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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1956
Page
4
Roberts Editor announces staff roles with Ayers as circulation manager and Lockard as business manager. Advertising rates show 30 cents weekly in Taylor Barbour and Hreston counties, with six months subscriptions listed at 15.60 dollars.
The Times notes a mysterious prefire call and argues sabotage plausible amid wartime oil deliveries to Western Europe. It cites a recent longshoremen strike, alleged Communist infiltration, and heightened security fears as factors. The piece urges wartime escorts for tankers and vigilance against further sabotage.
Senator elect John Sherman Cooper of Kentucky visits New Delhi as ambassador to arrange Nehru's Washington visit. Chen Yi, ex Premier, timed to brief Nehru against Soviet China. The talks stress that China needs internal development and elections before posing a threat, while geopolitics in Indochina and alliances loom.
Analysts note a shift in party lines as the unified labor movement redefines class allegiances. The new economic line groups earners between three thousand five hundred and four thousand dollars with Republicans, while lower earners tilt toward Democrats. Labor may woo prospering members or infiltrate the Republican camp to preserve its influence.
Central Michigan College of Education in Bay City with a 45000 population and 16000 public school enrollment tested master teachers with an assistant to handle non instructional tasks. The program, funded by Ford Fund for the Advancement of Education, expanded to 25 Michigan cities and seven Midwest communities. Early results show increased teacher efficiency and pupil care, relieving burdens on teachers without weakening instruction.
The text urges believers to value time as a precious gift and an opportunity to please God through good works. It cites scripture about walking worthy of God, excelling in good works, and enduring trials for eternal glory, asking readers to seek grace to use time wisely like Mary and Joseph.
As Democrats seize control of the 85th Congress, Adam Clayton Powell faces patronage cuts and possible committee moves amid intraparty tension. Senate leaders clash over civil rights and labor, with Eastland poised to chair a contentious judiciary panel. In foreign policy, the U S resists British French pressure on Egypt while aiming to win Afro Asian allies and oppose Soviet moves. Population shifts promise seat changes in 1960, affecting party strength and district redraws.
Pilbrecht promotes foreign study and travel by tracing Willian J. Pulbright’s mime as author of student and teacher exchange programs. Hick and Pulbright have expanded access for thousands of Americans to fifteen SATO countries to broaden student exchanges and strengthen allied unity amid urgency.
Middle East tension eased this week as British and French forces withdrew from the Suez Canal zone under a UN plan. Hungary remained volatile with demonstrations under Russian tanks in Budapest. The UN urged observers into Hungary and Hungary’s puppet government refused.
Brownie Troop No. 81 initiated Rita Jo Goldstrom Patricia Kotcheck and Barbara Moore at the old grade school. Lillian Kotcheck reviewed the troop history as mothers pinned Brownie pins. Other guests included Mrs. Wehner and local officials. Circle I of the Methodist Church Woman's Society met at Wesley Center with Judge Melvin Snyder as speaker on juvenile delinquency. A Woman's Golf Association buffet and bridge night drew fifty reservations at the Country Club with prizes awarded for high and low scores among members and guests.
Elliott B. Hopkins civilian aide to the Army secretary arrived in West Virginia for a two day discussion with 2nd Army officials on Army matters of mutual interest. Hopkins is from Wheeling.
Huntington attorneys for Governor-Elect Cecil H Underwood filed a demurrer Wednesday to a $65,000 libel and slander suit brought by state Board of Control President James M Donohoe. Donohoe claims his reputation was damaged by false statements during the campaign. The demurrer argues the suit fails to state a cause of action under West Virginia law and common law.
Police responding to a complaint about ghost riders racing around Amherst Central High School's football field found two riders and horses sprinting in darkness. They had escaped from a nearby private corral.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company announced a 1.3 million dollar expansion to improve service in Weston Pt Pleasant Oak Hill Mt Hope and Dort Gay. An extra 130 500 was set aside for central office equipment in Huntington Wheeling and Spencer, bringing total year authorization to 28.5 million.
Crop prices in West Virginia eased slightly for the month ending November 15 while feed costs also declined, the Federal State Crop Reporting Service reported. Ancient Egyptians colored glass with cobalt-containing material.
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