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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1963
Page
5
Red Cross instructor leads water safety courses at Pilot Mountain pool on Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 10 20. 85 to 90 percent may complete in about two hours weekly for six weeks. Certificates awarded. small pool admission charged. Open to ages six and up. enroll at 9 am. R M Collins manages the pool.
Four-Way Volunteer Fire Department acquires a 5 kilowatt mobile generator mounted on a pickup truck. The unit, the only one of its size in Wa county, will serve as master of ceremonies for county fire units and power a smoke exhaust unit planned for future use. Civil Defense Director Rey Kane assisted in procurement. The Women of the Four-Way Auxiliary funded the truck, with Mrs. J Q Shelton as president and Mrs. Keith Lawrence leading the fund drive.
Franklin Freeman announces the sixth annual Dobson MYF horse show set for Saturday July 27 on the Dobson School athletic field. Two performances, at 2:00 PM and 7:20 PM, will award ribbons and trophies across 26 classes with Hubert Jones of Johnson City Tennessee serving as judge.
S C Holder age 70 or so, longtime supervisor of the N C Highway Department Surry County unit, died unexpectedly at 3 30 am at his summer home near Lowgap from a heart attack. A WWII U S Army veteran and member of the Round Peak Masonic Lodge, he leaves wife Ola Dobson, son Sammie Joe Halder, two daughters Jan and Cathy Halder, a brother Dwight Halder, and a sister Mrs Price Todd. Funeral at Ivey Green Baptist Church Saturday at 2 with full Masonic rites by Round Peak Lodge No 616. Burial in church cemetery. continuous from home to church transport arranged by Moody.
Barbara Badgett earned the Beta Sigma Phi Sally Rodwell Foy Memorial Scholarship, awarded yearly to a high school graduate in memory of Mrs. F C Pay Jr. Badgett, a 1963 Mount Airy High School graduate, will receive three years of training at Martin Memorial School of Nursing. daughter of Mia Dadgett and the late Hadgett.
A funeral home plans a brief visit to a state facility for one hour prior to the funeral service. The event aims to coordinate arrangements and obtain necessary approvals. Local officials say the schedule remains flexible pending clerical confirmations.
Carroll K. E. Lineback of Mount Airy was shot in the right leg Sunday afternoon while sleeping near a resort lake in Por ayth County. He was treated at Baptist Hospital and released. Deputy I L Moyer found no witnesses or blood at the scene and Lineback said he was sleeping between Walkertown and Walnut Cove.
Mr and Mrs Mary Poore visit points of interest in New York Consola and Niagara Polis this week as they tour notable sites and urban attractions during their trip.
The MA Country Club hosts a play day event showcasing informal rounds and social matches for members. Participants test their games across various practice formats while enjoying on course camaraderie and club hospitality.
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