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Husband dust Walked Off ’ltalcigli Mother mill Her Children Live in Two Hoorn*nemcOf HaiAgents 'i and Tax R gonia man' won-lEhtcr. id dor raham use atal West a junior School. Beckleyhe Beth-s served nple. He •d of dine Loyal I district or of the mem-which he dent, as been ille StateA house large enough to be colled home is sought by a mother for herself and her six children.Her family ranges in age from a nine-year-old daughter to her newest child, another daughter, born at 7:110 p.m. Sunday. T%io newcomer has yet to be named.Mrs. Marie Graham. 34, has been residing for some time at Raleigh with her small brood, deserted by her husband.Their only shelter, their present house, measures approximately 10 feet wide and 20 feet long. There is glass in one of the small windows in the kitchen, while isinglass serves as a window in the bedroom. There are only two rooms—a small kitchen and the bedroom.In the bedroom are two beds. One of these is occupied by the mother and the other a twin size provides sleeping space for her five growing children: Drema, 9. Denny. 8; Darrell. 5; Donna, who will be four in April; and Dale Wayne, 2.Mrs. Graham said her husband [worked on a saw mill. She said he drank intoxicants, and that they had had no particular trouble I He just walked off. She said she tried to locate him but,was unsuccessful. Her only subsistenceis a monthly check from the Department of Public Assistance.The birth of her child interferred with Mrs. Graham's plan to move her family to a new location at Harper Heights. She now is planning to make the move during the week of the 22nd.i in MOTHER lems facing her. including the dif-houses. Where site now is located the rent is $5 each month and there is no water in the house. One of the older children walks about 200 feet down the road to where water is available.The new home for the Grahams rents for $20 a month, but offers many advantages which Mrs.I Graham says begins with water in the house. Other attractions are the fact it has three roomsCrossing Signals InTwo days ahead of theuled March 15 deadline, the railroad crossing signal* were in operation on Prince St.Workmen of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway completed their project Friday afternoon, and on Saturday their rail living quarters were moved back to Hinton.partmentted state367.31 in1 ebruary,Mc-McGov-mentof $228,ans, SI 1,rans. $5.-rans d«troactiveini adWILLING BUT NOT ABLE—Robert Earley. 108 Mason St.. tells Deputy Sheriff Howard George who served him with a summons to report for duty as a petit juror for the March term of Raleigh County Criminal Court. Bobby * 14. West Virginia law states a juror must be over 21.One which is twice as large as this house we have now.” a kitchen sink, lights, and three acres so I can have a gardenMrs, Graham said she had a garden last year and put up as much canned fruits and vegetables as she had room to store in their present quarters. With this new property, she feels it will be possible to have more food to furnish her family through the summer and winter months.Mrs Graham will be 34 years old on Friday She says she is a little older than her husband, who I was not a very good provider While her husband was the head of the household, the Grahams resided m Meadow Bridge, Dnnoso. and Price Hill before moving to Raleigh, The mother moved the family to its present location after the father deserted them at Price Hill.She plans to continue —* : thecoal cook stove and burnside heat :er in their new house, even though it is piped for gas. She explains thin she is afraid even if I could afford to buy a gas stove that the children might harm themselves with gasHer greatest worry at present is furnishings for the new house. She lists her needs as al least one [more bed, bed clothing, rugs for the kitchen and bedroom floors, and any other type of furnishing available. There is no living room furniture in their present abode.She also needs cooking utensils, since at present there is only one pan in which to prepare their meals.At present. Mrs. Graham doesn't know what name to select for her new daughter, who weighed six and a half pounds at birth She probably is searching for a pretty name beginning with a D since that is the first letter in the names of her other children: Drema,Denny, Darrell, Donna and DaleTwo of her children are in school and they do real good. They both like to go.i Problems of great Weight not only are on the mother's shoulders, j her eight-yeai-old son. Denny, also had a tough one last week. The solution he found isn’t known, but lie needed a white shirt and a dark pair of pants to wear in a school play Friday night.MRS. GIIAHVM 1 ildlike to receive assistance fromI could supply her Through aid of the Beta Rho Chapter. Beta Sigma I Phi, her children now have a i change of clothing although they I could use more Thi* same organization came to her aid Iasi weekend when it was learned her baby ! was arriving a little ahead of i schedule. and there were nolunch program available, or how; she can manage to pack a men I lor each of them every day. At present, they are able to come home for lunch.But she’s hoping that these- problems will be solved when her] children are established in that: new house. It at least will be cleaner there and they will have healthier surroundings. she knows,The Grahatn house can be reached by turning onto the Sullivan road from Route 19-21. traveling past the terminal building until crossing the railroad tracks, anti turning right on an unimproved road which runs parallel with the tracks for approximately a quarter of a mile. Their house can be seen on the left hand side of theat 6:15 p.r ATU MornOther an eluded Pai a drunk eh patrolmen ter Gilmoi Lester, at Sheriff Fly warrant.Deputy 5 rested Call non-supportTony Kok lodged in i man Gilmi drunk chai St ana ford and run ctN. Longhitano Dies at EcclesIt OIIKERA. L. R elected a c ginia Loin ply Dealer convention held in ClGeorge W Material CNuncio Longhitano. 67. of Eccles, died in a local hospital at 12 40 a.in. Saturday after a longHe was born April 26. 1886, in Italy nnd had been a resident ol Raleigh County for the past 45 wars. He had been a miner and it member of United Mine Workers Union Local 7086. Eccles.He is survived by one son. Nin-cio and one daughter, Angelina, both of ItalyThe body will remain in the Cal-fee Funeral Horne until the funeral hour. Services will be conducted at 3 p m. today in the chapel of the Cal fee Funeral Home with the Rev. Fr John Halpin officiating Burial will fee made in the Cal-[«e Cemetery at Mount Tabor.W. WhittakerThe pr. Area Com be the pr the sessio’ Business Morns H ton, May O L. Jo or of the participate which Dr. sistant pr gam/ation, will be th The Cf Problems year by MDies at Age 77ing. Mrs. | , reports. Mrs Mil-j roup that will equipVirginia ler. as a d a letterCounty Jury Lists SnafuHot. I I. an«l %V Oman Amouu 'Ineligible*W, A Whittaker, 77. died *t 3:30 urn. Saturday at his home near Jumping Branch, altei an illness of four months. He had been in ill health the pa:.’, 14 years.Horn March 12. 1877. he was a son of Andrew J. and Frances Holstein Whittaker, both deceased. Ho had lived his entire life at Jumping Branch He was a farmer and a member of the Missionary Baptist Church.Survivors include his wife. Mrs Nannie Whittabker; fnui sons, J. A Whittaker and A. J. Whittaker, both of Jumping Biao-h. J. E. Whittaker, Knoxville, Term : fivedaughters, Mrs. Macy Simmons, Mt. Vie.-., Mrs Hazel Bennett. Jumping Branch. Mrs. WanetUi Gill. Linden, Va , Mrs Ethel Sanders. Redtield, Ark., and Mrs RuthYoui. Dav:he play- The Sherjthe school . a (i# „(i,the com-the play- d('nllrd l» •!iitt Dutyre appointed to four year terms. Mis lt;They get $300 plus expense* for her fa preparing the lists each year, and for D also are paid for drawing the lists j be attThe present commissioners fori school 'Criminal Court are A. O. Smith)will ifacing IIv vetsfor Town Districtand Lucit-n DavisI lo open ill Dm mi m her Office t He wait uii al Die i
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Beckley Raleigh Register Beckley Post Herald
Beckley, West Virginia, US
Sun, Mar 14, 1954
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