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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1962
Page
2
Marines at Guantanamo Bay listened to Kennedy's press conference and debated going after Castro versus going home. Some urged action, others urged staying put, while a patrol plane lit the fence with flares as observers weighed the risks.
A UPI report notes the Agriculture Department bulletin on costs of canned and home prepared meals, and the value of a housewife's time. The author mocks the charts, arguing disclosure could disrupt home life and imply housewives earn low wages.
Nehru says India will study Peking cease fire offer before opinion. China vows limited withdrawal by Dec 1 after a 12.5 mile pullback from Nov 7 positions. opposition protest, demand for restoration of Sept 8 boundary line. In 31 days of Himalayan fighting China gains 2000 sq miles, pushes 100 miles into NEFA with hostilities lingering near Chusul airstrip.
Charleston officials plan a December 14 statewide meeting inviting mayors of cities without local Human Rights Commissions. The commission praised Marshall and WVU for anti segregation campaigns in Huntington and Morgantown, applauding Daily Athenaeum coverage and urging cooperative work with federal agencies to end discrimination.
Robertson of the Senate Banking Committee calls the order absolutely unconstitutional and says its issuance is political expediency to win NAACP support. He warns housing construction could fall 25 to 50 percent, with losses likely running into the billions. Roy Wilkins of the NAACP says the organization is gratified by the order.
Kennedy says censorship on troop movement will be lifted and a State Department reporting directive may be revised. He notes Defense Department rules on intelligence remain, aims to prevent harmful leaks, and welcomes talks with press reps to ensure free news flow. He mentions Christmas in Florida and Congressional election results. He cites Brazil’s positon on banning nuclear arms and delivery vehicles in all of South America.
Turkeys will headline meals across Raleigh County institutions for Thanksgiving. The Raleigh General Hospital will offer two menus including roast turkey and baked ham with varied sides. Beckley Child Care Center, Veterans Hospital, Beckley Memorial Hospital, Pinecrest Sanitarium, and the Raleigh County Jail will likewise feature turkey with dressing and accompaniments.
In Wheeling, agencies investigating the deaths of June Beckett and her children heard an FBI report at a meeting called by Ohio County Prosecutor Thomas F. O'Brien. Attending would be Fire Marshal officials and police prosecutors. The bodies were found in a fire gutted home on Sept 29 with a coroner's jury ruling Duane died directly from the fire on Nov 7.
The Beaver Volunteer Fire Department sponsors a gospel sing at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Shady Spring High School auditorium. Five groups have confirmed: the Pruett Twins, Alderman Quartet, Silvertone Quartet, Ghent Quartet, and the Chariot Trio. Other singers are invited. contact Chief Charles Anderson at Beaver Service Station for details.
Judge Norman Knapp signed orders granting three divorces in Raleigh County Circuit Court records. Barbera Mitchell Holland is divorced from Joseph A. Holland with the plaintiff’s name restored to Barbera Mitchell. Kathleen Smoot is divorced from John Smoot with custody awarded of one child to the plaintiff. Phillis Jean Lilly Cole is divorced from Johnnie Sessler Cole with the plaintiff’s name restored to Phillis Jean Lilly.
A two car accident on Main Street at 11 45 a.m. involved Velva G McIntire and David Bowling both 1950 model cars. McIntire’s vehicle was parked when Bowling’s car struck it. No injuries or charges reported.
Edith Pugh a 33 year old from Harper Heights presented her operator's license at the City Police Station today and the charge of no operator's license was withdrawn. She was cited by City Police at 1 30 a m today on the offense.
Funeral services for 84 year old Mrs Loretta Asbury Wilson of Enoch were conducted at the Enoch Methodist Church with Rev. Glen Phillips officiating. Burial followed in the family cemetery. She died in a Charleston hospital after a short illness. Survived by daughter Mrs Gilda Bowers of Beckley.
Funeral services for Avon V. Whitt of Mount Hope will be held at 10 a m Thursday at Mount Hope Presbyterian Church with Rev. Ray Hanson officiating. Burial in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Beckley. Whitt died in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. Born May 11 1892 in Bud he was a son of Isaac and Nancy Lambert Whitt. A World War I veteran he belonged to American Legion Fayetteville post and Sewell Chapter Royal Arch Masons. Survivors include his wife Clara four brothers Elmer Hilltop Surba Herndon Audlehart Princeton Daughtery Logan and sister Stella Rowe Bud. The body remains at Tyree Funeral Home Mount Hope with calls after 5 p m today.
Will Graham 86 of Oceana dies after months illness. Final rites set for 2 p m Thursday at Oceana Methodist Church with Rev. James Bower in charge. Burial in family cemetery. He is survived by stepson Barney Harmon of McAlpin. Body to be moved from Evans Funeral Home to church one hour before service.
H Kent Tibbs 61 of Itmann died at 5 p m Tuesday after a long illness. Born April 22 1901 in St Clairs Crossing Virginia, he was a Pocahontas Fuel Co retiree and Cassell Memorial Methodist Church member. Surviving are Daisy Hearn Tibbs two sons Harvey K Tibbs Pfe Robert H Tibbs two daughters and other relatives. Body at Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens.
Leon MacBride 23 of Columbus Ohio and formerly of Whipple dies after short illness in a Columbus hospital. Funeral services conducted at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Carlisle at 2 p m Thursday with Revs Higginbotham and De Bois presiding. Burial in Greenwood Memorial Park. Survivors include his parents James and Mrs MacBride of Carlisle a brother William of Columbus maternal grandparents James and Mrs Wickliffie of Whipple paternal grandparents Aaron and Mrs Wiggins of Mabscott. Body transported from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor to church an hour before services.
Judges met the Raleigh County Centennial Queen contenders at a Beckley hotel luncheon. Ten contestants include Jane Anderson through Mary Lou Garrison. Critical judging starts 8 p.m. Thursday at the Raleigh County Memorial Building with observers and sponsors listed.
Reporters find it hard to get questions answered at Kennedy press events. The middle section seats fill first, and a 30 minute limit governs the session. Stewart Hensley of UPI led the opening questions, substituting for Merrillin Smith on vacation, signaling the end. Kennedy is viewed as the fastest thinker at a press conference since FDR.
Charleston officials said Gov. W W Barron’s office announced the Area Redevelopment Administration approved Greenbrier County’s overall economic development program. The approval brings West Virginia’s ARA approvals to 37 with seven other proposals awaiting final action. Approval allows formal ARA applications for project loans and grants.
Beckley medical technician Miss Lucille Smisko of 707 N Ka nawha Sr was admitted to Beckley Hospital around noon today and is reported in serious condition.
Hearings on disposing Bolt Mining Co. assets wrap up in Charleston with a 2 p.m. sale order. Referee John T. Copenhaver Jr. presided since Tuesday morning. the Bolt Mine, once Bruns Coal’s strip and later deep mine, faced bankruptcy after 1961 closure amid financial woes and a union dispute. Trustee Walter S. Brooks, represented by Robert J. Ashworth, oversees negotiations for the sale. Floyd Sayre of Beckley acts for the site owners.
A Stanaford youth, David Stan ley, is ordered to appear in City Police Court Monday night on double charges from a one car crash on South Kanawha Street about 3 05 p m Tuesday. Damages total about 1500 to a house at 512 S Kanawha St a utility pole was clipped and a 1957 car the youth drove was demolished. Mrs Ethel Jenkins occupant of a house owned by Reginald Meyers was not home. no injuries reported.
Charleston UPI reports about 15 000 people in West Virginia have diabetes. State Health Director N H Dyer says diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death there and urges thorough detection and care by family physicians to prevent crippling effects. He calls for examinations and public awareness to dispel myths.
Mrs Hester Ann Martin, 72, of Eskdale, died in the Whitby home of her nephew Byrd Burgess at 1230 a.m. today after an apparent heart attack. Her body was moved from Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Home to Tyre Funeral Home in East Bank for further arrangements.
In Pineville preliminary hearing two Mullensville men waived to the Wyoming County grand jury on grand larceny charges. Oscar Green about 27 and Bernard Harrison Sturgill about 38 were arrested for theft of copper wire from Island Creek Coal Co operations, with 500 pounds valued at 225 dollars and 489 pounds valued at 222 dollars. They were remanded to Wyoming County Jail.
Mrs. Sherman Lee Winters, arrested on a Sunday closing law charge, won a $2000 judgment from Cabell County Circuit Court jury. She had sued J. T. Campbell of J. C. Penney Co. for false arrest, part of 13 suits linked to arrests under the state Sunday blue laws.
Beckley police were informed Wade Kelly a 76 year old Stamford man is visiting a sister in Birmingham Alabama. Investigators found a note left with a friend Saturday saying he would return soon. Mrs Kelly told police he had not come home from a union meeting Saturday and requested help locating him.
President Kennedy and his family depart Washington for Hyannis Port Massachusetts to spend the Thanksgiving weekend. They are scheduled to leave the capital about 4 45 p m EST.
Johns Hopkins Hospital said West Virginia Governor W. Barron is likely to be released early next week to return home for convalescence after gall bladder surgery and chest hernia repair. The Barron family will spend Thanksgiving in Baltimore before he resumes duties in Charleston next month.
A Ghent man Terry Steel had an entering without breaking warrant withdrawn and court costs paid. Steel remained jailed at Raleigh County Jail after a terrorism charge? No, police booked him at 8 45 p m Tuesday. Maude Harvey was released after serving a sentence and paying a fine on a child neglect charge. Mrs Anna Rodgers faced two withdrawn check warrants with costs paid. Martin F E Durham paid fines on a defective equipment charge. Edsel Fitzwater forfeited bond on a defective exhaust system. Mrs Josephine Shrewsbury posted property bond and waived grand jury on a child desertion charge. Betty Walker moved to West Virginia State Penitentiary for Women on a parole violation.
Beckley police probe a second break in at Atkinson Shopping Center on Johnstown Road within a month. The Tuesday raid yielded 400 to 500 dollars of merchandise, including cigarets ham and turkeys, after a skylight entry. The prior Oct 23 break, by Edward T. Shatzer of Kentucky, netted about 1,000 dollars. Insurance covered both incidents.
The text declares a timeless pledge to accept human limits while continuing to strive for improvement. It invokes Providence guiding a universal duty to build a better world for all mankind, with the signer attesting by seal and signature.
Flora Jean Cole, a 16 year old lead singer in Rev. Leroy Daniels choir, disappeared after returning home from a football game with her parents. Charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor were filed against the minister, who also vanished. The girl's mother recalled she had never dated alone. A Henderson waitress placed the couple at an all night cafe during the early hours of Nov. 3. Mrs Daniels, the minister's wife, was treated for shock in a Carthage hospital.
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