THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Established 1872.
EIGHT DIE IN
GREENSBORO STORM
TORNADO STRUCK CITY AT
7:15 THURSDAY EVENING —
MANY HOMES WRECKED,
CITY IN DARKNESS
DAMAGE OVER MILLION
DOLLARS.
Eight persons are known
dead, two others were reported
dead and scores are injured as
the result of a tornado which
struck the southwestern and
southern section of Greensboro
Thursday night about 7:15
o'clock.
Many residences were wrecked
and an undetermined number of
factory and business buildings
were extensively damaged. Seve
ral fires followed the tornado as
it struck near the Greensboro
fairgrounds and swept eastward
along Lee street, dipping down
at a number of points.
The sections where the tornado
struck were immediately thrown
into darkness as electric wires
went down and a short time
later, as a matter of precaution,
the Duke Power company cut
off the current. The entire city
remained in darkness for Severn 1
hours.
Because of the darkness work
of rescuing persons from wreck
ed buildings was greatly hamp
ered.
Mrs. Ruby Bain, trapped in the
basement of the burning resi
dence of her daughter, Mrs. John
Sparrow, 409 McAdoo avenue,
perished. Mrs. Sparrow was trap
ped with her but she was rescued
and takdn to a hospital.
An unidentified man was
electrocuted at the intersection
of Asheboro and Bragg streets.
Mrs. Maude Viola Clendenin
Johnscji, 403 Gorrell street, was
killed when her home collapsed.
Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy, of
Gorrell street, died of injuries at
Clinic hospital.
Three negroes, J. H. Powell,
Reidsville barber; Robert Ward,
restaurant worker, and a third
unidentified, are also among the
known dead.
Mrs. Edward Ayers and her
daughter, Bobby, of McAdoo
avenue, were reported to have
lost their lives in their home.
The Clinic hospital reported
that 40 persons were admitted
there, 19 of whom were dis
charged after being treated for
injuries. Twenty-one others were
injured seriously enough to re
main in the hospital.
St. Leo's hospital reported at
least seven injured persons were
admitted there and two other
hospitals. Wesley Long and
Richardson Memorial (negro)
were known to have received a
number of injured.
H. P. Loftis, superintendent of
the County Home, is here this
week with a truck load (but not
fnice) pigs for sale, and had no
trouble disposing of them at
fancy prices. We have never seen i
a "nice" pig.
Mr. Thos. Dalton, of Dalton,
was a visitor here Friday.
Volume 64.
JUDGE ROUSSEAU
AND HIS COURT!
•iPRJNG TERM FOR CRIMINAL
ACTIONS NOW IN SESSION
AND MANY CAftES Dlv
POSED OF LARGEST
DOCKET FOR YEARS
SOME SEVERE SENTENCES
IMPOSED BY HIS HONOR
FOR RECKLESS DRIVING,
ETC. COURT WILL CON
TINUE ALL THE WEEK
CIVIL TERM NEXT WEEK.
The regular spring term of
Stokes Superior Court is in
session this week with Judge
Julius A. Rousseau, of Wilkes
county, presiding. H. L. Koontz,
solicitor of Greessboro, is pro
secuting for the State.
Many cases had been disposed
of by the Court up to Wednesday
night, and some quite severe
sentences have been imposed by
His Honor, particularly in the
matter of reckless driving, etc.
At least this is the general
reaction.
But Judge Rousseau is very
highly commended for his
courageous and able deecisions
in the enforcement of the law.
Court will in all probability
continue till the end of the
week, the docket being the
heaviest for years. Next Monday
will begin the Spring Civil term.
The following actions have
been disposed of up to the time
the Reporter goes to press.
State vs. Eddie Ingram, A. D.
W., nol. pros, with leave.
State vs. Dewey Goldrtn, mfg.
liquor, capias.
State vs. Phil Atkinson, Henry
Atkinson and Bill McKenzie, A.
D. W.—Judgment as to Phil and
Henry Atkinson, 6 mos. on road.
Capias to issue. As to Bill Mc-
Kenzie, prayer for judgment con
tinued until next court.
State vs. Frank Collins, pos
session of liquor, nol. pros, with
leave.
State vs. C. O. Wall, assault
with intent to kill, deft, found
guilty by jury with assault on
female with a deadly weapon.
On the count of assault with a
deadly weapon, 2 years on road.
On the count of assault on fe
male, 2 years on road. Judgment
suspended for 5 years on con
dition be of good behavior to
wards wife and childran.
State vs. Ray George, reckless
driving, continued.
State vs. Alvin Taylor, oper.
car while intoxicated, 90 days on
road. Judgment suspended, on
condition that he pay a fine of
SIOO.OO and cost. License to be
surrendered and not drive a car
on highway for 12 mos.
State vs. Wm. Moore, oper. car
while intoxicated, 90 days on
road. License to be surrendered,
and not to drive a car on high- j
way for 12 months.
State vs. Edward Ratford, pos
session of liquor. Capias.
State vs. R. H. Cooke, oper.
car vhile intoxicated, 4 months
on roi.J, and license to be sur
rendered.
State vs. Landis Newsum, pos
session of liquor, 90 days on
road. Judgment suspended for 2
years on condition he be of goodi
Danbury, N. C., Thursday, April 2, 1933
lil'C Holdings Will
Get Tax Exemption
Washington, March 20. —'
!
Representative Frank W. Hancock
:>( the Fifth District led with
.success the in the House ;
yesterday urging the bill to ex-1
empt from local and State taxa-1
lion preferred stock, debentures'
and notes to the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation for loans
made to distressed banks. The
Housa concurred in the Senate'
bill by a vote of 218 to 144.
Mr. Hancock explained to the
House in a vigorous speech which
was roundly applauded by both!
Democrats and Republicans, and '
after the vote had been taken, j
Speaker Byrns congratulated
Hancock and gave him credit for
saving the measure from defeat,'
since the inflationary block was
lined up against it almost solid
ly.
__
behavior and not drink intoxicat
ing liquors and pay cost.
State vs. P. W. Gunter, pos-,
session of liquor, 6 mos on road.
Judgment suspended for 2 years
on condition he pay cost and not j
violate prohibition laws.
State vs. Roscoe Jessup, oper.!
car while intoxicated, continued.
State vs. Jess Mabe, possession
of liquor, 90 days on road. Judg
ment suspended upon condition
that he be of good behavior and.
not violate any laws for a term j
of two years, and pay cost.
State vs. Oliver Lash and
Henry Fulton, B. and E. and
| larceny, on the count of B. and
E. 18 months on road, on the
' count of larceny, 18 months >n
, road, sentences to run con
j currently.
State vs. Moses Collins, oper.
car while intoxicated, 90 days on
road. Judgment suspended on
I condition he pay fine of $150.00
I and cost. License to be surrend
ered, and not drive car for 12
I months.
State vs. R. S. Blount, oper.
car. while intoxicated, 90 days
on road. Judgment suspended on
cqndition he pay a fine of S2OO
and cost, and not drive car on
highway for 12 months.
State vs. H. L. Patterson, pos
session of liquor, 60 days on
road. Judgment suspended on
condition that he pay a fine of
SIOO.OO and cost.
State vs. Robt. Pitchford, oper.
car while intoxicated, 90 days on
road. Judgment suspended on
condition he pay a fine of $200.00
and cost. License to be surrend
ered «nd not drive a ear for 12
months.
State vs. Grady Hutchins, oper.
car while intoxicated, 90 days on
road. Judgment suspended on
condition he pay a fine of S2OO
and cost. License to be surrend
ered and not to drive on high
way for 12 months.
State vs. John Richardson,
Henry Plaster, Clarence Amos
and Robert Fulcher, B. and E.
rind larceny. Richardson not ar
retted. As to Henry Plaster and
Clarence Amos, 2 years on road.
Judgment suspended for 5 yenvs
on condition they be of good be
havior and not violate any law.
(Continued on Page 6)
CLYDE HOEY
SPEAKS HERE
i
LARGEST CROWD THAT EVER
ATTENDED POLITICA I.
SPEAKING HEARD THE'
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR.
Probably the largest crowd
that ever attended a political
speaking heard Clyde Hoey
Democratic candidate for Govern-'
or, at Danbury Monday. Several
hundred people were unable to'
get in the packed court house.
"There is a strange new voice (
in our state, a voice undertaking
!
to assad the state ami th Demo-1
cratic party," deJarod Hoey.
"This voice, taking the tactics of
the Republicans, makes two main
charges. It charges the party
with the sales tax and charge.-)
that it is dominated by cor-,
porations.
"I don't like the sales tax;
none of us like it. But we hav-i
got to face things as they aie
and although I would like to have
the vote of everybody here, I am
not going to make you a pledge
or a promise that cannot be car
ried out just to get your vote."
Hoey said that during the nexL
fiscal year the state would have
a general fund budget of about
§31,000,000 of which the sales
tax would raise $10,500,C00.
"But it will be around $40,- !
OCO.OOO the year after," he said,'
"if the state is to do those thing 3
we all believe should be done —j
i
provide more money for the
schools and the teachers, pro- j
vide for old age pensions, pro-1
vide free school books and keep
the burden of the schools off
farms and homes.
"When some man is going
around the state saying he's
going to take off taxes," the can
date continued, "it's a good idea
to find out where he intends to
get the money. If we remove the
sales tax, we'll need more than
Slo.ofio.ooo to replace it in ad
dition to the extra money we
will find to do the extra things
which need to be done."
He said that corporations al
ready were paying the maximum
income tax allowed under the
constitution and that the same 1
applied to individual incomes ex- j
cept in the lower brackets.
"Let's retain our common
sense," said Hoey, "and face the
facts as they are. And let's ro-1
i
tain our faith in the party which l
has done so much for the state." |
quota of 190 families, and that
this quota has been filled with j
prospective standard rehabilita-:
tion cases, which of course pro
hibits the supervisor from taking
on additional applications. Ho
states that in order to carry out
a satisfactory and profitable pro
gram i'>\ the part of every 1
family, it would not be possible
to carry more than has already
i
been accepted to this day.
Arrangements r>»"> heing work-!
od out as rapidly n nossible tV
omplct: t'-.s ,i - v ippaj j n .
atruments in all cases, which
will enaLle the clients oji re
settlement rolls to begin receiv- j
FARMERS GET
'REHAB" MONEY
I
LOANS FOR NE »V CUOP.i BE
GIN TO I'LO'.V, COI NJ V
SUPERVISOR li. O. PALMER
KAYS.
Rehabilitation loan siotlvitie.s |
of thf Resettlement AJministra-1
lion, which have shown marked'
increase each week since the
first advances for spring plant
ings were made some three
months ago, shot to new heights
Saturday when 34 new loans
wore made for the month.
"These loans are being made
for seed, fertilizer, livestock,
equipment and other supplies
needed for making a crop, Vo
farm families in Stokes County,
deemed eligible for Rehabilitu
tion-in-place," said Mr. It. O.
Palmer. Rural Rehabilitation
Supervisor for this county in
making the above announcement.
Each farm family granted a
Rehabilitation-in-place loan vol
untarily agrees to follow ap
proved farm and home nrmau?-
ment plans worked out by the
aid of the County Rural Re
habilitation Supervisors in co
operation with the County Farm
Agent. Plans for food and feed,
including a garden, to meet the
needs of the family are stipula
'ed, as well as money crops, the'
supervisor said.
"We feel that every rehabilita
tion loan made opens the gate
of opportunity to some stranded
farmer, who, denied such credir, ■
would be deprived of a chance to
get on his feet again. However,
we must be assured before ad
,
vancing a loan that the family
has suitable land, that sound
farm plans are provided and that
the loan and supervision extend
ed will provide an opportunity for
the family to keep off relief
and reimburse the Government
for the loan extended.
Responsibility for the selection
of families is placed in the hands
of voluntary County Advisory
Committees, who have a practi
cal knowledge of local conditions,
•and are better able than anyone
else to make the selection. In
passing upon the qualification
not only need, but character nnd
willingness to work are con-,
sidered. Usually the Rehabilita
tion client has no tangible assets
but if it is considered that he
will respond well to supervision,
he i a accepted on the basis that
the farm nnd home plan super
vision that can be given him plus
his willingness to work will
justify his selection.
If they make good, Rchabilita
tion-in-place clients who are now
tenants may become eligible for
homes of their own, as worthy
tenants are among those who will
be considered for farmsteads un
der Rural Resettlement, another
phase of the Resettlement Ad- '
ministration program.
Mr. Palmer informs us that
Stokes County was allotted a
ing advances for the purpose of
carrying out plans set up in the.
Resettlement Administration pro- {
gram.
Number 3,335
MIIS. HAM KIGKK
Dli.S AT KING
IUICAL .KI.M lllli K'ATION IN'
v\:;hi.\ URINES
BGHTS AS it I'OUKK TO
m\ \ lf.V. MVNV 'IONSLL
' /. I:N VIIONS i.v I>K. "JEL
MOM IHXS.WiiXK.
King, April 1 Mrs. Ham
| Kiger, a;,ed Ci'J, uied at tUeir
I home Wednesday The
| deceased is sunived by the
husband, several children and a
number of grand children. A
sreat host of friends are also
left to mourn tlicit- loss as she
had a very wide acquaintance.
The funeral service was con
ducted at Mount Pleasant
Church Friday afternoon at two
/'clock with Rev. MeKinney, of
Rural Hall, in charge of the
service. Burial followed in the
Church cemetery.
D. F. Carroll retired farmer
of Mizpah, was a business visitor
here Saturday.
The King Woman's Club pre
sented a three act comrdy en
titled "Second-Story Peggy" to a
large house here Saturday night.
The following births were reg
istered here last week: To Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Rumley, a
daughter and to Mr. and Mra.
Roscoe Reed, a daughter.
! Lonnie Wall, who i» employed
iby the Greyhound Bus Bines,
j who was severely hurt in a fall
I some time ago and who has been
in the Statesville Hospital for
several weeks, has been removed
jto his home in Winston-Salem
and is well on his way to re
covery. Mr. Wall who was rear
ed near here and who has a lot
of friends in this section was so
severely hurt that at first his
recovery was regarded as doubt
ful. His many friends will learn
of his improvement with plea
sure.
The following patients under
went tonsil operations in the
new Tonsil Clinic here last week:
ShelUtfi Booze, of Tobaccoville;
Carroll Loe Ogburn, of Rural
Hall, and Mrs. Gilbert James, of
Germanton. Dr. Belmont Helsa
beck performed the operations.
Everette Stone is confined to
his home on Main Street by ill
ness.
| Woodrow Lawson, of Banbury,
spent the week-end with relatives
and friends here.
A new power line to extend
from King to Mountain View has
been approved by the Duke
Power Company. And actual
construction work is expected to
begin within the next three
| we:kt>. This new line will give
lights to the town of Mountain
View as well ns to residents and
far,,, homes all along the line.
The small daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ira Kirby is quite sick
with pneumonia at their home.
Carman Stewart, of Tobnrcn
vill, visited relatives and friends
hero Saturday.
Mr. i',nd Mrs. Llys Caudle, of
Winston-Salem, were among tha
visitors here Sunday.
T. S. Roystor, of Gaston
county, lost only 7 chicks during
! (he first week out of 500 Reds
| brooded with a brick brooder.