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The Bee: Danville, Saturday, Feb. 2, Area Deaths, Funerals Mrs. Robertson Dies At Age 69 Mrs. Lillie Smiley Robertson died this morning at 2:20 at Memorial Hospital. She had been in declining health for eight years and confined to the bed for four months.

Mrs. Robertson was born in MeckJinburg County, Jan. 23, 1894. She was; a daughter of the late Charles P. Smiley and Victoria Holmes Smiley.

In 1919 she moved to Danville where she had made her home since. In November of 1922 she married Willie A. Robertson who died seven years ago. Mrs. Robertson was employed by Anderson Brothers Consloidat- cd until her retirement eight years ago.

She was a member of Grace Methodist Church. Surviving is one daughter, Mrs. James Whittaker, Defiance, Ohio: four sisters, Mrs. Pearl Newman, Mrs. D.

Davis, Mrs. Clarence Hall, all of Danville, Mrs. Katherine Stirader, WilHams- burg, and one brother, C. Jack Smiley, of Danville. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 from the Wrenn-Yeatts Chapel and interment will be in Highland Burial Park.

The body will rest at the funeral home prior to the services and the family will be at the home of her sister, Mrs Newman, of 906 Clay St. William A. Moore Are Set Funeral services for William ndrew Moore will be conducted londay at 4 p.m. from the Wrenri- 'eatls Chapel with interment fol- owing in the Moore family ceme- married Miss Eva Frances project be re-submitted this In addition to his widow, he is Mrs. John R.

Carter Services Tomorrow Final rites for Airs. John Robert Carter, who died in Memorial Hospital yesterday afterrfoon at the age of 64, will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. from Happy Home Christian Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs.

Carter was borif March 6, 1898, in Draper, N. a daughter of the late Benjamin Hall and Bettie Crowder Hall. For the past three years, she has lived at 524 Bermuda Green Acres. Prior to moving to Danville she made her home at Spring Grove Farm at Ruffin, N. for over 30 years.

Her hus- bantf died in April 1960. She was a member of Happy Home Christian Church. Surviving are nine children, Mrs. Leo Glidewell and Mrs. Clar- M.

Crowder of Danville, Mrs. Garnet Craddock of Clemson, S. Mrs. Charlie Craddock of Chatham, Mrs. Garvine Troutt of Norfolk, James Carter of Ringgold Julian Carter of Reidsville, N.

C. Otis Carter of Draper, N. and Paul Carter of Wheaton, five sisters, Mrs. Emma Corum of La Crosse, Mrs. Lizzie Cannon Draper, N.

Mrs. Lula Saund ers, Mrs. Lillie Patterson anc Mrs. Lucille Baker, all of Dan ville; four brothers, John Hall, Robert Hall and Ben Hall of Danville and Jack Hall of Draper, N. and 18 The body is at Townes Funeral Home and the family at 524 Bermuda Rd.

urvived by four sons, William Vndrew Mooro, David Dean loore and Hailey Dewitt Moore, 11 of Danville Rt. 3, and Frailk latherson Moore of Danville; four aughters, Mrs. Laura Frances Jldrith of Canton, N. Mrs. jorania Edmonds of Danville Rt.

Mrs. Billy Richardson of Danille and Mrs. Ruth Brooks of fjrtinsville; one brother, Thomas loward Moore of Alto, three isters, Miss Iowa Moore, Miss erde Moore and Mrs. Ella Mae Ballon, all of Alto, 21 grand- hildren and four greal-grarfdchil- dren. Final Rites Held For Mrs.

Dibrell Final rites for Mrs. Louise Glass Dibrell were conducted yesterday from the Mount Vernon Methodis Church chapel. Interment was in Green Hill Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers were A. Carrington, C.

A. Carr, H. Bennett, R. L. Stembridge, Jr.

Edwin B. Meade, Glenn B. Up dike, Jascn Collie, Dr. L. 0 Crumpler, Dr.

Snowden C. Hal! John E. Overbey, John Boalwright and James T. Catlin Jr. Miss Grace Smith Funeral Tomorrow The funeral of Miss Grace Fleel wood Smith, 71-year-old Moun Hermon community resident wh cl ed yesterday, will be conducte tomorrow at 2 p.m.

from th Su-icegood Funeral Home chape Interment will be in Highlan Burial Park. Miss Smith was born in Pittsy vania County on Sept. 24, 189 Mr. Moore, 66, was pronounced ead on arrival at Memorial Hos- ital yesterday afternoon after aving suffered four years' de- ine in health and three weeks' erious illness. Mr.

Moore was born March 15, 896, a son of the late David Henerson Moore and Laura Math- rson Moore. He was a native of faysville, but had resided i the Danville area for 31 years nd lived at Dartville Rt. 3 at the me of his death. He was employed by Dan River Tills for 20 years and more re- ently by Cone Mills of Reidsville, until his retirement four ears ago. He was a veteran of Vorld War I.

In March 1921 he Courthouse Work Again Up For Bids Halifax Supervisors Sef Meeting Monday SOUTH BOSTON-The Halifax County Board of Supervisors will meet in special session Monday at 2 p.m. to open bids for remodeling and expansion work at the counthouse, it was announced today. To be included in the bids are the construction of office and vault space to provide more room for records. The addtion will extend back to Edmunds Blvd. and will be three stories.

The opening of the bids for the courthouse project will mark the second time that the board has met for this purpose. Bids were originally scheduled to have been opened last June, but only one was submitted at that time. This one was withdrawn. The architects attributed the lack of bids at tht time to the fact mat contractors were rushed with work. It was advised that Whether a trash barrel was used bash in the front door of Isiah McCain's grocery, on Industrial Ave.

during last night, or it was struck by a vehicle, posed a question to police this morning. There was evidence either might have occurred. At any rate, McCain reported two small bags of pota- ioes missing, and equipment disturbed but nothing else missing. winter. Meeting for Us regular monthly session a morning the board faces an agenda which is expected to require much time and careful consideration.

I Unlike an epidemic of heavy colds and flu-like illnesses among prisoners at the City there is an illness anv ij some 40 inmates of the city jail at the present time, according to Jailor Walter Riddle. One theory was that whereas jail inmates are kept inside, City Farm prisoners are subjected to extreme weather phariges in performing their outside duties. Coming up for discusison at Ihariie M. Echols inal Rites Today REIDSVILLE, N.C. The literal of Charlie Manning Echols, vho died Thursday of a heart at- ack at the age of 78, was to be onducted at 3:30 this afternoon rom the Wilkerson Funeral Home hapel.

Burial was to be in reenview Cemetery. Mi'. Echols was a native of 'ittsylvania County, but had lived in Reidsville for about 50 ears. He was a retired farmer. He is survived by three sorts, 'ack, Edward and John Echols, .11 of Reidsville; three daughters, Trs.

Emery Hudson, Mrs. Mabel iubanks and Mrs. Inez Candler, all of Reidsville; 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. a daughter of the late William I vlrs. Nannie Parsons lites Set Tomorrow CHATHAM--Final rites for Mrs Dannie Price Parsons, 71, who died at her home, Chatham Rt.

yesterday afternoon, will be onducted tomorrow afternoon at o'clock from Emmanuel Pente- ostal Holiness Church. Burial vill be in the Parsons family cemetery. Mrs. Parsons was born in Pilt- sylvania County July 25, 1891, a daughter of the late Charles 3 rice and the late Ellen Jones Price. She was married to the lat John B.

Parsons who died Apri 3, 1953. Mrs. Parson was a mem 3er of the Emmunuel Pentacostal Holirtess Church at Dry Fork. She is survived by five son and four daughters. They are Bev erely C.

Parsons, Chatham; Ver non B. Parsons, Baltimore, Mel. J. Calvin Parsons, Chicora, Penn. Ray T.

Parsons, Salisbury, N.C. Douglas W. Parsons, Danville Mrs. Stella Fairish, Hurt; Mrs Ora Baldige, Butler. Mrs Flora Kelly, Orlando, Mrs Ellen Giles, Rt.

4, Chatham. Also surviving are five brother and three sisters. They are Posi L. Price, Dry Fork; Tony A Price, Dry Fork; Willie T. Price Danville; Esters H.

Price, Green ville, S. Larry Price, Norfolk Mrs. Cary Yeatts, Danville; Mrs Jennie Crane, Dry Fork; Mrs Ruby Williamson, Gladys. Fourteen grandchildren and four great grandchildren are other survivors. The body is at Scott Funeral Home.

the regular session is a subdivision control ordinance which has been drawn up by a committee and will be presented for the boards consideration. The subdivision control or- dinancci came up again at the board's January meeting after being dormant since the annexation suit was instituted last year. At that time, a committee composed of Commonwealth's Attorney James S. Easley and Super- isors H. W.

Matthews of Black Valnut and Frank Booker of Janister were in the process of ompleting work on a subdivision rdinance. But at that time the nnexation suit a i the ward's attention, and the matter vas dropped until the 'January meeting. At the January meeting High- vay Resident Engineer Richard Vorthington told the board that ubdivision control ordinance was leeded to protect the interests of hose who purchase property in ubdivisions. Worthington pointed iut that unless the streets of Aibdivision meet certain min- mum standards set by the High- vay Department, they cannot be aken into the highway system. The annexation suit is expected to demand much attention at Monday morning's session, and some defininte decision is expected to be made.

South Boston has ndicated that it will request the appointment of a three-judge court to hear the suit this month after postponing this step for iiree months. a possibility still exists that the county and city can reach a compromise agreement an davoid the expense of a court fight. Dansylvania Barracks 1081, Veterans of World War will hold its regular meeting next Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at the City Armory. Tacoma Council No.

3, Degree of Pocahontas, has postponed its benefit party, which was slated tonight, because of the weather. R. C. 'Dick' Graves has joined Hartman Tire Co. in a sales capacity.

School Problem To Be Reviewed At Sunday Meet YANCEYVILLE, N. C. Arrangements have beert completed for the public meeting tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Caswell County courthouse, called to consider possible steps in the wake of integration of four county schools. Speakers will will include Allisons Jones, Winston-Salem pharmacist and a state director of the North Carolina Defenders of Slates Rights, and Lort Backman of Richmond, former president of the Virginia Defenders and a representative of Virginia Educational Jones will explain steps which could be taken under the Pearsall Plan and Backman will show a film ort the establishment of private schools in Virginia communities where publk schools were integrated.

Plans- for the meeting were announced by Bernard Dixon, chairman of the county chapter of the Defenders. He emphasized it is open to all persons concerned with the school problem. Ailgood Elected To Head Friars The annual business meeting of the Friars Club, a local social group with some 100 members, was held last night and Eddie Algood was elected as president. Holt Whitt- and James Bernard were re-elected to the board of directors and new board members named were: Frank Carter, Charlie Barber, Raymond Davis, Dr. Victor Matney, Neil Mays and George Tsoukatos.

Urges Tightening Of Va. Drunk Driving Law RICHMOND, Va. WV-The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation's safety director says he understands the state's implied consent drunk driving law is full of Alton Man Gets $75,000 Damages In Accident Suit HALIFAX A Halifax County Circuit Court Jury yesterday awarded $15,000 to an Alton man for injuries received when hif pickup truck struck a mule in 1961. The jury deliberated almost four liours before returning the ver diet claiming Banks Wilkins Sanford, N.C., be held libel fo allowing his mule to run at large Richard M. Sibley of Alton Rt 1, was seeking $75,000 for a per manent injury sustained when hi pickup truck collided with a.mule on state Rt.

699 on July 27, 1961. In his defense, Wilkins deniei any act of negligence on his parl In other court action, a Thomas ville, N.C., man, Clyde E. Phillips Negro, was found guilty of a reck less driving charge and was finec However, he was found no guilty ft companion charge, tha of operating a motor vehicl which killed Cornel Hestei Haymes. The charges grew out of highway accident on Rt. 58 las July 26, in -which Haymes was fatally injured.

nvitationsTo led And Nazi brings Protest Leaders To Speak At UVA RICHMOND, Va. Virginia Department of ttte American Legion is up in aims over a University of Virginia studenl roup's plans to hear talks by eaders of the Communist and American Nazi parties. State Legion Commander Gates R. Richardson fired off a tele- jram to.Gov. Albertis S.

Harvisoi Jr. yesterday in protest over plans outlined by the University's John Randolph Society. The wire urged the governor 'to take action to prevent Vir ginia's institutions being used as a vehicle for the propaganda the Communist and Nazi The Jolui Randolph Societ; plans to hear a talk by Gus Hall secretary of the U.S. Communis arty, on Feb. 8 and another tall ay George Lincoln Rockwell, lead er of the American Nazi party on Feb.

14. The society president, John Hewson of Los Angeles, said hi group feels the addresses by Hal and Rockwell will provide the stu ients with "a new awareness the threat posed" by these or ganizations to free societies. In his wire to the governo Richardson said "Our educationa authorities must realize that Communist or a Nazi are unde no compulsion to tell the truth and more important they mus realize that academic freedom speech was never intended to become, an instrument of our ow destruction." Speeches by Hall and Rockwe were approved by University Virginia Registrar Edward Lautenschlager with the under standing that order and decorum would have to be maintained, loopholes, wants an And Cullen Johnson immediate campaign Mrs. F. D.

Carter, Of Halifax, Dies SOUTH BOSTON--Frank Bostic Carter, 66, of Halifax, died yesterday in the University of Richmond Hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. from Powell Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the family cemetery. Mr. Carter is survived by three sisters: Mrs.

Ruth Fourqurean, Mrs. Thornton Tysinger, and Mrs. Sallie Butcher, all of Halifax; two brothers: William S. Cartel of Lees Summit, and Charles Carter, of Halifax. He also leave his stepmother, Mrs.

Effie 0. Carter of Halifax. After gold, South Africa's most valuable export is wool. Uranium ranks third. started to patch up the statute passed by the 1962 General Assembly.

Without dealing in specifics, Johnson told the Governor's Highway Safety Committee here yesterday it was his understanding "there are about 20 loopholes" in the law as it now stands. "Is it not time now," he asked, 'to start a campaign to get an understanding by the public of these loopholes? It will be entirely too late if we wait until the month before the next session of the legislature." Whether or not the law is full of holes, the chairman of the Governor's Highway Safety Committee expressed the belief yesterday the statute is serving as a deterrent to would-be drunk drivers. That was the opinion expressed by Col. C. W.

Wiodson who in addition to the chairmanship is superintendent of Virginia's state police. Woodson said that as far as his department is concerned, drunk driving arrests have dropped since the statute went into effect. Harold Anderson, Norfolk's police chief, said his department has had the same experience. Woodson told the session some persons are a Dr. Jekytl until they get behind the steering wheel.

"Then they become Mr. Hyde," he said. HREE ARRESTED MANASSAS, Va, Wv-Prince Wiliam County authorities were holding three Washington area men on grand larceny charges here today following the theft oTmer- Iwrfdise from the Manassas shop ing Center. The three, who were arrested eslerday, were identified as Mur- Clayton Sallinger 32, of 1332 Massachusetts Ave.) Wash- William Thomas Smith, 28, (3801 Aberdeen SO Silver Hill, arid Jerry K. Btitt, 28, at 1340 SE) Washington.

Sheriff Ralph Shumate, ar- the men at a vacant house about a mile from the shopping center, recovered two tape recorders, two radio sets and a quantity of recordings. State News In Brief Two Brothers Die In Crash ITT (By The Associated Prtts) 1903 traffic toll-stood at 63 Saturday following th deaths of two Louisa County brothers whose car from bridge Into the waters of, (he Little River. By the like tUu year ago the toll was 69. Elijah Minor, 42, and his bj'oth- er, Tom Minor, 28," both of Orchid, drowned early yi-sicr day when llieir car crashed through a bridge railing ojp Virginia 609 and plunged into' the stream. i The bodies were recovered tei'day.

afternoon. ABANDON MOONSHINE RICHMOND, Va. Henrico County police were on lookout today for two Negroes who fled on foot yesterday after ramming their auto into a patrol car which sought to stop them. When the Negroes fled, they left 45 gallons of moonshine liquor behind in their car. EX-POLICEMEN HONORED RICHMOND.

Va. --Twenty- four living retired members of the State Police Department were honored at a ceremony here yesterday BROWN NAMED RICHMOND, Va. Env poria man has been chosen head a proposed six-state regional conference on health careers. William K. Brown, the admin.

istrator of Greensville Memorial Hospital, was elected yesterday at a Richmond meeting of the conference's planning committee. The committee, which will rnect again in April, consists of representatives from Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and North and South Carolina. In addition bo the reunion with friends, each of the -former officers received a replica of his old badge. Orte of the replicas was presented to retired Lt. J.

A. Bingham of Lynchburg, who at 72 is the last surviving member of the seven-man force which formed the beginnings of the department back in April of 1922. Bingham, who spent his last 13 years on the force as a plain clothes officer, retired in 1953. New Plant Set To Be Erected At Leaksville LEAKSVILLE, N.C. (API--Tri- City Industrial Development Corp.

will build a 15,000 square fcot plant near here for Carolina Carbon which hopes to begin turning out one-time-use carbon paper by July 15. The carbon paper will be manufactured for producers and users of business forms. The plant will be erected near the plant of Litho-Web, cne of the stockholders in the new firm. Carolina Carbon will lease the building, with an option to buy it after three or ten years. Stockholders are Technicarbon of Hclyoke, Southern Paper Industries of Gastonia; Rowan 1 Printing of Salisbury and Litho-Web.

Meeting Called On Formation Of Farm Club Warehousemen of the Virginia Old Belt will meet here Feb. 11 to discuss formation of an Approved Practices Club as proposed by the Virginia Farm Bureau LT Richmond earlier this week. The meeting is being arranged yy Paid C. Edmurfds, III, of Hali- ax, former president of the Old Belt Warehouse Association, and other area leaders. The Farm Bureau has proposed formation of such a club to promote Virginia tobacco.

Leaders of the county chapters agreed to take the idea before their groups and consider possibilities. William J. president of the Pittsylvania chapter, said mass meetings will be called if the idea is approved. OPPOSE ANNEXATION RICHMOND, Va. (M--Grounds tor defense against annexation by the City of Richmond have been filed by Henrico County.

In Henrico Circuit Court yesterday the county contended the city ias "burdened its real property taxpayers with the highest true ax rate of any county or city in Virginia, yet fails to meet the needs of its own area and residents." The county denied that annexation would help either locality. Hearings on the case are scheduled to begin June 10. NOMINATIONS OPEN i WAYNESBORO, Va. inatiorte are open for Virginia's 1963 Mother of Oie Year, Mrs. Louis Spilman, chairman, announced today.

Each year since 1943, a mother has been selected from these nominations to represent Virginia as an of all Virginia mothers. The mother so selected is judged on her civic activities as well as the accomplishment of hef or her adopted children. The deadline for submitting nominations in March 12. VIEWED DOMAIN The Sultan Hassan, Moroccan potentate of the 12th century, had an observation tower built outside Rabat. The tower had a ramp 200 feet high, so that he might ride up and view his domain.

Local Oil Firms Are Merging Charles Abercrombie today announced the merger of John R. Long Oil Company with the Abercrombie Oil Company. Long and Ralph Saunders are joining the Abercrombie firm and will be handling Phillips 66 products. Mr. Long has been in me oi business irt Danville for some 25 years.

FARM COUPLE HONORED RICHMOND, Va. Northumberland County couple witli four children have been selected as Virginia's outstanding young farm family. The honor went to Mr. andMrs. Paul L.

Lewis last night at the joint banquet of the annual convention of the Young Farmers and Young Homemakers of i Virginia, Lewis owns and operates a 591- acre farm. TO DELAY SPRAYING NORFOLK, Va. State Agriculture Department, in a change of signals, has decided to delay its dieldrin spreading program in Norfolk. The department announced yes- it is putting off its pesticide treatment program at least until after Feb. 8.

That is the day Norfolk lawyer C. Dodson Morrisette will seek an injunction against the spreading of dieldrin in the city. The department had planned the pesticide treatment to rid Norfolk jeetle. of white-fringed Approximately 400,000 tourists visit Puerto Rico each year. mure omiuj.

one was a memoerr i i i i i of Southall Baptist Church a i Conducted resided in the county all lire. I Furferal services for Miss Bertha She is survived by five sis-jBennett were conducted from thc tcrs, Mrs. Elsie Wells of Presbyterian Church chapel Fork, Mrs. A. D.

Lewis, Mrs. yesterday afternoon. Burial was Nancy Dawson, Mrs. Ruby Samue! and Miss Rowsa Smith, all of Mt. Hermon; and four brothers, W.

Berkley Smith of the Franklin Turnpike, J. C. Smith, L. L. Smith, L.

H. Smith and Ryland Smith, all of Mt. Hermon. The body is at the funeral home and tlie family at the residence of -Miss Smith's sister, Mrs. Samuel, on the Franklin Turnpike.

Norman E. Moses Funeral Conducted ALTAVISTA--Funeral services for Norman Elnor Moses will be 'con'ducted tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 from the Finch Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Fort Hill Cemetery. Mr. Moses, retired sawmill died in a Lynciiburg nursing home Thursday at the age of 89 ki Schoolfield Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Dr. R. W. Garnctt, Dr. K.

C. Weakley, W. W. Moore, George R. Norn's, Uor- sey T.

Bray, A. B. Crowell, W. E. Lirfk, Dr.

J. J. Neal, Milton Herman and Hcin-y Haley. William Rison Rites Set Monday Morning CHATILUf Funeral services for William Risort, who died in Veler-jTi Hospital in Richmond at thc age of 72, will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. from Emanuel Episcopal Church, interment will be in Chatham Burial Park.

The body is at Scott Funeral Home. Rites Are Conducted For Charles Thomas Funeral services for Charles B. Thomas were conducted yesterday lemoon from Townes Memorial Chapel. Burial was in Schoolfiek! Cemetery. Last Rites Held For Mrs.

Newnam Fiinerai services were conducted for Mrs. Annie Newnam today at 11 a.m. from Townes Memorial Chapel by the Rev. Clifford East. Interment was in Highland Burial Park.

Pallbearers were C. E. Cook, Sam Harris, a Cook, Fletcher Harris, Bobby Newnam and Joe Peyton Stanlon. TEACHERS GATHER ROANOKE, Va. classroom teachers, many of whom were delayed in reporting ty bad weather, were due here today for the second session of the southeastern meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Only about half the expected 45 delegates from 10 and the District of Columbia turned out for yesterday's initial session. Most of the three-day meeting will consist of idea-swapping sessions. DOOR BUSTERS Permanent $1.57 Gal. Electric Blankets $12.95 Wool Blankets 9x12 Lin. 4 9 5 Hurricane Lamps ea.

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