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THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Volume 61.
i Pink Fulk. Found
Dead On Highway
ny
LOAD OF SHOT ENTERED HIS LEFT
' BREAST, DEATH COMING QUICKLY.
GUN LAY BESIDE THE BODY—INDI
CATIONS OF FOUL PLAY STIR THE
. NEIGHBORHOOD.
The dead body of Pink Fulk, aged
about 58, was found on the high,
way between his home tand Walnut
Oeve Saturday night about 12 o'clock
with a load of shot through his
heart, A double-barrell shotgun, with
on« shell empty, lay beside the body.
The first discovery of the tragedy
was rtfide by James B. Joyce and
Miss Edith Fngg, of Banbury, wtbo
were returning home from a theatre
in Wlnston.Satem. Mr. Joyce gave
the alarm at the county convict
camp, und soon a party hurried to
the scene-
Mr. Fulk lived nearby, his home
being about 3 miles north of Walnut
Cove, right on No. 89, the hardaur.
face road leading from Danbury to
Walnut Cove.
Dr. Dowdy, of ftantdy Ridge, who
wus elected coroner at the late elec.
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lion, being unable to serve, Sheriff
John Taylor authorized Dr. Helsa.
beck, the Vate coroner to act, who
summoned a Jury and made inves
tigation s, resulting in a decision th.it
the deceased committed suicide- i
Considerable talk Is in circuit.'
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tion that the da id man was mur.
dered- This theory arise* from
the circumstance that While the
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dead man's left breast had been .pierc
ed by the load of shot, yet his vest
•wue still btifoned and had not been
perforated by the gun'* load.
Another circumstance having a
tendency to discredit the suicide
theory is that the direction of the
Id id of shot was straight Into the
breast, and dtt not tend upward-" 1 .
The Idea that the deceased lcamvi
on the muzzle of his gun, Is render,
ed thus less plausible, expectally In
view of the fact that there were
.no powder burns on the body or the
clothing. The hole made by the load
In the breast was round, and about 2
inches in diameter.
Mr. Fulk was In Walnut Cove late !
Saturday might, and was carried j
•home by Dave Tuttle in his car
about 10 o'clock. Tuttle noticed noth. J
Ins suspicious either In his conduct
or speech. While In Walnut Cove
ho nit-tended the meeting of his Jun. 1
ior Order, aind talked with numbers
of .people. One witness testifies that h d
had a considerable roll of money in
a shot sack. j
The neighborhood was aroused
over the tragedy, and a large crowd
quickly gathered. Suggestions of
«oul play were pretty generally
talkdd. and some of the neighbors
were In favor of summoning Solicitor
Koonts to take charge of the Situs,
tion.
The deceased is survived by a wife
and a son, grown, and one or two
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•miller children. The relatives dis
counted tlie theory *of murder, stat
ing that Mr. Folk only lhad four W
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f»»e dollars in hU pocket the .evening
bftfooe an* that )je had previously
talked cf suicide- Jit was stated (
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Established 1872. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday March 1,1933.
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. | Hilary Chapman
Honored "
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'j Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Chapman, of
' Walnut Cove Route 1. and friends
i ' delightfully entertained with a sur
prise birthday Hirty recently cele
, brating their eldest eon Hilary Chap.
I' man's twenty-fifth birthday.
( | During the evening a number of ;
,' duetH and quartets were rendered. J
( ' with Mrs. White and Mls» I
. Ruth Greene presiding at .the piano, j
( ' Interesting games, directed by Miss
| Irma White, were enjoyed-
Liter .the guests were dnvited Into
the dining room, where a table 'load. '
ed with delicious fruits, sandwiches, j
| ' cakes and pies awaited them. The
I hostess, Mrs.- J. S. Chapman was
| assisted by Mrs. J. L. Spencer in
serving.
,' Among those .present were Misses
i Ernestine ad Abie Hawkins, Lola
and Vera Canter, Messrs. John and
Bill Nelson, Clarence and Irven Hgw.
kins, Qladis Joyce of Sandy Ridge.
I Mfsses Lillian and Blinche Smith,
I Messrs Carl Smith and Lee KePett
'of Winston-Salem, Misses Irene and '
Novella Earp, Irma and Dolly Whits,
Rut.h and Erleen Green, Beulih and
Ethel Heath, Iris and Alma Southern, j
Era Hjokri, Arval and Lorraine Mabe, ( '
Mosul's Robert Chapman, Rfiymonil
.Tuttle. Clarence Boles.—Austin and
Edgar Smith, Maxwell and Drexall
I
Flyntt. Marvin Johnson, Hardy Car
roll. Clifton /and Harry Blaylock, 1
Sam Lewis, Ray Heath, Tom and '
Venter Stephens, Hoyle Tuttle. Wll.' '
son Young, Gideon White, El wood '
Hicks, Blaster Jones, Raymoth, Nor- !
man Arnold and Roscoe Chapman.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Spencer, Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. White, Mrs. O. P.
3
Greene, and Mrs. Hattle Meadows. I
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Mr. Chapman was reclpent of
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many useful gifts. I
A FRIEND.
' For The Inauguration ,
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I Several Danbury and Walnut Cove 1
citizens expect to attend the ireau- j 1
. guratlon of President-elect Roosevelt J 1
at "Washington next Shtunday, Marv.i 1
4.
Great .preparations are being
• made in Washington for the inoom.; '
1 Ing thousands who will attend the
ceremonies, and hotel and standing
room wilt doubtdlees be at Q high 1
. premium. 1
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Over 200 acres of permanent pas
ture was planted in Johnston County
last spring and additional plantings 1
are being made this spring. *
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he had an 98,000 insurance policy
which was to expire on Monday fol- 1
lowieg.
'tftie affair has created quite a gen-'
nation in the neighborhood, and
| many people still entertain sugplc.
to®* «* tful pfcy.
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LAWSONVILLE
LOSES TO STUART!
INTERESTING GAME BETWEEN ■
HIGH SCHOOIi TEAMS—OTHER
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
PETERS CREEK.
LawsonviUe, Feb. 27. — The farm.
era ir this .section arc Very busy
fixing plant land.
The Lawsonvilla High o•> hia :
been closed for the pus. week duo
to bad roads.
Principal R. Earl H->od and Mr.
K. O. Dofflemyre of
have returned from a visit with re'-
a'tvee in Greensboro the past week.
Lawsonvllle High lost to Stuart
High in a game of basketball played
Tuesday night at Lawsonvllle. Th?
final score 15 and 14.
Mr. Berkley Sheppard moved to
Lawsonvllle the Past week from the
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| North View community.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Mabe and
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1 Miss Decloulee Robertson were In
I Winston.Salem Friday shopping. I
Several citizens of the IJiwsonvllle
community attended the funeral of
I the daughter of Mr. Frank Smith of
j Lawsonvllle Route 1. The funeral
' was held Thursday at Aaron's Corner
Baptist Church.
1 Mr. and Mrs. Dudy Bullln are
the glad parents of a baby girl. The
young lady arrived Wednesday.
The many friends of Mrs. Al. Wall
are glad to know that she is able
to be out again, after a severe attack
of the flu.
Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Smith arc
the parents of a new boy age 10
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Thornton Tuttle of
Walnut Cove visited /their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Smith the
past week.
Mr. and Mrs- Glenn Smith of
Stuart visited their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. N. A. Stephens Sunday.
Rev. Morrison filled 'his regular
appointment at Snow Creek Baptist
church Saturday and Sunday assist,
ed by Rev. Ward.
Suicide Of Miss
Mary E. Newsome
Miss Mary Ellen Newsome. 17
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years of 3ge took her own life with
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poison Friday, at her ihome In For. j
syth county. Miss Newsome formerly
lived at King, Stokes county.
No reason was assigned for tha
•airt. The young lady was left a«t
home while the Simlly were absent
attending a funeral. When they re-'
turned she was found lying in the
floor in a dying condition with a
bottle half filled with strychnine
close by. She lived about 4 hours.
The deceased was a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Newsome
Union County farmers .have es.
tablished ta milk receiving station at
Monroe for trucking to the cheese
factory at Albemarle. Stanly County.
The largest acreage ever to bo
seeded to pasture grasses in Moore
County will be planted this spring,
says the farm agent.
MEN WANTED—dor Rawlelgh City
Route*, of 800 Consumers in Cities
Lawsonvllle. Mayodon, Madison
and Walnut Cove. Reliable hustler
eon start earning |U weakly and
increase rapidly. Wri'e ImmedL
utuly. llawleigh Co., D#pt NO—Bo
—V, Richmond, Va. f#bß U Is,
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STOKES FIRM
. ASSETS SOLD
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ORDER CONFIRMING SAIiE OF
1 BAVBS.FULTON PROPERTIES
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SIGNED BY ELIjEDGE.
An order confirming the sale of •
the property of Davis-Fulton Com-'
Pany, Incorporated. of Walnut Cove. '
bankrupts; Nan Fulton and H. H. !
.tavls, individually lanid trading as a'
Hjnt-nerahlp, has been issued by Ar.
c.hie Elledge. referee In bankruptcy,
subject to the approval of Judge'
Jdhnson J. Hays, of .the middle dis
trict federal court.
This matter arose before the
x>irrt before, previous sale having
been ninde by the trustee December
G and reported for confirmation in
I January. The case was .re-referred
to Mr. Elledge and another hear.
ing was .held February 18 at which
I time a board of appraisers composed
! of jfeherjff John Taylor, of Stokes; A.
, J. former clerk of Stokes »u«
| peiW court, and now assistant clerk,
and George W. Neal, appeared as
witnesses arid Save testimony as to
the solvency of ithose holding ac.
counts Involved, values of properties,
et cetera.
The order confirming the sale of
the Davis-Fulton assets disposes of
properties and accounts having origi.
nal Milue of approximately SIBO,OOO.
Petition for discharge of the bank,
rupts involved 'has been continued
until March 25 at 1:30 p. m.
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Death Of
j C. M. Williams
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I Charles M, Williams, aged 93.
died at his home at Meadows Tues
day evening, February 21.
i Mr. Williams was an ex-Confeder.
' ate soldier, and on e of the very few'
left in the county. He wau probably '
Stokes county's oldest citizen. j i
The deceased Is survived by two
daughters. Mrs- J. H. Covington ,yn.J
Mrs. Z. R. Moran, and one son.
John, with whom he Iresided. His
wife preceded him to the grave sev.
ral years ago.
Funeral services were conducted '
at Cleir Spring Church Wednesday'
afternoon by Elder Watt Tuttle and
in.ermemt followed in the church
I graveyard.
Trot Line Fishing
Authorized
fTnot line fiFhing that has been
| unlawful, has been legalized by a
recent ruling 0 f the State Board of
Conservation. ar»j Development. .
Sportsmen who use rod *>nd reel
and fish for sport, have a 1 ways op. 1
posed the use of trot lines, but there i
was demand for lifting the'ban on
the part of fishermen who wlant to '
catch some msat. The game fish do
not often bite a trot line, but trot '
line fishing for the mud fish such '
«s cat, is said to be ta sure way a '
fisherman can appease his hunger. i
While Cumberland County farmers ,
have gneatly increased their yardage
tof tobacco seed beds, they no not
plan to set a larger acreage than
last year, says th e county agent. |
r.
Last year, 20,000 pounds of lea.
P®desa seed was .planted In Rather,
tor* County and indication, are that
a larger amount will be planted this ,
season.
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WHEN WILL THE
SHOWDOWN COME?
FORTY .EIGHT STATES TO ACT
ON THE QUESTION OF PROHI.
BITION REPEAL.
Washington, Feb. 22. —Now that
the ques:ion of prohibition repeal
has been shifted to the fighting
fronts of the 48 states. Washington
turned today to speculation upon
the length of time that probably will
be necessary for the Eighteenth
Amendment to b e repealed.
There were varying estimates, the
| most optimistic being a year. Fix>»i
, that they ran all the way up ta
three and four years, with the dr.v9
j vociferously asserting that it cannot
■be repgiled In the seven years al
lotted under the joint resolution- of
Congress. They were confident of
maintaining a "die hand" block, of
13 States to block repeal.
Conventions in 36 States must
act within the allotted seven years
If the amendment is to be repealed.
The specification that the States
must act in special conventions, in
stead of legislatures, will cause
lay In gome place®, owing to the
confusion over the machinery fiec.'
eosary to set them up.
The repeal forces, however, con.
alder the time propitious for their J
undertaking, for 42 State* Legisla
tures are now in session or will bs
| enrly in the spring.
At least 22 States are classed as
certain to ratify the repeal resolu.
! lion before many months. Those
upon which the wets are counting
as certain for their cause are:
Arlzonia, California, Connecticut.
Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisian t.
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New
Tork, North Carolina, Ohio, Penn.
slyvania, Rhode Island, Wisconsin,
Wyoming, Utah.
A dozen others are classed as
"probably available" to repeal:
Arkansas. 'Colorado. Delaware.
lowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon,
Texas, Vermont, Washington.
States considered "doubtful" in
which the fighting prolf.bly will be
furious are listed as:
Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kanslis,
Kentucky, Maine. Mississippi, New
Mexico, South Carolimi. South Dako. '
ta, Tennessee, Virginia, West Vir.'
glnia.
Henry Adkins Is
Hurt By Own Car!
Walnut Cove.—While in Walnut
Cove last week Henry Adkins, prom,
inent citizen of the Red Shoals com.
m unity was painfully if not serious
ly Injured When hs car almost ran
over him In attempting to crank it.
The battery on the car was dead «.nd
he was cranking it by itvand, anid not
knowing It was In gear, when the
engine started, the dar gave a lunge
forward catching hhn in front of It
and was stopped by another car
parked on the street. Mr. Adkins
was carried in Hhe store of the
Meador Grocery Company and Dr.
J. W. Neal was called to give htm
medical attention.
ChickeiT Supper
be a Chicken fluppor
at the club house *t Rose store
Friday nlghf—Pric® 25 oente.
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Number 5,765
SEVERAL DEATHS
AT FRANICSCO
J. A. GEORGE, 82, PASSES ..WITH
CANCER—DEATH OF LITTLE
NANCY SMITH—SCHOOL SUS
PENDS ON AOCOI-NT OF w«n
ROADS.
Francisco, Feb. 24.—Mr. J. A.
George aged 82 veins, 10 month*. 28
days, pos»eJ away Feb. 14. 1933. The
husband of Martha Jane George-
To this union was born 10 children.
J. M. and J. F., of Wim-ton—S&lem;
, J. W.. of Francisco; Mrs. Faunt.
Clifton. Mrs. J. M. Smith, of Pilot
Mt.; Mrs. Laura Owens of Mt. Airy;
i Mrs. 3. L. Lawrence. Mias Mam.
; ie George. Mrs. Alonzo Cook, all of
, Francisco: Mrs. A. L. Birgman, of
■ Lawsonvllte. Burial servicer were held
' at Westfield Bai.tlet -church, with
; Dr. J. T. Smith and J. Han, of
| flclatlng. Interment In the church
graveyard. Mr. George Had been ID
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i with cancer for almost a year. Ho
1 leaves a wife and 10 children: and 88
i grandchildren, and two great grand
, I children to mourn their loss.
. I Little Nancy Smith aged 11 years,
i daughter of Fnm-k and Viola Smith.
' paseeH away at Martin Memorial
Hospital at Mt. Airy Thurviday night.
. She was dirrled to her home this
j morning where funeral services will
, b# held tomorrow and interment
i made in the family graveyard. Nancy
first hPid an attack of flu, which
i later developed- spinal meningitis
Francisco schod'. ha.s shut down
for a few days waiting for the mud
to dry so can run.
Farmers are very 'busy these
sunshiny days chopping wood and
making tobacco beds. Farmers ow
treated worse than any class of peo
ple but they have more pluck. They
never quit trying. Think nvaybe next
year will be Just a little better, any.
way it couldn't be much worse.
Everybody can have plenty of gar
den sass, as Hambone say*, if we
•don't raise much tobacco.
Mjae Chmdler and Miss Bertha
Boyd, of Dobson, were week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Luther N.
Boyd.
J. Alton Stone spent Sunday witih
relatives near Francisco-
Francisco lost to Plnn(acle In a
basketball .game Wednesday night.
' Score was 16 and 17 In favor of Pin
nacle. The line up as follows:
j Francisco 16 Peg.
'Lawrence 4 F
I H. Collins 3 3»
IA. Collins 3 C
! P. Shelton 1 Q
. B. SheHon 1 G
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Pinnacle 17 Poa.
Wa'eon 4 F
McOee 6 F
T. Jones 6 C
E. Jones 1 a
Scott G
Substitutes for Francisco—T. Law
rence.
Referee Davis! (Davison.
Westfield and White Plans are to
have a basketball dame tonight-
Friday night. Score for girl* West,
field 26 White Plains 16. Boys gam*
Westfield S white Plains »2.
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