Beckley Post-Herald from Beckley, West Virginia • Page 17

SIXTEEN BECKLEY POST-HERALD, BECKLEY, W. WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 17,1973 County Work On New River Gorge Enters New Phase Work on the New River Bridge in Fayette County enters a new phase of construction as workers complete preliminary clearing and prepare to put in the footers for the bridge's nine land piers and two abutments. The $33.9 million bridge, designed to carry the state's Ap- palachian Corridor highway across the New River Gorge, will the longest steel arch bridge in the world. The two views of the construction shown here were taken looking north across the gorge toward Hico in Fayette County. South of the gorge, the highway construction from the Oak Hill Expressway to the site of the bridge is being done by the Greer Brothers and Young, awarded the contract in June, 1973 for $8.621,517.

Corridor construction on the northside of the gorge is being handled by Contracting and Ballenger awarded the work contract in 1971 for $8,658,000. The contract for the construction of the bridge was awarded to American Bridge Division, U. Corp. in late July 1973. Ex-West Virginia Governor Named Co-Head Of Better Roads, Bridges CHARLESTON Former West Virginia governor Okey L.

as honorary chairman of West Virginians For and Bridges. Bob Myers, the businessman who Better Roads Huntington serves as chairman of the newly-formed organization, noted that he is "extremely happy" that the ex- governor has agreed to take an active part in the campaign to encourage voter approval of the $500 million road bond issue Nov. 6. "We arc delighted that a man of Governor Patteson's stature and reputation has agreed to help us in this most important undertaking. The ex-governor was one of the early champions of new and improved highways in this state and he feels very strongly that the program underway now should be continued without interruption," Myers said.

The $500 million bond issue is one of four constitutional amendments to be voted upon at the Nov. 6 special election. Patteson of Mount Hope in from 1949 to 1953, said that he "certainly advocates passage of the bond issue." He added, "I lave always felt that West Virginia needs better roads and Bridges in order to progress economically and in other areas. This bond issue, in my opinion, is of vast importance to this state and its citizens." During Patteson's tenue as governor, the contracts for construction of the West Virginia Turnpike were awarded. Also a 55-member citizen's committee has been formed by West Virginians For Better Roads and Bridges to assist in the endeavor to obtain voter approval of the $500 million bond issue Nov.

6. "We asked a leading citizen in each county to volunteer his time and efforts to aid in our campaign. The response to this request was overwhelming and I believe this is a good indication that approval of the $500 million bond issue is being recognized as a must for the state," said Myers. Myers said the citizens committee members will coordinate the organization's activities in each of the state's 55 counties. Noting that West Virginians For Better Roads and Bridges was formed only a short time ago, Myers said the response for assistance "has really been tremendous." He added, "It is obvious to me that West Virgi- DEEPWATER Funeral services for Mrs.

Hester Workman, 62, of Deepwater wil be held at 2 p. m. Thursday at B. C. Hooper Funeral Home in Montgomery.

Burial will be in Montgomery Memorial Park at London. She died at 9:10 p.m. Sunday at home following a long illness. Area survivors include a brother, James of Beckley, and two sisters, Mrs. Grovcr (Ida) Combs of Crab Orchard and Mrs.

Walter (Betty) Gilmorc of Beckley. Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p.m. today. mans recognize continuation of the the need for highway program thai is under way now and the need for additional betterments to our state's highway system." The bond issue, one of four constitutional amendments to be voted upon Nov. 6, is broken down into six programs including $130 million for completion of the Appalachian highway system; $120 million for bridge replacement a improvements; $100 million for upgrading state local service roads; $50 million for upgrading sections of the triinklike and feeder mittee are as follows: James B.

Hutzler, D.D.S., Martinsburg; Boone Harry Gus Shaffer president, Boone National Bank, Madison; Braxton Nolan B. Hamrick, president, Bank of Gassaway, Gassaway. Brooke J- Park McMullen, attorney, Wellsburg; Cabell -Robert E. Trocin, president, Banks Miller Supply Huntington; Calhoun Peter J. Zannont, chairman of the board, R.

F. Grantsville; Gay Frank Murphy, president, Clay Camper Clay; Doddridge Robert L. Holland, attorney, West Union; Fayette Walter Brown, mayor, Oak Hill. Gilmer D. Banks Wilburn, president, Glenville State College, Glenvillc; Grant Dr.

Lysle T. Veach, Petersburg; Greenbrier Dr. Donald N. Campbell, general manager, Bcndix Ronceverte; Hampshire John Ailes, editor, Hampshire Review, Romney; Hancock John A. Jones, Weirton Steel Weirton.

Hardy Elwood Williams, vice president, Pierce Foods Mooreficld; Harrison -Thomas A. White, president, Consolidated Gas Suply Clarksburg; Jackson Larry L. Skecn, attorney, Riplcy; Jefferson Charles Reininger, president, Jefferson Machine Charles Town; Kanawha Hugh A. Curry, president, Kanawha Valley Bank, Charleston; Lewis M. William Adlcr, i Weston Television Cable Weston; Lincoln Ralph Bowles Dies WINONA (RNS) Ralph W.

Bowles, 65, died Tuesday in a Montgomery hospital after a gffort illness. body fs at RJichie and Johnson Ftmcra! Parlor. systems; upgrading $50 West million Virginia for and $50 million for improvements to U. S. 52.

Myers noted that one of the key factors about the bond issue is that it is the first such issue "aimed at local roads and bridges and improvements to farm-to-markct typo of highways that arc so vital to the economy and well-being of our state." Among Wvlie Stowcrs, president, Midkiff and Stowcrs Trucking West Hamlin; Logan W. L. Williams Omar. Marion Hayes Webb, attorney, Fairmont; Marshall -Joseph Netibaucr, president, a r's Flowers. Moundsville; Mason Bartow Jones, chairman of the board.

Citizens National Bank, Point Pleasant; Mcdowell Louis Pace, general a a Elkhorn a Grovery Welch. Mercer John C. Shott, vice president, broadcast division, Daily Telegraph Printing James R. McCartney, director, community relations, Consolidation Coal Morgantown. Monroe Arnold Broyles, brmer vice president, First National Bank, Peterstown; Morgan Hale E.

Andrews, resident, Pennsylvania Glass land Berkeley Springs; Nicholas William T. Bright, resident, Bright of America, Summersvillc. Ohio Thomas G. Dove, vice resident, Wheeling Dollar Saving and Trust Wheeling; Pcndlcton Richard Homan, president, Pendleton bounty Bank, a i Pleasants James Reckard, vice president, 1 i Department Store, Saint Marys; Pocahontas Walter Jett, former county extension agent, Marlinton. Preston Max Buric, vice president, Albright National Bank, Kingwood; Putnam -Velmer K.

Knapp, social security examiner, Hurricane; Raleigh J. A. Blackburn, president, Blackburn Patteson Realty Bradley; Randolph -Roger Bertolini, owner, Palace Electrical Appliances a Television, Elkins. Ritchie George M. Allen, Allen's Pontiac-Buick and CMC, Pcnnsboro; Roane James F.

McCulty, First National Bank, Spencer; Summers John E. Faulconer, president, Hinton Daily News, Hinton; Taylor Richard B. Bord, attorney, Grafton; Tucker J. Kenton Lambert, state director, Farmers Home Administration, Morgantown. Tyler Forest Buck, retired auto dealer.

i vill Upshur Robert J. Wallace, attorney, Buckhannon; Wayne Robert K. Flanagan, owner, Flanagan's Pharmacy, Kenova; Webster R. V. Nicely, supervisor, Monongahela Power Webster Springs.

Wctzcl Samuel Winer, past president, U. S. Jaycees, New Martinsville; Wirt James H. 12 Couples Given Wedding Permits FAYETTEVILLE (RNS) the following marriage licenses were issued by the Fayette County clerk as of Monday: Donald Lee Bell, 19, of Beckwith, son of Robert L. Bell and Audrey Helen Blake, and Caren Marie Canterbury, 17, of Seckwith, daughter of Ralph V.

Canterbury and Shirley Sharpe. Dencil Eugene Brown, 20, of iVilliamstown, son of William Urown and Delle Gray, and Deborah Sue Koch, 20, of Montgomery, daughter James L. Koch and Elva Shaffer. Thomas Jefferson Ball II, 23', of Beckwith, son of Thomas Jefferson Ball and Mildred Louise Gruenberg, and Terri Beth Naylor, 18, of Falls View, daughter of Donald L. Naylor and Marie Anne Clonch.

Arnold Gene Evans, 17, of Prosperity, son of Roy H. 3vans and Mildren Robinson, and Cheryl Kim Sowder, 16, of tfount Hope, daughter of Harold W. Sowder' and Shirley M. Ivans. Randall H.

Griffith, 19, of Cannelton, son H. Griffith and Ruth Johnson, and Kathryn ynn Dempsey, 19, Montgomery, daughter of Elliott Dempsey and a i Ohlinger. Kenneth Grouse Heemstra, 18, of Fort Wayne, son of Theodore H. Heemstra and Patricia Grouse, and Linda Sue Miller, 16, of Oak Hill, daughter of Estel J. Miller and Marna Collins.

Randy Scott Lorenz, 19, ol Sandusky, Ohio, son of Richard Lorenz and Betty Maschari, and Rebecca Jayne McCoy, 16, of Cannelton, daughter of Keith W- McCoy and Patricia F. Turner. Thomas Allen Martin, 21, ol Oak Hill, son of Thomas Arnold Martin and Marie Mascaro, and Jewel Williams, 16, of Oak Hill, daughter of Thomas Lee Williams and Cory Chambers. Larry Arnold Nutter, 24, ol Oak Hill, son of Arnold Nutter and Cora Lee Belcher, and Patricia Ellen Tucker, 19, of Oak Hill, daughter of Billy R. Tucker and Ruth Romage.

Randy Wayne Nichols, 18, ol Page, son of Maynord Nichols and Jewel Nichols, and Vonda Kay Kincaid, of Page, daughter of Cecil Kincaid and Vida Settle. Ronald Alton Sparks, 18, of Rainelle, son of Alex Sparks and Beatrice Armentrout, and Debra Ann Ritter, 17, of Danese daughter of John Ritter anc Hilda Higganbotham. Russell Franklin Thomas, 20 of Stanaford, son of Richard Thomas and Elizabeth Rich- of Danese, daughter of James H. Fox and Mary Richardson. Fayetteville Visitor George Earl Blake of Madison, N.

visited his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Woodrum, and children of East Maple Avenue in Fayetteville over the weekend. A former resident of Pax, he is the son of the late George and Mary Blake. Basic Is Completed FT.

KNOX, Ky. Pvt James T. Davis, 17, son of Mr and Mrs. Ivan R. Davis Route 1, Mount Hope, has completed eight weeks of basic training at the U.

S. Army Training Center, Armor, Ft Knox. He received instruction in drill and ceremonies, xveapons map reading, combat tactics military courtesy, military justice, first aid and Army history and traditions. Training Finished Burk, a Parkersburg, and Wyoming Robert Bailey, a Pineville. Bluefield; Ernest E.

Mineral Church. Dr. Kevscr; Mrs. Thomas R. Murray Montgomery, has completed eight weeks of basic training 'Miss Junior Miss Debby Escue (seated), daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Homer Escue of Laurel Creek and a freshman at Fayetteville High School, has been elected to serve as "Miss Junior Pirate." She will be crowned at the homecoming game to be played Saturday afternoon. Her attendants will be (from left) Joann Dilley, ninth grade a a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orval Dilley; Vanessa Green, Fayetteville eighth grade a a daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Claude Green, and Ginger Shockey, seventh grade attendant, daughter of Mrs. Nina Shockey. Fayetteville Grade Students Given Awards Mrs. John Dickerson (left), president of the Fayetteville Woman's Club, and John Hedrick (right), principal of Fayetteville a School, presented student awards for having the highest achievements in the sixth grade.

According to Hedrick, the awards which are given annually at the end of each school year, were delayed this year becuase of the late arrival of the achievement scores from the State Department of Education. Accepting the $5 check from Mrs. Dickerson is John Stanley (second from left), son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Stanley.

Also winning was Ernest Coleman, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Coleman. Accepting the achievement award from Hedrick is Michael Cuddy, son of Mrs. Josephine Cuddy.

Also winning was James Spessard. All four students are seventh graders this year. Legion President Fayette County 1 To Attend Confab GAULEY BRIDGE Mrs. Joe (Betty) Radcliff, president of the American Legion Auxiliary at Weston, will be among officers attending the third annual District Convention at ftawks Nest Lodge near Gauley Bridge Sunday. The Gauley bridge Legion will host the event.

Mrs. Radcliff has been a member of the American on Auxiliary, Weston Unit No .4 for 12 years. Since joining Weston Unit she nas been an active and dedicated auxiliary member, having served as vice president, secretary, membership chairman and poppy chairman. Mrs. Radcliff has also held several other chairmanships and pointments in her unit and as its president for seven years.

She served three years as third district president and on the department level she served one year as membership man. Mrs. Radcliff was installed in her present office at the American Legion Auxiliary's Department Convention i Charleston July 14. Paul Palmer, 63, Is Found Dead HINTON (RNS) Paul Palmer, 63, of Hinton was found dead at his home Monday evening. Death was attributed to natural causes.

He was a painter and carpenter. Born at Pipestem, Oct. 24, 1909, he was a stepson of the late Arthur Barton and Ida Abbott Barton. Survivors include one half brother, Leonard of Lincoln, and four half sisters, Mrs. Hazel Meadows and Mrs.

Rub Anderson, both of Hinton, and Mrs. Charlene Erskin and MRS. JOE RADCLIFF Canvass Is Held FAYETTEVILLE (RNS) The Fayette County Board of Education met Monday night to canvass votes and certify the results from the school bond and levy election held last Tuesday. The bond issue passed by a vote of 76.1 per cent, with 7,812 voting for and 2,454 voting against. The bond will provide $7.6 million for a building and renovation program for schools.

There will also be state funds available for the school improvement program. Final results for the levy were 8,818 voting for and 1,464 voting against for a total of 85.7 per cent. This is a renewal of a special levy which provides free textbooks, supplements to special programs and salaries. George M. a superintendent of a et County schools, stated that a written report of the progress of the bond woud be published quarterly.

"This will help us maintain the confidence the public has placed with us and will assure them that the monies are being spent as advertised." Rites Scheduled For Rainelle Man RAINELLE (RNS) Summers' Elton Morrison, 68, of Rainelle died Monday in a Clifton Forge, hospital after a long illness. Born at Lobellia, Feb. 22, 1905, he was a son of the late Doc and Mirtie Tharpe Morrison. He was a retired Meadow River Lumber Co. employe and was a member of Rainelle United Methodist Church and Knights of Pythias Lodge.

Survivors include his wife, Amanda; one daughter, Mrs. H. S. Dillard in charge. Lena Ellen Myers of Annapolis, i Burial will be in Esquire three sons, Johnnie of Cemetery at Hilltop.

Stabbing Victim's Services Scheduled HINTON (RNS) Funeral services for Rirchard A. Wood, 34, of Detroit, formerly of Hinton, will Friday at E. be at 2 p.m. M. Meadows Funeral Home in Hinton with Akron, Ohio, Milton with the Marines in a Okinawa, and Gaydean of College Point, N.

one sister, Mrs. Artith Williams of multiple stab Sacramento, one brother, Marian of Scebert, and 13 grandchildren. Services will be at 2 Police said Wood was killed Saturday in a stabbing incident near his home. Wood, according' to police, died of chest. Details wounds of the of the incident Mrs.

Louise Morgan, both Ronceverte. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at E. M. Meadows Funeral Home in Hinton with at the U.

S. Army Training Rev. Napoleon Gill in charge. Center- Armor, Ft. Knox.

He received instruction in Thursday at Smathers Funeral Home in Rainelle with Rev. H. of Randolph Kidd Jr. in charge. Burial will be in Wallace Memorial Cemetery at Clin- were not available.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. p.m. Thursday. The hood of the Eskimo par- 1 and ceremonies, weapons, ka is usually fringed with wol- map reading, combat tactics, Burial will be in Farley Cemetery at Pipestem. tonviiie.

Friends may call after p.m. today. Salt water has leached from Only a few years ago, an en- the soil into the Salton Sea and Mingo James H. (Buck) verine hair on which ice, from military courtesy, military! terprising mortician opened the: inadequate outlets make the Harless, president, Gilbert Bank i the breath, does not form eas- justice, first aid and Pleasant View Items PLEASANT IE Eldridge Shockey was released from Beckley Veterans Hospital Friday. Laura Bryant is a patient in the Oak Hill Hospital.

The Ogoki River, a tributary of the Albany River in northern Ontario, derives its name from the citizen's steering com- Jan dTrast, Gilbert; Monongalia- ily. and traditions. U.S. drive-in funeral par- "sea" waters more briny Indian word meaning swift lor in Atlanta. the ocean.

river.