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Mount Airy News. J. B. JOHNSON, mmtrn Mi MMmt. ■ml Airy. N. C., Ortihi l». I»IT. SL'MCRirrtON HATCH: turn AJtE WE SELLING OUR OWN SUPPLIES? Th. ■mount of (owl wppllu that in (Miini to thia town from th* country dlatricta ami Iwing ahipped •way ia to large that on* ia mad* to wonder tf our paople are "hipping •way to our own hurt. Never in th* hiatory of till* market ham m much produo? of on* kind and another t»**n ahipped from hare. Take tha appla market aa an exam ple. In ordinary yeara applea arc hauled hare from th* country dUtrict* every week during th* fall and winter. Thu» ther* ia a conatant aupply. Now the price ia ao attractive that farmer* are *elling what they have, and later on there will b* none to aall. Th* name ia trua of othar item* of farm produc* it appaara. Now wn are told that it ia had policy for nna to a tore up food product*. The pcopU ai* aaked by th* govern ment to not hoard luppliaa. We taka it that thia ia i^ot to apply to the need* of a family. 4* we under*tand it, it i would not b* • hoarding for a cit-1 izen to lay ia a aupply for winter of auch farm pnfurt* a* are being ship ped from her* ^aily, and which will b«l certain to ba bard to aecur* a little later in the Heaaan. ror a man 10 lay in a lew ousnei* of potatoes and nurh other supplies a* h« will be certain to need, appear* to us to be the wise course at this time for this section. Irinh potatoes ran now be bought for something like 11.26 per buahal, later they will be hard to get, and may Hell for iieveral dollars a bushel. As a further illuatratiun of thia sub feft practically all the honey that w»« produced about hera thia year haa been sold to people in other sections, and now citizans of this town are as tonished when they learn that they cannot be supplied. They had expect ed to find a supply at any time and put off buying until it was too late. Distinguished Visitor a Cam*. On last Monday a party of fifty or more citizens came here from the New England states to set- what we have in the way of a Quarry. These men are contractors and builders on a large scule and are out on a sightseeing and business trip over several states. They' operate in the larger cities where building ia done on a great scat* and at heavy expense. Many of the visit ors had their wives with them. They arrived here at noon Monday and the gentlemen who are connected with the various firms at the Quarry made a special effort to see that the visitors had a pleasant and profitable time while here. They were carried at once to the Quarry where lunch was served and some time put in ex- j amining the immense works, over th ere. Later in the day the visitors utie carried about the city on a sight seeing tour. At night a public recep tion was given in the rooms of the (Ymmenial Club and many citizens were permitted to see and enjoy the company of the men and women from the North. While here many of the visitors were entertained in the homes of our citizens. Early Tuesday morning a number of citiaens carried the visitors to Stone Mountain, Wilkes County, where they were to spend a few hours sight see ing before making another jump to Winston-Salem the same day. From that city they were to go south as far as Atlanta, Ga. The visit here by these large con tractors and business men will no doubt do much to increase the great business that has been developed here. No doubt their visit will mean much to our town in the way of increased ord ers, for where Mount Airy Granite is known it is used, and its popularity as a building material ia rapidly making it one of the most popular stones used in the great and costly buildings of the cities in all parts of the country. The Coal Supply. I.ast week we told of the shortage of the supply of coal at this town. Mr. Claud Hheltnn took the subject up with the Southern Railway Company and in-lured them to release some can thut war® on the way here. The re sult is that f>.-jr car- have Seen re ceived thi* week. That will help soma. Hut citixem are warned that the sup ply of coal U *o uncertain that it is the pail of wixdom for every one to ret in wood where it can He secured. The State authorities are advising the town* of this aectinn to |to Into th« wood husinc.-x »>v1 oo<»rate a municipal wi.od yard. They tell hi* thcie it certain to not ba enough ooal to »uppl> the i.ee-lx of the country all the coming Winter. It U a right safe conclusion to t«nih when we say that the citlien in tha cwMlnr wiU ha iIm u> tad t raady markat far Ma awnd lhi« mntm im tkia tawn. Tka Fair A Succaai. . Tha Fair of hut waak provad to ba a taanrial »—im. F.nouifh wmm Hi aria to maat Uta aipanaaa and pay off a not* that waa yat dua an tha laad bought laat yaar. Tha laat day» of tha Fair war* rraat ly anjuyad by tha tmaianaa throne* wha attandad. Tha ashibiu wara up to •tandard, ao my thoaa who aay thay know. Naxt waak Tha Nawa will publuh a liat of all thoaa parxonn who wara awardad pratniuma. Tha thraa man who wara aant to jail for running a lottary, or cambium Kama on a baby Mala, wara allowad to pay a Ana of !2ft.00 aach and |a fraa to flaaca tha umpla folk at othar towna. rne ansnip actually mn m flight, (hough it ni *o imfi over that but few people h* It. The old an gina would not develop enough power t» operate the contraption, and lha man who wa* supposed to know how to operate it wa* in Lha hospital •irk. Ha rima hara nick. And now since tha aidahip waa ona of the muchly ad vertised attraction*, and la supposed to have attracted many paopla, it is but juat that wa give noma fact* in tha way of netting ouaelvea right with thoaa who were, without intant on tha part of anyone, deceived. The me chanic of the machine wan operated on at the honpital immediately after he came, no they say. The mncKine came here with a freight bill again*! it of I12K.00 and the Fair A*»ociation advanced the money to get the ihing out of the depot. Then, with all the coaxing it got, it refused to fly until Thursday it got to working well enough to risk a flight. It Mia red a way up the field and after it had gone a few hundred yarda the old engine got t« minsing Are and it waa mpoa n ihie to make it riite. The operator managed to keep it going until it flew a mile or mora nearly up to Allred'a milt. Rut it wax not up high enough to be seen by those at the Fair ground*. Then he got it *tarted at once and wa* actually flying back toward the darting place when again it balked and came to earth at a point near the Fancy Gap road in the bottom of Mr. C. W. Taylor. The Association waa to pay $400.00 for thi* service, but now it i* not will ing to pay antyhing. The men who came here to make tha flight have acted in good faith and say that this ia the flrat time tbey have failed to make good. They aay the fact that the mechanic was sick i* the cause of the failure here. Now they are going to ahow their good intention* by yet making a flight, before taking the ma chine away. They say they will put it in good condition and advertise and give a free exhibition flight for the benefit of the general public who got so badly disappointed. And if they do this the Fair Association may be willing to allow them something for WWi—i • ' The Liberty Loan. Thi* government in borrowing from the people of the nation the sum of three billion dollars to prosecute the war. Tuesday Hon. A. L. Brooks came here to assist local leader* in atirring up intere»t in the loan. He made a great speech in the Picture theatre and was heard by many of our citizen*. This town is supposed to subscribe to a large amount of the bond*. It means that a citizen can hold the government'* note for his money at four per cent interest and the bonds ara not subject to tax. It is about the same investment a-i where money is loaned at the legal rate. This is a war of machines and it take* great amount* of money to supply the material. It is made prominent by the leaders that human life can be greatly saved and protected where the men are properly equipped. To be saving with one's money when human life is at risk is something not many will do. MORE ABOUT BEEF The citizens of thin taction had just as well get it into their minds that it is going to be hard in the future to put off meat here that is of a questionable nature. If one wants to know what it takes to make (food beef rattle let him take a look at the many droves that pa»» here on the way to the cities to he marketed. These animals that are shipped uOl o fthe country must be in such condition as U> past inspection. Now it is a well known fact that a dealer in stock will not invest In an animal that may not lie in condition to pass the inspector. These refused a.tin uls must tie disposed of some where, and it Is the intention of the men in authority here to see that they are not dumpod on this market in the future. And it will not longer lie a stil.ject of debate. Tan men might be right for food and .two men lie of the of the opinion that a beef wa< all opposite opinion. Now mi t ritixen* when Uwy carry food to their homex want something that i* beyond ques ; tion. U the subject is even debatable then in the fjture the people will tie fci» <n the be *..l of the doubt and al I«w«d to Mi chickan av go hungry. CmMtttiw" ara no* at thm time tW( ait animal ahuald be butcher ad far f<x>4 that Trin with it tha •haduw of • doubt m to Ha fttnaaa far foed. There at* kMto awl ehtckene and park on avary hand, and to nek tha oAeiala of thu town to paaa baaf 1 that la <|uantiunabU, in tha future, will la to ambarraaa all parties connected with tha das!, for It will not ptu. Tha Now Knitting Mill Mr. L C. Chrlatman, of Ilurlington,. N. C„ arnrad in lha city thia waakl with hi» family and ia huay ratting all. thing* raady for (ha naw knitting mill., Mr. ( hrmtman ha» bought tha War •n raaidem-a on f'rank'n itreet, next dnor to tha Mrthndiat pamonage and will maka It hia hi.me Mr. and Mm. Chrialman have only »na child. Mm E»a, who acta n* har father* aaaiatant in tha "IfWa work. Thaaa ara excellent people ami ara extend a haarty wel come to them to our prograaaive town, j Officers Buiy Every revenue officer la busy these days because of tba recent legislationI of Omgreea on tha various war mau-1 urea. Tha ona wa hava in mind juat now is tha increase in tha tax on toliac co. It wan rai»ed from ii|ht to thir-' taan rant* on tha pound. ThU in crease aim applied to tobacco now in1 tha ratail atores. To rat a* tha amount in tha country it wan ne ea-, sary to inventory tha stock in avary atora in tha county. Officer* Hayne* and Hatchar hava been visiting the stores in Surry during tha pa«t weak and Mr. Hatchar left Tuesday for Al leghany and Asha where he will be fot) aevaral day*. The amount of tobacco kept in tha j country if large ami the tax hita some merchants hard. Report say* that ona firm in Mount Airy will have to pay the Government aa much aa a thousand dollars tax on the stock it haa on hand. Of courae tha Arm will increase the price and it will be tha man who eata it who will ultimately pay the bill. No Cowrt Second Wee|i Owing to the fact that the court house is not finished and cannot be uaad and the school at Dobson will he opened on Monday the 27th of Oc tober, there will be only one week of court. No civil cases will be tried except by consent. The criminal docket will be disposed of during the first week. No civil suitora or wit , neaeee in civil saaaa will be required to attend unlesa they receive farther no-' tie*. This notice is official. MAY HASTEN CALL FOR THE SECOND INCREMENT Selectmen Likely be Mobilized In December or January, It Now Appear*. Washington, Oct. 12.—Discussion of the advisability of expediting the call for the second increment of the draft army now is in progress at the war department and it appear* likely that the date may be fixed for .->ome time in December or January. Mobilization of toe first increment of 687,00 men is now far enough ad vanced to show clearly that there will lie a big deficiency for the 17 national army divisions. More than 250,000 of the first increment are still to t>e as sembled. but it is already evident that there will he available at the If! cantonments quarters for an addition al regiment at each post and at some for a full brigade of two regiments. The strength of the new regimental organization is 3,600 men. With a re giment lacking at each cantonment, this alone would mean a shortage of nearly 50,000 men. In addition, there has been formed a separate division of negro troops, which means nearly 30, 000 men withdrawn from the original number assigned to the 10 canton ments. The shortage is due paritally to the necessity of taking out of national army men to All up national guard di visions. Two complete national army divi sion* of aouthern troops have been ab sorbed in this way. The remnant* of three other southern national army di vision* will be consolidated to form a single divisional unit, and the surplus men from other camps will be aent south to make up the missing divi J sion*. Draft* on the national army force* must be made to fill up the enlisted | personnel of the aviation service, the medical corps and the service battalion needed behind the fighting lines abroad. Eventually there will be 250,000 men i.i the last named service alone, and aviation and the medical . ,-ervice vill take nearly as many more, though tot all of them will be taken from the National army. Furnishing a Suititute. Bonnie hail n new dime to invent in Ire ptmih «v)h. "Why ilont you Rh-# your dime to mlMiaMt" itsid the m in inter, who w*» , calling. 1 thought »l.ou; that," nald I>e««ie, "but I think 111 buy the ire cream and let the rtnurflut give It to the mkjiiont. Prosperity in any Community depends largely on Successful Farming The Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. continually aim* to advance the best interests of North Carolina'* Farmers. WE INVITE YOU to make full use of our Banking facilities at all times. Get in touch with us today, because you are having your best times for Sav ing NOW. Our capital of $1,250,000 is security for each deposit you make. Oar Directors stand for big things in the development of North Carolina. DIRECTORS: W. T. BROWN. Div. Sale* Manager, Va.-Car. Chemi H. G. CHATHAM, Pre*. Inverne* Mill* Co., Praa. Chatham Mfg. Co. L. H. CLEMENT. Attn may-at Law. F. H. FRIES. Preaident. H. E. KRIE.S, Pre*. Win*ton-Salam Southbound Rail E. L. (/aITHER, Attorney-at-law. A. H. Galloway, Pre*. Travelers Hotel Co. JNO. L. GILMER, Pra*. Gilmer Brother* Co. E. E. GRAY, Attorney-at-law. P. H. HANKS, JR.. Sec'y A Treaa., P. H. Hanea Knitting Co. A. J. HEMPHILL, Chairman of Board, Guaranty Truat Co. of New York City. JAS. A. (JRAY. Ven-PrmiUWnt. T. S. MORRISON. Vic«-Pre»ul«nt, and T. 8. Mor rinon A Co. W M. NISSESf, C.eo. E. Nium A Co. J. K. NORFLJEET, ToWronixt. C. ». OGBL'ftN, Truu. N. D. Sullivan Co. E. W. OHJNI.ON. I>ru«r»t. H. i. PFQHL, Pr«». F»iffe Brothar* Co. R. Jt RfcVNOLDS. Pro*. R. J. Reynold* Tob. Co. " iYNOLDS, Viea-Pra*. R. J. Reynold* Co. ROBERMON, Attnrney-at-Law. W. (V RUFFIN. Trau. of Mayo MUU, Tuu. of Wanhinirton Mill*. H. F. SHAFFNER. Vi«-a-Pra*idant. W. T. VOCLER, W. T. Vo*lar A Son. 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