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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1957
Page
6
Funeral rites for Mrs. Elnora McHeard will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Central Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. S. A. Abram. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. She died Wednesday night in a focal hospital. Body remains at C. D. Trent Funeral Home until service hour.
Weekly auction at Beckley Farmer's Market reports brisk sales led by cabbage potatoes beans and eggs. Prices show eggs graded by West Virginia standards ranging from 3 to 46 cents per dozen, potatoes in bags from 42 cents to $3.73 per 50 pounds, cabbage at 23 to 3 cents per pound, and beans from $1.69 to $2.25 per bushel.
Two charges of violating child labor laws led to fines totaling 56 dollars for a Beckley store manager. Magistrate J E Mays fined Robert Oxley of Acme Supermarket Beckley for employing a 15 year old without a work permit. Inspectors found the violation after a boy was injured by a broken bottle. Fines covered employing the boy before and after the accident. The incidents occurred in late June during a Workmen's Compensation report review.
Two wire related suits were filed Thursday in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk office seeking a total of $3,231.29. William E. Martin seeks $3,000 for car damages after a collision with a vehicle owned by John Edd Simmons driven by Tennard Townes. Loren D. Shafer sues the City Recorder’s Office for $231.29 over a remodeling permit estimated at $10,000 involving Phillips Williams Construction Co. Details were not available.
Don Crislip head of the State CD Emergency Information Service announced appointments of area chiefs. A. S. Barksdale Jr. of Sunset News Bluefield will cover area 10 Raleigh Mercer Wyoming and McDowell. Monroe Worthington of Fayette Tribune Oak Hill is named chief Area 9 Fayette Nicholas Greenbrier Summers and Monroe.
Funeral services for Mrs Evan Blanche Gillian will be held at Central Baptist Church in Hinton at 2 pm Sunday. Burial follows in Halidon Cemetery. She died at 5 am Thursday in Green Sulphur Springs at age 66 from a heart attack. born April 6, 1891 at Sandstone. Survivors: three daughters, four sons, a sister, six brothers and 18 grandchildren. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home until noon Saturday then moved to E M Meadows Funeral Home for the service.
Nine guest teams sign to compete in the first aid demonstration at Woodrow Wilson High School stadium in July. The Raleigh-Wyoming First Aid League, with mine inspectors and company reps, will judge and award prizes to top teams from multiple counties. The event features diverse company teams, a noon box lunch, WWHS band, and remarks by officials from the UMWA and coal associations.
Mrs. Kyra Ann Hicks of Beckley set a standout record at Concord College with straight A report cards, joining the Dean's List and Who's Who among American colleges. She sang in the college choir and participated in clubs while peers from area towns earned honor roll recognition.
Harold Dodson, 14, of Mount Tabor, cut his foot on broken glass while swimming at Little Beaver Park. He required 16 stitches at Beckley Hospital. Lifeguards reported beer consumption after hours and glass debris found, with park gates entered after closing.
Orchard Court residents complain trucks ignore No Parking signs along the Street. Large automobile transport trucks block driveways and force residents to drive through yards to reach the street. Trucks use Virginia St to access unloading spots, despite the area being off limits to truck traffic. A trailer unloaded vehicles Thursday evening beside a No Parking sign.
Adams, 39, of 23 Ewart Ave, was admitted to Beckley Memorial Hospital at 140 PM Thursday with injuries to his right arm and back from a state fall while employed by Winding Gulf Coal Co. Phillip Peck, 38, of Beckley and employed by C H Mead Gulf, was released after treatment at 12:19 PM Thursday for a foot injury caused by a steel tire falling on it.
SOPHIA RNS Mrs Norma Allen Riffe, a former Sophia resident, will graduate July 19 with a Bachelor of Science in Education from Meredith College Raleigh North Carolina. She attended Concord College Athens for two years and belonged to Delta Sigma Epsilon 4 H Club Pop Club and Concord Choir. She taught with Raleigh County Board of Education for three years and awaits a teaching post with the Wake County Board of Education.
Maxwell Hill Group and Farm Women’s Club plan the Maxwell Hill Community Fair set for August 24 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The committee met Wednesday to discuss activities and fundraising efforts. Present were John J. Flanagan, Harry Headley, Don Williams, Mrs. Dale Dickson, and Mrs. H. E. B. Gilly.
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