Books Open Oct. 4—Challenge
Day Nov. I—C. c. McGee
Named As Member of Hoard
of Klections.
At a meeting of the county
Board of Elections held at Wal
nut Cove last night, registrars
and judges were appointed to
hold the coming election.
The county board is now
composed of C. K. Davis, chair
man ; S. P. Christian and C. C.
Mc iee, the latter having been
named to succeed Paul Fulton,
resigneed.
The registration books will
open Oct. 4th, and close Oct.
25th, while challenge day is
Nov. Ist. The election falls
on Nov. 4th.
The registrars and judges
for the several precincts of the
county are as t'ollow's: (The
first name is the Democratic
reg strar, second name is Dem
ocratic judge, and third name
is Republican jui'ge.)
DANBURY PRIX I\CT:
1). M. Pyrtle,
James Lasley,
J. H. Neal.
HARTMAN PRECINCT:
H. G. Alley,
C. S. Pitzer,
Gilmer Mabe.
MITCHELL PRECINCT:
L. A. Duncan,
W. J. Flinn,
J. I). Flinchum.
PINE HALL PRECINCT:
J. R. Williams,
J. H. Carter,
J. F. Reynolds.
FAST SANDY RIDGE
PRECINCT:
Miss Laura Ellington,
Harry F. Brown,
A. B. Carter.
WEST SANDY RIDGE
PRECINCT:
Lowell Poore,
Willis Moore,
11. T. Corn.
TILLEY PRECINCT:
W. P. Ray,
Harry L. Martin,
W. D. Priddy.
MOIR PRECINCT: .
W. E. Collins,
R. E. L. Frances,
Floyd Chilton.
FRAN'S PRECINCT: .>
Sam Lawson.
C. R. Christian,
L. 1.. Lowe.
BROWN .MOUNTAIN
PRECINCT:
T. M. Smith.
.1. F. George.
W. M. Martin.
FLINTY KNOLL PRECINCT:
S. F. Lawson.
P. O. Fry,
(J. W. Simmons.
PINNACLE PRECINCT:
E. F. Stone,
J. W. Snyder,
J. W. George.
.'KING. PRECINCT: „
J. Wilson Mitchell,
Joe M. Alley,
Edwin Kiser.
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