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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1923
Page
2
Mount Airy News announces subscription rates with annual and six month terms. The notice, issued by J. E. Johnson & Son, notes second class mailing and records entry at Mount Airy post office.
The South Carolina governor calls a three day prayer session for boll weevil protection, while observers note prayer should align with lawful effort. The piece argues prosperity may require crop adjustments and fair dealing, suggesting tobacco and potatoes as examples and urging practical change over mere supplication.
A defense of cars arguing they replace saloons as social centers. It claims garages enable useful work rather than drunk debauchery, converting savings from liquor into cars, gas, and family outings.
The New York legislature acts to resist enforcing national prohibition, blaming idle-rich violators for most liquor law breaches. It asserts prohibition will endure and urges calm over sensational acts tied to wealth and car culture.
News says copperhead snakes are abundant in Franklin township and that the High Sheriff destroyed the sole outfit making a snake bite remedy. Local residents question fatality risk, noting no known deaths from snake bites in that part of Surry.
After weeks, foreigners held by Chinese bandits are released and the bandits go unpunished. The commentary brands the current Chinese government as ineffective and lacking authority.
The Mount Airy Chautauqua season closed Tuesday night after five days of diverse attractions and a Sunday union service. With 80 guarantors backing the event, the cost is about 1200 dollars yearly, a small price for over a dozen performances and statewide inspiration from lectures and music.
The County Board of Education debated county wide school consolidation at a May 21 meeting with about 75 percent attendance. They discussed funds, needed about twenty five new buildings, and borrowing through a state building fund with a local tax. loans start January 1 and improved mental development is emphasized.
A Superior Court judge told a jury that nine tenths of auto accidents are caused by drivers under the influence of liquor. He said the automobile and liquor cannot get along and that cars will banish liquor, noting the liquor trade is an easy money source.
The article argues the country spent 700 million dollars on war last year while neglecting peace. It laments that wars are declared by old men unable to fight while battles are fought by young men just entering manhood, labeling this a historical pattern.
The section reports a good crop year with cool start and timely rains, stronger farm incomes from higher tobacco prices, and new homes along improving highways. It notes shipping 150 pure blood Jersey cows and urges farmer education to lift lagging citizens from old rutting habits.
Civil Court at Dobson under Judge C C Lyon to sit next Monday for two weeks if enough jurors are found. Farmers are summoned though unlikely to serve, as planting and crop care keep them busy amid rain and weed control. City residents should prepare to spend days in Dobson serving as jurors.
In Surry a large crop of copperhead snakes sparks fear among some locals while others remain calm. Officers promise to track every clue as they pursue the snakes, raising questions about who will stay in Surry amid the danger.
Rev Eugene Olive of the First Baptist church departed Monday for New York to sail to Stockholm Sweden for the International Convention of Baptist Churches. He will tour Europe and be away about two months with pulpit duties covered by visiting ministers.
Executor W W Beamer notices all creditors to present claims by June 20 1924 at Mount Airy NC or be barred. He asks all debts owed to be paid promptly. Notice dated June 20 1928.
A major blaze destroyed the Mount Airy Granite Cutting Co plant near Mount Airy on Tuesday night. The fire started in the blacksmith shops and spread to the office and engine rooms, with water pressure hampered by distance and hose friction. Firefighters focused on saving the electric crane but fire and smoke damaged hoses, delaying response. The plant, known as Bailey's shed and led by Geo A Bailey with J W Lovill and W F Lovill, was assessed at about 42 000 for tax purposes two years prior. about 12 000 in finished stone was also lost.
A devastating blaze gutted a local plant just before shipment with interior heat so extreme that barn door sized stones cracked. Insurance of 16000 leaves losses not less than 50000 pounds for owners Mr Bailey and Mr Lovill. J W Lovill, company president, pledges swift reconstruction as 50 skilled workers lose their jobs and a $2500 weekly payroll vanishes.
Dr. C. L. Inman of Baltimore arrived this week to spend time with his father S. M. Inman who suffered a stroke months ago and remains at home.
A service station notes it goes beyond selling gas and oil to provide real courteous service to motorists, with attention to the right road, nearest town, and railroads guiding travelers.
Under Section 2435, Article 1, General Motor Company will auction the Harvey Boyd Dodge Touring car at Moore Street Garage Mount Airy NC on June 30 1923 at 1 PM to cover 122 58 in repair charges owed by owner W G Carter. J H Folger Attorney.
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