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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1964
Page
2
Eastern Associated Coal Corp a leading bituminous coal producer and regional mine operator received the Presidential E award for excellence in exporting amid national recognition of its export program and contributions to industry growth.
Warren Commission staff begins reviewing the Kennedy assassination report to ensure it answers key questions. Secre t Service Chief James Rowley testified on protection measures. witnesses may be added later if needed as the June 30 deadline nears.
Fort Smith Arkansas school board ordered to draft a new plan excluding voluntary transfer options. In Montgomery Alabama Judge Frank M. Johnson Jr. ordered Emore County to add 102 Negro voters to the rolls and cease discriminatory practices.
The Flat Top Lake Association holds its annual First Aid Class at 2 p m Sunday at the Lake Beach. Dr J G Anderson Dr Clark Kessel and Ross Irle direct with Tom Minter Raleigh County Armory manager demonstrating life saving. Dr Wade Bardin lectures on life saving and a Appalachian Power Company employee gives further demonstrations.
William G Dancy of 217 Elkins St had faced grand larceny and embezzlement charges over $43.65 in merchand ise and several cash sums. Mountain Electronics president Charles Meyer said Dancy received a promotion three weeks prior and has assumed new duties from Beckley to Knoxville and Clarksburg while the case was dismissed after Chemcity Electronics Distribs refused to prosecute.
Beckley Raleigh County YMCA will sponsor a teen age art class announced by General Director Harry C Culp Jr Open to members and non members with a ten dollar fee for a ten week course taught by Mrs J Holt Kester The class runs June 25 to August 28 and begins at 930 am at YMCA headquarters Raleigh County Armory Potentially complete if enough sign up and open to boys as well
Howard Lilly of Crab Orchard was arrested at 12:55 a.m. in Raleigh County Jail for breaking and entering fishing camps on New River at Prince. He allegedly entered two camps, one owned by Rego Barney of Beckley, and another with an unestablished owner. Fishing gear and boat equipment were stolen. three other campers reported break ins. Berkie Hill, Eugene Fernandez, and Murray Schaff, all of Beckley, are named in connection with whose camps were entered.
Two younger gang members lured by Plot to a rented cottage near the Zanders summer home stole an auto and attacked the couple with bats and clubs on June 12. They fled when a third person was present. Michigan state police arrested the trio Monday as they rented a nearby cabin to try again. The Zanders knew the eldest assailant. charges were not pressed.
Gov. William Scranton received public backing from Dr. Eisenhower, president of Johns Hopkins University, who praised Scranton’s moderate but firm approach. The endorsement adds pressure on Goldwater in the race for the Republican nomination as Scranton plans to court Kentucky delegates and push civil rights positioning.
Death notices state Mrs. Larry Jennings aged 37 died Wednesday of cancer. Funeral services are set for Saturday in Jonesburg Arkansas. She and husband, a Beckley native, lived in Sakinto Missouri where Jennings worked as a Raleigh Register police reporter in the 1950s. Her mother Evelyn Jennings Benders Daniels will attend with Mrs. Betty Shrewsry assisting.
Funeral services for Cline Williams 59 of 1312 Walnut St Philadelphia will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday in the Melton Mortuary Chapel with Rev Herman L Hayes in charge. Burial in Sunset Memorial Park. He died at 1 15 p.m. Thursday after an extended illness while working as a welder on a construction job. Born October 11 1904 in Beaver he was the son of Mary Belle Cole Williams and the late Lewis Williams. He had worked in the Philadelphia area since 1928 and prior to that in coal mines at Lego. Surviving are his mother sister Violet Fink Whitby and a D D Williams Beck y The body will lie at the Melton Mortuary after 8 p.m. today. Pallbearers listed.
Walter B Meadows died after a year and a half illness in 1889 at Ghent. A retired mine supply foreman, he worked 44 years at Affinity mine of Lillybrook Coal Co. He started in 1910 at age 23 in a power plant, later became tipple foreman and general agent. He also worked five years for Ritter Lumber Co. Survived by wife Effie Waddell Meadows and three daughters, three sisters, four grandchildren. Funeral at Sophia Church with calling at Williams Funeral Home and at the church.
Police described the suspect as a tall slender Negro with sunken cheeks and a thin mustache seen near the scene by Mrs Simpson and two tenants as she left the building. Moments later Simpson’s body was discovered, prompting calls for a volunteer crime spotting patrol.
The House passed the measure Feb 10 and Speaker McCormack predicts sending it to President Johnson before July 4. The bill would grant the federal government broad powers to erase discrimination in schools, voting and employment. A full Senate turnout was expected for today’s historic vote, with Sen Clair Engle of California, ill and paralyzed, anticipated to attend as he did for last week’s 71-29 vote to limit debate. Humhrey indicated at least four more hours of speeches remained for Senate leaders.
West Virginia marks its 101st birthday with many offices closed Saturday. County and state offices except the Board of Education will shut, as will the two state liquor stores, while banks stay open.
Jailed for fighting Cornelius J Bonham 22 and Raymond Green 23 both of Beckley were arrested at 1250 am today by city police and booked in Raleigh County Jail on charges of fighting.
Mrs Mary El len Akers 95 of Route 1 Mount Hope will have funeral services at 2 p m Saturday at Doggett Chapel Methodist Church Dempsey with Rev Richard E Miller officiating Burial follows at Carter Cemetery Dempsey She died Wednesday in Oak Hill hospital after a long illness Born September 10 1868 in Fayette County she was the daughter of the late Steve and Rachel Ralston Arthur Survivors include four sons Ken B Meadow Bridge Herman Fayetteville Willie T Chicago Ill and Bede L daughters Mrs Roy Dempsey and Miss Leona Akers both Fayetteville and Mrs Earl Hitchcock of Citra Fla a sister Mrs Ada Eary Fayetteville 64 grandchildren 117 great grandchildren and eight great great grandchildren Body at Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville will be removed to the church one hour before the funeral Friends may call at the funeral home after 2 p m today
James Foreman of SNCC said passage of the public accommodations bill would not alter their Mississippi campaign plans. From Western College for Women in Oxford Ohio he stated the advance guard would depart Monday and that SNCC would not yet switch from its freedom schools focus on voting and registration to a test of the public accommodations section, though he did not rule out the possibility.
Saturday hearings in Raleigh County Juvenile Court, held on West Virginia Day, disposed of cases. A 12 year old Lanark youth was referred to a local psychiatrist for alleged purse theft from two teachers during school. A 15 year old girl was released to her mother after being charged with taking a carton of cigarettes from Kroger.
Funeral services for 87 year old Mrs Tishia A Fulcher Riddle of Calloway Heights are set for 1 p m Sunday in Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Virgil Cook officiating. Burial follows at Oakvale family cemetery. She died today after a week long illness. Born February 16 1877 in Floyd County she was a daughter of Walter and Arilla Fulcher. Survived by two sons John Jr Beckley Cecil A Ashtabula Ohio four daughters Maude Virginia Biddie Margaret Lind W R Birdie Yost and George Atkins two brothers Corbett and Ben Fulcher a sister Mrs Mattie Brinkley five grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home will receive friends after 1 pm Saturday.
Josephine Gonzalez 74 of 407 Road dies after a long illness in a local hospital. Final rites set for 6 p m Saturday at Melton Mortuary Cha Burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Grandsons serve as pallbearers.
Lacy Hight 51 of Itmann died at 12 30 a m in a Bluefield hospital after several weeks illness. Born August 5, 1912 he was the son of John E and Nannie Ratliff Hight Princeton survivors include sons Billie Ray and Lacy A of Itmann Harold Dean Hight in Naples Italy two sisters Mrs Gladys Marshall Summersville South Carolina and Mrs Lillian Dennis Roanoke Virginia. Body at Sam Foglepole Home Mullens.
House and Senate Republican leaders joined to help frame and pass the bill. Senate GOP Leader Everett M. Dirksen. With the Alican National Convention approaching, Goldwater campaigns in the South while others align differently. Johnson and Kennedy laid bipartisan pressure to resolve the racial crisis. Democratic leaders credit the GOP for the historic act, noting without cross‑party support the bill would not exist.
Washington Senator Barry Goldwater said he would vote against the civil rights bill, citing constitutional concerns and a risk of creating a police state. He called his stance reluctant but principled, urging that liberties for all must be the focus and that he must follow his oath and conscience.
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