[business builders
VANTID- IV* ar thrw girls arm
If to work to Laurel Bluff Cottoi
MUU. 4M)
FOR HALE—a » h p. »w Mill oat
flu, rhaap, raah or <m tima. II
milk mm, eMk ar on ttma. I. I.uthai
Wood, kaektord, N. C. H
Buy 9mm Lmmd.
Tka sofast invMtoMnt i» to land, ow
tract 70 acraa woodland A milaa aaal
of Mount Airy. Ona tract 21 1-11
•era* worwfland 8 milan South ol
Mount Airy. Cardan and truck land
to small tract* ju«t ouuida tha incor
poration. T. M. H ROWER.
I HAVE ON HAND raadjr for dalWary
two 3-h.p. and four 6-h.p. karonant
angina* with wood aawing outfit com
plata. Write ma for pricaa. D. K
Nclaon, Ararat, N. C.
FOR RENT—My raxidenra after Jan.
21ct. Mr*. Willi# Moore Gantry.
I' . I
Shortage of Ship Draftsmen.
Washington, 0. C„ Dm. 31, 1017.—
There are not enough ship draft»men
In the United State* to do the draft
ing work needed to Arry out the na
val and merchant ship-building pro
gram*. Our country is engaged ill
the execution M the greatest war
ship contraction plan in history, rom
priaing 787 vessels, including all types
from superdreadnaughu to submarine
chasers. Naval awropriations ag
gregating nearly, tvto billion* of dol
lars have been made since August,
1918.
Coincident with the demand for in
creased naval work teere is an equally
urgent call for an increase of mer
chant nhip construction. It is betray
ing no »ecret to say that in both
branch** there is a shortage of techni
cal men available for the work.
The United Statu Civil Service
Ciommi- ion endeavoring to re
lieve the .liar!?) of Rhip daftmcn by
recommending to the head* of col
? leges and technical .hoojl that «en
ter students in engineering cour "•* bo
given Intensive training in naval
a i hitectui e d'iring the <-oming prlng,
with a . i(*w to makti t b« n available
for employm -nt » Hip d nftsmcn in
June. Th«» Commission i* also re
ceiving applications fr m qualified ar
chitectural, mi-chnn al, and *' nc
tiual ' «1 daftfmen, and is <• ;i
fying U. i fur, emj yment in the
Th a merit ami in Naey : a.rd*
on sfctri fork,
L>> . Iiia.'ds of civil service eami
nora the f st ofltoi in all f th,i
la'ger citie n~e fu'n* hed detailed in
f in- ion and appiicaMon blanks,
/p, li ant-< are not u quired to ap
pear in an examination room for a
written examination, but are rated up
on their education, training, and ex
perience.
Thousands Of
Satisfied Users
' in city, town and '
country testify to the
wonderful efficiency and
economy of the Caloric1
' Pineleee Furnace.
We've a book d remarkable
r letters written by Caloric ot men
and not in on* is there a word of 1
anything but praieefor the Caloric. '
We'd like to show you the
id have you read
i thie book.
oi the letter*
UM» in and inv—irn ruwcf i
Writ* w rah m m for furtW l»
fWMtlM.
S. W. Fulk Hardware Co.
Pilot M«uataim, N. C
wte i
p1
; 1W hnM of Prof. snd Mra. J. A.
I WlUiam» on Cherry straat Ml tfca
mm at a vary charm ln« paity last
. Friday night in which U*» yuuagvr
I and oUar Mia mingled, the party was
glean in honor at Mr*. Williams sis
tara Mlaaaa Nellie and Katia Page
whose himw la naar Raleigh. Tha
Williama home was attractively da
eoratad for tha ocraaion, tha rotar
»cKama btlni rod and fraan. Gamas
and coatanU provided awuiiaant far
tha pwcU. Mr. George Gravaa se
curing tha priaaa, a boa of atatloiiery,,
in a Chriitmaa Tida conte-1. Hot \
chocolate wil wafora wara served ara
tha gue.ts departed. />
MUa Lillla May George was hoateea
to about twanty flva of tha younger
xat on Haturriay evening at tha Horn*
of Mr. and Mr*. P. A. George on
Cherry itraat, MUa Helen Warren of
Burlington who ia Hie guest of Miaa
Elizabeth Hparger was tha honor
guest on this ocraaion.
The home was beautiful with ita
shaded lights and profusion of Christ
man decorations. After ..pending some
time enjoying music, iramea and con
versation, • delicious salad course
was served by Misses Elizabeth Spar
ger, Love Banner and Carma George.
Miaa Mary Thompson entertained
a few friends at tha home of har par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Thompson on
Main street at a six o'clock dinner
Monday evening in honor of Miss
tielon Warren of Burlington. Thoeei
present were Mioses Helen Warren of'
Burlington, Virginia Strmple of Win-!
ston-Salem, Elizabeth Sparger, Mar
ion Prather, and Mary llunnah.
L/.-On Tuesday evening the home of
yMr. A. E. Smith on Franklin street
was the scene of a delightful gather
ing of young people when his daugh
ter, Miss Florence Smith gave a party
in honor of Miss Helen Warren of
Burlington. An interesting bird con
est wan the mnin fen:tire of the en
tertainment provided. Delicious re-1
fre-.hmtnts were served during the
evening. ' /
Fruit Grower* in Florid*
Protected Their Crops.
Jacksonville, Ha., Dec. 'JO.— Report*,
rweived her* I • :;*ht injieeted U»nt
cent.ru! nnj norther- h !ula experi
enced today tho cold* weather in
yearn. F.uit'growe *. iWaii- : of
the cold wav«, had p c ;ted their
crop*, tmt it wu.-< :n t believed mu"b j
daina. e v. i!<l r« >uli : .it tmck gul
den and ci'. u> (jti ve-..
The low ' i8E»p?r*'a p In the rtate
ww uAoCk^ii) 14% i hero wfa
the the- ir. >. k ir t to 22 de
cree-. «'■ \e M . before r-.'» n.
Th~ Capital EavT S ->■!*j
Espericncctl Zero V/eath""\ |
Raleigh, Dec. .TO.—The mercury at
zero shortly after 8 o'clock this morn
ing e tab'i.hcU a new low mark for
December weather. The eAldnt on re
cord for December* hitherto, was nine
degrees above xero on Dei-ember 31,1
18!>9.
The severe cold wave in general over
North Carolina.
In Raleigh, the shortage of fuel,
compined with the extreme cold wea
ther, made it necessary for practi
; tally all the churches to suspend Sun
I day services.
Frank Woodroffe
Architectural Work.
Oaee 249 North Maia Street
KEAI)
The State Journal
A Veekly Mirror of \'orlh Carolina Lif•
KALillUU, N. a
Tha Great North Carolina Weekly
PnbUahed at t'>* Bt*te ttayital '
<".00 iTur, #1.00 for fcix Worth*.
Trr»«, Vlg- cui, CV 'it. *\atroctl>c.
Eaten air ia£ Inspiring. .»Ca«?c far lha
lioaw < irele and tl* fr>r the Buoy Mao.
Il'a ahout vnur own affair* ar.J joot own
(olka. You seed It If yoa do not read
, It, foe mine aomrthinjc really worth
( wfcllo la tha political, ecoaoaafa and
| adacatiaaal Ufa of yoor Suta Three i
modtha trial aahacriprtea. B eaota. I
who mi hilled nwr lilWam ar
rtvad in thia city Saturday far burial
Mr. Mlgttai* had bean worhteg at amm
of the Itwuml plan la near Bate-1
track waiting far a train whan tha
faat npnaa atruck htm and An com
panion a. Ha laavee a «m>* and ili
child ran, tha wtfa can ipaak only a
few worde of Infliih and la pmatrat
ad with grief. The funeral waa con
dacted by Be*. T. H. King and the
ramalna laid te reet In On lidale cama
tary. The deeeamd waa aa Italian
■tenaeutter and worked at the quarry
here before going te Baltimore.
.lvnii ur sniiiimikuuui
M BETING.
Tho roffular annual 1—<!■» at Uo
■hareholdora of Tho First National
Bank of Mount Airy will bo hold in
tho Banking Houao Tuoaday aftomoon
January 8th, 181S, at 4 oVIook.
T. O. Faweott, Caahior.,
umhIii wae the Altai ingathering of
nieklae aad dtmoe by the rhtldren to
complete tn.'ir pledge uf fMarty dol
lar* for miaetona thia year. Whan It
MMHd the children mM not bring
up tkair pladfi tlta paator'i wife, Mrs.
0. D. Herman, retributed little booka
rallad "Gleanera" and the children
war* Inatructed to aoltrit halp from re
lativee and fnowd*. and to aava nomi
of theirnwn apending money, bat not
to aak atrangera or mam bar* of other
rhurrho*, and on .Saturday afternoon
to briny their money to the party.
The children were royally entertained
with frame* and goodies. Snapping
favor* were the rauae of much men
ment and little rod atoeklngi ft I led
with home made randy and (tuffad
da tea, and little Chriatmae button*
helped to make the oeeaaion a* real
Chriatmaa party.
Wind
WM) mwmry howl, the wind
Mm to loo—a tha pom from
four horoa. It drtvaa to way
into th# cracks and cravtcaa.
First it dries th# iinond wood
im ivmii vwifM tn tin lorrtnts of rain. Dt
cay follows tha aoaking and spreads undar
tha paintad parts.
Mat which trill |»mM ihia (lMtroctioa to mmim
et Duuh Uoy WM»-L«d mtaad with para Hwaatrt
ail Ciibw pan wMW or UnMl mny Mn4 cater, il
olhn a momh, unbrnhan aaihca which aaMhar wlad
nor rate naraan can crack of aula.
Kaamina roar buikllivra cloaalr and IM aa know H
tfeata ta na~« of pain-. Wa can balp pea.
Dutch Bty
Lewis
White-Leal
At This Time
You Owe Your
Grocer This
Round the corner from your home is your retail grocer. He supplies
your needs; every morning his wagon stops at your door; if you want some
thing in a hurry his boy brings it ove ■; if he hasn't got it in stock he si ids
out and gets it. He is at your servicc 365 days in the year. Your grocer is
thet lir.'t between the housewife and the world's market. For ll»e service he
renders, the he supplies, he^asks fair payment. You buy your green
vegetables, yo;sr ^e-luhaMj fooJ^tuffs, frt<m your neigborhood grocer. You
d-pend upon him For them, and.ne doss not disappoint* you. Do you buy
ALL YC JR G.1QCERIE '> f.p*n your local grocer?
He decla-es no millicq dollar dividends. But the div'd. ■ ' s he does
declare are di» lends of se; v'c cr b-ing on the jcb every min *e, of s*anJ»
inj re>.dy to supply your Wi.entver they may arise. The mare you
serve him the bf *ter he can serve you. The more business you enLust to htm
the bjj-jer dividends he can pay bacli to you in QUALI i i, 1'.>'CC AND
SERVICE.
No corrmnnity is better than the merchants who serve it. Every
member of every community must do his share to make hl» community
better. Bigger business means bigger dividends—and the dividends come
back to you. At this time of tests of loyalty you connot do better than stand
with your local grocer and give him the support he needs so that he may
serve you better when you must DEPEND upon him.
What is true of your grocer, is likewise true of your dry goods, hard
ware, furniture, drug store, shoe and clothing merchant. It takes them all
to make a first class community.
Buy at home and make
Mount Airy bigger.
Merchants Association
of Mount Airy, N. C.