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Area Deaths And Funerals Reynard P. Pickrel Services Tomorrow For Roy Kent Mills Dies At His Home Reynard P. Kckrd died at his residence on the Park Sfcdags Bd. yesterday monrniog at 10:55 o'clock. He had been in failing heakh for the past several years, end his condition had been serious for three weeks.

Mr. Pickrel, aged 77 years, was born in PHfeylvania County, May 1886, a son of the late George Thomas Pickrel and Mrs. Josephine McNeeJy Pickrel. His earlier life was spent in Pittsylvania County, but for the past 15 years be bad resided in the Park Springs community where he was engaged in farming. He was of (he Methodist faith.

He survived by his wife, Mrs. Hettie Mae Atkinson Pickrel; five daughters, Mrs. Mary Dison of Butner, N. Mrs. Rena Kirks Vt Callands, Mrs.

Reoie Reynolds Roy Kent Mills, 83, of Dry Fork Rt. 1, will be conducted tomorrow CHATHAM rites for of Newport News, Mrs. Helen Wil- Fork. at 4 p.m. from Emmanuel Pentecostal Holiness Church at Dry Fork.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery. He died Saturday night at his home. Mr. Mills was a native of Pittsylvania County, bora Sept. 22, 1879.

Mr. Mills is survived by his wife, Emma Daniel Mills and five daughters and two sons. They are Mrs. E. G.

Collins, of Chatham, Rt. Mrs, W. E. Ammous, of Thomasville, N.C.; William A. Carothers of Norfolk, Mrs.

J. M. Humphrey, of Patterson, N.J.; Mrs. Troy H. Bennett, Akron, Ohio; Clarence K.

Mills, of Garfield, N.J. and Charles F. Mills, of Dry son of Chatham Rt. 6, and Mrs. Ruby Griffin of Providence; four sons, John W.

Pickrel, Alvin Pick- rol, Leonard Lee Pickrel, and George E. Picfcrel, all of Park Springs; one brother, G. W. Pick- red of Greensboro, N. 20 grandchildren and four great- grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conduct- fed from the chapel of the Swicegood Funeral Home this afternoon at 4 o'clcok (DST). Interment will follow in the Providence Baptist Church Cemetery. The remains are resting at the funeral home, and the family is at the residence on the Park Springs Rd. Julian L. Hancock Rites Conducted Funeral services for Julian L.

Hancock of 599 Arlington were conducted from the chapel of the Swicegood Funeral Home, yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock by the Rev, Carey R. Moser. Interment followed in the Danville Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were Gilbert Loftis, Harold Gunnell, Paul Brady, Willie Vicks, Lonnie Harris, Porter Higgins, Noble Yeatts Bob Haymore, James Burt Mann. Shelton, and Burial Is Held For Posey Hutchens Funeral services for Posey L.

Hutchens of 224 Eamlin Ave. were conducted from the chapel of the Swicegood Funeral Home, yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock by Elder G. W. Hill of Greensboro, N.C. Interment followed in the Danville Memorial Gardens.

Pallbearers were Richard Walk- Wayne Walker, A. H. Walk- tr, Buford SfaeKon, Edwin Jones, Louie Sadler, Paul Ellington and Dosey Meeks. Also surviving is one sister, Mrs. Maddie Mann, of Danville, 42 grandchildren and 28 great- grandchildren.

The body will rest at Scott Funeral Home until 1 p.m. tomorrow, and the family will be at the Dry Fork residence. Mrs. Bessie Smith Dies In Hospital Mrs. Bessie Rainey Smith, aged 74, died in a hospital in Massachusetts yesterday.

A native of CasweH County, N. she was born Oct. 23, 1888, daughter of the late Nathaniel Rainey and Mrs. Bettie Taylor Rainey. Mrs.

Smith had been a resident Bartow, since 1929 but retained her membership in Red House Presbyterian Church at Semora, N. C. Her husband, Robert Kennon Smith, died April 21, 1927. She is survived by one daughter and two sons, Mrs. Nathaniel A.

Orr of Manchester, N. Frank D. Smith, South Boston and Robert Kennon Smith of New York City; and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock (EST) from Red House Presbyterian Church at Semora, and interment will be in the church cemetery. The remains will rest at Townes Funeral Home and the family will be at the home of Mrs.

lola T. Gwyn at Semora. Reuben H. VanAlst Dies In Hospital Reuben Hunter VanAlst died this morning at 8:00 o'clock al Memorial-Hospital soon 'after being admitted at a patient. He had been in declining health for the past four and a half years.

Mr. Vanalst was a native of Pensaeola, born Nov. 24 1888. He moved to Danville when he was very young and in uJne o' 1913 married Miss Rosa Barker who died Dec. 3, 1948.

Most of his life was spent in Danville and he was a former employe of the Imperial Tobacco Company. Mr. VanAlst was a member of the West End Christian Church. Surviving is one son, Reuben Hunter VanAlst Jr. of Bowie, Md He also leaves a number of nieces and nephews and one grandson.

The body is resting at the Wreun-Yeatts Funeral Home pending completion of funeral arrangements and the family is at 205 Girard St. State News In Brief TO WRITE LETTERS RICHMOND, Va. state AACP is inaugurating a letter- writing campaign to encourage Virginia congressmen to vote for the administration's civil rights program. The campaign, unveiled at an NAACP meeting north of Richmond Saturday, is designed to back up the planned civil rights demonstration in Washington next month. NAACP officials distributed letters to.those attending the meeting which warn that "I will vote against you if you fail to support the President's civil rights program." Officials said they hoped the campaign would also encourage Negro voter registration in Virginia.

Former Chatham Resident Dies Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow hi Lynch, for Mrs. Garnett Spruce Prather of Lexington, formerly of Chatham. Burial will follow in Harland, Ky. She died Saturday at her home as the result of a heart attack. She is survived by two sons, Bill Prather, of Dayton, Ohio, and Jim Prather of St.

Louis, and one daughter, Mrs, Louis Davis, also of St. Louis. She also leaves the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Harvie B. Dodson of Danville, Julian Spruce of Marianna, P.

C. Spruce of Charlotte, N.C., George Spruce of Fayetteville, N.C., and Mrs. E. A. Floyd of Chatham.

WHY THE WEATHER RICHMOND There won't be any great relief from the hot humid weather over Virginia un til Wednesday. It will be then before a cole front now lying from the centra Great Lakes southward into the lower Mississippi Valley moves eastward the Old Dominion and off the coast. Temperatures generally will con tinue in the 90s'today with a fev more thundershowers and than yesterday. The outlook fo Vednesday calls for showers end ng early, followed by fair, coolea and less humid weather. Holcombe Funeral Is Held Yesterday Funeral services for Ernest Alfred Holeombe were conducted yesterday alter no on at 4:00 from Townes Memorial Chapel by the Rev.

Clifford East and the Rev. Richard Smith. Interment was HI Highland Burial Park. Pallbearers were Gene McCain, Edwin Lewis, Richard Owen, Mvoyd McCain, Clayton Jones, Carol Jones, Ray McCain, Bill Kirby, Lonriie Lewis, and Nelson Wilson. Services Conducted For Edgar L.

Coffey GRETNA Funeral services for Edgar L. Coffey of Concord were conducted yesterday afternoon from Concord Methodist with burial following in the church cemetery. He died Saturday in Virginia Baptist Hospital hi Lynchburg. A native of Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Henley C. Coffey and Averilla Coffey.

He is survived by his wife, three children, and a brother and sister, Bentley Coffey and Mrs. Ethel C. Leftwich, both of Gretna. Rites Set Today For Mrs. Franklin Funeral services were to be conducted today for Mrs.

Lillie Crawley Franklin of 162 College Ave. from the graveside in Green Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Franklin died in her sleep at her home Saturday night after suffering eight years' decline in health. She was born in Danv'lle, April 6, 1881, a daughter of the late George W.

Crawley and Ellen Corbin Mrs. had lived in Danville all of her life, was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Daughters of the American Revolution and a member of the Wednesday Club. On March 28, 1902, she was married to Acree Clyde Franklin, who survives with four children, Julian C. Franklin of High Point, N.C., Mrs. C.

H. Culpepper Jr. of Danville, Ben. P. Franklin of Weldon, N.C., and Ernest D.

"Jitt" Franklin of Drakes Branch, one sister, Mrs. L. T. Wilson of Greensboro; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Rev.

John W. Suttle Final Rites Today SHELBY, N. C. The funeral of the Rev. John William Suttle, 91-year-old retired Baptist minister, was set for 3 p.m.

today Kt Beaver Dam Baptist Church near Shelby, N.C. He died Saturday in Royster Charles W.Walker Dies At Age 84 CHATHAM Charles William Walker, 84, died today at 9:40 a.m. at his home in the Peytonsburg community. Mr. Walker was born Feb.

10, 1879, a son of the late Christopher Thomas Walker and Mrs. Susan Vaughn Walker. He was a member of the St. Paul's Episcopal Church. He was married in 1907 to the former Miss Anna McLaughlin who survives along with two sons, Robert B.

Walker of Richmond and William R. Walker of Newport News; two daughters, Mrs. Charles Gabler of Warner Robins, and Mrs. Bradley White of Washington, D.C.; a sister, Mrs. W.

J. Dunn of Vernon Hill; and six grandchildren. The body rests at Scott Funeral Home pending completion of funeral arrangements. Rites Conducted For Henry Dunn CHATHAM Funeral services or Henry Dillard Dunn were conducted yesterday from County Ane Christian Church by the Rev. Bob G.

Braziel and the Rev. J. D. Hunt. Interment followed in the church cemetery.

Pallbearers were Gene Eastwood, W. Kerniit Reynolds, T. G. Plnney, Garnett Marlow, Stover Mahan, W. M.

(Mike) Lawrence, Willy Aaron and E. 0. Wright. J. M.

(Dick) Barbour Funeral Conducted MARTINSVILLE Last rites for John M. (Dick) Barbour, 58- year-old Martinsville automobile dealer, were conducted yesterday from Stone Funeral Home. He died Saturday in Duke Hospital in Durham, N.C., after a two-week illness. Mr. Barbour had been in the garage business for some 40 years.

A resident of 1314 Mulberry he was an Elk and a member of the Martinsville Country Club. He is survived by his wife, Sue Morris Barbour; and two brothers, George D. and W. G. Barbour, both of Martinsville.

The camel can go five to 1C days without water. His paddee feet carry him easily over sand his nostrils may be closed against tho dust and his eyes are protected from glare and sand by sweeping eyelashes. The Bee: Danville; Monday, July 29,1963 3-A Protesters March Despite Heat VAMED CHAIRMAN TULSA, Okla. UP) Tom Wood Jaluridge of Winchester, vho founded the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce War Me- "norial Fund, is the new chairman of the fluid's board of rustees.

Baldridge was elected yesterday. A former president of the Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce, he was a national vice n-esident of the Jaycees when founded the fund. The $500,000 fund is used for he educational and patriotic raining of young men. INVITE SUGGESTIONS ROANOKE, UP! A Vir- linia Advisory Legislative Council (VALC) committee studying lighway safety solicited suggestions from the public in a hear- ng today. The VALC committee moves to Richmond for a hearing there.

State Sen. E. E. Willey of Richmond heads the committee, which is looking for ways to improve highway safety, PLAN AWARDS RICHMOND Wl The Virginia Education Association will begin a series of School Bell Awards for radio and television members of the Virginia Association of Broadcasters. VEA president Lewis N.

Dai- ton said the awards will be aimed at recognizing contributions to public education by the stations. The awards will be presented at the VEA convention in 1964. New Local Firm Starts Street Repaying Work Danville's 19G3 repaving program for 23 streets gets under way today, with the work being done by a new firm hi the asphalt paving field. Marshall Sand and Gravel Co. was low bidder for the work, but actually it is the first job for a related firm, soon to be Paving Corporation.

Tlie original Marshall firm was founded over 30 years ago by! the father of its present opera- tors, Webster and Robert Mar-i shall. They have now installed a' new automated asphalt plant re- presenting an initial investment of $70,000, with other equipment rented for the present job. The new plant is located adjacent to the Superior Stone Co. rock quarry off Rt. 360, and is being operated under the super- Safety Council Heads Drive For Police Pay Hike The Pittsylvania Comity Safety Council has launched a statewide drive to raise salaries and retirement benefits of the Virginia State Police, it was announced this weekend by J.

0. Saurette, chairman. In a letter sent to every active safety council in the state, Saur- ette points out mat the factors of salaries and retirement are responsible for the steady loss of police personnel to other organizations. The year is only half-spent, the letter remarks, yet the department has already lost 27 men, with three resignations on file. The force has not been at full strength (735) since Aug.

1, 1961. The purpose of the letter at this time, Saurette explains, is to urge all Virginia safety councils to plead this cause before the committee on highway safety which wil! make recommendations to the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council, The committee will hold hearings at 10 a.m. on July 29 at Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke, and on July 30 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church hi Richmond. vision of Mike Patronik, a former Carnegie Tech football player who has had over 20 years' experience in road construction work.

Left In Wake Of Sunday's Storm Memorial Hospital Springs, N.C. at BoHing Known to thousands of Baptists es "The Little Preacher" during his 65-year ministry throughout North Carolina, he served for 40 years as moderator of the Kings Mountain Baptist Association. The Rev. Mr. Suttle and his who survives, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in April.

Also surviving are three daughters, Mrs. W. J. Erwin of Danville, wife of the president of Dan River Mills, Mrs. Joe T.

Cabaniss of Shelby and Mrs. D. R. Sibley of Hartford, and a Mrs. Ada Hal! Dies On Sunday Mrs.

Ada Pemberton Hall, 82, died last night at 9:25 o'clock at the Danville Nursing Home, where she had been a patient since last October. Formerly a resident of fi67 Cardinal ViHage, she was the wife of the late John A. Hall, who died in 1954. She was a member of State Line Baptist Church. She is survived by five dauglv ters and two sons: Mrs.

C. M. Guest of Danville Rt. Mrs. John Hammock, Mrs.

Joe Slaughter, Mrs. Thomas Hankins and Mrs. Dorothy Dane, all of Danville; Jack Haffl of Gretna Rt. and Sie Hall of Rt. 1, Pelham, N.C.

She also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Maggie Byrd of Richmond and Mrs. Ida Bates of Washington, D.C.; 52 grandchildren, 71 great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Mill Creek Baptist Church near Chatham, with burial following in the church cemetery.

The body will rest at Scott Funeral Home hi Chatham until 11 a.m. tomorrow, and the family will be at 667 Cardinal Village. Half the group of some 77 demonstrators who were arrested yesterday afternoon are shown in the upper photo as they approached the intersection of Main and Union Sts. The other half vere across the Main St. All vere turned into Union by tate and city police.

In the next picture, City Man- T. E. Temple, in the right oreground, shows strain and in- ensity as the marchers start icross Main St. toward tiieir loint of arrest. The temperature the Bee's radial thermometer food at a blistering 101 degrees at this time.

In the third picture from the op, the group is shown sitting on the sidewalk on the'west side of Union (the shady side), at the side entrance to the Wool- vorlh. store. Their wait was a )rief one as the officials' plans or handling (lie group went off vithout a hitch. The demonstrators were placed five panel trucks and a huge ractor-trailer by a Bee reporter on the scene as 'Big 1 Many of the demonstrators valked to the wagons, but most vere carried bodily. (This photo vas taken from atop the Municipal Building.) In the bottom picture an older vhite woman is assisted from 'Big It was thought luge van would be needed for he 1,000 marchers which were predicted zed.

Heavy wind and hail damage resulted yesterday afternoon from a severe electrical storm which struck the Danville area. In the upper picture, four persons were inside the shed at Tuscarora Golf Course when the strong wind removed the roof. Approximately eight persons were under the shelter which surrounded the shed on three sides. However, only two minor injuries were reported. Hail damage was heavy in some areas around Danville as the result of yesterday's storm.

The lower picture shows damage to the tobacco crop at the Linwcod Reynolds farm outside the city. Richmond Boy Seriously Hurt In Farm Accident eon, C. B. Sutllt of Gastonia. Ifirumfield.

A. B. Dolan Rites Conducted Yesterday services for Azel Blane Dolan were conducted yesterday afternoon from Central Baptist Church in AltaVista. Interment followed in Gretna Burial Park. Pallbearers were Glen Dalton, Frank Dunn, D.

Skyton, T. Meade, W. W. Cosby and STUART UB-Allen Smart, 3- year-old Richmond boy, was in a serious condition in a Roanoke hospital today as the result of an accident near here. Police said' the child was playing on a farm tractor on the Turner Shockley dairy farm when he apparently knocked the tractor out of gear.

Then he fell off and its wheels rolled over him, Tlie boy is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Smart of Richmond. The Smarts were on a visit to relatives in this area. tha Agricultural Stabilization many of the 7,672 wheat farms and never material-; aiul Conservation Service show that the Old Dominion had 120,175 farms at the end of clown 2,222 from the 1961 total lumber Of Va.

Farms Decreasing RICHMOND, Va. ike the rest of the nation, is laving trouble keeping its people 'down on Lhe farm." Figures released last night by of 122,397. The biggest drop was in the number of wheat farms, on which farmers found it difficult to compete with mklwestern producers. From 1962 to 1963 the number of wheat farms fell from 52,165 to 44,493. Agricultural officials said were, however, converted into other types of farms, growing other products.

Despite the decline in farm numbers, 1962 was a better farming year than 1961' from a production standpoint. Harvested acreage and total production were up in all types of tobacco, peanuts and cotton. Sole diet of the monarch butterfly is nectar and water. Tight Squeeze, Bui They Made It George Carter of Danville Hardware points out a little opening which a pair of intruders managed to use as rapid egress yesterday afternoon after being surprised in the act of breaking into Carter's place of business. The two unidentified Negroes fled when an employee entered the store at about 1 p.m., slipping through tho hole which measures about a foot liy a foot and a half in size.

1 As the pair was chopping away at a brick wall and a bolted fire door, some 100 officers were waiting a block away for the arrival of yesterday's demonstrators. Police were culled and chased the intruders, but they were outdistanced by the pair. Aa investigation was continuing..