tonal government km been caciy
tag on tkf work wh—» they could
get the cooperation of the local to
thoritiea aad for thaaa nuny yanro
km tboy yet to loarn that Um wark
proved of do avail, bat rather have
they realised that only through Mien
tific method* of famine w tonwr
ad ia the nperiMt itations, aad
pit into practice on the farms of the
country, can the average farmer ever
hope to riae above the level of serf
dom. 0
TV- . -..I- -/ >L.
eiatc the effort* of oar prmrt Botri ■
of Commissioners in keeping the tu I
rat* at thr vary lowest Mark possible,
but there are other wajri in which ;
to render vnrice to the aounty than
that of boasting of a law tax rata.
Far a tax rata of just a fraction mora
than one-half a cast we would have
money sufficient to pay oar part in
can ploying % farm agent, and tinea
the heads of both oar state and fed
eral departments of agriculture still
contend that the demonstration work
ie a arret success after they have
watched its results fqr many years,
what right have we, who know so
very little about K, to say that it ia '
not worth the price T
We are the same opinion ef Mr. |
Byerly in that the farmers of this
caonty should grow more small grain
and other products that are required
to make themselves self-supporting,
bat we go Mr. Byerly one point fur
ther and take the stand that a farm
agent would earn his salary many,
many times in the work that is
awaiting him among oar farmers
AUTUMNAL EQUINOX
A lower temperature with gray
haxy sky much of the day Tuesday
WW about all our ritisane eaw in the
day to mark thr Autumnal equinox,
nsaally a period for heavy rains; bow
sr*r the equinoctial rains seldom tail,
and may arrive a few dags lata.
If the rains should fail at this
time we may be obliged to wait for
the regular winter rains before any
real relief la experienced in the mat
ter of wskse soppty la weUe, springs
The light shew sis which we have
had occasionally from time to time
hare w^shsd fee dm frsm ngplsllui
and tow Knell to keep plant ttfa
Tam. aren giving a whole day er «
half day «f irimiingilid electric
wwail to Ike dwellers ia town only
to revert, the next day. to a few
hoars eerviee such a* ha* been the
ml* daring theoe weeks of drouth
If nothing etoe happens as a imR of
CwilC—rtalPilni
A specie! tern of «M court «n
tmiwiwJ at Dobson Monday, being
presided ovar by Judge C. C. Lye*.
More than 100 cases are on the calen
dar to be dlsyeood of bat the tint two
days of the court ware ecaasMd hi
baarinc • land suit between Tboa.
Ball and W M. Oaborxe of the State
load section. Ball is a man of 80
years of age, with several living cbiM
dren with wbo* be has aiade his bum
since the death of his wife several
years ago. la 1111 he entered into
a contract with bia son-in-law, W. M.
Osborne, in which Osborne was to
board, clothe and care for kirn during
the remainder of his yfe and at hie
death give his body a decent bwial,
and in torn for these ascites promis
ed by Osborne old man Ball dbeded
his 22 acre tract of land to Osborne.
After about a year this arrangement
proved unsatisfactory to the old man,
things were not as pleaaant around
the home as be dosfaad and be went
to live wKh soase of his other childrtm.
Later on Osborne sold the 22 aere
tract to another son-in-law, Marian
Blancbet, for SM0.00, taking a dead
of trust on the land for the purchase
price, then Blancbet sold the notea
and deed of truet to one 8am Based,
who became what is termed an inno
cent purchaser. Now aid man Ball
is sueing for the retarw of his land
and has appearing on his behalf At
torneys Potger and Polger and W. M.
Jackson, white the other side is rap
resented by Bssca. Hendren and Bar
ker.
The case is being bard fought and
has proven in tempting from the many
points of human interaat and sym
pathy that has from time to time
been injected into the trial. The ab
torneys finished arguing bafora the
Jury Tuesday night and m as b
willing to predict Just haw Uht body
of men will untangle the doasastic
trenbls that this old amn fin* him
aJi Unslnsi (a
p*it rnvpiTn in*
Trinity fplieipnl flail |»
TO DEVELOP "NORVALE
Airy Amd
Am enthoaiastie ■—ling at
7t ciUmm of this city wna held tn|
som of Um Bank of I
Airy laat Thursday night
plana perfected looking toward thai
of "NorvaJe Craigs", tkaj
•sank property at
it b ananad to aract •
and eitisana of North Caro-1
■a and Virginia.
W. J. Byerly presidsd over
and W. E. Woodruff, J. D.|
and 8. P. Graves gavs
to tha wonderful
tiaa that thia particular piece of pro
party hoMa in atora aa being ideal for
a large summer resort development.
| S. M. Halo. 4. B. Sparger awl T. N.
Woodruff were naaad aa a committee
to confer with Intareetad partiaa of j
Galax and later make a report and of
fer recommendation* leading to a final
organisation and chartering of a cor- J
^oration to begin the work.
\The propoaed hotel location, with
an elevation of MOO feet is one of the
highest peaks in the Blue Ridge thru
Virginia and North Carolina and ha* j
a marnificent view over both states.'
Those who are poshing the proposi
tion have secured options on 15,000 j
acres of land and they propose to
build a $900,000 hotel, a dam 00 by,
120 feet that will make a lake cover- 1
ing nearly 100 acres to a depth of
shoot 50 feet, a golf course and an
automobile road, the latter • a distance
of three mtles to the top of Fisher's
peak which has sn elevation of 4JOO
Electric power will be furnished by
a plant to be located at the head wa
ters of Fish river some two Riles dis
tant where a cascade Is waiting to be
Airy
Disd at Martmsvill*
John Bray, formerly of Meant Airy
died at his koote at Martinsville, Vs.
8e<*. 8.
Mr. Bray was a painter and paper
haMger and has been engaged fai that
work in Martinsville for the past IS
years. He will be remembered by
many of the older residents hers who
will learn of his death with regret
His wife and one daughter sorvive.
STATEMENT
Of Ownership, Management, Etc.. of
The Meant Airy News,
Airy. N. C.
Publishers—J. E. Johnson * Son,
feunt Airy. N. C.
Editor—J. E. John eon. Mount Airy,
N. C.
Managing Editor—W. M. Johnson,
Mount Airy. N. C_
Business Manager—W. M. Johnson,
Mount Airy, NC.
Owners—J. E. Johnson and W M.
Johneen, Mount Airy, N. C
Known bondholders
other security holder
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