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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1956
Page
6
Raleigh County has been chosen as one of 55 counties in 24 states to receive rural development assistance from the USDA. The Beckley program, sponsored by local leaders, provides farm planning and management advice to family operated farms to boost the agricultural economy.
County leaders praise being named a pilot county for a USDA rural development program. The 55 pilot counties will test targeted actions and support to improve farm income, with Raleigh and Lewis counties in West Virginia among the list.
The Rev G C Hamby of Beckley has been appointed state superintendent for the Churches of God in West Virginia for a two year term. The selection was made by the Executive Committee of the General Assembly in Memphis Tennessee. Hamby has 21 years of pastoral service across the South and Washington DC and previously served as state superintendent of Mississippi. The Churches of God oversee 259 ministers and 169 congregations.
Remodeling permits issued Monday total about 2500 dollars. Bertha L Adams at 171 Rice St seeks a 1000 dollar remodel with a 2.50 fee. Emory Douglas at 208 Mills St requests a 1500 dollar project with a 3.75 fee.
Beckley hosts a Wednesday meeting where J T Knapp head of West Virginia University Agriculture Extension Service will discuss a full time Extension worker for the Rural Development Council. Officials say Southern West Virginia needs a full time organizer as 31 communities are enrolled and could double with such staff. The session also covers the federal rural development program and pilots counties with Raleigh County as the second WV county chosen after Lewis.
Raleigh County Republicans met in Beckley where John A. Field Jr. argued the real issue is decency honesty and integrity in West Virginia government. He attacked Democratic leadership for broken promises over 16 years and urged a crusade of conscience to bring prosperity through honest governance.
THHS schedules registration for seventh to ninth grades on September 4 with grades ten to twelve on September 5 and all grades on September 6. Transportation supervisor Jedi Spangler says bus routes for THHS and elementary schools remain the same as last year and urges students to contact their drivers. A second item notes a Dorchester police station booking desk signaling SMILE.
The Raleigh County Democratic Women's Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 10 in the Raleigh County Courthouse. Frank Bowman, national committeeman for West Virginia, spoke on why the Democratic Party suits voters and urged members to canvass precincts, mobilize first time voters, and organize doorbell campaigns and transportation to polls.
More than 700 Elk Club members paraded through Parkersburg to honor their grand exalted ruler and elect state officers at the 48th West Virginia Elks Association Convention. The parade featured six bands and state and national officers led by Grand Exalted Ruler Fred L. Bohn. A dance Saturday night capped the three day session.
Beckley street crews under Mayor A K Miner are painting lines at traffic signals and patching streets with 12 to 15 tons of blacktop daily for six weeks. The work targets all city streets and costs about 9 dollars per ton plus labor, to keep lanes visible due to wear on the road surface.
Mrs. J. B. Sandy of Liberty Center Indiana flew for the first time from Mount Hope Beckley Airport with pilot Harold Via. The 89 year old enjoyed a 15 minute flight over Beckley then said the plane was faster than a horse and buggy. She is visiting her son and granddaughter in Bradley and has nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
The United Mine Workers Welfare and Retirement Fund, run with employers, funded hospitals and up to date medical care in southern Appalachian hill towns once lacking medical access. September Reader's Digest highlights 42 condensed articles of lasting interest from various sources.
A fragment indicates a contest entry form for a Raleigh Register photo contest. It notes the entry was made with an unspecified camera type and exposure, uses film, and was mailed to the Photo Contest Editor in Beckley West Virginia.
Beckley Newspapers Corp hosts a black and white photo contest for amateurs only. Entries must be 3 by 4 inches minimum prints with film exposure and paper details, negatives become property of the publisher, and winners receive a certificate and an 8 by 10 print.
Thursday is the deadline for filing claims by U S nationals and business groups against Bulgaria Hungary and Romania. Roy J. Smith of the State Department warns area residents to file immediately with the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission Washington 25 D C. Payments cover the first 1000 dollars of awards with remaining amounts held against future settlements. titles must be held by a U S national at loss time for naturalization and war damage claims require U S citizenship at the World War II armistice.
Graveside rites were conducted at 10:30 a m at Coal City Cemetery for Terry Leon Pigg one-day-old son of Talmage and Georgie Wikener Pigg of Princewick. Survived by parents two sisters Catherine Drema Jo one brother William and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs
The Rev. Beecher Garretson conducted the rites. The child died in a local hospital at 10 p.m. Sunday. The Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home was in charge.
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