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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1955
Page
8
The Ravenswood area longtime river trade hub shifts toward Kaiser steel plant plans with 1500 to 1700 jobs, a rolling mill employing around 2000, and coal powered aluminum production tied to Ohio Power. The town’s 1845 Ravenswood House hotel remains, serving overland clientele as steamboat traffic fades. Ballenger 4-H notes include new members and 1956 officer slate. Ottawa science note forecasts abundant natural gas petroleum and coal.
Ravenswood West Virginia grows from a river town to an aluminum hub as Kaiser Aluminum moves to expand with a sheet and foil mill and a major reduction plant. The project, costing about 216 million dollars, will boost capacity by over 50 percent and position Ravenswood as a leading aluminum center. Local officials predict demand for housing and services will surge, with plans for five billion dollars in homes and infrastructure as municipal water and power systems must be expanded to accommodate growth. The town, previously 1,284 residents per the July census, now faces rapid change and steps to support increased population and economic activity.
Maryland employment hit an October high with 832,000 people in full or part time work as of Oct 15, up 2,400 since September and 34,600 from Oct 1954. Manufacturing fell 400 while non manufacturing rose 2,800 aided by Christmas season hiring. Notable gains: ship and boat building 3,800. primary metals 5,500. stone glass and textiles up 700 each. paper products 600. contract construction 9,400. interstate railroads 1,700. overall non manufacturing growth driven by construction and retail hiring.
In October the wholesale and retail trades added 3.64 thousand jobs and government service rose by 1.5 thousand federally, with state and local governments adding 2.3 thousand. Food processing fell by 2.1 thousand and the chemical industry declined by 400. Retail trade remained the largest employer at 134.1 thousand, followed by government service at 122.4 thousand. Other notable sectors included service and miscellaneous 86.8 thousand, transportation and utilities 76.9 thousand, construction 70.9 thousand, transportation equipment 45.8 thousand, primary metals 41.2 thousand, wholesale trade 39.1 thousand, finance real estate 37.7 thousand, food processing 35.5 thousand, and apparel manufacturing 23.8 thousand.
New York dispatch reports the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod says Radio Prague and Radio Warsaw will air American produced Christmas programs. Dr Oswald C. J. Hoffmann notes this as the first time Communist governments opened their facilities to American sponsored religious broadcasts. Poland and Czechoslovakia government agencies agreed after assurances the programs would be non political. Hoffmann says such non political broadcasts have been offered to satellite countries on Easter and Christmas. Also mentions auto travel comprising about 81 percent of U S vacation trips.
Secretary of State Dulles told the Illinois Manufacturers Assn that Western nations should strengthen alliances and hold a massive retaliatory capacity to deter Soviet aggression. He warned Russia’s promises to undeveloped areas won’t sway free Asian leaders and urged unity for pressure on Moscow to loosen its grip. Congress will pass measures.
Dulles outlined plans to provide as much foreign aid as Congress deems usable while seeking more flexibility in the spending program. The administration would keep total aid to friendly countries near 2.7 billion dollars annually. He argued this policy would support a credible peace through deterrence while pursuing eventual arms reductions with Russia. In Ontario, polio cases in 1955 hit a low since 1932, with deaths among the infected falling from 5 percent to 2.44 percent.
In Towson Maryland two white families, the Howards of Cockeysville and the Shock family, refuse to send their children to Baltimore County schools with Black students. Court orders require attendance at the integrated local school or a move to a nonsegregated district or private schooling. Both fathers work for Baltimore County government, and the Shocks have moved to Florida to survey segregation options.
Ohio State star Robin Freeman returns to Chicago for a doubleheader at Chicago Stadium with Loyola and Penn State facing DePaul. DePaul invites Freeman and his Chicago-area supporters to watch for free, offering two admissions per Freeman to those identified by license. Belair Stud's Nashua named 1955 racing champion.
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