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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1961
Page
3
Dear Madam column lashes out at the phrase spare the rod and spoil the child as a modern misquotation. The author disputes biblical authority, cites Finley Peter Dunne as origin of the line, and defends measured discipline and parental wisdom in guiding child behavior.
A satirical courtroom dialogue traces a fictional television show’s failed concept and its replacement by a Western Gunslinger. The Witness, an unemployed TV idea, describes plans for investigative celebrity rounds and hoods, noting the shift to sensational crime themes and the mix of education with entertainment. The exchange, peppered with legal jargon and stage irony, ends with light courtroom banter.
Seven members of Bruno Pais Ninth Grade Class at Pineville High School visited Charleston last week. They toured the Capitol watched the Senate and House in session and visited the airport and museum. Mrs Junior Laxton accompanied students Sharon Holt Kay Laxton Darlene Cook Donna Becklehimer Carolyn Hall and Linda Halsey.
Oceana High School brothers David and Eddie Hager perform with the Rock n Teens in Wyoming County. Their mother Jessie chased an entertainment career from age eight and has hosted her own show. David drums and Eddie sings with the band as they plan a summer tour and possible records.
Visitors in Mrs. Mary Massie’s home include her son-in-law and daughter Sgt R O Johnson of Smyrna Tennessee on emergency leaves, and her sister patient Mary Rose Allen at Beckley Hospital after a bus car collision on Harper Road. Also present are Massie kin Daniel Ray Massie Glen Daniel JoAnn Brooks Mullens Melda Pettry and James Baxter with links to Fairdale and Chicago.
Two Mormon missionaries Elders Stephen Darley and Kent Judkins have been moved from Mullens to Pineville and will door to door in the area while continuing Sunday services at Black Eagle Community Church. Darley, 20, and Judkins, 20, are Utah natives with previous postings in Chattanooga and Columbia. They welcome civic or church speaking opportunities to explain their faith.
A turkey dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Kizer in Mount Hope honored Frankie Burton and a son Buddy of Marion Ohio. Attending included Mrs. Alex Mackey and Forrest Wickline Beckley Mr. and Mrs. Layland Ayers Mount Hope Emba Mackey and Timmy Whipple J. T. Kizer Scarbro and Aretus Mullins Oak Hill.
J Adams Ritz of Fayetteville is hospitalized at Laird Memorial Hospital Montgomery with a fracture of the left leg. He is general foreman for New River and Poca hontas Coal Co at Kaymoor and was injured at work Friday when slate struck his leg. An ambulance carried him to the hospital, Dr M G Hresan's transport.
The Mission Circle of Quinnimont Baptist Church met Thursday at 7 p m at Mrs Amy Berry s home with prayers scripture and devotion followed by a study from John The group announced new pews paid for by members and Prince and Quinnimont contributors and planned church steps as the next project A bridal shower for Miss Patty Morris was scheduled Refreshments were served with attendees listed The next meeting is set for April 6
Ernest Bunch Jr., 11, who vanished Sunday afternoon after visiting relatives in Oak Hill, was located Sunday night by his father at the Fayetteville grandmother Mrs. Frank Summerfield’s house. The boy had briefly stopped at a restaurant with his father before failing to return from an outside toilet.
Mrs Flora Twaddle of Mount Hope has been appointed grand deputy of District Five of the Rainbow for Girls. Her jurisdiction includes six assemblies in Mount Hope Fayetteville Rainelle Ansted Gauley Bridge and Beckley. She succeeds Mrs Sarah Lee Neal of Rainelle and has 10 years’ Rainbow service including advisory board chairmanship and six years as mother advisor for Assembly No 14. A District Five Assembly is planned in Fayetteville this spring as she visits each assembly soon. Mary Stevenson fills her former role as mother advisor in Mount Hope Assembly No 14.
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Fayette County Circuit Court must grant Hellie Crist a new trial in a highway accident case brought by William A. Graham. Graham had won a $3,000 verdict for injuries from a car motorcycle wreck on U S 60 about two years ago, but the high court found Graham negligent and contributed to his own injuries.
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