Volume 61.
BiitXHOAY I'Aivi n
FOR KING PEOPLE
MRS. \YM. KISKR, I- S. • 'diS—
BOY BAD!A 1N JI !U ) 1
OTHER KING HAPPIiMVLS. 1
i
King. April 18. Mr. mvi M. (
S. V.*. Ptilliam cm.; 'in i v: - c
chatniat.!.v Tuesday at a ' h- J
day dinner, honoring V -sda "c ; «
Clady News'in, Johr. I.Tcf i'T* ana
Mi. -; Lois Hutche is. The : . i
was beautifully nr'arnc ! v ;
qua RITICT' of spring i'!O ecr:., j-. 'HI- ]
'iui!«. narc's si and pink 1 o- i
ing urcd with art'stic c'fc Tl* i
dinner table had for ii •« • vper ;
decoration a l^ouut'"• ;1 whir 
with green candles ; r. i idl ' . • ■ . :
tap. rs, in crystal holders ?;•.: o--1
each end of the t-'biv. A •". , -
roui-e dinner vas served to lie
following guc-sts: ?i\-as ia> ;
Hutchens, Tivirna Ncwsum,
Edl "I Hnu'er, Franc::- and Inns
Smith, Lcona Graham. Kli.rd ■'
Raby and Mcsdames Jnhn \
Clra v e Newsum, Mr. a:.-! V.
Re' ' Jones and r.in. Phi.
Ms. William Riser. a-: 1
yera s, died at he-.' levae thr. e
miles east of town \ve'.hicm.ry
mo; rdag. The dece'iaed i- sur
vived by four sons, four dail;-li
ters, 47 grandcliildien and
great-grandchildren. The funer
al service- v.*«i3 conducted at Kt.
Olive church Thursday afternoM
at two o'clock and burial followed
in the church cemetery.
Ealer, the fifteen-year-old son
of Edwin Jessup was chopp'ng
in tl.e woo Is Wednesday when h"
cut a limb releasing a 1
ro'le t on his lvg cru erng hi'
ankle. D.)'tors H.''abe'k an*-
Stor*; set the broken member.
The remains of Robed Slu.
v. 1 i died in ChnrVa'c e:'. v:a .la"
were brought back and 1-ii' te
rest at the Put eh lhm-e Tku. ■-
day. The decease 1 who v. is
tV>.:.t ' lenl'-ni 'v' l r. ha' t
numi>ei of relatives au:'. 'r* ;
friends near here.
The King High defentr 1 the
Pinnacle twho-M in a pare of
base ball played at Pinnacle Fri
day. Final f 'ore 2o and 13.
Thomas Payne and Is? Crr-e
Riers-on were qnict'v *v u:H '*•
Saturday, Rev. P ' Herman
Newsurr o then i ing. The b"i'.'-> i
the daughter of !'kn-*». P'-r o t
an 1 the bridegroom h IV r >.i ■ •
Oefus Payne.
Norvetl CloT. or High P..int.
the week-enl here the gv.-r-st of
rclfv.ivea and frien.l".
J.!: s *. John Southern J.:.' ve.y
sic! at her hone th''"e mile
sou:;; of town, her fri:nd.i v;i!i
rccret to lenrn.
Kinney Brown and. Au", ! .'r.
Cramer, who are teaching nt
Sailfy Ilidge, snc-n*. 'hu week-end
with their parents here.
Tie following bir'.h.; w r.j re
corded here last wcV, To Ml
and Mrs. Walter Moser. a son; to
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Deese, a daugh
terter; to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
P»on.ie, a eon: to Mr. and Mrs.
Clifton Tucker, a daughter: to
Mr. and Mrs. Carson Watts, a
son: to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Shouse.
a daughter: to Mr. and Mrs. Sylus
Allen, a son, and to Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Burgess, a daughter.
Mr." and Mrs. S. O. Chaub and
Established 1872.
Thirty-Five Get '
License To Wed
Stokes county couples a.v £
flocking to the alter in l.u
numbers than IMS.J • aw. a-ua'd
ing to tlie raairiage license i>c
ords in the Register of DeeJ 
oflice here. During .l.mrr.y.
I'e'it uary, and Ma-ch. :uid 1' it
of April, th::« year, t'..irty- • .
white ciiUple? un-.i o e (• .' .
t
loup.i*. «>• t r;y-. tve u-a,- s
:dl have upp'kd i'.i rad trvii.
lii cr.pe to marry. 1; *■« i ,: •'
many a- ayy'ied f. r Ikrcio dur
irr a s. at'.. pe.-I 11 ' y
1
ovd than either I.L-- and 1 "! 1
saw l'or an c inal | . I o thae.
The "New Deal'' i« douV

having effect on marriage aspir
\
ar.ts, and D..n C'an ! u ev: kr.tl t \
getting worked ovritlrae in I -a !-
ing Stokes crun'es to the alter.
Tliis d.>e.?n'i count however t n
i
the coir.-les that cr. ; mto \ ir- •
/aria, !■ get married. Sumrt,
, i
Virginia .11 claims its quo* io.
F;.»kcs coin le-. an 1 pre bably wlil
ah..:-"-,  ■ for many yea - s to
ccr.:e. : : a Grcli; i (keen for
Stokes l>.vo'arn. There 5« a cer
tain glamour to co--ing inti
Virginia to get married.
Change Made
Relief ClfK-ep
Ofaces on the second fctory
floor of the N. A. Martin s'ore
building here, l ave he-en vavat- 1
by the relief adminis':atci>- i ■'
sonnet, and ad the of-ice ac.ivii'
i.a.ve been concentrated on th ■
giour.d 11 of the "uullding.
During the h'v,ht of the CWA
itvoyran.. addition' I quarters
were needed and the office force
for several v.echs occupied the ua
stair.-' roans.
Since the C\V \ p">/;.;ram ha -
been s:,a ; e i and r.ll v. rk idare
mi !-; r t ' e Federal Emergeury He
ll -f. the f round fh or has fr :;nf
to Le suflieicr! to take care of
tho personnel.
The ofiice3 on tho upper floor
of the building were o-cupie i b"
R. T. Beak, Stokes County Dis
bursing officer for the past CWA.
and K. R. Hyeiiy, who WM ir
charge of tlie Safety progrn.-.:,
and other features of the CWA.
Miss Clodie Stone, of High Point,
aid Mi-i- Ka' ■> Si one. of Char
lotte, snrnt Sunday with rela
'
tives here.
Idiss Valley Fulk. of Hi th
Pokit. spent Sunday here the
■ t .aer.t o 4 ' hor parents. Mr. and
Mv'i. Willi in Fuik, in west King.
C. Ross Newaum and family, C.
S. News am and family, P. H.
Ncv.'oum and family and Reynard
Oriiffi all attended a birthday
dinner at the homo of Mr. and
Mrs. Gabe Tut tie in Rural Hall
Sunday.
G. A. Jone£', prominent planter
of the Capella section, was a
business visitor here Saturday, j
Quite a number of citizens are
attending the special term of
criminal court at Danbury thi3
week. j
Ellis E. Shore, of Rural Hall,
was among the visitors here
Sunday.
Dan bury, N. Wednesday, Apiil 18, 19 i K
DiSAS'i ?>XH »S i •UilL'ci (
OCCUR LN COi:Ni i
£sl D V.'Hi'i'3'ilf. IS I
IJV BAD BkAZil TRi'.':. -
'i'HAN ii Vi- 5L..1t itiidk.-.),
C'liKf.is iiiu
The home of i ~i ... n:, \,el!
known ! .r.i.i. o. ike Hartr. ::i i:
.section v.as i ire ' y ,t ii.». ot i:n- f
I:..'ot;:d. i \ . • . , J
t(. .1 1-.S i.. .he 1,.>t..-e : ...i ).;. • c
iaking. to M . V .. • i . - v
ocjUi ie 1 on 0.. > of i. e v.'"
dayan 1 i. • •• i l.e c
hott e were check the 1
blare l;cf.;e it : ': hea l- f
w. e. a- d ere ' : -l.e to r
Another : ous fire ocoured 1
Saturday r.:..*kt. al \i - i. ! .iut Cove,
when the lar .e 1: ;ub r . evened
and operate i ire .!. M. T eeathi-n
Mere tutr.pie ly oj,d. I
with the 10-s of the incubators,
it is learned that '.-e-voral hunJrei
bai>y thick:.-. :  well as ;i luige
quantity of unhatched e,e.;s were
destroyed. Mr. T.a v .ur a was
a-.vi'y fiO'.n l": 1/i h • i.e when the
fire occurred.
The !aa"e i - t ,o .ri to l ave
originated in an oil 1 eater for the i
incubator, and from there apreed
o"ee tie in- ? i;ato", jtmiping to i
anotheer incubator do e ay. The :
was iar.ned by winds v/kic-i
made it more diStrasious.
Play
At Sndy
T ; 'e fai iihy of ka.r "y P.id;ie
High S-'haol very r i'.c- .-fully
j'resa'.ted "Apple Ijia-e-iae. t-. lie."
a three net com-edy, -a S'-.i ur. !
evenia April 7. to a pa-eked yet
apprccia Live ience.
The lirocceds from '.i'ls •Iv i
amounting to prove vi." la
itrc'f the great magnetic p-ov.ee
lhat Saady Ridge H'rdi School
ha.- v.ltli e.hlc 1 ; it dr..w.s not only
pei-i'le fro-n in neigliboring co.n
rannitits but r.ho pet.; ;e feom its
u.tri our. dlrg t in ties.
The people's :a,e"e:. t «a - ) kept
high hsfore, bet'vesa and after
the act:? by t :, e vrry i"f-ula
L •wsi rville string band.
May 11 w'.il bring to u clore an
on.standing year in the h s.ory
o : ' Sandy Ridge High Seliool
vhieh has been under the super
vision of its most eiiieient princi
pal, Mr. V. R. White. Watch
for ortnir.ieneement att v actuiis.
Yours truly,
A. E. GARNER.
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; (Robali L. Smith, who today
announced h:3 candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for Regis
ter of Deeds of Stoke 3 countty.)
CANi)]])ATKS Bi
i'iLh i-'Ol? PiiiM.'.i:/
LIST ; ks'}-—riAY i-ii's.: b
LAM' DAY I'(:U i'sLi.-v.:— t
NUM«iK;i vIVNOi I i.
MA DP. \
With !•{'•>• 5 a. IV. ; a pp.
ing. the ii;-.. of e • « i ■ ,
for tho fu -;ia., .' I' .... .. y
June -, i. v'a a. ill;- •. 1 „ ; .
cr, ar.,l expected , . he « a j
within the i:e:a tea i.•.
Although she 1: i>- . • - t
complete, so far ti:e I'-;
have filed far tl-e K ,a.r." >
ficeiß, su 'jeet to tee Jure 1 :
raary.
House of Re; re: er.t 'i , ■; A. f: 
Pliillips ar.d .1. Ik Tlv.re.
P>eg:ster c f Dee is D. P. Iladley.
Clerk of Coi'" F-a : t. ■
Coard of Educa'.lo.:, .!. R. per- t
res!.. v
County CT..i:'.::.>e re:s. J. A. ,
Joyce and H. H. P  • ".i.
All of the above  •nei.ht'.e ; ,
filing list t'reir aT'". 'do.i as v..'. ,
the! Democratic party. No r •
didutes have \ ■ . fileJ for t'.he: Iff, .
the rain 'itm .a.'.ea.! of ,T.
,T. Taylor, and oihers k;.j he ,
made.
Elsewhere ia the F.e ••• u;r the •
anr.ouncemeni of Robah S ai: a
appears as candidate for the Reg
ister of Deeds other There wld
be other contestants for tlie Reg
ister of Deeds office aL-;o.
j"
John Davis Neison.
It has become one of the sn '-
dest duties o; my life to write :
few lines on the life raid den"
of our dear brother Jcha D'a ;
Nelson. lie vv.ii> horn on .'niun-v
2olh, ISSt). He \.as ( ho tlll i
Foil of Mr. and Mrs. Jo' n C. Nc-'-
son. He was r-iek ah io■•■t l"'•>
months after h ivin; m.- isi; \ •
that loving han-. • c...dJ do ,• ;
done but a gate « . opered vri 'a.
a gentle voice said cu. '.e a-, i
farewells unspoken. lie c .ha'"
entered home in the raorrine: '
March 29, 1534, making hi- ■
on earth 51 year-, t.o mon"
and one day.
He la survived by his v.'he an.l
seven childien as follows: Lcrr.
Left', Posey, Ode'l, Pernio. Ursd.
Gladys, a brother of C. P. Nel
son, of West Radfoid, Va., J. P..
Nelson, of Lawsonvilie, five sin
ters, to-wit: Mrs. Conine Nelson.
Mrs. Mary Sisk, of Pinnacle. Mr-?.
M. W. Smith, Mrs. Coia Si. k.
Mrs. Llndie Wiiiiams, all of Law
sonville.
He was, a devoted husband, a
loving father and brother, nl.vay. •
lending a helping hand to all.
We mourn not without hope foi
while it is hard to give him up.
He said in his last days the Lord
was with him. He always had a
hind word and a loving smile for
us all.
Gets Appointment, j
One Stokes county man. VV. W.,
Stevens, of Walnut Cove, has,
! been appointed to the staff of the
Deep River Soil Erosion project.
|
which will start shortly. Mr.
Stevens was named along with
others from other sections of the
State and elsewhere. Just what
his duties will be is not known.
Campbell's Coa: L i:
Justice of Pea. e P. C. (fur a
bell has be n esccv.iit.g'sy bu.v ?
trying case? t'r - v. -oh. h
I
ing disposed of e!e%*e.i case« in
volving thirteen doieauunii oa
huii.eroi: > cuU:.' .
The fol!"„'i:r; lUx of cases w,u c
11 ie . in.. r • •-. io : c
!
*;l.i * V«'» lit *vii4' •'. i t.'..1. .
in ;• liquor. All dc •i • ant v > c
l were
tao iv:.! t0,,: . P.. 1
und. bond ei 1
Clit'u.n I i'lr gie, •; 1 eiu 1
c
Frank ran.aoi s. . . •....-.i . . *
£l! i mi l n" ! -
Fred Simmons, drunlcr.ovs, 1
fined SJ.f) C0.,.a.
lear.io: G- lien ■. ■ ; . 1
corded v. ■ ; ■ t 1
Superior Coau under i a. •. '
~.i ■ • i
wr.:ir. v.-.s ]• t-: m cash.
Cecil Gc Ins. sue. elk. . on put " 1
roads, fined SIO.OO and t i... i 'a.:
costs.
Paul Make, dinnk.n, v. fi. i (
S1.0 ; ) an I iac i i :.k cu •' a
Wooirow Smitth, drunkenesa. 1
t- 1
released on paymeu; ol costs.
Tom Gerrry, drunkencs:., re
leased on pryrnciit o: i sts.
Oscav Cook, poscssion rf liquor. 1
bound over to the Superior Com"
under S200.0;) bond.
Odell Bttllen. oierathig car
without licens®, released on pay- '
ment of c v.ts.
One ('tlie; case is pen-aing an
if> set for trial on Saturday oi
this week.
This case involved charges of
alleged seduction un ler pwmise
marriAge against Joseph Penn.
Btlews v r'fotk Aiiiii
P&-t.;sr.:s Sxivil:-:
War. e N .1. r/a!l 1 .• v n S' 1. '■
r r.. . ' ! : . i s lae.ie at
. , . • Mo.i lay rr.oi nin r
a ' . . ' Mr. N 11
keen hi f.d ly go d 1vm!:'I ar:'.
' •. , f. i ar.u fu-qu liu
tea.eas in ti-.is county.
For the j .si fit t. ::i yens .. •
Neal had been th.-oi -rr,..ar; •. ;• t .
Brown's warehouse at V, ns!' i-
Salem, and was wed known aa. .
liked by the personnel of tr.e
warehouf'e and the large numbers
of Stokes county farmers who
sell their tobacco in the Tern-
City.
Funeral services were he! i
Wednesday at 11:00 o'clock un
der the direction of Rev. Spence
Scott, and interment was made
in the family burial ground.
The loss of Mr. Neal as one of
Stokes county's best citizens M
mourned by many, while his im
mediate community will mii'S him
PS one of iis best neighbors.
' M, E, Chi rch
Appointments
j Rev. J. B. Needham will preach
next Sunday as follows:
l -Danbury M. E. Church, 11 A.
. M., and 8 P. M.
Vade Mecum. 3 P. M.
All cordially invited to attend
these services.
dumber 7.1/14
SMIi 11 TO Lit
jl Oiv lv . i.> i-'b iKR
MII'I TV n.'A ;■' :>:;KDS
.'.i. •«(
Tli ounce .•• . Robxii L.
•• v.- . itegister
c.r le. • Dema
' i ! J • • -\ will
do bt! ' .. . est to
his many friends t tho
county. !' !'• Sb rv.. -r.-d for
SODIO t i.. t ».£ &
cat: 'Mr ; I- t an
noun'.e .. V.us until
this wee';.
It will be rememberc 1 tliat Mr.
Smith. • IV.hrh", n., to
bo CiH •!. - i.c been
1»' : 1 i.tiy l ■ i in con
nci-.inn v. ti. . » . t. which
he i". v •. i ■ -inter
of ;• .»:• count,
a !-;• hai
in i t- the
torn i .* i Since
tha* time ■ - c un
c:'i •" •' ;.,ei a
f • ait I
C'ili • -.v. .:± his
work.
Mr. Smith was 1- ar 1 rear
ed in «-'.>u:it;y. it". .. need
less to say, has been r. lv'e-long
Democrat, and i.: : \ ye;i r s
has been one of most
active and enthusiastic :• tr port
ers.
In connection with lis candid
acy Mr. Sm;ttli i?.-' . ..? follow
in;,' f-tntemcnt:
"Subject to the ac. the
Democratic primary ol June 2. I
hereby announce iiy n.iiiaey
for the o'tioe of '1 ister of
Dee Jrf Slukes cov:,;/. Feeling
that my I .•>., e::j or • in con
nect' n v.*:ih 11: • . ' qualifies
me for tie vesition, irc . ectfully
n»l si*, t'.e J.-uporr of (very Dem
ocrat . i I I.R. . oiectad
ray pi; JGE i» to serve tthe people
honest iy. efficient tly AND cour
teously.
Tho f. •lloivin;,' H . I of
ro. i '".ition:
D C.
A; i. 17. IK 4.
... V. ?. Eaifcy.
I • (! Dee.'l,
i ■; u.-y, f.
My dear s.r:
It t.5 v ': ; t'TNT;; ! i\ r r that
I fir- i it ncc".y t submit,
lie:» v . *i! lt vy re De
puty Register ol Deca3 of Stokei
E.rn'y.
?.!;• re:.r;;t 'i •:•» i.« submitted
hc-en my plan? for the future
are ■ ur'.i as to make it impossible
for me to render a full measure
of service ns Deputtv Register of
Deo.i*. In submit tin; 1 : my resig
r.r.ii- r. bo.vcver, T would like to
er-nvc.'S my grateful appreciation
for the many considerations
which have been shown me. '•
It is my wish that my resig
n' i.vi shrll become effective May
the st. 1934.
Most respectfully yours,
RODAH L. SMITH.
Currituck farmers who are
signing corn-hog adjustment con
tracts will receive about S2OO
1 each according to those contracts
which have been approved.