Legislature Considering Local
Measures—Money is the Cry
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City Iclittli Tt*-1—1 fW.ftftft fffl
—Cou.tr T. CeMact Old
Abm—I Dm It.
The state legislature In mwIiii it
laieigb la expected to get Into full
twlnf on Um important Mill thli
week as they art now about ready to
be reported from the various com
mitteea to which they bar* bean re
ferred. Aside from hundreds at local
WBa that ara always introduced
there ara only a faw important am
uraa that ara commanding tha at
tertian of our law maker*. Among
than ara included tha revenue act
which deviaaa the means of taxation
to aoat tha budget for tha various
departments of tha government, tha
schools and the intaraat on hoods; al
ready a measure la bafora tha legis
lature to laaua another thirty mill km
dollar bond laaua far road purpoaaa
and this is moat carta la to paas for
tha raaaon that to May countlaa la
tha state have loaned money to tha
highway commission and tha only
way K can ha paid hack la ta vote
mora bonds; the educational commit
tee has tha question of a state wide
taxation fund for schools as alao tha
■Masura to tncraaaa the schools at
tha state to eight months; than
friends of tha state highway commis
sion ara asking that more power be
invested in that body which would
make them free from any Injunction
proceedings that aUght be brought
against them in tha eourta; aad tha
highway commission would like to
see some kind of state patrol eatab
lished to police tha highways but
this measure is said to be looked upon
with little favor by tha Governor on
account of tha high ooet It would en
tail to the state.
I .orally tMrt is very HtUr itflilt
tion that la being demanded. Over in
Alleghany county the repreeentative
haa succeeded In getting a bill pan
ed the house allowing the highway
commission to pay half the «Nt of a
bridge aeroas New River located on
Virginia soil. And stranga to aay
the meaaure went through without
any oppoaition. For a portion of the
way New River forma the boundary
line between the two states, but
where it ie intended to build the
bridge the river happens to be en
tirely in Virginia, and H la imprac
tical from an engineer's standpoint
to build a bridge where the river
forma the line. And while Alle
ghany's representative seems to ha
succeeding in getting a quarter mil
lion dollar bridge for the benefit of
his county Surry's representative, J.
H. Folger, le using bis efforts to get
a portion of the state road fund* used
in this county and on North Caro
lina's roads.
Mr. Folger haa introduced a meas
ure in the house of state wide impor
tance that would make it a six
months' road sentence for one to be
convicted of manufacturing, trans
porting or selling liquor. His meaa
ure would make it mandatory on the
trial judge to impose six months as
the minimum punishment. The bill
was reported unfavorably by the
committee, but the hearing on it was
given without Mr. Folgor's knowledge
and he haa demanded that it be sent
heck to the committee ao he can be
hoard on it.
The governing bodies of Mount
Airy have asked Mr. Folger to secure
the passage of some amendments to
the city charter which wuuld clarify
certain sections of it relating to the
right of the city to condemn land for
streets and other public purposes.
There has been some talk of getting
the cprporate limits extended but the
present administration seems to be
opposed to diaturbbig the old boun
dary lines of the town.
Another meaaure that will soon be
introduced that- ia of a local nature
is one that will give relief to the
financial difficulties our city achoola
find theauelvua ia. For yoars the
tax rate for achoola has beea 86 cents
and this could not he Intrsaaed with
out an act of the legislator* calling
for a vote. We have leeued bonds
by vote to erect buildings when they
head *oaey that has been voted at
tarieaa thiea for building paipuees
Oar sathuiltlss da oat waat te iasue
heads te HqaMate Heating debts and
it haa beaa about dsciJsd to aak far
aa eteotfea alts wing the* t tay n
tu of I sufficient uwnt to pay off
this IMjOOO Mt Ir IM annual ta
ste Ihaenta. To 4* thia aad to fur
ntah mot* ntmim for ipiwlhg our
school iy>toa it la pruf n«»d to km
sn ihetlw la Um spring changing th*
■ailmam tu rata from K canto to
60 ttnfi The icbool botwl rtcM*
■mH to th* city i-oaimitaioner* a
mutiuo rat* of 78 rents but Ma/or
Hydnor and his board art It (town to
SO r«nu. Of course It may not bo
found nacoaaary to tovy the entir* W
nmt rata but that will ba a maximum
under the bill. Th* act of Um l*g
ialatura would then hava to ba voted
upon by oar paopla and they would
»ay whether or not they war* to
' favor at voting more money for
ncbool purpooaa
held la thla elty Saturday night when
| atUmyi mat with the board of a—a
ty commiaaioaera la a special aeaalon
to conaidar a bill that may ba intro
duced la the legislature to give re
lief to th* bnafoiM of former Liaalg
treasurer, F. & Eldridg*. It aoama
that J. r. Hendren, of Elkia, attorney
for Mr. Eldridg* aad his boodaaaen.
has been in Raleigh and asked that
Hurry's representative* in both
' branehea of th* legialatur* favor a
hill relieving Mr. Eldridgv'a bonds
men of any liability in th* loaa that
the county Incurred whoa the bank
failure at Elkin occurred. The com
miaaionera declined to aet favorably
on such a plan and it ia understood
will strenuously oppose any effort
that would cauae the countjr to loa*
the some *12,000 that is still due It
on the settlement with Mr. Eldridg*.
Mr. Eldridge has turned over all his
property for the benefit of his bonds
men; his large farm was aoid to pro
vide aaaets to pay off the shortage,
and his bondsmen have signed Mr.
Eldridg*'* note for the balance, but
now they are making this last effort
to be relieved of their liability. With
the commissioners of the county dis
approving any auch move H begins to
look like those bondsmen artll have
to make good their ruarantoe they
gave the county when they sign*d
the bond and th* notes.
Tobacco Market Closes
February !«.
After one of the moet successful
years in the history of this tobacco
market the Wsrwhousss will data for
the aeaaon on February the Kth. The
■mount of tobacco told he*p during
the year has been a* great a* during
any other year with one or two n-j
ceptioni. The price paid for the loaf
compere* favorably with that paid on
any market ia the state. During the
active mason the average for mm
months waa aa high aa 24 cents a
pound, and the average for the whole
year was aa much aa IS centa a
pound. Our dtisena have inveeted
heavily In property here for meeting
the demands of the local market and
it Is gratifying to know that such
lat ge quantities of the leaf were sold
here.
EARLY ASHBURN
GETS PARDON
I* Given Freedom After Serv
ing Three Yean. Will Make
Home ia Raleigh.
Tuesday morning of this week, the
first day of February, Gov. McLean
handed Early Ashburo a pardon lib
crating him from a 16-year term in
the state prison where he waa sent
from this county on • charge of In
fant ride. Ashburn has been in prison
for more than three years, during
which time he worked mostly about
the Governor's mansion, aad it ia
stated that he has' been retained by
the Governor to continue his former
duties. Anyway he expects to make
his hoeie in Raleigh and his wife
left this city Tuesday to join him in
response to a telegram bringing the
news at his pardon.
Ashburn was eoadctod aa an ac
turnpike with lade Handy la con
nection with the death of the iafant
•if Mrs. Handy. The woman plead
guilty to har part of the crime aad
implicated Aahbarn. She waa givse
a term of ftva years sad was pardon
ed aboot ail months age. Ashburn
always protested that be was not
~uiKy aad had ao part la aishing
way wtth tba new bsra hahs of Mrs.
Unity, hat a Jury at Dahsua ssarlst
d him sa the evidence at the m«thsr
4 the baby aad other rtrismstoats.
I " ' ** wtth the crtaas.
Happenings Twenty-one Yean Ago
Interesting Item* Gleaned From the Tilt* of The
Mount Airy *Yew* 21 Years Ago This Week
W. H. Leonard I* In thia city rlatt
iog hi* brother, tL H. Uonird.
i. R. Lewellyn, of Dobeoa, «u hi
Um city Wiihimlay oo kit way to
Grsanabor* oa bwinm.
W. W. Burka la off oa a plane—
trip of several twh to Florida and
Ma.
C. W. Taylor baa returned to this
city from Cincinnati where ha baa
baaa taking a course in telegraphy.
Mlaa Savannah SatUrflstd kaa ac
cepted • poaition with Kheppard A
Worrall.
Tba school board baa brourht frem
the Methodiet Church tba (aate oaad
la their Sunday school r*w aad wiU
piaca tham in tba audttortam of tba
acadamy.
Laat Friday night tha many paopta
of Scotck daacant who wark at oar
quarries celebrated tha birth ut thair
gnaim poat. Robert Buna, by fir
ing • banquet to which a numbar of
our citiaena wara invited. Tha baa
qaat waa hald in rooms hi tha Nation
block and waa an oeenaiea long to ha
remembered by thoaa aa fortunate aa
to ba praaant. Tha aative Scotch
ladiaa had spared no pain* to prepare
the goad thing* to ba eaten and every
thing waa distinctly Scotch. Froaa
7:80 P. M. to I A. U. they made
speeches sang tba old Scotch songs
Surry O&can Now m State
Deputy Sheriff* Bud Simmons and
Newell Smith of this township www
recently carried to Raleigh where
they are confined in the state prim
to serve a sentence of not lees than
16 months for the >hooting to death
of Jim Sutphin, near the quarry more
ihan a year ago.
The officer* were detailed by
Sheriff Haynes to apprehend a car
driven by some Joyce boys which was
reported to be transporting liquor.
They met the car over on the Pat
rick road near the Sparger orchard,
snd when they attempted to stop it,
the officer* claimed the driver tried
to run them down, shots were A red,
the ear sped on Its way, but not until
Sutphin who was a passenger in it j
liad been shot in the back of the head. |
Both officer* fired at the car and it'
mma never clearly known which one
Kred the fatal shot or how K all oc
curred.
They were tried at Dnbeon and con
victed of manslaughter, but appealed
.0 the Supreme Court where the »er-,
iict of the lower court was upheld :
»nd they were required to begin their
erm Both are well known citiaens
>f the county, are married and have;
arge families.
No Reason For Oil Shortage
Horo.
Mount Airy citisena have no reaaot
m entertain any fear* of any faaoline
w oil shortage fot the city ia now ba
ng served by five of the largeet oil
-i>mnanie« in the world. The latest
widition to the Hat of distributor* in
thia territory ia the Sinclair Re fir
*f Company. Mr. Sinclair ia the
ine who gained *o much national pub
licity resulting from the Tea Pot
Dome oil controversy aa it waa his
company which secured the leaae
from Secretary Fall, at at.
The company has completed instal
lation of storage tanks near the bark
4beds and are now distributing thai*
products. W. M. Beasiey is manager
•f the local distributing point, white
I. W. Beasiey, of PUot Mountain, has
charge of the oil interest of the Sin
flair Co. in this territory.
Other oil companiaa that also have
distributing points bar* are the Stan
lard, Red C, Texaco and Gulf.
High Clasa
Booked For This City.
The yaar 1917 will aaa several high
clasa entertainments staged ia this
city, aa reprsssatativeo at the Kad
tliffe Chautauqua and the Piedmant
Lyceum bureau have been In the dty
I to give the dty I I brae day
rhautauqua during the
four lyoeum attracttea
mid to be the lilgted clasa
and recitad poems and had a general
Mr. Harden Hoiyftald. of Eockford.
•u in the city iaat «Nk aelhng
man.factured tohnaea. iUkoMtf
the few mm whe has not been fmt
nut of boaineaa by the Ian* fartoriea.
For year* ha haa manufactured to
baeao in a nl way and haa gone
money all the Unu. Ha now baa a
■ood trad* bora in thia "city and aay*
that ha can maka about aa much
noMy aa ha did baforc the truata
got twh a hold on the «annti|.
A amoha houae belonging to J. A.
Taah, of thia city, waa burned Inat
Saturday, about 800 puunda of meat
bainf daatroyad and many othar ralu
abiaa ma Hag the laaa about MM.
C. M. Gentry, the eOcient attend
ant at tha power houaa tella aa that
ha ia juat 17 yaara old and la a grand
father. Hia daughter, Mrs. W. g.
Jackaon, agad IT, gave birth to a aan
Inat Sunday.
On Thursday afternoon at 6:80
o'clock in tha Pint Preabyterian
Church of Suteaville, one of the
prettteet weddings SUtaerille haa
aeen for many a day occurred whan
Mian Katie Lee Mi I la, of Stateaville
and Thmoaa Oarnatt Kawrett. of lit.
Airy, plighted their troth for weal
or woe.
How D» TWy Eacapo?
To thoea who nv • M| Hudaoa
uprabr tarn owr on th BumiIuvi
road Sunday afternoon it «H hard
to underatand why the four occupant*
war* not killed outright. The car
from Winston wai oa ita way to thl*
rity when it ikidded on the paved
road noar Vogler'a filling station, ran
into the bank and turned completely
over, all four wheel* rxtended toward
the aktea. The oocupaitta ware pm
tied beneath the ear and aacured paa
ia(e hack to their home. Later ac
coonta are that one of them, Charlie |
Joyce, wm aerioualy injured, for
ahen he ra» aed home an examine '
Lion showed him to have a punctured
lung, two broken rlha and other
bruiees. The car wai almoat a total
areck. I
Chu«« M Business
W. G. Lewi* ha* aold hU interest
n the Arm of W. G. Lewi* A Co. to,
W. F. Heamer. the change to take
dfact March let. After that date
:he buaineaa will ha conducted by J/
C. Ayers and Mr. Beamer, The new
nember of the Una ha* bean In the
mercantile buaineaa in thia city for
leveral year*, recently being connect
ed with Boyle* department a tore. Mr.
Uewia ha* not decided what line of
Mtaineaa he will engage in, bat ex-|
wet* to continue to make thia city,
lis borne.
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No Stop This Side of Cub*.
J. D. Smith and 8. M. Hale left thl*
:ity Sunday afternoon bound for the
aland of Cuba. Florida beara no
rharma for them and they are mak
ing no a to pa until they land on the
arharrea at Havana. They went to
Jacksonville by rail, fro* thence they
■rill travel down the Florida coast by
t>u* line t<> Key Wert where a boat
•rill convey them to Havana—the land
rhere "paraaaal liberty" U aiUlj
recognised. They expect to spend
two weeks on their trip.
I\ aI. -1 I !&al. ■
Robert Howard, the two-ymr okf
boy of Mr. and Mr*. Frank Hinn,
died at tfcafa- home in this city Mon
day afternoon after an iUaeaa of only
» few hour*. The little eae waa In
hi* usual health Sunday and rWtod
•ome ralathrea with Ma paranta, but
wa» taken ill Monday morning about
row- o'clock with pneumonia. AS
that medical .kill could do failed to
|hre him relief and be paaaad away
•t four o'clock the mum day.
the home Tuesday afternoon by Kef.
I. A. Oook and Bar. ft. L. Barry and
the rmihi laid to net at Oakdale
Oemetory.
Baraca-Philatkea Convention
Will Be Held in Mount Airy
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GIVES THE RABBITS A
CHANCE
Tkfe Aged Fanmar Eaj^i
TrappM| Gim-Gate Bif
Mi a* City 9»Wte.
Occasionally rtiri mm W this
ntjr m sgurl farms* aad ihMhI of
ths White Flaias section aad «ka
Nathan HuWheas mm* that we
of hua u aa aged man hs will ha
hunting up ys editor for aa apolon.
for be la ae "pry aad wtln as any
■tan in bla Wi yet Mr. Hmthi— li
now entering Us 81st year. Last
Sunday Mr. Hutchaoa was heat ta a
number aI friends at a dinner at his
hoM and during ths hours that pass
sd ha recited many WsrwUif mats
of his life. Judge A. B. Tllley nad
C. B. Tdtey. of this city, war* among
thoss who snjoyod ths day with him.
Oas thine that was brought out hi
his conversation was Ms hobby of
trapping aad hunting gams. During
this wintar hs has had his aid tims
log rabbit gums sat in thair paths
sad has caught 40 rabbits aad two
squirrels, making ths rowads of ths
gums ovary day. But whsa hs takas
tham out of ths gum ha doaaat re
sort to the old mathod of cracking
ths rabbits' neck by a hard blow with
the back of ths hand, but instead ha
gives the rabbit at laast what bunny
thinks is • Agbting chanes, for hs
deliberately turns H loose on ths
ground aad after It gats of a fsw
yards hs picks up his gun and trtas
his marksauuiship. Aad ha says ha
never mlaain bringing down his
game. During the winter ha has
also caught four large hawks and aaa
owl which measured 42 inches from
tip to tip.
In um trapping of the hawks Mr.
Hutchens recited an am aline story
that does n<> credit to the Marks
manship of mmnf of our Mount Airy
•portsmen. Out in the open Acid he
planted a post about 20 IWrt high on
which he fastened a tteel trap with,
• chain Ave feet lone, baiting the
trap with fresh Meat. The hawk;
would be attracted by the meat and
In thi* way waa caught by the mare. \
One morning ha caught a Am hawk
and aoon thereafter several hunters
from Mount Airy came along and aee
ing a hawk perched upon the poet in
the Jaw* of the trap they ftred away
it the bird. Their shot went wild,
ind the bird Made a circle about the
imat and had to resume tta former
Maition hot the chain gave it rooM
to fly about. The hunters did not
we the cause of the hawks' remaining
tn Ha perrh and every time it would
sake • small circle and come back
hey would blase away again, and
Mr. Hutchens laughs and says they
-xhauated all their ammunition try
ng to kill that hawk as H circled
ihAut the poet with the steel trap
Ringing to its feet. Later Mr. Hutch
m* took his old shotgun from off the
peg* above the headboard of his bed
ind ended the life of the hawk with
me well aiMed shot.
Morel Auto and
A moat novel and unique cms and ,
rarage wrvin ha* recently been
kdopted by the R. A H. Service Sta
tion in thin city. This station is now
i member of the National United
Service, and any motorist who de
posits a dollar with them is riven a
licenw number which entitles them
to make purchases at a discount from
the regular retail prices. As an
illustration: persons holding a license
lecurvd from the B. A H. Station are
»ble to purchase gasoline at ene eent
■ gallon leas than the regular prior
from the station, one cent a quart on
nil, i per cent on tires and access
aries mt4 the same oa repair work.
Diaiilss op si at lag one of the Mat
up-to-date service stations to this
■action they are alao distributes a far
the Willys Knight aad Whippet Over
land cars and now have on display
the latest medals to this Una. TMr
advertisement to this ieaae tells MM
if the achievements of the*Wl*ys
Knight organisation.
Court At Pih-.
Neat Monday a ton* of crtaatoal
mart will unvsai at Piliia far osm
week aaly A nMar haa haw i
:hem glueing «■» at mmm liqoar i
Mp W. F. Hardtog, .
■MS v" * . w*"
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At a wntlnt of the
Mate Bamt-CUhrtlM
tn Haliabury Honda
viutln m »raaaalid by C. W. Aa
; of thla city, far the imm!
af t ha aaaoriatlaa I* ha baM
in tkia city.
Mr. Andrew ra mad with au
thority la pcaaawtlag Mount Airy*a
Ul«fU«»Un m k* I ■ il mjUL I.A
inVIUUOfl ■ M fltrrlM WiUl noil MVc
tara of mvitatoa
of tha pa atari a
of tha
Ctab, Woaia'i <
Chamber of CaWMna, and May of
the local fratarnai organiiatiooa.
With tha backiag of ao auy af
our leading people aiaured hi i
and kaowiag that practically
Mount Airy ritlaana will laak
favor on tha bringing af thia
body af Chriatian worker* aad
people iato our Biidat, Mount Aby1!
part ia making a auccaaa af tha
gathering, that of hoataaa, ka aiaurad
AM* an4 Willing.
At • call mMtinf of Umm inter
ested quite a croup of npwmiUtlwi
of churchea and civic orgaainlil
gathend at the Blue Ridp hotel a
week before the invitation waa pra
wn ted and diacuaaed plana foini Ma
the matter of Mount Airy'* ability (a
entertain the visitor* and they unani
moualy agreed "we are able aad
willing"
Plaa of Kntee1aiaa»e»it.
They afiael oa the Harvard plaa
of entertaining, which makae it aaay
mi the wuman la the hoaaea. ,
The date aat for the convention la
May M-S9 incluaive or the laat waak
In May.
Ceaaaittees will he appointed at aa
tarly data to make arrangement* far
placing the viaitora in the vartaw
mm** in tkia city which will ha open
to them, and making all other piaaa
'or their entertainment.
The following alogan waa adopted
>y the *»*wtiw committee: "Oa to
Meant Airy the Granite City."
All seoaiona of the convention will
te open to the public and the people
if Mount Airy tn urged to attend
fust as often aa poosible. Aa plan
ned by the executive committee the
lint session will be held en Thursday
night and will be in the nature of a
reception when the town of Mount
Airy will woIiobm the visitor*, and
her people and her gueets will mingle
snd bet owe acquainted. The real
'msinesa of the convention will bug In
st the Friday morning session and
probably Friday afternoon will be de
voted to showing the visitor* some of
nor glorious mountain scennry. Fri
day evening the annual baaqaet wil '
be held and the largest available
quarters secured for this affair, which
will be necessarily limited by the
limited accommodations. Saturday
morning will again be devoted to the
business of the organisation and Sat
urday evening a public mass meeting
will be held. Sunday afternoon a
ureal memorial masting will he held
m memory of Mr. Manhafl A. Hud
■ow, the grand old man, whe was the
rounder of the Baraca-FMIathoa
movement and Matlonal President.
XatlsnaBy Knows Speaker.
Among the eponkers who will he
- J 4. . >> __J ski „
nVlWKI lo IllfM IMS COflVfHllOB |W
namely: Mlaa Hssvletta'sdMaTef
^incinnattj. Ohio. National Vice
-igh, a national egtoer, Dr. * W.
frnnloM. of Clsmisn College; W. A.
Lambert «f Waahlngton. D. C, and