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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1966
Page
3
A writer recounts misreadings and arithmetic errors by hospital aides during a hospital stay. The episode highlights basic skills deficits in urban schools and argues that high school focus on reading, math, and practical tasks is needed now. Head Start is praised for training teachers to tackle inner-city challenges.
YMCA executive director Joe Vinson reports knitting and karate classes are full and modern math is cancelled. Remaining openings include Judo at 7 30 p m on Wed and Thu, Water color and temple art at 7 p m on Mon, Beginning bridge at 7 p m Tue, Ballroom dancing at 7 30 p m Thu, Baby sitting at 3 30 p m Tue, and Flower arranging on Wednesdays at 6 30 p m. membership fees vary by class, and signups close by Wednesday.
Crescent Elementary School will host its first PTA meeting tonight per Principal Clyde Law. Visitation starts at 7 p.m., with a 7:30 p.m. business session, followed by a musical interlude by parent George Draughon. Meetings end at 8:30 p.m. Dues and contributions fund the treasury with no fundraisers planned this year.
Figures in the West Virginia Business Index Review for 1966 reveal Raleigh County utility and non utility property assessed at 138,835,000. This year's valuation is 276 percent of the 1925 standard of 50,329,260. Valuations for surrounding counties show 1966 and 1925 figures with percentages in parentheses.
The Common Council of Beckley will meet in regular session at 7 30 p m Tuesday Mayor John W Smith said no routine business is expected.
Miss Carol Meadows leads Fairdale Elementary fifth and sixth graders forming a Drama Club they will stage multiple plays this year including Blue Willow. Cast includes Reta Daniel Janet Surratt and Gary Hollandsworth with Debbie Honaker as Mrs Larkin and Ricky Snuffer as president. In science class fourth graders study reptiles keeping two snakes a water and a garter and a toad learning care, feeding, and dangers while Covey guides a hands on exploration highlighting non poisonous snakes and their roles on farms.
38 persons registered for work at the local Employment Security Office for Sept 19 through Sept 23, per manager Mrs Sallye Bragg. Applications released by clerk Mrs Nellie Puskas include porter, tractor trailer driver, photographer, cashiers, maids, telephone solicitors, licensed practical nurse, waitresses, clerks, typists, cooks, house trailers salesman, truck driver, window cleaners, salespersons, char woman, nursemaids, housemother, nurse, cement loader and stacker, salesman driver, day workers, maintenance mechanic, stock clerk, jackhammer operator, secretary and accounting clerk.
Real estate transfers recorded include Shirley Foley to Gene and Norman Price for 75 dollars in Slab Fork District. A J Sparacino deputy transfers to Lewis Meadows for 8 dollars in Slab Fork. Samples to White for 1000 dollars in Crab Orchard Town District. Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens to Pearl Hambrick interment property for 87.50. Dollie Lynch to Nathan D and Pearl Bennett near Shady Spring for 750. Stanley to Madge Stanley along Beckley Harper Road. Thompson and Hawleys to Rose Meadows for 6500 in Beckley City. Dent to Fred Meredith in St Francis Addition Beckley for 18000. Pauley to Michael Creamer on New River for 1125. Piney Coking Coal Land Co. receives from Raymond Hall for 50. Mulins to Stacy on South Kanawha Street Beckley for 7500.
The Raleigh County Community Action Association will accept applications for the directorship until Friday. Applications must come from the applicant and include education background experience and motivation. Submissions go to Chester Workman or screening committee members. A Saturday executive committee meeting will address rural area problems and issues for the next general meeting. applicants may attend.
Four Beckley juveniles ages 7 9 12 and 14 faced breaking and entering charges after police Sunday arrests. Readily named targets included Wash It Quick Laundry on Johnstown Road Greenbrier Dairy and private homes on Johnstown Road Vance Drive and Kiser Street. Two youths also faced petit larceny counts for stolen banks milk jugs and change.
A reader asks if rubbing alcohol helps chafed skin and learns that Cala mine lotion and zinc stearate powder are better. The column covers colitis diet, medicines, and the role of vitamin B12 injections for pernicious anemia, noting Mg and Al hydroxide do not alter gut movement and that imipramine can lift mood.
A Virginian was selected to participate in a tour of Bell Telephone Company's research center, joining other invitees to observe ongoing experiments, innovations, and the facility's operations. The program aims to showcase cutting edge communications work and foster industry ties.
About 3,000 Mari on County miners near Farmington entered the seventh day of a wildcat strike with no settlement in sight. Mine Workers Union District 31 President Cecil Urbaniak said late Sunday night there had been no progress toward ending the walkout, which began Tuesday in Idamay over contract interpretation and spread to other mines in the county.
A planning meeting for the Annual Democrat Banquet will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Circuit Court room of the Courthouse. Thomas Canterbury, general chairman, says the banquet will be a smorgasbord and hosted at the Raleigh County Armory on October 29. Sponsors are the Raleigh County Executive Committee, the County Democrat Women's Club, and the Young Democrat Club of Raleigh County. The meeting is open to the public.
West Liberty State College has secured a 2.7 million housing loan from the U S Department of Housing and Urban Development. Senators Byrd and Randolph announced. The loan funds two new dormitories to house 264 men and 244 women and to expand dining facilities for 500 more students.
Residents of Brighton England react with mild shock to liberal party members sporting badges reading make love not war amid ongoing street clashes between mods and rockers.
Readers are invited to send questions and comments to Wayne G Brandstadt M D through this paper. He cannot answer individual letters but will address letters of general interest in future columns.
Election of new officers for the Raleigh County Singing Convention will be held at the regular monthly meeting Sunday. The 2 p.m. sing will be at Hollywood Baptist Church in MacArthur. Elmer Hawley is president of the Convention.
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