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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1963
Page
12
A 15 year old seeks permission to stay at aunt's house overnight while mother objects citing loneliness and safety. Kathy explains parents set rules, potential hidden fears, and urges understanding. Readers asked to send general interest problems to the column for responses.
Beckley Curtain Callers considered forming a committee including Jack Bailey John McCulloch and Archie Ellenbogen to study a season end dinner dance. No action due to quorum loss as discussions covered local color movie casting requests from Tri Con project manager James H. Conklin and plans for children's theater lease renewal and theater improvements.
West Virginia cancels the Kermit Hunter drama Faithful Lightning from Centennial plans. Norman Fagan, who led the staging effort, says the Centennial Commission will discard the play and calls for future production. He notes at most 15 performances would be possible, which is unfeasible now. The piece covers Gen Thomas Stonewall Jackson’s life in western Virginia.
President Urho Kekkonen, 62, joined a 34 mile ski tour in Tammela arranged by local sports bodies. Thirteen Finnish generals participated in the outing.
George W. Stacy of Beckley and Fort Lauderdale is listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. A Cumberland University law graduate and East Tennessee State University BS holder, he practiced law in Tennessee and Georgia and served as an FBI investigator with the Navy in Europe during World War II. He is married to Clara Virginia Sears and has a son Robin George. he plans to start law practice in Nashville on May 1.
A $70,000 unit for St. Luke's Lutheran Church will hire local skilled and unskilled labor. Ground breaking is planned for April with bids opened at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rev. Charles L. Delaney Jr.’s home 317 Crescent Rd. The unit marks the first phase of a Maxwell Hill complex. many firms may bid.
State Police report a one car crash on Saturday near Piney View. Walter Griffith of Piney View was jailed for drunkenness and permitting a drunk to drive, while James Hanks of Lanark was jailed for drunken driving and leaving the scene. Their 1951 vehicle rolled over an embankment causing about $100 damage.
Mrs Joe Bower is shown serving the Morgans. Guests attending included Mr Morgan's parents Mr and Mrs Leslie F Morgan, South.
Eight weeks of advanced individual infantry training at the U S Army Training Center Fort Gordon Ga is noted for Pvt Ernest L Thomas 18 son of Mr and Mrs Andrew Thomas Carlisle. others include hospitalman apprentice Philip M Binderman and specialist Bernard E McKinney. Air Force awards and overseas postings are listed for several service members with links to Beckley Mullens Pineville and Glend Daniel New Mexico and Ramstein Germany.
A five member nominating committee will select officers for the Shady Spring Community Scholarship organization and report at a future meeting. Members named are Jack Starr Mrs Raymond Eye Rev Garren Howington W W Brammer and Mrs Howard Shrewsbury. The program aims to raise two to three thousand dollars to fund college loans or grants for area students.
Charles Bennett, 50, of Stamford, is listed in satisfactory condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after suffering back injuries when he fell from a ladder while working at the tipple for the No. 2 mine of H and B Coal Co in Gordon, Ga. Pvt. Robert Coleman and Pvt. Alvin Clark, both Beckley residents, have completed basic training at Fort Gordon Georgia after enlisting in September 1962. Coleman is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Coleman of Route 3 Beckley and attended Stratton High School. Clark is the son of Mrs. Minnie Reed, Route 3 Beckley and a Stratton High School graduate.
Dr Wayne Brandstadt explains that child misbehavior often reflects parental patterns. He urges reducing overindulgence and harsh critique, setting fair rules, assigning chores, and allowing personal interests to grow, while maintaining mutual respect and adult hobbies.
Archie Webster of the Stotesbury water system warns residents not to let taps run to avoid frozen pipes. The 100-gallon-per-minute pump can’t meet demand, so shutoffs at the plant are needed to collect enough water to wash the filtering system. If users stop running water all night, a shortage can be avoided.
The Rush D. Holt Memorial Awards return for West Virginia papers, honoring best single article and best series on cancer education from March to May. George W. Hodel of Beckley, WV Press Assn. leader, notes rising reach of cancer society public information efforts.
Forewarned on health, advice to guard against cold stomach upsets and nerves. Work may advance in status or pay. social life quiet, home comforts favored. Includes March astro signs with guidance for Aries through Pisces and a closing note on 1963 outlook by Field Enterprises.
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