Lay Away Tax Rule Impacts Danville Shoppers
Ray Williams of the Danville Retail Merchants Association warned lay away purchases not completed by Thursday will incur the two percent state sales tax. Tax applies to the full purchase price if delivery occurs after the Sept. 1 tax date. items held prior to Sept. 1 may avoid tax if title transfers before the date. Terms of payments do not affect the state’s tax stance.
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Ray Williams
Danville
Retail Merchants Association
Williams
Funeral Rites Held For Miss Isla Blair
Funeral services for Miss Isla Lee Blair were conducted Thursday afternoon at Straightstone Baptist Church by Rev. Elton McDowell and Rev. Myung Kim. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Thatcher Craddock Byron Blair Melvin Blair Frank Worsham Bob Hendricks and John Anderson.
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Isla Lee Blair
Affternoon
Straightstone Baptist Church
Elton McDowell
Myung Kim
Thatcher Craddock
Byron Blair
Melvin Blair
Frank Worsham
Bob Hendricks
John Anderson
Local Students Attend Ferrum Conference
Miss Carlton Watkins and Joe Henderson attend a Ferrum Junior College student leaders conference this weekend. The session aims to plan Ferrum’s student activities for the 1966-67 school year. The Danville Redmen tribes plan to organize a tribe tomorrow night with a 6:45 meeting and degree conferred by the past Sachem degree team.
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Carlton Watkins
S.H. Talbot
Parkland Dr
Joe Henderson
D.H. Henderson
College Ave
Ferrum Junior College
Ferrum
N T Schofield Dies. Funeral Tomorrow at Nahunta
Funeral services for Noell Terry Schofield will be held tomorrow at 2 PM in Townes Memorial Chapel Nahunta Ga with interment in Highland Burial Park. Born April 2 1903 in Pittsylvania County he lived much of his life in Miami and moved to Nahunta in 1965 He is survived by his wife two children two brothers two sisters and eight grandchildren. The body arrives in Danville tonight and will rest at Townes Funeral Home. The family resides with daughter Mrs J L Gravely at 736 Lee St.
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Noell ‘Terry Schofield
Nahusta
Townes Memorial Chapel
Highland Burial Park
Pittsylvania County
Jacob G
Kate Ingram Schofield
Schofield
Miami, Fla
Imavedo Nahunta
Mae Clark Schofield
Nahunta
Noell Terry Schofield Jr
Hialeah
Fla
Gail Harrey
Chicago
Joseph T. Schofield
Plymouth
Jacob Schofield Jr
Miami
M. A. Badgett
I. L. Gravely
Danville
Townes Funeral Home
J. L. Gravely
Lee St
Defensive driving tips for safe right of way
Advice urges drivers to avoid assuming right of way and to drive defensively. If tailgated, slow slightly and let the follower pass. Being right verbally does not guarantee safety. remain cautious to prevent harm.
Jesse Hawker Dies At Age 58 In Greensboro
Jesse Hawker 58 of Greensboro died at Memorial Hospital after a period of declining health. Born September 3, 1883 in Pittsylvania County and reared in Keelingwash, he worked in the Dan River Mills maintenance department and was a member of Memorial Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife Viola Puckett Hawker, two daughters and two sons, plus several grandchildren and siblings. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with services planned at Hawker Church.
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Jesse Lynwood
Hawker
Robert Edgar Wesh
Memorial Hospital
Greensboro
N.C
North
Carolina
George H
Keelingwash
Adelie Flynal
Pittsylvania County
Wash
Florida
Viola Puckett
Dor0
N. Ee St
Leach
Moss. T. Burroughts
Rockbride
Fett Memorial Baptist Church
Fas “Hens Sons
James Spoceyivans Hermes H
Robert H. Wash
Socathan
Greenshoro
Louise
Athe Thornton
Danville
R.L. Leftwich
Harold Dalton
B.A. Lewis
High Point
Areno
Oie Archie Belvile
May Brown
Lou
Higont
Ise Pruitt
Sutherlin
John Robert
Hades
Vernon Hill
Irvin Lakeview Memorial Park
Keeling
Hugh L
Greg
Baldwin Park
Calif
Iory Street
Barker Funeral Home
North Main Street
Mary Jones Dies At 80 In Lynchburg Hospital
Mrs Mary Belle Matthews Jones 80 died Wednesday at Lynchburg Memorial Hospital. She was born in Matthews North Carolina October 8 1886 daughter of John W and Martha Walker Gatewood of Matthews. She was a charter member of Altavista Presbyterian Church. Survived by husband Ernest Jones Sr two sons Ernest Jr and Leonard F Jones of Rustburg a daughter Mrs Margaret J Perraw of Altavista seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Graveside services at Green Hill Cemetery Starling. Finch and Finch Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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Altavista
Mary Belle Matthews Jones
Lynchburg Memorial Hospital
Matthews
N. C
John W
Martha Walker
Ada Gunn Gatewood
Whitmell
Jones
Memorial Hospital
Altavista Pres
Ilness
Caswellsand
North Carolina
Green Hill
Starling Gunn
Mary Jaltavista
Jones Gunn
Finch and Finch Funeral Home
Yanceyville
Munity
William James Gatewood
Gatewood
Prospect Methodist Church
Caswell County
Betty
Lee Scarce
Henry Scarce
Joe Scarce
Virgil Scarce
N. C. Hadges
Gatewood, N. Ic
Ferrum College Offers Special Program for Approved Supply Pastors
Ferrum College launches a new class for approved supply pastors under its four year program. Since 1963 eleven graduates have begun undergraduate or seminary studies while serving congregations four days a week. The September 20 registration will admit a new cohort who will balance ministry with study on campus.
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Ferrum
Virginia
The
Methodist Church
Virginia Conference
Oime
Wade Sirk
West Franklin
Becamej
S Fll Ueklee Upu
Private Halifax Private School Opens Sept 6
CLOVER VA The first private school in Halifax County will open Sept 6 the same day public schools begin. Halifax County Academy Inc announced the opening and said about 70 pupils have registered with more expected. The push gained momentum after 56 Negro students were assigned to Clover Elementary School.
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Clover
Halifax County
Halifax County Academy, Inc
Steam Locomotive to Stop at Monument Crossing Today
A 1911 steam locomotive owned by the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum is due in town at 12 10 p m. The Danville station stop was delayed a day for repairs. It will refuel and take on coal water with four passenger cars near Monument crossing before leaving at 1 20 p m for Richmond.
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Southern Railway
Monument Crossing
Danville
Richmond
Natonal Railway Historical Society
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Advertising Council
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Greerdros CO
PHILA
Jesse Hawker
Robert E. Wash
Mary Jones
Ferrum's Supply Pastors¢ School
Sirk
Marion G. Goodpasture
Whitmell Area
Eves
Norman A. Tavis
Optometrist
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Main & Union
Halifax
Bick
Mr. Bick
Veto
Appalachian Power CO
Mrs. Bick
Appalachian Power Company
Roanoke
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