Swicegood Rezoning Granted For Parking Lot And Chapel
The Danville City Council approved a permanent change from R-2 Residential to LC Commercial for the Swicegood Funeral Home property to build a rear chapel and a ground level lot with 100 parking spaces, despite neighborhood opposition favoring a special permit only. Support from the Safety Council and Ballou Center merchants cited reduced parking bottlenecks, while residents feared lowered property values and interference with nearby plans. Planning Commission favored the special permit but Swicegood pursued zoning change citing $100,000 investment and potential re‑build rights after a disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey W. Swicegood
Swicegood
LC Commercial
Earle Garrett
Danville Safety Council
Chet Smoral
Frank Meade
Ballou Park Merchants Association
West Main Street
Planning Commission
Garrett
Meade
Ballou Center
Smoral
Herman Koplen
Talbott Street
Mary Cahill
Cecil Mullins
Cahill
Joan W. Carter
Percy R. Willliams
Old Piney Forest Road
William H. Smith
Westover Drive
Rutledge C. Clement
B. F. Barr
Arnett Boulevard
Keens Mill Road
Barr
Patrol Shakeup and Road Safety On NC agenda
In Raleigh AP officials of the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Department will hold a news conference Wednesday to discuss highway safety and explain recent changes in the State Highway Patrol. Commissioner A Pilston Godwin will outline department operations, joined by Ralph L Howland Joe W Garrett Col Charles A Speed Fay Ingram Ben Seymour C D Lindsay Laeron Roberts and C S Waters to address administration driver license and accident records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina Motor Vehicle Department
State Highway Patrol
A. Pilston Godwin
Godwin
Ralph L. Howland
Joe W. Garrett
Charles A. Speed
Rain Delivers Small Relief as Drought Lingers
Light showers brought only a trace amount last night but eased tinder dry woods and urban lawns. Forecasters expect more rain today and tomorrow, though total moisture remains scarce since late February and tobacco planting suffers from dry soil and cold, slowing germination.
Murder charge against Java Man certified for county grand jury
In Pittsylvania County Circuit Court at Chatham, Deputy Sheriff Taylor McGregor testified that Willie Dixon of Java, 52, fired three .22 rifle shots at Harrison Grasty through a car window, killing him. Dixon's alleged motive centered on suspicion of an affair between Grasty and Dixon’s wife, Grasty’s cousin, leading to the grand jury indictment after a preliminary hearing.
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Harrison Grasty
Java
Grasty
Pittsylvania County
Chatham
Taylor McGregor
Willie Dixon
McGregor
Dixon
Mrs. Dixon
Riceville
Car Demolished In Collision With Trailer
South Boston police reported a Tuesday morning crash on Rt 501 when Audrey Carter 31 of Chase City turned unexpectedly while passing a tractor-trailer. Max Howard Bullard 45 of Burlington NC drove the truck and struck the Carter car broadside. Damages to the truck were estimated at 175 to 200 dollars. Carter was not injured but taken to South Boston hospital for a precautionary check up.
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South Boston
Rt. 501
C. J. Francis
Audrey Ayers Carter
Chase City
Hodges St
Max Howard Bullard
Burlington
N.C
Home For Retardates To Be Discussed
The Danville Association for Retarded Children will meet tomorrow night at 8 at its Activity Center on Watson Street to hear Mrs. L. I. Ramey and Rev. Richard Smith discuss a proposed home for retarded children in the county. Land for the home has been donated by the Piedmont Sertoma Club and plans for a fundraising campaign are underway.
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Danville Association For
Watson i St
L. I. Ramey
Richard Smith
Piedmont Sertoma Club
Gossett files for Danville City Council seat
J M Gossett a longtime Liggett Myers worker and former president of the Danville Senior Citizens Club filed petitions with 60 signatures to place his name on the ballot for City Council. He cited disrepair on streets and sidewalks and promised a street by street tour. Gossett, 58, attends First Baptist Church and lives at 511 Jefferson St with his wife and four grandchildren. Other potential candidates include John W Carter Charles A Womack Ronald Williams David M Spangler and Dr Hugh Kossoff with Stinson under speculation about a possible return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse M. Gossett
Danville
Gossett
Corporation Court
D. EL. Arey
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
Senior Citizens Club
Tennessee
Kroger Co
Liggett & Myers
First Baptist Church
Jefferson St
John W. Carter
Charles A. Womack
Ronald Williams
David M. Spangler
Strange’s Cleaners
Hugh Kossoff
Julian R. Stinson
Stinson
Five Hughes Ponies Sold In Far West
Five Shetland ponies from Hughes Memorial Home will ship to Dr. Robert L. Clinton in Burlington Washington this morning marking a milestone in the homes breeding project. The ponies cost about 1900 including transport and are daughters of Crescent Golddust and Larigo Topper. They were four two year olds and a six year old and were bought as prospective brood mares. The ponies were highlighted by an advertisement in the American Shetland Pony Journal and bring the breeding herd to about 25 ponies from Hughes total ponies around 40 including riding stock.
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Hughes Memorial
Robert L. Clinton
Burlington
Wash
Transportation Sx Benses
Clinton
Crescent Golddust
Larigo Topper
American Shetland Pony Journal
T. A. Pollard
Hughes
Picketing at Goodyear plant slight impact on work
Pickets from the Carpenters Union stood at plant entrances southeast of the city. REA Construction, contractor for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant, said progress was not affected though some Bristol Steel workers stayed away. Union leader Carl Gordon urged higher wages and benefits, citing proposed rates of 3.30 dollars plus hospital benefits for carpenters and 1.875 dollars plus hospitalization for laborers. Goodyear not targeted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Rea Construction Co
Rea
Bristol Steel
Carl Gordon
Roanoke
Carpenters Union
Carpenters
Laborers Union
Goodyear
Temple Given Authority To Seek Federal Funds For City Projects
City Manager Temple won eight to one permission to pursue federal funds for urban development and water facilities while returning contracts for council approval. The plan limits grants to targeted programs including urban beautification, planning, water pollution control, water and sewer facilities, and neighborhood facilities with oversight to prevent federal control. Council members voiced concerns about federal influence, praising selective use for Danville’s needs and rejecting blanket authority.
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T. , Temple
Joint Council On Urban Development
Carte, Blanche Authority
Temple
Joint Council
National Municipal League
United States Conference of Mayors
Danville
George Anderson
Julian Stinson
Finance Committee
John W. Carter
Carter
Washington
Frank Howard
DRM Awarded 1.58 Million U S Contract
Sen. A Willis Robertson reported that the Defense Department awarded Dan River Mills Inc a contract worth 1,581,053 dollars for 1,996,000 yards of wind resistant cotton poplin cloth. He said the White House informed him of the award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Robertson
D.va
Defense Department
Dan River Mills, Inc
Sen. Robertson
Washington
White House
Police Arrest Several Here and Across Charges
Forty-year-old John Abbott Price Jr was arrested after a reported break in near Monument and Franklin streets and charged with possession of burglary tools. John Thomas Holman 37 faced larceny of a radio from Harriet Redd. Frances Thomas Jones 35 from Reidsville was charged with cashing bad checks and forging another. Kenneth DeBaebe 24 and a 16-year-old girl were detained at request of Green Bay police with the girl held as a runaway. Other cases under investigation included alleged machine tampering at Nor Dan Shopping Center and a bicycle theft from Chuck Dodson. A bulldozer theft report from Dean Owens later turned up in nearby woods.
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John Abbott Price, Jr
Beauregard St
Monument and
Franklin Streets
Price
M. F. Setliff
John Thomas Holman
Keens Mill Rd
Harriett Redd
Frances Thomas Jones
Reidsville
N. C
Rt. 8
Iocal
Kenneth DeBaebbe
Colquohoun St
Green Bay
Wis
Colquohoun
DeBaebe
Ferry Rd
Wisconsin
Nor Dan
Chuck Dodson
Third Ave
Dean Owens
Nelson Ave
Druid Hills
MacLaughlin to command Fort Lee quartermaster center
Maj. Gen. Victor J. MacLaughlin, decorated for World War II supply work, will assume command Tuesday of the Fort Lee quartermaster center. A New York native and Point graduate, he succeeds Maj. Gen. Hugh MacKintock, who retired March 31.
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FT. Lee
Victor J. MacLaughlin
Look
Quartermaster Center
Ft Lee
New York
Point
Hugh MacKintock
City
West
Legislators To Recommend Craig For Judgeship In Danville
Danville's delegation will ask Gov Godwin to appoint Stuart L Craig to the second Danville Corporation Court judgeship. The Bar Association nominated Craig at an April 4 meeting and lawmakers will meet with the governor Saturday during his visit for the Old Dominion Advertising Conference.
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Craig
Danville
General Assembly
Godwin
Stuart, L. Craig
Corporation Court
W. C
Dan) Daniels
Bar Association
Gov
Old Dominion
Midtown Motor Hotel
Daniel
Evening Lions Club
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Swicegood Funeral Home
Horace V
Doris H. Haynes
Terry Avent
Frank Swicegood
Riverside Drive
Sunset Place
Piney Forest Road
Pine View Drive
Piedmont Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
W. C. McCubbins
Memorial Hospital
Joose
Eugene C. Hurt, Jr
Chatham Presbyterian Church
the Faith Home
J. M. Gossett
Far West
Council
Social Welfare Bureau
Homemakers
Tennant
Social Service Bureau
Anderson
State Reformatory
Robert Clarke
HEW
DRM
U. S
Charles Vary
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Danville Technical Institute
Hughes Ee Hal
Buriington
Shetland
Holiday Inn Restaurant
Lillian
Earline Gosney
W. Yates
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