THE DAN BURY REPORTER.
Volume 66
CALE K. BURGESS
COMING TO STOKES
HEAD OF THE STATE DRY
FORCES TO SPEAK AT
KING, GERMANTON, \VAL_
NI T COVE AND DANBURY
—COUNTY DRY FORCES
TO ATTEND RALLIES.
i
Cale K. Burgess, head of the
North Carolina dry forces, will >
address the people on the ques.
tion of liquor stores to be estab.
lished in Stokes county, at the
following times and places:
King, Aug. 15, at 11 o'clock
A. M.
Germanton, Aug. 15, at 2:30
P. M.
Walnut Cove, Aug. 15, at 8:00
P. M.
There will also be a rally at
Danbury at 2:30 Aug. 15, at
which county dry leaders will
be present.
The public is invited to at.
tend these meetings, at which
there will be special music and
speaking.
KING NEWS
King, Aug. 4.—Mrs. D. C. Hel
xnich of London, Wisconsin, :s
spending some time here the
guest of her son, Rev. Edward C.
Helmich.
Charles White, GeSrgif tank
ford and' Charlie Ross Newsum,
Jr., are spending a week at
Bridgewater on a fishing trip.
Jesse George, prominent plant
er of the Brown Mountain sec
tion. was a business visitor here
Saturday. Mr, George stafe-i
that his section was visited by a
severe hail eurm Saturday.
Dr. Ernest M. Griffin and fam
ily and Coster Collins have re
turned from a vacation trip to
WrightsviUe and Carolina Beach.
Deputy Sheriff R. W. Stewart
captured a blockade still in a
woods about one and one-half
miles north oi town Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey White of
Roanoke, Va., are spending their
vacation with rielatives here.
Sid Fulk of Pinnacle was here
Saturday looking after business
matters.
There is noted improvement in
the condiion of Rennie, the
young son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F.
Covins, who has been quite sick
at their home on Depot street.
Walter B. Sprinkle left Monday!
for the tobacco market at Chad
bourn. Mr. Sprinkle is a leaf;
ckfflfeT and has been jbuying on
the Chadbourn market for thej
past several years
- Mrs. Dee Fulk of Spencer visit
ed relatives here last week.
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
'Aionzo Cole was made happy
last week by the arrival of a new
baby boy.
_ The following parents
• went tonsil operations in the
Btone-Helsabeck Clinic last week:
H. P. Henderson of Bethania;
1
Lave re Comer and Gilbert Smith
of Winston-Salem; Miss Lucy
lierrftt of Lawsonville; and Miss
Clarice Sinracaa,
Established 1872.
HAIL DAMAGES
TOBACCO CROPS
WILL WHITE AND OTHER
FARMERS HIT BY STORM
BOY'S NECK ALMOST BROK
EN BY FALL FROM PEACH
TREE NAT NELSON'S
FINE CROP IN RICHMOND
I COUNTY.
• Thursday evening of last week
a ha«l storm serious'.y damaged
tobacco crops near Meadows on
Walnut Cove Route 1. Among
the farmers hardest hit was Will
White and Spencer Gatcwood.
Mr. White had a $3,000 crop, and
he estimates his damage at 50
per cent.
Fred, the 11-year-old son cf
Mr. and Mrs. Will White, fell
from a peach tree Monday even
ing, with almost fatal results. It
was thought at first the boy's
neck was broken, but later he re
covered and it was not thought
he was seriously injured.
Nat Nelson, a former Stokes
; citizen, now living in Richmond
county, is reported to have a
magnificent crop of 40 acres :n
--tobacco.
Base Ball Game
Next Sunday
. Danbury will play a strong
All-Star -team from Winston-
Salem here at Riverside Park
next Sunday at 3 p. m., this being
a protested game that was play
ed last Sunday that the All-Stars
led by the score of 5 to 2 but
Danbury protested a decision
when a fair bit ball hit the um
pire and a fielder put the hitter
out which was against the rules
of baseball as was shown after
the game was over and an agree
irient walas reached between the
managers that the game be play
ed over here next Sunday- This
is expected to be a natural for
the fans of this section Sunday.
Stokes County
League Standing's
Results from last Saturday:
Francisco 3, Danbury 7.
Hartman 9; Walnut Cove 6.
Sandy Ridge 8; Rosebud 13.
Germanton 9; Meadows 14.
W L Pet-
Danbury 4 1 .800
Sandy Ridge 4 1 .800
Francisco ...._ 3 2 .600
Meadows 3 2 .600
Rosebud —2 2 .400
Germanton 2 3 .400
Hartman 2 3 '.400
Walnut Cove , 0 5 .000
Where they play next Satur
day:
Meadows at Danbury.
Hartman at Sandy Ridge-
Germanton at Francisco.
Walnut Cove at Rosebud.
William Marshal) of Walnut
Cove was in town Monday. .
Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Wilkinson
and baby daughter Martha Fran
cis, of Fort Bragg, are visiting
Mr*. Wilkinson's mother, Mrs. J.
Spot Taylor.
Harvey Johnson of Gennanton
vftritsd Danbury Monday.
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Danbury, N. C., Thursday, August 5, 1937
; SOCIAL SECURITY
Some Questions And Their Answers
As another service to its read- 
■ ers, the Reporter each week will
I give authoritative answers to
> questions on the Social Security
1 law. By special arrangement j
with Mr. J. N. Freeman, Manager
of the Social Security Board
i office at the Nissen Building in
1 Winston-Salem, N. C., the Social
i Security Board has consented to
I pass on the accuracy of answers
1 to questions on Security, which;
may be asked by employers, em
-1 ployec-s, and others, through the
) Reporter. Address inquiries to
the Editor, Reporter. Answers
f w'll be given here in the order in
1 which questions are received.
- This is informational service and
t is not legal advice or service. In
3 keepim* with Social Security
- Board policy nair s will not be
t published.—EDlT R.
| 26). QUESTION. I am a
s railroad employee and a m paying
1 3 1-2 per cent, of my pay to
il ward a pension. My employer
is paying the same. Do I also
pay one per cent, to the Federal
Government for old-age benefits?
| Answer: You are excluded
j from the taxing provisions as
set forth in Title VIII of the
f Social Security Act since you are
a!ready covered under the RJail.
* road Retirement Act.
' (27.) Q. How can I get a job
in the Old-Age Benefits Office?
5 , A. The Bureau of Federal
1 Old-Age Benefits is a department
'of the Federal Government- AH
LOCALS
Mrs. D. B. Sheiton and daugh- |
ter, Myra, visited friends in Dan
i
bury Sunday. »
Miss Luna Taylor spent last ,
week-end in Madison with friends.
H. L. Gibson of Pine Hall was
in town Monday.
Patrolman J. E. Hunt was in ]
town Monday. He is of the Wins- (
ton-Salem patrol force. j,
I Jones Nelson of Danbury Route ,
of Lawsonville wa s in town Mon-'
day.
Jim Manuel of Hartman was
a visitor in Danbury Tuesday
morning.
W. A. Palmer and family of
King visited Mr. and Mrs. R. 0.
Palmer here Tuesday.
The State Highway is black,
topping the road around the
court house. (
Jim Lasley of Walnut Cove
Route 1 was in town Tuesday. ]
Miss Janey Martin has return,
ed home after attending sum.
mer school at Duke.
E. 0. Creakman of Walnut j
Cove was a visitor in town Tues_
day.
N. E. Wall visited Winston,
Salem Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ormcnd
and son Billie spent the week,
end in Beapemer City, N. C. Mr.
Ormond is connected with the
Park Service at Hanging Rock 
CCC Camp. - J
employees, with the exception of
a few experts in the Bureau, are
tyiken diredtly from the Ciivil
Service registers.
23.) Q. I only work one day
in a week. Am I included under
the provisions of old-agebene
fits?
i
A. Yes. One day's work in a
year is enough to bring you into
the benefits plan.
I '
| (29.) Q I am 65 years old
now. Do I have to pay taxes for
unemployment Compensation?
A. The Social Security Act
does not tax employees for un
employment compensation, A
few of the State acts do Your
employer is not exempt in pay
ing a tax on you b:cause you are
over 65.
i (30.) Q. I am a one-m t .n
corporation and own all the stock
in the corporation. Why am I
not c'a? cd as self-employed?
A. Every corporation is con
sidered a legal p.rson Since
that is the cr.se, you work for
t!»'.t legal person and not fo.-
yourself.
(31.) I am in business with
another partner. Will We be en
titled to benefits under the Social
Security Act at 65?
A. No. Partners are self-em
ployed, and as such are not elgi
ble for old-age benefits. You can
get a specific ruling on your
particular case from the Collec
tor of Internal Revenue.
Osa P.vrtle of Westfield pass.
el through Danbury Tuesday.
! John M. Taylor of Winston
Salem visited friends and rela
tives in Danbury Tuesday.
I Mrs. T. D. Martin returned
Tuesday after several weeks'
visit with her mother at
WrightsviUe Beach.
Mrs. Charlie Martin returned
i home Tuesday after a visit with
her mother, Mrs. Grace Moore
of Albemarle, N. C. Sho was
i accompanied home by her sist.
, er, Mrs. Ab Stiller and her
friend, Mrs. Hal Harwood.
j Beverly Christian, Francos
and Charlie Martin visited Win.
ston.Salem Tuesday.
Joan Voss and Becky Crews of
Walnut Cove are visiting Mrs.
William McCanless.
Joe Bondurant, J. H. Ward
and others were here Tuesday
threshing wheat crops in this
community.
James T. Flinchum of Dan.
bury Route 1 was in town today.
„ A footwashing and commun.
ion will be held at Big Creek
Primitive Baptist church the
third Sunday.
Elijah Beasley of Francisco
was in town Tuesday.
First Plows of Tree Branches
The first farm plows were made
of crooked tree branches and
worked by man power.
Watches Once Small Clocks
Watches originally were small
clocks and were worn hung from
the girdle because they were too
Urge for the pocket.
LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Hill and
family of Wa ; nut Cove Routi 1
were visitors to Relatives and
friends in Sanford last week.
Maryland Wood has return* d
f'om a hospital at Winston-
Salem, where he was treated for
seveial days for a throat and
tonsil affection.
S L. Golden of Flat Shoal was
in town Monday.
j Dr. J. L. Hanes was in town
Monday.
Miss Katherine Nicho'son of
East Bend visited Danbury and
Walnut Cove friends during the
week-end-
Mrs. Rufus Shelton of Danbury
Route 1 has returned home aft."
a visit with her daughter. Mr'.
J. M. Wood.
j Ralph Hunt of Pinnacle was
here Monday.
Lois Stevens spent the week
end in Star with relatives.
Mr and Mrs. R. O. Fulaier, Mr.
and Mrss. J. C. Wall. Hazel
Petrec, Ne'l King, Lois Martin,
H M. Joyce, Jr., Ralph Piddv
and J. B. Bullock attended the
dance at Patrick Springs, Va.
Saturday night.
Mavis Wall of Pinnacle, who
, has been visiting Lois Wall, re.
turned home Saturday. She was
accompanied home by Lois.
Sheriff and Mrs. J. J. Taylor
and daughters Angela and Nellie
Louise are spending a while at
Myrtle Beach, S. C.
Haywood Alford has returned
to Atlanta, Ga-, after spending
two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. G.
H. Alford here. He is connected
with the Dttke Power Company,
Atlanta.
I Miss 'Evelyn FJage, Superin
tendent of Public Welfare, visited
Raleigh Saturday-
James B. Joyce was in town
Monday, from Winston-Salem.
Mr. and Mrs. William McCan
less and Robert Joyce visited
Winston-Salem Monday.
Mrs. S. P- Christian visited
friends at Westfield Sunday,
j R. L. Lawson of Lawsonville
was in town Monday.
;' Dr. and Mrs. Theodore Anton
okas of Winston-Salem visited
friends in Danbury and the CCC
• camp Saturday. They have just
returned from a visit with Mr.
and Mrs. Woodrow Taylor of
Leasville, S. C.
j Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Marsh
i 1 all of Charlotte and Lorene Mar
shall of Germanton were visitors
in Danbury Sunday.
Marjorie and Vance Pepper
visited Winston-Salem Monday.
Julia Pepper of Walnut Cove
1 spent Sunday evening and night
with Ellen Kate Pepper.
I Everette Wagoner of Genmn
, ton was in town Monday. Mr.
Wagoner is a deputy Sheriff.
Mrs. Sallie F. Pepper of Wal
nut Cove spent a short while in
Danbury Sunday evening with
friends.
Paul TOaylor of WhltevilLe, N.
C., visited his mother, Mrs. J. S.
Taylor, fche week-end. I
Number 3,308
UPPER STOKES
HIT BY STORM
TOBACCO CROPS OF FRAN'.
CISCO AND ASHI RY SI R.
IOI'SI.Y INJCRKI) BY HAIL
—MANY FARMERS SI'S.
TAIN I.OSi.KS.
Monday evening at out* o'clock
a storm, accompanied by severe
hail and wind, created havoc in
Big Creek township, wriously
injuring the tobacco crops of
, •
farmers of that section of the
county.
Anions t lie greatest suflVrera
were the following farmers who
report damage to their tobacco
crops: Erastus Rogers. Roll
Rogers. (I. S. Nunn, Waiter
Xiinn, Dick and Will Joyce, Jno.
. '. Will George, Win.
v Fletcher and Reid
Smith. '] iieodore Clark. Will
Christian. Ernest Collins, Gene
Chilton, Mrs. Ab Chilton. James
Chilton. Will Sheppard.
I The storm made a swath four
i mil; s wide and some f> or 8
, miles in length.
i Corn and tobacco both suffer.
1 ed, but the injury to tobacco
i was greatest.
j Joe Francis an| Elijah Boas,
ley of Francisco were in Dan.
bury Monday. They reported
the liquor election will go wet
I if the voters come out.
Rosebud Defeats
Sandy Ridge
I
Rosebud ab r he
D. Dunlap, lb 5 1 1 1
Smith, sg 5 3 4 r i
Wall, c|i-2b 4 3 1 I
Nelson, rf 4 2 2 1
E. Young, 3b 5 1 1 1
B. Young, If 5 2 2 0
W. Dunlap, cf-2b 5 0 1 2
M. Dunlap, p 4 1 2 0
Sisk, c 4 0 11
I
Tortus 41 13 15 7
Sandy Ridge all r h c
C. Stephens, lb 6 3 3 1
Lemmons, cf 6 1 2 1
I La,wson. 2b 5 2 3 0
Dodson, 3b 6 111
Amos, ss 5 111
R. Stephens, c 5 0 0 1
Macon, rf 3 0 10
Joyce, p-lf 5 0 1 0
Vprnon, If 3 0 0 0
Richardson, p 20 00
Hutcherson, p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 8 12 5
This was one of the biggest
upsets of the season, which oe
i
currej at Rosebud Saturday, July
31. Smith led the attack for the
winners, getting 4 hits out 0 f 5
trips to the plate. Luwaon led
for the losers by getting 5 out 0 r
5 trips.
i
; Dunlap struck out S men, Joyce
4, Richardson 2.
. Lawsonville Very Wet
John T. Tucker of La\vson„
ville was in Danbury today. Mr.
Tucker says Lawsonville will
vote for liquor 5 to 1 on the
17th.
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