THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Established 1872.
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—OS HER KINO NEWS OF IN
TEREST.
King, June ;}. -Tlr- following
patients underwent tonsil oper
ations in the S'.ane-Helsabvck
Clinic last week: Miss Mary
Joyce Wilson of RuuU Hall;
Miss Geneva Shelton, ol Moor--'-;
Springs; Miss Peggy Dohne.sc
Culler of Pinnacle; Mrs. Thomas
Darnell of Geri/ianton; and Clax
ton Hall of King Route 1; Mar
shal Boyles of King Route 2; and
Earlie Moser of King.
Attorney Robert Gambell of
Sparta, administrator of Shelby
U. Atwood, was here last week
preparing to wind up this estate.
James Burge of High Point wa'
a week-end visitor to relative
here.
Miss Rebecca Helsabeck, who is
attending Meredith College, is
spending her vacation with her
parents here.
Work on the new home of L. J
Kiser on east Main St. is near
ing completion.
Harvey Pulliam of Narrows,
Va., spent the week-end with his
parents here.
Albert S. Boles, retired railway
mail clerk of Washington, D. C.,
is spending some time with rela
tives here.
The King Tigers lost to Law
soriville in a game played at
Lawsonville Saturday. Score 11
and 5.
C. A. WH'ite, who holds a posi
tion at Pulaski, Va., is at horn
on sick leave.
Mr. and Mrs. George Yelver
*on of Greensboro spent the week
end here the guests of Mre, Yel
verton's mother, Mrs. Virginia
Pulliam.
Thomas Newsum, familiarly
known as "little Tom," of the
Mount Pleasant section, was here
last week exhibiting an old relic
which he prizes very highly.
The old relic, when closed looks
like an ordinary pocket knife ex
cept it is some larger, when open
ed the handle comes apart form
ing a knife, fork and spoon. It
was carried and used through the
war of 1812 by Mr. Newsum'«
grandfather, Thomas Turner
Newsum, who procured it from
an English soldier.
. Fred Newsum Shore, promising
young son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
E. Shore, of King, and Miss Mil
dred Beasley, attractive young
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Beasley, of Pilot Mountain, were
united in marriage at Richmond,
Va., Frday- After s short honey
moon trip they will make their
home in King.
Mr. and Mrs. Gray McDonnell
are the glad parents of a new
baby boy. The youngster arrived
Wednesday.
Rev. Edward Helmich was
carried to the Baptist Hospital,
Winston-Salem, last week where i
be will undergo a major opera- 1
ation. I
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Volume 66
Tiir Through Stokes
\ By "Meddlesome Bill"
Mr. Editor: I
A business trip last week car
' riej jjio fi cm my home, Pilot
Mountain, through a portion of,
via Reynolds school cor.i
r.umiiy nearly to Sandy Ridge.
; rii?rc ws» a blue on part of the
■ trip because one of the tires of
1 j the car was punctured by a horse
shoe nail and gashed the tub*
I badly. Not being properly pre
* pared, we had to retrace to n
: supply store and buy a new tube.
* I We were flat on the ground about
* i threo hours. There was a bright-'
-1 er side to the trip. All the wheat
i i crops we corld see, small or large, I
'were fine. Many said they had;
f j the best crop of v/heat in five j
•' or six years. The corn crops were 1
* i fair, but not yet to a state of
* boosting of goodnessi Many,
farmers were a little blue over!
, the prospect of the tobacco crop.!
Much replanting had been done, j
s | plants falling short and much of'
s the crop not yet planted though
| hopefulness of an average crop 1
wa s expressed.
There were many signs of going
- forward along the way. Many
homes being remodeled and paint-1
ed and roads being improved in
s several places. These conditions
are shown in and around town
/ and adjoining section, remodeling,
i
,! repainting and road improve
-'ments. The newly changed hign-
I way from Winston-Salem via
- this piece will soon be open for \
t! travel. This change shortens the
I distance to Winston-Salem about
j six miles. The crop conditions;
- throughout this sections are satis-'
-• | factory. The hum of the reaper
I and the rip of the scything cra
- ( die will soon be seen and heard in
- the harvest field.
MEDDLESOME BILL,
i Pilot Mountain, June 7, 1937.
' J. M. Fagg
Is Stricken
J. M. Fagg, prominent citizen
of Dillard, recently sustained a
( stroke of paralysis, affecting one
side. The Last reports from Mr.
Fagg indicated that his conditio)
was improved.
Footwashing at
Flatshoal Sunday—
Piney Grove Next
The Primitive Baptists held a
footwashing at Flatshoal last
Sunday, attended by a number of
people from this section.
The regular first-Sunday-in-
July footwashing at Piney Grove '
always attracts a large crowd- 1
1
First Plows of Tret Branches .
The first farm plows were made J
of crooked tree branches and \
worked by man power.
Watches Ones Bmao Clocks
Watches originally were small
clocks and were worn hung from
the girdle bsoause they were too
large for the pocket.
Myer Holder, who has been
quite sick at his home here for
the past several weeks, i a able to
be out on the street again, his
friends will be pleased to learn, t
Danbury, N. C., Thursday, June 10, 1937
BIG FRISCO
SCHOOL ROW
HOARD OF EDKATIOX BE-
J FUSES TO EMPLOY EITHEB
YOBHEES Oil FOIIBEST AS
PRINCIPAL, AFT KB HEAR
ING BITTERNESS ox!
BOLLL SIDES BY DELEGA-i
I HONK.
Coi'scious that it woul 1 bej
damncj if it did and damned if
it didn't, tli3 Board of Education
i
in session here Monday sidestep
red the Francisco school squab-J
ble, and refused to appoint the,
representative of either of the
contending factions as principal
of the Francisco school.
I !
Clyde R. Forrest and W. C.
Vorhees were respective aspirants
'for the position, which is the head
of one of the best schools in th'-'
county,
| The committee got together,
while here and elected Forrest
principal. But the Board, after (
considcir.tion, turned down the
i choice of the committee, which
is composed of Will George,
Frank R. Stone and A. c. Sim
mons. Stone and Simmons voted
for Forrest, George cast his bal
lot for Vorhees.
' A large crowj of Eig Creek
citizens were at the court house
when the Board met. It was so
lai-ge that adjournment was had
to the auditorium upstairs, as the
Board's room was much too
small.
Here Chairman Dr. G. R. Stone
gave everyone an opportunity to
state his or her views. There
were many women in the crowd.
A count showed 85 of the dele-J
gation fo r Forrest, while about 37
favored Vorhees.
Walter Ray of Francisco w;i
spokesman for the Forrest dele
gation and was very frank an
explicit in his statements.
After the Board had given out
its decision to award the appoint
ment to neither of the contest
ants, the Forrest delegation stag
ey a sit-down strike in the hall:
and around the door of the
Board's room, 'and refused to
budge until the Board had ad
journed and left
STOKES LEAGUE
RESULTS:
Danbury 10; Germanton 0.
Francisco 13; Meadows 11.
Sandy Ridge 12; Walnut Cove 3.
Rosebud 14; Hartman 3.
Won Lost Pet
Meadows 4 1 .800
Sandy Ridge 4 1 .800
Rosebud 3 2 -600
Germanton 3 2 .600 1
Danbury 2 3 .400 1
Francisco 2 3 :.400 1
Walnut Cove .... 1 4 .2.00
Hartman 1 4 ,200 '
]
Sandy Ridge «t Germanton. 1
Danbury at Walnut Covte. 1
Where they play Saturday: 1
Francisco at Hartman- *
Rosebud at Meadows.
c
Immy Ltad'f Grave «
Jenny Lind, th* Swedish nlghtin- ,
falti is Inirtil in Malvern, '
NO LIQUOR
ELECTION YET
!
STOKES IHIV BOARD OF COM
MISSIOXEKS SITS DOWN ON
APPLICATION' FOB IMMED
IATE —MI ST
j HAVE PETITION WITH RE
! QUIRED NO. OF SIGNATURES
I —-COUNTY TAX BATE MI ST
BE RAISER TO MEET SOf IV?.
SECURITY EXPENSE IX
LESS TAX O X WHISK!)V
WOULD AVOID IT.
j The Stok''s County board of
J commissioners Monday refused
to CP.li an «lection to vote on
'liquor conii'il, without petitions
from the people as the law directs
viz., 15 per cent, of the qualified
I voters, or about 750 names.
The board of commissioners,
composed of Rev. J. A. Joyce,
. chairman; H. L. Gibson and
Harvey Johnson, was in session
.'Monday and heard applications
.'for p.n immediate election. It was
argued by those who had applied
(for an immediate election that a
. tax on epirits is the only way suf-
I Sclent revenue may be rais:d to
meet the new social security ex
pense without considerably rais
ing the tax rate.
.J The board of commissioners,
i which is as dry as a section of
I the Sahara desert, would not tako
. |he responsibility, but preferred
II that the people ask for an elec
j tion through petitions as the law
. | directs.
i If and when petitions asking
i for an election by 15 per cent, of
; the qualified voters are presented
| to the board, it will be the board's
duty to call on the board of elec
tions for a referendum.
I
"COOL KNIGHTS"
TUESDAY NIGHT
PLAY TO BE GIVEN AT TIIE
SCHOOL HOUSE IN WHICH
LOCAL TALENT WILL EN
DEAVOR TO HIGHLY EN
| TEBTAIN ALL WHO COME
OUT TO SEE IT —PROCEEDS
FOB THE CHURCHES.
"Cool Knights'' is the title of
a very interesting play to be
given at the school house here
next Tuesday night at 8 o'clock.
Miss Marjorie Edwards of Max
ton is the manager, and she is
a young lady of fine theatrical
attainments. She is here now
training local latent for th*
show, practicing every night.
The assurance is that it will be
a splendid show, to which the
public is cordially invitted. A
small admission fee will be charg
ed, the proceeds going to local
churches.
Among the cast of characters
enlisted are: Mrs. AntonokaH, i
Mrs. J. C Wall, Misses Lois 1
Martin, Ellen P. Hall, Lois Mar
tin, Nell King, Marjorie Pepper; i
Messrs. Palmer, Houck, Elling- I
ton, Joyce, Morefield, Hall, Cneel. i
There will be music and spe- I
cialties and • general good time,
and you should come and spend a i
pleasant evening. j
DO YOU DANCE
OR DON'T YOU ?
I
I
VA T irnih 'SO Till; Mi
A T MiJIMOV/ M'lliV >
NT: V T VITI'BDIV VGIIT.
'ills. PUJJPOSE IS>:ING TO
IMIS|; I I NIW FOB A XOHLI.
, CAUSE.
.!
I
T;.t. daac :> a'id •'ali
ments bi-tog fciven to rai • fun )-
for the b»ii( fit of T. 15 suff>i*;is
jwho arc unable to obtain e*i
i trance into regular sjniiuriuius
( Of such is the soiree '.o by at
I Piedmont Springs next Saturday
I i
1 night, und»r the management cf
1 Misg Kate Nicholson and Miss
1 Lois Martin, county nurses.
,
1 There will be a fine orchestra.
and there will be both round mid
, square dancing.
The public is invited to patio;.
I ize this affair, as the purpose i.-
i to raise money to build a tubei
i culosis hospital on the grounds of
' j the county home, and the county
I  health and welfare departments
rare sponsoring it. There arc no'
■ | public funds available for thc^
• .project, s 0 private pubscijptjon
• and money received from enter- j
• tainmenth arranged by the health
nurses are the only means of He
, curing the funds,
r The admission fee is SI.OO for
> men, ladles free,
■L !
■ Mrs. Lockey Cotter Ser
ioulsy lll—Miss Lenna,
Hartgrove Weds Lieu
; tenant.
r
Vade Mecuni, June 4.- Mi«s :
Kathleen Taylor, daughter of D.|
C, Taylor, left this P. M. fui ,
Augusta, Ga. She is visiting h«*r
sister, Mrs. O. W. Belding, Jr.,
Missr Taylor «x peels to be gone
( three or four waks, Her plans
a»'C to visit Folly H iuli, .Savan
nah, Ga., Florida and sevci.il
' other places souttli bitfore return
i ing nome. Her fri.mls her
luek and happiness.
Mrs. Lockey Coffer is seriously
ill. She has been in declining I
health fo r several weeks. We aie
j hoping for her recovery.
I Miss Ozelma Burwell has been,
confined to he r bed for a week >
with tonsilitis. Her friends are
very glad to know Bhe is improv
ing.
Mr. Hughes Hall has recently
gone through with a sen . jper
ation at the Baptist Hospital at
Winston-Salem. But he is at home
now doing well and we are glad
to know of his improvement.
The farmers in this section are
getting along fine with their |'
crops. They are having good 1'
rains and everything looks pros
perous. / (
Miss Lenna Hartgrove, daugh- '
| ter of Frank Hartgrove decided J
she would select a Lieutenant C
from Virginia for a husband.They
were (married Wednesday P. M. f
at 8 o'clock at Rev. Robert Helsa- B
beck'e home. We are certainly
wishing them a long and happy -
life. t
Miss Marie Taylor spent the a
week-end with Misses Martha and f
Adalide Barr. She reports a fini *
Number 3,400
Iil(; INI/KKAKK
IN TAX RATI;
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I'l I S l'l.lli KiNH I o u
MIXTION ON COM'KOL
NOW T n;: r * TJN;.
i! is estimated that the i"*' of
i
the social security program whicli
Stokes county is compelled by
law t«j establish at once, will be
no Kss than SIO,OOO per yea-*,
and that with its adoption it wiil
no necessary for the present tux
»•.!?». of $1.54 to be increased t:»
.
i
■ " '' is reason an overwhel
-1
ming change has taken place al
most oveijiight on the qd-«tion
of establishing liquor control in
the county It is estimated that
I
with a liquor store established,
th: county will receive a revenue
in taxes on liquor from $50,000
'to 5125/00 annually. s
Many people who hf»vo hereto*
fore been uncompromisingly dry,
and are still dry, now admit that
an increase in the tax rate to
$2.25 will be almost confiscatory
I'n many instant**, and are will.
I ins to concede that the legal
control of liquor, while producing
the taxes, will probably not in
crease the consumption of liquor.
It i« generally admitted now
that whereas a week ago, Stokes
county would have certainly
vote.! "£afnst con'ro!, that now
i'he majority would almost cer
tainly be in its favor. ~ f
Petititions are being circulated
in every township of the county
asking for an election. It **
!"'at 'I by the election offuvr*
hire that 1100 voters would be
necetfsnry to require the commis
sion •rs to call on tije board of
iflections for a test vote. These
names will be rapidly forthcom
ing.
Immediately upon the comple
tion of the petitions with the re
quired number of names, a special
meeting of the board of commis
sioners will probably be called.
At this meeting a formal de
mand will be made by the com
missioners on the board of elec
tions for an election.
Miss Page Elected.
MJSS Evelyn Page was last
Monday elected superintendent
of public welfare for Stokes.
This i 8 the position formerly
occupied by Mrs. Evelyn Mo
Nairy, who resigned the first of
April and removed to Guilford
county.
What has become of the old
fashioned man who thought
something could be settled by
passing a law?
time. Some one said ghc caught
a Barr not (Bear) and didn't get
frightened. GUMS it was a Um«
Barr.