THE DANBURY REPORTER
Established 1872
Alleged Murderer Of Jim Matthews Captured
Zeke Johnson Want
ed In Stokes After
Twenty Years-=Un=
der Arrest At To
ledo, Ohio Solich
tor Ralph Scott Ob
tains Requisition
Papers From Gov.
Hoey]== Johnson Re=
sists Extradition—
John Taylor Waits
To Go For Man In=
dieted In 1920.
Twenty years ago near Walnut
Cove Jim Matthews, one of the
bravest and most efficient deputy
sheriffs that ever did his duty in
Stokes county, was shot and in
stantly killed while in pursuit of
a car loaded with a group charged
with law violations at a carnival
being held at that time at Walnut
Cove.
When out from Walnut Cove
on tlie road leading 2 or 3 miles
toward Dicktown, the car which
included Jack Hawkins, now
policeman of Madison, and
Cephus (Zeke) Johnson, belched
a fire whi?h ended the life of Jim
Matthews.
Evidence tended to show
that the fatal ballet came from
the gun of Johnson.
Jack Hawkins was arraigned,
but the evidence cleared him—he
was discharged on s non-suit mo
tion.
Johnson escaped in the dark
ness.
Now, after 20 years, the sup
posed murderer of Jim Matthews
has been caught and is now in
custody of Toledo, Ohio, authori
ties.
The following dispatch from
Raleigh, dated October 14, gives
particulars:
"Raleigh, Oct, 14. —The long
arm of the law reached toward
Toledo, Ohio, today in an effort
to return a man to Stokes county
to face trial for his life on a mur
der indictment returned against
him 20 years ago.
"Governor Hoey sent requisi
tion papers to Gov. John W.
Bricker, of Ohio, asking for the
surrender to Stokes county offi
cers of Cephus (Zeke) Johnson.
The papers said Johnson was un
der arrest in Toledo.
"In a letter to Governor Hoey,
Solicitor Ralph Scott, of the 21st
Judicial district, said he wna i
sending the papers as "all wir
ncesses exoeut one are yet avail
ably, and I will be *ble to make
•ut a dear oase against the de
fendant if he is returned".
- "The papers showed that A. J.
Hawkins and -Zeke Johnson were
tadfct4*tn Stokesta MK»for the
toft* * Jmv IT. UatQm*.
JJhejr further set fwth tfcat. lt
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Volume 66
2604 STOKES
BOYS DRAFTED
REGISTRANTS FALL SHORT
IN CONSIDERABLE NUMBER
FROM EXPECTED ENLIST
MENT—SLACKERS TO BE
ROUNDED UP BY FEDERAL
DECREE—WAR BOARD TO
MEET THIS WEEK TO OR
GANIZE.
Twenty-six hundred and four
Stokes county boys responded to
the call of their country Wednes
day and registered in the draft
to enlist 16 and a half millions of
men for the country's defense in
case of war.
The call was for the registra
tion of all men between 21 and
36. As Stokes' quota was con
siderably more than 2604,
it is learned by the Reporter
that quite a few Stokes boys,
either through misinformation or
| otherwise, failed to give in their
names to the registers, who held
forth from 7 o'clock till 9 p. m.
The war board will meet this
week to organize at the court
house. The board is composed of
S. A. Flinchum, W. D. George an l
Moir Hawkins.
It is earnestly urged by all
law-abiding and patriotic citizens
that those young men who failed
to register at Wednesday's draft,
present themselves to the board
without delay and enlist in the
roster of young men. Other
wise the power of the Federal
government will be invoked to
the due execution of the draft
law, which appleis to all >«»■
within the prescribed agej,
whether white or colored, rich or
poor.
When the war board organizes
it will require a whole-time clerk
and stenographer. These have
not yet been chosen, but are ex
pected to be named at once.
Mrs. McCanless
Entertains
Mrs. William McCanless enter
tained at an informal dinner par
ty at her home last Friday hon
oring the birthday anniversary of
Mrs. J. Fred Gerner.
The invited guests were: The
honoree, Mrs. Gerner, Mrs. Ed
win Green, of Decatur, Ala., Mrs.
Dick Loman, of Walnut CoJe,
Mrs. Alfred Ellington, Mrs. A. G.
Sisk and Lois M. Pearson, all of
Dan bury.
first degree murder charge,
which uarries the death penalty
in event of oonviction."
It Is later learned that Johnson
has resisted extradition papers,
and his return to Danbury jail
awaits due process of law.
In the meantime, Sheriff John
Taylor awaits the word to go aft
*■ ®»y too «-
peoted, wtil ho triad for hfe ttfe
at ,J)e*&ur>et%th« January, **4 l.
tern'of Btofcw ntotoai esc*.
Danbury, N. C., Thursd ay, Oct. 17, 1940. ** * Published Thursdays
JESSE BILL
LAWSON DIES
HIS PASSING WAS SUDDEN
WITH A HEART ATTACK
HE WAS A PROMINENT
FARMER OF LAWSONVILLF.
Jesse Bill Lawson died sudden
ly with a heart attack while
stripping tobacco Tuesday morn
ing at hi.s barn near the home.
He was 53 years of age, and
had been in normal health. Gil
mer Watkins, his neighbor, who
was in Danbury at the time the
news of the death reached here,
was shocked, saying he had
riding in a car with Mr. Lawson
just a day or two before. Mr.
Lawson appeared to be in excel
lent health.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, who was Miss Betty Co'
lins before marriage; one daugh
ter, Mrs. Howard Lawson, of
Danbury, Route 1; two sons,
Frank Lawson, of Beck ley, VV.
Va., and Herman Lawson, oi
Lawsonville; one sioter, Mrs.
Earlie Virginia Flippin, of Amr
lia countj, Virginia; three brcli
ers, Moyer Lawson, of Mads .n,
Route 1, John G. Lawson, _>f
Madison, and V. G. Lawson, of
Amelia county, Virginia; and hU
mother, Mrs. Emily Lawson of
Madison.
Funeral services were conduc
ed Wednesday afternoon at 1
o'clock at the Snow Creek Bap
tist church by Elders J. A. Fagg
and Noel Gilbert, both of Wins
ton-Salem. Borial was in the
church graveyard.
Death of Brother .
Of N. E. Wall
Emanuel Wesley Wall, aged 63,
well known Stokes county farm
tr'> died Monday afternoon at 1:40
o'clock at his home, Tobaccoville,
Route 1. He had been seriously
ill for three urceks.
Mr. Wall was bom in Stokes
county, September 6, 1877, a son
of J. T. and Eunice Boles Wall.
He -was one of the best known
men in the King community. He
was a member of the Trinity
Methodist Church and King
Council 156 of the Junior Order.
Surviving are the widow, who
was Miss Virginia Newsum prior
to marriage; three sons, V. 0., W.
A., and K. B. Wall, of King; two
daughters, Mre. J. N. Law, of
King, and Miss Mayfield Wall, of
the home; two brothers, R. V.
Wall, of Pinnacle, and N. Earl
Wall, ot Danbury; one sister,
Mrt. J. S. Boyles, rf Dalton, and
13 grandchildren.
The funeral «u held Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock at Trinity
jMdthadto- Church. Rev. W. R.
ttanrj* conducted the aervtaea.
| Durt *' church grave
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CIVIL COURT
CLOSES TODAY
W. F. STEVENS AND GLADYS
PAGE LEWIS, RESPECTIVE
LY, GET JUDGMENT
AGAINST RAILWAY COM
PANY—OTHER VERDICTS
STOKES LUMBER CO. VS.
MACHINE COMPANY, PEND
ING.
While the suit of Stokes Lum
ber Co. vs. Newman Machine
Company is pending this Thursday
evening, it is expected the civil
term of court will close today, ru
Judge Rousseau has discharged
all jurors other than those sitting
on this case.
W. F. Stephens, admr., and
Gladys Page Lewis, admx., in re
spective cases against Atlantic
Coast Line Railway, were en?:;
awaided $1250.00 damages, bin
in each case the plaintiff pay
cost.
Other cases disposed of are as
follows:
Overby vs. Overby, judgment
for plaintiff.
Gordon vs. Gordon, judgmenv
for plaintiff.
Bennett vs. Bennett, judgment
for plaintiff.
Cox vs. Bennett, judgment foi
plaintiff.-
Davis vs. Federal Land Bank
non-suit.
Wilkins vs. Burton, continued.
Ward vs. Burton, continued.
Stovall va. Stuart, judgment
for plaintiff $125.00 plus interest
Fulton Motor Co. vs. Flynt
judgment for plaintiff $75.00.
Tuttle Motor Co. vs. McKenzie
continued.
Mtn. View News
Mtn. View. —The Stokes Count}
Service CJub met last Friday
night at the Community Building
for their regular meeting. Then
were several present and a verj
interesting program was render
ed.
The Young Democrats met al
the Community Building on Mon
day night, Oct. 14 and organizec
a Young Democrats Club. Several
young and older Democrats wert
present eary L. Carroll called
the meeting to order and the fol
lowing officers were elected:
Gates Ferguson, president;
Cleve Cromer, vice president, and
Nina Baker, secretary and treas
urer. Several committees were
appointed and Mr. Carroll made
a fine speech on "The Good Old
Days Under Rooeevelt."
Mm. R. W. Bart and Nina
Baker attended court at Danbury
last week.
Vicilla Botes snent
end at home. She is attending
rvM «ti«Tfn ,  ni'diuua Cohere at
T Vlnirt^n-Hfllem.
"" - * Tr lr '"M* lIWM OiVlnw
•" ♦*•!»«» friftxh in Vir
-w- ( ■
Mrs. Martha Cook 1
And Ernest Wright
Pass at King Other
News of King
King, Oct. 17. Mrs. Martha
L'ook, aged 78, widow ol J. A.k.i
Jook, died at her home here Sun
day night following an attack of
pneumonia. The deceased is sur
vived by two sons, Dewitt Cook,
if High Point and J. Robert
[look, of King. Several grand
children also survive. Funerui
ind interment was at Mount
Dlive Church Tuesday morning ;;t
11:00 o'clock.
J. H. Woodley and son havo
opened a blacksmith and wood
working plant on Depot street.
Allen Mabe has been employed
to do hoite-shoeing.
Miss Cora Boles has returned
lo her home after n few days'
visit to her sister, Mrs. I'. J.
Caudle ir. Bon Air, Winston-S. !-
?m.
Ernest Wright, agc-1 GO, son .!
the late Mr. and Mrs. W. (;.
Wright, died in a Winston-Salem
i os p i t n 1 Thursday following a
short illness. Surviving are five
arothers, Pete Wright, of Trout
man; William Wright and Growr
Wright, of Mount Airy; Jan-is
IVright of Montrose and Zebuel
Wright of Chocowinity, and ono
sister, Mrs. Anne Kirby, of King.
The funeral service, which was in
charge of Rev. Paul Herman
Newsum, of King, and Rev. Har
ris of Rural Hall, was conducted
it Mount Pleasant Church Satur
day afternoon at 2:30 and buria
Followed in the church cemetery.
Dr. and Mrs. Rupert S. Helsa
beck spent the week-end witf
relatives at Staunton, Va.
Work is underway on a new
club house for the King troupe oi
boy scouts. It is being erectec
near the high school building.
Westley Wall is quite sick ai
bis home west of town his man;
friends will regret to learn.
The stork got by light lasi
week. Only being disturbec
twice on calls to Mr. and Mrs
Edward Shelton, a daughter anr
to Mr. and Mrs. Arvil Chambers
a son.
The condition of Pee Gordy
who has been on the sick list for
some time at his horn j hire, re
mains about the same
Stanley Newsum of High Point
was a week-end visitor to rela
tives and friends here.
Rober Smith of Danbury was
among the business visitors here
Friday,
Mrs. Rufua Hooker of Rural
Hall underwent a tonsil removal
one ration in the 3tone-HeJsabec!
Clinic Friday.
Bpendia* » "hort while in town
-inlay evening were Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Forrest, Ifin Attache],
Mltw rWxwm, and Joe R Co* of
Dnbuon; MUM Norma Forrest and
Wilbur fa-rest of Frandseo.
* * * Number 3,561
SIGNAL HONOR
TO DANBURY LADY
MRS. D. C. KIRBY IS ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF THE SIXTH
DISTRICT N. C. FEDERATED
WOMEN'S CLI BS.
At a recent Sixth District
meeting of the North Carolina
Federation of Women's Clubs held
in Rural Hall, with the local club
ind King Woman's club as hos
tesses.
Mrs. Dallas C. Kirby of tho
Fine Arts Club of Danbury, wa.s
jlected President of the district.
The Sixth District is composed
3f Davie, Davidson, Forsyth,
Rowan, Stokes Surry, and Yadkin
counties with 20 Federated clubs
jf over !'2O women.
The duties »f a district presi
lent are to federate clubs,
ranize new clubs, to form
>uiit; - r* •'.•vßtlons. mid to co
ij)cirite with the chairman of Du
ll icts in .ill endeavors to further
he t fliciency of the Federation.
She is also to serve as advisory
nember of the Sallie Southali
Totten Loan Fund Committee,
:ach district President to function
n her own district.
Airs. Kirby will be installed
nto her new office at the 39t!i
innual convention which will be
leld in Winston-Salem May 6-9,
1941.
Mrs. Kirby is secretary of the
ocal Fine Arts Club, secretary of
:he Union Missionary Society and
recently elected president of the
Wednesday Evening Book Club of
Danbury.
Luncheon Honoring
Mr. Broughton
Monday, October 7, Edwin M.
Taylor was host to a number of
friends at the home of Mrs. J. S.
Taylor in honor of Honorable J.
M. Broughton, candidate for gov
ernor, who delivered an address
at the courthouse on that day. -
Those invited were: t
C. E. Davis, Lawrence Mcßae,
and William F. Marshall, of
Walnut Cove; J. Hampton Price,
of Leaksville; S. (Jilme r Sparger,
of Raleigh, Judge J. A. Rousseau,
of North Wilkcsboro; J. C. Car
son, A. J. Ellington, N. E. Pep-
I>er, J. J. Taylor, the honoree,
Mr. Broughton. and Mr. Peace, of
Raleigh, who accompanied Mr.
Broughton. , ;
i
Alfords Entertain at
Hanging Rock Park
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Alford en
tt''" ; oed at a picnic lunch at
Hanging Rock Park Sunday hon
oring guests from Raleigh and
Winston-Salem. The guests in
cluded J. E. Pearson. Mia-i Eunice
Martin. lOm Esther Ivejv U «
Mlw -Jessie Draper, all of RaJ
•igfc, and lUm Mollye WUoo* of
WiosUm-Salasa.
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