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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1971
Page
3
Weather details for a 24 hour period ending 10 a.m. show high 40 and low 28 with 1.50 inches of precipitation. Airport pressure 29.92 and rising, sunrise 6:00 a.m., sunset 6:53 p.m. River levels Greenbrier one foot above normal and clear, Lake 5.8 gates open, Hinton gauge 3.3 high Blythe California 95 and Pellston Michigan 14 low. Extended outlook Friday to Sunday cloudy and cool with highs 60s and around 70, rain possible Saturday.
John Milam of Crab Orchard will be guest speaker at the New River Unitarian Fellowship meeting at 11 a.m. Sunday at 345 Prince Street. Cooper White Jr. serves as host for the event.
The Planning and Zoning Commission discussed a proposed city zoning ordinance defining mobile homes and regulating kennels and park developments. Public input urged stricter limits on trailer parks while officials outlined minimum lot sizes, setback rules, and park densities to a near-capacity audience.
Holy Week services start tonight at Ebenezer Baptist Church and run through Friday. Rev. Corey O. Mitchell will deliver sermons each night at 7 p.m.
Raleigh County Bank breaks ground for a 2 million expansion including a four story structure on North Fayette Street with drive in facilities and new banking floors. Officials Okey L. Patteson Roy D. Millican and Hoke J. Monroe will officiate the ceremony amid remodeling of the Atlas Building and upgrades to the existing lobby.
A well ordered plan of expansion by the Raleigh County Bank will incorporate the use of the bank s present Main Street lobby with the remodeled first floor of the Atlas Building while a four story addition is under construction. Tellers windows will remain in their present locations while numbered stations indicate the offices of other bank officials. C H Jimison and Sons Inc Huntington has the contract for new construction with completion anticipated within 18 months. Members of the bank building committee are David T Kenhnhedy chairman E E Bibb J Callaway Brown executive vice president Monroe and J W Ward Jr all members of the board of directors.
Five singers will perform in a pre Easter service at Mount Zion Baptist Church on Mool Avenue at 7 30 p m today. The lineup includes Mrs Myrtle Shelton Mrs Jay Johnson Mrs Helen Dodson Miss Eva Winkfield and Mrs Lillian Carter. A candlelight service is planned for Friday with Mrs Vivian Rutland of Washington DC as guest soloist and others including Mrs Susie Lewis Mrs Edith Jones and Nelson Staples. The Rev Nelson Staples leads the church with Mrs Joseph Neal as program chairman.
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