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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1931
Page
2
Princeton officials face a state water commission hearing next Tuesday at 2 00 AM about stopping sewage discharge into Brush Creek. Landowners claim damage while the city argues funds and feasibility limit a treatment plant. If ordered to cease, Princeton may seek a plant, but finances strain the project amid other city priorities.
A delegation of Mercer county attorneys asked the court to install a new index system in the county clerk's office, citing antiquated methods. They estimate 21 000 dollars, while the court projects 30 000 dollars and will study the proposal given money constraints. The meeting also covered the Christie property at Main and Walker, the Gorla annex issue, and plans for the Memorial building. Directors expect to decide whether to demolish or rent the building after April 1, with Princeton engines to supply a grade for the alley and a potential lawsuit from owner Mr. Mylene over roadway height.
A Treasury Department plan designates Winston-Salem as a port of entry for local importers to pay duties directly. The city handles about 34 million in customs charges annually, ranking as the ninth port of entry. Also notes baseball figures for Nick Altrock in 1924 and 1929 and a concrete test gone awry with a growing sprout cracking a pipe.
Dukas Brothers contract to grade and drain 6.7 million on the Matonta Lashmeet Kegley road. Three steam shovels will operate at three points near Tash meet Lass Shaw nre and Kegley, starting next Monday. Shovels and machinery from North Carolina arrive today for the job. Belle Bennett class meeting at 2 50 this afternoon in the First Methodist church basement with officers listed.
The city council canvassed the June 2 election results, declaring the official tally and issuing certificates. Dr. S T Bird won mayoral with 1 664 votes over J Sam Hennett 1 470, Shrewsbury beat King for recorder 1 586 to 1 430, ward results led to a council lineup including Bird Shrewsbury Peck Noel Priddy Fortune Spangler Thorn Johnson and White. The Bluefield Gas and Power gas franchise deadline nears June 30 with S W Hall awaiting franchise grant and advertising of the application.
Five officers raided the home of Henry Wilkins in Matoaka and found four and a half gallons of moonshine liquor and three gallons of home brew. Wilkins was fined 280 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail after a hearing before Magistrate J. O. Mangus at Montcalm. Officers included Sergeants Crawford and Parsons, Deputy A. L. Wagner, L. B. Gadd, and J. W. Mosby. Other visits yielded no arrests. Ladies’ Aid meets Thursday at the church at 8 o clock. all Christian church women urged to attend for important business.
A newly commissioned Philadelphia harbor patrol boat exploded during its first trial run, throwing eight people including Lemus B. Schofield the director of public safety and William Milla the police superintendent into the water with minor injuries. The boat caught fire and sank.
The hunting and fishing license price increased today affecting Mercer and surrounding counties at 1 to hunt and fish, while the rest of the state faces a $3 charge. Previously the cost was $1.25 nationwide.
Princeton personal items list residents and students visiting homes or traveling for breaks. Several names from Morgantown, Morgantown WV, North Carolina universities, and West Virginia University appear with homecomings and interruptions to summer plans. Community groups host events with details on Silver Springs church, Sunbeam Band, and local gatherings. A separate note covers Pierce Hallick legal tale in Los Angeles.
Welch juries drawn for the July term opening July 13 include sixteen grand jurors and fifty petit jurors. Names span Welch, War, Kimball, Northfork, Keystone, Elkhorn, Mohawk, and surrounding areas as jury commissioners select the panel for criminal court sessions beginning July 13 with first-day links to ceremonies.
Registration for the short course in mining to be held in Welch from June 19 to July 25 will begin Saturday at the Welch high school building. Classes will begin Monday planning at 8 o'clock at the high school. C. G. Stout of Welch announces details.
OUT OUR WAY notes a summer program by West Virginia University mining extension in Morgantown Beckley and Morgantown venues with about 100 enrollment The course aims to certify mining foremen and fire bosses and to impart thorough mining knowledge. Readers report on local visits illness travel and social notices of residents and guests across Welch Roanoke and surrounding towns.
Welch family and club events highlighted by a luncheon bridge at Mrs. J W Brogham’s Hemphill home with high score prize to Mrs. Hood. Also a Bridge Club gathering hosted by Mrs. Frank C Biggs, plus the Bluefield district Methodist meeting in Welch and plans for World Prayer Day, summer youth schools, and Miss Catherine Parham’s Africa voyage. A humorous Tid-Bits exchange ends the column.
Mrs L J Brindley notes a strong desire to get ahead. Instructions are first aid to aid in mine rescue work will be given. Seventeen subjects are listed on the schedule for the six week course.
A 19 year old worker at the Wilding Guiltyt' olliaries company Uriquette was injured in a crusher incident. He suffered a broken leg and the loss of a thumb during the accident at the briquette plant.
A man was brought to Grace hospital Saturday morning for examination and treatment after an incident. Police and medical staff provided aid as the patient received care for injuries. Further details on the event were not disclosed.
Lucy Bridgman aged 18 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Z. Bridgman of Havaco, died at home after a brief illness. The body was taken to Chilhowie, Va., for burial. In a separate note, the McDowell Country Club house committee sponsors a dance at the club house on Saturday June 13 from 8:30 to 1 o'clock, with music by the Gary Cobain Orchestra. guests admitted with invites.
Washington reports that Attorney General Mitchell said Senator Couzens may access all Justice Department files related to the government’s failure to appeal the estate tax case of the late Mrs James J Hill. The department noted no appeal was recommended by Mabel Willebrandt in 1922.
Washington has Washington & Jefferson College awarding a silver loving cup to recently resigned president Dr S Baker. The token was presented after the General Alumni meeting due to his illness, to be delivered in Pittsburgh as he seeks to regain health. Dr Samuel D McConnell of Easton Md, class of 1803, was the oldest alumnus present.
In Wheeling West Virginia June 9 CAP The judge postponed sentencing of Harry W Smith of lm Grave convicted in federal court on one count of conspiracy to violate the national automobile theft act. The conviction carries a maximum two years in prison and a 10000 dollar fine. In West Brownsville Pennsylvania D G Pal pig and John Thompson contested the borough tax collector post with Pal pig defeating Thompson by one vote after Thompson had been appointed but declined the office citing hardship collecting taxes amid tough times.
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