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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1976
Page
7
Gretna residents gather for the funeral of Vickie Lynn Jackson aged 2 who died Monday in Lynchburg hospital. The service is today at 2 PM at Summerset Baptist Church with Rev. John Belderes and Rev. John Austin officiating. Burial follows in the church cemetery.
The Virginia Carolina Livestock Market auctioned 493 animals for $68,000 with volume up and prices steady from last week. Sold were hogs, veal, slaughter cattle, stock-feeder cattle, baby calves, and cow-calf combinations. prices per hundredweight varied by grade with hogs up to $46.05 and cattle ranging across steers heifers and cows.
Bids for Rt 29 at Tightsqueeze reconstruction by Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation are due May 19. Work includes left-turn lanes at Secondary 703 and 704, lowering the northbound roadway to remove a safety blind spot. Contracts likely by end of May with construction possibly starting July 1 and traffic rerouted into the southbound lanes during construction.
Hope D. Wilkerson daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest R Wilkerson Danville was elected president of the student body at Smithdeal Massey Business College in Richmond. She is a third quarter executive secretarial major.
The Danville Exchange Club elected new officers led by Mike Payne as president, Jim Pollok as vice president, J P Rogers III as treasurer, and Bill Seeley for a 20th term as secretary. Directors elected include Rup Sater, George Robinette, and Fred Duncan. The club was updated on the Martha Fowlkes dance recital May 14 15 and the rededication of freedom shrines at the YMCA and George Washington High School May 14.
Dr. Alfred B. Rollins Jr., 33, named president of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, says he looks forward to high learning goals and the joy of intellectual combat. He outlined a plan with Rector Francis N. Crenshaw and succeeds Dr. James L. Bugg Jr. after a seven month search with many nominations.
Funeral services for Mrs Lana Adkins 23 will be held at 2 5m tomorrow at Swicegood Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev Robert T Hackworth and Rev Roy Hall will officiate. Burial follows at Black Walnut Baptist Church cemetery Halifax County. Authorities investigate the hit and run on Route 29 near South Drive-in late Sunday night.
Danville area stores report James Lee Byrd of Martinsville was arrested at 2 pm and charged with issuing a worthless check and defrauding the Virginia Manor Tow on Aug 7, 197%. In district court James J. Ingram faced felonious assault charges dated March 24 and was sent to the grand jury after pleading not guilty. Talmadge M. Gentry was convicted of driving on a revoked license, fined 288 dollars and sentenced to six months at the City Farm.
Dr Joyce Weiblen and Mary Jo Davis led tributes to Betty Ready and Miss Roady, highlighting long service in Averett’s physical education department. Gifts of china and silver were presented, noting Ready’s 15 years and Roady’s 25 years teaching and devotion, with Longwood ties and Danville roots.
The Senate Appropriations Committee backed using a one time windfall from changing withholding tax collection to monthly to fund a teacher and state employee pay raise. The plan could yield 62 to 98 million dollars and would require timely monthly tax remittances by larger employers.
RICHMOND AP DEL Er win S Solomon D Bath accuses State Corrections Director Jack F Davis of dodging accountability by attacking a delegate critic. In a April 23 letter to Corrections Board Chair Fidler Solomon calls Davis’ criticism an attempt to dodge responsibility. Solomon, vice chairman of the crime commission, noted a $3.1 million admin building at Mecklenburg County’s maximum security prison and a costly access road plan. Davis testified before the commission. no discussion of letters occurred. Solomon cited highway officials indicating the road could cost 650000 to 881000, far below planned estimates.
In Stallings North Carolina residents and county health officials say a serious sewage problem exists with septic tanks and a ditch of sewage near homes. They blame the developer and urge action but health director Jim Brown says the water absorption question must be resolved before any remedy.
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