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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1962
Page
2
Arthur Glynn Wills aged 24 of Glen Morgan is listed as critical at Man Memorial Hospital following injuries from a light plane crash in Logan County on Wednesday. Co-pilot Charles Ramsey, 24 of Northfork, was killed in the crash during an oak wilt survey conducted by State Agriculture Department workers. Wills has multiple spine fractures in addition to earlier injuries.
Six people were injured in a two car crash near Spanishburg on Route 21 Tuesday afternoon. Joseph Lilly 63 and wife Chloe Lilly 61 suffered internal and rib injuries while Anna Shrewsbury 56 fractured a collarbone and leg. Letha Blevins 54 had internal chest and leg injuries. James J. Stokowski 51 and Mary Ann Stokowski 42 sustained a broken arm, and Elnora Stokowski 18 a broken nose. Trooper J L Adkins said the Lilly car and Stokowski car collided head on at a bridge and curve. no charges were filed.
A six county economic development conference in Beckley will conclude a series of ten statewide meetings to study social and economic needs. Topics include growth planning, land use, utilities, schools, jobs, recreation, and financing. The session, open to all interested, features speakers from West Virginia University and federal and local agencies.
D. W. Woody Kinzer of Beckley Raleigh County member of the House of Delegates is listed in fair condition at Beckley Hospital. He was admitted Wednesday after apparently suffering a heart attack.
Beloit College Alpha Mu sorority, supported by school officials, plans to initiate its first Negro member amid a suspension by the Delta Gamma national body. UW Madison officials say they are reviewing the Beloit situation while Beloit’s president Miller Upton defends the chapter as a regular part of the campus fraternity system. The national president cites failure to abide by rules. local officials note the historical strength of Alpha Mu.
From page one the 1958 Miss U S A contest finalists are named with state representatives and placings. Miss Hawaii leads a group including Miss Connecticut Diane Mary Zabicki Middletown first runner up Miss Tennessee Gail White Chattanooga second runner up Miss California Marilyn Ann Tindall Hollywood third runner up and Miss Nevada Janet Hadland Las Vegas fourth runner up.
In Estes hometown Pecos Reeves County grand jury, which already named Estes in an eight count felony indictment, was expected to report findings to State Dist Judge J. H. Starley. The jury in recent sessions was believed to have delved further into Estes operations.
Three future Public Health Service officers will assist the West Virginia State Health Department during college breaks. Kenneth Axetell of St. Louis Dennis Bertsch of Ashley North Dakota and Gerald Fallon of Kansas City Missouri attend Washington Minnesota and Kansas State universities respectively. They join the Commissioned Officer Student Trainee Extern Program to reduce patient exposure to X rays.
Raleigh County circuit jurors have been excused for the current term as announced by Clerk Harold C. Hanks. A case on the calendar for Monday was continued to the next term, removing the need for jurors to appear on that date.
First Aid call to 60 Lauren Avenue reports Goldie Cole suffering a heart attack at 9 20 a m. Rescue squad administered oxygen and emergency treatment before transporting her to Beckley Memorial Hospital. Condition unavailable at presstime.
Graveside rites for Sherry Anne Spearin of Detroit will be held at Dempsey Community Cemetery with Rev. J. A. Crosier presiding. She died Thursday in a Detroit hospital. survivors include a brother, grandparents, and a great grandmother from Azusa. Body at Dodd-Payne Funeral Home. Other notices include a Hinton hospital death and a Fayetteville sister, and funeral arrangements for Mrs. Richard Cliff of Oswego, died at home from a heart attack. sister of Carl Clifford of Mullens.
Funeral services for 71 year old Henry Green of 223 Church Street will be held at 2 p m Sunday at New Hope Baptist Church with Rev. Henry DuBois and Rev. Corey O Mitchell in charge. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. Green died at home Tuesday night after a long illness. Knights of Pythias Lodge members will pallbear. Body to be moved from Wright and Anderson Funeral Home one hour before service. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p m Saturday.
Mrs Martha Ellen Kasp of Alderson dies at 1 25 am and graveside rites are scheduled at Pisgah Church Cemetery at 1 am Saturday with Reverends Wagster and Ward officiating.
In Wimbledon England a policewoman was ordered to ride subway trains to hunt a transit system Romeo who wooed women riders. Andreas Marangus was fined 42 dollars for attempting to kiss the officer amid a string of incidents.
Regina Saskatchewan The Socialist government of Premier Woodrow Lloyd dismissed an anti Medicare rally staged by Keep Our Doctors committees as a failure and said it would not be influenced. Police estimated about 4000 people attended the protest outside the legislative buildings with Lloyd citing 2500 to 3000.
John Boone Fifers age 53 of Springdale Fayette County is listed in fair condition at Beckley Memorial Hospital after a fall from a cherry tree at his home caused a brain concussion. He was admitted Thursday and is under care with a hospital spokesman reporting the brain injury.
Walton Roane County farmer Laster Ashby was killed when a tractor overturned on a steep field while he was mowing a ridge on the property belonging to Lander Hubbard. Police said the accident happened Thursday on the farm.
The 1960 census shows Alaska’s population rising 75.8 percent from 1950, vastly outpacing the national gain of 18.5 percent. The UPI report notes the sharp growth reflects migration and development in the territory during the decade.
Pallbearers named for 10 am Saturday service for Howard Ray Goings 54 Farley Hill who died at home Wednesday evening after a heart attack. Services at Farley Hill Community Church with Revs James Duff and Dewet Wilson. burial in family cemetery at Troutdale Virginia. Pallbearers: Harry Wallace John Henry Jiden Lawrence Sturgill Edward Rose Jack Walls Walter Shrewsberry.
Funeral services are set for Effie Ashby 82 of Sophia with burial at Hot Coal Cemetery. In New York Stanley Isaacs 79, Arthur Folwell 84, and Fred Salmon 67 die of heart attack or illness. Reginald Mason 67, veteran actor, funeral today in Hermosa Beach. Mason starred on Broadway and in film.
Miami Beach Miss Macel Leilani Wilson says you must walk like a queen before final judging. Abraham Ribicoff resigns as health secretary saying he takes his lumps and moves on. Mohammed Ben Bella urges unity in Algeria for a sacred union. Rep John Saylor argues against sending American comedians abroad on goodwill trips.
Ohio woman paid a $5 fine and costs in Magisterial Court W A Burke on July 5 on an assault and battery warrant from her mother Mrs George K Stanley Beckley.
Eight-year-old Henry Rich is enrolled in an advanced chemistry course at North Carolina State College this summer. Professor Alonzo Coots notes Henry reads well and understands the course manual, writing formulas and configurations with ease. Henry, whose father O N Rich works as a carpenter, enjoys lifting barbells between studies.
Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Norman Knapp issued writs of habeas corpus directing Mary Jan Quicksey and Saxton Grade to bring infant Dwight Owen Farrow before the court on July 17. Action brought by Sam and Irene Smith alleges illegal custody retention at Trailways Hotel. A $1,421.23 judgment was entered against Homer Brooks of Fort Springs in favor of Shady Spring General Store. Lucy Crum guardian authorized to accept $650 settlement from Clifford W. Leak for Donald Crum injuries from a rear end collision on South Kanawha Street April 7. Crum, 19, was driving when rear ended by Leak’s car.
The House floor champions an anti U N bond amendment pushed by Rep H R Gross Iowa aimed to strike it from the bill. An amendment requiring the President to halt aid to nations seizing American property and delaying fair compensation was adopted, with the Senate approving a similar restriction.
Preliminary hearing for Rudy Dopuj da, 71, set for Friday in Weirton, following the stabbing death of neighbor Mrs. Helen Tusin, 72. An autopsy at Weirton General Hospital found she died of a heart ailment related condition after earlier treatment.
William Tennant Jr. announces surplus food will be distributed at Bethel Tabernacle Bible Avenue on Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and then from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday with the schedule subject to local arrangements.
In Charleston, Judge Herbert Richardson presided over a complex adoption where a couple adopted four children from a woman unable to care for them. Their son, now married, adopted one child, while the couple adopted the remaining three. The situation makes the family tree appear tangled as generations cross in roles.
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon will join the National Conference of United Press Editors and Publishers in San Francisco in October to campaign for California governor.
Charleston API reports Wetzel County Board of Education rented automatic data processing machines to automate school record keeping making Wetzel the second county in West Virginia to install the system Kanawha was first The U S Office of Education predicts 500 districts using such systems will triple by 1965
A brief quotation analyzes the balance between personal liberty and public order. It cites Mill on individual rights and the potential nuisance to others, prompting reflection on limits to freedom in a civic society.
Dr John H O Dell a 49 year old Beck ley dentist and his wife Ellen Pauline O Dell 44 posted $500 bonds each and were released from Raleigh County Jail to appear in City Police Court at 7 30 p m Monday on narcotics charges. Police said the car swayed and struck curbs while passing headquarters and that officers chased on foot after it as it stopped at a red light near the Bank of Raleigh.
Collision in Indianapolis injures several including Dr. Lucreta Fjoven of Manila en route to Boston. Bus driver Robert L. Schlagenhaus, 51, and trucker Joseph L. McCorkhill, 49, are involved. Neville's body recovered. Injured rushed to Methodist Hospital about 20 miles away.
Salinger in Brasilia hours before postponement announced. He will proceed to Rio de Janeiro to start advance work for the Kennedys November visit. White House cites Kennedy’s need to handle matters at end of Congress with elections set Oct 7 in Brazil and Nov 6 in the United States.
Henry H Price of Danville and Charles G White of French Creek testified at a road hearing that both were Republican workers who got their posts due to partisan ties. They joined in 1957, left in 1961 as Democrats returned. Rep Jim Wright noted seven of ten highway jobs changed hands in 1957 when the GOP won the governorship.
Watters of Beckley forfeited a 108 dollar bond after missing a Police Court hearing for reckless driving. He had been arrested for drunk driving on July 6 but the charge was reduced due to insufficient evidence. Other bonds forfeited at the session included Clemens 100 for tax paid whiskey, Coleman 15 for hauling trash without permit, Cassity 15 for improper registration, and McKinney 15 for failure to yield. Four drunk bonds totaled 70.50.
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