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EIGHT MERCER COUNTY NEWS hows and Circulation Office, Phone 1194, Princeton Three Murder Cases To Be Tried In Mercer Co. ALICE RAMSEY DIES AT HOME PRINCETON, Oct. 7-Mrs. Alice Ramsey, 71, died at her home 308 Kirk street, Princeton at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. She was the daughter of the late Mr.

and Mrs. M. B. Leadman of Putriam county and resided in Princeton for the past forty-four years. Survivors are the following daughters: Mrs.

Iva Atrow, Huntington, Mrs. Cecil Blankenship, Mrs. Otho Worrell. Princeton, Mrs. Irene Walmsley.

Gloucester; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one brother, Waldo Leadman of Huntington; two sisters, Mrs. Josie Taylor, Hurricane and Mrs. Willie Thacker, St. Albans. The body will remain at the Memorial Funeral Directory chapel: until funeral arrangements are made.

Dr. Harkness To Speak At Athens ATHENS, Oct. R. E. Harkness Chester, PennsylVania, one of the outstanding members of the Baptist ministery.

will be the guest speaker at morning services of the Athens Baptist church on Sunday, ber 9th. Dr. Harkness is president of American Baptist Historical ciety: Crozier professor Seminary, of and history, of the Baptist-Christian program commission, Preceding Harkness, will "The Church at a.m., in charge of Mr. Milton Eskew, superir.tendent of the Sunday Mrs. Julia Wiley in charge of the children's Dr.

Harkness will speak at the regular services at o'clock. Mrs. Vaughn Smith will be charge of the Junior High fellowship meeting at 6:30 while Dr. James Zambus, Dean of Bluefield college will be the guest speaker at the Baptist Youth Fellowship meeting at 7 o'clock. LEGION TO SPONSORing NAVY BAND APPEARANCE, PRINCETON, Oct.

7. Princeton post No. 54 of the American Legion decided to sponsor a an appearance here next spring of the U. S. Navy Band and a engagement next year of the U.

second Army baseball team, which was decisively delcated this year on the local diamond by the Princeton team of the Black Diamond League. The post enjoyed moving tures of the Memorial Day parade held here last year which were shown by Charles Ealy. Mr. Ealy also showed movies taken last year when he visited the cemetery in France where his law, Lt. Dana White was buried.

Arrangements were made for house party at the Memorial building on October 25th. MAN IS JAILED ON ASSAULT WARRANT PRINCETON. Oct. 7 J. Fonzini was held to await action by night, the accused grand of jury felonious Wednesday Assault on Geraldine Hunter of the Beckley-Princeton road.

He waived hearing before Mag-! istrate E. Dale' Bailey and in default of bond was remanded to jail on a warrant sworn out by Geraldine Hunter. Princeton Garden Club Members Attend Meet. PRINCETON, Oct. 7-Members of the Princeton Garden Club went to Welch Friday to attend the gional meeting of the Aegion of West Virginia Garden Clubs which was held at the King Cole Club.

Mrs. Percy Gillie of Bluefield, regional director of the Greenbrier: region presided at the meeting. Those attending from Princeton: were: Mesdames Hartley president of the Princeton Garden. club. W.

T. Stanger, president of: the Mountain Laurel Garden club: Mesdames H. C. Hadden. Charles McGuire.

Charles Miller, K. K. Johnson, Charles Ketron. Oscari Boyst, 0. L.

Moore. Brown, H. E. Delarnette and S. T.

Bird. New 4-H Club To Be Formed In Mercer Co. PRINCETON. Oct. Miss Clifton Dotson county 4-H announces that a new 4-H club will be formed Saturday, October 8th at Pisgah church, sponsored by Airs.

R. A. Kahle. Jirs. C.

F. Wade, Mrs. C. E. Rumburg and other women active in the county Farm Women's Clubs.

Between eight and ten new 4-H clubs are in the process of being formed in the county. Miss Dotson states. CIRCLE HAS MEET PRINCETON. Orr. The Bessie Ingram circle of the First: Christian church me: Thursday afternoon at 2:30 with Mrs.

W. K. Peters at home en Fourth street with Mrs. E. A.

Basham as co-hostess. The leader is Mrs. Edward Rule. MEETING PRINCETON, Oct. 7 Mrs.

Bill Lawrence was hostess for the meeting of the Rachel Fulton cir-! cle of the First Methodist church. at her home on Mercer street: Thursday evening at 8 Mrs. Pearl Linkenhoker was cobostess and Mrs. H. M.

Strong was the circle leader. BOARD MEETING PRINCETON. Oct. 7-The executive board of the W.M.S. of the First Baptist church met Thursday afternoon at 230 o'clock at the home of Mrs.

Lyman Gery on Mercer street. BECKLEY POST-HERALD, BECKLEY. W. VA. SATURDAY MORNING, Athletic Association Holds Initiation ATHENS, Oct.

7 The Woman's tion on Oct. 3. Shown in the picture are ville: Nellie Teaford. Mullens and Mary administering the oath. CAROL PRATT IS FETED WITH BIRTHDAY PARTY RICHWOOD, Oct.

7 Mrs. Edwin B. Pratt entertained with a children's party in honor of her' daughter Carol, who was cele-: brating her fifth birthday, Oc-! tober? The afternoon was spent in games. Carol received lovely gifts. Those present were: aKthy Milroy, Karen Beth McClung.

Tommy Sefion. Lynn Crislip. Larry Hall, Karen Cutlip, Glen Dorsey, Kar-: ren Kessler, Charlie Echols. Susie Rhodes, J. J.

Lowrey, Tommy Mathney, Sharon Smith, Lynn Smith, Jean Judy, Bivy Judy, Jan McKenzie, J. P. Smith, Leola Ray Mike Hicks, Nancy ane Smithson. Joyce McCroskey, Glenna Loue Moody, Janet Sue Davis, Cynthia Ann Deitz, Fruen Wilson, Linda Lou Spencer, Lou Lynn Woodyard. Barbara Jean McClure, Verdie Ransberger.

J. C. Callaghand J. Carol Luftk. Denasie Pratt.

Nan Shirley Callaghan, Wheeler, Mrs. C. Polly L. Spencer, Smithson, Mrs. Sam K.

Seymour, Mrs. Willard McCroskey, Mrs. S. M. Hall, Mrs.

Forest Dorsey, Mrs. Roy Matheny, Mrs. Bill Smith, Mrs. Warren Sefton, Mrs. Charles Heasley, Mrs.

Oakford Deitz, Mrs. Ed Judy, Mrs. Jack Ransberger, Mrs. Irene McLaughlin, Erma Drennen, and Mrs. Edwin B.

Pratt. QUILTING PARTY IS HELD AT ROCK CAMP ROCK CAMP, Oct. 7-A quilting party was held recently at the home of Mrs. R. E.

Ballard. The ladies brought covered dishes and at noon a delicious meal was served on the porch of the Ballard home. Those enjoying the affair were Mrs. E. S.

Weikle, Mrs. C. R. Copeland, Mrs. C.

L. Meadows, Mirs. H. L. Copeland, Mrs.

A. L. Copeland. G. Riffe, Mrs.

J. D. Mrs. H. G.

Ferguson, Mrs. J. H. Bostic, Betty Kay and Roger Dale Ferguson, Mrs A. H.

Meadows, Mrs. R. L. Wickle, Miss Ina Wikle, Mrs. W.

J. Ellison and Billy, Virgil Wiseman Phyllis, Mrs. Brown. Miss Oma Brown, Mrs. John U.

Brown, Mrs Kenneth Brown, Mrs. Arthur Brown. Mrs. Lydia McMahan. Mrs.

Tom Pence, Mrs. W. Brown, Mrs. D. L.

Michael. Mrs. Ballard and daughter Elizabeth. Special dinner guests were H. L.

Copeland, J. D. Copeland, Arthur Brown, W. G. Riffe.

Guy Clark, G. F. Brown, R. John, and Homer Ballard. Butch Copeland, Arnold Copeland and Joe Pyne.

Former Resident Of Greenbrier Returns ORGAN CAVE, Oct. 7 Ben F. Erwin of Passadena, California, has been visiting in this cOmmunity this week. Mr. Erwin is a brother 10 H.

C. Erwin and R. Erwin. Organ Cave and of J. P.

Erwin in Lewishurg. Bir. Erwin left Greenbrier county in 1901 and worked for more than 20 years as car inor spector for the Union Pacific Railroad at Sidney, Nebraska. He is now retired and has a pass over the railroads of the United States. BIRTH IS ANNOUNCED SUMMERSVILLE.

Oct. 7--Announcement has been made of the arrival of a baby daughter who 'has been named Patsy Ann. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lord Grose, of Smithers, on September 21.

The grandmother. Mrs. Maynard Pierson of Summersville. TEturned the last of the week after spending A week with her son and daughter-in-law. This is the third child of the Grose family.

the others being a daughter, Rebecca Ruth and a son Robert Loyd. ENTERS HOSPITAL, CALDWELL. Oct. G. Pyles, Caldwell merchant.

was taken to the hospital in Clifton Force. Wednesday and wili An operation friends said today. Baptist Business Women Hold Quarterly Meeting PRINCETON. Oct. The PRINCETON, Oct.

7 Three murder cases and one involuntary! manslaughter case are on the Oc-! tober court docket as set in crim-! inal court Thursday by Judge F. Morton Wagner. Louise Boone, charged with the fatal stabbing of her Clarence Boone at their home in Bluefield July 11, 1948, will go on trial for the third time. She was found guilty by of a court, jury at the Feb-: ruary term but judge: Wagner granted a new trial at' which the jury disagreed. Another murder trial is that of Albert Raymond Conner charged: with the death of Canada Shrews-: bury at Princeton last February, which was continued from the last erm of court.

New murder are those of with Charlie N. trials, Negro charged slaying Mary Diamond Bluefield; and James O. B. Negro, charendemeld killing Colbert last July. No: indictment was returned against Rathfield Carter who shot and killed Wilson Niswander, brother-in-law near Freeman sev-: eral months ago.

The docket as fixed Thursday follows: Monday October 10. Claude Belton, two indictments, attempt to murder; Wednesday, October 12, Haskue Harman, raiming, two indict-: ments; Ben Hall; Daisy Lee Store. head maiming. Thursday, October 13, Charlie Collins and Dock Lawrence, charg-! ed with housebreaking; Stewart Taylor a and Andrew Lee Taylor, grand larceny. Monday, October 17, E.

C. Music, pretense. Wednesday October 19. Leroy Rumley, rape and contributory de-! linquency; Jewell Burnette, grand! larceny; James Hamlet, alias James Hammons, maiming; Lloyd Whit-! low two maiming charges and two! contributory delinquency October 20, Thursday; Pearl Duncan, grand larceny; James N. Meade, Jim Perdue and Helen Woods, six forgery counts; James N.

Meade, grand larceny; attempt! to murder, burglary, Elbert J. Ratliff, statutory rape, October 24, Monday. Louise Boone, voluntary manslaughter, which was the verdict returned by the first jury and set aside by the judge. The second jury disagreed. Ociober 26, Wednesday.

C. S. Stanfield, W. W. Stanfield, J.

C. Stanfield, maiming; William Jack Hall, armed robbery, housebreakand two charges of grand lar- Thursday, October 27: Walter Be Parker and Augusta: Canada, armed robbery, Arnold Clyburn, maiming, William B. Tibbs, two charges of false pretense. October 28. Friday.

George Hariston, "numbers" racket. Monday October 31. Gordon: "Shotgun" Carter, Princeton taxicab driver who wounded his wife Wednesday with a shotgun at Matoaka, charged with maiming; Charlie N. Smith, murder; Norman Gradsky. Charles Harris, Donald Wagner and Earl Naylor, receiving stolen goods.

November 2, Albert Raymond Conner, murder, of Augusta Canaida last January 31. November 7. Charles L. Guess and James Carpening, housebreaking: O. B.

Gasco, murder. November 9, all misdemeanors will be heard and on November 10, Nolle appeal cases will be heard. prosse orders were entered! Thursday in the following cases: Warren Huffman, attempted der Omer Pennington and Harold Charles Morgan, grand larceny; Lockhard White, maiming; Carl Lewis Duncan and Anna Lee Duncan. grand larceny. Continued cases were those of Fred Nickelson, housebreaking and Dan Thompson.

grand larceny. Phillip T. Lilly of Bluefield was. admitted to the practice of law in. this court.

SUNDAY GUESTS WOLF CREEK. Oct. 7-Friends and relatives spending Sunday at: the home of Mr. and Sirs. J.

Lake Burdette were Mr. and Mrs. Okey Garrett of Bluefield. Miss Oma Burdette. Mrs.

G. F. Hedrick. John Hedrick. Mr.

and AIrs. B. C. McClarcy and Jeanne. Mr.

and Birs. Paul Hinkle. Dale and Rebecca of Organ Cave, Mr. and Mrs. E.

Foster. Mr. and Mrs. J. L.

Jones. and Mrs. W. B. Rodgers of Alderson.

HOSPITAL PATIENT WILLIAMSBURG. Oct. 1-Mrs. Charlie Simmons of Williamsburg is a patient in the Greenbrier Valley hospital in Ronceverte. DAUGHTER BORN LEWISBURG.

7 Mr. and Mrs. James Miller have Announced the birth 3 daughter. Oct. 3.

They have named her Daborah Ann. Southwest Virginia Federation of Baptist Business Women's circle me: Thursday at the First Baptist church here with a large and enthusiaste croup in attendance for the quarthery supper mecting. Members of the Princeton ereles were hostesses for the occasion. which was presided over by Mrs Lera Cox Milie of Blochela, piesident of the federation. Larzest: representation went to the Irene Chambers circle of the Calvary Baptist church at Blueficid.

After an elaborate buffet supthe guest speaker of the evening. Miss Emil Lansdell of Henzibah introduced. Miss Lansdell, formerly of Bluefield. is a returned missionary from China and the daughter of Mrs. R.

A. Lansdell and the late Dr. Lansdell who was first president of Bluefield college. She spent three years in China as a faculty member at the University of Shanghai, a Baptist school. and hopes soon to be able to return to that country.

Miss Lansdell A guest now of Mrs. Robert J. Wilson of Bluefield and will go from here to. OCTOBER 8. 1949 CLASS TO HAVE RICHWOOD, SOCIAL Oct.

MONDAY JOY class of the Calvary Methodist church will have their business and social meeting at the of Mrs. Noble James Mop-: day night, October 10, at 7:30. Mrs. James will be assisted by! Sirs. Millard Anderson hostess, i The class recently elected new officers for the coming year.

They are Eleanor Wills, president, Lactea Brown, vice-president; Helen Bailey, secretary and treasurer and Mrs. J. R. Withrow, teacher. BUTCH CARPENTER HONORED AT PARTY RICHWOOD, Oct.

7. "Butch" Carpenter was honored Monday with a birthday party niel celebrating his 8th birthday by mother, Mrs. Glenn H. Carpenter, assisted by Mrs, Pearl Smithson, and Mrs. Chester Smithson as hostesses.

He received many nice gifts. Those present were Nancy Jane Smithson, Patty Sutton, Judy and Katherine Perrine, Lou Lynn Woodyard, Jeff and Ronny Bennett, "Bunky" Sawyers, Ronny Meadows, Larry Miller, Freddy Hymes, Joel Hicks, Larry Morri-: Bill Simmons, Gary Cumberledge. Bobby Coger, Young. Gordon Umbarger, Jon W. Taylor, and the honor guest Butch Carpenter.

AT JACKSON'S MILL SUMMERSVILLE. Oct. 1-Miss Corrile Hill, Mr. Oakford Dietz and Mr. Warren Mullins, all of the Nicholas County School Administration, are attending a meeting of schoo! supervisors in Jackson's The three day meeting is sponsored by the State Department of Education.

NICHOLAS COUNTY NEWS Garbage Disposal System Is Discussed By Council 'Athletic Association (left to right) Shirley Ann Egich, Eccles. VISITS IN CHARLESTON SUMMERSVILLE. Oct. 7-Mrs. Willie Herold, returned Thursday from 8 few days visit with her daughters, Mrs.

Randall Ford and Mrs. Crawford Davis in Charleston. VISIT IN OHIO SUMMERSVILLE, Oct. 1-Mrs. John Peck and children returned to their home here Wednesday after spending a week with her parents, in Canton Ohio.

VISITING MOTHER SUMMERSVILLE, Oct. 7-Miss Clara Alderson, who is employed of Concord College held a mock initiaWriston. Pax; Bettie Wood, FayettePresident Ruth Purtee, of Bluefield, is (Photo by Stover Mitchell) VISITS RELATIVES SUMMERSVILLE, Oct. 7 Dr. R.

R. Brown, of Romney, visited his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, during the weekend as he was enroute to Charleston to take the State Board. VISITS IN SUTTON SUMMERSVILLE, Oct. 7-Miss Phern Craig.

of Hookersville, was the guest of Miss Mary Fisher in Sutton, no Wednesday and Thursday of this week. in the State House in Charleston, is spending a week's vacation with her mother, Mrs. Cassie Alderson. SUMMERSVILLE, Oct. 7 A garbage disposal system and ways of keeping the streets clean were the main discused by city council at their monthly meeting, Tuesday evening.

There have been many complaints about these maters and doing something about it was stressed by Sanitation Officer, Robert Jacobson. City Recorder. Guy Dooley said, "Probably an Ordinance will be passed but no action has been taken as yet." It was proposed that an appointcommittee approach every property owner, by means of subscription, to employ a person to pick up garbage. The second issue of import discussed was the first reading of an ordinance recommended by town policeman, Samn Boley. The ord; inance was for the enforcement of the law regarding minors playing pool, pinball machines, bagatelle tables and other such machines.

The ordinance reads: "Owners having such machines on their premises shall not permit any person under the age of eighteen to play remain or loiter where such machines are located. There have been many complainst by parents that their children are spending school lunch money for such things. Also discussed was the increase in sewage rates. was taken. To increase that Novaction, are necessary to carry on civic duties a gross sales tax was proposed, but will not be taken up until next meeting.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, IS NEWSPAPERBOY DAY. OLFICE OF THE DIRECTOR Mederal Bureau of of Justice States 25, B. 0. Department Bashington the nation, I evening, the the commodity homes throughout Every delivering morning the distribute a precious and in newspaperboys They free and unfettered strong of of information by to the are maintenance playing a the flow commodity indispensable newspaperboys nation free. press democratic America, fight to a significant role in the executing and their And these young traits men, of by character, healthy thrift, citizenship.

faithfully on achieving which lead to good papers must be must not be resourcefulness, example, that means their the subscriber and straignt They with and, the by acquires bills keeping of a job time, Moreover, collecting satisfaction and inskipped. business experience can by achieve of personal constructive his well done through the streets each day accounts. application itiative. who travel the they are the and, leaders These newspaperboys, no, their families, are not the delinquent working. to improve themselves, of turn, tomorrow, their nation.

America are deserving the in of National Newspaperboy The newspaperboys this citizens, reaching 13 honor and have learned to of the newspaperboys Bonds message durtribute serve Day. They well. The work: States of their serve them with a United Drive in 1949 is Their demon- should symbolic million Opportunity and future of America the of service faith in the stration of leadership for all of us. lads, vino Qualities and 23 an these example hearty serve and hearty wishes meritorious ways. Good tasks in such so many are performing 1 Edgar Hoover Dire demonstration of leadership and faith in the future of America should serve AS 011 example for all of 145 The Treasury Department is proud to join Mr.

Hoover in paying tribute to the half-million newspaperboys who have done so much in the service of their communities and their country. They made an historic contribution during the war by selling almost two- billion 10c War Savings Stamps to their customers and have continued to set an example in thrift for the nation by their own regular investments in U. S. Savings Stamps and Bonds. They are working and BUYING U.

S. Savings Bonds today to build their better future BECKLEY POST-HERALD Sponsored by The Savings Bonds Division, U. S. Treasury and the International Circulation Managers' Association "FREEDOM GOES WHERE THE NEWSPAPER GOES RHODODENDRON GARDEN CLUB GIVES PROGRAM HICHWOOD. Oct.

7 The Rhododendron Garden club held its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Edith Falor Wednesday eevning with Mrs. Daisy McFadden assisting Mrs. Falor as COhostess. The program was in charge of Mrs.

Velma Reed and Mrs. Lactea and the theme was Up Time Each member brought a plant which they exchanged for another and each gave the plants history and care. Following this a discussion of ferent plants was held. Mrs. Falor entertained in a setting of fall flowers of many varieties.

Members present were Mesdames Mary Bacigett, Rose Callagthan, Rebecca Callaghan, Ann Critchfield, Ollie Deem. Mary Duffield, Phyllis Dean, Edith Falor, Audra Hamilton, Goldie Hicks, Jane Hivick, Velma Reed, Ruth Robbins, Myrtle Spencer, Myra Thomas. Laura Wolverton, Lactea Brown and Daisy McFadden. Mrs. Reginald Hinkle was the club's guest.

ATTENDS MEETING SUMMERSVILLE, Oct. 7 Robert Jacobson attended a meeting in Charleston on Monday of state sanitarians. Mr. Jacobson is sanitarian for Nicholas, Braxton, Webster and Clay counties. DAY.

8 Bristol. Mrs. W. A. Sutherland of the Firs: church evtended an invitation to the April meeting of the group.

Miss Stelia Karts of the Calvary church was nated on the nominaling committee. the supper meeting Miss irene Norris o. fered the invocation and Airs. Hi. Hi.

Mauch conducted: the devotionals. Mrs. E. D. Foe.

wife of the supply pastor of the First Baptist church Princeton gave a forceful talk on the Lottie Moon Christmas offering. Mrs. G. Lavender of Bitefield. endent of the New Lebanon Baptist association intro-i duced Miss Lansdell.

Sirs. D. Cannon of Richeld, accompanica: Mrs. T. M.

Johnson ton sand a vocal number and the Rev. E. D. Poe offered the closing prayer. Covers for the printed programs showed a colored map of China and othe Oriental countries where Southern Baptists have establishen missions in six provinces of China: in Manchuria, southern Japan and Hawaii.

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