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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1965

Page

6

Eye Lists Game Law Violators

Captain Raymond V. Eye reports 14 people fined for conservation law violations in Raleigh, Fayette, and Greenbrier counties. Names include O Neal, Gentry, Phillips, Minor Jr., Hopkins, Mathews, Bell, and others, with fines ranging from $20 to $40 for unauthorized park area driving littering fishing without a license and bear cub possession. Multiple magistrates and counties cited.

Raymond V. Eye Department of Natural Resources Joseph Patrick O'Neal Williams Street Paul Epperly Beaver Grandview State Park Raleigh County H. B. Wurst Bradley Joe Rodriguez Sand Branch Creek Garland Conrad Gentry Earlysville Epperly Allison E. Phillips Riverside C. R. Bess Boomer Boomer Hill Fayette County Clinton Minor Jr Kimberly Lawrence Atha Montgomery Armstrong Creek William Hopkins Powellton Atha Craig Hollow Michael W. Mathews Huntington E. J. Martin Ronceverte Greenbrier Fort Spring Greenbrier County Richard Lee Bell Covington Herbert Guerin Union Peters Mountain Waitesville Monroe County Donald L. Bodnar Northfork Bill Harper Pineville Pinnacle Creek Big Whiteoak Creek Wyoming County Thomas G. Bodnar Norfork Harper Lewis T. Ramsey Mount Hope Nancy Jane Basham Martin Piotrowski Oak Hill Wolf Creek South Fayette Station Ruth Nichols Belle New River Cotton Hill Station Donald Conley Charleston Laurel Creek

Woods New President Leads Flat Top Lake Association 1965

Jay Woods elected head of the Flat Top Lake Association for 1965 66 succeeding Leslie C Gates. John P Hind ley elected vice president with Ross Irle re elected secretary treasurer. Directors renamed to three year terms include Robert J Ashworth I Wilbur Bays Hindsley and J G Lilly plus new member Virgil A Sarrett. Woods a Martins Ferry Ohio native founded the State Adjustment Service and moved to Beckley 25 years ago. He is a Lions International past district governor and active in multiple local groups. He served in World War II and is married to Blanche Clay with one son and one grandson.

Jay Woods Flat Top Lake Association Leslie C. Gates John P. Hindsley Ross Irle Robert J. Ashworth I. Wilbur Bays Hindsley J. G. Lilly Virgil A. Sarrett Woods George Chambers Irle C. A. Thompson J. G. Anderson Clark Kessel C. D. Parsons Leo Vecellio Floyd M. Sayre Gates Ashworth Gates and Sayre Parsons Vecellio and Dr. Kessel Anderson Fish and Conservation— Chambers Thomp Martins Ferry Ohio Beckley State Adjustment Service Raleigh County Bank Lions International Beckley Service Club Elks Black Knight Country Club First Methodist Church Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce Marshall University Sigma Alpha Epsilon West Virginia Bonded Adjustors Assn Medical Dental Hospital Bureaus of America Puerto Rico Blanche Clay A. B. Clay S. Kanawha St Barry General Electric Corp Salem

D C Police Recruit Here in Beckley Area

A recruiting drive for applicants to the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington DC will be held in Beckley. Interviews will be for men from Charleston Huntington Parkersburg and Beckley with no written application required. Basic tests are 7 pm April 30 at Charleston High School Room 200 and 8:30 am to 1 pm May 1. Contact local state office of The Department of Age Security for details.

Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D. C Beckley Area Charleston Huntington Parkersburg Beckley Charleston High School Department of Age Security

Enrollment dates set for Sylvia and Crab Orchard

Sylvia School announces pre-enrollment for all first graders on Friday from 1 to 3 p.m. Children will enroll at Crab Orchard School on Monday from 9 a.m. to noon.

Sylvia Crab Orchard Sylvia School

Sophia Seeks Water Tank For Town Utilities

Town Council discussed a possible 200000 gallon water tank with Raymond Rose noting federal aid as a funding option. A failing tank could leave residents without water for two to three days. council approved raises for the water commissioner and assistant and planned talks with the Public Service Commission on sewage rate alignment. A special meeting Saturday will address drainage problems.

Sophia Raymond Rose City Recorder Rose Public Service Commission

Election Ballots Contract Is Let for Beckley Levy Vote

Biggs-Johnston-Withrow won the Beckley ballot printing contract for the special excess levy election set for next Tuesday. Bid details were announced by City Recorder Walter L. Humphrey after bids closed Monday. The measure would extend the levy through July 1 to fund recreational programs and a $15,000 library operation, requiring 60 percent approval with no tax increase.

Biggs-Johnston-Withrow City of

West Virginia Plans Two New Coal Mines

The West Virginia Department of Mines announced Tuesday that the openings of two new coal mines will create nine new jobs. Applications for permits list Susan B. Coal Co No 1 Raleigh five employees and Elizabeth Coal Co No 5 Fayette four employees. Permit applicants include Madge Delly of Oak Hill and Charles P Duncan of Bluefield.

West Virginia Department of Mines Susan B. Coal Co Raleigh Bluefield Elizabeth Coal Co Fayette Madge Delly Oak Hill

Shade Heads VFW Again Re-elected Leader and Officers

Orielle P. Shade was re-elected commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars during a regular Tuesday meeting in the Memorial Building. Several officers also won one year terms, including Kenneth Bobbett as Senior Vice Commander and John W. Taylor as Adjutant and Quartermaster and Public Relations Officer.

Orielle P. Shade Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Kenneth Bobbett Andy Ross John W. Taylor Emmett W. Williams Jr James V. Fragale I. H. Brown Col Robert Thomson Paul A. Thompson Cotton White

Becloy Planning Board Tables Humble Oil Hearing

The Beckley Planning and Zoning Commission tabled Humble Oil and Refining Company's request to erect a service station 74 feet from the Church of God on Valley Drive South. A public hearing was set for April 20 but tabled for further study by City Attorney E M Payne.

Beckley Planning and Zoning Commission Humble Oil and Refining Company E. M Ned” Payne Humble Oil Church of God Valley Drive Humble John Meadows Basile Meadows Construction Co Johnstown Road Jefferson Street Meadows Walter E. Klingensmith Dexter Ave

Beckley College Sees 591 Freshman Applications This Fall

Freshman applications at Beckley College total 591 for the upcoming term, doubling last year's initial intake. President D. K. Shroyer said the pool spans six states, with last fall starting at 714 freshmen and totaling 923 students including sophomores, 609 men and 314 women.

Beckley College D. K. Shroyer Shroyer Raleigh Fayette Kanawha Wyoming Cabell

Sophia High School Class Of 45 Reunion Plans

A committee of the Sophia High School graduating class of 1944 45 will meet Sunday at 3 p m at the high school to arrange the reunion.

Sophia Sophia High School

Beckley PTA to Meet at East Beckley Elementary

The East Beckley Elementary Parent Teacher Association will gather at 6 p.m. Thursday at the school. A safety film will be shown by a Fire Department member.

East Beckley

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