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rtfhtMXMiwM. AND NOW IT tS CLAIMED THAT THE ELECTION OF THESE MEN WHO HEAD THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET WILL CAUSE A BREAK DOWN OP OUR MORALS AND THE OUTBREAK Of A WAVE OP CRIME. Who of the olkr candidates, rHkcr Republican or Democrat, can say that thejr have Moral* and life and p»U|ieity of our bnri? It ta not necessary to say all thip> far the people of this county al ready know it, but it is well to re mind those who would b» so forgetful as to make such charges as are be ing circulated just on the eve of the wwiat For four yttn the affair* of thia county have born in the hand* of the candidate* of the Democratic party, mid they have well dtwrvid the truat that haa been itpoaad in them by the Toti i-:. Mr. Voter, yon know what the commiaaioners can do, and Alex Chat ham head* the Democratic lift of com mit doner* thin year, with able men to work with him—-Oacar Yokley and W. J. Swan Hon. You know they will tak ■ care of your tax money—you have tried them and are taking no chance* when yoa place them in thla important position. Again, talk about the morale of the cor.nty being in danger! How would yon figure oat that anch could be when you voted for the n<-nocratk candi date? Why, did j*ou know that Frank Lewellin ha* per hup* made mo -e Sunday School addre*ae« and at tended more aaaociation* and relig iou* .gathering* than any other man in Surry County? And that he i* atill daily aiding in every way he can to promote the caipe of Hia Maater'a Kingdom? And then talk about the election of *uch men aa endangering the moral* of the county I The voter* of Surry County, just hear in mind that yoo know the char acter of the men whom the Dmm crata are aaking you to aapfcact, for get these last minute acruMattona that always come mrt just before the poll* open. Give no heed to them, became you already know the char acter of the entire ticket from begin - »bif to end—Porter Grave*, yos know what a relentleaa proaecutor of violator* ha ia; you know Oacar Snow, achool hoard chairman for twenty yeara; John Polger, you know hit ability to wpreaant Surry at Ral*i|h; Frank LeweWn, who wonld «aj n>—hi of Mm a* a man or aa an at Malt; Willi. La wren**, you know what an efficient register of Ma h< ha* made, how prompt and aecommo* datinff In hi* work: yen know Cap* Haynes, whom no man would dan jn«Hna hit character or his fHneai for sheriff; and for commiaalondti and other position* the Dimmiatk party ha* named men of ability and chancer and tmatworthineaa. Ym know all theae thin**. The county Mad* *.he» s m«n. fhe c-onrty can not get them without ymnr rote. I Dm to tlM uiwywto4 nM wnO er, a tore* number of b*n mm! girls of oar rommunlty have Wm foreed to (toy school tar tlM M of •at datkhf The Woauut's Club spo. hearts* of through the Social hrrW aad Health CtMriltoM of tMr CM, they k*f* Mdad to canvas the km for the ed clothing, to he distributed uunf those la m«d. Th* campaign kowmr, wifl not bo HmIImI to thoee boy* and girl* that bin boon for—< to stop school, bat wfll bo made in ardor to —twa cloth ing for all of tho poor and needy of our community. A rampalgn similar to th!« has been made each year, bat previously it baa boon made later in the yoar. A committee of the Woman's Hub will call on ami of the citizen* of the town and especially upon thooo who telephone Mra. L. F. Wrenn, or Mra. B. E. Herman, the SMWbern of the dab who an In charge of the So cial Service and Health Committees. No hotter work could be done, par ticularly at thia time, and The New* tokos this opportunity to congratulate the members of the Woman's Club upon thia thoughtful And timely atone ment. The Woman'i Chr has bora eaps dally active la the he-* two or three years in most any prugreeahre move or anything fpr the good of the town of Mount Airy, aad we ars very fortunate In having such a live aad active organisation la oar town. Kiwaniatis Vi.it WoMto* 1,Tlnl More than 26 local Kiwaaians had lunch with the Winston-Salem dub last Thursday at noon and enjoyed a mo.' J 'lirhtfu! occasion with the Winston-Salem Klwaniaas. Following s welcome address the program was turned over to the visitors with C. M. Whltlock in charge. E. M. Linville in troduced the visitors and E. C. Bivens in a few well choaen words must kuitable for the occasion responded to the address of welcome and assur ed them that Mount Airy was highly appreciative of the cooperation frim the Winston-Salem dtisenship in the efforts to secure good roads for this section. A return visit to Mount A'ry will be made some time in November. Bakery Gives School Children Sandwiches. The Quality Bakery, of Winston Salem, hit on the novel plan to ad vertise their Bamby bread by distri butint sandwiches among the school children and during Monday and Tuesday of this week Iff?6 sandwiches were distributed in the local schools by Mrs. Willie MooreGentry, who has charge of a campaign to introduce the Bam by bread In this section. A Uoique Pig Coolest. G. ML Beck, local pig dealer, has hit upon a plan of Interest to all who bay pigs from him. Far every lead of pigs ho sella in the futere he will give a card to the perchaser and when the pig* to grown and killed the weight will he recorded on the card by the grower and forwarded to The News nftee and the one who makes his pig weigh the meet will he ghfa a pig free. The pigs now be ing sold will be expected to he killed and the weights sent to tltto oflke prior to Dec. lith, 1H7. Mr. Beck sells me-.y loads of pigs dwinf a rear and his plan wil afford an la terosting contest helseis the grow* <**•, and distribute many pigs among i 'hrfe free of .charge. poll in* place to »ota, ociitic nurkfr offer to for by the •tor the ■ Daw it ytm, by toll tiiC him you do not Mn Ui aaaiat anee. SkotM be foltoar you into ||m booth, afaia politely inform him that yea do not Mri kii help. Should ha further peraiet in annoying yea, order him out of the booth and proceed to mark your own haOota. We do not believe there t» any tat propriety la «acg»sting to the pastor* of the rariau churche* In Sorry county that they prwafh a oermon nest Sunday on the subject of honeat elections. We »ug*»*t as an appro priate text the coauaandment, "Thou ■halt not ■teal." though many other appropriate passage* of *criptur* ■l|kt be chosen. It need not and should not be partisan, though polit ical honeaty a* well aa honesty la other matter*, should he emphasised. We belter* *ach »*rmon» are vary much needed in SurTy county. We atervly *ut|Mt this, Inrini to the pa»tor* the right to deride aa to the wisdom of nuch a course. The church and the mihUter* of the county, as well a* all food citiaens, should cry out aguinst all form* of dishonesty. • * • • * We a ruin warn Republican*, bith men and women, all over Surry coun ty pot to permit Democratic markers to touch their ballot*. Do your own marking if yon desire your ballots to be counted for the candidate* you de sire to oupport. In the opinion of hundred* of intelligent men who hare carefully and impartially studied the provision* of the election law under which our election* are to be held, this law wag framed in such manner that It would be easy for unscrupuloas Democratic markers, acting under the advice of even more unscrupulous Democratic boasas, to *o mark your halkrts that you really jrote the Dem ocratic ticket, or t rack way that your ballot will be thrown away—not counted. Shun these marker* as yon would a mad dog. Should th» Democratic registrar* I name hum dependable Rcpviblk-aa i marker* they can be of no (eerie* to Republican voter* Unless the rotors be permitted to (elect the marker whom they desire to aaaiat them, tf 'the registrar refnaa* to permit the rotor* to call for the marker* whom they prefer, then' let Republican marker* decline to Mm, or if ante promise* of fair treatment, they should begin to *er*e and later the i«(Wnr begin* to direct the Dean ocratic marker* to serre Republican rotor*, then and in that event, let the RepnbHcnn marker*^rallf-out of the polling place* and rsfaee further to sot in the rapacity of oAcial marker*. TV" |pfeet rovrae far Republican Tters is to learn to mark their own ballot*. • '**•» * And Anally, Wt ma appsal to Re publican enter* in every townahip ar ward in Inrry nnty, who have in form thomselves in retard to mark W. 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HATS Hand Blocked Felts and Velours elts at Felts all shades £2 ^ | Velours $6.50 quality, $4.50 When You Need Gloves There is no better place to come to make yoor selection. Style and quality are combined in an exceptional array of the newest modes. Our store is full of the best values that has been our privilege to show in years Our connection in the field is among the largest getting the lowest^ possible. IT PAYS TO TRADE AT Harrison's, Mt Aiijy
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