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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1961
Page
7
Dear Mrs. Lawrence advises a mature parent to invite open protest from a grown child to reduce fear of domination. The guidance suggests sharing feelings honestly, listening without defensiveness, and offering the child freedom to speak up about perceived imposition to rebuild trust and ease tensions.
Oak Hill Junior Chamber of Commerce leads West Virginia in qualifying new members for SPOKE awards. Nine members earned the distinction this year. The three newest recipients are Bill Wise, Jack Evans, and Shirley Love, with Wise named SPOKE Award of the Year for his roles as SPOKE chairman and first vice president.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Miller welcome a son named Mark Allen born May 7 at 11 pm in Dr Donald C Newell s office Oak Hill He weighs 7 pounds 14 ounces The Millers other children are Tommy Jr Valerie Marie and John Keith Paternal grandmother is Mrs Jack Craddock of Bradley and maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Hess Davis of Maple Fork
At Herndon High School the Junior-Senior Prom crowned Miss Roy Ann Hill and Basil McKinney as prom king and queen. The blue and pink cafeteria decor matched the "Record Hop" theme as about 105 attendees enjoyed a banquet at 6:30 pm. Attendants included Margaret Adams, Brenda Hurst, Gynneth Parks, and Bonnie Adams with corsages from instructors. The ceremony featured a corsage for the queen and a reception by sponsors Charles Bower and Jim VanJover. In another note, Miss Sophia Fetzer attended the Third Quadrennial Methodist Deaconess Convocation at Purdue University with about 400 delegates, while the Port of New York Authority reports 169 steamship lines operating regularly.
Dewey Foster received six months and Harry Stanley one year with one year probation after being charged March 23 with aiding and abetting in operating a plant for the manufacture of distilled spirits. William Mercer pleaded guilty to robbing Joe Hart of 300 dollars, getting 1 to 10 years, probation for three years with restitution. Several criminal appeals were tried in defendant absence. some cases continued. The court recessed until May 16.
Mr and Mrs Darrell Shaffer of Cleveland Ohio announce the birth of their first child a daughter Terri Ann born Tuesday at 940 am in Euclid Glenville Hospital Cleveland weighing seven pounds eight ounces The maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs W T Boyd Kilsyth and the paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs W E Shaffer Oak Hill
Two United States presidents, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson, were awarded Nobel Peace Prizes. Roosevelt received the prize in 1906 for mediation in the Russo Japanese War, while Wilson was honored in 1919 for his League of Nations advocacy and efforts toward world peace.
At the Mullens chamber banquet William Riley of Appalachian Electric Power Co outlined how public utilities aid local development. He stressed the value of a development corporation, comprehensive planning, and local self-help, noting the utility’s Industrial Development Division serves 105 Bluefield area communities.
The Southeast ern District Association of Student Councils holds its spring meeting Saturday at Mount Hope High School with Conrad W. Neely III presiding. Guest speaker Mrs. John Barnum presents parliamentary procedure, followed by an 11 a.m. workshop, luncheon, and a 1 p.m. business session.
Marshall University's Summer Institute for High School Physical Science and Mathematics teachers accepts area enrollees. Participants include John P. Duda Collins High School Oak Hill William Lee Hodson Mullens High School Mullens Charles R. Jones Strat hton High School Beckley Rudolph D. Schwank Woodrow Wilson High School Beckley Ulysses J. Shannon Herndon High School Herndon Gerald L. Short Oceana High School Oceana. Program runs June 5 to August 19.
In Pineville the Wyoming County Circuit Court granted five divorces on Monday. Patsy Carol Coleman Thornbury was reunited with her maiden name, and Ruth Harding, Freda Carol Smith, Frances Sayler, and Janice Weaver each obtained divorce rulings. Custody of one child was awarded to the mothers in Sayler and Weaver cases. Mullens Lodge to host a May 13 dance marking its 20th anniversary with Townsmen Orchestra performing 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. for couples at Moose Hall ballroom.
Robert Stewart of Ravencliff and Floyd Canterbury of Raven cliff represented Glen Rogers High School at the Bluefield All-State band clinic. Stewart, 18, plays second trumpet in the first choir and is a senior planning to attend Berkeley College after graduation. Canterbury, a junior, plays solo clarinet in the first choir and comes from Raven Cliff with parents Mr and Mrs Oscar Canterbury.
A spokesman for Sprague Warehouse says 95 persons were certified for newse in Fay ette County on Wednesday while 20 failed to qualify. A representative will be at the courthouse again June 12 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
The heat of a lightning bolt causes nitrogen to combine with oxygen forming nitrogen oxides. These oxides dissolve in rain to create dilute nitric acid which then reacts with minerals in the earth to form nitrate fertilizer.
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