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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1927
Page
6
The Mt Airy News lists subscription rates including one year and six months options. It notes circulation is open to all and mentions entry as second class matter at the Mount Airy post office under federal law.
A local column argues that better farming and especially education will lift Surry County. White Plains High School has joined the accredited list, with seven others in the county and more to come, enabling graduates to enter state colleges without entrance exams.
Opinion column argues the vote on school bonds hinges on school board management not tax rates. It notes rising population, more teachers, and building needs while opponents fear higher taxes. It praises the current superintendent as capable and dedicated to the public good.
Billy Mart Childress died at his home at 3 00 A M Sunday after months of illness. Funeral conducted at his home at 4 P M Sunday by Rev C D Crouch. Burial in Mount Bethel Moravian Church cemetery ten miles from the city. He leaves several children and relatives. He was 60 and well known in the region including Virginia.
White Plains High School has earned state accreditation under Prof. I. O. Hauser, allowing graduates to enter any state college without exams. The rural school, with about 75 pupils, is praised for efficiency, spirit, and community uplift fostering local pride and home desirability.
Mrs. W. R. Simpson has resigned as public health nurse for Surry County effective June 1. She and her husband Mr. Simpson moved to Stone Mountain Georgia where he recently transferred as a draftsman. She will take a similar health work position in Georgia and leaves behind a large circle of friends.
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