THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Volume 61.
Stokes Expenses Cut
Thirty Per Cent
AUDITOR'S OFFICE ABOLISHED, SHER=
IFF AN!) REGISTER OF DEEDS TO
FILL THE GAD-NEW VALUATION OF
REAL ESTATE ORDERED.
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v.-t lti\ wi'li ;• «*Hi nt' 1 IK 1 ' *"i* : 1 • •
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flu j:. , hi' Slokt•  'onlily I'omiiis
.h- .. .M .11• I.l\. Al :!!• p-iis '
ii;• lilu> ni: i - v ot ' :'ity Auditl
- I'. Sii lie \va« uU'lish' .1. an '
Hi" ! iti •>:' t!il" i»n "eve
.■ !!( • • ••'•io •>•'" ti*>ns >!' ili' ot'.
!j.,»i Sheriff ■'ill* I It'-ui-lfi* of
IJM'IIS- 'l' lU'I'I'TUM (I wit ll"UI H'l
■ L.tiotial ■ • II»V"-11 ■ ■TI HI.
Tlio ■-i aiy "f 'tip '" 1 • i*U >f tlii'
Superior •' "H't A a- ii!-"' rt'dii'-'il.
Tin- i in-'iiifil i*' a.lju tini'iKi-' wi !
result ii an «'s*tim:ttcil .-iving t" the
tax-pay r.- :l " I'd' cent. of il«-
pre-' lit i-.nii't limine expenses-
These economies were effected ' I V
tli? l'.oard after a" all-day
acting in conjunction with and un
der the i 1 vice of Senator S. Gilmer
Sparser, county attorney.
The -salary of the court stenogra
pher, heretofore $lO a lay ami ex
penses, war) curtailed to $8 a day
net.
The legislature h.ul previously
.planned a hill providing that any (
tax-payer who owed tixen for the
years 1927 to 1931, or who was de-1
iliiOUt-Tit for any one or more of thes-.' J
year", might give notes in pqi'iil !n
--titaJ:m*nld for the payment of ti'i!* ( *
taxes, provided the tax-pay« r had
se'tl'd for his 1932 taxes. The com.
misntoner* dccid d not to require
the payment of the 1932 taxes, .hut
left it optional with the tax-pavers
as to hi« payment of the 193:! tax.
in taking advantage of the provis..
ion of the lesHature as above out.
lined.
It was ordered that ther- be 'io ,
n'i>re foreclosures by enils. which |
liar. heretofore cost the- t ix.payer |
 ifi. The fore losure in the future
will b« .in automatic judgment, sim
ilar to a stock asi-v.-wment, and the
cost to the tax_payer will be onl>
JS.no.
S'-nat"r Sparger assured the Hoar!
that there is n> doubt but that the
leg ii lata "e will ropeal the 1"> per
cent, ad valorem tax on property.
The Hoard was composed of a full
personnel, as follows: F. !'. Stono,
chairman; J. A. Joyce and 11. 11.
Brown.
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Established 1872.
Honor Roll Walnut
Cove* Kifch Efhoo 1
The follow! .« .-t i.U'in IIKIUI- li;
hi' T I of t'u- Walnut C.iv'j
Hull s. iio'i i'"r 11it* sjxMi iiinn'ii. i
order to II.IVI' onpV> nam on : 
honor ro'.l a student nil-! not inaki
U ttlJl" l>ll 'I IV 11 i -11 M'llOO
10111-.-C T hat lie or sli- i:- stud
l i. l:\ IMII .I:\DI:
KM.- Garwood.
Kvi'lyil sr HHP,
Gladys lluilor.
TKXTII ;I:\I)I:
Virginia Fulton,
Mary S m:l,
1 Irene Uipliai'dHon.
Utlip: Petree.
i Fled Pol>Per.
j XINTII GRADK
Harvey Smith,
Harry Hutchison,
\ Marie Fitzgerald,
I Florence Gerrey,
Theron Wood.
Paul Craig,
| Virginia Burton,
I Sara riinchum,
I Daisy Mabe-
EIGHTH GBADU ..
| MoAdoo Gerrey.
M>e Jpnkiri«,
I KMoth Tuttle,
I C. G. Ray.
Phil Petree,
Holt Newsome,
George Moorefield.
Charles Mounce,
Jim Rullln,
Irene Dillon,
Hazel Petree,
Marjnrio Pepper,
j Rina N'eal,
I
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Refinancing of Farm
Mortgages Discussed
Washington, March 30—HeprcV".
tative Prank Hancock today cull,
fprreil with llenry M urgent ha ti, Jr.
i and his assistant* regarding the re-
J financing of farm mortgagees. Mor.
| genthan will l>e head of the new
I Farm Credit Corporation, which will
have charge of all federal lending
agencies dealing with agriculture-
Hancock mated that he urged cor.
poiation officials in drafting and
1 administering new farm mortgage
hill.-', to provide the lowest interest
rate In thie history of farm mort
gage*. The Fifth North Carolina
district represent tat i\v> naid the in.
terest rate and payment on principal
i
chould n«t oxceed 3 1.2 per cent. He
i
said Senator RobinnonV) proposal of
5 1.2 par cent, wari clearly out of
line and higher than the farmer
.
could pay.
)
Brick brooder a de.slgne dfor the
r
Catawba County Home farm by the
i farm axent han reduced the coat of
j brooding chicka at' this farm and !■»
assuring the Inmatea of a bountiful
supply of poultry.
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, April 5, 1933
NORTH CAROLINA
TO HAVE BEER
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T:i>- J.IV Hi t LIT It IS SENATOR
Spacer'.- i.|>i'ii->ii thai the North
'' i: ■ • I.n i ii'ii(> Ai • -t»i11i•:> w :.; |'
ill i Xl l ln>;.l' WitlHillt .1 l■>u 1• t ■ Sell .
nifiit i■ hi'th branch" «>i tin- l.e.'.v;.
liiill'i i- fsivl1■ !*• In tin- i(|. i. a'.;l
tile Sena'e ha-' alrixl.v voted il.
Thii.-i" who r'i• 11 lnn-r in Xortli Car.
ulln.i inust pay a privilege tix t-» tin
government of Sin in i n roil m ira t c'i
lowiii'. or 825 outside. Hi-sides
this ombari'.o. there will he heavy
taxf levied hv the Federal govern,
nient anl by the Stale on each ha",
rl Bold, hut these tuxes will be paid
by the manufacturer*.
It is estimated that many thou
sands of dollar* in taxation w'll re.
eult to the -school fundn, if legal
beer corner to North Carolina.
It is Senator 'Sparger's •opinio l '
that a sale" tax will be /enacted be.
fort* the law.makers come 'home
and that in no other practicable
way can the ivecewiary funds h«
rained to balance the budget. and
maintain the expenses of gov.
prnment.
It is estimated that three more
week?* wll be required to com pie'. l
the work of this nekton of the !e",
eral Assembly.
Death Of
William Oakley
William Oakley. a\ r ed 7ti, dier
Sunday at his home near Xortli
View, after a lingering illnei-.s wit 1;
diabetes.
The interment wm at Xortli View
cemetery Monday afternoon. attend,
cd by a la'tfe concourse.
Tlio deceased i* survived by hi
wife, and this following children:
Xocl Oakley. Charley Oakley. T. Set.
tie Oakley, W. Terry Oakley, Jetl
Oakley, all of WIHM I homes are is
the r'.nne neighborhood of their de.
ceased father's home; Curtis Oakley
of Burlington; Mm. Charles llowh:--
Mrs. liei't Sheppard. Mrs. Uni.'i
Spen 'er, and Mrs. Russell Klinchiini
all of Stokes county.
Mr. Oakley was a splendid citizen
and will be mi.-vJe.d in his section o
the county.
"As ui»ual. when winter gives wa;
to spring. the t° -> rnier becomes or
timistic and plans for another year
trusting tha* thlngn will change ii
his favor' -County Agent It. W
Po>i of F"orvyth.
The Moore County Mutual Ex
change i« receiving; new tn»mb»n
daily and la rendering an cxoellen
riervice to Its farmers members, aayi
the county afrent.
FLETCHER WILKINS r
DIES BY OWN HAN!)
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Vi: \l{S «>i.]>. COMMITS SI l 11 >I
\H\l> IMtOliAltl .Y CMS XI.
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IHiINkIXO si !;\ IV | |» |;\
win: v i> two  :i;i:i v.
l-'lil her Win hi:t.P'
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■■■ :nl is ■ll - iv• | • > .1 v, i •,««! \ 1
. Ii 1 I. ~.| .1 in • • !v . '■
h'-tivlly th« day of the tragedy, ii
fummny with two brothors, one of :
W "!II liilll ''.'"ll lit :i | 11 unity
w li : .;cy •«. : ■ m -»»i| |.y t lit* t 1 i".
Til,via . •• ,
porter 1 !i ll'.'!: Ii 1 >•!' tlic >■> .
foi l lll],lto youn. m ill
About full, U'i lUin»> ••
asked liiin to go out iii• I •in . . mi'
ni-lit win.l. J|. mail' iu«. «>r three
trills t" • > 111 i-«.• his wi'o. I' it ~.i. .
■time returned. wit limn Mi. w ~|
F*ln.illy. Hp -out oni of bis brotbe**
to £ot till? Wood, )l!lllsell l 1 1 1''.Ij 1'• 'I £
to ;i sot-111• I .1 -oot in tin- \:it'ij neir
the home. l'liiing tlii* inir/.zlii of
the gun under Ills overalls. near the
heart, lie fired the weapon. I>ea'ii
wan instantaneous.
Sheriff John Taylor was notified
immediately. The Sheriff, upon
reaching the scene, summoned th*
ooixiner itnd a jury, whoi-e verdi.-t
was that young Wllaon came to his*
death at hlt» own hands.
The deceased wan a won of Jack
i
Wilkins. His wife wag a daughter
of Anderson B. Carter.
King News Items
King, April 5. —Mis. Sid ltuniley
aged fit! years «a s found dead i'i
bed at th.'lr home throe miles uout'i
of town Sunday morning. Her
death wan caused by a heart attack.
The deceai'.'d is survived by the
husl>and, several children and a
number of grandchildren.
Iv. W. Allen of Winston.Salem,
formerly of Kin if. wius a lnisine- 1
visitor here Saturday.
.1. Sti'adm.in Oarner is preparing
i
to erect a new dwelling on hip farm 1
J lift east of town.
i
A number of people from here arc
attending th>o criminal term •:'
Stokes court at Danbury tliir week
Toby l„ Booth, county name war.
den of Danbury, was here on bus.
incite Friday.
Austin fiarner, who is teaching in
the Sandy ltidge school spent the
weekend here the «ue«t of hi*
mother.
Mnn. Susan Love. who is «-uitering
from an attack of influenza. is
right siek at the home of her broth
er. M. T. Shalnhower on Dopot St.
James Hauler, of Wiiwtnn-Salem,
visited relatives and friendri here
Sunday.
1,. S. drabs, who underwent an
operation in thn Martin Memorial
Hotplta] la*u week, ils setting alonq;
nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. John Tillotnun, of
Wjntfton-Salem, visited relatives
heta Saturday.
Mr. and Mr*, Irving Knight, jf
Newport Ngwn, V», ( are upending *
f»w dayrt with relatives her*.
>-tw bww Number 3,770
TWO CAPITAL
CASKS THIS WEEK
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•li- ' !■!> 1. I. iv i iin-
Ii ' 'ii"ii pending.
\ i- y i t 11. p. „•
no- \it gui'ty.
I'l'-'l Slieltou. posse-M"!! of lji|;i.>r !
.1 ;i 1 !•_: 11 if n r .ii. 'per.'U'd il|i"ll ;> ■ IIHMII i
of i-osls.
Koii'-r; ', l I'll wp!i n 1 Win. 1 inn aril
Jovcf*. II nll -1 K. State pn>»n for no* '
lesn ll.an out' nor more than t" 1
years :Jr> to each (iff- iid-ini.
Howard Joyce robber*. Prayer for
judgment continued for mie year.
Noah Welch. 1.. & K. »ll days l/1
roads.
Jesse Kvanw and Hill I teach. It. &
K. and larceny. N«r le»* than 3 nor
more than 5 years in State prison f«>.-
each defendant.
Itjll Troutman and Marvin Flem.
ing, receiving stolen good*. 90 days
jon road 4 for each defendant.
| Jesse Mabe. manslaughter. TKBS 1 -
pending.
I Zeh Smith. A. D. W., prayer fur
Judgment. Continued upon payment
of cost.
True bill of indictment for murde' -
as to Joe Johnxnn, colored. Trial ii>t ,
for Wednesday.
I
True hill of indictment for fiivt de
gree burglary a.« to Dick Ileadi n an i
Robert Scale*"- Trial set for Thurs.
day.
The grundJiiry it- eon'ipo-ied a?
follows:
i I
J. Norman Slate. Foreman.
j 1.. J. Fowler.
I'aul Hen net t, ,
s. j*. Covington,
11 T. : riff in.
'. li. Sin ppard,
.1 I!. Martin,
I I'aul Westmoreland.
I W. A. Christian,
I
, I'. M. tstephenis,
, Krneft 1 >ll lon,
W. O. Tuttlo,
, W. M. Tuttle.
, O, 11. Mangrove.
W. K. Martin,
li. P. Holes,
W. 10. Kjser,
,| N. I. Ilnylpt.
1
Farmers of l.jncoln County aw
I
1 using (lovernmenial need loans ns
? I about the only .-tource of credit in
' the county a* this lime.
f
s ■
Two additional pure bred O-usern
f «ey bulls hiive been purchased by
t McDoweLl county farmers in bulldin*
up the d«lry blood of the «>unty.
REVENUE TREXLER
KILLED IN RACE
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■' '• 11, ui in, : •>! tho
pixihjbltion i"i"' 11 .ii :! c middle
tii iif N' •i• 111  iir.•.iu.i .- id thai h-j
cio.l Die a :•!».• a .short
ll.t- .1 :•(.;• i; i.l > 11. ||. J .
■ ill \!l'I- iv:ii d.iviliK th«
loadster v\ Kelty -vy** riding
nth liim. The office*t> spotted a
. which i h"> suspected. of
carry ins liuuor and gave chu«*e.
rile chaw was continued about jtn
hour over narrow, dantrerous ix>aU
when the accident occurred. Se-wr.it
times the oftieers .itu'mpt64 to part#
the rum car. but each time th» driv.
er of the fleeing vehicle would -ut
in front of their automobile.
The rum car suddenly cut off on a
side ro.id a t right angN's about two
: "'d it h*j:t miles from Stoncvllle.
1 rexler attempted to turn ohurpty
to the Vft on th.. „Ide road- His car
turne'l completely over, er-u>hinK in
the w.ihle top part of the auitomo.
bile, and again righted itself on its
wheel*, coming to a stop.
T:—x!er (lied instantly with a
crushed head.
Th'> car which the officers had
''ecu rha-ing wojs found about a milt*
lunii the seen* 1 of the accident, with
a flat tjre. Sixty gallons of Iji|u«)r
wer« di>'-"Ver I in the lc.v'"t. +l il
roadster The dtlv'w eeaped.
Adnilni.-tr.iNir Oteen indicated
that clues nn t-> the identity 'if the
man were in the possession of fe«ler.
a! agents and a thorough effort will
be mad'- to apprehend him.
Mr. Osteen expressed a regret at
the loss nf one of the niunt valuable
prohibition a.-'* nts in the t ntire
service. Ollicor Trexlcr wag knnvn
and feared by rumrunners, not only
in .North Carolina but l>v those tri
other at at ins who attempted 'o op.
prate through this ntate•
since he entered the service in
l!'-.>. he has established an
ing record for the number of arre9t#
made and amount of illegal bevernm
se.jzed. Mr. ('sti't'n declared Trei.
fcr had Just completed one of the
nio>t successful months of hla eg.
reer.
Trexler han bean. soitiuned at
«Ireennltoro rijnce 1927. lie was a.
native of Howan county.
He is survived by hl« widow, on*
daughter. Margaret Iv e y Trexter,
Crroensboro; hi« parents, Mr.
Mr 8 . Oeorge Trexler, of Row»»
county; and num«roua other rr'",
tlv®» of no wan county.