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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1975
Page
4
Obituaries report Linwood Webb of Danville died after a health decline at Memorial Hospital. He leaves wife Coleen, two children, and siblings. Other notices include Albert Moore of Henderson and Susan Elizabeth Jackson of Danville, plus Miss Lucy McNeeley of Laurel Grove. Funeral details and burial plans listed.
Mrs Aliie Davis Farthing, 84, of Blanch Route 1, will receive funeral rites at First Baptist Church, Yanceyville, tomorrow led by Rev Carroll Spivey. Burial follows in church cemetery. Survived by six daughters, three sons, three half sisters, three half brothers, fifteen grandchildren, six great grandchildren. Family hour tonight at Hooper Funeral Home in Yanceyville.
Funeral for Douglas Payne 78 of Axton Rt 2 held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Tar pley's Chapel Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Divens. Burial in church cemetery. Died Monday in Danville Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Roberta L. Payne four daughters four grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Body at Cunningham Hughes Funeral Home with viewing.
George Calvin Watlington, 73, of Pelham Route 1, died Sunday at Hill Haven Nursing Home in Durham. Funeral set Thursday at 2 p.m. at Mineral Springs Baptist Church, burial in church cemetery. Survived by wife Bertha Blackwell Watlington, eight daughters, three sons, three sisters, one brother. Friends may visit Fulton Funeral Home in Yanceyville tonight 8 to 9.
John Hagood Powell 55, retired farmer of Scottsburg Rt. 2, died yesterday in a South Boston hospital. Born in Halifax County to the late Charlie H. Powell and Mrs. Annie Smith Powell, he was a member of Scottsburg Baptist Church. Survived by his wife Thelma Moorefield Powell, seven daughters Eleanor Stevenis Danville Nancy Stillman Farmville Linda Moorefield East LeRoy Mich Carolyn Vernon Halifax Catherine Belcher Miami Fla Arleen Conner Scottsburg Shelby Gravitt South Boston a son John William Powell Halifax seven sisters and other relatives.
Margaret Mead, 74, told a Norfolk audience that the family unit remains intact despite postwar pressures. She cited failed fantasy marriages of the era, the communication gap between parents and teens, and the heavy burdens placed on couples. Strong families, she argued, must support the weak and guide youths who seem unfit for society.
The Virginia Carolina Livestock Market sold 287 animals for 30230 dollars with hogs up and other prices steady from last week’s sale of 389 head for 343100. The breakdown included 54 hogs 45 veal 51 slaughter cattle 137 stock feeder cattle and baby calves at 322 per head.
Mrs Mae McKinney Miss Elizabeth Powell Mrs Lorraine Hatcher and Mrs Jeanette Newton all of Scottsburg Mrs Fannie Childrey Halifax Mrs Louise Hawkins South Boston and Mrs Pauline Nelson Virgilina two brothers Lester Powell Scottsburg and Edward Powell Danville and 11 grandchildren Funeral at 3 p.m. today in Powell Funeral Home chapel South Boston burial Scottsburg Cemetery
Halifax funeral for Henry Burr Medley 64 held at Powell Chapel South Boston at 2 p.m. Burial in Emmanual Episcopal Church cemetery. Died Monday at home. Survived by three sisters Susie Osborne Victoria Osborne and William R. Harding all of Halifax and two half sisters Della Medley Halifax and Maybelle Irby Sutherlin.
The article analyzes a bridge hand from a 1975 game, detailing the bidding sequence South to play and the declarer’s attempt to discard losers on winners. It evaluates defensive choices, including West’s spade lead, and presents an alternate plan to exploit diamonds and ruffs for ten tricks, with notes on better strategic lines.
Raleigh AP report on the North Carolina chapter of the Committee for a Two Party System filing a partial 1974 campaign spending report after missing a state deadline. It lists 5050 in contributions including 1000 to defeated senator William Stevens and notes future reporting through 1975. John D. McConnell Jr. was retained to prepare the reports.
Eleven of sixteen inmate suggested changes were rejected by Corrections Secretary David Jones while several ideas proposed by the Inmate Grievance Commission were adopted in practice. Fred Morrison Jr. of the commission said the overall approach is on the right track and the women's prison is experiencing constructive changes. The list stemmed from hearings on inmate complaints and the June uprising, with health and safety discrepancies cited by state health and labor departments prompting corrections.
Subdivision county residents a board member, a Chatham attorney, two Danville realtors and a Danville surveyor were appointed to the commission. Weekly meetings proceeded with the panel reviewing the law and drafting final recommendations. The proposals await county planning commission action before supervisors can consider them. The group also plans to invite Dr Harold Stacey to discuss delays in subdivision plat approvals at the next meeting.
The Tunstall FFA Chapter with over 100 members elected Mark Dodd president and Sammy Turner Allen Payne Tim Dishman as vice presidents. Bob Collie is secretary John Tatum treasurer Joey Knight chaplain Lenard Johnson sentinel and Barry Herndon reporter. The group plans forestry and livestock judging public speaking degree team and tractor driving contests and aims to send two judging teams to the state convention. A December county citrus fruit sale will be a community service project.
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