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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1925
Page
2
Mount Airy North Carolina public notice dated September 24, 1925 lists annual subscription price at 1.50 dollars and notes second class mail status under the 1872 act.
W J Byerly president of the Bank of Mount Airy and county commissioner chairman urged the press to push farmers toward diversified farming and wheat sowing. He advocates a farm demonstration agent funded by a small tax rise, arguing scientific methods from experiment stations offer real income and soil improvement for Surry County.
The day marks the equinox with lower temperatures and a grey sky, as rains are late and uncertain. Experts warn that if the rains fail, residents may wait for winter rains to ease water shortages in wells and streams. Light showers have helped vegetation and briefly extended electric service before returning to shorter outages.
The tobacco warehouses Lovill Warehouse and Planters Warehouse will open Monday Oct. 5 with a full corps of buyers. Col J S Ball and A A Fowler to auction tobacco at Planters and Sovill warehouses. Dobson to open Cooperative Warehouse on Oct. 11 with 65 percent advance anticipated. Mount Airy branch led by Dobson and Joyce as grader.
A special civil term convened at Dobson with Judge C C Lyon presiding as 100 plus cases await disposition. The first case pairs Thomas Ball against W M Osborne over a 22 acre land deed to Osborne after Ball leased care and burial promise ended. Ball seeks return of the land as attorneys argue, jurors deliberating amid family and property disputes.
Rev Arthur H Marshall minister with church school at 10.00 a m on Sundays. Holy communion and sermon on the first Sunday at 11.00 a m. Sermon by pastor on the third and fifth Sundays at 11.00 a m. Sermon by pastor on the second and fourth Sundays at 7 80 p m. A cold bottle of Green River will refresh you.
Bluefield W Va visitors on a goodwill tour will reach Mount Airy Friday afternoon for a brief stop before continuing to Salisbury for Friday night. The Lakes to the Florida Highway Association meets in Charlotte Saturday to decide a suitable NC route linking with Virginia's Fancy Gap plan. Local residents may join the delegation to Charlotte.
About 75 residents met in Mount Airy to discuss developing Norvale Craigs at Lowgap into a large summer resort. Proposals include a $200,000 hotel on 3600 foot elevation, a 100 acre lake, golf course, three mile road to Fisher’s Peak, and hydroelectric plant at Fish River.
John Bray formerly of Mount Airy died at his Martinsville Virginia home on September 8. A painter and paper damage worker by trade, he had lived in Martinsville for 15 years. He is survived by his wife and one daughter and was remembered with regret by older residents.
Statement of ownership for The Mount Airy News shows publishers J. E. Johnson & Son with E Johnson as rd, W. M. Johnson as managing editor and business manager, owners J. E. Johnson and W. M. Johnson, no outstanding bondholders or mortgagees, sworn before Notary G. Be Welch on September 22, 1925.
More than two thousand granite workers and families gathered at the picnic grounds for a barbecue funded by local granite companies. The event celebrated 35 years of continuous operation, with pork beef pickles cakes and drinks served promptly at four o clock. Sargent president of the North Carolina Granite Corporation noted the feast was for employees and their families, while bankers attorneys and local ministers joined as guests.
Specialty the 5ay Lodge No 22 A F and A M will hold a Friday night meeting on September 25 at 7 30 with work in the third degree B Y Graves is Master and Binder is Secretary for the session.
Gastonia report that the Gaston County Fair runs October 6 to 10 and will host the largest dairy cattle show in the south. Fair secretary Fred N. Allen says entries from Caldwell Catawba Mecklenburg and Gaston counties will compete, with a notable collective exhibit from Gaston calf clubs.
Oscar L O Neal claims absolute divorce from Lillie O Neal in Surry County Superior Court. The sheriff cannot locate the defendant within North Carolina after due diligence. An affidavit requests legal publication of the summons to proceed.
In the Sahara, motorists facing sand dunes must spread nets under their vehicles to gain traction. The journey is slow, with reports of around 1,500 feet in as long as thirty hours.
Frantic slogan promotes DON’T FORGET IT drink Green River the snappy lime beverage. Bright copy markets a refreshing citrus flavor and memorable catchphrase.
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