Mount Airy School Board Sets Public Meeting Thursday
The Mount Airy school board will hold a public meeting at 7 30 p m Thursday in the Mount Airy Senior High School auditorium to explain finances and operations. Board members will discuss budget overruns and consultant recommendations for building and remodeling as attendees can ask questions. Howard Morris chairs the board with members Ben Graves George Speight John Browne Jerry Nestor Mrs John Lockhart and Jake Shepherd.
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Mount Airy
Mount Airy Senior High School
Howard Morris
Ben Graves
George Speight
John Browne
Jerry Nestor
John Lockhart
Jake Shepherd
Dobson Holds Nominations for Town Election
Dobson nominated a slate of mayoral and commissioner candidates at a 7 p.m. meeting in town offices. Nominations include James Vance Stewart John Norman Al Selecman Tommy Hollingsworth Sam Austen T C Alberty and Roger Eads for commissioner with Alberty also named for mayor. Election set for May 11 under a charter change establishing rotation. mayoral term remains two years.
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Dobson
James Vance Stewart
John Norman
al Selecman
Tommy Hollingsworth
Sam Austen
T. C. Alberty
Frank Comer
Roger Eads
Alberty
Coroner in Mount Airy Hospital Care Duties
Dr. Carl L. Thomas of Mount Airy Surry County coroner is a patient at Baptist Hospital. Wilford Moser of Dobson serves as acting coroner to fulfill the office duties during the illness.
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Carl L. Thomas
Mount Airy
Surry County
Baptist Hospital
Wilford Moser
Dobson
Quiet Easter weekend yields 27 arrests in Granite City
Police logged 27 arrests during a relatively quiet Easter weekend in Granite City. Of the charges, 14 were auto law violations including five drunken driving cases, 10 involved liquor violations, and the remainder covered miscellaneous offenses.
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Granite City
Spring Street Mishap Police Reported Parked Vehicle Collision
Bertha Goins Moseley, 58, of 314 W Pine Street told Mount Airy police she pressed the accelerator while reaching into her car, causing it to lurch forward into a car driven by Onie Key Johnson, 46, of 511 S Franklin Road. Neither driver was injured.
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Bertha Goins Moseley
Pine Street
Mount Airy
Spring Street
Hutchens Laundry
Onie Key Johnson
S. Franklin Road
Easter Sunrise Rites Attract Record Area Attendance
Easter services drew large crowds across the Granite City area with near ideal weather. Grace Moravian Church hosted its third straight sunrise rite on North Main Street as hundreds gathered for the Lord is risen and He is risen indeed. Midway Baptist near North Franklin Head aimed for 1000 in Sunday School but reached 606, a record, as families held reunions and news of promotions showed through new outfits. Traffic stayed heavy, police called routine, and residents noted an orderly, festive day despite the throngs ahead of Mother’s Day weekend.
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Grace Moravian Church
North Main Street
Midway Baptist Church
North Franklin Head
Granite City
Mohnter
Youths Save Girl From Pool Death
Two 11 year old boys, Rusty Bryant and Lewis Shepherd, jumped into a deep pool at Jane Robertson's home to rescue five year old Ann Leonard who had fallen in during an egg hunt near Mount Airy. Ann's parents thanked the boys and presented gifts in appreciation of their heroism.
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Ann Leonard
Walter Leonard
Knollwood Drive
Mount Airy
Amy
Alice
Jane Robertson
Fairway Lane
Mount of Country Club
Robertson
Rusty Bryant
Lewis Shepherd
Rusty
Mr. and
Ann
Move Underway For Elected School Board
After two new appointees to the Mount Airy school board, a town board member urged electing board members instead of appointment. The attorney said a 1971 General Assembly bill would be hard to pass by April 15. Local residents outside the town tax district demand voting rights and support for legislation to elect the board.
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Mount Airy
Peowmes George
Fred Folger, Jr
General Assembly
Theeneral Assembly
George
Justice Department
Local Miss Wins 500 Dollar Cash Prize in Mount Airy Cashoree
Ruth Atkins won the weekly cash prize of 500 dollars in Mount Airy after being announced on radio and loudspeakers at 4 p.m. She identified herself within 60 seconds to Roses manager, with Penneys supervisor Al Hawks and WSYD manager Erastus Poore present. It is the second weekly winner. Mae Lang previously won 100 dollars on March 6. The prize totals rise by 100 dollars weekly until a winner or the 500 cap is reached.
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Ruth Atkins
John Sasser
Roses
Mount Airy
Sasser
Merchants
al Hawks
Penneys
WSYD
Erastus Poore
Merchants Office
Merchants Association
J. T. Nichols
Dobson Officials Face Rough Path Over Charges and Tax Hikes
Dobson North Carolina officials endure months of criticism as residents accuse local leaders of persecution over past accusations of voting irregularities. The Local Government Commission confirms no bookkeeping errors but changes record keeping methods, while water and sewer rate increases and a $22,000 loan prompt tax hikes. In Raleigh discussions, residents dispute lax delinquent tax collection and credit ratings, with audits reporting no irregularities. Two local figures, David Hemmings and James Vance Stewart, report claims of Western North Carolina towns with worse credit.
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Dobson
Surry
Wilford Moser
Frank Comer
Raleigh
Moser
Local Government Commission
Water Department
David Hemmings
James Vance Stewart
North Carolina
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Harris Home Center
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Shepherd
James H. Bryant
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J. N. Shepherd
Lanser
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