Summer Arrives With Thunderstorms and High Heat
Summer temperatures climbed to just over 80 degrees as spring ended with Sunday fireworks. Midafternoon storms brought heavy rain and lightning, with Mount Airy reporting three quarters of an inch. A Rockford Street gauge showed 2.52 inches in one hour, and nearby areas logged high totals. Despite downpours, damage was light and runoff avoided major floods. The high Sunday reached 82 degrees and the low Monday morning was 59.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy Water Plant
Jack Leach
Rockford Street
Franklin School
Bannertown
Oak Grove
Sheltontown
Mother Nature
Crater
Planters Bank Expands with Raleigh Branch
Planters National Bank and Trust Company based in Rocky Mount gains approval to open a full service Raleigh branch in the Durham Life Building at 338 Fayetteville Street. Dated October 28, 1970, the Raleigh office will be the 29th bank location in 18 communities. An additional Mount Airy office permit is pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planters National Bank and Trust Company
Rocky Mount
Raleigh
Durham Life
Fayetteville Street
S and W
Mount Airy
Bicycle Stolen From Mount Airy Woman Home
Mrs J W Wipperman of 405 Linville Road reported a 16 inch maroon bicycle with white seat stolen Thursday afternoon from her residence. Police search for the missing girl's bike valued at $40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Wipperman
Linville Road
Mount Airy
Early Buttoning Strikes County Tobacco Fields
Surry's tobacco fields show early buttoning as eight to ten leaves form before top removal. County specialist Douglas Crater links the condition to wet cool weather and advises topping high to encourage a robust sucker top creating 18 to 20 leaves. He notes the issue is widespread in Eastern North Carolina and nearby counties but expects no harvest impact.
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Surry
North Carolina
Douglas Crater
Crater
Yadkin
Stokes
Davie
Wilkes
Forsyth
Surry County
Citizens to tour Mount Airy Post Office Open House
Postmaster Gene Bowman invites area residents to a July 1 open house as the U. S. Postal Service takes over operations 200 years after the Post Office Department. Visitors can view operations, receive a free envelope, and buy limited posters featuring stamp themes. Posters cost 1.50 each or 5 for a set of four. Tours will be led from the lobby with refreshments available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Bowman
Mount Airy
U. S. Postal Service
U. S. Post Office Department
Bowman
U. S
Robert H. Goddard
Postal Service
Washington, D. C
Cashoree Jackpot Unclaimed In Mount Airy
The Mount Airy Merchants Association reports the 500 Cashoree dollars remain unclaimed after a drawing held Saturday at 4 pm for Marsha Noah of route 3 Mount Airy. Up to three names will be drawn next Saturday at 4 pm to try to choose a winner.
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Marsha Noah
Route 3
Mount Airy
Mount Airy Merchants Association
Cashoree
Mount Airy Merchant
Nevada seeks brand inspector to curb cattle rustling
Carson City reports Nevada advertised Friday for a brand inspector to combat rising cattle rustling across the state. The move aims to bolster law enforcement and safeguard livestock industries in the rural regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson City
Nev
UPI
Nevada
Fire destroys residence near Turkey Ford Church
Central Surry and White Plains volunteer fire departments battled a Sunday blaze at the Luther Edmonds residence near Turkey Ford Baptist Church. Arriving about 2 30 p m the firefighters found the home already beyond control and fully engulfed. The family was reportedly away when discovered and much of the furnishings were lost in the fire.
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Surry
White Plains
Luther Edmonds
Turkey Ford Baptist Church
Mount Airy Police Report Weekend Arrests Total 42
Forty two new cases were recorded at Mount Airy police headquarters over the weekend. Twenty three involved liquor law fractions, eleven covered auto violations including five drunken driving cases, and the remainder were miscellaneous offenses.
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Mount Airy
Governor to host dedication for Carbine Williams gunshop
Gov Bob Scott will host a dinner and formal dedication today for Carbine Williams designer of the M-1 rifle. Williams' gunshop has been moved to the state Museum of History in Raleigh. He will also attend a Friday meeting of the Flue Cured Tobacco Cooperative Stabilization Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Scott
Willams
Williams
State Museum of History
Raleigh
Mount Airy Board Approves Routine Town Measures
Mount Airy commissioners approved amendments to zoning for Mary wood to remain R-8 single family homes. They raised inspection fees with a $25 deposit and added a $10 variance fee, authorized $2,650 from the Dept of Local Affairs for the Police Academy, and approved sewer extensions along the US 52 Bypass. A contract with the Local Affairs Dept under the Workable Program was authorized. The panel also increased costs for a Stewarts Creek holding basin by $316.84 and prohibited loading or unloading autos onto trucks in residential areas.
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Mount Airy
Board of Commissioners
Marywood
Bing
Dept. of Local Affairs
Mount Airy Police Academy
Powell Bill
Stewarts Creek
Soil Conservation Service
US 52
Mizell vows to save Appalachia Commission if Nixon vetoes bill
Representative Mizell of North Carolina Fifth District pledges major effort to extend the Appalachia Regional Commission and its Economic Development programs, arguing they must be protected from the Accelerated Public Works measure if President Nixon vetoes the bill. He urges quick subcommittee action and floor passage to avoid expiration.
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Wilmer Mizell
N. C
Fifth District
Congress
Nixon
Appalachian Regional Commission
Appalachia Regional
Mizell
Washington
Appalachia Regional Commission
Appalachia Commission
Tte
House
Two Cars Collide at West Lebanon and Grace Street
Police report says at about 7 p m Sunday Thomas Fred Hicks 25 of route 3 drove a 1969 Ford west on Lebanon Street. Frances Ardith Smith 24 of Cloudville Va drove a 1960 Plymouth from the opposite direction turning onto Grace Street and into Hicks. Damages were estimated at 355 with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Lebanon
Grace Street
Thomas Fred Hicks
Route 3
Lebanon Street
Frances Ardith Smith
Cloudville
Hicks
Insect Test Advises Waiting To Spray Tobacco
U S Department of Agriculture representatives have sampled Surry tobacco fields for two weeks. Early results urge farmers to delay spraying until worms reach at least five per 50 plants, noting sprays must be cost effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Surry
Douglas Crater
Virginia Pair Survive Narrow Train Collision
A father Paul Hearl and his son Carroll Daniel Hearl escaped serious harm when their 1969 Ford pickup collided with a Southern Railway freight engine on US 52 at US 601. The crash caused over 3000 in damage, backed traffic for miles, and left Paul Hearl in serious condition with hospital transfers.
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Virginia
Southern Railways
Paul Hearl
Abington
Carroll Daniel Hearl
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