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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1962
Page
2
The nation voted amid Cuba worries, with Democrats aiming to expand their Senate edge and Republicans seeking House gains. The Massachusetts Senate race drew national focus as Edward M. Kennedy faced George Cabot Lodge while Cuba loomed as a campaign issue.
In a high stakes Supreme Court session, Louisiana defends private business rights to serve whom they choose while challengers allege 14th Amendment equal protection violations. Arguments center on desegregation tensions as sit-ins challenge race based exclusion and lawyers forecast more cases from Birmingham Greenville and Savannah. Archibald Cox will argue for the demonstrators as friend of the court.
Final rites for H P Epperly 82 of Fayetteville will be held at 2 p m Thursday at Fayetteville Methodist Church with Rev C S Thompson officiating. Burial is in Huse Memorial Park. Epperly died Monday at Oak Hill hospital after a heart attack. He was born April 16 1880 in Dempsey son of Preston and Octavia Epperly. He was a retired carpenter and member of Lafayette Lodge No 57 A F and A M. Survivors include his wife four sons six daughters three brothers twenty one grandchildren and five great grandchildren. The body remains at Dodd Payne Funeral Home and will be taken to the church one hour before the funeral.
Steve Ulaki, 76, of 122 Bere Ave., will have funeral services at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Dr. James W. Witherspoon in charge. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Park. He died Sunday in a local hospital after months of illness. Pallbearers named: George Wise, Earl Davis, Joe Bolla, John Green, Steve Hajash, Lonny Hajash.
MOSCOW United Press International reports the Mars-1 interplanetary rocket is on a Mars approach path closer than planned, within 156,600 miles per Tass. In flight corrections will aim to bring it within 621 to 6,831 miles of Mars as it progresses on a seven month, 48 million mile mission to photograph the planet and relay images to Earth.
The Mullens City Council has postponed its regular meeting due to the General Election. The council will convene Wednesday at 7 30 p m instead of tonight.
The Air Force at Vandenberg Air Force Base California announced the launch of a secret Discoverer series satellite using a Thor Agena B booster toward a polar orbit. The booster complex matches those used on more than 40 prior Discoverer launches, though further details remain under a security blackout. The Air Force did not disclose whether the satellite reached orbit.
A six on the scale rocked northwest Oregon and southwest Washington Monday night. The quake may have centered north of Portland with reports of broken windows and damaged chimneys and a church steeple near the city. No injuries were reported.
In Geneva UPI reports the United States Britain and Russia press for a nuclear test ban as the 42nd session of the test ban sub committee meets on the eve of a two month recess. Western delegates seek signs of Kremlin flexibility while Semyon Tsarapkin rebuffs on site inspection as espionage masquerade and insists on Soviet control over underground tests.
In California voters faced a tight finish between Richard Nixon and Governor Edmund Brown. Polls warned a political showdown with both sides trading charges as election night neared. Nixon likened Brown to lying in a television appeal while Brown denounced the campaign as the dirtiest he had seen.
In Denver, a defendant pleads guilty to drunkenness in Municipal Judge William H. Burnett's court. He asks not to be jailed so he can vote tomorrow. The judge jokes about voting. The defendant says he always votes Democrat, prompting the judge’s smile. The defendant receives a 30 day suspended sentence.
Robert Eugene Smith aged 36 of Coal City is to be given funeral services at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev. R. H. Dean and Rev. W. C. Combs officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Park. He was killed instantly about 5:30 a.m. Monday after being struck by a car on Route 16 at Crab Orchard. Pallbearers named are Howard Dobbins Everett Stump Serigo Boschain Frazier Gills John Davis Jr. Vilas Bedwell.
Mrs. Molly Lane 87 Scarbro will have funeral services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Thomas Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev C D Walker in charge. Burial at High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill. She died Monday in Oak Hill Hospital after a long illness. Born Braxton County April 23 1876 she was member of Harvey Methodist Church. Survivors include brother Jake Westfall Parkersburg son Herbert Lane Harvey daughter Mrs Trecie Martin San Fernando California three grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Body remains at funeral home.
Bernard Martin aged 40 of 224 Edge wood Drive was jailed at 10 15 a m today by City Police on a drunk driving charge after being arrested on South Kanawha Street A 16 year old runaway from Nashua New Hampshire arrested Sunday was returned home by bus at 7 00 p m Monday
Two unrelated sideswiping accidents occurred Monday afternoon in the area. A Route 16 crash at Helen caused about $500 in damage when John W. Vermillion, 46, and Edward E. Rinehart, 56, both of Helen, sideswiped. Vermillion sustained head and arm injuries treated at Mullens Hospital. No charges were filed. A Park Avenue collision near Northwestern Ave. involved L. C. Sarrett, 22, and K. L. Akers, 67, Cool Ridge, with about $95 damage and no injuries.
Grover H. Allen 70 of Fitzpatrick Road MacArthur died at 9:30 am in a local hospital after a short illness. Born July 22, 1892 in Mercer County, he was son of the late John G and Susan Catherine Hedrick Allen. Survived by four brothers Charles and Hayward in California Archie Crab Orchard and Bob Beckley. four sisters Lydia Fink MacArthur Fannie Walker Glen Morgan and two Misses Cora and Bessie Allen MacArthur. Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements. Also reported: Mrs John J McGraw 81 died of a stroke, funeral details pending. Howard R Garis 89 author of Uncle Wiggily died.
Percy Cudlipp, 57, former editor of the London Daily Herald and the Evening Standard, died at his home Monday night in London.
Funeral services will be held here Wednesday for Mrs. Alice B. Dowling age 85 mother of U S ambassador to Germany Walter C Dowling. The obituary notes her longtime residence in Jessup Georgia and her family ties to the U S diplomatic post.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday for the Rev. Murray Cox aged 72. He was chairman of the Mississippi Advisory Committee to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. The service will be held in Gulfport with details provided by local authorities.
J L Wallace, 99, Rome native and Georgia's oldest practicing attorney, passed away Sunday night. He had practiced law in the state for 72 years, leaving a long record in the legal community and his hometown.
Beckley reports lingering Halloween bustle as police investigate a theft at J C Penney Co. A man’s topcoat and a pair of men’s shoes were stolen Wednesday night. The thief, believed to have been accidentally locked inside after closing, exited unnoticed.
India publicized Ayub Khan's reply to Nehru's appeal for sympathy and support though the text remains undisclosed. Sources say Dho has been a key Indian post in northern Ladakh for three years as Chinese forces reportedly control 15,000 square miles and have advanced beyond 1960 claims, with 1,500 to 2,000 square miles seized since the October 20 border strike.
Michael Stover of Beckley paid a $5 fine and costs to Magistrate Joe Rodriguez on a peace warrant filed by his wife Yvonne Stover Noy. He pleaded not guilty and was found not guilty on non support charges involving his two children, also stemming from a warrant filed by Mrs. Stover on April 1, 1962.
Frank Stover is treated after a 66 year old man suffered a medical attack at Acme Supermarket at 11 55 a m He refused hospital transport and was taken to his home by Beckley Rescue Squad responders
Britain and the United States are readying four major talking points for East West talks after the Cuban crisis. The points include a nuclear test ban, preventing surprise attacks, nonproliferation measures, and a possible non aggression pact between Warsaw Pact and NATO states. Talks may begin within weeks with Geneva sessions starting November 12.
State voters in Virginia choose five members to Congress, 16 State senators, 100 House of Delegates members, a State Supreme Court judge and county offices. A liquor by the drink amendment is among five measures. The Moore Bailey contest drew sharp exchanges over a telethon statement. Democrats favored to keep four congressional seats. Republicans expected gains in the General Assembly. U S attorneys offices said they would stay open for election law complaints.
Anastas Mikoyan has spent over 12 hours in talks with Fidel Castro since Friday with no sign of Castro backing away from rejecting international inspection in Cuba. U S sources say if Khrushchev fails to honor his pledge to remove weapons under inspection, the United States will not be bound to honor its no invasion pledge.
United Press International notes Collier's Encyclopedia mentions that the French Foreign Legion has enlisted prominent volunteers including King Peter I of Serbia Crown Prince Ange of Denmark Prince Louis IV of Monaco and Sanchez Cerro president of Peru in its history.
GOP candidate John Alsop vows he will not sit in Gov. John N. Dempsey's chair, noting the tradition of the departing governor keeping the chair and the state buying a new one for the successor.
Moscow and Berlin dispatches report First Deputy Premier Kosygin pledging Soviet aid to Cuba and pressing for a German peace treaty while warning against West German militarism. A Soviet envoy in East Berlin threats a separate peace with no deadline, asserting a free demilitarized West Berlin and new traffic controls if Allies refuse a two Germanys treaty.
Oslo sources say acting UN Secretary General Thant is the leading candidate for the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize which was withheld this year. The Norwegian committee announced no award for 1962 and reserved the prize money for next year amid tense international sit uation. The 1963 prize could go to an international humanitarian organization.
James Looney, about 35, of Matewan, is jailed on a murder charge for the fatal shooting of coal miner Henry Crase, 36, at a McCarr, Kentucky supermarket. Deputy Sam Taylor arrested Looney at the scene after Crase was shot three times during a confrontation that witnesses say lacked clear threats. Crase died later in hospital. Looney is held without bond in Pike County Jail.
County residents vote in the civic process as figures emerge from precincts. North Kanawha No 2 reports 77 ballots by 10:15 a.m. Courthouse Precinct tallies 64 at 10:30 a.m. City Hall Precinct records 82 at 10 a.m., described as better than usual for the time of day.
Assistant Defense Secretary Arthur Sylvester said on Monday that the U S naval blockade and air reconnaissance of Cuba continue. He declined to reveal the timing of the most recent reconnaissance flights amid rising crisis points with Premier Fidel Castro.
Beckley Rescue Squad answered a call to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Horwath at 2 15 P M Monday when their 20 month old daughter Stephanie became ill. She received emergency treatment and was placed under the care of Dr A A Bliss.
Washington UPI reports the Kanawha County Public Library Corp. won a 69000 grant on Monday from the Community Facilities Administration to cover half the cost of a new branch library. The grant comes under the Public Works Acceleration Program aimed at reducing unemployment.
Mrs. Magdalena Uzelac of 327 1 2 Neville St won Monday’s hidden alarm clock contest at the Raleigh County Centennial booth on Neville Street at 3 30 p m. She is a Belgrade born laboratory technician now living in Beckley with husband Steve Uzelac a retired coal miner. She won $2 and becomes eligible for the grand slam drawing Saturday as five more daily winners compete for a raft of prizes donated by Raleigh County merchants.
Pink clad actress Zsa Zsa Gabor married industrialist Herbert L Hutner in a New York ceremony. It was her fourth marriage and she said it would be her last. Eleanor Roosevelt is too ill to vote today and cannot make the trip to the polls. A strike at the New York Daily News shows some progress toward settlement after six days.
President Kennedy voted at a Boston police station booth. His brother Edward Kennedy seeks the Senate seat once held by the President, facing GOP candidate George Cabot Lodge. Separately, the Space Agency awarded four contracts totaling about 12 million dollars to support future manned space tracking. In Tanganyika, Julius Nyerere led with 97 percent counted in the first presidential election.
Actor-director Robert Montgomery is reported in good condition at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center New York after emergency gall bladder surgery last Saturday. The White House says President Kennedy will not hold a news conference this week. The General Assembly Political Committee with Russia abstaining votes for ending nuclear tests by January 1. Anastas Mikoyan meets Cuban leader Fidel Castro to resolve tensions from the Cuban crisis.
Mrs. Nancy Fields, 28, of Delbarton in Mingo County, dies from a neck fracture after slipping against a chair while performing the Twist at home. A separate item notes a $38,628 Urban Renewal grant to Grafton for a first renewal project Mother’s Day shrine area. Robert Carl Bell is held in Clarksburg for the fatal shooting of his wife Mary Lenore Bell, 32, claiming she asked to end her suffering. Howard D. Whiteman, 40, of New Martinsville dies when his truck overturns at Carlisle Interchange on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
J A Washington 84 a retired druggist and descendant of John Washington died in Logan Monday. He arrived from Virginia in 1903 and operated the Guyan Valley Drug Store in the Chafin Building which burned Monday. Funeral services are scheduled here Wednesday.
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