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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1961
Page
11
Dear Mrs. Lawrence advises a sister not to lavish money on a lavish wedding for a niece who marries without family approval. The columnist notes past parental safeguards and warns that big, begrudged celebrations hurt all involved, urging the sister to refuse funding.
Mr and Mrs Darral Coffey and family of Decota visited relatives in Maple Fork over the weekend. Sam and Ann McSpadden and children Bonnie and Tommy of Williamsburg Virginia were guests of J C Miller and his wife in Beckley. Jean Davis and Maxine Thompson visited their parents in Maysel and also called on Clay Rogers Frame Town and Francis Murphy Clay. Leon Thompson hosted visitors including Mrs J J OToole and Arthur Mayhler of Baltimore Maryland.
Sabine Elementary School convened its first PTA meeting of the term led by Principal Ernest Shumate. Officials elected were Roy Tiley president Virgil Ellis vice president and Mrs Pauline Burleson secretary. Fifteen members attended as plans for a Halloween carnival on October 28 were set.
Dragonflies consume large quantities of mosquitoes gnats and flies in a sustained feeding period observed in natural habitats.
The Pineville Pusher 4H Club gathered at Pineville Grade School No 1 to elect new officers appoint committee chairs and accept five new members. New officers include Janet Pack president and Diane Collins vice president with several Plumleys and Adkins filling key roles. five new members join.
Eugene Gray, 33, of Lake Cicott, Illinois, asked a Judge to restore his driver license after it was suspended for drunken driving. Gray said he needs the license to obtain a job driving a beer truck.
XI Alpha Theta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi meets at Mrs. James Painter’s Oak Hill home to plan a November dinner dance and a rumrage sale starting Nov. 1. The group discusses State Convention reservations for Parkersburg Oct. 13-15 and a representative for the Inter-Club Council formed by the Civic League. Meeting Oct. 11 at Mrs. Gene Carter’s.
Ros ser Long Jr. of Fayetteville was among nine National Association of Insurance Agents members honored with a president's citation at the Dallas annual meeting. Long, past president of the West Virginia Association, chairs the Agency Management Committee and serves on the West Virginia State Board of Insurance.
Pineville High School announces the 1961 62 Pinevillian staff led by Eva Johnson as editor in chief and Joan Halsey as editorial editor. Other senior members include James Hedinger as business manager Sonny Cook as feature editor Terry Tilley as sports editor and Richie Simmons as circulation manager. Staff also features Larry Cook Roger Thomas and Joy Mann Frances Graham James Lawson Gloria Cox as columnists and reporters. The monthly school paper is published by the Journalism Department under Mrs Marilyn Stone.
Mr Hope Mount Hope and relatives prepare for the World Series trip to Cincinnati while attending the wedding of Miss Yousin Marion Myers. Numerous visitors arrive at Mount Hope including Mrs G C Tee Gardner and Mrs Mamie Parker. Regular hospital visits and family birthdays are reported among local residents.
In Manchester New Hampshire D Gagnon 18 challenged a four month sentence for using a car without permission calling it crazy. The judge agreed and increased the sentence to six months.
ANS reports a seventh skeleton unearthed at Mount Carbon Fort Ancient burial site in West Virginia. The adult skeleton faced the Kanawha River, extended, head on bark, with disturbed skull and chest areas. Artifacts include shell tempered pottery, bone tools, triangular points, stone implements, and abundant animal bone. further finds suggest multi cultural occupation through prehistoric times.
The Brooke Cooke Circle of the First Methodist Church Pineville with Mrs C H Methena as chairman served a Wednesday dinner in Fellowship Hall. Thirteen members attended the meal which was followed by a church official board meeting.
Alma Noble Circle members of Mount Hope Baptist Temple met Thursday at the Kilsyth home of Miss Iona Hoke. Miss Mary Sue Wilkins chaired. Pat Vealey led Love Gift dedication and Bible lesson on Romans. Vealey presented Ways-Women-Witness with others including Wilkins, Mrs. William Billups, and Hoke.
The Galilean Circle met at 7 30 p m Tuesday at Mrs Walter Summers home with Mrs Guy Pettit as co host. Mrs Ivan O Shumate chaired and announced the White Cross quota is filled and used clothing was sent to Mathers School in North Carolina. Upcoming events include West Virginia Baptist Convention October 12 15 at Clarksburg Fayette Baptist Association rally October 24 in Fayetteville and School of Missions Workshop October 2 in Charleston. Mrs Walter Summers led a program Thy Love To Tell with guest Rita Bowling. Attendees were Mary Buckley Ivan Shumate P C Graney Guy Pettit John Jenkins Robert Lilly Helen Thrasher and Walter Summers. Next meeting will be November 7 at Mrs G E Dix home with Mrs Guy Pettit in charge.
In St Louis burglars stole $975 from Lazar Sons Appliance after discovering a safe combination in an unlocked desk drawer and a tag with the cash drawer key inside an unlocked drawer within the safe.
Glen Fork Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association calls a business meeting to vote sponsor for a fall carnival on Saturday night November 11. Planning committee includes Mary Brooks Viola Jenkins Lawrence Parnell Marie Bartell Velma Pizzino. Carnival to be sponsored by the PTA and the Boy Scouts. Officers for the year are Sebastian Pizzino president Connie Pizzino vice president Beatrice Lay secretary.
GAA members meet at Miss Barbara Carter's home with president and sponsors listed. Officers include Mary Bragg, Linda Spade, and Sharon Nottingham. New members named include Mary Miller Gwinn, Janis Spade, Jewell Clay, Paula Quesenberry, and others. Article notes Thailand's national dish features fish and rice.
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