THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Volume 61.
THE MUDDLE AT
TteE COURT HOUSE
THE MEETING OF THK COCNTY
COMMISSIONERS MONDAY I>IS.
CLOSED S O M E CKOSS.d lt.
RENTS IXTERESTJXG TO CIT.
IZEXB AND TAX-PAY ERS—
KKMBI i: F. l>. STONK HELI'CT-
HEsH.X AI Diroit'S
OPHCi: CON'TIN FED FOR \N.
KXTHEK MONTH FXTIL Till: AT.
MOSPHEKE CLARIFIES TIII:
COST OF Till: AI DITOIfS OF.
FICE DIKING TWO YEARS—
BEER I,I(I:NS|:S (dt\NTi:D—
OTHEIt INCIDENTS.
At the regular May meeting • f
the Boar. l of Cowry t'oinmis--'ioll"rs
Monday, some eross currents o.
wind that fans the cheeks of the
average tax-payer and citizen of
the county with .a coyness that may
be refresh ng or not, were relea-v i
and stirrei interestingly.
First. a sood many people ha i
•thought a vacancy existed «m fie;
board owing to the non-ex:,-ten e
any longer of the Rev. F. P. Stone
as « qualified citizen of the county.
Thfci impression appears to have
been rather hasty or ill-considered,
belnir as ho w Mr. Stone showed no
intention whatever of relinquishing
bis Position and prestige and power
as A member of the Stokes county
board of commissioners.
Notwithstanding his removal to
Msth«r county, notwithstanding the
very personal reference to his in
cumbency memorialized by the late
• grand jury, and in spite of the fact
that Judge Stack intimated that his
' service war! automatically closed.
Mr. S'one said nothing alwiut anv
abdication whatever, and his official
acta as spread on the minute* of the
board, whether legal or otherwise,
are there
v. „
Soon after the board had opened
business Frank P. st >ne ap
peared and observed that if the of
fice of auditor was to bp continued,
"he would be pleaded to have the
Job."
llemher J. A. Joyce therefore
stated that he thought th'* "mat.
*er had been settled at the April
of the Board."
Member Stone rejoined that
though Mr. Sparger had drawn or
such a settlement that "we
Md not sjurn it."
It is thus presumed that as far as
Mr. Stone is concerned the resolu.
t*on which the minutes of the April
•meeting prescribe, i s null and void-
The resolution reads as follows:
' That all of the duties and pow
ers heretofore vested in the county
•Accountant or Auditor of the county,
♦ogether with his records and pa.
ipers are transferred to th e office of
the Register of Deeds, who is here
toy officially designated an county
•icountant, auditor and chief finan
cial officer.
"That the collection of all taxes
/ •ha'll be placed 'in the hands of the
Sheriff, and that the IRec-ster of
Deeds and Sheriff shall perform all
Of the duties without further com.
,'Pensation."
During a rather heated discussion
V*®' the |Ucat ' on whether or not the
quo is still preserved or
Jprhether the resolution of tha April
tneeUng shall b e honored Member
Established 1872.
HOME COMING DAY
AT BETHEL CHURCH
WILI, III; HELD ON THE SECOXL>
SIMIAY IX M.W—LOYAL WES.
LEV CLASS HOLDS Krari..\K
MCINTIILY MEETIxu.
Th' Home Coming Day at Bethel
Baptist church, near Meadows, will
L)e LI L*I>I >" the second SUNDAY IN
May instead of the third as has
he n previously announced. Th"
date was changed on account of the
annual Primitive Baptist. Associa
tion scheduled for that ila'e
in Wahmt I'l'Vl'.
Rev. M. 10. Manuel. past-ir of
Is'thel church, extend* a cordi.il
invitation to everyone to come and
bring well-iill.'il basket.-. There will
he several vfi'cit.lng i-!'i>irs present
and part of the "lay will he -pent
in an old fashioned eoiiimunit.\ s-n.--
ing.
The day promises to lr. ine of
real w.o-hipful entertainment) for
all who a'tend.
The Wesley class of Pal
myra M. H. church held its regular
monthly meeting recently with Mrs
Travi* Tutvle at the home of he.-
mother. Mr*. J. B. Oreen. The
president, Mrs. Pearl Lewis presided
and Mrs. Charlie Blaylock conduct
ed the Impressive devotional e"er.
ciaes. The 'program was in charge
of Mrs. W. C. White and Mix,
Travis Tuttle, and was com loosed en
tirely of instrumental nnd vocal
music. This was the first program
of this type that 'the class had haii,
ami it was thoroughly enjoyed !./
all.
Tile I'ihlp test was eondtieted by
Mrs. (Maxtoii Lewis. and Mr. Paul
Lewis. Mrs. o.scar (Si'eene. and Mrs.
Charlie Blaylock tied for the high
est grade.
During the business session sev
eral matters of interest to tin- class
were discussed and a class song
was selected-
After the class benediction. Mrs.
Tuttle assisted hy her mother serv
ed delicious refreshments.
The next meeting of the class will
he held on Friday. May 2fi, at the
home of Mr*. Marvin Young.
Ftone arose and declared that neith
er the Register of Heeds or Sheriff
was competent to do the auditorial
work. «
It was finally decided that the
auditor's office, with Frank P.
Stone, as incumbent, he continued
another month until th e atmosphere
cleared.
Frank P. Stone is county auditor
with a salary of $1500.00 p e r year.
At the court house it was stated the
office of the auditor has cost the
tax-payers between SB,OOO and $lO,.
000 during th® two years of Mr.
Stone's incumbency. This of course
include* the work of special audits,
modern book records, etc.. wh'ch
have been deemed to be neegsary
dutiing the years 1931 and 1032.
Beer license was granted to the
following:
Powell Hobertfion, of Lawsonvjlle.
John Leweliyn. of Walnut Cove.
Tho«. Smith, of King.
The prices of the various license
Per year as follow*: County, $25;
State, $5; federal, S2O.
Further transactions before the
Board were of a routine'nature such
as payment* of claims, etc.
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, May 3 1933
H. S. ANDERSON
IS SUSPENDED
! . _.. t
FIELD INSPECTOR FOR FEDER
AL LOANS I NDER THE FERTI. |
LIZER AND SEED LOAX Alt.
RAXGEMEXT. TO BE SI'PERSE. I
' DEI)—AXDERSOX WAS AP. '
POIXTEE OF THE HOOVER
| ADMINISTRATION. AND ES
TABLISHED A RECORD FOR
j COLLECTIONS.
Xews has reached here that 11.
An Irx'ti. who has iieeti acting fo*
■ev. ral years a- fie',,l inspector and
chief admini-fator of the federal
crop IN MI agency in Stokes, has been
suspended-
Mr. Anderson. w t » was an appoin
tee ol the Hoover administration.
will probably |, C succeeded by a
Democrat named by Congressman
Frank Hancock, of the Fifth North
f arel:na district, who his charge of
Federal patronage in this territory.
H is not known that charges were
brought against Mr. Anderson in
his official capacity. lie was un
derstood to be a gentleman well
qualified in the duties of his posi
tion. but there was a general feeling
that he was rather too conservative
in passing upon the qualifications
of applicants for federal loans among
tl.e tarniers, that he sought a record
with the department at Washington
for efficiency in collections, and that
he aspired to a 100 per cent- "clean
up" of farm loans under his admin,
istration. it is quite well known that
the farmers of Stokes, though pro.
bably harder hit than any other
Planters of this section of thj State,
had more nearly liquidated their ob
•i'-ati'ins to the government than
th'' farmers of an; average county.
, I; is not known who "ill be ap
pointed in Mr. Ander.•op's place
though there are several candidates
already for the position.
Farmers Who ,
Can't Get Federal
Crop Loans
There is quite a cry throughout
this section from farmers who sa.v
they are unable to set loan* from
the federal agency, and are there
fore unable to make crops for the
year 19 3S. i
I The complainants allege that the.v |
are turned down without Just cause. |
: having complied with the govern
ment's requirements to the best of
I heir ability, and being without
money and without credit, are left in
I helpless condition.
Specific instances are mentioned
belnwt
Bob Simmons, who applied for
SIOO.OO loan, and was refused. o{m~
mons owe« the government $15!>,00
on 1931. He claims he paid it all his
crop brought. He received no loan
for 1932 as his landlord refused to
assign waiver.
| George Lankford, who applied for
SSO an-d was turned down. He was
also refused last year. He owes tho
, government nothing.,
Jerry Mabe who waj turned down
because lie owed a 'balanc© of sl3
on 1932. He declares he Paid tho
government all his crop brought
I with the exception of a fow dollar i
( which he used for clothing for his
family and some taxes.
i
ELECTION DAY
LIVELY AT COVE
I
TOOK ON THE ASPECTS OF A
I POLITICAL COXIEST WO.
MAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY
I
I M. E. CIII'RCIt MEETS—XEAI
' BOONE POST WANTS THE BOX.
IS PAID.
Walnut Cove. May Ist.—May lus
was ii-liered in with a rush. Before
old Sol made his appearance, the
town election ollicials were at the r
post „r duty. Mrs. Dolly Fair
!«>„. Ilc-istrnr. (assisted by Mr.-.
Christine S:UUK and 11. H. Fow'er,
J till-..5, J. (•. .li.yie, Bailiff, .1. 14
Wel.il and H. |j. M.lis. -Marker-,
I
•il! t".,.i their plf.ces as election of
ficials before the dawn had broken
in fu.l. Before long the election hud
taken • it the I ropi rtion- of !l iloo
ver.K'iosevtl- affray. 'l'r-Je to pre
cedent. t-'e catuiidates. som.. with
their wives assisting, made their ap.
Pea ranee early working throughout
the day, tr-inspor'ag in their cars
the duly qualified s frutu ,
their home- and offices t i the vot- !
I
lng place. C'ne of the e.tndid ite's
wives, in particular, remarked that
She got a real thrill in working for
the cause of her husband's ticket-
The old board, candidates for re
election. composed of Messrs. J. L
Mitchell Mayor; I*. L. Vaughn. E.
F. Michael, C. U. Hutcherson, and
H. 11. Davis, Commissioners: J. It-
Voss, "it.v Clerk, submitted to defeat!
without any outward display of
emotions.
Tiie newly elected Hoard of Coin,
nif-'-ioners. were juhljant over the
victory, and a"e determineii to sh«>.v
the People of Walnut fovp that
sometlnlng can and will be done to
relieve the I urdened, t iN.riddeii
people of this town. Mr. Fnlp. who
issued a circular in reply to Major
Mitchell's statements in a similar
cjrcirlar, says that he lias no hard
feelings toward any member of the
old hoard, and desires the whole
hearted support from them.
Tile official ballot follows."
XFAV BOARD
J. c. Hutchison. Mayor. IV
W. M. Fnlp, Commi.sjoner, 17' i
K. F. Michael, Commissioner. Hil
W. F. Marshall, Commissioner, l««s
jO. M. Southern. Commissioner 22')
OLD BOARD
|J- 1,. Mitchell, Mayor, 11L'
H. H. Davis. Commissioner, 103
B. F. Michael, Cmmisyf oner, -17
C. R. Hutchison, Commissioner.
R. L. Vaughn, Commissioner, ft?
"Neighbors to All" was the sub-|
jeet studied by the Woman's Mis-1
Rionary Society of the Methodist
church, when it met Tuesday af
ternoon at the home of Mrs. 11. It.
MePherson. Mrs. Mcpherson and
Mists Ljllie Wheeler we' - e associate
hostesses on this occasion. The
rooms were bright with tulips, lilacs
and other spring flowers.
The opening sting was "There's a
Widened in Clod's March." Devo.
tionals were led by Mrs. A. O.
Jones, who al*o read a story from
John BoJer's " The oreat Hunger."
The "Deaconess a Good Neighbor"
was presented by Mrs. 11. H. Da\-is,
( who tdld of the Wesley House, and
' Mrs. J. B. Fitigerald, who spoke
on changed Toan- Welch
[ «tsad an articl Vi . on the Children>
MRS. A. I). FOLGER (
VISITS F. A. C.
I> AN IH It V WOMAN'S OIU.ANIZA
TIOX KN.IOYS KXTKHT\IN.
MKST AT 'riir. IIOME or \i H>.
NKIJ.Ii: MOON TAVIOIt—TiII:
IHSTKKT I'KI.SIIIK.NT'S IN.
NTICI TI\ K TAI.K.
The Fine Arts 'lub entertained.
Thiirsd i.\ .il lcrii l •OM, A^7 "»i :>t
the home of .Mrs. J. S Taj lor, >-ami
pliinentary to the di-'ri t pre-idon-.
Air.-. A. li. I-'o! -ci 1 ..f Doli->»n ,\. I*.
'r!u' lower floor "!' (hi' home was
thrown on-vuite ■>ti. 1 lovely -p.in
!l(jwc:-.s «i'iv ii-ivl " th effe- :
as ile'"iai>n.
The meet in-: •**t>«*iie«l with the el r.
wuiiiun'x hymn and i-otli"-t, followed
!, .v iVI'K 'ts >:' !-v rotary and tiv.isu i-i,
After ;i v. i-a! -010. •■ii Heart
•Mine, by .Mrs. .\. K, i'l-ppcr. the
afternoon w a* g.ven t> .Mrs- Fulger,
wlio in her rh-irmlng way made air
intereftins talk- Tom-hing briefly .n
the >r in in of the Woman V 'lui>. she
told of it s work, iilmg and aceom.
plishmentf.
A; the conclusion of the program
the guests were invited into the din.
ning room where they were served
a salad course, followed .l»y an ice
course.
Mm. Folder was accompanied l by her
mother, Mrs. Heee, also of l>ob«on.
Mrs. Dr. llackler of Walnut Cove :
was a truest present.
Home, from the Christian Advocate,
and the society planned to help the
Orphanage in some way in the near
future. Members who attended the
meet.iik at Madison resellt ly
jfave an interesting report of 'he
meeting there. Alter a brief bu.-i.
ness session, the hostesses agisted
by Miw. Frank IV tree, served a de
licious salad, with wafers and col.
i«e- Visitors were Mrs. Frank l'e
tree, and .M ic.s Claudia Kierson •
On his return from a recent vj.-».t
to Hulejgh, Mr. MacHac
informs us tli.it in his opinion tlii
Director of the State Holier Fundi, i
Dr. l-'red Morrison 'is going to give
serious eonsideraiion to the propos.
td project?; of Air. .MacHae's in
Stoke." county, one of tluve pro
jects is the grading of a road to
Wanging Hock lJcvelopment; another
is the proposed builuing of a lake
near the County Home, and the
third objective oi Mr. MacHaes ;»
the connecting of the mountanoits
portion of the county to the National
1- orest Hark, making Stokes County
the extreme gateway to the Nation
al Park. I
Cammandw Ifaalph 11. .Mills,
American Lesion, informs u« that I
a meat deal of interest in now be. I
ing shown by the members of the'
Xeal Uoone Host. New lite i* being
taken on by thy members of the 1
l'ocst. New hopes are being revived'
in connection with Congress paying
the balance of the soldier bonus, -is
proposed by the Texan He|ire*entu. 1
tive l'atman. Mr. Mill* says th it
i
a call is being made to the members
to meet in speoial meeting at the'
Host Hall next Saturday evening to I
BO on record as favoring th e pay-'
ment of this rndjebtedness.
P. 11. Young, of Sandy Ridge.'
i
was a visitor here Monday..
I
Number 3,774
CATASTROPHE
IS AVERTED
;.vs i,im: on mikh>l bus
Itltl: \KS, \I I.OWIM. IM'IO TO
i;sr\i*i: o\ i:\ii.\i st I'iri:
car. with child.
ri:\. i*. roi \i» i,»( i%i:i> in
ri:ar \\irii I'ossim.i: i;c;rkss
OM,V Tillt I'(> II I'ltONT DOOR
—roi{Tl \ATi:i.V MACIIINK DID
NOT Vl' II I IKI:
One !::> las' we . ih" ?•> h>ol bus»,
v!iji-|i i-> li' i'Ai'cli J»■ i bury anil
''\C. till .1
'l''"' - lie !i- t.nnc'teJ.
Sl'ow '1- lie : td i-M '■ "li the hut
oxhn is* pipe Tin* •ir\\ is packed
wit'i !ii il!• -u t-Titi.'fl" in onscjous
of rh.'ir lan«' T. Thi' -a- fortunately
di'l pot jjnitc.
Hut t'H' 1 ' cuts of the children,
in whom the matter was reported in
the ••M i'in- by the children. bcumg
almost hysti: jrul when il wis learn
ed that the roar d"or of the
being sli'ihtly in ne*d of repairs. had
been nii 1 «• • I ii:> or si" ■ lire' V fastened,
ami that the only way of escape for
thi* children in case the car h-id
cau:ht on fire, would have been
through the front door which would
doubtless have been wrapped in
flames, there being the motor un
derneath.
The Reporter has been requested
'by a number of parents to call this
matter to the attention of the auth.
•rjtjtv, who are urged to lnw».
tiir-ite the p.r>:>allingly sj:"iou>- situa
tion ot a school bus operating with
its rear door nailed up or securely
fastened so that it could not bo
opened froi.i the iufido.
Last week in Ilowan county a ter.
rible accident occurred in which five
children on a school bus met their
death through somebodys criminal
rn re!ersnesi.
Naturally in view of such distress
lng incjiicnts, parents may h e
•used in their solicitude for the?
welfare >f their children
Young Huns.
Parjs 1 'orpel' like to have lost an
eye yesterday when he was run ovet*
by a house, the corner of the
building striking the area of his
right orb with so much impact that
he was knocked down and rendered
n!most sensible.
Pails a pal of Rob King, and
here is as fin 0 a brace of juvenile
vandals. Pirates anil murderers as
ever escaped the halter_rein iin the
hands of their irate daddies.
They rob more bjrd-nest*. break
more window glasses, kill more
young shade trees, t°rtue more cats.
| murder mure toad frogs, wear out
more overall*, raid more cantaloupe
Patches, shatter more pop bottles,
"trip more tomato vines, shake more
plum tree*, chase more stray doirs
catch more tad-pole*. eat more
green apples, desecrate more tien's
nests, get more whippings, and get
.by with more rascality than any
i 4 wo amateur youthful buccaneers
I that ever started out to sail the
Spanish main.
j If they are not hung before they
reach maturity, they will both b«
i 'pre«Sdent».
| LOIST PIO- A Black pig," with whit*
face—Jam«« Martin. WaJnut Co*n
N. C,_, Route 1.