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TEN BKC.KT.EY POST-HERALD, nF.CKLEY. W. TUESDAY MORNING. DF.CKJIBER 10,1969 Summers Woman Has Fatal Attack BELLEPQINT (RNS) vs. Madeline Cooper, 49, of Bellepoint died at 2:30 a.m.

Monday at her home. Death was attributed to an apparent heart 'attack. Born July 20, 1920, in Sum- County, she was the daughter of Mrs. Lottie Dowdy of Union and the late Charles 'Ernest Whitlock. She had lived her entire life in Summers County and was member of the James Chapel Methodist Church at True.

She was employed at the Hinton Hospital. Other survivors include her ihusband, Thomas J. Cooper; ifour sons, Thomas and Roy, jboth serving with the Navy in Norfolk. Kenneth of Hinton and Benny Joe, at home; four brothers, Ira of Sarasota, Albert of Lonsjacre, Charles of Ohio, and Billy of Ohio; six sisters. Mrs.

'Myrtle Parker, Mrs. Evelyn Meadows and Mrs. Janice Wei- itip all nf Hintnn. and Mrs. jkle, all of Hinton, and Mrs.

Irene Shrewsbury. Mrs. Betty Dowdy and Mrs. Peggy Harris, all of Ravenna, Ohio, and five grandchildren. The body is at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors in Hinton.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete. 1969 Snow Queen Is Crowned Miss Lois Ann Donovan was crowned Miss Snow Queen 1969 at the 43rd annual Christmas party held Sunday at the Clifford Armory in Ronceverte by Miss Dominion of Canada, Miss Jacquie Perrin. The i climaxed an afternoon and evening of votes to select one of the junior high candidates in the area. Also, 4,000 Christmas stockings will be filled with goodies and will be given out by Miss Snow- Queen, her court, Santa and helpers Dec. 24 at 2 p.m.

at the CO Plaza in Ronceverte. Miss Snow Queen's court will be Miss Barbara Shafer, Greenbrier Junior i School; Miss Nancy Legg, Lewisburg Junior i School; Miss Mary Sue Ryan, White Sulphur High School; Miss Cynthia Lewis, Renick Junior High School; Miss Iris Clay, Alderson Junior High School, and Miss Sara Carter, Gap Mills Junior High School. Miss Donovan, 14, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.

B. Donovan of Organ Cave. She is a member of the Club and Future Homemakers of America of which she is secretarv. She attends the Salem Presbyterian Church and Presbyterian Fellowship. Alderson Group Will Give Gifts To Denmar Hospital ALDERSON (RNS) Mrs.

Duncan Johnston was hostess 'to the Home and Literature Department of the Alderson Women's Club in her home at first place, $15; second, best lighted outdoor tree, first, second, most attractive doorway or window, first, second, $3. Homes within the same Vacancies Filled By Hinton Lodge HINTON (RNS) Mrs. Lula Hannah presided at the annual Christmas meeting of New River Valley Lodge No. 412 Thursday afternoon in the City Building. Officers of 1969 served as hostesses and the following vacancies were filled: Mrs.

Clara Tallman, past president; Mrs. Ina Keaton, secretary pro tern; Mrs. Burma Keaton, chaplain, and Mrs. Lura Harris, conductor. The charter was draped in honor of Mrs.

Grace C. Wood of Staunton, Va. Mrs. Lura Richmond won the attendance prize. Gifts were exchanged and refreshments served to Mrs.

Lura Hannah, Mrs. Dorothy Dodd, Mrs. Clara Atkins, Mrs. Juanita Bragg, Mrs. Ina Keaton, Mrs.

Clara Tallman, Mrs. Lura Richmond, Mrs. Lura Harris, Mrs. Ina Coffman, Mrs. Lena Davis, Mrs.

Carrie Hunter, Mrs. Neta Richmond, Mrs. Burma Keaton and Mrs. Hattie Lawson. 2:30 p.m.

Wednesday with Mrs. boundaries as last year are to J. N. Alderson, Miss Pauline Johnson and Mrs. George Bailey as co-hostesses.

Members brought wrapped packages for patients at Denmar State Hospital. Mrs. Johnston's home was decorated in the Christmas motif featuring two designed folding panels, handiwork of the hostess, which displayed her collection of large Christmas cards containing copies of famous Madonna paintings of Old Masters and other artists. Mrs. Charles Hedrick, chairman, welcomed guests and members and the devotional was given by Mrs.

N. W. Looney, who of Christmas and mentioned the symbolism of candles, one representing Christ, the "Light of the World;" three representing the Trinity; she said, "We are candles of God, made to light candles in others." Ann Sullivan lighted a Helen Keller and candle for the latter lighted candles for others in physical darkness and Fanny Crosby, the blind hymn writer. lighted candles in other lives. Mrs.

H. R. McVey, chairman of the Christmas decorating contest committee, stated that prizes would be awarded as follows: Best overall effect, be considered. They are on the east, to hill facing Alta Road; on the north, to crest of hill; to the west, including the home of Mrs. Louise Bowyer; on the Monroe side of town; to the west to the institution gates; out the Wolf Creek Road past the Rowe home: up Flat Mountain Road to John Alderson's home.

Mrs- H. L. Smith, program chairman, presented speaker, Mrs. H. E.

Modlin. She read a Christmas story by Temple Bailey. During the social hour, hostesses served a dessert plate to Mrs. J. N.

Alderson, Mrs. G. H. Altare, Mrs. George Bailey, Mrs.

Walter Bondurant, Mrs. Carl Eadcs, Miss Emma Echols, Mrs. G. M. Feamster, Miss Lucille Feamster, Mrs.

J. J. Fleshman, Mrs. Charles H. Hedrick, Mrs.

R. C. Housby, Mrs. Ashby Huffman, Miss Pauline Johnson, Mrs. D.

M. Johnston, Mrs. Floyd Lobban, Mrs. N. W.

Looney, Mrs. H. Rodgers McVey, Mrs. J. Frank Nash.

Mrs. J. W. Raine, Mrs. A.

Jligg, Mrs. Harry Scott, Mrs. Harry L. Smith, Mrs. Ashby Smithson, Mrs.

Kitty Stewart, and guests, Mrs. H. E. Modlin and Miss Ellen Langley Johnson. Me Party Is Held Sy Alderson Group ALDERSON (RNS) Members of the Alderson Lions' Club leld their annual Christmas jarty and Ladies' Night at the Moose Hall in Hinton Friday.

A social hour was held from 6:30 p.m. until serving time at 7:30 and the women of the Moose served the dinner. Members were entertained vith piano music by Percy killings. The group joined ogether in singing a medley of Christmas carols. Members also extended an nvitation for Lions members to oin the Moose Lodge and the jroup was then taken on a tour hrough the building.

Those present were Mr. and Mrs. T. Kahle, Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Tom E. Housby, Mr. and Mrs.

Coming December 21 In Family Weekly The Christmas Party I Never Wanted--and Will Never Forget By SLOAN WILSON This famed author tells a heart warming story about his first Christmas aboard his 54-foot cruiser, fourteen guests, and a memorable midnight surprise. BECRLEY POST-HERALD Service Organizations Receive New Members LEWISBURG (RNS) In were Ruth Thompson, joint candlelight ceremony Johanna Patterson Sunday afternoon at the and Susan Waddell. vice presi- Lewisburg United Jane Goodall, secretary; ard $2625 utility, cows, Church, 12 new members were Lightner, a ommercial, $22 to $25, into the Lewisburg Sharon Hayes, chaplain and A TMI tin HT1 Mrs. Mrs. James Wcikle Bill Simmons, Mr.

Mr. and and 18 to S20, canner and cutter, $10 $17.50. Stocker and eeders, steers, good, $26.25 to 28.25, medium, $21.50 to heifer calves, choice, $29.75, good, $26 to $28.75, medium, to veal calves, choice, $45, good, $34.50 to $39, medium, $30 to $35.50, and common $27.50 to $31.75. Sheep and lambs, blue, $27.90, ed, $25.50 to $26.50, medium, :23.80, common, $14.75 to $22.50, jwes, $3.25 to $7.25 and 3Ucks', cwt, $6.50 to $8.50. Heifers, standard, $22.25 to L.

Lobban, rlussell Kirby, f. G. Lobban, Rodney Mr. Mr. Mr.

and and Mrs. Mrs. and Mrs. and Mrs 1 and Mrs. Foster, Mi.

Miller, Mr. Harlcy Groseclose Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Harris, Mr. and Mrs.

Bill Holliday, Mr. and Mrs. Howard McVey, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eary, Mr.

and Mrs. James Carmen, Mr. and Mrs. George Ambler, Percy Hulliiigs, all of Alderson, and Mr. and Mrs.

Scott Brier of 3inton. Concert Is Planned At Alderson School ALDERSON (RNS) A Christmas concert of band anc vocal music will be presented at the Alderson School at 7:30 p.m Dec. 22. Admission will be $.25 for elementary and junior high school students and $.50 for Greenbrier East High Schoo students and adults. The Boys Choir, a selec group from the elementary school, will sing, "T'was the Night "Adeste Fideles," Friendly Beast" and "The Twelve Days of Christmas." The junior high girls will sing "Lullaby," "Thou Little Tiny Child," "The Christmas Hymn," "God Rest You Merrj Gentlemen" and "The Holb and The Ivy." In addition the traditional Christmas music the junior high band will plaj some of the highlights of tn football music, "Doodletown Drummers," "Little March 1 and "Song of the Highland." FRIDAY IS NOT FOR FIRES LOUISVILLE, Ky.

A -Louisville firemen found Friday night was a poor time to watcl television. On two successive Fridays firemen reported their colo sets were stolen while they an swcrcd alarms. OPEN TODAY 1:30 'E3 LAST DAY! AT-2: HANNIBAL BROOKS Valley Area Installation Services Held By Hinton Class HINTON (RNS) Installation of 1970 officers highlighted the Christmas meeting of the treasurer. Devotions, consisting Christmas readings and scrip(Loyal Philathea Class were given by Mrs. Patsy Thursday evening in the Baotist Church were completed for the Mrs.

Marie Maddy served as church-wide tea, sponsored by installing officer for the the class to be held following candlelight ceremonv using the the annual Christmas cantata. theme, "Love and The purchase of pews for the Assuming office were Mrs. side of the main auditorium was Valeria O'Neal, president; as the class project Nadia Lilly, vice president; jfor 1970. Mrs. Edith Wickline, secretary, and Mrs.

Willie New Members Inducted Into Lewisburg Tri-Hi-Y An impressive candlelight- ing ceremony held Sunday afternoon at the Lewisburg United Methodist Church inducted new members into the Lewisburg Tri-Hi-Y a Lewisburg Hi-Y. Inducted i Livestock Sales CALDWELL (RNS) Sales mounted to $52,194.67 at aturday's 1 sale held at the iluegrass Market, in Five hundred eighty- be head of livestock were sold 70 buyers. the Tri-Hi-Y were (top photo, seated left) Miss Connie McDowell, Miss De Ann Boyer and Miss Emily Tuckwiller. Standing are Miss Mary Cole Horton, Miss Marilyn Phillips and Miss Julie Van Metre. In the bot- tom photo are Miss Nancy Jeffries, Miss Susie Cricken- burger and Miss Sally Bat- talile.

Standing are Miss Sharon Hayes, chaplain; Miss Ruth Thompson, president, and Mrs. Margaret Greene, sponsor. Hinton DeMolay Sets Observance HINTON (RNS) At a meeting of the Hinton Chapter of DeMolay Thursday evening in the Masonic dining room, members decided to visit local aospitals Dec. 16 and observe "Day of Comfort." John Brown, Andrew Foster, Rodney Davis and Ricky Johnson recited their initiatory degree obligation and Ricky Ford recited the DeMolay Degree Obligation. The new chapter dad, David Madison, was introduced and the next meeting announced for Dec.

18. Refreshments were served to Mike Meador, Tommy Johnson, Steve Ellison, David Meador, Jerry Buckland, Jerry Davis, Rodney Davis, David Johnson, Ricky Johnson, Joe Bennett, Bill Jeffries, Wayne Deeds, Andrew Foster, John Brown and advisors, T. L. Calhoun, David Madison, Dan Hank and Howard Foster. During the social hour, gifts were exchanged around a lighted tree.

Present were Mrs. Millie Meadows, Mrs. Maxine Kirk, Mrs Dorothy Westmoreland, Mrs! Margaret Hank, Mrs. June Cales, Mrs. Martha Meadows, Mrs Valerie O'Neil, Mrs.

Susie Cole, Mrs. Aileen Ellison, Miss acqueline Richmond, Mrs. Janice Lilly, Mrs. Willie Wood, Mrs. Mary Yancy, Mrs.

Nadia ally, Mrs. Patsy Ellison and VIrs. Marie Maddy. County A breakdown of the sale ollows: Slaughter cattle steers, stand- McKeever Gives Agricultural Talk WHITE SULPHUR (RNS) -Glen McKeever, head of the vocational agricultural department at Greenbrier East High School, was guest speaker at the Thursday luncheon meeting of the White Sulphur Rotary Club. Dr.

Frank Collins introduced the speaker, who gave a talk on the productive agriculture Greenbrier a al East High School $23.25, utility, commercial 124.75 to S20.25; and $25.50, bulls, good, cut- ers, $21.25 to $24; steer calves, choice, $32.50 to $33.50, good, 129.50 to $31, medium, $25 to 528.75, bull calves, $22 to $34; baby calves, $16 to $57; cows and calves, by the head, cows, by the head, $126 $164. Hogs, No. 1, $30 to $31, No. 2, $26.50 to $29.50, No. 3, $22 0 $25.75, sows, $24 to $27.50, pigs and shoats, $8 to $31.

Ravencliff Visitor RAVENCLIFF (RNS) Mrs. lichard Sunday Schrieber returned to her home in Ileveland, Ohio, after visiting Tri-Hi-Y and 10 new members into the Lewisburg Hi-Y. David Baker played the processional and accompanied Miss Sharon Gadd as she sang 'It is Better To Light Just One Little Candle." The welcome was given by Miss Ruth Thompson, president of Tri-Hi- and David McClung, president of Hi-Y. The Tri-Hi-Y i i ceremony was conducted by Johanna Patterson, a Waddell, Jane Goodall, Carol Lightner and Ruth Thompson with the old members pinning the new members. New members are Beth Jacobson, Sharon Gadd, Cassie Berry, Connie McDowell, DeAnn Boyer, Emily Tuckwiller, Mary Cole Horton, Marilyn Phillips, i VanMetre, Nancy Jeffries, Susie Crickenberger and Sally Battaile.

Dave McClung, Ted Knight, Joe Shrieve and Randy Boggs inducted the 10 members into the Hi-Y. They were Richard Breit, Bob McDaniel, Robert Banks, David Folden, Rodney Ayers, Johnny Deita, Bernie Shifflett, Steve Loudermilk, Rodney Dunn and Bill Fogus. Miss Sharon Hayes, chaplain for Tri-Hi-Y, presented the devotions with thoughts on "All Hands That Toil For Others--The Praying Hands." Connie Lewis, parliamentarian. Not present were Jane Johnson, historian, and Cathy Earless, world service chairman. Officers for the Hi-Y are David McClung, president; John Deitz, vice president; Steve Loudermilk, secretary; Joe Shrieve, treasurer, and Randy Boggs, parliamentarian.

David Jones serves as advisor. Following the ceremony, for the weekend with her Advisor of the Tri-Hi-Y is Mrs. arents, Mr. and Mrs. Lacy D.

L-afferty, and other relatives. Margaret Greene and officers presiding for the first time this and said 106 students from the llth and 12th grades are I enrolled in the program. Visiting Rotarians attendin he meeting, which was held at the Community House, were Howard Meek of Ronceverte and Paul Lacy, Dr. Jim Jordan )ick Harrison, Bob Woods, Pete Smith, Tom Warren and Dave Center, all from the Covington Hot Springs club. The Christmas dinner pro gram, which the club holds an mally, will be held at 6:30 p.m Dec.

22 at the Community House. reception for new members, parents and guests was held in Wesley Hall of the Church. LANDSTUHL, Germany -U i vileged Finnish children at Lake Inari, 160 miles above the Arctic Circle, PINEVILLE (RNS) Members of the Men's Club of the First United Methodist Church in Pineville held a dinner meeting Wednesday night. Members of the church circle served Rev. R.

J. Chenoweth Paul Viers, Neil Schilling, A. E. Baldwin, Jack Martin, Harold Griffith, Dr. Sam Lambert, L.

J. Stephenson, Woodrow Spaur, Ernest Hays, E. H. Collins, E. D.

Hawley and Douglas Cline. Members of the administrative board also met and appointed a committee composed of Ernest Hays, chairman, Schilling, Martin and Stephenson to make a report at the group's next meeting on needed repairs at the church. Ronald Cook, 55, Dies; Rites Slated PINEV1LLE (RNS) Ron- aid R. Cook, 55, of Pineville, 'ormerly of Orange, died at 5:30 a.m. Sunday in a Lex- hospital.

Born Nov. 27, 1914, at Beckley, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W. A.

Cook, a veteran of World War II and a brick layer. He is survived by a brother, Robert L. of Pineville. The funeral will be I p.m. Wednesday at the Robertson- Foglesong Funeral Chapel in Pineville with Rev.

Robert Dailey in charge. Burial will be in Mount Tabor Cemetery at Beckley. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today. Oceana Shorts OCEANA (RNS) Miss Nancy Shannon has arrived home to spend the Christmas vacation with her parents.

Dr. and Mrs. E. G. Shannon.

She is a student at Radford College in Radford, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Britton of Newport News, have announced the birth of their first child, a nine-pound boy. He arrived Nov.

25 and has been named Joseph Eugene Jr. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Amos Duncan of Oceana and Mr. and Mrs.

Chester F. Britton of Pineville. Mr. and Mrs. Freddie Fletcher and family were weekend guests of her mother, Minnie Hankins.

The Fletchers live in Charleston. County Logan Soldier Takes Part In 'Operation Sleighbells' "Kulkuset" (or Sleighbells) Is the special project of S. Sgt. Harold R. Easterling and members of the Air Force anticipate Christmas an for a a a 14th consecutive year as the result of an unusual operation conducted by U.

S. Air Forces communications personnel in eGrmany. This year, a i Couple Is Honored At Church Luncheon PINEVILLE luncheon was (RNS) -served i Communications i (AFCS) at Ramstein Air Base, 1,500 miles from the Rutula Orphanage in the northern corner of Finnish Lapland. Since June, of Mr. Sgt.

and Easterling, Mrs. Bill Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church at Pineville Frdiay in honor of Miss Donna Brown and David L. Dorman and their wedding party and friends. Christmas decorations were used throughout the dining room by the hostesses. Miss Patty Beavers and Mrs.

Bobbie Wright. Attending were Donna Brown and David Dorman, Mrs. Clarice Brown, Tom Rollins, Miss Joan Farley, Mrs. Nathaniel Bumgartener, Miss Man Bea Matney, Fairley Lusk, Mrs. Claude Pancake, Mrs.

William Hodefes, Miss Carol Brunty, Mrs. Richard Butcher, Mr. and Mrs. Garland Privett and son, Michael, Miss Cheryl McLaues, J. B.

Wright, Mrs. Rue Schoolcraft, Mrs. Dora Hinchman and Rev. R. J.

Chenoweth Jr. Mrs. Bumgartener presented Miss Brown with a gift from the Child Welfare Department, District 5 and Mrs. Hinchman presented her with an orchid. Cozort Discharged SABINE (RNS) Clarence Clinton Cozort Jr.

has completed two years of service with the Navy and received his discharge Friday Norfolk, Va. He is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Cozort, and plans to return to his former son Easterling of Omar, and fellow airmen have collected donations for toys, goodies and transportation that includes airlift and a 50-mile overland trip through snow by vehicle and reindeer. Highlight of this year's gifts is a television set with accessories that assure the children will have one of the first sets in the area when Finnish TV Lapland, begins operation in now scheduled for next year.

Sgt. Easterling is a personnel technician European ters. He is a 1962 graduate of Logan High School. His wife, Judy, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Tipton of Monaville. Rehearsals Under Way For Yule Play In Wyoming employment in Chicago, with Wells Manufacturing after Christmas. III. Co. "No More Christmas," a will be presented at the Pine Grove Baptist Church in Ravencliff Saturday at 7:30 p.m., directed by Mrs.

Rufus Vaught. The oast of characters, which rehearsed Sunday evening at the church, includes Cscalcd, loft to right) Rosie Milam, the grandmoth- er, Teddy Day as Kent, the son and Joe Day as Art, the father. Standing are Bonnie Milam as Marcia, the mother; Rotoyn Schumann, Jean, the daughter, and Debbie Vaught as Ruth. The Mi1am girls are fV of Mr. and Mrs.

Willie Milam, the Day boys, the ions of Deeds Recorded PINEVILLE (RNS) The following deeds have been recorded by the Wyoming County clerk: Will a Lcc Stewart to Basil Shumate and Guyrsalh Shumate, his wife, Lots 98-181, in Ravencliff, Slab Fork, $4,000. Charles W. Bowtes and Lila R. Bowles, his wife, Fred A. Bowles and Betsy Bowles, his wife, Minnie F.

Bowles, widow, all heirs of William M. Bowles, with fofiowTngpartici- smugglers from F.ast Pale-ideceased, to Hiram Acord and pants; 'Becky Schumann, Vi- iislan. Police sold the fish at a Daphine his wife. Lot 8, vian'Bailey Brown and fifth the normal price withinjTown of GlMi Fork Junction, Marsha and Tammy Cook. minutes.

Slab Fork District, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Day, Robyn, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Schumann, and Debbie, the daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Rufus Vaught. Mrs. Vaught also will direct FISH WENT FAST KRTSNAGAR, India (AP) Nearly 2,000 people thronged to the police station here to buy up a pantomime to "Silent Night" pounds of fish confiscated at AFCS Central regional headquar- OCEANA (RNS) The Oceana Woman's Club will hold the annual Christmas program and exchange of gifts tonight at the clubhouse on the Oceana- Kopperston Road. Mrs.

Woodrow Cookc, program chairman, has announced the entertainment will consist of music and games. to bring an original Christmas arrangement or a package for display. Mrs. Lois Beanc will be in charge of the meeting and Mrs. Betty Meredith will serve as chairman of the hostess committee..