THE DANBURY REPORTER
Established 1872 Volume 66
THIS WEEK
IN DEFENSE
* Aid to Britian, Basel*
Lend-Lease Expediter Harriman
and Lord Beaverbrook, heads of
the U. S, and British mission to
Moscow, announced in a joint
statement the United States and
Great Fritian have "decided to
place at the disposal of the Soviet
Government pratically every re
quirement for which the Soviet
military ain d civil authori
ties have asked." The President
told his press conference his rule
of thumb of 50-50 allocation of
war material production between
this country and anti-Axis for
eign powers is still in effect on
the average.
Agriculture Secretary Wickard,
speaking in Memphis, Tenn., said
this country has shipped or
bought for England about half a
billion dollars worth of food, and
"within the next year we expect
to ship or buy another billion dol
lars worth." Federal Loan Admin
istrator Jones announced the third
disbursement of 1420,000,000 loan
to Britian He also announced a
second disbursement of $20,000,•
000 of the $100,000,000 authorized
for the Amtorg Trading Corpora
-0 ■ * •
tion, a U. 8. corporation owned
by Russian interests.'"
Freedom of Religion ID Russia
President Roosevelt told his
press conference that W. Averell
Harriman, chief of the American
Mission to Moscow, has been spe
cifically Instructed to take up with
the Russian Government the
question of religious freedom in
the Soviet Union. Earlier he
ißßued a statement that "it is
hoped... an entering wedge for
the practice of complete freedom
of religion is defiinjitely on
Its way" In Russia.
Inflation Control
Price Administrator Henderson,
Bpeaking in New York, said that
the country is now experiencing
the "jagged, irregular price ad
vances" with which inflation
starts. Unless inflation is restrict
ed, he said, it will prevent arming
and undermine the priorities sys
tem because "the getting of mat
erir ill depend not on the buy
er's need but the seller's greed."
He said a doubling of prices
means a reduction In value by SO
percent of every insurance policy,
annuity, savings account, pension
or other form of savings.
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau
speaking In Chicago said the
Treasury is anxious to divert into
defense stamps and bonds pend
ing produced by pay increases and
bonuses. He suggested every
Christmas bonus be paid in de
fense bonds or stamps,
Pratically to combat inflation,
the Preident plans.to ask Congress
to extend the Social Security pro
gram to 80,000,000 persons
double the number now covered.
Increased payroll taxeß under the
program would remove additional
L. A. Gibson
Is Transferred
To Forsyth
Lacy A. Gibson, Supervisor of
the farm security administration
in this county, has been transfer
red to Forsyth county, headquart
ers in Winston-Salem.
Gibson is replaced by Samuel
C. Winchester, who came here
from Guilford county.
Bridge Club
Entertained
Mrs. Charlie Martin and Mrs.
J. C- Wall entertained at two
tables of bridge last Thursday
night at the home of Mrs. Martin.
High score award went to Mar
jorie Pepper.
A dessert course was served to
the following guests:
Mrs. R. J. Scott, Mrs. W. E.
Joyce, Mrs. Thurman Martin, Mrs.
Robah Smith, Marjorie Pepper,
Ellen Pepper and Lois Stephen.®.
funds from circulation.
Taxation
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau
in bis Chicago speech, also said
defense expenditures are "inade
quate" and the 1041 tax bill was
"a good start" but not large
enough to raise the necessary
revenut, check inflation or take
the profit out of war. He said the
U. S. is trying to be the arsenal
of democracy by devoting only 20
percent of factory and mining out
put to defense, only 30 percent of
durable goods produced, only 16
percent of national income.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue
announced it will prosecute deal-
I
ers attempting to make largo
profits by misrepresenting the
new Federal taxes as larger than
they are or by pretending to ab
sorb the taxes themselves when
actually passing them on to the
consumer.
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Farming Out
OPM Contract Distribution
Division Director Odium called on
smaller manufactures to "drum up
a subcontract on your own, if pos
sible," and asked larger manufac
tures to pass on their backlog of
work to small concerns facing
shutdown for lack of civilian mat
erials or defense orders. Bradley
D. Nash, of the Financial Section
of OPM's Contract Distribution
Division, told the American Bank
ers Assocation in Chicago the Di
vision field offices will be prepared
to consult and advise prime
subcontracting groups and their
financial representatives to inform
them of availability of properly
equipped subcontractors, location
machinery and other equipment
which may be required. Mr. Od
ium has said as many as 200
offices might be opened.
Under Secretary of Navy For
restal instructed all bureaus and
offices of the Navy and the Marine
Corps in ways to help spread
Navy defense work among smaller
manufacturers.
Ships
The Navy announced 38 keels
Danbury, N. C., Thursday, Oct. 9, 1941 * * *
Collection Record
Is Excellent For
W. S. P. C. A
Repayments by members of the
Winston-Salem Production Credit
Association during the first two
weeks of the tobacco sales have
been very gratifying, L. E. Fran
cis, reported today. One hundred
eighty-two members have repaid
their loans in full and 267 other
members have made partial repay
ments. The total collection for
the year are $46,942.41.
During the yea r the association
financed the operations of 641
members in the amount of $152,-
45 0, Mr. Francis sad. Since the
association began operation in
1931 it has served its 1100 mem
bers in the amount of $958,313.
It has established a reserve of
$17,638.22 and has experienced no
losses or charge-ofiis during the
entire period.
The association is chartered
under the Farm Credit Act of 1933
and makes loans to farmers and
stockmen for general agricultural
purposes, including the purchase
of fertilizer, feed, food, farm
machinery, and livestock; the cost
of repairing buildings, of erect
ing fences; the payment of labor
cost in connection with the farm
J operations; and the payment of
indebtedness already incurred in
the farm business.
The association has its head
quarters in the Trade Street
Branch Wachovia Bank Building,
Winston-Salem, and embraces the
following counties: Alleghaney,
| Ashe, Davidson, ForsytK, Stokes,
j Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yad
kin.
Miss Ellen Prather Hall left last
week for Lynchburg, Va. where
she has accepted a position.
were laid and 26 ships launched
from September 1 to October 3.
The Department predicted "even
greater acceleration in October."'
The Maritime Commission chart
ered Two ships to the Irish Free
State to be under Irish flag with
Irish crews, and chartered three
more to carry nirates to the U.
S. from South America.
Army
Lieutenant Gen. Mcnair, direct
or of the Louisiana maneuvers,
i
blamed officer leadership for "a
mess of faults"—including weak
discipline—revealed in the war
games. He said leadership would
be improved by removal of un
qualified officers but this does not
mean there will be a "purge."
War Secretary Stimpson denied
rumors there is fe plan to educe the
Army's man-power to free more
equipment for Britian and Russia.
He said "our Army has an enoi
mous task that is no longer con
fined to the defense of the U. S.
but has the work of manning a
large line of outposts." He noted
%
present Army strength is merely
1.4 perce.v; of U. S. population
and about th.i size of the quick'y
dtafeted trm'ts of Holland Btl
£mm -'
King News
—Practically all crops produce
well in this section —Oct. 9- Mrs.
R. S- Htlsabeek who has been
very sick in a Winston-Salem hos
pital is reported much improved.
W. R. Blackmoore has returned
to his home at Warsaw after visit
ing hi sson, Rev. J. H Blackmoore,
on West Main street.
A number of people from here
attended the East Bend fair last
week. They reported a nice fair.
Garland Gunter who recently
went to California is taking
training in an air plane school.
Miss cora Boles has returned to
her home, Lone Oak Farm, after
visiting relatives ut Monroe, Va.
She was accompanied home by
her niece, Miss Kathryn Boles who
will spend some time here.
William E. Wright is opening
up a telegraph school at Mount
Airy. This will be the only school
of the kind east of the Ohio river.
There is said to be a growing de
mand for telegraph operators.
Mr. Wright who is a retired tele
graph operator was reared near
here.
The following persons under
went tonsjil removal operations
here last week:
Mrs; "Cart Mooney of Siloam,
Miss Hazel Flynn of Pinnacle,
Koke Forrest of East Bend and
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Miss Barbara Anne SpainEour of
Rural Hall.
T. D. Tuttle, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Gabe Tuttle of Rural Hall
who is serving in the United
States Medical Corps and who has
been stationed at Camp Lee, Va.
has been ordered to report to the
Panama Canal Zone for duty. Tut
tle is waiting a vessel In Brook
lyn, New York.
The stork makes about an ave
rage report for last week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Tucker a son,
Mr. and Mrs. Connie Voss a
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. James
Willi a sno and Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Lawson a son.
D. W. Johnson of Ocean City,
N. J. is spending some time with
.
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Z. O.
Johnson near here.
Planters returning from the to
bacco market ar ewell pleased
with the prices obtained for their
weed.
Lieutenant and Mrs. David
Mitchell are spending a few days
with Mr. Mitchell's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Wflkes Mitchell on
West Broad street. The Lieuten
ant who has been stationed at
Maxwell Field, Alabama is on his
way to New York City from wherj
he will sail for Puerto Rico where
he will be stationed. Mrs. Mitchell
will join him in Puerto Rico in
November
Sandy Ridge
Community Fair
To Be Oct. 24, 25
The annual Sandy Ridge Com
munity Fair will be held October
24 and 25.
Fiel3 Day events will be on Sat
urday, 25th. All schools in the
Published Thursdays
GRAND JURY
REPORT
I
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF STOKES
To His Honor, Clarence E.
Blackstock, Judge Presiding:
The Grand Jury for the October,
1941, term of Superior Court of
Stokes county respectfully submit
the following report:
The Grand Jury acted on 40
bills of indictment, 36 of which
! were found to be true bills, four
not true bills. Two bills were con
tinued until next term of court
'due to lack of witnesses. One pre
sentment was made for the next
Grand Jury. Presentments of
crimnal nature known to our bod.,
were made and acted upon.
j A Committee from >. :r bo•!•
I
visited the St ke.s Co .nty Ilom*.'
and found the inmates well cared
for and provided with -,oud whole
'some food.
A Committee from our b*. ly
visited the Stokes cou!y Jail ana
fc und it in good conciiti m, san
itary an 1 otherwise.
A Committee from our body
v.'r'.ted the Sta «. Prison C.-.rji* .2d
report the prisoners well fed and
sleeping quarters kept in good
sanitary condition.
A Committee from our body
visited the various offices in
the Courthouse and found the of
fices well kept, the records in the
Clerk of Court's office are found
i
well kept and all guardian and ad
ministrators reports in order.
A Committee of our body visited
all the schools in the county and
'make the following recommenda-
I
tions; and reports:
We find the Reynolds School to
be in good condition except for the
water supply. We fin that .he
amount of water is not sufficient
to supply a school of that s:'.i.
We recommend that a pump be
put in the well. This need should
i
have immediate atte.it ion. We find
the buses in good condition e\-
jeept the tires. We recommend sev
eral new tires.
This school will have to be clcs
ed unless the above needs are fur
nished rigfiT away.
We find the Franciico Hie'i
I School to be in good condition ex
cept the need of a lunch room win
dow shades and chairs for Prim
ary Grades.
We recommend th.it more piny
ground be provided for the child
ren at the Sa'iiy Ridge School.
We find the Meadows School
building in need of repair, about
ten feet of the foundation is torn
out, there being no way for the
teachers to keep the children from
under the building and getting
very dirty. We recommend that
this foundation be fixed at once.
We find the Germanton School
in fine shape except that the water
supply is insufficient due to lack
lof tank storage. We recommend
county will participate.
Fire works and a string band
will be the feature' events for the
closing night.
Everybody come!!
* * * Number :3,605
Lady Democrats
Meet Today;
Miss Laura Ellington, chairman
of the Democratic Women of
Stokes county, called a meeting at
the courthouse Tuesday night to
organize a permanent organiza
tion of Democratic Women in this
county.
They elected the following of
ficers :
Mrs. Fred Christian, of Fran
cisco, vice-chairman; Miss Mar
jorie Pepper, secretary, and Miss
Luna Taylor, treasurer.
They decided to sj msi/j a danco
in the next few weeks to lai.-.M
money.
M..v- Grsi-.-u Ta\l i made thj
talk '.I .I.• • evc:;ir;4, S:: j-t.irt' d
tit by ia}!ngi "Undei normal cir
cumstances all organizations of
tiii.s kind sii>> would > lead
ers of tlic Democratic paity, but.
now we are facing a crisis. She
said our greatest task was to
our people to the dangera
i threatening our Democratic insti
tutions. We need to work for unity
within our country and get fully
behind our President's defense
policy. All-out aid to Bntian an-1
Russia will probably keep our
American soldiers out of war. Ij."
we wish to be loyal Democrats we
must be loyal Americans. She said
with our great President, "We
must prepare for war and pray
for peace."
A. J. Ellington spoke on the
township and precinct organiza
tions.
The following women a ere ap
pointed chairmen of tho various
precincts:
Freeman; Mrs. H, L. Gibson,
Belews Creek; E. Walnut Covt:
Mrs. E. L. Bailey; W. Walnut
Cove: Mrs. Sam Tuttle; K11; Hall;
Mrs. S. R. Gibson; Dillard: Mrs.
Phil Dunlap, Madison; E. Sandy
Ridge: Mrs. H. F. Ziglar; W.
Sandy Ridge: Mrs. Ta/e Piiddy;
Tilley's: Mrs. Bob Sim«\ons: Law
isonville: Mrs. P. H. Robertson;
Mojr: Mrs. Ami.' Clnistian;
Frans: Mir Tom Ciirssiian; Pin
nacle: Mrs. S. C. Wes nore'and;
King: Mrs. c T. Mc'Jee; Mti
Olive: Mrs. Roy Rcldiii:?; Mizpah:
Mrs. George Barr; jerntar.ton:
Mrs. Ed Graven; D.mbury. Miss
Marjorie Pepper; Hart man: Mrs.
H. G. Alley; Flinty Knoll: Mrs.
P. O. Frye; Brown Mountain: Mrs.
T. M. Smith; Ross* Store: Mrs;
I. G. Ross. ■ jA
that tliis be fixed.
I
We find the Pine Hall School m
| good condition, but find the rooms
j crowded, and buses overload
ed.- - - .
We find the Capella School hi
| good condition except the water
I supply is insufficient whi c a
:is a dug well and should have im
|mediate attention.
We fin the Hawpond Scholo in
[good condition but arc in need of
j a water cooler for the children,
jthey have no running water and
have to use buckets and dippers;
Respectfully submitted;
J. E. MITCHELL.