Fifth District Grows Adding Wilkes County to NC Seal
The North Carolina Legislature expanded the Fifth Congressional District by adding Wilkes County. The district now stretches from Granville to Surry along the border, house 454,261 people per 1960 census, making it one of the state's largest. Wilkes votes skew Republican, with 48,205 residents and a history of strong turnout. observers estimate the district could yield 140,000 to 150,000 votes, influencing future candidate courting.
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North Carolina
N. C.vay
Granville County
Surry County
Wilkes County
Guilford
Durham
Mecklenburg
Wilkes
Kiwanis Awarded Scholarships For Local Students
Kiwanis club members distributed four $25 savings bonds to students Philip Stanley Joanne Baer Mildred Gentry and J R Arrington for scholastic achievement at Mount Airy High and North Surry High. C W Phillips urged community support for education and highlighted local school issues.
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Kiwanis Club
C. W. Phillips
Oo College
Philip Stanley
Joanne Baer
Mount Airy High School
Mildred Gentry
J. R. Arrington
North Surry High School
Phillips
American Field Services
Preston Taylor
Richards
Charles Vaughn
Central Methodist Church
Ross Francisco
A. V. McGill
Allendale Mills
Lions Club president elected after Atlantic City meet
Mr. and Mrs. Kari Watson return home after attending the Lions Club convention in Atlantic City New Jersey. Watson will be installed as the local club president at the first meeting in duty. The parade featured music by a blind band from Michigan with over sixty thousand Lions participating.
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Mre
Kari Watson
Lion's Club
Atlantic City
N. J
Watson
Michigan
Weekend Arrests Total 19, Various Charges
A total of 19 persons were arrested from 2 a.m. Saturday through 11 a.m. Sunday, according to Mount Airy Police Department reports. Nine arrests involved intoxicants. others were for lack of insurance, assault caps, non support, reckless driving, speeding, and one for investigation.
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Mount Airy
NEWS Employees Will Vacation No July 4 Issue
The NEWS staff will take their annual Fourth of July break. The paper will not publish on Tuesday July 4 and personnel will be off June 30 to July 5. Office closed with printing department. Publication resumes on July. The newspaper is published twice weekly except near July 4 and Christmas Day.
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NEWS
Ne‘ys
Reckless Driving Charged In Wreck In Mount Airy
Merle Fariss Childress of 415 Pippin St. Mount Airy slowed on South Main Street Sunday evening to turn into a driveway. Claude Allen Jones of route 2 Mount Airy struck the rear, causing $250 damage with no injuries. Officer Johnny Wipperman charged Jones with reckless driving and improper brakes.
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Merle Fariss Childress
Pippin St
Mount Airy
South Main Street
Claude Allen Jones
Route 2
Childress
Johnny Wipperman
Jones
Campbell Makes Honor Club for Met Life Attends Virginia Beach
Campbell of Metropolitan Life Insurance left Sunday to attend the Honor Club meeting at the Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach. He has earned the Honor Club designation 15 times in his 21 years with the company.
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Wi'lam A. Campbell
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Cavalier Hotel
Virginia Beach
Campbell
Local newspaper boys tour New York
Four Mount Airy boys Jim McHone McNeil Coefield Dennis Harold and Romey Boles are among 37 Northwest North Carolina newspaper carriers touring New York as winners of an efficiency contest. Their trip highlights regional carriers showcasing newspaper work and regional programs.
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New York
North Carolina
Mount Airy
Jim McHone
McNeil Coefield
Dennis Harold
Romey Boles
Pastor Preston Taylor Leaves Mount Airy for Richmond Church
The First Baptist Church of Mount Airy votes to accept the resignation of Rev Preston Taylor after nearly six years. He will become associate pastor at the First Baptist Church of Richmond, Virginia, with his family leaving August 31. Taylor, a Maryland native, educated at Richmond College and the Theological Seminary, led local opposition to Alcoholic Beverage Control stores and previously led New Bridge Baptist Church in Richmond. The Richmond church has more than 4,000 members.
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First Baptist Church
Mount Airy
Preston Taylor
First Baptist Church of
Richmond
Taylor
Maryland
Richmond College
The
Theological Seminary
New Bridge Baptist Church
Granite City
Rites Saturday For Mrs. Cleo F. Taylor
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon for Mrs. Cleo Frances Taylor 33 of Mount Airy route 5 Fancy Gap Church organist teacher and choir director died Thursday at Baptist Hospital after an extended illness She was married to James Lovwis Taylor and survived by two daughters her parents three brothers and five sisters Funeral rites were conducted at Fancy Gap Baptist Church by Rev R L Kizer Rev Roy Franklin and Rev Winfred Crouse with burial at Oakdale Cemetery Pallbearers included Worth Haynes Alvin Watson Harry Dowell Hastel Partridge and Bill and Richard Cook
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Cleo Frances Taylor
Route 5
Mount Airy
Shorttown Hill
Baptist Hospital
Taylor
James Lovwis Taylor
Surry County
Coy
Lottie Sawyers Venable
Fancy Gap Baptist Church
Pamela Sue
Patsy Lynn Taylor
Ararat
Gilbert Venable
Whiteville
Ed Venable
Route 4
Wilford Venable
Fred O'Neil
Route 1
Graham Tilley
David Sellers
Newbert Lanier
Brendadane Venable
R. L. Kizer
Roy Franklin
Winfred Crouse
Oakdale Cemetery
Worth Haynes
Alvin Watson
Harry Dowell
Hastel Partridge
Bill
Richard Cook
Vandals Burn Farm Tractor Nighttime Fire
A tractor belonging to Kester Sink on the Niston farm near Hamburg Street was burned during a nighttime prowler incident. Johnny Wipperman of Mount Airy Police investigated. the machine valued at several hundred dollars.
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Niston
Hamburg Street
Kester Sink
Johnny Wipperman
Mount Airy
Charles B. Sisk Rites Held for Retired Mountain Park Farmer
Funeral services for Charles Blane Sisk 74 of Mountain Park were held at White Plains Friends Church with Rev. John Pipkin Rev. Earnest Stevens and Rev. Walter Callaway officiating. A WWI veteran and retired farmer born in Surry County to Irvin and Martha Elizabeth Sisk he died Sunday at home after five years illness. Survived by wife Like Alfred Sisk a brother Dewey Sisk Mount Airy sisters Adolphus Robertson Maude Mann White Plains. Pallbearers included Ed Fred Hutchens Paul Alfred Jr Thomas Sisk Bob and Bill Roberson. honorary pallbearers were WWI and WWII veterans from State Road Community. Body remained at Moody Funeral Home before service.
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Charles Blane Sisk
Mountain Park
White Plains
Moody Funeral Home
Nichols Return To City After Cincinnati Visit
Mr and Mrs Calvin E Nichols have returned to Mount Airy after a week in Cincinnati Ohio He is employed at Hospital Pharmacy and attended the Surgical Appliances Industries Training School.
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Calvin E. Nichols
Mount Airy
Cincinnti
Ohio
Nichols
Hospital Pharmacy
Surgical Applicances Industries Training School
Man Killed In Fiery Head-On Collision
Prominent Boonville resident Edward E. Hood a former IRS revenue officer and community leader died in a Thursday night head-on crash on US 601 near White Plains. His wife was injured as two cars were destroyed. Driver Billy Holder and a passenger faced charges after posting bond Friday. Hood’s long civic service details noted, with survivors listed. Burial followed Sunday in Boonville Cemetery.
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White Plains
Boonville
Mount Airy
Edward E. Hood
Federal Internal Revenue Service
Boorville
York Oil Company
Ford
Failure To Yield Charged To Driver
A 1957 Dodge truck pulled into the southbound US 52 lane two miles north of Mount Airy. A 1961 Pontiac driven by Marilyn Petrick Phillips of Fancy Gap Va. swerved to avoid the truck and struck its right bumper, causing about 500 dollars damage to the Pontiac and 50 dollars to the truck. Alfred D. Honeycutt of Wyandotte Michigan was charged with failure to yield the right of way. No injuries were reported.
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Mount Airy
Marilyn Petrick Phillips
Fancy Gap
Robert L. Montgomery
Alfred D. Honeycutt
Wyandotte
Michigan
Surry County Fertility Rate Signals Strong Growth Trend
The Census Bureau data show Surry County with a fertility ratio of 419, indicating a robust natural growth. The average household size is 3.55 in Surry, with 3.31 in Wilkes and 3.57 in Yadkin, versus 3.29 in the South Atlantic states. University of Michigan study cites religion, education, social conditions and finances as key factors in family size. forecasts of births correlate with observed trends. A revival at Trinity Holiness Church on Durham Street, with evangelists Earnest Fulcher and Daniel Atwood, invites public attendance.
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Surry County
Census Bureau
Wilkes
Yadkin
South Atlantic
University of Michigan
Trinity Holiness Church
Durham Street
Earnest Fulcher
Mount Airy
Daniel Atwood
Johnny Amos
Children Burnt Dwelling as Oil Stove Mishap Inks Fire
A frame house at 113 Junction Street, owned by J. S. Belton, was gutted after children attempted to refill a kerosene stove and spilled fuel. Mrs. Helen Monahan and five children were inside. firemen fought the blaze for over 30 minutes, but the six room dwelling was a total loss.
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Junction Street
Helen Monahan
Monahan
Belton’s
Bor
J. 8. Belton
Driving Under Influence Charged After Lowgap Collision
One man, Mer ton Smith, 34, of Mount Airy, was charged with driving while under the influence after a collision on NC 88 in Lowgap Saturday night. Smith’s 1954 Chevrolet struck the rear of a turning 1960 Chevrolet driven by Bobby Doe Hodges, 17, of route 1 Lowgap, causing about $200 damage and a gash along the left side. Patrolman Buck Edwards investigated.
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Bobby Doe Hodges
Route 1
Chevrolet
NC 88
Merton Smith
Mount Airy
Fim
Smith Auto
Buck Edwards
Smith
Central Methodist Sets Reception for Pastor and Wife
Central Methodist Church plans a reception at church tomorrow night at o clock to honor the pastor and his wife. Rev and Mrs Smathers highlighted. Smathers, formerly District Superintendent of the Waynesville District, came to Mount Airy from Waynesville. Church members and friends invited.
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Central Methodist Church
Frank. Smathers
Mount Airy
Waynesville
Smathers
Methodist Church
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Kiwanis
Watsons
Campbell Makes
First Baptist
Kev, Preston Taylor
Mrs. Taylor
Vandals
Charles B. Sisk
Rites Today
Holder
Amer
Hood
Mount Airy Recorder's Court
IRS
North Wilkesboro
Boonville Board of Trade
Order of the Eastern Star
Scottiah Rite Mason
Democratic Party
Wake County
Edward W
Alice M. Hood
Zebulon
N. C. State College
N. C. Highway Dept
Civilian Conservation Corps
Frank
Fred
Bert Hood
Alice Hood
Vera Rhodes
Donnie Gay
Kinston
T. Y. Puryear
Wendell
Boonville Cemetery
Surry
Trinity Holiness
Central Methodist
Frank C. Smathers
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