Mount Airy New.
Bk. Airy, R. C, Not. 4, (Mi
j. a
t'S.
rtf*
tim■
>«<t
of
ad ky Moravian chorala played by
Trinity Church band. Ttm rate
ThU Mnict cloaed th« morning hoar.
After an intermiaaion the lungrega
tion MiwtM again when a report
araa given by Her. C. D. Crouch, the
pastor followed by a report by Sot.
J. E. Hall, chairman of the Winston
Salem committee which ahowed more
than m.000 had been pot into thia
| work, and it had M boon dona in
aboat IS montha. Then waa a vary
interesting talk by Dr. 1. K. Pfohl,
grandson of the first pastor to thia
mission 76 yaara ago. Other ahort
talka were made by Res. J. F. Mc
Cuiston and Carl F. Friea of Wina
At the foot of the Blue Ridge
mountain* aurroonded by aplendid or
charda was the acme of an interest
ing service on Sunday, Oct. Mth,
when the Bethanla congregation gavj
thia church a love feaat service. A
church band of 22 pieces rendered
muaic. More than 400 people were
present for thia ear »its and had It
not been for the light rain that waa
falling part of the time the company
would have been larger. Rev. F. W.
Grabba, a former pastor, preached
the sermon and every one aaid it waa
one of the beat days in the history of
Willow Hill. '
Dr. Taylor Hurt
Dr. W. 8. Taylor, of this city, had
Ik* misfortune to break his right lag
abort the an Ma just after duak Mon
day craning whan, blinded by auto
mobile lights, he stepped off the
sidewalk at the junction of Pise and
Main streets, where the street baa
been filled in sereral feet abort the
level of a vacant lot on the corner,
aad fell to the (round below. He was
carried to the hospital where the in
Jury was dressed and later waa re
moved to the home of his daughter
Mrs. W W. Burke.
Dr. Taylor waa for many years a
leading citizen and physician bat re
tired from actire practice sereral
years ago on account of trouble with
Ms eyes.
His many friends wiD be pleassd
to know he rested comfortably Wed
■ssday night and is doing aa well as
could be expected.
To
Om Killed, Two Wounded
Chicafo Election Tefl
Chicago, Nov. 4.—One man wu
killed, two other* shot, several kid
napped and (core* intimidated with
threat* of death today in election
violence in varioaa part* of the city.
John Mackay wa* ahot to death while
sitting in an automobile in front of
a Weat Side polling place. Hi* as
sailants fired from another ear.
Claud Maddox, who waa with Markay
was aerioosly wounded.
Shortly after the pol|p opened a
party of men opened fh* upon a poll
I ng place near the stockyards, wound
in«r Anton Rods in ski, who la net ex
pected to *orrive. Nathan Flneatone,
n La Pollette lieutenant in ,the 4ftth
ward, waa sinned, (offering a frac
| tared skull. His aaeailant eecaped.
to Bo Defeated
Colombia. 8. C., Nov. S.—Defeat by
a large majority of the tan million
dollar state bond iaao#~for a program
of permanent improvement* at the
state'* educational, charitable and
i penal inititutiona la indicated today
<m the basis of Incomplete returns
from yesterday's election In Sooth
Carolina.
Practically every eoonty reporting
gave a majority arainst the prapaa
al and a two-thirds favoeeble vote
waa necessary for Its adoption.
Incomplete returns from the vot
ing on the constitutional amendments
! to provide for biennial aeaaiona of the
legislature and foor year terras for
itate officers are too incomplete to
; rive any clear indication of the result
; »s only a simple majority was neces
sary to earry these proposal*.
The democratic electoral ticket waa
riven Ha usual majority and all state
end county nominees of the party,
being without opposition were re
elected.
JERSEY WOMAN GOES TO
HOUSE
Light Winei and Mor. Immi
gration Among Planks of
Her Platform
i Jersey City. N. J., Nov.—A. "Ma"
Ferguson pick* up the gubernatorial
rein* hi great Texas, Mrs.'Mary T.
Norton goes forth from New Jersey
to claim her cfcain in the national
hoose of representatives.
A democrat, the first woman of the
party to reach Congress, the first
of any party to he sent to Washing
ton from the eastern seaboard, rite
declared today that she asks no quar
ter on account at her sex and will
give none.
Approval at Hght wines and beers,
che building of veterans' hospitals in
I every state. Increases for the postal
employes and. enlargement of the im
migration quotas, stand oat in her
plat/om. which, however, auty not he
raiaed In* the hoose at one*. By hoi
ww words, she expects to do "vary
little the first year."
1 Mrs. Norton Is president of the Day
Nursery association, having taken of
fice when the nrganiaatioa was in
solvent. Today the propel tf is
worth MMMM. principally through
her efforts In enltatlng the aid of
merchants. She Is the wife of a
Jersey City hnatmas ma A.
IV eaatS first nmgriaswaman
.bowled ever three healthy men la her
0. A. Bowman, of this city, clerk of
tin local-can p of the Woodmen of
the World this wilt iwM a check
for tl.M0 la payment of the claim
of the aetata of the lata Gee. W.
Quesinberry who waa a member of
the order. Some weeks ago Mr.
Bowmpn paid the widow of the late
Fred Kinjrsborg a like aatount.
The city fire department was call
ed out about one o'clock Wednesday
night in answer to a call from Sooth
Main street where a four room cot
tare belonging to L ?. Wrenn waa
found to be almost consumed by fire.
The flames made rapid headway and
only some of the framing remained.
Roy Venable occupied the house and
lost all Ms property. The fire ie said
to hare originated from an oil cook
store that had been left burning af
ter supper, and the first knowledge
Mr. Venable knew of the fire wmi
when be was awakened by the flames
that were eating into bis bed cloth
ing.
Night School m Cuniwirn To
Jbm Formed in Hif>> School
'Tbet* hare bwi in the past moit^
or so, numerous requests from those
interested, that • coarse in typing,
shorthand and bookkeeping be of
fered at a night school, to ha given
m the High school. /
Those who are Interested in par
Ming sach a coarse will please meet
with Miss Prsther and Mr. Hawktni
in the Cornstarch! rooms of the High
School Building, Monday, Norl 10,
at 7 o'clock.
If the number present warrants
organization, a coarse of study will
be outlined and presented at tkii
meeting.
If you are at all interested, come. "
Death at Mrs. Sarah Pardue
Mrs. Sarah Partus died on Wed
nesday October 26th. at the hoase of
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Byrd of Moont
Airy.
Mrs. Partus was horn May 11,
1828, having attained the age of M
years. She haa been a widow sine*
the Civil war, her husband baring
died from wound* bs raeeived in the
war between the States.
Mrs. Partus was a consecrated
christian character, though blind th«
laat 45 years of her Ufa, ahe waa a
radiant and happy christian and waa
an tnapirstion to higher living to aU
those who knew and viaitad her. She
waa affiliated with Haymore Memor
ial church.
The funeral service waa conducted
at the home of Mrs. Byrd by Bar. C,
, C. Haymore, who for many yeari
was her pastor, assisted by Bar. B
, N. Childress. Interment waa In White
Plains cemetery.
Mrs. Pardue ia aurvived by ana
daughter, Mrs. Phithaa Patterson, of
Indian, Wast Vs., and one sister, Mrs.
Mary Smith one brother B. Hamrick,
also ten grandchildren. She had
made her home with Mrs. Charlie
Byrd, her grand-daughter for man;
ywin.
Any Bouwr in um eoanty wit* ■
child or chlldron nndor four ywn of
•ft ran have thi— aitend hi Um
Baby cit—t, being towdoctad by Um
Woman's club, and shown m Um
scram at Um Broadway thsatrs tna
of chary* by rntkhf an aypulntiatiat
and harfnr th«n photorraphrd at
WhKlcy's stodio this r«ty this wash.
Thors Is 'no tksrft for ■ritaf Um
photo aid bo chart* for showta* Um
baby on tha wriia
. .
Oaaton Meaiowt, 1M at M.
MeCarter and WUtakar. N (t M.
A. Gantar. M at 61.
Eads A Minn.. Martin. St at M,
WiWy Whitaker, M at M.
J. O. 0—iaa, 41 at M.
Raleigh Cad*. HUH
J. 0. 3mm, 1X0 at M.
Wafl aad Cad.. 70 at 86.
Uatar Prance, SO at H.
Dalt Btmnt, W at 66.
C. A. WWtaker, 1W at U.
Held Owana, 124 at K.
C. H. Parker, 44 at 64.
A. M. Cook, TV at 66.
Mlttie PUffte, U IT.
(Mb * Kay. 66 at 60.
D. C Taylor, It at M.
Johnny Khf, 41 at M.
DaHa Marlon, H at 61
C. C. rim, 144 at 66.
Dm* Lacrta, 14 at It.
Charlie Wan, It at W.
WhKaker * Mam. M at ML
John Nfchola. lit at 64.
J. B. 1Mb. Tt at «.
.Smith jni Shaft. 74 at 64.
Me. C. loom, M at 66. •
I Clhort Cook, lit at IT.
! W. L Jark son, 60 at 66.
I ». M. Cad*. M at 60.
I Jaw Oetna, Ml at 61.
* Marlon and Coffin*. 1M at 64.
All fradca escept eomaton fllVmi
are bringing aatlafaetory pcioee and
II Ml«vr It it the right time to *oil
j tobacco.
J. W. Lortn.
D. Gilmer DmJ in
Wtyifilb *
j Robert Donald Gilmer, 66, attorney
general of North Carolina under Gov
ernor Ay cock, died at hi* home at
WayneeviU* at 12:90 o'clock Saturday
mom in*.' Death reaulted from pneu
monia following an illneaa of abopt
1 one week. Funeral *ervice waa held
1 at the Waynenvillf M. E. church Sun
day afternoon at 8 o'clock, conduct
ed by Rev. J. T. Mangum. Mr. Gil
mer ia »urvived by the widow and
i one daughter . Mrs. 1. P. Chase, of
Aaheville.
Mr. Gilmer waa a aon of the late
Mr. and Mr*. S. L. Gilmer of thia>
city and among the surviving gela
tivea are Mr*. J. D. Smith of thia city,
Mr*. R. T. Joyce, formerly of thia
city but now living in Weatfleld, D.
G. and 8. L. Gilmer, Mr*. G. W. Spar
ger, Mr*. G. R. Kennett, and M. M.
Banner *11 of Green*boro, E. G. Gil
mer. of Statesville, and Mr. Dixie
Gilmer, of Texaa.
Mr. Gilmer waa very prominent in
Wayneavillr and well known and
honored throughout the *tate.
Hallowe'en Party far Christian
Mount Airy, Route 2, Nov. 4—Mr.
John Gould ha* retained from a bual
naa* t^p to hia old home ia Gainavffle
Ga.
Mr*. John Short, of nut* No. 1,
•pent Sunday with her daughter Mr*.
Worth McHone
j Mia* Ethel Doea, now of Wineton
Salem, viaited her parent* Mr. aad
Mrv Rural Do**, laat weak. . ,
i/Mia* Don Valentine aad Mr*. 1ft
fc. Monroe entertained the ChriatiaJ
Endeavor society of the Flat Rock'
Presbyterian church aad a number of
other gueata at the home of Mr. and
Mr*. H. D. Monroe, Thursday night.
The Hallowe'en color* of black aad
yellow were effectively carried out
in all the decorationa. Many inter
esting game* were played thr&out
the evening. Mr*. J. Beer dreaaed a*
a witch delighted the children by tell
ing their fortune*.
SailUoa, Cwwbm Ship Studi
Taat
Goettingen, Germany, Nov. 2-—An
taa Flettaer's "aaiUoee and
•hip" which he ha* joat
Kial after a prolonged
craiM in tha Baltic aea, is the oat
growth of cxhaaativr experiments
conducted by tha Unirersity of Goat.
Flettner, the in ran tor of tha i
bearing his nan, propels the _
ship through (ka a»idiiiia of two l
hollow Metal Mita. »■«* foot to
meter and 60 feet high. The
aniam. which aoU cylinders
the auata to lotia* nd which
rreatee the propalatea force throagh
utilisation of air cnrraata, eaa he
opiated by aaa au with aa
nary electric Motor. The aa
maata are said to yield II fold
propelling ferae t)
The initial trial
ia the Baltic todieate a aartag to ap
of frea M to M per
The Krapp waria aad the
vfaaa Mae are Mid to
ha later ted to exploiting netUfl
I are |Ma| II a thcr
Day<~Nhsht^
Donates <1,500,000 to Charity
Chicago, Oct. 2#.—The great rise
in May oata, of which James A. Pat
tan had an immense load which he
has marketed all the way from to to
to cents a bushel with an sterage
profit of nearly 20 cents a bushel,
may explain the' unloosening of the
millionaire's purse. Today he handed
a gift to charity valued at fl ,600,000.
The gift consists of a large plot at
Monroe and Michigan Avenue on
which the University Club stands.
The income now is about $60,000 an
nually hut aa laaaaa expire larger ren
tals will come in.
Mr. Patten stipulated that half of
the money waa to go to the Board of
Education of the Presbyterian Church
one-fourth to the Evanston Hospital
•<nd one-fourth to the IVesbytsrian
Old Peoples Home.
Take H Before Going
. Do you want to he th»t unfortunate
person whose coughing at church,
blots out the wora we mo<it want to
hear. Chamber Iain's Cough Remf-dv
helps these embarraaaed ones, rrairk
ty puts aa end to coughing, tickling
throat and nervous hacking.
ti .
Report •i the Coaditiaa of the
FARMERS SANE
•t Pilot Mountain, N. C., at the close
of bu»ines», October 10th, 1924.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts, . „...$113,025.47
Overdraft* j MM
Furniture and fixture*. ZJ4t.11
Caah in vault and due from
baaka, — 19 OH .19
Check* for clearinc, 1,442.4*
Total, »18£.,108.38
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in, 120,000.00
Surplus fond, 2,600.00
Unoiv id.-.i profita, 1,070,3ft
Bills payable, 30,000.00
Deposite subject to check, J8,71#.7f
Cashier's checks outstanding 1,000.61
Time deposits, doe in SO
i days
' Savings deposit, 1JW.I1
TotaL ...fUUttJi
North Carol in*, Surry Comity—sa.
I, W. M. Matthews, cashier of the
abora named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement la true to
the beat of my knowledge and belief.
W. M. Matthews, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before ma
this SOth day of Oct. 19X4.
D. C. Lewis, Notary PubBe.
Correct—Attest: J. W. Redman, W.
R. Badgett, T G. Criesman, Directors.
. JLA J
| Sale of
VALUABLE PROPERTY
Two houa—, large lots, One Store Home. All in
Town of Boonville
On Saturday, Not. 29, at 1 P. M. on the premise* in the tows of
Boonvflle, N. C., by virtue of an order made by 1. L. Crator, Clerk
Superior Court, on Oct. 29,1924, in caae of J. L. Jones et al, vs. T. B.
Woodhouse et aL I will tell to the highest bidder the followiac pro
ONE STORE HOUSE
One store house situated on a lot 96 x 82 feet on South Main St.
about 100 yds. from public square of the tenm.House is 24 x <0 paint
ed on outaide and inahto well fitted with shelves. Fine stand tor re
tail store. Also two vacant lots adjoiaiaf this property, sise 26 x IS
feet each.
THE JONES HOME PLACE
Also the six-room house known as the J. If. Jpnes homeplace on
South Main St. located on large lot of about one acre in the beat resi
dence section of the town. Good teed barn, pack boose and other out
ONE COTTAGE HOME
THUM OP IAIJ One third of the parehase atoney to be paid In
cash, one third oa a credit of ate months, and one third oa a
of twelve months, bond and approved security i f'lju 1 n
sat fM date af sale aatfl paid. Tttls iiiwri until
is paid. A shaass la obtain a ruldian hi the said
hi «
m,m4.
J. L.
JONES,
SALE RAIN OR SHINE