Dole Resigns as Clarke County Thistle Administrator
Clarke County zoning administrator Richard Dole resigns effective January 1 after long service since 1960. David Donovan of Chapel Hill Farm named his successor and assigned to enforce the new thistle law. Board also reviews reapportionment plans, delaying redistricting actions until state law changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Dole
Clarke County
David KK. Donovan
Chapel Hill Farm
Dole
Donovan
Clarke Producers to Get Feed Grain Bases Soon
Clarke County producers will receive notice and a January leaflet on the 1970 feed grain program. Sign up for voluntary farm programs runs Feb 2 to March 20 with details on minimum 20 percent diversion and payments for additional diversions of corn, grain sorghum, and barley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke
Clarke County
Arthur D. Weiss
Embassy in Moscow probes fate of missing U.S. Marine pilot
Henry Fors, father of Gary Fors missing in Laos, met with North Vietnamese Embassy officials in Moscow. Diplomats said they would ask Hanoi whether Gary was captured alive or killed, and urged Fors to return home to press for an end to the war. Fors and attorney Car McAfee pressed for info on other missing Americans and visas to Hanoi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Hanoi
Henry Fors
Puyallup
Wash
Fors
Gary
Laos
Vietnam
Car McAfee
Norton
Clarke County Teachers Seek Indexed Salaries and Benefits
Clarke County educators propose a $400 raise for degree teachers and adoption of an indexed salary scale plus group health insurance. The plan titled Just 40 Packs of Cigarettes estimates the cost at about $12 per homeowner and aims to maintain career stability while improving starting salaries to attract new teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarke County
Board of Supervisors
Ronald B. Keeler
CCEA
Keeler
Adult Farm Machinery Class Opens in Frederick County
Adult farm machinery classes begin at Frederick County Junior High School Agriculture Shop with sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings from 7 to 10. Through March 11 the courses cover maintenance and construction of farm equipment. Instructors include D A Shank W P McAllister and J Rhodes Marsden with a welding class also offered. Call 662-0194 for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
D.A. Shank
W.P. McAllister
Robert Ayler
J. Rhodes Marsden
Mr. Shank
Agriculture Department
Clarke County Building Permits Dip In 1969 From 1968
Commissioner Mary E. Rhoden reports 78 permits issued in 1969 with a total value of 692 250, down from 1 335 495 in 1968 due to fewer school additions. The 1967 total was 655 250 for 77 permits. Greenway 17 Chapel 18 Battletown 20 Longmarsh 23 led district permits. Longmarsh built 15 new homes aided by Route 7. Homebuilders accounted for 572 300 of the value. Additions and miscellaneous were 33 permits totaling 119 950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battletown
Clarke County
Mary E. Rhoden
Powhatan
Grafton
Greenway
Chapel
Longmarsh
Aylor School Bleachers Approved
The Frederick County School Board approved purchasing bleachers for the Robert E. Aylor Junior High School gym to seat 1170. Mr. Wright noted a January 19 board meeting with Frederick County Education Association reps and discussed accrediting standards and a new Virginia School Board Association publication for legislative action in 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County School Board
Robert E. Aylor
Wright
Frederick County Education Association
Virginia
School Board
Virginia School Board Association
General Assembly
Advisory group backs open competition for insurance rates
In Frankfort Kentucky an advisory committee of citizens and insurers recommends open competition for setting insurance rates without prior Insurance Department notice. The panel expects the 1970 General Assembly to approve the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Citizens and Insurance Men
General Assembly
New Clarke County Extension Agent Starts Duty
New Clarke County Extension Agent Jim Stonestreet, 28, from West Virginia, is immediately pressed into work by farmers after being hired on Monday. He fills the vacancy left by John Gerken who left last August for North Carolina University. Stonestreet will assume duties on February 15 and was introduced by district extension agent Russell R. Tudor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Williams
Clarke County
Jim Stonestreet
West Virginia
Farmer
John Gerken
North Carolina University
Rocky Mount
N.C
Russell R. Tudor
Luray
Cooley School Honors Second Six Weeks Acknowledges Top Students
The D.G. Cooley Elementary School announces the honor roll for the second six weeks. Third grade list includes Randy Johnson Judy Cain Terry Schultz and others. Fourth through seventh grades feature numerous students with all A and B grades and some improving at least one letter in two subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.G. Cooley
McKay
Randy Johnson
Judy Cain
Terry Schultz
Wisecarver
Eric Birkitt
Steven Brown
Gregory Grubbs
John Jones
Jeffrey Shirley
Christopher Spivey
Leslie Black
Donna Horton
Tracee McClaughry
Wanda Peffer
Kerri White
Miss Boxwell Page Hinson
Karen Lord
Tracy Polhamus
Connie Seibel
Edmonds
John Barfield
Jan Silman
Lansberry
Jeanne Potts
Donna Garrett
Mitzi Beydler
Rhonda Brown
Wade Johnson
Chuck Clark
Tim Barker
Richard Fletcher
David Hardesty
Watkins
Robert May
McKay Randy Johnson
Nickelson
Roy Everhart
Jerry Hott
Michael Jones
Timmy Paige
John Renner
D.R. White
Susan Anderson
Stonestreet Native Chronicles WV Roots to North Carolina
Stonestreet, a native of New Creek West Virginia, describes growing up on a family livestock farm. He attended Potomac State College then earned a BS in animal husbandry from West Virginia University and an MS in animal science from VPI. He worked as county livestock agent in Tarboro and coached a 4-H team before moving near Boyce with wife Patsy Payne and two daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MA. Stonestreet
New Creek
W. Va
West Virginia
Potomac State College
West Virginia University
WVU
Stillhouse Hollow Farm
Virginia
VPI
Botetourt County
Tarboro
N.C
Rocky Mount
John Gerken
Stonestreet
Patsy Payne
Marshall
Jean Michelle
Suzanne
Boyce
Virginia Farm Decline Cuts Count From 105000 to 73000
Over nine years farm numbers in Virginia dropped from 105000 to 73000, reflecting a substantial contraction in agricultural land use and farm operations across the state.
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Thistle Control
Robert Smalley
James Wood
Jack Hardesty
A.R. Cline
State Highway Department
Harold Whitacre
Johnson
Highway Department
Cooley School
Cline
ASC
Weiss
Bank of Clarke
Berryville
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Clarke County Education Association
Ellen Childs
Sue Lansberry
Jesse Carter
Bud Stiles
Paul Jones
John Cosgrove
Virginia Education Association
NEA
Adult
John D. Richardson
Rose Cottage
Fairfield
Berryville, Virginia
Aylor
Mr. Stonestreet
Eschell Rhonda Forsythe
Kimberly Grubbs
Deborah Millison
Petre
Jay Payton
Clifton Price, III
Mark Sipe
Timothy Sowers
Debbie Bray
Yvonne Childress
Brenda Cornwell
Nina Friant
Robin O’brien
Gabriele Luski
Baechtel
Donna Boyd
Miss Glascock
Margaret Friant
Marsha Green
Jann White
Childs
Robert Lee
Donna Gray
Amy Loope
Cindy Royston
Terri Settle
Mr. Williams
Elaine Digges
Ann Livengood
Lynette Anders
Carol Pidgeon
Glen Brown
Miss Boxwell
Richard Alger
Clyde Brown
Roger Tapscott
Drew Longerbeam
Barbara Myers
Billy Chrisman
Ernest Taylor
Michael Underwood
Norma Bausermah
Bonnie Jenkins
Debra Poston
Scott Armel
Regina Carter
Joey Smith
Preston Grimes
Mr. Petre
Charles Roberson
Wayne Webster
Sharon Jones
Mr. Hartung
Bob Liggins
Leander Paige
Jackie Carroll
Gary Crim
Tom Braithwaite
Carol Johnson
Pat Tinsman
Mrs. Childs
Brett Jones
Joyce McClaughry
Joani McCleary
Stuart M. Perry
Winchester
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