Four Still Captured In Surry County Seizure
The Surry County Sheriff's Department seized four illicit whiskey stills and destroyed mash and equipment around Lowgap and Elkin Townships. Two were found near Round Peak road, another near the CCC Camp road, and a fourth on Creek near Lowgap. no arrests were made. Deputies Neal Thompson Bill Lowe Roy Smith Sid Comer Osia Hamlin Hubert Mounce E C Amburne and Barney Venable assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry County
Elkin Township
CCC
Creek
Lowgap
Neal Thompson
Bill Lowe
Roy Smith
Sid Comer
Osia Hamlin
Hubert Mounce
E. C. Amburne
Barney Venable
Hills Honor Son As Master In Lansing Lodge
J C Hill and son Caleb traveled to Lansing Michigan for the installation of J C Hill Jr as Master of a Lansing Masonic Lodge. J C Hill Sr presented the Jewel of the Masters. The Hills, all Masons, plan to return to Mount Airy on Tuesday.
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J. C. Hill
Caleb Hill
Lansing
Michigan
J. C. Hill, Jr
Post Office Department
Hills
Mr. Hill
Granite Lodge
Caleb
Ararat Lodge
Guy Hill
Mount Airy
Woman in White Plains Shares Dried Flower Hobby
A White Plains resident Mrs. Walter Combs showcases her dried flower arrangements in a home filled with blossoms from front and back yards. She gains visitors daily as neighbors photograph displays and she explains drying techniques and sourcing petals from states like Pennsylvania and Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Combs
White Plains
Mrs. Combs
Hawaii
School Board Looks at New Site Amid Park Sale Talk
The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars backed selling part of Veterans Memorial Park for a Mount Airy grade school site, but turnout at meetings was too low to authorize the sale. The NEWS learned of the events from a reliable source. Meeting on Thursday night, the American Legion recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Veterans Memorial Park
Mount Airy
Veterans Memorial Park, Inc
Robert M. Smith
State Board of Education
Roscoe Chandler Dies After Critical Illness
Roscoe Chandler 47 died Saturday night at James Jennings home Mount Airy Route 2 after a brief illness. Born May 2 1910 in Patrick County Virginia he was a carpenter and World War I veteran. Survived by three brothers and a sister burial at Salem Methodist Church. A meeting discussed selling Veterans Memorial Park property with 27 voting yes 23 no.
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Roscoe Chandler
James Jennings
Mount Airy
Route 2
Mr. Chandler
Patrick County
John
Dora Haynes Chandler
Jess Chandler
Woolwine
Lewis
Ed Chandler
Mia
Floyd Hall
Moody Funeral Home
Gran Gwyn
Salem Methodist Church Cemetery
White Plains FFA Wins Crops and Tools Contests at Copeland
White Plains High School and its Future Farmers of America club top the Crops and Tool Identification contests held at Copeland School on December 4. Dobson FFA placed second in both events, with White Plains scoring 284 in Tool Identification and 2204 in Crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains Future Farmers of America
Copeland School
Dobson Ffa
White Plains
Charles Childress
Gary York
Marvin Craughn
Jerry Moore
Dobson
Pilot Mountain
Copeland
Westfield
Flat Rock
Beulah
Mountain Park
FFA
T. Comas
Lyons Hardware
Aubrey Nichols
Ben Nichols
Ronnie Venable
Ray Hardy
Roger Holyfield
Igh
Jacob Cave
Surry
FFA Federation
A. G. Bullard
H. T. Gryder
Gary Badgett
Rey Hardy
C. B. Turpin
Snow, Surry Native, Dies at 55 in Winston-Salem
Quillar Winfield Snow 55 of 812 Montheu Avenue died at 10 05 p m Friday in a Winston Salem hospital after two weeks illness. Born Aug 18 1902 in Surry County he was a son of Byrd and Carrie White Snow. He married Ollie Peace June 17 1923 and she survives. He was a Rankin Memorial Methodist Church stewards board member and a member of Numa F. Reid Lodge No 344 AF and AM. Surviving are a son Howard Lester Snow a sister Mrs G H Snow and a brother James D Snow. Funeral 3 p m Sunday at Rankin Memorial Methodist Church. Burial Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quillar
Winfield Snow
Montheu Avenue
Winston-Salem
Surry County
Byrd
Carrie White Snow
Ollie Peace
Rankin Memorial Methodist Church
Numa F. Reid Lodge
A. F
Howard Lester Snow
G. H. Snow
Asheboro
James D. Snow
Albany
N. Z
Rankin Meth Methodist Church
J. 8. Higgins
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Fire destroys Pinnacle post office and grocery store
A Thursday night fire in Pinnacle leveled the U S Post Office and Snider Brothers grocery in the same building. Losses totaled about 35 000 with 14 000 in stock and fixtures for the grocery and 5 500 plus missing mail for the post office. cause undetermined as firefighters from Pinnacle Rural Hall and Old Richmond battled the blaze.
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U.S
Pinnacle
Snider Brothers
Rural Hall
Old Richmond
Surry Seamen Take Part In Strikex Exercise Aboard Two U S Navy Oilers
Seamen Liney J. Cook and Billy G. Hiatt from Mount Airy aboard the oiler Kawishiwi and the Cacapon participated in the Striking Force Strikex training off Southern California December 3 to 6. First Fleet, 14 000 personnel and 37 ships, practiced modern air and missile strike tactics, land mass attack, air defense and anti submarine operations with carrier and land based aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liney J. Cook
Seaman
USN
A. J. Cook
Mount Airy
Billy G. Hiatt
Granville C. Hiatt
Cacapon
California
First Fleet
Mrs Puckett 42 Dies in Ohio
Mrs Lillian Burgess Puckett 42 formerly of Ararat Virginia died at her Bellfontaine Ohio home early Sunday Born September 4 1915 in Ashe County daughter of Walter C and Elizabeth Clement Burgess Surviving husband Ancil Puckett Jr daughter Mrs Elizabeth Jones Greensboro two grandchildren brother Raffi Burgess Ararat Virginia two sisters Miss Faye Burgess and Mrs Maude Boyles Ararat Virginia Funeral services conducted 2 p m Wednesday at Doe Run Baptist Church by Rev Criss Sowers and Rev Sampson Collins Burial in church cemetery Body arrives Moody Funeral Home today and remains there until services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashe County
Walter C
Elizabeth Clement Burgess
Ancil Puckett
Ancil Puckett Jr
Elizabeth Jones
Greensboro
Raffi Burgess
Ararat
Faye Burgess
Maude Boyles
Doe Run Baptist Church
Criss Sowers
Sampson Collins
Moody Funeral Home
Stores Stay Open Till 9 P M For Christmas Shopping
Mount Airy merchants will extend hours this Wednesday night with stores staying open until 9. Stores will remain open each night to 9 p m and close Christmas Eve at 6 o clock.
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Mount Airy
Beulah High School Senior Class President Named
President Charles Golding leads Beulah High School's senior class in Surry County. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Doe Golding from Mount Airy Route 3.
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Charles Golding
Doe Golding
Mount Airy
Route 3
Beulah High School
Surry County
Draughn Baby Dies Thursday
Deborah Lela Draughn seven month old daughter of Clarence Everett and Magdalene Holt Draughn died at 4 30 p m Thursday at the home in Elkin Route 1. Surviving are the parents a brother Stephen H Draughn and grandparents Mr and Mrs Wilson Holt of Dobson Route 1 and Mrs Ella Draughn of Elkin Route 1. Funeral services were conducted at the home at 2 30 p m Friday by the Rev Avery Wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah Lela Draughn
Clarence Everett
Magdalene Holt Draughn
Elkin
Route 1
Stephen H. Draughn
Wilson Holt
Dobson
Elladraughn
Avery Wall
Postmaster Reports Attempt To Burn Mail In Mount Airy
Postmaster Thomas B. Ashby reports an attempted mailbox fire on a Saturday night in Mount Airy. A local citizen saw smoke from a North Main and Poplar Streets box. Fred Williamson of Blue Ridge Esso found the source. No mail was destroyed beyond delivery. Tampering with a mailbox is a federal offense, and investigators continue the probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Ashby
Police Department
North Mount Airy
Fred Williamson
Blue Ridge Esso
North Main
Poplar Streets
Ashby
Surry Schools Close for Holidays Through New Year
Surry County and Mount Airy City schools announce holiday recesses. Surry classes resume Thursday morning January 2, per Superintendent J. Sam Gentry. Mount Airy starts vacations Wednesday noon as announced by Bruce Tharringon.
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Surry County
J. Sam Gentry
Mount Airy City
Bruce Tharrington
Deputy Snow Captures Car with 138 Gallons of White Liquor
Deputy Jim Snow pursued a 1953 Pontiac on the Level Cross Pilot Mountain road for about three miles after it fled, crashing into a mailbox. The car, registered to James Osborne of Traphill, contained 23 cases or 138 gallons of white liquor. the liquor was poured out at the Dobson county jail, and deputies Lowe and Smith aided in the scene near Bruners Store with no pursuit of the runner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Snow
James Osborne
Traphill
Sheriff's Department
William Willard Completes Basic Training at Fort Gordon
William Roy Willard aged 17 son of Mr and Mrs William Prather Willard of Mount Airy has completed eight weeks of Infantry Basic Training in the 2nd Training Regiment at Fort Gordon Georgia Lt Col Curtis W Markland Regimental Commander announced the mission of the 2nd Training assigns soldiers to duties after training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Roy Willard
William Prather Willard
Hamburg Street
Mount Airy
Fort Gordon
Georgia
Curtis W. Markland
Basic Training Subjects Taught at Army Center
The United States Army Training Center teaches new inductees in basic subjects. Courses include Military Courtesy Close Order Drill Physical Training Rifle Marksmanship and Rules of Land Warfare.
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United States Army Training Center
Lowgap Future Teachers of America Elects President
Club President Miss Nancy Mae Hawks daughter of Mr and Mrs J D Hawks of Lowgap is named president of the Lowgap Future Teachers of America chapter. She is a senior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Mae Hawks
J. D. Hawks
Lowgap
Future Teachers of America
Sands promoted at Oak Ridge Military Institute
William J. Sands Jr. is promoted to Cadet Master Sergeant at the Oak Ridge Military Institute. Lt. Col. Fred J. Flette announces the promotion as Sands enters his third year in the sophomore class of the junior college. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Sands Sr. of Pilot Mountain.
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William J. Sands, Jr
Oak Ridge Military Institute
Fred J. Flette
Sands
W. J. Sands
Pilot Mountain
Military School
Mount Airy Listed In Substantial Labor Surplus
Mount Airy is named among North Carolina regions classified as substantial labor surplus by the Federal Bureau of Employment Security. The designation covers areas including Durham Kinston Asheville Rocky Mount Fayetteville Shelby Kings Mountain Waynesville Rutherfordton Forest City and Mount Airy. Surplus status allows priority in government contracts and quick tax write offs for new plant construction or facility expansion.
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Mount Airy
North Carolina
Federal Bureau of Employment Security
Durham
Kinston
Asheville
Rocky Mounit
Fayetteville
Shelby - Kings Mountain
Waynesville
Rutherfordton-Forest City
Old Coin From Caesar Era Brought To The NEWS
A man visits The NEWS with a dark ancient coin about the size of a nickel. The piece bears Emperor Aurelian on one side and a crowned figure on the other. He says the mint records show such coins were given to Roman soldiers as bonuses and could be exchanged for property.
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Aurelian
Philadelphia Mint
Mint
Joles of the Americas Association of Numismatiste
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. C. Ba
Teatmai Aist Fapfaucup
Pref UL Eee
Iurn UU
Fur Para Vuie
VFW
R. J. Peeler
North Carolina Futurearmers of America
Q. W. Snow
Lillian Burgess Puckett
Bellfontaine
Ohio
Draughn
Snow
William Willard
Club President
W. S. Sands, Jr
Oak Ridge
United States
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