Delay Heralds Blue Ridge Route For Scenic Highway
A North Carolina community views the delay in announcing the scenic highway route as a good omen for the Blue Ridge plan linking Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains. Officials from NC push for a top of the mountain path while Tennessee officials seek a northern route. The Interior Department under Ickes has a sixteen million dollar program and the final choice, endorsed by key park and roads officials, is expected after Congress adjourns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ridge
Shenandoah
Great Smoky Mountain National Parks
Secretary of the Interior
Ickes
A. B. Cammerer
National Park Service
Thomas H. McDonald
Federal Bureau of Roads
George L. Ratcliff
Baltimore
North Carolina
Fancy Gap
Pipers Gap
Lowgap
Roaring Gap
Tennessee
Public Works Administration
Muscle Shoals
Mounain
Mount Airy
U. S. Senate
Congress
Republicans issue call for county convention at Dobson
A meeting of the Republican executive committee in Mount Airy set a county convention at Dobson on Saturday July 7 to nominate candidates for county offices. Township conventions will precede it. Names discussed included J A Jackson for clerk and A G Belton for sheriff plus other potential candidates for register of deeds and board of education. A slate of county commissioners and two board of education members were proposed, with party leaders eyeing two district leaders for the house and noting a possible state senate run by R L Lovelace and rivals from Pilot Mountain. Mrs W W Whitaker was named vice chairwoman and a woman vice chair in each town was urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Executive Committee
D. L. Hiatt
Dobson
J. A. Jackson
A. G. Belton
M. L. Bray
Belton
W. E. Matthews
Boyd Nelson
Pilot Mountain
Doubtful
A. R. Whetstone
W. Kirkman
Whetstone
Mr. Kirkman
Claud Harris
Elkin
Davis Smith
Register of Deeds
Board of Education
Vestal Taylor
M. L Bray
W. A. York
J. M. Hiatt
E H. Hennis
W. W. Whitaker
J. L. Byrd
I M Gordon
W. ©. Bryant
Ararat
J. A. Sparger
Mount Airy
M. C. Goodson
Lowgap
M. G. Sneed
Rusk
Round Peak
Conse Snow
Mountain Park
David L. Hiatt
A. E. Till
Belk Stores Host Joint Picnic atop Fancy Gap Mountain
The Belk store in town and the Belk store of Galax Virginia joined at Judge Bolen's home on Fancy Gap mountain for a picnic supper. Manager G L Byerly and 53 attendees including employees and families enjoyed games and a bountiful table in a pleasant social event.
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Belk
Galax
Judge Bolen
Fancy Gap Mountain
G. L. Byerly
County Teachers Paid in Full
County school system closes the term with full payment of eight months salaries and all current expenses by July 1. Supt. J W Comer distributed checks in the county section and noted back salaries from former years will be paid from uncollected special school tax funds. Finishing the year without debt is hailed as a record. Comer is commended for managing the schools.
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Supt
J. W. Comer
Comer
Jim Ball to Be With Simmons Warehouse
Jim Ball a veteran Winston-Salem warehouseman and auctioneer will operate Simmons Warehouse in Mount Airy for the coming tobacco market season. He will move his family from Winston-Salem to Mount Airy and lead a team with Romney Simmons Vance Dearman and Charlie Ball to boost poundage on the Mount Airy floors this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Ball
Winston-Salem
Mr. Ball
Simmons Warehouse
Romney Simmons
Vance Dearman
Charlie Ball
Mount Airy
Simmons
Mar
Atty Badgett Returns From Duke Hospital
Attorney W. R. Badgett of Pilot Mountain recently left Duke Hospital in Durham after several days of treatment for a weak heart. His doctors recommended long rest, but expect he will regain his usual health with proper care at home.
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W. R. Badgett
Montana
Badgett
Supreme Court
Raleigh
Duke Hospital
Durham
Revival Begins June 18 At Highland Park Church
Announcement states a revival meeting will start June 18 at Highland Park Baptist Church near the city. Rev. B Brown will conduct the meetings. Mr and Mrs Sparger Robertson of Statesville spent the weekend with relatives at White Plains and Mount Airy.
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Highland Park Church
Highland Park Baptist Church
Rev. B . Brown
Sparger Robertson
Statesville
White Plains
Mount Airy
Harrel Named New Bank Liquidator for Mount Airy
The Bank of Mount Airy liquidation transfers from D C Fussell to T C Harrell of Asheville. Fussell resigns to weigh offers from two commercial banks and departs with his family for Myrtle Beach. Harrell brings years with the state banking department and will relocate to Mount Airy with his wife and two daughters.
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Bank of Mount Airy
D. C. Pussell
T. C. Harrell
Asheville
Fussell
State Department
Harrell
Myrtle Beach
Pussell
State Banking Department
Central Bank and Trust Co
Hancock Triumphs In Fifth District Primary Vote
The state board of elections certified the June primary results in Raleigh. Frank Hancock led in the fifth district with 75.5 percent overall, 85.3 percent in Surry, 70.3 percent in Forsyth, 68 percent in Rockingham, and 86 percent in Granville, while Mrs. Mebane trailed.
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Hancock
Mebane
State Board of Elections
Raleigh
Frank Hancock
Surry
Granville
Surry County
Forsyth
Rockingham
Rails Taken Up On Mount Airy Kibler Line
The Mount Airy and Eastern Railway Company's line to Kibler formerly served Mount Airy with lumber transport. Rails are being salvaged for value as the railroad's closure becomes final. Geo. E. Marshall holds salvage contracts and leads a large crew shipping steel rails to a northern steel mill. Court actions briefly delayed work, now resumed under Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. E. Marshall
Mount Airy & Eastern
Kibler
Blue Ridge
Mount Airry
Mount Airy
Marshall
Lovill Dean Leaves for Amateur Baseball Near Boston
Lovill Dean, noted local left hand pitcher, departed Friday for a lake resort near Boston Massachusetts to play amateur baseball for the rest of the summer. He has attracted pro offers but remains uncontracted to continue his college course and keep amateur status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovill Dean
Boston
Mass
Lovill
Relief Projects Restart in Mount Airy and County
City and county relief work resumes under PERA after CWA shutdown. About 200 workers labor two 12 hour shifts on street and sewer projects in Mount Airy Beulah Elkin Copeland area with 30 cent hourly wages. The relief office also distributes 2000 pounds of salt cured pork 300 dozen vegetables and 40 000 sweet potato plants to needy families from Catawba beds.
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CWA
Mount Airy
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
PERA
Beulah School
Elkin
Copeland
Catawba County
City Enforces Meat Inspection Regulation
The county health department will enforce a city ordinance requiring inspection of beef veal and mutton sold in the city. Meat must be butchered at the city slaughter house north of the city and bear a stamp from the sanitary officer before sale. Pork is excluded. Slaughter charges are 1.25 for beef and 0.50 for mutton per head. Enforcement by the county sanitary officer E P Hale and police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Health Department
Police Department
E. P. Hale
Local Graduates Highlight Duke and UNC Commencements
Rev. R. G. Tuttle Jr of Rockford Street Methodist Church earned his B D at Duke University during the recent commencement. I Wilson Barber Jr, who has cleared the State Board for law, received his B S at the University of North Carolina earlier this week. His sister Pauline Barber, visiting Raleigh, attended Chapel Hill for the exercises.
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R. G. Tuttle, Jr
Rockford Street Methodist Church
Duke University
I. Wilson Barber, Jr
State Board of Examiners
University of North Carolina
Pauline Barber
Raleigh
Chapel Hill
Clark York Captured After Magnolia Bank Robbery
Bank robbers held up a Magnolia bank between Goldsboro and Wilmington taking small change and fled into swamp lands. Two suspects were captured early this week, including Clark York, a 30 year prison term inmate from Surry County for murder. York had escaped earlier and was recaptured, then escaped again from a road camp.
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Magnolia
Goldsboro
Wilmington
Clark York
Surry County
Jim Burrus
York
Gas Price War Hits Mount Airy Area Stations
Local gas stations report a cross border price war as Virginia outlets cut prices to 16 12 cents, about seven cents cheaper per gallon than Mount Airy NC dealers. NC motorists flock to Virginia stations four miles beyond the state line seeking savings, prompting calls for government regulation to end the perceived cross discrimination and protect North Carolina operators from ruinous competition.
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Virginia
Mount Airy
Fancy Gap
North Carolina
North Caroline
Linnoe
State Line
Mount Airy Country Club Reorganized Under New Financial Plan
The Mount Airy Country Club has been reorganized to a new financial basis. Old stock was surrendered and new stock at 100 per share sold to former members and new joiners. Stock ownership grants club privileges except golf course access without charge. Initiation fee of 10 will apply after July 1. The board remains largely the same with J. F. Yakley as president and W. Putton, W. S. Wolfe as vice presidents.
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Mount Airy Country Club
J. F. Yakley
W. Putton
W. 8. Wolfe
W. H. Holcomb
Griffin man on vacation with relatives in city
Paul Hawke of Griffin Georgia is spending his vacation visiting relatives in this city during a stay reported by local staff.
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Paul Hawke
Griffin, Ga
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Senate
Atty. Badgett
T. C. Harrel New Bank Liquidator
D. C. Fussell
J. T. Mangum
Alabama
Mangum
Central Methodist Church
City Slaughter House
Country Club
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