County commissioners cut expenses in first meeting
Democrats take office and cut over seven thousand dollars in one day by merging the county accountant and register of deeds roles for one dollar a year and trimming jail costs. They abolish the county farm agent, reduce jail feeding costs, and plan note financing to pay outstanding bills as they reshuffle officials and appoint staff across the county government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register of Deeds
W. T. Harkrader
M. Gray
Jess
Court House
A. G. Belton
Winston-Salem
Belton
W. M. Jackson
Board of Commissioners
Mountain Park School
Republican Board
Walker
Guy Sparger
W. H. Chandler
Rusk
Coot Martin
Dee Marion
Bradie Hodge
Robert Thore
Thore
Worth M. Gray
Maggie Collins
Register
Marsh
Ararat
Dobson
W. W. Ashburn
Siloan
Ashburn
F. T. Llewellyn
Samets Sue For Death of Son in Insurance Suit
In Surry Superior Court the Samet family sues an insurer over a policy on M. Samet’s car after a wreck that killed their son near Winston Salem. Administrator A. Goldsmith files suit against Mrs. Samet for damages estimated at 10,000 dollars. Folger & Folger and E. C. Bivens represent the Samets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry Superior Court
M. Samet
Samet
A. Goldsmith
Samets
Folger & Folger
E. C. Bivens
Goins Held for Superior Court in Willard Death
Richard Goins faced a preliminary hearing before Judge Liewellyn on a charge of causing the death of Jesse Willard. Probable cause was found and Goins was bound over to the Superior Court with bond set at 2000, not yet posted. Evidence suggested drinking at the time of the crash. officers testified no whiskey was detected at arrest. Folger & Folger represented Goins. H O Woltz acted as private prosecutor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
Mr. Byerly
Byerly
Liewellyn
Richard Goins
Jesse Willard
Goins
Willard
Folger & Folger
H. O. Woltz
Mount Airy Plans Holiday Post Office District Decor
Merchants and city officials met to outline a simple inexpensive decoration scheme for Mount Airy streets this holiday season. The plan notes decorations and lighting will be installed and ready for use the first of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchan‘s
Mount Airy
Deputies Named In Three Townships Sheriff Names Staff
Sheriff John D. Thompson announced three township deputies W. Thos. Allen in Shoals Reid Snoddy in Westfield and R. D. Smith in Siloam. Harvey Boyd remains deputy in Mount Airy and Rex Tilley posted bond to become constable there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Royall
Mount Airy
R. E. Smith
John D. Thompson
Jess Monday
Harvey Boyd
Thompson
Turnmyre & Lamm
W. Thos. Allen
Shoals
Reid Snoddy
Westfield
R. D. Smith
Siloam
Mount Airy Township
Rex Tilley
Bond
Soldiers Home Hearing Held in Charlotte
North Carolina officials and state leaders addressed a federal committee touring the South to select a site for a new war veterans hospital. Attendees from Mount Airy included C. M. Whitlock and others as O. M. Mull and Dr. W. S. Rankin spoke for the Governor and Duke Foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
War Veterans Hospital
South
Oount Airy
C. M. Whitlock
J. B. Sparger
C. H
Hennis Motor Co to Sell State Tags This Season
Hennis Motor Co will sell state automobile tags this season as the Raleigh designated agency in this city for the American Automobile Association. Sale begins December 15 and runs for 30 days. Auto owners have been notified by card from Raleigh and may obtain tags at Hennis. Payment must be made by cash only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Hennis Motor Co
Motor Company
American Automobile Association
Raleigh
Hospital Patients A mix of operations and recoveries reported
The hospital notes list several patients with varying conditions. Jack Warren undergoes X ray and diagnosis while M. M. Ward from Mount Airy reports a badly fractured arm. W F Swanson from Pilot Mountain had an appendectomy and Mrs Wiley McBride of Westfield is recovering well after surgery. Mrs John D Thompson and Mrs Duffey Dickens receive treatment or operations, with Deverle improving after six weeks, and John Hawks from The Hollow Va recovering from acute appendicitis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Warren
M. M. Ward
Mount Airy
Route 2
W. F. Swanson
Pilot Mountain
Wiley McBride
Westfield
John D. Thompson
Duffey Dickens
Longap
R. V. Deverle
John Hawks
the Hollow
Miss Rena Pendleton Weds John Hollingsworth in Hillsville
Serena Alice Pendleton married John Raine Hollingsworth in a simple Hillsville ceremony on November 29. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Pendleton, studied at Mount Airy High and Salem College during Thanksgiving. The groom, son of the late J. C. Hollingsworth, studied at G M A Atlanta and runs the Hollingsworth Lumber Co. They reside with the groom's mother on South Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serena Alice Pendleton
John Raine Hollingsworth
Hillsville
M. A. Pendleton
Mount Airy High School
Salem College
J. C. Hollingsworth
J. C. Hollingsworth and Mrs. Hollingsworth
Atlanta
J. C. Hollingsworth Lumber Co
South Main Street
Baptists Visit Their Orphanage in Thomasville
Rev. M. F. Booe of Haymore Memorial Baptist Church led 12 members in three cars to the Baptist Orphanage at Thomasville last Thursday. They delivered 104 quarts of canned fruit 12 bushels of apples and other gifts for the children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Booe
Haymore Memorial Baptist Church
Thomasville
Booe
J. C. Laughridge
Bill Newsom
Bennie Robertson
Edna Robertson
Inez
Death of Little Boy in Westfield
One year old James Gaston Hill, son of Mr and Mrs Ed Hill, died at their Westfield home last Friday after whooping cough and pneumonia. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at Westfield Baptist Church conducted by Dr J T Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Gaston Hill
Ed Hill
Westfield
Westfield Baptist Church
J. T. Smith
Surry Farmers Report Killing Big Hogs Across County
The News records rising hog yields as farmers report multiple hogs weighing 441 to 1102 pounds. Notable weights include two hogs totaling 1102 pounds from Joe Wright near Dobson and a 577 pound hog from Robert Whitaker in Siloam. Reports cover Dobson route one and nearby areas with several hogs around 500 pounds and more, signaling a record year for pork production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobson
Joe Wright
Joe
Rufus Vernon
Pine Ridge
Dixie Ramey
Robert S. Whitaker
White Plains
R. M. Marion
G. H. Badgett
Hutchens
Early Johnson
Tyre Brown
Round Peak
J. F. Haymore
Ed Hardy
Will Jones
Jack Wilmoth
John Bartley
the News
Amelia County
Kiwanis Club hears inspiring address at Ladies Night
Kiwanis members and guests filled the Blue Ridge hotel dining room for a fall Thanksgiving program. Atty. John H. Folger gave the welcome, Rev. R. H. Daugherty of Lexington spoke after dinner, and Bobby Lawrence sang. The event featured music by Louis Bianco and Frances Folger, readings by Miss Mary Virginia Pendergraph, and a blackface sketch by Greever Att. Prizes and favors complemented the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Folger
Kiwanis
Blue Ridge Hotel
Bobby Lawrence
R. E. Lawrence
Louis Bianco
Frances Folger
Miss Folger
Mary Virginia Pendergraph
Greever Att
R. H. Daugherty
Lexington
Mount Airy
Yooney
James Bray
Roy Mitchell
Daugherty
Pendergraph
Legion Auxiliary Plans Christmas Box for Oteen Soldiers
All members are requested to attend the meeting at Mrs. R. J. Lovill's home Saturday at 3 o'clock. Plans will be made for the Christmas box to be sent to Oteen for sick soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
R. J. Lovill
Oteen
Mount Airy May Gain Public Post Office Building
Washington reports Mount Airy Durham Wadeboro and Rockingham are high on the Treasury Department list for new public buildings. President Hoover urged Congress to approve multi million dollar public works to relieve unemployment. Representative Frank Hancock pushed for post office facilities in Durham and Mount Airy as part of the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mount Airy
National Capital
Durham
Wadesboro
Rockingham
Treasury Department
Congress
Hoover
Frank Hancock
Night School Closes Thursday After Successful Term
The Rockford Street Night School ends its three month term Thursday with a social hour and refreshments. Enrollment ranged around 50 to 55, now 36 continuing. students are taught by Miss Lessie Smith Miss Hattie Aiken and Miss Bess Merritt. Funding came from the Woman's Club the American Legion and $100 from Surry County. no further term funds available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford Street
Lessie Smith
Hattie Aiken
Bess Merritt
Woman's Club
The
American Legion
Surry County
Pilot Mountain forms new Woman's Club
Mrs George E Marshall leads the Pilot Mountain federation effort with twenty charter members. Officers include Mrs George as president and Mrs Penn Walters as vice president. The Pilot Mountain Woman's Club will meet monthly and join the North Carolina Federation of Woman's Clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Quarterly Institute at White Plains Friends Church
The quarterly meeting and institute of the Friends Church will meet with White Plains Friends Church Saturday afternoon and continue through Sunday. The first session convenes at 2 o clock Saturday followed by sessions Saturday and Sunday morning afternoon and night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Friends Church
White Plains
Mr Bob Johnson Returns to Johnson Cafe After Health Improvement
Friends announce that Mr Bob Johnson has improved in health and is back on the job at the Johnson Cafe. He resumes duties and greets patrons, signaling a positive recovery and continued business operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Johnson
The
Johnson Cafe
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Alex Chatham
Newell Lowe
W. J. Swanson
Swanson
R. A. Freeman
A. D. Folger
Freeman
Sheriff Thompson
Mount Air
Soldier Home Hearing
Rena Pendleton
John Hollingsworth
Surry
City
Quarterly Institute For Friends Church
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