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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1961
Page
3
The columnist rejects using scriptural slogans to justify whipping children and urges Biblical research. He argues correction means putting right, not punishing without learning, and condemns reliance on hearsay or labels like bad. No easy path to moral solutions. slogans fail.
Co champions named in the 7 8 division Rose Marie Shumate and Linda Tyree. Bob Canada champion in 5 6 division and Samuel Webster eta runner up. Bees held Friday at Mullens Ben Dunman Junior High with pronouncers and judges named. Winners advance to county bee in Pineville then Beckley for Tri County Bee co sponsored by The Raleigh Register.
Indiana couple Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Wiseman Jr. of Fort Wayne announce the birth of their first child, a boy named Mark Allen, weighing nine pounds ten ounces, born April 19 at Fort Wayne Hospital. Wiseman, recently earning a bachelor of science degree, will transfer with his family to Sperry Gyroscope Co. in Long Island for six months.
Fayetteville RNS Charles Daniels of Kilsyth was indicted for negligent homicide in the road death of Douglas Underwood a Kilsyth youth. The grand jury charged Daniels drove recklessly near a school gathering for a bus and at an excessive speed making it impossible to stop in time, causing the boy’s death.
Wyoming County Sheriff Lelan Phillips and deputy Herbert Halsey transported a 44 year old Oceana man to Huntington Mental Hospital on Saturday.
Mt Hope area social column lists Lillian Logan patient at National Institutes Bethesda and Mildred Fox at Cleveland Clinic. Visitors include Fred Byset family from Huntington to Mount Hope, Mae Duke birthday dinner hosted by Miller Gwinn, Cecilia Ann Harless visiting Staunton, and several local guests from West Portsmouth to Ravenswood, Charleston, and Washington.
Pineville hosts an egg marketing meeting May 4 at 7 30 p m in the courthouse annex inviting the public and local egg producers and grocers. Roscoe K Plumley says county producers face competition from surplus eggs and emphasizes quality management grading and handling with speaker B W Moore detailing handling candling and various tips.
Fayette County sends three of four finalists to the Tri County Spelling Bee at Beckley. Nellie Osborne, 13, and Carol Hester, 12, from Layland and Meadow Bridge student Nancy Walker, 12, from Meadow Bridge will represent Quinnimont District in the 7 8 and 5 6 divisions respectively.
Mount Hope Baptist Temple Woman's Mission Society executive board met in the Fellowship Room. Helen Darnall distributed materials from the annual work book and American Baptist Women. Plans were made for a May 17 congregational family covered dish dinner and for a revival April 30 to May 7 with youth breakfasts next week. Family Week materials will be distributed by Mrs. Fred Dixon May 7 to 14. A spring rally at Scarbro Baptist Church is set with speakers Mrs. John Hereford and Mrs. Ruth Mather. Attendees included Mrs. Andrew Oschlager and other circle representatives.
Miss Nan Lou Gabri left Friday for Central Technical Institute in Kansas City Missouri to attend an airline personal training program. A former Oak Hill Collins High School student and 1960 La Salle Senior High School graduate in Niagara Falls New York she was active in the National Honor Society Pep Club Junior Forum and served as corresponding secretary of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. Before leaving she stayed with her grandmother Mrs Lily Bryan of Oak Hill and Mr and Mrs Ambrose Bryan of Mount Hope.
Mullens pool season tickets go on sale May 1 through the Community Forum Youth Recreation Swimming Pool Committee. Prices are 10 per person or 30 per family until May 20, then 12 per person or 35 per family. A total of 250 tickets must be sold before opening.
Fayetteville RNS The Fayette County grand jury handed up 46 indictments against 38 individuals. Charges include rape, breaking and entering, malicious assault, bad checks, theft, and related offenses. Notable names include George John Smith linked to policy papers and Calvin Linkenhaker Sr. indicted for rape of a 14 year old. Other cases cover store thefts, safe cracking, arson, negligent homicide, and multiple check forgery counts across Willis Branch, Smithers, Mount Hope, and Thurmond.
Fayetteville residents hosted family and friends over the weekend. Ward Ashford and family of Green Bank visited his mother and her mother, while Tommy Tygrett and children from Ripley visited relatives on Fayette Road and Edmond. C S Davidson of Hinton visited for her son and daughter in law. Lucille Kettlewell of 102 Mahan St has joined the State Road Commission team in Lewisburg after graduating Fayetteville High School in 1960 and studying in Charleston.
Miss Karen Leicht and Jimmy Vaughn Houck wed at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church Whittier California in a 3 pm ceremony on April 9 The bride is daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Leicht of Whittier The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Wade Houck of Itmann The Rev Luther Schiliesher Jr officiated They plan a Palm Springs honeymoon and reside at 273 East Temple Street San Bernardino California
Christian Women’s Fellowship at Mount Hope Christian Church met Monday night in the church Fellowship Hall. Mrs. W. M. Givens presided as president led election of officers for the term. Names include Page Humphrey president E W Dunkley vice president J B Helton Jr treasurer H C Brown secretary Eva Jones worship chairman and assistants. A workshop planned for Saturday will collect needles pins thread and thimbles for foreign mission fields. The Ber ry couple were honored with a pantry shower. Members present listed then noted participants from several local schools.
Mullens Mayor Woodrow W. Cook announced a clean-up parade for Monday May 1 at 2 30 p m The Mullens High School Band will form on the city parking lot and march through the business section with Fire and Street Department trucks civic club cars and Chamber members carrying brooms The event promotes the statewide Clean-up Paint-up and Fix-up Campaign and ministers will tie a Sunday sermon to cleanliness. Details also cover a branch college study and a chamber banquet with speaker options and tentative May dates plus a two day free parking proposal for merchants.
Madison Boone Lodge No. 170 IOOF plans a 65th anniversary celebration at the Madison Memorial Building. The event also marks 142 years of Odd Fellows in America with A. Ford Winters of Baltimore as principal speaker. Winters is a past grand master and past grand secretary of IOOF West Virginia. H. G. Shaffer Jr. is mayor.
Larry Lilly, son of Roy and Mrs Lilly of Mullens, was installed as southern area vice president of the West Virginia Baptist Youth Fellowship at a three day meeting in Fairmont. He is senior at Mullens High School and active in BYF at First Baptist Mullens, plus various school clubs and activities. The program featured a welcoming address by Madison’s Madison speaker and a dinner for Boone Lodge members and guests. Special music provided by local groups.
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