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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1964
Page
2
Democrats captured 26 Senate seats and led in one, plus 40 holdovers, totaling 67. Republicans won 6 seats and led in 2 for a strength of 33. In 25 governorships Democrats won 17, with 16 holdovers, for an indicated total of 33 governors.
President Johnson secured a broad victory praised as a tribute to Kennedy’s program. He vows a great society and unity beyond party lines, while Republicans show mixed gains. Romney and Taft survive, Keating loses, Kennedy brothers gain seats, and the South shifts with new GOP representational openings despite Democratic dominance in key states.
Johnson wins five of the six top states while Goldwater sweeps five Deep South states. Seven new Republican congressmen are seated in Alabama Georgia and Mississippi marking the first GOP entries there in nearly a century. Georgia votes Republican for the first time in a presidential election. Florida Tennessee and Virginia stay Democratic. Johnson gains Arkansas and North Carolina.
Three Southern lawmakers face party penalties for backing Goldwater in November. Sen. Strom Thurmond now sits as a Republican, while Reps. John Bell Williams and Albert W. Watson could lose Democratic committee assignments. The fate hinges on House Democrats and leadership, with liberals seeking to purge pro Goldwater members. Williams could block administration programs if stripped of senior posts.
Bobby Alton Treadway 30 of Beckwith died Tuesday in a Montgomery hospital from injuries received earlier at Elswick Lumber Co in Dixie. Born March 31, 1934 in Beckwith he was the son of George and Ida Blake Treadway. Survived by wife Gloria Jean five daughters Velma Lou Judith Lane Lee Ann Tammy Irene and Helen Louise three brothers Bernard Fayetteville Alfred Beckwith Harrison Rocky Mount Va and a sister Irene Toney Fayetteville Route 2. Body at Dodd Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville and will be moved to Cotton Hill Baptist Church one hour prior to service at 2 p.m. Thursday with Rev William Seacrist in charge.
Funeral services for Mrs Virginia Rose Welch Prater 37 of Scarbro will be held at 2 p m Thursday in Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev William H Johnson officiating Burial will follow at High Lawn Memorial Park She died Tuesday morning in a Beckley hospital from cancer She was a waitress at Skyline Drive Inn Hill Top Survived by husband William H Welch three sons Donald Gary Allen two daughters Sharon Karen mother Ralph Welch Oakland Calif step brothers two grandchil dren and a niece Friends may call after 5 p m today at the funeral home and after 6 p m today for the body
Riley G Graham died at home on Tuesday morning after a long illness near Basin. He was the son of the late Riley and Miranda McKinney Graham. Survived by wife Martha, son Melvin, four daughters Floria, Elva, Zelda, Ota, three brothers Joe, Robert, Phillip, a sister Julia Ann Adkins, ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday at Milami Creek Spruce Grove Church with Rev Lonnie Blankenship. burial in Graham Cemetery. Sam Foglesong Funeral Home in Mullens to host calling after noon Thursday.
Smith leads in West Virginia with a likely narrow victory over Underwood, promising to continue four years of Democratic programs. Majorities for the board range from 131,000 to 188,000, with Smith thanking voters and inviting unity. Underwood concedes, offers congratulations, and both men discuss future cooperation to progress the state.
The Better Roads merce effort, first advanced in 1957, drew support from multiple organizations and governor candidates. The primary opposition came from the state Farm Bureau, whose resolutions committee recently proposed reversing its anti-amendment stance adopted twelve months earlier. Backers argued the plan would not raise taxes and would keep funds spent with independence and transparency.
Funeral services for Danny Daril Basham 19 will be held at 1 p m Friday in the Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Peace Chapel with Rev Luther Fletcher officiating. Burial follows in Odd Cemetery. Basham died at 5 a m Tuesday in a local hospital after an illness. Friends may call after 4 p m Thursday at the funeral home.
George Sizemore 81 of Wolfpen died Tuesday afternoon in a Welch hospital. He was born July 4, 1881. The body is at Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home in Pineville.
Funeral services for 41 year old George J. Fisher of Caldonia Ohio will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Mattsville Church near Sandlick with Rev Wade Webb officiating. Burial follows at Skaggs Cemetery Shady Spring. Fisher died at the Sandlick home of George Hager Sunday night. The body is to be moved from Webb and Neal Funeral Home to the Hager residence at 4 p.m. Wednesday and will go to the church at noon Thursday.
Funeral services for Mrs. P. J. Inez Catlett a 61 year old Beckley native will be held at 11 a m Thursday at Keyser Bryant Funeral Home Chapel with Dr Walter H Griswold officiating Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens She died yesterday in a local hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage She was born September 7 1903 in Beckley a daughter of the late Frederick Malcolm Warden and Lilia Godbey Warden Thurman The Wardens were early Raleigh County settlers She was a member of the First Christian Church Surviving are a son P J Catlett of Laurel Md two daughters Mrs Dan B Gertrude Griffin of Front Royal Va and Mrs Malcolm F Betty Smith of Beckley a sister
Cecil H. Underwood, the defeated Republican guber natorial candidate, planned to visit his father Silas Underwood at Magnolia Nursing Home in Sistersville. The 89-year-old father, struck Monday night, showed improvement and was out of immediate danger. The son rushed from Huntington to be by his bedside and checked his father's condition by telephone during election day.
Incumbent governor Barron faced sharp criticism as David Smith secured a hard fought win over Underwood. The campaign centered on corruption allegations against the Barron administration and federal flood relief fund handling. Smith vowed renewed service to West Virginians and to work with Governor Barron, while Underwood pledged ongoing interest in good government.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower was treated at Ft Gordon Hospital after a fall at his Augusta National Golf Club cottage. He returned to the cottage following examination, officials said.
In Cabell County voters 19,320 to 18,127 rejected the 1964 Sunday closing law in a local option election held with the general election. Wood County kept the law 18,361 in favor to 16,770 against. Kanawha Raleigh and Fayette counties had already voted it out last May. The law, backed by the Retailers Association and opposed by Heck's discount chain, limits Sunday sales.
UPI reports global relief at Lyndon B. Johnson's U.S. election victory. Pravda viewed it as peace referendum, China News Agency offered restrained response, and some critics feared greater war expansion in Indochina. Reactions ranged from Erhard praise to de Gaulle caution and Wilson welcome in Britain.
The city dump declared a health hazard will close today as Beckley opens a new landfill at 9 a m Thursday in front of the Raleigh County Animal Shelter. New disposal rates from the September 22 council vote set $4 per load for packers $2 for flat beds and pickups and $1 for cars, with out-of-city charges for nonpackers. Mayor Smith said the extra revenue will be applied to the bulldozer debt.
Satellite launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base toward a polar orbit. The second secret satellite in as many days is believed to be part of the Discoverer series. Also on Monday two Minuteman ICBMs were launched from the same base.
Frank Rodriguez city recreation director announces openings in the Ceramics Class at New River Park. The course begins Thursday at 7 p.m. and continues weekly under Oliver Harper. Interested persons may attend Thursday evening or call 252 7361.
Beckley Fire Department answered a 11 45 a m call to 318 Ewart Avenue, home of Victor Barton, to extinguish a small fire in a clothes dryer. Mrs Barton said she tried to dry feather pillows when a torn pillowcase released feathers into the vent, starting the fire.
Orvil D. Rickman of Crab Orchard paid a $5 fine plus costs to Magistrate W A Gene Burke today. Claude Finney of Hurricane paid a $10 fine today to Burke for speeding on the West Virginia Turnpike.
Jennings Meadows, 47, of Daniels, was cited by city police Tuesday for improper auto registration. He is ordered to appear in City Police Court on November 19.
Two men were lodged in the Raleigh County Jail Tuesday evening. Alden Stump West of Blacksburg Virginia and David A Simmons of Beaver were detained. Simmons faced charges of driving with a revoked license and an expired inspection sticker.
In West Virginia Johnson carried Kanawha and Cabell and built a wide margin over Goldwater in Ohio and Harrison counties. Byrd widened his dominance across most districts, while Benedict and Goldwater trailed. turnout likely near 815,000, below four years ago.
UPI reports early returns from Charleston show party results in WV House races. In the 1st district Bail ey 72,832 leading Moore 115,795 with Moore elected. In the 2nd Staggers 81,140 over Cox 43,288 with Staggers elected. In the 3rd Slack 94,248 over Comstock 51, ck with Slack elected. In the 4th Hechler 108,510 over Miller 67,292 with Hechler elected. In the 5th Kee 74,270 over Ballard 32,114 with Kee elected.
At 7 30 p m Tuesday the final tallies suggested Underwood would fall well short of a statewide majority needing about 15 000 votes in Kanawha County. He carried Cabell by under 4 000 while Smith led in the southern coal counties and won Raleigh by two to one. Ohio County remained a pivotal gain for Smith as most results favored his party.
FBI opened a voter bribery inquiry in Charleston after a telephonic tip from John Woods assistant superintendent of the Union Mission described passing paper money to voters at Precinct 91 on the west side. U.S. Attorney Don Page Moore said the ten minute call prompted the investigation and additional voting irregularity complaints were received. details were not released.
A 17 year old Modesto high school student was arrested Tuesday night while phoning a bomb threat to President Johnson's Texas ranch. Police kept him on the line for roughly 20 minutes as officers gathered details before custody. He attends Davis High School and lives with his parents.
Emmit Franklin Collins of Clear Creek was admitted to Appalachian Regional Hospital at 9 a.m. after a mining accident at Coal River Mining Company left a knee injury. he is listed in good condition. Larry Jennings of MacArthur and Robert Bednarski were treated and released after injuries from mining and a dog bite respectively.
An elderly Mason County woman, Mrs. Pearl Folden, 60, of New Apple Grove, died in a Gallipolis hospital after being struck by a car while returning from voting. Police said she was pinned between the auto and a fence as the driver’s brakes allegedly failed.
The Citizens Sch Foundation of Beckley will elect new officers at a board meeting Thursday 7:30 p.m. at Woodrow Wilson High School per president Gene Morehouse. Directors with three year terms ending 1957, two year terms ending 1965, and longer terms ending 1966 are listed, with current officers including vice president Mrs Breck, recording secretary Mrs Sayre, corresponding secretary Mrs Hurt, and treasurer Mrs McKinney.
Los Angeles reports Republican George Murphy leads incumbent Democrat Pierre Salinger by about 150000 votes in California. Murphy says results look favorable and would be surprised if the trend changes. Salinger waits on absentee ballots and Brown’s Prop 14 stance is noted but not aligned.
Boston UPI Ray Charles, the 34 year old rhythm and blues singer, faces a district court charge of illegal possession of narcotics after being arrested at Logan Airport. He pleaded innocent and was released in his personal recognizance. A concert at Symphony Hall proceeded as scheduled with a sellout audience.
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