NAACP Honors Three High School Students At Freedom Fund Banquet
Danville NAACP honored Brenda Cardwell James Breedlove and William Shelton with Education Awards for 1960s first annual scholarships. A Civic leader urged voting rights, while Irvin Burton Sr. named Citizen of the Year for spearheading voter registration efforts. Clarence Mitchell urged Negroes to vote as central to democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle Thomas
Far Left
William Shelton
Northside High
Brenda Cardwell
Langston
James Z. Breedlove
Southside
NAACP
Danville
Freedom Fund
John M. Langston
James T. Breedlove
Northside
Irvin Burton, Sr
Pittsylvania
Burton
Dan River Civil League
Clarence M. Mitchell Til
Maryland House of Delegates
State Senate
Midtown Motor Hotel
Mitchell
Morgan State College
Baltimore
Maryland
America
South
Danville Student Earns Triple Theater Honors
Suzanne Smith of Danville a student at Averett College has earned three dramatic honors. She was named Player of the Year by Averett’s drama group and elected president for 1966-67. She also won a part in the Ft. Harrodsburg outdoor drama The Legend of Daniel Boone after a chance encounter with Davey Crockett, manager of the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suzanne Smith
Danville
Averett Players
Averett College
Players
Miss Smith
Arthur L. Smith
Clarendon Circle
Southeastern Theatre
Richmond
Davey Crockett
Daniel Boone
John Crockett
Boone
Ft. Harrod Productions, Inc
Harrodsburg
Suzanne
Elizabeth R. Smith
Averett
Crockett
Dogwood Dell
Glass Menagerie
Forest Lawn
Bank Funds Missing From Depository
Martinsville authorities disclosed the weekend deposits were missing from the Virginia National Bank night depository. Police and FBI opened an investigation after vault opening showed no weekend deposits. Chief Emory Bolejack said the loss was not believed to be large and found no signs of forced entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Virginia National Bank
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Emory Bolejack
Bolejack
WWI Vets Name Bullington District Chief
Robert B. Bullington of Danville was elected Fifth District commander of the Veterans of World War I. Henry T. Terry Sr. of Paces was chosen district vice commander. Delegates selecting for the state convention in Petersburg included Edward P. Bush, John W. Barber, Bullington, and others. an WWI veterans insurance program was explained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Bullington
Danville
Henry T. Terry, Sr
Paces
Cansylvania Barracks
Petersburg
Edward P. Bush
John W. Barber
Henry T. Terry
C. Keister Whitt
Eddie J. Wood
Girl Scouts Camp Shawnee Opens June 21
Camping season for area Girl Scouts begins June 21 at Camp Shawnee Ringgold with Mrs. Glenn Shaw as day camp director Two eight day sessions are planned June 21 30 and July 12 21 Eligible groups Brownie Junior and Cadette Scouts Registrations accepted until quotas are filled Local leaders and the Girl Scout Service Center will provide information Camp Kiwanian in the Blue Ridge near Shawsville opens June 26 with capacity for 100 girls offerings include swimming hiking outdoor cooking badge work crafts and nature lore Two excursions include back packing along the Appalachian Trail and a trip to the Smoky Mountains Mrs David Robertson of Harrisonburg named chair of the camp development committee of the Virginia Skyline Girl Scout Council The committee will study council camps for 11104 girls across 37 counties Involved locals include Henry Mayo W A Robbins Danville Mrs Dillard Gravely Collinsville and James Porter South Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringgold
Glenn Shaw
Girl Scout Service Center
Kiwanianna
Blue Ridge Mountains
Shawsville
Smoky Mountains
David Robertson
Harrisonburg
Virginia Skyline Girl Scout Council
Woman Held For Murder In Shooting In Martinsville
Ruby Howell of Martinsville faces murder charges after 13 year old Rudolph Gravely died from a pistol wound. Howell surrendered after learning Gravely had been shot while crowds reportedly gathered near her Fayette Street house. Gravely, an Albert Harris High School student, died en route to a Roanoke hospital. Howell remains jailed on a 5000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Ruby Howell
Roanoke
Howell
Rudolph Gravely
Fayette Street
Gravely
Martinsville General Hospital
Albert Harris
Watkins Gravely
Allen Funeral Home
Pair Who Bilked Grocer Sought By Area Officers
Two Negro men in a 1955-56 red Mercury ordered groceries valued at 40 to 50 dollars, filled up on gasoline and drove off without paying. Brosville storekeeper J. J. Bullington reported the incident to county authorities who searched a wide area and set up a road block near Mount Cross Road, but the report proved unfounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brosville
J. J. Bullington
Rt. 851
Rt. 58
C. H. Lancaster
Bullington
Danville
Lancaster
Mount Cross
Haskins and Bolton Named Scoutmasters
Robert Haskins will lead Troop 345 at First Baptist Church with Dr Max Lassiter as assistant. William Belton heads Troop 358 at First Presbyterian with assistants Plumer Wiseman Michael Large and Glen Levelace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Haskins
William Belton
Haskins
First Baptist Church
Max Lassiter
Belton
First Presbyterian
Plumer W. Wiseman
Michael A. Large
Glen S. Levelace
Gerhart Elected Danville Jaycees President
Gerhart, manager of the Danville office of Richardson Allied Moving and Storage, was elected president of the Danville Jaycees last night. He will succeed Dick Pretty on July 1, who becomes state director. Other officers named at the King of the Sea meeting include Bill Gunnell internal VP, Joe Lynch external VP, Bobby Hutson treasurer, and Tom Cannon secretary. Gerhart came to Danville in 1963 after serving as traffic manager for an Allied Van Lines affiliate in Washington, D C. a 1954 Dickinson College graduate and veteran, he was active in the Washington Jaycees before moving here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald
Gerhart
Danville
Richardson-Allied Moving and Storage
Danville Jaycees
Dick Pretty
Pretty
King of the Sea
Bill Gunnell
Corning Glass
Joe Lynch
Marshal Sand and Gravel
Bobby Hutson
First National Bank
Tom Cannon
DTI
Allied van Lines
Washington, D. C
Dickinson College
Washington Jaycees
GW Students Perform For Rotary Club
Danville Rotarians were given a preview of the GW Music Department show Check Your Worries. The main performance for the public is tomorrow night at 8 30 in the GW High School auditorium with Keith Riddle, Marty Wetzel and Sam Stryker in key numbers. Tickets cost 1 and are available from Rotarians cast members or local stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville Rotarians
George Washington High School
GW Music Department
Rotary
Keith Riddle
Marty Wetzel
Sam Stryker
PCCSD
Ray McNeely
Peggy Roberts
Sears Roebuck
Norman Belk-Leggett
J. C. Penney
Benyunes
Triangle Man With Body Wounded Bound Over In Robbery Case
A man with a bullet wound bound over to the grand jury in County Court at Chatham on a breaking-into-store charge. Orlando Johnson, 24, was shot in the back by Rayfield after breaking into Friday's store on Leeland Road near Danville city limits in February. The bullet passed entirely through his body and he was hospitalized about a week. Also bound over was David Lamb, an inmate charged with stealing an Ennis Business Forms truck after escaping from State Prison Camp 15 near Chatham. the truck was later abandoned in Lynchburg. In a separate preliminary hearing, 20-year-old Roger Wayne Wilcox of Martinsville was bound over on a manslaughter charge from the March 15 Westover Drive crash that killed Mrs. Margaret Ann Hardy, 24, while her daughter was five months pregnant. Mrs. Audrey S. Riddle testified they were returning from shopping when Wilcox’s car skidded, struck Hardy’s car, and left 137 feet of skid marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
Orlando Johnson
Ray
Leeland Rd
Danville
C. C. Barber
Johnson
David Lamb
State Prison Camp 15
Ennis
Lynchburg
Roger Wayne Wilcox
Martinsville
Westover
Margaret Ann Hardy
Audrey S. Riddle
Wilcox Auto
Hardy
Hurt Virginia Town Posts 17 Candidacies For First Council
Hurt's newly incorporated town set for a six member first council race with 17 candidates filed on June 14. Mayor Henry C. Winston appears unopposed. Read list includes Madeline Key and Lucille Ramsey two Altavista High School teachers, laborers, Lane Co. executives, and local business figures. Incorporation approved May 3 by 156 to 114, enabling inheritance of Clement Hill estate from John L. Hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Winston
Rowland
Madeline C. Key
Lucille A. Ramsey
Altavista High School
Orvill T. Myers
Lane Co
Dan P. Gordon
English Lumber Co
Thomas Midkiff
Donald J. Jacobs
Babcox and Wilcox
Lynchburg
W. C. Mayhew, Jr
Mick & Mack
Altavista
C. A. Arthur
Clyde N. McCrikard
Kloomas Mills
Ralph O. East
East Vending Co
Paul C. Lanier
Reynard C. Shelton
Samuel B Cochran
Burlington Mills
R. Neal Eckard
Hamet R
Otie S
Lutier Rowland
Hamet
Luther
Klopman Mills
Clement Hill
John L. Hurt
Statement to Police Murder Trial Ends Day Two
The murder trial of 19 year old William Edward Richardson adjourned after day two as he denies attacking Walter Stanley Wimbish. Commonwealth's Attorney Eugene Link wrapped up state evidence as detectives testified about a police statement read to the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Edward Richardson
Commonwealth
Eugene Link
Richardson
Walter Stanley Wimbish
Seeland Court
Wesley Harris
Rabbit) Wilson
Albert Nathaniel Collins
Link
Coley Boone
C. E. Earles
Boone
Wimbish
Wilson
Collins
Scholarships For Nurses To Be Studied
Plans for nursing scholarships will be considered at a meeting of the Piedmont Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association nursing scholarships committee. Scholarships will be offered to area high school graduates entering nursing school this year. Chairman is Charles E. Hagberg of Chatham. committee includes representatives from Danville Martinsville South Boston Halifax Henry Patrick and Pittsylvania counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association
Charles E. Hagberg
Chatham
Danville
Martinsville
South Boston
Halifax
Henry, Patrick
Pittsylvania
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clarence Mitchel III
Far Right
Naacp Freedom Fund
Africa
Ralph Abernethy
Poland
Ireland
Sweden
Cardwell
Howard University
Dramatics Club
Citizenship Club
National
Our
Thurs
Riverside Drive
Holiday Inn Restaurant
B. G. Buchanan
W. Yates
Lillian
WWI
Girl Scouts
Shawnee
Bolton
New Scoutmasters
Donald Gerhart
Jaycees
Rotary Club
Public Works Department
Mount Vernon Church Triangle
Josie Mae Myers
Wimebish
Myers
Morris Price
Tommy Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
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