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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1950
Page
12
The Virginia highway department began a statewide survey to inventory needs and estimate costs up to 200 million dollars for upgrading the secondary road system. Objectives include hard surfacing roads with 50+ vehicles daily and weather surfacing lighter routes, plus bridge and culvert upgrades to 10 ton capacity and elimination of open fords.
Washington reports James K. Vardaman, former naval aide to President Truman and now a federal board member, may have asked prosecutors to delay the Amerasia secret documents case in 1945. Brig. Gen. Julius Holmes testified Vardaman pressed for delay and Truman ordered vigorous action after learning of the maneuver. The Tydings committee revisits the Amerasia matter amid McCarthy era allegations of a justice department cover up.
Bluefield figures led by W. J. Cole and H. Edward Steele, joined by J. Dodd Morten sen, will meet in Wytheville to coordinate a celebration marking the final link of the Great Lakes to Florida highway. The 1024 mile route runs from Cleveland, Ohio to Yemassee, South Carolina. Governors of five states are invited.
GEO Sokolsky discusses potential paths after World War II including a separate treaty with Japan and U S involvement. He contrasts U S war victory with China's limited aid to Nationalist China while noting Japan's early advances in Asia such as Hong Kong and Singapore.
Helen Turner 22 and a Hyndman telephone operator will receive the Theodore N. Vail heroism medal plus 500 dollars for staying at her switchboard during a Christmas fire that destroyed Hyndman’s business district and endangered her home. The ceremony occurs in Bedford with L R Thurston delivering remarks.
Tazewell county 4-H members and an equal number of extension staff attend the annual club summer camp at Hungry Mother park this week. The group includes Luke B. Russell and staff, Mrs. Vivian Grubb, Rob Godsey, and 55 4-H club members, with instructors Charles H. Perry III, Dave Waite, and D. E. Brower from VPI extension.
Archibald Chapman Buchanan justice of the supreme court of appeals of Virginia and native of Tazewell received on May 29 the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Medallion from the New York Southern Society at Hampden-Sydney College exercises. The award honors a graduating class member for character and service and a college friend who aided the institution. Buchanan earned a BA class of 1910 and has served on Hampden-Sydney's board of visitors.
Western Maryland railway shops in Thomas will relocate to Elkins on June 17. Fifteen workers including 17 trainmen and enginemen plus 12 shop workers are affected by the move.
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