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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1962
Page
3
Governor and Mrs. Barron host a punch party at the Governor's Mansion for the cast and members of Honey In The Rock. The event runs from 2 to 4 pm after their Capitol tour and mirrors last year's honor. Governors invited include those attending the Hershey conference to view the outdoor Civil War epic.
RHODELL council meeting follows J K Cole appointment as mayor amid debate on gender suitability. Editor notes report on condemnation letters, a business structure sale plan, chicken ordinance enforcement, and a financial statement from Town Recorder Sada Simmons.
The Rev. Corey C. Mitchell of Ebenezer Baptist Church was honored with a birthday program and reception Sunday afternoon. Sponsored by the Missionary Society and deacons, the event featured music, tributes, and a long birthday card. Seated with Mitchell were his daughter and the deacon board chair.
The advisory board of the Beckley Area Labor Council AFL-CIO Women’s Activities Division set a July 25 meeting to plan boosting membership. Cards were distributed at a Tuesday meeting and will be sold immediately. Miss Elizabeth Bowling chairs. A WAD delegate will attend the August 2 West Virginia State Labor Convention in Wheeling. next meeting August 21 will name the delegate. Reports covered a bake sale and a candy sale planned for Crab Orchard on August 4. A second project will support the Centennial celebration as area women are urged to attend.
Beckley Jaycees board meets at 6:30 p.m. at El Chico to discuss a monthly safe driving award for area teens. Jim Fraley to chair. Other projects include Dunk-A-Jaycee at Dry Hill Prosperity Fair August 16 18 and a family picnic August 19 at Bass Lake near Hinton.
Forty head of purebred Hereford cattle were inspected and approved Tuesday for consignment to the New River Purebred Hereford Association sale September 15 at Beckley Farmers Market. Inspectors included H. L. Riggle, Carl Cook, and Gerald Miller with H. B. Thomas accompanying.
R. E. Hicks reports a history-making shipment of Raleigh-grown half-runner beans to Columbia South Carolina marking the first shipment south of the plants. The RDC aims and past seven years show rapid growth in bean production for local markets. H. B. Thomas notes a pure-bred Hereford sale at the Farmer's Market on September 15 with about 50 head expected. E. E. Bibb presides as RDC president.
In St Louis Missouri farmer Carlos Meremonte petitions for an injunction to halt operations at the Southmoor golf course claiming stray golf balls entering his fields have caused cattle indigestion and illness after swallowing the balls lofted over his fences by players.
Newport Tennessee couple Joe and Mrs Myers promoted a West Virginia honey product at a Southern Region Restaurant Association patio party hosted by president Natalie M Austin. The Meyers, natives of Newport, described plans to package honey for plea sure eatin g while Beekeepers Association leaders in Raleigh County threaten a boycott over imported honey amid industry losses.
Ersil Wright a paralyzed Korean War veteran and PVA member asks the Paralyzed Veterans of America to hold its 1963 convention in Beckley West Virginia He cites area attractions like Honey in the Rock Beckley VA Hospital and New River Gorge and notes his family background and mobility aids.
Summersville opens the Elizabeth Stephenson Memorial Library in honor of the former Woodrow Wilson High School teacher. The library houses her books including her Bible, with plans for a permanent location and a Friends of the Library group. Volunteers Mrs. Seelinger and Mrs. Groves will staff until funds allow a paid librarian. governance rests with a community council led by Robert Kamm and local residents.
Eight persons filed applications for work at the Beckley office of Employment Security on Tuesday. The group includes a maid a short order cook an electrical repairman a newspaper carrier a stenographer a truck driver and a sales clerk. Outside openings are available for a design drafts man engine lathe operator nurse instructor and translator.
Beaver couple Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Thurman plan to relocate to Raleigh Heights next fall. Thurman quit as chief of the Beaver Volunteer Fire Department due to summer work keeping him away. He helped organize the department and led its activities. He is a school bus driver and president of the Raleigh County School Bus Drivers Association. Mrs. Thurman teaches at Beaver Elementary School. Both intend to continue their local work after the move.
The Ward-Evans Motor Co. is defendant in a suit filed Tuesday in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's Office seeking $778.88 on account. Albert Zook and H. B. Rifkin of Republic Sales Co. Chicago claim the company owes the amount, with interest and court costs. Samuel Solins of Welch represents the plaintiff.
The United States has about 20,000 Catholic priests, with roughly 3,500 additional American priests serving as missionaries in foreign lands.
The 100th Engineers Float Bridge Company at Camp Prince on New River hosts an open house this afternoon at 1 30 showing floating bridge equipment for vehicles rafts and foot bridges. A dinner for Capt Odell C McGhee and staff preceded the event with Beckley Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce efforts to foster good relations with summer servicemen.
Dr Marion C Collins founded the Medic-Alert Foundation after a family tragedy to warn responders of medical needs. Bracelets and necklaces carry conditions, medications, and blood type with a central file at 700 Montgomery St San Francisco to aid in emergencies. Theodore Roosevelt was the first U S president to ride in a automobile and in an airplane.
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