Beckley Chamber Dinner Seen Successful Tonight
About 300 tickets sold for the 42nd Beckley Chamber of Commerce dinner at the Beckley Winn Hotel Ballroom. Burl Sawyers will address on the North South highway. Alex George hosts. Norfolk and Western and Chesapeake and Ohio Railway officials and many managers attend. The Ol Frank Award to civic leader and Boy Scout honors to Seneca District Scouts featured, plus a review of 1961 work and a preview of 1962 plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
West Virginia
Burl Sawyers
Alex George
Norfolk and Western
M. E. Bowman
Princeton
New River Division
T. J. Nichols
Mullens
Ol’ Frank
Frank Barksdale
Boy Scouts of the
Seneca District
Jack Lewis
Bluefield
Guy Ama‘to
Charles Jackson
Chamber
Gene Morehouse
Ise
Heusinger Career and Nazi Plot Involvement
Heusinger campaigned against Greece and Russia and impressed Hitler enough to remain despite never joining the 1944 July 20 bomb plot. He was wounded when the bomb exploded, arrested by the Gestapo, and later defiant before removal from active duty. Heusinger, 5 feet 5 inches, 140 pounds, married since 1931 to Gerda Kreuger with two daughters Ruth and Ada, enjoys sports and nature study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heusinger
Hitler
Gestapo
Gerda Kreuger
Ruth
Ada
Jurors Report Thursday Morning in Raleigh County Circuit Court
Jurors not serving on the trial before Judge Norman Knapp were excused until 9 a m Thursday as the Raleigh County Circuit Court proceedings continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Circuit Court
Norman Knapp
Insurance claim basis for suit in Raleigh County Court
James C. McGlothlin seeks the value of his coal hauling truck minus a $250 deductible and salvage value after a Jan 1 1961 collision. Nationwide Mutual Insurance argues repayment should be the lesser of vehicle cost or repair costs, contending the truck can be repaired. Witnesses include the insured, credit firm representatives, and truck suppliers. junior observers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co
Raleigh
James C. McGlothlin
MacArthur
W. H. File
Nationwide
McGothlin
Commercial Credit Corp
W. A. Thornhill
McGlothlin
Sit-In Ruling and Due Process in Segregation Case
All justices agreed convictions should be reversed in a sit-in ruling. Douglas and Harlan offered differing views from Warren. Frankfurter supported them. Douglas cited the presence of a Negro at a white lunch counter as inflaming some, yet argued restaurants are public facilities where states cannot enforce racial segregation. Harlan called the Louisiana law vague and uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
John M. Harlan
Warren
Felix Frankfurter
Harlan
Tax Cheaters and the Carrot and Stick Approach
The article discusses the IRS using a carrot of non prosecution if Caplin cooperates and a stick of enforcement via electronic processing of tax returns. Beginning next month, electronic processing applies to seven southern states and will expand nationwide by 1966. Back taxes would incur six percent interest regardless of prosecutions. Caplin reportedly talks with the Treasury and Justice departments and tax-writing committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caplin
The
Revenue Service
Treasury and Justice Departments
Congressional
Final rites set for William Hawthorn Belsches in Charleston
Death notices report 80 year old William Hawthorn Belsches of Pineville will have funeral services at 2 p m Wednesday at Bartlett Funeral Home Chapel Charleston led by Rev Paul Watlington. Burial is in Sunset Memorial Cemetery South Charleston. He is father of Mrs Robert E Kuhn. He died in a Charleston hospital at 6 20 p m Sunday.
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William Hawthorn Belsches
Charleston
Bartlett Funeral Home
Paul Watlington
Sunset Memorial
South Charleston
Belsches
Robert E. Kuhn
Pineville
Funeral set for Arthur L. Williams in Lindside Church
Arthur L. Williams 73 of Peterstown dies after long illness at home. Funeral services Wednesday at 2 p m in Lindside Methodist Church with Rev. O F Surface Rev Maurice Hylton and Rev Harry Young officiating. Burial in Williams Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Mary Ellen Williams. Williams operated a Green Valley grocery and was active in farming. The Williams S Broyles Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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Arthur L. Williams
Peterstown
Lindside Methodist Church
O. F. Surface
Maurice Hylton
Harry Young
Williams Cemetery
Williams
Andrew
Sarah McDaniel Williams
Green Valley
Mary Ellen Williams
Beckley
William S. Broyles
Theodore Bolen Funeral Services Set
Theodore Bolen 59 of New Richmond will have funeral services Thursday at 1 p m in Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Arlie A Siers officiating. Burial in Odd Cemetery. Died Monday at Pineville City Jail after a 20 year illness. Autopsy to determine cause of death. Born Odd Oct 12 1902. Survived by daughters Mrs John Davis Jr and Mrs Frank Carter both of Coal City brothers Levi Hammond Ind Lewis Mullens Clyde Beckley sisters Esther Summers Florida Mavis Jiiden Buffalo N Y Sylvia Queen Beckley and three grandchildren. Body to remain at the funeral home until services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Bolen
New Richmond
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Arlie A. Siers
Odd
Bolen
Pineville City
John F
Betsy Bolen
John Davis Jr
Frank Carter
Coal City
Levi
Hammond
Ind
Lewis
Mullens
Clyde
Beckley
Esther Summers
Florida
Mavis Jiiden
Buffalo
N. Y
Sylvia Queen
Mrs. Mary Adams Dies After Hip Injury in Baileysville
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Adams 78 of Baileysville will be at 11 a m Thursday at Baileysville First Baptist Church with Rev. Bob Newcomb officiating. Burial in Ramey Cemetery Glover. She died Monday night at Stevens Clinic Welch after hip fracture. Born September 6, 1883, she was a daughter of the late J H and America Adams Miller. Survived by daughter Ada Adams sister Alice F Adams brother Ora Adams all of Baileysville. Body to be moved from Sam Foglesong Funeral Home to daughter’s home at 4 p m Wednesday.
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Mary Adams
Baileysville
Baileysville First Baptist Church
Bob Newcomb
Ramey
Glover
Auxiliary Meets Tonight in Raleigh County Building
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 32 will hold a meeting at 8 p.m. today in Room 6 of the Raleigh County Memorial Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 32
Raleigh County Memorial Building
Protester Arrests Shake Albany as 400 Detained
About 400 Negro youths were arrested in Albany Georgia today during a protest over the earlier arrest of 11 riders. The youths faced charges of breach of peace and parading without a license and were taken to a jail large enough for only half of them.
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Albany, Ga
UPI
Barron backs rail merger drawn by coal fuels argument
West Virginia Governor Barron said the Norfolk and Western and Nickel Plate merger would strengthen coal industry competition and improve service to West Virginia coal fields. The ICC hearings were reopened as Akron Canton and Youngstown Railroad withdrew opposition after agreeing to let N and W and Nickel Plate acquire controlling stock.
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Washington
UPID
W W. Barron
West Virginia
Norfolk & Western
Nickel Plate
Barron
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Akron, Canton and Youngstown
N&w
Four Children Die In Oakland Fire Tragedy
An Oakland couple returning from Christmas shopping found four of their nine children dead in a ramshackle flat fire. Roger aged 3, twins Ricky and Ronnie aged 2, and Vera 5 months died, while Darlene 6 and Mary Ann 4 escaped. Older siblings Mavis 10, Frank 9, and Donald 7 were away. Fire officials said a child may have played with fire near the stove.
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Oakland
Calif
UPI
Ira Hudson
Roger
Ricky
Ronnie
Vera
Darlene
Mary Ann
Mavis
Frank
Donald
Tire Fire Reported In Calloway Heights
Beckley Fire Department responded to a truckload of automobile tires on fire in Calloway Heights at 1 p.m. today. No details were available at presstime.
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Beckley
Calloway Heights
Notable deaths across multiple states and fields
Funeral services and death notices for Justin Potter, 63, Virginia Carolina Chemstrand Corp. president. Erwin R. Holmes, 83, retired Federal Circuit Judge. Joachim Lipshitz, 42, West Berlin Interior head. Elizabeth McCaw Dillard Reynolds, 52, first wife of tobacco magnate Richard J. Reynolds. James M. Trenary, 58, former U S Trust Co. executive vice president. Charles F. Sims, 68, South Carolina State Baptist Convention president elect. Fern Carter, 68, longtime movie studio teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Greenwich
Conn
UPID
James M. Trenary
United States Trust Co
New York
Greenville, S.C
UPI
Charles F. Sims
South Carolina State Baptist Convention
Barron Looks Back on First Year as West Virginia Governor
Governor W W Barron says nearly a year in office has been good overall as West Virginia recovers from recession and builds a brighter image. He cites federal support for the North South Interstate, new state departments, and a stronger industrial climate while noting unemployment and centennial preparations as key 1962 challenges. The interview highlights cooperation with Washington, state lawmakers, and welfare restructuring including a rapid food stamp rollout in McDowell County.
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Carter B. McDavid
Charleston
UPI
W. W. Barron
United Press International
Barron
West Virginia
Washington
Kennedy
Lit
National
Department of Welfare
McDowell County
Shortening the News draws scorn from critics
The piece quotes Goldwater accusing reservists of loafing for pay while ready for duty, cites a Geneva Laos neutrality breakthrough with most foreign troops leaving, reports leadership resignations at American Stock Exchange, notes Continental and National Airlines merger in principle, mentions Zsa Zsa Gabor’s influenza like illness, announces Anthony Franciosa and Judy Kantor’s New Year’s Eve marriage plans, and reports Soviet cosmonaut Titov visiting Outer Mongolia.
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Freloaders
Goldwater
Laos
Geneva
Edward T
Ted) McCormick
Michael E. Mooney
The
American Stock Exchange
Securities and Exchange Commission
Continental
National Airlines Boards of Directors
Civil Aeronautics Board
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Hollywood
Anthony Franciosa
Judy Balaban Kantor
Paramount Pictures
Barney Balaban
Gherman Titov
Outer Mongolia
Communist New China News Agency
Kanawha voters weigh 3.9 million bond plan today
Kanawha County residents vote today on a 3.9 million supplemental bond construction program. Roscoe C. Hardman, grounds superintendent at Spencer State Hospital, died at a Parkersburg hospital after a brief illness. Seven teens arrested at Huntington discount stores fight blue law charges and waive to Cabell County grand jury. Owell Edmonds, 24, Barboursville, named to violate Selective Service Act for failing to report for civilian duty in Charleston. Dean Ray Duncan of West Virginia University athletics named chairman of the State Youth Fitness Council by Gov. Baron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanawha County
Roscoe C. Hardman
Spencer State Hospital
Parkersburg
Huntington Discount
West Virginia
Cabell County
Grand Jury
Owell T. Edmonds
Barboursville
Jehovah's Witnesses Church
Charleston
Dean Ray
Duncan F
West Virginia University School of Physical Education and Athletics
State Youth Fitness Council
W. W. Baron
Dominican Crisis Sways as Military Leader Clashes with U.S.
Reports last week describe a sharp exchange between Maj. Gen. Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria the Dominican Republic's military strong man and U.S. officials. Pro-government radio pushed Lincoln White's call for a quick settlement, while opposition Tropic Voice stayed silent under guard by troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria
U.S
Lincoln White
Tropic Voice
Glen Jean Woman Jailed On Capias
Goldie Smithson of Glen Jean is being held in the Raleigh County Jail on a capias charge. She was jailed at 11:20 p.m. Monday by a deputy sheriff. James F. Hall, Panther, was released to military police custody at 8 a.m. today for an AWOL charge from Ft. Knox Kentucky. He was jailed at 4:30 p.m. Monday. Harold Dean Hicks of East Beckley and Clyde Webb of Skelton were released from custody at 12:10 a.m. today after serving sentences on petit larceny charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldie Smithson
Glen Jean
Raleigh
James F. Hall
Panther
Ft. Knox
Harold Dean Hicks
East Beckiey
Clyde Webb
Skelton
Now You Know By United Press International
The article notes that the piano originated in China over 4,000 years ago as a sounding board with several strings stretched across it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
China
New Welfare Reform Rules May Cost West Virginia
Charleston special report notes West Virginia Welfare Commissioner W Bernard Smith warned that federal relief rules from HEW Secretary Ribicoff could cost the state if the government does not cover expenses. The orders call for tighter welfare fraud safeguards, locating absent fathers, and expanded casework for families on relief, including those with illegitimate children. A full operational plan is due by April 1, with costs undetermined pending state review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPS
W. Bernard Smith
West Virginia
Health, Education and Welfare
Abraham Ribicoff
Smith
Ribicoff
Double Jeopardy Argument Upheld
Charleston based report notes West Virginia Supreme Court unanamously upholding Wilson C. Zirk near Moorefield in a murder case ruling that retrying him for the cited killing would violate double jeopardy. The decision centers on Zirk’s earlier acquittal of conspiracy charges after a prior murder trial.
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Charleston
UPI
State Supreme Court
Wilson C. Zirk
Moorefield
Virginia
Frank C. Haymond
High Court
Zirk
Hardy County
H. Gus Muntzing
Haymond
32 Delinquent Tracts Sold At County Auction
Thirty two tracts in Raleigh County with unpaid 1960 taxes were sold at court house auction starting at 10 a m. Chief Office Deputy R L Stewart reported total proceeds of 430 04 dollars with several owners redeeming their properties earlier in the week.
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Raleigh County
R. L. Stewart
Stewart
Eichmann Accused of Directly Supervising Extermination Squads
The court stated Eichmann was deeply conscientious in his duties and often intervened to prevent rescues of individual Jews. It ruled he personally supervised the Einsatzgruppen squads operating in occupied Russia and oversaw actions against Jews at the Riga concentration camp.
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Riga
Eichmann
Einsatzgruppen
Russia
Directors to Meet Raleigh County Red Cross Board
The Raleigh County Chapter of American Red Cross board of directors will meet at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the Red Cross office at 410 Bair Building, per chairman Robert Thomson. Miss Ethel Keyser, a retired Beckley High School teacher, has been discharged from Beckley Memorial Hospital where she was admitted Friday for observation.
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Raleigh County
American Red Cross Board of Directors
Red Cross
Bair Building
Robert Thomson
Ethel Keyser
Beckley Avenue
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley Memorial Hospital
Speakeasy operator fined after church funding claim
Oc tovia Jones, 53, told a judge she ran a speakeasy to fund a church building. Judge William Cercone fined her $300 plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
Octavia Jones
William F. Cercone
Trustees Relieved In Suit Against Church Trustees
Sara Dickerson of Beckley filed a suit in Raleigh County Circuit Court alleging a fall on ice before the First Baptist Church. Trustees E. E. Bibb H. H. Puls ham E. L. Jones Elmer L. Davis and C. C. Farmer were relieved as defendants by an order signed by Judge Norman Knapp. The order allows action to proceed against the City of Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Raleigh County
Norman Knapp
Sara Dickerson
Beckley
E. E. Bibb
H. H. Pulsham
E. L. Jones
Elmer L. Davis
C. C. Farmer
Interstate Highway Network To Save Lives
Washington, UPI. The 41,000 mile interstate system, when complete, will save more than 5,000 lives each year that might be lost in traffic. Charles W. Prisk of the Office of Research, Bureau of Public Roads, said the 1972 finish date and a 25 percent higher forecast reflect safer travel on the interstate, now about one fourth complete, due to access control, divided roadways, and well planned interchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Charles W. Prisk
Office of Research
Bureau of Public Roads
Prisk
Habitual Criminal Act Challenged in High Court
The U S Supreme Court reviews two West Virginia cases challenging the states habitual criminal act. Inmates James W Oyler and Paul H Crabtree appealed from denials of habeas corpus petitions after receiving life terms under the act based on prior felony convictions. Oyler's sentence originated in Taylor County and Crabtree's in Lincoln County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
U.S. Supreme Court
West Virginia
High Court
James W. Oyler
Paul H. Crabtree
State Supreme Court
Oyler
Taylor County
Crabtree
Lincoln County
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K. R. Ketcham
Hinton
Clifton Forge
Frank G. Cobb
R. E. Coberly
Thurmond
C. R. McComas
John O. Dellinger
B. T. Childress Jr
A. J. Sicnolf
Richmond
T. J. Hayes
Huntington
D. C
Greece
James M. Henderson
Roy Lilly
A. R. James
Baker Sales Co
W. M. Duncan
Duncan Catton Motor Co
Ed Tucker
John Akers
John Moss
James Taylor
W. M. Pilkington Jr
Roger Sharp
Joe Holley
Lilly
Purity Baking Co
Whitby
Wood Coal Co
Walter Lee Humphrey
G. H. Allen
Woodrow Scarborough
L. A. Landers
Irby E. Webb
W. P. Gardner
B. Frank Lowe
Robert Parks
Paul Hutchinson
Clarence Laverty
W. R. Yost
Forest Akers
Norelco
Lady
AC/DC
North American Philips Company, Inc
East
42Nd Street
PhiliShave
Canada
NEW Sportsman
William H. Belsches
Richmonds
Cash & Carry
Barron Backs Rail Merger
Yazoo City, Miss
Erwin R. Holmes
Theodore Bilbo
D-Miss
Holmes
Woodrow Wilson
Bilbo
Franklin Roosevelt
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Berlin
Joachim Lipschitz
West Berlin
Winston-Salem, N.C
Elizabeth McCaw Dillard Reynolds
Richard J. Reynolds
City Hospital
Fern Carter
Carter
Jackie Cooper
Jackie Coogan
Thompson
Beckley—Crab Orchard
Capias
San Francisco
Matson Navigation Co
Chicago
Fiji Islands
P.O. Suva
Fiji Island
Winston Churchill
U.S.A
Indianapolis
Gilbert Tichenor
Tichenor
W. D. Sullivan
Orlando Wilson
Dallas, Tex
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