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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1960
Page
2
Raleigh County court notes the courthouse heating plant has been completely rebuilt, first major repair since 1937, costing $1 032.83. Other actions include paying $14 940 to architect Donald H. Stark for the Health Center, approving county business, and planning aerial route talks with Piedmont Airlines.
Fragmentary continuation shows a father writing a final message to his son Bobby promising love and denying shooting his wife. He asks to lay him beside her and asks the son to care for siblings Butch and Peggy, expressing deep grief and affection.
Bald Knob Ski Slopes Inc holds annual meeting at Beckley Hotel. session recessed to 8 p m Sept 21 per treasurer Dave Abrams. He states the slopes will operate again this winter. stockholders urged to attend. Last season was financially best.
Four suits on the Raleigh County Circuit Court docket were dismissed this morning. Dr. Mary Louise Sonergan paid 135.91 to John William Jackson Smith, whose victory directed by jury last week. A suit against Frank Alder son doing business as Franks Plumbing and Heating was dismissed on motion after payment. Suits by George N. Stone against Charles Criddle and Molly L Stone against Criddle and W E Bragg were dismissed on joint motions of plaintiffs and defendants.
Cuba refuses to sign the Bogota inter American conference final act. It will not join the 19 nation bloc backing a $500 million development plan led by the United States and partners in the hemisphere.
Mrs Leach McClure Haney 89 died at Caldwell Idaho after a lengthy illness. A Raleigh County native born at Grandview she was a daughter of A L and Belle McClure. She married Charles Haney who died two years ago. Survived by son Aubrey Long Beach Calif and daughter Mrs John Goebells Caldwell. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Funeral services are incomplete for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Guerrant of Winding Gulf who died Monday morning in a local hospital. The body is at the Durgan Funeral Home.
Charles Whitley 70 of Oak Hill is honored in a Thursday 2 p m service at St Andrews Episcopal Church with Father Charles Draper officiating. Burial follows at High Lawn Memorial Park. Whitley, a retired coal company employee, held lifelong memberships in local Masonic and Royal Arch organizations and was born in England. Survivors include wife Emma two sons Fred James E and Frank navy sailor a daughter Sandra Gaye three half brothers and a half sister, all in England. Graveside rites will be by the Sewell Chapter Masons. Friends may call at Tyree Funeral Home after 5 p m today. The body will lie in state until service time.
Final rites for James Sherman Light age 48 of Fayetteville were set for 2 p m Wednesday at the Dodd Payne Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev E L Clower presiding Burial will follow in Huse Memorial Park He died Sunday in a Beckley hospital after a long illness He was a World War II veteran and a member of United Mine Workers Local
Editors urge objective comprehensive reporting on Khrushchev's United Nations visit. Readers advocate full coverage while some seek inside pages or delayed reporting to avoid propaganda gains. AP executive editor Gould defends reporting fully and impartially.
Lodge addressed about 5000 Republican supporters in the convention hall while a statewide radio and TV audience listened. He pressed international issue themes, aligning with Nixon’s Chicago acceptance and quoting Nixon on freedom for future American generations versus Khrushchev’s communism.
The murder trial of Omer Toler of Logan County began in Wyoming County Circuit Court. The state does not seek the death penalty. Witnesses described the fatal July 25, 1959 shooting of 14 year old Danny Brewster by a .22 pistol.
United Nations lifts restrictions on air traffic and broadcasting as Lumumba, freed earlier, proclaims victory after parade. Bolikango, arrested by Lumumba, was later freed by loyal troops. U N says peaceful transport of Congolese soldiers will resume with proof of peaceful aims.
Beckley Fire Department rescue squad received two calls at 1:20 p m at the local bus terminal on Prince Street. Lee Rhodes 52 Summersville became ill and was taken to the Veterans Administration Hospital by ambulance. Moments later Laura Marshall Helen a diabetic also fell ill at Nan's Place nearby and was transported to Beckley Memorial Hospital before the crew returned to the station.
A Raleigh County Circuit Court jury will hear the State Road Commission’s condemnation dispute over the D Antonio property on South Oakwood Avenue. The owners MR and MRS Joe D Antonio of Beckley contest a $36,000 award issued November 12, 1959 by a five man commission. The SRC seeks Route 16 relocation. the building has been demolished.
The report notes a continued political trend with ongoing contests in Congress and Minnesota’s 9th District as Democrats vie for the nomination. In New Hampshire, a repeat of 1958 primaries unfolds for governor with both tickets voting. Republicans see Wesley Powell facing Hugh Gregg again, while Bernard Boutin and John Shaw compete for the Democratic nomination in New Hampshire. Incumbent Rep. William H. Meyer seeks renomination against Fred Richmond, and four Republicans vie for Meyer's seat, including Robert T. Stafford. Utah's George D Clyde seeks re nomination against Lamont Gunderson. Voter sentiment appears light to moderate in Arizona, Colorado, Wisconsin, and Washington. Incumbents in major offices face little opposition.
Donnas slow weakening early evening rain storm becomes a wind whipped hurricane. Emergency orders across Virginia to Maine evacuated thousands from beach towns in Long Island New York Rhode Island and Massachusetts. New York City faced flooding and power outages as schools closed and streets turned to rivers. Morehead City North Carolina hit hard.
Short item notes William Geary of Wayne Pennsylvania and Ethel Merman Six wed since May 6 with Geary revealing the marriage. Dior designer Yves Saint Laurent drafted as French soldier amid parliamentary tensions. James Thurber makes Broadway cameo in A Thurber Carnival after cast dispute. Detroit arrests for reckless driving after seat swap at 110 mph. A Formosan coal mine stampede leaves one dead and 36 injured. Copenhagen mail strike halts deliveries for 3,100 postmen. Diesel and electric locomotives roll from Pennsylvania Railroad after 12 day strike settlement. A Yugoslav plane seeks asylum in Austria. Jules Buffett dies of a stroke. Ankara governor Maj. Gen. Irfan Bastug killed in car crash. State brief notes tax receipts dip in cigarettes and soft drinks, but license taxes rise. murder charge heard. road bids added for U S 60 resurfacing and Hildebrand Dam Road work.
In Pineville Wyoming County Circuit Court two rape cases were continued. The State v Douglas Cook and Ronald Cook were adjourned. All jurors were excused until Wednesday morning except the twelve jurors serving in the Omar Toler murder trial.
Four members of an East German group called the Elvis Club were sentenced to hard labor for dancing in the streets to Western jazz from a tape recorder. The ringleader, 19, received 3 1/2 years while the others were given 21 to 33 months.
Kennedy stresses American strength over rhetoric and warns Khrushchev not to be misled by campaign arguments. He says Democrats Republicans and Independents oppose Khrushchev’s system and pledge unity to win the election, restore security, and rebuild strength rather than yield to chaos.
Hollie Griffith a 67 year old dignified man faces Judge Bosworth’s decision with grace as his lawyer Jack Nuzum says an appeal will be filed once records are compiled. An appeal to the State Board of Probation and Parole is planned for next Monday though the board has denied Griffith for 15 years. He is seen back in the Huttonsville prison library checking out books.
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