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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1946
Page
2
The Charleston Gazette reports a presidential veto and House Senate conflict over price controls and farm commodities. Key figures include Chatman Spence and other lawmakers debating the Case Bill, OPA powers, and potential reforms to stabilize inflation through federal mediation and production incentives.
Government limits on sugar for mills rise July 1 to 7 percent of prior output, prompting OPA and Agriculture Department officials to push toward equal rationing for bakers and other industries. Officials foresee possible bakery cuts, reduced pastry production, and a three to five cent per pound retail price rise under a forthcoming price control extension. A three cent per pound coffee subsidy expires June 30, with potential further increases to stabilize Latin American import costs.
Dr. Williams announced leaving Marshall College to accept the chancellorship at the University of Mississippi. He cited the chance to marshal regional resources against major educational challenges and noted Marshall's strong finances, enrollment, and building plans. The move follows his June 1942 appointment to succeed Dr. James E. Allen.
The article notes a quick agreement expected on foreign affairs matters and mentions prompt measures from the White House. It also references the annual homecoming at Tuppers cresk with a noon gathering tomorrow and a 3 pm sermon.
Secretary Byrnes outlines steps to detect rearmament in Germany and Austria. He proposes 25 year allied control, spade work by ministers, and a future peace conference. If big four deadlock persists, the U N penal assembly may consider a federated Germany with Britain and France backing, while Russia's stance remains uncertain.
Baruch outlines proposals to outlaw the lethal atomic bomb and ban other weapons such as gas and bacteriological bombs. He urges immediate sanctions and a no veto rule to ensure enforceable international law, arguing safety guarantees beyond words. The UN Atomic Energy Commission should deter violations and punish violators to keep peace.
Baruch proposes a phased U.S. plan to place atomic development under an international control body. Initial steps would share only essential information, with further facts released as controls evolve. The authority would eventually oversee raw materials, production, and distribution, conduct inspections, and guide peaceful uses of atomic energy.
A wartime draft extension clash pits 18 to 45 in the Senate against 20 to 25 in the House. Conferees approve a top age limit of 44 for postwar forces and add an exclusion for certain discharged or terminal leave personnel. Senator Eisenhower cited a need for a true count in planning an Army near 1.65 million by July 1948.
Chetnik leader Mihailovic testified that in 1944 United States support was promised by Col. Robert H. McDowell and that American youth did not seek Communism in Yugoslavia. He claimed his men rescued 300 to 400 American fliers and coordinated with the Italian air corps, noting 40 planes arrived in one day.
The report notes a plan to deploy four Chinese armies by air into Japanese held zones in China after V-3 day. It mentions a presidential order enabling continued aid to China to liquidate enemy forces. Wedemeyer is described as a leading American officer in China and potential ambassador to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, with Gen Marshall acting as a special presidential representative seeking peace and unity in China.
Union leaders ship operators and government mediators pushed for a near term settlement as CIO National Maritime Union president Joseph Curran warned picket lines remained ready at all ports. Proposed terms were telegraphed to union halls and Curran called the agreement a good one.
West Virginia officer and fellow service members are among 10 listed as missing after an Army plane crash near Guam on June 12. Union leaders and ship operators negotiate a national maritime labor settlement as thrice-delayed talks edge toward final terms. The Navy prepared reservists to run government ships if a strike occurs while union locals weigh the proposed agreement.
Horwitz described how militarists could block cabinet formation by withholding war and navy ministers and could force resignations by pressuring ministers to quit via direct access to the throne. He said they have set policy against the premier’s and cabinet’s wishes as the court recessed until Monday morning.
Wallace warns that both management and labor must strengthen rights and interests rather than weaken them. He accuses some leaders in labor and management of Metub borness and predicts more strife ahead. He says ending OPA would worsen industrial tensions in the coming year.
Huntington district U.S. engineers will draw plans for Veterans Administration hospitals in Clarksburg and Beckley. Pittsburgh engineers will direct construction of the Clarksburg facility, while Huntington office oversees the Beckley job. Directives from Washington expected at any time.
Gasperi urges Italians to unite after Umbretto proclamation and plebiscite results. He defends the election as free, notes contrasts in tone with the king, and warns against outside designs on Italian frontiers while appealing for disciplined support.
Bevin warned he could not deploy another British division, citing political agitation in the United States over Jewish settlement in Palestine. A British foreign office text clarified Bevin’s remarks, while a communique said London would await US-British talks before acting on Anglo American committee recommendations. The news mentions Truman’s cabinet committee and a US delegation to London for discussions.
Obituary notices report Edward Lewis Javin and James Claude Pritchard among those dying, with deaths at Starksburg area hospitals and various Charleston and Glenville locations. The entries list survivors, funeral plans, and burial arrangements including Arlington, Oak Hill, and Spring Hill cemeteries, with mortuary firms named. The report also notes the death of Carey Summers Woofter, former registrar of Glenville State College, found dead at home.
In Logan on June 14 a circuit court dismissed an indictment charging HV Holt, a Coal River business man, with raping a 10 year old girl in November 14. The case is continued to September 28. Holt must appear to renew a $10 000 bond. The mother Mrs Gertrude Gilpin Makar of Huntington, previously held as a material witness, was released from jail. The girl now 12 is at Elkins children's home.
Severe weather knocks WMMN off air for about thirty minutes and halts the Consolation Coal Co mine No 63. A severe storm cuts power in Fairmont area, triggering landslides and blocking electric lines. Rainfall totals reach around 1.22 inches as street lights flicker. Reports also describe a Bolivian rebel action with air base attacks and a provisional military coup.
Seth Mine. Brakeman Killed at Prenter. Sta Carl Lacy, 36, of Seth, a fine motor brakeman for Reds Sarret Coal Mining Co. at Prenter, was killed Thursday morning in an incident at the mine. His body found about 8 40 a m according to attendants of Hunter and hunter mortuary Madison. Surviving wife Mrs Christine Asbury Lacy four children Sara Lee Louvenia Robert and Mitchell six brothers Arnold of Van Bershel Charleston Bertsel Bristol vonn Harold Bernard of Mrs Ford Pauley Gordon and Ernestine Lacy Julian his stepmother Mrs Connie Lacy Julian Service will be held at 10 a m tomorrow in the Healing Stream Baptist church at Seth. Burial will be in Pine Grove cemetery at Mac Corkle.
Thomas F. Henson, 57, of 1 Grosycup Dr, died Thursday in a tourist cabin east of Huntington city limits. Funeral and burial set for Harrisburg, Pa, with Coroner F. X. Schuller citing heart ailment. Survived by wife Caroline, Charleston. daughters Jean, Lois, and Carol, all of Harrisburg. son Capt. Thomas Henson in an Army hospital. a brother and several nieces and nephews. He was formerly with Baldwin Supply Co and Thew Shovel Co Lorraine QC.
About 6,000 miners in northern West Virginia were idle as railroad cars failed to arrive. The Monongahela division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reported a severe car shortage, with 650 pits closed and only 40 percent of orders met for the next day. Fire. B. and O. moved 1,250 cars yesterday, today spotting 1,100 against 3,500 ordered.
A 12 year old machinist admitted rigging a dynamite booby trap at a furniture plant, killing Smith who warned he would kill or run him out of town. The motive cited fear and threats from Smith, with both men married and Smith father of three. Prosecutors said the trap was connected to an electrical control room and kiln operation, and the statement gave no clear motive.
Carlos William Miller, 18, of 111% Brown St, appeared in municipal court on larceny charges after allegedly breaking into Opal V Dale’s apartment at 24% Washington St. He is bound over to the grand jury for offenses including theft of an electric typewriter, alarm clock, suitcase, fountain pen, lighter, and gloves valued at about $15. Also Marjorie Hope, from Charleston, tied to stealing $178 from Navy man C. H. Browning, was committed to county jail in default of bond.
The Rev Benton and Rev Haman associated with Nation City Christian Church Washington DC have accepted appointment as Pastor of the First Christian Church of Morgantown effective August 1 according to today's announcement.
Beverly Jean Hackett of Carthage Tennessee, eight years old and an infantile paralysis patient, reached Morris Memorial hospital for crippled children after a 450 mile move in an iron lung. Dr Anneva French Nashville physician who accompanied her said the trip went well and the girl was excited and enjoyed it. Her mother Mrs Ben Lors Hackett and two electricians traveled with her to maintain the generators powering the unit, a mobile unit owned by the Warm Springs Georgia Foundation.
CHARLES TOWN June Re Cabts Morton C Mumma of Berryville Virginia a retired Navy officer will take over management of Jefferson Publishing Co s two weekly newspapers here it was announced Capt Mumma a Naval Academy graduate and submarine commander during World War I succeeds Clay Carr of Boyce Virginia who resigned to run his own printing plant at Boyce
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