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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1940
Page
1
Isolationist Senators say the move shows the administration backing away from aiding the Allies. Roosevelt rescinded the sale of 20 motor torpedo boats to England after Attorney General Robert H. Jackson advised the action would violate a 1917 law prohibiting war vessel sales to belligerents.
U S Army commanders at the Panama Canal say live mines were planted at both ends and heavy railway guns were relocated from the Pacific to the Atlantic. They call it routine maneuvers with no further meaning, though fleet whereabouts remain undisclosed amid global naval shifts.
Washington and Manhattan liners ordered to Europe to pick up several thousand Americans stranded abroad. Decision followed talks between State Department and Maritime Commission officials.
London reports the largest coordinated Luftwaffe raid on Britain to date as hundreds of Nazi bombing planes struck targets across the British Isles early Wednesday.
Tokyo reports Japan plans a Monroe Doctrine like statement to oppose transfers of East Asian territory to new owners. The aim is to maintain the status quo in British French and Dutch colonies until Japan secures a major share in any postwar territorial revision.
The President signed a special defense tax bill totaling 1.05 billion dollars on Wednesday, making it the law. The measure funds military programs and related spending as part of the defense budget.
London reports a United Press tally shows only about 75 percent of Britain’s fighting ships remain in action. Since the war began, 514,186 tons of battlecraft have been sunk or disabled, with 23 destroyers two aircraft carriers one battleship seven cruisers and eight submarines confirmed sunk or sunk or disabled.
Local farmers focus on the tobacco marketing control election set for July 20 with predictions of higher prices if quotas pass. If quotas fail, the crop may average as low as five cents per pound this year. The News notes past confusion over date and confirms July 20 as election day.
Mount Airy merchants are expected to join the 38th annual convention of the North Carolina Merchant's Association opening in Elizabeth City on July 8. Secretary Nan Hardin of the Mount Airy group reported this week that merchants and their wives from across the state will attend.
Mount Airy American Legion Post officers will be installed for the coming year at a public ceremony at City Hall on Friday night July 3. George K. Snow announced the event. The ceremony starts at 7 30. All past officers were reelected. C. F. Hines will be installed as commander along with the present executive list.
The Red Cross drive for war refugees aims for a $1 500 quota. About $948 was raised so far this week toward the goal.
Supt. L. B. Pendergraph, Mrs. Kate Barringer and Miss Verona West spent Wednesday and Thursday at the University of North Carolina to attend a leadership event and related activities.
Mount Airy post office rolls out morning parcel post deliveries to business district days and 6 30 AM arrivals with 5 PM outgoing service. Packages must be in by 4 PM. Window times stay 7 30–9, 12–1 30, 3 30–5. Jaycees praised plan aiding local merchants.
N J Martin of Dobson left his home last Thursday for Philadelphia to seek treatment from a specialist for a long throat illness. He has served the county in many capacities and was a member of the legislature in 1937.
The Internal Revenue Commission notified Mr P A Boone of the Grand and Earle Theatres that a new defense tax levy must be added to all admissions over twenty cents starting July 1. Purchasers pay the tax. theaters cannot absorb it. The Earle Theatre will add three cents to each ticket, making prices 28 and 33 cents rather than 26 and 30. The Grand Theatre’s prices remain unchanged.
Philip George born January 2 1919 in Mount Airy died Sunday after illness that began in April while a student at the University of North Carolina. He returned home for treatment and spent time at Duke Hospital before final hospitalization in Durham. He was a Mount Airy native and Granite Bears football alumnus.
Rev. H Grady Hardin Jr has returned after a period at Camp Carlyle near Hendersonville. The brief item notes his absence and quick return from military style training or retreat at the facility.
Mount Airy man Puckett charged with the June 2 murder of Oscar Underwood was freed from Dobson jail after posting a $5,000 bond. Habeas corpus proceedings led to the release, with a Surry County Superior Court session to follow the two week mixed term.
William Hamilton Marler 79 a mercantile pioneer died Monday night at his Winston-Salem home. Funeral service was held Wednesday morning in Winston-Salem. He was a native of the area and brother in law to R. A. George.
Mrs. L. Belton and Mrs. J. Greenwood returned from a visit with relatives in High Point. Mrs. Greenwood attended the North Carolina State Convention of the American Legion Auxiliary during the trip.
Hon John H Polger in his law office argues for full public cooperation with authorities to prep the US for any European conflict He backs war readiness before it begins and criticizes 1917 torpedo boat sale limits urging the US to aid the Allies He weighs Roosevelt Hoover and Taft as potential leaders amid wartime tensions.
Last Friday marked the official start of summer as temperatures ran about 16 degrees above last week’s readings. Mount Airy businessmen and visitors fanned out to the coast for vacations and fishing trips with trips to Swansboro and beyond. Notable locals joining the excursions included Joe Jackson and Dr. Paul Moorefield, with Will D. Merritt hosting a Gulf Stream cruise for city employees.
The final work on the Pine Street to Laurel Bluff section of Lewgap highway is completed and opened. The Pine Street bridge was finished earlier and the highway now eliminates many curves by joining the older highway at Laurel Bluff.
Work on the water line from the city limits to the Mount Airy Country Club is progressing rapidly. Crews report the line laid over halfway at this stage.
The County Club pool runs at capacity daily since opening. A new water line from Mount Airy to the Country Club will refresh the pool more often weekly. Citizens show strong interest in a municipal pool for summer use, as current facilities are inadequate for demand.
A year ago Mount Airy experienced seven day highs near 92 and lows around 65 to 69. This year persistent rain and cool winds kept temperatures lower with a sequence of highs from 92 down to 81 and lows from 49 to 67 across the same period.
The Mount Airy Fire Department will start weekly unannounced fire drills in July directed by Chief J. B. Belion and staff. The exercises, for local firemen only, are not related to the annual firemen’s convention and will occur at various town locations to avoid crowds and interference.
The First Baptist Church vacation bible school started June 17 and ends June 28 with closing exercises Friday at 8 pm. Classes serve children 4 to 12, averaging 102 attendees from an enrollment of 122. Exhibits and demonstrations will be shown, with special department features Friday afternoon.
Travelers were allowed to spend the night at a designated rest stop on their way to Atlanta Georgia. They were accompanied by federal agents who handle detention and low violations in the area.
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