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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1962
Page
2
A Rock Creek youth faced grand jury action on attempting to kill a neighbor during a drunken binge Monday evening. Bonds pleaded guilty to drunkenness at a Marsh Fork hearing and was held for the higher court on the attempted murder charge.
Jacob Steve Adkins 18 of Abraham is set to appear in City Police Court at 7 30 p m Monday on failing to keep his vehicle under control after a two car crash in front of the Pagoda Super Market at 445 p m Tuesday Damages were estimated at 400 to both vehicles with no injuries Virgil Ayers of Beckley drove the truck Other police activity Tuesday included Arlie Dee Lilly of Brentwood Md arrested for drunk driving and jailed at 450 p m Ernest Fox 37 East Beckley jailed on an assault and battery warrant Ulysses Gilchrist Clyde Wallace released to Ohio detectives Lowell Young Coal City jailed on a non support warrant.
A West Virginia senator contends that linking the Anderson-Javits amendment to a general welfare reform bill would delay vital health care for the aged and ADC extension. He says the measure should be moved as a separate bill or amended to a less urgent measure to speed public benefits. The senator voted to table the amendment to expedite action on broader welfare reform.
A killer bloomer held for over two hours after capture said he gave a satisfactory statement. A preliminary hearing is set for July 20 with bond at 150000. Claycamp and McAfee were shot after taking the couple for questioning on a highway near here. The couple fled into dense brush triggering a large search with hundreds of men and National Guard members. Searchers found them on a granary floor two miles from the scene and they surrendered. The girl was described as half scared to death by Charles Martin.
The Senate defeated the Anderson-Javits Medicare proposal by tabling it after a surprise vote by Sen. Jennings Randolph. The plan would have extended hospital and nursing home care to all 65 and older starting 1964 but excluded doctors' fees. Critics claimed it was too limited and would federalize medicine. Supporters argued it was a pragmatic pay as you go shield against costly illnesses, while welfare reform progress moved forward with a self help measure advancing in the same session.
Maintenance and production staff at Peerless Packing Co. Beaver voted overwhelmingly against UMWA District 50 representation. Attorney Oppie Hedrick said 13 employees backed the firm and voting was solidly against joining the union, with official results to be certified in 10 days. The defeat blocks union action for another year.
Smith reports the Kerr-Mills bill could give the legislature something to ponder next year as the program nears the end of its fiscal year within a 365000 dollar monthly budget. Dr Greenwitch and the State Medical Association express satisfaction with the voting outcome and caution against hastily conceived legislation.
Airlifted by 30 U S helicopters, Vietnamese troops enter Communist held regions to clear six provinces of Viet Cong fighters. Two choppers came under ground fire but were not seriously damaged. Five Americans and at least 23 Vietnamese soldiers were killed in crashes since last Sunday. Capt. Don J. York of Asheville, North Carolina, died in ambush and was flown home for burial.
In a TV interview former vice president Richard M. Nixon says he has no regrets about his military service noting he was not assigned to duty on a PT boat. In separate remarks Michigan senator’s wife Janey Hart blasts the lack of women astronauts as a national oversight. Also Dr Paul Dudley White urges relaxation through exercise and walking.
State Health Director N H Dyer announced polio clinics will visit Lincoln County next week at Midkiff and Hamlin elementary schools. The effort targets all residents under 20 and pregnant women, aiming to immunize about 25 percent of 20 287 residents after the county lost its health department last year. Two polio cases have appeared in the state this year, versus five last year and 34 for the full year.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower sails aboard the Queen Elizabeth to an international teachers conference in Stockholm. As chairman of the People-to-People program he vows a conciliatory yet firm stance for peace and hopes to meet de Gaulle and other leaders in Paris Copenhagen Bonn London and Dublin before returning August 24 with Mamie and grandchildren David and Barbara Ann aboard.
Reporters at a Queen Elizabeth news conference noted President Eisenhower repeatedly said Khrushchev as crook shov rather than crooshov. The question drew laughter. the president offered no formal answer and did not address the pronunciation issue.
Former President Eisenhower, staying with family at Culzean Castle in Scotland, comments on Senator Kennedy's Medicare defeat and argues for age care within Social Security is insufficient. He predicts strong GOP performance in November, supports responsible progress, and favors a tax cut only with spending reductions.
The astronaut spoke at a news conference about a paper like object tumbling through space near the X15. He could not identify the object and noted small flaky particles and a larger hand sized piece, unsure if cameras recorded it. He emphasized honesty and respect for his family’s privacy.
Charleston UPI report says State Agriculture Department warns restaurant operators they violate the law if they substitute cream after advertising cream with coffee or other foods. C Harold Amick notes substitutes may be sold legally if customers know they are buying a substitute. He adds it is illegal to buy a substitute and offer it as cream. Embargo of a substitute was announced, with the firm threatening court action though no suit filed yet.
Funeral services are set for Mrs. Millie Deal 77 of Long Branch at 2 p.m. Thursday in Long Branch Methodist Church with Rev. Roy Tyree officiating. Burial follows at Pax Community Cemetery. She died Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. at home of daughter Mrs. Albert Simms Pax after a long illness. Survivors include husband Matt Deal four sons Abbie Allie Oscar and Steve two daughters Gracie Lundsen Sarah Ewing and Gladys Williams a brother Oscar Pennington two half sisters Lizzie Hall and Daisy Ward 29 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren. Her body will be moved from Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope to the home today at 4 p.m. and to the church one hour before the service.
Mrs. Peggy Grose Lester 71 of Sophia died at home after a two year illness. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Friday at Williams Funeral Home Chapel Sophia with Rev Cleve Young officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Survivors include two daughters Mary Davis Daniels and Bertha Tucker Crab Orchard two sons Everett Piney View and Ed Covington Va four half brothers Earl Beckley Carl Akron Ohio John Ury and Rev Wesley Grose Crab Orchard two half sisters Mary Mills Crab Orchard and Tiny Taylor Princeton. The body remains at the funeral home until services. Pallbearers are George Milam Walter Milam Bob Crump Luther Crump Junior Hensley and Wayne Hensley.
Funeral services for Mrs Josephine Saunders of 1124 36th Street North Birmingham Alabama will be held Saturday in North Birmingham. Her brother the Rev Henry Dubois pastor of New Hope Baptist Church will depart Thursday for the funeral.
Sam Della Mea 67 of Glen Jean will be honored with a 9 30 a m mass at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church Scarbro. Rev Eugene Klug presiding. Burial at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. Died after heart attack at an Oak Hill hospital. Rosary at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill residence at 5 p m today.
Mrs Josie Blake Lively 58 of Oak Hill dies after a year long illness at an Oak Hill hospital. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Oak Hill Methodist Church with Rev Tally Hanna and Rev Randolph Johnson officiating. Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park. The body lies at Tyree Funeral Home after 3 p.m. today for visitation.
Funeral services for 67 year old L Mart Tolliver of Pineville will be at Rockcastle Baptist Church with Rev Harry Stevens and Rev Dewey Hillcrest Memorial Gardens at Matheny. Tolliver died at 435 AM Tuesday in a Welch hospital and the body will be taken to his Mullens home this evening from Sam Foglesong Funeral Home before services an hour later at the church.
Forrest G Powers aged 61 Lewisburg Police Chief died from a self inflicted pistol wound at his home on Tuesday after a long illness. He led the force 12 years and was a WWII veteran with prior State Police service. Survivors include his wife Opal Glenn two daughters Brenda Reynolds Nancy Powers two sons Dennis and David Glenn Powers eight sisters and other relatives.
West Virginia reports spotty drought in parts of the state but Agriculture Commissioner John T. Johnson says there is no real moisture shortage. Counties in the Eastern Panhandle show dry spells yet overall conditions are favorable, with rainfall varying by locality and seven day totals ranging from .09 to .39 inches in Berkeley Springs Romney Mathias Hardy Moorefield.
In Raleigh five prisoners and two outside men were charged with counterfeiting and selling driver licenses. Authorities said the fakes were produced on a prison duplicating machine.
Frank Ellison, whose death occurred at 7 a.m. today in a Bluefield hospital, was a brother of Benton Ellison and a brother-in-law of R. R. Dillon, both residents of Beckley. The relatives named reflect his family ties in the Beckley area.
Roy Bridges, 56, of 805 Scott Street, died in a local hospital at 3 15 a.m. today. The body lies in state at the Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor pending arrangements.
Matthew Perry aged 78 of Colcord died at home Monday after a stroke. Funeral services were set for 1 30 p m at Assembly of God Church in Dorothy with Rev Ernest Barley officiating. Burial would follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens in Prosperity, with Valley Funeral Home of Whitesville handling arrangements.
Funeral services for Cal Laxton 57 of Herndon are set for 2 p.m. Thursday at McDougal's Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home Chapel in Mullens with Rev. John Bailey officiating. Burial will be at Lusk Cemetery in Hern. Laxton died at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Body remains at the funeral home.
In Raleigh County Court Judge Harry L. McCreery placed two men on two years probation after sentencing for burglary and larceny. James Coleman of Ghent pleaded guilty to petit larceny and received two years probation with costs and restitution to Homer Curtiss for a stolen cow. Coleman previously said he supported six children. John Whitehead of Beckley, facing a Washington Street break in, was given two years probation with potential transfer to Moundsville if probation is violated after a 1 to 10 year penitentiary sentence. Fortunes of other defendants included Franklin Carr of Monterey Va who pleaded guilty to an attempted felony and received three months in jail and a $50 fine with credit for time served.
Elliott Stewart of Toledo is named in a second suit filed Tuesday in Raleigh County Circuit Court. Henry and Carrie Washington claim their car, damaged on the West Virginia Turnpike after engine trouble, was rammed by Stewart’s vehicle. They seek 3827 dollars, including 2900 for the car loss and 927 for personal property. The couple had prior judgment but filed anew to seek further compensation.
Calvert L Estill James J Barth and Aubrey Halstead testified that initial Beckley valuations were realistic and not to be upwardly revised, though later estimates followed Thompson guidance. Halstead said Thompson shifted him to Beckley after unsatisfactory prior appraisals, amid owner anger and settlement pressures. Cramer pressed Halstead on ethics. Halstead said no known code of ethics for appraisers.
Troops sealed off the congress building and surrounding area while armored units ringed the APRA headquar ters as Peru defies military demands to cancel last month’s presidential election. A Sherman tank breached a palace gate amid threats to blow up Pizzarro Palace. No shots were fired.
Mary E. Berger, 46, of Allen Junction, died in a Mullens hospital after a short illness. The body is at the Trent and Durgan Funeral Home, pending arrangements.
Mrs. Victoria Bennett Stover age 81 of 415 Paint St. will have final rites at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Webb and Neal Funeral Home Chapel with Revs. Hayward Lough and H A McClung presiding. Burial follows in Prosperity Cemetery. She died at 12 25 a.m. Tuesday in a local nursing home after a short illness. Pallbearers named: Nick Gimpalo V L Shumate Frank Walters Leo Bridi John Sikora John Curtis.
Soblen doubts the U.S. can remove him while appeals proceed. He awaits asylum ask to Britain and faces a court ruling denying release. The 61 year old sat dejected, head in hands, as the judge rejected his arguments and Soblen slumped forward.
Roy A. Robertson, 31, of F Street, waived to Raleigh County Grand Jury and released on $1,000 bond today by Magistrate Joe Rodriguez on two counts of possession of numbers slips. He was arrested at 10 40 a.m. today on G Street by City Police.
Francis X. Brennan reports that U S railroads will implement presidential commission work rule changes on August 16 causing 13,000 firemen with under 10 years seniority to lose their jobs within a year. First layoffs begin November 16, with more in February and the final August 16, 1963 group. The unions warn of possible strikes, while pay raises and retraining plans accompany the elimination of 40 firemen per year over a decade.
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