THE DANBURY REPORTER
Established 1872 Volume 71
Officers Named
May 30 Primary
ELECTION BOARD SELECTS
PERSONNEL REGISTRA
r TION BOOKS OPEN MAY i.
CLOSE 16T1I COU XT \
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE ENDORSES
DEMOCRATIC SLATE
PROBABLY XO REPUBLI
CAN COX TESTS.
At a meeting in Danbury an
April 11, the Stokes County
Board of Elections composed of
A. J. Ellington, S. P. Christian
and J. W. Hall, named the follow
ing precinct boards to hold the
primary on May 30 in Stokes
county:
Danbury— H. P. Loftls, regis
trar; James W. Lasley and EL R.
Nelson, judges.
Hart man —B. O. Sheppard, reg
istrar; Frank Robertson and Les
ter Mabe, judges.
.Tilley's—Jesse B. Ray, regis
trar; C. M. Moore and W. D.
Priddy, judges.
West Sandy Ridge—Lo we 11
Poore, registrar; Sam Vernon
and- Carl Mabe, judges.
East Sandy Ridge— Mias Laura
Ellington, registrar; H«rv«ji
w
Brown and Mrs. Jess Amos,
judge*.
Pine Hall—J. R. William®, reg
; Briggs Neal and Mrs. M.
D. Webb, judges.
Mitchell's —G. E. Roberts, reg
istrar; Walter Flynn and Cabell
- Joyce, judges.
Freeman —J. C. Craig, regis
trar; W. B, Brown and Marvin
Need, judges.
East Walut Cove—Fred Pep
per, registrar; B. D. Gentry and
Robert Morefield, .nidges.
West Walnut Cove—J. S. H.
Mitchell, registrar; Jas. Basley
and J. H. Fowler, judges.
Wilsons Store—Sam L. lewis,
registrar; E. L. Mitchell and
Rufus Nelson, judges.
Germanton—M. P. Watts, reg
fatrar; Wedtey Watts and Isaiah
Montgomery, judges,
r Mt. View—Geo. A. Barr, regis
trar; Cary L. Carroll and Fred
CBate, judges.
lit Olive—J. H. Baker, regis
trar; Herman H. Smith and Ker
mit Tuttle, judges.
K'mg—Thurman Calloway, reg
istrar; H. H. Brown and C. O.
Boyles, Sr., judges.
Pinnacle —S. F. Walker, regis
trar; C. K. Boyles and Bob Gor
don, judges.
Flinty Knoll—Sam F. Lawson,
registrar; John W. Sands and C.
E. Bennett, judges.
Reynolds—T. M. Smith, reg's
*trar; Jesse F. George and R. O.
• Nunn, judges.
Frans—N. F. Christian, regis
trar; C. R. Christian and Joe
Durham, judges.
Mo'r —C. R. Arrington, regis
trar; Sam Lawrence and M. L.
Sheppard, judges,
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G. W. Owen and
Mrs. Eliza Key Die
At Pilot Mountain
Pilot Mountain. —Gid William
Owen, aged 73, was found dead
in bed at his home. West field.
Route 1, early Monday mom.r.i\
Death is believed to have result
ed from a heart attack.
The funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock at Old
Westfield Friends Church. Rev.
iW. C. Presnell conducted the
services. Burial was in th'
church graveyard.
Surviv.ng are six children,
Mrs. Ida Jessup, Joe Owen, Nan
■ cy Owen, Jesse and Preston Ow
en, all of Westfield; and Mrs.
i Alice Hall, of Pilot Mountain;
j one brother, John Owen, of P'lot
Mountain, R. F. D.; and four sis
ters, Mrs. Frances Pell, M r
Jane Cain, Mrs. Ellen McDp.niel
and Mrs. Clara Ann Cain.
|
Mrs. Eiiza Ellen Key, aged S9,
widow of the late Elder G. O.
Key, passed away at her home
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
after an illness of some time.
She is survived by three sons
and one daughter, Jasper Key, of
Ararat; Mrs. R. O. Bunter, of
Cameon; C. S. Key of Pilot
Mountain; and Frank Key of Pi
lot Mountain; 24 grandchildren
and 18 great grandchildren.
Funeral services -were held
Friday afternoon act 2:00 o'clock
p. m. at Primitive Baptist
Church in charge of Elder Grey
Folk of Mt. Airy, Elder J. R.
Worrell, Winston-Salem and El
der 3. W. Brown of Sural Hall.
Burial was in Pilot View cem
etery, Pilot Mountain, N. C.
Joe Hart Departsy
Some time ago we published
that Joe Hart was leaving for
Trinidad, and for quite a stretch
it looked ss if he weren't ever go
ing. Wei], he's gone now, at least
he's in New York, the jumping
off place
Jioe operates one of these tre
mendous road-graders the com
pany of which recommended him I
for employment at the proposed
air base at Trinidad (Port or
Spain).
Gray Hall Stricken
With Appendicitis
Gray Hall was today
w.th a n attack of appendicitis,
and was removed late this after
noon from his home here to the
Rex Hospital in Raleigh where he
will undergo an operation. He
was accompanied to the hospital
by h's mother, Mrs. J. W. Hall;
Mrs. N. E. Pepper and N. E.
Wall. , ! *
MI C"  i--t»».
Danbnry, N. C., Thursday, April 16, 1942 * * *
DEATH STRIKES
AT KlJNli lOVVN
PASSING or MRS. LI LA PI L
LI AM AMI MRS. \\ fLLiA.Vi
£TLK —GIIORGL LAW SON
KILL* KABlf) IKX—STOiSK >
VIMT OTHER ll'L.Ms
FROM KING.
K'ng farmer to prospective
settler: "On some of our rich
land, the watermelon vines grow
so fast that they wear the r.nds
light off the melons draggin' 'eni
around. - '
King, April 16.—Mrs. Lu 1 a
Pui]iam, 64, widow of Simeon
Westiey Pulliam, d.ed Thursday
morning in a W'nston-Salem hos
pital following a lingering illness
of several months. The deceased
s survived by her mother, Mrs.
Jane Kirby Grabs, 5 s.sters, Mrs.
Minnie Boyles, Mrs. C. Ross
Newsuin and Miss Girtie Grabs
of King; Mrs. Grace Perry of
North Wilkesboro and Mrs.
Charlie Hunter of Tobaccoville.
Two brothers survive, they are,
Omnie and Manley Grabs, both
of King.
The funeral service was con
ducted at King Mora van Church
Frit' y afternoon at four o'clock
and turial followed in the Morav
ian cemetery. In her going King
ivies one of its best citizens but
our loss is Heaven's gain.
Miss Betty Lou McGee, who i 3
attending school at Mars Hill,
spent the week-end with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. McGee,
in Pilot View.
Lloyd White, who holds a pos
ition "Washington, has return
ed after spending a few days
with his family bere.
Mrs. Clyde Mickey and small
daughter of Winston-Salem are
the guests of Mrs. Mickey's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Brown
on east Main Street.
George Lawsan,- who resides
«ast Of town, killed a rabid dog
teat week. So far as known the
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40 Tires, 14 Tubes
Allotted By Board
RECAPS AND NEW HBEB IN
CLUDED IN NUMBER.
The Stakes County Tire Board
is session here Monday authoriz
ed purchase of automobile tires,
both new and recaps and inner
tubes, to the following people:
Claude Hooker, 2 tires 2 tubes;
Will Dunkley, 2 t'res and 2 tubes
(obsolete); J. T. Flippn, 2 tires;
Miss Laura Ellington, 2 tires
(recaps); S. L. Edwards, 2 tires
and 2 tubes (truck); Lloyd Gray,
2 tires and 2 tubes (truck); Lee
Joyce, 3 t'res (recaps); W. M.
Wall, 1 tire (recap); Carlo Flin
chum, 2 tires (recaps); R. C.
Donnell, 1 tire (recap); C. L.
Goin, 2 tires; Rufe O. Wood, 2
tires (recaps); Settle Oakley, 1
The War Front
Numeric ally superior Japanese
troops on Bataan Peninsula final
ly broke through the l.nes of ap
proximately 36,000 American and
F lipino defenders, weakened as i
result oi short rations s.nce Jan
uary 11. Most of the defenders,
well supplied with arms and am
unition, were successfully evac
uated to Corregidor Island where
they set up a new defense. Cor
reg.dor was subjected to contin
uous bombardment by the Japan
ese.
The Navy reported total losses
inflicted on the Japanese by
American forces from December
7 to Apr.l 11 included 23 war
ships sunk, 13 possibly sunk, and
23 damaged, and 53 noncombat
ant ships sunk, 14 possibly sunk,
and 15 damaged. The Navy an
nounced the sink.ng of 15 more
United Nations' merchant ships
off the Atlatic Coast. Navy Sec
retary Knox said the inshore pat
rol has been strengthened, how
ever, and by May 1 damage in
flicted by enemy submarines in
the Atlantic "w.ll be negligible."
Sam Corns Knifes
Lawsonville Man
Sam Corns, who lives at Law
sonville, vis.ted the sawmill of
Millard Pigg north of Lawson
ville Monday afternoon and cut
his throat with a knife. Corns
was said to have been in a drunk
en condition.
Pigg was taken to a Stuart,
Va., hospital where he was given
medical attention. He was later
removed to his home at Lawson
ville where he is improving.
Corns is in Danbury jail with
out bond pending the outcome of
his victim's injuries.
Douglas and Randolph Mabe,
sons of Tinzy Mabe of Hartman,
were here Tuesday.
tire (recap); King Hardware Co..
2 tires (recaps); H. J. Duncan,
2 tires Bud Tilley, 2
tires and 2 tubes; D. L. Cox, 2
tires and 2 tubes; G. W. King, 1
tire; Burke Smith, 2 tires; J«. M.
Shelton, 2 tires; S- A. Westmore
land, 2 tires; C. W. Priddy, 1 tire.
The quota for Stokes for April
is as follows:
Passenger: 15 new tires, 39 re
caps, 27 tubes; truck or bus; 39
new t'res, 35 recaps, 37 tubes.
The Tire Board meets in the
courthouse in Danbury on Mon
days. At each meeting one fourth
of the month's quota is consider
ed.
Members of the board are C.
B. Davis, W. S. Hart and S. A.
Flinchum. *
Published Thursdays
Stokes=F orsy th
School Row
Stokes County Is
Well Represented
In Army Camps
The boys of Stokes count v.
both the volunteers and draftees,
are in many training camps o:
'the U. S. A. They are scatteici
to the four winds.
We Ist the last whose address
es have been sent us;
Pvt. Elmer Campbell, (a Dan
.bury boy) Co. A. —27 Bn., First
Platoon, Med. Replacement Cen
-1 ter, Camp Grant, 111.;
I
Pvt. Osbon G. Carroll (for
' merly of King) 34255463 Co. 8.,
Maint. Br. A. £. O. 256, Camp
| Chaffee, Ark.
! These boys are getting the Re
' porter every week and letters
and cards from home.
The Reporter urges everyone
to write these fellows at least a
post card, and when they haw
! time they'll write you the news
!of their country.
300,000 Expected To
Register In Carolina
Officials of ftie 'state selective
service headquarters at Raleigh,
are of the opinion some 300,000
men will register April 27 regis
tration date for men between the
ages of 45 and 65.
Selective Service officials sa l d
that the registration would be
handled by local draft boards of
the state which have been author
. ized to establish as many regis
tration places as they deem nec
essary.
Farmers Advised
To Apply Now
For Crop Loans
W. R. James, Field Supervisor
of the Emergency Crop Loan Of
fice, advises farmers who intend
to apply for a crop loan, so as to
be able to pay cash for his crop
supplies, should do so as soon *s
possible.
Mrs. Gladys McPheraon, Wal
nut Cove, N. C.; Mrs. Lois Pear
son, Court House, Danbury, N.
C.; Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, Bank
jof Pilot Mountain, Pilot Moun
tain, N. C. have a full supply of
application blanks on hand and
will be glad to fill out an applica
tion for you.
MADISON LASSES
ARE BANBURY'S GUESTS
Miss Kitty Busick, Miss Louise
Moore, MISS ANX WEBSTER,
Miss Marian Cardwell were hero
this week—were here Easter Sun
day, too.
M'ss Vfrginia Fulton and Mr.
Dick Fulton were with them.
They visited the PARK,
smarty!
BUY DEFENSE
BONDS * STAMPS
* * Number 8,649
Slate I" Sen,l ( oniiuittee 'IK
Investigate (■ nuanioii - Kara I
Mail Uui'Us Oxer Location »i
Students.
The state school commissiou
tod a y told delegations Ir o i.i
Stokes and Forsyth counties that
it would send a conmi.ttee to in
ves gate a dispute over pupil jur
isdiction between the Rural Hall
; and Germanton schools.
T. H. Cash, countv school su-
I
perintendent, headed the Forsyth
| delegation made up of Burke E.
| Wilson and C. K. Helsabeck of
; the Rural Hall School committee,
I
and Pencipal T. Ray tiibbs.
The Stokes delegation was con
sidered larger and was headed
by Superintendent J. C. Cai-soo.
J and State Senator William F.
Marshall.
j
I The hearing lasted but 30 min-
I
i utes. Tlu commission quelled n
, brewing riot of debate and re
crimination by announcing as the
delegations sqared off that the
committee would be appointed
j and sent to the center of the dis
pute.
The committee will report :o
the school commission at its next
monthly meeting.
Teacher Allotment
Root of the dispute is th-3
state's system of alloting teach
ers on a basis of average school
attendance.
But the d'spute itself is in the
branches of the plant growing
from this root.
For some 16 years, students
who reside in Forsyth county,
nearer Germanton than to Rural
Hall, have attended the German
ton School. This year, these
pupils number more than 60.
Stokes county school buses
have crossed the Forsyth county
line to pick up these students. .
Rural Hall and Forsyth school
officials, realizing that those 60-
odd students would handsomely
increase the size of Rural Hall's
student body and would be
enough for allotment of a couple
more teachers to the school, have
protested this crossing of the
colnty line by the Stokes school
, bus l . ! I 1.-. I
Stokes county and Germanton
school officials cried out with pain
at thought of the consequences in
reduced attendance and teacher
allotment losses should these stu
dents be transferred to the Rural
| Hall School. They argued the
students are nearer Germanton,
which is just beyond the county
line in Stokes.
Forsyth officials insisted on
their county boundary student
rights. The quarrel grew.
Said one Forsyth committee
man: "They (Stokes officials*;
say it would hurt their school
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