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Mount Airy News. SPEECHES BY JUDGE PJUCHARD. Judge Priehard. ot Aaheville, rndf Ikna ipurtm in Um nmtiy luring tha put few day*. A largo audience of nprm lUtWo r'l'ia.tn heard him at Moml Airy on To»«d»» night. * ha audience waa rmmm- i.p of awn from tha rural district* aa wall aa fiuai tha tews. Man of all partiaa wara hara and listened In a mo-t earnest manner to tha able presentation of the rubjeet of tha war. Judr* PrirhaH began hla apeech by Haying that whatever may hava fcaan tha cauaaa for beginning tha war. It la now too lata to diertise them Ha le rlarad in ih« moat earnest manner that in hia opinion the Preaident did everything in hi* puwer to prevrnt the war, hut tha. now tha war la on ui th.Te la nnthi'ig to do hut unite aa one man and carry it thrmiirh to a aucreeaful end. He atated in the mott seriou* ter.na that the nun who la oppoaed to Minding aoldicrn to foreign •oil had juet aa well wake up to the fart that, this war will be won on for eign aoil, or it will be won right here in our own country, for Germany will be defeated over there, or "he will carry the war into our awn country. For an hour Judge Prirhard told in a moat earn eat manner of the many reaaona why we are duty hound to help cruah the military power that Germany ha* built up. It haa coma to that that all nation* are In danger of being ruled by the great nation that Germany haa come to be, and that the liberties of all men are in danger * cauae of the ambition of a politi al party with Emperor William at it* head, and a party it la that has the rule of the world as Ha ambition and tha *word aa its weapon for enforcing its will and wiahea. If there la any oppoaition in the land to this war, if the people could hear Judge Pritchard they would cease to oppoee it and unite in one effort t> suppreaa the nation that la trying te rule the world. THF *;ED CKOSS. There is no disposition on ths part of this newspaper to say a thine that would hum iliat« or in any way annoy ths (food people who are trying to do something through the organization called the Red Cross here in our own county. It appear* that our people are not awake on the subject as they should be. It appears that many are standing off, for some reason, and not lending a hand to the work that is to be done. Of all the BOO people who have become members only about 40 have been secured we would undertake to knit goods for the soldiers. The Society is not getting the re sponse it should have from our people in the way of funds with which to buy material for use. All this may change after a while. When winter comes and we see that we have failed to send forward our proportional part of the goods, and reports and complaints ge gin to pour in from the soldiers in camp, we will wake up and get busy. Those who have sons in the army can lead in this matter and stir up interest better than any other class. It must not be forgotten that in this war there are many things to do, and that many things will be left undone. At the present moment we remember that in the camps in the South, right here at Charlotte, there is no provision being made for the soldiers to have a (ire at night. Think of that. The soldier must be clother so that he will not need a fire. That means that he will need that suit of knit goods that the Surry County Ked Cross is called upon to make, and which suit Surry County Red Cross is not knitting, and there is not the money with which to buy the yarn, and worse there is not yet the disposition to do the work if the yarn wa« here. All of this is said, not with the in tent to hurt the fine sentiments of our people, but rather to arouse an inter est that will wake up our good people and get this work done. Talk about your Red Cross Soeiety being hampered for ' funds, if the members would cut out gasoline and shows for one week enough could be saved to buy all the yarn that is need ed. All we need is to get it into our noggins that this nation is fighting Germany. Forty sons of Surry leave in the morning for the military training ramp. Let every ritiaen in Mount Airy be at the depot. Forty men leave in the morning to make this land a free country in the future. Be at the depot when they laave. ba «it of pUn. A latter to ha* folk* ttiliaf ihtut condition# in csaip might ba all trmi whan pubiiabad in • ■■■'■papai. AiW no aa will aat ha»a to ba ntUlni ant parte af tba latter* If tba wM)ar» will haap la Mind tbaaa facte. Latter* that ara often of orach interact to bona folk la a paraar way should fiat ba aMtoa pafeMc b# a | dlara to writa often, bat not teba of fanaa If wa fail to (iva apaca to all | that tfcay Tobacco Sailing At U»WrJ-o/ Pricaa. Not In tho memory of the present K<n«ntUon hu tobacco mU at the pricaa being paid for it on thie mark *t these dayi. To toll bow high it io soiling would aatoniah a man wbo baa not been on tbo markat and Man with his own eyee. Wo aaw today piloa of loaf brine 26 casta a pound that »old a few year* aio for two canta. Tobacco that baa all along in auny yaara paat brought Avo canta will now bring from ftftaon to thirty canta. Thoao ara cold facta, and they ara ao far from what wo have boon accuatomed to aaoing on tha markat that one atanda and wonder* what will happen next. And tha de mand 1a groat. There la no diapooi tion on the part of the buyera to hang along with the crowd and abow no in terest in the sale, for now the (aloe ara live with animation, and ovary man ia ready to bid and get every leaf bo can. Tha warehouse* in this city wore never in bettor condition to meet the domanda of the farmer in the way of accommodation a. And wo ara glad to say that there ia a strong disposition on the part of our Saury farmers to sell hero at bona and not go to other markets, for it is well known that to bacco brings a good price hero, and just as much aa it does on other mark ets. There ara mere ways than one that a man can bo a patriot, and one way is to help build up onea own county and aoction by trading at home. This the people are doing thia year. And it ia meaning much to this sec i // Children Out Of School. In this good town there are forty white children and twenty colored children somewhere about town who are not in school, and their parent* are subject to answer to the law for the neglect, if It is neglect, for not sending them. These facts are learn ed from Prof. Staley who knows. And worse there is not an attendance officer to whom Prof. Staley can make his report as the law directs. These con ditions should not be and the sooner we get wide awake on the subject the better it will be for the children. The law of this State requires that all children under the age of fourteen shall attend school, and for sixty in this town to be out is something for those in authority to think about. / , Draft Men Reach the J Camp in High Spirits. Columbia, 8. C.,Sept. 6.—Over six hundred men, comprising the first quota* of the Carolina* are in camp Jackson today and three score more were expected to arrive soon from Florida. The embryonic troop* from North Carolina and Florida are arriv ing in small increments. All of the incoming men appear to be in fine physical condition and ex cellent spirits. Msny arrived singing songs. "Such a spirit will make the finest army on earth," declared a prominent army officer who at the sta tion to meet the men. As the various contingents arrive in Columbia they are placed in groups and dispatched to Camp Jackson on shuttle trains. Officers attached to the mustering staff travel on all the trains and arrange the various de tachments so that the mustering in service at the camp is completed with a minimum of difficulty. Few incidents have ocurred to mar the mobilisation. One South Caro lina county did not send all Its quota due to a misconception of rules. Three men called in another county failed to appear. It is understood that uniforms and other equipment for the drafted men ha* not yet arrived. Ctocianatl. o,—WMh tlM opaailng of lk« haad^artor. * tha hMkm Hardwood ■■■>■< a »y hiw| m tku ettf, Cincinnati haa baaai tha ranUr W a gigantic ladaatry, whfch haa baan aatobllabad to supply qak't ly to 1M,0MI0M faat of toiwili far tha r.ovamaaaat'a war yarpaaaa M. W. Stack of ft. AJbaaa, W. V*, ta rKan man af thta undar tailing. Tito MMrfiMy huraau wa« lauarhad to aatva tha problaM at apaady ayp pUaa af lumbar. "Tha Covarnmant ha* givan tia •pariAcationa af tha vartoua piaeaa af lumbar wan tad, and wa airaady Kara I at many ordam—aoma of tha mala rial baa, in fact, baan Aniahad," as plainad Chairman Stork. "A numbar of Arm* ara doing this buainaaa for tha Govarnmant at a laaa, but wa ara datorminad to provida all tha hard wood naadad and tha manufactorara ara cooperating patriotically in tha rauaa. Tha lumbar atocka on hand will ba auAciant, I think, to supply all immadiato naada, and by tha tima thia ia aaad up, wa will hava produrad forthar aupplkaa. " W« are now searching the for—to of the country for th« mightieit oak tun bar* for th« now tkipi. The Gov ernment ha* given us the dimension* of the quai tared oak piacaa It wanta for the great wood fleet, for rodder poeta, keel shoes ami the other part*. Great quartered white oak timbers, 20 inchee thick, 20 incbaa wide and 30 feet Ions, are demanded for one vital part of the ship, and it will require the moat magnificent white oak* we can And to produce the great 33-feet - long timbers, 12 inchea by 24 inches, that are needed for another part of these ships. . "The keel shoij^lte foundations of the ships, will be of hardwood, as will many other j£rta requiring great strength. MCny plants are not equip ped to cut the 33-foot timbers, but we are making special arrangements to handle them. We are to provide about 9.000 feet of hardwood for each ship and 1000 ships would mean 9,000,000 feet of this special lumber." "Would there be enough lumber available for building 1000 ships?" Mr. Stark was asked. "It certainly can be done," he re plied. "1 do not mean that there is enough timber cut and dried right now to build that many, but the lumber men can get out enough and do it quickly, too. The soft-wood lumber men will do their share in supply ing pine—their annual capacity run ning up into billions of feet. "We are also to provide the finest quartered oak in the forests for the propellers of Uncle Sam's great new aerial fleet," added Mr. Stark. "Each propeller needs 300.feat of this lum ber, a special width, eight inches and up. If the 23,000 airplanes are built as planned, and several propellers are held in reserve for each machine, it will take 20,000,000 feet oY this finest of quartered oak for the propellers alone." Meet me at the depot in the morning to see the soldiera off. Dog Trawl* Four Hundred Miles, Returning to Owner Aihevilte Sept. 16.—Making hU way over400 miles of territory and cros sing two large rivers on the way. a black shepherd dog, belonging to Jack Smith, of this city, returned from Tar boro, Ca. The dog was sold to E. "P. MacCarthy, of the Georgia town, and was shipped to Tarboro by express. He seemed to be doing well in the Georgia town, but escaped a few nights ago, and the next heard from him was when, footsore and weary, he scratched at the door of Smith's home on Spring street and wagged himself all over the place when Jack opened the door. The sale has been called off. Has a High OjrfrtMef Chamberlain's "I have a hish opinion of Chamber lain's Tablets for biliousness and as a laxative," writes Mrs. C. A. Barnes. Charleston, 111. I have never found anything so mild and pleasant to use. My brother has also used these tablets with satisfactory results." You Are Having Your Best Year Now Prices are far ahead of the beet previous average, and they are likely to stay so. YOU are a SUCCESSFUL GROWER today, with better prospects for continued prosperity than ever before. Save Your Money Now Save as you Earn. The greater the profit, the more money you should put into the Bank. This Institution is the strongest in North Carolina. It* Doors are wide open to YOU. 4 per cent, on Savings, with interest compounded quar terly. One dollar will start you, and no amount is too small to deposit. Use This Best Year to Your Permanent Advantage Barhouia Sank and (Trust Compang Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Capital, - - $1,250,000.00 Col. RaOMTelt Hu Liberty Motor Ride. New York, N. Y.—Colonel Roose velt occupied the observation seat on an aeroplane at Mineota on Thurs day during a half hour test flight of the Liberty motor, and he pronounced the trip and the workings of the motor remarkable-He rode in a big mili tary biplane, driven by H. W. Blakely, an employee of the L. W. F. Company, the maker. Most of the flight was at a height of between 5000 and 6000 feet. It was the second flight Col onel Roosevelt has made, the other be ing in Kansas four years ago. ATTENTION! We call you attention to the fact that we will reduce the price of bark September the 1st and no bark will be received at our station after Decern* ber 1st. This August 14th, 1917. C C. SMOOT * SONS COMPANY. THE NEW MODEL CHEVROLET A high grade, fullv equipped, comfortable and powerful Motor Car at a price within reach of everyone. Why should you crank your car or drive with insufficient lights or chancre your tires on the road when you can purchase such a car as the CHEVROLET at a medium price? Seventy-Eight care delivered in our territory in fourteen days is suffi cient proof that if you want a car this Fall you should place your order now. T. J. SMITHWICK, Local Dealer -% UNIVERSAL AUTO COMPANY, Inc., Dittributon Winston-Salem, N. C
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