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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
2
Mount Airy News dated June 10 1920 notes subscription rates from J E Johnson and Son publishers. The readable fragment lists pricing details but is largely illegible.
A local government notice indicates the item is entered on second class matter at the Mount Airy post office under the act of Congress of March 8 1872.
A newspaper column argues money is tight as banks raise rates and Belgium borrows at high costs. It explains how Federal Reserve rates push up local lending costs, urging readers to cut extravagance, live within means, and act sensibly to guide the nation through war-time adjustment.
The article notes India shifting from reliance on England and Germany to domestic manufacturing. With wartime supply cuts, Indian capitalists formed factories to meet home needs, signaling steps toward greater independence from foreign goods and influence.
John A Dunaway of Missouri, a Swarthmore Chautauqua lecturer, stayed with W F E Merritt from Thursday to Sunday morning before leaving to keep his next appointment. He had been ill with malaria contracted abroad while preparing his talk on Serbia in 1920. Mrs. Merritt praised him as a delightful guest.
The article notes Hon A L Brooks lost the U S Senate bid as women’s suffrage failed to pass in time for the primary. Brooks supported suffrage while his opponent Overman opposed it. with women voters, Brooks likely would have won his party nomination.
Road work in Surry County progresses with 75 to 100 laborers across seven squads. Improvements are faster as labor is easier to secure. A. E. Smith resigned from the Highway Commission. Dr Moir S. Martin elected to fill the vacancy. W. J. Herring took the role of county road superintendent and began duties Tuesday.
W G Sydnor elected Secretary and Treasurer at a meeting of the Surry County Loan and Trust Company directors. The post was formerly held by the late Geo D Fawcett. Sydnor, a longtime director and stockholder, will actively manage the bank from its new offices in Sydnor & Sparge rooms over Merritt hardware, giving personal attention to affairs.
Town reports two store break ins at John Fuller and C G Needham on the same night. One tub of lard was scooped from Needham's. burglars may have taken more. Citizens urge an ordinance allowing police to question late night wanderers to deter thefts.
Capt George Snow was confirmed last week as postmaster by the United States Senate after achieving the highest grade in the examination. His appointment follows Postmaster J H Carter's resignation to take effect on the 30th. Snow will assume duties at the start of next month with strong citizen support for his acceptance of the role.
Dr Elwood C Perisho president of the University of South Kota will speak at the Friends Church next Sunday evening at 8 PM. He notes North Carolina as an adopted state from his thirty years here and recalls his WWI service and leadership at New Garden boarding school now Guildford College. The public is invited.
The Young People's Missionary society of Central M. E. church will meet with the Misses Banner at their home near this city tonight.
An editor urges farmers to tend home gardens amid busy tobacco work. He describes his own 110 foot long garden with rows of corn, beans, tomatoes, onions, cantaloupes, potatoes, and more, noting how home harvests lessen grocer bills and improve family life for children.
A state highway road camp near the city witnessed a disturbance last Monday as a foreman, a Black man, fired shots during a dispute with several Black crew members over unpaid dues. He says he fired in self defense after a man advanced with a razor. He retained his pistol, but his finger was shot off. The Recorder's Court Tuesday fined him $50.
The Sunday evening worship shifted to the high school auditorium where Rev. W. B West delivered the baccalaureate sermon to graduates. Rev. T. H. King presided, music by Misa Kate Spaugh and violins, with prayers and readings from Rev. Z. Vance Roberson and others. West urged graduates to a definite life aim aligned with divine will.
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