Fire Department Seeks Two More Men Amid Examinations
The city fire department is seeking two more recruits as two exams yielded no passes and another slate is planned. Eligible candidates aged 20 to 35 with no felony convictions can enter the October test after passing a physical. Two hires will undergo six months probationary training. Building permits totaling about 9500 were issued for a four room frame garage at 105 Ellison Avenue a limestone six room dwelling on Lincoln Street and a one car garage at 222 Vine Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Laren
Civil Service
City Recorder
Larew
Bernard Martin
Gio
City Recorder's
F. Il. Davis
Ellison Avenue
Emmanuel Amato, Jr
Lincoln Street
Robertson Addition
Noel Christian
Vine Street
Scouts Rally Schedule District Rallies in October November
Boy Scouts of the Appalachian Council announced district rallies in October and November led by Scout Executive Gus F Walker. Summers District meets October 20 at the Memorial Building Hinton Beckley area Piney River October 27 at Beckley Recreation Building Slab Fork District holds two rallies November 7 Mullens High School and November 3 Mark Twain High School Others include Coal River Marsh Fork Landiego Pineville High School and the Negro Division at Beckley Recreation Building All programs start at 7 pm and are open to the public
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of the
Appalachian Council
Gus F. Walker
Memorial Building
Hinton
Piney River
Beckley Recreation
Slab Fork
Mullens High School
Mark Twain High School
Coal River District
Marsh Fork
Landiego
Pineville
Beckley
Mine Advised to Ban Smoking at Monteval No 2 Mine
A federal coal mine inspector praised improvements at Armco Steel Monteval No 2 mine in Stickney after August inspection with 156 workers. He cited safety gains like vent doors, borehole drilling, rail and circuit upgrades, and roof timbering, but urged more roof support, eye protection, and a smoking ban plus gas tests and safe detonator storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco Steel Corporation
Monteval No
Stickney
Bureau of Mines
M. £. Hall
Hall
Desertion Pays Off In China's Warfare
Canton The Chinese Nationalists attempt to flip the tide by bribing Communist troops to desert. Gen Pat Chung-hsi in Central China broadcasts rewards for defections, ranging from 10 silver dollars for a rifle to 10 000 for a regiment. Some deser tions have been reported on the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Associated Press
Pat Chung-hsi
Vets Must Describe Course Of Study For GI Bill Reentry
Veterans seeking new education or training under the GI Bill must prove the course is essential to their employment objective, not vocational or recreational, to the Beckley VA office. VA approval is required before starting and no payment covers pre approval periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Keith W. Bailes
Beckley 'Va
Bailes
Beckley Officials Warn 65Plus Workers Lose Social Security Benefits
Miners aged 65 and over may lose pension payments from Social Security if they fail to file claims. Roger Brown of the Beckley Social Security office reported several retirees have not applied, noting some rely on United Mine Workers pensions. Gus Lapinsky of Lanark tested a claim after 12 months of lost payments, and Brown explained how benefits could be restored for the months prior to filing. Other inquiries have been common, but few claimants have acted. WHITESVILLE PTA TO MEET speaker Martha Bonar will address the Whitesville Junior High PTA at 7 30 pm with Rebecca Pillsenberger directing the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Brown
Herkley
UANW
Social Security
Thei
Brown
Whitesville Pta
Whitesville
Martha Bonar
Whitesvile Junior High School
Parent-Teacher Association
Rebecca Pillsenberger
Beckley Recruiting Station Tops Four-State Enlistments
The Beckley Army and Air Force Recruiting Station reported it enlisted the most recruits in the four state area for the third straight month. In September 269 joined the regular Army, 47 to the Air Force, 64 to the Enlisted Reserve Corps, and 55 to the National Guard. Five women enlisted nine in WACS and two in WAFS. SFC Robert Elmore led in enlistments with 35 in July, 49 in August, and 42 in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Air Force
James C.mathis
Stalion
Regular Army
Reserve Corps
National Guard
WACS
WAFS
Maryland
Virginia
Delaware
SFC
Robert Elmore
Frank Lampkin Dies Suddenly in Kentucky Visit
Frank Lampkin a 67 year old Sophia resident died suddenly Sunday while visiting a stepson in Cynthiana Kentucky. Cause of death attributed to a heart attack. Lampkin was a longtime Amigo Coal Company employee for 30 years. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth of Sophia two daughters Christine Ernest of Cincinnati Ohio and Virginia Norton of Falmouth Kentucky eight stepchildren and three grandchildren. The body will arrive in Sophia Tuesday morning and be taken to Williams Funeral Home until the funeral hour. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2 pm at Sophia Methodist Church with Rev Lonnie Blankenship and Rev Ronald Kennedy officiating. Burial will follow in Hot Coat Cemetery. Acting pallbearers are Earl Walker B Ai Crouch Bernard Edwards Charles Walker Marvin Ayers and Fred Bolton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lampkin
Sophia
Cynthiana
Amigo Coal Company Camipleye
Lampkin
Elizabeth Lampkin
Christine Ernest
Cincinnati
Ohio
Virginia Norton
Falmouth
Willams Funeral Home
Sophia Methodist Church
Lonnie Blankenship
Ronald Kennedy
Hot Coat
Earl Walker
B. Ai Crouch
Bernard Edwards
Charles Walker
Marvin Ayers
Fred Bolton
Local Employment Leaders Urge Hiring of Handicapped Persons
Local leaders press employers for hiring the physically handicapped during National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week. A Beckley program with Winchell and McSpadden shows the impaired as stable and reliable, with higher efficiency than unimpaired peers in a study of 11 000 workers across 109 plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. McSpadden
Beckley
West Virginia
Department of Employment Security
Winchell
W. G. Winchell
Beckley Vocational and Rehabilitation Office
Iers
Fife
Rev Ritchie Ware's Brother Dies at 68
The Rev. Ritchie Ware of Beckley’s First Christian Church reports the death of his brother John Ware, 68, in Richmond Virginia after an operation. A farmer from Wares Wharf he is survived by his wife, three sons and another brother. The minister cannot attend the funeral due to injuries from a Greenbrier County car wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ritchie Ware
Beckley
First Christian Church
John Ware
Richmond
Wares Wharf
Ware
Greenbrier
Melon Testing Veteran Has One of Top Years
DES MOINES IA One man Hal Wolford a veteran melon grower in Conesville claims a standout season. For 36 years in the melon business he recalls earlier times when 800 railroad cars were shipped from the town. This year the season was near perfect with 150 plus acres of watermelons and 80 acres of cantaloupes in the sandy flats between Town and Cedar Rivers. Most melons are shipped by truck and sent as far as Kentucky.
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Associa
Des Moines
Hal Wolford
Wolford
Conesville
Middlewest
Cedar Rivers
Kentucky
France to regulate camping as forest safety measure
France plans camping regulation citing deadly southwest forest fires. Interior Ministry studies a camp club system to oversee camper activities and may designate camping grounds with basic sanitation in towns and villages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preas
Paris
France
Ministry of Interior
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