Deaths And Funerals Reflect Downward Revenue Trend
Mrs. Kate Mae Conner, 69, died yesterday at Danville Memorial Hospital. Born in Lee County, daughter of Champ Clawson and Susan Farley Clawson, she was a Scottsburg United Methodist member. Survived by husband Aere B. Conner. three daughters, one son, a sister, a brother, five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral tomorrow at 1 a.m. at Scottsburg United Methodist Church. Burial in Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Boston. Family receiving friends at home from 7 to 9 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsburg
Kate Mae Conner
Danville Memorial Hospital
Lee County
Champ Clawson
Susan Farley Clawson
Conner
Lizzie Leatsister
Phenix
Richard Clawson
Virgilinia
Scottsburg United Methodist Church
Oak Ridge Cemetery
South Boston
Parker Short Death Notices and Chatham Dying
Obituaries note Parker Short 67 of Hurt Route 2 died in Altavista. He survived by wife Josie, son Paul-David, daughter Elmer Rowland, brother Sam Short, sisters Nannie Simpson and Mattie Dawson, with funeral at Finch and Finch Chapel and burial in Pittsylvania County. Also, John L. Chafin of Knoxville dies, graveside service at Chatham Burial Park. family at residence in Chatham. Governor Mills Godwin reports discouraging Virginia revenue figures and potential budget deficit, freezing capital outlays, possible layoffs, and tax-raise considerations for 1976.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurt—Parker
Paul Short
Hurt Rt. 2
Altavista
Pittsylvania County
Sam 0. Short
Ella Scruggs Short
Mrs. Hardison Dies At 87 In Altavista
Mrs. Mary Lane Hardison, 87, of 318 Myrtle Ave Altavista, died yesterday at Camelot Hall Nursing Home Lynchburg. Born in Esmont, daughter of the late William C Lane and Zada Rover Lane, she was a retired Lane Company receptionist and member of Lane Memorial United Methodist Church. Widow of Q F Hardison. Survived by two brothers Raleigh F Lane of Louisville Ky and W H Lane of Edgerton Wis. six sisters Zada Davis Rennie Robbins Rachael Late of Altavista P T Withers Gastonia NC L T Terrell Virginia Beach and C D Hardy Hollywood Fla. Funeral Friday at 11 am at Green Hill Cemetery Altavista.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altavista
Green Hill Cemetery
Mrs Hammack Funeral Today in Martinsville
Funeral services for Mrs Ella Rush Hammack widow of Willie C Hammack are today at 11 a.m. at Stone Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in the Hammack family cemetery near Climax. She died Monday and is survived by two sons Dallas C Hammack Lugoff South Carolina and Hugh K Hammack Chattanooga Tennessee a daughter Mrs Evelyn H Elliott Martinsville nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsville
Ella Rush Hammack
Hammack
Climax
Willie C. Hammack
Dallas C. Hammack
Lugoff
S.C
Hugh K. Hammack
Chattanooga
Tenn
Evelyn H. Elliott
Gretna Young Farmers Win Blue Ridge Association Award
Gretna Young Farmer Association members receive the Blue Ridge Outstanding Association award at the area convention in Christiansburg. Ramsey Taylor and M A Burnette accept on behalf of Gretna. The group is praised for leadership training sessions. Gretna Forestry Team also wins Area Forestry Contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretna Young Farmer Association
Blue Ridge Outstanding Association
Christiansburg
Ramsey Taylor
Virginia Young Farmers
M. A. Burnette
Gretna Group
Gretna Young Farmers
Gretna
Wayne Motley
Roger Robertson
John Bosiger
Glenn Massie
Tom Preston
International Harvester Company
Mike Miller
Virginia Farm Bureau
Young Farmer
Livestock Prices From Market Report Continued
Bulls seen in utility and commercial ranges fetch 26 to 27.30 dollars with cutters at 23 to 26. Feeder cattle vary by weight from 30 to 33.50 dollars for heavy steers, with ranges for good, medium and common grades. Heifers and dairy feeders show mixed values, baby calves listed at 4 to 22 dollars per head, cow-calf pairs 107 to 176 per head.
State Committee Studies Internship For Teachers
A year long supervised program for new teachers akin to medical internships is proposed by a state subcommittee. The plan would start in 1981 92 and include a five year teacher preparation, internship, and certification review with independent boards to evaluate and re certify teachers. Public hearing on the preliminary report set for December at the State Capitol in Richmond. Final report to the General Assembly in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godwin
Norfolk
State Capitol
Richmond
General Assembly
Rev J C Raper To Address Danville AARP
The Rev J C Raper pastor of Stokesland Baptist Church will address the Danville Chapter American Association of Retired Persons at the Nature Center Ballou Park at 2 p.m. today. Refreshments follow. Chapter president Charles Anderson said any member of the National Retired Teachers Association or the AARP is welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Raper
Stokesland Baptist Church
Danville
American Association of Retired Persons
Ballou Park
Charles Anderson
National Retired Teachers Association
AARP
Insanity Defense Teed Up In Slain Judge Case
Curtis Darnell Poindexter, accused of fatally shooting Louisa County General District Court Judge Stewart Cunningham in his courtroom last February, is to undergo a psychiatric evaluation at the Medical College of Virginia. Doctors previously found him sane to stand trial. Defense lawyers may challenge competency. trial is set for December 9 with related charges including malicious wounding and possession of a sawed-off shotgun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa
Curtis Darnell Poindexter
Henry A. Kennon
Charles Rosensohn
Poindexter
Catawba County Police Raid Cockfighting Center
In Newton North Carolina a weekend raid at a cockfighting center led to 162 charges as officers with 25 to 30 deputies found a fully equipped facility with pits concessions bleachers and air conditioning. Seventy five arraigned suspects posted bonds and 24 were from South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
N.C
Catawba County
South Carolina
North Carolina
Fayetteville
Judge Davis Finds Thomas Not Guilty
CHATHAM Circuit Court Judge B A Davis yesterday found Sherman Thomas of Martinsville not guilty of statutory burglary and grand larceny charges. Thomas pleaded not guilty at his Pittsylvania County Circuit Court trial after being indicted October 26 in a Lindy’s TV break-in and theft of over $1 000 in merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
B. A. Davis
Sherman Thomas
Martinsville
Thomas
Pittsylvania County
Lindy's TV
First Presbyterian Danville Music Ministry Announces Seasonal Programs
The Danville church choir groups prepare Thanksgiving and Advent Christmas services. A Schulmerich three octave handbell set will be dedicated on Sunday at 11 am during the Thanksgiving service with Handbell Choir and student and Chancel choirs. Advent events occur December 7 at 7:30 pm and Bach Christmas Cantata No 142 performed December 14 at 1 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church of
Danville
Schulmerich
Johann Sebastian Bach
Amtrak Considers Adding Commuter To Washington
Amtrak weighs a Richmond to Washington commuter service by next May with one morning and one evening train each way, stopping in Fredericksburg and possibly Quantico. Travel time about two hours, with estimated one way near $7 and round trip around $12 or $13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Washington
Amtrak
State Transportation Secretary’s Office
Robert Corder
Corder
Fredericksburg
Quantico
Southern Aid Life Sells Controlling Interest to Atlanta Life
The Southern Aid Life Insurance Co. of Richmond sells 120,000 new shares at six dollars to Atlanta Life Insurance Co., giving two thirds control. Atlanta Life adds consulting and management expertise while preserving Southern Aid as a separate entity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Aid Insurance
Richmond
Southern Aid Life Insurance Co
State Corporation Commission
Southern Aid
Atlanta Life Insurance Co
Atlanta
Atlanta Life
South
Ern Aid
SCC
E. 5
Thomas Jit
Thomas
Memo Explains State Compliance With Teacher Grievance Rules
ROANOKE AP A Virginia memo drafted to secure statewide compliance with the new teacher grievance procedure drew criticism from Virginia Education Association leaders. Willian B. Poff said local boards were challenging the process and sometimes refusing to hear grievances. The memo advocates administrative guidelines over collective bargaining to improve public education and minimize push for statewide bargaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Virginia Education Association
Willian B. Poff
State Board of Education Committee On
Vincent Thomas
Norfolk
Virginia
Poff
Theea
VEA
General Assembly
Bus Car Crash Kills Two Near Rocky Mount NC
Two men died when a car crashed into the front of a private school bus on NC 43 near Rocky Mount. Fourteen children on the bus were treated and released. the bus driver and witnesses described a vehicle that pulled into the oncoming lane and skidded into the bus minutes before 4 p.m. The dead were Clyde Moody 24 and Joshua Williams 18, both from Rt 2 Whitakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mount
N C
N.C
Highway Patrol
N.E.W. Christian Academy
Sharpsburg
R.J. Melton
Nash General Hospital
Clyde Vernell Moody
Joshua Fitzgerald Williams
Rt. 2. Whitakers
Melton
State Supt Campbell Urges Greater Parental Involvement
Virginia Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. W E Campbell told school administrators at the Virginia Association of School Administrators meeting that parents should be more directly involved in school life. He argued parents can be strong supporters and warned they may push for a federal collective bargaining bill for teachers, noting that if it passes, parents will pay the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godwin
Poff
Virginia
Richmond
Superintendent of Public Instruction
W.E. Campbell
Virginia Association of School Administrators
VASA
Bell
Congress
Y Vasa
State Board of Education
Campbell
Meeting Slated For Accountants in Greensboro
The Piedmont Greensboro chapter of the National Association of Accountants will hold a meeting tomorrow at 5 20 p m at McClure's Charcoal Steak and Lobster House in Greensboro North Carolina. Thomas J Milhausen controller of First Commonwealth Corporation in Richmond will speak on accounting and the manager of the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont-Greensboro
National Association of Accountants
McClure
Greensboro
N.C
Thomas J. Milhausen
First Commonwealth Corporation
Richmond
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Parker Short
John L. Chafin
Knoxville
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Florence Carter Chitin
Chafin
Hargrave Military Academy
University of Louisville
Rohm and Host Chemical Company
Presbyterian Church of Knoxville
Martha Paulson Chafin
George W. Wilbur
Associated Press
Mills Godwin
Mrs.Hammack
J.C. Raper
David F. Berry
Gilmer
Berry
Wilder
Chester
Cunningham
Davis
Music Ministry
New York
Staples Mill Road
Union Station
Williamsburg
Newport News
Richmond-to
James Whitcomb Riley
Ellerson
New
Beth Nelson
Bullock
Bud McLamb
Nash, Edgecombe
Wilson Counties
M&m
Malin
William Tyler Page
Swicegood
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