Interstate road funds clash pits Barron against Underwood
In a sharp exchange triggered by a federal penalty of six point six million dollars, Gov. Barron and former Gov. Underwood assailed each other over West Virginia road funding. Barron accused Underwood of bungling and sabotaging the interstate system, while Underwood charged the current administration with opposing rights of way and urged legal action to recover the withholdings. The dispute followed a federal notice that penalties, tied to rights-of-way irregularities in Brooke and Jackson Counties, would be deducted from federal road allocations through 1972.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
W. W. Barron
Cecil Cecil H. Underwood
State Road Commission
Barron
Underwood
West Virginia
Washington
Charleston
Federal Bureau of Roads
Brooke
Jackson
SRC
Burl Sawyers
Tion
House Blatnik
U.S. 21
Johnson
West
Cemetery Lands Deeded To School Board In Beckley
A deed filed in Raleigh County transfers the Mc Creery Cemetery near Central Elementary to the Raleigh County Board of Education. Graves have been moved to Sunset Memorial Park under a contract with Homeseekers Land and Building Co. A family marker will be moved with a crane. Grantors include H L McCreery and John P Connor among others. the deed priced at 10 plus removal costs. Additional deeds recorded include transfers in Fireco Shady Spring Prosperity Big Beaver Creek Glen White and Daniels districts with varying sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCreery
Beckley
Raleigh County Board of Education
Thursay
Homeseekers Land and Building Co
Sunset Memorial Park
Central Elementary School
H. L. McCreery
John P. Conner
L. L. Scherer
J. Wallace McCreery
E. M. Payne Jr
Eleanor Payne Scherer
Harry M. Patterson
Harry L. McCreery
William J. McCreery
Earl McCreery
Andrew
Elizabeth Amick
Dorothy Patterson Pinkney
Catherine Johnson Wood
Edward Wood
Percy McC
Via V. Meadows
Christus
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity
W. T
Maggie Maddy
Jack
Mildred Maddy
Glenorgan
Big Beaver Creek
Shady Spring
William FE
Sarah Lou Huguenot
Billie Lou Stover
Glen White
Odessa Lewis
Virgil Matherly
Daniels
State's 1st Public Birth Control Clinic Opens
Charleston WV. West Virginia's first public birth control clinic opens at Chel yan near here. The clinic will dispense information and materials to indigent mothers seeking family spacing. Director Page Seckford of the Kanawha Charleston Health Department said hours are noon to 3 p.m. each Friday with instruction on oral contraceptives and other methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
West Virginia
Chelyan
Page Seckford
Kanawha-Charleston Health Department
Hoffa Trial Loses Counts as Burris Freed in Shakeup
In Chicago UPI reports, James R. Hoffa faces seven fewer fraud counts after Judge Richard B. Austin acquits New York attorney Herbert R. Burris on all 28 counts. The pension fund fraud case against Hoffa and co defendants continues, with witnesses to be called. Remaining defendants include Benjamin Dranow, Abe Wienblatt, Calvin Kavens, Samuel Human, Zachery Strate Jr, and S George Burris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
New York
Herbert R. Burris
U.S. District Court
Richard B. Austin
Burris
Austin
Teamster Pension Fund
Benjamin Dranow
Minneapolis
Abe Wienblatt
Calvin Kavens
Miami Beach
Fla
Samuel Human
Key West
Zachery Strate Jr
New Orleans
S. George Burris
Unhurt After Army Plane Lands on Hillside
An Army utility plane from Fort Knox attempted instrument contact with Elkins Airport and landed on a Whitmer hillside in Randolph County. Pilot Capt John Toolson Jerome Idaho, and two other officers Capt Francis Macini Massachusetts and May Ampierre Puerto Rico, survived with minor gear damage. The crew walked to a Whitmer grocery and awaited pickup by another plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
UPI
Fort Knox
Washington, D. C
Whitmer
Randolph County
John Toolson
Jerome
Idaho
Toolson
Francis Macini
Massachusetts
May
Ampierre
Puerto Rico
Fred Sites
Funeral services for James Parks of Mount Hope
Death notice for James Parks of Mount Hope now New York City states funeral services will be at 2 p m Sunday at Union Baptist Church Mount Hope with Rev S W Williams in charge Burial will follow at Mount Hope Cemetery He died Wednesday in a New York Hospital Survivors include wife Marie Parks New York City and daughter Betty Gavien Beckley Body to be removed from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to church one hour before services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Parks
New York City
Mount Hope
Union Baptist
Final rites for Nora Meadows in Daniels obituary
Mrs. Nora Pearl Meadows, 62, of Daniels, will have final rites at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Calfee Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Virgil Cook officiating. Burial follows at Calfee Cemetery Mt. Tabor. Pallbearers include John W. Taylor Frank Rakes Jack Rakes Alvin Claytor David Bird Bennett and Earl Richmond. Friends may call Saturday afternoon at the funeral home. The body will be moved from Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill to the church one hour before the service and may be viewed after 3 p.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora Pearl Meadows
Daniels
Calfee Funeral Home
Virgil Cook
Calfee
Mt. Tabor
John W. Taylor
Frank Rakes
Jack Rakes
Alvin Claytor
David Bird Bennett
Earl Richmond
Lacy Armstrong Rites Planned for Mount Hope Man
Lacy Cameron Armstrong 75 of North Sand Branch Route 1 Mount Hope died at noon Thursday after several months illness. Born Headwater Virginia Sept 26 1888 he was an electrician with New River Co Cranberry before retiring in 1957. Survived by widow Edna three sons Curtis Kenneth Owen Fred Dale three daughters Ruby McGinnis Patty Beall Frances Young one brother Ernest Armstrong 14 grandchildren four great grandchildren. Body at Melton Mortuary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacy Cameron Armstrong
North Sand Branch
Route 1
Mount Hope
Headwater
George and
Elizabeth McCray Armstrong
Armstrong
New River Co
Cranberry
United Mine Workers of America
North Sand Branch Baptist Church
Edna Armstrong
Sand Branch
Curtis
Ft. Meyers, Fla
Kenneth Owen
Sprague
Fred Dale
Arlington
Tex
John
Ruby) McGinnis
Indianapolis
Leslie
Patty) Beall
Silver Spring
Charles
Frances) Young
Kingman
Ariz
Ernest
Bias services set for John Charles Bias in Minden
John Bias 75 of Minden dies after long illness. Funeral 2 p m Sunday at Rock Lick Community Church with Rev. Kel ley Creech and Rev. Huston Hall officiating. Burial at Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Born Peytona May 17 1889 he was son of the late James Bias and Julia his stepmother. Survived by three sisters two half sisters two half brothers two sons and four daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Charles Bias
Minden
Rock Lick
Kelley Creech
Huston Hall
Oe Lawn Memorial Park
Oakill
Bias
Hammond Brass Co
Hammond
Ind
Peytona
James Bias
Julia
Maggie
Racine
Bertha Keeney
Prenter
Hattie Parsons
Maude Brown
Margaret Buffington
Betty Buffington
Seth
Nancy Williams
Elkton
Jack Bias
New Haven
Beckley Brighter City Lights Planned Downtown
Beckley will brighten as Mayor John Smith announced Mercury vapor street lighting will replace the current system. Appalachian Power Company will install the new lights in the central business district streets including Valley Drive Neville Street Heber Street Prince Street East Main and Fayette Street near the Federal Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
John Smith
Appalachian Power Company
Valley Drive
Neville Street
Heber
East Main
Prince Street
Kanawha
Church Street
Heber Street
Prince
Barwood
Woodlawn Avenue
Federal Building
Fayette Street
McCreery
Bradley Fined For Destroying Green Door at Eccles
Danny Bradley of Eccles was fined $5 and court costs by Magistrate Joe Rodriguez for destruction of property after tearing the screen door off the Green Door. Harvey, proprietor of the Green Door, obtained warrants and Bradley was remanded to jail in lieu of the fine and 12 month peace bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danny Bradley
Eccles
Joe Rodriguez
Bradley
Jesse Eugene Harvey
Rodriguez
Forfeited Bonds Total $438 in City Police Court
In City Police Court Thursday night bond forfeitures totaled $438 with Edward H. Shaw paying $208.75 on a reckless driving charge after a drunken driving arrest. Sylvia Queen forfeited $108.50 on drunken driving and Rufus Harvey of Princeton posted $20 for failure to have vehicle under control. Five others forfeited $10,075 on drunkenness charges. Two cases were dismissed due to late license mailings from Charleston. Judge C Berkley Lilly granted dismissals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. Shaw
N. Kanawha St
Shaw
Sylvia Queen
Crescent St
Rufus Howard Harvey
Princeton
C. Berkley Lilly
State Motor Vehicles Commission
Charleston
Special Takes the To Frisco
A 22 car train bearing Republicans departs Chicago Dearborn Station for San Francisco for the Republican National Convention. On board are former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his brother Milton, plus 225 delegates and leaders including John W. Byrnes Jack Westland Charles Teague and Katherine St. George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Dearborn
San Francisco
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Milton Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Jack Westland
Washington
Goldwater
Charles M. Teague
California
Katherine St. George
New York
Five Pry Way Out Of Barbour County Jail
Barbour County authorities hunt five inmates who escaped from the county jail by prying apart bars from a basement window. The breakout, including an unidentified juvenile, was detected during a routine Thursday check and roadblocks have failed to halt their flight.
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Philippi
UPI
Barbour County
Okey Hersham
Elkins Fire Blamed On 2 Vagrants
Two vagrants are blamed for starting a $225,000 blaze that destroyed the old Kistler Leather Co. building in Elkins. Witnesses say the pair spoke of sleeping in the tannery hours before the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
UPI
Kistler Leather Co
E.L. Roush
William C. Clinton Services Set in Mount Hope
William C. Clinton 76 of Mount Hope will be laid to rest at Oak Grove Cemetery after a 2 p.m. Saturday funeral at Oak Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Gilvie Huffman officiating. Clinton, a retired miner born May 21, 1888 in Cooksville Tennessee, died of a heart attack at his home Wednesday evening. Burial follows at Oak Grove Cemetery. body at Tyree Funeral Home until service time. viewing after 5 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Clinton
Mount Hope
Oak Grove Baptist Church
Gilvie Huffman
Oak Grove
Clinton
Cooksville
Tenn
Kinch
Sarah Thompson Clinton
Tyree Funeral Home
Mount
Death notice for George W. Osborne 71 Beckley area
George W. Osborne, 71, of 415 E. Prince St., died at 7:20 am today in a local hospital after a long illness. Born Aug. 15, 1892, in Tincher Greenbrier County, he was a son of Jesse P. and Ona Surbaugh Osborne. He was a member of the First Methodist Church of Beckley. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Virginia Flanagan Os borne, two sons William J. of Detroit and Jenning J. of Midway, two daughters Mildred Osborne of Beckley and Mary Denny of Beckley, three sisters Lorene Richardson of Charleston, Effie Tincher of Rupert, and Della Johnson of Hinton, and five grandchildren. The body is at the Keyser Bryant Funeral Home pending completion of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Osborne
E. Prince St
Tincher
Greenbrier County
Jesse P
Ona Surbaugh Osborne
Lillybrook Coal Co
al Affinity
First Methodist Church
Beckley
Virginia Flanagan Osborne
William J. Detroit
Mich
Jenning J
Midway
Mildred Osborne
Mary Denny
Lorene Richardson
Charleston
Effie Tincher
Rupert
Della Johnson
Hinton
Keyser- Bryant Funeral Home
Carl S Cheere Funeral Services In Montcalm
Carl S Cheere 49 of Chicago formerly Montcalm dies Tuesday from apparent heart attack. Funeral at 11 a.m. Saturday Montcalm Methodist Church Rev James Belcher presiding. Burial Grandview Memorial Gardens Bluefield Va. Webb and Neal Funeral Home to the church two hours before services. Friends may visit after 2 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl S. Cheere
Chicago, Ill
Montcalm
Montcalm Methodist Church
James R. Belcher
Grandview Memorial Gardens
Bluefield
Webb and Neal
Mrs Mabel Szweed services in Keyrock church
Funeral services for Mrs Mabel Geneva Hash Szweed 50 of Keyrock will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Coon Fork Church with Rev Ronald Adkins officiating Burial will be at Stewart Cemetery Keyrock She died Thursday morning after a long illness Born July 19 1913 in Virginia daughter of the late Polk Hash of Glen Fork She was a Church of God Beckley member Her husband Pete preceded her in death in 1961 The body will be taken to her home at 5 p.m. today from Robertson and Foglesong Inc Funeral Home Pineville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Geneva Hash Szweed
Keyrock
Coon Fork
Ronald Adkins
Stewart Cemetery
Szweed
Virginia
Polk Hash
Glen Fork
Church of God
Beckley
Pete
Robertson and Foglesong Inc. Funeral
Pineville
Reappointment Of 3 To HRC Makes It Legal
Gov Barron reappointed Rev John Matthew Coleman of Bluefield, Thomas Gavett of Morgantown, and Rabbi Samuel Cooper to three year terms on the State Human Rights Commission a move seen as legal after questions about expired terms. Gavett named chairman as the panel urged passage of a state civil rights law covering public accommodations and employment while condemning segregation in schools in Raleigh Mercer Jefferson Mingo and Wyoming counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
UPI
State Human Rights Commission
W. W. Barron
Commission
Howard McKinney
Barron
John Matthew Coleman
Bluefield
Thomas Gavett
Morgantown
Samuel Cooper
Gavett
Raleigh
Mercer
Jefferson
Mingo
Wyoming
Paper Publishes Despite Strike In Toronto
The Globe and Mail issued a thin single edition amid a typographers strike by 680 ITU members over automation. The Star and Telegram planned similar moves. Police boarded up streets as scuffles broke out, with jeers from ITU pickets and some arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
UPS
ITU
Jackson's Mill plan seeks amendments on schooling funds
Teachers discuss offerings in vocational fields and a constitutional amendment to allow two or more counties to fund consolidated high schools. The plan faces constitutional hurdles since county tax funds must stay local. Proposals include lowering local levy approval from 60 percent to a simple majority and revising teacher recruitment as many WV teachers leave yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson's Mill Conference
Hamilton
Mercer
Greenbrier
Upshur
Elderly Woman Drowns in Tug River Incident
UPI reports Ida Blair, 78, drowned in Tug River on Thursday marking the area’s fourth drowning in less than a month. Blair’s body was recovered near the spot glassed by searchers finding her glasses and hearing aid. She lived with her daughter in Slater's Mills Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson
UPI
Tug River
Ida Blair
Don Gannon
Slater's Mills
Patteson Speaks At Ceremonies Ground Broken For New Nursing Home
Former West Virginia governor and Raleigh County Bank president Patteson spoke at the ground breaking for the East Beckley Nursing and Convalescent Home Inc. about a $31 000 loan his bank provided. Local officials including R L Harris and Mayor John Wesley Smith described the milestone as the start of a longer road toward a 152 000 facility with 20 beds offering full nursing care open to all and still seeking contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okey L. Patteson
W. Va
Raleigh County Bank
East Beckley
R. L. Harris
W. H. Timmons
Rotim Construction Company
Princeton
Harris
A. D. Marks
E. L. James
Charleston
Hugo Payne
John Wesley Smith
J. T. Thompson
Baptist State Deacons Convention
Box 1641
Beckley
M. K. Austin
Rug On Furnace Causes A Fire
Beckley Fire Department rushed to 509 Paint Street at 9 15 a m to find a rug placed over a floor furnace. The rug ignited when the furnace turned on in cold morning air. Damages to the home rented by Bill Jeffries were slight. The furnace wiring and surrounding rug must be replaced. Home owned by Frank Walters at 507 Paint Street. Jeffries were away when the fire occurred. Also, a rescue squad treated Paul W Belcher 55 for breathing difficulties at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital where he was listed satisfactory. Rescue crew also responded to Mabscott underpass for Jack Cumbo who was sick. he was taken to Beckley Hospital and listed fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley Fire Department
Paint Street
Bill Jeffries
Frank Walters
Jeffries
Railroad Avenue
Paul W. Belcher
Belcher
Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital
Beckley Junction
Mabscott
Jack Cumbo
Cumbo
Beckley Hospital
Mass casualty crash described with mangled remains
An early report describes a crash site where bodies were strewn across over an acre on a wooded ridge. Victims are badly burned or mutilated, hindering identification. A rescue squad notes the horror and the FBI dispatches a Washington disaster team to assist with identifications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Washington
Area Dentists to Attend West Virginia State Meeting
Area dentists Dr. D E Neil Dr Paul H Loflin and Dr James H Shelton will attend the 58th Annual Session of the West Virginia State Dental Society at the Greenbrier Hotel White Sulphur Springs July 19 22. Neil is president elect Loflin secretary Shelton executive council representative. Companion groups meeting with the state dental group include the Woman's Auxiliary Dental Assistants Association Dental Hygienists Association and other alumni groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Neil
Granville Ave
Paul H. Loflin
N. Kanawha St
James H. Shelton
Oak Hill
West Virginia State Dental Society
Greenbrier Hotel
White Sulphur Springs
Neil
Loflin
Shelton
Woman's Auxiliary
Dental Assistants Association
Dental Hygienists Association
31 Are Seeking Jobs At Employment Security Office
The Employment Security Office has received applications for 31 positions including two clerks, two clerk stenographers, two clerk typists, two kitchen helpers, nine maids, and a variety of other roles such as draftsman, manager, bookkeeping machine operator, fire clerk, collector, porter, child monitor, painter, fireman, janitor, truck driver, and stock clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Employment Security Office
Ikeda Re-Elected Leader of Japan Conservatives
In Tokyo Hayato Ikeda won re-election as president of the Conservative Party faction leaders, securing a new two year term as prime minister, extending his four year premiership amid factional politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
UPI
Hayato Ikeda
Share Talents Atty Gen Tells NYS Campers
Atty Gen Robert Kennedy urged eight National Youth Science Camp youths near Green Bank West Virginia to share talents for public service. They met him in his office during a two day Capitol visit. One hundred campers attended with 15 trapped in a stalled Justice Department elevator delaying part of the visit. Chairman Glenn Seaborg told the group science needs a broad range of abilities in technical and administrative roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Robert Kennedy
Green Bank
W. Va
Kennedy
California
Justice Department
Glenn T. Seaborg
Atomic Energy Commission
Ministers Named Without Prior Central Government Service
The batch of new ministers led by Tshombe includes officials who had not previously served in the central government. None of the appointees, including Tshombe, had prior central government experience, marking a fresh lineup for the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tshombe
Tree Uproots Car in Beckley Traffic Crash
Randolph Miles, 17, of 106 West Virginia Street escaped injury when his brakes failed and his car uprooted a dogwood on a city street. The 1958 model car then struck Charles A. McDaniel’s 1953 vehicle. About $550 damage reported. Miles not charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph Miles
W. Va
Beckley
Miles
Charles A. McDaniel
Grove Ave
McDaniel
West Virginia Street
Grove Avenue
Crab Orchard
Glen White Road
James Albert Hill
Glen White
John F. Cook
Neville Street
Heber Street
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Edith
Levans
Felix Aylmer
Elizabeth Sellars
Mrs
Nora Meadows
Lacy Armstrong
Dr. In
Steve
Reeves
Titans
Gordon Ou
Scott
Debbie Reynolds
Technicolor
Randolph Scott
Beckley Open-Air Theatre
The
V.i.p.s
Elizabeth Taylor
Richard Burton
Hany Cool
Mists
Jonas
Stewart Granger
James Mason
Torpen Bay
William (. Clinton
Mabel G. Szweed
Patteson
Ikeda
Walt Disney
Walt Disney Savage
Keith
Kirk
Kristen Tee Corcoran
Echo Orf
Atty. Gen
NYS
Richard Kidwell
Pike St
Donald Dean Elder
Elision Ave
Lee Remick
James Garner
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