500 Delegates Expected to Attend
State Sunday School Gathering Here
Ofreniag Seuioa Tkur»day Ey»
Tfcrt Baptist Clmrck" Noted Speaker*
pta from mil |M <d tko state, ft.
r. smu. «r Iiiinm. w<
ml oet wgwl rafMate te all mom
ten o< tke immIiUh for a Ml
Tke mooting places will bo at the
Vim fcyttH Ckarek, Ceatral M. ft.
Ctoarck. and tko National TWtr.
Tke kaadquartors will ko at tko Mae
ftidgo kotel where an Individual tele
phone kaa koon iaatalM witk No. Ill
«ad an iaformation bureau will ko
■alatalaed daring tko tkrer days'
session B. V. Doyork will koro reg
ioter tko arriving delegates. aaalgn
tkom to tkair respective homee and
any itthtr •ssisMuw®
Any ono wanting information In ro
gard to program. Urn* of mretiaga.
aaaignmontr. ate., ahoull call phone
No. U*.
Viaiting delegate* will be enter -
tainod In Ike komea of tko city under
wkat ia known aa tke Harvard plan,
tkat la, tkey will be given breakfast
ia tke komea and secure tko othar
two meals of tke day at tke kotel. tko
Win. and other places where food ia
Able Speakers.
Many well known and abb speakers
kan baa* secured for the convention,
Mon| them being Hon. R. N. Simm*,
af Raleigh, noted attornay, and lee«h
ar af the Simnu Baraca class in hia
km city; Miss Henrietta Heron, of
Ctacinnati, one of the foremoet Sun
day School worker* in the nation;
Dr. D. W. Daniel, of Clemaon Co liege.
R. C., one af the moat popular edu
••tare and apeakerm in the Carolina*;
Mr*. H. I. Finch, of Rocky Mount, a
devoted Bible claw worker, and oth
er* who have had wide experience la
thl* field af Christian endeavor
Opening fi***i*n at Firat Baptist
The four-day invention will hold
it* ft nit *ea*ion TOursday evening at
the Pint Baptiat Church, taginning
at • o'clock. C. W. Andrew will pre
•Me at the opening *e**ion with Rev.
R. Gibson Davis leading the Mtng
service Mr. Davia ia «n experienced
man In thia work and will have
charge of the muaic feature* during
all the *e**ion* Judge W. F. Carter
will deliver the address of welcome,
followed by response* by Mia* Heron
and Mrs. N. Buckner, of Ashevills,
state secretary. The keynote addreea
of the evening will be delivered by Dr.
A. E. Corey, of RtnaUm, hi* subject
being "Christian Friendliness." At
the cloee of the meeting an informal
get-acquainted reception will be held.
The initial
open Friday
with Mr.
in# »bo at I
Tha devotional
ginning at 141 p. m. Km iAk
B. C. BwUHTand MlMrtec Um mm!
Dante I, at CWauon College, fnwmu
ta Um Sowthaa»t («r hia after dla
nar erationa, will deliver hia «Mnaa
on ~TW Joyful Ufa."
ba willll at 8:45 o'clock at Um
» antral MeUtodiat Cbarch, with Mra.
Dickeraoa, Um PUIathaa pnaUial.
tea In charge of Um Ba*. I. R*MU
likan Among Um speaker* will Im
In Um afternoon at IM Um Ma
rata* artU gather far Um Am! b«Mi
for Um ea*ntng jraar will ba elected
and Um naxt convention city chaiea
llr. Ml will itmUi and Um dwm
i tonal naarclaee aril ba eoadnctad by
the lav. J. C Griar. UaAniafced bu«
diacuaaton on l>i—, tad by Mlaa
He run, ara on Um program, ta addi
tion to the • taction of liliiri and
m lection af Um 1MI aeeetiag place
The "Quiet Hour" at AM will ba in
charge of Mra. H. M. Finch.
The Saturday program will con
clude with n ami and praise service
U-ginning nt 7:M p. m., with Mra.
Z H. Km in tha chair and the de
votional exerciaaa lad by tha lav.
J. 0. Krvin. Installation of the near
officer* will be in charge of Mra.
Finch, and the seeainn will eooclude
with the "Quiet Hour" lad by Miaa
Heron.
The xunriae prayer service nt 7
o'clock will open the Sunday pro
gram, with Mr*. Finch nnd the Bav.
J. C. Griar in charge. At t:SO the
'ielegate* will viait tha varioa* Ba
raca and Phllathaa ctaaaa* nt their
tegular *e*»lon* and will attend tha
'egular church aarviea at 11 o'clock.
Cane Hi ding Kerr ice.
The nil" meeting and ma mo rial
terviee Sunday afternoon at 2:M at
the National Theatre will bring the
convention to a cloaa. John D. Barry,
->f Raleigh, arill preside, and tha
Rev W A. Newell will have charge
of the devotional exerciaaa The ad
dreuses will be delivered by Mlaa
Heron, who will apeak oa "Ufa'*
('r'»*ae»." and Robert N. Sim ma, af
Raivgh. whoae aubjejet will ba "Mar
shall A. Hudson and the Future of
Raraca-Philathaa." The roll call af
•lectaaed Raraca* and Philatheaa will
be conducted by Mr*. Buckner. The
convention will dose with a con
aecration service In charge of Mra.
Finch and the ainging of "Blest Be
the Tie that Bind*."
A Few Banquet Ticket* Avail
able.
Mr* C. C. Hale wtsbe* a* to sn
miuiuc that • few ticket* for the
Harare- Philathea Convention banquet,
to br spread in the dining room of
Central Methodist Church Friday
night, will be available for local
people.
The*e ticket* may be purchased
from Mr*. C. C. Hale at fl.OO each
The visiting delegate* will have to
lie taken care of first, then the local
delegate* and afterward* thoee who
apply will be served as they corns.
It is quite an honor to he able to
attend this banquet and sit at the
meat with thee* distinguished vis
itors. and the few tic Let* available
for local people will seea he taken.
«et years useived today
The members of Urn Woman'* Club
| will rater far this kaaqast.
Your, far another "MMm"
Marshall A Hudwui.
Pounder and late president of the
World-Wide Barmca PhUathaa Kbit
C'laaa Union. Mr. Hodaoa era* known
a» "the man wM wanted a mlMa*,'*
-Hi young people itadyiif Um
Word of Ood and aerviac humanity
in the mm of Chriat
of a doxeo young men about thtrty
ftve rearm ago. It aow encirclea the
(lobe and number* more than a mil
lion member*.
U«ktei»c Kills Mm Nmt
Mr. J. (aasell How man wan killed
by lifhtniiw during • storm on* day
lut WMk.
When the storm cum up Mr. 'Bow
man who *u about 56 ynn old was
plow tag IB • field near the Gladeeboro
Church and ant hi» boy to the ham
with tha taara and he started with a
sack of potatoes to tha shelter at the
school; just as he psssid under a
piece of telephone wire, which had
heea cifl when telephone mhV< was
discontinued, the Ugntning struck and
passed from the wire, iwinflni a feet
<>r two above his bead, through his
body. The boy saa htm fall and
called for aid and a neighbor worked
with him as long as breath lasted,
possibly thirty minutes, however it is
said the boh broke his neck.
Messrs J. £. Ayers and Kent Har
inan of this city attended the fuaernl
which was held at the Cladesboro
Church.
A Modern Lunch Stand.
The Ci*y Lunch, opposite Kirst
National Rank, will soon complete
the remodeling of their stand aad win
have one of the nicest places in the
state. A row of arm chairs will be
installed ss soon as they can be re
reived from the factory and eieetric
equipment will keep food and sand
wiches warm for serving at all times.
A complete tins of sandwiches sriU be
tarried in stock, including barbecue.
•I 8. Johnson is manager of the busi
ness and has as his assistant Arthur
Lawrence.
Mr*. S. N. AIM, of Auatin, Tax.,
and Mr». H. E. Hauaar and littla
daughtar. Mary Franca*, of Andar
wm. H. C-, are gu»«t af ralativa* bar*.
ARE WE TO HAVE A
BASE BALL TEAM?
Maui Maatiag Tharaday Night Ta
Diaraaa Ptaaa Far OrgaaiaaMaa af
Dak.
If Mount Airy la to hava a haaa
ball club during tha coming »aa«on
thoaa intaraatad akouM attand tha
nte»« maating that will ha bald ta
tha eKjr Hall Tburadajr atgbt thia
waak, at 7:S0. AU arba appra«Ut«
tha valaa at a good haiahalt etab far
• dtjr ar* argaatljr raqaiatad to at
School who will enter mm collage
or taachar tnitim acbool la the fall.
ft ia eaay U recall the ti«o wfcea
the mra|t HUM* fall that only
rn>Mtloni Had aajr aead ai geiag
beyond tba kick achool aavraa.
8imm of Umm who law Ml jrat
daridad telly where they will re will
ao doubt jata the majority In aoa
tinulng their dlilii In Ufkar taati
tutea of learning. 1W liat aa wa
•w* able I* gat II fallow*: HInb
Hubert A lira. I faming; WUMa Clif
lon Haughn, turmlng; Capltola Mae
Briton. N. C. C. W.. Qraanab.ro; V.j
Max Branaock, McCtellaa Btara, Raby
Ctbal Cook, aa derided; Annie Faw
oott, Randolph Macon, Lynchburg.
Va.; Katbrya Loalee Fiwcdt, Mm
College, Wlnaton-Salem; John P. Oil
hart. wiH ga to college; Ethel Maa
Goad, aa darted; Maria Owym. uade
ridad; LaaUa W. Jackaoa. too youag
for collaga, will tab* caBaga tratatag
la tar; UIHaa Jobaaoa. Meredith Col
lege. RaWigh; J*^^Hampton Joba
tinel, will aatar U. M. C. ta the fal;
Katbarina Long. Teacher* Normal
Collaga. Kara villa, Va.; Aaafc UIHaa
Mabe. undecided; Grata Mailta.
Normal; A ania Maaeey, commercial
-todant; Wlnaton McKtanay. Mate
'ullage, Raleigh; A Me* Lm Norman,
undecided; Wallace SheKoa. Uahreral
ty of North CaroNaa; Gila* Smith,
helping ta hia father'* (tora aad will
go to Daridaoa Collaga, Davideea; I
Charle* Sprinkle. farmar. StaU Col
lege. Raleigh; Araette Taylor. ««•
mercial atudant; Carria Taylor, Mai
dub Collaga, Raleigh; Katboriaa TU
Weat, Meradith Collaga. felal#>
Youtka Mwat Gat PagwJU Ba
fera Bamg Employad
County Welfare OAcer 1. F. Arm
field aaya than are a numbar of
young boya and girb in thin city who
daeire to work about tba factoriaa,
but ara undar pro par age to be em
ployed without aa anamination and
permit from hia aflce. He ariil ha
in tbia city every Saturday for a faw
week* and will be glad to give tbaee
xaminaUon on Saturday aftetaooaa.
All between tba ages of 14 and 1(
mu«! have permit* front the welfare
officer bafore they can aacure an
ployment The cloeiag of tba aeboola
Ha* raleaaad a numbar of boyi and
girla who want to aecara employment
and Mr. Arm Aald will keep oAce
hour* in tbia dty on Saturday! ao
that they can be given the phyileal
examination and aeCure the proper
certiilcata.
Early Morm.ng Fir*.
Kire early Sunday morning de
stroyed the store of Fred Boamer it
the quarry. Mr. Beamer had owned
the store only a few months and it
waa in charge of Raymond Beamer.
The loea to the stock ia estimated at
$3,000 with $1,600 inau ranee The
building was the property of the
quarry
Assistance of the Are company,
which brought chemicals into use,
saved adjoining property, although
lite front of Miufeell's new grocery
store was hadly blistered and scorch
Troop I Scout New*.
Since Troop 1 of Mt. Airy has
been reorganised the boys have pass
ed many tests and now nearly every
one has passed at least the tenderfoot
test Recently two beys were voted
late the troop and will ha initiated
soon. A new patrol haa been added
la the troop and they have throe
potrolo now. In the laat msetlag
Some Tobacco New* From
Southern Section of Georgia
in the
la the
Of til
■ua tkrtt, Mi mm Lacy
aie PaSlea and CyilMi Vt
cmhI« tor tfca
pupil
WUI Ftak P«r Ti
eo, Via.
Mrm Haywood Merritt will
paay them a* tar aa
Cv
Mr. Mmlu aad Ma boya Mi
wondarfal lack at
year that they
foil of picture* of
torn* of their klg|Mt catchaa ee that
they could UD thair Aah atoriee with
out fear at contradiction.
Judire H. H. LeweUya receatly ac
iiaired the Sanitary Bakery la t^la
rity and ta making plaaa to greatly
improve the facilMaa of the plant
by the addKioa of more midera eqaip
ment. Ua* Kroner will continue la
the capacity of baker. aad thai* i»
no mora capable awn than Gaa.
Mount Airy ia large enough ta rap
port a local bakery and Judge Lew
ellya ex pacta ta aMkhe the aarriea aad
product such aa to gala the undivided
trade of the city.
Demon* tra ting EUctric Rafrif
LOCAL CONCERN TO
HANDLE PONT1AC CAR
Smith Motor C*., lac., AcccpU
A|«kt For GmmtoI Motor*
Product. #
Smith Motor Co., of thu city. ha*
hwn incorporated with J. D. Smith.
Jr, r. W Smith and Ja*. r Aahby
u the atockholders The now con
•*rn ha* accepted Um dlnct nm>
for Pontiac and Oakland and will re
ceive thoir Int •hipment of Poatiaea
in a few day*. The Pontiac haa boon
rwnnlaeturid only about a roar.
Mrs. H. S. Weinberg, dtuonatrOor
for Frigidaira*, will spend next week
>n this city
(or Holcomb A
«K*nu for this county. I hiring the
weak Mrs. Weinberg will aieet with
varioua club* of the city and explain
to the ladies the value and conveni
ence* of electric refrigeration, and on
Saturday of next week a public dem
i>n«tration and exhibit of Prigidaire
rahinet* and uniu will be held in the
store of the local dealer.
crap* that
u> the lkik of
af
Mtrck. through April, iM Mm ftrat
p«rt of May. TUi
very irrtKikr aad <
in them *111 Ht |fI lh
■ mount of cultivation m the
planting* tn in bloom
"It la »UU dry except for a
locally Iwn and there ovtr Matt*rod
territory The early ttkicn ha* bo
sun turning yellow at tho bottom and
unlm we get rain immediately eaa
not amount to much Summing the
whole crop ap It look* like about M
l*r coal of last year's crop and af
imor. irregular qpallty, hot you
that tobaeae U a crap that
out much better than one would think
if it could have ratal before it la toe
far guao. At Naahrllle there hm
only been a few light ahower* aiaea
laat September,* moot of tho water
courses have (topped running aad the
•warnpa are dry eaough to bars. TW
A la pa ha river below Valdoeta haa
boon abeolutely dry aad duaty far
about ais woeka This will give yoa
a pretty fair knowledge of the atte
ntion here. The boat proa poet for
tohecro that I have teen Is aroaad
Vuialia. Our individual crop la lata
with a poor ataad, but i* not
from the drought so far.
"Yours very tretp,
-j. m. wr
:»
Fined For Drfrm* UxUr A|»
In Um lUcardtr'i Coart Monkf
Judire l-eweliyn fined M. T. McEaight
$10 and tlw cost for allowing on
under the »r* uf 16 year* to 4ri*i
hi* ear. Th» cut wu Um mult of
an accident u> tkr Httlr girt of Jamaa
Lowrjr, although It waa never eoa
kmM that tha ago af tha driver, who
waa Nr. McKaigfct'a daughter. eea
trihuted to the accident The child
WkM a h>l«wd ahull when na
ever oa South Main atrevt mm