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THE DANBURY REPORTER. Established 1872 Federal Officers High=Hat Stokes I Stokes County Deputy Sheriffs Arrested Sam, Wilkins Without Help * From Revenue Officers Who Claim Prisoner — Danbury Reporter In f vestigates Situation. The last issue of the Reporter, published last Friday, contained the following item: "Sam Wilkins who, it is alleged is a notorious manufacturer and dealer in illicit liquor, is in Dan. bury jail. | "He was arrested by county of ficers, Cleve Lawson, Burke Smith, Carl Ray, and others, as sisted by federal agents." On Sunday following the Wins ton-Salem Journal and the Greenu boro News, respectively, published the following dispatch under a Greensboro headline dated Decem ber 17: FEDERAL AGENTS SEIZE STOKES COUNTY STILL "Sam Wilkins, 65, of the Sandy Ridge section of Stokes county, f was jailed by federal investigators , in Danbury and 'a Ving . held for trial. "Agents J. F. Ratledge and A. R. Williams said they Beized Wil-1 kins as he was operating a 75-gal lon copper still southeast of San- j dy Ridge. They destroyed the still, 13 barrels of mash and two' gallons of whiskey." Since there was so much diver gence between the report as pub- j Hshed by this newspaper and the, dispatch appearing in the Wins ton-Salem and Greensboro dailies, j the Reporter took particular pains j to obtain the true facts in the case, as our report was given on hearsay shortly after the arrest •f Wilkins. The facts as given the Reporter by an eye-witness are as follows: The arrest was made by Stokes county officers without any as sistance from federal officers, two of whom sat in their car 200 yards distant from the scene, and never teven saw Sam Wilkins before or after he was arrested by the I Stokes officers, hand-cuffed and brought to Danbury jail. I. Wilkins has the reputation of being a determined and dangerous fcnan, Who defied arrest. After he feu safely put in Danbury jail the federal officers reported to the * daily newspapers the statement as above, then came and claimed the prisoner. He was given into their hands. He was taken to Wentworth, Rockingham count/ which has been adopted as a place in which federal prisoners aro incarcerated pending trial. NOW FOR THE FACTS f . 11 Thursday, Dec. 15, five Stokes county deputy sheriffs went to the home of WllJdna. They had re -cetred a report that he ■fM manufacturing and retailing. urn. •' Volume 66 jThe officers were as follows: Ev erette Wagoner, Carl Ray, Bert Smith, Cleve Lawson, and Ray mond Stewart. They informed Wilkins that they had a report on him, and had come after him and his outfit. He said: "Yes, I've got a still. Yonder it is." He pointed it out to the officers. It was situated near the house. He also said he had a quantity of whiskey and six barrels of beer, but he added: "You can't get it. I bought and paid for it all and the first man that lays his hands on it, I will kill him. I've got a 30-33 rifle and a 44-pistol." The officers, who were not at this time armed with a warrant, de cided that they would have to kill Wilkins, or he would kill one or j more of them, as he had five '■ grown boys with him at the house.' So they left him undisturbed. I This was about 2:30 or 3 o'clock ■ in the afternoon. On Friday following about the same hour —around 3 o'clock in the evening—the following officers j returned to Wilkins' place: Ev- Wagner, Carl .Ray, Bert. Smith, Cleve Lawson, Raymond! Stewart, Joe Hooker and Lon Sisk. j j All these are Stokes county , deputy sheriffs. In the meantime they had called federal officers at Greensboro and 'asked their assistance. Ratledge | and Williams, revenue officers, | came to Danbury and accompanied • them, but stopped at a tobacco j , barn 200 yards from Wilkins'; i home, sat in their car and nevor | came closer. j The seven officers last mention ed, having now in their possession a State warrant charging Wilkins with assault and resisting officers i the day before, immediately went to the Wilkins home, and entered. Carl Ray and Raymond Stewart called Wilkins out in the yard. Carl told him: "We have come after you." pam reached for his gun a 44- S. & W. Carl grabbed one of his hands and Raymond Stewart ths other. During the scuffle, Bert Smith took Sam's gun off him. Sam hollered for his boys, "Come out, they've got me" The boys at this time were in the house, and Wagner and Cleve Lawson had quickly siezed all guns in sight in the house, a 30- 30 rifle and a shotgun. Some of the boys said "You can't take our guns," but offered no resistance. When he hollered the boys went out of the house and Wagner fol lowed them out Just then a girl (a wife of one of the boys) came out of the i house and said "One of the boys is coming with a double-barrel shot- j gun." Cleve Lawson levelled a high (Continued on 4th page.) Danbury, N. C., Thursday, December 22, 1938. RALPH WILSON SHOT AT KING BERT SALES IN DANBURY JAIL CHARGED WITH THE CRIME—INJURIES NOT SER-1 IOUS—MARRIAGE ON ROUTE 2—NEWS AND PERSONALS. King, Dec. 21—Ralph Wilson, young farmer son of Peter Wilson, who resides three iniles east of King, was shot with a double-bar rel shotgun in the hands of Bert Sales last Thursday during an ar gument between the two men. Wilson was rushed to the King I Drug company here where doc tors treated his wounds. He re ceived two loads of shot in his hip and back. His injuries whili | very painful were not considered I serious. Sales was placed in Dan bury jail to await a hearing. Harvey Spainhower has moved his family to a farm which he re cently purchased near High Point. Everette Caudell of Fries, Va., is spending a few days here th ! guest of his sister, Mrs. R. B. Delp, on Pine street, j Dorothy, the young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Law, is quite 'sick at their home here. George Badgett of Mount Airy and Mrs Charlie Campbell of R. F. D. 2, King, had their tonsils re moved in the Stone-Helsabeck I Clinic Friday morning. The following college students i have arrived here to spend the holidays: Miss Rebecca Rains, of 'Greensboro; Frank Stone, of High ' Point and Junior Stone and Frank | Rains of Chapel Hill. I Thomas Sprinkle, planter of tli .' Mount Pleasant section, was a j ! business visitor here Saturday. The King high school closes to- j ! day for the Christmas holidays i (and will reopen January 2nd. The stork had about an average week's work last week. Five new | births being recorded. They were: j To Mr. and Mrs. Tannie Duggins, j a son; to Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hall, a son; to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Heath, a daughter; to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Bolejack, a son; and William E. Spainhower, a son. Charlie McCanless, of the United States Army, and who is stationed at Fort Bragg, has returned to his post after spending a short fur lough with relatives here. S. P. Wright, who holds a posi tion with the Southern Railway Company as station agent at Troutman, and who formerly re sided here, informs your corres pondent that he has just slaugh tered a porker that weighed 070 pounds. Not a bad pig, eh ? Miss Thelma White has about {fully recovered from a recent ill ness at her hpme on Forest Grove ' avenue. I Edwin Caudle, a Spanish-Amer-' lean War veteran of Winston-Sal em, was among the visitors here Farm Demonstration On Land Of S. A. Flinchum. ! Farmers who are planning to j convert crosible land on their farms to new pasture next spring, can get several months ahead of the game by preparing their land during the winter when work is slack, according to R. P. White of the Soil Conservation Service Camp near Madison. Since moisture is an important factor in establishing and main taining a good sod on upland pas tures, the construction of contour furrows to reduce run-off will be of considerable benefit on most soils by retaining moisture in the ground. The furrows can be con structed in the process of prepar ing the land. By controlling run-off, the fur rows will protect the land from erosion while vegetation is bein,» established. Broad, flat-bottom furrows with sloping sides have been found to be the most effec tive type, particularly on mod erate slopes. Furrows are recom mended only on land that ab sorbs water readily. Contour furrows of the recom mended type can be constructed with a turning plow leaving balku on the contour 8 to 12 inches wide to be broken out with a light disc, harrow or other suitable imple ment that will leave some loose ( soil in the bottom of the furrow spread soil on the sloping j sides. The furrows should be i from 4 to 6 feet apart and laid j out parallel to staked contour j or tertaces simiiar to laying! out rows. Constructed over the entire sur | face of the pasture, furrows of i i I I this type will form a scries of, i . j j low ridges and broad furrows, j over which a mowing machine can |be operated. A good illustration jof furrows of this type can be on the farm of S. A. Flin chum of the Danbury community. Who IS This Tight Danbury Man? It is reported that a Danbury man falls out with his girl just be fore Christmas to keep from hav ing to give her a present. Who is he? William Badgett of Pilot. Mt., formerly editor of the Pilot Mt. News, was in Danbury Wednesday accompanied by his father, At i torney W. R. Badgett. Saturday. Alwavs clad to see you, Ed. Come again. J. Nat Robert*, familiarly known here as Dr. Drake of the Chestnut Grove section, was a business here Saturday. Mr. Roberta says he has sold Dr. Drake's pills si I over the United States and part of Georgia. I ! I SANDY RIDGE CHRISTMAS NEWS ITt«, , OAK RIDGE BAPTIST LADIES AUXILIARY GIVES INTERES- j TING PROGRAM—ALSO IN- j TERESTNG PROGRAM ANDj CHRISTMAS TREE TO BE' RENDERED AT D EL T A— J BIRTH—PERSONALS. The Ladies Auxiliary of Oak , Ridge Baptist Church met with Mrs. Rosa Hutcherson Wednesday 1 night, December 14. The follow ing program was well rendered: Hymn—Group. Devotional — Mrs. C. R. Darr. Introduction of Prayer- -Mrs. C. R. Darr. Fifty Years From Now—Mrs. Taze Priddy. Hfc'mn —Croup. Golden J 1 Sheaves— Mrs. Bob Joyce. Sen- j tence Prayer. The hostess served delicious re- ( : freshments. EI:;T:I Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Griffin an-, nounce the arrival of twin boys ■ Wednesday, December 14. One lived only a few hours. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM An interesting program and Christma3 free will be held at Del ta M. E. Church Friday night, De cember 23. The public is cordially invited to attend. The Christmas program and tree will be held at Sandy Ridge M. E. Church Thursday night, Dc-1 i I cember 22. The public is cordially, invited. j An interesting program ani | tree will be held at Oak Ridge ! Baptist Church Friday p. ni„ at 2:30 o'cloclj. The public is cor dially invited. PERSONALS Mi-, and Mrs. Elwood Hicks o.' jKing were the week-end guests of Mr. anj Mrs. Hilary Chapman. | Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Dodsoi have moved into th'-'ii' new home in Amostown. Mr. ani Mrs. J. L. Spencer and family of Walnut Cove were the dinner guesrts of Mr. and Mrs. Marion Stevens Sunday. Mr. and Ifrs. Walter Lemmons have purchased a new Ford V-8. Mr. and Mrs. Charles DeShazo have moved to Prestonville in the house formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Dodson. Misses Sarah Oakley and Naomi Priddy have returned home after having spent some time with rela tives in Mayodan. Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Dodson spent Sunday with relatives near Madden. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Darr and daughter, Joan, were the supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Hilary Chapman Sunday night. The Sandy Ridge high school will close Wednesday, December 1 21. for the holidays. An interest ing program has been arranged for that day. The public is cor jdially invited. School will reopen I November 3,351 VAN NOPPEN NAMES CHAIRMEN APPOINTEES TO ACT IN CEL EBRATION OF PRESIDENT'S BIRTHDAY IN COUNTY. I Knoxvillc, Tenn.—Appointment !of community chairmen in this ! year's "Fight Infantile Paralysis" j campaign was announced by Mr. L. H. Van Noppen, Stokes county, lin a communication to Arthur ; Carpenter, regional director of the Committee for the Celebration of the President's Birthday. The community list included: STOKES COUNTY Mrs. R. L. Smith, Danbury, N. C. i Mr. Fred Pepper, Walnut Cov2, N. C. Miss Luna Taylor, Pine Hall, N. C. I Mr. H. D. Lassiter. Lawsonville, N. C. Miss Laura Ellington, Sandy [ Ridge, N. C. Mr. J. D. Parker, Jr., Francisco, N. C. j Mrs. S. C. Westmoreland, Pin nacle, N. C. Mr. Harvey Johnson, King, N. C, Miss Mildred Small, German i ton, N. C. I "Mr. Van Noppen is to be con gratulated in effecting so prompt ly the organization of his county", | Mr. Carpenter said, "I am sure each community will do its share |in the drive for funds which be gins .January Ist and concludes with observance of President Roosevelt's Birthday. This year's campaign has been broadened to include various ac tivities and individual contribu tions. Proceeds will be divided equally, one-half remaining in the county for r.id to those who have been afflicted with the maiming disease, and the other half to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to be used for educational and research work. Committees in each community will probably be named within a few days by the chairman in each community to assist him or hei* in this great work. t i County Commissioners To Meet Tuesday Jan. 3 Instead of Monday The Second. The board of county commis sioners will meet here Tuesday. January 3, instead of Monday. January 3, as Monday is a holi day. January 2, Mrs. Ruby Joyce and daughter, Le 0 Ann, were the week-end guests of Mr. anj Mrs. J. M. Haw : .kins. Mrs. Sam HiH shopped in Wins ton-Salem Monday, t Misses Leo la and Louise Ver non visited Mias Frands Hawkins , Sunday. , I
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