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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1962

Page

2

Neighbor Saves Woman From Burning House

Marcus Murdock spotted flames at a Mount Hope area residence Christmas afternoon. He kicked in the door after finding Mrs. Ethel Ellison in a basement amid smoke, carried her to safety, and sprayed a nearby house until firefighters arrived. Damages were estimated at 6,000 to 8,000 dollars.

Bradley Marcus Murdock Mount Hope Murdock Ethel Ellison G. C. Bennett Ellison Tom Twaddle

Christmas Day Babies At Mullens Hospital

A boy and a girl were born Christmas Day in Wyoming General Hospital to two area couples. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Homer Elkins of Cyclone are parents of a son born at 10:08 a.m., weighing 5 pounds 3.5 ounces. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Acie Tilley of McGraws was born at 1:35 p.m., weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces.

Highlights of 1962 from a reporter’s desk

Washington writer Dick West compiles a cheeky year in review listing notable moments from 1962. Highlights include McCormack elected speaker, U2 report questions, Glenn's space luck, and IRS holiday hearings.

Dick West Washington UPI John W. McCormack D-Mass House of Representatives Congress Eugene Siler Car Vinson Dga CIA Congressional L. Mendel Rivers D S. C Rivers

Progress magazine debuts with road plans and policy

West Virginia Progress, a quarterly from the state Chamber of Commerce, debuts with an interview of State Road Commissioner Burl A. Sawyers who cites a 1972 interstate completion target and support for a $200 million 10 year road bond. It includes a chamber message, a forecast, tax cost notes, and policy declarations with a cover image of the Kanawha River bridge for the Huntington White Sulphur superhighway.

Charleston UPI West Virginia Progress State Chamber of Commerce Burl A. Sawyers Sawyers SRC Chamber Hardin R. Harmer Harmer Earle L. Elmore John J. Callahan Elmore Kanawha River Nico West Virginia

Cuban relative release speculation and pardons discussed

A Western diplomat speculates that foreign prisoners may be released this week and Cuban detainees pardoned later perhaps next Wednesday, aligning with Castro's anniversary. The African Pilot ship adds infant, elderly, and ill passengers to its 12 cabins as crew prepare shelters for relatives. Castro stated that relatives may depart Cuba if the United States accepts them.

Castro Fulgencio Batista Alfred Boerum Cuba United States

Prisoners Note Risks of Travel to United States

A quoted Cuban official says prisoners and relatives face potential U S entry problems. He mentions willingness to let loved ones go without passports or visas but warns travelers may be blocked upon arrival by U S authorities. He says Cuba wants families to reunite despite possible U S government obstacles.

U.S United States

Berlin Refugees Reach Camp After Escape

A Berlin group escaped and were told to lie on the bus floor near a Communist checkpoint. At the refugee camp the women in red ski suits unpacked ten bags and pledged they needed nothing. The party marked Christmas a day late as a nearby German family supplied cognac, candy, cigarettes, cake, and fruit.

Two Car Crashes on West Virginia Turnpike Christmas Day

Slippery roads caused two unrelated accidents on the West Virginia Turnpike Christmas Day, injuring four people and demolishing two cars. A 1956 model driven by James W Lee en route to Columbus Ohio spun into guard rails near Milepost 44, injuring Lee, his wife Christine, and Daniel Charles. A 1960 Marcel driven by Harry G Lupardus of Marietta Georgia crashed head on into a bank near Milepost 51, with Lupardus treated and released. Police report four minor crashes in Pittsburgh? area, all labeled bumper scrapes, with no injuries and no charges filed.

Columbus Ohio James W. Lee Lee Christine Daniel Charles Central Ave Harry G. Lupardus Church St Marietta Lupadus Police Department Johnstown Central Avenue Garfield and Russell Streets South Fayette and McQueery Skesman

Dock Strike In Full Swing Across Atlantic and Gulf Ports

Longshoremen began full scale picketing at Atlantic and Gulf Coast docks as the ILA walkout enters its first full day. Police were deployed in Galveston to preempt clashes with the Banana Workers Cooperative, which moved 100 members to unload bananas from the Brita Thordon. Negotiations remain stalled as shippers press for gang size cuts from 20 to 17.

New York UPI Atlantic Gulf Coast International Longshoremen’s Association ILA Galveston Tex Banana Workers Cooperative BWC Brita Thordon Gulf

Fire Marshal Denies Looting Charge Against Firemen

United Press International reports Chicago fire marshal Frank Hasnerl defends firemen against looting accusations in a 10 room apartment dispute. He states in 34 years with the department he has never seen an authenticated theft claim and calls the drinking allegation ridiculous.

United Press International Chicago Frank Hasnerl

Sailors' Snow Ball Fight on Carrier Contellation

In San Diego 500 sailors and dependents joined a playful snow ball fight aboard the aircraft carrier Contellation despite 65 degree warmth. A radio contest by KOGO offered 10 tons of snow to the winner who described why they wanted a white Christmas.

San Diego UPI Contellation the Gods KOGO

Deaths and Funerals Mrs Gertrude Cooper 82 Mullens

Funeral arrangements are in complete for Mrs Gertrude Cooper age 82 of 975 Guyandotte Ave Mullens who died at 8 pm Tuesday in a Mullens hospital after a long illness She is survived by two sons E R California Pa and Clyde Los Angeles Calif a daughter Kathleen Burgess Mullens nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren The body is at McDougal's Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens.

Gertrude Cooper Guyandotte Ave Mullens Mullens Hospital E. R California Clyde Los Angeles Calif Kathleen Burgess McDougal’s Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home

Final rites for Mrs Maggie Rowe in Sophia

Mrs Maggie Alice Rowe 76 of Sophia dies after long illness. Funeral at 1 p.m. Friday at Soak Creek Gospel Tabernacle with Rev Cleve Young and Rev Okey Cox officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Park. Born Lincoln County July 22 1886 daughter of John and Mary Miller. Survived by husband Grover Cleveland Rowe five sons four daughters 50 grandchildren 43 great grandchildren. Body to be taken from Williams Funeral Home to daughter’s residence Thursday. Pallbearers will be grandsons.

Maggie Alice Rowe Sophia Soak Creek Gospel Tabernacle Cleve Young Okey Cox Sunset Memorial Park Lincoln County John Mary Ella Miller Sophia Free Will Baptist Church Grover Cleveland Rowe Bill Miller Hunt Ington Hettie ‘Bellvill Maudie Vickers Huntington Bell Gilkie Ohio Lewis Ward Ranger Cecil Rowe Earling Ernest South Boston Earl Midway Eugene Fairfax Myrtle Gibson Eleanor Nora Hicks Freda Hensley Darla Adams Williams Funeral Hensley

Final rites for Ira J. Green in Ghent

Ira J. Green, 80, of Ghent, will be given at 11 am Thursday at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home with Rev. Vernon Taylor presiding. He died at 2:30 am Monday at his home after a long illness. The body will lie in state at the funeral home.

Ira J. Green Ghent Keyser- Bryant Vernon Taylor Sunset Memorial Park

Notable Obituaries From Across The Nation

Obituaries report the deaths of Hattie May Turns 82 of Glen Jean after a long illness with arrangements pending at Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor. David Reiser 58, former heavy industry construction minister, dies after a lengthy illness. Luis Alberni 75, Hollywood character actor and Spain native, dies. services set in Woodland Hills. David Blanchard 41 Wisconsin Assembly speaker and attorney, dies of uremia. services Thursday. Roy Clippinger former Rep. of Illinois and Carmi Times editor, burial at McLeansboro. John James Milton Lee 107 inventor and Tad Lincoln playmate, services pending.

Hattie May Turns Glen Jean Oak Hill Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor Moscow UPI David Reiser Hollywood Luis Alberni Alberni Spain University of Barcelona Oc Picture Woodland Hills Edgerton Wis David Blanchard Wisconsin Assembly Blanchard Lakeside Calif John James Milton Lee Abraham Lincoln Tad Lee

Obituary: George H Shrewsbury 67 of Sprague

George Henry Shrewsbury 67 of Sprague died at 1 p.m. Monday after a long illness in a local hospital. Born May 23, 1895 in Raleigh County, he was the son of the late Pleasant and Elizabeth Bowlen Shrewsbury. He lived in Raleigh County most of his life and resided with daughter Mrs Ray Claypool of Sprague for two years. He worked for the City of Seckley before retiring six years ago. His wife Lillie Ette Meadows Shrewsbury died six years ago. Surviving are another daughter Mrs Geraldine Claypool of Mabscott, two sons Earl of Beckley and Henry Carl of Ohio, three sisters Mrs Reba Whoreyv of Beckley, Mrs Cynda Redden of Piney View, and Mrs Nancy Redden of Jonden, one brother Walter of White Sulphur Springs, 26 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. The body is at Melton Mortuary pending arrangements.

George Henry Shrewsbury Sprague Raleigh County Pleasant Elizabeth Bowlen Shrewsbury Ray Claypool Seckley Lillie Ette Meadows Shrewsbury Geraldine Claypool Mabscott Earl of Melton Mortuary

Yule merchants report strong Christmas business in Beckley area

Quality items led sales as three-day volume topped prior records since 1958. Food trade rose notably with Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. and Pagoda on Harper Road reporting solid gains. Stores from Penney to Murphy, The Hub, Vogue, Rahall’s and others described “very good” or “tremendous” activity with weather impacting patterns. Overall, no merchant voiced complaints.

Phil Payne Payne Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co Sam Carman Harper Road John V. Schulte Beckley Cut Flower Co J. C. Penney Co G. C. Murphy Co H. C. Sheets Penney Neville Street Hub Vogue Joe Bissett Rahall Joe Rahall Ballengee Furniture Co Valley Drive Sara Otto Bob Foster Foster Hardware Co Phil Bsharah Beckley Ice & Feed Co J. S. Larrick

Final rites for Mrs Estine M Dillon 81 Ronceverte

Mrs Estine M Dillon 81 of Ronceverte will have funeral services at 2 p m Thursday in the Memorial Chapel of Mc Graw Funeral Home Lewisburg with Rev J E Fairburn officiating. Burial will follow at End of the Trail Cemetery Clintonville. Born Frankford November 7 1881 she was a daughter of Edward R and Betty Eakle Jones. She was a member of Shiloh Methodist Church Sweet Springs and Lewisburg Rebekah Lodge No 45.

Estine M. Dillon Ronceverte McGraw Funeral Home Lewisburg J. E. Fairburn Edward R Betty Eakle Jones Shiloh Sweet Springs Rebekah Lodge No

Infant Son of Whipple Couple to Be Buried at Greenwood

Graveside rites for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Chence Allen of Whipple were to be held at 10 am today at Greenwood Memorial Park. The child died shortly after birth at Oak Hill hospital on Tuesday morning. Survivors include four brothers Thomas Charles William and Keith all at home one sister Annette and maternal grandmother Mrs Eva May Willis of Whipple. Arrangements were completed by the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor.

Chence Allen Whipple Greenwood Memorial Park Oak Hill Hospital Thomas Charles William Keith Annette Eva May Willis Ritchie and Johnson Funeral

Graveside Rites Planned for Carolyn Bailey

Infant Carolyn Bailey, daughter of Jack and Angela Crabtree Bailey of Kopperston, was to be buried today at Kopperston Community Cemetery. The Rev Wayne Rollins of Oceana First Baptist Church was to officiate. She died Monday at a Charleston hospital and was born December 20 in Pine. Surviving siblings include Debra Lynn of Kopperston. Evans Funeral Home of Oceana arranged the service.

Carolyn Bailey Jack Angela Crabtree Bailey Kopperston Wayne Rollins Oceana First Baptist Church Charleston Pineville Debra Lynn Evans Oceana

Mrs. Laura W. Walker Funeral Service Notice

Funeral services for Mrs Laura W Walker 60 of Whitby will be at Union Valley Baptist Church with Rev N C Lewis and Rev A A Young in charge Burial will follow in Greenwood Memorial Park She died in a local hospital at 1005 am Tuesday after a long illness Born June 28 1902 in Danville Va she was a member of Union Valley Baptist Church Surviving husband John Walker of Whitby The body will remain at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor until one hour prior to services when it will be taken to the church

Laura W. Walker Whitby Union Valley Baptist Church N. C. Lewis A. A. Young Greenwood Memorial Park Danville John Walker Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor

Mrs Virginia Bryant Dies After Long Illness at Mullens

Mrs Virginia Bryant formerly of Orlando Florida died at 1 45 am today in a Mullens hospital after a long illness She had lived with her mother Mrs Thebe Webb Mullens the past two years and was a member of the First Baptist Church Surviving are her husband Johnny E Bryant Orlando two brothers Tom Webb Beckley Cal Webb Deland Florida four sisters Mrs L Harmon Mrs Frank Caldwell Mrs J F Graveley and Mrs Bertie Updyke all of Mullens The body is at McDougals Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home

Virginia Webb Bryant Mullens Orlando Fla Mullens Hospital Thebe Webb Mullens First Baptist Church Johnny E. Bryant Tom Webb Beckley Cal Webb Deland

Charles Fisher Rites Held for 90 Year Old Beclky Resident

Funeral services for Charles Walter Fisher 90 of 710 N Kaw naha St conducted at 2 p m Friday at First Christian Church with Dr Walter Griswold in charge Burial in Sunset Memorial Park He died at 3 25 am at home after two and a half months illness Born Sept 16 1872 in Pulaski Va a retired yard foreman of Byus Mankin Lumber Co for 15 years He resided in Beckley 53 years a member of First Christian Church Survived by two sons Charles Forest Fisher Beckley and James Ellis Fisher Washington DC two sisters Mrs R A Va and Mrs Howard Kate Kubach Cincinnati Ohio seven grandchildren and eight great Webb and Neal Funeral Home will wait at the home until one hour before services then take the casket to the church Pallbearers named Faul Phipps Edward Terry Delbart Bair J C Heberlin Robert Walker Phil McDaniel Carroll Hutchinson Harry Anderson

Charles Walter Fisher N. Kanawha St First Christian Church Walter Griswold Sunset Memorial Park Pulaski Byus-Mankin Lumber Co Beckley Cora E. Fisher Charles Forest Fisher James Ellis Fisher Washington, D. C R. A. Va Howard Kate) Kubach Cincinnati Ohio

Kennedy era meetings outline HEW plans for Medicare and aid

Congress discussion centers on Medicare and federal aid to education as Anthony Celebrezze, HEW secretary, leads top officials to Palm Beach for next year’s departmental plans. Budget talks and a major military meeting are scheduled later in the week while the President rests at C. Michael Paul’s estate residence during a low-key Christmas.

Congress Anthony J. Celebrezze Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare HEW Palm Beach Medicare C. Michael Paul

Final rites for Mrs Hattie Ann Stewart at Rockview church

Mrs Hattie Ann Stewart 74 of Rockview dies Tuesday in Welch hospital. Born Matoaka May 15 1888, daughter of George and Elizabeth McComas. Survived by husband Robert M Stewart two sons Oley Lincoln Park NJ Ira Tampa Fla four daughters Corda Cook Roanoke VA Opal Dowell Rockview Dolly Wills Tam pa. Burial Cook Cemetery Keyrock. Evans Funeral Home Oceana to residence at 4 PM today.

Hattie Ann Stewart Rockview Rockcastle Baptist Church Harry Stevens Fergie Scott Cook Cemetery Keyrock Stewart Welch Hospital Matoaka George and Elizabeth McComas Shrewsbury Robert M. Stewart Oley Lincoln Park N. J Ira Tampa Fla Corda Cook Roanoke Opal Dowell Dolly Wills Bethel Walker Evans Oceana’ S

Tom Johnson Jr. Final Rites Set in Harper Heights Church

Tom Johnson Jr. 82 of Leslie, formerly of Lester, will receive final rites at 2 p.m. Thursday in Harper Heights Church of God with Elder Sterling Green presiding and Elder J. C. Richardson assisting. Burial will follow. He died at 9 30 p.m. Monday. Survivors include his wife Effie and one son Thomas of Johnstown Pennsylvania. Friends may call at Trent and Durgan Funeral Home after 6 p.m. today.

Tom Johnson Jr Leslie Lester Harper Heights Church

Graveside rites for infant Marilyn Ann Kelly

Marilyn Ann Kelly infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs Jimmie Kelly of Fayetteville Route 2 was to be buried today at 2 p m in the Kelly Family Cemetery Fayetteville Route 2. She died Tuesday morning shortly after birth at her great grandmother Iva Nugens home in Fayetteville. Survivors include paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs William Kelly Fayetteville Route 2 and maternal grandfather Clyde Wellman of Lima Ohio. Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville handled arrangements.

Marilyn Ann Kelly Jimmie Kelly Fayetteville Kelly Iva Nugen William Kelly Rt. 2 Clyde Wellman Lima Ohio Dodd-Payne Funeral Home

Nina II completes voyage in 97 days

Nina II, a replica of Columbus era ship, finished its Atlantic crossing from Palos to San Salvador in 97 days, slower than Columbus who did it in 70 days. The voyage faced fears of foundering and relied on U S Navy planes for contact. Navigator Robert Marks led the voyage with 40 foot round bottom rigging while avoiding modern navigational aids.

San Salvador Watling Island Bahamas UPJ Christopher Columbus New World Palos Spain Columbus Santa Maria Atlantic Lumbus Robert Marks U.S. Navy Puerto Rico

Beckleyan Can't Pay Fines Back In Jail

Earnest Fox 37 of Beckley remanded to 10 days in Raleigh County Jail in lieu of fines by Magistrate Joe Rodriguez. He was fined 100 dollars plus costs for moonshine possession and 10 dollars for drunkenness. Fox was lodged at 5 40 p.m. Tuesday. Terry Ross Bailey of Glen Daniel released to Navy custody. Harold Edwin Davis of Parkersburg jailed for drunken driving. Dan R Winters of Rhodell jailed for drunkenness and moonshine possession.

Earnest Fox Beckley Raleigh Joe Rodriguez Terry Ross Bailey Glen Daniel Navy Ashland Harold Edwin Davis Parkersburg Dan R. Winters Rhodell Raleigh County

Civil War Centennial Boosts Virginia Tourism in 1962

Virginia Civil War Centennial boosts tourism with 156000 expected visitors to the state in 1962. Over 1000 visitors daily in summer, with rising attendance at Appomattox Manor Hopewell Shenandoah Valley sites Harrisonburg and Appomattox. Visitors from 50 foreign countries and all U S states had visited the center in the first 11 months of the year.

Richmond UPI Virginia Civil War Commission Old Dominion John Warren Cooke Appomattox Manor Hopewell Shenandoah Valley Harrisonburg Appomattox Cooke States of the Union

Plot Deepens in Tunisian Opposition After Abortive Coup

Plot centered on Tunisian Women's Union members during Bourguiba vacation near Se Kef. Authorities arrest 30 to 100 people. police seek 30 more civilians and military men. Plotters linked to Salah Ben Youssef's movement, now scattered in UAR, Libya, and Algeria.

Congress of the Tunisian Women’s’ Union Se Kef Bourguiba Salah Ben Youssef Frankfurt Germany

Holiday Toll Traffic Deaths Across States Rise

Holiday toll data show Texas with 53, Illinois 48, New York 34. Arkansas hits a 12 month high. Alabama reports 16 fire deaths mostly in houses. Four died in one blaze, three in another, two in a third. Six children aged 9 months to 8 years die in a farm home fire near Poughquag New York. parents Mr and Mrs John R Thompson were visiting nearby and saw the flames.

Arkansas Alabama Poughquag N. Y John R. Thompson

Eight Die Sided With Vehicle On W Va Route 73

George H. Baxter aged 51 of Flemington in Taylor County was killed Saturday when struck by a car while walking along West Virginia Route 77 near his home. Eight others were killed in a collision involving another vehicle on West Virginia Route 73 and were swept into a stream.

W. Va George H. Baxter Flemington Taylor County

Washington Crossing Of Delaware Reenacted At Night

Washington crossing reenactment on Christmas Day 1962 recreates the 1776 river crossing. St John Terrell portrays General Washington while James A. Michener plays Col Henry Knox and three actors portray other officers. About 500 spectators watch from the riverbank as the 22 foot boat crosses the icy Delaware River in near historic conditions. Michener calls the event pivotal to the Revolutionary War and freedom.

Washington Crossing UPI Delaware River Delaware George Washington St. John Terrell Lambertville Music Circus Washington James A. Michener Col Henry Knox L Secretary of War Tors New Jersey Trenton Michener

Board Resumes Budget Deliberations in West Virginia

The Board Public Works resumes work on the 1963 64 budget to be sent to the Legislature opening Jan 9. Since Dec 6 the board has met to reach agreement on state spending for the next fiscal year. It cut about 200000 from the State Motor Vehicles Department budget reducing the proposal to about 1.4 million mainly trimming the new driver point system costs.

Charleston UPS Board Public Works West Virginia State Motor Vehicles Department

Welfare Dept Salaries Decried

State Welfare Commissioner Bernard Smith says the department loses qualified West Virginians educated at state expense who leave for higher pay. He asked the Board of Public Works for salary increases, and $750,000 was moved from welfare payments to personal services to raise key salaries.

Charleston UPS Bernard Smith Smith West Board of Public Works

Pardoned by Kennedy ends deportation bid for Jake the Barber

John Factor known as Jake the Barber returned to Beverly Hills after President Kennedy granted a Christmas pardon for a 1943 mail fraud conviction. The ruling halted deportation proceedings started by the U.S. Immigration Service. Factor, who served nine years in prison for reselling bonded whisky certificates, said the pardon was wonderful and thanked the President.

Beverly Hills Calif UPI John Jake Factor Kennedy Paris Beach Fla California Milelionaire U. S. Immigration Service United Press International Palm Springs

Escapee At Large From Putnam County Jail

Wheeling report says Robert L. Kiser, 24, is at large after three men escaped from Putnam County jail. Kiser, held for a parole violation, may head toward Charleston where his father lives. He previously lived with a sister in Canton, Ohio. Nearby captives Kyle Flinchan, 28, and Jerry Jackson, 20, were captured shortly after the breakout.

Wheeling UPI Robertett L. Kiser Putnam County Kiser Moundsville Charleston Canton Ohio Kyle Flinchan Jerry Jackson

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