Two High Awards Given At Piney Scout District Court Of Honor
In the Piney River District Court Of Honor, 25 scouts were raised in rank and 18 earned merit badges at a ceremony in the County Court Circuit Court room. Montague Milstead received the Hornaday Award from the New York Zoological Society, becoming the first Appalachian Council member and third in West Virginia to earn it. Eagle Scout Lawrence Hunt, a Beckley athlete and state shot put record holder, was also honored. The event featured speakers Judge Ben Ashworth and Pastor A B Jones, with numerous first class and merit badge awards announced by local leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piney River District
Appalachian
Council
Boy Scouts of America
Circuit Court
Hornaday
New York Zoological Society
Montague Milstead
L. MM. Milstead
Advancement
Ben C. Milter
Milstead
Appalachian Council
West Virginia
George T. Fisher
New York
Beckley
Ead
National Court of Honor
Lawrence Hunt
Calloway Heights
Hunt
Kermit Locke
B. C. Minter
Ben H. Ashworth
A. B. Jones
H. B. Fillmer
Fred] Bailes
David Lynn
E. E. Bibb, Jr
Steve Pachula
Chamber of Commerce
Eagle
Dick Jarrett
Fourteen More Jurors Called By Court
Circuit Clerk Van Hunter announced twenty four additional jurors for the current term of Circuit Court. The list includes Crocket Pricey MacArthur Charley Byus Beckley W. A. Grose Cherry Creek H W Brown Mabscott J W Burks Eccles Calvin Plump ley Abraham C F Cook Beck ley Albert Canterbury Prince wick P C Stafford Eccles Charles Burdess Coal City W K Kay Glen Morgan Fred Hurt Beckley Floyd Furrow Sandy Spring Carl T Crawford Cool Ridge Jacob Adkins Abraham H P Hall Beckley T W Elliott Killarney John Hodel Beckley I E Aff Beckley A W Gwynn Mabscott James T Carter Beckley J C Hurst Sax ton Grady Miller Lester and George Dale Mabscott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Hunter
Crocket Pricey MacArthur
Charley Byus
W. K. Kay
Glen Morgan
Fred Hurt
Beckley
Floyd Furrow
Sandy Spring
Carl T. Crawford
Cool Ridge
Jacob Adkins
Abraham
H. P. Hall
T. W. Elliott
Killarney
John Hodel
I. E. Aff
A. W. Gwynn
Mabscott
James T. Carter
J. C.hurst
Saxton
Grady Miller
Lester
George Dale
Thomas Warns of Flea Beetle Invading Raleigh County
County Agent H B Thomas warns Raleigh County gardeners that flea beetles have invaded the area. He advises fixed copper dusts for tomatoes and DDT spray or copper dust for potatoes, dusting early and reapplying as beetles move upward. Local residents from Dry Creek to Artie seek guidance.
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Raleigh
H. B. Thomas
Thomas
Beckley
Dry ‘Creek
Ameagle
Lester
Posey
Edwight
Montceal
Dorothy
Pluto
Price Hill
Artie
Burgess Aids A-Bomb Study Group On Shangri La Mission
Prosperity resident Cleve Burgess serves with the Naval Air Group of the Joint Army Navy Task Force One. The unit tests Nagasaki type atomic blasts effects on ships and equipment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Shangri La, flagship of Admiral C. A. Sprague, using pilotless drones to gather data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleve Burgess
Naval Air Group
Army Navy
Burgess
Shangri-La
C. A. Sprague
Voting Registration Deadline Notice for August Primary
The County Clerk’s office announced the last date to register or change voting registrations is July 6 before the August 6 primary. To date 78 transfers have been made, with 143 Democrats 68 Republicans and one Independent registered. Women who have married since registering must re register under their married name.
Four motorists fined for driving without licenses
State Police said four motorists were fined on charges of operating motor vehicles without licenses. Lawrence Payne of Oak Hill was fined $5 plus court costs, Herbert Codle $10, Chester Shields of Helen $10 with court costs, and Richard Ferguson of Sprague $10 plus court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Payne
Oak Hill
Herbert Codle
Chester Shields
Helen
Richard Ferguson
Sprague
P Daniel to Attend Grand Encampment in Parkersburg
Grand Master P Daniel of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Glen Daniel will attend the Annual Grand Encampment of the West Virginia Order of Odd Fellows in Parkersburg on June 4 and 5. The Appalachian Council outlines community boards of review and Courts of Honor thrice yearly, as Guy Amato explains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. P. Daniel
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Glen Daniel
West Virginia
Order of Odd Fellows
Parkersburg
Lynn
Frederick Epperly
Eugene L Scott
Jimmie Hartson
Howard Harper
Oliver Peck
Roger Walker
Charles Farley
Bobby Hudgins
Jack Thompson
George Gunther
D.C. Aldridge
Anthony Verduce
Dick Wingham
Harry Shumate
Albert Suler
Robert Thompson
Ralph Becket
Larry Thorne
Don Miller
Earl Whitmer
Joe Perdue
Joe Callahan
Jack Sloan
Appalachian Council
Guy Amato
Registration Opens Tomorrow for State Liquor Rationing
Registration to ration liquor in Beckley and across West Virginia begins at 10 a.m. tomorrow and runs until June 15 under State Liquor Control Commission supervision. Eligible residents 21 and older, with 60 days state residence, may register. two cross-checked cards issued, black numbers for whiskey and red for gin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
A. K
Canterbury
State Liquor Control Commmission
Charles H. Green
Commission
Son Herbert Ryan Promoted While Stationed in Germany
Register staff report Herbert Ryan, now in Nuremberg, Germany, has been promoted to the rank of servers. He spoke with his parents Me and Mrs Fred Ryan of Coal City by telephone last Wednesday through a local operator. Ryan, a 1945 Stoco High School graduate, joined the Army shortly after and was sent to Germany in December 1945 as a supply clerk in the army of occupation. He said he is well with an easy job and may not return home for about 18 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Coal City
Herbert Ryan
Nuremberg
Germany
Fred Ryan
Coal I City
Rue
Mrs. Rywa
Norch
Ryan
Stoco High School
Army of Occupation
Cafe Owner Wins Refrigerator Suit
Circuit Court jury ordered E. Sr. Halstead to return the refrigerator left at his shop by cafe owner Galena Schultz or pay $40. Schultz testified she left the unit for repairs in July 1942 and never received it. Halstead claimed someone had called for and removed it months later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Sr. Halstead
Beckley Refrigerator
Galena Schultz
Pemberton Cafe
Schultz
Halistead
Jaly
Halstead
Five Area Men Join Marine Corps Here
Five area men are in Turning ton today for Marine Corps physical examinations following their enlistment yesterday at the County Court House. The men are Henry Mastalski Sprague Robert Edward Oatridge Lo czelly Charles Gay Spencer Princewick Billie Ray Brakefield Princewick and George Bernard Wooten Minden. Marine recruiters P-Sgt K H Van Bebber and Sgt Joseph Sprinkle Charleston office will be in Beckley every Monday accepting enlistments from 10 30 a m to 12 30 p m at the Court House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turnington
Marine Corps
County Court House
Henry Mastalksi
Sprague
Robert Edward Oatridge
Lochzelly
Charles Gay Spencer
Princewick
Billie Ray Brakefield
George Bernard Wooten
Minden
K. H. van Bebber
Joseph Sprinkle
Charleston
Beckley
Court House
Coast Guard Sells Reserve Vessels During War Start
To meet an unprecedented surface craft need in the war’s early stages, the Coast Guard bought about 2100 reserve vessels of various kinds, nearly all of which have since been returned to private owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Boyle Named Store Manager Beckley Montgomery Ward
William Kenneth Boyle is the new manager of Montgomery Ward's Beckley store succeeding E J Gallaher promoted to district manager. Boyle, a Navy veteran, joined Montgomery Ward in 1928 and has managed Ward stores in North Carolina and overseen Greensboro district before service. His wife and two sons will move to Beckley once a house is found. Gallaher becomes district manager at headquarters in Alexandria Virginia. Kirby remains assistant manager of the Beckley store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kenneth Boyle
Montgomery Ward
Beckley
E. J. Gallaher
Riday
Boyle
North Carolina
Greensboro
William Kenneth, Jr
David
Willcome
The
Register
Gallaher
Alexandria
W. OR. Kirby
County Legionnaires To Hold Memorial Day Rites
County Legionnaires will observe Memorial Day with a county wide program staged by Raleigh Post No 32 of the American Legion honoring war dead. The ceremony in the Memorial Building Thursday at 11 am will involve Legionnaires from all county sections and a procession to Wildwood cemetery. Veterans’ relatives will be guests of honor, wreaths and flags will decorate graves, and a firing squad will perform. A recruiting drive for 1,000,000 Army volunteers was outlined, with Raleigh County post aiming for 11 recruits and cooperation urged from many posts. The post plans an Army surplus property letter drive and a June meeting will feature veterans care and rights to outpatient treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh i
American Legion
Roy
Smith
Beckley Merccantile Board
Elmer Davis
Lehairman
Legion
Legion Plot Sty
Wildwood
Comretery
Me. Smith
Legionnaires
Legion Post
Regular Army
Army Recruiting Service
Raleigh County
Hinton
Mullens
Pineville
Ronceverte
Lewisbuck
Oak Hill
Fayetteville
Mt. Hope
Gauley Bridge
Congress
T. C. Moorefield
Legion Committee
War Assets Administration
Atlas Building
Charleston
W. Va
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Leglon
Beckleyans To Open Whitesville Store
Three Beckley men receive a charter to form Hub Furs Nniture Store as a 50000 dollar corporation in Whitesville. Incorporators Edward Harvit Maciel Hochman and Herbert E Zohn plan to open within 60 days after building completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Secretary of State
Furs Nniture
Whitesville
Edward Harvit
Maciel Hochman
Herbert £. Zohn
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Piney Scout District Court of
Frank Cain
Richard Crouse
Frank Filipex
Charles Walker
Ivan McKinney
Howard Maynor
Fred Bailes
Albert Suter
Charles Wilson
Jesse Witherspoon
Ralph Sorenson
John Bennett
Lawrence Trunt
Bess N. Milstead
Eagle Scout
New York “Aological Society For Wildlife Conservation
Cohen Drug Co
P. Daniel
Associated Press
Olympia
Wash
Robert Wright
War Department
Wright
Washington
William K. Boyle
Joe
Army
U. S Army
Artieg Serta
Army i Kl
Foundation For
Raleigh County Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Beckleyans
Wat
Val Jena
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