Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, June 1, 1995 TAG: 9506020051
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: N-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
Will the Berglund Corp. commercialize all of Williamson Road area someday? When and where will it stop?
Some property owners on my street, including me, have lived on nearby Noble Avenue for 50 years. We are now on the edge of the effort to commercialize. I feel like I'm back in my old store in the Old Northeast section of the city. Never in my wildest dreams would I think I would again be faced with urban expansion at the expense of homeowners.
I returned from World War II, looking forward to returning to Roanoke and bought this home on Noble Avenue in 1946. When I moved to Roanoke in 1942, I fell in love with this city. We have always planned to spend the rest of our lives here on Noble Avenue.
Milton Edelman
Roanoke
Dear Neighbors:
As a member of the Roanoke Moose Lodge Final Tribute Staff, I have recently had the sad occasion of bidding farewell to two fraternal brothers.
At each funeral, a Salem police officer escorted the procession from John M. Oakey and Son in Salem to the cemetery, where he blocked traffic to permit an uninterrupted processional flow into the cemetery.
Funerals are sad events at best. But this courtesy by the Salem Police Department was that extra special touch that communicated a concern for each of these families in their hour of sorrow.
I am confident I speak for the family and friends of each of our departed brothers when I say thank you to the Salem Police Department.
Rodney A. Franklin
Roanoke
by CNB