New Chief Justice And Associate Justice Sworn In
RALEIGH AP two North Carolina Supreme Court seats were filled Monday afternoon as BR Hunt Parker became Chief Justice and J Will Pless took the Associate Justice seat during an eight minute ceremony. Governor Dan K Moore witnessed the swearing in as Parker and Pless succeeded Emery B Denny and Willian Bobbitt. Parker, 73, Enfield native elected 1952 and 1960 re elected, is the court’s oldest current member. Pless, 67, Marion resident and former resident judge of the 29th Judicial District, has 32 years on the bench and is expected to seek the May Democratic primary to complete Parker’s term ending 1968. The new justices head into terms needing future campaigns to keep seats.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Hunt Parker
Superior Court
J. Will Pless
Parker
Emery B. Denny
Pless
Dan K. Moore
Cently
Associated
Willian Bobbitt
Denny
Enfield
Supreme Court
29Th Judicial District
High Court
Marion
Mrs Conway Dies After Three Weeks Illness at 5 PM
Mrs L B Conway of Laurel Cliff Farm died yesterday at Memorial Hospital after a three week illness. Native of Staunton she was daughter of Charles and Ann Hoge and lived in Danville since 1901. Survived by four children, a sister, five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral tomorrow at 2 PM from Townes Memorial Chapel with interment in Green Hill Cemetery. Family at 149 Linden Dr.
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L. B. Conway
Laurel Cliff Farm
Memorial Hospital
Staunton
Charles Eugene Hoge
Ann French Hoge
Frankfort
Miller School
Cincinnati
Ohio
Lysander B. Conway
Danville
Conway
Mrs. Lemons Dies In Winston Salem
Madison NC resident Luddie Bibee Lemons died at 65 Monday at Baptist Hospital Winston Salem. Survived by husband Thomas A. Lemons three daughters Melvin Hopper Naomi Elson and Russell Tilley and a son Tom Lemons Jr a sister Betty Tolbert three brothers Noel Joel and Obbie Bibee. Body at Ray Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Madison
N.C
Luddie Bibee Lemons
Madison Rt
Baptist Hospital
Winston Salem
Thomas A. Lemons
Melvin Hopper
Russell Tilley
Naomi Elson
Greensboro
Tom Lemons, Jr
Betty Tolbert
Riverside Dr
Danville
Noel Bibee
Wentworth
Joel Bibee
Henderson
Obbie Bibee
Stoneville
Ray Funeral Home
Teer official C P Waller dies of injuries
Charles P. Waller 66 vice president of Nello I Teer Construction Co died in Memorial Hospital from injuries suffered at Goodyear Tire plant site southwest of Danville. Accident Feb 1 occurred while directing an operation and stepping back into the path of an earth mover. He had been with Teer over 35 years and is survived by wife Gladys Nealy Waller two daughters Patricia Blanchard Theda Ross and son Charles C Waller plus ten grandchildren.
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Charles P. Waller
Nello I. ‘Teer Construction Co
Memorial Hospital
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Danville
Duke Memorial Methodist Church
Durham
N. C
Waller
Maplewood Cemetery
Palates C
Cam) Waller
Springfield
Teer
Petroleum
W. Va
Gladys Nealy Waller
Charles C. Waller
Patricia W
Mrs Bertha Scruggs Rites Slated Today
Funeral services for Mrs Bertha Fielder Scruggs will be held today at 4 a.m. at New Prospect Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. She died Saturday at Virginia Baptist Hospital in Lynchburg.
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Bertha Fielder Scruggs
Hurt
New Prospect Baptist Church
Church
Scruggs
Virginia Baptist Hospital
Lynchburg
Mrs. E. L. Roberts Dies After Long Illness in Danville
Mrs. E L Roberts born June 4 1880 Parkersburg West Virginia died yesterday at her home 154 Marshall Terrace Danville after ten years of illness. She lived in Danville since 1949 was a member of First Presbyterian Church and Queen Esther Chapter Order of the Eastern Star Clarksburg. Survived by seven children including Irene Ruby Lee Lloyd D Hilebrand Erma Malle Thomas Romig Elwin H Roberts Arian G Roberts one sister C A Whytsell one brother W Clay Kaufman eleven grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Committal at Roberts family cemetery Tesla West Virginia Wednesday at 2 pm by Rev George H Rector. Memorial service to be held later at First Presbyterian Church. Body at Townes Funeral Home pamilya at residence through Tuesday morning.
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George H. Rector
First Presbyterian Church
Townes Funeral Home
Marshall Terrace
Albert D. Cox Funeral Rites Slated Today
Final services for Albert David Cox, 45, of Reidsville Rt. 3, will be held at 2 p m Tuesday from the City Funeral Home chapel. Burial follows in Dan River Primitive Baptist Church cemetery. Cox died Sunday at John Umstead Hospital in Butner after a two year confinement. Survivors include his father A C Cox of Rt 3 Reidsville and two sisters Miss Beatrice Cox.
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Reidsville
N. C
Albert David Cox
W. W. Burchette Final Services Set For Today
Funeral services for Wiley Wyman Burchette 74 of Amherst are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Central Baptist Church with burial in Amherst Cemetery. He died Saturday in Lynchburg General Hospital after a three week illness. A Piney Creek North Carolina native and retired Dominion Minerals employee he was a member of Central Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife Annie Mae Coffey Burchette three daughters Edna Perkins Margaret Berry Sarah Burchette all of Danville three sons Frank Danville George Flint Mich McKee Amherst two sisters Cleadis Sandidge Annie Dockery of Danville two brothers Thomas Danville and the Rev H M Burchette Blackstone and 11 grandchildren plus other relatives as listed.
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Piney River
Wiley Wyman Burchette
Amherst Rt. 4
Central Baptist Church
Amherst Cemetery
Burchette
Lynchburg General Hospital
Piney Creek
N.C
Dominion Minerals
Annie Mae Coffey Burchette
Edna Perkins
Margaret Berry
Sarah Burchette
Danville
Frank Burchette
George Burchette
Flint
Mich
McKee Burchette
Amherst
Cleadis Sandidge
Annie Dockery
Thomas Burchette
H. M. Burchette
Blackstone
Education chief Bonner lauded forDanville schools progress
Walton praised local support and rising teacher salaries while noting ongoing challenges to provide top quality training for youth. Baxa cited Bonner's 1948 start, salary and per student growth, budget rise to 3.3 million, and facilities valued at 13.3 million.
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Virginia
Walton
DEA
Bonner
Roy Hodge
Baxa
Association
Danville
L Owly
Mrs. R. A. Hyler Dies Former Traffic Checker
Mrs. Helen Haley Hyler, 58, wife of Robert Allen Hyler of Bachelors Hall, died yesterday at 3 22 p.m. at her son Herman Hyler’s home in Stokesland. A former traffic checker for the State Highway Department, she retired 18 months ago. Born January 15 1908 in Roanoke, she lived much of her life in Bachelors Hill and worked at Dan River Mills before joining the highway department. She was a charter member of Welcome Baptist Church and married to Mr. Hyler on June 29 1924. Survived by seven daughters Edna Mitchell Mary Fitch Betty Loeb Irene Haymore Linda Turner Joyce Gryder Virginia Hyler. six sons Herman William Terrance Raymond Robert Jr.. three brothers Lewis Haley Wesley Haley Carl Haley. and 20 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 30 p.m. from Welcome Baptist Church with Revs John Tickle J B Arthur H R Moose officiating. Interment at Floral Hills Memory Gardens. Remains at Swicegood Funeral Home with visitation tonight 7 30 to 9. Family at Herman Hyler’s home 146 Taylor St.
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Helen Haley Hyler
Robert Allen Hyler
Bachelors Hall
Herman Hyler
Taylor St
Stokesland
State Highway Department
Ayler
Roanoke
William Pleasant Haley
John Elizabeth Haley
Bachelors Hill
Dan River Mills
Highway Department
Welcome Baptist Church
Hyler
Edna Mitchell
Mary Fitch
Essex
Betty Loeb
Ft. Dix
Nut
Irene Haymore
Linda Turner
Joyce Gryder
Virginia Hyler
William Hyler
Terrance Hyler
Danville
Raymond Hyler
Westover Hills
Robert Hyler, Jr
Lewis Haley
Wesley Haley
Huntington
Tenn
Carl Haley
Axton
John Tickle
J. B. Arthur
H. R. Moose
Floral Hills Memory Gardens
Funeral Rites Set For Mrs. Frances Harris Slate
Funeral rites for Frances Harris Slate 73 of Mountain Hill Ringgold Rt 1 will be held at 2 p m today at the Non Denominational Christian Tabernacle Mountain Hill. Interment follows Floral Hills Memory Gardens. She died Sunday at Memorial Hospital after a long illness survived by two daughters three sons one brother 29 grandchildren 52 great grandchildren four great great grandchildren. Remains remain at the Owen home Mountain Hill until burial.
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Frances Harris Slate
Mountain Hill
Ringgold Rt. 1
Christian Tabernacle
Malcom Jones
R. J. Barber, Jr
Billy C. Melton
Floral Hills
J. F. Owen
Funeral Rites Set Today for B H Davis
Last rites for Bernard Davis 52 of Brosville will be held at 4 pm at Swicegood Funeral Home with Revs J C Raper George Gravitt and Roy Taylor officiating Interment in Danville Memorial Gardens Davis died Sunday after a long illness A native of Brosville he spent most of his life there He worked in No 5 Maintenance at Dan River Mills prior to retirement He was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church Married Sadie Bradley on June 5 1943 He was survived by his wife two daughters Patricia and June and son Michael also a sister and two brothers Elizabeth Davis James Ty Davis and Willard Davis The family will be at the home of his mother Emma Lou Eanes Davis in Brosville
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Bernard II. Davis
Brosville
Danville Rt. 2
Swicegood
J. C. Raper
George H. Gravitt
Roy Taylor
Danville Memorial Gardens
Davis
Memorial Hospital
No. 5
Dan River Mills
Hillcrest Baptist Church
Sadie Bradley
Emma Lou Eanes Davis
Jesse Thomas Davis
Patricia Davis
Radford College
June Davis
Michael Davis
Elizabeth Davis
James Ty. Davis
Willard Davis
Westover Hills
Safety review for Holbrook and Main intersections
Chet Smoral named new council chairman to lead a survey with a committee at the Holbrook Avenue and Main Street intersection. Sen. Landon R. Wyatt urged posting Walk and Don't Walk signs due to heavy school traffic, plus proposals for a right turn arrow and delayed green on Main at Broad. Right turn only signs for K-Mart exits approved pending engineering work. Next council meeting set for 6:30 p.m. March 7.
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Areca
Chet Smoral
Holbrook St
Main St
Landon R. Wyatt
Broad St
K-Mart
Guardsman Sparrow Served At Camps In Several States
Guardsman Sparrow attended training at Bethany Beach and Rehoboth Del Indiantown Gap Pa Fort Bragg N C and Camp Pickett He served with the 360th Field Artillery Battalion at Camp Polk La during the Korean Conflict He held master sergeant rank until 1952 and has been first sergeant since then He works in sales and shipping at Danville Lumber Co Sparrow is married to Gladys Anderson and they have four children Carolyn Marie 16 Linda Faye 15 Edward Jr 13 and Sharron Anne 5.
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Page
Bethany Beach
Rehoboth
Del
Indiantown Gap
Fort Bragg
N. C
Camp Pickett
360Th Field Artillery
Camp Polk
Danville Lumber Co
Sparrow
Gladys Anderson
Carolyn Marie
Linda Faye
Edward, Jr
Sharron Anne
R E Wilson Last Rites Stated Today
Funeral rites for Ronald Eugene Wilson 26 will be held at 2 p m from Townes Memorial Chapel. He died from a self inflicted gunshot wound in the back seat of a car. Interment at Highland Burial Park. Survived by Brenda Dobbs Wilson and two children, his mother wife and siblings. Detectors report no foul play and he had been despondent over marital problems. He was a native of Danville and a USS Army veteran. The body is at Townes Funeral Home.
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Townes Memorial Chapel
Ronald Eugene Wilson
Highland Burial Park
Rocklawn Ave
Memorial Hospital
Wilson
Danville
Southall Baptist Church
USS. Army
Brenda Dobbs Wilson
Karen Denise Wilson
Tammy Renee Wilson
William L. Wilson
James S. Wilson
California
Bennie N. Poovey
Frances Hudgins
Goldsboro
N.C
Clarence Norris
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Townes Funeral Home
Leon Doak
Parker Rd
Grave Site Fee Not Retroactive
Gretna Town Council clarifies grave site layout charge. A $5 fee, added with plot price increases from 347.50 to 50, will not apply to lots purchased before the change. The council also notes a $200 credit from Virginia Electric Power Co. for meter misreadings and billing error.
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Gretna
Gretna Town
Virginia Electric Power Co
Final Rites Set Today For Mrs Verna Moon
Funeral rites for Mrs Verna Simmons Moon will be held at 2 pm from Edge Hill Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Altavista Burial Park. Mrs Moon, 43, of Route 1 Hart, died Saturday at Lynchburg General Hospital.
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Verna Simmons Moon
Edge Hill Baptist Church
Altavista Burial Park
Moon
Rt. 1
Hart
Lynchburg General Hospital
Hugh T Williams VFW Posts Tonight Meeting
The Hugh T Williams VFW Post will hold a regular meeting tonight at 7:30 at the post home on North Main Street. A brief session will cover post matters and upcoming events.
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VFW
Hugh T. Williams
Post
North Main St
Graveside Rites Planned Today for John T Burgess
Graveside rites for John Thomas Burgess 81 of 133 Wood Ave will be held this morning at 1 o'clock in Oak Ridge Cemetery South Boston. He died Sunday in Memorial Hospital after two weeks illness. A native of South Boston he lived in Danville most of his life and worked as a machinist at Dan River Mills before retirement. He was a member of Schoolfield Baptist Church. Survived by two sons John T Burgess Jr and Grady Burgess both of South Boston sister Mrs Ella Green and granddaughter Mrs Anne Childrey, both of South Boston.
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John Thomas Burgess
Wood Ave
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Boston
Burgess
Memorial Hospital
South Boston
Danville
Dan River Mills
Schoolfield Baptist Church
Blanche 'T. Burgess
John 'T. Burgess Jr
Grady Burgess
Ile
Funeral rites today for Mrs. Mattie Green Carlton
Mrs. Mattie Green Carlton 90 of 65 Carlson Ave. funeral held today at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Rev. Rey L. Hall and Rev. J. C. Raper. Interment in Schoolfield Cemetery. Survived by one daughter five sons 28 grandchildren 38 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Swicegood Funeral Home and family at 635 Carlson Ave.
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Mattie Green Carlton
Carlson Ave
Swicegood
Rey L. Hall
J. C. Raper
Schoolfield Cemetery
Carlton
Memorial Hospital
Danville
Calvary Baptist Church
Wilkes County
N.C
Hollis Scearce
Dallas Carlton
Marcus Carlton
Mountain Hill
W. R. Carlton
Boydton
Clarence Carlton
Charlotte
Swicegood Funeral Home
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N.C. Court
Holiday Inn Restaurant
Virginia Hall
WBTA
Yates
C. P. Waller
Bertha Scruggs
E. L. Roberts
Parkersburg
William Kaufman
Virginia Harris Kaufman
Albert D. Cox
W. W. Burchette
John Umstead Hospital
Juanita Martin
Harold A. Cox
Hopewell
Bobby 3. Cox
Spray
Alvis N. Cox
Lonnie P. Cox
Edgar T. Cox
Malcolm C. Cox
R. A. Hyler
Mrs. Slate
B. H. Davis
R. E. Wilson
Teday
Mrs. Verna Moon
J.T. Bar
Fon
Ipe Tobacco
C&p Business
Lephone Cf
Virgini
Cap Teep
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