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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1962
Page
2
Beckley National Bank reports its 48th year ending with record resources of 20.86 million dollars up from 19.90 million. Time deposits rose to 8.33 million dollars and demand deposits to 10.42 million. Undivided profits reached 339,879 dollars. a 3 dollar per share dividend was paid in two installments.
The article details Ward's decision to decline a full four year marshal term in Raleigh County to focus on real estate and his Raleigh County Court duties. He thanks Senators Byrd and Randolph and President Kennedy, praises deputies and court officials, and expresses gratitude for the support and cooperation of local and federal officials. The piece also notes Ward’s February 22 nomination, recess appointment, and sworn-in status, and includes Beckley National Bank's optimistic 1962 outlook and long list of elected directors and officers.
Cold weather blanketed Raleigh County with 0 to 5 below readings across the area. At Raleigh County Memorial Airport 8 am showed below zero, by 11:15 am 3 degrees above. Snow fell in Raleigh Mercer and McDowell counties with 4 to 5 inches. Police urged extreme caution and SRC crews worked to keep roads open. Charleston set a January 10 record at 1 below, down from 7 below earlier in the morning.
No ice skating tonight as snow covers the ice. City recreation director Robert Harding says the rink should be ready by Thursday afternoon.
Government action funds three more applications totaling 120166 to repair school facilities damaged in the July Charleston flood. In Elkview, the body of 72 year old Mrs Walter Smith was found in Little Sandy River days after her car was found nearby. she left a civic figure and widow of a former Thomas Field & Co executive.
Funeral services for John W Sturgill age 76 will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at To neda Baptist Church Oceana with Reverends Verne Cook and William Stafford officiating Burial will follow in the family cemetery at Clear Fork Sturgill died Tuesday at 2 30 p m in a Beckley hospital Born in Alleghany County North Carolina he was the son of the late Daniel and Sarah Vaught Sturgill Survivors include his wife Lula Belle two sons Edward of Lorain Ohio and Junior of Oceana a daughter Mrs Barbe Cook of Madison three brothers Oscar of Moscow Idaho Adam of Reistertown Maryland and Dennis of Darlington Maryland a sister Mrs Maggie Sage of Marion Virginia and two grandchildren The body will lie in state at Evans Funeral Home in Oceana
Mrs Carrie Clinton 70 Elton died 12 25 p m Tuesday at home after two year illness born Cookesville Tennessee July 21 1891 daughter of John and Roene Steakley lived Elton since 1947 survived by son Herbert Clinton Crab Orchard three daughters Theodore Southern Mullens B L Huffman Baltimore Md Ted Huffman Hanstead Md three sisters Jane Wright Middletown Ohio Ebie Hamilton Chattanooga Lizie Brown Bellevue Ky a brother Jim Steakley La Follette Tenn 15 grandchildren nine great grandchildren body at Meadows Funeral Home Park Avenue awaiting arrangement completion
Mrs Alma Cady John T Seay of Bluefield died at 11 p m Tuesday in Beckley Memorial Hospital after a long illness Survived by wife Maude two sons John T Jr Beckley and James Columbus Ohio and daughter Jeanette Seay Bluefield Body at a Bluefield funeral home pending arrangements
Mrs. Rachel B. Hurt, 71, of Eau Gallie Florida formerly of Fayetteville, died Monday in Melbourne Florida after a short illness. She was a member of Fau Gallie Baptist Church and Order of Eastern Star chapter 115. Survivors include husband J. C. Hurt, a son Magee McClung of Melbourne, five stepsons and two stepdaughters, a brother and three sisters, two grandchildren and twenty stepgrandchildren plus three great grandchildren. Body to arrive at Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville Thursday morning. Arrangements incomplete.
Mrs Ellen Hambrick died at 130 p m Tuesday at home after a heart attack Survivors include a stepdaughter Bertha George Ravencliff The body is at Memorial Funeral Directory awaiting completion of arrangements Incomplete for Alma Moody 61 Fayetteville died Tuesday at Oak Hill Hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage Born Greenup Ky September 2 1900 member of Pleasant View Church of the Brethren Gatewood Survivors include three sons Joseph C Route 1 Fayetteville Samuel W Galesburg Mich Lonnie E Cody Amhearst Ohio two daughters Gertude Tygrett Route 1 Fayetteville Betty Marion Columbus Ohio a brother Hoyte Lawhorn Minden and 21 grandchildren The body is at Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville
George Lambert 71 of Corinne died at 10 20 p m Tuesday in Wyoming County Hospital after a six month illness. Born August 15 1890 in Pineville he was a retired miner and a World War I veteran. Survivors include wife Georgia Milam Lambert two sons Vernon Otsego and Charles Mullens five daughters Edna Sebert Mullens Freda McGlothlin Mullens Ruby Miller Dayton Ohio Amy Ward Dunbar and Shirley Roupe Wyandotte Mich one brother Isaac Lambert Otsego one sister Luna Stoneman Corinne 16 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a m at Pierpoint Baptist Church with Elder Thomas Jenkins officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park Beckley. Friends may call Thursday afternoon at Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens.
Leonard L. Withrow 52 of 716 Johnstown Road died at his winter home in Tav ere s Florida after a heart attack. Final rites set for 3 p.m. Thursday at Beckley Presbyterian Church with Dr James W Witherspoon in charge. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to church service 1 hour before. Pallbearers named: C Marshall Johnston Robert W McClure Mack Thompson Tony Marino Jr Martin Hajash French Toney.
Tom Walter Mins 75 of Price Hill died in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Funeral services were held at Collins Funeral Home Glen Jean at 1 p.m. Thursday with Rev. Russell Johnson officiating. Burial followed in Greenwood Memorial Park. A retired coal miner and member of the United Mine Workers of America, he was born July 15 1887 in Yanceyville North Carolina. He is survived by nieces and nephews. The body remained at the funeral home.
James P Huddleston, 62, of Boomer, died at 4 45 p.m. Tuesday at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital.
Portner, struck and wounded, told police by telephone he had been shot as he fled. He was in fair condition with a bullet passing through. Mrs. Portner, inheritor of part of Gould's fortune, posted $10,000 bond after being charged with assault with a dangerous weapon ahead of a Friday preliminary hearing.
Barron proposed authorizing the State Department of Public Safety to assign State Police to highway patrols. He highlighted highway crash tolls as a huge issue, noting 22 of 55 counties have only two troopers and arguing 70 more would boost traffic supervision. He also urged vocational education expansion to 16 and 17 year olds, liberalized investment policies to earn more, and a major statewide school improvement program with educator visits and a blueprint for action in 1963. The speech praised the 1961 Legislature but warned the economy remains weak with unemployment and under trained workers amid the new tech era.
Congress debates Kennedy backed measures including tariff reductions on foreign goods and a new medical care program for the elderly funded by higher Social Security payroll taxes. Leadership changes mark a shifting House with Carl Albert elected Democratic floor leader and Hale Boggs named whip. Senate Republicans chose a new policy chair with Saltonstall and Hickenlooper as contenders.
Trial docket lists a January term schedule with a long list of cases by date and charge. It includes murder, arson, embezzlement, forgery, robbery, larceny, maiming, drunken driving, unlawful possession of liquor, and related offenses. It notes possible juvenile jurisdiction and details many defendants and organizations.
Measures to raise Senate membership to 55 split among counties with four House districts. Delegates apportioned to 20 counties plus Kanawha with up to 14 delegates. Eminent domain for coal plants and coal pipelines would enable condemnation of private property. A $1 per ton coal tax, higher mines salaries, education commissions, and road safety reforms also rail against aging institutions. Hopemont Pinecrest sanitariums opened to chronically ill and aging.
Public dissatisfaction grows over parking and entry deterioration as a canopy khu construction delays persist. Lilly cites late material delivery and a last year workers strike for the parking setback and cold weather delaying final sealer coat. The postmaster says the building is excellent and defects will be corrected. Morris Skilken notes pay for other contractors will await government approval and lease signing.
The memo outlines likely fiscal moves including a one cent rise in first class mail, higher rates for advertising circulars, and a half cent daily burden on families. It notes probable federal pay raises, offset postal cost increases, and retraining programs for workers displaced by automation. It also mentions welfare reform prospects, UN bond purchases, and a slim chance for a cabinet-level housing department.
Corcoran urged a full public airing of the governors program while GOP leaders said the Democratic plan would be analyzed for citizens' best interests. Legislative leaders and the Board of Public Works met to determine MAA's fate and agreed to release a 3 percent MAA reserve to keep the program through February. The board delayed transferring a $1.5 million ADC surplus to sustain MAA and left the final decision to the coming Legislature.
Firemen battled blazes as a cold wave froze traffic signals in Mount Vernon Newfoundland and frozen hydrants hindered water supply in Chicago. Fire crews in Cleveland reported ladders freezing while efforts to thaw hydrants continued.
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