THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Volume 62.
BEER DEALERS
MAY QUIT BUSINESS
GOVERNMENT THREATENS
TO IMPOSE.* TAX OF SL
-0(H), WHERE THE ALCOHO
LIC CONTENT IS GREATER
THAN THREE-TWO HOW
IT WILL AFFECT STOKES.
There are beer dealers V
Walnut Cove, Kin?. Danbury.
Lawsonville and other points in
Stokes county, and these will un
doubtedly quit the sale of th-':
beverage if the proposed tax of
SI,OOO is applied.
The Greensboro News of today
has the following:
Should the federal government
insist upon imposing the SI,OOO
excise tax upon North Carolina
dealers in beer of more than 3.2
per cent alcoholic content there
will be no other resource than for
the beer dealers to go out of busi
ness. A3 many of them have al
ready implied they will do. ac
cording to Maj. L. P.
legal counsel for the North Caro
lina Beer Dealers' association,
who will go to Washington
Thursday for a hearing before of
ficials of the treasury depart
ment on the matter. Mr. McLen
don will seek a ruling on the
contention that the opinion re
cently received here by Charles
H. Robertson, collector of inter
nal revenue, relative to the excise
tax of SI,OOO on beer of more
than 3.2 per cent alcohol, is not
applicable to North Carolina.
Following Brummitl's Ruling
Mr. McLendon's action follows
a ruling by Dennis G. Brummitt,
state attorney general, that the
sale of beer of more than 3.2
per cent alcohol is a violation of
condition upon which the excise
the North Carolina statute, a
tax is based.
Wholesale beer dealers claim
that beer of the 3.2 per cent,
variety is practically impossible
to obtain in this state since it
must be imported from other
■stales in which the alcoholic con
tent is unlimited. It is also claim
ed that if beer of the prescribed
composition were obtainable there
would be no sale for it, and
consequently neither the whole
salers nor retailers would have
enough business to justify a
license tax, much '.ess an excise
tax. Furthermore, it was pointed
nut, the payment of the excise
tax would be a prima facie ad
mission that the beer was of
-more than 3.2 per cent alcohol
should the state authorities take
action.
Would Suspend Revenue Source
If the dealers of North Caro
lina do go out of business it will
suspend a source of revenue of
considerable proportions for both
the state and federal government,
*t was p 'ointed out, and under the
present circumstances the excise
tax would serve as a knife to cut
the throat of the goose that lay-*
the golden eggs. There are more
than 3,000 federal licenses issue.!
to beer dispensers in North Caro
lina, all of whom pre affected by
. the excise ruling, it was stated.
; The condition that will be
* placed htffore the treasury pf
• i
Established 1872.
SIMMONS IS
; AGAINST CHANGE
DISTINGUISHED EX-NORTH
CAROLINA SENATOR OP
POSES NEW CONSTITUTION
—SAYS IT SHOULD BE RE
JECTED AT THE POLLS IN
NOVEMBER
I
New Bern. Sept. 13. Former
Senator F. M. Simmons tonight
issued a statement answering
critics of his position against
adoption -jf the proposed revised
constitution.
! The statement wa3 specifically
a reply to a telegra m Wednesday'
from Kemp Battle of Rocky
Mount: Dr. Clarence Poe, •■tf
Raleigh, and A. J. Maxwell, state
commiss ; oner of revenue, which
assailed the position of opposition
previously taken by Simmons.
Accusing his critics of evading
the issues, Simmons pointed to
omsision of section 2, article 1, of
the present constitution from the
revised document. This article de
fines the people as possessing "all
political power" and as being the
origin ol' government and asking
why it was omitted Simmons
said:
i
"Was it because they 'iicfght
or feared it would or might be in
conflict with or discredit some
cherished part of the work of the
commission ?"
The former senator mentioned
the 1930 Democratic primary in
whicch he was defeated ly
Senator Josiah W. Bailey in
charging the proposed new con-
I
stitution would permit greater
concentration of power in the
governor's hands.
The present "undue concentra-j
tion of powers in the legislature j
and chief executive." he said.!
* * !> "has resulted, as I hereto- j
fore charged, in the establish-1
ment of a powerful political or- j
ganization of state-wide j
scope" r ' * *
"The organization and active
co-operation of the heads and
personnel of these appointive!
agencies in the senatorial cam-j
paign of 1930 was generally j
noticed and commented upon at i
that time, and the results of that'
co-operation are generally known'
by the leaders and most of the!
people throughout the state an I j
need no elaboration of the facts!
which developed in that campaign j
from me."
In concluding his statement.
Simmons reiterated his belief
that the revised constitution
should be rejected at the polls.
Surfacing The
Lawsonville Highway
Kiger and Younts construction
forces have arrived and are at i
work with a large equipment sur
facing and completing the Law
sonville highway.
( It is expected to get this high
way in A 1 shape before winter
sets in.
ficials will be based on the claim
that the state statute as to be"-
content was annulled when tho
congressional act fixing the al
cohol at 3.2 per cent, was nul'i
fied by the repeal of the 18'..
j amendment.
"GRANNY TERRY"
94 YEARS YOUNG
KING LADY PROBABLY OLD
EST IN COUNTY FRANK
GRABS TAKEN TO HOSPI- !
TAL BIRTHS REGISTER
ED AT KING—OTHKR YAD
KIN TOWNSHIP NEWS OF
INTEREST
King, Sep!:. 1? Material is
being placed on thn si:a prepara
tory to putting down a side walk
''so feet long leading from Main
street to the high school build
ing.
' Charlie N. Boles has returned
to his home in Monroe. Va., after
paying a short visit to relatives
here. Mr. Boles holds a position
with the Southern Railway Com
pany.
Mesdames Manly Fulp and
Adam Hall, of Trinity, are
spending a few days with rela
tives and friends here.
Mrs. Cl'.arity Terry, familiarly
known a3 "Granny Terry" who
resides with her daughter, Mrs.
B. F. Pulliam on Main Street has
th distinction of being the old
est person in this section. She
was 91 years old the second day
i
of thi3 month.
John Southern had the misfor-i
tune to lose a good mule Satur
day. The animal dropped dead in
the field at work.
Bill Spainhower and family, of
Buies Creek, formerly of King,
are spending some time with rela
tives and friends here. Mr. Spain
hower states that tobacco «»
selling high on the eastern mar-!
kets.
A. C. Rutledge entertained a
number of his friends at a chicken
stew at his home Friday night.
Frank Grabs aged 83 was car
ried to the Baptist Hospital Sat j
| urday where we will undergo an
operation.
The following births were reg
istered here last week, to Mr. and
Mrs. Oscar Johnson a son, to Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Merritt a dau
ghter. to Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Westmoreland a son, Mr. and
Mrs. Gurnie Kiger a daughter, to
Mr. and Mrs. Brice Tuttle a son.
; to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Smith a
daughter, to Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Watts a daughter, to Mr. an.l
Mrs. Ike Flynt a son, to Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Hill a daughter, to
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Webster a dau
ghter, to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Ayers a son, to Mr. and Mrs. Foy
George a daughter, th Mr. and
Mrs. William Foster a son, to
Mr. and Mrs. Odell Barnevcastle j
a son. to Mr. and Mrs. Ressie j
Scott a son.
Dr. and Mrs. Fred Hauser, of:
Bland, Va., visited relatives here'
Sunday.
Wiley Sizemore and family, of
Winston-Salem, spent Sunday
here the guests of relatives.
Farmers in this section are
about through harvesting their!
tobacco crop and are turning
their attention to saving their
feed crops.
soli on the Columbus
County markets Is still avevaguvi
about Co ccn'9 a pound P.*: \
pv-vor.e is revert?" U'.e
county p.ger.t.
Thursday. Sept. 20, 1934
FARMERS RE( HIVE
THEIR CARDS'
STOK» TOBACCO GROWERS
PREPARING FOR MARKET
COUNTY AGENT KIRBY
OFFICE BESIEGED THE |
RULES OF MARKETING
j Large number.? c: fara:ers nrs
i
crowding County Agent Kir'ay"* 1
office in the court house here
thi3 week, receiving their cards
which entitle them to market
their tobacco itn er the new;
stringent federal regulations. Tii;
curing of th? 1934 crop is about
finished, ar 1 the markets will
open next Tuesiay, the 25th, at
Madison. Martinsville. Moun'
Airy, Winston-Salem. Reilsville
and the other wareliouse-towns
cf the Old Be!:.
Hundreds of farmers will
carry a load of tobacco to rnarke*
on the opening day. as is usual!.',
the case, and the tobacco markets
will teem with the growers who
are anxious to obtain a little
cash t.o meet their obligations.
Before a farmer can market
his tobacco tax-free, he must
have in his possession a card from
i the representatives of the federal
| authorities showing the details of
j his acreage, etc. Otherwise, he
will have to submit to the federal
tax which i 3 imposed on those
farmers who have not co-operated
with the government in its pro
gram to relieve the tobacco grow- '
t * I
The Stokes crop of tobacco j
while not up to the fine standard
which was at first considered .
general in the county, is good. ,
It will doubtless bring in the
farmers a handsome profit as (
compared with the serious losses |
which have been sustained dur- ,
ing the last few years. I
FERACASHKF i 1
LIMITED NOW ,
MRS. DOYLE. A I).SINISTRA- 1
TOR. ADVISES ECONOMY
UNTIL THK GOVERNMENT
INCREASES THE APPRO
PRIATION FOR STOKES
COUNTY
Persons on relief in Stokes
county are urged to reduce their,
wants and to live as economically j
as possible until the appropria
i
tion for relief is increased by the
government.
This news comes directly from,
Mrs. M. G. Doyle, Stokes county j
relief administrator, who advises!
4 hat the appropriation tor this
county during September has |
been very appreciably diminshed, j
so that practically all project
have been temporarily suspend
i ed.
Mrs. Doyle says that she hopes
that the allocation by the federal
relief headquarters for use in
thi3 county will be materially in
creased within the next 30 days.
j .
A consignment saie of register
ed Guernseys will be held at the
Brookdale Country Ciub at Salis
bury on Thursday, October 11.
announces T. D. Brown. '.
|
Mrs. Gilmer Sparger and Mrs.
N. E. Wall visited Wir-Stcn-
Salem Tuesday.
| COME YE FARMERS
; CARDS ARE READY
COUNTY OFFIC KRS A N l>
THEIR ASSISTANTS HELP
COI'NTV AGENT KIR B Y
RUSH THE WORK A
SHORTER CROP OF TOBAC
CO INSURES GOOD PRICK*
—CREAM MARKET GROW
ING—SOWING GRAIN
TO THE STOKES FARMERS:
The allotment cards, common
ly called sales cards, on all to
bacco contracts for Stokes farms
which have been certified, are
ready for distribution on thi..
Tuesday morning. The job of
making and checking these cards
for accuracy could not have been
dona as quickly as it was had it
not been for the aid given by the
County Officers and their assist
ants who volunteered their ser
vices along with the regular
workers to complete this job on
Monday night. Less than ten per
rent of the farms are yet to bt
certified. Probably a few of thes.-
uncertified farms have not been
surveyed. Allotment cards on
farms cannot be released until
I
the check for compliance is com
pleted and the farms are certi
fied. It is hoped that all of the
work can be completed at an
early date.
The local tobacco markets open
next week. Some farmers who
have been needlessly worried
with what is considered useless 1
I
red tape in connection with thji
present set up and organizationj
designed to aid growers in get-:
ting more for their tobacco crop. I
|
will probably feel some what re- j
paid for the required cuts, sacri-l
fices, worries, etc.
Several factors have ci>ntribut-j
ed to the higher prices for to
bacco this season but the main j
one is that the growers are of
fering a smaller crop for
When the supply is insufficient |
to meet tlit? demand, prices go up.;
hut an over supply and reduced j
demands always lowers prices, j
Growers have it in their power •
to determine in a large measure
what the tobacco crops of the
future shall bring.
Contract signers are urged to
stand by their agreement. A con-
I
tract will be worth as much next
year as it i 3 now. Once a contract
ia broken, it will be a thing of
the past.
Mr. Blexam, District Recheck
j Engineer for the AAA, was in
Danbury this week. While here
he complimented Stokes farmers
on the manner in which thay
have stood by their agreements
to reduce their tobacco acreage
and have lived up to their prom
ises. He said the number of
cases reported for this county for
investigation is exceedingly small,
especially compared with other
counties in this district.
The District Engineer w*i>le
here complimented the super-'
visors on the accuracy and neat
ness of their field platts. say
ing: "This is an excellent' job
(Continued on Page S)
T' - i
WEDDING OF
POPULAR COIPLE
REED GEORGE LEADS HCSR
OLA MOREFIELD TO THE.
ALTAR CKiUMOW PER
FORMED P.V ELDER JL
WATT TI'TTLE RECEP
TION WD SI'PPKR TEND
ERED KKIDK AM) GROOM.
Surpri*s:ig their frier, .is. Reed
George and Miss Ola MorefieM
late Fr day evening took the
marriage v.nvs before Elder .1.
Watt Tattle at Meadows. The
affair had beer. quietly dated Cor
Saturday. Present at the nuptials
were the family of Elder Tuttle
and several friends.
Immediately after the cere
mony the happy couple was
whisked over to Greensboro tn an
automobile where at the O'Henry
hotel an elegant supper had been
prepared by Mrs. M. G. Doyte
and her office staff, co-workers
with Miss MorefielJ in the FERA
office here.
The affair was a very happy
one for all present. The bride
and groom received the con
gratulations of quite a party of
friends, as well as being the
center of other honors of the
evening.
Those present at the reception
and supper were as follows:
Mrs. Minnie G. Dovle.
Mrs. Fern Myers King.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Joyce
Miss Alta Easter.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Heath.
Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Pepper,
Miss Sarah Williamson.
Miss Martha Powell,
C. C. McGee,
Dennis Alley.
George Lester
Mr. and Mrs. Luke Sherard
BUII DING THE
ROCK HOUSE ROAD
STATE FORCES BEGIN WORK
ON MUCH NEEDED HIGH
WAV, STARTING AT ROCK
HOUSE CHI RCH, TO CON
NECT WITH NO. 661
Capt. J. E. Thore was here
Wednesday, and advised the Re
porter that State highway forces
this week started to improving
and reconstructing the Rock
House road.
Work began at Rock Housa
church, and will proceed to con
nect with No. 661 near Quaker
Gap.
with the prospects for thi3 road k
Capt. Thore was much pleased
which leads from Pilot Mour»>
tain via the Rock House and in
tersects with the State Highway
No. 661 running from Rural Hall
to Wright's Store on No. 89.
Capt. Thore says he and his
friends have been at work on this
project for four years, and he is
now happy over the promise of
! its early materialization.
Eighty automobiles filled with
farmers and other business men
made a tour of Macon County
farms last week to study the im
prove i practice* being promoted
by the farm agent.
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