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MniH Airy News. Tte of tte nation are faal teaming that they rennet afford to bi DM prrtwi raw wg»r ari bougfcl ay tte aifpl;. la tarn Iter ten worn •a Mm M* Mate that refine tMa rav aacar and ten paid etUactiw price* for barter tteir private ataate refined Mow they terra in tteir eon —gar and ara offering it la tte world at a prtca that will gat it to tte eoa wmmmr at about M canto tte poand. Plenty of sugar can ha had right now if one t-arad to pay MB for a hundrad pound nark. Wholaaala grocer* in thia city have derided that they ara not willing to buy thu sugar from thoaa ■peculator*. and yat thay ara abla to gat only a vary small quantity at prtrae that ara lower and run about tS cento par pound. Theee speculator* ara making million* of dollar* by be ing abla and willing to buy up thi* raw sugar and put the price up »o that a million can be made on one deal. itjw uib sukit ninimi(»n nniy rpprr sent* what in taking place along other linn. The unit thinsr in being (ion* in a hundred way*. They are » peculating on wool, clothing. cotton goods, and all kinds <«f supplies. The rrmoly, in to M manage affairs a* to not <tepend on the man who will fleece you. In a rtry larrr way ona ran he independent People all over tha nation are begin ning to make thair own clothes. A vary larva percent of tha men whn work in tha biff alothin* factories are foreigner* who have put their price far labor up to a point in keeping with other linaa of labor. Now the sensible p—pie arc beginning to buy thair rloth by the yard and make their own afcirta and underwear and many othai kinds of garment*. If one will only mm a little judgement one can b« independent in many way* where wa Wee been looking to the man a thousand milea away to provide for os. Take the matter of seeds, for ins tance Is there any reason why a citi zen here should depend on a million aire seed dealer for hi* garden seed, peas, beans and other vegetables ? People can save their own ae«d if they care to be independent. The disposition to he ext.-avagent and not take rare of the little thine* is beginning to have its effect on the nation. Food products are mounting higher every day and all sign* point te a continued rise. Take potatoes that are selling right here in Mount Airy for V2. the peck *s a sample of what we are facing. Snap beans ship ped here from the south are being used at 50 cents the gallon. Now the man who win use his jodgenent can in a very large way change all this by managing his af fair* so that he will be the producer ef his own potatoe* and bean* and anany other things that he has be~n fc-ymg THE PASSING OF GOVER NOR GLENN. In the death of Governor Glenn the Mate lose* one at her A rat dtli— Far forty jrcart he had bee* before the psopla >a a public man, and ha waa aMr f-o»i early manhood Vn take front raak with men of ability is public life. He lined op for the beat that aarfaty atood for, and waa always feaad in the rank* at thoae who were fighting for better condition* Aa a lawyer he waa a power whan he Barred Ma country aa Dialnct Attorney and ■aill* it tmcooaforteble for the vio lators of the Fidaal law*. Aa a Gov ernor at hia atate he waa considered aae of the ablest; bat it was as a nations! lecturer on prohibition that he feasibly did his greatest work. Pre* ana end to the other of thia 11 sat country he was called to help carry prohibition elections, and ha da rated auuty years at his Itfs to thia work. I'e wa- a power a< a platform <prsker and his ssi ilna to the coun try in this line were poesiUy equalled by that of no other public man of th« natioa. Johnson Graduate* Aa Tramwd Nona tavitations have bean issued by th< beard of directors and the graduating class at the School of Nursing. Pi ea byterian Hospital. Charlotte. H. C te their graduating eierrlse* to be held Monday. May 14th. and the baccalau i sate sermon to be preached on th« hoapttal ram pa* 4:S0 P. M. Mav SSrd M\*a Kate Johnnon, dswrtiter M the editor of the News Is a member oi the graduating class. Airy «d m i Wr ham liming the authorltlea d Raleigh to MOT enforce the law* aa tc thia town. And wm eocceedad. TTm .fflriala agreed to allow ua to go Art) for • whole year and to not begin U enforce the state law* in thia town j until the beginning at tha good year , 1921. Mow it we are any jodga thia ia a night for the gnda. Wa auapect that Mount Airy la all in a claee by haraalf in being able to ahow that aha ia in poaaennion of a written agree mant that tha atate law* MOT ha an Tha Chamber of Commerre ia in terested in tha actuation enough tr diacuea it and on laat .Saturday nighl at a meeting a committee waa ap pointed to «aa if nomething can ba done. In the meantime the I oral ira factory created a aenaation on tha eeta of tha town on Wednenday oi thia weak when tlley aerved notice that the local ice factory wan ahut down and that no more ira would ha aold here thia aeaaon, for tha reaaor that tha town official* recently made an ordinance requiring that ice made bare mu»t he produced from citj water. Later tha local ice companj decided to continue to operate their factory. But they have been given permiaeion to continue to uae tha prea ent aource of water for the factory. In the roar— of time it will all work out right. but juat why we aa a peopla are not able to eolve theae problems without an morh nnnaraaaary da la; and confuaion ia an intaraating pari of the problem. Two Try Far Po»i Office. Only two (itinni stood thr rumi nation required by the Civil Servies for the pout affirm in this city last Wednesday when the examination wu held in the poet office building m the city at Winston-Salem, Marvin Ellin and Tapt. George Snow being the two who cared to show their hand. Than the contest narrows down to these two gentlemen, bat it does not naturally follow that either will be Appointed, though we are of the opin ion that either should get by with the examination so far aa that goes. It ia interesting that only two eared to take the test when one remember* that a very large number wu sop posed to enter the contest. Just why all the others talked of as prospective postmasters dropped out of the race we are not informed. The examination began about % A. M. and it required each (tendidate about two hoars to prepare his papers | in which all questions were answered. A composition of 160 words was re quired and moat of the other work was in arithmetic. One problem that was given win be of interest to the yoangei folks who have not yet forgotten their school days. Take thia and sea what you can do with it. It is not the ex ample that was given hot is practic ally the asms A piano dealer sold 170 pianos for 180,000 and tins cleared profit of to percent. The dealer he bought them from made a profit of II p accent at the time he sold (him. What was the cost of each piana to the first dealer T Or take this one: A retail merchant sells a barrel of flour for fit and thus dears percent Hie Jobber he bought it from cleared 2H percent ' after paying freight to the amount of 37 H cents a hundred. The manufac turer realised a profit of 21-i par cent after paying a bill of 1-i of one per cent for insurance If you can work theee two yea might have stood a chance at the post office had you triad for it Now that the examination has been held the papers will go to the office of the Civil Service at Washington where they will be examined and pass ed upon. Later a man will come hers and look over the field to see who is the most competent man for the job. And so after a few weeks of one kind and snothsr of Inveetirstion a man may be appointed to fill the vacancy which will be June AO next cdming. Chautauqua tickets are transfer able. I2.WI will admit some member of yoar family to every entertainment. A jobber Wn at Mount Airy gets ' his allotment from refineries Mid Ma allotment ia so —all that it hardly I gives to each rotail 'ton aa much aa a pound apiece for hi* cue'comers. Now i ha jobber hr rr ran (at sugar from speculators if ha cares to pay the price. These speculators are quoting ■ mrar at about 28 cant* tha pound in New York hy the car load. It takaa about (18,000 to pay for a rar of »ug nr and for tha jobber to have to *eil | it for one rent a pound profit ia a dead ! loaa to him, ia the way jobber* figure ■it And then again laat winter when ; no sugar could be *erured here jobber* bought the Cuban granulated, hut hecauae it waa not quite ao good aa the granulated that had been rnming to 1 thia section tha people actually re , fused to buy it and it wae a drug on the market Now the queation in the mind* of the jobber* ia thi*; if they ' Mild be willing to tie up money ••nough to gat a car load of thia High priced sugar will the people u*e 1 it »♦ 3fi cent*" There ia soma doubt j about whether the people will be will : ing to pay thia high price. But it ap j pear* to he a fart that the country for montha will have to get along with v.ut little sugar unless somebody ship* in some of the sugar that the speculator* have bought up. The plain truth ia the big huaineaa men have cornered the sugar market and have brought about the comer m such a way that no existing law will reach them. We suspect that if %, hundred men would go to a wholesale merchant m this city and ask, for 100 pounds of 1R cent sugar somebody would get busy and order a car. hut until there ia | a demand fvr thia high prirad sugar I it will hardly come hare. Death of A Young Mam. Tom Saunders died at the home of ; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Saunders, shortly after mid-night Sunday after ■ »n illnesa covering about three years. | He waa about 24 years of age and waa a sufferer from tuberculosia. He re , turned to his home several montha ago l from a sanitarium after all efforts to | cure him had failed. The furneral was conducted at Salem Methodist church at 11 A. M. Tuesday by Bev. West aaeiated by Rev. Wil liams. and the remains laid to reat in Salem cemetery. He ia survived by his parents, three listers and one brother. Among those from a distance at tending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Saunders of Winston and J. W. Bea durant and son of Guilford CbOage. FAINTING ANO DIZZY SPELLS Syracuse. N. Y—"When I mr MBced the Change of Ufa I waa iinlr, naa no appctm IM h*H fainting ifiiU I lufirtd for If* or Urn jran bo for* t bcgaa takiag Lrdia E. Ptakfcwif V'fatabla Coa ■ouxl and Um Urn Pilla which I M> U »*rUaod || tkl mm aad la m nttfe hooka I took •boat tntn haWlw •f rami Vafrtabla ■an w>ia «tbm *bonl row ud taM of hu who Ufl L I mm glad to help others all I Mrs R. E. Dmiwa. 437 W. Ulijitti At*., Arrant**. N. T. wVll* i h»n*. of I.lf* II katl p*nod of a romu'i iBMyinf ■rmptoms which unapttf it m; m controlled. »rxl normal health restored by th» timely ua* ol Ly4ia K. 1'iakhua't VtwrUhV Compoaai. Moreover this reliable rr»tj ttm tataa as MrNtio or harmful drags wd •was Ma s*hl»arj to ths mnHdaal •> Uaatirsa of ths aalira roots sad which it roataiaa. (Wat W«4 tfca all at over four Th. |w Mil dun tick et* before th* "prninr of the -hantau H -ability at making a dollar that yon purrkaaf your ticket* from ana at | than guarantors before the opening , of the chautauqua. Tka stagl* ad* ; raiaaion urkat* to the afternoon per formance* will ha flfty eanta and for tha night entertainment* seventy-Ave eanta. Tha season ticket for the whole Ave day* la only S2.SA. Thaaa ticket* ARK TRANSFERABLE and may he used by any member of your family or any of your friend*. A I let of those who have guaranteed this chautauqua and who have ticket* for sale appears below and you are ] urged to <ee ona of them immediately ; and purchase the tlrketa you will need: P. P. Sparger. W. W. Christian. G |C. Lovill. J. B. Hayne*. V V. Went, J. M. Hill. L. M. Rppa, In. Jamer , Bray. L. I. Martin. H. M. Foy, R. C. ' Clarke. L. H. Swaim. J. D. Mam.,. J. E. Carter, John L. Wolt*. W. H Marion. 1. H. Folger, E. C. Bivana, W Fulton, F. D. Holromb. A. G Bowman. J. W. Lovill, A. E. Steele. J H. Tartar. E. H. Kochtitzky, C. R. Merrit*. O. H. Yokley, Baaaley A Teah, 8. C. Stewart. : A. K. Sydnor, Arnold Quesinlierry. A. , E. Tilley, J. E. Ayara, W. M. Jordan. Dr. H. R. Hege. W. W. Thrmss, G. A. A M. J. Kittrell. E. T. Patterson, U. G. Bel ton. 9. A. Lawia. E M. I.inville, Sfhi. N. C. Marion. C C. Craveling. Dr. M. 3. Martin. P E. HoTman. Dr. , H. B. Row*. T. C Barber. B. V. Spar ger, O. E. Marritt, J. A. Atkins. I Our furniture. ^ " xou need some now? Mi* Homelover: If you are going to get married or if any of your friends are going to get married you v*ill find our store the store you need. We can Kelp you furnish your home or help you select a suitable wedding gift for your friends. Our furniture and rugs are of the BEST QUALITY, latest in design and pattern and we sell them for LOW PRICES. You can't be disappointed in our store. Carter-Martin Furniture Co. Mount Airy, N. C. Frank Garter, dr. L»rew nnartin Bank Officers Elected V Tho new bank recently organized in thin city will ha known as tha Farmer* Bank ami Trust Company. A meeting of the directors was held this weak and J. A. Jackson, clerk of the .Superior Court and prom inent merchant of this city was elect ed president, J. B. Sparger, vice-presi dent and .(. W. LoviH second vice president. A committee was a pointed to select a rash Mr and to secure a building for the new institution. The work of getting th« hank in operation will now proceed aa rapidly aa good business methods will permit. It may be that it will be nsrsaeary to erect a new building, thou*.. Mora than one *tore room baa baan offered to the director* for rent. So far no buildinc ha* been found that teems to meJl the needs and it any be that it will later be derided to boild. O. A. Sutton, of Detroit. Mich. who recently located here to teach mando lin, fruitar and banjo, ha* secured a larve ciaaa in thia city, but finda he could teach a ciaaa in Pilot Mountain, Dob eon. White Ptain* and other points. Any of our reader* who arc interested can write Mr. Sutton at 129 Elm xtreet or see bun personally at W. L. Steel'* jewelry iUire. He ia willing to demonstrate hia ability to play these instruments as well aa to Overstocked on Tires For the next 30 days we will give an Inner Tube with each casing at the following prices: 0 30 * 3 Cukf mmd Tuba, $17.15 30 s 3*/, Safety Casing and Tube, 23.20 31 i 3% Safety Casing and Tube, 27.65 32 s 3*/, Safety Casing ami Tube. 28.05 33 i 4 Safety Casing ami Tube, 3M0 34 x 4 Safety Casing ami Tabs, 3M0 33 x 4 SUrertowa Cord Safety Casing ami Tube, 57.25 All of tbe above are Goodrich Tire*, absolutely new fresh stock. We dm not deal in seconds. Each fabric casing is guaranteed for 6000 mil— ami Cords for 8000. are gone we will bare no more at tbese prices, wbicb are cheaper than we can buy them to-day. Granite City Motor Co. FORD CARS — FORD SERVICE lUUlllllllllllllUllllliilh:! 11 i ! eieanasnaseaeanaaaaaaaaeaaaa^aaaaa———
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