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Mount Airy News. J. E. JOIN HON. EdiUe iW I Airy. N. C, Jeaaary IT. I»U. . ftUMK HIITIo.N MTWi Bm »w. Or— maatfca. •* Om eapy, «t> walk, M I)m eapy, mm U N * INFORMATION ABOUT THE Under he »«w n there appeal« to b« much confuaion in Om Mind* of ■umr people about what U to he the fate of men liable to mili tary duty. To illuatrate: W« heard a citizen telling thia week about the mental anguish that he paaaed thru after hia aon received hie queation naire. The youn? iran win under the military ait1' and wan reqired tAn ewer all the question*. The father, not knowing the facta, expected hta aon to be called any day and taken away to the army. And the an guiah he Buffered for daya wan Home thing fearful to him. And yet that young man has a wife and children and ia not likely to lie called to the aer vice in two or three yeara if ever. The father came here and wan told of theae facta and went away a much happier man. Aii we uimerittana it sometning line | this will possibly clear up the views of many. Thm country i* rawing an army, but only men who can be spared from home will bo railed. It i» not the purpose of the government now to take men who have dependent ones. Neither will iffen lie taken who are too young to be classed as men, or too old to endure the hardship* of a military life. The men in authority have de cided that for the present men be tween the ages of 21 and 31 can bent live the life of it soldier. Now men of this age who cas. ne spared Irom home and who are of sound health are the ones who will become tlie fighting men of the nation. An important point to consider is. that the industries at home must be; kept going if we are to keen an army . in the lield, but lhat does not mean that every man who is a carpenter, or blacksmith, is to continue at his call ing. Many men who have trades are the very ones who will be the most valuable men in the army. The man who can make supplies for the army will be left at home to make them, asj a rule. But to be classed as a man j necessary to the support of the army he must be a man who produces j enough to make his services amount to j something. The man who produces j corn or wheat in quantities to makej his services to the country worth more ■ on the farm than he would be worth in the army would be left on his farm, i But the man who makes a living on his farm and is able to produce but little surplus would hardly be classed as a man of value at home because of what he produces. With these facts in mind we asked the local board this week to make a fuller statement in every day lan guage as to rules that are being: ap plied. Mr. M. P. Butner member of the board gave us the following that should aid many in reaching a better understanding: "To throw some light on the work of classification by the Local Board, might save a great many people in1 the county worry and expense, and for that reason the following information j it; given out for publication. Registrant who has made no claim j for deferred classification in his ques tionnaire except Industrial or Agricul-] turul are plated in Class I by Local Board and their questionnaire togeth er with all additional affidavits are »ent to the District Board where they will be classified by that Board. The 1 cal Board has no jurisdiction in Ag Tifulturml rr Industrial claims. A* (o what constitutes a "nece- «a»y" agricultural or industrial enterprise and who a>i "necessary" employees of •uch can b t be explained by quot ing the Sell. '!• e Ser\ice lt«rulation« Section 80, '{ lie XVII nmt XVIII. « Th' "? wfc ■ rt'vn ' • I disability and lave no othor eln.m are pl.i t in C.v< I for the reason that th I ' "•) f ltd is nnt now examining re gixtranu, but th<>.« who have be< i. i #l»-ifie! will t>e ailed together with •II others wh>e iiral classification i CU> t ui.d be ttea p*yawuui Bwi Km ba« nnii Iram i dlilmi and who in! plainly permanently disqualified for military sarviea, and vhan this raa-| jition CM be positivaly •etabliahed without ha vine lu 'trip tha rtfiitrtnt, ii, for instance. a man with ana or j lac off, or any raaa that ii clearly aa-, Lablished. These registrants are plac nI in ( law V when all mambera of [to t'^ard vote for »j<h llli titration.1 ^PajTU a«jr industrial or afMtut TOm»renterprise within tha meaning of ihi-« regulations mall ba tak*n to import that tha diecontlniuuw <•, tha -uiioux interruption. wr the material ly reduced production of such enter prise will raault in substantial, ma larial Ion and detriment to tha aile liiata and effective maintananca of 'h" military establishment, tha ade juate and rffacaiva oparation of the national intarait during tha emer fancy. A particular agricultural or imlui trial enterprise >hall In found to be 'necessary" only when it is shown of iuch enterprise that it i» a well-con lucted and going roncarn, contribu ting substantially and maUrially to the maintenance of the Military Es tablishment, the effective operation of if the military force*, or the mainten ince of the national intercut during I Lhe emergency, further, of a particu-, ar agricultural enterprise, that it is apparently producing an appreciable amount of agricultural produce over »nd above what i» necessary for the maintenance of IhoHe living on the place. Rule IS. The word "necessary" a* I npplied to the relation of a registrant, to an industrial agricultural enter-1 prise within the meaning of any par ticular rule governing deferred class- ^ ■ Oration in these regulations shall lie taken to import: (1) That the registrant is actually and completely engaged in the en terprise in the capacity recited in any • uch rule ami that he is cumpilent and quulified in 'hat cupucity. ('J(That the removal of the regis rant would result in direct. substan tial, material loss and detriment to the adequate and effective operation of the ' enterprise to a degree proportionate to the importance of the capacity re cited in the rule. (3) That the available supply of persons, competent in the capacity re cited in the rule is such that the registrant cannot be replaced in such capacity without direct, substantial, material loss and detriment to the adequate arid effective operation of the, enterprise to a degree proportionate j to the importance of such capacity. The following letter from the Gov ernor to local boards will show how a soldier should secure his pay in order to (jet the allowance made in case of dependents. To all LoCal Exemption Boards: Complaints are constantly coming to me that indicate that dependent* of soldier* do not fully understand what in necessary to be done in order to se cure the allowance made by the Gov ernment to such dependents. In the case of n wife or child the law compels an allotment of a portion of the soldiers wages and this is sup plemented by a schedule of allowances with which you are familiar. With respect to dependents other than wife or child it is necessary for the soldier himself to make a volun tary allotment of his pay and then re quest the additional allowance made bv the Government; in other words the dependents must seek their relief | through the soldier. I have no doubt that in many instances soldiers are! collecting their entire wages and send-1 ing a portion of these to their depen dents. This is a fatql mistake for it cuts the dependents out of receiviruf anything from the Government. If the soldier will go to the officer in camp and make an allotment of his wages and ask the additional allow ance provided by the Government be sent In his dependents this will be done. Please give this the widest pos sible publicity and call this informa tion to the attention to all dependents of soldiers in your county. Very truly yours, T. W. BICKETT. Gov. Now if a man i* put in class I be cause of his age but is not physically lit he will not serve, of course. Only sound men will lie called into the ser vice. It la the opinion now that married men willnot have to gu to the wai, but it must not be f"i»«tven that this ap plies to those only who were married icfore the wur started. And yet it Iocs not necessarily follow that a man, annot fet hi* clarification changed, | ( he khouM murry now that war has ^ een declared. As we understand II ( 'he government has not yet decided ^ %.9rj U #*♦# nf »H« man who • ***** U«*WU UtMi vu •» •• kuuwiajf ! :hat ha la I labia to railiUry duly, but t appaar* that ha will have • hard Lima patting fraa from tha aarvura an Jla fruun4a that ha haa marnad. mowing hi* liability to aarve. It la Mlieved by many that an army of rnch. larya proportion* ran ba raiaad fr»m tha single man that it will naverj hi nece**ary to call for the married mm, any yat no one know* to what a* •••"♦ 'M'! wwtry will yet h» railed op jo iw rua«. Murriltcaa Ijefoie ihia wan is over. It U a known fart that thin la tha Heath atrugicle between the force* of freemen and the forraa of tine* and prince*, and tha king* and prince* will o. riftce the laat Ufa and :ha laat dollar if they can only keep the other part of the world subject to Jieir rule. It now appear* to ba tha inal alruKgle of the nobility of Eu rope for their right to dictate to na ii'ii* of free men. To what extent hey will be able to rarry tha. war tnd to what extent they will b« able .1. .nduce their nubject» to makfe mm -iflce* no man can now tall. Dr. K. THOMPSON PASSES. On last Friday January 11, 1UI8, [Jr. K. Thompson died at hi* home in he wesUrn part of thin county at he advanced age of about 93 year*. Dr. Thompson had bw n sick only a few day < and had enjoyed his ukual ;.,<h| health almost up to the time of ti* death. The remain:. *,<< laid to rent in hi* community where he spent ihe long year* of hi* moi.t useful life. Dr. Thompson lived in what wquld tie railed the backwoods of the stat*. Until he wan an old man he lived far Imck in the country fifty miles fr<An a railroad, and in a section wherelthe country wan thinly .settled. Li run-, these conditions he practiced matlkino and preached the gospel for half u century or more. For many yi*«i"» he was an active practitioner and vifiteil many a home in the ^ove of the moun tain on horseback to carry the bene fit of his healing art. During all these years he could always find |ime to fill the pulpit for any minister ^»ho could not meet his appointment, and often he would hold regular Mrmi ut some school house in a backwoods section where no minister wan in the habit of visiting rle never accept ed the care of churches us a pastor, and yet he spent much of his time do ing the work of a minister. He was never too busy to attend the meeting* of hi* association and would always be present even if the meeting was many miles away from his home. Or. Thompson wait a good business man and owned large boundaries of mountain land. Keing a man of means he gave hi* children the advantage of the beat schools in the state and s»w them grow up to I* men and women of education and refinement. Hit home was one of culture and he was a liberal subscriber to the best litera ture and to any good cause. Much could be said of the most useful life that he lived, for hf was always ready to lend a hand to aid his fellow men in their efforts to bring about better con ditions. He gave much money to as sist in the building of the Mountain Park School which is located in his section, though at that time he was past ninety years of age. But age did not cause him to lose interest in life, and even up to his last days he took active part in the affairs of men. •Dr. Thompson was a man of good judgement, sound morals, deep piety and strong religious convictions, and yet charitable and patient with the weakness and indifference of those about him. If the fates had decreed that he should have lived in some other sec tion where life had greater opportuni ties, he might have lived a much more conspicuous life and been classed among the prominent men of his age. Rut it would be hard to And a man who has lived a mere useful and help ful life. / ) The friends here of Mr. Ward Hliiir Hir>»* will !>• glad to know that he has been sele< ted from the ranks at Cnmp Jackson a a young man suit able for higher pi iltion, and he has been sent to the raining camp for < (Bear* where ha w il lutoi be giver, a commission if he makes good in the training, which he will no doaht do. : h GREAT PATRIOTIC AND PROHIBITION RALLY. Th. bif pr'<hibition and patriotic 1 rally held at th« High Hrhw.l audi- 1 tori urn on Monday night, waa a darkl ed aaccaaa, despite the bad weather 1 Ks. <»ov. Malcolm R. Patterson of Tannaaaaa, who wax formerly cm<U •rad tha abiaat apologist tha liquor paopia had, but who la now devoting all his time to tha fight for dry Amer ica, delivered a (TMl address. Tha auditorium waa comfortably lillau with rapraaantativa citizens, and not withstanding tha fact that tha foimer governor waa worn out from long ■paaking tour, ha craatad graal en thusiasm. lawyari aiul prauhaia and many oUiera unitad In darlanng it to la tha bant speech on tha aubjacl thay had evar heard. Ha di>ul«d Hia i,ra« batwaan tha rum traffic and the kauei lla imparl «h»m upon tha rapier of ridlcula, • rnrched them with aarcai»m. attackad thrm with logic, ami heapeo scorn and denunciation upon thrm in marcilaaa fashion, lla characterized "tha murdaroua and unapeakabla Hun" aa the graateat har to tha progress of tha world, and tha liquor traffic as 'the Hun of our American civiliza tion." Ha daclarad that tha two graat problems for America ia to make the wodd safe for demo racy and to make it aober. He draw a picture of Amer ica before the wai: Rich, pleasure loving, at case. thinking more of the picture ahow than of Shakcapeare or the Bible, almoat apotheosizing Char lie Chaplin, while I.loyd-(>eorge and England's great ao.ia were unknown, laying a great philoaophical founda tion for the addrors, the ex-chief exe cutive soared to sublime heighui of eloquence, predicting that in thin war America would find her aoul, and here after spend more time in producing men than materiel wealth. He de clared that long year* of Iwser drink ing waa in pnrt responsible for (>er mnn brutality and quoted German scientists to prove it. The address' was will received as was evidenced by I frequent outbursts of applause. A -lubtx ription was taken for the work of the Anti-Saloon league which aniountud to several handled dol lars. The former governor, accompanied by Hon, L. K. liorum, of Spokane. Wash., was met at the station Mon day noon by a committee of represen tative citizens with three automobiles and escorted to the Jenkins Hotel j where he slept mwt of the afternoon. The reception committee, the Mount Airy bar and the ministers of the city sat on the platform. The audicnce sang America, after which Rev. Geo. D. Herman led in prayer. Rev. Tom P. Jimison, an old acquaintance and friend of the ex-governor, introduced him in a few well chosen words in which he likened the convention of the Tennessee governor to that of Saul of Tarsus, and in glowing terms, pro nounced him a scholar and states man, Christian gentleman and patriot. Mr, Patterson expressed much pleasure at the way he had been re ceived in the Granite City, enquired much about the city and surrounding country, and expressed the hope to Mr. Jimison that he would be able to visit here in the summer. He left Tuesday morning for North Wilkes i boro, returning to Eimn on Wednes day, and expects to complete his tour I of Tar Heeldom by the first of Feb ruary. ✓ J Working For Lower Insurance. At the last meeting of the Town Commissioners, Mr. A. G. Webb, chief of the fire department, was a.ked to investigate the conditions here with a view to securing a lower insurance rate. As a result Mr. Webb took the matter up with the insurance compan ies and a man is here who is now in vestigating our equipment for fight ing Are, water supply, pipe lines, elec tric lines, etc. He will make a re port after he is through with his in-1 vvstigatioti and tell us what is re- i quired to get a lowei rate. This town; is now in the third class, and an effort will be made to be rated in the se cond ciai>«, which would mean a lower itwurnme ra.e, possibly as much in j twenty per cent less than is now be-' ing paid for the rame service. Prof. J. H. Alton, of Elkin. is • buslnf". visltnr in the city. | PromilMtat KyiMtn f»<m. 1 Or. 4. J. LmI« titmi at halm. Vs.., ■ hare h« had |«m to be ia a h«IUi um, Ha lurday, January IX, and tha r» iialu waca brought Hare Hunday ami. rum hara carried to hia >i i.ih at Aa ■ury Htokaa county where Um fanaral ervieaa were conducted Monday bjr lav. T. M. Kink of thta city. Or. /*aka hail haen in failinf baalth Tor hraa or four yaaia. Ha »m of ha moat prominent ritinn in thu action ami aloud hijth u a tilittn uui a* a prnfuiioiuil ru-ri. Ha ar oyed a ltr(« practice before hi* icalth failed arul accumulated a nut utate. Hie home and farm wa» una it tha nicaat in the action whera ha ivad. ren Mexican OIKccri Executed Mexico City, Jan. 14,—Tan a.my lU-ai-j including General Laocadi Par a, out of 4u arreated in coiinoctio with a plot to kill (iaiieral Alfred ) No o, commander of the military diatriri n tha atata of Mexico, and Auguatin Millan, governor of tliat atata, waia ix ecu lad t'xlay at Tolua'a, the atata apital, al»>ut 40 mile* from thia city. Frank Woodroffe Architectural Work. Oflce 24• North Maia Street Thousands Of Satisfied Users f v«i«* MkW hbmM* 1 F 1««IT. wntt— byCiUm mmtm 1 odMi*wiillM» "J W ' uytluof M pruaahr tfc« Caf Wi^bttodMyN A* and hava jrM md Mm U< tha lalMI Writ* or rail m m (*r further In formation. S. W. Fulk Hardware Co. Pilot Mountain, N. C. Shoes! We have just received the largest line of La France shoes'we have ever had, and we bought them six months ago so yoi%see we can save you money on your shoes. We have a complete line of all kinds of shoes and we will sell them at as close a price as we possi bly can. Be sure and send your children in and get at fit. Remember the place. A. t STEELE SHOE CO. Second Door, Corner Main and Franklin Takes Good Light and Good Eyes The steadiness of Rayo light —neither flicker nor tiare— makes it almost as easy to do delicate, particular tasks by lamplight as daylight. RAYO LAMPS •re u easy to light as (jujet You don't Uke off either the chimney or (hade. Merely raise the gallery and tourh a match. A lUyo it easy to re-wick and easy to keep clean. It is artistic and ornamental. If your dealer doesn't carry Bayo Lamp* write our nearest station. Aladdin Security Oil guarantees best result* from lamps, stores and heaters. STANDARD OIL CO. (N#w Jwwir) BALTIMORE. MD WiakiaittM, D. d
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