Michael McGowan Wins Whitaker Scholarship at UNC
Michael McGowan son of Ernestine McGowan of 183 Clement Ave is among 14 outstanding high school seniors chosen for Whitaker Scholarships to UNC Chapel Hill. Winners receive 400 to 1000 dollars yearly for four years totaling 9700 dollars annually across the group. The program stems from William Asbury Whitaker’s 1960 bequest funding scholarships at the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael McGowan
Ernestine McGowan
Clement Ave
Whitaker
University of North Carolina
UNC
Chapel Hill
Frederick Clay Ernest Murray
Clay Ernest Murray
Reidsville
McGowan
George Washington High School
Young Republicans
DeMolay
National Honor Society
National Science Foundation Institute
Murray
Reidsville Senior High
North Carolina
William Asbury Whitaker
New York City
Winston-Salem
The
Counties Advised To Pass One Per Cent Sales Tax
NATURAL BRIDGE Va AP county officials urged at VAC meeting to pass the optional one per cent sales tax now with a model ordinance approved by the State Tax Commissioner and Attorney General. They were told to adopt by June to align with the September state tax and relieve real estate tax, though one official argued the burden falls on low income residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natural Bridge
Virginia Association of Counties
VAC
Stuart B. Carter
Botetourt County
George Longg
Charlottesville
C.F. “Flip” Hicks
Legal Counel
Gloucester
Hicks
Ed Overstreet
Bedford County Board of Supervisors
Film to screen Crucifixion and Resurrection at church
A sound film titled The Crucifixion and Resurrection will be shown tomorrow at 7:00 PM in Calvary Methodist Church sanctuary. Sponsored by the Methodist Youth Fellowship, it depicts Judas returning blood money, Jesus on the cross, the empty tomb, Peter’s denials, and Jesus appearing to the apostles. An invitation to view the Easter film is extended to the public.
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Calvary Methodist Church
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Judas
Golgotha
Jesus
Jesse
Joseph
Peter
Thomas
Lazarus
Moseley Choir To Present Sacred Music
The Moseley Memorial Methodist Church choir will perform the Seven Last Words of Christ next Wednesday at 7 30 p M in the church sanctuary. Directed by James Heffinger with organ accompaniment by Mrs Ethel Clark, soloists include Mrs Bertha Collins Curtis Walsh Johnny Hudgins and James Heffinger.
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Moseley Memorial Methodist Church
Christ
James Heffinger
Ethel Clark
Bertha Collins
Curtis Walsh
Johnny Hudgins
GOP To Seek Candidates In Fifth District
A six member committee was named to identify and interview Republican congressional candidates for Virginia fifth district. District Chairman Robert L. Gilliam announced the panel including Gravely Evans Davis Williams Burton Keisler. The fifth district GOP convention is set for Martinsville on May 21.
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Congress
Fifth
Robert L. Gilliam
Frank T. Gravely
Piedmont Carloading Co
Martinsville
Fred @. Evans
South Boston
Halifax -South Boston
Republican Committee
Russell L. Davis
Rocky Mount
General Assembly
Ronald Williams
Danville
Clarence A. Burton
Campbell County
Jerry Keisler
Hillsville
House of Delegates
Carrollee Grayson Counties
Galax
Carroll County
GOP
Last Supper Dramatized by Methodist Men in Chat ham
The Watson Memorial Methodist Church in Chatham will stage a living dramatization of Da Vinci's The Last Supper tomorrow at 7 30 p m in Chatham High School auditorium Narrator MecCluer Brewster Jesus role Neal Ashworth 12 disciples named with a community chorus directed by Mrs Hunt Nenon It is the church pre Easter pageant under Rev Lance K Knowles supervision public invited
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Watson Memorial Methodist Church
Chatham
daVinci
Chatham High School
MecCluer Brewster
Neal Ashworth
Jesus
Joseph Hendrickson
Nathaniel
Joseph Cline, Jr
James
the Lesser
Ryland Warren
Andrew
Harry Land
Judas
Herman Melton
Simon Peter
Elvis Hall, Jr
John
George Peery
Thomas
Fletcher Watson IV
Robert Riker
Phillip
Carl Ashbaugh
Matthew
Ralph Homes
Thaddeus
James Black
Simon
Hunt Nenon
Robert F. Ward
Lance K. Knowles
Youths Held In Break-Ins Climbs To Six
Six youths face charges in a January break-in at a Worsham Street TV shop and two March break-ins at Bellevue. Detectives identified three newly charged youths as 17, 36, and 13 years old, with two older boys jailed and the youngest released to parents. Earlier arrests involved 17 and 16 year olds behind Guy's TV Shop, leading to admissions of prior break-ins and linking to the Friday arrests. Additional investigations noted a house break-in and two thefts including a boat trailer and motor, and a stolen Virginia license plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worsham St
Bellevue School
B. C. Elliott
H. L. Hyler
Guy
Elliott
Harvie Luther
Mount Vernon Ave
Arnold Graham
Riverside Esso
Ben F. Tipton
West Main St
Virginia
Compensation Studied On Tax Exempt Property
Raleigh AP reports a move to compensate cities and counties for revenue lost due to tax exempt state property within their boundaries. State Rep. Donald Stanford asked the Legislative Research Commission to revisit the 1963 study recommending in lieu of tax payments totaling about 1 million annually, with Raleigh and Wake County receiving the largest shares. The commission set hearings for April 29 to hear Orange County and Chapel Hill officials as to whether compensation is needed and feasible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Donald Stanford
D-Orange
Legislative Research Commission
Orange
University of North Carolina
General Assembly
Stanford
LRC
Orange County
Chapel Hill
Commission
Wake County
Wake
Six Car Pileup on Rt 29 Near Gretna Injures None
Six cars collided on Rt 29 five miles from Gretna near Matley yesterday afternoon. Damage is about 5000 dollars. Driver Jack Reynolds of Gretna claimed brake failure at the Rt 643 intersection, leading to the crash. Howard Jackson of Anderson South Carolina and Euna Eanes of Draper North Carolina were among those in the mêlée. A fourth car left the road and overturned. the driver sought to avoid the crash ahead. All drivers and passengers were treated for minor injuries at Ramsey Medical Center and released. Trooper C R Gunter said no charges have been filed.
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Gretna
Matley
Jack Reynolds
Rt. 3
Rt. 29
Howard Jackson
Rt. 2
Anderson
S. C
Reynolds
Euna Eanes
Draper
N. C
C. R. Gunter
Ramsey Medical Center
Gunter
Mother and Child Injured in Piney Forest Collision
A mother Sandra Lynch Fleming 22 and her two year old daughter sustained injuries when a drunk driving collision occurred on Piney Forest Rd as Davis Columbus Harper 28 pulled from a crossover into Fleming’s path. Harper’s car struck a fence near Crescent Drive-In Theatre causing $625 in damages. A separate incident at Poplar and North Ridge involved Witcher Booth 50 with neck injury after a rear collision by Henry Guy Booth. Damages totaled $150.
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Piney Forest Rd
Sandra Lynch Fleming
Withers Rd
Sandra
K. W. Crawford
Davis Columbus Harper
Godfrey St
Walter Green Williams, Jr
Dover Place
L. E. Wellman
Virginia 7th In Allocations Of 1967 Federal Road Funds
Virginia ranks seventh among the 50 states in obligating 1967 federal road funds, with Highway Commissioner Douglas B. Fugate noting 39 percent of 1967 aid committed, above the national 11 percent. He outlined progress on 460 miles of interstate and 500 miles of arterial highways, funding to 1975, and plans with urban traffic studies by the VALC for Virginia's six largest urban areas.
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Richmond
Virginia
Douglas B. Fugate
Norfolk
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Fugate
American Society of Military Engineers
Highway Department
General Assembly
Tthat
Highway Commission
Department
Sixteen Finalists In Radford Beauty Pageant
Radford sixteen finalists selected for Miss Radford College preliminary of Miss Virginia and Miss America. Final round set for May 28 at Preston Hall Auditorium. Notable entrants include Nancy Arbright from Roanoke, Valerie Atkinson from Pulaski, Leslie Bowra from Baldwin NY, Karen Copeland from Arlington, Margaret Flippin from Pulaski, Betty Forges from Portsmouth, Martha Gray from Falls Church, Linda Howell from Arlington, Ann Leake from Charleston WV, Ann Norris from Alexandria, Jan Richer from Virginia Beach, Karen Tringall from Alexandria, Irene Rosen from New Market, Donna Wiesner from Springfield, and Jennifer Zabana from Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radford
Portsmouth
Martha Gray
Falls Church
Linda Sue Howell
Arlington
Ann Leake
Charleston
W. Va
Ann Norris
Alexandria
Jan Richer
Virginia Beach
Karen Tringall
Irene Rosen
New Market
Donna Wiesner
Springfield
Jennifer Zabana
Area Realtors Attend Educational Sales Meeting in Lynchburg
Danville realtors and members of two nearby Boards of Realtors from Region 5 will attend a one day educational and sales conference in Lynchburg on Wednesday April 6. The event runs 9 a.m. at the Presidential Motor Inn hosted by VREA and the Lynchburg Board of Realtors. Nine lecturers will cover topics including financing trade in procedures exclusive listing and appraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Ricard S. Bendall
VREA
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Bendall
NAREB
Danville Council race quiet as Susan Reynolds weighs run
Susan Reynolds a 22 year old William and Mary Law student picked up petitions but decided not to circulate them citing time constraints. Only one incumbent hinted at re election, Julian R Stinson, who stressed hotel ventures over council work. Petitions circulate for Ronald Williams and John B Warren while John W Carter and Charles A Womack delay decisions. Filing deadline for the June 14 election is April 15.
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Danville
Susan Reynolds
William and Mary Law School
Miss Reynolds
Isabel Reynolds
Chestnut St
Julian R. Stinson
Stinson
Midtown Motor Hotel
Council
John W. Carter
Charles A. Womack
Carter
Payne
Womack
Ronald W. Williams
John B. Warren
Williams
Warren
Jesse Jones Sausage Co
Womack to Seek Injunction Over Martinsville CATV Bid
Martinsville businessman Charles Womack says he will file for an injunction in Martinsville Circuit Court to halt the city council’s award of the CATV franchise to Clearview Cable and TV Company. He contends the council violated state law by not stating reasons if not selecting the best bid, and argues WLW Corp and Booth American offered better bids than Clearview.
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Charles 4. Womack
Community Antenna Television
CATV
Martinsville
Clearview Cable and TV Company
Womack
WLW Corporation
Danville
Clearview
Booth American Corp
Detroit
Mich
WLW Corp
Irving Cubine
WLW
Harry Anglin
Booth American
Church Feud Case Delayed Indefinitely
Three men tied to a Trinity Church of God factional feud on Banner Street had their indictments continued in Municipal Court pending consultation with the Commonwealth's Attorney to set a new hearing date. Other cases saw suspended sentences or fines for larceny, bootlegging, and tag theft involving local residents and businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Church of God
Banner St
Commonwealth
Gordon B. Roberts
William Bates
David Bivens
James“.Durham
Dillard Green Watkins
N. Union
Reginald Duke
Holbrook
Jack Sterling Anderson
S. Main St
James Edward Seaton
Berndon
Gardner Motor Co
Thomas Wells McElroy
Valley St
Calvary St. Brocery
Revival Service Set Holy Week At Schoolfield
Schoolfield Methodist Church will host a Holy Week revival starting tomorrow through April 10 with Clair Saxman of Putneyville Pa as guest musician and Rev M G Goodpasture Ferrum as evangelist. Crowe will lead services with nightly themes: Ladies Night Men’s Night Sunday School light Youth Night Fill a Pew Night and Family Night. public invited.
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Schoolfield Methodist Church
Clair Saxman
Putneyville
Saxman
M. G. Goodpasture
Ferrum
Gceodpastore
Ferrum Junior College
Holston
Ham giveaway ends April joke in Keeling
H. D. Dodson of Keeling said he had a good year and gave away a free ham to a crowd that included Leon Farthing of the 360 Cabinet Shop. Dodson noted about 500 people entered for the ham, insisting the gesture was not an April Fool’s joke.
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H. D. Dodson
Keeling
Leon Farthing
360 Cabinet Shop
Dodson
South Carolina launches first statewide beautification drive
Governor McNair announced Keep South Carolina Beautiful Week on May 17 and a statewide beautification program. Counties will compete for the Governor's Trophy with quarterly plaques for Pee Dee Savannah River and Piedmont districts. He called litter an eyesore reducing values and deterring business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Robert McNair
South Carolina
Pee Dee
Savannah River
Piedmont
Deputies Raid Truck Stop For Illegal Drugs
Pittsylvania sheriff's deputies and state police raided Edd Edd's Truck Stop and the nearby B and N Truck Center on Rt 58 East in a search for illegal drugs. No pills were found, no arrests were made, and only a waitress and a cook were located. A prior raid on a different Rt 58 East truck stop yielded about one thousand pills and charges against two women.
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Pittsylvania
Edd
B&n
Rt. 58 East
Taylor McGregor
J. M. Hutcherson
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Moseley Choir
Herbert Hyde
D-Buncombe
State Highway Patrol
Irwin Belk
D-Mecklenburg
Hugh Johnson
Duplin
Wayland Sermonds
D-Beaufort
Claude Hamrick
D-Forsyth
A. C. Davis
State Board of Education
Hampton Roads Bridge
Tidewater
Schoolfield
S.C
Holiday Inn Restaurant
Lillian
J. T. Whitehurst
W. Yates
Gary Player
Family Weekly
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