THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Volume 66
PROMINENT KING
CITIZENS DIE
1. ». BARS AND HILARY HEL
-BABECK ANSWER CALL —
D ALL IS COON KILLED BV
■ LIGHfTNING— WOMAN'S MIS
SIONARY SOCIETY MEETS
OTHER NEWS.
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King, Aug. 2.—lsaac Dalton
Barr, 79, former Stokes county
Knaupissioner, died this morning
at 4:20 o'clock at the home of a
son, E. C. Barr, King, Route 1.
He had been il] for three days.
Mr. Barr was born February 2,
I
1869, a son of George and Char
lotte Scott Barr. He wan married
to Miss Laura Jane Kiser, Decem
ber 17, 1884. He spent his entire
life in Stokea county and served
PKq terms on the board of county
dtftuoissioners.
. Surviving are four sons, J. S.,
E. C, R. W., and T. D, Barr, all of
King; 19 grandchildren, and four
groat grandchildren.
JRte funeral will be held at the
kofae Wednesday afternoon at 1:30
o'clock and *t Mountain View Bap
tist Church at 2 o'clock. Rev. Da
vid 11 Hiatt of Mount Airy and
Rev. R. W. Hovig will conduct the
aervioes. Burial will be in the
church graveyard. Pallbearers will
be Hubert, Robert, Wank, James,
George, and OarroQ-imtr. • ——
.King, Aug. 2—Hilary Helsabeck
aged 82,, died at his borne Mon
day. The deceased is survived by
flSur sons and ssvenal grandchild
am. Funeral service was conduct
ed at Antioch Church Wednesday,
and interment was in the church
graveyard.
" Walter Sprinkle, teel dealer,
left last week for the Chad bo urn
market in Richmond county.
Isaac D. Barr, retired farmer,
Buffered a stroke of paralysis at
faome near Mountain View
Saturday. He is reported to be
viry sick.
Dallas Coon, aged 27, who was
stringing tobacco at a tobacco
bam on his farm near Pinnacle,
was killed by a holt of lightning
Friday afternoon. Four others
were severly shocked. He is sur
vived by his widow and a small
tftUd. The home of Virgil Eaton
Aa the same coginpnntty was .also
jjtruck tout fortunately use of
ftfce famly were at home.
; Dr. R. D. Halsgbewk bee return
ed from a vacation trip to Stah-I
mepd, Ya. Mrs. HeUabscfc. wtoo
accompanied him on the tttp, will
, ren^On» hi tßiohjoond '* '.few weeks
the guests of relatives.
Airs. Sue Atwood and daughter
are spending some time wfth rela
tives in Alleghany county.
Anthony L. Payne, aged 69,
pioneer merchant of Rural Hall,
di+d at his home there last week.
Interment was in the Dutch House
cemetery.
Dr. and Mrs. Nash Thompson
and Mrs. Murry Thompson, of
Stuart, Va., visited relatives here
Friday.
The King Tigers, who are put
ting King on the map "in the base
hall world, took one away from,
Established 1872. Danbury, N. C., Thursday, August 4, 1938.
County Tax Rate Will :
Be $1.58 —Commis
sioners In Session To-'
day
B. P. Bailey, county accountant j
and tax supervisor, was in Raleigh
Wednesday in consultation with j
George Adams of the Local Gov
ernment Commission with re-|
Igard to the Stokes county tax
rate which for a year has been
SI.BO. Mr. Bailey informs tht
Reporter that a rate of $1.58 was'
arranged.
The Board of Commissioners
are in session here today, and it
is understood that the rate of
$1.58 will be fixed for the county.
This is a reduction of 22 cents
• from the former rate, which is
made possible by a sharp curtail
of county expenses coupled with
better financial condition of the
people and the fine crops ahead.
Oak Ridge here Saturday to the
tune of 7 to 4.
The following patients underwent
tonsil operations here last week:
Miss Jean Elizabeth Smoyer of
Asheville, Miss Helen Morgan and
Mise Zelma Bailey of Winston-Sa
lem.
Misses Oxell and Thelma Fulk
are spending « week in Greensboro
where they are the guests of
'their sister, Mrs. Elmer Stewart.
.Htfec births were recorded Sere'
last week. They were: Mr. and
I
Mrs. ctade Boles, a son; Mr. and
Mrs. Johnny Newsum, a daugh
' ter, and Mr. and- Mrs. Norman
' Slate, a son.
Miss Flossie Caudle of Bon Air,
Winston-Salem, was the guest of
her aunt Miss Cora Boles over the
week-end.
Mrs. A. S. Francis was hostess
to the Woman's Missionary So
ciety of King Baptist Church at
her home Thursday, July 21 Mrs.
C. D. Slate, St., presided. The
meeting opened with a song, "Htove
Thine Own Way, Lord". The
scripture lesson was read by Mrs.
Francis, and Mrs. C. O. Boyles, Sew,
led in prayer. Twenty-three sick
visits and the giving of several
baskets of flowers were reported.
The lesson topic was, "The La
Platte Countries and Chile." Those
taking part on the program were:
Mrs. C 0. Boyles, Sr., M ra - c -
D. Sla' Sr., JCrs. Ruth Spain
hour, Mrs. T. C Bowles, Miss U*-'
tie Jonas and Mire Vivian Law
*on. The meeting was dismissed
with prayer toy Mrs. T. G. 9km,
• i
fir.
Refreshments were served by'
the hostess, assisted by Mtos Vir
ginia Francis.
Mr. and Mrs. Cladie Newsum,
Newel Newsum, Miss Thelma New
sum, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Mai -
shall and Mrs. Anne Grabs are
spending a two week's vacation at
Carolina' Beach. I
Junius Anderson is reported to
be critically ill at his home in the
Jefferson section.
Miss Kate Perry Stone, super
intendent of the Stone-Helssbeck
Clinic, is spending her vacation in
High Point where she is the guest
of relatives. , I
COUNTY COM'RS
MET MONDAY
DREW JURY FOR MID-SUM
MER TERM OF COURT—CON
SIDERED MATTER OF TWO
YEAR LEAVE OF COUNTY
lIpME—LOFTIS WILL DOUBT-
I LESS BE RETAINED.
At the regular monthly meet
ing of the board of commissioners
Monday the list of j u ro r s to
serve at the mid-summer term of
Stokes supeiior court was drawn.
This term which convenes on Mon
day, August with Judge
I Clement of Walkertown on the
'beach, will be a mixed session for
the trial of both criminal and civil
cases. There will be no grand
jury for the term.
J The board also considered the
| re-letting of the County Home for
another 2-year term. While the
matter is still under advisement,
it is generally conceded that H.
|P. Loftits, the present superinten
dent, will be retained Mr. Loftis
is reported to have made a very
i
efficient manager, and it will
doubtless be the verdict of thej
board that his services should be
continued.
Jurors drawn for court are as
follows:
QUAKER GAP TOWNSHIP
i James E. Mickey, Qeo. W. Col
lins, W. A. Smith.
SNOW CREEK TOWNSHIP
O. W. Tborton, J. M. Newman,
W. F. Joyce, C- W. Priddy, G. H.
Moore, P. W. Hawkins.
BEAVER ISLAND TOWNSHIP
B. Via Amos, J. J. Moore, Sam
I A. Wall.
MEADOWS TOWNSHIP '
C. V. Mendenhall, C. M. Kiser,
J. Wilson Young.
YADKIN TOWNSHIP
Robert Carroll, M. E. Baker,
Curtis Boyles.
PETER'S CREEK TOWNSHIP
Rufus ttatoe, C. L Doss, W. D.
Priddy, J. M. Lawson. '
SAURATOWN TOWNSHIP
P. G. Allen, N. H. Tedder
Clenamons Ford Survey
Undertaking
R. R. King, local engineer and
surveyor, assisted by several help
ers, ie going ahead with the sur
vey of the farms and general top
ography >f the h(g toss in in the
proposed Ford hydro
electrical project. Fvohably 200
I faone will toe totally or partially
inundated hy the dammed waters
of Dsn river sadtSfcOraek to» the
' lake area. A dftm 210 feet high
cpn Dan river at Clemmons, a dam
170 feet high across Big Oeek,
and a third auxiliary dam 30 feet
high across Dan river near Seven
Island ford will be a portion of
the program. Horse power of
30,000 to 50,000 will be developed.
It is reported that more than $7,-
000 has already been paid out hy
the promoters for land options,
which options *e taken for a
year.
Robt. Joyce of Walnut Cove
was a business visitor in Danbury
Monday. ! . . .
FARMERS TO MEET
FRIDAY NIGHT
TO CONSIDER JOIMNKi SOIL
CONSERVATION DISTRICT
CAMPERS TO LEAVE DAN
BURV AUGUST 8.
An important meeting will be
held at the courthouse in Danbury
on Friday night, August 5, at S
o'clock. The purpose of this
meeting is to put before the
Stokes county fai-mei* the propo
sition of including this county in
the proposed Dan River Soil Con
servation District. This district
will cover the watershed of the
Dan River in Stokes, Rockingham,
Caswell and Person counties. If
such a district is established it
will mean that the Federal Gov
ernment through the Soil Conser
vation Service will launch ex
trusive program in this dstrict to
iApprove the soil and control ero
sion. Tliis matter means a great
deal to farmers and land owners
in this county and all interested
farmers and business men are
urged to attend.
Mr. W. D. Lee, Extension
Specialist in Soil Conservation
[from N. C. State College will dis
' cuss tho proposed district in de
tail and show how they are setl
up and the benefit it will mean to
farmers.
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Stokes County plans to bold ltd
firet 4-H camp on August Bth to
12th at Camp Dor-Ker with Davie
and Davidson' county 4-H clubs.
Twenty-five boys and girls are
eKpected to attend from Stokes
county. Campers will leave from
the courthouse in Danbury at 1:30
p. m., Monday, August 8.
Camp life will follow a regular
schedule with interesting classes
; being planned. On Tuesday, Mr.
N. C. Shiver of Rife Ram Com
pany will give a hydraulic ram
demonstration. The N. C. Fores-
I
try Service is sending an insti-uc
tor who will,be with us for the
entire week. Mr. J. O. Rowell, Ex
tension Entomologist of the State
College Extension Service will
have a class on Friday. Swim
ming classes will be held under
the supervision of Joe Helsabeck,
a Red Cross life saver, together
with an Eagle Scout of Greens
boro. Mr. D. E. Jones, Extension
Rural Electrification Specialist
will Show a moving picture, "For
ward to the Farm." Completing
the staff will be MJjss Hlorence
Mackle, Home Agent and Mr. W.
H. Kimery, Assistant Farm Agent
of Davie county, Mr. A. N. Harrell,
Assistant Agent of Davidson
county and Miss Ellen Jenldn*,
Home Agent and Mr. J. F. Brown.
County Agent of Stokes.
Camp week will be a time for
4-H club members to have a good
time, an opportunity to make life- j
long friends and gain some new i
i
practical information. The camp
will provide training in sportsman
ship, leadership and citizenship.
J. F. BROWN,
County Agent.
Mrs. S. P. Christian and Beverly
shopped in Winston-Salem Satur- j
day. '
Fried Chicken
»
At his tobacco barn up near
Hanging Rock park Monday night
''
Mr. Lon Sisk invited a number of;
his friends to enjoy a chicken fry.
The agreement was that Lon |
would furnish the fire, the jokes, J
and the hospitality, and the'
friends should bring the chickens- j
The contract being mutually J
satisfactory, that night at dark j
Dr. ltforefield, Robah Smith, El- 1
lington, Kirby, Van Noppen, Scott, ]
and Burke Smith proceeded to
Lon's own chicken roost here and
stole all of his chickens and car
ried them up.
Lon was, to say the least, very
much delighted. He had been
lying at the barn several nigh's
and was very hungry for some
fried chicken. The feast went on,
merrily lar into the night, and
many a fat pullet and lusty young
rooster gave up their careers to
the festivities of the occasion.
The moon was smiling over the
mountain when the guests finally
took their leave, and the host
was very profuse in his thanks to
his friends for their liberality. j
When the car had gone a hun
dred yards down the road toward
home, it stopped and Dr. Morefield
I hollered back:
"Lon! Hey, Lon!
"What's the matter?" Lo.i
yelled. H
"Them chickens was ycurn." .
Dr. then stepped on the gas and
it is well he did, we'll fay.
But wait a minute:
Next day the joke turned on
the chicken kidnapers. It was
found that the chix belonged to
Mrs. Sisk, and cow she will prob-!
ably have the whole gang
doctors, lawyer's, and officers in
And are they scared!
Tonsil Clinic
Sixty children from every sec-J
tion of the. county have been op
erated on for removal of tonsils j
at the clinic here this week. All
the children have "reacted favor-1
ably. The clinic closes Friday
morning.
The Danbury Fine ArtJS Club
ladies served coffee, sandwiches,
etc., to the waiting parents and
friends each midnight
Ice Cream Supper
At Wifi Stovall's
There will be an ice cream sup
per at jyill Stovall's Saturday
night, August 6, for the benefit
of Smith Chapel M. E. Church.
Everybody is cordially invited to
come.
Enjoyable Stew
Hence Flinchum, Jim Flinchum
1 and Burke Smith were hosts at a j
| pleasurable Brunswick stew at
their tobacco barn up on White-'
water Farm Saturday night.
Barns Burn
Elmer Jackson and Everett
Flippin, both Quaker Gap farmers; !
jeach lost a barn of tobacco by fire
this 4(eek. I
Number 3,333.
REPUBLICANS
TO OPEN CAMPAIGN
JOHN W. KURFEES, Jit., CAN
DIDATE FOR CONGRESS, TO
SPEAK AT STOKES COURT
MONDAY, AUGUST 22
COUNTY REPUBLICAN CAM
PAIGN.
At the noon recess of Stokes
court Monday noon, August 22,
John W. Kurfees, Jr., will address
I the voters of Stokes county on the
political issues now confronting
the people.
Mr. Kurfees, wh 0 i s the Repub
lican candidate for Congress in
the Fifth district against A. D.
Folger, is of Winston-Salem and
is a son of John W. Kurfees. He
is a'so a brother of Marshall Kur
fees, who is a Democrat, and who
ran for the Democratic nomina
tion for congress in the same dis
trict in the late primary. He was
opposed by George Fulp of Leaks
vile and A. D .Folger of Mt. Airy.
The early start of the Republi
can campaign in Stokes as mark
ed by the opening gun to be fired
jby the Republican congressional
I candidate, probably indicates a
| new and determined effort of the
!
Republicans to carry Stokes back
to the Republican column.
J. R. Nunn (Dixie), is chairman
of the Stokes Republican execu
tive committee. • •'
Republican county candidates
are:
T. G. New for sheriff.
P. G. Smith for clerk.
Hobart Browder, for House of
Representatives.
Elkin Smith, Marvin Joyce,
| Curtis farnith for county commis
bie;x.is.
Dr. R. S. Hclstbcck for coroner.
l".?:(cutive committee:
Robert Carroll, Cabel Joyce, H,
McGee. R. O. Woods, M. J. Fage,
: J. O. Pyrtle, E. R. Nelson.
Mrs. Sadie Fulton Lovin is
vice woman chairman.
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Death Of
| James W. Whitten
James W. Whitten, aired 65,
familiarly known as "Bud," died
at his home at Kannapolis Satur
day after a long illness. He had
lived at Kannapolis for Eeveral
years.
Mr Whitten was a son of the
late J. S. Whitten of Peter's Creek
township, Stokes county. He had
lived in Peter's Creek near the
Seven Island ford the most of his
life time.
The interment was at North
View Monday, preceded by a
funeral service aft North View
Church.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Lettie Hall Whitten; three sons,
Ernest Whitten, of Stokes county;
j Virdin and Vie Whitten, of Kanna
polis; four daughters, Mn. Lou
Hall and Mrs. Mattie Abe, of
! Ashcboro; Mrs. Hoke Sides and
I Miss Mae Whitten. of Kannanolis;
three sisters, Mrs. W. A. Dillon
,and Mrs. J. H. Stephens. of
Ptokes county, and Miss Ella
.Whitten, of Kannapolis.