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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1947
Page
4
Public notice and subscription details list pricing for carrier delivery and mail in Ohio and West Virginia. It notes second class matter status under the 1918 act and credits Associated Press where applicable, with rates for 1 year 9 dollars, 6 months 5 dollars, 3 months 3 dollars, and 1 month 1 dollar, plus foreign rates on request.
Lawrences Dispatch argues the United States should honor San Francisco commitments on peace treaties and argue with Russia through bilateral diplomacy. It says pushing Korea to the United Nations Assembly signals diplomatic failure and cautions patience and direct talks over international vehicles.
Happy Derns resumes a new post as Steve Landers secretarial assistant. A dinner with George Harrell hints at romance as Harrell invites Happy to February at his Guale estate. Mrs Harrell foresees Happy's acceptance while Steve plans a lecture tour. The trip unfolds into a lush first glimpse of Guale.
The piece critiques high living costs and explores factors from an NBIC study and agriculture records. It contrasts 1939 and recent price shares for a grocery order, notes wage growth, and argues two paths: congressional controls or boosting production. It warns against a coercive plan and urges prudent national action.
Frank Kingdon criticizes press for not highlighting what he views as crucial news. He cites Einstein admiring Wallace as proof of Wallace’s appeal while noting Ford’s assembly line as a greater welfare contribution than atomic fission. The UN World pressures on Russia through Einstein’s critique of Wallace.
Washington awaits the Krug study on US surplus and shortages to guide postwar policy. It argues the nation must import more raw materials, balances exports and imports, and notes capacity to boost production yet highlights need for conservation, and better use of strategic metals and fuels.
Sam Simmons argues that international trade often harms nations and urges each country to build self sufficiency by developing internal spinning and weaving, iron and steel production, and limiting imports. He notes essential commodities like sugar cotton rubber petroleum diamonds and tin vary by nation and warns if exports rise and imports fall it could threaten poorer countries.
The article recalls Einstein's respectful demeanor toward Wallace during a mutual debate over quantum theory. It notes Wallace's skeptical stance on quantum indeterminacy and Einstein's insistence on underlying order, highlighting the contrasting scientific philosophies and their respectful exchange.
The line notes that constant success hides hardship while adversity reveals the opposite. It attributes the reflection to Colton, presenting a concise moral about balance between triumph and struggle.
The Heath Methodist Church congregation held a reception for Rev H A Rothrock as pastor. Frank H Johnson won first in a golf tournament. Dr Robert Boice returned from Buffalo after a postgrad course in special surgery. Lawrence Herron announced Arrow V-8 dealership for the area. Mrs C C Millikan hosted the Women's Music Club at her home.
Edward W. Edward has been named chairman of the newly organized Democratic Club in Gallipolis. The announcement marks the formation of a local party group expected to coordinate early campaigning and community activities.
Twenty five years ago Prof. and Mrs. T N Hoover I W Roberts and J J Schmidt returned from a state Kiwanis meeting in Cincinnati. Miss Emma Wellman led the Presbyterian church ladies dinner and social hour with September birthdays.
More than 125 persons attended the Heaton family reunion at Flat Woods for the third annual gathering.
A War Assets Administration representative told The Messenger the reported sale of Point Pleasant area box factory property to a Huntington firm is not true. The property has not been awarded to any party yet, despite earlier Chamber of Commerce notes claiming Camp Conley went to Point Pleasant Products Co. and the box factory to a Huntington concern.
George Neage Jr of Mason City earned high honors from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science on September 13 in a ceremony at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. He served four years overseas with the 80th Infantry Division and will join Foglesong Funeral Home in Raleigh County. Attending included his wife Iva Hesson and his sister Mrs. H. James Johnson of Point Pleasant.
City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting Wednesday evening. The change from the first Monday to the first Wednesday in July brings keen local interest, especially any disclosures on the progress of proposed flood wall bond sales.
In Point Pleasant it was reported that two of ten homes in the West Virginia Ordnance Works office area sold to individuals at the appraised price of 4750 dollars each. Several other bidders sought single units while a local businessman bid 30000 dollars for the full lot, matched by a Charleston bidder.
Mrs J J Lovell departed for McClellan Texas to visit her son Robert Graham Lovell and his wife and their three children. Her son joined her briefly by plane, then they continued travel by car. he previously worked in the Southwest oil fields and recently bought a citrus plantation near the Mexican border.
The Service Guild of Christ Church resumes meetings in Point Pleasant with a Wednesday gathering. It begins with a potluck dinner at 1 p m in the parish house.
Mrs Welby Casey of the PTA announced a radio show at Henderson School auditorium in Point Pleasant. The Texas Saddle Pals with Bobby Cook Glenn Ferguson Smiling Buddy Wilson and Cady perform. Also appearing are The Renfro Valley Barn Dance and Old Barney Bumfuzzle.
Mrs William C Filson entertained at a 6 o'clock dinner Monday evening at Seventh Street home honoring her son in law James E Mc Comb. Covers were laid for Mr and Mrs Mc Comb Mr and Mrs William H Burdette Mr and Mrs Woodrow Kapp Capt and Mrs Charles H Stone and Mrs Filson.
Local social notes recount Mrs. Bonnie Waldie recovering from influenza and about Monday. Dr. H. E. Allen of Gowanda New York and Capt. C. C. Stone host friends and family on a vacation tour. Henderson and Gallipolis residents visit, while Howard Price and relatives plan a two week trip to Baltimore and New York City.
Marshall College will instruct an extension class in West Virginia history in Point Pleasant replacing Morris Harvey College. A preliminary meeting is planned Wednesday at 6 30 p m in Central Grade School with Drs Toole and Moffatt from Marshall expected to teach any organized classes. A second three hour session is favored to save time.
NBC-8 Milton Berle at 8 30 Date With Judy at 10 Bob Hope at 10 Bob Hope Gar. CBS-8 Big Town at 8 30 Mr and Mrs North at 9 30 Studio One at 10 30 Wuthering Heights Return Engagement Biscuit Eater. ABC-7 30 Green Hornet 8 30 Town Meeting Differences With Russia Autumn Serenade 10 30 Labor USA NAM series. MBS-8 Mysterious Traveler new time 9 30 Zane Grey drama 10 American Forum Cost of Living Clothing.
The Point Pleasant sale ran about steady from the prior week with bulls, hogs, cattle and lambs in mixed grades. Top prices included 180 240 pound hogs at 27.75 to 28.25, calves to 27, and heifers to 20, while common cattle and lightweights sold lower.
Point Pleasant officials announce a banner award for Sunday Schools. Nine schools compete with a scoring plan: attendance percentage 40 points, teacher and officer attendance 25, offerings 20, and Bibles brought 15. The winner is kept until October, with the aim to boost growth.
Earl D. Hunt of Cottageville was found guilty on a non support charge after a trial before a local magistrate. He must pay $20 a month to his wife Eliza Jane Hunt for their four children aged seven to 18 years. Hunt posted bond to assure the court order.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. asks the state public service commission for a second rate increase this year to remedy a critically low earnings situation. The carrier cites a wage increase and a vast building program as the causes.
POINT PLEASANT P. M. Adams district manager of the People's Life Insurance Co Huntington announced Monday the appointment of Herman Stutler 26 of 2114 Mt Vernon Ave as local representative to succeed Shearl S Edler who resigned to take up other work Stutler a native of Leon has lived in Point Pleasant since early childhood
Mrs. Syl via Henry of Gallipolis Ferry admitted for surgery at Point Clinic and William McDermitt of Glenwood treated medically. Mrs. Alexander Boles of Addison discharged Monday after medical care.
Dr Lyons and Dr Mayerson report that low blood volume and anemia raise surgical risk for chronically ill patients. They describe how hematocrit can mislead after hemorrhage and stress the need for transfusions to restore safe blood levels before operations. The exchange notes additional heart failure signs beyond a weak pulse.
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