Prescribed Burning Gains Ground in Forestry Use
Dr. R E Martin of Virginia Tech and Ronald Stemple explain controlled or prescribed burning as a beneficial forestry practice. Virginia Tech students recently burned a 30 acre clear cut to remove debris and prepare for reforestation with pines, while discussions cover wildlife habitat, disease control, and cost benefits. Fire plans, weather awareness, and strict precautions are stressed to prevent loss of timberland and watersheds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Martin
Virginia Tech
Ronald Stemple
University Forest
Martin
Coastal Plain
U.S. Forest Service
Virginia Division of Forestry
Wesley Moshenek Installed As Master Of Kent Lodge
G. Wesley Moshenek was elected and installed yesterday as worshipful master of Kent Lodge 305 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. He succeeds H. E. Gosney. Moshenek lives at Ringgold and works as a buyer for Virginia Tobacco Co. Other officers elected include E. L. Blair senior warden J. C. Dodson junior warden S. G. Bennett treasurer W. M. Horges secretary C. R. Batterman senior deacon RB. K. Batterman junior deacon. The Rev. Charlie Shelton was appointed chaplain and M. L. Morris named assistant chaplain. A. L. Carmichael named tiler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Wesley Moshenek
Kent Lodge
H. E. Gosney
Moshenek
Ringgold
Virginia Tobacco Co
Yester
E. L. Blair
J. C. Dodson
S. G. Bennett
W. M. Horges
C. R. Batterman
RB. K. Batterman
Charlie Shelton
M. L. Morris
A. L. Carmichael
Honda Cycle Giveaways At Sunoco Stations
During a Christmas Eve promotion Sunoco stations in and near the city distributed Honda cycles to winners at multiple locations. Winners include William Tolley, Mrs. Dorothy McMinnis, Otis Murphy, Mrs. H. W. Rankin, Carl Taylor, H. L. Smith, Mrs. John B. Gilbert, Eldridge McCann, Ronnie Brande, Dewey Paige, Glen Horsley and others across Country Club, Bachelor's Hall, Danville, Sherwood, Piney Forest, Chatham, Gretna, New Design, Ringgold, South Main and Crowder Sunocos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunoco
Honda
Country Club Sunoco
William Tolley
Franklin Toke
Bachelor’s Hall Sunoco
Dorothy McMinnis
Danville Rt
Taylor’s Sunoco
Otis Murphy
Axton
Sherwood Sunoco
H. W. Rankin
Brightwell Ct
Piney Forest
Fire destroys long running Blanch combine store and garage
A 46 year old Blanch general store and garage burned after explosions from a leaking gasoline tank touched off a blaze. Five people fled as flames engulfed the Potter and Allen operation. Fire crews from Providence Milton and Yanceyville used pond water to prevent spread and save nearby structures. Damage estimated at 25 000 to 30 000 with no insurance. The fire began when an acetylene torch ignited the tank during repairs on a Harris car. The safe survived and some records were saved. Potter runs the business with his family ownership shifting in 1963. The cause remained under investigation.
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Blanch
N.C
Potter’s Grocery
Providence
Milton
Yanceyville
Felix Allen
Allen
Carl Lee Potter
Harris
Roberts
Potter
Wanda
Wanda Potter
Chevro
Clyde McSherry
Dewey Poteat
Providence Volunteer Firemen
Caswell Motor Co
Ford
Fifteen Indicted Including Two For Murders
Fifteen persons named in sixteen indictments by a Pittsylvania County grand jury in Chatham. Murder charges target James Wilson Terry of Keeling and Charlie Lee Harris of Mountain Hill. Rex C. and Francis S. Smith cited in a nuisance case near Danville. Other cases include involuntary manslaughter, armed robbery, perjury, housebreaking, grand larceny, and statutory rape. Dates noted for January term and prior trials, with several cases carried over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsylvania County
Chatham
Danville
Roy
Doc) Bennett, Jr
Bradley Rd
Bennett
Buster Coleman
Jesse Wilbur McLaughlin
Chatham Rt. 1
Rt. 832
John Eddie Dixon
Java
Billy Wade Adams
William Scott Hodnett
Hossie Massie, Jr
Milton Massie
Alvin Paul Calloway
Moncie Edward Shelton
Chatham Rt. 4
James Wendell Fitzgerald
Chatham Rt. 6
William Thomas Carter
Keeling
Saul Hunt
Ringgold
Arthur Joyner
Martinsville
County Man Is Killed In Viet Nam
Private Maryland Chatten, 24, born in Pittsylvania County and raised on local farms, was killed in Viet Nam according to the Defense Department. Survived by his mother Mrs. Gracie C. Womack, four sisters and three brothers. He attended Northside High School Gretna and spent his life in the Java community working on tobacco farms before enlisting in January 1963 and serving three months in country after a leave with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland Chatten
Pittsylvania County
Viet Nam
Defense Department
Pvt
Chatten
Gracie C. Womack
C. D. Bryant
Spring Garden
Java
Northside High School
Gretna
Banner Year Expected As Danville Sees Construction Surge
As 1966 nears, Danville anticipates a banner construction year with new industry and projects on drawing boards. Plans include a Martinsville Road Elementary, Piney Forest Road additions, potential armory coliseum action, and relocations for Blackwell Motors and Tamson Chevrolet, plus new banks and church buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Martinsville Rd
Taylor School
Piney Forest Rd
T. E. Temple
Armory Coliseum
Oid Dutch
West Main St
Stokesland
Blackwell Motors
Union St
Tamson Chevrolet
Woman of 85 fatally struck on Watson Street
Emma Cora Alexandra Robertson, 85, died at Memorial Hospital after being struck by a car on Watson Street. She suffered internal injuries and a severe head wound and was carried about 45 feet by the vehicle driven by Donald Ray Aichner, 42. Robertson was a Patrick County native who had lived in Danville since 1901. Funeral at Townes Memorial Chapel Thursday. Burial Mountain View Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson Street
Emma Cora Alexandra Robertson
Memorial Hospital
Watson St
Aichner
Riverside Drive
Robertson
Patrick County
Danville
Charles P
Matilda Wood Alexandra
Bertie Boyd
Elmira
N.Y
Dave Alexandra
Kaw City
Okla
Townes Memorial Chapel
Mountain View Cemetery
Townes Funeral Home
Cab Driver Robbed After Alley Run Through Cemetery
Cab driver Henry Waldron reported a $25 robbery by a male Black passenger who forced him from his cab on Craghead Street then ordered him to run through Leemont Cemetery. Waldron, of 714 North Main, identified the fare as the suspect, who fled after taking his change and keys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Asa Waldron
Waldron
First St
North Main St
H. R. Shelton
H. J. Bayes
Leemont Cemetery
Claiborne St
Office Bayes
Craghead St
Coney Island
Oak St
Sublett’s Alley
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Emmett Thompson
Virginia Tech Forestry Department
Wesley Moshenek
Mur i
Wyatt Buick
WBTM
West Main
American National Bank
South Main St
Beth- Leggett
Nor-Dan
YMCA
West End
Christian Church
Trinity Methodist Church
P. L. Anderson, Jr
P. L. Anderson and Son Construction
Anderson
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
U. S. Gypsum
Dan River Mills
Forest Lanes
Kenneth Calvert
Gypsum
Goodyear
Calvert and Lewis
Calvert
John W. Daniel
John W. Daniel and Co
Daniel
Woodberry Forest School
Brunswick County
Portsmouth
Roanoke
Burlington Mills
Radford
Ches
Terfield County
Petersburg
H. H. Brincefield, Jr
Brincefield
H. L. Hyler
Vehi
Cle
Mer
Marshall Terrace
Grace Collins MacCormic
Holiday Inn Restaurant
Robert ©. Jefferies
Lillian W. Yates
N & W Upholstering CO
Wilson St
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