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12--Post-Herald and Register, Beckley, W. Sunday Morning, Aj)ril 2, 1961 WWHS Summer School Planned Summer school at Woodrow Wilson High School opens June 8 Principal C. G. Peregoy announced, and will be in session for six weeks. Plans are completed to offer English 9, 10, 11 and 12, civics, United States history, problems of democracy, algebra I and II, plane geometry and biology.

Chemistry and Latin as well as other subjects will be offered, Peregoy stated, if there is sufficient demand. for a half unit 'will be allowed for each subject with a maximum load of one unit of work allowed. Two half units-in different subjects or one unit in one subject can be undertaken. Cost of a subject is $12.50 per half unit payable at the opening of school. Information concerning tuition, text books absences and other details of the summer program may be obtained in mimeographed form from the principal's office.

Easter Egg Winners Named After serving as one of the fudges of The Register's Easter Egg coloring contest, Miss Anne Kessinger packs the entries for delivery to Beckley Memorial Hospital, where they will be distributed to the patients. Originally it was planned to divide the eggs between all hospitals but there were not enough entered to share and one participant had requested his eggs be taken to the Memorial Hospital "because that was where I was at." Winning first prize in the colored egg division was Shirley Ann Pack, 301 Hemlock a UGHTEB! LOVELIER! WORLD'S MOST GLAMOROUS Face flattery and clearer hearing may fae yours with new, slimmer Beltone hearing glasses! Women of all ages are delighted with this new model because they hear better and look their-best! Send for free, revealing book that explains how you, too, may hear more clearly with BOTH ears, enjoy life so much to Beltone. Optical work done by your eyeglass specialist. BELTONE OF BLUEFIELD 205 Commercial Bonk Building BLUEFIELD, W. VA.

Free Heating dimes wW be held at the following: Beckley, Monday, 2, Beckley Hotel, 10 to 4. 12-year-old student at Beckley Junior High School. Miss Kessinger, a pre-meJ sophomore at West Virginia University, puts Shirley's prize winner in the box while she holds the second place entry, colored by a 10-year-old student at Teel Elementary School, Karen Daniel, Caltoway Heights. First prize was accorded in the decorated egg contest to 9- year Douglas Shafer, a homebound student in the fourth grade. His eggs the base for cotton shaped forms of a bunny and a chicken.

Taking second place in the decorated division was the miniature basket entry of Pamela Boien, 10- year-old fifth grader at Rhodell elementary School, who had two miniature bunnies peeking out of the basket which the egg was placed. Checks for $5 will be mailed each of the first place winners; 52.50 checks will be mailed the second place entrants. Welch, Tuesday, ApriJ Hotel, 10 to 2. 4, Carter Princeton, Saturday, April Ylr- Hotel, ,9 to 5. Monday, April 10, King Coal Hotel, 10 to 2.

BOBBIE KAY WEBB Woodland Show Candidate Jei At Marsh Fork Chosen to represent Marsh Fork High School as Miss Woodland Nymph Webb. was Bobbie Kay She will.be one of the girls from 58 schools who will be in Beckley May 26-27 during the annual West Virginia Woodland Show. SOME OF THE attractions of the day will be a parade, a dinner, and the selection of the "nymph" queen. Bobbie Kay is the daughter of Mrs. Kermit Webb of Rock Creek.

She Is a junior at Marsh Fork and has served as a varsity cheerleader for two years. She is a member of the Pep Club, and 11, Drug, 10 to 12. Marlinton, Wednesday, Aprlf 19, Alpint Hotel, 10 to 2, Hinton, Friday, April 2S, Stokei Office, 10 to 2. Doctor BOBBIE KAY is a member of the Rock Creek Scout Troop No. 58.

She attends the Rebecca Chapel at Rock Creek where she serves as pianist. Columbia's oldest football rival TRY IT YOURSELF! FREE DEMONSTRATION Ltam How faiy, fail and SAFE II Isl WORLD'S SAFEST POWER SAW llf 1 vi Conference To Be Devoted To 'Family With Many Problems "The Familv With Manv Pmh. Lutheran Chancel Choir To Make Debut Today The newly organiied St. Luke the Rev. Charles L.

Delanty Lutheran Chancd Choir will E. Fred director, sing for the first time at the Mrs. Charles Delaney, Easter morning worship service "The Family With Many Problems The Community's Concern" will be the theme of the 37th annual forum of West Virginia Welfare Conference scheduled in Beckley April 27-29. Members of the conference board of directors met in the General Beckley Room of the Beckley Hotel Saturday to finalize plans for the coming forum, which is expected to attract some 400 social workers public and voluntary from throughout the Mountain State. DAVID H.

CLELAND, Charleston, president of the conference, presided over the Saturday session. Beckleyans at the meeting were James P. Bland, chairman of local arrangements, and Mrs. Robert Thomson, representing the Beckley Civic Council which i sponsoring the annual forum. Housing for the state meetinr is completed, with hotel and mo tel space secured from Mounl Hope to Hinton.

An anticipated problem during the three-day session is adequate parking space. The estimated 400 persons who wfll attend the conference represent public social service agencies such as community welfare councils, Department of Public Assistance, Department Public Health Department, of Mental Health, county and state reore- sentatives of the Board of Probation and Parole, and correctional institutions. VOLUNTARY GROUPS, such as the Red Cross, Salvation Army, united funds, chUdrens institu- local junior leagues and church groups will be represented at the meeting, as will other groups and individuals interested in welfare work. Persons attending the meeting wfll hear speakers from the fields of welfare, business, finance and government. "This year's forum wfll take a new approach to the problems of the state in the health and velfare field," Cleland said as IB explained the meaning of the brum theme.

HE SAID, "We arf 1 concentrating on a single set of problems -especially on the multi-problem 'amily, families which constantly lave truant children, are in court "requently, have illigitimate pregnancies, frequent illness, and conflict as well as conflict with surrounding society. "One family like this may be taking up the time and efforts of six or seven agencies." The conference president explained that 75 per cent of the money and effort spent on health and welfare goes to 6 per cent of the "'MOST ALL of this 6 per cent 'end to be self-perpetuating, in that the second and third generations tend to follow the pattern set by preceding generations. Such 'multi-problem' families also are refered to as 'hard-core' or "hard-to-reach' families," he said. An effort wfll be mate at the Beckley forum, according to Cleland, to co-ordinate the many state and local agencies of W. Va.

Welfare Conference Inc. along lines which will eventually lead to solving of this No. 1 problem "THIS SEGMENT of our popu- ation, marked by continuing and often complex handicaps to self- maintenance, community's most difficult economic and social said. patholory," Cleland "Thus, the concern for these eople and this problem requires attention of us all, whether we be staff members of agencies, volunteers, community leaders, or citizens of a country whose strength is determined by the strength of the individuals of which it is composed." AN ATTEMPT will be made to utilize in West Virginia the find- ngs of the Community Research Associates Inc. in the Minneapolis St.

Paul area. In that area, use of the study led to im- The Rev. Otis Clyburn is pastor. Attending Saturday's meeting of the board of directors of West Virginia Welfare Conference during which plans were finalized for a coming forum of the group in Beckley, wer (seated, left to right) Mrs. Robert Stealey, Parkersburg; Mrs.

Robert Thomson, Beckley; andiDr. Margaret Ross, Char- leston; and (standing) Richard Parke, Charleston; Howard Craven, Charleston; David H. Cleland, Charleston and James P. Bland, Beckley. today.

The members are to right): Mrs. Robert Lee, Mrs. E. Fred Pioch, Miss Carol Eastridge, Mrs. Fred M.

Norma Bryant, Mrs. Ann Eastridge, Miss Jo Eastridge, Mrs. Julia Sec rest, organist. The church hopes to organize choirs for various age groups in the near future. Crippled Children's Drive Exceeds Quota "We made more than the $4,500 goal." This statement was echoed many thimes Saturday by members of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority, sponsors of the 1961 fund drive for the Raleigh County Society for Crippled Children and Adults Inc.

Richard Sepkowski, president of the society, said Friday evening that $4,769 had heen deposited in the bank to be used for the Speech and Hearing Clinic, which will begin June 12, and in many other ways for Raleigh County's crippled this year. The president of the society commended the officers and members of the sorority for their outstanding job in the campaign. He added, "the money will be put to good use for our own people." Club Seeks Funds For Bike Victim RHODELL (ENS) A project to assist the Clay Patrick family with hospital expenses has been undertaken by members of the Rhcdell Womens Recreation Club. Mrs. Emmett McKinney and and Mrs.

Lacy A. Meadows are co-chairmen of the committee with Mrs. Doss Lopez acting as finance chairman. ALL PERSONS wishing to contribute to the project are invited to telephone Mrs. Lopez, see her at Donas Cafe or write to her.

The club also planned to canvass the town Monday, starting at 5:30 p.m. Each home and business establishment wfll be contacted. All funds raised wfll be used to pay the hospital bfll of the six-year-old Patrick child. THE SOLICITING committee includes Mrs. Bob Belcher and Mrs.

Ted Wynco who wfll work from Donas Cafe-to the Francis addition; Mrs. Emmett McKinney, who will-work on Tommy Creek Mrs. E. H. Holloway and Mrs.

Orlie McKinney who wfll work from Donas Cafe to the El Rancho: Mrs. Pat Bolen, Mrs. Charles Lockard, and Airs. Paul Shrewsbury, who will work Tommy Creek hollow. The child feU from his bike near his home and sustained a fractured skull.

He was rushed to Mullens and later transferred to Bluefield Sanitarium in Bluefield. There he recovered to an extent and was released late last week. ALLEN CLAY PATRICK THE CHILD'S father has been unemployed for more than a year and has sought a job in this and other states without success. All money raised will first go for paying the hospital bill and if there is a surplus the money wfll be given the Patrick family to be used to make the child more comfortable while he is convalescing at home, as well as for more treatments he may need. MACARTHUR CHURCH OF GOD MacArthur Church Of God Dedication Slated Today "i Starting with 12 members in an B.

Underwood as pastor, it abandoned bakery known as the cookie shop on March 5, 1945, the MacArthur Church of God has come a long way. The $55,000 brick building in MacArthur wfll be fittingly dedicated today. at 10 o'clock and the dedicatory services, conducted by the Rev. Ralph E. Williams, overseer of Churches of God in the Beckley area, will start at 11 a.

m. At 2:30 p. the Rev. F. E.

Honaker, Beckley, one of the former pastors, will conduct services. In the everning a series of revival meetings will get under way with the Rev. T. D. Kennedy in charge.

provement in 26 per cent of the most difficult cases. DANGEROUS CHAIN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT POWER BLADE SAW safety, ease and speVd NO OTH1R SAW LIKE IT! Does everything a handsaw, bucksaw, chain saw, and crosscut saw can do. Takes all the work out of grabbing or kicking. Michigan State has won six straight Big Ten cross country titles. The church is ultra modern- moved to MacArthur and bought a small building, which now is a garage.

That move followed a revival conducted by the Rev. S. Ellis. Foreseeing a greater future, the members bought a lot near Route 16 not far from the garage-church. There they hoped to build a fine edifice some day.

AT FIRST they completed the basement and there they held services until moved upstairs modern churches in this community. They worshipped in the basement eight years. The new church will seat more than 300 persons in the main auditorium. It also has a nursery, pastor's study, private office, vriuv-t. nut its members traveled a road room and room for the of sacrifice and devotion before ladies Bible Class on the ground it attained its present status.

floor. The basement wfll be used AFTER THE HUMBLE start in for the Sunday School Department the old cookie shop, with the Rev. APRIL IS HOME IMPROVEMENT MONTH OHLY F.O.B. Factory We Offer A Completely New Financing Plan BLUEFIELD SUPPLY CO. DISTRIBUTORS BLUEFIELD, W.

VA CALL OUR NEAREST REPRESENTATIVE: CHARLIE LITTLE CLAUDE PANCAKE JESS GUILLS Clifford 3-5484 Ph one 3161 Midway 5-1596 BECKLEY PIKEVILLE LEWISBURG Rooms 500 Job Job Job Job Roofing PAYMENTS INCLUDE INTEREST LET ONE CONTRACTOR TAKE CARE OF ALL YOUR BUILDING AND REMODELING NEEDS 103 Earwood St Phone CL 3-3400 Bicycle Safety (oiliest Judges To Be Selected Judges will be named this w-vk today, when they for the bicycle safety program to one of the most poster contest being conduct by the Woman's Club of Beckley, Mrs. Duke Williams announced. Posters may illustrate any phase of bicycle safety contestants care to stress and are to be brought to the safety meeting Beckley Junior High School at 11 a. m. Saturday.

DETAILS concerning the prizes and various aspects of the concentrated safety program will be completed at a meeting of the safety committee of which Mrs. Williams is chairman in the Club House at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday. Rules for the contest state the posters can be no smaller than 11 by 14 inches and not larger than 22 by 28 inches.

Mrs. Williams particularly asks that contestants put their names on the backs of the posters and not on the front. SINCE the program was undertaken in mid February, bicycle owners have been chec 1 ng their bikes to bring them up to the standards outlined in suggested inspection forms which were distributed at a mass meeting March and a kitchen and dining room also are located there. Former pastors include the Rev. 8JE.

J. Gilbert, the Rev. F. E. afcer, the Rev.

D. H. Eastridge land the Rev Franklin The Raleigh County Library will be open Monday, for the benefit college students home for the Easter holiday, according to Mrs. C. H.

Graham, librarian. Sophia Driver Cited On Registration Count Gerald Pack, 22, Sophia, is to appear in Beckley Police Court Thursday night to answer to a charge of driving a vehicle with improper registration. He was cited on the charge at 12:10 p. m. Saturday by City Poll lice.

4. Knowledge of the safety rules governing bicycles and riding skill will be prerequisites for obtaining licenses this year, police department officials stated. THE SAFETY, program calls for the establishment of obstacle courses in various sections of the a first day of the drive. Lions To Honor Charter Members Per Gustav Stahl, Eskflstuna, Sweden, first vice president of Lions International 1960-61, wfll be guest speaker at the 30th anniversary dinner-dance of the Beckley Lions Club at 7 p. m.

April 11. The occasion will honor seven active charter members of the club. They are Fletcher W. Mann, Kermit A. Locke.

Walter M. Duncan, Roy D. Milliron C. G. Peregoy, Cecil H.

Graham, and E. Guy Graves. STAHL has served two terms as president of the Eskilstuna Lions Club and has held the district positions of deputy governor and governor. He holds several coveted Lions awards including the Merit Award, the International President's Award and the Ambassador of Good Will. He was also a member of the Board of International Relations and the executive council of the board of governors.

His wife, Mrs. Inger Stahl, will accompany him here, D. O. MEANS is serving as chairman of the committee in charge of the affair. Assisting him are A.

R. (Sam) Tucker, Jess P. Richmond. Harry Patterson, Rondey Webb and Fred Doener. Dancing will begin at 9 p.

rn. with Jan Campbell's orchestra furnishing the music. THE LOCAL CLUB was organized with 18 charter members Episcopal Men's Club Will Meet Tuesday The Men's Club of St. Episcopal Church -will hold April dinner meeting at 6:30 p. m.

Tuesday. The dinner will be cooked and served by St. Stephen's Guild. Immediately after the dinner, the Vestry win meeL during the past 30 years. Family Moves To Fla.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stewart and daughter, Sabrina Gaye, of 108 Queen St. will make their future home in Ormand Beach, Fla They moved Saturday from their Queen Street home. Stewart, a resident of Beckley for the past eight years, was employed by Lucas General Tire.

He came to Beckley from Wyoming County. their mastery of the 12 skill tests bsfore being issued a bi- icity wne.re. riders can demonstrate cycle operators card. PER GUSTAV STAHL CONSTRUCTION UP PITTSBURGH (UPI) Con- Virginia totaled $13.8 million, a 136 per cent increase over February of i960. The F.

W. Dodge Corp. said today the two month total for 1961 was $24.2 million. an 81 per cent hike over last year. SLICING IT THIN NEW YORK (UPD-The Princeton Club Thursday bid $4,000 for a nine-inch piece of land to expand its facilities in a proposed building in Manhattan.

The land, 100 feet deep was purchased from the city which acquired it as a result of constant revisions of property lines in real estate sales. The Princeton Club of course also plans to use a adjacent lot for the rest IUL its building..

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