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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1925
Page
2
Mount Airy News announces subscription rates for one year and six months at 1.50 dollars. The Mount Airy post office lists second class matter status under the 1872 act.
A Mount Airy editorial defends four years of street paving funded by public bonds and criticizes alleged favoritism in selecting which streets to pave. It argues main routes used by all residents should be publicly funded, while private streets be paid by their occupants, warning against a political swing away from progress.
The dispute centers on a proposed policy that would shift costs from the town to property owners along the affected streets, a message shaping debates ahead of the upcoming town election.
Cooperative leaders urge growers to avoid red colored tobacco used in chewing, favor high growth for light yellow leaves suitable for cigarettes. They note remaining stock is red leaf with little demand, while cigarette tobacco gains fame through advertising.
A reader advocates enforcing dog and chicken laws to help residents beautify homes amid neighbors neglecting yard aesthetics. The letter notes frustration with running poultry and dogs, urging police action to avoid prosecutions and preserve neighborhood peace. Marshall builds old store rooms on Oak Street with tenants Mount Airy Pressing Club and Banner & Prennock Ice Cream planned.
A boy from the hills trades a $15 horse in the city for a debt of $5 and returns home to fetch funds but cannot raise the money. He later takes back a horse he mistakenly identifies as the debt animal and is arrested for trespass. In court he is fined $25 for trespass, unable to pay, leaving the judge to decide a course of mercy or punishment.
Wedding reported for N J Martin and Miss Kizzie Bray who united in marriage last week at Salem Fork west of Dobson. Martin is a farmer and dry goods merchant with a fine home. Bray formerly of Rusk and now residing in East Virginia. The couple has a large circle of friends awaiting news.
Edward Smith, 63, died at his home on Fancy Gap road near the city after years of ill health from an accident while building railroad bridges. He was buried at Salem Methodist church cemetery after a Monday death. Survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters. A large crowd attended Walnut Cove high school’s Saturday night play Looks Like Rain.
The four month old infant of farmer William Goins living north of Mount Airy was found dead in bed Sunday morning after a fretful few days. The cause is unclear whether illness or suffocation under the cover.
The Carter-Walker Furniture Co announces a contest to estimate the number of pieces in a Leonard Cleanable Refrigerator. Prizes include 1000 pounds of Bray's ice tickets for first and an 8 by 10 foot wrasse rug for second. Contest tests keen eye and inspection.
A large crowd gathered at Sheltontown School on Weatfield Road last Sunday afternoon as Council 73 Jr. O U A M presented a 5 by 8 foot American flag to the school. Speeches by the juniors and songs by students capped the program.
A. B. Macon and family of Sansbury arrived to establish residence in Mount Airy. Mr. Macon is a registered pharmacist with Mount Airy Drug Company. Ruth Beamer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Beamer, celebrated her eighth birthday Saturday from 2 to 5 PM with a party for about twenty children.
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