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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1925
Page
2
Mount Airy News of Mount Airy North Carolina dated July 23 1925 lists J E Johnson and Son as publishers and pricing at 1 50. The note mentions second class matter status and Congress March as a header fragment.
Residents of Dayton Tennessee debate evolution as William J Bryan captivates crowds. A legal battle between Scientists and anti evolutionists unfolds with a looming Supreme Court ruling. locals foresee Tennessee wins but ultimate victory rests with the U S Supreme Court.
Town faces water shortages as rains fail and springs run low. The town owns the water system and should supply water at cost for legitimate uses, not waste. Citizens should be educated to curb waste like a yard spigot left running to reduce bills and ease the supply crisis.
The article notes prolonged dry weather across the region on Monday July 20. Local showers have failed to bring general rainfall, leaving crop prospects uneven and many regions near harvest, signaling a dry year for farmers.
Friends note T. J. Smithwick has been discharged from Martin Memorial Hospital and is reported in greatly improved condition and doing nicely.
C B Webb of thin city discussed Carroll County road work with leaders. Carroll holds 150000 of 300000 for the project to finish the Fancy Gap road to the state line. Convicts work the new Hills Ville route, shortening the trip by about three miles. NC hard surface work awaits funding and a start date remains unclear.
The city commissioners adopted the 1925 budget at a special meeting establishing a $1.40 tax levy. The $110,800 budget allocates $50,000 to bonds and interest, $24,000 to schools, $15,000 for streets, $10,000 for police and fire, and $11,800 for miscellaneous items. The tax splits into 26c for general purposes, 35c to schools, 73c to bond interest, and 6c to a sinking fund for serial bonds. A prior condemnation of a South Main tenant house for health reasons prompted no rescindment despite protests. The board asserts the action aligns with the new charter’s health powers.
Farmers, friends and members of the Cooperative Association plan a large picnic at Pilot Mountain this Saturday. Congressman H. B. Ward of Washington, N. C. will be the principal speaker, with association leaders attending. A ball game and other amusements follow the program.
Mrs. C. H. Haynes arrived back from Piedmont Springs traveling with Mrs. James Fox and her young son from Rocky Mount who were also guests at Piedmont.
Gov A W McLean refused to grant a pardon to Early Ashburn of this city who is serving fifteen years in the state penitentiary for infanticide. Pardon Commissioner Link had recommended no interference with the Surry Superior Court sentence. His accomplice Mrs Fasie Handy, serving five years, has not pursued a pardon.
The city faces a drought strain as water and power plants run on short time. Mount Airy Furniture Co provides power from six to midnight to allow dam reservoirs to refill. Supt Whitlock urged conservation. residents complied, helping supply hold. Additional cuts may be needed elsewhere, but city hope rests on continued restraint.
Judge Lewellyn presided over three cases. R. O. Smith of Greensboro apologized for a $92.60 bad check and was released with costs. Forest Heath pled guilty to assault on a woman and received 12 months on the roads, suspended if he stays in this section. W B Keen, sign painter, bound to Dobson court for larceny of paint from P D Webster’s home. unable to post $500 bond, he was jailed to await October trial.
Funeral services for Col Luther G Waugh 78 were held at a Dobson church with Rev Hipp officiating. A former War Between the States veteran and longtime Dobson lawyer, he died Saturday after months of cancer illness. Survived by two half sisters and one half brother, with interment in Dobson cemetery. Pallbearers named Coalson Norman Bledsoe Gillespie Cooper Hampton.
W. B. Keen a local sign painter is jailed in Dobson on larceny charges. He says a letter signed Ku Klux Klan was mailed to him warning he is too risky for a married man with girls. Police doubt the threat and Keen is held on about $500 bond for brushes and painting materials stolen from P. D. Webster.
The regular meeting of the Masonic lodge in this city Tuesday night featured a watermelon feast prepared by the refreshment committee. After the business session members were served ice cold melon with Patterson and Cooke carving slices. Talks were given by Rev. C. D. Crouch and Rev. Mr. Marshall.
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