Selective Service Anniversary

September 16 marked the 20th anniversary of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940. The first registration was on October 16 of that year. That statute initiated the current program of Selective Service and a score of years has seen the continuation of that system in the field of military manpower procurement.

The nation was not at war then but a year earlier a limited national emergency had been declared at it was felt voluntary methods were not adequate.

Volunteering had failed in two previous crises –– the war between the States and the First World War. This country wished advance preparation “that in a free society the obligation and privileges of military training and service should be shared generally in accordance with a fair and just system” of selection.

This anniversary gives the general public –– every citizen–– a chance to understand and appreciate the role Selective Service plays in our Nation’s defense and security.

At our local office, Mrs. Ruby M. Moses has served with the local board No. 16 since November 19, 1940, except for a period June 30, 1947, through August 15, 1948, and a short time of part-time employment. J. M. Bear has served as chairman for the local board since its organization on October 16, 1940, and J. E. Buckley has served as attorney since the organization also.

Football

Lewisburg 13 - Marlinton 7

Sutton 6 - Green Bank 0

Hillsboro 10 - Renick 0

Our Boys and Girls in Service

Airman Robert L. Meeks, son of Mrs. Mary M. Meeks, of Clover Lick, has been assigned to a unit of the Strategic Air Command at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, for duty and training as a vehicle mechanic. He completed training here.

Airman Meeks graduated from Marlinton High School.

Airmen assigned directly to a duty station from basic training at Lackland will receive on-the-job training under highly-qualified technical specialists. Airmen are selected for these assignments on the basis of their interests, aptitudes and the needs of the Air Force.

Private First Class Earl W. Wenger, son of Mrs. Ethel K. Wenger, of Arbovale, was assigned to Company B in Germany of Third Infantry Division.

Pfc. Wenger, a gunner, entered the Army in April, 1959, and completed basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, before arriving overseas last January. A 1958 graduate of Green Bank High School, he previously was employed by the State Road Commission.

Serving in Korea with the First Division’s 12th Cavalry is Private First Class James L. McGraw, son of Mr. and Mrs. James W. McGraw, of Marlinton.

A teletype operator in Headquarters Company, he entered the Army in February 1959, was last stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington, and arrived overseas last April.

McGraw is a 1958 graduate of Marlinton High School and attended Concord College.

ALPINE THEATRE

“The Bat”

Vincent Price ~ Agnes Moorehead

“The Lone Ranger”

Clayton Moore

“The Naked Maja”

Ava Gardner ~ Anthony Franciosa

“Dinosaurus”

Ward Ramsey ~ Kristinia Hanson

“S. O. S. Pacific”

Pier Angeli ~ Eddie Constantine

DEATHS

Myrtle V. Malcom, age 56, of Stony Bottom

Charles A. Sharp, age 78, Marlinton

BIRTHS

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gay, of Marlinton, a son named Kevin Alan

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Austin Sharp, of Marlinton, a daughter

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Abdella, of Huntersville, a son

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wiley, of Beard, a son named Tony Edward