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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1958
Page
10
Jeeps gather near the search site as crews extend efforts in Raleigh County to locate the missing plane. The operation spans two Raleigh County sections, with West View near the volunteer search perimeter forming a central hub.
Billy Lee Easter 28 of St Albans faced a grand jury on a negligent homicide charge after a head on collision on the West Virginia Turnpike near Beckley. Herbert Murray Jr. 19 and Robert Lyles 20 of Chattanooga were killed. Survivor Stephen Thackett 19 was released to military authorities.
Mrs. Stephen S. Halsey, formerly Wana Lou Philpott of Beckley, hosted 34 Russian tourists at her Washington home. Her account notes their friendliness, curious observations, and gifts, including a bottle of potato vodka, after a picnic and a folk song serenade.
John Seven, dining with his family in Tulsa, hears a mysterious caller say "Little '30" and then "snake eyes" before speculating on rolling again, a brief odd exchange marked by cryptic slang and a puzzle tone.
The Iris, a New Bedford schooner captained by George B. Spooner, sailed the Atlantic and Pacific about two decades before the Civil War. Spooner’s granddaughter Mrs. J M Rose preserves the ship log noting a 4 p.m disturbance between the mate and a boatswain, with the captain striking at the mate and the mate later put in irons. It was a hard but fair action.
The Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce elected Clarence Clay as secretary replacing Bill Halstead who moved to Kentucky. Clay defeated George Massing in a special election called by Don Larrick. Larrick urged members to join the Beckley Good will Caravan and attend a Sept. 21 regional meeting at the Richmond Recreation Room. The group approved $125 for prizes in the Christmas Lighting Contest and a trophy for the best lighting business with an employee prize.
The Rev. Claude Collins will direct the Raleigh Sub-District Interboard School of Instruction at First Methodist Church tonight at 7 pm. Sessions cover missions evangelism finance stewardship and Christian social relations and education. Local church board members and officials are expected to attend.
Fourteen men who enlisted at Beckley Recruiting Station were sent to the Army Receiving Station at Ft Jackson Washington for basic processing. Several re enlisted soldiers were assigned to Ft Belvoir Virginia and Ft Leonard Wood Missouri for follow up. Names include Samuel J. Troutman Jr Omar Moses Foster Thomas Thompson David McClung James Eads Elwood Carver Donald Hall Wilbur Crumb Ira Harper William Hackney Hiram Justice Douglas Miller and others with hometowns in Charleston Ghent Willis Branch and Delbarton.
Rev. J B Dryfield of the First Methodist Church told the Beckley Ministerial Association that audio-visual aids should be integrated into church programs. He listed non projected and projected materials and stressed they reinforce teaching without replacing other methods.
In Bluefield on Monday Rep. Robert C. Byrd condemned President Eisenhower’s pocket veto of a 275 million dollar bill to fund industrial redevelopment for chronically unemployed areas. He accused Washington Republican leaders of a wait-and-see stance while thousands remain jobless.
An organizational meeting for Mortis Harvey extension classes will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Beckley Junior High School auditorium. Be ckl ey and Oak Hill will offer courses this fall and winter, with Beckley listing many subjects including English Geography History Arts Education and teaching courses. Oak Hill plans English Biology and Wildlife Conservation courses with potential additions if demand exists.
A lamb sale is scheduled for Thursday at Springdale starting at 8 a.m. John J. Flanagan notes payment on weighing. Grader is Jimmy Reynolds of the Pittsburgh cooperative. County agent H. B. Thomas says over 110 lambs from Raseign County and more than 100 from Fayette County are consigned.
Former Beckley resident Dr. Marcus W. Arnold begins private optometry practice in Grundy Virginia after army discharge in August. A 1950 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate born in Abingdon, he studied at Marshall College and Northern Illinois College of Optometry earning BA and Doctor of Optometry. He and wife Fern Wyant plan to reside in Grundy once quarters are secured.
A break-in at Eccles General Department Store No 27 is under state police investigation. Entry was gained by breaking a door in the connected service station. no items reported missing and an inventory will be taken. The incident occurred early today. Stephen Le Roy Brooks highlighted his career riding for Calumet Farm, including Citations in 1950 and 1951 with four wins.
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