Mount'Airy News.
. ' KTMCKtmON RATMh
ST.S.
-4te ptdtfflM at Mount Airy, N. C,
■tin Ik* Mt rf Con areas •/ March
». urn. _
THE ACE OF HIGH TAXES
Mm; in waking up to tha fact
that this hi truly an »** of btgh Ium.
Mailings an hafcaf held la mm parta
at the state In protest against the
pvaaant truod of the tlnaea. The ta
foMiean party la roing la make aa
laawe of tha Us rata and try to eap
tara tha ■ Lata on a promise to give
relief A ad they may da It. Thara
art mom who would like to Man
la tha daya of low taxaa, ao fraat la
tha lava for tha dollar.
Wa all can recall tha day* whan
thata waa not a bride in tha eouaty,
•nd whan the roada were impaaaable
far aaythlng In tha nature of an auto
mobile. Tan yean ap men who car
ad to croaa Surry county put In a
aoUd day of hard travel over tha
ta«Ch hilly roada to do It. Today
tfaay croaa tha country in a hour.
Wa all recall the daya when a little
wm apent on the poorhoaaa. aa wa
called It, and a little apent to run tha
aaarta, and a little to operated tha
•lata gorernaaent, and wa kept a
three aaontha achool far tha few child
M who carad to attend. If tha peo
ple want to return to tha daya of low
taxaa they have the choice before
It coats money to brtdga a vary
atraam In a county like this; H coats
to support asylums where every In
sane person is properly cared for, and
arhora every blind child is trained and
adaeatcd. It rusta money to ran a
achool system that or^ride* for tha
education of all the people in a way
mat win develop »n intelligent ana
worthy citizenship. No thinking man
can figure out how we are to maintain
oar road* and our schoota and our
assylums and at the same time have a
tax rate mirh a» we had a few yean
ago.
A high tax rate is not and never
will be popular, but the people of thia
state are too intelligent to be willing
to go back to the dayi of a generation
ago and thas aave the mnejr 'hat la
WW required to Maintain oar present
standard of living.
WANT WOMEN ON
SCHOOL BOARD
There is sufficient interest here in
oar city schools to make our citizens
think of the many ways that might he
found to make conditions better. It
is very well known that one of the
tiveat organizations here is the
Parent-Teacher association and that
the women of the town are very
largely in the majority at tlie meet
ings of the association. This is one
way of knowing of the interest that
ia taken in the schools hy the jwrerts
of the town.
It is very well known that the pres
ent city administration went into of
fice with sotneth'ng lik" r t-»c!t under
standing that the women were lining
ap for the winning ticket and that
they were to have recognition on the
school board. We do not underrtanif
that any demands were made or .iny
promises given, but there was much
talk about women being given places
on the board, if the present officials
were elected.
There are two vacancies on the board
this spring and citizens are already
canvassing the svailable women as
well as men who may be elected. We
have heard almost no criticism of the
Management of the schools, so far as
the work of the present board goes,
bat there are many who think that if
two women who were interested in
the school were on the bosrd it would
be the cause of more interest, and
possibly have a tendency to take the
schools farther from the field of the
politician. Just what would be to
gain by having two women on the
board no one seems to know, and yet
than are those who want this change
Women are ham an and Jut aa
aspiring aa men, and, naturally, if
they are to rote they will want to
hn some recognition in the distri
bution of the placea of honor and
trust.
If the schools will be helped by
baring women on the board then we
all want then there, to be sure.
THE LABOR SITUATION A1
THE QUARRY
We are this week using much apace
hi The Newa at the requeet of those
hi targeted hi the labor situation at
the Quarry. If a frss discussion of
Mm whole sabiect will la say way aid
h WmIm about an agreement, or
faad to >t—Insttoa of Um differ
all we are 4staf la worth
beaaftt of our readers the
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The achool gf • community should
be the moat popular plan la the town.
The children ahould be encouraged to
r»t op all kinda of entertainment* aad
tha public ahould ' ba encouraged to
attaad.
In theae day* of a multiplicity of
ahowa, chaap ahowa and eoetly ahowa,
of every nam* aad natora, it ia hard
for tha achool to compete and auk*
an admiaaioa char**. Tha attend
ance of tha public at tha achool ahould
ba of much greater importance than
tha little amount of Money that la
raiaad by an admiaaioo faa.
It would ba no bad idea to make a
general ruling that no admiaaion can
he charged for any kind of a achool
entertainment given at our achool
auditorium*. If thia rule waa made it
would have much to do with filling the
houae at every effort the children
make. Tha achool ia aupported by
the taxea of the people, and they
ahould not have to pay for admiaaion
when they want to attend aome achuol
function.
SCHOOL ENTERTAIN.
MENTS SHOULD BE
FREE
WANTED—A THOUSAND
CATS
A neighbor of ye editor tuui recently
had three fine icsng* of chicken* fc
hatch out and the peaky rata have
caught them all but three at this date
and the neighbor has given up in dia
gust—he will make no farther effort
to raise chicken*.
Over in Europe the paper* tall how
they have been making mighty effort*
to rid the country of rata and they
have found that all they have done ia
to thin them out and give them a
chance to breed even falter. Some
week* agr> thi* town gave away poia
on and tried to get the people here to
kill the rata, and practically nothing
was done.
Here i* your remedy. Let every
family keep a cat. But, mind you, a
cat mu*t have a cat hole. The cat
i* a hou*e animal and thrive* and
doe* well only about the home* of
pe< ple where it ha* some protection
nnd care. One of these modern
homes with no cat hole ia no place for
a cat. If the people here wanted to
rid the town of rata and cared to cut
a cat hole, and then every family go
into the bu*ine*s of keeping a few
cat* the rat problem would fade
away a* *un> a* fate.
Take it from ua the cat hole and the I
cat w^'.l do the work.
CITY SCHOOLS TO HAVE
NEW SUPERINTENDENT
At a recent meeting of the ichool
board of thia city it waa decided to
make a change In superintendents.
It is understood that thia decision
waa reached by a vote after due con
sideration and that the vote was not
unanimous.
A year ago there developed opposi
tion here to the management of our
schoola, but the school board was not
willing to' make any change. Since
that time the matter haa been much
in the minda of the people and waa
finally disposed of at the recent
meeting at which a change waa order
ed.
Sentenced to School
In these strange times many new
thinir* are coming to light,'and the
wisdom of men is being dr.iwn on in
many wuy* in the effort to handle th«
new situation* that arise. We .have in
mind the case of a street hip pocket
salesman who the police finally round
ed up this week and who went fre
with a sentence ol twelve Month* in
our graded schools.
The man was 19 years of age and
this was one way out, for his rase
was such that If ft want the ordinary
coma it wnuld meen the roads The
decision of the court may be a wise
one, for to reform the fellow ia the
thing to do, if it can be done. He
certainly has Us chance if he now
una to use K. There la Tat mother
side to tha oeeatinn that may appeal
to tome, and that la, lust where does
tha watfars of thoee children come in
who most new aawetato wtth the man
who fera year la to aerre his tee In
school- And yet he star be not one
whit worse than Mayo! time about
Um.
part in (thcr towns and sacttoaa that
It is not uh far visitors to patmnla*
>ur citisens who an angugnti to the
once lucrative business of going about
our atreeto with a pint la each hip
pocket and supplying the need* of
local and Waiting thirsty ones. The
report that baa played the wild la to
the effect that our local hip pocket
•a I ••■man have and ate adulterating
their product with wood alcohol, se
cured, the report says, from some of
the loaal furniture factories where
this chemical la uaed in the mixing of
paints. Now, they toll us, that visit
ors here from other sections are
sfraid to buy from our people, and
either bring their spirits along whan
they corns or remain thirsty during
their stay with us.
The result of all this la working »
hardship on our local salesman to the
extent of. destroying the profits of
the business, for the demand la so
reduced that It has been f<wjnd neces
sary to reduce the price of a pint
bottle, fltled with pure Patrick
county corn liquor, to the low and
almost unknown figure of 76c. Think
of It, not so many moons ago and this
same pint could readily be sold for
$S, whereas no* It if hard to sell at
any price, and never brings more than
a 1125, and some times goes for 76c.
Unlesa this erroneous report Is in
aome wsy rectified, our local industry
is ruined, for no man can afford to
cater to the trade at such prices.
Tho*e interested in the welfare of our
local hip pocket salesmen should get
busy and clear up these damaging re
ports to their one-time prosperous
business.
Dr. Eaton Speaks to Kiwania
Club
More than on* hundred business
men of this city assembled at a lunch
eon Saturday night at the Blue Ridge
hutrl, where a* the gueat of the
Kiwania rhib they heard Dr. Cha*. A.
Eaton deliver an address on "Ameri
ca's Greatest Need." Dr. Eaton fame
to thia city highly recommended by
«nm»- of the greatest men of this
country and it was indeed a treat for
those present to hear him.
Dr. Eaton spent month* in the
government service during the war
heir g connected with the *hip building
department, and when the government
became discouraged on account of
such ii trvmendotu lou of (hipping
from the (German submarine. Dr.
Eaton wm vent into all the ship yard*
and camp* to deliver addresaea to the
workmen and impreaa upon them
mors fully if possible the importance
of speeding up the ship building. And
it was during these several montha of
touring the country from coast to
coast in the various camps and public
works that the subject "America's
Greatest Need" was born in his mind,
and which he analyzed as being in
telligence and character. He wiuIJ
like to see every msn more thorough
ly trained in his special line of work
and every man and boy educated and
trained ulorg the lines most suitable
to his peculiar traits.
The most amazing feature to his
mind whs the revelation made during
the war by the "intelligence test" that
was given the soldier* as they entered
ramp. He says that out of hundreds
of thousands of these young men -put
to this test it was found that 70 per
cent of them had the mind of a 14
year old boy. This discovery made by
army expert* in this line causes lum
to fear that this condition enables
foliticians and agitators of various
inds to uae these youni; men in their
efforts to further their cause whether
It be for the good of the nation or
not.
Touching upon the economic condi
tions of tne world he declared that
the time has come when more of the
people should be given the privilege
of participating in more of tne enjoy
ments of life. Today America has
the highest standard of living of any
country in the world—our worst
conditions, economically, are right
now better than any other country's
best. And this condition should lead
the people of America to live less to
themselves and seek to help other
parts of the world—the war has made
it possible for us to live aa a nation to
ourselves. This fact is demonstrated
by the great debt the European coun
tries own to America. Today Dr.
Eaton says he hears people say "make
those Europeans pay da our ten bil
lion dollars back," and yet what
would v.-p do with it. Dr. Eaton sees
the time when this debt will be mark
ni uii uu( iruKCi an n cuiiLriuuiiuii.
Discussmg it he nays there are only
three ways to pay it, gold, good* and
labor. We dont want their gold,
thia country already ha* too much, to
let them pay ua in their good* would
be to rain the manufacturing bun
ne*« of thi* country, and the aame is
true of paying it in labor. And ao
he see* no other solution except forget
the debt incurred during the war and
go out into the world and help re
claim the .destroyed area* ana not
simply live to ourselves and enjoy
our own pleasure* and wealth.
Dr. Katoa completed hia addmiN by
an appeal to the business world to
put into the minda of the people ideas
for good and growth and development,
and calling upon then to develop the
confidence of the laboring world by
fair treatment and honest methods in
dealing with them.
The coming of Dr. Baton has been
an inspiration to all who heard his
masterly address which fact saw its
culmination in the favorable soeamtat
mads on H by the ministers of the
tow* in their pulptta.
boan in fogMa IwUtk Air hm ttas,
but -waa sawflnad to brM only a
faw <Jay». Har MNH wm laid to
raat at Holly Spring* am Sunday at
1 o'clock p. m. Iirikni conducted
by tlto paator Rav W. C. Callaway
and Ira D. Parguaon. 8t» waa about
75 yaaia old.
Har aaly nnMnc nriathraa am
four grand children. "Aunt Nancy"
will ba greatly mlaaad anwnf bar
naicbbara. Sba waa a quiet un
aaauasing woman, bad many traita of
kiadneaa. waa aapaeially good to tba
tick and afflicted.
Mr. and Mm. Calvin Barn** of
Jonaabora Boota 1 (pant laat week
at tba hoase of Mm. Baron' father,
J. T Riddle on tbia (onto.
Mm. W altar W. Simmon* and
ttttla ion who hava baaa visiting rela
tlvea ham for several waaka return
ed to tbair bom# In Davenport, Iowa
laat waak.
Mm. C. D. Imtm in vary aick with
pneumonia, wa am aorry to aay.
Wa am clad to note Mm. S. M.
Stone who baa baan aerioualy aick for
some time ia improving
A Tribute to PmutI Taylor
Paarl Taylor, tba fourteen yaar
old daughter of Mm. Nealie Taylor
died at the home oif Mr. and Mm. J.
A. Atkina near tbia city Fab. 28.
She and her mother made tbair
home with tbair mtativaa her father
Mr. Frank Taylor having died dar
ing her infancy. Sba attended tba
Salem school and the achool faculty
and pupil* paid har a beautiful tribute
by paaaing resolutions commanding
her aweat disposition and christian
character, har painataking care in tba
preparation of all bar leaaona, and
faithfulneaa hi meeting all obHga
tiona aa an example worthy of emula
tion, and commending har loved ones
to Him who alone can comfort.
C. L. Whitman waa called to
Wins ton-Salem tba first of the weak
by the death of hia mother.
THIS ii the STORE THAT
SELLS the SAMPLER
k a StiUt A#cncy for the vile of ail the Whitman » Choco
late* and Coufn (yjn»— th»- ijjtahty Qroup Every Whitman
package tuliX* i '.hi* tui 4 ,» fixtiveil iltreit from Wlu'man'i
—not through a xkULto-jl Thi* u one reason wny we
can guaruiwc entire aiiiitfacfiun wfc i /cry paika*- '-tearing
the na.ne Whirman"»- J.ajbJy ^uaranti-i-tj. by a* and by
Whitman'* WJY CHOCOLArES JN !»AFETV
W. S. Wolfe Drug Company
EXCLUSIVE AGENT
Van Lindley Florist
NOTICE
Persona karini article* for repair in W. L. Steele1a
Jewelry Store may got them at hia place of buameaa
FRIDAY, Mar. 17tk, 4 to S, and 7 to 8 P. M.
CDW. ML UNV1LLE, Trustee.
$pon$.Qpenir$
This Week U On
This Store Is the Center of
Attraction Now
It naturally should be, of course. When every woman is
in quest of style information, which will enable h»r to
Heleet what Spring apparel she needs with an absolute
■insurance of oorrectneas.
Correctness of style, correctness of quality, correctness
of price and correctness as to individuality. Tfceae are
the things which this store has always stood for, and it
certainly would never do now to deviate from either one
of them.
So, as the Spring season advance*, when shipments of *
new goods arrive daily, this store becomes more and more
the center of attraction. (.
NEXT WEEK
March 20-25 is
Peggy Paige Week
All over the United States one store in each
city is privileged to show the newest creations
Fashioned By
You are asked to attend and to have your
friends accompany you for we feel sure that
you will not be disappointed.
HARRISON'S