Mount Airy News.
THE WAIL
On Thursday of Laat «wk the Ger
■hui irmin began the rrwlMt bat
tle In ail the htetory of warn, on ths
•Htrrn front of Europe, In that part
of tha liae held by the British army.
For a week now tha hattla haa raged,
aight and day. between «uck larva
forre* of man and over auch wide
araaa, that it la hard to estimate what
haa baon dona and what haa haen
gained or lout. To talk about what
• million man ran do or oppoaa la a
big taxk, and it la eatimated that aa
many aa a million German aoldier*
have haan engngnd in this battle.
In this isaue of The New* wo try to
give tha readers tome idea of how
the hattle hao progressed, hut by the
time thw is read it may be that tha
Victory will be won and the daatiniea
at people yet unborn will be nettled.
It ia tha general opinion that the
Germans are loaing the flght, and yet
it ia admitted that they are potting
op tha greatest flght in all history.
Aa we write, Wednesday, there ia
nothing definite in tha results, further
than the fact that the Engliah are not
panic stricken and are holding their
lines and falling back in good order
giving ground daily in a way that
show* they are hard pressed. The re
ports have it that the losses inflicted
on the Germans are so fearful that it
ia hard to believe that men would
stand nuch punishment. The Oman
soldiers have advanced right into the
face of rapid fire machine gun* in
such numbers aa to take the line even
at a leas of men that ataggerx one to
com templets it.
In tibia my thay ara gaining ground
Bat mi English officer would answer
that the gains by tha Cermana ara ao
coatly that he ia none tha better by
the gaina.
All thia winter and spring the Ger
mans have been saying that unless
they were offered a satisfactory peace
they were going to hammer it jnto the
Allies. And now they are trying to
do it. They made such brags about
what they were going to do for as
that not one took them seriously. Now
it appears that they camouflaged by
bragging.
Just when thia contest will end or
how ia a question that occupies the
thoughts of men everywhere. Here
in Mount Airy it is the only subject
that is discussed from cirly morning
until late at night. The interest ia
tense, and the indications are that the
whole nation is in the same tense
spirit. The pntriosm of the nation is
showing itself everywhere, and the
feeling appears to be to now get busy
and fight the German* in dead,earnest.
Thi liattle has aroused the nation a<
nothing before r.ince the Civil War.
ARE YOU LOYAL?
If you want to know whether or not
you are loyrJ these trying hours of
our nation examine your inner
thought and see if you are rebelling
against, or trying to follow, the sug
gestion* of Jte men who are leading
in this effort to win a great war for
human freedom. If you are rebelling
against the men who lead you will dis
cover in your thought and conversa
tion, possibly, a disposition to criti
cise and find fault. If you are loy
al you will And that you think much
about how you can aid, rather than
how you can find something with
which you do not agree.
Thl« in one week that the eitiiens
•f thin town Imve "not found time ta
katcn to the report* from the lortl
tikermrn.
A man who know* remarked one
day Uiw wook that here are ai many
aa 100 Ulle men In this town. If thin
ta not an orerectimat* it ia hifh time
the polka force ia fatting busy.
A TUT OP LOYALTY.
(Mas, eakaa and <>thar IImu erf food
that ar» i win In thta itlm Tha
mother who iww mora than 1H
pnaad» at Hoar to tha individual in
liar family aaah waafc from now an la
playing tha part of • alackar, whathrr
At two o'clock Sunday morning all
the clock* of the country will he aat
forward on* hour. It la pardgr a war
aaaaura, ana which haa bean adoptad
by Franca and England, and ia intend
ad to maka all tha people go to bad
earlier and anaa that all daylight
may ba utilixed. Aa a nation wa have
gntten in tha habit of ileeping till
the aim ia a long way up In tha iky
and then ateying up till after night
to Aniah the day'* work. Thua we
loaa tha beat part of tha day and uae
up much artificial light baaidea. Now
everything, traina, factoriae, school*
and rhurchea will run an hour earlier.
In thia way clerk*, office men and in
duatrial worker* will have an oppor
tunity to make garden* and help with
the food supply. Every one ahould
adopt tha plan at once and within a
week'* time no one will notice it.
We auggeat that the rhurchea go by
the clock in all their aervicea except in
the evening, and then it *eema to u*.
that if they would go back to the old
cuatom of having them at "early can
dle light" it would meet the aituation
in a aatlafactory way.
The man who ia iiot loyal in theee
time* needa information. The world
haa not pasaed through auch a criaia
before and ponsibly will never again.
All rlocka and watche* muat be
turned forward one hour at 2 A. M.,
March 31*t. Thia ia an act of Con
graaa. It meana that you muat get
up an hour sooner to catch the train
or to ha at church on time. Let the
Sunday Morning sleeper* take notice!
—If you are lary, your children will
be an hour late at Sunday School next
Sunday morning.
Geo. D. Herman.
School Notice.
The Board of Education met on
Tuesday and ordered that the schools
of Mount Airy observe the time coo*
serration law and will hold all Ma
rions at the name hours by the clock
after thia week as are being observed
now.
W. F. CARTER, Chm.
E. H. KOCHTITZKY, Sec.
Central Methodiat Church'*
Contribution to World-War.
Central Methodist Church, Mount
Airy has made a rich contribution to
the world-war. This church is repre
sented in the Army, Navy, Aviation.
Red Cross, and Medical Corps. We
have at least thirty five persons in aP
branches of the National Service, and;
some of these are now In France.
Next Sunday morning at Central Mo-1
thodiat, in honor of this worthy com
pany. will be unfurled our large and
beautiful Service Flag. The names of
those in the Service will be read, there
will be extra good musk, and a suit
able address or sermon.
The families and friends of those in
the service are invited to occupy the
front pews, and the public generally
is invited to he with us at this inter
esting hour. Come and bring ycur
friends. Let slackers stay at home -
lest they get a black eye!
The Pastor.
Trading the Bunker Land*.
The heirs of the Bunker estate have
recently been trading and now Mr.
A. L. Ranker own* the home place and
four share*, all of which adjoin*, thut
giving him a farm of about 250 acre*
including the home place of the late
Chang Bunker. Last week he bought
the share of Mr*. Emma Bunker con
stating of 66 acre* for which he paid
Mr. Ed 1'stterion since selling hi*
*har* ia the estata ha* bought the
farm on Stewart* creek owned for
year* by Mr*. Kmma Bunker, paying
for it the nun of $8,260.00
oat erlw at kMtary. Tk* r»pa at
tha Milking rf Ik* UaltMi*, over
pour out Mood and IfaHura ta .ivmngm,
ara jURail crimaa ramparad with lha
crucifixion. Tha formar ara lha f»
•ult of a damon-poaaaaaod Mil and
hi* haUlsh hanrh-man who would as
itlt him ahova tha thundarnua TTior,
whom thalr fathara worrhtpad, whlla
tha lattar waa tha raauit of eotd rmt
rulatlon by laornad prtaata whoaa
tranrradant aalflnhnaaa tha Aon of Man
had axpoaad.
in* pn««K mivicMi uio popularity in
Jesuc. Ma punctured rollgious bob
bin*, ridiculed rant and rant*, over
turned homiletic conventions, and put
to cnnfuaion £\a "moat pnr.c'palixt"
p« npie of Uia land. Of couree "the
common people her.rd him gladly" r.nd
followed him cheerfully. He waa one
>f their number. We had a lowly bir Ji
and ihiiwnd no diapoaition to hobnob
with h"*hhrow« or he numtiered with
swelldom. Hia daily life proclaimed
the dortnne of the brotherhood of
man, and in hia aarmona he heapa
acorn and coade-nnation on thoee who
would deny it.
To be aure the people w! oee pioua
pretention* ware expoaed by him got
mad, aa indeed they air/ays do, and
they took up the only weapona with
which fool* and knavea are acquainted
—cnticiam and slander. After Envy
had begotten Hatred, the two made an
alliance with Avarice and Cowardice,
and the reault waa murder. The
prieata delivered him hecauae of envy,
the record declares; ;Judaa betrayed
him berause he wanted the money, and
poor Pilate turned him over to the
rabble becauae he wantod to pleaae
them. Then the aenaele.ta, howling
mob killed him.
Whatever fears may have existed
in the minda of the murderers were
quickly dispelled when they beheld the
limp form of him who claimed that
death could not have dominion over
him. They allowed hia friends to
i-laim the body, and with anger aeme
what appeased, they went their ways.
They doubtless congratulated them
selves that this dangerous fellow
would no longer be able to stir up the
common herd. They rejoiccd that he
was dead, while grinning imps carried
lighted torches up and down hell's
dark corridors and touted in fiend
ish glee because incarnate Truth was
in the icy arms of Death. No won
der the graves gaped and the sun re
fused to shine. The powers of dark
ness had apparently won, and the un
clean hierarchy of hell could now rule
unmolested while Truth lay limp in
the tomb.
«>v>. a * mm* i.«iiiiuv i<t miUb up in scp
ulchres, nor Righteousness held at
bay by Roman legions. About the
time that men had nettled down to
their accustomed pursuit*, the Son of
Man slipped down into the confine*
of perdition and served notice that
the report of his death had been some
what exaggerated. After every demon
had scamper: 1 away to hide in some
dark cavern, the One from God pulk*!
the napkin from off the face of the
body in the grave, reachcd out and
throttled death, stepped forth and an
nounced to the world that he was alive
forevermore.
In this is the Christian's hope.
Christ conquered dea'.h a. d it has
no terrors for his followers. They may
dread the shock of putting off the'
mortal, but they rejoice in the confl-1
deuce that they will be clothed with,
immortality. Christ aro.^e, and hisj
people rejoice that it will ever be so'
with Truth and Righteousness. They
cannot be locked in tombs nor de
feated by all the allies of Satan. They
may be nailed to • cross but ultima
tely they will triumph. It must be
■o, or Jesus is risen in vain. After
the Devil and demons, the Kaiser and,
the Turks, and all the shameless
spawn of hell have done their worst.
Truth will come forth, panoplied in
the armor of the Almighty, and hold
in deris'on all the sons of Belial.
let this Faster time, therefore, be
a time of rejoicing among the peo
ple of God. Let it not lie the light and
frivolous mirth of the world that un
looses and unbridles unholy desire, as
it dances over the dead body of the
has baea in psugi — M the Vint ,
Praebyterian church for aon Iku •
«wk, rtini to a cloee Tuwday night ,
of thia weak, and tho evangellat left (
for hli h—io at CMim, Va., Wod- ,
n«HMi*y morning. TVi iMtting wwi
• Moot aueceaaful ana. Quite a faw (
made a public cowf—inw. but perha pa ,
tho greataat good accomplished wan ,
the toning up of tho church, and tho
infuaion of now Itfo into professed ,
Christiana. Mr. McLeea, tho blind
evangel lat, and hta wife endeared
them wives to all who camo in oon
tact with tham. Tho preaching waa
»f a high order. .Simple, direct, elo
quent, incisive were tho moiaagaa da
livarod. Tho preacher provod hunaolf,
a master of simple and pnetic Ian- |
guaga. All who hoard him aro agreed
that ho la one of tho atrongaat preach-!
era over hoard ia a local pulpit, Tho
wbolo town haa boon bluaaod by hial
coming, and acore* of pooplo can nov-1
er bo tho ^amo again after having;
l)een touched by hia great sermon*.
The Dwth of a Young Woman.
The death at Mr*. Myrtle Bolt
Poore, wife of Mr. Roy Poore Jf thia
city which occurred at Martin hca
pita! Monday morning liaa profound
ly touched the aympathiea of our peo
ple. Mr*. Poore waa stricken on Wed
nesday with nn attack of acute
Bright* diaeaae with complicationa;
when a physicir.n waa called he rush
ed her to the hospital where a daugh
ter was born hy the Cesarean method
and a brave fight waa made to nave
the lifa of the young ihother.
Mr*. Poore, who waa only twenty
two years of nge waa a consistent
member of the First Baptiah church
in thia city the funeral waa held at
the church Tuexday afternoon at four
o'clock by her pastor Rev. T. H. King
aaaiated by Revs. Herman and Mc
Kinley. Rev. King paid a glowing
tribute to the chaate end beautiful
christian life of the deceased, and the I
remaine were laid to reat in Oakdale1
cemetery. The large number attend
ing the funeral and the beautiful floral j
offering* bore eloquent testimony to*
the high eateem in which Mrs. Poore
waa held.
She ia survived by her young hua
band and infant daughter, her mother,
and aiater and several half aiatera and
a half brother.
War May Benefit Young
Men From Rural Districts.
By Mrs. J. L. Harrison.
While on ray trip north I was im
pressed by seeing so many soldiers
and sailors that Uncle Sam had railed j
together to defend our Country, they '
had come from colleges, from homes1
of wealth and influence, frum hum
hie homes and from all part* of the
United States, and my thoughts ran,
in this channel, what this war will
mean to our young men from the rural
districts, thoto whose opportunities
for education had been limited and
who know little of this big world be
yond their immediate neighborhood
and country towns, and I thought how
this military training would help to
develop their minds and bodies and by,
brir.ging them into such clotc and con
tent t- • h uah our college bred
young men they will incorporate into i
their own Uvea the culture and aspir
ation.; „f tho>-e who have been more
highly favored, and in this coomopo-'
litan spoliation they will learn to,
know what u great rounlry in ours
and of the lands beyond the seas to
which they are bound.
These great experience will trnnn
form their liven and when they re-'
turn to their hrmes after this awful
war is over, seeing life from its many
■ides, they will have caught a new
vision, their lives winched and puri
fied by heroic sacrifice and patriotism
then they can give »ur country a bet
ter ritiicriship nr.I tlie influ«ire of all
this will be felt for ages Id come.
All honor and success t*> our sol
dier boy*. I
KOK SALE On* food lorM tbej
bu({) and karntu. H. I Edwards
Mount Airy, N. C. Route n Itpd.J
«xt tew daya or it will be to* late.
I Hav« had a tew calla to do name '
erraring aim* my notice at laet wieh.
lut f am aura that there ara many '
'tKom that ahould hava thia work (
lona before tha crop la plan tad. Why
lot fat It dona right and fraa at feet? |
'.all ma ovar tha phona or drop ma a
ard. I am at your aervice any tima.
Now la tho tima to prepare your
•ad had. Remember that you hava
four crop half made whan you g*t
t in tha ground If you have your aeed
tad propariy prepared. Aftar tha
and ia broken it ahould be thoroughly
larrowad and qulvarlrad. Mow 1* tha
:ima to begin to ronaerve tha moiature
n the ground, and you can do thia by
ceeping the land harrowed aftar each,
■Bin and not let the land become bak
a 101 ot u>« corn *«i win last run,
ind it ia going to be hard to gat good
laad corn thin yaar. If you hava *av
m1 your need rom, I would adviaa you
to run a germination laat on it to
toa if it ia fertila. A little trouble
now will ba notiiing compared to gat
Ling a bad iitand laUir on.
How many fanner* want to help
the boy* who are going over the topj
win the War? me offer you this
plan. Every farmer who i* interested
in helping to win the war loan the
Government an acre of land this yaar.
Crow an aera of corn, tobacco or pota
toes and buy War Saving .Stamp* with
the proceed*. We *re going to offer
nome nice premium* to the farmer*
•fit of hoga r*t. ml the ruu (• toak.
ng to aa to 4* our pan I haw* to.
atod wvtnl brand wn and gilta and
rould ba glad to kafr from anyone
hat ia intaraatad to buying anything
if thla kind. I wtU alaa ba gtod to
kelp any boy who la Intaraatad In
«ining the pig club to located a pip.
f ynu hava not got the monay to buy
ha pi* I hava made arrangemente
»ith thr hank* to loan you tha monay.
! hopa that thara will ha a targe num
ier of boya in tha clob thu year a* ww
teed tha meat and prirae will rntuinun
ugh.
Don't forget tha Head Corn Slow
■nd Pnrrnem Union Rally at Dob taw.
he 2Vth of thu month. Everybody
•ome and bring tome corn with you.
Ewing H. MilUapi, County Agent.
Oak Grove School CI——.
The i-ommenrrment of the Oak
rlrov« school via enjoyed by • largo
•rowil on laat Saturday night, March
l«.
After the axerriaea by tha rhildran
whx-h were of tha baat, Mr. B. A.
Freeman made a ahort talk on tha
war, urging tha paopla to aupport the
government in every way poaaibla.
The irhool haa been a pmnperoua on*
in every way, under the auperviaton of
Minn Nora Taylor.
The *hool had a box "upper two
week* ago and made twenty five dol
lar* which waa invented in W. S. 9.
A Friend.
AUCTION SALE
S. M. HALE FARM NEAR ROUND PEAK, WEDNES
DAY, APRIL 3rd 1918, al2P.IL
This farm contaming 120 acres on the Lowgap road, within 2H
miles of the food road and to in a high state of cultivation. On it ia
• nice new house and a nplendid feed ban. Thar* ia running water
in the house which comati through a pipe from a spring on a hill.
The place contains IS acre* of food bottom land and several acres in
grass. The upland ia in good state of cultivation, and ia smoothe
and has no wash outs on it, and ia all fresh land. There is also
plenty of timber and woodland on the farm. The buildings are all
new and in first class condition.
It only takes about 40 minutes to go to this farm in a Ford from
Mount Airy. The terms are so easy that it ia possible tjr any body
to buy them a good farm and pay for it with tfce products of the
place. /
Terms: 1500 cash, J500 in 6 months, $500 in 12 pa^tth*, balance in
1, 2, S, 4, 6 and 8 years. /
VALUABLE PRIZES GIVEN A^VAY.
92.00 for largest Irish Potato. SI.00 fcr second.
12.00 for largest ear of corn. Sl.OOf for second.
Open to anybody.
C. C. HUTCHENS LAND COMPANY.
YOU SHOULD NAME
THE SURRY COUNTY LOAN
& TRUST CO.
AS YOUR EXECUTOR FOR THE
FOLLOWING REASONS:
rhe business of tfau Company is to act aa Executor of
Wills, to administer estates, to serve as guardian of
minors and trustee of property under wills.
A board of careful business men direct the affain of the
Company.
rhe Trust Company never dies and is always found at
its place of business ever ready to give proper Attention
to the affairs of your estate.
Che Trust Company will see that your will is drawn cor
rectly and, when named as Executor, makes no charge
for properly drawing up the will or keeping it under
seal in its vault
DIRECTORS
N. W. Burke, A. G. Bowman, W. F. Carter, EL H. Wrenn,
F. S. Eldridge, W. A. York, G. D. Fawcett, W. W.
Hampton, W. G. Sydnor, J. D. Smith.
• OFFICERS
N. F. CARTER. President.
E. H. WRENN, Vice-President.
GEO. D. FAWCETT, Sec. 4 Treat