Elks Sponsor 14 Area Lads At Encampment
Fourteen area boys depart Sunday for a two week stay at the Elks Camp for Boys in Zirconia ten miles south of Hendersonville. Sponsored by Mount Airy Elks Lodge with transport and equipment donations from local merchants and the National Guard. Participants include Joseph S. Clement Johnny Goings Mike Goings Dallas Hall Kyle Murray Kenny Murray Ronnie Tate Ivan Tate Allan Worrell Mark Worrell Jerry Worrell Gary Young Jimmy Young and Danny Willey. They plan to return July 10 via Lag transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Zirconia
Hendersonville
Mount Airy Elks Lodge
National Guard
Gastonia
Reidsville
Shelby
Southern Pines
Statesville
Winston-Salem
Joseph S. Clement
Johnny R. Goings
Maple Street
Mike Goings
Siloam
Dallas Leon Hall
Jeffries St
Kyle Trent Murray
Kenny Murry
Ronnie Lee Tate
Highland Drive
Ivan Tate, Jr
Allan D. Worrell
Mark Tim Worrell
Jerry Gray Worrell
Sunset Drive
Gary Dean Young
Jimmy Lee Young
Willow St
Danny Willey
State Road
Granite City
Lag Transportation
Cashoree Promotion Draws Blanks for 500 Prize
Officials for Cashoree called Saturday at 4 p.m. with no answer as Irene Combs Toast Barbara Sisk from Stuart Va and Verona Branch of Mount Airy were named in efforts to pick a winner. A second drawing is planned at 4 o'clock to select up to three names for the 500 prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cashoree
Irene Combs
Barbara Sisk
Stuart
Verona Branch
Mount Airy
Mount Airy Merchant
Carpenter Goings Snow Reunion Slated for Sunday
The Carpenter Goings and Snow reunion will be held Sunday at Flattop Primitive Baptist Church. Relatives and friends are invited and urged to attend with a well filled picnic lunch.
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Flattop Primitive Baptist Church
Murder Charge In Slaying Of Mount Airy Youth
A 19 year old Mount Airy man, David Walter Hazel, was charged with first degree murder after a shooting that killed 24 year old Albert Bunker Almy in Mount Airy route 7. Hazel posted bond and faced a district court hearing as witnesses and family details emerged.
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Mount Airy
Route 7
David Walter Hazel
E. Lebanon Street
Surry District Court
Surry
Nine Medical Examiners Named In Surry County
Chief Medical Examiner Page Hudson of Chapel Hill appoints nine physicians in Surry to serve as local medical examiners as North Carolina shifts from coroner rule. They work with coroner Dr. Carl L. Thomas. when his term ends in 1974, county may fully adopt the medical examiner system. Appointees include B L Coniglio J D Simmons B J Lawrence Jr C G Robertson W E Jarrell Mount Airy. J Gray Hall Dobson. R B Merlo S T Bickley H M Stuart Elkin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Page Hudson
Chapel Hill
Surry County
Surry
Carl L. Thomas
Thomas
B. L. Coniglio
J. D. Simmons
B. J. Lawrence, Jr
C. G. Robertson
W. E. Jarrell
Mount Airy
J. Gray Hall
Dobson
R. B. Merlo
S. T. Bickley
H. M. Stuart
Elkin
Former Resident Named Forsyth Development Head
Paul W. Spain, 43, son of Mrs. W. H. Spain of Mount Airy, is appointed economic development director of the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce. Formerly manager of research since 1964, he will consult with industries seeking to locate in Winston-Salem and is a member of the American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association and the American Chamber of Commerce Executives. He is married to Lucy Mahood of Winston-Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul W. Spain
W. H. Spain
S. Main St
Mount Airy
Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce
Spain
Chamber
Winston-Salem
American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association
American Chamber of Commerce Executives
Lucy Mahood
Winston- Salem
Two Cars Collide on West Lebanon Street
At 8 45 p m two cars collided west of South Street in Mount Airy. No injuries occurred but property damage totaled about 700 dollars. Michael Edward Arrington, 17, of 1386 Gwynwood Drive stopped his 1967 Mercury in traffic as Mark Anthony Hiatt, 18, followed in a 1968 Mercury.
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West Lebanon Street
South Street
Mount Airy
Michael Edward Arrington
Gwynwood Drive
Mark Anthony Hiatt
Mount Airy Sets Budget With Flat Tax Rate
Mount Airy commissioners review a tentative $1,398,539 budget for the coming year unchanged at $1.65 per $100 valuation. Property values rise to about $47 million, boosting tax yield. debt service climbs to $338,034. Provisions add two police positions and funds for future equipment purchases including a bookkeeping machine, fire truck, tractor, and motor grader. Water and sewer income are projected higher, with sewer rents around $160,000. A public hearing is set for July 22 at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Board of Commissioners
Public Works Department
City Hall
John Harvey Arnder 48 Dies of Heart Attack
Funeral services for John Harvey Arnder of Mount Airy were held at Moody Funeral Chapel after his death Saturday at Northern Surry Hospital from a heart attack. Born in Patrick County Virginia to James and Betty Pigg Arnder, he belonged to Willis Gap Baptist Church and is survived by Ester Gunnell Arnder, a sister Porter Bondurant of Ararat Virginia, two brothers William of Winston Salem and Paul of Mount Airy, and his mother of Ararat. Burial followed in Willis Gap Baptist Church cemetery.
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Jim Taylor
Hazel
Albert
Albert Almy
Almy
Taylor
Fritz Booker
SBI
David Beal
East
Lebanon Street
J. Earl Ramey
Dorothy Almy
Elizabeth Ruth Almy
Bunker Woods
US 601
Moody Funeral Chapel
White Plains Baptist Church
Nassau County
N. Y
George
John Harvey Arnder
Mount Airy
Northern Surry Hospital
Patrick County
James
Betty Pigg Arnder
Willis Gap Baptist Church
Ester Gunnell Arnder
Porter Bondurant
Ararat
William Arnder
Winston- Salem
Paul Arnder
Willis Gap Baptist Church Cemetery
Break-in Reported at Stanley Restaurant on Market Street
Mount Airy police investigated an early morning break-in at Stanley Restaurant on Market Street. Suspects pried a front door lock and breached a glass pane. Cash totaling 282 dollars was reported missing from the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Restaurant
Market Street
Mount Airy
Resta
Arrington Car Crash Leads to Speed Violation Charge
Police charged Hiatt with failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident after Arrington’s vehicle failed to stop and struck the rear of the other car.
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Arrington
Hiatt
Missionary to South America visits here
A former Mount Airy resident now living in Bogota Colombia Mrs. Carlos Oliveros nee Jean Chappell visits with her two children and her parents She is an Inter American Missionary Society missionary in Bogota and has worked seven years in the society Her husband pastors a church there and they plan a return trip to the U S in about a year for further study
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Bogota
Colombia
South America
Carlos Oliveros
Jean Chappell
Inter American Missionary Society
Oliveros
Society
Tom Chappell
Route 5
Mount Airy
Greensboro
Los Angeles
Calif
Olinda
Nancy
Fox
U.S
Dentist Carl L. Thomas to retire after 47 years in practice
Dr. Carl L. Thomas of 153 Church Street ends a 47 year dental career, 44 spent in Granite City at 214 North Main Street, while remaining Surry County coroner. He retires after extended illness and will visit his daughter Vera in New York. He recalls early days in Roxboro and Mount Airy and his long service to the community.
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Carl L. Thomas
Church Street
Granite City
North Main Street
Surry County
Thomas
Danville
Doc
Nova Scotia
Roxboro
Franklinton
Vera Carl Thomas James
Binghamton
N. Y
D W Hege Funeral Today
Final rites for David Wade Hege aged 47 of Westfield are set for today at 2 p m at Capella Church of Christ He died Sunday at home He was born in Forsyth County to Gene and Mattie Hill Hege A retired Loveleco Mills employee and Stony Ridge Baptist Church member he leaves wife Hazel Young Hege five sisters and four brothers Burial will be in the church cemetery
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David Wade Hege
Route 1
Westfield
Capella Church of Christ
Forsyth County
Gene
Mattie Hill Hege
Loveleco Mills
Stony Ridge
Gladys Forrest
Lexington
Stamie Smith
Durham
Irwen E. Hege
Clemmons
Robert and
Marvin Hege
Winston-Salem
Junior Hege
Church Cemetery
First National Adds Directors
The board of First National Bank expands with two new members Hylton Wright and James A Hadley elected at an official meeting last week. Wright leads Central Telephone Company of Mount Airy and Hadley heads Burke Insurance and Realty Company while G Thomas Fawcett remains bank president.
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First National Bank
Hylton Wright
James A
Jimmy) Hadley
Wright
Central Telephone Company of
Mount Airy
Rockford Street
Betty Johnson
Tamra
Haymore Memorial Baptist Church
The
Mount Airy Lions Club
Granite Masonic Lodge
Blue Ridge Investors Trust Co
Mount Airy Fire Department
Hadley
West
Lebanon Street
Burke Insurance and Realty Company
Greater Mount Airy United Fund
G. Thomas Fawcett
Road mishap on US 601 injures no one
Bonnie Easter Snow 33 of route 5 stopped her 1967 Ford on US 601 at the intersection about 4 45 p m Thursday. Her car was rear ended by a 1965 Ford driven by Norma Nunn Morrison 50 of 170 W Poplar Street. Police charged Morrison with failure to
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Bonnie Easter Snow
Route 5
Norma Nunn Morrison
W. Poplar Street
Mount Airy
Morrison
Entry Probed After Break-In At Kern's Bakers Warehouse
Mount Airy police investigate a break-in at Kern's Bakeries warehouse on East Pine Street. The Sunday morning entry was reported and no items appear missing. Mrs. Ernest Jones and her children Lisa and David visited Oak Ridge Tennessee and will travel to Grissis Air Force Base New York to see Lt. Donald Jones and his family.
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Mount Airy
East Pine Street
Kern’s Bakeries
Ernest Jones
Lisa
David
Holland, Va
Annie Loflen
Oak Ridge
35 Arrests Recorded Weekend Police Activity
35 arrests were recorded over the past weekend with 18 charges including auto law offenses. The report highlights intensified police activity and a surge in vehicle related violations.
Administration Degree Awarded at Bradford College
The son of Mrs. Dock Volding of route 1 Lowgap and the late Mr. Golding Thomas pans Se graduated from Bradford Virginia with a Bachelor of Science degree.
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Dock Volding
Route 1
Lowgap
Mr. Golding
Thomas Pans Se
Bradford
Record of Violations Highlights Drunken Driving and Murder
The list itemizes seven drunken driving charges and eight liquor law violations in fractions, with remaining counts for various offenses including one murder charge. The summary notes the broad range of violations on record without detailing names or dates.
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Carpenter
Dorothy Bunker Almy
U. S. Navy
Guilford College
New York City
Forsyth Development
J. H. Arnder
Country
D. W. Hege
First National Adds Directors
Jimmy Hadley
Harold T. Golding
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