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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1972
Page
1
In the fall campaign ad a Keep Rouse message backs Gardner and notes Rouse would resign if Gardner loses. James Holshouser is cited as not backing a resignation but accepted Rouse’s offer to step down only if Gardner is defeated.
Edgar Jennings Smith a 74 year old farmer from Lowgap route 1 died after being run over when he fell from a tractor he was riding. Dr Carl Thomas ruled the death accidental. Services were at Ivy Green Baptist Church and burial in the church cemetery. Surviving are his wife four daughters three sons and other relatives. Governors and local Republicans meanwhile debated party unity ahead of fall elections in Raleigh.
Martha Wilburn of Surry County will serve as one of five Fifth District delegates. Other elected delegates include William H. McElwee of Wilkes, Robert B. Smith Jr. of Davidson, Clarence W. Carter of Stokes, and John K. Gallaher of Forsyth. The group pledged to cast 37 Wallace and 27 Sanford votes in the first convention ballot, amid protests from McGovern supporters and black delegates.
Mount Airy police activated a Police Information Network machine linking to Raleigh's central computer. The system instantly retrieves and prints full licensee details, including name address birth and driving history, for rapid local and state-wide queries via a TV link and dispatch room terminal.
Mount Airy water plant records show a 36 degree low on June 2, 1966, with recent mornings around 38 degrees. Residents bundled up as cool air returned, challenging beliefs about what counts as a record low in the city.
Debbie Smith the Miss Mount Airy titleholder travels to Charlotte with chaperone Linda Gray for a week of competition in the Miss North Carolina pageant. Debbie performs a dramatic reading and competes in swimwear and evening gown rounds as the winner is to be crowned Saturday evening.
A string of four thefts kept police busy Friday with investigations, starting at 6 3 am when Betty Edwards reported a break‑in to her 1967 Ford and the theft of two cases containing 35 to stereo tapes valued at 140 dollars. Later a 26 inch black Schwinn and a 20 inch yellow banana seat bike were taken from J W Israel’s carport. Sgt W G Beasley reported his son’s bike stolen, a boy’s Western Flyer valued at 35 dollars. About 6 3 pm Mike Johnson found 24 stereo tapes missing from his 1967 Mustang in Shopper’s Lot off Renfro Street, valued at 75 dollars. Saturday evening Roger Parker said two riding helmets were taken from his motorcycle in Mayberry Mail lot, valued at 75 dollars.
Vandals used a cinderblock to smash a front door glass at George's Mobile Homes on US 52 Bypass last week. Entry found Friday afternoon. Four chairs reported missing from the trailer. Police investigating the incident.
Four thousand four hundred sixty four visitors were recorded for the week ending Sunday at Pilot Mountain State Park. Of these, thirteen hundred thirty were picnickers and one thousand four hundred seventy four used hiking trails.
Annie Creed organizes a joint reunion for the Callahan and Clifton families at Veterans Park. Relatives and friends are invited to meet at 11 a.m. at table one in the park.
Johnny Wood of Mount Airy and Guilford Sho Greensboro earned dean's list honors for the spring semester. The student is the son of Mr and Mrs Tycho Wood and was recognized for academic excellence.
Mount Airy police lodged charges against 18 persons for various alleged offenses from Friday evening to Saturday morning. Eight auto law violations included two drunken driving charges, five liquor law infractions, and the rest for miscellaneous offenses.
A 12 year broadcasting veteran called himself an unabashed conservative meeting local residents in Mount Airy on Friday. He sought support for the GOP bid by noting strong conservative backing and appealing to voters from Beaufort to Rutherford.
Gov. Robert Scott proclaims June 18 to 24 as Rural Letter Carriers Week in North Carolina. The announcement aligns with the th annual convention of the North Carolina Rural Letter Carriers Association.
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