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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1969
Page
3
Mrs Smith Hardy of Mount Airy will direct Camp Janie Thomas for the coming summer. The camp runs July 14 to 18 and welcomes Scouts and non Scouts ages 7 to 17. Registration is by Mrs Joe Delp of Mount Airy who handles inquiries. the site is Smith Woods behind Oakdale Cemetery.
Sixty eight seniors will receive their diplomas at Stuart High School in the school auditorium at 8 p m Friday. Principal R P Wood will present the diplomas and Jean P Stephens assistant business manager of Ferrum Junior College will speak.
On the Stewarts Lovili Creek watershed farmers like Allen Kellam of White Plains and Mr. Chilton of Ararat describe soil and water conservation efforts. Kellam reports terraces on 21 acres and seedings on 15 steeper acres plus ponds and wildlife areas. Chilton notes seeding over 20 acres of grassed waterways to protect draws and guide water flow. The program emphasizes land treatment, wildlife habitat, woodland management, and flood retardation dams to benefit farming and recreation.
Local youths at Central Methodist Church basement in Mount Airy transformed the space into a wholesome recreation area through scrubbing painting and decorating efforts. The community is urged to support donations to Randy Wolfe and Mrs. Charlie H. Hall Jr for the project.
The Rev. Al Mehaffey, associate minister at Central United Methodist Church in Granite City, departed yesterday to pursue clinical pastoral education and a master’s degree at Duke Divinity School in Durham. Youth group honored him with a luncheon after Sunday worship.
Nine Surry County students earned degrees at NC State University Raleigh during a Saturday commencement. Undergraduates included William J Bowman Lennie J Brown Clyde C Goad Fort T Sheppard Mount Airy Joseph N York Nathan J Nixon Jr John K Byrd Johnny L Bullington Michael C Jackson. Michael C Jackson of Dobson earned a Masters degree.
Duke Indoor Stadium hosted commencement and conferred Bachelor of Arts on William Crawford Staples, son of Mr and Mrs P W Staples of Mount Air. Angier Biddle Duke, member of the university founding family and U S ambassador to Denmark, gave the address. Aubrey Graham and family visited in Eau Gallie Florida over the weekend.
A concise observation on a go-getter who insists his self estimate is correct, highlighting the trait of self assurance and the potential bias in self-presentation.
Sixty persons attended the Salvation Army Sunbeams and Guards mother and daughter banquet at the Citadel on S South Street. Mrs Major James Osborne urged girls to live up to pledges guarding sea mind body and others. Mount Airy Guard Tree named top troop in the North and South Carolina division with a trophy to Mixx Clara McDowell. Major Evans Colbert announced Ann Moore and Karen Tickle as outstanding Guard and Sunbeam of the Year.
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