Robert S Crawford of Mount Airy Marble and Granite Works
Funeral held for Robert Sidney Crawford 71 of 131 Rawley Avenue Mount Airy at First Baptist Church. He owned Mount Airy Marble and Granite Works since 1922 and died at Southern Surry Hospital after a year of declining health. Survived by wife Princess Scales Crawford three daughters two grandchildren a great granddaughter plus four sisters and three brothers. Burial in Oakdale Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Sidney Crawford
Rawley Avenue
Mount Airy
First Baptist Church
Kenneth B. Wilson
H. McKnight
Crawford
Northern Surry Hospital
Dairy Show Set At North Surry Thursday Morning
The fourth annual Surry County Junior Dairy Show opens at 10 am Thursday at North Surry High School. Forty animals compete, 13 purebreds and 2 grades, all entrants under 21 with no college completed. Judges include Fred Knott and Floyd Kidd. red or blue ribbons advance to the district contest in North Wilkesboro featuring five counties.
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Surry County
North Surry High School
Fred Knott
State College Extension Service
Floyd Kidd
Surry
North Wilkesboro
Yadkin
Wilkes
Ashe
Alleghany
Two Jailed After Assault On Woman
Two Mount Airy men were held in Dobson jail in $5,000 bond each after being charged in an alleged Sunday assault on Martha Hauser, 50, who reported two men entered her Springs Road home and tried to assault her. Haley faced assault on a female with intent to commit rape. Allen Mills was charged with aiding and abetting. The pair were transferred to Dobson jail for an August 20 court appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Dobson
Martha Hauser
Springs Road
Sheriff's Deputies
Clyde Chandler
Hauser
Mra. Chandler
Marvin Hutchens
Ralph East
North Main Street
West Pine Street
Two Detained at Mount Airy Distillery Site
Two youths from Mount Airy were arrested at a Peters Creek scene in Patrick County for operating a 60 gallon copper still. ABC Investigator C D Godsey identified them as Ralph Jackie Mitchell, 23, and Johnny Avery Mitchell, 17. Officers destroyed the still and 150 gallons of mash before taking the men to Martinsville for a U S commissioner hearing.
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Mount Airy
Peters Creek
Patrick County
ABC
C. D. Godsey
Ralph Jackie Mitchell
Johnny Avery Mitchell
Martinsville
U. S
Weekend Arrests Reported by Mount Airy Police
Mount Airy police records show 15 arrests over the past weekend. The State Highway Patrol made three, the Sheriff’s department five, and local police seven. Offenses included one for a traffic violation, eight for liquor violations, and the remainder for miscellaneous offenses.
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Mount Airy
State Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Department
Mechanic Dies After Car Jack Incident in Town
Elmer Lee Bud Sawyers of Sawyers Brothers Garage on West Lebanon Street died after a vehicle reportedly slipped from a jack and fell on him. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Northern Surry Hospital around 4 30 yesterday. Coroner Dr. C L Thomas led the investigation in the hospital ER.
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Elmer Lee
Bud) Sawyers
Sawyers Brothers Garage
West Lebanon Street
Northern Surry Hospital
Sawyers
C. L. Thomas
Area Man Drowns Near Spindale
Robert Clifton McMillian a 20 year old textile worker from Spindale drowned Thursday afternoon in Second Broad River near Spindale when he stepped into a hole while wading. Funeral held Sunday at Midway Baptist Church near Mount Airy. Surviving family includes mother five brothers and eight sisters.
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Robert Clifton McMillian
Spindale
Midway Baptist Church
Mount Airy
Lee Meadows
Lonnie Shaw
Harris Easter McMillian
Second Broad River
Stonecutter Mills
Carroll County
Stonewall Jackson
Alverta Easter McMillian
Joe
William
Roger
Raymond McMillian
Raleigh McMillian
Rutherfordton
Clarence Felts
Rufun Jones
Burlington
Eugene Edwards
Cana
Elwood Williams
Route 4
Galax
Va., Mra
Marlie Hawks
Martinsville
Bobby Hodge
Forest City
Mary and
Joyce McMillan
Mount Airy Board Set to Meet Thursday
The Mount Airy board of commissioners will hold a regular semi monthly meeting at City Hall at 7 30 p m They will consider Moody Funeral Home request for property area free of charge a proposed library site amendment in the Renfro Cherry Street area and zoning code changes to regulate central basements
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Mount Airy
Peach crop changes in Slate Mountain area described
The article notes a decline in the number of area peach orchards with a smaller crop this year. William H. Carter of Carter Furniture Company in Mount Airy farms about 400 bearing Elberta peach trees on a Slate Mountain property. Heavy fruit loads caused limbs to droop despite good fruit quality and a spring spraying program of 14 treatments aimed at diseases and insects.
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Slate Mountain
William H. Carter
Carter Furniture Company
Mount Airy
Carter
Peaches and Apples Improve Amid Dry Weather Outlook
Crop reports say harvests of peaches are underway in parts of the Carter orchard while apples progress in growth. Despite lack of rain, fruit appears healthy though total yields may be 25 percent lower than last year. Growers hope rain can boost quality and final results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Group Pledges Aid To Area College Effort
The Northwest N C Development Association directors approved creating a permanent committee to offer information and assistance to any of the 11 county area interested in establishing a community college or industrial training center. The move follows a Crigler headed study and aims to help upon request, with members to be named soon by president Hight Helms.
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Jefferson
Northwest
Hight Helms
Wilkes County
Association
W. E. Williamson Rites Saturday
Funeral for William Early Williamson 80 of 1196 South Franklin Road was held at 2 p m Saturday at Salem Fork Christian Church four miles west of Dobson. He died Thursday at Northern Surry Hospital after three weeks as a patient. He was a farmer and native of Surry County. Survived by wife Thurry Beamer Williamson two sons Charlie and Frank Williamson both of Mount Airy and daughter Mrs Dee Nichols of Mount Airy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Early Williamson
South Franklin Road
Salem Fork Christian Church
Dobson
H. G. Cooley
Hoyt Johnson
Dwight Cartner
F. J. Burroughs
Williamson
Surry Hospital
Surry County
William
Jennie Carpenter Williamson
Thurry Beamer Williamson
Charlie
Frank Williamson
Mount Airy
Dee Nichols
Mount
Veterans of Foreign Wars to Hold Park Supper
The VFW members will meet Thursday at 6 30 p m at Veterans Park for a family supper for Legionnaires their wives and auxiliary members. The sponsoring body will meet tonight at 7 30 o'clock at the park to finish plans for the supper.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans Park
Legionnaires
Auxiliary
Allred Begins Nine Weeks Training at Great Lakes
Phillip D. Allred 18 son of Mrs Catherine D Allred route 2 Dobson is starting nine weeks basic training at the Naval Training Center in Great Lakes Illinois and will report for duty upon completion.
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Phillip D. Allred
Catherine D. Allred
Route 2
Dobson
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
County Board to Hold Public Hearing on Mount Airy Zoning
A public hearing is set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday August 29 before the County Board of Commissioners to discuss zoning around Mount Airy. The venue is Bannertown School. The proposal covers land within a one mile radius of Mount Airy town boundaries and adjacent built up areas. All interested residents are invited.
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County Board of Commissioners
Mount Airy
Bannertown
Granite Lions Club dinner after membership contest
The Granite Lions meet at Veterans Park at 6 30 p m with Lion Roy Nelson presenting a steak supper to Live Wires and Body Snatchers after a recent membership contest between the club divisions.
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Granite Lions
Veterans Park
Roy Nelson
Mount Airy Coach Moir Resigns for VPI Post
Charles Moir, head basketball coach at Mount Airy High School for three years, resigns to join Virginia Tech as assistant coach in Blacksburg. He cites a chance to enter college coaching, leaving a program that won district titles and two state championships during his tenure. Moir plans to move with family within two weeks.
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Charles Moir
Mount Airy High School
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
VPI
Blacksburg
Moir
Stuart
Mount Airy
Sam Moir
Catawba College
Charles
Francisco
ASTC
University of Virginia
Cage
Blacksburg College
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R. S. Crawford
Oakdale Cemetery
North Surry
Charles Earnest
Dack Edward Haley
Sunset Drive
Haywood Taylor
Pine Ridge
Taylor
Teylor
Still
Area College
W. E. Williamson
Veterans Meeting
Allred
Lions Club Meeting
Meort Airy
Davis Arcade
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