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

BECKLEY City Avenue Dispute Settled, Building Being Removed; May Widen Underpass The controversial City Avenue property squabble between the city of Beckley and the W. G. Stevens property owners was finally settled and work on the removal of the portions of the 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 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 building to Stevens. In making the announcement, Mayor George B. Chambers said the city intended to use the triangle acquired to make a larger turning space between City Oakwood Avenues, He also said the city was planning to approach the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in an attempt to widen the underpass Beckley-Mabscott boundry. Heal explained that the city would to widen the underpass an extra feet to. peek, eliminate the bottleneck.

The City Avenue sidewalk construction program has been held up for some time because of property State Police "Arrest, Serve Warrant" On Hulett Smith, U. S. Jaycee Officer Beckleys new vice president of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce, Hulett C. Smith, was stopped and "arrested" on U. S.

Route 19-21 north of the city today as he was returning, auto from the Dallas, convention where he was elected to the office. Smith then served a "warrant" diState, policemen who arrested recting his presence at 7 p. m. on Monday before the president and membership of the Beckley Jay-! cees in the ballroom of the Moose Lodge. With the serving of the 'war.

rant" Smith became the focal point of a motorcade which welcomed him back to his nome city, 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: of said county, or any the Sheriff or any. Constable! the Department of Public Safety: "Whereas, the membership of the Beckley Junior Chamber Commerce has this 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 successfululy finagling conniving too display his personality. before some 6,200 Junior Chamber of Commerce members from all parts of the world and: gain election vice president of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce. This lawful crime therefore did bring great honor to Eeckley Junior Chamber of Commerce, the West Junior Chamber of Commerce, and the residents of the City of Beckley. "Whereas, all these lawful crimes were prior to the date appearing this warrant, it is committed, 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 Hulett Smith and take him before the President and the membership o' the said Beckley Junior Chamber of.

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 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 will 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 City firemen reported, that mated damages resulted when wires under the dashboard of a car operated by G. E. Mann Ellison Avenue caught fire last night around 10:45. The fire was extinguished by an employe of the Ward-Evans Garage.

RITES HELD FOR INFANT 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 at 10 p.m. in a local Wednesdays 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 division, included 2,445 individual Servings. OCEANA PERSONALS OCEANA, July 3 The Rev, and Mrs. Wylie Brooks daughters Saturday for a two- weeks vacation trip to Arizona.

The Rev. Banks is the. new, pastor at the First Baptist Church in Oceana. His appointments will be filled by supply pastors for this area. Mr.

and Mrs. Paul Fieenor and daughter, eGne Ann, spent Sunday Shawnee Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Arlie Adams David. and Mr.

and Mrs. Harrison Adams visited at Hawks Nest Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Pruett lied in Deckley Saturday.

Bobby, Mr. and left Sunday for a vacation at Mrs. Calvin Payne and Virginia Beach. The Rev. and Mrs.

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

Mr. and Mrs. J. Bowen Cook and family visited her parents, Mr. Mrs.

Levi Harvey in Madison Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson and son are visiting in Newland, N. C.

Mrs. S. R. Jones of Lundale and M. M.

Boggs of Hewett were of their parents, Mr. and Mrs, T. H. Lambert this past week. Lambert 1s very 111 at.

his home, Mr. and Mrs. Don D. Cook are visIting this week with his brother and sister-in-law. Dr.

and Mrs. Kermit Cook Mr. of and Mrs. Morgantown. Melvin Harper are visiting her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. A. C. Skeins of Gate City, her brother. Kyle, returned to his home with them.

C. A. Parson returned to the Voteran's Hospital in Huntington last week for treatments. Mr. and MTF.

Leo Chambers and Mr. and Mrs. Junior Acord are spendAng few days fishing at Hurricane Lake, Ky, a a LAST OF FOREIGN SOIL HERE--The last three containers of foreign scil 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 Guarn soil from the plane are Ralph Whitener (left) of the national headquarters of the Air Force Association and John Tolliver, flying instructor at the Beckley-Mt. Hope field, who flew the dirt on its last lap from Charleston to Beckley. (Post-Herald 48 Persons Pass Operators' Tests 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 validated, two failed the physical examination: eight failed the oral test; four failed on equipment and nine failed on the operation examination. Passing 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, Kilsyth; Robert Cooper, Epperly: Charles Franklin Rickard, Oak Hill: Thomas Reginald Beaver; Ruby McElrath, Crab Orchard; Clara Saunders, Raleigh; Mae Bloxson, Beckley; Pearl Linda Daniels. Beckley; Harry Todd, Glen Daniel; Bobby Richardson, Lester: Richard Arnold McClure Surveyor: Joe Williams, Layland; Roy Judson Vance, Crab Orchard; James Kyle BakCr, Kilsyth; George Meadows, Beckley; Everett Phipps. Harper: Dawson Estep Kirby, Price Hill; Claris Meadows, Beckley; Ralph Thomas Robertson, Mabscott; John Tay-. lor, Beckley; Jimmie Howard Howwath, East Beckley; Grace Anni Monroe.

Beckley; Harry Lilly, Cool Ridge; William Donald McPher-1 son Midway; Walter Jackson Groseclose Besoco: Edward Earl Freeman, Sprague; Carl Alvis Shrewsbury. A Bates, Ghent; Raleigh; Thomas A Tate, Arnold Lee Sophia; Thomp- Don son. Long Branch; James Wendell Maples. Beckley: Norman Dale Sweeney, Pax; William Lacy DeWeese, Affinity: Nancy Carpenter, Beckley: Angelo Prunesti, MacAlpin; Lyle Carlton Snyder, Beckley; Patricia Ann Pringle, Mabscott: Jennie Caziano. Pemberton; Charles Gravely, Mabscott; Robert Edward Neye.

Prosperity; Sherman Blair, Eccles; Robert Robinson, Layland: 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 Ger-; ald Lafferty, Mt. Hope; Betty Jane Sophia; Hettie Garnett Kidwell, Beckley: Betty Frances Carter, Oak Hill: Leona McKinney, Beckley; Ruby Wolfe. Beckley: Donald Lee Wood, Lester: Dorothy Margaret Holliday, Layland; Thomas Henager, Crab Orchard; Mildred Louise Gwinn. Beckley: Phyllis June Broyles, Beckley; Isabell Walker, Shady Spring: Joyce Lee Phillips.

East Beckley; Evylene Mae Rubin, Coal City; Jane Ann Roberts, Beckley; Roy Dean Pack, Ellison; Pack, Streeter; John Pack, Beckley; Jessie Ethel Davis, Beckley; Josephine Wright, Beckley; Naomi Ruth Tokach, Cranberry; William Thomas Harrah Stanaford; Mildred Evangeline Ricketts, Beckley: Erma Phyllis Brown, MacAlpin; Patsy Ruth Phipps. Beckley; Bobby Hawley, Glen Danliel; Lee Roy Venable, Glen Daniel; Kathleen Kessinger, Mt. Hope, Betty Jo Lily, Beckley; Jeanetta Lillian Cook, MacArthur; Gay Lilly, Beaver: Emily Haynes, Layland: Vivian Irene Shrewsbury, Coal City, Gary Wayne Davis, Mt. Hope. Jean Phillips, East Beckley; Harold Alonzo Scarbro, Beckley: Helen Milam, Beckley; Harry Gilbert White, Affinity; Bennie Wyatt, Sprague; Ree Lucella Bly, East Beckley, and Ma-1 mie Beatrice Johnson, Cranberry.

The average mechanical ing machine in mine can scoop! up 60 tons of coal in 10 minutes -enough to load railroad hopper car to capacity. POST-HERALD, BECKLEY, W. 1300 Local Cyclists Expected To Ride In Safety Parade Three hundred bicycle riders are. expected to parade ihrough 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 Monigomery Ward store at Beckley Place and from there they will travel to NevilleHeber-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 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 should be sure. to see just how much fun and safety knowledge town's 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. (Mayor To Leave Today On Holiday Beckiey'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. and Mrs. C. D.

Parsons, jeft yesterday to travel by automobile to the vacation site. The mayor will travel by plane to the destination. He said be and Earl Carter of the AAA had synthe two trips so. that 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. will. return July 14. Red Cross Board Officers Elected Fred W.

was elected chairman of the Raleigh County Chapter of the American Red Cross and William F. Watts was selected vice chairman at a recent meeting the group, it has been announced. Other officers elected were Mrs. George Bright, secretary of the of directors; Mrs. Edwin Ratcliff, assistant secretary and Isaac McKinney, treasurer.

Miss Mildred Elkins, of the VA Hospital spoke on the members of the volunteer service and expressed applications to the Red Cross for the assistance given in the last year. Awards were presented the volunteers by Mrs. C. C. Lewis.

man of "the volunteer service. Next meeting of the group will be the second Thursday in September. Concensus Is Airport Will Do Well Passenger- Wise A Countians question are a good asking many these Raleigh, is: "Do you think the new Memorial Airport will do well from; 2 standpoint?" Pas question, seeking the an answer Post-Herald to queried a number of local people who have done considerable flying on commercial airlines. The common of opinion is that it will do well, particularly after the people of Southern West 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 for short distances which negate the value of flying from Charleston.

Typical of these was the reply of John G. Beard, of Pioneer Enterprises, who pointed to many trips he and his colicagues must make to such points as: Richmond, Roanoke, and Norfolk. He says they will now be flights instead of drives. Earl C. Carter, local American Automobile Association ative who also sells airline tickets, when asked is Raleigh County: Memorial Airport will.

do well, said, "Sure, it will. I predict that COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS College scholarships for outstanding high school graduates who to enter college in the fall are now available for students who are' interested and can. qualify, C. G. Peregoy, principal of Woodrow Wilson High School, announced revealed that the avail-.

ability of the scholarships had just come to his attention and asked that any graduates of the. class of 1952 or previous years at Woodrow Wilson who 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 other outside the state. EN BECKIEYAN WILL GO TO YOKOHAMA JULY 25 Capt. George E. Murray of and formerly of 204 Allen? Avenue, Beckley, will leave for Yokohama, Japan, where he has been assigned to a position of commandant.

He worked for the Lewis Chevrolet Company in Beckley 193: until 1941 when he entered ser. vice. He was recalled to 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. Hel married the former Miss Iris Phillips of Mabscott. after the people are made a little more air-minded by flights in and out of Beckley the airline business will at least double." Appeal Case Withdrawn To End Term Of Court A former Beckley woman now living in Pulaski, Va.

yesterday withdrew her appeal to Raleigh County Criminal Court on a driving while drunk charge, thereby ending the June term trial docket. Mrs. Frances Carden'5 case was remanded to Beckley Police Court where she will be fined on a reduced charge of reckless driving. City Police indicated they will apply Lo the State Road Commission for suspension of Mrs. Carden's license, since the case involved property damages and sonal injury not taken care of in the other charge.

A jury of 12 men, selected Wednesday to hear the was excused for the remainder of the term by Judge Harry L. McCreery. Other jurors bad been excused Wednesday. The year 1951 was the 10th year in which U. S.

meat production exceeded 21 billion pounds. BEAUTY CONTEST ENTRY BLANK "Miss Southern West Virginia" Contest Little Beaver Park- Sunday, July 6th Name (Print) Are (Entrant Must Be 15 or Over) Address Phone I agree to abide by the decision of the judges in the contest, Sinned Sirnature of Parent (If under 21) Mall to: BEAUTY CONTEST EDITOR Beckley Post- Herald Beckler, W. Va. 1952 FIVE 4-H Lake, Glade Creek Get Trout For Holiday Fishers Fishermen of the Beckley plan to try their luck over holiday weekend will be. happy to know that 1,800 rainbow trout have been added to two favorite fishing streams in the Garland Shaver and P.

Tocado, Raleigh County's conservation officers, announced yesterday tha 1,000 rainbow trout were stocked in; Little Beaver Lake Wednesday and that an additional 800 of the sportsmans finny favorites were placed! in Glade Creek the same day. officers said that the Stau Conservation Commission stocked! two streams with the fish expressly for the July 4 holidays. DPA Spends $4,110 On Indigents Here Assistance for medical aid, general hospitalization, burials, ing care for adults, and boarding. care for children in West Virginia during May totalled $110.035.78. This figure was released in: a report from the West Virginia I partment of Public Assistance.

Assistance given in Raleigh and surrounding counties included respectively: Medical aid; general hospitalization; burials; 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; $3.377.08. Mercer: $300: $448; $748.50 $6,024.90.

Raleigh: $4,110.06. Wyoming: $224; $270; $45; $249; $1,129.21. Classified assistance included: of cases; award; Aid total total to assistance: the awards; blind: number average number of cases; awards; average award: Aid a to permanently and totally disabled: cases assisted; total awards, average awards, renI pectively: Boone: 325: $28.53: Nine; $312; $34.67: 47; $33.09. I Fayette: 686: $19.599: $23.57: 64; 1 $32.45: 48; $32.71. Greenbrier: 688; $27.98: 22: $36.05: 136; $33- 61.

Mercer: 822; $27.27: 40, s1.195: $29.88: 164 $31.52. Raleigh: 755; 51; 35: $1.047: $29.91. Wyoming: 401; $27.15: 17: $475: $27.94: Di: 3 Aid to dependent children given included: Cases assisted: children: caretakers; total children and! caretakers; total awards: average award per case; average awrd1 per child nd caretaker. Raleigh: 811; 2.501; 730; $16.08. Wyoming: 425: 352; $15.62.

Boone: 330; 1.002; 288; $15.57. Fayette: 689; 585; $15.83. Greenbrier: 483: 1.293; $60.64 $16.14. 5 MEN JOIN ARMY, AIR 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 years at Ft.

George G. Meade, was Hassell McPooks, 18, of Delbarton. Joining the Air Force for three years going to Sampson Air 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 Clay Higgins, 19, of Bluefield.

Two Schools Closed BANGKOK, THAILAND The (Thailand government has closed Chinese schools in the kingone for propagating the other. for violating teachregulations. Beckley Woman's Mother Succumbs Mrs. Sallie E. Barksdale, 68- year-old resident of Covington, Box- and of Mrs.

Rachel B. mother, Kanawha Street, died ley Wednesday night at her home following an extended illness. A native of Montvale in Bedford County, Mrs. Barksdale had resided in Covington since 1929. Surviving in addition to her daughter here are her husband.

Hillier B. Barksdale; three other daughters, Mrs. Sarah Carden' 'of Alderson, Mrs. Edna of Covington, and Mrs. Lois Johnson lof Stuarts Draft, two brothers Frank Wilson of Norfolk.

and Maj. B. Wilson, of Washington, D. and four sisters, Mrs. May of Crewe, Clark of Victoria, Mrs.

Jenelle Collins. and Miss Cora Wilson, 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. Calloway Heights Church Rites Set The cornerstone-laying ceremon: ies for the new Calloway Heights Baptist Church building on Rural Drive will be held at 2 p.m.

Sunday, the third anniversary of the 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 hourservices. The actual laying of the cornerstone will be scheduled for 2:45 p.m.

Visiting group singers will also be featured. Rev. Jones said that the public is invited to join the three-year-old congregation. which now numbers 195. for the services.

The church'si I Sunday School record attendance is 1 183. SERVICES FOR REDDEN INFANT SET FOR TODAY Graveside services for Robert Dale Redden. one-day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R.

Redden of Mount View will be held today at 2:30 p. m. at the Kidwell Ceretery at Grandview. He died yesterday at 6:45 p. in a local hospital.

In a addition to the parents. survivors include two brothers, Joseph Michael and William Roy both at home: maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George B. Turner.

Grandview: parental grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Redden, Grandview: His mother was the former Thelma Turner, The body will be removed the Calfee Funeral Home to the cemetery at 2:30 p.m, Mining Institute To Hear New Process Described A meeting of the New River andi Winding 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 explained that through the courtesy the National Mine Service Company, Andrew Crighton.

Jr. vicepresident of the Johnstown 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 main. tenance men, it was explained.

Refreshments will be served during the discussion period. BIRTH ANNOUNCED A son, Harry Steven. was born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ritter.

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