1924, 1,500 at Farmers Picnic at Hairston Spring; 1949, Drive-In operator fined and theater permit issued; 1960, school segregation and integration; 1974, Women's Club recycling money; 1999, water restricted in Ridgeway. (PHOTO: Barrow Mill northeast of Martinsville. Sawmill and gristmill. Gus Dyer and Miss Jessie Turner. Photo by R.P. Gravely Jr.)

1924, $5 trip to seashore; 1949, City expenses; 1960, Holiday Lake 4-H Camp; 1974, Darlene DeHart wins recycling prize; 1999, Belk extra. (PHOTO: 1917 Spencer Train Station Frank Perry )

1924, Glen Eden Swimming Pool in Bassett; 1949, cement for construction of Philpott Dam; 1960, Martinsville under water; 1974, soot on houses; 1999, Cathy Spencer and Alice Elmore. (PHOTO: 1905 Snowbird Mill between Fieldale and Preston. Photo by Clarence B. Kearfott.)

1924, Busy Bee Cafe; 1949, Fieldcrest Mill’s new “Finger Tip” towel; 1960, two Figsboro clubs; 1974, downtown businesses; 1999, Randy Rollins, Mike Rogers and Bassett Furniture Direct stores. (PHOTO: CT Shropshire plowing land. Photo by T.S. Law.)

1924, parked car garners suspicion; 1949, giving up on union for Jobbers; 1960, softball rivalry between Horsepasture Christian and Mt. Bethel churches; 1974, Gindy Manufacturing new building in Collinsville; 1999, Drake Extrusion expansion. (PHOTO: Prillaman’s Market 1924)

1924, Dyer’s Store chatter; 1949, Mrs. Mahon opens kindergarten; 1960, Twin’s Contest; 1974, summer reading program; 1999, Judy Philpott joins the Peace Corps. (PHOTO: Sandy Beach Resort, owned by Dr. Dana Baldwin)

1924, poem pokes fun of the bob; 1949, season’s first case of polio; 1960, Henry-Patrick border dispute; 1974, costs to grow tobacco increase; 1999, wall on Park Street removed. (PHOTO: Roxy Theatre in Martinsville)

1924, the Globmans go shopping for their store; 1949, $4.35 for a case of beer; 1960, City records preserved on microfilm; 1974, major strike in Danville; 1999, $9.1 million renovation for Albert Harris Intermediate School. (PHOTO: 1924 advertisement for bus schedule)

1924, first road signs; 1949, jail for begging and cursing; 1960, heavy winds; 1961, lunch counter integration; 1974, Nixon resigned; 1999, First Presbyterian being rebuilt. (PHOTO: Shackelford Hospital 1921-47)

1924, starting state inspection of apples; 1949, new radio station building in Chatham Heights; 1960, A&U Mobile Homes; 1974, 32-unit townhouses desired for Pine Hall Road; 1999, no more deputy horseplay. (PHOTO: Thornton’s Bakery on Moss and Fayette streets)

1924, Martinsville Women’s Christian Temperance Union; 1949, first equipment arrives to Philpott Dam site; 1960, bus crashes on Snow Creek Road; 1974, Eugene Burroughs practiced dowser; 1999, Tultux posts losses. (PHOTO: Church Street in the 1940s)

1924, annual WMU of Baptist Blue Ridge Assn. meets in Axton; 1949, “young people” conduct Martinsville traffic survey; 1960, MHC Health Department gives polio vaccines; 1974, 750 attend Prillaman reunion; 1999, Tultex cuts losses.

1924, neighbors upset over morgue on Broad Street; 1949, Ladies Specialty Shop; 1960, arrested for drunk in public — in court — twice; 1974, first tobacco farmers to market; 1999, Andre Pace killed in hit and run. (PHOTO: Walnut Street)

1924, McCabe preaches dedication of Fieldale Baptist Church; 1949, four farmers growing tobacco without allotment to pay penalty; 1960, new policy for married MHS students; 1974, MHC Volunteer Rescue Squad under investigation; 1999, Clearview in session as year-round school. (PHOTO: Train derailed in Koehler)

1924, mock wedding at Kiwanis Club’s Bachelor’s Night; 1949, Oosey Isley shoots 66; a dozen tobacco farmers to take penalties 1960, John Yeaman consults R.P. Gravely family over jellyfish at Philpott Lake; 1974, Henry County Board of Supervisors sued by two groups; 1999, PHCC tuition goes down. (PHOTO: Virginia Furniture Company plant)

1924, Telegraph office moves from Central Drug to bakery; 1949, Charles H. Davis Jr. of Martinsville wins fellowship at Yale; 1960, Boy Scouts ride in double-deck bus to canoe trip; 1974, famous names found in signatures at Henry County court office; 1999, tree crashes through roof as family mourns the loss of Teresa Hairston. (PHOTO: Whittle home on Church Street)

1924, Broad Street church building sold to undertaker; 1949, City sprays DDT and Choridene; 1960, row of rose bushes; 1974, sale at JC Penney; 1999, Wise Recycling contest winners. (PHOTO: Church Street)

1924, bathing suit sale; 1949, city prison farm gets contract for Mt. Olivet Road gravel; 1960, National Guard unites leave for encampment; 1974, welfare reform; 1999, sprucing up Jackson Street Children’s Park. (PHOTO: Henry Lester home on Church Street)

1924, wanted: huckelberries and beeswax; 1949, absentee ballots; 1960, John Redd Smith Jr. chooses Nixon over Kennedy; 1974, Operation Up and Fairystone Squares; 1999, digital internet.

1924, barn flues; 1949, Circle K Ranch and Famous Hollywood Thrill Circus; 1960, “a little free advice” for 15-year-olds; 1974, bikes popular as transportation and for stealing; 1999, Readers Choice on East Main Street. (PHOTO: Coy Foster and Avis Carter)