The Raleigh Register from Beckley, West Virginia • Page 12

12--RnTeigh Tlmrsduy Afternoon. October 13. 19CO 9,000 Teachers At State Meeting CHARLESTON (APJ-The nexl governor of the state tonight is going to tell the West Virginia Education Association his 01' on the school system. About 9,000 teachers were in town today for the opening of the association's 94th, annual convention. Appearing before it tonight platforms will be both candidates for governor, Democrat W.

Barren Republican Harold E. Neely. Max the author educator, appeared at the opening room general session. In the afternoon, there were workshops and'special During the convention, Beckley newspaper publisher George W. Hodel told how pupils in Raleigh County are learning foreign languages for just 75 cents a semester in tuition.

Miss Boots Dilley, also of Bcckloy and the youngest teacher supervisor in the state, explained an experimental project iplnions offering a stepped-up science program for children in the first four grades. Altogether, about 40 speakers were due to appear on various latforms before the day ends. Tomorrow, when the convention and ends, there will be separate meetings by the West Virginia Asso- and ciation of Higher Education, classroom teachers and the West Virginia Association of School Admin istrators. UNDERGOES SURGERY 0. A.

Bryson, Beaver, is in 'good" condition in the Raleigh Genral Hospital after undergoing surgery this morning. He was admitted to the hospital Monday. Try taste-tempting Meadow Gold Cottage Cheese lor hot weather salads it's delicious. It's healthyl Greenbrier Dairy Products Co. Owners Protest Land Appraisals At lake Site fa'nd owners at Stephen's Branch Lake project appeared before the Raleigh County 3ourt to protest the appraised value of their land.

I. Ray Lilly, Milton Snuffer and Arhett L. Lilly the 'airness of the appraisal of their and by J. Everette Shrewsbury, who is, employed by the county to appraise all the property in the SHREWSBURY indicated he would re-appraise the property for the -three men, and also would check -into which Arnett Lillyclaims he was shorted in the original appraisal. G.

Cooper appeared before the court on behalf of Dr. Pete of Citizens Improvement Committee, asking permission to remove some shrubs and evergreens, which bn located below the water' line of the dam to. be transplanted at entrances to community parks and villages. SHE-WASJNVITED to attend the meeting at 10 a. m.

Monday when bids by contractors to clear the area for the dam wall will be opened, and discuss with the wining bidder when and what can be removed. John Ward told the.CIC member that some of the shrubs must be removed for safety purposes before the wall is. constructed, but they W'H hp given to tions only under the supervision of the contractor who'is in charge of the work. THE COURT recessed until 1:30 m. today.

Three Hot-Blind Mice CAPE CANAVERAL, --Three mice named Sally, Amy and Moe rocketeoV700 miles into space today and the Atlas nose cono they rode in was recovered 'rdm lhe South Atlantic, 5,000 miles awayi It'was not known immediately whether the mice survived, i The Air Force announced the WARD ELECTED John C. Ward, commissioner of Raleigh County, was elected vice president of the West Virginia Association of County Commissioners at a meeting Monday in Wheeling. Rocket 1, Is Recovered Shotgun Slaying Trial Under Way (Continued from Pagi 1) fell from the victim's bosom as she being prepared for embalming. Griffin's foster son, Charles, who lives' next was on the stand when court recessed for lunch. Other witnesses were Sara Foglesong, Wyoming coroner and a funeral director, who took the victim to the Wyoming General Hospital; his assistant Roy Donald Neely; Dr.

Arakeij Ocefetko, a surgeon at the hospital who pronounced her dead on arrival, and William Medley of East Gulf, a neighbor. TESTIMONY revealed the woman's only intelligible statement was a request for a -drink of water, and a question in the ambulance asking where she wai being taken. Witnesses testifiec she had a shotgun wound in her chest, that they the knife lying on the floor and saw the shotgun. Before the trial opened, Luchim called a' list of 23 witnesses. The state had nine witnesses sworn.

Griffin, an elderly bald man with a wisp of a mustache, appeared-at the with his counsel wearing a new-looking pair ol blue jeans and a dark.blue 'jackel over a tan shirt. has been free on bond. Deaf Funerals Atlas successfully delivered, the life-ton code to an intended impact area north of Ascension Is- and. The announcement said the ocean range vessel Coastal Crusader fished the cone from the ea. 'It reported "the condition of the three mice will not be determined until a representative of the Air Force Ballistic -Missile Division and of the School of Aviation Medicine opens the life cell, which.contains a stored oxygen system;" The representatives aboard the recovery ship, but was no indication how long it would be before they would, open the chamber containing, the mice.

The black mice made the radiation ride in a miniature model of a man-in-space cabin. The experiment, which took the small travelers into the dangerous Van Allen radiation belt at to 13,000 miles an hour, was another step toward manned space travel. The 12-foot tall cone also carried a group of radiation study instruments. The Atlas roared away from this test center at 4:35 a.m. (EST).

The cone plunked on target 25 minutes later and within 20 minutes was sighted by the Coastal Crusader. The ship pulled alongside the cone at 5:32 a.m. Skiridivers attached cables to the heavy package, which was kept afloat by a balloon-like device that popped out of the cone and inflated. The delicate job of hoisting the cone aboard was completed at 8:08 aim. The cone was reported in good condition.

WISE HOSPITALIZED George Wise, 110 Meadows Court is in "fair" condition in the Raleigh General Hospital, where he was admitted last week for treatment. is now going on at your grocer's look for mm saving offers on Pillskry products It's our 90th anniversary. And we're having a sale. A big one! Your grocer has money-saving offers on all of these PUlsbury mixes: Deluxe Cake, Frosting, Pancake, Angel Food, Pie Crust Sticks.Boston CreaniPie, Pudding-Cake, Apple CrunchV Cookie, Brownie and plus a wonderful premium offer with Pilfsbury's Best Flour. So stock up now while the supply lasts.

You'll find it's a great convenience to have the famous Pillsbury products on your shelf whenever you want them-and you'll save quite a bit, too. Hubert H. Perdue A prominent Beckley businessman, Hobert H. Perdue, i found dead at his home about 8:45 a.m. today.

Perdue's booy was found by his son in'the bathroom of his Cabel Heights home, Blueberry Hill, after the elder Perdue failed to arrive for work today. His wife, the former Elizabeth Phipps, left Wednesday evening in the company of her Margaret Phipps, and a cousin, Mrs. Doris for a visii in New York City. A man of fixed'habits, Perdue was known to retire regularly about 10:30 p.m.' He had preparet for bed and apparently had gone to 'the bathroom when stricken His bed had not been slept in when his body was found this morning. A heart attack is believed to have been the cause of death.

Residing in Beckley for'th'e pas 30 years, he operated Perdue for He at tended the: First.Baptist Church and was a member, of the.Raleigh County Horseman's. Association and! West Virginia Motor Truck Association. He was preceded in death by his first wife, the former Violel 1937, and.by a son Jack, in 1955. Survivors, in addition to his second wife, are a son, Joseph, Beckley; four brothers, Henry Huntington; Cecil, Charleston; Reeder, Rincon, and Bernie, Sacramento, four sisters Smith and Mrs. Jen nings Haney, both.of Huntington Mrs.

Charlie Prince and Mrs. Ed gar Lakin, both of East Liverpool, Ohio; and four, grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are in complete pending the arrival his wife. The body is at the Calfee Funeral Home. Criminal Court Jurors Excused Until Monday Raleigh County Criminal -Courl jurors not serving on the Griffin murder -case were excused by Judge Harry L.

McCreery until 9 a.m. Monday. -A case against Cora Elizabeth and John Junior Peoples, originally set for today, was continued to Monday. Rescue Squad Called The rescue squad of the Beckley Fire Department answered a call to 218 1-2 South Heber St. at 6:45 today and administered oxygen to Gladys Mowery, Dr.

Fred Richmond attended the woman, who evidently suffered an asthma attack. Albert P. Plisler services for Albert Parker Plaster; 57, Shady Spring will be conducted at 1 p. day, id the Calfee Funeral Home Ihapel with the-Rev. Ray drum n' charge.

Burial will' be in the lalfee Cemetery, Mount'Tabor. Plaster dieJ at 11:45 a.m. Wed- nesday'at his Born at Stewart, April 20, 1903 he was the son of the late Philmore and Ella Lallace Plas er. 'He'has been a Shady Spring for the past three years and was a 'member of the freewill Baptist Church. A miner employed by Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates at Wharton, he was UMW Loca No.

12S2. Survivors include his wife, Mrs Ethel Mullins Pfaster; one sis ter, Mrs. Ethel Bowman, Reeds ville, N. and three brothers John, Premier, and Sam and Moyer, both of Stuart, Va. The body will remain at the fu neral home.

William Martin Funeral arrangements are in complete for William Martin, 86 1205 Scott who died at hi home 'Wednesday afternoon afte a long illness. The body is at the Ritchie am Johnson Funeral Parlor William I Bower Funeral services for William John Bower, 53, of Pineville, for merly of Cainsville, will conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in th Castle Rock Baptist Church will the Rev. Harry Stevens and th Rev. Kenneth Mays in charge.

Bower died at 5:20 Wednesday in the Bluefield Sam' lariurn. He came here in February 1955 to work for the Pace-Bower Con struction Co: Survivors include his wife Vera a son William Bower Charleston a daughter Hazel of Charleston; i stepdaughter Mis Jean Pace Pineville; a 'granddaughter, Caro lyn who lives with the Boneis eight othei grandchildren a bro ther Eldon of Cainsville Mo his stepmothei Mrs Clan Bowe of Cainsville Mo and four sis ters. Mrs. Mabel Coon of Grimes Iowa, Mrs. Laura Steel of De Iowa, and.

Mrs. Bernice Lupper and Mrs Mary Mitchell both of Cainsville, Mo, The body, will remain at Robert son and Foglesong Funeral- Horn in 'Pineville and will be taken to the church one hour prior to thi funeral. The body'will be shipped from Welch Friday, night to Cainsville for burial. (RNS) Mrs. Minivera I.

Rader Final rites for Miniver I. Rader, 89, will be conducte in the Tyree Funeral Home Chap el at Mount Hope at 11 a. m. Fr day with the Rev. Roy Tyre in charge.

Burial will be in th Humphrey Cemetery at Willi Branch. Mrs. Rader died in a Fayclt County nursing home Tuesday af er a long illness. Survivors include two stepsons Remely Woolwine of Sweet Spring and Walter Woolwine of Browns ville; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Laur Arthur of three step granddaughters, whom she rea ed, Mrs.

Frances Bolt of Lorain Ohio, Mrs. Florence Shumate Glen Daniel, and Mrs. Helen Ma thews of Forest Hill; a brothe Wallace Smith of Lexington, Va and a sister, Mrs. Betty William of Lexingtpn, Va. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m.

Saturday for Thomas ohnson Wills, 76, Tank Branch load, who died 'at his home at :30 p. m. Wednesday following extended illness. Rites will be held at the Beaver Japtist Church with the Rev. E.

V. Powers in charge. Other ar- angements have not been an- ounced. Born Nov. 14, 1883, at Lilly, was a son of the late William lufus and Mary Jane Lilly Wills, He was engaged in the lumber, mining, and farming fields until is retirement in 1945, after which farmed.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lottie Cooper Wills of Glen lorgan; three daughters; Mrs. ludrey. Ellison and Mrs. Russell 'eterson, both of Beckley, and Irs.

Richard Fowler Jr. of Glens falls, N. four sons, Owen D. Maimi. Bernard W.

of len Morgan, William R. of Beck- eyi and Thomas H. of-Beaver wo half sisters, Mrs. Carl Adkins and Mrs. Owen Young, both of Princewick; 18 grandchildren and hree great-grandchildren.

The body is at Calfee Funeral Home. The body will remain at th funeral home where friends ma call after 5 p. m. today. (RNS) Mrs.

Bessie Bobbif Funeral services will be held i 2 Saturday for Mrs. Bess May Bobbit, 62,112 Riley wh died at her home at 2:45 p. Wednesday following an extende illness. Rites will be held in the chap of the Calfee Funeral Home wit burial following in Sunset morial Park. A resident of Raleigh County ft the past 22 years, she was boi Oct.

28, 1898, a daughter of th late J. C. and Alice Farley Lill She was preceded in death her hUsband, Earl M. Bobbi in 1958. Survivors include a son, Jon E.

Stover, stationed with the A Force in Madrid, Spain; a daugh ter, Mrs. Betty Maxwell, Beckley and two grandchildren. The body will remain at the neral home. Pallbearers will be: Fred Bow ing, Harold Wood, Ross Houchins Kennison Epling, John Wirtz, Leo ard Sims, Tracy Shannon, an John Rakes. NOTICE! WE WILL BE CLOSED SATURDAY In Preparation For Our Annual Inventory Clearance Sale Starting MONDAY OCT.

17th You may use the back door lot account payments and service calls. fancy lain JIM CWII Mndid tor flaklar riahl of Hw pockoiol II pud Jin. I ooy TELEVISION AND APPLIANCES 637 Valley Drive Cll 3-83S7 homas J.Wills Goldie Clay Funeral services will be held a Friday for Miss Goldie Svelyn Clay, 58, who died at her ieaver home at 6 30 Wed nesday after suffering a heart at- ack Rites will be held in the chapel if the Keyser Bryant Funeial Home with the Rev. J. W.

With- rspoon in charge. Burial will fol- ow in Sunset Memorial Park. She was born Dec. 22. '1900.

at )ameron, a daughter of the" late Villiam and Lura Cook Clay. Surviving are a brother, -Clay, Beckley; and three sisters Mrs Gain ett McDamel and Miss Christine Clay, both of Beaver; and Mrs. Anise Jane Wallburg, New Smyrna Beach, Miss Clay Fla. A niece. Mrs.

Lois, McDaniel Amick Smith, now woman's editor of The Charleston Gazette and ormerly of The Register and Post- lerald, resided in the Clay home efore moving to Charleston. The body will remain at the funeral home until the hour of the service. Pallbearers will be: Raymond V. Martin, John Hakes, Buford Pugh, James Brown, C. A.

Marshall, Ross Me, Albert Holmes, Dr. John Whitlock, and Pete Anderson. Deaths FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) -James F. Brownlee, 69, business executive and a member of the War Production Board during tforld War II, died Wednesday.

He was former president of Frankfort Distilleries and at one ime was vice president of Gen- iral Foods Corp. BOSTON (AP) Dr. Samuel H. Caldwell, 56, professor of elec- jical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, died Wednesday. Dr.

Caldwell, who from 1940 to 1946 was associated with war work for the-National Defense Research Committee, was born in Philadelphia. MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) Lynn Bogue Hunt, 82, an artist who specialized in outdoor life until blindness ended his career four years ago, died Wednesday. For iiany years, every other cover of and Stream magazine was Hunt's work. He did illustrations or several other publications.

He vas oorn in Honeoye Falls, N.Y. DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Dr. Alice M. Baldwin, 81, dean of the woman's college of Duke University from 1926 'to 1947, died Wednesday.

She was one of eight women appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a committee to plan for establish, ment of the WAVES during World War.II. LOS ANGELES (AP) Walter J. Little, 66, vice president of the Association of American Railroads and former speaker of the California State Assembly, He underwent major, surgery Sept. 8.

2 Building Permits Issued By Recorder Victor Kovach, ill Greenbrier Court, was issued a building per. mit Wednesday to build a garnga at his residence. He paid for the permit lo do work estimated to cost $1,000. The garage, is to he conn'ectcd la the house. ISSUED a permit by City "re.

corder Emery J. Smith Tuesday Lowln of Homo Modernization, who is to $2,000 worth of remodeling work nt his place, of business. He paid $10 for the permit, The plain song is the nnclcnt chant melody of the church.