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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1962
Page
2
Tentative social affairs were outlined with emphasis on Founder's Day in April and Mother's Day in May, traditional observances of Beta Sigma Phi. Mrs. Jack D. Martin, Vice President, also serves on the committee.
Wyom ing General Hospital in Mullens lists patients for March 11 to 15. Names include Frances Perdue, Glennis Stidham, Edgar Fields, Bernard McGraw, Janet Blankenship, and many others with numerous discharges noted each day.
Weekend visitors to Ravencliff included Mrs. John Sizemore and Mrs. Bennie Thompson of Honaker Virginia and Mr. and Mrs. D J Bailey of McGraws. Willis Woods visited his father D O Woods a patient at Beckley Memorial Hospital in Beckley.
Pineville will host a Medical Self-Help Training program organized by Wyoming County Civil Defense Director J. Russell Beavers. The 16 hour course, aligned with a state program, covers fallouts shelters hygiene sanitation vermin control water and food shock bleeding bandaging artificial respiration fractures splinting patient transport burns nursing care infant and child care and emergency childbirth. Trainees receive a textbook and the class meets at Pineville High School. A jumbo survival kit will remain in Wyoming County.
PINEVILLE A March 22 hearing date has been set for Grover Asbury superintendent of the Itmann Mine Pocahontas Fuel Co charged with violating anti stream pollution laws He was arrested Thursday by a state conservation officer and charged with operating a sludge pond without a permit and polluting the Guyandotte River Asbury was released on appearance bond He will appear before Magistrate Bill Houck of Mullens A similar charge against Pocahontas Mine No 6 at McComas will be heard Friday night in Bluefield The Legislative Committee on the Guyandotte River Basin was created to work with coal companies and civic groups to clean state streams and includes Del Noah Floyd Charlie Gore Jr T E Holderby and Mrs W W Jackie Withrow
At Pineville the Wyoming County Secondary Principals Association heard James Hampton outline radioactive food handling. He exposed food to radioactive liquid and explained safe removal of outer layers. The event preceded a civil defense class launch and a discussion on college entrance rules and arts emphasis.
Bluefield State College President L B Allen urged the State Board of Education to study adding a technical training unit within the college rather than converting it to a two year institute. He warned against hasty fiscal fixes and noted a need for a strong building program. The meeting also covered branch college plans, budget approvals, and several construction contracts.
Larry Weise, in his first year as coach at St Bonaventure, had six months left on his contract when announced today he signed a new two year deal. The move extends his tenure at the New York school with the Bonnies.
Ninety four Concord College seniors begin nine week on the job training in Greenbrier McDowell Mercer Monroe Raleigh Summers and Wyoming counties under supervision of experienced principals and Concord College faculty Teaching centers vary by enrollment and field. Area assignments include Beckley Beckley Beadley? High School Mullens Mullens Pineville Shady Spring Oceana Sha dy Spring Sophia and Wilson High Schools with several teachers listed for each center.
HINTON RNS The mayor of Hinton C S Dillon suspended Police Chief C B Dye for continuing reluctance to follow directives of the mayor's office. Dillon offered no immediate details but hinted at possible future elaboration. Chief Dye declined comment. Dye had been appointed after Council dismissed Chief C H Shirey on July 21 1960. Shirey then became a patrolman. Harold B Eagle was mayor at that time.
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