Foxes Again A County Nuisance Prompting Trapping Talk
Pittsylvania County supervisors debate fox control options after a 300 name petition urges trapping or a predator rabies team. Discussion recalls earlier failed trapping attempts, rising costs, and potential bounty ideas as the board schedules a June 30 follow up and plans for the fiscal year end meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsylvania
Board of Supervisors
Albert H. Bailey
Tunstall
State Health Department
Bailey
Chatham
Mount Hermon
General Assembly
F.C. Hays
Hays
Frank Walton
Dan River
Grayson Jacobs
Staunton River
Dewey Hunt
Pigg River
Robert Bailey
Callands
Henry County
Alpheus Moses
Edward Cocke
Subdivision rule opens path to street upgrades in Pittsylvania
Pittsylvania County supervisors learned a new highway policy allows upgrading substandard subdivision streets within the secondary system. Highway Engineer J S Hodge said counties with subdivision ordinances can bring streets like Lakeside Drive into the system by funding improvements. The Lakeside Drive petition from 54 residents noted 60 to 70 cars daily and erosion despite partial surface treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsylvania
County Board of Supervisors
Chatham
J. S. Hodge
Highway Department
Hodge
Albert H. Bailey
Tunstall
Lakeside Drive
Highland Farms
Bailey
Aubrey K. Ferrell
Joe Ripley
The
Highway Commission
Doctors Favor Expanding Memorial Hospital Over a Second Facility
A 40 person meeting at Christ the King Lutheran Church heard doctors urge continued expansion of Memorial Hospital rather than building a second hospital in Danville. They warned a second facility would waste money and dilute services, noting Memorial’s current investment of 12 to 15 million dollars and the regional need for a unified system. The panel praised Memorial’s accreditation, nursing school, and recent equipment advances while outlining a two-step expansion plan totaling about 13.45 million dollars to reach 800 beds and enhance neurology, radiology, and other departments. The discussion touched on financing limits and the city’s obligation, stressing that a single, strong hospital best serves the community’s growth.
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Memorial Hospital
Women’s Hospital
Christ the King Lutheran Church
Franklin Turnpike
Danville
Robert McLelland
Dr3. McLeeland
D.L. Arey
North
Arey
Ion
Memorial
American Hospital Association
Virginia Hospital Association
Joint Commission On Accreditation of
American College of Surgeons
American College of Physicians
AMA
AHA
Chicago
Thomas Moran
Pathology
University of Pittsburgh
F. H. McGovern
University of Virginia Hospital
Memorial’s School of Nursing
Old
Dan River Hospital Association
Dan River
McLelland
Hospital Adds Cobalt X Ray Unit At Memorial
Memorial Hospital secured a ten thousand dollar building permit for an addition to house a new cobalt x ray unit. The cobalt equipment and cobalt from the Atomic Energy Commission will total about fifty thousand dollars, says Dr. Robert McLelland chief of radiology. The department will gain the latest diagnostic tools and has applied for a residency program. The addition will extend onto the hospital lawn facing South Main Street and be built by the maintenance department led by Marvin Sigman. Excavation is underway with operation expected by August.
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South Main St
Marvin Sigman
McLelland
Head Start Projects In Prospect For Both Danville And Pittsylvania
Danville head start funding approved by Office of Economic Opportunity. Grant of 28077 to Community Improvement Council and Danville School Board will serve 180 children in five schools this summer. Officials race to finalize plans before the program launches next Monday. In Pittsylvania County, a renewed Head Start may proceed, contingent on final OEO approval and venue selections to avoid costly dual bus and cafeteria operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Community Improvement Council
Bellevue
Grasty
Gibson
Westmoreland
Berkeley
W. C. Overton
Pittsylvania
Board of Supervisors
Chatham
J. W H. Combs
Combs
Real Shoot-Out Described As Two Held For Grand Jury
A county court heard details of a Riceville gunfight on Oct 1 in which at least 21 shots were fired. Two men, Charles Ham and Percy Dixon, were bound for grand jury on felonious shooting charges, with Ham also charged for shooting into an occupied building. A third man, Jim Petty, and Dixon were convicted of discharging firearms in a public place. Ham’s sentence was held pending felony trials.
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Riceville
Chatham
Charles Ham
Percy Dixon
Java
Ham
Jim Petty
Dixon
Rocking Tom
Lucinda Lovelace
Lee Lambert
Rocking Tom’s
Petty
Dion
jfHam
Lovelace
Joseph Clark
Richardson Motor Co
Martinsville
Lambert
Callands
Pittsylvania County
Boat Accident Case Ends In 514000 Award
A consent judgment of 14000 was entered in the U S Western District Court in a boat collision case. Gerald C Butterworth, acting as administrator for his nine year old son killed in the accident, won against Benjamin L Turner of Collinsville and others. The action by Butterworth in his own name was dismissed as settled, as was Turner’s suit against H L Butterworth and others. Court records show boats involved belonged to Butterworth Turner and William Hodges of Bassett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Western District Court
Gerald C. Butterworth
Benjamin L. Turner
Collinsville
Turner Andothers
Turner
H. Lacy Butterworth
Butterworth
William Hodges
Bassett Rt. 3
President Asked To Solve Problem Of Foster Homes
In Richmond AP report, President Johnson is urged to relax Civil Rights Act enforcement on welfare-funded child-care homes. William L. Hazelgrove of the Richmond Home for Boys asks the White House to avoid forcing 200-plus children from long term residences by July 30. He notes 17 Richmond children face removal and proposes custody transfer via court action if reforms aren’t agreed. Hazelgrove appeals to the President as a father to consider the impact on the minors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Johnson
William L. Hazelgrove
Richmond Home For Boys
Herbert A. Krueger
General Welfare
Virginia
Faith Home
Blairs
Pittsylvania County
Virginia Baptist Children's Home
Salem
Boys Home
Covington
Henry
William Evans
Winchester
Hughes Memorial School
Danville
Hazelgrove
Congress
Progress Encouragement Reported On City Beautification
The City Beautiful Committee reports a successful first full year 1965 66 with notable progress in Riverside Drive median plantings and city entrance beautification along Rt 29 South. Officers cited broad civic support and plan to compete in national and state Clean-Up Fix-Up Paint-Up contests next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Beautiful Committee
Danville
Francis H. McGovern
Riverside Drive
State Highway Landscape Department
Riverside
Rt. 29
City Beautiful
Washington
Public Works Department
Council Group To Get Bridge Resolution
City Council's Finance Committee will receive a resolution granting the State Highway Department authority to buy right of way for the Broad Street Bridge on the Dan River north side. The panel meets at 4 p.m. City Manager T. E. Temple said city approval is needed before the state can proceed under new General Assembly legislation.
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W. H. Wilson 3Rd
Ringgold Las
Landon 'E. Oakes
Callands
W.C. McCubbins
Danville
City Beautiful Committee
Riverside Dr
Memorial
State Highway Department
Broad St
Dan River
T. E. Temple
Highway Department
General Assembly
Temple
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Lewis E. Goodman, Jr
Ronald W. Williams
Clark
Joe Hughes
Solomon Friday
Leeland Rd
Orlando Johnson
Hughes
Dan Smith
Carlton Morgan
Ed. Hazelgrove
Ballou Park
Parkview
West Main St. Park Bank
Mt. Vernon Triangle
Robert Campbell
Myers
Marie Neal
James Spangler
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