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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1969
Page
2
Funeral arrangements for Mr. Conrad Whitie Stotler and Mr. Billy Cornwell were announced with services scheduled at Jones Funeral Home. Stotler’s service is set for Wednesday at 3 30 P.M. and Cornwell’s for Thursday at 1 30 P.M.
Funeral services are set for Billy O Cornwell 37 of Berryville Pike who drowned on a hunting trip in Canada. He will be buried at Mount Hebron with survivors including his parents two children and multiple siblings. James Robert Carroll 72 of 222 Pine St died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital. He was a retired farmer and Baptist. service by Rev Edward Garrett with listed step children and grandchildren as survivors.
Frederick County Circuit Court jury found Clarence Houston Kilby sixty of Stephens City guilty of second degree murder in the July 25 1968 shooting of his seventeen year old son William Joseph Kilby The jury deliberated from shortly after five p.m. until nearly seven p.m. before returning the verdict and set punishment at fifteen years in the state penitentiary.
Funeral services are planned for Chauncey M. Snapp a 56 year old resident of Martinsburg Pike with Rev. Robert L. DuBreuil Jr and Rev. Charles H. Harless officiating. Pallbearers include B Blair Webber Lynn Carpenter Gordon McIlwee Ernest Bailey Paul Ridgeway and Robert C Legge. Burial will follow at Rest. Also scheduled is a 2 pm service for Willis Henry Miller of Stephenson at Hebron Baptist Church Gore with Rev. James B Fleet Jr officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery near Gore. Survivors include wife Rachel Christine Jenkins three children Willis Henry Miller Jr Kevin Dale Miller and Sharon Marie Miller, two sisters and two brothers. Interim court action notes motions to set aside a verdict will be heard November 17 with Kilby accused of shooting his son in the left chest at a Macedonia Road home. Defense argues the act was not cold murder, Kilby admits the fatal shot was fired but says it was unintentional. Witnesses include state troopers investigators and Dr Joseph R Blalock who reported Kilby’s mental status as paranoid but sane and competent to stand trial.
In Winchester area discussions, residents accuse leaders of blackmail and fear annexation by the city. County Treasurer Harry McCann warns that without consolidation, annexation could proceed and cut county revenue by about 500000 yearly. Citizens urge open meetings across the county as a mass gathering moves forward with both merger and annexation plans.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Virginia urges all citizens to fly the U S flag in a silent counteraction to anti Nixon Vietnam protests. Local commander E H Kline backs the proposal and James E Powers Newport News cautions such demonstrations risk the Paris talks and soldiers in Vietnam. He says the flag symbolizes patriotism and public support for government on Oct 15.
The Stephens City Home Demonstration Club will meet tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Mrs. Ralph Mowery’s home. The demonstration topic is You and Your Credit Rating. Visitors welcome and new members invited.
Tonight at 7:30 the City Council will conduct the second reading of an ordinance to rezone an area north of Morgan Street and west of Fairmont Avenue from multi family to two family housing with an exception for a Joseph Kinsky plat. A third reading on amending the City Building Code to assign permit verification to inspectors, not utilities, is expected, along with a library board vacancy appointment to fill Dr. Mervyn C Teague’s resignation.
The Senseny Road PTA schedules a 7 p.m. meeting at the school with a 7 to 8 p.m. business session covering the Senseny Road speed study PTA budget for 1969 70 and building expansion comments. At 8 p.m. a public forum on the Winchester and Frederick County merger will follow, hosted by the Shawnee Raritan Club and the Senseny Road PTA with a guest panel including State Sen. J Kenneth Robinson and Winchester Mayor William M Battaile.
Virginia attorney general said a reply would be filed in the case of would be candidate William C. Clarke who seeks to print his name on the November 4 ballot for the seat left by Del. Tom Frost. The court faced questions on whether the death triggered a general election or a Democratic nomination.
Considerable cloudiness tonight and Wednesday with much cooler temperatures. Tonight's low in the 40s, Wednesday's high in the upper 50s to 60s. Thursday partly cloudy and cool. Noon high 62, low 60. year ago 70 and 56. Winchester skies note sunset 6 36 p m sunrise 7 22 a m moonset 8 21 p m first quarter Oct 18.
Daily rainfall data report ends at 8 30 a m shows none in past 24 hours October rainfall to date 0 9 1969 rainfall to date 28 73 monthly averages for 56 years list values for each month rainfalls for 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 and the 56 year Jan December average 36 43 inches
Eric Gordon a British journalist formerly with the Chinese Communists crossed into Hong Kong with his wife Marie and 14-year-old son Kim after 23 months in detention in Red China. He said they would not return and noted their crates contained personal possessions and clothing. Gordon was the third British journalist released by Peking in 10 days amid post 1967 turmoil.
Hollywood AP reports Natalie Nevins says she tried to bring Welk muffins but armed guards blocked her. Welk says Nevins was fired for missing a band date in Spokane Wash without proof of illness and insufficient notice to the group.
Alois Hugh Caspar, 18, faced two counts of possession of dangerous drugs in Albany County court. He received 10 days for the first misdemeanor with credit for time served and was released. The second charge, originally a felony, was reduced to a misdemeanor with unconditional discharge and a condition to leave New York. Caspar was arrested Sept 30 on the New York Freeway and jailed until Oct 9, then tried before Judge Sylvester J. Albana in Ravena.
The circuit court considered a stipulation allowing polygraph reports to be admitted by either side. Judge Woltz noted it may enter the record but did not guarantee. Bonds remained set at 10 000 each for Trenary and Hughes pending trial dates as indictments allege conspiracy to murder Jack Hughes. Hughes was ordered held for grand jury action after a preliminary hearing.
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