fcitn.
Court at Dob*—.
Superior Court at Dnkoo idjwwxl
ka*t Friday at mm aftor »pendta*
tow waaka for the trial of criminal |
caaaa. Tha etril docket waa auppoaad
to have bean taken up tha aaeond wa*k1
of court bat owing to tha heavy crim
inal docket tha Judge continued to,
work on It la an effort to clear It wp. |
Colon Eaator, who aubmittod to a(
Mcond degree murder charge, wm
aenteaced to tha penitentiary for
right year*. Eaator killed hit couain,
Fred Eaater, aume waaka ago up in
Stewart'* Croak townahlp and tha. a*-1
act cauee of tha trouble la itill a bit
of my*tery. Th 'a were aoma thing*
about the cimimatonca that tha wit.
neaae* were unable to unravel, and
tha State never could find any motive'
for the killing. Thta element of un
certainty raum-d the Judge not to pe»»
a heavier aentonce on the young man.
After attending court during the
entire *e**ion* the ca*e of Rid Vaughn
finally came up for trial on Friday.
Kid wan convicted of having too much
liquor *tored away in hi* home and'
aentenced to 12 month* on the mad*
In the Recorder* Court of Mount Airy .
town*hip. from which sentence Sid ap-1
pealed to Dohaon. Here he received
a aentence of 1# month* on the roada
and not<-d an appeal to the ' Supreme;
Court. |
Hud Olidewell waa before the court
the laat day* with a bond making an
effort to have the Judge accept it;
and relieve him of hi* nervlce on the
road*. But for aome reaaon* the
bond was not accepted and now Bud
mult aerve hi* aentence.
Charlie Je**up of Weatfield wa«
convicted of manalaughter. Thla
charge grew out of tha accident taj
which O. N. Swanaon waa killed *ev
eral month* ago. It waa charged
Joaaup, while under the influence
of liquor, reckleaaly drove hi* car In
to that occupied by Mr. Swanaon, *0
injuring him that he lived only a few
day*. Jeiaup waa given a terra of 14
month* in the penitentiary. An ap
naa! wu taken to the Supreme Court
'from thia verdict.
w. A. ("HHIIe") Hswks *u before
the Judge for contempt of court. it
being charged that he had intimidated
• witness in a, criminal proceeding
against hl» son. Porter. "Some month*
•go Mr. Hawka lost hia feed barn by
fire, and it wai charged that he told
this witness if he testified againat
his son he would lay the blame for the
burning of the barn on him and start
prosecution againat him in the crimin
al court. At the hearing before Judge
Long, at Dobson, Hawks was re
presented by able attorneys who pre
sented numbers of strong affidavits
. from business and professional men of
Monnt Airy as to Mr. Hawks' charac
ter. After hearing all sides in the
ease Judge I^>ng imposed a fine of
#850 on Mr. Hawks.
In the last hours of the court,
through the efforts of his attorneys,
Sanford Campbell was able to induce
the Judge to reduce his sentence of 12
months on the roads for retailing to
ninety days, with a provision which
allowed the county commissioners to
hire him out. Mr. Campbell has been
hired to his son-in-law by the commis
sioners for the n'nety davs at |2r> per
■ month.
' At Dobwm Monday
A large delegation from thia city
went over to Dobson Monday after
na— to meet jrlth other representa
" tive citiaena from all over the county
to appear before the board of commis
sioners of the county, in an effort to
secure the service of • whole tine
«ounty farm egqpt and a county home
demonstration agent.
The plea for a farm agent waa
made by Mr. Millaaps the district
agent, the Woman'* elub of Monnt
Airy had secured the service of Miss
Maude Wallace of Raleigh, assistant
to Mra. Jsm McKbnmon who told of
the value of a home demonstration
agent In the county and the coat of
maintaining the work. Mr. LinviDe,
secretary of the Sorry fair associa
tion, showed that the incrpaaed tax in
come to the taxpayer from the advice
of these agents would far sxnssd any
tax nsesssary to maintain their work.
Dr. Wmiama, the county health of
ficer, showed that M per cent of the
children in the county examined so
far, have proven defective frpm In*
proper diet Mayor West, Edwin Car
tor. W. F. Carter, A. B. Tilley, Mra.
K R. Jackson and others spoke urg
ing the advantage* of this service
from various view points.
The hoard assured the visitors that
they wans heartily In sympathy With
the raqnsat, bet had no Ms at pre-'
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Kor mrnil »o«ki an lnliinlllj
potftfcaJ campaign has bM *i|W In
Carroll County. Tom Kelts of Qalaa
was • candidate far Coagreaa *pfoa
mg Murray Haaka* of Mm*. Patrtek
county. It mmm that Kelts' candt
da«y itlmi tha wrath sf a lain part
and eastern sections of Carralt aa tka
raault of hia stand on- Ma road ques
tion. Room months ago while In the
legislature Kalta seiared tha paaaage
of a Mil authorising tha laauanca of a
large hand Imm for that eeanty.
Tha mannar In which thla money
should ba apeni waa tha chlaf caoaa af
tha troubles of tha Republican party.
In (hat aaonty. Art atriac to hla In-1
fluanca Kelta was aMa ta fit a-large
part of thta bond laaoa uaad hi build
ing a road from Hlllavilla to Oalax,;
and »}aa on a road from tha Wytha
county llna to Hlllavilla. and than anyi
balance, which would' not ha much,
waa U> ba apaflt hi othar parta of tha
county. Tha fact that Kelts owned
larga and valuable farma on tha load
thla money la building caoaad tha
Mm In tha aoutham and aaatarn
part of th* county to turn- againsti
him in this election. Hooker, his De
mocratic opponent, carried Carroll by
fit"'lit 300, whan H Is normally 1800
Hi-publican.
In tha entire district Hooker haa a
majority for Congraas of around 6000
over Kelts.
Norman Worrell, Republican candi
date for the houac of delegataa snd
running mate of Felts, was' defeated
by Walter Hylton, Democrat, on the!
same issue that brought about tha.
defeat of Mr. Felts.
However Carroll County is still Re
publican at heart but the maaaes of,
tha county took* thia means of repu
diating the leadership of the men they
have defeated. It is safe to say that
had there been shown the proper dis- j
r«>siti«n to five the southern and east
ern part of tha county a fair amount
of the road money for construction in
their aection that this split in their
ranks would not have occurred.
Armistice Day Celebration.
Plana are now twin* made for a real
and genuine celebration of Armistice
Day in Mount Airy. Mayor A. V.
Went haa Is*tied a proclamation call
ing on all buninen* house* to close be
tween eleven and twelve o'clock and a
program is being prepared for that
hoar in which the public school*, the
churcbes.vthe American Legion, the
Woman's club, and the Kiwanis club
will have a part. A parade headed by
a brass band and composed of ex-ser
vice men, the high school students,
xnd the Kiwanis club will form at the
high school building Just before-eleven
o'clock and march through the streets
to the First Baptist churrh. At (lie
churvh there will be short speeches
dealing with war, peace, and the dis
armament conforencr which convenes
in Washington on Armistice Day. Rev.
E. I. Olive is arranging a program of
patriotic songs so that the speeches
will be interspersed with music. Each
speaker is limited to a few minutes
and the entire program will not con
sume more than the hour.
T. B. Mr Cargo, Jr., will speak on
"The American Legion, Ita Aims, and
Ita Attitude Toward the Die-arma
ment Conference."
Mrs. Reid Jackson will speak for
the women on "The Relation of Sur
ry's War Memorial to Armistice
Day." The Rev. Z. V. Roberto n will
speak on "The Vision of a Wurless
World-the Church's Part." Present
ing the view of organised government,
or the state's attitude toward dis
armament there will be a speech by
Hon. 8. P. Graves.
After the exercises at tha church
the Legion will go to the cemetery and
decorate the graves, of those buried
there «too fell in the world war.
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C. F. Mean at Rest
The death of Columbua P. Mann
occurred at his home at near R&ck
ford, October 29th after an illness of
about one week With high blood pres
sure and paralysis.
Mr. Mann was 62 years old, aivi a
deacon in the Baptist church. Ha
was one of the leading citizens of Mi
section, a man wall known and highly
respected and will be greatly alias*!
His tenia ins war* laid to rest Son
day, October 80th. with Masonic hon
ors, following a service conducted at
Double Creek Baptist church, nnar his
home, by Rev. John
He la survived by his wife and Jive
children W. C., L. <5., and R. K. Maan
o4 Reckford, Mrs. 3. A. Mills of Arar
at and Mra. M. V. Patterson of this
> —
The local chapter U. D. C. will hold
a fancy work basaar and oyster sup
per Tuesday, Novsaahar 22nd. - Chick
candy and tan- j
will be included
the i
Is expected to contri
bute two articles of fancy work fori
this safe.
km te mm
la Uwajima In May, and wa ateid
km and carried on our wort until
Juljr 14, whea we laft far Mr i
nslfaasi at Nlnooka,
of Qotemba. But wa tarrtatf la
an rout* for Mn. Frank'* tonaOa fa
ba removed In tha Inlarnational Hoa
pital, tinea which tima aha lu» en
joyed food health. Wa wwra forte
nata in finding • fine old man la Koba
who volunteered to go «Hk wa and do
our rooking, honaa cleaning, ate. Ha
la a rattrad cook Ho vaa m efficient
aad faithful that my wifa had all tha
raat and fraodow aha naadad far bar
nrovary from tha operation.
Nlnooka la a qalat aummer reeort
for foreigners altnatad between peer
l**« Mount Fuji on tha waat and tha
lAkone Mountain* on tha aaat Oar
reeldence la at tha baaa of tha latter.
Aad wa tiara a flna ri&m at Mount
Fugi from our home whan tha moun
tain la aot hidden by rlooda. Thara
ara higher giountains In tha world
than Mount Fugl, huf nona ao baauti
ful and sywetrical in form., It la tha
ahape of an Inverted funnel, being
produced by eruption*; for It la a
volcano. It la now seemingly extinct,
or at leant Inactive. A tittle ateam
laauea from ona spot on tha ■ummft,
enough to rook an egg, It la *ald;
though I recall the time lefts than
twenty year* ago when I *at over the
fissure to warm myielf. Ita elevation
two and a half milaa high, makaa It
cold, gran in July and Auguit when
[MMiple climb it. The air ia ao rare
an the summit that »oma have trouble
with their breathing. Our eleven year
old boy, Grady, aarended tha moun
tain thia year and slept on tha «ummit
one night. Patches of perpetual
snow form the only aource of water
mipply for the tea house* and atationa
on tha upper ctretchea. The poroua
lava formation of the mountain pre
clude* the pouibilit? of obtaining
water from well, even If the altitude
nhould not prove a hindrance. I have
climbed this mountain three timea.
Now that I am fifty years old and
weigh two hundred fifteen pound* I
am not so anxious to endure tha great
exertion required to ascend it. A
Japanese proverb describes a person
who has never climbed Fuji as a fool,
and one who climbs it mora than once
as elan a fool.
The summer vscation affords the
miasionary what ha needs for hU fag
tred brain and nervea. It afforda as
aociation for himaelf and family with
nthep of hia own race which he ia
often deprived of during hia montha
of active wi>Hc. Mv ho> rarely ever
see* n white child. a*cep* when on
vacation or viaiting in some large
city. It ia at the numnrr r*ort. tl at
we pleach, pray and a^ir in our na
tive language, which privilege ia
moat refreshing. We firat bogan go
ing U> Gotenha for rest twentymone
years ago, ainco which 'ime we have
I aid many pleasant vacations there.
This ; ear we met Inany whom we had
previously known and loved. And we
formed new acquaintance*. I, took
my turn in preaching, which is the
only t'me I have preached in English
since I left America. I was on the
building committee when the little
■ httrch building was started In 1906,
being in charge of the work when the
''>undition timber* were laid. Being
then called home on account of my
vvife> sickness I was not privileged to
see it after It was completed nor to
worship in it until the summer of
1918.
But missionaries ars intensely hu
man, and are not entirely limited to
worshipping and sitting in the shade.
Physical exercise is good for tired
nerves. There are Mkes. mountain
climbing, tennia, awimming, etc. I
waa again made secretary-treasurer
and manager of the athetotic associa
tion. I also fell Into my former posi
tion as a member of the public welfare
committee, a kind of hoard of alder
men for regulating the affairs' of the
community. No courta are required,
however, for enforcing regulations
for the public good. The Golden
Rule is practical when motives are
lofty and ideals high. I was elected
one or the directors of the ty>tel for
summer boarders, and secretary of*the
Ninooka Extersion Association.
J. W. Frank
Hwajima, Japan, Oct. It, IMi.
W. D. Borgwaa, High Point
Man, Dimim Charlotte
High Point, Nov. 7.—News wag fs
reived here tonight of the almost sud
den dsath of W. D. Hnrgias in Char
lotce today. Mr. Durgsss motored to
Charlotte this morning a»d suffered
a stroke of paralysis shortly after ar
riving la that city. Death followed,
ia a few moment* The body will be
brought to High Point Tuesday morn
li« and the funeral win piuhahly ha
held sometime Tuesday.
Crack, I. W Kmc*, of Mount Airy:
Mount Airy, J. H. Carter, of Mowil
Alryj V>nc Hill. i. N. Needham, o<
Mount Airy; Dobaon, W. L. Rmm, oi
Dnbaon? ICldora, to be aupplied
Franklin, E. L. Chuier, of Low Oap
The State Sunday School associa
tion waa repreaented by D. W. Hlmi
and Miaa flora Davia, of Raleigh
Both thaae worker* made practical
interratinif and instruct ire addreaaes
At the Sunday afternoon aeaalon ol
the convention the Surry Couhty Ron
day School asportation Waa organlze<
and officer* elected for the romini
year. The object of tbo- aaaociation ii
to hold county convention* where th<
worker* of all tha Sunday achoola oi
all denomination! will come togethei
to dl*cuaa plana and method* for im
proving Sunday whool and Sunda]
school condition* In tha county. An
other object ia to hold convention* Ii
each townahip where worker* of th<
township will get together to diacun
their local problem* and b« of mutua
help to each other.
The county preaident will call i
meeting of tha county and townahl|
officer* at an early date and ontHiu
plana for the year.
About twenty member* of the Od<
Fellow* lodge of thi* city attendee
the meeting of the Grand Lodge «
North Carolina tai Winston-Salea
Tueaday rvenlng.
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W. S. Wolfe Drug Co.
W« Tako Orders for Cut Flower* ,
Society Rom bud Minstrel
The home talent play under the
aunpices of the Eastern Star given
last Thursday at Broadway theatre
was a icreat success, both from a fin
ancial standpoint ar.d frtm the stand
point of pleasing the audience.
I The drill by the boy acnuts, the
chonia of fairies by tiny giria, and
the Spanish ballet dancing by the
junior girls were all very entertaining
1 j and well rendered.
i The amateur vaudeville acts, and
' the negro minstrel acta #ere loads of
fun and brought fortWmuch applause.
The members of im Eastern Star
' | have asked us to extend for them a
1 vote of thanks to every one who In
any way contributed to the success of
'"She program, as well as to the public
I for its generous patronage and hearty
I support. The public will be intereat
' ed to know that the ladies cleared
l j about 9145 as their part of the pro
ceeds.
Miss Anna Rector the charm
n* host«s* of the Young Udi« Book
'club and a few of the young matron*
at her homr on Bawley avenue Friday
afternoon. A color kImim of yeBow
wa* carried oat tn th« living itx ai
and dining room, beautiful chrysan
themums being used. II ridge was play
ed at five table* and rook at on*.
The Bridge prise, two dainty colored
linen handkerchief*, wa* won by Mr*.
Graham (arrison, the rook prize, a
box of De C*ty powder wa* won by
Mrs. I agent Smith.
A deliciou* naiad course was nerved
by Missas Jamie Hadley, Marion Prs
ther, Carina George. Margaret Sydn
| or and Mr*. Wln*ton Fulton.
This being the initial meeting of the
Mason a business meeting followed,
st which time Miss Alma Yoklsy was
r* tlsctid president and Miss Irene
Smith vice-president and *s< i%tsry.
Ths following new nnwlnri were
taken into the new club: Misses Mari
I on Prather, Carina George, Ethel
Haynes and Iraoe Dobbins.
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