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The Bee: Danville, Thursday, Jon. 24. 1963 Area Deaths, Funerals Funeral Friday For Mrs. Wright The fur-era! of Mrs. Martha Dod- Rifres Tomorrow For R.

P. Smith Funeral rites for Ralph Payne Smith, who succumbed to a heart son Wright, 86, will be conducted condition in Memorial Hospital'from Lee Street Baptist Church on Tuesday, will be conducted i tomorrow at 11 a. m. and the from the Wrenn-Yeatts chapel will be carried to Cullen, morrow at 2 p.m. and interment for services at 2:30 p.

m. in will follow in Highland Burial Cullen Baptist Church and burial Park. i in the church cemetery. Mr. Smith was a native of Vance) died in Memorial Hospital County, N.C., born Aug.

20, 1893, i last night after being in declining a son of the late Rev. Joseph E-jtealth for five weeks. Smith and a Blackwelli Known as Aunt Pat in Dan- Smith, i ville where she had lived with Most of his life was spent nephew, the late Walter Dod- Gary, but for the past 23 Mrs- Dodson, for the years had made his home in Dan-' ast Sht she was born ville. Until retiring a year agoi a Laurel Grove on Aug. 31, 1876, he owned and operated the Town Sne W35 tne daughter of the late Insurance Agency.

Previously he! James Farson Dod- had been a justice of the peace: in the city for a number oi vears. her home for most of He was a graduate of Valparaiso her CulJe 1 Va th fre her University in Indiana. i husband. WiUie J. Wright, In September of 1935 lie married vas a cTar ter TMi a TM the former Miss Viola Hageman, ber of 1 SL Ba tJst who survives.

Mr. Smith was a charter mem-i) Church. 5 Besides his wife he is survived), by one daughter, Mrs. Arlene She has no surviving children. by Dodson Home and the family is at th residence of Mrs.

Dodson, 701 Paxton St. Kidder, Denver, one son, Carl Taylor Smith Richmond; three step-children, Mrs. J. T. Evans Mrs.

James E. Smith, both of Danville and de Daniel Hanes Richmond. He also leaves the following brothers and sisters: Dr. Roy P. Smith, Fort Myers, J.

Edwin Smith, Gary, E. Vernon Smith who was pronounced deac The body is at Townes Funera 0 I Election of board members, annual reports and showing of films wilt feature the Danville Cancer Association's board meeting tonight at 7:45, which will be open to the public. Leesville Equipment Goes In An prgarfizational meeting of the Danville Society of Engineering and Science will be held tonigh at 6:30 at Staley's restaurant a Stokesland. Membership Hits Hew High At Danville Lawrence V. Morris Funeral Tomorrow The funeral of Lawrence Mrs.

Robert Tranter both of Franklin, Ind. Eleven grandchildren and two great-grand-children also survive. en arrival at Memorial Hospita yesterdaj-. will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Swicegood Funeral Home chapel The body is at the funeral home Burial will be at Dan View Ceme- and the family is at 153 Clement Ave. Mrs.

Ashworth Dies In Hospital Mrs. Lessie Ramey Ashworth died in Memorial Hospital this morning at 6:30 o'clock after a decline in health for several years. She was a patient in the Roman Eagle Nursing Home until her condition became critical and she was admitted to the hospital onj December 23rd. tery at Spray, N. C.

Mr. Morris, 62, was born August 5, 1900, at Anderson, S.C., a son of Mrs. Maggie Smith Morris Bradley and the late Henry Morris. He was married to Ella D. Dorsett on July 4, 1918, and had made his home in Danville since then.

He was employed in the No. 5 Card Room of Dan River Mills until his health failed. He was of the Baptist denomination. his wife and mother, he is survived by one son, Van Junior Morris of Draper, N.C.; three sisters, Mrs. Bertha Dewberry Mrs.

Gladys Stafford, both age and was born in Danville, June 28, 1887, a daughter of the late Robert Lee Ramey and Mrs. Minnie Florence Lewis Ramey. All of her life had been spent in Danville, and prior to entering the nursing home she resided at 317 Arlington Place. She was a member of the First Baptist Church. On June 27, 1907, she was married to Posey W.

Ashworth. Besides her husband who is a patient at the Roman Eagle Nursing Home, she is survived by two brothers: Lewis I. Ramey of Glen- brothers, Sindy Morris of Columbia, S.C., and James Morris of Greenville, S.C.; and six grandchildren. The body is at the residence, Apt. 2 Edmonds St.

The annual report of the Dan YMCA, showing jrowth, was released today on the eve of the annual member ship meeting. Adult membership grew 26 per cent during the past year, reach ng its highest mark in history On Jan. 1, 1961, there were 541 adult members. Exactly two years later, it reached 1,011 The listing of-other activities and accomplishments the pas year reads something like those of a winner of a No. 1 Citizenship award.

Following are some o. these: 1. Over 120 ladies were taught to swim during 1962. 2. The YMCA operated three camps during the summer: a resident camp, a day camp anc a kinder-camp.

3. The YMCA organized and operated at least one Gra-Y Club in all the elementary schools in Danville. The emphasis was placed on spiritual, mental and physical growth and development. 4. From May through September, 720 boys and girls, ages 4-12, were taught to swim in special earn-to-swim classes.

This is in addition to the normal, daily swimming program. 5. The average daily attendance in the swimming pool during the -ummer months was 132 members. 6. During 1962, approximately 00 boys were given free-services the YMCA program either through free memberships or spe- activities such nd club outings.

With a tenderness that contrasted with Its 56-ton bulk, the glistening black water wheel-- or runner-- for Appalachian Power Company's Leesville Dam was lowered carefully into place recently. When the piece of equipment was finaUy installed, it had a clearance of less than aa inch, In operation, the blades will be turned by the force of water coming through the dam, and this in turn rotates the shaft connected to the generator, in effect changing hydraulic energy into electrical energy. The Leesville Dam is expected to begin generation of electricity in March. It is the smaller of the two dams in Appalachian's Smith Mountain pumped-slorage hydro-electric project. The larger dam, at Snuth Mountam will be completed next year Nursing Home To Get Services Of Gray Ladies as campin" Wiiiiam C.

Kirby Funeral Conducted GRETiVA--Filial rites for William C. Kirby were conducted yesterday afternoon from the Col- A TT bert Funeral Home chapel. In- 5l er tennent was in Gretna' Burial Park. Pallbearers were Posie Keatts Joel P. Keatts, Claris L.

Keatts, William Bowler, Otey Crider Herndon Custer, Thomas Bohan- Beverstone Park. She also leaves a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted from the chapel of the Swicegood Funeral Home, tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock byjnon, A McKi'nnVy" Dr. Robert McCan and Dr. Paul! W.

Hodge. Interment will be in Green Hill Cemetery. The remains are at the funeral home, and the family will be ati the home of her brother, Funeral services for i Services Conducted For Miss H. Ramey, in Beverstone Park. T.

B. Adams Funeral is Set Tomorrow REIDSV1LLE, N. Final rites for Troy Barksdale Adams, 63, who died yesterday while hunting rabbits on his farm, apparently from a heart attack, will be conducted tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock from the Wilkersorf Funeral Home chapel. Interment will be in Reldlawn Cemetery. Mr.

Adams was a native of Pittsylvania County, and had lived in Reidsville since 1922. He operated the Adams Body Shop for 25 years until his health caused him to sell out in 1948. He was an active member of Main Street Mo'hodist Church. He is survived by his widow, the former Maggie Chaney; three Frances Ann Megginson were conducted yesterday afternoon 1 from the Swicegood Funeral Home chapel. Burial was in Leemont Cemetery.

Pallbearers were D. W. Strader, Robert Carter, Edward Megginson, Jimmy Megginson, Curtis 7. For many years the YMCA ias operated a Friday night Ju- uor High Social night. These people swim, dance, use te gym, and enjoy different ac- ivities.

Volunteers, parents rep- esentatives of Civic Clubs serve chaperons of leaders 3. Through its Gra-Y Club, the fiMCA operated its first Touch ootball League for boys 8 hrough 13 years of age. Two leagues were formed with over TM ys Participating. Youth Department sold worth of cookies with the to tiie Record Year Is Reported By Piedmont Boardings Up 33,28 Per Cent WLVSTON-SALEM, N. nont Airlines has just released igures which show 1962 to be the est year in its history for pas- enger boardings and air freight.

The passenger count for last year jumped 33.23 per cent over es met at the 16 yesterday 1961, with a total of 721,683 board- Wlth Carmen Clark, chair- ings for 1962, as compared to The Danville Chapter of the American Red Cross will soon begin enrollment and training of a group of Danville women and men serve as uniformed Gray Ladies and Gray Men at the new Roman agle Memorial Home on N. Main t. J. Blair Kerns, president of tho institution, and Mrs. i i i a Vlann, supervisor of nursing serv- A world Service.

10. The Men's a a League was expanded to teams at the Y.MCA SIX 1962, a co-ed rning team was formed and'par- ticipated in meets with Lynchburg, Greensboro and Durham 12. In its special physical-fitness classes for men, over 400' pounds was lost in the Crack-the- Fat program. --Circuit Court Is idle After Rapid Progress Lews Megginson. Rites Set Tomorrow For Mrs.

Pearl Dula The funeral of Airs. Pearl Simpson Dula, who died Tuesday in Memorial Hospital, will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock from the Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home chapel. Iriterment will be in Highland Burial Park. The body is at the funeral home and the family at the residence brothers, C. S.

Adams of Danville, of a daughter, Mrs. Douglas Mot- Lwoy Adams of Ingram, andj ley, 418 Kemper Rd. Harry Adams of Greensboro; a one sister, Airs. Mamie Bates an officer seeking to 459 for 1961. For the same periods, air freight increased 61.38 per cent.

Nearly 23 million pounds of freight were carried last year, in contrast to the nearly eight million pounds carried the previous year. The "big four" stations on Piedmont's system, in terms of highest passenger boardings, were Washington, D.C., Roanoke, Cincinnati and Tri-Cities, which serves Bris- man of Gray Ladies, and William Heffernan, executive director of the chapter, to discuss the various service needs of the institution. It was determined that Red Cross Gray Ladies could contribute greatly to the comfort and morale of the patients there. After a two-hour orientation (introduction to Red Cross), the candidates will receive a training course at the hands of a Red Cross instructor. Following this, they WOMAN CLEARED GRtlNDY, Va.

WV-Mrs. Martha Johnson Blevins, 52, of Courtd! hns been cleared of a murdei charge in the death of a 25-year- old Council man last year. A Buchanan County Circuil Court jury found Mrs. Blevins innocent yesterday after deliberating for one hour. Mrs.

Blevins had bcert charged in the fatal shooting of O. B. Wolfe. Says GOP Will Oppose Byrd If He Runs Again Gives Answer To Sen. Morton McLEAN, Va.

WV-State Repub. hcan Chairman Horace E. Henderson says he expects his party to field a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1964 regardless of whether Sen. Harry F.

Byrd, seeks re-election. "I expect we will have a candidate regardl 13 of who the Democratic candidate may.be," Henderson said yesterday in a statement. "In fact, it is very likely that there will be competition for the Republican nomination." Henderson's comments came in answer to a news conference statement Tuesday by Sen. Thruston B. Morton, that he would deter potential opposition to Sen.

Byrd if the Virginia Democrat runs again next year. Morton, former GOP national chairman, said "I will try in my gentle way to dissuade anyone who wants to run against" Byrd. Henderson said yesterday Morton expressed only a personal opinion, "to which he is entitled." Repeating a prediction he made earlier in the year, Henderson 1 said he does not expect Sen. na foVa State News In Brief WINS FORESTRY AWARD ROANOKE, Va. WV-A retired ausnessman who has been a cerli- ied tree farmer since 1954, Robert Lucius Wallace of Chase ity, has been named Virginia's 1962 "Man of the Year in Forestry." Virginia Forests, presented its 14th annual award to Wallace at its annual meeting here last night.

Wallace about 5,000 acres of land in Mecklenburg, Lunenburg and Charlotte Counties. TWO SENTENCED RICHMOND, Va. '(ffi Chester- iekl Circuit Court Judge William Old sentenced two men yesterday convicted earlier of robbing two College of William and Mary students Oct. 27. Gerald Eugene Palmateer, 26, vas given five years in prison, vith two years suspended.

Eugene Arthur Painter, 20, received five with tliree years suspended. Painter was given an addi- to seek re-election "and there be a permanently disruptive fcgitjpeaded three ago between liberal and behavior elements in state Democratic j-- over Byrd's successor, "It is a basic responsibility ot tiQUtaX i political party to offer i IVQ candidates and political AlSO in the best interests of the i public affairs of a state," Hender! iV. son said, adding: "We can only justify the two- party system by providing every PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED RICHMOND, Va. of members of the secondary roads division engineering staff were announced yesterday by the State Highway Department. Both are effective Feb.

1. Donald B. Hope, resident engineer at Lebanon sirfce 1959, will become assistant secondary roads engineer in tho Richmond olfico. James F. resident engineer at Wythevilie, will replace HOJXJ as resident engineer at Lebanon.

OFFICE SPACK LEASED COLONIAL BEACH, Va. Jcromhih Valllant of Salisbury chairman of the new Potomac River Fisheries Commission, says a one-year lease for office space here for the group luis been signed. Occupancy will begin Fob. i. Vallianl also announced yesterday that K.

Thomas Evergam of Denton, Md. has been itemed Icgjil officer of the commission. Evcr- gam, 50, is a former U. S. district attorney.

HEARING SET RICHMOND, Va. W-A March public hearing has been set by State Corporation Commission on a petition to operate a public carrier between Washington National Airport and Duplles International Airport in Northern Vir- Tinia. Airport Transport Inc. of Vir- guiia said in its petition it wants to carry passengers, their 'age, newspapers arid express parcels over three routes between the airports. PvOXBORO, N.

in Pei-son County and Halifax voter with a choice of political County (Va.) will be faced by representation and position. I Ray Bryant, 29, of Woods- convinced that the rapid growth Rt. 1, lit connection with the of the Republican Party of Vir- kidnapping and triple rape of a 30- inia gives us the best opportunity a century to elect a Repub- ican senator from Virginia in 1964." Roa. oke, Va. The body is at the funeral home.

Driver Given Four Months For Accident Another Heavily Penalized Also CttATHAM-Pittsylvania County Circuit Court was idle today after disposing of a half-dozen CESP-? KSSE-SS The first acquittal verdict of the week was returned by a jury yesterday for Joe L. Robertson -6 colored, of Sandy Level, who'had been charged with manslaughter in a traffic death. The victim of the three-vehicle collision 1 on Rt. 40 last Nov 21 was Thomas Thompson 70' of Sandy Level. The jury visited the of the accident and was told that a drizzling rain made visibility poor at the time.

A car driven by Robertson rammed into the rear of a car operated by Albert T. Richardson, 52, of Lynchburg, who had just pulled into the highway from a service station. Robertson's car ricocheted into the opposite tol, Kingsport, and Johnson City vvi11 under ten hours of on-the- Totals for these stations in 1962 trai TMng at the Memorial were: Washington, D. 103,794 boardings, up 70.10 per cent over last year; Roanoke, 72,428 board- ings, up 18.63 per cent; Cincinnati, 48,053 board gs, up 9.06 per cent; and Tri-Cities, 47,386 board- ings, up 12.79 per cent. In a decision issued last March by the Civil Aeronautics Board, Piedmont was authorized to add as new points to its system Atlanta, Baltimore, Augusta, Florence, Goldsboro, and Pulaski-Radford-Blacksburg.

Service was started to these cities in late June, 1962, and for the last six months of the year showed a 43.44 per cent increase over passenger boardings for the same period in 1961. For through Decembe. boardings for the new poini were: Atlanta, Augusta Baltimore, Colum bia, Florence. Golds boro, and Pulaski-Radforc Blacksburg, 1,381. check on his sticker at the time.

His car narrowly missed a pedestrian as well as another automobile before striking the Dalton lane and collided coming pick-up Arts Program Slated Tonight It will be "An Evening Witt the Arts" in Pritchett Auditorium of Averett College tonight, start ing at 8 o'clock. A varied pro gram will be offered by the Dan ville Chapter, Virginia Museum Fine Arts. The program will uiclud chamber music under the direc tion of William Heffernan; fou rehearsal scenes from the play "Five Finger Exercise," given by members of the Danville Lit tie Theatre and directed by Pa Roche; and a display of painting auto and literally hurtling over by Thompson, it. An officer testified that the vehicle became literally "airborne' Contested cases extended the docket into the afternoon, with court scheduled to resume for an afternoon session luncheon recess. with an on- operated Dr In other cases completed by the court yesterday, Prison Camp 15 inmate, Terry Adam Melvin, was given an additional year for the theft last Aug.

13 of the tnick of Wallon English. Judge Jones by members of the Danville Ar i following the suspended six months of the sen- Stiff penalties were imposed in another case heard this morning. Lewis Junior Gentry, of 525 The driver of an automobile in- 200 tence. Melvin was an escapee at the time of the truck theft. He already has been sentenced to another year in prison for escap- volved in a spectacular accident in which three persons were i offense 1M111 JI1B on January 6 was His permit also was re- on four charges in Municipal Court yoked an additional 90 days for ni 1 8 refusin to S1 TMt to a blood test Paul Wesley Martin, of the Hoi-; as required under a new law land was sentenced to 90 Willie Harrison Robertson 'col- days and fined $100 for reckless ored, of Danville Rt.

5, was fined $100 for driving after his permit had been revoked and $5 for an improper muffler. driving; given another 30 days and fined $100 for driving after his permit had been revoked; fined $5 for driving on an expired sticker; and fined $10 for having)D-rj. 'if no liability insurance or DMV fee. '''-V'''C Martin appealed all cases. Injured in the accident which occurred in West Main St.

and Wood avea were Mr. and Mrs. Lawson D. Dalton, whose car was struck by the Martin vehicle; and 15-year-old Layne, a tin car. passenger in the Mar- Testipiony was that Martin was Is Low Bidder On Chatham Work CHATHAM-A low bid of $725,000 for grading the Rt.

29 by-pass of Chatham was submitted yesterday by Knight, of Rcids- ville, N.C. If everythingjis found in order i ing. Leon chairman of by Mrs Smith Is genera the program and Melvin Jonc.s, 23, Negro, of the -Mount Cross was found guilty ot assault and fined $150. He was charged with malicious a it- Mrs. James T.

Hamlin, chairman of the reception which will follow the program. Mem bcrs of the Music Study Club the Danville Little Theatre and the Danville Art Association, as we! as members of the Virginia Museum and their guests are to attend. Hosts and hostesses for the evening are Mr. and Mrs. Royster iLyle, Dr.

and Mrs. Curtis Bishop Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zimmerman, Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. George A ting but the jury reduced the Mrs. Harold I. Grousbcck 'Mr.

and Mrs. Leon Smith Mrs James T. Hamlin and Mr' crime to simple assault. Jones admitted cutting Shirley Woods, with a pocket knife during an affray at the Dew Drop Inn, a Negro night spot neai' Chatham, last Nov. 17 but claimed he die! so after being threatened with a shotgun by Woods.

after chocking the bids, it is expected the State Highway Commission will award the contract in time for work to start in March. Grading of the roadway will involve moving 709,000 cubic yards of dirt. Tho grading costs arc expected to be about onc- and Mrs. Alfred M. Frix Jr.

Two Added To Traffic Toll (Ky TTtc Associated Press) TH-O more names added to the highway toll yesterday raised Virginia's 1963 traffic death list to 43 That compares with 57 on this" dale last year. A 48-year-old Richmond man, George Aubrey Bailey, killed yesterday when a heavy fue! oil in uniform. Upon completion of training, they will receive their Red Cross caps and pins and began their volunteer duties, always under the supervision of the nursing staff. Any capable person with the personality necessary for successful work with the sick, convalescent, and senior citizens may qualify. They must have the necessary time to devote to the work, and serve a minimum number of volunteer hours each year.

The minimum age limits is' 17 years, and they must pass a physical examination by their family doctor. Application blanks are available at the Red Cross Chapter House, 803 Main St. Interested persons may phone the Red Cross at SW 2-5221. Applications will be closed by Jan. 31.

New Minister No Newcomer To Southside Manufacturers To Visit Plywood Plant SOUTH Plywood facilities here will be among nine home manufacturers and suppliers of a three-state area to be visited next week by some 100 members of the Home Manufacturers Association. The association major producers and suppliers of prefabricated construction in the United States, Canada and England. The tour of plants in Virginia, North Carolina and Maryland will extend from Jan. 29 through Feb. 1.

The officials will be traveling by three buses and will receive the "red-carpet" treatment at U.S. Plywood during a two-hour inspection on Tuesday, Jan. 29. Lester Brothers at Martinsville also is on the itinerary of the touring group. year-old Person County schoolteacher on Monday.

Halifax authorities have prepared warrants against Bryant, according to Sheriff C. T. Coates of that county, charging rape and automobile theft. Bryant is facing a preliminary hearing in Person County Tuesday for kidnapping and rape. Bryant is accused of abductirfg Mrs.

Nancy Wilson Wagstaff in her automobile while parked at the local courthouse and criminally assaulting her twice at Chub Lake near here at the point of a knife. The Halifax charges involve a tliird rape of the victim after her abductor had driven into Virginia near Alton. The auto theft charge is based on the fact that it was in Halifax County that Bryant is alleged to have taken possession of the victim's auto after releasing her on a lonely road and driving away. Nursing Homes In State To Get Accreditation The Rev. Gerald Goss, the new pastor at Melville Avenue Baptist Church, is no stranger to southside Virginia.

For the past 14 years, he has served as pastor of Midway Baptist Church at Collinsville in Henry County. YVhile in Collinsville he was an active member of the County Baptist Association and served his denomination in many capacities. The Rev. and Mrs. Goss are natives of Clearfield, Penn.

and their grade and high school raining there. He took his further training and seminary work jn Vew York state and was ordained .0 the gospel ministry by the learfield County Baptist Association in the year 1933. They came to Virginia from estover, to the Cambria Baptist Church, Cambria in 1943 where he served five and one-half years. He began his ministry in in 1949. The couple has three sons, Lee, vho is a senior at Virginia Poly- cclinic Institute in Blacksburg, a junior at V.P.I, and )ale, a freshman at George Wash- ngton High School in Danville.

mond. Bailey had just attached a ucket to catch a kerosene leak rom a loose hose at the rear of the the vehicle began moving. Police said Bailey ran behind he truck in an effort to stop it, ut the vehicle's weight was too great. State police also added to the 963 toll the death Tuesday of a 0-ycar-old sailor, Soamarf Joseph lenry Haines of tho aircraft car- er Intrepid. Haines was one of ight persons injured in a Jan.

12 crash in Chesapeake. RICHMOND, Va. first nursing home accreditation program was established here yesterday by representatives of state medical, health and welfere organization's, agencies and institutions. The program was establishec along with the organization of th Virginia Accreditation Board the National Council for Accred tation of Nursing Homes and Re lated Facilities, Inc. Bernard Maslan, public relatiorfs director for the Virginia Nursing Home Association, said the pro gram will elevate the standard of nursing homes in the state an "give the public a chance to diJ ferentiate" between institutions.

The board will be in charge accrediting nursirtg homes tha apply. The nursing homes will be placed in one of four categories- homes with an intensive nursini care facility (registered nurses on duty at all times), homes with skilled nursing care (one shift registered nurses), homes tha serve as intermediate facilities for convalescent care only, or home: that provide personal care facili ties involving no nui-sing. Raleigh Jaycee Speaks Tonight At DSA Event third of the total cost the by-1 truck rolled backward and crush- INTO against a tree in Rich- Recipes sometimes specify that (her grated Parmesan or Romano cheese may be used: as a rule, the former is milder in flavor than the latter, Driver Of Booze Car Is Sought The driver of an automobile corf- taining gallons of bootle whisky which police captured last night remained at large this morning. Officer H. C.

Holley spotted the vehicle while cruising on Holbrook St. as it turned into an alley off Prospect St. When Holley followed the driver, a tall Negro, jumped out and ran. The 1953-model car, bearing a North Carolina license plate, was inspected and found to contain the largo supply of illegal whisky. Six gallons wore kept for evidence and the remaining 51 Vi gallons were destroyed.

MEETING ON SCOUTS A meeting of interested persons, including parents, will be held at Mount Olivet Methodist Church tonight to consider formation of new Boy Scout and Cub Scout units Martin B. Koonce, of Raleigh, N. who has held high offices in the Junior Chamber of Commerce, will be the principal speaker when the Danville Jaycees hold their annual Distinguished Service Award banquet at the Country Club Wn tonight at 6:30. Bob Wiles, president of the local chapter, will serve as master of ceremonies and the speaker will be introduced by Harold Henry, national director who won the DSA award last year. The evening will be climaxed with tiie announcement of this year's DSA winner.

A secret committee has made its selection from amortg 17 young men who were nominated. Koonce is a past president of the North Carolina Jaycees and a former treasurer of the national organization. He is associated with a family-owned transfer and storage company, and went with Gov. Hodges' industrial team to Europe in 1951. Patriotic Citizen Given Carrier Flag NORFOLK, Va.

tfMVI. R. Clayton Wigg's patriotism has been recognized by the officers and men of the aircraft carrier Randolph. seven years, Wigg, a retired businessman, has flown the American Flag in fail- weather and foul from a flagpole in his yard at Boiling Avenue and Hampton Boulevard. His home is at a busy intersection and thousands of motorists and pedestrians and students of nearby Larchmont Elementary School and Old Dominion College have paused to regard the Among them were some officers of the Randolph who were discussing patriotims last fall in the ship's wardroom while steaming in Caribbean waters during the Cuban crisis.

The discussion led to Wednesday's ceremony on Wiggls lawn. i i bugler To The Colors," a four-man Marine color guard from the Randolph hoisted a new flag, presented to Wigg on behalf of the crew and commanding officer, Capt. Harry L. Harty Jr. In a letter to Wigg, Harty wrote your initiative and patriotism is a source of inspiration for the many people who pass daily He continued: "In these troubled times, all of us need that inspiration to renew our dedication to the principles on which the country was built and give us the strength to meet together all the problems that face us "Our children need" to understand the meaning of the flag and I can imagine no better way to do this than to see it Eying proudly day after day HMA Drill Team To Be On TV 7 The Camden Rifles, Hargrave Military Academy's crack drill team, make its television debut tomorrow at 1 p.m.

when it will appear on WDBJ-TV's "Panorama." The performance will include a Formal inspection with Cadet Lt. Robert Cleaver as inspeting of- 'icer and Cadet Lt. Clyde Douglass as officer of the guard. Prior to the drill team's appearance, Captain R. D.

Camper director of the Camden Rifles, will be interviewed by Miss Lorrie Gregory, hostess for "Panorama." Capt. Camper wil discuss the background of the Camden Rifles and of HMA. Another performance by the drill team will be seen Feb. 8 on he same program, which appeai-s VIonclay through Friday at 1 p.m. on the Roanoke station (Channel I speak others who feel as I do you for what you have Hams' Letter Is Basis For Extending Probe by Councilman Harris is the basis for continuing the investigation of City Engineer II.

it was disclosed after yesterday's Council meeting at which a three- roceed mmittee W3S instructed to Rutledge Clement, attorney for the committee, said the letter from Harris to the committee contains "complaints" against Boxvhng. He declined to classify them as "charges" but said the cDrnnintee "wants to look into Council authorized the committee to proceed after receiving the Uee's report which cxon- Bowling of Harris' original charges of playing "rlirty politics" to become is a of the City Employees Retirement und. Agronomist- Speaker At Whirmell Meet R. B. Hall, an agronomist with he American Chemical Corp.

will speak of "Fertilizer and Crops" at a meeting of the Whitmeli Young Farmers tonight at 7:30. Since the program is considered important one, adult farmers the community have been invited also to the mooting. Salvation Army Officer Assigned The Danville Salvation Army has a new assistant officer, Lieut Miriam Ruth Bolt, whose parents' Major and Mrs. Robert She will work with Major and Mrs George Horstemeyer and lh 1(cal youth She holds a B.A. degree in Christian education, finished the Sa valion Army Officer's Candidate School last May and has been as assistant officer in Birmingham.

HOUDAY INN Is pliased to Inviti MRS. PRANCES DOSS to ont luncheon day except I A New Name Will Appear Daily i i a W. Mar..