Mount Airy Boy Named Central High Assistant Coach
George Sparger, Mount Airy native and UNC graduate, was named assistant coach at Central High School Charlotte. He becomes head baseball coach, assists with football and Jayvee basketball, teaches PE, and aids intramurals. He played football at UNC, served in the Navy, co captained the 1946 Tar Heels, and assisted Snavely’s staff last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George. Sparger Iti
University of North Carolina
Central High School
Charlotte
George W. Sparer
Mount Airy
Sparger
John Otts
Central
BE Garinger
Jayvee
Navy
University
Carl Snavely
Clinois
Otis
Brannin
Local bookkeeper elected head of American Legion
Local bookkeeper chosen as head of the American Legion post and will be sworn in at the July meeting along with other officers. Willam McHargue is first vice commander and James E. Johnson second vice commander with 8. A. Hennis Jr. as third vice commander. Other officers elected include E. G. Wynne Jr. as adjutant and finance officer and George K. Snow as service officer.
W. M. Banner Dies In Texas
William Martin Banner, 4, died Saturday in El Paso following an emergency operation. Born in Mount Airy on September 29, 1865, he moved to Texas at 18 and became a long time El Paso real estate figure, owning and directing a bank and office building that housed the First National Bank of Texas. He retired years ago and visited Mount Airy often. He never married, leaving brothers Dr. Charles W. Banner of Greensboro and John Banner of Mount Airy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Martin Banner
el Paso
Texas
Mr. Banner
Mount Airy
First National Bank of Texas
Charles W. Banner
Greensboro
John Banner
Dr Mitchell Attends Duke Medical Postgraduate Course
Dr. Roy C. Mitchell, local physician, left Monday for Durham to attend the Medical Postgraduate Course this year. He participates in the study of stomach and intestine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy C. Mitchell
Durham
Mitchell
Condition of Robert Jones Improves After Barn Accident
Robert Jones of route 4, who fell from his barn last week and suffered a severe back injury, was reported Thursday morning to be resting a little more comfortably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Jones
Route 4
Mount Airy Receives Road Aid Plan and Nine Member Committee
State Highway Commissioner Mark Goforth met with Surry County and Mount Airy officials to map rural road improvements funded by a 2 424 000 bond issue. A nine member committee from towns farms schools and the park bureau will study needs and propose first projects with Mountain Park road prioritized but delayed until next year for major work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Goforth
Lenoir
Vena
Surry County
Mount Airy
Dobson
Garry County
Goforth
Z. W. Stewart
North Wilkesboro
Asheville
Stewart
J. C. Walker
Surry
Garland Johnson
Elkin
P. N. Taylor
Parm Bureau
Mountain Park
Mitchell's River
Dr. C. E. Rozelle to Speak at Oak Grove Methodist
Dr. C. E. Rozelle pastor of Ardmore Methodist in Winston Salem will be guest minister at Oak Grove Methodist gin Sunday evening at seven thirty. He led the city wide revival this year and brings friends. George Hawks of Cornelius N C will lead song service each evening through Friday. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. EB. Rozelle
Ardmore
Winston -Salem
Rozelle
George Hawks
Cornelius
N. C
Hawks
Little Nancy Davis Released From Hospital
Nancy Lucille Davis a 22 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Warren G Davis of Rockford was discharged from Martin Memorial Hospital after more than two months of care. She suffered a fractured pelvis when her father backed a car over her. Nancy spent nine weeks in the hospital chart room receiving attention from student and graduate nurses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Lucille Davis
Warren G. Davis
Rockford
Martin Memorial Hospital
Renzo Sutter
Nancy
County Commissioner M Q Snow Hospitalized for Check-up
M Q Snow, longtime Elkin merchant and chair of the Surry County Board of Commissioners, was admitted to Elkin Hospital Monday for a routine check-up. Snow has served 18 years as a county commissioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Q. Snow
Surry County
J W Hylton Honored By State Association
J W Hylton, long time director of the North Carolina Association of Mutual Insurance Agents, was elected to the executive committee at the 15th convention held last week in Blowing Rock. He has run Hylton Insurance Agency here for over 16 years and said he is honored by the new post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hylton
North Carolina Association of Matual Insurance Agents
Blowing Rock
Hylton
Hylton Insurance Agency
Billy Shelton
Roy C. Shelton
The
American Legion
Boys State
Chapel Hill
Billy
Mount Airy High School
Local Meeting Names Officials for Lowgap Area
A meeting listed several route and church references including Pine Ridge White Plains Poplar Springs Crooked Oak Cook Westfield Skull Camp Service Station Lowgap Blevens Store and names Mayor W F Carter Jr City Commissioners J A Jones Frank Sydon R P Jones Fred Folger Postmaster T B Ashby G C Lovill William H Johnson County Commissioner Marshall Fowler and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Ridge
White Plains
Poplar Springs Church
Zephyr
Crooked Oak
Cook
Westfield
Skull Camp
Lowgap
Blevens
Mount Airy Retail Institute Brings 98 Executives In
The Mount Airy Merchants Association hosts a ten hour daily program at Willow Hotel Dining Room. Ninety eight store executives enrolled, joined by instructor Sylvester H. Proctor who expects strong benefits. Sessions cover Human Relations, Textile Selling, and Selling Techniques with names of attendees and instructors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Willow Hotel
Mount Airy Merchants Association
Mount Airy Retail Institute
Granite City
Eeene Oe
Wayne R. Boyles
The
Merchants Association
Sylvester H. Proctor
Distributive Education Service
Harry Anderson
Ella Delp
Floyd Rees
W. T. Allred
G. C. Hauser
Jack C. Beamer
L. M. Lam
James Maddery
Edith Ezzell
M. A. Thomas
Kenneth Dingler
James Slaydon
G. L. Utt
J. W. Parker
A. H. Merritt
B. A. Eeaton
J. A. Schafer
Geraldine McNell
W. H. Holcomb
P. A. Tydwall
Pax Lawrence
W. R. Boyles
Howard Brown
Verla Venable
Bessie
Mount Zion Church Completed at Ararat
The Mount Zion Church at Ararat North Carolina is completed after a year of construction and will begin services Sunday with Pastor Rev. Burnie. Rev. Bercham of Elkin will conduct meetings through the week and the fourth Sunday features a Sunday School convention at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Zion
Ararat
N. C
Burnie
Bercham of
Elkin
Alcoholic Anonymous To Hold Anniversary Meeting Here Tonight
The Moum Airy Group of Alcoholic Anonymous marks its first anniversary in Granite City with a main address at the North Main Street School Auditorium. A prominent South Carolina legislator will discuss AA’s impact on communities and a Better Place to Live. Local AA members meet weekly at Kenfre Mills Recreation Room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcholic Anonymous
Granite City
North Main Street
South Carolina
D. C
Alcoholic Anonymous
Kenfre Mills Recreation Room
Proposed Route Bypasses City in Mount Airy Plan
Highway Commissioner Mark Goforth and Engineer Z V Stewart visit Granite City to discuss a new by pass for large trucks along the Ararat River. The route would relieve congestion on Main Street and connect north of Mrs M H Jackson's property on Highway 52, with federal funding and early surveys planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Mark Goforth
Granite City
Goforth
Z. V. Stewart
Stewart
Ararat
M. H. Jackson
Highway 52
Jurors Drawn for July Court in Surry County
Judge J H Clement will hold two weeks of civil court in Surry County starting July 11. Jurors for the two July weeks were drawn from Dobson Mount Airy Elkin and other towns with lists naming individuals such as J D Hale H Stimpson D C Beamer and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clement
J. H. Clement
Walkertown
Surry County
Kermit Lawrence
Dobson
Mount Airy
J. D. Hale
J. E. Stimpson
D. C. Beamer
H.S. Boyd
Ellis Beck
A. Z. Phillips
T B. Brinkley
H. L. Hennis
Grover Branch
H. D. Gillispie
John R. Lowry
Posie Tickle
Chariie Preeman
Herman G. Simpson
Ervin Gant
T. Prank Hennils
Rayburn Snow
Elkin
G.&. Prankin
Pilot Mountain
General H. Shelton
D. J. Key
Gratis Adams
Longap
Chester Scott
C. J. Carson
Ararat
M. E. Shackleford
Pinnacle
J. Henry Waller
5. B. Palk
Mountain Park
Claude N. Nixon
Siloam
C. C. Matthews
Willie Coe
Walter D. Leonard
Sam GO. Joyce
Lindsay Holcomb
Co. G. Dicksor
Paul Sutphin
Allen R. East
E. L. Branmock
Weldon P. Adams
St W. Amburn
Bryant Creed
J. R. Bray
Claude Draughn
B. M. Colemand
Matt Hines
Wyatt Hall
Moses Collins
Grady Co. Corder
Eugene Stanley
C. W. Davenport
Tom Hamlin
Nick Willard
Mrs
Neva Smith
James B. Jarrell
D. C. Pulk
Local Attorney To Head Duke National Council
Pred Folger Sr Mount Airy attorney was elected chairman of the Duke University National Council at a meeting during Duke Commencement activities last week. Raymond A Smith of the National Furniture Company was elected member at large and a member of the Committee on Publication and Records of the Alumni Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pred Folger
Mount Airy
Duke University National Council
Duke
Raymond A. Smith
The
National Furniture Company
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N. L. Moore Produce Exchange
Winston-Salem
Cleveland
Ohio
D. R. Teague
Mount Airy Boy
Central High
Ee. L. Tallor, JR
E. L. Taylor, Jr
E. L. Taylor
South Main Street
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Phi Kappa Psi
Alpha Epsilon Delta
Washington and Lee
Combat Engineers
Philippina
Japan
George L. Caraway
Geo. L. Caraway
W. M. Banner
Dr. Mitchell
Robert
Jones
County Loon
Mtchells River
Will Miss Stewart
C. E. Rozelle
Oak Grove Methodist
Nancy Davis
Sick
State Association
Retail Institute
Therese Browne
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Boys
Lee Gunter
J. W. Gunter
Lee
White Plains High School
Duke National Council
Raymond A. Smith and Son
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