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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1962
Page
9
Johnny Mayo asks four locals if rock and roll is fading or here to stay. Lillian Brooks says it endures, Judy Cox expects it to fade like previous dances, Roger Bishop notes teen and adult appeal, Susan White says it is in its prime and lasting longer than other crazes.
Five Pineville residents won a PSC settlement over being billed for sewer services not used. Water service was restored to William J. Thomas and four others. A second Center Public Service District case, involving Mullensville residents, alleges unpermitted sewage dumping into the Grandotte River and takeover of private disposal facilities without notice.
The future Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell lost hearing before age five during scarlet fever. She learned lip reading and by age thirteen learned German through lip reading, shaping her later life.
The Princeton Chapter 355 Women of the Moose held an installation at Moose Hall naming new officers for the year. Senior regent Dorothy Jones presided with installation by Princeton Loyal Order of Moose No. 1521 and regents. New officers include Shirley Crotty graduate regent Betty Webb junior regent Peggy Miles and others. Crotty and Daugherty received gifts for service.
The U S Department of Agriculture announces redesigned food coupons for the Pilot Food Stamp Program starting July 1 1962 in McDowell County. New denominations include 50 cent orange and 2 dollar blue books, replacing 25 cent and 1 dollar coupons.
Kiwanian Graham Newman addressed Bluefield Virginia club members at Mason Hall. He challenged articles on funeral costs, arguing there are no high costs in the funeral profession. The meeting was led by Vice-President Ben Bates with invocation by Crockett Hughes.
Yemen spans about the size of South Dakota with a population around five million people. It occupies a fair portion of the Arabian peninsula and reflects a notable geographic share in the region.
The Kee Street Methodist Church Young Married Couples Sunday School Class in Princeton held a Bible reading program in Friendship Hall led by Rev. William Trowbridge and Mrs. Treavor Pettrey. The meeting included devotions, a reading titled How Readest Thou, officers named for the new year, and a camp fund donation of 45. The chapter closed with planning for a June 26 wiener roast at the Leeper farm in Spanishburg.
Former state historian backed by a Kiwanis audience argued that changing West Virginia's name to Lincoln would bring publicity but create headaches and business confusion. Kyle McCormick noted hostility to the name in the South and said the move would not be feasible despite centennial interest.
Ernest Baylor Stanger lost his bid to have a circuit judge set aside a 10 year prison sentence for a $175000 diamond robbery. Wytheville judge overruled defense motion and Stanger’s attorney announced an appeal. Stanger 43 of Chattanooga and Robert Lewis 34 of Mattoon were charged in the theft of a salesman’s sample case containing diamonds in Bluefield West Virginia on February 14. Diamonds were scattered along U S 21 52 north of Wytheville and a secondary road as police chased a car. Lewis is set for trial July 19.
The island Celebes saw Portuguese arrival in 1512 followed by Dutch trade in the 1600s. During World War II it was occupied by Japan, bombed by Americans, and surrendered to Australian forces.
Charleston AP reports the gross sales tax brought in 48.2 million dollars for the first ten months of the fiscal year. Tax Commissioner C. Howard Hardesty Jr. notes the period July 1 to May 31 shows about 2.56 million dollars more than the prior year. The tax remains the state's largest general revenue source.
Tokyo reports two more Japanese seaweed boats seized by a Soviet patrol ship within two miles off the eastern tip of Hokkaido. The seizures mark the ninth and tenth since the edible seaweed season began May 20 near the Soviet held Kones Reef.
Deeds recorded Thursday in Mercer County include Kate Newman and others transferring to Marie Phillips White a lot on old Ingle Side Road Beaver Pond 16 by 200 feet for 150 dollars. Leander P Bailey and Ida Bailey to Reginald and Warda Minor 2.5 acres and 10.3 acres in Rock District for 6 500 dollars. Monte Vista Park Cemetery Association to E F Peake a southern cemetery lot priced 300 dollars. Charles Perkins to Sherman and Frances Glass a lot on Crane Creek in McComas for 3350 dollars. E L Linkous and Nettie to Dolores Graham 42 100 acre and 3.94 acres for 2000 dollars. W C Forlines Jr and Aileen Forlines to Harry and Ethel Perkins two lots in Cumberland Heights addition for 200 dollars. The will of Emma Stone dated May 19 1962 probate. Georgianna Lewis named executrix. Stanley Sinkford Bennie Saunders and Clarence Mack named appraisers. Marriage license filed by William Marshall Thomas of Roanoke Virginia and Candyth Ann Borrer of Princeton.
Gov Barron will inspect West Virginia National Guard units at Camp Dawson during a Governor's Day weekend encampment. He arrives Friday afternoon by helicopter from Elkins for ceremony led by Lt Gen Upham and Maj Gen Van Brunt with Brig Gen McLaughlin. A Beckley guardsman learns his wife gave birth to a son as the field war games continue.
Actor Edward G. Robinson remains in bed for three more weeks at Princess Elizabeth Hospital in Nairobi. Specialists say he is not in danger but requires complete rest after a heart attack suffered while filming at a location high on Mt. Meru in northern Tanganyika.
Columbus found the 427 square mile West Indies island of Martinique in 1502 during his fourth voyage. He collected fresh water and rested for three days before continuing.
The vernacular movement in Roman Catholic worship persists despite cautions and a papal edict. Leaders like Msgr. Robert J. Sherry say the effort will endure as the Ecumenical Council nears, while debate continues over Latin’s role versus English in the Mass.
A revival will be held at Smith Chapel Church of the Brethren six miles from Princeton on Route 20. Events run June 24 to July 8 with evening services at 7 30 p m each night.
President William V. S. Tubman of Liberia arrives in Haifa aboard the Theodore Herzl for a 10 day state visit to Israel.
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