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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1962
Page
2
Sutton Eccles died at his home at 9 a.m. today after a heart attack. Funeral arrangements are pending as the family and Eastern En and Fuel Associates mourn the loss.
Mrs Lillie F Sowers 79 of Peterstown dies after a year long illness. Funeral at 1 p m Wednesday led by Elder J H Peters at Old German Baptist Church near Lindside. Burial in Virginia. Survived by half brother Ed Yates Beckley. Born Floyd County Va March 5 1883 daughter of Samuel and Victoria Light Swepston. Longtime Peterstown resident and Missionary Baptist Church member.
Gilbert McMillion 51 of McGraws dies from injuries in an automobile accident on Route 3 near Hinton. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Pine Grove Baptist Church with Rev Dean Bailey officiating and burial in the family cemetery. He was born March 11 1911 in McGraws, son of Sherman and Betty Farley McMillion. Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens handling arrangements.
Mrs. Sarah Ellen Kiewell Miller 80 of Rock Lick will have final rites at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Tyree Funeral Home Oak Hill with Rev. Ernest Barley presiding. Burial follows in Stamford Cemetery. She died Monday morning at her son Ralph’s home where she resided. She was born February 7 1882 in Green Sulphur Springs and was a member of the Holiness Church. Survivors include husband Arthur Miller of Fayetteville Route 1 two brothers Lee and Mrs Gamima Spangler of Charleston two sons Lloyd and Elvin Miller both of Columbus Ohio a stepson Cleve Miller in the Air Force four daughters Mollie Martin Elmer Powers Gladys Williams and Irene Brookes two stepdaughters Elsie Jefferies and Effie Brown 39 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. The body will remain at the funeral home with viewing after 6 p.m. today.
Mrs Blanche Lilly 83 of 324 Bailey Ave died Sunday after a long illness in a local nursing home. Funeral at 11 a m Wednesday from Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Rev J B F Yoak presiding. Burial in Ga Beaver. Survived by four Beckley sisters F E Winner Bessie Snuffer R Reed Jane Tolley and seven grandchildren. Pallbearers Audie Fink Ted Fink Herbert Tolley Jimmie Lilly Joseph Dance Edward Winner.
Thurmond Brown 44 died at home Monday of a heart attack. Survived by wife Lillian Morgan Brown and two daughters Hazel and Patricia, both at home. Funeral arrangements are in complete at Evans Funeral Home in Oceana. RNS
A. Riffe former United States Commissioner and former judge moved to the Elks National Home in Bedford Virginia to reside there. He is a practicing attorney from Beckley and a charter member and past exalted ruler of Beckley Elks Lodge No. 1452. He was accompanied by W. H. McGinnis and J. D. Duvall of Beckley Lodge.
The Mississippi Legislature voted to abolish William Winter's $65,000 a year post as state tax collector for illegal liquor. Winter, serving six years, thanked the body as the plan to end the office takes effect January 1, 1964, with duties shifted to the State Tax Commission.
Indonesia hopes to seize West New Guinea from the Dutch by year end as Sukarno presses negotiations. Defense ministry sources say the attack was meant to support paratroopers besieged north of Fak Fak, with several killed and remnants fleeing into the Onin Peninsula.
An explosion at DuPont's Belle works in Charleston claimed the life of George W. Kirby, an employee of more than 18 years. Plant Manager Fred Otto said one other man was hospitalized and several treated at the plant hospital and released. The blast was caused by vaporization of oxygen during a thawing operation.
A meeting of the Stotesbury Improvement Association was scheduled for 7 30 p m tonight in the mine office.
President Kennedy defended a defensive U S action under SEATO as part of a broader move after Laotian Communist forces crossed into Thailand. He briefed congressional leaders and notified Asian ambassadors, stressing no new authority was needed and emphasizing readiness for any eventuality while seeking a cease fire and negotiations for a Thai government.
Hodgson criticized a proposed Corrections Department and its board, arguing it should report directly to the governor. He opposed expanding the Board of Probation and Parole, warned judges oppose county parole control, and suggested moving tuberculosis sanitaria and related facilities to other departments if created.
Chuckles the dog accompanied Joseph Korba in a 10 day jail sentence after Korba began serving a traffic charge. Authorities housed the Chesapeake retriever in Carroll County Jail while the owner served his time. In England, a wife fined Joseph Manwaring 42 dollars for driving without insurance after leaving him in the backseat. In Indiana, Arthur Eldridge and Donna Belle Eldridge paid 20 dollars plus costs for a family squabble that damaged their car. Chicago notes teens get attention at a June American Medical Association convention focusing on youth care.
Robert H. Todd Jr and Emory Cook of Beckley are charged with felonious assault. Each is free on 500 appearance bonds after Todd’s 8 pm arrest and quick release. A warrant by Oscar Suttle cites an incident at a service station on Eisenhower Drive. Cook waived to the grand jury. Police cited Michael Meadows, 17, of Coal City for no operator’s license and speeding and ordered May 21 Police Court appearance.
Reports from Algiers note 36 killed or wounded in Moslem raids over 90 minutes with fears of CAS reprisal. Senate again rejects cutting off debate on voter literacy test bill by 52 to 42. Medical Society of New Jersey distances itself from a boycott while opposing Medicare measure. Dr Bernard Schlanger elected first president of West Virginia Speech and Hearing Association. Dr Eion G Scott named WVU horticulture chair. Funeral services held for Joanne F Strode 68 former West Virginia mayor. David Kirk resigns as Marshall University dean of men to become campus pastor at WVU.
Beckley lawyer Knapp served as Raleigh County assistant prosecuting attorney before his judgeship. Commissioned in the U S Army Reserve in 1940, he went active in 1942 with the 38th Infantry Division serving 30 months in the South Pacific. Returned as a major in 1946. He belongs to The Methodist Temple and several fraternal and legal groups, and has a large family.
Ralph D. Williams of East Rainelle won the Lions Clubs District 29N governorship in Charleston on Sunday, defeating A. R. Tucker of Beckley. Voting concluded with Williams ahead as the new district leader.
UPI editors from the Nations Bureau met Monday to discuss legislative election and campaign coverage features sports and wire procedures. Attendees included Gerald J. Rock Bernard J. Nilles and Al Steel of Pittsburgh. Sixteen newspapers represented at the meeting.
Eve Breck reports Dee Miller exits Beckley station to join husband Miller as he pursues social events. Jean Dowdy succeeds as secretary and continuity writer. Dowdy is wife of Omar L. Dowdy and mother of three, with prior WWYO and WV Legislature experience.
In Paris Salan, France's most decorated general, is moved from Fresnes Prison to the Palais de Justice to face trial for leading the OAS against Algerian independence. The case echoes past postwar trials of Petain and Laval, with Salan already under a death sentence in absentia for the 1961 Algiers uprising and likely to be sentenced again.
A Monday preview for the Beckley Choral Society May 26 and 27 features a 40 voice group performing Vecchi’s Sing Me A Song and Randall Thompson’s Choose Something Like a Star. Other selections include Dvorak Golden Sunlight and Old England Forty Years Ago. reception held. arrangements by Mrs. B K Peter. Full performances 8:15 p.m. May 26 and 4 p.m. May 27.
Excessive demand on the Beckley Water Co. forced an extra pump to run this morning, stirring sediment and producing murky water. Utility workers advised residents to let taps run to clear the condition. The report notes sediment disturbance from the increased pumping.
Morgantown UPIsources report that sixty six West Virginia University faculty members will receive academic promotions effective July 1. Heading the list are ten educators elevated from associate professor to professor, including James B. Hickman chemistry John A. Caruso history Harvey Rexroad physics Jerry Burchinal civil engineering George W. Weaver theoretical and applied mechanics Clifford W. Brown music George E. Schaffer music Dr Herbert E. Warden surgery Dr Byron M. Bloor neurological surgery and Dr Leroy H. Saxe Jr pharmacology.
The article explains perception selectivity where brain signals block sight or hearing. An experiment shows diminished nerve activity when short circuited by brain impulses. It compares finding socks in a shirt drawer to being distracted by focusing on what seems unlikely.
Overnight reports show two breaking and entering incidents. At the Esso Service Station in Stamford merchandise valued around 75 dollars was taken after entry by breaking the front. The station is run by Robert Lomax. A second B and E involved the home of Hattie McGee in Josephine with items including a television set, electric mixer, iron, radio and phonograph reported missing.
Reports from Paris say Laos Premier Souvanna Phouma will return home this weekend to meet the king then seek a princely summit with his half brother Souphanouvong and Boun Oum to form a coalition government.
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