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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1957
Page
10
County precincts report Monday special levy fails by 2 585 votes short of 60 percent with 6 505 in favor and 9 645 against. Total turnout 16 150, up from March. 22 precincts flipped to defeat. Terry only precinct to switch to support. Official canvass to begin Saturday.
Funeral services set for Johnnie Weatherspoon formerly of Ury to be held in Metuchen Nid at 1 p.m. Thursday. Weatherspoon died at his Metuchen home Sunday afternoon.
About 200 graduating seniors from Raleigh and Wyoming counties were registered tested and counseled for employment. The Beckley Department of Employment Security reports surveys show most plan to enter the labor market. A battery of general aptitude tests will follow to measure aptitude and aid employers.
Frances Flippin commerce instructor at Stratton High School will serve on the executive committee for the sth annual State High School Commercial Contest. Dr T Mahaffey of Bluefield State College coordinates the event set for Bluefield in May with senior high students competing in typewriting business arithmetic shorthand and bookkeeping. Committee members include Charles Hundley Mount Hope High School and others from the region.
Mrs Minnie Kellman announces Social Hygiene Day in Raleigh County stressing education on family life and marriage. The American Social Hygiene Association aims to help parents and youths, combat syphilis and gonorrhea, and curb prostitution and unsafe venues in communities nationwide.
Norma Gundersen, 17, of Woodrow Wilson High School, has won a West Virginia University Board of Governors Special Scholarship for four years. The senior plans to major in high school education teaching and must file her high school transcript. the award covers most fees except state special funds and special services charges.
The Department of Defense will present a Reserve Award to West Virginia employers for outstanding cooperation with reserve components. Eligibility is not based on firm size or number of reservists. The award includes a citation and a six foot blue pennant bearing a torch, powder-horn, bugle and 13 stars.
The VA warns that veterans must obtain prior approval for civilian medical treatment. Reimbursement is only possible if four conditions are met: service connected disease or injury. emergency treatment. no government facility available. and delay would be harmful. Without all four, the VA will not pay.
Sinee Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital employees Charles A. Van Stuyter Walter Chapman and L B Hood attend a three day conference in Lebanon PA for chiefs of administration in the Trenton New Jersey area. The meeting runs Wednesday Thursday and Friday and covers departmental functions.
Grady Barton faces a pending damage suit and a suspended medical license as he weighs personal upheaval and a possible new job. June remains engaged despite pressure from the town and the pair seek counsel from Judge Cowan while Frank Seddens and the rector pursue a firm solution for Grady's future in Holly County.
Clovis E. Hatcher of Sophia is named district manager for Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. He will oversee a seven county area including Raleigh Fayette Wyoming Pocahontas Boone Webster and Greenbrier with offices in Heber Street He formerly worked seven years at Peoples Life Insurance Co and nine months as assistant manager in Dayton Q A Marine Corps veteran from World War II and husband of Alma Wood Beckley with one child
A Raleigh County retiree Mrs. Nannie Campbell complains that schooling emphasizes too little on fundamentals such as geography history writing reading spelling and arithmetic. She holds 92 credits from Concord Teachers College and spent years teaching in Raleigh County and Summers. She would choose teaching again despite meager retirement benefits and living with her daughter for utilities and medical costs. She attended the 100th birthday of the National Education Association in Beckley on April 4. A K Minter Jr son of Beckley mayor visited Beckley College last week after a career in the Marines and degrees from UVA and Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He will complete an MBA this spring.
Spring rains dull the fire threat but warm days can revive it says John J Flanagan rural development agent. The forest fire season runs March 1 to May 31 with precautions to prevent brush fires including burning after 5 p m and ensuring flames are out before 5 a m next day, piling brush safely, clearing a strip around piles, and keeping ample firefighting help tools and water on hand.
Farmers may order tomato plants through the Market managed by C. C. Hutchison with potential price adjustments up to five cents per thousand depending on volume. Veterans disabled by nonservice connected causes may receive pensions under VA rules, with income limits and monthly rates noted, while World War I II and Korean veterans may have eligibility linked to disability and discharge conditions. The Raleigh County NAACP will meet at First Baptist Church Mabscott Thursday evening.
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