Davis Elected To Council At South Boston
Roy B. Davis Jr., a tobacco marketing agent, and two incumbents won seats on the South Boston City Council in municipal elections. Grace Seat, a former teacher and candidate, fell short and finished fifth. Davis will replace Shanks Wilborn, who ended fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Boston
Virginia
Roy B. Davis
Grace Seat
Fred Powell
Davis
Lewis Johnston
Shanks Wilborn
Hearing Set Friday In Gun Incident
A 29 year old William Thomas Shepherd faces a municipal court hearing Friday over an alleged attempt to force a Negro girl into his car at The Ranch driveway on Riverside Drive with a drawn pistol. Shepherd, manager of Kellys hamburger, was arrested after a police chase and is charged with breach of the peace and threatening her life. He denies being on the Ranch driveway or knowing the girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Thomas Shepherd
Riverside Dr
Kelly
Hamburger
Shepherd
Sarah Whipple
Washington St
Riverside
Memorial Hospital acquires new complex X-ray machine
Memorial Hospital's Department of Radiology becomes one of the first in the United States to acquire the Multiplanigraph, a complex X-ray device from Siemens, enabling detailed imaging of deep seated lesions and precise views of the head and inner ear. The unit, first shown in 1964, is one of only three delivered in the U.S. and the first in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Hospital
Robert McLelland
Department of Radiology
United States
Siemens-Reiniger-Werks
Erlanger
West Germany
Memorial’s Department of Radiology
U.S
New York
McLelland
Germany
Europe
Danville
Pittsylvania County Welcomes Whittle Plywood Plant
Whittle Manufacturing Co. in Pittsylvania County ships its first load of plywood and plans regular shipments to Memphis New York City Charlotte N C and markets across Virginia and North Carolina. The plant covers five acres near the Chatham freight depot with 200 by 100 foot facilities and 17 initial workers, rising to 45 by July.
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Whittle Manufacturing Co
Pittsylvania County
Henry D. Whittle, Jr
Memphis
New York City
Charlotte
N.C
Virginia
North Carolina
Whittle
Chatham Enterprises, Inc
Chatham
James Lovelace
New Whittle Manufacturing Co
Martinsville native Whittle to start own plywood firm
Whittle, originally from Martinsville, began in plywood at Virginia Plywood Co. fifteen years ago and served as vice president and general manager of the Danville firm before resigning in March to form his own company. He is a Martinsville High School graduate, attended the Naval Academy finishing in 1947, followed by two years at sea and a year of flight training. He is married with six children and resides at 136 Beverly Rd in Grove Park.
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Martinsville
Whittle
Virginia Plywood Co
Danville
Martinsville High School
U.S. Naval Academy
Whittles
Beverly Rd
Grove Park
Pair Arrested on Fugitive Warrants for Grand Larceny
Corrne Waller Glass age 29 of 101 Beavers Mill Rd and Char s Robertson age 26 of 329 Keens Mill Rd were arrested yesterday by Danville detectives on fugitive warrants from Pittsylvania County. Authorities say they are wanted for grand larceny of 90 dollars from Alvin Russell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corrne Waller
Gretna Elects Motley as New Mayor
Gretna voters chose Motley, a retired IRS agent, over incumbent Virgil Toney by 149 to 90. Four of seven council seats were filled by incumbents who won re election, with Edmond Fitzgerald Jr leading at 197. Newcomers Crawley and Shelton joined council. Ferguson failed to retain his seat. The winners will assume office in September. Motley has long resided in Gretna after growing up near Pittsylvania County and commuting to Danville for IRS work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretna
Anderson B. Motley
Internal Revenue Service
Virgil W. Toney
Edmond B. Fitzgerald, Jr
Peoples Mutual Telephone I Co
L. H. Doss
S. W. Power
Giles 0. Cocke
IRS
Danville
Toney
Doss
Gretna Tire and Recapping Co
Shelton
Cocke
Gretna Tractor and Implement Co
Pontiac
Ferguson
Crawley
Ford
Scruggs
Dodge
Local Girl Marty Smith Struck by Lightning in Athens
Twelve-year-old Martha Ann Smith of Danville was killed when a bolt struck as she arrived at her grandparents' home in Athens West Virginia. The seventh grader at Robert E. Lee School was with her mother and sisters when the lightning hit an apple tree nearby and the sky was described as horribly cloudy. Funeral plans were not yet arranged.
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Martha Ann Smith
Danville
Athens
W. Va
Charles Smith
Timberlake Drive
Martha Ann
Marty
George Gillian
Tom Barbery
Gillian
Robert E. Lee School
Memorial Hospital
Maximum Age Limit Lets Playground Open to 16
Danville announces a new program lowering the playground age to 16 and requiring one year in public school to register. No inter-playground competition. operations start Thursday except Schoolfield area opening Monday. 16 sites, hours 9 am to noon and 2 to 6 pm DST, five days weekly until fall.
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Danville
Schoolfield
William Luther
Parks and Recreation Department
Pistol Robbery Report Probed
Danville and Pittsylvania authorities investigated an armed robbery reported in the lane company employee’s car between Danville and Sycamore. Clifton T. Lewis of Chat ham Rt. 6 said four men rode in a car, three entered his vehicle and a gun was shown, guiding him toward Danville. They took $30 cash and a paycheck worth over $100 before the three men exited on Craghead Street. The fourth man drove away.
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Danville
Pittsylvania
Lane Co
Sycamore
Clifton T. Lewis
Chatham
Rt. 6
Altavista
Lewis
Craghead Street
Graduation Exercises Complete Across Pittsylvania County
Graduation season ends as Pittsylvania County high schools distribute 366 diplomas and at least 30 scholarships with three special awards presented at Tunstall Gretna and Chatham. Dr W Hugh Moomaw urged Tunstall graduates to build on each success, while memorial awards honored deceased teachers and principals. At Gretna, Evelyn C Mann and other memorials recognized top students among 224 home economics enrollees. Chatham awarded 116 diplomas with seven new scholarships and an honors list noting 3.2 averages or higher.
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Pittsylvania County
Chatham
Gretna
Tunstall
W. Hugh Moomaw
Donald A. Phillips
Charles Hundley
Brenda Sccarce
Whitmell
Brosville High School
Balfour
Buddy Adams
Jackson E. Reasor
Ida Turner
Linda Gale Motley
Averett College
Mary Frances Wyatt
Stratford College
Janet Marie Compton
Brosville Ruri«tan Club
Brosville Woman’s Club
Janet Reynolds
Virginia Tech
Danny Bowman
Riverdan
Jimmy Bowdre
Garland E. Linksons
Glee Club
I Betty’ Jo Carter
Jay Merricks
Paul W. Turner
Taylor Rd. Baptist Church
Chesapeake
Hollywood Baptist Church
Climax
Maxwell Bryant
Laure Lee Lawrence
Suzanne Terry
Anna Ruth Jones
Brenda Carol Finch
Leander Page Starkey
Wayne Roach
William Howard Pruitt
Chatham Lions Club
Bryant
Wanda Lee Cocke
Ronald Lee Cox
Priscilla Geier
Cathryn Holley
Roger Holley
Martha Susan Hall
Theresa Kendrick
Prisceila Kirks
Sherry Mattox
Henry Mitchell
Mary Lee McKeever
Miniter
Ava Lee Cocke
Stanley Yeatts
Sandra Munson
Birdie Jean Nuckols
Faye Quarles
Iva Jean Reynolds
R. G. Rowland
W. C. Scruggs
Hampden-Sydney College
Joan Shelton
Piedmont Fha
Patricia Shelton
Alice Faye Short
Claude Swanson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Ronnie C. Wyatt
Ferrum Junior College
Renan Raritan Club
Jean Bailey
Renan Home Demonstration Club
James Stone
PTA
Clarence Johnsson
Gretna High School
Voters Reelect Six Incumbents In South Hill Council Race
Six incumbent council members were reelected in South Hill as two African American challengers contested the race. One challenger, Werbert G. Macklin, was disqualified for unpaid poll tax. Ira H. Brown collected 57 votes. Macklin 39 write-ins. Incumbents Estes Jr, Farrar, Fitzgerald, Kirkland, Oakley, and Walker led with votes ranging from 499 to 515.
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South Will
Werbert G. Macklin
Ira H. Brown
Macklin
W. W. Estes Jr
W. L. Farrar
Dr. T. J. Fitzgerald
W. R. Kirkland
J. C. Oakley
Land
W. H. C. Walker
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Patedge
Memorial
Nicians
Annette Morris
Betty Hughes
Margaret Dunn
U. S
Motley
Luther
Abbott Street
Lois Johnson
AlI-magro
Louise Pinchback
Charles Oliver
Campbell ‘Street
Bill Ingram
Cedarbrook
Annie Collie
Eddie Mise
Druid Hills
Bessie Gantsoudes
G. Ll. H. Johnson
Jane Barrett
Anita
Randy Casey
Ivan Pruitt
Betty
Payne
Jetty
Chatham High School
South Hill
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