Surry School Board Names Two Principals for County
Surry County board affirmed Gilbert T. Huffman as Westfield principal and Norman L. Smith as Flat Rock principal. Huffman, UNC alum, comes from White Plains and Hai personal details. Smith replaces A. P. Phillips. Board also noted two other principalships vacant at Copeland and Flat Rock and that bids under 21 contracts for a new admin building were awarded to local firms.
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Dobson
Surry County
Westfield School
Smith
Flat Reck
A. P. Phillips
Flat Rock
Quincy Shelton, Sr
Bob Patterson
Wendell Hiatt
Floyd Gwynn
Dillard Vaughn
Copeland
Fast Surry
Huffman
White Plains High School
Unc-Chapel Hill
Wake Forest University
Seattle Pacific College
Forsyth County
Melvina Clifton
Mount Airs
Westfield
Joan &. Clark, Inc
Mount Airy
Buchanan Plumbing and Heating Co
High Point
Pace Plumpeting and Heating Co
Winston-Salem Wak
Bulton Electric
Blood Drive Urgently Backed For Surry County
Red Cross calls for a special Monday bloodmobile visit to Reeves YMCA from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. as Surry County faces a critical supply shortfall with low regular collection and high demand. Jimmie Miller and Grace Vaughn urged eligible donors 18 to 60 to contribute, noting summer travel and accidents increase need.
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Surry County
Red Cross
State Highway Patrol
Charlotte
Red Cross Blood Program
Granite City
Reeves Ymca
Grace Vaughn
Red Cross Chapter
Auto Dealers Donate Toward Hospital Heart Equipment
Mount Air Automobile Dealers Association given 130 to Norusers Surry Hospital to help buy a defibrillator for the new intensive coronary care unit on the fourth floor. Hospital administrator John K. Lockhart thanked Williams Jr. of Williams Chevrolet and the dealers for the contribution and urged remaining funds to be raised so the machine can be installed before the unit opens in about 60 days.
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Mount Air Automobile Dealers Association
A Williams, Jr
Wiams Chevrolet Co
Auto Dealers Association
Norusers
Willan
Wnhder
Sfart
Lockhart
Red Cross Elects New Chairman and Directors in Surry County
The S2nd annual meeting of the Surry County Chapter of the American National Red Cross at Central United Methodist Church drew over 100 attendees. Max Brown of Elkin elected chairman with a slate of new officers and directors including W. H. Bradley and Mrs. Heles Snow as vice chairmen and a large board of directors.
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Red Cross
Surry County
The
American National Red Cross
Central United Aethodist Church
Max Brown
Elkin
Brown
W. H. Bradley
Mount Airy
Heles Snow
Siloam
Alison Mabel Sale
Jerry Nester
Bertha Shinault
Dobson
R. V M. Collins
Pilot Mountain
Claude A. McNeil
Robert Lovill, Jr
Mike Hensley
Ralph Sykes
O. K. Merritt, Jr
James D. Reinhardt
David J. Beal
Louise Woltze
J. L. Lowe
Margaret Noe
Ann Hendricks
James M
Bob Abercrombie
Jake Shepherd
Herman Griffin
A. Amburn
Rural Fund Drive
Wesley Fellowship
Rockford St Methodist Church
Veterans Administration Hospital
Salisbury
Good Neighbor Extension Homemakers Club
Amanda Cooke
Westfield
Swanson Hichards
Benson Blasts federal grant to YVEDD in North Carolina
Mount Airy activist Donald R. Benson denounces a $325,057 Office of Economic Opportunity grant to the Yadkin Valley Economic Development District. He argues tax money supports ineffective programs and criticizes agency leadership amid past layoffs and scrutiny, after resigning his Washington post in May. Also notes Arlington visitors over July 4 weekend.
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Mount Airy
Office of Economic Opportunity
Yadkin Valley
Anti-Poverty
Claude Campbell
Boonville
Campbell
Surry
Stokes
Davie
Yadkin
Benson
Washington Post
Mizell
YVEDD
State License Due By July 1 Warns Local Officials
An official announcement from J. Howard Hooker urges all affected persons to obtain a North Carolina privilege license before July 1. Applications and remittance go to the N. C. Dept. of Revenue in Raleigh or the local revenue office in Davis Arcade, Mount Airy. Penalty for noncompliance is five percent per delinquent month or fraction thereof.
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North Carolina
J. Howard Hooker
N. C. Dept. of Revenue
Raleigh
State Revenue Office
Davis Arcade
Mount
Market Report from Mount Airy Livestock Market
461 animals sold Wednesday at Mount Airy Market with hogs topping 25.10 per cwt and heavies 23. Cows sold from 11 to 20 and calves reached 36.75. Steers ranged 20 to 32.25 while bulls brought 19.25. Heifers 19 to 26.25 and cows by head 8 to 14.00.
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Mount Airy
Storms Hit Granite City and Surrounding Areas
Severe Tuesday storms brought high winds and lightning to Granite City and nearby towns. Precipitation reached 0.58 inches in Mount Airy with damage from downed trees in Salem Fork, Dobson, and Twin Oaks. A home on Toast Road lost a tree causing minor auto damage while orchards escaped major losses and drainage kept flooding minimal.
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Granite City
Salem Fork
Dobson
Twin Oaks
Wards Gap
Toast Road
W. R. McKinney
Paullingman
Orchard Gap
Granite Lions Install New Officers in Mount Airy
Granite Lions Club of Mount Airy installs officers at Reeves YMCA for the coming year. Gene Bowman becomes president, sworn in by outgoing president John Taylor who receives a Past President's Pin and plaque. New officers and directors named include I L Richard first vice president Harold Stome second vice president Johnny Edwards third vice president Mickey Moneith secretary W Steve Taylor assistant secretary Joe Edwards treasurer Jack Warren assistant treasurer Calvin Woodruff Tail Twister Hylton Wright assistant Tail Twister Roy M Nelson Lion Tanner and chaplains Roy Hutchens Otis WimBech Earl Watson H A Botkin John Hamilton H M Finch Ray Hamilton and Jimmy Reinhardt.
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Gene Bowman
Taylor
Servic
Harold Stome
Sic
Johnny CC. Edwards
Mickey Moneith
W. Steve Taylor
Joe Edwards
Jack Warren
Calvin Woodruff
Hylton Wright
Roy M. Nelson
Lion Tanner
Roy Hutchens
Otis Wimbech
Jovee Dies Of War Wounds
Plans for the military funeral of Set Hoger Lee Jovee are incomplete. Jovee died Saturday from injuries sustained in Vietnam. He was born in Surry County to Jack A and Dorothy Simmons Jovee. He is survived by his parents and grandparents, Wiley Simmons and others in Pilot Mountain North Carolina.
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Set
Hoger Lee Jovee
Pilot Mountain
Vietnam
Surry County
Jack A
Dorothy Simnons Jovee
Wiley Simmons
Thompson Furniture to Close After 59 Years in Business
Roy Hutchens announces a final Going Out of Business sale on Main Street signaling the end of Thompson Furniture Company. The business opened in 1910 by J. D Thompson and Hutchens, who joined in 1925, has operated since, with Hutchens now reducing duties due to health. He will run a part time framing business from home after the store closes.
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Thompson Furniture Company
Roy Hutchens
Hutchens
J. D Thompson
Yadkin County
Thompson
Hutchens to Close Thompson’s Furniture in Mount Airy
Hutchens and Willam Allred bought store interests in 1940 and Hutchens became sole owner in 1952. After more than 50 years serving the Piedmont area, he retires saying he enjoyed serving customers and thanks competitors. The sale continues until items are sold. he and his wife will stay at 27 Church Street.
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Hutchens
Willam Allred
Piedmont Area
Thelma Saunders
Church Street
Mount Airy
Thompson's Furniture Company
Election protest filed over Dobson spring voting procedures
James Vance Stewart of Dobson filed a protest with the town board over the May 13 spring elections. He argues oaths of office should be signed, registrar Mary Stone kept books improperly open, and a voter was registered after closure. He notes judges not named 30 days before the election as required by General Statute 160-41. Funeral services for Rushon Joyce pending arrival of the body.
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James Vance Stewart
Dobson
Board of Elections
Stewart
Mary Stone
Protest Filed Over Dobson Election Irregularities 1969
A protest filed on June 7, 1969 disputes Dobson town election irregularities from May 13, 1960. It alleges judges misplaced oathes, improper voting rules, ballots counted without full five votes, and ballots transported from courthouse polling sites to cars. The protest seeks a new election to uphold official dignity.
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Gilbert Hufkeman
Norman Smith
Hollee Badeett
Good Neighbor Club
Bill Barker
Rockford St
Miss Vaughn
Bryant
Surrys
Jimmie Miller
New Mount Airy Blood Committee
Surry Hospital
John K. Lockhart
Mesey
Wilburn
Ben Bolick
White Plains
United Funds
Washington
CFO
OFO
Ted Jenkins
Mark and
Valeria Anne
Arlington, Va
Valerian J Shuford
Howard Street
Jenkins
Market Report
Mount Airy Ligns Club
Bowman
Ray Hamilton
Jimmy Reinhardt
Jovee
Kirm
Indings
Rushon Joyce
Pimnacth
Toms Creek Primitive Baptist Church
Moody Funeral Home
Board of Commissioners
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