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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1926
Page
2
Mount Airy North Carolina publisher J E Johnson and Son issues subscription rates for one year at 1 50 with circulation books open to all as second class matter at the post office in Mount Airy. The notice references the date March 6 and the shipper or congressional filing context.
An editorial warns of the Mexican bean beetle invading bean patches and outlines control by targeted spraying to the underside of leaves. It notes timing, mentions risk to early and ear beans, and contrasts practical control with a pacifist stance toward the pest.
Citizens gather as cherries from local farms arrive for sale. Farmers face market questions on pricing and distribution, debating direct farm to consumer sales and the value of community meetings to improve market knowledge and returns.
The article praises Mount Airy for its unusually low fire losses while warning that rising national rates reflect widespread destruction. It notes the town’s ten year old fire truck is aging and could hinder continued rapid response, urging consideration of a new firefighting machine to uphold the town’s record.
J C Hill undertakes remodeling of the first floor on North Main Street. Chimneys are being rebuilt and the interior will be rearranged to make the residence modern in every respect.
H Sumner of High Point is elected the new county health official with a $4600 salary. He comes recommended from the High Point hospital where he worked with Dr J T Burrus of Rockford. He begins health work immediately, by July 1 or sooner, and may hire a county health nurse and an office assistant and establish an office for the department.
The North Carolina primary produced a robust vote for Senator Overman, seen as a tribute to him and to the state. Supporters argue his decades of national affairs experience make him a faithful servant, age not a barrier to continued service.
The University of North Carolina confers on Charles Lee Coon the Doctor of Laws degree. Coon, born in Lincoln county and a Concordia Lenoir Rhyne College graduate, has long led North Carolina schools and promoted universal education and trained teachers.
Workmen have nearly finished upgrades at city hall. In the rear of the courtroom four sleeping rooms were cut off for firemen, a grease pole allows Bud and assistants to slide to the fire truck in three tenths of a second after a call. Metal ceilings installed in the courtroom and fire truck room. The building will serve the city’s needs much better.
In Surry County the primary drew 609 voters with Bob Reynolds securing 163 ballots and Hon Lee Overman 44. Officials estimate overall turnout and funding of machinery to operate the election at about 10 thousand dollars, mirroring similar contests.
In Raleigh this week the State Board of Nurses Examiners announced the names of eighty eight nurses who passed. Among them from the local hospital were Edyth Gilbert and Opal Handy. Margaret Templeton and Mary Talbert, fellow graduates of the Martin Memorial class, were not ready for this session and will appear at the next examination period.
Installation of officers of DeMo lay Commandery held in Masonic Hall Tuesday evening. Installed for the coming year were W. Fulton commander Z. C. ill generalissimo A. Pendleton captain general J. Welden Parker senior warden Lucien P. Wrenn junior warden H. Marshall excellent prelate ee Cook warder John H. H. Mitchell sword bearer Frank E. Walker saneeee heones Dr. R. M. Lan Ai Garter Patterson and Walter Suecoo Raymond Sargent
Government officials including Major J Mehaffey and J Nagle toured Mount Airy quarries Tuesday. They noted a new two‑compressor setup powered by electric motors, planned expansion with a six inch air line and five car loads of pipe, and gradual payroll growth as production and contracts progress.
Wiley Tate of Laurel Bluff stands indicted for a grave assault on Arthur Edwards at Edwards home last Saturday night. The dispute over Tate’s attention to Edwards’ daughter sparked the fight in which Tate stabbed Edwards five or six times. A chase ensued across Laurel Bluff as Edwards’ son pursued Tate, who dodged into woods before being captured by Officer C. P. Creed.
Tolbert presents a week of entertainment on Renfro Hill starting Monday night with the comedy drama Awakening of John Slater and a Charles ton contest. John Fox's The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come is slated for later in the week alongside an orchestra of Virginia Serenaders. Ladies receive complimentary tickets. regular admission is 25 and 35 cents.
The Mount Airy Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy invites the public to a Colonial Ball in the Commercial Club rooms Friday at 8 PM. Attendees are asked to wear Colonial costumes and proceeds support the Confederate Monument Fund. The group plans to rapidly boost contributions to order and erect the monument soon.
Miss Thelma Virginia Creed wed Mr I W Beamer in a dawn ceremony at 7 30 Saturday in the Price home. Only relatives attended followed by a wedding breakfast at the Creed home. The bride, a blonde in blue and grey, is the youngest Creed daughter. the groom directs a Jr Pocahon Coal Co branch in Welch WV and will reside in Dayton Ohio.
Long list of named graduates and students returning home or arriving soon from multiple colleges and universities including N C C W Greensboro Duke University Raleigh Salem College Winston Salem Queens College Charlotte Hollins College Virginia and other institutions. Names include Lois Spaugh Robert Smith Myrtle Valentine Josephine Jackson Kathleen Jackson and many more.
A county school fund grows by a $100 court fine while road funds may have been helped instead. A man in a large car claimed to sell common goods but lived a double life with a woman, both jailed briefly as the police exposed the sham. He received a $100 fine for previous good character and the woman was admonished to reform.
Mrs T B Portfield and her daughter Miss Elizabeth have returned to Glade Springs after visiting Mrs E Merritt Jr. Mrs Merritt also accompanied them with a baby.
Ruff Hiatt of Wards is granted a new trial at Hilleville court after a previous conviction for killing Ayers during a search for stills. The jury had sentenced him to five years in prison. the retrial is to be heard in September. Hiatt serves as a Carroll County constable.
A family notice states Esther Fiicaheth will wed James Harold Click of Elkin North Carolina on June 23. The couple plans a formal ceremony with details to follow in a forthcoming edition.
White Plains June 4 Miss Jessie Woods bride elect honored at a party given by Christine Roberts at her home. Roses and sweet peas decorated the rooms. In a contest titled A Wedding Mrs J A Burk won a linen towel and presented it to the honoree. A bottle of perfume for the bride elect and an ice course followed. Each guest found a rose bud with the engagement announcement for Miss Jessie Woods to Mr Clarence Utt on June 16.
An old advertisement promotes GREEN RIVER as a remedy for tiredness urging readers to drink one today.
In Newcastle county workhouse John F. Fee and Thomas Kelly, both serving fifteen years for highway robbery, received forty lashes each with a cat of nine tails on their bare backs in a semi public yard scene. A newspaper photographer, barred from the yard, scaled the wall to snap pictures and was fined five dollars and costs for trespassing.
Trustee Fred Folger will sell at the First National Bank Mt Airy N C on Saturday June 12 1926 at 1 PM the real estate Lots 14 15 and 16 in Block ae of R E Hines property in Siers County to satisfy a 90 00 note default. The deed of trust was executed November 17 1923 to secure the indebtedness and costs.
A brief local notice notes a ws event at ERE involving R M Marshall. The fragment provides limited context and lacks further details on date or outcome.
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