Beckley Post-Herald from Beckley, West Virginia • Page 14

I and and and and and and and and and VA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 1960 'Fisherman's Luck' RONCEVERTE. Jan. 10 Frank L. King and Huling Ronceverte, proved their ability catching six pike weighing 36 and one-half pounds.

The pike Ronceverte in the Greenbrier River. were caught (Photo by Estep Oldest Business Firm In Union, Shanklin's Store, Changes Hands UNION, Jan. 10 Shanklin's Cash Store, owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. R.

B. Shanklin for a long period of years, was sold last week to George Gutherie of Charleston and W. T. Bone of Athens. The new owners have already taken possession and will continue the same lines.

The store will be called The Union Department Store. Mr. Bone will be manager of the firm, with Miss Louise Bostic as his assistant. The sale of this store brings to an end an unbroken chain of businesses carried on by the Shanklin family in Union for four generations. Mr.

Shanklin's great-grandfather, Col. Richard Shanklin. came to: Union in 1776 and built a two-: room log cabin which later formed a part of the old Central Hotel. He opened the first store in the town. PORT-MERALD, BECKLEY, W.

Rotarians Hear Magazine Talk LEWISBURG, Jan. 10 Dr. James W. Wright, program chairman for the week, introduced Robert D. Kauffelt on his magaMrs.

Irma Powell and Rotarian zine program at the Lewisburg Rotary Club meeting this week. Mrs. Powell spoke of the value of the Rotarian magazine to the family and the school while Kauffelt dealt with the magazine in national and international affairs. 'The February 13 meeting will be in charge of a committee of 21 selected Rotarians representing the "younger" group. Next week Ike Harris is expected to offer a program, including a playing of the recording used in the local club's Shanghai Parade float which was "Radio Station W-R-O-N-G." Wellington Johnson was the gues; of Dick Bell.

Roy Richmond's guests were John E. Shipley and Jean Phillips. Dr. C. F.

McClintic, the club, was present. PDG, an honorary member, of Queen, who recently had to leave the club for hospitalization, was voted an honorary membership, bringing that L. list to three, includ-! ing Ashby Straly, Lewisburg. Seven out-of-town Rotarians visited the club this week. ALLEGHANY PERSONALS ALLEGHANY, Jan.

10 Paul: Mann, Echols Myers and Pete Smith recently visited friends in Clifton Forge. Va. Mrs. Mary Stone was a recent guest of her sister, Mrs. Bonnie Smith.

Mrs. Bettie Myers is confined to her home because of illness. Waller Brown. was a recent guest of friends in Lewisburg. Mr.

and Mrs. Frances Smith and son, Charlottesville, are the guests: of Mr. Smith's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.

S. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Looney visited Mr.

Looney's mother, Mrs. W. R. Looney, during the holida Misles Bostic, Great Lakes, is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Harry Bostic. Zandy Depriest. Fort Knox. is vititing with his family here. RESUMES STUDIES LEWISBURG.

Jan. 10 Miss Gloria Feamster, student at the National Business college, Roanoke. has resumed her studies there after spending the weekend: with her aunt. Mrs. F.

L. Smith, Lewisburg, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L.

Feamster, Blaker ATTEND MEETING HINTON. Jan. 10-A. G. Timberlake, official delegate.

and Rev. James of the First Presbyterian church, today 'attended a meeting of the Greenbrier Presbytery at Ronceverte for the discussion of routine business. Since then his descendents been affiliated with the business life of Union in the capacity of! hotel keepers, livery stable operators, postmasters. bankers, takers. merchants, and they operated the first moving picture theatre.

"We truly are proud that from such a modest beginning that this family has been a part of the growth and progress of this thriving community. and it is with deep regret that we are the ones to break this long chain of public life which has been brought about solely by our ill health." the owners said in reference ot the sale of the store. The pupil of the eye becomes smaller with age. Consequently, ivou need more light for reading or working as the birthdays pile up. One ride will prove it's Better than ever!" Yes.

one thrilling ride in the big. handsome new 1950 Mercury and you'll know why owners call it better than ever! NEW 1950 For Mercury is better than ever in -with new, exclusive Mercury 8-cylinder, V-type "Hi-Power foam-rubber "Cushion-Coil" seat front thriftier cushioning springing, than ever new lirelier with than "Lounge-Rest" ever "Econ- with MERCURY 0-Miser" Carburetion! And you'll find new "StediLine" Steering and "Super-Safety" Brakes make in Styling Mercury easier to handle safer, too! in Economy Stop in today and go for a thrilling demonstration in the big 1950 One ride in Performance new Mercury! and you'll agree its better than erer to make your next car Mercury! in Comfort in Value in Handling Ease NEW 1950 MERCURY SPORT SEDAN White nde-wall tires, rear wheel shields, optional of extra cost. 4 Come in and prove it to yourself today! BECKLEY LINCOLN-MERCURY, INC. 707 So. Oakwood Ave.

Beckley, W. Va. FOURTEEN WIU DAY SET IN SUMMERS HINTON, Jan. Virginia Day" will be observed here at a joint meeting of the Rotary, Lions and Kiwanis clubs on February 7. the Kiwanis Club voting unanimously Monday night to join with the two other local civic clubs for ocration.

The Kiwanis Club also voted conduct a brigade for the March of Dimes on January 28 Cho President Harold B. Eagle, installed at a special meeting Satnight. discussed his plans fo: the Mow yeur a' the meeting Monday. and asked for the active suppor: and cooperation of every in 1950. T.

D. Gray of the West Virginia University extens: service was a the meeting. Seven Divorces Given In Court HINTON. Jan. 10--Seven divorce decrees were granted on the first day of the January term of circuit court which opened here.

today with Judge Nickel! Kramer on the bench. One suit was dismissed. Decrees were granted in the following cases: Nita Shires from Patrick the plantiff to have custody of' minor Mathel Patterson V5. Lewis Patterson, plaintiff to have custody' of two minor children. Esther C.

Carter VS. William Carter. Fred Ferguson vs. Wilma Jean Ferguson. Paul R.

Cales vy. Ruth Carter Cales. Virginia Sears YE. William C. Sears.

Roger Fulton Cowan vs. Olive Agnes Cowan. suit of Joseph E. Walter against Mary Lee Walker was disinissed. YOUTHS PREPARE SATURDAY PARTY ALDERSON, Jan.

10 The young people of the Alderson Presbyterian Church have made plans for a party to be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening, January 14 in the recreation room of the church. Committee on arrangeincludes Miss Doris Weeks, Erian Rose and Bob Sutphin. The Youth Fellowship meeting will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

Dewey Mays, will have charge of the worship program and J. W. Raine will be the guest speaker. BIRTH ANNOUNCED KINTON. Jan.

10 Mr. and Mrs. Claude S. Davidson, announce the birth of a six and onehali pound son, William Randolph on Saturday at Hinton Hospital. Mrs.

Davidson is the former Miss Hazel Webb. circulation Lewisburg VALLEY NEWS Mrs. Preston Named Queen LEWISBURG, Jan. 10-Mrs. James W.

Preston of the Lewisburg House and Garden club was crowned "Queen for a Day" Tuesday when the radio contest was held on the stage of a local theater. James Shanklin, Ronceverte, crowned the queen with a corone: of native laurel leaves and tiny white flowers after a telegram from Hollywood, disclosed her to be the winner. She was also presented with a pool of gifts presented by the merchants of this area. Following the crowning ceremony, a parade was held through Lewisburg, White Sulphur Springs and Ronceverte. Planes from the Greenbrier airport circled in formation above the lines of march.

Majorettes Phyllis luff. Virginia Walsh, Bonnie Sue Neville and Sarah Guyer led the parade. Mrs. Preston is prominent in Red Cross and welfare work in Greenbrier county. (Photo by Estep Studio) COMMITTEE APPOINTED RONCEVERTE.

Jan. 10 committee consisting of Mrs. W. H. Burkholder, Judge Nickell; Kramer, Bob Morrison, Phillip Oden and Fred Richter of the Presbyterian Church in verte has arrange for the purchase of the pipe organ formerly used in the Greenbrier Hotel at White Sulphur Springs.

The organ was used before the war to fain the guests at the hotel. committee hopes to have the organ transferred and installed in the church by Easter. Each of the 177.450 out-of- state automobiles which visited Oregon this year represented a revenue of $113.39 for the state. COMPARISON PROVES: You'll Always Save Money At THE WEDNESDAY SPECIALS Values Up To 5.95 MEN'S DRESS- WORK PANTS Good Heavy for 199 Buy Several Pairs Years of Service At This Low Price! Sells Everywhere for 2.00 to 2.98 Men's FLEECE-LINED UNIONS Extra Heavy RanNap Ficece Get Your Share! dom with Deep 139 Sizes 36 to 46 Usually Sell for 1.98 and 2.29 MEN'S CHAMBRAY SHIRTS Good Heavy ChamSanforized Shrunk Full 6 Button Front 99c Double Stitch bray Two Button Pockets Sizes to 17 Fully Lined, Wool Plaid BOY'S $6 37 Usual Values MACKINAWS Heavy Warm Too Buy for Next Year 399 Sizes 4 to 14 Final Sale! Two-Piece Style, Regular 2.00 2.49 BOY'S FLANNEL PAJAMAS Sizes to 15 Drawstring or ElasM. Iti-Stripes 99c Pants tic Buy for Next Year Others Too: A Complete Table Full of Values to 5.00 BOY'S-GIRL'S SNO-PANTS JODPHURS, DRESS PANTS Some with Zips Grand Snaps Some Wools 99c of All Sizes to Assortment 14 Genuine Leathers, Others, Values to 8.98 LADIES' SHOES Black, Brown.

Red. Sandals. Straps AA Widths F.tc. 298 Buy Fumps Several Pairs: JANUARY SALE WHITE SPECIALS 81x99 WASHERPROOF SHEETS Now 1.39 PEPPERELL SHEETS Now 1.99 S1x99 12x12 PASTEL WASHCLOTHS Now 2 for 15c THE HUB SERVING BECKLEY 35 YEARS BECILLY Missionary Circles Will Meet Thursday RONCEVERTE, Jan. 10 The missionary circles of the Ronceverte Baptist Church will meet at p.m.

Thursday. the Rev. David Harper, church pastor, announced. Circle No. 1 will meet at the home of Mrs.

Clyde Hopper: Cir-: cle No. 2 the home of Mrs. B.i 0. Harmon: Circle No. 3 at the church with Mrs.

Mark Gee, and Circle No. 4 will meet at the home: of Mrs E. W. Rasmussen with Mrs. Pauline Brown and Mrs.

W. C. Ratliff. a Ward Chairmen Selected In Polio Fund Campaign HINTON, Jan. 10 Co-chairmen C.

D. McCormick and E. L. Hellems today announced a list of volunteer, ward Dimes chairmen financial for cam- the paign, Jan. 15 to 30.

They First Ward-Mrs. Emma Brightwell; second Mrs. V. E. Moore; third Mrs.

T. J. McCarthy; fourth Myrtle Morris; fifth Mr. Fred Goff; Mrs. F.

S. Jackson; seventh Mrs. Lucille Hinton. Six Bellepoint women volunteered to canvass the Eighth Ward (Bellepoint); Wrs. W.

E. Gibson, Mrs. H. C. Porter, Mrs.

R. T. Beasley, Mrs. Gordon Meeker. Mrs.

Garnett Willey and Mrs. A. F. Bush. To the Junior Hinton Woman's Club goes the honor of the first cash contribution of the current campaign, a donation of $5.

Seymour J. Graham, of the local county infantile paralysis organization, made a plea Monday night for wholehearted support of the campaign, pointing out. thei heavy drain on caused by cases treated at the Marmet hospital, the bill for which will practically wipe out all funds in local hands, he said. MILLPOINT PERSONALS MILLPOINT. Jan.

10 Jim Sharp, bulldozer operator for the Central State Construction Company, has returned to work folflowing a two-week vacation. The W. W. Harper Company is building a new mill to replace the one destroyed by fire a few weeks ago. Harper reports mill will be running within the next two weeks.

Glenn Smith has completed his now home here and moved in. Linty Hefner has moved to the; farm he rerently purchased near Hillsboro. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Pritt and Mr.

Mrs. James Bivene were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Brown. DAUGHTER IS BORN HINTON, Jan.

10 Mr. and Mrs. Donald Moch the birth of an eight-pound daughter, Donna Kay, this morning at their home on Pleasant Street. Mrs. Moch is the former Miss Margie Cooper.

WHITE SULPHUR NEWS. WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, Jan. 10 Mr. Boaz Leftwich left week for Clearwater, for winter. Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas Cassey are the guests of her mother, Mrs. Jessie Black. Miss Frances Blakey, of a student at Xavier University, New Orleans, was 2 guest of Miss Christine Clark last week Miss Vivian Copland, Jacksonville, spent the weekend here with Miss Jular Ligons. Sgt.

Major Ben Clark, left Thursday for St. Emma Military Academy at Rock Castle, Va. The James Goble family returned Tuesday to Bluefield, Mr. and Mrs. Goble teach school.

The Ben Clark family were Thursday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Williams, Covington. Mrs. Emma Ward visited her another, Mrs.

Ann Simpson, Union, during the holidays. Miss Mary Christine Clark left Monday for Xavier University in New Orleans, where she is a student. Miss Clark will be graduated in June. Williamsburg Juniors To Give Play Jan. 13 WILLIAMSBURG, Jan.

10 The Junior class of Williamsburg high school will present the threeact comedy "Where Is Grandma?" on Friday Jan. 13 at 8 o'clock. SMITH BROTHERS NEW WILD CHERRY BIG HIT! Here's the new cough drop everyone's wild about because they: 1. Taste so good. 2.

Work fast- -help that 3. Cost only a nickel! Deliciousand they work! Get a pack today! SMITH BROTHERS "from colde COUCH DROPS ONLY ATTENTION MEN A VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! WAIT--WATCH READ OUR ADVERTISEMENT IN THIS PAPER SUN. MORNING WE'VE MAKE A MISTAKE! Except for one Breezy week, we in W. Va. have been having California weather.

This Fall, Retailers have been trying to bear up when normally they would be bearing down. We've done our share of Business, but not enough to take care of all our preparation and anticipation of a Bumper Fall Trade. We've still plenty of clothes on our Racks that should be on our Customer's Backs. So we have gone the limit and put them where they belong. Now it is before INVENTORY TIME.

Realizing it is easier to count money than merchandise, we have taken our sharpest pencil and irrespective of Cost or Loss, we've cut the Price of our Suits, Overcoats, Topcoats right and left, less than wholesale. We've got the goods but we won't have them long. Don't You Make the Mistake of Not Getting Here! YOU REAP THE BENEFITS! A Savings of $10.00 to $20.00 Guaranteed or Your Money Back OUR SALE WILL START AS USUAL ON JAN. 18th 'AND IT'S FULL STEAM AHEAD' Again We Repeat: Read and follow our advertisement in this paper HOWARD CLOTHES 237 CAPITOL STREET, CHARLESTON 307 NEVILLE STREET, BECKLEY SHOP THE STORE NEAREST YOU Let Nothing Short of a Doctor's Orders Keep You Away.