DuBois High School Building To Be Constructed in Mt Hope
Fayette County Board of Education moves to construct a 14 room DuBois High School on the Mt Hope hillside after a fire destroyed the former building in June. Architect Levi J. Dean to draw plans. estimated cost $180000 with grading and road paving. Temporary housing planned using Mt Hope churches and a four room Main Street structure. portable building to add an eleventh room within 200 yards.
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Bass Soloist Delights Mt. Hope Lions and Guests
Mt Hope Lions heard bass soloist Paul Berisford perform three numbers with Mrs. J C Evans at the piano. Out of town guests included John H. Ernest Welch Lions president H Susser from New York Lonnie Capenter Kenova and Andy MacGinley Lafayette. A 20th anniversary party is planned Sept 14 with Lions and ladies. Governor Okey L Patteson to be toastmaster. Mustangs boosters report captains named. home games to be filmed. voter turnout criticized as only 17 percent in the Primary.
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Rites Set Monday For Zella Early
Funeral services will be held at 2 p m Monday in the Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church for Miss Zella Early of Links Grove who died Friday at her home. Burial will be in the church cemetery under Kramer Mortuary direction. Survivors include six sisters and one brother. A E Early of Charleston and others in Links Grove Stalesburg Huntington Alderson Charleston. Stunt men aid science in Los Angeles UC experts study auto collisions using stunt car crashes for data on body shocks.
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Jaycee Committee Reports Slated
Oak Hill Junior Chamber of Commerce schedules a dinner meeting at City Diner to hear committee reports led by Secretary Lewis George. Nearby groups also plan weekly gatherings including Rotary Club at Hotel Hill clubroom, Knights of Pythias at Pythian Hall, VFW Auxiliary at East Oak Hill, Lions Club at Hotel Hill, and Laurel Rebekah Lodge at Pythian Hall.
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Progress Cited In Safety Moves
Federal coal mine inspector Kansala cites improvements at Catlette No. 4 mine of R. C. Catlette Coal Co and proposes safeguards at Nicholas County site two miles west of Tioga. Ventilation and inspections praised. recommends gauges on fans, timbering plan, ban on underground smoking, 25 electric cap lamps, and added electrical protections. Also notes unobstructed haulageways and fire equipment, with calls for non sparking magazine lining and bore holes toward uninspected workings. Includes birth of Roy A Gwinn Jr at Beckley Hospital and a Mt Hope student receiving a $100 scholarship at a North South football game.
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Miss Elizabeth Bokovitz Engaged to Roy Withrow
The betrothal of Miss Elizabeth Ann Bokovitz of Scarbro is announced by her parents. Prospective groom Roy Withrow is son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Withrow, also of Scarbro. A September wedding is planned at Saints Peter and Paul Church in Scarbro, with Father Eugene Klug officiating. Elizabeth, Oak Hill High School graduate, works for the Department of Public Assistance in Beckley. Roy, also an Oak Hill graduate, attended WV Tech and works for New River Company at Whipple.
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Hope Manin Hospital After Severe Heart Attack
Mr. Hope Personals reports that L Hinchey recovered after a severe heart attack and was taken to Beckley Hospital in an unconscious state on Monday. He had previously been at Oak Hill Hospital and had been home recently. Mrs. Agnes Burgess former Mt Hope citizen, visited Mr and Mrs A C Dower last week. Also visiting were two nieces Mrs Howard Simms and Miss Athaline Parr from Cannelton who visited their father W B Parr of Beckley for a few days.
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Fayette Church Rally Day Planned in Fayetteville
Fayetteville Methodist Church schedules Rally Day on Sunday September 10. Rally Day Committee led by Rev R L O Dell Charles J Garvin Kenneth Ty erett and several members outlined goals for 200 attendance with 100 percent class turnout and encouragement to recruit new members. Awards include maps for top attendance and a photo for the class bringing in most new members. Posters postcards leaf tags and publicity are planned with decorations by a church circle. Egypt rice surplus may partly ease Asia shortage as Korea disruption raises demand exports around 190000 to 300000 tons this year.
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Hutcheson Rites Scheduled Today
Final rites for Frank W. Hutcheson aged 75 of Fairlee will be held at 4 30 p m today at Old Stone Presbyterian Church Lewisburg with Rev Lloyd Courtney officiating Burial will follow at Rosewood Cemetery Lewisburg under Kramer Mortuary Ronceverte He is survived by wife Sue Irons Hutcheson and two sons Alfred of Clifton Forge Virginia and Watkins of Newport News Virginia.
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Bluefield Speaker Slated for WCTU Bi County Confab
Mrs Mae Henson of Bluefield, fresh from the World Women’s Christian Temperance Union conference in England, will headline the Bi County Convention at Mt Hope Baptist Temple on Thursday August 24. Sessions start at 10 AM with a paper bag lunch at noon, and Mrs Henson will speak in the afternoon. Special music follows at 7:30 PM with Rev J D Roe of Beckley to address. Mrs D A Keatly urges full local turnout as Fayette Wyoming and Raleigh counties plan to send delegations.
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Clearco Mines Inspected for Enhanced Safety Measures
Federal Bureau of Mines inspectors endorsed 200 percent compliance at Clearco Brooks Nos 1 2 and 4 coal mines. The plants employed 135 men and produced about 650 tons daily. New safety steps include single shot charging, safe explosive storage, safety posts, ventilation fan protections, automatic stop signals for No 2 fan, removing debris from haulage rails, securing tracks, clearing obstructions, overload protection for trailing cables, and mandatory goggles for workers exposed to flying particles.
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Gray Funeral Services Today
Gray Funeral Services today for Marshall Lynn Gray a two year old girl of Mt Hope daughter of Mr and Mrs Edgar Gray. Rites from Glorious Church of God Mt Hope with Rev Arlen Wilson officiating. Burial in MacDonald Cemetery. The child died at Oak Hill Hospital from burns after falling into a bucket of hot water while her mother mopped the floor. Surviving are three brothers Charles Lawrence and Daniel and two sisters Brenda and Carolan all at home.
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Oak Hill Hospital News and Local Visits
James Swanson of Tucson visits at his brother in law C S Waugh and Mrs Waugh with Mrs E C Smith of Huntington and Sam Watkins of Tucson also guests. Edward Bailey age 13 treated at Oak Hill Hospital for a broken arm after a fall. Marvin E Adkins returns to Ft Knox after two week furlough with his mother. Mrs J F Harrell moved to Bluefield Sanitarium for major operation.
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