THE DANBURY REPORTER
Established 1172 Volume 71
KING NEWS
King—it would make you mile
•ut loud to reside in King.
Feb. s.—lira. Ralph Wilson was
carried to Black Mountain Sana
torium last week where she is un
dergoing treatment.
Farmers in this section are pre
paring and gowing plant beds in
9 preparation for another tobacco
crop. j
C. E. Coleman of Walnut Cove
underwent a tonsil removal opera-
tion here Thursday.
Relatives here have been noti
fied of the promotion of Herman
Snider and George Lankford who
are serving in the U. S. Army, to
rank of first sergeants.
Ex Sheriff E. O. Shelton of
Vade Mecum was a business visit
or here Friday.
The weather has been fine here
for the past few days, in fact it
has been so warm that snakes
have ventured out from their win
ter hiding. Hobert Petree who I
holds a position with the Stokes
killed a blacksnake on the high
way near the Martha Spease place
Motor Company here ran over and
wit his automobile one day last
week.
Mrs. Banks Turner who under
{ went a major operation in a Win
ston-Salem hospital sometime
to sufficiently Improved" -to
be moved to her home in West
/* view.
The stork had about an average
week's work last week. Following
is the report: Mr. and Mrs. Her
bert Bodenhamer, a daughter;
Mr. and Mrs. Grady Southern, a
son; Mr. and Mrs. Wilburn Shouse,
f a daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Arvil
Chambers, a daughter; Mr. and
Mrs. Herman Smith, a son, anc'
f Mr. and Mrs. Nume Tuttle, a
daughter. j
Miss Nan Spainhower, trained
nurse of Winston-Salem was
among the visitors here Friday
Miss Spainhower is a daughter of
John Wess Spainhower, one of
King's first settlers who served
as Postmaster here for several
yeas. The business section of King
is located on the farm originally
• owned by Mr. Spainhower.
Lloyd White'who holds a posi
tion in Washington, D. C., is
spending a few days with his fam
-- ily on West Main Street. He is the
son "of the late Charlie White, a
former King merchant.
Mrs. Roscoe Ferguson who i>-
suffering from an attack of influ
enza is quite sick at her home on
Main street,
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Brown of
Pleasant Garden were the week
■x end visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Hcr-
J man Newsum. 1
W. S. C. S. TO MEET
The Womans Society of Christ
ian Service will meet Monday
night, February 9th at 7:30 o'-
clock with Mrs. Burke Smith and j
Mrs. Delia Flinchum as hostess. |
Harvey Dinkins of the Winston -
Salem Journal and Sentinel was
here Tuesday.
Death Of T. J. Folger
Former Danbury
Pastor
Thomas J. Folger, aged 58, died
at his home at Dobson Saturday.
He was a brother of Congressman
John H. Folger. Formerly a min
ster of the gospel, he had to aban
don the ministry owing to ill
health. He was pastor of the Dan
bury Methodst Church four year 3
About 30 years ago.
Mr. Folger was born in Surry
county, September 1, 1883, a son
of Thomas W. and Ada Dillard
' Robertson Folger. He spent most
|of his life around Dobson. H
studied for the ministry at one
I time and was active in religious
affairs.
The luneral was held Wednes
day afternoon at 2 o'clock at Dob
son Methodist Church,
Surviving are two sons, Charles
Folger of Dobson and Thurmond
Folger of New Jersey; one daugh
ter, Miss Lois Folger of Tampa,
Fla.; three brothers, John H. Fol
ger of Washington, D, C. and
Mount Airy; Will Folger of Wash
ington, D. C.; and Hugh (Babe)
Folger of Atlanta, Ga„ and three
sisters, Mrs. Will Hollingsworth
and Mrs. J. D. Hogan of Mount
Airy, and Mrs. R. C. Lewellyn of
Dobson. . , | |
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Prayer Service
At M. E. Church -
Saturday night
There will be a Union Prayer
Service at the Danbury Methodist
Church Saturday nigth, Feb. 7 at
7:30 o'clock. The service will be
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Danbury, N. C., Thursday, Feb. 5,1942 * * *
VICTORY GARDEN
(Contributed)
A Victory Garden on every
Stokes county fann is the slogan.
A variety of foods for home con
sumption and some to spare are
aims. A meeting for a full discus
sion of the subject will be held as
follows:
Monday night, Feb. 9, at 7:30
—Pine Hall High School.
Tuesday night, Feb. 10, at 7:30
—Walnut Cove High School —Dil
lard School.
Wednesday night, Feb. 11, at 7:30
—German ton High School —Mea-
dows School.
Thursday night, Feb. 12 at 7:30
—Pinnacle & Sandy Ridge High
Schools.
Friday night. Feb. 13 at 7:30
—Francisco High School.
This will "open our garden drive
to carry forth the slogan, "GROW
A VICTORY GARDEN—SAVE
MOMEY BUY DEFENSE
BONDS." The garden program is
being based on Patriotism, econo
mic needs and health. Let's all do
our bit to win this way—even
though it be on the farm and not
the firing line!
t>;pudy Sheriff Will George was
|h«t on busiMu Monday froMf
ft mem
ber of the local draft beard.
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conducted by a group of singers]
an* speakers from Martinsville,'
pire Xjiuntuuioo niH mous
elsewhere. These services are very
hepful and inspirational and the
public is ifged to atend.
Stokes Tire Quota
For February
Is Fifteen j
The following persons have [
been officially designated as in-',
spectors of tires for the local',
i
Tire Rationing Board.
Hollig Rhodes, Danbury.
Reuben Ziglar, Sandy Ridge.
W. C. Beck and Tuck Wagoner,
German ton.
Austn Wall. Kin^.
G. V. Wall. Pinnacle.
Bill Blackv.ell, fine Hall.
Oscar Fallin, Hubert Ricrson,
J. V. LeweHyn. 1.. .! Valentine,
Jim' Jones, W . n ,t C ,ve.
Otl:ers wi.i '| iinted as oc
casion aviso-.
Bcari n: •> ti;.... are held at
Danbur. eaMonday at 2 p. m. •
February ai'iaan is 11 passen- 1
ger car ti:> s and ;i truck tires.
Only one fourth of these can be
issued each Monday, and then
only to eligible applicants.
All tire dealers are required to
keep all old tires removed when
new ones are mounted and all of
thee old tire 3 should be, if in
coudi:ion, recapped. The board
will csk that each dealer keep it
poftei on the number and size 3
of I iies they have recapped and j
bad in stock. In this way many
applicants can be taken care of
wftAretreads sufficient to keep
thenf tolling. This cooperation will
be advantgeous to the
dealer, the board and the consum
er.
S. A. FLINCHUM,
W. S. HART,
C. E. DAVIS.
Tire Rationing Board
Published Thursdays
Mrs. Martha Sisk, ]
Lawsonville, Dies
Mrs. Martha Jane Sisk, 66, of
i Lawsonville, died at ner home
early Wednesday following a ling
ering illness.
The funeral will be held at the
home at 1 o'clock this afternoon
with Elder Noel Gilbert in
charge. Burial will be in the Sisk
family cemetery.
Survivors include two daugh
ters, Mrs. Agnes Tucker, Pilot
Mountain, and Mrs. Elmer Shel
ton, Lawsonville; one son, H. C.
Sisk, Archdale, 13 grandchildren
and three great grandchildren.
Births Are Many
In February
Besides George Washington and
Abraham Lincoln, many other
people--important people, too
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born in the month of February.
We mention several all of whom
> i
reside in Danbury:
H. M. Joyce, Sr., on February
, 3, celebrated his 85th birthday;
I Buddie and Tommy Smith, sons
of Mr. and Mrs. Burke Smith,
5 were born on February sth and
[ 11th respectively; Tommie Petree
, and Alex Booth, both born Feb
f ruary 6th; Paris Pepper, Februa
, ry 7th; Hollis Rhodes, Bth; W. E.
1 Joyce, 3rd; Mrs. Jim Flinchum,
, 7th; Eddie Taylor, 12th; William
. Mounce, 2nd; Zanc Stephens, sth;
Beverly Chrictian, 29th; Cather
ine Sisk, 12th; Vance Pepper,
15th; Junior Campbell, 12th;
We may have missed some. If
so, we are sorry.
Number 3,641
NEW SCHEDULE
IN EFFECT 9TH
WELFARE OFFICE STAFF AR
RANGES PLAN VICTORT
GARDENS—FREE INOCULA
TIONS.
Due to the curtailment of tirea
and the use of automobiles and
the fact that Daylight Savings
Time takes effect Feb. 9, tha
Stokes County Welfare Depart
ment is rearranging its plans in
orde to facilitate its effectiveness.
The members of the staff will
work under the following sched
ule:
The professional workers, Miss
Ella Downing, Miss Nannie Jones
jand Miss Christine Anderson will
i be in the office at Dunhury every
Monday. Wednesday and Friday.
i
On the first and third Tuesdays,
Miss Anderson will hold office
hours at Reynolds School from 9
| until 12 o'clock. On the
Tuesday, Miss Nannie Jones will
! be at Sandy Ridge. On the second
and fourth Tuesdays, Miss Ander
son will be at Fracisco while Miss
! Jones will be at Pine Hall. On the
i first and third Wednesdays from
: 10 until 12 o'clock, Miss Downing
will be at Lawsonville. Each
Thursday morning, Miss Ander
son will be at the King Health De
partment, while Miss Jones will
be at Walnut Cove. |
i ' Persons wishing to contact
these workers should make every
. effort to contact them at the re
' spective places, or come to tha
j office in Danbury during the
r mornings of the alternating days.
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The Welfare Department, at the
_ present time, is especially con
cerned over "Victory Gardens"
for every family in Stokes county;
and, also, for every family *o
avail themselves of 1:4 free inoc
ulations offered ."t the Health De
partment for tne pmention of
>ntagous disea' ?n.
The above schedule Tikes effect
February 9, Daylight Savings
Time. j*. j
The N. & W. ,
Prepares For .
War Service
An order for 1,000 additional
new box cars of 50-ton capacity
and 40 feet in length, has been
I placed with the Ralston Steel Car
Company, of Columbus. Ohio, tho
Norfolk and Western Railway an
nounced today.
The N t & XV. placed an order
with the Ralston Steel Car Com-
I panv lor 1,00(1 cms ii the same
'type in Apiil, 1911, final delivery
|of which i:i e\| ecte.l to he made
i this month.
BOOK CLIT> MEETS
The Wiiln-' ;..v 1 ■ 11■ TJi'itk
Club will iii» : Tii i.'iiir .
February 12, i' \ :'HI o\ .> k with
Mrs. J. S. TaviO' - , with Miss Luiu.
Taylor associate ln>:,
Attorneys Dallas C. Kirby ami
W. G. Petree went to Raleigh
Tuesday.