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Mount Airy News. DOBSOM COURT. TW rtfuUr Apnl Ira •t court far 4mi far a two »nk« tana for tka Mai at bo«Jl civil and criminal eaaaa. Judge Show oi Gfinaboro la pra siding. Court was rallad in tha morn ing and the grand jury salartad and tka chant* delivered hafora dtnnar. Tka aftamoon waa largely taken up with the exercise* of dedicating tka naw court house building. At theaa exercises Judge Shaw wan auppoaad to preside, hut hecauaa of a racant daath in his home ha derlinad and callad Attorney W. V. Tartar to pro aide in hi* place. Tha court house waa filled to ever flowing with citizens wlNi Intoned to the exercises from ftr.it to last with the boot of attention. Rev. T. H, King, of Mount Airy, opened the ex ercises with prayer and the school children of tho High School of Dobson sang America. For the county commissioners At torney E. M. I.inville presented the building. In a Ava minute speech he reviewed the conditions that made it necessary that tha county have a new capital buil ling. He spoke of the wealth of the county and the needs, a- ' -nade ' -ief reference to the op position that developed aa the result of the plans to build at this time. While there are those who ana not now able to agree with all the plans, future generations will honor the men who huilt so wisely and so well, waa the concluaion of the iplendid effort Mr. Linville made in preaenting the building. W F. farter accepted the building for the people in a short speech in which he most interestingly reviewed the conditions under which our courts have been held for years. He tolft of how jurya have been forced t»> go out and shi-er under the old (fltn tree while they tried to reach i verdict. He spoke at some length of the wealth of the county and th^- manufacturing interests and insisted that a people with our res<Mfrres and possessions are plenty to own a nice and com fortable building. Mr. A. H. Wolfe, a young lawyer who has recently commenced the prac tice in the county, accepted the build ing for the officials In a abort speech that was a gem in every way. He said the officials of a people are responsible for the just enforcement of all our laws. The building stan-fo as a mon ument to the efforts o' our father* who workec! out our system of laws. It represent; the struggles of our fathers as they dsxrloped the taws that now furnish th*.' presert genera tion so strong protection for both life •Ed property ft. *. rreeman a<vepte«J tie DUilrt i»g 'or the tow j of Dohson He spc-ke of »he time when Surry was a county •Imost as la-:y as a state and told how it was divided up from time to time until the present limits were reached. He reviewed the history of the catting: up of the territory of the • county, and saw the possibility of yet further divisions. With the coming of the new court house he saw the bonds of union grow stronger for the county and believes that there will now grow up a unity of purpose that will make of Surry one of the first counties in the state. He brought forth much applause when he made reference to the able manner in which Hr. J. B. Sparger, chairman of the boa/d of county commissioners, per formed his duty in the face of the itrong opposition that developed at the time the effort was started to erect the new building. rrtn. •*. ii. /men acc.-pieu ine nuuo ing for the Schools, Attorney J. H. Folger for the Bar of the county and Attorney W. L. Reere a * a Temple of Justice. Each of these gentlemen made most interesting short speeches. Mr. Recce saw in the building a pos aibility of being able to get better re suits in reaching the ends of justice in the causes and with all the con veniences and comforts he believes the courts will better meet the needs of the people. Mr. Folger insisted that • lawyer was hotter able to serve his client where he was furnished with such conditions as the people now have. He promised that the building should never be desecrated by any lawyvr taking an unfair advantage in the trial of causes in the courts. At the conclusion of the speaking the school children sang The Star Spangled Banner and Rev. Tom P. Jimison concluded with a prayer that call for as much comment for ita sim plicity and beauty of expressionasany other part of the dedication service. After the above exercises were concluded Solicitor Graves made a pa triotic speech that would be diffi cult to report because of the inability Cimgrtm <ill«rri • Mtlt at war to A «mm (Math Mr. Gwm ipgkt <rf tha duty of Um mm who atay at hum# ami bMk sp th* *" «n who go to tho Croat m4 ftght. Ho «w la tho war a task far mmy an, whathai ha i* h«r* or orar tfcara. Tho mart who hiii to perform Ma duty and bach ay tho fighting aai hato at haai» la Joat aa mueh a rolprit aa tho man who play* falsa ia tho haat of battla. In word* that ralteit 'irth much ap plauao ha paid hia m;«ct to tho man who ara not with a* In thi» »truggla for human libarty. Aftar apeaking of tho duty of man in tha pr**ant ■truirirla ha rearhad a striking rlimax whon ho apped a flight of oratory with "To hall with tha man who ia not with u* in thia trying hour." At thia point of tha apaorh tho audienea waa itirrad and thrillad aa on* raroly Mir an audicno: under tha influent'* of a apoakar. Ha spoke touchingly of the motners who have son* in tl.> army and made ■ strong appeal to the people to bu" bonds ,"nd grow food cropj and hark up the army in every possible way. A few eaaea of no special interest were disposed of Monday afternoon. A jury trial wan made of the cane of David Smith and Nancy Duke charged with living in adultery. Part of the Monday session and moat of Tuesday morning - :ia required to dispose of this caae. The per tie? live in the country • few milea east of Mount Airy. A number of the citizens <r that section were there and told me court all about the relatjoiy of the family, ao far aa '.hey know. Mr. Smith ia 83 yearr. old and the woman in the caae iV&2. The effort waa to show tha^-for more than thirty year* the tw«> old people have been living in th» Hame house together. Mr. Smith , waa married and living with hia wife thirty years when he allowed this woman to come and live with hia fam ily. I-ater his wife died and he mar ried again. It seems that he and hia last wife separated aome years ago and since that time the two old people have been living alone together. There eemetl to be no evidence before the court that even Unded to show that any illicit relatione have ever existed be tween the old folds. Just how or | why the caae ever got into court no | one seemed to know, further than the | fact of it being unnatural for a man and woman to live together under the same roof and not be married. Much time was required to examine the wit nesses in an effort to make out a case against them, and then the lawyers | a-gued to the jury as some length. A verdict of not guilty was returned. Charlie Jarre!! was before the court charged with being a manufacturer of tipuor and with resisting arrest. This caae was one that attracted much at tention and made a most entertain ing trial. Jarre!! has the reputation of being an old offender and gets cre dit for being a blorkader of many years experience. He has a sore leg. and like many other violators of the liquor laws, plays this defect up to the best advantage possible. It was one of the strongest cases and the guilt seemed to be so evident that one was made to wonder why the man did not plead guilty and leave his case to the mercy of the court. But they went to the jury and made a lengthv trial of it and argued at length about the caae. It was brought out that the officers of the law got wind of the operation of a distiller)' in the Round Peak sec tion some months ago and a posse of six headed by Sheriff Helton and Dep uty Collectors Haynes and Smith went up to see what they could find. They found the still hid in a hollow and plenty of beer and all things need ful for the malting of the liquor. They found the coals yet alive under the still and it bad evidently been operat ed the night before. It Wa.i yet early in the morning and too soon for opera tor to be out after possibly working late the night before. So the officers concluded to wait in the brush and thus they might catch the man who was operating the plant. Thoy did not have to wait long until Mr. Jarrell came down the path and walked up to the still. Evidently he saw signs of some nature that indicated that he was suspicious of something. He be gan to curse and pulled out his revol ver and defied ony one to come and take out his still. He declared in loud and angry terms that there were not enough officers hid in the brush to take his still. And then he went fur ther with his declarations and deftetf the officers to come on and if they , were not willing to come to go back iind bring the military campany, and not satisfied with this he toid them to bring on the navy if tbey thought they could taka out his still. And after , multiplying words along this line for Every Inch Of An Up-to Date Store SHOES. Your apring shoes can be choaen here with the amuntnce that the *tyle is absolute ly correct; that the quality ia of th« highest type and the pricea are very reasonable. This last ia an important part when every one ia trying to economize. It mean* satin faction in style, fit and service both now and until your shoes are entirely worn out MEN'S NEW STYLES IN OXFORDS. Comfort id probably the most logical reason why men wear low shoes in the warm weather. We have an excellent selection in both black and tan that are bound to please the fancy of well dressed men. For comfort, fit, style, wear and moderatt prices LADIES FOOT-WEAR. In Ladies foot-wear our mode la for dress, street and general wear are models of the moment. Every woman will bo inter ested in seeing this collection of oxfords, pumps, white kid, and canvass shoes. Our pnceo in comparison to others elsewhere are more moderate by degree in some instances. We have all the new designs in childrens footwear. So you may be assured that the kiddies feet will be perfectly fitted at mod erate prices if you bring the children h^re. SPRING MERCHANDISE. We cordially invite the public to call and see our spring line of merchandise. Every material desired is found and the best shades of the season. There is a cer tain distinction about the woman whose attire is appropriate to the occasion. For this reason we feel that for beauty and style our stock of merchandise makes a strong appeal to the women. We are show ing beautiful new silks including the new shades and styles, wonderfully pretty com bination effects and coloring. New figured Voiles, a beautiful range of patterns await ing transformation into spring and sum mer frocks. All those bright spring ginghams at on ly 25c, which is 3 to 7 cents per yard cheaper than we can buy them. All Devonshires at 30 cents. You'll want lots of these for your spring sewing. "alto your selection today. Ask to see our line of shirt waist in georgette crepe, Crepe de Chine and voiles in white and colors. We also have a nice line of ladies muslin underwear. Remember you will find here, every thin^r to be found in an up-to-date store.^ JACKSON BROS. *ome time he fired his pistol in the direction of where an offirtr *u hid not many feet away. Th«y were waiting for him to get boxy and go to work, but when he began to shoot and a ball hit too close to be comfort able the officers fired back and made for their man. fie ran of course and they soon caught him. One interesting point brought out *u that an open apace was made through the wood* by trimming out the under growth like a surveyor makes in surveying a line. Down this opening a man standing at the top of the hill some distance away could see the still at the foot of the hill. The supposition is that a watcher was supposed to stand guard at the top of the hill sad notify the man who was busy making the liquor and warn him of any approaching danger. And so after Jarrell hadd fired off his pistol three times and the officers had caught him he told them that "for Gods sake to lets get away from here as quick as poosible," and the fellow was so insistent on all hands getting away as quick as they could that the officers actually expected that he was afraid that he himself was trapped along with the officer* and that he feared that his friends might get busy shooting at the officers down that opening and get him along with the others. Any way they cut up the still and got out safely. Jarrell was proven to be an old offender and freely admitted most of the above facts, but contended that he just hap pened to be there and that he had nothing to do with the still. After lengthy speeches the jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and the Judge then sentenced him to the Rockingham roads for twelve months for carrying the pistol. R. L. Chandler wu before the court to answer the serious choree of re moving feed from the lands of his landlord, Rufu* Shinalt. of Rockford township, during the fall of 1916, be fore his rents were paid. The law makes an offense of this nature one of much importance and four lawyers appeared in the case. It was brought out in the hearing that R. L. Chandler is a man of no property and rents from farmers about in that rection of the county. He is forty years of age and has a family. "Just a poor renter," as he himself expresred it. During the year lt»lB he lived on the lands of Mr. Kufus Shinalt and made 100 bushels of wheat on 16 acre.- of land retting nn avciage of 6.ft bushel* to the acre. He also produced 40 bushels of com. After harvest he had his grain thresh ed out and fed the men who came along with the threshing machine and fed their teams. He sta. kvd the straw and gave his landlord his part of the grain. In the fall he gathered the (Continued on page 7.) CHEVROLET MODEL 4-90 This Complete Car for $747.20 When we offer this car for $747.20 we do not have to make any apologies about the equipment because it carries complete equipment at that price. If you own a car that does not have the following equipment trade it in now while you can get im mediate delivery of the following equipped CHEVROLET. Following is the equipment you should have and is what you get on the CHEVROLET: Ventilating Windshield. Demountable Rims & Wheels. Electric Self-Starter. Speedometer. Leather Door Flaps (4). Robe Rail. One Man Top Mohair. Rear Tire Carrier. Electric Tail Lights. Front License Bracket. Foot Rest for Rear Seat , There is a Chevrolet Dealer at almost every town and village in our territory, they all have a complete line of Chevrolet part* for your convenience. If you own a Ford we want your parts and repair business. We are best equip ped to serve you best. r UNIVERSAL AUTO CO., Inc., Distributors, Winston-Salem, N. C. I. J. SMITItVnCK, Local Dealer, - Mow) Airy
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