DCC Professor Urges Black Parents to Emphasize Roots
Danville Community College history professor Fred Lloyd urged black parents at High Street Baptist Church to instill roots in their children and fund black history books since schools may not teach it. He cited loss of black history, racism myths, and lack of authorship in history books, noting few white students attend his class and calling for Year-round study and community action.
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Fred Lloyd
Danville Community College
Lioyd
America
Lloyd
Lingh
Gloria Wilson
Woman Honored By Church For Deaconess Service
Members of First Baptist Church honored Mrs. Eugene Soyars for years of service as deaconess and Sunday school teacher. She, of 156 Brantley Place, was named deaconess emeritus and guests of honor at a reception after evening worship. Mrs. Max Lassiter presented the award. RoSELAND AP The Virginia Taxpayers Association president said Sunday the group will oppose a $125 million state capital outlay bond if proposed by Gov Mills Godwin.
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First Baptist Church
Eugene Soyars
Soyars
Brantley Place
Iit
Max Lassiter
Roseland
Virginia Taxpayers” Association
Mills Godwin
Public Hearings Slated On Smith Mountain Lake Water Quality
State Water Control Board will hold two public meetings in Rocky Mount on March 9 and Bedford on March 10 to discuss the 208 Water Quality Management Study of Smith Mountain Lake and Leesville Reservoir. The study, mandated by the 1972 amendments and EPA regulations, involves sampling lakes and inflows to assess pollutants and land use impacts and to help form a local management system by mid 1978. Central Virginia and West Piedmont planning districts participate, with a steering committee formed to include county representatives and reservoir committee members.
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SWCBB
Rocky Mount
Bedford Municipal
Smith Mountain Lake
Leesville Reservoir
SWCB
Environmental Protection Agency
Central Virginia
West Piedmont
Bedford
Campbell
Franklin
Pittsylvania
Reservoirs Committee
Danville arrests include four held for March 7 hearings
Joey Lee Woods 19 of 230 Withers Road was arrested Sunday on making annoying telephone calls at 711 West Main Street by Officer T J Moore. Harry Lewis Jr 29 of 136 Princess Drive faced disorderly conduct stemming from an incident Friday at 240 Stuart Street. Joyce Inez Trent 29 of 1415 Betts Street faces malicious damage trespassing and public intoxication after an incident Friday at 112 Grace Street. John Alvin Graves 47 of 224 Stuart Street was picked up Saturday on a capial order from Danville General District Court. All four have March 7 hearings in General District Court.
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Joey Lee Woods
Withers Road
Danville
Woods
T.J. Moore
West Main Street
Harry Lewis Jr
Princess Drive
Stuart St
Joyce Inez Trent
Betts St
Grace St
John Alvin Graves
Polite
Danville General District Court
General District Court
City Recreation Centers Resume Normal Schedules
The Squire Armory Recreation Center and other city facilities will reopen Monday with regular hours after a Jan. 24 shutdown ordered to conserve natural gas. Armory hours run 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. for basketball volleyball and running. Indoor tennis is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily. reservations require one day in advance. Spring classes start March 14. Ferrum College drama students tour with Jack Tales to six Danville elementary schools, funded by a Virginia arts grant. the play draws from Blue Ridge mountain folk tales. Performances occur Tuesday and Wednesday at Woodberry Hills Forest Hills Grove Park Cedarbrook Stonewall Jackson and Park Avenue schools with morning and afternoon showings.
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Squire Armory
Green Street Center
City Auditorium
Ballou Park Nature Center
Ferrum College
Danville
Virginia Commission For the Arts and Humanities
Rex Stephenson
Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains
Woodberry Hills
Forest Hills
Grove Park
Cedarbrook
Stonewall Jackson
Park Avenue
Tultex Reports Record 1976 Sales and Income
Martinsville based Tultex Corp announces fiscal year ended December 3 1976 sales of 106 726 million up 56 7 percent from prior year net income after taxes 4 69 million versus 932 000 in 1973 per share earnings rise to 3 15 from 56 cents per share board proclaims regular quarterly cash dividend and re elects officers and executives including president William Fratch and senior VP Bradley Johnson. Moore named assistant treasurer.
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Tultex Corp
Martinsville
Sane
William F. Fratch
Bradley T. Johnson
W.B. Harris
C.W. Lawdon
W.C. Cole III
John M. ‘Fully
Two Hollins students named to dean's list
Kaye Andrews and Melissa Perkinson, daughters of local residents, are named to Hollins College dean's list. Andrews resides at 410 Tamworth Drive and Perkinson at 526 Dogwood Drive, both graduates of George Washington High School. Perkinson is currently in Hollins Abroad London.
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Kaye Andrews
Henry L. Andrews Jr
Tamworth Drive
Melissa Perkinson
James W. Perkinson
Dogwood Drive
Tolling College
Eas
George Washington High School
Ms. Perkinson
Hollins
London
Virginia Landowners Welcome FIP Timberland Aid
Virginia forestland owners received 85073 in FIP cost sharing to plant trees or improve stands on 38420 acres. Since February 1974 through Sep 20 1976 about 1150 landowners participated, per SFPA. North Carolina led Southern states with 2536494 funds, Georgia 1318783, Alabama 1200748. The South accounted for 62 percent of nationwide FIP money and 329009 acres. FIP aims to help small private woodlot owners grow trees or improve stands with up to 10004 yearly aid, eligibility includes owning 500 acres or less and not processing timber. Contact local Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation office to apply.
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Virginia
Southern Forest Products Association
SFPA
North Carolina
South
Dixie States
FIP
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
White recalls Patton and service as city engineer
Rand West Virginia native and former U S Army colonel White reflects on Patton in training deserts and his career as Danville city engineer The interview covers his education at Virginia Tech civil engineering degree in 1938 veteran life and a famous desert tank incident with Patton illustrating direct action during a military maneuver
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Victor White
Rand
W.va
Elk River
White
Danville
U.S. Army
Falls Church
High Sepa
VPI
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Desert training with Patton left White with lifelong memories
Southsiders recall springtime desert drills with Patton as the most enjoyable time of White s life. The World War II veteran, now Danville city engineer, relives a Swiss cheese mishap after a German city liberation and discusses his eight campaign medals, Austrian posting, and later career. He critiques liberalism and praises pragmatism while warning that modern youth face a transient society and the need to prepare children for self sufficiency.
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Desert
Patton
White
United States
Europe
U.S. Air Force
Shelby
Karen
Victor Jr
Danville
Vance
Danville de Tually
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Black History Club
Harvard University
The
Mrs. Soyars Husband
Taxpayers Leader
State Water Board
State Water Control Board
Joey L. Woods
Jack
Tultex
Georgia
Alabama
George Patton
Gle
Southsiders
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