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MOUNT ABT. NORTH CAROLINA. APRIL ttth. IMC. • 1.9t TSAR 01 ADVANCR Surry County Democrat* Hold Convention at Dobwm a E. SNOW FILES FOR STATE SENATE of Surry Cp—» told tUr convention tm Dobeon ImI of en D. Folgor m Ha chairman and ptedg «d him tMr as Had —ypoti durfafl the coming aiontlM which will pre cede the fall election. On «my hand - expression was given to Um fact that bafor* hi tha kMory of the has there han such universal ■at i (fact I on ertr the management of tha county's affair* aa under tha lead are hip of the preaent Incumbent*. A atrict policy of economy in the expen diture of county fundi hat been ad hered to by all the ofilcials and thia ha* rightfully merited tha approval and commendation of every fair minded taxpayer in the county. The Comity Commieeionera, under the chairmanship of W. 1. Byarty. president of the Bank of Mount Airy, have with relentiaaa determination brought to a settlement two ex-coun ty treaaurera who were abort in their account* a total of more than forty thouaand dollars. And were It not for the stern and uncompromising atand taken by the Commiasiooers much of thia money no doubt would never have been recovered by the county. Two years ago when Mr. Byerly consented to serve as Commls aiener for a second term he made tha anaouncetaent that "if the people of the county want me as one of Ha com missioned I a hall uae my beat efforts in making the ex-officials settle for every cent they are due the county— the money belongs to the people of the county and those who are abort shall not rest antil they make full settle ment." And so H has been. And the tax payers are grateful for the ser vice of the Cpremisstuaen la seeing that none of the eounty'a money was diverted from its proper uae and in tent. Following the flection of Ifr. Pol ger a* Chairman the appointment of delegate* to the rations convention* was taken up. There was no squab ble or fight between any faction* for the selection of favorite one* hot the convention heartily voted that every democrat in the county who should attend any of the conventions of the state should be permitted to no as a full delegate with power to vote. The sta^e convention is meeting in Raleigh thi* week and numbers of democrat* *i<n>ified their intention of going. An executive committee for every township waa nominated and elected. This committee in the whole la prac tically the same aa two years ago with the exception of a few vacancies made by reason of death or other causes. The County Executive Com mittee by townships la aa follows: Bryan—W. L. Hayaea, Morgan Cockerham, Robert Wilmotk. John Fie Ida, A«ty Normaa. Dobeoa—E. W. Holt. P. B. Welti. B P. Folger, N. I. Mario*. J. B. Eldora—Jasper Key. C. T. J ease. S. J. Jones, Sam Sfcackleferd. Elkin—R. M. Chatham. H. H. Bar ker. I. A. Eldridge, J. 8. Atkinson. J. F. Hendren. Fraaklia—Porter Lowe. John Barn ey. T. S. Woodruff. C L. Mathla. Charlie Atklna. tang Hill—D. B. Need ham. P. A. Askbarn. Silas Stone, G. J. Key. Msrsh—W. H. Chsndler, Joe Lane. Mrs. Alice Martin, J. R. Barker, Avery Jenkins. Meant Airy—C. P. Melton. J. B Haynes, E. C. Bivena, W. L Monday, W. W. Carter. . Pilot—O. E. Snow. Frank Swan aan. Bex Smith, 0. T. Fowler. Mrs. R. E. L. Flippin. Racfcferd—J. G. Weed. Miliary Cos. J. 6. Key. w. J. Eraaa, Mrs. C. A. Uatb—P. C. fcmt, Charlie Key, MNr Haaarr, ft. 8. Sratt. ft ft Tm ■W— Mrs, ft T. Fllppln. Mrm. ft ft Bmwm. Hark Atktaaaa. L. A. SUwarte Craafc—Will UtIII. C L. Baaiaar, Nawt Boylaa. Saa Caak. J. W. Jataaa*. WaatflaM—Dr. Taai SaiHk. Raid Witkln the next faw day* Chairman FaJ«w axpacta ta cat tba rarknu lay plan* for Um laglatration of all kept open tor the iiM primary. In ante to select candidates for tho state mm to and aloo tho U. B. Mnato a local primary wiU bo hold tn tho county tho first Saturday in Juno. Tho ragiatnifca hooka will ho open four weeks prior to tho holding of tho primary and It la tho puipuoo of tho executive committee to gat every un registered democrat oa the hooka at this time and not wait until the ruah that usually atUoda the faH elaedaa. The time for the filing of candi dates for the state senate dosed laat Friday night with O. E. Snow filing as the Democratic candidate and S. O. Magulre of Elkln for the Repub lican*. Attorney W. W. Carter rep resented this district la the state sen ate two years ago, winning over his Republican opponent in both Surry and Stokes Counties by a substantial majority, but he declined to accept the nomination for a second term and friends of Mr. 8now prevailed upon him to file his name for the office. Mr. Maguire has repreeented Surry in the legislature in previous years and in the coming months can ha counted qpon making an aggreesive carrpaign for his party. The candi dates for the lower house do not have to enter the state primary but wiU be ■elected by the county convent! na. It is reported that H. H. Barker, rep resentative two years ago, will not accept the nomination a second time, and friends are suggesting the names of A. O. Click or R. M. Chatham, both of Elkln. Either of these gentleman would make the county an able rep resentative, being smong the beat business men in the state. There Is much talk heard among the farmers about runnine W. E. Woodruff, of Lowgap. And thii talk U not only confined to the farmers but he has many friend* around Dobeoo and Mount Airy who are anxious to see him set the nomination on the Demo cratic ticket. Mr. Woodruff hi one of the bent scholars of the country holding high decrees from Wake For est College and Chicago University, nnd would be amply able to take care of Surry's interest in the legislature alone all lines. Among other county offices it is a settled conclusion that the present incumbents will he renominated by the Democrats. Sheriff Haynaa, Prank Lewellyn and Willis Lawrence hare all made most efficient officer* and they warrant the approval of both the nomination in the Democratic convention and the election at the poll* for the honest efforts they have made in riving the county such satie factory and prompt service in their re«pective office*. The Republicans are making a des perate effort to effect a strong or ganisation that will enable them to wrent the county from the Democratic candidate*, but from all report* they are meeting with little encouragement '•n account of the universal satisfac tion that ha* been rendered by the candidate* that have been put in of fice by the Democrat* with the aid of many Republican* who had grown tired of ring politic* and wanted to see their county run on a husineas basis. i Spend Million and Half in Ad vertising State GrwmlKira, April 24.—The exe cutive committee of "North Caro linian*. Inc.," which waa chartered thin week to advertiae the resources of the state to the world, met here to day and decided that 11,500,000 .hall be «pmt in "telUnf the world." De tail! in the ahapa of aetaction of a mattering agency to direst the expen diture of the fend will W made la the near future. The executive committee la eoaapoe ed of Fred N. Tate. High Point; Homer Jnle, Greensboro; C. O. Kaea ter. Charlotte; W. P. Budd, Durham, and Oeorge Monteaetla, Lexington. Backing Nn.th Curollnlaaa. Inc.. are a number of men in the atate who want Ha reoouuea developed la aa agricultural, industrial and eeaimer clal way. A boot M representative men avall*^ themselves of the oppor — • ELECTION OFFICIALS ARE NAMED The Caunty Board of Election. held • M«th| kit Saturday at Patau ui 0MI»leU« «n the IfMMfWMMte n.nnssry Cm holding the state pri martee the lint Saturday I* Jm At that time Um Bipakllnai and Demi crate wffl eeleet their candidates far Um State SciieU, Solicitors, 8. Senate. In thia county tha Repub I lean* will turn only ona candidata for tha reepective offlcaa and conae qoently will not ha expected to caat very my votee. And tha Democrats alao bare only ona candidata hi tha flald with tha exception of tha U. 8. Sonata. For that office Bobt. R. Bey nolda la oppoeing Sanator Laa 8. Overman aa tha Democratic candi date and the Democrata will ha call ed upon to aelect their choice. The registration hooka will open on Saturday May lat and remain open •very day except Sunday until Satur day, May 22nd. At the meeting of tke board laat Saturday tha Judges and Registrars for tha pracincta were named. The board of elactiona ia now compoaed of B. A. Freeman, chair man, T. N. Woodruff and J. F. Carter. Mr. Woodruff aucreeda J. D. Thomp son, who reaigned whan he. waa elect ed on the county school board and J. F. Carter, of Elkin, suceeada T. W. Davie of thia city. The following ia the liat of Begia trara and Judgea, tha flrat named per son in each precinct being the Begis trar: Bryan—J. R Norman. C. W. Wil liama, J. F. Fie Ida. Dobeon—F. F. Il(p J. A. White. C. L. Jarvia. Eldora—S. J. Jonea. W. L. Chilton. S. 0. Harbour. Elkin, French Graham, Walter Col lint, W. 0. Church. Franklin, a N. Leftwich, W. A. Gentry. C. E. Bart lay. Lonir HOWD. B. Need ham. Joe H. Samuel*, 8. M. Stone. Marah—W. H. Chandler, W. L. Al berty, Alex M ounce. Mt. Airy, Precinct 1—P. 8. Roth rock, W. O. Clement. E. L. Patteraon. Mt. Airy, Precinct 2—Thomaa B. Aahby, Banner Sim peon, J. W. Bad Kett. Mt. Airy, Precinct 8—B. Y. Gravea, J. M. Hiatt. G. C. Hauaer. Mt. Airy, Precinct 4—J. Frank Mar tin J. A. Sparger, A. M. Beamer. Mt. Airy. Precinct 5—R. ft. Aahby, D. C. Bowman. C. F. Melton. Qilot—R. E. Smith, L M. Gordon, F. M. I>odaon. Rockford—J. G. Key, E. C. Flynn, A. W. Shinault. Shoal■—P. G. Scott. T. M. Chilton. 8. W. Scott. Siloam—A. L. Stewart, W. T. Criae man R. W. Fulk. Stewart* Creek—J. Everett HUl. Arthur Booker, R. L. Snow. Weatfield—Beid 8nody, J. M. Chil ton, T. J. Smith. Johnson Htjrai Nomina tod For U. S. Swato Greensboro, April It.—Johnson J. Hayes, of Wilkes county, was nomi nated for th« United States senate at a meeting here this afternoon of the state Republican executive committee. He accepted the nomination in a rous ing speech, and declared it is not a forlorn hope, hut one to be fought for vigorously. The committee also selected eleven candidates for superior court judge* <nd sixteen candidates of the party 'or solicitorship. All the nominations were for places where there are va cancies on the Republican ticket. In some of the judicial districts, district -onventions have already heen held and nominees placed. The commit tee did not nominate for those dia tricta. The nomination of Hayes was to fill the place on the ticket declined by Charlee A. Cannon, of Concord and Kannapelia, who waa nominated at the state convention in Durham on April S. John eon Hayee came oat of the meeting aa the strong man of the party, young hut powerfal, regarded as the standard bearer. J. J. Britt, of Aatoville, who was placed on the ticket at the Durham convention for supreme court Justice of North Carolina, suggested that he he replaced by another man a* to could make a vogoroua campaign for the whole Republican ticket, but to waa ahk to to convinced that It is beet far him to stay oa the ticket and make the race, ee aa to sni mas|s all WW AUTO LICENSE TAGS HAVE AMOVED depertasent of ni'Wi. at lslilgk ami will be ready far mailing «a* by J una L Tha M Imm plate* win be rtaaatftad this |wr for tlM first Um, that la a tatter will fallow Um lleeaaa car carries a MO. ISO, «M. or «1U0 Tha *-n plates art moch small ar than tha onaa thta yaar and bar* wMU figures on a black background. Thraa imall flfnrei en tha left hand margin glwa tha month, tha data, and tha roar. The license number is hi tha middle, and on tha right hand fkta ia tha latter showing the claaa of tha car, and Just above tha letter the N. C. aign. The flrat 80 numbers will be given to the State officials, the governor's car aa usual will bear license plate number 1. According to the taw, tha governor of this State la required to pay fl for his license, and all other officials must pay the regular pike. A total of nt35S cars have been registered to April 1. This Is an ta creaae of 43,647 in the past 10 months, tha total June SO. 1»26, being SSO, 200. The license plates have been blocked out so that they win run from 1 to 420.000. The lower numbers will be marked with an "A" signifying the ear is om of the more expensive makes, such as a Lafayette, Pierce Arrow. Locooo bile, Lincoln or Packard twin six. In the "B" claas falls the Cadillac, the Mann on, and Packard straight eight. "C" class will include the Buick, Hud. eon, some types of Stodebakers, Dodge, Dnrant, Jordan, King and the like. There will be no class "D" as this signifies "dealer'* on a license plate. In the ***" claas will he the Ford, Chevrolet, Overland, Oldsmo bile, and lower priced ears. The new license plates are S by IS inches, while the license plates for 1925-26 are 6 by 16 inches. News of Westfield and Vicinity Westfield. April 26.—Rome weeks since one of the moat remarkable revivals of religion that has ever oc-1 cuired in this section was conducted by a Billy Sunday club from Winston Salem at Pilot Mountain and as a ra suit of that meeting about twenty of the new converts came to Westfield Sunday and held a meeting in the Quaker Church here. Walter Mat thews seems to he the captain, there were many interesting experiences by some of the most prominent men end boys of Pilot, among the number Dr. Bo* Flippin, Joseph Pell, Mr. Bell the Southern agent and many other. There was a large crowd and every body sssmsd to be moved, certainly ws are undergoing a transition in re ligion. The laymen seem to be more SMaaaaful than the ministers. I dont know the exact result but was very evident that many were moved to tears. We have had frost and ice but no damage, fine prospect for fruit. The wheat is promising and farm m are cheerful. The county is full of chickens and it costs Si.00 to get two lbs. Tobacco plants are doing well and the usual crop will probably he plant ed. Mr. Creed Owen*. ■ prominent far mer of this section spent several hours \ere on (witness Saturday. Mr. am) Mrs. 8. P. Christian speni PrfcUy in Greensboro. Rev. Robt. George is quite in but slightly improved today. Mrs. R. T. Joyce and Mrs. J. D. Smith, of Moant Airy left here Sun day for Greensboro to spend a few days there with their sisters and twe L|U|A Wj| MM nniincrB. Lots of corn and potatoes planted farmen are taking notice. Oar school wU he wt next Week. Little Joaephtes Cook la right sick hot la improving. . Dr. Tom Smith is about two dan behind on calls, don't know what WestfMd would de withes* Mm. Mrs. Ison Cook of King l» visiting her brother John H. Love. Wheat is the largest grain crop hi the world, earn Is second, and (lee third. The U«Hed States produces M per «Mt of the wheat erep. It par cent of the com. and law than 1 yar east of the ftea. Mm J*, J I ■ III Grand Jury's Report to Surry HI County April Term Court RKommradttM TheCeoty Jafl L TIm Grand Jury ia • batty visit, ed both tlw Comfy Jail aad the Cm ty Home. Um Ml w food kkkii cleanly, Military condition, notwttk ■Unding its ruhtf ffnwdtd eondl* ttoa. Nom of Um prixatri w* talk ed to Made any romplsmt either M to their treatment or food. TIm jailer »< «■« to hare Um reaped of the prta not to hare lost a prisoner by Jafl breaking and escape during his ta The Ceaaty 2. At the County Ham we found the building* somewhat overcrowded, but the inmates, the cloth** of the in mates. the bedding and everything in fact about the place was clean and In aa unitary a condition a* could ba reasonably expected at an institution of thia kind. There are about SO un fortunates in thia home, all of them defect free or vary old people. Wa found aooie of the younger and stronger man plowing or otherwise working no the place while the young er and stronger women were doing the family wash. Prom the looks of the garden stuff and the strawberry patch we believe Superintendent Mar ion's force of unfortunates ara pretty good farmers. At least the condition of the fWlds and cropa compare favor ably with thoaa of the bast of farms over the county. Superintendent Marion aa well as the County CAtn missioners are to be congratulated for the provisions they have mada at the County Home for the necessary comforts of our unfortunate folks. •V The attention of the Grand Jury was early in the session called to the destructive fires that devastated large arels In the western part of the coun ty the first part of April. An inquiry was made. It was ascertained that the county has had three serious for est fires this spring, one east of Meunt Airy, and two in the section between Mitchell's River and Fish River. One of these latter fires ori ginated just over the line in Alleghany County, having caught oat from where a farmer was burning brush. Wheth er this farmer had taken the precau tion required by law and given the adjoining land owners five days notice of his intention to put out fire, we were unable to aacsrtain. These two fires burned over some 15,000 acres of forest land and the damage done runs into a high figure. Mr. W. F. Thompson, County Game Warden and one of the Grand Jurors, told the Jury that he tried to get a sufficient force Easter Sunday morn ing to surround and stop one of these fires. He says that there were suf ficient men available to have done ao, but the young men refused to help, aa, it was Sunday and they had social en gagements for the day. If there had been on the Job an authorised Fire: Warden to have taken command and pressed those young men into service several thousands of dollars worth of property could have been saved. The Grand Jury in the face of the serious situation that fsces Sorry County every year recommends to the County Commissioners that they co operate with the State Forestry De partment in employing a Fire War den for Sorry County for at least three months in the year, for March April and May. And leat any tax payer should feel that we can not af ford the expense, we assert that a fire warden would save the individual taxpayer* of the county many more than his salary. This la it weeks eat In will •hould be and will he upon either the assessed valuation of the reat of the pioyeitj Hw eewn ty will have to he rates < or the rate of tax levy will have to he If a It wfll for Ik to be ejui to a to ha a r>ad ft . •ft four Sorry beya could be Ikt iMUtatiM at the time, owhic U the uuafrj rendition of the achooL It la Ma opinion that at the praaaat time there are mre than a hundred begn In Surry county that won id ac tually he benefitted if they coold be gotten into the aehool and atatad poai tirely that if the room was available for 2S or SO boya that he rmM heap that aaanjr of Surry'a delinquent boya there constantly. Officer Armstrong says that thers Km* broken out in the county among the hoys a veritable epidemic sf stealing and suggests that If this con dition is permitted to continue (or a few years our eoanty will reap the whirlwind in the form of lawlessness and general lswbreaking. He says many of the county's delinquent boys when threatened wM^ being sent to the training school inform him with a smile that there is no room tor thorn there. The Grand Jury understands that the county Commissioners hare talma up the matter of the advisability ot sharing with some other county the expense of erecting a cottage at the Jackson Training School to provide ac commodations for n delinquent boys, the two counties to divide the ixpoass, which we understand will ho $22,000 for the building. That arrangesaeat Will permit each of the counties to have 16 pupils at the school at aB times. The state takes care of aO future expense of maintaining, dia ciplhiing and educating the hoys. Wo 1 believe that county money spent for this purpose will be worth more to Surry county in years to come than possibly any expenditure we could make. If we do not prevent these boys from developing into hardened criminals, we will in the next decade spend many times f11,000.00 in our effort to restrain and punish then. The Grand Jury,* therefore, urge upon our county Commissioners and all good people in the county to leave no stone unturned to the end that Sur ry county shall have at the Jacksoa Training School a cottage to take ear* of our delinquent boys. The members of the Grand Jury visited the several offices in the court house and found them amply provided with the necessary furnish ings and equipment- As to the court house we have no recommendations to make. Respectfully submitted. W. E. Woodruff, Foreman Grand Jury. April 22nd. 1S2S. Farmers of Lm County Skip Ha ma to Ckie«|o Sanford. April II.—The farmer* of Lee county have the distinction at curing and xhippins ham* to Chicara, the greatest meat market to the world. For the third rarmtivt yrmt a representative of a Chicago Arm ha* been in the CarhoBton mtin buying ham* and shipping them to that citjr. North Carol tea has lose haea known to the large markets far the high quality of its frotts, harries and Haa prefect has km added to tkr