County School Board Announces Schedule for Coming Year
The Surry County Board of Education met to assign 1961 62 pupils by School Assignment Law. Students transfer to designated high schools by area, with reassignment as needed. The calendar was announced, with August 21 start for principals and September 5 term start.
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County School Board
Surry County
State Board of Education
Lowgap
Beulah
Franklin
Flat Rock
White Plains
North Surry
Siloam
Copeland
Dobson
Little Richmond
Mountain Park
Surry Central High School
Westfield
Shoals
Pilot Mountain
N. C. Education Association
Appalachian State Teachers College
Boone
Board of Education
Surry Central High
R. O. Lanier
G. R. Motsinger
J. Clyde Phillips
Herman Griffin
R. O. Poplin, Jr
Longap
Charles C. Graham
Glenn M. Robertson
J. C. Hiatt
Weldon E. Reece
A. P. Phillips
East Surry
James H. Templeton
John R. Craven
William C. Fletcher
Oliver W. Hauser
Ridge- Westfield
Bernice C. Lowe
Youth's Birthday Party Invite Reaches President Kennedy
Marion Leys, 10, of Springs Road, wrote to President Kennedy inviting him to his March birthday party. This week he received a reply and a photograph from Kenneth O'Donnell, Special Assistant to the President, with best wishes.
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Marion Leys
Kennedy
Marion
John Leys
Springs Road
North Main School
Kenneth O'Donnell
Mr. Kennedy
Holland
Mount Airy Kiwanis to host new Town Manager Lydens
At Reeves YMCA the Mount Airy Kiwanis Club welcomes Peter F. Lydens as guest speaker for the regular meeting. The new Town Manager will discuss problems and potential solutions facing the town's new administration.
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Reeves Ymca
Mount Airy Kiwanis Club
Peter F. Lydens
Lydens
Court Resumes Monday at Mount Airy Recorder's Court
The Mount Airy Recorder's Court will resume Monday morning after a two week absence. The Honorable H. H. Llewellyn will preside as judge.
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Mount Airy
H. H. Llewellyn
Two Brothers Take Over Gaddy Chevrolet in Granite City
Williams brothers Tommy and Gordon Williams acquire Gaddy’s dealership in Granite City, continuing operations at the Bilue mont site as Williams Chevrolet Company Inc. Tommy, 32, and Gordon, 26, bring dealer management training from GM Institute and Guilford College, plan a four-store balance across new, used cars, parts, and service.
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Jack Gaddy
J. G. Williams
Tommy
Gordon
Mount Airy
Dolores Whisonant
Greensboro
Tommy III
Donald
Carol Ann
Presbyterian Church
U. S
National Guard
U. S. Army
University of North Carolina
General Motors
Stitute
Flint
Michigan
Guilford College
Dry forces win as Mount Airy board reverses ABC vote
Mount Airy officials rescinded a 4-1 decision to seek General Assembly authorization for a town vote on an ABC store. Anti ABC speakers led by Rev. Preston Taylor pressed for the issue to be settled by state law, arguing liquor stores worsen social ills and that local action was premature. Mayor-elect Ed Clark sat in on the crowded session as the crowd applauded the reversal.
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Mount Airy
Ed Clark
Franklin Street
Clark
Central Methodial Church
Thorne
State College
Woody
Clara Anne
Billy
Clarks’ Association
Roanoke Rapids
Clara Foy Clark
Church *Street
New Charles
Foy Lumber Co
Lumber Company
Washington, D. C
South Pacific
Hennig Freight Lines
Winston-Salem
Walter Parker
Hines Lumber Co
Clark & Parker Lumber Co
Heeth Hendren
Pilot Mountain
E. S. Hendren
Heniren
Kiwanis Club
Granite Masonic Lodge
American Legion
VFW
Clarks
Edward T. Clark
Missy
General Assembly
ABC
Surry County
William Reid
Reid
Frank Carter
Dries
Preston Taylor
First Baptist Church
David Hiatt
Hiatt
Bill Hawks
D. S. McCarty
First Presbyterian Church
T. F. Reece
Youth Temperance Council
Pat Miller
J. H. Crossingham
Jim Sessoms
F. J. Burroughs
Luther Morphis
Gurney Robertson
E. G. Wynne Jr
James Bray
Edwin Jones
Mallory Fowler
Roy Shelton
Pete Barber
Barber
Ship Fied Grows in Surry Admiral Fund Drive
H O Waltz, chairman of the Surry drive for the USS North Carolina battleship fund, reported late yesterday that over $9,000 has been contributed. Mount Airy has over 40 Admirals, with 25 in Pilot Mountain, 10 in Elkin, and five in Dobson. A full list of Surry Admirals will appear in The NEWS Tuesday.
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H. O. Waltz
Surry Drive
USS North Carolina Battleship Fund
Mount Airy
Pilot Mountain
Elkin
Dobson
Surry
Mount Alry Hosts First Memorial Amid Kind Encounters
A fragment notes a “good feeling” from new acquaintances at Mount Alry as the community marks a first memorial for a lamented family, reflecting local bonds and shared sympathy.
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Mount Alry
Sertoma Tissue Sale Postponed To Next Week
Sertoma Club bathroom tissue sale is postponed to early next week as chairman Harris Greene states. Door to door sales will resume Monday and Tuesday evenings and possibly Thursday, with workers selling high grade toilet tissue.
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Sertoma Club
Harris Greene
Sertomans
Mrs W M Johnson Returns Home From Hospital Stay
Mrs W M Johnson is back at her West Lebanon Street home after a three week stay as an accident patient at Northern Surry Hospital.
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W. M. Johnson
West Lebanon Street
Northern Surry Hospital
Mount Airy Pageant Contestants Profile Biographies
Anne Lankford Jo Lena Cox Rachel Marie McGee and Sandy McHone are contestants in the Miss Mount Airy Pageant. The profiles note their schools, family backgrounds, activities, and talents. Anne and Jo Lena pursue further education and nursing training while Rachel highlights math and sports, and Sandy plans college study with piano and organ talents.
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Anne Lankford
Beulah High School
William & Mary College
Snow White Laundry
Virginia
Anne
John Lankford
Jolena Cox
Linda Cox
Mount Airy
Rachel Marie McGee
Pilot Mountain High School
Rachel
Sandy McHone
Maynard MecHone
Bluemont Road
Mount Airy High School
High Point College
Sandy
Glee Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Lydens Kiwanis
Chevrolet
Granite City
Gordon Williams
Tommy Williams
Carter
Sertoma
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