THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1989. )
Little Stories of Human Interest
Walnut Cove visitors in town |
this week included Carl Wall,
James Martin, Hobart Bennett j
-and Jerry Smith.
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N. B. Duggins, James W. Haw- j
.kins, Rufus Woods and Hkrd
Ziglar were Sandy Ridge atten
dants at court.
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Rufe Shelton of Lawsonville
was here Wednesday.
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Jerry Baker of Flatshoal say 3
the day he was born, 59 years
*go, came a terrible hailstorm,
and that on his birthday last
Saturday. April 1, came another
one. What does this phenomena
betoken ?
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S. A. Flinchum, of Piedmont
Springs, who has become one of
the county's most prominent ani
useful justices of the peace, at
tended court.
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Sam Woods of North View was
in town Tuesday. Mr. Wood has !
a remedy for unemployment —to :
pass a law making it a misde
meanor to work a woman or girl
in the fields, or factories. Let
them stay at home, their natural
sphere. Will not this solve the
problem that has baffled states
men?
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Cary Carroll blew in to see us
a minute today. He is listing
taxes in old Yadkin, and says he
expects to put another million
• on, and they've got to pay it.
Seriously, Cary reported that his
father D. V. Carroll is in good
health and spirits generally, but
that his mother has been quite
ill. This news will be received
with sympathy in Danbury where
the Carroll family is loved.
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j
Will Stovall, one of the Re
porter's best friends in old Snow
Creek, was here Wednesday. Will
is an officer now—constable, and
wears a glistening badge over his
heart, guaranteed to stop a 44.
Will says the great mistake in
Europe—now that they are try
ing to stop Hitler —was in not
going to Berlin in 1918, and then
dividing up that war-like nation
into small bits among the coun
tries around. Will is right. He
lias got plenty of horse sense.
*****
Will Woods from Hartman; W.
H. Smitri from Sandy Ridge;
Dixie Woods from North View,
were in town Wednesday.
*****
Osa Pyrtle of Westfield attend
ed court a day or two this week.
Mr. Pyrtle spends falls and win
ters in Winston-Salem, being a
buyer of tobacco on the leaf mai-
Ket. He also goes south usually
in the early fall to handle the
weed on the early markets.
*****
R. A. Joyce from Winston-Sal
em was here Wednesday.
*****
Katherine Sisk, Lois Wall, El
len Kate Pepper and Beverly
("Laudy Claudy") Christian vis
ited Winston-Salem Wednesday.
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Gabe Jones of King wag here
this week.
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Gilmer Watkins was here Wed
nesday from Lawsonville. :
*****
E. R. Nelson, Tom Gray, Bob
Mabe, Roland Mabe, Powell MaDe
and Noah Priddy, from Route I,'
I
were in town this week.
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J. Arthur Mabe of Peter 3 i
Creek township, who has lately
completed a beautiful bungalow
on the road to Lawsonville, was
among the week's visitors.
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Rufus Mabe, constable of
Peter's Creek, spent some days
here this week attending court,
being a witness in cases.
*****
W. A. Lewis of Walnut Cove,
accompanied by his son John,
was hero Monday. John is a
chip off the old block, and he
should bo proud of this, as there
is no better citizen of the county
than Will Lewis.
*****
W. F. Bowles, business man of
I Walnut Cove, was a looker-on.
| Mr. Bowles has recently sold out
his hardware stole in Walnut
Cove. He is one of the Walnut
Cove old-timers, grew up with
the town, but while he ain't rea-!
dy to retire yet, he wants to let !
down a little. He will be 38 year 3
old in the spring.
*****
D. S. Priddy of North View,
one of Stokes county's biggest
farmers and best citizens, was a
visitor here this week.
*****
Will Collins of Pinnacle, who
without his teeth is the ugliest
man in Quaker Gap township, but
who, if he would have them put
in would be a darn good looking
fellow, was here this week.
Please put 'em in, William.
*****
John Abe Shelton of Pinnaclo
was a visitor in town this week.
John Ab. wag a noted ball player
in his day, and though he is not
yet by any means old, he is slow
ing down. He could play a fine
game yet.
*****
J. R. Forrest, prominent farm
er and for many years a leading
public official of the county, chair
man of the Board of Education,
was here from Francisco this ;
week.
*****
Among the citizens of Lawson
}
ville here this week were the
following: J. \V. Overby, R. T.
Spencer, W. W. Smith, J. W.
Lackey, Jim Tom Lawson and W.
T. Spencer.
*****
John L. Christian of Pinnaclo
was a visitor this week. Mr.
Christian is the father of Mrs. ■
Doris Beck, the very efficient, ac- j
complished and personally at-!
tractive secretary to Prof. Carson •
in the office of the Board of Ed
ucation here.
*****
Carlos Davis of Walnut Cove
was here Monday.
*****
Ellis Stone of Pinnacle is here
this week attending court. 1
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Sid Fulk of Pinnacle was a 1
Monday visitor. 
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THE DANBURY REPORTER
Personal Pencilings About People In Town
Nick Stevens waa here Monday
from Lawsonville. Nick is one of
the fine tobacco growers of
Peter's Creek township. His
warehouse bills are always good
to look at. Nick knows his stuff.
*****
Fred Christian, Posey Shelton,
Frank Stone and Ernest Collins
were among the crowd at court.
These are Francisco citizens.
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Jc3se George of the Reynolds
school section was at the court
house Wednesday.
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Reid Jones of King was here
Tuesday.
*****
N. G. Covington of King at
tended the meeting of the county j
| commissioners Monday.
*****
Highway Patrolman Ivey in hi 3
silver car wended his way through
traffic here this week. Mr. Ivey
is popular here especially with—
! the men.
*****
From the Westfield section N.
| F. Christian and Tom Smith were
j court visitors.
*****
I Mrs. Manie Stevens, who con
ducts a hair-dressing establish
ment in the Lawsonville section
at the W. W. Rhodes old stand,
visited Danbury Wednesday.
*****
Hanes Linville, superintendent
of the county highway convict
camp, spent a short while here
Wednesday.
*****
Tom Fowler of the Germanton 1
community visited Danbury Mon-1
day. . , , , ■ «
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Rev. J. A. Joyce, of Sandy
Ridge, wa s among the throng
Monday, attending the meeting
of the Board of Education of
which he is now a member. Mr.
Joyce is much loved at Danbury,
where he has hosts of friends.
*****
J. W. Pitzer of the Red Shoals!
l ection came up Monday and i
stayed awhile.
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Dr. Hanes of Pine Hall was j
I here this week.
*****
■ H. A. Fulp of Flatshoal was in'
I town Monday. Mr. Fulp is feeble j
from a stroke of paralysis.
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W. A. Southern of Meadows
was here, too.
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| Among countymcn here this \
1 week wore noted Philo Southern
; of Moore's Springs; Jesse James
and Phil Dunlap of Beaver Island J
township.
*****
J. W. Talley of Vade Mecum
visited Danbury Monday.
*****
Elmer Campbell has about re
covered from a severs attack of
pleurisy.
*****
John H. Neal of Meadows was
in town this week. Mr. Neal is
jip ex-county commissioner of
Stokes and a mighty substantial
citizen.
J
John Lawrence of Francisco j
says he is stopping all his papers j
except the Reporter. We always j
thought Lawrence was a man of;
fine sense, and now we are sure
of it.
*****
Peter Hairston, large landhold-!
er of Yadkin county, and kin to.
the Stokes Hairstons, was a j
visitor here this week.
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Dennis Smith and Bob Sim- j
mons were visitors from Lawson-;
ville this week.
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Walter V. Bennett, his 30:1
i Fred, Powell Mabe, Arthur Mabe
j —these fine tobacco growers
from the Seven Island hills where
| the leaf grows gold in the mel
, low sunshine and where the star 3
never cease to shine—were Dan • j
bury visitors this week.
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Frank Tilley is foreman of the j
; grandjury. Frank i 3 a son of T. J
W., anj this means that justice 1
will be clone.
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J
Mose Carroll, deputy sheriff, is
keeper of the door leading into
the grandjury room. Mose is on
his job- you may be sure of that.
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Tomorrow is Good Friday.
Time to plant beans--but beans
have not been good since the
beetles- first raided them, several j
years ago.
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John C. Hutcherson of Walnut
Cove was here this week. Mr.
Hiitcherson i s the father of the
popular Miss Margaret, who holds
j a position at the court house.
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!
Seth Spencer of Sandy Ridge
j is a witness at court.
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i
Alex Southern of Germanton
wa3 here this week.
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Bill Bailey of Walnut Cove,
who is the popular proprietor of
"The Home Department Store,'' J
was her*? this week. Mr. Bailey's j
j business has been fine the past
j fall and this spring. He is here,
shaking hands with friends and;
j new acquaintances.
*****
j J. Preston Ferguson of Ger
!
j manton was seen among the
crowd at court.
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I Ringo White, among tha big-
I gest tobacco farmers of the coun
i i
ty, spent some days here this
I
week, from King.
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Prof. J. T. Smith of King,,
long a resident of Danbury while I
he was superintendent of schools
of Stokes county, used up a day
' or two 'iere this week attending
| court red tape. He is a magis
trate now of King. Prof, is high
ly regarded here, always glad to
see him.
*****
Epp Lawson of Lawsonville
was in town Wednesday.
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J. Frank Dunlap, ex-Sheriff of
Stokes county, and a splendid
fellow, came up from Walnut
Cove today to see what's going
on at court.
| Looking over the crowd in the
| court house—so many new faces,
j young fellows and young women,
; strangers. Where are the old
folks?—gone down the sunsei
i trail, and one by one passing out I
lat the horizon. Makes one feel
! like one who "walks alone some
i.
. banquet hall deserted, whoso
| lights are fled, whose garlands
I dead, and all but he departed."
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R. Ausby Smith is among the
; court lookers-on today. He is
| from the Sandy Ridge section.
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Among the week's visitors was'
Wiley H. Southern of Walnut.
Cove.
*****
Colonel K. Boyle 3 was noticed
at the court house today.
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Jim Reed Hall of Vade Mecum
| was a visitor today.
*****
j A severe hail storm occurred
here las' Saturday. After tho
j storm the hail could be raked up
j but there were none as big is
1 nail kegs or even the size of
I hen eggs. Just as well tell the
truth about it.
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Will Poore of Sandy Ridge was
among the big delegation from I
Snow Creek here this week.
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| Born to Rev. and Mrs. Cowan !
i a baby boy. Mr. Cowan is pa 3-1
j tor of the Presbyterian churches j
• here, at Pine Hall, Dan River
and Sandy Ridge.
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I I L. L. Love —you might call him
| Triple L for short—wa 3 in at-
I tendance at court this week. Mr.
• Lowe is a justice of the peace of
i that fina community—Westfield.
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l j Among the crowd in town this!
| week were John W. Priddy and
! Snider Priddy, of Lawsonville
, | and North View, respectively.
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j P. H. Young, one of our
' | sprightly young friends, was a
j visitor with us Monday. Mr.
i Young was born in 1856 -thai!
| makes him about 87, don't it.,
| But he is still going strong an J
j can do as much work in a day
as lots of fellows 40 years young.
*****
Percy Moorefield of Lawson
ville was among the great crowd'
of visitors here this week. |
l Percy's father, John Moorefield,
I who is \°,ed about 90, is ill, his J
1 friends will regret to know.
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FOR SMOKING PLEASURE AT ITS BEST
CAMEL tfie cigarette of Cbs///er Toforcvas
Among the great crowd of
court spectators was noticed Jno.
H. Lawson of Lawsonville; Eney
James of Walnut Cove; Mr. an.i
Mrs. Lei'f Mabe and daughter
and Eldridge Hicks of Meadows.
s tf lie
Arthur W. Davis, who is repre
senting a Kernersville automo
bile concern, was here this week.
Mr. Davis was a former citizen
of Danbury anj Walnut Cove and
is pleasantly remembered by
many friends in the county.
Gastor. Meadows of Capella
' cams over to circulate through
the crowc! and shake hands with
j his many friends, but got caught
jon the jury, and is staying
' awhile.
*****
W. F. Marshall, Stokes' repre
sentative in the legislature, has
i
returned to his home at Walnut
Cove, the general assembly hav
ing adjourned. Mr. Marshal!
made a good representative and
reflected credit on the county by
his ability, his conservatism and
good sense. The Reporter will
ask Mr. Marshall to give Us a re-
I port on legislation passed of di
rect interest to Stoken county.
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Carlo Flinchum was here to*
j day from Peter's Creek town
i ship.
C. L. Slawter, of Pinnacle,
paid ths Reporter a pleasant
, visit today.
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Will Poore or Sandy Ridge
spent a few hours in town Thnrs
day ' \
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W. L. Martin of Sandy Ridge
was at the court house this week.
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i Miss Grace Taylor is here to-
I spenj the Easter holidays with
her mother, Mrs. Nellie M. Tay-
I lor.
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. j Joe Martin and George Petree,
students at Brevard College, are
home for Easter. •
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J As the Reporter goe s to press
it is learned that the condition of
R. L. Smith, register of deeds, is
less favorable than yesterday.
Announcement
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander James
announce the marriage of their
J daughter, Eula, to Joseph Joyce
| on July 9th, 1939.