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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1972
Page
1
Beginning January first Mount Airy enacts a brush disposal policy. The new brush clipper will grind acceptable wood clippings into bits at the curb or on the owner’s property, with a $3 minimum charge. A weekly brush day will run in winter and biweekly in summer, with pickups arranged by the Sanitation Department.
Surry-Yadkin Electric Membership Corp. of Dobson seeks Rural Electrification Administration funds to upgrade and modify a 4 000 volt line once used in a classified RCA project. The plan includes two new substations in Slate Mountain and Center community Yadkin County, wider rights of way, and environmental reviews with an eight day comment period. Kelly Hutchens heads the cooperative.
Mount Airy leaders heard a proposal to update the central business district and nearby residential district. Jim Grimes of the chamber introduced Dr Wayne Anderson of Eric Hill and Associates who outlined studies on the downtown area funded by local merchants.
Sheriff Jim Taylor announces his fifth annual Children's Christmas Party from 1 to 4 pm at North Surry High School on December 2. Indigent children from the area will receive shoes and toys as merchants donate and ticket sales fund the event. Santa and special entertainment will be provided, and the public is invited to attend. donations of unwrapped toys are encouraged to help identify suitable gifts for boys and girls.
Old Santa Claus leads the Stuart Yule parade in Stuart Virginia at 10 30 am with grand marshals Glenn and Leonard Wood of Patrick County. About 30 units from local organizations will compete for cash prizes judged by a panel as Santa and reindeer symbolize the Yuletide finale.
Troy Truman Johnson, 42, of route 5 Mount Airy Pipers Gap Road, was charged with first degree murder in the November 22 slaying of his wife Lala Belle Tate Johnson, 38. The couple were found with gunshot wounds near their home, SBI crime lab evidence prompted the arrest warrant. Johnson sought hospital treatment for a bullet wound and was released. no hearing date set.
Pilot Mountain gears up for its annual Christmas parade tomorrow at 2 p.m. Sponsored by the Pilot Volunteer Fire Department the event expects about 50 units including trick cars clowns and three marching bands. Floats are sponsored by local merchants business and industry as the gala moves from the Pilot Drive-In Theater to East Surry High School.
Construction of a new ambulatory care wing at Northern Surry Hospital is about 10 percent complete. Administrator John K Lockhart said if the structure goes under roof before severe winter weather, the wing could open next fall. delays could push the opening several months.
Virgil Harvey of 948 North South Street Mount Airy is recovering satisfactorily in North Surry Hospital after surgery Tuesday. Family members reported his condition as satisfactory yesterday.
Communications Technician Second Class Gary Bunton and his wife Brookie are on leave from the U S Navy through New Year s. They will be going to NAVCOMMITA Rota Spain in January.
Mount Airy Kiwanis annual Christmas party and ladies night featured Belton as president welcoming guests to a banquet at Elks Lodge. June Lefties and June Buss provided music. Gary Pruett introduced speaker Robert F Clodfelter senior trust officer Wachovia Bank.
Mount Airy commissioners adopt ward redistricting to balance population for 1973 elections and accept the attorney general ruling that the town charter requires partisan elections with Republican and Democratic candidates. Elections to be run by Surry County board of elections, with current officials’ terms extended to December 1973.
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