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THE DANBURY REPORTER. Volume 61. FALL OFF IN ! FEDERAL LOANS Applications Not Nearly So Many As Last Year—Differ ence Indication Of Farmer's Financial Improvement. J. Luther Mitchell. P. O. Fry and R. B. Hutcherson the board which passes on the applications of Stokes farmers for crop loans under the Federal Emergency Loan System, were in session here Saturday and acted upon some 200 applications for assist ance from Stokes farmers. To this date, the Reporter is advised that the board has pasted on 800 applications, and the time in which this relief may be se cured is about over. Last year more than 1700 applications were received and acted upon. This difference between last year's / needs and this year's, ir com mented upon as showing distinct improvement in the financial con dition of the farmers, resulting la rgely from the better prices paid them for tho 1933 crop of tobac co, as compared with forme) years. It is pointed out that the most of the 1934 applications for as sistance came from the sections of the county where the drouth jj was severest last year. The Federal Emergency re lief is intended for those farmers who are unable to furnish satis factory collateral to obtain loans through other governmental loan agencies. Farmers who have nothing but their prospective crops with which to secure loans may be herein enabled to obtain fertilizer and other necessary supplies. Aycock Club. Germanton, May 2. —The Ay cock Club of the Germanton high school chose as its topic of study Character Education at the meet ly ing held in the school auditorium, Monday evening, April 23. Miss Mary Taylor, first grade, developed finely the art of teach-' ing character in primary grades. Mrs. Ralph Beck, third grade ( read a very good paper on the subject of character education in advanced primary grades. Miss Jessie V. Carson, fourth! grade developed the subject un-, der study splendidly as relative to grammar grades. Miss Clara Smith, high school,; was given the assignment of teaching character to high school gHs. This assignment was well developed. ' Tom T. Tolar, principal, talked generally on the subject of char acter education. Dr. W. C. Slate, a former resi dent of the county, now of Spe\- cei. Rowan county, passed thru , Danbury last week on hi i way , to visit his mother-in-law Mrs. Amer Tilley who has re tently ' been ill. i ! i FOR SALE—Lot 100x200 on na tional highway one quarter of a i mile from King school. Bargain j for quick sale. Fred E. Shore, I King, N. C. i Established 1872. ! News Of King. King May i..- Olga Marie Y. year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Westmoreland, died at their home Friday. The de ceased is survived by the parents and one sister. The funeral ser vice was conducted at Poplar Springs church Saturday after noon at 3:30 and burial follow I in the church cemetery. E. E. Shore, banker of Rural Hall, was here Saturday looking after some business matters. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Love, of Winston-Salem, spent Sunday here the guests of relatives. | Henry H. Brown has purchased from O. L. Rains the J. R. Hutch ins residence on Main street and has moved his family there. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Newsum spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jesse George at Brown Mountain. Dewey Love has purchased from Mrs. Fred E. Shore a lot on Pulliam street on which lie ex pects to erect a new home. Mrs. Omnie O. Grabs, who un derwent an operation in a Wins ton-Salem hospital last week, «s getting along as well as coulu he expected. Larnell, the 12-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Fer guson, fell down a flight of steps at their home Friday. She sus tained a broken arm. She had the b*by in her arms who escaped unhurt. 1 The King High School defeated Walnut Cove in a game of base ball here Friday to the tune of 15 and 4. Red Holland hit three home runs during the game. Red is putting King on the map in the baseball world. j Grady Holland, of Meadows, visited relatives and friends here Sunday. The Juniore of the King High! School entertained the SennrSj and teachers at banquet he!a here J Friday evening. James Newton, who sustained j I a sprained ankle from being thrown by a mule last week, is ' getting along very well. The King High School will close May 14th. The closing exercises will be held May 12th, 13th and 14th. A large attendance is ex pected. M. L. York, who holds a posi tion at Walkertown, opent the week-end with his family in Woodland Heights. Fred White, World War veter an of Rural Hall, formerly of Kiug, was a visitor here Satur day. , Bill Holman, of Greensboro, : was here Saturday looking after some business matters. 11 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ed wards, of Rural Hall, visited relatives here Saturday. I Gray Moore, planter of the 1 Antioch section, was here Satur- 1 day on business. Attorney Pierceson Rumley, of Winston-Salem, was a visitor here 1 Saturday., Mr.Mumley was rear- I ed here. The following births were reg- 1 istered here last week: To Mr. and Mrs. Grady Collins, a daugh-1 ter; to Mr. and Mrs. Matt Bur- 1 1 row, a son; to Mr. and Mrs. ] Wednesday, May 2, 1934. THE AFFAIR AT GAP, APRIL 15TII I \\ ho Shot and Kohbed Elmer Bennett Is a .Mystery to the Magistrate Warrant Against Elmer liaden Dismissed Owing To Lack of Evidence. I There appears to i.v a good deal of mystery about the alleged shooting of Elmer Bennett by Elmer Hadcn, and the robbery of Bennett of the sum of $74.00 on the night of April 15th. In fact there was so much mys- ' tery about the affair that at the trial here Saturday, Justice P. C. ; Campbell dismissed the warrant 1 against Haden for lack of evi- 1 dence. It seems that Bennett was shot, in the leg by a 32 pistol— not seriously. It also seems that Bennett himself owns a 32 pistol. The scene is laid at Gap on the mountain near D. C. Taylor's store. Deputy Sheriff Bcrkly Smith went over there with other officers to investigate. There was to have been a "party" at Ben- 1 nett's home the night in question. Bennett's wife was gone some where. The officers made about three visits before they got anything definite about the affair. Bennett finally told that Haden shot him. Haden was arrested for "break ing and entering." It developed that there were i several stories about the affair. Bennett, it is said, stated to oth ers that he did not know who did the shooting. On the hearing here Saturday, at which there was quite a crowd of spectators from the Gap neighborhood, the magistrate could not proceed owing to scar city of facts. . I i Dillinger In Town? 1 i A wave of excitement swept through Walnut Cove Friday when somebody reported that Dillinger was in town, j Two fellows driving a car wlh New York license stopped at a curbing, and the man at the wheel looked almost exactly like the Illinois bandit. They soon sped on and maybe it wasn't Dillinger. Child Died A 11-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lawson, of Lawson- i ville, died Saturday and was i brought back to the former home in Stokes for burial Sunday. Mr. Lawson, the father, form- i erly lived at the Cascade, 5 miles i west of Danbury. — i Willie Bowling, a daughter; and ' to Mr. and Mrs. Gloma Burrow, i a son. i Mr. and Mrs. Ray Riser, of Winston-Salem, spent Sunday here the guests of Mr. Riser's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kiscr. 1 Leon Wolff, of Mountain View, [ 1 was among the visitors here Sun- 1 day. Farmers in this section arc very busy turning land in pre paration for another crop. i BRUTAL AFFAIR \ IN THE MOUNTAIN W. J. Booth Severly Handled By Bunch of Winston-Salem Men and Women—Aassailants I 'ai der SI,OOO Bonds Eaeh For Appearance At Hearing In Danbury May 19th. W. J. Booth, who lives near Moore's Springs, was cruelly as saulted and beaten last week, at a Boys' Scout Camp near Vade Mecum, by three men and three women. The accused parties have been arrested by Winston-Salem offi cers and are under SI.OPO bonds each for their appearance at a hearing before Justice N. A. Mar tin on the 19th inst. at 2 o'clock. It appears that Eooth, who had the custody of a Boys' Scout cab in near Vade Mecum. protested against the occupancy of the camp by the Winston-Salem men and women, who were parcicirat-! ing in a party. Eooth sustained a broker, jaw on each side of his fa-:e, while his arms at the wrists were dislocat ed by being pulled around a tree. He was otherwise severly beaten, sustaining bruises all over his body. He was conveyed. by neighbors who came to his res cue to a Winston-Salem hospital where his injuries were treated. i ' | , Will Fulp Wins. W. M. Fulp, of Walnut Cove, one of the Security Life and Trust Co.'s star insurance sales men, Monday of this week com pleted his race in an-agents' con test for insurance in which he and others of the company's success ful agents won handsome premi iums. The race was to sell SIOO.- 000 insurance within a specified j time. At the close, Mr. Fulp had booked $102,000 of new business and was still writing when the sun went down. In June Mr.' Fulp will take a two weeks' va , I cation at a well known seaside re sort at the company's expense, besides participating in other at tractive emoluments which are incidents of hundred-thousand dollar salesmen. Mr. Fulp's scores of friends re joice with him in his success. Destructive Fires j Destructive fires occurred on the mountain this week, burning' over several thousand acres. County Game Warden T. L. Booth, assisted by more than 100 1 boys from the Walnut C. C. C. camp, finally got the flames un der control. The fire, it is said started from Chestnut Cove Sunday night, where some careless visitors left; their campfire. Goes To Hospital. Mrs. P. M. Stephens was car- , ried to Baptist hospital at 'Wins ton-Salcm to be treated for a , form of rheumatism, and other , complications. I Born recently to Mr. and Mrs., Coy Mabe, of Danbury Route 1, a boy. NEAL-MAURICE Announcements have been re ceived here of the mariiage of Miss Margaret Woodland Maurice to Dr. Charles E. Neal, which j took place in Richmond Saturday, i April 14. Mrs. Neal is the attractive daughter of Judge and Mrs.! Henry A. Maurice, and has visited in Stuart a number of times*, where she has made many friends. Dr. Neal, the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Neal. is a promising young dentist of this place. Dr. and Mrs. Neal will make : their home in Stuart —Stuart En terpriser. , Fine Arts Flub. Mrs. W. E. Joyce and Mrs. R. J. Scott were joint hostesses to the members of the Fine Arts- , Club Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Joyce. With the president, Mrs. H. M. Joyce, presiding the meeting opened with the club collect. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved, the roll was called and the dues collected, after which a civic program was rendered. First reading, "Make Room for the Children," by Mrs. S. G. Sparger, was omitted because of her absence. Second —"Playground Equip ment" by Mrs. Edwin Taylor. Third —"A Model Playground" by Mrs. R. J. Scott. After the program was com pleted a tree contest was given with Mrs. J. J. Taylor winning high score prize. Following this a social hour was enjoyed while refreshments were served by the hostesses. ! i Death Of 1 Sandy Ridge Man I Jack Martin, a prominent citi zen, of Sandy Ridge, died at V i home Friliv si"'.: after a two weeks' .il ,t c* I'lqht's d .m •• He is survived by one son. Buck Martin, and one daughter Mrs. Robert Knight, both of Sandy Ridge. The interment was at Oak Ridge cemetery Saturday. | ; W. G. Petree Buys Moore's Springs It is learned that W. G. Petree has bought Moore's Springs at the price of $7,500. This propertty includes besides the mineral spring, several hund red acres of land, some of it valu able for farming purposes. The plans of the new owner: l have not as yet been given out. 1 Announcement. I hereby announce myself a Democratic candidate for member of the Stokes countty Board of Education, contingent upon the action of the Democratic primary June 2, 1934. ! i I solicit the support of my j friends in the primary. R. E. L. FRANCIS, Francisco. N. C. Number 3,016 Annual Inter - Society Contest Germanton High School. Germanton. May 2.—The an nual inter-uociety contest of the Germanton High School was held in the auditorium on Friday even ing. April 13, at V :30 o'clock. The O. Henry and Sidney La nier Literary Societies met in their annual clash about the citadels of wit, debate, declama tion, and oration more in accord with spirited feeling usually found existing in colleges rather than in high schools. This oc casion is the crowning event of the year on the calendar of ex tra-currjcula activities of the Germanton High School. The debate created much inter est. The query. Resolved; That Sales Tax in North Carolina is Justifiable was debated iti the affirmative by Francis, Ross Mul lican and . Nathaniel Faulkner ol the O. Henry Society, while the negative was upheld by the Sidney Lanier Society, represent ed by Arnol Chapman and Out ward Banner. The judges de clared the negative as winner. Durward Banner, of Sidney La nier was presented with a gold medal as best debator. In declamation Nathaniel Faulkner of O. Henry, was awarded a gold medal as best de claitner selection. "Mo ther's Love." the fine presenta tion of the selection.' "Man's True Self." The gold medal for best recita tion was awarded to Dorothy Carson of O. Henry with the winning selection, "The Highway man." Sidney Lanier was repre sented by Betty Miltimore with selection. "Madame Butterfly." In oration Erleene Green of 0. Henry captured the gold medal award with the winning selection of "America Faces the Crisis." Sidney Lanier was ably represen ted by Edith Merritt with the se lection, "American Ideals." In addition to the awarding of 4 gold medals, the inter-society contest silver cup was awarded permanently to the O. Henry so ciety. This cup has been in the | possession of the two literary so cieties of the high school for the past four years. But at the ter mination of the fourth year of contest, the society winning the cup the greater number of times should be awared the silver cup permanently. This the fourth year of CQntests, the O. Henry won 65 of the possible 100 points. The programme provided for contesting in choruses, O. Henry also captured this laurel. The award in this event was winning points. The winning selection was "The Home Road." Sidnej Lanier chose as its competing se lection. "In Old Madrid." Both selections reflected fine training on part of music teachers. Sidney Lanier moved forward with the winning of the duet (Continued on 3rd Page.)
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