COPY OK RKI'OUT OK CONDITION
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Mount Airy, N. C.
MmU to < omptriilK r uf tkr Currency Wanhmg
lon, D. C. Srp«*mbM II. 1*17.
Umnn and invwttm«nU .$301,342.96
Hanking Hou** 20,000.00
United State* Monda 50,000.00
Liberty Loan Bond* 30,000.00
Caah Reserve 102,573.99
$593,916.95
Capital and Surplus, $100,000.00
Undivided Profits 13,795 65
Circulation 50,000.00
Bill* Payable and Rj-dincounted 68,725.00
Deposit* 361.396.30
$593,916.95
A mrmb# r of the Pfdcral Rrarrve.
A L'niU-d HtiUi ory for I'okUI Havinjra Fund*.
I'ltder the Mtperviwfnn of (he V'nifrd State* G«f*
ernment.
Wr would be |>Un.v(«1 to hr e your biiMnexs.
(iKO. I>. I AW< h 4 . I'i. L. llanK V ir«»»|*rr*.
I. I . V\C ir.TT. i Hhhirr.
Let The Nev,, JOB OFFICE
have your rcxt job printing
THE COAL SITUATION!
According to the news dispatches of this date the
c .1 situation will be cleared this w«ek.
The Oevernme ' advising that if the Tennessee
n :ne** and -re d 11 _;et together they, the Govern*
mont. will tak« nvnr f.ht* Tilnt11 thorn.
The Tennessee mints are the ones from which the
Southern Railway Co. gets its supply of coal and upon
the mining starting in the Tennessee fields ther«- will be no
further trouble in jetting coal usual, until the heavy
demands of large cities seta in about the middle of No
vember.
1 would advise every one wanting coal for this Win
ter to get his order in aa soon a possible, but bear in
mind that we wi'l be competed t<i accept and fill orders
in rotation, so those who ordered first will be taken care
of first.
I am ordering 20 extra cars to take care of the ex
pected rush as another strike or Government demands
will shut off the supply again, and we wish all our custo
i ers to have full bins if ruch action should o.cur and I
n.'tfht add that the price with u. will certainly not drop
bidow $8.00 per ton, at any time during this coming
Winter.
Phone 272 SHeltOIl Phone 272
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BmUd,m4, if,,,,, t,„J ,m ,/im
«'» *«« Af »»M Oil* «m/.
V Mrf f I' *«• (>//> Mk.mtU.
20 years
repairs
Which is the more ex
pensive roof?
The one that costs least
at the start or the one
that lasts longest?
RU-BKK-OID cost# a trifle
more than other prepared roof
ings. But KU-BKR-OID lasts
for years and year* without
repairs.
It outlivea others because it '
contains nothing that can crack,
warp, run, rot, rust or leak. We
Jknow it to be the best and roost
economical roofing you can buy.
Mad* in Slat* Oray, Til* Rod and
Copper OtMn Th« fenuin* ha* tba
"Ru-b«r-oW M*n" oft MCb foil.
F. L SMITH HARDWARE COMPANY
MT. AIRY,
N. C.
:OSTS MORE -WEARS LONGER
LABOR WARNS
WAR PROFITERS.
American AIUa»ca PM|m It*
Loyalty to Um C*um at De
mocracy—Dap lori AI la gad
OpprauioH at Horn*.
New York, N. Y,—The American
Alliance for Labor and Democracy,
which la planning to send a rummia
•lon of M> member* to Russia to* olfaat
tha falaa raporta circulated thara con
earning tha attitude of A mar lean labor
toward tha war, haa juat issued an
other Htatamant in ita campaign again
Mt tha alleged propaganda to give ha
ma to awh raporta in this country.
Tha statement says labor will not ait
quietly by while "profiteer*"' impoee
upon tha worlungman and the coun
try.
"The organized worker" of Amer
ica." says the alliance, "are enlaced
in a world-wide struggle' for demo
cracy. They deem it of vital impor
tance that democracy he maintained
and extended in America, and they
will not countenance any infringe
ment of democratic rights under cover
of patriotism.
"But the labor movement will not
.remain idle while employer* seek to
grind down the worker* under the pre
teiv e of war necessity. The Govern
ment hu» committed itself to n policy
of fairness toward labor. But the
Government dues not control all in
dustry. Private employer* have taken
nd^ntage of the war situation to seek
to extend the hour* of employment
and to requite intolerable conditions.
In many can the employees have re
volted agu . I J- ii■ h priK-e <• , nnd in
itm they hnva lieen branded by
(freedy employers as unpatriotic be
••mi»e of ?urh opposition.
'The fir * roiHvm of th - nation is
well-being of it- working people.
They are loyal nnd self-lac-ril'' i'i(f t">
rhe la.r def c«. And becaose of thir
loyalty to America they will not per
mit "mployem moved by grewl to In
flict condition* out of all harmony
i-ith the spirit of the American na
(ion.
"fn the San Kranciscn strike, for
nmpU th-j Working people were
willing to ne-'otinte with the employ
em through the machinery provided
by the Government. The employer*
were not willing to do ihw. Thin alii
■nee in-iiKt* that whatever odium there
may have been in connection with thii
strike should have been placed uj>«n
the employers.
"ft may b« well for tMk public to
know that labor'* loyalty to the Amer
ican Government does not mean ser
vility to greedy employe; . There
have been striker* of organized work
er h. and doobtlena there will lie more.
I-abor I- contending fur a great prin
ciple, and it mu t meut in cumi'at any
and all who oppose that principle,
whether these enemies be within or
without.
Essential democracy is the watrh
w ril of the labor movement; it is the
ir al of tliik alliance. Democracy can
never cor.lenance the plundering of the
people by any profiteering group.
This alliance insists that one of the
gravest menaces .America has to meet
is the menace of that profiteering
group which places greed above coun
try. It i* regrettable that energy
mush be expended agnin»t enemies
within al a time when the em my from
without pre- en no brutally at our
ga'es; it in regrettable that there are
within our borders any who will stoop
to take advantage of the nation'*
need for the sake of gain. But it in
so in every nation.
"As a helpful word, we point to that
clause in our declaration of principles
adapted at our national confe-ence i-.
Minneapolis, which says:
"'We declare that industrial en
terprises should be the servants and
not the masters of the people; and that
:n ia.ses un«?re (titTcrcnces between
owner* and workers threaten a difccn
tinuance of production necessary for
the war, the Government should n*
«ume complete control of such indaa
tires and operate them for tit* exclu
sive benefit of the people.'
"And alao to the the following two
sentence* from the same declaration'
" 'We declare that a aturdy defense
of the interests of labor ix wholly
compatible with aupreme loyally to
the Government.'
" 'Our loyalty to the Govei nnient is
the loyalty of free men who \/.ll not
acquiesce in any aurrender of ptii,
ciple.'
"And we cite the action* of the
President of the United States, hit ut
terance* and hia written statement* a*
being in complete harmony with the
viewpoint here expreaaed—a solemn
warning to those who would plunder
our people for train that they must
desist, they must atop, or be atoppel.
America requires loyalty, and devotion
and service. America stands for de
mocracy—democracy in which the
common people may find Justice and
freedom and opportunity,"
Card of Thank*.
We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for theit many acta of kind
neat and the aympathy extended to us
during th* ricknesa and death of our
loved one. May the Ix>rd richly bless
them for their kindness to us in our
sad hour.
Ora Roberts and children.
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FOR HALE--Good bum and anddla
horM, }>u|fy, MMidlt, htriMM and
<-*nn«r. Apply tc Margaret MrLuca*.
If.2 Orchard *traat. City.
' I
WK WILL have in Hvtril big txprcrn ;
shipment* at aulta, coat*
ilrauM in tha n«xt day or ao ha aura to |
| itaa tham bafora buying. J. L. Har
F01 UK NT—Iimmi for 1 ifiit houaa
k coping.
ha nun Htraot.
keaping. Mra. Khoten ilinaa, La
A NEW SUPPLY of di»ha». crockery,
ate., Juat received at Inman Purni
tura Co'*. store.
WANTED—300 additional man ac
count Ivge mntrarta- lilieral w>m
and • toady work. Virginia Bridge A
Iron C.n., Roanoke, Va. 2t.
BUY YOL'R »uita and ■.wcatem early,
you ran *ave money on them. J.
L. Harrison.
WANTED— A good glue man for
joint*. A good zander man. A good
nil around machine hand and a good
cmtwr and packer, Cood wages paid.
Add re** K. Nicholson Furniture Co.,
('ha o City, Va. 'it.
NKW (iOODS expat tad daily at J. L.
Harrison*.
WE WILL clean ced whi*at for our
customer* free of chargo. Granite
Mty Mill*.
ROOMS FOR RENT See C. J. Ring
at Jackson & Ring'* Cafe, Mmn St.,
Mount Airy. N. C. 2t.
Lo T On la t .Monday Mi-. Dr.
Ilaird loat a ladies gold watch on Ma.n
Street. It i* open face with the let
ters "A. E. M." engraved on it. Re
ward for it* return to Dr. Baird's
office.
FO" ALL KINDS of new I 'all kix.iI
go to llarri ""i.
I THE FAIR will soon be here and
everybody will want Komethi. ( to
: eat. Jackson & Ring ''afe is the place
! to get it.
[FULL LINE TABLE ware at 17
, man Furniture Co'a atora.
| WHEN YOC AR'' in Mrunt \iry get
vur menl" and oysters at. Jack i n
(ting* Cafe. '2t.j
WE HAVE ■ big akipnant of ladt*.
n»U that wara >hi|»pad from N»*
York oa Auguat ZkU hot gut dalayad
on Moo<tnt of tha ana—a I haavy
traAc, but win ba ta in tha nasi day
or aa. Thaaa roaU wara all bought
hafora the pnra want w high. Don't
buy until you aaa tha tham, ran aava
you monay. J. L. Harriaon.
WHEN YOU WANT good oy.tar.
coma U> Jackson A Ring't Ca/a.
BIGG EAT LINE OV ladiaa auita,
coata and draaaaa avar brought to
Moun Airy now on Mil a at J. L. Har
riaon*.
TO MY MANY FARMER ERIENDH
— Whan you ara in Mount Airy with
your tobacco gat your natli and oy»
tar* at J»ck*on A Ring't Cafo. 2t.
FOR HAI.E—On* TO h. p. J. I. Can*
traction engine, aluo taw mill out
fit in flrat claw condition. If intaraat
•■<1 call or writa J. H. Morrinon or S.
K. Watson, Ararat, N. C.
.SEE Jacknon A Ring for your maaU
and lodging.
AfUr atngr ytmrf n|
km oi It aad atfcar .oaqh I
thara ara many who pnfW _
laia'i u amy itfc«i. Mrs. A. C.
tain, (jraanvilla, III., wntaa. Tnaa
harlain'* Cough Ramady haa baa* aaad
in my m«lhar'« Noma and lauia far
yaara, and «a aiwaya found it a autrk
cura for calda and bronchia) tr>iihl>a.
Wa find it ta ha tfca moat
r»uirhma<iirin« wa hava uaad."
Thm Beauty SmcrwL,
Ladies demte that irr»
■Aible dwrm—• good f
complesion. Of ccniram
they do not wiah othera
to know • bwrtiiw
Km been uaed to thmy
buy a bottle of
Magnolia Balm
UQUtD FACE POWDER
■MM la MM M M »m« • SmImM, MMH MS
lilinilm, IU>S.^r.. [«.
/M. X»U.
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SampU (mUmt color) far 2c. ]lap>
Lr—MI. C... 40 Wfc f*ik. W.T.
STOKES COUNTY'S FAR
THREE DAYS
Oct 16-17-18
Big Farm Products and live stock display
*
Enjoy yourself on the Mid-Way
Up-to-date Attractions
W. E. HARTMAN, Sec.
While at the
SURRY COUNTY FAIR
October 9, 10, 11 arid 12
Visit the most dependable Furniture
House in Surry County
HIGH-CLASS
Furniture, Carpets, Rugs
At prices extremely low, quality considered
Special Discount on Ca.sh Sales
Make our store headquarters while down town and our
booth headquarters while at the Fair Grounds.
We are situated in the heart of the shopping center of
Mount Airy and we will have a similar location on the Fair
Grounds—it is the place where
EVERYBODY MEETS Everybody
Inman Furniture Co