Camelot Hall Open House Draws Hundreds in Danville
Danville residents toured Camelot Hall a new 60 bed nursing home on Piney Forest Road owned by Medical Facilities of America. Hospital administrator J William McIntyre said about 600 to 700 people attended amid modern equipment and security features including television monitors and a century tub system. The facility offers eight private rooms 48 semi private rooms and four four bed units with varied colors and furnishings.
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Danville
Camelot Hall
Piney Forest Road
Medical Facilities of America
McIntyre
Ati P.m
Holiday Inn
Roanoke
Virginia Beach
Chesapeake
Mclntyre
William McIntyre
Jeff
Camelot Hall Nursing Home
Frances Holcombe
Heat Wave Kills Chickens at Pittsylvania Farm
In Pittsylvania County, extreme 100 degree heat has caused poultry losses at the Swanson-Shelton Farm in Gretna. Co-owner Pete Shelton reports daily egg output down about 1,000 from a usual 12,000 to 15,000, with layer mortality doubling or quadrupling and shell quality and egg size deteriorating. Measures like increased air flow and antibody tests offer limited relief as temps reach 105 degrees and a break remains elusive.
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Pete Shelton
Claude Swanson
Pittsylvania County
Shelton
Swanson-Shelton
Gretna
Danville and Pittsylvania Delay Drought Relief Action
Danville and Pittsylvania County have not yet moved to seek federal drought relief after Gov. Mills Godwin named eligible areas. Mayor Robert H. Clarke said Danville does not appear affected yet, with water levels adequate and no drinking-water warnings issued. He urged cautious use. County Chairman F A Keatts said some areas may qualify and the board will coordinate with the Pittsylvania County Emergency Board to seek aid, including low-interest loans and assistance for water projects.
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Danville
Pittsylvania County
Mills Godwin
Virginia
Interagency Drought Emergency Coordinating Committee
Robert H. Clarke
Dan River
Herb Dalton
Clarke
Danvillians
F.A. Keatts
Russell Vaughan
The
SCI
Associated Press
Cherrystone Association Adopts Women Roles Resolution
The Cherrystone Baptist Association approved two measures at its 98th annual session: recognizing women in church readership roles and establishing a permanent association home on 100 acres near Ringgold. De. H G McGhee said the move allows women to serve as ministers deacons and trustees and noted the land will host retreats community projects and events for various groups.
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Cherrystone Baptist Association
de. H.G. McGhee
Greater Triumph
Chatham
Association
McGhee
Ringgold
The
Congress On Christian Education
Lott Carey “Foreign Mission
Baptist Woman's Auxiliary
School Board Chairperson Sees Limited Authority
GRETNA E B Fitzgerald Jr newly elected Pittsylvania County School Board chairman asserts his role is limited to presiding meetings and that true authority rests with the full board. He notes a large 12 member board fosters diverse ideas and discusses vocational technical schooling, teacher salaries, and overcrowding needs for future growth. He highlights community ties and public service roles in Gretna.
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Gretna
E. B. Fitzgerald Jr
Pittsylvania County
Fitzgerald
G.W. Thompson
Pittsylvania
County Board of Supervisors
Fitegerald
Southside
The
College of
William and Mary
Peoples Mutus] Telephone Company
Emily Woodford
Bedford County
Gretna Senior High School
Danville Man Drowns At Hyco Lake
Danville man Woodrow Edmounds, 25, drowned Sunday at Hyco Lake in Person County North Carolina. He went under while swimming and was missing for 35 to 45 minutes before his body was recovered. His girlfriend Gloria Reaves and his grandmother were nearby. the body was taken to Harvey's Funeral Home pending arrangements.
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Danville
Hyco Lake
Person County
N.C
Woodrow Edmounds
Stonewall Court
Person County Memorial Hospital
Pete Slaughter
Slaughter
Sheriff's Department
Edmounds
Gloria Reaves
Colquehoun SL
Edmunds
Janie Echols
Harvey
Pittsylvania Ag Center Plan Approved for Chatham Site
A 11,800 square foot agricultural center plan in Pittsylvania County was approved by state officials with construction possible by mid November. The facility on Main and Center Streets in Chatham will house VPI Extension, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation, Farmers Home Administration, and Soil Conservation Service, with 66 parking spaces and landscaping. Spurs Roanoke engineers will study a solar heating system.
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Pittsylvania County
Chatham
Virginia
Federal Farm
Danville
Calvert, Lewis and Smith
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
VPI
Farmers Home Administration
Soil Conservation Service
Agricultural Unit
Main
Center Streets
Spurs
Rodes and
Whitecarver
Roanoke
USDA Instates New Tobacco Regulations
CHATHAM Pittsylvania farmers must plant at least 80 percent of their flue cured tobacco allotment to qualify for leasing poundage after June 14. The rule tightens leasing limits from the prior 30 percent threshold and affects any farm with an acreage-poundage quota over 2,000 pounds. ASCS director Warren explains the new 80 percent requirement.
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Chatham
Pittsylvania
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Planta
Warren. Price
ASCS
Pittsylvania County
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J. William McIntyre
Camelot
Cherrystone Association
Arthur White
Calvary Baptist Church
WJ. Toomer
Camp Grove Baptist
D.M. Wiley
Guilfield Baptist Church
Dry Fork
Banville Pittsylvania County
Cherrystone
Baptist General Convention of Virginia
Southsiders
Danville Community College
the Masonic Order
First Baptist Church of Gretna
Virginia Association of Independent ‘Telephone Companies
E.B. Fitzgerald Jr
Hyco
Agriculture Center
USDA
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