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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1961
Page
10
Clip and paste in scrapbook report from a district spelling bee co sponsored by The Raleigh Register and Principals Associations. Grade school contestants from Fayette Raleigh Wyoming fields compete with lists of common and challenging words.
West Virginia Crop Reporting Service notes show December 1960 egg production at 27 million, down 1 million from the year before, with December 1960 layers averaging 2,1616,000 or 5 percent less than December 1959. Farm wage rates rose by January 1, 1961, with day rates up to 5.1 dollars with board, 5.70 without board, and hourly wages at 76 cents. Stocks and grains on WV farms on Jan 1, 1961 were 7 percent above last year but 13 percent below the 1950–1959 average.
On this day in history notable events include Benjamin Franklin’s birth in 1706 and the White House birth in 1806. The Virgin Islands purchase occurred in 1917 and Eisenhower assumed command in 1944. Thought for today cites Franklin on daily small advantages.
Estel Furrow of Brooklynwood Dairy Farm near Shady Spring has earned a grant from the Holstein-Friesian Association of America to register all Holstein cattle bred on his farm under the Brooklynwood name. Furrow, an Honor Farm Award recipient, uses artificial insemination to improve his dairy herd, according to Frank Dearing.
The Vocational Rehabilitation district reports 209 disabled people started on rehabilitation in Raleigh Fayette and Wyoming counties in the first six months of the year with 131 cases closed as rehabilitated and ready for employment. The program has 140 on rolls ready for work and 219 receiving further services, totaling 590 served, while 916 cases await investigation. Funds shortfalls delay many until July 1. the program seeks more state and federal support to expand employment for the disabled.
Pittsburgh is the only U S city spelled with h at the end by the Post Office. Native of the service, 23 top grade cows from Furrow herd were bred under the Artificial Breeders Cooperative Program. These Holsteins will be registered Brooklynwood though they have long belonged to the Holstein-Friesian Association since 1957. Charles, a Shady Spring High School junior, qualified in 1960 as a member of the family involved.
Rhodell Elementary hosted a charity basketball night with mothers beating daughters 30 to 5 and boys over men 44 to 37. Proceeds, totaling 20.25 dollars, supported the March of Dimes polio fund, featuring players Linda Wall Linda Howerton Becky Pritchet Joyse Stanley Helen Banicki and others on the girls and women’s sides.
Raleigh County Civil Defense members completed the first phase of training and earned standard first aid certificates. Two groups totaling 42 people were instructed by Lewis C. Jones and C. A. Marshall, with Ameri can Red Cross sponsorship through the Raleigh County Chapter.
Mrs Cecilia Walthall of Hinton is in fair condition at Becksley Hospital with a left hip injury from a fall at her home.
Ocean presents readers with a retro astro guide noting today’s mood as dull and self-centered under current vibrations. It reflects on past beliefs about aeroplanes advertising skyward in eight years and a radio Paris transmission in 13, then a rocket at 3000 mph in 48, and envisions future uses of sound waves for a skin cleansing bath.
Aries through Pisces daily forecasts advise conserving energy, trying a change of pace, listening before speaking, letting affairs run their course, improving personal relationships, trusting intuition, keeping confidences, enjoying social life, taking initiative on plans, recovering quickly after overindulgence, reading history, biographies, or trade papers, and avoiding petty bickering at home.
Twenty six men signed for Army duty at Beckley Recruiting Station on Thursday and Friday. The group includes Ronald Beckett of Henlawson and Emmett, Larry Hicks of Chauncey, and Charles Jackson of Pounding Mill, among others. They will train at Fort Knox Kentucky, with Dale Phillips re-enlisting to be stationed at Fort Belvoir Virginia.
William and Veda Oliver sue Archie King at 107 Kentucky Ave for $600 claiming automobile collision damages from a November 12 crash at the East Prince Street and Powerline Drive intersection.
Rufus Beverly of Kilsyth was treated at Beckley Hospital Monday for injuries to the big toe of his right foot sustained while leading commodities for the Fayette County Board of Education.
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