Holy Week Observed In Services
Holy Week observances accelerate at several churches with Holy Thursday Good Friday Holy Saturday and Easter morning Masses at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Sacred Heart lists Mass times 7 am and 7 30 pm on Thursday 12 noon and 7 30 pm on Friday and vigil with Easter Water renewal on Holy Saturday followed by Mass of the Resurrection at 8 9 and 11 am. Main Street Methodist plans a Maundy Thursday service at 7 30 pm led by Dr W Douglas Williams. Whitmell Methodist schedules two services with Judge F B Watson IV speaking on Jesus trial tonight at 8 and candlelit communion tomorrow 8 to 9 pm followed by midnight meditation. Bethany Presbyterian hosts Kemper Road Sunrise Service Easter at 6 45 am with sponsorship by Arlington Baptist and First Assembly of God. Rev C T Hill will preach with Revs Malcolm Jones and Fred A Smith participating.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Sacred Heart
Calvary
Main Street Methodist Church
W. Douglas Williams
Whitmell Methodist Church
F. B. Watson
Jesus
Four Sent To County Grand Jury From Martinsville hearings
Four persons were certified to the county grand jury after preliminary hearings in County Court at Chatham. William Leroy Powell, 25, faced two auto theft charges tied to jail breaks. William H. Hill, of Ruffin NC, allegedly took $1,000 from Harry Clark under false pretense. Kenneth Marlowe, 22, admitted breaking into Climax School and stealing $30 of ice cream and butter. Wade Price, 34, of Dry Fork, faced two counts of uttering bad checks with forged name Luke Hubbard. Mabel Dalton and Ryland Love identified Price in Gretna transactions.
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Chatham
Martinsville
Pittsylvania
William Leroy Powell
Carroll Lancaster
Powell
Paul Guill
Axton
Bachelors Hall
Lancaster
Clark
Kenneth Marlowe
Climax School
Gene Cooper
Wade Price
Dry Fork
Gretna
Love’s
Luke Hubbard
Mabel Dalton
Ryland Love
Price
Board Withholds Action on Grant for Sanitation Survey
A federal grant to finance a Pittsylvania County sanitation and water survey was proposed to the Board of Supervisors. The board tabled action until May, pending a private engineering review. Also debated were $1,500 for Gretna library staffing, funds for a Smith Mountain Lake access road, and a zoning study, with zoning talks put off.
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Pittsylvania County
County Board of Supervisors
L. I. Ramey
Glenwood
John Lunsford
Farmers Home Administration
Pittsylvania
Gretna
Smith Mountain Lake
W. H. Wilson III
J. H. Combs
Southside
Northside
Ramey
Lunsford
Westover Hills
Edward Cocke
Cocke
Richard Arey
Pittsylvania Planning Commission
Arey
General Assembly
Planning Commission
Commonwealth
Joseph M. Whitehead
Jacobs
Frank Walton
Ril Wilson
Wilson
Combs
ASC Program Filing Extended Through Friday
The deadline to file intentions to participate in the 1966 wheat and feed grain programs has been extended through Friday. Pittsylvania ASCS manager John T. Davis said the extension, announced by the Secretary of Agriculture with the soybean price support increase, gives growers time to adjust plans. All Virginia farms not yet signed may also participate, and Davis urged contacting the office for help before the deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
John T. Davis
Pittsylvania Ascs
Secretary of Agriculture
Virginia
Davis
Pittsylvania Supervisors Adopt Record High County Budget
Pittsylvania County adopts a record 1966-67 budget of 6 711 278 at the monthly board meeting in Chatham. A public hearing attracted no speakers. The board accepted a School Board compromise on the school budget, keeping a 90 000 reduction and adding 220 000 for a new county jail and office building. The levy is 2 75 per 100 of assessed value with exemptions. A one percent local sales tax was not adopted for now. A special meeting is set for April 14 to discuss jail plans with architect J Martinsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsylvania County
County Board of Supervisors
Chatham
Grayson Jacobs
Jacobs
Martinsville
Bourne To Present Averett Recital
Randy Bourne a conservatory student at Oberlin will give an organ recital this morning at 14 o'clock in Averett College auditorium He is the son of Dr and Mrs Henry Bourne of Danville and studies under Haskell Thomson He will perform works by Bach Couperin Franck and Scheidt
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy Bourne
Oberlin College Conservatory of Music
Averett College
Bourne
Henry Bourne
Danville
Haskell Thomson
Oherlin
Bach
Couprin
Franck
Scheidt
Rabies control plan shelved by cost factor
Pittsylvania County supervisors learned that new state law expands the predator control program but requires counties to share costs. A seven-man team would trap foxes skunks and groundhogs for two years at a total county cost of about 2009 dollars per year. They postponed commitment awaiting public input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsylvania
County Board of Supervisors
State Department of Health
Chatham
General Assembly
State Health Department
F. C. Hays
State Department
Hays
Mack I. Shanholtz
Man Fined in Second Lottery Case in Municipal Court
Willard Lanier of Bradley Road was fined and given suspended sentences twice for possession of lottery tickets. He first paid $50 with a 30 day suspended sentence after arrest on March 15, then $100 with a 60 day suspended sentence after a March 25 charge. Richard Clapp and William Johns faced mutual warrants but paid only costs. Clapp accused Johns of threats. Johns accused Clapp of abusive language and drawing a gun. Lee Hammock was fined $5 and costs for allowing a dangerous dog to run at large, with a court warning to keep the animal confined or face disposal.
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Willard Lanier
Bradley Rd
Lanier
Richard Arnold Clapp
Winstead Dr
William Gene Johns
N. Main St
Johns
Clapp
Lee Thornton Hammock
Lansbury Dr
Calvin Berry
Hammock
Easter Cantata By Floral Hill And Westover Hills Choirs
The combined choirs of Floral Hill and Westover Hills Methodist churches present the Easter cantata Jesus Speaks From The Cross at Floral Hills Church tonight at 7:30. The public is invited to attend.
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Floral Hill
Westover Hills Methodist Churches
Jesus
Floral Hills
Poll tax ruling adds 1090 voters to council race
Supreme Court ban on the poll tax expands the eligible voters for the June 12 council election to 15,254. Of the new 1,090, 820 are white and 270 are Negro. Incumbent Dr. D. L. Arey faces a quiet race with few issues and no confirmed challengers.
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Supreme Court
Mary H. Long
Long
Council
D. L. Arey
World War I Vets Charge Discrimination in Benefits Letter
Virginia World War I veterans urge Congress to explain why pension income caps exist while the 1955 Veteran Readjustment Benefit Act excludes income, arguing seniors around 71 faced poverty and calling for equal treatment. The group also names district leaders and notes members in arrears and hospital care.
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Virginia
Cansylvania Barracks
R. M. Mast
W. H.cousins
Congress
American Legion
Viet Nam
France
Supreme Court
W. F. Land
G. P. Richmond
S. G. Halli
Henry Rhodes
R.l.astin
Ensminger Named President of Anderson Brothers
John F. Ensminger, currently sales manager in Scovill’s Greensboro district, will become president of Anderson Brothers Consolidated Companies Inc. on May 1, succeeding H. Victor Millner who retires after leading the firm since 1951. William R. Norton Jr. remains executive vice president in charge of manufacturing. Ensminger, a Waterbury native and Brown University graduate, served in World War II and joined Scovill in 1949.
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John F. Ensminger
Greensboro
N.C
Scovill Manufacturing Co
Anderson Brothers Consolidated Companies, Inc
H. Victor Millner
William R. Norton, Jr
Ensminger
Waterbury
Danville Democrats Elect 36 Member City Committee
Danville Democrats chose a 36 member City Democratic Committee at a brief mass meeting at the City Armory. The body includes ten lawyers two women and several new faces reflecting the longtime local Democratic leadership. permanent chairman Rutledge Clement and permanent secretary Landon Wyatt were chosen, with Updike opening the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Democrats
City Democratic Committee
City Armory
Democratic Party
George B. Anderson
Thomas
G. B. Updike, Jr
Rutledge C. Clements
Landon R. Wyatt, Jr
Police Nab 15 Motorists With Radar
A police crackdown between 4 p.m. and midnight yesterday netted 15 motorists with radar and unmarked cars. Four speeding tickets were issued at Park Ave and Park Circle, three at Ridge and Upper streets, three at Southampton Ave and Kemper Rd, two at Union and Sycamore streets, and three at Broad and Bethel streets. Five men faced gaming charges after an early raid on the Wagon Wheel restaurant at Five Forks. Those arrested include Aubrey Henderson, George Curtis Pickeral, John Otwa Sizemore, Raymond Lee Ingram, and Maning Nick Nicholas. Two bad-check charges were filed against David Lee Wilson. A 13-year-old boy was reported to have taken liberties with a four-year-old girl, turned over to Juvenile Court. A vacuum hose was found cut at Bonnie Mist Car Wash on N Main St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Ave
Park Circle
Ridge and Upper Streets
Southampton Ave
Kemper Rd
Union
Sycamore
Broad
Bethel Streets
Wagon Wheel
Five Forks
T. C. Talley
C. T. Herndon
P. L. Barber
Aubrey Henderson
Bellevue St
George Curtis Pickeral
Greensboro
N. C
John Otwa Sizemore
Brook
Raymond Lee Ingram
Avondale Dr
Maning Nick Nicholas
Arnett Blvd
David Lee Wilson
J. W. Martin
Wilson
Bonnie Mist
Main St
Moose Elect New Officers For The Year
Cecil Cartier was elected Governor of the Loyal Order of Moose at a regular meeting last night. John Callihan was named Junior Governor Andrew Setliff President Clyde Owen Treasurer Glenn Shumate Trustee. The new officers will assume duties May 1 of the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Cartier
The
Loyal Order of Moose
Carter
John Callihan
Andrew Setliff
Clyde Owen
Glenn Shumate
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U.S. Grant
W. C. Whitehead
County Library Board
Gretnans
Dewey W. Hunt
Pigg River
Albert Bailey
Hunt
ASC
Charles A. Womack
Womack
Harry Seely
Seeley
John W. Carter
Oscar Payne
Payne
Ronald Williams
John Warren
Jesse Jones Sausage Co
Julian R. Stineson
Woodrow Wilson School
Green St. Park
Municipal
Berkley School
Ballou Park
Stonewall Jackson School
Nature Cenxster
Fairview Church
Cedarbrooke School
J. F. Ensminger
Anderson Bros
Henry Hogan
F. W. Townes
ITI
Irvin L. Payne
James M. Sparks
Joan C. Swanson
Frank Talbott
I. Roger L. Walton
T. F. Tucker
Charles Irvin Wall
Charles R. Warren, Jr
J. P. Wells, Jr
C. Stuart Wheatley
James T. Whitehurst
L. R. Wyatt, Jr
Moose
Holiday Inn Restaurant
Lillian
W. Eugene Richardson
WSTM
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