THE DANBURY REPORTER
Volume 61.
Reporter Launches Booster Circulation Campaign
GRAND CAPITAL
PRIZE
SSOO
In Cash
HANGING ROCK
LOOMS NIGH
4;lt\DlN; WITHIN FEET or
GOAL HEAYY BLASTING
NEAR LICK HALLOW I)KI,AVS
PROGRESS PROJECT or I" -
TEREST TO TOI'RISTK AXIL
VISITORS.
The end of the Hanging Hock new
road is approaching, though no
work has hem done for several davs
except drilling, the ledges of rock
«e«r Lick Hollow halting the pros*
Mas of grading.
R. R. King, who has been eupei*
intending the work, te"s ;h» IU-
Porter that 12.800 feet of the pro
ject have been graded, and that only
4.200 feet remain to be done.
A small force of hands it at work
drilling and blasting on the tra-1
near Lack Hollow, but no grading
has been done for more than t
week.
Sunday afternoon Chas. MiKh,
of Thomaavil!-, who owiw most of
the land adjacent to Hanging Rock,
was up and visited the development,
expressing himself ax h'gh'y pleas*
cd. It is learned that Mr. Fjncn
I* furnishing considerable dynamite,
■tools and other in- tha
work, at his own expense. and is
giving aril the arisistance he can to
the R. F. C. forces who are pe>-
forming the major part of the work.
Th,a forces have been aswisted *o
some degree by the State convict*,
joined by Chairman Jeffress.
Many cars of tourists and sigh.-
seers now traverse the new road on
week end*, and express their inte--
est and Pleasure at the scenic at*
tractions.
Solicitor Koontz
Sustains Operation
H. L. KoonU, of 402 Victoria
avenue, solicitor of the 12th judical
district, is a Patient at W-esly Lon*
*iwpital • He entered the hospital
la* Friday for treatment for a
var" troublesome carbuncle.
—Greensboro News, 13th.
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* NOMINATION. *
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* I HEREBY ENTER AND *
* ( AST .5,000 VOTES FOR *
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* MISS, MR. OR MRS «
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* ADDRESS .. *
» AS A CANDIDATE IN Till: *
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• BOOSTER CIItCI'LATION *
• CAMPAIGN. *
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♦ COI'PON TO REPORTER * j
* OFFICE, DANBI'RY. (()>• ♦
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Established 1872. Danbury, N. C., Wedne jriay November 15 1933
20 PER CENT. CASH COMMISSION TO NON
LOOK OUT FOR
STARS TO FALL
SHOWER OF METEORS EXI'ECI
ED TI'ESDAV, WEDNESDAY OH
Til I'HSDAY NIGHT OF THIS
WEEK THE SHOW Wll.l.
PROBABLY BE AFTER Mil-
NIGHT IN THE NORTHEAST
SKY
.
Danbury people are watching for
the star* to fall one night this week
—probably Tuesday, Wednesday or
Thursday night.
The shower of expected meteors
will probably be in the Northeast
sky, and will occur between mid
night and day.
That ia if it comes at all.
It wqs predicted !a*t year but fail
ed to arriwe.
These »howers of what the as
tronomers call L*oaids are due three
timiM Hi a oentury. One hundred
yeaiw ago th.!t Wednesday in the
year MM they fell, and for more
than an hour blazed through the
elements, frightening many peopl«-
There danger in the Leonids,
which travel so fast that the atmo>-
pheric friction burns them up.
None has ever been reported a*
striking the earth. They are said
to be composed of the same mater
ial that bones are made of and cot.-
tain bits of iron and calcium.
History rewords that 20 timas
since the year 902 A. D., the Leo
nids have teen mistaken by «om
persons as the end of tha world.
Justice Campbell's
Sunday Court
Saturday night babaucheets eave
Justi-ce of th© Peace P. C. Camp"
bell work to do on Sunday. Officer*
Berk Smith and Carl Ray arrested
Lucaa Stultz, Davis Brown, Mai"
garctt Bates and Loi'ene Ward for
drunkennee* and disorderfines» at
Walnut Cove. All were brought to
Jail except Brown, who was able to
give bond.
At the hearing her.« Sunday Stultz,
who wag charged wfth operating
a car on the highway drunk an>l
with having a half gallon of boo/2
in hi* car, was put under a S2OO
bond, which he fa'led to give, and
is yet in jai'. Bro.vn was taxed with
and cost: Margaret Bate*, with
eo*t. lioren? Ward, with cost.
Brown and the two g'rls were ri*
l^ar.e.
All the parties from Wlnstor."" s ;-
letn exevpt Bivnvn. who ha-' recently
been working at V.'alnut Cove.
Ed Bennett Tried.
Kd Bennett was tr>d by Magi.-
irate ». Karl Wa'l hor> Monday on
a warrant sworn out by Bob Purdy.
The charge was assault with deadly
weapon. Bennett was released on
payment of the coat.
SECOND GRAND
PRIZE
SIOO
In Cash
Red Cress Poster of 1933
Appeals for Help for Needy
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v >: A
Large Hawk
Killed At Kin? — i
Other Kin? Items,
Kins. Nov. 15 Mr- and Mrs
John Masencup, o-f Tobaecoville.
were among the visitors here Sa'* ,
irrday. Mr- Masencup holds a po
ition as Rural Free Delivery Cai*
rier. He will retire next May hav«
in« been in the service thirty years.
Austin Garner, who is teaching
at Sandy Ridge, spent the week en-1
hare the guest of hi 3 mother, Miw
M. E. Garner.
I
S. S. Boyles, who resid?s one
mile south of town and who is a'i
expert shotsman, killed the largest
hawk seen in this sect'on for many
moons. The hawk was se:ti fly n-;
near the home of Mr. Boyles -
urday morning, ho quickly secured
h ! s gun. taking am. and at th' ,
crack nf the gun th; hawk droPPstl,
a rabbit which he was hold tig i"
his claws after whish he few >nh
a short diritnnc* and fcl! deul. '1"
haw!: measured four f'.t »r«>m t '
to tip.
.lame.-* nurse is opening up a n.
pool room in the She'ton bulid'- ;
on Slain street.
Mr. and Mrs. Ham K!ger,
Donnaha, spent Sunday hero th ■
guestn of their daughter, Mrs. lie.*
man Newsum.
Mrs. ltobprt I. Lee and
son, of Rale'gh, were we.k end
I or 3 to relatives hero.
t
THIRD GRAND
PRIZE
SSO
In Cash
Land's Newsum was arretted here
Friday night t>y deputy Sam
•
Crown charged with having Just a
i
litt'e too much mounta n dew un~
der his shirt.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar O. Willard
are the glad parents of a new baby
i
hoy arriving Friday- I
Mr. and Sirs. Elmer Boyles, of,
i
Elkin. spent Sunday with Mm. Boy-
les' parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. 11.
Brown on Main street.
ICeever Newsum, member cf the
Civilian Conservation Corps camp at
Mount Sterling, near the Tennessee
line, is spending a few days with
re'atives here
Entitle, the young daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. 1.. R. Newsum, who
underwent a t"n«il operation pr.
Wins!cr«" ! alem la*t week, lia* re
turned to her home and is getting
on as we'l as coi Id be expected.
J. Elmer RutVdge. of Da|ton
«as among tUo victors lure illi
citly.
Thomn.s R' ft A-hob.ir.i
f>rmer!y of Kins was a visitor lie •
S'turilav.
Sher'ff •!. .Ijhn Tay'jr, of Pav
bury, was a 'uiriiws v>:t"r her!
Saturday.
Dale. th? fma'l .*on of Mr- anl
Mrs. P. 11. Newsum, is right si'•
at their homj here.
Tink Shore, of Iligh I'o'nt, spent
Sunday here the guer-t of his
parent, Mr. and Mrs. Fred E.
Shore.
PRIZE WINNERS.
MUSICAL TEA
HERE SATURDAY
IIRILLIANT FI'NCTION BY >1l"-s;
I
IAN A TAYI.OB IN HONOR Ol j
MRS. BItANTLFY FINCH, .lit. —|
LARGE NI'MRFR OF GI ESTS
PRESENT.
One of tiie prett'est partus of tlx*
season was the musical tea giv.'u
by Mis« Luna Taylor at her home in
Danbury, Saturday afternoon, hon
oring Mrr. Brantley Finch. Jr. of
Lexington, formerly Mi« Gretchen
Labberton, of Madtson-
The home was effectively deci •
rated with baskets of white chrv
itantheniume and bowls of Vove'v
ro-ee.
Greeting the guesta at the front
door and introducing thein to the
receiving ljn« were Mr«. J. O.
Rag«d*le and Mr». H. 8. WllHame
' son. The receiving line w»s composed I
lof Mian Luna Tay'or. Mrs. Brant-
ley FjincH, Jr., MM. Robert Lah.
"'feeVton, Mrs. Brantley Finch. Mra-j
rf. D. Meador. Mrs. J. Spot Tai
lor. Mr»". E. K. Cllnard, Mrs. John
Low. Mrs. J. F. Spruill, Miss N'ei!
Tu-ker, Miss Hilda Wall I'enn, and
Miss Jane Pratt. Directing the
guests to the dining room were Mrs. 1
Barron Mil's and Mrs. Tom Burton
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The dining room wa* lovely with
its artistic arrangement of flowers
and candles- The table with It* l
' handsome lace cover and central
decoration of roses, snapdragons
and painted daisies. wa. presided
over by Sirs. Nat I'ifkefct and Mrs.
i
John Tay'or. Tall green candle n'
i
silver holders cast a soft g'ow ov«»r
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| the ensemble. Serving were Mrs-I
Jacob Fulton, Slrw. Rex Stuart. .
Mrs. E. P. Pepper, Sirs. Gilmer'
i
I Kprarger. Sllsa Slattlc Sue Taolo-,
,Slrs- Edwin Taylor.
Receiving in the living room were
I
Mis« Anne Busick and SUsa Slildrvd
Hanes I
I
Througliout the afternoon a most
'delightful musical program was.
rendered by Sirs. N. E. Pepper,
Sli*s Slar.v Taylor. Sliss Alice Wil'-
ianison, and Sirs. G. E. Meteer, *>f J
Henderson viile.
Goodbyes were said to Sirs- |
Charlen Pratt and Pearl Van j
, Nop pen- A large number of guest? !
i ca'lcd during the recjivjng hours.
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Reward For
Bunk Hairston
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Trt. a"t::ori , ic--' have offjr;d a i\-
i iv,i- ! •' r tit. 1 rapture ci' Hunk liu r--
tn, who escaped l'via a Stat'
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i i f:- n camp ,n December, 1 !»2S. II. •
\ tltfcrlb.d a.- a inula'to, aged "-"i.!
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h ight i! fee; i ;*t inehv*, weight
, 131. blue eyes, dark hair and ron
plex>n.
j Dunk Haii-3ton was convicted of
j kill ng e>."'h?riff R. P. Joyce in
! the ytar lUSO, and wa J sent up for
i |
a 'ong term.
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Number 3,902
FOURTH GRAND
PRIZE
$25
Li Cash
TWENTY NEW MEN
OFF FOR CAMPS
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SUN Mill's sl l>i:itlt Itr.NCH
STOIiIvS HOYS SI X I>AY AMJ
IX l ixi: IMIYSHW, CONDITION.
Sunday morning at s A. M. from
Uormanton station. County Welfare
OUlcer, J. t*. ("arson slipped tw«tr«
From that city, after furher aaani"
, ination. they will entrain for Fort
Oglethorpe, for U»in
untimately bound to C. C. C. camps.
Hvery one of the i«o,v*. whose
names api>ear be\>w. was found in
, fine physical conditon, not on*
filling to P&aa the •■lamination.
| The list is as follows:
' Walter Brown. Wa'nut Cove,
C.
ltenard Robert Ray, Dan bury, N.
, c.
| Lonnie Boles. Kin* N. C.
1 Wyatt Caudle, King, X. C.
,1 Luther Yateo, Walnut Cove, N. C.
j Itobt, Mitlhell, Walnut Covev St.-
, C., R. S.
i Walter Heath, Walnut Cove, N.
, C. R. 3.
I' Byron Fi.vnt, Walnut Cove, N. C.
R. 3. »
Harvey Nelson, Wa'nut Cove, N.
C.
! I'aul Conaw ay. Walnut Cove. N.
C.
Cladya Bostic, Francisco, N. C
i Carson Bondurant. Francisco, X.
C.
Will Francis, Franciaco, N. c.
Eugene Hooker, Franc!»co, N C.
Luther Terry, Germanton. N. C.„
n. 2.
Frank Dunlap, Germanton. N. C.
n. 2.
William Sands, Walnut Cove, N.
C.
Johnie Bowman. Germanton, N.
e., R. 2,
Krnest Tolbert. Walnut Cove, N.
C.
Man'ey Nelson. Walnut Cove, H.
C.
Nick Stevens
Makes Good Sale
Nick Stevens, a fine tobacco Brows
er of LavvxonviHe, made an excellent
-ale of toiiaet-o at Liberty w»r t >
house, W.nstoi;»«alem. November s,
as follows.
7" Mis. at -* $l!» 6D
I s II'S. at -■"» 4U.00
1 l'>s. at •" 44.5 a
1 1 ! '«- at 33 K4.KH
3"•" Hi-- 1 , at 33 115.50
Total JJKO.iiO
Mr. Stevens win \v t ll please!
with h>s sale, an l passed ti>pouy;»
n ! n«!ns: the. praises of Jim Fagg, Jin
lull and the Davis Hoy# and Lp.»
ci'ty Warehouse * •
Robert S;«k, who operates a fUj»
in« ."tatlon in South Walnut Cova.
was in Danbury Tuesday.