January 1959 Archive Stories
CIVIL SERVICE EXAM POSTPONED
Extension of closing date for acceptance of applications for the position of clerk hire Widen, W. Va. Post office
Since an insufficient number of applications have been received, the closing date for acceptance of applications for the position of clerk hire in the Widen Post Office has been extended until February 24, 1959.
Those who file on or before January 24th, 1959, and who pass the examination, will be considered ahead of those who file later.
Full particulars regarding the examination, including information on how to file, were furnished in the original announcement.
ISSUED: JANUARY 15, 1959
Miss Lois Ann Rapp Bride of Glen Rufenach
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rapp, of 22 Nicholas Street, Widen, announce the marriage of their daughter, Lois Ann, to Glen Leslie Rufenach, in a double ring ceremony performed by Chaplain Max G. Beck at the Base Chapel at the Anacostia Receiving Station, Washington, D. C., at 1:00 p.m. on November 15, 1958.
Lois was attired in a white lace ballerina length gown with a head piece of white seed pearls with an elbow length veil. She carried a white Bible with a white orchid and streamers.
Miss Mary Helen Mullins, of Widen, West Virginia, was the Maid of Honor. She was dressed in a blue chiffon dress and carried an old-fashioned bouquet of pink carnations.
Miss Joanne Conner, of Widen, West Virginia, and Miss Janet Ware, of Washington, D. C., were bridesmaids. Both girls were dressed in blue and carried bouquets of blue carnations.
Robert Dudick gave the bride away. William O’Malley, friend of the groom, served as best man and Tom Bradley and Jerry Clarke were ushers. Music was by the organist from the Naval Base.
A reception was held at the former residence of the bride.
The couple honeymooned in West Virginia and returned to their new residence at 3328 Fourteenth Place, S. E., Washington, D. C., where they will live until the first of April, when the groom is being transferred to Memphis, Tennessee.
Lois was a member of the 1957 graduating class of the Widen High School and has been working as a clerk-typist in Washington, D. C. since her graduation.
“Les” is with the U. S. Navy and is presently stationed at the Naval Receiving Station in Washington, D. C. His home is at Roman, Montana.
Widen Relief Committee Meets
The final 1958 meeting of the Widen Relief Committee was held at the offices of Elk River Coal and Lumber Company at exactly 8:30 a.m., on Monday, December 22. Present on behalf of the employees’ League of Widen Miners; Harry D. Thompson; Fred J. Truman, treasurer; and Lloyd Butcher, jr., member of the Bargaining Committee. Company representatives were H. L. Beattie, G. D. Craft, E. R. Ketchka, H. S. Williams, and R. G. Elliott.
There was no change in the list of pensioners previously approved. However, there were two new additions to the pensioners: T. A. Salisbury, trackman, who retired after serving nearly 23 years in the mines, starting before World War I; and Richard Kelly, timberman who has a total of 29 years, 2 months and 28 days at Widen. Mr. Kelly had been on the sick list for several years, but Mr. Salisbury worked right up to the end of December.
Sixteen employees received disability benefits, for the half of the month of December, half for the full month and half for a part of the month. Four men returned to work during December. One man, J. A. McKinney, died December 23 after a long illness.
There was no change in the survivors’ list, and the same 38 widows and 69 minor children received benefits as did for November.
Hospital and medical bills were paid for 221 employees at Charleston, Clay, Clendenin, Cowen, Gassaway, Glenville, Montgomery, Richwood, St. Albans, Summersville, Sutton, Webster Springs, and Weston, W. Va.; Kingman, Arizona; and Middleport, Ohio.
Elsewhere in this edition is a reproduction of the memorandum written regarding termination of benefits for employees released in the recent lay-off. Laid-off employees who were eligible for benefits of Widen Relief are hereby reminded that under the rules and regulations of the Relief Committee a period of thirty days following termination of employment is provided for submitting bills that were incurred within the proper time limit. After thirty days, the Committee cannot accept medical bills other than those from eligible active employees.
Disabled Veterans Learn Many Skills
In proportion to their number, disabled veterans of the Korean conflict are preparing themselves for occupations that require more training, knowledge, and skills than are found generally in the U. S. male labor force.
The Veterans Administration made the announcement after an analysis of the employment objectives of some 42,339 veterans entered training under a law providing vocational rehabilitation for certain service-disabled veterans of the Korean war.
VA said training leading to professional, semi – professional, or managerial positions was selected by 22,516 veterans, or 43.6 percent of the total. These three fields account for only 21.9 percent of the U. S. male labor force, the agency added.
Nearly 3,900 disabled veterans selected courses leading to teaching jobs, while more than 2,100 chose training as accountants or auditors, VA pointed out.
Covering nearly the entire occupational field, job goals were set for diverse occupations as clergymen, selected by 255 disabled veterans; advertising man (30), radio announcer (103), photo-engraver (77), tool dresser (22), and zoologist (20).
