ML C E Hanphrias will h wit
H Sopt. 24, 25, and 26th to talc
four munrr for an Ed. V. Prio
•Kit and ovmaat. Prathwr Clothin
Co. »-28
FOR RENT—Om ftmr rata kouw »
East Lebanon St. Water and lighti
Ippljr to J. D. Thompson at Thorn r
■in Furniture Store, Mount Airj
MUI.E8 FOR8ALE—We have 1
mulea which must be told at onrt
V latomted see W. L. Kir knur
Cant. Sorry County Highway Cow
■Wm, Mount Airy. N. C. 10-fr
ONE STORE Building on State High
way at Highland Park for rent o
leaae for a torn of 5 year* at reason
■Ma tern, for information write C
> at Martinrrilla^Va. 10-17)
UOn Pur Sale—la Mawrt Airy, faa
UM between Broad and Rockfori
Aa. and S lota on Sunset Drive. Ap
aty to J. B. Jarrell, Pilot Mountain
W. C. 10-17
CHEAT Fletcher Serial—A startlini
plot to steal England's historic ar
treasure* is the realistic theme o
the latest fiction thriller by J. S
Fletcher, in which Jimmy Trickett
aa an amat«ir detective trailing tb
thief of the Taar's Cross, falls in iov
with the innocent accomplice of i
murderous band of crooks. The M
Uon vibrate* swiftly between Londoi
and Paris m a frantic hunt for cluei
Berin H in nest Sundays' World Ma
for Sale—17
Key Farm
Slloam, wit
and goo
per acri
Silosrn, >
»-H
aKafiat the farmer in thia respect.
Town folk who far* it a thought
war* cone a r—d about tha er pa, far
nf eouraa town folk who give thought
to tbaaa matters know that crop fail
urea affact the towna aa wall aa tha
| farmer*. Furthermore tha fai mei ■
could pray for rain ta their own be
e half; they didn't need to wait on tha
town folk* and probably did not. But
't It ia a coiupwaoaa and fiariai (net
. | that there waa no urge to present
. united petition* to Jehovah that tha
r I drought be broken ontO the urban aet
rlera demand that the power of the
I atate be invoked to call the people to
"' prayer If the drought had continued
II a month longer there might have been
| a demand that the state compel folks
to attend on occasions for pabllr
prayer. By that time the alarm would
I have created a feeling that would
J I have urired drastic maaaurea. Thus
it waa that the Gaatonia citizen waa
calling on the Gas ton farmer, whose
crops were already lost, to asaist in
thuir prayers ao the town's business
could go on. Certainly the town
follu don't feel that way about it. But
we are ao constituted that we can't
really get interested in a matter until
we are personalty affected We sym
pathise with tha other fellow—we
really wish something could b* done
for him. But ao long as our own af
fairs go well we can't feel hia troublea
aa he feels them. But when it coaaaa
our turn, why that la different. The
militia must be called out or what
NOTICE
Under and by virtue of an order of
the Superior Court of Surry County,
made in the special proceedings en
titled Mollie Brower Meeks, Admin
istratrix of J. W. and R. D. Harris,
dee'd vi. Mrs. 0. R. Moore and hua
band O. R. Moore, Glenn Bolton, E.
S. Be It on, Mrs. Robert Johnson and
husband Robert Johnson, and Mrs.
R. C. Griffith and husband R. C.
Griffith.
The aame having been sold on the
5th day of Sept. 1926. the selling
price being (IS.2S6.00) and aa upaat
bid havlag been made in said course
aa provided by law, the undersigned
commissioner will, on
the 19th day ef October, ltt.
at ewe o'clock P. M„
on the prsaaisia in Mount Airy
Township, N. C., offer the property
for sale again, to tha higfest bidder,
the hid beginning at on
the following terms to-wit 1-3 caah,
14 in twelve months and 14 in two
years, that certain tract ef land bring
f » »«»• 27, —»■
Surry County, N. C.,
ticularly dencrihcd to-wit
Beginning on tiw North edge of
Taylor Avenue in the town of Mount
Airy and oa South went corner of a
lot aold Satterfield and Parker by tbia
company and runa with edge of Tay
lor Avenue g. 71 dog. W. §6 ft. to a
stake; thence with edge of a new
street curving oat IS fL to a stake set
on edge of said aaw street at N. M
t-4 dag. Weet iSS feat straight line;
thence with edge at now atreet N.
» 1-t R. 1W ft. to Iron Pin;
W. 51 1-t dag. Raat 144 feet.
with said line S. • Ut degRaat ...
This UwTtTda^ September, IMS.
Ml, allhaat • word of prayer
ih. <dty dweller In hia behalf
■My, that he ahould Jaamay u
la mlit to praying the eottoa
taek to hwlaw. The town folha juat
iidnt realise tha aeriaaanoae of It
w long aa It waa cmly ■ matter of tha
ieetruetion of tha cropa. Bat whan
they war* about to be p«t oat of bual
Maa, ahjf avafyhody should atop end
rray for thato. Probably tha farwar
thnuld hava uearluahed tha aatflah>
taaa, aa It waa wot rani I y premedita
ted; In which erent Daily Nawa ■
a Uttia too
to expeet of ordinary human natural
»nd In giving voica to hia faallng tha
aa all
■■t It probably will not.j
Moat of aa ara aa itaipid in aalfiah
neaa and narrownaaa that wa will aaa
tha nari nanaaa only in tha Gaatoa
% C T.
Pll< t Mountain Pouto t, Sapt tl —
Rr*. J"hn D. Smith, Miaa Battia Cook
»n. Mr. and **v H. %. Taylor anl
Mia. J. D. Johnann fin tab ad ona unit
jf teacher training for Sunday acbool
aork laat wank under Mlaa Kato Do
Snae. Tha work waa dona at Phw
H. E. Taylor principal of
Mount Airy gradad acbool rrporta a
flna opening of tha acbool. Tha
tchool opanad Rapt, 14 with twenty
five par cant mora pupil* than it
opened with laat yaar, ha aaya.
Tha farm ara oa thia route ara about
three-fourtha done puillng and curtng
tobacco The recent raina
up in polling.
aw ai uui mi urru. •
TOWER
Creator im Oppmd
Sack Cmtn IMI C^Mnl
Ala* Adopted It
Pirii, Sept. 11.—When GuUv Eif
fel. tnfinNr and creator of the Eif
fel Tower, waa aakad to allow the
tower to ha need for comawreial par-.
W— 11 --M- »«| ■ ■ i ■ H '
poiw® n® rvpiiwQ* a pru»Wwti
the towers of Notre Dame Cathedral
ure ftrat so used."
Eiffel dM before Maine the nine
teenth century creation which ha
ranked with Gothic auwterpiecaa, ua
>d to advertise aa autossubiU. En
gineer Fernand Jueopaui first pro
poaed the illumination of the tower aa
nart <<f .H- l(frnniiv» Arte Exhibi
tion, but the Exhibition Company
took friirht at the cost. A further
'Uffgfation by Jocopoazi that the
►r be covered with advertising arous
nI the indignation, ftmt of the Ex
libition Committee; second, of the
Eiffel Tower Company, ard. third of
the Paris Mun-jipal authorities, whi
•xercise aesthetic control over Eiffel's
masterpiece.
Eventually, however, Jocopoaai suc
ceeded in peraoading all three that
irt and advertising ware not aaecs
arily irreconcilable. The result has
>aan wha tthe illustrated weekly U
ustration describes aa "a luminous
Mam."
At first the tower-at-night it oot
inad in white llrbts. Then a rate of
imail atari from ha summit. The
liens of the sodtec follow aad aa ias
nense red flame lights up the highest i
x>int aad the dataa IMS, when the
oarer was coasplatad, and 1MB appear
■ fire below. This la followed by
-norasous white atara of candle
jowfr, apparently suspended tuwaea
teavsa aad earth. Theae suddenly
iitiin comets by the addition of gold
-olored tails.
Iriak GREEN RIVER — to
FILLUP AND SPEEDUP!
W, apaciaJiac in that kind of r»* that
nakaa old Motor* p*p-up and raw Mo
ton (land-op an<TTh"nt! TW kind
that MkH.iw* dfivara
irivhtg In thU peppy-«•* aga. and
■Id drivrr. glad ti£yVr lirad thni
to itl Com arc tha "" ' ■
i"»o fifl up hrra. Or)
Third Floor
Representing: the best and cleve
Every new color, style and fabric is embodied in this _
gathering of attractive new Fall garments. Prices quoted an far
below their regular values, and the opportunity to aave money and
obtain dependable qualities, cannot fail to appeal to ladies who
contemplate purchasing dresses and coats.
We Place on Sale A Wonderful Stock
of New Fall Coats and Dresses
list eeseeys • slid* idee of *
Silk and Wool Dresses at - -
Made to sell for $10.00
r stjrlee te
teen
New Fall Coats at
* - -
in plate
- S9.75
\
IF YOU VALUE MONEY—SAVING ATTEND THIS SALE
Ladies' Millinery
All the leading shapes in Velvet and Felt Sport Hats, Hundreds
to select from at prices from $1.40 to $4J6
Second Floor
A beautiful line of ladies' dress goods in all the new colon con
sisting of Crepe de chine, flat crepe, stripe twilleen, printed
crepe and flannels
SWEATERS SWEATERS
A full and complete line of Ladies, Misses and Childrens Sweat
ers in brushed wool and chinchilla, knit sport and dress sweaters.
STAPLE DRY GOODS
500 yds. of Pepperell 9-4 bleach sheeting, 45c
500 yds. of Pepperell 9-4 unbleach sheeting, 39c
2000 yds. of 19000 Range Amoskeag Dress Ginghams 15c
500 yds. of 8 oz. featherproof ticking, 29c
500 yds. of Red Star Diaper Cloth (27 in.) 10 yds. for $1.09
SHOES SHOES
Every shoe in the house all leather and counters, and insoles. A
full line of Buster Brown Shoes for Women, Misses and Children
that will stop your shoe troubles. Also for men, Nettletons. Croe
setts, Barrys, Rice and Hutchens, and Endicott and Johnson shoes.
SPECIAL SPECIAL
All Endicott and Johnson heavy shoes at 1-4 off of regular price
as follows:
$5.00 shoes, sale price, . • • $3,95
$4.00 shoes, sale price, $2.95
$3.50 shoes, sale price, $242
500 pre. of Men's and Youths Scout and heavy shoes at, $1.75
500 pre. of Misses and Children's school shoes at $1 JO
500 pre. of Children's fine shoes, 89c to 96c
600 pre. of Misses and Childrens Sandals 75c
Basement Bargains
5000 yds. of Chambry, Ginghams and Scrim, 5c
5000 yds. of 36 in. good grade domestic, 8c
3000 yds. of good dress Ginghams, 8c
6000 yds. of dark and light outing 10c
100 yds. of Bleaching 10c
5000 yds. of Dark Cotton Checks, • * 10c
4000 yds. of Striped Chambry, fast color 10c
100 neavy army blankets 87c
100 dos. spool thread, 2 for 5c
20 doz. Men's 2.20 White Back Triple Stitch Overalls,..—
20 dos Boy's White Back Double Stitch Overalls,
20 doc. Youths' White Back Double Stitch Overalls,
500 lbs. Cotton Bats at, per bunch Be
100 doz. papers bran pins, 2 lor 5c
200 yds. straw bed ticking. 10c
Men's. Boys' and Youths Suits at prices you haven't seen for
10 yean.
We handle merchantable merchandise and avoid seconds in all
lines.
Hale's Department Store
S. M. HALE,