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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1961
Page
2
Fire destroyed the home of E. E. Strickland in Eccles around 9 10 a m today. Damages were estimated at 0000 dollars per a Beckley Fire Department spokesman. The Stricklands were away at work and school. Neighbors Albert Blaylock and B W McClung had nearby homes lightly damaged. Cause of the fire was not established.
The Hawk's Nest aerial tram project near New River Gorge seeks funds under the Area Redevelopment Act to aid the local economy. If ARA funds fail, area citizens propose forming a nonprofit to seek SBA loan support. The project is privately financed by Charleston residents who formed a corporation and plan to build on private land.
At the National Guard dinner Toastmaster Alex George announced any excess funds from the event would go to the Red Cross. He noted efforts to identify Army Reserve members invited to the affair, but individual notices prevented full inclusion. He said citizens intend to honor all reservists and Troop C members and hope they learn of the recognition.
Trial of Sara Dickerson v City of Beckley in Raleigh County Circuit Court was continued to the November term on counsel motions. Dickerson seeks 15000 for injuries from a December 1959 fall before the First Baptist Church on Neville Street. A jury in a separate case, Paul and Elmer St Clair v Louis King, was ordered to report at 9 a.m. Thursday regarding mining machinery and mine royalties.
The Rev. George Moone, pastor of Bakers Chapel East Park, will sponsor a 7 30 p m service Thursday featuring Bishop Jessie Haynes and his group from Charleston.
A medical note describes aging colon muscles slowing waste movement leading to dryness and constipation. It touts a new laxative principle COoLoNAID as offering three way relief targeting the lower colon, claiming faster action than older bulks salts or stimulants.
CoLONama prevents dry hardened waste and pain free passage. CoLONAID strengthens colon muscles with rebulking action. It gently affects nerve reflexes to stimulate mass movement of the lower colon. Relieves chronic constipation overnight and is hospital proven safe for expectant mothers. Won’t interfere with vitamin absorption. Introductory price 43 cents.
Three Matheny residents Thomas Milam Brenda Milam and Frances Browning were in satisfactory condition in a Greensboro hospital after a head on collision that killed Martha Ward Smith of Graham North Carolina on Route 70. Milam a Marine stationed at Camp LeJeune was visiting Matheny for a weekend and planned to return to West Virginia for a furlough before an overseas assignment in Japan. Browning’s husband Claire and Reverend Gleason Dale left for Greensboro and were expected to return today.
Gromyko called the talks a sign of greater mutual understanding and urged action for a peaceful solution. A British official sharply disagreed, saying no advance, no new proposals, and no new positions were presented. Western envoys plan new Berlin talks with Russia in Moscow after the Communist party congress opening October 17, expected to last about 10 days.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announced a major freight car repair program that will recall 122 workers in Pittsburgh and others in DuBois Pennsylvania Keyser West Virginia Washington Indiana and Brunswick Maryland across four states.
Earl Kirby 63 of Route 2 Alder son died at 12 12 a m today at Beckley Veterans Administration Hospital after a month long illness. Body at Fidler and Frame Funeral Home Belle pending completion of arrangements.
Funeral services for Mrs Rebecca Ellen Jones 85 of Mount Hope will be at Tyree Funeral Home Chapel Mount Hope at 1 PM Thursday Burial in High Lawn Memorial Park Oak Hill She died Tuesday morning at a niece’s home in South Charleston after a long illness Her husband Thomas preceded her in death Survivors include several nieces Members of the OES Chapter will handle graveside rites Friends may call after 6 PM today Also: coal company service details for a man born June 19 1880 with Mason and United Mine Workers affiliations and a large survivor list
James Elber Beavers 75 of Fenwick dies in a Beckley nursing home. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Nickell Funeral Home Chapel East Rainelle with Murray McClung in charge. Burial in End of the Trail Cemetery Clintonville. Survived by his wife Rufina Beavers a son Leonard Danese and a daughter Grace Warde Beaver. He was born August 3 1886 in War and was a retired coal miner.
Augustus Pendelton Skaggs 81 of 212 S Vance Dr dies after a yearlong illness in a local hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. Friday at Webb and Neal Funeral Home with Rev. John Atkinson officiating. Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens. Retired miner and merchant. Previously worked for Gauley Mountain before moving to Beckley eight years ago.
Sgt. Joseph B. Doles 30 of Dry Creek died after a heart attack in Japan on October 1. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday in Arlington Chapel Arlington National Cemetery burial to follow. Body arrived in California and then Arlington expected by 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Survived by mother Hazel Doles and Georgia Doles a brother Paul Prenter a daughter Patricia Doles three sisters Mary Brown Halene Doles Fay Anderson a stepson George Burns.
Wesley Ball 95 of Maben died at 3 20 a m at his home. A North Carolina native and retired farmer he is survived by his wife Myra Riffe Ball three daughters Norvill McKinney Richmond Edison Canaday Mullens and Douglas Canaday Mullens three stepdaughters O W Andrews Mullens Elbert Clay Soulsville and J A Hill Beckley and nine grandchildren. The body is at Sam Foglesong Funeral Home Mullens awaiting funeral arrangements.
Edith Mae Kidd age 75 of Mullens died at 5 55 am in Wyoming General Hospital Mullens Born January 29 1886 in Pratt she was daughter of Benjamin and Nancy Baughan She was widow of G N Kidd died 1956 Survived by three sons four daughters four brothers two sisters nineteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren Arrangements incomplete RNS
Bradie Calloway Meadows twenty of Flat Top was killed in a car accident at Ghent Thursday evening. He was a son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Meadows of Flat Top. The body lies at Webb and Neal Funeral Home.
Funeral services for 33 year old John Earl Stanley of Mount Tabor will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in Mount Tabor Baptist Church with Rev. Albert Ostrander in charge. Burial follows in Mount Tabor Cemetery. Stanley died Tuesday at Beckley Memorial Hospital from injuries after a 24 foot fall at Bolt Mining Co. mine. He was born Oct 19, 1929, son of J D Stanley and the late Dora Snuffer Stanley. Surviving are his wife Betty Stroud Stanley, a daughter Cynthia Blane, a son Phillip Earl, three brothers J R C E and Boyd, and four sisters Rita Christian Geraldine Patton Billa Mann and Georgia Mann. The body will be moved from Caffee Funeral Home to the church one hour prior to services.
Two Baltimore youths, Robert Stevenson aged 18 and Lester Allen aged 22, were arrested in Summers County for hunting during a closed season. They were arraigned and fined $20 each by Magistrate J. E. Holt, following police action by Officer Charles Bare and Capt. Raymond Eye of the Department of Natural Resources.
Beckley state police investigated a two car wreck at Crab Orchard around 8 am. An investigating trooper was unavailable for details at presstime.
The U S Public Health Service expects an influenza upswing this fall and winter but says it won’t be as severe as the 1957 epidemic. It urges flu shots mainly for the elderly, pregnant women, and those with heart or lung conditions or chronic diseases. Some firms and doctors promote vaccination for broader protection. The service does not oppose shots for all, but emphasizes the three vulnerable groups.
Jerry Lester, 18, of Beckley jailed by City Police at 2:25 a.m. on charges of drunkenness and being AWOL from the Army. Kyle Bahr, 17, Beckley, charged with speeding at 9 p.m. Tuesday on North Kanawha Street and ordered to appear in Police Court Oct. 16. Sam Berilla and Jess Nabers, both of Beckley, jailed on public drunkenness charges after arrest at 4:01 p.m. Tuesday. Amos R. Hall Jr. of Lester released at 12:15 a.m. today after serving time on a drunken driving charge. Ronnie Richards of Beckley released at 8 p.m. today after serving time on a petit larceny charge.
Ronald Mitchem known as Amigo Man was sentenced to one year in jail and a $25 fine after pleading guilty to attempting to commit a felony in Raleigh County Criminal Court. Judge Harry L. McCreery deferred ruling on probation.
The two day West Virginia Democratic meeting focused on choosing a new state chairman to replace Commerce Commissioner Hulett Smith, who resigns. Parkersburg printing executive Robert McDonough, who led Kennedy’s 1960 Mountain State primary campaign, is favored after Gov. W. W. Barron endorsed him. the 67 member State Executive Committee will decide.
The AFL-CIO considers granting federal charters to about 100 Teamster locals that inquired about joining. The plan faces strong opposition inside the federation, including from Walter Reuther's United Auto Workers, and could provoke major labor strife with Hoffa's roughly 900 local union.
The president of the Wabash Railroad endorsed a merger with Norfolk and Western and the Nickel Plate, telling the Interstate Commerce Commission that uniting the three lines would form a stronger system. Chief executives of N and W and Nickel Plate also endorsed the proposal during hearings.
The first American to win the Nobel Peace Prize was Theodore Roosevelt, awarded in 1906 by the Nobel Committee. This historic honor marked the United States’ early entry into the prize’s diplomatic legacy.
UPI reports Anglican Bishop Dr Mervyn Stockwood calling a psychiatrist a man who goes to the Folies Bergere and looks at the audience in a Tuesday night speech. Other brief items note Mrs Alice Underwood of Southwestern Bell stopping to tell customers the time due to lack of it, and a Belfast strike in sympathy with a honeymooning worker fired for absence.
PARKERSBURG West Virginia United Press International reports an amicable agreement between Parkerburg Aetna stockholders to avoid Supreme Court action. The dispute centered on board representation after the State Supreme Court backed management against New York investors. The appellate court granted a delay while awaiting possible appeal. New York interests will not pursue further appeal.
Secret Service agents trapped three suspects in a plan to unload 40000 in counterfeit postage stamps for Christmas. Arrested were Joseph Costello 28 Vincent Noce 50 and Peter Troiano 25 as they tried to enter two cars one holding one million counterfeit four cent stamps. A federal agent posed as buyer after a tip from a New York source. The stamps were described as near perfect Lincoln likeness reproductions.
Nigerian Foreign Minister Jaja Wachuku urged a 100 nation General Assembly to seize leadership from big powers whose insane policies risk global atomic destruction. He warned the great powers bully small nations and criticized the Soviet troika plan as unfriendly to small states.
A government report by the U S Geological Survey finds that the nation holds abundant coal reserves for generations. West Virginia and Illinois together account for about 31 percent of all bituminous coal reserves, while 88 percent of anthracite reserves lie in Pennsylvania. Overall coal reserves represent 68 percent of recoverable mineral fuel reserves. petroleum natural gas and oil from shale account for the remaining 32 percent.
A $50,000 suit against Basil Bennett and Posey E. Rhodes doing business as the Carolina Supermarket was filed in Raleigh County. Thomas E. Kasey and his son George Dale Kasey seek damages for injuries the son suffered in a crash involving a Carolina Supermarket truck driven by Bennett near Staunton, Virginia. Edgewood Drive defendants Ronnie G. and Oval Williams face $10,500 in damages in a separate filing. James Harold and Barbara Mackey sue over a crash at College Avenue and Mercer Streets involving a 1956 car driven by Mrs. Mackey and a sports car driven by Ronnie Williams, with Mrs. Mackey seeking $10,000 and her husband $500.
A Raleigh couple, James Kerr and Doris Kerr, are jailed in lieu of $13 fines each after a Magistrate Joe Rodriguez hearing. Kerr faces assault and drunkenness charges while Doris Kerr is charged with fighting and profanity following a neighbor dispute. Theodore Cale released after drunk driving arrest. Isaac Pugh charged with grand larceny and returned to Weston State Hospital for examination.
U S Army spokesmen said today's arrival marks the reactiva tion of Cherbourg as a major port of entry to support Bremerhaven and La Rochelle on the French Atlantic coast. Sgt Edward G Okupski of Beaver Falls Pa landed at Omaha Beach in June 1944 and compares the scene, hoping there will be no fighting this time.
President Kennedy faces pressure over a possible personal choice for a Rayburn successor as Speaker Sam Rayburn battles incurable cancer. The conference weighs deploying troops to South Vietnam amid debate and leadership questions.
Earl H. Martin, 29, was found guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of McDowell County constable Max Webb near Skygusty. A McDowell County Criminal Court jury deliberated about an hour and a half and recommended mercy, sparing him from the death penalty.
Adlai says any threat to Cuba comes from Cuban people not U S. He argues they will not tolerate repression and expresses faith that history will lead to justice in their country. Stevenson told the assembly that action is not planned.
Deaths reported from Los Angeles Birmingham and New York mention John Daniel Hertz 82 founder of Yellow Cab and Hertz system to be buried privately in Chicago H A Berg 82 retired Alabama industrialist and furnace builder at Birmingham New York Bernard Davis 55 head of labor management firm Milton M Weiss 55 founder of Animal Insurance Co E Harting 66 director of Temple University High School since 1940 died Sunday all UPI reported.
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