County to Lose 30-40 Teachers due to Enrollment Drop
Raleigh County faces a reduction of 30 to 40 teaching positions as elementary school enrollment declines. Superintendent Sherman Trail notes several years of falling counts, with about 400 fewer students in 1964-65 and expectations of further declines in 1965-66. Budget director G. G. Greene cites families moving away as the cause, affecting probationary staff and those without completed A. B. degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
County Board of Education
Sherman Trail
G. G. Greene
Board of Education
Ping
Greene
Beaver Man Goes On Trial On B E Charge
Garnet Eddie Hess 33 Beaver is on trial in Raleigh County Criminal Court before Judge Harry L McCreery for breaking and entering. He allegedly entered Grady Whitlock Ford on March 26 stealing spark plugs lights cigarettes and change from a vending machine totaling 200. Some items were recovered by State Police. Hess was arrested at 1 p m the day of the crime and remanded after waiving preliminary action unable to post 2500 bond. Indicted by the Raleigh County Grand Jury on June 12. If convicted he could get 1 to 10 years. Opening statements followed juror selection. Five defense witnesses and seven for the State including two State Troopers and a Charleston CID representative. Jurors listed and Albert Richmond selected as alternate. In other court action Johnson’s trial on license and liquor charges continued. Trial dates reset for Hess case with other trials to be scheduled as time permits.
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Garnet Eddie Hess
Beaver
Raleigh County
Harry L. McCreery
Hess
Grady Whitlock Ford
Joe Rodriguez
Grand Jury
Criminal Identification Bureau
Charleston
Ben Lewis
Carson
Greene
G. W. Campbell
van Carper
Perry Williams
Nancy Clay
Beulah Dangerfield
Mabel O'Dell
Tressie Webb
Willard F. Brown
John Maddy
Irene Johnson
Albert Richmond
James Wesley Johnson
Paul Journey
Johnson
Marvin Duncan
Larry Bradley
Ronnie Sutton
Sutton
Oak Hill Woman Wins WVU Conservation Scholarship
Nelle L. Dickinson, a Fayette County educator at Scarbro Elementary, is one of two West Virginia teachers awarded scholarships to the eighth annual Conservation Education Workshop at West Virginia University. The three week program opens with a 2 p.m. keynote by State Senator Hans F E Mc Cort and covers soils plants water forestry and forest products utilization across WV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
West Virginia
West Virginia University
Nelle L. Dickinson
Education Council
Hans FE. McCort
West Virginia Senate Finance Committee
Rabbi Shivling to Lead Friday Temple Services
Rabbi Abraham Shivling of Albuquerque New Mexico will conduct services at Beth El Temple at 8 pm Friday. He and Mrs Shivling are visiting the home of Mr and Mrs Nathan Pickus 528 Woodlawn Ave. They last visited Beckley in 1956 and plan to leave for New Mexico after the service.
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Abraham Shivling
Albuquerque
N. M
Beth el Temple
Shivling
Nathan Pickus
Woodlawn Ave
Beckley
New Mexico
Pharmacy Graduate To Work At Local Store
James Keith Coleman, a recent graduate of the College of Pharmacy West Virginia University, will work at Watkins Drug Company Beckley. He is the son of Mr and Mrs William S Coleman of Lewisburg and the sixth in his family to join the pharmacy profession, following his father who owns a Lewisburg drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Keith Coleman
College of Pharmacy
West Virginia University
Watkins Drug Company
Beckley
William S. Coleman
Lewisburg
YDC Meeting Tonight in Raleigh County
Raleigh County Young Democrat Club meets at 8 p.m in the Criminal Court Room. President Ken Larrabee will seek committee reports on plans for the State YDC convention, scheduled here in August. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Young Democrat Club
Criminal Court Room
Ken Larrabee
Larrabee
YDC
West Virginia trains heavy equipment operators at Beckley
Gov Smith praises Beckley program as among the nation’s best for training heavy construction equipment operators. Thirty nine men completed the course at Beckley with diplomas awarded the same day at Babcock State Park.
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West Virginia
Beckley
Hulett Smith
James Nelson
State Labor Federation
Babcock State Park
Kanawha State Forest
Charleston
Smith
Bureau of Vocational Education
Department of Natural Resources
Employment Security Department
State Road Commission
Beckley City Bids On Parking Plan Amid Jokes And Complaints
City officials face a public meeting on Beckley’s proposed off street parking facility while joking about a murder case leak and public access to information. Residents urged curbside cleanup of a vacant lot as the city plans complimentary parking tickets for out of town car owners and Beckley College students.
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Beckley
City Hall
Beckley College
Smith
YMCA Announces First Session Swim Class Results
Beckley Raleigh County YMCA released results of the first summer swimming class session listing graduates by division. Tadpole through Denise Seay entries appear with beginners and advanced groups. second session begins Monday July 19 to July 30 with other sessions July 19 to Aug 13.
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Beckley-Raleigh County
YMCA
Tadpole
David Lee Williams
Roger White
Rowan Cook
Patti Thompson
Tom Clarke
Susan Torrico
David Delaney
Susan Holt
Don MacLeod
David MacLeod
Karen Ellenbogen
Keith Stevens
Denise Seay
David Waddell
Philip Lilly
Gary Brewer
Paul Smith
Tom White
Mike Brewer
Tom Weeks
Larry Gambrell
Linda Passal
Angela Milano
Patricia Kelly
Pam Lee
Emily Cremens
Greg Carman
Janet Forren
Lynn Thornhill
Beth Craig
John Welch
David Ennis
Robert Paice
Pam Lovell
Dan MacLeod
David Vaughan
Ricky Vaughan
Glen Holman
Tony Cremens
Bill Brown
Tom Kennedy
Davie Kennedy
Kathie Thornhill
Steve Cruser
Paul Cruser
Jane Powers
Pretty Cheap Victuals on WVU Campus
WVU announces first come first served contracts for 400 students at Mountainlair Food Service. Julius H. Klein says reservations should be early as 400 slots fill fast. Each contract guarantees 20 meals weekly for 18 weeks at $200 plus $6 tax, averaging under 50 cents per meal.
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Mountainlair Food Service
Julius H. Klein
WVU
Commodities To Be Let At Mabscott Town Hall
Commodities will be distributed Thursday and Friday at Mabscott Town Hall according to Richard Basham agent. Goods will be distributed Thursday 9 a m to 4 p m and Friday 9 a m to 12 noon.
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Mabscott Town Hall
Richard Basham
Raleigh County Singing Convention at Zion Church Sunday
The Raleigh County Singing Convention begins at 2 p.m. Sunday at Zion Church on the 1921 By Pass. Elmer Hawley, president, says area singing groups are expected to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Zion Church
Elmer Hawley
Drowning Dangers and Life Saving Techniques Advised
A colloquial warning on beach hazards stresses never swimming alone and avoiding dives until water depth and obstacles are known. It outlines mouth to mouth resuscitation as essential, detailing steps and the need to persist until breathing returns or medical help arrives.
Two Men Charged With Grand Larceny In Mining Theft
Police report a six week crime spree at area mines with copper and cutting torches stolen from Vecellio & Grogan and other companies. Roy Williamson 21 of Rhodell and Robert White 29 of Cool Ridge face grand larceny charges. Williamson bonded $1,000 and White jailed on $3,000 bond. Moonshine seizures and multiple police actions followed, including a Beckley two car collision with about $21 damage.
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Raleigh
Jimmy Crawford
Sheriff's Office
Crawford
Roy Adolph Williamson
Rhodell
Robert Elmer White
Cool Ridge
Williamson
Paul Epperly
Beaver
Raleigh County
White
Epperly
Sterling Smokeless Coal Co
Vecellio & Grogan Co
Whitby
Wilcox Industrial Co
Daniels and
Shady Spring Development Co
Vecellio & Grogan
Laura Rogers
Besoco
Big July crowd tours Beckley Exhibition Mine
About 931 people visited the Beckley Exhibition Mine during the July Fourth weekend. Visitors came from 21 states and Washington, DC, with some from as far as California. Peak attendance occurred Sunday, Indo- Sega Day, when 387 tours were conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Exhibition Mine
States
Washington, D.C
California
West Virginia Coin Show Convening in Charleston
Coin collectors gather in Charleston July 24 25 for the second annual West Virginia Coin Show at the Daniel Boone Hotel. About 25 dealers from across the United States will display and trade, with free admission from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 12 noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. President Douglas C Bumgardner of the West Virginia Coin and Antique Guild notes several rarities in coin and currency will be on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Daniel Boone Hotel
United States
Douglas C. Bumgardner
W. Va
Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery
New healing substance Bio-Dyne, a discovery from a world famous research institute, shrinks hemorrhoids without surgery, relieves itching and pain, with cases showing actual shrinkage and patients declaring piles no longer a problem. Preparation H is sold in suppository or ointment form at drug counters.
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New York, N. Y
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B&e
Ak Hill
Rabbi Shivling
Temple Fri
West Virginia Military Academy
Norman D. Southern
Orchard Avenue
Fern
Camp Dawson
Southern
Academic Board
Association of the US Army
16Th Special Forces Group
Abn
City Policemen
Gypsie
Detective Story
James
Harper Road
Register
Aurora de Alba
Morgantown
Sing Convention
George Moore
Ted Brown
South Fayette Street
Ray McCray
Philadelphia
Carl Parrott
Columbus
Hio
Ohio
Roger D. Dillon
Earl Breckenridge Jr
Arnold Cicero Bush Jr
Nassau
N. Y
Patch Street
Morris Ave
Charles H. Jones
Baltimore
Arron M. Brooks
Barbour Avenue
Ashland Lp-Gas
Ashland
Ashland Oil & Refining Company
Ashlea
U.S. Highway 21
Sprague
AL Stevens
Broad Street
Summersville
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