Attorney J. H. Falgcr RJe» Sckool
^Election is Held Afiiast Refistratioa
past f»w days «var tha fMttM aa to
Iw the aehool ateettea i—k« win tw
dstaimtaad Baporta ta the state
Um wtiool bond Umnm wr> mom
hopeful of the local aituatioa atose it
waa probable that the mal datiaiua
at tha HupniM Court held that ta aa
election ta Cnwtiri aear a aehool
question only tha vote* that vara
caat wars ta ha coaeidersd. and that
tha iasae did not have ta afpaaa tha
mlitiatlaa. la tha paat whaa a tax
or bond question waa voted on it waa
understood that all who did not vote
would bo counted sgminat tha ques
tion. And thta haa haaa the under
standing aa to tha prssant election,
hat tha Greensboro caaa and tha re
port» ia tha atate praaa hava loft
many of oar people ta deabt aa to the
atataa that aiiati here ta Mount Airy
This newspaper has always tried
to bo cafeful ahoat (ivtac oat ta
focmatioa that could ta any way aria
lead its readers. Kssptag this fact
ia mind a short review of haw tha
law as to bond elections appiiee is
very timely joat now.
During the last legislature there
waa enacted a general atate law that
applied to fhe government of all
eoonties aa to haw tha county com -
mission*™ shall raise money for var
ieaa purposes building raads, schools,
Jails, county Home*, etc. Recently
tha citixens of a »<-hool district of
Guilford County voted upon a aehool
lax question under this general law
and the question of how the votes
were to be counted eras tarried to the
Supreme Court, which rulsd in that
rase that oaly rotes that war* cast
could he counted, and that those who
were opposed to the measure would
have to vote against it to be count
From Ibr above incident Horn* art
now claiming that the ume rale will
apply in the Mount Airy election on
June 2H Some ue in the ruling on
the Greensboro raae the application
of a principal of law that might alao
he applied in the Mount Airy caae
should the queation he carried to the
Supreme Court by either aide.
The entire question ia a matter
purely for the legal profession to
study and determine Attorney J.
H. Folger gives The News his opinion
that the late ruling of the Supreme
Court will have no effect on the case
hare and that we are still voting
againat the registration. He waa a
member of the laat legialature and
the act under which our election ia
being held waa introduced by him and
ia purely local, aetting forth in it all
the regulations as to how to hold
the election and the manner of de
termining the vote, and he aays that
the law under which we are operating
apeciflcally states that the I Kind and
tax issue must have a majority of
the qualified voter* before it can be
come a law.
However the opinion of Mr. Folger
would not prevent any citizen from
having the issue tested out in the
highest court as was done in tt*
Greensboro caae, and Attorney H. 0.
Woltz in speaking of the question
sees in the latest ruling of the court
a reversal of Hie old way of holding
these elections, and it ia hia opinion
that confusion and poaalhle litigation
eouhl be averted by the people of
both aides voting and not leaving the
•abject one for the courts to deter
mine on account of some technicality
of the regulation*.
Never has there been an iaaue be
fore the people that haa held their
Intenae intermit for ao long a time.
Usually these queation* loae Interest
after a short period, hut a* the ap
proach of the election nears la to* eat
hernnaae mora acute. The ratfiatra
tion hooka will cloae Saturday at aun
down with claaa to fifteen hundred
water* qualified to take part la It.
Opinion of course differs aa to how
the voters stand, noma saying it will
carry If sufficient personal work la
pot forth, while there are thaee who
claim that the tseoe wiU ha defeated
W a four to ewe vote.
The advocate* of the questions
realise that tfce .situation |* vary
•arte, and their beet hope la carry
lag it Is by securing a ruling ahailar
to the an* ia the Oral*hum naae
aad Mr. Falser aaya that rsea tMe
la as* probable far the law to ear to
■toaee la tea plaia to raiee that fMa
! itoi
INFANT LEFT ON
FAJWUrSFBOMT POKH
MhMgltf Crim «f liMb Om
Lmd •» Mmmvmry tl Kaat
Minfc'i in CmiiM.
Urp numbtri at psaphi last Hun
day vtMtad the hont of Crnt Mtrak
<>n tha Cinty Gap road. e%ht mile*
north of thto city, the attraction tw
ine a little four weeks' old baby bay
that was found on Mr. Marah* front
parch about 4 o'clock Sunday mom
The family retired about midatfht
i and at the time thay had not noticed
the infant on the poi^rit, hut about 4
o'clock criaa fraan if war* hanrd by
tha occupant* of tha bouaa. At knt
Mr*. Mar»h thought it was bar haby,
but whan aha went to tha crib it was
sound asleep, yet the whimper? could
•till be heard. Tha aoueds toad then
to the front porch where they could
see the tittle fallow* arms waving in'
the air and hie feat trying to kick
off tha blanket that enveloped hi*
feat and protected him from tha coal
night air.
Ha wa* hang on a bad of baby
clothe* which were packed In a *uit
ca*a. Tha party who toft H had
opened tha suit cue and used tha
baby'* clothing to provide a soft bad
for it and made ause that It would
not »offer from cold during tha night
by wrapping it snugly up with a
blanket.
There was no aota or totter with
the baby or no clue about the cloth
ing that has offered the oAcers any
clue as ta the parents of the child.
Resides a good outlay of clothes there
was also in tha caae a baby's nursing
bottle and a bottle of Castoria. Mrs
A. L. Sneed. who livas in Winston-;
Salem, and to a sister to Mrs. Marsh. >
was visiting in the home at the time|
and she became so attached Lr> the
baby from its helpless condl in that
*he has asked permission to adopt £.
Suburban Property Sella Well.
The I .and Co., of this city, last!
Saturday sold more than $#,000 worth'
of building aites on the Bannertown
road in the new development known
ai> Edgefield. Much of the property
ia located on the Winston Salem high
way and this frontage brought around
I7.R0 per foot, a aum that once was
thought of aa a good price for city
property. R. E. Inman and A. E. j
Tiltoy are the owner* of the Edge
field development and have a number'
of lot* that are yet to be sold.
New Barber Shop Equipment.
For the next (en day* H. E. Mon
ey'* twrber ahop on Main Street will
lie cloned to the public while extensive
remodeling of the interior and the ad
dition of entirely new equipment to
taking place. Seven of the latest
model chairs are now being erected,
together with a mirror caae to match1
them. Alao new lavatories and light
ing fixtures are being added and when
completed Mr Money states that he
will have as nice a barber shop a* can
be found in any city. He to spend
ing over M.000 in his effort to be up
to-date in his business.
Mount Airy Swimming Pool
Opwud Friday.
Th* Mount Airy »wimroin* pool
opened last Friday, June 10th. The
rates are the same a* they were last
year, 26c if you use your own bathing
i>uit and 40c. if you rent a suit. This
pool is sanitary and the water
chances continually. Once a week
the pool is cleaned. It will he open
every day and night. the hours on
Sunday will he from 1 P. N. to 6
P. M
Later in the summer .contests will i
be held at the swimmlag pool ha
tween the local boy and girl scouts
and the scout troops of mi (rounding
cities Coach Bob Sides la manager
of the pool this year.
Yo_ Mo. ToMako Northern
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Stewart Lowry, Chester Stewart
and Max Thompson bat* Thursday
to spend tea day* in the larger north
ern cities. Thaee young mo Intend
1 to risit Atlantic Oty. New Terk. aad
Philadelphia. They will make the
trip through the country la a ear.
Chris. Binder, Jr. left Saturday far
Feet Brags ta attend the training
WHO EVU TOLD A
MGGER FISH 9TOKY7
Fla.. W E. MtrrKt and Mi
patty wiM h» this elty T
Tuesday night, covererf
of tha road, bat happy
lag with ilssiirlptlaas of their
ences while ftshiag far tarpoa ia tka{
fiuif of Mexico Thia ia Mr.
rttt'a third big Hahiag trip to Florida
af tha,
party with thoir priaa
companted by thoir two faithful
gmdes, Alhort Addison and Elliot
Bawls Aad roming hy
haap ap tha evidence aro two of tha
largest tarp<>n» which an now ia a
taxidermist's ahop x'iiaia I Hay aro he
Leaeiag hare thrao waoha a(* with;
Mr. Merrttt war* hia mm, Oacar,|
Haywood and Hach. frail
and Jor Brock. From all
Haywood pro rod to ho tha iocky oaa|
of tha bmeh. hooking a
weighed 1*7 pouada aad
■u aad a half foot loaf. It
hoar to play tkia ftah aa ha could ha
landad. using a 200 yard Hao aad a
hook larger than our old ttmo turtle
h»ok. Prank landad Are largo tar
pon*. aad Mr Marritt to
They a peat Are day» lliklnf ia tha
Calf (faring which time tha party
aught 14 tarpoaa. They caught bar
rela at aaiallor flah Iraa two to IS
pound* but it ia the tarpon which ail
fishermen crave to haok Thia ia
rounted the gamest flak in the world
Mad once he i* hooke<f every minute1
until he ia landed ia chock fall of!
thrills and exritrnwnt. It ia for thia'
reason he I* aoch a desired prise
Mr. Merritt >poke highly of thej
hotel accommodation* of Marco, !
where they were given the advan-1
tage of every convenience at the t
hand* of the manager
Mount Airy'a Progreaa A bora
The Average
Mr. George W Sparger, of Balti
more, Md , wa* the gueat of hi* *on
(ieorge W. Sparger. Jr., here the let-1
ter part of la*t week. Mr Sparger
tame to North Carolina at this time
to attend commencement at Duke
University, where hi* *on. Oilmer
Sparger, is a student He has hadj
opportunity for much observation
and states very ixiahively that he
know, of no town the aiae of Mount
Airy which ha<- made tha gain ia
i>opulatioB. wealth aad geaoral prog-1
res* that ha* been made here since he
left this city, some twenty years ago.
Mr». Gaorge Stack Pi
Mrs. Martha Poo re Stack, wife of!
Mr. George A. Stack, died at her
home on Rorkford street about 1 P.
M. Tuesday after an illneaa of some
month*.
Mrs. Stack was the daughter of
W. M. Poor*, deceased, and a sister
of the town treasurer. F M. Poors.
She ia survived by her husband,
one daughter. Mrs. Joe Guthrie, of
this city and one son, Clyde Stack, of
New Jersey, and a sister Mr*. Croaa,
of Greensboro
The funeral eras conducted from
the Rockford Street Methodist
Church at 2 P. M. Wednesday and
the remains laid to rest at Oakdale
Cemetery.
Kiwaait I lliiw Night
Memh*r» of the Kiwania Club war*
boats to their aim and lady friend*
at their quarterly ladies night lunch
eon at the Blue Ridge Hotel Friday'
evening. Four delirious course* ware'
served and a program of music ren
dered, the singing being conducted by
Rev. K. G. Darin. Special vocal num
bers ware readersd by Miss Roth
Dobaen. the address of the evening
was made by J edge Harding, ef Wh
stonSalem Judge Harding brwagbt
a massage along the HfM at the re
aponaihility of leadership, iatarspers
tng his message wtth aaicdaUa and
witticisms. His addiaai was vary
aaacfc ea joyed Several attndam
prises war* givaa to bath ladies aad
gentlemen, and the whale |innii
was vary enjoyable.
Piedmont Springs Hotel opened
Aatarday. J use 11th. Edward Hay
uT*ii*iMii, Which willplar "there
■a—CAMPAIGN fffffff
*m of i
The tat Airy I
to
tfe at Uieae be
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Saturday
Oar people Itav* md mmifk of'
•fcrtrtc mahary to raab** in a a mat]
way the fnat mnwtiM of It, tort
they kavr "been slow to adopt that
methad of cooking faanng the coat
of oparattoa. Nov that a large I
bar of them tow bean to aaa hat* far
two and three yaara tto east mm be
easily computed. The r»—It of l|
ura* compiled *hew that tha am
faaily will aat aaa aw M N ut <
rent a month, and to maay toatat
thto la batog kapt dawn to (I
Aad baaidaa rookinf tha owner* atoa|
use their range* from which ta i
tha currant far Inwh*. It to hardl
ta Agnre whar* othar faala at* aery |
much Mara economical than ttoilrii
Ity aad thto difference to otfaat by tha |
cteanlinee* af operation. tha i
matte feataree coaa*rt«d with
trie aad tha abaototo ehmi-1
nattoa af all danger* of ftraa that ara
necessarily praaant whar* othar tjrpaa |
-<f ataaaa arc aaad.
Sine* romiaf hare a yaar ago tha
Southern Public Utilities Company1
ban extended thair Haas to all oot
tyinc dtotrteu of tha town, aad thin
ha* baan an incentive far tha erection
of many naw bomaa all a boat thai
city, bringing the modern conveni
aaeaa of city Ufa right to tha door of
all oar citiaen* who Hva near the'
••orporata limit*.
Man Found Dead in Laka Naar
Andrew Elijridgv, ace 24. a young!
white man of State Boad, wa* found
lifelaaa in the lake at Klondike lx>dge'
near Elkin Monday by a party of
boy* who ware Aahinf at the place.
When *irhted. the body wa* against
the dam near which the arater wa*
floariag. The boy* immediately noti
fied parson* nearby and *oon the body
ara* reccvered and'the coroner wa*
called.
At flrat it waa thought that the
dead man had mat arith foul play,
hut tha verdict of the Coroner'* Jury!
wa* that he bad died from drown
ing- Eld ridge had been missing front
hi* home for over two weeks aad aj
search had bean conducted for Mm
prior to tha dlacoaary thi* morning.
He U the son of Jeff E Eldridge, I
of Stat* Road.
Soon to Ha*« Now Telephones
The new switchboard in the local•
telephone oAcu U now installed and
linemen arc busy connect in* the
cables with the outside wire*. Cleve
Belton says he expects to begin in
stalling the new phonas by the (Irst of j
Joly. The new switchboard requires
the installation of new phonas at a
different type all over the system and
when the work now in progress is
completed we will have the latest and
most modern telephone system that
can be secured.
A new directory is now ia process
of printing and Mr. Belton asks that
any who expect to Install phones «r|
have any chances made to notify him'
at once so the directory can ha Made
aa near up-to-date aa is possible.
Mount Airy Now Hu Sndar
Jiteojr Moil
Wins ton-Salem and Mont Airy
vice, which began Sunday. Jane It,
.instructions to this end feeing ratal* »d
from Washington. It is iiilwtond
the regular sihsdals ef Isa liag Whi
stoa Hili at 4 in the morning and
returning at t will he followed.
The petition fer seven-day service
on this route was sndinsl by the
Klwaais Club and Chamber of to
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City Adopts Special Liccwc ScketWt;
Chun Start* Matt Pay a Heavy Tas
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Frtol V*
ta Ma
himself from tke nlw< of the
that have mtrtppal him ta the
Wffty of U> latest liqnof
Friel »ai caught by tka polk* una
one-half gallon fruit Jan af
up Willow Street. TWj taw Trial
Straot what* they found tka
tka back of tka toariag ear. Vernon
appeared greatly surpriaed tkat Mm
liquor waa tkara and p>i»iaM tka*
iofgf one had "pUiitAd" it on Mm
At hie trial bafora Judge LeweBya
oa Monday Trial triad
ta laara tka
kad baaa a graat
Ha told kaw ka oa tkat
night kad (ana ta Winston-Halea.
leaving kara akout dark, aad tkat ka
waa wwtataa by tka tflein aa ka
waa makiag kia way baak fro* tkat
trip. Ha would leave tka
that wkik ka w«
evidently placed tka liqoor la tka
wrong ear by mistake, aad tkat ka
had aa knowledge of tta
ed good if OAcer Toaa Hatcher had
not gam* aad added more light ta his
actions. After Friel told of kia trip
to Winaton-SaWai Mr. Hatekar aba
told of another trip Friel kad taade
at the aame time. Mr. Hatcher teati
lied that he had information about
Vernon'a trip bat it waa toward
lamkalarf and not south. He aaw
him paaa up the Pipers Gap road
about niae o'clock, and he waited un
til about 12 in tke bushes oa tke
roadside when he aaw Vernon mak
ing hia way back to town, traveling aa
fast that he could not be stopped.
And all thia was taking place on tka
same night Vernon said he was i*
Winston.
The alibi did not stick and Judge
Lewellyn sentenced Vernon aad
Montgomery to the roads for It
months each, placing their bonds at
11.000 each. In another raae Mont
gomery waa also placed under a 9M0
bond. Vernon was able to fumiak
bond but kia partner will have to wait
U out in jail at Dobaon when the
rase will be tried at the October
term. At one time Vernon waa a
man of fairly good property, running
a grocery store in varioua nort ions of
the city, bat of *Ute years he haa
been Involved over the liquor laws
and has only recently' completed a
12 montha aeniice on tke roada. He
appealed tkat care through all the
courts of the state, and later took it
before tke Governor, bat he could gat
no relief and he worked out hia term
to the last day. He ia about 5S
years old, while Montgomery ia not
much over M
Murderer of Mr. "Hy-Price" U
Mr. Wayne Boyle*, senior partner
in the Arm of Boyle* Bro*.. Inc., (that
it now conducting the greeteet
money paving tale ever witneaaed in
thU taction) confease* that he mur
dered old man "Hy-Prtce," who wa«
found deed in the rear of Boylea
Bro*. store last Wedneaday
Mr Boylea la defended by Attorney
Mr. "Low Price", who aaanrea him
that he did what area right Hi mer
dering "Hy-Price" and giving the
public the greatest bargain* In year*.
A detailed confeaaion at the murder
will be found en the third page of
thi* iaana.
Drop in at Boylea Bro*. today and
aee for yoaraatf the store fn which
"Hy-Price" met hi* end
Will Taw Tea CmmMn.
Miaa Alma Y ok ley. Mr*. JuM
Yok ley and Mr* J. A. Hadlay law*
Thursday at next weak far New Tark
from which paint they *efl Jon* H
on the Belgenland far • tnr ef Bag
land. Scotland, Wale*. Bilgiam. Hal
The
ef
•bould be
» Wm
t».M.
tm $6.00
Aata tekn art hit
year. (Mr city Us betel
ITU*. laat year they paid HMO At
tlM mum tin*, hottlmr wart re
duced to half th* rate last
paying $*7 SO
All
P«ir
taxed |1& 00
The state haa levied a special tax
of $100 00 m all chain stores having
ii> or more itam in the state and
alao permitted the cltiea to Wry a tax
of $60.40 on them. Abarfy mm of
the atom m the state arc sxpected
to rasiat payment of this tax to taat
oat the law ta th* court*. Hw» ia
Mount Airy art four storos which ara
said will he liable for this tax. to-wit
A. A P.. Jamison's. Parks Relk and
the MrLellan's Ave aad tea.
Ad daalars in tobacco of any kind
pay a city tax of $i0.M.
And tha newspaper never faila ta
get his doae of tax medicine. Thia
time the state expects to collect ia
hi* lumps from them, for they haa*
levied a $100 on all sahacriptiaa eon
te*ts and the city ia abo roing ta
collert a Kke amount.
The city auto liceaje rata will ha
the same. $2.00 for the tag aad H
cense card. The tajrs ara already ia
the hands of the collector. They asa
white with green lettering and a
green border, aad bear tl
"MuAiry. N. C„
Besides adopting the fall
of licenae rates at their laat regular
meeting the town commissioners alaa
nvs<V an order directing the city tax
collector to prepare ta hold a salt
for all uncollected tax that remaiaa
on the hooks July 1st. Ths sale wQ
be held on the flnrt Monday la Aug
ust at Dobeoo. Provision ia aaia
far this sale ia the city charter tha*
was adopted two years ago aad tha
confusion that resulted over tha laat
act of tha legislature in regard to tha
county tax will Wave no effect aa tha
sale that is to ha held by the city tax
collector