Brannon Recommends For Fire Chief Role Amid Army Dispatch
About fifty Mount Airy and Surry County men at Fort Bragg receive warnings their unit will depart for Germany around August 15. The group, part of a large artillery unit, trained for the world’s largest guns and will be overseas for a year to 16 months. Wives may travel to Germany if they wish to join their husbands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Surry County
Fort Bragg
United States
Germany
Berlin
Army Reserve Group
Fort
Witt resigns as Mount Airy fire chief after illness
D G Witt former J D Sargent employee resigns as Mount Airy Fire Department chief due to illness effective last Friday. He entered Guilford Sanitorium for treatment and will be moved to Black Mountain. Brannock nominated to succeed Witt with strong support. city expected to approve. Witt had joined the department in 1916 and became chief in 1941. a fifth paid firefighter may be added and Brannock may also become building inspector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. G. Witt
J. D. Sargent Company
Mount Airy
Brannock
Board of Commissioners
Mr. Witt
Local Belt Tobacco Seeks Earlier Opening Sales
Four representatives from the Old Belt Fine-Cured Tobacco Market urged the Bright Belt Warehousemen's Association in Raleigh to move up opening sales. Attendees included Robert J Lovill Jr of Mount Air, P N Taylor of White Plains, Glenn Park of Pine Ridge, and Vance Dearmin of Westfield. A subcommittee will report June 29 in Raleigh, after which the board will decide the opening dates for all tobacco belts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright Belt Warehousemen's Association
Raleigh
Robert J Lovill, Jr
Mount Air
P. N Taylor
North Carolina Farm Bureau
White Plains
Glenn Park
Pine Ridge
Vance
Services Held For Set Archie Blue
The body of Sergeant Archie M. Blue 22 of Mount Airy route 4 arrived home after being killed in England when the Army vehicle overturned in May 1941. He was born March 21 1929 in Surry County son of Hitler and Cora Harrell Blue and a Dobson High School graduate and World War II veteran. Surviving are his parents three brothers and three sisters and a grandmother. Funeral services were held at Piny Grove Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery and National Guard rites at the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie M. Blue
Mount Airy
Route 4
England
Army
Sergeant Blue
Surry County
Hitler
Cora Harrell Blue
Dobson High School
Joe Blue
Corona
N. Y
John Blue
U.S. Navy
New Orleans
Martin Blue
N. C. State College
L. Ulrich
Baltimore
Piny Grove Baptist Church
Dobson
D, DD. Sleodges
National Guard of
Paul Birkner Stationed at Rhein Main AFB in Germany
Mre Frank Birkner received a letter Monday from her son Cpl. Paul Birkner stating he is stationed at Rhein Main Air Force Base, Frankfurt, Germany. He will be stationed there for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mre
Frank Birkner
Cpl
Paul Birkner
Rhein-Main Air Force Base
Frankfurt
Germany
Birkner
Mrs. Alice McHone Dies In Maryland
Mrs. Alice Gray McHone wife of the late Wm Alden McHone of Mount Airy died June 15 at her daughter’s home in Silver Spring Maryland She was the daughter of Charles and Juliet Harriman whose father once edited a Lynchburg Virginia newspaper Survived by four sons Bernard K McHone Orchard Gap Road Worth Virginia E Palmer McHone New York City Allen McHone Ararat Virginia and daughter Mrs B N Howes Silver Spring Md Interment held Monday at Clovesville Maryland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Gray McHone
Wm. Alden McHone
Mount Airy
B. N. Howes
Silver Spring
Mehone
Charles and
Juliet Harriman
Lynchburg
Bernard Kk
Orchard Gap Road
Worth
Cana
E. Palmer
New York City
Allen
Ararat
Clovesville, Md
Mount Airy Native Graduates From Carolina
J. T. Nance of Mount Airy earned a UNC Chapel Hill diploma in June, completing the School of Commerce after Navy service in the Pacific. He is the son of Mrs. Lillie Mae George Nance, now of Asheville, who worked with Bon Marches, Inc. and previously served with Moore General Hospital. Nance entered Carolina in 1947 and will work with Lauren Mills in Laurens, South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Nance
Mount Airy
University of North Carolina At
Chapel Hill
Lillie Mae George Nance
Asheville
Pacific
Manila
U. S. Naval High School
Navy
Lee Edwards High School
Carolina
School of Commerce
Lauren Mills
Lauren, 8. C
Wynne Elected Head Of Legion At Veterans Park
E G Wynne was re elected commander of the American Legion at a Friday meeting held at Veterans Memorial Park. A J Coleman was named vice commander with James R Leach N Richard Woodrow Goldsmith J S Gardner W Scott Bowman and Jack Warren also chosen for key posts. Installations set for the first July meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Wynne
George W. Sparger, Jr
American Legion
Veterans Memorial Park
A. J. Coleman
James R. Leach
World famed albino circus star dies at 85
Lewis S. Wiser once toured with circuses including P. T. Barnum’s and billed as the man with the longest hair in the world. He died Saturday in a Winston-Salem hospital after a hip fracture from a fall at his home near Mount Airy. Funeral services were held Monday at Zion Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis S. Wiser
Winston-Salem
Mr. Wiser
P. T. Barnum
Here
Winston - Salem Hospital
Cochran Mills
Emma Fades
Mount Airy
Zion Methodist Church
Fred Jurney
Brinkley R L 76 Dies At Home In Pilot Mountain
Rufus Lee Brinkley 76 of Pilot Mountain route 2 died at his home at 12 30 p m Monday. A retired farmer he lived in Surry County all his life. Survived by seven children four sisters and six brothers with services at Tom Creek Primitive Baptist Church Wednesday at 2 pm conducted by Elder Press Stone assisted by Elder W J Brown and Rev Tom Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Lee Brinkley
Pilot Mountain
Millsaps Switches Dairies for Cherryville Post
H E Millsaps leaves Surry Dairies where he worked since April 1950 and moves to Cherryville to take a position with a large dairy farm. The move marks a new chapter in Millsaps career after several years with the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. KE. Millsaps
Surry Dairies, Inc
Cherryville
Mr. Millsaps
Surry Dairies
Sgt Vincent Birkner’s 15 day furlough ends in city return
Sgt. Vincent Birkner will return to Scott Air Force Base Illinois on Monday after spending a 15 day furlough in this city visiting his mother Mrs. Frank Birkner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Birkner
Scott Air Force Base
Frank Birkner
Surry Man Wounded in Action in Korea
Pfe. John M. Davis 29 son of Mr and Mrs Oliver A Davis 204 Taylor Street was wounded in action in Korea May 18 per a Defense Department telegram signed by Major General William E Bergin Davis a machine gunner with the Second Infantry Indian Division was among the first troops to land in Korea from the United States He joined the Army January 1948 and studied at Mount Airy High School before enlistment now in a field hospital in Korea
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe
John M. Davis
Oliver A. Davis
Taylor Street
Korea
Department of Defense
William E. Bergin
Second Infantry
Davis
Pfe. Davis
United States
Army
Mount Airy High School
New York
Mount Airy
Armed Services
Fort Lewis
Wash
Walter Leonard Becomes Instructor at West Point
Pvt. Walter D. Leonard Jr son of Mr and Mrs W D Leonard of Burke Development has been ordered to West Point New York for three months He will instruct cadets in anti aircraft automatic weapons after completing 14 weeks training at Camp Edwards Massachusetts He arrived in Mount Airy Saturday morning to spend Fathers Day with his parents and will fly back Sunday afternoon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Walter D. Leonard, Jr
W. D. Leonard
Burke Development
United States Military Academy
West Point
New York
Leonard
Camp Edwards
Mass
Mount Airy
Jerry Belton Promoted to Corporal in Africa
Word arrives that Jerry Belton son of Mr and Mrs Dewey Belton has been promoted to Corporal. He was stationed in Africa when last heard from and is husband of the former Mabel Clara Westmoreland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Belton
Dewey Belton
Cpl. Belton
Africa
Mabel Clara Westmoreland
Granddaughter of Wall Family Hospitalized for Burns
Eleven month old Debby Wall of Winston-Salem and her mother Betty King of Siloam were treated at City Hospital for coffee burns suffered Wednesday June 13. Debby has second and third degree burns while her mother has second degree burns and is improving at home after four weeks of expected recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Debby Wall
W. F. Wall
Winston-Salem
City Hospital
Betty King
Siloam
George K. Snow Named OPS District Counsel
Mount Airy attorney George K. Snow was named District Counsel for the Price Section of the Eastern Carolina Office of Stabilization announced by District Director D. G. Clark in Raleigh. Snow, a Surry County native, practiced law in Mount Airy since 1924 and held roles in Civilian Defense and the War Production Board during WWII.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George K. Snow
Mount Airy
Eastern Carolina
Surry County
Lawrence Harris
Wake Forest
District Council
Attorney Snow
Sumner Named President Of Local Exchange Club
W H Sumner Mount Airy police captain was elected Monday night at the Blue Ridge Hotel president of the Exchange Club to succeed Charles Lowry. Other officers named include Malcolm Cagle vice president Howard A Monroe secretary treasurer Caleb Hill assistant secretary treasurer and board members James H Cox Lacy F Jones and W E Craddock Jr who will begin duties July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Sumner
Mount Airy
Blue Ridge Hotel
Local Exchange Club
Charles Lowry
Malcolm Cagle
Howard A. Monro
Caleb Hill
Board of Control
James H. Cox
Lacy F. Jones
W. E. Craddock
Local Doctor Ordered To Active Duty
Dr. Coleman M. Whitlock Jr. a senior lieutenant in the Army Medical Corps Reserve is ordered to report for active duty on July 17. He will report to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio Texas for a six week indoctrination before assignment. He will close his office June 30 to prepare for entering the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman M. Whitlock Jr
Army Medical Corps Reserve
Army Medical Corps
Whitlock
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio
Texas
Army
Rev Francisco to Lead Franklin Heights Methodist Charge
Rev. Francisco will assume leadership of the Franklin Heights Methodist Charge succeeding Rev. Jarvis P. Brown who is transferred to the Southern California-Arizona Conference. Brown departs this month with Mrs. Brown and Debby. The Pastoral Relations Committee named Rev. Ross Francisco to follow Brown. Francisco will serve until Methodist Conference time and is connected with Mount Airy Coca-Cola Bottling Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jarvis P. Brown
Franklin Heights
West
Brown
Debby
C. E. Rezelle
H. &. Broome
F E. Smith
Tommy Gordon
Ross Francisco
Francisco
Mount Airy
Coca-Cola
Hollingsworth Publishes Novel Worth Dale
Exposition Press announces the New York publication of Worth Dale by Jesse G. Hollingsworth. The Southern community tale features vivid, lifelike characters and a gripping narrative. copies may be obtained from Hollingsworth or at Mount Airy Public Library.
Local residents host visitors and attend church meeting
Mr. and Mrs. F Franklin Boyd spent a week in Atlanta visiting the Thomases who then accompanied them home for more visits. Pvt James Newsome of Ft Jackson spent the weekend with his parents on route 4 and guest Ronald Murrary also of Ft Jackson. Mrs M Lamet visits her daughter in Columbia. Opie Shelten and family from Baton Rouge spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs W P Shelton. Mrs R A George and others attend the Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Women’s Society of Christian Service at Lake Junaluska this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F Franklin Boyd
Atlanta
Sam Thomas
James Newsome
Ft. Jackson
Sammie Nussbaum
Columbia
3. C
Opie Shelten
Mollie and
Sally
Baton Rouge
Shelten
W. P. Shelton
R. A. George
A. B. Macon
G. E. Brown
Women's Society of Christian Service
Lake Junaluska
Rural Phone Members Meet In Dobson Tonight
Neill M. Smith announces rural telephone workers in Surry County will meet at the Dobson Courthouse tonight at 6. Earl B. Patterson and Asher L. Young of REA will attend to share the latest on the program. An engineering firm states free service into Elkin and Mount Airy areas will be provided, eliminating tolls. Farmers should sign applications now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neill M. Smith
Surry County
Dobson
Earl B. Patterson
Asher L. Young
REA
Elkin
Mount Airy
Beulah
Longap
White Plains
Two Local Youths Attend Boys State
Two local youths, Bill Worth and Roger Simmons, left Sunday for Chapel Hill to attend the Boys State program at the University of North Carolina. Sponsored by the American Legion, Bill will be next year's student body president and Roger will be vice president. They will return home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Worth
Roger Simmons
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
The
American Legion
Bill
Claude Worth
Roger
John Simmons
Route 1
Auto Auction Sale Opens Here Next Week
The S and L Auto Auction and Used Cars move to Highway 52 near Mount Airy Drive-In Theatre across from Veterans Memorial Park. J. E. Scott and F. H. Lamb announce sales each Thursday starting June 28 at 1 p.m. with dealer buyers only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S and L Auto Auction
Highway 52
Mount Airy Drive-In
Veterans Memorial Park
J. E. Scott
F. H. Lamb
Directors Reveal Part of Announcement at Meeting
At a recent directors meeting a portion of the announcement was disclosed. The record notes the reveal occurred during a session with board members present and indicates further details will follow.
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Sebi
C. E. Needham
Fritz
Curtis Everett
Southern Pines
Needham
J. P. Rhyne
Faithful
Fire Department
J. Ed Brannock
Witt
Mr. Brannock
Bud Brannock
Hioard
Archie Blue
Alice McHone
Maryland
Legion
Circus Albino
Hk. L. Brinkley
H. E. Millsaps
O. A. Davis
Field Hospital
Walter Leonard
George Kh
Snow
Rev
Franklin
Southern
California
Hollingsworth
Robbie R. Venable
USN
Cmdr
C. W. Styer
Cutlass
Key West
Fla
Venable
Margaret Stimpson
B. 8S. Venable
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