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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1937
Page
7
The Coal Knights fraternity met in Beckley yesterday for its yearly gathering. Members planned a golf tournament but weather shifted plans to a wintery scene at Black Knight Country Club with members in early winter garb. photos by The Picture Shop.
Raleigh county board of education assured a Stratton High committe that a new school unit would be built soon. Eight or more rooms planned, funded from an old indebtedness fund. Board to decide at this week’s meeting. Also discussed were bus problems at Shady Spring high and truancy measures.
About eighty members of the Fraternity of Coal Knights met at the Black Knight country club for a business session and luncheon honoring J W Beckner who leaves as manager to join Kanawha country club in Charleston. Speakers from coal and rail industries discussed stokers smokeless coal burning and government regulation. A later golf tournament was planned but weather was a concern.
H C Barnett, longtime Raleigh Steam laundry manager, named assistant general manager of the local plant and Peerless laundries of Welch and Logan. William T Blakely, seven year company auditor, becomes manager of Beckley firm. No personnel changes expected locally. Laurence OToole of Welch replaces F W Boothe as general manager. Barnett first came to Beckley with Boothe’s promotion.
Heavily reinforced Chinese and Japanese armies battled near Shanghai as both sides touted progress. A Japanese spokesman said the Japanese were slowly pushing the Chinese toward key positions, with center fighting shifting toward Nanjiang and Tazang as observers noted tangled irrigation ditches and disrupted supply routes.
Nathan Meadows, a lifelong resident near Creamery, dies in a house fire after attempting to escape. Deputy Skaggs reports a skull and bones found near the door, a dog escaped to a neighbor, and Meadows may have suffocated. He left a widow Laura Blegdon and two sons James and Robert of Hinton.
Charleston West Virginia Mrs Rosalie Muller of Beckley was named president succeeding Natalie Sutherland Walker at Huntington as delegates closed the wild bilennial convention of Republican women. Earlier Mrs Cara Ebert Parkersburg presided and Mrs Worthington Scrasion Pennsylvania voiced support for a frank open debate on party reforms. John D M Hamilton national committee chairman urged a revitalized party and attacked President Roosevelt over the stock market slump while opposing a coalition or name change. He said the GOP could carry the South on fundamental issues and favored a mid term conference despite concerns over its mechanics.
General Francisco Franco strengthens his forces and moves east from the Spanish frontier toward Aragon as his aides promise a decisive war offensive. Government dispatches report heavy insurgent losses and the Madrid regime plans to block advances from Teruel to Valencia with a mobile, reinforced defense.
Mount Hope relies on revenue from its municipally owned water system to fund streets and services. City Manager Walter Boone says the system yields about 1,800 monthly gross, with a six percent return on a $200,000 investment. Most residents use 75,000 gallons daily. hydrants and fire plugs are free. Bonded debt stands at 55,000 after profits reduced earlier obligations. TO MOVE ROAD ESTON route by Jacksons Mill right of way approved for U S Route 119.
Snow spread across West Virginia with reports from Princeton Wyoming County Welch Grundy Roanoke and Fayette County. Worms described as black fore and art and tan in the middle hint at a mild midseason pattern while temperatures dipped from 48 to 29 degrees. Telecommunication lines between Beckley Resaca suffered blocked connections as poles fell yet service remained largely intact after repairs.
Virginia Lois Shumate six died Friday night in a local hospital after a six week illness from rabies The dog that bit the child was killed but the family did not think it rabid The head was sent to Charleston She had refused treatment Surviving besides her father are a brother Harry and a sister Ruby Funeral services will be held at the Church of God Milam Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock by Reverend Ton Eller Burial in Milam Cemetery
In Omaha Nebraska William M Jeffers touts the railway nurse stewardess program. He claims 54 children rode a single UP train in two years and says we don t have hostesses and tired business men can find their own relaxation.
In Clarksburg the 87 year old woodsman W F Bife known as Uncle Bill, a veteran lumberman who ran logs down Elk and Gnat creeks in the state’s early days, has died.
President Roosevelt told congressional leaders that any new farm program costs must be paid 100 percent from new tax receipts. He outlined a continuous program financed by sound fiscal methods, with an ever normal granary costing about 700 million dollars annually, and considered reviving processing taxes previously ended with the old AAA.
London reports that Mussolini declared it absurd to believe Britain could win more concessions on Spain's nonintervention. Russia refused political responsibility for the plan, dimming hopes for a volunteer withdrawal. The 68th nonintervention committee session resumes Tuesday amid renewed disputes.
New York traders sent shares down on brisk selling after rails and freight rate news. U S Steel led the declines with the steel group, while Santa Fe Union Pacific and N Y Central lagged as 1 000 to 15 900 share blocks traded late.
Partly cloudy conditions are forecast for Sunday with a gradual rise in temperatures expected on Monday. The outlook suggests mild, warmer air building through the start of the week.
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