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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1971

Page

6

Minority youth concert to feature Christian Debbie Hall

The Minority a touring West Palm Beach Fla youth group will perform a Christian rock concert July 23 at 8 p m at Park Junior High School. Debbie Hall 15 granddaughter of C D Hall and L M LaFon Beaver will sing as a featured soloist. Admission is 1. The group of 49 includes teens and college age members with prior summer tours across 20 states and Canada.

Christian Debbie Hall C. D. Hall Harper Road L. M. LaFon Beaver West Palm Beach Fla Park Junior High School Raleigh Baptist Youth Association Fcr Robert Hett Beckley First Baptist Church Miss Hall O. D. Hall Jr First Baptist Church East Canada

Music Director Discusses Work With Beckley Dramas

Interview with Bob Elkins, musical director for Hatfields and McCoys and Honey in the Rock, covers his start in music, work with outdoor drama choruses, differences from indoor singing, and his approach to teaching music to children. Elkins plans to begin choral duties at Woodrow Wilson High.

Beckley Hatfields & McCoys Linda Cornett Ewel Cornett West Virginia Arts and Humanities Council Bob Elkins Honey Westwood Drive Shirley Kimberly Erin Bob Cliffside Amphitheatre Woodrow Wilson High Elkins Kentucky Berea College Wilderness Road Stephen Foster Bardstown, Ky

Two Beckley Dentists Named ADA Alternates

Dr. D. E. Neil and Dr. Paul H. Loflin of Beckley were elected alternate delegates to the American Dental Association annual meeting. Both former presidents of the West Virginia Dental Association, they were chosen at the 65th WVDA meeting at The Greenbrier. The gathering urged expanded federal loan and scholarship funding to support dental schools and health care needs.

Beckley D. £. Neil Paul H. Loflin American Dental Association West Virginia Dental Association Clarksburg

Filing Deadline Set For Employment Taxes 1971

Employers face a July 31 deadline to report and pay Social Security and withheld income taxes for the quarter ending June 30 1971 per Hugh D Jones district director IRS West Virginia. Form 941 preaddressed returns mailed by IRS must be used. If the full quarterly tax is deposited on time with a Federal Reserve Bank or approved bank they have until August 10 1971 to file.

Hugh D. Jones Internal Revenue West Virginia IRS Federal Reserve Bank

Swedish exchange student returns to Beckley with bride to be

Richard Bachland of Lulea Sweden and his fiancée Liw Ericson also of Lulea visit Beckley with hosts Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Gates. Bachland recalled his year at Woodrow Wilson High School in 1966 67 and notes Sweden's tax heavy cost of living and free medical care. They plan to marry and will travel to New York before returning to Sweden.

Sue Stover Beckley Woodrow Wilson High School Richard Bachland Lulea Sweden Liw Ericson Leslie Gates College Ave Bachland Gates United States New York Miss Ericson

Hearing Set On Flight School Rate Request

The West Virginia Public Service Commission will hear Raleigh County Flight School Inc. rate requests at 10 am on Aug. 12 in the capitol Charleston hearing room. The schedule filed Dec. 30, 1970, lists charter rates 30 to 50 cents per mile or 25 to 75 dollars per hour, sightseeing trips at 3 dollars per person, waiting fees 8 to 10 dollars per hour, 50 dollar overnight, extra landings five dollars, and landings outside Raleigh County Memorial Airport at half the hourly rate. Buddy Cottle owns the school.

Raleigh County Flight School Inc West Virginia Public Service Commission Capitol Building Charleston Beckley Raleigh County Memorial Buddy Cottle

Weather Details Airport Conditions and River Readings

24 hour period ending 10 am shows high of 77 at 4 30 pm and low of 38 at 6 30 am. Preliminary river data Greenbrier normal and clear with gates open and Hinton gauge at 2 3 ft. Extended forecast from Sunday through Tuesday calls for a chance of rain on Tuesday and daytime highs in the 80s with night lows upper 50s and 60s.

Greenbrier

Wreck on US 21 causes minor injuries and charges

Police report a two car crash at Prosperity on U S 21 and West Virginia 19 at 3 20 p m injuring three people with $800 in damage. Duane R Anderson 47 Prosperity drove a 1969 truck into Ralph Burnett 35 Mount Hope left turning, injuring Alice Akerholm Michael Burnett and Ralph Burnett. Anderson charged with failure to yield right of way. Three youths from Shady Spring and Fairdale face transfer to West Virginia Forestry Camp after guilty pleas for breaking and entering Shell Station owned by Norman Crook.

Prosperity U.S W. Va Duane R. Anderson Ralph Burne Mount Hope Alice Akerholm Michael Burnett Ralph Burnett Anderson Raleigh County West Virginia Forestry Camp Davis Tucker County Harry L. McCreery Ing Shell Norman Crook Larry Wayne Meadows Jerry Houston Harris Jr Shady Spring Thomas Howard Blankenship Fairdale

Ordered Into Court for Vehicle Control Violations

Eddie Dean Boswell 22 of Whitestick Avenue cited at 3 20 p m Thursday for failure to have vehicle under control. Boswell ordered to appear Beckley Municipal Court July 22. Harold S Griffith 24 of Daniels cited at 10 20 p m Thursday for no registration and no safety glasses. Griffith ordered to appear Municipal Court July 22.

Eddie Dean Boswell Whitestick Avenue Boswell Beckley Harold S. Griffith Daniels Griffith

City Pool Fund Reaches 24860 With New Donations

Beckley community drives to raise 80000 for a City Park pool on the 1921 By Pass. A1,860 latest gifts lift totals to 24,860 as Leslie C. Gates P E of Gates Engineering presents a 1000 check. Frank Rodriguez and A P Tony Gonzalez lead the effort with broad local support.

A. P Tony” Gonzalez Beckley Gonzalez City Recreations Frank Rodriguez Leslie C. Gates P. E Presient Gates Engineering Co Leonard Gouldin H. B. Luscombe Waldo J. Jackson Otho Lee ‘Hamilton Eric Mountain State Equipment Co J. Watkins Haynes Peter Collins William and Mary Hanish Bjw Muzak Joe L. Smith Jr., Inc Fred Friar E. J Bill” Fourney Sigmund McLean Insurance Agency Al’s al Cohen People’s Credit Store William Binderman Mom's Restaurant Mary Webb Ashworth Home and Auto Sparks TV and Appliances Bsharah’s Lilly’s Men’s Shop Home Insurance Agency iCharles Jane Echols Gates Engineering

Sam Cangimi Held on Lan Assault and Peace Warrant

Sam Cangimi aged 57 of Eccles was jailed at 10 20 p m Thursday by state police on a land assault and a peace warrant He appeared before Town officials for arraignment and processing

Harold Adkins Hull St Forest P. Cantley Dorothy Sam Cangimi Eccles Lan Assalt

Gospel Meeting Set at Tolley Town Church

A gospel meeting is scheduled July 18 to 23 at 7 45 p m daily at the Church of Christ in Tolley Town Evangelist Hershel Ottwell of Hartford Mil will preach each evening.

Church of Christ Tolley Town Hershel Ottwell Hartford Mil

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