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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1957
Page
9
The Singing Sergeants perform a varied program from opera to jazz and spirituals to bebop. They appear with the USAF Band or Symphony Orchestra on programs presented in the area.
James S Higgins 68 longtime Beckley resident and Higgins Grocery Co. founder died at home after a long illness. Rosary at his residence Thursday night Father Leo Lydon to officiate. Funeral 10:30 Friday at St. Francis de Sales Church. Burial Sunset Memorial Park. He served 20 years on Beckley Police Civil Service Commission. He is survived by his wife Florence Conway Higgins son James Conway Higgins siblings. Memorials to St Francis de Sales school building fund.
Beckley officials adopt a policy requiring applicants or their representatives to attend meetings and present problem details. PIC authorizes building permits for fuel stations and a dry cleaning pickup site, including Sunoco plans, while a Crown Cleaners expansion was returned for missing specifications and a public hearing was set for J. O. Harvey at 103 Fifth St.
A total of 33 men were enlisted in the United States Air Force at the local Recruiting Station on Friday. The new airmen, including Dewey Bennett and Glen McLane, are assigned to Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas, with many from Charleston and nearby towns.
The Beckley Jaycees plan to select a Young Coal Miner of the Year from Raleigh and Fayette counties at a Beckley meeting. The honoree will receive a dinner and awards from labor and management in the coal industry.
Sophia Town Council halted work on the Soak Creek six inch water pipe line awaiting Public Service Commission guidance on who pays for part of the pipe and installation. A councilman warned the town faces hardship if Sophia covers costs while the water department treasury already carries a $10,000 debt from improvements.
Veterans living in homes bought with a GI loan and forced to sell before the loan deadline may regain GI loan entitlement under conditions. VA must be relieved of guarantee liability and the sale reason must be acceptable. If restored, the deadline to obtain another GI loan is Feb 1, 1955 despite the later WWII deadline.
Charlesworth of the U S Bureau of Mines warned Beckley officials and safety groups that more miners die or are injured than the town's population, detailing a Southern West Virginia accident with one fatality and noting safety lapses. A city permit was issued for a Rolla M Williams four room frame house project costing about 3500 dollars with a 10 dollar fee.
The Raleigh County Red Cross Drive headquarters reported two firsts on Tuesday. The Baraca Bible Class of First Baptist Church donated as the first organization, and the F W Woolworth store achieved 100 percent employee participation. Contributions to date total 1437.61 toward a 21000 goal for the month-long drive.
West Virginia University Library with Beckley Newspapers Corp and the State Archives reports 140 000 pages from Beckley Post-Herald Raleigh Register Raleigh Herald Evening Post and Beckley Messenger dated 1907 to 1947 are now on 125 reels of 35mm film. Microfilm copies exist in the library and publisher’s office.
Miss Lydia Blakeslee, field representative for the National Association for Mental Health, spoke to about 75 Raleigh County group members on the need for public education. She argued education can reduce stigma by treating mental illness as a disease, citing tuberculosis as a parallel.
The church unveils a new baptistery installed at about $800. Present at the event were deacons Paul Wood Glen F Smith and Lowell R Cawley, the Rev Beryl Lang, and James Baker. Fierlt Wood and Sons did the construction work. Artist Laker, a local religious scene painter, has completed several works for area churches.
A two day civil defense training course for county health department staff will focus on Public Health in Civil Defense and National Disasters. Speakers include Dr. N I Dyer and Col. Edgar Sites as the Beckley event addresses disaster planning and coordination across counties.
Stanaford Elementary School faces a community meeting Friday at 7 00 pm to discuss what is good and bad at the school. The gathering follows a Stamford PTA committee petition urging a new building amid reported health and safety concerns and crowded facilities.
District Director Philipp L. Charles notes that checks and money orders for $956 federal income tax returns must be payable to the Internal Revenue Service. He reminds taxpayers that the payee changed from the district director or collector to the IRS, and many overlooked this last year.
Sophia Elementary PTA bought a turntable with records for the school PA system. The announcement came at a Thursday meeting run by the 44H Club under Mrs. Nelle Keefer with Joyce Spriggs leading a Safety First pledge. Clarence Wooten presented a blue ribbon to Mrs. Keefer for 4-H work. Plans include a tape recorder purchase and repairs to the speaker, plus the annual talent show set for April 13 with J. B. Sexton as master of ceremonies.
Applications for a Sophia postmaster examination will be accepted until March 26. Beckley Postmaster A Fray Lilly reports a third class salary of 4530 dollars yearly. Competitors need one year of experience and ability to manage post office affairs and supervise staff. Written tests required and residents for one year. Age 18 to 70. Information at the post office. applications filed with the Civil Service Commission in Washington 25 DC.
Two Beckleyans received permits from the City Recorder's Office on Monday with total estimates of 11300 dollars. Donald Vines of Junction Street secured a five room brick house on Vine Street valued at 10000 dollars with a 22.50 dollar fee. C E Sweeney of Sylvia Street paid a ten dollar fee to build a two car garage at his home for about 1300 dollars.
An advertisement touts Colonaid as a superior laxative offering moisturizing action and assisted bulk to stimulate normal bowel movement. It claims safety for pregnancy and rapid relief overnight, pricing 98 cents for a 60 tablet package.
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