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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1976

Page

4

Deaths And Funerals In Alexandria Clover South Boston

A funeral for George Webster Hoelscher was held at Everly Wheatley Funeral Home with Masonic rites in Mount Comfort Cemetery. He died Saturday in Sleepy Hollow Nursing Home. Born Covington Kentucky, he lived in Alexandria 22 years, retired from National Cash Register as a technical service representative. Surviving wife Hazel W. Hoelscher, daughter Gwen Hoelscher, mother Florence Hoelscher, brother Howard W. Hoelscher. Charlie Henry High Jr. 8 of Clover died Sunday in a Halifax hospital. He was a radired farmer, Clover United Methodist Church member, survived by wife Mary Alease Dunkley and two daughters, Marie Moorefield and Mary Anne Roach, son Willie Holt High, three sisters, ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral today at 2 pm Powell Funeral Chapel, burial Clover Cemetery. Charles Stewart Ratliff Jr. 43 of South Boston Rt. 2 died Sunday in a Roanoke hospital. Supervisor at J R Stevens and Company, member of WoW Camp 116, Cherry Hill United Methodist Church. Surviving wife, son Charles Anthony Ratliff, three sisters and three brothers. Funeral today 4 pm Second Baptist Church South Boston, burial Halifax Memorial Gardens. Body at Brooks Funeral Home.

Alexandria George Webster Hoelscher Everly- Wheatley Alexandria- Washington Alexandria-Washington Masonic Lodge Roman Eagle Lodge No Danville Trinity United Methodist Church Hazel W. Hoelscher Gwen Hoelscher Florence Hoelscher Ormond Beach Fla Howard W. Hoelscher Clover Charlie Henry High Jr Halifax Halifax County Charlie H. High Mary White High Clover United Methodist Church Mary Alease Dunkley Marie Moorefield Buffalo Junction Mary Anne Roach Clinton Mal Ason Willie Holt High Richmond Fannie Conner Maude H. Conner Scottsburg Lizzie Kate Barden North Garden Powell Funeral Chapel Harald Thatch Clover Cemetery South Boston Charles Stewart Ratliff Jr Second Baptist Church Gary Taylor Ryland Crews Lawrence Pritchett Halifax Memorial Gardens Mr. Ratliff South J. R. Stevens and Company W.O.W Camp 116 Cherry Hill United Methodist Church Charles Anthony Ratliff Alice Crenshaw Ann Chappell Boston Peggy Whitte Liberty Riley Br Milton M. Ratliff Durward Ratliff Durham N.C Brooks Funeral Home

T S Jefferson Dies In Roanoke

PENHOOK Thomas Sanford Jefferson aged 65 died Monday in a Roanoke hospital. Survived by his wife two daughters a son a foster son four brothers and four grandchildren. Funeral services 2 pm Wednesday at Penhook United Methodist Church with burial at Franklin Memorial Park under Masonic rites.

Penhook Thomas Sanford Jefferson Roanoke Wayie Gunter Jefferson C. M. Coffman Salem Chester E. Rakes Rocky Mount Thomas W. Jefferson Gerald Thompson Richmond Monty Jefferson Luke Jefferson David Jefferson Joseph E. Jefferson Glade Hill Penhook United Methodist Church William Doss Franklin Memorial Park

Obituary notices for W. O. Emerson and Linaved B. Leats in Danville

W O Emerson of Fairfield Avenue dies after six month decline. Survived by wife Betsy Hutcherson, four sons, two daughters, two sisters, a brother, and nine grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending at Swicegood Funeral Home. Linaved B Leats dies in Memorial Hospital after two year illness born May 7 1917 in Richmond. Survived by daughter Sarah Frances Walker and two brothers. Funeral at Swicegood Chapel with burial at Greenhill Cemetery.

William Emerson Fairfield Ave Danville George Washington Sally Foster Emerson Dan River Inc Betsy H. Hutcherson Wanda Roward Anne Reeves Alexandria Curtis O. Emerson Ronnie W. Emerson Fairfax Dandridge N. Emerson Charlotte N.C James W. Emerson Lizzie Gravely Bertha Gillespie George Melvin Emerson Swicegood Funeral Home Fairfield Avenue Home

Funeral for Mrs. Jeanette Moon Held at Local Church

Gretna funeral service for Mrs. Jeanette Cocke Moon age 46 is at Anderson Memorial United Methodist Church at 4 pm conducted by Rev. Carroll Jay. Interment follows at Gretna Burial Park. The body lies at Colbert Moran Funeral Home and the family resides on Music Street. Moon drowned Sunday at Smith Mountain Lake near Sandy Level.

Gretna Jeanette Cocke Moon Anderson Memorial United Methodist Church Carroll Jay Colbert-Moran Music Street

Mrs. Estelle Owens Dies in Bristol at 55

Mrs. Estelle Mae Owens, 55, of 635 Goose Creek Head Bristol, died yesterday at home. Born in Danville, she was daughter of the late Frank Elam and Lena Bett Elam. She lived in Bristol 35 years and belonged to Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church. Survived by husband Perry D. Owens, two sons Dane Harrison Owens and David Allen Owens of Bristol. Funeral tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Campbell Funeral Chapel Abingdon with Rev. Paul Handy and Rev. Willard Tallman. Burial in Forest Hills Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends today 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Bristol Estelle Mae Owens Goose Creek Head Bor Danville Frank Elam Lena Gdam Bett Elam Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church Perry D. Owens Dane Harrison Owens David Allen Owens Campbell Funeral Chapel Abingdon Paul Handy Willard Tallman Belm Forest Hills Memory Gardens Betty

Banks Urged To Branch Statewide By VBA Committee

HOT SPRINGS AP Virginia bankers debated statewide branching with a VBA committee recommending allowing statewide branches while urging member input before a final stance. Independent bankers formed a new association last month opposing statewide branching. The panel cited competitive gaps between cities and counties and noted thrift institutions can branch statewide. It warned against risk of resource concentration and favored preserving rural needs, predicting growth in electronic transfers but noting a fully checkless society is a decade away.

Hot Springs Virginia Virginia Bankers Association VBA Roarke

Virginia delegates in NYC await Carter nomination

Virginia delegates in New York City while the 1976 Democratic National Convention opened. Delegates attended caucus meetings and a women’s caucus, with Carter supporters pushing to swing uncommitted votes before Wednesday’s vote. The day featured free time, a Manhattan brunch, and shuttle bus trips to Madison Square Garden.

New York Virginia Georgia Jimmy Carter New York City Madison Square Garden Carter Carter’ Coker Don Pendleton Amherst Pendleton

Goren Bridge by Charles Goren and Omar Sharif

The Bermuda Bowl match in Monte Carlo features Arturo Franco and Benito Garozzo of Italy in a dramatic bidding battle. Garozzo’s double and later redouble test partnership faith as Franco navigates a heart stack to eight tricks. At the other table Australia’s contract sobers to three no trump but loses on match points.

Australia Monte Carlo Arturo Franco Benito Garezzo Italy Garozzo West Franco Declarer

Virginia faces 114 million for new prisons by 1978

A Virginia legislative panel heard that over 114 million dollars must be spent to house convicts by mid 1978, with about 37 million for 1976 78 and 3 million more for deficits. Alternatives to imprisonment and use of local jails could save building funds amid crowding and inadequate Department of Corrections planning. A 26.5 million contingency may be needed to balance the two year period ending June 30.

Richmond Virginia Legislative House Raymond P. Weditz Weditz Adust Department of Corrections John BR. McCutcheon General Assembly Mills Godwin

URW Rejects Latest Offer in Akron Labor Fight

AKRON Ohio AP A Firestone Tire Local 7 spokesman says union members view the latest company offer as far from their goals and reject it. George Koladin skilled trades chairman prepares for court Tuesday over an alleged attempt by seven UAW members to bar workers at Ohio Fabricators and Rutin Construction from entering the Firestone plant on July 2. Meanwhile about 30 Local 2 Tire and Rubber Co members seek donations for their hardship fund at the Lordstown Vega plant and Fisher Body plant nearby as a weeklong strike drags on. Local 7 members also seek life insurance premiums to be paid by the company.

Akron, Ohio Firestone Tire & Rubber Co United Rubber Workers George Koladin Koladis

Harold Discusses County Funding For Town Hospitals

Harold said county funds support hospitals in larger cities while county dollars do not reach facilities in smaller towns. He noted a Danville hospital board member, and argued that upgrading town facilities and placing them on a paying basis is tied to the town manager’s goals. He called projects modest and area related.

Harold Enamty Danville Hospital Harol

Mental Hospital Fixtures Moved then Reinstalled

State mental health officials reported that Wester State Hospital items including shrubbery, window screens, light fixtures, doorknobs and an institutional dishwasher were moved before the site was turned over to the corrections department. Some equipment was returned to the hospital, others sent to other mental hospitals, with costs and agreements details unclear. Officials described the transactions as routine or questioned, while the hospital lease and transfer raised questions about payments and ownership.

Richmond Wester State Hospital Corrections Department Staunton Richmond Times- Dispatch Metal Health and Corrections John Medwood Western State The Times-Dispatch Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Mills Godwin UN Uderstood Department of Mental Health Medwood Godwin Old Western State Hospital Joseph B. Hinchey Jr

Airplane Incident Probed by CAP Members

The CAP plans two hour shifts with about 12 members continuing the investigation. Leonard notes the aircraft owner is a CAP member. Minter states no charges yet filed and the inquiry will proceed.

CAP Leonard Minter

Saunders BuildaeG Supply Hardware Selection and Millwork Center

Saunders Buildaeg Supply at 2001 Westover offers hinges hasps and a full line of builders hardware and decorative hardware. An in-house millwork shop can custom build cabinets entrance frames bookcases and cedar mantels. Open Monday through Friday 7 to 12.

Saunders Builaeg Supply Westover Te Stankey Decorative Bros

Handy Hint on Butt Hinges Thickness Growth

The note explains that butt hinges are designed with a gauge that increases in creases as they flex and enlarge. It highlights how hinge thickness adapts with use and wear over time.

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