Hickerson Will Lead Surry Tour Through Historic Sites
Professor Felix Hickerson of the University of North Carolina will lead a Sunday tour of Surry County depictions of local history. The all day trip starts at 10 am from Pilot Mountain with stops at Mount Airy Granite Quarry and Cumberland Knob Park, ending at Roundabout the Thurmond Chatham home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Hickerson
University of North Carolina
Happy Valley
Surry County
Chapel Hill
William S. Powell
North Carolina Society of County
Hickerson
Pilot Mountain
Mount Airy
North Carolina Granite Corporation
Jesse Franklin
North Carolina
Franklin
Kites Mountain
Guilford
United States Senate
Jackson
Tennessee
Cumberland Knob Park
Blue Ridge Parkway
Pfc Robert Jarvis Completes Marine Basic Training
Pfc Robert A Jarvis II completed basic training at Parris Island and will depart June 22 for Camp Pendleton to be stationed in Japan. He is a Mount Airy High School graduate and son of Mr and Mrs Robert A Jarvis Jr of Durham Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Jarvis, II
U. S. Marine Corps
Parris Island
8. C
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Japan
Jarvis
Mount Airy High School
Robert A. Jarvis, Jr
Durham Street
Degrees Awarded At Banner Elk
Lees-McRae College conferred degrees at Banner Elk with 117 graduates participating. Dr. J H Carter preached the baccalaureate sermon. Associate in Arts degrees were earned by Freddie Monroe Dawson and Frie Meredith Perry from Mount Airy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lees-McRae College
Banner Elk
J. H. Carter
First Presbyterian Church
Newton
Mount Airy
Freddie Monroe
Dawson
Frie Meredith Perry
Mrs. Mary Ayers Dies Unexpectedly at 72
Mrs. Mary M. Ayers 72 widow of James H. Ayers died unexpectedly at her daughter Mrs. Sam Otts home in Mount Airy Route 6 at 6 a m Sunday Born June 25 1881 in Carroll County Virginia she was the daughter of William and Sarah Jane Ayers Funeral services set for 2 p m Tuesday at Oak Grove Baptist Church Cana Virginia with Rev Caleb Bowman officiating Burial follows in the church cemetery Survivors include daughter Mrs Utt Mount Airy Route 6 son Loman Ayers Fancy Gap Virginia three brothers Esau Booker and Percy Ayers Cana Virginia and two sisters Mrs Moody Becky Thomas and Mrs Maggie Gwyn Cana Virginia Her husband died May 7 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary M. Ayers
James H. Ayers
Sam Ott
Mount Airy
Route 6
Carroll County
William and
Sarah Jane Combs Ayers
Oak Grove Baptist Church
Cana
Caleb Bowman
Mra. Utt
Loman Ayers
Fancy Gap
Esau, Booker
Percy Ayers
Moody Becky Thomas
Mra
Maggie Gwyn
Huband
James R Collins in Germany with Buddy Team
Army Pvt. James R. Collins 24 son of Mr and Mrs Eli Collins Route 2 Dobson joined the 2nd Armored Division in Germany as a four man buddy team. The quartet has been assigned to the division’s 41st Armored Infantry Battalion and will stay together under the replacement system until released from active duty. Collins a former Mitchell Junior College student in Statesville entered the Army last November and finished basic training at Fort Jackson South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Pvt
James R. Collins
Eli Collins
Dobson
2Nd Armored Division
Germany
Collins
41St Armored Infantry
Mitchell Junior College
Statesville
Army
Fort Jackson
Beulah Resident Dies Of Cancer
Beulah resident John William Everette Brown aged 62 of Mount Airy Route 3 died at home Friday morning from cancer. Born August 5, 1801 in Carroll County Virginia to Sydney and Ruth Holt Brown, funeral 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Beulah Methodist Church with Rev. D. D. Hodges and Elder Jesse Dunbar. Oakdale Cemetery burial. Survived by widow Lula Wood, daughters Mrs Frank Llewellyn of Dobson Route 1 and Mrs Beulah Bennett of the home, five grandchildren, two sisters Mrs Sallie Atkins Mount Airy Route 3 and Mrs Nannie Edwards Bassett Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John William Everette Brown
Mount Airy
Beulah
Carroll County
Sydney
Ruth Holt Brown
Beulah Methodist Church
D. D. Hodges
Jesse Dunbar
Oakdale Cemetery
Lula Wood
Frank Llewellyn
Dobson
Route 1
Beulah Bennett
Sallie Atkins
Route 3
Nannie Edwards
Bassett
WCTU Spring Meeting Planned at Friends Church
The June meeting of the local Woman's Christian Temperance Union will convene Tuesday evening June 15 at 7 30 in the Friends Church recreation room. Rev Howard Yow will oversee the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Friends Church
Howard Yow
Property Owners Urged To Cut Obnoxious Growth
City clerk J C Hill urged owners of vacant lots to cut weeds and grass to four inches twice yearly by June 15 and August 15. Delinquent owners face $1 daily fines and costs charged to the lot owner if growth is not cleared. Snakes on one lot and a bite incident cited as reasons for enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Hill
Picnic at Fairystone Park Draws Local Teens
A Sunday outing at Fairystone Park featured teenagers including Mr and Mrs Graham Joyce with Marilyn Petrick Judy Gardner Debby Hauser and Betty Jo Bray enjoying the picnic and swimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairystone Park
Mrs
Graham Joyce
Marilyn Petrick
Judy Gardner
Debby Hauser
Betty Jo Bray
Viola Hardy to Wed David Draughn in Dobson-Siloam
Mrs. James F. Hardy of Siloam announces the engagement of their daughter Viola to David Lee Draughn son of Mr and Mrs Jacob Draughn of Dobson. No wedding date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James F. Hardy
Siloam
Viola
David Lee Draughn
Jacob Draughn
Dobson
Local residents visit family and attend services across town
Little Mare Jordan stays with Editor and Mrs Johnson while parents attend a CPA meeting in Roaring Gap. Rev John Jordan conducts revival in Albemarle. Miss Lucille Haynes visits with Mrs Hill in Washington DC. Numerous relatives from Cincinnati to Nassau travel to and from Mount Airy for suppers, convocation, and family gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Mare Jordan
Mra. W. M. Johnson
Mra. W. M. Jordan, Jr
Winston-Salem
Roaring Gap
Maggie Blizzard
Bertha Lemley
Junction Street
Epworth Methodist Church
Flist Street Methodial Church
Albemarle
Lucille Haynes
Washington, D. C
J. C. Hill
J. BE. Ayers
Pulaski
Funeral Rites Held For Miss Matthews
Miss Mary Elizabeth Matthews 16 of Pilot Mountain Route 2 died Thursday at State Hospital Morganton. Survived by sister Miss Martha Matthews and four brothers W F Matthews R L Matthews Tandy and Caleb Matthews. Services 2 30 p m Saturday Hills Chapel Presbyterian Church with burial in Pilot Mountain Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Matthews
Pilot Mountain
State Hospital
Morganton
Do. HW
Sarah BE
Pell Matthews
Martha Matthews
W. EF. Matthews
R. L. Matthews
Tandy
Caleb Matthews
Hills Chapel Presbyterian Church
Mr. Barham
Gilmer Denny
Pilot Mountain Cemetery
Two Delegates To Attend Tar Heel Girls State
Elizabeth Judson Ashby and Shirley Raye Henderson will represent Mount Airy Legion Auxiliary at Tar Heel Girls State. Six days of instruction in politics government and citizenship begin today at Elliott Hall Woman's College Greensboro with 265 teenage juniors enrolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy Legion Auxiliary
Elizabeth Judson Ashby
Judson Ashby
Shirley Raye Henderson
James R. Henderson
Elliott Hall
Woman's College
Greensboro
Snow Guests Visit From Albemarle and Asheboro
Recent visitors included Mrs Margaret Aery and Mr Ted Burris of Albemarle. Local National Guard members attended an instructors training course at the Burlington armory. Weekend guests included Mr and Mrs Jack Snow and children from Asheboro staying with A J Snow and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Snow
Margaret Aery
Mgr
Ted Burris
Albemarle
National Guard Armory
Burlington
Carlton E. Chapp
Russell BE. Bowman
James R. McNeil
Jack G. Hardy
Dillard W. Loften
Omar L. Bowman, Jr
Walter L. Simmons
Max Gwyn
National Guard
Jack Snow
Peggy
Bobby
Kenneth
Gary
Asheboro
Mr. Snow
Mra
Bride-Elect Coronation Shower for Miss Corinne Sitison
Miss Corinne Sitison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J A Sitison, was honored at a Saturday afternoon miscellaneous shower hosted by bride-elect Nancy Reece at her Pine Street home. Sitison will wed Dillard George, son of Mr. and Mrs. R D George, on June 20 in the city. Gifts were displayed on a green and white decorated cart with matching refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Reece
T. F. Reece
Pine Street
Misa Corinne Sitison
J. A. Sitison
Misa Sitison
Dillard George
R. D. George
School fete honors Sitison family with corsages and gifts
The hostess awarded the honoree with a corsage and a china gift in her chosen pattern. The honoree's father Mrs. Sitison and grandmother Mrs. J. T. Moore also received corsages. Miss Sitison received many gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sitison
J. T. Moore
Legion Auxiliary To Meet Thursday
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet at the Club House on Thursday June 10 at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Birth of James Howell Cox in Winston-Salem
Mr and Mrs James Cox of Howard Street announce the birth of a son named James Howell Cox weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces at Baptist Hospital Winston Salem on May 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cox
Howard Street
James Howell
H. Weight
the Baptist Hospital
Winston- Salem
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Surry Tour
Pfc
Robert Jarvis
WCTU
Carolina Rug
Sall
Willow Street
Mount Airy, N. C
Viola Hardy
Mr. Draughn
Hell
Harmon Ayers
Sylvia Lewis
Nassau
Bahamas
Clara Gruble
Gruble
Miss Lewis
Sacred Heart College
Belmont
Nancy Monto
Howard Monto
J. B. Ayers
Waggoner
Duke University
Dayton
Davia
Portamouth
J. R. Venable
Route 2
Venable
Mia
Glenn Tedder
Jessica
Bill
Athens
Tedder Ie
Misa Lucille Banner
Wayland Stevens
Linda
Charleston
Ss. C
Eugene Kent Harmon, Jr
Mra. Harrison
South Main Street
Miss Matthews
Tar Heel
W.s.wolfie Drug CO
Bs, Prescrip
Mount Airy, N.C
Office of
Nurse's Registry
Jones Burial Association
Main St. Mount Airy
SCL
Mel
Reevel
Ferguson
John H
Firestone
TownTire Service
Tire Headquarters
Opticians
North Main Street
Johnson Ferniture Co
Fighter
JOY
The
First National Bank
Surry Sales Company
Rawley Avenue
N. C
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