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Airy New».| ML Airy. H. C. Ayrfl tl, I J. I. JOHNSON * SON SUMCXimON RATES: Om year I1-W| » / THE CRIME WAV! /"The §o called crim* wave that ia j •weeping the country and filling ° priaon* and overflowing oar chain gang* I* one of the modern wonder* of the tinea that follow the world war. When It will end and to what extent It will yet go I* thought for careful thlnkera. There haa been nothing like It in modern tlmea, and what the aolution la no man cm aay. The court* of the land are ukan upl hearing the criminal docketyfcnd clrll | cauaea are often not raachjy It la gratifying to air lo*era of I hut ice and fair dealing that thta die- { trlct haa a man aa proaecutlng attor ney who can well reprveent the State I In thaae atlrrlng tlmea. No man haa filled the office of Solicitor with mora credit to htmeelf and hia atate than 8. Porter Gravee. And ha haa bean | able to ao acquit hlmaolf aa to n ahead of hia party ticket In every iltctlon he hss botn btfort tKe people. It la well known that thia diatrict ia one that could be eaally carried by a Republican If the Demo crat* were not to have a atrong and popular candidate. There ia aim oat no doubt about the election of Mr. Gravee at the coming fall election If ha la the nominee of hia party, which he moat certainly will be if hia frieoda are awaka to the aituation. The only way ha could be defeatod at the com ing primariee in June would be for hia friend* to feel that hia nomination ia certain and put forth no effort to counteract the oppoaition that h developed from Rockingham and Foraytha countiee. Certainly thia I* no ttm* to put the intoraeta of the State In the handa of • man who haa yet to make hia mark whan the aitua tion demanda the boot talent the conn- ] try can put forth if the beat Interact* | of all the people are to be protected. SURRY CITIZEN 102 YEAI OLD THa editor'! family tut Sunday mnt to ww ■ curiosity in the way of a woman who ia 102 years old aad bida fair to see another birthday. . The name of the woman la Mrs. Becky Jane Pack and ihe Uvea with her ton, six mile* east of Mount Airy on the Patrick road. The home whore she livea, if you car* to pay her a visit, I* on'a high hill in the biK or chard about a half mil* beyond the Brower Springs. Mr* Pack haa lived b*r entire life in the section of Patrick county down on Dan river until about two weeks ago her son brought her to his home where she is now. If you could see her you would not doubt her are, for those who have visited her aay that the state of her mind and her general appearance all go to show that she ia of great age. Her son who ia sixty years old claims to know her. age and he aays she will be 108 at her j next birthday. Mrs. Pack had six children and only the two younger one* are now living. She ia too feeble to get about and quietly rrmaina in bad the entire time. Her eyesight is L poor but she hears almost to perfeo^ tion. Her diet is almost entirely milk and she ia not able to rest well in a room where there ia a fire. She aaya • fire seems to cauae her to have a sensation of sickness. And talk, the old lady talks as freely and as well aa a sixteen year old. She delights to tell of her experiences and told her viaitor* Sunday of things she remem bers that happened years ago when ahe visited Mount Airy. She recalled the names of |tll the prominent citi Mns her fifty years ago and told of making a visit to the home of Dr. Joe Holling*worth and spending the night there, the visit being, made to have a growth removed from her noae. She got relief from the operation and waa never troubled further with the growth. She can sit up in the bed and enjoys her snuff. She delights to have visitors and in a modest way will tell you that she likes for visitors to make her a present, for It takea money to buy her snuff and then ahe likea to have new clothes now and then. Those who saw her Sunday aay that they have no deair* to lire to be a hundred years old. Mount Airy Boys Honored ^^The honor roll for the winter q»»r-X of the University of North Caro- f Una recently published makes •peelal1 mention of a Mount Airy boy, Coller Sparger, son of J. B. Sparger. Young Sparger who i| in his senior yaar was gfren five ones on his report for this period. Haywood Menritt, also of this city, likewise la Included in the rpn for this quarter for mart • the Law's ays to nbm to to a |WH «i of juettee. It to that a slvil oftan tokM I peatod of two get through tlx —urU to this W the eoae>r>. Joat why, K wild W hard to say, tort if neighbor A Ua a date far 4eh« agataet neighbor B ka will do wall to get Ua bom; to two years. Ofe Aral tkoifkt it wnII ap pear that tha matter could ate should ha adjaatod tagally to a month ate not keep tha maa out of the uae of hia vat anoth quaation. Whaa tha tow suits 4ml opa thara ia always two sides to tha difference, ate always a poaaihIHty of aaeh nan being to tha wrong, alaa tha suit would rmraly davalop. Too oftan tha man who ara partial to tha ■ult both gat mad and ara in no 1 tal attitude to raaaon with, ate usual ly ara anraaaonabli in their demanda. Undar aaeh eoteHtona for a court to maho a diapoaition of tho caaa would, ■o far aa tha court goaa, settle tho diffaranea, but tha mattar might yot rvmatn unsettled in tha mlnda of tha partiaa to tha suit. But tha mattar ia not adjuatad In • month or a yaar, and all partiaa to tha suit have plenty of time to "cool off" and to take a reaaonable and aenalble view of tha matter. When time haa mada it poaaible for thia mental ad juatment to take place It ia not hard to aettle moat caaea even without a trial. We auapect that a vary Urge number of aulta are adjuatad by agree ment in the office of tha lawyers and never come to a trial In the courta. But thaaa adjustmenta c»n hardly ever be made until all partiaa have time to "cool off and rat in a mental mood to listen to raaaon. And then whan the matter la adjuatad It ia much more likely to be satisfactory to all parties Interested. When looked at In thia light the are old cry of the law's delay may not be so very bad after all. FOR OUR FAR AWAY READERS It would be interesting for our fir sway readers to aae thia beautiful country at this time. The wooda ara juat beginning to tum green and all nature ia trying to show itself off to the beat. The towns are aa fraah ate green aa a new carpet. Tha gate truck ia beginning to ahow ita hate to well kept gardens. The past montha have had abundant rainfall and the earth ia full of moisture and ready to yield a bountiful harvest if man will only do hia part. The annual Easter rain has come and gone and along with it the tem perature waa dangeroualy near the point where fruit would be killed, but It escaped and all prospects are now bright for a bountiful crop of fruit this yaar. This section now haa some of the most prosperous farmers to be found anywhere, and when our people learn l haV it does not pay to try to get crops off of poor land this will be one of thy garden spota of the world, for wo have the donate and the rainfall and every needful thing to make condi tions favorable to man. M. F. Butner Moves From ✓ Surry M. F. Butner, former superintend ent of roads of this county, who has ived in Shoals township for years, is this week moving hia family to Ptoa Bluff, in Scotland county, near Aberdeen. /Mr. Butner makea thia moVe for/he raaaon that he has taken charge of a large boundary of land in that section consisting of i.500 acres. This land is owned by i large corporation and Mr. Butner >iaa been employed to supervise the bearing of It and planting it in peach trees. The program of work ia planned on will require several rears of Mr. Butner's time. It is ivith regret that we a«e Mr. Butner leave Surry and he carriea with him Ihe beat wishes of a large circle of i friendk DOMON COURT Mmm aad rtvU weeks. Judge Harding of Charlotte to pneidlng and Solicitor t. P. Graves 1 tta attendance MM In y»sr» it m i pacing of court *u inml mi tM flnrt day, It kttaf i Ml oeeaalon of the farmers wba in InUrnUd In the cooperative miiift ln( of tobacco. The Morning of Mm ftnt day waa consumed In mMm the grand Jury and the c harg* of tha Jndge to that", which waa an aklo on* aa nai boon heard from n beneh In Surry. Many favorable oonunanta bar* baa* MM on K and tha people war* highly pleased with hi* instruc tlona and interpretation* of tha law* of oar land. Judge Harding talkad at mmu length on our MMiali ry school law and aakad tha grand jury to bo partl rularly caraful and aaa that every ono la |IHHIN< who haa failed to comply with tale law, for ha mI4 ha conslder ad t)ia violation of It ona of tha wont crlMcs on aoeiaty that too id bo committed. Ha Maa In thin compul sory education of our youth a better and Mora law-abiding citizenship, for in education there M Instilled tha d<-»ira to do right and become a peace ful and law reepectlng person. Tha grand Jury la composed of tha following: P. E. Simmon*, foreman; T. H. Scott. It. B. Short, J. H. Mit chell. W. B. Hale, W. W. Beamer. C. C. Brigg*. J. A. Blue, A. L. Bunker. J. J. ATlred, W. P. Beamer, D. 8. Hodge, J. A. Chlpman, D. T. Bennett, C. L. Matthews, Joe Allen, Floyd Riddle, and J. W. Harbour Monday afternoon and Tueaday were taken In hearing cases where tha defendant* plead rullty, the Jury not being called upon (It on a •ingle caaa during theae two days. Moat of theae caaes were mattera of affravs, carrying concealed weapons or being mixed up In Itauor transac tions and usually tha defendants were allowed to pay the cost and enter into a bond for good beharior. Three young men, Ellis Cook, Sam Simmons and Roy Jeasup, plead guilty to transporting liquor and tha last two won fined WOO and Cook $100 for their misdemeanor. They must also show excellent conduct for two yean. The negro John Rny of Elkin who stood charged with burglary waa permitted to enter a plea of second degree In that offense. The Judge haard the evidence but haa not yet pronounced any Judgment. Cray entered • home where • negro girl was sleeping one night last winter, snd attempted criminal assault chok ing her and then dragging her oufcof the window, down Into a hollow. The screams of the girl frightened the man and ha fled but was captured the next day. John Witt paid the cost of the action against him when he was charged with the death of his frii-nd, Jim Brooks, who was killed when Witt's car went over an embankment one night last winter with both of them In It. Witt sacapad with only minor iajunea b<«t Biooka waa killed in stantly. The state waa unable to show when Witt could be held for any negligence and so let It go off the docket by W(Jtt agreeing to pay tha , coat of the action. In addition to this he agned to pay the widow, Mn. Brooks, *200.00. Then an several cases that will be triad later In the court which will he hard fousrht one, of which will ba that of A. W. George, charged with breaking the Marchai^a Bank at Elkin. The Solicitor has served notice that he will ask for trial of It on Thunday, this weak. ANNOUNCEMENT To the Republicans of 8urry County: I take thia method to announce my self ss a candidate before the pri maries for Register of lVed* of Surry County. Then may be a great many Ke- | publicans in Surry county who d) not know anything about my qualifica tions for this important office, ao I will nfer yon to the following persons who know me and know whether or not I am qualified to discharge the duties of the office acceptably and to the entire satisfaction of the public. I nfer you to the preaant Clark of the Superior Court, the Ex-Clerk, the present Register of Deeds and the Ex-Register of Deeds, the present Sheriff and the Ex-Sheriff of Surry County. I served as Deputy Register of! Deeds under W. A. York and have { assisted the Registar of Deeds in making out the tax books for the last twelve yean, so you see I have had a gnat deal of experience in the office of Register of Deeds. I feel sun I can discharge the duties of said office .to the satisfac tion of the public. 1 will gnatly nppreciate the support of the Republl enns in the primaries. 5-19c Rockford, N. C. HARDIN C. HOLYFIELD ^ ^ ^ one - eleven ci£arettes Three Fri -ndfy BByi l«T 'j*.- !fwr \ Qentlenum \ I BfMw m p« '' vJff tirkish IIEw=" ■ in0 Jl^kJ^FIFTEEN In a new package that fits the pocket— At a price that fits the pocket-book— The same unmatched blend of Turkish. Vimginja mm* Bunusr Tobaccos (jj| *Ul*intt.iKF .... £ ',L A Mm HmM WmUmwm TMI «f AaliMbttt Ik* itgnl Airy*"On»g <« Th* t IMfft WM UN IM tli* proprietors of thi* firm at mm k**ee a kwl for Um pih; mm* aad •lau for th*lr Mr. Tm jhn| mm. CharUy StMMoa* ud Klb*rt Bot taaiy from mm about Galas, van later raptured and ar* now Mac held I* Dub*»n jail hi default W hand fM I he rnw It MM tlMt tlMM >IM« mm l*ft hero latarday night wit* UM atofca car. aoiac to Stuart, Va. FroM Own tky bumW a trip tojjfaji tracked to Hlllavill*. H*r* th*y be cam* short of funda and endMvorod to mII th* ear foriloo TW officer* of that place iiupidomil aomethlng wrong wm mm a low price wm W>! Inc asked for Um Mr and attempted to ariMt th* >omi m*r, but tWy won abl* to get In tWr car and make a try for th*Tr freedom. The officer* started la pursuit and th* driver of th* stolM car gave up th* race aftor a f*w milea, but th* *th*r oMupant wanted to coatinoe th* race on foot, and ** h* changed th* contest from that of an auteMo blle to a foot rac*. Report says ha was abl* to dodg* about over th* i country for four hours with th*; officers in cIom pursuit. During th* maantiii* th* antlr* neighborhood had taken an interest tn th* man-hunt and when th* capture of th* young man was effected therg ar* Mid to hare been more than two hundred mm and boys In the crowd that waa trying to corner their prey. Captured Stilling Outfit in RmUUhc# Wedneaday of laat week Sheriff A. i L. Aahburn seised a complete (tilling outfit In th* home of Matt tFraagtm. | who lives botw*M Mount Airy and, Dobaon. In some way the Sheriff got suapicioua and made a search of this man'* home with the result that be found stored away in the loft above his kitchen a nice copper still, worm, rap and all the neceesary equipment for making good blockade liquor. Mr. Draughn explained to the Sheriff that he had the outflt to make a tittle for hla personal use as his family needed It for the "fliMa." He was placed under a bond and will be given a hearing In the Superior court. Trinity Episcopal Church Sunday, April 80th. Holy Com mon ion 7.J0 a. m. Service with mt mon 11 a. m. W. Tak. Man Far Cut Flowers BriJw BoMfnU and Funeral Designs Agent Van Lindley Florist W. S. Wolfe Drug Co. 'Tka Nyml Store" Fine Small Farm for Sale In Carroll County, 6 miles from Hillsville on the Fancy Gap road, adjoining the farm of Sidna Allen. I have a farm of 46 acre*, known aa the Garland Allen place. Well watered, spring in yard, good dwelling, store house, outbuildings etc. This is a well improved farm and will be sold at a bar gain to quick buyer. C. B. WEBB, Hommt Airy, N. C. It Special Corset Demonstration Ma, 2nd 3rd and 4th Next Week May 2nd 3rd and 4th Not WMk Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday On these three days our expert corsetiere from our Winston Salem store will be here with a complete line of R. & G., Binner, Goasard, W. B. and Stylish Stout corsets. Also a complete line of ^amisoles and brassieres. Every woman and miss will have the opportunity of being fitted in a "correct corset" on these three days. Corsets that are right—right in style, right in quality, right in finish and right in price. There'll be corsets here for every form and figure. D. G. Cr&ven Co. Mount Airy, N. C.
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