THE DANBURY REPORTER
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Vice-President
HARRY 8. TRUMAN
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JOHN H. FOLAIER
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ROBAH L SMITH
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Board Of Kdueatlen
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STOKES OFFICERS .
ARE THREATENED
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12TTER MAILED AT KINGj
, PROMISES "AN ABLE COM
MITTEE" IS LYING IN WAIT
TO KILL ELLINGTON. TAY
LOR AND SCOTT AND BLOW
UP THE COURT HOUSE--J
MATTER IN HANDS OF
STATE B. I. AND F. 8.1. i'
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Saturday the Board of Elec
tions, of which A. J. Ellington is
chairman, received a threatening
letter si: no i by "An Able Com
mittee," and mailed at King.
The Utter charged that the
Democrats had stolen the las;
election and would try to steal
this one, and threatened the deatn
of Ellington, who, it was charged
in the letter, "should have been
killed long ago," and also prom
ised that the "Able Committee"
would "get Sheriff John Taylor
and Solicitor R. J. Scott," and
would blow up the court house. |
The officials threatened were
not in the least alarmed, yet they
cailed up the State Bureau of In
vestigation whose representatives
were immediately on the scene
and were furnished the letter.
The Federal Bureau of Investi
gation also getting wind of the
matter at once sent officials here
the following day.
| Eoth agencies are now on the
trail of the letter writer, who if
caught will have to answer the
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consequences of his threats and
for using the mails to blackmail.
The Reporter is informed jus'
before going to press that strong
evidence against the guilty par
ties is now in the hands of the
officers.
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Candidates Thank
Voters For Support
To the Voters of Stokes County:
j We are grateful and apprecia
tive for the loyal support accord
ed us and each of us in Tuesday' •
I Election. As W2 a.'sunn our re>
ipective offices of public trust it
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| will be with a deep sense of re
jsponsibility to the people whom
we have been delegated to
serve.
j It is our purpose to dedicate
lour every action in official life to
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jthe mierests of our county, State
j find nation. |
I Sincerely yours,
ROBAH L. SMITH I
HARVEY G. JOHNSON
HOWARD L. GIBSON I
REV. J. A. JOYCE
CARLOS DAVIS
S. P. CHRISTIAN j
GOLDEN BAKER |
P. O. FRYE
WM. F. MARSHALL
JADIE C. HODGE
DIES IN ACTION
SANDY RIDGE BOY IS KILLED
IN HOLLAND —STOKES CAS
UALTY LIST NOW REACHES
SIXTEEN
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Private Jadie C. Hodge, son 01
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hodge of San
dy Ridge, was killed in action ill
lijiland on September 21. His
parents have been notified by t.ie
War Department. He entered tne
army Nov. 2!(, 10-13, and was
trained at Camp Wheeler, Ga., Ft.
Benning, Ga., Camp Croft, S. C.,
and Fort Meade, Md. He was
home last on June 8 and went ov
erseas later that month with a
parachute infantry outfit. He was
educated at Mayodan and Sandy
Ridge High Schools.
The death of young Hodge
brings the Stokes fatal war cas
ualty list to 16, which now stands
as follows:
j Lieut. David R. Mitchell, King.
action in china.
Sgt. John W. Collins, Francisco
killed in action in Florida.
Lieut. Jack Hutcherson, Wnlnui
, Cove, killed in plane crash whilt
training in Florida.
Pvt. Loyd Morefield, King, kill
d in action at Bougainville.
Cpl. Robert Hall, Meadows, kill
ed in action in South Pacific.
I Petty Cfficer Jimmy Wallact
iriffin, Sandy Ridge, killed in ac
ion in Italy.
I Cpl. Drewry Glenn Hooker, of
Yadkin township, killed in actioi
n Sicily.
j Pt'c. Evcrette J. Fulk, Pinnacle
illcd in action in France, July 11
1044.
j Lieut. Thos. A. Eggleston, Di!
lard, killed in action in Italy, Julj
3, 1044.
Sgt. Thomas H. Shelor, Fran
[ cisco, killed in action in France
! une 20, 1044.
1 Sgt. Richard T. Pell, Jr., Wes«
field, killed in Fiance, July II
044.
,i Sgt. O. W. Slawter, King, kille
in action ki France, August 21
1044.
Philip Simmons, Francisco, kill
ed in action in France, Sept
( 1041.
Pvt. Gilmer W. White, Route 2
Walnut Cove, killed in action in
France September 22, 1044.
t Pfc. Howard D. Tut tie, German
ton. (Tied on July 21, 1044, a!
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, wounds received while in actioi
in P. ance.
Pvt. Jadie C. Hodge, of Sandy
Ridge, killed in action in Holland
on Sept. 21, 1044.
MARRY (JO RO('NI> '
Marriage license issued to Rob
ert Goolsby, Belews Creek, to
Ruth Hairston, Pine Hall, 11i44.
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PUBLISHED Till REPAYS
J CLEAN SWEEP MADE IN COUNTY
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Large Majorities Given President Roosevelt,
• Governor Cherry, Senator Hoey, Congressman
Folger and All County Officials
!-tok"s county went Democratic again Tuesday by large majorities,
notwithstanding the Republicans put up the hardest fight they
have made for years.
,! Several factors worked in favoi
,'of the Republicans, chief of which
.'was the burden of war, the ca .s'
, of which of course was charged to
s President Roosevelt. Many ig
norant persons were told that :i
Dewey were elected their boys;
g would be sent straight homc.j
whereas if Roosevelt won he;
r , would keep them in the war for j
s a long period, and that the war'
y , would last four years longer.
I This argument had considerable-j
effect naturally on those voters]
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. who did not know the truth.
9 ' Another factor that worked
Btrongly against the Democrats
was that Ihe Republican National j
Committee had hopes of carrying
North Carolina for Dewey and o.",
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electing several Republican
gressmen. Consequently the con
t gressional districts were well su;- (
plied with northern money fro:::!
the State "Constitutional Demo'
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crots" with which to effect their
I organization.
I But it was all a useless and fu
tile fight against the Stokes or
ganized Democracy which gained
ts usual victory,
j The splendid leadership of Pies
ident Roosevelt, the high prices of
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tobacco which the I'arnru rs have
been receiving, the magnificien!
j record of the State Democrat
and the clean and able and eco
, noniical County government, a!
contributed to the victoiy.
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I Gov. Cherry and the State (Hi
cers, Senator Clyde R. Hoey, Cop.
gressman John H. Folger and a'
other Democratic eongressivo!
( were overwhelmingly elected. j
1 the county C. E. Davis for;
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tlw Senate from Stokes and Sio
ry; Wm. F. Marshall for the low-1
j er House of Representatives. R j
L. Smith for Register of Deeds, H.'
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L. Gibson. H (!. Johnson an i J.i
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A. Jove r o» Countv Commissi! !,-
its; S. I'. '.;hrisii»n Coroner.'
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} Golden I>i: : .ei, Surveyor: P. ■>.
Frve, for of Education
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were all d e'ed by big riajori'ie;.
Besides his
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Stokes, S;i''.'v coun t v pave Carlo. 3 '
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Davis a majority of '2.953 over 0.1
W. Sisk.
i In a table published on anctliet;
I page is given the vote by pre
cincts.
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The Carroll old homestead at '
Mt. View which was recently sold '
for division among the heirs of '
3 the late D. V. Carroll, wns bought
by Cary L. Carroll.
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Number 3,776.
RE-ELECTEI)
County Commissioners
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HOWARD L. GIBSON
HARVEY G. JOHNSON
J. A. JOYCE ,'I
NOTICE
| Beginning Nov. 9, 1944, all Oc
cupational and Special Applica
tions for gasoline for passenger
cars have with application!!
your Mileage Rationing Record.
j WAR PRICE & RATIONING;
I BD. 45-58, Danbury, N. G.