The Progress-Index from Petersburg, Virginia • Page 13

ll News PETERSBURG Serving The Growing Southslde Virginia Area COLONIAL HEIGHTS Wednesday, June 26, 1963 HOPEWELL 13 Ceremony Set At Bridge Site HO Dlgnilarics from throughout this area of Virginia, headed by the Hon. Alberlis S. Harrison, Governor of the stale, will be in Hopcwell today for the. groundbreaking ceremony for the new toll-free bridge across the James River from Jordan's Point to Charles. City County.

Approximately 100 well-known Virginians will be on hand, for the event scheduled to take place at 4 p. m. at the ferry landing feet when fully opened. There will be a 50-foot vertical clear ance with the lift-span in closet position. The clcai ance of the bridge opening fo James River shipping will be 30 feet.

The structure will cos and should be completed and ready for use by. 1967. The" Hopewell bridge, has been a project of the Hopewell Chamber pf Commerce and area legis- The. cere- the annual jo i l-outing of the Hopewell at Jordan's Point, mony will precede Ready For Traffic Chamber of Commerce and lail Merchants Division at Jordan Point Country Club. Re The the lators for about 26 years.

Chamber was able to get bridge included in the revenue bond act of but several traf- Interstate 95 In. Grecnsville county just south of is 1 completed and ready for the expected heavy volume of traffic. The highway was opened with ceremonies' at the Virginia-North Carolina state line at 10 a. m. today Lieutenant Governor i Godwin represents Virginia.

The four-lane' superhighway connects wilh "the Interstate 95 Bmporia bypass om the north 'and terminates 15 miles to the south at-Wcldon, N. C. view is to the north at a point near Skippers in i Greensviilc County, (Virginia Highway Department Photo) Site Of New James River Bridge Ground-breaking ceremonies were scheduled tmlay at'4 m. at the Hopewell Jerry, terr minus--site 'of (he new high- level' bridge which will span the James River. Construction work on Ihe span will he- gin immediately.

Gnv. Alher- tis S. Harrison will deliver the-principal address. Dairy Month Theme Of Meet All-Army Finals To Begin Tonignf Huether At Iroop Reunion HOPEWELL Charles G. L.

Huether, post adjutant of Hopewell Post No. 80, the American Legion, on Friday evening attended the annual reunion of Troop First Maryland Cavalry, in which he enlisted in 1913 at the Troop A headquarters armory in Pikesville, Md. in Baltimore County, just beyond the northwestern city limits of Baltimore. The Troop A veterans, members of Troop A Post No. 58, twenty-ninth Division Association, Department of Maryland, get to gbther in June of each year for their "hoss-bucUet julep followed by a dinner.

The "hoss bucket julep party" is all tha the name implies. The bucket is filled with ice after a larg amount of mint is mashed togeth er with some powdered sugar stirred, and then the flavoring liquid is poured up to the edgi of the bucket, and stirred. Tlv troopers then line up and eacl stops sipping for a breath he i retired to the.end of the line. Th ceremony, originated in troop a on the Mexican border in 1916, an has been carried on every yea since. fie surveys failed to show suf- th ficient revenue potential to support the amount of bonds which i would have to be sold to build Ligon Jones, Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit, will be.

master of ceremonies. Brief talks will! At'the time of the fight in the be given by Augustus Robbins, chairman of the Chamber Highway Chamber, in dose coopera tj 0 Bridges Committee; F. A. Davis, 1 th charles City County Deputy Commissioner, and Gar- Comm jttee, organized a Northland Gray, State Senator. South 301 Association to work for Delegate C.

Hardaway Marks the bridge and bring U. S. 301 will introduce Governor Harrison across it. who is expected to give recogni- Ag a of this (jghl tion to. Hopewell citizens ho state Hi 1way Commission have been instrumental in ing the bridge a reality.

C. H. Lions Install Officers Tvan L. Frilchley, retiring president, (IcfO hands the gavel of (he Colonial Heights Lions Cluh to Ivan D. Vaughan, (riglH), incoming president, at installation' ceremonies last night.

P. J. Ccrva- rich, of Richmond, district tersburg Toll Road, the Hopewell Highway and Hopewell Council Transfers Funds A program' in observance of June Dairy Month was presented at a meeting of the Kiwanis Club yesterday afternoon in Hotel Petersburg. A i lelling of the dairy Industry as seen through the eyes" of a foreigner an- exchange student' spending a year in this was presented by Mrs. Elizabeth assistant director of the Dairy Council of.

Richmond, Petersburg and Hopewell, sponsor of the i The film showed the modern methods of 'sanitation and mechanical proficiency iiv the handling of milk and production of dairy products, including laboratory testing. Prior to the showing of the movie Mrs. Jones, whose territory includes Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell and surrounding area, gave a brief description of the Dairy Council, which is sponsored by milk producers and some ice cream producers. She emphasized the importance of milk in the diet of everyone, regardless of age. The program was arranged by R.

Oscar Walker. FT. LEE--The curtain at Ft. Lee's Theater Five will rise at ii o'clock tonight on the first phase of the grand finals of the All- Army Entertainment Contest. Performers from all over the world will vie for top honors after weeks of practice and competition at post and command levels.

Many of the nearly 250 contestants and technicians have professional backgrounds in the performing and staging aspects of productions. Two command teams will perform tonight, the first will be the Alakan team, headquarters, Lewis, and the second, Cariblwan The production Man Killed In Crash On Turner Again On Va. Board Of Examiners Dr. William M. Turner, Petersburg optometrist, was re-elected to another term as president of the Virginia State Board of Examiners in Optometry at a meeting yesterday -in Richmond.

Dr. Harold L. Friedenbcrg of Richmond, who has just completed two five-year terms on the board and is ineligible for rcap- pointment to the board was rcap- pointed secretary of the group. He is the first non-member to serve in this capacity. Dr.

John C. Simpson, of Danville was re-elected vice president. Thirteen examinations are being given for optometrists licenses in the state. number and individual acfs from each team will be allowed 44 minutes on stage. Performances also will be held at 8 p.

m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday featuring different acts each evening. Winners of the contest will be announced Saturday night foliowing the final act. Area residents who plan to attend the contest must be in their seats by 8 p. m.

No persons will 1x2 seated after that hour. There is no charge for admission and children under 12 will not be admitted even if accompanied by adults. The Army Entertainment finals arc held on alternate years. This is the first time Ft. Lee has been the scene of the event.

Transfers In Chesterfield Are Deferred The Slate Pupil Placemen Board deferred today on requests by- Negroes seeking 1 transfer to white, or predom uately white schools in Cheste field County. authorized fche bridge over the at a meeting in am River a's March, 1954. A low bid of $2,168,384 ubmitted by A. T. Loving andi Both the Pr i nce George County in May.

The first goard of Supervisors and base of the project involves harles City County Supervisors ub-structure work and approach have agree that the new facility pans for a modified named the-Benjamin Harrison igh-level bridge betwee'i Jor- Memorial Bridge. The name of an's Point Ferry Landing in amln Harrison was suggested rince George County and Ham- because ne was only signer on's Point in Charles City of the Declaration of Independence Vvho lived on the James It also will include about 1.4| River. Harrison was three times miles of grading for a new road Governor of Virginia in add.t.on i I in hie A annmtromnnrc HOPEWELL City Council Vast night agreed to transfer $130,000 from the general fund to the capital before July improvements 1 to take care fund of between Harrison's Point and State Route 5. The bridge will about Ihree-Iourths of a mile upstream from the existing ferry anding on the Charles City County side, on Rt. 156.

The bridge itself is to be constructed over a period of four years, so that the Jordan's Point Ferry will remain in operation "or a number of years. It will lave a vertical clearance of 145 er with some powdered sugar, stirred, and then the flavoring iquid is poured up to the edge of the bucket, and stirred. The troopers then line up and as each stops sipping for a breatluhe is retired to the end of the line, and so on ad infinitum. The ceremony originated in Troop A on the Mexican border in 1916, and has been carried on every year since. Among the guests at the reunion were Major General William C.

Purnell (retired) former commander of the 29th Division; Major General Perley Cooper, Artillery; Col. John Edward, Artillery, M. N. who acted as host lor the Artillery; Samuel R. Krauss, to his many other achievements.

Fifty-six of the applications ar aUo TM 1 commander 29th Divi- i I Association; John 1. Van for Matoaca High School, a new facility due to open in September. There was no indication given when the decision would be made. The meeting "Was" held in Richmond this The board-this afternoon will consider approximately 250 transfer applications in the city of Richmond School System. Horn, past national commander, 29th Division Association; Major Walter E.

Black, 115th Infantry. M. N. Norman Burnett, artist, who painted and donated to the troop, a painting of the Battle of Gettysburg at Seminary Ridge. Toastmasters Install Head RICHMOND Commander Robert A.

Scherrer of Norfolk was installed as governor of Distinct 66, Toastmaster International at a special installation service Saturday, June 22. The meeting that was held at the Hotel John Marshall was attended by Toastmasters from Clubs throughout Virginia. Gail J. Penny, Reynolds Metals Training Officer, was installed as educational lieutenant governor. This newly created post was established to assist division -lieutenant governors in preparation of meetings that would be educational and stimulating.

Other new district officers installed were: Joseph W. Hunicut, Roanoke, lieutenant governor, Western Division; Robert C. Pembleton, Richmond, lieutenant governor, Central Division; C. Monroe Nix, Norfolk, lieutenant governor, Eastern Division. Hamrick On VSC Program ETTRICK Joseph G.

Hamrick, director of the division of industrial development and plan ning for the state, will speak to morrow morning at Virginia State College's conference of vocational and practical arts teachers. Hamrick, whose office is under Gov. Harrison, will speak during the 9:45 a. m. general meeting schedules for Virginia Hall auditorium on the Ettrick campus.

Also during the two-hour meeting, reports from transportation, resolutions and nominations committees will be presented. The conference opened Monday at 10 a. m. and, on Monday night, heard an address by the Rev. Heslip M.

Lee, executive director of the Virginia Council on Human 'Relatons. Lee three projects already authorized by the governing body. projects include $58,979 for storm drainage; $50,000 for the new city garage and $20,000 for renovations to the circuit courtroom. Council heard a report from City Attorney Torsten E. Peterson of the Drainage Commission on the storm drainage conditions which were aired before Council at its last session.

At the meeting citizens from the Westwood Wood lawn areas pro- Council on the bad Also installed were Julius E. Edwards, Norfolk, secretary; Samuel F. Pinner, Norfolk, trcns- The painting was donated as a Euby 0. Grimes, Colonial tribute to Joseph J. "Doc" Phil- Heights, Club achievement di- bin, Don Morrow and Fred Maag.l rector.

said the "twin evils of tion and discrimination must be' eliminated "if America is to hold her head high as a leader in the free world." Last night, conference members toured Gray Products Co. in Waverly. The conference will continue through Friday and more than 350 persons from all sections of the slate have registered. Dr. W.

T. Reed, a Virginia State College professor, will be installed president of the conference tomorrow morning. Friday, the conference will hear Dr. Henry I. Willett, school superintendent for Ihe city of Richmond.

The session is due to end at noon Friday. Park and tested to drainage situations on their prop erty in recent heavy rains. Peterson told Council last night that he and City Manager. Levin D. James and City Engineei W.

M. Altman other mem bers of the Drainage Commission had visited and thoroughly inves tigated the areas in which all the homes are located. Petei son said "We didn't see any way you could give any temporary relief." Discussion followed in an effort toward reaching some solution for the areas. In other business, the Council opened bids for furnishing fuel oil, gasoline and radio maintenance for city vehicles. The bids are in the process of tabulation today.

The councilmen passed on second reading an ordinance to sell the property known as the Kopewell Yacht Club. The city-owned land was sold last month to the club owners to be used as a small boat harbor. governing body a authorized the city attorney to convey to the Commonwealth of Virginia a strip of land owned Lions governor, looks on. The district governor conducted the installation. (Staff Photo) Lions Induct New Officers Tvan D.

Vaughan was installed as president of the Colonial Heights Lions Club last night at an outdoor meeting at the summer home of Claiborne Hawkins, in Chesterfield County. He succeeds Ivan L. Fritchley. The meeting was the annual outdoor gathering of the club to vhich families of the members vere invited. Mr.

and Mrs. T. W. Vlurphey, who celebrate their 50lh wedding anniversary Sunday, were honored as the feature of the program. A "this is your life" type of presentation was made by Frank K.

Mimms. Other officers installed are: Thomas L. Blankenship, first vice-president; H. D. Whitfield, second vice president; R.

L. Grumpier, third vice president; Alex Lucie, re-elected secretary; W. C. Temple, treasurer; James G. Moseley, tail twister; W.

A. Redford, lion tamer; P. Cheeley and R. J. Cogle, directors for two years- and J.

H. Sherman and J. F. Foltz, directors for one year. by the city, and now in Prince George County, as needed for the Appomattox River Bridge.

The council discussed regulations governing the installation of signs under the canopies now being installed by downtown business firms. Action was deferred. Policemen Here Gef 'Walkie-Talkies By LARRY TUCKEH Staff Wri(er The Petersburg Police Department is outdating Dick Tracy faster than NASA is making Flash Gordon look old-fashioned. Chief Willard E. Traylor's men haven't traded a cruiser for a space coupe but they have started using Tracy-type personalized two-way radios.

For the first lime last night, walking patrolmen were but a twist of the wrist from the desk sergeant at police headquarters. This due to transistorized a battery-powered walkie-talkie dub- Thc wife of an Indiana man who was killed in an automobile accident yesterday remained ficrious condition in Petersburg General Hospital today, hospital authorities said. Mrs. William S. Partington, 66, of Evansvillc, Indiana, is suffering from facial lacerations and internal injuries.

She was a passenger in i car driven by her husband that crashed head-on into an Emporia gravel truck loaded with five-Ions of crushed stone 20 miles west of here on U.S. 4RO. Slate Police sand the Indiana car apparently crossed the rnedi'in line into the path of the truck nu curve. The operator of the dump truck. 3n-ypar-old Edward Slcphans of Grormsviltc County was uninjured police Mid.

Miss Virginia To Be Guest BLACKSBURG (AP) The new Miss Virginia, Dorcas Dara Campbell of Rockbridgc County, will be a special guest tonight at the 40lh annual Virginia 4-11 Short Course at Virginia Tech. Miss Campbell, a former 4-H Club member, will sing during the dress revue. When Miss Campbell sang with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra last year, she was representing the Virginia 4-II Clubs. On tap today was a written examination on the correct opera lion of tractors the windup sec lion of a tractor operators' contest for 4-11 Club members that hcsan yesterday with driving events. DESK SGT.

A. O. SHEFFIELD BECKONS bed a "Handi-Talkie" strapped to the belt in gun-holster fashion. The three units make the walking man as vulnerable to the desk sergeant's whims as the cruiser-and as close to the "help please" button. The desk sergeant uses the same radio hook-up to summon the walking man as he does to move the cruisers on patrol.

Thus contact is possible between walking patrolmen and headquarters and patroling cars--actually creating a possible three-way conversation. The city did not spend nearly $2,000 for three units to check up on walking men. On the contrary. Traylor said in a briefing period yesterday, "They're for your protection. If they prevent any man from being hurt, or killed, they will have been well worth their price." The new 8 by 1-2 by 1-2-inch leather-cased units make obsolete the old call-box system.

Previously, the officer on walking patrol went to a call box on the hour and called in to notify the desk sergeant that all is And if the call failed to come in on time, the alarm was out until the officer with the "slow watch" was found, A series of strategically located bells were used to summon officers to Ihe call boxes but some time ago, a defect occurred in the call box sy.stem that makes it impossible for the desk sergeant to talk to the officer. Now when the sarge wanlr thing, he rings the bell 'o have been instructed not to leave the radios on full time) and the patrolman answers back via two- way radio. He may then be dispatched to a trouble spot on his beat and if he needs help, he has the ability to get it quickly, simply by speaking into the mike. CS Posts In Ft Lee Open The Board of U. S.

Civil Service Examiners, Ft. Lee, today announced that examinations are open for the following positions; sales store clerk (cashier-checker); training instructor (property disposal); and electric accounting machine operator. Applicants for sales store clerk arid electric accounting machine operator will be required to take a written examination in addition to meeting the necessary experience requirements. Applicants for training instructor will not be required to take a written examination, but will be rated on the basis of experience and training relavcnl to the duties of the position. Information on the duties, experience requirements and salary may be obtained from the appropriate announcement for the position.

Application forms and announcements may be acquired from the Board of Examiners, Ft. Lee, or local post offices. Applicants arc requested to consul! the announcement before i i an application. Explorer Unit Prepares Meet UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Some 700 hign-school-aged members of the Boy Scouts of America, known as Explorers, including John Perry, of Hopewell, vice chairman of the regional steering committee, and eight others from this area, arrived late Sunday and are functioning as a special work detail here for the second Regional Explorer Conference.

This is a conference of, by and for youth. It is being held at Pennsylvania State University. The program was worked out by a steering committee of Explorers who met March 9 in Philadelphia. The conference chairman is Thomas Y. Da vies, 17, ol Newark, Del.

Explorers from l.he Robert E. Lee Council include John Perry, James Kinsey, William Ames, Wayne Burton, Roderic Johnson, Anthony Tucker, Donald Nuthall, Richard Dowen, Mike Stadnick, and leaders Landon Minnick and Herbert Coleman. The Richmoncl-i lopewell a a Explorers expect to return home late Sunday night, traveling by BEAT PATROLMAN JAMES SPAIN ANSWERS Dabney Named To Library Board I A Gov. M- bcrtis Harrison Jr. hns appointee Richmond Times Dispatch cdiloi Virginias to membership on Ihe a a I.

rnry Hoard, succeeding Itichnv i lawyer I)avi J. Mays. On Monday the boys were divided into numerous workshop groups to discuss the "Viewpoint of Youth." This was the statement of beliefs and hopes for America that Explorers adopted last August at the First National Explorer Delegate Conference held at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Mich. Following two hours of these discussions the Explorers spent the remainder of the afternoon in recreational activities and sports clinics. After dinner Tuesday there was a a i show featuring Expolcr and tenagc talent.

This morning there were elcc- tives at which Explorers discussed thoroughly unit activities and operations, cabinet activities and operatons, and such national activities as visits to the Philmont. Scout Ranch in New Mexico, trips to canoe bases, the Naliomil Rowling Tournament, tho National Hiflo Match, and canoe dorbies. Tonight at 10 o'clock there will bo a "Cnicker Bnrrej," nn.ofn.ar name for a "Bull Session" i which the 1 group will caucus rind el IT! Kxplorers to represent IUi- I I I in for the Second a i a Kxploror Conference to be held in August,.