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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1961

Page

2

Death notices for Melvin Presley and Marie Presley

Funeral rites for Melvin Lee Presley 14 and Marie Presley who hanged herself near her home will be held at Central Baptist Church Hinton at 2 pm Thursday. Burial follows at Restwood Memorial Estates with cousins as pallbearers. Marie born Aug 23 1947 near Hinton was a Summers County seventh grade student at Forest Hill Junior High School. Survived by five brothers and four sisters. Body at Ronald Mead ows Funeral Parlors in Hinton.

Melvin Lee Presley Marie Central Baptist Church Hinton E. C. Wheeler W. R. McCoy H. P. Hackney Restwood Memorial Estates Ollie Meadows Presley A. G. Presley Bellepoint Summers County Forest Hill Junior High School Ronald Meadows Rns

Final rites for John M Shortridge set Friday

John M Shortridge 53 of Clear Fork will have funeral services Friday at 11 a m at Sunhill Methodist Church with Rev Edgar Beverly officiating. Burial at Cole Cemetery. He died en route to Wyoming General Hospital Mullens Tuesday. Born Buckhannon Va April 7 1908 he was son of Sim and Elizabeth Stinson Shortridge. Surviving are wife Laurie Deskins Shortridge and four brothers Frank Nash Grant William. Body at Evans Funeral Home Oceana.

John M. Shortridge Clear Fork Sunhill Methodist Church Edgar Beverly Cole Cemetery Shortridge Wyoming General Hospital Mullens Buckhannon Sim Elizabeth Stinson Shortridge Laurie Deskins Shortridge Frank Nash Grant William Evans Funeral Home Oceana

Delores Mitchem Dies at Three Months in Wilmington

Funeral arrangements are in progress for Delores Mitchem infant daughter of Otis L. and wife of Wilmington Delaware and formerly Beckley West Virginia. Born August 23 1961 she died Sunday morning in a Wilmington hospital. Survived by sister Diana and grandparents W M Mitchem and maternal grandmother. Body arriving Calfee Funeral Home at 6 35 PM pending completion.

Delores Mitchem Otis L. Mitchem Wilmington Del Beckley Diana W. M. Mitchem Dry Hill Road Calfee Funeral Home

Funeral rites for child victim and two others set

Funeral services for five year old Barry Eugene Wendell, killed in an accidental morning shooting, are moved to 10 a m Thursday at Deep Water Baptist Church with father Ray Wendell in custody and mother Mrs Frankie Walker traveling from Mississippi. Also noted are final rites for Mrs Ethel Barker Ryan of Fayetteville, who died after a long illness, with services at Fayetteville Baptist Church and burial at Huse Memorial Park. Survivors include spouses, children, siblings, and grandchildren from several states. arrangements by Dodd Payne Funeral Home.

Barry Eugene Wendell Terry Ray Wendell West Virginia State Penitentiary Frankie Walker Mississippi Deep Water Baptist Church Marttha Philip Charles Herbert Eugene Deep Water Huston Cabin Creek Lewis Blake Middletown Ohio Bertha Hamilton Cain Branch Manuel Lay Indore Bill Blake Beckwith Maggie Wilson Ida Treadway Becks With Mary Brooks Michigan Dodd-Payne Funeral Home Fayetteville Ethel Barker Ryan Fayetteville Baptist Church J. A. Crosier Huse Memorial Park

Funeral notices for Hudnall and Mueller biographical tributes

Funeral services are set for John Pres ton Hudnall 68 of Fayetteville Route 2 with burial in Huse Memorial Park after a long illness. Also, Avery L. Mueller 51 of 502 Valley Dr. dies suddenly, with services at Milton Mortuary and burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. both notices list extensive family survivors and locations.

Final rites set for Elmer V White in Princeton

Elmer V. White 75 of Princeton dies at Beckley Hospital at noon Monday. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Burns Wornal Memorial Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Jones officiating. Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Park.

Elmer V. White Princeton Beckley Hospital Burns Wornal Memorial Jimmy Jones Resthaven Memorial Park

Clayton J. Smith Funeral Held in Savannah Georgia

Clayton J. Smith, 59, died of a heart attack. Funeral services were held Monday in Savannah. Survivors include his wife Mrs Eula Moore Smith of Savannah a son Clayton Jr and three grandchildren. He also leaves six half brothers seven half sisters a half brother John L Smith of Crab Orchard and stepmother Elsie Smith of Landisburg.

Savannah Clayton J. Smith John L. Smith Crab Orchard Eula Moore Smith Clayton Jr Elsie Smith Landisburg

James E Blake Funeral Services Held in Beckwith

Funeral services for James E. Blake 80 of Deep Water were set for 2 p m Thursday at Cotton Hill Baptist Church Beckwith with Rev Dewey Wilson and Rev Carl Spade in charge Burial will follow at Blake Cemetery Blake died Tuesday in a Montgomery hospital after a long illness He was born August 10 1881 in Fayette County a son of the late James and Emma Nugen Blake and lived in Deep Water since 1919 He was a retired coal operator and a deacon

James E. Blake Deep Water Cotton Hill Baptist Church Beckwith Dewey Wilson Carl D. Spade Blake Cemetery Blake Montgomery Fayette County James Emma Nugen Blake

Mrs Amanda Kennemar 91 Dies in Jasper Georgia

Amanda Kennemar 91 died at 8 a m in Jasper Georgia after a long illness caused by cirrhosis of the liver Survived by two daughters Sallie Youmans of Swainsboro and Alice Dyal of Jasper two sons Paul a Jasper VA Hospital patient and De Witt Daniels Funeral plans are set with family members attending while Kennemars son Stephenson remains critically ill Lacy McKinney 59 is hospitalized after a heart attack and cerebral hemorrhage Sunday night in Stephenson Georgia

Amanda Kennemar Jasper Sallie Youmans Swainsboro Alice Dyal Paul Jasper Veterans Administration Hospital de Witt Daniels Kennemar Lacy McKinney Stephenson Beckley Memorial Hospital

Mrs Viola Hayden Funeral Rites Planned in Rhodell

Funeral services for Mrs. Viola Hayden 67 of Rhodell will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in First Baptist Church Rhodell with Rev N C Lewis and Rev W P Strickland presiding. Burial follows at Greenwood Memorial Park. She died Monday at home after a short illness. The Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor will transport to the church an hour before services.

Viola Hayden Rhodell First Baptist Church N. C. Lewis W. P. Strickland Greenwood Memorial Park

Final rites for Elder Robert Logan at Mount Hope

Elder Robert Logan age 92 of Mount Hope will receive funeral services at Glorious Church of Mount Hope with Bishop W Wilson presiding. Burial follows in Stamford Cemetery. Mrs Logan died in a local hospital at 1 30 a m Monday after a long illness. Parlor call one hour before services.

Robert Logan Mount Hope

Pallbearers named for Alfred Lucas funeral service

Alfred Lucas age 73 of Glen Daniel will be laid to rest with pallbearers Ben Ferguson A A Farmer Sidney Fox Andy Cook Ira Lilly Walt Duncan Pat Sutphin Roger Sharp and Ben Guy. Services are scheduled for 2 p m Thursday at Melton Mortuary Chapel.

Alfred al) Lucas Glen Daniel Ben Ferguson A. A. Farmer Sidney Fox Andy Cook Ira Lilly Walt Duncan Patl Sutphin Roger Sharp Ben Guy Melton Mortuary Chapel

Raymond M. Meador Funeral Service in Shady Spring

Funeral services for Raymond Mallory Meador 62 of Cool Ridge will be held at Shady Spring Community Church with burial in Meador Cemetery Shady Spring Meador died at 3 30 am in a local hospital after a long illness He was born September 19 1899 at Shady Spring son of the late Rosie Meador Kirk Blanche Matherly Meador He is survived by two daughters Lula Belle Brooks Berkeley Springs Virginia Noel Glen Morgan a half brother Clayton Kirk Blue Sulphur five half sisters Icie Cole Cool Ridge Davie Thurshman Lora Thrushman Detroit Dorothy St Clair Baltimore and Clara Johnson Crow and five grandchildren.

Raymond Mallory Meador Cool Ridge Shady Spring Meador Rosie Meador Kirk Blanche Matherly Meador Lula Belle Brooks Berkeley

Mary Elizabeth Gray Funeral Services in Oak Hill

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Gray 68 of Oak Hill will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Oak Hill with Rev. Roy Foster of Winston in charge Burial will be in Bible Cemetery Fayetteville Rt 1 She died Tuesday morning after a long illness Born Gatewood March 9 1893 she was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy Surviving are four sisters Mrs Mary Ellen Swigger Mrs Bertha Pennington both of Oak Hill Mrs Genive Hull of Pennsylvania and Mrs Maggie Morris of Calvin Va and a daughter Mrs Ernes tine Caldwell of Oak Hill

John Preston Hudnall Fayetteville Route 2 Ralph Parsons Huse Memorial Park Hudnall Pentecostal Holiness Church Mable Treadway Hudnall Ernest M Tippie Edward Hudnall Newport News Loraine Webb Arbutus Harper Katherine Withrow Willie Nutter Oak Hill Beulah Jackson Gussie Springs Hansford Hudnall Cedar Grove Mitchell Hudnall Julia Carnes Annie Roundy Dodd-Payne Funeral Mary Elizabeth Gray Tyree Roy Foster Winston Bible Rt. 1 Gray Gatewood Church of God of Prophecy Gus Mary Ellen Swigger Bertha Pennington Genive Hull Pennsylvania Maggie Morris Calvin, Va Ernestine Caldwell

Funeral services for George F Scarbro in Beckley

George F Scarbro 69 of Biloxi Mississippi formerly of Beckley dies at home. Funeral 2 p m Saturday Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel with Rev Cameron Lilly. burial Sunset Memorial Park. Survived by wife Hattie Smith Scarbro four sons two brothers one half brother twelve grandchildren seven great grandchildren. Masonic rites graveside.

George F. Scarbro Biloxi Miss Beckley Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home Cameron Lilly Sunset Memorial Park Scarbro Slab Fork Coal Co Presbyterian Church Beckley Masonic Lodge Dothan R. W. Scarbro Hattie Smith Scarbro Nelson Crab Orchard R. H San Francisco Calif George F. Jr T. C Luling Ira Akron Ohio

Charleston Gets New Flood Grant

Washington reports an extra 331,991 dollars awarded to West Virginia for damage repairs from July flash floods in Charleston. The Office of Emergency Planning director, Frank B. Ellis, announced the allocation after WV Recovery Agency filed the application. Funds will cover debris removal and health and emergency sanitation measures by the State Health Department and local agencies.

Washington UPI West Virginia Charleston W. Va Frank B. Ellis Office of Emergency Planning West Virginia Recovery Agency State Health Department

False Fire Alarm Reported at 107 Clyde Street

Beckley Fire Department received a 10 20 a m call that proved to be a false alarm for a fire at 107 Clyde Street A spokesman said a person arrested for turning in a false alarm could be fined 1000 and jailed up to a year

Beckley Clyde St

Eccles Theft Probed by State Police

Beckley State Police investigate the theft of four auto wheels and tires from Eccles likely Tuesday night. Details were not available.

Beckley Eccles

Kidnap Hearing Postponed in Charleston Case

Charleston Municipal Judge Joe Thomas postponed the kidnap hearing for Kentucky ex-convict Hugh C. Goff until next Monday at police request to review his background. Goff, charged with abducting 13 year old Edna Marie Means near Lookout, Fayette County, also faces rape and other counts. Edna was rescued after a car pursuit by four Charleston officers. Goff may be sent to Fayetteville for statutory rape hearings. charges include concealed weapon and burglary tools.

Charleston Kentucky Hugh C. Goff Joe Thomas Goff Dallas Bias Lietchfield Bias Edna Marie Means Here Nia Edna Lookout Fayette County Fayetteville

Byrd Defends Small Budget Cut as Tepid Farewell

Senator Byrd dismisses the wave of budget cut talk as a teapot tempest. He notes about 100 letters on the issue, split roughly for and against the cuts. Byrd says reductions followed Gerard M. Shea’s recommendations for cost savings in the district budget and cites higher local aid payments as justification.

Byrd West Virginia Democrat Gerard M. Shea Shea Congress

Pope Meeting Bridges Catholic and Anglican Links

Msgr Igino Cardinale of New York interpreted for an Episcopal lay group escorted to the Vatican by Msgr John Willebrands secretary for the Vatican Ecumenical Council Recalls Earlier Visit Willebrands had helped arrange the December meeting between the Pope and Dr Geoffrey Fisher then Archbishop of Canterbury and primate of the Protestant Church of England The Church of England is regarded as the mother church of the American Episcopal Church headed in the United States by Bishop Lichtenberger

Msgr Igino Cardinale New York Vatican Secretariat of State Vatican John Willebrands Vatican Ecumenical Council Secretariat For Christian Unity Willebrands Geoffrey Fisher Canterbury Church of England Lichtenberger United States

Nixon Warns on Nuclear Tests Amid Cold War Debate

An aide quotes Senator Nixon claiming testing must be renewed to defend freedom while warning that Soviet cheating in tests jeopardizes global safety. The remark follows a January stance by Senator Goldwater supporting renewed testing above or below ground.

Barry Goldwater Arizona Republican

Congress To Give Top Priority To Youth Job Training

UPI reports U.S Labor Secretary Arthur Goldberg urged Congress to place a $600 million youth employment and job training program atop the next session's agenda. He tied these efforts to combating hard core unemployment amid rapid technological change and promoted the Manpower Development and Training Act to retrain displaced workers. The Youth Employment Opportunities Act would aid school dropouts facing high unemployment, encouraging continued schooling.

Congress Cleveland UPI U.S. Labor Arthur J. Goldberg Goldberg White House America

Finland says Reds interfered to push early elections

A. E. Pedersen reports Helsingin Sanomat accuses the Soviet Union of meddling in Finland by prompting President Urho Kekkonen to call for new parliamentary elections in February. The paper claims Moscow’s claim of noninterference is contradicted by a claim of political instability and Soviet pressure under a 1948 accord.

A. E. Pedersen Helsinki Finland UPI Today Russia Urho Kekkonen Helsingin Sanomat Andrei Gromyko Kekkonen Martti Miettunen Soviet Union Miettunen

Pulpwood Mills Eyed By State

West Virginia eyes pulpwood mills and charcoal plants as sawmill waste could yield 43 000 tons of charcoal yearly. Commerce Commissioner Hulett Smith notes no WV pulpwood mills exist and will discuss at the Governor’s Conference on Wood Utilization starting Nov 30. He cited 200 000 cords of wood used last year and urged towns to attract industry by inviting visiting executives.

Charleston UPS West Virginia Hulett Smith

Watered Hams Rule Reversal Sparks Industry Debate

Washington UPI reports that uncooked smoked hams leaving a federal plant after Friday must not weigh more than their uncured weight if no added moisture exists. Hams with added moisture become imitation hams and require labeling, as the new secretary repealed the Benson regulation permitting up to 10 percent moisture during curing.

Washington UPI Ezra Taft Benson Orville L. Freeman Benson

All-Day RAD Meeting Here At Memorial Building

An all-day regional training for Rural Areas Development agents is today in the Memorial Building. Attending are Gale Lyons RAD supervisor Joe Morris Cooperative Extension Service West Virginia University and area extension agents plus new RAD agents George Siehl and C C Hutchison who will head local offices.

Memorial Building Gale Lyons RAD Joe Morris Cooperative Extension Service West Virginia University RAC George Siehl C. C. Hutchison Princeton

Car crash damages set after MacArthur driver hits parked car

Approximately $500 damages resulted when 21 year old Juanita Pannell of MacArthur drove her car into a parked auto on Second Avenue at 5 30 p m Tuesday. The car belonged to F L Merrix Jr of Bradley. No charges were placed and Pannell was not injured.

Juanita Pannell MacArthur Second Avenue F. L. Merrix Jr Bradley

Man Arrested For Rape Try In Odd County

McKay Crook of Odd is held in the county jail on an attempted rape charge. Jailed at 1 30 am today by sheriff's deputies. The warrant was issued by a 16 year old girl of Odd. The attack reportedly occurred Sunday. Preliminary hearing set before Magistrate J K Cole at Rhodell Thursday. Edward Green of Beckley waived grand jury on a shoplifting charge. He was fined 17.50 for drunkenness. Bond set at 500 dollars and he was returned to jail. Green was arrested at 4 21 pm Tuesday after taking a clock valued at 7 95 from Ashworth Home and Auto Supply. Kenner C Bailey of Matheny jailed at 4 06 pm Tuesday on AWOL charge. Jail roster stood at 65 at 11 am today.

McKay Crook Odd Crook J. K. Cole Rhodell Edward Green Beckley W. A. Burke Green Ashworth Home & Auto Supply Kenner C. Bailey Matheny

Hospital Files Three Suits in Raleigh County Court

Beckley Hospital Inc sues three defendants for a total 4574.68 in Raleigh County Circuit Court. Martha Anna Lilly and Garland Lilly of Route 2 owe 3850.48 for surgical obstetric orthopedic and other services to Mrs Lilly from 1959 to 1960. Dick and Nancy Alice Lytton of 132 Quarry Street seek 386.25 for hospital surgical and obstetric services to Mrs Lytton from 1955 to 1957. Tobe and Genevieve Givens of 607 Terrill Street owe 337.95 for obstetric and other services to Mrs Givens August 1960 and pediatric services to their child September 1960.

Beckley Hospital, Inc Raleigh County Circuit Clerk's Office Martha Anna Garland D. Lilly Route 2 Lilly Nancy Alice Lytton Quarry St

Auto tag renewals rise in West Virginia Briefs

State Motor Vehicles Department reports about 2,000 more auto license tags issued this year than last. Totals reach 587,730 this year versus 585,766 through October 1960. Also in brief: an elderly Welch man named George D. Langas, 68, struck and killed by a train in Welch. December draft call drops to 337. October to December figures show declines from prior months. Industrial accidents claim 21 lives in October, 14 in mining, versus 17 last year, including 12 coal miners.

Charleston Welch UPI Welchman George D. Langas West Virginia Selective Service State Workmen's Department

Koppers Plant To Be Expanded In West Virginia

Koppers Co plans to add 25 to 30 percent capacity at its Follansbee plant as demand for tar acids grows. Vice president C C Brown says new evaporators and distillation units, plus process improvements, will yield a well controlled operation. Completion is expected within a year.

Follansbee W. Va UPID Koppers Co West Virginia Cc. E. Brown Koppers Brown

Pistol Charge Brings Sentence in Raleigh County Court

Delbert Moss aged 49 of Shady Spring pleaded guilty to carrying a pistol without a permit and received six months in jail plus a $50 fine. He is also indicted for drunk driving. Arless B Lilly aged 29 and James Donnell aged 23 of Pax paid $50 fines and court costs after pleading guilty to attempting to commit a felony related to theft of a diesel fuel oil pump from Big Eagle Coal Co on July 25. Judge McCrery noted the pump’s value at $65 in the indictment but could be bought for less. Lilly paid the fine and costs. Donnell was released until December 1 on a capias pro fine.

Delbert Moss Shady Spring Raleigh County Moss Arless B. Lilly James Donnell Pax Big Eagle Coal Co Harry L. McCrery Lilly Donnell

China Union designed to impress Red China and deter West

A ranking Asian leader cited Khrushchev as saying the Soviet leader believed Peiping would have the bomb before long. British experts think China has likely progressed more on nuclear weapons than outsiders realize.

Union Red China Nikita S. Khrushchev Russia Khrushchev Peiping Britain China

Snowbound Hunters Reported in New Mexico Mountains

Hunters lie in the Capitan and Jicarilla ranges between Corona and Capitan as snow paralyzes traffic. Depths reach 30 inches at Ruidoso and 24 at Capitan with Encino at 15 inches. U.S. highways blocked central state roads and south routes hazardous. Mountain States Telephone reports outages in Deming and Silver City while Las Cruces Truth or Consequences and Lordsburg show erratic service. Commodities to be distributed at the warehouse beside Rakes Hardware Beaver from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday.

Ruidoso Capitan Encino U.S Mountain States Telephone Co Deming Silver City Las Cruces Truth Or Consequences Lordsburg Rakes Hardware Beaver

Medicare Program In Difficulty

Charleston report shows the West Virginia Medicare program may need 19 million dollars to finish the 1962 63 fiscal year. Assistant director L L Vincent said the department is spending faster than expected and may curtail the program through December. The Legislature appropriated 3 million dollars for the year with 70 percent federal sharing.

Charleston UPI State Welfare Department L. L. Vincent Vincent W. Bernard Smith CoChairman Carl Gainer D-Webster Gainer Wheeling Fairmont Martinsburg Elkins Welch McDowell County

Huntington Publishing president to SNPA board

The Huntington Publishing Co. president was named to the board of directors of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association at its 58th annual convention in Boca Raton Florida. The State Health Department reported October fallout levels rose but stayed below critical levels. Charleston Chamber lauded the state road commission for securing Interstate 79 for the Mountain State and offered assistance to expedite traffic and engineering studies.

Huntington Publishing Co Southern Newspaper Publishers Association SNPA Boca Raton Fla State Health Department Charleston Chamber of Commerce State Road Commission Mountain State

Coin Changers Targeted by Thieves in Beckley Laundromats

Police report two incidents of coin changer theft in Beckley. Kester's Laundromat saw about $1 stolen by Paul Willis Lohman and Raymond Gary Schreiber, both 21, arrested for petit larceny and ordered to appear in police court November 20. At Richmond's Laundromat on Church Street, criminals drilled holes to steal $258.50, then filled the hole with putty. officers continue investigation.

Beckley Kester Paul Willis Lohman Raymond Gary Schreiber Richmond Church Street

Russian Plover Sighting Sparks Bird Watching Craze

In Britain a rare Russian plover has been sighted near Luton amid a public appeal by Mrs. Susan Cowdy, chief bird watcher there. The elusive sandy brown bird with white markings has vanished, prompting locals to stay vigilant and report any sightings promptly.

Luton Britain Susan Cowdy

Water content contrasts in peaches and watermelons

United Press International notes fruit water content with peaches at 89.4 percent and watermelons at 92.4 percent. The figures illustrate how melons retain more water, suggesting differing hydration levels in common fruits.

United Press International

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