Water Gas Electric Department Revenue Up 2.7 Percent
The Water Gas and Electric Department reports a 2.7 percent rise in gross revenue for the first half of the year, totaling 4 229 388 versus 4 118 649 last year. Net income declined to 1 304 478 on pace with maintenance and weather fluctuations, though six month net by department shows water 46 410 gas 570 239 and electric 687 830. Construction added 442 feet water mains and 2 29 feet gas mains in June with new taps and connections, and system capacity upgrades progress in voltage conversion on the West over Dr line to improve distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water, Gas and Electric Department
Beavers Mill Rd
Dame, Gay and Ross
Brantly
Pinnacles Hydro
Club Withdraws From Head Start After Goal Reached
Martinsville Henry County Woman's Club said with federal aid now in hand it is withdrawing its sponsorship of Head Start. The club's spokesman said services are no longer needed as the workshop for preschoolers has met its goal. Earlier, city and county programs were dropped amid fears of legal action over segregation and parental choice. Federal officials praised the club, helping restore funding.
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Martinsville
Martinsville-Henry County
Women’s Club
Man Charged With Murder Released On Bond
Robert Lee Solomon 26 of Ridgeway released on $10,000 bail after a murder charge for the fatal shooting of Robert Dewey Turner 33 of Ridgeway Rt. 3 after an argument over whiskey. A .32 pistol was found on Solomon. a .410 shotgun lay by Turner. Turner died of a heart wound in front of Solomon’s trailer home. a half gallon of illegal whiskey was found at the scene. Turner survived by a wife and three children. funeral set for Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Stone Funeral Home Chapel.
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Ridgeway
Robert Lee
Solomon
Robert Dewey Turner
Ridgeway Rt. 3
Turner
Henry County Sheriff's Office
Dewey
Boulding
Henry County
C. P. Wilt
Harry L Hobbs Last Rites Held
Funeral rites for Harry L Hobbs were conducted yesterday afternoon from Sheldon Baptist Church. The Rev Roy L Hall and the Rev Claude Bailey officiated. Interment followed in Schoolfield Cemetery. Pallbearers listed include Sid ney Adkins Marlow Snow Keister Tones Jr Jessie Sams Hugh Pryor H W Lewis Louis McKinney and Sam Hamlett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Hobbs
Sheldon Baptist Church
Roy L. Hall
Claude Bailey
Schoolfield Cemetery
Sidney Adkins
Marlow Snow
Keister Tones, Jr
Jessie Sams
Hugh Pryor
H. W. Lewis
Louis McKinney
Sam Hamlett
Voters reject ABC stores in Rockingham County
In Rockingham County North Carolina voters rejected establishing ABC stores by 6671 to 4931. Four of the county's 31 precincts supported the plan while in Reidsville the tally was 1821 against and 1786 for. If Reidsville had approved the county would hold a special election immediately. Only two of six Reidsville precincts backed the stores and both city and county face at least a three year wait before another referendum. Rockingham County had previously rejected liquor sales in 1935 and 1946.
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Reidsville
N.C
Rockingham County
Rain damages city as floodwaters rise and lightning strikes
Flooding from a heavy rain led to a breached culvert on Union Street and washed-out walls at the municipal parking lot. A boulder blocked a culvert, requiring a crane to remove it. Water damaged George Washington High School basements and Langston High, with GW potentially flooding transformer banks. Lightning knocked out radio stations and city services while four commercial stations went silent. The central maintenance crew pumped water all night as storm sewers handled runoff.
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Union St
Spring St
No. 8 Mill Gate
Henry St
O. T. Bonner
George Washington High School
Bonner
Langston High School
James R. Browder
Manor Place
Funeral Rites Held For Louis Powell
The funeral for Louis Powell was conducted yesterday afternoon from the graveside in Schoolfield Cemetery by the Rev. Fred Wilkerson, the Rev. John Tickle and the Rev. Clif ford Sloane.
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Louis Powell
Schoolfield Cemetery
Fred Wilkerson
John Tickle
Clifkford Sloane
Higher Taxes Seen Needed For Education
Virginians must accept higher taxes to ensure the best educational opportunities for children, VAEC heard in Roanoke. Richard S. Gillis urged reducing the gaps between districts to preserve equal opportunities, with Gov. Harrison stressing action. Emmett G. Harrell elected VAEC president. others named to leadership and committee posts. new Virginia song performed at the event.
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Roanoke
Virginian Association of Electric Cooperatives
VAEC
Richard S. Gillis
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Buchanan County
Richmond
Arlington
Virginia
Gillis
Albertis S. Harrison Jr
South
Emmett G. Harrell
Community Electric Cooperative
Windsor
Marvel
C. S. Williams
Southside Electric Cooperative
Crewe
E. T. Hynson
Northern Neck Electric Cooperative
Warsaw
Mayo C. Berry
Piedmont Electric Cooperative
Culpeper
Henry L. Hardie
Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative
Chase City
Francis D. Pitts
Sparta
R-H
Fart J. Shifler
VAKC
Philip Trout
Bridgewater College
Suspended term given Negro in assault case
A 22 year old Negro pleaded guilty to assault and received a 12 month suspended sentence with two years probation for good behavior. Hazel Johns Blankenship accused him of attempted rape the night of June 18 behind 880 Riverside Dr. Adolph Hutchings, 30, also pleaded guilty to forgery and received nine months on two counts and a 12 month suspended sentence on the third, tied to good behavior for two years after the other sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corporation Court
A. M. Aiken
Clarence Edward Graves
Graves
Hazel Johns Blankenship
Woods
Riverside Dr
Adolph Hutchings
City
William Holsie Maxie Funeral Rites Held
Funeral services for William Holsie Maxie were conducted yesterday afternoon from Townes Memorial Chapel by the Rev. W. C. Bradley. Burial was in Mountain View Cemetery. Pallbearers were James East, Leonard Ashby, Paul Scearce, Earl Vaughn, Elvin Vaughn, Edd Jones, Hugh Doolin and David Haymore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Holsie Maxie
Townes Memorial Chapel
W. C. Bradley
Mountain View Cemetery
James East
Leonard Ashby
Paul Scearce
Earl Vaughn
Elvin Vaughn
Edd Jones
Hugh Doolin
David Haymore
Wild Ponies Roundup Completed Before Chincoteague Swim Auction
Firefighters finished penning wild ponies on Assateague Island in preparation for the swim to Chincoteague and Thursday’s auction sale. Ponies will be displayed until 8 am auction day. proceeds aid the volunteer fire department and rescue squad. Remaining ponies return to Assateague or grow wild for next year.
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Chincoteague
Assateague Island
Asia
Teague
Assateague
CATV Debate As Danville Panel Weighs Pay TV
Hoke warns CATV could leverage channels and signal strength to push out local TV stations and lure advertisers to a national pay TV network. He calls for dealers to present as Danville’s experts and unite opposition with a strong spokesman. Kay Booker notes business leaders backing the effort ahead of the August 10 council meeting.
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Hoke
CATV
Virginia Electronics Association of
Danville
Man to Waive Extradition On Grand Larceny Charge
Orlando man Loomis Edmund Haynes 34 will waive extradition to Florida on a grand larceny charge. He was arrested on a false registration charge after attempting to obtain money with a gasoline credit card at a hotel. Police say he and another man took 440 dollars from a trucking company and hid the funds. A warrant for grand larceny in District 1 Orange County was received and Haynes appeared at Moore’s Gulf service station on Main Street to obtain more money on the card. The incident drew detectives Roy K. Howard Jr and B C Elliott Jr and Officer E L Martin.
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Orlando
Fla
Florida
Loomis Edmund Haynes
Flaynes
M. R. Henry
M. H. Wells
Orange County
Haynes
Moore
Gulf Service Station
W. Main St
Robert Moore
Roy K. Howard, Jr
B. C. Elliott, Jr
E. L. Martin
10th District Democrats press reapportionment for people
In Richmond the 10th District Democratic Committee urged the General Assembly to reapportion congressional seats for the benefit of the people not the incumbent ten. Boothe led the push against tying parts of Fairfax to the 7th and accused Rep. Broyhill of carving the state to help allies. The group urged moving western Fairfax into a district with Prince William Stafford and Fredericksburg for compactness and growth. Republicans pressed a special session to address college capital needs amid a $73 million backlog.
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Richmond
Democratic Committee
General Assembly
Armistead L. Boothe
Boothe
Joel T. Broyhill
Congress
Howard W. Smith
Fairfax County
Jin
Loudoun County
Shenenandoah
District of Columbia
John ©. Marsh Jr
Fairfax
Prince William
Stafford
Fredericksburg
Demos Eratic
House of Delegates
Richmond-Henrico
Virginia
Two Escapees Of Camp 15 Recaptured
Escapees Eugene Wood and John Smith from Camp 15 near Chatham were recaptured in Halifax County between South Boston and Clarksville after a deputy investigated a house break in near Hyco River Bridge. Smith, 27, serves 20 years for murder. Wood, 18, has a four year burglary sentence.
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Chatham
Halifax County
Boston
Clarksville
Sheriff's
Eugene Francis Wood
John William Smith
Hyco River Bridge
Camp 15
Rt. 58
Danville
Smith
Shenandoah County
Wood
Chespeake
Funeral Rites Held For William R Palmer In Chatham
Robert Palmer of Chatham Rt 4 attended by family and friends had funeral rites at Oak Ridge Christian Church Tuesday afternoon led by Rev J H Oakes. Interment followed in the church cemetery with pallbearers Henry Lee Cooper Billy Cemper Joe Gibson Otis Martin Junior Adkins Charlie Hayden Cleve Jefferson David Merricks.
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William Robert Palmer
Chatham
Rt. 4
Oak Ridge Christian Church
J. H. Oakes
Henry Lee Cooper
Billy Cemper
Joe Gibson
Otis Martin
Junior Adkins
Charlie Hayden
Cleve Jefferson
David Merricks
Henry W. Stigall Dies At 71 In South Boston
Henry Whitworth Stigall, 71, of South Boston died in a Richmond hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from Powell Funeral Chapel with burial in Burchwood Cemetery, Roxboro, N C. Surviving are his wife Ruby Hall Stigall of South Boston, two sisters Daisy S. Chisholm and J. D. Crenshaw, and three brothers H C Stigall Sr W L Stigall and C A Stigall Sr.
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South Boston
Henry Whitworth Stigall
Richmond
Powell Funeral Chapel
Burchwood Cemetery
Roxboro
N.C
Ruby Hall Stigall
South Rosston
Daisy S. Chisholm
Colonial Heights
J. D. Crenshaw
Victoria
H. C. Stigall, Sr
Dewitt
W. L. Stigall
Scottsburg
C. A.stigall, Sr
Reginald L Wood Final Rites Held
Last rites for Reginald Lay man Wood were conducted yesterday morning from Townes Memorial Chapel by Dr. George D. Jackson. Interment was in Highland Burial Park. Pallbearers were A. B. Brooks Freddie Lamb Robert Clark Willie Rees Marion Saunders Arlen Johnson T Conrad Hurd Holt Whitt Stover Morris Leon Smith and Dent Simpson.
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Reginald Layman Wood
Townes Memorial Chapel
Georged. Jackson
Highland Burial Park
A. B. Brooks
Freddie Lamb
Robert Clark
Willie Rees
Marion Saunders
Arlen Johnson
T. Conrad Hurd
Holt Whitt
Stover Morris
Leon Smith
Dent Simpson
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Windsor Heights Recreation Area
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Westover Dr
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Lloyd
Wane
Billy Lee J
Thomas Turner
Iris
Virginia Turner
Beatrice Haskins
Vivian Knott
Collinsville
Frances Lawrence
Estelle Turner
Stone Funeral Home
Dorsie Phillips
Clarence Ashby
Funeral Home
Harry L. Hobbs
Canada
Wada
Beth Toc
GAMN
Neutral Spirits
Kentucky
BEY Destiluwg CO
Micholasville
Jessawine County
Ind
ABC
Rockingham
Democratic Party
Broyhill
Broyhil
Warrison
Harrison
William R. Palmer
Henry W. Stigall
Reginald L. Wood
Ational Bank OF
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