Averett Focuses on Its Move Theme in Christian series
Averett College advances to the second day of a five day study titled Its Your Move with Rev William Lancaster of First Baptist Decatur Ga as keynote. Speakers include Mrs Robert S Denny on Realities of Choice and Dr Gabe Payne on Why Wait Till Marriage and So Why Care Miss Janet Wilson Belmont College will speak this evening Vespers feature Ex posing False Moves and a 7 15 pm concert by Fred L Kelley Jr Music Pastor Harold Wahking Georgetown College speaks on The Human Element Miss Nell McGee coordinates the series with Baptist Sunday School Board members in Nashville Tenn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Averett College
William Lancasterr
First Baptist Church
Decatur
Averett
Ql. Tor
Diane Thigpen
William Lancaster
Robert S. Denny
Woman’s Missionary Union
Gabe Payne
Hopkinsville, Ky
Janet Wilson
Belmont College
Nashville
Baptist General Association of Virginia
Harold Wahking
Georgetown College
Georgetown
Miss Nell McGee
The
Baptist Sunday School Board
Nashville, Tenn
20 Per Cent Drop In Fire Loses Here
The Danville Fire Department reports a near 20 percent drop in per capita fire loss for 1967 to 2.56, from 3.16 in 1966, with total 586 alarms down from 613. Causes ranged from unknown origin to matches and smoking, defective wiring, and grass fires. Damages totaled 112,940.21, with the Westwood Court building fire on Feb 24 as the largest single loss at 29,500. The Lea Theatre fire in 1964 remains the five year peak at 72,134.
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Danville
Westwood Court
Lea
Man Charged With Murder Found Dead Near Ahoskie
The body of 52 year old tenant farmer Ralph Baugham, who faced a murder trial in Hertford County, was found in a wooded area ten miles west of Ahoskie after a dog’s bark led National Guardsmen to the scene. An autopsy will determine wound details. Baugham had heart problems and was free on $10,000 bond awaiting trial for the August 20 death of Herman T. Morris of Woodland.
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Ahoskie
WN. C
Ralph Baugham
Baugham
Hertford County
First typhus cases in Virginia in years reported
A Pittsylvania County boy and a Hanover County youth are the first typhus cases in Virginia in over a dozen years. Both have recovered. Health officials monitor homes for rat fleas, test blood, and trap rats to prevent an outbreak. The Pittsylvania case involved a poverty struck family near the Bedford County line with crowded conditions.
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Pittsylvania County
State Health Department
Virginia
Pittsylvania
Hanover County
W. C. Adams
Bedford County
Jan l
Rocky Mount
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Adams
Paul C. White, Jr
Bureau of Epidemiology
Bureau of Waste and Vector Control
United States
Halifax Couny
Broughton endorses local sales tax referendums in NC
Democratic candidate Mel Broughton urged governors to back enabling legislation allowing counties to hold referendums on local sales taxes. He argued counties should decide with cities on new revenue sources while noting Mecklenburg County already approved a one percent local tax and other counties deserve a vote without state permission.
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Greensboro
Mel Broughton
General Assembly
Broughton
Mecklenburg County
Woman dies in bed fire in Norfolk
A 48 year old blind woman living alone with an old dog died Monday as a mattress fire swept through her bed. Mrs Elsie Andrews of San Antonio Road had earlier told friends that if anything happened to her the dog should be put to sleep.
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Norfolk
Elsie Andrews
San Antonio Road
Five Virginians among 112 killed in Vietnam war
Defense Department lists 112 Americans killed in action in Vietnam. Five Virginians are named: Army Maj. Bertram A. Bunting of Norfolk. Army 2nd Lt. Joseph B. Bowman of Roanoke. Army Spec. 4 George S. Sutton of Chesapeake. Marine Corps Lance Col. Louis F. Staples of Portsmouth.
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Washington
Virginia
Defense Department
Vietnaa
Army
Bertram A. Bunting
Jean H. Bunting
Armfield Circle
Norfolk
Joseph B. Bowman
Daniel C. Bowman
Box
Roanoke
George S. Sutton
Lloyd J. Sutton
Ohio St. West
Chesapeake
Marine Corps Lance
Louis F. Staples
Vance L. Staples
Alden Ave
Portsmouth
Out Of Court Settlement In Damage Suit
An out of court settlement ended a $50,000 damages suit in Corporation Court. Plaintiff Sara Wells Nixon claimed she suffered painful permanent injuries after a dog at Continental Food Shop on Watson Street caused her to fall while exiting. Defendants Ruth Dodson Fowlkes and the estate administrator denied ownership but were alleged to harbor the dog by feeding it bones and scraps.
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Corporation Court
Sara Wells Nixon
Ruth Dodson Fowlkes
Jackson Fowlkes
Continental Food
Watson St
Fowlkes
Rash of fires prompts wardens to urge caution areawide
Wardens in Pittsylvania and Caswell counties appealed for extreme care burning trash and brush after a week of grass and wood fires. They cited dry conditions, frozen ground, and recent blazes near Pelham Smith Mountain schools and the Cherstone watershed area, urging postponement of bush burning until precipitation returns.
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W. Wayne Strader
Pittsylvania
Vincent Carter
Caswell County
Carter
Pelham
Lettie Gunn
Mount Hermon
Danville
Taylor School
Piney Forest Rd
Straver
Strader
Caswell
P. E. Scism Farm
Providence
Warehouse Bill Hearing Delayed Until Wednesday
A Virginia House Agriculture Committee hearing on a bill to cap tobacco warehouse charges began Monday but was postponed to Wednesday afternoon due to a communications mix up. Most warehousemen could return, two could not, and Farm Bureau officials said they were not prepared to present Monday. The measure, requested by the Farm Bureau, seeks a statutory limit where none exists in Virginia, to curb rising warehouse fees.
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Richmond
House Agriculture Committee
Virgina Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Walter Ayres
Farm
New Woolworth store to feature enlarged restaurant unit
W. J. Batten, manager, announced extensive renovation at the Main Street Woolworth store. A new enclosed dining area will seat over 100 with booth and counter service, full course meals, take-out, and a single cashier system. The store will gain pale decor, fluorescent lighting, and expanded pet and music departments. Completion targeted for March 28.
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Woolworth
W. J. Batten
Batten
Dan River Mills Wins $1.72 Million Defense Cloth Contract
Dan River Mills Inc has been awarded a 1 721 250 contract by the Defense Personnel Support Center. The wind resistant cotton poplin cloth spanning 1 700 000 linear yards will be produced at the Danville mills of the company through the Defense Supply Agency.
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Dan River Mills, Inc
Defense Personnel Support Center
William B. Spong
Spong
Danville Mills
Defense Supply Agency
Founders Day program to discuss Juvenile concerns in Danville
Judge Fletcher B Watson and Miss Nancy Flippen headline the Founders Day program of the Danville Council of PTAs at 7 45 tonight in the Robert E Lee Junior High School auditorium. They will urge a juvenile detention home for the Danville area. the council includes 12 PTAs and is led by Mrs Robert V Shaver. The Lee band, directed by Larry Popp, opens the event.
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Fletcher B. Watson
Nancy Flippen
Danville Council of Parent Teachers Associations
Robert E. Lee
Judge Watson
Miss Flippen
Danville
Danville Council of Ptas
Ptas
Robert V. Shaver
Larry Popp
Controversial Teacher Exam Opposed by State Candidate
RALEIGH AP Dr Ray mond Stone a Democratic candidate for state superintendent of public instruction opposes the national teachers examination used to certify teachers He proposes college training programs receive state approval and new teachers go through a year long internship starting at about 5000 a year with a minimum 6500 after internship An internship committee would judge certification end of year The plan cites cheating and past discrimination against Negro teachers as concerns
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Raleigh
Raymond Stone
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mon- Gay
Stone
College Student and Wife Found Shot to Death
A. High Point College student and his wife of 19 days, Brenda Lee Richardson, were found dead in their car near Wingate College. Coroner Roy Funderburk said Stephen Richardson of Winston-Salem apparently killed Brenda Lee with a .25 caliber pistol and then shot himself. The deaths occurred around midnight, with the bodies located about 2 p.m. Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wingate
N.C
A. High Point College
Wingate College
Roy Funderburk
Stephen Richardson
Winston, Salem
Brenda Lee
Funderburk
24 True Bills For Arson Are Returned
A Rockingham County Circuit Court grand jury returned 24 arson indictments against six individuals in ongoing Harrisonburg area fires dating back to last fall. Among those charged, Carl Lee Durrett 17 faced 11 counts. others include Claude Shifflett 16 Willie Pringle 23 and Benjamin Whetzel Jr. 16. Also named were Lloyd Wartman 21 and James Garber 23 linked to the Timberville Bowling Alley and Neff Produce Co. blaze damaging 40000 dollars. The Durrett group allegedly caused over 150000 dollars in damages to several properties including a hatchery and a construction firm.
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Harrisonburg
Rockingham County
Carl Lee Durrett
Bridgewater
Claude Melvin Shifflett
Willie Pringle
Benjamin F. Whetzel Jr
Dayton
Shifflett
Pringle
Whetzel
Lloyd E. M Wartman
James Conway Garber
Penn Laird
Timberville
Neff Produce Co
Darrett, Pringle, Shifflett
Glenwood PTA to Host Guest Speaker Jack Gross
Jack Gross, plantarium supervisor at Pittsylvania County Cultural and Educational Center in Chatham, will address Glenwood Elementary School Parent Teacher Association members tonight at 7:45 in the school auditorium.
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Glenwood Pta
Jack Gross
Pittsylvania County
Chatham
Glenwood
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Averett Christian
Chathhem
Cherrystone
George Peery
Smith
PTA Council
G.W. Ward
Charles Hutchinson
Morris Fuqua
Southern Caswell
Eugene Page
Cherry Grove
Cobb Memorial
Holiday Inn Restaurant
Verne Crisp
Wetmi
Adlian W. Yates, Innkeeper
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