Polio Reports Go Quiet in Surry County
Dr Franklin reports no polio cases in Surry County in 1961 marking a potential second consecutive polio free year statewide polio under control thanks to Salk vaccine. He notes neighboring western counties also without cases and recalls Pitt County had 12 cases last year. Inoculation drive credited for absence of outbreak.
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Ce. BR. B. C. Franklin
Surry
Franklin
Carolina
North Carolina
Pitt County
Surry County
Pvt John Wood Assigned To Fort Myer
Pvt John Wood, a clerk, is assigned to Headquarters Company U.S. Army Fort Myer Virginia. He arrived from Southeastern Signal School Fort Gordon Georgia and is a 1956 graduate of Appalachian State Teachers College and a member of Pi Omega Pi fraternity.
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Nam W. Wood
U. 8S. Army
Fort Myer
Wood
Southeastern Signal School
Fort Gordon
Appalachian State Teachers College
Pi Omega Pi Fraternity
Brother Of Local Woman Crowns In Michigan
Mount Airy police were notified Monday that Albert Johnson, about 30, brother of Mrs. Florence Vance of 815 Spring Street, drowned Sunday in Adrian Michigan. Johnson, a native of Newland North Carolina, was married with three children. Details of the drowning were not given. Police notified Mrs. Vance.
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Mount Airy
Albert Johnson
Florence Vance
Spring Street
Adrian
Michigan
Johnson
Newland
North Carolina
Vance
White Man Charged With Assault On Negro Girl
A white man, Glenn Deatherage Tate, 20, of Mount Airy, is jailed awaiting hearing on criminal assault charges for allegedly attacking Luella Stewart, 14, as she swam with siblings at Lovills Creek near the Proctor Electric plant. Tate was nabbed Friday near the creek, with deputies listing two other suspects in the alleged attack.
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Glenn Deatherage Tate
Mount Airy
Cat Hollow
Mount Airy Recorder
R. S. Westmoreland
Luella Stewart
Cora Smith
Sandy Level
Luella
Lovills Creek
Proctor Electric
Roy Smith
Tate
Neal Thompson
Roy Venable
Smith
Hub Caps Stolen From Local Parking Lot
N B Norwood of Chapel Hill reports two hub caps stolen from his car parked in the Virginia Street lot early Saturday morning.
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N. B. Norwood
Chapel Hill
Virginia Street
Work Under Way On County's New Flat Rock School
W. Clay Lackey, secretary of G. L. Wilson Building Company, said construction is under way on a 95 500 addition to the Flat Rock School in Surry County. The one story addition will house primary classrooms and a cafeteria with fire proof construction. Completion is targeted for October 31. Grading and foundation work began last week. E. A. Horn of Statesville is superintendent of construction. The contract was awarded June 10 by the Surry County Board of Education. J. M. Franklin of Elkin is the architect.
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W. Clay Lackey
G. L. Wilson Building Company
Flat Rock
Surry County
Lackey
E. A. Horn
Statesville
Two Vehicles Total Loss In Accident At Faulkner Curve
Two vehicles were total losses in a Stuart Highway wreck at Faulkner curve one mile east of Flat Rock at 9 30 a m Saturday. James M McCreary driver of the pickup owned by Cooper Home Fu and his brother were slightly injured. Edwards 21 of Mount Airy Virginia driver of the car that struck the pickup faced reckless driving charges and was released on bond.
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Faulkner's Curve
Flat Rock
Stuart Highway
James M. McCreary
Cooper Home Fu
McCreary
James
Austin Edwards
Route 6
Mount Airy
Virginia
W. Z. Blankenship
Edwards
Bond
Surry Man Returns From Mediterranean Duty Aboard Mount McKinley
James E. King a storekeeper first class USN son of Mrs Annie King Mount Airy and husband of Mary N Newman Mount Airy arrived Norfolk Va June 19 aboard the USS Mount McKinley after a five month Sixth Fleet tour in the Mediterranean. The ship took part in amphibious exercises including NATO Red Pivot at Saros Bay Turkey with visits to Malaga Seville Bari Genoa La Spezia Rome Venice Athens Patras Beirut Rhodes and Lemir. The Mount McKinley shifted to the Atlantic Fleet in September 1956.
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James E. King
USN
Annie King
Mount Airy
Mary N. Newman
Route 4
Norfolk
Amphibious Force
Mount McKinley
U. S. Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Malaga
Seville
Spain
Bari
Genoa
la Spezia
Rome
Venice
Italy
Athens
Patras
Beirut
Lebanon
Rhodes
Greece
Lemir
Turkey
Negro sentenced to eight months for hit and run in Ararat
Telit F. Hatcher, 19, was sentenced to eight months on the road by Judge R. Westmoreland in Recorder's Court after he failed to stop at the scene of a hit and run on Route 2 near Claudville Virginia.
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Ararat
Telit F. Hatcher
Westmoreland
Recorder's Court
Claudvijie
Surry Man Killed In Sunday Car Crash
John Melvin Hill 24 of Mount Airy route 3 died at 3 a.m. Sunday when his car struck a culvert, rolled over, and threw him from the vehicle. Survived by mother Minnie Hill two brothers Jim and Tate and five sisters. Funeral at Laurel Springs Primitive Baptist Church Tuesday at 2 p.m. with burial in the church cemetery. Army service from June 1953 to April 1955. Body to the mother’s home.
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John Melvin Hill
Mount Airy
Beulah Methodist Church
Josh Howell
Hill
Ellis
Minnie Southern Hill
Jim
Tate Hill
Sam Collins
Longap
Tom Haynes
Carl Haynes
Tom Davis
Rey Bandy
Laurel Springs Primitive Baptist Church
der J. C. Dunbar
Mr. Hill
Army
Ellis Hill
Route 3
Mack Creed's Car Found In West Virginia
Mount Airy police said a 1956 Chevrolet belonging to Mack Willard Creed was found in a Bluefield parking building, West Virginia, after being stolen from Franklin Street. Creed reportedly went to Bluefield for the car as authorities continued the search.
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Mount Airy
West Virginia
Mack Willard Creed
Route 5
Bluefield
Franklin Street
Creed
Sister of Mr. Carico Passes in Galax Virginia
Amelia Rebecca Fisher 72 died Thursday at a daughter’s home in Galax Virginia route 3. Survived by another daughter Mrs. Orba Nelson Pinnacle North Carolina one brother Thomas Carico Mount Airy three sisters Laura Carico Woodlawn Virginia Fred Easter Galax and Clara Sumner Galax route five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral was at Forest Oak Christian Church Galax Sunday at 1 am.
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Amelia Rebecca Fisher
Asa E. Fayne
Galax
Orba Nelson
Pinnacle
N. C
Thomas Carico
Mount Airy
Laura M. Carico
Woodlawn
Fred Easter
Clara Sumner
Forest Oak Christian Church
Jim Brannock Dies in Portsmouth Hospital
James Alton Brannock aged 56 a native of Mount Airy died in a Portsmouth Virginia hospital at 3 p m Saturday after about a week as a patient He was born February 4 1901 in Surry County and was a former Mount Airy policeman later employed by the government at the Portsmouth shipyard He leaves his wife the former Athe Gelding of Round Peak two sons Buddy and Alton Brannock of Portsmouth a daughter Mrs Joe Ann Antoniocci of Portsmouth and J Ed and Pate Brannock of Mount Airy Funeral services were held Monday at Craddock Baptist Church and burial followed in Green Lawn Cemetery Portsmouth
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James Alton
Jim) Brannock
Mount Airy
Portsmouth
Mr. Brannock
Surry County
W. H
Bud) Brannock
Etta Carter Brannock
Bob Lawrence
Athe Gelding
Round Peak
Buddy
Alton Brannock
Joe Ann Antoniocci
J. Ed
Pate Brannock
Craddock Baptist Church
Green Lawn Cemetery
Richmond obituary notes death by own action victim
Curtis Monroe Gravely 46 of route 2 Pilot Mountain died Sunday at 11 am in Richmond Virginia Hospital after he shot himself in the abdomen with a 22 rifle in an apparent death by own action. Survived by wife Della Bondurant five sons including Grady Wayne Gravely in the U S Army daughter Polly Sue Coe and siblings. Funeral Wednesday at 2 pm Salem Methodist Church with burial in church cemetery. Body to be taken to brother Marion Gravely’s home today.
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Curtis Monroe Gravely
Pilot Mountain
Richmond
Surry County
John and
Elizabeth Puckett Gravely
Della Bondurant
Herman Gravely
Greensboro
Grady Wayne Gravely
U. S. Army
Marion Graveley
Mitchell Street
Former resident ill in Connecticut
Mrs. J. David Jenkins, once of this city, is ill at the home of her daughter Mrs. Roland T. Booth in Darien Connecticut. She left Mount Airy many years ago, has lived in Virginia, and is now under her daughter’s care.
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J. David Jenkins
Roland T. Booth
Darien
Conn
Jenkins
Mount Airy
Virginia
Madison Drive Paving Planned For Next Summer
Malory C. Fowler, a Madison Drive resident and property owner, presented a petition signed by all but one property owner requesting paving. He noted improvements to Madison Drive and said paving is seen as a key beautification step. Fowler, a State Highway Department employee, was told paving would likely occur next summer.
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Board Lastight
Madison Drive
Ayers Street
Ayers Alley
Malory C. Fowler
Fowler
State Highway Department
Brother of Mrs Webb Dies in New Castle Pa
William F Branscome 80 brother of Mrs O B Webb of this city died at his home in New Castle Pa on Thursday He is survived by his wife Emma Collier Branscome two daughters four sons a brother Garfield Branscome of Hillsville and a sister Magellan Quesenberry of Rock Pine Grove Church at Dugspur to hold funeral Sunday at 1 PM in Cox Cemetery
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B. Webb
William F. Branscome
New Castle
Emma Collier Branscome
Garfield Branscome
Hillsville
Midshipman Alfred Holcomb Joins Navy Summer Cruise
Alfred Smith Holcomb son of Mr and Mrs Lindsay Holcomb of 1201 Crescent Drive is among 30 Duke University NROTC midshipmen on the U S Wavy summer cruise Charlie departing Norfolk on July 8 for Quebec City. The squadron includes the cruiser Des Moines 12 destroyers and seven additional ships.
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Alfred Smith Holcomb
Lindsay Holcomb
Crescent Drive
Duke University Nrotc
U. S. Wavy
Naval Rs
Norfolk
Quebec City
Canada
Des Moines
Mrs Booth Moves from Buffalo to Connecticut
Mrs Booth relocated from Buffalo New York to Connecticut where Mrs Jenkins has confined herself to a room for three years. Booth’s husband has been with Remington attorney for the past two years. The former J David Jen in this city is now owned and operated as the Mitchell Clinic.
Mount Airy to Hold Tax Rate at $1.50 Amid Budget Tightening
City officials in Mount Airy decide to keep the property tax rate at 1.50 per hundred while reviewing a tentative budget. City Clerk J C Hill notes last year’s overspending of over 50 000 beyond the proposed plan as revenue stands at 465 000. Commissioner T A Jones leads efforts to tighten the budget with proposals to delay a 10 000 workshop and other cuts. New board members James B Comba and Maynard Beamer will weigh in before final adoption set for July 2.
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James B. Comba
Maynard Beamer
Pilot Mountain Civitan Club Officers Listed
The Pilot Mountain Civitan Club held its installation of officers at the American Legion Hut on Tuesday night. New and returning officers include W. Brad Thomas as president, Richard Reid as vice president, Joe Stone as secretary, and R J Boaz as treasurer with a slate of board members William G. Reid Marvin Shore Edward W. Elliott and C Smith. The event featured a buffet by the Surry Stokes American Legion Auxiliary and dancing to the Jimmy Meyers Orchestra. Clem W. Thomas reported on the club's achievements and listed outgoing officers Marvin Shore Wayne Sons and R Archer O M Needham Jr J Wick.
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Pilot Mountain
Jimmy Meyers
Clem W. Thomas
Marvin Shore
Wayne Sons
R. Archer
O. M. Needham Jr
J. Wick
Norfolk to Memphis Bus Stops Here
Woody Wood announces a new through coach service between Norfolk and Memphis to start Thursday. The Atlantic Greyhound express will stop in Mount Airy with daily through coaches to Los Angeles. Departure times are 7 15 a m to Memphis and 6 16 a m to Norfolk.
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Woody Wood
Norfolk
Memphis
Mount Airy
Los Angeles
Atlantic
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Pvt
John Wood
Glenn Tate
Farm Marketing Caravan
Reno County
Claude Ramey
Pernaoend
Surry County Loan and Trustempany
Dobson
Neill M. Smith
Dalton Ruffin
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Winston
Clyde Weathers
N. C. State College
Wayne Carpening
Winston-Salem
Cecil Conley
Clemmons College
Surry Man
Mack Creed
Mr. Carico
Jim Brannock
Connecticut
Madison
New Castle, Pa
Midshipman
Pilot Mountain Civitan Club
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