Instone Accepts New Job Leaving Proctor Silex Plant
John C. Instone, longtime manager of the Mount Airy Proctor Silex plant, will leave to take over Electronics Inc with sites in Pennsylvania Maryland and New Jersey. Since 1957 he has led plant operations coordinated manufacturing and service departments and steered production schedules. He and his wife and two daughters reside at 116 Byerly Street and he has been active in Rotary Reeves YMCA Mount Airy United Fund and Elk membership. He praised Mount Airy and Proctor employees while noting the fine group of associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C
Jack” Instone
Proctor-Silex
Electronics, Inc
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Mount Autry
Proctor
Byerly Street
Rotary Club
Reeves Ymca
Mount Airy United Fund
Mount Airy
Proctor - Silex
Preetor
Instone
Stamey Appointed to New Pastorate in Western NC
The Rev. Ben F. Stamey, longtime pastor at Rockford Street Methodist Church, is reassigned to Swannanoa Methodist Church by the Western North Carolina Conference. Giles Bowman, 20, will replace him. Bowman will arrive from Greensboro where he led Grace Methodist Church’s Christian Education. Stamey and his wife Dorothy, with daughter Anne Suzette, will leave Mount Airy, praising the city and its people as fine. Bowman's marriage to Betsy Costner is set for July 30. The church notes progress under Stamey, including a new lawn sign, spotlight, and a growing Friendship Class for young married couples. Other area clergy assignments are listed, including P. T. Dixon replacing George F. Lyndon Jr. and A. G. Ford replacing Robert F. Nay, among shifts involving several local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben F. Stamey
Rockford Street
Swannanvua
N. C
Methodist Church
Giles Bowman
Lucy Bowman
Mount Airy
Near Pinnacle
Bowman
Greensboro
Grace Methodisl Church
Betsy Costner
Stamey
Dorothy
Anne Suzette
P. T. Dixon
Matthews
George
Grace Moravian Men’s Brotherhood to hear Dr Richard
Dr I L Richard will speak at the Grace Moravian Men’s Brotherhood meeting Monday at 6 30 pm The subject will be Christianity and Communism with the speaker identified as Dr Richard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Richard
I. L. Richard
Grace Moravian Men's Brotherhood
Executive shift at Electronics Inc replaces manager in local plant
In a career move shaped by family ties and growth, the executive accepts a new role as general manager and vice president of Electronics Inc. He will oversee all operations including sales and engineering for components used in industrial controls and computers as well as missile and space programs. Roger Brooks succeeds him as plant manager, coming from Proctor-Silex in San Juan Puerto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electronics, Inc
Roger Brooks
Proctor-Silex Company
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Lions Commend Mount Airy School System
The Lions Club praised the Mount Airy School System with a resolution noting enlarged class sizes and higher pupil load while teachers handle about 33 1/3 percent more pupils than national standards. The superintendent and principals were commended for improving scholastic standards as Morgan Johneen, a Norwegian exchange student, received honorary Lions membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Mount Airy
Meuwnt Airy Lions Club
Morgan Johneen
Norway
Lions
Ladies of the Lions
George “Hud” Snyder
Officials Here Attend Route 77 Meet in Pulaski
Mayor W. Frank Carter called the Pulaski Virginia gathering one of his most worthwhile meetings about Interstate Route 77. Virginia city officials and Tar Heels including A. B. Withers Fletcher Harris and Maynard Beamer joined Cc. E. Richardson, Eastern Corridor Association president, to plan and prepare reports for the Virginia Highway Commission in Roanoke in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Frank Carter
Pulaski
Virginia
Carter
A. B. Withers
Fletcher Harris
Maynard Beamer
Marshall Kurfees
Winston- Salem
Cc. E. Richardson
Eastern Corridor Association
Virginia Highway Commission
Roanoke
Southwest
Piedmont
North Carolina
Helen Levering Wins National Peace Essay Prize
Helen M. Levering of Ararat Virginia won third place in the tenth Lawrence Mayers Memorial Peace Essay Contest for high school seniors. She received a Peace Medallion for an essay on constructive political rivalry and how individuals can help create a world at permanent peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen M. Levering
Samuel Levering
Ararat
Lawrence Mayers
Pageant Emcee Dave Wright Return As Emcee Again
Dave Wright, a Charlotte native with twelve years in radio TV and stage, will return as master of ceremonies for the Miss Mount Airy Pageant. Previously with WSJS TV in Winston-Salem, he now works at Station WIS in Columbia South Carolina and is well known in Mount Airy for his engaging emcee work.
Miss Mount Airy Attraction Opens Tonight At Eight
The two night Miss Mount Airy Pageant starts tonight at 8 in the high school auditorium as 13 contestants compete in talent and swimsuit events. Judith Kay Beamer of route 3, the current Miss Mount Airy, will crown the new title bearer after tomorrow's judging. An Coronation Ball at the National Guard Armory follows the crowning, with tickets available at door or advance from local stores and Jaycee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Ridge Hotel
Hilleville
J. J. Jones
Mount Airy
Jaycees
Bill Wall
Hugh Talley
Gene Frye
Jackson Bros
Lewis Bolin
National Guard Armory
Mise Mount
Extended Teaching Schedule At MAHS Planned Next Year
Mount Airy High School will adopt a six period schedule for the 1986-87 year following study committee recommendations. The plan adds a daily study period while keeping five subject loads for most students, with some allowed four courses. Superintendent Bruce H. Tharrington released the details noting broader college admission preparation and job readiness benefits.
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MAHS
Mount Airy
Mount Airy High School
Superintendent of Schools
Bruce H. Tharrington
Supg Tharrington
Final Rites for J F Brown Held at Salem Church
John Frank Brown 47 a farmer from Ararat Va died from a self inflicted gunshot wound en route to a hospital. Funeral Saturday 11 AM at Salem Methodist Church with burial in Oakdale Cemetery. Survivors include widow Lorene Beasley four children and several siblings. Pallbearers are nephews Will Tom Joe Billy Davie Brown and George Brannock.
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John Frank Brown
Salem Methodist Church
Mount Airy
Moody Funeral Home
Mr. Brown
Route 2
Ararat
White Sulphur Springs
Winston - Salem
Patrick County
Thomas and
Lila Sparger Brown
Lorene Beasley
John Edward Brown
Elizabeth City
Lindsey Stewart Brown
Robert Richard Brown
Bobby Combs
Billi Barker
Hampton
Jack Brown
Bob Brown
Route 1
Merlin Brown
Walter
Emma) Brannock
Brown
Surry Hospital
Winston-Salem
Dixon Adama
Granville Gwyn
Frank Sitton
Oakdale Cemetery
Will
Tom
Joe
Billy
Davie Brown
George Brannock
Slate Mountain Grocery Padlocked By Officers
Surry County Sheriff's Department has brought proceedings against Slate Mountain Grocery. A hearing on closure is scheduled in Wentworth next Tuesday, with possible delay to move the hearing to Surry County. The Route 2 Mount Airy store on the Stuart Highway is described as a liquor and gambling joint. Building owned by Ramey Vaughn and operated by Nathan Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slate Mountain
Surry County
Sheriff's Department
Wentworth
Boeckingham County
Mount Airy
Stuart Highway
Ramey Vaughn
Nathan Watson
Wooten and Nichols Attend Air Crash Victim Rites
In Lenoir today for Lucius PL McKinney funeral, 42, prominent Ramery crash victim. Duke Wooten of Hine Ridge Finance Corp and Brooks Nichols of Lene Finance Co attend. firm closures noted. McKinney founded Lene Finance in 1946 and led multiple offices including Blue Rage Finance Corp in Mount Airy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenoir
Lucius PL McKinney
Ramery
N. 4
Duke Wooten
Brooks Nichols
Wooten
Hine Ridge Finance Corp
Nichols
McKinney
Lene Finance Co
Blue Rage Finance Corp
Mount Airy
Reeves YMCA official resting at home on Fairview Ave
CC W Cockrell, general secretary of the Reeves YMCA, is resting satisfactorily at his home on Fairview Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CC. W. Cockrell
The
Reeves Ymca
Fairview Avenue
Skyline Motors Inc Forms as Three GM Brands Dealer
Harold Hutchins and Jimmy H. Smith announced that Hutchins Pontiac Company has moved to 564 North Main Street and, as Skyline Motors Inc, will handle Pontiac Cadillac and Oldsmobile for General Motors. They also become Vauxhall dealers from 554 North Main Street, the only NC dealer to offer three GM brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hutchine Pontiac Company
Surry Sales
North Main Street
Pontiac
Cadillac
Oldsmobile
General Motors Corporation
Harold Hutchins
Jimmy H. Smith
Skyline Motors, Inc
Main Street
North Carolina
General Motors
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Methodists
F. Lyndon Jr
Dobson Methodist Church
Gillivpie
Charpatter
A. G. Ford
Indian Trail
Robert F. Nay
Mountain Park-Graspy Creck
Polkton
W. Randolph
Ernest A. Stephens
Oak Grove
Greater Mount Airy
Dewey Morrison
Sparta
PF. Ki. Leftin
Shoals Methodist Church
Rev
Ben Stamey
Jack Instone
Lions Commend
Helen Levering
Bill Elder
Virginia Snow
George Kailenback
Tom Schwab
Miss Mount Airy
Judy Beamer
Nancy Holder
Betty Collins
Betty Lou Chilton
Miss Beamer
Marlene Moseley
Eleanor Blackburn
Barbara Martin
J. F. Brown
Slate Mountain Grocery
New Skyline Motors
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