Chatham awards gas franchise to Lynchburg firm Citizens Gas
Citizens Gas Co. of Lynchburg was awarded the Chatham natural gas franchise by a noon council vote. The special committee backed Citizens, noting SCC certification to serve Chatham Gretna area. Southwest Virginia Gas Co. contested citing lack of certificate certainty and offered free limited-line service for two years. The SCC decision, anticipated next week, will certify a broad Southside and Central Virginia service area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Gas Co
Lynchburg
Chatham
Chatham Town
Citizens
State Corporation Commission
Chatham-Gretna
Alce
Lynchburg Gas Co
Citizens Gas
Southside
Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Commonwealth Natural Gas Corp
Richmond
Pittsylvania
Gretna
Danville
SCC
Charlottesville
Roanoke
Boys Escape Car Knocked Into Creek
Two young Negro youths fled from a car after it was struck by a Johnson Motor Lines truck on Rt. 58 East and knocked into Fall Creek near Danville. Trooper Joe Powell reported the truck, driven by Otey Montgomery Crawley of Charlotte, N C, attempted a pass as the car made a U turn. In a separate incident on Rt. 41, Mrs. Hasseltine Robertson Shelton and John Anderson Haskins were involved in a collision. Haskins faced improper turning charges while Shelton was cited for improper passing.
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Fall Creek
Rt. 58
Joe Powell
Johnson Motor Lines
Otey Montgomery Crawley
Charlotte
N. C
Danville
Powell
Rt. 41
Hasseltine Robertson Shelton
Rt. 1
Dry Fork
John Anderson Haskins
Rt. 6
Chatham
Haskins
Shelton
Mrs. Shelton
Three Womack Brothers Face Multiple Charges
Detectives filed charges against brothers John Henry Womack 20 Joseph Lee Womack 18 and James Womack 19 for a host of offenses including contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile and petty crimes. a juvenile accomplice is slated for Juvenile Court. The trio, living at 921 South Main St, sit in jail as investigations into thefts and burglaries unfold following an arrest at a restaurant parking area. Police also report thefts involving an adding machine from Freeman's Fixture Shop and repeated break ins at public housing residents with windows pried open but no entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Womack
Joseph Lee Womack
James Womack
South Main St
W. R. Wilkinson
J. R. Carter
Womack
Industrial Drive
Charles FE. Cook
Franklin Turnpike
Freeman
Craghead St
Beatrice Claiborne
Cedar Place
Apt
Virginia Poola
Grant St
Apt. 3
Virginia Tech Dean's List Includes Martinsville Student
Blacksburg Virginia Martinsville resident David S White is among ten College of Architecture students to make the fall quarter dean's list at Virginia Tech. To qualify students must average at least 3.4 on a 4.0 scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blacksburg
David S. White
Martinsville
College of Architecture
Virginia Tech
Bailey Named President of Rotary Club
Albert H. Bailey, Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors member from the Tunstall Magisterial District, will become president of the Danville Rotary Club on July 1. The 1966 67 officers include Garland Wyatt vice president C B Marshall secretary W E Hickson treasurer and A Jones Cox sergeant at arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert H. Bailey
Pittsylvania
106 Percent Of North Carolina Drivers Lacked Auto Liability Insurance
North Carolina registration director Miss Foy Ingram told a study committee that 106 percent of motorists stopped by the State Highway Patrol in 1964 lacked required auto liability coverage. She noted the 1965 figure may be lower and warned many Tar Heel drivers let liability insurance lapse at times as the committee reviews the Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Highway Patrol
Miss Foy Ingram
Motor Vehicles Department
Miss Ingram
Chandler Named Chairman of Dan River Scout Advancement
Robert T. Chandler, principal of Cedarbrook Elementary, named chair man of the Dan River Boy Scout District advancement committee by district chairman Fitzhugh L. Hiltzheimer. A Elon College graduate with a UNC master’s degree, Chandler is Kiwanis Club member and will oversee boards of review courts for honor and merit badge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Chandler
Cedarbrook Elementary
Dan River
Fitzhugh L. Hiltzheimer
Chandler
Elon
University of North Carolina
Kiwanis Club
Goodyear Buys 564 Acre Site in Danville for 409443.75
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. purchased 564 73 acres near Danville for 409443.75 dollars, in a record county land deal witnessed by E C Foster Danville Mayor W C McCubbins and City Engineer H D Bowling. The 400000 square foot plant will be built with potential expansion and employ about 400 workers in early 1967.
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W. C. McCubbins
E. C. Foster
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Goodyear
Pittsylvania County
Chatham
Danville
H. D. Bowling
Foster
McCubbins
Bowling
Virginia
Julian Harris
Nello Teer Construction Co
Rowling
Fof
Danville Industrial Development, Inc
United States
Catholic Women Sponsor Cana Conference at Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Catholic Women's Club will sponsor a Cana Conference in the Parish Hall tomorrow afternoon from 1 15 to 5 pm. Rev Frank E Mahler of Our Lady of Nazareth Parish in Roanoke will speak. Three 45 minute talks and a Q&A will precede a renewal of marriage vows. The event aims to enrich married life and deepen spouses awareness of God. All married parishioners are urged to attend as a couple with a social hour to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacred Heart Catholic Women's Club
Frank E. Mahler
Our Lady of Nazareth
Roanoke
Christ
Sacred Heart Parish
Hurt Incorporation Charter Advances to Governor for Signature
The General Assembly approved a charter of incorporation for Hurt, now awaiting Gov. Godwin's signature after House approval. A May 3 referendum will decide incorporation, with a town council elected next month and government beginning Jan. 1 if approved. The 1700 acre area would add about 1500 residents and may transfer John L. Hurt Jr.’s estate to the town. if rejected, the estate goes to Altavista for a park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurt
Godwin
State Senate
House of Delegates
W. Carrington Thompson
J. Randolph Eastwood
House
Senate
William F. Stone
Tf Hurt
John L. Hurt
Altavista
General Assembly
Mrs Dalton Exonerated In Egg Throwing Case
Mrs Yvonne Franlin Dalton was exonerated in Municipal Court after the judge dismissed the egg throwing charge. The defense showed she was at home the night of the incident, supported by her 12 year old daughter and a dinner guest. The case stemmed from a dispute with Mrs Lillian Epps of Danville Rt 4 over telephone harassment.
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Yvonne Franlin Dalton
Lillian Epps
Danville Rt. 4
Calvin Berry
Dalton
Schewel's
Fannie Testerman
Southside Legislators Split Over Virginia Sales Tax Vote
Three Southside delegates opposed the two percent statewide sales tax in a 81 19 House vote while two supported it. Del Howard P Anderson of Halifax derided the measure as a step toward a Little Great Society, predicting higher revenue than the administration claims and criticizing the merchants license tax cut. Eastwood Thompson and Anderson commented on tax shifts and potential corruption, with Thompson absent for a pivotal moment and Eastwood and Daniel weighing escalator and revenue implications for the coming biennium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del. Howard P. Anderson
Halifax
Virginia
W. Carrington Thompson
Danville-Pittsylvania
J. Randolph Eastwood
Pittsylvania
Anderson
House of Delegates
W. C
Dan) Daniel
Danville
A. L. Philpott
Bassett
Eastwood
Thompson
Godwin
Haan Ben Staten
Mee
Adiegal Sandera
Daniel
City Condemns Collapsed Warehouse
The snow battered Union Warehouse is condemned by the city after a damage inspection. E Stokes Daniels Jr, inspection services chief, ordered work start within 30 days. Danville Warehouse Co faces repair or demolition decisions by its board with engineers input while the site remains a tobacco auction warehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
E. Stokes Daniels, Jr
Danville Warehouse Co
Daniels
James T. Catlin
Union St
Committee Of 15 To Plan Leaf Marketing
A 15 member committee to plan orderly marketing of this year's flue cured tobacco crop was approved by the Bright Belt Warehouse Association board. Five growers five warehousemen and five buyers will serve, with L T Weeks a nonvoting member. Royster will chair without a vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh, N. Co
Bright Belt Warehouse Association
Fred S. Royster
Royster
Tobacco Association of the
United States
L. T. Weeks
Tobacco Stabilization Corporation
First Presbyterian Plans Prayer Program
A week of prayer and self denial for witness at home and abroad will begin Monday at the First Presbyterian Church. Prayer services will be held Monday through Thursday from 11 to 11 30 p.m. in Memorial Chapel. Members of the congregation and friends are invited to attend. The Wednesday evening service and Community Day of Prayer services are included on this emphasis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Memorial Chapel
Emerson Pryor Named To Head Harrison Fund
Emerson J. Pryor was elected yesterday as president of the Wayles R. Harrison Memorial Fund at the fund board’s annual meeting. He succeeds Hosea E. Wilson and will be joined by Charles A. Womack as first vice president Charles M. Bradley as second vice president Landon R. Wyatt Jr as third vice president and Mrs Louise F Wells as secretary treasurer. The meeting was held in the chapel of the Church of the Epiphany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson J. Pryor
Wayles R. Harrison
Pryor
Hosea E. Wilson
Charles A. Womack
Charles M. Bradley
Landon R. Wyatt, Jr
Louise F. Wells
Church of the Epiphany
Danville Chamber Contact Club Eyes Membership Growth
Dr. Walter C. Fitzgerald, chairman, announces the Danville Chamber Contact Club meeting for Wednesday morning February 23 at 7 30 at the Coal House. The group aims to recruit business and professional people into Chamber membership as a long term investment in the area's economic growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C. Fitzgerald
Danville Chamber of Commerce Contact Club
Charcoal House
Democrats to Meet Richmond for Jefferson Jackson Dinner
Virginia Democrats gather in Richmond for their annual Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner with an official planning session at 2 p.m. The event features extensive discussion and socializing as members map strategy and share meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Change Of Venue Ruling Appealed In CATV Case
ASHEVILLE AP Attorneys plan to appeal Superior Court Judge Harry C Martin's ruling denying a change of venue for a civil action involving a Greensboro cable television dispute The case filed by WCOG Inc of Asheville Harold H Thoms Meredith S Thoms and Matilann Thoms Gennett trading as Greensboro Cablevision names Vue more Cablevision and Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co as defendants Plaintiffs contend Southern Bell has or threatens to grant Vue more the right to attach television transmission cables to poles but refused to grant the same right to them Both cablevision firms are licensed to operate cable TV systems in Greensboro
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Harry C. Martin
Greensboro
Martin
Vuemore Cablevision Inc
Greensboro Cablevision Farp
Vuemore Cablevision
Southern Bel Telephone and Telegraph ‘Oo
Southern Bell
Vuemore
Cablevision
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Chatham Gas
Creek
Bailey
Rotary Club
Hot Springs
Stuart Craig
C. Stuart Wheatley
Record Area Land Purchase
County
Goodyear Board
Russell DeYoung
Catholic Women
First Presbyterian
Emerson Pryor
Harrison Fund
CATV
Holiday Inn Restaurant
Lillian
Linda Williams
W. Yates
LEI Lek Sec
America
SO. Market ST
Dial
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