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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1950
Page
4
Congress approved a short rent control extension with the Senate backing 60 days and the House 90 days. A conference will resolve the difference before President Truman signs. The Senate measure keeps controls through February, the House through March, amid partisan debate.
The Southeast Chapter of professional engineers plans its annual Christmas dinner at the AEP building auditorium at 6 30 Saturday night with election of officers for the current mez year. Dr C H Patterson pastor of Westminister Presbyterian will be principal speaker. B H Hillard and Bill McCourie will provide entertainment. Secretary James E McCoy announced 70 reservations and nearly 100 attendees are expected. Frank Watson of Gary is chapter president.
At the Graham Kiwanis weekly meeting Q. Bingham of Princeton performed ventriloquism with sleight of hand tricks. Birthdays for Briscoe Carlan and Rev. Dan Daniel were noted as M. Crockett Hughes led the session. Visitors included Bluefield and Wytheville Kiwanis members and Falls Mills guest Raleigh Tabor.
The City and Coalfield Regular Meet of Bluefield Lodge of Perfection is set for December 8 at 7 30 p m in the Masonic temple. All Scottish Rite Masons are welcome. J Toy Nelson serves as Venerable Master and William M Bostic as Secretary. Princeton Lodge No 134 AF and AM will meet at 9 30 Saturday morning to attend services for Brother A H Barber. Charley Miller is secretary.
Obituaries report Edward J Burnette 71 a Bluefield sanitarium death with funeral in Hawkins chapel and Monte Vista Park burial. Lura Johnson 75 of Princeton dies at home with First Christian church services and Fairview Narrows burial. Bourne of Asco noted as former coal mine supervisor died at daughter’s home. Alvin Swinney 43 Conway coal firm employee dies at home with Holiness church service. William G Hale 71 Narrows resident dies after illness with First Christian Narrows service and East Gate cemetery burial. Infant son of Mr and Mrs Bert Asbury Matoaka dies at Bluefield Sanitarium with Matoaka cemetery burial.
Matt Stone 102 dies in Welch hospital after days ill. Bartley resident since 1935, a McDowell County pioneer who came with the Elkhorn Valley coalfield opening in 1903. He worked as a coal miner and later tended a small Bartley farm. Final rites by Rev George Spears and Rev Watson at his son William Stone’s Bartley home. Burial in Deskins cemetery.
Two funeral notices outline services for Paris Boyd Gibson 62 who died at his east Wyoming street home and for Elbert Cleveland Bourne 61 and Alexander Bar bor. Gibson’s service is at Hawkins chapel at 2 p m with burial in Rocky Gap cemetery. Bar bor’s service is at 1 p m at his Falls Church home with burial at Oakwood cemetery Princeton.
Mrs Hazell Parcell Lindsey 46 of Narrows died after a short illness. She is survived by husband Clarence Lindsey and son William Edward. Surviving siblings include Mrs Edward Davis Whitesville and Mrs Garnett Anderson Columbus Ohio. Funeral 2:30 Saturday at Wesley Chapel Trigg with Rev W L Vernon. burial in church cemetery. Body to be moved from Riffe's Narrows funeral home to residence at 10 this morning.
Torrential rains in west central Virginia caused minor damage with two landslides and washed out bridges on secondary routes. Roanoke 2.17 inches fell. Grayson, Montgomery, Bath counties reported minor flooding. Schools dismissed in Shawsville. James River risked rising to flood stage again by Saturday night.
A walkout by composing room workers disrupts publication of tomorrow's Beckley Post Herald. General manager George Warren Hodel says Raleigh Register will still publish and hopes to resolve the uncertified union dispute. The afternoon paper faced no disruption.
James Macomber of the local health department warns shopowners to cover all foods during the busy Christmas season. He says uncovered foods can be condemned and destroyed and urges customers to buy only sanitary products. State rules require proper storage and display to shield food from flies vermin dust and pollution.
Welch West Virginia December meeting notice says UCW Local Union No 19 drivers will gather at Union Hall at 7 30 p m next Monday for an important session urging all members to attend due to matters of significance.
At Fort Campbell Kentucky a general court martial began for Capt John Ballantine First Lieut Alfred Lempicky and Pfc John OBrien on negligent homicide charges in the Oct 27 death of two soldiers during an infil tration course. Victims were Cpl John Sprankle and Cpl Leonard Gerow. Ballantine led the course, Lempicky was safety officer, OBrien was machinegunner. Maximum penalty includes dishonorable discharge and one year hard labor. Col Broadus McAfee presides.
Private Russell Morris of Albemarle County was believed dead in Korea but is alive and recuperating in a San Francisco hospital. An army rep delivered the news to his mother in Virginia. Morris, 29, joined a four‑man escape from a prisoner death march, aided by a Filipino impostor, and later rejoined UN forces. He lost about 40 pounds.
Davy West Virginia December 7 a meeting of the Davy Lions club postponed last week due to weather will be held at 7 oclock Friday evening at the Junior high school building. The Twin Branch Home Room Mothers will serve the dinner.
State Beer Commissioner announces revocation of two beer licenses and suspension of four permits for violations of non-intoxicating beer laws. Andrew Toth of Rainbow Club at Catawba Marion county and Clyde Winbush of Rip's Place at Cedar Grove Kanawha county had licenses revoked for late hour sales and jukebox after midnight. Michael Nicholas of Mike's Place in Charleston loses his permit December 16 to June 30 1951 for beer sales to intoxicated patrons and health violations. W R Jones of Green Springs Hampshire county suspended 60 days for similar offenses. Mollohan Day and Night restaurant Webster Springs and Woodrow S Patterson Romney service station each face 30 day suspensions.
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