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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1962
Page
3
Anti freeeze tips warn melting ice can skid more than solid ice and recommend winter prep. Have exhaust, battery and generator checked. use Ethylene glycol based antifreeze, correct mix, professional drainage, and sealant. Drivers should carry reinforced chains and snow tires, but avoid driving with chains on dry roads.
A historic winter car readiness list advises keeping items in the trunk such as sandbags for weight and traction, a shovel, jack, reinforced chains, a hammer, open chain links, a red-flasher flashlight or lantern, a windshield deicer, rags for radiator and spark plug care, and antifreeze tips, plus a reminder not to drive in bad weather unless necessary.
The Eccles Junior High-Elementary PTA aims to raise 500 dollars for a second hard-topped basketball court as enrollment reaches 419, making current facilities insufficient. A Trap Hill District Gospel Sing is set for Saturday at 8 p.m. in Trap Hill High School with The Masters and The Silvertones among featured quartets. tickets are sold by PTA members or at the door.
I Wilbur Bays will serve as president of Flat Top Lake Association for 1962 63. He received the gavel from George Chambers, substituting for Brooks Adair, who has been hos e since a recent heart attack. The presentation was made at the association s annual get together dinner Monday in the Beckley Elks Club ballroom. Other officers are Dr Clark Kessel vice president and Ross Irle secretary.
Seven area residents gave up $148 in bonds at Monday nights City Police Court. Larry Farley of Beckley forfeited a $40 bond on improper registration and driving without city or state licenses. Rudolph Hall Jr. of Ellison Avenue forfeited $15 for expired Ohio registration. Five others forfeited a total of $93 on intoxication charges.
Bill Lester and Glen Morgan will be auctioned at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Raleigh Auction House in a sale sponsored by the Beaver Volunteer Fire Department. All proceeds will go to the fire department.
The dinosaur's track suggests a pace exceeding 12 feet per step, indicating a large theropod footprint and confirming substantial gait width observed by researchers. The measurement supports interpretations of the creature's size and locomotion in the fossil site analysis.
A group of airmen and soldiers are listed with recent training completions and reassignment. Airman C Darrell W Martin, son of Mr and Mrs John Martin, finished a Goodfellow AFB course and is now at a permanent base. Airman C Robert V Fares, son of Mrs Emily Fares, reassigned to Europe after munitions training at Lowry AFB. Airman 2 C Gerald C Titta reassigned to Homestead AFB after aircraft radio repair training at Keesler. Airmen Otha Payne Jr selected for supply tech training at Amarillo. Pvt David R Johns heads to Fort Leonard Wood for combat engineering school after leave with his mother. Clarence L Lucas Jr promoted to private first class after overseas arrival. Airman C Richard G Fox stationed in NORAD air defense sector at Truax Field after radar schooling at Keesler.
Teddy C. Ford, son of Mrs. Theodore Ford of Route 87 Shady Spring, was promoted to specialist four while serving with the 61st Ar tillery on Okinawa. A fire control operator in Battery D, Ford entered the Army in 1960, completed basic at Ft Knox and arrived overseas last September. The 20 year old is a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High.
A member of the 1st Guided Missile Battalion Battery C was promoted to specialist four at Ft. Bliss Texas. John A Lawson son of Mr and Mrs John Fink 221 Glenn Ave Beckley is a mechanic. He entered the Army in 1961 and completed basic training at Ft Knox Ky. The 20 year old soldier whose wife Pauletta lives in El Paso Tex is a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School.
Specialist Gary E. Payne participated in the Green Arrow II week long SETAF field training exercise in Italy. He lives with wife Billie on Route 1 in Scarbro. Payne, 24, is son of Charles Payne of Scarbro and is assigned to the 68th Military Police Company in Verona, Italy. He entered the Army in 1959, was stationed at Ft. Riley, Kansas, before going overseas in 1961. He attended Kingston High School.
Capt. Howard Goode Jr arrives at Yokota Air Base Japan to join a Military Air Transport Service unit. A pilot and alumnus of Mark Twain High School Concord College and Texas A and M College he holds a BS in meteorology. His parents live in Crab Orchard. His wife Jeannine Tidwell from Birmingham Alabama and their two children Vincent and Kay accompany him in Japan.
The Raleigh County Agriculture Workers Council will take part in the centennial celebration next year. The group also appointed a nominating committee to select officers for next year. Appointed were William Clark, Raleigh County 4-H Agent, Lester Espy, representing the Soil Conservation Service, and Carl Lucas, representing the Department of Natural Resources. The committee will report at the December meeting. H. B. Thomas, County Agent, gave a report concerning a food production survey, now in the process of being compiled.
One twelfth of US farm land receives aerial chemical applications for fertilization or pest and weed control, illustrating the extent of airborne farming methods across the country.
The doctor discusses insomnia, noting no brain center triggers sleep and that reducing external and mental stimuli helps. He advises a calm attitude, gradual practice in quieting thoughts, and cautions against overuse of sleeping pills especially barbiturates.
George D. Siehl, Rural Area Development agent for Beckley, named coordinator of local Farm City Week events. A 2 p.m. meeting at RAD offices will outline plans for the 1962 program as Farm City Week runs November 16 through 22. Mountain State Farm City Week chair W Lowell Higgins outlines a six point program to improve rural urban understanding, stressing food value, industry farming links, profits for both sectors, and the use of agricultural funds for education and services.
Silver Spring Maryland is a suburb of Washington DC often described as part of the metro area. Noted as a distinct town with its own community features while closely tied to the capital region.
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