Sully Mason Dance Here Tuesday Night
Sully Mason and his orchestra, a top national band, will play at Mount Airy’s Farmers Warehouse on Virginia Street Tuesday night at nine. Proceeds go to veterans and their families. the event is sponsored by the Mount Airy post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sully Mason
Mount Airy
Farmers (Jones
Virginia Street
Mason
University of North Carolina
Kay Kyser
Kyser
Truman Signs Lunch Bill to Expand National School Lunch
President Truman signed legislation extending the national school lunch program on Tuesday. The act authorizes annual federal appropriations with state and local matching through 1950 and permits up to 10 million dollars yearly for school food storage and serving equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Secretary of Agriculture
Franklin Home Demonstration Meeting Recap at Club Room
The Franklin Home Demonstration Club met Thursday night with Mrs. B A Jarvis presiding. Reports covered a book discussion and Family Life meetings. Mrs. Pruitt entertained with a reading and song. gifts were exchanged as Mrs. Haynes moves to Tennessee. Hostesses were Mrs. Reid Shelton, Mrs. Roy Shelton, Mrs. Norris Hatcher, and Mrs. William Haynes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Home Demonstration Club
B. A. Jarvis
Jarvis
Albert Simmons
Robert Jones
Pruitt
White Sulphur Springs
Mose Nichols
Wm. Haynes
Roy Shelton
Haynes
Tennessee
Reid Shelton
Norris Hatcher
William Haynes
Prize-Winning Horse Owned by Dr Martin At Wigston Salem
Wilson Merry Boy owned by Dr Moir 8 Martin won first prize in the junior walking horse stake at the Lions Club Horse Show in Wigston Salem Sunday. The horse has a history of blue ribbon wins in prior contests.
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Wilson Merry Boy
Moir
Martin
Wigston- Salem
Lions Club
Dr. Martin
Banks to Extend G I Bill Services for North Carolina Veterans
North Carolina banks plan expanded veteran loan services under the revised G I Bill. D C Rector of the First National Bank, at a Greensboro meeting of the Bankers Association, said banks aim to aid veterans with loans for home business and farm ownership while ensuring credit soundness and prompt service. The association committee will coordinate with banks statewide to educate veterans and monitor loan procedures and advisory support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
D. C
Committee On Service To War Veterans of the
Bankers Association
City May Install Parking Meters Second Primary To Be June 22
Mount Airy considers installing a 200 meter system on Main Street between Pine Street and the Ford garage. Meters will accept pennies for 12 minute increments at five cents per hour, with a one hour limit. Revenue funds traffic control and future near by free supervised parking lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Main Street
W.E. Merritt
W. A. Poore
John P. Frank
Pine Street
Ford
Summer Recreation Program Opens Here
Mount Airy area launches a city wide summer recreation effort led by new staff at Mount Airy High School. Activities center in the gym with leagues for basketball boxing wrestling tumbling ping pong badminton and quiet games, plus softball at the city park on Tue and Thu afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy High School
Greyhound Drops Jim Crow Policy
Atlantic Greyhound officials said that segregation of races on the system's buses will end soon. Headquarters in Charleston, West Virginia reported instructions were given after the Supreme Court Virginia Jim Crow decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Atlantic Greyhound
Greyhound
Charleston
W. Va
United States Supreme Court
Virginia
Halcomb couple heads to William and Mary exercises
Mr and Mrs Hugh Halcomb left Thursday for Richmond Virginia to attend the graduating exercises at William and Mary College Extension where their daughter Miss Patti will receive her B S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mm Hugh Halcomb
Richmond
William and Mary College Extension
Patti
Kenneth Kallam Birthday Party Celebrated at Home
Kenneth Kallam entertained at his Route 4 home Tuesday May 26 for his fourth birthday. Games were played and guests were invited into the dining room for celebration.
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Kenneth Clark Kallam
Route 4
Air Show At Colonial Field Delights Mount Airy Enthusiasts
An upcoming air show at Colonial Flying Service field features Brooks Ferrell performing a 0.30 turn tail spin from 6 000 feet and acrobatics with a dead engine to prove Piper Cub safety. Walter Brannock will assist Ferrell with a 3 000 feet parachute jump while Army Trainer stunts are showcased. All activities follow CAA rules despite downed power lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial Flying Service
Brooks Ferrell
Army
Walter Brannock
Ferrell
CAA
Luscombe
Court For July Is Cancelled
The regular criminal and civil terms of court for July are cancelled on recommendation of the County Commissioners. There is a light docket for both criminal and civil cases and farmers in the area were in agreement that no term should be held.
Local Fire Elects New Officers
The Mount Airy Fire Department at its regular meeting last Monday night elected D. G. Witt chief J. Edd Brannock asst chief J. Earl Ramey Sec and Treas and Otis Beverly and Dan Blue as captains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Visitors Stay With His Parents In Oke
Local residents note that guests of an individual are currently staying with his parents in Oke. The report emphasizes hospitality and nearby community ties.
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Oke Rapids
Family of Major Smith Seeks Housing Near Camp Campbell
Major and Mrs. F. A. Smith and their four children from Camp Campbell, Kentucky, are visiting relatives here. Major Smith plans to transfer to the Pacific in late June and the family hopes to find living quarters locally. He has served 16 years in the army and may join overseas when arrangements allow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Smith
Camp Campbell
Pacific
Major Smith
Long Beach Man Returns Home After 10 Day Visit
Lester Galyean of Long Beach California returns home after a 10 day visit with relatives in the Lowgap area. The trip marks his first return to his native town in 40 years since leaving for the West as a youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Galyean
Long Beach
California
Lowgap
West
Hubert Starling
Jimmie Starling
Mr. Starling
Geinville
Binder
New Orleans
L. P. Wharton
Texas
Ders Devenport
John W. Gilliam
Elon College
Nancy Norwood
Anderson
D. C
J. HM. Pulton
Charles Randieman
Wake Forest College
Lester W. Hensley
Mount Airy
Beughn and
Bhap
State to Make Investigation Delays Summer Congress Primary
Democrats of the Fifth District set a second June 22 primary to nominate a candidate for Congress. The State Board of Elections ordered an inquiry into reported irregularities after the May 25 primary in Surry and Stokes counties. Polger heads to Washington while Folger and Chatham backers prepare for June 22 activities in Surry County.
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Congress
Raleigh
State Board of Election
Chatham
Polger
Geo. K Snow
State Board For
Folger
Irving Carlyle
Chatham and
Dobson
Surry
Arthur P. Fpulk
Stokes
State Board of Elections
Washington
Wilson Barber
Surry County
Bel Canto Choir Concert Here Tonight
Bel Canto Boys Choir of Winston-Salem performs in Rockford Street Auditorium at 8 15 under Clifford Bair. Winston-Salem String Ensemble assists, sponsored by Mount Airy Operetta Group with a 6 p.m. picnic at Alfred.
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Bel Canto Boys’ Choir of
Winston-Salem
Rockford Street
Clifford Bair
New Legion Post Organized At Dobson
A meeting in Dobson Court House on Monday night June 3 formed a new veterans post for Dobson and nearby areas. World War I and World War II veterans set up the organization, selected officers, and applied for a charter. The officer list follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Legion
Dobson
Court House
Franklin High School Faculty Luncheon Held in Lunch Room
Franklin High School faculty held their annual luncheon in the school lunch room on Thursday May 30 with covers laid for about.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin High School
Mount Airy Declares Clean-Up Week June 10 22
Mayor W. F. Carter Jr proclaims June 10 to 22 as clean-up week urging residents to gather trash for city trucks. Call city hall to schedule pickup at your premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Carter, Jr
Mount Airy
W. H. Johnson Rejoins THE NEWS as Managing Editor
William H. Johnson, former THE NEWS staffer and Snappy Snips writer, returns as managing editor. He is a Marine Corps veteran discharged in January 1944 and studied journalism at the University of North Carolina. He will edit news and features. Mountain Echoes is a new weekly column this week. Happenings 2 Years Ago, paused in 1942 for servicemen news, is resumed this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Johnson
W. M. Johnson
Marine Corps
University of North Carolina
Mountain Echoes
Fort Bragg Airbase Open to Army Applicants
Instructions from M S et to join at Anderson Recruiting Office in the post office building. Veterans may be assigned to Pope Field and paratroop duty with pay of $59 extra per month. Contact recruiting personnel for full details on eligibility and benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Bragg
Army
M-Set
Anderson
Pope Pield
Bragg
America
Rockford Soldier Receives Long Service Discharge
Sgt Jack G Hardy son of Mr and Mrs J E Hardy of Rockford street has received an honorable discharge after serving in the Rhineland and Central Europe with the U S Infantry for more than ten years He holds the EAME Service Medal with years of overseas service and adedicated record of duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack G. Hardy
J. E. Hardy
Rockford Street
Rhineland
Central Europe
U. S. Infantry
EAME
Girls' State Delegates Picked at Woman's College
Two hundred delegates are chosen annually to attend the Girls' State convention at Woman's College in Greensboro. The event outlines the ways of the government of North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's College
Greensboro
North Caroline
Roscoe Stewart Plans New Abattoir Near Mount Airy
Roscoe Stewart of this city, son of Mr and Mrs H P Stewart, will build a new abattoir one mile south of Mount Airy on Highway 52. He recently purchased town abattoir equipment and will relocate it when the new plant is ready. The city sold the old facility after deciding not to operate a private slaughterhouse. Stewart has run the city’s abattoir for over seven months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Stewart
H. P. Stewart
Mount Airy
Stewart
Highway 52
Buck Shoals Road
Mirror Plant Resumes Work After Short Pause
Workmen resumed operation at the Mirror Plant this week as new machinery began stalling. The firm, led by John Messer Jr., president, with W. E. Miller and G. C. Nichols of Galax Va recently discharged, is pushing ahead with mirror production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Messer Jr
W. E. Miller
G. C. Nichols
Galax
Green Front Lunch Under New Management
Mr Moser announces new management at Green Front Lunch with hours extended to 9 pm daily and until midnight on Saturdays.
Lambsburg High Graduation Held Friday May 31
Lambsburg High School graduated eleven seniors in a Friday ceremony featuring Floyd Landreth of Galax Virginia as a guest or speaker.
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Lambsburg High School
Floyd Landreth
Galax
Mount Zion Baptist Church Schedule Near Ara Rat
Mount Zion Baptist Church one mile southwest of Ara Rat near Eidora hosts Sunday June 16 morning service with speakers and special music followed by dinner on the grounds. Regular services are the third Sunday at 11 AM led by Rev. Lester Campbell with a Saturday night vigil and Sunday school at 11 AM.
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Mount Zion
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Pres
J. H. Folger
Franklin
Veterans Service
Kenneth Kallam
Colonial Field
Bel Canto Choir
W. H. Johnson
Mirror Plant
Lambsburg
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