THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Established 1872
EDWIN KISER
WEDS MISS WALL
HAPPY UNION OF KING AND
PINNACLE COUPLE— KING
FARMERS PLANTING LARGE
CROP TOBACCO OTHER
NEWS OF KING.
King, May 25.—"The Biggest
Little Town in North Carolina."'
Roscoe Ferguson lias purchased
from Mrs. Fanr.ie J. White a bus
iness lot on East Broad street.
Miss Normalee White is spend
ing some time with relatives at
Laurinburg.
Frank Pulliam has about fully
recovered from a recent illness.
Howard Wolff of the Neatman
section was among the business
visitors here Saturday.
The following patients under
went tonsil removal operation*
here last week: Jimmie Johnson
and Miss Barbara Johnson of
Walnut Cove, Mis a Lillian Bean
of Pilot Mountain, Miss Virgie
Hall of Germanton, Miss Rachel
Booze of Tobaccoville and Her
man Wolff, Harold Boyleg and
Walter Searsey of King.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Brady Delp
have returned to their home on
Pine street after spending sev
eral days with _ relatives and
' friends at Sparta.
Thomas Dale, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Newsum, celebrated
hl« sixth birthday home
on East Broad street Wednesday.
A numbor of near relatives were
present to enjoy the occasion.
Dale was the recipient of a num
ber of nice presents.
Mrs. Martha Cook has returned
from High Point where she spent
several weeks the guest of her
son, Dewitt Cook. " ~
Mr. and Mrs. Hobson Preston
of Clio, South Carolina, formerly
of King, are visiting relatives
here.
Mrs. Nelia Pulliam, who re
sides on West Main street, is
having her home repainted.
Farmers in this section are
very busy planting tobacco. A
large crop i s being planted which
means low prices. Considerable
complaint i 3 heard about blue
mold damaging plants.
The following births were re
corded here last week: To Mr.
i and Mrs. Gurnie Edwards, a
son; to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver
Gunter, a daughter, and to Mr.
and Mrs. Claud Stewart, a son.
Egbert C. Anderson of Wins
ton-Salem was here Friday look
ing after sotiu btislnes". matters.
Mr. Anderson, who w»'. reared in
the Jefferson section, p son D f
Junius Anderson.
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Miss Blanche Wall
of Pinnacle to Edwin Riser of
King, Thursday, May 18th.
Bigf Bass Release
In Dan By Game Pro
tector 1
TJjree thousand bass fish were
released in the Dan at Danbury
■ and Buck Island this week by
Ch&s. H. Martin, county game
protector. The fish were in
lengths of about 2 inches each,
were furnished by the State.
Volume 66
More Old History—
Amos Was Hung Be
fore Reuben Wright
T. S. Petree finds from the old
Stokes county records that tho
negro Amo s was hung in the
year 1864, while the execution of
Reuben Wright did n °t occur un
til May, 1868.
The record as found by Mr.
Petree on the docket of fall
term, 1864, was a 3 follows:
"No. 42—The State vs. Amos
(a slave), rape. A true bill.
Jury empanelled, verdict guilty.
Judgment of the court, that he
be hanged by the neck until ho
be dead on the 18th day of No
vember next."
John A. Collins
Called By Death
Mount Airy, May 24.—John A.
Collins, 65, well-known farmer,
died at the home of a brother
near King early thi 8 morning
after an illness of paralysis.
Funeral rites will be held from
the Blue Mountain Church at 2
o'clock Thursday afternoon, with
burial in the church cemetery.
Mr. Collins was born in Pat
rick county, Virginia, July 5,
1873, the son of James M. and
Tempa Hall Collins. He was mar
ried in 1894 to Miss Annie Ques-
Inberry, who survives him. Other
Dunrtvora are four daugfiiers,
Mrs. Walter Leftwich, Mrs. Wil
liam Anthony, Mrs. Watson Har
ris an d Mrs. Ellis Akers, all of
this city; and by one brother,
Frank Collins, of King.
Duke Power Co.
Reduces Rates
The Duke Power Company,
which serves Stokes with elec
tric power and lights, has an
nounced it will reduce its rates
in the Carolinas, saving custom
ers $1,509,000. a year.
Yadkin Board Will
Continue Power Ac
tion .
Yadkin county commissioners
have rejected a compromise pro- J
posal by the City of High Point
and decided to continue the sur.
against construction of the $6,- ■
500,000 hydro-electric dam on the j
Yadkin River.
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Matt Simmons Buys
Out Berk Smith
Deputy Sheriff Berk Smith, I
who has conducted a garaga,
filling station and confectionery
here for a couple of years, has
sold out his business to Matt
I Simmons of Lawsonville, who;
will continue the etablishment. I
The Danbury business community |
extends to Mr. Simmons a cordial
welcome.
Attorney J. E. Pearson, ac
companied by Misses Eunice Mar
tin and Ester Ivey, all of Raleigh,
visited Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Al
ford Sunday. They all enjoyed
an outing and picnic dinner in
the mountains, visiting the Cas
cade, the CCc camp and Hanging
Rock park. I •
Danbury, N. C., Thursday, May 25, 1939.
WHAT'S SO MERRY
AS WEDDING BELLS
POPULAR STOKES COUPLES
RECENTLY MARRIED
SARAH ALICE FLINCHUM
TO SAML. COOK IRENE
MABE TO RALPH CHRIS
TIAN—BOTH EVENTS HAP
PEN AT HILLSVILLE, VA.
On the 28th of March at Hills
ville, Va, occurred the marriage
of Misg Sarah Alice Flinchum of
Danbury to Mr. Saml. Cook of
Pilot Mountain.
Miss Sarah is the attractive
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. A.
Flinchum, of Piedmont Springs,
Danbury Route 1. She wa s edu
( cated in the high school of Wal
nut Cove and at the Appalachian
Teachers' School. She has been
one of the very efficient teachers
of Lawsonville and Pinnacle
schools.
Mr. Cook i s a successful young
business man of Pilot Mountain.
They will make their home at
Pilot Mountain.
MABE-CHRISTIAN
Also at Hillsville, Va., on Mar.
11, Ralph Christian led to the
hymeneal altar Miss Irene Mabe
of Francisco. Miss Mabe is of
I the faculty of Francisco high
| school, and i s now rated among
the county'g educational system
a 3 one of the most accomplished
instructors. She is also a young
lady of personal grace and charm.
The groom is connected with
the State highway's county
forces in an important position.
He is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
Reed Christian of Westfield, and
is veTy popular among a large
circle of friends.
The Reporter extends congrat
ulations and best wishes to all
; four the contracting parties.
Mrs. Bowman Dies
At Home in German
ton
Mrs. Sarah Bowman, 83, widow
of C. M. Bowman, died at her
home at Germanton, Route 1, at
7:30 Wednesday night after a
! year of declining health. Sho
had been seriously ill for the
past five days.
| Born August 22, 1885, in Stoked
j county, she was the daughter ot
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Smith. She
i
spent all her life in the com
munity in which she died.
Her husband, widely - known
: farmer, died 2, 1936. Mrs.
Bowman wa a a member of the
Palmyra Methodist Church.
Survivors include seven daugh
ters, Miss Ada Bowman, Mrs. J.
B. Campbell, Mrs. R. L. Walker,
Mrs. J. E. Mitchell, Mrs. W. H.
W.* Smith, and Mrs. R. N. Brow
der, all of Germanton, Route 1,
and Mrs. W. M. Morgan, Walnut
Cove, Route 1; two sons, W. W.
Bowman and W. P. Bowman,
both of Germanton, Route 1; by
47 grandchildren and 17 great
grandchildren.
Walter Petree, Jr., of Burling
ton, and Miss Sarah Blackwell,
of Pine Hall, visited friends and
relative 8 here Sunday.
TO SECURE LIME
AND PHOSPHATE
HOW FARMERS MAY SECURE
THEIR SUPPLIES BY SMALL
i
OUTLAY OF C \SH.
To Stokes Farmers:
| The Agricultural Adjustment
| Administration ha s made it pos
sible for the farmers in this coun
.
ty to secure lime and phosphace
at a very small outlay of cash,
the remainder to be deducted
from the soil building practice
| payments for 1939. The AAA
; has agrees to pay for the lime
and advance $1.65 per ton to
ward thj cost of delivery to the
farm by the truckers. This
means that farmers in the coun
ty will be able to have lime de
livered to their farm at a cash
cost oT from 10c per ton to 85c
per ton, depending on the com
munity in which the farm is lo
cated. Thi s rate for the county
is applicable as follows:
Big Creek township, $2.50 per
ton, immediate cost to farmer,
10c per ton. Peter's Creek and
Snow Creek townships, $2.75 per
ton, immediate cost to farnter,
35c per ton. In other townships
as follows: East of highway No.
66 and following hihway No. 80
to Meadows, and highway No.
109 to Germanton, $2.75 per ton,
immediate* cost to farmer, 3oc
per ton. West of highway No.
66 and following highway No. 89
to farmer, 10c per ton. East of
highway No. 109 and No. 89 and
north of N. & W. railroad, $3.00
per ton, immediate cost to farm
er, 60c per ton. South of N.& W.
railroad. $3.25 per ton, immed
iate cost to farmer Ssc per ton.
Orders for lime or superphos
phate may be placed with your
committeemen, with any em
ployee of the county ageni's of
fice or directly to the following
truckers: Coy Flippin, Pilor
Mountain; C. D. Cox, Francisco;
and Albert Deatherago, Lawson
ville.
A similar proposition has been
worked out with triple-superphos
phate. Tlii a material is furnished
to producers at a cost of 30c per
100 bag which covers freight
and handling charges. The re
maining cost which is 51.50 per
bag i s deducted from the pro
ducer's soil building payment in
1939. Any farmer may spend 9'' |
per cent of his soil building pay-,
ment in ordering lime and super
phosphate.
Producers ordering phosphate
are required to pay in advance,
the 30c per 100 which is to cov
er freight as the phosphate i a or
dered in carlot shipments. Each
100 lbs. of superphosphate is the
equivalent of 300 lbs. of 16 per
cent. phosphate. Each 1500
pounds of lime is equal to one
unit under the soil building goal.
The AAA wITI pay cooperators in
the 1938 program, $1.50 for each
unit carried out under the pro
gram, therefore, the cost to the
farmer for either lime or super
phosphate is small a 3 each 100
pounds of superphosphate ap
lied will also carry a credit of one
Terracing Machine
In Yadkin Township
According to a report from T.
H. Sears, Assistant County
Agent, the county terracing uni
has constructed 78,500 feet of
terraces, on 190.1 acre s land and
27,600 feet of road since Decem
ber 1, 1938. In addition to this
work, 34,750 feet of terrace.-?
were staked fur farmers to be
built with farm power.
The 'and dij not become dry
enough to terrace until the firsi
of April and the machine has
been busy every since.
The unit is now working in
Yadkin township and anyono
wishing to have terracing or road
work done please get in touch
with the crew with the machine
or the county agent's office in
Danbury. If you have any land
that can be terraced during the
summer, do not wait until next
fall to let us know about it be
cause at that time there will be
more requests f°r work than will
ever be possible to do before bad
weather sets in.
J. L. !»lurray Dies
J. L. Murray, 83, died Tuesday
afternoon at 12:30 o'clock at his
home near Walnut Cove after a
long illness.
Surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. M. B. Taylor, of Belews
Creek, and Mrs. A. O. Boles, nf
High Point; four sons, S. L.
Murray, of High Point; J. V.
Murray, of Jacksonville, Fla.;
Heston Murray, of Mount Airy,
and Preston Murray, of Walnut
Cove; 29 grandchildren; nine
great - grandchildren and two
brothers, Allen and Ilenry Mur
ray, of Belews Creek.
The funeral will bo held today
at 4 o'clock P. M.. at Forrest
Chapel M. E. Church. Rev. T. H.
HJouck will conduct tlie sorvic s.
Burial will be in the chun'i
graveyard.
unit toward meeting the so:i
building goal.
The lime will be hauled im
, mediately after your order has
been placed with the county of
fice and has been approved by
the State office. This will re
quire normally, around 10 days
from the date you place your
order until the lime is delivered;
however. farmer s may expect is
much as 60 days to elapse be-1
tween the time orders are placed
for superphosphate until the
time of delivery at the railway
station. Producers have until
November 1, to apply either I
lime or superphosphate, but it is
important that orders be sent in j
at the earliest possible date so |
that we may take advantage of
the slack time of commercial
truckers of thi 8 county at this j
time of the year. Superphos-,
phate will be ordered as soon as
enough requests for a car are re- j
ceived.
Farmers interested in securing i
any of thi 8 material should con-
tact tha county office or one of
their committeemen.
J. F. BROWN.
County Agent.
Number 3,502
TOBACCO CROP
85 PER CENT. OUT
COUNTY AGENT J. F. BROWN
SsAYs GENERALLY IT IS
LOOKING WELL, THOUGH
BLUE MlLl> HAS CAUSED
RAVAGES BIG CREEK
HARDEST HIT BY THE DIS
EASE—ACREAGE IN TOBAC
CO LARGELY INCREASED.
The new 1939 tobacco crop U
about 85 per cent, set, according
to the estimate of County Agent
J. F. Brown. Mr. Brown says
blue mold has ravaged consider
ably, but generally the crop is
doing well. Big Creek township,
he adds, is the worst sufferer
from the disease in the county.
Agent Brown believes the new
acreage is around 15 per cent,
increase over last year.
Lawsonville News
Lawsonville, May 23.—Stokes
H. D. members met at Mocksville
District meeting on May 24th for
the annual Federation meeting.
Mrs. C. M. Mabe, Mrs. Gertrude
Lawson from here attended the
meeting, which was much enjoy
ed by them.
Mi\ and Mrs. Jean Tucker and
daughter visited Mrs. John Law
son Sunday.
The many friends of Mrs.
Emma Moore are sorry to learn
she i s seriously ill, and hope she
will soon be well again.
Clarence Lawson's friends gave
him a surprise birthday supper
Friday P. M., May 19. A largo
crowd was present.
Mis. Zack Sheppard and Mis.
Can Smith visited Mrs. Weldo.'t
Smith Monday.
J': - ?. ?.T'rnie Lawson visited
Mrs. Belt Lawson Sunday.
Mrs. Noah Priddy and family
visited Mis. c. M. M:.be Sunday.
Severn! tVi.m here altouted the,
associativa iear Martiasvilk', Va.,
Sun;!aj.
M:ss Ellon jenkius and Miss
Aratt visited here Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carroll
and family of King, visited Law
sonville Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. T. N. Datton
and family of High Point, visited
Stuart, Va., and Mrs. Gertrude
Lawsonville Sunday.
A large crowd crowd attended
the Dr. Pepper program front
Winston-Salem Saturday night at
Lawsonville school.
Audrey Collins, Mary Lue
Martin of Sandy Ridge, spent tho
week-end with Lenora Spencer.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Craddock of
Stuart, Va., visited Mr. and Mrs.
Ornice Smith Sunday.
Relief Given
To Stokes Needy
A s of May 1, 1939, the follow
ing report from the State Board
of Chantie 8 and Public Welfare,
shows active cases and persons
certified to commodity distribu
tion in Stokes, by the welfare of
fice in Danbury, Mis s Ella Down
ing, superintendent:
Cases certified, 199; persona
certified, 1195; cases serviced,
193.