Peace Corps Director Vows Tight Security Against Infiltration
Peace Corps Director R Sargent Shriver announced a strict security program to deter Communist infiltration, holding talks with FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover on loyalty checks for volunteers. He said not all recruits would require FBI clearance but security measures would be used as needed. A 400 youth gathering opposed loyalty oaths, and about 18,000 applications had been received with Christmas targets for initial deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph D. Hutman
Washington
UPI
Peace Corps
R. Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Kennedy
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
United States
Foreign Service
Sens
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Scott
U.N
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Civil Service Commission
Governor Barron launches clean government campaign today
Sherwood Glutz notes Governor Barron aims for a clean government from Charlestown, starting a campaign here. He quips that a woman's mind may seem cleaner than a man's because she changes it more often.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barron
Charleston
Shortening The News Continued From Page One
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced it has insured 24,391 banks in the United States a net increase of 560 since last June 30 and 96 percent of all banking institutions in the nation. Thieves broke into the Davis Wholesale Co in Charleston and took between 1,500 and 2,000 in cash from a safe. West Virginians have received 23.4 million in income tax refunds so far this year 4.3 million ahead of last year's pace. Rep Arch Moore Jr West Virginia's lone Republican congressman will be honored at a 25 a plate testimonial dinner in Wheeling April 25 with all 13 counties of the new 1st district expected to be represented. House Minority Leader Charles Halleck scheduled as principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Louis
Charlottesville
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
United States
Davis Wholesale Co
Charleston
Internal Revenue Service
Parkersburg
West
House
Charles Halleck
Rind
Cuba on alert as Easter pilgrimage proceeds amid tensions
Print plants in Havana reported Sunday night activity while Easter weekend passed without major incidents in Havana. In the provinces thousands of faithful continued a traditional pilgrimage from El Cano to Arroyo Arena bearing a plaster image of Mary Magdalene despite the absence of a government permit. Mass attendance remained high through Easter, and laymen noted an unusually large number of men receiving Communion, attributed to church state tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
el Cano
Arroyo Arena
400000 Seedlings Delivered In District
Approximately 400000 evergreen seedlings have been delivered in the Fourth District by the Conservation Commission Division of Forestry per district forester Carl Lucas. This completes spring orders, with fall plantings for new orders. About 100000 seedlings will restore vegetation on strip mine spoil as the department fights forest fires. Five fires were reported last week, three in Wyoming County and one each in Fayette and Summers. none in Raleigh County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation Commission Division of Forestry
Carl Lucas
Lucas
Wyoming County
Fayette
Summers
Raleigh
Tams Mt. Tower Area Cleaned
Carl Lucas district forester reports cleanup near Tams Mountain fire tower under the Governors Crash Program. Crews cleared litter and brush to improve appearance and reduce fire risk as arrests were announced by Buster Foster. Foxing with public cooperation urged to prevent indiscriminate dumping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tams Mountain
Carl Lucas
Buster Foster
Barron
Lucas
Kennedy to Confer with De Gaulle and Allies
The plan outlines Kennedy meeting De Gaulle to complete a series of Western alliance talks. He is scheduled to meet British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan on Wednesday and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer the following week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
de Gaulle
U.S
Harold Macmillan
Konrad Adenauer
A Boy For Gamble
Gamble Benedict Porumbeanu, 20, heiress to a Remington fortune, gave birth to a 6 pound 13 ounce boy named Gheorghe Mihai with husband Andre in a New Jersey area hospital. The birth follows two elopements with Andre including a marriage in Hendersonville North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Gamble Benedict Porumbeanu
John Langstadt
Gamble
Andre
Remington
Gheorghe Mihai
Langstadt
New Jersey
France
Katherine Geddes Benedict
Hendersonville
N.C
Police Probe Wreck on North Kanawha Street
City police were investigating an automobile accident on North Kanawha Street at presstime. Details of the mishap, believed to involve one car, were not available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha Street
Beckley Driver Jailed As Drunk
Herbert C. Bickel, 28, of 520 1 2 Woodlawn Ave., booked at Raleigh County Jail at 1:45 a.m. on a driving while drunk charge after his car hit a utility pole at Woodlawn and Park avenues. Damages estimated at 300 dollars. Released from jail at 8 a.m. after posting bond to Beckley. Wilburn Waddell, Skelton, released after pleading guilty to assault and battery, fined five dollars and costs. Arrested at 7:25 p.m. Sunday by a constable on a warrant obtained by his wife. Shirley Adair Rader, a Beckley man, released at 10 a.m. after reinstatement on probation for probation violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert C. Bickel
Woodlawn Ave
Raleigh County
Woodlawn and
Park Avenues
Bickel
Park Avenue
Beckley
Wilburn Waddell
Skelton
W. A. Burke
Shirley Adair Rader
Cleanup campaign kicks off at Bradley Prosperity landfill
Governor lands a wide clean up campaign scheduled at the new Bradley Prosperity landfill with Raleigh County's five municipalities present. Roy Lee Harmon poet laureate will read a special poem for the launch while Governor Barron speaks. Shady Spring High School Band plays as Okey Patteson presides. A trash contest pits Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Larrabee against William Bowyer with a wheelbarrow ride for the loser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradley Prosperity
Raleigh County
Beckley
Rhodell
Mabscott
Lester
Sophia
Roy Lee Harmon
West Virginia
Barron
Shady Spring High School
Okey Patteson
Raleigh County Bank
Kenneth Larrabee
William Bowyer
Prosperity
Bradley and
Larrabee
Bradley
Bowyer
Couple Happy Living Separate At Joe's Place
Alice visits Joe daily for housekeeping but refuses to move in. Joe says they are happier apart than many couples who are together constantly, stressing they avoid daily tugs and nerves while maintaining their bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Joe
Rescue Squad Called After Patrolman’s Daughter Fainting Spell
Beck ley Fire Department rescue squad was summoned to Mankin Avenue at 9 15 a m today when City Patrolman Jess Williams's daughter fainted. She was not hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Cleanup at an eye sore site prompts equipment list
Community cleanup workers plan to visit the site described as an eye sore to assess needs. They must determine required equipment to correct the existing situation, including safety gear, hand tools, and debris removal supplies. Additional details specify the location for planning.
Acme Plans Mixing Plant At Oak Hill
Oak Hill will host an Acme Construction concrete mixing plant after receiving a building permit. The facility at the foot of Summerlee Avenue beside the railroad will supply ready mixed concrete for the Oak Hill Expressway, with reduced hauling costs for local builders. A siding for seven or eight railroad cars will be installed and a hot mix asphalt plant may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
ANS
Acme Construction Co
W. R. Bennett
Shelton
Sheldon Trump
Summerlee Avenue
Bennett
Oak Hill Expressway
Skelton
Acme Co
Kennedys Attend Mass Amid Kidnap Threats
Calm weather and publicity about threats to three year old Caroline Kennedy drew about a thousand tourists to the home of Joseph P. Kennedy. Secret Service guided the President and Jacqueline Kennedy into St Patrick Church for High Mass with unusual security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy
Kennedy
Jacqueline
Secret Service
State agencies seek more space in aging statehouse
Burdett laments that agencies like the treasurer's and auditor's offices need more room. He notes there are no plans to relocate the State Board of Education or the State Vocational Rehabilitation Division, all sharing the fourth floor with the Tax Department and teachers retirement. Since the statehouse opened 30 years ago, space has shrunk despite two new large office buildings in the past decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasurer
Auditor's
Burdett
State Board of Education
State Vocational Rehabilitation Division
Tax Department
Teachers Retirement
Statehouse
Conference Eyes Indochina Peace Plan With Broad Support
Nations including Communist China and Russia signaled backing for a cease fire supervised by the three nation International Control Commission. The Russians urged a multi nation conference to proceed regardless of the cease-fire timeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
International Control Commission
Indochina
Two Drivers Cited After Raleigh County Accidents
Franklin D. Wood 26 of Indianapolis was cited for reckless driving after a tire blowout caused his vehicle to strike a parked car owned by John A. Reid as state police pursued him Saturday night. Elton M. Claypool 17 of Piney View was cited for failure to have his vehicle under control after his car hit Marden E. Cutright’s car near the Bycan Drive In Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Franklin D. Wood
Indianapolis
Ind
Sprague
John A. Reid
Elton M. Claypool
Piney View
Marden E
Thieves Hit Firm in Tear Gas Safe Break-In
Police say no burglary alarm was found at the firm. Several safes were booby trapped with tear gas. One opened safe was heavily guarded. thieves appeared prepared. A green sport shirt found nearby was worn by a suspect and spattered with tear gas. Six safes remained untouched.
Mabscott Man Pleads Guilty Hears Sentence
Algie Robertson Jr., 25, of Mabscott, pleaded guilty in Raleigh County Criminal Court to grand larceny and was sentenced to one to 10 years in the state penitentiary. A probation motion by his attorney was denied. Robertson had been indicted for assaulting James H. Gregory and robbing him of 700 dollars. James S. Shepherd, also involved, remains jailed. Jurors were excused until Tuesday. other docket entries were continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algie Robertson Jr
Mabscott
Raleigh County
G. Berkley Lilly
Harry L. McCreery
Robertson
James H. Gregory
Earle St
Gregory
James S. Shepherd
U. S. Army
Fort Dix
N. J
Larry Bradley
Earle Lee Perry
Virginia
Negroes Sought For Federal Jobs
Washington UPI Kennedy administration starts a nationwide drive to recruit college trained Negroes for upper level federal positions. Civil Service official Ross Clinchy departs on a six week tour of 24 Negro colleges to encourage qualified applicants through the merit system backed by Vice President Johnson and the Equal Employment Opportunity effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Ross Clinchy
Civil Service Commission
Commission
Clinchy
John W. Macy Jr
Lyndon B. Johnson
Committee On Equal Employment Opportunity
Johnson
Eccles Driver Hurt In Metalton Auto Crash
Howard Cook of Eccles is listed in satisfactory condition at Beckley Hospital after an alleged midnight Sunday crash in Metalton. State Police say his 1941 vehicle rammed the rear of a 1950 car. the other driver remained unidentified. Police note beer was spilled in both cars, with about $500 in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Cook
Eccles
Beckley Hospital
Cook
Metalton
Monkey Business in Space Monkeys At Center Stage
Ten years into the UPI report on the Balcones center Air Force and University of Texas study radiation effects on primates. Sam and Miss Sam, two of 700 monkeys, flew rockets in 1959 60 while others stayed in cages for tests. Psychologists trained the monkeys to respond to signals with rewards or mild shocks as research mapped radiation impacts and protective measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton Wilson Austin
Tex
UPI
U.S. Air Force
University of Texas
Texas
Sam
Miss Sam
Rhesus Colony
D. B
Daniel Boone) Williams
Air Force of
Balcones Research Center
Air Force
School of Aviation Medicine
San Antonio
Atlantic Ocean
New Hair Treatment Claims to Restore Lost Hair
A Bold advertisement from Tonnee Laboratory Consultants claims a 32 day treatment can stop excessive hair loss and regrow hair for those with remaining follicles. It warns that total baldness cannot be reversed and asks readers to mail personal hair history to a Miami based P O Box for analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonnee Laboratory
Tonnee Laboratory Consultants
P.O
Shenandoha Station
Miami, Florida
Deaths And Funerals Silas Adkins of Raleigh County
Funeral services for Silas Adkins of the Long Bottom section in Raleigh County are set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at his home with Rev. W. M. Wills, burial in the family cemetery near the home. Adkins died Sunday morning in a Hinton hospital after a two month illness. He was born March 14, 1885, in Raleigh County, a farmer, and survived by one son Rossy Adkins of Elkton, Maryland, six daughters including Mae Richmond and Listinia Harvey of Sandstone, Maydle Payne of Crab Orchard, Elvin Boinovych of Elkton, Lena Meadows of White Oak, Grace Meadows of Shady Spring, 21 grandchildren, two sons Mansfield and Marshall of Oak Hill, and four great grandchildren. The body will lie in state at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors in Hinton until services. Additional survivors include Raph Welch of Oakland, Calif., and Mrs. Joe Lies of Chicago, with Tyree Funeral Home of Oak Hill in charge of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Adkins
Long Bottom
Raleigh County
W. M. Wills
Adkins
Hinton Hospital
Stephen
Cynthia Arthur Adkins
Rossy Adkins
Elkton
Mae Richmond
Listinia Harvey
Sandstone
Maydle Payne
Crab Orchard
Elvin Boinovych
Lena Meadows
White Oak
Grace Meadows
Shady Spring
Ronald Meadows
Hinton
Raph Welch
Oakland
Calif
Joe Lies
Chicago
Mansfield
Marshall
Oak Hill
Tyree
Final rites for Charles R. Clay in Rock Creek
Charles R. Clay 82 Pettus will be buried at Miller Cemetery Rock Creek after services at Rebecca Chapel. Died Saturday night after a three week illness. Survived by wife Laura two daughters Chessie Bennett Hazel Bauman a son Mayo a brother John L. Clay ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed. Body to be moved to residence and church prior to service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Clay
Chessie Bennett
Pettus
Hazel Bauman
St. Petersburg
Fla
Mayo
Cumberland
Ohio
John L. Clay
Rock Creek
Dewey O'Dell
Virgil Cook
Clinton Miller
Eustace Cantley
Freeland Webb
Arthur Milam
Armstrong Funeral
Arnold W Reed final rites set in Sophia church
Final rites for Arnold Wesley Reed 40 of Norfolk Va formerly of Sophia will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at the First Baptist Church Sophia with Rev Dewey A Wilson and Rev Cleve Young presiding Burial will be in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Reed died in De Paule Hospital Norfolk at 9 a m Saturday from injuries after a Thursday pedestrian vehicle crash The body will be moved from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to the church an hour before services Pallbearers are Arthur B Hall George Ginter Patsy Fragille Al Janney Cleve Hicks and Clarence Culliss
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Wesley Reed
Norfolk
Sophia
First Baptist Church
Dewey A. Wilson
Cleve Young
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Reed
de Paule Hospital
Rose and Quesenberry
Arthur B. Hall
George Ginter
Patsy Fragille
al Janney
Cleve Hicks
Clarence Culliss
Allen M. Bess Funeral Services Held in Oak Hill
Allen Mansfield Bess 75 of Oak Hill died after a short illness in an Oak Hill hospital. Funeral services were to be conducted at the Jones Avenue Church of God by Dr. John Winters and Rev. Allen Gallimore. Burial followed at High Lawn Memorial Park. Born November 18 1885 in Lowmoor Virginia he was a barber. Survivors include his wife Dora Lee Bess and two daughters, Mrs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Mansfield Bess
Oak Hill
Jones Avenue Church of God
John Winters
Allen Gallimore
High Lawn Memorial Park
Bess
Lowmoor
Dora Lee Bess
Priest shoots at fleeing burglar during theft
Police report two bullets lodged in dining room woodwork after a priest fired three times at a fleeing burglar. It is believed the second man may have been hit. Tangye notes the collection totals several thousand, with only a few hundred missing. Sanders has prior narcotics and burglary records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangye
Sanders
Firm Granted Permits For Three Buildings On Eisenhower Drive
Jim Walter Corp. received a city permit to build three structures on Eisenhower Drive: a Teabird office, and two display houses Southern Belle and Country Squire for resale. Permit cost $30 for work estimated at $5,950. A L Carr and Arnold Poole will handle construction. firm to notify city of electricians and plumbers to be used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Walter Corp
City Recorder's Office
Eisenhower Drive
Southern Belle
Country Squire
A. L. Carr
Arnold Poole
Brisk Sunday Breezes Hazard Easter Bonnets
The U.S. Weather Bureau in Albuquerque notes Sunday night that afternoon breezes were brisk enough to pose a slight hazard to crudely engineered and less securely attached Easter bonnets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albuquerque
N.M
UPI
U.S. Weather Bureau
New Mexico
Final rites for Sherman Blackburn 40 Oak Hill
Sherman Edgar Blackburn 40 of Oak Hill dies in a Huntington hospital after a long illness. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev. Ernest Barley officiating. Burial in Stanaford Cemetery. Survivors include wife Pauline. brother William of Stanford. sisters Dorothy Ward Sandstone Violet Ward Cleveland OH Mary Jane Lee Paramount CA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Edgar Blackburn
Oak Hill
Tyree
Ernest Barley
Stanaford
Blackburn
Huntington Hospital
Caperton Coal Co
South Caperton
Mary City
Ohio
Pauline Blackburn
William
Stanford
Dorothy Ward
Sandstone
Violet Ward
Cleveland
Mary Jane Lee
Paramount
Calif
Infant David McKinney laid to rest in Bud
Graveside rites were held at Hickory Ridge Cemetery Bud for infant David McKinney son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd David McKinney. He died shortly after birth at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens. Mother is former Clenda Bishop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory Ridge
Bud
David McKinney
Lloyd David McKinney
Wyoming General Hospital
Mullens
Clenda Bishop
Final rites planned for Silas J. Lambert in Pineville
Silas J. Lambert 84 of Pineville will receive funeral services at 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Methodist Church Pineville with Rev. William H. Street presiding. Burial follows at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Matheny. Lambert died Sunday night after a three and a half month illness. He was born July 22 1876 in Matheny, a retired farmer and Pineville Masonic Lodge No. 138 member. Surviving are his wife Victoria Jewell Lambert, two sisters, seven brothers, one son John S., two daughters Ada Francis and Lola Smith, four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Graveside rites by the Masonic Lodge. Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas J. Lambert
Pineville
William H. Street
Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
Matheny
Lambert
J. S
Margaret Cooper Lambert
Masonic Lodge
First Methodist Church
Victoria Jewell Lambert
Catie Hutchinson
Keyrock
C. A Burt
Proctor
K. of
Matnehy
George P
T. Both
Hatcher
J. W
Mount Hone
D. L
Eccles
Lytle
Tex
D. P
Columbus
Ohio
John S
Ada Francis
Lola Smith
New Bern
N. C
Robertson and Foglesong
Final rites for Mrs Mary Grace Schaeppi at Pineville church
Mrs Grace Schaeppi 75 of Pineville died Sunday in a Welch hospital after a short illness. Funeral services were to be held at 1 p m today at First Methodist Church Pineville with Rev William H Street and Rev Norman Morgan presiding. Burial followed in Oceana Cemetery. She was born March 27 1886 in Oceana, daughter of Eli Marion Center and Elizabeth McClure Center. She belonged to First Methodist Church Pineville and its Woman's Society of Christian Service. Survivors include son Marion Paul Schaeppi, brother Elbert of San Antonio Texas, and sister Luna Worrell of Pineville. Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Grace Schaeppi
Pineville
First Methodist Church
William H. Street
Norman Morgan
Oceana
Schaeppi
Welch
Eli Marion
Elizabeth McClure
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Marion Paul Schaeppi
Elbert
San Antonio
Texas
Luna Worrell
Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home
Final rites for Pvt Lee Charles Bell in Walker ton
Pvt Lee Charles Bell 24 of Fayetteville N C formerly of Walkerton Ind is to be buried with military rites at Walker ton Cemetery after funeral services at Naus baum Funeral Home Walker ton following his death in a car crash Friday near Pulaski Va en route to his in laws home Surviving family includes parents Harold and Irene Bell wife Patricia a son Larry and three brothers and three sisters Funeral services were arranged through Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill and transport via funeral coach to Walkerton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Charles Bell
Fayetteville
N.C
Walkerton
Ind
Nausbaum
Bell
Pulaski
Lawrence Gwinn
Red Star
Harold and
Irene Bell
Patricia Bell
Larry
N. C
Tyree
Oak Hill
Funeral services for Pete Cantley in Naoma
Pete Cantley 72 of Naoma died Saturday night in a Charleston hospital after a long illness. Services 11 a m Tuesday at Free Will Baptist Church Naoma with Rev Willie August. Burial in Adkins Cemetery Naoma. Armstrong Funeral Home Whitesville to the church one hour before the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Cantley
Naoma
Freewill Baptist Church
Willie August
Adkins
Cantley
Charleston
Armstrong Funeral Home
Whitesville
Infant Gid Maynard Dies After Birth in Beckley Memorial
Infant son of Gid and Violet Kemp Maynard of Als Poea died shortly after birth Sunday at Beckley Memorial Hospital. Body at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens pending arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gid Maynard
Gid
Violet Kemp Maynard
Alspoea
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Robertson and Foglesong
Mullens
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sherwood Glutz
Cuba
Tams Mt
Sanifone Dry Cleaning
Dichmont
Bradley Lions Club
Raleigh County Court and
Citizens Improvement Committee
W. Va
Raleigh Register
Acme
Florida Straits
Monkey Business
Man IN Space
Ficer
Charles R. Clay
Rebecca Chapel
Wade Webb
Willis Bradley
Miller Cemetery
Clay
Henry B
Nancy Thompson Clay
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Coal River Lodge No. 407
Arnold W. Reed
Allen M. Bess
Priest
Sherman E. Blackburn
Mrs
Grace Schaeppi
Pvt. Lee. Bell
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