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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1966
Page
3
Pre enrollment schedules for Shady Junior and Shady High schools have been announced. The plan details start dates and enrollment windows for students, with guidance for registration and required documents. Officials emphasize orderly processing and timely completion before classes begin.
Raleigh County and six other drought stricken counties receive approval to use idle land for grazing and hay under a USDA program. The move helps 47 Raleigh County farmers who were paid to leave land idle due to feed grain surplus.
Newspaper carrier boys from the Raleigh Register and the Post Herald toured the West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg on Monday. Included were David Kidd, Wayne Bennett, Clarence Davis, Stanley Smith, Harry Webb, Harold Dow, Rudy Swatzyna ger, Randy Snodgrass, Mike Halstead, Jack Montgomery, Roger Thomas, Larry Shaffer, Bobby Ball, Johnny Ward, Gary Whitt, Melvin Burton, Johnny Falk, and David Vaughn. James Cline, circulation supervisor, accompanied them. bus driver was Carl Bennett.
Five couples filed applications for marriage licenses at the County Clerk's office. Names include Harry R Ellison Jr and Patricia R Lambert, John R Hull and Demetria A Stanley, James R McCutcheon and Lois A Wood, Bobbie D Meadows and Linda J Collins, and Charles D Pruett with Yvonne M Carman. Also listed are Jacob E Whiting and Connie J Smith.
Nathaniel Crosby, 45, of East Beckley, was sentenced to 30 days in the County Jail by Judge Harry L. McCreery after pleading guilty June 28 to crossing a public street. A capias issued for his arrest when he failed to appear, bond was forfeited, and he must pay a $50 fine plus costs with credit for time served and until Oct 1 to pay.
West Virginia University will offer three courses in Beckley for the 1966 67 fall semester. Registration for two courses is set for Sept 6 at 7 p.m. One course is Counseling and Guidance 373 taught by Mary L. Klaus. The other is Spanish 297 taught by Umberto Pena. A history course will be provided by Elizabeth J. Goodall with a choice of History 261 or History 269. Registration for that course is Sept 8.
The Singer Sewing Machine Co. announced a $280,000 factory will be built in Jos to serve all of West Africa. The plant is expected to employ 200 persons, according to a company spokesman.
The Trap Hill District Fair Horse Show occurs Sunday at 1:30 p m at Lester Horse Show Grounds Glen Daniel featuring 13 classes led by Thomas Worley The event resumes after rain cancellation and offers trophies ribbons and entry fees of 2 00 per class with reduced fees for Pony Lead In Relay Mule races and other events
Beckley city police arrested six drivers Monday for traffic violations. Four faced speeding charges including Thomas Blankenship 18 of 330 Ewart Ave Carlos E Stover 30 Radford Riley 30 and David E Poe of Shady Spring Poe must appear August 29 in Beckley Municipal Court three others were ordered to appear September 1 Betty Delph and Phyllis Hutchins of Beckley faced parking infractions Alvis Mills of Amigo was released after a drawn charge of threatening bodily harm and paying court costs Fire crews doused two auto fires in Beckley area one at Prince and South Fayette Streets a 1956 model and another at Earhart Street and Bero Avenue a 1962 model no injuries or damage reported Lightning caused a power outage in Maxwell Hill Prosperity and Bradley temporarily restoring from Appalachian Power Whitestick station no further damage noted.
Three area students graduated from Morris Harvey College in Charleston on August 19 with bachelor of arts degrees. James Elbert Bragg of Prosperity earned sociology, Elizabeth C. Boblett Jennings of MacArthur earned history, and Jacqueline P. Meadows of Crab Orchard earned sociology.
The Beckley Common Council will meet in regular session at 7 30 p m today. Mayor John W. Smith says only routine business is scheduled.
Faith, the sixth tropical storm of the season, travels west off Africa well offshore from the United States. The national hurricane center detected the storm using weather satellites and located it about 3,000 miles from the U.S. mainland and more than 700 miles from Africa. No regular advisories will be issued until Faith passes west of 35 degrees west, though satellite monitoring will continue.
In Groton Connecticut United States Undersecretary of State George Ball used the commissioning of the Polaris missile submarine Henry L. Stimpson to restate U S policy in Vietnam He said the war aims are limited and vital to stop aggression and let South Vietnam decide its future without coercion He emphasized the United States does not seek to destroy Hanoi or acquire territory nor establish American dominance in Southeast Asia
The Raleigh County Board of Education will meet at 7 30 p m today in the Courthouse to consider personnel changes and resignations. The board will also hear bids for gasoline motor oil gear lubricants and grease and perhaps coal per Supt Sherman Trail.
King Has san II of Morocco will make an official visit to the Soviet Union in October 2028, announced by officials on Monday night. The planned trip marks a major diplomatic event, with details on itinerary and meetings expected later.
A Beckley man, Michael Singer, is named as defendant in a civil suit filed in the Circuit Clerk's office to collect $778.52 allegedly owed to the Diners Club, Inc. of New York. The Diners Club is represented by Michael G. Walls, Welch attorney.
The city’s four level parking facility on East Prince and East Main Streets will not open until after Sept 1 due to rain and decking issues. First 2 levels may be usable in September with remaining space later. Cost $1.15 million financed by revenue bonds and bank loans. Bond sale expected October or November.
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