THE DANBURY REPORTER
Established 1872 Volume 71
Largest Contingent
Goes To Bragg
Officer Candidates To Be Among
Draftees.
The following Stokes county
men will answer call of the Stokes
County Local Draft Board within
the next few days, and among the
contingent, which will be induct
ed at Fort Bragg, Odell Neal,
son of John H. Neal, member of
the draft board:
Alonzo Southern.
Ernest Ralton Griffin.
Thomas Odell Neal.
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Edgar Banner Tilley.
James David Hall.
Sam Hassel Wood.
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I Clarence Hamilton Flynt.
Paul Moore.
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Robah Gaston Carroll.
James Hilary Chapman.
Harry Homer Heath.
I James Shirrell Riser.
William Harison Cora.
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De Cleve Cromer.
John Neal Tucker. ~
George William Lovelace.
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George Lipard Sawyer, Jr.
Ralph Mebane Hunt.
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James Andrew Frazier.
, Simpson Ward Garner.
*• Odell FiaSJi Sowter.
Noel Dunivant.
I Robert Ernest Martin.
\ Willie Brim.
| James Monroe Bullin.
Bryce Harding Needham. ' *
Hubert Melvin Flippin.
Burton Chester Boles.'
Joe Glenn George.
Clyde Boiling Lawson,
Byron Stadler Hill.
Raymond Welch.
Walter Chaffin Beck.
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. jGordon Thomas Mabe,
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Curtis Henry McHone.
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I Sam Neal,
Lonie Lester Wright.
' Luther Moir Hicks.
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Otis Thomas Brown.
• Ralph Edward Wood.
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Hunter Joyce Bullins.
j William Franklin Tille.y
( Walter Thomas Hicks.
j Thomas Moris Yarborough.
Frank Scales Smith.
Wilbur Maurice Smith.
' Ralph Noah Moore.
j Elmer Woodrow Newsum.
Paul Hardings Mabe.
, Lonnie Leo Pulliam.
John William Collins.
j Vestal Lee James.
f' B. a Tilley.
Jonah Matthews Smith.
| Jack Wagoner.
William Martin Johnson.
.John Andrew Ward.
Robert Clay Walker.
These men are granted a 14-
day furlough immediately after
examination.
Mr. and Mrs. George Zametxer
of Baltimore, Md. were week-end
guests of Dr. and Mrs. R. H.
Moorefield.
Folger Confers
On Leaf Market
Opening Issue
Washington.—The Federal De
partment of Agriculture has noth
ing to do with setting dates for
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opening of southern tobacco mar
kets, Representative John H. Fol
ger commented yesterday in con
nection with efforts of Piedmont
warehousemen and tobacco grow
ers to have moved up the sched
ule for old belt markets.
Folger went into the situation,
conferring with department offi
cials, after having been asked by
the Winston-Salem Merchants As
sociation to see what could be
done.
The department explained it
went no further than to make
suggestions, if called upon, to the
United States Tobacco Association
which sets the marketing dates.
Folger had pointed out the fact
tobacco was being cured two
weeks ahead of the usual sched
ule and that the old belt v opening
had been moved back. The mer
chants association has aßked the
date be cUJiged to September 22.
In another phase of the tobacco
situation, that of gasoline for the
growers to get their leaf to mar
kets, Senator Bailey said he was
bending "every effort to see that
proper allowances arc wade," He
said good crops and prices were
assured.
Tar Heel leaders here recognize
that adequate ration books for
growers will be no good at all un
less distributors have sufficient
gasoline stocks to meet the mar
keting season demand.
Mrs. M. A. Knight
Passes At Home
Mrs. Margaret Alta Knight, 80,
widow of Elijah Knight, died at
her home at the Hosten farm near
Walnut Cove early yesterday
morning. She has been ill for
about two weeks.
Surviving are one sister, Mrs.
Amos Rominger of Belews Creek;
one brother, Thomas Neal of Wal
nut Cove.
Funeral services will be con
ducted this afternoon at 2:30
o'clock at Walnut Cove Baptist
Church with Rev. C. E. Parker in
charge.
Burial will be in the Neal Cem
etery near Belews Creek.
Revival Meeting At
Presbyterian Church
A revival meeting is to begin
at the Presbyterian Church here
Monday night at 8:30 o'clock. The
Rev. Frank S. Jones of the First
Presbyterian Church of Ruther
fordton, N. C., will do the preach
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- Danbury, N. C., Thursay July 16, 1942 * * *
| Late Opening Of
Old Beit Leaf Markets
Is Protested
Old Belt tobacconists and grow- ,
era alike are protesting strongly ,
what they term "penalization" of j 1
the belt markets in the action of j,
the United States Tobacco Associ- j
ation last week in which it set the j
opening date for Old Belt opening
at October 1, two weeks later than
last year.
Efforts are being made to ap
peal to the sales committee to
have the date ch&nged to Septem
ber 22, the date originally asked
for by the belt and the date which
was believed to have been satis
factory to the tobacco interests.
Would Go Elsewhere
Obvious result of the date,
which will hold off opening for
two weeks after that of last year
according to tobacco market lead
ers will take their tobacco to Mid
dle Belt markets.
The grower's need for money
alone about market time is al-1
ways acute, it was pointed out, I
and with each day the market i 3 j
delayed the need will become
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greater. This will be one reason
for a trip to Middle Belt markets
by those who have previously so'd
their tobacco in Old Belt market.
Tobacco is being cured a little
earlier ihie eary because of favor-1
able spring weater and rains, it
was learned, and growers will be
afraid to keep their tobacco any
longer than is necessary because
of dangers of losing it because of ,
bad weather conditions.
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Spread Held Unequal
It is understood that the asso
ciation in Betting the opening
dates attempted to spread them
out because of labor shortages ,
and other wartime factors. How
ever, local and other Old Belt
leaders are protesting that the
spread is not equal. For instance,
heretofore, the spread has been 1
two weeks between the Border i
and Eastern belts, two weeks be
tween the Eastern and Middle
belts, and one week between the
Middle and Old belts.
Where heretofore five selling
days elapsed between the Middle
apd Old belts, now 13 more sell
ing dayß elapse, eight more than
last year. At the same time, the
Eastern Belt is taking only three
more than last year and the Mid
dle Belt only four more.
Growers are disappointed over
the late opening date, it was
learned. Many are already now
| curing their tobacco, and are anx
ious to market it as soon as pos
sible as they will run a risk stor- ]
ing it or three months until the
opening date.
Bible School
To Begin Monday 1
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A Bible school under the direc- 1
tion of Mrs. Ruth Hall Randle- 1
man, will begin here Monday 1
morning at 9 o'clock at the school
building. '' m * f"i
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The War Front
Recent Far Eastern events in
dicate "The turning point in air
operations has been reached and
the Japanese are now more on the
I defensive whereas the American
.Air Forces are on the offensive,"
; U. S. Army Air Forces Headquar-
Iters in China reported. U. S. sub
marines within two days sank or
destroyed five Japanese Destroy
ers in the Aleutians, the Navy
said. The War Department said
American troops are now station
ed at Port Moresby, allied base in
New Guinea. The Department al
so announced that U. S. crews,
manning American-made medium
tanks, knocked out a number of
German tanks in the battle of
Libya in Mid-June without any
losses of their own personnel.
General Mac Arthur reported more
allied raids on numerous enemy
bases in the Southwest Pacific.
The Navy announced the torpedo
ing by axis submarines of sixteen
j additional United Nations mer
j chant vessels.
Pvt. John H. McHone
Writes Reporter
Fort Jackson, N. C.
, ' July 9, 1942
Dear Editor:
| I just want to write and let the
people in Stokes county know how
1 feel about this war we are lght
ing now. It was brought to my
attention a few days ago about
a bertain party getting up a peti
tion to get their son out of the
army. Just for the simple reason
that he had a strip of land that
needed cultivation. I wonder if
they could see things the way I
do. What good would this land be
if the Japs would come over?
What good would anything be?
Do they want the things to hap
pen to their sisters and wives
| that happened to all of the other
people that live in all of these
small countries that the Japs have
taken over? No, I know they
don't, but they can't see it that
way. I have two brothers in the
service. How would I feel out at
home and them over seas fight
ing. I wouldn't have a discharge
from the service if they would
give me one. We have just got co
win this war. I would fight to the
end for the people and country
that I stand for, if it be God'a
will.
Pvt. JOHN H. McHONE
Co. "B" 105 th Med. Bn.
Ft. Jackson, S. C.
Local Draft Board
Reports Two More
Delinquents
The Local Draft Board has re
ported to the Reporter that the
undersigned men of Stokes county
have failed to performed the du
ties imposed upon them by the Se
lective Service Act in that they
have not reported for induction.
The two men are Matthew Ray
mond Tatum and Ben Brim, Col.
Published Thursdays ** * * Number 3, 660
Local Board
To Use Different
Procedure In Drafting
State Headquarters of Selective
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Service has announced that all
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North Carolina local boards have
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been advised of the adoption by'
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Congress of a policy which pro
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( vides that registrants be separat-1
ed into categories and that ail
registrants in each category bo
selected for induction before any
registrant in the succeeding cate- 1
'gory is selected. The four broad
are as follows:
| Category one: Single men with
no dependents.
j Category two: Single men with
dependents.
Category three: Married men i
who do not have children but who
maintain a bona fide relationship
,in their homes, provided marriage j
| took place prior to Dec ember S, |
1941, and at a time when selec-1
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tion was not imminent.
Local boards in North Carolina |
have all been advised that they i
fill their July am', subr
quent calls in with
j this policy, if possible. But the
j boards have also been advised i
that the national interest lecjuiras'
that all calls to meet the manpow- f
er requirements of the armed |
forces must be filled on schedule. |
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If any local board does not have.
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a sufficient number of single 1-A j
men available to fill its call, it has,
been authorized to depart from |
the general rule of priority and
use married men who ordinarily |
might be expected to be in cate- (
gory 3, if such departure is neces-,
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[sary to meet said call.
Annual Young Reunion ■
At Salem Chapel
Sunday, July 25th [
The annual Young Family Re
union will be held at Salem Chapel
Church, near Walnut Cove, the
fourth Sunday in July, C. E. ;
Davis, president, announced to- 1
day. The family and friends are in- 1
vited to come and bring a basket. |
Special music and entertain
ment have been planned for the i
occasion. % | •* !
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H. L. Hartgrove, 74,
Dies Wednesday
At Rural Hall i
Henry L. Hartgrove, 74, one of !
i Stokes county's best known citi- j
zens, died at his home, Rural Hall,
Star Route, about 8 o'clock. He
was in ill health for a protracted
period, but his condition became {
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critical only three weeks ago.
Survivors include the widow, j
who before marriage was Miss
Ada Baker; two daughters, Mrs.
Wiley Tuttle, Germanton, Route!
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Hall; one sister; and one brother.
Funeral arrangements are in
complete.
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BUY WAR BONDS and STAMPS
A. N. GORDY
DIES AT KING
Jim Moore In Hospital—Murri
—Crop Looking (iood At
Kins. ,j
j King—lf you will locate here
you will laugh instead of frown.
King, July 16.—Anthony Nepoo
Gordy, aged 80, died at his home
on Depot street Friday following
a lingering illness lor two year.3
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or more. Surviving are three sons,
James Anthony Gordy, Jr., of
'King; Charlie Gordy, of James
town; and Solomon Gordy, of
iLaurinburg. Three daughters afso
survive. They are Mrs. Lee Shouse
'of King; Mrs, Binson, of Donnaha,
' and Mrs. YVoodrow Johnson, of
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Mizpah. Several grandchildren al»
so survive. Funeral and interment
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was conducted at J fferson Church
Sunday mornirg it eleven o'plocK.
j The following iiersfnj under*
went tonsil rerm.v operations
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here last week: Ii? in: n Fiank-
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lin Wagoner, of J'nuacle; Mrs.
Sanford Snider if Tobaecovjlle;
and Miss Doris Ana Ja :kson, of
Walnut Cove.
| Mrs. Roy McGce has returned
from Durham w'.iero she spent p
J week with her husband who holds
a defense position at Canip But
ner.
| Glen Moser of Knoxville is
spending a few days with his par
ents, Mr, and Mrs. E. A. Moser,
on west Main street.
| Johnny Newsum and Crow Mc-
Gee have returned from Pinnacle
where they spent a week with rel
atives. t>»i # •
Joe Moore who resides on north
Depot street and who is quite sick
ihas been removed to the Baptist
' Hospital, Winston-Salem, for ob
jservation and treatment.
Dr. and Mrs. I. A. Booe, Mrs.
Reid Jones, Bill Jones and Mary
Anderson Booe spent the week
end in Columbia, S. C. . •
J Mrs. William Rumley is confin
ed to her home on Dan River
street by illness her friends will
regret to learn
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Master Junior Grabbs is spend
ing a few days with relatives ia
I Winston-Salem.
Announcement is made of the
j marriage of Edwi n Campbell to
Mrs. Clara Slate June 21st. They
I will reside in King,
j The stork's report is light for
last week. Here it is: Mr. and
Mrs. Elmer Martin, a son; and
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Mr. and Mrs. Ed Booth, a daugh
ter. >
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{ Farmers say there is a big im
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, provement in the tobacco crop in
the last few days. Corn is looking
extra good and points to a victory
crop.
j And that's the news for now
j R. L. Smith and CouriTJ' Agent
Brumfield returned Wednesday
from the convention of County
Commissioners and County Ac
countants at Asheville.
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