Area Man Shot Down In Vietnam
Lt. Frank Ray Compton 30, a Pittsylvania County native and U S Naval pilot aboard the Enterprise, was shot down Monday in North Vietnam during a reconnaissance flight and likely perished. Born January 11 1936 in Pittsylvnia County, he was a Mill Creek Church member and a graduate of Chatham State Teachers College. Survivors include his parents sister and a maternal grandmother.
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Frank Ray Compton
U. S. Naval
Pittsylvania County
North
Viet Nam
Compton
Frank Herman Compton
Mary McGregor Compton
Chatham
Rt. 1
U.S. S. Enterprise
Defense Department
Pitts
Ylvania County
Mill Creek
State Teachers College
Missouri
Naval Air Force
Enterprise
Mary Elizabeth Compton
Manassas
T. J. McGregor
Nathalie
Head Start Program Opens Today at Wesley Community House
The Head Start program sponsored by the Society of Christ Our King opens today from 4 to 6 p.m. at 626 Upper St. The opening includes a formal reception with education and civic leaders invited to attend.
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The
Society of Christ Our King
Wesley Community House
Upper St
Congressmen Demand End to Leaf Export Subsidy
Washington AP A House Agriculture Committee chairperson and senators pressed Secretary Orville Freeman to rescind the government’s 5 cent a pound export subsidy on tobacco from stockpiles. Freeman pledged to review the issue as leaders warned of disruptions and potential tax freezes for future crops if action stalls.
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Washington
Orville L. Freeman
Harold D. Cooley
D.N.C
House Agriculture Committee
Freeman
Vernon Earns $1000 Quiz Scholarship
George Washington High School valedictorian Vernon Jr. won a $1000 University of Richmond Radio Scholarship Quiz in Roanoke, beating Tom Frazer of Andrew Lewis and Joe Smith of Jefferson High. Vernon scored 120 to 70 and advances to a second round with a $2000 prize, then a final for $3000.
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Charles Miller Vernon, Jr
George Washington High School
University of Richmond
Richmond
Vernon
Tom Frazer
Andrew Lewis High School
Joe Smith
Jefferson High School
Roanoke
Virginia
C. M. Vernon
Southland
Local Students Named To Dean's List At UR Campuses
Four Danville students are named to dean's lists at the University of Richmond. Judith Lynn Holmes and Jo Ann Martin attend Westhampton College, the women's division, while Timothy David Montgomery and Edward M. Perkinson study at Richmond College, the men's division. Holmes and Martin are GWHS graduates. Holmes won the math trophy and Martin edited the yearbook.
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Danville
University of Richmond
Westhampton College
University
Judith Lynn Holmes
Jo Ann Martin
Timothy David Montgomery
Edward M. Perkinson
Richmond College
Miss Holmes
Miss Martin
George Washington High School
B. P. Holmes
Gray St
Prather E. Martin
Alpine
Montgomery
Irvin Montgomery
Brightwell Ct
Perkinson
National Honor Society
E. M. Perkinson
Surry Lane
Missions Leap to India After Taiwan Focus
Southern Baptists near launching missionary operations in India after years of hope. Miss Ola V. Lea from Sandy Creek Baptist Church in China spoke at Kentuck Baptist Church, touring 38 mission aries in the Pittsylvania Association. She highlighted Taiwan as a responsive field, noting growth in churches, chapels, and church members, and the Taiwan radio and TV ministry aiming to reach mainland China.
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India
Ola V. Lea
Sandy Creek
China
Kentuck Baptist Church
Miss Lea
School of Missions
Pittsylvania Baptist Association
Taiwan
Taiwan Baptist Convention
Chinese Baptist Convention
Thailand
Korea
Lea
Freedom-Of-Choice Plan Ruled Out By Government
In Richmond AP report the federal government orders 20 Virginia school districts to halt next fall's freedom of choice desegregation plans. The list includes Botetourt Galax Covington Montgomery Pulaski Rockbridge Lexington Stafford Waynesboro Page Patrick Albemarle Bedford Clarke Franklin Fredericksburg Hampton Virginia Beach West Point York. The department may require alternative plans if desegregation remains insufficient.
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Richmond
Virginia
Harry Elmore
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Botetourt
Galax
Covington
Montgomery
Pulaski
Rockbridge
Lexington
Stafford
Waynesboro
Page
Patrick
Albemarle
Bedford
Clarke
Franklin
Fredericksburg
Hampton
Virginia Beach
West Point
York
Elmore
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Pittsylvania Supervisors urged on jail and space plans
State welfare officials and Circuit Judge Langhorne Jones urged Pittsylvania County to pursue an orderly jail and office space building program within two years. A 60 cell jail is recommended with concrete cells. renovation of the present jail is deemed infeasible. The board debated cutting the 5.2 million School Board Budget and moving funds to a county building fund while planning to end the personal property tax on household goods.
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Pittsylvania County
County Board of Supervisors
State Department of Welfare and Institutions
Circuit Court
Langhorne Jones
Chatham
Jones
Commonwealth
Grayson Jacobs
R. P. Mason
Pittsylvania
Mason
W. K. Cunningham, Jr
Jortes
Cunningham
Chatham High School
Money Order Fees Increased Five Cents Across Services
The article details fee hikes for money orders with minimum and insurance fee increases. It outlines new insurance brackets, a merged registry fee to 75 cents up to $100, and unchanged values above that. C.O.D. fees rise to 60 cents up to $10, with no change beyond. Certified mail rises to 30 cents. Wilmarth notes the five services now cost more than revenue by 360 million annually, and the changes aim to reduce the gap by 36 million, funded from the Federal Treasury.
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C.0.d
Wilmarth
Sentences Suspended In Lottery Case
Fines of 50 dollars and 30 day suspended sentences were levied in Municipal Court yesterday against three people accused of possessing lottery tickets Appeals were noted by Elnora Hamlet 40 of 456 Holbrook St and Janie Poteat Walker 56 of 703 Monument St The third defendant William Lanier 57 of Bradley Rd did not appeal James Howard Donovant 25 of Ringgold Rt 1 charged with shoplifting a 3 69 pair of pants at Kresge s downtown store Monday was fined 10 dollars and given a ten day sentence Revella Valentine Smith 45 of 215 Aiken St was bound over to the grand jury on a Feb 21 charge of feloniously cutting Margaretta Elaine Daye with a pocketknife Also bound over to the grand jury was James Gee 31 of 36 A Grace St who is charged with feloniously wounding Clarence Ferrell of 214 Winslow St on Feb 19 The court not pressed a counter charge of breach of the peace against Ferrell
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Elnora Hamlet
Holbrook St
Janie Poteat Walker
Monument St
William Lanier
Bradley Rd
James Howard Donovant
Ringgold Rt. 1
Kresge
Revella Valentine Smith
Aiken St
Margaretta Elaine Daye
James Gee
Grace
Ferrell
Meeting on soybean yields set for Monday at Chatham Armory
Pittsylvania County soybean producers are invited to a Monday 1:30 PM meeting at the Chatham Armory. County Agent J F Blair will present Virginia Tech Experiment Station studies on achieving maximum yields and profits through variety choice fertilization lime soil prep seeding weed control and cultural practices.
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Chatham
Pittsylvania County
J. F. Blair
VPI
Pittsylvania
Blair
Allen H. Allison
Small Engine Class Rescheduled To Thursday At Tunstall High
A small engine class at Tunstall High School shifts from Friday to Thursday night at 7. The change avoids a basketball doubleheader featuring Tunstall and Dan River FFA chapters with the first game at 7 30. Admission is 50 cents for a scholarship fund. the class held its first meeting last night.
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Tunstall High School
Tunstall
Dan River
Young Farmer
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Knife Evidence Opens Fatal Stabbing Trial
The Commonwealth opened its case against Woodrow Gravely 33 charged with stabbing Elmer Donahue near Craghead St cafe on Oct 12. A knife used in the crime was identified by a Swift & Co meat packer and linked to Gravely through marks on the handle. Witness testimony covered the break-in at Swift plant, location details, and initial police observations as the trial begins.
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Commonwealth
Woodrow Gravely
Elmer Donahue
Eugene Link
Donahue
Craghead St
Swift & Co
Swift
Charles E. Kent
Kent
Link
Gravely
J. P. Francis, Jr
A. M. Aiken
Francis
Colquehoun
Craghead
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Stuart Craig
Craig
Central State Hospital
Vicetim
Jack Donahue
Roy Hall
Export Tobacco Co
Colquhoun
Bensdall
R. L. Arthur
Plains
Swift and Co
Frans Cis
M. R. Henry
North Main St
Henry
Memorial Hospital
J. E. Towler
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Frank Bay Compton
Department
Baptist Cooperative
Moffett Memorial Baptist Church
Association
Marie Atkins
Arcadia
Home Mission Board
United States
Melville Avenue Baptist Church
Mission For the
Dan River Mills
Chatham Baptist Churches
Linda Hening
Ment of
Robert Easley
Holiday Inn Restaurant
William A. Smith
WBTM
Lillian
W. Yates
John Cameron Swreyza
H&r
alKeo
America
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