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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1975

Page

3

Corps Authority To Be Discussed Public hearing on Section 404 rules

A Virginia North Carolina public hearing on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Section 404 authority under the 1972 amendments will be held October 15 at 7 p.m. at Danville Community College. The session, one of six in October, will cover water quality, permit reviews, and phased expansion of regulatory reach into navigable waters and adjacent wetlands.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Authority Smith Mountain Lake Corps Llmer Johnstone Wilmington N.C United States

Sunday openings swell Danville food stores clash with clergy

Three more large food stores began Sunday operations in Danville increasing Sunday open stores to seven. Clergy leaders plan meetings to discuss possible legislation to stop Sunday sales. Blue laws ban dry goods on Sundays in Virginia but exclude food and drug stores. Convenience stores have long opened Sundays. larger stores started this summer, prompting petitions from ministerial associations.

Danville Wyatt Aiken Jr First Presbyterian Church Thomas Griner Sledd Memorial Methodist Church

Antique Cars Fever Grips Danville Collectors

Danville residents pursue nostalgia through restoring antique vehicles, with owners such as D. Cline Pugh and Manuel Dodson sharing stories of hunts at shows, costly parts, and the pride of trophies. Members of the Martinsville Danville Antique Automobile Club boast about 300 local participants and the hobby’s social pull despite high costs and upkeep.

Andrea Burney D. Cline Pugh Holland Road Pugh Manuel T. Dodson Swain Drive Hershey, Pa Dodson Martinsville-Danville Antique Automobile Club of America Anque Car Dealers Wewll

Judge Hobgood urges laws to shield jurors in sensational trials

Raleigh AP report notes Superior Court Judge Hamilton Hobgood who presided over the Joan Little murder trial calls for legislation to protect jurors. He argues the North Carolina system is ill equipped for high profile cases and cites juror intimidation as a risk even when the verdict was correct.

Raleigh N.C Joan Little Superior Court Hamilton Ht. Hobgood Hobgood North Carolina Miss Little Beaufort County Clarence Alligood North Carolina General Assembly

Martha Hudson Receives Higher Degree

Martha Anne Hudson daughter of Mr and Mrs J David Hudson of Timberlake Drive has earned a masters in educational media from Appalachian State University Boone NC. She studied at Emory and Henry College and now lives in Abingdon where she coordinates audio visual services for Virginia Highlands Community College.

Martha Anne Hudson J. David Hudson Timberlake Drive Appalachian State University Boone N.C Miss Hudson Emory and Henry College Abingdon Virginia Highlands Community College

Deaths And Funerals Record In Danville Area

A Danville area notice lists funerals for Ruth Forster Baum age 70 at Townes Funeral Home chapel with burial in Rolling Green Cemetery Harrisburg Pa. Also details on Gladiola Patterson Craft and Horton family obituaries with service plans, survivors, and residence locations.

James Eanes Dies Yesterday in Danville Hospital

James Howard Eanes, 35, of 547 Parkland Drive, died yesterday morning at Danville Memorial Hospital after a month of declining health. Born in Rockingham County, he moved to Danville, worked 18 years at Seartest Foods, and belonged to Rivermont Baptist Church. Survived by wife Sadie Johnson Eanes, a son Johnny William Kanes, daughter Jean Kanes Scearce, brother Bennie Kanes of Eden, and two grandchildren. Funeral tomorrow at 4 p.m. at Rivermont Baptist Church with interment in Highland Burial Park. remains lie at Swicegood Funeral Home, with viewing from 2 p.m. today. The family resides at Parkland Drive.

Ruth Forster Baum Townes Funeral Home Albert Schrader Rolling Green Cemetery Harrisburg Baum Danville Memorial Hospital Thomas Forster Vania Waters Forster Edwin Jay Baum Main Street Methodist Church Edwin F. Baum Greenshoro N. C Gladiola Patterson Craft Third Ave Pittsylvania County Noel Patterson Patty Samuels Patterson Danville Danville Knitting Mills Shelton Memorial Presbyterian Church Senior Citizens Club Wyanette Council Pocahontas Irvin Craft Marion V. Evans Springfield Jesse Patterson Ruffin N.C Wrenn- Yeatts Chapel Adolf Otersen Paul W. Hodge Highland Burial Park Hampton—Moyer Horton Veterans Hospital Hampton Carrail County Isaac Davis Horton Oliva Sawyers Horton Dan River Inc Horton Gladys Loflin Bessie Eldridge Beulah Wood Lena Brown High Point Violet Graham Imogene Hodgins Clear Water Fla Howard Horton Vance Horton Westover Hills Swicegood James Howard Eanes Parkland Drive Rockingham County Hubbard and Mary Jones Eanes Seartest Foods Rivermont Baptist Church National Guard Flab. Battery Chatham Sadie Johnson Eanes Johnny William Kanes Jean Kanes Scearce Bennie Kanes Eden Fred L. Gardner J. Billy Hutcherson Horny Swicegond Funeral Home

Lester Jones Rites Today

A funeral for Lester Lee Jones, 87, will be held today at 2 p.m. at Wrenn-Yeatts Chapel conducted by the Rev. Robert Day. Burial will follow at Park. He died Saturday night at his residence at 1315 Washington St and was a Methodist.

Lester Lee Jones Wrenn-Yeatts Chapel Robert Day Highland Burial Park Mr. Jones Washington St

Auto Destroyed Then Abandoned After Accident

A 1972 Ford Pinto was wrecked in an early Sunday crash on Ferry Road at Ireson Street in Danville. Patrolman Heffinger’s report says the car struck a telephone pole, stopped 40 feet later, then two occupants fled in another car and a motorcycle. The Pinto, registered to Clyde R. Barrow, faces hit and run and slick tires charges.

Dodson Roberts Boone N.C Blue Ridge Parkway Hemmings Motor Views Ferry Road Ireson Street Danville C&p Clyde R. Barrow Winstead Drive

Christmas Crafts Flour and Flowers Bring Holiday Gifts

Mrs. Julia Peacock and Mrs. Andrea Bennett teach eight week classes on Mondays at the Squire Armory using dried flowers greenery pine cones ribbons and trim to make wreaths seasonal realts and decorative crafts. Bennett focuses on bread dough ornaments shaped for hanging or framing and lasting with glaze shellac while Peacock crafts wreaths and holiday accents including a Bicentennial wreath. Peacock from Danville and Bennett from Chatham lead a family friendly year round project with material gathering during travel notes.

Squire Armory Andrea Bennett Julia Peacock Tye Peacock Oregon Texas Danving Danville Bennett Chatham

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Manuel Dodson Shirley Oakes Eastwood Drive Warren Hoberts South Boston Road Amherst Oakes Warren Roberts Martha Hudson Aiken Fowler Moyer Horton James Eanes Lester Jones R. Morris Burnett Ballou Park Jcpenney Jcpenney Training Center Avanta Michael Willard Blanks Ronald Wayne Williams Jr Trinity Methodist Church Blanks Willard J Blanks Woodberry Ave Williams Ronald W. Williams Andover Drive
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