THE DANBURY REPORTER
Established 1872 Volume 66
THIS WEEK
IN DEFENSE
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The President created by Ex
ecutive Older a seven-member
• Supply, Priorities and Allocation
Board, with Vice President Wal
lace as Chairman and Donald -\l.
( Nelson, formerly OPM Purchase
Director, as Executive Director.
The Board will fix Priorities and
allocate supply of materials, fuel,
power and other commodities of
all kinds to meet the edmands of
the Arwy and Navy, the defense
aid program, the policies of ec
onomic %arfare and the needs of
the civilian population. Mehbers
I of the Board are OPM Directors
Knudsen and Hillman, War and
Navy Secretaries Stimson and
* Knox, Price Administrator Hen
derson, and Lend-Lease Super
visor Hopkins.
Under the Order, the Office of
Price Administration and Civ
ilian Supply becomes the Office ot
Price Administration and a
Supply Division is created
in the OPM to protect the inter-
ests of consumers. Both will be
headed by Leon Henderson, who
was OPACS Administrator. The
| Order also transferred Edward
' R. Stettinius from his post as
OPM Priorities Director to that
of Lend-Lease Administrator and
appointed Mr. Nelson as Priorit
ies Director.
Aid to Britian, Chjna, Russia
The President announced a Mil
itary mission will go to China to
study the need of China for equip
ment and material and expedite
lend-lease aid. State Secretary
Hull stated the U. S. will main
tain the policy of freedom of the
seas in shipping sppiies to Rus
sia via the Pacific. The President
told his press conference an or
ganized campaign of rumors, dis
tortions, half-truth and falsehood
regarding misuses of lend-lease
funds had been launched to sabo
tage the program of aid to oppo-
nents of the Axis.
Agriculture
OPM gave priority to deliver
ies of materials necessary for the
production of parts for the repair
and maintenance of existing farm
equipment and manufacture of
new farm equipment. The Presi
dent vetoed a bill to withhold
from the normal channels of trade
Government-owned cotton and
wheat, because "in times such as
these noone can forsee how soon
these stocks may be needed."
Army
The war Department announced
creation of a third parachute bat
talion and a fifth armored divis
ion. The Army also amended its
regulations to permit discharge of
enlisted men to accept Navy com
missions when the Navy so de
sires.
Air
Artemus L. Gates of New York.
World War Navy flier, was ap
pointed Assistant Secretary of
Navy for Aeronautics. Twenty-
MRS. CROMER
BOUND TO COURT
ON ARSON CHARGE
HEARiNG HELD HERE WED
NESDAY BEFORE JUSTICE
JOHN L. CHRISTIAN—BOND
OF .$3,00i).00 POSTED FOU
Htiß RELEASE UNTIL CRIM
INAL TERM OCT. 5
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| Mrs Clemmie Cromer, of Mt.
View, who was arrdsted on July
2nd for the alleged setting fir*-
to a feed barn of a neighbor, VV.
G. Ferguson, was released yester
day after a hearing under bone
of $3,000.
! The preliminary hearing, which
was scheduled to be held at Pin
nacle August 7, but which wa
postponed, was held here Wed
nesday. Sheriff Taylor was on-;
of the key witnesses in the case
j John L Christian, Justice oi
the peace from Pinnacle presided
at the hearing and Solicitor P..
J. Scott prosecuted for the State.
Attorneys for the defense were
H. H. Leake and Archie Elledge,
|of Wjnston-Salenw The defense
presented no witnesses.
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Fort Bragg To Get
15 Stokes Draftees
The following group of men
from Stokes county will leave
Danbury Tuesday, Sept. 9 for
Fort Bragg under call No. 17:
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| John Tuttle James, Walbut
Cove, N. c-
I Thadis James Stephens, Pino
Hall, N. C.
Odell Gilmer Mabe, Danbury,
N. C .
Robert Smith, Walnut Cove, X.
|c.
James Matthew Nelson, Law
sonville, N. r.
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j Willie Taylor Ziglar, Sandy
Ridge, N. C.
Powell Gray Neal, Walnut Cove,
N. C.
I Joe Cephens Stevens, Francisco
N. C.
Philip Alton Petree, Walnut
Cove, N. C.
William Ralph McGee, Walnut
Cove, N. C.
Paul Andrew Westmoreland,
Germanton, N. C.
Loyd Pringlc Hawkins, Walnut
' Cove, N. *C.
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| Roy Claton Brown, Rural Hall,
N. C.
Ira Glenn Mabe, Walnut Cove,
,N. C.
| Jeoffery .Homer Vaden, Fran
cisco, N. C.
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eight new Army Ai r Corps units
| were formed, including 26 school
squadrons of 200 me each. Thy
Army Air Force began tests ot
the P-40F, latest of a series "giv
ing excellent performances ab
road.'' and sent Maj. Gen. Brett,
Chief of Air, to Africa and the
| Mediterranean area with a mis
sion to study planes in action and
needs of the British.
Civilian Defense
The Army announced it wiil
test the air defense and air warn
ing system of the northeastern
| (Continued on page two)
Danbury, N. C., Thursday, Sept. 4, 1941
FARM. HOME TOUR
OF STOKES SEPT. 10
FARMERS URGED TO
ATTEND
A Farm and H,mc Tour for
Stokes Farmers and Farm women
will be held on Wednesday, Sep
tember 10. Dean I. O. Seiiaub his
been invited to attend the tour.
Specialists from State College will
attend the tour, Mr. R. W. Siiof
fer, Extension Economist, Farm
Management and Dan F. Holler,
Agronomist. We hope to make
this one of the most outstanding
tours ever held in Stokes county,
and to do this, all farmers are
urged to attend. Places of interest
and of educational *alue have
been selected for the different
studies. The following places will
be visited on the tour.
9 a. m.—Mrs. Fred Christian';!
farm to study milk goat herd; l f )
a. m., R. A. Smith's farm to study
dairy herd and barn improvement,
trench silo, ime and phosphate
for better pastures; 11 a. m. Sam
Mickey's farm—new upright silo,
remodeled barn, lime and phos
phate for good pasture, home im
provement. 12:30 PICNIC LUNCH
address by Mr. R. W. Shoffner,
and short talks by other visitors
and farmers.
2 p. m. —Rose'l Law's farm to
study crop rotation, which will
be explained by Dan F. Holler;
3:30 p. m. J. S. Robertson's farm
to study new modern poultry
house and 4:45 J. Z. La.vsou's
farm to study Crop rotation for
tobacco disease control, box-type
siol, lime and phosphate fcr pas
ture and home development.
These attending are requeste.'
to bi£:g" uieir picnic lunch.
Mt. Olive Baptists
To Have Homecoming
Mt. Olive Baptist Church, (i
miles north of Rural Hall o,:
the Moore's Spring road, will hold
its annual Home-Coming the Is;
Sunday in September.
All former Pastors and mem
bers are urged to be present to
gether with present pastor an i
i members. Visitors are cordial!,
invited.
An all-day program is schedul
ed for the occasion with dinner
on the ground.
Short talks and special music
will be the principal features oi
the day. All singers invited.
about t&e MA and- othek; ( /
! CXTCNSION WORK
F. R. Farnham, Dairy Special
ist, was here Friday. He was
favorbly impressed with the new
silos in the county. Silage is one
of our best winter feeds, mucli
superior to top and blade fodder.
The Specialist advised farmers
'to save silage instead of fodde?
Forsyth-Stokes Student
Controversy Is Placed
iieto: e State Schooi
Commission
A emit! vctsy over io to 101
Forsyth t unty chii.aen attain
ing Stokes county schools his
been put the state school
com mi.-:.si ,u ior settlement it w:>? -
disclose 1 Monday.
Two petitions—one pro and one
con—* ore presented to the com
mission about mid-August in e,.-
f„rts to have Rural Hall made
the schooling place for children
who live in that bounderline sec
tion of Forsyth but who go over
into Stokes county to attend th >
Germanton school.
Petitions Drawn
Forsyth school leaders and
backers secured a petition from
residents of the section asking
that the boys and girls attend the]
Rural Hall School rather than
Stokes county's school at German- j
ton reliable sources explained.
But opponents of the move ic j
appeals countered with a petition
of their own which included the
names of many signers of the
papers got up by the Forsyth
schoj supporters.
Superintendent Cash indicated
that the two petitions were put
before the school commission a».
Raleigh about August 14. He es
timated that probably io to 10ft
hoys and girls had been attending
the Stokes school although they
live in Forsyth.
j Two members of the Rural Hal'
school committee —Eert Wilson
and Charles Hclsabeck—wore re
ported as among those who went
to r.rlcigh in fav r of having the
Foisythians attend in Forsyth
lather than "go to a Joreign
county.''
Morton-Cayton Reunion
To Be Sunday, 21st
The annual Morton-Cayton re
union will be held at the homo
of J. H. Morton, the old Morton
' homeplace, near Danbury. St ok
county, Sunday, September 21.
All Mortons, Cnytons, relatives
in friends are urged to be presm
with well filled baskets.
All singers have a special in
vitation to be present to male..-
the day one of joy and entertain
ment.
Music for the occasion will be
furnished by the Mayodan Swing
ettes.
for cow feed. A quickly cpnstruct
ed trench silo may be used for
storage.
F. L. Bennett, Rural Hall ha?
purchased a registered Gurnscy
bull calf.
Mr. Hancock, District Manage: -
of Carnation Milk Company, will
attend the Farm and Home Tour
[next week.
Published Thursdays
Jury List For Fall Term
Stokes Criminal,
i Civil Court
The f ill term of Stokes eoun
criaiin.il court will e iivcm M. .
day ni' ining, Oct. *i, v.iih Ju-1 >
Armstrong and rfolnit•>.
R. J. ft'eott piosccutin. :••! th-.
State. This will be t"!! iv-'u !
uii_ wce't 01 civil court.
The docket is light, consist
ing largely cf liquor violation-,
larceny, etc.
Following is a list of the jurois
drawn for the fust and seeonn
weeks of criminal and civil corn:
respectively:
FIRST WEEK
Robert Knight, Snow Cre«''
township. .j
Carl Wilson, Quaker Gap town
ship.
Sam Lewis, Meadows township.
| G. 17j Moorefield, Sauratown
) township.
I S. P. Dearmin, Beaver Islam'
township.
S. J. Simmons, Quaker Gap
township.
Ira E. Lane, Yadkin township.
D. M. Bennett, Yadkin town
ship.
I. E. Hooker, Yadkin townsTiiv.
W. S. Ray, Big Creek township.
Will Creasey, Peter's Creek
township.
'j Gort;,i Tt. Woods. Danbury
1 township.
W. O. Baker, Yadkin township.
' ! J. W. Gentry. Yadkin township.
! J. Will Moorefield. Meadow
1 township.
Ellis Sisk, Yadkin townshfp.
J. W. Burrell, Quaker G;:;i
t, township.
• i Coy Baker, Danbury tewn
-1 Kiir.
1 S. O. Westnion land. Yadki.
, township.
J Mollis ftovall, Snow Cii.cl.
I i township.
[ S. L. Gordon, Meadows town
ship.
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Cecil W. Holland, Yadkin town
' i ship.
! Spencer Hill, Danbury town
J J. E. Rankin, Beavei Isla.: i
■5 i
i town:'np.
j W. L. Frye, Quaker Gap town
j ship.
! T. M. Welch. Sauratown to\\i.
ship.
J. S. Chapman, Meadows town
ship.
H. F. Wright, Big Creek town
ship.
W. J. Blackwell, Beaver Island
township.
G. J. Moser, Yadkin township.
B. H. Kiser, Yadkin township.
Sam Baker, Danbury township.
Will Stephens, Peters Creek
township.
W. A. Southern, Meadows
township.
M. P. Watts, Meadows township,
ship.
R. D. Covington, Yadkin town-
W. F. Chapman, Meadows town
ship.
T. \\\ Loggins, Yadkin town
ship.
Fred Amos, Snow Creek (own
• ship.
J. E. Mitchell, Meadows town-
Number •'!/>"»
NYA Allotment
For Stokes SehooN
Is $1,530.00
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schools '.iu::.: 1!
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j Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Color haw
1 returnoi lroni a visit with Mr.
jJ. W. Eiu\vn at Norfolk, Va. Mr.
j and Mis. Brown s;>cnt sevt rnl
I days with the Colors recently.
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ship.
j Dillaid Hail, Meadows tuwn
ship.
•?" " WEEK
S. A. _ Snow Creok
township.
| J. Wesley Poll, Quaker (Jap
township.
| Spencer Fowler, Meadows town
ship.
I J. P.. Forrest. Biy Creek tow:i
--1 i •
ship.
j J. J. Terry, Yadkin township.
I Ft. E. Cromer, Sainatovn town
ship.
Walter Z. Wall, Beavor Island
township.
Harvey J. Poles, Meadows town
ship.
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Hillery Taylor. Sauratown town
ship.
Frank Robertson, Peters Civil*
township.
P. M. Mom ; '••!!. Snow Civ k
tov nship.
V. s. .Jniiis. Yadkin
W. M. F!- :;t, > I: ! :
J. D. F!iu B> >v> r Islan 1
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L ■ .Joy s.. v Crock town.
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W. V. W 1. D inbnrv ■«.w: i ; i•..
A. A. Boyle*, Yadkin township,
w I*. .. v !];, town
sl-.ip.
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Cfil!.. ! In .. O, Pi, Clf!' t, V. •
ship.
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ship.
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ship.
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