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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1963
Page
1
President Kennedy signed binding arbitration legislation less than 90 minutes after Congress sent it, averting a threatened railroad strike. Local post offices relaxed plans to move mail and suspend certain classes as railroads operated normally and no service interruptions were expected.
Two people were injured and three cars damaged after a collision at the US 52 and 601 intersection Tuesday noon. Emery Tesh of Kernersville drove the 1954 Plymouth into the rear of a Plymouth and then into a Ford driven by Truman Oberndorf of Charlotte. Tesh sustained a fractured leg and was admitted to Northern Surry Hospital while Theodore Harris of Kingsport, Tenn. received back treatment. A warrant was issued for Tosh on intoxicated or reckless driving. Total damage estimated at $800.
Bannertown Volunteer Fire Department will start soliciting clues from residents in the fire zone next week in anticipation of the arrival of a new fire truck and equipment. A formal grand opening ceremony will follow the truck's arrival.
Two teen aged youths were arrested Wednesday morning and charged with breaking and entering and larceny after deputies and Boggs Patrol tracked them from Ararat Rock Products Company. They admitted stealing foodstuffs cigarettes a bicycle and a second bicycle earlier. James Junior Galyean 19 was jailed on a 500 bond. A 13 year old boy was turned over to juvenile authorities.
B H Tharrington announced John Lockhart as general campaign chairman for the 1963 United Fund drive. Vice chairmen are William S Wolfe and W Prank Carter. The fund aims for a $61,984 goal, about $500 more than last year, with plans to boost recreation welfare and health programs through the fair share method.
Mount Airy Junior Chamber of Commerce will host a Safety Break Monday on Highway 52 near the National Guard Armory from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jaycees Wayne Draugtin Jimmy Dowell and Bill Scott lead volunteers handing out soft drinks and inviting motorists to stretch during the stop.
Mount Airy police chief W. A. Sumner asks fathers, mothers, officials and drivers to help keep children safe as LMID-14 school year starts. Cars must stop for loading and unloading schoolchildren. passing stopped buses is illegal. Officers will strictly enforce traffic laws, especially in the first week.
The local license plates office will close from September 2 to September 9. Office manager Mrs. Juanita Tucker announced the shutdown. The office operates in the Merritt Hardware Company building.
Sales quotas from Wednesday at Mount Airy Livestock Market show top hogs at 17.50 with sows 11.26 to 14.50, top calves 29.70, heavy top 27, No 2 pen 26, heifers 13 to 18.75, steers 11.75 to 19.50, cows 14.50, bulls 13 to 17.50. Heifers by head 45 to 73 dollars, cows by head 73 to 106 dollars.
On Labor Day many local businesses close for the day including most Mount Airy merchants. Banks and financial institutions shutter. The Post Office ceases all day with no deliveries or window service. Regular service returns Tuesday. Dobson courthouse and Mount Airy City Hall offices close except for essential services. Police fire water plant and Maine industries grant day off.
The Mount Airy Handicapped Children’s Center announces remedial reading programs. Bill Hammond returns to teach two morning classes at Junior High and two afternoon classes at North Main Street School. Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Snyder teach all day Tuesdays and Thursdays at Nations Guard Armory starting September 10, with school visits September 4 and 5 to discuss reading with parents and children.
Mount Airy police on patrol found an unsuccessful back door break in at Everybody's Lunch on Oak Street early Thursday. Investigation into the matter is continuing.
The Youth Group of First Presbyterian Church will resume Sunday night meetings on September 1 at 6 PM at the church. Guest speaker Worth Williams of Greensboro, director of Educational Work with alcoholics in Greensboro, will address attendees.
Welcome Baptist Church near Mount Airy marks its annual homecoming with an 11 o clock sermon by Rev. Walter Walker. A dinner on the grounds and afternoon singing feature special guest singers the Blind Davia Trio and a Sanford quartet along with church groups joining in the program.
A. B. Cooke and Glenn Macy of Berk's Department Store assisted New Berk's Store staff in Mockaville with preparations for the upcoming grand opening. Edwin Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. Porter Cox of North Main Street, will manage the Mockaville Berk's Store.
The local tobacco market plans a Sept 23 opening for sales and warehouses through the Old Belt with seven days of loose leaf sales to start. Sam Joyce notes the full belt buyers won’t be ready yet and suggests tying high value tobacco to maximize returns. Drought lowers expected county yields and some fields may deteriorate. the Northwest North Carolina Development Association provides official seals for participating farmers.
Surry County courthouse in Dobson will be closed Monday for Labor Day. The regular first Monday County Commissioners meeting will be held Tuesday due to the holiday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Macen and their children from Augusta, Georgia, were weekend guests of his father, A. B. Macen.
In a dry year tobacco yields drop countywide, but Harrison Younger with 12 acres on Haystack Road expects up to 2500 pounds per acre thanks to irrigation. He irrigates four times, uses a slow cure in barns, and notes the crop ripens on the stalk before curing, aligning with county agent advice.
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