North Carolina Newspapers

Airy News. Airy. K. C, Jaiy IMfc, HI*. Mr. a C. Wakh laat Nr. Pn«J Allied • now Elfin | far Ma own Nr. Will Mkti|»rt of Elkln, apont Honda y and Monday ia tha city with ralaUvaa. \ 'Mr. and Mr*. Gantry and Itttla dau fktar Ntaa Annlo Laa Gantry an ».a lUaf ralattvaa In Bona en tMa week. Ntaa Goaaia .Shelton la rltHIni her | mi f!/>Uaknrn X UOMMHWru. A daughter mi born to Mr. and, Mr*. Ralph Norwod 0# Charlotte at ' Martin hoapitaJ laat Friday. Mr*. J. W. Greenwood of Amelia county Virginia, ia tba guaat of har aiatar, Mm. Robert Short ia thia city. Mr. O. D. Boycott of Baden ia tha ■neat of tha Maaara. Woodruff* on North Main itraat. Dr. Will Hollingaworth ha* return ed to thia city after (pending aeveral montha in Texaa. Miaa Lola Woltz spent the paat weak in Elkin the gue*t of Miaa Nina Whitoker. A daughter waa bora to Mr. and Mra. Henry Hauaer of Florida, at Martin Memorial hoapital thia city last Saturday morning. Mr. Matt Smith of Camp Jackaon arrived tha flmt of the week to upend a furlough with hi* parent* Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Smith in thia city. ^ S Misaea Bettie Cox and Maj-y JJ. Creed will return the flmt of the week • vi*it to relative* and friend* in Win aton-Salem. Mr. E. M. Linville has moved hi* law office from the Mcariro building to the office* recently vacated by Dr. H. B. Row*. Mr. A. M. Short i* at home on a ahort vacation. He ha* been employ ed a* foreman in the camp* near Bal timore. Prof. Charle* Coon of Wilaon spent the paat week end with hi* family who are gue*ta of Mr*. Coon's parent*, Mr. and Mra. B. F. Sparger on Fran klin street. Mm. R. T. Spence and daughter Misa Clare of Kipling and Mr. and Mm. George E. Prince of Dunn, have returned to their homes after visit ing Mendames F. L. Smith and J. B. Sparger in this city Mm. Jarvis and two daughters of Jacksonville. Tenn., spent the past week end with Mra. Mercer Patterson in this city enroute to The Hollow, Va., to visit Mrs. Jarvis parents. ^ iilrs. J. G. Powell has returned from a visit to her mother at Kurmin~ton, her little daughter Mi s nMry I.essie Powell remained for an extended visit to her grandmother. Capt. Hiram Stanley, who is sta tioned at Aberdeen. Md., is expected here this week called home by the serious illness of his father. Mr. John Stanley. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Regan and son and Mr. Sawyers of Danville, Va., spent Sunday in the city the guest of Mrs. M. F. Satterfield, who has re cently been confined in Martin Hospi tal. ""Sir. and Mrs. W. E. Merritt of this city, returned Saturday from New York city where they went to spend a few days with their son Lt. Oscar Merritt on the eve of his sailing for France. Mstars. W. R. Bowman and Claud Shelton with their families motored last week to the country of the camps. They visited Camp Green, Camp Se vier, Camp Jackson and Camp Wads worth, requiring an entire week to make the trip. Scott Hale and Osier Wolti left the first of the week for Plattshurg, N. J. where they will take sixty days military training being among the students of Trinity college appointed by the college president to train for leadership in the military training at the college this fall. As only one boy in twenty fiv* receives an ap-t pointment it ia very creditable for two of the Mount Airy boys to be in the list. at nam rov know I cant p into da taila far there are aoate thinga that we east My that wt would like to. We had a moat wonderful trip acroaa and I can Bay that 1 waa eaa at tha larky oaee not ta get sea eiek and believe ma I consider mysatf lucky too far ao vary many of them did gat atek. Wa were delayed a lit tla on our way on areount of tha heavy to- and had ta run rather alow bat h« vara uainjf tha oaf at y ft rat mathod. of tfco boya ara homaairk ffcr and I tall yo« wa aaa ao many a fhta that wo narar draamad of •aeing that wa juat don't hava tiaaa to I-at homaairk, altho' wo think about mr lovad onaa at homo and wondar if thay arc wall atr. Of course thora la no uaa of my tailing you not to ba unoaay about ma for I know that you won't ba or at laaat I don't think you hava any raaaon to bo for if I could just only tall you juat sxartly how and whsra wa ara loratad I am aura you wouldn't worry aaa minula about ma. Of couraa 1 would much rsthsr ha at hoias with you all hut you know your aolf under tha preaant conditions of tha country I juat simply couldn't af ford to bo at noma and I'm aurs you fasl tha aama way about it and really faal proud of youraalf for being abls to give a son to halp win thia groat paaca wa ara aoon to havs. I mysalf fill real proud that 1 was abls to ren der my aervires to such a great rauaa, and I also faal proud of myself for making aurh rapid promotions ainro enlisting. Being in a strange Com pany and with atrange people I think I deserve ere-it for the present posi tion I now hold and a good chance and in fare a promise for another promo tion aoon. I would enjov The Mt. Airy New* and wi*h you would sand m* on* each week. I am gatting pretty anxious to hear from home but I don t gue*s it will he longe before the mail will be coming in Mtraight again. If you ahould fail to hear from me very often don't get uneasy about me for you know it take* letter* a long time to reach you and I will prom me to write often a* I ran. Write to me often and tell me all ihe new* and iim only the addrea* given below. With bent regard* to all neighbor* and lot* and lot* of love for you all, I am, Your rievotaj MR, EDGAR. Mr*. Je**up* of We*tfleld in *er inusly ill at the home of her brother Mr. R L. Hay more on Main street, Mif* Hallie Roks of Asheboro is the guest of Mi** Florence Smith on Franklin utreet. Mr: S. M. Hale left several day* igo to buy good* <m the New York market. Mr*. W. O. Howard of Tarboro i* the guest of her *i*ter Mr*. W. W. Burke on Pine street. Mr*. C. E. Lundy left Wednesday Co visit relative* at Hillsville, Va. Mi** Ruth Council of High Point is the gue*t of Mis* Ve*ta Council r»n Rawley street. Mr*. E. C. Banner and children have returned from a visit to relatives in Greensboro. v CongTes»man C. M. Steadman of *rMnKtxnto in a> irue.rt at White Sul v~r phur Spring!!, f \ j 'm Mrs J. M. Folger and little son. Joseph, of Saluda are visitirtgj* Mrs. Folder's parents Mr. and Mrs. C. Welch on Cherry street. «. >* Lieutenant Raymond Smith of Camp Jaikson is upending a seven days furlough with his father Mr. A. E. Smith on Franklin street. Mr. Ed Inman is expected home this week from Philadelphia where h» went some time ago for treatment by • specialist. Misses Lorraine Burgess and Alice Hale have returned from a visit to friends and relatives in Kingsport. Tenn. Mr. J. E. Coble, of Atlanta, Ga., is visiting his sister, Mrs. S. A. Hennis on North Main Street. This is the Arst time Mr. Coble had seen his sis ter in over twenty years. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Osborne of Ga lax, Vs., visited relatives in and near this city the first of the week. Mrs. Criti. of Greensboro, ii vi*it inn her. daughter, Mr*. Mat Short. Mr. Walter Martin continue* very nick at hi* home on Eant Poplar St. He ha* been confined to hi* room *omething like two month*. FOR SALE—140 acre farm, on* and one half mile* from Vaia, N. C. Four room house; rood out building*, Good well water, sand clay road through farm. If interested writ* for parti cular*. R. S. Roger, TOP Leet Street, Berkley, Va. AMWWTi tka wWt af t) Mr. C. C. Hrtrinm. of Ik* WMu Flataa « la that M tmr down m Ararat, M, C. Ha ia raqaifad t* kmp t boak at raeocda, tha boak baiag furntahad by tha 0a» • haa al raaily thraahad far (0 farmara, mm af tinni imoa( Lh* haat farmara la tka county. Tha racorda show that ••araft acraaga la about ate acraa and tha avaraga yiald 5.9 bvahata par aera. Tha 20 faiann had lit 1-4 aaraa In vhaat and aiada 703 buahala. Mr. Hutrhana think* Lhaaa aama farmara ta othar yaarn hava avarayad aa much aa 10 buahala to tha acra. y „ Sheriff Ed wart Join* tk« Colon .Sheriff Bud Edward* of Carroll county waa in the ritjr laat Friday and enliatad in the Merchant Marina at tha Hawka Drue atora whara an office for tha aarvira ia upan. Shariff Rd wards haa 14 months yat of hia time to aarva aa high ahcriff of hia county, but ha will reaign tha offlca and en tar tha aarvica. Ha ia one of the youngest man in tha country to hold tha offlca of ahtriff, being only 28 year* of age. Mr. John A. Baird Paaaea. Mr. John A. Ba:rd. father of Dr. C. A. Baird of thia city, died at the home of hia *on near Oxford, N. C. Monday of laat week at the advanced age of 82 year*. Dr. Baird and hia family were with htm at the time of hia death. The old gentleman hail spent much time in this city with hia son during the pant few yearn and wu a man of high character and real worth. He wan a Presbyterian and a moat uaeful citizen during the tcng life he lived. Dr. W. S. Taylor Vary Sick. For Mime time Dr. W. S. Taylor, prominent and well known citizen of thia city, haa been in declining health. Hia many friend* will he pained to know that he doe* not improve. He ia now confined to hia bed and hia condition ia not hopeful. He suffer* much and *eem* t» oe affected with some form of kidney trouble. The liineane haa affected hi* eyea ao that he i« almost entirely deprived of hi* sight. A Surprise Marriage. A* the paper gnr- to press we learn of the marriaire of Mi«« Agness Ab »her of thix city to Mr. DuAeld of Wert Jefferson in Ashe county. Mia* Absher and her mother have been visiting relative* in Axbe for the past nix week* and the message was sent to "Mi's. John Foy, sister of the,bride who resides in this city, and stated that the brides mother was present at the marriaire. The bride is a beau tiful .and cultured young woman and the groom is a successful lumber deal er of We t Jefferson. 1 have opened up a Studio at my home on Rawley Avenue and will be glad to have those desiring to study either piano or voice. Rates: piano lessons per month, $3.50. Voice les sons per month, $4.00. Valuable Property for Sale. I have t>een ordered by the Local Board of Grayson county, where I registered, to start to Camp I-ee for training on next Friday, Jufy 26, therefore I am offering for sale some valuable property that I expect to sell at private sale during the next week. / Lola Vivian Woltz. The.property ii at my home the late G. W. Ashby residence, on Franklin street. Mount Airy, where 1 will be irlad to have prospective buyers to see me. I offer a Rood five passenger Over land car, a White Truck, known a* the S. G. Pace truck, and all my house hold and kitchen furniture. This ii all (rood property and I will offer bar gains that I may close it out before leaving for camp. In addition to the above I offer a good milch cow, worth I7S.OO. W. Clyde Woodruff, Mount Airy, N. C. By !•*. C C. llifWMi. At tho (Iom of tho Jww o'clock mttki tho Church «u cilW to»a Um Charch had |sm ikmfk with tho different Umm of h—laoo■ and of what tho Church had dono during tho year for tho enlargomant of tho Lord* work, tho Church found tho work in rood chop* and in a pcooporo— con dition; thia mado tho conforoneo itoip fal to all and hanco tho conference waa enjoyed by all. The one thine thai Md( the Mut|n especially interacting to all waa the (Iwrrll during tha confaranca I lean ■ad or !i bars tad two worthy boya to preach tha goapal of Chrut any and everywhere, tha Lard may open up work to I ham. Tha young man wara Mr. I/aa Barrur and Willia Chandler. TTie.-e ha* never bean aught .-tgainit the boy* xince the» eama into tha Church. Mr. Bur run t* prepared for College and will enter co!la#a parhip* next fall. Mr. ("handler ia making hi* arrangamanta to go to Mar* Hill early in tha fall. Tha Church haa the utmoat confidence in these two boy* and feel* dure it will alwayi feel proud of them. At tha cloaa tha Church voted the pa*tor a vacation for the month of Augtiat and than in vited Rurru* and Chandler aa a (ap ply. They willingly accepted and will do their beat to n.ake each aarviee helpful to all that may attend, let everybody go and encourage the boy*. The pa*tor U happy. ^ Nuraaa Wanted. A Training School for Nur*e*, giv ing the required three year* course, ha* been recently opened in Martin Memorial Hoopital, Mount Airy, N. C. Th:-. is a splendid opportunity for all capable young women and you can help wty the war by entering for training, yfor atery pupil nurse mean* the releaaw^of a graduate nurse for active war duty. Apply to Mis* Mar jorie Sneii, Supt., or Dr. Moir 8. Mar tin, Mount Airy. N. C. To Our Mount Airy 6 Telephone Subscriber*. Due to the hitch coat of material an<l supplies ami the increase in labor and wage* we have for noma time been opeating our telephone system in Mount Airy at a Ion*, and to en able the telephone company to main tain its system and keep «a*ie in good condition ami to pay to the Mockhol ders a reasonable return on the in vestment it ia necessary that the telephone rata* be increased^ Tne question of an increased rate ha* been up fo. some time and on July 10th (he Corporation Commission granted us an increase <>f 5# cent* per month on business telephones and an increase of 76 cents p*/ month on residence telephones it take effect July 1st, but in nrder yt> icive our sub scribers due not|ce otr the increase in rater we will rot net the new rate into effect until Audbst 1st. On Sept. 1st bills will be *«At out for August service at the in4gta.> ed rate. We trust thr.t'the new rate will meet with the approval of our subscib ers, knowing ax you that it is im possibly toj us to continue to rive ser vice at in "wtpcusc greater uian our income. H MT. AIRY TELEPHONE CO. i'er H. A. BiriKall, Gen. Mgr. 3,233 Enemy Airplane* Shot Down By Britiah Air Force. London, July 13.—In one year on the British western front the royal air force has accounted for 3,233 enemy airplanes. In the same period the naval airmen shot down tf.32 a total of 3,8tS. An official statement deal ing with these operations says: "The royal air force during the year beginning July 1, l!'l7, on the British western front destroyed 2,150 hostile machines and drove down out of c.*> trol 1,083. In the same period the air force units working in conjunc tion with navy *hot down 623 hos tile machine*. "During this period 1,094 of our machines were missing; 92 of these were working with the navy. "On the Italian front from April to June, 1918, the British destroyed 165 hostile machines and drove down six out of control. Thirteen of ours were missing." Fir«t Flight Good for $50,000. London July 16.—In order to itima late the production of more powerful engine* and more •uitable aircraft the Daily Mail announced the revival of it« offer of a price of 10,000 pound* to the flret person who flie* acroea the Atlantic from any point in the United Slates, aCnada or New Koundland to Great Britain or Ireland, or vice verr-a, in 72 conaecutive hours. Owtac to Um fart tftot to h* mm mant I It ia tha vwy MrrvMt daotra of tha' | Kood Adanniatratton that th« largaat I pouibU quantity of fruit ba and ' thru eannini, prtMrrkif, drying «r avaporation. It la tha motto at tha Food Adminiatration "Maximum can ning iu(ir" ami Mm. Jama* MeKim rnon, head of tha Homa Damonstration work of North Carolina, rarommorula tha uaa at ooly on* pound for 10 quart* of fruit. If additional augar la naeaaaary It can bo addad whan tha fruit la aaton. No houaahold it allow ad to hava mora than 25 pound*' during tha aaaaon for canning and praaarving axcapt upon approval of! flla Food Admintratnr hut I am ro (| uaa tad to ba vary liharal in tha ax- I •ma* of thia diacration and I will grant parmwaion in all ea*o* farT a raaaonabla amount whara I think it la propar. Individual* canning for the mar ket should make statement to tha Su gar Divinion of tha Pood Administra tion at Raleigh fov eartiflrataa upon which to buy sugar for canning and preserving. Any further information that may be desired will he given upon request. July 17th, 1918. W. ?. CARTER. Co. Food Admr. Sow Cow Peas Aftar Harrestng Grain Crops Firman should ma* a aitry prep aration to tow all tha COW PCM' poaalbla aftar harviiting frain crop* thla yaar. to aa to Inoraoaa tho fer tility and produetiveneee of their landa for erope to follow. The Sowing of Cow Peas at the Last Working of Corn la alto to bo ati-onaly recommended. Farmers who have practiced tMa claim that tho lowlnf of Cow Fiai j In oarn Incraoaaa tha yield of corn, and at tho tomo llmo It maltoa • forage crop. Wrlto for "WOOB'S CROP SPECIAL" giving prteaa and Infor mation about all Seaeonable Seede. T. W. Wood & Sons, SEEDSMEN, - Richmond, V*. Wood's "I have auffered a great ileal from «rluckt uil iHm I m»>i< eeer, I had trouble la ■tru|hl*i iii(, w|B Mr. Roberta. "My kidney* eara out it order I iixd Dm*1! IMnty PlUa, proriftvd from Hiak'a Drug gteea and th«y promptly relieved mm. My (jack and kidneya berame *r*« and ■veU." (War two yaara M*ryill Roberta •aid: "Today my kid#ryi are aound and my health ia «rtM. Doan'a Kid nay Pllla ara a Ana kidney •nediriae." Prire AOr, at all dealer*. Don't ■imply aak for a kidney remedy—frt Doan'i Kidney Pill*—die lame th^t Mr. Roberta had. Poater-Milbum Co.. Mfgra., Buffalo, N. T. NOTICE OP DISSOLUTION Of CO PARTNERSHIP. To Whom it may Concern: Notice ia hereby riven to the pub lic, that the co-partnerxhip r impaaed of J. E. Stone, J. C. Dodaon, ana Jam Flippin, domr a 'milling huaineaa oa Torn* Creek in Pilot Townallip, Surry County, under the Inm najftea at J. E. Stone and Co., ana Piedmont Roller Milln, haa been diwiotoen, and the uid parties have sold uid mill to C. M. Bernard. Thia July lit, 1918. J. E. STONE. J. C. DODSON. JOE flippi:*. SUtc of Ohio. City of Toledo. Lqcm County, mm. Frank J. Ch«n«y makes oath that am If son tor partner of the f.rm of F. Cheney A Co.. doir«fj bant m in th« City or Toledo. County an J f>? Ue aforr> *h!d. and that said Hrrn —111 r> <•" ffle* •urn of Off IB Ht'NPnKD R9 lor «^h and every can** of Catarrh tluet cannot bo cured by the use of flAUJI CATARRH CURB. FHaNK./. CHENET Sworn to befduma •" «-i In my presence. thnrwh <lnr of Dereflfr her, A. D. 1*14. A. W Gi.l^AbON ^S#al) Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cure is t >k*n lateri* ally and acta through the Blood on Mucoua Surfaces of tbs System. Ml* for testimonials. frae. F J. CIIENET A CO.. Toledo. O. Sold by all druirnata, ~U\ Hail s Family Fills for constipation. AUCTION SALE. The G. L. Dudiion place known as the Will Herring place will be »oid U> the hi* heet bk£er rW- cmsh on Sat urday, A Liiru.-t 10th, at\0 o'clock a. re. on Low Gap road two mttaa-iaear Ml. Airy. Thin farm contain* 4" nina. Plenty of timberland, Rood 4 house and other outbuilding. Will also sell all the howte hold and kitchen furniture, all fanning tool* etc. W. H. DODSON. Exr. Tearns Laborers Wanted! Steady work and high wages, with weekly pay. Apply to, N. C Granite Corporation, Mount Airy, N. C. WA NTED! « Blackberries and Other Canned Goods * We are making contracts now for Canned Blackberries, Apples, Beans and Tomatoes tt the highest price we have ever paid. See us at once for contracts. Lovill-Dix Co.