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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1966

Page

11

Muffling The Population Explosion

U S population trends hinge on today s young couples with two options. If each couple has one fewer child, 2000 total nears 300 million. if half have one more, it surpasses 400 million. Experts note rising contraception use and policy steps amid rising costs and changing birth rates among educated women.

Washington NEA U.S Thomas Malthus America Public Health Service Gallup Mal

Garden Club President Names 1966 67 Committees

Mount Hope Garden Club president Mrs Rita Bowling announced the 1966 67 committee slate including Yearbook and program led by Mrs R E Core with co chair Eddie Souk and others. By laws chaired by Mrs Tom Twadddie, projects led by Frank Garrett, telephone by Lawrence Bennett, parliamentarian Mrs Clark, historian Mrs Gunn, and membership led by Roy Bailey. Garden Therapy and conservation led by Mrs Garrett. The By laws yearbook and projects committees met this week at members homes.

Mount Hope ANS Rita Bowling Mount Hope Garden Club R. E. Core Eddie Souk E. W. Dunkley E. C. Amick Tom T. Twaddie Margie Brock Roy Bailey Frank R. Garrett Amick Joe Harvey Core Lawrence Bennett L. D. Clark Clark George Gunn Souk Gunn Brock Ways and Means Garrett W. L. Burruss Dunkley W. L. Burruss Jr W. G. Callaway Bowling Glen Jean

Weekend visitors and local travels noted in Maple Fork area

Weekend guests included Dennis Davis of Mansfield Ohio and Jerry Davis of Covington Virginia visiting Mr and Mrs Sam Davis along Maple Fork Road. R Leo Blankenship from Cleveland Ohio visited Mr and Mrs Luther Bowyer. The Treadways of Cleveland Ohio returned home after visiting Maple Fork Road.

Maple Fork Rns Sam Davis Maple Fork Road Dennis Davis Mansfield Ohio Jerry Davis Covington Larry Davis Charleston Luther Bowyer R. Leo Blankenship Cleveland Thomas Treadway Jennifer Jeffrey Mrs PFC Larry Butch Pinter Bob Painter Maynor Fort Knox Everett Elkins Dayton Hazel Elkins Arbuthe Hurd Elizabeth Hubert Bowyer Helen

Mount Hope Club Sees $540 In Savings Stamps Sold

Mrs N L Kemp of the Mount Hope Federated League announces the club has sold 54070 in savings stamps and nine 25 bonds this year. Eleven members sold stamps each Tuesday morning from 8 30 to 9 at the school. The stamp drive is the club annual project.

N. L. Kemp Mount Hope Federated League

Be A Reporter In Raleigh Register Invite

Fayette Raleigh and Wyoming county residents are invited to contribute news to the Raleigh Register. Correspondents identified by RNS logo will write and dispatch submissions promptly. Contacts include Fairdale Surveyor Mrs. Helen Snuffer 934-5859 and others in Flat Top Ghent Glen White Herndon Covel Garwood Mullens Maple Fork Mabscott Mount Hope and Mullens with listed phone numbers.

Fayette Raleigh Wyoming Raleigh Register Fairdale Helen Snuffer Ghent Cordie Nugen

Acord-Vaught Vows Read At Ravencliff

In a single-ring ceremony at 7 p m Saturday Jane G Vaught became the bride of Keith Acord before Rev Carl Payne in the Vaught home living room with immediate family present. The bride wore an off white knit shift dress with a V neck. her sister in law wore a blue two piece suit. A dinner followed and the couple left for an undisclosed destination. The bride, a Glen Rogers High School graduate active in Tri-Hi-Y Future Homemakers of America Band and theater, will move to Cleveland with her husband.

Ravencliff Jane Ginette Vaught Lottie Vaught Darrell Vaught Keith Acord Cleveland Ohio Carl Payne Breckenridge Baptist Church Bolt Vaught Freeman Acord Bob Glen Rogers High School Tri-Hi-Y Future Homemakers of America Acord Harless Acord Trap Hill High School J and L. Steel Co., Inc

Youth Killed in Cyclone One-Car Wreck

A one-car crash on Route 10 at Cyclone at about 8 am killed 16 year old George Richard Wooten and injured 17 year old Teddy J. Blankenship. The car split on impact with a tree in a curve. cornering skid marks were 206 feet. Blankenship was hospitalized with a broken pelvis and other injuries. no charges filed pending investigation.

George Richard Wooten Man Teddy J. Blankenship Man Appalachian Regional Hospital C. E. Fisher Pineville Pineville State Police Fisher Blankenship

Tech Senior Ver non Stanley Wins NASA Fellowship

Ver non Stanley, a West Virginia Tech senior, received a three year NASA PhD fellowship. He will graduate this Sunday with a B S in electrical engineering and will study at the University of Missouri funded by tuition and a $10 000 book and living expense stipend. Stanley, son of Mr and Mrs Emmett W Stanley of Alexandria Virginia, taught technical trigonometry and solid geometry in his final year and was a member of Alpha Eta and the IEEE. After the fellowship he plans to pursue research or teaching at a college.

Montgomery National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA West Virginia Institute of Technology Vernon Stanley Emmett W. Stanley Alexandria Oak Hill Stanley Tech Alpha Eta Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers University of Missouri

Fire damages Oceana home. $8,000 loss estimated

A fire at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday caused about $8,000 damage to the residence of Mr and Mrs Ralph Hicks in Oceana. An exploding hot water heater woke the family, fire spreading to two bedrooms on each side. the rest of the house and contents were heavily damaged. No one was injured. the Hicks family now lives with Mrs Hicks parents in Clear Fork.

Oceana Ralph Hicks Hicks

Columbus First Reported The Sargasso Sea Discovery

Columbus is credited with the first reliable report on the Sargasso Sea region, marking the historic discovery narrative for this open ocean area.

Sargasso Sea A & Event Columbus

Notice to Creditors Estates of Pierce and Capone

To the creditors and beneficiaries of the estates of Maude Taylor Pierce and Joe Capone deceased, claims must be presented with vouchers verified to Roy A Cunningham Commissioner of Accounts Raleigh County WV at 213 Raleigh County Bank Building Beckley WV by October 20 1966 or they may be barred from benefits. Beneficiaries may appear before that date to inspect claims and protect interests. June 1 1966.

Maude Taylor Pierce Joe Capone Raleigh County Bank Beckley West Virginia Roy A Cunningham County of Raleigh

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By Tom Nolan Office of Economic Opportunity OEO Department of Health, Education and Welfare HEW United States Institute of Life Insurance Garden Club Stamp Report Made Glen White Donnie Nuckols Herndon Covel - Garwood David Marsh Mullens Nancy Bowyer Mabscott Elizabeth Robinson Margaret Marchie George T. Jones Jr Pax Hazel Mowell Jack Martin Ravencliff-Sabine-McGraws Glen Fork Soulsville Elizabeth Williams Rhodell Edith Flinchum Phone Resoco Rock Creek Maude Parolari Whitesville Sophia Russell Pegram Valeigh MR. and Illinois Central Railroad of Chicago Mississippi Natchez, Miss Chicago Museum of Science and Industry Illinois Central Williams Williams Howard Lee Route 3 Snowden Williams Sand Lick Nose & Queenberry Funeral Chapel City Ave Rose & Quesenberry Funeral Kanawha Street Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Todd's Grocery and Hardware Beaver John's Mom's Restaurant Columbia Grill Lloyd M. Gaskins Leeds Haddad Fitzpatrick Vic Northwestern Avenue Robert L Amick Beckley Newspapers J&l Sam G Foley Porter Street Woodlawn Ave Spe Vera Rose Beauty Shop Cold Waves Main Street Georges Southern Institute of Graphic Arts South Southern Institute P. O. Box Nashville Tennessee Professional Directory Wright Pickup Crab Orchard W. Va Hotpoint Maytag RCA Westinghouse & Others Sparks TV & Appliance CO Prince St Ph John W. Eye Co W. Neville St Prince St. Ph Gene Scott DOY Television Service Valley Dr. Ph Halstead Plumbing & Heating Service Sophia Builders Water & Industrial Willey Brothers Hinton Goliath Hansa Jan Campbell Music Co Dia Jack Roop Lewis Chevrolet Puckett Glen Morgan Will Mary Jarvis Painelle Will Robert Richardson Murray Street Fred Pierce Will Herbert Boyce Edward Parrish National Guild of Piano Teachers U.S.A Mr. Simpson Neville St Care Beckley Newspapers Southern J. F. Shrewsbery Richmond Cleaners and Laundry S. Kanawha Obugene Trash & Garbage Service Frick & Circle Mill Care Beckley Newspapers Corp Ward 3 Gece and Service Department Fink's Jewelers Crossroads Mall Roanoke Virginia Wood Bluefield Jim 7A Corp Mercer T. M. Crews Federal Mutual Insurance Company Kemper Fee Wwa ASCP Good Samaritan Hospital South Limestone Lexington Kentucky R. L. Stinson O. H. Bennett E. Beckley O. P. Grifith Daniels Va. Ccoon Club AKC Loren J. Fox Oak Hi Boston Terriers Nature Shop Scott’s Toy Kennels Stud Service Valley Motor Sales Dial Wyoming Coon Hunters Association John McGraw McGraws Beckley Tire & Rubber CO Goodrich Blackburn-Patteson New River Gorge Minden BLACK BURN Patteson Realty CO Sewing Machine Exchange Kanawha Gray Lumber Gray Lumber Co Beckley, W. Va Terry Beckley Post-Herald
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