THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Established 1872
WORK UNDERWAY j
ON CROOKED RUN
THIS IS NEW POWER LINE
AT KlNjr OTHER KING
PERSONALS.
King, June 22.— "Near the fa
mous old Pilot Mountain, a na
ture's masterpiece."
Work is unuwiway on a new
power line by the Duke Power
Company, which will be known 1
as the "Crooked Run Line" The j
new line extends from the King
substation to John Kirby's home ■
on the Mount Pleasant road and |
will give current to twenty or j
twenty-five homes.
Farmers in this section are I
very busy harvesting their grain
crop which is good thi s year.
Mrs. Rupert S. Helsabeck is •
spending some time in Richmond, j
Va., where she ig the guest of i
relatives.
Charles Dalton of Charlotte,
who is spending a few days at
the old Dalton homestead threa
mile a west of town, was a visitor
here Thursday.
The new home of Holton Gen
try on west Main street has been!
completed. The King Lumber
Company were the contractors.
The following patients under
went tonsil removal operations in
the Stone-Hc!sabeck Clinic last
week: Phyllig Hartgrove and
Kennith Ward of Rural Hall; j
Ruth Tuttle of Gcrmanton and!
Elijah Young, Mcßay Green and
Wilma Heath of Walnut Cove.
Dr. Rupert Helsabeck performed
the operations.
Rev. and Mrs. Jasper N. New
sum of Roanoke, Va., have re
turned to their home after visit
ing relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. James Love of
I
Winston-Salem were week-end
visitors to Mr. Love's mother,
Mrs. Hester Love, on Pulliam
street.
Dewey Alridge and family of
Leaksville are spending a fefiv
days wiih relatives here.
The recent rains have made
considerable improvement in the
tobacco crop.
Mrs. C. N. Boles ot Monroe,
Va., i s spending a few days with
relatives here.
Work i s well underway on a
new home for Pierceson Kiser
east of town on the Dan River
road.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey G. Spain
hower of High Point spent the
week-end with relatives here.
Jame 8 Sisk was carried to Dur
ham Friday where he will under
go a capitol operation in the
Duke Hospital.
The condition of Mrs. S. U. At
wood, who hag been sick at her
home on south Depot street for
some time, remains unchanged.
The famous old Pilot Mountain
which served as a pilot for the
Indians in by-gone-days, hence
Its name, i a for sale by Mr.
Spoon of Greensboro, the present
owner. oood road has been
built to the top of the main
mountan and a number of recent
Improvements made. The Pin
nacle, whjch is rock ribbed with
Volume 66
I Surplus Foods Go
To 95 Percent Certi
fied Eligible For Aid
Almost So percent of needy
North Carolinians certified by
county welfare staffs as eligible
to receive surplus commodity
products during the month of
May were serviced with the food
supplies shipped to th-. Sta'.e oy
the Federal government, Arthur
iE. Langston, State director of
: commodity distribution with th-'
| State Eoard of Charities and Pub
i lie Welfare, said yesterday.
Certified as eligible were 45.150
j casts representing 224,314 per
' sons while 45,763 cases compris
j ing 210,510 individuals actually
' the commodities.
I Langston said 108 carloads of
i farm and food surpluses were re
j ceived in North Carolina during
! May and a total of 2,843,347
pounds was distributed in the
counties.
Seventy-two carloadg of grape
fruit weie received; oranges, 3;
graham flour, 9; whole wheat
I cereal, 5: butter, 6; cabbage, 11;
cornmeal, 1; and textiles, 1.
; Quantities distributed were:
pea beans, 163,307; butter, 50.-
587; cabbage, 135,229; wheat
cereal, 133,183; graham f'.our,
385,230; white flour, 103,859:
grapefruit, 1/331,631; cornmeal,
100; dried milk, 356 anj oranges,
j 33,860.
Rockingham Man
Takes Own Life
Madison, June 20. Sammy
Martin. 31, farmer and carpenter,
was found hanging from a rafter
in his barn three miles west oi
Madison Tuesday night by his
wife. He had been dead for sev
eral hours.
A coroner's jury late that night
found Martin came to his death
through suicide.
Mrs. Martin told the jury her
husband had been missing since
2 p. m. She said she went to the
bam about 6 p. m., to get fead
for the cows and found her hus
band dangling from the end of a
rope tied to a rafter.
Surviving are the widow; an
infant child; his father,, Frank
Martin of Stokes county; two
brothers and two sisters.
almost perpendicular walls, tow
ers one hundred feet above the
main mountain, the top of which
contains an area of one acre of
ground with an altitude of thrtee
thousand feet, furnishes Pinnacle,
King and the other towns round
about-it a nature's roof garden,
thousands of people visit th i d
wonderful mountain every year.
Your correspondent has visited
Lookout Mountain, Stone Moun
tain, Natural Bridge, the Cavers,
in the Shenandoah Valley, and
many other places of interest but
has never seen anything to equal
this mountain which Is' the only
one of its kind in the world. It
i s hopej that some corporation
or individual with plenty of the
"long green" will purchase this
mountain and develop it in a big
way.
Danbury, N. C., Thursday, June 22, 1939.
Danbury Loses to King
Danbury lost to King on tho
King ground Saturday aittrnoon
by the score oi 10 to 9. J. Wall
led the attack at bat for the
' lostis with 3 hits out of five trips
to the plate, while Hedgecock leu
| the attack for the winners with
! 3 hits for four trips up. Home
I run s v.cie hit by Cromer and J.
I
| vVail ot Danbur y while Whitman,
| Hayes and Hedgecock hit for the
I ciicuit for king.
| Danbury Ab r he
| 3. Wall. 3b 5 3 2 0
! Cromer, p 2 12 0
Stephens, p 3 0 0 0
J. Wall, If 5 2 3 0
Tedder, c 4 110
Shelton, cf 5 111
Smith, ss 3 0 1 ()
C. Barr, if 3 10 0
R. Bair, lb 4 0 10
White, 21 4 0 11
3S 9 12 L
King Ab r he
Caudle, ss, p 4 10 1
Whitman, 3b 4 110
Hedgecock, If 4 2 3 0
rlayes, cf, lb 4 1 2 C
Frazicr, c 3 12 0
| Calloway, rf 4 0 10
Matthews, 2b 31 0C
Holcomb, lb, cf 4 10 0
Moore, p, ss 3 10 0
33 10 9 1
Score by innings:
Danbury 105 000 210— 9
King 001 600 30x—10
I Danbury Wins
Over Mayodan
Danbury defeated Mayodan at
Riverside Park last Sunday aft
ernoon by the score of 8 to 4. It
was a pitcher'g battle until the
Sth inning betwee® White of the
Danbury team and Via Speed
ball King of the Mayodan team.
Danbury came through in the
last half of the Bth to score 4
rung and win the ball game.
Black connected for a home run
for the losers while Shelton
clouted one over the right center
field fence landing through the
tops of the trees outside the
park. Danbury will meet Mayo
dan next Saturday night under
the lights in the Bi-State League
park in Mayodan at 8:00 p. m.
June 24th.
Mayodan Ab r he
Perdue, ss 5 13 0
Black, 3b '* 52 2 1
t. -i *
Gann, If , 5 111
White, c " 4 40 3 0
Duggins, 2b \ \ 50 10
Bullins, cf \ \ 40 0 0
Cardwell, rf V V 40 0 0
Roberts, lb v "4 0 0 0
Via, p \ 40 2 0
% \
40 4 10 2
Danbury Ab r he
B. Wall, 3b 5 0 11
Cromer, rf 5 0 2 0
J. Wall, If 4 0 10
Tedder, c ' 1 3 2 10
Shelton, cf 3 2 2 0
Smith, so 4 0 12
C. Barr, 2b 3 2 10
R. Barr, lb 4 12 0
White, p 3 10 0
34 8 11 3
JUDGE ALLEY'S
RECOMMENDATION
TELLS GOVERNOR HE BE
LIEVES NELSON'S SEN
TENCE SHOULD BE COM-1
MUTED TO LIFE IMPRISON
MENT.
i
Dallas C. Kirby, one of th
counsel for Russell Nelson, con
victed ? -t the April term of th
Superior Couit of Stoke 3 coin 4
for the murder of Watt Smith
this morning disclosed the fact ;
that Judjie Felix E. Alley has al
ready fonvar ded to Governor,
Hoey his recommendation thai ,
the sentence of death imposed be
commutted to life imprisonment.
"I have just received a copy of
the recommendation of the
Judgje," said Kirby. "Several
days ago I presented to him the
new evidence that we have dis
covered tince the trial. I have
yet other evidence that I did not
have when 1 gave the Judge that
on whi. h he based his rec
ommend 'ion. I am sure that hi
will be g'.ad to see that also."
In hi 3 letter to Governor Hoey,
Judge Aik'y stated that "under
the evidence as presented at the
trial I did not feel warranted in
setting a.-i.'o the verdict, and s >
proceeded to judgment. I feel
now in view of thi 3 evidence th.it
the execution of this man woukl
be a tragedy and a travesty.
Where guilt is clearly established
I feel that the law should be en
forced rigidly in capital cases,
but thig additional evidence, dis
covered after the trial, so fully
changes the aspect of this case
I that I feel it my sworn duty to
j recommend a3 earnestly a a I com
mand language to do it, that the
sentence of death be commuted
to life imprisonment."
Kirby states thi s morning that
he did not see how that he arid
his associates "could get Ral
eigh before the first week in July
to lay this new matter before the
Governor. Court begins here on
the 26th and it i s next to impos
sible to get away before court.
Besides only last riflit 1 rer-i .ci
more information about this mat
ter. It is strange how people
will withold information when the
life of a man is at stake, but
some will do it/'
Lyman Hall, who is a member
of the CCC camp at Danbury,
was carried to Fort Bragg,i N. C.,
Wednesday where he will undergo
a minor operation.
Score by innings:
Mayodan 201 000 100 — 4
Danbury 021 100 04x —8
|
Sunday Baseball
Danbury will play State High
way baseball team from the For
syth County Camp here at River*
side Park next Sunday afternoon
at 3:30 p. m., June 25th. The
Highway team has not lost a
game this season. It is one of
the strongest teams in this part
of the country. Danbury will go
out to stop their winning streak
when they meet Sunday.
CCC Inrollir.ent To
Take 1357 In July
Twenty CC'c camps and three
I enrollment centers at Raleigh,
i Wilmington, and Asheville will
accept 1257 junior enro!lee s be
; tween Ju!y 5 and 8 in North C'ai -
I
o.ma's regular third quarter- en
rollment, T. L. Grier, State CCC
selection supervisor, said yester
day. The 1357 requisitioned f i
July represents approximately
hald the number called for in A; -
jiil when many replacements v.ero
made because of the numfcr who
■
I had completed their final en'ist-
I merit. "lhe policy of accepting
the applicants at camp 3 nearest
their homes saved $45,00 in Jan
uary an 1 April enrollments thu
year, Grier said, the actual cos.
for each youth accepted in April
amounting to 39 cents as against
an expense of $3.43 for each man
( enrolled last October.
The United S'.ate g Department
of Labor now has no connection
'with the Coips, Grier stated
since the President's reorganiza
-1 tion plan shifted the organisation
to the new security group. VV.
I r..-.t!onal selec-
I lion director, moved from the
j Labor department to the office of
, the director and is now special
i assistant to Robert Feldner,
Corps diicctor, Grier added.
Asheville will take 83 boys,
| Wilmington, 64, and Raleigh will
1 j enroll 177, while the number of
enrollees to be accepted at each
,of the twenty acceptance camps
is a g follows: Manteo, 46; Elka
fccthtov.n. 59; Washington, 153;
Fiankiinton, 89; Lexington, 53;
1 Madison, 70; Albeinaile, D 1;
Pa'isbury, 41; Gas'onia, *?1; New
ton, 35; Morgan'oi, I'.; Marion,
1 4ri; Danbury, 13; Mt. Airy, 29;
Smokemont, 02: Laurel Springs,
i 41; Mortimer, 14; Ravensfotd,
1 ; 16; Brevard, 31; Hot Springs, 17.
Children In Jails
Steadily Falling In
j North Carolina
"The best figures v/e have avail
able indicate there were 87.3
, children confined in county jails
, in 1938, much less than the 1,070
in 1937 and the 1,231 in 1936,'
W. C. Ezell, director of the di
vision of institutions and correc
tions of the State welfare de
partment, said this week.
"We believe this trend is a di
rect result of the efforts on the
part of county welfare superin
tendents to eliminate the unsocial
practice of keeping minors in
kindergartens of crime where
they come in contact with season
ed professors of law-breaking.
"During April, 1939, there were
only 58 children reported held in
the county jails, which is the
smallest number since we have
been keeping records. The 1937
total was a reduction of 13 per
cent over 1936, while 1938 figures
were 26 percent below 1936 and
17 percent below 1937. Compar
atively few very young children
are now confined in jail, the
greater number being above 14
| year g of age."
Number 3,506
MRS. EMMA MOORE
DIES JUNE 18
SHi; HAI> LKLN SICK FOR
SLVKKAL MONTHS—OTHER
NEWS OF LAW SOWILLE.
Lawsonvi'.'f, June IS. - • Mr».
Emma Mooic, wk.i l.a K been sick
f.#r Scwial months, passed away
June 18 tit her home. She loaves
a husband and r,:l children to
mourn the loss. She was a good
.wis and loving mothn. She will
Le j by all who
knew her.
Mrs. 1 horntcn Tuttle visited
Mrs. Emily Smith Tuesday.
Mrs. Minr.ie Robertson visited
Mrs. Cahin Mabe Sunday.
Kathleen Sheppard, Blanche
Robertson and P. H. Robertson
went to West Va., Sunday. Mrs.
P. H. Robertson, who spent last
v, .ek in West Va. visiting, rela
tives, r turned home Monday.
Mrs. Cairie Dal'.on anj Mrs.
Gertrv.:'e Liwnon spent Sunday
with Mrs. P. H. Youns.
Several from here attended the
Communion services at Stuart.
Va., Sjti .lay.
Little Betty Joe Lawson is
spending tin week with Ruby
Helm s oi' Stuait, Va.
Mis. Fannie La.vsou and
daughter, Virginia, spent Satur
day afternoon with Mis. H s.*
Lawson.
C. H. Sheppard of Sandy Ridge
spent the week-end hcie with rel
atives.
Mr. and Mrs. John D.-.lton visit -
*.'•) Mrs. Coia Tilley Sunday.
Lucille Clark of Hi{.h Point is
spending two weeks with grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Dai
ton of S.uart, Va. ,
Cc-t:? of
Thomas Hutehins
Thoma? C. Hut chins, agej ST,
died Tuesday morning at 11
o'clock at the home of his son.
T. E. Hutehins, in the East. Bend
community. He had been serious
ly ill for three weeks.
Mr. Hutehins' wife, the former
Sarah E. Newsum, died about 2(1
years ago.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. J. T. Wooten, Mrs. J. J. Pat
terson and Mrs. D. G. Norman,
j all of East Bend; five sons, VV.
G., J. D. T. E. and E. H. Hutchin3
of East Mend and L. R. Hutchin3
of Jonesville; 33 grandchildren,
54 great-grandchildren and two
great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be held Wed
nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
Forbush Friends Church. Rev.
Charles Hutehins, pastor of the
church of which Mr. Hutehins
had been a member for many
years.
G. G. Shelton Strickfe
News is received here that
Gaston G. Shelton ha« received a
stroke affecting both legs and
one side. Mr. Shelton's age i 9
about 73, and hig condition i s re
garded critical. yt
Hazel Petree, Ellen Kate Pep*
per and Beverly Christian visited
Winston-Salem Wednesday.