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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1958
Page
4
Stotesbury United Mine Workers Local 5771 will distribute commodities after 1 p.m. today in the financial secretary's office at Stotesbury, according to secretary William B Bush.
Funeral services for Phillip Smith will be held at 10 a m Thursday at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor with Elder C B Miller officiating. The three week old son of Mrs Bessie Smith North Beckley died at home yesterday. Survivors include the mother, three brothers Charlie Jr in the U S Air Corps and James and Harvey at home, four sisters Barbara Reed Mary Wanda and Bransford at home, and grandmother Mrs Mary Smith of North Beckley. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park.
Funeral services for George Jefferson Reid 50 will be held at 2 pm Thursday at First Baptist Church in Sophia with Rev. Tolliver and Rev. Cooke officiating. Reid was killed in a mine car accident about 150 feet inside Stonecoal Mine near Affinity. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. pallbearers listed.
The Rev. Virgil Cook, pastor of the Beaver and Blue Jay Methodist Churches, was surprised with a 40th birthday party on Monday in Beaver Church basement. About 125 friends from old churches attended as a three tier cake and 40 candles marked the milestone. A fellowship service followed the pot luck dinner, with organizers including Mrs. John Hedrick and several Beaver Church members.
Dr. George W. Crane offers a method to help a 16 year old Boy Scout named Jim who fears rapid heart rate in diving. The plan involves controlled breathing and a Houdini style underwater hold to boost oxygen efficiency. readers are invited to write for more guidance.
Dr. Paul S. Dodd argues that tuberculosis protection favors cattle over humans, tracing a 1918 to 1956 national eradication effort. He notes TB deaths rose while cattle testing reduced infections, and explains tuberculin testing helps locate infection sources for preventive care. The Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association sponsors the health message.
Mrs. W. J. Rogers of Flat Top was admitted to Raleigh General Hospital after sustaining first and second degree burns on her arms neck and chest when she removed a lid from a pressure cooker at home.
Rep. Robert C. Byrd urged the House to expedite unemployment and distressed-area bills to reclaim lost economic gains. He cited West Virginia industries and other sectors harmed by unfair competition and poor Administration policy, describing a vast jobless pool and calling for decisive action on a broad economic front.
Beckley Farmers Market manager O M Hutchison reported cabbage moves slowly while eggs sell well with 65 to 70 cases weekly. market supply looks strong. RDC endorsed a petition to FHA to relax loan rules for poultry producers, presented by Earl Snider. Charles Shackelford will forward it to Washington. Interest in sheep orders rising. aim to secure four carloads from the West.
Farmers Home Administration officials led by Hi T Reger visited Beckley to review and improve FHA services for farmers. The agency offers operating loans farm ownership housing and soil and water conservation loans with emergency loan provisions for disaster areas. Reger noted reforms and renewed emphasis on part time farming and refinancing to aid farm families and anticipated higher demand for farm housing loans in 1959.
Raleigh County Sheriff deputies intensified the search for 39 year old Preston Ayers of Garden Grounds who has been missing from his home for more than a week. Sheriff Okey A Mills led the operation moving into the area with radio communications and coordinating efforts. Ayers was reported missing last Wednesday.
Advertising manager Joseph M. Ressa argues public utilities like gas and electric firms are strong, consistent advertisers. Despite monopolies, they face competition from railroads, airlines, autos, and substitutes, so they invest in ads to inform customers and improve efficiency, seeing advertising as good business.
The Author of the Week feature spotlights Mary Renault, author of The King Must Die and The Last of the Wine. A London native who taught and nursed before writing, Renault enjoyed travel, briefly lived in South Africa, and visited Greece and the Aegean islands, the setting for her classic works.
In Pascagoula Mississippi the largest magnolia tree sits beside a marsh along the Escatawpa River. It stands 51 feet tall with a crown over 90 feet and a 12 1/2 foot trunk at its widest. Owner Paul M Myers counted 9000 blossoms one year. An elderly resident recalls the tree nearly as it is now when she was a girl. Also: in Nanaimo Canada nearly 24000 buoys, each worth a dollar to returners, float in the North Pacific as part of an ocean currents test by Fisheries Research Board. only 600 returned. Century plants typically live about 30 years, not 100.
United States Treasury reports Series E and H purchases for January through June totaled 2,477 million, up seven percent from 1957. Redemptions reached 2,499 million, down ten percent. June sales were 376 million, up four percent from 1957, with E down three percent and H up forty percent. James F. Stiles Jr. notes nearly 53 percent of the 1958 goal of 4.7 billion has been attained. Outstanding E bonds total 38,067 million and H bonds 4,075 million, with total outstanding cash value 42,142 million, up 644 million.
Eight persons were arrested by District Four Conservation Officers for violations of West Virginia Conservation Commission laws. James Thomas Gauley Bridge 36 John Lewis Laredo 35 Claude Goings Princeton 36 William C Hardin Charleston 35 D. D. Lockhart Laeger 27 were arraigned before Magistrate J. E. Holt and fined 320 and costs each for violating state park regulations at Blue Stone State Park. Joan McAteer St. Albans 26 Eugene Witten Brookley New York 32 Robert Cameron Welch 29 were fined 10 dollars and costs each by Magistrate Holt on fishing without a license.
A VA news release states that Spanish American War veterans over 62 are eligible for Veterans Administration pensions even if not disabled. The pension applies to veterans aged over 62 who served in the Spanish American War, regardless of disability status.
The Beckley Chamber of Commerce board meets at noon today at the Beckley Hotel to discuss routine business matters. The Export Council in India plans to export sewing ring machines valued over 128 thousand dollars to the United States in coming months, pending mutual agreement.
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