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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1946
Page
5
Miners in Taylor County walked out and most mines remained idle as hopper cars were scarce amid the 12 day coal truce. Officials cited railroad delays, with shipments down and merchants fearing reduced sales while national tensions rise over broader transport disruptions and wartime fuel controls.
President Truman faces uncertain talks as carrier executives, cabinet members, and officials in Washington assess how to handle a growing crisis. Ross declined to forecast plans while reports indicate possible broadcast address. Marine Corps orders reserve officers to active duty if needed, veterans may volunteer. Army remains on standby as cities stockpile food and industries prepare for shutdown amid mounting tension.
A morning vote 48 to 30 approved a proposal aimed at John L. Lewis and the coal strike, seeking to ban employer contributions to welfare funds spent by unions. Supporters pressed for a 60 day cooling off period on labor disputes with federal mediation. Senator Byrd and allies pushed for broader limits amid a 14 hour session ending at 1 13 am EST.
A damaged OCR fragment cites a group or individual becoming sole possessor of secrets and mentions a developed weapon. The passage stops mid-thought, offering little for precise attribution, context, or outcome beyond the security risk implied by the claim.
Nationwide rail walkout by 250,000 engineers and trainmen halted most service after 4 am local time yesterday. While 1,200,000 others in related unions stayed idle, a near 100 percent shutdown left cities stranded, with government mobilizing non-rail transit and controls on movement of food and mail. Hotels filled and cots were set up for overflow passengers.
A special Marine Corps statement declares reserve officers may be ordered to active duty during the crisis. It also invites all honorably discharged personnel and inactive enlisted reservists to volunteer by reporting to the nearest Marine post or headquarters.
The text notes volunteers’ names and qualifications will be recorded and sent to headquarters, and they may be called to active duty if needed for the transportation emergency. Army action on reservists was not immediate, with a spokesman saying no such move is contemplated. The Army awaits a formal request from the Office of Defense Transportation regarding railroad seizure measures under President Truman’s order.
Rail officials say trains Nos 1 and 2 of the Monongah division operated last night but will not run tonight as strike ties up about 2506 carloads of merchandise. B and O confirms no furlough orders and that office workers and general staff will continue to work while shop activity proceeds. A. B. Cutright, freight agent, reports ongoing routine work and limited Limiteds by rail officials including former engineers and trainmen.
Two Kentucky youths were sentenced to life terms and another to 40 years in a Logan, West Virginia, court for holding up taxi drivers last March. The dispatch notes the freight office will stay open for already received freight, while no new freight is accepted, and the Greyhound and Reyde- fields buses run through town. Ovie George Kell, Malden Lee Armstrong, and Hall were among the convicted, with Armstrong a Texas convict and Kell and Armstrong previously jailed. Johnson, active in business, died of a heart attack at a hospital.
The Post Office Department announced a nationwide move to embargo mail with a weight limit of 18 ounces for first class and air mail. Local postmasters may impose complete or partial embargoes without departmental approval, accepting mail only if it will move out by normal transportation. Partial embargo already ordered in several cities.
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt will deliver the commencement address at West Virginia State College Institute. She arrives Saturday morning for a reception at noon hosted by state officials and friends, then visits the institute where she will speak as guest of college president Dr John W Davis.
In Washington on May 24 the rail walkout halted coal shipments and threatened to end the two week truce. John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers faced a government effort to resolve terms as Krug and Moreel pressed for contract points.
In western Pennsylvania talks proceed as Krug and Moreel meet with Lewis to discuss miners concerns. Operators wait in an uptown hotel while the government steps in to oversee the negotiations. Federal investigators declined to confirm a report amid growing complaints.
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