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manent rapport it soon Wow a rrnveysrH for mm Man's money, and not many man at* willing to back a losing enterprise for very lone. The value of a well established newspaper to a community is now a hundred fold greater than it was a few year* ago. It ha* not been *o kmc ago that the politician* were tye «o*t active folks about the newspaper oAce, but now all thi* ha* changed and M i* the business man, the preacher, the farmer, the tssehu, who are among the most frequent visitors to the home of the paper. AO thi* mean* Increased patronage, Increased responsibility and increased usefulness, it I* a game that now calls for skilled labor and efficient help itf all department* to meet the demand* and need* ef the patronage that the successful paper has for its rapport. DOINGS OF MY NEIGHBOR. Often it is interesting to watch one* neighbor* and keep track of what they are doing. Just now we have in mind a neighbor who i* an expert gardener and get* a* much pleasure from hi* garden a* he does profit, and that is no little sum con sidering the site of his garden. He hae a hobby of getting tomatoes ripe early. Re likes them tor hie own table and can spar* a few for market when the pries Is high. The way ha has gone at preparing the land for his early twmstoes is something new to us. Maybe K will be te yea. He prepared a row ef fifty hilts this week - * rtget spading oat a half bushel of dirt. 1W he put la the hill mm stable mania*, a handful ef hone meal, a handty of fertiliser, some ITw"ItaTalTthb soil. Just why M hH upon an this aUslaie te gat fine HailU la tae mash far as, bat yoa eaa rest assured la'jp, Jyjp prfrl"'lL=q hn'rT7f ilia hoaae at a Mcriftct and move to mm of the wealthy counties where school sdvantages ar» supported by the great wealth that haa been gath ered la from the trade of the baek country diitrlru. The Democratic party will hare t* correct thU wrong, or K will raakl% in the breast* of good Democrats un til it develops a spirit of revenge that will get • hearing at soon future data. The rural counties simply will not bear the groat burden of their schools and ha content to permit the county system to continue knowing that all this is a political trick par petrated by political leadera who live in the counties of great wealth. Nan StTMt Paving fwjidlis /Two more streets were accepted by the city commissioners Tuesday night at their regular meetinr when they authorised the paving of Spring street beginning at Rock ford and ex tending to near J. A. Jackson's home, and abo Willow street beginning at Rowley Avenue and extending to Taylor street. With these two streets signed up Mount Airy now has under way the largest amount of street paving than at any previous time. Already work la progressing m the grading of Taylor, Orchard and Hines streets and contracts for the paving have alraadv bssn made with a Monday to null the Vhe building t» comp WThe 12-year-old ton of Jim Goins, Pit«n Crook, Vs., wmj in tho city • few day* ago exhibiting • large owl. Chrer in Virginia tho •tale pays a price of MT cents for tho head of owls and hawks that are ft printer who nn rownm) food wn*e*. He haa accepted • position on TW Hickory RmokI, at Hickory, N. C. at a nice salary and W|u work thare Um fhrrt of till nk. > Durm* the paat nuii number oi hrifht young men Mm learned the printers trade in Tha^Sawa office, New refrigeratorsf for old ice-boxes* • • Nelson Machinery Company The Red "C" Oil Co. ANNOUNCES That beginning May 1,1926, Mr. J. D. McCollum, of 368 N. Main St, Mount Airy, will act as their sole agent la the Mt Airy District Order* and com munications should be addreswd to Mr. McCollum at the above address or -j phoned to him at Mt Airy, No. 144. 1 For Mother's Day Artstylo ChocoUtoo fat MtUl Box With Motto Top Sm Ad !■ Saturday Cvnh| Port, May M l«— .'V1 Hollingsworth Drug Co. Phone 31 Notice We have listed a number of Virginia Graaa farma that we will for CHy property or North Carolina farma. SURRY REAL ESTATE COMPANY pj a H. SlallW. Hitjwur Office with Mount Airy Insurance 4 Realty Co._
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