THE DANBURY REPORTER
Volume GO.
TAX SALES MAY
BE DELAYED;
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&lake» Furmen Assemble At l»»n- j
burj aiul Ask County CummlbiMtu. J
er ß 'Jo ftwltiaae Advertl»luic Prop-
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urlg Far Sale— Will (
Wnii As Doug A* Possible.
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Stoker county farmer* assembled • (
In the countv court house- here M«n- , 1
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day thiee hundned strong and |)a«sed
resolutions asking the county ooni.
missioned to defer advertising prop. j
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■erty for sale for taxes until Dec. A. I,
Tho meeting was called to order,'
at 30 o'clock by Jan. W. Young. one j,
of Meadows township's prominen;
farmers, who had taken the lead in : >
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bringing about the gathering. Mr. |,
Young stated the ob>ect of the meet
ing a* being to devise ways and I
means to postpone the sale of land ;
far taxes, calling attention to tho !
fact 'that under the law the county
commissioners were required to ad.
vertigo the property of delinquent i
tax-payers to be sold on the first 1
Monday of June.
An organization was effected by
electing Jas. W. Young chairman of
the meeting and N. 6. Mullican sec.
retary. After speeches .by H. H. Wil
liamson, J. C. Frans, E. W. Carroll.
J. W. Fowler. R. E. L. Francis, N.S.
Mullican and other*, a committee
complied of one citizen from each
township was appointed to wait on |
.. tho county commissioners. The '
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/ board waj in session down stair*
■and the committee brought in their !
* report within an hour favorable to j
I the plan suggested by the people.
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The board of commissioners, who'
L already had the matter under con.
I sideration. passed a resolution de- j
ferring the sale of property for taxes
temporarily, however, no definite j
date was set for holding the matter |
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Candidate For
Solicitor Here
Candidate for solicitor In thin dis
trict, Gaston A.' Johnson, of High
Point, delivered a short speech In
the court house at Danbury Monday,
addneasing an assemblage of far
mers who had met to devise ways
and means of getting the county
commissioner* to hold up the sale
of property for taxes. . Mr. Johnson
irajt accompanied ie - e :>y Mr. l^e
1 Gibson, of High Point.
To the Democrats Of
Stokes County:
I desire to be your candidate in
the coming election, for the House
I of' Representatives, and ask for your
votes in the June primary on tho'
■* following platform:
Reduce the Sheriff's salary from
m $3600 to S2IOO. reduce salary of the
v Register of Deeds from $2400 to
I SI6OO. |
mT§ Repeal law requiring couples pro-
L.V posing to marry to produce health
B| certificate. Also reduce cost of mar. :
I f rlage license from $6 to 33, and re
f / peal marriage banns law.
I f Reduce price of automobile licen-
I / ses se that they will cost, say from
J $6 to sl6.
Revalue land every two years.
Change date for holding primary
from June to July or Xtfgust.
May t, 1132.
E. CARR OANN..
2 may 2 w
Robt. Sisk (went the weekend
in Winston-Salem.
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r'l. fa % €li*
Established 1872. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, May 4, 1932.
X A crowd of Danbury and Winston-Salem young- ladies and gentlemen $
$ who spent the night on Moore's Knob to view the sunrise from the crest £
c of the mountain. At dawn the air was cold, and blankets were in much 11
x demand. $ j
ONLY 50 PER CENT S
OF TAXES PAID
Tax-Payers Of Stokes County
Are Far Behind With Their "
Obligations Looks Like 11
Property Will Have To Be i
Sold For Taxes.
According to a statement made al
the mass meeting of citizens here j.
[ Monday, when they had assembled to
! devise ways and moan* to postpone g
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the sale of property tor taxes, on.y r
| about fifty per cent of the taxes fot j p
jl?31 have been paid in Stokes. The |
I county commissioners were asked tc a
'defer the time for selling property j,
[ for taxes, and the board agreed to
j postpone It a few days, but the law j,
says that property on which the tax t
jis not paid must be sold on the first t,
I Monday in June. It is learned v
| some other counties have postponed 0
| the sale notwithstanding the law. a
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Announcement.
I hereby announce myself a candi- 1
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date for Sheriff of Stokes county,
subject to the action of the Repub
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llcan primaries In June. 1 will sin-j
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cerely thank my friends throughout.
the county tor their support.
If nominated and elected. I will *
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serve the whole people faithfully t.>
the best of my abiMty.
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Yours truly,
HOBART BROWDER.
Cermanton, N. C.. May 5, 1932.
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A Correction.
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It was stated in the last issue of 3
The Reporter that Zeb Smith, white, I t
and Ben Smith, colored, had been j
arrested at Martinsville, Va., in a 1 z
j liquor affair. This was incorrect, j
Zeb Smith not being arrested. The j
parties involved in the trouble are |
j "'Brother" Smith, white, and Ben : "
Smith, colored.
Announcement.
To the Voters of Stokes Countyt
I hereby announce myself a candi.
date for House of Representatives
on the Republican ticket of Stokes
county, subject to the primary to be
held on June 4th. If nominated and
elected I will faithfully represent all
of the people of Stokes county to tho
best of my ability. I stand for rigid
economy in both county and State
governments, with the elimination of
unnecessary offioes.
DR. R. H. MORBFIEDD.
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Statement Of
A. R. Phillips
A. R. Phillips, who recently -"n- j
nounced himself as a candidate for j
the House of Repreisentauv-.*, ra'i.
lect to the action of tile primar.. - i - i
Stokes county. makes the follow,
ing additional state .in.:
"I would favor the following legis.
latlont
"1. Economy in county and St.ita
government with reduction of s.il.
ries consistent with efficiency aivi
present economic conditions.
"2. Revaluation of farm lands
ind other real estate, list nt sane |
tor taxation at its cash vai.iA
"3. No tax on land bearing grow
ing timber except a severance tax.
that is to say. a moderr«> '.ax at t'l?
time of timber sale. (This measure |
would bring about the much.talked- 1
of "reforestation," now being ft.tileiv
attempted by our State at consider
able expense to the tax_payers. It
would also cause a vast increase in
the fertility of lands now open for !
cultivation.)
"4. Full State support of schools, j
and the elimination of the 15c. ad.;
valorem tax as now existing.
"5. Text books should be fur
nished free of cost to all children in
our schools.
"6. In general, It would be my
ambition, if elected by the voters of
Stokes county, to represent them, io
throw every energy to the relief of
the agriculture in our county as well
as every other county in the State of
North Carolina. I shall support
any and every measure that might;
tend to better the condition of th. l
people of Stokes, as well as the citl.
Zens of the State as a whole,
"A. R. PHILLIPS.
"Dulton. K. C."
John William Hawkins
Caught By Warden
Just as he his trout line
from the Dan river here yesterday
with one of tho fish on it weighing
five and one-fouth pounds Jjh'i
William Hawkins was a fits ted l.y
Deputy Game WarJon Toby Boo'h
Hawkins, was carried before Justice
Li. J. Young and taxed with th*
cost, while the long line with num.
erous hooks on it was destroyed by
the warden. Fishing has not been
prohibited with pole and line bill
with Ion;.; line* with mora than one
hook it wag prohibited. However,
any kind of fishing from May I tc
June 10, inclusive, will be oontrarj
to th* State's Halving law*
DESTRUCTION TO
TOBACCO CROPSj
[Jumm'Ls Wreaking Mucli Dumuia- ill
j 'oulM > —Mail} Farmer.- Will Be
('■■ able to >rvtt Hall' "r»|>.
The rapid rate at which insect* are
destroying tobacco plants in th«- l>ed»
in some sections of -Stokes county is
reaching an alarming stage. For in
stance. in the Moore's Spring# se •„
J tion Mr. K. R. Yai'lionough stated
today that he nor his neighbors
would be able to put out any thin.;
like a full crop of the weed should
the destruction stop now. Your cor.
respondent has talked with farmers
from other sections of the county
who state about the same thing. So
far, however, the ravages of the bug*
has not reached all sections of the
county, but eac hfarmer talked to *V"
ported more or less damage.
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Fire At Capella/
j The live-room dwelling house o?
Mr». Maggie Gibson, located near
Cupella. in Stokes county. w»j total.
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,ly destroyed by fire Wednesday
morning about 9 o'clock. Mrs. Gib
son had just stepped out to the back
lot when she noticed the fire and
its origin is unknown, but was prob.
1 ably from the kitchen flue, and the
' entire room was in flames wh»n
she reached it. Only a few of the
bed clothes were saved. It wia
1 thought that she had enough insur
ance to cover part of the loss, which
' is probably fl,soo. Two other fam.
ilies resided in the house with Mrs.
' Gibson and both lost all their be
' longings. They were away from
' home at the time of the fire.
Farm Loan Board
Quits In Stokes
The last meeting of the govern
ment farm loan board was held here
Saturday when 245 more applications
for loans from farmers were receiv
ed. The board has not completed
j tabulating the total number of appli
| cations or the total amount asked
. j for by farmers, but it will be consid,
erable.
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i j Prof. E. C. Ellis, who has act-d
1 principal of the Southniont high
K I
! | school for the past 12 years, wis
e here today seeing old friends. Prof.
' Willis, who was reared in Stokea
y county near Walnut Cove, practiced
n law at Wllkesboro for some years
before entering the teaching pro.
[•, feasion. He has many friends here
0 who are always delighted to see hirr
' back home.
Woman's Missionary
Society Meets c
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Walnut April —Thv
April of tlu* Woman'* Mi*-')
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sionary Society was h4»ld Tu*»>duv i |
afternoon with Mr*. Tom Wel#h as •
hostess. T v i«- devotionaU \v*»re con- J
diiftt-.l by Mr/ A. Jone>«. pne?i,! I
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dent. suMftfctHl !>v Mrs. J. K. Kitz.
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from Mi^ion
•jiry Voi«>» isiwn by Mrs. H. H.
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j l>avij» -.mil Mu-s l>alton.
• "Ar*» Movie# Kit Kor i'hildivn " was
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the topic ably .liscuased by Mr.-. M.
). J>nes. The mission study leston
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on Korea was led by Mrs. C. J.I
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Lain'ue. Mrs. Fitzgerald.. Mrs. J. I„. I
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| Welsh. Mrs. fj. F. Michael and,
j Mis» Dalton were called upon 'O '
! present ph wes of the lesson, which
they presented in a very interesting
and instructive way. During the
social hour which followed the busl- |
ness meeting, the hostess. assisted';
by Mrs. Weisli. served delicious re. I
licious refreshments. i
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Moir Hawkins
y Suffers Accident
Moir Hiwk n.j, of *and.v Ridg>, J
was in Danour>" Monday carrying 1
an arm in a sling, having recently
suffered ieverai broken fingers when
his team of mules ran with the
wagon while he was loading
guano. Mr. Hawkins' name has
been mentioned as a candidate for
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the House of ' )resentative» on the
Democratic t: .*et.
. Committee Named
The Stoke-s county board of ed'i
/, cation, in se.-sion here Monda.% ,n .
* pointed new school committer>.i in
, the several school distri.vs of th 1
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-1 county. It was stated, hivt v-'f, :hi«
1 ! in nearly all cases th- Jid c.i|jim.t J
Iteemen were re.appointed. ()'!, t
than this work the school ho.ir.l
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1 | transacted only routine busin 's. i
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J 1 Taking Away ,
State's Rights;
( l Kugene Meyer, of the Federal j
Reserve Bowd, comes out against
's
t State's rights by declaring that a'.',
State banking charters should be
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eliminated, and the financial sltua.
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tion be put undw Federal Reserve.
Number 3,724
NEAR FIRE AT
WALNUT COVE
Town's Most Important Indus
trial Plant Almost Cioes Up
In Smoke When Fii(e Is Dis
covered In Root of Veneer
Plant. ✓
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Walnut ('o\v. Miy 4 —V\ liu.l CttiOM
neii V being another b.J ii IV for WAI
nut s«ve waj4 dlwovered in time M
be l.inight in the
rout' of the larue venvriiig plant in
the uvutheni part of !u«n. Tlie tir - *-
was eating its- way slowly «nd tli«
Hi f„tiuhU re ttfiv übU- ! j conquer it
with I'll niicaU. 1* diMJuwrß-i
b> !•:. K. Michaels. an employee of
tin" plant, and wh"ii the aUrni *«
triv«-n it created considerable excite
nvi■int. «« th*» r.'sid.'ii-ji civ just now
beginning to rewv»»r from the ex.
pcrienc#* of two recent 11*. whca
th.' residence of M !.-s Lucy .Button
was bullied. i'!'»'ly by the
lire *>n Main street.'* A h"ii a «more
building was destroyed. the bar.k
damaged. the Slate bui'.d ng burnwd
and other buildings were daitiaseed.
The venet rin ir plan; :s owned uy S
W. Jones. The damage to the build -
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jinx was i wj! large and H'iUi c»v«wd
|by insurance, it was i!"J.
E. Carr Gann
States His Platform
K. ('arr Csiiin. representative froea
Stokes in the 1#25 g-neral assembly,
formally announces that he artU
again be a. candidate tor the autue
positmii in the June primary. In
making his announcement Mr. iiwn
I
j s*w forth platform which tnjy
be wen in his card in this pai>er
Germanton Citizen
Passes Aw&y
Germanton. May o.—Pink Hi'',
prominent Germanton man. patoed
'away at his home Wedn*lay morning
following an eatrnided jiine*». Fun«r.
al serv*-es will be held today and in
terment will be in the Hrowder array ■»_
yard near the home, lllders J. Wa'.t
Tuttle and W. J. Brown will conduct
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| the services.
To Bilild Bridge
Over Little Yadkin
A delegation of Yadkin
citiens appeared before th*
of county commissioner,* here Mon
day at the regular session of tha
board and askei that the board re.
quest the State highway commission,
to build a bridge across little Yadkin
river at a point between Pinnacle
and Chestnut Crove church. Th«
gentlemen stated that the road, whlcit
has already been graded, is almost
useless on act Mount of the lack of a
bridge. Tile commissioners granted
I the reiiuest of the I'ltiens and will
ntiuke formal request of the State for
J the bridge. It js l.a. Ned that tho
structure would not I"- an exitenwir*
' one and that the St i*e authorities
1 will no doubt gran - the '•'lli*-st,
I Announcement.
j I hereby announce myself a candi
i date for the lower house of the Cieo«
eral Assembly, on the Democratic
1 ticket, subject to the action of tho
' June primary. I will appreciate th#
0 support of all my friends.
J. 8. CIARNER,
• Kins, N. C.