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THE DANBURY REPORTER. Volume 60. DEMOCRATS SWEEP STATE OE MAINE For First Time in Eighteen Years Republicans Lose Rock-Ribbed State. DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR J k ELECTED, Al*W> TWO OCT Ol? THREE CONGRESSMEN —INDL CATION OP REKCI/T IN KALI EIiECTION. I Portland, Maine, Sept. 13. —An aroused Democracy tonight had shoved a Republican machine —'bull! up through an unbroken 18 years of power In olHce-holdirwc —Into the discard and elected a governor and two of the Mire* congressmen In the rock-ribbed Republican strong.' 'hold of Main«. Only 17 of the State's 632 voting precincts were unreported from yesterday's election —which preceded the canvass In the rent of the coan. try by two months —and thoy hei.l such email numbers of registered voters that they could not affeot the results in the gubernatorial con-j test or those in the second and third . congressional districts. Louis J. Bran, mlld.mannerel Lewlston lawyer, had a lead of 1,878 —slender but impregnable I, with the tabulations so near com. ipletion. ■ The vote from ls precincts was:' Bran (D). 118,790. N ! Martin (R). 117,412. Martin Loses Augusta. Burleigh Martin, who comes of £. long line of political ofTVce-holders, and was president of the State Sen. i ate two years ago, lost even hi* home city of Augusta—the State capital—in the elewly napping pit. ing-up of votes the Democratic chieftain*. engineered. ' i The ooitoress tonal fights In the Mfcond and third districts —both' won by the Democrat*—saw tin j third failure for former Governor j Ralph 0. Brewster In his efforts to re.entfcr politics and the final arrival I of Edward C. Morgan. Jr., ywungV Gun Battle Between Noel; , Oakley and Leff Mabe Sun. !'»v.- ■ .. v , , • Walnut Cov«, Sept. 12.—Noel Oakley ml Med every ehot when he (Irod point blank four times at Deft Mabe Sunday Afternoon as Mabe was seated In his automobile at Meadow** on the Walnut Cove-Dan. Jbury .road. The two men married I dialers and Oakley has recently been having some domestic troubl?, bring vnder bond now for an assault on hits wife. When Oakley passed Mabe -at Meadows Sunday afternoon the deliberately got out of his car and placed himself in front of Mabe's car,. The car was eto>pp?d and while Ma.be and his family were \ seated In It Oakley put two- shots | through Mabe's coat and two in the radiator of the ra r, Oakley having r t»ad •» tposltlon .Just In front of the ' car and .within a few steps of It. Mabe and hte .wife then Jumped i v Atrom (he xar awO .eeUed Oakley. He Established 1872. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, Sept. 14, 1932. Democrat, from Rockland, who lost lo the Republican gubernatorial 'candidate/ in the 1928 and 1930 elections. | Brewster fell before the onslaught ' of John O. Utterback, former mayor of Bangor, and now an automobile dealer. With 15 of the 274 precincts missing Utterback held a lead of 1,221. The vote was, UtVerback. 14,145; Brews'er, 32,924. I Moran Wins. , Moran pushed over Congressman ' John E. Nelson, now In his firth term In the IIou»e of Represents, tives. Me was aided somewhat by the placing of several Democratic strongholds in the new second dis trict when the State was redistricted by the last legislature to meet the drop In congressmen from four to l three. Moran's personal tours during his I two gubernatorial struggles against Governor William Twfor Gardiner were seen as the basis for his power In downing Nelson, "despite the latter's organization built up thru a decade of patronage. He had an edge of 2,195 votes . over the veteran congressman with but two of the 213 precincts miss, ins. The vote was: Moran, 42,009; Nelson, 19,814. , Congressman Carroll L. Beedy. who alone was able to weather the attack, had a majority of 2.081 over Joseph E. , Connolly, former Superior court judg«. as the first ' district count was completed, | The vote was: Beedy, 40,997: . Connolly. 38.916. j Mm. »>ra goyles, of Pinnacle, who Ji a sister of N. Earl Wall, of I Dambury, la In a Twin City hospital ' 0 'or an operation. / was soon down In the road and tho I young son of Mabe struck Oakley on the head several times with a rock, producing a profuse flow of blood on the cement. Oakley wa« Anally able to extricate himself and run, and as he did so Mabe fired at him with the pistol which he took from I I Oakley. Hds shot was poor, how ever, and Oakley made hla eeeapo, " I fleeing into the woods. Sheriff Taylor and deputies went to the scene as soon as notified and made a thorough search for Oakley but |so far have been unable to appro- I hend him. He was traced for some distance through the woods by blood I I ntaina Mabe resides In the Miead- . owo community, while Oakley lives I > , Just north of Danbury. Both men I i are good citlsens and hard-working I I farmers. Domestic affairs Is at. I trlbuted as the cause of the trouble • 1 between the two men. I WILL STOKES SHARE IN RELIEF FUND? FARMERS SEEN IN ! BETTER CONDITION GOVERNMENT AGENT THINK* . STOKES TOBACCO GROWERS CAN PAY THIS FALL—HINN- D A L E TRANSFERRED TO ASHEVILLK AND NEW LIQI'I. DATING AGENT ARRIVES. Walnut Cove, Seipt. 13. E. D. Dancy, of Wilkesboro, has arrivd here as field representative in the government crop loan service. H. S. AndeiVon has been engaged In this work here for several months, and Mr. Dancy will be associated j with him. Mr. Anderson stated' i today that he had recently visited every section of the county and called on hundreds of farmers who !n the spring sec\irel farm loans from the federal government. He flnd 4 that as a rule crop's are good and farmers are more optimistic over the prospect of making good sale* of tobacco this fall than he ha 1 * seen them. Mr. Anderson feels that the prospect for the farme-s •paying their federal loans Is much better than last year, notwithstand ing the fact that the tobacco crop Is short. Infact, Mr. Andersoc •believes that a large per cent of the farmers this fall will be able to pay off their government loan with the first load of tobacco they market. (Continued on page 3.) ■FEES SAYS VOTE ONLY FOR DRY SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN ADVISES VOTERS TO CAJCT THKIR BAJJjOTS FOR DRY SENATORS AND CONGRESSMEN IN THIS ELECTION. .4 Kdltor Danbury Reporter: A solemn obligation is resting upon, the sober.thinktng citizens of Carolina," which they mu'st face In the coming November election. The name is true, , of cowrae. In the entire nation; but the peculiar situation In whloh we tlnd ourselves makes it the mow n«ce!«iary tha. w« look to the Individual states and congressional districts,' for help In this time of need. Reference !« here made to the proposei) chanige In our laws against the liquor traffic. It so happens iha.t, nation:;lly speaking, both the Republican and Democratic' parties are on rucird advocating the manufactuet &rd sale of liquor by some kind of logal method; and while there Is a slight difference in their respective me'h ods, as proposed In their ■they, nevertheless, both mean let. tln,g down the bars In some kind of legal fashion, to those clamoring for liquor. We may also add. that while there seems to be some slight difference In the personal proposal of the two respective presidential candidates, SUDDEN DEATH OF FRANKLIN HALL STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS, t LIVES ONLY A FEW HOCUS— DEATH OF CARL PCLLIAM— OTHER NEWS OF KING. s Klni;. Sept. 14.—Thomas S. Eaton, of W 1 nston.Salem. was among the visitors here Sunday. Rev. 1.. K. Pulilam filled his regular appointment at the Baptist Mission Sunday morning at eleven o'clock. The King -high school open* next •Monday. A larg? attendance is expected. Mis,. Dorothy Newsum Is spending a week at Rural Hall where she is the -guest of her aunt, Mrs. W. U. Tuttle. Aliss lAJUise Helsaheck left last week for Raleigh, where r=he enters Meredith College. Mlrfs Edna King has returned 'o h"v honi" in I'ortstnoiitli, Va., after spending some time here the guest of her sister. .Miss Lucy Lenry. Dr. and Mrs. R. 11. Morefleld. of Danbury, were among the visitors here Saturday. Mis Vivian is spending some time with relatives at l.awson_ vllle. I*. H. Xewsum and E. M. Hauner mad" n business trip to North Wilkesboro Saturday. James R. Caudle, who has been on the sick list for the past several dlfyw, 'is able to be out again. Franklin Ha!), merchant, age.l' 12, died at his home near Mi/.pan Saturday night following a stroko of paralysis. He was stricken at hin store about six o'clock and only •lived a few hours. The deceased (Continued on pave 3.) the difference 1# so alight as to j remind one of the proverbial coin, parison of "tweedle.dee and tw«« dle-dum." So th* electorate can have no choice In the presidential race, between wet and dry; for It wet if you do and wet if yon don't. I But wince the question Is one, I I which the president cannot handle. I we should watch our step, and place our votes, both in the congressional i districts and for United States Sen. ' ator, where t'hey will count, If we ' expect to protect ourselves against the mighty liquor force*, who are waging the greatest battle of their lives. i It is, therefore, the duty of every voter who la at heart opposed to | the legalized liquor traffic, to dU.' regard party poUtlcs in their vote i for both senator and congressmen. i and In every case stand by the man i who pledges himself to use all tiio • ! Influence at his command to for.'. 'stall the repeal of our laws against' I liquor. The northern liquor advocates sent money by the thousands in n our state to advance the Interest of I 1 a man who was out-spoken in i his promises to do all In his power to legalize the sale of liquor it he was elected to the United States Senate. These Influences succeeded (Continued on page 2.) County Must Do Its Part, If Federal Governmet Lends Assistance. IStok>* county may share in the I distribution of Federal Funds for j r-li« f of destitution this winter :n proportion to the extfent th it I through its own efforts, both private and governmental, its citizen* utilize I their own resources to this en J, I according to Dr. Fred Morrison, State director of relief. Federal ' assistance in this under, taking:, declared Dr. Morrison. )s not to be substituted for local relief efforts. On the other hand, it is pro vided only to supplement the max-J imum that local communities »! >' | for their own people and will be' j available only wh 'n the Washingtan authorities are convinced that local resources -in each community are inadequate to meet the needs for relief. In order, therefore, for this coun. ty to participate in the fund which Governor Gardner will seek front the Reconstruction Finance t'orpor (atlon for all of North Carolna, it will bo necessary for its relief agen. i cies, public and private, to make a ; thorough survey of prospective needs of its destitute i>eople and then to furnish evidenlce that It is under taking to me«t conditions with its I I I own resources as completely an i I possible. ' W'hfn this shall have been done in this county, when all local re.' I sources for relief have boen de i , pleied and the relief need* remain unprovided for. It Is the purpose of the It. F. C. to provide supplemen. ■ tary fund' with which to complete the task and adequately take ca.-ej of the eonditionx of need and > , destitution throughout all of North i Carolina, its towns, cities and cou'i-! | t,es - . «"«.•** |? It is important, therefore. th.it I . t every local agency and all citizens j interested in this essential program of constructive aKsi.sta.nce unite their efforts immediately to forecast prolu able needs In their respective com munities. then to pledge every . available resooroe toward meeting I . the challenge of the needs arising ! • i from unemployment to the end that I North Carolina may be fortified in Sunday Night Joy Ride At Danbury Ends in Smash A car driven by Raymond Dillon, of Madison, and occupied l>y thro-.' •other Madison boys and three Dan. 'bury girls, left the street here Sun- j day nlwht, cutting oIY a cedar tree of about * Inches in diameter, ta!*. ing away a part of the porch ■•£ Carrie Mitchell, negro, and landing in the yard of the Methodist parson. n,ge. The occupants of the car were only slightly cut and bruised. The Number 3,741 financial resources to protect it» I people from the rigors of want and the hardships being imiwsed upon I them by a continuation of the eco nomic disorder, j Through the office of Mrs. W. T. • BOH:, state Superintendent of Publia Welfare. |lle'.iina.iivs have ihperv forwarded to various agencies lr» every city and county in the State seeking formal and definite infor— ination as to conditions existing, aj jto that local efforts are being r .ad** ; to take care of the needy and desti tute and as to exact details of the situation which prevails In each, community. It is urged that every public and private agency engaged Jn any relief work lant winter co operate with the county *uperinten— dent of public welfare in compiling this report, because the task is too bis for one person and Hevaitw It is important that a complete picture of all the effort of our community last winter be furnished the stata relief office and the R. F. C. Upon the basis of the composite information thus obtained coiwrer**- Jng individual community n«*d» individual community effort. Governor Gardner will baae h!a I request to the R. F. C. for Pederat funds to supplement local resouroMP for properly caring for ttye iwwda throughout the State. I ~~~—— — jnj . Baptism?. The Primitive BaptUta fan me WW a j three candidates in the Dan f>*r« Sunday morning, as follow: Mr. and Mrs. Pointy Duggins, ! Walnut Cove. j> Mrs. Drue Mabe, of Walkertowti, Forsyth county. I J Elders J. Watt Tuttle and Watt , Priddy officiated. Baptist Church Banbury Baptist Sunday School every Sunday at 10 o'clock. Every, body invited. Preaching servic® on ttrst Sunday night of each month. oar was '".idly damaged. The wreck was caused by a car oocupiod by whi-oh whi-oh was parked on tha . wrong side of tho street and whlcii pulled out just as OHlon's car went to p;ia*. Sheriff John Taylor tlgated tho. wreck and it is learned that ho has the name of the driver of the car causing the wreck and that a warrant will ho isiued for the man. ,
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