where Mm attended a houae party
Mr. Mr*. D. E. Nalaaa of
Ararat were viaitora here I ha Nnt
tka wit
Maaara. Krank Boylaa and John A.
Y«u»« at Greenaboro are a pending
• faw da ye Urthla city on huaineea.
Mr*. J. 1 ItUnaon of Greenaboro
la tka gueet at Mr*. U. L Robinaon on
Franklin atreet.
Mr. (Thaa. D. Foard at Wilmington,
N. C., la ruiUni Ma uiater Mra. 1. R.
Paddiaon on Pine atreet.
Mr. H. «. Hitchcock, at Rock Hill,
8. C, ha* accepted a pneitlon aa hook
kaapar for tha 0. C. I^rill Ca.
Mlaa Roth, Annia and Carrie Red
man at Pilot Mountain were vialtora
In thla city Friday.
^Mr. I.ucttn Wrmn la apendlg •
faw ilaya hara on furlough. Ha haa
haan ia training at Pari* (aland for
aawa montha.
Mlaa (iladya Martin laft Saturday
morning for I<e>ington, N. C. where
Mia an pacta la teach muaic and tha
Hth grade In tha achonl at UliwoM.
Mra. C. H. Haynaa, Mlaa Ethel Hay
naa, and Chart aa and William Haynaa
laft aavar*i day* ago ta viait tka
camp at Spartanburg.
Mlaa Ann McCarfo of Leakavllto la
> tha gueet of har brothar Mr. T. B. Mc
Cargo at hla farm ana mila from thla
city
Corp. R. P. Paddlaon, Motor Truck
Co. 410, Newport Nawa, Va., ia >pend
ing hla furlough with hia pa rant* ia
thla city.
Mr. and Mra. Oacar Yoklay and km
Hale and Maadamaa J. A. Yoklay and
Mteee Hale laft the ft rat of tka weak
by auto to viait Mra. Hala'a daughter
Mra. Harry Nana inHingnport, Tenn.
Mra. Charlaa H. Hlnaon of Lincoln
ton and Mlaa Annie Rudiaill of Kinga
Mountain arrived Tueaday to apend
• week with Prof, and Mra. Eppa on
Cherry a tract.
Atty. A. E. Woltz and children of
(lutanli, Mr. and Mm. G. C. Sprinkle
of WinnUni-Salem and Mian jUella
YoHrr of Hickory vixited tha family
of Dr. J. L. Wolta tha ft rat of the
week.
4kr. Inaiah Staimonn and Mimi Nor*
Venable were united in Marriage Sun
day A ujfUHt 2S, at the home of the
hride, the late Mra. Htore Venahle.
E*q. A. D. Barker perforuung the cer
emony: Their many friend* extend
congratulation* and rood winhea.
New* haa been received here of the
death of Mr. T. E. Johniton, a travel
ing Halraman for John E. Hur»t Co.,
of Baltimore. Mr. Johnron had been
coming to thia city for a number of
year* and tha merchant* here will feel
keenly *ormw in learning of hia daath.
/Ur. M. S. McMilltan of Tana. Va>
recently found an old Spani*h coin in
hia orchard. The coin ia about tha
*ize of a silver dollar and bean the
date of 1788, along with the picture
of the king of Spain at that time.
The coin appear* to he pure silver.
Mr. J. G. Burru* and hia non. Dr.
M. V. Burru*, of Rockforii, were bu«
inexa viaitor* in the city Tueaday. Dr.
Burrua ha* recently moved back to
Surry from Kanaaa where he ha»
practiced hia profeaaion for several
year* and will now lorate at Rock
ford.
At the evening service in the Pres
byterian church next Sunday a num
ber of letters recently received from
our soldier anil tailor boys will lie
reail. Quite a few of thege men have
recently lanileil in France anil any
word from them will be of comiitier
able interest.
Corp. Dave Johnson stationed at
this city for the present in here to en
list men between the ares n' K! and
M for tbt tu-my TTe want" r .cn for
the QuarterTister* depa-tment nnd
car. use either skilled or unskilled la
bor of all ki-'.dn Men in this depart
ment can se:ure way* in keeping
with what they can do. Those inter
ested can tad ( orporal 7ohn-.or. hers
most any time ;r inqn'ry can be left
at the post office. \
4ail did grest damage in many
parts of the country during 'he past
few 4ayi. In the White Plains sec
tion last Monday afternoon fifteen
farms were badly damaged by hail, in
many instances the tobacco was a to
tal lose, and thee* are among the best
tobacco farms in the county. Or
last Saturday a road mule the pr .fer
ty of Mr. Martin Eada of White Plaint
was killed by lightning. ^
<(*ttester the* 12 year old son of Mr
A. T Stesrart was ran over and hadlj
injured by an automobile last Thurs.
day In this city. Lawrence Banner ol
Greensboro, was driving the machine
The little fellow lost several teeth an<
had his jaw bone badly crashed aloni
with several cats and bruises. He ii
tn Martin Hospital and should rarer
er, test hie Injuries are sach ss t<
keep him confined for quite a while.
I(t rallaway, 0< ft Cm.
weii, VMM Ml hie Mr. and Mrs.
W. P. rilMwM bndw and hifcf.
Mr. and Mr*. Earl PnM> laave «*•
wwk i* nulu thetr future boaae to
Ummtiri.
Mix hM Coeharham W Kappa
MUI w th» gueat W the MIhm All
rri mi Cherry atreet laat Krwiay.
Miaa Adelaide ImU armed Sat
urday to take charge of Um millinery
department of J. U Hirrluo't atore.
Mlaaaa Nail Koiger »nd l^vinta
Powell have rat umad from a viait to
frienda la Parmington.
A daughter waa bam to Mr. |M|
Mrm. la. 8. Lodwirk, on Eaat Elm «t,
an Monday of laat waak.
Mrm. I. T. TMrlington of Smithfleld
will arriva the flrat of tha weak to
vialt Mra. W. E. Merritt.
Miaa JoeepMne Moore nf Greena
boro ia the guert of Miaa Elate Mpar
grr on Franklin ■treat.
Miaa Minnie Sommera haa returned
to thia city a/tor upending two raontha
S»t Thomaavilla te».-hln« in the or
phanage.
A aon waa ham to Mr. and Mra. C.
K. Weetmorrland an Eaat Kim atraat
Monday of laat waak.
Mr. J. D. Mar rent and daughter
Mra. J. 0. Martin and Miaa Myrtle
Banner left thia morning to «pend
three week* at .Stone Mountain.
Newa haa bean received here of the
aafe arrival in Prance of Meaara.
Robert and Jamea John ion, of thia
city.
Kyle Thoaapaon of the IT. 8. Navy
waa the goeet of Mr. Jeeae Allred
Friday an route to Norfolk after
upending a furlough with relativea at
Kappa Mill.
Rev. T. C. Balea haa been appointed
to look after tha work of ralaing a
fund for the led Croee by aolieiting
■mall donation! of tobacco from the
farmera who noil on thia market.
Mr John Hegler and family and Mr.
Swain of Kerahaw, H. C. arrived Tuaa
day to viait Mra. Slaughter near thia
city, they made the trip through the
country.
Meadamea. Terry of Reidaville and
Norileet of Mfaahington, D. C. and
Miaa Laura Powell of Reidaville have
returned to their homea after viaiting
Mra. J. G. Powell In thia city.
''Miaa Lavinia Powell ia entertaining
the following houae gueata at tha ree
i idence of her parent* Mr. and Mra.
J. G. Powell on Rockford atraat:
Miaaaa Elisabeth Atkinaon of Wine
ton-Snlom, Helen Bohncon of Parm
j ington, and Ollie Terry of Raid villa
and a book Bowdcn of Farmingtun.
Mr. and Mra. M. F. Sattorfieid and
children leave today for Chaae City,
and Danville, Va. Mra.Sattorfleld and
' children arill viait relativea while Mr.
j SaUerileld make* a tour of Kaatern
Virginia with n view of locating in
that aeetion.
/ *
School opona on Monday.
AH things are now ready for the
schools of thia city U> open next Mon
day. The teachers are here and the
buildings are ready for tha children.
Prof. Epps, the superintendent, haa
Iveen hare some weeks and han the
work wall In hand. The new High
m-KooI principal. Prof. E. T. Hinea,
' rime thin week. Ha will have charge
j of the work at the High school build
i ing. Prof. Hines is a single man and
: an A. M. graduate of the University
! of North Carolina. Elsewhere in this
j issue of The News will he found a list
of hooks that the children will need.
/' ^
Dr. Divert Mores to Jtuart.
Two years ago Dr. G. T. Divers,
hri;ther-in law of Dr. Moir S. Martin,
iame to this city and bought an inter
est in Martin Hospital. Since that
lime he has been actively asnociated
with Dr. Martin in the hospital and
proved to be a most satisfactory assis
tant in the business. He was popular
in our city with the public both as a
professional man and as a patriotic
citizen. Recently his father in law,
i Dr. Martin, died and left a large es
tate in Stuart. Va. In winding up the
estate much of it by purchase fell to
Dr. Divers' family, and this caused
him to decide to move to Stuart and
| locate for the practice of hia profes
| sion. He sold his interest here to
Dr. Moir C. Martin and left last week
with his family for their future home.
During hia stay here Dr. Divers made
many friends among the people of
thia city and section who will .follow
lilra with their best wishes.
^Church Building Burned^
The Ararat Baptist church two rail
' ea north of thia city, the same being
the church of the colored people of
1 that neighborhonr was burned Satur
day night about 11 o'clock. A Bap
tist Association was in aesaion at the
tm« and tha congregation had been
away only about ar hoar at the time
the building was seen to be on Are. It
1 waa a good frame building and tha
| opinion of tome ia thai. It waa burned
• by an incendiary, though they hava
too clue t« the guilty parties.
TW raltaf rf tW Wi( Im4 4 l»
<■ urtu to la iMi 1mm W
rnflrtm ;w "W»ly M par Mrt of tho
it u*ad last yaar. Ta rat
off It aubaanbara oat qf wtrjr hu»
drad will cmm May whirHin ta
a papar that ta paid la idvanr* sad
will naturally a tap thoaa that ara la
arraara. Now aa »a undarataad It
thara muat ba a aaviag la rrory nowa
papar oAm of 16 par cant at blaak pa
par orar what was uaad laat yaar.
Thu la aa Iroa clad rulo aad muat ha
ubayad. And aa on tha lbth of Hop
tarn bar Ilia Nawa will go lata aba at
twa hundrad laaa hamaa than it la to
day going to. Wa ara not going to
annoy oar aubarrtbara about thu rut
in* and will laava it la aarh individual
aa to whothor ho raraa ta pay ta ad
vanro or tako rhaneoo on having hia
papar atoppad. Wa ara not aaying
that wa will atop ovary papar that la
not paid In advanro, hut wo will ho
rartain to nhoy tho rulo and uaa only
Ml Bpr rent nf tho papor wa uaod laat
yaar. Wa will rortaialy not carry ayb
arrthara <>n our llat whon t hay i»W
hind and rWuaa to laka now aab
arnbora who ara arilltng to pay ia ad
vanro.
Statement by Fual Committe*.
tt Km bant nIM to the attention
of the Unl Pool CtaaitlM tk*t ear
tun cittsena arc cntieiaing tha local
coal daaiara far the pneaa they ere
chtrfini for real. Shortly after April
tat at thia jraar whan tha naw prim
want into a/Tart tha local daaiara
agreed with tha Chairman of tha lo
cal Pual Committee to hand la coal
on a (ran margin not in axcaaa of |8
par ton. Tha coat of lump coal to our
daaiara haa bean approximately $*.00
par ton, thia indudee tha coat at minaa
and freight and war tax added. Thaaa
pritaa vary noma owing to tha loca
tion of tha minaa, but all minaa are
under Govamawnt aupervicion and
cannot charge more than tha price net
by the Government for the particular I
mine. It ia poaaible that iome coal
that our dealern have Handled coat
them a little more than tha price men
tioned above and noma pooxihly a lit
tle IeKi, but an average coat ho far aa
we have been able to aacertain at th'.a
time haa been about 11.00 per ton.
Thia would entitle the daaiara to sell
the coal at JH.00 per ton which would
be a grona margin of 12.00 per ton.
Out of thia 92.00 the dealer haa to pay
for unloading the coal, hauling and
delivering Kama, atand the loaa in i
weight and ovar-head expenaaa, which
we conaidered at the time the agree
ment waa entered into would leave tha
dealer* approximately ninety centa to I
one dollar per ton profit over and
above tha actual coat of unloading and
delivering and for loaa in weight, but
doex not include over head expenaea.
A limit August I HI ma dealer* com
plained that the grow margin of 12.00
per ton on the quantity they were
getting wan net sufficient prolU and
stated that their expenre handling
hand increased nine* April lit and
therefore nuked to be allowed to
charge $2.25 per ton gross margin.
The (Vxnmitto* thought there should
he Home difference in the price of
lump coal and stark coal and aifreod
to allow the dealer* a price of 18.25
per ton for lump coal which in forked
| and 17.75 per ton for slack. We com-]
pared these price* with the price* that i
are being allowed dealer* on otherj
market* and we-consider them fair to'
hoth dealer and consumer. If between j
April 1st and Augimt l*t, consumer*!
'in the town of Mount Airy Hnve been(
charged in excess of SXtKI per ton]
for coal it would appear that theyi
have paid 50c per ton too much ami if
they will report thi* to the Fuel Com
mittee investigation will be made and
if it i* found that the dealer ha*
charged in excess of $2.00 per ton
gross margin the Committee will re
quest the dealer who made the charge
to refund to the consumer any over
charge which has been made. Since
August l»t if you have been charged
in excess of $8.25 per ton for lump
coal and $7.75 per ton for slack coal
you have been required to pay more
than the dealer* have been allowed to
charge anil thi* should be reported to
the Committee.
We feel that the man that ha* to
take slack coal should not be required
to pay a* much a* the man who get*
lump coal and we believe that the pub
lic will agree with us that the dif
ference in price which we have re
quested the dealer* to make i* fair.
We also believe that the price* named
above are not exceaaive but fatr to
both dealer and con*umer. The
Chairman of the Fuel Committee will
be glad to grant any one in Mount
Airy a permit to buy coal direct from
the mine* if he ran secure same and
show that the coal will he distributed
! so that no one will receive more than
' his norma) requirement* up until
April 1st, 1919.
G. C. LOVILL.
GEO. D. EAWCETT.
J. I>. SARGENT,
Local Fuel Committee
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Planters Warehouse
For the Sale of Leaf Tobacco
Mount Airy, N. C.
To the Farmer* of this part of the state:
Another seaaon has come and we are again ready to serve you in the sale of
your leaf tobacco. For almost a quarter of a century we have aerved you and we
hope it haa always been to your advantage. Certain it ia that you have given ua a
liberal patronage which we aaaure you we- appreciate.
Four yeara ago we increaacd the capital of our buttineae by selling an interest
to C. W. Fulton and greatly enlarged the buildings and made many improv merit*.
He remained a member of the the Arm until last spring we bought his interest and
now the*entire business ia owned by the three original partners, W. T. Haynes and his
son W. S. Haynes and E. L. Brown.
We never began the sale of tobacco in any year under more favorable cir
cumstances than we are now facing. We have the building and the capital and the
experience. We challenge any warehouse in the state to take better care of the in
tereata of the farmer than we do. We claim that we can get the top of the market
every time and all the time, and the hundreds of satisfied customers in all sections
of this part of the state will say that we do all that we claim.
Every citizen who Uvea in the trade territory of Mount Airy will do well to
sell on this market. His intereata will be taken care of here and we will leave
nothing left undone to make it to your interest to sell with ua.
Again asauring you of our appreciation of past patronage we are anxious to
e «
serve you again.
Your Friends,
Haynes, Brown & Haynes.
Clothing
^=FOR
Men & Boys
We are receiving new cloth
ing for men and boys every day
and we have the stock and the
values, we have several hun
dred suits of men and boys
clothing carried over from last
fall at the old price. We han
dle nothing but up-to-date clo
thing and furnishing goods.
Our clothing receiving now or
ders were placed for these a
year ago therefore we are way
under the market. For price
and quality see us quick for
clothing will be twice as high
by Christmas. We have ev«ry
thing in wearing line men and
boys.
Come See Us
Lundy's Clothing Store