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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1960
Page
1
Captain C L Walker says State Police Superintendent Hazen H Fair used political activity as grounds to fire him after an Raleigh County inquiry. Walker claims bias, cites Lincoln Day dinner double standard, and urges a full investigation into the superintendent’s conduct and department politics.
CAPE CANAVERAL Florida AP United States launched a space probe toward the sun with early indications of success. The Thor Able rocket fired all three stages totaling 165000 pounds thrust. Ground stations tracked the probe normally and Pioneer V separated from the third stage on schedule reaching about 25200 mph. NASA reported clear signals from Jodrell Bank and other tracking stations. Further confirmation on course expected in hours.
Rescue teams labor to reach 18 miners trapped for days by a fire and rock slides at Holden No mine Island Creek Coal near Logan West Virginia. Ventilation pipes are readied to clear air while heat, fumes, and debris slow progress.
County official Smith defends Captain Walker amid Hazen Fair’s firing of the Democrat, alleging independent sources say Fair held a grudge. He praises Walker as an honest officer who has served within his means in state law enforcement.
Walker, a longtime department member, says Fair did not seriously investigate alleged political activity in Raleigh County. He asserts he never engaged in politics since joining the force nearly 25 years ago and contends a hearing was denied. He calls the dismissal by the superintendent an act of a dictator and notes regulations grant a hearing before a board if allowed. He also mentions raids on drinking and gambling dens in Greenbrier County before his Beckley transfer.
Partially cloudy conditions with light snow likely in extreme south W V. Highs in the 20s. Cold tonight with subzero to 10 above east and 10 to 15 west. Saturday mostly fair and cold. Temperatures tonight through Wednesday 10-15 degrees below normals 42 north 45 south. One half to one inch precipitation expected Monday or Tuesday. Beckley 26 high 18 low. Oak Hill skiing conditions excellent. River Greenbrier normal and clear. Lake normal and clear. Eight gates open gauge 3.3 ft.
Former Senator Knowland states he will not join the California delegation for the Republican National Convention in Chicago. He was asked to be a delegate on July 2 and declined to cover the event for the Oakland Tribune where he is assistant publisher.Indonesia's air chief offers resignation over palace strafing but Sukarno rejects the move. Snow and ice storms sweep the Midwest and South, easing but still severe from earlier crippling weather.
An Indian government official extended unqualified apologies for the arrest of American actor Fredric March his wife Florence Eldridge and two friends on a prohibition charge in Madras State four ounces of liquor found in doctor Burrill Crohn's luggage during a roadblock search. The Rev Paul J Smike was named Vicar for Religious for the Pittsburgh Diocese. The Finch murder trial jury entered a seventh day of deliberations with no early decision. Arturo Ramirez Pinto Guatemala's ambassador to the United States died in Washington after a stroke.
In Houston a jury jailed 30 year old Mrs. Albert Ahten for five years for murder after her nine year old daughter Deborah Louise Ahten testified about a Feb. 3 shooting at home. The child described tavern visits with parents and the fatal confrontation.
Frederick W. Ford, a Beckley native with Dunbar roots, told his mother Mrs. George M. Ford by telephone that President Eisenhower had chosen him as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. Ford, 51, follows his father in public service and has been an FCC member. Doerfer resigns amid congressional scrutiny over hospitality received from a radio television executive.
Raleigh County Board of Education will not makeup weather lost days. A 1959 law counts time lost to four conditions as taught and paid, including weather and calamities. Six school days were closed since Feb 15 due to heavy snows. Raleigh County schools lagged five days in North American Association standards for 1959-60.
Sherwood Glutz voices a cautionary line about feeling sad and discouraged. He argues citizens should act rather than cry and that true resolve shows in backbone and effort, not lament.
Despite school closures due to weather two national tests proceed at Woodrow Wilson High School. Principal C. G. Peregoy announced Saturday exams in Room 117 for the national math test and Room 212 for USDA commercial field employment tests, both starting at 9 a.m.
Senate defeats cloture and rejects measures to widen civil rights powers while advancing a Southern compromise on penalties for obstructing court orders. Lausche proposes linking school integration penalties to broader obstructive actions, with votes and shifts shaping the House procedures and pace.
Nathaniel Looker reports a rise in coin operated gaming device registrations and tax payments across 175 devices at 133 locations. In February 2024 Wyoming County registered three devices for 312.51 dollars while Fayette County logged five devices for 1335.37 dollars, reflecting heightened enforcement activity in January.
Allegheny County airport officials adopt a helicopter method to clear snow. Airport Manager Martin Griffin said the twin-blade Army helicopter blew about one inch of snow from the mile-long runway in roughly 15 minutes, flying two feet above the surface.
Gov Underwood outlines a West Coast tour with aircraft manufacturers and defense related leaders to lure new industry to West Virginia. He will meet California officials in Sacramento and Beverly Hills and award James Dutch Kindelberger with the West Virginia Military Board Distinguished Service Award.
John E. Gallagher, 43, of Penn Hills, on trial for drunken driving, said nips from broken liquor bottles left him tipsy after he drank the remains at a Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board warehouse on Aug. 17. He claimed he strained the liquor through a handkerchief into a cup and was fined $150.
Helicopters and heavy machinery raced to rescue more than 300 snowbound families in Ashe Watauga Alleghany and Wilkes counties in northwestern North Carolina. Snowdrifts up to 35 feet and two to three feet of new snow prompted Red Cross aid and National Guard deployments.
In Agadir aftershock two more survivors were pulled from ruins, bringing total saved to 15. Identified by Prince Moulay Hassan officials are Mimoun Kalfon and Mohammed ben Abdallah. Kalfon’s wife died in the collapse. his 2-year-old daughter died 36 hours later. Extra details note seven others rescued and Americans still missing as death toll surges toward 12,000.
Gov. Underwood named John Marshall Holcomb a 30 year old Charleston attorney as motor vehicles commissioner to fill the unexpired term ending June 30 1936. Holcomb succeeds Hubert A. Kelly who failed Senate confirmation. He will be subject to confirmation when the Senate next meets.
H S Diefenbach notes women favor simple things like men. Caution against half truths and misdirection in common sense. The piece humorously critiques distribution and appearance, including a baldheaded man with a mustache.
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