Coal Firm Draws $300 Fine For Pollution Of Stream
Winding Gulf Coals Inc Ma ben drew a $300 fine plus costs from Magistrate Jack R Pizzino Glen Fork on a charge of operating a disposal unit without permit and polluting a stream. The charge was preferred by Officer Ivan B. Pizzino. Four men were fined a total of $89 on charges of defacing state property following their arrests by officers of the Division of Law Enforcement West Virginia Department of Natural Resources. The men arrested by Officer A L Vorsdlen and tried by Magistrate Bill Dale Bradshaw are John D Lester Alfred Lester Sherwood Lester all of Paynesville and Curley Lester of Jolo. Other men with offenses against the Department are Gene Hunt Donald Gibson Shirley Gibson Jr arrested for stream littering and fined. William E Pritt fined for fishing without a license. Eugene Mosley and others fined for various offenses as listed by magistrates and officers. It is estimated that today's U S family of four spends about $32 a week for food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Coals Inc
Maben
Jack R. Pizzino
Glen Fork
Ivan B. Pizzino
Division of Law Enforcement
West Virginia
Bradshaw
John D. Lester
Alfred Lester
Sherwood Lester
Paynesville
Curley Lester
Jolo
Gene Hunt
Zion
5. Altizer
Magistate S. Hayslette
Donald Gibson
Shirley Gibson Jr
Pete Beavers
Dale
William E. Pritt
Charleston
Frank B. Crigger
E. J. Martin
Ronceverte
Eugene Mosley
Rainelle
R. L. Thomas
Polio Victim Transferred to Marmet for Continued Therapy
Six men moved a heavy iron lung carrying three year old Charles Dwayne Lewis from Beckley Memorial Hospital to Marmet Hospital this morning. Dr. Sheri Winter said the child, untreated for polio, requires months of physiotherapy. UMWA District 17 funds underwrite the expenses after National Foundation aid failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Perdue Transfer Co
Marmet Hospital
Charles Dwayne Lewis
Leroy Lewis
Carbondale
Marmet
Sheri Winter
United Mine Workers of America Fund
National Foundation
UMWA
T. O. Murray
CAUSE Drive Expands Chairmen for Beckley Campaign
Four additional alumni named campaign chairmen for the College Alumni United In the Support of Education CAUSE drive in Beckley. They join ten others to organize a 60-person team from 14 colleges to reach alumni via the local exchange over Monday through Wednesday evenings. An orientation dinner led by Charles Hodel and toast by Greenbrier College president John F. Montgomery kicks off the effort at El Chico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Elnor Chambers Smith
Harper Road
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Paul Vennari
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Beckley Telephone Exchange
el Chico
Charles Hodel
John F. Montgomery
Greenbrier College
Beckley Newspapers
Beckley Water Co
The
Bank of Raleigh
Raleigh County Bank
Beckley National Bank
American Education Week
West Virginia Higher Education Week
Local Elks Seek State Championship in Parkersburg
Beckley Elks Lodge ritual team earned the Southern district title at Huntington by a narrow margin over Logan and will compete in the state finals November 17 and 18 in Parkersburg. The Beckley group, led by Robert Fleming and Lawrence Pruett, faces north and central winners Wellsburg and Morgantown contenders with other district runners up advancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Elks Lodge
Parkersburg
Huntington
Logan
Wellsburg Lodge No. 1533
Morgantown
Beckley
Princeton
Charleston
Lewisburg
Bluefield
Hinton
Robert Fleming
William Buchanan
Ray Hawley
Howard Janney
Claude Gallaher
Fred Friar
Dennis Stone
G. R. Bartley
Lawrence Pruett
Free Christmas Cinema for Sophia Shoppers Tots
Sophia Chamber of Commerce sponsors free children's movies Saturdays Nov 24 to Dec 22 to aid shoppers. Adults can pick up tickets from Chamber merchant members. The group also backs a Christmas program, lights donations, and invites high schools to name a Sophia Christmas queen amid a pending parade reschedule. Stores stay open until 9 pm starting Nov 15 as plans unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia Chamber of Commerce
Ben F. Williams
Chamber
Sophia
Stoco
Mark Twain
Trap Hill
Charleston
Coal City
W. W
Jackie) Withrow
House of Delegates
Two Miners Injured In Coal Mine Accident
Two miners were admitted to Beckley Memorial Hospital Monday morning. Delmoray Clement of Beckley is in critical condition after a pulley on a cutting machine broke loose and struck him in the face. William Turner, 33, from Pax, is in satisfactory condition after a lump of coal fell on his right foot at Mary Francis Coal Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Delmoray Clement
Beckley
William Turner
Pax
Mary Francis Coal Co
Stratton High names best thespians in Murder In the Family
James Thompson and Florence Wiley, selected best thespians of Stratton High School, star in one of three one act plays by Thespian Troupe 1883 titled Murder In the Family. Thompson, a senior, holds posts in Band FFA Science Club and Ever Ready 4-H. Wiley, Harper Heights teen, led Strattonian staff roles and 4-H, also holds Thespian Society and Teenette posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stratton High School
James Thompson
Florence Wiley
Stratton
James
Stanaford Thompson
Harper Heights
Band
Future Farmers of America
Science Club
Southern Federation
FFA
Thomas Wiley
Florence
Thespian Society
Ever Ready
Strattionian
Straonian
Stotesbury Employes To Receive Awards
Special ceremonies will be held Thursday for eight employes of the Stotesbury No. 10 Mine of Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates in Helen to honor long service. Mine Supt. Robert W. Thomas will present emblems at 2 p.m. in the mine office to Paul Barney 40 years Sam Blackwell Howard Myles 35 Glen Craven David Thompson Joseph Wood 30 Robert Frost 25 and Charles Karbonit 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stotesbury No. 10
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Helen
Robert W. Thomas
Paul Barney
Sam Blackwell
Howard Myles
Glen Craven
David Thompson
Joseph Wood
Robert Frost
Charles Karbonit
Projects Discussed At Legion Post 70 Meeting
About 35 members attended a brief Legion Post 70 gathering at the Legion home on South Fayette Street. Plans floated for a Christmas Party and a Legion sponsored wrestling match. Several members renewed their memberships for 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Post
Legion
South Fayette Street
Election day closures shut offices and libraries in Raleigh County
Government offices the Raleigh County Courthouse Memorial Building and City Hall are closed for the General Election along with all State liquor stores. The Raleigh County Library will be closed during the day but will reopen tonight between 6 and 8 30 p m per county librarian Mrs C H Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Memorial Building
C. H. Graham
Pledge Reports Due Friday At UF Luncheon
A luncheon at the Elks Lodge ballroom will present breakdowns of pledge reports from United Fund colonels officers and workers. Campaign Chairman Leslie C. Gates urged attendance for a full financial tally. Reservations via UF headquarters 253-7755 before Thursday 5 p.m. Mrs Roy Cunningham said all workers will be contacted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Elks Lodge
Leslie C. Gates
W. C. McMahan
Roy Cunningham
Small Firms Urged to List Defense Ready Facilities
Delbert E. Williams of the SBA Clarksburg announces a drive to register small business facilities with potential defense and production capabilities. Manufacturing construction contracting research forest products and service concerns should enroll. Unregistered firms can obtain forms at SBA offices in Clarksburg and Charleston for possible defense work during national emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Small Business Administration
Delbert E. Williams
SBA
Clarksburg
Williams
Post Office
W. Pike St
U. S. Courthouse
Federal
Quarrier St
Charleston
Radio Club Elects Officers Beckley Citizens Radio Club selects Robert Hatcher Sophia as president
The Beckley Citizens Radio Club elected Robert Hatcher Sophia as president at a Monday meeting in the Greenbrier Dairy Social Room. He succeeds interim president Roy McNeil. A tentative Christmas party is set for December 21 at 7 30 p.m. in the Maxwell Hill Community Building. The next meeting is Monday November 19 at 7 30 p.m. with about 25 members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Citizens Radio Club
Robert Hatcher
Sophia
Hatcher
Greenbrier Dairy
Roy McNeil
Maxwell Hill
Commodities Ready for Pluto Area Residents
Commodities will be distributed to eligible Pluto area residents at Newton Meadows home Saturday and Monday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. People should bring their own containers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pluto Area
Newton Meadows
Cranberry Crop Forecast Sees Record 1,394,500 Barrels
The 1962 cranberry crop is expected to reach a record 1,394,500 barrels, signaling strong yields for growers. Officials anticipate markets will absorb the large harvest as packing houses prepare storage and shipping plans.
Gift Shop Set For VA Patients
The annual American Legion Auxiliary gift shop for Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital patients will be held Dec 9 11. VAVS meeting Monday night named Orville Shady and Mrs 0 M Jones co chairmen of the annual VAVS Christmas party with Mrs A D Cooke as treasurer. Jack Lilly urged members to plan Christmas activities early stating veterans need support now. Members were assigned roles for participation in the open house festivities at the VA hospital from 2 4 p m Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Beckley Veteran Administration Hospital
Veterans Administration Volunteer Service
VAVS
Orville Shady
0. M. Jones
A. D. Cooke
Jack Lilly
VA _ hospital
Health For All Asthma Affects Over Three Million Americans
Asthma affects more than three million people in the United States. It blocks air passages in the lungs, causes wheezing, and results from allergic responses to substances like lint pollen foods or infections. See a doctor to identify triggers and prevent attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Raleigh County Tuberculosis and Health Association
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James R. Merrill
Fairlea
John C. Rider
Joe McClung
James Levender
George W. Prater
Cleveland
Ohio
O. C. Allen
James Wilson Jones
Alderson
Wallace Williams
Rupert
Pat L. Estep
Curtis Shawver
W. C. Kautz
White Sulphur Springs
Carter Wilson
Jaeger
Beavers
Okey Stafford
Lawger
James Booth
Narrows
Gerald L. Crosier
Herbert Guerin
Union
Robert R. Mann
Crosier
Kautz
U. S
Yversoon
Valley Drive
South
Oak Hill
Commercial Credit Plan, Incorporated
Beckley Credit Life and Disability Insurance
Murray
AGA
NORGE
Tappan
Kenmore
RCA Whirlpool
Kelvinator
Amer A
Columbia Gas Syst
EP Cge ‘Company
Elks
Stotesbury
Brigitte Bardot
Marcello Mastroianni
Dr. In
Suzie Wong
William Holden
Nancy Kwan
Radio Club
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