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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1951
Page
7
Western Europe largely approves the decision to remove General Douglas MacArthur from UN command in Korea. Indian officials and German observers respond favorably while Soviet and Paris circles stay quiet as Trygve Lie offers no comment.
News of General MacArthur's dismissal reached Tokyo like a shock wave stirring mixed reactions. Diplomats in London and Washington weighed what it meant for Korea and Asia while Japanese officials and citizens processed the abrupt change at the top of the occupation.
Senator Wherry says Gen. Douglas MacArthur agreed in a telephone talk to appear at a joint session of Congress to discuss his dismissal by President Truman. Wherry plans to introduce a resolution for a Senate and House hearing, with MacArthur reportedly eager to return. The issue provoked GOP talk of possible impeachments and spurred congressional planning.
Readings show high yesterday and low last night near dawn for Oak Hill. Glade Creek and Laverne report 2 a.m. conditions. Rivers at Bellepoint and Greenbrier and New are about two feet above normal stages with muddy conditions at Bluestone Reservoir.
City officials led by Mayor W A Brown and Police Capt C H Shirey ordered immediate removal of slot machines and other gambling devices from fraternal and veterans organizations. They alleged a scheme involving lottery ticket sales, and said past efforts failed to reveal the activity.
State Police carried out a series of raids last night in five Clarksburg area communities uncovering 57 slot machines and liquor. Twelve club stewards were arrested as Captain J B Jack led the operation with State Patrol Company A.
The United Nations command in Korea shifted from General MacArthur to Lt. Gen. Matthew Ridgway as allied forces pressed the Red Korean front. Allied air and artillery struck key bases while Turkish troops crossed the Han River and American, British and Turkish units advanced on multiple fronts amid censorship.
A Beckley telephone poll shows near universal disapproval of President Truman’s decision to relieve General MacArthur. Residents criticize the move as overstepping presidential bounds while others defend it as standard military practice.
Five men received state prison terms at Moundsville and three others faced jail sentences in Raleigh County Criminal Court before Judge Harry L. McCrerry. William Slaughter got one to 10 years for breaking and entering and five years for prior conviction. Ira Heim and Quayheen Wilson drew one to one year for breaking and entering and grand larceny respectively. Robert Rogers and Roy Hughes received one to 10 years and one to five years for grand larceny and bad check. Sentences run concurrently. Gene Lutz and James Fitts with LaFayette Hairston received one year each for petit larceny with concurrent terms. A non-support charge against William Cousins was dropped.
Washington critics denounced President Truman's removal of Gen. Douglas MacArthur as a tragic error and a forerunner of a Far Eastern Munich. Lawmakers urged MacArthur to testify, arguing the fate of Europe hinges on Asia and warning of possible impeachment moves, while Republicans sharpened the attack and questioned policy in Korea and Japan.
Raleigh County college students may obtain draft deferment forms at Local Draft Road No 13 Beckley. Clerk Aubrey O Smith announced double postcard applications for men seeking deferment under the Selective Service act. Aptitude tests to determine deferment eligibility will be held May 28 June 16 and June 30 at Beckley College. Men should apply promptly for these applications.
James William Hewlett, 22, of Fayette County, was executed in West Virginia for the robbery slaying of Huntington taxi driver Julian Buie. He walked to the chair calmly after prayers, his churchman present, and spoke only good-bye to the warden. His body was released to a Fayette County mortuary. He left a widow and no children.
Obituaries list multiple West Virginia figures including John Richard Anderson 81 in Cameron from a gunshot injury, Donald H. Bland 54 longtime Morgan Town restaurant operator, and Paul G. Stephens 4 from Logan with an electrician note. Also listed are John Thomas Lilly 41 formerly of Princeton and Updike 60 retired mortician.
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