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THE DANBURY REPORTER. Volume 60. PILOT MOUNTAIN TO PIEDMONT SPRINGS j NEW PROPOSED ROAD BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OP THE STATE HIGHWAY AI THORI- j TIES. Jack E. Thore. of Winston-Salem,' ownw of the historic old Uoclt'j Houu«9 in the western part of Stokej county, was here yesterday in ithe' interest of a Raleigih bank which I ■he Mr. Thore stated J that a strong effort was now being made to induce the State road : authorities to build ithe Pilot Moun tain to Piedmont Springs road, which has for some .time been agl tat d by citizens here and by many persons out of the county who are j interested In the project. It Is stated that the proposed road would I leave ithe Danbury-Mt. Airy road at Piedmont Spring, going by ! Moore's and Vade Mecum Springs, I passing near the Reynolds Memorial ' I echooi and by the Rock Hous*, i intersecting the Pilot Mountain-Mt. Airy highway Just at the southern edge of Pilot Mt. Mr. Thorp believes that the road would traverse one of the most scenic routes in the State and would be uaeid by tourists to a great extent in passing through I from northern points on their way south. ROAD IS TWO , THIRDS CURVES j CENTER-LINING HIGHWAY BE. TWEEN DANBURY AND WAL. NUT COVE—WORK IS EXPEN SIVE. I State highway force.a hero today center-lining the curves on tho Walnut Cove-Danbury highway stated that of the nine mll-M distance .-Ix miles hid t > be marl: • 1 as curve-. Marking of the road; •rather expen ive, according to th > State workmen. For instance • when the line i.s white pure lead and nil paint is u i.'d. The black lines a'e made with creo.-oto, which Is not so expensive. It was suggested by a ■ citizen here that if these lines i i extended all the way on the reads | th?y would prevent many wrecks. | He explained by saying that a fello v j wli« was driving hi,* car while In- | toxlcated could, by closing one eye, I see the line, and stay on his side of ' it, whereas without the- Hne ihe was j unable to determine Just what part of the road he was using. Rev J. F. Manuel, of Leake Me morial church, near Germanton, was here today enroute to Peter's Creek, tn northern Stokes, where he form, erly served as pastor. Mr. Manuel | has recently conducted revivals at j Beaver Island church, near Mayo- I dan, with 13 additions to that churoh; at Leake Memorial church, i with 12 additions, and at Brim I Grove, near Pilot Mountain, with 18 additions to that churoh. S. A. FMraohuin, ot Piedmont I Springs, here today, reported hU tobacco cures good, and the general crop condition excellent. Mr. Flin. chum owns a beautiful homestead | and farm right at the foot of Piedmont Hill Established 1872. "WILD MAN OF BORNEO" CAUGHT j HIS NAME IS VIRGE ORE, AND IIE LOVES COOL MILK AND j BUTTER FROM THE SPRINGS OF THE MOUNTAIN. A man who has been likened t>y | j citizens to the "Wild Man of Borneo." has been captured by | Constable Robert Simmons r.f i Quaker Gap Township. T'»e man is I Virge Ore. about 27 years of age. resident of Quaker Gfcip i I I about ihalf way between Danbury j I ' and King. Sheriff John. Taylor stated that he has had a warrant for the arrest of Ore for three months or more and that he or hia ■ deputies had been unable to appre. j hend tho man. The original ehar-je; I ' I against the fugitive was abandon-; I ment of his family, but since his' I disappearance a number of oth?r j I charges have been preferred. He | is now being held in Stokes Jail and j will be given a hearing probably i I Monday. When arrested and f brought here to jail yesterday. Ore declared that he had been hldlnj himself in the woods for the pa*t three months and had been living upon berries, raw roasting ears.' tomatoes and other raw vegetables. I While It Is not alleged that Ore was the depredator it is a fact that milk and butter were taken from the I springs of neii-jhbors throughout th*, community for weeks. Julius Ben- | nett stated that his was missing nigiht j I • after night until he .locked it up, | Then, it was stated, one of his neighbors suffered, and so on, until; the community had to take better! I j care of tlieir dairy products. Rr.y and Fred Smith, native I ' Stokes county boys, now residing j •in Patrick county Va., were arrested yestes dy in Pa.'rick county by j Virginia olTlc; r.s when they w;"01 found at a still making liquor 'n • hat county and the young nie:i were c.irriwl to Smart, Va., for ' trial. They will be given a hearing •today. I ! i Far livers here till l.s week from i I practically every section of the j : county say that tobacco-cuWng 1j j ! getting under way and that cares! I ! generally are good—thkt is, tihe i J weed shows good color and good I weight. Howfever, it is believed j j generally that there will not be more than half a crop compared with lo.it year. Many farmers are heard to express their disappoint ment that prices on the eastern markets are not better. P. M. Clen|cnin, of Elon College, this week qualified as admlnlstra. I i tor upon the estate of Mm. Jesse I !G. Bradshaw. Mr, Clendenin Is u ! bin-ther of the diecoased lady. It j was not stated what disposition j would be made of her property, ! i among which is Moore's Springs I near here. Mia# Luna Taylor has returned from a week's stay at More- j ■ head City, where she accompanied a | party of friends from Wins- Salem and other places. T. W. THley, good citizen and I Parmer of Peter's Creek township, | j wag a visitor here Tuesday. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Aug. 17, 1932 ERNEST SNYDER , IS RELEASED I 1 JCSTICE X. A. MARTIN FINDS THAT SNYDER KILLED JIM SMITH IN SELF DEFENSE — i SNYDER GIVES BOND ON IMS. I TOL CHARGE. | I j i The murder charge against Ernest Snyder was diUmSssed today when the case was hoard before befo-e Justice N. A. Martin, In whieh Snyder was charged with killing | Jim Smith on August Sth. Snyder | gave a S3OO bond on the charge or carrying a concealed wteapon. and was released from the Stokes county jail, where he has been held sinct 1 Smith's death. At the hearing hers I yesterday the Stokes court house ! was pretty well filled with speo'.a crs •to hear Sam Rlggs, be only eve I ; witness to the shooting. According to Rigg's statement on the witr.wa ! stand, he and Smith wtln'd up i from the latter's sav. tn!'.! to tie homo of Mrs. Ida Rhodes. They ' found Ernest Snyder at Mr?. Rhrd'JS* ! home. Smith walked in and toll Mrs. Rhodes that it looked to him 1 Ilk? she and Snyder were courtint. Smith then smacked the woman to . the floor and beat her. Synder pulled him away and Smith appear ed to be terribly incens-ed. Later Snyder asked Smith for a drink of 1 whiskey, which was given him. and I the men appeared to be on friendly J terms. Soon, after a few words ■ had been passed, Smith engaged f Snyder in a light, in which Snyder won. Smith then walked a few 1 steps from the house and finding 1 liis gun. which he appeared to have i thought he had lost, he came bask and told Snyder he would kill him. ' nt the same time drawing his auto. | malic. Snyder stepped behind J. i cherry tree and Smith v-'hot at hir.i lone, nt close range, snapping his I | pistol in Snyder's face one or more lime.* after the only ball in it had lie n used. As Smith shot, Snyder a! o fired twice, the second shot ' striking Smith just above the left ; ear and coming out on the right >-; de near the- throat, killing him instantly. ! J. E. Nelson, president' of the i . , i mutual burial association recently ' organized here, stated today that the association now had 4500 mem bers. • Members of the association, who pay 10c. each at the death of any member, get SIOO burial ex penses upon their death. Mr. Nelson stated flhat the association was wiving the tax-ipayers money, In that wme of those who died since the formation of the association woul.l have been buried at the expense of the county but for their benefits in i the association. | Mlas Fannie Poindexter, of Wins- I ton-Salem, has returned to her home j after a stay of some weeks at ' Moore's Springs. Mi±» Poindexter i holds an lnrnportant poaHlow wiflh | the Ideal Dry Glodu Co., of Wina ton-Salem. t I _____ Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Legrand, of Winston-Salem, spent Sunday on t'.n outing in the mountains of Stokes. Mr. Leg-rand is one of the efficient members of the Journal-Sentinel | force, and he and his good wife have some warm friends up here. TONSIL CLINIC AT ] WALNUT COVE TO HE HEI.D Sl-iPT. 6TII AND 7TII v —FIFTY CHILDREN ARE REG. ! ISTERED. I ) "Walnut Cove. Aug. 10.—A tonsil | and adenoid cilnic for - toko.s county | children will bo hel-J a: Walnut I i Cove on Sept. fith and 7th. Mi.-s ■ ] I Lillian Fowk-r, county health nurt>e, j, who has had charge of arranging I \ 'all the details, stated today that' , fifty children had been registered ! ( tor the clinic, which will be held ' i in the school building here aft"r'. l it has been equipped with hospital! ■ facilities. Dr. Roy A. Hege. of : Winston.Salem, health officer for j i Stokes. Forsyth and Yadkin counties J ; t and Dr. Joe Cook, also of Winston- j ■ Salem, will assist in the clinic, i r However, the surgeon has not been ■ i definitely selected. Miss Fowler and ' Miss Lucy Leary the Stokes county > health nurses, will be agisted in " the care of the children by the : t county nurses of Forsyth and Y»d- I kin. | BLUE PRINTS OF ROAD POSTED HIGHWAY EXPECTED TO LET CONTRACT FOR ROAD LEAD. ! ING TO STUART AT EARLY C i DATE, | r i i t . Liluo prlntti of the highway soon ' I • to be Ivjilt from Buck Island lirld-T'. 1 near 1 Jan bury, to the Virginia line,' I '' have jUM' been [Misted at the eoiKt l ° house here and it Is stated that ' - contract will be lot for the road at ! p an early awarding by the Sta'e. It ' i t Is stated that a concrete brld" • I • uoro.vi Dan river at Duek I-laml - will also be let to -contract rlalr ' A " Hi. This structure i • to t ike th • 1 place of the old steel bridge at BU'-k s I-land and the now brld-e will b '• located fartlur u;- tin river, ' .- traigh-tt nlng ill ' road eon-Id :"i'. ' ! p at this poin.l. i t Attending an old-I':: - iiieiu il SIJII.I ■' l d iiice at Pkdmoni Sjn Iny.s Wcdm.-- , (Jay n'ght were young people from , Winston-Salem, Madls «n. Leaksvil! Walnut Cove, Danhu-y and «>tln e places, and the oceason was ap ' parently greatly enjoyed. Robert 1 Sisk, who has been giving weekly • dances there, secured a stringed ■ instrument orchestra from Stuart, r i Va., to provide music for the ■ occasion. i!° Scores of Virginia trucks are | .1 i t hauling pcaohes from the orchards . In the Sand Hills of -eastern Caro- ' I 1 Una. The peaches are sold by the j ; haulers to families for canning i ' purpose. The. prices range Crom tiOc. to $1.50 per bushel. Some of the trucks are hauling watermelons " but these are very small on account ? of the dry weather which has been ' experienced down east recently r i W L. Trotter, of Greensboro, who . owns a summer home at Piedmont; Springs, has been spending several days there and visited friends in ■ Danbury yesterday. i Berkley Smith and -S. P. Chris, t tian were visitors to the peach 1 orchards fn the Sand Hills yesterday e and brought back wit-h them some fine peaches. HUNTING SEASONS TO OPEN SOON SEPT. IST. FOR SQCiniIELS — WAIL MAY NOT HE SHOT, I'NTIL NOYEMHEIS STATE. WAItDEN ENGLAND VISITS STOKES. State Game Ward-a Charb-s 11. j England, of 'litl'-lgh, -A;H here MM day conferring with th- S.oke* Co. warden. 11. It. King. While the sabi of came licenses in the State has of course fallen off terribly since the depression, it is believed that .-'ales will pick up in the early fall. The squirrel--hooting season begins Sept. Ist, and at least thruoghout this county an abundance of the little animals is reported. They are i eating corn and tomatoes and the farmers are anxious for the ■season to arrive when they can shoot the' squirrels. The season for shoot ing quail begins Nov. l.V.h, ar.d the birds are reported '«» be plentiful, so there is good evidence -that hunt ers will "ra.i.-v" the price of a license and 'go to it" While here Monday State Wat'den England .-'ti - ed that he expected to make an- t'i .' filiipinent of turkeys to the- Stokes game preserve within the next few days. At the game preserve now may be seen many young pheasants which are a boat ready to be turned ouj into the preserve to add to the coveys alreadv loosed in the woods I months since. The young fawn ar-» ' now >howinir tip in the dif'f 'rent .-•• •- | thins of the county. Within the next lew days the county warden. 11. U. I King, will post the county, eh awing 'the open and closed sea.- >i:e fur tie ' dlff' rent specie-- of game. limiting i license- will be pla-a-d - ile at ' ev-.-r-l point- in b - loiint;.- for tlio 1 c mini; s.aain within th-- net;'. days. Robbvi y Occurs At Walnut Co^e Tliii % tiiter-il tie h-'ivie »•!' Mr-.' tin - Still 7. h .-e Sunday ni-lit and carrkd away all of tin- pn v -- ions in tin pantry. In-Hiding a t-al rabl • a-nnuint it' flour. nu-r. lard. etc. No clue i'.as been found pointing to the guilty parties. Dr. It. 11. llackler. of Phllail'i phia. former practicing physician here, spent a few days in Walnut Cove -thLv week. . Mr. and Mrs. Pink Ri-erson. of Charlotte, are the guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Riersou. j Miss Annie Hill Tuttle went to iLawsonville today, where she is teaching a claims In music, j Hardin Wilson, aged 50 years, rural letter carrier on Sandy Ridge Rout? 1. died Sunday night after an illness of only a few days. Mr. Wilson. who was an excellent citizen. Is survived by several child, ren. Rev. J. A. Joyce, of Sandy Ridge, conducted the funeral ser vices Tuesday and interment wtw in ■ the family burying ground near the home of the deceased. Mr. and Mm 11. B. Shelton, cf Wlniston-tSalem, were visitors to Danbury and Piedmont Springs Sun day afternoon, taking picnic suppsr at the latter place. They were Joined here by Mr. and Mrs. Rex Stuart and Ml.-w Mai'tle Sue Taylor. Number 3,738 IMPORTTANT COVE POULTRY INDUSTRY TISEVATJIAN LL.\T( 11K1CV EX i RI:TI\(; TO INCIIK.VSE INCC. UATION TO —OO,OIHI L (.(.S NEXT SEASON—NEW AUItIVAL IX i j TKKVATMAN HOME. ■ ! W'.ilnlit C«\e, A.rj;i'' J».—Former County Aci'iu J. K. Tr vaUian is now operating Trevathun II aUhery at Walnut Cove, after n lirief visit with, relatives In Rocky Mount. X. C. Th« hatchery resumed operations tor th» fall busino.-v August lit. Mr. Trevou than that slightly moro than 60.000 eggs were incubated in hia machines last season, and that ha hopes to bring this llsuro to around 200.000 eirtts next s-a.-on. It prei»»nt I plans are perfected. Trevath«.r* Hatchery will be the largest hatch ery locateri in. the northwestern portion of North Carolina in another year. Hatching eggs will be receiv ed from Forsyth. Stokes. Eocking ham. Vadkin, Surry. and other eount'ivs. All flock* supplying eg;.i will be it'uod tested and culled by the N irih Carolina Department ot Agriculture. The expnnd"d hatchery will probably !*• io'-ated at soma point in Forsyth county. Mr. Tre vatihan announces tha" ho will retain hi J present Jamesvay equipment exclusively for custom hatching, and that a much larger cabinet typo inctiba'or will be in.-'tall--d for hatch* ir.',- eggs purchased from b'.ood testxi • and state accredited f• ■ ii.s. Mr. and Mrs. .1. E. Trerathan, ot Walnut Ct.ve, avr. .ut; the arrival ' a: their home on Tin l • il.iy morning Aai'Uf-: 4t!l. i Hue baby I->y. Moth er and child ir- a. r i - along nicely. FORD CAIMIAD LOAD OF WHISKEY IAYO .MI \ WITH IT imorr.HT TO l>A\!il'l!V \\!» POSTED j SIS'MI l;o\I>s 1: \C II W A Wli.is I: - lOIViY UtjCOll. » I V'.: :: ■ y ■ ! a: a lilting »-'a*: n :: •" t'ai'oti. ..v r on tho Win-ion..-'alen.. M'".ii Airy road c i'ti:• Ity :il;erii■■•'•n, .1 :n. - Hatca and J. I>. Stanley, voting Winston- Pa lem men. were >'uspicinn.'d by Patrolman It. E. Fisher a- having whiskey on board. After question, ing the younsr men and observing their nervousness, tho Patrolman looked in the roar end of the Ford roadster they were driving' and found live s.gallon tin cans, on» n-gallon keg and 2 half gallon fruit jar?, nil tilled with Wilkes county , whiskey, according to tho statement of the men arrested. Bolih men. claim this is the'r tlrat offense and they den't appeal* to be expe-rlencodi ir. th» business. Justice of the Peac* X. A. Martin yesterday afternoon tavo them a hearing ami fl*ed their 1 ond at S3OO each, while I>ond for the ear was S2OO, all of whiie.h was ported and they are expected hero, fit the October term of Superior court to have a more detailed iheaiv I ing in the matter. ! r Dr. and Mrs. Paul X. Xeal an-l i two little girls, of Raleigh, visited . in Danbury Sunday. Dr. Xeal !», r a native of Stokes county, being th» . ron of Dr. J. W. Xeal, of Monroe. who removed from thiri county some . • 30 yearn since. I
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