in>ill> mn fOraMd at about to*
•mm ttaM. WbM toa great tow at
■ilUd granite »«Ued ap frob tlM
d«pth» of Om Mftt to rain to* Bock
!*■ tl found a waak at toa alto
•f toa Stack bill* and raaa toara too,
•toar rack* up aa a rtotog tent-pole
IMkaa ap toe caaeaa. Tba cooking
peaceaa which toa aMihua racki aa
«viw«iii ..i timi time had much to 4a
with making to* Stock hllla eaa af
to* richest mineral regions to toa
aeaatn- to toa a*aa atoca toaaa
mouaiaius raw, toa wftat ataaaa have
keen weathered away to BU| ptocaa.
«x|k»Iuc the bard granite. aa al
Harney paak. Arouad toa baae ai
tola paak stand great aplrea, na
assta at to* aaftor net which cow
atituta Tha Naadlaa,' ooa at toa moat
atrtklng Mta of acaoary to to* Black
kill*
"Tha Black kllla played a peculiar
part In Um (rouiler life vt America.
They were udm-tiled and unexploltad
tout aftar emigrants had aatobUahod
toemaelvaa to California, Texas. Goto
ratio. Utah and Other terrlloriaa far
th*r weal Thla waa hecauae all ot
was u rn South Dakota waa reaanH
lor tha Hlou India—. The wooded
■planda ot to* Stock MUa had lone
been a favorite hunting ground ol
tha rod man. to 1*T4 to* aacretnry
af war aent aa asyedltloa to tba re
gie* and Ita mineralogists discovered
gold. When tola became known, praa
pectora alula to, to apite of tot heat
efforts of toa United Utales army
and aftar a year or two of ansucceee
ful effort* to r«ert them, fhr federal
go* -rtuaent found It tweeeaary to
Tk. > were thrown opn by PiwMwi
6r nt Ib lHTtt. only 51 yearn ago. A
tnr.iulcnt frontier Ufa developed In
Ui< turning Iimpa that H>r»i£ 1141,
an iK-atlwood, U>« I—Oil KM, he
m a tin Inaplratioa for tba Ameri
can Uiu><' t,ov«-l which ma* Into bo
b| Omi that Umf
"AM la <-U«ni o «"W. Mining tun
be« > t>'«< '<1 "ii u cwii" iH«io and uia
-cbl.-a oaata and the ou«> battle cain|«
hp 1 txn.uaMr gulot little citlsa Ttia
■tiiiaiUii« ui In* at U«d a wh> ul
tbr largeat uiioaa la the world aad
ka> iHkru uut gold vnluiti al. mvn
than *aoo,w«,<ma
Abound la (conic Feat urea.
"A large t*«rt of the Black lulls I*
to* "-red by two adjxerat national
to • au, Harney aad Black Hllla for
eai«. Cualer State park, IB wblch
Ik Praaldi-ut wtll paae the »« minor,
la imost entirely aarrountied by tboat
t»i• ata. Tba park cxtaada truai mm
th •outiii.mtem edge of the Black
Mil* arsataard. about elfin alias to
Wi 'd the luwa of Castor, and north
Wi -tward is lactate Harney peak
ami Mjrlean lake. The peak baa aa
sfi rods.of '.240 loot aad la tbaa tba
hi«-last point botwsaa tba Rackiaa
•ii i tba Atlaatte ocasa. SyWaa laba
•a - am do acraa aad Uaa at aa aid
tauo of ai>iimxteataly • alia aad •
V «•«.
*i)sn>a l««—. tba atato-owaad bow
fc which 1'maldaM Oaottdge U«aa. H
•Ituaisd a few oiilaa froui tba atMara
«C a aI tba park la a ealtoy iaii|
m» Iawar hlUa. Ita alUtsde la ap
pi u manly 4M taac Near by la i
blub way rscantly b«Ut throagh tlu
b« ruled out at this caienla'.lua, f««»
in them prohibition extends to mdi».
On *v» other hand. thaw is a »u»
phis of stations m the United States,
Canada and Spain, what* an«esiion
t^friM of IBM sort is general
throuflMtt moat ot the world with
the poaaibW exception of the Amis
regions, the desert section of Africa
and in Central and Northern Asia.
Nearly SO foreign countries depend
upon one or several of the 490 sta
tions oatsids the United State*.
Nineteen 'have only one station and
11 of these do not reneh beyond na
tional borders.
In many countries radio broad
casting is strictly a commercial pro
position. Corporations are given oon
ers of receiving sets pay for service,
either direct to the • stations or
through the government. The rates
vary from gne franc in France to
$60 in Salvador for the first year's
subscription. Invariably the govern
ment collects a share of the proseodi.
Uncle Sam has played his part in
supplying Um world with radio seta
*nd equipment, although he (noes
strong competition from Germany,
England and France. The United
j States exported more than 18,000,000
worth of equipment last year alone
snd indications are the volume will
be even groatcr this year, eitports.of
• receiving sets alone having fncreas
1 t-d Mime 27 per cent.
Farmers Should Patronize The
Smaller Markets
Reidaville Review—
We want to be charitable toward*
the big tobacco markets to the North
and Weat of ua. We want them to
have and enjoy every bit of the pa
tronage of the farmers they are en
(tft!ed to and r«a uj.t. A*, '.he same
lime we want to aee the >mailer mar
I keta come in for a reasonable share
| of the marketing of our principal
, crop and the commerce that goes
with the marketing. ' Oar good
reighbor Danville, in again aetting up
' a howl for a fifth aet of tobacco buy
<ms to relieve the dangerous congea
tion of tobacco on the immense floors
■<f her great warehouse®.
The Danville Bee, for inetaMf. has
thia to aay editorially about the sit
uation in that eity:
"If nothing can be done for
the grower in the matter of price*
something can certainly ha done for
him in other way a. "Hie situation hare
this week, which finds the market
m a chaotic condition and with an
definite information as to whan ha
can expect to sell his tohaeeo could
he readily overcome by enlarging the
marketing facilities here and putting
*1 the fifth sale."
Information In possession of TW
Review from reliable iium iadi
catea, first: that the big rnmpsaiea
who buy and manufacture tibswi
do not wiah te aee ths large saaiketa
become larger. They art already
top heavy, and the condition that a
greater concentration of tobaeca la
the big centers threaten* te produce
is one of continued and never *od
ing congestion and daaaage to the
weed. Tlnn is ae good reaaon why
Danville er
have a larger IWre la
of the
for, DtnviUa
wit Uim will
We cent a new Mi of ko«M furniture out south of
rifM sometime# indicate a wedding. Included ta the
one of oar low priced, high quality kitchen
table—a bureau aad
And Say, Therell Be ■
a Big lime Down There!
How do we know? Because along with the lot
graphs and a number of the lateet records.
of our phono
ijwii1
WEATHER
Colder today than
yesterday, with in
creasing low tempera
ture until spring time.
Buy a "Sup bean"
Heater and drhre away
the cold.
Hdcomb & Mktkiff
"We Don't Meet Price*—We Make Them."
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Mount Airy, N. C.
DIXIE STREET
Between Franklin and Pine
Our New Location
We are now in our new garage and show room on Dixie Street
You aak "Where is Dixie?" Its the first street west of Main,
fi
leading from Franklin at the Methodist Church; to Pine.
This new location gives us larger and better quarters and with
our new repair shop the public can be assured of prompt and ef
4 *
ficient service, r
All parts and supplies for Fords can be had at our Dixie Street
Garage.
» »
The New
FORD
. u
The automobile world is pre
' paring for the greatest thrill of
its life with the appearance of
the New Ford. Every where
plane are being made to meet
the demands when Ford an
nounces the latest that is in au
tomobile construction. We're
prepared in oar new quarters to
give you the best of service.