THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Volume 61. Established 1872. Danbury, N. C., Wednesday July 12 1932 Number 3781
CHURCH UNITY
IS THREATENED
IT.OI i> I'OliMS l\ l» It I M I.
THE BAPTIST SKIES OVEIt
ikhikinai, i»irri:iti.\ i:s
TWO ANSOt'IATIOXN IN SIGHT
or i:\« ii onii.it ritoMi.
xi:\t i.i:\i>i:its invoi.veii in
TIIK  ONTItOVKItsV \|,|, Is
NOT IIAKMOMOIS IN TIIK
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For tinie • the memory of
man runneth n«t to the contrary,
the Primitive Baptist church ha--
l>ecn a strong. harmonious religious
organisation in Stoke-". Surry and
Patrick counties, especially.
The Reporter i.s iniortned. howev.
or. that recently, within the la«t
year or two. a schism lias develop
ed in this age-old church which has
almost threatened to disrupt the
usual harmony that lias so long dis
tinguished fhs' hody.
The differ.m-es. so we are Inform,
ed. are doctrinal or fundamental,
having to do with predestination,
that time-lionored t"net of thi
church- The church proper has ai.
ways stood hy tlijs Pr'll'ipb', stead
fast and iiimovald.'. believing in the
ininiutah'c purpose or tie Tee of
Clod from eternity re-pectiiv- all
events, especially the pr.ordinatiou
of men to everlasting happiness or
misery. ,
it i.s stated that a number 01 the
younger preachers, among them
Klder J. A. FagK. Klder .1. Watt
Tuttl«. Elder Brown. Eld.r Watt
Pi'Uldy. and others. have adopted a
much mere ljiipral interpretation «.t*
the s'riptuivs concerning this fun
damental doctrine, and that a large
following of the church : s siding
with the newer dis|iousati"n.
Tlie lU'Porier's informant says
that Piney Grove, clear Spring, and
several other churches have formed
themselves, either n"m'nall.v or ex.
(pressly. into a different association
from those churches holding to the
•original and old-time fa'th on pre.
destination and possibly other fun
damental questions.
It is further alleged that T. W.
Tilley. a prominent citizen of Pet
er's Creek township, and for a long
time a leader In the functions of
♦he Primitive Baptist Church in
fUokes and Patrick counties, is one
who ja foremost in the adherence to
the old-time doctrines and faith,
and that he has with him a largo
and strong following with the cen
ter of their strength and activities
j». Snow Creek church, Peter's
Creek township.
The Primitive Baptist church
•muiviiers among its adherents a large
Per cent- of the citizens both men
and women 0 f Stokes county, and
any diversities of belief or f a ith
among its members must h e of ah.
sgrbing interest to practically ail
our people of all denominations. I
Presiding Elder
Poovey 111
Presiding Elder Poovey. of the
M.. K. Church, this district is ill i.t
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a Mt. Airy hoepita],, and has just \
submitted to a serious operation, j
T. M. Gordon, popular cashier
of the Bank of Pilot Mt., was among
the visitors here thl„ week.
DR. GRIFFIN ON 1
THE SALES TAX
THINKS IT IS I N.lt sT ANI) I V. >
I'l>l'lT.Alt (ITI/.IIN Ol' KINO
SPEAKS I'ltllKl.Y Ills .MINI».
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liditm- It por er:
Will you l>e so kind as to publish
this brief article touching my views '
relative to the Merchants Sales Tax. 1
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I think that two-thirds of the Pco
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pie of old North Cjrolina are in
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harmony with my views.
Just why an honee-t. intelligent,
consistent and patriotic citizen
should help to enact a law so tin- .
Just an! so unpopular is a mystery
to the fair and logical mind of this
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g'»nth' scribe.
In the iir*t place, it doesn't re-J
quire a Solomon, or a Socrates to
see that it i.s a piece of ill-advised. (
.•duplicated, intricate clues, legisla.
lilt ion that handicaps the broken
merchants of the St ite and a fi
nancial burden greater than the eon.
earner can hear. It" I.guilty should
net only i'- tested in the cours
hut th" people should rise in mass
ami demand its immediate repeal.
It should be abrogated hy puM: t
'con.-utv a.nd l,y public sentiment.
It i" tyrannical, crude and luing
lt some to say the least.
I know of it legislator who sai 1
: li.it lie voted against Its en ut
iiient twice and was forced to voto
for it the third time. I don't see
what could have forced him to vote
other th in his honest sctimeiits, un
less it was the influence and the
pre-ure of tho lolil.y.money thai
was spent so lavishly during tho
I art General Assembly.
The law should hive been less
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diabolical and p.rnicious if tho
l.ccislaturc had exercised a little
common sense to have tlxed the
per coinage at a flat rate of :i cents
Ol the dollar. This would have
eliminated much red tape
and trouble with economy of time
in its execution. This would htave
greatly simplified the l.w and would
have enabled the merchants to sim.
ply deduct 3 per cent from their
total sales with little trouble.
| However, I guess the intention of
' those wno voted for it was to pose
as super men however, it had the I
reverse effect which is best express- j
sed by using the adjective effemi.'
nate.
i Its privilege tax, its special tax,
its general tax, its income tax and
to cap the climax its dog tax, and
then some. And if one has any
I money left other than theirs they
are compelled to pay the Spate—
the 'State officials are so kind to
Permit one to use it to buy clothes
tind food for the family. If the re-1
mainder isn't enough to provide
food for them le.t them perish-
If the legislators who voted for
I this tax had wanted tho merchants
of the state to he set apart as tax |
gatherers the.v should have, at least.
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honored them and djgnilted them wish
, the title of sheriff and paid them
$2,500 per annum commensurate
with the salaries paid to tho State
! officials for the last twen/ty years'
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and their Indiscreet and miscellan.,
eons appropriations that have can#- J
''d this tax huiHen and to have giv
en Fred E. shore of King the Mar-
I ghall's baton to force 'hem to obey
DEATH OF
MISS M. MARTIN
STOKES cm VIA I. \HY. I'ltOMl.
X II N T IN tVINsTON-SAI.EM
111' Si N ESS (ll!(ll>. PASSES
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Misg Minnie .Marion Martin. Its,
of Winsion-balcm, well known bus.
iness woman, passed away Wednes
day afternoon tit 3:15 o'clock at »
Winston.Salem hospital. She had
been seriously ill for the past tw >
weeks.
Miss Martin was horn at |S a ndy
Itidae in Stokes county, January fi.
ISIIS, a daughter of the late J. M.»
and Ann E. Brown Martin- She ha I
resided in Winston.Salem for thj
Past .fifty years.
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In 1903 Miss Martin, with h'r sis
tor, Miss t'arrje Martin, establish
ed the firm of Misses M and r
Martin, which was the lirst exclu
sive ladies' ready to wear firm :n
Winston.Salem, and among the fiiv;
in tlie South- They built up a large
business during the suijee ding 3
year.-', conducting their business
their home at til Hi ave
she was widely known in Winstiui-
Sah'in and North I'aroljna.
jShe was a consistent Christian
woman of sterling character and
devoted t" her church, the St. Paul's
Episcopal, and shed hT influence
for civic betterment. She attracted
n wills circle of friends not only the
business world hocauso of her abi|.
ity an.l high standard of eiliics lr.it
in her social contacts .thn»ui:hout
her career of accomplishments.
Royalty to duty ami friends was
a watchword and despite the on
eroachnient of disease she never
faileil to take advantage of everv
opportunity for service- Her dis
abilities she bore without murmo.-
and wlun tlnal weakness Is-gan t"
take her strength her faith re
mained unswetA'ing.
Surviving are the 3 sisters. Mi\
A. \ . Nash. Mrs. Eloise Ko.v au,l
j Miss t'arrie Martin, all of Winston.
Salem, and three brothers, Henry
B. Martin of AVinstoni-Salem.
I editor of The Sentinel: George J.
! Martin of Portsmouth, Ohio, an 1
W. J. Martin, of Leland.
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| Shocking: Precedent .
Judge Hoyle ISink sitting on tha
bench pulliing placidly at a pipe, is
a startling precedent here.
In the audience we saw on e or
two fellows reaching for their cjg.
arettes- but surreptitiously and
doubtful. One old fellow- put in a
tremendous chew of black tobacco,
but he swallowed most of the Juice.
In our Judgment. His Honor must
be a man of great common sense,
and capable of trying our culpr'tr.
with wisdom and Justice tempered
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with mercy.
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Crops Refreshed
By Rains
Crops which have seriously suf.
fcred from the drought, were great-'
ly refreshed by copious showers
Monday and Tuesday.
the law.
ERNEST M. GRIFFIN.
King, N. C.
SUDDEN DEATH OF
WILL BOOZE
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Kin-, July 12.—Will limine, aae I
about "in, ami single was f-jun I
dead in the read near hin heme two
miles south oust of town Saturday
afternoon. Mr ilooxe was on his
way to attend a lawn party at Jef
ferson Church when he fell- When
he left liis home he was in hi- usual
good health apparently. A eoro_
ner's jury decided that he dh'd from
natural causes.
1 The funeral service was conduct',
ed at Macedonia t'hurch Sunday af
ternoon at two o'clock and burial
followed itt the church cemetery, j
A. S. Iloh's. of Washington, I)
is spoliating a few days with rcL'
atives here. Mr. Moles is a retired
railway mail clerk.
The King Tigers defeat)''! Youn",
Transfer Co.. of Winston-Salem, on
.the King diamond Saturday. Score
3 and 2.
Mr. and Mrs. I'iersoii Riimiev.
of Winstoii.Salein, visited relatives
here Saturday.
Kdwin II I'arrcll. prominent
planter of tlie Xeatmuu section,
was a business visitor here Satur.
da.v.
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Miss Leona I'ulliani. trained nurse
of llmh I'oint, is spending her va
cation here the guest of her gran I
mnlhcr, Mrs. It. r. I'ulliani.
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A Chevrolet loupe lieiiur ilrtven
by Itcv, Mohert (Irilihins, of Win.
ston_S.il, m, and a IMynu nth sedan
with Scales Croincr. of King Monte
3. at the Wheel, collided on th"
highway near Mount Olive church
'"a til rd ay attcrnoon. A|| occupants
escaped unhurt except a small lmy
who was in company with Mr.
Orihbitys; he sustained minor lirajs.
es. Moth cars were damaged enn
siderab*y.
Messrs. Thos. B. Smith and A.
r - K iser have returned from a bus
iness trip t'» Washington. D. c.
The 8. 10. Mauser Co. are c.los.
I '"f their store here within the next
. few days. The stock of merchandise
j will h e moved to their Walnut
Cove store.
' Mack Kjrby has returned from a
trip to Oklahoma and other west,
ern states.
' Mrs. Ournie Edwards and child,
ren. of Winston-JiaJem, are spend,
ing some time with relative here 1
Tho following births were regis
tered here last week: To Mr. and
Mrs. Edwin Burrow, a son: to Mr
and Mrs. William Matthews. a
daughter; to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Hooker, a eon and to Mr. and Mrs.
O. Ross Meadows, a daughter.
Mrs. William Machine, of Oreens
! I'oro, is spending a few days with
her daughter. Mi*, M. M \ e w.
sum near here.
| The King Junior T.easue defeat
ed Old Richmond in a game played
here Saturday. Final score 3 and :• j
Mjss I.ucy Leary. icounty nurse,
has returned from Portsmouth. Va.
where she spent her vacation with
relative.
Quite a number of people from
j here attended the township Sund.v
RECEPTION TO
C. C. C. AT COVE
M \ Y lit .ItIII\ C. 11l It 111 ltso\
Oi l It 1A1.1.Y WELCOMES Till
t \Mi»— l'itt H.it \ M or I:\TEK.
T \I\.ME\T.
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Walnut Cove. July 11 o n |p s t
Wednesday evening, at the school n
auditorium, the mayor Mr. John J
c. Ilutilierson. ascisK'il hy Mr S
I.awrence Ma' ltae. gave a reception •*
to the civilian t'onscrvati))n t'orps. I
wherein the town olllcials and a
townsmen welcomed the otNyia l •"
members of the staff, anil ih)' em. v
ploy cert of the c a mp to this town'
and community. The program was 1
as follows: i
1 . Song hy all. America. »
-. Invocation, hy Rev. C. M
Hutchison. l
j 3. Address. by Mayor J. >' i
Hutchison,
•I. Aililii'sc of welcome, hy l.aw. I
fence Mar Mae i t
| 5. Response, hy Capt. Join) Mo. I
Howell. I
It. Song by all, Rattle Hymn >i 1
the Republic.
"• Atldt'ess. by Rev. t> E. Ward.
' S. Addresses by memher of th • 1
'*• C. C. >ll i a' j.-1 ] pilaff.
I". Instrumental sic by My. 1
II It. MclMiersmi while the inayo 1
ollicially greets the members of the
a
'' "n retiring from the au|- (
itorium. i
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Death Of
Mrs. George Smith
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Mrs. (leaM'ge Smith, who Uveal with
h'-r husband and family in the up
per part of Peter's Creek township. |
near Campbell old pustofflcc. died
at the Stuart, \'a., hospital Moiulav, I
ufter an operation.
The ft mains were brought to the
home in Stokes by Wlson Funeral!
Association, and were interreal at ,
the cemetery near ilia- home Tues. I
day. Elder J. Watt Tutfe conduct,
cd the •eeremonios.
I Mrs. Smith was an excellent w>.
man. She is survived by her hits-j
band and several children us fol_ j
lows: Mrs. Robert t'raddock. an.l j
Miss Irene Smith, daughters; undj
Messrs. Sam. Hrue. Cobh. Ark, Paul
and Hobart, sons.
Justice Wall's Court.
Monday, Elmer Brown. Col., was
bound over to court on the charge
of assault and drunkeness.
| Robert Smith, white, charged with
indecent conduct, was sentenced to
roads for 30 days.
A prolonged drought in Burke'
County has damaged gardens, hav,
pastures, ami other crops t> the
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j extent of $50,000, aays R. L. Sloan.'
county a "en i.
School convention at Mount olive
Church Saturday.
! Mcsttamea W. ts. Tuttle and Wll.
burn /shouse, of Rural Hall, visitel
j relatives here Saturday.
. l">r. Spear Harding, of Mocksvillc,
wax among the visitors here Sun.
day.
j R. A. Spainhower and family of j
Winston_Salem, visited relatives
here Sunday.
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MH)-TERM OF
SUPERIOR COURT
111- IIONOK. 11. IK>\ 1.1: SINK IS
I'liiMiHM, iiii iii: \ICI-: NO
« XM:-. (ii i.\i:■ ■ INII:KI:NT
I)|Sl'«>S| I K»N> TO I) M I;.
A number ill' (li'. ui. t . cas-cg camg
iii' for trial m .Monday's calendar,
.ludge 11. 11 uy i«* sink. who i>s pre
■"iding at this 111 d-tenn of |ltolces
Superior Court. civil actions, hasti
ly pushed these cases to trial re.
suiting in a divorce for Walter
Spencer Fowler who was suing his
wife llrona Wall Fowler.
Another divorce case that of
I. W. Ashhtirn vs. Mary Frances
Ashburn. This resulted jn a iiuick
verdict for the plaintiff.
Annie U. t'ooksey was suing llallis
Doyle t'ooksey, this action ended iu
a mistrial, no divorce yet.
Mi the case >f 'ordinal Hat Com.
Puny vs. .1. 11. 1 ,cu Ue. the verdict
was in favor of the defendant, wh
prodii.-cd evidence that the debt al
leged against him had heen paid to
the a cent's plaintiff.
An action for divorce was that of
Mr-. I- - -I*.» I \|. snell vs. Iloliert O.
> s nell. Divorce was man ted.
In the aciion of 11. tt. Kennedy
vs. 11. .\liticn. Judgment of non.
suit was signed.
Itex Sniih vs. f!. c. Jessup and
Ida .lesstip resulted in judgment Cor
the plaintiff.
In Archie Kington by his father
and next friend. John !. Kington,
vs. Mrs. .luliu t'ornel'a I'edninn an I
otl.ei's. judgment was in favor of
plaintiff.
At this writing. Mrs. Ann Hin_
nett vs. Howard I'en'lc't and other*
is being tried.
E. R, Nelson
Makes Fine Catch
K. It Nelson caught seven carp
j in D.ui Kjvor near Uuck Island ford
1 Friday.
These fish were small, none of
them weigh nu over lu pounds
j aideee. Mr Nelson means no dish.
• credit or disparagement to Hence
J!• lineluiiiv or ltaleigh Young, er
i other fishers of Danhur.v and Sted—,
I man lake, as he is not a profession
al himself, but just goes out occas
ionally when there is nothing else
to do.
Mr. Nelson says that Friday was
not a good day to fish, and that h
hopes some time soon to make #
real haul when the evgns are right.
M. E. Church
Services, July 16
Services of the M. K. Church
for Sunday. .Inly it! are announced
as follows:
I At I'ine Hill 11 A. M. Message
hy the llev. J T. I'.at ledge.
The pastor, the llev. J. 11. Need
ham will preach at 1 'avis t'hapel at
11 A. M.. at Forrest t'hapel in the
afternoon tit 3. and again at 8 l*.
M. Servi.vs will h e held at Forrest
t'hapel each evening during the
following week at 8. The Kev. w.
H. Thompson will assist In. these
services..
Fa'vin Aatie, of I.awsonvillo, was
here Sunday.