Local Lions Install Officers For Coming Year
Mount Airy Lions Club held installation ceremonies at Reeves YMCA with Gray Reavis of Yadkinville Lions as installing officer. E. P. Buck Pruett became president, receiving the Past President’s pin from retiring leader Lacy Jones Jr. and a plaque from the club. Specials guests included David Van Steen of Techform Inc. with members named to 22 committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves Ymca
Mount Airy Lions Club
Gray Reavis
Yadkinville Lions Club
Club
Lacy Jones, Jr
E. P. (Buck) Pruett
Pruett
Jones
John Franklin
J. D. Bartley
Charles Lowry
John W. Taylor
W. J. Monday
L. Richard
Weldon Parker
Howard Sumner
William Guthrie
C. W. Cockrell
Bruce Tharrington
Fred Sturtevant
D. T. Joy
Candidates Edgey Light Turnout In Second Primary
Voters head to polls tomorrow for the second state primary with Governor and Lieutenant Governor on the line. In Surry County Dan K Moore and L Richardson Preyer lead in campaigning while a Dobson township constable runoff adds local interest. Both camps project turnout shifts from May with Moore seeking about 450 margin if Lake votes roll in with Preyer hoping to close the gap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobson Township
Surry County
Dan K. Moore
L. Richardson Preyer
Preyer
Moore
Surry
Lake Vote
B Les
Lake
Lurry
Robert Scott
Cliff Blue
Scott
Blue
John R. Jordan, Jr
Jordan
Paul White
Ralph Whitaker
Garland Smith
Beulah
County Board of Commissioners
Smith
Ed Swanson
Pilot Mountain
Roscoe Smith 67 Last Rites Held at Mount Airy
Funeral services for Roscoe Claude Smith 67 of Mount Airy were held at Moody Kane Chapel with three pastors officiating. He died after a long illness at home. Survived by wife Maggie, seven sons, three daughters, twenty grandchildren, two brothers and three sisters. Burial at Mount Bethlehem Cemetery in Ararat Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Claude Smith
Roberts Street
Mount Airy
Moody Funeral Kane Chapel
Jack Casstevens
Eugene Puckett
Harris Easter
Smith
Carroll County
Thomas Franklin
Susan Boyd Smith
Maggie Boyd Smith
Howard
Jack
Merten
Glenn
Bobby
Eugene Smith
Mt. Airy
Stewart Smith
U. S. Marine Corps
Albany
Georgia
Edward Tate
Edward Craddock
Ralph Semones
Carl Smith
Dana
Pete Smith
Susie Strickland
Frank Boyd
Ararat
Chris Whisler
Emporia
Kansas
Mount Bethel Moraviar
Church Cemetery
Moody Funeral Home
Quarry Plans Annual Outing For Employees
The N. C. Granite Corporation will hold its annual employee picnic at Flat Rock Recreation Park tonight at 6 with a two hour event. The Flat Rock Raritan Club will provide meals from 5 to 7 and six employees will receive gold watches for long service. WSYD will broadcast live from the scene with minute by minute returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Granite Corporation
Flat Rock Recreation Park
Flat Rock
New Policeman Fills Vacancy in Mount Airy Patrol
McArtin Cassell, 22, of 520 Rockford Street, has been hired to fill the Mount Airy Police Department patrolman vacancy after George Quesmberry’s resignation. Cassell is married to Mini Janie Feita and is the son of Sam E. Cassell of Ararat. He will train under an experienced officer for six months. Before joining the force he worked as a fixer in a local industrial mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Quesmberry
Mount Airy
McArtin
Cassell
Rockford St
Mini Janie Feita
Sam E. Cassell
Ararat
Sunday Heat Wave Reaches Five Year Peak
Mount Airy endured a 99 degree Sunday heat rise the hottest in five years residents sought shade in air conditioned spaces or headed to the mountains. The water plant reports highs of 90s on multiple days and notes the record high in Mount Airy since 1952 was 105 degrees set in July 1954.
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Mount Airy
Four Mount Airy Kiwanis Members Head to International Meet
Four Mount Airy Kiwanis Club members will attend the Kiwanis International conference in Los Angeles California next week. Dr Robert George and his family have already left for California. Ross Francisco Ralph Boyles and Marvin Sparger will join them by plane tomorrow where Boyles will moderate a Kiwanis Education panel. They plan to return to Granite City a week from tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis International
Los Angeles
Calif
Robert George
California
Kiwanis
Ross Francisco
Ralph Boyles
Marvin Sparger
Boyles
Granite City
Friends Verify Identity Of Mr. X
The mystery man found here Saturday is identified as John Thom Oliver of Mountain City Tennessee. A North Wilkesboro group says Oliver was picked up by Patrolman Jimmy Sawyers on Main Street after being unable to identify himself. He asked the officer what town he was in and claimed he did not know his own name. Oliver was treated at Northern Surry Hospital and discharged that night after being identified. He apparently was the victim of an amnesia attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thom
Oliver
Mountain City
Tenn
North Wilkesboro
Jimmy Sawyers
Main Street
Sawyers
Northern
Surry Hospital
Hospita
Officer Out $22 For Helping Boys
Dobson Police Chief Jack Marion safely returns two runaway brothers Leroy 15 and Kenny 14 Wimberly to Pittsburgh after feeding clothing and securing plane tickets. Marion spent about 72 dollars and received 50 from the boys' parents leaving him 22 dollars out. The youths carried a .22 pistol when picked up and were unhappy with their parents, then headed home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobson
Jack Marion
Marion
Leroy
Kenny Wimberly
Pittsburg
Greensboro
al Weether
North Carolina Privilege License Deadline Notice
J Howard Hooker deputy commissioner in charge of the local State Tax Office warns that the state privilege license application must be filed by July to avoid a five percent per month penalty on delinquent months. No grace period applies. He will be in his office today tomorrow Monday and Tuesday to assist taxpayers in filing. Applications may be mailed to the North Carolina Department of Revenue Privilege License Tax Division Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Howard Hooker
Cherve
Aha
Hooker
N.C
Local Guard Company Named State's Best
Members of the National Guard unit based at Mount Airy returned from a two week encampment at Fort Bragg where Company A earned the honor company designation. The award tops about 90 rivals in the 30th Division and will place the unit in Raleigh for the governor’s inauguration as the Division Colors Color Company and Honor Guard in ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Mount Airy
Fort Bragg Military Reservation
Frank Toler
Fort Brage
82Nd Airborne Division
30Th Infantry Division
Weston H. Willis
Raleigh
Elkin
Mountee
S. M
Mack) Wood
Jake Outen
Ign
Anak Mos
Pilot Dentist Relocates Pilot Mountain Office
Dr. Bernard Agress of Pilot Mountain moved his dental practice from the Chilton Building to the Blalock Building in downtown Pilot Mountain. Agress has lived in Pilot Mountain six years, graduated from Saint Louis University Dental School, and is married with two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Agress
Pilot Mountain
Chilton
Agress
Blalock
St. Louis University Dental School
Techform Expands Production Staff Adds Engineer David Van Sleen
Techform Inc expands production staff with engineer David Van Sleen from Shelby. A Gaston Technical Institute graduate and former Air Force member now serves as production manager at the South Street West Street intersection facility. He is 24, single, attends Central Methodist Church, and lives on Church Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Techform, Inc
David van Sleen
Shelby
Gaston Technical Institute
van Sleen
Air Force
Techform
South Street
West Street
van Steen
Central Methodist Church
Church Street
Market Report From Mount Airy Livestock Sale
Quotations from Wednesdays sales show top hogs at 16.75 and sows at 13. Calves peak at 25 with heavy top 22.50, No 2 pen 25. Heifers 12.50, cows 9.25, steers 15 and bulls 12 to 17.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Maurer Family Guests From San Antonio
Mr and Mrs C L Maurer and children Chuck Elizabeth and Emily of San Antonio Texas are guests in the home of Mrs Maurers parents Mr and Mrs C K Merritt Sr The Merritts joined the Maurers in the western part of the state for the weekend and they returned here Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Maurer
Chuck
Elizabeth
Emily
San Antonio
Texas
Mount Airy News Holiday Publication Schedule
The Mount Airy News announces a special week schedule for the July 4 holiday. The weekend edition will publish July 2, with all copy due by July 1 noon. no issue on July 7. office closed July 3 to 7. regular printing resumes July 10.
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The
Mount Airy News
Local Stores Will Close For July 4th Holiday
The Mount Airy Merchants Association reports most member stores will close Saturday July Fourth for the holiday. Regular hours resume Friday July 3 and Monday July 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy Merchants Association
Rallies for Candidates Tie Up County Political Scene
Campaign events for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination wrapped in Surry County. Irving Carlie voiced support for L Richardson Preyer at the Dobom courthouse while Dan K Moore backers heard J Melville Broughton Jr. address a crowd of several hundred before tomorrow's runoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Carlyle
Winston - Salem
L. Richardson Preyer
Surry County
Dobom
Partiecns
Dan K. Moore
J. Melville Broughton, Jr
Ralenth
Surry Central bids opened for new wing project
Bids opened Wednesday at the Surry County Courthouse at Dobson for a wing to Kens Central High. Superintendent J Sam Gentry said the board would meet in 4 to 5 days to accept the low bids. Apparent low general contract bid was Fui & Needham Inc at 541106.87, with electrical bid Floyd S Pike Electric Co at 814,500. Plumbing and heating bids from Jackson Plumbing and Heating Co totaled 501,067 and 50607, respectively, with rock excavation at 20 per cubic foot. Total low bids for the project come to 5108,874.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kens Central High Kia
Surry County Court House
Dobson
County Board of Sie
J. Sam Gentry
Surry
Fui & Needham, Inc
Pilot
Floyd S. Pike Electric Company
Mount Airy
Jackson Plumbing and Heating Co
Greensboro
Jackeen Plumbing
Surry County
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Reavis
Center
Beverly Lake
Roscoe Smith
He-Huma
Long Hill Township
Needham Store
Long Hill
County Elections Board
WSYD
Mr. X
N. C
Market Report
Surry Central
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