The Charleston Daily Mail from Charleston, West Virginia • Page 10

IN TIME FOR SPRING CLEANING Just in time for spring house cleaning, the city yesterday began distribution of Z.l million free trash bags to 21,000 property owners who pay incinerator fees in Charleston. The receptacles 100 per family may be picked up at the rear of the Municipal Auditorium by presenting blue authorization slips the city is mailing to residents, who should receive (hem by Saturday. Debbie Tuttle, above, of 1512 Woodbine was among the first to pick up the bags, which are distributed between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Incinerator Department employe Robert Reeves is assisting in the Daily Mail Photo by Jack Tiernan.

CITY AREA FACING LATE SEASON SNOW A travelers advisory was issued for this afternoon and tonight in the Charleston area with 1 to 3 inches of snow predicted. Heavy snow warnings were issued by the National Weather Service (NWS at Kanawha Airport for the northern and central mountains where to 8 inches of snow were expected. NWS said the snow is the result of a winter's end storm centered over western Tennessee. The storm was to cross West Virginia today, moving eastward. Travelers advisories are in effect for the entire state, according to NWS.

The snow is expected to taper off tonight with the temperature to drop to the teens to mid 20s across the state. In Charleston, the low tonight will be in the low 20s. Wednesday's outlook calls for variable cloudiness with a chance of flurries. High will be in the low 30s. The extended forecast includes a chance of snow Thursday, fair weather Friday and rain on Saturday.

Daytime highs will be in the 50s, rising into the 60s by Friday. Overnight lows will be in the 20s, increasing into the 40s by Friday. Miners Return To Seal Deadly Kentucky Shaft OVEN FORK, Ky. AP) Some of the Scotia Coal miners were expected to return to work today in response to an invitation issued late Monday by the company. A message broadcast on local radio stations requested that the miners, idled by two explosions that killed 26 men in Scotia's No.

1 underground mine last week, to report for work today. Freddie Maggard, general superintendent at the Scotia operation, said he did not know how many of the company's 500 employes would respond. About 225 of the miners worked in the No. 1 mine. Maggard said some of the men would begin sealing the No.

1 mine, which will remain closed until federal and state mine safety officials are satisfied it is safe to reenter. Some of the returning workers will begin preparing Scotia's two other mines lor resumption of coal production, according to Maggard. Company officials have said some layoffs of miners can be expected, perhaps as many as 200. "We will start cutting from the bottom of the seniority list," an official said. Beckley Man Receives Probation In Slaying BECKLEY, W.Va.

(AP) A Beckley min was handed a to 5 year prison sentence Monday after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter, then was placed on probation for two years by a circuit court. John Morgan Wilson, 51, had been indicted by a Raleigh County grand jury for the pistol slaying of James (Buttermilk) Rogers 54, of Beckley. Rogers was found dead in an American Legion post here on Jan. 25. Wilson was ordered to pay court costs in the case by Raleigh County Circuit Court Judge Kermit A.

Locke. Jury Picking Continues In Wood Murder Trial PARKEHSBURG, W.Va. (AP) Two more of the required 20 prospective jurors are to be selected in the Wood County Circuit Court murder trial of Belpre, Ohio, resident John Calvin Bayles. The 25 year old Bayles is being tried in the September. 1975, murder of Parkers burg Community College coed Jima Ann Dotson, 18, of Boaz in Wood County.

Once the 20 prospective jurors have been selected, a jury of 12 plus two alternates will be picked. Wood County Circuit Court Judge Donald Black has placed a gag order against the prosecuting and defense attorneys, ordering them not to discuss the case. Prospective jurors are being sequestered in a downtown hotel. Local civic and business leaders have indicated layoffs will have an adverse impact on the local economy. "We depend heavily on Scotia operations for a lot of money," said C.R.

Chris man, board chairman of the Guaranty Deposit Bank in Cumberland. Chrisman said his bank plans to take steps to ease the financial burden placed on furlough ed miners. Meanwhile, memorial services were held Monday for the 26 men killed in the twin explosions. Both blasts have been blamed on methane gas, frequently found in deep mines. Relatives and friends of the victims were joined by 75 United Mine Workers members and others for services at the 1st Baptist Church of Cumberland.

Members of Scotia's independent employes association also attended the services. The dead miners "have drained deep the chalice of courage," said the Rev. Wade Hughes. "Now, there remains the task of picking up the pieces and going on." Emergency relief centers for families ef the victims were to open today at Southeast Community College in Cumberland, and the Kentucky Department for Human Resources Building in Whitesburg, Ky Jack Ravan, chairman of the Federal Regional Council in Atlanta, said various federal and state agencies will provide relief to the miners' widows and families. Hearings are scheduled to begin in Whitesburg April 5 by a panel headed by Robert E.

Barrett, administrator of the U.S. Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration (MESA). The hearings will be part of "the most thorough and comprehensive investigation in the history of mine disasters," according to the U.S. Interior Dept. Sen.

Harrison Williams, DN.J., chairman of the Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee, said his committee will probe the explosions during two days of hearings next week. Ceremony To Honor Rocket Pioneer AUBURN, Mass. The rocket flight that helped make moon landings possible was to be re enacted today on the 50th anniversary of its first successful launching. Apollo 17 Commander Eugene Cernan was to preside at a ceremony honoring the late Dr. Robert Goddard, who developed the first modem liquid fueled rocket.

Goddard worked on improving the rocket in Worcester, until 1929, when public reaction to the loud explosions from test firings forced him to stop. Later, he continued his research at Fort Devens, and in New Mexico until his death In 1945, BUDGET BILL Agreement Not Completed On Money Measure tllE ASSOCIATED PRESS State Senate President William T. Brotherton says he doesn't think Senate House conferees will have agreed on a budget bill when the legislature reconvenes tonight at 6 p.m. The legislature, now officially in a special session', has been adjourned since early Sunday morning. The scheduled end of the 1876 session was to have come at midnight Saturday, bat both houses have extended the session to June 30.

Once a budget bill compromise has been worked out this week with some members publicly hoping for an agreement by Wednesday afternoon the legislature is expected to adjourn until sometime after the May 11 primary election. Brotherton said that as of Monday afternoon, conferees were "about halfway through" the budget bill. He said that the conferees are using a working figure of some $40 million as the cost of a per emplcye state pay raise voted for most state workers last Bj THE ASSOCIATED PRESS West Virginia politicians and coal operators were prominent on the list of U.S. Sen. Robert C.

Byrd's presidential campaign contributors. In his federal campaign finances statement, Byrd listed total receipts of $177, 635.34 for the first two months of this year and $56,121.41 in expenses. A copy of the statement was sent to the secretary of state. Contributions came from as far away as New Mexico. Major contributions included: $1,000, Zane Grey Staker, attorney, Kermit; $1,000, Mrs.

Zane Grey Staker; $500, James Harless, Gilbert, a coal operator and lumber firm owner, $300, James M. A threat by Marmet city council to with hold contributions to the city fire department was tabled for 30 days after more than three hours of debate Monday night at a council meeting. Council had demanded the department release a financial statement to city officials, but Fire Chief Bob Snodgrass said he wouldn't be bullied into such a release. The city fire department is alloted $8,000 a year by the city, a sum divided evenly between firemen's salaries and payment of utilities. John Mitchell, representing the fire department, said the department's books were open for council's scrutiny, but added the firemen would not make periodic financial statements.

Both sides agreed a clearer definition of council fire department relationships is needed. Some councilmen moved to adjourn the meeting before Mitchell could speak, a tactic overruled by Mayor Billy Pauley. SomeAPCO Checks For Refunds Being Returned By Users By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Nat everyone thinks Appalachian Power bills are too high some persons have been returning the utility's refund checks. The firm, however, cannot by law keep the returned checks and is returning them, according to Jack Lloyd, Appalachian vice president. He had no idea how many checks have been returned.

The firm was ordered to pay the refund after the Public Service Commission overturned $6 per cent of a rate increase Appalachian had in effect between 1971 and 1973. The total refund was close to $30 million. Lloyd said the returners included Welch Mayor William Swope, who said he felt u. rate raise was justified. Another was Henry E.

Payne of Payne Engineering of Scott Depot. Payne wrote the firm, "We are favored here with the lowest cost investor owned electricity in the nation. I want to help keep it that way." Lloyd said that a Beckley resident bought donuts for his office staff when he learned the utility couldn't accept the returned refund. "It makes you feel good to know that there are people who believe that the service being rendered justified the raise," Lloyd said. Because of the exclusion of some employes such as those whose salaries are paid by the federal government Brotherton said it is taking time to determine the number of workers covered by the pay hike.

Until, the exact number of employes covered by the measure is known, he said, the exact cost cannot be determined. "I think they're going on the basis of about HO million," Brotherton said. He said he understands that the figure includes the added costs of social security and fringe benefit payments by the state as well as the 11,000 a year salary hike. Brotherton also said he thinks the 60 day session this year has been but also said it has been "a frustrating session and a reaction session." Brotherton explained by saying that he thought the legislature might have "overreacted" in some cases, citing past frus tartions in Irying to get Republican Gov. Arch A.

Moore Jr. to implement state pay raises. He also pointed to problems in coping with what he called "the arbitrary power of administrative agencies." Politicians, Coal Execs Sprouse, gubernatorial candidate; $500, Mr. and Mrs. W.K.

Loftis, he is president of Loftis Coal Toler, $500, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Loftis, he is secretary treasurer of the firm; $250, Okey Patteson, Oak Hill, former governor; $250, Carl Bagge, president of the National Coal Association; $250, John Corcoran, Pittsburgh, chairman of the board, Consolidation Coal $250, Leslie L. Koontz, president of Freeburn Coal Matewan; $250, Okey Mills, Raleigh County sheriff; $250, Ransom G. Charles, Concord, president of American Smokeless Coal and 13 separate contributions of $200 and $250 from members of the Washington, D.C.

law firm of Steptoe and Johnson. Marmet Council Sr. Citizens Tables Effort Back Dunbar To Halt Money URA Housing Dunbar senior citizens appeared Monday at city council to protest a move by the Chamber of Commerce to block construction of an elderly high rise apartment in the urban renewal area. Last week the board of directors of the Chamber agreed to pass a petition to businessmen to oppose construction of the high rise and a new library in the area. Chamber representatives were not present at Monday's meeting.

Mayor Frank Leone appointed a 10 member commission to oversee operation of the city park and the new city swimming pool. Members are Mrs. Elsie Chambers, Boone Maxwell, Don Hilder brand, Frank Norman, Mrs. Agnes Smith and council representatives Jerry V. Lee, Mary Honakcr.

Charlotte Legg, Amie Smith and Darrell Good. Council agreed to hire an architect to remodel the city building if federal funds become available. Discussion on a donation to Sunrise was tabled until the next meeting. A report from the finance committee on the 1976 77 fiscal year budget was delayed to a special meeting Monday at 7 p.m. Search Continues In S.C.

Robbery South Charleston police are continuing to investigate the theft Monday of $3,000 to $5,000 from Nite Owl Superette on Mac Corkle Avenue by several women dressed in gypsy clothing. Lt. Robert Parkins said some of the women distracted the store manager, clerks and customers while others went into an office at the rear of the store and took the money. The women fled in cars with out of state Parkins said the women probably have left the area. Judge Orders Three Held For Grand Jury Grand jury action was ordered Monday in Municipal Court for three Kanawha County men.

David Eugene Adkins of Stockton Street was held to the grand jury by Judge Jay Goldman on charges of two counts of grand larceny and the sale of stolen property. Also held to the grand jury were Frank L. Bryant of Cedar Grove on charges of unarmed robbery and Harold J. Wade, who listed his address as the Union Mis sion on a drug charce. MARCH 16, 1 976 Ditlf Vlfl 71 I Taking a break from i fji '1 her duties as book 1 keeper for the state i 'm, Senate is Mary Jane studying accounting at Morris Harvey LVv College at nights, en i joys reading and 4 working crossword spare Donate To Byrd Campaign Boone Money Reports Inquiry Closed Case Boone County Sheriff John Prolan said he thinks the county commission has "closed the case" on missing monthly financial statements.

Protan said commission members were present at a press conference he held Monday and seemed satisfied with his answers. During the conference, commission U.S. Representative Injured In Crash BAYTOWN, Tex. Wl U.S. Rep.

Bob Eckhardt, suffered apparent minor injuries when the vehicle he was driving overturned near here after a tire blew out. A Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman said Eckhardt. 52, of Houston, suffered a cut knee and a bruished shoulder Monday night. He was treated at a Baytown hospital and released. HE0STR0M oa95 swing set SAME PRICE AS LAST YEAR Ages 2 6 Toy Magic recommends ground stokes Add 4.9* installed president Eugene Lewis said if the reports, which were not filed from July, 1973 to January, 1976.

had been available, the commission would have known about $200,000 in a non interest bearing account at Boone National Bank. "The information was there," Protan said. "It was just in other forms." Protan said no one informed him the statements had not been filed correctly and if they had, "we could have fixed them up for them." Protan said a recent audit uncovered no wrongdoing or misuse of funds. PRINTING EstabKshtd 1940 PARKING IN REAR JONES PRINTING C0.T INC. 4 Pern PW.

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