THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Volume 61.
WHERE THE SUDDEN IS HEAVIEST ,
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J, WATT TUTTLE
IN RING AGAIN
PRESENT INCUMBENT. CLERK
SUPERIOR C O U R T, AN
NOUNCES IHS CANDIDACY
FOR SECOND TERM RE
PORT OF HIS RESIGNATION
UNFOUNDED T I' T T L E
STRONG IN THE HEARTS OF
THE PEOPLE OF STOKES.
J. Watt Tuttle, who has served
the* people of Stokes county
for a term of four years as
Clerk Superior Court, is a candi
date for re-election before the
Democratic primaries, and in the
fall election.
The report that Mr. Tuttle
would r esign is unfounded. This
statement is given to the Repor
ter today by Mr. Tuttle hime.lf.
and his card of announcement
may be found elsewhere in this
issue of the Reporter.
J. Watt Tuttle was elected by
the people of Stokes county four
years ago, and he will finish his
first term next December. Mr.
Tuttle says that he appreciates the
loyal support which has been ac
corded hi m by voters? of both
political parties, and that he v/ill
endeavor to the best of his abil
ity to merit a continuance of this
supnort.
He adds that the report which
has been generally current in the
county that he would resign, and
would not be a candidate for re
election. is a mistake and entire'y
without foundation.
Mr. Tuttle is very strong in the
hearts of the neople of the coun-.
ty. He is a Primitive Baptist
minister, a good and true citizen,
and an efficient officer.
Toby Booth 111.
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County Came Warden T. L.
Booth has been ouite ill this
week, but is now up again, and
feeling much better.
Established 1872.
Death of Lem Bennett, ;
Great Coffee Drinker |
Uncle Lem Bennett, who was
90 odd years of age. died at his
home larrt week, after a short'
illness. He is survived fay his
wife and several small children '
as he married quite late in life,
and by o:u brother, Leander Ben
. nett. i
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Uncle Le ni was quite a noted
character of the mountain. His
little plantation was the last
clearing toward the top of the
ridge, near Hanging Rock and
Moore's Knob. He raised toba**-
co, corn, potatoes chickens and
I'is's.
Unci? Ler- was probably the
heavies' coffee, drinker in the
S'afn as he consumed, it is said,
some IS or 20 eupfuls of the bev
erage every day. Back in the
winter of 1917-'l3—that terribly!
severe r-pell when snow lay on
the ground for months and he.
was marooned in his mountain
home by the great drifts of snow
and ice, Uncle Lem kept his co>'- •.
fee pot singing day and night, and
so enjoyed the siege. |
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Rattlesnake In
the Snow, Killed i
Uncle Leander Bennett, aged ,
79, wa3 here Tuesday, reporting
that he killed a rattlesnake dur-|
ing the late snowfall. The reptile'
was only about 8 or 10 inches
long, and had not yet grown its
rattles-, but its character was un
mistakable. Uncle Lem found it
in a snowdrift, about frozen. i
Danbury, N. C., Wednesday, March 14, 1934.
DANBURY LIGHTING
jPL AN T CRIPPLED
LATE FREEZE FOLLOWED BY
FRESHET BROKE DOW>
THE MACHINERY A N •>
1 R.ARTI ALLY SAYEPT AAV A V
DAM REPAIRS NOW BK
'
ING MADE HOPE!) TO
START UP IN TEN DAYS.
i Tiie late rough weather put the
Danbury lighting plant out o:
business. During the severe freeze
the accumulation of ice caused a
serious break in the machinery at
the power house, while the high
water following the melting of
the sleet, accompanied by heavy
rains, swept away part of the
dam.
J. B. Martin, of Stuart Route
2, lias the contract to replace the
dim. and is now at work with a
force of hands. Repairs to the
damaged machinery aie also be-'
ing made.
This plant, which is located
half a mile west of Danbury is
owned by Powells of Stuart. Ya. ;
It has furnished lights to Dan-!
bury for several years, and has
lately been under the manage- j
ment of J. J. Booth of Danbury. j
The Reporter is informed that
it will take possibly a week or
ten days to put the plant in oper
ation again.
Announcement.
I hereby announce r. jself a I
candidate for Sheriff of Stokes
county, subject to Democratic
primary to be held in June. 1934.
J. JOHN TAYLOR.
REPUBLICANS TO
MEEi MARCH 31
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FRKC'NfT I'KiMAUihS { At
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! ITI.TON —TO iIIJ.C • W.LM
r s TO JM.FI i'.LK AN
STATE ( OXVEVnOX.
:
The Remit/ivans o :'to!:.v co'i'i
ty are prepitinu for the I'd'.!
election.
Chairman Jaco > Full n. of lie
Stokes county Republican exec i
ji've committee, has issued his call
for the gathering of the Repub
licans at Dar.burv on Saturday
i
i March 31, a' 1:30 P. M., for the
I
purpose of elec ing delegates to
the State Republican conventio 1.
| Chairman Full n al o calls a
meeting of the Republican pe
: cinct primaries on Satur Jay,
j March 2J. at 1:30 P M. These
j precinct meetings are for he pur
] pose of electing delegates to the
county Republcan convention.
This is elect : on year and tiie
Republican: will later nominate
candidates 'or Sheriff. Clerk Su
perior C ur , Register of D.o'.-
county commissioners and other
minor offices.
;
An Old Gun.
T. S Pefree, of Danbury. who
is iuterested in collecting eld
curios, recently came into pn
session of an ancient flint-a->d
steel rifle, which doubtless has
'an interesting history. In polish
inging up the sock of the wea
pon, Mr. Pet ee discovere.i the
faintly insc ibed name "T. Vog
ler," who was a gunsmith (f Sd-
e ITI in the early part of the las:
century. Abou t 18:10 m >re than a
hundred years ago according to
the early records in the court
house here.
Mr. Pet re.' is the owner of
probably th 1 mst elaborate col
lection of Indian relics in the
State, consisting of arrow heads,
p'pes, etc., enough to fill a g. o i
sized museum. These curios have
been practically aii u-earthed and
gathered person l!v b • the owner
over a period of years, during
which he has made ex avatior.s n
Stokes and several other count cs
of the Sta e one l inhabited bv
the aborigines. (
Dr. Hppcs Goes
To Baltimore
For Treatment
Dr. j. L. Hnnes. of Pine Hal 1 ,
left Monday for a Baltimore hos
pital where he expects to be
treated fo;- a week or two. Dr.
Hanes has recently been confined
to his home with iilress. His
friends hope he will be restored,
and will return in a low days.
M. li. Church.
Rev. J. B. Needhnm. pastor of
Danbury M. E. Church, will !
preach nexj Sunday as follows: I 1
Pine Hall. 11 A. ?!.
Forrest Chapel, 3 P. M.
The public is cordially invited
i to attend these services.
i
Cnly the extremely skillful cm,
defy public opinion v. dhout get
ting crushed.
FOUND DEAD IN
TOWN FORK CREEK
WKEN FAIIMt I! !l\!) BEEN
i:b:nki.\; heavily, .may
HAVE STRANCI.I.i) WHEN
c Rossrivt; stream xo
: Ol !, PLAY MNj ECTKI).
»\ ren Far: cr, agv.i about 4'i
or r>'), and ::>jrvived by a wife ami
Ihree children, was Poind dead in
i-'Wn fork creek Moiiday. a few
mile? below Walnut Cove, near
Shoebuckle plantation.
Sheriff John i'avlor was called
Monday to investigate the affair.
The circumstances and reports
of witnesses indicated that Fann
er died in a drunken stupor, may
be falling into the stream and
drowning.
Sunday evening in company
with some boys he was drinking
heavily, at a place two miles
from his home. The boys tried
to get iiijn home and even chug
ged him for a. con.-Idernbie dis
tance. There is no foul play su .-
pooled.
He was left by the boys and
not returning home Monday, a
search revealed his body in the
ereek a short d stance below the
foot log.
Announcement.
I hereby announce myself a
candidate tot re-election to the
I office of the Clerk Superior Court
of Stokes County, subject to the
action of the Democratic prim
aries or convention. I wish to
take this opportunity to thank
my friends of both political par- 1
ties for their kindness in the past.'
and to bespeak their loyal sup
port in the future. I have tried
I
Ito be an efficient and honorable
officer for the people of Stokes
county, and if re-nominated and
re-elected T pledge myself to do
the same in the future.
J. WATT TUTTLE.
Sudden Death of
Mrs. Mary Davis Jones
Mrs. Marv Davis Jones, r ed
28. died suddenly m Walnut Cove
Tints 'ay evening of last week.
She w ■. the wife of J. \v. •
Jones, manager of the Walnu.
Cove Veneer Co.. and is survived
bv her husband and two children.'
by her father and mother. Mr.
and Mrs. D. S. Davis, or Martins
ville. Vs., an-i by then '- others
r-nd three sisters, all of Martins
ville.
Mrs. Jones was very popular
and highly regarded in the social
life of Walnut Cove, and a woman
of very attractive and gracious
personality. She was a member of
Walnut Cwe Episcopal church.
Announcement.
T hereby oIToj myself no .i
otntdiia'e for the office of member
of the Stokes county Board of
Eduction, subject to the action
of the Democratic primary. 1
If nominated and appointed
to rt position on the Board.
I shall stand for a change t
in the S"hool board's policies in
the county, and a new Superin
intendent of Schools. I will ap
preciate 'he support of those who
believe and think as T do.
F. T. TILLEY.
Lawronville, N. C.
Oyster Supper.
An oyster supper will be given
by the ladies of the M. E. church
of Danbury at the .1 J. Booth
Cafe Thursday night. March 15.
The pioceeds will go toward de
fraying needed repairs and im
provements to Ihe parsonage.
A large attendance at the sup-'
i-er is urgently desired by Tie
laiies.
f
No married man can enjoy
peace of mind while his wife is
!
giving him a piece of hers.
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Number 1,009
STORKS FIGURES
MUST COME LOWER
TOBACCO GROWERS OF THIS
COCXTV ASKED Ifk THE
C9M.I;.\MIM TO REDICE
'i il.iß TOBACS.O (" EXTRACT
I :Gl RE-. COI'.ViV AGENT
MJtlii . \ iMi
STATE MEETING AT RAL
EIGII.
C oun \ I arm Agent Kirby, ac
companied by John L. Christian,
R. C. White. and M:;.s Laura Ell
ington visited the Stale meeting
of the Agricultural Adjustment
Administration last week in the
inteiest ol the tobacco acreage
reduction program in Stokes
for the year 193!.
Front County Agent Kirby'.j
office in Danbury today the fol
lowing information was given
•lit! relative to the tobacco reduc
tion situation:
"Tobacco growers in each of
t »ie 51 1 lue-curing tobacco grow
ing counties of the State are ask
ed to reduce their tobacco con
tract figures the Reporter wa3
informed by Mr. Kirby. "Stokes
farmers are much nearer in line
than those of the avoiage coun
ty. but information received here
front the Agriculture Adjustment:
Administration is that figures for
both acres anri pounds signed in
this county are out of line with
the government records and must
be reduced. It may be contend
ed that the government records
are out of line, but the figures of
the Internal Revenue Department
of the Government show pounds
of tobacco on which manufactur
ers pay revenue and are the most
i accurate of any."
j Mr. Kirby went on to say:
"The reductions called for »n
this county are greatest for the
year 1932. and are not far off for
the other years. In distributing
this reduction only the man with
very small acreage, say from one
to four acres, is exempted from
sharing in this reduction.
"Blank forms sent to township
I committeemen this week show the
| figures acceptable for each con
: tract. Growers are asked to meet
i their committeemen and sign
i statement accepting the figures
■ allotted for their farm.
"The committeemen were called
j together in Danbury Monday of
this week and given reports from
the Raleigh meeting of last week.
All the members of the County
■ Committee an 1 t lie County Agent
attended the State meeting in
Raleigh last week. The commit
i teemcr were told as to the
amount of reductions required in
the county and were asked to take
the lead in this movement. Each
of those serving on tlie committee
voluntarily reduced their own
figures as a starter."
"It if/ believed" Mr. Kirby con
cluded. "that this wo-k can be
completed in the course of a few
days and that the rental payment
checks may begin to come into
this county immediately. Stokes
farmers are rait asked to wait
until all the counties come into
line, but are assured that their
contracts will be accented just
as noon as the Stokes figures are
brought into line. Hence it is
to our interest to expedite this
work."
County Agent Kirby furnished
the Report e v other farm news
and information as follows:
Cobe Losprdc/a Here.
"The Seed Growers Association
of Iredell county has delivered
another load of Cobe lespedeza
feed here for local farmers. This
variety is one of the lies', for hay,
being equally as valuable for this
purpose as Tennessee 76."
Seed and Fertilizer Loans
Available.
"The old seed and fertilizer
lonn has been re-established by
the Farm Credit Administration
and according to information re
ceived from field instructor James
in this District, farmers wishing
loans of lens than 5150.C0 may
apply directly to this source.
Forms on which to file these np--
plications are not expected for a
week or ten days. For an amount
greater than 515°.00 the farmer
is first required to apply to the
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