The Raleigh Register from Beckley, West Virginia • Page 1

Member of THE 'ASSOCIATED PRESS and AUDIT BUREAU OF CIRCULATIONS VOLUME 201. BECKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA, SUNDAY I MAY 5, 1985. Price 5 cents- 20o a week S5c ft month OF MUSIC CLUBS IN SESSIONS Sixteenth Annual Convention of State Organization Comes To Close After Musical Contests MANY MUSICIANS ATTEND MEETING Raleigh County Men Draw Federal Terms By Tlla Press Charleston, W. May residents of Haleigh county were sentenced in federal court today for violations of the federal laws. They are John Kopec, three months and 5200 fine for possession of tax-unpaid liquor, and Emmet Martin, six months Petersburg, reformatory for violating prohibition.

Many Visiting Organizations Win High Praise A final day of music in which the local wlkin resounded to a variety of harmonies produced by a great many different kinds of vocal and instrumental arrangements and devices brought to an end, yesterday afternoon, the sixteenth annual convention of the West Virginia Federation of Music clubs, in session here since Thursday morning. The final day brought to Beckley more than 400 musicians from all parts of West Virginia. Clarksburg, Salem, i Bluefield, Princeton, and other towns were represented by bands, orchestras, A Cappella choirs, choruses, or individual performers, and keen interest centered in the outcome of a score of contests. The Federation's Friday sessions were a field meet for the finished musicians, but yesterday it was the younger performers of the state who. held the spotlight, the bulk of them being from prominent high school musical organizations of West Virginia.

Morrisscy Composer Andrew Gibson Morrissey, of Bluefield, only composer at the Beckley convention, delighted Friday night's audience at the Memorial building, and yesterday his technique was the talk of the musically inclined of the town. He played his own "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," to the accompaniment played by the Washington-Irving High school orchestra, and a jjiano concerto of his own originating. The Clarksburg Harmonica band, composed of boys, many of them less than a dozen years of age, attired in scarlet institutional uni- (Continued on page 2 Japs Threaten Drastic Action Blamed On Insincere Chinese Attitude By The Associated Press Tokyo, May 4--Japan has threatened "drastic action" in North China, alleging Chinese violations of a demilitarized zone, the Rengo (Japanese) news agency reported today from Hsinking, Manchoukuo. The Japanese army, "because of an insincere Chinese attitude has corne to a serious decision," the agency reported. "It cannot permit such drastic actions as the flouting of the Tangku agreement and must take drastic action unless Yu Hsueh Chung reflects and mends his ways." General Yu Hsueh Chung, chairman the provincial government at Hopei China, was accused of moving soldiers into forbidden areas of the demilitarized zone April 30.

"The Japanese army immediately warned the Chinese through the Japanese garrison at Tientsin but Yu Hsueh Chung, hoping the Japanese would overlook the violations, continued hi; hostile actions," the dispatch asserted. The Tangku truce was signed after the Japanese invasion in the spring of 1923 which carried its troops within sight of the walls of l-'eiping, Chinese capital. Similar charges by Japanese military leaders preceded an attack on Ihe borders of Chahar province in January. FOSTERS FACIN0 DAMAGE SUIT OF BECKLEY SCHOOL WILL GRADUATE 180 ON MAY 27TH Commencement Festivities To Begin At W. W.

H. S. On May 22 With Class Picnic And Party VIRGINIA MAN TO BE THE SPEAKER Professor Stringfellow Ban- Of Charlottesville to Talk Alienation Of Affections Charged Against Prominent Beclvley Couple The Woodrow Wilson High Bv Mrs Elsie Foster! 5 TM 001 wir graduate ISO students i on May 27, according to nnnounce- from the school yesterday- Summons were served yester- at least tllere al at prcsent 8 day on Mr. and Mrs. W.

Lee Fos- i candidates for graduaion who are ter, of 46 North Kanawha street, expected to complete the work of tlic school successfully. Commencement festivities will open on a 2 2 with the senior class picnic and party. May 24 will She Saved His Life to appear in federal court to defend themselves against a $100,000 alienation of affections suit brought against them by their i daughter-in-law, Mrs. Elise I sc ior class mgM the ev Lynch Foster, of Columbia, South cni of May 20 lhc clas se I will be delivered in the high school 'auditorium by the Heverend Carolina. Mrs.

Foster, it was said by her attorneys, alleged Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Foster alienated the affections of her husband, Ned Foster, iringing about a separation of the young couple several months ago.

Ned Foster is a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Foster.

Beyond a i i this fact, W. A. Thornhill, of the Buckley law Ritchie Ware at 8 p. m. Dr.

Ware will be assisted by the Reverend J. M. Hayes, Dr. J. L.

Lineweaver, the Reverend H. S. Clay, and Dr. ,1. E.

Bird. Graduation exercises will be held at the auditorium on May 57 at eight o'clock in the evening in the school auditorium with Professor Stringfellow Barr, as- firm of Goldsmith and Thornhill isociate editor of the Virginia Quar- which represents Mrs. Eliso Fos- ter, would reveal nothing more concerning the grounds for the suit. Last night W. L.

Foster would make, no comment on the matter. To File Declaration It was expected more details of. be revealed tcrly Review and professor of political science at the University of Virginia of Charolltesville, as the principal speaker. List of Graduates The list of 180 candidates for graduation follows: Elvet Kenneth Allen, Herbert Alloy, Ruby Armstrong, Patlie Anna Ashley, Grelchen Bailey, John Earle Bailey, Bobbie Mar- the suit wilt Monday when a declaration i be filed with the clerk of the federal court in Blue-Held. The i i i Bair, Sibyl Leon Bair, has been set for the June term, at Etheline Ballard, Mary Elizabeth Bluefield.

Ballard, Thomas Edward Bazzarre, For the past several months Minnie Mildred Biggs, Lois Mrs. Elise Foster has been living in South Carolina with her two Virginia Blevins, Dorothy Lee Bostick, Nelson Ray Bragg, Holand children. Ned Foster is employed Brewstcr, Allinc Rose Brock, Wil- at Mount Hope. The June federal court ill be convened by Federal Judge McClintic on June 25, Thornliill said. W.

L. Foster, a former sheriff of Raleigh county, has been retired from active business life for several years. He was formerly issociated with the Beckley Electric Light and Power liam Huffman Brustcr, Robert C. Phillip Bsharali, Lee Burleson, Katbryn Frances-Callahan, Virgil Thomas Callaway, Bethel Campbell, Amerigo Cappellari, Thehna Grace Cavendish, Amcrico Ccsarutlo, Clnrice Dalone Christian, George Leslie Coley, Helen company: i i i a Comer, Pauline Monctle (Continued on page 2) Officers Search For Prisoner Who Escaped County and federal officers were yesterday searching Clear Fork district for Mrs. Samantha Barker, whn Friday escaped from the federal women's i i i Alderson wliore she was serving sentence for i i law violation.

Late las', i had not been reported captured. Beckley Players To Present Play Monday Tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock, i he Beckley Players will present lohn Kirkpatrick's three act comedy "Charm" on the stage of Voodrow Wilson High school's auditorium. In accordance with the Players' custom, the audience will be limited to members of thu organization and any guests they may desire to bring. Included in the cast of the comedy are Mrs. Minolta Gerhold, Nannie Ellen Gadd, Irvin Maddy, Lillys Planning Executive Committee Elected Abe Lilly As President The cxecu'ive committee of the Lilly Reunion met yesterday afternoon in the offices of the Baxter Laird, A.

S. Johnston, i Lilly Land company in Beckley and made plans for the holding the annual reunion of the large family at Flat Top on August 17 and IS of this year, Mrs. V. T. Lilly announced, following conclusion of the session.

The committee also elected officers for the year as follows: A. A. Lilly, of Charleston, president; W. Londa Lilly, first vice-president; Ira Lilly, second vice-president; Ada Mae Lilly, secretary; J. H.

Lilly, treasurer and general manager. Forty persons were present and committees for this year's reunion were appointed, it was announced. Another meeting to be held in June by the executive committee will be called later by the president. Ray Martin, Patty Ellison, Haxel Miller, Hilda Powers, R. D.

Walls, Thelma Balesolc, Betty Jordan, and John Bridge. Sawyer Held In Kidnaping Case Man Accused Of Being 'Finger' In Bi'emcr Abduction Case Having his life saved by a 3-year-old girl was somewhat mortifying to Pat Rode, 4. Playing daredevil for little Maxlne Bruce In Kansas City, Pat leaned far out of a second-story window; too far, In fact. Maxine grabbed him as he started to slip, and held him until help came. Pat and Maxine are shown after the excitement was over.

(Associated Press Photo) Four Persons Killed And Jack Co oga Inju red Father Of Famous Film Juvenile Dies As Auto Crashes Coogan, father of By Tlic Associated Pro.sp San Diego, Alay 4--Four persons were killed and Jackie Coogan, famous film juvenile, was injured late today in the sudden plunge of the Coojjan car down a roadside embankment in the mountains 55 miles cast of San Diego. John Jackie. Junior Durkin, 20, i actor. Robert Ilorner, Los Charles Jones, foreman of the Coogan ranch at Pine Valley. The injuries of Jackie Coogan, who skyrocketed to film fame as "The KirF in Charlie Chaplin's picture of a name, were reported not to be serious, although a atholic priest was called to his side.

He was taken by a passim; mo- to the grocery store at Pine Volley and treated there by a local physician. Another physician was believed cnroute by plane Burbank with the youni; actor's mother. Patricia Ellis, film star who was at first, believed to have been in (Continued on page 2) State Convention To EC Held In City May And 20 The stale convention of the Catholic Daughters of America i bo held in Beckley Sunday and Monday, May 19 and 20, i approximately 200 visitors and delegates expected to attend, it was learned yesterday. Court Paula '41, local unit of the- organization, will be host to the meeling. The Most Reverend John J.

Swint D. of the Diocese of Wheeling, will come to lieckley on final day of convention, which he i address. Following registration on Sunday afternoon, May 10, the convention proper will be opened i the celebration of high mass Monday morning at 8 o'clock. The sessions of the convention (Continued on page 2) ARE LISTED FOR STATE'S Prices In West Virginia to Uaiiffe From 05 Cents Pint Up For Whiskies, Imported Stuff High BONDED BRANDS' PRICES DEARER Blends Various Liquors Low As 70 Cents Per Pint A i i Charleston, W. May price list for slate liqunr stores containing "listing" from stnn.qht GO cents a i In at Thousands Killed And Hurt In Turkish Quake Carnival Roigns As London Begins Celebration Of George V's Silver Jubilee Of Sovcrignty $6.35 a quail was mndi? public- today.

The stale liquor control commis- London, May reigned king in London i as another Uintf--Georvfi V- -stood on of liquors the threshold of the- i jubilt-e whisky at his sovereignty. Despite touches of rain, the largest thronj; since liiu Armistice day celebration jammed the streets, i trunk- into seething, explained a by its confusion, 'listings" it means each i More rain was threatened size bottle of i i i a brands. grey skies, but the enthusiasm of the celebrants, many of them come from Britain's domains, was undnmpcnod. The general senf.imcnt was: "Let it rain and net it out of its system so it i be tine weather Monday." Bright Weather Monday The weatherman lias forecast mostly i springlike wo.ither for ihr king's solemn procession to St. Paul's Cathedral Monday morning.

There may, however, he local showers. Wilh lhc ol holiday already holding sway among his subjects, the worked as usual lo- day, i however a special jubilee meeting of the privy council at which lie signed a proclamation calling for the issuance of three special jubilee coins. The proclamation calls for crown pieces for general issue during the remainder of this year, for 25 gold pieces f0 pounds sterling er.ch, a handsome leather case for each of Ihoni, and for 2,. )00 silver pieces of seven six per.ce each, in cases. Nearly all work has been stopped i Tuesday, for Monday i bo a holiday throughout the empire.

A i a rehearsal of Monday's i at St. Paul's a a was hold today, i an umbrella being used in place of the pearl- decorated sword of the city. Straight whisky i 73 "listings" is at the lop of the price list it prices ranging from cenls a pint to $4.70 a gallon. Sixteen brands of. blends of straight whisky, ranging from 7(1 cenls a pint to $2.80 a quart also are listed, while other blends include 32 different prices from 70 cents a pint to $3.10 a quart.

Corn "Corn liquor" is given two places on the list with prices set at (if) and HO cents a i while at the other end of the whisky price range are 10 bonded whiskies ranging in price from $2.00 a i to $7.115 i quart. Six Scotch whiskies at from a i to $5.40 a gallon and two Irish whiskies at to a also are included. The list, to be posted in nil stale liqunr stores none have been opened yet but I commission says it hopes lo open the first in Charleston early next week--also includes: Other Trices Gins--20 domestic from So cenls pint to $1.50 a i one imported $3.40 i Fruit brandies--23 from 90 cents a pint lo $2.20 quart, Cognac Three brands from a bottle to $4.70 i Liquors and cordials 10 do-: ncstir a i from $1.40 to $2.30 i i one imported, quart. Rums--Three domestic, SI.30 to; a i two imported, a i a i from $1.35 to fifth. Vermouths--Two domestic $1.115 a i three imported, to $2.00 a i Wines--Six domestic port, cents a quart to $2.10 one imported port, a a i domestic sherry, Gfi cents a a to $2.10 a gallon; two imported i (Continued on page U) IrusSy Struck Jail Inmate Hit By Car In Front Of Beer Garden By The Associated Press New Orleans, May federal government, after long and silent search, lias arrester! "Omaha Harry" Sawyer, the man it says was the "finger" in the Brcmcr $200,000 kidnaping.

I Sawyer is being held awaiting i arrival of a copy of his indictment of i'chiidress, ot'princewick, Childress Services Are Held At Matoaka Funeral services for the father from St. i to which city he probably will be taken within the next few days. "I haven't chance to make the $100,000 bond," said "Omaha Harry." Me said he was ready to go to Si. Paul without delay. Several others, accused of parts in the kidnaping of Bel ward G.

Hremer in li)34, are now on trial there. i wore held near Matoaka yesterday, in the Smith cemetery. The elder Childress is survived by the following children: Bethel Childress, Robic Childress, SprinR- lon; Jesse Childress, Stolcr.bury; Mrs. Kdd Shrader, and Mrs. Hugh Tabor, of New Hope; Mrs.

Roy Hurst of Lashmect; Mrs. Albert Jones, McAndrcw, Mrs. Ed Farley, and Mrs. Alex Graham, Sawyer, variously knows also a Matnnkn. Tlis wife, Mrs.

Haciu-l Childress is also living. Mr. Childress died at Maloakn 'Sea Lion," "Harry Sandlnvitch," I and "Marry J. Porehe," was nr- (Contfnucd on Page 1 Friday morning. A man who identified i as George Roseblach, 37, a "trusty" at the county a i was knocked down and injured by an automobile at Sprague last i about 11 o'clock.

Roseblach he "had started back to jail" when i by the automobile. Slate troopers took him to the Raleigh General hospital, but at the county jail shortly afterward it was said he would be transferred to the Reek- ley hospital. He had lacerations about the right side of the head and an injury to the left leg. Raleigh Miner In Ilospi- Police Seek Assailant Total Of 1,600 Houses Demolished In Shocks Centering Around The Mount Ararat Sector POPULATION IN CAMPS OF TENTS Army Detachments And Laborers Hasten Relief Work Hy The Press Istanbul, May 4--Violent earthquakes spreading death and destruction over Turkey today were reported to have started Motmt Ararat, lhc Armenian peak where tradition says Noah's Ark landed, rumbling with volcanic activity. Reports said two more violent shocks in the series of quakes racking Hint region had raised the estimated toll of dead and injured lo 2,000.

A total of houses were said to have been destroyed, with 25 villages completely wiped out. Witli virtually every house in the center of the Digor district demolished, the population was camping in tents, suffering intensely from cold. The dead bodies al thousands cattle Jittered the stricken area, giving rise to fears of an epidemic as squads of laborers and army detachments pressed forward with relief work. Lava Expected According lo reports received (Continued on page 2) Internal Strife Among Workers About Automotive Employes Are Now Out of Work More Than 3,000 Military Air Vessels Ready For Action Reilly Seeks Fee In Hauptmann Trial Case By The A.s.v,c;;U. New York, May Edward J.

Reilly, who recently urged the New Jersey state bar association lo investigate the a i of the Hauptmann defense today began a supremo court action to collect the $22,398 he claims is due Moscow, May him in the case. i i a strength in the air wa-: The portly chief defense conn- i a disclosed for the i scl of the Lindbergh i a i torlil 'trial obtained an order i i 1 I Soviet now has more, a rvl Pro: Mrs. Bruno Richard Ilauplmann to show cause why she should not be enjoined from disposing of funds now in her possession i Reilly's claim has been disposed of. The lawyer, who was dismissed from the case on A i 3, declared Mrs. I a a has collected 815,000 through public appeals and has refused to advance any the $22,308 which he seeks.

He said he was in serving a sentence following conviction on a charge of i i while Three Fnyetle county men, Sidney Vaiers, Percy Cntlct. of Oak Hill, and Manuel wero arrested by stale police who investigated the affair. These three, i two women whose names officers declined lo disclose, were occu- a of the car lhat struck it was said. They were licld on charges of drunkenness. MAN FOUND DEAD Bj'Thn Wheeling, W.

James Vonderau, 22, steel mill cmplr.yo, May Wcirton was found dead in his home loday. He had been ill in bed and harl apparently fainted while going to the a room, striking his head on the edge of the tub. KL MON'AK MIXTS El Monar, a society of Syrian young men, scheduled (o mod Ibis' evening at the home of Gus Karris, has been postponed i a later dale, which will be announced in this paper, 3,000 i i a it nounced, with more a 800 concentrated in easf. a i i a i in May Day maneuvers were i a far eastern a i 300 bombers, i i planes and pursuit ships which roared back and forth across Red Square in Moscow, 350 ships at i a 350 at Minsk near the Polish border, MO at Kiev. 170 at Kharkov and 100 at Postov-on-Don in the north Causcasian area.

The May Day demonstrations revealed a Soviet's oft-vaunted slremdb in lanks was no empty boast. Thousands paraded at key cilies, 500 al Moscow, in the far east and 2.030 at eight other cities. A I Hy Th- IT. Dunbar, W. Va, May 4 a i M.

Malomey was i a for mayor of Dunbar i opposi- i on Ibc Democratic i today. G. II. Samples won the Republican nomination in a four-way contest. State police and county ofllcer.s enrly this i were i a man who shot John i Ral- i i miner, at the Log Cabin the New i road tor 11 o'clock last i The namf: of the i i was not re- veal'-d.

i the Bi'ckloy i a where i i was a it was said a he IKK! been by Mil- I wn.s wounded in I i i i blade, i hip and in i k-ii His ri'Mardcd as A who was the county i as V.Vid.-." is i as a a i to shnolimj. Frank Leir.nn. one of the iirst uflu-cTs the i scene of i i ho was told a I man m.v.- i ed stood in the dnnr if I road-house and shot back ns Hie i sfnni! i "Miss Woods." The lie resort i pr By Thu Associated Prcsfl Toledo, May strife among 2,300 idle employes of the closed Chevrolet Motor company plant appeared today in the i involving approximately 33,200 automotive workers. employes of the plant, where a strike was called April 23 by the United Automobile Workers' union, circulated pe- tilions drafted by a newly formed independent employes' associalion, asking the management lo reopen Ihe factory. Nicholas Klein, counsel for strikers at the Chevrolet and Fisli- pr Hody plants at Cincinnati, said i i a Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, told him by telephone that he was conndering a i of federation i in Die automobile industry, unless the Toledo situation is promptly settled.

Mrs. Payne Brought To BeekJey Hospital Mrs. Mnyo Mnbe Payne, who was M'rinusly i Sun- a inorn'ni; in an niitrmiobile accident near a i in which Holmes nf lost his WHS to Heckley i from she ir-d hfvi: since the time i i A 1'H Ilain and con- cool Sun- duy and Monday. U'caiher luuk for the week Mun- not been arrested early this morning. Hnv Holt Soils Plane To Flyer From Roanoko Guy Holt, of this cit of his yesterday, to Clayton Lemons, manager of i Roanoke i i i a airport, Mr.

Lemons a lo Heckley, and yeslertby r.vjrnin.v at o'clock it di-parled. la-ien i a Simplex The sale priri 1 was not disclosed. said a Jlu- a a i left him i I pl.mr:-, a T.iylnr Cub, monnjjlaiK', and a Uiul biplane. I beginning i day: North andl Middle Atlamiij Slates--Rain be-f iluming in die A a i CONTINUED-COOL" states Sunday or Monday and in Xorth A a i states Monday or Monday i ending by or i Tuesday night. Gcner- ally a i probably thcrc- sokl one i except for showers about Friday.

Cool Monday, slowly rising a Tuesday and a Thursday and Friday, fooler Saturday. Ohio Valley and a i Monday and in upper Ohio valk'y Tuesday, generally a i except for showers about Friday, i i temperature Monday, i-oolci Tuesday night. Warmer Thursday and cooler at end of week..