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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1963
Page
7
Norman, 16, searches for a navy suit before a double date. His mother bursts into a monologue of daily mishaps to win pity, but he rejects the tactic. The piece argues parents should own up to disappointments and avoid turning hurt into self pity, noting such tactics erode respect.
Wyom ing General Hospital Mullens lists January 4 admissions including Mannie Vine Stephen son Mrs Rosa Pruitt Mullens Glen Fortner Rhonda Sue Phillips New Richmond Robert Randy Burnecke Bud Mary Umbehagen Pineville Mrs Phyllis Worley Mullens Mrs Bernice Kline Mullens Mrs Ella Pettry Mullens Mrs Aretta Dixon New Rich mond Miss Barbara Lester Keyrock Mrs Sadie Hatfield Coal Mountain. Discharged include Debra Ratliff Christine Hawks Hulda Cox Judy Gillian. Ten more admissions and discharges follow through January 10 with names towns and infants.
A surprise stork shower for Mrs Charles Witt was held Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs Eddie Neal with Mrs John Witt as co host. Gifts were opened by the father Tuesday after the baby's birth. Guests played games led by Miss Catherine Paris and prizes were won by Mrs McKown Mrs Stephens Mrs Thomas and Mrs Young.
Horace McGraw and son Joe returned home after traveling to Norton for the funeral of Mrs. J. Vincent Riley. Mrs. McGraw will stay a few days with her father before returning home. Other family members also attended the rites and later journeyed to Houston to visit relatives.
Nu Eta Chapter Tau Phi Lambda Sorority met at Polly Holden's Oak Hill home. Holden announced the yearbook for 1962-63 will honor Charleston chapter Psi Psi for aid in organizing Oak Hill. Betty Underwood edited the yearbook. a Christmas basket project was reported. Spring rush season was announced. plans to invite guests for February meeting. Refreshments served by Dery Crist.
HINTON UPI Richard P Baylor a Hinton businessman Thursday became the first person to formally announce his candidacy for Congress in the 5th District in the 1964 election. Baylor seeks the Democratic nomination for the post vacated by Mrs Elizabeth Kee after 14 years. He has run three times for the State Senate in the 10th District, losing last year to O Roy Parker by 90 votes. The 37 year old Hinton native is a grandson of the late James T McCreery, a pioneer coal operator in the Raleigh Summers County area. He is a Concord College graduate and a World War II Marine veteran. He earned a masters degree at West Virginia University.
Henry Fuchs, a music instructor at West Virginia Tech, will give his second faculty recital of the year at 8 15 p m on Tuesday. The concert pianist plans his New York debut in April and will perform works by Chopin Brahms and Beethoven.
Owen R. Hanshaw, a 21 year Huntington police member, died in a local hospital after a heart attack two days earlier. Funeral services are planned for Saturday.
Mount Hope Federated League appoints committees for two main projects the country store run through the Centennial Celebration led by Mrs Jennie Cope Carter Miss Anna Cope and Mrs Nelie Thompson and a dental clinic at Mount Hope Elementary School run by Dr Frank Garrett with Mrs Robert Penman Mrs E Scott Carter and Miss Pauline Taggart.
Frances Ann Graham and Pvt. Ernest Ray Mikles wed at Lebanon Memorial Methodist Church in Lebanon Virginia. Bride is daughter of Willard and wife from Wyoming. groom son of Kathleen Shadrick Marian na. They planned life after his teletype training at Fort Gordon Georgia.
Minnie E Garrett Circle of Mount Hope Baptist Temple met at Mrs. J E Richeson’s home. Plans for a covered dish dinner at the church. a school of missions On The Rim Of East Asia begins Sunday. The circle handled January flowers and notes for shut ins and armed forces members. A Love in Deed skit was presented and Bible Book of the Month James announced. Next meeting set for February 5 at Mrs Andrew Oschlager’s home.
Maple Fork residents hosted weekend visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Orval Stover and Peggy Ann of Mount Hope with Edward Ferrell family. Rev and Mrs L A Garten of Mabscott visited Mr and Mrs Price Davis of Maple Fork. Stewart Toney seeks observation at Beckley VA Hospital. Ona Hanks returns home after weeks with Otis Hanks family in Philadelphia. Bill Davis's guests Dolly and Kaye Davis of Maple Fork Road. Ellen Thompson returns to Bradley after treatment for a broken shoulder at Beckley Memorial Hospital.
(RNS) Three men enlisted and two re-enlisted at the U S Army Recruiting Station Pineville. Enlistees are Charles E Lester Ikes Fork airborne James H Shrewsberry Bud engineer equipment maintenance and George S Prillaman Jr Bud military police. They were sent to Fort Jackson for processing for a three year term. Ronald C Riffe Hanover re enlisted for three years and sent to Fort Ord California. Jimmie England Hanover re enlisted for three years in the U S Army Air Defense Command and sent to Georgia.
The Pineville Methodist Men Club met in Fellowship Hall with 18 members. President Harold Metz announced kitchen paneling is finished and that Monday and Wednesday evenings are set as work nights for painting and tile repairs. Brooke Cooke Circle led dinner arrangements.
Registration on the Concord College campus for Marshall University graduate extension courses will be held Wednesday at 6 30 p m in the College Auditorium. Paul Collins director of extension at Marshall and Galen F Duling Concord director of educational services will meet with potential students for graduate extension credit. Courses in English education and history available second semester. Inquiries to Concord College director of extension Athens.
Castle Rock Garden Club members met at Mrs. Kellan Snyder’s Crowley Worrell addition home to display dried materials and appoint Mrs. John S. Lambert as chair of a project to place planters on the courthouse walls. Mrs. C. B. Martin joins the committee. next meeting reports due. A White elephant sale concluded the gathering with Mrs. Mae S. Belcher in charge.
RAVENCLIFF RNS Lee J. Morgan will be 90 years old Sunday. Due to January weather and road conditions, no formal celebration is planned though family members may drop by in the afternoon. Morgan has lived in the area since 1935 and now resides in Ravencliff with a large family including a daughter Myrtle Brunty and ten sons in multiple towns.
Mrs Marjorie Swanner and daughter Rose Marie left Wednesday to join husband and father Densil Swanner with the US Army in California. They stay with her parents Mr and Mrs George Shuck Packs Branch MR. AND MRS Charley Lafferty Weirwood returned to Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery for routine checkup after three weeks as patient. Returns from funeral of Mrs Flora Mowell include multiple families visiting and traveling from Fort Blackmore Radford Covington Cleveland Tampa Covington for a week with Mrs Rosella Sutton. Joanne and Sandra Sutton remain for visit.
U. S. Army announced the death of SFC Raymond T. Casey 43 of Princeton W Va in Korea from a heart attack Tuesday at a Pusan hospital He was assigned to the hospital for duty He is survived by his widow Mrs Jeanette Frances Casey of Princeton
Two Pineville residents Mrs. Russell Beavers and Mrs. Zed Ball are patients at Stevens Clinic Hospital in Welch. Also hospitalized in Welch is Lee Short of Baileysville.
The General Missionary Society of First Baptist Church Fayetteville heard annual reports led by Mrs. Boston Dempsey and Mrs. C. D. Wilson. Love Gift contributions totaled 398 dollars, and White Cross urged gauze pads towels bandages and quilt patches. New officers were installed including H. Frazier as president and Laura Neal as vice president.
Oak Hill Bank, Merchants and Miners National Bank of Oak Hill, posted the year 1962 as its most prosperous yet in earnings and deposits. At the stockholders meeting, directors and officers were re-elected, with two new assistant cashiers, Mrs Mildred Herndon and Wade Mahood, added to staff. President C R Hill praised officers, directors, and employees for loyal service and depositor confidence.
The Wyoming General Hospital in Mullens recorded two births. A son to Mr and Mrs Charles E Cook Sabine weighed eight pounds eleven and a half ounces born at 7 50 p m January 3. A daughter Jamie Allen to Mr and Mrs Raymond Stanley Bud weighed six pounds thirteen ounces born at 7 33 p m January 7.
Mullens C C appoints a committee at the Tuesday Mullens Chamber of Commerce meeting to nominate officers for 1963 and establish a merchants committee to handle civic matters. Secretary Sclater to contact the State Road Commission about road plans from Maben to Mullens. The C C sought a stop for the Centennial Train in Mullens on July 18 but Sullican said the schedule with Norfolk and Western is fixed. trains run Princeton July 17 and Pineville July 19.
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