Pittsylvania V-T School to Cost More as Bid Overruns
Pittsylvania County School Board approves guarantee of extra funding to cover construction costs for the vocational technical school at Dry Fork. John W. Daniel & Co. of Danville named apparent low bidder at 2,738,000 with total project cost near 2.35 million after added costs. Financing includes EDA grant, Literary Fund loan, local funds, and Vocational Education Act funds. Groundbreaking set for Tuesday with officials and Congressman Dan Daniel attending. construction to start by December 15.
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Chatham
Pittsylvania
Daniel
J.E. Jamerson and Sons Inc
Appomattox
Andrews, Large and Whidden Inc
Farmville
Earl Johnson
Johnson
Donald Evans
Economic Development Administration
E.B. Fitzgerald
Gretna
Fitzgerald
Nelson County
Edwin Shields
Blairs
V-T
Dry Fork
Susan Tuck
Callands-Gretna
W.C. “Dan” Daniel
Eugene Moorefield
John W. Daniel & Co
EDA
Richard H. Craigue
Ringgold Rt. i
Virginia Polytechnic and State University
Craigue
Virginia General Assembly
Tunstall High School
Pittsylvania County
Obituaries From Danville Area Honor Local Residents
Lenora Wade Hardy 65 of 1714 Glenn Street died Sunday in Memorial Hospital of Danville after a year long decline. Survived by husband Otway Lee Hardy and brother Rev. W L Wade Jr. Funeral at Glenwood Memorial Baptist Church with burial in Highland Burial Park. Henry Apple 68 of 127 Warren Street died Monday in Memorial Hospital after brief illness. Survived by wife Viola Harrison Apple two daughters and two sons. Jacob Hayes Dameron died Saturday night in Memorial Hospital of Danville funeral today at Wrenn Yeatts Chapel with burial in Greenview Cemetery. Born May 16 1899 in Boone County Kentucky son of James B and Mary Belle Dameron survived by wife Flora Barnes Dameron a daughter and a son seven grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Terry Elijah Irby 77 of Spring Street died Monday at 6 059 m. Retired Burlington Industries employee born in Pittsylvania County July 9 1900. Survived by seven nieces. Funeral Wednesday at New Prospect Baptist Church burial in Altavista Memorial Park. Finch and Finch Funeral Home to receive callers Tuesday 7 to 9 p.m.
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Lenora Wade Hardy
Glenn St
Memorial Hospital
Danville
Pittsylvania County
Hardy
W.L
Emma Ferguson Wade
Otway Lee Hardy
Glenwood Memorial Baptist Church
W.L. Wade Jr
Clarence Jackson
Highland Burial Park
Glenn Street
Henry Apple
Warren St
Martha Ann Apple
John Apple
Viola Harrison Apple
Mary Frances Apple
Barbara Jean Apple
Philadelphia
Henry Apple Jr
Lebanon
Harvey
Jacob Hayes Dameron
Wrenn-Yeatts
Charlie Shelton
Greenview
Reidsville
Boone County
James B
Mary Belle Martin Dameron
Flora Barnes Dameron
Dorothy Gentry
Carroll L. Dameron
Kenneth City
Fla
Henry Dameron
Elkin
Nlc
Hart — Terry Elijah Irby
Spring Street
Coleman
Rosa Woodson Irby
Vivian Mays Irby
Burlington Industries
New Prospect Baptist Church
Harold Lewis
R.G. Rowland
Altavista Memorial Park
Finch and Finch Funeral Home
Funeral for Willie Walters Held at Ebeneza Baptist Church
The funeral for Willie Walters of 129 Davis St. was held today at Ebeneza Baptist Church in Providence North Carolina with Rev. Ferrell officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Walters died Sunday at The Memorial Hospital of Danville after a long illness. He was the son of the late Henry Walters and Margaret Haley Walters. Survived by wife Modell Frice Walters, daughter Savannah W Gillespie, sons Jesse Walters Roosevelt Walters and Henry Walters, and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Harvey's Funeral Home handled arrangements. The family will be at the residence.
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Ebeneza Baptist Church
Providence
N.C
Rl. Ferrell
Walters
Davis St
Memorial Hospital
Danville
Henry Walters
Margaret Haley Walters
Modell Frice Walters
Savannah W. Gillespie
Jesse Walters
Roosevelt Walters
Harvey
Danville Register Subscription Rates Published Daily and Weekend
The Danville Register lists subscription prices for daily Monday to Friday and weekend editions. Carrier delivery costs 55 cents per week, single copies 15 cents, Weekender 25 cents, Sunday Register 8 cents, with both the Register and Weekender available by mail prepaid.
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Danville
the Register Publishing Co., Inc
Union St
Register
Board Rejects Ambulance Plan Contested by Local Squads
At the December meeting Pittsylvania supervisors heard Gretna Chatham and Altavista rescue squads oppose granting a private ambulance franchise. They warned it would hinder volunteers and raise legal risks for medical decisions. The board also funded school construction and animal welfare proposals, while debating county spending and policies.
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Pittsylvania
Gretna, Chatham
Altavista Rescue
Jack Moore
Gretna Rescue Squad
Danville
Oscar Roach
Altavista Rescue Squad
Joe Bloomer
Chatham Rescue Squad
Bloomer
W.T. Gatewood Jr
Westover
Larry Hill
Begin says Egypt, Israel will seek broad Middle East peace
Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin, during a six day London visit, told Jewish leaders that Egypt and Israel will talk and find a solution. He welcomed Vance's Mideast visit and said talks would be serious. Begin spoke after weekend talks with Prime Minister James Callaghan. Callaghan then briefed a European Community summit in Brussels, noting Begin and Sadat aim for a comprehensive settlement requiring wider endorsement at a Geneva style conference.
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Britain
London
Egypt
Israel
Tel Aviv
Begin
Vance
Mideast
James Callaghan
Callaghan
Brussels
European Common Market
Sadat
Rt 58 Crash Injures Danville Man Near Airport
A Danville area man was seriously injured after his vehicle sideswiped a car near Highway 729 and rear ended a tractor trailer on Rt. 58 east near the Danville Municipal Airport. The driver suffered multiple fractures and lacerations as traffic backed up for about a mile while responders treated him. Hospital name held pending family notification.
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Danville
Rt. 58
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J. H. Dameron
Terry R. Irby
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Taene
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Keatts
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Calvin Neal
Dan River
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Danville-Pittsylvania
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William Wailer
Waller
A.C. Burton
Burton
Department of Social Services
DSS
Fred T. Hatcher Activity Center
Williams
Neal
Pittsylvania County Library Board
Chesley S. Adams, SR
Haynes Ward
Duke Hospital
Wrenn Yeatts Funeral Home
Grouto Park
Main Street
Coi Us
Danville Hearing Aid Center
Victor Lobi
National Hearing Aid Society
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