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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1941
Page
8
Local editors urge federal and state officials to aggressively pursue establishing a U S army cantonment in the Kanawha valley near Charleston. They cite potential payrolls, defense importance, and neighboring training facilities as benefits.
The nation urges broader participation by Black Americans in defense. Dr. John W Davis of West Virginia State College notes pride in trainees at the municipal airport and calls for equal opportunities, as industry hires more skilled workers yet often excludes Negroes despite training and aviation exposure.
The speaker argues that African Americans, about one tenth of the population, should be fully utilized in army and navy roles to maximize national resources and defense capabilities. He asserts the issue has not received proper attention and urges action.
The state chamber of commerce and the state publicity department will issue a 16 page tourist guide this month. It will list accredited hotels restaurants tourist homes and cabin camps with ratings for different budgets and include points of interest and brief historical facts. The guide aims to be distributed along first class roads for easy access by tourists.
Editor Gazette praises Cranberry and Cranberry Creek as gleaming streams with rainbow and brook trout. The letter extols campsites, scenery, wildflowers, wildlife, and tranquil recreation for campers and fishermen, signed Edward Johnson.
The Tennessee river is now navigable from Paducah to Knoxville with a guaranteed six foot depth. The waterway carries wheat Colton gasoline automobiles and pig iron totaling 10 000 000 ton miles annually and will grow as dams create a nine foot channel to Knoxville. TVA is praised for delivering infrastructure boosting war effort and river vitality while concerns over river cleanliness and germ warfare are raised by Cincinnati and Cincinnati Enquirer editors.
Ambassador Winant returned from England and reported Britons face a grim test as possible Mediterranean withdrawal looms. The mood on the street oscillates between despair and buoyancy after setbacks, with fears of a negotiated peace among a tiny minority and Hitler pressing for peace now or risk a full Nazi assault.
Washington officials discuss using the neutrality act to allow government vessels to operate beyond combat zones. Ambassadors may report back to Britain that lend-lease aid could proceed under US government authority, redefining limits for private citizens versus government ships.
Raymond Clapper reports the government has disclosed acquisition of 28 merchant vessels for military use. Names include the America Washington and Manhattan, with 25 additional cargo ships possible for potential trans Atlantic duties.
A humor column mocks canteloupe posture training promoted for Harvard students. The piece jokes about doctors displaying canteloupes, mock-educational drills for youths, and the lifelong struggle against the so called canteloupe habit, ending with a tongue in cheek note on holding onto it while seated.
Westbrook Pegler argues the Newspaper Guild is being undermined by Communist influence. He traces union shifts, expulsions, and internal strife as editors resist Moscow backed tactics while factions debate membership and loyalty amid competing unions and editorial control.
Column opens with a light satire on recurring national crises and public sentiment. The author humorously weighs domestic versus imported threats while reflecting on a memory of crises since birth and the humdrum of American panic.
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