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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1939
Page
6
In Dobson a special election will see 860 registered voters decide a bond issue for the town’s share of a PWA funded water and sewer system. The 30 year bonds will be supported by water rents, and voting is limited to ballots cast.
Rev. Joseph Simmons 68 died November 27 in Martin Memorial Hospital after years of ill health. Born near Mount Airy he spent his life in the area and was a Baptist preacher for 27 years. Funeral Friday at Pilot Mountain Baptist Church with Masonic rites. burial in Oakdale Cemetery. Survived by two sons Jessie Simmons and an unnamed son, a brother Richard Simmons, and his wife Alice Belton predeceased.
A funeral for the deceased aged 68 was conducted Sunday at 1 P M from the home by Rev Jeff Vass. Interment followed in Golding Cemetery. Surviving relatives include her husband one son three daughters three sisters and 13 grandchildren.
A list of names with multiple figures indicating quantities and prices tied to tobacco sales. Individuals include A. D. Lawrence Troy Young W. J. Bennett W. M. Puddy Jack Weke 5S W. Davis G. W. Sisk Slanter and D. Collins and Snow and Blue John M. Nichols Joffee Vaden Taylor and Atkins W. Moore 8S J. Badgett Arthur Jessup Wess Nichols John Anderson with varied tallies.
County commissioners selected jurors for a two week January civil term to start January 8 and run through January 20 Judge J Will Pleas will preside. A separate criminal term is planned for December 18 in Dobson under Judge Zeb V Nettles. Second week jurors listed include J E Tilley W M Johnson Ara rat Dennis Gaultney Devotion Otis Rogers and others.
Dr. Luther Shaw of State College warns tobacco farmers about Granville wilt, a serious disease more severe in 1939 than 1938. He recommends crop rotations with corn or soybeans and other non susceptible plants, and lists crops not to rotate on wilt infected land. Continuous planning is urged for regions affected by Granville wilt.
A period health notice claims weak nourishment aids dysmenorrhea and headaches. It recommends Cardus as a remedy to support digestion and boost energy, urging women to try the product for period cramps and general comfort.
A late night alarm from Mount Airy prompted officers to rush to Ararat Virginia near Friends Mission and the Gates home as strong winds hindered communications. Reports claimed a fire at the Gates residence and later at W F Epperson's home with suspicions of arson though unconfirmed.
In a lengthy recorders court session, Lona Bowman Hill was found not guilty on a public nuisance charge after a long argument. She was bound over to the superior court on liquor related counts, with a $500 bond. Several defendants faced bonds or jail terms for liquor violations and drunkenness.
A White Plains resident clarifies that he is not the Dock Johnson convicted on a drunk and disorderly charge. The note explains there is another Dock Johnson near White Plains who appeared in court, but the two individuals are distinct and the public should not confuse them.
Local items note numerous residents visiting relatives for Thanksgiving and weekend gatherings. Florence Partridge attends S A E banquet at Davidson College. Randy Partridge visits from Atlanta. families from Greensboro, Pembroke, Winston-Salem, and Charlotte travel to/host relatives across town.
In Fashion Now the designs feature basque like bodices and low tight waists from which fall full skirts in taffeta or lace. A dinner dress in black crepe pairs with a full blouse in Roman striped fabric. Many double duty dresses appear, very formal without jackets yet suitable for dinner or afternoon wear as an ensemble.
Smithwick and Miss Thelma Comer captured prizes at a Thanksgiving party hosted with a salad course and coffee. Numerous locals including Mrs. W H McNeill from Carthage and Southport faculty member Miss Thelma Comer spent the holiday with relatives, while others visited kin in Hamlet Asheboro Sparta and Fayetteville.
An editorial stresses that the public school system is the bulwark of a free republic providing every child the chance to become educated.
State Director John D. Larkins Jr reports the Jackson Day drive in Surry County under Chairman A. D. Folger aims to meet an early quota. The January 8 1940 Jackson Day Dinner at Raleigh Hotel Sir Walter will feature a nationally known speaker and honor the first county to finish its quota with special recognition in party records.
Deputy Sheriff C E B Needham and B F Venable found fifteen gallons of white liquor hidden in the smokehouse at Casper Boyles home between Pilot Mountain city limits and the cemetery. Boyles, a farmer about 35, faces a Pee before Magistrate Park this week.
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