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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1956
Page
4
President Sukarno argues nationalism is rebuilding nations and ensuring equal esteem, not chauvinism, as Asia and Africa shed colonial rule. He defines nationalism as self-determination and a path to friendship with half the world, contrasting it with tyranny of the past.
As President's adviser, Senator Wal tet George will undertake a personal mission abroad after the Senate adjourns in July. He aims to probe Middle East, North Africa, Korea, and Indochina issues, assessing Soviet shifts and urging prudent, case by case accommodations to avoid misperceptions of U.S. unwillingness to compromise.
The Fair Campaign Practices Committee led by Charles P Taft announces a pledge requiring presidential and congressional nominees to discuss issues sincerely while condemning prejudice and personal attack. DoJ backs bipartisan effort to give states power to counter subversion as Supreme Court relaxes sedition and treason laws.
Packaging experts claim consumers buy boxes more than food. With 60 million families buying 2000 cartons yearly, boxes reach a billion two hundred million annually. Parkagee Designers Council supports this carton age, noting aisles and hypnotic boxes. New talking packages under development may feature rubbed strips that emit brand names.
Washington report from the Census Bureau places the national population at 167,440,000 as of April 1. The six-year period since 1950 added over 16 million people with about 23.5 million births and 9 million deaths. Immigration contributed roughly 1.7 million.
Carl J. Lauderman of Clarksburg was elected president of the West Virginia branch of the National Association of Post Office Clerks. At the concurrent auxiliary meeting, Mrs. Lauderman was named president and the couple were selected as delegates to the 43rd national convention in Philadelphia in August 2025.
Fears of a steel strike cloud labor relations as talks stall over pay boosts, with a July walkout possible if negotiations fail. Democrats celebrate Lyndon Johnson’s Texas victory, boosting southern hopes for a presidential bid. Alaska statehood move aims to dramatize claims to full state status, while GI home loan extensions for WWII veterans gain traction, with Bradley urging continuation to mid-1959.
Beckley insurance executive Hulett C. Smith says he is honored by Democratic gubernatorial nominee Robert H. Mollohan’s backing for state party chairman. Smith, Mollohan’s primary campaign manager, pledges to follow Mollohan’s lead and help Democrats win in the fall. Both plan vacations and await further talks in Washington before month’s end.
The West Virginia Road Commission awarded or recommended approval on seven highway projects totaling 2,789,150 dollars. Five state resurfacing projects worth 382,116 dollars were awarded, one was rejected, and two federal aid projects totaling 2,407,034 dollars were forwarded to the Bureau of Public Roads. Major federal work includes a 19 mile south side expressway segment near Charleston awarded to Nelle L. Teer Co. for 1,908,889 dollars and an overhead bridge at Monitor Junction for 426,145 dollars to Smith Construction Co. of Huntington.
After winning the Democratic nomination by over 50 000 votes Mollohan said he wants Smith as state chairman. The gubernatorial nominee typically selects the chairman and the new state committee will meet in Charleston next month. If elected Smith would succeed J Howard Myers who has led the party for six years.
In a brisk column, the writer laments outdoor dining dust and smog in Manhattan from St. Moritz to Beatrice, Tavern on the Green, and local automatit eateries. He jokes about air conditioned sidewalk dining and recalls encounters with notable figures and venues, including William of Park Avenue, Paulette Goddard, and Boxed cultural references.
Westover hosts parade with Bushy Beards and Swishy Skirts leading the Firemen event. About 20 members of the Brothers of the Brush and Sisters of the Swish joined the Grafton Fire Department. Banners announce Grafton’s Centennial ceremony. Two groups have already joined three outer town parades this month to promote the centennial.
Indianapolis Kiwanis president Corwin Geyer asks members to stand if not wearing lapel buttons. Among the 13 who stood is Jack Raney, current international Kiwanis president. The note mentions road surfacing bids in Pocahontas Webster counties with firms and amounts.
Ground-breaking ceremonies set for June 4 mark the start of a Carborundium Metals Corp plant near Parkersburg on a 135 acre Washington Bottom site. It will produce zirconium and helium for the Atomic Energy Commission, with executives Clinton Robinson and William C. Marland among expected attendees. The project follows an Akron site as the second ABC materials plant.
Laura Fenmer recounts Memorial Day origins from 1868 when Maj. John Logan urged unified graveside observances. The piece notes decorations by women in Columbus Miss and Arlington Cemetery orations by James A. Garfield, with shifts to include all fallen and the poem The Blue and the Gray inspiring generations.
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