1924, American Legion shows war movie; 1949, rebuild the Bassett swinging bridge; 1960, MHC Emergency Polio Drive; 1974, Gerald Ford nominates Rockefeller; 1999, Gateway Streetscape uses 1,500 gallons of water each week. (PHOTO: Threshing in 1917 using Lafe Prillamans threshing box and Mastern Martins wood burning steam engine. The men earned one bushel for every 20 they threshed.)

1924, People's National Bank invites women's accounts; 1949, taxicab driver convicted; 1960, polio; 1974, double S&H Green Stamps at Aker's; 1999, Karen Zehr's recipe. (PHOTO: Thomas Eggleston 1945 Henry County 4H Baby Beef Show.)

1924, Cross Laundry; 1949, survey of drivers and money for Philpott Dam; 1960, the Kiwanis' very first Pancake Day; 1974, first computerized stoplights; 1999, Shelly Frith Drane killed in wreck.

1924, Prillaman's Market (which is still in business today); 1947, Knights of Pythias picnic at Fontaine Field; 1960, Emma Koumparakis, 13, shoots poisonous snake; 1974, Henry Co. Recreation on Wheels; 1999, fans and A/C for the elderly.

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, 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)