THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Established 1872.
EX-CONFEDERATES
RECEIVE PENSIONS
NOW ONLY TWO SOLDIERS
LEFT IN COUNTY, WHILE
SEVENTEEN WIDOWS SUR
VIVE SOLDIERS GET
S $182.50 EACH.
The semi-annual distribution
of checks to ex-Conferedate so!
diers and widows of soldiers is
now being completed by Clerk of
the Court J. Watt Tuttle. Only
two veterans survive in the
coUnty.
Class A soldiers receive $182.1,0
twice a year, while Class /.
widows get $150.00 semian
nually. Class B widows are giv
en SSO semi-annually.
The list of checks now in hand
or given out at Tuttle's office
is as follows:
CLASS A SOLDIERS
Sanford Ring, Westfield, N. C.,
Co. B. Ist Jr. Reserves.
S. J. Wall, Pinnacle, N. C., Co.
D. 52nd Regt.
CLASS A WIDOWS
Mrs. S. G. Arrington, Wide
S. G. Arrington, Co. H. 51st
Regt. NCST.
Annie Carter, widow of D. K
Carter, C. Freemans Batn.
C. N. Ferguson, widow of J. H.
Ferguson, Co. C. 21st Regt.
NCST.
C. J. Hampton, widow of A
M. Hampton, Co. G. 21st Rgt.
NCST.
Mrs. A. G. Jones, widow of A
G. Jones, Co. K. 63rd Rgt. NCST.
J. Ann Martin, widow R. T.
Martin, Co. H. 22nd NCST.
Mary A. Smith, widow of E. E.
Smith, Co. D. 4th Rgt. NCST.
Sallie Ann Tuttle, widow
John Tuttle, Co. G. 21st Rgt
NCST.
CLASS B WIDOWS
M. P. Caudle, widow of W. A
Caudle, Co. EJ. 59th Va. *
Mary A. Flippin, widow ol
John A. Flippin, Co. A. 2nd Reg
NCST.
V Mary E. Gentry, widow of R.
G. Gentry, Co. B. 57th Regt.
NCST.
Sallie Gibson, widow of Lee
Gibson, Co. B. or D. 52nd, Regt
«• I^CST.
Sarah A. Hicks, wodow of Abel
Hicks, Co. F. 21st Regt. NCST.
Racchel E Moore, widow of F.
N L. Moore, Co. G. 22nd, Va.
Nancy Rebecca Neal, widow of
H Alex Neal, Co. A. 6th Rgt. NCST
Melissa Poore, widow S. I
Poore, Co. I. 21st Regt. NCST.
M. F Rhodes, widow A. C.!
Rhodes, Co. H. 22nd Regt. NCST.
Hancock Is Given
20,000 Majority
The vote in the congressional
race shows substantially the fol- j
I __ lowing results:
y Surry: Hancock 4,397, Jainc"3'
1,016; Granville: Hancock 3,633,]
James 295; Person: Hancock 1,-
740, James 930; Caswell: Han
cock 1,890, James 292; Rocking
ham: Hancock 4,550, James 460;
Forsyth: Hancock 9,457, James
6,802; Stokes: Hancock 1,290,
tin' i ■ ■
Volume 64.
LawsonviUe News
Mr. Wood row Lawson, and
little daughter, Barbara Anne,
Mrs. J. T. Lawson, Misses Josie
and Gladys Lawson, Hallie Spen
cer and Mr. Clarence Spencer
visited Mrs. Woodrow Lawson
and Miss Ruth Lawson. who are
attending Summer School at
Boone, North Carolina, Sunday.
Little Miss Barbara Anne Law
son will remain at Boone, with
her mother, for the remainder of
the summer.
The Lawsonville Ball team won
another game Saturday, when
they beat Big A by a score of 19
to 4.
Miss Ruverna Lawson returned
to New York Sunday after a
week's visit to her father, Mr. T.
F. Lawson at Lawsonville.
Mrs. J. T. Lawson, Misses
Josie. Gladys and Irene Lawson
attended a birthday party given
by Mrs. Tom Hall at the home o:
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Josh
Lawson Saturday night.
Mr. Herman Lawson and Mr.
Woodrcw Lawson and Httle dau
ghter, Barbara Anne, visited the
latters grand parents. Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Simpson, of Leaks
vilie, where Mr. Lawson traded
cars getting a Dodge.
Mrs. P. H. Robertson and Mrs.
,Man Sfceppard visited Mis. Sc.m
Lawson Saturday afternoon.
Misses Hallie Spencer and Mrs.
Woodrow Lawson are planning to
attend Summer School at High
Point college the Second Term,
this summer.
The people of the community
ire very sorry to lose one of ou'
teachers, Mrs. Woodrow Lawson.
■vho will go to Sandy Ridge next
year. Mrs. Lawson has been
with us several years.
The Ball team gave an ice
eream supper Saturday night lo
try to raise funds to help pay ex
penses of the team.
P. C. Campbell
Has Court Today
Justice of the Peace P. C.
Campbell disposed of the follow
ing case s here today:
State vs. James Cook and
Henry Cook, of Concord, trans
•Xirting and possession of 60 gal.
of liquor and reckless drivinc.
\rresled by State Patrolman
Coman and Deputy Sheriffs
3ert Smith, Everett Wagner and
C. G. Ray. Eound over to court
in bond of SSOO each.
State vs*. Prince Stewart and
Tom Lenny, (cel.) of Winston-
Salem, transporting and pon
iesrion of 20 gal. of liquor. Ar
ves'fM by Patrolman Coman an'
Deputy Sheriffs Bert Smith
Everett Wagner and C. G. Ray.
Court and S3?O bead each.
State vs. Joe Huffman, of
Winston-Salem, reckless driving,
"onnd over to court in bond of,
"00. State Patrolman Coman
mr.d? the rr est.
State v.?. John CHm, of Wal
nut Cove, driving G3 miles per
hour in tho town of Walnut
Cove. $5 and cost. Patrolman
Coman made the arrest
■ -- - ■ i*i i -j- i
Danbury, N. C., Thursday, June 18, 1936
$280,000 NEW
BONUS MONEY
STOKES VETERANS OF THE
WORLD WAR BEING PAID
THIS WEEK THIS IN
FLUX OF CASH IV A DULL
TIME WILL BE HIGHLY AC
CEPTABLE, NO DOUBT
CONFEDERATE PENSIONS
SWELL THE SUPPLY OF
FEDERAL SPOXDULIKS. 1
It is estimated that $280,000
of new cash is coming into th?
county this week as a result of
the world war veterans getting
paid dff. These boys will receive
more than an average of SSOO
each. June is a dull month for
business, and the soldiers' pay
?hecks coupled with the nice
vompensation being handed out
the two surviving ex-Confed
erates and the 17 widows of
Conferedate soldiers, will be a
most appreciable influx of fede
ral cash in a dull time.
Biff Night For
Democrats June 27
At Walnut Cove
Saturday night, June 27 from
8:30 to 11:00 o'clock leading
Democrats from all parts or
; Stokes will gather to celebrate
' the assured nomination of
President Roosevelt. Plans are
being formulated to accomodate
500 of the party leaders to si'
in and listen to the President's
acceptance address over a coss.
to coast hook up from Franklir,
Field in Philadelphia.
These raliles are being held in
all over the nation
and are to be known as "Roose
velt Nominator atherings."
The committees for the meet
ing while not complete include
J. H. Baker, C. E. Davis, W. F
Marshall, R. R. Mills, R. .!.
Scott, S. G. Sparger, Joe W.
Neal, N. E. Pepper, J. J. Taylor,
S. P. Christian, W. S. Hart,
Ralph Sheppard, Moir Hawkins,
Will Poore, Ernest Collins, Clyde
Forrest, E. F. Stone, Tom Pres
ton, Rex Tilley, Ed Mitchell, Roy
Redding, J. C. Carson, Ralph
Beck, R. C. White, Dr. G. E.
Stone, P. O. Fry, J. L. Christian.
A ladies' committee is in the
making.
All Democrats, their wives,
laughters and friends are in
vited.
It i 3 expected the meeting wii!
he held in the school house o:
the Legion Hnll at Walnut Cove
Marriage
At Danbury Monday night,
Inn R. Worth and Maria Thomn
■on, both of Forsyth county. O*'
f'ciat'irig, Justice P. C. Camp
':oil.
9 ______
Sheriff J. J. Taylor and Attor
ney S. G. Sparger left. Thursday
night for New York city to wit
less the Louis Sohcleing fight:
and later to attend the national
Democratic convention at Phil
adelphia.
AT RALEIGH
LAST WEEK
BIG DELKGATION OF STOKES
CITIZENS ATTENDED CON
VENTION THE CROWD
AT RALEIGH A RECORD
BREAKKR HOEY AND
MCDONALD BOTH ON HAND.
Stokes Democrats who attended
the State convention at Raleigh
Thursday and Friday were as
follows: John L. Christian, M;>.
Robert Beck, Mrs. NJapier, of
Pinnacle; A. R. Phillips, of Dal
ton; Everett Wagner, of Germaa
*on; W:n. Marshall, Peck Lin
vilie, C. E. Davis, Ralph Mills,
of Walnut Cove; John T. Tucker
and son. of Lawsonville; Dr. J.
L. Har.es. of Pine Hall; J. J.
Taylor, S. G. Sparger, S. P.
Christian, H. P. Loftis, Bert
Smith, R. J. Scott, N. E Penp."r.
of Danbury.
The crowd at the convention
was the largest for years. A'!
the hotels were overrun with
-clegatrs or guests.
Hoey and McDonald, the lead
ing candidates for Governor,
were I resent attending the con
vention r>- delegates.
Busy Monday At
Campbell's Court
Following the week-end whis
key brawls, and drunken and
.ckless driving. Judge Campbell
was busy.
By Monday night his blotter
showed the following cases dis
osed of:
St3te vs Edgar Mabe, operat
ing under the influence, bone'
'ixed and furnished at $250.00
"or court. Arrest by Coman a:ie
Mitchell, State patrolmen
State vs. B. F. Shelton, of
Madison, operating under the in
fluence. Bond arranged and giv
en for $250.00, for July court.
Arrest by Cpman and Mitchell,
State patrolmen.
State vs. Spencer Hill, operat
ing car too fast, at 75. Bond for
court, SIOO.OO. Arrest by Coman
and Mitchell, State patrolmen.
COLORED CASES
State vs. Roosevelt Foddri"
operating with improper license.
Same, operating without driver's:
:ense. Judgment in first casi
$5 and cost; second, cost. Arrest
■>y Coman and Mitchell.
State vs. Isaac Claybrook, Har
vey Claybrook, Thomas Clay
'>rock, Josey Martin, E.-ra Ta;-
um, Noah Martin, Moir Tafum.
Charge, drinking and disorderly
"ieir Sandy Ridge colored church.
Small fines- and cost each. Ar
rests by Deputy Sheriffs C. R.
Lawson, A. G. Sisk, R. W. Stc
■vart, H. O. Hooker, Rofct. Joyc>
Ernest I-lutcherson and J. P.
Warner. Snail fine and co-1
each.
Lynnii H;;II !>;t Mon lay fo
Berkley, W. Va., where be wii!
''old a position in a fruit stojv
"or .W. W. Rhodes, of Lawsou
'ille, who hauls fruit from tli
Southern states into West Vir
ginia.
July Court Jurors
Jurors to serve at the July
ter m of criminal and civil court
were drawn by the Stokes board
of commissioners at a meeting
here Monday.
CRIMINAL COURT (First week)
Yadkin township—H. M. Nance.
R. S. Spainhour, James Cook.
Herman Wolf, W. J. Wall. C. H.
Holder, J. E. Ashburn. D. L. E .-
wards, N. S. Boyles, M. M. Gor
don. J. M. Smith, L. E. Callo
way.
Big Creek township- C.
Slawter, J. W. Collins.
Quaker Gap township J. i\
Vaclen, L. E. Smith, J. G. Dur
ham.
Meadows township- E. A.
Long, J. P. Lewis, J amis W.
Young .Gaston Tuttle, W. M.
Mabe, W. C. Jones, O. M. Flytit.
Danbury township- J. Wesley
Morefield, J. C. Hill, W. Y.
.Voods, J. T. Flinehum, RUFS. !
r'incl.um.
Peters Creek township J. H
.Yelson, Tom Flinehum, Jon.-.;.
TJuilin, J. T. Mani ing, Chff-lr. -
7aylo", E. G. Pringle, O. C. T;:> -
'or, W. G. Tucker.
Sauratown township J. ii
Bray, J. W. Allen.
Snow Creek township—Free
Mitchell, L. E. Hawkins.
Beaver Island township—J. B
Dodson.
CIVIL TERM (second week)
Snow Creek township—G. R.
Crown, J. H. Duncan, J. M. New
man, S. A. Wall.
Yadkin L. R. Pulliam, Robert
Srowder. Joseph Tilley, Pan!
-lis-r, H. C. Patterson.
Meadows township Luthei
Terry, P. L. Smith.
Sauratown township—Strawdy
Martin, J. E. Bowman, H. G.
Tuttle.
Big Creek township—S. 1..
Lawson, J. M. Durham.
Quaker Gap township—J. P..
Tilley, James W. Talley, C. A.
Mickey.
Peters Creek township—Noe!
F. Hall, J. W. Lawson, Rufur
Mabe.
Beaver Island township—Guy
Eggleslon, M. R. Wall.
Marriages
Marriage license has been is
sued recently by Register of
~)eeds R. L. Smith to the fol
lowing couples:
' May 15: Silas M. Parker, o;
' Winston-Salem and May Bow
i nan, of Winston-Salem.
May .'sl: D.ivid E. Bowers, o
' Winston-Salem and MiMji .
Oroker. of Thomasville. *
, May 31: (Colored) W.
Gray, of Walnut Cove and V
ritiia Welch, of Walnut Cove.
.lun- 3: Levie Ashby, 7 2 y:
•if ago. of Stokes county a..
Mrs. (eo;*ge Self, 6-1 yis. o;' .:
if Stvs county.
June 11.: J. Fred Gernor, Jr.
Winston-Salem an 1 Mary
MoCan'oss. of Danbury.
j June 15: (Colored) J»
| Worthy, Jr.. of i
and Marie Thompson, of Winston-
Salem.
Number 3,347
R. O. PALMER
GIVES FIGURES
TREND FROM INDIVIDUAL
OWNERSHIP TO FARM TEN
ANCY DESCRIBED AS MA JOB
PROBLEM STOKES GAIN a
FIVE PER CENT.
The i rend Imm individual
ownership to farm tenaney was
; •-• one n tin- major
l , . ....
ems o. ti:e ' nr.t . Stats by
i'» f>- I'i.'.M-v, of Da-. .:y, N. C.,
| iUhabiii-...;i n supirvi.i () f thg
:v'.s:ttkn.tn! Ad>n:nis'iation fop
! Stokes count v. Mr. rainier •
i .
:'inures complied by the Resettle-
I me.nt Administration showing
I "hat nearly half of all farmers in
j the i nitod States are now ten
| ants. (
"Every agricultural section o
'he cour.tiy," he said, "has sunt'}
tenancy." It ranges from arouuil
eight ;ci ceir. jn the New Eng
land states bcttci than forty
• -ve ;i; c..;*.. in parts of the
j ; ;i " ' a !)';•' of more
:„a five per ten*, of all
• • •'? i" sor.ie pans of the
The -r " of tin 15(35 census
I
|;t a.:;i"cul:ure indicates that
! arm tenrncy is still increasing
I,n r.ll major sections of the
I country. Tenancy in the states
of this region is as follows.
North Carolina, 142,15S teu-
I ?:its. gain of 3 per cent, since
! 193'1; Virginia, 5h,356 tenants,
j _,u»n of 13 per cent, since 1930;
[Mcntucky, 103.215 tenants, gain
jnf 11 per cer.t. since 1930; Ten
i ...sr..e, 122.6"7 tenants, gai)n of
11 per cent, since 1930; West
j Virginia, 27.021 tenants, gain of
17ti per cent, since 1930.
According to information ob-
I
.tained from the office of the
■ State Agricultural Statistician,
Mr. Palmer reports that Stoke*
| county had in the year 1935 2,037
j tenant farmers against 1,931 fop
'.he year 1930, or an increase of
tenant farmers by approximately
5 per cent. I '
Soldiers Pay Comes ;
The cx-service boys are riding
l high. Their bonus checks have
.J ,-rrived.
Friday morning at 10 o'clock,
. Mrs. Edwin Tavlm entertained
I
! ' b; t honoi ing Miss Mary
.. v.l is,. nv:- took
' •*' "' ? ." no. a at 5:30
!:.
Frances
■ - • i •* ' F.ucillo
' . I'u!-
* S. (r.
' \ f!en
•' ' I the
r,s.
■I ' ', of
flnd
.w -v.
"" .•■ tin's
C • j_ j
limit
Cove, vi.iite.i friends and rela
| lives here ,a few days ttiis week.