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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1961
Page
6
Fayette county residents flocked to Memorial Auditorium for work under the State Temporary Economic Program. By late morning 700 applicants completed applications for jobs paying a dollar per hour on public projects. Priority favors those with exhausted unemployment benefits and the most dependents, with reports of up to 13 children.
Twenty WV Institute of Technology students start practice teaching in local high schools under Education Chair Hubert Near. They will teach about one and a half classes daily for the semester, with fourteen more to begin in April for full days over two months.
The Cas Sell Memorial Methodist Church at Itmann hosts a singing meet every Saturday at 8 p m. All singers, quartets, choirs are invited to attend and participate. For participation contact Dewey McKinney in Pineville.
OTHO RAY says toll-free service will link Oak Hill Fayetteville Mount Hope and Thurmond starting Feb 26 reducing the 15 cent per three-minute toll. Western Electric installed $45,000 equipment. small monthly rate increases replace tolls. Mount Hope remains dialed to Oak Hill. Fay and Thurmond calls adjust via operator-assisted dialing. Rates rise for Fayetteville Mount Hope Oak Hill with specific increases for business private and rural lines. Rural rates apply outside base areas.
The Galaxies a new five piece band of Mullens and Pineville students takes a break during a Valentine social at Maben Grade School. The event sponsored by the PTA featured the band furnishing music for the social and dance. Members include Billy Grey Parry Mullins Donnell Shumate Gary Tilley Ronnie McClure and Robbie Jenkins with A G Smith Matoaka as manager. Smith says the Galaxies are open for engagements.
A valentine dance for Collins Teen-Age Club members and guests aged high school to college runs 9 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the American Legion Club. Four pairs from Collins High School classes compete for a king and queen chosen by judges Mayor Keatley R. Cavendish and C. C. Neal.
Mrs. W. C. Neal Mullens High School instructor and her speech class will present a program at the World Day of Prayer Service tonight at 7 30 p m at the First Methodist Church A glee club from church choirs will provide music for the service
Winners of a Young People’s Endeavor contest at Pax Church were J. D. Blake as king Debbie Craddock as queen Terraceina Blake as princess and Junior Hancock as prince The coronation was held Sunday evening after a weather delay Proceeds support painting the church led by Rev Harold Clendenin of Oak Hill
A moonshine still and three gallons of liquor were found on the Basin property of Fesse Foley, 35, who was killed last week by his father in law Ellis McKinney. Wyoming and Raleigh county deputies, led by Sheriff Lelan Phillips, discovered the aluminum still at Foley's now vacant home near Devil's Fork.
Dear Mrs. Lawrence, at 20 he is drinking heavily and our family physician advises psychiatric treatment. The husband resists, offering money instead of help. The answer urges the mother to seek psychiatric support for herself, accept limits, and confront pride and martyrdom, in hopes the husband may follow. It stresses honesty, self-respect, and personal action rather than changing others.
Barbara Poff received a first class award, a second year membership star, and badges at a mother daughter banquet in Pineville Presbyterian church. Brownie and Girl Scout awards followed, with flying up ceremonies, pins, and membership stars presented by troop leaders and parents. About 30 mothers attended as girls received corsages and table decor featured yellow roses.
Fayetteville. State Police charged Drewie Jones and Ella Koontz with contributing to a collision on Route 18 near Summerlee. Magistrate Frank Simms dismissed the charge against Jones after a hearing. Koontz paid a $10 fine and costs. Jones was found not guilty.
Camden said he will serve as acting chief until March 1 while Hunsaker becomes a State Beer Commission investigator. Hresan, mayor, is being treated at the University of Virginia Hospital in Charlottesville. Hunsaker reported his loss of badge and papers after starting his new Beer Commission inspector job.
The Mount Hope Baptist Temple hosted a Monday evening Workers Conference pot-luck in the Fellowship Room. Layland Ayers led program segments with Mrs. Harry Salmon delivering a secretary’s report. Groups for Children Youth and Adult met, ending with a closing service by Ayers on Standards and Measures. Participants included Rev. and Mrs. Dias Jr. and others.
Willie Griggs of Sun was fined 10 dollars plus costs for contempt after a disturbance at a contempt hearing for a pistol theft accused by Melvin Pemberton. Magistrate Frank Simms found Griggs not guilty on the pistol theft and ordered dismissal. Griggs, free on bond, faces serving a one year sentence for assault in Circuit Court starting April term.
In Pueblo Colorado a local welfare office reported that an elderly man redeemed federal food stamps for a box of commodities and left in a huff because he did not receive any trading stamps with the free groceries.
Libby Schutt, Mrs. John Hager, Mrs. Raymond Tissue, Mrs. A L. Huffman, and Mrs. Robert Lilly are listed among society members in the community directory.
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