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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1955
Page
5
Ann moves into a canyon house with Adam and plans a New Mexico style interior as Pinky Hagard looms. Ann surveys options, seeks museum advice, and battles growing jealousy as Pinky asserts ownership over the house and threatens confrontation.
Twenty Raleigh Register and Beckley Post-Herald newspaper boys won special prizes in the First Annual Good Luck Clover Newspaperboy Contest sponsored by Lever Brothers. Prize carriers from Beckley include Larry Stafford and others. other winners from Mullens Ronceverte Mabscott Sprague. Ten national winners won $1,000 scholarships to the college of their choice.
Mabscott Lions Club hosted International Lion Counselor C. G. Peregoy with fellow Counselor Wood Poling of Mount Hope as guest speakers. Peregoy urged faith and mutual tolerance to unite the community toward Lions goals, outlined officer duties, and three new members B. G. Cadle Owen Goins and W J Underwood were initiated with pins presented by Counselor Polling at the Mabscott Methodist Church.
Lectures on recruiting will be presented Friday at Beckley Recruiting Station by officers from Air Force Recruiting stations. Speakers include Capt Barbara Duplease on the Air Force Nurse Program Maj Alson V Nolan on Salesmanship and Capt James L Palmer with Lt Keith Hicks on Production Major Merry Johns on the Prior Service Program and Sgt Grady Hensley with Sgt Antonio on OC Program and Publicity. Lunch at Glass House at noon.
Raleigh Countians may still mail Christmas packages overseas. Postmaster A Fray Lilly explains the Nov 15 deadline signals no guaranteed delivery before Christmas. Packages mailed now will receive attention and every effort will be made to reach recipients before Christmas.
District 4 game and management division announced a metal grave marker found near an unknown site. The marker reads Sgt. William R. Hilton 1916 1955 and is believed stolen from a grave. Anyone with information on the marker’s origin should contact the game office.
The Beckley Junior High School PTA hosts its third annual Harvest Festival at 6 p.m. Monday in the Beckley Recreation Building. Dinner, round and square dancing, a white elephant sale, and movies are featured. General chairs are James Kessinger and Carman C. Feazell with Homeroom Mothers handling the food.
Funeral services for James Henry Harvey 84 of Cool Ridge will be at Glade Creek Baptist Church at 2 p m Thursday with Rev. Russell Bragg and Rev. Wilmer Lilly officiating. He died Tuesday morning after an extended illness and is survived by six sons three daughters and many grandchildren. Burial at Calfee Cemetery Mount Tabor.
New York based oil men foresee Europe’s rising energy needs as coal oil and hydro power share shift. They note American investments of 750 million dollars postwar and eightfold refinery capacity growth, with catalytic cracking and reforming rising output. They expect Europe to add demand over two decades, as per capita energy use climbs and mechanization expands.
City police road blocks and spot checks to enforce the compulsory city drivers license led to a rise in sales. Five people were arrested for not possessing licenses, including Betty Agee and D A Radford, with more ordered to appear in Polize Court. Mayor Minter said fines may be used if needed, while City Hall staff noted about 300 licenses sold on the first day.
Robert H. Kent, manager of the Fayetteville Memorial Auditorium, brings in the U. S. Marines Corps Band for a Thursday appearance ending a five year dream. The 70 piece ensemble undertakes its six week annual nation wide tour and faced challenges to perform in Fayetteville.
New York bankers project oil and fossil fuels will remain the world’s main energy source for the next five decades, despite evolving energy trends and potential shifts in global markets.
Two Cool Ridge men were arrested early Tuesday on charges of transporting moonshine whiskey and later posted bonds for hearings in Beckley Police Court. Roland M. Jones put up 250 dollars and Lindy Givens 150 dollars after the 1937 model car carrying 44 gallons was seized.
Dry Hill Grace Baptist Church begins a week of evangelistic services at 7 30 p m Sunday led by D W French a full time minister serving Raleigh County communities New rooms and facilities have been added G E Pauley pastor says the dedicatory message will close the meeting Special music will be heard by all attendees
Funeral services for Mrs Sallie Seay of Beckley are listed as incomplete. She died at the West Virginia Home for Aged and Infirm in McKendree Tuesday morning. The body is at Wright Funeral Home.
Andrew J. Markivich rejoined the U S Marine Corps at Beckley Recruiting Station this month, returning to the rank held after a U S Army discharge following five and a half years service. Area men enlisting for three years include Robert Lloyd Henson, Charles R. Lego, Howard J. Egnor, Woodrow W. Davis Jr, Jerry Lee Adame, and Howard E. Williams Jr. They will be transferred to Parris Island South Carolina for 10 weeks of basic training.
William R. Lovell and Lizzie Roebuck were arraigned Tuesday before Magistrate T N Thurman on charges of disturbing the peace and illegal cohabitation. Each received 60 day sentences in Raleigh County Jail with fines totaling 56.60 dollars including court costs for the incident reported on Prince Street at 12 30 a m Monday.
Bill Stack has been hired as a part time employee at the local Department of Veteran Affairs Office. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J W Stack of Mount Hope and attends Beckley Junior College.
The Veterans Administration plans a five year evaluation to determine which treatments and hospital designs best promote recovery in psychiatric patients and to estimate relative costs. Harry W. Stewart and Dr. Jesse F. Casey lead the effort, with about 15 of VA's 40 neuropsychiatric hospitals expected to participate.
Two Beckley juveniles aged 14 and 15 were charged with burglarizing a Clifton Forge, Virginia store. They were taken from a Greyhound bus in Montgomery early Tuesday after a hitchhiking trip to North Carolina. Police reported theft of clothing, shoes, cigarettes, knives and ten dollars.
Twenty one mines in the Wind ing Gulf District produced 143,491 tons of coal for the week ending November 12, up 25,085 tons from the same week last year. Operating time reached 98 percent, with year to date totals at Winding Gulf and Pocahontas mines 5,830,839 and 22,455,892 net tons.
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