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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1939
Page
4
A letter to the editor laments delinquent water rents and urges the city to restore order with discreet collection and new accounts. It calls for economy, a 35 percent payroll reduction, and warns that failure could trigger water shutoffs. The piece links local finance to wider European tensions and political shifts.
The Wheeling Intelligencer recalls relief funding fights, noting a shift from 5.47 million families on relief in 1933 to 7.09 million in 1935, with claims that pump priming failed and relief became a racket amid overall debt and economic strain. It contrasts Chamberlain Daladier strategy with Mussolini and cites public sentiment on government aid and personal charity.
The era of government aid shifted relief to the National Administration, demoralizing private effort and creating a powerful political machine for venal politicians. As spending grows, the relief system nears a Frankenstein-like danger, risking ruin unless Washington curtails and returns relief to the states with a progressive withdrawal of funds.
Morgantown Post reports a New York advisory council proposes a security wage for full-time WPA work in place of paying limited monthly hours. The New York Herald Tribune endorses long term planning for work relief, arguing full-time wages could boost productivity and value received for tax dollars.
In Parliament Sir John Simon says Britain is in communication with France over Berlin matters while Chamberlain prepares a major foreign policy declaration in Birmingham amid calls to resign or scrap appeasement. Labour's Noel-Baker urges united action against aggression and Germany’s straits strain relations. Simon notes Henderson recall is under urgent consideration.
In France public and private sectors study the shift toward cycling for commuting. Authorities note thousands ride daily while roadways strain to accommodate bicycle traffic and motor vehicles, prompting calls for safer routes and dedicated lanes.
The author argues Germany and Italy undercut American exports in South America due to lower German production costs. Government efforts to win new markets are dismissed as folly, blaming costly federal spending for high production costs. American business can compete under constitutional freedom and fair taxes. rising costs threaten both foreign and domestic markets.
Disheartened by poverty Lona Ackerman seeks work and finds a fragile comfort in a new job and a growing friendship with Jim Claridge. She struggles with fear of a threat from Hardy yet begins to reclaim a small life, spending pay, buying a hat, and planning a country outing that rekindles home memories. The chapter closes on a hopeful but cautious note as a lake trip is proposed.
Diplomatic reports suggest Chamberlain will take a firmer line in tonight's Birmingham unionist address marking his 70th birthday. Observers expect the speech to hint at a gradual move away from appeasement.
The article notes wages and hours may not be reconciled by March 31, the contract expiry. A spokesman, Charles O Neill of New York, says the proposal could be reconsidered if a deadlock develops. Operators feel there is time to reach agreement, and like the miners oppose suspensions.
miners demand a 50 cent per day wage increase and a 6 hour working day for a two year contract in the Appalachian coal region which supplies 70 percent of the nations soft coal. The current contract offers a $6 daily wage with a 7 hour day and 6 day week while operators propose a wage cut and keep current hours.
State Auditor Edgar B. Sims recently married announced a change of legal residence from Clarksburg to Charleston. He purchased a home in suburban Kanawha City and will reside there.
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