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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1921
Page
2
The Mount Airy North Carolina publisher advertises rates for subscriptions: one year and six months priced at $1.50. The notice notes second class matter status at the Mount Airy post office under Congress act of March 8, 1872.
In Congress a clash erupts over amending the Volstead act. Prohibition advocates push stronger controls while liquor interests seek delays and substitutes. A proposed amendment would let doctors issue 100 prescriptions monthly for a pint, risking over 50 million pints per month. Prohibition forces are favored to defeat these tactics.
The article warns against chronic pessimism while noting cotton market dangers in the South. It cites eleven million bales stored last year bought at high prices and predicts a potential price drop to ten cents, risking business failure for merchants and planters if prices do not rise. The piece recalls postwar speculation and urges prudent preparedness without succumbing to fear.
The piece asks why the State mandates cement floors in dairy stables and disinfection of milk vessels for commercial dairies while allowing individuals to keep cows for private sharing with no inspections. It questions if protecting the many should not also cover the health of neighbors and households.
The Daughters of Confederacy will convene Thursday afternoon July 7 at 3 o'clock with Mrs. P. A. George in attendance for the meeting.
An editor and nurse note dangers of impure country water as fevers rise in hot weather. They urge households to test wells and springs, with Dr Williams, county health officer, analyzing water at no cost to decide if pure supply exists, arguing testing costs save illness and expense later.
The article notes cities, counties, and schools pushing to float bonds while banks run short on cash. Governors face pressure to call special sessions to permit new loans, with widespread citizen demand for money amid fears of price declines and speculation.
The article notes corn liquor is returning to normal prices with suppliers in Yadkin and Wilkes counties offering from 2 to 2.50 dollars per gallon and Virginia imports at about 1 dollar per pint. It suggests easier access through local routes despite enforcement.
County commissioner A W Georg of Elkin handed in his resignation to board chairman W W Thomas. Clerk of the Court J A Jackson will fill vacancies, likely before the board meeting next Monday.
Bud Glidewell known for liquor suspicion flees from deputies on Patrick road driving a mule and buggy. He dumps liquor sacks during a chase while Meyer Bowman accompanies him. Both men are jailed and set for trial next Tuesday in the Recorder's court.
The Lovill-Dix company in this city begins weekly cream shipments to the North Wilkesboro creamery. They have sold about twenty separators to local farmers and expect many more as the season progresses. Current shipments total around 50 dollars weekly, with farmers gaining roughly twice the price of butter by selling cream.
A busy week in The Recorder's Court saw six citizens convicted on traffic charges with costs. Powell Midkiff faced a full day trial for reckless driving after injuring Wilder Short near Spaugh's mill last winter. the jury found him guilty and Judge McCargo gave a 30 day jail sentence, with an appeal noted and case to be revisited in Dobson next fall.
State officials report 128 typhoid cases in May 1921, up from 54 in May 1920. Surry County shows five cases, with nine total in Mount Airy. In June over 700 people were inoculated through the county health department. Officials urge vaccination for those not treated in the last two years.
Dr and Mrs R J Lovill have moved into the bungalow on Franklin street that was formerly occupied by the late R D Clarke.
The Weldon Baptist church hosts the wedding of Miss Margaret Frances Johnston and Earle Clifford James of Elkin. Rev J G Blalock officiates as Basil Watkins stands as best man. The bride, Meredith College graduate, wears ivory duchess satin with real lace, and the couple plan to live in Elkin after a brief trip.
Funeral services for Mrs. William Oakley were held at Crooked Oak Primitive Baptist church last Sunday. Elders John Crews and Jesse Dunbar led the rites honoring a 67 year old woman who had lived in the Crooked Oak area for decades. She suffered rheumatism two years before her death and left a large bereaved family.
Miss Iris Love Martin wed Olin Hanks in a Greensboro hotel with only her father John A. Martin and a few friends as witnesses. They traveled by northbound train to Ocean View New Jersey to visit the groom’s mother and will reside in Charlotte where the groom runs a machinery company. The bride, a native of the city, studied at Salem College and was in Greensboro for summer school before the ceremony.
Robert Gallaway accepted a position with Smith Wordsworth hardware in Charlotte. This career move places Gallaway in a management role at the regional firm as it expands operations in the Southeast.
Miss Julia Mulherin hosts a picnic supper at Mitchells Peak honoring aunt Mrs. 8 S Miller of Louisville. J D Sargent and Britton families visit relatives in Kinston and Greensboro. William Clegg Monroe to give July 18 recital. An auto trip honors Mrs 8 S Combs of Lithonia with varied stops, breakfast, dinner, and supper en route via Fancy Gap and Pipers Gap.
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