Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, August 24, 1995                   TAG: 9508250011
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: E27   EDITION: METRO  
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Tickets are on sale for the Center in the Square's annual Affair in the Square, which will be held Oct. 14 from 8 p.m. to midnight.

The event is sponsored by Davidsons and will cost $35 per person. Tickets are available at all Davidsons locations, 343-2441, and the Mill Mountain Theatre box office, 342-5740.

Museum seeks Claytor memorabilia

The Virginia Museum of Transportation is forming an exhibit on native Roanokers Robert W. Claytor and his brother, W. Graham Claytor Jr.

Robert Claytor was the former president of the Norfolk & Western Railway and the first chairman and chief executive officer of Norfolk Southern. He was instrumental in preserving and returning to operating condition the Class J No.611 and the Class A No.1218 steam locomotives.

Graham Claytor, former president of the Southern Railway and AMTRAK and deputy secretary of defense and secretary of the Navy under President Carter, was a champion of steam railroading who began the steam excursions on the Southern Railway in 1966.

Both men were supporters of the transportation museum and are being honored for their contributions.

The museum officials would like to encourage anyone who has artifacts, letters, photographs, or memorabilia about the Claytor brothers to contact the Virginia Museum of Transportation Inc., 303 Norfolk Ave. S.W., Roanoke 24016, or call Director of Exhibits David Bird at 342-5670.