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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1946
Page
2
The Senate approved amendments delaying the emergency measure’s expiration to June 30, 1947. The change targets only labor organization officers and agents to rescind a strike after government takeover, addressing concerns Barkley raised about broader duties.
Morgantown May 41 1m A reunion of graduates from West Virginia University College of Law opens the commencement with about 400 degrees to be awarded. Judge Charles F E Clark former Yale dean will speak at the alumnae gathering. Phi Beta Kappa reception and baseball game with WVU. Mountain banquet with Joseph V Gibson addressing. Baccalaureate sermon Sunday by Lt. Somph C Gluck Navy chaplain. June 3 degrees conferred with Dr Edward R Weidiin of the Mellon Institute keynote.
President Truman, under fire over a draft provision, key senators and critics claim the measure would grant sweeping powers to the president. Truman argues the provision misrepresents the plan and contends it would permit deputizing citizens for emergency service while denying it would create a dictatorship. Senate discussions continue on amendments and possible veto, with lawmakers split on emergency authority and labor implications.
Fayetteville trader Jones, 47, owner of Fayetteville Trading Center, was fined 2500 and placed on three years probation after pleading guilty to selling used cars above OPA ceilings. Judge Ben Moore ordered black market activity in West Virginia to cease as part of the sentencing. Co-defendant Duncan, 42, of Oak Hill, pleaded guilty to a similar charge and the case was continued for probation review until Beckley term.
Seaman 2d Class Charles Lester Chandler age 19 son of John C Chandler of 608 Hunt Ave died Thursday in the Naval hospital Diego Cal after an operation. He had served on the aircraft carrier Rendova since its eight months commission. Surviving are four sisters and three brothers. The body will arrive Charleston early next week and be taken to Cunningham Mortuary.
The National Labor Relations Board ordered Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates of Beckley West Virginia to stop discouraging union membership among mine foremen and to reinstate section foreman James Hicks with back pay. Hicks was discharged March 25 1944 at Stotessury No 8 mine after joining the United Clerical Technical and Supervisory Employees Union.
Charles T. Malcolmson 39, director of public relations for Justice Robert H. Jackson's War Crimes prosecution staff, was found dead at his quarters in Nuremberg Germany May 31. US Army physicians attributed death to a heart attack with an autopsy offered. Malcolmson, a St. Louis native, recently joined the post after a long career at The Philadelphia Record The Nation and the Department of Justice.
Kenneth Willard Burdette 15 of Hines Greenbrier county died in an East Rainelle hospital after a shotgun accident with a companion last Saturday. Survived by mother Mrs. Kenneth A Burdette and sisters Thelma Florence Wilma at home. Service at Amwell Baptist church 2 p.m. tomorrow. Joe E Brown officiating. Burial End of the Trail cemetery Nickell mortuary East Rainelle in charge.
The document rejects claims of Franco's atomic research or Spanish troop threat. It says war material production in Spain is negligible and equipment is obsolete. Relations with Spain are deteriorating and highly unsatisfactory, but no friction endangering peace is found.
La Follette suggests reducing committee numbers and barring sessions on meeting days. He seeks higher session salaries from 10000 to 13000 a year and an $8000 assist ant for a member, along with revising procedures.
The stabilization board approved a contract allowing wage increases for miners with at least one year of service and pro rata pay for shorter service. It also upheld a health and welfare program as reasonable under the Stabilization Act of 1942, despite dissents from two industry members. The White House confirmed President Truman’s approval.
Observers in the American press oppose U S intervention in Palestine during the crisis and warn against disarming Arab and Jewish detachments. The United States seeks influence in the Arab orient, with footholds in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon and talks with Yemen. An Iceland article notes American traces remain and Germany gains from Icelandic losses, while a withdrawal would benefit the Allies. In Virginia, West Virginia State College student Webster Rouse reports a pickpocketing incident involving Fred Wiley of Miami Florida, who fled with a wallet and faced charges after being caught.
Kanawha circuit court entered a 1999.61 dollar judgment against the general bond of a county clerk for shortages in hunting and fishing license fees. Assistant Attorney General Bryan Spillers said the balance due the state conservation commission from former Wyoming county clerk F Fierce Cook remains after another surety paid 1500 dollars on a special bond. The general bond issuer had argued the act created separate bonds but agreed to the judgment.
The Kanawha county Homemakers council quarterly meeting at Mandley Baptist church features a cotton dress parade with prizes for best dress from feed sacks and best sewing by a beginner and an experienced seamstress. Victory namematers of Union Mines and Handley Extension club host the event. Also noted is the liquor charge against Oscar Staats of Sissonville, jailed after possession of moonshine.
Chicago May 31 U S Secretary of War Patterson urges extending the draft without teen exemptions and argues universal training is the only long range solution. He warns selective service without universal training risks inadequate manpower and notes atomic era requires disciplined, trained forces.
In Washington on May 31, Senator Kenneth D. McKellar of Tennessee was elevated to chair the Senate Appropriations Committee, succeeding the late Senator Carter Glass. He had served as acting chairman during Glass's illness and also serves as president pro tempore. He relinquished the Post Office Committee chair to Senator Chavez of New Mexico.
Joe Belcher near Clendenin was found guilty by an intermediate court jury yesterday of stealing an automobile owned by J. P. Greathouse and was sentenced to serve five to ten years in the state penitentiary.
A string of death notices from Charleston and surrounding areas lists services and survivor details. Included are Belle Bowles of Belle and several other residents with burial plans at Montgomer y Memorial Park Cedar Grove Cemetery and other local sites.
A fragment quotes a remark on illuminating the east and west as a universal, almost alarming shift toward dualism in world order. The brief notes the sense of an impending global split and tension between spheres of influence.
Churchill warned Britain faces stress from limited available supplies as hunger increases. He noted that German feeding grounds lie east of the iron curtain and that shipments meant for Germany should have been reserved for its population.
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