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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1960
Page
2
A speaker criticizes House leadership for kowtowing to the Senate and lobbyists. He recounts tense caucus moments, a hostile floor reception, and a dinner for lawmakers as distressing children go hungry. He urges action on the severance tax and predicts a split in Democratic ranks.
Gov. Underwood held a news conference to rebut criticism of his regional economic relief program and to defend his legislative relationship. He cited a Dec. 15 statewide address and two appearances before the 1959 session, arguing his tax and development proposals aim to align West Virginia with neighboring states and deter cross-border shopping.
Insurgents take control of Algiers with city hall occupied and Delouvrier and Challe directing from Blida area and Raghaia base. Paratroops hold siege as De Gaulle plans a national address and resists demands for immediate Algerian self rule.
Senate House deadlock on tax cuts and a 1212 million budget plan proposed by Governor Underwood includes eight million for parks forests and public works and 412 million for secondary roads Democrats push park improvements while Republicans and press commentary critique the approach Senate President Bean attacks Underwood travel while Handlan urges bipartisan action to help West Virginia voters
Police report a fourth arrest in a Wednesday night break in at W. M. Horton & Son Hardware in Crab Orchard. Billy Boyd Rice, 29, Crab Orchard, is charged with breaking and entering and held on a $1,000 bond after waiving preliminary hearing. Other arrests followed Thursday morning for possessing stolen cigarettes, with Arnold Reed and Patrick Ryan each remanded on $1,000 bonds. Linkous, 50, MacArthur, accused as an accessory after the fact, awaits grand jury action. About 72 cartons were stolen. 50 were recovered.
Buck Gilkerson a longtime public servant and former policeman filed as the 12th Democrat candidate for constable in Town District. The Raleigh native born March 26, 1907 served 15 years as a constable and deputy sheriff, with WWI service in military police, and recent work as a construction worker on the West Virginia turnpike.
Charles Harold Moran, 23, Oceana, was lodged in Wyoming County Jail after from Willoughby Ohio to be questioned in forging checks in Wyoming County. He was returned by State Police Trooper Stanley Epling and Deputy Sheriff Verne Morgan. He has not been given a hearing. Otis Bailey, 23, Cyclone, held on forging charges, also has not been given a hearing.
Posey H. Clay of Packsville filed a certificate in the Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's office this morning as a candidate for justice of the peace in Marsh Fork. A former district constable, Clay entered the race as a Republican. Mary L. Stover of Colcord is a candidate for the Democratic Executive Committee from Trap Hill District.
Several measures were introduced in both chambers proposing changes to the state school aid statute including repeal of the penalty section, exemptions for counties during reappraisal, and a reshaped tax calendar by counties and municipalities. A Senate resolution sent the tax calendar bill to a committee for study. A House bill would ease rules for foreign medical school meetings to practice in the state.
Dorothy Elementary detected a break in Friday night when a window was forced open on the first floor. About $60 was taken from a strongbox in the main office. Orval Holsten, the janitor, found the damage Saturday morning. The thief smashed the office door window and tore off the safe combination, then cut a hole in the bottom of the safe to retrieve the cash box. The principal said the safe would be open today.
James Bragg a Fayette County Constable in the Quinni mont District was booked at Raleigh County Jail at 1240 AM today on a charge of driving while drunk. He was arrested by Beckley City Police. Virginia Kiser 46 released on bond for her appearance in Police Court on shop lifting a dress theft from W T Grant Co Neville Street.
The House approved three measures including a 5 percent liquor price increase to lift profits by 1.75 million annually, and the extension of the insurance premium tax from 3 to 3 percent through June 30, 1951. The vote on the tax extension was 72 to 10 with nine Democrats and one Republican against it. An amendment to drop the rate to 2 percent after June 30 for firms with 50 percent or more assets in West Virginia failed 65 to 18. A vocational education bill sailed through 8 to 20, authorizing the state director of vocational education to create area retraining programs for unemployed adults 18 or older, with optional fees for attendees and state subsistence for some participants. The measures, along with trimming a million dollars for an unemployment relief program, were pursued by a joint Senate-House Democratic caucus. The House adjourned after 48 minutes until 2 p.m. Monday.
The article discusses a crackdown on vice in Wheeling with praise for actions that target tax evasion tied to gambling rather than prosecuting gambling itself. The IRS supplied a list of venues from Brooke and Hancock counties where machines were seized.
Charleston AP Milton J Ferguson former State Tax Commissioner of Wayne filed today for the May 10 primary as a delegate at large to the Democratic National Convention Other filings include Robert E Garrett from Clarksburg to the Democratic State Executive Committee 13th district Ernest R Hesson of Point Pleasant to the Republican State Executive Committee 4th Senatorial District and Karl P Danner of Huntington to the Huntington Board of Park Commissioners
Airman J. C. Bruce C. Warwise was set to surface today after a grueling three day endurance test on Lake Erie. In New York City Chariton Heston was away as thieves hit his Hollywood mansion stealing hi fi gear. In Charleston a tractor-trailer collision killed two men. A Ford truck driver faces theft charges. Dale Watson, 22, Morgan City La., is accused of stealing another man’s car at Guthrie Air Force Station. The dead include Robert Williams Jr. of Baltimore and John D. Johnson whose hometown is being kept private.
An Eccles miner with three percent year employment in the Eccles mine is a Democratic candidate for constable in Trap Hill District. Henry Lewis Clyburn of Harper makes his first bid for public office. he is married to Susan Josesthine Smith and has five children, living in the district for 35 years.
Assistant School Superintendent Dewey Bone returned to his office today after a five day absence due to the flu.
A son named Timothy Lee Tincher was born at 3 45 a m Tuesday at Oak Hill Hospital to Mr and Mrs Thurmond Tincher of Scarbro. The baby weighed six pounds five ounces.
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