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THE DANBURY REPORTER. Volume 66 WILL SOUTHERN KILLS HIMSELF MONDAY AFTERNOON TRAG EDY AT STOKESBURG, SOUTH WALNUT COVE—DECEASED : HAD BEEN DRINKING HEAV ILY—USED A 32.20 REVOLV ER-NO INQUEST CONSIDER ( ED NECESSARY BY OFFI , CEKS AND PHYSICIANS CIRCUMSTANCES OF TH£ 1 SHOCKING AFFAIR. Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock William Southern, aged 46, stroll ed through the backyard of thcj home of his friend Tom Welch in Walnut Cove, sat down by an apple tree in a cornfield and sent a bullet through his brain. Mre. Welch, from whose apart ments Southern had borrowed the 32.20 S. & W. revolver, heard the shot. Her daughter and other children heard it, too. They be came alarmed and notified Deputy Sheriff Carl Ray who arrived in a few minutes accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Burke Smith. The officers found Southern about 200 feet west °' the Southern home in a dying condition. Brains had oozed from a bullet hole above hia right ear. He was uncon scious and never spoke. Dr. Hel sabeck pronounced him dead in some minutes. _ The circumstances, as gathered by a representative of the Re porter, wh 0 visited the scene shortly after the tragedy, are £L3 follows: Mr. Southern was employed at the veneering plant nearby, and als 0 engaged in farming. He had a considerable crop of tobacco and corn. He spent a good deal of his time at the plant, where he worked in association with Tom Welch. The two men were good friends and often visited each other's home. Will, as the dead man was familiarly called, had been drinking heavily recently. He had been on a spree since Thursday of last week. Rumors say he did not get along well with his fiamily, and sometimes was abusive to hia wife and children. One report said he had recently used violence toward his family. Monday about 2 o'clock he want to the home of his friend Welch. Mm. Welch sad some of the children and other persons be ing present. Tom was absent. Will asked for the loss ttf a quarter. She replied that she had no mosey in the house. He then went-to- a room where he knew' Tom kept his pistol, opened it and took the weapon in his hand and started out Mrs. Welch protested, ask* lag him what he meant to do. He replied that he would "take the revolver no farther than the apple tree." He then disappeared In the corrifield. The officers found about $7.50 eash in the dead man's . pocket. He evidently use J the request .{or ; » e loan of 25 cents from Mrs. Welch as an excus e to get the revolver. Under the circumstances the ef- that ho' inquest' was Established 1872. Danbury, N. C., Thursday, August 11, 1938. necessary m it appeared to be a plain case of suicide. The affair was a great shock to the people of south Walnut Cove, known as "Stokesburg," where the tragedy occurred. Southern lived on the Winston-Salem highway, a hundred yards north of George Neal's filling station, two miles south of Walnut Cove. He lived there with his family of a wife, j three boys and one girl. Mrs. I Southern is a daughter of the j late Isaac Ziglar. The children are Beverly, Alonzo and Henry. Nellie > the daughter, is the wife of Melvin Mabe. She has two I children. William was a son of Stephen Southern. He has one brother, John Southern, who lives near the Dan river power plant. He has the following sisters: Mrs. Chas. Warren of High Point; Mrs. James ;Neal of Mount Airy; Mrs. George Bennett of Winston-Salem; Mrs. J Eaton of Pfafftown, Winston-Sal em; Mrs. Maggie Bullin of Pine Hall; Mrs. Bettie Fulp of Rural Hall; Mrs. Nannie Sapp of Ger man ton. Funeral services were conducted at the Salem Chapel Christian Church Wednesday at 2 o'clock, by the pastor, Rev. G. H. Veazy. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Stokes County Child Welfare Clinics Sandy Ridge at School Building, Tuesday, August 16, from 2 to 4 p. m. Dr. Hanes in charge. Walnut Cove over Drug Store, Thursday, August 18, 2 to 4 p. m. Dr. Helsabeck in charge. Stokes county through its local health department, invites parent* and babies to the child welfare clinic. These clinics are not in tended to take the place of the personal guidance of the family physician, but only to make avail able and convenient the informa tion which the physician usually wants parents to have, especially those who do not see their doctor at regular intervals. After a baby is bom mother, father, grand parents and all good neighbors spend much time in planning ways to keep baby healthy and aa/e. Nature ar ranges much for his safety, but nature does act tell husband and wife all the things they need to know to insure the well being of the mother and Infant. This in formation should eaoße to them throiigh a good ' physician. The physical examination of the mother should be made early in the prenatal period, before the fifth month. The infant should be weighed and watched carefully his first year of life and protected | against contagious diseases. Some of these he can be protected from through vaccination. Stokes county offeqr this service to its citizens, both white and colored. 1 ' PUBLIC HEALTH DEPT. Mr. and' Mrs. j. B. 'Joycfe rind Mrs. A. J„.Fapg ( spen,t Sunday witH Mr. and Mrs. H. M .-Jjiyce.» J. T. KALLAM DIED SUNDAY HE WAS PROMINENT FARMER OF SANDY RIDGE—BIRTHS, DEATHS AND PERSONALS OF SANDY RIDGE COMMUNI TY. Sandy Ridge, August 8. —Mr. I Tom Kallam died at his home Sunday p. m., aoout 3:00 o'clock,! ; after several months illness. He 'was a highly respected man, one 'of the county's best citizens and farmers. He will be greatly miss- 1 ed in both home and community. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. |Quincy Kallam, one daughter, Mrs. Jim Martin, of Stoneville, ! three sons, George and Harry, of | Madison, and Fletcher Kallam of | Winston-Salem, eight grandchild ren and one great grandchild. Fun 'eral services will be conducted ct Oak Ridge Baptist Church Tues day a . m. at 11:00 o'clock. Inter ment will follow in the Shelton cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wilkins announce the arrival of a son on August 3. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Futerell of Paducah, Ky., announce the ar rival of a daughter, Patricia Ann, August 2. Mrs. Futerell was be fore marriage Miss Beulah Mae Boy lee and is the granddaughter of MM. G. Walter Hawkins. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde "Vernon of Martinsville, and Mr. and Mrs. Winfred Oakley of Danbury spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Neal Vernon. Mrs. Bera Oakley and daugh ters, Shirley and Shelby Jean spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Joyce. , Mr. and Mrs. Jim Steele visited Mr. and' Mrs. Harry Steele Sun day. | Mr. and Mrs. Hilary Chapman visited Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Dodson of Winston-Salem were the guests of the former's parents, Mr. and Mre. J. A. Dodson Sunday. Miss Helen Shaffer of Mayodan was the week-end guest of Mrs. JIM Steele. Mr. and Mrs. John Nelson and daughter, Shelby Jean, visited the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nelson «f Madison Sunday. Miss Margaret Vernon waa the week-end guest of Miss Franats Ilaw h Inn. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Terrell and aoae, J. Wssley and Colon L. and liSk K l Carter Waited Mr. and in. J. H) Don can Sunday. Those visiting Mrs. O. Walter Hawkins Sunday were: E. M. and W. E. Hawkns, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Spencer, and children, of Walnut Cove, Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Kallam and daughter) of Madison, Mrs. J. M. Hawkins, and children, Mr. and Mm. J. V. Man tin, Mrs. Sam Martin and son, Del bert, Miss Nell Wall and Mr. and Mrs. Hilary Chapman. Mrs. J. A. Dodson has been ill of flu for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Bozy Wall visited Mr. and Mrff. John Nelson Satur day night, " •' • •• • ED WILSON'S SEVERE LOSS LIGHTNING STRIKES BARN, KILLING ONE MULE, BURNS! BUILDING, AUTOMOBILE; AND ANOTHER MULE. BE- 1 1 SIDES FEED STUFF—COW' NARROWLY ESCAPES. During a storm Friday light-' ning struck the stable of Ed Wil- i son, who lives near Hartman, 2 1-2 miles east of Danbury. One i fine mule, worth $200.00 was in- j ■stantly killed by the bolt. The building was set on fi re » burning: perhaps fatally another mule, a!-' so an automobile and a quantity of feed stuffs. A cow which wn.s' I penned in the stable, escaped by breaking out. The second mule' was released in time to save its life, but was badly burned. Mr. Wilson's loss is probably $700.00 to $l,OOO. Pleasant Trip To Southern Waters Mr. and Mrs. J. Reid Forrest, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Travis Tuttle, Misf. Mary Neal, Miss Inez For-1 I rest. Miss Jessie Smith, and Miss Edith Forrest and Clyde Forrest i spent a week recently at Charles-' ton, S. C., the Isle of Palms and 1 the Magnolia Gardens. They also took in some deep sea fishing 40 miles out. The party reports a delightful time. ' Electrification To Lawsonvillej Manager Weir of the Madison division of Duke Power Company ( was here Wednesday with a force |of hands installing poles for the electric lines to be built im mediately to Lawsonville. Sheriffs Meet Sheriff John Taylor attended the meeting of State Sheriffs at i Wirtston-Salem this week. Rev. and Mrs. T. G. Williams and son, John Wesley t were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Atkins at Snow Hill Satur day. Mr. and lira, Glenn Dodson and children and Mr. Clarence Ziglar visited Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. Ziglar in Winston-Salem Sunday. Mr. Yancey Rail of Winston- Salem visited friends here Sun day. lfr. Charlie and Mr. Phoenix Price of Mayoden visited here Sunday evening. Mrs. Harry Robertson, Mrs. Earl Collins and Mrs. Victor Les ter of Martinsville, Va., were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Robertson Wednesday. Misses Mary and Maggie Housers and Miss Ruth Frietzel of Winston-Salem were the din ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Nance Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watkins and son, Hurley left Thursday for a visit with relatives in Mich igan. I , Tom Oroy of LawsonvJUe wa.j. In PagjW. Satyigdfty,.,.,, ~ „ Lawsonville Car Smash Hurts R. T. Spencer And Others—Two Au tos Wrecked A V-8 sedan driven by R. T. Spencer and a Chevrolet roadster | driven by Handy Mabe collided j near Alfred Robertson's, close to 1 Lawsonville, Tuesday afternoon ( about 2 o'clock. Ail the occu pants of both cars wire more or less injured, Mr. Spencer perhaps I seriously. The injured were car- I ried to physicians who dressed t their hurts. Both cars were prac tically demolished. ! Accompanying Mr. Spe icer, I who was returning home from' ,Hinh Point, was his daughter, jMiss Hallie. Mabe's young son was driving with him. Germanton News Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Carroll spent Sunday with Mrs. Ross Meadows! I I and family. i Mr. and Mrs. Torn Mendenhall i and Tom Lawson of Winston-Sal em visited Mr. J. R. Mendenhall j I and family Sunday. | Mr. a nd Mrs. Max Flynt spent Sunday with relatives near King, j Misses Charlotte Meadows and Myrtle Smith Mrs. Avery Slate I ' and Mrs. Melvin Bolden visited in I Walnut Cove Sunday evening. I Miss Wllie Hartgrove of Moun tain View spent Sunday with Miss Myrtle Wolff. Mr. and Mrs. Grey Slate and children ( Peggy and Tony, of Bas sett, Va., were the week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Slate. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Southern and daughter, Emma Lou, spent J Sunday in High Point with Mr. 1 and Mrs. Horace Southern. Mrs. Lowman Is Honored Mrs. Robert Cook Lowman, a recent bride, was honored last week with a te a given by Mrs. William McCanless and Mi's. J. Fred Gerner at the home of Mrs. IGerner, near Danbury. Receiving in the living room were the hostesses, their honor guests, and Mrs. Frank Petree, mother of th e bride. Mrs. Robah Smith directed the way to the din ing room where Mrs. J. R. Voss presided over the te a table which was covered with a lace cloth and held as a central decoration a »>'- ver r bowl of summer flowem. Ser ving the canapes, nuts, and mints was Miss Elisabeth Voss. Good byes were aaid to Mrs. Edwin Taylor. The hostesses presented to their honor guest silver in her chosen pattern. Car Burns A ford sedan burned on the highway half a mile south of Walnut Cove Sunday evening. No one was injured. Interested in improving hi s tomato crop, C. H. Fries of Salis bury, Route 1, Rowan county, hns developed a new tomato variety which •promises-to be of'great to rS,Q' lh Carolina gardeners Number 3,334. DEATH OF MRS. PATSY KISER LAST HITICS FOR JUNIUS AN DERSON—T OBA CC O BARN BIRNS—BIRTHS _ OTHKK KING VKWK King, August 1" Last rites for Junius Anderson, aged 88. wera conducted at Antioeh Church Mondiiy. The deceased is sur vived by the widow, three daugh ters and four sons. Ozzie Rut ledge, planter who re sides in east King, had the mis forturv 10 lose a good barn of 'o bacco by fire Sunday morning. ! Mesdamcg Beulah Tuttle cf Rocky Mount and Mamie King of Stoneville Va., are visiting rela tives here. I The King Tigers shut out Ker ne rsville in a game played in the King ball park Saturday. Final score 1 and 0. | Joseph Pulliam, of the United States Naw. is spending a short i furlough with relatives here. He is stationed at Portsmouth. Va. ! Martin Spainhower, who has been very sick at his home on De pot street > continues to improve. | Tobacco growers in this section ar e very busy harvesting the finest crop of the golden weed grown here for many years. Splendid I cures are being made. t - • *.v * ! The following births were regis tered here last week: To Mr. and Mrs. Amos Fulk, a son; Mr. and Mrs. Doss McGee, a daughter; and and Mr. and Mrs. Gray Lineback, a son. Mrs. Martha Meadows is re ported to be very sick at th3 home of her daughter, Mrs. Sid 'PullUtm in Asheboro. i John Terry, planter of the Mountain View section, was hero on business Saturday. O. L. Rains and family are va cationing at Carolina Beach this week. Mrs. Patsy Kiser, aged 81, widow of Samuel Kiser, died at her home near here Sunday morn ing. Surviving are three daugh ters, Mrs. Jo e Johnson and Mrs. Oscar Cromer of King R. F. D., and Mrs. Nat Green of Asheboro. Two sons, Pierson and HJobert Kiser, both of King R F. D., seve ral grandchildren and a great host of friends. Funeral and inter ment was at Jefferson Church cf Christ Tuesday morning at 11 o'» "° ck - -' «r: Mr. and Mrs. James B. Joyce and Mrs. A. J. Fagg of Rural Hall, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Joyce. 1 For Sale —l I will sell at a bargain the foU lowing property: • One 2-horse wagon. Two plows. 1370 tobacco sticks, 4 ft. 3 in. long. | 1 set 2-horse harness. 1 1 spike harrow. G. O. DODSON, On W. A. Lewis' place. Walnut • ' ■ •CoVe, Rohte 'l* ' - i\lalig2w. ' ' ' ■»
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