A1 Vol. 131, Issue 318 .50 INDEX Kahne takes the win Obits ... page 3 Opinions ... page 4 Sports ... page 6 Classifieds ... page 9 Partly Cloudy Serving Surry County since 1880. High Low Page 6 Forsubscriptions, call 786-4141. 72 54 The Mount Airy News www.mtairynews.com Printed on recycled newspaper Monday, November 14, 2011 Arrests made in area break-ins STAFF REPORT Two men have been ar- rested in connection with several break-ins in Surry County in the past week. The Surry County Sher- iff’s Office arrested Ron- ald Gray Hudson, 48, of 119 Buck Head Trail, Pilot Mountain, in connection with a Nov. 9 home inva- Cory Allen Young sion. While Cory Allen Young, 23, of Winston- Salem, has been arrested in connection with a string of break-ins in Surry and SUBMITTED PHOTO Forsyth counties. The newest officers of the Wahissa Lodge are inducted during Saturday night’s banquet. The officers include A homeowner returned three members of Troop 538 in Mount Airy. to his residence on Ara- rat Road in Ararat to find Hudson attempting to crawl onto the kitchen ta- ble. When the homeowner Ronald Gray Hudson Local scouts elected confronted him, Hudson jumped out of the kitch- and traced it to an address en window and fled the in Winston-Salem and a scene, according to Sheriff woman living there who Graham Atkinson. The ho- turned out to be affiliated as council officers meowner identified Hud- with the suspect,” said At- Surry County has its Hull, Christian McHone son, who used to be his kinson. “Using the iden- first chief of the Wahissa and Nathan Semones will neighbor, for deputies. tity of the woman, they Lodge of the Order of the oversee them all, roughly The responding officer were also able to identify Arrow in 30 years. 800 to 900 active mem- on the scene contacted a suspect and discovered During a banquet for bers, along with five other other officers in the area he’d been in the Surry the lodge Saturday night, officers from the council. to be on the look-out for County Detention Center Zachary Hull was induct- McHone will serve as the a person matching the de- in the past.” ed as the new chief of the vice chief of administra- scription provided by the Deputies in Surry Coun- lodge which represents the tion and Semones will homeowner. Hudson was ty were able to assemble a Old Hickory Council. Hull serve as vice chief of pub- found in the parking lot of photo line-up from which is also one of three Boy lications. The trio cam- the Ararat Volunteer Fire the homeowner identified Scouts from Troop 538 paigned for their positions Department by respond- Young as the suspect. in Mount Airy inducted prior to elections held dur- ing deputies. He was taken The Winston-Salem as officers for the coming ing Fall Fellowship. They into custody without in- Police Department and year, a rare feat. all had their own reasons cident at which time offi- Forsyth County Sheriff’s The Order of the Arrow for choosing to join. cers located a quantity of Office were notified to be is like the honor society of “I’ve always liked to marijuana and a smoking on the lookout for Young the Boy Scouts of Ameri- have a role in leadership. device on his person. who was believed to be ca. Once a scout reaches I’ve been a leader in my Hudson has been pawning the stolen goods. the age of 13, achieves a troop so I decided to take charged with breaking He was traced to several first class rank and com- it to the next level,” said and entering, possession pawn shops in the area but pletes 12 day and night Hull. “My job will be to of drug paraphernalia and was not located at the resi- camping experiences, in- stay in communication possession of a schedule dence to which the car was cluding an extended camp with the vice chiefs and VI controlled substance. registered. Atkinson said such as a summer session, chapter chiefs and make He was placed under a the Winston-Salem police he becomes eligible to be sure things run smoothly. $50,000 secure bond. determined Young was a elected into the Order of I’m also the statewide li- The next day, the Surry likely suspect in a number the Arrow by his peers. aison.” County Sheriff’s Office of similar cases in the city The OA honors members “I wanted to do this be- and Winston-Salem Police in which homes had been of the troop who are self- cause I think we’ve lacked Department collaborated broken into. In those situ- less in their service to in publications the past to arrest a man suspected ations, pillowcases from their fellow scouts and to few years,” said Semo- in a string of break-ins in the homes also were used others. Wahissa is the OA nes. “I have to send out both Surry County and to carry away jewelry and lodge for the Old Hickory postcards, newsletters and Winston-Salem. coins. Council which represents the directory with contact According to Atkinson, Atkinson said officers seven counties. Each of information and specific a homeowner on Ararat- with the Winston-Salem those seven counties is roles for each member.” Longhill Road returned Police Department locat- broken down into districts “I have performed the home shortly after 11 a.m. ed Young early Thursday and chapters with the of- task of records chair in the SUBMITTED PHOTO last Monday to discover morning and arrested him. ficers of Wahissa oversee- past, this is basically the Seth Toalson passes on the peace pipe and bonnet to a man coming out of her He is charged with felony ing them all. See SCOUTS, page 2 Zachary Hull, the newest chief of the Wahissa Lodge. home with a pillowcase breaking and entering and of her belongings. She felony larceny in Surry confronted the man who County as well as second- quickly got into a car and degree burglary and felony drove away. The hom- larceny in Winston-Salem. MCA students become informed voters eowner was able to make Atkinson noted that Young note of the license plate of also may be linked to addi- MORGAN WALL voting as well as the Con- Students in fourth grade were important to them the vehicle and reported it, tional crimes in Winston- STAFF REPORTER stitutional amendments were then given the task of as well as asking them to along with a description of Salem and in Surry Coun- that made voting possible creating a ballot of their think about the greater the man, to the sheriff’s ty. Young is being held in for different groups includ- own. The students were good. We ended up with As many in the area par- office. the Forsyth County Jail ing the 15th Amendment asked to come up with is- three issues that I think are ticipated in municipal elec- “When they got the tag, with a $350,000 secured giving all men the right sues they would like to see really great,” she said. patrol deputies checked in bond. tions last week, students at to vote regardless of race changed and then put them The students chose to Millennium Charter Acad- and the 19th Amendment on a ballot for a vote. Ac- include upping the school- emy held their own version giving women the right to cording to Kim Sawyers, wide recycling efforts, of- of the event. vote. fourth-grade teacher, the fering peer tutoring and As part of the Citizens, “We learned that we students first came up with having more sports and Not Spectators program, have to be 18 to vote and ideas such as extending club activities for the up- Community students in third, fourth a U.S. citizen,” said Jared lunch and recess to an hour per elementary students as and eighth grade have been Zuniga, fourth-grader. each and allowing them to their three main issues to learning about voting and “You can’t have any felo- sit anywhere in the class- go on the ballot. the electoral process. They nies and you can’t go to an- room. “It would be good to set Thanksgiving have studied the rules and other state to vote in their “We asked them to think regulations associated with election.” about rules or issues that See STUDENTS, page 3 Service planned STAFF REPORT The annual Community Thanksgiving Worship Ser- vice sponsored by the Mount Airy Ministerial Associa- tion will be hosted by Franklin Heights United Meth- odist Church and its pastor, the Rev. Richard Buffkin, Sunday at 7 p.m. This is a special non-denominational Thanksgiving service, and members of all churches are welcome to at- tend. The Rev. Richard Loman, pastor of Mount Airy Wes- leyan Church, will deliver the sermon, while pastors from other denominations also will take part in the ser- vice, which will last about an hour. Prior to the service, a special 15-minute Thanksgiving musical presentation will be provided by the Flippin Me- morial Baptist Church choir at 6:45 p.m., singing some MORGAN WALL/THE NEWS MORGAN WALL/THE NEWS of the familiar Thanksgiving and other hymns. Millennium Charter Academy fourth-graders prepare Fourth-graders at Millennium Charter Academy get to Brenda Marshall and Jean Williamson also will pro- to vote Wednesday. vote in their own election Wednesday. vide special music before the sermon. A2 2 Monday, November 14, 2011 The Mount Airy News, Mount Airy, N.C.