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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1961
Page
6
Local merchants are reminded of age limits for part time work as Christmas hiring picks up. Federal and state rules restrict under 16 to limited hours and prohibit certain hazardous jobs for under 18. Employers should require a school permit and ensure staff follow labor laws, while encouraging teens to stay in school and graduate.
Beckley district official explains 1961 rule changes permitting continued work without losing all benefits. Benefits are reduced by 1 for every 2 earned between 1200 and 1700 dollars, and by 1 for every extra dollar earned above 1700, with exceptions for months earned under 100 dollars or over 72. The office at 110 Howe St offers guidance for those 65 plus still employed.
West Virginians will soon get a better picture of their capital investments in public school facilities across the state. Under William L. Stormer the State Education Department School Plant Planning Specialist, a complete inventory of all school property is being made. The plan covers sites building aspects and detailed information on instructional administrative activity and service spaces. The 55 county inventory aligns with a common property system and will be revised twice yearly replacing lengthy annual forms.
Oak Hill Methodist church held Sunday evening worship with Rev. R. J. Chenoweth in charge. Musical pieces included Johnny Blake’s piano Sweet Hour of Prayer, Connie Gatehouse’s solo The Lost Chord, Wonderful Savior, I Don’t Mind sung by the sextet Virginia Crane Lillian Jane Foster Helen Kurzyna Rachel Riffe June Prowse Betty Peters.
A simple child friendly decoration uses soap or detergent whipped into suds snow on waxed paper. Add foil or glitter angels and name cards to make festive place markers. Dry clouds lift with a spatula for table display.
The piece explains medical quackery as a billion-dollar annual industry in the US, tracing a long history from ancient times. It cites examples like an Oxydonor device, a Pandiculator, and a Natural Eyesight System, plus dauntless endorsements and door to door diagnostics. AMA officials warn quacks can mislead seriously ill patients, while medical societies and federal agencies push public education to counter fraud.
Members of the Gay Foster Guild of the Mount Hope Baptist Temple met at Miss Nancy Stafford's home. President Miss Malinda Stafford led the meeting with devotional and Bible study by Miss Libby Schutt. A program included a poem and talk on Baptist history. Plans were made for a skating party on December 21 at 6:45 p.m. with Christmas gift exchange at the temple.
Representatives from six Oak Hill garden clubs met at the council president's home to plan the Christmas home decoration contest and coordinate civic projects. Clubs are landscaping Collins High School, Collins Junior High, Oak Hill Elementary, Rose Dale School, the city park, rest areas, roadside parks, and signs at city entrances, while also aiding retarded and handicapped children and scout troops. Announcement of contest details will be made soon.
Fire severely damaged a downtown Logan clothing store Sunday with about 24 logan firefighters fighting the blaze for nearly four hours. No injuries were reported. Acting Fire Chief Fred Thompson said no damage estimate was available and an investigation was underway to determine the cause, with heavy smoke hampering efforts but the fire confined to the store. The four story building also houses the Aracama Hotel, whose occupants were evacuated as a precaution.
Oak Hill area notes visitors include Mrs Mabel Lewis and family from Cleveland and Hinton. DON CHILDERS visited from Norfolk. Maxwell Bailes and wife with newborn Maxwell Eugene Jr joined at Mrs E N Goode's home. Handel's Messiah drew attendees from Mor ris Harvey College including Bessie Eades and others. A boy born to Mr and Mrs Kessler Bragg at Oak Hill Hospital.
Mrs Edward Susie L Kennan of Glen Jean was admitted to Laird Memorial Hospital in Montgomery for treatment.
The article notes 33 million square miles of fertile regions on earth, highlighting global land quality insights and agricultural potential from United Press International.
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