THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Volume 60.
NO RESIGNATION
FROM MR. STONE
COUNTY COMMISSION"Kit CLAIMS
HE HAS NOT RKMOVKD HIS
RESIDENCE TO SCItRY COI N.
TY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MEETS AND ENDORSES HOW.
ARD GIBSON"—SALARY CUTS
AND RAISES DISCUSSED—OTH
ER MATTERS BEFORE TIIK
BOARD AT MONDAY'S SPECIAL
MEETING.
The Stokes County Democratic
Executive Committee met here last
Saturday and recommended Howard
Gibson, of l ine Hall, as a successor
to F, P. Stone. pre>sent incumbent.
Board of Stoke* Commissioners,
but whose resignation was expected
owlni: to the understanding that
Mr. Stone would resign following
hia reported removal to Surry coup,
ty.
But at the special meeting of the
Board of County • Commissioners
held at the court house Monday.
fct which J. A. Joyce, chairman, F.
P. Stone and H. il. Brown were
present. Mr. Stone lc- it be known
tiat he had not removed to Sui ry
county, and was still a resident »I
Stokes. (TherelWe- hiß resignation
was not forthcoming.
The report .that Mr. Stone had
removed to Surry, that he was no
longer a citizen of Stokes, and hij
N
immediate resignation a* a member
■of the Stokes county Board of Com.
mlssioners was expected at ono»,
has been generally current In the
county, and ww published in the
last issue, of the Reporter. The
Reporter's informant stated that
Mr. Stone had rented his Stokes
county farm to his flon.in.law. and
that he had taken up his residence
in Surry county.
■Monday's meeting of the Board
of Commissioners was a special c?>li.
Ed session to consider the instaila.
tion of a new lighting plant at the
Jail, as -well as the consideration of
some other matters of county In.
terest. There was a discussion of
the reduction of salaries of the
county officials, with the exception
of Auditor Prank P. Stone, whoee
salary was proposed to be raised
$900.00. No action was taken in
the matter. No salaries were cur.
tailed, none raised.
The matter of Installing a new
electric lighting plant at the jail
was deferred pending; the report th.it
the S. P. U. Company may extend
Its lines to Danbury, in which en.»?
the county would save money by
patronizing the public service com.
pany, instead of investing In a new
plant, which will cost upwards of
SI,OOO. The present lighting outilt ,
at the Jail is said to be old and
wornout. and giving, bad service.
Violating the Game '
Laws.
Austin Baton and Chester Smith
w§re tried recently before Justee O.
M. FJyrut on the charge of violartlm;
the game 'law*. Likewise, Nut
I
Tedder was arraigned before Justice
T. W. Gerry. The verdict against
«ach of the defendants was the
same: Payment of the cost of the
action, and the purchase of llcen3e
to hunt. i '
Established 1872.
HOWARD GIBSON
IS RECOMMENDED
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE MEETS AND RECOM.
MENDS SUCCESSOR TO P. P.
STONE—CLERK OK TIIE COURT
TITTLE HOLDS THE AI'POIN
TIVE POWER.
Howard Oiliton, who was the run.
ner.U]> in the last Democratic prl.
mar.v for county commissioner «»f
Stokes, was recommended for com.
nil-aloner by the Stokes county
Democratic Executive Committee at
its meeting here last Saturday.
This action by the committee was
taken in response to the generally
understood situation wherein Coun'y
Commissioner I\ P. Stone, alleged to
have removed to Surry, a vacancy
would he created on the Hoard of
Commissioners by .Mr. Stone's
rcrilgnation, which was expected.
The executive committee. how.
ever. can only recommend. The
appointment of a new county ram.
missloner to 1:11 a vacancy on the
board is vested only in the Clerk jf
Superior Court. J. Watt Tuttle. yet
he would be doubtless guided by hi«
party's wiishes.
Danbury Parent
Teachers' Association
( Deported for the Reporter.)
The Pa rent.Teachers' Association
of Danbury met Tuesday eveninj;,
Dee. 13. in the school auditorium.
The meeting was opened with a
short but interesting program, a
prayer by Rev. J. 13. Needham,
followed with a duet by Mm. N. H.
Pepper and .Mrs. O. \V. Marshall.
The program was concluded with
a very helpful talk from Mr. Need
ham.
The following business was at.
tended to after the program. Mrs. W.
•J. Petree was elected vlce.prcsldent,
Mrs. Ralph Scott, secretary of the
association. A welfare committee
was chosen made up of Mists Janie
Martin, Mrs. J. W. Hall and Mltw
Mattle Sue Taylor. Also a cafeteria
committee: Mrs. N. E. Pepper, Mrs.
O. W. Marshall and Mrs. A. J. Fagg.
In addition to this a school ground
improvement committee was chosen
composed of T. XV. Hovls, Mrs.
R. R. King, Mrs. X. A. Martin and
Mrs. W. O. Petree. The meeting
wa* closed with prayer by Rev. ,T.
B. Needham.
Revival Closes
With Several Ac
cessions to Church
Several access-ions to the Danbury
Presbyterian church marked the
closing of the revival services which
had been conducted by the pastor,
Rev. O. W. Marshall. The last ser.
man of the revival series was preach,
ed by Mr. Marshall at 11 A. M.,
Sunday.
At night the pulpit was filled by
Rev. J. XV. McFall, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Mount
Airy. The sacrament of the Lord's
Supper waa observed at this service,
and following the communion there
were several accessions to the
church.
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, December 14,1932
FIFTY-MILE CHASE
AND THEN DEATH
EXCITING KXPKRIKNOK OF PRO.
IIIBTION OFFICERS AND RIM.
ItINNKRS FROM PRICE TO
WALKKRTOWN.
i
Clyde Seagraves, 28, bricklayer of
High Point, was instantly killed at
Walkertown at 1:15 o'clock Tues
day morning when the Ford road*tei
in which he was riding with De\ter
Welborn, -3. also of High Pol'.;,
crashed into a tree. The car, wh..ii
was being chased by Prohibit! in
Agents L. O. Trexler and C. S. Felt*,
was loaded with llu gallons of liquor
besides the two men. and was de.
molished.
The chase had led from Piv.e
and during -.lie uO.nule drive, though
the road was slick, the speed fre.
•luentl.v exceeU'd 70 miles, so tbe
officers say.
Welborn. who escaped after tlva
I wreck, was arrested later near
Sedgclield. and placed under a $3,000
i>ond. charged with mnnslaughte',
in addition to the charge of trans,
porting booze.
Welborn has a police record, but
the dead man. it appears, bore a
good character.
' Shades of Sixty-One
San ford Ring, of Westfleld, S3
come spring, hale and spry, rugged
and still unreconstructed, was down
after his pension today.
Mr. Ring is one of the last itur.
•.Ivors of that band of tiger.cats
known as Reece's Battalion, made
up of Stokes, Surry and Forsyth
sharpshooters, men of the hills wlio
I
fought around and all over Ricb.
mond and Fredericksburg, and who
were with Stonewall Jackson when
he was accidentally killed by nis
own men at Chancellorsville. Before
the surrender, Mr. Ring had a lojk
in of a few months at Point Lookout,
a dastardly place, he says.
Mr. Ring's step is still as steady
almost as when he marched with
his musket and knapsack and can.
tee" on the Rhappahannoek and his
rye is still keen enough to glance
down tile long barrel of a rifle and
see the white of the eves of a Tan.
kec. or a deserter making away with
the corn and meat.
In Stuart Hospital
The Stuart Knterprise reports the
following Lawsoivville, Stokes coun.
ty. cltliens in the Stuart hospital:
Wm. McHone. with injured foot.
Mrs. Maggie Smith, improving.
J. C. Spencer.
Private Sale Of
Personal Property
On Friday. December 23, 1932, at
one o'clock P. M., I will sell at pub.
lie auction to the highest bidder for
cash all of my personal property at
my old home near Quaker Gap
church:
Tobacco flues,
Tobacco sticks.
Two stacks hay,
Lot of wheat boxes,
Various farm tools of all kinds.
Other articles too nulhvetrous to
mention.
T. V. SIZEMORK,
Oermanton, N. C.
NEW RED CROSS
SUPPLIES ARRIVE |
VARIOI'S TOWNSHIP OHK IALS
OP CHARITABLK ORCJANIZA.!
TION IIKICK PREPARING roll
PRE-CIIRISTMAK IHSTHIIIITION.
A new supply of clothing an-1
other articles to hp hand led l'.v the
Red Cro»* arrived fit the court house
today. lii w|M>n*e to rail hy Chair,
mail of the county organization. I
C. Carson, quite a number of town,
ship Red Cross officials were her.'
making arrangements ami receiving
Instructions touching a pre-Chris;.
maa distribution of supplies.
It is learned that applications to
the Red Cross for relief in tli.s
county will probably exceed those
of last year.
KING NEWS
King. IV. 14. J. I!. Crahain. of
Firmington. was anions the visitor;
here Sunday.
.Morris I'll 1 Hum. of tile I'nited
States .Marine Corp*. who i> spend,
ing a furlough with 'his parents at
Aslieboro. visited relatives here last
weeu. y
Gilbert Rierson. of Tohaccoviltc
Route and Miss Iris Preston, if
King. motored to Hillsvilte, Va.
Saturday where t hey were united
in marriage. Their many relatives
and friends Join in wishing tliem a
long and happy married life.
Slate. of Winston-Salem,
spent the week end here the guest
of relatives.
T"he following births were regis
tered here last week: To Mr. and
Mrs. I'aul Southern, a daughter: to
Mr. and Mrs. Coy Simmon*, a Mon;
to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Butcher, a
son; to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Owens
a daughter, and to Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Spainhower, a son.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Sho use and
Master T D. Tuttle. of Rural Hall.
Visited relatives here Sunday.
Dr. Gilbert I'"". Petree is nursling
* broken arm. the ejects of a kick
ing Ford.
SherilT J. John Taylor, of Dan.
bury, was here Saturday on his
regular tax collecting round. He
stated while here that collections
were fairly good.
Air. and Mrs. Thomas S. Eaton, of
Winston-Salem, were among the
visitors here Saturday.
Only a email per cent, of the
tohaceo crop remains to lie sold Mi
this section.
Raleigh Young, of Danbury, was
here Saturday shaking hands wl'h
old friends.
Lawrence .Macßae's idea of build.
Ing a road to the top of Moore's
Knob Is meeting with the approval
of citizen's here and it is hoped that
It will materialize.
The King All Stars won a double
header basketball game for the Old
Richmond high scluiol of Forsytn
Thursday night. The gamies were
played In the King gymnasium.
Spencer Tuttle and P. M. Newsum
made a business trip to Walnut
Cove Monday.
R. P. listen by, of Mount Airy, was
a business visitor here Monday.
Ho, For Moore's Knob.
Mr, Lawrence Mcßae's suggestion
of a toll highway to the top of
Moore's Knob, at the expense of
the Reconstruction Finance Corpor.
ation, meets with the approval of
everybody.
It is assumed that the X. C. State
Highway Commission will furnish
the engineering and equipment,
while the county would no doubt j
bear the expense of the dynamite
and feed the mules.
P. W. Davis recently of Winston.
Salem, removes to Lynchburg, Va.,
/
where he will conduct a Ford
agency.
OFFICER KILLED I
NEAR STUART
i
CONSTAIIIiK SHKPPARI> M KKT
IIIS ItI'.ATII. Willi.l. I'OI.Hi:. |
MAN FRAN'S Is SKItIOIM.Y |
WOIM>KI> A F F A I R AT
.JOYCE'S F11.1.1M. STATION*. I
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Oonstal»l«» ShePl>tnl. .-«# »i of II »l". j
.Shepiiard, «»f Stuart. V.i.. \va*« ; i
:»nd in»t int'.y killed. while l*«»ll»v J
Hi» c»r Kr ins. a!-o of Stuart.
\v utu!c«| it. a uiin !•:»tt j
• n thf law ai.«i runi.ninm»iv ;
tVncv' hi'!"' oh* «»J" Stuar a? .J«»\ve.-
flllinu nation. S:it'iid-«.v i.i-ht
Fran* : .-i now in Stuan h.ispit »l.
»
while two viintipT in«*n «•!' Mount
'
Airv. Harvey Vernon .u.d one MM-
I
kiff. are in j iii ehars' d Willi the
crime.
The Unlit occurred wlion ShePpard
and Frans fiillo.ved Mink.lV Fran
and three others in i en.- out fnun
Stuart. The ear :n which tin illeu.
Ed bootlengi-rs were rMing had pi.»_
vtouslv been captured by Stua
officers. and war being held. MidkilV
Jtnd his party went i> Stuirt Situr
day and tried to the mi.
| Chine, but w. re not al!.iwed to 'I '
I ,
Iso by the officers. The report goe"
i that the visitors took the car with
out authority at night. and were'
in the act of escaping when over
taken by the pursuing ollleers. At
the tilling station the putmcd found
their car out of water, ami had t'i
ctop. The officers arrivinu, Sheppa>d
jumped to ihe around with a gun i'i
each hand, and was immediately *h •!
down. Frans, who had no g u 11, was
trying to pick up Sheppard. when
he was also shot by the rum.runners.
Play BjTrhTpTT. A.
Thursday Night
A play by 'the Danbury Parent
Teachers' Association will he render,
ed at tiie Danbury school on Thurs
day niuht, December 21!. at 7:So.
No admission will he charged, hut
a free-will offering will be acceptel
at the door, the proceeds going ta
defray th»> expense of establishing
the Cafeteria at the school.
_ I
Negroes Jailed
Hick Headen and Robert Scales,
! 1
both colored, were given a hearing
before N. A. Martin. J. P.. Monday,
and committed to jail without bond,
charged with burglarizing the home'
of Dr. A. l. Jones at Walnut Cove
Thc.v will await the spring term !'
superior court.
R. 0. Lasley Dead
R. O, Lasley. of Wlnston.Sulem,
died in the government hospital at!
Atlanta Saturday. He was a son of
the late .1. M. Lasley, of Walnut
Cove.
Closes Dull
Tobacco market closes today
(Friday) dull and low. average S
centts. To date the Winston-Salem
market has sold 31 million pounds
for 3M million dollars. Market 1
opens again Jan. 9, after a vacation
of 3 weeks.
Snow Coining
The weather feels like snow to.
day. The weather man predlc's
snow for Saturday.
Number 3,754
YOUNG MAN
BURNED TO DEATH
MACK HONS OK PATRICK
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Mok !:••• • tti ( . 27.y-a ..»M son nC
M \ at'.d .Mr-. II ii'lfour lioi-s. of Kl,
umsville. I'.rriek county. V 1., w\is
I'll: r»("l ;■ > death Suinliv. Dec. 4.
about iiiM-n .1: :!i.• |j■ .1! a neigh,
oor .IM> 1 -1.. ULM-I- home WM
ai.-o lies!r«>>'o(l i.y t h t . ii ...
I »• touotllt'i ivilh seveal
bor~. was visit ins; th. '-1.-.- home,
tii-! it i> l.arivcl !li.it ho went ui*
sta.rs with tiic inn.iun el ;ntentio.i
of taking a 11Tin- Stuart
pr:«t> say.- whi'ii >e ,, n lie wl4
stnokii.l l iuM'it'c and it !(- suppos.
• d tli 1: iif .1 • 1 •; >o«l "IT : 1 >!c f 'p with
it 'till I>uruili4. til. i'liv .I.Miiis; tire
t.i the lied Tliy lire had made surlv
headway 1.(1'..re discovered that
pcated at'empt* to i.t lie lra(»„
ninn were frti-trat d by sheets -.f
tiaine which met ail who tri.nl ...»
enter by time or window. The tiro
spread rapidly .■ dc| Inn little wiw
saved a- the hume liuriie'l to th*
ground
!• tiller il service* were '"oiiducte'l
by Kid. r I'. Itrammer a- the fajn„
i'ly iiurial ground Monday afternoon
following.
The deceased is survived by hit
parent-, one grand.mother. Mrs.
Ch irles Pedigo, of Roanoke; four
vi4:t-r.. Mr>. lAnnie Tatutn. Mrn.
Tat 11 in, Mi.-se- 4 S©nah and Mary
Agn.v: two brother**. Charles
Daniel, several aunts and uncles and
other relatives.
Joe Owynn, of The Hollow. i« in
jail at Stuart. charged with th®
murder of Procter Marshall, 22.
son of Arnold Marshall, of the same
neighborhood. Tuesday afternoon.
December
Detail.. . 1 f the killing are meaner,
but it l.s learned from officers that
J John M. Montgomery and Proctor
| Marshall were engaged in a fight,
when :hey wer e approached by .lo«
and Alex 'iwynn, Iwith of whom
carried nuns. It is alleged by Jwyn
th it Marshall turned upon him. anil
that he shot in self.defense.
A wedding of special interest
many state*, because of the iHipu..
T.'irPtJ aiM 'ivideiy 'know: 1 aivivitieat
of the contractinjr parties, was sol«
emnlzed early Wed ne-'dav morning.
Dec. 7. at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
S. O. Dol.yns, of flaudevllle. n'h s n
their daughter. Mrs. Annie Hobyna
Reynolds, became the bride of A*,
torney S. W. Tompkins, of Mlt\H>uri.
The marriage wax marked by ifs
simplicity. Mrs. Reynolds hiving no
attendants. and only immediate
members of the family being pres_
ent. Kide.r S. A. Thompson, of
Stuart. Vn.. offlplated.
!eo. S. Nolen. aged to, one of the
m.wt hltrhly esteemed citizens ot
PatrlcK county, died at his home
near Klamsville of pneumonia Dej.
#th.
How times have changed. Cain
dldn t threaten to withdraw from th»
league and Moses didn't go around
talking about gtting war dbts re.
fundeii.