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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1955
Page
14
Raleigh County Health Department reports 4693 Raleigh County students received the first of three polio vaccine doses. Of 5229 eligible, over 100 could not be vaccinated due to illness. A makeup clinic will serve 536 eligible but nonparticipants. The second dose starts May 3 in Raleigh County.
Charles Gilliam and wife Margie Gilliam face arraignment in Fayette County on neglect and contributing to the delinquency of minor children. Lodged in Raleigh County Jail after warrants issued by Mrs. Gilliam's mother in Fayetteville. Children aged six and 14 months were left with the maternal grandmother.
Two U S servicemen are in Raleigh County Jail awaiting return to military officials. One faces desertion and the other AWOL. Robert Lee Paynter of Cyclone, Army, jailed about 9 p.m. Monday on desertion charge. Edward R Buckland, Army, arrested about 2 55 p.m. Monday for AWOL.
William R. Hughes of Dayton Ohio was lodged in Raleigh County Jail at 11 p m Monday on a charge of driving while drunk. Several other passengers in the vehicle were also arrested on drunkenness charges by City Police.
The Beckley City Sanitation Board will convene Wednesday at 10 a.m. in City Hall per an announcement from the Recorder's Office.
Beckley minister Rev Alfred Cain enjoys a family pulpit transition as his son Alfred Cain Jr takes over the First Church of God pulpit at 410 South Oakwood Beckley. Jr a graduate of Anderson College and Bonebrake Seminary has served in Palmerston Pa and is leading evangelistic services at Beckley with nightly 7 30 p m sessions through Sunday.
Stoco High School music and dramatics departments sponsor a Showboat Minstrel Thursday in the school auditorium. Opening at 7 30 p.m. the program includes singing dancing skits and comedy acts under Mrs Duke Williams direction.
Seven men will be inducted into the Army May 24 according to the Selective Service Board 8 Beckley. The May quota exceeds April and March allocations but falls short of February. In April 16 men were examined and six inducted. In March 30 examined and two inducted. February had 12 examined and eight inducted.
In Beckley Police Court on Monday night three cases ended with fines and forfeitures totaling 458 dollars, and a fourth was continued. James D. Mann of Affinity, 24, got 100 dollar fine, 5 dollar costs, and 10 days jail for reckless driving, with jail time suspended if paid by May 23. John Hairston of I Street paid 115 dollars and 5 dollars costs for moonshine and intoxication, to be paid over several weeks. John Fox of Massey Street forfeited a 150 dollar bond for moonshine possession. A. Earl Hash of Arlington was granted a continuance on a drunken driving case until May 16.
Steve Preston Finney formerly of Sullivan was killed in a Roanoke Virginia auto wreck on Sunday. Surviving family includes daughters Frances Howard and Gene Finney of Cleveland, brothers Robert Sullivan Irvin Mullens and Jack in Korea, sister Mary Finney Beckley, and brother Clarence Charleston. Funeral services are pending.
Lt Nancy Thorne of Beckley will address Beckley Flight F of the 9481st Air Reserve Training Squadron tonight. She will discuss Air Psychological Warfare at the Beckley Main Induction and Examining Center on Prince Street.
Funeral services for Phelme Carr Pittman 39 of Utica Michigan and formerly of Glen White will be held Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Glen View Baptist Church. Pittman died Monday in a local hospital. He was a construction worker and moved to Michigan three years ago. He is survived by two sisters and three brothers. The body remains at Coffee Funeral Home until 5 30 p m today and will be taken to the home of Alvin Pittman. Burial will be in Canaday Cemetery.
Eighteen youths, four Army and fourteen Air Force, were enlisted at Beckley Enlistment Center. Army recruits include Marvin M. Maloney and Thurl W. Morris of Lansing, Donald J. Smith of Monaville, and Billy J. Walls of Mabscott, all bound for Fort Jackson. Air Force enlistees assigned to Lackland AFB Texas are Bobbie C. Cox of Baileysville, Russell E. Dorsey of Mount Nebo, Golden English Jr. of Gary, Curtis Harding of Fayetteville, Thomas R. Hughes Jr. of Hookersville, Robert L. Lilly of Bellepoint, Lloyd E. Lynch of Webster Springs, Elbert C. Ransom of Shady Spring, Alva Lee Rice of Fayetteville, Melvin Romanello of Hinton, John FE. Sanderson and John A. Thompson of Shady Spring, Jackie L. Stone of Piney View, Alfred L. Underwood of Lockwood, and others with family ties listed.
State Police investigate a break in at Jones Grocery in Stanaford Thursday night while proprietor Mrs. Sylvia Jones attended church. A piggy bank with about 50 pennies, some candy, and 55 cents in silver were taken from the cash register.
William G. Snyder was named president of the Institute Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association at a Monday meeting in the Raleigh County Vocational Building auditorium. He will be supported by Elmer Swarthout as first vice president and Mrs. Fred Meyers as second vice president, with Mrs. George W. Hodel as secretary and William M. Shanklin as treasurer. Clarence Cook became carnival chairman, with John Fisher and Russ Parsons as co-chairmen, as the group approved a 190 gift to the school for film strips. The film A Day at Institute, depicting student activities for 1954-55, was shown.
A 14 year old school boy is to appear in Raleigh County Juvenile Court on Saturday over a break in at Ferrell's Restaurant in Eunice. Sheriff John C Ward said tobacco and pencils were taken in the Friday morning incident. The youth was questioned Monday and ordered to appear for a hearing before Judge Harry L McCreery.
M D Hensey of Queen Street was elected president of the Men's Club at St Stephens Episcopal Church. William G Snyder was named vice president and Stuart Andrews secretary treasurer. Installation services planned for late May.
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