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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1962
Page
2
In Mullens on June 12 the Peoples Party tickets show mayoral candidate W F Bill Staats, a former commissioner and high school instructor, while commissioners are O W Pete Andrews, Paul Martin, Leland Harless, and Charles McKinney. Staats debates against a Citizen's Party lineup led by mayoral candidate Luther Kerns.
A 3 pm Sunday program of varied music and piano pieces will be performed by children and youth from Fayetteville West Wickham Harper Park Mt Hope Skelton Stamford Stotesbury and North Beckley communities. Performers include Drema Abram Edna Clark William Clark Charl en Cunningham Charles Grant Jewel Hoover and Clarence Tryham plus many others.
Oak Hill resident Leo Toney is recovering from shock and minor injuries at Oak Hill Hospital after a Tuesday night crash on Route 21. State Police say flagman stopped Jackie Lee Shumaker's car, and Toney's vehicle struck it. Toney faces a charge of failure to have his vehicle under control. about 1500 dollars in damages were reported to both vehicles.
Frances Graham daughter of Mr and Mrs Willard Graham Wyoming and William McCoy son of Rev and Mrs Robert McCoy Hinton are Personalities of the Year at Pineville High School named by the Journalism class Both students graduated this week Frances has been NHS Civil Defense Minutemen treasurer Literary Club VP pep club and Latin Club secretary She is flag girl in the Minutemen Band for hobby she plays piano reads and dances William has been in Literary Minutemen Varsity Clubs VP Science Club president of the senior class basketball team and enjoys music basketball tennis swimming and skiing He will enter Concord College next year
A bolt of lightning reportedly struck a sewer tunnel under the Potomac near Dranesville Virginia. Workers including Paul J. Russell 29 of Cashiers North Carolina were on site when the 4 45 pm explosion happened Four injured were in fair condition at Fairfax County Hospital Two others were treated and released at Arlington County Hospital The hospitalized include Randall Davis 38 from Flatwoods West Virginia Donald Cochran Summersville West Virginia Paul G Payne 26 Roundhill Virginia and James H Burroughs 37 Heater West Virginia The tunnel will serve a sewer line under the Potomac linking Maryland and Virginia with a future extension to National Airport Chantilly and Washington.
In Whitesville area, Mrs. Anna Kish Pavlick seeks her long lost sister last seen in 1917 after her mother died and a baby girl was placed with local foster parents. Pavlick asks anyone in Coal River area who recalls the family to contact Electris Ave Blasdell 19.
The tree farm movement began in Washington state in 1941 and Alabama certified the first such farm with E. N. McCall of Brewton as the first U.S. certified tree farmer.
The article traces oil movement from barrels on schooners flatboats and wagons to modern lists. A single tankship today can haul up to 38 million gallons and railroad tank cars hold about 30 000 gallons.
Explorer Post No 154 of Pineville Lions Club moves camp to Horse Creek Lake near Baileysville for a three day camporee ending Sunday. They dominated Mullens district track meet May 25 with 65 points taking multiple firsts including 400 yard relay and Paul Revere relay. Notable winners include Stiltner Cook Spencer Viars and Loo ney with several relay and race titles.
The Upper Marsh Fork Watershed Association heard that Public Law 566 rules show a cost to benefit imbalance for the Five Mile Marsh Fork project with $44 423 annual cost versus $22 000 annual benefits over 50 years. Changes enacted by President Kennedy may adjust the ratio. The Soil Conservation Service will re evaluate and report within three months while the association plans a self help program. The county court was urged to assign aid and heavy machinery for channel work. E Van Dorsey announced staff support. H J Oram was named to the board.
Medical reports indicate that a 0.1 per cent salt solution taken during exercise in hot humid conditions can avert dizziness. The piece also notes two civilian inventions in World War II the mine de and the radio proximity use.
IAL Vice Commander speaks in Fayetteville as Fayetteville High School Band LaFayette Rifles and scouts participate. Parade moved from the Auditorium to Huse Memorial Park where deceased veterans graves were flagged. Roy Cruikshank introduced Matheny who noted Memorial Day observances. Rev. Charles S. Thompson gave benediction. Legion Post served refreshments.
A Public Service Commission hearing July 9 covers a proposed merger in Fayette County. Montgomery Heights Water Co of Montgomery would buy Stotesbury and Helen Water Co serving Beards Fork for 2,500 dollars. The merged Kanawha Water would set flat rates for Beards Fork where no meters exist. Life insurers paid American families about 8.7 billion in benefits in 1961 and 2.8 billion from health policies per Britannica Book of the Year 1962.
Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea on Hawaii rise more than 30,000 feet from the sea bottom, making them the world’s tallest mountains when measured from base to peak.
A 1962 Field Enterprises horoscope column offers daily guidance across the zodiac. It notes a trend toward information gathering and community interest as productive, with practical cautions on signing legal documents and pursuing goals. The piece also forecasts a future in which locks use push button codes instead of keys.
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