Thursday, Sept. 24,1942
KING HORSE SHOW
(Addenda To Prize List) HANDICRAFT
The following list of prize i of
fered at the King Horse Show 1
;(see big ad in Ih.s issue) were
unintentionally ommitted in the 1
Premium Boo's:
! Best mule colt from 1 to 2 years
old.
Best horse colt from 1 to 2
years old.
Best mule colt under 1 year
«&d.
Best horse colt under 1 year |
old. '
Here Is The Ticket
You Will Vote
On November 3
SAMPLE BALLOT
Official Ballot For Solicitor, State
Senator, House Of Representatives,
And County Officers
INSTRUCTIONS
1. To vote a straight party ticket, make a cross (X) mark in the circle of the
party you desire to vote for.
2. To vote a mixed ticket, or in other words for candidates of different parties,
either omit making a cross (X) mark in the party circle at the top and mark
in the voting square opposite the names of each candidate on the I'aUr-t for
whom you wish to vote; or, make a cross (X.t mark in the party circle above
the name of the party for some of whose candidates you wish to vote, and
then mark in the voting square opposite the name* of any candidate of any
other party for whom you wish to vote.
3. If you tear or deface or wrongly mark this ballot, return it ana get another.
DEMOCRATIC I REPUBLICAN
FOR A STRAIGHT TICKET FOR A STRAIGHT TICKET
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MARK WITHIN THIS CIRCLE MARK WITHIN THIS CIRCLE
FOR SOLICITOR FOR SOLICITOR
21st Judicial District: 21st Judicial District:
R~L RALPH J. SCOTT
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For Member Of the House Of For Member Of the House Of
Representatives-. Representatives:
PI WILLIAM F. MARSHALL □ W. J. BROWN
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For State Senator, 2Srd District: J* r State Senator ' 23rd D,strict:
□J. RAYMOND SMITH □* W M- JACKSON *
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COUNTY OFFICERS COUNTY OFFICERS
„ „ For Sheriff:
□J. °- W SIBK
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For Clerk Superior Court: _ For Clerk Superior Court:
RL J. WATT TUTTLE [j D. C. .TAYLOR
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For County Commissioners: For County Commissioners:
Q HOWARD L. GIBSON □ R. O. SHELTON
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Q J. A. JOYCE □ L. M. SHELTON
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Q HARVEY G. JOHNSON Q W. C. WHIIE
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For Board of Education: For Board of Education:
Q G. E. STONE
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For Surveyor: For Surveyor:^
[]W. D. ROTHROCK
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For Coroner: For Coroner:
Q S. P. CHRISTIAN □ C. J. HELSABECK, M. D.
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Election November 3, 1942.
d.L- tuiL.
.. .i of Stokes County Boa.d of Elections.
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Best crocheted bed spread—
first sl, second 50c.
Best hand-worked bed spread— (
first $1; second 50c ,
Best potted plant, non-blooming j
—first, $1; second 50c. ']
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Legion Supper At Cove
Wednesday Night
The American legion local or j
ganization will tender a supper to
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its member next Wednesday
THE DANBURY REPORTER
CLEMMIE CROMER
IS ACQUITTED
Supreme Court Reverses Decision
Of Stokes Court.
Mrs. Clemmie V. Cromer is ac
quitted of the charge of burning
a bam and stable.
The Supreme Court came to
her rescue by reversing the vedict
i night, Sept. 30, at Walnut Cove.
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All members expected and cordial
ly invited to come and are cau
tioned not to bring well filled
j baskets as the legion will pro
vide the eats, etc., and plenty of
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them.
'Guns On Court House
Square To Be Scrapped
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The cannon on the court house
square here 2 howitzers or
trench mortars —captured from
the Kaiser in WW 1, will be
scrapped this week by the Ameri
can Legion boys under the super
vision of Paul Fulton, legionnaire.
The suns will be melted over and
i sent in the form of new material
j to scrap the Japs and the Huns,
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.reached at Stokes court in July,,
1941, when the jury bought in a,
verdict of guilty.
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Mrs. Cromer was charged with'
burning the barn and stable of
W. G. Ferguson July 29, 1941.
Tracks leading to the scene were
identified as those of the defend
ant, according to evidence ir.tro
| ducc-d into court. She ad rait to J |
jthe t recks weie hers, according t
•Jiistiw IZuinl.iii. who v.roti. the
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Isupj mc ccurt decision, and >•: .tv
, that : .i t. (i ..M the i ivl:* I' -
I'ou • i. • iiy !.u r. tl.
woui'. .i \x it ii- to v.->
hou! i.'cv tile i.txt r.i. it :.g c!'.:.
Ito tin ch.sage in tinic.
Justice Barnhill wrote that
there w.is no cvlei'. . U-.i I'r.g to
show the caus„' or origin of t.ie
fire, that theiv v\as no evidence
that the Sic- was :n eudi.'uy mc
not suff.c.ent .e: 1 nnony (e.iUipg : J
incriminate lb: defer. u:.t
According to .he o'.itk.sue, Mrs.
Cromer owne I two i'ltnib. Her
sons were cuiirig tobacco m oaa
jfarm and in making the trip on
|foot to the barn on the morning
lin question she had to pass clc - o
iby the tobacco barn on the prop
erty of Ferguson. The tobacco
I barn and stable were partially
burned, it is understood, before
the flame was extinguished but
later in the day lightning struck
the barn and completed the de
struction.
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One Wir Wfcelt
A calendar of event* on one war job in one recent week g ves i gr-phic
picture of how General Elect ri: is working to meet wartime emergencies.
1. Erder was i. TH^p''
received at an eastern G-E factory many workers as cou'M be ePi
t'cr equipment needed by a U.S. ciently employe Jcn tlie jo'J worU.4
warship near Australia. A special at! nijht. '..iy FRID.hY. aj-'
call went out. sembling the equipment.
3. SATURDAY: Under police 4. WEDNESDAY: A bonr.btng
escort, the equipment was rushed plane landed the equipment at its
to a nearby airport. Traveling by P.'.cific destination —IO,OOO miles
p!ane, it arrived in San Francisco f:om the factory—six days after
on SUNDAY. receipt of order.
General Electric believes that it* first duty as a
good citizen it to be a good soldier.
Gantral Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
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BOCOCK - STROUD CO.
Sporting Goods—Toys—General Electric Appliances
WINSTON - SALEM, N. C.
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Fair To Open
At Mt. Airy |
j On Monday
The Mount Airy American Le^-1
ion Fair, dedicated in 1942 to a
"victory" theme, will open Mor.- ;
morning for six big days an.l 1
nights.
The Mount Airy Fair 4 this year j
will offer a full program and a
new program of amusements, ac- i
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cording to W. L. Sydnor, execu-'
tive secretary.
Unusually attractive agricu!- 1
' tural and Jqme.3tic exhibits are
'expected thia year in view of the
special emphasis placed upon the
production of "Victory" gardens
and field crops by Surry residents,
and fair officials expect the inten
sive canning program of 19 =2 t j
not the finest "live-at-home" e.: j
hibi*. in fair history.
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Sanov Ridge
* 5-H Mc.-liiv- '
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. ... T.. I'iucers ci. '«.• \
W..1 : 1! • h :s, jiresi
Hawkins, vice-president; JtuUc '
Pooh, s. ..-let-i:y; Trixie Z.gl; i
porter.
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One of the projects >-,f the clu'.
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• will be to assist in salvaging
all scrap metal, iron and rubber
in their community.
Stokes Men Receive
War Bond Prizes
In Winston-Salem I
Rolen Smith, of King, received'
a S2OO bond and J. M. Terry, of
King, Route 1, received a SIOO
bond in Winston-Salem Tuesday,!
opening day of the tobacco mar-!
ket. The Retail Merchants As- j
sociation gave sl,uoo in bonds as
prizes to tobacco growers that
day. The grand prize of SSOO bond
• went to Mrs. Margaret Pfaff, of
Tobaccoville.
PUBLISHED THURSDAYS ]
BIG DAY COMING
I TO KING Oct. 2-3
The Horse Show And Farm And
, Home Display Will Attract
Many People From Far Aad
Wide—The Show And Exhibits
Will Award Prizes.
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At King on October 2 and 3 the
Stokes County Horse Show, Farm
and Home Display will be held,
which is open to the farmers of
J Stokes county.
The King Horse Show ha 3 be
come to be ua attractive occasion
at the busy town, and every year
it gro.vs more pretentious. This
year the event includes ti.; Farm
and Home l>:«i 1a... £:...i.:'j will
i.e mai: oi \and
ji'ruils. u , :„.u, i iicaa,
Jiiov.crs, e:.. ;\.c -it..;.. \ i". be
an. :...e . t-..- . {.yn.au4-
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i tho
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* v,>>ik
v . . . i i..liny
'■ » ..• i.dry
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i :i •'• '■■ ■■ \Y>...! Kiser,
j b/iii,..,: . J0...,,- liowers;
Mrs. M.uv u-t Oi ntr;. liandi-
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cratt; E. Stokt-s, Cuis:
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Large erwus are expected *3
attend the show ar.d exhibitions,
and the (eople all over Stoke.**
are cordially invited by the mer
chants and business men and lad
ies of King. Attendance is expect: -
ed to include also many from ad
joining counties.
| Walter Nelson ot the Meadows
1 section. Walnut Cove, Route 1,
| was in town Wednesday. Walter
is one of Stokes county's best
farmers and best citizens. Thirty
five barns of tobacco were raised
this time by Walter and his
jcrowd on the place. And that
means money, Jon't you worry.
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( LOST Between Lawsonville and
' Nelson'a Funeral Home, white
I & lemon spotted walker female.
"W. A. Dins" on coliar. Reward.
V/. A. OWEN'S.
Franc.sco, X. C.
| WAN .ED— Double - hirrel 12-
nunge sh jts,".n. \\ . ] trade S
j tube c sr.so'e radio. good deal
i ; s u.\ If interested,
j 'e .Reporter, Danbury,
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j FOR RENT- Tobacco, corn farm
—postoffiee at Lawsonville- -
I 4 acres for tobacco and 12 acres
for wheat.
WILL CREASY
Lawsonville, N. C.
FOR RENT: Goon farm—stock
furnished -10 tobacco acres- -
90 acres o; en land. Sec C. W.
Williams, Oak P.idse, North
Carolina.
WANTED: Sasvirns Roots.
Write or pno.ie (icr.e C.
Brown & Company, 17J0 West
Lee Street, phor.c HIS, Greens
boro, N. C.
TRANSPCRTATiON FOR WEEK
END TRIPS. FL HINu, BUSI
NESS TRIPS, ETC., AT ANY
TIME TO ANY PLAC.O. CALL
JIM BOOTH AND. 1!.. i STA
„ TION WAGON AT: CO, Dan
bury, or 53, Wuhi.'t Cove,
FROM 1 TO 10 PJP.SONS;
PRICES RIGHT.
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