Walker Opposes Two Motions At Raleigh County Board Meeting
Strake Walker of the Raleigh County Board of Education clashed with colleagues over two motions. A request for 375 dollars to renew a library floor was debated, with the library gaining partial funding from the county and the board's annual 2200 dollar allocation for salaries and books. The second item, paying stadium bonds for Woodrow Wilson, Sophia, and Stoco High Schools, shifted Walker from yes to no after a list discrepancy was clarified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strake Walker
Raleigh County Board of Education
Raleigh County
Sherman C. Trail
Trail
Walker
Board of
West Virginia
Woodrow Wilson
Sophia
Stoco
Cheif
G. G. Greene
Greene
O. A. Phillips
Board approves 4-H camp bus and set salary aid
The Raleigh County Board of Education voted to provide a bus for 4-H campers to the Clifftop camp July 6 to 11. It also approved paying 3,500 dollars to Raleigh County 4-H Club agent J. Clarence Wooten, with 2,600 dollars from federal/state funds for salary and 800 dollars for travel. A fence for Amigo runway was ordered. a deed transfer was paused until the fence is built. The board also adopted nine monthly salary payments from September to May and set the 25th as pay day, with adjustments for holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justine B. Elliott
J. Clarence Wooten
Raleigh County
Raleigh County Extension Service Committee
Dewey Bone
Raleigh-Eagle Coal Co
Amigo
Colcord School
Bone
C. A. Phillips
Sherman C. Trail
G. G. Greene
Thhe
State Department of Education
Trail
Policy Adopted By Raleigh County Board of Education
The Raleigh County Board of Education adopted a delegation policy at its regular meeting, four to one, with Haskell Riffe opposing. The rule directs that individuals with school matters first address the principal, then the appropriate administrator, then the superintendent, and if needed schedule time on the board agenda. Delegations should limit visits to 15 or 20 minutes to allow full board discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Board of Education
Haskell Riffe
Board of Education
Saving Of Instructional Time In Board Adoptions
Nineteen policy items approved by the Raleigh County Board of Education aim to conserve instructional time by limiting off task activities and balancing priorities. Openings capped at ten minutes to foster leadership. announcements limited to a set period. Policies cover telephones movies outside programs field trips and other interruptions. Delegations voiced concerns over Glen Daniel School zoning and potential closure impact on enrollment and property values. board tabled decision until July. A Bolt Community request sought reassigning Jess Clemons to Fairview School for 1959-60. no action taken. The note ends with a cryptic line about Quebec as the last walled city in North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Board of Education
Dawson Lucas
Glen Daniel
Fairdale Consolidated School
Lucas
Noel Sarrett
Bolt
Jess Clemons
Fairview
Starr
Sarrett
Miss America Contest Fashion Show in Beckley
In Winner's Wardrobe Miss Lou Ann Bragg and Miss Brenda Booth model two of the warm weather fashions to be shown to the winner of Beckley’s local Miss America Contest. The pageant, sponsored by the Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce, offers a $200 scholarship plus various wearing apparel. The contest is set for Saturday at the Raleigh County Memorial Building. Lou Ann Bragg is the daughter of Garrett Bragg of 4 Eric Lane and Brenda Booth is the daughter of Clarence Booth of 107 1 2 Mercer Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Ann Bragg
Brenda Booth
Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce
Raleigh County Memorial Building
Lou Ann
Garrett Bragg
Eric Lane
Brenda
Clarence Booth
Mercer Street
Rain Ends Drought Pressure as Rainfall Breaks Dry Spell
Gentle rains from Tuesday morning to this morning brought 0.51 inch in 24 hours, relieving a drought across the area and state. County Farm Agent H. B. Thomas says the rain saved crops, especially forming potatoes, though more rain is still needed to saturate ground and revive dry pastures and springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
H. B Thomas
Mine Victim's Rites Thursday
Funeral services for Isaac Richardson of Lilly Mount will be held Thursday at noon at the Church of God in Lilly Mount, with Rev. R. M. Bailey officiating. Burial follows in Lilly Mount Cemetery. Richardson, a member of the Church of God and United Mine Workers, was killed in a Raleigh and Wyoming Mine accident at Glen Rogers Friday evening. Survivors include his wife Gladys, his mother Betty Ziggler, eight sons and six daughters, three brothers Younger, Robert, and the Rev. T. A. Richardson, four sisters, and many extended relatives. The body will be moved from Wright and Anderson Funeral Home to the church an hour before services.
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Church of God At
Lilly Mount
Isaac Richardson
R. M. Bailey
Richardson
Raleigh and Wyoming
Glen Rogers
Church of God
United Mine Workers of America
Gladys Richardson
Betty Ziggler
Whitesboro
N. J
Warren
Charles
Cincinnati
Ohio
Wisczee
Henry
James Isaac Jr
Donald
Ronald
Thomas Glenn
Betty Little
Shirley
Brenda
Vonzella
Jesse
Arlene
Beards Fork
Robert
T. A. Richardson
Annie Hogans
Zealon Richards
Lillian Dickerson
Cape May
Mary Banks
Philadelphia
Wright and Anderson Funeral
Arlie Gunnoe Found Guilty On Two Counts
Arlie D Gunnoe, known as Bolt, was fined $50 and costs after conviction on driving while drunk and operating a vehicle with defective equipment in a Tuesday hearing before Magistrate Cotton White. Robert West of Ghent posted a $500 bond for a Friday hearing and was released from Raleigh County Jail after being jailed Monday at 4 15 p m on a drunk driving charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlie D. Gunnoe
Bolt
Cotton White
Robert West
Ghent
Raleigh
White
West
Chage
Bibb named to Sanitary Board and recreation post
Clarence Bibb, ending 11 years on the council July 1, was named to the Sanitary Board to fill the term of W. H. McGinnis Jr. March 8. Bibb was selected on the recommendation of Mayor Elect Cecil L. Miller. The City Council also approved R. D. Armen Trout for the Special Recreation Levy Advisory Board to succeed E. S. Pugh, who resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Clarence Bibb
Sanitary Board
W. H. McGinnis Jr
Bibb
Cecil L. Miller
R. D. Armentrout
Special Recreation Levy
E. S. Pugh
Richmond Directory Lists Odd Balance of Names
In Richmond Virginia an AP report notes 36 Loves and 15 Goods appear in the telephone directory with no Hates or Bads. The census style listing shows 18 Riches and 26 Poores, a curious balance suggesting no utopia.
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Richmond
Centennial Plans To Be Topic At Meet
West Virginia's Centennial program will be discussed at Black Knight Country Club as the West Virginia Petroleum Association meets. IVAN VAN METER will preside at the luncheon session, with Frances Skeets Farley noting plans for Charleston's October convention and the Centennial observance. The event highlights the industry’s role in the state's economy with over 10,000 employees and a payroll near 30 million dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Charleston
West Virginia Petroleum Association
Black Knight Country Club
Ivan van Meter
Orl Company
Frances ‘Skeets’ Farley
West Virginia University
Association
The
Register
Black Knight County Club
van Meter
West
Hospital Disaster Drill to Simulate Mine Casualties
Beckley Memorial Hospital conducts an afternoon disaster drill with 15 miners from The New River Co Stamford Mine No 2 acting as casualties. About 35 relatives join as participants while the West Virginia State Police Beckley Fire Department and the American Red Cross assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Memorial Hospital
New River Co
Stamford Mine No. 2
West Virginia State Police
Beckley Fire Department
American Red Cross
Beckley Council awards park shelter contract to Basil Meadows
Beckley City Council awarded a low bid of 11 780.50 from Basil Meadows for an all metal shelter at New River City Park with storerooms restrooms and four barbecue ovens. The bid from Meadows Lumber Co. was 12 539.99. The council also approved planning and zoning action granting a special use permit for a North Kanawha Street post office site after earlier reports and heard limited local objections.
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Basil Meadows
New River City Park
Beckley City
Meadows
Meadows Lumber Co
Planning and Zoning Commission
Kanawha Street
Post Office Department
John Canyon
John C. Ward
Beckley
Minter
Tax Commissioner
F Street
B. Asphalt Co
K and B
Tower Concrete Co
Lowe Brothers
Salango Electric Service
Quesenberry Street
Ellison Avenue
Hull Street
Wildwood Avenue
Quarry Street
Pine Street
Fulton Avenue
Bill Hopkins
Beckley Place
Nathan Street
Hopkins
Centennial Commission Hires N. Y. Specialist
The West Virginia Centennial Commission formally hired Alfred Stern a New York exposition specialist as consultant and director for the 1963 observance. Stern, 42, a Cincinnati native, will receive 30 000 dollars plus expenses over four years with full-time duties in the fourth year, while the panel forms a finance committee and aligns early investment plans. He also serves as a consultant for Seattle’s science fair and praised West Virginia’s advance planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Commission
Stern
American National Theatre and Academy
Seattle
West Virginia Commission
Ayres Funeral Set On Thursday
Marvin Hugh Ayres 48 of Sophia will be buried in Oakvale Cemetery after funeral services at First Baptist Church Sophia at 1 p m Thursday. The Hey Dewey Wilson will officiate. Ayres died at home after a two week illness. Williams and Craven Funeral Home arranged the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Hugh Ayres
Sophia
First Baptist Church
Hey. Dewey Wilson
Oakvale
Ayres
Season's Last Clinic Scheduled On Saturday
The last clinic for the season is set for 9 30 a m to noon Saturday at the Dry Hill Prosperity Community Building. Dr Bruce Hogg says it is the usual well baby and polio immunization clinic and all parents in the two communities are urged to bring their young children if not already done so. Polio injections are given on a dollar if you can pay basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dry Hill Prosperity
Bruce Hogg
Thompson Rites To Be Thursday
Dr. Alvin J. Cook will lead funeral services for James A. Thompson 75 at First Baptist Church at 2 20 p m Thursday Burial will be in American Legion Cemetery Masonic rites will be conducted Pallbearers listed Donations be made to heart or cancer fund after a lengthy illness in a local hospital obituary tone
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin J. Cook
First Baptist Church
James A. Thompson
American Legion
Beckley Lodge 95
Free and Accepted
Thompson
L. N. Gravely Jr
D. O. Means
Irl J
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Clifftop
North America
Quebec
Arlie Gunnoe
Council
PIC
Canyon
W. A. Thornhill
C.D. Austin
Witherspoon Street
M. E. Tyree
East Prince Street
Clyde
A. K. Minter
Capt. Tyree
Virginia Street
Oakwood Avenue
T. R. Wilson
Robert Foster
Wilson
Minster
Donald Hodson
Hodson
Roy Furro
Fletcher Carter
Hudson
Valley Bell Milkman
Centennial Commission
N. Y
Williams and Craven Funeral Home
Sopnia First Baptist Church
Assembly of God
Valley Drive
Pai
Kentucky
Ancient Age Dist. CO
Frankfort
Atlanta, Ga
T. M. Waldron
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