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Mount Airy New*.; j. a. j Airy. April Utk, till LOCAL MORAL QUESTIONS. In tlUM* stirring tlaM moral ques tions are becoming even mora promin ant Uuwi ia ordinary years. Recently tha public mind ha» baan agitated by the pool rooma and bowline alliaa. Man of aanaa war a disgusted whan they conctantly saw strong man, dur ing work hour* leisurely playing these game* whila half tha world istarvea. Tha raault i( that tha whita light of criticism ha* baan turn ad on tha pool room and tho bowling ally. It has baan made to appear that these game* are so expensive to those who frequent them that tho men who play are only too glad for relief to rome in the way of rlo-ing them up. It ia made to app-nr that much gam bling ia done in these place*, and that the game ia HO cortly as to make the amusement often run to several dol lars in a night. These fact* were all brought out be fore the board of town commissioners at a recent meeting, a.;d after due consideration, it was decided not to renew the licence to these places after the present license expires about the first of the summer. And in connection with all this talk the moving picture show has come in for comment that ia not to be ignored. It appears thr.t the companies that get out these picture films and sup ply the country are sending out a lot of scenes that the of a nature to be objectionable to many people. A great majority of the p.ctures are of a higlit order and of great educational value, but along with the^e pictures that are ret. ly worth o.ies time and money to see, they inject a claas of sentimental rot that is both disgust ing and demuralizing to the public mind. It is no uncommon sight to sec for half an hour the immoral life of some reprobate man and woman shown up in a light that will not bear comment in conversaticn end could not possibly become the subject of conversation among intelligent peo ple. These low grade pictures are so suggestive of the sexual that young man of character in some cities are refusing to carry their lady friends to the shows, unless they know in ad vance what is to be displayed in the program. The picture show in th:r. town is no worse than all the others, but the game has gone to that extent that the public mind has revolted and now demands some relief. We know of a number of citizens who have not only quit attending the shows but decline to allow their children to attend, and yet these same citizens would be only! too glad to patronize these shows if i the pictures were of a kind to appeal, to them. As an indication of how the remedy j is being worked out the following ar-: tide from the Greensboro News will be suggestive. There it appears that I the picture men arc willing to do their! own censoring, and thus get rid of the ebjectionable. The article follows: K. D. Craver, operator of the mo- j tion picturc theaters of Greensboro. i has made ar nangements for strictest I censorship of the film dramas he buys for this city. Aroused by recent cri ticism to the need of more careful at tention to the quality of some of the comedies, he has employed a Greens boro lady to pass upon the Alms be fore they are shown to the public. Mr. Craver har, been for some time with • brother who is ill and has not been in closest touch with hia thea ters. He has at each a manager in: whom he has confidence, but the busi ness of seeing the dramas through and passing upon them wiCi respect to whether tney show anything which would saibarrnsM a modest audience has not been hr.ndled by any one in particular. The woman ccnsor em ployed will do this. The proprietor of tho theaters has full confidence tn her good taste and judgement. She is not to be the representative of th« city or any other institution hut the theaters, themselves. . Mr. Craver had made it clear to the elty commissioners that he rocogniies t'te fart that it moani patronage for him to present the better class of pic tures. lie buys the best offered, yet in these there sometimes appears something which should not be shown. The woman will eliminate such scenes It ia the proprietor's purpose to show ■> 'hing which would offend the sen uti lities of w» patron. The eoMliMionera authorised the ment see at audi importance a* to be new*. Recently two m—bore of the achool board hare reel gn ad. Houri. Uao, D. Pawcett and W. E. Merritt. Tho town charter allow* these unexpired terme ta bo fUlod by tho otbor men here of tho achool board and ao laat wook Messrs J. Carroll Hill and E. M. t.invilla wore aoloctod for tho unexpired toma. Aa tho hoard now a^anda it la composed of W. K. Carter, chairman; E. H. Kocb titzky, aoc- and tree*.; C. H. Hajrnoa. E. M. Linville and J. C. Hill. Prof. Staloy haa declined to atand for reelection a superintendent and haa accepted tho poeition of Hat. and Trean. of a new company that will operate • knitting mill in Randolph county. Prof. William* will not stanJ for reelection ai Principal of tho High School ami will engage in the news paper husineaa after the present term of school expire*. New Enterprise for Mt. Airy. For yearn thi* city haa uaed large number* of barrel* each year for shipping apples, potatoes, etc. These barrels have been gotten out at other points. Now Mr. Bausley Beasley has gone into the business and re cently bought a complete out/It of machinery for making staves and will operate it on Needmore street. He expects to get the piant to going in a month and will give employment to a dozen or more men. He will pay a good price for timoer and the staves will be sliced from the block thus saving any waste in the way of saw cut. There is a demand here for the staves and it appeara to be a business tfiat should be a profitable enter prise. j I How Six Little Girls Buy War-Saving* Stamp*. Little Girl No. 1. "I clean my brother'* room and he pays me 25c, and I new buttons on my uncle's clutheH, for which I receive a good price. I buy Thrift StampH with the money." Little Girl No 2. "Every Monday night 1 take care of lister's two chil dren, and although they are cross, I persevere. Each week 1 get 26c, with which I buy a Thrift Stamp." Little Girl No. 3. "I wash dishee and tend the baby, feed the chickens, run errands and stay at home when my mother wants to run down town. Mother gives me a quarter twice a week and I buy Thrift Stamp*. 1 am * little girl ten year* old." Little Girl No. 4. "I sell two popu lar weekly magazines and a monthly magazine and buy Thrift Stamps with my profit. I now have four War-Sav ings Stamps." Little Girl No. f>. "I deliver bills for Mr. Scott for which I get paid well and 1 buy Thrift Stumps." Little Girl No. 6. "My mother pro mised me 25c for every scarf I knit for the soldiers. I knitted a scarf and a sweater and received 75c and bought Thrift Stamps." Ships! Ship*! Ship*! Ships are needed to save France. Ships are reeded to defeat the Kaiser. The All'es arc culling tor ships. O.-.r l.-wvert'ment is call.- r for ships. Our Government is trying tu build shipj and is n.<kin£ that he lend our money for this purpose. \re we going to lend it wil'ingl/ or ar* we goinu to cause the Government tc force it f., m us through taxes? It's either War Savings Stamps and build ships or pay War taxes and build ships. In the first you get your money back with interest. In the second you get only a slip of paper to show you have done only what the Government forc ed you to do. CARD OF THANKS. We desir* to thank our neighbors and friands who were co kind to us during the rxint illness and death of our loreJ one. Mrs. W. A. Bolt. Roy L. Poor*. TMI LOTUS COMPANY. an iM'mttng part of the hlatnry at ih» rwnlrre of Kgypt. M«*l r«tare fb» portrayal of the rnl4 4lr Fr«wh »Imt» all the arta arr mrllnw with u' md (h# IjHm and ballade have a ullrr color ronpxIllBg ly tM-autlfuL Th<' third part nt I bo priiiran haa «« do with Aawrtcan m>ugn from IH30 ta 1MH). whirl) palpitate with 'he heart hlatvry of oar own pmple and hrral bi lbo Mirrow* and Joy», the humor and the melody of lntrln»lr American) an. Thin program wn< rmtn) aad Ika Company produri>d In the Stage Craft* Workahop t>7 Knthrrlnr 8. Brows tmt the Redpath bureau. Monday Ni^ht April 22li>, N:30 Hitch School Building. Protracted Meeting at Flat Rock. On the ftrat .Sunday in May the pax tor, Rev. J. H. Haynea, will begin • teriea of meeting* at Flat Rock Bap tist church and will be aaaiatad by Evangelist Sebastian of N. Wilkea boro. TIRED, NERVOUS ~ HOUSEWIFE TOOK VINOL Now Ske is Strong and Well Berkeley. CaL—1 «M narrow, irritable, do appetite, could not aleep, and waa ahraya tired, ao my hooae work waa a great start After may other iidlfiaaa had tailed Viaol baik Be ap aad Bade aa strong. I have a good appetite aad deep well *Z3d "«r»T~lfca..<i. sis* Dwight Way. Barkaky. CaL Wa aak every nervosa. wssk, rwa dowa. aifaf woman ia thia town ta try this cad liver and iron tonic aa mm gasrastae to retara their mooey tf it taila to help then. L W. WEST DRUG CO. II Does your House laugh at Rain? A house poorly painted is at the mercy of the weather. The gales of Spring and Fall drive the beating rain into bare or flaked surfaces.soak ing the wood and leading to unsightly warp and decay. The house that am laugh at rain, at snow, wind, froet, or broiling son » the one protected by good paint. Give your house a faw White-Lead mixed with pure linseed oil and it will resist all kinds of westher. You may have any cofor. Drop in and let as take cars of 1 your needs, before the next storm ' does its damage. Ws csrry nationally advertised brands of painta, oils, and varniahea, and standard makes of brashes. Dutch Lewis Brand W. E. Mcrritt Co. YOU SHOULD NAME THE SURRY COUNTY LOAN & TRUST CO. AS YOUR EXECUTOR FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: The business of thw Company is to act as Executor of Wills, to admini&ter estates, to serve as guardian of minora and trustee of property under wills. A board of careful business men direct the affairs of the Company. The 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. The 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 W. W. Burke, A. G. Bowman, W. F. Carter, E. H. Wrenn, ' F S. Eldridgc, W. A. York, O. D. Fawcett, W. W. Hampton, W. G. Sydnor, J. D. Smith. OFFICERS W. F. CARTER, President. E. H. WRENN, Vice-President GEO. D. FAWCETT, Sac. A Treaa. M REGARD TO COM. 1 ub (ltd to toll aU of you that an exemption ho* bono made by the administration which will let ua gat aoia grate cool. Until Jaat a f«w days ago tba ordar stood so that al of our coal would coma out of tha Pocahontas and Nnr Rivar flalda. Tha coal wa will gat will ha tha Tennessee and In tucky coaia which ara good grata coala and will give aat iaf action. Many hava aakad "What ia the Price?" 1 hava told them all tha price aa previoualy set by tha Government waa $8.00 per ton delivered, but that tha coal we would get later would possibly be higher, Mr. Lovill adviaing that the pricea had not yet been furoiahad to him which would be effective after April 1st, but ia car tain it will be no lower than $8.00, per ton. The greatest urgency exists that every one should lay in his coal between now and Sept. 1st. as after that date there will probably not be any coal for home uses. Pleas* bear in mind that from the lowest to the highest everyone must All out tha application card for coal. It makes no difference from whom or how you get thia coal you must have this card on Ale before any deliveries can be made to you, unless someone violates the law and becomes subject to a heavy fine. It is urged by the fuel administration that everyone make the next Ave months their "COAL" months and arrange to have your coal delivered in these Ave months and let them offset the "COLD" months of the coming Winter. Everyone can more easily put coal in now than later, and bear in mind that "LATER" there may be no coal at any price. Fill out your application card a.n soon as possible and be getting the coal into your bin, and not be in the class who will sit around his forehanded neighbor's Are this winter and "CUSS" Doc Garfield, and everybody else who has anything to do with the coal business. Mr. Customer it is squarely up to you and with five months when coal is guaranteed to you, if you don't get it you won't receive much sympathy the coming winter if you have no coal. You will find application cards, for my yard, at Hawks Drug Co.. I. W. West Drug Co.. Gwyn Drug Co., and at the Arehouse as well as at the Barber shops, just All out the card and leave it with the Arm who has the blanks and I will get them. Remember the card is not an order for delivery but simply "Puts your name in the pot," for coal during the next Ave months, and each buyer must bear in mind that all must take a little along as we cant wait until the last day and deliver all the coal which should extend over the next five months. C» A. Shelton 272 What do you know about Clothes? /T^HE question occurs to us because appar A ently there are as many makes of clothes as tiiere are colors. In our store, there is no room for deception - products of known standard alone can secure our endorsement. maoi by muxma * » . lunnou, un. have earned the respect of this community anc i others through their trustworthy perform cftiiCC season after season. Today we counsel the purchase of these clothes u icauje we know their worth. Their style will appeal to you, but you must de^nd o:* ur for ccrtlr y of quolltif—oia* judgment in the matter v 41 iiOt le?'i yc;: J. W. Prather Clothing Co
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