Rural Development Program aims and future in West Virginia
In West Virginia the Rural Development Program has operated in the north for four years and the south in Beckley for three. Officials discuss funding, leadership, and differences with the Rural Development Council as they consider expanding services, with emphasis on increasing rural family incomes rather than purely agricultural aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Flanagan
Flanagan
RDP
FHA
Small Business Administration
ACP
Neighbors and Winter Travel Notes From Charleston to Beckley
John S. Phillips recalls a winter drive on the Turnpike from Charleston to Beckley with more snow on the Charleston side. He expected to move to Beckley by Wednesday and faced a blocked van on a snowy street. He describes icicle cliffs between Charleston and Cheylan and recalls Leroy’s office and local landmarks near the Beckley Newspapers building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Turnpike
Beckley
Cheylan
Sherwood
Leroy
Avery
Beckley Newspapers
Prince Street
Time sweeps on and snow begs a helper on Vine
A reflective fragment shows Mrs P and the narrator observing snow on Vine Street and joking about hiring someone to shovel. They acknowledge a reluctance to work and hope for a thaw by Sunday while bidding neighbors goodbye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vine
Elkins
John T. Johnson to address Raleigh Agriculture Council
John T. Johnson the West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner will speak at Raleigh County Agriculture Council's first annual dinner in the Glass House on March 12 at 6 30 p m. The event includes honored guest Oscar Hutchison former Beckley Farmers Market manager. Johnson plans to discuss a new Small Gardens for Better Income program and state aid for gardening unemployed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Johnson
West Virginia
Raleigh County Agriculture Council
Glass House
John J. Flanagan
Flanagan
Oscar Hutchison
Beckley
the Register
Johnson
Register Farm
Thirty Organizations Approve Raleigh County Clean Up Campaign
The Citizens Committee for the Improvement of Raleigh County held a late meeting approving a county cleanup campaign with a pre campaign workshop planned for April 4 in the Raleigh County Courtroom. Leaders outlined goals to boost tourism and local economy through sanitation, roadside cleanup, and stream beautification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Committee For the Improvement of
Raleigh County
Hodel
Walter Cooper
Cooper
W. B. Hume
Fame
Hume
Lilly
Citizens Committee
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Eisenhower
Federal Committee For Rural Development
Agricultural Extension Service Fund
Congress
Morgantown
West Virginia State Committee For Rural Development
J. O. Knapp
State Committee
Farmers Home Administration
Soil Conservation Service
Agricultural Experiment Station
Forestry Department
USDA
Rural Development Council
Councill
Country Life Commission
Country Life Groups
Knapp
John S. Phillips
Vine Street
Leee-Roy
CDDIA
CAIC
Bae
Pants
Plisse
RIALS
Capris
Ginger Lane
Bubble Oxfords
Grant Maid
W .T. Grant CO
Long
Neville St
Flo
Hereford
H. B. Thomas
Raleigh
Raleigh Agriculture Council
W B Lilly
Charles Hodel
Ravens-Metal Products
Ravens Metal
Ohio Valley
Ravens-Metal Products, Inc
Parkersburg, W. Va
Ravens-Metal
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