Bloodmobile tops quota as donors rally county
Red Cross bloodmobile officials celebrated a two day collection that met a 300 pint quota with 344 productive donors. Thursday yielded 176 pints with 37 deferred, Friday 178 pints with only 3% deferred. Industries like Quality Mills and National Furniture led turnout. The drive included 92 first time donors and donations are planned to resume on August 24 and 25.
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Victrharm
Red Cross
Granite City
Richard Vaughn
Oscar H Hutchens
Jimmie F Gunter
Robert J. McKnight
National Furniture
Lena Loflen
Ma-Dels
Clisha S. Gates
Robert J. Beasley
Tal William Hiatt
Renfro Mills
Bfe
Ruby) Whitaker
H. G. Hall
Quality Mills. Inc
W. Gilbert Easter
Jones Funeral Home
Ira William
Mount Airy Pharmacist Receives State Honor
John F. E. Mills of Mount Airy, a partner in the Wolfe Drug Co., received the A H Robins Bowl of Hygeia Award for outstanding community service from the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association at its Asheville convention. Alvin Jenkins presented the honor. W Y T Hoone of Ataskie and others attended the ceremony as part of the state group's event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
John FE. Millis
N. C. Pharmaceutical Association
A. H. Robins “Bowl of
WS. Wolfe Drug Company
Main
Mills
Asheville
Association
Alvin Jenkins
Virginia
A. H Robins
W YT Hoone Af Ataskie
Surry County Pharmaceutical Association
N.C. Academy of Practical Instructors
UNC School of Pharmacy
Wills
Barbara Sparks
Cliffside
West Oakdale Street
A. H. Robin
EF. Claiborne
Truck Mishap Kills Farmer Near Francisco
James William Booth 42 of route 1 Westfield died Saturday after his truck with a farm tractor rolled off George Road near NC 89 and crushed him. He was buried at Old Orchard Primitive Baptist Church after services at Brown Mountain Baptist Church. He leaves a wife two daughters a son a sister two half sisters and three half brothers plus a stepmother and other relatives.
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James William Booth
Route 1
Westfield
Old Orchard Primitive Baptist Church
Brown Mountain Baptist Church
Booth
Francisco
George Road
NC 89
Boothe
Stokes County
Fald
Daisy Johnson Booth
Nesia East Booth
Tom Everette
Kernersville
Joan Marie Booth
James W. Booth, Jr
James Farmer
Stoneville
Rirs
Sis Smith
California
Carson Booth
Winston - Salem
Mount Airy Merchants Extend Hours Friday Night
Mount Airy Merchants Association will keep stores open until 9 pm Friday to serve late shoppers. An earlier report said Thursday afternoon hours. President John Mills corrected it noting Thursday closure afternoon. Mills is active in local groups and churches including Central Methodist and the mayor's Council on Human Relations.
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Mount Airy Merchants Association
John Mills
Central Methodist Church
N.C. Pharmaceutical Association
Mills
Rutherford County Drug Association
Vehicle collision on Rockford Street injures none
Gladys Ro Bowden 60 of Clinton Ohio drifts into northbound lane while looking at a map and crashes with Grads Hiatt 1980 Chevrolet on Rockford Street Sunday around 1 50 pm. Both cars totaled and Bowden charged with driving on the wrong side of the road. Damages about 300. No injuries reported.
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Gladys Ro Bowden
Clinton
Ohio
Rockford Street
Grads Hiatt
Route 3
Mount Airy
Youth Helps Restore Vision for Korean Boy
Donnie G. Arnder, a former Moon resident now in Osan Korea, helped raise 21 000 wons for eye surgery that restored partial vision to a 14 year old Korean youth. The operation, conducted by Dr SangSeon Shyn in Seoul, gave the boy his first sight in 14 years and his first words were to his mother. Arnder’s family ties link to Mount Airy and Thomasville, with his wife and three children in San Antonio while he serves in Korea.
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Mset
Donnie G. Arnder
Osan
Korea
Arnder
SangSeon Shyn
Seoul
Set. Arnder
Mae Arnder
Thomasville
Mount Airy
Mount Airy High School
Wilma Loftis
Ethel Loftis
Lance
Lane
Laura Lee
San Antonio
Texas
Arson Suspected in Two Mount Airy Fires
Mount Airy firefighters and volunteers battled two nearby frame houses on Sides Lane Sunday night. The second blaze followed within ninety minutes, with heavy damage to one vacant home owned by Mrs. E. Kapp and minor damage to a second vacant house owned by Bill Whitaker. Fire Chief Ed Brannock, noting no gasoline odor, said arson was suspected as crews stayed on scene for evidence as police opened an investigation.
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Mount Airy
E . Kapp
Ed Brannock
Bill Whitaker
Auth
Flag Day Ceremonies Mark Granite City Observances
Several civic groups promote Flag Days with flag flyovers at locations around Granite City. The Elks Lodge hosts rites at 7 30 p m at the U2 Bypass lodge with a flag gifted by Rep Ralph Scott and certification noting it once flew over the Nation's Capitol. Fire Chief Brannock says two fires cost the town about 20 dollars in volunteer and firemen costs.
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Granite City
Elks Lodge
Ralph Scott
Ministers Assigned at Western North Carolina Methodist Meet
The Western N C Conference of the Methodist Church at Lake Junaluska announced appointments by Bishop Earl G Hunt Jr Approximately 200 ministers were moved with about 600 remaining in place The Rev Eugene H Little moves to Pilot Mountain succeeding Rev Henry Ridenhour Leonard L Ven Cannon to Danbury Wallace Ryals to Forsyth Stokes Circuit Robert M Smith Jr leaves Smithtown for Harrison Marvin Frank A Stithiel to serve Smithtown The conference drew some 2000 for the annual sermon and appointment readings Moving days are June 22 and 23
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N. C
Methodist Church
Lake Junaluska
Earl G. Hunt
Charlotte
Eugene H. Little
Centenary Church
Winston Salem
Pilot Mountain
Henry Ridenhour
Ieee
C. Alberto Rodriguez
Mount Airy
Danbury
Leonard L Ven Cannon
Oak Grove
Wallace Ryals
New Hope
Forsyth Stokes
Robert M. Smith, Jr
Smithtown
Harrison Marvin
Frank A. Stithei
Duke Divinity School
Weekend Arrests Reported By Mount Airy Police
Mount Airy police headquarters recorded 37 arrests over the past weekend. Eighteen were by officers, eleven by highway patrol, and eight by deputies. Fifteen involved liquor law violations, ten were for auto law infractions, with the rest for miscellaneous offenses.
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Mount Airy
Highway Patrol
Shriner Meeting Set at Ray's Star Lite Restaurant
The Surry Shrine Club will hold its regular meeting at Ray's Star Lite Restaurant on Wednesday at 6 15 p m. President R W Walters urges all members to attend.
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Surry Shrine Club
Ray's Starlite Restaurant
R. W. Walters
Child Struck by Car Near YMCA Pool Entrance
A 17 year old boy darted into Pine Street toward the YMCA pool and was struck by a 1961 Chevrolet driven by Larry Smith of Ararat. Timothy Mabe, son of Alvin and Mrs. Mabe of 1416 Rosewood Drive, received treatment at Northern Surry Hospital for contusions and abrasions and was released. No charges were filed against the driver by the investigating officer.
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Pine Street
YMCA
Timothy Mabe
Alvin Mabe
Rosewood Drive
Surry Hospital
Larry Smith
Ararata
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Miss Grace Vaughn
W. Gilbert Whitaker
Quality Mills
Wilford Jones
Jesse G. Marshall
Allen R. East
National Furniture Coe
Uifee Gallon
N. C. Granite Corp
Mount Airy Furniture Co
Spencers, Inc
Perry Manufacturing
Mount Airy Hosiery Mills
Mount Autry Mantel and Tabie
Mount Airy Chair Co
Proctor Sii@hk
Tamctare Titeasa
Central Telephone Co
Lynne
Adams Millis
Post Office
Fay Lumberto
Merritt Machine Shop
Sears Roebuck
Dixie Exposure
Pine State Knitwear
Carolina Plastics
Ames Hosiery
Barber Allen Hosiery
Front
Jimmy Gunter
Jesse Marshall
Ruby Whitaker
Clisha Gates
Ira William Sykes
Wayne Childress
Oscar Hutchens
Gilbert Easter
Hyver
Hygeia
Francises
Aesculapius
Asklepios
Medici
University of North Carolna School of Pharmacy
Chamber of Commerce
Pawden
Surry
Moon
Crities
Brannock
Methodists
Edwin Ketner
Fancy Gap Baptist Church
News Phete
Shriners
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