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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1957
Page
5
Registration for the second semester at West Virginia Tech begins Friday with hours from 3 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to noon. Entering freshmen and transfer students with under 25 hours of credit must take placement tests in the Little Theatre starting at 9 a.m.
Paul Boland was installed Tuesday as chancellor commander for Oak Hill Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 17. Other officers serving terms to June 30 include Haven Stephens Ed Hall Glen Kincaid Herbert Tolley and Harold Hall. Trustees B. S. Zink re elected for three years. Also installing one year officers are Ben Gooch R. Williams and Wallace Evans. A Montgomery meeting aided Fayette Lodge No. 23 candidates advancing to page then esquire. District advisers schedule counseling in Conley Hall Library. night classes and GED testing details announced by Director Robert Gibson.
Fayetteville high school students sold peanuts in the street and at school for polio aid in a project sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary led by Mrs. John Witt Jr. The sale raised about $100 and the students were praised for their cooperation and salesmanship.
The communities of Garten and Galen join for a vesper service at Kaymoor Community Church at 5 p.m. Sunday with six area churches participating. Readings, anthems, and a candlelight dedication mark the program led by local youth.
Denzil Skinner Fayette District Scout Executive reports formation of a Boy Scout troop in the Deepwater Montgomery Heights area. Sponsored by Deepwater Baptist Church, meetings will be Thursdays at the church with Rev. Harvey L. English as institutional representative. Fifteen charter members, led by Scoutmaster Ted Faulkner. Claude Milteri as assistant scoutmaster and Herbert Stone as committee chairman and neighborhood commissioner.
Mr and Mrs Ted M Cooke have returned from a month long trip visiting relatives in Orlando Pineville and Princeton. They resumed work with the State Road Commission in Charleston. Also noted are visits by W C Belcher Lilian Bailey Violet Lusk and the Youngs from Pineville and a Bluefield trip by B C Nichols family plus a Key West Miami vacation for Lawrence Morgan Jr and his parents.
In Montgomery West Virginia Chesapeake and Ohio Railway crews cleared the mainline at Deepwater after a mud and rock slide reported around 330 PM Tuesday. The westbound track reopened 7:30 AM, but eastbound rails remained covered delaying the George Washington and Sportsman trains by over two hours and a freight by four hours. Detours used New York Central lines between Gauley Bridge and Charleston. The slide spanned 100 feet of track and five feet deep on the eastbound side.
In Oak Hill two Fayette County men Frank McGee and Ronald Clifton waived grand jury charges of felonious assault tied to the death of Francis Willard Crews 22. Crews died in Beckley from a head injury two days after a VFW Club incident. Brinson, VFW Club manager, faced felonious assault charges earlier and was released on 3000 bond. The case includes bets on alcohol advertising and illegal gambling noted with guilty pleas and fines totaling 163 dollars.
Richard H. Kincaid died at his home at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday from a heart attack. The body was taken to Tyree Funeral Home for funeral arrangements pending completion.
The Wyoming County Court voted to extend an invitation and remind the public that all meetings are open. General business occurs first Tuesday monthly and financial business on the third Saturday at 9 am in the County Court Room. Members include W. Bailey Jr Murvan Walker and new member Charles H Boxer. The Colcord Presbyterian Women's Association meeting, canceled by weather, will be held at 7 pm today.
Beckley Detachment reports 28,900 man hours logged in 1956 with about 4,816 hours per trooper. The 40-hour year would be 2,080 hours, far less than actual. Activities include road patrol 10,273 hours, investigations 3,077, examinations 1,447, escorts 218, court 723, special events 699, staff meetings 811, and other tasks 1,138. Total felonies 187 and misdemeanors 620. Recovery of stolen property yielded 8 vehicles worth 14,800 dollars and other property 2,983 dollars. Transportation of prisoners totaled 4,649 miles outside daily patrols.
Democrats in Charleston plan their annual Jefferson Jackson Dinner for February 28 at the Daniel Boone Hotel. M. (Bill) Woodroe will again serve as managing director. a nationally prominent speaker will be invited. The event aims to boost party unity and raise funds for upcoming election preparations.
The Raleigh County Board of Education heard two delegations on teacher Ruth Lilly at Wilmas Elementary. One group urged transferring students or Lilly's resignation, citing alleged lunch hour mis treatment and PTA restrictions, while a second group praised Lilly and urged allowing PTA evenings. The board sent the matter to the superintendent for study and heard other items including Bacontown water improvements and Richmond High School upgrades.
Local residents share weekend visits and church events in Gauley Bridge and surrounding areas. Families such as Sparks and Parsons attend baptisms and revival services. extended relatives plan Florida trips and return in weeks. Military officer Lt Blanchfield begins extended duty with the Army. plans include assignment to Oklahoma. Woman's Baptist Missionary Lottery to hold monthly drawing January 22 at 7 30 p.m.
Oak Hill volunteers doused a rock-frame outbuilding blaze sidelining it from a nearby eight or nine room home owned by Edna McClung in Charleston. Fire Chief Arthur Akers blamed faulty wiring with about 309 dollars damage. Ten firefighters responded at 12 15 p.m. and returned to station within an hour.
The Wyoming County Chapter of the Holmes Safety Association will elect officers for 1937 at 7 p.m. Thursday at Mullens High School. W. W. Cook, president, announces the meeting will feature a film program titled Pipeline to the ye.
Mr and Mrs George Branham of Sylvester journeyed to Washington D C by plane to attend President Eisenhower's inauguration ceremonies. They plan a several week stay with son in law Commander and Mrs B G Webb and daughter Miss Sylvia Branham.
Jack E. Bennett of Meadow Bridge was returned to Fayette County Monday night after being released on bond to appear for trial last Thursday for allegedly selling stolen property. Deputies had jailed him in Columbia South Carolina before authorities there released him.
Five Troop 80 Scouts will attend the Boy Scout National Jamboree at Valley Forge Pennsylvania from July 12 to 18. The boys are raising half their trip expenses with the church funding the rest. Attending scouts include Thomas Faguer Larry Fielding Conley Wagner Wayne Stattory and Kenny.
Two men were lodged in the Raleigh County Jail Tuesday while a third man was released. James C. Dickens of Arnett was arraigned on driving with improper registration. Naoma Daniel and Jackie Higgins of Beckley were booked. Aten Cox of Beckley was jailed for drunkenness and held for investigation.
Three days of assistance for Raleigh County business and occupation taxpayers announced by Je R Tolley deputy tax commissioner. Tolley will be at 615 Temple St Beckley next Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday from morning to 5 p.m. to help fill out annual B and O tax returns. Tax reports must be completed and sent to the State Tax Commissioner by January.
Obituaries report the death of Robert Earl Williams age 33 in Sophia after a three week illness. Services set at Sophia Freewill Baptist Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Additional notices include Andrew Bartusiak 87 of Terry dying after a heart attack, Martha Ann Bailes six, and funeral arrangements at Rose and Quesenberry and Melton Mortuary.
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