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The Bee from Danville, Virginia • 10

Publication:
The Beei
Location:
Danville, Virginia
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Page:
10
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The Bee: Danville Va Monday January 10 1955 Ten The 'New1 Monroe ObM t7 1 MARILYN MONROE who has been resting in seclusion for several weeks poses for cameramen at a special cocktail party given for the press in the New York home of her attorney The film actress confided to reporters that she is an independent woman" She said: have changed my hair and I have formed my own corporation so I can play the kind of tnovie roles I want Every Advantage vw We think that one need not look any further than this firm when deciding upon a funeral firm to serve in time of need but that does not mean that we do not encour age comparison We invite you to compare our facilities serv ice and prices with those of any other firm for we feel that we have more to offer Wife Killed During Hunt or Prowler METRONOME'S INVENTOR The metronome instrument that beats time for musicians prob ably was invented by Winkel of Amsterdam but was patented by CHARLOTTESVILLE Va A hunt with her husband for a night ime prowler at their farm home near here ended in the fatal shooting of an Albemarle County housewife here Saturday Mrs Myrtle Wharton Detamore 41 was accidentally shot through the heart by her husband who in the darkness mistook her for the Intruder they sought The husband Carl Detamore 43 poultryman told county offi cers he fired at moving figure only 12 feet away from him with a shotgun he had brought from the house Detamore said he and Mrs Dcta more plagued by prowlers in the past few months had gone out side ho armed with a shotgun she with a late Saturday when they heard He said he left his wife on an illuminated side of the chicken house in the back yard then went to the darkened side himself Mo ments later Detamore related he heard a movement in the darkness and let fly with a blast from his shotgun The shot killed Mrs Detamore instantly Unexpectedly she had come around to the darkened side of the chicken which Is several hundred feet appar ently intending to join her hus band The Detamore homo is some seven miles from here in the Owensville section Lue Gim Gong a Chinese horti culturist who settled in Deland in 1886 often is called the "Bur bank of lorida He introduced new variety of orange and devel JiUW VCUJCtJ VA ULOliftU uuu MV vva oped a more hardy type of grape the German Johann Maelzel in fruit" 1816 WWATTS dtoma NORTH MAIN AND BAUGH STREETS rL I ui ii I I I I sr WuVWtf At I Students May Take Grievances To Governor WILLIAMSBURGVa The William and Mary administration was faced today with a threat by the student body to go to Gov Stanley if it does not get satisfac tion on its grievances More than 1000 students crowd ed into Blow gymnasium on the campus last night and expressed with boos and hissing their dis approval of answers from College President Alvin Duke Chandler to a list of their grievances Another student meeting Is scheduled for Tuesday Jan 18 at 6:30 presumably to decide whether to appeal to the governor The students have protested so cial hours at the college the make up of disciplinary committees al leged lack of cooperation and com munication among students faculty and administration and the plan to enforce a rule against husbands and wives serving together on the faculty They have proposed also that off campus fraternity houses be re established Although student body President Ron Drake told the assemblage last in giving an 1 swers that the student Senate was satisfied with the progress it had made the mass meeting decided it was not satisfied It called for petitioning the Board of Visitors for retention of Dr and Mrs Sydney Rome of the faculty and for changing of the rule against married couples serving on the teaching staff The meeting also decided to set up a committee to persuade faculty! members to join with the student! body in presenting common griev ances And it voted to have a commit tee draw up a list of grievances and present it along with a peti tion to Gov Stanley if necessary to get action These three were voted approval virtually unanimously but a fourth met with some dissent It was a proposal that no regulation affect ing students be placed in opera tion until it had been discussed by the student assembly Drake "had relayed the results of several conferences with Chand ler and other members of the ad ministration and a student dele gation State Bank No 655 REPORT CONDITION Virginia Bank Trust Company DANVILLE IN THE STATE VIRGINIA AT THE CLOSE BUSINESS ON DECEMBER 31 1954 MADE TO THE STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION ASSETS Cash balances with other banks including reserve bal ances and cash items in process of collection 74558419 United States Government obligations direct and guar anteed 182100275 Other bonds notes and debentures 53253905 Loans and discounts (including $26490 overdrafts) 256510384 urniture and ixtures 1416640 Real estate owned other than bank premises I 60490 Investments and other assets indirectly representing bank premises or other real estate 232885 Other Assets i 1746614 Total Assets $569879612 LIABILITIES Demand deposits of Individuals partnerships and cor porations 79555394 Time deposits of individuals partnerships and corpora tions 325059142 Deposits of United States Government 7312080 Deposits of States and political subdivisions 58801612 Deposits of banks 2000000 Other deposits (certified and checks etc) 2984080 TOTAL DEPOSITS $475712308 Bills payable rediscounts and other liabilities for borrowed money 20000000 Other liabilities 15535996 TOTAL LIABILITIES (not including subordinated i obligations shown belowf 511248304 CAPITAL AC COUNTS Capital 20000000 Surplus 30000000 Undivided profits 1131308 Reserves 7500000 TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS 58631308 Total Liabilities and Capital Accounts $569879612This Capital Consists of: Common stock with total par value of $20000000 MEMORANDA Assets pledged or assigned to secure liabilities and for other purposes $110800000 1 Wilber Bowlin President of the above named bank do sol emnly swear that the above statement is true and that tt fully and correctly represents the true state of the several matters herein con tained and set forth to the best of my knowledge and belief WILBER BOWLIN President Attest: AARON HALL MARSHALL A CROWELL Directors State of Virginia City of Danville ss Sworn to and subscribed before me this 7th day of January 1955 and I hereby certify that I am not an officer or director of this bank Chandlen had promised he said to take steps for a study of social hours and the off campus fratern ity house uestion He agreed also to meet nv inthiy with the student Senate to discuss issues thaU directly affected stu dents He he would set up machinery fto study the questions are the teaching staff only on a temporary and emergency basis He said it Was the desire of ttie Board of Visitors and the admin the assurances (for further study by the administration) will be fol lowed through" On the' questions of the Romes istration be fair to all faculty Chandler had made a lengthy Wives who are qualified to teach reply He said it was college pollcyiwhich led to the renewed applies vim on tinn nf this nolicv in recent vears witn in a weeK to ten aavs sausnea tn the Answer and But the effect of working on the assumption that1 answer on tne question ot tne Romes was that no change in policy would be made Drake told the mass meeting that the Senate felt have made a big step towards the solution of our problems We feel that we are to employ a husband and Hod nett Speer says or a limited time only you can add to or fill In your trees ured Gorham sterling flatware in any off the 72 patterns shown OATIS SHOWN INDICATE YEAR 0 NT I 7 wo hfl (i fr i i II hl II 11 Vi Vi Miyiw ft fl fl ftO 6 no A Mr i I i 1L wh 5 I I Ms Jr Ut Bp 1 1 I VI Vi I v' i pi I Ih ill Ih 1 1 Li 11 Hi i Ih gl i Hi ah III i (1 bi 1 IK IK If vp 1 tip in Hi iiLVi(sPpi Ii ft A (Sit Orf'1 Wft ft fi A II Wi Service II wl Iwi I I I Mr IW I I I 3 8 II 3 IWa a0IN0 0ATI 7 Rhr Ml Illi Wil II ill Ti 11 iHs ijH 1 fi A I ftft A A ft A II If 17 Ji III wlw lli lli Wi fX If Iff I If i Wili OSsWi III Ilk I It'tt I 1 1 wli ll vi Hi "i II! 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