Fuel Policy Study Urged By Pa. Solon
Washington UPI Sen Joseph Clark D Pa urged a national fuels policy study before Senate Interior Committee He warned that coal oil and natural gas supplies may be wasted without careful planning He called for a special committee to study the policy with support from NCPC and major fuel interests including American Electric Power Company and regional groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Joseph S. Clark
D-Pa
Clark
Senate Interior Committee
George H. Love
National Coal Policy Conference, Inc
NCPC
Joseph E. Moody
Philip Sporn
American Electric Power Co
Randolph Talks For Colleagues
Senator Jennings Randolph of West Virginia spoke for himself and 62 fellow senators in backing a resolution to create a national fuels and energy study and a broadly representative Senate committee. He told the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee hearings that the study should address a national policy, not narrow industry interests, and warned against ignoring threats to natural resources and national survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennings Randolph
D. W. Va
U. S
Senate
Register
Randolph
Washington
Senate Committee On Interior and Insular Affairs
Jobs Plentiful For New Grads
UPI survey across 18 universities reports strong job markets for recent graduates in chemistry physics mathematics accounting and engineering. Two thirds of job seekers found positions before graduation with salaries starting around 576 dollars monthly. Liberal arts grads face tougher chances as firms remain selective and prefer advanced degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
United Press International
University of Virginia
University of Richmond
University of Washington
Roosevelt University
New York University
University of California
Ohio State University
OSU
Engineering College
Drowning Toll Rises During Memorial Day Holiday
The four day Memorial Day period saw 103 drownings in 102 hours. Two victims, including 10 year old Colver Pennsylvania girl, died during rescue attempts. Patricia Wilkie of Colver, about 60 miles east of Pittsburgh, drowned trying to save her 9 year old brother Tommy Sunday at an artificial lake formed by a fire protection dam. In Hazel Green Wisconsin, Glover Stephen 48, drowned after saving his daughters Charlotte 18 and Barbara 15 who cried for help in Fever River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colver
Patricia Wilkie
Pittsburgh
Tommy
Hazel Green
Wis
Glover Stephen
Fever River
Charlotte
Barbara
Stephen
Commodities to be distributed at 216 Seventh Street
Commodities will be distributed at 216 Seventh St on Tuesday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Recipients are asked to bring their own containers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seventh St
Fire-Destroyed Layland Mill to be Replaced by Ritter Site
Kirby Lumber Co Inc owner O B Kirby will move the W M Ritter Lumber Co mill from Coal Mountain to the Layland site after the June 1 fire that destroyed the Layland mill. Ritter mill built in 1948. Kirby plans to resume operations in about three months with 50 workers and new equipment. The fire melted metal and burned sheds with 150000 feet of materials. 500000 feet of lumber saved. Wind aided spread. production to resume about 18 20000 board feet daily. timber available for 8 10 years of operation and over 2.5 million feet shipped yearly from Layland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby Lumber Co., Inc
Layland
Kirby
Elkins
Elkwater
Meadow Bridge
Rainelle
Fire Creek
Beckley Woman Held On Numbers Charge
A 31 year old Morris Avenue woman Rose Lea Neal was arrested by City Police at 8 30 am today at her home and charged with possession of numbers slips and possession of moonshine. She was released on a property bond for Police Court next Monday night. Two teenagers Jerry W Jackson 18 Hurricane and Henry T Stover 19 Rayford were booked at the county jail after arrests by City Police at 2 45 am on charges of larceny and absent without leave from military service. Beckley Police arrested Kelly Clay 64 of Beckley on sale and possession for resale of tax paid whisky. Clay was arrested at 118 N Heber St at 10 27 pm Saturday and posted bond to be released Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Avenue
Rose Lea Neal
Jerry W. Jackson
Hurricane
Henry T. Stover
Rayford
Beckley
Kelly Clay
Clay
N. Heber St
Skeleton Found Probe Started
An investigation into the death of a man believed to be a paroled convict from Kanawha County continues. A skeleton found near Welch last Saturday is thought to be Claude Wills. X rays show shotgun pellets in the skull and a shotgun fracture. Wills had not been seen since last October while living alone nearby and seeking work.
Kennedy continues as Hatcher says he feels fine
President Kennedy uses crutches to ease back pressure after a long rest at a seaside villa. Secretary Andrew Hatcher reports he will remain on crutches for several more days in Washington and then return around noon to meet Italian Premier Amintore Fanfani.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Hatcher
Kennedy
Hatcher
Washington
Amintore Fanfani
Senate voices split over party rank and nation in 1963
Senate talks on nominee voice, nuclear tests, and foreign aid unfold. Sen Jackson urged resuming underground tests at the earliest date. Symington warned of Soviet unilateral advantage in weapons development. Foreign aid hearings resume as Mansfield concedes Laos waste but Korea aid should continue. Javits urged Republican bipartisanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Congressional Atomic Weapons Subcommittee
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Air Force
Russia
Soviet Union
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kennedy
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Laos
Korea
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Dyes Awarded 264 Dollar Judgment in West Virginia Court
A default judgment of 264.33 was awarded Lloyd and Beulah Dye in Raleigh County Circuit Court. Judge Norman Knapp signed the order Friday. Defendants included Brooks and Flodella Carpenter. Beckley Oil Co. suit against J Frank Hancock was settled and dismissed. Also dismissed were suits involving Beckley Glass Co Inc Franklin D Smith Theron Bowling and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd and Beulah Dye
Raleigh
Norman Knapp
Brooks
Flodella Carpenter
Beckley Oil Co
J. Frank Hancock
Hancock Texaco Service
Beckley Glass Co., Inc
Franklin D. Smith
Theron Bowling
Henry and
Mildred White
Byus Mankin Lumber Co
Kermit A. Locke
Dan Childs Jr
Quality Lumber and Supply Co
M. W. Powers
H. B. Powers
S. J. Wood
H. B. Walters
Beckley Loan Co
Shepard Elected Pres. of Izaak Walton League
Ted Shepard of Mineral Wells was elected president of the West Virginia Izaak Walton League at its annual convention in Martinsburg. The 1962 convention will be in Morgantown. New directors at large named were Mrs. H. E. Tucker of Elkins, Mrs. Early Sprouse of Morgantown, and Elmer Hatfield of Fairmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinsburg
W.va
UPI
Ted Shepard
Mineral Wells
West Virginia
Izaak Walton League
Morgantown
H. E. Tucker
Elkins
Early Sprouse
Elmer Hatfield
Fairmont
Anti Rabies Clinics In Town District Listed
Raleigh County Sheriffs Office schedules anti rabies clinics for Town District across seven locations Tuesday and three days Wednesday Thursday and Friday. Venues include Terry Post Office McCreery Post Office Vass Store Piney View Stamford Post Office Skelton Post Office Cran berry Post Office Prosperity Elementary School Oswald Tipple Price Hill Bradley Post Office Bowyer s Store Sweeney s Store Gus Fotes Store MacArthur Crab Orchard Glen White Pemberton Post Office Affinity Post Office Midway Fitzpatrick West Raleigh Teel Elementary School and North Sand Branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Sheriffs Office
Terry
McCreery
Vass
Piney View
Stamford
Skelton
Cranberry
Prosperity
Oswald Tipple
Price Hill
Bradley
Bowyer’s
Maple Fork
Sweeney's
Sweeneysburg
Gus Fotes
Cirtsville
MacArthur
Crab Orchard
Glen White
Pemberton
Affinity
Midway
Bank Mill
Fitzpatrick
Old Company
West Raleigh
Teel Elementary
North Sand Branch
Driver Pleads Guilty On DWI And License Charges
Louis Abrams of Raleigh pleaded guilty before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez to driving while intoxicated and having no operator's license. He was fined $50 plus costs, jailed briefly, and released after posting $500 bond. Abrams faces 24 hours in jail if fines not paid by June 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Abrams
Raleigh
Joe Rodriguez
Abrams
Bradley
J. E. Parsons
Parsons
W. A. Burke
Rodriguez
Trial opens for $50,000 in Wood County collision case
In Raleigh County Circuit Court a $50,000 suit opened over a 1958 crash. Plaintiff Mrs. Virginia Mae Mason of Newport Ohio testifies eight women and four men hear the cut to her right cheek requiring 60 stitches and other injuries when a car driven by Gerald Miller collided with the Masons’ vehicle. Miller's attorney says mud caused the crash. plaintiffs claim Miller was in the left lane and hit head on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood County
Raleigh County
Virginia Mae Mason
Newport
Ohio
Gerald Paul Miller
Mason
Obituary notices from UPI report several prominent deaths
Deaths in New York Pasadena Milwaukee and York region report notable figures including James J. Karabatos 54 editor of the National Herald Dr Francis M Potteneger Sr 91 tuberculosis expert and former American College of Physicians president Daniel W Hoan 80 first Socialist mayor of Milwaukee and Herbert M Adler 56 president of the Adler Shoe Co who died recently from various causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
James J. Karabatos
National Herald
Pasadena
Calif
UPID
Francis M. Pottenger Sr
American College of Physicians
Pottenger
Milwaukee
Wis
Daniel W. Hoan
Hoan
Waukesha
Larchmont, N.Y
Herbert M. Adler
The
Adler Shoe Co
White Plains Hospital
Officials misread flag salute at city hall
In Jersey City New Jersey city officials raised The Netherlands flag to honor visiting Mayor Leonard H Peters of Bergen op Zoom. The flag was noticed to be upside down as Peters whispered the error to hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N.J
UPI
Netherlands
Leonard H. Peters
Bergen-op-Zoom
Ccity Hall
Peters
Deaths and Funerals Carl Ward Dies in Beckley VA Hospital
Carl William Ward aged 41 of Sandstone died at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital at 1 a m Saturday. The body is at Meadows Funeral Home in Hinton for arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl William Ward
Sandstone
Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital
Meadows Funeral Home
Hinton
Final rites for Mrs Surber and Mrs Hughes
Two funeral notices from Beckley outline services for Mrs. Charles H. Surber 86 of 123 Anne St. with burial at Sunset Memorial Park and Rev Yoak presiding. Died 12:35 a.m. Sunday Raleigh General Hospital after long illness. Survivors include five daughters two sons and numerous grandchildren. Also final rites for Mrs Ruby McCormick Hughes 45 Table Rock at Beaver Baptist Church with burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Died 3:12 p.m. Sunday after 10 months illness. Burial arrangements and pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Surber
Anne St
Keyser-Bryant Funeral Home
J. B. F. Yoak
Sunset Memorial Park
Surber
Raleigh General Hospital
Monroe County
Edward
Cynthia Lively Arthur
Alderson Methodist Church
C. R. Simms
Hinton
Stella Lurber
Katherine Elmore
M. F. O’dell
James Wilder
Beckley
Lester
Raleigh
N. J
Fred
Camden
Ohio
G. L. Willis
P. A. Lovell
Frederick Elmore
G. D. Elmore
Don V. Bender
Frederick Simms
Richard Simms
Ruby McCormick Hughes
Table Rock
Beaver Baptist Church
Everett W. Powers
Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
S. C
Webb and Neal Funeral Home
Sherman Akers
Ray Akers
Andy Lilly
Eugene Matherly
Frank Cook
Moody Rice
Fred Stump
Luke Mays
Mrs Irma Fitzgerald Dies in Alexandria VA
Mrs Irma Fitzgerald of Alexandria Virginia formerly of Hilltop died at 3 a m today in an Alexandria hospital. The body is being returned to Tyree Funeral Home at Mount Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irma Fitzgerald
Alexandria
Hilltop
Tyree
Mount Hope
Delbert L Jackson Dies at 103% Mills Ave Home
Funeral services incomplete for Delbert Lee Jackson age unknown at Raleigh General Hospital after a heart attack. Rescue Squad responded to a home call before transport. Body located at Wright and Anderson Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Lee Jackson
Mills Ave
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Rescue Squad
Wright and Anderson Funeral Home
Wiley Thomas Taylor Dies After Long Illness At Odd
Wiley Thomas Taylor about 80 died Sunday at his home after a long illness. He was born in North Carolina and was a retired miner. Survived by wife Nancy Jane Polk Taylor and five children from a former marriage. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Good Hope Freewill Baptist Church in Odd with Rev. Samuel M. Meadows and Rev. B. L. Baldwin officiating. Burial in Hanmer Lilly Cemetery at Odd. Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home in Mullens to handle arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiley Thomas Taylor
Odd
North Carolina
Nancy Jane Polk Taylor
Good Hope Freewill Baptist Church
Samuel M. Meadows
Rhodell
B. L.baldwin
Hanmer Lilly Cemetery
Robertson and Foglesong
Mullens
Ex Mullens Resident Believed Wreck Victim
A woman believed to be a former Mullens resident, Grace M. Williams, 31, was killed in a Sunday evening car wreck between Cleveland Ohio and Jamaica New York. Williams, employed in Cleveland, was en route to attend her daughter's graduation. Her body rests at a Jamaica funeral home pending relative notification. Anyone from Mullens with information is asked to call Bernice Cook at Mullens 1476.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullens
RNS
Cleveland
Ohio
Jamaica
N. Y
Grace M. Williams
Dressmaker Dummies Sought for Honey Premiere
Charles Tomlinson, costumer for Honey In The Rock, issued a call for dressmaker dummies. Forms are needed for the next two weeks ahead of the June 25 premiere at Grandview State Park. Call CL3-8313 to lend. forms will be picked up and returned after costume work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Tomlinson
Tomlinson
Grandview State Park
Speech and Hearing Clinic Set as Largest Program
The Speech and Hearing Clinic opening at the Memorial Building today is expected to be the largest class in the area. Mrs. Viola St. Clair, director, says 15 persons enrolled this morning with over 200 applications to be processed this week, sponsored by the Raleigh County Society for Crippled Children and Adults Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Building
Viola St.Clair
Raleigh County Society For Crippled Children and Adults Inc
False alarm sounds as Beckley firemen respond
Beckley firemen were summoned to 303 Barber Ave. at 2 20 p m Sunday for a false alarm. A neighbor reported smoke from the roof of C I Brown's home. Firefighters found Brown burning papers in a basement furnace and smoke coming from the chimney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
C. I. Brown
Barber Ave
Seoves
Brown
Mrs. J. A. Fink Funeral Service and Burial Planned
Funeral services for Mrs. J. A. Fink 69 of Laurel Terrace will be held at Memorial Baptist Church at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Rev. Jim Franklin and Rev. C. E. Walker presiding. Burial follows in Layland Cemetery. Mrs. Fink died at 7:30 p.m. in Hospital from burns received in a Friday morning home fire and explosion. She was born at Blue Sulphur Springs to Hamilton and Ann Fleshman and had lived in Raleigh County for about 25 years. Survivors include husband Jesse A. Fink three sons James and William both of Huntington and Robert at home three daughters Anne Thompson Jessie Smith and Lucille Haydon 18 grandchildren. The body will be moved from Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home to the church one hour before the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A
Mettie) Fink
Laurel Terrace
Memorial Baptist Church
Jim Franklin
C. E. Walker
Layland
Fink
Raleigh General Hospital
Burns
Blue Sulphur Springs
Hamilton
Ann Fleshman
Raleigh County
Amy Fink
Jesse A. Fink
James H
William A
Huntington
Robert J
Anne Thompson
Jessie Smith
Beckley
Lucille Haydon, Sprague
Thhe Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Final rites for Jesse B. Jones in Oak Hill
Jesse B. Jones 40 of Oak Hill will be buried at High Lawn Memorial Park after funeral services at Oak Hill Methodist Church conducted by Rev. R. J. Chenoweth and Rev Homer Elkins. Jones, owner of the Regency House, died Sunday morning after a short illness. He served in World War II, held church leadership roles, and is survived by his wife Lor etta, parents, a daughter, two brothers, and a sister. The body will be moved from Thomas Funeral Home to his mother’s home today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse B. Jones
Oak Hill
Oak Hill Methodist Church
R. J. Chenoweth
Homer Elkins
High Lawn Memorial Park
Jones
Regency House
Milton
Marion
Ohio
Harold Jones
Helen Kurzyna
Thomas
Park Street
Army Signs 15 Enlistees At Beckley Recruiting Station
Fifteen men enlisted in the Army at Beckley Recruiting Main Station on Tuesday. Names include Larry Alderman of Bartley airborne division. Roy Lee Morgan of Alderson airborne and radio code. Floyd Bruce Miller of Brenton Europe. Gary Ellis of Elkview airborne. Franklin Lovell of Bluefield automotive maintenance. Charles Pullen of Culloden Europe. David Wood of Reedy construction equipment operations. James Lee of Greeneville Tennessee unassigned. Robert Adkins of Tioga field communications. Thomas Kyer of Spencer personnel administration. Clyde Malcomb of Tioga medical care and treatment. Clayton Pauley Jr. of Yawkey motor transport. Martin Prine of Spencer administration. and Ray Hill Morgan of Alderson airborne and radio code. They will be sent to Fort Knox Kentucky for basic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Beckley
Larry Alderman
Coper Alderman
Bartley
Airborne
Roy Lee Morgan
Sarah Jane Morgan
Alderson
Floyd Bruce Miller
Ward Chester Miller
Brenton
Europe
Gary Colin Ellis
Arthur G. Ellis
Elkview
Franklin Wiley Lovell
C. W. Lovell
Bluefield
Charles David Pullen
William H. Pullen
Culloden
David Edward Wood
T. A. Wood
Reedy
James Carroll Lee
Lula Lowe
Greeneville
Tenn
Robert Lee Adkins
Richard L. Adkins
Tioga
Field Communications
Thomas Wayne Ky
Ray Hill Morgan
Sarah Morgan
Fort i Knox, Ky
Six Substitute Grand Jurors Selected Today
Six substitute jurors were called to serve on the Ra leigh County Grand Jury for the June term which began this morning. Judge Harry L. McCreery appointed commissioners Gene Morehouse and James McDaniel who selected Baron Atkinson Joe Lilly Don Lilly Mrs W C Barnard Clarence Bibb and Clayton Howery to hear 90 presentments by Prosecuting Attorney Anthony Sparacion. Other jurors serving today include Albert Blaylock Eccles Charles Akers W C Lucas George Dingess Rhodell Ira M Price Colcord James D Prince William P Hall Jr A K Minter Jr Nelson R Christian and E R Foster of Beckley. Those who failed to appear were Dan L Henley Beav er Ray A Meadows Pluto Vernon E Baker Helen Bernard G Green Dry Creek Mrs Clement L Schulte and John Earl Lilly of Beckley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County Criminal Court
Gene Morehouse
James McDaniel
Harry L. McCreery
Baron Atkinson
Joe Lilly
Don Lilly
W. C. Barnard
Clarence Bibb
Clayton Howery
Anthony J. Sparacion
Albert Blaylock
Eccles
Charles Akers
Blue Jay
W. C. Lucas
Princewick
George Dingess
Rhodell
Ira M. Price
Colcord
James D. Prince
William P. Hall Jr
A. K. Minter Jr
Nelson R. Christian
E. R. Foster
Beckley
Dan L. Henley
Beaver
Ray A. Meadows
Pluto
Vernon E. Baker
Helen
Bernard G. Green
Dry Creek
Clement L. Schulte
John Earl Lilly
Nationwide string of robberies and killings spills into six states
The report details deadly robberies across six states from June 7 to June 10 killing seven people and stealing cars and firearms. Victims include John A. Whitaker in Tennessee, Alfred E. Reed in Michigan, Martin Drenovac in Illinois, Otto Ziegler in Kansas, and Rachel Moyer in Colorado. Suspects York and Latham escaped Fort Hood stockade days earlier and were court martialed for earlier thefts. The FBI notes small amounts stolen per crime. investigators seek full totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tullahoma
Tenn
John A. Whitaker
Litchfield
Alfred E. Reed
Chain-Of-Rocks
Bridge
Ill
Martin Drenovac
Wallace
Kansas
Otto Ziegler
Rachel Marian Moyer
Craig
Colo
California
Ronnie
Jim
York
Latham
Ft. Hood
Tex
Louisiana
Florida
Ft. Benning
Tragic incident at falls recalls past deaths at cataracts
Reports describe a man pulling from the water a fibreglass bottom boat and belongings near the docks, thought to be the Pink Lady. Cushions, a water jug, life belts and a gasoline tank were recovered beneath the cataracts. The tragedy is seen as the season’s first and possibly worst at the powerful falls, recalling a 1912 ice bridge disaster that killed three people.
Purely Technical Mission Aims at Prisoner Talks
Purdue agricul tural engineering professor J B Liljedahl C M Hansen of Michigan State and Duane P Greathouse of the UAW agricultural implement department say the mission is strictly technical with no political aims. They will refuse Castro's offer on prisoner exchanges and seek release of April invasion detainees if Castro shows willingness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Tractors Committee
Stanaford Man Freed After Charge Dropped
Curtis Davis of Stanaford was released from Raleigh County Jail after a hearing before Magistrate Joe Rodriguez. A charge of assault and battery was dropped following the proceeding. Davis had been arrested at 9 35 p m Sunday by State Police on a warrant issued by his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Davis
Stanaford
Raleigh
Joe Rodriguez
Davis
Wreck Causes $1,000 Damages, No Injuries
City police estimated $1,000 in damages after a car driven by William J. Coleman of 222 Hartley Ave struck a utility pole on Russell Street at 2 15 a.m. Sunday. Coleman was uninjured and faced no charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Coleman
Hartley Ave
Russell Street
Coleman
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Pa. Solon
Schmon
Clifford
Jack Orchard
Roe Myers
De-Land
Fla
Tootsie
Orchard
Myers
Toots
Dyes
Shepard
Pres
Pettry
Miller
Powell
Carl W. Ward
Charles Surber
Ruby Hughes
Mrs
Delbert L. Jackson
J. A. Fink
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