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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1957
Page
1
Judge F Donald Phillips of Rockingham will preside over two weeks of Superior Court in Dobson starting Monday July 8, with all uncontested divorces set for the first day. The calendar, prepared by Clerk K W Lawrence, lists numerous civil cases in a Dobson session of Superior Court.
Folger R. Willard aged 26 and Johnny A. Arnder aged 29 are jailed in Dobson on charges of breaking and entering larceny and receiving. They allegedly broke into the Mount Airy Stock Yard Cafe Sunday night, taking cigarettes candy and $8 in change. A boy found a package near Miss Trene Smiths barn and police later spotted the suspects at the barn.
Mr and Mrs Cecil Warren of North Main Street lost their nine year old son Mike Monday after leaving him in a cafe in Asheboro while they returned from Myrtle Beach. A State Highway patrolman stopped them about 26 miles out and found Mike in the back seat. Their other son Tim, seven, slept through the incident.
Rev. Walter Lee Lanier, pastor of Central Methodist Church, will serve as pastor of the First Methodist Church in Morganton as the church year 1957 58 appointments are read. Lanier led Central for two years and oversaw the building of a new parsonage in Burke Wood. Sixteen other clergy moves and Western North Carolina Conference ordinations are also noted.
The F. L. Johnson family left Sunday for Raleigh to join others and begin a southern tour of the United States and Mexico. Mr and Mrs Johnson and daughter Maryanne a Wake Forest soph this fall will spend several days in Mexico City. The trip, sponsored by State College, will be on an air conditioned bus and last about a month. A similar California tour was made last summer.
Three Mount Airy women Peggy Dollyhite Mary Hiatt and J W Peele faced charges after a daytime assault on baby sitter Mrs Sarah Hodges at Mrs Tobe Hardy s home on Sides Lane Monday. They allegedly bound Hodges with cord tore her clothes and poured hot liniment on her before a chair and wall were damaged. All three were arrested at 2 pm and released on $400 bond each.
Samuel Ed Lowe 71 of Round Peak area died suddenly at 6 55 am Thursday. A retired farmer and car p enter he was born July 24 1885 in Surry County son of Adam and Mary Lowe. Survived by wife Ethel Snow son Wilson Lowe eight grandchildren one brother Charlie Lowe route 3 and uncle to Bill Lowe deputy sheriff. Funeral 2 pm Saturday at Crooked Oak Primitive Baptist Church with burial in church cemetery. Body to be taken to Moody Funeral Home this morning from the home.
A preliminary hearing is set for July 2 for Johnny Lowell Thomas charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Jack Belton at East Pine Street and Riverside Drive. Belton died after an exchange of gunfire as a carload of men argued over a shot. Police say both men carried pistols. Thomas remained jailed without bond in Surry County.
Emmett V. Stone district governor of district 31-D will install Mount Airy Lions Club officers at the YMCA on Tuesday at 6 30 p m. Stone, elected at the State Lions Convention in Asheville, has been a High Point Lions Club member since 1947 and has served as zone chairman deputy district governor and club president.
A case from an October 3 accident was heard in Recorder's Court. Ernest Collins, 31, Mount Airy route 3, was given eight months suspended and a $300 fine plus costs. He must pay $500 into court for Fred McGee, now of Galax, Virginia. Collins appealed and posted $700 bond. Charged with drunken driving reckless driving and speeding 80 in a 55 zone, the crash occurred on the Low Gap road.
Parents of handicapped children are urged to apply at Jimmy Shaw's office on Moore Avenue Mount Airy for admission to the Mount Airy Handicapped Children's Center. The 16 and under age group unable to attend public school may enroll with no cost. Sponsored by the Mount Airy Woman's Club with assistance from other civic groups and the United Fund. Mrs Buck White chairs the project and club members will contact parents. uncontacted parents are urged to apply promptly to aid opening plans.
The State Highway Department announces Linville Road will be paved from Mount Airy to Flat Rock. Workmen began laying stone last week and will start paving later this week. A six inch stone base is in place. The two mile stretch runs from the city line to Flat Rock via Hemmings Store and Pearl Campbell’s Store. Used by North Carolina Granite Corp employees and drivers taking a shortcut from Flat Rock to North Mount Airy.
Farmer's Dairy manager 8S. H. Whitey Marshall made the first deposit at the new Drive-In Branch of Surry County Loan and Trust Company at 9 30 a m Wednesday, depositing with teller Nan Fleming. Open house the day before drew out of town guests including bank officials from North Carolina and major cities, with W L Glancy noting the event's success and thanks to the public.
Mrs Romney Simmons Jr of route 4 this city was admitted to Northern Surry Hospital for an emergency operation for acute appendicitis at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Her condition is reported as improved.
The Rev. L. R. Price, long time pastor of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of this city, has been accepted as pastor of the Wesleyan Methodist Church of Radford Virginia. He will assume duties after a convention that ends the first week in August.
John Henry Green, 21, of route 6 Mount Airy, was fined 100 for speeding after being clocked at 90 in a 35 mph zone by Judge R. S. Westmoreland. Patrolman W. Z. Blankenship pursued Green on June 2, using road blocks on Highway 103 and East Pine Street. Green gave notice of appeal and posted a $500 bond.
The semi annual dinner meeting of the Surry County Possum and Chitterlin Club will be at the National Guard Armory in Veterans Memorial Park on Thursday June 27 at 7 pm. The menu features froglegs turtle crab cakes shrimp and lobster with trimmings. Members should notify secretary Dr. Carl L. Thomas by Monday June 24.
The White Plains School Community Cannery will begin operations this morning Friday. C B Turpin agriculture teacher announces cannery will be open Wednesday and Friday mornings each week. Those planning to use the facilities should come between seven and nine o'clock on those mornings.
The Budget and Admissions Committee of the Mount Airy United Fund is preparing the 1958 budget. The drive will be held in early fall, chaired by John E. Woltz who requests agencies apply by July B. Hearings will follow budget requests. Committee members include Waltz, Mrs. Joe Jackson, Dr. R. B. C. Franklin, Mrs. Joe Fowler, Jr., Hugh L. Merritt, Dr. Charles Sykes, Kester Sink, Clark Lackey, and Raymond Smith, Jr.
William Alexander Terry 87 of Mount Airy died at 12 30 a m Tuesday at his home after a long illness He was born July 7 1869 in Patrick County Virginia son of William and Rosa Chappell Terry Surviving are his wife the former Jennie Smith three sons Mil lard Charles and Paul Terry all of Mount Airy four daughters Mrs Fred C Pruitt Mrs Otis Moore Mrs Eva Webb all of Mount Airy and Mrs Robert Terrell of Winston Salem 12 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren Funeral services were held at the home at 2 50 p m with the Rev R L Wilson in charge Burial was in Cemetery Patttear's were Anthem Grover Snow Billy Be Watson James Nichols and C
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