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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1964
Page
2
Exhibit winners from Maxwell Hill Community Fair held Friday and Saturday include flowers with multiple first place blue ribbons for Barbara Williams and Mrs. Hatfield, gourds, produce items, baked goods, paintings, and cuts of canned goods judged by a panel led by Mrs. Bill Clark and other officers.
A 17 year old East Berlin youth escaped to West Berlin on Saturday amid heavy machine gun fire from Communist border guards. About 20 rounds were fired, but the youth was not hit. He was not identified by authorities.
A tipple at Eastern Associated Coal Corp. being razed caught fire at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, causing about $5,000 in damage. Sophia Fire Department responded. Contractor R. K. Manley of Montgomery cited spontaneous combustion. Fire destroyed electric motors, belt conveyors, and shaker screens. Debris blocked a rail line, halting several trains until cleared.
Ruth Matherly of Sophia was charged by state police with entering the roadway in the face of oncoming traffic after a two car crash on the West Virginia Turnpike at seven in the morning Sunday. A 1958 car pulled from a service area into the path of a 1957 station wagon driven by Leroy Hancock of Rocky Mount Virginia. Hancock and a son Keller Ray were treated and released. Hancock's wife Reba sustained back injuries and was listed as satisfactory at Beckley Hospital. The Hancock daughter and Ruth Matherly were uninjured.
Mayor Smith told Beckley Raleigh Chamber merchants that downtown parking will be the main topic at Tuesday's City Council session. He invited division members to attend and answered queries on solving the city's No 1 problem.
Sen Robert Byrd of West Virginia urged approval of a 4 million emergency conservation fund to aid drought and flood damaged areas. He told the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that 23 drought struck counties in West Virginia vitally needed the allocations and noted requests far exceeded available funds.
Beckley Civitan Club unanimously passes a resolution urging retention of 1-64 in the turnpike corridor arguing cost efficiency. Al Benton asks members to write to state officials and attend meetings in Hinton and Rainelle. Gries guest speaker H. C. Lantz, Huntington High principal.
Kingdon Brown, already general manager of Honey In The Rock, is named district director of advertising promotion and publicity for Trans-Lux Corporation's Baltimore theaters. Thomas Rodgers announced in New York City. Brown, Beckley resident, joined Trans-Lux in 1961, previously ran first-run theaters in Philadelphia and Detroit, with Baltimore holdings grossing over $2 million yearly.
Junior and Ster won blue ribbons in the dog division. Red ribbon winners include Ronnie Williams, Mike Williams, Cynthia Bettina, Penny Raines, Patty Toller, Connie Earhart, Karen Lucas, Alex Denny, Paulette Bridge and Jackie Shrewsbury. White ribbons went to Alan Lilly and Michael Williams for dogs, Mellisa Anderson for a cat, and Mike Williams also won white with a rooster.
The Prosperous Hills Garden Club and The Universal Corporation won Chamber of Commerce Beautification Awards for July. Mrs. Clarice Bailey and Mrs. Robert C. Taylor accepted on behalf of the club, citing shrubbery, grass sowing, tree removal, a large center bed, fence painting, and a plan to add bird-friendly shrubs at Dry Hill Prosperity Community Center. Aubrey Halstead aided landscape planning. The Universal Corporation, led by K. Glen Evans, received the Commercial Traveling Plaque for improvements on South Kanawha Street including a new park, sidewalks, a white-painted building, and remodeling underway. The beautification effort involves county-wide improvement and fundraising efforts.
Backers of the 1 billion Appalachia bill promise automatic termination July 1 1970 whether or not benefits have materialized. Republicans criticize the plan as favoring one region, urging broader relief. The measure, approved by the House Public Works Committee, would limit federal aid to five years and focus funds on highways and local road maintenance with states responsible for upkeep.
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