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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1950
Page
6
Beckley City Attorney William H. File Jr announced the city would seek dismissal of the boundary adjustment petition in Raleigh County Circuit Court after Beckley residents opposed the plan. About 43 Beckleyans would have moved into Mabscott and 10 Mabscott residents into Beckley.
In Beckley the Recreation Leadership Workshop drew more than 89 people for a four day program. Trainees registered for courses covering folk games dances songs crafts and playground activities as evening classes run 7 to 10 p.m. at the Recreation Building and Beckley Junior High with participants from Beckley Scarbro Prosperity Crab Orchard Oak Hill and other area communities.
Funeral services for Henry Preston Wills 68 of 102 Beckley Avenue will be held at 2 pm Wednesday from the First Baptist Church with Dr A J Cook officiating Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park with Masonic Lodge 156 in charge of graveside rites He died at his home at 425 yesterday after a months long illness Born in Giles County Virginia he had lived in Raleigh County since 1901 He was survived by his wife Coal Gann Wills a son Ester H Wills a daughter Esther Lurber two sisters Daisy Webb and Joe Stoles and was preceded in death by E E Wills and Huston Wills The body will be moved to the Keyser Funeral Home at 4 pm today Pallbearers are E E Bibb R L Maxwell C C Farmer Harry Hambrick J C White and Henry Koles Honorary pallbearers are the men of the First Baptist Church Men’s Bible Class
About 100 vacation school workers from 30 Raleigh Baptist Churches will attend a training institute at Crab Orchard Baptist Church starting at 7 30 tonight Miss Margaret Sullivan association director of vacation school work announced The topic A Share in the Great Commission will be discussed by instruction team leader Dr Hugh D Pickett Parkersburg west Virginia Baptist convention executive secretary Other team members include Grace Turley Parkersburg and Hey Bob Geddes Beckley area missionary The event also features display of new materials to promote and expand the church vacation school program
A Raleigh County grand jury returned 24 indictments on opening day of the March term. Among them are two murder charges—Estil Hall and George Clay Elkins—plus counts of pistol carrying and various felonies including arson grand larceny burglary and bad check. Trials set as Judge W A Riffe presides with jurors reporting Monday.
Representatives from District 29 safety councils will attend the West Virginia Safety Council meeting in Charleston on April 5. Participants include C. E. Jones safety director and nine others from Summerlee Minden Glen Hagers Raples Lochgelly Winding Gulf Kimbell and Duo councils, discussing mine safety program gains.
Deeds filed in Hapleigh County Clerk's office show Lewis H. Thornton purchasing Lot 128 in Prosperity from Mamie Phiromer for about 1000 dollars. Other transfers include E P Ewart Roy P Millican and Edward P Stansbury to George A Richmond and wife Lot 22 in Ewart Heights Beckley for about 1000 dollars. Claude D Hatcher to Vinson C Hatcher Lot 2 in Dickinson Truck Farms Town District.
Final rites for Alma Timothy Meadows of Bel Aire Maryland will be held Thursday at Odd Chapel with burial in Coal Cemetery. Meadows, formerly of Raleigh County, died Sunday. Survivors include three sons, one daughter, a sister, and two half-brothers. Also Henry George Honaker of Saxton sues Hope Natural Gas for $1,000 over a gas well draining his private water well, filed in Raleigh County.
Roger Brown of the Beckley Social Security Administration warned employers to check employees social security numbers before filing quarterly taxes. He noted identifications are crucial to record wages, citing duplicate John Smith records in Baltimore and urging cooperation to avoid missing accounts. Workers missing cards should apply for duplicates. numbers are filed in Baltimore with local help.
The Women’s Army Corps and allied corps will receive new uniforms for winter and summer, designed by Hattie Carnegie with the Quartermaster Corps. Changes are drastic from olive drab and will be available off duty first in 1951 from commercial sources, with full changeover after current stocks are used.
Montcoal resident David G. Kilgus, a Union College senior in Schenectady New York, earns dean's list honors. Son of Rev and Mrs George J Kilgus, he served 28 months in the Navy Pacific theater and is studying physics under Dean C William Huniley.
S. and S. Homes of Mt. Hope received a building permit to construct three five room prefabricated houses on Lots 22 23 and 24 in the Ewart Heights Addition on Milliron Avenue. Estimated cost per house cited as 3500.
Marriage license applications were filed in the Raleigh County Clerk’s office by James Estis Mills 22 of Coal City and Wilma Lee Odham 16 of Midway Edward George Underwood 21 of Price Hill and Elizabeth Ann Vance 18 of Bradley Frank Young Jr 19 of Raleigh and Hilda June Perkins 18 of Raleigh.
At the intersection of East Prince Street and Powerline Drive a collision occurred Saturday afternoon. A sedan driven by Charles L. Gilbert collided with an auto driven by Thomas Crawford. Estimated damage to both vehicles was $209.
Aubrey Haley of Route 1 Beckley and Warren Board of Harper were treated at Beckley Hospital early Sunday for injuries from separate car accidents. Haley had a neck laceration and Board a chest injury.
J T Hollandsworth announces first run of the highway post office from Charleston to Fayetteville with special cadet cancellations. The trip is slated for April 15 or soon after, with collectors urged to send prepaid, addressed covers by April 13 for first trip handling. late entries will be returned.
Funeral services for Mrs Virginia Frances Dick 83 of Peace Springs will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at the residence conducted by Rev Claude Buckland Burial will be in Talcott Cemetery She died at home Monday morning after a month long illness She was a Summers County resident Baptist Church member Her husband Bar ney Dick preceded her in death Survivors include five children 18 grandchildren six great grandchildren The body will remain at Rose Funeral Home until one hour before services then moved to the residence
Aging bodies face stress overexertion and cold which slow kidney function causing backache headaches dizziness and fatigue. Urinary discomfort from cold dampness or diet may appear. If symptoms persist Doan's Pills offer mild diuretic relief used by missions for over 50 years and claimed to flush waste from kidneys and urinary pathways.
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