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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1956
Page
4
Raleigh Register notes a Turnpike Commission summary showing lower deaths and accidents in the first half of 1956 compared with 1955. Two fatalities and 41 drunken driving arrests mark the period, with 43 million miles driven by 874 thousand vehicles and total property damage easing versus last year.
At Fayral Development, a board meeting disclosed bonds totaling 38,000 dollars were purchased to fund land and building for Appalachian Bible Institute. The nonprofit plans 85,600 dollars in two-year bonds at 3.5 percent, with occupancy expected by September. Board chair Charles Hodel led the group with members Blackburn, Sparacino, Patterson, Berry, Thomas Jr., and others.
The family and friends of Mrs. Mary Dunn Riffe formerly of Raleigh County are notified she suffered a stroke at her Roanoke Virginia home at 5 30 p m Thursday A son Harold M Riffe of Charleston formerly of Beckley is among those called home Ten enlistments were reported Three to Lackland Air Force Base in Texas were Grover C Cook Jr Leslie E Boice Jackie L Legg and Quint Wood while Billy R Kennedy went to Langley Air Force Base and others to Fort Jackson and Raleigh County Virginia
4 H members Zeke Wood Jimmy Lane Cool Ridge Lee Scott Table Rock and Bobby Bean Crab Orchard will attend the Late Boys 4 H Camp at Jackson s Mill. Raleigh County H Agent Clarence Wooten said the boys would leave Monday morning and return Aug 6. The week long camp theme Batter Up teaches living with others and preparation for life with crafts including leathercraft metal craft and woodcraft. Dr C Franklin Bishop will handle vesper and fire Sunday church services for the fourth straight year.
Crab Orchard Church of the Brethren schedules a homecoming service on Aug 5 with a note burning ceremony. Rev Mark W Wolfe notes a 120 dollar contribution and dinner yielding 50 dollars, bringing total toward an eight room addition. An eight room guest house and two story pastor’s study were built to accommodate growing Sunday School attendance.
Beckley Newspapers Corp. invites amateur photographers to submit black and white prints 2 by 4 inches or larger. Professional photographers are ineligible. Entries become property of the publisher and will not be returned. Model releases required if individuals appear. Family of Beckley Newspapers employees are not eligible. Subjects and names must be identified. Judges’ decisions are final. Winners receive a certificate and an 8 by 10 print, with the winning negative to be sent to The Register after publication on Thursday.
The Rev S A Abram state president will address the New River Valley Missionary Baptist Association Saturday at the Baptist Campus Hill Top for the first annual picnic A worship service starts at 10 am with short addresses by Rev W M Jones moderator and Rev A J Higginbotham district missionary Games and recreation follow An executive board meeting is set for 10 am Monday at First Baptist Church Boomer All members of the commission board are urged to attend The Rev W M Jones is moderator and Rev A W Wood is corresponding Secretary
Funeral services for Franklin Lee Williams 77 of Route 3 Beckley will be held at Matville Union Church at 2 p m Saturday. The Rev James Godby will conduct the rites and burial will be in Harper Cemetery Sand Lick. Williams died in a local hospital at 8 20 am Thursday after an extended illness He was born at Sand Lick April 5 1879 the son of the late John L and Sarah Francis Harper Williams Survivors include his wife Spice Workman Williams one son King Clear Creek three brothers Ambrose Albert and Eldridge Williams Route 3 Beckley and one sister Mrs Mary Daniels Weston The body will be removed from Webb and Quesenberry Funeral Home one hour prior to funeral services.
The Winding Gulf Singing Convention will meet with Morris Termote Baptist Church at Covel on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday sessions start at 10 30 a m and Sunday from 9 30 a m to 6 pm. The Rev J B Harris is pastor of the Covel church.
Fletcher W. Mann represented the Raleigh County Public Library before the Raleigh County Board of Education to request increased support. He urged boosting annual allotments by 200 to 2,200 for 1956 57, cited growth in circulated books from 22 447 in 1950 to 47 136 in 1955, and noted fines raised 359 in 1950 and 724 in 1955. Mann also pressed for larger quarters, citing a proposed 30 000 remodel and a need for 10 000 from the 1956 57 budget, with city county and board urged to help.
The Raleigh County Library reports adding 158 new books since May including novels by Hoarth, Shaw, and Pat Frank. children and juvenile sections feature titles about Odysseus and Christopher Columbus. adult fiction listings include World War II era biographies and adventure tales from publishers like Better Homes and Gardens and Crowell.
Services at Emmanuel Tabernacle Baptist Church Highland Street East Beckley begin at 12 30 p m Sunday Elder JB Moore and his Stanaford congregation will lead the service Pastor is Evelyn Cabell with secretary Mrs Janie Norman The Missionary Circle of Shiloh Baptist Harper Heights plans a home talent program at 11 am Sunday Rev G C Gilbert pastor with Mrs Annie Newman as president Otho Colvin admitted to Bethesda Hospital Md Melissa Cheatwood of East Park remains in Beckley Hospital five weeks improving Clyde Moon holidayed in Seabell Va with Kinney Hunt family The Rev G C Gilbert recently returned from Washington DC where he visited his daughter Miss Hester Gilbert who is ill
Raleigh County has 129 delegates and alternates slated for certification by the State Democratic Executive Committee Chairman, Harry E. Anderson. After certification, delegates will attend the August 10 State Democratic convention in Charleston, with Richmond District representatives Clifford Plumley as delegate and Roscoe Plumley as alternate. Delegates from the county’s other six districts were announced previously.
Charles Frederick Smith of Beckrey, driver for White Star Taxi Co., was charged with passing at an intersection after an accident at 12:45 am Tuesday. State Police say a Singer Sewing Machine truck driven by William Oliver Stewart Hinton tried to turn onto Raleigh Road. Smith's cab hit its side, causing about $300 in damage.
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