Between Town and Country Communities BY NATHAN MAYO - '• * CHANCE?—OR AJ¥ILL? ha would Mt b» hi* Ufa »kap*> th. liwd of M> ifctn. ^ ^ daeiaion dnifcw thair Htm, ami to laava to CHANCE tha carrying oat af tWr plana after daath. Thia ia diSeak to wtinfii Whan a man dacida* what ravraa hia affair* ahould taka after daath. for tha prvt*cti*a of hi* faaily, ha i iiaalfori how hia wiaha* may boat ha aarrtad oat. Tha lasal tnatiuaaant which raawlta from that luaaidaiattoa la known da Ma "WILL." Ha la not content to laara tha futnra of hia family to chanca >11 not only maka* hia will—ha ahw aalaet* a parmanant and cora pa tent orfuiiiatlon to handia bat in*** and Manual matter* M to thr fulW*t poaaihla advantage of hia banaOciarWa. •tor aipariaac* and aMta to aatote mattar* ara fraaiy at ymm aarrlaa. The Bank of Monnt Airy Traat D^artMrt WUm* Airy, * C. U». M. Limvilla, Trwat Ofctr IDW. M L1NV1LLJE, fciwantan The Wiring As The Building —And So la— The Plumbing We Do Specified Plumbing and Electrical Work— Exactly ealtad for in th* plan* Hkilled workmen, proper tool* and Ih* beat grade materials arc at your diipoaal when we da the work. Call la for a look ft our Unaa, and let aa quota price* hefore jroa elaaa a contract for phnbiaf and wirtag. We do electrical repair work LET US FIGURE ON YOU* NEXT JOB J. L COCKERHAM PkoM 321 Moval Airy, N. C. W Rwft the m> city town and they stop aad word* and the clock strikes twelve.! What happen* * TKe city mm will a lap the farmer »n tha ■ay: "Well. m. around m4mm;| if I can do ugrtkhi for you call i ma." Kach fee* Me way. The farmer tbiaka of thia often. Hainan nature la the mm te peo| of all vooatioaa. The difference of| viewpoint !■ due to environment. Take advertiaing: The commercial | man la uaed to edverttatac: the farm er la not. A county fair la aoatly aa | agricultural exhibit. It ie ducted exduaively by farmer* It la a food place for tow* aad country to fraternise and enjoy theauslvae. It Ie a food chance for towa people divide op the country aad have aa town man to take oae or aaora from J tha country aad invite him to the fair and to dinner on a certain day at hia expellee. The people la the country could do the eaaM thing far; the people la towa. Thia offers a mean* for developing a real comrade- | ahip. Where there la i tion. why aot invite a farmer < a while to meet with the aad give a talk ? Other* are Invited frequently Becauae a man baa no reputation aa a bat-air artlat te aa raaeoa why we ihrnU conclude he, ha* no braina or ideas worth while, j The farmer thinka of thia frequently, j When newapapera cartoon the farm er he never look* like "Country Gen tleman," but like a acarecrew. Why ? The farmer thinka of thia often. The peraonal equation ia the at rang- i eat force in aociety. Peraonal con tact will knock off antogonism* when nothing alee will. The loag arm "I am holier than thou" attitude will never laad to cooperation. If It leads anywhere it will be towarda feuds. If you are friendly with people only when you expect to get something out of them, and aee them as they pas* you on the street only when you want something, you are raising a' barrier between yourself and others aa impaaalble aa the wall of hate be tween Prance aad Germany. Any of this if he has not experienced | It Rural life in America la quite dif ferent from rural Ufa in lorepe. There the rural papnteWea Bee In vil lages and ga ant to their farma to work often mi lea away. The ieelat ad farm honee would he aa much of a curoeity there aa a rural villaga with aa aemblenee of a bnelneee towa he in this country. Urn ree this Tillage Ufa hi SYDNOR * SPARGER MOUNT AWT. N. C W. C. STDNOl. they should be la bad. If there is • this, cm tt not be of borne, tlM old fatally the Amide. Um old of all far each aa far all? Kipling's eat, far a • maal or a pinee to sleet Into a| to «v« their ewa ho—s an a ful sign. Laaa thaa fifty per cent of' families on the The neat careful anrvey I If they would. It la to Um factoriaa. chants that the people of the city la] which they live own their own Every effort should he made by thoaa' who have at heart the beat interest of the municipality to encourage! home owning. That family which owns Its own home Is not only * inclined to develop a home life thus become a better family, home owning has a distinct va'ue| when figured In dollars and centa. The man who has inveated some of' his savings In a home ceases to be a! floater, a part of "labor turnover.") He becomes a solid citiien with every thought of making that town his' permanent home. This determina-' tion effects a change in his whole! attitude towards the city. He wants a better reputation in the town where he experts to end his days. He ia more anxious about the education and reputation of his children ia a town where be is a permanent ree Thus he not only becomes a bettor citizen but makes his sons and daugh ters better rttisens, more worthy of employment and marriage with the better people of the community No community enterprise should ret mors hearty support from the Kiwanis club than any movement looking towards home owning by store ritisens. The Kiwanis club which would take aa Its slogan far a year "Every Family a Home Owner" and tie into the movement the Board of Trade, the Chamber of Commerce, the Realtors Board and the Associa tion of Bankers, would do eommaaity work the results of which would be far-reaching beyond Ita I John Howard Payne There is no place like -a;.sgrS5rtt; • ki*li*4 »MM m Ml m _ •m iM at Sf f Sfa#.-S Kill 'Em W» Kav« all kinds of fly aad uuwrt powd*n to vM you of thw pact* AUo apriyi aad spray |m for Uhii Bctfln. Bsc our window and |Vt #«|utppod to *>attir them mmWullr W. S. Wolfe Drug Co. W. 8. WOLFE. Kiwaaiaa. PHONE No. 53 Poverty and Plenty POVERTY is the price paid for wasted dollars. Plenty the re ward received for banked dollars. Poverty or Plenty—which do you prefer? It is WHOLLY in your power to make the choice. No one can make it for you. Bwim. ....... |l.W.OtOO FIRST NATIONAL BANK MOUNT AIEY. N. C. T. Q. FAWCBTT. IW. t O. mm CMkter .. . ... J

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