Martinsville Plans Federal Trade School for Farriers
A federally financed one acre trade school to educate farriers is under construction in Martinsville and expected to admit first class by May. Headmaster Luther Ward will run the program teaching 16 students per session with tuition covering room and board and materials. The project aims to revive the blacksmith trade with a small, year round curriculum and on site forges and horses. Ward, a veteran farrier, plans a national reach with demand rising for skilled horse shoes.
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Ward
Martinsville
Farriery
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United States
Virginia Tech
Small Business Administration
Luether
Chips
Southeastern United States
Tennes
Kentucky Bluegrass
Lexington
Byrd Defends Vietnam Policy Amid Virginia Blizzard
U S Senator Harry F Byrd Jr braved a Virginia blizzard to address the Knights of Pythias in Fredericksburg. He reiterated Senate Armed Services support for meeting all military needs in the Vietnam War and backed renewed bombing if the commander in chief deems it best to reach a successful conclusion.
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Fredericksburg
U.S
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Virginia
Johnson
Viet Nam
Knights of Pythias
Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
North
Byrd
Kingsmen to Perform at Winchester Roller Rink
The Kingsmen five youths under 22 will play in Winchester next Monday from 7 to 12 p.m. at the Winchester Roller Rink. Lynn Easton organized the band in Portland seven years ago. Members include Dick Peeterson Mike Mitchell Barry Curtis and Horm Sundholm. They started with dances and local TV then moved to recordings and films. They now earn about half a million dollars annually.
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Kingsmen
Winchester
Lynn Easton
Portland
Ore
Dick Peeterson
Mike Mitchell
Barry Curtis
Horm Sundholm
Lord Fairfax Soil and Water District Plans Friday Meeting
The February meeting of the Lord Fairfax Soil and Water Conservation District board of supervisors will be Friday at 10 a.m. at the Holiday Inn on Route 50 East. Natural resources conservation will be the meeting topic. secretary J. Carl Coiner announced. Local contractors are being invited to attend.
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Board of Supervisors
Lord Fairfax
Scout Council Receives National Breakthrough Award
Shenandoah Area Council Boy Scouts America earned a national Breakthrough Award at the January executive board meeting. Regional Scout Executive Clarence Urffer presented the honor for a 17.6 percent gain in boy membership last year. Cub Scout Mark Ogden presented the award to Dr. T C Powers, council president, at the Market Street Methodist Church. Potomac and Shawnee Districts won the award for delivering scouting to traditional boys in Morgan and Berkeley counties in West Virginia and Winchester area in Virginia. District leaders include Lacy I Rice Jr and Paul Willis for Potomac and Henry Lowry, Robert Sutton, and John B Lumpkin for Shawnee. J Douglas Butler helped launch the program in early 1965. Delmer Robinson Jr of Winchester reported the Sustaining Membership Enrollment is under way, with Edward Shokes chairing the major portion and district chairs Iser, Scully, and Lacy directing enrollment.
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Boy Scouts America
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Clarence Urffer
Mark Ogden
T.C. Powers
Market Street Methodist Church
Shenandoah
Potomac
Shane
Moregan
Berkeley
Jefferson Counties
W. Va
Lacy I. Rice, Jr
Paul Willis
Winchester
Frederick County
Clarke County
Henry Lowry
Robert Sutton
John B. Lumpkin
J. Douglas Butler
Shenandoah Area
Hoy Scout Council
Delmer Robinson, Jr
John Lumpkin
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Martinsburg
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John S. Scully
Shawnee
Ben R. Lacy III
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