Increased Farm Production Needed To Meet Market Demands
Rural Development Council notes need for higher Beckley area output of eggs vegetables fruits and livestock to attract large buyers. R E Hicks cites rising market pace. Porter Lewis reports Beckley Market sales up in early 1961 with doubled Union pickup eggs and more producers. Strawberry crop expected to double. 87,000 Woodland Show plant orders. Livestock market shows $10,000 Monday sale. more cattle and other stock anticipated. Forestry chief Keiling highlights Miss Woodland Nymph contest May 26 27 and Camp Wood training for 16 20 year olds with June 15 deadline. RDC committee planning June meeting components.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Rural Development Council
R. E. Hicks
Lewis
Hicks
RDC
C. T. Shackelford
New River
O. C. Hutchison
Francis Keiling
Forestry Commission
Farmers Market
Keiling
Camp Wood
Anthony Creek
Phil Berthy
Wvui Extension Service
Forestry Division
The
Conservation Commission
Harry Steadley
Soil Conservation Service
Charles Hodel
Beckley Newspapers
Shackelford
Trap Hill FFA Wins District Public Speaking and Parliamentary
Trap Hill High School FFA teams won both district contests in public speaking and parliamentary procedure, defeating Greenbrier Valley foes. Connie Bailey took public speaking. the parliamentary team led by Thomas Crites and Connie Bailey will advance to Jackson's Mill in July to represent the state nationally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trap Hill High School
Future Farmers of America
Roncever Te
Southern Federation
Greenbrier Valley Federation
FFA
Jackson's Mill
James Lilly
GGA
Voag
Connie Bailey
Thomas Crites
Jack Trump
Wandell Allen
Randy Honaker
Boies Richardson
Sentinel
Ray Covey
Editor Receives Scouting Award in Huntington
J Knox Dye editor of Pt. Pleasant Register and vice president of the West Virginia UPI Editors Association received the Silver Beaver Award. Recipient also included Dr John Hollister and Norman Deitz of Huntington. The Tri-Astate Area Boy Scout Council honored long serving volunteers at its annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
UPI
J. Knox Dye
Pt. Pleasant Register
West Virginia
United Press International Editors Association
Dye
John Hollister
Beverly Hills
Kentucky
Ohio
The
Register
Wheeling Intelligencer
Parkersburg Sentinel
Marshall University
Colorado Springs
Colo
West Virginia leaders urge federal, state, local cooperation
Senator Jennings Randolph said West Virginia's economy needs speed and Kennedy’s help remains strong while Governor Barron pressed for a stronger triangle of cooperation among federal, state, and local officials. Welfare Secretary Ribicoff and Federal Highway Administrator Whitton also spoke at the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
West Virginia
Randolph
Kennedy
W. W. Barron
Barron
Abraham Ribicoff
Rex M. Whit
Byrd Prillerman PTA Meeting Set Thursday
Byrd Prillerman High School PTA will meet at 11 30 am Thursday Nathaniel J Radford PTA president requests all members attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrd-Prillerman Pta
Byrd - Prillerman High School
Nathaniel J. Radford
Court Tardiness Blamed On Car
Jack Davis 53 of Shady Spring failed to appear for sentencing in Raleigh County Criminal Court after a car refused to start. Judge Harry L. McCreery suspended a one to five year penitentiary term and placed him on two years probation after a guilty plea to unlawful wounding for stabbing Bobby Gene Ellison in Chi Chi's Grill on Johnstown Road February 11. Davis' attorney said he went to court after 9 am but was delayed by the car breakdown during a midmorning errand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Davis
Raleigh County
Davis
Shady Spring
State Penitentiary
Harry L. McCreery
Bobby Gene Ellison
Beckley
Chi Chi
Johnstown Road
Leo Brrch
Two Civil Cases Filed in Pineville Circuit Clerk
In Pineville two civil suits were filed this week in the Wyoming County Circuit Clerk's office. The Dow Chemical Co. versus Guyan Gas Co. seeks $2,207.82 plus interest and costs with attorney F. T. Kingdon. Walter England sues Provident Life and Accident Insurance Co. for $5,000 plus costs claiming disability from a fractured lower spine since 1959 after proof of loss filed December 9. James C. Lyons represents England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Wyoming County Circuit
Dow Chemical Co
Dowell Division
Marshall G. West
D. Grove Moler
J. S. Richardson
Norman S. Newton
Guyan Gas Co
F. T. Kingdon
Walter England
The
Provident Life and Accident Insurance Co
England
James C. Lyons
Divorces Granted in Pineville Courthouse
Ellen Hatfield Bledsoe was granted divorce from Jasper Bedford Bledsoe with custody of six children awarded to the mother. James R. Stewart divorced Nina Stewart with custody of four children awarded to the father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pineville
RNS
Wyoming Couneel
Ellen Hatfield Bledsoe
Jasper Bedford Bledsoe
James R. Stewart
Nina Stewart
Street Department Cleans After Sewer Repair Work
Street department employees unclogged a main line sewer on North Oakwood Avenue Tuesday and spent today cleaning mud and debris from the sidewalk in the work area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakwood Avenue
Bars Fined for Littering Then Panhandling In Court
New York police court scene as Erskine Bars first pays a $5 littering fine in the subway and later faces a panhandling charge. Magistrate Edward Chapman returns 25 cents to Bars, telling him to stay out of court for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Erskine
Edward Chapman
Chapman
Miner Injuried In Shuttle Car Incident At Pocahontas Mine
Shirley Earl Campbell, 33, of Sophia, is in satisfactory condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after injuries to his right foot when it was caught in a shuttle car at a Pocahontas Fuel Coal mine. He was admitted at 4:20 a.m. today for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Earl Campbell
Sophia
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Pocahontas
New COLONAID laxative promises three-way relief
Aging colon leads to dry hard waste that blocks the urge to defecate. Doctors endorsed COLONAID as a gentler, faster option providing lubrication, rebulking action, and nerve reflex stimulation for overnight relief, safe for expectant mothers and non interfering with vitamin absorption. Introductory size 43¢.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonaid
CoLoNaro
CoLonarp
Colonald
West Virginia Briefs Summary of local notices
Huntington funeral services set for Ernest L Loar 46 prominent auto dealer. He died of a heart attack while visiting relatives. B B Bryant assistant VP at Chesapeake and Ohio Railway hospitalized after heart attack in Washington. He has homes in Cleveland and Huntington and may be out five weeks. Mrs Victor Wormser elected president of West Virginia Federation of Temple Sisterhood at 32nd biennial in Huntington. Monaongahela Power Co buys 234 acre plant site near Booth Morgantown for potential industrial use. Bank of Richmond reports Fifth District business loans rose 1.216 million last week to 883.658 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dies Huntington
UPI
Kenova
Ernest L. Loar
Loar
Stallings
Logan County Automobile Association
Tuesay
Washington
B. B. Bryant
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Bryant
Cleveland
Huntington
W. Va
Victor Wormser
West Virginia Federation of Temple Sisterhood
Wormser
Charles Stein
Wheeling
William Rosen
Williamson
Henry Greenberg
Parkersburg
Irving Gardner
Richmond, Va
Bank of Richmond
Federal Reserve District
West Virginia
Barron Defends West Virginia Industrial Safety Record
Barron pledged to ignore costly results of the accident problem in West Virginia and praised the state's safety record. N T Carmicia of Island Creek Coal Co. told the conference that automation has created the safest possible working conditions in the coal industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Barron
N. T. Carmicia
Island Creek Coal Co
Tiz In Prison Again
Clarence Jones known as Tiz, former boxer and evangelist, had parole revoked by the State Board of Probation and Parole. He is sent back to Huttonsville Medium Security Prison in West Virginia after parole violation. He previously served a 110 year larceny sentence from Monroe County with early parole in 1960 and now must serve at least one year before seeking parole again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
State Board of Probation and Parole
Clarence
Tiz) Jones
Huttonsville
Jones
West Virginia
California
Monroe County
West Virginia to buy Cass Bald Knob railroad for tourism
Gov. W. W. Barron announced the state will purchase the Cass to Bald Knob logging railroad in Pocahontas County to develop it as a major eastern tourist attraction. A private investor group plans to lease the line for further development near Green Bank’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory Cass Cave and other outdoor attractions, aiming to boost regional economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
Cass
Bald Knob
Pocahontas County
W. W. Barron
Allegheny Mountains
United States
Barron
National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Greenbank
Cass Cave
Niagara Falls
West Virginia
Greenbank Observatory
Cass Railroad
Parole Board Seeks Kin for 33 WV Inmates Eligible for Release
West Virginia parole board aims to release 33 inmates this week under a relaxed rule, but Chairman J Alexander Creasey says relatives are largely unknown. The effort follows a broader plan to free 333 inmates who lacked jobs or homes. Creasey urges families to contact the board to speed up releases, noting 24 inmates from Huttonsville and 14 from Moundsville will be released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
State Board of Probation and Parole
West Virginia
J. Alexander Creasey
Creasey
Huttonsville
Moundsville
Lawmakers push purse power to force agency data
Representative Madge, D-Ga., urged Congress to use the power of the purse to obtain information from government agencies. He warned that subpoenas may be needed if agencies refuse to disclose non classified material, including a Migratory Game Bird Commission report about wandering birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge
D-Ga
Congress
Talmadge
Migratory Game Bird Commission
Wife Gets Life in August 1959 Murder Case
Mrs. Newman’s brother Richard E Bechtel aged 20 allegedly supplied the murder weapon and helped bury the body Horner and Bechtel have been indicted for first degree murder but no trial date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockview Penitentiary
Hepatitis cases rise in West Virginia during week
Charleston UPI reports state Health Director N H Dyer said 127 more infectious hepatitis cases were reported last week, lifting the annual total to 757. Last year for the same period 275 cases. The week included 54 new cases plus 73 previously unreported cases in Kanawha County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
N. H. Dyer
Kanawha County
Invasion sparks mass detentions and Cuba radio reports
U S pilot housing used as makeshift jails with over 1 000 arrests including 100 priests. Rebelde Radio cites five men condemned to firing squads for landing with an invasion force in Pinar del Rio and three others ordered executed for anti Castro activities. Reports on fighting are sparse with no eye witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebelde Radio
Pinar del Rio
Caribbean
Cuba
Sagua la Granda
Las Villas
Matanzas
Guantanamo
Havana
Bern
U. S
Switzerland
Raymont
Now You Know By United Press International
The Big Room at Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico is described as the largest underground chamber globally. It measures about 4,000 feet in length, around 6e feet in height, and up to 625 feet in width.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico
South Seen As Water Mecca
Washington based Interior Department geologist P F Lamoreaux says a survey shows the South as the nation s future water reservoir. He cites 40 inch average rainfall in the region versus 30 nationally and calls the Atlantic Gulf coastal plain the sleeping giant of the country s water resources with billions of gallons daily from unconsolidated sediments. Blue Ridge and Piedmont have the smallest groundwater potential while Appalachia varies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.F. Lamoreaux
Interior Department
Texas
Atlantic Coast
Lamoreaux
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain
Blue Ridge
Piedmont
Appalachian
Murder Shocked Community Weekend Scene In Pulaski
In Pulaski Virginia a violent weekend incident left James Cunningham 67 and his wife Goldie 55 beaten choked and stabbed to death with a screwdriver. A separate trial in Pearlsburg saw Mary Elizabeth Giles acquitted of murdering her 3yearold son Terry with arsenic last August. Other state briefs note Ernest Stevenson’s appeal set for April 27 and Suburban Motor Freight appoints Arthur Edens to Charleston terminal manager on May 12 as lawmakers study aid for depressed mountain areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cunningham
Goldie
Pulaski
Wanda Pulaska
Mary Elizabeth Giles
Pearlsburg
Terry
Ernest Stevenson
Cabell County
John W. Hereford
Arthur J. Edens
Big Chimney
Richard J. Sculli
Charleston
Suburban Motor Freight Inc
House
George Seibert Jr
Ohio
State Department of Commerce
U. S. Departments of Interior and Labor
Notable UPI Deaths Across States
George L. Reedy aged 99, longtime newsstand operator and former groceryman, dies in Mount Carroll Illinois after 89 years in state. Rev. Carl Alfred Bjornbom, 100, Evangelical Covenant Church leader, dies in Chicago after serving multiple pastorates. Ferdinand W. Goldring, 56, head of Goldring Inc. with 50+ outlets, dies in New York. Emil A. Trefzger, 73, world speed typing champion of 1914, dies in Larchmont after long Underwood career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Carl Alfred Bjornbom
Evangelical Covenant Church of America
Bjornbom
Sweden
Covenant Home
United States
Me. Keesport
Washington Depot
Conn
New York
Ferdinand W. Goldring
Goldring Inc
Goldring
Bunkie
Larchmont, N.Y
Emil A. Trefzger
Trefzger
Underwood Corp
Lottery Apparatus Charged To Ferguson
Sylvester Ferguson, 49, was arrested at his Smoot Street home at 9 a.m. today by City Police and charged with possession of lottery apparatus. He was ordered to appear in Police Court Monday night to answer the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester Ferguson
Smoot Street
Deaths and Funerals Parade in Area Churches
Multiple obituaries list John Lambert 70 of Herndon Heights buried in Lusk Cemetery after dying in Welch Hospital. Surviving wife, four sons, one daughter, and several relatives noted. Services at Guyandotte Baptist Church with burial at Lusk Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lambert
Herndon Heights
Guyandotte Baptist Church
Lusk Cemetery
Lambert
Welch Emergency Hospital
Arvella Lambert
Willie
Virgil
Herndon
Baney
Keystone
Alvin
Ruby Mitchem
Crumpler
William Burks
Final rites held for J A Lowry of Dayton Ohio
J A Lowry died after a long illness in Dayton hospital. He formerly worked with Singer Sewing Machine Co. in Beckley. Survived by a sister Mrs F T Lowe of Beckley and several nieces and nephews in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Lowry
Dayton
Ohio
Beckley
Lowry
Singer Sewing Machine Co
F. T. Lowe
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Jany in Pineville
Mrs Mary Margaret Jany 81 Baileysville dies at Magnolia Nursing Home Matewan after long illness. Born Baileysville daughter of John D and Cynthia Walker Toler. Husband Matison Jany preceded in death. Surviving brothers Blaine and Grover C Toler and sisters Dela West Vada Mullens Rosie Falls. Funeral Thursday after 3 p.m. at Robertson and Foglesong Chapel Pineville. Burial Beaver Cemetery Baileysville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Margaret Jany
Baileysville
Robertson and Foglesong
Pineville
Lawrence Miller
Matheny
Beaver Cemetery
Jany
Magnolia Nursing Home
Matewan
John D
Cynthia Walker Toler
Matison Jany
Blaine Toler
North Springs
Grover C. Toler
Jesse
Dela West
Johnny Cake
Vada Mullens
Avondale
Rosie Falls
Columbus
Ohio
Collins D Trent Funeral Arrangements Given
Collins David Trent 64 of 1501 S Kanawha St Beckley died 2 55 p m Tuesday at Raleigh General Hospital after a long illness He operated Trent Funeral Home in Beckley for 33 years born May 6 1896 in Sissonville He moved the business to its present location in 1938 A member of Central Baptist Church American Legion Post 70 Exalted Ruler of John Scott Lodge 1070 Ellis Beckley Lodge 27 F and A Masons The Dukes and National Funeral Directors Association Survived by wife Hettie J Trent son Raymond P Detroit Mich two stepdaughters Loma R Pointer and Lola R Pollard Detroit Mich sister Edith Lynch New Brunswick NJ and three grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins David Trent
S. Kanawha St
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Funeral Home
Sissonville
Kanawha County
Beckley
Trent
South Kanawha Street
Central Baptist Church
American Legion
John Scott Lodge
Ellis
Beckley Lodge
A. A. Masons
Dukes
National Funeral Directors Association
Hettie J. Trent
Raymond P
Detroit
Mich
Tyree Funeral Arrangements for Carlisle Mine Worker
John Tyree, 49, of Route 1 Mount Hope died this morning at the Oakwood mine in Carlisle where he worked as a stipple maintenance man. The body is at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tyree
Route 1
Mount Hope
Oakwood
Carlisle
Tyree
Charleston Man 66 Dies After Illness at VA Hospital
Darlan Belk of Charleston, age 66, died at 4 10 a m in Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital after a two week illness. His body will be transported from Wright and Anderson Funeral Home to Preston Funeral Home in Charleston Thursday for final arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darlan Belk
Charleston
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Wright and Anderson
Preston Funeral Home
Charlston
Final rites for Marshal Bowles held in Hinton
Marshal M Bowles 72 of 103 Bibb Ave. will have funeral services at 2 30 p m Thursday at Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlor Hinton with Rev Donald Lowe of Beckley presiding Burial follows at Restwood Memorial Estates Hinton Bowles a former Meadow Creek resident died Tuesday night at Raleigh General Hospital Beckley after a six month illness He was born September 11 1888 in Summers County son of the late Harvey and Margaret Ellen Tincher Bowles He lived most of his life in Summers County moving to Beckley 12 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshal M. Bowles
Bibb Ave
Ronald Meadows
Hinton
Donald Lowe
Beckley
Restwood Memorial Estates
Bowles
Meadow Creek
Raleigh General Hospital
Summers County
Harvey
Margaret Ellen Tincher Bowles
Final rites for Mrs Nora Lou Shannon in Baileysville
Mrs Nora Lou Shannon 44 of Baileysville to receive funeral at 1 p m Thursday in the Church of God Baileysville Rev Homer Hizer to officiate Burial in Shannon family cemetery Mrs Shannon died Monday night in a Welch hospital born Davy December 17 1916 daughter of John and Dollie Bradbury of Clearfork Her husband Levi Shannon preceded her in death March 17 1948 Survivors include two sons Ray Marion Ind and Buddy Shannon at home five daughters Martha Marion Ind Maude Dixie Wanda and Kathy Lynn all at home four brothers Jack Blankenship Pineville Tom Johnny and Charles Blankenship Clear Fork two sisters Mrs Adda Short and Mrs Beulah Short Clear Fork and one grandchild The Pineville funeral home to Pineville today at 5 p m and to the church one hour prior to services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobe Givens
East Beckley
St. John’s Holiness Church
W. M. Neal
C. M. Ellis
Page Choir
Greenwood Memorial Park
Givens
Genevieve Givens
Anna Mae Brown
Gary
Ind
Delores Ferguson
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lenore Williams
Emma
Norma Jean Williams
Avon Givens
Eva Givens
Dana Givens
William and
Tobe Jr
John
Cecil
Thomas
Durgan Funeral Home
Franklin Edward
Margaret Etta Sweet
Pamelia Ruth
Doraville, Ga
Ames Heights Presbyterian Church
Hershel Gladney
John Bragg
Lansing Cemetery
Fayetteville
Atlanta
Grady Hospital
Tina Rena
Sally Shadowen
Chamblee
Joan Fritz
Lansing
Agnette
Essie Jane
Hazel Sweet
Matha Clendenin
Florida
Sweet
Joseph Dempsey
Eugene
Raymond Clifford
Erma Haga
Elverson
Brenda Minor
Marshall
Manford Fox
Scarbro
Betty Biggs
Etta McKnight
Lookout
Dodd-Payne Funeral Home
Nora Lou Shannon
Baileysville
Church of God At
Homer Hizer
Shannon
Welch
Ray
Marion
Buddy Shannon
Martha
Maude
Dixie
Wanda
Kathy Lynn
Jack Blankenship l
Pineville
Tom
Johnny
Charles Blankenship
Clear Fork
Adda Short
Beulah Short
Robertson and Foglesong
Ida Mae Rouse Funeral Services Planned
Mrs Ida Mae Rouse 82 of Glade Spring Virginia will have services at 2 30 p m Thursday at Mercer Funeral Chapel Bluefield with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery Bluefield She died Tuesday in a Bluefield hospital Surviving her include a daughter Mrs Anna Martin Beckley West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Mae Rouse
Glade Spring
Mercer Funeral Chapel
Bluefield
Woodlawn
Rouse
Home Secretary to Speak at Appalachian Bible Institute
Indian Home Secretary William F. Hueston of the Mexican Indian Mission will address staff and students at Appalachian Bible Institute at 8 p m. The Mission, based in Philadelphia, aims to evangelize Indians and serves Mexican national needs with over 20 missionaries and 50 national evangelists across six tribes. It began more than 30 years ago and belongs to an inter denominational foreign mission association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Hueston
Philadelphia
Appalachian Bible Institute
Foreign Mission Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trap Hill Ffa
G. M. Powers
Sophia Miner
Fairmont
Monongahela Power Co
Booth
Morgantown
Peter Ustinov
Shirley Jones
Elmer Gantry
Elizabeth Taylor
Burt Lancaster
Wace Bill
U.S
Mount Carroll
George L. Reedy
Reedy
Schuylkill
Illinois
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co
Maintenance of Way of America
Stella Bowles
Everet Corker
Dewey Cales
James Berry
Sandra Bowles
Sandstone
Emma Capps
Gatewood
Maintenance of Way Department
Sweet Family
Mary Jany
Collins D. Trent
Mrs
Nora Shannon
Davy
John and
Dollie Bradbury
Clearfork
Levi Shannon
Anna Martin, Beckley
Abi
Sloerson
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