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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1950

Page

15

Field Scout Executive Set for Negro Troops

Fayette District scouters earned District Merit Awards for leadership and membership targets in the Crusade to Strengthen the Army of Liberty. Henry G. Shires presented to Fayette District chairman Harry W. Miller at Fallsview. J W Halstead reported Halstead begins duties as field scout executive for Fayette County Negro troops.

Register Fayetteville Fayette Army of Liberty Henry G. Shires Buckskin Council, Inc Harry W. Miller Fallsview Cannelton — Bannist Church Fred Waters Old Kanawha Baptist Church Pratt Paul Noel Scoutswindar 4Y Register Payetteville J. W. Halstead Fayette County Buckskin Council Glen Ferris First Baptist Church of

Fayetteville Legion Weighs Sponsoring Cub Pack

The Fayetteville Legion Post Child Welfare Committee considers backing a Cub Scout pack. At the Monday session Commander Thomas E. Myles announced committee appointments for Athletics and Entertainment, with Al Feher Holly Kessler Tom Chambers Myron R. Renick Edward Decker named to lead respective areas.

Register Fayetteville LaFayette AmericansLegion Post Thomas E. Myles al Feher Holly Kessler Tom Chambers James Morris Myron R. Renick Edward Decker Zane Summerfield George W. Caldwell Chili Welfare Roy Cruickshanks Delancey Caldwell Bill Akers James Hash JW. Welstead Walter Caldwell Vernon Ellison Frank Clinebell John Fox S. C. Higgins, Jr Joseph &. Hodgson James Laturphy R. W. Rute Hal Shriver Ermel Hess H.w.miller T. P. Farley W. L. Dunlap Elmer Feazell Charles D. Hesse American Legion

Bishop Rites Set This Afternoon

Graveside services for Mrs. Mary Bishop 81 of Glen and formerly of Pax will be held at 2 p m today at the family cemetery near Pax. She died Friday at her Glen home. Survivors include her husband T B Bishop of Glen and brother Sam Kincaid of Meadow Creek.

Fecisier Pax Mary Bishop Glen T. 4. Bishop Sam Kincaid Meadow Creek

Legionnaires to Fete Softball Team Banquet

Fayetteville report: On Wednesday September 27 the LaFayette American Legion Post honors its softball team and manager Ralph Grafton at a banquet. Post officers attend and members are invited. Reservations due by Tuesday evening. The banquet recognizes the team that finished second in the Oak Hill City Softball League.

Cole to Oppose Mrs. Tully in General Election

W P Cole of Danese will run against incumbent Mrs L C Tully for circuit clerk in Fayette County in November. Certified by the Republican Committee are Edwin Willson for county Surveyor and Cleome Morris for magistrate in Nuttall District. Cole, 35, married with two children, attended Kent State and Akron University and Goodyear Industrial University. He worked eight years for Goodyear and three years as an insurance sales supervisor. A Methodist, he belongs to the Masonic Lodge and Yusef Kalin Grotto and previously sought election to the board of education.

Register Fayetteville W. P. Cole Danese L. 5. Tully Fayette County Republican Committee Edwin T. Willson Oak Hill Cleome Morris Winona Nuttall Nuttall High School Cole Kent State University Kent Akron University Akron Goodyear Industrial University Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Methodist Church Masonic Lodge Yusef-Kalin Grotto Board of Education

Ace Team Takes Top Place In First Aid Meet

A Longacre Fayette County team won first in the Kanawha Valley Mining Institute safety day first aid contest. The Soviet Solvay Division of Allied Chemicals and Dye Corp led the winners list. other top teams included Electro-Metallurgical at Alloy and Mile Branch Coal Co at Cedar Grove. The Semel-Sol vay team repeated for Negro teams, Riverton Coal Co won the girls division, Hatfield Campbell Creek Coal Co led boys’ teams, with awards by Arch J. Alexander and remarks by W. Blizzard.

Associated Press Montgomery Longacre Fayette County Semel-Solvay Riverton Coal Company Crown Hill Kanawha County Hatfield-Campbell Creek Coal Company Rensford State Mines Arch J. Alexander Charleston William Blizzards United Mine Workers District 7

Kenney Funeral Services Today

Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. today for Guy L. Kenney a 68-year-old Corliss farmer who died at his home Friday. Rites at Minnie Bell Baptist Church Corliss with Rev James Levy. burial in Simms Cemetery near Rainelle. Survived by son Fred Kenney Quinwood and three sisters Myrtle Surbaugh Rainelle area.

Register Ansted Thelma Marie Fraley Frank R. Blizzard Eskdale James R. Mays Montgomery Memorial Park Fraley Charleston Dune Benjamin Skiles Skies John William Fraley C. L. Skiles Walt, Skiles Fred Skiles John William Fraley, Jr Japan Thomas Funeral Oak Hill Corliss Guy L. Kenney Cor‘liss Farmer Minnie Bell Baptist

Pressbox Ready For Oct 6 Oak Hill Brockley Game

Oak Hill Lions Club reports the Red Devil Football Stadium pressbox will be completed for the next home game October 6 between Oak Hill and Woodrow Wilson of Brockley. The project is Lions sponsored and Cal lis High Band members helped paint bleachers while guests of the club. Private Arnold W Prather visits Oak Hill parents en route to Fort Sam Houston after duty at Fitzsimmons General Hospital. He will report to East Rainelle.

Register Oak Hili G. G. .Kincaid Oak Hill Arnold W.prather Earl Prather Fort Sami Houston San Antonio Tex Fitzsimmons ‘General Hospital Denver Colo Prather United States Army

Roy Johnsons to Establish Home in Rochester New York

Mr and Mrs Roy Hamlin Johnson Jr reside at 45 Wick Park Ave Rochester after their Sept 16 wedding in Clarksburg Presby terian Church. The bride Miss Janie Marilyn Johnson daughter of Homer Johnson Pullman Wash and the groom son of Mrs Roy Hi Johnson Fayetteville and the late Mr Johnson. Both attend Eastman School of Music Rochester.

Register Oak Hill Roy Hamlin Johnson Wick Park A Rochester N. Y Janie Marilyn Johnson Homer Johnson Pullman Wash Roy Hi. Johnson Fayetteville Johnson Clarksburg Presbyterian Church Gordon Kibler Belgium Lillian Bunion Clarksburg Eastman School of Music Dewey Avenue Presbyterian Church Kappa Alpha Theta Sigma‘Alpha Eta Washington ‘State College Fayetteville High School Mason School of Music Charleston Eastman

Trial Work Slated To Begin in Fayette

Fayette Circus Court will open trial work Monday with criminal cases cleared in the first week and civil trials starting October 2. The docket includes Flora Wingfield charged with murder and several defendants facing sodomy, assault and battery, larceny, and burglary. Other cases continue on September 26 and 27 as jurors prepare for two weeks of petit jury service.

Register Fayetteville Fayette Circus Flora Adolia Wingfield James Thompkins John Smith Marcella Smith James Riley Bessie O'Neal William Fred O'Neal Jack Evans Sarry Winburger Leslie Dempsey Lewis Shockey Dune Warner Roy Ratliff Arthur Hragg Lewis S. ‘Gwinn James C. Drennan Joe Tuck Jessie Johnson Sam Walker / Barrett Joe Edward Turner Joe ‘Dean Barrett Melvin Daniel Per. ‘Due John Allen Woodson C. Coles Manuel Epps Lawrence Lester G. L.parker R. J. Thrift, Jr Arzy A. Goddard Ollie Lee Phillips Junior Francis Suriface Lawrence Lewis S

Petit Jurors Report Tomorrow

Fayetteville readers learn the Fayette Circuit Court will begin trial work with jurors now scheduled to report Monday. The list includes H F Ayres Danese Leitch Alien Milburn W Hs Abbot Fuwellton Alex Anderson Prince Kyles Baker Kilsyth Dan Canterbury Kincaid and many others across Minden Milburn Victor and surrounding communities.

Register State Wester Scarbra iNoble Knotts Charlton Pelgate Lawrence Kemp Brooklyn J . Iw. Moses Thurmond L. Ds. Morris Victor John Morrow d ‘Smithers C. M. Michael Fay Jetteville Route 3 Arch Morris Winona J. Fp.mathews Garten Romeo H Moore Nallen Junior McBride Carlisle Robert McCallister Sewell Johnny Nutter Powellston L. W. Phillips Minden Guy H. Pettit Mt. Hope Sam Petty Shack Pounds Rubin Puryear Oak Hill William Phelps Page Henry Painter Ballard Rinehard Scarbro Henry Stephens Charlton Heights Seth Sandige Hico Gus Simmers Willtiam Seacrist Harry Spinks, Jr Nuallen Leslie W. Shuck Fayetteville Richard Swannigan Route 1 Brown Swaggerty Summerlee Bert Winston Kingston Joe Walker Powellton D. £. White Clifty Gordon Wells Layland Phillip Williams Beards Fork Carl E. Walker Claude Wriston Lawrence Walker Spring Date

Mt Hope Federated League backs hot lunch program

The Mt Hope Federated League voted to sponsor a hot lunch program at Mt Hope Elementary School. They will fund the project with a silver tea at the school on Oct 4, appoint Mrs FE W Seibert as general chair, and report an initial $256.80 gift.

Sunday Register Beckley W. Va Mt. Hope Federated League Register MT. Hope Federated League FE. W. Seibert W. C. Carter Parent-Teacher’s Association Hope Carl Duncan Loretta Jones Nan Carter Clarence Buckley League Fayette County Infirmary Jean Porter Willia Thompson Carter W. B. Paling E. W. Seibert Everette Burgess W. J. Moore Fred M. Frisk

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