Red Cross Drive Gets Early Start
The Red Cross membership drive is progressing faster this year with collections passing 1.42 dollars last Saturday. Many county workers have yet to report, and once those are in the county is expected to exceed its goal. Various firms reported 100 percent renewals, including Mrs. Jackson's and Belk's Department Store, with a long list of local businesses noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Mrs. Jackson’s
Thompson Purniture Co
Belk's Department Store
G. C. Levil Co
Hennis Motor Co
Moody Funeral Home
New Willow Hotel
Sparger Insurance Co
Post Office
Shell Service
Jackson Bros
Charles
First National Bank
Workmen’s Federal Savings and Loan
Boyles Shoe Store
Harrison’s
Carter Purniture Co
Sears- Roebuck & Co
John H. Midkiff Hardware
Steele’s Jewelry
Kroger’s
Clarine Beauty Shop
Dr. R. C. Mitchell’s
Fowler Motor Co
Folger & Folger
Woltz & Barber
Blue Ridge Clothing Co
Hollingsworth Drug Co
Surry County Loan & Trust Co
Poore's Grocery
Wolfe Drug Co
Jimmie’s Cafe
Johnson's
State to Develop Yadkin Lime Deposit
The state highway commission will likely develop its Lime Rock deposit on the Yadkin river in Yadkin county. Governor Broughton ordered immediate investigation into feasibility of operations, backed by Thurmond Chatham and R C Llewellyn. Lime would support road work and be sold to farmers as fertilizer at low cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Highway Commission
Lime Rock
Yadkin River
Yadkin County
Broughton
Thurmond Chatham
Winston-Salem
R. C. Llewellyn
Dobson
Auction Sale of Fine Farm Stock in Surry County
Farmers of Surry County will auction cattle horses and mules at one o clock on Saturday. County Commissioners authorize the sale conducted by R R Smithwick and A P Cobb with cash terms. Stock from the county farm includes 18 registered Jerseys 5 milking cows 2 bred heifers 6 heifer calves 5 young bulls 3 registered Hereford bull calves 4 brood work mares 12 work mules and colts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surry County
R. R. Smithwick
A. P. Cobb
Dobson
27 NYA helpers aid high school with payments
The National Youth Administration provides 27 helpers at the high school. The group includes 13 girls and 14 boys, with four being Negro students. They perform tasks from bus driving to cleaning boards, earning six dollars monthly after about an hour of work daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Youth Administration
Finch
Miss Louise Kendall Visits Greenshoro Relatives
Miss Louise Kendall is visiting relatives in Greenshoro, bringing news of family and arranging local calls. The brief note records a social visit and nearby kinship ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Kendall
Greenshoro
Soldier Boy Bowman George Reports from New Orleans
Bowman George, stationed at New Orleans Army Air Base, sent a form letter through the New Orleans Association of Commerce about his visit. He found locals friendly to servicemen and would like to see home again, noting his pleasant service so far. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. George of South Main Street, Mount Airy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans Association of Commerce
Bowman George
George
New Orleans Army Air Basy
New Orleans
R. A. George
South Main Street
Mount Airy
Folger Calls for End to Strikes Amid Emergency
Washington Congressman John H. Folger of Mount Airy urged CIO head John L. Lewis to base actions on freedom and security. In a letter to Philip Murray he said organized labor and collective bargaining are valued but the current emergency requires strikes and ongoing disputes to cease, settled by negotiation or mediation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John H. Folger
Mount Airy
Friends of Labor
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizations
John L. Lewis
Fifth District
Murray
Congress
Organized Labor
Royal Arch To Have Fish Fry
Members of the Royal Arch will enjoy a fish fry at the Masonic Temple next Tuesday evening at 6 oclock. Following the menu the chapter will convene in the temple and confer degrees on a class of five candidates. High Priest A B Macon asks that a large attendance be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Arch
Masonic Temple
Temple
A. B. Macon
Duck Hunting Trip Returns Homeward Calls
J D Sargent and J H Midkiff left Wednesday to hunt ducks on the North Carolina coast. Sargent returned last weekend from a successful hunt and could not resist the call for a return hunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Sargent
J. H. Midkiff
North Carolina
Mr. Sargent
Soldiers Report for Camp Departure from Surry County
War department requests lead to Fort Bragg sending 33 young men from Surry County for army duty. Mount Airy sends 17 on November 27 and Dobson 16 on November 28. List includes Joe F. Cook and 31 others with many deferred for agricultural reasons now in class A-1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Surry County
Fort Bragg
Army
Mount Airy Board
Dobson
Carl Folger
Dobson Board
Joe F. Cook
Shepherd Gillespie
Melvin M. Atkins
J. C. Tucker, Jr
Marshall N. Woodruff
Robert R. Kennedy
William Ross Brown
Major F. Cummings
Clyde F. Hurt
Ben G. Williams
Frank O. Craughn
Herman Danley
Joseph F. Thomas
Winfred L. Hodges
Clarence Southard
Paul Anthony
Rev Scott Hutton to preach at Haymore Church
Martinsville Va preacher Rev Scott Hutton will lead both Sunday services at Haymore-Baptist Church on November 23 at 11 00 A M and 7 30 P M with public invitation extended to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Hutton
Martinsville
Haymore — Baptist Church
Doughton Voted No as House Edges Into War
In 212 to 194 vote the House approved Senate amendments to the neutrality act allowing armed American merchant ships to pass through war zones into belligerent harbors. North Carolina delegation split with Doughton dissenting, while Barden also opposed. The outcome preserves presidential aims and arming of ships in defense waters as debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
House
Hursday
White House
North Carolina
House of Representatives
Senate
Tar Hee
Robert L. Doughton
Graham A. Barden
New Bern
Kerr
Bulwinkle
Weaver
Clark
Bonner Cooley
Durham
Folger
Burgin
Doughton
Barden
Vesels
Congress
Miss Margaret Jackson Visits Family in Bristol
Miss Margaret Jackson of Virginia Intermont College in Bristol Virginia arrives to spend the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W A Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Jackson
Virginia Intermont College
Bristol Va
W. A. Jackson
Tobacco market set to top four million pounds in 1941 crop
Government figures show Mount Airy tobacco market at 3,932,686 pounds valued at $1,102,531.83 as of last Friday, with sales on track to pass four million pounds for the 1941 crop. Warehouses closed midweek, resume Monday for three sale days before season end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Community Forms Doctor Association In Surry County
Citizens of Stewarts Creek and nearby townships organize to secure medical service once provided by the late Dr. M. Y. Allen. Large turnout at recent meetings in western Surry County. a mass meeting is set for Saturday night at Beulah school to finalize plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewarts Creek
M. Y. Allen
Surry County
Beulah School
Mrs Clark's Daughter Injured in Washington Car Crash
Mrs W E Radcliffe former Mary Miles Clark, daughter of Mrs Clara Clark, is hospitalized in Washington D C after an automobile accident Monday afternoon. She returned to the city recently after visiting relatives. The injuries include a pelvic fracture and are not yet fully known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Radcliffe
Mary Miles Clark
Clara Clark
Washington, D. C
Radcliffe
Washington
Clark
Harvests For Tomorrow film to shown at Grand Theatre Mount Airy
A government documentary about farm life in New England titled Harvests For Tomorrow will screen at the Grand Theatre in Mount Airy on November 27 and 28. Procured by the AAA and the U S Department of Agriculture, with narration by Frank Craven, the film blends soil concerns with pastoral scenes and a musical score. All characters are real farm people and county agents urge broad public attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Grand Theatre
Mount Airy
AAA
United States Department of Agriculture
Frank Craven
Our Town
Dobson
Security Board Changes Office
The Social Security Board representative will meet callers in the North Carolina State Unemployment Compensation Commission office in the Merritt building instead of Room 205 in the Post Office building. She will continue to be in Mount Airy each Friday afternoon from 12 30 to 2 00 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Board
North Carolina State Unemployment Compensation Commission
Merritt Building
Post Office
Mount Airy
Royal Arch Masons Hold Winston-Salem District Meeting
Messrs C Binder D W Loflin J C Hill A B Macon and Clarke Lackey attended a district meeting of Royal Arch Masons in Winston-Salem Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
C. Binder
D. W. Loflin
J. C. Hill
A. B. Macon
Clarke Lackey
Royal Arch Masons
Winston- Salem
Governor Price Endorses Roosevelt at Mount Airy Banquet
Virginia Governor James H. Price spoke to more than 125 Kiwanis members and guests at Mount Airy Country Club during Ladies Nite, voicing strong approval of President Roosevelt's foreign and domestic policies and urging unity in the national crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
James H. Price
Richmond
Roosevelt
White House
Virginia
Old Dominion
Kiwanis Club
Country Club
Wilken Barber
Pres
Community program ends with patriotic tap dance and prizes
Miss Shirley Sydnor wowed the crowd with a patriotic tap number titled God Bless America. Six attendance prizes were awarded at the end to Mrs. Dr. Good of Hillsville, Mrs. L B Pendergraph, Mrs. W I Monday, D C Rector, W A Jackson and W M Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Sydnor
America
Dr. Good
Hillsville
L. B. Pendergraph
W. I. Monday
D. C
Boonville Man Named Chief Clerk for Surry County Agriculture
Pail Speer of Boonville has accepted the role as chief clerk of the Surry County Agriculture Association at Dobson. He previously worked six years with the Agriculture Adjustment Administration of the U S Department of Agriculture as superintendent for Yadkin County. He is the son of Mr and Mrs A B Speer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pail Speer
Boonville
Surry County Agriculture Association
Dobson
Speer
Agriculture Adjustment Administration
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Yadkin
A. 8. Speer
Mount Airy Textile Plant under rush construction
Matt Hines awarded the contract to build Lynne Hosiery Mills new textile plant on North South Street near Floyd Poore Park. The wooden four by 124 feet building rises quickly as machinery arrives daily. Principal staff include manager Frank Heathcote and Heathcote family directors and officers D C Lewis Wade Moody Edward Heathcote and Helen Heathcote with plans to start production before January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Hines
Mount Airy
Lynne Hosiery Mills
North South Street
Floyd Poore Parkys
Hines
Prank Heathcote
D. C. Lewis
Wade C. Moody
Edward Heathcote
Helen Heathcote
W. F P. Carter, Jr
Frank Heathcote
Christmas Seal Sale Opens Friday in North Carolina
The North Carolina Tuberculosis Association begins its Christmas Seal sale Friday November 21 with Gov. J Melville Broughton backing the effort. Local management by Dr R C B Pranklin and A B Carter. canvassers and drug stores, hotels and public places will sell the seals. A large share of proceeds aids local tubercular patients. workers receive no pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Tuberculosis Association
J. Melville Broughton
State of
North Carolina
R. C. B. Pranklin
Surry and Mount Airy Health Department
A. B. Carter
Lions and Scouts Rally for Paper Drive Week
Two tons of waste paper were collected this week as the Local Lions Club and Boy Scouts lead a defense duty campaign. The town truck gathers paper every Tuesday and Friday with Scouts assisting, baling for shipment, and proceeds shared with Lions “Punch for the Blind.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Lions
Dennis Moody
EB. C. Collins
J. &. Cockerham
Arrests tied to Ashby Hiatt case in Winston and Calem region
Following last week’s arrest of Ashby Hiatt in Winston and Calem on theft charges, authorities report two or three individuals sharing the same name detained in the Twin City jail. The Ganema, son of the late Geo Seedie, is identified in the developing notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashby Hiatt
Winston -Calem
Tenacco
Twin City
Ganema
Geo, Seedie
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National Defense
Red Cross Drive
N.Y. A
George Transon Worth
Charlie Boyd
Clinton Alfred Chiliress
Joseph Hollingsworth Gwyn, Jr
Cleveland Griffin
Leonard Charles Morrison
William Inman
John Howard Hull
Willie Aubrey Mosley
Alexander Lillington Clark
Kenneth Burton Thomas
Ed Dezern
Preston Wyatt Spencer
Cephas Poe Payne
Samuel Eugene Boyles
Ora Everett Midkiff
William Glenn McPeak
Haymore Church
Beulah
Security Board
Gov. Price Lands
Boonville Man
Surry Karm
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