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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1955
Page
7
Ernest Smith of Big Stick was taken to Beckley Hospital around 8 p.m. Saturday by Wright Funeral Home ambulance. Attendants suspect pneumonia as the cause.
The Beckley Recreation Board did not meet Monday night as scheduled due to no problems or discussion arising. Chairman Ross Irle stated there was nothing to come before the board.
Woodrow Wilson High School mixed chorus directed by Mrs. Cary McClure presents a Christmas Cantata titled King All Glorious at 11 a.m. on December 21. The program features 21 pieces including solos by Katy Belle Pickett Alvin Thomas Jim Lyons Rodney O Dell Annell Bahr and Charles Bryant among others with performances by mixed girls and boys choruses and the finale King All Glorious.
A select group of Southern West Virginia senior high school boys will tour Wright Patterson Air Force Base Dayton Ohio with approval from the local Air Force recruiting detachment. Local business men will fund the trip, with a Beckley detachment trip to Lockbourne Ohio last year. Three tours are planned for 1956 with April 12 to 14, April 26 to 27, and May 3 to 5. The visits are arranged by the Air Force Recruiting Set and do not obligate enlistment. Wright Patterson serves as headquarters for the Air Material Command which procures Air Force equipment and material.
In May 1955 the Air Force reopened the Aviation Cadet Program for high school graduates aged 19 to 27, single, offering pilot and aircraft observer training. Prior servicemen may re-enlist with bonuses and up to 30 days leave, with bonuses paid within seven days if re-enlisting within 90 days. Authority allows 30 days leave for all prior servicemen upon re-enlistment.
Favorable reactions to the new system allowing two mail classes to ship together have been reported by Beckley Postmaster A Fray Lily. A 60 day trial ending January 28 will continue if responses stay positive. The service began November 28 enabling a letter to be mailed inside a package with postage covering both items.
With over half of the $10 000 goal raised in the Tuberculosis Christmas Seal Sale Raleigh Countians have 13 days left to contribute. To date about $5 657 74 has been received by the TB and Health Association Office according to Mrs. C C Sanders executive director.
Two Beckley Detachment Army recruiters will discuss Careers in the Army before Logan High School seniors. Sgt. Eunice Long WAC recruiter and Lt. William Murphy will present the topic and answer questions.
The Beckley Lodge 1606 Degree Team bid farewell to Cecil Kincaid after 15 years of service. He departs Jan 1 for Columbus Dental Manufacturing Co. in public relations, ending a run that helped win three state championships and a fourth place nationally. The team honored him with luggage and a wristwatch as his wife and daughter Kitty plan to join later.
State director R. Ray Power reports WV ranked third in the nation last year for rehabilitating persons per 100 000 population and thirteenth in total rehabilitations. A $541 772 state appropriation is requested to leverage $1 040 618 in federal funds as the Legislature convenes in January. The expanded program adds seven new offices and more trained counselors, with services expanded for deaf and blind and a new referral flow from the Bureau of Old Age and Survivor's Insurance.
Raleigh County officials will meet with State Road Commission head Burl Sawyers at 11 a.m. Friday in Charleston. County Clerk Harry E. Anderson says the gathering includes State Senator Jack Nuckols and aims to determine how much funding can be allocated to Raleigh County's Secondary Roads. Beckley Traffic Commission members and Mayor A. K. Minter will also attend to discuss traffic surveys to ease congestion.
Henry R Peterson, 50, Cincinnati, named assistant regional commissioner in charge of Alcohol and Tobacco Tax activities for the Cincinnati Region effective Jan 1. He succeeds Henry G Morthorst, reassigned to the San Francisco Region. Appointment approved by N B Eshleman, regional commissioner of Internal Revenue. Peterson a Louisiana native and Western Amers College graduate, Bowling Green, Ky, 19..
Two organizations sponsor a Christmas party for Beckley VA Hospital patients from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. The Monday Music Club and Mountain Council provide music gifts and entertainment for general and neuro-psychiatric wards. Mrs. Robert Parker leads Raleigh County efforts, with Mrs Clyde Hedrick as Mountain Council chair. The council operates under the American Red Cross and includes Raleigh County and nearby areas. Last week a quartet from the Monday Music Club performed for psychiatric ward patients, featuring Eber Deem Roush Lowell Higgins Nolan Gunther and John W Smith.
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors the cash prize contest for top winners. John Gates urges prompt entry to avoid missing the holiday rush. Last year J S Larrick won first with pine wreaths and carollers. second went to E C Dean with a Santa rooftop display and lit shrubs.
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