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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1945
Page
2
The service announced yesterday that the early commercial potato crop is projected to be the largest on record with about 64 million bushels available. Housewives were assured there will be ample potatoes for purchase this season.
The West Virginia Teachers' Retirement Board will meet to review 68 retirement requests and 49 applications from county boards for active duty continuance of over age 65. Executive Secretary Richard E Hyde noted list of districts and mentions University of WV retirement eligibility for August. The agenda also includes a 3 080 000 investment from the retirement fund, 298 prior service credits, and 288 membership applications. Youth Daner Tonight at Federal Recreation Center North Charleston features Garten's Orchestra.
IS44 notes a 1934 1843 average of 48 067 000 bushels while a harvest is under way and a speaker says a record crop of tat taters is being harvested with June 1 conditions indicating a better than average summer crop in the states.
Boys at Camp Freedom will elect officers during Campers Day to oversee activities starting Tuesday. Nominees include Freddy Fultz and Tom Schneider for governor with Mickey McDade as current director passing supervision. Other offices feature Frank Knight Jr and Richard Nourot as secretary of state and George Zain with Bonnie Michaels as commissioner of agriculture.
Forms for beef cattle production payments under a federal program are available at the Ka hawha county AAA office. Producers may qualify for 30 cents per hundredweight on cattle 800 pounds or more sold at or above the stabilization price in this county. Eligible feeders must own cattle at least 36 days before sale and sell to an authorized slaughterer.
West Virginia state college presidents at their annual conference agreed to reshape college programs for returning veterans with smaller classes and individualized instruction. They noted operating expenses would rise due to need for more personnel to maintain records. Dr Charles Lawall of West Virginia University was elected president succeeding Dr J D Williams. Dr E S Machin of WV Tech was re elected secretary.
The Workmen's Compensation Commission reported 24 deaths from industrial accidents in May in West Virginia, 18 of them in coal mining. There were 4,646 mishaps that month, with 1,397 in or near coal mines, and 13 widows and 29 orphans under 16.
State departments boards and commissions were listed for holiday observances in an order by the Board of Public Works. The holidays include New Year’s Day Lincoln’s Birthday Washington’s Birthday Memorial Day West Virginia Day Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving election days and Christmas. If a holiday falls on Sunday the following Monday is observed.
John B. Easton of the West Virginia Industrial Union Council reports the CIO United Rubber Workers won a collective bargaining election at U S Rubber Corp's Institute synthetic plant. Of 584 votes, 332 favored CIO, 202 went to the International Chemical Workers Union, 48 to District 50 of the United Mine Workers, with 4 for no union, 6 challenged, and 1 voided. Balloting occurred Wednesday and yesterday under a field representative of the National Labor Relations Board.
A leading doctor reports Superin provides faster relief and greater effectiveness than aspirin in 100 patients, with hospital tests noting safer use for continuous pain. The product cites a strong medical record and urges readers to consult their doctors about Superin.
Floyd Johnson, 22, of Monroe, arrested early yesterday on breaking and entering charges for the Stewart Hoot Beer stand on the Boulevard. Arraigned in municipal court, he was held to the grand jury with no bond. Also bound over were Ollie Thomassick Sr for theft of a $100 radio and Hayes Stover for charges of rape. Mexico faces acute sugar shortage.
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