I BUSIhcSS BUILDtie
VOE RENT Houm uflHfimat nf«et.
with K«ud garden, per month,
fee I). r F'.owman
CHAIN WANTKtHi^- **«nite City
Mills. Wheal »i#n per bushel and
Corn 91.75. Phoney 2fl. 4t.
WE GUARANTEE—to give yof wull
worth for every dollar you
Villi ua. Our line ol anoea, dry
tetii.-x ready-to-wear and Millti
«tt«r than aver thia aea»onT->4^t ua
yourlodMU
■how you before you buy your
Ibr Spring and Hummer. W. E,
xpend
Jfoiala,
ry la
Jack
__L _
1AWN SWINGS, yporth shades,
Porch Hwinga, ( Will a Taliljii etc.,
at John D. Thompson-..
IK LOWER PRICED—ia any eonaider
ation to yuu, you ahuulii come
straight to our atore for f Bili^T~Ttra»i|
food* and ready-to-wear. Naveltiea
and neckware. W. E. Jackson\
?OR RENT -2 nice rooi
housekeeping, unfurnial
garden included, $5.00 per
1. C. Seewald.
STONE WARE andOuiei^ pots at
Jim D. ThompsoifT'urn^iirf litore.
IL K PRICES MOST fit
we are (rainini? new customer!
§ay this Mason. Before you bi
eur new line of millinery and
remly-to»wia. Piy Goods anil
W. E. Jackson.
lOI>A< K developing free—prints up
to .! 4 by 4 ''4, :l i ent;i each. Post
nula » centa each. l^uick work,
"iirnlify Guaranteed. No orders filled
iftn ,x accompanied by cash '£ c.
gur roll extra for r« urn postnj»fc—
BARBER'S Dept. ti, Winston Salem,
I. c.
A FEW MORE—nice fresh
for sale. If you Wi»nt some
give y-iu -atUfactic
in*- of the * rows. Price reasor
lot too much. W. E. .lackaol
ifOR RENT—House on
conveniently located,
3ee William Graves.
tJC'T—Olil fiishifin.-il\ irolil ln-ooi h
leaf design. ICeturn tW News office
<na receive reward.
rOR SALE.—I will offer my house
oi.d lot for sale, oo North main
*rcot. Lot has 100 ft, froitt 4»ft. on
hirk, 384 feet deep. The hinV<«"haa
Seven rooms nice basement with
todem conveniences attached. Also
fc«i barn on the lot. Mr*. R. C. Philip.
4 . E. JACKSON—for lhe\ newest
lea t in (juulity and '-iyh—*"**'"
jrii-e. \
VANTED » A one hors# "Spring, de
livery wagon," give 'inscription aiul
irure. Brower, Route - iiU.
Call for City Election.
Oe it ordained by the Board of Com
«, ..-ioaers of the Town Vf Mount Airy:
1st. That an election be held at the
•noting precincts in Mount Airy, in tho
tV ward, thereof for the purpose of
i " a Vayor and Commissioner at
M •> nnd in each ward for the purpo ■<•
if electing two Commissioners in each
»aru. such election to be held on the
"th ■'(>>• of May, 1'j:7. aiid that ti.e
lolls .shall iie open from Sun-up to
tun- lown at «aid precincts.
'nd. TIi-jI the ration books,
for the respiration o.' voters shall be
ivf n from Ap 'i lih, 1917, a h Pat
d. at rlaces, and lemain
op t ■ ! i: hi.!. trie aetood Sat
urday t > e the I'u »t Monday of
Alav, 1H1 7.
:< .1. That J. B. Haynes fie and he is
hereby appointed Regiter for the
to oi ward; that J. E. Monday l>e and
he is hereby appointed Register for
the upper ward, J. B. Haynes being
appointed for Ward No. 2 and J. E.
Monday for Ward No. 1.
4th. That W. M. Johnson and Hugh
Tilley be and they are hereby appoint
ed judges of the Election in Ward No.
1, and that W. T. Hennis, Ernest
Randleman be and they are hereby ap
pointed judges of the Election in Ward
No. 2.
That notice of the Election be in
serts in Mount Airy News and there
published four successive issues prior
to said election.
By order of the Board of Commis
sioners.
This April 8, 1917.
E. C. Bivens, Mayor.
F. M. Poo re, Sec'y and T ret t.
A Strong Statement.
We feel sure in saving there is no
place in North Cai\lina where one
ran find our qualiU_Jbd our style at
our prices. This is aVstrujig state
ment but we have hanked of pairs
shoe we are selling at less than
wholesale prices, and you will agree
wi'.h '- when you i>ee t>ur Spring
£ Shoes.
Burkes Dependable Store.
< EAT LESS, GROW MORE OR
LOSE THE WAR.
Hoover Appeals to the People
Of America.
Herbert C. Hoovar, the irml
American nuccew m chairman of the
American (ommtimion for Relief in
llelgium, did hia work ao well that lha
paopla aay ha ia mora efficiant than
tha (iarmanii themaalvaa. Prenident
WilM>n haa called him home to lie
head of the American Food Board,
lie ia (till in I-ondon, hut ha xanda a
! call from there to tha American peo
ple to get ready for utarvatian. Thin
all every patriotic American ahould
hear -eater, farmer and college
| -tudent alike. The man who plantn
' another mere of corn thin xpring, or
' the Htudent who help* him cultivate
it, ia aurely a patriot meating our
' i-reatent need.
The firxt and moxt important duty
of the American people to their alliea
in to economize on foodntuffs. Thi*
in the appeal of Herbert C. Hoover.
"If we do not do it", ile declared to
day to the Anxociated Pre*n, "we
tand a grase chance of Inning the
war, Iwcause our allies cannot fight
without food. Our enerriie* are cal
culating that America will fall in
thin and our allien will need to give
in. America can up.net thene calcu
TXlonx."
Mr. Hoover's observation* were
made nft ^r three weeks' consultation
with memltern of the British, French
and Ifj- 1 mn cabinet*. 4>' al o in
iffi'cd the food anil shipping
situation and plans for American co
operation. The net re-ult he arrived
at wn • thut between now and the
next harvest it would require a sup
reme effort by the American people.
Of "Itmoat (iravity."
m " m ,,u*y I'Wpha.Hize,"
"MVl,r continued, "that the f
which"'" "f'h" f«vitv
h- "nless it is solved. may pos'.
-'My result in the collapse of every
'W we hold (j4.r in civilization. * I
he total st<Klc of foo,i t,Hlav
not fr th" w"rM -""Ply'
if Ami ,aSt t,U *«Pt«Xr
f America continues it, prevent rate
■;f " n option. We are now face to
With the result Of last year's
poor harvest, the diversion of man
wTn IT at"K"1,"re »» over the
woHd. the unavailing efforts of the
European women to p|ant availab,„
lel.U fuWy. the isolation of Russia
Ine sinking of f(HHi «>.;, „ ,
other causes an<l manv
"Kntfland, France and Italy are re
•lacing consumption by dra-Jic steps
W'ih •» ,h- red ui t i< n thov'
Wh haV" r"m »" 'taring the next
much f"";" * m"re thun
. »» we should have export
"I w, can ,In,
we consume as U'. ual.
fl 'Th' "nf> <f providing the
i- by the elimination of
waste and actual and rigorous ...If
-acrifice on the part of th.. w.
I>eople. hC American
„e'70h?'Vh* Allip< ow until ^e
wk'-.i * W" mu;t reduce ou
"t ^sumption no per c-nt. This
tha- every nan. womr.n and
«*'! P«r week and eat some-.
:ni r e se or I, . .
-v., ,k * »wn*,0>»*«y.
h ,n i1 ,0per"ntof Ame, ar
"!rC!,,,y places of th if»
"•on my and a ck-nn pln'e. In the
remaiu njr ,';o >>... ,, .
. : . ' " ' no on,. ...
• ' •' • i !• *!•. . • • ,.v, ..
'«• (not* an,! ua Terr. „• • in
ujttrUinr.i. nt foe,' ... • i
» . * It>( *nrI d "»k is like
to QCCOfne |
' an < = u-a!
• •••. »'<n aTtid ,y-- .. c .
'' AP* ition of war.
World lti» l ace .starvation.
and? ""'I pUm *v,rythi„i'
*nd r ''r>where ,t will gTOW, or ,
th» f<«'l Problem
«!,l if'> the
worM will face a) .
• I lie starvation.
do r¥,t believe there will |,c anv
necessity to rigidly ration the Amen
™ l*'>ple, for if democracy " of
Shtr-u Titu"'a'"1
. the personal initiative and will
zrsfr* *®|f"sacr'''ce of
racy' irT^h ^ 1^* Krea,<Mt <lemoe
ZZ h :,°r,d W'" ^ am"'« to
soi\e the problem."
As an answer to this call the Uni
laliona. Columhia University N y
students^ th" 'anU' These
students a-e sent to fBrni;) where
cienT to ""u e'|lii,,ment
oent to make them effective in in
The,e u"'ver*itie«
work JhTh r f r,e,lil for 'hi
work which „ the most vital thinK
in the world t<xlay. There i« no
'•anger of low prices on th;
n.m m » rices on this crop.
Plant more and writ, to yoilr no(|rP
*s con.*, „r high 8<h^l asking r„r
P to 'he crop. TIm. Depart
hT. .1° ')Rri" '",n> •<" Washington
as the I ' th*m 'o help.
r i TW,MUe* of ^nnsyhania
•nd Columbia are doing.
J. Russell Smith.
Plain*.
Th* firat ymmt of the White Pl*im
State Hiifh School rloaart with tha
commencement axarriaaa April ZS-2H.
Tha firat program W«tnaad*)f avtu
ing consisting of tonga, play*, racita
tiona and driUa wara participated in
by pupils of tha primary and inter
mediate grades.
Thursday beginning at 1:30 o'clock
tha following program waa rendered.
Columbia th* (isn of tha Ocean.
Holo, Alma Taylor.
Recitation Content.
The Dying Priaoner, Kate Bunker.
liayond tha Pale, Nina Robertson.
Mother, Home and Heaven, Maude
Simpaon.
Instrumental Duet, Alma Taylor {
and Nina Robertson.
Brier Roae, Josephine Patterson.
The Firat Settlers' .Story, Kate
Presnell,
Holo, Nina Robertaon.
The Dying Singer, I.ula Jon«s.
The Little Pilgrim. Myrtle Ckeed.
"Row the Boat Lightly,>l«ve"'\
Address, Mayor O. B. Katotv^Win
ston-Salem. - —
Declamation Content.
Danger of Spirit of Conquext, Perry
Taylor.
The New South, Hobert Siak.
Trio, Almit Taylor, Kate Presnell, ^
Nina Robertaon.
True Greatness, the Demand of the
Present, Harry Robertson.
The Home of the People, Jacob
Mosley.
The Safeguard of Liberty, David
Hiatt.
The Bells (Poe) High School girls.
Mayor Eaton* address was excel
lent "Laying a Foundation" w»a his
th. ,ne. Fi.ur thing lie declared were
nei'C' <ary in the construction of thn
foundation: A trained mind; a " ">1
character; inc<> ant toil, work; per
i-tent self-sacrifice. These divisions
were developed and the truth* were
clinched by the use of choice stories
well told as illustrations.
At the close of the program everal
hurt talks were made in which the
(liaise i f the year', work and pledge
of hearty support for the coming
year were the central thoughts.
Th» people are well pleased with
the work of the State Hitfh school at
this place. It is meeting a long felt
need in this section. ,
Mr. Joe Carter, of Mt. Airy deliver
ed the medals to the winners in the
two contests to Maude Simpson in
the girls contest and to Perry Taylor
in the hoys contest.
Thursday evening two plays were <
presented, "Untangling Tomy" and
the "Darkey Wooddealer." In ad- .
■lition to the regular program Mayor
>-'at<n gave two readings whkh were ,
highly entertaining. t
Every program of the commence- ,
ment was attended by large crowds,
thus ihowinc the interest in the com- (
rnunity on the part of the patrons and ,
friends. R. A. Sullivan was re-elect- ■
'•(! a; principal and will have charge
of the school next year.
<
STOP FOOD SPECULATORS.
Senate Indulges in Vigorous I
Denunciation of Food
11
Speculation.
V .-hinKton. May "2.—The risinir 1
• 'irvnt in C< for leir. ■I ifion '
i met the nation's food problems 1
out in the enate today in a ile
te that started over the high p. ices '
f 1 it developed Into denunci- 1
i food speculators with pre
•i that t' • be- t way to deal with
t' in "v;i' to t'iUp them to 'imp
■ -t« • put them behind prison bars.!
f*e.!tatfrs fr< m fa'-ming statet deni
: '.hat the .e s any real shortage of
• fooda in the United 1 iteS.
S :at ..Mm Sharp William t
ii 1 ii. . c 1 1 . a hj ntc la til
out the country and th«! the ca'i v of
hit;h price* was luri. -ly p ; c'lol . al.
He said! e I clieved the Gc:man . ir
ruption lund recently unearthed in a
federal court in New York may t »ve
been re ponsible for the hyt- ■ '
Word should go straight out from
the senate, Senator William* said,
that there is no shortage of ft <1
Senators Nelson and M i'untl fi
agreed that there is no reason to feai
a shortage.
The attack on the speculators was
led by Senators Thoma and Borah.
The Colorado senator declared they
were the real enemies of the nation,
expressed the hope Congress would
not adjourn without legislation that
jvould remedy the evil, and said the
lamp post is the thing to euro such
speculation. Itefore the debate turn- ;
ed to other things. Senator Thomas
introduced an amendment to the es
pionage bill empowering the Presi
dent by proclamation to suspend dur
ing the war the operation of boards i
of trade and chambers of commerce
which deal in futures. He hail it sent
to the tahle for later consideration.
Senator Horah predicted a world
famine if the war lasts f.»
if extraordinary and sustained efforts
art not made here to meet the food
problem.
Senator Nelson suggested that if
some of the "state men concernod,
The World Needs Food!
Short Crops of food products, coupled
with increased consumption throughout
the world, calls for an increased product
ion.
Americans must make extra efforts to
feed not only themselves, but assist in
feeding the world.
Let the people eliminated, as far as
possible, all waste of food stuffs, and
wherever practicable plant acres and small
patches of cereals, vegetables and fruits,
and give closer attention to the production
of fowls, eggs, milk, butter, meats, etc.
Food will bt scarce, and correspond
ingly high, by reason of the world's de
mands.
First National Bank
ilwut thix situation" would go to
llnimoU and assure the farmer of
;ood climatic conditions, the wheat1
rop there would take care of it-elf,
>tnator McCumber said the nation
hould have a wheat surplus tin year
I' more than 200,000,000 bus! rl- aft r
ceding it.elf and providing for ,-eed
»K
Germany's Submarine Arm
Menace for United States.
"Ihnt Oermany'* Mil m.utne a'm. m t
ler military arm, is the m« ace
i-hich for the moment i e ' f-T
he future welfare of the United
States and the entente .illies is ocog
ized by the chancellories of all the
lowers which are at war wich Cer
nany.
The last days of A| i! aiv tlie
,nderwater boats send to the b tU m
undrels of thousands of i f
shipping, which means that htice
quantities of ammunition and food
stuff*, have been irretievably lost to
the allies and made the pinch of want
to these countries, their soldiers and
their people more acute.
Impetus is being fc'iven to the plans
to combat the menace by all the coun
tries at war with Germany, and hopes
are expre .cd that shortly a check
may be put to the inroads of the sub
marines into commerce.
That peace is not uppermost in the
minds of s!S German officials appar
ently is indicated by the advices be
fore the T«i<hsttt(f at its reopening
e ion of Dr. Johaiine- Kaempf,
president of the chaml r: , who a--ct
td tha' the (lermai p<- pic adhere i
"to the !;rm helief in Germany's star
and in «. peace i.ich will -."tire f.
.. I time the fat land' happy de
velopment,"
WONDERFUL STUFF!
LIFT OUTYOUR CORNS
Apply a few drops then lift corns op
calluses off with fingers—
no pain.
Xo humbug! Any corn, whether Lard,
soft or between the t<je«, will U>o*M-n
right up and lift out, without a particle
of pain or sorene**.
This druff is called freefone and is a
compound of ether discovered by a L4ff
cinnati man.
Ask at any drug store for a small
bottle of freezoB*, which will cost but
n trifle, but is sufficient to rid one's
feet of every corn or callus.
Put a few drops directly upon any
tender, aching corn or callus. Instantly
the soreness disappears and shortly the
corn or calliwill loosen and can be
lifted off with th » fingers.
This dnijp fr« -one doesn't • at out the
corns or calluses iwt sin'..els them with
out even irritating the surrounding skin.
Just think! No pain at no sore
ness or smarting wh«n applying it or
afterward*. If your drug£:?i don't have
free zone have him order it for you.
That touch of discreet
smartness which individ
ualizes La France Shoes
interprets the trend of fashion
to an ever growing company of
American gentlewomen.
Yet there is more than style to
commend them. Perfect fit
and pleasing wear emphasize
correct style—at a price too
pleasing for purse-remonstrance.
A. E. Steele
. Shoe Co.