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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1965
Page
9
Pineville town council enacted a city business and occupational tax, commonly a gross sales tax, after weeks of study. A special election on the paving method was set for Feb 8, 1966, with ballots for or against the new paving approach. The measure passed unanimously with 20 attendees present.
A Fayetteville couple Edward L. VanMeter and Sharon L. VanMeter were seriously injured in a truck car crash on U S 460 east of Princeton Mercer County. Edward suffered head and body cuts while Sharon suffered a fractured leg. The collision involved a tanker truck carrying formaldehyde driven by Franklin R. Lockey of New Bern. The sedan was demolished and the tanker damaged with cargo loss. VanMeter was charged with failure to keep his vehicle under control.
Federal funds totaling 81,200 have been allotted for Paint Creek channel improvement near Pax. Rep. James Kee and Senators Jennings Randolph and Robert C. Byrd announced. The project by the Corps of Engineers runs 1,000 feet from 4900 feet below Route 23 bridge to Willis Branch Post Office.
The passage notes that Sha-Ho was the second of three major engagements driving the Japanese advance in Manchuria during the Russo-Japanese War, as described by the Encyclopedia Britannica.
Rep Schweiker and Sen. Alessandroni demanded FBI inquiry after Tyrone Collins, 18, was seized at gunpoint in Norristown, Pennsylvania by two Mobile bondsmen who escorted him to Alabama over a $500 bond. Authorities dispute the legality of cross state removal and warn of civil rights implications.
About 1,000 underprivileged residents in Pineville will get clothing, food and toys from a seven truck UCBA caravan from Alliance Ohio. Leaders say donations were gathered over two months with letters to states and are distributed by local groups including Jaycees and churches.
In Edison New Jersey UPI reports James Kelly has been chosen as president of the American-Italian Social Club. Kelly, the sole Irish-American member, says he eats at least one pizza a week to keep a touch of Italian life in his routine.
The Maben Methodist Church hosts a Christmas program by local teens titled The First Christmas. Carol McCoy Elaine Lilly Sue Cline narrate with Gaye Lilly as Mary and Mike Stafford as Joseph. Danny Stafford and Eric Sizemore play shepherds and angels with Pam McKinney leading the angels. After the program the congregation joins in carols then an exchange of gifts and Sunday School treats.
Residents of Fayette Raleigh and Wyoming counties are invited to contribute news to the Raleigh Register via listed correspondents. RNS regional reporters will file stories quickly. contact Marge Rhodes Rowe in Crab Orchard or Nancy McClung in Fairdale for details.
Washington UPI reports a new airborne television network planned for South Vietnam with two channels including a Vietnamese language service. By year end 1966 it aims to reach 90 percent of the region and may be operated jointly by U.S. and South Vietnamese governments through the U S Information Agency.
Encyclopaedia Britannica notes falconry enthusiasts in the United States exceed 1500. West Virginia state Division of Purchases in Charleston seeks sealed bids by 2:30 p.m. January 11 for Pinecrest Sanitarium Bread Contract. Bid forms must be prescribed by the division and will not be issued after 4 p.m. the day before opening. Clarence E. Johnson, Director.
Bert Ernest Lewis, 74, of Eccles, died Thursday. His body remains at Melton Mortuary awaiting out of state relatives. Fred Griffith, 55, of Eccles, funeral 2 p.m. Sunday at Eccles Church of God with Rev. John Richardson and Rev. Tom Snuffer officiating. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Chapel.
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