Building Permits and Fire Calls Reported for November
Fire Chief J Ed Brannock told the Town Commission that November building permits totaled 96250 with most for additions and improvements and only one new residence on Pairview Drive owned by Ed Cox. The department answered 20 fire calls in November with no damage reported. Six erosions, five sawdust fires and three alarm fires highlighted minor blazes. An annual inspection covered 2260 structures mostly houses 177% of total.
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J. Ed Brannock
Pairview Drive
Ed Cox
Sparky
Fd Hicks
Houston Street
Mount Airy
Branneck
Beasley Rites Held For Surry County Native
Funeral services were held Tuesday at Creasy Chapel Methodist Church for Miss Beasley born January 15 1938 in Surry County daughter of Edgar and Annie Lou Beasley She was educated at Bannertown School and worked at Allendale Hosiery Mills Mount Airy Survivors include her parents four brothers and four sisters with several in laws and extended family members listed
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Recorder's Court
Miss Beasley
Creasy @hape! Methodist Church
Arl Lackey
Surry County
Edgar
Annie Lou Shelor Beasley
Bannertown School
Allendale Hosiery Mills
Mount Airy
Sammie
Willem Beasley
Harry Beasley
Cloudville
James Beasley
Stuart
Mra
Bill Gordon
Pieldwie
Tollie Cole
Acme
Thelma and Shirley Beasley
The
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Farm Bureau in Surry County Still Short of Quota
The Surry County Farm Bureau faces a shortfall of about 675 members toward a 1700 member goal. President J Kyle Thompson says the drive was extended after a planned check up meeting in Dobson, with hope for new memberships this week. Only Siloam township reached its 90 member target. Marsh Copeland and Long Hill trail, with others near or failing to report.
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Farm Bureau
Surry County
J. Kyle Thompson
Surry
Marsh, Copeland
Long Hill
29 Men Report For Army Duty
Most recruits hail from Mount Airy area as 20 youths depart Dobson for Charlotte for induction. The Surry County Coast Board reports 21 accepted and 11 rejected in the November 21 call.
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Mount Airy
Dobson
Charlotte
Surry County
James Edward Payne
Robert Theodore
McMichael
James William Akers
Grover Cleve Thomas
Ralph William Mears
Bill Hall
Charles Wagoner Cook
Weatfield
Howard Bernard Jackson
Arvil Cockerham
Roland Church Brown
Daniel D. Hayes
Elkin
Billy Jack Cockerham
Jackie Lee Newman
P N Taylor Heads to Seattle for Farm Bureau Meet
Perry N. Taylor of White Plains heads to Seattle to represent North Carolina at the 34th annual American Farm Bureau convention. Executive VP R Flake Shaw joins him. the pair attended pre convention sessions and part of the resolutions committee. David Marion of Surry also joined the trip aboard the Dixie Farm Bureau Special en route through 26 states and Mexico, with return to North Carolina on December 16.
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Perry N. Taylor
White Plains
North Carolina Farm Bureau
Seattle
Washington
American Farm Bureau Convention
R. Flake Shaw
Greensboro
Resolutions Committee
Surry
David Marion
Dixie Farm Bureau
States
Mexico
North Carolina
Mary Faye Jackson Wins State 4-H Ironing Contest
Mary Faye Jackson of Mount Airy route 4 won the state 4-H improved ironing project contest. She was honored at the state 4-H Recognition Day in Raleigh and awarded a medal at the Surry County Achievement Day in Dobson.
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Mary Faye Jackson
Lon Jackson
Mount Airy
Route 4
Raleigh
Surry County
Dobson
Handel's Messiah To Be Held December 14
The Community Choir will present Handel's Messiah Sunday December 14 at 4 o clock at Haymore Memorial Baptist Church. Charles Johnson of Mount Airy High School directs the oratorio. Rehearsals are listed at Haymore Baptist Church on December 5 7 30 p.m December 7 2 40 p.m December 9 7 30 p.m December 11 8 30 p.m and December 13 7 30 p.m.
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Haymore Memorial Baptist Church
Charles Johnson
Mount Airy High School
Haymore
Friends Women To Have Quarterly Meeting Sunday
The Surry Quarterly Meeting Missionary Conference of the United Society of Friends Women will be held Sunday afternoon at three o'clock at the Mount Airy Friends Church. Members of all the churches in the Surry Quarter are invited to attend to learn about world Christian Mission. Rev. Luther McPherson leads a devotional period and Mrs. A. F P. Phillips introduces the program. Rev. Howard B. Yow speaks on Friends Missions in Kenya with color slides. Mrs. Marvin Shore of Pilot Mountain presents the Surry Quarterly project.
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Surry
United Society of Friends Women
Mount Airy Friends Church
Surry Quarter
World Christian Mission
Luther McPherson
A. F P. Phillips
Howard B. Yow
Friends
Kenya
Marvin Shore
Pilot Mountain
Curdy Savage to be staged by Mount Airy Opera Club Monday
Doris Pardington, manager-director of Winston-Salem Little Theatre, directs Mount Airy Opera Club in John Patrick's three act Comedy-Drama The Curious Savage to be performed December 15 in the high school auditorium. Pardington, a charter member, has led the local theatre since July 1950 after serving as WAIR program director and has directed many notable productions in Winston-Salem.
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Doris Pardington
Winston-Salem Little Theatre
Mount Airy Opera Club
John Patrick
Pardington
WAIR
Portland
Maine
Winston-Salem
Twin City
Little Theatre
Byrd Family Weekend Visit With Sparta Guests
Mr and Mrs A W Byrd and Floyd Byrd with children Carolyn and Cathy returned to Ervin after a weekend with Mr and Mrs James Seasons. Rev and Mrs Jack W Byrd of Sparta joined family for dinner Friday. Pvt Donald Blackburn son of Mr and Mrs J R Blackburn spent the weekend. he is stationed at Fort Jackson. Mrs J R Venable and son Bill spent Thanksgiving in Lexington for the Lawrence-Darr wedding.
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A. W. Byrd
Floyd Byrd
Carolyn
Cathy
Ervin
James Seasoms
Jack W. Byrd
Sparta
Donald Blackburn
J. R. Blackburn
Pvt
Blackburn
Fort Jackson
S. C
J. R. Venable
Bill
Lexington
Surry Baptists Plan M Night Rally This Monday
The Surry Baptists meet Monday at 7 30 p m at Haymore Baptist Church Mount Airy to observe M Night with Rev A Maddry of Temple Baptist Durham as principal speaker The rally, an annual southern Baptist event, has Training Union leaders organizing an excellent program with Mrs Thelma Frye in charge of arrangements.
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Surry Baptiste
Haymore
Mount Airy
A. Maddry
Temple Baptist Church
Durham
Southern Baptist
Thelma Frye
Albert Cornett Dies in Georgia at 64
Albert Cornett, 64, died November 23 in LaFayette Georgia after a long illness. He was a World War I veteran and worked in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Funeral services were held November 24 at First Baptist Church LaFayette with burial in the local cemetery. Survivors include his widow a daughter and a stepson. Relatives from Mount Airy attended with E J France and family.
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Albert Cornett
LaFayette
First Baptist Church
Cornett
Chattanooga
Tenn
Mount Airy
E. J. France
France
Two Injured In Wreck On Highway 52 Near Mount Airy
Two people were injured Tuesday at about 10:45 p.m. when a car driven by James A. Lowe pulled into the left lane to turn and swung back into the path of an oncoming truck on Highway 52 east of Mount Airy. Celie Lowe, 15, was held for shock and possible concussion. James Lowe and Celie Lowe were treated at Martin Memorial Hospital. a young boy and the truck occupants were uninjured. Police Sgt J B Howell investigated. damage estimated at 325 dollars.
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Highway 52
Mount Airy
James A. Lowe
Celie Lowe
Martin Memorial Hospital
Lowe
J. B. Howell
Heroin Cache Found Aboard President Wilson Liner
A canvas bag containing heroin valued at $750,000 was found aboard the President Wilson liner by a customs officer. The passenger identified as Le Que Hook confessed to the stash and was detained on a Portland, Oregon train.
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San Francisco
President Wilson
le Que Hook
Portland
Ore
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