Five Other Changes Announced In DRM's Danville Division
Dan River Mills announces four new vice presidents for the Danville Division effective tomorrow. J L Payne leads grey manufacturing, R B Van Tassell heads finishing and knitting, L M Thompson directs fabric development and planning, and F J Zahra serves as vice president and controller. All report to Roy M Stephens, division head. Merging of purchasing and traffic is led by C Miller Vernon, with W D Vincent named manager of School Field Divisions and J J Carrick manager of Riverside and Alabama Divisions. The Danville Division is established as a distinct unit within the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Dan River Mills
Roy M. Stephens
J. L. Payne
Grey Manufacturing
R. B. van Tassell
L. M. Thompson
F. J. Zahra
Stephens
C. Miller Vernon
W. D. Vincent
Schoolfield
J. J. Carrick
Riverside
Alabama
Dan River
W. J. Erwin
Robert S. Small
DRM
Woodside Mills
Erwin
Dani River
Grey
Vincent and
Carrick
Payne
Emory and Henry College
Jefferson Mills
Jefferson, Ga
Lindale
Pepperell Manufacturing Company
Army Air Force
Georgia Tech
University of Virginia
Riverdan Benevolent Fund, Inc
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
Mount Vernon Methodist Church
Rotary Club
Danville Golf Club
Mary Frances Jennings
Pamela
Bradley
Mary
Hawthorne Drive
Thompson
Danville School Board
Virginia Manufacturers Association
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Selective Board
Riveridan Benevolent Fund Board ofTrustees
Madison
Georgia
Dan River picks new chair and corporate staff plan
W. J. Erwin becomes chairman and chief executive as Robert S. Small rises to Dan River president. Danville Division reorganizations include appointing Payne, Vanassell, Thompson, and Zahra to senior posts as the company expands its corporate staff to support growth across divisions.
Five Hurt In Two Accidents Near Mills Parking Lots
Five persons were injured in two crashes near Mills parking lots as Dan River workers pulled into traffic. An afternoon crash on West Main St involved a police car on an emergency call. an earlier Riverside Drive collision occurred during morning shift changes. Damages totaled $450.
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Dan River
West Main St
Riverside Drive
Gerlene Turner
Southern St
Guida Meadows
Edgewood Drive
Leoni McDowell
Jury Deadlocks In $50,000 Car Collision Suit
A federal courtroom jury in a Danville Circuit Court case, Ernest Carter Jones versus Berkley Brazen, failed to reach a verdict on a $50,000 damages claim after about an hour of deliberation. Judge Langhorne Jones declared a hung jury, requiring a new trial at a later term. The suit centered on a N Main St collision near Franklin Toke on March 17, 1964, with Jones alleging rear impact and resulting permanent injuries.
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Corporation Court
Langhorne Jones
Chatham
Danville Corporation Court
Ernest Carter Jones
Berkley Brazen
Randolph St
Jones
N. Main St
Franklin Toke
A. M. Aiken
Anti
Post Office
Acting Postmaster Wilmarth Sworn In for Danville
Randall J. Wilmarth 52, a 30 year postal veteran, sworn in yesterday as acting postmaster for Danville, a lead candidate to replace retiring How ard G. Gentry. He will serve until Congress approves a new postmaster, with oath given by Inspector H. W. Fleener.
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Randall J. Wilmarth
Postal Service
Danville
Wilmarth
Congress
Howard G. Gentry
The
Force
William G. Milstead
Washington
H. W. Fleener
Lynchburg
Gentry
Native County Resident, Daughter Die In Train Crash Near Naples
Mrs. Jo Ann Dawson Smith 28 and her five year old daughter Patti Jo Smith were killed yesterday morning when their car was struck by an ACL passenger train two miles north of Naples Florida. The crash occurred as Smith pulled across the tracks in a 1960 Rambler station wagon just as the northbound train reached the crossing. A witness said Smith appeared to step on the accelerator as she reached the crossing. A white beach towel in the car may have blocked her view. Smith, a Pittsylvania County native, lived in Naples about two years and worked as a stenographer for a local real estate firm. She was born April 10 1937 in Pittsylvania County, daughter of Larry L Dawson and the late Lela B Dawson. She had two brothers Larry Dawson of Reidsville NC and Wesley Dawson in the U S Air Force at Bytheville Arkansas. Patti Jo Smith was born April 16 1960 in Danville, daughter of Ms Smith and Eugene Smith of Danville. The body will be returned to Chatham Saturday night with funeral Monday at 2 PM at Shockoe Baptist Church in Pittsylvania County. Burial in the Dawson family cemetery. The family will be at the home of Edward Dawson at Spring Garden.
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Jo Ann Dawson Smith
Pittsylvania County
Patti Jo Smith
Naples
Fla
Cpl. Crawford
Smith
Highway
Cpl
Crawford
Mrs. Smith
Larry L. Dawson
Lela Bolejack Dawson
Shockoe Baptist Church
Pattie Jo Smith
Danville
Frank Meade
Exarhou
Meade
Exarchon
Exarchou
Turkey
Schoolfield
First National Bank
Lynchburg Gas Franchise Hearing Taken Under Advisement
The State Corporation Commission took under advisement Lynchburg Gas Co. bid to extend services to 6,000 square miles in Southside and Central Virginia after a two day hearing. Opposing the plan were utilities from Roanoke Charlottesville and Danville and Southwest Virginia Gas Co. plus two companies and three municipalities citing cost and competition concerns.
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Richmond
Lynchburg Gas Co
Southside
Virginia
State Corporation Commission
Southwest Virginia Gas Co
Martinsville
Lynchburg Gas
Pittsylvania
Chatham, Gretna
Martinsville Company
Judge Aiken Instructs Jury In Gift Or Request Action
Judge Aiken instructed a seven man jury that Mrs Helen Nicholaus must prove the money given by Gust Exarhon was an absolute gift with no conditions. If the jury finds the gift was in contemplation of death the burden rests on Exarhon to prove the amount by preponderance of evidence. Trial neared end of its third day with closing arguments to follow.
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Corporation Court
A. M. Aiken
Helen M. Nicholaus
Gust Exarhon
Exarchon
Edwin B. Meade
Exarhou
Aiken
Tobacco Growers Face 1966 With Weaker Leaf Stocks
North Carolina State University economists predict a challenging 1966 for tobacco farmers with flue-cured stocks down and production down from 1964. Davis notes 1965 developments include reduced stabilizer stock, higher cigarette output, Rhodesia embargo effects, and a new 1966 labeling law potentially influencing sales.
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North Carolina State University
Raleigh
Roy B. Davis, Jr
Virginia
N.C
Davis
North Carolina
U.S
Rhodesia
United States
Congress
Harris Named Henry County Supervisor
Clarence M. Harris, 55, Ridge Way merchant, was appointed by Circuit Court Judge John D. Hooper to fill the remaining two years of an unexpired term on the Henry County Board of Supervisors. Harris succeeds J. Fuller, who resigned last week. Fuller’s resignation becomes effective Friday and Harris takes office Saturday January 1. Harris has been with George O. Jones and Son for 14 years. Fuller also resigned as chairman of the County Welfare Board, a position unlikely to be filled until the next supervisors’ meeting January 24.
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Martinsville
Clarence M. Harris
Ridge Way
Henry County Board of Supervisors
Harris
Ridgeway
John D. Hooker
J. Fuller
Fuller
Henry County
Harsris
George O. Jones
Sam Gusler
Board of Supervisors
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Danville Division
William Charles
James Leonard
Maple Lane
Zahra
Michigan Cty
Ind
University of Colorado
New York
Colorado
Armstrong
I. L. Payne
RE. B. van Tassel
F. J. Zahrn
L. M. Fhompson
Bruiser
Herman L. Hyler
L. E. Wellman
Hyler
Baltimore Ave
Wellman
Miss McDowell
Peat Point
Grace W
Garrett
Aylor O. Soyars
Bertram H. Williamson
Henry O. Hagood
William S. Bernard
Ha- Sood
Naples, Fla
SCC
Roanoke
Charlottesville
Commission
Lyle McClung
South
Dry Fork
Halifax County
McClung
Texas
Smith-Douglass
Goodyear
Michael E. Shea
Shea
Roanoke Gas Co
Bedford Counsty
Commonwealth Natural Gas Corp
Commonwealth Gas Distribution’ Corp
Citizens Gas Co
Virginia Pipe Line Co
U. S
Stabilization Corporation
C. M. Harris
Henry
Holiday Inn Restaurant
John Marsella
Lillian W. Yates
Watch Night Service
Riverview Baptist Church
Park Avenue
S. L. Greeson
Master's Quartet
Master’s Quartet
Burlington, N. C
Stewart
Greensboro, N. C
Riverview Choir
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