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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1972
Page
1
The Charlotte regional Red Cross bloodmobile will be at First Methodist Church in Pilot Mountain today from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The unit seeks 125 units to boost supply, with urgent need for positive and negative blood types. Grace Vaughn cited higher usage and holiday needs around the Fourth of July, noting recent calls from center for blood.
Friday marked Glenn Burcham of route 1 Lowgap Round Peak ending a 30 year career with the Post Office Depart. He spent 20 years as a carrier at Mount Airy and six more delivering mail for the U. S. Army. Assistant Postmaster Parker Martin led ceremonies in Postmaster Bowman’s absence and presented Burcham a 1st rifle from fellow employees as thanks for two dozen years of service. He and his wife have seven children.
Lee Gunter of Shreveport, a civilian Air Force employee and former Surry County flyer, pilots a twin engine Beechcraft D-18 carrying his wife Donna and four children from Mount Airy to Huntsville before returning to Louisiana. He plans annual visits, praises Mount Airy Airport, and pursues amateur acrobatic flying as a hobby.
Frank Sydnor, 65, of 603 N Main Street, died Thursday at Baptist Hospital Winston-Salem after a brief illness. A longtime figure in industry and finance, he chaired Renfro Hosiery Mills and held the loan he had served for nine years, and was a Georgia Mill Academy graduate.
Two dozen Mount Airy area citizens patrol selected trouble spots using their cars and radios. They relay tips to sheriff and police base units, helping reduce breaking and entering and petty larceny by about 50 percent. Volunteers carry no guns and rarely reveal identities.
Mrs. Hattie Robertson 87 died Wednesday at a Lenoir hospital and was buried Friday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church cemetery Sawmills community after funeral services at First Baptist Church. Survived by sister Mrs. Ellis Koon of Pinnacle.
Mr and Mrs Robert C of Mount Airy attend the Kiwanis International 57th annual convention in New Jersey. Official business includes electing officers for 1972 73 and appointing club and district leaders while recognizing outstanding community service and approved relations.
Police activity over the weekend from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Monday dropped to sixteen arrests at the headquarters. Six liquor law charges, four auto law infractions including one drunken driving case, and six miscellaneous offenses comprised the total.
The 1962 Mount Airy High School graduating class left all remaining funds in their treasury to the Surry Chapter of the American Cancer Society. Class president Melissa Taylor and treasurer Johnny Wagoner issued a final check for 96.26 dollars to the local chapter, destined for the year’s crusade.
The Baldwin reunion will be held Sunday at Veterans Memorial Park starting at 12 noon. Friends and relatives are invited to attend and bring a picnic lunch.
Born in Surry County to William Granville and Charlotte Banner Sydnor he was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church Granite Lodge 322 AF&AM and Mount Airy Country Club A memorial was held yesterday afternoon at his home Entombment was in the family mausoleum at Cemetery The service was conducted
Duke Power announces Cliffside Station No 5 in Rutherford County began operation as the system's third largest unit at 540000 kilowatts. The 250 foot tall coal plant includes electrostatic precipitators to remove 99 percent of fly ash and will lift overall capacity to 7,620,788 kilowatts as part of a six year plan to nearly double total generation.
Project OWE in Mount Airy uses six sites around Granite City to lure dozens of kids to weekly storytelling sessions led by Mrs. Fandia Cockerham. The program blends folklore with music and literature, aided by audio visual gear and a bookmobile for vacation reading.
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