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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1955
Page
15
A local crime tale ends with a lab mix up when a victim's blood sample, sent for alcohol analysis, was found to have been taken after embalming. Deputy Lazare delivered the vial to the Statehouse crime lab where the report read Formalde. The incident surfaces amid a roundup of quirky regional notes and celebrity sightings in West Virginia news circles.
Wheeling authorities seek 519000 in federal aid to finance a 155 acre riverfront slum clearance and redevelopment project along the Ohio River center of the city. The Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority submitted the application for regional review before final HHFA approval.
In a 4-1 ruling the Supreme Court refused to compel McDowell County to fund the salary and expenses of probation officer William A. Meador for the current fiscal year. The decision leaves county fiscal control with the county court and sheriff, with Justice Leslie E. Given dissented, criticizing the ruling for shifting supervision from probation officers to sheriffs.
Buckhannon posts buzz as Elizabeth Logan Roberts of Elkins will be crowned queen of the 14th Central West Virginia Strawberry Festival opening tomorrow. The 18-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Donald B. Roberts will be crowned at 10:45 a.m. to start the festival’s first full day. Festival director Robert M. Tetrick expects about 50,000 spectators in the heart of the state's berry country, with Hershel Casto of Barbour County slated to reign as king for being the top strawberry exhibitor last year.
James Woodrow Underwood 37 of Roanoke Rapids was sentenced to one year at a state prison camp after pleading guilty to interstate auto theft. Vernon Reed of Chandler Drive received two years six months at Atlanta Penitentiary for liquor violations. James Terry and Charles McKenney drew two years each for liquor law breaches. Four defendants got probation, while others faced potential conditional releases pending rehabilitation efforts, as Judge Ben Moore underscored the push for reform.
Two men accused of operating a thriving distillery near St. Albans were held for Federal Court action by U. S. Commissioner W. H. Belcher. Johnny Myers and Sherman Drake were arrested after agents raided a house on Two and Three Quarter Mile Creek, finding a 250 gallon still, 25 barrels of corn mash totaling 1,160 gallons, 212 gallons of whisky, 85 gallon jugs, sugar and yeast. The operation reportedly produced about 100 gallons weekly. The still was destroyed and bond set at $500 each.
The Public Service Commission approved Parkersburg’s sewer system project funded by a 4.85 million dollar bond issue. Rates will be set by water meter readings with a six step scale, minimum quarterly charge 3.40, effective June 1. The order also updates prior South Parkersburg facilities and includes related agency actions on rail, gas, and dam safety projects.
Walter W. Morrison an 18 year old Park Central High School student from Bluefield won first place in a national United Nations contest among 4000 schools. He chose a $500 scholarship over a Europe trip and plans to study law after graduating in 1936. Morrison is the first West Virginian to win the contest, run 22 years by the American Association for the United Nations.
Parkerburg report on the 47th annual Bible conference of the West Virginia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. E A Robertson of Washington DC, educational secretary of the Columbia Union Conference, urged neglectful parents to emphasize the home. He warned against the gadabout mother and the too busy father, speaking to delegates and camp meeting attendees as sessions continue through Sunday.
The Constitutionality of the Board of Public Works method of assessing public utilities for tax purposes was challenged during three days of hearings on tentative 1955 assessments. Norfolk and Western Railway asked a 77 million valuation be cut to 72 million, arguing the 74 percent method violates equality with other property. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway urged cut from 1082 million to 101 million, contending higher figures aren’t justified by earnings after federal income taxes.
Morris Harvey students begin summer training school classes at 8:45 p.m. today at Kanawha School with limited enrolment to 25 per class. director Mrs Irene Sawyer says there is room for a few more pupils at all levels.
Paul M. Scott, president of Ronceverte National Bank, becomes president of the West Virginia Bankers Assn. He was chosen at the annual convention held aboard the SS Queen of Bermuda during a Caribbean cruise. Virgil W. O’Dell was elected treasurer, with L. C. Horter and William E. Mildren named first and second vice presidents.
Judge Frank C. Haymond explained why he dissented as the West Virginia Supreme Court split 4 to 3 on March 8 when it set aside Malcolm C. Bragg’s first degree murder conviction and granted a new trial. Bragg later pled guilty to first degree murder and received life imprisonment. The dissent questions whether admitting evidence about lack of a pistol license and the court’s instruction on first degree murder were proper, calling some errors harmless and affirming the trial’s instruction as correct.
WHEELING June 7 The West Virginia Health Director N H Dyer says second shots in the polio inoculation program will be given when vaccine is available. He notes the outlook looks brighter after Lilly released enough vaccine for one million shots and cites transportation and volunteer efforts. He warns about unproven protection from a single shot and mentions Jonas Salk extends the interval to two months between doses.
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