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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1960
Page
9
Mercer County voters were to decide on a 1.23 percent school tax increase to raise about 400000 annually for county schools. The levy would cost the average home about 10 dollars yearly for five years, funding higher teacher salaries and general school upgrades, with a pay-as-you-go construction plan. At least 60 percent of votes must be yes for passage.
Attorney General W. W. Barron names Joseph E. Hodgson of Fayetteville as assistant to investigate alleged irregularities in Logan County primary elections. Curtis B. Trent Jr. says the State Crime Commission will join, with Hodgson coordinating with commission staff. Governor Underwood asked both bodies to examine Freeman’s concrete proof of violations.
Rev and Mrs William Street of Pineville attend the annual Conference of Methodist Churches at Buchanan. The event ends June 5. Street, pastor of First Methodist Pineville, may be reappointed or reassigned. West Virginia hosts about six hundred Methodist ministers and fifteen hundred churches.
Fayette Needy Association schedules a 7 30 p m meeting at Oak Hill City Hall to plan use of a donated four room house as its new headquarters in Minden. Volunteers clean and outfit the home as officials report 968 16 donated to the needy fund. Rev Ernest Barley invited to assist in organizing local charity efforts.
In Pineville the Kopperston Boy Scouts captured first place at Shuff Field in the annual track and field meet. Sixteen Pineville scouts competed including Ned Crews and David Looney. The event ran from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with Troop 15 taking second place. The J. L. Brawley District camporee is set for Camp Collins Friday through Sunday, with Troop 154 planning to depart around 6:00 p.m.
The American Legion Auxiliary held its May meeting Thursday in Pineville at the Cow Shed. President Mrs. Billie Jo Boggs presided and announced that new officers will be elected at the June meeting.
Pax PAX guests from Cleveland Ohio visit relatives in the area over Memorial Day weekend, with the Hamiltons accompanied home by their children Jerry and Judy. Other visitors include Mrs Jack Murdock and son Johnnie Sophia, Jon Janney Crab Orchard, Carnie Lively Whitby, Besleigh Thompson and daughter Sandra Princeton, Rev Homer Hizer and family, Fonda Paschal family guests, and the Seibert Janney and McGraw households, plus a Lafferty and Janney connections.
Charleston report says Holden Gas Co serving 1,668 customers in Holden Pecks Mill and vicinity Logan Gas Co with 1,025 users in Switzer and Monaville and Man Gas Co with 1,285 customers in Man were granted Public Service Commission authority to raise rates due to higher wholesale costs. The yearly increases total 5936 dollars for Holden 568 dollars for Logan and 1269 dollars for Man equals 28 5 and 10 cents per customer monthly respectively.
The National Library in Reykjavik Iceland, the Royal Library in Copenhagen Denmark, and the Cornell University Library in Ithaca New York form the world’s three biggest holdings of Icelandic books. The trio showcases extensive national and academic archives spanning centuries of Icelandic literature and scholarship.
Clifford Wickline 38 of Peace Springs may have drowned in the swollen Greenbrier River while police tried to arrest him at his home. Constable J L Romanello said Wickline fled toward the river during a struggle to place him in a car after a warrant was signed by his mother. Footprints on the riverbank suggest he jumped or fell in. High water halted extended searches. rescuers will resume as waters recede.
PINEVILLE RNS Charles Harold Moran received one to ten years in the state pen on forgery in Wyoming Circuit Court but the sentence was suspended and he was placed on three years’ probation. Two Kopperston youths face one year in the Virginia State Forestry Camp at Davis after a one to ten year sentence was suspended. Leland Talmadge Helmut Oceana faced gambling charges with one dismissed. in the second, he pled nolo contendere and was fined 50 dollars and costs. Other cases included continued actions and dismissals involving Robert Jarrells Burgess Stiltner Dorsey Byrd Luther Byrd Luther Day Williamson and Adkins who was found guilty of petit larceny. Capias issued for Adkins.
In Pineville Wyoming Circuit Court John S Hobert was fined $50 and costs for drunk driving and his operator license was revoked for six months He was given 90 days to pay The case of Lawthie Ward for contributing to delinquency of a minor was continued Gorman Gayle Davis received a suspended one to ten year sentence for breaking and entering and was probated for three years One juvenile is involved in the other breaking and entering case Bobby Varney was fined $50 and costs and had his license revoked for drunk driving A manslaughter case against Ralph Delano Wilson for the death of James E Veryard was dismissed Several other road and game law cases were continued or dismissed and a capias issued for J G Blankenship after he failed to appear The court granted Floyd McMillian's request to accept the judgment of the justice of the peace and dismiss his appeal
Hay den Wolfe will assume duties Sunday as Superintendent of the Church School of Glen Rogers Community Church. Wolfe is the local Postmaster, married to Ellen Sundin, with five children. Teachers across classes include Mrs. Garleen Sweeney, Mrs. Edith Cox, Mrs. Lilly Mae Sizemore, Mrs. Clyde Walters, Mrs. Jackie Canterbury, Mrs. Margaret Tackett, Mrs. Anna Williams, Mrs. Erma Guthrie, Mrs. Donnie Nuckols, and Waldo Tackett as assistant superintendent. The Rev. Glenn Robinson is the pastor.
Oak Hill native William Hale Watkins son of Dr and Mrs C E Watkins earned a law degree from West Virginia University He served as vice president of the Student Bar Association and represented the School of Law at district and national American Law Student Association conventions He is a member of Phi Delta Phi and Phi Kappa Pi fraternities Watkins will be attorney adviser for the Federal Communications Commission in Washington DC.
Mount Hope High School seniors from the Presbyterian Church were honored at a private dinner Thursday at the Glass House in Beckley. The event was sponsored by the Women of the Church and attended by seniors Janet Dorado Peggy Puskas Robie Robinson Allenth Garrett Patricia Smith and members of the Presbyterian Youth Fellowship.
In 1887 Paris a petition with 300 signatures urged the Eiffel Tower be demolished. The protest list included famed writers Alexandre Dumas and Guy de Maupassant, challenging the tall structure's presence in the city.
Fayette County clerk reports eight marriage license applications filed in Fayetteville. Names include Lee Bell and Patricia Gwinn. Staton Black and Linda Bell. Elvin Dillon and Alma Brooks. James Helmintoller and Sharon Elkins. Lorenzie Malay and Mary Grimmett. Mike Megimose Jr. and Carolin Collier. William Neal and Jane Boch. Ted Nutter and Patricia Reed.
PINEVILLE RNS Ray C. Call awarded judgments against Ralph D. McKee Basil R. McKee for 3672.26 plus costs and against Ralph C. McKee Basil R. McKee for 1741.11 plus interest and costs. B G Nutter won 462.44 against Clyde W. Elliott. Universal CIT awarded 367.50 to Henry E. Sizemore plus interest. D Grove Moser won 550 against Mose and Bernice Wilson. Guyandotte Electric and Appliance Co. won 347.61 against Douglas Omar Lester plus interest and costs. Edward Allen dba Allen's Refrigeration Service won 94.18 against J W Thompson plus interest and costs. James Keener Workman vs A P Lively dismissed after both sides said all claims settled. Ilene Lester vs Mack Howerton dismissed. Joe D. Lilly won 567.84 against Donald C. Lafferty plus interest. Mullens Plumbing and Heating Co. v W E Cole continued.
Fayetteville hosts list visitors from Huntington Crawfords ville Ind Castro Valley Calif Oak Hill Towson Md Ravenswood Columbus Ohio and Flint Mich including Mr. and Mrs. Shawver Miss McVey Mrs. Booker Harvey Shawver and many local families visiting relatives over the weekend in homes on Wiseman Avenue and nearby.
Fayette County Girl Scout Camp Abbott is ready as girls plan Brownie and overnight training from Wednesday. Junior and senior scouts will attend sessions from June 5 to July 2 with multiple camps, badge options, and Trail Blazer work. Parents handle transport. doctors and nurses on site.
Numerous deeds reported across Wyoming County noting transfers in Kopperston Mullens Slab Fork District Oceana and Beaverdam areas. Transfers include properties on Long Branch Foundation Fork and Big Huff Creek with prices ranging from about 300 to 10 000 and a church sale for about 10.
Glen Rogers of Montgomery WV Tech accepts a Remington Rand position in New York after earning an electrical technology degree. The report lists numerous students and families returning home for summer, visits from relatives, and local hospital or college news from Beckley and nearby towns.
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