that OM afcarid took bach and see bow
W has progi esas J along >/•'■ way.
Far the man who gets no where and
Tat ia a Uaeelor ia ana who naarfa to
lark hark.
Taken aa a whole 'In people of Sur
ry eounty have prtxiparol this yaar
aa never before. W* TO apart that it
would net ha a rr.h atatement If wa
should say that many farmer* hava
arid their farm products thia yaar for
aa much monay a* 'hey hava haan
ahla to lay up ia llfeti ne. Certain H
la that many men hava ma<la much
money and aavad it
Tha town of Xount Airy wa« hit
hanl by tha war. Hot a firm her*
waa ahla to aarura any of tha war ron*
tracts, and it la known that where
these contracts for war auppliea werr
aecured it means Inrg* buainexa oper
ation*. For «om« cause our people
wara not ahla to lant any of thia war
work. The rami If waa that ail the
mirplus labor left thia aaction. Hot
• carpenter or good workman of any
kind could be found during all tha
months past, for they went away to
tha public works where they got war
price* for their labor. The factoriea
and all public work wara aerioualy af
'acted aa tha reault.
Many of the beat men In the furni
ture factoriaa went to tha cam pa and
Sot war pricea for their time. AH
thia made a serious problem for the
man who had order" for manufactur
ed gaei's and no labor ta do the work.
In thia town it took the torn of en
ploying woman to do a grade of work
they had not done before. The fur
. ' niture factories were so short of la
bar that they gave employment ta
arnaa women and found Oat tha re
■■Its secured were satisfactory. In
• little while a large number of wom
an were dote ; the Tight work abuot
the fortoriae and taking the placea of
men who had gone to the ram pa.
In a little while the demand for
women workera in the factoriea was
so great that negro women were of
fered poeitiona. The reault waa that
many women who ha.* been employed
aa servant* ia the homes of ritizena
for yean gave up their jobe aa cooks
and went to the factoriea whore they
made, many of them. $1.75 a day.
They had been makin; from $2,00 to
>3,00 a week aa cooks. It may sound
like a tmall matter to be writing
about, but when one tomes to think
that many homes have been able to
get a cook for the small :um of two or
three dollars a week for years and
the habit forme.! always keeping this
ser\ant class about the house, now
for it to be sude'enly cut off and a.'l
the servant class fret employment at
prices that are highly satisfactory,
makes an interesting problem tor the
homee. It ia a fact that many homes
where a servant has always been em
ployed have not been able to get ser
vants for months and not even a wash
woman.
It appear* that the (errant tbui
ha* been able to throw off the shack
les and ret away from the labor that
amounted to a bare existence. It is
hardly probable that our colored la
borers wiQ ever a rain be wtllinr to
work for war*s that amounted to
board and clothes.
Good progress has been made dur
lnr the fall Drtn'.h* on thm new power
plant that the Totrn is building. The
co:uractor ha* a force of men on the
job ar.ti dvinr the fall months has
put in the cc terete foundation in the
river and now Iss all the work done
that requires that men go into the wa
ter. The bed of the river had to be
Masted nut and a concrete foundation
made for the dam to rest upon.
'"his work is all completed and as
•(.on a* the weather will peimit the
str icture above the water will be put
in position. During the ptst few
day* the water wheels and other ma
chinery that will be mstalled has ar
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"■ U. mi Itu ^
TT^Mk haak mm *• jwr wenld
id The
| Mayo Mills, both of
| Manufacturing Coapany mskes to
Ihaeco bags and mpuyi mora than a
[work roaai wall lighted and comfor
. Labia and pay good wagea.
The Mayo Ml 111 i^train knitting
machines au<l finish (ooda that ara
I mada at other knitting mill*. Thay
I employ nearly 3M woman and will
lira employment to a urk larger
I number ia a abort time. They are
i fitting up a factory that will need
| neveral hundred people. The rooting
| nf iheae two factories
i perKy and comfort for many
I Our part of the county He* been
! greatly afflicted by the influenza that
| ha* swept ever the (and. The scour
| ge ha* given many an opportunity to
| how that they can help when help ia
j needed, for eiipeciaity here at thia
I
, town did our people ran pond nobly to
i the call* nf the needy.
0
I Taking it all ia a* it haa been a
j good year, aa they all are, if one only
| haa the right outlook. It haa bean
| a year long to be remembered and
! one that will be talked about when
I the present generation haa paaaed off
| the *tage of action.
1
CHRISTMAS DRINKS.
A few people about thia burg were
«> fortunate aa to be able to gat their
' usual Christmas drink. Moat people
ware not able or willing to pay the
price. The indication* Saturday were
that quite a number were able to get
I "omething that made life's way Mem
I indeed very nmooth for the time be
ing. Joat whether it waa grape juice
or something stronger that made them
ae happy wa are not prepared to My.
Street talk haa it that if one cared
to advance the litle sum of eight dol
lar* he could get a pint ef the real
| article, such aa they make theae day*
! out in the "tick*, bat not much could
be had even at eight dollar* the pint.
In some way the story got out that
Ian enterpriaing citizen just thought
I he could not afford t» allow Christmas
| to go by and not have something to
liven up the occa*;on. So he hiked
out for the country north of here and
waa lucky enough to find a man who
had in hi* possession a whole five-gal
lon keg of liquor. Hut the fool man
wanted to sell it all in a bunch and
was not willing to let a poor mortal
have even a quart. The thirsty cit
izen had some notion of taking the
whole of it, but again the fool man
wanted to get the earth and all it has
on it for hi* five-gallons. He had the
nerve to ask an even hundred dollars
for it. The more the tTiirsty purchaser
thought of it the more thirsty he got,
and finally he decided that he would
he willing to take a whole gallon at
$20.00, but the man was abdurate and
demanded the hundred. Determined
to not come back thirsty the
Mount Airy man finally became
nervous and offered to take two gal
lons and pay forty dollars for it, but
the fool man stuck <iut for the hund
red. And the Mount Airy man had
the sense to not bid higher and came
back to town thirsty.
AGED PHYSICIAN PASSES
Dr. Samuel F. Flippin an aged ami
highly respected citizen of Westfield
died Monday evening aged eighty two
years.
He was a valued man in his com
munity and practiced medicine for
more than fifty years. He is survi
ved by a wife and three children Dr.
Robert Fiippin of Westfield and Dr.
J. Mciggx Flippin and Mrs. Samuel
Scale of Winston-Salwa.
His remains were bid to rest at
Westfield Tuesday.
I .
About the time a man begins to feel
his importance others begin to doubt
K.
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daily «d« to ura food to Mp via
the war
Tha months want by and the coun
try anxotwly <*v tho boy* (o leroaa
tha mm by the htouaands. Almost
M a unit tho country put ito -houlder
to the wheel to help win tho war, and
aa tho month.! wont by tha intoroot
bora mo intense in tho Ktmnho, esper.
(ally a/tor tho hoy* w r» put in tho
trap he* in great numnora. Than
| victory came, and now tho boys are
I '-ominif h..tn». If ever a nation had
occasion to thin one nuraly
haa. And it \t rejoicing. Evary
man ia delighted that tho hanner of
peace ia anain hoietod. Evary ono ia
triad that to few of our people mado
tha aurpromo aacn.xra that victory
might crown our afforta. And every
one ia in the deepest sympathy with
thoae whoaa heart a are oad liecauee
of the loaa of >nm» In- ed one.
And in the midat of the convict of
wa* prosperity haa come to our coun
! try. The harvest* nave bean great
and the time* propitious for hoaineas
operation* of all kind*. In our own
section our people have prospered as
never before. The farm* have given
record breaking crops and the price*
have been such aa to satisfy the most
exacting. On the Mount Airy mar
ket alone 4,5£>',0DO pound* of tobacco
were sold up to the holiday* of thi*
year and the average price received
by the plantar wa* about thirty cents
a pound. Thi* mean* that procper
ity ia in the land. It mean* that mor
tagagea on home* will be paid of, it
mean* that War Saving Stampa will
bepurchaaed, it mean* that better
home* will be erected, it mean* that
men who have bean renter* will now
boy land and become the prood poa
■essoin of home* at their own, it
means more comfort and more inda
pendence and more ability to be agood
and prosperoua citizen.
The truth is that th* past year haa
been one long to be remembered.
MBS. R. W. REECE PASSES
The gentle spirit of Mr*. S. W.
Reece broke the last bond that held it
to earth this morning, and took its
flight to the land of rest just about
day break.
Mr*. Reece had been In failing
health for month* and every thing
that love or skill could suggest was
done to *ave her but without avail.
She was a woman of lovely chris
tian character, mode*t and r*fined
and belonged to an honored family,
•he wa* an ideal wife and mother and
her infuence will be missed in church
and social circles where she wa* al
ways ready to do her part
She is survived by her hu'hand Dr.
R. W. Ree>e a prominent dentist who
came here from Elkin a few yean ago
and six children Misses Lucy, Anna,
and Rath Reece and Messrs Robert,
Thorns.- and Theodore Reece. all of
this city.
The funeral will be held at the
First Baptist church tomorrow at
V
' CAMPBELL-SMITH 4
A beautiful home marriage took
place this afternoon at two o'clock at
the koae of Mr. and Mrs. Cui Camp
bell on West Elm street when their
charming daughter Miss Bertha Cam
pbell became the bride of Mr. i. T.
Smith of Washington D. C.
The home was tastefully decorated
for the occasion with evergreens and
potted plants.
Only a few relatives and friends
were present.
Rev. George D. Herman officiated
using the beautiful nng ceremony of
the Methodist church. The bride and
groom left on the afternoon train for
Washington 0. C. where they will re
main until the first of the year when
they will g* to the Panama Canal
Zone to make their ftture heate.
•bout IM I lay* ■«». Ha
nlMd la straight far a
after rsaihing
last Thursday Ik
wsakar and S«turda> night vary qui
tljr and peacefully ha paaaad away.
Mimtan of Dr. Page's family who
wara with him at tha and waia Mra.
f'sge; hi* daughter, Mra. Chartaa G.
I 'ring, of Boat<>n; hi* son, Ralph W.
Page; his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Arth
ur W. Page, of Naw York; his broth
a a, llanry A. I'age, Junius R. Page,
and formar Congressman Robert M.
Page. Major t inek C. Page, who!
'-ama over with h. < father froia Eng
land. arrived at Plnehurat this morn
ing. Captain Arthur W. Pags, an
other son, is at present in sorviee in
England.
Tha funeral servicea will he held at'
the Page Memorial church at A her-,
deen, Tueaday December 24 at 11a. m.
LAST CALL FOR TAXES.
I will meet the tax payers at the j
..ma and place hereinafter slated for ;
the purpose of collecting the 1918
taxes. This ia the last call and un-|
less you see me on this trip coat will
he tuided to every tax payer who fails
to meet me and pay His taxes.
As you know on December 1st tha
officers of this county were placed on
a salary. The salary is insufficient
to enable1 me to go to the expenae of
traveling oyer the county to collect
your urxas.
Rockford township, Rockiord, Dee
ember 13, 8 A. J*, to 12 M.
Rockford township, J. W. Harbour's
store. 1 P. M. to 4 P. M.
Stewart Creek township. Snow A
Jar rails Store, Dec. 13, 8 A. M. to 12M
Stewarts Creek township. Pins
Ridge, Dec. IS, 1 P M. to 4 P. M.
.Siloam township, Siloam. Dee. 16,
I* A. M. to 12 M.
Siloam township, WTii takers Cross
Roads, Dec. 16, f P. M. te 4 P. M.
Franklin towship. Low Cap, Dec. 16
8 A. M. to 4 P. M.
Shoals township Trueioves A Owen
Store, Dae. 17, » A. M. to 12 M.
Shoals township, Charlie Key, Dee.
17, 1 P. M. to 4 P C
Bryan township. Union Hill, Dae.
17, 8 A. M te 12 M
Bryan towship. Kappa Mills, Dee.
17. 1 P. M. to 4T.tr
Pilot Mountain townsUp, Pilot
Mountain, Dse. 18, 8 A. M. to 4 P. St.
Elkin township Elkia, Dec. 18, 8 A.
M. to 4 P. M.
Westfleld townehip, W. B. Blair*.
Dec. 1» 8 A. M. to 12 M.
WatlWd township, Woodvill , Dec.
1», 1 to 4 P. M.
Marsh tow: ship (X A. Sebastian
store, Dae. 19, 8 A. M. to 12 M.
Marsh townJ:ip, Phillips store Dec.
1». 1 P. M. to 4 P. M.
Eld'.ra township, Bennetts Mill,
Dee. 20. 8 A. M. to 12 M.
EWora towrrhip, Ash Hill, Dec. 20
1 P. M. to 4 P. M.
Long Hill township, Millard Need
ham. Dec. 20. 8 A. M. to 12 M.
Lone Hill township, Ararat, Dee.
20. 1 P. M. to 4 P. M.
Mount Airy township. Sheriff's offi
ce Dec. 21, 23. 24.
Dohsofi township, court house, Der.
16. 8 A. M. to 4 V M.
U. G. BELTON.
Sheriff of Surry County.
Colds and Grippe
Yield to
CalotabsOvemight
To bmk up a cold over night or to
cut short an attack of inflttensa or
grippe, physicians and ilniffuti are
now recommending Cakotabs, the
new nauaealess calomel, £h»t is puri
fied from all dangerous and sickening
effects. Those who hav« triad it say
that it acta like nam by far mora
effective and c^H^in I than the old
stylo calomel, beretof^-e recommend
ed by all physicians. ,
bn« Calotab on the tongw at bed
time with a cwallow of water,—that's
al. No salts, no nausea nor the
slightest interference with eating,
work or pleasures. Nest morning
your cold hiss vanished and your
whole system feels refreshed and pur
ified. Calotabs is sold only In origin
al sealed packages, price thirty-five
cants. Recommended and guaran
teed by al druggist*. Your money
back if your are not delighted.—adv.
Mrs. Isley's Letter,
In a recent letter Mrs. I). W. Is ley
of Litchfield, III, says. "I have used
Chamberlain's Tablets far disorders
of the stomach and as a laxative and
have found th«m a quick and sore
relief." If you are troubled with in
digestion or constipation these tab
lets will 4* you good."
I . V
Banner
Warehouse
Mount Airy, N. C.
Recently. Improved
So that it ha* the moat comfortable
and food dry stalls for your stock, located in the
center of town, with the best light, and run by men
who with 20 year* experience kiwi
Ljiinea, «.d with the nerve and means to push
•ale to he top limits, asks for your patri
t or the past 30 days our market
glutt*- nJ the only reason v 3 did nut sell more
tobacco was because we did not hare the room.
Pru.e„ I lei up »-d if a nun failed to get full price
on our iloor we are not aware of it. Now that two
thirds of the crop is soid we see no reason for lower
prices and our guess is it will continue high.
Your friends,
BANNER & LOVILL
COAL - COAL
There is no reason for anyone to say they couldn't
get coal under the present conditions.
While it is true that we have many cards unfilled,
we have found that when wc took up the cards and sant
the coal to the house that the customer would not take
it, and for this reason we cannot take up the cards and
send the coal unless we have a positive delivery order.
We have now on our yard one car of coal and
more will be here this week and we intend to try and
keep coal on the yard all the time from this date on, but
if the weather sets in like it was last winter we cannot
get the coal and for this reason we cannot too strongly
urge every one phone his positive order down to us that
we may send the coal before the bad weather sets in.
And even if you will not put in what you need all
winter don't wait until the coal pile is too low, because
it might be weather for a few days at any time that our
boys would not work in. For instance, Saturday and
Monday we could not get coal hauled, account of the
rain, and we cannot blame the boys, especially with the
"FLU" so prevalent and so dangerous, particularly if
they should get wet and take pneumonia along with the
"FLU." \
Please phone usi your positive delivery order and
let us fill your bins with the amount you need, and kindly
do not overlook the featfre on our part—be ready to pay
caah aj tliu is the way fce have to buy all our coal, and
when it costs over $300.00 per car before we touch it
we must have the money when we deliver it.
Present us, or anyone at the office with any coal
bill from "SHELTON" and we will be glad to give you a
useful and handsome souvenir. We ask for the bill as
many children will be calling for these articles and we
have ordered only a certain number and we will have
only one for a family. Of course many people have
thrown their bills away, but the husband or the wife
can send a note and we can easily check their cards and
send them one of these reminders of the dealer who has
sent you "THAT GOOD COAL."
P272 Shelton
TritpiMw IwUllatiM
Paataui>t«r General Bnrlsaoa baa
iuu«d an order modifying the —i ilw
connection charrc* opacified tai OrtWr
No. 1M1.
New durftn a* rnllni, >rt affec
tive ns of Dec. 1st, l»lt:
Far iMttlHM either a
residence telephone, >3.60.
For mo* in* aitkar a 1
• J - ialanlinna WmILUam Aa
MiciKV wifpnonc inun ww nnnin§ w
another, ItM.
For moving either a bntmaac or resi
dence talaphona front one location t»
another an mum |ii — !»■«. |Ut.
For eatahliahbaff aaTrice when a tel
ephone to already In place in the enh
•rriber'a preeaisei, 11.60.
The rata* of Order No. 1M1
rt*| in the Moaat Airy