Surry Officials Begin New Term In County Offices
County leaders sworn in to start new terms on Monday with M. Q. Snow chair of the board and three commissioners from Elkin Mount Airy and Pilot Mountain. The register of deeds holds a four year term while the others serve two. Constables J L Lowe J B Eads C E Martin and J E Lowe took oath and bonds. Audits ordered for all bonds and insurance policies. Vital statistics registrars named include Mrs P B Polger Dobson Miss Ruby Norman Bryan Mrs S J Jones Eldora J F Miller Fikin Mrs S M Stone Long Hill Mrs Ella P Hardy Marsh Miss Ruth Lawrence Mount Airy Mrs Wilma Swanson Pilot Mrs Clarice Wood Rockford Mrs Maude Mikles Shoals Mrs Mary Flinchum Siloam B F Holdern Stewarts Creek J A Brinkley Westfield Miss Opal Jarrell Lowgap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter of Deeds and Surveyor
Register of Deeds
M. Q. Snow
Elkin
R. P. Jones
Mount Airy
Sam Smith
Pilot Mountain
Snow
Smith
J. L. Lowe
Stewarts Creek
J. B. Eads
Siloam
C. E. Martin
Rockford
J. E. Lowe
Lowgap
Vital Statistics
P. B. Polger
Dobson
Ruby Norman
Bryan
J. Jones
Eldora
J. F. Miller
Fikin
S. M. Stone
Long Hill
Ella P. Hardy
Marsh
Ruth Lawrence
Wilma Swanson
Pilot
Clarice Wood
Maude Mikles
Shoals
Mary Flinchum
Lions Join Effort For Sidewalks On Fancy Gap Road
Mount Airy Lions Club heard from Mrs. A B Ricks of the Safety Division about public safe driving and highway accident costs, while Patrolman Albert Stanley urged a sidewalk project on Fancy Gap road north of the city. Lions Safety Chairman Wayne Boyles announced full club support for the safety program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Ricks
State Highway Department
Mount Airy Lions Club
Blue Ridge Hotel
Wayne Boyles
Lions Safety Committee
Ministerial Club Elects New Officers
The Mount Airy Ministerial Association elected Rev. J. B. Picklen as president succeeding Rev. Walter J. Miller. Rev. A Hale became vice president succeeding Picklen, and Rev. C. E. Williams was chosen secretary treasurer to replace Rev. J. K. Pleming who moved to West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Stuart figures visit Mount Airy relatives
David Handy and two grandchildren of Stuart Virginia spent the past weekend visiting friends and relatives in and near Mount Airy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Handy
Stuart
Mount Airy
Thomas Released On $5,000 Bond In Mathis Shooting
Thomas, a 50 year old tenant farmer on Alf Thomas lands, surrendered two hours after the shooting on the Mount Airy highway. Mathis, shot twice, remained in critical condition with a death bed statement taken. Sheriff H S Boyd noted the bond and upcoming hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Mathis
Will Mathis
Alf Thomas
SPU
REA
Martin Memorial Hospital
Pilot Mountain
Mount Airy
Moody
H. S. Boyd
Boyd
A. E. Creed
J. H. Folger
H. ©. Weitz
Miss Delia Banner Leaves for Oteen After Family Wedding
Miss Delia Banner departed Wednesday for Oteen after a week here to attend the marriage of her sister Miss Virginia Banner to Mr. Charles Vestal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delia Banner
Oteen
Virginia Banner
Charles Vestal
Christmas Bundle Day Set For December 15
The first annual Christmas Bundle Day in Mount Airy on December 15 will collect gifts from front porches starting at 1 PM. The Empty Stocking committee leads the effort with local theaters and Boy Scouts helping. gifts go to the Empty Stocking Pond for distribution to families this Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
R. E. Lawrence
W. L. Sydnor
A. B. Carter
A. E. Tilley
P. A. Boone
Harvey Smith
Grand
Earle Theatres
Center Theatre
WPA funds OK’d for Mount Airy and Surry County projects
C. C. McGinnis the state WPA administrator announced WPA allocations for Mount Airy street and sidewalk improvements totaling 18 835 dollars and Surry County soil conservation totaling 52 672 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. McGinnis
WPA
Surry County
Mount Airy
Duke Alumni Banquet Elects Carter President
A. B. Carter of Mount Airy was named president of the Surry Stokes Duke Alumni Association at the annual banquet held in the Blue Ridge Hotel last Tuesday evening. He succeeds J. Raymond Smith, who served as president the past year. Dr. Hersey E. Spence spoke on The Alamoi and Their University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Carter
Mount Airy
Surry Stokes Duke Alumni Association
Blue Ridge
Carter
J. Raymond Smith
Hersey E. Spence
Duke University
the Alamoi
Spence
Bannertown PTA Set Meeting With Fourth Grade Program
Bannertown PTA schedules a meeting next Tuesday at 7 30 P M in the school. After the business session a program by the fourth grade will be presented.
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Bannertown P.T. A
Central Methodist Church Interior Repaint Underway
The interior of Central Methodist Church is being repainted including classrooms and auditorium. The project covers walls, ceilings, and wood trim, renewing the church’s main spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist Church
Franks Reach U S Soil Safely After Japan Mission
Rev and Mrs J W Prank former missionaries in Japan arrive in San Francisco after uneventful voyage from Kobe due to unrest. They expect to reach Greensboro on Dec 9 adding 40 years of missionary service in Japan and report changes of address for The News.
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Japan
Greensboro
J. W. Prank
San Francisco
Kobe
J. P. Prank
Empire of the Rising Sun
Mount Airy
N. C
Tokuyama
Willow Street
San Franciseco
J. W
Jurors Named for January Superior Court Sessions in Surry
Surry County will hold two weeks of Superior Court in January plus a December week. Judge William Warilick will preside in January with Judge Rousseau from the jury box assisting. jurors from Mount Airy Elkin Dobson Shoals N C Marion Lowgap Siloam Ararat Pilot Mountain Rockford Mountain Park listed for two weeks across locations.
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Surry County
Wilsiam Warilick
Rousseau
Home Accident Leaves Mrs Worrell in Hospital with Leg Fracture
Mrs Curtis Worrell fractured her leg above the ankle after falling in her home while hanging curtains on Wednesday afternoon. She is a patient at Martin Memorial Hospital with the injured limb cast.
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Curtis Worrell
Martin Memorial Hospital
Mrs Reid and Daughter Improving After Wreck
Mrs Reid and her daughter Miss Eugenia, confined for months in Dobson due to injuries from an automobile wreck in Danville, Virginia, when Mr Reid was killed, are improving and expect to be out by Christmas holidays.
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Dobson
W. EB. Reid
Eugenia
Danville
Reid
Illness of Col. J. S. Ball Casts Shadow on Family
Col. J. S. Ball veteran retired auctioneer and tobacco market booster is gravely ill at his son Jim Ball’s Cherry street home. His age makes the condition serious. His brother Judge E. P. Ball and son Jesse Ball of Canton and A. P. Thrash of Asheville visited Monday.
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Col
J. S. Ball
Jim Ball
Cherry Street
E. P. Ball
Jesse Ball
Canton
A. P. Thrash
Asheville
County Board to Deny Beer Licenses in City
County Commissioners initiated action to revoke beer licenses of Pete Bianco Howard and Dick Pruitt, all local residents. The North Carolina Beer Dealers Association filed affidavits alleging law violations and alien eligibility issues. Bianco declared ineligible to sell beer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Bianco
Howard
Dick Pruitt
North Carolina Beer Dealers Association
Pruitts
Bianco
Salvation Army to Open Recreation Center at Oak Street
The Mount Airy Salvation Army seeks games and play equipment for a new recreation center at the Oak Street building. Donors may call Salvation Army headquarters to arrange drop off. Officials plan a winter pastime for youths seeking recreation operated by Army staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Salvation Army
Oak Street
Army
State Superintendent to speak at Mount Airy events
Dr Clyde A Erwin state Superintendent of Schools will visit Mount Airy next Tuesday. He will address teachers and the public at 3 PM in Rockford Street auditorium, then attend an evening program at the Ararat Negro School. Prof L B Pendergraph organized the dedication ceremonies with Dr Moir S Martin presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde A. Erwin
Raleigh
Mount Airy
Rockford Street
Ararat Negro School
L. B. Pendergraph
Moir S. Martin
Erwin
J. B. Polger
Martin
Pendergraph
Two Local Residents Take U S Allegiance Oath
In Greensboro Judge Johnson J. Hayes presided as 22 new Americans were sworn in. Among them two Mount locals, Mrs. Birkner born in Czechoslovakia and Mr. Bianco, were welcomed with congratulations and the presentation of a silk American flag and the flag code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Johnson J. Hayes
Greensboro
Birkner
Biato
Czechoslovakia
Bianco
United State
Red Cross Roll Call Nears 2500 Membership
Duke Power officials warn of a Dobson line interruption Sunday from 2 to 5 PM to enable REA lines to cross. Surry County Red Cross drive neared its 1940 total with 2312 memberships reported and goal of 3500 set for the drive ending November 11. J E Crossingham, drive chairman, optimistic that late joiners will boost totals soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Duke Power Co
Dobson
Surry County
Drive
J. E. Crossingham
Handel Oratorio The Messian Presented by United Choirs
The Messian, Handel's popular oratorio, will be performed by united choir members from local churches this Sunday afternoon at Central Methodist Church under Rev. E. T. Mickey Jr. The Christmas section returns for a fourth year with guests from Centenary Methodist Winston Salem including Catherine Avery Thrift contralto and Chester Mays soprano solo roles.
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Handel
E. T. Mickey, Jr
Central Methodist Church
Catherine Avery Thrift
Centenary Methodist Church
Winston-Galem
Chester Mays
Janes Bray, Jr
Gilbert Tilleteon, Jr
Sparger Robertson
Hugh Merritt
Ed Lewis Returns From Visit After Uncle's Death
Ed Lewis has returned with Louleville Ey after spending a week here called by the death of his uncle V Hatcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Lewis
Louleville, Ey
V. Hatcher
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Surry
County Names Registrars of Vital Statistics
Fancy Gap Road
Ministerial Club
Tee
Duke
Hersey Spense
Bannertown P.T.A
U.S Soil
FP. Jarrell
R. A. Blizard
Louis Tolbert
W. R. Branch
Tyre Brown
Zeb Hollingsworth
G. N. Slaughter
Walter Combs
H. H. Barker
W. O. Key
E. M. Moser
W. S. Blackburn
C. H. Hinson
R. V. Martin
Hugh A. Royal
J. P. Nixon
Robin Polger
Steve Jarvis
W. O. Snow
Sid Hamlin
John Watson
R. P. Scott
N. C. Marion
P. E. Bedsaul
Jasper Ramey
Lester Lowe
Lem Cockerham
J. W. Palk
Coy Flippin
Robert Simpson
Ararat
E. W. Chilton
White Plains
H. R. Reynolds
J. M. Napier
Robert S. Burrus
Claud Nixon
Mountain Park
J. G. Greenwood
Monroe Johnson
E. A. Hull
C. L. Renagar
L. W. Gillespie
E. L. Brannock
Sol Johnson
Roy Kidd
R. Craughn
Lee Atkins
E. C. Flynn
Dr. Erwin
Pruitts Ting Busi
U.S. A
United Choirs
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