THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Volume 66
STOKES FISTIC CHAMPION
Corbett Priddy will defend his title at Walnut Cove
Saturday night, November 6.
BUILDING THE
BRIDGES BACK
HIGHWAY FORCES AT WORK
REPAIRING THE DESTRUC
TION WROUGHT RY LAST
WEEK'S FLOODS —TWENTY
• FIVE RRIDGES WASHED
* OUT, DAMAGE ESTIMATED
AT $5,000 TO SIO,OOO.
Tuesday N. J. Cromer, district
highway supervisor of Forsyth,
Strokes )and 'other counties, was
making a tour of the county ac
companied by Reid Forrest, Jr.,
county superintendent of rfrads.
These officials were inspecting
the terrific damage done to
Stokes highways and bridges by
Jut week's floods.
Mr. Forrest informed us that at
least 25 bridges were either wash
ed away completely or had their
approaches and foundations aen
ooaly damaged by the raging!
waten.
Already highway forces are at
work Rebuilding or replacing the,
structures, most of which were
wooden. The timbers to be used
in the replacements will be gen
erally seasoned and creosoted, j
out of the stocks which the high-|
way department baa now on
hand. In other cases local tlm-,
bern will be used.
Mr. Oomer holds the position'
formerly held by Zeb V. Stewart,]
who is now stationer in the
WUkes6oro zone of the highway
•jnrtem.
Hallowe'en Dance
Saturday Night
A Hallowe'en dance will be
given at the CCC camp next Sat
urday night, October 30th.
Mia* Grace Tkylor visited Ra'-
«%h tM# week. sM?V,
Established 1872. Danbury, N. C., Thursday, October 28, 1937.
New State Law /
Provides Way For
Divorcee to Drop Name
j Nbrth Carolina divorcer may
now resume the use of their
, maiden names through a simple
process of law made possible by
an net of the Noith Caro ina
General Assembly-
It costs just $1 to erase the
ex-husband's name from the life
t»f the divorcee.
The procedure is simple. The
Lady applies to the clerk of su
perior court. She files notice of
her intention to resume use of
full nteiden name.
She must furnish the date of
her absolute divorce, the full
name of her ex-husband, and her
: own full maiden name.
If she is a widtow who has re
married and then divorced her
husband, she may resume the
; name of her deceased husband in
the same manner.
This, may be due to the fact
the new law f s little known.
! I
When it becomes better known, 1
divorcees are expected to take'
prompt advantage of it, it was
j indicated.
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Rev. Mr. Houck
Conies Back
The people of Danbury and
I throughout this Methodist
charge are pleased that the Cor
flerence sends the Rev. Mr. Houck
back here. He is a n able preach
ed' young, energetic, conscientious
and withal well qualified to fill
the position to which he is com
mitted. Welcome back, Mr.
Houck and family.
Robert Sisk, prominent farmer
of Pinnacle, accompanied by his
son-in-law Lono Nelson, was in
Danbury today.
H. H. BROWN
LOSES HIS FOWLS
CROOKS INVADE THE HEN
NERY OF STOKES OFFICER
AND OF OTHER KINO CITI
ZENS —FARMERS PREPAR
ING LAND FOR WHEAT
OTHER NEWS OF KING.
Kins, Oct. 27.—Chicken thieves
paid a number of Kbig citizens a
call Fiiday night. Crooks as a
rue have dislike for officers ef
the law and this case was no
o-ptien to the rulv as Sheriff H.
H. Brown's hennery was visited.
Mr. Brown had a flock of 29 fine
fowls, ail were taken except one
old rooster. They re'icved C. O.
Eoyles, Sr., of 12 nice hens At
the home of Grover Pulliam they
took 8 hens, leaving him three,
j which had shed their feathers
I and were not saleable. They also
visjtod Rev. Herm; n Newsum on
Bioa'i Street. The e is an old
saying that there ii= some good
about everybody and the thieves
I must have known that Mr. New-
sum was a minister and realizing
that preachers are generally re
garded being fond of chicken,
they only took one hen from him.
Farmers in this section are
very busy preparing land and
sowing wheat. About an average
crop is being sown this year.
firs. Martha Cook is spending
some time with her son, Dewitt,
jnear High Point,
j Dr. R. S. Helsabeck is having
I the interior of hiß home repaint
ed.
Mrs. Perm-lja Pulliam and her
grand-daughter. Miss Leona Pul
liam are both suffering from an
attack of influenza at their home
on Main Street.
Bi ly Browder prominent plant
er, of the Gi-rmanton section, was
a business visitor here Saturday.
A number of the King high
school teachers attended the 15th
annual session of the northwest
ern district teachers association
at Winston-Salem Friday-
P. H. Nlewsum has about fully
recovered from a recent illness
at his home on Broad street.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Stone, of
Trinity, were week-end visitors
to relatives here.
Herman Snider of the United
j States Army, stationed at Fort
I Bragg, is spending a short fur
lough with relatives and friends
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Campbell,
are the glad parents of a new
baby boy. The youngster arrived
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. David Callowtay,
of Courtney, are visiting relatives
near he*e.
County Boards Meet
The boards of county commis
sioners and education meet in
regular monthly session next
Monday, Nov. 1.
Driving License
Is Revoked
The State authorities have re
voked the driving license of Cor
bet! Bennett of King.
BIG FIGHT
FOR NOV. 6
OX THIS NIGHT AT WALNUT
COVE PRIDDY AND MORK
FIELD WILL DO BATTLE—
THE PRIZE IS THE CHAMP
IONSHIP, WITH PLR.ihS TO
BOTH—CROWD EXPECTED.
Cn the njght of November 6
?t lfas final'v be?n definitely sct
t'ed —Co be t t Piid-Jy \vi 1 have to
d fend his title as fistic champion
of Stokes county.
E«h Morefield will moot him at
the Walnut Cove high school
ryr.-nasium gt 8 o'clock P. M.
A la; go crowd is expected to
attend this bout, a'id the {-ate
retf.ipts wil' be distributed to the
fighters, the winner receiving 60
or 75 per cent.
Examination For
• P. M. At Lawsonville
The Unit-jj States Civil Service
I Commission has announced an
examination, as a ' -suit of which
it is expected to make certifica
tion to fill a cont 'mp'ated vacancy
in th.- position of fourth class
postmaster at Lawsonville, N. C.
and other vacancies as they may
(occur at that office, unless it
shall be decided i n the interest
of the service to fill any vacancy
by reinstatement. The examina
tion will be held at Madison, N.
C. The compensation of the post
master at this office was $716
for the last fiscal year.
Appicants must have reached
thea twenty-first birthday but
net their sixty-fifth birthday on
the date of the close of receipt
' app ications.
Applicants must reside within
the territory supplied by the post
office for which the examination
is announced.
The examination is open to all
citizens of the United States who
can comply with the require
ments.
Application blanks, Form 9,
and full information concerning
the requirements of the examina
tion can be secured from the
postmastr at the place of vac
ancy or from the Unified States
Civil Service Commission, Wash
ington, D. C.
Applications must be properly
executed and on file with the
Commission a t Washington, D.
C., prior tQ the hour of closing
business on the date specified at
the head of this announcement.
Receipt of appications to close
Nov. 5, 1037.
Elmer P. Newsum and Chas.
Ross Newsum, Jr., of King, paid
the Reporter a pleasant visit
Wednesday. Mr. E. P. Newsum,
who is a prominent citizen and
real estate dealer of King, has
been the Reporter's representa
tive at King for some 25 ye®rs.
Chas. Ross, Jr., is his nephew-
Huey Fiflp Stricken
Huey A. Fulp or Flatshoal
sustained a stroke of paralysis
this week and is reported serious
ly ill-
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Robert Morcfield will meet Corbi-tt Priddy in the ring
Nov. 6.
Death of
Lonnie Bowman
Lonnie Meirjtt Bowman, the
young son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M.
Bowman, of nVr Walnut Cow,
died at the Guilford County Tu
berculosis Sanatorium at 9:00
o'c'ock Saturday morning. He
had been ill only thro- mcn'hs.
He had bee n working in Grecns-
Lo:o for soir.. C, .-.J
taker, with acute tuberculosis.
The deceased was born Novem
ber 28, 1913 near Walnut Cove.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at Rosebud Chiistian church
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The pastor, Rev. John L^ingsloa
had chfirge G f the service and in
terment followed in the chu'ch
graveyard.
Besides his parents five broth
ers, W. A. Bown'i*:;, B. I'. 1'• x-
man, Joe Malen Bowman, Settles
O. Bowman and Gurnia Elbert
Bowman, all of Walnut Cove sur
vive; three sisters, Miss Vallie
Bowman an d Miss Carrie Opal
Bowman, of Walnut Cove and
Mrs. A. W. Sawyers, of High
Point.
Ray John Smith
Died Monday Night
Ray John Smith, 3-year-old
son of Mr. anj Mrs. Boley Smith
of Danbury Route 1, died at a
Winston-Salem hospital i
night.
Funeral services were conduct-,
ed Tuesday afternoon at Piney
Grove Baptist church. Elder W. I
J. Brown conducted the service,!
and interment followed in the
church graveyard.
Mr. an d Mrs. H. H. Taylor of
liaweonville are visiting the;
son, E. H Taylor of Germanton.
B. H. Tay'or was in Danbury
Tuesday-
Number 3,320
SUNDAY NIGHT
DECEMBER 19
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A CHRISTMAS CANTATA TO
! BE GIVEN AT WALNUT
! COVE BAPTIST CHURCH.
| LED BV RUTH PAT
-1 TERSONV-OTHER CHURCHES
' TO BE REPRESENTED—
! SINGERS ARE INVITED TO
PARTICIPATE.
' Miss Ruth Patterson, of the
Stokes county welfare organiza
tion, arranging a Christmas
Cantata to b.- given on the night
of Dumber 19 r.t the Walnut
jcove Bcptist church.
A cantata is a story told in
( sonr; by a choir of mixed voices.
|Thif> js entitled "The Adoration,"
iby George B. Nevin. It is the
story of the visit of the shep
herds to the manger on the night
of the Birth.
Miss Patterson, who&t voice has
won the admiration of music
lovers of Danbury and other
communities, will lead the
| choruses.
This event will be a communi
ty affair, and other churches are
cordially invited to have repres
entation in the Christmas cele
bration.
Mrs. C. H. Martin
Entertains F. A. Club
At the cosy and attractive
mountain home of Mr and Mrs.
C. H. Martin on the game reserve,
Thursday night Mrs. Martin en
tertained the Danbury Ladies
Fine Arts Club. Tire members
report a de'ightful evening.
Miss Wood Sells High
Miss Geneva Wood, daughter
of Sam Wood, sel's her tobacco
at the new Price Warehouse at
Storwville 60c. ,
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