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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1978
Page
5
Billy Graham counsels V L E to seek truth in Scripture, read the Bible daily in a modern translation, and pray for understanding. He emphasizes spiritual growth as a gradual process, the Holy Spirit teaching believers, and studying Jesus’s life to grasp denial and service.
Community churches invite singers and congregants to a slate of worship and youth activities. Meetings include the McDowell County Singing Association at Advent Christian Church Newhall 7:30 p.m. and youth choir plans at Graham Christian Church. gospel singlets at Gardner Pentecostal Holiness Boissevain Eggleston Mt Zion. Vacation Bible School sessions run morning or evening at First United Methodist Pearisburg First Christian Pearisburg Mt. Zion and Glory Chorus concert Saturday. Memorial Baptist to screen film Peace Child Sunday 7:30 p.m. Bluefield Va.
Princeton recreation director Dan Jackson urged Rotary Club members to back a new indoor community center for the county seat citing a survey showing strong demand. He noted $70,000 is in a fund from the old youth center sale, but a modern center could cost about $750,000 with user fees or taxes to cover costs.
Shannon Branch Mine of Allied Chemical sponsored a campus contest for all first place elementary winners in McDowell County. Winners from each school received trophies and checks, with county champion Tracy Thornsbury earning an extra $50 for her slogan Watts In The Future Depends On You.
A forest fire likely sparked by a Forest Service controlled burn swept through 950 acres of pine, fir and spruce near the Colorado Wyoming border. About 50 people were evacuated as flames burned toward timbered areas Friday.
The 19 member West Virginia Labor Management Advisory Council elected officers at a Friday meeting in Charleston. Paul Rosen of Wheeling was elected recording secretary and Herbert Jones Jr. of Charleston was chosen corresponding secretary. Joseph Powell, president of the West Virginia Labor Federation, was named treasurer.
Washington reports the Energy Department may launch an Energy Extension Service to educate the public on energy conservation, modeled after the Agricultural Extension Service. A pilot runs in ten states, with comments due Aug 4 to the Public Hearing Management Office in Washington. Summer tire safety tips urge checking inflation monthly, increasing pressure for long trips, carrying a gauge, and avoiding slippery road surfaces from dusty, oily water.
Three defendants faced arraignment Friday before Chief Mercer County Magistrate Ernest Six in Princeton. Paul Lee, 20, Matoaka, on malicious wounding with $2,000 bond. Billy Ray Carver Jr., 18, Montcalm, on unarmed robbery with $2,000 bond. Jackie Turner, 21, Trinity NC, on carrying a dangerous weapon and public intoxication with $250 bond remand. A Lashmeet man, 18, pled guilty to petty larceny, getting 48 hours in jail and $110 fines. Howard C. Austin, Bluefield, arraigned on 11 worthless checks with $387 bond. Trial date pending.
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