Obituary notices from Chatham area include Meadows and MacArat deaths
Frank Taylor Meadows 8 of Chatham Rt. 1 died Thursday in Neteran Hospital Durham. He was educated at Chatham High School Averett College and several art schools. Survived by sister Jean Hilton Brown and brothers Hunt A. Meadows Jr and James H. Meadows. Funeral set Saturday 2 pm at Chatham Presbyterian Church with burial at Chatham Burial Park. Graveside rites for Mrs Virginia Hunter MacArat will be Saturday 11 am at Leemont Cemetery. Her funeral arrangements and survivors noted.
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Chatham
Frank Taylor Meadows
Chatham Rt. 1
Neteran
Durham
Pittsylvania County
Hunt Allen Meadows
Sara Ann Cox Meadows
Chatham High School
Averett College
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Philadelphia
New York School of Design
New York
N.Y
Meadows
U.S
Chatham Presbyterian Church
James H. Grant
Scott Fun- Desai
Fairview Road
Virginia Hunter MacArat
Leemont Cemetery
Townes Funeral Home
MacdAran
Searsdale
Grand Forks
N.D
Charles Ellis Hunter
Finn Petit Hunter
Danville
Inmate Committee Suspended at State Prison
Richmond AP report says the Inmate Advisory Committee, the link between prisoners and wardens, has its operations suspended until completion of an investigation into the Aug 1 work stoppage by about 400 inmates. Four members were moved to other prisons as the group’s future remains open.
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Richmond
Corrections Department
Richmond Times- Dispatch
Earler
Robert F. Zahradnick
Robert M. Landon
Division of Adult Services
Yig
Nit-Pick Dial To Reach Henry Howell's Aide
Richmond AP reports that political campaigns can be chaotic and workers forget numbers. Frank Bolling, press secretary for Democratic nominee Henry Powell, notes his Richmond office number 648 7425 is easy to remember by dialing Nit-Pick on your telephone dial.
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Richmond
Frank Bolling
Henry Powell
17 Year Old Arrested On Heroin Count
Danville police arrested a 17 year old Ross Street youth on selling four ounces of heroin for 7200 to an undercover agent from Lynchburg. The heroin valued about 25000 by officials. Other arrests include a 14 year old charged with assaulting a Pittsylvania County woman. A break in at Adams Motor Sales Inc. was reported with a radio and calculator stolen.
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Danville
Ross Street
Lynchburg
T. Neal Morris
Morris
T.E. Yeaman
B.C. Elliott
Patton Street
Howerton
W.G. Doss
Adams Motor Sales Inc
N. Main St
Gen Sheffey to Assume Fort Lee Command in September
Fort Lee will see Maj. Gen. Fred C. Sheffey Jr. assume command on September 29, replacing Gen. Dan Van Lydegraf who announced retirement. Sheffey arrives September 19 from the Material Development and Readiness Command in Alexandria after 26 years in the Army with Korea and Vietnam service. He holds Bronze Star Purple Heart and Legion of Merit. Lydegraf has led Ft. Lee since March 1973 and served 33 years in the Army.
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Fort Lee
Fred C. Sheffey Jr
Army Quartermaster Center
Sheffey
Dan van Lydegraf
Army
Alexandria
Korea
Vietnam
Lydegraf
Ft. Lee
Slayton Probes Key Issues For Hughes Home Funding
Slayton outlines aims to avoid institutionalizing children and weighs Tile XX funds for Hughes Home. Eligibility hinges on specific services for children with special physical or emotional issues referred by social services. Board members show confusion over eligibility, treatment-center standards, and other factors. Further study recommended after extended discussion.
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Slayton
Hughes
Social Service
Hughes Home
Navy Rejects $1.1 Million Water Rate Hike in Norfolk
Navy commander Rear Adm. William H. Ellis says the Navy will not pay the $1.1 million increase in Norfolk water rates, calling it a tax on the federal government. City says rates rose to balance a tight budget and officials expect compromise talks to continue.
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Norfolk
Navy
Wiliam H. Ellis
Norfolk Naval Base
Ellis
Cty
Edward Oscarson
Oscarson
Elder charged in Ford LTD unauthorized use case in Danville
Danville General District Court Judge William E Land certified a felony charge against Clarence E Elder Jr 18 of 529 Shelton St for unauthorized use of a 1969 Ford LTD owned by Theodore Booth of the same address on July 1 The Payne family reunion will be held Sunday at the Canaan Primitive Baptist Church Swansonville with a 1 p.m picnic lunch inviting all family and friends
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Danville General
William E.land
Clarence E. Elder Jr
Elder
Shelton St
Ford Ltd
Theodore Booth
Canaan Primitive Baptist Church
Swansonville
Haapala Named Manager at Eden Miller Plant
Ted Haapala named packaging manager for the Miller Brewing Plant under construction in Eden North Carolina. He joined Miller Milwaukee in May 1966 as an industrial engineer and progressed to staff engineer and plant industrial engineer. He has led Milwaukee production control since 1974 and will report to James Daly in Eden.
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Eden
N.C
Ted Haapala
Miller Brewing
Haapala
Miller-Milwaukee
Milwaukee
University of New Hampshire
James Daly
Five CASC presidents elected to board vacancies
Dr. Conwell A. Anderson of Averett College joins five institutional presidents to fill board vacancies of the Council for Advancement of Small Colleges. Robert V. Cramer of Carrell College serves on the board for the first time. Returning directors include Mary Joan Coultas La Roche College Charles W. Schoenherr Sterling College and Benjamin E. Springer Bluffton College. Cramer will serve a two year term while other new directors begin three year terms.
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Conwell A. Anderson
Averett College
Council For Advancement of Small Colleges
David C. LeShana
CASC
George Fox College
Anderson
Robert V. Cramer
Carrell College
Mary Joan Coultas
la Roche College
Charles W. Schoenherr
Sterling College
Church Day School starts Sept seven at First Presbyterian
The church day school and kindergarten at First Presbyterian set sessions from September seven to May 31 1978. Classes for four-year-olds run 9 40 a m to noon and five-year-olds attend weekdays. The kindergarten has operated 14 years and holidays align with Danville Public Schools.
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First Presbyterian Church Day School
Danville
High Court Upholds Murder Conviction in Virginia
The Virginia Supreme Court denied a petition for a writ of error in the Michael Reynolds case. Reynolds, age 23, was sentenced by Danville Circuit Court Judge W Carrington Thompson to life plus 12 years in the state penitentiary for the October killing of Harvey Nickens and related charges. He also received ten years for malicious wounding of Diane Williams and one year on two firearm counts.
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Michael Reynolds
Virginia Supreme Court
Danville
W. Carrinigtort Thompson
Reynolds
Virginia State Penitentiary
Carrington
Bradley Road
Harvey Nickens
Henry Street
Diane Williams
Nickens
State Farm To Refund 1.6 Million To Virginia Policyholders
State Farm Mutual Insurance Co will refund 1.6 million dollars to Virginia policyholders starting October 15. The refunds, about 2.8 percent of premiums for 474000 policyholders, will be issued as a credit on next premiums or by check if the policy is not renewed. The company cited unexpected profits in the first half of the year due to fewer reported accidents.
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Richmond
State Farm Mutual Insurance Co
Virginia
State Farm
Local Leaf Market Prices Rise On Danville Auction Day
The Danville Tobacco Market saw a slight volume drop to 455,115 pounds but an average price of 99.12 dollars per cwt for sold leaf. Week totals reached 1,976,220 pounds for 1,833,?2, with an overall average of 92.80, as top Virginia markets posted higher receipts despite not hitting the day’s peak. Market Supervisor Charles Waddell called Thursday’s quality “maybe a title better,” with Area E markets leading in pounds sold.
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Danville
Sigmark
Virginia
Charles Waddell
Tobacco Marketing Service
Areze
SBA Extends Aid Deadline in Virginia Flood Recovery
Abingdon AP reports the SBA extended the disaster loan application deadline to Sept 30 for southwest Virginia flood victims at Gov Mills Godwin request. New lower interest rates apply. inquiries to SBA disaster office in Abingdon or call 703-628-9135.
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Abingdon
Small Business Administration
Mills Godwin
Virginia
SBA
Cashter
General Delivery
Rains Bolster North Carolina Tobacco Crops
Raleigh officials say recent rains lift drought damaged tobacco harvest estimates, with more leaves thickening and weight gain expected. Officials cite rainfall across Goldsboro Rocky Mount Raleigh Durham and Greensboro as easing drought, boosting late season yield and quality while soybean crops also benefit.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
John Cyrus
State Agrculture Department
Goldsboro
Rocky Mount
Raleigh Durham
New Bern
Greensboro
Cyrus
Howell Says Republicans Delayed Federal Funds
Democratic candidate Henry Howell blames Republican administration for holding up 350 million in federal education funds to Virginia over a dispute with the Catholic Diocese of Richmond on parochial schools access to Title I services. He argues federal eligibility exists and vows to solve the issue if elected.
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Howell
Norfolk
Henry Howell
Virginia
Mills Godwin
Richmond
Navy Pilot Missing After Jet Crash Off Virginia Beach
A Navy pilot remains missing after an A-6 Skyhawk crash in the Atlantic about a mile off Virginia Beach. Ensign David L. Kaufman of Enterprise, Alabama, was rescued.
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Virginia Beach
Atlantic Ocean
Ens. David L. Kaufman
Enterprise
Alabamia
Platters Lead Singer Recalls Elvis and Sinatra Influence
Rodgers, longtime Platters vocalist, emphasizes entertaining the audience over self. He cites Nat King Cole, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, and Frank Sinatra as favorites. He recalls Sinatra’s kindness to a fan and reflects on aging and wisdom gained, noting Decca’s signing of the Platters after the Penguins’ stance.
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Elvis Presley
Rodgers
Nat King Cole
Aretha Franklin
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
Decca Records
Platters
The
Penguins
Ft Bragg Schools Fail Army Facility Standards
An accreditation study of Ft. Bragg schools finds many facilities old and crowded, risking non accreditation status if not improved. The kindergarten building, WWI era and once part of the base hospital, is cited as the least satisfactory, with concerns over fire insurance and meeting requirements for a growing enrollment.
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Fayetteville
N.C
Ft. Bragg
Army Base
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
North Carolina
Flue-Cured Leaf Stocks Increase
Washington AP reports that flue-cured tobacco stocks on July 1 rose over 10 percent from a year earlier, surpassing the 2 billion pound mark for the first time since 1963, with total leaf tobacco stocks at 4.43 billion pounds, up 258 million pounds or 6.2 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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Martinsville
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Roxboro
Winston-Salem
Catholic Church of Virginia
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Giles Flower & Gift Shop
Memorial Hospital
Doris
Jim Bernard
EAGLE
Danville Vault Corporation
Chatham Road
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