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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1961
Page
16
A doctor reports that a low fat diet over 11 years may halt progress in some multiple sclerosis cases by eliminating fat containing foods while allowing skim milk. Benefit appears greater when started early and followed faithfully. Other observers report varied results. Institute belief is that the diet is simple and harmless and worth consideration.
Rev Robert Frazier missionary to Dutch New Guinea told Appalachian Bible Institute students that Michael Rockefeller son of Gov Nelson Rockefeller is unlikely to be alive His reasoning waters there are shark infested and natives are dangerous He said Rockefeller disappeared near his area where he had lived and that he was the only white man in the region The session also featured a film The Land of Skulls and prayers for ABI school alumni mission fields and student needs
Seventeen new members of the National Honor Society will be inducted at Woodrow Wilson High School in a ceremony before the student body. Thomas Vidovich to call the meeting to order, Pack Hindsley in charge, with committee members Shirley Puckett Victoria Massey Carol Goodman and Barbara Gwynn guiding the program.
A December 17 issue in Family Weekly analyzes jealousy, showing how it manifests as a bid for attention, and suggests readers can read the piece with their combined Sunday edition.
The Rangers Trio from Charlotte North Carolina will present a gospel singing program at the First Assembly of God Church 114 Valley Drive Wednesday at 7 30 p m The trio includes David Reece Clark Thompson and Roy McNeil They will perform old hymns with new feeling and a large crowd is expected with balcony and overflow seating planned.
Test pilots Robert White and Joe Walker recount near fatal moments in the X-15 rocket plane and discuss its impact on future space tech. The same Family Weekly issue also spotlights a Christ life motion portfolio, Jealousy Can Be Normal Too, Carol Lawrence: New Star, holiday cookie recipes, riddles, and humor.
Military men reported at home and abroad include James C. Sheehan commissaryman third class departed for Rota Spain and Jack B. Hull combat construction specialist at Ft. Lewis. Clarence E. Smith specialist fifth assigned to 15th Evacuation Hospital in Munchweiler Germany and Willie R. Matherly specialist fourth at Ft. Lewis and Wayne E. Manning private first class at Ft. Jackson. Also noted are C. Orman B. Meadows airman at Sheppard AFB and Charles S. Griffith selected for Third Battalion Second Marine Regiment at Camp Lejeune. Blaine W. Collins completing Great Lakes Naval Center recruit training, William E. Blackburn promoted at Patron Squadron Bight NAS Norfolk, and Franklin H. Craig airman at Keesler AFB later at MacDill. Kenneth M. Suttle also a graduate from Keesler course. Ruth Leontine Shelton completing Bainbridge basic training then hospital corps school. Lee James Sprague assigned to Ft Bragg after Korea. wife Alice Elkin joins him.
Mine inspector examinations will be held January 5-6 in the House of Delegates Chamber Charleston, as the State Department of Mines Examining Board conducts the tests. Applications to L. J. Timms, Board Secretary, must reach the Charleston office by 5 p.m. December 29 to roster the candidates. Timms’s office provides forms and instructions at Room 3151 in Charleston.
Beckley Council of the Telephone Pioneers of America hosted its annual Christmas dinner at First Methodist Church with 40 members and guests attending. The organization, for retired and life members with 21 years at a telephone company, has over 200,000 members nationally and operates on fellowship loyalty and service. The Beckley Council, part of West Virginia’s five councils, includes 145 members with 59 life members, featuring Mr and Mrs Chancie S Caven Dish as the only married couple who are life members.
Miss Donna Smith, a Met Ballet School student, is chosen as a dancer for Joan Sutherland's Lucia de Lammermoor debut. She calls Sutherland fantastic and says the coloratura soprano drew a record ovation. Smith rehearses as a Rhine maiden in Die Gotterdammerung with Brigit Nelson, and may appear on Sing Along with Mitch after the year start.
Figures from the West Virginia Department of Welfare show 6712 welfare cases in Raleigh Fayette and Wyoming counties for October. Fayette leads with 2785, Raleigh 2550, Wyoming 1477, with Raleigh County noting 605 old age assistance and 1353 aid to dependent children among others.
N A Keaton of Princeton, age 87, is in serious condition at Princeton Hospital after suffering a stroke. He is the father of Grady Keaton of Flat Top.
The East Beckley Elementary School PTA will sponsor a Christmas play by the Lucky Beavers 4H Club at the school Thursday starting at 6 p.m. Each parent should bring a gift for exchange. A covered dish dinner will be scheduled for a later date, per president Mrs Therlesa Durgan.
The Raleigh County Association for Mental Health joins WVU in a National Defense Education Act loan fund. The university matches $9 for each $1 raised, supporting nearly 1,000 students with average loans around $500. Loans cap at $1,000 with 3 percent annual interest post graduation and up to 10 years to repay. Teachers may have 50 percent of loans discharged for service, at 10 percent per year of teaching.
Default judgments entered in Raleigh County Circuit Clerk for three suits. Beckley Hospital ordered to collect from Tobe and Genevieve Givens and from Dick and Mary Alice Lytton. A judgment of 598.87 against Maggie and Sanford Meadows and W L Bolen and Dolly Bolen in favor of Furst McNess Co. Acme Construction Co. suit against Kyowa Construction Co. and US Fidelity and Guaranty Co. dismissed as settled. Myrtilla Hall suit continued to February term. Divorces granted Eula Marie Stanley and Mary Etta Bell with one child custody to each parent.
David Evans aged 18 residing at 227 Church Street underwent surgery on Friday at Beckley Memorial Hospital. Attendants report his condition as good today. He is the grandson of Mrs. M. Elizabeth Evans and great grandson of Mrs. Sara G. Braxton of Broadway Street.
Commodities will be distributed at Sprague Free Will Baptist Church on Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon. Recipients must bring their own containers.
Mystical significance surrounded garnets as talismans said to prevent accidents during travel, with wearers hoping for safer journeys and better fortune on the road.
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