party hat th#fr onnrUnt
hi an effort to h«r» th« on
fi*>m office i* the only
will mv« the country from
th« Rerrahlican
bankruptcy. La
l« now above par.
II
emtaiata!
MOUNT AIRY ROAD NOT
PAYING
The Southern Railway Company
•ay* that it ta not makinr a*penaea
in operating the railroad to thi* pity.
It Kan asked the courts ta appoint a
receiver for the line on tha grounds
that it ha* ran into debt in
the mi
Wa suppose that tha editor of •
•mall pity newspaper should apolo
gize for making remark* ahnat hiirh
finance, Certainly h# is not suppoa
ad to ha authority on such suhjecta.
But a rat may look at • kin*.
On* day a few year* aro the road
to Mount Airy was for sale and the
Southern bought it. Since that time
H ha* operated the line. Now It in a
(act that the Southern ■yatcm of
transportation I* made up of main
Hnes and branch line* Jnut as a river
ia made up of ita main stream and
the many small streams that flow into
it as feeders. Just how could the
river ret along without ita smaller
Btream* it seema to us. ia a parallel
quest ion with how would the Southern
cat along with ita main ltnaa if II
•hould stop operating ita branch
line*, which are feeders to it, Jnat aa
•re the small streams to the river.
Of course we know but little shout
H, bat we suspect that other branch
lines would also be found to ha an
expense to the Southern if they are
made to stand on their own husineaa
and not riven credit for being feeder*.
It may he that the Southern pan get
rid of the Mount Airy road and re
lieve itself of • responsibility, but H
is hardly probable that the road will
not be operated. We do not care to1
even appear to be impertinent, for we
have confidence in the honor and good
intention of the men who are in charge
of the Southern Railway, but to take
out court proceeding against a branch
line looks to us to he almost a paral
lel eaae with the river taking out court
proceeding* against one of ita mall
stream* on file grounds that it furni
shes too little water: or of a man tak
ing out court paper* again at his left
hand on tha grounds that H ia doing
to* little wtoifc and leaa even than hia
right hand.
Bat why ahould we get aertoua
about tha matter, for R to a problem
of big husineaa and big buateeea men
will find a wmy to aettle H. In tha
meantime many of oar folks art ri» f
ing the Jitney* and hauling w trucks
which after all, may ha portly tha
Mm ^iliiSI!^Slvsis b® avtaalMld J
2 the
Thi« la tfca palley of U»a atata and la
tlma It will ha dona, hot Mm pnliry of
tfcaaa In aytlwuWy haa baas ta da the
work In a way that Many Jiiw wW ha
iwqnlrad hafofa tha ijrtaw In etm
flraa Ma
notbtn* ta
In* K at tha
la fain by
Tha fact that a Ma of Nr.
honr'a prominence will taka thla pa-1
attion la mod reaaon An
other* will aaa aa ha
thla aaay pat proee ta ha tha policy |
of tha atata. Wa auapeet that
folka who own an automobile and do|
mtwh drivlnr will endoraa tha
tion takan by Mr. ft pain hour Ha
arguea that tha Ineraaae of taxable
property and tha value to tha atate
will more than off aet the Ineraaaa
in tax that would ha i
WHAT TO CULTIVATE
Every thinking nan these riajm I*
planninr for the future. H» haa al.
ready made Ma plan* for th* year in
many ln*tancea. The far-airhted man
make* hi* plana far In advance. But
we are not In mind Juat now to tafl
what cropa to cultivate hut rather
what habit*. Hahit* are formed aa,
the result of art ion and develop much
like a crop develop*.
No donht manv folk* think their'
happines* and mteraai thla year wilt
depend Inrrelv on ho# much they ran!
make hy their daily ealltnr or occu
pation. And in a lai*e way thia la
true. But a man ean make a hom
ier rwp and yet the end of the year
find him a discontented and miaerabta
man. The ledrer may *how a hi*
balance for the hoahtaaa man and yet
life look* t.'iitmal. Every one know*
thi* to he the trnth.
If we may he pardoned for *u**ea
tion* alone tWa line we au**e*t that
every one of oar reader* cultivate
a orrrat. hi* crop of enn*ideration for
the other man'* right* and feel in**.
Man- people *et It Into their heada
that they are too boay to ha a Rood
rfthwn. The paper Juat mmrt rome
n'rt on time or the plow moat run or
the »tore door moat «tay open.
Some of the happie*t men we have
kw>w^ have heen men who ahraya had >
time to anaiat a nei*hhor when aaafa
tance wa* needed. Na. they did not
die rich anou*h for It to he a new*
itrm aa to what they left, hot the
nci*hhor» would alt about and talk
hy the boar of their kindly deed* and
•maeWah Hfe. We aoapect they *ot
•» m'*hty arartn welcome when they
I noclted at the pea-ly rate* and were
.t*krd no qneattotw about the amount
of worldly rood* left behind.
And *o we are n.frreatinr that dm
;n* the enntinr year which will be a
hwy (ii with fm.at folk*, that tlm
h. tnluTi to culti\«»v the frirndlv
«p:rit v 'th the "•ichborr.
Take time to a -all if there
'a *ickneaa in the honV or dwtreaa of
any nature. Gat It *ut of your head
that you muat he forrver mindin*
-our own haaine**. It la mindin*
your own hudneaa whan you weep
with those who weep and rejoice with'
♦heae who rejoice. The fellow who
fail* to do thia i* not a rood neirhbor.
Happineaa, If you believe what wo My,
durin* the cominr year will depend
more upon your relation to' the nei*h
hor* and y*ar family than It will "on
the *urceas yrfu have with the farm
or the atore. And happineaa la what
we are all Mekin*.
Dentist flillli of
Dr. N. Sheffield. who la riritta*
in the faltVTMt of 1
can of Um teeth and who is
about fTO worth of dental work a day;
fraa far the eWMran, la ttila wot
MvWwIII
la Ma 1
offiN of tba Oowitjr Health Officer
10th to lMh will be apart with th<
Mb Brine* le wll tM d
April Uth whan Ma1
WHAT?
WhoT
VOTE
Petitions Being Circulated to Force
City Council to Call Election
.
uriMC i ten ccc rvomcr
MtANo UxixSi) LatlNoL
AND LOSS OF TIME
A sizable monkey wrench is being forced this week for;
the purpose of dropping it right in the middle of Mount Airy'»
machinery for selling WO,000 street improvement bonds. The |
implement ia in the form of eight duplicate sheets of a petition i
culling upon the city council to cell a bond election for the pur
pose of permitting the voters to sey whether such bonds shell
be sold or pot.
The utmost secrecy is being observed by the party or par
ties sponsoring the movement In a telephone conversation
with R. A. Jsrvis Wednesday noon just be for* going to press it
was learned that the following men are carrying wound the
petitions: R. A. Jsrvis, Mai Davie, 8. C. Freeman, C. A. Law*
son, W. T. Robertson, A. D. Wagoner, J. F. Booker and J. C.
Rose. Mr. Jsrvis could not say as to how many signatures
were on the petitions of the other men but said that on his he
had between 175 and 200 names.,
Specific information as to the success of the venture is
extremely difficult to obtain, as no one will give first-hand in
formation. It is pretty generally believed around town that
two prominent men are fathering the movement, but when
questioned by The News they both gave evasive answers, sig
nifying that they were unwilling to admit the child ss being j
their own. __ j
The muncipal finance act of the
•UU provide* that tha council of •
chartered town or city may iaaue
bond* for pohlte lwpn»»m«nU with*
oat an • lection anlaaa SS par cant of
the registered voters file a petition
for an ejection within M days of tha
publication of tha notion of intention
on the part of the authorities to aall
such proposed bonda. Thla whole
movement la an effort to secure suffi
cient namea to a petition aa aa to
fore* the city council to call aa (lec
tion. At the school election in April
1923, there were 1,072 registered rot
era and la order to force aa election
on the proposed bond issue opponents
of the meaaurs will have to secure the
signatures of 2M registered voters.
It la learned on the street that
many persons have signed the peti
tions who claim they did not under
stand the proposition. Some of them
thought it waa a petition to pat an
end to further bond iaeues after thla
one la carried out. Some claim that
they signed the petition because they
believe that the city council had net
taken the pulftic fully into it's con
fidence, and they wished to permit the
people to have a voice la the mat
ter. It la conceded by members of
the council that this la a laudable but
expensive way of showing their pub
lic interest. It is a well known fact
that The News carried a story about
thc^pfopoeed bond iaeoe immediately
after the city council had acted upon
the petitiena asking that the paving
work be done. Of course the city
council might have written a person
al letter to each of the 1,8ft register
ed voters in the .city asking their
opinion of the ptopeeed bond leeus,
but it is extremely doubtful if by aa
doing that any concerted action on
any proposition could ha had.
The passage of the Municipal Im
provement Act was passed by the
legislature for the purpose of enabl
;ng towns and cities to Issue improve
ment bonds without the expense and
hard feelings incident to an election
every time that money was needed
for public improvement*. If the peo
ple who are signing these petitions
to call an election knew the full mean
in* of what they art doing, they
would. It is firmly believe by business
men. rescind their actions. This city
is povemed by five councihnen. two
from each ward and one elected at
large. These men are elected for the
purpose of carrying on the city's
business according to law, the wish
of the people and the growing de
mands pt the city Itself.
There is no question but that a bona
issue covering the re-surfacing of
Main and Franklin sUeets and possi
bly Lebanon street would carry by a
large majority at aay election. AM
thougfctfal people know that it is fol
ly far the ctty to permit Main and
Churrh sad Wflssa streets miefct be
bafrse tbey are^wrt
pU art with th« council in their ef
fort to pan Main and Franklin and
Lebanon there ii not the shadow of a
doubt and an electioiLean only prove
that asserting. But ft will be an ex
pensive proof.
In the first place granting that anf-'
ficient ilfMtim can be second to
the petition to call an election, the
rnet ef the election will be a consider
able item. The delay in selling the
bends while waiting for an election
will delay the ultimate paring of the
streets in question for at least AO
days. That will mesn that the bonds
will %ave to be sold not now, when
bonds ate bringing a fine price, bat
next summer when bond bwyer* are
off on their vacations and when bonds
always go begging. The <ttff' rence
in selling the tymds now aa against
selling them neat summer will >-oet
thi- city net less than It.OOO.
(f a delay is brought about and an
election held and in the event that the
p>«<ple decide to pave Main and
fmnk'-n. it will throw the work so
late 'Sat it will have to be tfcme late
in the summer and early fall when
the starts are con«eetoi with tobac
o an>i produce haulers. This alone
wiM roet the city from to U,
O'Mt r-ore than it the mtsr< could be
done cailwr in the seat mi. The city
voncil *.rnt to carry oat the people s
wish ir the matter bat the-/ fee that
the orosnt movement, wh.Je Jestined
to fail In its ultimata object, will coot
the city several thousand dollars that
should be saved the taxpayers.
Many bostnees men an free to pro- i
phesy that the petit Mass, even the the
reqaisito number of signatures an
second, will never he praasntod to
the city council. They give as their
reaaon for this assertion the Act
that It is known that two pi i—IiishI
men of Mount Airy, bath of whom
No Slipping!
; «u35/
* mi hi ^'*'3
f '1; i$> ■ - fasnioned
From the hands of the Nunn-Bush craftsman comes a new
Ankle-Neatness in oxfords—No gaping, no slipping. After you
have purchased your first pair your foot-wear will no longer be a
source of discomfort For through ankle-fashioning, the pliable
upper is permanently shaped in the lhaking, so that it hugs the an
kle. It is this lasting trimness of fit, that commends Nunn-Bush
oxfords to most men. «
W S. WoHe Drug Co.
DRUGS
- Prescription* Carefully Compounded
WHITMAN'S Cmmdy Vma UmSwf*
W. & Wolfe Drug Co. i J
SOtVKX PHONE S3 QUALITY
tiwlwl that Am mi mm not af
ford to antagonize the public l« tWa
track betaraaa Waahtngton and tka
Virginia-Carolina Una by tka anow
a ad aleet and U|k wind of the peat
few daya. (vary train waa nwiiti
behind ichwhili. yni of them m
much aa IS bows lata. Telephone
and telegraph communication waa
practically cut off for a time by rea
aon of broken winta and fatten potea.
Tha atorm cantor naan to hare haan
in it near Charlottesville, Va„
WednaadaT morning, whan tha
rlouda had Mown away tha Blue Kld|(
mountaina revealed a blanket of pure
white. Bala tod travellers reaching
Mount Airy report that tka anow on
tka mountain ia eight inches deep.
Inquiriea brought forth tha informa
tion that aa tha anow waa quite damp
little or no drifting had taken place.
Much damage to roofa, chimney* and
frail building* ia thought to Kara oe
currad aa a result of tha high wind
of Monday and Tucaday night*.
E. G. Badge* Quit* Papa*.
Cola Buainaaa
E. G. Badgatt thia waak told Mb
intereat in tha Pepai-Cola Bottling'
Co. to hia partner, Geo. N. Slaughter.
Thia la an old aatabliakad buainaaa
which baa enjoyed a large patronage
in tka aoft drink line, and will ba
rontinned under tha ownership and
management of Mr. Slaughter at the
aame atand on Needmore *treet,<Kr.
Badgatt haa not decided what Wai
neaa be will enter but aaya be will
continue to make Modm Airy hia
the 'oSF * Ik* TmSm fiif 5
Foray* caaaty m tka mm af T. W.
UmlUm, attorney, ** H. B. Wall. I
will Mil k> the kigkaat kMfer.f or
raak at tka court house door III Oat
•on on the 7th day of April. 19U, at
12 o'clock noon tho following '
•d raal aetata, to-wit:
A Itaet of land la Rockford
■Ma adjoining tho lands of Kjfaa
ShtaaH. W P. Wkttakev aad
and bounded aa follows: B*i _
oa a pine in Wktiakar's liaa aad nan
w«at 22 cka. aad 75 link* ta tka old
Moor. Una, bow Sofa* Sluaalfa liaa.
to mmho poplar sprouta; tkanca soutk
11 cka. with SkinaH's *a hia cormr. a
•take; thencs west 15 cka. ta a •Laka,
fnranrly a poat oak: thaaea south witk
James HolyfWd's liaa 10.t cka. t» a
staka, formerly a white oak, known
aa tka I tester corner; tkanca aaat witk
T. J. W.Iliama' Una. now Glenn Haly
field's, 12 cka. to a hickory; thaaea
nortk witk WilliaaM' Una, now Rafoa
Shinalt'i. S cka. to a i» r- mmon traa.
eaat 35 rhs. and 28 links to a tall wkita
oak in W. F. Whi taker's Una; tkanca
north with Whitakar's line • eha. ta
a stake, now tka nortk corner of aa
old pino field; tkanca west 9.5 cka. ta
a dead ekeatnut; tkanca oortk 11 cka.
and 25 links to the beginning contain
ing 09 arras mors or less.—Except tka
following houndry which i mauciass
the homeatead of H. B. Wall, and
which is Txeaipt from execution aad
sale. The land excepted ia bounded as
follow*: Beginning at tka southwest
comer of H. E. Wall's land in Shinalt'a
tine and runs up tka creak to a paint
from which a due eaat line from said
point to Wkitaker** line would leave
twenty acres of land including tka
dwelling house where H. K. Wall
formerly rtsidad.
Sale mad* to satisfy, a debt of 1800
>lua jdantiff witk lnt*r**t aad eoat
•®«:sr
/»«•• Trimm
JtMMMBr
> fmr
CALL*
STRAINS
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Ma Sting or 5-nar*
Ctntmmt f/rt AJefha!
1cprr
rr*t 11L.W c* . w-H
for -? j- r
• iwfata. and • »
. awrth »in a Sk ., ttiwwfe a. -«. *
r?3c-50c-ei.C3
ly Drmg aw/ Crnrrat Sfc t»
l~*cu r»2?*'n *>. f •
• w< > > - -
This March ». 1924.
C. H Haynea, Slunff Ssrrj Co.
-ntusmrs sale
By rirtue of s dwd of tnwt e*e
cutod by J. H. Norman and wife to th«
undersigned trustee on tha 9th day
of January, 1922, and recorded in
Book M. pt|t 29* of the Record of
Deeds of Trust of Surry Ounty, I
will aall to the biffceu bidder, fw caeh
on tha
Mch day at Match, la34
at mm o'clock p. M.
hi of tha Firrt National Bank
of Moont Airy tha following deaerik
~J ~ee! estate io-wtr
Beginning at a White Ook aa tha
Eaatbank of tha
field road aad run* with aaid road
ra North
Hi
t chains. North SS dec. Waat 10 d
North 18 *«. Waat 1 eh. H links
Wilmoth'i line; tbenee with aaid Una
Sooth 90 dec Eaat IS 1-2 ehe to a rock
in tha hollow: thence Saotk 14 1-2 dec
E 4 cha. and IS links to a rock; tl
South 4 1-2 dec. Wart 8 cha 71
to tha be«ini*n« retaining 19 ,
or laaa.
1909.
Thia llth daj of
af $i<w
added.