THE DANBURY REPORTER
Established 1872 Volume 66
OTIS WATKINS
KILLED MONDAY
ANTHONY CRAIG IN DANBURY
J AIL. CHARGED WITH MUR
; DER DEFENDANT SUR
RENDERED TO S T O K E S'
AUTHORITIES TUESDAY AT
STELLA, VA. AFFAIR
f HAPPENED NEAR SANDY
' RIDGE AT A HOG-KILLING—
ORAIG WILL PROBABLY BE
TRIED FOR FIRST DEGREE
MURDER AT STOKES
SPECIAL TERM OF COURT
JANUARY IS.
Otis Walker, aged 17, was
shot and killed Monday afternoon,
December 23, about 3 o'clock ar
the home of Anthony Craig, aged
23, a neighbor, after Craig had
finished killing hogs.
4 Craig, charged with the killing,
immediately escaped into Vir
ginia, but on Tuesday notified the
Stokes county authorities from
* Stella, Va., that he would surren
der. Officers at once brought him
to Danbury jail.
After the shooting, Sheriff
John Taylor was notified, and
w&s there in an hour.
Officers spent the day and
night in search of Craig.
* The circumstances surrounding
ths affair appear to be as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Venable and
other neighbors went to the
Craig home early Monday to as
sist in slaughtering hogs.
During the butchering, Craig
and. Watkins engaged in an argu
ment. Craig went into his house
fend secured a single-barrelled
shotgun, but Venable took the
weapon away from him.
Craig then returned to the
house and secured a rifle which
4 Venable also took away from
him.
A short time later, Craig slip
ped a shell out of his pocket,
* managed to secure the shotgun
while Venable was not looking
and shot Watkins dead.
Watkins was a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin Watkins of Sandy
Ridge, Route 1. He is survived
by his parents; four brothers,
Willie, Sam, Noel and David Wat
kins; and two sisters, Ruth and
Louise Watkins, all of the home.
The funeral was held Wednes
dey afternoon at 2 o'clock at
Christian View Church. Burial
' was in the church graveyard.
Craig will probably be tried
for first degree murder at a spe
cial term of court January 13.
Odell Boles Dies
At Walnut Cove
OdeM Boles, aged 28, building
4 contractor of Walnut Cove, Route
1, died in a Wlnaton-Salem hospi
tal at 11:30 o'clock Monday night.
He is survived by his parents,
4 Mr. and Mn. J. A. Boles; one
sister, Miss Eva Mae Boles, uf
the home.
Amend services were ooadact-
ed from Palmyra Methodist
Church at 2 o'clock Tuqpday esr
*. H«s ui
Rev. J, T. Manuel. Burial was in
the
Murder and Suicide
In Southern Stokes
One day last week a colored
man named Covington, living
near Fulp in the extreme south
ern section of this county shot
and instantly killed his daughter,
then turned the gun on himself
and committed suicide.
It was considered on investiga
tion by the authorities that no
inquest was necessary.
The man was aged about 65,
his daughter about 35. It was
reported from the investigation
that the man lulled his daughter
because she was fixing to marry
another man, and the neighbor
hood talk is that there had long
I
been incestuous relations between
the man and his daughter.
Death Claims
Mrs. Lawson
Mrs. Nancy Lawson, aged 75,
Germanton, Route 1, died at 2:25
o'clock Thursday morning at the
home of her son, M. F. Lawson,
following an illness of three weeks
with pneumonia. She was in de
clining health for several years.
Mrs. Lawson was the widow of
W. G. Lawson, who died several
years ago. Since his death she
has resided with her children.
She was born in 1865.
Survivors include five sons, M.
F. Lawson, John Lawson, Elisha
Lawson and G. W. Lawson, all of
Germanton, Route 1, and James
Lawson of Ohio; one daughter,
Mrs. Sis Bowling, Germanton,
Route 1; three brothres, John
Lawson of Missouri, Joe Lawson,
Mayodan and Charles Lawson,
Stuart, Va.; one sister, Mrs. Dosie
Mabe, Walnut Cove; and several
grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 2
o'clock this afternoon at Corinth
Church. Burial will be at Brow
der Cemetery.
Marriage
Maggie Baker and Freak Dug
gins entered into the marriage
contract here Wednesday evening
at 7 o'clock. Justice of the Peace
P. CL Campbell officiated.
The bride is a daughter at Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Baker. The
groom is the son of Mrs. & J.
Duggina.
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREE
HELD THURSDAY NIGHT
A large crowd enjoyed the
Christmas tree and entertaining
music at the M. El Church by the
Union Sunday School Thursday
njght
Solons Headed East
W. F. Marshall to the Senate;
Ed Taylor to the House. These
law-makers an preparing for
Raleigh next week.
Quiet Christmas In Danbury—
wly the % of tfe jMrttte rain
and the erefeaf fire
cracker marred pearefulneas
of tt" fa«rtfvfi occasion.
Danbury, N. C., Thursday, Dec. 26, 1940.
(Au Editorial.)
WHY STANDS HITLER BY WHILE ENGLAND
AND GREECE SMASH ITALY?—WHITHER
ARE THE GERMAN DIVISIONS MOVING?-
LET AMERICA USE ITS MACHINERY AND
SAVE THE BOYS
Hitler's divisions are moving into Romania.
His army there, has been large, now may be 4 or
5 hundred thousands.
Is it to go to the assistance of Italy, now being
crushed by the English and Greek armies?
If so, why has Hitler waited so long?
It would be a very easy matter for the Germans
to crash through Bulgaria or Yugoslavia.
It is true these are neutral states. But when
lhas Hitler respected neutrality? When has he
he itat°l to destroy a weak innocent people in
his path?
Did he respect Norway, Holland, Denmark,
Belgium—these were unoffending neutrals?
Hitler has a close military alliance with Musso
lini—a pledge to help each other.
Why hasn't he helped his axis pal—his fellow
assassin, now desperately battling for life?
Military writers say this war will be decided
by gasoline. Hitler's main dependence for fuel
for his bombers and submarines is Romania.
Does Hitler fear that when Italy is knocked
out of the war that Britain will be enabled, from
; tremendously nearer bases, to bomb the oil wells
ito destruction? Is this why he moves a hun
dred trains of men and munitions to the oil cen
ter?
! I
That is a theory and quite a tenable one, per
haps.
But is there iv>t another?
What about the great Enigma of the war—
Russia?
Does Hitler fear that if he gets his hands too
full in the Balkans, while Churchill is enter
taining him in the west—that Stalin will strike?
Hitler knows that his Balkan "influences"
have spread about as far as Russia wants them
to spread, and that Russia has uncounted mil
lions of manpower crouching for the spring
when Stalin says "go".
What about Turkey who says she has two mil
lion bayonets for whom dares to cross her bor
der? And Turkey is an ally of Russia.
Is this why Hitler has hesitated?
And why doesn't Stalin say "go?" Is it because
Stalin fears if he gets too busy with Germany
that Japan will strike?
There are many head-aching complications to
this world tragedy now being enacted over there.
No man can clearly understand.
In the meantime the defense machinery of
America is beginning to whiz. In the meantime
more and more and more help is being sent to
the island kingdom which all sensible men know
is fighting our fight.
Let our efforts be doubled and trebled and
quadrupled until this nation is secure from the
terror that looks at us across the sea.
The latest thing from Washington is a propo
sition to utilize the surplus facilities of our auto
motive plants to produce planes within six
months-up to 600 a day.
We conscript our boys, millions strong. They
are ready to do and die.
Are industry, wealth, dollars worth more than
our boys? . . i; .
Let us do this thing. Let us use the machinery,
the oil, the steel, tho fopd, f he gold, of Axnegicpr
to the fullest measure that our boys may be
f-av"'!.. ,w ' • '■
. ... a* it.
Published Thursdays
Harvey Wilson
Dies in Crash
Near Madison
J. Hhrvey Wilson, aged 51,
member of a prominent Rocking
ham county family, was instant • j
ly killed and four other persons |
were injured, two seriously, in n j
head-on collision between two
i
cars three miles east of Madison
late Thursday afternoon.
Those injured were: Everette
Lee Rierson of Madison, Route I'.
and Harvey Berry of Stokesdal?,
whost conditions were regarded
as serious last night at Leaksvilli
Hospital; James Martin and Obi.'
Joyce, both of Madison, cuts and
bruises.
S fortes Of
Stokes (bounty
>j~(iinters
The new feature recently added
to the Reporter, recounting inter
esting stories of our Stokes
county hunters, is proving quitj
popular with those of our readers
jwho are fond o«" hunt'ng. A'i
| hunters are invited to *cnd in
their reports, always sticking
close to truth and f*cts.
The latest report is zeceived
from Mr. Alex Southern of Flat
shoal community, Gfimanton,
Route 1, as follows-.
It was several years ago that
Mr. Southern began to have
trouble in his henhouse, which K
large "big owl" visited each
night. The owl would carry off
a chicken almost every night, so
that Mr. Southern finally decided
to watch for the night hawk with
his gun, and he had no sooner
hid himself in a clump of bushes
than the big owl suddenly swoop
ed down and entered the hen
house before Mr. Southern could
shoot. It was a bright moonlight
'night. Suddenly the owl flew out
with a loud scream and a white
object in his claws.
"Durn my hide if he didn't get
another one," exclaimed Mr.
Southern, "and I was too slow to
shoot." '"j i *
Suddenly he saw the big owl,
which had flown high up toward
the sky, stop, flutter and then drop
like a ball out in the field a hun
dred yards away.
"Well, I'll be durned," exclaim
ed Alex, "if he ain't fell to the
ground."
Holding his gun, he ran quick
as he could out in the stubble
field, where he saw the big owl
with a weasel holding him by the
throat. i
Both the owl and the weasel
were dead.
Alex ran quickly back to the
henhouse where he saw 29 hens
lying under the roost with their
throats cut. #
Jail Not Fun
Jailor Henderson Flinch um
ttygftp maybe t*> pople are tiy
tag to do better. Th is is paat
Christmas and only five prisoner*
' ..-ii.
Number 3,570
SPECIAL TERM
FOR JANUARY 13?
STOKES AUTHORITIES
REQI'EV GOVERNOR HOEY
TO ORPER EXTRA COURT
TO Vl¥ THE CASE OF
STATE VS. CRAIG AND
I OTHER ACTIONS NO
COURT FOR JANUARY' 6
JI LK-E OLIVE WOU LI)
PRO!:\r!I.V IIOI.D TERM.
Gov. Clyde R. Hooy has been
petitioned by Stokes authorities
to call a special term ol' Stokes
court f;jr January I.'}, 1941.
It was pointed out to the Gov
ernor that whereas the docket
for the January 6 term wouli
have bee-, very light, and that
moreover it had been found that
this January G term would con
flict with a term in an adjoining
county having a very heavy dock
et, the January 6 term had been
called off.
Further that now since the
. Craig-Watkins trial, being a cap
ital case, might consume several
1 days.
This situation would naturally
result in a very congested docket,
for the regular 1-week term ol
'criminal court in April, whicn
would be our next court.
The Governor has nut at this
; writing been heard from, but it is
almost 'crtain that he Will desig
nate Monday, January 33, 1941,
for a special term.
In case of a special term, Solici
tor Scott upon inquiry from the
Reporter as to what judge would
preside, answered, "Probably
Judge Hubert Olive of Lexing
ton."
SherifT John Taylor stated that
in case of the special term, the
»
same jury previously drawn to
serve at the January 6 term,
would serve for the January 13
term, provided the judge did not
order a special venire.
The regular April term of
Stokes court consists of two
weeks, the first for the trial oi
criminal cases, the second for
civil actions.
Clerk of Court J. Watt Tuttle
says that if no special term is
ordered, that the docket for the
Apriu term will be very heavy. »
Deaths
■
Frank Hawkins, aged 79, died
this week at Sandy Ridge.
Mrs. Amanda Priddy, aged 89,
j Widow of Geo. H. Priddy, died at
Lawsonville this week.
Eugene Monroe Harrison, aged
3 months, died this week at Vade
Mecum.
Big- Meat
II: ;
Some fine porkers have been
killed in this section. Biggest
we hear of is 575 by Henderson
Flinchum. Of courae Houston
L®ftia has some heavy *fati*t'c«,
but b« is afraid if it (eta in the
paper he might hare too onic 1 !
company,
1
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Gteorge Sberill of Shelby waa in
I t°*n Tuaad«y. Hp. gWili ««,
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