17 Area Men Enlist For Armed Forces
Seventeen Beckley area men enlisted in Army Navy and Air Force with four year terms. Names include Howard R. Helton Eugene D. Schuman Roy E. Patrick Marvin White nack Arley L. Hicks Allen R. Lewis Lewis A. Pogorelski Joseph W. Sanger Henry F. Garrett Jr Robert H. Walters Jr Donald E. Browder Arthur G. Goforth Paul R. Carroll Hallie De Bane Joseph Harriston Orville J. Payne and Jaes E. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Area
Naval Reserve
W. E. Bartlett
U.S. Navy
Beckley
Howard R. Helton
Mt. Hope
Eugene D. Schuman
Eccles
Teleman
Roy E. Patrick
Besoco
Marvin Whitenack
Lester
Commissaryman
Bartlett
Arley L. Hicks
Lockbridge
Hicks
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Ill
U. S. Army
U. S. Air Force
Wyatte J. Gay
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Allen R. Lewis
Edmond
Lewis A. Pogorelski
Whipple
Joseph W. Sanger
Scarbro
Henry F. Garrett, Jr
Robert H. Walters, Jr
Donald E. Browder
Arthur G. Goforth
Bluefield
Paul R. Carroll
Hallie Dc. Bane, Jr
Joseph Harriston
Ashland
Orville J. Payne
Page
Jaes E. Smith
Powellton
Beckley Issues 37 Building Permits
Beckley issued 37 building permits in September totaling 133200, with August receipts 33200 lower per City Recorder William P. Larew. Of the permits, 24 covered new dwellings valued at 116000, six for residential remodels totaling 7400, two for business buildings at 6500, and three garages costing 3300. Two new signs were installed by May Office Service on McCreery Street and Beckley & Poster Advertising Co. at S Kanawha Street and Bostic Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Larew
Larew
May
McCreery Street
Beckley &Poster Advertising Co
S. Kanawha Street
Bostic Avenue
Sophia PTA Plans To Buy Piano
Sophia Elementary School PTA plans to raise funds for a piano as a main project this year. The group met Monday night, heard Principal Norval Cooke discuss a bond amendment, and announced new officers Jack Martin president, Mrs Vernon Lawson vice president, Miss Myrza Williams secretary, and Mrs Lenore McPherson treasurer. A building permit was issued to Mr and Mrs M M Epstein for a two car frame garage at 1014 Woodlawn Avenue, costing about 2000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
Norval Cooke
Jack Martin
Vernon Lawson
Myrza Williams
Lenore McPherson
Sophia Pta
M. M. Epstein
Woodlawn Avenue
William P. Laren
Accident Driver William Stoots Charged With Hit Run
William Stoots of Fayetteville faced charges including hit run driving drunken driving and driving without an operator's license after his car struck another on S Oakwood Avenue near Beckley Hospital around 7 p.m. The other vehicle was driven by Everett Shrewsbury of Beckley. About 250 in damage occurred with no injuries. Stoots to appear before Judge Anthony Sparacino in City Police Court tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stoots
Fayetteville
Raleigh County
Stoots
S. Oakwood Avenue
Beckley Hospital
Everett Shrewsbury
Beckley
Anthony Sparacino
New Instructor Joins Beckley College Faculty
Miss Janie Workman of Huntington has joined Beckley College to teach English and business law. She holds a BS in education from Ohio State University and an MEd from Northwestern, plus a life teaching certificate in West Virginia. She will reside with her brother Max Workman at 140 Dexter Avenue. he works in the local Veterans Administration office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janie Workman
Huntington
Beckley College
Miss Workman
Ohio State University
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
West Virginia
Beckley
Max Workman
Dexter Avenue
Veteran’s Administration Office
Workman
Police Charge Beckley Man With Three Counts
Three charges were placed against Jess Collins of Beckley by arresting city police. Collins, already arrested five times, faces counts of drunkenness trespassing and soliciting. He remains in Raleigh County Jail awaiting appearance before Judge Anthony Sparacino in Police Court tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Collins
Beckley
Collins
Raleigh
Anthony Sparacino
American Education Week Observance Set
American Education Week will be observed Nov 5 11 at Beckley College with students and faculty taking part in varied programs. Daily topics include moral values responsibilities of the citizen meaning of the ballot urgent school needs opportunity for all home school community team work and freedoms heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley College
Cranberry PTA Sets Organization Monday The Cranberry Elementary PTA meeting
Principal Mason Anderson reported 250 residents attended the recent Cranberry Elementary School open house as the Cranberry PTA schedules an organizational meeting for 7:30 p.m. Monday to form the new group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cranberry
Mason Anderson
Beckley College to Sponsor All College Radio Workshop
Beckley College plans an all college radio workshop under the dramatic department with WCFC handling broadcasts on AM and FM. Beclay graduate Arnau ld Fleming returns as director and coach hoping to start by November 1 with about 50 students and 15 plays slated for the season, each around 30 minutes on air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley College
WCFC
Arnauld Fleming
Beckley Man Found Guilty on Assault Charge
Arnett Short appeared before Magistrate T. N. Thurman and was found guilty of assault. He was committed to Raleigh County Jail for failure to pay a $5 fine. Cleo Walton of Rhodell waived preliminary hearing on delinquency charges and was released after posting $500 bond.
Five Handicapped Workers Placed in Jobs Here
Five physically handicapped persons have been placed in jobs through the local Employment Security office in the past three weeks. Lyndell B. Bennett, chairman of the Em ploy the Physically Handicapped committee, said the drive will continue in the Beckley area until Nov 1 as members pledge to contact at least four employers each. Members include Roy I. Smith, W. G. Winchell, Mrs. Dolores Davis, W. A. Burke, Luke B. Ross, D. K. Shroyer, W. R. Witzel, W. E. Wassum, M. L. McSpadden, James P. Painter, and Bennett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndell B. Bennett
Bennett
Beckley
Roy I. Smith
Dept. of Veterans Affairs
W. G. Winchell
Dolores’ Davis
Beckley Newspapers Corp
W. A. Burke
Luke B. Ross
Veterans Administration
D. K. Shroyer
Beckley College
W. R. Witzel
Appalachian Electric Power Co
W. E. Wassum
Greenbrier Dairy Products, Inc
M. L. McSpadden
James P. Painter
Beckley Student Named Officer of WVU Society
Alfred R. Curtis of Beckley has been elected secretary of the student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers at West Virginia University. He will serve for the school year. Other officers include George B. Flegal Jr. Morgantown president, Paul L. Drummond Clarksburg vice president, Maurice A. Wadsworth Morgantown treasurer, and Richard J. Madachy Huntington sergeant-at-arms.
Seven Raleigh County teachers attend WV conference opening
Seven Raleigh County teachers depart for the West Virginia Classroom Teachers Association Leadership Conference opening tonight at Jacksons Mill. Beckley attendees include Mrs. Davenport and Mrs. Smith in charge of the opening fest, with other local members joining discussions on professionalizing the profession as the event runs through tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
West Virginia Classroom Teachers Association
Jackson’s Mill
A. S. Davenport
Raleigh County Association
O. J. Smith
Nancy Thorne
Bess Kate Snyder
B. W. McClung
Ruth Laren
Mary Scott
Smith
Davenport
Beckley
City Council to Pass Drainage Ordinance Beckley
Beckley City Council to meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m in City Hall. City Recorder William P Laren announced. Items include buying new firehose for the Fire Department and an ordinance against tapping drainage pipes with small diameter lines. A permit must be issued by City Recorder Laren before any tap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
City Hall
William P. Laren
William H. File
Youth Rally Set Sunday at Sophia Free Will Baptist Church
A youth rally is planned for 2 pm Sunday at the Sophia Free Will Baptist Church. Pastor Rev D W French says featured speaker will be Rev Luther Wesley from North Carolina. Special singing by Midway Quartet and Gilliam Quartet of Beaver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
Sophia Freewill Baptist Church
D. W. French
Luther Wesley
North Carolina
Midway
Gilliam Quartet
Beaver
Nineteen Raleigh County Men Inducted Oct 26
Nineteen Raleigh County men will be inducted into the Army on October 26, with one student delaying until after the school year. Names released by Clerk Aubrey Smith of the Raleigh County Draft Board include Donald Brunswick Pete Meadows James Richardson Jimmy Trump Richard Lovell Joe Rodriguez Clarence Yancy Robert Wood James Treadway Thomas Reid James Ayers James McClanahan Jessie Perry Willard Johnson Charles Todd Guy Brewer Robert Graham Dewey Ayers James Dilly and more. Floyd Lacy Jackson’s induction is postponed until year’s end. First group from the Raleigh County board after moving to Prince Street quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County
Army
Bluefield College
Aubrey Smith
MacArthur
James Robert Treadway
Beaver
Thomas Reid
Skelton
James Erskin Ayers
Route One
Beckley
James William McClanahan
Jessie Dewey Perry, Jr
Leevale
Willard Mays Johnson
Stamford
Charles William Todd
Glen Daniels
Guy Brewer
Sophia
Robert Harvey Graham
Dewey Lee Ayers
Dobson
N. C
James Ray Dilly
Dry Creek
Floyd Lacy
POWs Parents May Get Benefits In West Virginia
Roy I. Smith of the West Virginia Department of Veteran Affairs announced a revision to the War Claims Act. The dependency requirement for the $1 a day subsistence benefit has been removed. Parents of deceased ex prisoners of war in the local area may now be eligible if there is no widow or child with first claim. Claimants should apply promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy I. Smith
West Virginia
Smith
Beckley Chess Club Seeks New Members
Beckley Chess Club seeks new members per secretary-treasurer C A McDaniel. Interested players and those who want to play are asked to meet at 7 30 p m Monday in the basement of Raleigh General Hospital for enrollment and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Chess Club
C. A. McDaniel
Raleigh General Hospital
Two youths released after Beckley Hospital treatment
Two youths were discharged after treatment at Beckley Hospital on Wednesday for injuries from falls. Nancy Louise Colderis, 11, of East Beckley, sustained a right arm injury from a fall on glass. Freddie Earl Hill, the other injured youth, was also treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Hospital
Nancy Louise Colderis
George Colderis
East Beckley
Freddie Earl Hill
Sophia to Start Sewerage Project October 25
Mayor Elgie Ballard says Sophia will begin the $157 000 sewage disposal system work October 25. About five miles of 10 inch tile for the project arrived by truck Wednesday. Supplies and equipment except for heavy machinery will be trucked in. machinery for the plant will be hauled by train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophia
Elgie Ballard
Ballard
Son of Fred Hill Injured at School
A pupil, 10, son of Fred Hill, of Helen, injured his right hand in a fall while at school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hill
Helen
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Regular Army
Third Armored Division
Fort Knox
Ameagle
Louis
Charles
William Ellis
Bill Linton
W. A. Riffe
Okey Mills
Mabscott Hill
Gabardine
Neville St
Opp. Post Office
Logan — Welch
Charleston
Eagle Dispatch
Woodrow Wilson High School
Margaret Sharp
J. E. Sharp
Peggy McNeish
Robert McNeish
Randolph Street
Dorothy Gregory
Mildred Gregory
Cranberry Pta
St.Joseph Aspirin
JEWEL
Simmons
Cash & Carry
Neville
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