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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1958
Page
2
The second day of hearings on tentative public utility assessments in West Virginia heard arguments to keep taxes down amid rising costs and falling revenues. Assessments total 868.6 million dollars, up 19 million from 1957, and will guide county tax levies.
Town residents head to the polls to decide a 350000 bond issue to fund a Clinch River water filter plant. The project, recommended by consulting engineers, would provide hygienic, adequate water with metered usage and revenue supports repayment. The system serves homes, Tazewell High School, and Miramold plant, prompting a heated campaign and record anticipated turnout.
The Rev. Frank Preston resumes duties at the pastorate of two churches in Tazewell after summer service at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond. A King College graduate and Abingdon native, he and Mrs. Preston with two daughters live at the Thompson Valley manse. John DeMerit, Milwaukee bonus player, stars in Atlanta Crackers outfield.
Legal notice lists a 1952 Chevrolet Convertible with chassis number C13526 from Motor Company Virginia. Dated the 2nd day of June in an Evans Fri jurisdiction, with mention of Rexrode and C. & Rexrode as parties.
A long obituary list from Keystone to Saltville covers Benjamin Brown 88 Keystone died after two months illness. Survivors include wife Annie and many children. Other notices include Charles Phipps 80 Saltville and Thomas Broady 86 Saltville. Multiple services planned across Borders, Union Church and local cemeteries.
The West Virginia Methodist Conference outlined a $3.48 million plan to build a new Clarksburg hospital. An outright $1.74 million federal grant could cover half the cost, with the conference matching the other $1.74 million. One million dollars in cash and pledges exist, $740,000 remains to be raised, and the board may borrow up to $750,000 though this likely won’t be needed.
Funeral notices list several local deaths with service times and burial places including Hall, Denard, Fender, Smith, O Quinn, Bowman, McFarland, Young and Christian. A regional church conference in Clarksburg discusses hospital use, auxiliary growth, missions funding, and plans for spiritual retreats, rural life observances, and church awards.
About 3,500 Pony League teams start play in the United States Canada and Mexico this week with a chance to reach the seventh annual world series in August. More than 50,000 boys aged 13 and 14 participate.
The League of Red Cross Societies appealed for vaccines as Bangkok's cholera outbreak has killed 14 people since April 23, according to Geneva AP dispatch.
The Graham High School graduation for the 1958 seniors is set for tonight at 8 p.m. in the Municipal Auditorium. Reece Ander will present diplomas. eight six seniors receive them, with two more in summer school. The program theme is Faith in the Future with a choral reading Faith in America.
The body of Carl Raymond Bellamy, 35, drowned in a boating accident Tuesday, was recovered from the Ohio River Thursday near Huntington. Local authorities identified the victim and continued to investigate the incident.
The Associated Press reports West Virginia will see partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures with highs near 70 on Friday. Saturday brings fair, cool and dry conditions. Virginia expects partly cloudy, windy weather with a cool turn on Friday and possible southeast thunderstorms, highs 72 to 82, followed by mainly cloudy, cooler conditions Saturday.
Some 250 members of the Improved Order of Redmen gather in Bluefield for the 1958 West Virginia Convention. Registration reached 200 by Thursday night with 250 expected. Mike Fisher will chair the morning sessions at the Matz Hotel as out of state speakers Harold Toy and Irene White attend. A memorial service is planned by Rev. Donald Walters of Midway Christian Eddies. Banquet and dance follow at 6:30 p.m.
State dairymen gathered at a Charleston coronation dinner where officials noted dairy products account for over 19 percent of farm income, yet 42 percent of milk in the state is imported. Contestants in the Dairy Princess pageant include Pat Rowland Princeton Alice Rowland Princeton Donna Horton Bluefield Judy Surface Bluefield and Sue Miller Princeton. Judging is set for 3 p.m. Monday at the Chancellor Hotel.
Lions host noon meeting as Bluefield club announces year ahead chairmanship for committees including publicity Jim Strupp Otis Bivens convention Carrai Alfred White finance Venoy Owens Sam Morgan education W R Cooke Lacy Edwards civic welfare R S Brown Cline Hall sight conservation John Tyson Butch Schrinner youth work Zane Summers Dr Eddie Copen haver citizenship patriotism L R Coulling Lindsey Dula attendance Guy Harrison Buck Weaver membership and classification E R Kidwell Ralph Robinette safety W E DeMoss Rex Hill program and entertainment Earl Wood Sam Belcher.
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