I 2-A The Bee: Danville, Tuesday, January 3, 1978 Crescent a loser No passenger-train in service seen possible for Danville By GREGORY NYE The lone Southern passenger train lost approx- In the past, operating losses from the Southern schedule. "The train schedule is about as bad as it Staff Writer imately $7 million in 1977. Crescent have been justified by the public good-will could get right now." Alternatives studied generated by the service, according to The Southern Crescent currently runs daily Southern Railway Co. may soon take its one Alternatives being considered by the study group "But million is Morgret. between Washington and Atlanta.
It leaves Atlanta $7 just too much. Losses have remaining passenger train, the Southern Crescent, include discontinuing passenger train service com- reached the point where something must now be at 7:30 p.m. and arrives in Danville at 3:21 a.m. off the tracks, company spokesmen in Washington pletely, seeking federal subsidies in order to And in Washington it heads southbound at 7:20 p.m. D.C.
have confirmed. continue service, or turning the passenger train Low count and arrives in Danville at 12:10 a.m. passenger Danville, and many other cities along the over to Amtrack. The reason for operating losses is the small Three times a week, the Crescent also runs Southern main line from Washington to Atlanta, Crane has made it clear some action must be number of passengers who ride the line, between Atlanta and New Orleans. says would be left without passenger train service.
taken. Morgret. The Southern Crescent operated at only 30 Clarke: improve schedule Southern Railway President L. Stanley Crane last "The operating deficit for 1977 was up about $1 cent of for 1977. "Southern should be required to provide some per passenger capacity month ordered a special study group to find a million over 1976," says Washington D.C.
Southern Danville Robert H. Clarke believes few sort of train service," argues Clarke. "If Mayor passenger solution to the operating losses incurred by the Railway spokesman Charles Morgret. "'The deficit people ride the train because of its inconvenient (See TRAIN, Page 5-A) Southern Crescent. is certain to rise this year." -The BeeFirst '78 baby obituaries makes debut Danville's first baby of the numerous gifts donated by new year made her debut various merchants in the annual shortly before noon yesterday at First Baby Contest.
The Memorial Hospital. To qualify, the mother and She is Kimberly Lynette father must be a married couple Kates, the daughter of James and residents of the city, and Carolyn Young Kates of 117 The exact hour, minute and Levelton St. She was born at date of the baby's birth must be 11:46 a. according to certified by the attending hospital officials, and weighed physician, signed and presented nine pounds and four ounces. to the Baby Editor of this The third child for the Kates, newspaper not later than noon, Kimberly is eligible for Thursday, Jan.
5. Student at Tunstall Martin Moorefield, a junior at Tunstall High School, has been chosen to participate in the 1978 Presidential Classroom for Young Americans in Washington, D.C. The intensive one-week program enables outstanding high school students from across the nation and overseas to meet with government leaders and Washington observers in formal seminars and question-answer sessions. Several of the seminars are onsite briefings at federal agencies and on Capitol Hill as the curriculum focuses on the nature of federal institutions and decisionmaking processes. The goal of the unique government study program is to foster leadership potential and civic responsibility among student leaders.
Moorefield, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Moorefield Jr. of 1601 Westover Drive, was selected for the experience by a committee of Tunstall faculty members headed by social studies chairman J.
T. Hodges. The Westover Sertoma Club will pay the entire cost of his week as a Presidential Classroom participant. chosen for program Martin Moorefield, At Tunstall High School, young Moorefield is currently copresident of the junior class, and is an active member of the Beta Club, Monogram Club, debate team, and marching and concert bands. In addition, he has served as football manager and basketball manager.
arrests felonious assault charges were Sheriff's Department over the St. in Danville, was arrested and charged with felonious Melvin Barbour, 53, of Gretna Rt. H.L. Gatewood arrested Dennis on Friday. Three assault CHATHAM Three arrests on reported by the Pittsylvania County New Year's holiday weekend.
Robert Lee Walters, 30, of Cardwell yesterday by Deputy M.W. Taylor assault. Deputy R.E. Simpson arrested 2, on New Year's Eve and Lt. Conwood Wells, 47, of Callands Rt.
1 Two felony trials CHATHAM Two men are slated for trial on felony charges today in the Pittsylvania County Circuit Court. Clifford Douglas Griggs, charged with breaking and entering Morris Stowe's home on July 25 and stealing $800, is set for a circuit court appearance before Judge W. Carrington Thompson. In a robbery case, James Anthony Younger, of Gretna, is slated for trial on charges of taking $2 from James Gregory, 15, and Sam Worley, 15, on March 16. The weather FORECASTI Until Wednesday 30 20 010 40 20 50 Snow HAVO Figures show 30 low Flurries 50 temperatures 40 for area.
Rain Cold Warm Data from 50 Showers Stationary Occluded NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 09 NOAA, U.S. Dept. of Commerce WEATHER FORECAST A mixture of rain and snow is forecast Tuesday from the Northwest into the northern and western Plains. Moderating temperatures are expected in the Mississippi Valley but most of the country is expected to remain cold.
(AP Laserphoto Map) H.E. Strickland David O'Bryant Elder Sigmon Ricky Lawrence LYNCHBURG Homer Earl REIDSVILLE, N.C. Funeral Revised funeral plans for Elder PENHOOK A funeral for 71, St. died services for Elder David Archie Alexander A. Sigmon call for the Ricky Lee Lawrence will be held Strickland, of 529 Eldon at Sunday a hospital.
0'Bryant. 78, a -known service to be held tomorrow at 11 11 a.m. tomorrow in Boone's in local He was born in Danville, a son of Primitive Baptist minister, will be a.m. at Wrenn-Yeatts Chapel, with Chapel Church of the Brethren by the late Charles B. and Ella Kate held tomorrow at 2 p.m.
at burial following in Schoolfield the Rev. Mark Wolfe. Burial will be Bernard Strickland, and was a Hillsdale Primitive Baptist Church retired employe of Sta-Kleen by Elder B.D. Hutchens. Interment Cemetery.
in the church cemetery. The funeral originally had been The family will recieve friends at Bakery. will be in the church cemetery. set for this afternoon. Lynch Funeral Home in Rocky Survivors include his wife, Elder O'Bryant, of Reidsville Rt.
The body is at the funeral home, Mount after 2 p.m. today. Josephine Moses Strickland; a 2, died yesterday in Annie Penn and the family is at the residence The 16-year-old youth, of daughter, Mrs. David Brown of Memorial Hospital of Mrs. Jewel Scearce, 1302 Penhook Rt.
2, died Sunday night in Lynchburg; and three He was born in Rockingham West over Drive. an automobile accident near grandchildren. County and spent most of his life in Penhook. He also leaves a brother and the Midway community. He was a He is survived by his parents, three sisters: Conrad Strickland retired building contractor and had Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd L. Lawrence, and Mrs. Sadie Scarce, both of served as a Primitive Baptist elder of Penhook Rt. his maternal J.
E. Bayes Fork Union, Mrs. Ocie Dove of for 50 years. Funeral services for Jake grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
James Baltimore, and Mrs. Grace Elder 'Bryant served a number Edward of Rigney of Chatham: and his of churches, including Hillsdale, Bayes, formerly Overman of Dallas, Tex. Pelham, N.C., will be held tomor- paternal grandmother, Mrs. The funeral was set for 3 p.m. New Hope, Snow Creek and Gladys row at 2 p.m.
at Pelham United Lawrence, Penhook. today at Diuguid Memorial Chapel, Mechanicsville Primitive Baptist Methodist Church by 1 the Rev. with burial following in the Churches at the time of his death. Wade Wright. Burial will be in the cemetery of Mt.
Zion United Methodist Church at Rustburg. M. L. Myers Funeral services for Malcolm L. Myers, of 1902 N.
Holden Road, Greensboro, N.C., will be held tomorrow afternoon in Greensboro. Mr. Myers, 59, died Monday morning in Cone Memorial Hospital following a two-month ilIness. He is survived by his wife, Margie Haley Myers, formerly of Danville; one son, Malcolm L. Myers Greensboro: a daughter, Gail M.
Hardy, Tampa, Fla; and four grandchildren. W. C. Shorter Col. W.
C. Shorter, U.S. Army died Friday in New York City at the age of 75. Private funeral services were conducted. A native of Callands, he graduated from the Virginia Military Institute.
In addition to his military career, he worked in the paper business with International Paper Co. of New York, and Union Camp Corp. He retired in 1967 to his home in Lexington. He is survived by two sons, Leon Forest Douglas, California, and Wyatt Shorter, Montgomery one daughter, Margaret Morfeld, New York City; three brothers, 0. E.
Shorter, Caliands, C. B. Shorter, Virginia Beach, and Douglas Shorter, Blacksburg; and four sisters, Mrs. John Stevens, Asheville, N.C., Mrs. Ruby Cloyes, Alexandria, Mrs.
Ella Anderson, Gretna, Mrs. Iva Eggelston, Brevard, N.C., and Mrs. Oliva Stevens, Tampa, Fla. Grand jury meets Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Pauline Noah 0'Bryant; three sons, Clarence Irvin and James E.
O'Bryant, both of Reidsville Rt. 2, and Russell L. 0'Bryant, Gibsonville Rt. a daughter, Mrs. Stephen A.
Lewis, Fairfax, S.C.; five sisters, Mrs. Nettie Bradsher and Mrs. Sue Walker, both of Reidsville Rt. 2, Mrs. Maggie Jones, Reidsville Rt.
6, Mrs. Lillie Merrell, Reidsville Rt. 3, Mrs. Nellie Calloway, Burlington; three brothers, Hassell, W.M., and W.A. O'Bryant, all of Redisville Rt.
nine grandchildren and four great The body is at Wilkerson Funeral Home where the family will receive friends today from 7 to 09 p.m. Otis Pickeral HURT Funeral services for Otis Wyatt Pickeral were to be held today at 2 p.m. at Penuel Baptist Church by the Rev. Carl Burger. Burial was to follow in Altavista Memorial Park.
Mr. Pickeral, 59, of Hurt 3, died Sunday in Lynchburg General Hospital. Born in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of the late Matthew W. Pickeral and Leanna Dalton Pickeral. He is survived by three sons, Landon L.
Pickeral, Hurt, Otis W. Pickeral Altavista, and Dennie G. Pickeral, Penhook: two daughters, Mrs. Sandra T. Hall, Rocky Mount, and Mrs.
Brenda P. Evans, Altavista; three brothers, Lawrence Pickeral, Hurt, Early Pickeral, Gretna, and Paul Pickeral, Greensboro, N.C.; three sisters, Mrs. Kate Tinnin, Greensboro, and Mrs. Betty Gullitti and Mrs. Naomi O'Neal, both of Alta vista: and seven grandchildren.
A Danville Cirucit Court grand jury was in session this morning considering bills of indictment as the court began work on its first criminal term of the new year. Trial dates for persons indicted today will be set later this week, according to court sources. VIRGINIA- Clear and quite cold tonight with lows mostly in the teens. Sunny Wednesday with highs in the mid 30s to the low 40s. NORTH CAROLINA Clear tonight and sunny Wednesday.
Lows tonight in the teens except in the 20s along the coast. Highs Wednesday in the 40s. EXTENDED FORECAST The National Weather Service's extended outlook for Virginia for the period of Thursday through Saturday: Becoming cloudy with a chance of snow or sleet Friday or Saturday but rain probable in southeastern Virginia. Seasonably cold with daytime highs averaging in the 30s and low 40s and nightly lows in the 20s to the low 30s. DOWNTOWN WEATHER To 1 P.M.
Today Hour tem. bar. wind mph 7am 25 30.34 9am 29 30.39 5 11 am 33 30.39 SW 5 1 pm 38 30.39 SW 5 24-hour low temperature: 24 24-hour high temperature: 39 24-hour precipitation: None. All readings from The Bee's weather station atop the newspaper building. church cemetery.
Mr. Bayes, 72, died yesterday afternoon at the Fauquier Hospital in Warrenton from an apparent heart seizure. He had been in declining health for the past six months. A native of Danville, he was: son of the late David and Lenore Yates Bayes. Most of his life was spent at Pelham before he went to live with his son in Warrenton a year ago.
Before retiring 12 years ago, he was employed by Vulcan Materials Co. He was a member of Pelham United Methodist Church. He was married to Etta Mae Streets Bayes, who died July 6, 1964. He is survived by a son, Clarence E. "Van" Bayes, Warrenton; two brothers, Charlie Bayes, Pelham, and Tucker Bayes, Danville; and three grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7:30 to 9 p.m. today at Swicegood Funeral Home. At other times they will be at the home of his grandson, Clayton E. Bayes, 417 Southampton Ave. P.
W. Keatts EVINGTON -The funeral for Percy Willard Keatts will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Finch and Finch Funeral Home Chapel in Altavista. Interment will be in Altavista Memorial Park. Mr.
Keatts, 39, died Sunday morning at his residence on Evington Rt. 1. Born in Pittsylvania County, he was a son of Mrs. Lena Mae Hudson Keatts of Evington and the late Roy Elmer Keatts. In addition to his mother, he is survived by one son, Percy Willard Keatts Altavista: one daughter, Crystal Sonya Keatts, Altavista; three brothers, Ramsey M.
Keatts, Springfield, Roy E. Keatts, Evington, and Charles W. Keatts, Altavista; and one sister, Mrs. Carrie M. Goad, Evington.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. today. At other times, they will be at the residence of Roy E. Keatts in Evington. T.
A. Dalton R. W. Snead The funeral of Timothy Allen Dalton, 18, of 230 Whitfield will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Stokesland Baptist Church by the Rev.
J.C. Raper. Interment will follow in Highland Burial Park. He died yesterday morning at his home. A native of Danville, he was a son of Tommie M.
Dalton of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Shirley Beckham Dalton of Danville. He was a homebound student of George Washington High School, and was a member of the Stokesland Baptist Church. In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers, Tony Dalton and Todd Dalton, both of Danville: his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Bessie Sims, Danville: his maternal grandfather. Clarence Beckham, Greta; and his paternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. 0. Dalton, Danville. The body is at Wrenn-Yeatts Funeral Home.
The family is at the residence. SCOTTSBURG Funeral services for Richard Walden Snead were to be held today at 2 p.m. at Fork Baptist Church. Burial was to follow in the church cemetery. Mr.
Snead, 70, a retired farmer of Scottsburg Rt. 2, died Sunday in a South Boston hospital. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Bessie Moorefield Snead; four daughters, Mrs. Edna Hatcher, Scottsburg, Mrs.
Edith Frances, Clover, and Mrs. Nancy Lowery and Mrs. Shirley Waller, both of South Boston; seven sons, James Snead, South Boston, Richard W. Snead Scottsburg, John L. Snead and Lonnie Snead, both of Clover, Cecil Snead and Robert Snead, both of Richmond, and Roger Snead, Halifax.
Also, one sister, Mrs. Willie Belle Reaves, Keysville; two brothers, Isham Snead, Roxboro, N.C., and Alton Snead, Halifax: and 33 grandchildren and 13 greatgrandchildren. Powell Funeral Home in South Boston is in charge of arrangements. The Funeral DRIVE UP DRUG SERVICE Motley's Pharmacy 1206 WEST MAIN ST PHONE 792-4421 I MOTLEYS SC YOUR FULL SERVICE PROMPTLY DRUG FREE FILLED DELIVERY STORE A. B.
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