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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1950
Page
5
Raleigh County Court considered Cecil D. Cooke’s request to donate Paint Creek land once bought for a Negro camp site to the 4-H club. The court noted a $100,000 overdraft and maxed airport levies. Cooke said Little Beaver park was discarded for privacy and night environment concerns.
Funeral services for Mrs. Ellen Billups, 88, of Cirtsville, will be held at 2 p m Thursday at the Cirtsville Methodist Church. The Rev. Robert Dean of Brad ley will officiate, assisted by the Rev. C G Roark of Eccles. Mrs. Billups died at her home Tuesday morning. She was born at Cirtsville to John E and Elizabeth Maynor Kidd and was wife of the late John W Billups. Survivors include a son James Layton Billups and two step-sons John L Billups and William A Billups, all of Dittsville, plus three grandchildren, 13 step-grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Active pallbearers: Paul Billups, Paul Gilliam, Earnest Billups, Garrett Berry, Roy Tyree, James Williams. Body at Tyree Funeral Home in Oak Hill.
Beckley church council reports First Methodist Church has repurchased the parsonage from the Dr. Robert W. Chambers estate for 16000 dollars. The 1927 grey stone eight room house adjoins the church and will be ready for minister occupancy by July 1. The purchase followed approval by the quarterly conference and the Board of Trustees.
Brewster Welling Shaw III, two year old son of Mr and Mrs Brewster Shaw of Daytona Beach Fla, died yesterday in a Montgomery Alabama children's hospital where he had been a patient for a year. He is survived by parents and a brother Lester Cornell Shaw.
Inspector M F E Hall found Montcoal No 2 mine of Armco Steel at Stickney met safety standards in most areas but urged five added precautions. Affected items included safety posts, roof checks, relocating explosive containers, eye protection, and a no smoking rule. Additional measures covered timbering, haulage, and keeping explosives separate from blast lines. Ventilation and electrical systems conformed to the Federal Mine Safety Code.
Funeral services for Silas N. Lucas, a 59 year old retired miner, are rescheduled to 2 p.m. Thursday at James Chapel in True. He died Monday morning at his Beaver home from a heart attack. Burial will follow at Tickle Cemetery in True.
Richard K. Whitaker of Odd begins a three month active duty tour at Fort Belvoir Virginia. He will participate in the Army Engineer Reservists summer training and return to Odd on September 2. Whitaker is a private first class in the ORC and assigned to Company K of the 398th Parachute Infantry Regiment.
Cadet Milton T. Herndon a junior at Virginia Polytechnic Institute will attend a six week ROTC summer camp at Fort Meade Maryland starting June 17. He is the son of W R Herndon of 361 Kelly Avenue Beckley. After graduation in June 1951 he will be eligible for a commission as a second lieutenant in the Officer Reserve Corps and for consideration for a regular Army commission.
Cpl. James H. Payne, son of Mrs. Ollie B. Payne of Ury, is en route to the United States for discharge from the Air Force. A dental laboratory technician with the 395th Station Hospital at Nagoya Air Base, he has been in Japan since April 1948 and entered service in October 1946 after completing high school in service at Mark Twain High School.
Pvt Gerald E Richardson son of Roy Richardson of Eccles re enlists in the Army and serves with Co 1 22nd Infantry Fourth Division at Ft Ord California A nine month veteran he previously served with the 83rd Recon Battalion at Ft Knox Kentucky and plans a career in the Military Police Corps.
C R Stahl of Mt Hope says modern mechanized machinery makes bituminous mining four times safer than 40 years ago and doubles safety when considering man hours. He notes 90 percent of underground output is machine mined and highlights advances from under cutting and continuous mining to roof bolting and electric haulage improving venting and fire safety.
Raleigh County taxpayers must pay by June 30 to avoid publication of their names and added penalties. Sheriff Okey Mills warned that delinquent accounts incur publication costs and standard penalties, with overdue personal property and real estate taxes due. The report also notes local graduates, visits, and a court award involving Raleigh Motor Sales in a separate item.
C G Peregoy was reelected as Raleigh County Red Cross chair for his 20th term at the annual meeting. Eight new directors were elected for three year terms including Mrs R L Reardon and J S Butts. Executive Secretary Mrs T C Moorefield reported $9,978.03 raised toward a $15,700 goal by 3,068 county residents, with aid to 761 service members and 476 ex servicemen, 432 telegrams sent and 435 received, and 276 families aided financially in 1949-50. The board authorized a delegate to the National Convention in Detroit June 27-29. Pinecrest Sanitarium and local health groups endorsed the blood program.
Register Staff Writer reports four men enlist in the U S Navy. Harry Cook 18 of Baileysville signs for four years as Seaman Recruit to report to Great Lakes. James Edward Jones 17 of Rock and Harry K Shelton 17 of Cedar Bluff Va also enlist. Grover Dean Jones reenlists as Damage Controlman Third Class for four years and will report to Norfolk after a 30 day leave. Montana Christmas trees are sold in every state north of the Ohio and west of the Mississippi rivers.
Alpha Stone wins 15000 in compensation from Edgar Tackett of Naoma for alleged unpaid debts in an order signed by Judge Ben H. Ashworth. The court voided a deed transferring property from Tackett and his wife to his brother Oscar, ruling it was made to hinder creditor collection. The property, lots 9 and 10 in Jarrel and Brown Sub-Division, Rock Creek, is to be sold at public auction by attorney Joseph Luchini.
Princeton reports a $25,000 damage suit filed by Annie Sue Plaster against Elf Jerome Williams in Mercer Circuit Clerk's office. Other cases show Eugene Plaster seeking $1,000 against Williams and R. V. Maxwell filing a chancery suit against Leona Maxwell.
The Cathedral of Viborg in Denmark, originally constructed in the 12th century, underwent reconstruction during the 1860s and 1870s preserving its historic core while updating its structure.
Five local doctors urged Raleigh County to establish a full-time health officer and a larger health unit. The sub committee of the Rural Development program, led by Dr. Deane F. Brooke, estimated a $50,000 cost and will revisit funding at budget time. Members include Drs. R. G. Broaddus, Frank Harkleroad, James Coram and J. W. Newman.
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