The Bee from Danville, Virginia • 17

Section 1 6 Pages Section 1 6 Pages arfs ounded ebruary 1 899 Danville Va Monday Afternoon November 19 1973 Restaurant Damaged Area Deaths And unerals Masons Here Honor Seven Initiate 51 30s to irst Downtown Store who reportedly Lillie L0CA1 BRIto I receive uneral 7:30 to 9 CHASE CITY Two people were killed and seven others were injured in a head on colli sion on State Rt 49 about a mile north of here over the weekend Pronounced dead at the scene of the wreck were 33 year old Joyce Ann Moorefield of Chase Some 650 youngsters filled the Langston Junior High School auditorium Saturday to see the Prince Street Players' produc tion of and the Bean It was the first play of the 1973 74 season for members of the local Childrens Theatre in this age group a fire shortly after 4 a today completely destroyed the two story frame house of Lewis Hanks at 232 Lovell Drive and he was treated at Memorial Hospital for what was described as bad cut" on one arm The Lovell St residence was located behind the Westover Drive residence of ire Chief Tex Bray and members of the Bray awakened by summoned fire equipment to the scene iremen remained there until almost 8:20 am watering down the smouldering ashes that were all that remained of the house and its contents Hanks sustained the arm cut on broken glass when he under took to re enter the house through a window to retrieve some of his belongings and was taken to the hospital by mem bers of the Life Saving Crew He told persons at the scene that the fire got its start in a couch and then when he tried to get the couch out of the house it got hung in the hall This call was one of many over the weekend for Danville firemen City equipment was sum moned to the Virdan Restaurant on Main Ext in the Corridor area near the North Carolina line at 12:29 am yesterday after a blaze there was spotted by a police officer en route home after having completed a work at midnight Also answering the call were mem bers of the Pelham NC volun teer department According to city firemen material ignited in the kitchen after the restaurant's closing shortly before and the fire got up in the attic portion of the structure Clean up work at the restau rant operated by James Buckner was started yester day but the facility remained closed pending completion of repairs Another call for firemen yes terday was to extinguish a blaze in the motor of the car of Wil liam McDowell who appar ently suffered a fatal heart attack after starting the vehicle second annual pho tography show sponsored by the Recreation Department and the local camera club will be open to the public from 1 to 5 pm Saturday and Sunday at the JW Squire Armory on Main St There will be no ad mission charge The Youth Action Congress will be reactivated with five target area coordinators to be employed to work with young people in selected areas ac cording to Mrs Maxine Muse director of the Community Im provement Council advantage of the warm sunshine to get in a little relaxation of his own Meanwhile club members are sponsoring a drive to provide Charlie Brown with a doghouse for those not so sunny days that aren't fit for man or beast auto driven by Herman Chap pelle of 729 Holbrook St Dam ages totaled an estimated $385 At about the same time on Riverside near Westover Drive elix itzgerald of Danville Rt 2 reportedly pulled from a crossover and collided with an auto driven by William Carter also of Danville Rt 2 Damages were figured at about $200 to each vehicle A similar type accident at a Riverside Drive crossover near mart at 7:20 pm Saturday resulted in smaller damages Other Saturday accidents with light damages included rear end collisions on Main near Main St and at a North Danville Shopping Center exit to Main St and a Pine St accident in which a parked vehicle was struck Arrested yesterday at Union and Ridge St was Juniour Harris 52 of Semora Rt 1 NC who was charged with hit run improper lane changing and drunk driving at Riverside and Arnett TAKING IT EASY There's nothing like the warming rays of the sun to relax a body especially on a fine clear day in late autumn Walter Wise (left) and Jake Lowenstein rest in lawn chairs at Tuscarora Country Club while the club mascot "Charlie takes The start of Pittsylvania County's refuse collection system is apparently about a month away with four dump ster type collection trucks expected to be delivered to the county by mid December Calvin Neal chairman of the county's Board of Supervisors reported that collection routes have already been mapped and that most of the needed dump ster type refuse containers are ready to he placed in strategic locations throughout the county or about six months after refuse pickups begin property back of the former VPI Tobacco Research Station on Rt 29 south of Chatham will be used as a temporary landfill Neal said Use of this county owned land is necessary he explained until an access road can be prepared to the permanent landfill a 92 acre site in the Dry ork community When the refuse system is in operation county residents will be expected to carry their refuse to the containers at centrally located sites and trucks will empty the con tainers twice weekly according to present plans Deward Anderson Rites Set Tomorrow held New Rev Mrs Lillie Mise inal Rites Today loyd Witcher Mann ol 1319 Myrtle Ave died yesterdav it am in Memorial Hospital He had been in declining health seven years and confined tor the past four years Mr Mann was born in Dan ville eb 16 1901 a son of the late Gus and Ada Uilhs Mann On May 7 1923' he married the former Miss Ethel Edwards who survives Most of his life spent in Danville where he was a painting con tractor Mr Mann was a member of Third Avenue Christian Church In addition to his wife he is survived by two sons Claude Mann and Clarence Mann and two daughters Miss Ruth Mann and Mrs Shirley A Perkins all of Danville and one half brother Willie Ayers of Danville The funeral will be held to morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at Wrenn Yeatts Chapel by the Rev Eugene Tally Interment will follow in Danville Memorial Gardens The body is at the funeral home and the family is at the residence 1319 Myrtle Ave "All the Girls Came Out to a mix up of false impressions and real mischief will open Nov 28 at the Barn Dinner Theatre Starring in the play is Dylan Ross who recently returned from filming a picture in Miami Located at 6655 Airport Rd the theatre will feature a new holiday buffet nightly at 7 The number to call for reservations is 362 3333 inal Rites Held or Bentz Howard A raft of speeding tickets and accidents marked the weekend in Danville but only two per sons were listed as injured They were both passengers in one operated by lorence Kendrick of Dry ork Rt 1 and the other by James Shel ton of Danville Rt in a 7:40 pm collision Saturday at Riverside Drive and Barter St Sarah Kendrick of Dry ork Rt 1 sustained an eye lacera tion and Juanita Shelton of Dan ville Rt 1 had a knee bruise The investigating officer re ported the Kendrick vehicle pulled through the crossover in front of a halted lane of traffic and into the path of the Shelton vehicle proceeding in River right lane Damages were estimated at $1500 to the Ken drick auto and $800 to the front and both doors of the Shelton car Police were handing out speeding tickets right and left over the weekend and were continuing radar operations today Locations worked during the weekend included Orchard Drive Northmont Blvd Clai borne St Main St Locust Lane and Central Blvd with some drivers on the latter thor oughfare clocked at speeds up to 65 mph On Main at Wooding Ave about 3 pm yesterday there was a total of some $350 damage as Patricia Clare Stephens 703 Lanier Ave reportedly stopped her car for the flashing red traffic light and then pulled into the intersection in the path of an auto driven by Michael Keith Purgason of Danville Rt 1 A 5:20 pm accident on Chatelaine Ave at Wooding which was attributed to a heart ailment At 8:41 yesterday morning firemen were called out this time to the apartment of Catherine Samuel at 324 Cleve land St where one room was reportedly Other calls yesterday for fire men were related to dry fall weather and involved grass and leaves on city farm property at 11:24 am woods behind 158 Bernard Court (reportedly ignited by children playing with matches) at 2:22 pm and leaves in a wooded area behind 266 Arnett Blvd at 3:33 pm On Saturday afternoon local firemen had to extinguish a 1:39 pm grass fire along the rail road track beside Main Ext in the vicinity of the Danville Golf Club and a 4:04 pm brush and leaf blaze at the home of Walker Nash 2038 Main Ext cold air into buildings Also in tight supply for Pitt sylvania schools is gasoline for operation of buses with all of November's allocation having already been received at his home at 838 Buford St in preparation for taking his wife to her nursing job A neighbor reportedly heard the roar of the racing car motor and on going to determine the cause saw flames from the motor and summoned assist ance McDowell was found slumped in the vehicle his foot apparently floor boarding the accelerator and was pro nounced dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital (See sepa rate obituary) Police were told that he had suffered chest pains throughout the night but had thought his ailment was bronchitis The car fire was attributed to a carbu retor backfire or some other mechanical cause in connection w'ith the continuing fast racing of the motor and was said to have no relation to his death with The zero Play Opening Set At Barn Theatre The trial for Donald Walton in Danville Circuit Court was continued to a later date today when a witness in the case could not be present Walton is charged with malicious wounding No date for trial has been reset The jury was dismissed until Wednesday Retirement System Vote Starts Today The funeral of Mrs Dodson Mise of Semora NC was to be held today at 3:30 pm at Lebanon Christian Church by the Rev' Joe Segler and the Rev Eugene Tally Burial was to be in the church cemetery Mrs Mise died Saturday night in Memorial Hospital She was born in Pittsylvania County June 15 1894 a daughter of the late John and Lucy Dixon Dodson She spent her early life in Danville and moved to Semora in 1950 when she married Andrew Mise who died in 1963 She was employed by Dan River Inc and was a member of Lebanon Church and the Women's ellowship Club Surviving arc two nieces Mrs Thelma Lewis of Semora and Mrs Ruby Dodson Jones of Graham NC City listed as the driver of one of the autos involved and 57 ycar old Herbert Cole King Sr of Victoria Injured in the Moorefield car were Herman Allen Moorefield 37 of Chase City lacerations of the head and abrasions to the chest and abdomen Cheryl Ann Moorefield 12 abrasions of the rib cage abdomen arms and face and a fractured left leg Deborah Ann Self 20 of Chase City lacerations of the forehead and a fractured left leg and 26 year old Gary oster of Ken bridge lacerations and a frac tured left rib Cheryl Moorefield and the Self woman were transferred to Danville Memorial Hospital where both were listed in satis factory condition today oster was treated at the Danville hospital and released Injured in the other vehicle were the driver Melvin Gerald Mallory 19 of Chase City who suffered a dislocated right wrist multiple lacerations and abrasions of the body Sydnor Lee Mallory 18 of Chase City lacerations of the right eye and multiple abrasions anf Yvonne June Ridley 19 of Chase City fractured left leg and lacera tions of the face Investigating State Trooper John Palmore said the wreck happened about 9 pm Saturday when the Moorefield auto ran off the right shoulder of the road then veered back across the center line into the opposite lane striking the Mallory car head on Trooper Palmore said the Moorefield car caught fire shortly after the crash He said both vehicles were demolished Articles of incorporation wore on file today in the office of the Clerk of Court for a new concern called Joe's Wheel Inc a retail business for the sale of food stuffs and drinks There will be 100 shares of common stock at a par value of $100 per share The registered agent is at torney Herman Koplen in the Masonic Building and directors arc Joseph Sauerbeck Jr of Danville Rt 5 and Anita Register of Danville County Refuse Service Awaits Trucks1 Arrival Clint Garrett Dies At 1 2 The funeral of 53 year old Deward Reginald Anderson of Gretna Rt 4 will be held tomorrow at 2 pm at Jasper United Methodist Church of which he was member by the Rev GW owler Burial will be in the church cemetery Mr Anderson died Saturday in a Lynchburg hospital He was born in Pittsylvania County March 15 1920 a son of Mrs Emma Ward Anderson of Jenkinstown Pa and the late William Anderson He was a veteran of World War II and was employed by the Lane Co of Altavista In addition to his mother he is survived by his wife Elizabeth Watson Anderson two daughters Mrs Shirley Carr and Miss Mildred Anderson both of Washington DC two brothers Algeria Anderson of Chester Pa and Herman Anderson of Washington five sisters Miss Agatha Meadows Mrs Madeline Kenney and Mrs Roena Moses all of Washington Mrs Minnie Richardson of New Jersey and Mrs Daliah Dennis of Jenkinstown and one grand child The body is at Miller's uneral Home at Gretna where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8 o'clock tonight Death Claims loyd Marin Hollis Daniel Doss 61 of Gretna Rt 3 died today in Danville Memorial Hospital after a brief illness He was born in Pittsylvania County Aug 25 1912 a son of the late Henry and Sarah Barbour Doss He was a member of the New Bethel Church of the Brethren and was a carpenter with GL Simpson Construction Co Surviving are his wife Stella Bowen Doss of the home two daughters Misses Mary Elizabeth and Linda ay Doss both of the home one sister Mrs Lennie Mayhew of Chatham Rt 3 two brothers Wilsie Doss and Newton Doss of Chatham Rt 3 and three grandchildren The funeral will be Wednesday at 1 pm at Bethel Church bv the Kermit lora and the Rev ID Hoy Interment will be in the church cemetery The family will friends at Colbert Home tomorrow from pm and at other times will be at the residence a parked car at the opposite curb The parked auto property of Robert Gibbs of Reidsville NC sustained some $240 damage to the left doors and fenders and repairs to the left front of the Crouch vehicle will cost some $225 Yesterday also brought a minor damage lane changing collision on Riverside Drive at Poplar St A number of Saturday after noon and evening accidents were also investigated by Dan ville police There was hit run damage of about $50 to the right front of the car of Clarence and Geneva Hawkers of Sutherlin Rt 1 in the King's shopping center lot would permit the passage of between 9 and 10 pm Saturday Shortly after 4 pm two parked cars were damaged when one was struck and knocked into the other by an auto driven by Charles Spur geon Taylor of 81 1 Claiborne St who told police he was blinded by sun glare His car sustained some $400 damage with addi tional repairs required for the parked vehicles Shortly before 4 pm Satur day on Spring St near loyd John Stephens of Pelham Rt 1 NC reportedly pulled out of a parking lot into the side of an A graveside service for Bentz Buell Howard was held yesterday in Danville Memorial Gardens by the Rev Douglas Girardeau Mr Howard died riday in Charles Town WVa He was born Sept 8 1905 in Concord NC a son of Bentz Buell Howard and Leffy Howell Howard He was educated in the Concord public schools and at North Carolina State University of Textile Design He worked with Dan River Inc from 1931 to 1970 when he retired as vice president He was married in 1928 to the former Nancy Hall of Hickory NC who survives along with two daughters Mrs Louise Ludington of London England and Mrs Nancy Butler of Washington DC three brothers John A Howard Bill Howard and Joe Howard all of Concord one sister Mrs Hayne Baucom of Monroe NC and three grandchildren Death Claims Hollis Doss East Central Coastal South eastern air and cooler ctonight with lows in the low to mid 40s Partly cloudy Tuesday with highs in the low 60s The chance of rain is near zero tonight and Tuesday Southeastern Piedmont Southwestern air and cooler tonight with lows in the mid 30s to around 40 Partly cloudy Tuesday with highs in the low 60s The chance of rain is near zero tonight and Tuesday Northeastern Piedmont air and cooler tonight with lows in the mid 30s to around 40 Partly cloudy Tuesday highs in' the upper 50s chance of rain is near tonight and Tuesday Northern Shenandoah Valley Central air and cooler tonight with lows in the 30s Partly cloudy Tuesday with highs in the 50s The chance of rain is near zero tonight and 10 per cent Tuesday Southern Shenandoah air and cooler tonight with lows in the mid around 40 Miss Denise Arnn a fresh man at Emmanuel College ranklin Springs Ga will he competing in the Emmanuel'' Pageant on Saturday when 10 finalists will be selected by the faculty and students She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs BC Arnn Jr 1700 ranklin Tpke Adoption of new store hours by and a report of dwindling supplies of fuel oil for heating Pittsylvania County schools energy crisis news this weekend Harnsberger's became the first downtown Danville store to make the energy saving action changing store hours from last 12 hours daily during the Christmas shopping season The new schedule calls for the store to be open from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm daily with extra shopping hours from Thanksgiving to Christmas only on Mondays Thursdays and ridays to 9 pm Pittsylvania school officials with heating oil supplies ex pected to last only about 10 days learned from their oil dealer last week that they could receive no more fuel during November The result was a total cutoff of heat during Indian summer weather at some schools and a busy time for maintenance men adding weatherstripping and filling in many other chinks that American Legion Post 325 will hold its regular meeting tonight at 7:30 al the post home on Wai and Berkeley Adkins and ton Ave Department Chaplain Victor White Beverly Davis will be present City of Danville personnel who are members of the Retirement System started casting ballots today for three positions on the system's board The described as this will continue tomorrow and Wed nesday before the ballots are tallied and the results an nounced or each of the three seats there are two candidates Those nominated to fill the one year unexpired term of Ray Cooke are Eugene ranklin and Elwood Yearnan Nominees for two year terms arc incumbents Glenn Boswell and WC Bray whose present terms expire Dec 31 John Davis 81 Services Today The funeral of John Bunyon Davis 81 was to be held today at 2:30 pm at Barker Chapel by the Rev Charlie Shelton and the Rev GD Chenault Interment was to be in Highland Burial Park Mr Davis died Saturday in Memorial Hospital after having been in declining health for nine years He was born in Pittsylvania County Aug 5 1892 a son of the late Thomas and Betty Mar shall Davis On Dec 28 1921 he married the former Sallie Coleman Austin and they made their home on the Mt Cross Rd where he was a farmer until his health forced him to retire Mr Davis was of the Methodist faith Surviving are his wife a resident at Roman Eagle Memorial Home two sons John Davis of Danville and James Davis of Lexington Neb one daughter Mrs CW Daniel of Danville Rt 3 five grandchildren and two great grandchildren three brothers Dewey Joseph and AL Davis and three sisters Mrs Alease Slaughter Mrs Eva Green and Mrs Lillie Hanks all of the Danville area However preliminary pump checks of usage led officials to believe the supply would be sufficient although will be highlighted local Virginia Zone orecast Leaf Prices Show Drop Quality alls RALEIGH NC (API Clos ing markets poorer quality and lower prices marked last week's sales on flue cured to bacco markets in North Caro lina and Virginia according to the ederal State Market News Service The Eastern Belt saw 12 mar kets close only three remain open going into this week Total sales for the week were 11392 234 lbs at an average of $8406 per hundredweight a drop of $145 from the previous week Season totals are 323202625 lbs at $8901 The Old Belt sold 14481522 lbs at $8653 a drop of $165 and the lowest average since the second week of the season Season figures shifted to 239 987416 lbs at $8844 Two Killed Seven Hurt In Mecklenburg Wreck Cuts Hours Shortage Hits County Schools Clint Garrett of the Cascade community died in Memorial Hospital last night at 8:45 clock He had been declining health six years was last admitted to hospital three months ago The 12 year old boy was born in Danville on July 26 1961 a son of Mrs aye Durham Garrett of Cascade and Claiborn Garrett of Axton He spent most of his life in the Callands community In addition to his parents he is survived by two sisters Serena Garrett and Karen Garrett both of the home his maternal grandmother Mrs Nannie Durham of Danville and his paternal grandparents Road 622 near Wcst Mr and Mrs JS Garrett of Incorporated MAIUI1 JU The funeral will be held at County Line Christian Church at Axton tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock by the Rev Everett Currier the Rev Robert Jordan and the Rev Billy Hut cherson Interment will follow in the church cemetery The body is at Swiccgood uneral Home and the family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 At other times the family will be at the home of his mother on State Multiple activities were held over the weekend by Danville's Scottish Rite Masons who celebrated their golden an niversary by honoring seven members of 50 standing and initiating 51 members in a new class The half century awards were presented at a banquet Saturday night at the King of the Sea restaurant by Charles Webber of Salem sovereign' grand inspector general of the orient of Virginia and grand treasurer general Receiving the honors were Glenn Updike Herbert Hoffman John Bendall James Catlin Jr Charles Hildreth Roy Pavne and AR Hill Moses Roman the only member of the original Scottish Rite organization here who has held continuous membership has now concluded 55 years The late Joseph Michael Harris earned his 50 year award in 1970 Three of the 50 ycar members have been awarded the highest honorary degree the Masons can the 33rd degree AR Hill in 1935 Glenn Updike in 1941 and WH Hoffman in 1945 all received the degree The Masons brought the following men into their Scot tish Rite organization Satur I day i Charlie Daniel Adams Carl Bates Thomas 0 Bradley Dannie Duffey Lewis Eli James Evans Norman armer Donald loro John Gregory Thomas Gregory James Hogan Charlie Wayne Howerton Calvin Holley Sr James Hudson William Jessee Douglas Ray Jones Ben Lewis John Martin Jr Ronald Gene Oakes Charles Patterson Sr Rev William Pepper William Peters William Rigney Donald IL Rodden Dr Broaddus Rutledge II Walter Raymond Simpson Roy II Skinnell Jr Dr Kenneth Sizer Elmer Wallington Ned A Zim merman of Danville Twenty others from outside the city were inducted WB McDowell Taken By Death William McDowell was pronounced dead on arrival at Memorial Hospital yesterday at 6:30 am He had been in de clining health three years but had maintained normal activi ties and worked on Saturday Mr McDowell was born in Pittsylvania County Nov 16 1911 a son of the late William Watson McDowell and Kate Murphy McDowell On April 11 1936 he married the former Gladys Shelton Most of his life was spent in Danville where he was employed by Dan River Inc for 27 years Mr McDowell was a member of Lee Street Baptist Church and was a former deacon In addition to his wife he is survived by one daughter Mrs Donald Gery of Richmond four sisters Mrs Opal Davie of Richmond Mrs Clifton Motley of Chatham Mrs John Oakes Jr and Mrs Edna Lillard both of Danville two brothers Ber nard A McDowell of Chatham and Clarence McDowell of Dan ville and one grandchild The funeral w'ill be held to morrow afternoon at 4 at Wrenn Yeatts Chapel by the Rev Edmon Rowell Interment will follow in Highland Burial Park The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 until 8:30 tonight and other times will be at the resi dence 838 Buford St W' v'i It 4 T' 'A Weekend Brings Rash Of Accidents Speeders House Destroyed Today By Early Morning Blaze A lengthy and varied docket on tap today for Danville District Court included one felony charge which was sent on for grand jury action and another which was dismissed Bound over to the grand jury was a forgerv charge against Lawrence Haymes 27 of 865 Ave involved a car driven by Beauregard St who was Donald Crouch 216 Hermi arrested on Oct 13 on a charge tage Drive of forgery He was accused of started off too fast and lost con forging the name of Eugene trol of his vehicle which struck Glaze to a 1972 sales contract at Ben David Jewelers 1 The court dismissed a charge 1 of aiding and abetting in an armed robbery against 25 year 1 old Jimmy Hemlett of 828 Monroe St He had been accused of aiding and abetting Matthew James in an Oct 4 armed robbery at the Kwic Pic store on i Union St where $150 whs 1 reportedly taken at gun point from an employe On two bad check charges i Roberta Elizabeth Warren 27 of 324 Cleveland St was ordered Jo pay fines of $2430 and $20 and was given a 30 day suspended sentence on each count A warrant sworn out by the 1 local Social Service Bureau was served this weekend on 50 year old Alexander Adams 805 I Branch St who was accused of failing to report to the local board the benefits he received from Social Security and the I Veterans Administration In court today Adams was ordered to pay costs of $9 and was given a six month 1 suspended sentence I The assortment of other cases on today's 37 case docket in eluded a number of drunken ness charges some traffic offenses and a variety of other counts such as loitering which hrnilfthf nnn dofonrltinf and 30 day suspended sentence oftH in and the Robbery Charge Dismissed ok SLi i I dfcSia IL.