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Mount Airy News. I B. JOHNSON, Ml tar aa4 Maun I Airy. V C, Jimm 71*. 1*17. *1!IUM'KIITION BATEHl Om myy. Ikm muntha, 2i On rovy, aii auNitha,.. M Om copy, oar year II.M DISCARD THE KNEE PANTS. Thm town ia large ami important enough to diacard ita kne* pants. It ia ■ gnat day in the Ufa of a growing boy wh«n tha tima nunai to lay aaide the knee breochas and put on a man'a clothe i. It mukna nnn nervoua to think of tha rhn-'H*. and ha honeatly thinks that avary onu ta looking at him, and '.hat too with tho aya of a critic. But ha noon g»ta ovar hia am barramment a id never again goes back to the gnrb of a iioy. The rame ia trua of the Ufa of a growing community of people known and dc ignatcd aa a city. First a villat'f, then a town and from that to a city. At first the taxes and du«s of all kind* are collected from the p<-» pie with an under/tanding that there la a big element of uncertainty about the wisdom of the whole transaction. Many seem strongly din posted to hold on to the idea that any town tax ia • burden that »hould in some way be laid aaide. But ax the town grow* It out-grown these ideaa and gradually taken on the methods and way* of the progreaaive city. Down at Statenville, Winaton-Salem and dozens of the Hinaller towns of the Htate they no longer hunt up the citizen and have a man approach him in a delicate way to collect the amount he pays for water, light and taxes. In Uu'ic progressive towns that are no longer wearing knee pants they expect the citizen to come to the office of the collector and pay his dues. If the citizen fails then he ia not ex pected to get the service longer. Here in Mount Airy we are yet holding on to a number of customs that we could diacard if we only would. Two men put in a large part of their time collecting the amounts due the town, when one could easily do the work '.f the people were ex pected to come to the collector rather than have the collector come to them. There ia no excuse for standing, dirty water in a town like this where the natural drainage ia pcrfect. To allow such conditions here is danger ously near to being criminal. What we need to do ia to get out of our knee pants and handle these questions that apply to the public welfare in a way that is becoming to the modem progressive community to which class we naturally belong. / , /-/ The Registration in Surry. The registration in this county last Tuesday for the war drafl 'vas carried out without any hitch of aiiy kind. All day the men selected to do the ck-rical work fc'-re at Mount Airy worked faithfully at the task of filling out th> cards and men almost by the hundreds patiently waited their turn to answer the required queries. / J It was a quiet, sob-r, serious gath ering of men, and there was a look on the faces of the strong young felloes that said that they were ready to do their duty if called and to give good account of themselves if the lot v fell to them to go. Men who have seen army service looked at the lines iormed and waiting to register and speculated on the kind of soldiers they would make once they were well trained. It was the opinion that a finer lot would not be wanted by a commanding officer. In the two wards of Mount Airy Township the registration showed that there are 671 men here. Of these eight are foreigners and r.ot subject to draft, not being citizens of thil country. Of the .lumber seventy are colored. Three hundred and eighty one claimed exemption on account of dependent, relatives, thess being in the main married men. Sixty-sij claimed exemption because of total disability. Twenty four for occupa tional reasons. One hundred ami ninety registered who elairm-d no ex emption. J Report, from nil < ver the count) 1 indicnte tt at the registration wai curried out with no confur.ion and thai the total for the count/ wn» 2,20r>. v J Surry V«toriM at Wukiaftaa. That reunion at WukuiitM mi •uNMthing to be rcmrmlwrnl by the Veterana who attended. Or. W. H. Taylor, of tbia city, want alone with the l>oya, and the way h« talU of tha treatment thay received la aomethintf fearful. Ha aay« tliat it ia a fa<-t that ureal numbara of old men, who appeared to HO, wara able to gel no place to aleep ami hardly a place to ait down. Ha aaya that it ia a fact 'hat great number* of man ware not able to (at lodging of anv kind. In hia own caae Dr. Taylor any* that ha waa paying $1.00 per day for a room, and when tha ruidi of viaitora became no great tha ho'al keeper deman.led and collected four dollar* par day for hia room. Thia waa the <aaa in all parta of the rity, and it appeared that the hotel men were willing to turn robber and extract from the throi * every rent they rnuld. The treatment irtven the viaitor* waa aurh aa to bring forth the aevereat comr.ientu on every tide and wilt rauae the old men and their friend* to have too little reapect for that rity in the future. It aptwart to Iw a moat unfortunate affair that ahould never have been allowed if pos aible to prevent it. /r Town Affair*. At the regular monthly meeting of the Commissioners of thin town last Tuesday unit matters of local inter est were disposed of. Mr. John Banner *>■ re-elected to the position of Water and Light Com mmnioner. Mr. W. K. Merritt and Atty. W. F. Carter were each re-elect ed on the School Board. The Chief of Police, Mr. Thompson, resigned and agreed to remain on the force until his successor can be selected. Dr. R. W. Reece resigned an Commissioner and Mr. Claud Shelton was elected is his place. There was some business that could not be disponed of because the town's attorney was not present, and the session was adjourned to meet again on Tuesday night of next week. The sanitary committee recommend ed that an all-the-time health officer be employed for the months of June, July, August and September. Thij subject will come up for final action nt the meeting next Tuesday night. Bad Auto Accident. An accident last Sunday afternoon in which the car ofMr.George Hut chinson, of this city, and young mar - from High Point riding a motorcycl« came in conflict, nearly caused the High Point man to lose his life. Th« collision was two miles north of Pilol Mountain about four o'clock Sunday afternoon. Mr. Hutchinson was turn ing a curve in the rv«<* and the man on the motorcycle was coming in the opposite direction. The man on the motorcycle in turning oiit of the road to pass allowed his wheel to run into a wagon rut. As qim'k as thought the wheel fell from under him and threw him directly in front of the on coming machine. It »as just such an accident as might happen any time and one that no one could avoid. The young man's body was passed over by the car and he was badly bruised up about the chest. Just how badly he was injured we have not been able to learn, but we understand that he was carried to a hospital and that everything is being do^ that can be to restore him to health. Information For Farmer*. There is a certain lawyer in this country who wants the farmer* to all known that he has found a r.ewspapei clipping that give* a certain remedy for potato buff*. Here it i* and if il proves to be a success in the hands ol our friends then they aro that much the better. Take limbs of a cedai tree and boil them in water. SprinkW this water on the pbtato vines am you will no longer be bothered wit> the hugs. We would be willing t< vouch for the opinion of the lawyer ot law, but pass along this receipt as i matter of experiment for our friends It will not cost fnuch to try it nnd if it proves to 'm a success it i* cheapei than patronizing the rhemiits fni their potion*. A Word To Msrcluatt. The quant ion of •yulatnatkc hours for tha merehanta at our town hasj Ixwn nftiatnd from timo to time for aavaral year*. Soma of Iba nalminnn hate tried repeatedly to effect an ■nrwmrnl ainon( tha merchants by which all of tha store* dealing in tha ulna comnviditie* w mid rlo a at the <ame hour; *even o'clock l»eii>g *ug ge»lrd for tha nummar months. Tha Whoiaitala, Hariiwara, Furni tura, Cent's Furinshing* ami noma other Htoran have cheerfully raxpond «d to tha requeat for lystematic hour* and close early with entirely aatisfac tory re*jjl< . New what about the hour* of uur retail grocery stores? Roth employee* and proprietor* near) recreation, rent and more iileep in order to render tha bant service. Man was never intended to ba wound up like a machine and run till ha run* down. Ha Blunt have rent an<l recreation in order to render hi* most efficient nervice in lifa, accom plish hi* highest possibilities and pre nerve hi* «trength and longevity. Man i* a *ocial and Intellectual ba inif, ha requires tima to mingle with friend*, reud and other diversion* of mind and body. If he is required to keep *tore till from nina to tan o'clock, then spend an hour in social circle*, an hour with hi* family, read tha daily paper*, a chapter from the Bible, it ia necessari ly eleven to twelvtr o'clock when he retire* for *leep. IU mu*t be up by •ix o'clock in the mornir.f in order to lie on time at r.ia place of business. Thin give- nix to seven houn for *lce|, which in inadequate for the average business man. He mutt be deprive® of the .social hour or the library or family associa ion or have shorter hour*. No merchant in towr. ha* more business than '-an be transacted in twelve hour days. TTien why make it necessary to require fifteen to eigh teen hours in which to do twelve hours work? Some of ine town txiy are wo anxious to get on the street* at night from under the restraining irfluence of home where '.hey outfit to he read ing good books, preparing their les sons and Bible School lesson* if you please. The open stoni provide in viting attraction for » large clan*. There are a number of boy* and some men who should and would spend more of their evening* at home, strengthening the family tie* but for the open store* which furnish con venient lounging places Tor them. We nave as good merchants an are to be found anywkera, but they nead to establish confidence in each other. They need to agree through their Merchants Association upon a reason able hour for closing their stores, and every man of thera live strictly I up to their agreement. Each one <ays, if the other fellov/ will close, II will close. I Now let them all get together, agree to close during the summer months ' at seven o'clock, eight o'clf/ck during the winter, and nine o'clock on Satur | day^ night* the year round. Give the fifty to sixty men, boys and girls behind the counters a chance. Try out this plnn for a while and note the splendid result*. Light and fuel account deminished, efficiency in service increased, social ties strengthened, business jealousies removed, business confidence restored, mutual interest and Hympathy be tween proprietor and employee es tablished. More life, spirit, elasticity and a more pleasant demeanor during busi ness hours. A better understanding and a stronger affiliation between our merchants. A better, cleaner, purer town. LET US TRY IT OUT, ONE AND ALL. A friend to all. 1 Resitted War Draft and Was Killed by Powe. Fort Worth. Texas, June 5.—E. H. Fulcher, said lo tie a member of the Farmer* & laborers Protective Asso ciation of America, who had hidden himself in the wood*. Tienvily armed ; for the announced purpose of resisting conscription, was shot and killed near ! Midway yesterday by a posse of offi cers from Hood and Palo Pinto Coun ties It wan learned today. V SPRING Is HERE AT LAST The beautiful spring time has come at last The bright balmy days will make the ladies think about warm weather fabrics. We are pleased to say that despite the scarrety of goods of all kinds we have a tfplendid line of all kinds Spring and Summer Dress (Joods from the cheapest to the best. • Big line of plain and fancy Voiles, Organdies, Lawns, Batiste and in fact everything shown this season in wash fabrics, and while the prices are very high on some things we have some rare values to offer the public in this line. In fact we are In position to sell you most anything you want with the exception of staple cotton goods as low as you ever bought them, and in fact some Big Bargains in some things... . Now don't put off buying your goods until your friends and neigh bors get all the pretty patterns. Remember first come is first served and our stock is larger now than it will be any more this season. Our line of plain white goods including Organdies, Voiles, Batiste, Poplins, and in fact all the leading things in plain white goods Is complete and we are in position to give you very interesting prices on them. We are always headquarters on Laces and Embroideries an'' our stock this time is up to the standard. Be sure to come in and examine our line before buying—will guaran tee to please you and save you money. Yours very truly, J. L. HARRISON Detroit Vapor Oil Stoves Here is a wickless, odor less oil stove that lights and cooks like city gas. Burners are heavy grey annealed iron, last a life time, give in tense heat, save % on fuel over gas, coal, wood or ordi nary oil stoves. Heat direct ly under utensils. Two burners in oven assure prize baking results. Splendidly built, beautifully finished, requires no blacking. Makes cool summer kitchen. No back-breaking stooping. Extremely simple, safe and quick working. Many Styles, $15 and up. Mr. W. A. Blizzard, of Dillion; S. C. Special Representative of the factory will be with ui Thursday, June 7th and you are cordially invited to call and see these wonderful cook stoves and ranges. W. E. Merritt Co.
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