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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1962
Page
6
The West Virginia Historical Drama Association met to revise the Honey in the Rock script and plan a second outdoor production. Officers were elected, Kermit Hunter arranged contract renewals for key staff, and auditions and interviews were scheduled in Beckley New York City Hollins College and other venues.
Central Baptist Church East Beckley announces installation services for all officers Sunday at 7 p.m. The Rev. Edward Abram assistant pastor will deliver the installation sermon with Pastor Rev. S. A. Abram conducting. The Dorcas Mission Society sponsors the service with devotions by Mrs. Ida Pulliam and Mrs. H. C. Craig, readings, a special offering, and music from the junior and senior choirs and gospel chorus.
Fifteen applications were taken Tuesday at the West Virginia Employment Security Office. Positions sought include four sales clerks, one waitress, one coil winder, one meat cutter, one marker, one routeman, one ambulance driver, one warehouse man, two truck drivers and two construction laborers.
Eleven persons completed the standard Red Cross Course at Mabscott Fire Department in January and became qualified first-aiders. Participants include Boyd R. Crawford of Coot Ridge, Laird G. Cummings, John T. Gravely, Jimmie Hane, Isaac Cox Parsons and William Benny Roebuck, all Mabscott, plus Cameron A. Farley and Clifton Roles of Odd, David Sheffey of Beckley, Edmond Harold Hannon of Stamford, and Jimmie R. Crawford of Shady Spring. Instructor was Richard Basham of Mabscott.
Rhodell Mayor Rosa McKinney returns to duty following a canceled council meeting caused by her illness. The session was postponed due to her absence, and the town resumes normal operations with her back at the helm.
State Road Commission crews cleared county highways after slippery sections on Tuesday night. By 9 am today roads on all primary routes were cindered and passable, according to SRC spokesman.
A local physician and two VA Hospital technologists report 27 of 100 rats at the Beckley City Dump infected with trichiniasis. They say this could threaten swine and humans and urge studies of wildlife and better operated landfills to prevent infection spread.
The Beckley Jaycees will hold a 6:30 p.m. meeting at El Chico. The main topic is the proposed Beckley Home and Sport Show sponsored by the Jaycees. All members are urged to attend.
Robert Redd of 105 Hoover Ave resumes teaching duties at Stratton High School after a month away. He was admitted to Bluefield Sanitarium on January 4 and underwent surgery the following week for a ruptured spinal cord.
Dr D E Neil and assistant Miss Mary Lou McCallister inspect clinic gear at the Raleigh County Health Center on Harper Road as New River Dental Society volunteers begin a patient outreach and school program. Clinics run Thursdays and Fridays with weekly educational programs through early May, serving second graders and aiding those unable to pay for private care.
West Virginia Moose lodges in the Sixth District plan a March 14 class in honor of Attorney General C Donald Robertson at Beckley Moose Lodge. About 100 candidates are sought from district lodges Beckley Hin ton Layland Rainelle Richwood Oak Hill Montgomery Whitesville and White Sulphur Springs for the 8 p.m. event. Robertson a Clarksburg native and Navy veteran has degrees from Salem College and West Virginia University. He is married to Shirley Anne Stotler and has daughter April Lynn. He serves in multiple civic groups and has held posts in the YDC and Prosecuting Attorneys Association of West Virginia.
The Rev. Russell A. Lewis, 62, Beckley minister, died of a self-inflicted gunshot in his home on Segmon Street. Police ruled the death as self-inflicted and found a .32 caliber pistol near the body. His wife Lois Lewis reported finding him after returning home and due to locked doors, she sought help from neighbor James Page Sr. He had recently been released from Raleigh General Hospital after a period as a diabetic patient and had served multiple AME churches including St Matthews in Beckley, St James in Williamson, and Bethel in Bluefield.
Beckley Lions Club schedules a Ladies Night Valentine Party for February 13 at the Beckley Elks Club. Guest speaker Mrs. K Douglas Bowers speaks on West Virginia University history and development. Receipts from centennial plate sales and unsold plates will be redistributed.
Delegates from the Land-O-Hills Kiwanis Club may attend the Kiwanis National Convention in June in Denver Colorado. Secretary Jack Hurley reviewed the convention at a club dinner Tuesday night. Vice president Tony Gonzalez presided in the absence of president D. W. Woody Kinzer who was in Charleston for legislative action. Jerome Van Meter Beckley Junior High School principal spoke on Kiwanis projects. Nineteen members attended.
Rev. J. F. Wade of Bluefield has been named guest speaker for February 9 to 11 at Morning Star United Holy Church in East Park, announced by Elder Sylvester Mc Connell, the church pastor.
Elijah Jackson of Grant Street is reported in good condition at Beckley Hospital. He was admitted on January 20 and is continuing under medical care.
Four men enlisted in the Army at Beckley Main Recruiting Station on Tuesday. Kenneth W. Mace of Spencer will join automotive maintenance, James W. Lewis Jr. of Cambria administration, Gene C. Price of Richlands administration, and John S. Malcolm of Kesslers Cross Lanes combat engineering. They were sent to Fort Jackson South Carolina reception station.
Free garden seeds to the needy will again be distributed this year under the same rules as before with Beckley Farmers Market and Weston Market receiving the first packets about March 10. Agriculture Commissioner John T. Johnson said Governor Barron informed him up to 48000 would be available to purchase the seeds and bids will be held in abeyance pending account charges. Johnson praised county committees, noted WVU survey showing 82 percent of distributed seeds planted, and Raleigh County’s 89 percent planting rate. New counties may join if requested. total county participation expected statewide. Pro gressive Farmer editor T P Head valued gardens at 300 dollars. Thomas agreed. Raleigh committee plans 1500 total packets, up from 1252 last year, and no plants will be distributed this year due to uncertain shipping dates and weather.
No foul play indicated in Victor Toney death as his body is found in the Gulf of Mexico. John Roloff’s body also recovered. the Playboy ship and a third crew member are missing. Beckley Life Underwriters will run a 13 week accident and health insurance course starting in two weeks with Friday classes moderated by Fred Harless. Minimum 12 entrants already enrolled. radio PSAs begin Feb 16 on WWNR at 6 30 p.m.
The Stratton Band Boosters meet at 6 o clock tonight in Room 103 at the school. President Alease McDaniel urges all members to attend.
S. Sgt. William W. Renkovish receives the trophy for Top Detachment 202 Recruiter of December 1961 from M. Sgt. Claude E. Kent at Beckley Air Force Recruiting Station. Renkovish posted four programs with an overall 183.33 percent and earned a commendation from Lt. Col. Robert G. Wilson, Det. 202 commander.
Approximately 200 youths and advisors attended Sunday services sponsored by the Beckley Christian Youth Council as part of National Youth Week at The Methodist Temple. A covered dish supper followed in Fellowship Hall. Speaker Paul K. Reed, director of family counseling at Beckley Memorial Hospital, spoke on Called To Responsible Freedom, aligning with the 1962 national theme.
Mabscott Lions Club will canvass Mabscott to support the Heart Fund Drive. Dry Hill Prosperity Country Life Group elected new officers to take office March 13, with Walter James as president and other posts filled. A fire department cost discussion and a pie supper fundraiser on Feb 24 were announced for the Community Center, plus square dancing and music by a String band.
A suit on behalf of Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home was filed in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office Tuesday seeking damages of 345.42. The claim arises from services furnished in June 1960 for the funeral and burial of William J Daniel. Carl Daniel of Mercer County is administrator of the estate and defendant. Counsel for the plaintiff is Sayre and Sayre.
Dr. James Witherspoon president of the Beckley Ministerial Association will appoint a committee to solicit memberships for the Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce from local ministers. The Rev. T M Waldron presented the resolution that the association give its full support to the Chamber when it met Monday.
Sam Wyco of Rhodell is listed in satisfactory condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital today. He was admitted about a week ago for treatment of asthma and an accompanying heart condition.
State GOP Chairman Howard V. Corcoran of Wheeling will speak at the Lincoln Day Dinner hosted by Raleigh County Republicans. The event at 6 15 p m Friday Feb 16 will be in the First Methodist Church dining room. Corcoran, named chair of the State Executive Committee in 1961, is set for his first Beckley appearance. Roy J. Lucas Jr. leads the county Youth Republicans League sponsoring the program. Tickets are available from the ticket committee members listed including Bill Wilbur and others from Naoma, Waverly, and nearby areas.
Eldon C. Farley, 28, of Cool Ridge, was released on $1,000 bond after waiving grand jury before U.S. Commissioner W. H. Belcher in Charleston on a charge of operating an illegal still and possessing non-tax-paid whiskey. He was arrested Sunday by Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division agents who found a 185 gallon still on a Dutch Ridge farm in Kanawha County where he was a tenant. Agents seized 1,250 gallons of mash and 157.5 gallons of moonshine.
Three area patients remain in Raleigh General Hospital and all are reported as satisfactory. Ted Lilly of Shady Spring is under treatment for face and chest injuries. T Morgan of Raleigh underwent surgery Monday, and Mrs Maude E Scott, 76, of Beavser, also underwent surgery Monday.
The Morton Reaves Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association held a Founders Day program to mark its 28th anniversary. R. L. Harris spoke on Changing Patterns of Education, and Mrs. Francis Taylor discussed the PTA’s founding. M. E. English was principal in 1934 when the PTA organized.
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