Tragic Creek Crash Claims Painter William McCraw
William Roby McCraw a 34 year old self employed painter from High Point died when his 1969 Mercury went off a muddy rural road near Mount Airy and plunged into Paul's Creek. A passenger Mildred Mae Holiday survived with back pains after heroic efforts to rescue McCraw by a bystander. Funeral services were held at Colonial Heights Baptist Church in High Point with burial in Lebanon United Methodist Cemetery.
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Lady Luck
Surry County
William Roby McCraw
High Point
Surry
Mount Airy
Paul's Creek
B. B. Oliver
McCraw
Miller Road
Mildred Mae Holiday
West Virginia Street
Oliver
C. R. Watson
L. E. Williams
W. E. Kreeger
Northern
Surry Hospital
Roby
Helen Puckett McCraw
Elizabeth Cassell McCraw
Frances
Rosa
Pamela
Elizabeth
Mark
Robert
Vincent McCraw
James Bartley
Otis McCraw
Gary McCraw
Larry McCraw
Thomasvile
Hallie Puckett
Colonial Heights Baptist Church
Lebanon United Methodist Church
Optimistic on State Bond Bill for Surry County Schools
Western North Carolina school officials back a statewide bond referendum that could allocate about 200 million dollars to schools by per student membership. Surry County allocations total 1.31 million to Mount Airy and Elkin districts would gain 109 thousand, with Mount Airy leaders hopeful for relief from local bonds.
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General Assembly
Surry County
Ioters
Amon Bill
JF Collins
Laurel
George Marion, Jr
Dion
Jeter Haynes
Yakin County
Surry Coun
Tharrington
Mount Airy
North Carolina
Dobson To Renew Top Yard Contest
The second annual Yard of the Week contest in Dobson will begin with a rules meeting set by the Dobson Community Council. Coy Hudson chairs a three member panel with Graham Lawrence and Mrs. Lydia Taylor. Otis Carter may serve as alternate. The first award is planned for the week of June 13 with a 10 dollar prize. Four more awards will follow on a semi monthly basis with a large metal sign placed in each winning yard for two weeks.
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Dobson Community Council
Dobson
Coy Hudson
Graham Lawrence
Lydia Taylor
Otis Carter
Four Surry Youths To Graduate At ECU Ceremony
Four Surry County students will join about 2000 others at East Carolina University to receive bachelor and master degrees in a Sunday graduation at Ficklen Stadium Greenville. Michael Davie Carroll Elkin earns a BA Susan Lorraine Davis Mount Airy earns a BM in music John Clinton Tesh Mount Airy earns a BS in Business Administration Terry Gene Love Pilot Mountain earns a BS in Business Administration.
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Surry County
Exust Carolina University
Ficklen Stadium
Greenville
Michael Davie Carroll
Elkin
Susan Lorraine Davis
Mount Airy
John Clinton Tesh
Terry Gene Love
Pilot Mountain
Duke Power Units Shuffle Jobs in North Carolina
R E Abercrombie, a 14 year veteran of Duke Power, becomes assistant district manager for Elkin while remaining in Mount Airy area duties. John Frank Lomax, 32, relocates to Mount Airy as manager of the Mount Airy operations. Both have strong ties to local religious civic and business life.
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Duke Power Company
R. E
Bob) Abercrombie
Mount Airy
Elkin
Susie
Robert
Leigh
John Frank Lomax
Duke Power Op
Erations
Tryon
Abercrombie
Duke University
Anderson
S. C
Tryon and Landrum
Ofices
Evelyn Louise King
Clemson
Duke Power
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Fountain Inn
David G. Smith
North Wilkesboro
Jaycee
Ares Lomax
Duke Power Co
Graves Declines Mount Airy Planning Board Post
Joe Graves, president of Workmen's Federal Savings and Loan, declined a Planning Board appointment citing potential conflict of interest due to his firm's lending on local construction projects. Raymond A. Smith agreed to serve. the mayor expects commissioners to name a replacement soon.
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Joe Graves
Workmen's Federal Savings and Loan Association Etc
Mount Airy Planning Board
Graves
Raymond A. Smith
Furniture Company
Mount Airy Commissioners
Joe Johnson
Gary Pruett
Smith
Board of Commissioners
Community Baptist Church Car Wash At North Surry High
The Young Married Class of Community Baptist Church will hold a car wash Saturday at North Surry High School. Cars will be cleaned inside and out. Proceeds will go to the class.
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Community Baptist Church
North Surry High School
Beulah Elementary Suffers Weekend Break-In, Vandalism
Deputies report Beulah Elementary School was entered by night intruders for the second time in a week. The culprits forced a window and ripped through several classrooms, matching the pattern of damage from the prior week.
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Beulah Elementary
Fritz Booker
Sunday Wreck In Mount Air Leaves Two Vehicles Damaged
Sunday in Mount Air a collision between a 1965 Mercury driven by Lester Clinton Tucker 27 of route 1 and a southbound left turning vehicle led to $800 in damage. Penley 20 of route 1 Siloam was charged with a traffic violation for failure to yield the right of way.
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Geraldine Penley
Siloam
Mount Air
Penley
Renfro Street
Lester Clinton Tucker
Route 1
Mercury
Simpson Low Bidder for Lee Chatham County Road Project
Simpson Sherman Simpson Inc of Mount Airy was the apparent low bidder on a 10 004 mile contract relocating US 15 501 and NC 87 from US 1 north of Sanford to near Fittsboro. The firm bid 3 805 002 79 with bid openings by the State Highway Commission last Tuesday. the bid will be reviewed Thursday before contract award. Completion is set for August 1 1973.
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Sherman Simpson, Inc
Mount Airy
Lee
Chatham Counties
State Highway Commission
US 1
Sanford
Fittsboro
Extension Names 4H Agent Linda Dixon to Surry County
Sunday graduate Linda Dixon of Appalachian State University Boone with a home economics degree will join Key County Extension staff as a 4-H agent on July 1. She practiced teaching at Surry Central High during the school year and fills a vacancy from Mary Keller’s February resignation.
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Appalachian State University
Boone
Linda Dixon
Surry County
Key County
Surry Central High Senorr
Arent
Mary Keller
Shoe Repairman Dies Suddenly in Mount Airy Shop
L Caneon Dana Belton 68 known as Belton's Shoe Shop operator at 106 Virginia Street Mount Airy died early yesterday morning at his shop from a heart attack Funeral arrangements set He was born in Carroll County Virginia to Mr and Mrs Union Belton Surviving are four sons Bill Eldrige Bobby and L C Belton two sisters Mrs Leslie Mosley and Mrs Claude Moseley and two brothers Rosie and John Belton The body rests at Moody Funeral Home.
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L. Caneon
Dana) Belton
Belton
Virginia Street
Mount Airy
Carrollawnty
Nihip Belton
L. C. Belton
Route 8
Bill Belton
Martinsville
Eldrige Belton
Pilot Mountain
Bobby Belton
Flint, Mich
Leslie Mosley
Claude Moseley
Beth
Mount Air
Rosie
John Belton
Moody Funeral Home
Drug Cache Located Near Ararat River Bridge
Two area youths hunting for fish found more than 29 000 pills beneath a bridge over the Ararat River in Floyd County Virginia. Deputies recovered additional drug packages and 158 firecracker packs with the contraband. Estimated street value 25 000 to 30 000 dollars. No suspects identified. Sheriff Jim Taylor credited the tip and ongoing efforts to trace the drugs' origin.
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Ararat River
Floyd County
Virginia
Jim Taylor
East Linville
Fritz Booker
Sheriff's Department
Booker
Mount Airy
Taylor
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Paul Elmer Shaw, Jr
Shaw
Graham
Hudson
Mrs
Carter
Duke
Elkin Post
J. F. Lomax
Sheriff Taylor
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