THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Volume 66
MOTORCYCLE ENDS ]
ROY MEADOWS LIFE
CHAS. H. LUNSFORD IS DEAD 1
—OTHER ITEMS OF
RING AND YADRIN TOWN
SHIP.
King, Sept. 14—Roy Meadows,
aged about 21, was killed in a mo
torcycle wreck near Winston-Sal
em Saturday night. The deceased
is survived by his mother and
father, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mea
dows, also one brother, Paul Mea
dows, and one sister, Mrs. Ernest
Smith, all of King.
Mr. ana Mrs. John Collins of
Mount Airy are spending a few
days with relatives here.
Keith Kirby of King and Miss
Hilda Davis of Trinity were united
in marriage Saturday. After a
short honeymoon they will be at.
home in Walnut Hills.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Boles and (
daughter, Miss Annie Sue Boles |
of Strasburg, Va., are spending a
few days with relatives here and j
at Salisbury. Mr. Boles, wh 0 was;
reared here, holds a position as
roadmaster with the Southern
Railway system.
Ray McGee is opening up a new
garage in the Phillips building on
Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. Dickman of Lon
don, Wisconain, are spending some
time here the-guest* of Rev. and
Mrs. Edward Helmich.
J. J. Booth of Danbury was
here last week looking for a si*e
for a moving picture theatre.
The stork put in another busy
week with seven new births reg
istered. Ihey are: To Mi. and
Mrs. Sidney Mickey, a daughter,
to Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus War
den, a son; to Mr. and Mrs. Evan
Bolejack a daughter; t 0 Mr. and
Mrs, Ernest Bowen, a son; to Mr.
and Mrs. Rupert Hall, a daughter;
to Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Smith, a
daughter, and to Mr. and Mrs.
William Bowen, a daughter.
> Mrs. William Spainhower is cn
dergoing treatment in a Winston-
Salem hospital.
Dr. and Mrs. Belmont A. Helsa
beck left Saturday on a two
peek's vacation. They will visit
New York and other northern
cities on their trip.
The following patients under
went tonsil operations in th'
Stone-Helsabeck Clinic last week:
v lfiss Mescal Loggins, Ray Merritt
and Miss Martha Bryson of Wins
ton-Salem, Miss Rumell Nance,
Zona Covington and Miss
Berniece McGee of Rural Hall,
William Meadows of Mount Airy,
Preston Browder and Wesley Bur-
TOW of German ton, Miss Cathlene
Speas of Tobaccoville and Bill
Moore of King.
X Charlie Lunsford, prosperous
planter and stock raiser, !B re
ported to be critically ill at his
heme in the Sauratown
Mountain. (Later —Mr. Lunsford
died.)
ROY MEADOWS ACCIDENT
Crushed when his rocketing mo
torcycle crashed head-on into an
automobile, Roy G. Meadows, 21,
of King, died in City Hospital—
(Continued on page 2.)
Established 1872. Danbury, N. C., Thursday, September 15, 1938
MIDDLE BELT
OFENS AT 23
FIFTEEN HUNDRED BASKETS |
OF STOKES TOBACCO AT
ONE DURHAM WAREHOUSE
—AVERAGE NOT UP TO EX
PECTATIONS.
G. H. Alford, chief of govern
ment feed loans in Stokes, accom
panied by W. R. James, in the
]:iame capacity for Forsyth and
other counties, visited Durham
and Oxford at the opening of the 1
middle belt markets Tuesday. i
Mr. A 1 lord, who returned late;
Tuesday night after driving 300 *
i miles, sjaid the average paid for!
the new crop of tobacco at Dur- j
ham and other markets was
slightly more than 23 cents. Mr.
' Alford was told that 1500 bas
kets of Stokes county tobacco
were on the floors of Liberty
| warehouse at Durham Monday.
There are 12 warehouses in Dur
ham.
The Associated Press report of
I the Tuesday openings is as fol
lows:
Durham, Sept. 13— North
Carolina's middle belt tobacco
markets opened their season today
with heavy sales that brought an
average unofficially estimated at
little more than 23 cents a pound
and very little turning of tags.
Warehousemen showed a shade
of pessimism and explained thai
the price average was not up to
expectations because a good deal
of low quality weed was offered.
Durham apparently led the nine
markets in total sales, disposing
of about a million pounds, Sales
Supervisor L. G. Cheek said, at
an average of 23 cents. Approxi
mately tw 0 million pounds was
I left over from the day's auction
, eerinr. ' "VP :
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Tags Turned
Tags were turned intermittent
. ly throughout the belt but there
was no indication that legal steps
■ would be taken to prevent impo
• sition of penalties for crops in ex
cess of those allotted under the
■ 1938 farm act.
The average at Henderson was
: a bit higher than Durham's. The
i .figure mounted to $24.15 there
for 133,350 pounds of better
. grade tobacco, according to an
estftaate. The day's total sales
: amounted to abotit 600,000 pounds
: with several thousand pounds left
. for tomorrow's market.
Better Grades Off
i The better gnades were off at
, Warren ton, where an estimated
, 300,000 pounds was on the floor.
. Common tobacco was selling higb
> er than on last year's opening
I and many growers expressed
pleasure over prices,
i About 600,000 pounds was car
ried to the Oxford warehouses
i where, after a slow morning, the
i prices rose to an estimated $23 or
I $24 a hundred. Sales were blocked
at the close of the day. First prim
ings predominated there.
A 25-cent average was estimated
i at Sanford where approximately
, 250,000 pounds was sold. The
- floors ware not cleared and about
200,000 pounds were carried over
MEADOWS-CAPELLA I
ROAD NOT YET
HACKETT TURNS DOWN PLEA S
OF STOKES DELEGATION—
AGAIN THROWS TH.»: 400
THOUSAND DOLLAR KING
ROAD IN FACE OF STOKES
REQUESTS—CITIZENS WHO
VISITED WILKESBORO MON
DAY WINSTON-SALEM|
GETS ITS WANTS. J
'a
I
District Highway Commission- j t
l er Gordon Haekett turned a deaf t
j ear Monday to the pleas of Stokes t
I citizens for a good road from
' Meadows, at No. 89, to Gapella to 1
j connect with the hardsurface l l
j highway that runs across the -1
mountain from Wright's Store to.'
Rural Hall. | 
A b'g delegation including j'
Sheriff Taylor, County Agent |
i Brown, S. P. Christian, Roy Red- '
ding, Wallace Webster, R. B. Tut-j
tie and others visited Commis- '
sioner Haekett at Wilkesborc f
Monday and laid before him the
urgent necessity of this road, 1
which is one of the most impor- '
quit collateral thoroughfares of
the county. '
Mr. Haekett made his usual 1
answer of "no money", but refer
red to the $400,000 spent on the
Lakes-to-Florid a highway that
skirts the county in Yadkin town
: ship. R. B. Tuttle of the delega
tion, reminded Mr. Haekett that
this road is of little use and bene
fit t 0 the county, being a through
turnpike and used mostly by big
trucks Mid not being patronized
by 10 per cent, of the people of
Y a dkin township..
However, the commissioner
. agreed to repair the road from |
i Capella t 0 Meadows to the ex-!
tent that school buses could oper-j
ate over it in bad weather.
Recently Mr. Haekett has giv
. en his O. K. to the widening a nd
. straightening of the
i Salem-High Point hardsurflace, in
. response to the demands of strong
. deleg a tions from Winston-Snlem.
> This project will 0 f course Co3t
a lot of money.
i
Miss Ruth Patterson, who has
filled the position of case worker
for the welfare department, has
( returned to her home at Durham,
( land will take additional studies
( in welfare and social security
work at Duke University. While
in Danbury Miss Patterson won
many friends who rerret her de
t parture.
1 for finst sales. The offering was
. said to be tbe largest in the mar
■ ket's history. Several tags were
; turned, though.
1 The lower grades did well at
Carthage where the total average
■ ranged between 23 and 24 cents,
i Little dissatisfaction was voiced
> by growers; many were optimia
• tic. The market was blocked.
I Poor quality held down the av
■ einage considerably at Aberdeen.
A few tags were turned and farm-
I ers said that prices were about
' as expected.
i Louisburg and Fuquay Springs
: reported sales in comparison with
• other markets in the belt.
MUCH TOBACCO
MOVING EAST
STOKES FARMERS WHO TAKE
THE LONG DRIVE FOR
QUICK MONEY ARE DISAP
POINTED IN SOME CASES—|
ONLY A LITTLE MORE THAN
A WEEK TO WAIT FOR !
HOME MARKETS TO OPES.
Long drives, heavy gas bills,'
and then a wait of indefinite time:
till the blocked sales clear up, is 1
the experience 0 f many who have
tried the eastern markets.
Durham and other middle belt
markets are now open, and many
Stokes farmers, impatient for i
ride and some new quick money J
have gone this week, dairying un-j
counted thousands of Stokes to-;
bacco with them.
It is only a little o ver a week
till our home markets will be
open, when the flow of the great
est and best crop for years will
;
swell to big proportions.
It will doubtless pay our farm
ers well to sit quiet for a few
days more and give the old belt
warehouses Jime to openj, wher.
offerings will be promptly taken
c.are of at handsome prices.
Stokes Students
At Brevard College
Five Stokes county young peo
ple were among the four hundred
to register at Brevard College,
Brevard, North Carolina, starting
its fifth a nd most promising year
of operation as a junior college
under the auspices of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, South.
Those registered from this
county are: George Oliver Petree,
| Danbury; Joseph Bryant Martin,
j Danbury; June Anne Marion,
Route 2, Pinnacle: Gordon A.
West, Walnut Cove; and Rachel
Southern. Walnut Cove.
Rothrock Reunion
September 25
The annual Rothrock reunion
is to be held at the home of E. A.
Rothrock, near Walnut Cove,
Sunday September 25th. Program
in morning and afternoon. A
large crowd is expected to attend,
i All relatives and friends of the
Rothrock family are invited to
come .and bring well-filled bas
kets. Dinner will be served at
1:00 o'clock. :
■ f
Squirrel Law Out
Today—Many Of The
Animals Slain
Squirrel, the most toothsome
wild meat of this section, is law
ful to kill and eat tod*y, as the
law expired last night at mid
night. Local hunters have been
out in full force today, and many
bags of the game have been
brought in. The supply is plenti
ful, so it is reported, but the limit
for any one hunter per day is 10.
Ex-Sheriff J. Frank Dunlap was
here Tu3sday from Walnut Cove.
Mr. Dunlap has decided to sell
his farm in Beaver Island town
ship. See advertisement in this
i issue of the Reporter.
SANDY RIDGE
ENROLLMENT BIG
•'AMERICA" WAS SUNG ATM
THE OPENING AND REV. J.
A. .JOVCE CONDUCTED THE
DEVOTIONAL WALL KF
UNION SEPT. 18—NEWS AND
PERSONALS.
Sandy Ridge High School open- |
ed Friday morning September !),' J
at 9:00 o'clock. All the school j
marched into the auditorium, j
stood and joined together in sine:- ,
ing "Americai" The devotional i
and prayer was conducted by j
i j
Rev. J. A. Joyce, after which an
address was given by the new j
principal, Kenneth PI Brown.
| Each grade then nut relied to its'
' respective room where some time'
I . |
| was spent in registration. The
enrollment was quite larger than |
in previous years. Quite a larger;
1 i
number of patron s and friends at
tended the opening exercises and
extended their best wishes to the
teachers for the success of a Kood
school.
Mrs. Mae Kozley entertained a
number of guests with a farewell
i pa: '.y Hve:i at !:jr home Wednes
day night, since she leaves for
New York soon. Many hours
(were spent in conversation and
!|j dancing after which delicious re
freshments were served,
j I The annual Wall reunion wiii
'be held at the home of Mr. and
jMrs. J. A. Wall Sunday, Septem
ber 18. All friends and relatives |
■ |
cordially invited and asked to |
bring a well-filled b a sket.
! Mrs. Jesse Amos, Sunday school:
g teacher of the young people's!
, class of Mayo Christian Church. |
'delightfully entertained the mem-|
bers of her class and other friends
( with a party a t her home Friday
j 'night, September 9. Many inter
l esting games were played and en
joyed. Several contests were con
l
i ducted and prizes were awarded
j the winners. Delicious refresh
ments were served by the hostess,
11 ; Mrs. Amos and assistant, hos
tess, Mrs. R. H. Wat kins, consist
' ing of cake and lemonade t 0 the
n'
following guests; Misses Irene
* and Avagene Hodge, Artie Belle
Nance, Viola and Annie Williams,
1 Bessie and Edth Hennis, Pearl
0 and Katherine Pratt, Kate, Estelle
1 and Virginia Joyce, Lol a and
1 Pauline Sisk, Eunice Amos, Viv
ian Belle Curry, Naomi Priddy,
Margaret Vernon, Doris Martin,
Lola Belle and Betty Nance, and
Ruby Robertson, Messrs. Harry
Nance, George Williams, Hassell
e Hennis, Frank Brinegan, Warren
- Shelton, John, Worley and Louis
e Joyce, James Pratt, Spottswood
- and James Taylor, clarence Clan
» ton, Wilbur Wren, James Vernon,
V Ravenell Martin, Hurley Watkins,
i Beverly HawMHns, and Ben Woody,
- Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pratt, Mr. and
t Mrs. R C. Martin, Mr. and Mrs-
D. Bill Nance, Mrs. Sam Joyce,
and Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Watkins.
3 _____
PERSONALS
1 Miss Ethel Ledbetter of Madi
- son spent Wednesday night with
s Miss Ruth Hall.
Friends extend a hearty wel-
Number 3,339
TENANTS MAY
OBTAIN LOANS
J. E. CUtVKs MAKES EXPLAN
ATION IN KEGAKD TO HELP
FOK APPLICANTS FO K
LOANS FOK FAMILY-SIZED
FAKMS IN STOKES COLNTI,
The Tenant Purchase Committee
held its lii st meeting in Danbur>>
X. C., on September bth, llt3s, in
bi-uin their woik ~f selecting ap
plicants to whom l";in.s will b-.;
made t„ j'lii « !ia: i* l;uni!y-si/.ed
farms in Stokes county, as author-*
izt'U in tile Bunkhed-Jont-s Act.
At tliis meeting the comniitti t -
men learned that the cou.itv >-s
i
not limited to ten loans, as they
had previously thought. Due to
( t his reason it was decided t„ re
jopen the application period for
two weeks, beginning September
. l!)th, 1 !).>;, and closiiig October
Ist, 1935, in order that more fam
ilies might have the opportunity
to apply.
The committee will be glad to
consider applications from any
farm lamsly who does not own
its land, both white and negro,
provided application is received
not later than October Ist, 1933.
Application blanks may be ob
tained from J. E. Cheves, County
Supervisor, Box 337. Reidsville,
N. C. or from committeemen, P,
O. Frye, J. Moir Hawkins, and
Harvey G. Johnson,
come to Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Gar
i ner wh 0 have recently moved in
|to the house formerly occupied by
Prof, and Mrs. E. M. Macon. Both
jMr. a"d Mrs. Garner are members
jof the Sandy Ridire school faculty.
| Joe Pergurson of Mayodan was
a business visitor here Friday.
ITr. ant! Mr.-, E. E. Dodson had
as their dinner guests Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Martin and
children, and Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
I Carter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Spencer o£
Walnut Cove visited the latter's
mother, Mrs. G. W. Hawkins Sun
day.
I Miss Kathleen Mclver spent tho
week-end with relatives in Greens
boro.
I Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Robertson
j j and daughter, Ruby shopped in
j Martinsville Saturday,
j | Miss Ruby Robertson and Mr.
Louis Joyce visited Mr. and Mrs.
I
Hilary Chapman Saturday night. 1
Little Madaline Hawkins had
las her dinner guests Sunday
f Misses Cora Mae and Deanie Ven
, able. * .• u «- ,
j Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Dodson
j and son were the week-end gueato
j of the former's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Dodson.
Mrs. Hilary Chapman and Miss
Janie Hawkins were the supper
guests of their grandmother, Mrs.
I G. W. Hawkins Saturday nijrht.
John Joyce of Five Forks, Va.,
visited here Sunday. s
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Vernon a nd
family, Mr. and Mrs. Grady Ver
non, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Oakley and
■ MisgVVertr rt Carter visited relatives
i nemr Mayodnn Sunday.
Bozy Wjil] purchased a no\vi
. pick-up.