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The Charleston Daily Mail from Charleston, West Virginia • Page 7

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THIS ONE PHOTESTEU. TOO Thil is Vest Place South Hills. muIliple famJy housing project which adjoining property owners hotly prolssled five 3 ears ago when it vai pro posed. The builder. Frank Vest, raw proposes Jimilar development on the Wat Skit.

It also is under attack and property owners Ihere turned out at City Hall last nigs! to argue il. Dall, Mail Photo by Ray Wheeler. Charleston Plans All Day Festivities On Centennial Day By CHARLIE CONNOR mission to Ihe Union as the Kthl rants and shows throughout the Of Tie Dally Mall Staff stale. Large enough to serve tat) stale, from the wee hours of mnrnin 'persons, it ill be cut at 11 a. m.

Sncctal store window disDla until the late hours ttrishl.Ju.iei™ plaza of the ell federallol produ. ts made in West Vir i 20 in Charleston promises to be a'uuilding. jginta, v.ilh local merchants fea day rm one will forget for the' A baseball game to decide I tLrin? product i for sale. ICO years. champions of (be West Vir statehood Day uremonici at Mayor Shantlin and a dozen cit fS's'amjT.

it leature at p. fcatur Lens working on the city's ou Krvance ot stalcbood Day" unveiled their plans thit morning and they include: Two parades, a morning one featuring farm animals, wagons drawn by men, and "iurrcys with the fringe on top." 3tid an Oliver county authorities pointed lo several acts considered to be unlawful under the stale's present election taws. Cedar Grove. Chesapeake, Oen rirnin. East Bank.

Glasgow, Marmot and Pratt on June 1 select mayors, rrarders and members I town councils for Ihe r.csl scars. No actual mention was made of the recent Charleston election that brought lo light allegxl irregularities, hut officials got the message. Itaynxin Young, county registration chief, and some ol his deputies served as instructors. In answer lo complaints that there wasn't enough space in some precincts for officials to step back five feel from a voting machine opened to tbe voter, Youac stepped off the actual distance from a demonstration unit Some officials expressed surprise the tne distance was less uian an av ersce man's heieht. Attorney Walker said hit office would accept complaints from persons in any of the communities where frauds may be rota Chesapeake Candidate Withdraws Leslie It.

Arnold announced today he is withdrawing his caadi tiicy for recerding secretary of tlw town of Chesapeake on (he Independent Democratic ticket and will support the Citizens Party candidates. Charles Crowder lie Citizens candidate for mayor In nesl Tuesday's against the Incumbent S. E. KcConihay, tbe Independent Democrat candidBlr. Henry Cox, and Ihe Straight Democrat candidate, Jess Acikins.

Arnold said: "Realizing tbe weakness caused bt the Democratic Party solils. I have withdrawn as candidate for recording secretary of the Independent Democrat ticket, town of Chesapeake. "Upon ennsideraliOQ cf the best Interests ot tbe, people and a fair consensasotopinktioflbevUers. the Cittern Ticket hat a better of wisnlnz. and my only concern Is live interest of tbe elite nt of Chesapeake Guided by the kaderihip of a brilliant graduate with sound business and training.

Ihe choict tn have Ihe good government we have all hoped for. Is dearly u. The people can win with the Citittai 'r I rw ob nuy. urn. uouon ivennray.

Delegate Bill Bmliierton's against iCombers. Umpires will be tneav ot tne swte Mipreme tourl. Game time: 11 a. m. at Watt Four Park.

A "Pioneer Broaliai!" leatur In; ham for all persons with uinuujj's miung on June 3J. i ne of 100 red. w.ute loat and bands with ol. "bospilalily balluaos" at tharlesjiea ef serving as honor fn)m lm. Each will be numbered by A iOO pound.

layer birthday hears beginning with IMandcit cake baled in the shape of a star izens recovering tliem will receive Id lyrnboliie West Virginia's ad 1 gilt tertificatet lo parks, restau 7 TOWNS VOTE TUESDAY Poll Officials Draw Warning Officials named In direct elections in ieven Kanawha Court eommunitlcs next Tuesday have been warned they face inveslija nnns it mere are reports oi voting frauds. Prosecuting AUorncy Charles M. Walker issued the caution "not la yield lo temptation" last night during a school of instruction for clerks and commissioners. milled. Young's office will lake cart of machine problems.

lounj eiplamea that no clerks re permitted behind the curtains of Ihe voting machine unless re 1 quested by a severely hand! capped voter, or one enable to: read or write. A clerk inn each of Ihe parties must Ihe voter as he discharges his voting obligation. tn several nun. partisan names are bein? among oilicrs. The registration rhicr said Ihe actual determina lion nf mrt batis of the nominating election uncials.

There are five for each precinct, determined by Ihe council in that community. Chesapeake is tie only town There there are more than tto parties involved. It was deter mined mat roe fJemocrat and one, member ol ine Cititens Parlv will aisume the responsibility of ac icorrpanyiiig a voter when necessary. Itegclratian officials cautioned there should be no more voter, ai polls than there are voting machines. Youn? ulrl nr h.

Idistributed. Unils wBl be de livered 1 rruay at Clendenln and next Monday in Ihe other communities, exceot Pratl. In this mm. rnunity there Is only one tlale of: canniiaies ana paper ballots will Le used. Polls will operate on Daylight Saving Time m.

for the orcnlng and n. for closing, tn this connection, polls' cannot be Jammed with voters at the closing hour, according to: Every candidate it after the pells dose to check on his vote total, or send fwneone else to represent tim. Persons not directly employed as election offiHiti jit cm feet away from the polls. aim iney nave cast a oauoL VOTING PLACES These are the ooQine Dlaces for next week's elections: GROVB Pct' II. Cedar Grove UenveaUry School.

uvr. n. a. Chesapeake (Cabin Creek) Elementary School: and 335, Chesapeake (London) Elementary School; as, Chrttpfalre annex, dark BuUd CLENDEKM PeL I. den.

denin Oty Halls' 1, OtDdenla man acDooc EAST BANK Pd East Bank Town Hall. GLASGOW PeL 51 Ultra School. IdARUET PeL Bt. Elementary School: W. Harriet Juruor Ili(h.

I fruii m. itsb junior Hlgll, Other irrakcrs will include Associate Justice Arthur Coldhcrg ol the li. S. Supreme Court. Dr.

Mor decai Johnson, president emeritus of Howard University, and others. An afternoon water and ski show by the Blucstone Boat and Sportsmen Gub oa Kanawha if is CI'. Skits by the cast of "Honey in Ihe Rock," Beckley's outdoor historical drama. An ox roast. And the kickoll of "The Thirty Kifih Star," Kanawha County's dramatic spectacular with a rast of 1,000 at Laidley Field, perform or wnicii win be held nigiit ty for a week.

The niavor annoum ed the citv's plans today at a unique outdoor' press conference at the old federal buldira Dlaia. surraindH i by councilmen and city emploj cs uieswu in period costumes. 2 Scouts Held For Robbing Scoutmaster Two Boy Scouls have been rested here on charges nf robbing the home of tbeir scoutmaster A once, but three times! A third boy. not a Seoul, has been charged i Mini an complice. He helped the other two Ihe money.

Detective Emerv Griffith nf Ihe police Juvenile Bureau said the scouts are 13 and IS ears of age. The other boy Is It. Griffith said the scoutmaster is Robert Lawrence of Mission Road, He said Lawrence's home was entered on May 12. 13 and 13 and a total ot sgu stolen. Once it was entered throuih an unlocked door, another time through a window.

Method of entry the third lime was not specdied. Griffith said the boys have ad mitted Ihe thefts and the third boy said he helped tpend the money. The three wtn certified lo IJuvemle Court. OVERLOADING OF AREA CLAIMED Property Owners Protest Edgewood Housing Project By CHARLIE CONNOR Of TV Drily JliU Staff frank Vest last night tra.ricd the tame road tint bad con Iror.lcd him file vrau time the mart led him through a maze rj irate property ncrs on the West Side; (tie )rars ago the jetting in Srt.lh Mills in an area off Oak liion! Road, it it known today as Vest Place. Veil, a conl rector, hat plans to build a group homing project in Vievvmont Addn.

in the jlgf. woad section. It al Malbeu and Clinton Avenues and the tdjenood Potest subdiviJoa. His plan: cau lor tuo storv twildmc! of brick, spaced over I.7S acres of land. Three of them would lour famiiies and the fourth would provide accommodations for nine families.

Gut neigruioring Droncrlv own rs in last nizhl at iiy Hall. TO of them turning ail a rainy nigbt to lend vocal to the arguments of their, SECTION TWO attorney, CharleJ W. Yeager. Second Ward Councilman Er I We art not anxious lo have nest Layne also appeared against axtacr Orchard Manor touting (toe proposal. He cited a serious rrojert in our midst." said one lack of recreation facilities.

Oth vi oman. iers said Matheut Avenue, only nnoi IS feet wide, radd not accomrno HIIOOLS rACKtn adddiraul Others Ihe burst pants; now." said, John Wallace irKntstii Vieunvont Drive. I seriously doubt if they viould accommodate! and another 50 to 0) children." itttnunusly. said I he 1 There would be feriout prop ierty depreciation." George Skidmore. a realtor jnJ because of overloading the character mm more people than swmid lire there." He cited "I'te lived in the area all but 10 months of my lile." said Fred erick Hamilton, "and there are no recreation facilities in any way.

Sailp Jllail fitures which showed JIO tingle family dwellings in the area out of SO structures. SIMILAR CASE Vest and bis attorney. John 0. shape or form nrt an honest Kirer. had heard the same argu vacant lot in the area." mcnls belore.

twin i ivir hoiu "This is very similar jcars ago." said Ronald ililler of one heard by this board on tti Clinlon Ave. "If thej get 1W. when rVank Vest type of lenanis that live in the proposed a development wh'ch apartmcM Iwildini in front of me. today it Place." Kiier said there'll be trouble. They haven't is standing up Ihere now' and cut their erau but once at! spring a credit lo the neighborhood." i and it's standing Hi fret lall." 1 He said the proposed project met all toning and building code home along Oakmont Road, reiiuiremtiUS.

and erected three four family t'ndrrstandably. the protcs brick apartments at the a r. tants are reructanl to have the riLt fiEn Mrm adjoining vacant land developed, MIND but mere opposition by neighbors' nearby property owner, it not sufficient reason lo deny Robert I). Locke of 1411 Oakmoot our application. cansol IHoad, lotd Ihe Daily Mall that deprive my dientt of had been a protestanl flva property simply ago.

du not want a project there." I Rut wr were all el." he ram Owners of the properly aie menlrd "We nvifioned IraHie luhn Bonham and Dr. and pnss. They didn't malerialire. Mis. Iranclv A.

Sines. We our property would Kicrr taxi overloading nf the dqurcuv in value. It hasn't. Mr. area it a problem for the rily.iVett built a nice developrr enl not hit Hit ClienUjaftl maintains it tery well." could not be held responsible, he; The now is the said, for the lack of off ttreet i four men Deal Tompkins, parking spares which were an insurance man: John Agsten, provmed wwn mner property, a conractfr: ttrl I'ottrell.

't was developed years ago. At 'or! service station ereratnr! aivt IT. the proposed housing project, he! II. Nuckelt. a realtor.

Their pointed out it would provide off chairman. It. Draw ley Tracy, ex street parking tpare for a cart.lcused himself on the ground! that more than required by present, he had leptesented Ihe petition city ordinance. before. The hearing five jeart ago gen TompWns.

servins chairman. crated similar heat, hut Ihe Inn 1 announced that the board would ing Board of Appeals granted announce il decision in two Vest's request. He built hit own'wreks alter studying Ihe matirri CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 29, 1963 LOCAL NEWS CLASSIFIED ADS ANKLE INSPECTION' Police Capt. Van Brown checks the exposed ankles of these City Hall "girls," dressed as dolls from the KAJ period, left picture', at Mayor Shanklin't outdoor press conference loday la outline plans for the city's centennial celebration on June go. At tho mavor directs attention uf Capitol Strret pajsersby Tourist Center To Open ST.

ALBANS READY FOR CENTENNIAL VISITORS The St. Albans Centennial Visi such an tatormalion cenfer, btit'al and demand, we hope lo keep; lor Information Center will be in Jcperation on Memorial Day. Nick Linn, president of the SL Albans Development Council! v.hich has sponsored the modern 1 few have realized the the visitor information renlcr in Linn said. "We in St. Albans were, operation rxTnunently, I aeiermined to get tnis one operating before June 20.

Through Ihe! cooperation of hundreds of per sons, not only in St. Albans but throughout the Kanawha Valley. visitors said that a staff (nm thefe mii St Albans Chamber of Commercej (h will keep the center open during 'lbt Wea vif. daylight hours. slcla art and craft objects and Ceremonies for Ihe mnhi win; West Virginia ilastware of sever be held Trairsday at IS a.

m. with maKes. ST. ALBANS TO GREET CENTENNIAL T0UH1ST8 BtJLE to Ihe high button shoes worn by Mrs. Ruth C.

Booth, a itcnogra pher in the police accident prevention bureau. A number of the ctj't women employes wore dresses and accessories handed down from their grandrnothers. Uaily Mail Photos by Earl Benton, Centennial Train To Be Christened By Mrs. Barron Mrs. W.

W. Barron, the govei ror's wife, will break a bottle ofl. fhamtujne over the Ktsl Vir. Barring Snow; Pool Openings Set Tomorrow "If It doesn't snow Shawnee reservation will open That's the war W. G.

Bovd. su perintendent of the Kanauha! ICounty Parks and Recreation Commission, announced Ihe only county owned pool will he ready Poisoned Dog Dies Penny" died last night. And it was nut a pleasant death. Somebudy fed her tlr) canine. It causes convulsions.

"Penny" belonged to Randy Walker. II, son nf Mr. and Mrs. George Walker of 111 Waltert Road. The female foi terrier had been bis pet tor almost fiv years.

"This is the way people 'real mot he for twimmen Memorial Day. The family came here uut But Ihat won't be Ihe only pub jear Iran Xew Albany, Ind. lie pool open in the county, i penny" it the iltth dog 19 5u pt. Orbra Kje said all Ka of poison in the Walters Road and SX Train al thrislert State Fotetl faditie, willlvicini.y during Ihe cMim addrwt Rob llo.fr. ind lilmture Ceremonies here Memorial If ready for vmlors tomorrow, investigating.

of the travel information de 'pamnWeti. relating to mints of In lDay. Mit and' partmenl, acting 14 master of ccr tcrett, events In attend, places to I The Irain will then dmarl lo 1 emonies. go and things lo see during the more 'Manv of the cnmmuniiiei nf centennial year nf the stale. tnii win ne the nrst get rates 01 ana i.

cents at rr Deiore waning a tiate jear Ihat the ttatt recreation crn Shawnee. tide tour Uut summer. The train, painted blue and! ter will have a concession tlandi charlrsKm Tlccreiliw Dtrrdnr ilh tandwichet. jJCk Lavvhnrn said the city's Don. hite, will eshibit mementos it 1., iraditioiul rwcin? tbe ttale't history and also will for jdiilti and cents for chil day, and the North Charleston present a look Into the (mure.

dren and at Shawnee 61 cents andlpool may not open. NIBBLING DOCTORS EXPLAIN RAYS 'Eraserophagia' New To You? Two West Vircinia doctors have been nibMing eraseri in the interest of Kience. In the process they've come up with a new term, "erasero phaiia," and eUminated tbe possibility of what they Initially thought might have been Drs. L. Curry and W.

J. Howland. both of Wheeling and associated with the Ohio Valley General Hotpilal. have alto reported tone of the eharacteris tic ray diagnostic signs for' the condition to their medical colleagues won't confuse it with actual palbology, Recounting' their delectivt work In the Hay Issue of the "American Journal ot Roentgenology, Radium Tbertpy and Nuclear klerli cine, tbe doctors ei pained it this way; recently observed an ab ihreisat roentgenogram (X ray of an a year nld female numerous discrete opacities Hhite tpslti vvhittl were widely Katttred thwgh oul the colon (large tn tludybg Ihe patient' history, tbey found no indication thai the bad ealen aaythiag Ihat would appear as white spots on Ihe film. "But close quest ior.inL" they added, finally eucfled a history of nibbling on erasers at school The eraser la question was procured and roentgenograms were taken the eraser." They discovered Ihat Ihe eraser also Just like the ipots oa the Another toungsttr appeanri.

a year old boy, The same elimination resulted, with tbe tarnt eraser iiiMlng. The doctors' interest was now whetted, and their research went further. They swallowed Sony eraseri, and reported: Deliberate ingestion ol eraser fragments by ourselves reproduced our initial obtervaloM, ba only with erasers of high roentgen (X ray density." In other words, the real lowed crater nibUiags ippeited on the ray negatives onlyTsJ tbey coouined such sv.bsta.i6a> as "ulhopbone," harmless but' very clear on an ray rdm. Curry and I lowland (ben lots of rajt of lets oi erasers la prove their point Their een cludir.g adrmaiUon to medical rollraguet: "Oascrophagia it preV ably a rather wraneo particulirly among school dren." They didn't suggest UyV iajtotiibUetit,.

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