War Alert Sparks Local Reserve Activation
Americans Stop Beds And Start Offensive Drives Ormond Noah, a rural mail carrier from Mount Airy Route 4, was treated at Martin Memorial Hospital after his car collided head on with a vehicle driven by Mrs. Jesse F Nichols of Franklin Heights. Both cars were destroyed. Nichols suffered bruises and multiple teeth lost while Noah sustained cuts and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormond Noah
Mount Airy
Martin Memorial Hospital
Jesse F. Nichols
Franklin Heights
Draft Board Moves to New Office in Dobson
The Surry County Draft Board relocates from the courthouse to the rear of Charles Folger’s law office in the Cooper block, Dobson. Office hours are weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will be closed August 16 for a personnel meeting. Eligible men must keep the board informed of correct addresses and report changes since last contact. Only men born since August 1922 are in current draft consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry County
Winston-Salem
Mrs. Mary V. Taylor 63 Buried After Monthlong Illness
Mrs. Mary Virginia Taylor wife of Tom Taylor of Mount Airy died at 4 25 am Monday in a Winston Salem hospital after a month long illness. Born June 4 1887 in Surry County she was daughter of George and Sallie Robertson. Funeral held at Zion Methodist Church with Rev. Delmar Hodges and Rev. John Jordan and burial in Oakdale Cemetery. Surviving are her husband two sons James and Charles one daughter Kate Hawks six grandchildren a step mother sister and several brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Virginia Taylor
Tom Taylor
Mount Airy
Winston-Salem
Surry County
George
Sallie Norman Robertson
Zion Methodist Church
Delmar Hodges
John Jordan
Oakdale Cemetery
James Taylor
Man Becomes III In Front of Local Bank
During the morning rush on Monday, Hezzie Cecil aged 52 of Mount Airy route 1 became ill while standing on Main Street in front of the First National Bank and was carried to Martin Memorial Hospital by ambulance. His condition improved at the hospital and he was carried home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hezzie Cecil
Mount Airy
Route 1
Main Street
First National Bank
Martin Memorial Hospital
Yongdok Falls to the Reds Along East Coast Front
U S troops report progress near Chinju as Fifth Regimental Combat Team and 25th Division reach high ground two miles from the burned Chinju area. Reds recapture Yongdok on the East Coast and push southward toward the Ch나nju area while northern front units advance toward Taegu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Chinju
U. S
Eighth Army
Fifth
25Th Infantry Division
35Th
Pusan
United Nations
Naktong River
Taegu
Yongdok
U. N
New Appointive Home Agent Miss Moses Named in Pittsboro
Miss Imogene Moses, of Pittsboro, will start as Assistant Home Demonstration Agent in Surry County on September 1. A graduate of Appalachian State Teachers College she has two years teaching home economies in Chatham County. In Korea reports say day assault broke enemy back 10 miles west of Masan a key supply point 27 air miles west of Pusan with Reds retreating. Two full regiments of the North Korean Sixth Division reportedly wiped out and Communist deaths on this front exceed 1,200 in the past week amid a push toward Chinju.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imogene Moses
Pittsboro
Surry County
Miss Moses
Appalachian State Teachers College
Chatham County
Masan
Pusan
Chinju
Mount Airy Dollar Days Offers Big Bargains
The Mount Airy Merchants Association invites shoppers to three day Dollar Days events on August 1, 12 and 14. Local firms across Granite City participate with numerous value lines and family friendly prices. The event aims to draw visitors and make Dollar Days a semi annual tradition for late winter and late summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Boyd Boyn Shoots Self in Thigh
Ricky Eugene Boyd, 2 year old son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Eugene Boyd of Mountain Park section, obtained a pistol from a drawer and accidentally shot his left thigh. The child shows improvement at Martin Memorial Hospital where he is a patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricky Eugene Boyd
Arthur Eugene Boyd
Mountain Park
Boyd
Martin Memorial Hospital
Nurses Injured In Car Collision Near Jarrell’s Filling Station
Two student nurses Miss Mary Nell Newman and Miss Nomie Andrews were hurt when a truck crossed into their car on the Lowgap highway near Jarrell’s Filling Station. Driver Bobby Slate said he could not avoid the crash. Porter Wildbite, truck owner, fled the scene and was charged with reckless driving and hit and run. He was arrested later and released on $500 bond. Newman had slight bruises while Andrews suffered two broken ribs and other injuries.
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Martin Memorial Hospital
Jarrell
Mary Nell Newman
Nomie Andrews
Miss Newman
White Plains
Bobby Slate
Mount Airy Coal Yard
Porter Wildbite
Miss Andrews
Bright Leaf Drive-In Theatre Opens Tonight
The Bright Leaf Drive-In Theatre opens tonight for its first show 1 miles south of Mount Airy on the Winston-Salem highway. Named by Mrs Ruth Park of route 4, she won a $10 prize and a month’s attendance at the new Mount Airy Drive-In, The Bright Leaf, owned by E.
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Mount Airy
Winston-Salem Highway
Ruth Park
Route 4
Mount Airy Drive-In
Bright Leaf
Boone Hill
Pilot Mountain-Mount Airy Highway
Surry Friends To Hear Rev E Earnest Lamb
The Surry Quarterly Meeting invites all church members to hear visiting minister Rev R Ernest Lamb at the Friends Church Monday night at 8. Lamb recently returned from England and Ireland visits and is in Guilford College’s North Carolina Yearly Meeting. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends Church
Churches of
Major Trevathan With U. S. Forces in Korea
Major Louis B. Trevathan of the 1st Cavalry writes from Korea to Mr. and Mrs. Hauser. He arrived July 14 and notes the difficulty of telling North and South Koreans apart. Wives in Tokyo’s Momote village support front-line families with nursing, blood donations, and mutual aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. C. Hauser
Louis B. Trevathan
1St Cavalry
Korea
Trevathan
First Cavalry
Toyko
Nippon Times
Hauser
Jacqueline Hauser
Momote Village
1St Cavalry Division
Tokyo
Wainwright Hall
Momote
Richard Keith
8Th
5Th Cavalry
Japan
Suzanne
Buzzy
Local Shows Begin With Car Admission Dollar
Surry County residents L. Davis and E. R. Forest present two nightly shows starting tonight at dark with $1 car admission. A door prize will be given to all children at the opening show. Modern car speakers and updated film equipment are installed for the performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Davis
E. R. Forest
Surry County
New Stop Light Installed at Mount Airy Intersection
The traffic department of Mount Airy installed a new stop light at North Main Street and Lebanon Street on Wednesday following requests from East Lebanon Street residents who faced delays entering Main Street.
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Lebanon Street
Mount Airy
North Main Street
East Lebanon Street
Main Street
Two Fires Reported in Granite City with No Damages
The Granite City Fire Department respond to two calls last week with no damages reported. A fire at the Glenn Ashburn plant on Willow Street involved paint. A separate incident on Pine Street involved an oil stove in Ellis Leftwich’s home.
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Granite City
Glenn Ashburn
Willow Street
Ellis Leftwich
Pine Stret
Directors Reelected To Mount Airy Youth Foundation
At a Wednesday night meeting held at Floyd Poore Park three outgoing directors Dr John L Ashby P A Tyndall and Raymond A Smith were reelected to three more years on Mount Airy Youth Foundation board Other directors include Hugh Merritt Lindsay Hoelcomb A C Lackey W H Carter J P Frank and E C Belton Jr The group will elect officers soon and set bylaws and they urged football games against Mount Airy Reidsville be played on home grounds starting next year with contracts for Winston Salem in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Poore Park
Mount Airy Youth Foundation
John L. Ashby
P. A. Tyndall
Raymond A. Smith
Hugh Merritt
Lindsay Hoelcomb
A. C. Lackey
W. H. Carter
J. P. Frank
E. C. Belton
Mount Airy- Reidsville
Winston-Salem
Reserve unit called to active duty in 30 days
Mount Airy alert affects 60 to 70 soldiers of the 426th Field Artillery Battalion. Among those notified are Dr. Ralph Sykes and his brother Dr. Charlie Sykes, two Mount Airy police officers, and employees of Hennis Motor Company. Tentative report date is September 6 to 10 with few potential deferrals due to medical reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Ralph Sykes
Sykes
Charlie Sykes
I. H. Wrenn
Rawley Avenue
Mount Airy
J. K. Callahan
E. V. Marion
Tom
Joe Bill
Erdman Neal
E. J. Neal
John
Maurice Browne
R. C. Browne
Orchard Street
Ed Worrell
Curtis Worrell
Worrell
Wrenn
James
Jack Leach
Belton's
Jack
W. A. Poore
Poore
Thurmond Miller
Johnny Parkes
Rees Clothing Store
Bill Taylor
North Carolina Granite Corporation
Andrew Birkner
Birds Released In County For Better Hunting
In Surry County Pine Ridge area twenty three small and twelve grown pheasants were released Wednesday morning by Game Protector George Beamer and Earl Watson. The birds, donated by Watson and Vincent Lambert, were hatched from eggs bought for about 12 cents each to stock the county for future hunting. Additional pheasants will be placed elsewhere as Beamer asks hunters to cooperate and wait for an open season when populations rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Ridge
Surry County
George Beamer
Earl Watson
Vincent Lambert
Beamer
Border Belt Tobacco Prices Rise on Flue-Cured Markets
Average prices for primings and rubrics strengthened on the Carolinas Border Belt flue-cured markets as sales stayed light. The day set a new high season average of 57.65 per cwt with 8,053,356 pounds sold, while South and North Carolina pounds averaged 57.76 and 57.54 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolinas Border Belt
South Carolina
North Carolina
U. S
Four Weeks to Farmers Day Jubilee At Mount Airy
Mount Airy prepares for the first anniversary of Farmer's Day Jubilee hosted by the Rotary Club. Prominent speakers, square and round dances, a mammoth parade, and the crowning of a Jubilee Queen are planned. New contestants include Dorothy Cross, Doris Thore, and Hazel Oakley with applications urged and floats to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Mabel Moseley
Dorothy Elizabeth Cross
White Plains
Doris Lee Thore
Hazel Oakley
Walnut Cove
Henry W Easter 62 Dies at Cana Virginia
Henry W Easter 62 died at his Cana Virginia home eight miles north of Mount Airy at 9 30 am Saturday He was born May 3 1888 in Carroll County Virginia son of Herbert and Carmie Allen Easter Burial Monday 2 pm Deals Grove Baptist Church with Rev G P Allen Joe Bowles and Jim Gentry presiding He is survived by his wife Minnie Tolbert two sons W A and James V Easter of Cana four daughters Mrs Arnold Marion and Mrs Getty Claude Flippin Mount Airy Route 38 Mrs Clestie Gates Mount Airy Route 5 and one brother Arthur A Easter Ridgeview West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Easter
Cana
Mount Airy
Carroll County
Herbert
Carmie Allen Easter
Deals Grove Baptist Church
G. P. Allen
Joe Bowles
Jim Gentry
Minnie Tolbert
W. A
James V. Easter
Arnold Marion
Getty
Claude Flippin
Clestie Gates
Arthur A. Easter
Ridgeview
W. Va
Kittells Return From Cherokee Vacation Sight Unto These Hills
Mr and Mrs G A Kittell returned from a vacation at Cherokee where they attended the pageant Unto These Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Kittell
Cherokee
Lonnie Berrier Dies In Winston-Salem
Lonnie Robert Berrier of Germanton formerly Carroll County Va died in a Winston-Salem hospital at 8 45 am Monday Born April 30, 1911 in Carroll County he was the son of Robert Lee and Sara Lou Vernon Berrier Funeral services were held at Woodland Baptist Church Winston-Salem and Flower Gap Baptist Church near Lambsburg Va Burial was in Flower Gap Church Cemetery He is survived by his wife Miss Ella Duncan two daughters Shelby Jean and Bonnie Sue Berrier one son Donald Wayne Berrier his father Robert Lee Berrier of Mount Airy four brothers Louis Jack Luther Loice and four sisters Mrs Otis Willard Mrs Joe McMillian Mrs Russell McMillian and Mrs Roe Edwards all of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Robert Berrier
Geremanton
Carroll County
Winston-Salem
Robert Lee
Sara Lou Vernon Berrier
Woodland Baptist Church
Flower Gap Baptist Church
Lambsburg
Ralph Phillips
Also Mentioned on This Page
Draft Board
Charles Folger Law Office
New Asst
Self
E. L. Davis
Surry
E. Earnest Lamb
Major Trevathan
Hennis Motor Company
Organized Reserve Corps
Fort Bragg
Border Belt
Federal State Market News Service
Jubilee
Cana, Va
Lonnie Berrier
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