From The Randolph Guide – March 16, 1960

For the third consecutive Wednesday sleet, snow and ice pelted Randolph County, threatening to again paralyze commerce, traffic and activities.

With the remnants of some 14 inches of snow and ice still on the ground in large quantities, sleet mingled with ice, snow and rain began falling shortly after 7 a.m. today.

At noon the frozen matter had turned into rain. The U.S. Weather Bureau predicted that conditions would moderate by mid-afternoon and that chances are good for warmer rains later today.

With the hazardous driving conditions, Superintendent W.J. Boger Jr. hastily cancelled all classes of Randolph County schools for the day.

Asheboro City Schools opened on schedule but Superintendent Guy B. Teachey said he plans to dismiss classes early in the afternoon as temperatures moderate.

Teachey said school officials were reluctant to cancel classes since the schools have already missed a number of days because of the weather.

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First National Bank has announced plans to build a branch bank on a lot recently purchased at the corner of North Fayetteville and Woodbury streets.

The site is approximately two blocks south of the intersection of Highway 49-A (Old Liberty Road) and North Fayetteville Street. It is on the west side of the highway opposite the Big Orange Curb Market. The property is now the site of the Samuel L. Baber residence.

The property has 130 feet of frontage on Fayetteville Street and is some 300 feet deep.

Plans for the building are being drawn by J. Hyatt Hammond & Associates. James B. Neely, president, said the plans call for situating the bank near the center of the property, utilizing the remainder for parking and future expansion.

The bank will have one drive-thru window with space for a second. Inside, there will be three teller windows.

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New areas were officially added to the City of Asheboro Thursday night as the City Council passed ordinances annexing the Dogwood Acres and Westmont sections as well as Redding Road and Parkview Street.

The Dogwood Acres and Westmont sections were annexed following a favorable vote held two days earlier. The two streets, a portion of the area that voted against annexation last fall, were taken into the city by petition of property owners.

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Lt. Frank A. Renigar, the pilot of a Navy plane that crashed in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Spain last week, received only minor injuries.

His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Renigar of Virginia Avenue, Asheboro, received word via the Red Cross that their son is back at his base in Naples, Italy, after brief hospitalization in Grenada.

The crash received international attention in the press since renigar and his 11 companions were down in an isolated area of the mountains during a blizzard. Rescuers required a number of hours to complete their mission.

Renigar received facial lacerations but was able to walk part of the way back to civilization.

The pilot is 27 years old and a 1951 Asheboro High School graduate. He played guard on the Blue Comet football team and was an outfielder on the baseball team.

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Veteran Scout certificates recognizing eight Randolph County men for a combined 130 years of service to the Boys Scouts of America will be presented Monday night.

Those being recognized are: Cleveland Thayer, 25 years; Fred Kearns Jr., 20 years; Jerry M. Shuping, 15 years; W.C. O’Brient, 15 years; W.K. Lewallen, 15 years; Harris Coffin, 15 years; Colin Allred, 15 years; and Robert MacFayden, 10 years.

– Compiled by Larry Penkava from archives of The Randolph Guide