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Mount Airy News. X K JOHNSON. Miter mi Nfcto. Hmmmt Airy. N. C. April It. 1917. SUBSCRIPTION RATES i OMM»;,tkrwMilki,... M Om mwf. ■*> »wH»,. M f*ma Tj- mm year..... IIN THE LOCAL FOOD ' PROBLEM. Sine* the war with German v wa* declared tha probletM at fooil for thin aertion Kan become a llva ana. All of ua have known all along that, whila thu ia a farming aartlon, tha supply of food ia largaly furnished ua by othar aections of tha country. Corn, hay, flour, wheat, maat ami many o<her article* of fund ara actually shipped hara weekly by tha solid car loas*. Tha reason for thia ia that tha farmer* giva much of thair tima to the^growing of tohacro, and tha people in town* ara employad in variou* fonna of manu facturing. Tha raault ia that wa »r%> not a naif feeding paopia, »<> far aa producing hara our food supplies. Now that tha prira* of avary form of food hava advanrad to unheard-of prira* wa ara amazed at tha problem of juat what wa ara to do aa a people. Of course the man who has plenty of money or can get it, ia all right, but the great multitudes who are not ahead financially and have no crciiit and no property with which to secure credit, these are facing a different Now we woult^pot alarm any one, but the time haw come for us as a people to frt-t flnwrrfct" cold facta about the situation we are faring. The Mills of thin city will pay the farmer $1.70 for corn. This means that the man who eat*-or feeds the corn must pay not less than $1 .SO per bushel for it. Farmers about in thi* section are holding their surp^is corn *for the price of 12.00, no reports say. Other food products are going up in propor tion. Now at the present prices of labor how to feed a family is a live question. And it is one that cb.inot be put asid«% for acme other day. It must be met now. In pas-tin* it may not be out of the way to say that the citizen who takes advantage to his neighbor and gets a too high price for what he has and what his neighbor must have, can in this way make a name far hli«<K that will cause hia grandchildren to shun it. We recall stories of years ago, as far hack a* the civil war. when men about in this xection made money at the expense of their neighbor and hia misfortune. The man who specu lates on the misfortunes of the people now will go down as one who '* no friend of mankind. And the man who has a heart in him large enough to see the other man's need and aid as he can, will live to know that he has the love and respect of all who live about him. They are already telling of how some are asking too much for vacant lota and would collect more rent than the land will produce food. Natural ly there will be some few people who will turn speculator in these times, but the general public should discour age thia as much as possible. If there was ever a time when we should be brethren and stand together this is the time. Let no man think a sel fish course in hia dealing with others can bring anything but unhappiness, while it may bring so.ne little or much property. Here in tnis town tne citizens are wide awake to the situation and at a meeting last Monday night of the Town Commissioners hundreds of peo ple attended to consider what steps can be taken to bring about the pro duction of the largest amount of l'ood here on the city lots and garden * To encourage th<- work the Town will plow the ground the first time and thus get the work startel well where the citizen is not able to get this work done. The Town will make no charge for its teams in doing this work. There are three large team* of mules here and a few days w;th them in the gardens will make a goo<l show ing and cause a great'.y 'ncre isi-d in terest in the subject of food pre diction. It is admitted by everyone that the citizen who this year fails to produce his supplies at home <s acting unwisely We have been told that Banks are not disposed to extend credit to those who are not willing to do their part in the production of food supplies. Of all the citizens in the country who see thU need most the Hanker is in the best position to know of the facts. Banks the country over are coo ing what they can to arouse interest in this subject and will go the limit in extending credit to the fnimer who is going to produce food. This war is mitking prominent the fact that curtain kind-' of for I rornn rr «h more than other. Ttirds, T1-" fx t ito seems to ccme in far fir t mer.tien. Beans and corn n i in , :irt all (tain* are of even greaur impor tance. The man now Who will kill a calf ■ . .M&v . ■ . tvssS ngfki to be ImM op In Jail, for tit* • auntry la ctrUin to ha ahort at mmmt* of all kWl, and every animal afcauld ba pi ufarl) rared far and ba allow ad to grew op and ba uaaful to mankind. And there ara a lot of old wortfclaaa horaaa In the row try that the paapla »houId chloroform and and thalr worth laaa asiatanra. Thaaa and many othar ara now facing ua in a way to mall* a aenaibla man have aober thought*, aa to what hia duty la In thaaa time*. ONE MAN AWAKE. Mr. Bud Brannack, aaxiatant rhiaf of tha Kir* Department of thl* city, la ona man who la awaka to tha food prohlam tha country la facing. Ha haa already plowed up hla front yard and plantad it in potato** aa Lord Kitrh -ot of England adv!»ad hi* paople to do month* ago. Bafora thia war and* it la probable that many panpla will ha InfiT' **ad that Mr. Brannork acted wlaaly whan ha tumad hla yard Into a gardan. // Bwmm and Corn. y^Mr. M. B. Phillip* who live* four 'mil** wait of thia city la wida awaka on tha lubjact of food production. Ha ha* a plant bad of about 140 »|uar* yard* that will produce enough plan'* to net aavaral acre* in toliacco. But Mr. Phillip* haa decided that the pro per thing to do ii to *ell thi* plant l>ad no nome othar farmer and plant hia land in corn ami bean*. He la not willing to riak raiaing tobacco thia good year and leave off the corn and bean*. And *o if any ritizan in theie part* need* these plant* he ran aee Mr. Phillip* who i* anxioua to get what he ran for the bed. // That Poll Tax. The first of May is not far off »n<l every citizen who care* to participate in the election* of thin year need* to get busy anil pay the *tate and county poll tax at once. There in talk of a bond election here this year for the benefit of nchool* and only those who pay thin tax will he allowed to vote in thin or any other election. Bees and Ten Cent Sugar. Fred Johnson is now buay with the* 500 colonies of been that are run in connection to dome extent With the publishing of this newspaper. He is going over the yards with a view to aaaiHting the little rascal* every way iM.can in Uwir effort to get strong and in conditfon to gather a crop of honey if it is in the flower* this year. He find* that most of the colonic* are in bad shape as to honey and i* making this up by resorting to the sugar bar rel and sugar at nin« cent* wholesale. The keeping of bee* in there modern day means that in the fall, before the winter months, they must be fed, and it also means that in the spring when they begin to build up fast they muit be fed again. We are now giving each colony a half gallon of *ugar syrup made by mixing water and granulated sugar in equal part*. And it takes some sugar to thus feed 500 colonies. These fact* are given for the benefit of farmers who may have bee* and who are posaibly neglecting them at this season of the year. A little feed now may mean that the colony will be strong anough to gather honey in a way to be profitable, when if let alone it would barely get strong enough to make a living and no sur plus. Death of Mr. Harris. Mr. Robert S. Harris died of paraly sis Saturday at the home of his son-in law Mr. George Hutchison on south Main street, aged nearly seventy-five years. Mr. Harris was a miller by trade but was made almost helpless by a stroke of paralysis about five years ago. He was veteran of the Civil war, was a good citizen, a de voted husband and father and a con sistent member of the M. E. church. His li|e companion was called to her reward just about nine days before he responded to the last roll call. Both had been in poor health for several years. The funeral was con ducted from the home Sunday after noon by Kev. Bales and interment | made at Oakdale cemetery. lie is survived by one son Mr. Jasjn Harris, and three daughters Mrs. (ieorge Hutchison, und Misses Helen | and Alma Harris. New York Raises First Regiment for The Army Washington, April 16.—New York has won the honor of first raising a | regiment for the regular army after the United States went to war. The j organization will be designated the first reserve engineers, nnd will be officered utmost entirely by men taken from the engineer officer's reserve corps. Its 1,200 members got their training hi police conntruction work in New York. Unselfish. "11* ll always thinking of others, "Yes • planning how he can get them t-> do tomcthing for him." HOW GERMANY WILL SETTLE. Th« I—data In Germauiy ara al ready planning far ahead aa to bow they will rebuild their I oat pro party, j And thay ara plan run if to fat aplanty from thair enemira for all loaaea. Kaatl tha following nil aaa the way thay have it all fixed. Tha Deuteche Tair - 'ung recently ' puhliahed a mam<>i. '■ 1 concerning! tha future peace in whii . it la argued that tha war indemnity claimed by Uarmany muat ba pai<l pa. tly in kind. Tha document cnmparea Germany to a aold-out atora. Everything, it aaya, la larking, and tha fact conatitutea a aerioua danger barauaa It maana that tha Mtata would not ba capable of con ducting anothar war until it had ra eovarad ita atrength. And yat, it raada, tha neat war la parhapa alraady at tha door. Who ran aay that a aud dan calm will follow upon a concluaion of paaca? W%hope it will ba an, but cannot tall. Ilancu, tha dorumant con tinual, tha victora In tha great atrug gle, that la tha Central Powara, muat damand that a part »f tha war indem nity ba paid In raw material!, and that immediately, and before other* are aervad. The victor muat come firrt. Thua England muat deliver tin and wool; thoae of her colonic* auch aa Canada copper, nickle and preaerved meat; her other colonica jute, leather, fata and oila, raw rublwr, rice and ao on; South Africa gold; and Egypt, aup poaing It remaina under Briti. h rule, cotton. France, meanwhile, nvi f pro vide olive oil, ailka, phoaphatea and cork from Algiera, and other colonial producta; Italy vegctahlea, sulphur, hemp and oil; Rua.iia wheat, barley, flax, oil-cake, leather, egg.t pla'.inum and biamuth. This process, writ* the authors of the memorandum, must lie continued until the whole of the war indemnity in paid, unless it i« paid in cash mean while. It would be a crime committed arainst ourselves and our German! descendants, they observe, if We failed out of false generosity, or feeble hesi-, tation, to determine to reach out for the price of victory. First Baptist Church New»_ Reported for The News. / Pastor T. H. Kin* preached a strong, '«ermo(l last Sunday <norning on "The' Call to the Color*," in Which he strongly emphasized ajr duty to stand by the colors, both in a national and i in a religious sense. Dr. R. T. Vnrin of Raleigh is expect ed to occupy the pulpit next Sunday, the 22, at both morning and evening services. In addition to being one of, the mnt eloquent men in the state,! Dr. Vann is unique, in that though he: lost both arms in his youth, yet he can do most things that other folks use arms for, such as writing, turning the pages of hooks, shooting etc. All who possibly can should hear him. On May 6th comes Dr. B. W. Spil- J man, the "Apostle of Sunshine, "The man without a grouch," who is a world wide Sunday School worker. The Church is looking forward with | great pleasure to the coming on June the 11th of Dr. W. W. Hamilton and singer, E. L. Wolslagel, neither of whom need any introduction to the people of Mt. Airy. Our meeting starts at that date and it is hoped that all who can possibly do so, those of all churches, and those belonging to no church, will attend as regularly as they can. s WILL URGE LIVING PAY FOR ENLISTED SOLDIER. Wash in ((ton, April 16.—Congress man Rdbinson announced today that he proposes to make a fight for a living salary for the enlisted men in the army. He took the »»osition that these men cannot live on the average salary of (15 per month and even make a pretense at suppornng their depen dents. Mr. Robinson proposes to in troduce a bill reducing - the commis sioned officers' aalary something like 15 per eent and increasing the pay of the enlisted men to $40 per month. The lowest salary paid a commis sioned officer in the army—second lieutenant—Is $1,700 a year. The al lowances for heat, light, and horse, feed, amounts to a great deal for the officer who gets the pay of a captain. In these times when the very heart of the nation is being taxed to the last penny in order to pay the war expense and when the President of the United . States is urging the people to econo-' mixe, Mr. Robinson thinks it would not I I* a bad idea to let charity begin at home and help the enlisted men and j at the same time leave a plenty for the commissioned officer. That Robinson's plan will meet with! , popular favor among many member* <>f the house goes without saying. He nay not get his amendment through 1 'al this time, but he will have started a movement that will some day bear fruit and one that will appeal to the i*era;'P man uh'1 most go to war on l 4 scln •* so small that it would'not en • Kit f. i ity to l>»/ <i> ,1k fot* a pah of bahic.t. should he live anywhere' ■ around the national capital. a rCHEVROLET^I EASE AT THE WHEEL In the journey of life there are many short turn.-, and unl«w you have self-control you're likely to get into trouble. And a* it is. in life so it is in an automobile. You mu."t have your controls simple, and colae at hand. Place yourwlf *t the whaal of the (IwvroUt. You will aaa at onra that to ahift your iwri you don't hava to «hift your poaition. You will And ignition and lighting eonvaniant neighbor* and tha •merganry braka raa<ly for inatanl uaa. Thia hand braka anahlan you to rantrol your ear, comfortably and axpaditioualy, without lifting your foot from tha aeralarator. It ia an aver-ready avary-day braka, emergency or no amarganry. The Chevrolet ia aa eaay to manage aa • *l«i«lak ia to «nap. It atart* without a jump and it utopa without a jar. It reapomla to the wheal'* •lifhteat hint, and, regardleaa of apeed, hold* inu| to the road. Thm a pell* economy in maintenance nnd efl rienry in operation. And it fftve« to the hand at the wheel that aaaurad miih of perfect control which make* driving not a atrain but a relaxation; not a tank but a pleaaure. Price $585.00 Delivered. See Graham Harrison or John Marion Any Time You Want A Demonstra tion. Marion-Harrison Co. Local Dealer* For CHEVROLET Factories at All Principal Cities. From Mountain Park. By Krv. D. 8. Hubbell. The newest news of Mountain Park for thin week are the visit of the D. W. Y. P. Club of Dobson and the com iog of Rev. C. H. Utly. Mr. U"*y is not a i tranger in Surry, having served as pastor of Elkin Baptist Church sev eral years ago. He i* up to take a look at our School plant with a view to teaching the two months Normal term here and probably he will be Principal of the school next year, we are hoping so. He U an experienced teacher and stands in high favor as such. The Normal begins the first of May and runs for two months instead of three aa formerly. As to the Dobson Troupe of players just a few remarks: In the first place we regret we could not give them a larger audience. The weather was cold—our fanner folks have not been thoroughly broken into attendance of dramatic performances, but we are coming along. As to the play and its rendering we can have no words ex cept words of pleasure and praise. "Dot: The Miner's Daughter" was per fectly and pleasingly impersonated by Miss Reece and all the actors did pass ingly well. They ought to take the play to other towns before they get out of practice. Yes, It was a piece of art and well done; but we heard and looked on with a tincture of jealousy and of admiring despair. Our School commencement will Be og the 26-27 of April. We cordially invite all to attend. April 26, 8 p. m., A Musical. April 27, 10 o'clock a. m. Graduating exercises. Eleven o'clock a. m. Com Workmen's B. & L Association Ik now (ilTcrtni for ulf it* IStty Hriri of ittck, the flrit payment to be made Saturday, May 3th. 1SI7. Application* for atork may be Aled during April and May. 25c weekly for each $100.00 ^hare. S39.800.00 atock ha* been ma tared and paid in rmah. mencement address, Dr. A. E. Brown. Three o'clock p. m. Meeting of Board of Trustee*. Eight o'clock p. m. Play: Brae; The Poor House Girl. Soldiers Guarding Tunnel*. A company o fthe Second regiment North Carolina troop*, were in a spe cial car attached to No. 21 Tuesday afternoon. They were assigned to duty guarding the tunnels on the mountain section of the Southern be tween Old Fort and Black Mountain. A car-load of soldiers came in on the Charlotte train Tuesday morning and were sent west en No. 11. Companies of the Second regiment and other companies of State troops are now doing police duty in various sections of the State. On all the main lines of the railroads important brid ges, etc., are being guarded. German sympathizers—or folks who are just mean and would take advantage of the war excitement to do something, might wreck these bridges, and it is especial ly important that all important lines of railroad be kept open for traffic in war time*.—Statesvllle Landmark. Some Good Advice. "Don't think too much of your own methods. Watch other people's ways and learn from them." This ia good advice, especially when bilious or con stipated. You will find many people who use Chamberlain's Tablets for these ailments with the best results, and will do well to follow their «x amn1' Tax Notice. All persons owing taxes will pie take notive that I am forced to adver tise and levy if not (mld^ The law has been amended so that t^le sheriff is required to levy after/November the 1st. I have indulged «ie collection of Taxes since last November. I cannot hold the matter \q> logger. Take duo notice that unless youl1 taxes are paid that I will proceed tok^vertise. This is positively my last lotice. This the 27th day of March 1917. T. W. Davis, Ex-sheriff. »»» "IN TIME OE LIFE PREPARE' To-day you are thinking Preparedness. In your life valuable? Would some one suffer a loan if you were called away on a long, long journey—or to war? Are you sufficiently insured to protect your credit, conserve your estate, and provide for those you love most? Do you need insurance? Have you a bof or a brother who should be insured to-day? See or write us without delny^ „The Prudential Life Insujr ance Co. of America Home Office, ark, N. J. GRADY FULTON, Special Agent, — MOUNT AIRY, N. C
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