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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1960
Page
2
Concord College in Athens projects a record 1,400 full time students for 1960 61 based on Registrar estimates and housing plans. The campus has no dormitory space left while private rooms are available. New faculty have been hired and a $1 6 million dormitory project will begin within weeks to meet demand.
Paid political advertisement promotes Tell LaFollette candidate for Congress from West Virginia's Fifth District. It argues for more equitable social security and anti-discrimination against workers over thirty five, urging voters to seek legislative action and support for LaFollette and other Republicans.
Community greetings and family visits span several area households. McGraws leave for Mobile after visiting Lon Shumates in Beckley area. they also visited Owensboro and Louisville relatives. Beckley Memorial Hospital patient Clarence Gentry to undergo surgery. Peggy Sizemore, nursing student, visits home in Huntington. Mrs. Bertha Brooks begins as Glen Rogers High School secretary. Family and neighbor get-togethers noted at Stewart, Va.. Fairdale and Glen Rogers events. Wolf improves after hospital stay and surgery. Rita McGraw and Madeline McGraw return from Norton visit.
Federal tax agents investigated after Sherwood residents complained their spring water tasted like weak rye whiskey. Agents found a moonshiner had been dumping waste into the spring contaminating the supply.
Country Club Malt Liquor from M K Goetz Brewing Co of St. Joseph Missouri touts extra aging with the slogan the title can with the big surprise. The bold line invites curiosity about a new aged flavor profile and party appeal.
C F Mundy, president of the Wyoming County Board of Education, reported a night-time incident near his Corinne home where a car halted, a small blast occurred, and red paper fragments were found on his porch. Police deem no property damage and consider possible political motives. Mundy was away on a business trip to North Carolina.
Pineville clinic reports eight births between August 5 and August 21. Teresa Jay Morgan Jr and Robin Denise Stinson are among the newborns, with six girls and two boys listed, weights from 4 pounds 9 ounces to 9 pounds 4 ounces. Parents include Barnes Morgan Jr, Luther Roberts, Curtis Hatfield, Minnis Osborne, Teddy Clay, Paul Kennedy, Benny Lyons, and Carson Stinson.
Burglars pried open coin boxes in the Curve Drive-In on U S 52 near Hanover early Tuesday and stole about 12 dollars from the music box pin ball machine and cigarette machine. They also took several cartons of cigarettes. State Police and deputies investigated. no arrests made.
Dr. C. F. Hale of Beckley will administer rabies vaccinations to dogs in Oak Hill from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday at Oak Hill City Hall. Police Chief H. E. Janney urged all dog owners in Oak Hill and nearby areas to immunize their pets at a cost of $1.50.
Oak Hill Baptist Church joins a five year cooperative evangelism program titled Baptist Jubilee Advance. Seven Baptist bodies in the United States and Canada participate in the third Jubilee of North American Baptist work planned through 1964. The program, guided by BJA, unfolds six emphasis points with a kickoff titled A Call to Bible Study Reading and Prayer in Home and Church. Visitation is planned for Sept 25 with one hundred visitors attending a training session in early September.
Mt Hope Assembly No 14 held a two to six thirty afternoon picnic at Beck with pond featuring games swimming and food. Attendees include Mildred Dinkler Margaret Sophin Mary Miller Gwinn Cecelia Clark Linda Trail Fran Carter Nancy Wotring Janet Dorado Kathy McClung and Bobby Winston. Chaperones were Flora Twaddle Joe Trail Miller Gwinn and Jennie Cope Carter.
Fayette County’s one day agricultural and Four H fair at Four H Park Beckwith drew hundreds. Judge Carl Hardin WVU horticulture expert praised exhibits as very favorable to state fair standards. Winners include Mrs Calvin Kinney Hico 90 items and many single exhibits from Fayetteville Oak Hill Hico and Lookout with fruits vegetables and flowers. The event, part of a rural urban picnic by the Fayette Farm Bureau, featured races spelling bee and a greased pole.
Jack H. Gentry of Grundy Virginia has been hired by the Wyoming County Board of Education as band instructor at Pineville High School. He holds a B M from Morris Harvey and an M A from Marshall College and has taught instrumental music in Mingo and Buckhannon counties. The Pineville band has a history of Gator Bowl and Shrine Bowl appearances and travels to Daytona Beach for concerts.
The St Anthony Guild of Kilsyth met Wednesday at the Parish Hall with a Massachusetts priest. A question and answer period followed by a brief business session, with refreshments served. Attendees included Father McDonald and several ladies. Father Klug returns this week from Europe. he had been substituting for Father Eugene F. Klug in Baltimore.
Mrs. Wilson Mann of Glen Fork was honored Saturday at a surprise household shower hosted by her aunt Mrs. L. C. Shrewsbury and co-hosts Mrs. Lilly Sanders Mrs. Beatrice Lay and Mrs. Walter Norman. Dozens of relatives and friends attended as gifts were opened, refreshments served, and plans mentioned for the couple to reside in Florida after her husband completes overseas Air Force duty.
Fayette County 4 H youth showcase at Lew isburg State Fair with many entrants and Rebecca Crotty of Lookout winning best of show in yeast products and a $25 cash prize from Fleischmann Yeast. Listed participants span Pack-a-Lunch Olivia Tudor Tireless Workers Kay Bailes Danese Thunderbirds Ellen Adkins Fayetteville and many others across Clifty Climbers Hiawathas Pioneers and Lookout clubs. The roster includes sewing, food preservation, gardening, entomology and junior dairy projects with numerous entrants advancing to the state fair.
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