INSURANCE ADJUSTERS
GATHER INFORMATION
Investigation Shows Goldsmith Fire Loss
Wis Covered With $94,700 Insurance
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SALVAGE CREW
NOW AT WORK
N«w Buldhfi to B« Enetod
. .Ok GoM—Mi At
Early Date— W. H. M.Hon
Lnm k Tormina tod
■mnl Insurance adjusters have
MB pending Miml days to the etty
this «Mk ihWh mi Investigation of
the Ore which Im( week destroyed the
Goldsmith Mock and National theatre.
Mo definite willwuini of the major
Iom have been made, for the work of
the adjusters m tar has been the gath
erlng of lnforauUtoo and daU on
which to effect a payment of the kwaea
covered by the toeurance policies.
The adjusters found that the follow
ing amount* of toeurance covered the
building* and content* that ware af
fected by the fire
A. Ooldsmith. on the four itore
oulidlngs and the theatre. $31,000.00
Joeeph Frank, on stock of good* end
fixture*. $16,000.00.
Jackson Bra*., stock, $21,000; build
ing *30 MS. The loe* to them wa* *mall
and consisted of water that m
thrown tht building.
Money Barber Shop. (3.000 00.
Moose Lodge. $400.00
A. C. Tllley. $400.00
H. E. Money. $3000JO
Lovlll-Hatcher In*. Agency. $300.
W. H Marlon had a total of $M.
mm divided as follow*: tbaatre, $30.
$00; furniture and fixtures. $0,000;
system $1,360; rente $1000: shelving,
Mr. Marion had a leaae on the thea
tre aad Jomph Frank buildings to run
for nine mare years, but with the bum
tag of the ptupilj the 1mm automati
cally expired aad Mr. Goldsmith It*
part bald by Mr. Marlon
Already Mr. OoMsmlBi I* going for
ward with plana to rebuild at an early
data and a force of hand* 1* now at
work removing the wreckage lhl*
work la contracted to a salvage nom
pany of WImMi lalen who will throw
the wall* down, clean off the brisk and
stock than up ready to be used in the
new construction. The front* of the
four itore room* on Mate street win
ate be torn down as teat as the work
men can get to their task
Aa to the nature of the new buud
>ogs Mr. Qoldsmtth has not yet de
finitely determined, but there will
probably be one large room suitable
for department store purposes and two
36-foot store irnaa
E. A. Hannah Dies
At Princeton, W. Va.
Miu Anna Merritt Go—
Wukin|ton State
Wrenn Willi* Dim in
tn the •rmj
. kl
wrrtrM by his
Harold and Theron i
Fred Alexander. The Bar. Mr. Willis
•erred Central Methodic Church in
thi( city as pastor some twelve or fif
teen years ago and the children will be
remembered by many of their school -
ma tea.
Fair Grounds To Be
Sold Public Auction
Edw. M. Llnviile. Bee. and Treas.. ol
The Carolina-Virginia Pair Associa
tion. has advertised the fair ground
property to be sold at public auction to
the highest bidder, tomorrow at 3 P.
U.. on the premises. This action
ocsnee as a result of a decision of the
stockholders <Knne months ago to wetl
the holdings of the association, pay off
the indebtedness of the fair and quit
the business. The property will
be offered as a whole. There is coo
sidsrabie agitation on the part of many
of our dtiaens for the purchase of this
property by the ctty for a play ground
and future school puiposus. The
matter has beep dismissed by the etty
officials at different times tart tt has
taken no definite form at this date.
Visiting Family
Lose Young Son
The wren year old ion of Mr. and
Hn. Clyde Hawk*, of IiWa died at
the hoapttal bare Sunday morning of
colltu following Influenxa Mr. Havlcs
waa a natlre of Lambaburg. Va., aad
married la Idaho bringing hie family
to hla how (or Obrlatmai lor their
flrat Tlett. They fond hie relative* 10
with "flu" aad one of their chl'dren
became alck. a alight attack appareutiy
bat complication* developed. and Uwir
hoped for hanpp ?Wt vaa turned into
tragedy. They wUl return hone leav
ing the preciooa duat of the child In the
hlDa of hi* father*.
Folger Continues To
Hold County Office
Report That He is No Longer
County Auditor Hu Been
Misleading to Many
The report that has been sent to the
stat* press that B. P. Falser ha* tend
ered his resignation to the Board of
Surry County, Is correct yet the state
ment has been'the cause of a misunder
standing on the part of many people
as to the meaning. Mr. Near la no1
longer county auditor, but he doaa re
main the oounty's bookkeeper and
purchasing agent—the office for which
he waa orglnally appointed. At about
the same time the legislature also
paaaed a law requiring every county In
ths ttate to Mnploy an imBWr to
up on the various county Ameer* each
year. This office In Buiry Oounty waa
also given Mr. Folger two years ago.
but aa a result of a ruling of the Attor
ney Oeneral the first of the year, tt
was declared that Mr. Folger could not
hold the office of auditor and also be
tt resulted In an official being the
auditor of his own accounts Oon
epuently Mr. Folger has resigned as the
county auditor la compliance with tbr
ruling at the Attorney Oeneral. bat
remains aa the county"* bookkeeper and
purchasing agent at MOO per month
ed. at somr future date, to name an
auditor whose duty it will be to check
over all tba affairs of the various
county officers.
Miaa WfeiUker Suffers Cot
Onr Eye
Farm Agent Work
To Be Discontinued
C«MM(Mn Say TWjr Am
Trying to C«l Eipww By
W«rk
■ ' 'J
of whldi Mr. I infliay to rhuhTtun win
bold • meeting next Monday when the
health question will again be taken up.
Or. R C. Mitchell of thl* city ha* tan
added to the board of county health
succeeding Dr. J. T. Smith, who to
already on the highway board. Dr.
Hugh Parka of Bkln. has been re
elected also
Hospital Notes
George Parrish of Spring street had
an operation Wednesday night for
pleurisy
O. V. Howerton submitted to an op
eration Wednesday night for acute
appendicitis.
Alice East daughter of T. A. Bast, of
Qalax. Va . had an operation for ap
pendicitis Wednesday.
Bwanson Southard, of Rusk. Ouer
ney Childress of root* 2 and David
MldkUT of route 2 are all empyema
patients.
Mrs. R. P. Oomer. of Dobaon. to re
covering from an operation for acute
appendicitis Friday.
Mrs. Haywood Merrltt and Itttto son
left the hospital for their home Tues
day
W. E. Woodruff to a patient at the
hospital with an attack of fhi.
W.C. T. U. Meets With Mrs.
J. R Fulton
Ths local W. C. T. D. will meet with
lira. J. H. Pulton at tor home on Sooth
Main street Tuesday January IS at
2:30 p. m. Their program will deal
with (icte regarding the ntwth anni.
venary of National Prohibition which
data to January M. Many prominent
men Including Rater Baboon ham
written Interesting articles regarding
the wonderful success that has cams
of the enforcement at prohibition In
this comparatively short time it has
been a law and In sptte of Us Imperfect
enforcement. They attribute much of
the National prosperity to prohibition.
Father of Mrs. Herman Diet
At Hickory
Mr. Marcus Eckard, father of Mn.
B. K. Herman of this city, died sudden
ly at his horn* near Hickory Sunday
morning shortly after midnight. Mr.
and Mrs. Herman and son Ralph left
at 4 a. m. for Hickory and were Joined
there by Dr. Earl Herman, erf Enfield
Mr. Eckard had a slight attack at grip
or lnfluema but was not confined to
his bed and hie death was a shock to
his family Mn. Eckard had been in
bad health and through a misunder
standing of the phone message it waa
reported hare that Mn. Herman's
mother was dead.
Young: Woman Is
Influenza Victim
arehouse Property
OO tt li tb« 1
by]
• ft** M| leaf I
Virginia i
The ]
at tbe rear at
Ml
■rid Uw hardware atore, at
for further expansion at
the hardware
The
which haa been conducted by Hajmaa,
Brown and Haynea for the paat IS
yeart will be continued by Mr. Baynes
and Mr. Brown ax the transaction doe*
not effect the tobacco interest* pf the
concern, but only tbe aale at the real
eatata. The new owner* purchased the
property for lnveatment reasons and
at the present do not con ton plat* mak
ing any changes, but plan to main
tain tbe pn**nt statu* of the property
aa far aa j
Prof. Pendcrgraph Will
Speak on Mission*
Prof. L. B. Pendergraph will artdr—
the women of the WMoniry aoctety of
the Fin* Baptist Church on tame sub
jeet nhttn to the work of the society
or the reepnntoNHty of the lndlrtdusl
member at their regular monthly meet
ing for January to be held In the
church Monday afternoon January 14
at the usual hour. The uaual bnslnees
win be tranaaoted and a full attend -
anee of the membership to deaired, in
addition to the membeis an women at
the church are Invited.
Laugh at This Says
Mr. Rufe Simmons
to mnthe we hare nottoed our
friend Rufe Btmmons, of Weetfleid.
paartnt The New* offlee in the early
moraines with bueketa of milk In his
HswWt aiy< pffirHgrif of butter under hlf
arms. Now and then hto brother, Qua.
who toft the term and came to torn,
has been heard to touch at Rufe far
being buntoited with such loads every
moraine, but this week Mr. Rufe made
a report of hto year's work to The
News office and now It to time far Ous
and the other "white-eoitor" fellows
up on Main Street to toy and touch.
Here's the report of Mr. Rufe: "Yes
said Mr. Wmmnns. "I have been eaO
lnc batter and milk from one Jersey
oow that I keep on my farm at Weet
fleid for several months. She was
fresh In February. 1927. and since that
time has supplied my family with an
the butter wtifc needed, up
to the present date I have sold mo
worth of milk and butter to m/ friends
hi Mount Airy. For a year this oow
cave four gallons of milk a day. and
althoueh she has not been fmh sin*
1037. she to now flvtnc three gallons
a day and I am stlU bringing these
polls of buttermilk poticogos of
butter to my town friends." Just think
of It. Here Mr. stmmom ha* made *700
In two years over and above hto home
requirements from the «ale of butter
and milk from one cow. That's Uvinc
at home In the trueet sense.
New Location For
Barber Shop
Will Opan
Uaad by Tha Barnard Co.,
Which Will Cloaa Oat
By March 1st.
YOUNG WOMAN FIRES
BULLET INTO HEART
Miss Emma Lowe Takes Her life at H<
of Sister in Highland Park
C P. Clark's Mother Pum
atx of wheat — iln. They arc O. P.
Clark and Mrs. J. W. Hytton. at Momt
Airy; Mn. K. 4. Cootey. of Rand B»
treet. Va; Robert If. Claik. Stuart.
Va., Thomaa H Clark. CWnmlHw. O.,
and Mn. W. B Woolwlne Her death
was the mult at tnfluena and pan
mania. Her htataod la In very feeble
health we an eony to note.
Much Sickness In
County in December
County Nurses Busy Relieving
Distress—Think Situation is
Improving.
Much df the time at the county
nurses. Mn. Msry Beamer and Mtos
Irene Parsons was taken up with visi
tation In the home of the sick and
> destitute in the county and minlster
as far as possible to their comfort dur
ing the month of December.
Some suffering was found resulting
from lack of food and clothing, fire
lng. three white and two colored. The
nuraes wMh to make pubUc acknow
ledgment of aaatatsiye in this work
with generous donations of shoes, over
shoes. clothing etc. from Mr. Baltf,
manager of the Bene Department More
and the isumpt response of the Mount
Airy Woman's club through the presi
dent. Mrs. George Marshall to a can
for help when they found a family of
eleven nearly all sick with Inftuenaa
and half chilled to death about two
and a half mllea from town. Three
warm quilts aad clothing, shoes and
stnelflngs ware supplied through Mrs.
Marshall and the life of the baby
which had pneumonia was saved. Con
ditions wen such that the Inadequate
clothing family powntd hid been
wet by the rain which penetrated the
shack they occupied and acute suffar
tng and perhaps deeath would have
resulted had not relief been given at
at opee.
The county nurses can use a gnat
things from time to time and have
asked The Newa to make a general
ippotl for shoes, clothing etc. tint etili
have some service left In them. These
things can be delivered to the health
office or a phone message to the effloe
the things If you cannot deliver them.
Recent Deaths
Buy Your City Auto
License; Save Cost
Cause of Action
Is Not Known
Lowe, who was about 20 yam
old. and the daughter of the late C. ■
Lowe, bad bean living with her stater.
Mis. Jarrell for three yean. Wednee
day night the family supposed tfae
young woman had gone to her roam,
but when Mr. Jarrell came la from a
trip about nine o'clock be happened
to notloe that bar room was vacant
and made inquiry as to bar where
abouts. In her room were her shoes
and hoee Constable O. P. Creed wh
notified of her diiftppearance ^ t
search at once began. About the Una
Mr. Creed arrived at the home
tpn found the body of the
woman in an open held about 78 ;
from the house. She was in
feet, with no hat. and had on a i
the tnveeigatora to the oooclaaton that
the young woman had
Into her heart while
then crumpled to her
backward throwing the gun
Me but she left no
Missionary Insti
tute At Central
About Om Hadnd Putan
•ad Dah|»tM la Atti
H*«r* Dmmm Sarwnd fat
Churck Dining Room.
A district missionary Institute an
der the direction of Presidli* Elder X.
W. fa* le In simian In Central teeth- '
odist Church today, an an day m—ton
being held with luncheon in OM
church dining room for the visitors.
The pastors and delegate* tram the
thirty-one pastoral charge* In the dto
trist with the speakers will number
about one hundred visitors.
The district was enlarged at the last
annual conference the farthest point an
the east now being Draper and on the
west the line where Ashe and Vhutan
ga counties Join the state of Tbiuisb
Among the speakers for the morn
ing are Rev. C. S. KirkpaMek. at
ThomasviUe. who speak* in the inter
est of the superannuates. Rev. i. W.
Moor*, of High Point speaking on
Pastoral Evangelism O. V. Woosiey.
Lexington, whoa* subject is Bund*?
Schools and Kvai««ll*tn. Rev. A W.
Plylsr. D. D . Editor of The Christian
Advocate, Greensboro. meeting on Om
Church Pre** and Evangelism: O. H.
Mrs. Robert Lovill
Is Dinner Hostess
Mr* Robert Until
it
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