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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 29, 1960

Page

2

Democrats say Eisenhower budget fails to meet growth needs

The Democratic majority on the Senate House Economic Committee accused President Eisenhower's budget of lacking growth and job support for 1960, calling it a status quo plan. Republicans retorted that the minority used political pressure and misrepresentation while urging that the program would meet employment and growth goals. The panel forecast 1980 potential output 20 to 30 billion below trend and unemployment near 5 percent, with 4 percent possible under adequate policies.

Washington Senate House Economic Committee Eisenhower Douglas Prescott Bush Majority Report Bush Democratic Party John M. Butler R-Md

Mabscott Man Executes Bond

Mabscott Leonard Layne 23 released from Raleigh County Jail on $2500 bond after beating and robbing Florida truck driver Raymond Forbey Jr. Osceola. Layne joins Linda Sarrett Jr and Norman Meadows to face Raleigh County Grand Jury for robbery by force. Sarrett and Meadows were released after waivers. The trio split $30 from the robbery.

Frelon Leonard Layne Mabscott Raleigh County Cotton White Beckleyans Florida Raymond Forbey Jr Osceola Fla Layne Linda Calvin Sarrett Jr Norman Meadows Grand Jury Sarrett Meadows White

Area Men To Attend Three Day Meeting

Area men from the Winter County will attend a three day agriculture extension meeting. County Agents H. B. Thomas Raleigh Herbert Riggle Fayette George Siehl and Robert Baker Summers are listed among the attendees.

Winter County Wed H. B. Thomas Raleigh Herbert Riggle Fayette George Siehl Robert Baker Summers

Frozen Bodies (Continued From Page One)

A son in law, brushing through deep snow, found Hensel and his wife dead in the living room. He looked for the children and found Judy 17 Billy 14 Leroy 12 Susan 10 Patricia 8 and Jane 7 also dead. Sheriff Harry Miller was notified and an inquest followed after the bodies were moved to a Savanna funeral home.

Hensel Shuler Judy Billy Leroy Susan Patricia Jane Harry Miller Civil Defense Corps Savanna

Virginian Gets Jail Term For Bad Checks

Luther Eugene Cumsford of Alexandria Virginia was charged with passing two bad checks at Beckley J C Penney and Arthur's Ashland Service Station Mount Hope. He pleaded guilty and was fined 100 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail on each count, to run consecutively.

Alexandria Raleigh Cotton White Luther Eugene Cumsford Beckley White Beckley J. C. Penney Co Arthur’s Ashland Mount Hope

Ike Flies a Formal Call in Chile Palace

Ike visits Chile with Alessandri for talks in the Presidential Palace. Chile, about 7.5 million people, faces inflation despite austerity measures. wages remain low with many workers holding two jobs. Eisenhower and Frondizi pledge mutual respect and non intervention in Latin America, signing a general Bariloche declaration as the visit ends.

Alessandri Chile United States Latin America U. S Eisenhower South America Arturo Frondizi Americas Bariloche Andes Mountains

John Boley Injured Shoveling Snow in Raleigh

John Boley of Raleigh sustained an injury while shoveling snow on Wednesday. The incident occurred during routine snow removal in the city. Further details on the injury were not disclosed.

John Boley Raleigh Boley

Death notices and details of Elkin funeral

Wilson in charge burial will be Elkin died at his home at 6 a m Sunday after a heart attack. Born August 21 1892 in Lexington Kentucky he was the son of J Will and Ella Miller Elkin. Distributor of Tom's Potato Chips and operator of a Pure Oil station in South Oakwood Ave a World War I veteran and former junior league baseball director he was past commander of the local American Legion and member of the First Christian Church a Raleigh County resident 35 years survived by two sons Roy T Jr and Willian G of Beckley three daughters Celia B Cleland of Pittsburgh Lois M English of Arvida and Betty L Elkin of Cleveland seven grandchildren his wife preceded him in death in 1958 body at Caffee Funeral Home until 10 am Tuesday then to the home taken to church an hour before service born Route 1 Scarbro survived by parents four brothers Hallard Aubrey Dallas all of Route 1 Scarbro Lowell Chicago Ill four sisters Mrs John Weeks Chicago Mrs C D Tyree Kopperston Mrs Joe Hall and Mrs William Waldron both of Route 1 Scarbro and one son Marlin Columbus Ohio body at Tyree Funeral Home arrangements incomplete RNS

Raleigh County Elkin Roy T. Jr Willian G Beckley Celia &. Cleland Pittsburgh Lois M. English Arvida Colo Betty L. Elkin Cleveland Ohio Caffee Funeral Route 1 Scarbro Luther Rinehart Hallard Aubrey Dallas Lowell Chicago Ill John Weeks C. D. Tyree Kopperston Joe Hall William Waldron Marlin Columbus Tyree Funeral Home

Mrs Fannie Peck Rites Set In Corinne Church

Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie Peck 61 Corinne will be held at 1 30 p m Wednesday in the Methodist Church She died Saturday night at Wyoming General Hospital after collapsing hours earlier An attending doctor said she suffered a massive cerebral hemorrhage Born October 28 1898 in Hurrell Kentucky she lived with her son in law and daughter Carlos and Mrs Moore at Corinne Surviving are her husband Ballard three other daughters and three brothers The body will be moved from Robertson and Foglesong to the Corinne residence and then to Kentucky on Wednesday

Fannie Peck Corinne Methodist Wyoming General Hospital Peck Hurrell James Katherine Spears Carlos Moore Ballard Pikesville Howard Cox Glenn Oros Trenton N. J Helen Peck Huntington Robertson and Foglesong Mullens Kentucky

Salathila Cooper Rites Set In New Richmond

Funeral services for Salathila E. Cooper 53 New Richmond will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the New Richmond Chapel with Rev Silas Burks and Rev R E Tyree officiating. Burial follows in Cooper Cemetery Skin Fork. Cooper died Saturday evening in a Welch hospital after a short illness. The Robertson and Fogiesong Funeral Home Pineville announced the residence listing remains at 4 p.m. today.

Salathila E. Cooper New Richmond Silas Burks Kimball R. E. Tyree Maben Cooper Cemetery Skin Fork Cooper Robertson and Fogiesong Pineville Welch Tom Cook Cemetery Laurel Branch Baileysville Smith Department of Public Assistance

Buck Rinehart dies after mining accident at 44

Marcellus Buck Rinehart aged 44 of Scarbro died in Logan Hospital at 4 30 a.m. He was injured January 25 in an auger accident on a strip mining job and had been at Guyan Valley Hospital. He worked for Belva Coal Co Baileysville as an auger helper. He was a member of the Fairview Methodist Church Route 1 Scarbro.

Marcellus (Buck) Rinehart Scarbro Logan Guyan Valley Belva Coal Co Baileysville Rinehart Fairview Methodist Church

Fate hinges on California Legislature actions on capital punishment

The California Legislature session opening in Sacramento could decide the future of capital punishment as Daryl Chessman awaits a possible reprieve. Gov. Brown granted a 60 day reprieve on February 20 to allow debate on abolition. Ferhat Abbas, Algerian exile premier, rejects plans to Balkanize Algeria amid talks of ethnic or religious division. State briefs note a Huntington orthopedic surgeon’s suspected suicide, WVU hosts a Festival of the Fine and Lively Arts through March 21, and an ouster hearing involving Mayor Hubbert and three city council members continues in Parkersburg.

Daryl Chessman California Sacramento Edmund G. Brown Ferhat Abbas Algeria Paris de Gaulle William B. MacCracken Huntington West Virginia University C. W. Hubbert Parkersburg

Williams Veteran of World War I Laid to Rest

George Williams died after a long illness at home. A World War I veteran with no known relatives, his graveside rites were to be conducted by the Rev. J. W. Gowens, with Trent Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

J. W. Gowens Williams Trent Funeral Home

Primary Vote Voices Support for Kennedy or Humphrey

In Raleigh County Democratic leaders express preference for Kennedy or Humphrey in the West Virginia Primary and criticize Byrd as a front man for Johnson. Only eight committee members plus Chairman Mills could be reached. six received ballots and two voted, one against Johnson and the other silent on choice.

Humphrey Kennedy Byrd Johnson U. S Democratic Executive Committee Raleigh County Mills

United States to Talk With Cuba But Not on Castro Terms

Presstime Bulletins report the United States is willing to discuss differences with Cuba but rejects Fidel Castro's proposed conditions. The piece notes that the United States Britain and France will resume flying air corridors between West Berlin and West Germany at altitudes above 10,000 feet, a practice previously interfered with by Soviet fighters.

Washington United States Cuba Fidel Castro Britain France West Berlin West Germany

Church Ruling Details Delayed

Fayetteville report on a ruling in an injunction suit over Bell Creek Missionary Baptist Church is postponed awaiting an official Fayette County order. Defense counsel and plaintiffs’ attorney confer on wording. ruling reportedly favors defendants who must adjust past practices and meet future conditions in church administration as plaintiffs allege a shift from Baptist to an interdenominational character.

Fayetteville RNS Robert Abbot Bell Creek Missionary Baptist Church Fayette County R. J. Thrift Jr Walter Wilson

Negroes Seek Desegregated Library Use in Burg Virginia

In Burg, Virginia, Peabody High and Virginia State College students plan to use the city public library on a desegregated basis again, but City Manager Roy E. Ash says the library will stay closed until the City Council meets. Police Commissioner L B Sullivan reports a racial assault on a young Negro woman by a white man and notes officers arrived too late to make arrests. In Chattanooga Rev James M Lawson told a Negro gathering that demonstrations aim to prompt reflection, not trouble. In Winston-Salem several Negro ministers urged cooperation with an NAACP boycott of stores denying service at white lunch counters.

Sullivan Chattanooga Tenn James M. Lawson Vanderbilt University Nashville Winston-Salem N. C NAACP

Five Arrested On B E Charge At Dam-Giampalo Farm

A Cranberry man and four juveniles were arrested by State Police Sunday for breaking and entering the Dam Giampalo farm at Dry Prosperity with one offender charged for entering a residence and stealing two shotguns. Lewis was booked at 5:18 p.m. and the juveniles at 3:06 a.m. William Kenneth Redden of Prosperity was booked at 10:53 p.m. for breaking and entering and also arrested.

Giampalo Farm Dry Prosperity

Beckleyan Fined For Assault and Battery

John Henry Miller of Beckley pleaded guilty to assault and battery before Magistrate W A Burke. He was fined 10 dollars and costs after arrest by City Police on a traffic warrant and remanded to jail. He still owes 23 dollars in city fines. Clarence Brydie, Glen Jean motorist, arrested for driving while drunk and to appear in magistrate court. Deputy sheriff jailed Robert Zemerick on a peace warrant.

John Henry Miller Beckley W. A. Burke Miller Glen Jean Clarence Brydie Robert Zemerick Rural Acres Drive

Princess Margaret and the many suitors of her youth

A retrospective look at Princess Margaret, the Dowager Queen Mary’s granddaughter, recounts her childhood in Windsor, her wit at charity pantomimes, and early romantic rumors. It notes her abdication era reaction, wartime years, and a tally of alleged suitors climbing to about fifty by age twenty-five, with tomorrow promising more on romance.

Margaret Elizabeth Windsor Castle Mihai Romania England

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Ike Democrats Congress Paul H. Douglas DMI Bond By Taylor Caldwell Family Weekly Virginian Frondizi U.S Magine Motorola Prince St Ashworth and Sparks, Inc Roy T. Elkin Mrs. Fannie Peck Tom Smith Marcellus Rinehart George Williams Negroes Press B&e Beckleyan Princess Margaret Gay Life Mary George V David Margaret Rose York
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