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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1962
Page
4
On icy U S 52 near Gilber t two were drowned when a jeep slid off the ice into the Guyan River. Victims were Rufus Carter 45 of Justice Mingo County and Joe Hatfield 11 of Coal Mountain Wyoming County. Two others escaped and were not hurt.
Washington AP State Department disputes former Secretary Acheson, asserting a clear Berlin policy while declining to comment on his critical view of Britain's global role. White notes doubt about the negative portrayal and cites London dispatches on Macmillan's cabinet reaction.
The Associated Press reports cloudy windy and cold conditions in West Virginia with snow flurries and heavier snow on western slopes on Friday with highs in the 20s. Saturday remains cold with more snow flurries likely. In Virginia expect variable clouds windy and cold with highs 36 to 44, or colder in the mountains with snow flurries and squalls Friday, then continued cold Saturday.
The aircraft carrier Ranger arrived in Yokosuka Japan on Thursday to join the U S Seventh Fleet in the Far East.
Publication details from the Daily Telegraph Printing Co in Bluefield West Virginia list established year 1893 address 412 Bland Street and Associated Press membership with subscription rates mention carrier and mail options in old tone with pricing notes
The jury could not reach a verdict in the Bluefield patrolman case after days of testimony and defense argument. The trial featured former officers Fox and Land plus Brown and included admissions by Fox and Guthrie regarding a 1948 break in. The second trial for Land is set to begin Monday in Mercer Criminal Court on charges connected to the Aug 14 1949 A and P store break in Bluefield.
Pope John XXIII, convalescing from a stomach disorder and anemia, moved vigorously to speed council work. He ordered commissions to redraft proposals before the recess and to seek bishops' views, aiming to finish debates with final form. He celebrated Mass in his private chapel and may participate in upcoming sessions.
The German motor vessel Syhllum reached the distressed yacht The Cid and will stand by overnight in heavy seas. The yacht with five aboard radioed for immediate assistance about 85 miles south-southeast of Morehead City North Carolina. The Syhllum reported rescuing one person from The Cid.
The report lists Randolph, Pocahontas, Nicholas, Fayette, Greenbrier, Summers, Monroe, Raleigh, Wyoming, McDowell and Mercer counties as the most hazardous. About 600 Whitesville students had a holiday as power lines and long distance circuits failed in multiple towns. Road conditions varied with 2 to 12 inches in places, chains advised on key routes including U S 50 and routes 42 and 90.
Landwik Sikorski will conduct a Dec 13 concert at Emory and Henry College Memorial Chapel featuring the Emory and Henry Concert Band, Collegians, Highlands Chamber Orchestra and guest soloists. It premieres Sikorski's Christmas Symposium with 3 solo voices and a Spoken Voice. Admission is free to the public.
An 80 year old congressman drew fire after remarks critical of Africa. Rep Barratt O Hara said the statements hurt U S relations with Africa and that Ellender favored self government only with white help. Ellender denied making the remarks amid reports from the South African Press Association of a confirming tape.
Capt Harold Hinson of the Salvation Army spoke to the South Bluefield Kiwanis Club at the Pinnacle Restaurant. He described the international scope of the Army in 85 countries plus the United States and noted Bluefield’s welfare office and transient lodge aiding over 1,000 transients last year. He also cited Camp Joy operations and weekly services for youth, with food clothing recreation and guidance programs. Guests included Dennis H Clark and Key Club members Jimmy McCue and Stanley Rogers.
Kate Horne Vale 73 of Wisc VA dies at home with six daughters and five sons among survivors. Funeral Saturday at Wise Claymorgan Chapel with burial in Wise Cemetery. Robert Hill Carter 70 of Redlands Farm Carter's Bridge VA, Carter Machinery chair, dies at home. funeral and burial in Virginia. John W. Melvin 68 Oakvale resident dies at Veterans Hospital Beckley. funeral at Oakvale Methodist Church. Joseph Mussalow Jr. 65 retired Virginian Railway employee dies in Princeton. services pending. Darlene Roberts newborn dies in Welch hospital. graveside at Mitchell Cemetery Welch area. William Thomas Neel 72 of Ceres VA dies. funeral arrangements pending. J E Carroll, father of Mrs Walker of Bluefield, dies in Atlanta. funeral tentative Saturday.
Quentin Hicks Jr. infant son of Mr and Mrs Hicks of St Paul Virginia died Thursday afternoon in an Abingdon hospital. He is survived by two brothers Michael and Richard Hicks of the home. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 pm at Huff Cook Funeral Chapel St Paul with burial at Temple Hill Cemetery Castlewood Virginia.
Charles Gallion of Bluefield Virginia dies and is to be buried at Maple Hill Cemetery after a Saturday morning service in Dudley Memorial Chapel officiated by Rev. W. S. Myers. Pallbearers include Buck Lambert Tom McVery George Woods Lewis Smith Joe Melvin and Don Wimmer. Friends may call at the mortuary this afternoon.
In Geneva Soviet delegate Semyon Tsarapkin dismissed on-site inspections as unacceptable for a nuclear test ban treaty. He warned that rigid safeguards cannot prevent spies and stated the four year deadlock will endure if the Western demand remains. The remarks came during the 400th session of disarmament talks.
Virginia Kessler, 34, challenges Triadelphia council’s refusal to certify her as a candidate for the city council. Attorney James D. McDermott filed a circuit court writ demanding an explanation next Monday, citing the 122 year old charter barring women from office. The town of about 600 has 14 male candidates set for the January 3 election.
Sally Bison a 27 year old Millis Massachusetts native and Wellesley College Phi Beta Kappa graduate drives a 45 foot tank truck for her husband Ted in his bulk oil distributing business She enjoys cigars and a pipe at home and smokes publicly defying social norms.
The Queen Esther Circle of the Eastern Star will meet at 7 30 p.m. today in the hall on Jones Street for its regular gathering.
Dr Walter Conner Hall 83 long time Welch mayor and Brown's Creek District Board of Education member died in a Welch hospital after a long medical career begun in North Tazewell. He trained at the University of Virginia in 1897 and moved to Welch in 1899. Surviving are three daughters and a sister. services at First Methodist Church Welch with burial at Maple Wood Cemetery Tazewell. pallbearers listed.
The 1962 Virginia road toll rose to 880 after three deaths Thursday. Victims included Janie Vaughan Stuart of Fries and Herbert Berlin Sams of Maryland in separate crashes on Virginia 6 and U S 11. Donald Carl Stone of Henry County died when his car went into the Smith River.
State Police at Charleston report toll figures for Route 62 rising to 396 in a year, up from 343 a year ago, noting deaths on West Virginia highways.
A United Nations team of experts will conduct a full scale economic survey of Nyasaland starting early next year. The effort, announced in Blantyre, aims to assess growth prospects and development needs in the colony.
Damascus reports say Algeria's Premier Ahmed Ben Bella accepted a Syrian government invitation to visit early next year. The announcement follows a series of diplomatic exchanges amid regional tensions and Cold War alignments.
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