Mount Airy Nvws.
J. K. JOaOHON * BOW.
Airy, X. C, OMn l*tk. ltl*.
liUaMKIKri. V BATEfc
Om T—r HM
Ms month*. It
CAMS IN ADVANCE.
CAN WE GIVE A REASON.
HiU Is an >'f jwiilHU and
whan • man ta in 'i-oubta ha i iurillv
turnr to a uparialiat in whutevar lina
ha i» intarmtad.
H*>a *a ara in the mulat >•< a.i ant
dam*- that aurpai.*** an-rtl- th»
rouittiv hat kn>wn '>»<• •». Tha una
rialt :t» at Wa«.hi»" ' .>■ and "Ir.laiifh
■daica that nubil* inaatmi;*. adlaola,
thaatara, eta.. ha rloaad. Othar '.nana
ara takintf the a i 'Ice. Tliia T< ' n i»
m.» I arira nitmbara of tha riturna
ara rafuainir •" m»»I • ■ 'h* I'hool m.<l
ara acpin* ihoir i-hildran at b« ma.
Ona larira factory ia -hc.it a third of
ita l.clp liir*u>p of tha apidamic. N<w
in tl c >f 'l.ene facta it apjwara
to u« t« ha in tha I'na if h mi» | i
jrf« to take Ilia arfvica of »ha pa
riali I* wh< rro ■ upp< ail to km ;/,
arul i!n ih«- thing ili.it ma if", niy
to ch':ck tha rpraud f tf-1 rf « .7*
thnl ih "O i' ."'atimr j»- 1'ilili in i I.
TUE |NP' UEN7* "PPF
The gpanirh Influenza ha* h t thin
town anil section along with all other
parts of the country. Some families
have lieen in sore d'tress !>»• nuf of
the malady, ami in a few instances
pneumonia has develops. Two joint
meeting* of the town Commissioner*
ami the School Board have been helil
anil prominent citizen* and Doctor*
js! t »ek r>0*t in the meeting*. The
remit wan that it seemed to he the
g«inial opinion that the condition*
here were not inch as to justify any
action on the part of either Board,
further than to warn all persons to he
rereful and take all necessary precau
tion; about exposing themselvus un
necessarily.
The Health officer, Dr. C. A. Haird,
recommended tVat the advice of the
Federal and .State authorities about
closing all public meeting places he
adopted, hut the Board;; ilfeilincil to
■ rr -commendation.
WORKERS FOR THE
RED CROSS NEEDED
Some weeks ago the local leaders
for the Keti Croaa work started a
movement to raise funds by solicit
ing «mall amount- of tobacco from
each farmer who comes to market.
To do this i wai< the plan to have lwro
ladies to be at ea. h warehouse dur
ing the morning hours and collect tlie
tobacco. The plain has ~woi ked to
perfection and the fatmers have re
sponded in a most liberal manner, so
liberal that the total daily colli- Lion i
am'unt to a nice sum well worth the
time and trouble it is taking to se
cure it. »
But a hitch has come in the plains.
The ladies " ho volunteer**! to aid in
this work, and there were about twen
ty of them, nre not taking the intcr
e t in the work that they a-» -upp- s
ed to. Many fail to respond and ser
ve their time at the warehouses when
they are called. Now the result is
that the farmers are often not soli
cited because the ladies who were ap
p- inted to be r.*■ that particular wan -
house are off duty, for reasons best
known to them- elves. And so the
worV is lagrinr, and all because of
the failure to respond when called.
Now tv"" ladies who volunteered
and nre not doing the work may have
good and sufficient reasons for not
coming. It appears to us that the
leaders in tho work should call for
ailditional worker*. Surely the wom
en of this good town will not allow
this opportunity to go by and be neg
lected when such large funds can be(
raised with such little effort.
The call to duty in the front where
thf boy* arj serving must be obayed,
and surely no woman will allow her
part of thi* work to go neglected
without a good reason. It appear* to
u* that additional volunteer* to this
good work is the solution to the pro
blem.
Tangle in Transportation.
The new rules recently made about
train* moving on time has caused no
little confusion here. As an example
last Sunday morning the train crew
went on duty at eight. To go on duty
earlier wouli' be against orders and
for the extra time they would get no
pay. 80011 'titer going tn duty the
express car was placed hnd the agent
began to load a whole car of expiess
convicting uf ISO crates of cabbage,
27 barrels of apple*, SO coops cl.tck
•n* ami -mill packages by the score.
' '■?* hour for the train to m>ve on
the ninute soon came and off it went
U iving on the riding 22 coops of
«V< '(ens, a .hrle wagon load of
»m;JI packages end enourh of one
ki.id and UciVit to make fcalf a car,
all of which could ave Ixcn loaded
in a few abuttal, but tie rew ortlorr
«. 4 w »au, .«(M w ■»
M'1 .
ti'-trng to tha naw mias
•wily • h*T Imt to allows hat* at
lL<a low* U bad tka itorninf as
praas. And ottm than la w much u,
a -~Jid rar It i. Nm tka aAciala
•v.iWntlv ■ -ant |o i>a raasonaWa, and
la ba raasonsbla mm rhangaa Ml
prasant rulntfi must ba ma/to.
Mr*. Jaa. York, of tha R» .<• Nat
taction was badly tnjarad la- 11
iisy afternoon by an sut sasohils. t*
vat r^'irn'ng from rhurrh walking:
along tharoau wfcan an aulomobiia■
Irivan by Mr. Jaaaa Meter' r-»a
•long, sal for knm ca> *>•
fd to ere*i tha read Ju«t aa tha ma
r1 ina was |aaalr~. "i waa knrck
■■<1 d"wn twl >tatain«d cavaral bruis
. . ought at ft rat to ba
•riously injured. Ska is improving
n'ld will rnct var.
Why You Cannot Afford
Nol to buy Liberty Bond*.
'Vi h tka American Army, H*pt. 29
lain. 3mi. h has lx>rn written a'out
I'll- 'l>*iti*'nl»urg "left-Hues, but una{
must •!« tham t<< rr-alixe what thaj
Ainorirnuii hail to it" through.
Ik A W»lder«ri«i it Wire.
I ijav .pent the day exploring a
I it t of wh it t>«y<irid doubt is the!
Ifrentet.i [iwe of military defense
w<.rk 'he world «ver sow. There is
ii' ''lint' to compare to it because there]
oe.ar w»< i-lything like it. For in-<
Kt.ni'>, hi i/mine Forest the Ameri-|
ran- had t<> f> their way through a
/one of barbed wire two nnd a half
mile*, through wire nailed to trees
throii-rh the forest and reaching
sometimes ten feet hi«h. Thin re
ran in every direction arid often h»
hidden in the underbruuh. Other un
derbrush held hidden entrapment!)
•i I ordinary trench wire. In thia
two nnd a Half mile xnne there were
innumi'ralile trenches, forming thrr«,
dlrf.net system* and between them
and over them nd everywhere there
was barbed v/ire. TT»e communica
tion trenches ran beneath thin wire.
Faring Terrifying Obstacle*.
Turn your attention to the all-night
fighting in the Argonne Forest and
realize what our men are going thru.
It in raining and there is inky dark
ne s, the Boch* is shelling heavily
and pouring pas into all the valley*.
Our mm rniint travel on the hill*.
Thou# hill are Wing raked by thous
ands of German 77*.
The Americnns in the advance hit
the barbed wire. Rifles are s'ung
across shoulder# and pliers are pulled
f lit. Bttailv our men eut wire after
wire. The noise they make brings
the nasty rat-a-tat of a Hun machine
irun from a tree on the other side of
the wire. Then another and nnother,
ai 1 twenty machine guns are going.
Their aim i poor, and their flashes
give our rifle* a chance. Our dough
s'" pi! through that wire feme and
thronr'h the underbrush arid stack up
against another fence ten feet further
Tin- .ili|'« h:i- l»een telephoned
back to the borhc, batteries and
shell* begin to fall all around.
Task for Men With Stout Hearta.
It take, stout hearts, it takes real
men to stand this. But it was thru
two and a half miles of this sort of
terrain that one American division
tore its way through the Argonne
Forre^ f.
Surry County Ha» a
Million Dollar Bank.
The steady growth and develop
ment of hurries-, in the County is
hmvn bv the fact thnt the resources
• f the Fii t National Hank of Mount
' >ry hesv reached one million dol
lar". The bark was e tjibli-hed twen
ty-five years ago and has stood be
hind 'lie beif>>iniriV of mu>l of the
leading enterprises of Mount Airy.
It i of interest to know that this
bank has taken its hundred and fif
teen thou and d liar allotment of
Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds, that pur
chase hringing the total amount of
Liberty Loan Bonds bought by this
Bank for its customers nnd on it* own
account up to a quarter of a million
dollars. In addition to the bonds,
this bank has loaned one hundred and
fifteen dollars to the Federal Govern-,
ment on treasury certificates of in-;
dehtedness, and by purchase of Brit
ish Treasury bills had made up a to
tal war fund of half a million dol- j
lars furnished by this bank and ita
patrons to the United States and her'
British Allies.
Aeroplane hu Influenza.
A few people looked for the aero-1
jrlnno in thin city totlay, but not many,
for an aeroplane has no reputation
in thin neck o* the wood* for filling.
And now the report ha» it that the
thing ia hung up becaure of the in
fluenza. \ Thai rliow down at Greenx
horo that they c *11 a county Fair wan
railed off her a u re of the malady, anil
so the aeroplane did not come to
CSreenxboro and to did not come to
Surr>. The •. . uth i* mighty few pco- ^
pie ever expected it to come.
The future of the country aftor the
war will be determined more by the
teacher* than by any other profea
»ion.— Wake County School Newt. |
SoidieiV setters.
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Lm.jmr trmm f«J of l*M M|klMk
)«i «M *atdtar* n lining at tke
Mala fMtjr.
I -,A HU!. N ~
<V«. ' l»U.
Mount Airy Naw*.
i;»mii«n;
Kncl—»d pita* And ■ubarription to
roar pa par for • month*. Hand it
•o LitUaPrad K>4(w u ha will pro
'• ha hare when tka Kaiaar not
• »rr P. O. bo* 4M rara U.
Mi •
Ta lot To. thirg*
nn down lt» ' every
thing i. -it, .. », ,'a gat up
Ji 6:4* e»er» ownan.. have
"maaa" at during thai ./• min
ulaa wa Kara ta i'r»*_, mak- up uui
bunk* iwaap our harrark* and be in
fixioati jn. W * hava gc<id ha I' day*
work ft.iiah d bafnra you fallow* gat
u»>, uut ita tl>- life ft. ua.
Por braakfr <t wa hava 'bully haaf"
grit* ii.mI "»pud»," fur dlnnar grita,
"«pud«" and "hull* wf" and for «up
par "•pud*" "bully haaf" and grita,
»ut ita the Ufa 'or ua. And tho *<**!
pert pud*" wa all ha-, it
pi***. ra of ptaiing than.
Wc hava 200 <a»e» of Hpamah flu.
down hara. It to 1* part af tha
army mi it* the lif* for u»?
Thi* ia a little *ong wa *ing a tha
moon go* down over thx meaa hull:
"K-k-kk, P. N
Horrible It. P.
You're the only J-j-job
That I abhor.
And wh<n the m in-mixm
.Shiner over the Mm* Hall
!1I he wrubbmif ai
The kitrhen flooi.-'
That n nil over, Mt. John on, but
it# th» lif«t for u*.
It look* rv w like i.ur < orporal w
going to rommi:*ion u> all n» "Major
floncrnli," It* a pn-at life if you
don't weaken, l»ut if you do you «r«
iu»t S. O. I.., that'* us all over Mr
Johncon.
We are in quarantine now for 3
weekf and cannot leave the ramp at
all
Wo have been on two nice little
h kes «> far r.nd have the proniiac of
one each day until we pack our
;'rit ' el* and "Br 11 tJia Jfk " that*
ui: all over.
Them'* our **ntim«ntr Mr. Jnhnaon
*o please publish tame in your next
issue Yours truly.
D. C. Rector,
Fred Polger,
T. n. Asbtiy, Jr.,
J. D. Hogan.
The Staff.
letter* from Sam and Fred Pruitt,
now in France to their motherMrs.
William Pruitt, of Mount Airy.
September 9th, 1918.
Dear Mother:
Just a line from your boy. all in
well and having a very (food time.
I have been moving rome since f
wrote you la*t. I am hark in France
again nfter being away two month*
anil one day.
I g>ii-« yon think that f have been
in France all the while but I haven't
I didn't get very far away from
France. But I went far enough to
learn what real war wa".
Here are a few points that will b•
of interest to tile people who have
relative* and friend* in this Regi
ment.
In the sector we Just left thia
Regiment ha* the honor of lieing the
first Americnn troop on that front to
take a prisoner, the first American
troops to "go over the top" anil the
flr«t American froop: to take a town.
That doe* pretty well to begin with,
does it not* Our casualtie* were
Hght. 1 havent heard from S*m in
about a week, Cue** he is O. K. I
saw in the paper last night from the
States when* the 30th Division took
part in the capture of Kommd Hill, in
"Flander I happen.*! to lx> pretty
close around »♦ that time. 1 think
"Fritz" or "Jerry" a< "you may call
him met hi* match wher. he met these
"Hickory \'ut»" from "Old Hickory."
I saw Erneat. Wilkinson, Graely Jone*.
Claude Hooker, Tom Httjmes, and
»me few other* of the old bunch a
few days ago. All the boys seem to
be qpjoying the best of health.
Your Loving Son.
FRKD C. PRUITT.
Sent 7th. 1918.
Dear Mother and Father:
Just a few line* to let you know;
I am in the beat of health, being a
(food boy, and having a tine time, I
think all of the boys are enjoying
themselves. We have plenty to eat
and lots of nice placet to go, so why
should we worry. I am leaving all
the worries for the other fellow, ha.
We stay busy alomst all the time,;
and when we do get off, we are al
ways so carried away with going
some place, we don't take time to
write. Pleare don't think hard of me
becuuse you dont hear from me more
often. I will write as often as I
can. 1 received your letter of July
22 all 0. K. I have only received two
letters rfom you sine* my arrived
overseas. We boys sure do appreciate
our mail for it is so seldom we ever
get any, some of the boys havent
received any since they sailed. A
real cheerful letter from deal old U.
S. A. with good news and rheer makes
the days reem brighter and home
poming near. Mother dear, I hope
you have not been worried because I
have not written for some time. It
has almost been impossible, and I
ran't hardly explain how I feel about
it. But you know I will write every i
time I get a chance, ami when we
Bniah this little war problem, your,
littli: son "Samie" will have Iota more'
to talk about. Well I said little aon.
Mow I don't feel to very small for ij
ikia* : ha . |i hJ about
pau'rf a lace my arrival I
dea'*. aee way -nyoae n«U Mv bjf
t—i rood in a r >f ry Itha (Ma ofc--e.
mrjrMjr la *a 'W and friendly
and it to ■urh a beautiful country,
lab . ntbr lhw>' ■«, I i»a»
■r aaw ao aiaajr pretty flj»e- • ta all
m/ Ufa, and you art. ao food of (low.
at J, rome «n over and taha a at. oil
with ma I knjw yaw would enjoy It.
I |»u I had better rut aut t' > for
faar you take il for (ranted thia let
•er !r isaant for umm girt and not for
you, mother.
Wr I y«a It la trie I am ovar
now but I wont l<a ovar tr» lor.r.
for I Juat rama ovar to (H "Hill" and
that la a vr» mall job. I will ba
back in a fc* day . ha! Juat iftva my,
baat rapardi to ail tMa homa town
poople and tell tham to buy f.'bvrty,
Mopila and War Kevinga Htampi and
lhay ran rait aaa rad Out Htara and
.'ripea will ro»,n flying In Berlin.
I ne/er !«ar any of the boy* >ay'
thay are b n « »l A rr apeak of hi>—
>ay w >unl "V« in ha bark hom»,
bu' tlicy often ::ay, Wka" tha bun haa
paid wall for what he iiaa don;, we
will h n » underfill atory '<> tell
the home fclka. I nt /ar iwalized what
thia war r* nnt until I left the State,'
t.ut now I • ve taken ti to heat tnil
' nm K«ii 2 ae the flniah, und t,'
(be help of flu..' and Mothrra pmyera1
' will r«*t'irn t'r-a ; me true boy I
when I laft. You m'mt write
oiu-n for I rm n'v/ay* ifloii to iieai
from you. I mitil eloae, I a ,1 tend-1
in.f love i« b.i. i 'Mir levinir . on,
8*1. SmMUKL K. I'KUITT.
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J New Coil For" Mc-».
Call N<>. A H V.i 0. i -r 17 whiU
men >|ua>iAed for (fpneral military
r^rvice to entrain fo- Foit Caswell,
N. of thefWe <lay period I eginning
October 21 lit to October 2'>th.
Rr'u* «. " ly. Mt Airy,
i Henry l.ewellvn, {! <und Peak.
Mar .hull Overliy, Mt. A.ry.
Albert I.. Kingman, White I'lain*.
0 rar J. Johnson, pilot Mtn.
Kphriam Ott'a Hamby, Rusk.
Samuel K. Call inn, Klkin.
Oiiborn K. Drauirhn, White Plain*.
John B. Jolincoti, Mt. Airy.
Enrlv Do:*, Rockford.
I.onzo E. Maker, Klkin.
Hani on Col-ton, Klkin.
Willie E. Cummings, Ararat.
Ti.oma* O. Ki(fer, Shoal*.
EITii! C. Jone:, Pinnacle.
Joel J>. Went, SJ«te Road.
Knifl I.. Fowler, Datuon.
1 ;iy Boiisw, Dn*r. Thurmond.
Benjamin P. Hill. Siloam.
Randall B. Denny, Pinnacle.
Brady Badirett, Dob von.
Cornell K. Key, Rockford.
Boyd J. Lawsuit, White Plain*.
Sidney W. Atkin ion. Round Peak.
Thomas McK. Golden, State Road.
J ease D. fiwyn, Mt. Airy.
Rural School News.
The Inftitutc for Primary tea
cher* hetran at Dohion Wednesday,
October 2 with an enrollment of forty
exclusive of visitor*. The majority
of these are ju-t entering the profe*-'
»Jon and had no opportunity to at-t
tend the Institute la.it fall. The
work is going f^^ard unhe itatingly
and an unusur.l degree of interest and
enthu lasm is being manifested by
those m attendance. The Institute will
continue thru Wednesday of tins
week.
The Rural Teachers conference will
be held Thur tdny and Friday of thin
week. A detailed program for the
two day* ha- been printed liefore. It
in expected that every teacher in the
county attend. On Friday the com
mitteemen will join us in round table
discussion. Mr. L. Brogdcn, Miss
Eliialieth Keely and Mis.- Maud Bar
nard. all of Kaleixh, will be with us
for the two days.
School .i in the county will often
Monday, October 14. Every where
we hear al^oul the shortage I.t" teach
ers but we believe none of Surry'*
schools will remain closed on account
of any such difficulties. Let us make
thU the best school year in the his
tory of the county.
Mr*. R. F. Pike ami child of
Orangeburg, S. C. are guests of Mm.
J. K. Tilley in this city.
m MAKES
(MDREN STRONG
And Invigorate* Old People
Any doctor will tell 70a that the
ingredient* of Vinol at printed below
contain the element* needed to im
prove the health of delicate children
and restore strength to old people.
T> M IMf u4 BmI Iraa
' ulliu|riu htuuw Iim u4
Amnonlte Cltrat* Llm* u4 SaSe
Ihim. teillk.
Those who hare puny, ailing or
run-down children or (ged parents
mar pro** this at our eipenss.
Betides the good it does children
and the sged there is nothing like
Vinol to restors strength and vitality
to weak, nervous worsen and over
worked. run-down men
Tit it. If you sre rot entirely aat
l»fie<t we will letutn your money
without question; (hat provee our
fairness and your 'protection. Mil
lions of people k*»e been coawocsd
this wsy.
L W. WEST DRUG CO, and Drug
gist* Everywhere.
First National Bank
Mount t\i»y. N. C.
*
He huhtce» over One Million hollar*
We hove in bund m supply of Fourth
Liberty l^»an Iiond* ready <*»r deliv
ery to those who n *o t>u, n»r
cjih. We a c xitc reviving tub*
scriplionk for ti.e "ourth Liberty
Loon KonJi making ouch date* for
payment* m may be»i suit iLi. hu>vr»
I
t ■
t O. I). I AWC. TT. Pre*.
L. HAXnS, Vict-Prci.
T. G. FAWCETT, <1»bier.
Shoes!
We Need Vour
SVioe Tr.ide!
Shoes!
Don't forget we can fit the whole family at
the right pric; s of course you know how shoes have
advanced, but we have a large stock on hand. We
bought a jjood while ago and we are going to give
our customers the advantage of it. Be sure and
give us a chance before you buy we can save you
money.
Steele Shoe Co.
Second Door corner Franklin and Main
Mount Airy, •North Carolina
Auction Sale
CHARLIE TATE HOME PLACE
On Wards Gap Road
This plat e is attractively located for nice homes, two
miles north of .Mount Airy, on the sand clay road, and
contains about 1 u acres, all under fence with lots of wood
On the land are two good houses, one good tobacco barn,
good feed bam and other buildings. VVt W watered with
hprinjfs and branches, also two jro#d w</ils. This place
will be divided into 1 <>ts and sold t« si/it the purchaser.
TERMS OF SALE EASY—SALE RAIN OR SHINE
Date of Sale
Saturday, October 19th
At 10:30 O'clock, A. M.
MOUNT AIRY REALTY & AUCTION COMPANY
Auction Sale
OF
LARGE FARM AND ROLLER MILL
W» Will 8*11. at Public Auction. o«i tk« Prrmhic*. on
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, at 2 O'clock, P. M.
Th« farm known an the old Bohanon farm, n«W owned by J. R.
Sizemore and situated in Yadkin county, on the Yadkin River, one
mile from Rockford. The farm contain* 320 acrevfwiih 2S acres of
GOOl» bottom on river and Fall Creek. On the far* if a food eight
room dwelling, four tenant house*, three tobacco barm, feed ham
with capacity for 25 head of stock, and other outbuildings. Of this
furm 150 acres are under fence. There are two orchards on the farm.
From 50 to 75 acres in rood forest timber within one-half mile of
railroad siding. This farm will he divided and sold in small tracts
to suit purachasers. This land is the very finest for the growing of
corn, wneat, tobacco and grass. The roller mill is known as Fall
Creek Roller Mill and is only one mile from Rockford; the mill has
a capacity of 25 Karrells per day. This mill can be bought with the
farm or separate from the farm.
TERMS OF SALE EASY. DON'T FORGET THE DATE
THURSDAY. (XTOREK 24. at 2 O'CLOCK.
Mt'SIC BY BAND —SALE RAIN OR SHINE
MOUNT AIRY REALTY * AUCTION COMPANY
J. A. ATKINS. Manager