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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1952
Page
6
A brief devotional note dated Tuesday June 17 1952 presents a paraphrase from Psalms 1 3 about a person blessed by rivers of water yielding fruit in season and prospering. The line emphasizes steady growth and enduring vitality as a moral takeaway.
The piece argues Ruffner Hollow bottlenecks near Piedmont road clog Kanawha Airport traffic and Coonskin Park access. It proposes extending Wilson Hollow road with minimal hillside rights‑of‑way work, referencing the city master plan and limited funds. It shifts to Britain-China trade, noting wartime economics and Eden’s view on continuing trade with China via a permanent organization.
The Hoover Commission reports wasteful practices in multiple agencies including 24 supervisors for 25 VA employees and a 93 year supply of fluorescent bulbs. Officials estimate up to 542 million dollars could be saved, urging presidents candidates to pursue practical taxpayer savings rather than theories.
A Charleston Presbyterian Church debate critique notes a New Jersey native who left the Northern branch to avoid rotten theology. A Wayneville NC editor endorses Truman for president with a young running mate to attract world affairs experience and labor support. A Sutton letter argues courts should settle industrial disputes to stabilize prices and wages, proposing a parity standard guided by industry and labor leaders.
A 1952 intercepted message mentions Jane 17 and Walter Wolfe linked to a Weatherman plot in the city, with limited readable details about the aims or participants. The fragment identifies the figures and the organization but lacks full context or outcome.
John Burton Tigrett, a 38 year old from Jackson Tennessee, turned a $2500 start into a business forecasting at least $2.3 million in 1952. He left Chicago after WWII where he rose to executive vice president of a major Interstate bus line and credits the lure of home town life for his success. He recalls Navy service and NATS work shaping his path.
Knocking and worry over city influence on boys push a Chicago family toward moving back to Jackson. A chance meeting two years ago connected Mr. Tiggett with Roger Hamilton of Rutherford New Jersey, who invented a toy from adding machine tape that springs and extends along a stick.
Doris Fleeson notes a sequence of resignations in the Justice Department tied to corruption scrutiny under President Truman. James P McGranery aims to show a cleaned house while two officials leave without charges. The piece highlights political demoralization fostered by Truman and Senator McCarran and notes uncharged departures of Morison and Underhill amid ongoing alien land controversy.
The piece notes a tense clash surrounding Attorney General Baynton's resignation and McCarran's influence, with partisan angles from Wiley and Ben S. amid a broader government overhaul. It argues no officials have faced indictments or grand jury testimony, contrasts Justice with Treasury and Agriculture, and casts suspicion on administrative loyalties in a volatile election year.
Washington attorney general faced scrutiny over a 333000 pound surplus rope sale to Russia in 1947. Walter Van Dyke, linked to Rogers International, arranged the deal through Army channels, with rope inspectors and half price bids sparking controversy. His wife then worked at Navy headquarters as the affair moved to the Navy.
Westbrook Pegler analyzes the Texas convention where the Old Guard under Henry Zweifel controls party machinery. He accuses the Herald Tribune and New York Times of fake Republican bias and praises Ike while condemning Democratic maneuvering aimed at seizing the Republican organization and patronage.
Victor Riesel reports upbeat government forecasts show steady job growth through 1960 driven by new scientific roles. Labor seeks earth scientists and oceanographers for exploration, with strong demand in New York and Chicago. Unemployment easing in Detroit, copper stockpile shifts support civilian production, and skilled workers from accountants to engineers are in demand nationwide.
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