THE DANBURY REPORTER.
Established 1872
WATCH FOR THE
STRAW VOTES
DANBURY REPORTER CON
DUCTING POLLS FOR DEM
OCRATIC GOVERNOR AND
REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT—
' RESULTS TO BE PUBLISH
ED BEFORE PRIMARY.
The Danbury Reporter this
week has mailed out several hun
dred ballots to be voted in a
straw poll for Democratic Gover
nor of North Carolina and Re
publican President of the United
States, respectively-
Each of these ballots will come
from cross sections of Stokes
voters. One hundred cards will
be returned showing the choice of
Democrats for Governor. Also
one hundred ballots will come :n
indicating the favorite of the Re
publicans for President of the
United States.
The list of voters to whom the
cards have been sent include lead
ers of thought and influence in
both parties in the county. And
their separate verdicts will al
most certainly point to the fav
ored Democratic Governor and
the choice of Republicans for
President.
Both groups of tickets were
mailed the same day, and if pos
sible (tfcs results .will b» published
in the Reporter of May 16- If
all ballots do not arrive at the of
fice in time, May 23 will be the
date of the disclosure. But both
will be published before the date
of the primary, May 25.
Jiriia Pepper Honored
At Greensboro
W. C. U. N. C.
Greensboro, May 7. —M las
Gladys Sessoms, of Fayetteville,
will serve as president of the
sophomore class at "Woman's
College of the Univeraity of
North carofina as the oatonae of
elections held on campus recently.
Miss lulia Pepper, of Walnut
Cove, has been elected to the
vice-presidency of the class- Oth
er officers are: Miss Darthea
Severance, Gastonia, secretary,
Miss Ann Spivey, Rich Square
treasurer: Miss Esther Moore,
Old Greenwich, Conn., cheer lead
er; Misses Ann Hardison, Wades
boro, Rebecca Neal, Southern
Pines, and Jane Thompson, Hen
derson, legislature members.
NOTICE
Don't forget the Republican
primary to be held May 25th.
1940. In t.rder that you may vote
• &
In a Republican primary you
must be registered as a Republi
can. The registration books
close next Saturday, May 11th,
1940- See that you are properly
registered by that date.
I av a. candidate on the Re
publican ticket for Register of
Deeds and will appreciate your
anpperfc
Respectfully,
C. SPENCER JONES.
Volume 66
In the Democratic Primary, May 25, 1940.
FOR THE HOUSE
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11. ki. BROWN.
King, N. C, May 9, 1940.
*' "■* EdHor fhmbury Reporter:
Please allow me at* candidate for the House of Representatives from Stokes County, to
state a Yew things as 1 see them.
The administration of government Is a sa f red trust, a trust set up for the common good,
and for a common purpose, and I cannot escape the conviction that this trust carries with it
a responsibility to serve justly all mm and all classes, and betievtng this, It shall be my pur
pose is strive for the right as I see the right in all matters that further the progress of the
State and county to the best of my ability-
Hwklng the voters of Stokes county for their support In the primary of May 25, 1940,
as yon have in the past,
Yson to serve,
H. H. BROWN.
Stokes Couty Seventh
Grade Promotion Day,
May 8, At Danbury
Song, "Carolina" seventh
grade pupils.
Devotional, The Lord's Prayer,
in unison.
Song of Welcome Danbury
and Meadows schools.
Historian, Bobby Rierson-
Walnut Cove school.
Chorus —Walnut Cove school.
RECITATION CONTEST:
1. "Buddy and Waffles"— Jo
Ann Voss—Walnut Cove school.
2. "Betty at the Baseball Game"
—Jean Carol Beck—Pinnacle
school.
3. "Back in Squashville"—Paul
ine Joyce—Reynolds school.
Winnei: Jean Carol Beck.
SPELLING CONTEST:
school.
1. Bobby Rieraon, Walnut Cove
2. Margaret Flinchum, Danbury
school.
3. Louise Mounce, Meadows
school.
4. Louise Beasley, Reynolds
school.
Louis Bondurant, Frandsco
school.
•. Grille M«e Lightsey, Sandy
Danbury. N. C M Thursday, May 9, 1940.
Ridge school.
7. Sylvia Ray, lawsonviUe
school.
8. Tom Young, Rue Hail
school.
9. Doris Wagoner, •Gtrmantaa,
school.
10. Ruth Priddy, King school.
11. Christian Joyce, Dillard
! School.
12. Jean Carol ftnnac!;'
school.
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Winner- Ruth Priddy.
| Chorus, "Blue Danube" —Sandy
jßidge school.
DECLAMATION CONTEST:
1. "The Opportunities of >\
■ Scholar" Bill Jones Kin ?
school.
2. "A Reunited People"—Clil
ton Mounce —Meadows school.
3. "H'.iV, Ma"—Wilbur Smith—
Sandy Ridge school.
Winner: Wilbur Smith.
Chorus —King school.
Valedictorian —Bill Jones —King
school.
Class historian —Pupils who re
ceived highest grades.
Presentation of certificates--
301 promoted.
Presentation of awards.
Judges:
M- HV H I
Mfce Laey Boos.
'King P.- T. Association
At the May meeting of the
King Parent-Teacher Association
Monday evening, the Home Eco
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nomics Department presented
their annual fashion show in the
xor.n ox a playlet, "The Suzanne
Shop." Mi's. Harold Parker had
charge of the program and was
.issisted by Mrs. Reid Jones.
Following this the Boy Scout
Court of Honor w.is lield. Badges
were awarded troop leaders and
! new scouts were presented their
i
wcdcntisls.
i Because of the program, the
busiuer.l was left for a call meei
i ing Tu"i«.!ay evening, May 14, in |
the school auditorium.
W. M. S. Meets May 13
The Woman's Missionary So
! ciety will meet Monday night, at
1 8 o'clock, May 13. at the home
of Mrs- S. P. Christian. A moth
er's day program will be given
with the following as speakers:
Mrs- G. H. Alford, Mrs. S. P-
Christian. Mrs- R. R. King and
Mrs. Lydia Martin.
E. W. Taylor was here this 
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Announcement From
O. M. Southern
After the insistence of many
friends and serious and careful
consideration, I have entered my
name as the Republican candi
date to represent Stokes county
in the House of Representatives
in the next General Assembly of
North Carolina. Realizing thj
importance and need of proper
legislation I want to assure Un
people of Stokes county that if 1
am nominated and elected I will
to the best of my ability serve
the people as a whole.
Let me urge that you rcgiste 1 !
jnot later than Saturday, May 11,
that being the last day the Reg-;
istration books will be opened.
Assuring you of my appreciation j
of your pupport in both primary,
and election, 1 am
Respectfully,
Your Miller,
O. M- SOUTHERN.
Anyone knowing the where- J
abouts of Janie Johnson (colored*
is asked to please notify her ot
the illnees of George Johnson in
Randolph Hosital, Asheboro, N.,
C., or contact Odessa Grant, Gen-1
era! Delivery, Aaheboro, N. C
Number 3,540
KIRBY STARTS
HIS CAMPAIGN
SPOKE IN DANBURY SATUR
! . DAY NIGHJT, AT SANDY
RIDGE TUESDAY NIGHT
WILL SPEAK AT KING NEXT
SATURDAY MGIIT.
Dallas C. Kirby opened his
.... ipiiijn for tiie State Senate
from Stokes and Surry with a
speech at Danbury Saturday
night.
Mr. Kirby highly extolled tha
national, State and county Dem
ocratic administrations, except for
criticisms of his opponent VV. F.
Marshall and County Superinten
dent of Schools J. C. Carson.
He also spoke at Sandy Ridgo
Tuesday night, and will address
the voters of King next Saturday
night
W. M. Edwards, Stokes
County Man, 90, Dies
Willii'm M. Edwards, 90, one oC
the oide.it citizens of Stokes coun
ty, ui d at his home. Mural Hall,
Star Route, five miles north »>C
Rural Hall, at 1 o'clock Monday
morning. He was in declining
health for more than a year and
was seriously ill for about three
weeks.
Mr. Edwards was bom August
19, 1849. He spent his entire life
at his original home place in thj
"Egypt" section of Stokes coun
ty.
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) Ladies Auxiliary
{ King Christian Church
> King, May 9 —Mrs. Wilbura
( Whitman was hostess to tha
r Ladies Auxiliary of King Chris
> tian Church Thursday night, Ap«
(! ril 25. The following program
>: was rendered: Scripture read*
> ing—Mrs- Lester Newsome, fol
lowed by Lord's Prayer by all.
Poem, "Gifts" Mrs. Geneva
Newsome. Reading, "Mothers"—
Minnie Mae Calloway- Poem,
11 "What 1 Want To Be"—Mildred
j Calloway. Song, "What A Friend
,We Have In Jesus " The meet-
I ing closed with the theme song,
I "Blessed Be The Tic That Binds."
i Those present were: Mes.lamcs
L. E. Calloway, R- C. Newsome,
Pauline Caudle, Wilburn Whit
| man, Sponcer Tut tie. Misses MiU
jdrod and Minnie Mae Callo.vay,
| Mrs- W. 15. Newsome- Visitors
I were: Mcr.dar.ies Wort'i Doub,
Alice Newsome, Hugh Piatt', and
J Mrs. IJ. A Shore of Charlotte.
The next meeting will be hold
jat the home of Mrs. U- c. New
some- . ... - »
The hostess, assisted by Dotty
Lou Whitman and Mrs. Hugh
Pfaff and Mrs. Worth Doub.
served sandwiches, pickles, cake,
lemqnade, doughnuts and peanuts.
Miss Luna Taylor attended tha
[wedding of Miss Laura Lilliaa
Reeves and John Chisman Hanes
|in Washington, D. C., laat week.
! Mis# Taylor accompanied Mrs. J.
1 1* Hane«, Mr». Kenneth R. Byerty,
lof Racine, Wia., Mr. and Mrs.
Max Genet.