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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1961
Page
1
Firefighters responded yesterday morning after 11 o clock to a blaze in an upstairs bedroom at the home of Mrs Norma Gardner Shaw on W Poplar Street. Two children and a maid were present. a bed and clothes were burned but the house suffered little damage.
Dr Lewis Bolin is elected president of Mount Airy’s United Concert Association. Officers include Mrs Belton as first vice president and Eric Jarrell as second, Charlie Johnson as third vice president, Haywood Vaughn as treasurer, and Mildred Edwards as secretary. A dinner co chair set and publicity chair are named, with directors to come. The group aims to offer a concert series by well known artists locally.
Ronald Johnson goes home for the rest of the day Sue Anderson awaits a ride H. Smith visits again Mrs W K Eckenrod enters a hardware store Merle McKinney plans to be there Jo Anne Atkins has her car washed Penn Barn Hardy heads to City Hall Boys ask about movie tickets June Loftis calls it all nonsense Ruby Hunter heads to work at the bank.
State Revenue Collector J How ard Hooker warns that starting July 1 a five percent monthly penalty applies to delinquent privilege licenses for the tax year June 1, 1961 to May 31, 1962. Taxpayers should file applications promptly and mail them to the N C Department of Revenue in Raleigh to avoid penalties.
Mr and Mrs G W Christian and J Newsome of White Plains travel with a 30 teacher NCEA tour to the National Teachers Convention in Atlantic City from June 25 to 390 They ride a chartered bus spend a night in Washington then tour coastal states Boston Quebec return via New York City and tour the United Nations They return July 10 with Mrs Christian and Mr Newsome as state and local delegates.
The Mount Airy College of Business last week awarded diplomas to 26 graduating students at a special dinner meeting. A. M. Bare, president, presented diplomas to Mary Golding, Faye Terrell, Norma Hill, Jack George, Arless Parker, Roger Sawyers, Verna Pike, Tommy Davis, Yvonne Tickle, Margaret Chilton, Jane Venable, Lettie Key, Juanita Tucker, Ona Golding, Betty Leu Danely, Judy Neuber, Elnor Meredith, Christine Marshall, Beulah Hodges, Patwy Amburn, Giennie Lynch, Vernell Parker, Rachel Snow, Nannie Kidd, Carolyn Miller and Douglas Slate.
Mrs Valeria Shuford who taught in Naples for nearly two years arrived home Wednesday with her daughter Sarah. They will stay until mid August with her parents Mr and Mrs W A Jackson Jr. Sarah, 16, will be a Naples high school junior next year. Walter Jr, 18, graduated there and will attend UNC this fall while touring Europe with friends.
Dr. Arthur Magill of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals examined Northern Surry Hospital in Mount Airy yesterday. Administrator John Lockhart said the voluntary review covered facilities, organization, medical records, and departments with a report to follow. The commission’s standards guide accreditation, the hospital’s first earned in 1958.
At Reeves YMCA Mount Airy Kiwanis will host Dr Carroll State Superintendent of Schools as guest speaker. The Scholarship Committee will award scholarships to Philip Stanley Jo Ann Baer Mildred Gentry and J R Arrington for high academic records. Directors meet after the session.
A letter from Walter E. Keyes, Regional Administrator for the Housing and Home Finance Agency, praises Mayor W. Frank Carter and the Mount Airy Planning Commission for advancing a Workable Program and related plans. It notes certification through 1961 and outlines efforts including a Comprehensive Plan, Urban Renewal application for 58 acres, 250 units of low rent housing, and funds for a Municipal Administration Building. The letter commends the mayor and planners and anticipates continued cooperation with town officials.
Tom Jones spent several days last week in Winchester Kentucky on business and attended the Burley Warehouse convention at French Lick Indiana.
Copeland agriculture students protested the dismissal of William E. Parker, Copeland's five year ag teacher, who was not retained at Surry Central High School. Students and parents circulated petitions, picketed, and planned to present their case to Superintendent J. Sam Gentry and, if needed, higher authorities.
Albert F Howell executive vice president of the Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce attends the Chamber of Commerce Management Institute in Chapel Hill this week along with Mrs Howell. Officials from across the southeast are at the Tar Heel city for the annual summer training event.
Joseph M. Gollehon Jr. of Independence Virginia is named to succeed James D. Cozart as band director for Mount Airy City Schools. Gollehon led Independence High School Band to Apple Blossom Festival honors with 3rd place in 1960 and 1st in 1961, after directing at Union High School and Giles County. He holds a Concord College BS in music education and is married with two children.
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