Beckley Post-Herald from Beckley, West Virginia • Page 5

BECKLEY POST-HERALD, BECKLEY, W. VA', FRIDAY MORXIXG, JULY 4, 1952 FIVE City Avenue Dispute Settled, Building Being Removed; May Widen Underpass The controversial City Avenue property squabble between the city of Beckley and th W. G. Stevens property owners was finally settled ajnd work on the removal of the portions of the building which the city maintained encroached on the right of way started yesterday. The owners agreed to remove the portions of the offending building and the city in turn agreed to pay $750 for a triangle containing ap- proximately 125 square feet at the intersection of City and S.

Oakwood Avenues. The city also will deed a portion of land behind the American Glass and Mirrow Company'build- ing to Stevens. In making the announcement, Mayor George B. Chambers said the city intended to use the triangle acquired to make a larger turning He also.said the city was planning to approach the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in an attempt to widen the underpass on the Beckley-Mabscott He explained that the city would seek to widen the underpass an extra 16 feet to eliminate the bottleneck. The City Avenue sidewalk program has been held up space between City and S.

Oakwood for some time because of property Avenues. disputes. State Police "A rrest, Serve Warrant'' On Hulett Smith, U. S. Jaycee Officer Local Cyclists Expected To Ride Beckleys new vice president of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, Hulett C.

Smith, was stopped and "arrested" on U. S. Koute 19-21 north of the city today as he was returning by auto from the Dallas, convention where he was elected to the office. State policemen who arrested Smith then served a "warrant" directing his presence at 7 p. m.

on Monday before the president and membership of trie Beckley Jaycees in the ballroom of the Moose Lodge. With the serving of the "warrant" Smith became- the focal point of a motorcade which welcomed him back to his norne i parading through the business district with appropriate signs and sirens wailing. The papers "served" on the local insurance executive read as "Warrant for Arrest "State of West Virginia, Raieigh County, to-wit: "To the-Sheriff or any Constable of said county, or any member of the Department of Public Safety: "Whereas, the membersnip of the Beckley Junuior Chamber of Commerce has made complaint and information on oath before me, a duly unsworn, Justice of the Peace of Town District in said county, that Hulett C. Smith of Beckley, West Virginia, did commit a lawful crime in the City of Dallas, Texas, on Friday, June 27, 1952, by successfully finagling and conniving to display his personality before some 6,200 Junior Chamber of Commerce members from all parts of the world and gain election as a vice -president of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce. This lawful crime therefore did bring great honor to E'eckley Junior Chamber of Commerce, the West Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce, Three hundred bicycle riders are expected to parade through Beckley Streets at 1:30 p.m.

July 11. The annual Bike Safety Parade is being sponsored by Montgomery Ward and Company and Beckley Newspapers Corporation. Cyclists will begin the parade of elaborately decorated bicycles in back of the Montgomery Ward store at Beckley Place and from there they will travel to Neville- Heber-Prince-Kanawha, and Main streets. Prizes will be awarded the riders of the best and most originally decorated bikes, after the parade ends at the store. Judging the bike decorations will be the Rev.

Everett R. Shafer, Sam Raborn, and Robert C. Byrd. The judges also will speak on the need for safe bicycle riding in Beckley and throughout Raleigh County. George Piper, store manager and chairman of the Bike Safety Campaign said today.

"We expect thousands to line the parade route to watch the greatest bike parade Beckley has ever seen. Everyone 4-HLake, Glade Creek Get Trout For Holiday Beckley Woman's Mother Succumbs Fishermen of the BeckAey area, who plan to try their luck over the! holiday weekend will be happy to know that 1,800 rainbow trout have! been added to two favo-ite fishing streams in the -unty. i Garland Shaver and P. Tocado, Raleigh County's conservation officers, announced yesterday lha Mrs. Sallie E.

1,000 rainbow trout were stocked in! Little Beaver Lake Wednesday and I 1 Barksdale, 68- Covington, sure, to see just how and safety knowledge should be much fun our town's bike riders get from such a campaign as the organizations of Beckley have helped to stage." Refreshments will be furnished by the Raleigh Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Dr. Pepper and 7-Up Bottling Company, and the Greenbrier Dairy. LAST OF FOREIGN SOIL HERE--The last three containers of foreign soil from Guam, Wake, and the Hawaiian Islands were flown into the Beckley-Mt. Hope- Airport yesterday afternoon, well within time for today's dedication ceremonies and program at the new Raleigh County Memorial Airport at Penman. Shown- removing the Guam soil from the plane are Ralph Whitener (left) of the national headquarters of the Air Force Association and John Tolliver, flying instructor at the Hope field, who flew the dirt on its last lap from Charleston to Beckley.

(Post-Herald Photo). Licenses for 48 drivers were approved Tuesday following examinations conducted by the Beckley detachment of State Police. Of the 118 people taking the tests, 47 operators' licenses were two failed the physical examination: eight failed the oral test; four failed on equipment and nine failed on the operation examination. the driver's tests were: William Harrison Lilly of Winding Gulf; Kenneth Goodson. Kilsyth; Eva Mae Hatcher, East Beckley; Marvin Proffitt, Midway; James Darrell Morgan, Kilsyih; Robert Cooper, Epperly; Charles Franklin Rickard, Oak Hill; Thomas Reginald Mann.

Beaver; Chester Ruby McElrath, Crab Orchard; Clara Saunders, Raleigh; Dorothy Mae Bloxson, Beckley; Linda Daniels. Beckley; Harry Todd, Glen Daniel; Bobby Lester; Richard Arnold McClure Surveyor; Joe Williams, Layland; Roy Judson Vance, Crab Orchard; James Kyle Baker, Kilsyth; George Meadows, Beckley; Everett Phipps, Harper: Dawson Estep Kirby, Price Hill; Claris Meadows, Beckley; Ralph Thom. as Robertson, Mabscott; John Tay- I lor, Beckley; Jimmie Howard How- wath, East Beckley; Grace Ann Monroe, Beckley; Harry Lilly, Cool Ridge; William Donald McPherson Midway; Walter Jackson Groseclose Besoco; Edward Earl Freeman, Sprague; Carl Alvis Shrewsbury. Ghent; Thomas Tate, Sophia; Don Bates, Raleigh; Arnold Lee Thomp- City firemen reported that esti-json. Long Branch; James Wendell mated damages of $25 resulted Maples.

Beckley; Norman Dale when wires under the dashboard i Sweeney. Pax; William Lacy De- of a car operated by G. E. MannjWeese. Affinity; Nancy Carpenter, of Ellison Avenue caught fire last! Beckley; Angelo Prunesti, MacAl- night around 10:45.

The fire extinguished by an employe of the Lyle Carlton Snyder, Beckley; Ward-Evans Garage. 1 Patricia Ann Pringle, Mabscott: --T---- Jennie Caziano. Pemberton; RITES HELD FOR INFANT Charles Gravely, Mabscott; Robert and the residents of the City of" Beckley. all these lawful crimes were committed prior to the date appearing on tthis warrant, it is commanded that the Sheriff or any Constable of said County, or any member of the Department of Public Safety, acting in the name of the State of West Virginia, forth with do apprehend the said Hulett Smith and take him before the President and the membership the said Beckley Junior Chamber, Commerce on July 7th, 1952, at 7:00 p. m.

in the ballroom of the Loyal Order of Moose Building in the said City of Beckley, to answer said complaint, and to be further dealt with in relation thereto according to the good fellowship laws of the State of West Virginia and the Beckley Junior Chamber of Commerce. "Given under my hand this 3rd day of July, 1952. "(Signed) A. Skunk, Justice of the Peace" The Moose Club ballroom wilJ be the scene of a buffet dinner fete honoring Smith's assumption of the vice-presidency of the national Jaycees. Local Briefs FIRE DAMAGES AUTO Funeral services for Irving Crews, day-old son of Mr.

and Mrs. Lawrence Crews of Blue Jay were held yesterday at 4 p.m. at the Blue Jay Cemetery with the Rev Glenn W. Webb officiating. He died Wednesday at 10 p.m.

in a local hospital. Also surviving is a brother -William Ray Crews. CANTEEN WORK TOTALED Nine members of the canteen service, Raleigh County Red Cross Chapter, gave 646 hours of service during'the'past year. This, according to the annual report of the- division, servings. included 2,445 OCEANA PERSONALS OCEANA, July 3 The Rev.

and Mrs. Wylie Brooks and daughters left Saturday for a two-weeks vacation trip to Arizona. The Rev. Banks is the. new Edward Neye.

Prosperity; Sherman Blair, Eccles; Robert Robinson, George Henry Spencer, Piney View, and Frank Mrus, Lanark. Licenses validated were: Clarence Newman, Affinity; Robert Eldon Jones. Beckley; Lola Laslo. Cherry Creek; Lee Roy Dickens, Whitby; Frances Pettry. Sprague; John Pachuta.

Beckley; Troy Gerald Lafferty, Mt. Hope; Betty Jane Sophia; Hettie Kidwell, Beckley; Berty Carter, Oak Hill; Frances COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS College scholarships for outstanding high school graduates who wish to enter college in the fall are now- available for students who axe' interested can qualify. C. G. Peregoy, principal of Woodrow Wilson High School, announced yester- Peregoy revealed that the availability of the scholarships had just come to his attention and asked that any graduates of the class of 1952 or previous year's at Woodrow Wilson may be interested should call at the' local school on Park Avenue at 10 a.m.

on Monday. The local principal said that the scholarships are available at two colleges, one in West Virginia and the other outside the state. EX-BECKLEYAN WILL GO TO YOKOHAMA JULY 25 Capt. George E. Murray of Gary, and formerly of 204 Allen Avenue, Beckley, will leave for Yokohama, Japan, where he has been assigned to a position of headquarters commandant.

He worked for the Lewis Chevrolet Company in Beckley from 193: until 1941 when he re-entered service. He was recalled to active duty in January of this year. He has been in school at Fort Benning, for a refresher course for the past month. He will leave Seattle. July 25, for the trip to Yokohama.

Captain Murray is the son of Mrs. R. E. Murray of Beckley. He married the former Miss Iris Phillips of Mabscott.

Mayor To Leave Today On Holiday Beckley's Mayor George B. Chambers will leave following the airport dedication today for a day vacation at Grand Traverse City in-Michigan he said last night. He explained that his wife, together with Mr. Mrs. C.

D. Parsons, left yesterday to travel by automobile to the vacation site. The mayor will travel by plane to the destination. He said he and Earl Carter of the AAA had synchronized the two trips so that both parties will arrive within 30 minutes of each.other. Since civilian flying will be banned at.the new airport today, the mayor will be driven to the Beckley-Mount Hope airport where he will board a plane for Charleston From Charleston he will fly to Pittsburgh and Cleveland.

From there he will be flown to Grand Rapids. He will i return July 14. i Wednesday night at her home fol- VJTJ.O.VJV 4 i i i i i i i 1, A The. officers said that the Stau i 1 5 Bedford County, Mrs. Barksdale had resided in Covington since 1929.

Surviving in addition to her daughter here are her husband, JHillier Barksdale; three other daughters, Mrs, Sarah Garden "of Alderson, Mrs. Edna Bunch of Covington, and Mrs. Lois Johnson i of Stuarts Draft, two brothers Frank Wilson of Norfolk. and JMaj. B.

Wilson. of Washington, Assistance for medical aid, and four sisters, Mrs. May eraMiospitalization, burials, board-! Clark of Crewe, Va. Mrs. Irene ing care for adults, and boarding! Clark of Victoria, Mrs.

Jenelle care for children in West Virginia! Collins, and Miss Cora Wilson, in Glade Creek the same day The. officers said that the Conservation Commission stocked the two streams with the fish expressly for the July 4 holidays. DPA Spends $4,110 On Indigents Here PENNEY'S A A I A I CLOSE OUT DIRECT FROM MAKER! ffomens' Swim both of Roanoke, Va. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church with burial to follow at the Cedar Hill Cemetery.

during May totalled $110.035.78. This figure was released in a report from the West Virginia Department of Public Assistance. Assistance given in Raleigh and surrounding counties included respectively: Medical aid; general hospitalization; "burials; '-boarding care for adults; boarding care for children, and total amount, Boone: $165; $195; $755.76. Fayette: $295; $400; $417.50: $1,892.23: $3,004.73. Greenbrier: 1.9781; $100; Mercer: S717.12- $300; Baptist Church building on Rural A 1 I--K! 4s4- 1 fv CallowayHeights Church Rites Set The cornerstone-laying ceremon ies for the new Calloway Heights $448; $748.50 $6,024.90.

Raleigh: $555.89: $4,110.06. Wyoming: $224; $270; $45; $249; $1,129.21. Classified assistance included: Acres Drive will be held at 2 p.m. the third anniversary of ithe organization of the church the Rev. B.

L. Jones, pastor, announced last night. The Rev. C. E.

Walker, pastor the Memorial Baptist Church! will be the speaker for the hour-long services. The actual laying of the Old-age assistance: number of cases; total awards; average award; Aid to th blind: will be scheduled for award 3 6 A singers totally Aid permanently and re disabled: cases assisted; to- J. tal wards, average awards, ren- Rev. Jones said that the public is to join the three-year-old which now numbers i congregation, 47 555 $32.45: 48; $32.71. Greenbrier: 688; 61.

Greenbrier: 688; $27:98: ijirnmrrC TAD 22; $3805: 136, $33-jCERVICES FOR REDDtN Mercer. 822; $22414; $2727: 40. iJNFANT SET FOR TODAY $1,195: $29.88: 164 S31.52. ll m11 OL 1 V1V lv ri1 Raleigh: 755; 51; I Graveside services for Robert 35; $1.047: $29.91. i Dale Redden, Wyoming: 401; $27.15: and Mrs.

17: $475; $27.94: one-day-old son of Joseph R. Redden of Mount View will be held today Aid to dependent children given at 2:30 p. m. at the Kidwell Cemeiricluded: Cases assisted: children; tery at Grandview-. caretakers; total children and! He died yesterday at 6:45 p.

m. caretakers; total awards; average a local hospital, award per case; average per child nd caretaker. Raleigh: 811; 730; 425; 352; Boone: 330; 1.002; 288; $60.87: $15.57. Fayette: 689; 1.999; 585; $15.83. Greenbrier: 483; 1.293; $60-64 $16.14.

awrdi In addition to the parents, sur- vivors include tw brothers, Jo- seph Michael and William Roy both at home: maternal grandparents, an( 3 Mrs. George B. Turner. Grandview; parental grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

Hubert Redden 1 His mother was the former Turner. The body will be removed from the Cslfee Funeral (Home to the cemetery at 2:30 p.m. Red Cross Board Officers Elected Fred W. -Meyer was elected chairman of the Raleigh County Chapter of the American Red Cross and William F. Waits was selected vice chairman at a recent meeting of the group, it has been announced.

Other officers elected were Mrs. George Bright, secretary of the board of directors; Mrs. Edwin Ratcliff, assistant secretary and Isaac McKinney, treasurer. years at Ft. George G.

Meade, eo that through the courtesy Miss Mildred Elkins, of the VA' a Hassell McPooks, 18, of Del-j the National Mine Service Com- FORCE HERE YESTERDAY Five men. three Virginians and two West Virginians were enlisted here yesterday at the U. S. Army and U. S.

Air Force Recruiting Station on Prince Street. Going to the Army for three Mining Institute To Hear New Process Described A meeting of the New River and Winding Gulf- Electrical and Mechanical Institute will be held in Beckley next Thursday, July 10, the Appalachian Electric Power company's Auditorium at 7:30 p.m., it has been announced. The program committee explain- Hospital spoke on the members of the volunteer service and expressed applications to the Red Cross Dal jpany. Andrew Crighton, Jr. Joining the Air Force for three president of the Johnstown years and going to Sampson Air for the assistance given in the last Force Base.

N. were Donald Eugene Wright, 18, and James Russell Orren. .19, both of Bishop. Donnie Eugene Mann, 18. of North Tazewell.

and Henry year. Awards were presented the volunteers by Mrs. C. C. Lewis, chairman of the volunteer service.

Next meeting of the group will b'e the second Thursday in September. Clay Higgins, 19, of Bluefield. Concensus Is Airport Will Do Well Passenger-Wise A question a good many Raleigh: after the people are made a little Countians -are asking these daysj more air-minded by flights in and is: "Do you think the new Me- i out of Beckley the airline business morial Airport will do well from i will at least double." a passenger-revenue standpoint?" In seeking an answer to this Appeal Case Withdrawn question, the Post-Herald has Irr queried a number of local people who have done considerable flying on commercial airlines. The common consensus of opinion is that it will do well, particularly after living in Pulaski, Va. yesterday- withdrew her appeal to the people of Southern West Vir-j County Criminal Court on a driv- ginia become more air-minded and get used to the idea that they can fly whatever they wish to go on short notice every day of the year.

Many business people point to the trips they now have to make ing while drunk charge, thereby ending the June term trial docket. Mrs. Frances case was remanded to Beckley Police Coqrt where she will be fined on a reduced charge of reckless driving. City Police indicated they will McKinney, Beckley; Ruby for short distances which negate apply to the State Road Commis- Wolfe, Beckley; Donald Lee'Wood, the value of flying from Charles- sion for suspension of Mrs. Car- Lester; Dorothy Margaret Holli-1 ton.

Typical of these was the reply den's license, since the case in- day, Layland: Albert Thomas Hen-j of John G. Beard, of Pioneer Orchard; Mildred Lou- Enterprises, who pointed to ise Gwinn. Beckley; Phyllis June'many trips he and his colleagues Broyles. Beckley; Isabell Walker, Shady Spring; Joyce Lee Phillips, East Beckley; Evylene Mae Rub- pastor at the First Baptist Church i Coal City; Oceana. His appointments will be ed by supply pastors for this area.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fleenor and! Dean Pack, Ellison; daughter, Ann, spent-Sunday a a a Pack, Streeter; John Pack. Beckley; Jessie Ethel Davis, Beck- Jane Ann Roberts, Beckley; Roy Emel Ed- Shawnee Lake. Mr.

and Mrs. Arlie Adams and son, David, and Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Adams visited at Hawks Nest Sunday. Mr.

Ited and Mrs. Harvey Pruett Beckley' Saturday. vis- Mr, and Mrs, Calvin Payne and son, Bobby, left Sunday for" a vacation at Virginia Beach. The Rev. and Mrs.

Vern Cook and daughter, Gene Ann, spent Sunday at tlst Church Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Morgan and Donnie, are visiting in Bluefield. Mr.

and Mrs. J. Bowen Cook and family visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Harvey in Madison Sunday, Mr.

and Mrs. James Johnson and are visiting in New-land, N. C. Mrs S. R.

Jones of Lundale and Mrs. M. Boggs of Hewetc were guests of their Mr. and Mrs. T.

H. Lambert this past week. Lambert is very ill at his home. Mr. and Mrs.

Don D. Cook are visiting this week with his brother and sister-in-law. Dr. and Cook of Morgantown. Mrs.

Kermit Mr. and Mrs. Mclvin Hnrper are vis- Itintf her parents. Mr. and Mrs.

A. C. Skeins of Gate City, her brother, Kyle, returned to his home with them. A. Parson returned to the Veteran's Hospital in Huntington last week for treatments.

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Chambers and Mr. and Mrs. Junior Acord are spending few ilshing at Hurricane Ky.

ley; Josephine Wright, Beckley; Naomi Ruth Tokach, Cranberry; William Thomas Harrah Stanaford; Mildred Evangeline Ricketts, Beckley; Erma Phyllis Brown, MacAlpin; Patsy Ruth Phipps. Beckley; Bobby Gene Hawley. Glen Daniel; Lee Roy Venable, Glen Daniel; Kathleen Kessinger, Mt Hope, Betty Jo Lilly, Beckley; Jeanetta Lillian Cook, MacArthur; Stella Gay Lilly, Beaver; Haynes, Layland: Shrewsbury, Coal Emily Louise Vivian Irene City, Gary Wayne Davis, Mt Hope. Jean Phillips, East Beckley; Harold'Alohzo Scarbro, Beckley; Helen Milam, Beckley; Harry Gilbert White, Affinity; Benru'e Wyatt, Sprague; Marga See Lucella Bly, East Beckley, and Mamie Beatrice Johnson, Cranberry. must make to such points as volved property damages and personal injury not taken care of in the other charge.

A jury of 12 men, selected Wed- Richmond, Roanoke, and Norfolk, nesday to hear the ex- He says they will now be flights jcused for the remainder of the instead of drives. j'term by Judge Harry L. McCreery. Earl C. Carter, local jurors had been excused Automobile Association represent-1 Wednesday.

ative who also sells airline tickets,) asked is Raleigh County; The year 1951 was the 10th year Memorial Airport will, do well, in which said, "Sure, it will. I predict thatexceeded S. meat production billion pounds. The. average mechanical load-! ing machine in a mine can scoopi up 60 tons of coal in 10 minutes! --enough to load a railroad hopper car to capacity.

BEAUTY CONTEST ENTRY BLANK "Miss'Southern West Virginia" Contest Beaver Park--Sunday, July 6th (Print) Are (Entrant Must Be 15 or Over) Phone I agree to abide by the decision of the judges In the contest. Signed Signature of Parent (If under 21) Mail to: BEAUTY CONTEST EDITOR Beckley Post-Herald Beekler, W. Va, Two Schools Closed vice- Coal and Coke of Johnstown, would be presented. He will speak on "Neo-Clad. This is an entirely new process and can mean very much to the maintenance men, it was explained.

Refreshments will be served during the discussion period. BANGKOK, THAILAND i BIRTH ANNOUNCED Thailand government has closed I A son, Harry Steven, was born two Chinese schools in the i to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ritter. of dom, one for propagating Commun-1 Coal City on June 30 at 12:50 sm, the other for violating at the Beckley Hospital ing regulations.

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