Waddell is Elected Sertoma President
Ken Waddell, Mount Airy deputy collector for the North Carolina Department of Revenue, was named president for 1960 61 by the Sertoma Club of Mount Airy at last week s election meeting. He and his wife Carolyn live on Worth Street. New officers include Terry Gwinn first vice president Harold Burge second vice president Tommy Golding secretary Lacy Vernon treasurer Mae Willis and three two year directors Dave Griffith Bill Cooper Junior Millz. Bruce Corder serves as past chairman. installation set for June 24 at Banner Grove Community Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sertoma Club
Mount Airy
Kenneth Waddell
North Carolina Department of Revenue
Waddell
Concord
Carolyn
Worth Street
Bacco
Bob Tannehill
Ken
Sertoma
Terry Gwinn
YMCA
Harold Burge
Northwest Finance Con
Tommy Golding
Cerk
Recorder’s Court
Lacy Vernon
N. C. Granite Corp
Mae Willis
N. C.va. Music & Vending Co
Cub
Dave Griffith
Griffith Accounting
Bill Cooper
Motor Supply Inc
Junior Millz
Employment Security Commission
John Browne
Rawley & Apperson Inc
Wayne Brannock
Reeves Ymca
Robert Wolfe
Hollingsworth Drug Co
Tannehill
Bruce Corder
Bannergrove Community Club
Meningitis Fatal To Son Of Former Mount Airy Couple
Funeral services were held yesterday for Guy Lee Byerly III five year old son of Guy L and Sadie Wolfe Byerly of Charlotte formerly of Mount Airy The child died at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte after a three hour illness Surviving are the parents two sisters grandmother and grandfather Rites were conducted at Providence Methodist Church in Charlotte and a graveside service followed at Oakdale Cemetery in Mount Airy The list of pallbearers included Thomas M Reik William F Perry Stanley Rehm Robert Broadway and others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Lee Byerly
Guy L
Sadie Wolfe Byerly
Charlotte
Mount Airy
Presbyterian Hospital
Byerly
Belk’s Stores Services, Inc
Belk’s
Galax
Charlotte Civitan Club
Thomas M. Reik
William F. Perry
Stanley Rehm
Robert Broadway
Edwin L. Jones Jr
Robert J. Jones
Dan 3. Wolfe
W. B. Beery II
Robert L. Hines
Guard Unit Here Leaves For Summer Camp
National Guard Company A Third Battle Group 120th Infantry, Fort Bragg, is in training this week and next under Capt. Russell F. E. Bowman for field maneuvers to acquaint the men with combat problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Third Battle Group
120Th Infantry
Fort Bragg
Russell FE
Gene) Bowman
Costs Of Owning Car In Surry Keep Rising
In Surry County the average car owner spends about 15.56 million annually on operation based on 15,730 passenger cars. Fixed costs total 809 dollars per driver yearly, with depreciation and insurance being major components, and mileage costs vary from 8.1 to 20.1 cents per mile depending on annual miles driven. Local gasoline markets show steady gross business, with stations recording 4.798 million in the last fiscal year, up from 4.394 million the year before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry County
Twin City Lass Wins Again NW Area Dairy Princess
11-year-old Mineral Springs rising senior Brenda Wightman won the Area 2 June Dairy Princess title at the Roth YMCA Elkin. She was crowned by last year’s princess Vicki Lemmons of Thomasville after a judges panel selected her over entrants from nine counties. Wightman advances with 11 other area princesses to Durham June 29 30 to vie for the state crown. Also in the contest, Surry County’s Wayllis Arrington daughter of Claude and Mrs Arrington of Bannertown, a Mount Airy High graduate, participated representing Bannertown Raritan Club and was escorted by club president Clayton Willis and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineral Springs
Roth Ymca
Elkin
Brenda Wightman
Sheraton Drive
Winston-Salem
Vicki Lemmons
Thomasville
Miss Wightman
North Carolina
Durham
Surry County
Wayllis Arrington
Claude Arrington
Bannertown
Mount Airy High School
Raritan Club
Clayton Willis
Willis
Herbert Hall
Mount Airy
Barbara Martin
Rossie Martin
Route 3
Barbara
Beulah High School
Proctor-Silex Corporation
Beulah
King
Local pageant finalists named from multiple North Carolina counties
Selected contestants include Nannie Ola Bennett of Stoken Sandra Storie of Yadkin Cora Lee Holder of Watauga and Ella Carrico of Alleghany. They were judged on friendliness meeting people beauty natural look voice and quick accurate answering. N H Carpenter Elkin superintendent of schools was master of ceremonies and Arthur L Weiler of Winston-Salem extended the welcome. Mr and Mrs Graham Green of Elkin were in charge of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Ola Bennett
Stoken
Sandra Storie
Yadkin
Cora Lee Holder
Watauga
Ella Carrico
Alleghany
N. H. Carpenter
Elkin
Arthur L. Weiler
Winton-Salem
Graham Green
Four-Way Fire Dept Parking Lot Graded and Gravelled
The Four-Way Fire Department lot was graded and covered with loads of gravel in a joint project with the Flat Rock Ruritans. Firemen handled grading and dumping, while the club bought gravel and fuel. Plans call for eventual paving of the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flat Rock Raritans
Flat Rock Ruritans
Groupe
Summer School To Begin Here At High School
Summer school at the high school will begin next Friday morning with two periods. First period 7 55 to 10 and second 10 25 to 12 30. New courses include public speaking personal typing bio chemistry solid geometry and advanced algebra. Tuition for full course 32 half course 16. Junior and senior high students may take public speaking and personal typing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Finch
Finch
Last Rites Sunday For Mrs. Sumner
Funeral services were held Sunday for Mrs Annie Liza Leonard Sumner from route 5 Pipers Gap Road born Aug 24 1878 in Carroll County Va died Friday at Northern Surry Hospital after 10 days as patient She was the wife of Claude J Sumner and mother of five sons and three daughters with siblings and grandchildren noted The ceremony took place at Flower Gap Primitive Baptist Church with Elders Hawks and Sechrest officiating and burial followed in the church cemetery Grandsons served as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Liza Leonard Sumner
Route 5
Pipers Gap Road
Sumner
Northern Surry Hospital
Lindsay
Mandy Easter Leonard
Carroll County
Claude J. Sumner
Everett Sumner
Clyde Sumner
Lexington
Claude
Charlie Sumner
Greensboro
J. E. Beck
Norwood
W. M. Decker
Thomasville
Cora Orange
Richmond
Harrison Leonard
Shady McCraw
T. J. Berrier
Amelia Courthouse
Flower Gap
No New Registry Needed In Runoff
Elections Board Chairman A B Carter notes no new registration before the June 25 second primary. Only those eligible for the May 28 primaries may vote in the runoff except for those who turned 18 after the primary and before June 25 who can register at the polls. Others must wait until October for general-election registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elections Board
A. B. Carter
Carter
Mrs Ross Francisco Visits Gastonia Family Week
Mrs Ross Francisco and her children from Gastonia arrived Monday to spend the week with her parents Mr and Mrs W A Jackson on Westfield Road. The Rev Ross Francisco will attend the Western North Carolina Methodist Conference at Lake Junaluska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Francisco
Gastonia
W. A. Jackson
Westfield Road
North Carolina
Lake Junaluska
New Scout Hut Dedicated in First Presbyterian Church
The church dedicates the new John Sobotta Scout Hut a masonry building for Boy and Girl Scout use. Mayor W Frank Carter Jr spoke on the value to the community and citizenship. The hut on church grounds features a kitchen rest rooms stage and seating for about 80. It was financed by church members and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
John Sobotta
W. Frank Carter Jr
Carter
W. E. Lewis
Ellis Hawks
Clean-Up Campaign Aims to Deter Crime in Mount Airy
Police Chief Howard Sumner says the Jaycee sponsored Clean-Up Paint-Up Fix-Up campaign fights crime and beautifies the city. As alleys are cleaned and yards lit, offenders lose hiding places and youths redirect energy into constructive activity, reducing juvenile delinquency and blight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Sumner
Sumner
Mount Airy
Serene Wenebe
Surry Native Is Buried Saturday
Funeral services for Minnie Linville Burrows of route 1 Elkin were held Saturday at 2 o clock. She died Thursday in an Elkin hospital. Born August 28, 1890 in Surry County to t and Nancy Richardson Linville, she is survived by three brothers Oscar and Richard Linville of Elkin Gaither Linville of route 2 Dobson and one sister Mrs Kemp Lynn of Lincolnton. The Union Cross Baptist Church ceremony was led by Rev Joel Johnson and burial followed in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Linville Burrows
Route 1
Elkin
Burrows
Surry County
Nancy Richardson Linville
Oscar
Richard Linville
Ilkin
Gaither Linville
Dobson
Kemp Lynn
Lincolnton
Union Cross Baptisl Church
Joel Johnson
Woman Reported Missing Comes Home
Mrs. Mary Ann Crowe Hardy, reported missing May 17 by her husband John D. Hardy, has returned home. Police said she had been staying with a Greensboro sister. she telephoned home after the notices were issued. No reason for her disappearance was learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Crowe Hardy
John D. Hardy
Police Department
Weekend Arrests Reach Fourteen, Police Report
Police records show fourteen people were taken into custody from Friday evening through Monday morning. Offenses include toxicants related charges, reckless driving, speeding, assault with deadly weapon, city ordinance violations, improper brakes, failure to stop for a light, and driving on the wrong side of the road.
R C Baxley Dies After Heart Attack
Roland Claude Baxley 74 died Saturday night at Northern Surry Hospital after a heart attack. A Robeson County native and farmer born May 18 1898 to Nelson and Virginia Baxley he left a wife Sallie Hoddnett two sisters Miss Kate Baxley and Mrs M H Richmond and several half siblings. Funeral services set for 11 at Westfield Baptist Church with Rev Talmage Hall. burial at Moody Funeral Home pending transfer to the church one hour before the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Claude Baxley
Route 2
Northern Surry Hospital
Baxley
Robeson County
Nelson
Virginia McDonald Baxley
Sallie Hoddnett
Kate Baxley
M. H. Richmond
Ft Myers
Fla
Westfield Baptist Church
Talmage Hall
Moody Funeral Home
Also Mentioned on This Page
New Flat Rock
Don Childress
Flat Rock
Surry
American Automobile Association
AAA
Department of Labor Studies
Twin City Lass
Judy Fuschell
Wilkes County
Callie Ann Bailey
Davie
Phyllis Arrington
Brenda
Vickie
Mrs. Sumner
Duke
Robert Wilson Tyndall
P. A. Tyndall
Grace Street
Duke University
Tyndall
District of Columbia
R. C. Baxley
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