Nichols Selected Merchant Of Year
The Mount Airy Merchants Association honored J. T Nichols as merchant of the year at a banquet and dance at the Mount Airy Elks Lodge attended by about 250. Mayor Maynard Beamer presented the award, Nichols expressed gratitude, and new 1973 officers were elected including Burton Dinkins as president and Doyle Perdue as vice president.
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Mount Airy Merchants Association
Mount Airy Elks Lodge
J. T Nichols
Nichols
Maynard Beamer
The
Merchants Association
al Hawks
Ed Dumas
Winfred King
Burton Dinkins
Doyle Perdue
Alma Owen
Lucy Browne
John Wolfe
Jim Grimes
Ronald Boyles
Edwin Cox
Buck Dearmin
Dinkins
Leonard Johnson
Mayor Urges Planning For Revenue Sharing
Mayor Beamer urges local governments to begin planning now for Community Development Revenue Sharing funds. He stresses ahead planning to meet needs, prioritizing actions, and coordinating across county and state boundaries to avoid unaffordable long term commitments.
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Maynard Beamer
Atlanta
Victor Denton
Beamer
Mount Airy
First LSD Charge Made By Officers
Surry County Sheriff Jim Taylor announced the first LSD possession warrant in Surry. The raid on February 2 at 841 Merita Street yielded LSD among substances sent for lab analysis. Linda Secrest Anders, Teddy Ray Underwood, and Gary Howard McCraw are linked to various drug counts, with several warrants outstanding as officers search for suspects. A separate gunshot and stabbing incident left Helen France hospitalized and Joe Hatcher and Moir Turney treated and released.
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Surry
Jim Taylor
Surry County
Merita Street
Mayberry Mall
Linda Sechrist Anders
Reeves Drive
Mount Air
Taylor
State Bureau of Investigation Laboratories
Raleigh
Teddy
Ray Underwood
Gary Howard McCraw
Route 5
Mount
McCraw
Cook School Road
Pilot Mountain
Helen
Virginia Hurt
May
Mount Airy
France
Joe Albert Hatcher
Route 3
Hatcher
Surry Hospital
Moir Boyles Turney
Mizell Named To Highway Beautification Commission
U.S. Representative Wilmer Mizell of North Carolina has been named to the Highway Beautification Commission by Speaker Carl Albert to replace M. Gene Snyder. The commission, created three years ago, advises on preserving beauty along U.S. highways and Mizell says it is an honor to serve and work with fellow members to improve roadway scenery.
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U.S
Wilmer
Vinegar Bend
Mizell
R.-N.c
House
Subcommittee On
Carl Albert
D.-Okla
Gene Snyder
R.-Ky
Congress
America
Bloodmobile Here Today at Veterans Park
The Red Cross bloodmobile visits Veterans Park today from 11 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Miss Grace Vaughn, secretary of the Surry County Red Cross Chapter, urges donors of all types with a special appeal for A and O negative blood due to a critical shortage. All donors are eligible since enough days have passed since the December visit. A goal of 150 pints is set.
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Red Cross
Veterans Park
Grace Vaughn
Surry County
Red Cross Chapter
Quiet Weekend for Mount Airy Police
Mount Airy police reported a fairly quiet weekend from Friday to Monday morning with five auto law infraction charges, two public drunkenness arrests, and ten other violations among residents and visitors.
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Mount Airy
Staubers and Everharts Visit For Weekend Here
Mr and Mrs Ed Stauber of Bristol Virginia and Mr and Mrs Steve Everhart of Lexington spent the weekend in the area for a short visit with local friends and relatives.
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Ed Stauber
Bristol, Va
Steve Everhart
Lexington
Two Armed Robbers Hit Local Company
Two unmasked men entered Stephenson Finance Co in Mount Airy Friday at 12 20 pm. They tied employees, pulled a gun on A Taylor and Mrs Shirley Holder, and stole cash from the bank bag and drawers. No arrests yet. investigation ongoing. The firm sits across Renfro Street from the Reeves YMCA.
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Mount Airy
Stephenson Finance Co
D .A. Armatrong
A. Taylor
Shirley Holder
Taylor
Donna Gwyn
Mrs. Holder
Holder
Renfro Street
Reeves Ymca
Folger Pushes North Carolina Safety Bill in Senate
Senator Fred Folger and Senator William Saunders introduced in the North Carolina Senate a bill to create an Occupational Safety and Health Act for the state. A House version was filed by Rep Robert Farmer. The plan shifts enforcement from federal OSHA to the North Carolina Department of Labor, closely mirroring federal law but tailored to the state. The aim is to ensure safe working conditions for NC workers and preserve human resources, matching federal standards as effectively as possible.
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National League of Cities
U. S Conference of Mayors
Washington
Beamer
Fred Folger
Surry County
William Saunders
Moore
N.C
Senate
North Carolina
House
Robert Farmer
Wake County
General Assembly
Osha Division
U.S. Department of Labor
N. C. Department of Labor
OSHA
Congress
State Department of Labor
National
Osha Administration
State of
Mizell Replaces Stolen Flag At Franklin School
Fourth grade students of Mrs. Virginia Fleming at Franklin School recovered a missing flag by writing to Congressman Wilmer Mizell. Mizell sent a flag, which was raised in a ceremony led by Principal J. C. Hiatt after a patriotism unit. Students, including Gary Beamer and Ramona Jeffries, delivered remarks and poems responding to the event.
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Franklin School
Virginia L Fleming
Franklin
Wilmer D Mizell
Mizell
Gary Beamer
Ramona Jeffries
Lee O'Neal
Anthony Lowe
Tim Parsons
Mike O'Dell
Harold Geamer
Sharon Motley
Tony Ratcliff
Women Observe World Day of Prayer In Mt Airy
Mt Airy Church Women United unit plans World Day of Prayer at First Presbyterian Church on Friday March 2 at 7 30 pm. Women in 168 countries will pray under the theme Alert in our Time. The event unites Protestant Roman Catholic and Orthodox women in ecumenical fellowship and action.
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Mt. Airy
Church Women United
First Presbyterian Church
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Tommy Collins
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