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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1960
Page
14
Jerry Cook will show the three gaited horse Jim Dandy at the Raleigh County Horse Show in Bradley on Saturday and Sunday. The horse is owned by Dr. C. F. Hale of Beckley.
Nine recruits enlisted at Beckley Recruiting Station for Air Force basic training. Named are Glen Ray Quinn of Beckley, Maceo Sherman Biggers of Laurel Creek, Robert Gene Bostic of Union, Moten Douglas Thompson of Oak Hill, Myron Bruce Fitch of Baileysville, George Adsworth McGonagle of Bluefield, Frederick Ray Farley of Harts, Gary Clark Colston of Man, and Robert Lee Meeks of Clover Lick. They will begin training at Lackland, Texas.
Thirteen men enlisted in the Army at Beckley Recruiting Main Station this week. Names include Thomas R. Pyne Rupert Charles Edward Bika Jr. East Rainelle Dennis Jude Beckley William Ronald Mathews Oak Hill Lawrence E. Moore Richlands James Mitchell Braun Shelbyville Avis Lee Nelson Bruno Marvin McDaniels Sandville David Carl Brewster Ragland Joseph Howard Whitt War Charles Clyde Reed Charleston. The group will be stationed at Fort Jackson South Carolina for basic training. Mr and Mrs J D Lowe Jr attend life enrichment conference at Bethany College with Christian church members from West Virginia and Pennsylvania concluding today.
Dentists from West Virginia and several states will gather July 17 20 at the Pritchard Hotel Huntington for the West Virginia State Dental Society 54th annual session. Governor Cecil H Underwood and WVU Medical Center VP Kenneth E Penrod will speak, with Army Dental Corps Colonel Robert B Shira and ADA leaders Paul H Jeserich E Jeff Justis among presenters. Elvis J Stahr WVU president will address the banquet, and a morning program includes dental topics and limited attendance clinics.
Two area men will attend the West Virginia Conference for Methodist Young Adults July 22 24 at Cedar Lakes Camp near Ripley The Rev Glenn W Stewart Beckley a spiritual leader and Calvin Saunders Sophia treasurer of the church group are listed The conference will feature classes led by 11 state ministers and laymen Topics include Young Adults in the Church Young Adults and Social Action Christian Family Living Young Adult Camping How to Conduct a Worship Service and Understanding Children In addition to Stewart other ministers include Rev Paul Beal Gary Rev R L Moore II Sistersville Rev O W Lynch Huntington Rev Everett G Miller Baltimore Dr Lacy H Burns Clarksburg and Dr T LeRoy Hooper Fairmont executive secretary of the Conference Board of Education Laymen include William T Hager Nitro Mrs John Holliday Fayetteville Miss Helen Stealey Fairmont and Elbert Patton Mullens
Two Beckley firemen will attend the 30th West Virginia Fire School at Morgantown July 25 29 under a council vote to fund two attendees and expenses per last year. Rob ert Davis and a second attendee will represent Beckley with speakers from major fire safety agencies listed among twelve invited authorities. The event chairs by University of Mines and State Fire Marshal, with new facilities at Evansdale Campus ready by July.
College freshmen from the 1959 Woodrow Wilson High School graduating class posted strong scholastic results. Of 379 graduates, 42 percent enrolled in colleges or advanced schools. In Concord College Marshall College WV Tech WVU and Beckley College, A and B grades averaged 58.28 percent with 20.45 percent A’s and 37.83 percent B’s, while D and F rates were 10.02 and 3.25 percent respectively.
Raleigh County School Superintendent Sherman C. Trail and four assistant superintendents will attend a three-state conference at Jacksons Mill Monday through Wednesday. The summer meeting of the West Virginia School Administrators Association the State Department of Education and the West Virginia School Boards Association was announced by State Superintendent R Virgil Rohrebough. A role study of administrative leadership in school improvement tops Monday afternoon, with topics including the physical education manual statistical services under title X and proposed school legislation. Trail will be joined by Mason Anderson Dewey Bone William C Reid and Virgil A Sarrett.
Hunters this fall and fishermen next spring will have a list of farmers who will feed and house them. The West Virginia Industrial and Publicity Commission published a pamphlet for vacationists and tourists. The Conservation Commission is compiling a farm list for hunters and anglers. Application farms are available at commission offices. Farmers may set daily or weekly rates. most respond with 2 to 3 dollars per hunter per day for lodging and 5 to 8 dollars for lodging plus meals. Complete forms and return to the local or Charleston State office.
The Senior Choir of St Mathews A M E Church Mills Street sponsors a special service at 7 p.m. today at the church. Rev W J Carter pastor of First Baptist North Beck ley will be speaker for the program.
Multiple West Virginia residents are listed for Army assignments and promotions. Pvt Willard S Jarrells serves with the 48th Transportation Group at Fort Eustis Virginia. Pfc Gilbert G Davis and Pfc Ronald G Stafford earned expert infantryman badges with the 504th Infantry in Mainz Germany. Larry D Asbury serves aboard USS Rankin, while Wayne E Meadows sails on USS Fort Snelling. Boilerman apprentices Frank S Lively and Eugene A Hicks are noted with family ties in Beckley and Sophia. Sgt Norman D Southern completed airborne school at Fort Benning after Jump School at Fort Campbell.
Three area men are aboard the dock landing ship USS Spiegel Grove. They include Donald R. Smith a radarman third class son of Mrs. Mary F. Smith of Beckley at 1004 1-2 S Kanawha Street.
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