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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1961
Page
8
The News salutes the dozen contestants judged in the Miss Mount Airy Pageant, praising the Jaycees for shaping the event and aiming for a contestant who combines beauty with brains, talent, and poise. The piece notes the pageant's broader value beyond surface appearance and recalls the hard work behind the production.
In October 1959 the N C Advisory Committee reported on equal protection in voting and collected race and county registration data from 91 counties. The NEWS publishes the full report, available for public viewing. A B Carter, Surry County Elections Board Chair, notes the need for a modern, purged registration book prior to the next election and urges renewal of registrations to remove dead or relocated voters.
The Jaycees plan another Fix up Paint-up Clean-up drive urging residents and business owners to inspect their properties and improve appearance. It emphasizes community pride and keeping the area clean.
Friday events include Little Leagues from 8:30 to 12:00 and 9:00 to 12:00 register for swim classes. Recreational swim 1:30 to 5:00, softball practice 6:00 to 8:00, and a private party from 7:30 to 10:00. Saturday lists Little Leagues 9:00 to 12:00 and informal gym 1:30 to 5:00. Sunday runs Beginners swim classes 9:00 to 12:00 and United Fund Directors 8:00 to 9:00.
An article advises on avoiding skin damage from sun exposure with sunglasses, eye baths, and protective creams. It also notes that many women use cosmetics but true prevention comes from intelligent care, not heavy makeup, while offering diet tips and calorie counts for weight management and alcohol intake.
The writer condemns race riots and external agitators while condemning hypocrisy across the nation. They note violence in Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana, allege Nazis protesting race mixing, and accuse northern cities of deteriorating race relations. They cite Chicago’s unequal justice and teacher fear in 71 “black board jungle” schools as part of a national social crisis.
W G Sydnor and M H Sparger join the Workmen's Building and Loan Association board alongside George W Sparger Jr and others. Officers named include Sydnor as president and Sparger as vice president. Also noted are a Goldsboro orphanage concert, Camp Lassiter staff hire, a lawyers’ association meeting, a Mount Airy High Band broadcast, WPA sponsored beginner band, Duke Power line work toward Danbury, White Sulphur Springs hotel reopening, and Prof M H Shore’s summer assignment at Ocean City camp.
The article explains debtor exemptions in North Carolina law, detailing personal property up to 500 dollars and real estate up to 1000 dollars, how exemptions transfer or diminish, and who can claim them after death. It notes that vacant timber land can qualify for homestead exemption and outlines widow and child rights in certain cases.
Hina is entitled to receive from the estate of her deceased husband a year's allowance not exceeding seven hundred fifty dollars free from creditors. Children under fifteen may each receive two hundred fifty dollars from the estate free from creditors. This allowance is in addition to their distributive shares.
The Veterans Corner provides VA explanations for nonveteran hospital care, court rulings on presumptive death, Confederate service for dependent benefits, and foster child eligibility. It notes nonveteran patients are ~0.3 percent of VA load via federal agencies, and encourages contacting a VA office for individual rulings or urgent help for dependents or foster relationships.
A scrambled weekly crossword puzzle page features horizontal clues including Rubber trees bird and other wordplay prompts. The readables mix abbreviations and contrived terms with standard crossword conventions guiding entry lengths and intersecting letters.
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