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THE DANBURY REPORTER. Established 1872 FOOD HANDED OUT ON RELIEF WHAT THE STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES AND PUBLIC WELFARE IS DOING TO HELP THOSE IN NEED. The commodity distribution of the State Board of Charities ami Public Welfare handled almost 15 million pounds more food in the fiscal nine months ended March 31, 1939 than in the same time of the preceding year and with an increased cost to the state of only 20 percent, Arthur E. Lan ;- ston, State Director of commod ity distribution said this week. An estimated retail value of $1,303,245.40 was placed on the 22,970,242 pounds of commodi ties distributed throughout the State in the three quarters of this fiscal year, in comparison with an estimate of $350,577.06 on the 8,167,650 pounds distrib uted in nine months of fiscal 1938. Thi s represents an increase of 14,802,592 pounds or 181 percent is amount of produce handled or an estimated $952,668.34 or 272 percent increase in the estimated value of products distributed, Langston said. While the cost to the State in distributing these commodity !North Carolina's relief clients for nine months of fiscal 1939 was $28,079.71, it had jumped to on ly $33,900.70 for the correspond, ing period of fiscal 1939, an in crease of only 20 percent in the cost of distribution, he pointed out ■■ ii i . ; The 22 anillion pounds distri buted so far this year would make up 765 freight cars loaded at an a\crage weight of 30.000 pounds each. Since 103 cars would make a longer than aver age train, Langston pointed out that the amount of food distribu ted in this State up to the first of April would take more than seven and a half fains to bring it into North Carolina all in one shipment. Quantities of food distributed during tbe niM-montbs peripd in round figures of thousands ci pounds wag as follows: Apples. 1,500; dried bean*, 940; beets., ,203; butter. 1,21*0; ctbbage, 1,150; whole wheat cereal, 363; cheese, 87; graham flour, 640; white flour, 9,525; grapetfuit juice, 341; corn meal, 1, 207; try milk, 624; evaporated rrnJk, 604; oranges, 230; dried peachy, 176; canned peas, 387; Irish potatoes, 2,178; prunes, 872; rtisins, 734; rice, 40; making a total of 22,- 970,000 pounds. Loftis Apartments Completed and Occu pied i r The H. P. Loftis •• apartments here have been completed, and are now occupied by Mr. and i Mrs. Dallas Kirby and family. | Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Christian an.! Mr. and Mrs. Pete Don aldson, and Miss EUa Downing. Volume 66- Regional Conference of Democratic Women! May 23-24 at Winston-1 Salem Aiben W. Barkley, senate ma jority leader, heads the roster oi' speakers for the two-day region al conference of Democratic wo men scheduled for May 23 and 24 in Winsion-Salem. Held un der the auspices of the Women's Division of the Democratic Na tional Committee, the conference will draw delegates from eleven south-central and south atlantic states —Maryland, Virginia, Ken tucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. Senator Barkley, who will be heard at the banquet climaxing the first day's activities, is a forceful orator. He was elected majority leader, often called the third most powerful position in the government, upon the death of Senator Joe Robinson in June, 1937. Senator Barkley has made a lifetime career of politics as another man might make a career of architecture, medicine, or manufacture. A vigorous pro ponent of the New Deal, he is a close personal friend of President Roosevelt. Among top-flight women speak ers who will be heard at the con ference 'are Mrs. Ellen S. Wo6i ward, former Assistant Adminis trator of WPA and now woman member of the Social Security Board; Miss Anne Laughlin, State Director of the NY A in Kansas; and Mrs. Florence Ken noted lecturer on social and eco nomic problems affecting women. Three North Carolina women will also be in the conferencj limelight—Mrs. Charles W. Til lett, Jr., who directed the nation al speaksrs' bureau for the Wo men's Division in the 1936 cam paign; Dean Harriet Elliott o: the Woman's College at Greens boro; and Mrs. T. Palmer Jer man, Assistant Collector of In ternal Revenue at Raleigh. Ail three will address the sessions. In addition, Mrs. May Thomp son Evans, who resigned the du;il directorship of the North Caro lina Employment Service and National Re-employment Ser vice two years ago .to become the Asstant "L'irector of the Women' l Division, wll return to her home state to participate in the confer ence- Mi». Thomas F. McAJlister, Di rector of the Women's Division, has announced that this two-day meeting, called #n institute of government, will i-e the tost of such meetings scheduled by the Women's Division before the next Democratic National Con vention. Consequently. these sesbions will look .toward 1940. "Campaigns are won between elections " said Mrs. McAllister. "To assure the continuation '•/ enlightened government, time must be public opinun based on fact, not abstractions; on truth, not propaganda; on public inter est, not on privilege. We must • Danbury, N. C., Thursday, May 18, 1939. STOKES FIGURES ARE LOWER COST OF CHECKING COMPLI ANCE IN THIS COUNTY ONLY TWELVE COUNTIES IN STATE LOWER THAN STOKES—REPORT BY J. F. BROWN, COUNTY AGENT. A report on 68 North Carolina counties just received from vhe State AAA Oliice in Raleigh in dicates that Stokes county ranks very favorably with other coun- j ties on the cost of checking com-1 piiance on farms under the 193>> farm program, according to an announcement made by J. F. Brown, County Agent. The report covers those coun ties using aerial photographs en tirely for checking compliance. The re-maining 32 counties were! not included as they used tapas altogether, or part photographs and part tapes, which is not as inexpensive. The report showed that the total cost of compliance work in Stokes was 5c per acre of crop land checked, while the average for the State wa a 6 1-2 cents. The cost per square mile in Stokes was $9.97 while the State average was $12.68. Total cost per farm was $1.95 as compared to $2.53 for the State. These fig ures include both field and office work. An interesting point in the re port was the fact that only twelve counties showed a lower cost per acre of cropland check ed than Stokes, even though the 1 lan j here is steeper, more rug | ged, and the fields are smaller | and more scattered, which tends |to make thi g work more expen | sive than in counties with more j level land and larger fields. Kid Party Wednesday night Josephine Pepper entertained at a party ! honoring Becky Crews and Joan Vcsa, of Walnut Cove, who are j visiting here this week, i Bingo and other games were J played. A contest of guessing ' the name s of movie stars from pictures— Virginia Joyce won the | girl's priae, and Stedman King won the twy's prize. I Refreshments were served to i the following guests: Becky Crews and Joan Voss, honor guests; Virginia Joyce, Pauline Booth, Jean Wall, Nellie Louise Taylor, Stedman King, Jim Booth, Carlyle Petree, Donald Stephens. Paris and Josephine Pepper. Mrs. N. A. Martin left last week for Selma where she will visit her daughter, Mi«. S. l\ Wood. double our efforts now to get facts to the people." The Winston-Salem meeting is a serieS of'. four regional confer ences. Others have been held in St; Louis, Missouri, on May 3 and 6 and in Columbus, Ohio, May 11 and 12. A fourth con ference is scheduled for Nev ,Yorlt City, June 15 and 16, REHABILITATION HELPS FARMERS STOKES AND ROCKINGHAM SHARE IN THE BIG IN CREASE IN NET WORTH— MUCH TO BE DONE YET. Results oi a nation-wiue sur vey received from Washington by County FSA Supervisor J. E. Cheves, Ueidsvillc, N. C., show that farmers farming under tin rehabilitation program of the Farm Security Administraton are gaining in net worth, repaying j their debts and making a better living. The £ urvey which included pi-ogress figures from the 305 FSA borrowers in Rockingham and Stoki's counties, as well us from other counties throughout the nation showed that 232,000 typical farm families are worth $61,000,000 more now than they were worth when they came on the FSA program. The average per family gain in net worth over and above all debts—was $265.00. Farmi rs have already paid back $77,000,000 out of a total loaned of $261,000,000 although much of the money loaned will not be due for four or five years. The survey further showed FSA farmers are now growing three time s as much food for home use as they produced be fore they came on the program. Fruits and vegetables canned in creased 331 per cent.; milk 370 per cent.; eggs 275 per cent.; and meat 344 per cent. A sub stantial increase was noted in farming equipment, and the av erage borrower now ha s two horses where he formerly had only one. There was also a con siderable increase, per family, in food and feed crops. A total of $4,500,000 in b:i taxes was paid to counties and other political subdivisions' as ,i ichuit of the friendly adjust ment of debts for 100,000 farm el's. The first of the year Mr. Cheves and other county super visors furnished data for the Washington office taken from county records and farm plans. The figures are average for the country. Commenting on the progress made, Secretary of Agriculture Wallace said the survey shows that FSA farmers are "gaining strength t° pull themselves high er up the economic ladder, in stead of slipping further down." „He said the figures prove con clusively the economic as well as the social wisdom of the PSA program "But there is still much to be done," County Supervisor Chevas pointed out. "On the average FSA farmers have made progress, but most of them have not yet reached the top. Many still are near the bottom of the ladder." "The Farm Security Adminis tration," ihe explained, i 3 not only helping its bono wo is to do better farming but it i s also helping them to improve the soil Stokes H. D. Members To Attend Mocksvilie \ District Mieetlng Stokc s County Home Demon stration members will meet witu women from Davie, Forsyth Davidson, Yadkin an j Sun counties at Moeksviile on May 'Ji at 10:30 for the Annual D'stiict Federation Meeting. Mrs. Bess X. Kos.i, Field YVJI::- er in Home Making and l'arun Education of Woman's Colli;; will be the principal speakei. The program will also ineiu i,lei lings fr>m N. C. Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs, special music and Progress Hi ports from each county. Included among those actively taking part on the program wi.i be Mrs. G. E. Stone, President o' County Council, who will present Stokes County's report and Mrs. S. R. Gibson who will serve on the Resolution Committee. ELLEN JENKINS, Home Agent. Marriage of Miss Vir ginia Rebecca Mabe and Mr. Pete Donald son April 8, 1939, at Danville, Va., occurred the marriage of Miss Virginia Rebecca Mabe and Mr. John Persian Donaldson. The affair was announced to the friends of both parties her: ' this week. The bride, who is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Mabe of Meadows, N. C., is one of j Stokes county's fairest and most I accomplished young ladies. She | \va a educated in the school of Walnut Cove and has attend ed the summer school for teaeh i ers at Boone. Sl.e has recently ! taught in the- Lawsonville high i school. I The groom is a son T Mr. and Mid. J. A. Donaldson of Eonifa;., Ha. lie has b. • n living in this ; county for three and a ha": years. At present lie ho'ds a position with Danbury Moto: Company. The young coupU are now nt , home to their friends in the Lol- tis apartment at Danbury. | and build up their farms. And when it comes to building up a i 1 farm, that often is a slow pro i cess. The survey shows that 22 per cent, still lacked adequate beds: 1 16 per cent. had inadequate [stoves; 34 per cent, laked ad> quate medical attention; 22 per 1 cent, did not have protected water supplies; 28 per cent, lived in unscreened houses; and 58 per cent, of the families sti'.l were without santary toilets. "In some cases conditions are such that a long time will be re quired to show marked improve ment, but by and large FSA families show a willingness to try the average progress they are taking i s very encouraging," Mr. Cheve a said. J. C. CHEVE3, FSA County Supervisor. Number 3,501 HILARY CROMER DIED TUESDAY HK HAD LIKiSKKED LONG AT HIS IIO.MK NEAR KlN'o — MIDDI.KTON MOVES INTO HIS NEW IIOMi: FAKMEKS PLANTING TO IIA WO. Kiiij;. May 1-. •()« the Lukes to Florida 1 lignway." Hilary Crorur. at;' d ♦;«». died at hi:i home three ntil-s south-east of Kill;; Tuefdav after a lingering illness from ;i heart ailment. The d> .eased is survived i.y several children, the widow having 1 re ceded hiin to the Great Beyond by several years. The funeral serviee was con ducted at Antioeh Church Wed nesday afternoon at two o'clock and burial followed in the church cemetery. Drtwey Glen Hooker of the United States Army, stationed at Fort Brajsg, is spending a fur lough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robe Hooker. Thomog Wolff, of 'the Neat man section, was here Saturday on business. The nude rider, who was later captured in Mount Airy, made his appearance here last wee!:. Two King girl pedestrians on East Main street were severely frightened. | Dink Middleton has moved in to his new home which was re cently completed. The King Nats defeated Ca pe 11 a in a fast game here Satur day. Frank Sisk pitch, and Bill [ Eoles catch, got in some very ' clever work during the game. J Final sc->rc, 15 to 12. | Farmers in this ocction are he ginning to plant tobacco. Plants? .11 •*. sii,.l to L'l plen.i: i.i this year. Ti.c t\i.k liij easy nailing la.se v.'Ck!;. only two calls. They wera: To Mr. :v.~'l Mrs. Hardin};, a pott; and to Mr. and Mr:?. Walter Mo- Kinney, a son. Three patients underwent ton sil removal opeiations in the Stone-Hclsabeck Clinic Friday. They were: Mrs. Nonnie Mcßride of Pfafftown, Miss Margaret Hargcr and Miss Margaret Has clwood of Lawsonville. Dr. F'oyd Strupe of Tob:-.cco* ville waa a professional visitor | here Saturday. John McGee, who resides oil North Depot street is having his home repainted. Preston Ferguson, of the Haw , Pond section, was among the bus iness visitors here Saturday. The new service station and cafe being built by Thomas E. Smith at the intersection of Main and School streets, is nearing ccmplct'en. Mr. Smith expects to open for business within tho next few days. Theodore Newsum is confined to his home from the effects of an infected hand. J. E. Stone is having a side walk put down in front of his home on Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Gabe Tuttle of Rural Hall visited relatives here (Continued on 4th page.)
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