County Officers Take Office
All county officials elected in November were sworn in at Dotson Monday. Sheriff Patterson and Coroner Dr John L Woltz were re elected for four years. Curtis Harbour becomes county surveyor succeeding I W Barber who did not run again. Kermit W Lawrence becomes Clerk of Court and former Register of Deeds. Lawrence resigned at the outbreak of the war to join the service and returned last summer to run for clerk. Marshall C Powler takes the place of R P Jones on the Board of County Commissioners. Sam Smith and M Q Snow were reelected. Snow is chairman. Legislative members take office January 6 in Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dotson
Patterson
John Ll. Woltz
Curtis Harbour
I. W. Barber
Kermit W. Lawrence
Fred Llewellyn
Lawrence
Marshall C. Powler
R. P. Jones
Sam Smith
Pilot Mountain
M. Q. Snow
Elkin
Snow
Raleigh
Senate
Geo. K. Snow
House
Ralph Scott
Dr. Duke Conruff Opens Dental Offices
Dr. Duke Conruff son of Mrs. 8. A. Conduff and late Dr. Conduff plans to open his dental offices next Wednesday. The office is on the second floor of the J. D. Smith building at Main and Oak. He is a graduate of the Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry and taught there for a year. He practiced oral surgery during three years in the Navy and returned from Japan last February. Dental equipment setup is assisted this week by Dental Supply Co. of Charlotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke Conduff
Japan
Dental Supply Co
Charlotte
Appeal for Chest Fund Hopes to Reach 12500 Goal
J C Hill treasurer says the town canvass leaves about 5000 still needed to meet the 12500 community chest goal. Donations exhaust town organizations like boy and girl scouts empty stocking fund Red Shield boys club Salvation Army, with individuals asked to contribute directly. No company sponsorships or canva ss for firms. drive to be revisited next spring. Mail checks to Box 70 Mount Airy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Hill
USC
Boy and Girl Scouts
Red Shield Boys Club
Salvation Army
J. F. Yakley
Hill
Box 70
Mount Airy
Judge Tilley Returns To His Law Office
Judge A. E. Tilley has returned to his law office after about three months of illness. Doctors advised a long rest which has benefited him and he resumes his professional duties in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Tilley
Barnard Family Ties Noted In Beckley Visit
Billy Barnard of Beckley West Virginia spends time with his pear and Mrs W E Barnard while his father William Barnard handles business in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Barnard
Beckley
W. Va
W. E. Barnard
William Barnard
T. D. Hatcher Honored On 77th Birthday
T D Hatcher was celebrated on his 77th birthday by his children and friends in a simple family gathering honoring his long life and community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. D. Hatcher
Improved Lights On Main Street
Workmen replace old street lights on Main Street with 28 new units. The lamps feature eight foot brackets and adjustable reflectors for directed illumination, each with higher lumen-hours than the previous 4000 capacity lamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Taylor couple to attend national farm bureau convention
Mr and Mrs Perry N Taylor depart Greensboro by special train for San Francisco to attend the National Farm Bureau Convention. Mr Taylor presides over Surry County Farm Bureau joining Mr and Mrs Henry Schafer and Mrs Grover Wood from Surry County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry N. Taylor
Greensboro
San Francisco
California
National Farm Bureau Convention
Taylor
Surry County
Farm Bureau
Henry Schafer
Route 3
Grover Wood
Copeland
Delmar Hodge Opens Fertilizer Business
Delmar Hodge announced this week he will handle Smith-Douglas fertilizers for the coming season from his long time Virginia Street stand. Due to ill health he did not operate last year but asks friends to place orders early amid a predicted fertilizer shortage. Sam Cook, a noted fertilizer man, is associated with Hodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmar Hodge
Smith-Douglas
Virginia Street
Mr. Hodge
Hodge
Sam Cook
Veterans Wanted Name and Address Card Drive
The Army Air Forces seeks two and a half million veterans addresses via postcards. General Carl A. Spaatz orders the nationwide initiative to keep veterans informed of Air Forces activity. Cards available at First National Bank Mount Airy Airport Colonial Flying Service Willow Hotel Surry County Loan & Trust Co Workman's Federal Savings & Loan Association Blue Ridge Coffee Shop Blue Ridge Hotel. Civil Air Patrol distributes the cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Air Forces
AAF
Carl A. Spaatz
AAFP
First National Bank
Mount Airy
Colonial Flying Service
Willow Hotel
Surry County
Thanksgiving Visit From Laurinburg Family
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Cockerham and their Laurinburg brood spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. J. L. Cockerham and kin here, joining extended family for the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vance Cockerham
Laurinburg
J. L. Cockerham
Farmers Elect Farm Program Committee Saturday
Claude W. Thore, chairman of the Surry County AAA, urges farmers to vote on Saturday December Tth to elect three regular and two alternate community committee members and a county convention delegate. Ballots determine who administers the farm program locally for 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude W. Thore
Surry County Agriculture Conservation
AAA
Roscoe Stewart Injured When Car Wrecked on Highway
Roscoe Stewart suffered deep cuts and knee injuries when his Ford coupe 1940 model was hit by a car driven by P N Taylor's son near Lovill's Creek west of Mount Airy. The impact crushed Stewart against a roller machine. Taylor's car sustained only minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Roscoe Stewart
P. N. Taylor
White Plains
Lovill’s Creek
Taylor
Stewart
Dr C N Clark Heads Ministerial Association
Officers elected by the Ministerial Association of Mount Airy for the year include Reverends C. N. Clark as president H. B. Johnson as vice president J. E. Rink as secretary and J. W. Prank as treasurer and bell ringer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministerial Association of
Mount Airy
C. N. Clark
H. B. Johnson
J. E. Rink
J. W. Prank
Mrs Pletcher Harris and Elise Visit Dobson Relatives
Mrs Pletcher Harris and her daughter Elise spent several days of last week with relatives in Dobson.
Masons plan new temple and four story building
A Masonic hall meeting formed a Masonic Temple Company and named a committee to draft a charter for a four to five story temple costing about 75000 dollars. The plan follows a move to secure a suitable site and erect a handsome home for the Masonic bodies of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic Hall
Masonic Temple Company
the Baptist Church
J. M. Chilton
Westfield
Mr. Chilton
Bundle Day Set for December fifteenth in Mount Airy
The Exchange Club and Boy Scouts urge residents to gather bundles by 2 pm on December 15 with clothes shoes toys and canned foods for pickup by club members. If unpicked by 4 pm call 610-R or 527-R for prompt collection and to help neighbors in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Ed
Santa Claus
Mount Airy
Exchange Club
Boy Scouts
Mrs Woltz Aids Hollanders in U S Citizenship Quest
Mrs H O Woltz and Miss Alma Yakley returned from a tour visiting New York City Lake Placid Hyde Park N Y Montreal Ottawa Toronto Niagara Falls and other points In Canada they joined Mr and Mrs John Nieuwenhuis and daughter Dieneke formerly of Lisse Holland to help them seek permanent residence and citizenship The Nieuwenhuis family now stays at the Waltz summer home and was admitted by American Consul Geo M Graves of Vermont under the December quota The Nieuwenhuises bulb grower plans experiments on the Waltz property with a Florida crop due for winter harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Woltz
Alma Yakley
New York City
Lake Placid
Hyde Park
N. Y
Montreal
Ottawa
Toronto
Can
Niagara Falls
Canada
John Nieuwenhuis
Dieneke
Lisse
Holland
United States
Nieuwenhuis
H. O. Waltz
Geo. M. Graves
Vermont
Florida
Firemen Annual Fire Inspection Report of 1946
Mount Airy fire department filed its 1946 annual inspection report. Notices were mailed to 19 persons for minor defects found across homes, apartments, service stations, factories, tobacco warehouses, coal dealers, funeral homes, schools, garages, dry cleaners, foundries, cafes, churches, business houses and others. The inspections were led by M. L. Clark Moir W. Belton Homer J. Hawks and J. Ed Brannock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Moir W. Belton
Homer J. Hawks
J. Ed Brannock
Mount Airy Arts and Crafts Guild Meeting Planned
The Mount Airy Arts and Crafts Guild will meet next Tuesday December 10 in the home of Mrs. H. O. Wolts on Willow street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Experts To Survey City Traffic Problem
Christmas shopping schedule notes Mount Airy merchants stay open late to 9 PM from December 20 to 24. Stores close December 25 and 26, and January 1 is a holiday. Starting January 9, stores observe a half holiday on Thursdays closing at noon through the last Thursday in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Lectures on Atomic Bomb and World Peace
A Mount Airy audience at Rockford Street school heard two talks on the atomic bomb and world peace. Dr. Everett Minett of Oak Ridge discussed atomic energy as destructive and useful and said Russia trails the United States by about three years in manufacture. Dr. Vernon Nash urged for absolute disarmament and a leading role by the United States in world peace efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Rockford Street
Everett Minett
Oak Ridge
United Nations
Mrs Harley Gray Resigns for Cancer Society Secretary Post
Mrs Harley Gray resigns as interviewer for the Unemployment Compensation Commission of North Carolina local office and becomes executive secretary for the North Carolina Branch of the American Cancer Society under State Commander Mrs George E Marshall with headquarters in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Gray
Unemployment Compensation Commission of
North Carolina
American Cancer Society
George E. Marshall
Joneses Return From Maryland Visit
Mr and Mrs Robert Jones have returned after visiting Mr and Mrs Clarence Jones and family in Baltimore Maryland. The family includes a
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jones
Clarence Jones
Baltimore, Md
Possum and Chitlins Club Cavor Disputed Wager Case
A humorous local excerpt describes the Possum and Chitlins Club Cavor, noting its exclusivity and special members. John Midkiff wins a prize for most possum, while Carl Thomas and others receive humorous awards. A contested bet over four dollars leads to a trial-like proceeding with local figures acting as witnesses and judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Midkiff
Doc Carl Thomas
Ted Reece
Carl Thomas
Wiliams
Edgar Woodruff
Weldon Inman
Les Hatcher
Inman
William Merritt
Hiatt Sons Return for Thanksgiving Visit
Roger L. Hiatt and John D. Hiatt, sons of Mr. and Mrs. M. Henry Hiatt of Mount Airy Route 2, former students of A. B. S. T. C. Boone, spent the Thanksgiving holidays with their parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger L. Hiatt
John D. Hiatt
M. Henry Hiatt
Mount Airy
Route 2
T. C
Boone
Wilson Humber and Orchestra To Play For Dance Here
Wilson Humber and his orchestra with Barbara Barrie will perform at a Christmas Dance in Mount Airy on December 23 co sponsored by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. The show blends music with stories parodies and humor. The band recently played a 15 week run at Iroquois Gardens Louisville and has praise from Rustic Cabins Englewood manager who predicted a return engagement. Barbara Barrie is described as lovely to look at delightful to know and heaven to hear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion and
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Iroquois Gardens
Louisville
Rustic Cabins
Englewood
N. J
Barbara Barrie
Dobson To Get Piedmont Silk Mill
The Piedmont Silk Mill moves from Greensboro to Dobson this week, leasing a new 257 by 60 to 85 foot building from Dobson Piedmont Realty Co. for ten years. The mill will hire about 100 workers in its first Dobson year, with staff growth expected subsequently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont Silk Mill
Greensboro
Dobson
Dobson Piedmont Realty Co
Silk Mill Company
Flag Presentation At Grace Moravian Church
A pair of flags the Stars and Stripes and the Christian Flag has been presented to Grace Moravian Church by friends and city residents. The flags will be accepted and dedicated at the ten o'clock service next Sunday morning with Boy Scouts and others participating. Services for the second Sunday in the Advent season will also take place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Moravian Church
Friends of the Church
Boy Scouts
United Choirs to Present The Messiah at First Baptist
The United Choirs of Mount Airy will perform Handel's The Messiah at First Baptist Church on Sunday December 15 at 4 00 PM. About 75 voices are expected with soprano soloists Mrs H P Mills Miss Christine Webb and Mrs Chester Mays. Contralto solos will be sung by Mrs R W Walters and Mrs Otis Johnson. Louis Bianco will sing tenor solos and Andy Griffith will perform bass solos. Miss Ruby
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handel
United Choirs of
Mount Airy
First Baptist Church
H. P. Mills
Christine Webb
Chester Mays
R. W. Walters
Otis Johnson
Louis Bianco
Andy Griffith
Ruby
Walters Guests Celebrate Thanksgiving in Virginia
Mr and Mrs R W Walters spent Thanksgiving in Virginia as guests of Mr and Mrs Warren Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Walters
Warren Johnson
Two New Stop Lights Fail To Remedy Jams
The city installed two new stop lights along the street but congestion remains. Commissioner Merritt says a traffic expert from Northwestern University will study Mount Airy this weekend to assess whether left turns, one way streets, or layout changes could ease conditions. Findings and recommendations are due in about three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Merritt, Jr
Mount Airy
W Northwestern University
Merritt
Main Street
Joe Fowler Jr Featured in Cornell Oratorio Society
Joe Fowler Jr son of Mr and Mrs Joe Fowler Sr of this city is a member of the Cornell Oratorio Society and Corewell Conservatory of Music. The choir plans an extensive spring tour as part of the Spring Music Festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Fowler, Jr
Joe Fowler
Cornell
Joe
Corewell Conservatory of Music
Red Cross Active Abroad Continues Soldier Support
The American Red Cross remains active abroad with 360 clubs rest homes and other facilities for troops. Robert M. Smith of the Surry County Chapter says the Red Cross staffs the clubs and runs recreational programs while the Army provides quarters and operates canteens under a new cooperative plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Robert M. Smith
Surry County
The
Red Cross
Army
Mrs Nancy Bowman Inman Dies After Hip Injury
Mrs Nancy Bowman Inman wid ow of Mart Inman of Stuart Virginia died in the hospital Thanksgiving Day after a broken hip. Funeral was held Saturday from Creasy Chapel with interment in the adjoining graveyard. Survived by three sons three daughters 37 grandchildren one brother and one sister Will Inman Mrs Matt Holt of Francisco and Mrs Joe Pack of Ararat named among survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Bowman Inman
Mart Inman
Stuart
Rowe
Will Inman
Matt Holt
Francisco
Joe Pack
Ararat
Thanksgiving Visit From Rev Prank and Family
Rev and Mrs J W Prank accompanied their daughter and husband Rev and Mrs Heath during the Thanksgiving holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Prank
Mrs. Heath
Also Mentioned on This Page
County Officers
Kermit Lawrence
Duke Conruff
Chest
Mrs. P. N. Taylor
China
Ralph Dollyhigh
A. F. Brindle
Mra. W. RB. Brindle
Farmers Elect Farm Program Committee
Dr. C. N. Clark
Mount Airy News
J. H. Pulgham
Clinton
Second Baptist Church
C. Haymore
Joe Wheeler Johnson
Wake Forest College
J. B. Johnson
Adv. Simmons Clothing Co
Mrs. Woltz
Cancer Society
Possum & Chitlins Club Cavor Is
Wilson Humber
Mrs
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