Mount Airy Faces Separate School Dilemma After Supreme Court Ruling
The Supreme Court ordered states and localities to address school segregation with no set deadline. Mount Airy officials foresee operating city schools as usual next year, following State Board guidance. Local leaders note limited local impact unless external pressure prompts change.
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Supreme Court
Moir S. Martin
Mount Airy
Mount Airy City
State Board of Education
L. B. Pendergraph
Mount Airy Public
J. S. Gentry
Dobson
Surry County
North Carolina
Martin
General Assembly
Hodges
Mount Airy to Hold City Election Monday
Mount Airy voters will select a commissioner in Ward 1 and Ward 2 and a commissioner-at-large. Democratic nominees William H. Johnson, B. Withers, and W. A. Moore are unopposed after a recent primary. Polls open 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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Mount Airy
William H. Johnson
B. Withers
Ward 1
W. A. Moore
Ward 2
Snow Receives Degree At State College Raleigh
George K. Snow Jr. son of Mr and Mrs George K Snow of this city earned a Bachelor of Science in Furniture Manufacturing and Management at State College in Raleigh. Graduation exercises were held Sunday at the Coliseum and attended by his parents.
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George K. Snow, Jr
Atty
George K. Snow
State College
Raleigh
Catawba Graduate Franklin Jones Earns BA at Salis bury
Franklin D. Jones of Springs Road Salisbury graduated from Catawba College with a Bachelor of Arts. While there he was active in the Blue Masque YMCA Clef Club and the Catawba Band during commencement exercises Thursday.
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Franklin D. Jones
Springs Road
Catawba College
Salisbury
Catawba
Blue Masque
YMCA
Clef Club
School board reelects most teachers across system
The school board has reelected nearly all teachers in the district’s schools, and many have accepted their assignments, signaling continuity in staff across the system.
Salk Polio Shots Planned for Surry County Clinic Series
Dr. R. K. B. C. Franklin seeks approval to store 1900 second round Salk polio vaccines for summer clinics at locations including Elkin, Dobson, Pilot Mountain, and Mount Airy. Plans target first and second graders after schools close, with vaccination timing pending boards and national relief funding.
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Surry County
RK. B. C. Franklin
Franklin
Salk
Surry
Elkin
Dobson
Pilot Mountain
Mount Airy
Jonas Salk
Bit
Playmate Shoots Boy To Death At Ararat Virginia
Claude Edward Smith ten dies after a 12 gauge shotgun fired by 12 year old Welbert Dishman at the Dishman home in Ararat Patrick County The youth was taken to Stuart and then welfare authorities Two other boys were present and reported the incident The shooting occurred about 1 p m Wednesday Funeral set for Willis Gap Missionary Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery
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Patrick County
Richard Fulcher
Young Smith
Welbert Dishman
Jim Dishman
Ararat
Young Dishman
Stuart
Dishman
Bristol
Claude Edward Smith
Franklin Roy Smith
Buford Smith
Sidney Smith
George Hawks
Willis Gap Missionary Baptist Church
George Noonkester
Chris Sowers
Church Cemetery
Stolen Items From Franklin Heights Methodist Church Study
Pastor Rev. Clyde W. Faulkner reports thefts at the Franklin Heights church study. A wall clock a leather briefcase a staple machine about five dozen stainless knives forks and spoons were taken between Wednesday night and Saturday night with papers dumped from the case. A table radio stolen after midnight Saturday into Sunday morning. A church key found on the sidewalk on church grounds. Deputy Sheriff Bill We investigate.
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Franklin Heights Methodist Church
Clyde W. Faulkner
Faulkner
Franklin
Bill We
Macon Family Relocates to Randleman For Work Transfer
Mr and Mrs Tommy Macon moved Sunday from Park Drive to Randleman after his transfer by Burlington Mills. He had worked in Marion Virginia until recently and will finish moving into a new home this week. They sold their previous house to Mr and Mrs Bill Elder who moved in this week.
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Tommy Macon
Park
Randleman
Macon
Burlington Mills
Marion
Macons
Bill Elder
George Graves Buys Home Near White Plains
Mr and Mrs George O Graves Jr Park Drive purchase the large modern home of Mr and Mrs Hitler Braunch located about one mile west of White Plains. The transaction adds a new residence for the Graves family in a suburban setting near the city.
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George O. Graves, Jr
Park Drive
Hitler Braunch
White Plains
Three More Contestants In Mount Airy Beauty Pageant
Three more entrants join Miss Mount Airy pageant sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Entries include Mary Monkey age 18 of Cherry Street with piano talent and dancing interest. Margaret Joyce age 19 of Park Drive a high school graduate and singer. and Anne Kerr a High Point College sophomore majoring in English and journalism with cheerleading and sorority honors.
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Mount Airy High School
WCMC
Greensboro
Margaret Joyce
Park Drive
Charlotte Memorial Hospital
Tri-Hi-Y
Anne Kerr
T. J. Kerr
Spring Street
High Point College
Hi-Po
Sigma Alpha Phi Sorority
Cat Hollow Court Case Heads to Friday Hearing
Mount Airy R S Westmoreland Court will hear a fighting case from Cat Hollow Saturday night. Marvin P. Martin 34 faces assault and liquor violation charges tied to Bessie Ferrell with a $1000 bond. L T Howell 44 and Eugene Gunnell 34 face related charges. Police noted property damage and injuries from the incident at the Tate home.
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Mount Airy
R.S. Westmoreland
Cat Hollow
Marvin P. Martin
Route 2
Bessie Ferrell
L. T. Howell
Route 4
Bessie Tate
Eugene Gunnell
Tate
Novella Lawson
Virginia Beasley
Coby Hawks
North Carolina Towns Earn National Safety Honor Roll
No traffic fatalities in 1954 earned by 13 North Carolina communities. Lexington led the 10,000 to 25,000 group, with Asheboro Chapel Hill Graham Kings Mountain Lincolnton Morehead City Morganton Mount Airy Roanoke Rapids Smithfield Spray and Waynesville also winning in the 5,000 to 10,000 bracket.
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National Safety Council
NSC
North Carolina
Lexington
Asheboro
Chapel Hill
Graham
Kings Mountain
Lincolnton
Morehead City
Morganton
Mount Airy
Roanoke Rapids
Smithfield
Spray
Waynesville
Highway office moves from Mount Airy to Elkin after quiet order
The State Highway and Public Works Commission ordered its Mount Airy office to relocate to quarters in Elkin, 30 miles away, without public notice or advance columns. The move drew criticism as unfair to the community.
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State Highway and Public Works Commission
Mount Airy
Turnmyre
Elkin
Jimmy Lamm to Receive Doctors Degree at UNC
James Louis DeLay Lamm will receive his Doctor of Medicine degree at UNC Chapel Hill graduation on Monday June 6. He earned a chemistry BA in 1950, joined Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Kappa Kappa, led student government, and will intern at Parkland Hospital Dallas starting July 1.
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James Louis DeLay Lamm
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Phi Beta Kappa
Alpha Kappa Kappa Professional Fraternity
Dialectic Senate
Medical Students
National Students Association
Student American Medical Association
Golden Fleece
Parkland Hospital
Southwestern Medical School
Dallas
Texas
Hospital bids to open next Tuesday at Mount Airy
On Tuesday June 7 the Northern Hospital of Surry County board meets at the Reeves YMCA at 2 p.m. to open bids for a new 100 bed Mount Airy hospital. About 125 to 150 bidders are expected to attend. Bids will be studied by the architect and board. construction time and coal will influence the contract. Total project cost tops 1.2 million dollars with about 692 thousand local funds.
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NEWS
Mount Airy
Civic Club
A. H. Graham
North Carolina
Graham
William H. Johnson
Democratic
W. F. Carter, Jr
Surry County
Johnson
Joe R. Fowler
Fowler
Ralph Winkler
Winkler
William Rogers
Raleigh
Yadkin
Wilkes Counties
Elkin
Virginia Street
W. F. Carter
Highway Department
Northern
Reeves Ymca
Moir S. Martin
YMA
John A. Ferrell
Commission
Mount Airy Hospital
U.S. Public Health Service
Reynolds Foundation
Stokes Baby Drowns In Two Feet Of Water
Mary Frances Lankford two year old daughter of John G and Ellen C Lankford drowned about 1 30 p m Wednesday in the spring box at the home Madison Route 1 Stokes County Dr Theodore Antonakos Dan bury Stokes County coroner said death an accident no inquest will be held The child with her mother near a wood pile at the home Mrs Lankford returned inside and missed the child finding her in the box The dipper lay beside the box suggesting she tried to drink from the spring Mrs Lankford summoned her husband who took the child to Madison
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Mary Frances Lankford
John Grady
Ellen Carroll Lankford
Madison
Route 1
Stokes County
Theodore Antonakos
Danbury
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Snow
Red Cross
Luther Easter
South Street
Grace Vaughn
Harvey Hartman
John R. Cruse
Red Cross Blood Program
Clyde S. Goad
Church Street
Arlene Clifton
Worth Street
William P. Willard
King
Catawba Graduate
Boy
Ararat, Virginia
Joe Lee
Effie Hawks Smith
George Graves
Dobson Highway
Robert E. Foy
Wyche Realty
Miss Mary Monkey
James L. D. Lamm
Jimmy Lamm
J. H. Couneil
North Wilkesbero
R. M. Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Stokes
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