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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1972
Page
12
A four-story addition to Morgantown’s West Virginia University Hospital introduces a 16¢ bed intensive care unit and expanded emergency room facilities. The upper right shows nurses monitoring patient conditions while the lower left highlights the ICU and the lower right depicts the enhanced ER space.
The Mount Hope Senior Citizen Organization met Tuesday for a craft demonstration on belts beads and rings. The group aims to serve the aged improve relationships and assist with social and mental challenges using community resources. Officers are President Aliese Watkins Secretary Julia Batten and Treasurer Ethel Spade.
Officers elected at the First Church of God on Guyandotte Avenue include trustees R L McKinney M L Bond and R E Dishner vice chairman Ira Sweeney church treasurer R Dishner church secretary Betty White superintendent of Sunday School Jack Wallen and assistant superintendent Geraldine Jackson.
The female lobster averages 8 000 to 10 000 eggs in its reproductive batch. The fact highlights the large clutch produced by female lobsters in a single spawning event.
Pineville guests express pride in the Daughters of the American Revolution at a Monday meeting. Daughters praise the American Heritage Camp attendees from Mullens High School Oceana High School Pineville High School and others for patriotism and gratitude to God and country.
Mount Hope West Virginia residents had been without water for about 10 hours after a two inch leak in the main line. City water director Tom Ramey said the patch fixed the crisis with water trucks and a new line from Kilsyth supplying the system. Officials initially feared dry wells.
Cass Scenic Railroad purchased two former United States Army locomotives, No. 612 GI Consolidation and No. 714 tank type, both previously used on Fort Eustis Military Railroad. Built 1943 by Baldwin and 1950 by Porter, they arrive free of charge with 612 slated to haul Cass trains at West Virginia attractions such as the Mountain State Forest Festival.
Pineville High School announced the senior class officers for the 1972-73 term. David Cook serves as president with Meade Lewis as vice president, Pat Green as treasurer, and Judy Lumbo as secretary. Cook and Lewis are Pineville residents. Lumbo hails from New Richmond. Green is a Pineville Welch Road resident.
Hardy County hosts Heritage Weekend Sept 22-24 with 15 historic homes and farms on marked routes from Petersburg to Wardensville. Activities include a Friday country dinner and mountain music in Wardensville, Saturday street fair, barbecue, riding demonstrations, muzzle loading rifle shoot, antique Bible display, and First Lady gown dolls in Moorefield. Don Whitlatch wildlife art exhibition in Petersburg completes the lineup.
Visiting in Mullens are Adkins nephews from Gordonsville and the Cardwells’ son and daughter-in-law with grandchildren from Salisbury. E. L. Boothe, son of Corinne residents, is in Charlottesville hospital. Miss Bobbie Humphrey returns to Marshall University after visiting Corinne. Helen Shumate moves to Mullens with relatives in the area. Other family visitors include Flossie Wyatt’s relatives from Itmann and Maryland.
Fayetteville police attributed the crash to slick highways after a wholesale and produce truck overturned on U S 21 near Saunders Grocery, triggering a three car pileup. No charges were filed and no injuries were reported.
A Mullens church school picnic by United Methodist Church members will be held Sunday. Rev Randall Prince says families should bring a picnic lunch and meet at the Foley Branch in Camp Creek State Forest on the 1921 bypass between Beckley and Princeton. Activities run all afternoon and end at dusk with an evening worship service.
The Kaymoor Community Church Ladies Aid in Garten met Tuesday night with Mrs Zigmont Menarchik presenting Salty Christian. Officers were retained: Holliday chair, Menarchik VP, Hollis Conner secretary, Mary Willey treasurer. Plan approved to pay for a culvert bought from Fayetteville Apostolic Church. October hostesses named Celeste Withrow Clyde Dempsey Rachel Bennett Frances Persinger. Fifteen members were served by Hollis Conner Marie Sexton and Isabelle Light.
The American Heart Association states that more than 25,000 infants are born annually with congenital anomalies. This figure highlights the ongoing public health challenge and the need for early detection and treatment resources.
Herndon High School welcomes two new teachers Miss Billie Cook and Curtis S. Rose. Cook holds a B S in English and French from Concord College and previously taught at Herndon Junior High School and other schools. Rose, a Baileysville High School graduate, earned a B S from Bluefield State College in May 1972 and will teach math and science at HHS.
The Becca Singers a Logan County quartet with two guitarists join a religious music program at the Freewill Baptist Church of Ravencliff in its annual fall singing convention at 8 Logan Singers on Freewill Baptist p.m. Master of ceremonies Basil Brown of Oceana. Church members serve coffee sandwiches and hot dogs in the church basement. Public invited per Rev Charles Perkins Beckley. The Beccas described left to right as Mrs Betty Patton Bill Patton Danny Cantrell and Lowell Spears were guests at Pine Grove Baptist homecoming.
The Rockcastle Baptist Church Pineville announces its annual homecoming on September 17 starting at 10 am with Sunday School led by Russell Reed and Ray Phillips. Rev. Harry Stevens leads 11 am worship. Dr. Clifford Calverlee delivers the sermon. Lunch on the church lawn at noon followed by fellowship and an afternoon singing program directed by Dewey McKinney.
The Salvation Army in San Jose says its emergency grocery order program is broke with about $4,000 in debt. Maj. William Ricken blames the Santa Clara County Social Services for halting food stamp walk-in aid in July and August, forcing $500 weekly expenses to feed hungry families for two months.
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