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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1962

Page

3

Fourth Grader Joe McGraw Grows Abundant Pumpkin Crop

Joe McGraw, son of Horace and the McGraws, stacks pumpkins in the family basement and shares them with friends. His corn er of his dad's garden yielded a bumper crop, and pumpkin pie has been frequent with plenty left. Joe attends John McGraw Grade School as a fourth grader. Arkansas state parks recorded 3,114,250 visitors in 1960.

Joe McGraw Horace McGraws McGraws Joe John McGraw State Parks of Arkansas

Oceana High School Elects Senior Officers

Oceana High School named senior leaders: Butch Farrow president, Mike Pendry treasurer, Mike Estepp vice president, and Donna Smith secretary. Farrow is son of Orlie and widow, enrolls in football and track, Varsity O member, Student Council president. Pendry leads National Honor Society and plays on the ball team. Estepp football and trade school student. Smith, daughter of Carl and Kopperston residents, active in Tri-Hi-Y band and Quill and Scroll.

Oceana RNS Oceana High School Butch Farren Mike Pendry Mike Estepp Donna Smith Farrew Orlie Farren Crouchland OHS Pendry National Honor Society Speed Pendry Matheny Estepp Russell Estepp Kopperston Donna Carl Smith Tri-Hi-Y Band Quill and Seroil

Teaching Machine Against Crime by Ward Cannel

A Stamford NEA feature explains programed instruction used to reform parolees. TOR Education researchers break tasks into step by step stimulus response to shape lawful behavior and social values, with pilots linking parole rules to real situations.

Ward Cannel Newspaper Enterprise Assn Stamford Pene TOR Education. Ne

Methodist Class Holds Halloween Events

Fayetteville church youth group held a bake sale Saturday raising 17 dollars. A 6:30 p.m. Halloween party followed in Friendship Hall with games and prizes for best and funniest costumes. John Witt Jr. led the class with helpers listed among attendees.

Fayetteville RNS Methodist Intermediate Fellowship P. H. Williams Tunney Hunsaker Kay Jacobs Joyce Tudor Sally Jean Hunsaker Larry Hess John Hornsiby Mike Hogan Danny Akers Merk Akers Tunney Hunsaker, Jr Alice Williams Margaret, Garvin

Lions Are Due Paint On Jobs

OAK HILL ANS Some Lion Club members may look like Indians with war paint on Wednesday night due to the sale of tickets entitling the purchaser to paint any Lion Club member between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the Hotel Hill. The Lion president said tickets fund sight conservation. Members who do not appear or refuse to be painted must refund the money themselves. The painted Lions must appear in two public places and may not remove the paint before bedtime. Danny Davis, project chairman, said ticket sales are going well and most Lions should prepare to be painted.

TOR Research Charles Slack Oak Hill ANS Lion Club Hotel Hill LION Lee Fraizer Danny Davis

Baptist Guild Plans Banquet at First Baptist Church

Alma Nobel Guild of the First Baptist Church in Fayetteville completed plans for the Nov. 17 mother-daughter banquet during a Thursday meeting at 113 Frank St. Miss Sharon McClelland directed the press program titled This Time With Understanding.

Fayetteville BNS Alma Nobel Guild First Baptist Church Becky ‘Keaton Cecil Spradlin

Long-Airdox President To Tour Australia

J R Long president of Long Airdox Co Oak Hill will leave November 1 for a three week tour of coal mining operations in Australia. Geoffrey Lord managing director of Marine and Industrial Power Co Sydney and W F Hunt director of mining equipment sales invited him. Long plans to meet Australian mining executives and arrange manufacture cooperation toward Long Airdox products.

OAK Hill ANS J. R. Long Long-Airdox Co Australia Geoffrey Lord Marine and Industrial Power Co Sydney New South Wales W. F. Hunt Long Long-Airdox Hunt West Virginia Pennsylvania

Ermine Fur Color Shifts with Seasonal Cold

The ermine's fur changes from brown in summer to yellowish white in normal winter, turning pure white in extreme cold. This seasonal transformation helps camouflage in varying climates.

Ravencliff Social Notes From Becktley and Roanoke

People from Ravencliff and surrounding towns visit relatives in Beckley Roanoke and Mullens attend family gatherings and carnival events. Milam is hospitalized after an injury in the Kopperston operation with improving condition reported and several families host weekend dinners and guests in homes across the region.

Jay R. Morgan Charles Radford, Mullens Louise Farley John McGraw Wade Pinson Clarence Pinson Dayton Ohio Rufus Vaught Wyoming General Hospital Mullens Goldie Vaught Jackson Lafferty Beckley Memorial Hospital Perry Lafferty Lewis Denoff

Maynard Hill Vows Read In Pineville

Miss Dolin da Hill daughter of Mr and Mrs Ira Hill and Palmer Maynard son of Mr and Mrs Russell Maynard were united in marriage Saturday at 11 am. The single ring ceremony was read by Judge Robert Worrell at the Pineville Courthouse. The bride’s attendant was Mrs Margie Richardson. The couple will live in Alexandria Virginia where he is employed.

Oceana RNS Dolinda Hill Ira Hill Palmer Maynard Russell Maynard Kopperstor Robert Worrell Pineville Margie Richardson Alexandria

James Bickford Takes Own Life

Fayetteville area man James Henry Jim Bickford 59 a warehouseman in ill health for over a year apparently shot himself near his home along Route 21 two miles north of Fayetteville. The body was found beside a .32 caliber revolver after a forehead wound. He worked for Epperly Transfer Co. and was a lifelong resident of the area.

Fayetteville Fayette County James Henry Jim) Bickford Route 21 Epperly Transfer Co

Seven Men Enlist At Pineville Recruit Station

At Pineville U S recruiting station seven men enlisted in October for a three year term. Names include Floyd J. Yates Taeger Ronald E. Bailey Newman R B Dye Allen Judson Paul Harsanyi Samuel K. Walton Jerry L. Kyer and Denver C. Fortner. They report to Fort Jackson reception station for processing.

Pineville U.sv Pine Ville Floyd J. Yates Taeger Ronald E. Bailey Newman RB. Dye Allen Judson U. S. Army Europe Paul Harsanyi Allen Junction U.S. Army Samuel K. Walton Mullens Jerry L. Kyer Otsego Denver C. Fortner Guyan Fort Jackson, S

Masquerade Bridge Party Honors Costumes in Kopperston

A masquerade bridge party at Mrs. James E. Fult’s Kopperston home awarded prizes for best costumes. First prize went to Mrs. Sam E. Heger as the hunchback of Notre Dame, second to Mrs. Robert Wilson as a hobo. Judges were E. J. Fult Henry Cook and Ralph Hickman. Other guests included Mrs. J. K. Witt and several others.

Kopperston RNS James E. Fult Sam E. Heger Hunchback of Notre Dame Robert Wilson E. J. Fult Henry Cook Ralph Hickman J. K. Witt Bill Loudermilk Dick Roberts Harry Lovell Arnold Hager Jack Davis Sammy Wilson John Pike Charles Johnson

Square Dance Aids Band Boosters Fund

The Oceana Band Boosters sponsored an old fashioned square dance at Kopperston Recreation Building. Archie Ray and his Squares of Welch provided music. iBuck Lowe, president, called the dances. About 50 people attended. proceeds go to the Band Boosters Club.

Kopperston BNS Oceana Band Boosters Archie Ray Welch iBuck Lowe Band Boosters iClub

Rainiest Spot on Earth Cited as Mt Waikeale Hawaii

United Press International reports the rainiest spot on earth is Mt Waikeale on Kauai Hawaii with an average annual rainfall of 471.68 inches per the National Geographic Society.

United Press International Mt. Waikeale Kauai Hawaii National Geographic Society

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