Shorts DMV Office Closes For Energy Crisis
The Danville DMV office closes Tuesday due to fuel shortages to conserve energy. Residents should use Martinsville or South Boston offices while the Chatham station handles licenses on Fridays only. Danville will operate two hours daily for affected customers with no cash transactions. payments by exact amount checks.
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Danville
Division of Motor Vehicles
Dr. Davis
Davis
DMV
Martinsville
South Boston
Chatham
National Guard Army
CIC Hours Trimmed for Energy Crisis Operations
The Community Improvement Council cuts hours to 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday during the energy crisis. Administration, Head Start, emergency fuel, community food and nutrition, transportation for seniors, and winterization programs will run these hours. Senior transport serves those 60 plus with rides to medical, health, pharmacy, or grocery visits. call CIC to arrange.
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Community Improvement Council
CIC
Ballet Set In Lynchburg
The Atlanta Ballet will perform at 2 p.m. on February 12 in the E. C. Glass High School auditorium Lynchburg. Founded in 1929 by Dorothy Alexander, it is among four major U.S. companies. Tickets via Lynchburg Fine Arts Center box office. more details at the center.
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Lynchburg
Atlanta Ballet
E.C. Glass High School
Ballet Company
United States
Dorothy Alexander
U.S
Lynchburg Fine Arts Center
Three Danvillians Named to Ferrum Dean’s List
Ferrum College honors three Danville residents Judy Walton Singleton wife of Ronald Singleton Danville Ferrum Timothy Neal Carter son of Mr and Mrs Sam L Carter Danville and Beverly Sue Setliff daughter of Mrs Jean D Setliff and Jack L Setliff Danville with dean’s list recognition.
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Ferrum
Richmond Woman Named to Virginia Criminal Justice Council
Gov Mills Godwin appoints Claudine Penick of Richmond to the Virginia Council on Criminal Justice. A social worker with Family and Children's Service, she will represent juvenile interests. Penick, a Hampton native, earlier worked as a Danville Welfare Department caseworker from 1968 to 1969.
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Richmond
Claudine Penick
Danville
Mills E. Godwin
Virginia Council On Criminal Justice
Penick
Family and Children's Service
Hampton
Welfare Department
Furman University honors Gaddy and Pruitt on dean's list
Elizabeth A. Gaddy and John B. Pruitt III are named to Furman University's dean's list in Greenville. Gaddy is the daughter of Dr and Mrs C G Gaddy of 37 Forest Circle and Pruitt the son of Mrs John Garwood of 439 Nor tamont Boulevard. The list includes full time undergraduates with a term GPA of 3.2 or higher.
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Elizabeth A. Gaddy
John B. Pruitt III
Furman University
Greenville
D.C
Miss Gaddy
C. G. Gaddy
Forest Circle
Pruitt
John Garwood
Nortamont Boulevard
Southern Living Show Trip Set From Ballou Park Center
Kathleenn Bartment, director of the Ballou Park Nature Center, announces bus trips to the Southern Living Spring Show. Departures are Saturday February 26 and Wednesday March 2 at 7:30 a.m. Return by 6:20 p.m. Reservations via Mrs. Barringau at the Danville Parks and Recreation Department downtown office.
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Southern Living
Kathleenn Bartment
Ballou Park
Ski Club To Meet Thursday
The Danville Ski Club will hold an amateur membership meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Danville Room of First National Bank downtown.
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Danville
First National Bank
Peachee Leaves Dalton Post for Campaign Director Role
Judy Peachee of Chesterfield resigns as appointment secretary to Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr. to become organizational director for the Dalton for Governor Citizens Committee. She is Virginia's Republican National Committeewoman and a former delegate to the Republican National Convention.
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Richmond
Judy Peachee
Chesterfield
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Dalton For Governor Citizens Committee
William A. Royall Jr
Virginia
Gov. Godwin
Danville weighs fuel cuts and storage to ease winter strain
Danville officials debate Monday closures and thermostat limits to save fuel while awaiting a federal decision on propane purchases. Transco asks for details as city plans a long term storage contract with 100 million cubic feet, amid concerns about winter supply and potential oil deregulation.
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Turpin
Federal Energy Administration
Danville
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co
Transco
Gretna Bank Names Brown New Director
Gretna Bank elects H Chapman Brown Jr to its board of directors of united Virginia Bank Peoples of Gretna. Brown, Gretna Drug Company president, will be joined by Kent A Smack named senior vice president and new director to boost technical training for bank programs. Smack previously held multiple UVB/First National roles in Lynchburg and now serves with his wife and two sons at Langhorne Road.
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Gretna
H. Chapman Brown Jr
united Virginia Bank/Peoples of
Brown
Gretna Drug Company
Kent A. Smack
United Virginia Bankshares
Joseph G. Ayler
Smack
Lynchburg College
Medical College of Virginia School of Pharmacy
Emily Jane Lindsay
Gretna Rt. 2
UVB
First National
Lynchburg
Western Region
Diana Upshur
Langhorne Road
Lumpkin Arrested on GDC Capias
Danville police arrested 26 year old Alphonzo Lumpkin on a Danville Circuit Court capias. Lumpkin faces probation violation charges. Police also booked two others on bad check charges, Virginia Lee Penn and Marshall F. Stone, plus a fugitive warrant arrest for Willie Junior McCain from Caswell County North Carolina.
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Danvillé
Alphonzo Lumpkin
Danville
Lumpkin
Abbott St
Virginia Lee Penn
Martinsville Rt
Marshall F. Stone
K-Martin
Willie Junior McCain
Danville Memorial Hospital
Caswell County
N.C
McCain
Durham Road
Roxboro
Recreation Department Sets Outdoor Activities and Trips
Danville Parks and Recreation outlines outdoor programs for children and adults. Seniors will entertain at Roman Haple Memorial Home today at 2:30 p.m. Transportation meets at 2 p.m. at the curb market. others may join at the home. A trip to North Carolina Zoological Park in Asheboro is planned for Friday for ages 8 to 14, leaving 9 a.m. from Spring and Floyd Streets, returning about 4:30 p.m., with admission 52.5 cents. A second trip for all ages is set for Thursday, Feb. 17 to the Ringling Brothers Circus in Greensboro. bus leaves Nodarr Shopping Center at 6:9 a.m. and returns around 11 p.m., with total cost $9.75. Registration ends Friday, Feb. 1. Laura Lavinder can be contacted at the downtown recreation office. Revival services with Rev. James Boggs of Rochester, Pa. are canceled at City Auditorium scheduled for Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. The year‑round outdoor adventure program, in cooperation with Carolina Outdoor Sports, will cover hiking, backpacking, caving, rafting, canoeing, camping, flying, hang gliding, sailing, skeet shooting and nature study. Special interest clubs, volunteers and paid workers may participate. Penny Gardner may be contacted. Seminars will be held at 84 W. Lee St., Greensboro, starting Feb. 8 at 8 p.m., covering wilderness travel, shelter and sleeping, food, and places to go through Feb. 24. Transportation provided to free seminars. further information from the downtown recreation office.
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Danville
Spring
Floyd Streets
Ringling
Laura Lavinder
James Boggs
Rochester
City Auditorium
Penny Gardner
Agri-Center plans spark debate on shared space
Lunsford says federal push for an open space concept could unify the three agencies in one reception area but funds and privacy needs vary, especially for the FmHA. He backs a new center and estimates a 1985 goal, joking about later dates while urging architectural planning.
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Lunsford
Fmha
Ew Center
Saving energy at city buildings prompts questions
Officials in Danville report no power shortage but urge conservation as heating needs clash with regulations. Electric superintendent Eldred Yerks says demand is met while post office staff struggle with a complex heating system. Postmaster Jesse Mills notes cooling tactics and puzzling heat sources as other offices stay chilly and wrapped in warm clothing.
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Eldred C. Yerks
Electric Department
Danville
Jesse Mills
Mills
Deaths And Funerals For Lillian Terry And Richard Noblin Sr
Miss Lillian Terry of 321 Lincoln Street died suddenly Sunday at home. A funeral will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. at L. H. Brooks & Bro. Funeral Chapel with Rev. W. J. Toomer, burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. She was born in Danville, daughter of Rev. W. P. Terry and Margaret Wilson Terry, Camp Grove Baptist Church member and the family’s last survivor. Richard Russell Noblin Sr., 88, of South Boston died Monday in a local hospital. A native of South Boston, he was son of Richard R. and Isabella Wood Noblin and widower of Mary Vernon Noblin. survived by two nieces and two nephews. Funeral at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Powell Funeral Chapel, burial in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
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Lillian Terry
L. H. Brooks & Bro
W. J. Toomer
Oak Hill Cemetery
Miss Terry
Lincoln St
Danville
W. P. Terry
Margaret Wilson ‘Terry
Camp Grove Baptist Church
South Boston
Richard Russell Noblin Sr
Mr. Noblin
Richard R
Isabella Wood Noblin
Mary Vernon Noblin
Powell Funeral Chapel
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Mrs Hammack Rites Wednesday in Danville
Hallie Florence Hammack died Monday at Memorial Hospital after a long decline. Born May 3, 1894 in Blairs, she was a daughter of John G. Crane and Mary Elizabeth Lovelace Crane. Survived by husband Gordon Lee Hammack of Danville, a son Jesse L. Farthing of Danville, a daughter Jeanne Hall Lane of Yorktown, seven stepdaughters and six stepsons, plus two brothers Craig and Grasty Crane of Danville. Services p.m. Wednesday at Townes Memorial Chapel. Burial Highland Burial Park. Body at Townes Funeral Home. family at Mount Cross Road residence.
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Hallie Florence Hammack
Memorial Hospital
Blairs
John G
Mary Elizabeth Lovelace Crane
Shermont Baptist Church
Jesse L. Farthing
William H. Hall
Hammack
Gordon Lee Hammack
Danville
Sam Henry Hammack
Richmond
Jack Hammack
David Hammack
Rustburg
Wayne Hammack
Brookneal
Sherman Hammack
Craig Crane
Grasty Crane
Townes Memorial Chapel
Curtis Hall
Br. Victor Mantiply
Highland Burial Park
Townes Funeral Home
Mount Cross Road
Mrs. Shelton Funeral Today In Kenbridge Area
A funeral for Mrs. Della Wilkerson Shelton, age 89, will be held today at Olid Mii Primitive Baptist Church. Burial follows in the J. F. Shelton family cemetery. She died Monday at her daughter's home and is survived by two daughters, four sons, 37 grandchildren, 65 great grandchildren, and 12 great great grandchildren.
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Kenbridge
Della Wilkerson Shelton
Olid Mii Primitive Baptist Church
J. F. Shelton
Shelton
Frederick C. Shelton
Old Mill Primitive Baptist Church
Sutherlin
Hilda Puckett
Thelma Jones
Chester
Keeling
Martin T. Shelton
Edward , Shelton
Richmond
Samuel C. Shelton
Library Hours Cut Beginning Today
The Danville Public Library adopts a new weekly schedule starting today with hours from noon to 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday, noon to 5 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. A library spokeswoman said the revised hours will be followed indefinitely.
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Danville
Wayne Anderson Named President of Maryville College
Wayne W. Anderson was chosen by Maryville College directors as its eighth president to take office July 1. A Maryland native with a background at Johns Hopkins, Princeton, and Georgetown, he will succeed a line of leaders dating to 1819 founded by Isaac Anderson. He and his wife Anne McClung have two daughters.
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Maryville
Tenn
Wayne W. Anderson
Maryville College
Anderson
Anne McClung
Lyla McClung
Danville
Isaac Anderson
Dan McGill
Philadelphia
Wayne Anderson
Joseph Copeland
McGill
United Presbyterian Church
Great Smoky Mountains
Lilly Endowment
Josins Hopkins University
Association of American Colleges
U.S
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Office of Education
The
Univeristy of
Minnesota
Princeton
Georgetown University
Carrington
Christen
Unusually Large Sale At VC Livestock Market Report
Virginia Carolina Livestock Market reported an unusually large sale with 629 animals sold for 66 600 dollars. Market manager Jimmy Hodges Jr. noted prices were fairly steady across categories compared with last week’s 48 head for 43 000 dollars. Prices for graded hogs cattle calves and stockers followed state grades with multiple weight classes and per hundredweight figures listed by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
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Virginia Carolina
Jimmy Hodges Jr
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Commerce
VEC Says 200 School Workers Now Eligible
The Virginia Employment Commission indicates about 20 city school workers not under contract may qualify for unemployment benefits. Among staff affected are 62 aides, 44 part-time custodians, 103 cafeteria workers, and 12 to 15 bus drivers. If school days are not made up, workers may receive pay and benefits.
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Virginia Employment Commission
VEC
Thomas Truitt
Truitt
WEC
Building Permits Down in Danville in January
Building permits issued in Danville for January totaled 230677, down over 50000 from December and far below January 1976’s 577939. Six new houses started at 160000, with 22 residential alterations and repairs at 43227, two new commercial starts at 12500, eight commercial alterations and repairs at 11175, one relocation at 3200, and three demolitions at 575. The YWCA dinner was canceled due to gas conservation measures and rescheduled for February 16 at 7 pm.
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Danville
YWCA
Herschel Mustain
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Richard Noblin
Mrs. Hammack
Mrs. Shelton
George Washington
VC Livestock Mart
Becaause
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Victor Mantiply
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Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit OF
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