New Gasoline Plan To Curtail Highway Travel
Surry County issued 4561 gasoline cards this week with 332 of the X or fill er up type. National plans for rationing would curb highway travel with a 2,860 mile annual limit and about four gallons per week for non essential motorists. Authorities expect nationwide action possibly by July 15 with three card classes A B C and separate truck classifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry County
Raleigh
Washinon
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Donald M. Nelson
Alfred F. Beiter
Democrat
New York
Harold L. Ickes
Atlantic Seaboard
Maine
Florida
East Coast
Nurss
Nelson
Office of Defense Transportation
Petroleum Industry War Council
William Bys
American Petroleum Institute
Joseph J. Mansfield
Texas
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
House
Mansfield
American Returns on Swedish Ship Drottningholm
Mr Keeler F Paus of Pennsylvania, nephew of Mrs OC Creveling, was among Americans returning home aboard the Drottningholm which docked in Jersey City New Jersey Monday morning under a wartime safe passage agreement between warring nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keeler F Paus
Pennsylvania
C. OC. Creveling
Drottningholm
Jersey City
N. J
Visiting Minister To Preach At First Presbyterian Church
The Rev. R. K. Davenport of the Synod of North Carolina will occupy the pulpit at First Presbyterian Church Sunday at 11 oclock. He will preach on The Fathers Five Gifts and the public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. K. Davenport
Synod of North Carolina
First Presbyterian Church
Awards and Diplomas Granted at Mount Airy Seniors Ceremony
The auditorium overflowed as 96 graduates received diplomas during Mount Airy closing exercises. Dr Moir B Martin awarded diplomas while Miss Bess Merritt and Miss Willie B Allen received recognitions for long service and retirement from active duty. Special awards went to Jimmy Miller Ruth Poore Winfred King Anne Ashby Betsy Sparger Anne Yakley Bill Hollingsworth and Mary Stefano with army and theater telegrams accompanying each senior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moir
Martin
Bess Merritt
Mount Airy
Merritt
Willie B. Allen
Jimmy Miller
E. W. Paddison
Ruth Poore
Winfred King
Lions Club
Anne Ashby
Betsy Sparger
Anne Yakley
Bill Hollingsworth
Elkin Reports May War Bond Sales Tallied
Garland Johnson, chairman of the Elkin war bond sale, reports May sales totaling 26025 dollars. Surry County’s May quota stood at 40000 dollars with a monthly 30000 dollar target for the rest of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Johnson
Elkin
Surry County
June Call Of Men Released List Names Draft Examinations
The local draft board released the June call list of men examined and summoned for service. Names include Ansel Culler Joseph Lee Johnson Oakley Homer Alien Harvey Wilson Lineback John Douglas Leitch John B Wolfe Joe Andrew Jackson Jr William Aaron Johnson Richard Arnold Norman Robert Lonnie Secrest James Howard Berrier Clifton Walter Atwood John Spencer Lamly Howard Burton Inman Elwood Franklin Hemmings James Clarence McCreary Cletis Goodwin Wright Paul Edgar Johnson Rayford Lee Fain Clarence Junior Guard Odell Bowman Boyd Martin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ansel Culler
Joseph Lee Johnson
Oakley Homer Alien
Harvey Wilson
Richard Arnold Norman
Robert Lonnie Secrest
James Howard Berrier
Clifton Walter Atwood
John Spencer Lamly
Howard Burton Inman
Elwood Franklin Hemmings
James Clarence McCreary
Cletis Goodwin Wright
Paul Edgar Johnson
Rayford Lee Fain
Clarence
Odell Bowman
Boyd Martin
Lee Sparger Improves at Mar Hospital
Friends report Lee Sparger showing improvement in recent days while a patient at Mar hospital. No further clinical details are provided in the fragment.
J W Comer Heads Civilian Defense
Gov J M Broughton appoints John W Comer of Dobson as chairman of the Surry County civilian defense council succeeding Geo K Snow. Comer has led county defense work including sugar and gasoline registration and is noted for his familiarity with the tasks. The office pays no salary and provides no gasoline or tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Broughton
John W. Comer
Dobson
Surry County
Comer
Defense Organization
Red Cross Graduates Six More Classes
Surry County women continue Red Cross Home Nursing training as six new classes bring total graduates to 260 since the war began. Mount Airy hosts another class sponsored by the DAR. two more are planned in the county. Instructors include Miss Lunsford and Mesdames Simpson Franklin Derbyshire Williamson Bernard Beale. Graduates listed from Pilot Mountain and Surry areas, with many names, are stepping toward further studies in Raleigh at Miss Hardbarger’s business school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry County
Red Cross
Mount Airy
DAR
Miss Lunsford
Mesdames Simpson
P. E. Simmons
Gertrude Needham
Grady Nichols
Ed Boles
Jack Shore
Coley Venable
Luella Gordon
Cora Hiatt
Virgil Jessup
White Sulphur Springs
Mesdames
W. E. Jarrell
John McKellar
Bessie Bishop
J. A. Smith
L. C. Batchelor
G. M. Sparger
Addie Carpenter
Woody Pruett
Harvey Cotten
Eva Jarrell
Mathra Chandler
Mary Jessup
Copeland
Warren Stone
A. F. Graham
Grover Wood
Ivanson Shinault
F. E. Layne
John Marion
Bessie Smith
Lindsay Walker
Erline Martin
J. D. Joyner
Aline Martin
Eva Badgett
Nina Norris
June Perkins
Muriel Britz
Flora Briggs
Minnie Snow
Stella Creed
Siloam
Opal Hardy
E. Bass
H. W. Miller
A. C. Snow
Ralph Spencer
J. A. Eads
Edith Key
J. H. Key
Pearl Pendry
Nellie Matthews
A. M. Wall
C. B. Money
R. D. Jackson
Lucinda Lawson
Kate Marion
Hugh Adkin- Dixie Miller
C. Britt
T. D. Fulcher
Alice Brown
G. R. Clark
W. C. Moody
Joe Poore Receives Treatment at Baptist Hospital
Joe Poore of Springs Road is patient at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem for a minor operation and treatment. He has shown improvement after tooth extraction last fall led to neck infection. A specialist handles the case and it is expected he will be out soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Sparger
Mar
Joe Poore
Springs Road
Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem
Poore
Flag Week Observance Urges Display of The Flag Next Week
Citizens are asked to honor Flag Week from June 9 to 16 by displaying the stars and stripes to commemorate what the flag represents. The nationwide designation emphasizes patriotism and national unity.
Air Raid Warning Signal Traced to Civil Defense Chief
An unusual three signal air raid alert sounded from Mount Airy city hall at 7 08 pm on Thursday. Civilian Defense head E W Paddison coordinated the warning after police received a call from state headquarters and the all clear followed ten minutes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Paddison
Mount Airy
Paddison
College Returning Boys Plan Summer Study
John Brown Jack Inman and Douglas Leitch are home from State College. John and Jack plan to return to Raleigh in a few days for a summer course. Bill Brown will also go to State for summer school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brown
Jack Inman
Douglas Leitch
State College
John
Jack
Raleigh
Bill Brown
State
Lions Club installs lights in Mount Airy High School library
The Mount Airy Lions Club completed fluorescent lighting in the high school library after selecting the poorest lit room with high usage. War conditions delayed materials, but the project proceeds as part of sight conservation, aiding student vision and study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Mount Airy
Dr. Thomas E. Winecoff Dies in Pennsylvania
Dr. Thomas E. Winecoff, scholar and former minister, died at his Williamsport home in Pennsylvania on Friday morning. He served as pastor at Central Methodist Church in this city, later rector of an Episcopal church, and then affiliated with the Methodist Church before retirement. He is survived by his daughter Anna Winecoff of Williamsport and a sister Mrs. George Cress of Concord. The remains were brought to Concord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas E. Winecoff
Williamsport
Winecoff
Central Methodist Church
Episcopal Church
Methodist Church
Anna Winecoff
Second Primary Costs Estimated By Election Officials
Officials project a second primary on June 27 to settle the sheriff contest between Boyd and Patterson. County totals show Folger leading district votes with 17 755, Speas 3 584, Wulbern 1 144. Forsyth and Surry counties split the tallies. Estimated county cost is about 250 dollars with 18 election day registrars and 36 judges plus supplies.
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Folger
Dr. Speas
Walbern
Forsyth County
Wulbern
Surry
Mr. Folger
Bailey
Fountain
U. S. Senate
Surry County
Sheriff Boyd
Sam Patterson
Guy Sparger
Jess
Boyd
Patterson
Mrs Marshall Tours North Carolina Cancer Cause
Mrs George E Marshall leaves for Raleigh for a week of organizing and speaking in support of the Women's Field Army of the American Society for the Control of Cancer visiting Chapel Hill Durham and Goldsboro to promote cancer control efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Marshall
Raleigh
Women’s Field Army of the
American Society For the Control of Cancer
Chapel Hill
Durham
Goldsboro
Sugar Canning Demand Surges With May Applications
In May, 1,089 families sought sugar from the rationing board for canning. A total of 21,535 pounds were tested for canning, based on one pound per gallon. The measure suggests an average of 80 quarts per family. Additional sugar for meshed canning may be secured anytime. Clerks at the city hall court team await the public.
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OPA
C. C. Creveling
Presbyterian Church
Call of Men
J. W. Comer
Pearl Harbor
Ruth Minick
Annie Thomas
Miss Hardbarger
Twin-City Hospital
Bill Marshall
Meredith Golding
Bill
Delley E. Marshall
New Jersey
Australia
C. W
Sparger
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