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THE DANBURY REPORTER r Established 1872 MUCH SICKNESS AROUND KING MISS KATE STONE, RINGO WHITE AND WILEY, BAKER ON THE SICK LIST—OTHERS RECOVERING NEW BUSI NESS AND BUSINESS CHANGES—PERSONALS. King, Feb. 29. —There is slight j improvement in the condition oi \ Miss Kate Stone who suffered a j heart attack at her home here last week and who has ben crit ically ill since. Rupert Fulk has accepted e position with the Bell Telephone Company and left last week for Florida to enter on his new duties. W. G. Hendrix has sold hia pool room on Main street to Bill Combs of Elkin. Mr. Combs will move his family here. Charlie Boles of Winston-Sal em was here Friday looking after some business matters. Ringo C. White, who has bee:) suffering from an attack of in fluenza at his home on West av enue, is convalescing. Allen Mabe has opened up a new repair and blacksmith shop on south Depot street. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Loggins oi Perch were the guests of rela ere over the weekend. C. T. McGee has accepted a po sition as automobile salesman with an Elkin concern. Decided improvement is noleo in the condition of Mrs. Caralea Ingram who has been right sick at her home one mile south oi town. Garman Stewart of Winston- Sal em was among the visitors here Saturday. Mrs. William Harvel of Pin nacle underwent a tonsil removal operation in the Stone-Helsabeck Clinic Friday. Mr. ar.d Mrs. Wyatt Tuttle have returned from a trip to Charleston, S. C. Mrs. Herman Newsum Is recov ering from an attack of appendr citLs at her home on Broad street. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Samuels of Pilot Mountain visited rela tives here Friday. Wiley Baker, wh 0 suffered a heart attack at his home at Ca pella last week, is reported to be quite sick. Grady and' Coster Collins have ; purchased from Arthur Kirby his S • • pool room on east Main street.. . They have already taken over thd " business.. ~ Work on J. W. Fulk's new ten pin alley on Main street is near tag completion and he expects to , open for business within the next few days. Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Schaub oi High Point spent Sunday with relatives here. \ Republican Poll On account of labor difficulties, >, the straw vote for Republican president—intended to be started this week—is temporarily defer red.. It la hoped to get out the y ballots next week. Volume 66 Fine Arts Club Meets With Mrs. Robah Smith (Contributed.) The Fine Arts Club of Danbury met on Tuesday evening of tha 27th for its regular February meeting at the home of Mrs Robah Smith, with Mrs. W. E. I Joyce, associate hostess. With Mrs. Smith presiding, the meeting opened with the club re citing in unison the club collect. Eleven members responded to the roll call. The secretary's report was read and approved, and the treasurer'* report showed a neat balance. During the business session many matters of bush .ess were dicussed —Federation quota, Sul- He Cotton Fund, lunch 1 room anj ways and means of i making money to buy extra j equipment for the lunch room at | Danbury school, this being our ] 1939 project. A motion was made by Mrs. J. J. Taylor and seconded by Mrs. N. E. Wall that we still remain for another year as member of ! the federation, and a special col- { lection was taken for this pur pose. The needs of our lunch room and free lunches were next in or der, and it was decided to com ply with their requests and \o able to do so the club will have a Benefit Bridge Party" at the ■ home of Mrs. R. J. Scott on Wed- nesday night, March 13, and we are expecting all bridge and set-, back players te be on hand and ! help this worthy cause, and it the same time have fun. | The following committee was appointed to arrange the party: Mesdames A. E. Reynolds, chair man; W. E. Joyce, D. C. Kirby, N. E. WalL j Election of officers was the mn.- jor business for the evening, i The following officers were elected for the year 1940 begin ning April Ist: President, Mrs. Robah Smith; first vice-president, Mrs. R. J. Scott; recording secretary, Mrs. Dallas Kirby; corresponding sec retary, Mrs. R. R. King; treasur er, Mrs. J. J. Taylor. A need for a year book was discussed and a motion was maae by Mrs. A. E. Reynolds and sec onded by Mrs. A. J. Ellington that the club have a year book printed to be used as a guide for jthe hosttsses and program chair men. The following committee I was appointed to compile a year I book: Mrs. Dallas C. Kirby, gen eral chairman; Mrs. R. R. King, I Mrs. J. J. Taylor, Mrs. Robah Smith, Mrs. Spottswood Taylor. The program for the evening was the review of two new 1939 books, and Mrs. Charlie Martin read a very interesting paper on reviewing the book Mr. Manuel by Lewis Golden and Mrs. Dallas C. Kirby reviewed "The Hudson" by Carl Carmer. During the social hour an uni que contest "Celebrities Born in February" with Miss Ella Down ing high and Mrs. Charlie Martin Danbury, N. C., Thurscay, Feb. 29,1940. NEW MANAGER FOR DUKE POWER j J A. WLIR IS SUCCEEDED BY L. B. IIARDESTY—MR. WEIR IS PROMOTED TO MARION I DISTRICT. I J. A. Weir, who has been the manager of the Madison district of the Duke Power Company for; the past seven years, last week, re- j ceived promotion to the position of manager of the Marion dis- j trict of his company where he' will succeed J. D. Henry. Mr. Weir is succeeded by L. B. i Hardesty. The Madison Messenger has the j following: L. B. Hardesty who assumed j i his duties as manager of the Mad ! ison district Monday of this week ! comes t° us from Burlington I where he served as commercial i I manager. He is an electrical en ! gineer graduate of the University of North Carolina in th e class of 1927. He has been associated with the Duke Power Compauy since the fall of that year. Mr. I ! Hardesty plans to make his home j here where he will be joined by j Mrs. Hardesty at the close of the j school year when she finishes her j | duties there as a teacher on the ; Burlington High School staff. Short Course At Mtn. View | The second Annual Stokes County Farmer's and Farm Wo -1 men's Short Course to be held ill the Mt. View community house, 14 miles east of King, on Wcdncs i | day and Thursday, March 6 and 7, has been arranged by and will i be in charge of Mrs. Lila Pierce, home demonstration agent, J. F. ! Brown, county agent, and L. F. i Brumfield, county agent at large. ■ The short course will feature as j its theme "Onward and Upward iwith Balanced Farming and Home Making." The two day program features a variety of subjects dealing with many phases of farming and homemak ing. Included in the program will be demonstrations, illustrated talks, and discussions, led by a number of prominent men and women In the field of agriculture and homemaklng. A delicious picnic dinner will be served at noon each day. Everyone attend ing is requested to bring a well filled basket. Mrs. R. R.. King, who for the past several weeks has been in New York with Walter King dur ing his illness, will return home this week. low. Each was given a nice gift. After which the hostesses, Mm. Smith and Mrs. Joyce served cake and coffee supplemented with pickles and nuts to the fol lowing members! Mesdames J. J. Taylor, Charlie Martin, N. E. Wall, T: C. Cofer, R. J. Scott, A. J. Ellington, A. E. Reynolds, Dallas C. Kirby, and ; Miss Ella Downing. REPUBLICANS TO MEET MARCH 9| A CONVENTION WILL BE HELD AT THE COURT HOUSE AT TWO O'CLOCK P.; M. TO ELECT DELEGATESi TO ST4TE AND CONGRES- j SIGNAL CONVENTIONS. The Republicans are awake and ! alive to 'he opening of the 1940 political campaign. Chairman of the County Re publican executive committee J. R. Nunn of Westfield, and' secretary T. S. Petree are this week calling a convention of j Stokes Republicans to meet in the j court house at Danbury on Sat - j urday, March 9, 1910, for the purpose of electing delegates to j the Republican State and cor. ' gressional conventions, and foi the purpose of transacting "sue'*' other business as may properly come before the meeting." A large crowd is urged to !.- present and ladies are cordially I invited. County Commissioners Act Wisely | The county commissioners ni 11 heir last meeting purchased and had installed in the court house 7 of the two and one-half gallon soda acid fire extinguishers to he usul on accidental fires should they occur. Some time back the former board had the same type of ex tinguishers installed in the ccur ty home and jail. Geo. W. Sheek, well known fiie expert, r::aJe ilu i installation and is naintennx? 'mar. for the equipment, i Our commissi, r.crs prv to !>' congratulaled for their p: nipt action modernizing this branch ol safety as well as all other modern ! conveniences being installed in our excellent building. This makes quite a number oi' buildings in our town that have been equipped with the same kind iof fire extinguishers which, if j properly used, should add much jto the safety of the town, the [Old Inn being another one. Guy Priddy of Danbury, Route 1, has accepted a position with the J Power Company at Madison. ***** Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Priddy of Hartman attended the funeral of Bob Tucker at Snow CreeK Church Sunday afternoon. ON THE TRAIL OF FAMOUS PIRATES A scries of fascinating tales of bucancers of the 17th Century who raked the seas in search of gold and jewels. Written by a notd explorer who will shortly start on an expedition in search of some of the booty. One of many illustrated stories in the March 10th issue of The American Weekly The big magazine distributed with the BALTIMORE AMERICAN On sale at all newsstands TWENTY-SIX YEARS AGO i ITEMS REPRINTED FROM DANBURY REPORTER O* MARCH 4, 1914. Register of Deeds J. G. More | field spent Tuesday night in the j Westfield sect.on. "Uncle Billy" Gordon, one or Danburys eldest color passed away at his home here Monday after an illness of some weeks. He is survived by his wife, 1 i | "Aunt Jane, who is probably j older than he was and is very | feeble. [ 1 j "Uncle Billy," as he was | known, came to Danbury proba-' bly forty years ag 0 and has since, t been a familiar figure on our streets. He will be missed by all i lof us. The remains were laid 'o rest here today. There will be a baptising at ißierson's Creek, two miles soutu • ; of Danbury, next Sunday, March i Bth, at 11 o'clock, when Mr?. I : Hayes Duggins will be immersed ( by Elder J. A. Fagg, of Walnut ; I 'Cove. There will be services at Clear Spring Baptist church im- j mediately after the baptising. ! Luther, the 14-year-old son of 1 Mr. and Mrs. James Mabe, of Dan j 'bury Route 1, accidently shot ' himself while out rabbit hunting i 'Thursday afternoon, and die i from the effects of tiie wound on' Saturday afternoon. Work has been resumed on the road between Danbury and Me.i- I | dovvs after be ing suspended f«>i '.■ some time oil account of bat i weather. The force is now work- ! I Mng neap the county home. Mr. R. 11. King, who wi'l buiW the bridges on this ror.l, ev.pee's to begin putting in the concrete ; abutments for the bridges next I week, and with good weather th"! \.jrk will soon be completed. Mr. J. Spot Taylor is making some improvements on the in terior of his store building up stairs. I will proceed to collect the balance of the 1913 taxes due as the law directs after March 15, 1914, and if you are charged cost do not blame me. This is the last call for the 1913 taxes. This February 10th, 1914. W. C. SLATE, Sheriff. Citizens of Beaver Island town ship were before the county com i missioners at their regular month ly meeting here Monday with j petitions asking that an election be called in that township for the • purpose of allowing the citizens ito vote on the question of issuing $25,000 in road bonds. Mr. Thomas S. Petree, who has been acting assistant cashier at I the Bank of Stokes County in Walnut Cove, came up today to spend a few days at his home here. He will leave soon for King, where he will be cashier of the new bank soon to be estab lshed there. Mr. W. R. Stovall, of Campbell, iwho was a Danbury visitor Mon | day, reported that the severe f^i'l Number 3,542 DEATH OF ROBT. T. TUCKER LAUSONVILLE WINS BASKET BALL GAME OVER ADVANCE BOYS—MRS. AGNES TILLEY (JIVES A QUILTING. Lawsor.ville, Feb. 28.—Robert T. Tucker, 63. of Dnnbury Route 1, died Friday following a long is survived by his wife, w!io before marriage was Miss Jet lie Mabe; and awo daugh ters, Mis. Annie Bennett, Galax, Va.; and Mrs. Beatrice Southern, Walnut Cove; one son, Aubrey Tucker, Winston-Salem; three sisters, Mrs. Betty Stewart, Mt. Airy; Mis. Bessie Tucker, Stone vilie; Mrs. H. C. Beashy, Ridge way, Va.. and three mothers, J. C. Tuck r. Claude Tucker and Elder L. T. Tucker, Hi;;h Poir.t. Funeral :.rvices were held at Snow C' ek Baptist Church Sun day, conducted bv Elder W. J. Brown and J. Watt Tuttle. Buri.i! | was in the church grav' yard. Miss Leonora Sponcer. Miss Grace Sr.iitii of Sandy Ridge spent the week-end with Miss Marie Moore visited Annie ! Mae Law son Monday afternoon. I The Luwsonvillc boys' basket ball team nlayed the Advance boys at Mineral Springs Tuesday night. Lawsonville winning 16 t;> 10. After the game the boys en ' joyed ft a»iov. at Winstcn-Salem. !Those who went on the trip were: i Ross and E. G. Lawsun,. Jr., Clyde Wathins, Spot Ray, W. Priddy. Marvin Lackey, Raii li Lawson, Ivin Stevens. Mrs. Agnes Tilley had a quilt ing Tucs ..iy, Th s pic.;:.it wtr.» Mcjdamcs Ral( li Hand. . Lester Grif'.l:;, JJvrtl Si:.. lui.ns, John " ( Law. ii, Gerti • Lr.wson. The quilt was completed. Refreshments I were by Mrs. Tilley consisted ol cake, pickles and lemonade. Mrs. Hess Lav,-son spent last, week with her daughter, Mrs. Watson Joyce, of Stuart, Va. \ much damage to timber in some sections near his home. Mr. Sto vall stated that on h.is way io Danbury Monday he counted four teen large trees across the public road within a very short distance. Mr. Powell Mitchell, a pronn. nent young farmer, died at hi* home on Germantem Route 1 last Saturday of tuberculosis.- Mr. Mitchell had been sick' only about two weeks and his death was a surprise to the community/ At the time of his death', he was IS years, 2 months and 6 days old. I Messrs. Chap Bodenheimer, ,T. M. Fagp, and J. I. Cfwens, mem bers of the board of county com missioners, were here today at tending a special meeting of the ' board Sandy Ridge Items It is sported that Mr. Neal Vernon i 3 the lucky finder of a jpot of gold. J Mr. Moir Hawkins and family expect to move soon to the old j homestead of Sheriff John Mar- I tin. • 1 ' 'Continued on page 3.)
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