THE DANBURY REPORTER.
, Volume 66
TWO KING WOMEN
ON DEATH LIST
MBS. MARY ELIZABETH
MOORE AND MBS. HATTIi:
GIBSON PASS ON—BIRTHS
AND MABBIAGES—EDGAR
' FULK PULLS FIBST BABN
OF TOBACCO—TONSIL OPEB
ATIONS.
King, July 6.—Funeral service
for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Moore,
aged 80, widow of Lucian Moore,
was held at Poplar Springs
Church Monday at 2:30 P. M.
Surviving are 3 daughters and 5
Bons and a number of grandchild
ren. The service was in charge of
Rev. R. A. Helsabeck and Rev.
J. A. Taylor. Interment was iu
the church graveyard.
Dr. G. E. Stone and family left
Saturday on a two weeks vaca
tion. They will visit Miami, Fla.,
New Orleans, La., and a number
of other cities.
The following births were rec
orded here last week: Mr. and
Mrs. Emanuel Rachel, a daughter;
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Westmore
land, a son; Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Sands, a son; Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Angel, a daughter, and
Mr. and Mrs. Basil Boyles, a son.
Mrs. Lula Pulliam is having
some repairs made on her home
on Main street.
Elbert Loggins, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Tommy Loggins, and Miss
.Ovaline Caudle, daughter of Mrs.
Ett a Caudle, motored to Martins
ville, Va., Sunday where they were
united in marriage.
Charlie N. Boles has returned
to his home in Monroe, Va., after
paying asshotr t visit to relatives
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Boyles of
Mebane are visiting relatives in
this section.
Martin Spainhower is 'quite
sick at his home here, we are very
sorry to note.
Mrs. Hattie Gibson Snider, aged
52, died at her home near here
Saturday. The deceased is sur
vived by the husband, Roy Snider,
and one daughter, Miss Maud
Snider. Three sisters also sur
vive, they are, Mrs. James Doyle,
Mrs. Luther Pulliam and Mrs.
William Denny, all of King. The
funeral service, which was in
charge of Rev. Franklin feowles
and Rev. John Spainhower, was
held at Trinity Church Sunday
morning at 11:00 and burial fol
lowed in the church cemetery.
Jjames Gravitt, son of Grant
Gravitt, of Miami, Fla., is spend
ing some time with relatives here.
Mrs. Patsy Kiser is reported to
be critically ill at her home two
joiles east of town.
Lonnie Long of King and Miss
Inez Moore of Rural Hall were
married Saturday, Rev. R. A.
Helsabeck officiating.
Pete Tuttle is very sick at his
bome near here, his friends will
regret to learn.
Edgar Fulk has the distinction
of having pulled the first harn of
tobacco in this section. He states
that he made a splendid cur©.
~ fThe following patients under-
Established 1872.
COUNTY BOARD
CUTS TAX RATE
COMMISSIONERS FIX TENTA
TIVE RATE AT SI.6S—BOABD
GOES ON BECOBD FOB
BLUE SUNDAYS—NOTHING
SAID ABOUT SUNDAY BASE
BALL
A tentative tax rate of $1.65 on
hundred dollars valuation was fix
ed for years 1938-39 by the coun
ty commissioners in regular ses
sion here Tuesday, July 5, this
date having been decided upon fo:
the meeting instead of the regu
lar first Monday of July 4, this
being legal holiday.
A full board was present as
follows: Rev. J. A. Joyce, chair
man; H. L. Gibson and Harvey
Johnson.
In response to requests of seve
ral citizens asking for a blue Sun
day, the board went on record as
opposed to the sale of wine and
beer or the operation of pool
tables on Sunday.
The matter of Sunday baseball
was not discussed.
After the regular routine of
business consisting mainly in the
payment of claims, the board ad
journed. ,
Ivie Congratulates Scott
That Allan D. Ivie, Jr., is not
only a good Democrat, but a true
sport, is shown by the following
letter which the defeated candi
date for solicitor has written to
his successful rival:
Leaksville, July 5.
Mr. Ralph J. Scott,
j Attorney-Xt-Law,
Danbury, N. C.
Dear Rialph:
1 hope you will accept my sin
cere congratulations and best
wishes upon your victory.
1 am sure that the splendid gen
lemjan and accomplished lawyer
you are, will enable you to bring
to the solicitorship that character
of fine service and ability in keep
ing with the demands and highest
ideals of the office. I want yon
to know that I stand ready at all
times to co-operate with you in
every possible way in making your
administration a success for your
self and a lasting service to the
people of our district.
ALLAN D. IVIE, JR.
i
Weiner Roast
Saturday night at number of
young people enjoyed a weiner
roast near Danbury. Those who
were present were: Margie and
Hazel Petree, Prather and Wini
fred Hall, Katherine Sisk, Angela
Taylor, Lois Wall, and Ellen Pep
per, of Danbury, and Margaret |
Wren Koontz of Greensboro; Ins
Grey and Elizabeth Voss of Wal
nut Cove, and Beverly Christian,
Ralph Thomas, Frances and Paul
Martin of Danbury.
went tonsil operations here laat
week: Paul Merritt of Rural Hall,
Mrs. William Smith of Westfi?!d,
Ozell Repager of Winston-Salem
and Ralph Moser of King.
Danbury, N. C., Thursday, July 7, 1938.
SCOTT'S MAJORITY
MORE THAN 6,000
DANBURY MAN DEFEATS IVIE
FOR SOLICITOB IN A LAND
SLIDE— SURRY AND STOKES
GAVE SCOTT OVERWHELM
ING ENDORSEMENT — IVIE
CARRIED ROCKINGHAM AN!)
CASWELL BY SMALL MA
JORITIES—VOTE IN STOKES
BY PRECINCTS.
i
Ralph J. Scott was nominated
over A. D. Ivie, Jr., in last Satur
day's primary by a majority of
I
more than 6,000 votes. His ma-
I
jority in Stokes was 3,178 and in
Surry 3,487. Ivie carried Rock
ingham and Caswell by small ma
jorities.
| The vote by counties: Stokes,
i complete, Scott 3,346; Ivie, 167;
I
Surry, complete, Sc«tt, 3,855, Ivie,-
308; Rockingham, 20 out of 2$
precincts. Scott 1,521; Ivie, 1886;
Caswe)), 10 cut of 13 precinct's,
Scott, 593; Ivie 646; totals, Scott,
19,315; Ivie, 3,067.
The vote by precincts in Stokes
;was as follows:
Precinct Scott Ivie
PRECIN CTS
!
DANBURY 3il Z
HARTMAN 17 1
jMJTCHELL 206 - 5
PINE HALL 2*B «
IE. SANDY RIDGE • 166 . 7
W, #ANDY'B*BOE • 267 ~T
HWSONVILLE 185 13
TULLEY 111 7
MOIB ISS 36
iFBANS 110 1
BROWN MOUNTAIN i
FLINTY KNOLL 80 3
PINNACLE 162 12
! IfiENG 235 16
MT. OLIiVE 116 ti
MIZPAH 31 3
j WILSON'S STOKE 144 23
i GEEMANTON 108 2
I
IW. WALNUT COVE 250 13
jE. WALNUT COVE 365 8
FREEMAN 65 ft
TOTALS 3345 167
Rockingham Vote By
Precincts
Precinct Scott Me
BRYAN 167 »
DOBSON 847 « 20
ELDORA 28 ? 0
ELK IN 460 f 6
FRANKLIN MS F 2
LONG BILL 28 T 1
MARSH 138 * U
MOUNT AIBY I 295 ' 88
MOUNT AIBY 2 129 75
MOUNT AIBY S 181 24
MOUNT AIBY 4 183 69
MOUNT AIBY 5 253 41
PILOT MOUNTAIN 170 44
ROCK FORD 150 1
SHOALS 194 4
SILOAM 135 9
] STEWART'S CBEEK 323 7
WESTFIELD 125 8
TOTALS 3,849 355 j
i
Burley Mabe j
Cures First Barn,
The first barn of the new tobac- ■
co crop in this section was cured |
i 'ast week by Burley Mabe and he!
j got it fine.
SANDY RIDGE
NfcWS NOTES
MBS. DOWDY AND MBS. PBID
DY GIVE LUNCHEON—BE-1
VIVALS AT THE CHURCHES.!
MRS. JENNIE STEELE RUSH
ED TO HOSPITAL—\\ OK K
STARTS ON THE SCHOOL'
GYMNASIUM.
Sandy Ridge, July s.—Mrs. J '
E. Dowdy and Mrs. Taze Piiddy
ya,ve a luncheon at their home
here Saturday honoring Miss Mary
Sterling of Winston-Salem who ,s
I
to be married Saturday, July J,
'
Covers were laid for eight. A de
licious lunch was served after
which the honuree was presented I
a service plate in her chosen pat- !
tern. Those present were: Miss
Mary Sterling, Mrs. J. G. Sterling,
Mrs. E. E. Williamson, Miss Alicj
Williamson, Mrs. George Whaling,
' Mrs. W. V. Hilton, Mrs. Dowdy
'and Mrs. Priddy.
OAK RIDGE REVIVAL
The Oak Ridge Baptist Church
,will have a Home Coming Sunday,
| July 10. Everyone is invited to
come and bring a well-filled bas
jket. A picnic lunch will be
spread during the noon hour. This
will also be the beginning of the
I revival meeting. Rev. R. E.
Adiar.-.s ©f Mayodan will conduct
Uie revival assisted by the pastor,
Rev. J. A. Joyce. Services will he
held each afternoon at 2 and 4
o'clock. The publiic is cordially
invited to attend all the services.
PRESBYTERIAN MEETING
j Rev. L. F. Cowan is conduct
ing a successful Bible school and
j revival meeting at the Presbyter
ton church here. Large crowds
jhave been attending all services:
. Rev. Cowan has been preaching
forceful sermons eac.i evening.
SERIOUSLY ILL
Mrs. Jennie Steele was rushed
,to the Baptist hospital in Win
ston-Salem Monday where she is
in a serious condition.
PERSOIn j_#o
Miss Nancy and Hampton Joyce
spent the week-end with their
i grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Fulcher at Patrick Springs, Va.
] Misses Hazel and Evelyn Mar
' - 1
I "tin of High Point are spending
some time with their grand
mother, Mrs. Sam Martin.
Miss Nannie Belle Dodson spent
the week-end with Mr. and Mr 3.
Clarence Martin.
Misses Ruth and Willie H>ll,
Mrs. Hilary Chapman, Miss Ethel
Lcdbetter of Madison and Mrs.
Will Joyce of Mayodan shopped in
Winston-Salem Saturday.
Mrs. A. J. Gann of Crozet. Va.,
Mr. and Mrs. Edison Gann of
Rustburg, Va., and Miss Joy Ann
Tillman of Charlottsville, Va., are
' expected to arrive here Friday to
[spend several days with the for
! mer's daughter, Mrs. J. M. H»w
--j kins.
| Miss Erline Hinshaw of Spencer,
jN. C. spent the week-end here
!with Miss Frances Hawkins.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeyse Joyce visit
!ed Mrs. N. F. HP.II at L»a\vsonville
I Sunday. . 1
HANES-GENET
RITES THURSDAY
BEAUTIFUL WEDDING O F
DAUGHTER OF DR. AND MRS.
J. L. HANES TO >IR. GKET—
WEDDING BREAKFAST A r
"SPOTS WOOD."
(Miss Luna Taylor in Greens
boro News.)
July I.—The wedding of Miss
Mildred Hanes and Max Gt nev
was solemnized Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock in the Methodist
Church of Madison. Rev. Robert
Anderson, cousin of the bride and
president of Montreat Association,
officiated.
Arches >f wcic used ns
!a background at the altar. A sev
; cn-branched candelabra holding
tall white tapers centered the dec
! oration arid candelabra were used
at the sides. White floor baskets!
filled with regal lilies were on
either side and the altar rail was
banked with regal lilies. Pews
for the relatives and honor guests
were set off by sprays of gladioli
i
and fern tied with white tulle.
MUSIC
Miss Mary Taylor, ol Danbury,
presided at the piano. The music
preceding the ceremony was
1 "Sweetest Story Ever Told'' and
I "Because" sung by Mrs. Ntrris
Smith, of Greensboro. Vvilliarr.
I Wright, violinist, of Winston-Sal
em, played "Souvenir." Lohen
grim's Wedding March was play
ed and during the ceremony Liebe
straum" was played. Mendels
sohn's Wedding March was used
'as recessional.
ATTENDANTS
I Ushers were Tom Van Hopper,
of Madisc.n: James Sheffield of
Winston-Salem; Chisman Hants,
I
jof Washington, D. C., Charles
| Henry Dalton of Madison. Charl
jton Genet, of Tulsa, Oklahoma,
j was his brother's best man.
I Groomsmen were Clarence Hed
■ reck, of Greensboro; Henry Roan,
of Winston-Salem; Joe Anderson
Weir, of Madison: Tom Preston,
of Pine Hall.
Bridesmaids were Mrs. Tom
Preston, of Pine Hall; Miss Luna
Taylor, of Danbury; Miss Eliza
beth Tucker, of Madison: Miss
Anne Shuford, of Conover; Mis 3
Pettus Chisman, of Memphis,
Tenn.; Miss Ruth McLead, of
(Continued on 4th page.)
J. A. Cooper of Martinsville,
jva., was a business visitor here
| Tuesday.
j Miss Bessie Joyce has accepted
a position with the agriculture de
partment in Danbury.
Mr. and Mis. Penn Fulcher of
Patrick Springs, Va., visited Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Joyce Friday.
E. H. Wilson, new agriculture
teacher, a rr ' ve d here the first of
July and has started his work
with the boys and farmers.
The work on the new gymnau
jium has been started. It is hoped,
jto have this completed wh en
! school opens. The agriculture tie-
I
1 partment will be under the gym
nasium.
Number 3,329
LADIES MEET WITH
MRS. ii. W. WATKINS
INTERESTING MEETING AT
LAW SON'VILLE STAGED BY
COL' XT V HOME DEMON
SKATOK MlSs KLLEN JEN
KLVS—MRS. WATKINS EN
TERTAINS.
The ladies of Lawsonville, who
are aiwjays progressive and enter
prising, enjoyed a very interest
ing and profitable home demon
stration meeting arranged by the
county home demonstrator. Miss
Ellen Jenkins, at the home of
Mrs. G. \V. Wat kins.
The meeting opened with a sons
"I'm On The Upward Trail," and
special music by Mrs. E. G. Law
son,
Various questions touching
home demonstration work were
! ditcussed chief among them being
the subject of salads. Many re
cipes were exchanged. The "Wo
men's Short Course" to be held in
Raleigh August 1-5, which several
anticipate attending, formed on
interesting topic of the evening.
Ladies who were present and
wh 0 were charmingly entertained
by the hostess, Mrs. Watkins,
were as follows:
Mrs. A. R. Robertson, Mrs. Z.
R. Sheppard, Mrs. E. G. Lawson,
Mr*: P: H. Robertson, Mrs: C:
I
M. Mabe, Mrs. B. O. Sheppard,
'Misses Ruby, Hattie and Thelma,
Watkins, Miss Anne Lawson.
Bill Payne Buried
As Family Watches
) High Point. July 2. Bill Payne,
jUho died for murder in the state
I prison chamber before the
watchful eyes 0 f 35 curious peo
ple. today was buried in Abbots
Creek Baptist Church cemetery
while his relatives stood around
i the open grave.
| Only members of his family at
tended funtral services held in
the little chapel () f the Sechrest
Funeral Home here. Dr. A. B.
Conrad, pastor of the First Bap
tist Church, and Rev. J. M Hil
liard conducted the services. »
A brief funeral ritual an 1 bur
ial quietly closed Payne's career of
crime which made news headlines
for many months.
Prison Chaplain E. C. Cooper
characterized Payne and his Com
panion, W«a Turner, who died
for the same crime, as "tw 0 coun
try boys gone wrong." While Tur
ner sat dying in the gas chamber,
Payne said "that his only regret
was that he didn't know the
Christian way before." 1
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John David Fulk of Hardhank
was in town Monday.
daughter, Mary Elisabeth, visited
| the former's sister, Mrs. Elmo
Cromer, niar Walnut Cove Wed
nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Eaton and
b".t" of Bassett, Va„ spent the
v. -k-~nd htre with relatives.
3. 4 '. Hawking was a business
in Dant.iry Tuesday.