Fight Looms In North Carolina On Power Lines
CHARLOTTE AP A clash over electric service grows as Duke Power refuses to sell lines in a Shelby suburb. Shelby plans to condemn and force sale, arguing municipal control supports revenue and fairness for about 260 customers. The dispute follows a 1965 law’s exemptions, and Duke notes case-by-case limits amid two state Supreme Court rulings.
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Charlotte
Duke Power Co
Shelby
Duke
Duke Power
Phinn Horton III
Horton
North Carolina Municipally Operated Electric Systems Association
Base C Neal Dies At Age 77 In South Boston
Base C Neal 77 of South Boston died Friday morning in South Boston Hospital. He was born August 5 1888 in Alabama and worked at Halifax Cotton Tile before retirement. Survivors include wife Delia Townsend Neal two daughters Beatrice Mills Kathleen Osborne four sons Lester Leonard Howard Lewis in Roanoke Rapids Newark and others. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. at McCanless Memorial Methodist Church Oak Ridge Cemetery with Rev James W Unruh officiating.
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South Boston
C. Neal
Halifax
Mr. Neal
Alabama
Ben Neal
Camillia Landin Neal
McCanless Memorial Methodist Church
Delia Townsend Neal
Beatrice Mills
Kathleen Osborne
Lester Neal
Leonard Neal
Howard Neal
Roanoke Rapids
N.C
Lewis Neal
Newark
Del
Emma Cain
San Antonio
Tex
Oak Ridge Cemetery
James W. Unruh
Oath of Office For Danville Second Court Judge
Stuart L. Craig was sworn in as the second judge of Corporation Court in Danville. The ceremony drew Danville and Pittsylvania Bar Association members, family, and several local judges as Craig pledged impartial justice following Aiken. Craig, 39, a Dartmouth and UVA Law graduate, has practiced in Danville since 1954 and is married to Eleanor B. Spencer.
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Stuart L. Craig
Corporation Court
Craig
A. M. Aiken
Danville
Pittsylvania
Langhorne Jones
Nelson Light
Frank L. Richardson, Jr
M. H. MacBryde, Jr
Martinsville
Aiken
Walter Riddle
Thomas F. Tucker
Samuel A. Kushner
Danville Bar Association
Tucker
Clement, Wheatley, Winston and Craig
Rustburg
Clement, Conway and Winston
New York
Dartmouth College
Wall Street
Eleanor B. Spencer
New Corporation Court
Pittsylvania-Franklin
Stuart, Jr
David
Eleanor) Craig
Pamela
Martinsville Area Hospital Campaign Surpasses 3 Million
A final report at Collinsville Recreation Center announced 3 077 773 raised for new hospital facilities serving Henry County and Martinsville. General Chairman William Franck urged continued giving as planners note future needs and expansions.
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General Hospital
Collinsville Recreation Center
Henry County
Martinsville
William F. Franck
William D. Lewis
WHEE
WMVA
Virgil Edward Boyd Funeral Rites Held
Last rites for Virgil Edward Boyd were held yesterday afternoon from the Wrenn-Yeatts Chapel with burial at Highland Burial Park. Services were conducted by Rev. A. Gene Talley. Pallbearers were Lee Leagan Louie Fields Roger Hill Albert W. Strader I. Sam Owen and Clarence Brumfield.
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Virgil Edward Boyd
Wrenn-Yeatts
Highland Burial Park
Gene Talley
Lee Leagan
Louie Fields
Roger Hill
Albert W. Strader
I. Sam Owen
Clarence Brumfield
Mrs J W Martin Dies At Age 85 In Draper Church Burial
Mrs Jane Shough Martin 85 of 528 Front St Draper died Friday morning after a two year illness in Morehead Memorial Hospital She was a retired textile employee and a native of Patrick County Virginia Survived by four sons Foster J Martin Danville Fred H Martin Draper Moir R and Robert W Martin Spray three daughters Maude Gilley Berkley Springs Gladys Fayne Spray Josie Wade Draper five sisters and numerous grandchildren great grandchildren The funeral is Sunday 2 pm at Patrick Springs Methodist Church with burial in the Martin family cemetery Patrick Springs
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Draper
N.C
Jane Shough Martin
Front St
Morehead Memorial Hospital
John W. Martin
Patrick County
First Methodist Church
Foster J. Martin
Danville
Fred H. Martin
Draper and
Moir R
Robert W. Martin
Spray
Maude Gilley
Berkley Springs
W. Va
Gladys Fayne
Josie Wade
Bessie Taylor
Betty Taylor
Pearl Shough
Patrick Springs
Alice Spencer
Crutz
Geneva Woods
Martinsville
Patrick Springs Methodist Church
Martin
Guy H. Tunstall Final Rites Held
Funeral rites for Guy Howell Tunstall were conducted yesterday morning from the Church of the Epiphany by Dr. G. R. MacClintock and the Rev. H. N. White. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers included Dr. J. J. Neal Jr. and several other named pallbearers.
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Guy Howell Tunstall
Church of the Epiphany
G. R. MacClintock
H. N. White
Mountain View Cemetery
J. J. Neal Jr
E. H. Warren
E. W. Myers
J. E. Fagge
Robert Williford
J. W. Perkinson
Frank Bates
Berkley Edwards
Randolph Hall
J. J. Neal Sr
M. C. Yarboro
George Bendall
Harry Vaden
R. P. Bendall Sr
Eugene Fowler Funeral Rites Incomplete
The body of Eugene Elem Fowler rests at Barker Funeral Home awaiting funeral arrangements. He died yesterday in Washington LD at 61. Born in Danville he moved to Washington 15 years ago. He worked for the U C Government at Aberdeen Proving Grounds and was a Texas Oil Co salesman. Survived by son Eugene Arnold Fowler of Richmond daughter Mildred Stephens of Alexandria brother Harry L. Fowler of Farmville sisters Virginia F. Jackson of Richmond J Turner and Carl Williams of Danville and four grandchildren.
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Eugene Elem Fowler
Barker Funeral Home
Fowler
Washingto
LD. C
Danville
Washington
U.C
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Texas Oil Co
Eugene Arnold Fowler
Richmond
Mildred Stephens
Alexandria
Harry L. Fowler
Farmville
Virginia F. Jackson
Carl Williams
Big Brass Plan To Attend Induction Of Special Unit
Top military and Congressional brass will attend the induction of 75 young men into the Army Tidewater Tiger Platoon at Fort Jackson South Carolina. The ceremony led by Brig Gen Leondas Gavalas and Maj Gen Andrew Adams features local and national figures, with Lt Gov Pollard Sen Byrd and Rep Downing among guests. Tiger Platoon members will parade behind their own banner, and the event is supported by radio station WGH and local recruiting services.
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Newport News
Army
Tidewater Tiger
WGH
Newsport News
Dick Lamb
Ft. Jackson
S. C
U. S. Army
Victory Arch
Leonidas Gavalas
Ft. Monroe
Andrew J. Adams
Continental Army Command
Eldon James
Hampton
The
American Legion
Fred G. Pollard
Virginia
U. S
Harry F. Byrd ,Jr
D-Va
Thomas N. Downing
Barry A. Sadler
Special Forces
Ballard
Green Berets
Dedication of Cornelia Nixon Davis Nursing Home
Gov. Dan Moore dedicates the 1.4 million Cornelia Nixon Davis Nursing Home in Wilmington as a tribute to Champion McDowell Davis. A 225 thousand dollar grant from the Kenan Foundation adds to support, while Rep. Alton Lennon and Rep. William M. Tuck attended. Moore notes rising elderly population and NC gratitude for Davis’s philanthropy.
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Wilmington
N.C
Dan Moore
Cornelia Nixon Davis
Champion McDowell Davis
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Davis
Alton Lennon
Moore
William M. Tuck
D—Va
McDowell Davis
William Rana Kenan Jr
A. R. MacMannis
Kenan Foundation
William R. Kenan Jr
North Carolina
North
Boy Darts Into Car Injury Sends Child to Hospital
A six year old boy named Thomas Astaire Gordon of 303 Bradley Rd ran from behind a parked truck into a moving car yesterday afternoon. He sustained a closed fracture of his left femur and was treated at Winslow Hospital.
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Thomas Astaire Gordon
Bradley Rd
Winslow Hospital
Funeral Rites Held For Mrs Grace Scruggs
Funeral services for Mrs Grace Keeton Scruggs were held yesterday afternoon from the Moseley Memorial Methodist church. Interment was in Green Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were J C Womack Leighton Brown Carl Furgurson B P Jones Jr W L Norton Jack Nyland Lawrence Furgurson E H Furgurson E B Furgurson and W C MecCubbins.
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Grace Keeton Scruggs
Moseley Memorial Methodist Church
Ralph Yow
O. B. Newton
Green Hill Cemetery
J. C. Womack
Leighton Brown
Carl Furgurson
B. P. Jones, Jr
W. L. Norton
Jack Nyland
Lawrence Furgurson
E. H.furgurson
E. B. Furgurson
W. C. MecCubbins
Funeral Rites Held For Earl W. Hart
Funeral services for Earl W. Hart were conducted yesterday at 3 p.m. from Riceville Baptist Church by Rev. L. B. Spradjin. Burial followed at Hill Crest Burial Park. Pallbearers were Rickey Kost Philip Hart Everett Lane Harold Hancock Bill Lane David Wells and Guy Kost.
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Earl W. Hart
Riceville Baptist Church
L. B. Spradjin
Hillcrest Burial Park
Rickey Kost
Philip Hart
Everett Lane
Harold Hancock
Bill Lane
David Wells
Guy Kost
Ringgold VFD to elect new officers at March meeting
The Ringgold Volunteer Fire Department will hold its regular meeting Tuesday night at 6 pm at Fire Station No 1 on Route 58. New officers are to be elected and installed.
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Lewis
Richard M. Simmons, Jr
Ringgold Vfd
Ringgold Volunteer Fire Department
Rt. 58
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State Supreme Court
Base C. Neal
South
Boston
Martinsville Area Hospital
Industrial Committee
Dwight L.dillon
Robert L. Canupp, Jr
Teams
Charles C. Broun
Joseph Howell
Albert Harris
Piedmont Trust Bank
Frank M. Lacy
Hospital Board of Trustees
Franck
Ernest Hogge
Smith Memorial Methodist Church
School of Radiological Technology
Memorial Hospital
Jeff
W. T. Byrd
Robert McLelland
Mary Jean Daniel
Constance Grable Whitlow
Linda Faye Sizer
Helen Graham Wilder
Falls Church
J. W. Martin
Guy H. Tunstall
Eugene Fowler
Herbert M. Jones
Riverside Drive
Tuck, Moore
Cornelia Davis
Boy
Mrs. Scruggs
HONDA
Riverside Dr
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Sea Corner Memorial Drive
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