Morale Crisis Spurs West Virginia State Police Bill
West Virginia State Police morale is at an all time low, with troopers speaking frankly about leadership as Senate Bill 249, already passed by the Senate, would curb the superintendent’s powers. The bill would require a four year term, prior law enforcement experience, an advisory promotions board, safeguards against demotion, strict transfer rules, and due process with hearings and attorney rights. Supporters say the measure fixes a flawed, politicized setup and strengthens accountability.
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Roy Lee
Harmon Register
Charleston
West Virginia
State
Senate
Department of Public Safety
State Police
Department
Ralph Bean
Hazen Fair
West
Bean
Board of Commissioners
Supreme Court
Board of
Coal City PTA Backs School Levy Plan
The Coal City Elementary School PTA voted unanimously to support the special school levy to be voted on March 26. Principal Elmer H Meadows noted the levy details. PTA president Mrs Carson Booth urged members to attend the Raleigh County PTA Council meeting March 16 at Beckley Junior High. Betty Kelly’s second grade won the room gift for most parents present. Hostesses served refreshments after the meeting.
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Coal City
Elmer H. Meadows
PTA
Carson Booth
Raleigh County
PTA Council
Beckley Junior High School
Betty Kelly
Ray Smith
Bob Thomas
Anna Stanley
Virgil Hope
Bud Thomas
Hospitals Accredited by Joint Commission List
Seven area hospitals, including Beckley Hospital and Beckley Memorial, Pinecrest Sanitarium, Raleigh General, Beckley Hinton Hospital, Hinton, Wyoming General, Mullegs, and Oak Hill Hospital, are named in the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals list. The commission, formed by five professional bodies, began operations in 1953 to survey facilities and patient care as a voluntary accreditation badge of high standards.
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Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Beckley Hospital
American College of Surgeons
Joint Commission
Kenneth B. Babcock
Commission
Safe Driving Tip Warns to Adjust Speed in Ice
The Chicago Motor Club urges motorists to slow for road and weather hazards and beware icy patches under viaducts bridges and shaded areas. If skidding occurs avoid slamming brakes and steer into the skid while easing brakes to regain control.
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Chicago Motor Club
Three Accidents In Beckley Include Drunk Driving
Three automobile accidents in Beckley on Wednesday caused an estimated 220 in damages. James Chestley Fink Jr. 37 of Ellison Avenue was jailed on a driving while drunk charge after colliding with a parked car owned by Milburn W. Smith. Fink posted a 108 bond and was released after Beckley Police Court appearance.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
James Chestley Fink Jr
Ellison Ave
Fink
Ellison Avenue
Milburn W. Smith
Louise Harless
Church St
Walter R. Mills
Columbus
Ohio
S. Kanawha Street
Mills
Harless
Dennis Lee Blair
Crawford St
Jacob Pfund
Johnson City
Tenn
Pfund
S. Kanawhe Street
Blair
IRS Official Urges Clear Handwriting on 1958 Returns
P L Charles, Director of Internal Revenue for the West Virginia District, warns taxpayers to print or type their name and address clearly on 1958 tax returns. He notes about 400,000 refunds were delayed last year because addresses were unreadable or missing and urges updating forwarding addresses with postmasters to ensure prompt refund delivery.
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P. L. Charles
Internal Revenue
West Virginia
Uncle Sam
Deputies Return Man To County For Prosecution
Raleigh County sheriff's deputies travel to Cleveland Ohio to collect Dawson McMillion on a bastardy charge. McMillion was arrested by Cleveland Police on a warrant from Raleigh County and waived extradition.
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Raleigh County
Beckley
Cleveland
Ohio
Dawson McMillion
McMillion
Nickel Production at Denver Mint Surges Past 76 Million
The United States Mint facility in Denver Colorado reports annual output surpassing 76 million five cent coins. The milestone highlights continued demand for the nickel as a staple in circulation.
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United States
Denver
Colo
Red Cross Offers Free First Aid Lessons in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Chapter of the American Red Cross provides free first aid classes twice monthly at the Appalachian Auditorium. Eddie Zoop, chairman, leads with Clyde Marshall and Beckley Fire Chief Otis Lyons assisting. The Education Board requires bus drivers to complete the course and utilities require their workers to take it. The program has included Boy Scouts and a summer swim program with about 400 certificates issued. Marshall plans a course at Bald Knob Ski Slopes and Lyons at the fire department, both sponsored by the Red Cross. The annual membership and fund drive aims for 20 000 dollars through March.
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Raleigh County
The
American Red Cross
Appalachian Auditorium
Eddie Zoop
Clyde Marshall
Beckley
Otis Lyons
County Board of Edu
Cation
Red Cross
Marshall
Bald Knob
Lyons
Fire Department
Absentee Ballots Ready For School Levy Election
Absentee ballots are available for the March 26 school levy election. Eligible voters may request ballots at the Circuit Clerk's Office in the courthouse through March 14 or vote in person from 9 a.m. March 16 to noon March 21.
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Circuit Clerk's
C. Harold Hanks
Circuit Clerk
Circuit Clerk’s Office
Missionary Ben Armstrong to Speak at Mabscott Church
The Rev. Ben W. Armstrong, Belgian Congo missionary, will speak at Mabscott Calvary Baptist Church at 7 30 p.m. The veteran missionary, who served in the Congo from 1923 to 1958, returned to the United States due to illness and his wife died on Christmas Eve. Armstrong was American Baptist mission secretary in 1948 and his Beckley visit is described as a shared proposition by Rev. Sidney Rowand.
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Ben W. Armstrong
Belgian Congo
Mabscott Calvary Baptist Church
Beckeley plans sixth annual statewide industrial conference
Becke ley residents Hulett Smith Larry Forbes and Harry Anderson serve on the planning committee for the Sixth Annual Statewide Industrial Development Conference. Don Crislip of the West Virginia Industrial and Publicity Commission says Beckley will host the event in late May with an informative program by authorities in planning and development. A Beckley area tour may precede the conference session.
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Hulett Smith
Larry Forbes
Harry Anderson
Beckeley
Don Crissip
West Virginia Industrial and Publicity Commission
Crislip
Beckley
Flash Flood Defined by Weather Bureau Term
A cloudburst or gullybuster describes torrential rain. The Weather Bureau defines a flash flood as a local flood that rises and subsides rapidly.
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Weather Bureau
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