Library of Congress Records Mountain Music For Future Generations
Prof Pletcher Collins of Eton College tours Mount Airy collecting mountain folk songs for the Library of Congress. He has recorded over 100 songs with Dan Tate who recalls 100 to 150 tunes, none printed. The government’s recording setup works at Tate's home, with possible loaned copies to schools and clubs later.
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Library of Congress
Washington
Pletcher Collins
Eton College
Mount Airy
Dan Tate
Collins
Tate
Tobacco Growers Urged To Save Flues
A warning to tobacco growers to preserve their old flues used in curing tobacco was issued by Wash G C Arthur head of the Civilian Supply Division. There will be no new sheet metal for flue irons next year, so farmers must save existing flues or face shortages.
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G. C. Arthur
Office of Production Management
Henry Folger Confirmed as Mount Airy Postmaster
The U S Senate approved Henry Folger as Mount Airy postmaster for a four year term. Folger was nominated by the President and the appointment becomes legal now. This marks Folger's second term in the post.
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U. S. Senate
Henry Folger
Mount Airy
Folger
Senate
Poiger
Jury for Court December jury list named for Surry Superior
A jury for the regular criminal term of Surry Superior Court is selected and will be summoned by Sheriff Boyd. The term lasts one week starting December 15 with Judge Frank Armstrong presiding. Jurors from Pilot Mountain Mount Airy Dobson Pinnacle Elkin Siloam Thurmond Rockford numbered and named.
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Surry Superior Court
Boyd
Frank Armstrong
Ss. M. Flippin
C. W. Simmons
Howard Wilson
C. B. Shelton
Oscar Hunter
A. B. Carson
Pilot Mountain
James H. Gardner
H. 8. Younger
Geo. N. Gilbert
A. Brinkley
Norwood Hodge
B. A. Jarvis
Bernie Creed
R. E. Holyfield
W. H. Pay
B. E. Herman
A. R. Chilton
J. C
Royal Arch Degree to Be Conferred by Masons
Royal Arch Masons will confer the degree of Royal Arch at the Masonic Temple Friday night with three candidates. Members meet at six for supper followed by degree work conducted by High Priest A. B. Macon.
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Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Temple
A. B. Macon
Mount Airy Police Warn on Postoffice Parking Rules
The Mount Airy police warn the public to observe 15 minute parking in front of the postoffice block on South Main Street and no parking in bus spaces. Violators will receive tickets, with penalties starting at two dollars for a first offense and higher charges for repeat violations.
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Mount Airy
South Main Street
Baptist Sunday Vespers Time Change Noted
The First Baptist Church will hold Sunday vespers at 5 PM instead of the usual 7 30 PM service changing the worship schedule for the day.
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Baptist
First Baptist Church
Man from Lambsburg bound on theft charge after store purse theft
Arthur Daniel of Lambsburg Virginia faced Judge Llewellyn on Tuesday in Dobson court for theft. He was held on a 500 bond after Jackson Bros store incident where a purse containing 347.36 and an Elgin watch vanished from J. E. DeJour nette. The money and watch were found hidden on Daniel. He must stand trial, with prior law violations noted.
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Arthur Daniel
Lambsburg
Llewellyn
Dobson Court
Dobson
Daniel
Jackson Bros
J. E. DeJournette
Elgin
DeJournette
Carolina Jug Band To Give Burlington Concert Saturday
The Carolina Jug Band of Burlington will present a concert at Plat Rock High School Saturday night. The group is heard over radio station WBBB in Burlington. A note corrects a prior statement that the program aired on Thursday night.
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Carolina Jug Band
Burlington
Plat Rock High School
WBBB
Christmas Bundle Day Set For December 14
Mount Airy collects Christmas gifts via porch pickup on December 14 at 1 pm. Boy Scouts oversee bundles, cars transport items to city hall, and gifts go to the Empty Stocking Pond for holiday distribution. No door knocking, residents place bags on porches for pickup.
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Iny Committee
Mount Airy
Center Theatre
Paul Puller
Boy Scout
Shaffner Dies in Winston-Salem at 74
Henry F. Shaffner, prominent Winston-Salem businessman, died in the city late Wednesday at age 74 after months of declining health. He chaired the board of Wachovia Band & Trust Co and was active in several local industries and Mount Airy business circles. His brother W. F P. Shaffner is a stockholder in the North Carolina Granite Corporation.
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Henry F. Shaffner
Winston-Salem
Mr. Shaffner
Wachovia Band & Trust Co
Mount Airy
W. F P. Shaffner
North Carolina Granite Corporation
Cleveland Visitor Returns to See Jordan Family
Macon Jordan, traveling from Cleveland Ohio, visited his parents Mr and Mrs W M Jordan here during the past weekend.
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Macon
Hale Heads Mount Airy Ministers Association for 1942
Reverend Albert B Hale was elected president of the Mount Airy Ministerial Association for 1942 with Rev John W Foster as vice president and Rev C E Williams as secretary. The 1941 effort funded Bible teaching in Mount Airy public schools, now offered as an elective taught by Miss Margaret Pritchard of Savannah Georgia with support from L B Pendergraph.
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Albert 8. Hale
First Baptist Church
Mount Airy
Churches of
L. B. Pendergraph
Margaret Pritchard
Savannah
Nurses Association Supports Three Charities With Donations
At a Monday night directors meeting of the Martin Memorial Hospital Nurses Association they approved donations of five dollars each to the Community Chest the American Red Cross and the Tuberculosis Seals sale.
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Martin Memorial Hospital Nurses Association
Community Chest
American Red Cross
Illness Clouds First National Bank Executive
Gilmer Wolfe executive vice president of the First National Bank in Winston-Salem remains very ill in City Hospital. He suffered a typhoid fever attack weeks ago and this week pneumonia worsened his condition. Thursday afternoon he was reported somewhat better and his family was hopeful.
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Gilmer Wolfe
First National Bank
Winston-Salem
Wolfe
Navy Recruiters To Visit Mount Airy In Brief Tour
Arthur Sides and F M Potts Salisbury will open a temporary Navy recruiting station at the post office in Mount Airy next Monday Tuesday and Wednesday. Hours are 9 to 5 daily with enlistment and information offered.
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Navy
Arthur Sides
F. M. Potts
Salisbury
Mount Airy
Dobson Water System Bond Vote Fails
Residents of Dobson rejected a bond proposal to fund a water and sewer system joining the WPA. In a second vote the tally was 109 in favor and 118 against, defeating the plan after a narrow prior defeat. Town officials had pushed for a modern utility project for the county seat.
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Dobson
WPA
Christmas Bazaar And Oyster Supper At White Plains Baptist
The annual Christmas bazaar and oyster supper will be held at the White Plains Baptist Church on Wednesday evening December 10. The bazaar opens at 6 o'clock and public patronage will be appreciated.
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White Plains Baptist Church
Radio Entertainers Bring Charity Program to Rockford
Charlie Monroe and his Kentucky Ramblers will perform at Rockford Street school auditorium Monday night at 7 30 for the Adult Education program benefit.
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Charlie Monroe
Kentucky Ramblers
Rockford Street
Woman First in Big Hog Contest Opens
Mrs. C. W. Taylor owner of Meadowview Daily leads the Big Hog Contest after reporting two eight month old hogs weighing 542 pounds combined. J A Atkins cannot be counted for the grand prize as his hog weighed neither weighed nor measured. Atkins bought the Berkshire, two years old, from Dr. Moir 8. Martin and estimates it would exceed 1100 pounds. One ham reportedly weighed 150 pounds.
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C. W. Taylor
Meadowview Daily
Taylor
J. A. Atkins
Atkins
Moir
Martin
Young Man Killed In Auto Crash
Gordon Jacken Blair a 23 year old driver for Textile Truckers died after a high speed crash on West Lebanon Street. Elmer Horton escaped with minor injuries. Blair a Wythe County native leaves parents four brothers and five sisters for burial in Wythe County.
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Gordon Jacken Blair
West Lebanon Street
Rhoda Harmon
Blair
Elmer Horton
Wythe County
Mammoth Christmas liquor outfit destroyed in Bryan township
Sheriff H B Boyd and deputies disrupted a major operation in western Surry County seizing two illicit still outfits. The largest, found in Bryan township, used brick encased boilers and stored about 11 000 gallons of beer in wooden boxes. Officers also recovered sugar, bran, liquor, cans and a truck. Bryant was jailed in Winston-Salem on a federal charge. Ellis Horton was previously stopped on Lovill's creek with a small outfit and had it destroyed.
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Bryan Township
Boyd
Bryant
Winston-Salem
Ellis Horton
Lovill’s Creek
Tobacco Growers Asked To Report On Sales Made
Tobacco growers who finished selling their tobacco for this year are asked to return their tobacco marketing cards to the County Agent's office in Dobson. Cards help verify sales sheets and determine county totals. Cards may be mailed or returned by another person or by the issuer.
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Dobson
Bud Brannock Improving from Severe Flu
Bud Brannock, veteran fireman of this city, is improving from a severe attack of flu. He has been confined to his home for more than
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Bud Brannock
Stubborn Fire at Mount Airy Chair Factory Brought Under Control
A stubborn fire in the veneer department of the Mount Airy Chair factory occupied the fire company for about two hours Monday night. Damage exceeds 15000 dollars, mainly from water and smoke. Sprinkler system aided by the fire department kept the blaze under control, with only slight disruption to production in the affected department.
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Mount Airy
Mr Merlin Sparger Visits Relatives in Town
Mr. Merlin Sparger of Carneys Point New Jersey visits his father B F Sparger and other relatives here for a stay, according to local notes.
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Merlin Sparger
Carneys Point, N. J
B. F. Sparger
Folger Votes Against Defense Strike Bill
Congressman J. H. Folger was the only North Carolina delegate to vote against the drastic Smith anti strike measure in the House. He called it reprisal legislation targeting workers and said it fails to address leaders who foment strikes while ministers of defense projects face stoppages. The bill bans mass picketing and requires government supervised voting before strikes in defense plants. Folger endorsed amendments to the Ramspeck bill but warned the main law could jeopardize workers rights.
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Smith
John H. Folger
North Carolina
Folger
House
House Labor Committee
Hand Infection Sends Mr. Woody Pruett to Hospital
Mr. Woody Pruett is confined to the hospital with a painful infection in his left hand from a cut while cutting meat at the Piggly Wiggly meat department. The wound on the first two fingers reached the bone and the infection developed prompting hospital admission.
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Woody Pruett
Piggly Wiggly Meat Department
Mr. Pruett
Mrs Hines Suffering Illness in Washington Home
A message from Green ville D C says Mrs R B Hines is quite sick at her home. Hines is a former resident of this city and has many friends here who will welcome news of her condition.
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R.B. Hines
Greenville
D. C
Manager Jess Brannock Transferred to Greenville Store
Jess Brannock formerly of this city and longtime Emery Stores manager in Greenwood South Carolina has been transferred to the Greenville store as Manager and named Assistant Superintendent of the South Carolina district. He has served five years with Emery Stores, starting in Greenville before moving to Greenwood. He is the son of Mr and Mrs PF Brennock of this city.
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Jess ¥. Brannock
Emery
Greenwood
8. C
Greenville
South Carolina
PF. M. Brennock
City Tags Go On Sale In Mount Airy
Residents are advised that city auto tags are on sale at the office of J C Hill tax collector in city hall. Tags cost 1 and are required on all cars of resident owners. Purchases are urged before Sec 21.
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Mount Airy
J. C. Hill
Merchants Association cancels street decorations this year
Officials of the Merchants Association announce no street lighting or decorations will be erected this year due to cooperation with the defense program. Local officials will abandon store and window displays for now, while the city prepares its holiday dress and Christmas goods displays. The Lions Club supports the season by offering its annual prize for a Christmas decorations contest among homes, following last year’s attractive displays and prize awards.
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Merchants Association
E Lious Club
Real Nice Prises
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Postoffice
U. S
Boy Scouts
H. F. Shaffner
W.salem
Rev
A. S. Hale
Nurses Association
Aids
Dobson Water System
C. H. Taylor
Gordon Blair
Surry
H. 8. Boyd
J. H. Folger
Lions Club
Jess Brannock
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