Libby Hands Crown To Youth In Washington Bee
Libby Childress of Mount Crown prepares to yield the symbol office to 12 year old Jonathan P. Kinsely of Mullical Hill after a 17 round spelling bee in Washington. N J Hill won the title by spelling gigott and shalloon. Janet Thomas of Taylorsville, defending champion, dropped out on vinegarroon. Libby attended meetings with public officials and a White House bruncheon while presenting a book to Mrs Richard Nixon. Weather was good aside from one storm.
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Libby Childress
Mount Crown
Libby
Jonathan P. Kinsely
Mullica Hill
N. J. Hill
Gigott
Shalloon
Janet Thomas
Taylorsville
Journal and Sentinel
Clinton Childress
Country Club Road
Miss Thomas
Wilmer Mizell
Sam Ervin
Mount Vernon
Potomac
White House
Richard Nixon
Mountain Main
Bob Childress
Buffalo Mountain
Virginia
Tony Marion
Ararat
E. L. Reece
Copeland
Washington
Fire destroys 12 800 chick broiler house near White Plains
Herman Simpson reports a 4 by 350 foot broiler house at his farm on old US 601 just south of White Plains burned. White Plains Volunteer Fire Department saved an adjoining building and two gas tanks, with losses estimated around twenty thousand dollars including equipment.
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Nancy
Herman Simpson
White Plains
Simpson Farm
US 601
Simpson
Broiler House
New Area Mail Processing Takes Effect Tuesday
Beginning Tuesday the new Area Mail Processing Center in Winston-Salem goes live for 27 Piedmont towns including Mount Airy Toast Lowgap Dobson Pilot Mountain Westfield Pinnacle King and Siloam. Postmaster Gene Bowman announces the change will route mail through the new center.
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Winston-Salem
Piedmont N. C
Mount Airy
Toast
Lowgap
Dobson
Pilot Mountain
Westfield
Pinnacle
King and Siloam
Gene Bowman
First National Bank
Winston-Salem Area Center
Bowman
Aviator’s Record Marlin Stuns Off North Carolina Coast
Lucien P. Wrenn of Mount Airy sails off Cape Hatteras in Oregon Inlet and lands a 428 pound Blue Marlin measuring 11 feet 4 inches after a 75 minute fight. His Sea-Ren sport cruiser boats the trophy catch, the largest marlin this year on the East Coast.
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Lucien P. Wrenn
Wrenn Ave
Mount Airy
Bunney Deep
Wit
Oregon Inlet
Cape Hatteras
North Carolina
Wrenn
Public Service Career Ends After Nine Terms in Dobson
Sam Austin of Dobson ends his long public career as a nine term town commissioner citing business and family needs. The May meeting saw unanimous praise from current commissioners for his service and re election record. His work with First Baptist Church Lions Club Copeland Masonic Lodge and Soil Conservation Service marks a broad civic life despite no children. He helped transform Dobson from a water only town with no streets to a developing community with lights and industry.
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Sam Austin
Dobson
Austin- Blackwelder Furniture Co
Fauga
AAA
Soil Conservation Service
Surry County
First Baptist Church of Dobson Lions Club
Copeland Masonic Lodge
Austin
Market Report from Mount Airy Livestock Market
On Wednesday 489 animals sold at Mount Airy Livestock Market with quotes: hogs top $17.65 heavy tops $15.80 sows $8 to $10.25 calves up to $41.50 heavy tops $40 No 2s $39 heifers $19 to $26.50 cows $10 to $23.25 steers $24.75 to $29 bulls $22.50 to $27.25 and cows by head $129 to $300.
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Mount Airy
County Selects Tax Plan and Ambulance Subsidy in Surry
Surry County commissioners chose an extra cent sales tax plan with distribution by population, estimating $744000 yearly. County to receive about $508813, Mount Airy $85312, Elkin $33764, Pilot Mountain $15245, and Dobson $10866. plan lasts one year. They rejected subsidizing uncollected ambulance bills but added funds to welfare for services to recipients. A resignation on the Mount Airy Surry Airport Authority was noted, with Henry Ridenhour to replace. County to participate in Community Shelter Plan civil defense survey with results to be published.
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Surry County
Mount Airy
Elkin
Pilot Mountain
Dobson
Welfare Department
Lester R. Brown
Mount Airy-Surry County
Henry Ridenhour
Surry
Surry County appoints John C. Munn Jr as manager
John C. Munn Jr of Guilford County will become Surry County manager, starting Monday June 28. The Greensboro resident has served as senior planner and water and sewer coordinator, with a May 1966 start. He holds a Wake Forest BA in political science, Army service, and government coursework with outstanding graduate honors. His wife Susan is a Greensboro College graduate, and they have two children.
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Surry County
Surry
John C. Munn, Jr
Guilford County
Ment
Greensboro
Oak Ridge Military Institute
Wake Forest University
U. S. Army
Biscoe Masonic Lodge
Scottish Rite Masonic Lodge
Shrine Oasis
Dren
John Ill
David Freeman
N. C. Institute of Government
Chapel Hill
N. C
No Surprises In Election
Incumbents held their seats with predictable results in a light turnout general election. Bowman George won 154 total votes for commissioner at large, M A Marty Thomas 102 votes for North Ward, and Charles Lowry 70 votes for South Ward. Five write ins for Ralph Cook Jr. distinguished the nonpartisan race.
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Bowman George
M. A
Marty) Thomas
North Ward
Charles Lowry
Ralph Cook, Jr
Lowry
Main St Wreck In Mount Airy Police Report
Two northbound cars were damaged in a collision at Main and Grace Street around 1 35 p.m. Tuesday. There were no injuries. John Henry Ogle 47 of route 1 Cana stopped his 1956 Ford at the signal. his car was rear ended by Floyd McKinley Ayers 62 of Galyean Street in a 1967 Ford. Estimated damage 1100 dollars. No charges were filed.
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Main
Grace Street
Mount Airy
John Henry Ogle
Route 1
Cana
Floyd McKinley Ayers
Galyean Street
County Seeks Disposal Site Near Mount Airy
The Surry County commissioners plan a disposal trench on a portion of Jimmy Simmons Garbage Service land off Fowler Road near Mount Airy. Residents may dump solid waste Fridays and Saturdays for several months while the county builds its own solid waste system, funded by a federal loan and grant.
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Surry
Jimmy Simmons
Garbage Service, Inc
Simmons
Elmer Hodges
Fowler Road
Mount Airy
Frida
White Plains Fire Department Chicken Barbecue Tomorrow
Members of the White Plains Fire Department will hold a chicken barbecue sale at the fire house starting at 12 noon and ending at 7 p.m. Patrons may buy whole or half chickens to go.
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White Plains
Surry Native Chamber Head In Asheville
Opie Shelton, longtime Mount Airy native and former Atlanta chamber leader, is named executive vice president of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce. He will take the post July 1, succeeding Richard K. Degenhardt who moves to Kansas City. Shelton’s brother Wallace is a Mount Airy High School athletic coach and distributive education coordinator.
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Opie Shelton
Mount Airy
Atlanta, Ga
Chamber of Commerce
Asheville Area
Asheville
Kansas City
Chamber
Atlanta
Shelton
Walther
Wallace Shelton
North Street
Mount Airy High School
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Eastside Baptist Church
Nancy Simpson
Holly Farms Poultry Company
Jack Smith
McCormick St
Floyd Pond
Piedmont Aviation
Winston - Salem
Freddy Smith
Skipper Pond
Marlin
Coast
U. S. Posts
Rise
Market Report
Nixos
Charlotte
Susan
Chil
Surry Native Chamber Head
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