Order Of The Arrow Taps Scouts At Raven Knob
The Wahissa Lodge of the Order of the Arrow held its first tap out rites at Raven Knob Scout Camp. Scouts and leaders from Surry and Stokes Counties received the honor, including Dale Poindexter Randy Moore Dick Dockery Wilson Shinault Phil Sutphin Hugh Sutphin Leonard Mills Steve Haymore John Dunlap Danny Shelton with ceremonies attended by district and lodge officials.
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Wahissa Lodge
Order of the Arrow
Old Hickory Council
Raven Knob
Surry
Stokes
Dale Poindexter
Randy Moore
Dick Dockery
Wilson
Shinault
Level Cross Methodist Church
Phil Sutphin
Hugh Sutphin
Leonard Mills
First Baptist Church of
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Sheltontown
John F. Dunlap
Danny Shelton
Stokesburg Methodist Church
Stokes County
John Geiger
Frank Toler
Howard Nichols
Mack Wood
James Brown
Denny Shelton
Kola
Roger Harpe, Jr
Surry and Stokes
Hodges Critical After Sunday NC 103 Crash
The Rev. D D Hodges is in critical condition at a Winston Salem hospital after a Sunday crash on NC 103 three miles east of Mount Airy. He has a broken back and pneumonia.
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D. D. Hodges
NC 103
Mount Airy
Winston-Salem
Miss Mount Airy Prepares for North Carolina Pageant
Reigning Miss Mount Airy Sandra Puckett returns from college to resume preparations for the Miss North Carolina Pageant. The state contest runs July 11 to 16 at the Coliseum in Greensboro. Escort is John Badgett. chaperon is Mrs Ann Cook. The queen will depart Granite City July 11 with details to follow.
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Mount Airy
Sandra Puckett
Jaycee
Bill Cook
College Names Five New Members To Staff
Five new staff members were named at the college. Miss Puckett, crowned Miss North Carolina in the Miss Mount Airy Pageant last year, drew judges with her Rock-A-Bye My Baby rendition.
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College
North Carolina
Surry Soldier Wounded Again In Vietnam Area
Corporal Billie R. Geins of Mount Airy serving with the U S Marine Corps in Vietnam has been wounded a second time in six weeks. He received fragmentation wounds to the right foot near Da Nang on June 16 from friendly fire misidentified as enemy fire. His earlier wound occurred about six weeks prior, with recovery noted after treatment at the Third Medical Battalion.
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Surry County
U. S. Marine Corps
Vietnam
Billie R. Geins
Roscoe Geins
Route 4
Mount Airy
da Nang
Goins
W. M. Greene, Sr
U. S.S. Marine Corps
Judy Holt
Rufus Holt
Route 6
North Surry High School
Marine Corps
South Vietnam
James M. Reeves
Rehicwe
Mountaie
ASTC
Boone
Meauwnt Airy
North Surry High
Wel Ae
Campbell College
Wales Creek
Mount Airy Granite Masonic Lodge
Flat
A and T College
Greensboro
Cheraw
Prince Fall
Second Primary Voting Begins Here Tomorrow
County voters head to 6 30 am polling places for a second primary runoff to decide the Democratic nominee for sheriff. Incumbent Hudson Graham seeks a second term after failing to win a majority in May with Raymond Patterson challenging. Patterson must rally supporters to overcome Graham’s lead in an uphill battle.
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Hudson Graham
Raymond C. Patterson
Mount Airy
Democratic Party
Graham
Pilot Mountain
Patterson
Roland Gillespie
Dobson
Harry Monday
Howard Chandler
Victers
Armites, Inc
farAine
Constable
Mount Airy Township
Frank Coulson
WSYD
County Grants Funds for Water and Sewer Study
A planning grant of 10800 dollars was approved for Surry County through the Farmers Home Administration Rural Community Facilities Program. The County Planning Board will develop a two year plan to coordinate water and sewer development for over 35000 residents, aiming to prevent facility duplication and ensure clean water to attract industry. The approval was announced by Melvin B. Hearn from the Raleigh office, via FHA supervisor John B. Hewett.
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Surry County
Farmers Home Administration
Riker-Poage
County Planning Board
John B. Hewett
Surry Fha
Melvin B. Hearn
Raleigh
Hearn
FHA
Jaycees Plan Safety Break On Fourth
The Mount Airy Jaycees plan an annual safety break on July 4th. Members man courtesy stops on US 52 Bypass giving motorists free soft drinks and safety literature to cut holiday accidents. Kenneth Kosier of Northern Surry Hospital chairs the safety break committee.
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Mount Airy
Downtown Survey Aims to Revitalize Mount Airy District
A Mount Airy chamber of commerce led effort will survey downtown merchants and customers starting Tuesday at Ray's Starlite Restaurant. About 170 merchant surveys and 400 customer surveys will gather views on facilities parking hours building upkeep and improvements to guide district revitalization.
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Ray's
Starlite Restaurant
Mount Airy
Sellars
Yearbook Workshop to Be Held at North Surry High
Invitations went to 23 high schools in seven northwest North Carolina counties for a yearbook workshop tomorrow at North Surry High School. Miss Louise Kendall directs. Mrs D E Walker of Hunter Publishing will guide layout color and copy.
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North Carolina
North Surry High School
Louise Kendall
D. E. Walker
Hunter Publishing Company
Winston-Salem
Miss Kendall
Fifth annual yearbook workshop engages 75 to 100
About 75 to 100 students staff members and advisors will participate in the fifth annual yearbook workshop held here. The event gathers student staff and faculty mentors to plan sections and assignments for the upcoming yearbook.
Three Area Students Attend Governor's School Session
Three Mount Airy area students Rodney T. Gwyn Sharon Creed and Lea K. Bradley attend the Tin session of the Governor's School in Winston-Salem. Morning classes in academic and arts fields began Tuesday with afternoon groups on ideas and personality. Lectures and performances are open to the public at no charge.
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Mount Airy
Winston-Salem
Rodney T. Gwyn
T. E. Gwyn
Sharon Creed
Henry Lee Creed
Lea K. Bradley
H. W. Bradley
Gehring Studies Abroad At International Court Program
Gehring arrives in the Netherlands to study at the International Court of Law at the Hagua. He is a UNC Chapel Hill law graduate and a second year student at the University School of Law.
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John E. Gehring
E. L. Gehring
Albermaine
J. E. Cockerham
Mount Airy
Netherlands
International Court of Law
Hagua
Gehring
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
University School of Law
Bowman son spends weekend in Murfreesboro and Eliz City
Jerry Bowman the son of Mr and Mrs Scott Bowman is spending the weekend in Murfreesboro and Elisabeth City with friends during a social visit.
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Jerry Bowman
Mrs
Scott Bowman
Murfreesboro
Elisabeth City
Police Chief Fights Straw Field Fire Near Pilot Mountain
Police Chief Marvin Hutchens spotted a straw field on the eastern edge of Pilot Mountain on fire while en route to another call. He, with two bystanders, beat the blaze in about three minutes before the fire department called, preventing any damage to J. R. Long's barn.
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Polie
Marvin Hutchens
Pilot Mountain
J. R. Long
Mount Airy Livestock Market Quotations
Market report shows 382 animals sold on Wednesday at Mount Airy Livestock Market. Quotations include top hogs at 26 dollars, heavy tops at 24.30, sows 16 to 19, top calves 27.50, heavy top 25, heifers 16 to 21.50, cows 13.50 to 19.50, steers 19 to 22, bulls 13 to 21.75. Heifers by head 71 to 86, cows by lead 82. 6176.
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Mount Airy
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