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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1961
Page
5
A group organizes a car caravan to Kansas City Missouri for the 34th annual National FFA Convention. The event gathers members from Charleston for the regional gathering and travel preparations.
The campaign to raise 60000 for Honey in the Rock productions reports no refusals to contribute. Beekley area volunteers schedule daily sessions at the Beckley Winn Hotel and at Campaign Headquarters 345 W Prince St. N Joe Rahall notes 16 members handle assigned prospects as early gifts indicate strong local support.
The Rev. J. W. Gowen, Mabscott First Baptist pastor, is honored over a multi night series through Sunday. Each service at 7:30 p.m. features different speakers, readings and solos with church choirs, plus a final Sunday service and dinner.
Girl Scouts of Troop 40 begin their fall season with a flag ceremony aimed at lifting members to second class rank. Hundreds in the county will benefit from Father-Daughter March funds used for leadership training expanded camping and citizenship programs. Father-Daughter teams will go house to house, identified by armbands for parents and Scout uniforms for daughters, as part of a community outreach led by St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.
A Coast Guard representative will interview workers at Beckley Employment Security Office on Thursday and Friday for Coast Guard Headquarters Washington positions. Openings include male and female typists around 40 wpm and stenographers with 80 wpm dictation. Starting salaries range from 293 to 339 dollars per month. Applicants must have reached their 17th birthday.
Raleigh County Elementary Principals Association will hold its first meeting of the year at 7 30 p m Wednesday in Beck ley Junior High School Auditorium Superintendent John W Saunders will be the guest speaker Assignments announced by 1961 62 president Haven C Clay include program Akers chairman school projects Carl Allen calendar Earl Halsey flower Ira n Richmond salary and time use Wayne Pettry professional membership Guy Rumburg and officers M K Austin vice president Elmer H Mead rows secretary and Willis A Walker treasurer
In a surprise exercise the building was completely evacuated in 55 seconds after the first bell sounded by Principal A. R. Tucker. The drill involved 315 students and demonstrated rapid safety procedures.
Ten vehicles were involved in four separate highway accidents in Fadde County over the weekend. The first occurred late Saturday night at Glen Daniel where Carl E. Young Jr 34 of Charleston collided with Carl R. Sellards of Fairdale. Barbara June Young 28 is listed in satisfactory condition for facial cuts. Young and family members sustained rib and back injuries and Sellards had a head cut. Sellards was charged with reckless driving. A second crash at Hisenhower Drive and Johnstown Road caused no serious injuries with Reather L. Thomas and Roy L. Atkins listed as drivers. They were charged with yielding and backing errors. A third crash at MacArthur involved Joe Mullins Willie Aurednick and Keith Osborn with Osborn charged for loss of vehicle control. Damages around 350 dollars. Sabrina Fair opens Wednesday by Curtain Callers with James Wheeler and Mrs Pat Hyatt in cast. The production features Fairchild and Sabrina as central figures. WHEELER has staged 16 Curtain Callers productions. Sabrina, back from Paris, returns refined. The Playhouse run is Wednesday through Saturday at 2 15 p m. Box office accepting exchange tickets for performances. In a Sunday three vehicle crash on the 1921 By-Pass Charles Smith caused injuries to several including Randolph Sloan polio victim and Thomas Ball. Dollie Ball suffered a left foot injury. Carl Leon Smith faced charges for losing vehicle control. Damages estimated at 1 000 dollars.
Three commodity distribution sites were announced. The Free Will Baptist Church in Coal City hosts Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Free Will Baptist Church in Sprague runs 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and 8 a.m. to noon Thursday. Stamford Union Hall offers 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday. Bring your own containers.
Dr. Donald E. Neil of Beckley, president of the New River Dental Society, will serve on the workshop committee at the second West Virginia Workshop on Dental Health at Cedar Lakes. The event, held Saturday and Sunday, centers on Pre Payment as the theme. Dr. C. D. Cottrill of Glen Rogers, past president of the state dental society, will discuss Responsibilities of Workshop Participants.
Shady Spring High School Band Boosters Club will hold a meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the band room. Band director Alan Staton urges all band parent members to attend to help plan the band’s future as coffee and doughnuts will be served after the business meeting.
A brief note compares Korea to the size of Minnesota in a geographic comparison. The item offers a simple, uncluttered observation without additional context or data.
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