Mount Airy News.
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OUR NEW COURT HOUSE.
11m editor of The News had the oc
casion to see aomething of the new
eevrtfe.uee this wee*. Ha spent m
arad hours la the offices looking up
aaat in caaaa where legal nottraa hava
been pnhll»had, ard not only had •
look at I he building but at the re
cord* and flies of papers, ate.
In the flrst place the records are in
a hand writing that can be read. In
the Clerk's office, evidently for years,
the men who hava dona the work are
•
good scribe*. The writing is plain
and easily read, and the books are
neatly kept and appear to be accurate
and in the hands of men who know
their busineaa.
The new building is so complete
and satisfactory that it ia beyond u*
to give the public anything like a
right unprnminn of it* real worth to
the county. !n the flrr.t place it ia
ftreproof. The walls ara heavy, built
of granite and ston*. The (loom ara
of concrete and steel with tile sur
face. The furniture of all kir.dt, ex
cept a few a table* and some ehaira,
ia of steel. It appears that it would be
practically impossible to burn the
buiuitrig or Its contents.
Tha building.ia not so large aa to
impress one with the great size, and
yet it is a large building. It has many
rooms for the various court officials,
Jurors, witnesaaa, grandjury, women,
etc. The modern conveniences ara all
in it- water, electric lights and sewer
and itcam heat. And tha building ia
handhc me. It has ail the marks of
Modem architecture and would be a
credit to any city.
Once the people of the county know
something of this new building they
will be proud of it.
Dobxnn has a citizen 'vho writes for
the, ne-v^papers and he given out in
formation that night lead one to
think that he is not pleased for some
cause with this magnificent structure.
Ha recently suggested in one of his
letters to the preas that a nice awning
be plm >-d over the court house to
protect t from the weather—the sun
shine ai d the rain. He talks about
the desi-mbility of having it insured—
knowing that it is of stone and con
crete i.e pays his respects to the
poli'ioiar.s who wasted so much money
in a fut ■ effort to thus patch up their
shabby i litical fences.
nr uggcsi 10 inn puDUC spirited
achibe that in some of hi* letter* tell
the out . le world about the hearty
way in which the people of his pro
gressive town have responded so nobly
in improving the property about the
square, rind how nicely they have
paintO'l up the adjoining buildings and j
mane t! . m in keeping with the new
county home. He might use hi; in
fluence in seeing thr.t the few loafers
about the county capital—every town
has a few loafers—see that these loaf
ers are allowed free and unlimited ac
ces» to tlie lobbys of the new building.
Thew will not be one bit in the way of
the public who must be there on busi
ness. These loafers will be most
comfortable in the nicely heated
rooms, and the chairs about the offices
are both free and easy. And the wood
furniture -what little there ia, can be
used for whittling timber. And then
K ia no trouble to clean after these
loafers, for the janitor is on the job
anyway, l.ut what is the use. Any
citlw who can belittle and irake
light of the splendid building that we
no* l.i. ) fur our public records and
for our temple of justice will want to
erase hi: criticism and make due cpol
ot'ies if he fates should decree In la
ter yea iiiat he gi ace the bench and
preside ever a court of justice in this
mum hn Ming.
TV new court house it a credit to
both the people and to the men who
are re»p<-n«ible for tta erection at this
Mme.
TALK.
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Lat'a art baay am
W.I. ft
At laaat two of Mount Airy'* Imd
MN buaght ail tba
the law will allow them U
Kara. Or. Hair ft Martin and Mr. W.
W Burke each own 910M.M worth of
W. ft*.
That la not only patriotism bat
that thla doctor and morchant
ara loaf headed enough to
goad thing when it i
—w. a. a.—
K la joat aa patriotic to own a
twenty-five cant thrift stamp aa it
la to go tha limit, providad the two
bita la all you can afford to Ian I to
your country.
W. ft ft
Let'a any* tha quartern and aticlt
war itampa on tha , .-rtiAeata. Every
■tamp you atick on ia a blow to tha
Kaiaor and help* aacur* peace.
W ft S.
Tha negrooa uf Mount Airy ara fall
ing into lino. A tfreat and enthuniaa
tic rally waa planned and carried out
by thorn at tha Methodist church on
Neadmore utreet Monday night. Rev
Tom P. Jintiaon and Chairman A.
V. Woat apoke.
W. ft S.
Mr.J. M. Edwarda of Aaheville.
who haa two aona in Franca, inveated
917,000.00 in Liberty Bonda, and than
whan tha government iaauad tha War
Saving* Slam pa, ha waa one of tha
A rat to purrhjua a thouaand dollan
worth whirh ia tha maximum for a
•ingle individual. That ia patrutiam
of tha pureat ray aarana.
W.S.S. //
Tha following gentlemen hava heen
appointed to anliat the aid of their
respective organization* in the cam
paign: E. M. Unville, Juniora; W. I.
Monday, W. O. W.; Herbert M. Foy.
Maaona; Dr. Hera, Boy Scouta; R. B.
Honeyford, Modem Woodman; Rev.
J. O. Belton, Granite Cuttera; Jim
Barker, Red Men; M. F. Patte.aon.
Juniora; M. R. Baily Maaona at Elkin;
C. G. Arm field, W. O. W. at Elkin;
Oacar Ray, Juniora at Elkin. These
men will bring thinca to paaa or break
a trace.
W. S. S. /
A True Fish Story.
Here ia a fish story that «• can
vouch for. On laat Sunday two small
boy* Jam** Mathews and Claud Ban
ner son of Mr. Jo* Banner of Route
6, were (trolling along the hank* of
Ararat River near the Sulphur
Spring*. Claud had the luck to see a
big fi»h down in the water, and ouch
a Ash he had never looked upon be
fore. It appeared to be ai large a*
a dog and lay perfectly atill on the
bottom of the river where the water
wan something like two feet deep. To
*ay that the boy* were excited ia mild
ly expressing it. Quickly a war coun
cil was held and a plan of campaign
decided upon. Jame* was to stand
guard while Ciaud hastened home af
ter the gig. It took a whole century
for Claud to make the trip home and
back—something like half a mile, and
he going at the rate of thirty miles
an hour. But a* luck would have it
that fish never moved while he wa*
gone after the gig.
Then after getting a long breath
and taking sure aim Claud landed the
gig in the right place and had his
fiah pinned to the bottom of the river.
Flounder a* he could he could not get
away, and securely the boy* held him
down. But they Were afraid to not
hold him down. And so after another
council of war they decided that a pit
chfork in Mr. Banner's fead barn
might help some to win the fight.
Again Claud broke the *peed limit af
ter the pitchfork while James held
the fish against the bottom with the
gig. Once the fork was in action and
landed in the fish they risked bring
ing him to land. By actual measure
ment he wa* 28 inches long and
wrighed IS pounds. Some fish for this
section and some experience for two
•mall hoys.
W. 8. S.
Blind Preacher Coming.
Rev. R. G. McLees, of Chatham. Va.
the blind evangelist, will assist Rev.
T. C. Balea in a mealing in the First
Praabytarian church beginning March
17 th.
PLANNING rem NEXT
MJMtY CO JNTY PAUL
S,9Umk,r 34. U, M amd 17
Am P»Im Fhmd by Tka L»
Ml Pair AiHMtMt.
A meeting of the Directors of the
Hurry County Fur Association waa
held last Friday night for the purpose.
of Mtkmi prelimliwtry arrangements
far tha mat next fall.
Tha Direetora ha1 a dacfcW to maka
tha next Fair avan hatter than bafora.
believing that It la Mora naraaaar
now than in former yaara whan t
nation waa at pears. In addttio- to
giving tha P" p'e rvaaty, aa
wall aa tha city diverew.. I. jm the iar
iauanaaa of tha war and war meaa
urea, it la tha intention of tha man
agement to maka It avan mora effer
tlva aa an Inapt ration to tha people to
produce food priuris of all kinds and
to develop ail county resources to tha
limit in tha interest of National wrl
fara.
Especially will thay encourage poul
try, cattle and •wine. Tha associa
lion will purr has® some registered
pigs for distribution among tha win
ners in tha hoys corn and pig rluh.
Tha Directors see in Surry rounty a
groat Hog rouniry and are going to in
still "thoroughbreds" into tha mind*
of tha prasant generation of boya.
The dates for the local Fair have
been fixed for September 24, 2.1, 26
and 27 which ta one week ahead of
Winston-Salem Fair. This means that
our Fair will begin the Carolina Cir
cuit. This assures ua excellent at
tractiona. Tha racin* thia year should
not be better on any track in North
Carolina.
•Several changes and improvement*
will he matte on the groundH during
the summer. Mr. J. D. MrColIum has
been rn^aged to grade the hill to the
rear of Um Commercial Building.
What was formerly the Agricultural
shed will he turned Into a laitiee
lounging room. Under the gi anil
stand will be built a first class room
for the agricultural product*, giving
ample light to make the exhibit* at
tractive.
As in 1917 the premium* will be
paid cash on the ground* beginning
the Mcond day of the Fair to all who
call for lame. The Surry County
Fair waa the flrrt Fair in North Caro
lina to adopt that method.
The officer* presiding over the Fair
thi* year are almo*t the aame a* last
W. G. Sydnor la president; Edw. M.
Linville ia Secretary; John Banner ia
treasurer and the following coir.pone
the board of directors: W. J. Byerly,
Geo. D. Fawcett, J. K. Reynold*, S.
M. Hale, J. D. Sargent, G. C. Lovfll
and R. C. Freeman.
The heada or superintendent of the
various department* will be selected
by Mr. Linville the aecretary.
The slogan adopted by the associa
tion will be "The Favorite Week of
The Jt"
W. S. S.
Warehouses Close March IS.
Because of the high price of tobac
co this year the farmer* are market
ing their crops earlier than u <ual.
Practically all the last year crop is
now nold and the warehouses will
close the lT.th of March. In this
connection it is noticeable that the
farmers have not yet gathered jn their
corn. Never in this section before
has one been able to see whole fields
of corn standing at this time of the
year. In many neighborhoods as
much as a third of the corn is yet in
the fields not pulled from the stalk.
Naturally much of it, or some of it at
least, would get down on the ground
and decay. Evidently the rush to
market and to sow grain crops has
had something to do with the neglect
of the corn.
W. S. S.
Revival at Oak Grove.
The evangelistic services being con
ducted at Oak Grove by the Rev. Tom
P. Jimison, are growing in interest
daily. Large crowds are attending the
night services, and Mr. Jimison re
ports that the morning congregations
are growing rapidly. Much interest
is being manifested and the prospects
for • great revival are good. This is
one of the most important appoint
ments on the Mount Airy circuit and
Is one of the strongest country
churches in Surry county. Large num
bers from town have been motoring
over te the meetings almost every
night.
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Mount Airy, N. C.
Announcement
—Of—
D. G. CRAVEN CO.
Winston-Salem, N. C.
On or about Friday, March 1st, we will open a branch store in Mount
Airy on Main Street in the front half of the store room now occupied by Mis*
A M. Beasley, carrying a nice litffc of misses and ladies' ready-to-wear of the
better kind.
Coat Suits, Coats, Dresses, Skirts,
Waists and Underskirts
Our business policy will be to have a fair assortment of all lines repre
sented at all times, never a big stock, but to receive new goods every week and
only the very newest and best styles. We will do a strictly cash business with
everybody without an exception. We buy strictly on the cash basis, there
fore, it is necessary for us to sell the same way. By doing a strictly cash bus
iness, it enables us to give you the best of merchandise at a very moderate
price. Mr. R. J. Galloway of Mount Airy will have charge of the local store
and will have ample assistance so that all fitting and necessary alterations
can be made right in the store. These alterations will be guaranteed to be
absolutely satisfactory. We will also have a convenient fitting room, fitted
with a life size mirror so you can try on the garments right in the store and
see for yourself whether or not the special garment will be becoming to you.
We will certainly appreciate a call from you whether you wish to buy or not.
Cash
Store
D. 6. CRAVEN COMPANY
Mt.
Airy