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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1950
Page
1
Congressional leaders thumbs down on half a dozen Truman proposals including higher taxes and draft continuation. They prefer reduced spending as the 41.1 billion dollar budget looms. Support for social security expansion appears possible while other items like Taft-Hartley repeal and Brannan farm plan are shelved this session.
The Atomic Scientists Association of Britain warned in its monthly bulletin that Russia could possess enough A bombs within a year or two to wage an atomic war. It warned that such a conflict would harm western Europe and threaten civilization, urging steps away from war and toward international law.
J W Gough of the Prunty town pike section has been charged with petit larceny and placed in Taylor county jail awaiting his preliminary hearing before Magistrate C P Lucas. Gough is accused of stealing a hand scoop shovel from the farm of Ray Bolyard at Trap Springs. Corporal G F Randall said the shovel was recovered on the farm of Otto Scranage. The preliminary hearing date will be set soon.
A hearing before Referee O E Wyckoff in Fairmont will decide if Mannington Pottery assets of the bankrupt firm will be sold for creditors. If liens exceed value, the RFC could take the property, leaving other secured and all common creditors, including labor, with nothing.
A car left the road in early morning fog and plunged down an embankment, fatally injuring seven month old Robert Eugene Holcomb of Ivydale. It was the first highway fatality of the new year.
Fire Chief E. L. McClure states Bluefield reduced overall fire losses to 29,030 last year after December fires exceeding 10,000. He notes 1948 losses reached 76,800.
Four convicts who stormed to freedom sparked a five day pursuit across rain and cold in Arkansas. The last desperadoes were captured in North Little Rock, two wounded and hospitalized, ending a sensational manhunt. Jack Rheuark of Sapulpa Oklahoma and James Perry Williams of Sheridan Arkansas were among the wounded. Prison Superintendent Lee Hemplee expressed relief the hunt is over.
The State Armory Board awarded Edward C. Gunneau of Charleston a $65,725 contract to remodel the Fairmont Armory. Work includes a new front, new supply rooms, expanded spaces, added fire escapes, ventilation, plumbing, painting, flooring, and wall repairs.
In Charleston the state secured a building permit for its new office building. City Building Inspector Homer A Johnston had previously refused due to zoning technicalities but issued the permit on orders of the zoning board of adjustment.
Charleston WV reports the board of directors of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia approved an additional 990000 dollars for facility improvement and expansion. The total for the past year rises to 4850000 dollars.
Mine owners push for a court injunction from NLRB counsel Robert Denham to force United Mine Workers to end a three day work week and resume a full week. They accuse Lewis of unfair practices while President Truman withholds Taft Hartley emergency power. Denham can apply for court orders if labor law violations are seen.
Dr. Hermann N. Sander pleads innocent to an indictment charging first degree murder in the mercy killing of incurable cancer patient Mrs. Abbie Borroto. Bond set at 25000 with continuance and prohibition on medical practice. Court filled with 250 spectators as Sander, his wife, and two lawyers entered the courtroom.
Curry Motor company invites several hundred guests to a Saturday Open House at its Maple and Walnut HQ. Visitors meet 1950 Chevrolet and 1950 Oldsmobile models including four Chevrolets and two Chevrolet trucks on display, plus the Super Service department launch and free favors for all ages.
HAL BOYLE argues that the 50 year horizon will be defined by women shaping culture and challenging male ego. He cites shifts from 1900 to 1950 and notes athletic feats as evidence women can compete, predicting a clearer female stamp on the century by 2000. See MOST page 5.
Monongalia county court states it has exceeded six month spending for the county infirmary beyond its annual budget. The court orders the Department of Public Assistance to remove 27 wards from the infirmary, while eight other occupants remain wards of the county. Total infirmary costs reached 16000 dollars since last July, two thousand dollars over the yearly budget. President W E Arnett says the county cannot fund care for public assistance wards at current levels.
President Truman declared a hands off policy toward Formosa and the Chinese civil conflict. He said the United States will not use armed forces or seek special rights there. Only continued economic aid appears promised, with no military interference planned.
The weather bureau reports a brief regional warm spell ending this afternoon as a cold front moves in from the west. Temperatures along the Atlantic seaboard slide toward the 30s to 40s with freezing rain and snow forecast for Maine and surrounding New England tonight. New York City recorded a record high near 62 degrees after midnight, continuing an unusual warm spell before the cold snap.
Charleston and Huntington brace for sleet and freezing rain as temperatures plummet. The U S Weather Bureau in Huntington says highs may not exceed 34 degrees in most parts of the state tomorrow after a January 4 warm spell that shattered records with 74 at Huntington and Charleston and 70 at Petersburg and Elkins. Reading drops of 30 to 36 degrees were noted overnight, with Huntington’s high for January 4 previously 67 in 1899 and Wheeling’s low near 35 early today.
Charleston report shows twenty four coal miners and seven other West Virginians killed in December accidents. The Workmen's Compensation Commission notes a total of 31 deaths for the month, raising 1949 year total to 311, including 209 coal miners, versus 459 deaths in 1948 including 335 miners.
Elizabeth Steele of Horse Creek near Jaeger delivered a six pound two ounce daughter today in a local hospital. Police say the infant is healthy while the mother remains critically wounded from a 39 calibre rifle accident while Louis Steele cleaned the weapon at their home. The family’s physician reported the bullet injuries to Elizabeth Steele’s abdomen and noted Louis Steele is 21 and paralyzed from polio. The shooting is considered accidental according to State Police Sgt. C B Dye.
Construction of a new modern pier in the Port of Baltimore was announced by The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The project aims to handle iron ore shipments, with orders placed for much of the material and construction to begin soon at a cost exceeding $5,000,000. It is expected to take about twelve months to complete and ready to handle heavy ore movement as early as 1951.
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