* • THURSDAY, AUG. 29, 1940.
.LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thomas of
Piedmont Springs and Mr. and
, * Mrs- J. P. Donaldson of Danbury
motored to Stuart, Va-, Sunday
evening and attended a movie.
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W. S- Steele of Sandy Ridge
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was here Monday having business
I at the county agent's office. Mr.
Steele is a leading citizen of |
Snow Creek, and was formerly a!
member of the Stokes county
board of education.
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Miss Ella Downing, superinten
i dent of county welfare work, is
at her home in Fayetteville this
week at the bedside of her fath
er who is seriously ill.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ray Johnson and
children stopped over here a
short while Friday as they .no
tored home from a trip to the
mountain. Mr. Johnson, who
was formerly a Stokes boy, is
now one of the executives of the
Wachovia Bank, handling the
real estate interests.
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Miss Luna Taylor accompanied
Mrs. J. L. Hanes and Miss Pescud
Hanes to Racine, Wis. for a visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth By
erly.
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Attorney and Mrs. A. J. Elling
ton are in Madison this week.
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Walter King has returned to
New York after a several weeks
visit with his parents, Mr. an-J
* Mrs. R. R. King.
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Mrs. Welch and - daughters,
Misses Estelle and Anna Lee, of
Winston-Salem, were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. C- Y. York a few
days this week.
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Sheriff Taylor and family re
turned Wednesday from an ex
tended tour of Florida,
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G- H. Alford, Jr., of Atlanta,
Ga., is spending his vacation with
* his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H
Alford, this week.
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' Mr- and Mrs. Arthur Reynolds
are in Albemarle this wfeek.
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Mrs. N. E. Wall went to Pin
nacle Monday to be overnight
guest of Mrs- Dora Wall.
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L. H. van Noppen and George
Oliver Petree, Danbury gentle
men, enjoyed a baseball game at
.y Mayodan Wednesday evening.
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Beverly Christian, who is u
member of an NYA Training cen-
ter in Raleigh, will be at home
this week-end.
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§gt. S. H. Mitchell, of the high
way patrol, of Winston-Salem,
was in town this week
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Patrolman J. B. Dellinger visit
ed his home in Stony Point last
week during his vacation.
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Ray Siflk, student at Brevard
College, is expected home this
week-end
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OLD FOLKS AND
DEPENDENT KIDS
STATE BOARD OF CHARITIES
A.ND PUBLIC WELFARE TO
ASK 1941 LEGISLATURE TO
BOOST BENEFIT ROLLS
MEETING AT RALEIGH
WEDNESDAY.
Raleigh, Aug. 29—The state
board of charities and public wel
fare yesterday voted Co ask the
state budget bureau and the 1941
legislature to make substantial
increases in the funds for old-age
assistance and aid to dependent i
children.
Approximately 4,000 to 5,000
needy aged would be added to i
the rolls during the next bien
nium under the board's recom
mendation. An increase in ths
size of grants for old-age assist
ance will also be asked. The in
crease in the rolls of aged needy
would raise the number from 35,-
720 to approximately 40,000.
The board also favored giving
1,000 additional families aid for
dependent children during the
next two years- An increase in
the size of average grant from
sl7 to S2O a family was also rec
ommended.
The committee requires persons
desiring to care for refugee chil
dren to furnish SSO for each child
to be placed in the trust fund,
McMullan said. Transportation
charges of $75 and a visa fee of
sl3 will make it necessary for
any North Carolina person wish
ing to provide for a refugee 4 .0
send a total of $l3B to the com
mittee.
Lessie Toler and Mrs. W. B-
Aycock, representing a staff com
mSttee, submitted a tentative
classification plan for applying
the merit system to all state and
county welfare employees. The
schedule was sent to the social
security board at Washington.
Members of the board attend
ing the meeting were: W. A- Blair
of Winston-Salfem, chairman; N.
E. Pepper of Danbury, Robert
Hairston of Reidsville, Mrs. W.
C- Crowell of Monroe, Miss Car
rie McLean of Charlotte and Mrs.
W. T.'Bost, commissioner of wel
fare. "
STUART
Theatre
Stuart, Virginia
Friday ami Saturday, Aug. 30-31
DOUBLE FEATURE
"SIOOO A TOUCHDOWN"
Joe E. Brown—Martha Raye
—AIso—
"SOUTHWARD HO"
Roy Rogers .
(15c & 30c)
Sunday and Monday, Aug- 1-2
"FORTY LITTLE MOTHERS"
Eddie Cantor—Rita Johnson
(15c * 30c)
Tuesday, ONLY, Sept S
"GAMBLING ON HIGH SEAS"
Wayne Morris—Jane Wyraan
(15c * Sic)
Wednesday aqd Thar., Sept. 4-5
"SATURDAY'S CHILDREN"
John Garfield Ana Shirley
THE DANBURY REPORTER "
Dr. Griffin's House
Catches On Fire —
Other News of King
King, Aug. 29.—Dr. E. M. Grif
fin, who resides on west Broad
street, came near to losing his
home by fire Monday. Fortu
nately Mrs. Griffin discovered the
blaze before it gained much head
way and gave the alarm. Neigh
bors rushed in and extinguished
the flames- Window curtains,
bedsteads, mattresses and bed
linens were partially destroyed.
The fire was believed to have ori
ginated fiom a radio cord coming
in contact with an iron bedstead.
Mrs. W. J. Searsey of Char-;
lottesville, Va, is spending some
I
time with her son, Cary Searsey
on Pulliam strget.
Mrs. Carl Hollyfield of Wins
ton-Salem and Mrs. Sam Coving
ton of Pinnacle were the guests
of Mra. Annie Walker Friday.
Ralton Griffin underwent an
operation for appendicitis in a
Winston-Salem hospital Monday
morning-
Mesdames Elsie Moser, George
Yelverton, Miss Ersie Pulliam
and Morris Moser are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Kennis Pulliam in
Knoxville, Tenn.
Miss Rebecca Rains has return
ed to her home on Railroad street
I after being the guest of relatives
jin Winston-Salem for several
days.
Ralph Slate of Detroit, Michi
gan, is spending some time with
relatives here.
Mary Joe Carroll has about
fully recovered from a recent ill
ness-
The following patients under
went tonsil removals operations
he-.e last week: David Watts
Petree, of Germanton, Miss Anne
King, of Washington, D. C., and
Miss Opal Slate of King.
J. E. Huffman made a business
trip to High Point and Thomas
ville Saturday-
Master Dale Newsum has re
turned from Bethania Station
where he spent several days visit
ing relatives.
Mrs. H. G. Harding of Lewis
ville, formerly of King, is spend
ing a few days with relatives
here.
Mrs- Newel Newsum and Miss
Doris New have returned to their
j homes he»e after visiting friends
in Roanoke, Va.
Doris Kiser is visiting her cou
sin, Bobby Ray Kiser, of the
Rural Hall road, this week-
Mrs. Jarnes King and children
of Washington, D. C., are the
guests of Dr and Mrs. Grady I-
Stone on west Main street.
Gilmer Newsum is placing ma
terial on the site preparatory to
remodeling his service station ."t
Five Forks just south of town.
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Katherine Sisk
Entertains
Miae Katherine Sisk entertain
ed at her home Tuesday evening
at a buffet supper honoring class
mates from Walnut Cove and
Danbury who are leaving for col
lege next week.
Those attending were: Ellen
Kate Pepper, who goes to Peace;
Margie Petree, Lenoir-Rhyne,
Lois Wall, Montreat; and the fol
lowing from Walnut Cove: Man-
Vaughn Lewellyn, Jewel Voss,
and Noranne Tuttle, all who will
attend W. C. U. N. C-, Greens-
I boro.
Death of
Mrs. Prudie Duggins
Mrs. Prudie Ann Duggins, wife
of Walter L. Duggins, Kerners
ville, Route 2, died suddenly Sun
day at the home of her daughter, '
Mrs. Jonah Motsinger, Kerners
ville, Route 2, where she was
spending the week-end.
Surviving are the husband; two
sons, William and Marvin F. Dug
gins, of Kernersville, Route 2;
three daughters, Mrs. Jonah Mot
singer and Misses Margaret and
Bettie Lou Duggins, all of Ker
nersville, Route 2; two brothers,
Samuel and Ben Bowman, of
Walnut Cove, Route 2; three sis
ters, Mrs. Alice Johnson, of
Statesville; Mrs- Birdie Simmons,
of Ellerbe; and Mrs. Minnie Mar
tin, of Walnut Cove; and one
grandchild.
The funeral was held at the
home Monday morning at 10:30
o'clock and at Bethlehem Metho
dist Church at 11 o'clock. Rev.
Mr. Crouoh conducted the serv
ices- Burial was in the church
graveyard.
E. H. Ferguson,
Former Stokes Man,
Dies In Winston
Everette Homer Ferguson, aged
42, of Winston-Salem, died unex
pectedly in a Winston hospital
early Sunday morning after a
serious illness of only a few days. I
He had been ill for a number
of years, and had spent the last
four years in a hospital.
Mr. Ferguson was born in
Stokes county, on June 4, 1898, a
son of T. J- and Margaret Tiilto
son Ferguson. He married Miss
Lydia Harrelson, in February,
1921.
He was a member of East
Fourth Street Baptist Church,
and for 17 years served as a city
postman.
Surviving are his widow and
two daughters, Charlotte and
Christine Ferguson, of Winston-
Salem; his. father and mother,
Mr. and Mrs T. J. Ferguson, of
Germanton; two brothers, L. B.
Ferguson of Durham, and Marvin
Ferguson of Germanton; five sis
ters, Mrs. J. D- Brooks, Mrs. Mc-
Iver Tuttle, Miss Clessie and Miss
Leara Ferguson, all of German
ton; and Miss Vada Feaguson, of
Winston-Salem.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon.
U. M. S. To Meet
The Union Missionary Society
will mee' on Monday eveening, at
8 o'clock at the home of Mrs. N.
E. Wall.
At the Stuart Theatre
"I'OOO A TOUCHDOWN" —lf
you like comedy of the screwiest
sort, don't miss this side spIitter
"SOUTHWARD HO"--One of
Rogers' best, packed with action.
"FORTY LITTLE MOTHERS"
—Cantor sings "Little Curlyhair
In A High Chain". A fine fam
ily show.
"GAMBLING ON HIGH SEAS"
—A fast-moving drama dealing
with the gambling ship situation
"SATURDAY'S CHILDREN" —
Loads of human interest and
great performances.
Mrs, Bibey Improved
(Reported)
Mrs. W. Powell Bibey, who has
been confined to her bed for some
time, is improving, her many
friends will be glad to note.
Madison's Healthy
Growth
More than SIOO,OOO in new
buildings is being spent at tht
live and prosperous town of Mad
ison. The new business build
ings, repairs and improvements,
and several new homes are being
constructed. W. D. S. Motors is
erecting u large new brick garage
fortune Tellers
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need their advice about your Life In
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worth of which he always knows.
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