The Raleigh Register from Beckley, West Virginia • Page 11

Post-Herald and Register, Becklcy, W. Sund ay Morning, April 24.1966--Ij Mrs. Ralsten To Rebuild Berkley 1st Put Offitt Dream To Preserve Past Goes Up In Smoke By BETTY BAKU Register Stuff Writer The dream of a local resident to rebuild Urn first post office has gone up in In Beckley smoke! Mrs. M. Muri (Lucille) RalsLen hoped to use the materials from the two-story log cabin, situated on the grounds of the Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital, and relocate it on its original site at the rear of "Wildwood" at 121 Laurel Terrace.

Mrs. llalsten's mother is Mrs. Betty Beckley Campbell. Her grandfather and the first postmaster, was General Alfred Beckley, who named the city of Beckley after his father, John J. Beckley.

THE CABIN was being dismantled by the Excavating Company to make room for a driveway and parking area fbr the new Southern West Virginia Clinic. With the co operation of James Bland, director of the clinic, Mrs. Ralsten planned to use the logs in rebuilding the one-room log cabin to serve as a museum. This, along with the restoration of "Wildwood," would result in another tourist attraction for Raleigh County. The contractor, Sergio Bettina, was requested by Mrs.

Ralsten to notify her when the house was down. She would see that trucks were there immediately to haul the logs away so that the post-office could be rebuilt at a later date. THE KALSTENS managed to get two truckloads of logs hauled away the Saturday before Easter, but something went When Dr. Ralsten appeared at the site one morning of the fol- lowing week, he found workmen pouring gasoline, or some other flammable liquid, over the logs. Workmen were in the process of burning them.

Mrs, Ralsten, visibly upset when she spoke to The Regis- MRS. M. M. RALSTEN loads which were salvaged would be only one fourth of what would be needed to complete the project. Thus, the hope of Mrs.

Ralsten and other historically- minded citizens has vanished, unless other old logs can be found to use as substitutes in the rebuilding of the post-office. A Thomas Warden was the original owner of the cabin and the surrounding land. According to the 1950 Centennial editions of papers on file in the Beckley Newspapers library, Warden, who migrated from Virginia about 1832, "had one of the finest farms in early Raleigh ACCORDING to descriptions which have been handed down, the original Warden farm covered the old Beckley-Mt. Hope airport, crossing Route 19-21, extending as far as Skelton and including the surrounding areas. Warden's granddaughter, Mrs.

Annie Laurie Warden Guy of Rural Acres Drive, in an interview with The Register, said that her grandfather a large land-holder who gave large tracts his children. Mrs. Guy, widow of Benjamin Guy, and a sprightly "almost 92 years said her grandfather built the house for one of his children, Hughes Warden. He was the first to live in the house, which was built before the beginning of the Civil War. Jourdan Warden, another son, lived there next, and his daughter, Robert Thurman was born there.

Her children, Noel Thurman of Prosperity and Mrs. Charlotte Ash of Beckley still live here. ALL THE Wardens were farmers in those early days. Thomas Warden died in February, 18(81, and his wife, Martha, soon afterwards. They are buried in the family cemetery near Skelton.

Mrs. Annie Laurie Warden Guy and Mrs. Daisy Warden Ferguson, both of Beckley, are the only living grandchildren of this pioneer couple. Mrs. Guy and her daughter, Mrs.

Lawrence Hunt, deplore the fact that the old buildings in Beckley and Raleigh County--even the old covered bridge at Prince--have been torn down. They said that our history is being destroyed to make way for progress! Mrs. Hunt mentioned that in her trips to Florida, things of interest to tourists were being preserved by that state and said more should be done to preserve Beckley and West Virginia's past. "This ole house," once a great part of the history of Raleigh County, is no more. WVl) Nursing Instructor To Speak The nursing staff at the Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital will hear an address by a member of the staff of the School of Nursing at West Virginia University Tuesday.

Mrs. Geralean Swentzel, assistant professor and director of continuing education at the institution will speak on "Meaningful Nursing Care Plans" at 10 a. m. and again at 1:30 p. iu.

Tuesday. Both programs will last two hours. Invitations to altend the program, to be held In the hospital auditorium, have been extended to all nursing personnel in the area. Mrs. Swentzel is a graduate of Union Protestant Hospital, Clarksburg.

She received her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from the University of Pittsburgh. Her past experience includes duty in the Army Nurse Corps and general duty at the Albert Sweitzer Hospital in Haiti. Mrs. Swentzel was an instructor at the University of Pittsburgh and an Associate Professor at Western Reserve University prior to joining the faculty at West Virginia University. Mrs.

Swentzel Is a member of Sigma Theta Tau (national Nursing honorary), the Amer- 'Jabberwock' Slated The local chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will present its annual "Jabberwodt" Friday at 8 p. m. in the auditorium of Stratton High School. Featured will be a group of talented young ladies from tihe Cbarles- en. The performance constitutes two types of talent shows first Shindig, and second, tihe Top Hat Club.

Tickets may 'be secured from any member oif the sorority. Proceeds will go into the soro- ity's Scholarship Fund. lean Nurses Association, the National League for Nursing, and the Hospital Management Societies, i Raleigh Reports 354 Flu Cases Raleigh County reported 354 cases of influenza-like diseases for the week ending April 1. Other diseases reported in Raleigh and nine additional counties were: Animal bites---Boone 1, Logan 4 and Raleigh Chickenpox-Greenbrier 6, Mercer 4 and Raleigh 19; Acute Conjunctivitis Summers German measles--Mercer 6 and Raleigh Infectious hepatitis--Raleigh Influenza-like diseases--Boone 338, Fayette 2, Greenbrier 60, Mercer 168, Pocahontas 380, Raleigh 354 and Mrs. Annie Laurie Warden Guy (left), and her daughter, Mrs.

Lawrence Hunt of Calloway Heights, recall adven- Appalachian Volunteer Project Expands Here Twenty-five college students arrive in Raleigh County on June 25 to live and work with disadvantaged families as participants in the Appalachian Volunteer Summer Project. The eight-week program, sponsored by the Council of Southern Mountains, Berea, began in 1965, when about 150 college students worked in communities in Eastern Kentucky. This summer the program is being expanded into Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Some 75 volunteers are being assigned to West Virginia. Steve Kramer, a native of New York, who will supervise the program in Raleigh County, said about half the volunteers wiH be selected from colleges in the Appalachian region and half from outside the area.

"The emphasis will be the same as in 1965--enriching, remedial education and community development, 5i Kramer said. The students will work with local teachers, Community Action workers and VISTA volunteers. The Appalachian volunteers receive most of their financial support from the Office of Economic Opportunity. Volunteers will participate in a ten-day orientation and training session from June 15-June 24. This session will include an introduction, to the history, Appalachian South and some nstruction in techniques use- ill in their classroom and community work.

Kramer said volunteers hope Horse Show Is Planned Summers 65; Measles--Raleigh 25; Mumps--Boone 2, Mercer 8, and Raleigh Streptococcal infections--Boone 49, Logan 1, Mercer 3, Pocahontas 2 and Raleigh 54; Tuberculosis--Boone 1, Fayette 2 and Raleigh Gastro-enteritis--Boone 52 and Raleigh 15; and Upper respira tory infections--Raleigh 175. LONTGOMERY WARD :00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. v.O'Rfc THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY LARGE OR SMALL- SHORT OR TALL WE TAKE 'EM ALL-UP TO AGE 12 Bust Vignette Portrait Several beautiful camera studies are taken of your child. From the best pose of your choice, we will make you a lovely bust Vignette Portrait as shown above un- mounted, suitable for framing.

You get all this for PLUS 50f handling, CHILDREN'S GROUP PICTURES TAKEN AT PER CHILD COMPLETE SELECTION OF FINISHED PHOTOGRAPHS NOT PROOFS LIMIT: ONE PER CHILD AGE LIMIT: 5 WEEKS TO 12 YEARS OLD NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY PROOFS WILL BE MADE IN FULL POSE Registered VJ U. S. Trademark SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR YOUR MONEY BACK! Portraits by JACK B. NIMBLE, INC. 410 Neville Street Beckley, W.

Va. Open Mon. 9 to 9 Tuoi. Thru Sat. 9 to to develop recreation programs in the communities and to establish classes in various subjects.

Kramer said the volunteers also hope to obtain the 4-E Camp for the last four days of the program. The Dry Country Life Association and the Land-0-HiUs Fire Department will present a spring warm-up horse show at the Grounds, May 8, at 1 p.m. The classes for the show include lead line pony or horse with riders, six years and under; English pleasure pony, Western pleasure pony, under 48 inches, and 48 inches and over; Western pleasure horse non- registered, western pleasure horse, registered; juvenile PTA Reorganization Is Object Of Meeting A reorganizational meeting' of the Raleigh County Parent Teacher Association Council will be held at 7 p.m. Monday it Beckley Junior High School. English pleasure, walk trot juvenile English pleasure plan tation type; English pleasure adult; western trail, barre race, key hole race, bundle race, juvenile walking horse riders 17 and under, and open walking horse.

An entry fee of $2 will be charged in each class. Ribbons will be given to tihe first to the fifth place winners in each division. A bar-'b-que dinner, at $2.51 per person, will be held at 5 p.m. Allan Susman, Mrs. Albert Tieche, and Robert Tolliver are co-chairmen for the event.

PLANTED TREE The most famous magnolia tree in the United States wai planted by President Andrew Jackson on the White House grounds in honor of his wife, Rachel. tores and experiences of her pioneer family. The antique pitcher on the table in the background is over 100 years old and has been passed down through the family and now belongs to Mrs. Hunt. Pre-Enrollmenl Is This Week For Raleigh Pre-enrollment tfor children jntering the first grade next chool term will be held at two Raleigh County Schools this week.

Students will be enrolled at he Old Crab Orchard School on Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon. Children entering the Central Jchool will be enrolled at the school on Thursday from 9 a. m. to 3 p.m.

Parents are asked to bring immunization cards and birth certificates of the children. A child beginning school next fall must be six years old on or before Oct. 31, 1966. Children meeting requirements for the Project Head Start program may also be enrolled at this time. Personnel for the 1966-67 school term are expected to be approved at the regular meeting of the Raleigh County Board of Education, to be held at 7:30 p.m.

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