rouncs ««n mat
tar*. Yea caa ftad know tog own who
will tall ytju that It la wn to be a
Wwwr victory end that North Caro
lina will give • Xapublican majority.
You cm aleo find knowing om* who
pradlet that Smith la going ta ha
elMtod by a aafa inaJerHj aad that
North Carolina wilt pOa ap har aaaal
majority (at tha dominant party.
What esafassi la that aa many
VOfetFVA WOQ|^l|| BOt
lining up with the party. Deearttat
ta tha in«my. their friends aay. Leav
ing aa at a tima whan thay ara Mat
n«idad. If thay had lived thirty years
at* thay would have ham foand la
tha nab of tha arohibittea party
that aever did aaything but make
prumlaaa. Prohibition cama by way •*
tha regalar political parties aad act
by tha aawly fanaad prohibition party
that navar did anything bat mafia*
a faw ardont folka who war# ta a har
ry for raautta. Tha mi Da of tha (Mi
grind alowly, bat thaaa ardant oaaa
nn rtIJ ■. 11 —__. 11 I'Lah 4a
iouju nfvtr wm»t i(< inty www* w
til# prohibition ptfty.
Somp one had tha impadanca ta re
mark jaat tha otbar day that no Mv
given far tha ratarn of a political
prodigal aon. No fattad calf ever loot
hia Hf a to do Honor to tha ana or ma
man who aorrowfully raturnad howl
to Um laid after grating far a tima
in tha paaturr of tha political ana my.
No dahca wa» avar staged for thaaa
political prodigals who left homa when
tha old folka were the baaieet with
the political harvest and pined for
the help of theae luaty onaa the moat, j
No finger of one of theae poHttcal
prodigal* ever displayed a ring placed
there by tha aged political leader who
aaw the wandering one return to the |
fold. Ok well, we will forget it all in
a abort time after the election aad get
buay with tha affairs of life aad an
other campaign in which we will find
something to make speeches about. It
has aver b*en thus. But we never had
our wives and daughters deserting us
before. You have to adpilt we are ap
against something new under the sun.
But we will find some way to evea
matters up we suppoee.
It would be intereating ta know
by what mental process of reasoning
the conclusion is reached that all the
folks who have carried the political
banner for years are now false lead
ers and can no longer be followed. It
la harsh to say it and it Is not true ta
every case, but it is freely chargaf
that most of the folks who are not
voting it straight this year have not
been voting it straight in otbar years.
This is not their first excursion into
the pasture of our political neighbor.
But we will soon forget it and get
busy keeping the wolf from the door.
THE DISREGARD FOR LAW I
The liquor proplc say that
present effort to enforce prohibition
is rwpoiulbh for the break down of
respect for all law. It may be that
they are rifht. If they are not right
then how are you to account for the
disposition of so many so-called
food people to violate so many laws?
Aa we see it, there ia no connection
between the disposition to violate
law and the prohibition movement. It
is not sound reasoning to charge up i
all tawlaasness to a moral awakening!
such aa prohibition. Of course there
will always be thoye who an- not ad
vanced enough to line up with an}'
forward asova such as prohibition Is.
But ws started oat to write about ths
fearful loss of llfs and property and
happiness due to the violation of the
rates sf the road. One can i
out on the highway for aa
in
a road hog. It ia|
• eery toad na«n< but an even strong
" bo Justifiable. The to
ft la
la <
tf i
gs. They are men who an
In their driving aa. to
feared by all
A TEACHER. A THIEF AND
A CONVICT
Some combination we in writing
about—* iMtlwr I thief and a con
vict Bat Much ia the story. Prof, ha
dergraph, of this city in the owner of
A sfei flbr thftt kt umi in Ht# school
work and one Geo. White ia a citisen
of the county. Lai Newman la aow a
member of the chain pi( ia David
son county and has Ua> for soose
month* aad wiil bo for another five
months if ha finiahes out Ma preaont
term, which he may not do. Now foi
the story. One night a short time ago
Prof. Pendergraph had hia car •tole.t
In a low days it was located in Laaka
villa and returned to the owner. Goo.
White was charted with taking the
car and had no more aoitae t|aa to
drive right straight to LoaksviUa
where hia people live. Along with him
at the time he took the ear waa Lex
Newman who proved to be an eocap
ed convict having yet five montha to
servo of hia term. Now Newman to
hack on the chain gang and White ia
behind the bars In Dobaon to await
hia boa ring at the neat term of Sur
ry criminal court
If any one la envioua of the goo*
time those boys are having while
they make fro* with thair n*ighbor'a
property, or make eaay money ped
dling liquor to their silly neighbors,
It to for the want of a proper outlook
on life that cauaea the envy. The
man who deftoo the laws of a civilised
people is not much removed from a
plain fool,'for in time ho will got It
in the neck to uae the language of
the street
Hew Mr. Monday Would Run
TIm Sheriffs Otfioe
The contoat for the office of aheriff
in this county will ha the moot Inter
eating part of the local contact for of
fice. The buaineea of collecting the
taxea to now of each Importance to the
county that it to no longer the work
of any one man but requirea the aor
vice o fa number of others who must
aid the sheriff in the performance
of his dutieo. Mr. J. E. Monday tolls
us that it will h* hia policy to have
in his office, If h* to the choice of the
people, a competent man who can be
depended on to koop hooka and render
an efficient service to the people and
in this way he will himself not be
confined at all time to the office, hut
will be able to got oat among the
people and give pari of hia time to
the buaineea of a sheriff a* well a*
that of tax collector. He reoognlsos
fully the importance. at a sheriff aa
well aa the importance of a tax
collector. Re haa dear Idea* along
thia line and we believe that his
Ideas are In keeping with sound buai
neea methode. Hia past exporlono* ef
years fully equip him both for the du
tiee of a tax col lector and abo for
that of a aheriff.
PInt ■»>!■» ClMnh
RKV L T. JACOBS, Pnator
Sunday school. 9:M A. M.
Maniac aerriee, \ , llHtO A. M.
Kvminc HrrW, 7:M P. M.
B Y. f. V. meetings —■■ *•»» t- M.
The paater wtU preach on two' Mv«
tophi Mlt Sunday.. At the morning
hour, tka Mb)** win ha, "A Man with
a Purpoee," and tha evening (ubjaet
will ha, "Tha Call of tha Maater."
Thara ara always mm pwrpoaes and
ealia greater than cthcra, that ara out
of tha coqpaMinplaoe. higher and
nob tar than othera, M la thaaa that
will ha emphaaiaed at both aarricaa.
Some folka never haar tha higher eaB,
soma da not ncigntai It whaa thay
haar it, aaaM do aat aara ta ■ follow
whaa thay haar. Which claaa ara yau
tat
Hoaar Day With Baptiat
November tha 11th, will ha tha tias*
aat apart by Southern BaptiaU to
ralaa tha money to replace that ctoten
by Mr. Carnaa. Evary member at or
try church in tha baa* of th» South
era Baptiat Convention will be naked
to pay at laaat 60a a pieee, which if
all will pay. wiU enable the How
Board ta pay back all the mooey mis
appropriated by the defaulting treas
urer. Baptiat dofct fail ta remember
the day and the amount.
BaptiaU Meat at Difcaia
Next Tuesday Oct 30th, at t p. a.
repreeentativaa af tha churchaa af the
Surry Baptiat Aaaeciation will moat
at Dobaoa to apportion $6,600.00
among tha charcbea to be raiaad next
year, 1929, from thia aaaociatioa for
benevolent porpoeea. Beth tha exec
utive and tha ceoperativa program
committees will meet at the tame
time at Do baa* ta aid any Baptiat
church la thia aceoetatlon that may
need help. It la totrid that every
Baptiat church in Surry aaaociatioa
be well represented.
Mr*. Htlliuiwortk HmUm
Tmi<«y Afternoon tad
Evoming
The weiil calendar In Mount Airy
is fall to overflowing this week and
began on Taeiday afternoon when
Mr*. Dr. Will Holhngsworth wo* hoa
teaa to the member* of her book club
which recently changed iU name from
the Young Matron*' to the Wednesday
Afternoon Book club. Other friend*
were entertained with the dab am
bers and hivh neore at rook among
club meiaberi waa rewarded with a
lovely comport whicfi waa won by Mrm.
Winiton Kultoa. the visitors cut for
another priae which feel to Mr*. C.
C. Elder. Tempting refreshment ■ eon
liating of chicken aalad, two kind* of
undwichea, Saratoga potatoes, .-hesse
moulded to represent small pumpkins
and coffee with whipped cream war*
served. The tallies and refresh men ta
plates were suggestive of the Hal
lowe'en season, and lovely fall flowers
were ueed. In the evening Mrs. Hol
lingsworth waa hosteee to the mem
bers of her bridge club and other
friends and Mrs. C. W. Andrew woo
the high score dob priae a pretty
vaae and Miaa Elisabeth Merritt won
a deck of cards In cutting for the vis
itor's priae. Miaa Jewel Johnean. of
Albany, Go., was an out-of-town
guest in the evening.
Ptniu Mtilihr At Cwtnl
M«ttkodiat Cfctih N«st
« «
In tha itlWII Of U* IMUtOY, wha
to attending tb« annoal Muioa of
Um W«t.ni North CaroMna Coofar
enca at Charkrtta, Um Bav. David
Chalabia will daHvar tha aarmoM at
atovon o'clock. Ba». Mr. ChatoMa to •
JParaian Chriatkm. • aattva of tha
ancittt Bibk HI* nativi hont
to Juit couth of Mount Ararat and
not far fro* tha Gtidan of Edan
araa. Ha haa raeatvad hto eaUaga and
thaotoctoal training ta thto eoontry.
Thar* wlB not ha any awrtu
P reaching aarvice at Cantral Charch.
Both of tha Epworth Laacaaa will
hold thair aarvicaa at tha uaaal ttea.
Send Her
Fo Hollowe'en
- Just received freah shipment of
WHITMAN'S umI HOLLINGSWORTH'S
. , .
Candy for HalloWen
PLACE YOUR ORDER
Wednesday, Oct 31st is Hallowe'en. .
. S. Wolfe Drug Co.
Phone 53—We deliver any place, any where,
any time