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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1957
Page
1
The forecast calls for sunny today with highs around 82 and a low near 58 after a 52 degree reading last night. Mountain areas near 78 to 80. Clear conditions this morning with a 73 degree reading. Tygart Dam will stay cool tonight. Tuesday looks fair with a high near 84 and a low around 64. Morning readings show 65 at 7 am and 11 am at 69.
The fifth annual Taylor County Calico Queen contest enters its last week with 17 entrants seeking votes to win the fair queen crown. Subscriptions to The Sentinel drive votes, with 20 percent of new money and 7 1/2 percent on one year renewals benefiting the queen fund. The winner earns a 100 dollar U S saving bond and spot in the state contest, while second and third place receive 75 and 50 dollar bonds respectively.
Grafton mayor Dr R D Stout was unanimously re-elected by the city council at a morning meeting in the Municipal Building. W W Gatrell nominated him with A T Moscar seconding. New councilmen Victor Winthines and Albert Sandsbury sworn in, while budget talks on the hospital and health department proceed to a future special session.
Reports from the region describe a devastating disaster with more than 400 dead and thousands evacuated or missing. Rescue workers struggle amid sweltering heat, widespread flooding, and widespread carcass contamination. Coffin carpenters work at Lake Charles while authorities guard against looting and disease spreads.
A special Taylor County Fair Association board meeting will be held at the exhibit barn on Tuesday at 8 o clock to finish plans for the Class C Horse Show set for July 6 and 7 at the fairgrounds. President C R Kinsey urges directors members and interested parties to attend, as entries pour in from West Virginia and nearby states for 31 events under the West Virginia Horseman's Association sanction.
Two teenage girls were taken into custody by Grafton police around 9 30 morning after allegedly stealing over 12 dollars worth of merchandise from the A and P store. The youths, ages 14 and younger, were questioned by the store manager before being turned over to police. Items taken included beans and gum.
The Rev Haymond Co pastor of St Pauls Lutheran Church preached on The Walls of Jerusalem. He compared Jerusalm walls to those of our town, noting parallels in morals and faith. He recalled Nebuchadnezzar 586 B C destruction and the later 538 B C return led by Ezra and Nehemiah to rebuild the temple and walls.
State Police warn a four day Fourth of July holiday will bring heavy traffic and urge drivers to slow down and live. Officers White and Diller cite risks from long trips high costs and construction while recommending limit miles start early rest breaks and no drinking and driving to prevent fatalities.
William M. McDowell aged 25 was killed in a gunfight Sunday in Ronceverte in a long standing quarrel over a woman. Charles Emory Stelle aged 35 near here was jailed without bond. Authorities said Stelle shot and killed McDowell.
Grafton police report a two-vehicle collision near the Beech Street railroad crossing causing $50 damage. John Allen Ellington and Mrs Ruby Wolfe Thomas were involved. both drivers were uninjured and no arrests were made. Police also cite a hit and run on West Main Street injuring Coughlin's parked car at 12:15 a.m. Saturday.
Weekend traffic incidents in West Virginia push the yearly road death total to 222. Harley Dhue 42 of Durham NC and John C Chipp 26 of Buckhannon died in Harrison county crashes on U S 50 while William Rushin 49 of Wheeling perished when his car left the road at a Wheeling underpass. Burke King 18 of Maysel died near Charleston when his car hit a tractor trailer.
Temperatures will average 2 or 3 degrees above normal. Tuesday will be moderate with warmer conditions on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday turns cooler, then a return to warmer air on Saturday. A shower is possible Wednesday night or Thursday, totaling about two tenths of an inch.
Reports from Havana describe gun battles, sabotage, and bombings across the nation amid a Cuban peace rally in Santiago. Five killed and three injured in a Santiago gunfight. civilians and soldiers exchanged fire as rebels attempted to disrupt radio transmissions and incite support for Fidel Castro and the 26th of July movement.
Charlesto n reports new green and white license tags become mandatory at midnight Sunday for all registered vehicles. About 10 000 owners face leaving cars parked until new tags are obtained. Those driving without the new plates face fines as the state notes a shortfall in tag sales versus last year. Long lines formed at the capitol but officials claim all in line were served by mid afternoon. Politico news from London notes Bulganin and Khrushchev delaying a planned visit to Czechoslovakia due to unrest.
The Rev Andrew Daughters, 37, rector of the Episcopal Church in Pasco Washington, said memory return from a two month lapse felt like coming out of a tunnel. He recalls boating on Lake Coeur d'Alene Idaho in April and a squall, then nothing until waking outside Grace Cathedral in San Francisco after a Sunday service. His wife and four sons were reunited with him.
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