Martinsville Bulletin from Martinsville, Virginia (2024)

Martinsville Bulletin, April 11, 19621 REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER BOX SCORE TUESDAY STATISTICS! Inventory 220. pints: 24-br. distribution (25 hospitals), 117 Mobile unit, (Lynchburg) 163 Next local visit (First Baptist, Church), Monday. A AN SOLOISTS Bitsy Fulcher and Carlton Rothwell will present solo numbers sat the spring concert of the Martinsville High School Band Thursday night at 8 o'clock in the school auditorium. Bitay's marimba number will 1 be "Serenade For a Picket Carlton's cornet solo will be "The Trumpeter's Lullaby." Walker Sent To Hospital: Otha Walker, 45-year-old Nogro, held" in jail on murder charges in connection with the fatal shooting Saturday of Robe ert Henry Jones, has been committed to the Central State Hos- 18 pitat at Petersburg for, mental observation.

Judge John D. Hooker of Martinsville Circuit Court issued the order. 1 This came short time after announcement had been made earlier in the day Tuesday that Walker would be given a preliminary hearing Friday in Mu-5 nicipal Court. i Jones died in Community Hospital: Saturday night, five, hours after he had been wounded 1 with a 22-caliber pistol. Funeral services for Jones were conducted Tuesday near Chestnut Knob.

of friends of the negotiators. Old pickup trucks converted: to buses by the addition of an open wooden body, canvas side curtains and rough plank seats are the major link between West African villages. The buses are called mammy wagons because most of the travelers are women going to and from markets. "Old at Man, You're Crazy Forget your Ostren. Thousands are Contains tonic at for 70.

weak, Try with rundown feeling due solely to body's lack of iron which many men and women call old." Try Ostres Tonic Tablets for men, younger feeling, this day. 8-day 'pet acquainted' sine size costs (nearly 4 little. times de many tablets), saves yo $1.47. All Sousa Award To Be Given Presentation of. the Sousa Award to an outstanding senior band member will be a highlight of the 15th.

anniversary concert of the Martinsville High School Band Thursday night at o'clock in the school auditorium. Band members' choice for 1961-62 will be revealed midway in a program ranging from novelty numbers to al selections. The program. cludes the first movement of Anton Dvorak's Symphony No. from "The New World;" "The Royal Welch Fusillers," by John Philip Sousa; and a new novelty, "Parade of the by Livingston Gearheart.

Senior members of the Band' this year include: Bruce Lupton, oboe; Sammy Haskins, bassoon; Dennis Wilson, Bill Myers, Janice McFarland. and Danny Critz, clarinets: Billy T. Hensley and David Hollander, saxophones; Dough Dennis, French horn; Carlton Rothwell and Bill Hodnett, cornets; Also, Rusty Hodnett, Gary Robertson, and Jimmy Merriiman, trombones; John Rist, baritone; and Walter Whitlow, John Lilly, and. Don Wilder, bass. Past recipients of the coveted; award include: Frank Zentmeyer; John Crews, Sondra Price, Warwick Shultz, Victor Rislow, Billy Ellis, and Judy Scales.

Four states (Delaware, Mas-1 sachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island) could fit into the area of San Bernardino County, Calif. PHONE FOR FREE DELIVERY 8 8 fa*gG'S 8 8 fa*gG'S fa*gG'S I FOR ALL YOUR DRUG NEEDS BRIEFS An official of Bridge Streets Motors Inc. reported to Tuesday, that taken from Cadillac the radi- firm within the past two weeks. The radiator, valued at $88, had been removed from the car to allow repairs on the vehcile, When workmen were ready to re-install: the radiator, it was missing. Three candidates for.

mem bership in Patrick Henry lodge No. 82, Knights of Pythias, have been called up: for work in the second degree, or. rank of Esquire, at Thursday's weekly meeting. They are Alvin Compton, Cecil Wilson and Linwood A. Stone Jr.

Rains measuring 5. of inch tell here early today. Temperatures during the past 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. today, ranged from 41 to 68 degrees, State Police reported the ar-1 rest of Charlie Preston Johnson of Spencer Route 1 on a charge of drunken driving. A hearing was for April 27.

James Weldon. Goins of Bassett was, arrested on a charge of speeding. His hearing was set for the same date. Twelve cases are docketed for trial Thursday in Municipal: including three for assault, and two each of public drunkenness and reckless driving offenses. Single cases to be heard include vagrancy, no operator's permit, operating vehicle op expired tags, allowIng unlicensed person to operate a car, and falling to answer to.

a court summons. Mid-week Lenten service will be held at 7:30 o'clock tonight! in Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. The pastor, the Rev. Jacob H. Young will bring the last in a series of messages on "A Passion Pilgrimage." John Redd Smith Elementary School will hold pre-school regis.

tration Thursday from 10 a.m.p.m. at the school. Parents are reminded to bring their children's birth certificates. All prospective first graders must have reached the sixth birthday on or before Oct. 1, 1962.

preschool clinic will be held Fieldale Elementary School at noon Thursday. A preschool registration will be held Friday, April 27. Parents In-should -bring their children's birth certificates. to the April 27 clinic. 33 Meeting Notices TONIGHT: Board of Directors, Piedmont, Chapter, Virginia Museum of Art, Recreation Center, 8.

Martinsville Volunteer Fire Company, Firemen's Cabin, 7:30. TOMORROW: Rotary Club, Lynwood Club, 6:30 p.m. Kiwanis Club, House, 6:30 p.m.. V.F.W. and suxiliary, Post Hall, 7:30 p.m..

Knights of Pythias, Pythian Hall, 7:30 p.m. UN Ponders Industrial Group UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. (AP) Economic and Social Council asked acting SecretaryGeneral Thant consider the possible appointment of A U.N. commissioner for -Industrial development. The 18-nation council, in resolution adopted ly, also asked Thant to name 10 experts to study the advisability of establishing a U.N, specialized agency for the same purpose.

Button Approves Eye Care Booklet RICHMOND. (AP)-Atty. Gen. Button held yester. day that in his opinion it was perfectly all right to circulate a government pamphlet entitled "Care of the Eyes." Button said the material in pamphlet did not violate the probition in the state 'code against advertising that "any one class of duly licensed eye examiners is preferable to rul- any other class Button's Ling permits opticians to circulate the pamphlet.

Compared with less than 14.5 million consumers of natural gas 10 years ago, the U.S. now has about 31.5 million. HAD ENOUGH DRAFTS and UNEVEN HEAT? SWITCH NOW TO HEALTHFUL FLAMELESS ELECTRIC HEAT all the rooms of your home. LIMITED- TIME BONUS OFFER! MODI MISTIN0 It will pay you to switch nowl For a big. limited -time bonus, see the dealer 9 displaying the emblem at right.

-He's CONICAL your Appalachian- Reddy Kilowatt DIALEA Recommended Heating Dealer. Appalachian Power Company de Public Utility -DAILY Suildina Permits MARTINSVILLE Enterprise Inc. two $11,000 each; and one residence, $11,500, Barrow's Mill A HENRY COUNTY None. City-County Courts MUNICIPAL COURT Walter Junior, Pean, 38, -of Callahan Heads P.TA riences in a volume of poetry. drive, Lynchburg.

Save by the 10th earn from the 1st INSURED You can start saving as easy as 9 a. Just come to our office and walk in. You are always welcome. b.e your account in the amount you wish. We'll give you a passbook with this amount recorded.

C.Add to your account regularly. 1 The amounts you put in or take out plus earnings on your savings will be recorded in your passbook. That's how easy it is. FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION. of b- E.

CHURCH 5 MARTINSVILLE Loman Callahan heads slate of new officers elected by the South Martinsville ParentTeachers Association at the regular, meeting last night. Other new. officers include: Cannaday, vice-president; Mrs. Hoyett Barrow, secretary; and James Grady, treasurer. In the absence of the Nominating Committee chair.

man, the slate was presented by Talmadge Hatchett. Garfield Adkins, president. conducted the business meeting. and the Rev. W.

C. Eicher gave devotions. Guest speaker was W. C. Sweitzer, new president of the Martinsville-Henry County Mental Health Society, who spoke on the work of the local chapter.

He was introduced by Armand Harrell. principal. P.TA "members were asked to participate in bake sale to be held at the Cooper and Ratcliff store on the River Hill April! 18th. Interested parents were also asked to attend meeting April 12th at 3:30 p.m. at the school concerning organization of a Girl Scout troop in the fall.

Mrs. Myrtice Clark and Mrs. Ada of the Piedmont Girl Scout Council will be present. Walt Whitman served as a volunteer nurse in the Civil War and recounted his expe- DECORD A 3 A BIG TURNOUT- -Despite a rainy morning, large crowd spaces in front of the seven -unit center were filled turned out for the first day of a grand opening at $800,000 Collinsville Shopping Center. All the 400 STORE JAMMED -Many of the units were jammed shoppers and lookers.

The crowd remained about Civic Music Group Picks First 62-63 Attraction The Talent Committee of the Martins ville-Henry County Civic Music Association today. announced its first selection for the 1962-63 concert season, the Nelle Fisher Ballet Carnival. The attraction has been. described as "bubbly, amusing, land wholly wholesome entertainment for young people of all ages." Nelle Fisher's background includes membership in the Martha Graham Company and solo appearance in Radio City Ballet and the Broadway production, "One Touch of Venus." of those who The performance, will be one subscribe to the Civic Music orI ganization during its current drive. closing Saturday, Other selections will be made Saturday from choices indicated by subscribers, and tabulated by the Talent Committee, headed, John Ullman, chairman.

Other committee members inelude Miss Helen Graeff, Mrs. Turner, Miss Ruth Tay- MRS. BESSIE STONE Services conducted Stone Rites Held Here Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Morris Stone, widow of Clayton "Cap" Mitchell Stone, who died Sunday afternoon at Martinsville General Hospital, were conducted Tuesday at Stone Memorial Christian Church. -The Revs.

John Baldwin and Spence Holland officiated. tombment was in Roselawn' Abbey. Pallbearers were Claude, Raymond and Billy Stone, ard Wray, George Edwin! friends. Flowerbearers were Surviving are five sons, three daughters, two borthers, one sister, 27 grandchildren and 12 great Office Furniture Horring Hall Marvin Safes Wedding Invitations Office Supplies: SERVICE PRINTING CO. INC.

20 Bridge St. ME 2-3241 before 9 by both -throughout the morning and well into the afternoon. ASHIONS. 14124 26. 2 ONE PROTECTED FROM RAIN- While women folk shopped inside, some of the men stopped to discuss the stores with friends under a canopy extending in front of the entire center.

STONE'S HOME The ancient Moabite Stone, originally broken into many parts, now has been. restored and is housed in the Louvre in Paris, France. Selected Stock Quotations STOCK OPEN 19:30 Allied Chemical A Am Too Anaconda Beth Steel Chrysler 524 521 Coca Cola 961. Pont 2391 240 Gent LI Gen'l Mirs NY Central RR 1027. 103 Pitts- PI- Glan Reynoids Mots Reynolds Tob 611 Southern RR SO of NJ Texaco US Steel Westinghouse 33.

331 Woolworth 11 Noon Stock Average up. $3.60. ou con- LISTED STOCKS and LOCAL MARKETS We Execute Orders Anywhere John W. Yeaman INCORPORATED PH. ME 2-2191 Modern Wires To Principal Ctlies A 603 Fayette' Street, violating court order, 12 months on State Convict Road Force, suspended conditionally.

Ernest Edward Schoolfield, 46. of 208 Third Street. nonsupport, 12 months on State Convict Road Force, suspended conditionally. HENRY COUNTY COURT No session. PATRICK COUNTY COURT Dennis Ray: Dalton of.

Fountain City, speeding, $25. Thomas Oscar McCormick of Rocky, Mount, improper Junior Lee Hutcherson Patrick Springs Route 1, speeding. $25. Wallace Emmett Bateman of: failing to answer summons, $50; Craves Nest; speeding, $25; 10 days in jail suspended 6n condition of good behavior for 12 months. Obituaries MRS.

LENA M. SPENCER Mrs. Lena Marshall Spencer, 55, wife of the late Samuel F. Spencer of Lynchburg and sister of Mrs. I.

R. McGhee of Martinsville, died Tuesday in a Lynchburg hospital after a long illness. She was a native. of Bedford county. Surviving are one son, Samuel F.

Spencer III of Wilming. ton, three other: sisters, Mrs. Homer Hughes and Miss Miriam Marshall of Lynchburg and Miss Edna Marshall of Roanoke; three brothers, J. C. (Marshall of Sutherlin, Lynchburg L.

and D. Harold Marshall of New York City. Funeral services will be ducted at 3 p.m. Thursday in Duigiud Memorial Funeral Home in Lynchburg. Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery at 'Bedford.

The family is at the home of Mrs. Hughes. at 307 Rowland lor, Miss Edith Vernon Taylor, and Harry I. Tuggle Jr. Headquarters for the weeklong membership drive Have been established at Broad Street Christian Church.

Volunteer solicitors are working under chairmanship of Mrs. Frank Kitchel. Miss Greta Skoog, a Newl York. City representative of Civic Concert Service will be in the office all week. Born and educated in Stockholm, Sweden, she has made concert and opera appearances throughout Europe, Asia, Canada the United States.

Colored News MUSICAL PROGRAMS--The Cordettes of Chapel Hill, N.C. will present a musical program at 3 p.m., Sunday in St. Hope Mission, on West Fayette St. They will, present a similiar program 7:45 p.m. in Now Light Holiness church at Bassett.

The Rev. Mrs. Rachell Waller is pastor of the two congregations. BENEFIT A plate dinneri benefit will be held in the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Teddy Fuller West Fayette Street SatPurday at 11 a.m., given by Mrs. Teddy Fuller and Mrs. Lucy McLean. The dinner will bet sponsored by the Woman's Auxiliary of Community Hospital. Funds raised will go toward improvements in the emergency room at the hospital.

The menu will. include fried chicken, and cheese, string beans and sliced tomatoes and potato salad, 'hot rolls. and homemade cakes. Plates be ordered by calling ME 2-2885. R.

L. Robert Lee Watkins Ridgeway Route died Monday afternoon. A native of Henry County, he was the son of Mrs. Hattie Burgess Watkins and the late Roy Watkins of Henry Surviving are his mother, of. the home; four sisters.

Mrs. Sarah Brown of Camp Dennis, Ohio, Mrs. Ernice Scott of Cincinnati. Ohio. Mrs.

James Turnof New Rochelle, and Mrs. Floyd Ridgeway: one brother, Dillard G. Watkins of Martinsville: 10 nieces: six nephews; five aunts; and: two uncles. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 3 p.m. at Mt.

Zion Baptist Church by the Rev. Jacob Burial will be in Mayo Baptist Church cemetery, Bus Hits Ditch; Kids- Uninjured NORFOLK (P)- Some 60 elementary school children escaped injury yesterday when their school bus skidded into a six-foot ditch near Norview High School. The driver said he lost trol of the bus after the steering mechanism failed. However. he managed to.

shout warning to the children before the bus landed in the ditch. STONE FUNERAL SERVICE AMBULANCE 3 On Call 24 lirs. A Day DIAL ME LET'S TRADE NOW! WE NEED USED CARS! GET A 3: 1962 CHEVROLET YOUR CHOICE 1962 IMPALA 1962 CHEVY All Factory All Equipment Interest Factory V-8 Deluxe Heater 3 Equipment $295 DOWN- $195 DOWN $18.91 PER WK. Including Interest $12.71 PER WK. Interest Including SEE THE 1962 MONZA SPORTS CAR BURROUGHS WHITE CHEVROLET CORP.

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