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MOUNT AIRY, i NORTH CAIOUMA.
City Population 5,814
Remarkable Growth of Mount
Airy Shown by Census
CENSUS PUTS MOUNT
AWT IN CITY CLASS
Br
1»30" I. SbfM ot
Tha official population of Mount
Airy aa glean out by 8. D. Rhodoe
of the Waahington Bureau of Cmm
ki thia city Ft Why waa Hit, thui
making M henceforth unlawful, oat of
order and wholly degrading to refer
to Maunt Airy aa a viliac*, • "bur*"
or "thin town". Tha official figuraa
of tha canaua of 1H0 cava t
tion of 4784, and tha new fi|m
>yi incraa«« in population of 21.4 par
eara. At thia rata of
in 1M0, tha time of tha next
tl canaua, tha city ihould hava
population of INI, but aa dtiaa
row with ruarolatW* momentum af
ir tha flrat faw thooaand, it ia aafa
i pel diet a papulation 10,000 eeven
•an haaaa.
It waa aa anxious half hour Fri
day afternoon aa a namber of Mount
Airy haatena awn waited in Tha
Km office to haar tha official report.
Mr. lhode» of tha Ccnaua Bureau
had a ■nnn«ar go far Mayor Waat
■d tha official
With that.
•f tha anyar, ha I
n «o
Doctor Martin aqaimed
>y in hia eagerneaa to
Joe Sparger urged
to aara the rhetoric and
Bat Mayor Waat
nai ml Finally w(jen tha figuraa.
at tha bottom of tha pro
_ «• baia aaaauhad
hy aaaec into aabacribad. ruahed ia.
Upad /hiding aim the racket waa all
ahaat, they loo Jahtad the Jubilation,
•aaa The Nawa office wa« loll of
Ike U wan in club anieiad
of aa extn ahaat aa
tha official figuraa. Tha
waa give* at t o'clock and tha
ghaat waa run off the prean and on
Ik* at*eat at S:4S, notwithatanding
Mm eenpoaing room waa full of peo
ple. All Friday evening both The
Ifowa office and composing room ware
ffflad with eitiaana anxioua to learn
WMi in inc itiww not hvik»»
MMd by the offer of Carter-Walker
Furniture company of a $26 dinner eat
to the person pmainr nearest the
•net population. Over 700 people
laaM hi |«mei. hat the priae «u
W by Mr*. Delia Brannock whaaa
Nriiaaee la on Poplar street. Her
fcaaa is on, Poplar street. Her pus
was Wit, she having aM the offi
cial figures by only one. However,
M« Rrmnnoek ia said to have' first
prt down on her gueeeing card the
•met number but was persuaded by
«m of her children to change the
fttal 14 lnta.lt, aa that number oc
emrrmd to him as being a lucky one.
Mr. Carter informed the reporter for
The Haws that 86 people gueeaed
within a hundred of Mount Ally's
papulation. Three persons guessed
MM, they beinir J. W Fulk, J. D.
Davis and Mrs. I. W. Barber.
lamtsdiatrly upon the announce
sent that Mannt Airy bad climbed
to the city class, the Kiwaniana, to
what the elty is reaponeibls far the
«u mant beran to gather here and
there ia -groups Horn a sl«wr eras
Mm; to wit, "W.000 hi 1M0 - When
II Is recall«d that Meant Atrv ia still
living toa'de the rtatricad boundaries
placed upon bar a half fnturr ago
hp the founder* af 'be place, m A that
ane has a maahs af pepalaw suh
arhs, it woald not ha aa exaggerative
«. aay that the d*, already has as
ever M»o peaple. The New",
prtiminent man and noiric ■> of the city
and placing the new aiogan before
thorn aaked thaa what In their opinion
Mount Airy must do to make good her I
10,mm a lagan. Following an mm at
the signed rapilaa:
V. Waal, Mayor of Mnant Airy.
Ail together for tha regular 1M0
United State* Canaua with a popula
■ tion at that tima of not le»* than 10,
"«h> with all needed public iamn
ment* for tha increaaed population.
To maka thin puaaihle every citisen of
Mount Airy should bo fillad with en
thu*ia*m and the determination to
wtrft and work hard la tka acoam
p 11«h m e n l of the taak before ua. Ona
of tha moat urgent naada hafora ua
ia an abundant *unply of electric
power Tkia meet ba supplied at tha
aarMaat possible data. Mora manu
facturing induatrie? ihould ha locat
id in Moimt Airy. Our people ahould
maka every effort poaaible along thia
Una. More homes ahould be con
structed in order to invito and take
care of our imreaalng nuirfhera.
Mount Airy ahould be noted for ita
beauty a* well ae Ha rltmato aad baa
inaaa advantage*. Every , citizen
ahould determine to heautirv hia home
in every way poirihla.' Ttk la al»
way* attractive and inviting.
Kdw. M. Linville. Preaideat Kiwaaia
"Oar goal far WM ia IMM. A
solidified citinenahip; a cemented
thought, a unity of purpoae and all
of the people in Mount Airy putting
their abiding faith in the Kiwanuui
apirit, wilt accoapiiek thia aad mere.
That Kiwanian Spirit haa been a tat
about aa follow»: It ia not ethical,
but U believe* In noble conduct; it ia 11
not ratigioue, but it believeafci God;U
it ia not aactariaa, bat it biHevee «n
tha church; it ia
H believea in authoritative government;
it ia not fraternal, but it believe* ia
i merit;
it ia not social, but it belivea in ban
queting ita frienda." That name
KIWANIS. "WE BUILD.'1
Mrs. P. A. Gearga.
The Wemaa'a Clab
"Ia order that
people in Mount
•ieva the prime need ia' a atroag
ganised body audi aa a Ofcemhrr of
CoauMerce. auppartod and laakil by
aoch civic organisation* aa already
exist here and which wtll work for and
baoat the town aa a unit. We ahould
t there may U lO.OOd
i Airy by lMt, we be
need ia a atroag OT
auggeat that aach an organisation
could make Mount Airy grow. Firet
by offering indueemanta, aach aa
electric power, desirable iocatioaa. ef
ficient t reimportation, proper
ing condition*, etc., to'outsidr indus
tries to locate here aad for the far
ther development of
of oar own.
And seeaad, is there any reason
why we caa not make Mount Airy,
with ita beautiful aceaery aad delight,
ful climate aad its every natural en
ticement for the tourists, one of the
South's Mat famous "Play Grounds?"
"To meet the demands of u ia
cmtf in population Mount Airy must
erect ■ new high school build inc.
which with the pwnria and proper
equipment, will coat Mt bn than
1260,000. The present building to
gether with the new addition thereto
should be made into a junior high
school for the upper grammar grade*.
The proposed building should have
not fewer than 20 iwi with neces
sary auxiliaries, snd should contain
tories, commercial, dooseatic science,
music and manual training depart-1
ments. An adequate gymnasium with 1
a competent physical director paid
for all the year should by all means
be bornj in the building. Above all,
f«r the sake not only of oar city
schooli but far the entire county, the
new building should provide a teacher
training department, which depart
ment when once provided will be run
by the state st no expense to the city
or <-ounty. If we are to have a great -
er Mount Airy we must provide ade
quate and up-to-date school facilities." ;
n
l>r. M. 8. Martin. Chief Hurgew
r position
of Mount
"Probably I am In a better
to judge as to the growth o
Airy than some of our citlacna who
have spent moat of their lives bare.
When wa moved hare in 1116 the oen
tral portion of Main and Franklin
were the only pa rod streets in tawn.
Since this time over four miles of
imrfaciag hare been pat down. At
that time the aid school building on
Nockford road hoased the entire scWnol
population. To-day we have three ex
it-Hen t buildings, and are are now mak
to oar high school
lb* that will double Ha capacity,
lagnifioeat Baptist church baa
built an Rock ford street; an ad
i dltion to the Pint Baptist church has
, just baaa completed and Central
I Old Santa Right on Tune
.*» Snuggle up close, Children, while I tell you a story
that I crow my heart and hope I may die w really and
truly true. Santa Claus ha* sent this paper some new*
that will intereat all little boys and girls. Tuesday a tele- ,
graph messenger brought to us a telegram which I am ■
going to print just as it looked on the yellow sheet of pa- 1
! per. . . v y. i
"North Pole.—December 17. 192S.—Wow.
but its zipping cold here! Mr. ftfitor. Mount
Airy News: Tell all the little boyf and girls
and a few of good grown up folks that I am on
my way to see then^." Santa Claus."
Now Children, Monday night go to bed early and j
i snuggle down under the coven and close your eyes tight
and go fast to sleep. Old Santa has never failed us yet {
and he is not going to fail us this time. Tueaday morn
ing hop out of bed at the peep o' day and see what you ;
find.
lethoriiat church the past •umasrr
rected a upacioas Sunday tckoti ed
ition to its building. Other churches
•ve made ilallar impi u i asaeerts.
Kher improvements ia
nd professional life ef the city aright
he he mentioeed.
la my opinion good highways, nhiili
nd churchee spell pronvti and are
he iruidepoats to civilfiattoa. Let's
■n on with the march of progreaa.
Iverjr on* fall in line and boost far
he city in which you live. I wish
very ritisan in Mount Ainr' could
• come so interested ia ha* nevolop
aent that he or she would he asham
d to die until he had done something
or the community's good."
i. C. Lo« ill President C. C. Lor ill Cm.
Oar rapid increase in population
f 22 4-10 per cent in Um past tine
ears, (without extending our eor
orate limits) giving us a poulation
f 6814, leads me to believe that by
"J80 Mount Airy will have a popuka
ion of ten thousand and by the prop
r spirit of c« operation there ia
•> rrsfton why we should not reach
his mark. One of our greatest needs
i a hard-surface .rood connecting us
rith the Lee Highway aear Wythe
•illa, Virginia. «ad with the hard-eur
aee roads In North Carolina. We
hould continue to work for this eoa
i ret ion antil every foot of thia road
s constructed.
\ W. Kaltoa. PrealdoanBraaite City
Motor Company
"To have 10.000 people by 1980,
Mount Airy in my opini- must first
>f all secure an adequate supply of
•lectricity; must go forward with the
irsasnt pavement work; must offer
inducements to manafactariag eator
i rises to bcato hero, and most provide
■Ttlsryed school facilities. To do thia
n most all fall togsthsr and We
Milling all tho time Oar first job
• a decent piwasirt far Mala street.
Lot* go!"
T. G. Pawcett, Prceldsat Firet
Ttstksasl Beak
' Main street mast br paved: ac
tuate school facilities provided, not
only far ««r eitjr children but for the
— -- muat have. We
•II hang together. It will
a, but I h
Md Ium, lot I have not notic
ed anybody Seine killed by taxes in
Mount Airy ao far. Fart ia we are
not knd fot municipal ay keep any
thing like other cities of pur sine."
Hon. W. F. Carter. Sr.. Deaa of
Meuat Airy Attorney*
"I am with you for a creator Mount
Airy. To this end we ssust have a
Ft-deral building to house our poet
office. Let's help Majar Stedman get
it. To all the nod suggestion* of
fered by others, I add a hearty Amen."
LARKIN GARRET IS GIVEN
TERM 4
Cumberland Courthouse, Va. Dec.
i 16.—With the conviction today of Lar
kin C. Garrett, on a chare* of volun
tary manslaughter and a sentence at
four years imprison Blent, the next
development in the now famous Gas
«>; lurder emae, will mm
from Judge B. 0. White. The court
now has before it a motion to sat
aside the verdict In the trial mMag
today aa well aa the verdict to the
case of Robert 0. Garrett. Larkin*s
brother, who «w convicted last month
ed to flee years imprieonasaat. The
of Cumberland Ad
official poaitioas
jointly with first degree
June t of Rev. Edward ft. Pierce.
Every Sign Points to Santa
Mount Airy AH Decorated and
fai Eager Anticipation
JERRY D ALTON ESCAPES
ELECTRIC CHAIR BT GOV
ERNOR'S CLEMENCY
Y«**#»l Slayer mf Su nHl«art
mmI RM ia GHm Fim SO
to 30 Y«ant CUim. TWl
young mountaineer aankrcr of his
mMttort and rival tn lo«i from
minati- term of fna 20 to M yoara
in the state's prison.
Jerry is now tt and by good behav
(or ho ran vain Ma fmilum at 46, svsu
though no future |»»rnor should ox
tend htm clemency. And that ia a
great and wmiderful outlook to a fol
low who has boon living under the
shadow of the electric chair for foor
years.
Convicted of first-degree murder
in August of tbo following year by
the Macon superior court, Dalton ap
rx-aled to tho supreme court and galn
«d a now trial. Tho second time the
jury again convicted him of ftrot-de
ifrii murder. A second appeal sw
made to the supreme court. Pending
that appaal Dalton who had boon eon
fined ia tho Buncombe comity Jafl,
• neaped and fled to the west There
be lived f clean life for two years un
til fry taped. through the confidence
•sdbrought back to North Carolina,
he was confined in the iMrt prim
and during the past year 8 or four
different dates have been fixed for
his eteetiocutioa, aa many napfeaa
for exeCVtfMi » last fixed by the gov
ernor was for January 22, 1924.
Consideration of the record by
Governor Morrison lead him to the
conviction that the shooting wae the
result of a drunken fuae between Dal
ton and Angel over the woman. Dal
ton accootod Angel and Maude Grant
while 'ha two wore riding hp in an
automobile. The shouting follewed a
short talk that began plsasaatly
Datum's cm* has attracted state
wide attention daring tbr past year.
Wide into**at was first draws to
him whan Mi awther wooed an
to the wusssa of North Carolina la
aid her ia a fight to am har sea's
life. Later various individuals inter
ested thaassohros hi Jerry's behalf
and more recently the governor has
been hsxigo d with thnwaands of let
ters and ladividnab and delegations
of man and women who hare made
personal rails a pan them.
Before acting, the governor inves
tigated the rase from various angles.
Lail Sunday he had Jerry brought
to the executive mansion and there ha
questioned him thoroughly as to his
lide of the whole affair. Daring the
■rwk he conferred with Attorney Cen
tral Manning and this morning ha
«as in conference with Judge W. A.
Hoke of the supreme court, who wrote
the opinion in that body's tons ids ra
ion of the first appeal and which re
■ulted in the seeand trial. TWa govm
wr gar* virtual assuranc* that he
-ill commute the sentence when J. N.
Moody, of Marphy, and Gen. Albert
Cox. of Baleigh, attorney* for Dal
mi, make a formal appeal earty in
he week.
Standing at the steel barred doot
if the little eall in "death raw" from
which late today he was rsmoved for
the last tlM, Datton spoke of hie
Voting at being taken from the "Jaw*
if death" by the governor"* action.
"It I* Jaat like a big weight waa
taken off of me." the prisoner aseert
-d. "I know I have a long a—twin*
Sefors Mbrtlam goii* to dw*
III .... » - 4kmaaV#*al f am is I > »ka
BMMI IMm HftMmil 1 MB TOT fill TIM
governor did by bat* the right kind
r
tlatoa
The dr
my, the ;
'and. Tha day of 18 tha raw M
sted to CMMhaad hi
I Hat* in front of this
crimp of school ckildm gi
in*ly m a miniature train <
a raal track and plungee into tha i
tain, only to appear •
Round and i iiiiad ft goes with • ha
lt
Here in • hardware store blasea tha
Yuie la«. Stockings filled nrith prea
enta bring back to aga tha MtaM
day* long ago, white to-young eyaa
tha scans foretell, the bountSas to
by thia jeweler's
two lf*m jest aa they gaaa '
ly npan aa II K ring mnis or aeon
pumpkin rind. Tha young mm attpa
something aa the girl's finger. Tee,
— j
Mount Airy fe rmi, ~ *
the (tnats and crowd tha
stores. Here
while father ia yeider
secret tranaaction. There
coat. He rmlu whatever H is mt
drr the car aeat like a thief. Bst fa
ther knows what he is about. Mora
omaa a group of giggling girls, each
carrying bondlee.
Down at the poet office the
took at tha ever fleering aaa ef
take a fresh grip on themselves
"carry an". Out on the earner
tinkle tinkle of a little hall caaaaa
children to look for Kris Kriagta,
It « ■ — i ■!■■■■ i i mmm
rap. r*IHn| attention to the M( fat
<u»pended from it* tripod, hto Mm
"«t foes oar nickles And dimee to pro
vide a feast far WortmtM «k*
otherwise woaW have bom.
That Mont Airy and tke aunsanl
in* tuantry ia amply eupplied with
aweeta mn the Sapta ahoold ha de
layed or Iwn a wwfk or wiiae»hln«.
i amply proven by the fart that the
Weat-Hill Company purchased from
the Crystal Candy company recently
t2,000 pounds of candy, which ia said
to ha the large at ainirle shipment of
,-andy ever to roach this part of the
country. J oat a little while before
*he Granite City Mercantile company
honirht a carload of SO.0M poonda of
randy from the aame concern. As
this is but the transaction* of eniy
one candy imilsih with our Jobbers,
itd aa there are a down other randy
factories supplying local hade, wo
shall not want in the event Santo
doea not arrive. Bat pertah the
thought He is rem inc. For pertf
rulars see the telegram
P.nWerto^ot^D.
Loo Angolaa, CnL Dae. 12. -William
A. Pinkertoa, world-famous dotoUWn.
died hare Toeeday moraine at the
Hotel Biltmore.
One of the first noted AmsHtaa
rriminoiaglata to advoto and piattiea
homaattarian methods in linltog with
felena, William Alls* Pinfcorten. hand
of the Pinkertoa^ National PatoilNa
Auency, was credited srtth having m
fonned more safe blows* s and banh
rmmtry
Primarily a Uiief-takar. Mr. FWt
rrten apis* men than M years of Us
life iMk« down criminals of al
to proffer a Hatpta« hand to the nn
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