THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Volume 61.
Suicide Last Night j
In Upper Stokes;
Woodrow Montgomery Ends Life- After,
Disappointment In Love AHair===Used
Two Guns In Fatal Shots.
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Woodrow Montgomery, aged 17, was found
earh' last night, near Asbury, dead, with two bul- 1
lets, self-inflicted, through his breast. .
By his 'ay two Owl-head pistols. Circum
stances i id that the unfortuuate young man
had died me of these guns in each hand,
firing two charges into his own body.
Sheriff John Taylor, being notified, hurried to
the scene. A jury was summoned, composed of i
F. H. Chilton, Frank Christian, Will George, G.I
L. Coin, T.J. Hudson. Sam Lawson. Dr. Spotts
wood Taylor, of Philadelphia, acted as Coroner.,
The coroner's verdict was suicide.
Young Montgomery, whose home is at Claud-;
ville, Ya., has recently been staying at Bob Slate's
near Asbury. His parents are dead. Has sister, 1
Mrs. Susie Coins of Brim; brothers, Pate Mont-j
gomery of Fiancisco; J. D. Montgomery of Pin
nacle; Chas. Montgomery of Virginia.
TO EXPLAIN NEW
EX-SERVICE LAW,
KKl> CROSS OIT'K'I \l ITtOM
WIXSTOX.S AI.I'.M COJIIM; TO
STOKES roll CONVIMKMJK OF
KX-SEKVIUE >iHN—i N i» i: u
ECONOMY ACT. MANY I'EN.
sionKits to hi: ( I r oi k—aiiss
HICK IKY TO IIE IIKItE JULY
8 IVD IK.
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Mis* I.ina Buckley, execuMve sec
retary of the Winston-Salem lte-l
•Cross chapter, will l>e at tl»e court
hou-e in Banbury on Monday, July
S. and Tuesday, July 18. Pur the
Convenience of ex-service men who
desire 'to be informled (regarding
their eligibility under the new pen
sion law ■ ,
Under the new Economy Act. Mi»vi
Buckley says, many men who have
been drawing benefits from tlie
government will ►ecdive >heir Oatt
checks on July 1. It is explained
that many of them have disabilities
which they have never been able to
show originated in service, and l>e
Mu*e of this fact have been draw.
Ins under a non-service clause of
the law.
Under the new law the entitle
ments are greatly chinked. Miss
Boaklay points out. and she request*
the Reporter to advise the ex-aervice
men of Stokes county as well as
their dependents that »he will be J
glad to have any of them consult
tier at the t'me «h« will b« in stokes.
. On To Seven Island
Work Hi driving ahead on the road
to Seven I»land ford, an'd you c.nn
now drive to the river bridge In
your automobile with pleasure and
ease. Try the new route, and see
an entirely new country to autoni >.
hilUta. '
Superintendent E. O. Creak man'
with a squad of convicts and using
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a it rant or and road machine, is doing
wanders to this hitherto inaceesib'.e.
territory.
Ab Benton, colored, shot and kid 1
ed a largo rattlesnake near the pub. I
lie school building |at:t week. The
reptile bore 8 rattles. 
Established 1872.
Birthday Party.
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I Mis" Nellie Joyce on T'ricl'ijy after,
noon delight fully entert titled .t
numlier of littl" folk at a birthday
party in honor vt Josephine Pepper's
seventh birthday.
'lifts were presented on th" porch
arte,- whi' h the children assembled
on tlie latvn where they enjoyed a
number of games
| Misp Joyce then called tlie child,
ren into the dining room where a
■color scheme of green and gold
created a beautiful setting for the
cake, which sat in the center of the
table bearing seven yellow candles
The cake was laitor cut and served
v|th ice cream.
After these refreshments th"
children went back into the yard
where, while playing another game,
a note from the Birthday Fairy was
found, which told (them to follow n
trail which she had left for them.
This trait led around (trees, up to
terrace, and in all directions, and
finally led to the summer house
where each child Pound a souvenir
■lnvjted guests were: Josephine
Pepper, Pauline Booth. Joan Easley.
Virginia Joyce, Maxjne Nelson, Loi s
Stephens. Nellie Louise Taylor and
Mary Ann Webster.
Francisco Items.
Francisco, June 18
I Surry oounty has a county league
■hall club. The league started Sat.
urday, opening at WestfMd with
Level Cross the visiting team. Final'
score was « and. 2 in. favor of We«t
fleld.
There was preaching service at
State Line Church at usual time
11:30. Elders Brown and Priddy
preaching. Tw 0 joined the church.
Elders Brown and Priddy also
preached at Frank Wright's Satur
day night.
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Wheat $t Per Bushel, j
The golden grain is pdaying
around $1 now. having trebled j.i '
price in 90 d-iys. j
Western wheat growers are eat.
ed. 1
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday June 28 1933
BAILEY'S SPEECH
AT CHAPEL HILL
om.v «i\i: «>i Tin: ;i:i;\t ,\i».
MINISTKAtION «( >•.( lies 11 t s
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thin. says Tin: si.\ vn>K
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>li:\T" ATTTNIIi II |}Y MM.
Ill;it >l' IAM \l. ill I i I Its AMI
i I'OI.ITK IANS.
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I Si lie Set: I'll- S. ;j':,,fi- Spttp-icr.
sheriff .1. ii *l*iy 1 • .»•. s. 11.I 1 .
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chrlsti in. Wm. Al trshall uml ltolur
Sin.: h :mi• • ii'.4 tli> Stokes
li-ers :m.! ii.ili iiiatis who attend 1
■ the "I u.-'tit ir» of i lovcrutitcni"
chapel Mil] i.ts' week.
j The "I n-jit II • Cnverntiie'. "
■ Hiii- i meet in.-. • ajiyd In Sta'e oi-
! cM'laiu " ■it in- :: ..| ]h .
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••I'll 'y ei'a i i.
| Tile i-hii'f fe I'.'tio he occasion
! ir.l.i :i 'Pcc'di hy Senator .1. W.
Ii 'ile.v, *■' h" delivered i ni'isterfil
;illress whi'i'li for hoimht, depth
clarity :in.| ch oucnee wji- i "• no: in
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oil hy many of t'-t dele-' ite to >.'
one of the Ki'Cllt.M Mill! ft "■!••. S l(.y
hml ever hear'!.
I'l'intinir out Ihi". the»v pad been
no inflation in the eountry and that
only one cf '-he qre.it measures in
ilio administration'* pro strain had
heen put into effect tm date. Sen 1.
tor Josiah W. I!ailey. declared that
the t«o irreat reasons underlying:
the improved eci'nonii" conditions in
the country had been "America's so-
ing off the gold *t indard and Pres
ident Roosevelt's driving fear out of
the land l»y put ting the mas psy_
rhojosy of America into reverse
from fear into hope, confidence and
cheer-"
Representative W. B. I'n»s»ead.
of Durham, presided anl Repre
sentative* U. L. Doughton. 0 f Spar
ta. J. Bayard Clark, of FayetteviUe
and Walter Lambeth, of Thoma--
vjlle. spoke on the same Program,
inaugurating the practice of bavin*
the state's congressmen meet with
its City, counity, and state official*
to discuss and interpret new national
legislation. senator Reynolds. Rep.
resentatjre Hancock and other mem.
bers of 4*e congresston-il delegation
had a'lso eapected to be present but
were detained-
The morning was consumed with
the continuation of group meetings
at which the different associations
of public officer* and private cl-tieens
discussed pertinent legislation of the
19SS assembly, surveyed larft year's
work, and perfected an ambitious
program for ne*t year.
• Following a masterful prewnta.
tlon of conditions and failure of or.
dinary methods, the state's sena
tor sketched the radical emergency
Jegt-sjition which was adopted, with
its great programs for relief and
public works, then set himself to
consider the Implications involved in
a Program of legislation new *o'
American governmental theory-.
When the United States threw >
tfie last of its tlnanclal power into
the situation." Mr. Bailey declared,
"the government assumed the ro-j
sponsibillty for the welfare of t tier- I
American people." fi
VVIN STON -SALEM
IS INTERESTED
TWIN t !TY MAN. I'OI'.MIK Kl-:s.
iih:nt or stoki:s c»i nty.
\vi!iTi:s with I:i:it:i:i:\ i: to
!'i:orosi:ii ito\i>s to iti-: i'.i ;i
oi: si hi'.\«t:ii in this  01 viy
—I'OMiS WOt l.l> I'ililMi IN
.MANY YIKITims TO OI K VOI V.
TAIN Slit'TlON.
A prominent c'tizen pf Win*t"ti.
S tlem. w liii was a furim r resident
if Stores coun'y. and who is very
much interested in the pr"pe i
road improvements t r stoke*
writes the lteput'ter as folions:
"JWitor lleiiorler:
"1 have noted with interest your
t'ef -reitees in this week's Itep' r'-t
In lie the pro-Pe'tivc rout imp ovc.
ment :| "d iiuildjim campaign in
Stoi; s County.
"Kacll proict 1111-1 ■ 1.. ■ 111' 11 i- a
tm rit"i'."t:- on . and anythinsf v. .
may In- ai'le t' •or•ay in fur'lie
an f of the improvement  f s. •!.
county I'oails wil] lie u iw ■ *ns .-vr.
i««.
"I am especially impressed with
">e prope-eii road from J'ieoitioet
Sprtnqy -to Pilot .M • oin,Uiill, aluii
ihe Xorth side of the uu'iiuain
ranso. 1 al*o lielieve. once tlte road
leadinst from Meadows to tJerman
ton is re-traded and made a snivel
and tarvia road, that the road lea v..
in« this hichway ai>out a half mil •
north of the old Itogs Store, should
he made an early project, running
ah»nK the south side of the mountain
ranste, via J'la.l Shoal Church, K. \V,
Carroll's. Quaker Gap Church, Ca
Pella, Hanew I . M. I', A. (*ump
and intersect the Wjnston.Mt. Airy
highway at or near Dalton Station.
Such a highway, in my opinion,
would draw thousands from the sur.
rounding towns for an afternoon
drive and would lead to the settle,
nient of the section, hy a clas* of
citizens who like a nearby country
place that gives the mountain scene
and at the same time requires lit.
'tile hardship in the way of long
drives.
"If the road north of the moun.
tain cannot be built soon. I believe
the one mentioned could and should
be sponsored, and pushed to com.
pleilon."
, Congressman
Hancock In
Town Monday
Congressman Frank Hancock was
In Danbury a short whfle Monday,
calling on a number of his friend*
here. He was on his way to Vade
Meetim with his young son, the Ut.
tec Joining tlie boys' camp at Vade
Mecum.
Mr. Hancock was very eothusias.
iestic over President Roosevelt and
his policies and .the great move. I
ments getting underway at Wash
ington for the nation's relief.
Convalescing
The many friends of Hazel, young
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. O.
Potree. will be glad to learn that she
has rapidly recovered from the ef
fects of an operation at Baptist ho«-
; njtal last week for « mastoid trouble.
ft
sh J,-*aa brought home Monday.
Serious A&fair
Shocks Francisco
Will Collins Shoots (iid Collins and Mose
Lawson==Both Wounded Men Taken to
Mount Airv Hospital.
Will Collins shot and
seriously wounded Gid
Collins and Mose Luwson
Sunday nignt at his
filling station at Fran
cisco .
Gid Collins and Mose
Lawson, both seriously
wounded, were taken to
a Mount Airy hospital.
The particulars as
told the Reporter are
that Collins and Lawson
were drunk and disor
derly at the filling
station of Will Collins,
who ordered them out.
Gid and Mose, one with a
gun, the other with a
knife, advanced on Will
in his store. Tne lat
ter drew a gun and fired
several snots.
Wlliaiti H. Nunn.
Fiaix'isi'o. .Illlie I s
, Funeral services fi.r William 11.
Xunn. "i-ll known mdileu'. of Fran.
, ojM'o, stakes County, who 1 i.>.i
■ Th'Uiivnluy morning af;« r all illness
of
| were held ai his Inmie at 2:3"
Friday e\>nin« hy Itev. J. 11. Hall.
Interment was in the Hill wme.
jtery. Active pallbearers- wore W. s.
(•eorge, W. K. Collins. It.
Smith. Willjam fteoiffe. K. I). Cox.
IW. s. HaKer. Honorary: j. y
j Cox. U. V. (kilns. K. (J. Coins.
John c. Hundley.
Mr. Nunn was born in stokes
county. July 20, 1850. His age was
82 years, 10 months and 25 days
He was a non of the late John a ul
Louise Hill Nuan. lie was married
'to Ruth Jane cniiih jn IH7O S l e
preceded him in death 18 years ago
80-rn to this hni'Pi «e v e 13 children.
lof which 3 died in infancy. Sur
viving are six sons, a* follows: J.
M. Nunn. of Trinity, x. L. H.
Nunn, of Meadows. Stokes county:
W. S. Nunn. of Chandler. Anfjj.;
R. A. Nunn, of Manzinola. Cal.;
IV. S. Nunn. of Francisco. Also J
daughters, as follows: Mm. J. H.
Hill, of Fptncisco: Mrs, Frank Hill.
ot Peter's Creek, Vs.; Mis« Vunnie
of King; Miss (k»rlrude Nun.n,
of Francisco. There are 40 grand,
chjdren and 10 great grandchildren,
and one gwa* great «ranJehlld.
■ The deceased was a good husban.l.
kind father and good neighbor.
FRIEND.
Off To District
Conference
Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Need ham,
pas tor of the M. E. Church, and
Mrs. W. E. Joyce are attending
the district conference uf the M. K.
Church at Jefferson.
Clyde A* Shreve of
Greensboro will preaoh
at the Baptist ohuroh
here Sunday. Mr. Shreve
is a yonrg lawyer and
will preaoh in the ab
sence of the pastor,
Mr* Long.
Number 3,782
DKATII OF FORMER
STOKES LADY
.MUX. WMI.IM: ,S\MH:I,S. AN,
SISTER or MISS. i . .1. vorxti,
or IHMllltV, Pills VI IIK.II
POINT.
I''■ •»• .1 v. - i ttU> Banbury
u.i. • • 11v' Hi i 1 I'' i t l iMay t->
"II!- a t'-e I •• I • 111 rial .f
M • \IV.I-1 no •*■' : *ii tin died
'! M-s 1 *!i ii .• • diiUKb.
tor Mr 11. v .1. , ,t 11It.
I'- !- . Mlll h - !. i.l lii-en ill
> w- -.1 . -•
M • -i u 1. n Stoke*
COUNT;. MI NOV miipi- 19. I\4R., RH;
1! 1 i.-li 1 r 111. iih a t.| Elizabeth
Redd! -k Hi- tvuii •nd si-i-ni th-i
greater p.-irt - f her lie in lli-.h
ruin!. Slip V..-I- rrt-utly lovpii liy ad
who knew liei'.
Tlip deceased w.i.s a liieiniii'i- of Ihe
Primitive IViptist Chni-i-h anil always
look an a'*tjvo pari in church work
as long as her health permitted.
Surviving: are four .--n>. Serae-'tnt
A. l'. Samuels, boy's ei-inmis.-ion-r;
J. W. Samuels. J. K. Samuels and
1.. P. Samuels, all of High Point;
three daughters. Mrs. W.. IS. Brack,
ett. Mrs. W. 10. Young and Mr>.
H. R. Meredith, all of liitcli Point
and one sister, Mrs. Xeal.v Young,
of Banbury. There are grand,
children and 4!' ere at grandchildren
surviving.
Services were at the Prim,
itive Baptist Churi-h. High Point, at
3 o'clock Friday in charge of Elder
Watt Tuttle.
Inierment was in the Primitive
Baptist cemetery.
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Returned.
I»r. and Mrs. R. H. Moretleli*
and son, Joe. have spent sevprat
days at Cambridge. Md. with Mrs-
Morefield's aunts. Mrs. U. W. Ret.
en and Mrs. C. W. Fowler, after
having visited her eriter, Mrg. H.
W. Hilgorman and severail nieees.
in Baltimore. Mrs. W. R. Ke«r
in Greenville, Del.. Mr. J. F. Kir.
win at Taylor's Island. Md-, Mrs.
C. L. Henry in Wilmington, De?.„
and aieo after having spervt several
days at Cape May Beach. Md.
An interesting feature or the
wa-s a visit to quaint "Old Trinity
P. E. Church" near Cambridge. *d«.
where the first se-tilers of Cambridge
in 1680 are buried, and where them
is a cushion o-n which Queen Anon
kneilt and a chalic of commtmiom
service presented to the church by
Qu.x'n Anne. The pillow Just men.
tinned may be seen now In Chimgov
at th*' Wirrld Fair.
Dr. Mort'fieWJ and family returned
la.-;: Tuesday from their extended
trip.
Solichor Carbide W. Higgina. of
t-i'arta. in the Eleventh district,
spent a short while heps Tuesday.