THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Established 1872.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SPREE ENDS, JAIL
ZEB SMITH, BROTHER SMITH,'
BILL. RHODES LAND IX
LOCK-UP AFTER WILD
JAUNT IN WHICH THEY
LEARN STOKES OFFICERS
NOT ASLEEP Ol# JOB—VIR
GIXIA SORTIE NOT SUC
CESSFUL
Zeb Smith, Brother Smith an'l
Bill Rhodes are languishing in
Danbury jail after a Saturday
night spree in which they found
out to their sorrow that Stokes
county officers are not asleep on
the job.
Brother and Bill were caught
Saturday night, near Sandy
Ridge and locked up. Zcb escap
ed, but Monday night he, too,
wfa brought in from Roanoke by
Sheriff John Taylor and Deputy
Sheriffs Clevfe Lav/son and Lon
Sisk. 1
The trouble started Saturday
night about 10 o'clock when the
trio Zeb, Brother and Rhodes ar-,
rived in Danbury looking, ap-i
parently, for trouble.
They rodei around the square,
blowing their horn blatantly in
front Deputy Lon Sisk's place.
Zeb was at the wheel.
Stopping at Marlon Stevens'
beer joint, they proceeded to All
up cn Red Top and Schlitz.
J. 8., who ttuine Ume ago had
* rippet with them, set them up.
So bystanders say. They were
apparently good pals with J. B.
now, but soon trouble started'
with somebody else.
Deputy Sheriffs Bert Smith,'
Cleve Lawson and Lon Sisk |
wero nearby, and threw a flash- j
light.
"Who in the g d d h—j
is that throwing a flashlight,
on us. We've got flashlight'*,
too.''
Tins qucth Zeb, who the report
goes, had stated he wanted to
get John Taylor and the other
officers in front of his car once.!
Soon the chase started. Be it
said finely to the credit of Bert
Smith that he did not shirk his i
duty. Zeb and Brother were his
brothers, children of his own
father and mother.
But Bert is true grit. No
doubt it hurt his heart, but these
boys were violating the law. He
had sworn to do his duty. He
stepped on the gas. The Zeb car
went out of town like a rocket
and around the curves a mile
south, took a right turn to the
mountains.
Bert, driving the law car, sped
on to Walnut Cove where the'
trail grew cold.
The violators had escaped.
Bert returned to Danbury, and
here it was found the Smiths'
and Rhodes had returned.
They were in Danbury again.
The race began once more. Zeb
headed for Sandy Ridge, with
Bert and the officers in full pur
miit
When near J. M. Hill's beyond
Sandy Ridge, Zeb quicklv locked
his ear, taking the key with him, |
and got away through the woods. 1
Volume 66
Death of Miss
Minnie Pepper At
Christiansburg. Va.
Miss Minnie Pepper died at (
her home at Christianburg, Va..
Friday, April 23, 1937.
She was a daughter of the late
Dr. W. R. Pepper, of Christians
burg, who was the oldest son of
Dr. John Pepper, Sr., who died
at Danbury in the year 18^0.
The following account of Miss
Pepper's death is taken from the
Christiansburg News M'3»enger
April 28.
Miss Minnie Pepper, 78, mem
ber of one of the oldest and most
distinguished families in this
section, died at her home here
Friday following a short illness.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Richardson funeral
home Friday at 10:30 o'clock
and burial was in Sunset ceme
tery.
I Miss Pepper is survived by one
brother, Colonel J. W. Pepper, re
tired business man of Christians
'burg.
Dr. Robert L. Kinnaird, pastor
jof the Christiansburg Presbyter
ian church, conducted the ser-
I .
vices.
The pallbearers serving were:
Lilburn Dunlap, Archie E. Crom
er, J. C. Grimes, W. S. Aaron, B.
M. Hasan, Bently Hite and Geo.
W. Foster.
Brother and Billie were taken
and brought to jail, but not until
Brother had been hit by a black
jack by Cleve Lawson.
j Sunday night the officers with
j the addition of Carl Ray to their
party, went to W. H. Smith's,
| the father of Z.-b, near Sandy
! Ridge, in search of Zeb, but it
'was learned he had returned to
' Roanoke,
| Monday afternoon ShotifF Tny
lor. Deputy Sheriffs Cleve Lnw
son and Lon Sisk went to Roan
oke. Bert was left behin-l
| through consideration for his
| feelings. With the full co-oper
ation of Virginia officers, Zeb
was arrested and transported to
Danbury jail, where now he
j awaits trial. He did not demand
extradition papers from Virginia.
It is generally said that the
Smith boys are good clever fel
lows until they get liquor, then
they become fussy and quarrel
some. Zeb is considered a dang
erous character when drinking.
Steven warrants are ih the
hands of the officers for Zeb,
four of them for driving drunk.
,He is a good mechanic and is
j employed regularly at the Geo.
I Fulton Ford place. Occasionally
he takes a notion to come back
to North Carolina for a spree.
Generally he comes by Sandy
( Ridge, picks up his brother,
Brother Smith, and usually visits
Danbury, nearly always for a
rucus.
He will have to stand a heavy
charge at July court, if reports
.are true.
At hearing Tuesday night by
Magistrates Campbell and Mar
tin all bound over to court,
j Bonds: Zeb, $500; others S3OO
. aach.
4* . . ..
Danbury, N. C., Thursday, May 6, 1937
THE BATTLE OF
LAWSON VILLE
BOARD OF EDUCATION RE- 1
i TAINS PRINCIPAL LASSI
TER AND THE SCHOOL COM
MITTEE LARGE DELE
GATION ATTENDS MEETING
HERE—CHARGES AND COM
PLUNTS HEARD BY BOARD
—STATUS QI'O IS MAIN
TAINED. '
j !
Principal Lassiter of the La*v
sonviile high school, together with
the district's committee composed
of John Tucker, Torry Oakley
and A 1 Wall, were retained V-y
the Stokes county Board of
Education.
This decision was reached by t
the Board in its monthly session
here Mondav. The board is com
posed c' Dr. G. R. Stone, Chair
man; p. o. Fry and J. W. Prid
, dy, with Superintendent ofj
. Schools J. C. Car..on.
j Not o.ily were the principal
. and the committee held intact by
• the board, but they were entirely
- exonerated of any charges of un
• fairness or incompetence as al
leged by the anti-faction.
, The school disturbance at Law
• sonville high school has created
■ quite a commotion in Peter's
•; Creek township, and has engaged
j the serious concern of the school
! authorities.
I It appears that a fight had
. been brewing several months 1
against Principal Lassiter, grow
,' ing out of dissatisfaction or re-1
. sentment from the friends of
certain teachers who failed to
• i
r get employment in the high
school. These facts are told the
, Reporter by disinterested parties
in Peter's Creek township.
. 1 Tn order to reach Lassiter it
.'"/ as necewary to remove the
. committor which was supporting;
I him in his management of the
! school. John Tucker, A 1 Wall
. and Terry Oakley arj 'iriong the.
. county's best citizens, and it was
1 i
, very difficult to get a start on
, their removal.
But the antis induced other
good men, too, to allow their
, names to be used as a new com
'mittee. These were W. G. Tuck
er, J. T. Lawson, Nick Stevens,
1 Gene Pringle or others.
Trivial charges were brought
against Lasciter, for instance,
that he had incorrectly report
ed certain sums received by the
school for entertainments, etc.
Early Monday a crowd of half;
a hundred people assembled,
around the doors of the Board of
Education, seeking admittance.
Among those who were con
tending for a removal of Lassi- 1
ter and his committee were R. L.
Lawson, W. G. Tucker, Tom
Spencer, Gene Pringle, Ji m Rier-,1
son Lawson, Nick Stevens, N. D.. «
I
Oakley, Georgia Sisk, Roy Joyce '
and others. '
Those who were opposed to a
change and who were supporting
the present school regime were 1
Calvin Mabe, Noel Lackey, Al-jl
ford Robertson, Zack Sheppard, i
B. O. Sheppard, Ham Stevens, t
AUDITORIUM
FOR PINNACLE
DELEGATION VISITS THE
BOARD OF EDUCIT'ON
"RED HEADED STEP CHILD'
TO BE GIVEN AT PINNACLE '
HIGH SCHOOL SATURDAY '
NIGHT.
Pinnacle, May 5.—A delegation
of citizens from Pinnacle m-t
with the Board of Education and
Board of County Commissioners
in joint session Monday for the
purpose of s curing funds for the •
erection of a much needed audi
torium for Pinnacle High School.
The county officers plan to make
a tour of the county, visiting all
schools, Thursday, in order to
i get first hand information as to
the needs of the schools.
Stacy Brothers, who are paving
Highway 52 through Pinnacle
and King, are making fine prog
| res 3 and with favorable weather
| expect to complete the job by
July Ist.
Mrs. E. F. Stone, who under
went a major operation at Bap
tist Hospital recently, has return
ed home and improving rapidly.
Miss Mary Lou Christian and'
Mrs. C. C. Wright have returned
from Boone where they attended
the graduation of Mrs. Wright's
sister. Miss Argie Wilburn of
Wadesboro, N. C.
The friends of Mrs. Lester
i Brown will regret to learn that
she is confined to her home with
illness.
Gilmer Watkins, Chas. Moore,
Rober Moore, Ralph Sheppaid, 1
Jno. T. Tucker, Wilbur Tucker, j
Jno. N. Tucker, Terry Oakley, A!
Wall. Cleve Lawson, Frank Rob- j
'or'*on, Hom.'-T Yo.it, Banner
Young, Dixie Wood, Branscombe
Youns* and others.
When the Board of Education
opened its doors, the room was
quickly crowded.
i
There wa 3 very little order,
. and only when Chairman Dr.
Stone invited the crowd to be
quiet, and state its wants and
contentions, did any system be
gin to reign.
When Dr. Stone asked that the
reasons for the disturbance be
stated, somebody in the crowd
yelled:
"Tom Spencer."
This caused a laugh, and then
each side began to speak.
Ofie person would say we
"have no school." Another would
testify: "I see no reason to com
' plain. I think we have the best
school we have ever had."
The friends of the principal
and the committee had tin over
whelming advantage in numbers.
The Board appeared to see but j
little relevancy in the complaints •,
and contentions of the opposition
but promised to give due con- •
sideration to the matter.
The crowd slowly dispersed.
Before adjourning the Board
voted to retain the principal andj
the committee, and the tempest !
in the LawsonviUe teapot gently J
abated. j
Westfield Boy Killed By
Car Driven By Miss
Josephine Sha finer,
WPA Supervisor. i
Albert Joyce, 11-year-old West
field boy, was killed Wednesday
of last wetk by a car driven byj
Mrs. Josephine Shaffner of Wins-!
ton-Salem, work supervisor for
the WPA in Forsyth, Stokes and
Surry.
The Joyce youth, along with
several other school children, had
alighted from the school bus jus!
in front of the home of A. M.
!
Wilson near the Chestnut Ridg»
negro school. The boy dashed'
from behind the bus, which was,
driven by Tommy Collins, West
field high school senior, and was
struck by the car before ho
reached the opposite side of t v
road.
Miss Shaffner stated that sh.
hfad slowed down upon sighting
the bus but moved on as the bus!
started up. She estimated that
i
she was driving about thirty
miles an hour when the car 1
struck the child.
Miss Shaffner went to police
headquarters in Mt. Airy, where'
was placed under SI,OOO bond
for hearing this week.
The Joyce child was the s»n
of Mr. and Mrs. Ves Joyce, ot
Mt. Airy Route 2.
Francisco News.
The Three Tobacco Tags, j
George, Luke and Reid, will be i
at Francisco school house on!
Tuesday night. May 11, sponsored
by the school. A grand time is
' expected by all. Everybody in-,
jvitcd to come and see these radio
artists.
i Tobacco planus are report', i;
Ito be short in mor.t locnli'ii-s. ,
Perhaps we will have a rati";:!'
I
shortage without en; ru. pur-i
r-osHy.
As for voting a wet law In!
the different counties. I think w
had better study ways and
means of drying the laws we al
ready have a b't. There's already
liquors and beers enough to whi
ten the head of many a mother.
There is a probability of liquor
being purer but it's poison i
enough at the best and a mouth:
that drinks good liquor in excess |
is just as bad a s one who drinks
mean liquor. Miaybe he can live
longer drinking the so-called
"good likker."
W. E. C.
Life Begins At Eighty.
J. B. Reid was here Monday
from Dillard section. Mr. Reid
is 81 and going strong yet.
Stokes county has so many 80-
year old boys—the climate must 1
agree with them. Danbury has j
several 80-ycar old youngsters.'
All feeling fine and mostly in
good health, thank you.
Early Planting-.
J. D. Booth of Moore's
Springs was planting tobacco
Monday. This was the first set
out of this section.
I I
Number 3,395
DICK HUTCIiINS
DIES AT H. POINT
HE WAS A FORMER CITIZEN*
OF KING KING TIGERS
LOSE TO LEWISVILLE
STORK BIS V—TONSIL OP
j ERATIONS AT ST O N E
HELSABECK CLINIC.
KinM.;y 5. Jkc Moore, r°-
tird railway '-oc. lon foreman of
Dalton, has jaii-luiscd from L. J.
Kiser an ei'-lht room and
lot on Depot street and ha s mov
ed his family here.
Relatives here have been noti
fied of the death of Dick Hutch
ins at his home in High Point.
Mr. Hutchins was reared here,
going to High Point several years
I
r> 70.
! i-..1'.... Lane of Pinnacle was
r-'-;rt?ay looking after busi
-1 nc?3 matters.
Work is nearing completion on
a new home for Herman Xewsum
!
on East Broad street.
' The Duke Power Company ha 3
'a force of men h're overhauling
their power lines in King.
J. Lee Hartman. Charlie
i
Sharpe, Albert Blake and Joseph
i Pickett of Miami, Fla., stopped
ove r here a couple days last
week. They were on their
way to Washington, D. C.. Mr.
Hartman was reared here.
Mesdames John MrOee and P.
H. Newsum shopped in Winston
' Salem Saturdaay.
} Mrs. Thomas Jessup is con
fined to her home on Broad street
Iby illness, hep friends will re
•rret to learn.
|
Mi 1 , and Mrs. F! telle*' Kcigc-r
j';avt returned from Dayton. 0..
where they spent sever; ! days
(the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Claud
I *>■ i'nub.
lost to Lewi--'-
j • i'i a p'ay ' in t!i>
i l.v ;> :k urJay. Pinal
v 11 :.?•«! 5.
rr ' o stor'- v; ; kept bury here
last \v:ek, the following births
being recorded: Mr. and Mrs.
Hermy Moore, a daughter; M'\
and Mrs. Otis Fowler, a son; Mr.
and Mrs. Holt Stone, a daughter;
Mr. and Mrs. David Horton, a
j daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Wood
row Slawter, a son; Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Michael, a daughter; Mr.
and Mrs. John Tucker, a son; Mr.
and Mrs. Leake Lineberry, a
daughter; and Mr. and Mrs. Will
Harris, a son.
Charlie Fowler of High Point
formerly of King is spending a
few days here.
The following patients under
went tonsil operations in the
Stone-Helsabeck Clinic last week:
jMrs. William Fowler of King
Route 2; Miss Mildred Hall of
Cnpella; Miss Peggy Jean Clark
I and Carlton Zimmerman of Rural
Hall, andr Mrs. Ray Alcxande
of King.
Music.
Mick East is here this week
with his banjo on his back. The
"refrain" of Mick's tunes is very
restful and soothing.