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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1961
Page
12
Beckley Police Department reported 1960 offenses totaled 1,514 with 1,455 cleared by 1,450 arrests. City drunks topped arrests at 1,059. traffic tickets reached 73,985 with 64,446 returned. Police recovered 11 of 13 stolen autos. 36 bicycles recovered only 8. Total arrests 2,083. department revenue 50,121.43.
Beckley street commissioner D E Warden reports December city work and January plans. Cinder mix applied on streets 14 days, keeping crews busy despite little heavy snow. December tasks include 300 feet of six inch sewer on Graham Street, ditch and catch basin cleaning, salt hauling, Moor Street and Ewart Avenue sewer work, Whitestick Plant repairs, sweeping 143 miles of streets, and multiple sewer line repairs. January work focuses on completing sewer lines, repairing Whitestick Plant, and checking and repairing sewer mains.
Tuanku Syed Putra, a 40 year old father of 10, was officially installed in Kuala Lumpur on January 4 as Malaysia’s third king. The ceremony marked a historic moment in the Malayan monarchy with wide royal and political attendance.
Beckley residents will follow the 1960 Fire Prevention Code adopted Tuesday by the City Council after debate on a Bureau of Fire Prevention. Fire Chief Connor to lead the bureau with inspectors drawn from the fire department, and rules govern storage of flammable liquids outside tanks in residential and commercial districts. Violations carry a fine of 10 to 1000 dollars or 5 days to 12 months in jail, with daily offenses after ten days.
Ford explains the 1961 model with self lubricating chassis lasting 30 000 miles between lubrications and a 4 000 mile oil-change interval through Full-Flow filtration. It reports automatic brake adjustment, enhanced muffler durability, and underbody galvanizing to resist rust and corrosion.
Raleigh County Sheriff C A Slim Thompson is the newly elected vice president of the West Virginia Sheriffs Association as its annual three day meeting closes. Howard B Chambers Mingos County Sheriff is president and Lawrence J Burley Marshall County Sheriff is vice president with Frank H Conway Marion County Sheriff as treasurer and Don Weddington Charleston re elected executive secretary. Dewey E Kuhns Kanawha County Sheriff is named chairman of the Board of Governors and head of its legislative committee.
The Young Men's Social Club presented a $50 check to the Raleigh County NAACP branch, accepted by Rev. H. E. Davis. The club also donated to Mac's Toy Fund and local needy families during the holidays. Its ongoing fund raiser is a chocolate candy sale.
James Vincent Mallamas, 38, of 138 Sunrise Ave., is listed in satisfactory condition at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital with a crushed left thumb. He was injured about 6 30 p m when a truck bed fell while he was jacking it up.
Two Ripley men were treated at Beckley Hospital after a noon Tuesday crash on the West Virginia Turnpike at Milepost 29. Thomas Starkey was listed satisfactory, Edward Snyder fair, with Starkey injured by facial and neck cuts and Snyder by multiple cuts and a possible skull fracture. A car and a truck were involved. truck driver James Lewis Marion of Winston-Salem, NC, was uninjured. Police made no arrests.
Raleigh County librarian Mrs. C H Graham reports thirty four new volumes added to the Memorial Building shelf list. New non fiction titles include The Far East and Guide to the Study of W Va History while fiction features Fort Deception and Outlaws of Mars among others. Juvenile selections include Close Your Eyes and Here Comes Harry with several biographies and history titles also listed.
Beckley and Whitesville State Police report 2 486 arrests in Raleigh County during 1960. 243 felonies, 1 481 highway law violations, and 762 other misdemeanors. Reported by Sgt O S Neely of the Beckley Detachment with notes on Whitesville activity and personnel.
The report shows 295 accidents investigated in the county and 151 criminal investigation reports filed by State Police. Officers issued 2 379 warning tickets, served 112 DMV revocation orders, and recovered 8 stolen cars worth 4 665 plus other stolen property valued at 15 867. Raleigh County officers logged 25 892 man hours with 8 164 on road patrol. County officers spent 7 082 hours in the office. Criminal investigation consumed 4 861 hours. Additional duties included exams 1 639 hours weight enforcement 142 hours bus inspections 72 hours court 950 hours athletic contest work 74 hours and safety talks 323 hours plus 2 222 hours in other time. Beckley houses Co D headquarters under Capt N C Reger with detachments in Hinton Lewisburg Logan Mullens Montgomery Oak Hill Pineville Princeton Rainelle Summersville Union Welch and Williamson.
A Feast of Lights service will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday in St Stephen’s Episcopal Church. Youth members will portray Mary, Joseph, the 12 apostles, and wise men with Langhorne Lewis reading the Psalms. Mrs. Bob Wills directs the church youth group.
In 1954 Roland Copney of Beckley was sentenced to life for the shotgun murder of 19 year old Bernice Waddy at a Wood bay public dance hall. Governor Cecil L Underwood commuted the sentence to 25 years in prison as part of his late-term actions. The trial began in late January 1954 and faced a defense plea over jury representation of the county’s Negro population. Commutation orders were signed three days before Christmas.
The report lists multiple service members tied to the 1960 era, including Sgt. Thomas K. McDaniels and Pvt. James N. Price with Germany postings and Camp LeJeune, plus others in Greenland, Greenland research teams, and Navy assignments at Key West and aboard the USS Peterson. It notes training, promotions, high school affiliations, and family ties across several states.
An East Park man Thomas Smith was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 6 20 p m Tuesday on a peace warrant served by a bounty constable. Charles Leibfried of Temple Street faces driving without license and wrong way on a one way street in Police Court Thursday night. Lowell Thomas Russell of Pluto jailed at 6 15 p m Tuesday for non support, arrested by a deputy sheriff. Ulysses Houston Jr of Harper Heights ordered to appear in Beckley Police Court Thursday at 7 30 p m for failure yield right of way and no operator license after an accident at Scott Avenue and Broadway Street. Junior Gregory of Sunrise Avenue released after paying fine and costs on trespassing and petit larceny charges in Beckley Police Court.
Sophia Community Council announces a Monday start for daily labor force registration at Sophia Town Hall covering unemployed and employed in Raleigh County. Volunteers are being recruited by Madison Lowry and Mrs. W. W. Withrow as a committee is formed, with next meeting to discuss factory site surveys and other plan steps with Governor and governor-elect as guiding figures.
Epsilon Delta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority held a New Year theme meeting at New Pioneer on South Fayette Street. President Mrs. Helen R. Jones led the session with members Mrs. Richard Banks, Mrs. Adelaide Davis, Mrs. Thomas Ashe, Mrs. Sam Webb, Miss Lula Rogers, Mrs. Garland Robinson, Mrs. Howard Monroe, and Mrs. Cora Brown. A Q and A followed. dinner was served by hostesses Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Banks.
Nominations for two area postmaster vacancies have been submitted to the Senate by President Eisenhower. The candidates include Dillard R. Walker of Stanaford and Victor J. Robinson of Tams, with others named as Ivan H. Scarbro of Ansted V. C. Cox of East Rainelle and Glen MeKeever of Ronceverte.
District Director Nathaniel Looker of the Internal Revenue Service outlined options for taxpayers who face large year end payments due to underwithholding. By reducing allowances or claiming fewer dependents, withholding can rise by about $120 annually, or by adjusting per pay period amounts to better balance tax owed, with payroll offices helping tailor plans.
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