THE DANBURY REPORTER
Established 1872
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KOUiTiWESTERN UiS'iUICV
W E L I ARE
CO.NVL.NEa FOURTEEN
COUNTIES TO BE REPRE
SENTED SPEAKERS—PRO
GRAM.
The Annual Northwcstcru
Pistrict Welfare C onference will
be held Thursday, Nov. 23, in Tise
Hall, Vade Mecurn, Stokes coun
ty. The theme of the program
will be "Public Welfare—A Pub
lic Service."
Fourteen countie 8 including
Ashe, Alleghany, Alamance, Dav
idson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford,
Rockingham, Randolph, Stokes,
Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, and
Yadkin will be represented.
The outstanding speakers at
the morning session will be Mrs.
W. T. Bost, Commissioner ot
Public Welfare, Miss Harriet El
liott, Dean of Women, W. C. U.
N. C., Mr. Nathan H. Yelton, Di
rector Division of Pub-
Public Assistance, Miss Mary
Robinson, President of the State
Association of Welfare Superin
tendents, and Col. W. A. Blair ot
the State Board of Charities and
Public Welfare.
Mr. Edwin Gill, Commissioner
of Paroles, State of North Caro-
Una, will be the luncheon speak
er. The luncheon will be served
by the ladie 8 of Christ Episcopal
Church, Walnut Cove.
Interested laymen, County
Commissioners, welfare board
members, county officials, and
welfare worker 8 are urged to at
tend. The presiding officers arc
Mr. Bausie Marion of Surry
eounly, presidc-t, and Miss Ella
Downing of Stokes county, secre
tary.
PROGRAM
MORNING SESSION
9:30 Registration.
10:00 Invocation: Rev. Stratto/i
Lawrenc!, Rector Christ Church,
Walnut Cove.
Greetings: Mr. Wm. Marshall,
member Stokes County Welfare
Board and Representative from
Stoke?
Annual Message from the
State Association of County Su
perintendents of Public .Wel
fare —Mii ? Mary Robinson, presi
dent.
10:30 "The Job Itself," Miw.
W. T. Boat, Commaavoner of Pub
lic Welfare.
10:50 Open Forum "Service
Olurpugh the County Boards"—
CoL W. A. Blair, presiding.
County Welfiare Beard Mem
bers, Superintendents and
Representatives participating,
11:30 Panel Distawsion—"Serv
ice to Youth", Miss Harriet El
liott, presiding. \
Participants—Mr. T. L. Greer,
Mr. John Lang. Mr. W. C. Ezell,
Dr. R. F. Ritche, Mr. John Fol
ger, Dr. R. B. Franklin, Mlsr,
Wilmot Doane. \
12:10 Open Forum "Public
Service— A Sound Investment",
Mr. Nathan H. Yelton, Director
of Public Assistance, presiding.
Participating: County Commia-
Volume 66
Cornelius Southern
Killed in Wreck
Funeral services tor Cornoiiuh.
I. Southern, who met his death i..
an automobile accident in Win
ston-Salc:n on Friday night, were
conducted Sunday afternoon.
A short service wa3 held at the
homey Germanton, Route 1, at
1:30 o'clock with the main serv
ice following at 2:30 o'clock at
King Baptist churcfi. Burial fol
lowed in the church graveyard.
Rev. E. T. Sims, Rev. J. W.
Brown enj Rev. P. H. Newsoir.
were in charge.
Survivor s include the widow,
who before her marriage October
25, 1930, was Miss Delia New
some; one son, Joel Lee South
ern; the parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joel Southern; three brothera,
Claude, Ray and Charlie Wadt
Southern, of Germanton, and
James Woodrow Southern, of
King; three sisters, Mrs. Herman
Snyder, of Fayetteville; Mrs.
Coy Kiser, of Rural Hall, and
Miss Doiothy Lee Southern, c
Germanton, Route 1.
Albert Phillips of Dalton ws~.
here today.
sfoners, Audftors, Legislator.
State ar.d County and
Representative Social Security
Board. * . -
12:50 Announcements.
LUNCHEON
Mr. N. E. Pepper, Member
State Board of Charitieg and
Public Welfare, presiding.
Address: Hon. Edwin Gill,
Commissioner of Parole?.
Business:
Adjournment:
COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE
DISTRICT WITH THEIR
SUPERINTENDENTS
Ashe Misg Ri'th Tugman
Alamance . Mr. Gerard Anderson
Alleghany .... Miss Lillie Erwin
Davidson Mr. Clyde Hunt
Davie Miss Lucille Martin
Forsyth Mr. A. W. Cline
Guilford ... Mrs. Blanche Stern
Randolph Mr. Wm. F. Henderson
Rockingham Mrs. John L. Wilson
Stokes Miss Ella Downing
Surry Mr. Bausie Marion
Watauga Miss Marguerite Millei
Wilkes Mr. Chas. McNeill
Yadkin .. Miss Joseline Harding
STEERING COMMITTEE ON
LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS
Chairman: Mr. Howard Gibson,
vChairman of Stoke B County
ißoard of Commissioners.
Hospitality: Miss Laura Elling
ton, chairman; Mr. and Mrs. Boy
Redding, Mr. and Mm. Harvey
Johnson, Mr. and Mra. Win. Mar
shall, Mrs. Howard Gibson, Miss
Nannie Jones, Mr. Cary Carroll,
Mr. J. C. Carson, Mr. Carlos
Davis.
Publicity* Mr. N. E. Pepper.
Danbury, Mrs. Sallie F. Pepper,
Walnut Cove.
Registration? Miss Grace Wood
ruff, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Hfeath,
Mrs. Stratton Lawrence.
Luncheon: Woman's Auxiliary,
Christ Church, Walnut Cove,
Miss Grace Woodruff, President.
Music: Mrs. N. E. Pepper.
Danbury, N. C., Thurstay, Nov. 16, 11)39.
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AGENT BROWN ttiMMENiiS
1 HjL C LUB FOR ITS GOOL
WORK.
Fifty-foil- Stoke s cour.ty Serv
ice Club boys and gills gaihei't'C.
at the Mt. View Community
House Friday night, November
10, at 7:iio o'clock tor their regu
lar monthly meeting. Tne presi
dent, Tru'oert Shelton, presided.
During the business session, the
club decided to have an oyster
stew in the near future, the daie
to bt announced later. The treas
uier reported a balance of $58.65
in the treasury. This wa s the
jnet returns from the box party
iand the program held at the
| King school leatuiing the Rang
ers.
Mr. B'own, the county agent,
commended the club on making
I such a good start on their project
i
for the year.
The club had a s their speaker
Mr. ErumnelJ, County at
'Large, WHO maJ; a very irspirii.;
talk cn 'Be A L'uilder."
During the rtvreatioinl period
Miss Ro?e Ellwood Biyan, Home
Agent at Large, led the group in
several games, stunts, and folk
dances.
A program committee composed
of Joy Terry, Howard Wolff and
Nina Baker was appointed to
charge of the Decembei
! meeting.
j The club will meet the second
Friday night in December.
F. W. Class Entertains
J
A chicken stew was given by
the boy's senior clas s of Quukti
I
Gap Sunday School in honor o:
i the senior girls at the home oi
Mr. and Mrs. Newell Carroll.
This feast was given to the girls
for their active work and highest
.average over the boy's class dur
ing a race period of three months.
Due to the weather the guests
were invited into the living room
where they talked, sang and en
joyed themselves by a big fire
while the boys cooked the chick
ens. But the most enjoyable time
came when the boy a said the
chicken was done and invited the
girls in to eat. In honor of the
girls, the boys served the gins
first and everyone seemed to en
joy themselves very much.
Those present were as follows:
Misses Mary Ruth and Arbelia
Carroll, 11a, Estell, Rachel and
Cleo Johnion, Mrs. Homer Fergu
son, Mr. and Mrs. Newell Carroll,
jMr. and Mrs. Baxter Hall, Mr.
and Mra. Tom Hall, Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Baker, Mr, and Mrs. Joseph
Hall, and Messrs. Homer Carroll,
Bradford Nance, Paul Lewis and
Ealmson Hall. Visitors weie
Edith Jones, Lottie Ivey, New
Hampshire, former member of
the girl's class, and J. T. Carroll.
Mr. and Mrs. I. G. Ross of
Ross' Store were in town Wednes
day.
ALL QUIET ON
DiCiviOWN iR(jNT;
BIT ONLY AFT Eli ROiSTEK-j
EKS Sl'i.Nf A MGf/f OK
TWO IN THE RED HOUSE
ON THE HILL COIN! \
DEPUTIES AND STATE PA
TROLMAN BRING IN Bit,!
BUNCH.
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All is now oil ll.c Lid.-,
town Front, but this wa s rnaut j
possible by Deputy Sheriffs Carl.
Ray, Burke Smith and State Pa-'
trolman Bristol Dellinger, who
brought to the lock-up eight of
the roisterers for drinking, fight - j
ing and generally raising h—al!c-1
lujah.
Dicktown is a community, pre
dominantly culltid, that lies a j
league east ot Walnut Cove. And'
if all reports are true thar's!
mean licker in them thar hills.'
Yes, suh, white folks, so mean it '
will make a maddog sober, and j
two drii.kg will induce you to hi l ,
your mother-in-law.
| There were eight eulluj persons I
in the melee, so it is said.
One of the highlights of the in
teresting occasion was the fight |
between Sam Henry Hairston and i
Sing Welch, in which Sing lost!
i 1
an car. Old Sam Henry is para
lyzed, but this disablement does
not, affect hi s mouth. He bit oli . f
. Sink's left lobe which Sing used
for hearing a distant car coining,
j There was fighting going on,
evidently, when Sing lost thai
ear, yes sah.
| Bout that time Carl, Burk an.l
Bristol arrived and took tin*
whole crowd to jail.
Nobody was hurt seriously and
the boys paid or were bonded »".♦.
Walnut Cove School
Honor Roti For
First Quarter
The Walnut Cove school has
worked out a new way for distri
buting honors in scholarship each
month. A student who makes A
on each subject has his name
placed on the Golden Honor Roll,
jlf a student makes an average
of B on all subjects, his name is
placed °n the silver Honor Roll.
By this method, the school hope.*
to encourage better scholorship.
The following are on the Gold
en Honor Roll:
GRADE TWO
Mary Elizabeth Marshal),
Woodrow Neal, Lucille Lansford,
Irene Mabe.
GRADE FOUR
Aurelin Fulton, Ruth Knigh*,
Mildred Dunlap.
GRADE FIVE
Ben Johnson, Betty Jo Fa'lin,
Betty Faye Martin, Virginia Per
due, Margaret Redman, Peggy
Wheeler.
GRADE SIX
Rachel Wall, Billy Neal,
Polly Coleman, Dorothy Mitchell,
Gene Redman, Louise Tuttle.
GRADE NINE
Harry McPherson, Jack Tuttle,
Rose Boyles Frances Jane John
son, Clare Lewis.
(Continuet on page 6.)
King Parent-Teacher
Association
I Tne King Parc.i:-Teachers As- i
soeiution met Nov. G in regular
session, with President Curie;!
. l«r siding. Spcciul music was
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tenderer by the King Band. Miss |
! Vera Jones, chairman of the pro-
I
! gram committee, introduced Mr.
'A. P. Pntterson, sec.".'t
jot the ("iitrokee Council, iweiu. ,
j vJle, who spoke on "Scouting".
| Mr. Patterson enumerated the
steps necessary in organizing a
scout troop. The association de
cided to sponsor a troop lor one
year.
While the business meeting w:is,
jin session, the association agreed
to take care of some immediate
! needs of the school by purchasing
a victrola for the music depart -
jment, shades for the commercial
room, and a vclour certain for t'»'
stage.
Motions were carried to spon
i
sor a city-wide clean up day it
I King, November 10th, and a box
and pie supper in the near futuiv.
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Quaker Gap S. S.
i _ Classes Meet
| The senior boy's and gin's
' Sunday School classes of Quale- r
' Gap Baptist Church held their
regular monthlv class hieetin.;
I
with Mr. and Mi's. Homer Fergu
i
son Saturday night, Nov. 11,
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with twenty members present.
The meeting wa s called to order
by the president, Estelle Johnson,
and the minutes of the last nice
ing were read and approvi d.
Homer Ferguson loci the devo
tionals. During the business ses
sion a nport wa s givtn of th"
visits made to the sick since the!:
previous meeting. The two
classes voted to senel a Thanhs
giving basket to Mrs. Paul LCWM
|and Mr. Norman Baker, number*
of the two clnspf I"'.': v.l.
ere ill in 'lie S'uiit'-ri'ini at R!:u-.
Mountain
j After the off'ring was tak :i
{the following program was give.i.
,i Song- class; poem Mis. John-1
nie Newsuni. Questions on the
lesson quarter —Braeli'ord Natvev.
Individua' memory verses - th.
two classes. Song, "Living For
Jesus".
The meeting was turned over
to the hostess. Contests were'
given with Misses Estelle and ,
Rachel Johnson, Bradford Nance,
and Tom Hall winning prizes.
The hostess served a tempting
, plate made up of chicken salad,'
sandwiches, cake, pickles and
lemonade, carrying out the j
Thanksgiving motif. The meet-'
ing adjourned to meet with Mr.
and Mrs. Baxter Hfcll, Winston-
Salem for their December meet-1
ing.
Those present were: Misses I
Mary Ruth and Arbelia Carroll.
Estelle, Hachel and Cleo Johnson,
Mabel Hurtgrove, Mrs. Paul Kis
er, Mr. and Mrs. Newell Carroll,
Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Hall, M-.
and Ms. Johnnine Newsum, Mr. |
and Mrs. Wesley Gibson, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Hall, Bradford Nance,
Number 3,527
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ON K OK MOUFS (OINTVS
OLIIhST CITI/(\S CKLK
BKATKS UIKTiI It A \ —OTIII Ai
NI.W S OF KING.
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King, Nov. 10. J uncrnl serv
ice for Cornelius Southern, who
was kl?l" iin g . ye!e wreck
„ i.:, Wiifc held at
i
the fit st Baptist Church lure Sun
day afternoon at 2:.'50 and inter
ment followed in the church cem
etery.
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The deceased i s survived by the
j widow, who wa s a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lee Newsuai
and several children. His father
and mother and several brothers
i
and sisters also survive.
Pierceson Kiscr has moved into
his new home on Han River
street which was recently com-
I pleted.
| The big horse show which was
I'Ut on here Armistice day was a
big success. Thousands of peo
ple were in attendance. People
'from the sunny slopes of Maine
i
to ine beaut it ul tail end of Flori
da were here. The attractions
were good and everybody seeni-d
to enjoy themselves. A number
of concession people weie also
here to furnish amus'.v.ent for
those who were not interested in
horses.
Dr. Floyd J. Strupe attende.
the North Carolina Chiropracti-:
convention at the Vance Hotel.
Statesville Saturday and Sunday.
Charles; Dnlton has returned io
his home in Charlotte after pay
ing a visit to relatives at the oM
Dalton homestead three miles
west of town.
Theodore Newsum has return
ed i.oai the government hospital
at Columbia, S. C., win re he ha *,
been under treatment. His con
dition is i.-.uch improved.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
K'rnei U ius r was laid to rc3t
in t!ie Moravian Cemetery on
Main street Wednesday,
j The following patients under
went tonsil removal operations
here last week: Carl Fiynn of
Rural Hail and Miss Liilie Brown
of Vade-mecum Springs.
Jesse Lav\o . of High Point
is spending a few days here the
'guest of his daughter, Mrs.
j Charles R. Carroll on west Main
street.
Mrs. Bettie Calhoun celebrate J
her 94th birthday at the home c
'her grandson, Rober Hooker, ju3t
south of King Sunday. A number
|of relatives were present to en
joy the occasion.
The following births were re
corded here last week: to Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Morefield, a daughter;
■ to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stone, a son;
•to Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Young, a
pon; to Mr. Mrs. Frank Dod
son, a daughter; to Mr. and Mr 3.
Elmer Hayden, a sen and to Mr.
I and Mrs. Weldon Kiscr, a daugh
ter, i *
( Homer Ferguson, and the hostess,
Mrs. Hotter Ferguson.