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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1957
Page
1
Partly cloudy with variable clouds through Sunday evening. Temperatures reach highs near 44 to 53, then fall to 34. Night lows 18 to 28 with 11 am readings around 40 to 42. Tuesday expected highs around 53.
Ira Mayle 30 of Philippi received 90 days in Taylor County Jail and a 59.50 fine for a hit and run. He appeared before Justice of the Peace W C Lawson after colliding with two Gettysburg, Pa. drivers en route to Teether, causing about 1,000 in damage. He was arrested about 30 minutes later and returned to the scene six miles south of Grafton on Route 119. Mayle had been released from jail on November 30 and re arrested December 1.
The Soviet Ministry of Defense released a book on atom powered aircraft, noting no claim of a breakthrough. It outlines principles and issues in the design and construction of atom powered planes in the USSR and abroad, with foreign scientists predicting first flight around 1960. The report is cautious and does not forecast its own breakthrough.
Atlanta minister Rev Raymond Cross at St Pauls Lutheran delivers a Christmas message urging practical faith. He argues prayer requires action and work, not passive waiting, citing Haggai and the prophecy of Immanuel as signs of hope for stressed readers. He links Advent to daily labor and God’s presence with workers.
State Police in Grafton report ongoing speed enforcement on Taylor County highways. Four individuals were arrested over the weekend: Junior E. Lantz Jr., 17, of Clarksburg for speeding on US Route 50 at 2 p.m. Sunday. Herbert Moore, 18, of Grafton for hazardous driving near Pruntytown on Route 50 at 10:15 p.m. Saturday. Paul David Cox, 18, of Grafton for hazardous driving on US Route 50 at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. William Malone of Grafton for lacking an inspection sticker. All will appear before justices of the peace cited.
Rep Mollohan says he will run for Congress in West Virginia's 1st District after a failed bid for governor. The 48 year old Democrat, who previously served two House terms, confirmed plans to pursue the nomination next August as Arch Moore seeks reelection of his seat.
Mass rally in Maebashi urged retrial of American GI William Girard for the firing range death of Mrs. Naka Sakai on Jan 30. Prosecutors weigh appeal against a three year suspended sentence. outcome could delay his return to the United States with his Japanese wife.
Former Soviet minister Dmitri Shepilov resumes work in Moscow at the Institute of Economics of the Academy of Sciences after a temporary eclipse. Officials gave no comment on his placement, but sources confirm the assignment.
Bluefield report: four children from a rural Mercer County home missing since November 25. Linda Hawley 13, Paul 11, Danny 9, and Everett Roland 12 possibly traveled to Columbia South Carolina with a friend Ersett Roland 12. A bus ticket to Columbia was sold the morning of November 25. Linda’s brother Bug Hawley was sent to Fort Bragg before the planned graduation and was granted a furlough after the disappearance.
Albert Nuzum of Grafton Route 3 and his children Buteh and Mary Ann hunted in Cherry Run area and returned with a 150 pound four point buck after a 36th season. The first deer in his life, he scored near 7:30 this morning, firing three extra shots to confirm the hit.
The Taylor County Court met Monday morning for a regular meeting with all members present. Routine business was discussed and it was announced a school of county commissioners would be held in Charleston on December 10 and 11. Dick Leonard and R H Burner, both court members, will probably attend.
Roughly a thousand Kauai residents sought shelter as Hurricane Nina plowed through with 80 mph winds. Minor damage reported, though power outages were common and water flooding affected areas including the Aloha Theater in Hanepepe. Honolulu avoided a direct hit but one line worker died repairing a damaged 4000 volt line.
Police Chief Robert DeBarr reports an ordinance allows firearm discharge within city limits for any reason, but neighbors complain rabbit hunters are firing near homes. He warned that the law would be enforced in the Grafton area.
Grafton subscribers awoke to find a free copy of the Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph on their doorsteps. The Sentinel carrier, the regular daily distributor, left the metropolitan Sunday paper as a new reader service. An in-paper advertisement explains the program.
Sherbrooke reports eight children perished in a Sunday inferno of an eight room frame house. Fire was blamed on a faulty oil stove after Mrs. Marie Ange Denault left for mass with her 13 year old son Robert. Denault tried to save the youngsters but suffered severe burns.
Temperatures will average near normal with highs around 49 and lows near 30. No marked day-to-day changes expected. Precipitation in the range of half to three quarters of an inch, mainly as rain or snow, around Friday.
The U.S. Weather Bureau logged a high of 78 degrees at Los Angeles Airport on Sunday and a low of 12 below zero at Alamosa Colorado, marking notable regional temperature extremes.
President Eisenhower prepared to return to Washington from his Pennsylvania farm to preside briefly at a cabinet meeting and join Tuesday's White House talks with congressional leaders. He aims to attend December 14 Atlantic Alliance summit planning and possibly the Paris NATO meeting, depending on doctors' clearance. Vice President Nixon would stand in if needed.
In Sanford Florida a Navy chief petty officer William H. Kelly 35 killed fellow CPO Floyd E. Dobbins Jr 36 at the Sanford Naval Air Station then wounded two others while fleeing. A 50 man posse cornered Kelly at a hunting preserve and killed him four hours after the first shooting. Game Warden Herbert W. Jones was wounded at the game area near Osteen.
United Press reports a Thanksgiving four day period ending Sunday tallies 507 highway deaths plus 101 in plane crashes and other incidents for an overall toll of 617. California led with 50 fatalities, Ohio 85, Michigan 26, and multiple states reporting 23. The worst single accident, a nine dead high no car collision near Naviz, involved airmen from Davis Monthan Air Force base.
Six people died on West Virginia highways during the long Thanksgiving weekend. Three fatalities occurred in Hampshire County after a car wrecked and burned Sunday. identification of burned victims was not yet confirmed. The vehicle, registered to Franklin Payne, 45, of Berryville Virginia, carried two sailors inferred from clothing. A fifth victim, Schwarz Morton, 89, of Elkhurst Clay County, fell from a car on icy WV 20 near Richwood and struck his head.
The U S chamber of Commerce predicts this Christmas season will see the largest shopping binge in history with December sales near 20 billion dollars, topping last year’s 19.4 billion. It notes unemployment and stock market dips may curb enthusiasm but expects peak sales to at least match or exceed 1956.
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