Bibb Re-Elected RDC Chairman
E. E. Bibb of Beckley will serve a second term as president of the Beckley Area Rural Development Council after his re-election at the annual dinner. The slate includes J. S. Larrick, Paul Peabody, Roger A. Sharp, and Wayne H. Mason with a board featuring Oscar C. Hutchinson, John E. Faulconer, Charles Hodel, and others. Guest speaker Adonis S. Hunt highlighted regional progress and the RDC's role in development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Bibb
Beckley
Beckley Area
Oscar C. Hutchinson
Mercer County
John E. Faulconer
Summers County
Charles Hodel
Leslie Carter
James B. Kessinger
M. F. Barksdale
Minor Scott
Justin A. Carr
Raleigh County
Rosser Lane
Fayette County
Adonis S. Hunt
City National Bank
Fairmont
Upper
Monongahela Valley
Thomson Re-Elected Red Cross Chairman
Col. Robert Thomson Jr. was reelected chairman of the Raleigh County Chapter of the American Red Cross at the annual meeting in the Civic Room of the Bank of Raleigh. The meeting named officers, a large board of directors, and a budget committee while reporting extensive Red Cross activities across disaster and home services, veterans administration support, safety, nursing, and junior Red Cross programs in Raleigh County and Beckley VA Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Thomson Jr
Raleigh
The
American Red Cross
Bank of Raleigh
G. C. Peregoy
Robert Amick
George Parker
Paul Phipps
Dewey Bone, Sr
H. G. Farmer
W. O. Sydnor Jr
S. Austin Caperton
Danny Egich
E. J. Fourney
Edward A. Abram
Harold Feazelle
M. E. English
Carl Bunch
A. O. Phillips Feigley
Fred Meyer
William C. Reid
H. W. Scott
Sheri J. Winter
Waler H. Griswold
Glen P. Daniels
Robert Rasmussen
Edwin Phipps
Edwin Ratcliffe
Roger Sharp
Thomson
C. C. Lewis
West Virginia
Red Cross
Blackwater Falls State Park
Davis
American National Red Cross
Philadelphia
National Red Cross
Disaster Service
Walter Duncan
Raleigh County
Home Service
George Bright
Military
Veterans Administration
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
R. E. Presley
VAVS
Edwin K. Davidson
Paul Barwood
Gray Lady
Fred Hurt
Robert Parker
Sheri Winter
Archie Riner
H. H. Harvey
Rights Commission Tackles Employment Discrimination
Beckley Human Rights Commission met at Beckley Junior High to address discrimination against Negro workers in Raleigh County. Rev Edward Abram NAACP VP named major firmsKrogers Atlantic and Pacific Acme Montgomery Ward as hiring culprits and urged proactive outreach. members agreed to contact local managers and report at July 25 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Human Rights Commission
Beckley Junior High
Raleigh County
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Edward Abram
Central Baptist Church of
Beckley
NAACP
Abram
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley College
Krogers
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
Acme
Montgomery Ward Co
Commission
Human Rights Commission
Isadore Wein
West Virginia
Howard McKinney
Bernard White
Robert Hamilton
Beckley-Raleigh County
Beckley Little League
Jerome van Meter
Arnold Wyant
Little League Board of Directors
Human Rights Committee
Bernard Smith
Little League
DuPont A. Evans
White
Human Relations Commission
van Meter
Wein
James Bland
Colums
Commissions
McKinney
Robert J. Lee
Beckley Chapter
American Association of University Women
Lee
A.A.U.W
A.A.U.W. Ona * Eiaible University
Ares
July 4 Fireworks Danger Emphasized
Charleston reported that the State Health Department cautioned Fourth of July celebrants about fireworks dangers. It urged avoiding backyard or park use and recommended public displays for safety. Parents were warned to keep children from firecrackers cherry bombs rockets and gunpowder. Atmospheric air is 14 12 times the weight of hydrogen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Truck Driver Charged in Skelton Accident
Harry F. Edmonds, 23, Mount Hope, charged with reckless driving after a 1948 truck struck a parked 1955 car owned by Robert E. Rapp at Skelton near the New River Gulf Station. The 6:55 p.m. crash caused about $200 in damage. no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Edmonds
Mount Hope
Skelton
Edmonds
Robert E. Rapp
New River Gulf Station
Rumberg presides last Beckley Civitan meeting
Rumberg presided over his final Beckley Civitan Club meeting on Thursday. He will be succeeded as president on July 1 by Chester Roberts. Earl Halsey reported on the Civitan International convention held this month in Indianapolis. Out of town guests included Ray Carley Henry Nadell and Ray Warner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Rumberg
Beckley Civitans
Chester Roberts
Earl Halsey
Civitan International
Indianapolis
Ray Carley
Henry Nadell
Ray Warner
West Virginia State Concert At Clifftop Tonight
The West Virginia State College Music Camp presents a 7:30 p.m. concert at the Assembly Hall of Washin ton-Carver 4-H Camp in Clifftop led by William Leurant with the camp concert band and brass ensemble. Frank Thompson directs a jazz group, Joyelette Chiles leads the chorus, and soloists perform. An arts and crafts exhibit accompanies the program, free to the public. Campers listed include Anne Claytor and Claudie Henry of Beckley, Brenda Hyman of Scarbro, Henry Parham of Mullens, and Patricia Wright of Clifftop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinton-Carver
Clifftop
West Virginia State College
William Leurant
Frank Thompson
Music Camp
Joyelette Chiles
Anne Claytor
Claudie Henry
Beckley
Brenda Hyman
Scarbro
Henry Parham
Mullens
Patricia Wright
Rotary President James Ward Jr Installed in Beckley Club
James W. Ward Jr. of 107 West Ave. became president of the Beckley Rotary Club on Wednesday. A Woodrow Wilson High School and West Virginia University graduate, he works with M. W. Powers in Beckley Loan Co. and the J. W. W. Co. investments. A WWII Air Force pilot, he is active in Beckley Presbyterian Church and several local groups. He is married to Sarah Jane Powers with two children, Laura Jane and J. Walker Word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Ward Jr
West Ave
Beckley Rotary Club
Woodrow Wilson High School
West Virginia University
M. W. Powers
Beckley Loan Co
United States Air Force
Ward
Beckley Presbyterian Church
Beckley Lodge No
Beckley Elks Lodge
Flat Top Lake Association
The
Black Knight County Club
Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce
Sarah Jane Powers
Laura Jane and
J. Walker Word
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Bibb
RDC
Raleigh County Cancer Association
Raleigh County Health Center
Harry Cooper
Hunt
New River
Poultry Farm
Irene Beni
Fayetteville
Clarence Griffith
Shady Spring
Howard Ellis
Daniels
Dorothy Wood
Glen Morgan
James Hall
Bolt
E. E. Moorefield
Joseph H. Lilly
Beaver
James Onde
Crow
J. A. Copley
C. C. Copley
Pinecrest Dairy
John Shumate
Brooklynwood
Estil Furrow
Lundale Farm
Oak Hill
Argil Pace
James Dairy
Prosperity
Walter James
Country Life Community
Maxwell Hill
Ballengee
Dry Hill Prosperity
Trap Hill
Cabell Heights
Oak Grove
Pleasant Hills
Clayton-Griffith Creek
William Covey
Peck
Minna Belle
Linda Harris
Betty Kellman
Cancer Association
Nursing Service
William Brown
Sher] Winter
National
Gray Lady Service
Beckley VA Hospital
VA Hospital
Pine Lodge Nursing Home
Col
Robert Thomson
Rights Commission
By Bassett
Tangier
G.E.C.C
Marty
Prince St
Ily
Jamaica
G. Ahend
W. Main ST
Rumberg
W. Va
Rotary President
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