MOUNT AMY. NOtTH CAftOLDfA,
MAY SO, IMC.
RURAL SCHOOL BUILDING
BIDS REJECTED
County Board to Consider Revised Bids Next
Monday—$150,000 to be Spent
The school koiii W Surry County
in imiia at Dabeaa Mw<«y faM
to let the contracts far Um school
building program that the board kai
outlined for Hi work. In IK#
school buildtnga to be aractad and ad
dition* to othera. Tha bid* aub
m it ted by a half a doaas or aaara con-!
tractor* wara bifhai than tha board
could accept, or rathar tha price ask
ad for tha work took all tha money
the board had for tha program and
laft nothing to buy boating plant*,
dank* and other achool equipment
nereaaary aftar tha buildings are
cumplatad.
The •pacification-called for a batter
grade of achool building than ha*
been built in the paat. For instance
instead of a composition shingle roof
the specification called for an aabaatoa
roof. Another improvement asked
for was the uae of oak or gum floor
ing instead of No. 1 pine, and also a
wainscoting around the walls instead
of plastering to tha floor. These
three item* of impro*aaaq0t Hm> W<
asked over what has been demanded
of the buildings in the past i* said to
have run the cost of the buildings con
siderably higher. When the board
aaw that their money was about to
be exhausted in the actual construc
tion of the buildings, having nothing
for equipment and fixture*, new
figuree were asked and tha contract
ors arill submit bid* next Monday on
buildings with a composition roof, No.
1 pine floor, and no wainarotinir
around the wall, beaidns other short
cuts that may ba made in the con
struction of the buildings. All the
buildings will be equipped with steam
heat throughout, and tha plans being
used are standard school building
plans adopted and approved by the
state hoard of education.
The work contemplated during the
•ummtr and fall calls for the expend
iture of itwut 1150,000. Thin money
is being borrowed from the state!
school buildinir fund and ia to be re
paid by the county in twenty annual
installments together with t per cent
interest. In bidding on this large
amount of work one item that entered
in the coat of construction that the
contractors had to consider was the
coat of a bond. To protect the county
in this work • sufficient bond is to
be required of the successful bidder
and one contractor has estimated that
the bond alone will coat $1.600.00.,
Another point that the contractor
has to consider is that if he take*
the work at a price that the bonding
company consider* too low for good
workmanship and aafe business then
they refuse to sell a bond in such
casea. The bonding companies when
• bond ia applied for require a copy
of the plana and specifications and
the price that the work ia being done
for, and then they hare experts to go
over the figures and determine
whether or not they can furnish the
bond to protect the county. It will
be remembered that the original con
tractors who took the court house
Job, went into bankruptcy rather
than finish the Job at a loss and the
bonding company took over the work
and completed it for the county at a
loss of several thousand dollars.
Another time a contractor who had
secured the contract to build one of
the county's school buildings some
time ago sent his figures to the bond
ing company and when they had been
verified the company refused to
grant the bond on the ground that the
"walk could not be done for the price
the contractor accepted It for. These
circumstances all go to show the
Many details that must be considered
in the state and county work and the
Mi* guard that surrounds the ex
penditure of the public funds
Oct. Itol* North CanliM
Day at 3—q«l lapwMwi
Baliegti. May 1^-At the repeat
of Governor KeLew Octeher • has
CROWDS ATTEND STATE
SPELLING BEE
Charlotte, May IC-ImIm Wirt,
of Albemarle, ripmailln Stanly
county wm last n If lit vtetertoaa over
SO other contestants in The Charlotte
Oboorvor's ipdllti boo at tho city
auditorium an<l waa acclaimed state
champion.
Sho won tho match from Charloa
B. Griffin, representing Bertie coun
ty, when she correctly a pelted tho
word "crystalliie."
Mia* Efird, who ia IS yoara of ago
and who la hi tho eighth grade in
the Albemarle high school, will bo
given a trip to Waahington where
a he will compete with the state
champion* from tho othor atatea of
the union aa North Carolina'* rep
rraentatlve.
In addition to thia aho waa awarded
a $100 prise.
Charloa Griffin was presented with
S50 as runner-up and Roth Cobb, of
Polk county, was awarded 126 for
taking third place.
Laat night'* contest waa hoard by
more than 1,000 people, who sat
through the three hours and die
played a lively interest in the entire
procedure.
Men and women from tho far
eastern counties had come to hear
their candidates for the honor of
state champion speller Some had
made the journey from the mountain
routiea while other* had motored
from the nearby citiea to hoar their
favorites.
The three winner* were from wide
ly scattered sections of the state.
First priae went to a piedmont coun
ty girl. Second prise wa* awarded
to a hoy hailing from the flat, sandy
reaches of the coastal plain. The
third priie wa* takm by a girl living
in the moutain* of the we*t.
Most popular of any of the con
testants with the audience was a
midget of a girl, Mary Washington,
from Granville county, the smallest
of the crowd. She waa ten but look
ed hardly over seven or eight. When
she sat down, fourth from the last
on the word "continuously" she wa*
accorded an ovation, the like of
which was not given any other boy
or girl In the contest, not even the
Loniae Efird. beet based hi
of the SI erudite children
on the auditorium stage last night
is an orphan. Both her father and
mother died, she said after the con*
tost when she waa vary young. She
now Uvea with her grandfather, J.
W. Efird.
Nmr before she njn, bu she
ham u far north aa Waahington and
•ha ia "thrilled" at the proapeet.
Ona of har aunta, with whom aha
i'am* to Charlotte taat night, will
accompany her an the trip in the
capacity of chape rone.
Wijcn ahe finiahed the match, abe
waa tearful hut made no denaonatra
tlon.
The firat girl to ait down waa
Fannie Whitlow, of Iredell, but con
fuainn aa to whether or not ihe had
actually miaaed the word caused har
to he brought back, Roy Watkina, of
Foreat City, repreeenting Ruther
ford county aat down next on "qoo
tatieea."
The following waa the order in
which the contaatanta miaa palled
worda and the warda they ware un
able to ape II:
Elisabeth Jackaon, of Perqatauuii
county on '"aaaure." Franeaa Mc
Dowell, of Edewoebe county, on
"renewal." Billie Sloan, of Macon
county, on "capacity." Lena Bay, of
Robaaoa county, oa "alfalfa.- Au
IMU Kate, of Burke, an "awllint-"
Stella Reekie, of Caldwell, an "mm
read." Dan React, at Qaatoa, aa
Johneaa, at Aaaon. aa "eHea*." ha
nia WhMlewa, ef Iredetl. an "utto
Mount Airy's Greatest Trade Event
Tkt MmkMU of Mount Airy are this week offering Dm trading
(hub of Meant Airy, forty-two in lunWr, arc ylHng on i Dollar
Day Ma. Nam before In tha history of Mount Airy fan* forty
two of our marrlinnli. assnciatod together as they ara at tMs time,
offered to the public mil values la ■anrhandhw. Nat only dry
foods rocrrhanu, but merchants In ovary Una of has Ins ss In the city
of Momt Airy ara participating In this mat DaUar Day event. Bar
oral carloads of Mgh class goods have boan shipped bara hi tha last
faw waahs to supply tha merchants with additional merchandise to
off or to tha public at tow pricoa during tha thraa days, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, May 20th, (1st and SXnd. All tha crtlians through
nut Surry Stohaa, Carroll, Patrick, Grayson and Wilkes eountias kavs
kaan notified of tho grant values to bo offered bars during tha thraa
days, and Mount Airy ssorchanti ara a sporting tha grsntsat crowd
of shoppors to visit tho city during thoas thraa days that has ever
gathorod hora pravioua to this event.
If you havo not plannad to ba In Mount Airy oithor during Thurs
day, Friday or Saturday, and tahc advantage of tha groat values of
farad, wo suggaat that you at onca make preparations and not fall to
bo on hand for tha Dollar Days, for if you do not, wa ara sura you
will looa one of tho grontost opportunities ever given the trading
public in Mount Airy and Surry county to purchase merchandise at
such low prices.
This paper is carrying s copy of some of the values offered by sonar
of the trading merchants and the windows of the stores are all deco
rated, and the streets with banners stretched from one aide to tho
other, welcoming the trading public to our town. While our mer
chants have not itemized the articles that have been reduced, thejr
are many, and tha trading public will And that each merchant taking
part in tha Dollar Day event has bargains unseen or unheard of in
Mount Airy before.
SilMun, May 17.—Th» farmer* of
this (action arc buay Axing their
land and netting their tobacco.
Mr*. Caroline Hill, aft TS year* of
Pilot Mountain, and widow of the
late Wesley Hill, wa* laid to reft in
"The Hill* Grore" cemetery, Tnet
day afternoon. Mr*. Hill wa* the
laat of a large family to pea* away.
She had been confined to her bed for
a few week*, with heart dropey, which
caused her death. No children were
born into her home, but they raised
two of their nephew*. Buck and Jaa-.
per HOI, who survive. She waa a
member of the Baptist church of Pilot
Mountain, a kind and loving neigh
bor. Rev. N. H. Matthew* and Rev.
11. M. Welman, of Pilot Mountain,
conducted the funeral service*.
"Billy Sunday nub" No. 15 of Win
ston-Salem, will hold service* at
Hill* Grove Baptist church Sunday
evening. May 28 at 7:45 o'clock.
Everybody i* invited to rome and hear
them.
Si loam township Sunday School con
vention wma held at Pine Hill Meth
ndipt church, wrth «»mething like
400 people present. There were four
churches represented with programs.
Namely: Stanford church. Pine Hill,
New 8iloam and Poplar Springs.
One church was represented that I
didn't have any program, Old Siloam
church.
"Billy Sunday Club" No. 4 conduct
ed services at Pine H1U Friends
church 8unday afternoon at S o'clock,
and also Sunday night at 7:80 o'clock.
They were attended by large throne*
of people both times. Hie people
were eery attentive, and took much
interest in their rood work.
I Rev. Lowell Martin, a well known
: minister of the Rockford township,
{ preached at Hills Grove church Sun
day evening at S o'clock. He deliver
I ed an interesting sermon from the
< text, "Whatsoever a man soweth
that shall he also reap."
Little Miss Alice Mae Chilton, aged
, six years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
I Leator Chilton, died at the Baptist
Hospital, Winston - Salem, Tuesday
| night. May U. The funeral and in
terment took place at Friends church
' Pine Hill. She is survived by her
father, mother and little brother.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Krmp Atkinson.
oua." Sarah Hurwits, of Moore, on
"equipped." Mattie Parson, of Wilk
es, on "candidacy." Edward Todd,
of Rowan, on "aephyr."
The laat thirteen, standing at Mm
conclusion of the second period sat
down in the order as follows:
Alice Arm field, of Caharrna, on
"persuade." Loreaa Rutiedge. ot
Davie, on "Mottoaa." Agnea Bar
rill, af Cleveland, on 1Mn*eh."
A Baa McLean, at Chsristto, on "lam
mage." Bffla Baker, of Union, en
srthjT*o^ Aliee
tMH»." Perry Parka, of Rlihmind.
on "ahW." Mary Washington, af
CROP REPORTS
DISCOURAGING
UuNMMkl* ud Dry Wooth
or Rotordmg Grswth of Crop*
All Ovor State—Fruit Smm
To Bo Sofo.
Raleigh, May 8.—That North Car
olina la in a critical condition at the
present time in evident from many of
the report* received form all part* of
the State hy the North Carolina Crop
Reporting Service in relation 'to the
government crop report, released
front the National Crop Reporting
Board thin afternoon. Thin condition
ha* been brought about by the ud
usually cold weather in April, com
bined with excessively dry condition*.
According to several hundred re
ports received from crop reporter*
familiar with the different agricul
tural section* of North Carolina, farm
progress I* being greatly hindered
both as to planting and plant growth
hy the cool and dry weather. While
the damage by frost on April 20 was
heavy to truck and fruit, it was not
disastrous to either a* wa* thought
at the time, altho in some localities it
was very serious. Many orchards
and fields were entirely killed. In
vestigation is now underway in the
fruit and trucking regions. The
latest information indicates that the
Sandhills peach crop will be some leas
than the 2,000 ear loads made last
year. The May crop will largely de
termine the result*. The truck la
eastern counties has largely been
planted over or partially recovered
from the frees*.
The Irlth potato crop ku bam re
duced rrry Uttic fa tcmn from the
25 per cent increase over a jntr ago,
due to the cold, bat the stands and
growth have been seriously handi
rapped. Of eourae, the potatoes are
•pi-outing oat now and new plants
irrowinjr rapidly, making the crop
late. •
The apple crop fa the mountainous
section of the State seems to be in
fairly rood condition, as the frees*
did very little damage in the commer
cial areas. The present outlook Is
for 75 per rent condition as compared
with 84 last year. Peaches are 67
per cent with 75 per cent last year.
Of course these conditions may be
changed at a result of varing weather
later, inserts and other natural causae.
Cotton aad tobacco show tenden
cies toward increased acreage, with
plantings progressing rapidly. Of
coarse. It Is almost too dry for results
to ha *!■*♦'i'iialeil yst.
Farming activities have hasa as
gsod as ths dry cosMtttioa of ths soil
would psnalt. Ths work was rsl
sthrsly lata hi being begaa hi the
sarty spring. The ptowfcg shews M
par essrt completed an May 1. as esm
pared with M par ssnt s year ago.
The *«tag sowing and planting*—
still Istar delays as only « psr seat
of ths seeding was rnmflalsd kg Mag
SPRINGS DEVELOPMENT
RAPIDLY PROGRESSING
Newly Elected Officials Pushing Work to
Completion—Have Publicity Bureau
The XirMiritoi a# the WkKe M
pkur Spring* Company mat la Mount
Airy May 12th at wfciek tea aaw
director* ware alerted Tka follow
tat stotkkaldare ware present; T. D.
Gilliam and J. W. Backrest, of Hick
Potat, E. Holt. «< Oak Udca. C. 0.
Watson aa4 3. A. Latimer, of CI raw
boro. J. 0. Gwyn, P. H. Haakta, J. C.
Maria*, Mrs. Virginia Marion aad J.
H. Folger of Mount Airy, la addi
tion to tkaaa tka foUwttf stock hold -
ara ware rapraaaatad by prosy: i. E.
MlUia, H. A. Mill... A. 8. Caldwell.
T. V. Roc belle, E. i. Davis. 8. L.
Davia. and i. E. Marek of Hick Point,
and John Banner of Mount Airy.
Tka following ware elected atamhari
of tka Board of Directors; T. D. Gil
liam, E. P. Holt, John Bannar, J. II.
Garyn, J. C. Marion. J. H. Foliar and
J. A. Latimar.
On adjournment of tka stockhold
ers meeting, tka newly elected direc
tor* mat and elected tka following of
ficer*: President, T. D. Gilliam; 1st
Vice President, J. H. Gwyn; Znd Vice
President, J. C. Marion; Secretary £
Treasurer, Jokn Bannar.
J. A. Latimer of Greaaaboro, dis
trict manairor for one of tka larger
of the Western North Carolina de
velopment*, was elected director of
sales with instructions to procaad
with organisation of a —las force, ad
vertiaing campaign and other details
to place before the public, not only
of this taction of the state but
throughout North Carolina the popu
larity of White Sulpkur Spring* and
the desirability of property there as
home site* and investment. The
Carl ). Balliett Advertising Agency
of Greensboro has bean selected to
handle the advertising. A complete
program has been mapped out and
several visits by officials of this com
pany have heen made to the prop
erty.
The director* nnl»r»d work on hotel
building, grounds and irolf rourw
rushed to ■ rapid completion an well
a* the general development of the
ftmt unit* of lota. Crew* are now at
work on the hotel ground* and golf
link* and material and men are being
a**embled for a thorough remodeling
of the White Sulphur Spring* hotel
and adjacent huiMing* and it will be
good new* to the public to know that
it i* the plan* of the company to have
thi* popular resort of the taut half
century thoroughly renovated and
I opened by July lat. The new man
ager of the hotel will be announced
within the next few day*.
The flrat unit of the golf courae.
nine hole*, it 66 per cent completed.
Plana for the early future call for an
additional nine hole*. In addition to
thi* it ia planned to have one large
lake of approximately fifty acre*,
•everal smaller lake*, iwimming pool,
new dancing pavilion and many other
improvement* that will place White
Sulphur Spring* among the leading
reeorta in North Carolina and make
of thi* development one of the moat
desirable re*ort and suburban pro
! ject* in thi* aaction of the Sooth.
In addition to the preaent holding*
! of the company, which are quite large,
considerable adjacent land ha* been
; acquired and a number of other in
' tereating announcements in connec
tion with the development will he
made within next few week*.
When interviewed by a News re
porter, Mr. Latiner stated that he
would aa soon as poaaible move his
family to Mount Airy so that he
might be on the a pot all the ttaao.
He atated that of the development*
he haa been connected with aoae
*eem to have more natural advan
tagaa than White Solpfcar Springe
and that ia his opinio*, the aprings
and the apt—did city of Moot Airy
with wonderfal akjrHae aad excellent
BIG AIRSHIP SUCCESSFUL
IN FLIGHT OVU POLK
Daring kplwwft Maka FHgfct
W 72 Hmmn Ow Fimm
North, Arrnriai ia Telbr,
Nom*. Alaska, May IS.—Llea
tanaat Hjalmar Riiaer-Larsea. Nor
wvfitB* mnnhmI pilot, nid today
thin tea and npan vatar were found
at the North Pole, hot no land waa
discovered in the Arctic wastes by tha
Amundsen-Ellsworth rxpeditiea,
which arrived at Teller, Alaska.
Thursday night ia tha dirigible Norge
from King'* Bay. Spitsbergen.
Teller is 75 miles northwest of
Nome. The big airship was in the
air about 72 hours.
Considerable time waa spent at tha
North Pole making obssrvatieoa. the
Norge having da steaded to witUa
600 feet of the ice, and roee to aa
altitude of 4,000 feet.
Over Point Barrow, am the Arctic
coast, M0 in ilea northwest of here,
ice formed on tha whirling propellera
of the ship and then broke off, cot
ting the big gaa hag. Loaa of helium
gas made the Norge extremely heavy.
A fair wind aided It on the voy
age from Barrow to Teller.
"he crew of 1* arrived at Teler
very tired, but in excellent physical
condition.
Preparatory to landing, an anchor
was dropped from «*e Norge aad
Sergeant Ettore Arduino, assistant
mechanician, descended and supervia
ed the landing. A strong wind blew
while the airship was being lower
ed and T. A. Pellerson, manager of
tile Taller Lighterage company,
grabbed the how line of the ship aad
headed it into the wind.
After notion picture* were Ultra
of the RuiTfuful transpnlar flying
craft it wan deflated in M minute*
A perfect landing wan made on the
frozen hay of Crantley harbor at
Teller The work of dismantling the
Norge vra* being done under the
direction of Colonel Umberto Nohila,
an Italian, first pilot and designer
and constructor of the ship, ft is to
he preserved for reconstruction.
Captain Amundsen and Wtsttng are
the only two men in the world to
have visited both the North and
South Poles, Wist in* having accom
panied Amundsen when he dtsmorsd
the South Me. At Noma, Amundsen
declared that a wii ileei itatUi
should be erected at Teller, as it b
the only real harbor in this section.
The Snake river, seven miles west
| of here, affords Nome its only harbor
Ueutentant Omdahl, who is to re
turn to Teller in the launch. Pippin,
with Captain A. Patterson, master of
the little craft that brought Amend
sen and three of his party to Noma
today, said that the engines of the
Norge were In good condition and
worked perfectly. The other three
airmen nre to remain in Nome.
Colonel Nobile was very proud of
the ship he piloted as K psifutmad
its font nobly.
Amundsen said he knew the posi
tion of the Norte at aB times.