Plans For Fayette Lake Projects Outlined By Director
Oak Hill Rotarians heard Dr. Warden M. Lane describe a 290 500 plan for two state parks and a new recreation lake area in Fayette County The Kaymoor site near Oak Hill Fayetteville would receive 138 500 for a lake and recreation area plus a game reserve about 325 acres to be bought at 25 an acre A 147 000 allocation funds Babcock State Park improvements including 32 tenting sites and 10 trailers Hawk's Nest gets about 5 000 Work underway soon at Kaymoor and Babcock with land transfers pending state lease talks with NR&P for up to 8 000 acres A statewide 3 500 000 appropriation aids recreation facilities and unemployment relief Directors expressed appreciation to Rush Land Co Fayette Sportsmen's Association and NR&P officials for cooperation
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Oak Hill
Warden M. Lane
State Conservation Commission
Lane
Kaymoor
Fayetteville
Babcock State Park
Hawk’s Nest
New River
Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Co
Nr&p
Babcock and
Hawk's Nest
Panhandle
Logan County
Boone County
Fayette
West Virginia
Phillips Pluys Science High School Board Members Show No Enthusiasm
Raleigh County Board of Education President O A Phillips led a lone push to study a Raleigh County Science High School aimed at keeping pace with science and fighting communism. Board members offered little support, discussions focused on long range planning, population shifts, and distributing student loads among Beckley area high schools.
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Phillips Pluys Science High School
Raleigh County Board of Education
O. A. Phillips
Sherman C. Trail
Phillips
Raleigh County
Trail
National Guard
Woodrow
Wilson
Walker
Sophia
Shady Spring
Beckley
Long Range Plan Proposes Unified School System
Raleigh County boards consider a 6 3 3 structure for grades 1 6 elementary 7 9 junior high and 10 12 senior high with self contained classrooms and centralized services. Junior high centers would house 500 1000 pupils and senior highs 500 1500 with specific class size guidelines and expansive program offerings.
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Raleigh County Board of Education
Sherman C. Trail
Trail
Polio Victim Nine Year Old Attends Camp
Eight year old Mahlon Augustus Sweeney a polio survivor will attend Camp Horseshoe Tucker County July 10 24 sponsored by Raleigh County Society for Crippled Children and Adults The camp focuses on physical mental spiritual growth and social adjustment Gus will be accompanied by Red Cross water safety instructor Mrs H H Harvey waterfront director for five years The Sweeneys thank the society for its support
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H. H. Harvey
Mahlon Augustus
Gus) Sweeney
Gus
Horseshoe
Tucker County
Raleigh County Society For
Ray Sweeney
Spruce Street
Mahlon Walker
Daniels
Red Cross
Harvey
Raleigh County Board renews WV School Board Assoc. membership
The Raleigh County Board of Education voted 3 to 1 Tuesday night to renew its membership with the West Virginia School Board Association. Strake Walker opposed, while A. J. Walker, H. E. Melton, and Carl Jarrell supported. The group’s dues are $337 annually, and the board also approved paying seven school bus mechanics twice monthly. A sidewalk and loading-zone project for College Avenue were referred to a committee. A North Tams PTA delegation protested proposed school closure amid dust concerns. if closed, 47 pupils would transfer to Wells Elementary.
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Raleigh County Board of Education
West Virginia School Board Association
Strake Walker
A. J. Walker
H. E. Melton
Carl Jarrell
Sherman Trail
Raleigh
Trail
O. A Phillips
Virgil Sarrett
Jarrell
Melton
Phillips
College Avenue
A. J Walker
Beckley Street
D. E. Warden
Beckley Junior High School
Hal Scott
Kanawha Street
Walker
North Tams
Health Department
Wells Elementary School
McAlpin
Recreation funds eyed for West Virginia facilities
Dr. Warden Lane urged Oak Hill Rotarians to back continued revenue for recreation work. He outlined $3.5 million proposed for the Conservation Commission this year, the first year with non license income, and urged support for a five cent tax on liquor and race bets. He cited Kaymoor lake, Babcock State Park, Hawk's Nest, and other projects in counties like Logan and Boone, seeking ongoing appropriations and earmarked funds for Fayette facilities.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Warden Lane
Conservation Commission
Lane
Iquior
Kaymoor Lake
Babcock State Park
Tenting and trailer areas planned for Babcock State Park
Dr. Warden M. Lane outlines a $290,500 recreation program for Fayette County with tenting areas at Babcock State Park to serve 32 families yearly, plus 10 trailer sites. Projects include repairs to CCC buildings, nature trails, water system upgrades, restaurant renovations, and potential future swimming facilities.
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Babcock
Lane
Fayette County
Civilian Conservation Corps
Conservation Commission
Glade
Sophia Rider Stars In Oberlin Gilbert and Sullivan TV Program
Miss Kay Alan Rider daughter of Mr and Mrs C B Rider appears in a leading role on a half hour TV program Thursday with the Oberlin College Gilbert and Sullivan Players. The group presents excerpts from early operas on Dateline Boston WHDH TV Boston. Rider performs with New England's largest summer theatre company at Highfield Estate in Falmouth Mass and will teach music in Fort Knox Kentucky high school this fall.
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C. B. Rider
Sophia
Oberlin College
Gilbert and Sullivan
Dateline Boston
Whdh-Tv
Boston
Mass
Miss Rider
Players
New England
Highfield
Falmouth
Fort Knox
Kaymoor Lake Will Offer Bass Fishing
Kaymoor Lake in Fayette County will favor bass fishing while trout fishing is unlikely. Dr Warden M Lane, Conservation Commission director, told Oak Hill Rosarians that tests from eight sample sites show water at an average 60 degrees but with alkaline levels too high for trout and suitable for bass.
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OAK Hill
BNL
Fayette County
Kaymoor
The
Conservation Commission
Warden M. Lane
Commission
Lane
Youth Jailed On R-E Charge At Pineville Station
A 16 year old Oceana youth was jailed at Pineville at 3 am after being arrested inside Drake's Es so Service Station at Oceana around 1 30 am. Police Chief Philip Neal and Policeman Earl Pritchard made the arrest after a neighbor alerted them. Entry was gained through a broken grease room window. The youth had 39 in change in his pocket and was rummaging through money bags. About 110 million tons of cargo move annually along the Rhine river waterway serving West Germany Belgium the Netherlands France and Switzerland.
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RNS
Pineville
Drake
Esso
Philip Neal
Earl Pritchard
Rhine
West Germany
Belgium
The
Netherlands
France
Switzerland
Schedule Set For Spending In Fayette Co.
Expenditure plan totals 290 500 dollars from a 3 500 000 state appropriation for three Conservation Commission recreation projects in Fayette County. Wages start at one dollar hourly for most labor, with some skilled work earning more. Kaymoor Lake funds cover land, site clearing, dam, roads, water facilities, docks, and picnicAreas. Babcock State Park funds cover railroad grade, roads, cottages, restaurant upgrades, water, and trails. Hawk's Nest State Park funds cover railings and general grounds improvements. Applications for work are at Oak Hill Office of Employment Security or Babcock State Park.
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RNS
Conservation Commission
Fayette County
M. Lane
Employment Security
Babcock State Park
Big Sewell
Birdseye Trail
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Sportsmen’s Group
J. Ray Ellison
del. Ho
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Pat Hamilton
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Rotary
Lee Frazier
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
VPI
Gi Sarrett
William C. Reid
Sarrett
Slab Fork Coal Co
Camp Horseshoe
Neville ST
West Va
Asin
N. Heber
Beckley, W. VA
Royal
Sophia Singer
Fayette Co
Hawk’s Nest State Park
Cafe Peposit
Beckley National Bank
Neville Street
Feder Reserve System
Beckley’s
Johnstown
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