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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1952
Page
7
Rioting inmates at Rahway and Trenton state prisons held nine guards hostage during a four day mutiny. Prisoners demanded a new parole system and warden firing while authorities sought mediation and monitored radios. Most inmates remained uninvolved as officials prepared continued negotiations.
Editors at the ASNE meeting urged for White House clarification after Truman hinted he might seize newspapers and radio stations as he did the steel industry. Reactions ranged from dictatorship fears to defense of the president’s controversial framing.
In El Paso Texas relatives of Lt Verne Goodwin plan to appeal his two year prison sentence for refusing to fly a C-124 transport mission. The case sparked controversy with Gen Hoyt S. Vandenberg calling the matter tempest in a teapot as relatives threaten to take the issue to the President if needed.
In Charleston area, pickets at Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone exchanges disrupted service as Local 204 of CIO Communications Workers of America shows up to 20 percent of pickets. Company says over half the normal work force was present. pickets also at St Albans Nitro Kanawha City sites and other Charleston offices.
In Miami a jeweler paid 15209 in jewels and cash to recover his 6 year old son, duped by a staged kidnapping. Police say the boy rode from a Miami Beach school to hospital, while a fake cab driver and supposed mother arranged the ruse. An extortion plot led to the payout and a key was later found missing from a bus station locker.
Fair with 40s tonight then Saturday cloudy and continued warm. Extended forecast April 15 to 23 shows average temperatures about six degrees above normal. Warm weekend with cooler north portion Monday or Tuesday and south portion Tuesday to Wednesday. Scattered showers likely north Monday and south Tuesday, amounts under one tenth of an inch. Northern normal is 54 degrees and southern 56.
In Philippi West Virginia a formal ceremony today installed Reverend Richard E. Shearer as president of Alderson-Broaddus College a Baptist institution with about 270 students. He has led since last May succeeding Dr John W Elliott who resigned in June 1950.
Omaha and Council Bluffs battle the Missouri flood with 24 000 workers on dikes and levees under floodlights as crest nears 30.24 feet, threatening farms and towns. Engineers coordinate through command posts while crews fill sandbags to keep the river from bursting its barriers. Despite predicting high water, officials say the levees can hold if sandbagged areas are controlled.
MUNSANR Allied and Communist staff officers, after a two week recess, will reopen off the record talks tomorrow on how to exchange prisoners of the Korean War. No clear break in the deadlock over voluntary repatriation. observers see a possible compromise formula. Both sides have updated prisoner rosters. U N Command ready to resume. Talks resume at 9 pm EST Friday after recess since April 4 to seek new solutions.
Harles ton WVU President Irvin Stewart says the proposed medical school will take longer than planned due to weak tax revenue from the soft drink penny tax. He expects construction to start on schedule by year end, despite lower than anticipated collections reported by Tax Commissioner C H Koontz.
At noon today three fires were burning in District 6 per the State Conservation Commission. One near the Thomas School at Backus in Fayette County, another near Epperly, and one on Reedy Branch of Clear Creek. Only one fire was reported around 1 30 a m and all are under investigation. Fire Thursday included a blaze in McDowell County on Bull Creek and another in Fayette County on the Lick Ford Branch off Mossy Creek.
Washington officials summoned to a White House meeting with Secretary of Commerce Sawyer to discuss a possible final conference before a government imposed wage boost for 650000 CIO steelworkers. CIO President Phil Murray and U S Steel Corp head Benjamin Parness were among those invited for the talks.
Soviet Mig jets faced U S Sabres in six aerial encounters over North Korea. The U S Fifth Air Force reported one Red jet shot down and three damaged across morning battles. Ground patrols pressed UN defenses along the Western and Central Fronts as air action continued.
Motions for probation were denied for four defendants by Judge L. McCreery in Raleigh County Criminal Court. Oscar Wond, 53, of Berkeley, received life imprisonment for first degree murder in the pistol slaying of John Gray Jr. of East Park. Robert Eugene Cooper, 15, of East Beckley, will be committed to the Industrial School for Colored Boys at Lakin until age 21 after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in a teen-agers park knife death. Mrs Nellie Gray Clark of LeJay was sentenced to three years in county jail after a jury found involuntary manslaughter in her husband Walter Clark's death. William C. Vayehn of Mullens drew six months in jail and $500 fine after a no contest plea to a lottery charge.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co seeks to add an auxiliary motor freight system from Charleston into seven West Virginia counties Raleigh Cabell Logan Boone Lincoln Fayette and Putnam Four routes would begin in Charleston and serve these counties A hearing was set for May 20 in Charleston The plan would place auxiliary freight stations accessible by trucks along existing rail lines and promise lower rail rates and improved service for customers.
Forty eight Raleigh County United Mine Workers locals unanimously endorsed Dr E H Hedrick for governor at a meeting in Eccles The endorsement was urged as a county wide effort with all locals represented and no other endorsements made The meeting was led by George J Titler president District 29 UMWA who urged members to advocate for Hedrick locally and return to their unions to secure votes.
In Bonn the U S High Commission will cut 45 million dollars yearly in Army perks in Germany despite protests. Savings target perks include servant staff, special trains, cheap rail fares, and occupation privileges tied to German taxpayers. The move follows a clash between State and Defense departments over occupation costs and reallocation to German defense.
District 6 State Conservation Commission workers investigate a sudden smoke event near Mt Taber. The plume appeared, then vanished with no fire observed. officials say the case is open and under inquiry to determine cause and details.
Former secretary of state James F. Byrnes claims President Truman spread falsehoods about him and replaced history with fiction in describing U S Russian relations during the early cold war. Byrnes, in a Collier's article, denies quitting over a memo and says Truman lacked iron resolve against the Soviets while publicizing letters and his heart condition to show the rift wasn’t over policy alone.
Herbert Williams of Sand Branch was recaptured by four deputies after escaping custody Wednesday afternoon. He faces six charges including breaking and entering and is held for grand jury action and a six month sentence. Williams was among six prisoners who volunteered to donate at a bloodmobile in Shady Spring. Meanwhile West Virginia principal associations met in Bluefield and Clarksburg for two days of meetings with panels, officer elections, and a concert by high school performers.
The Register sent City Editor Charles Murst to Charleston to talk with the West Virginia Turnpike Commission head about the Princeton Beckley Charleston route. He returns with facts, a map, and pictures outlining vehicle projections and the turnpike’s location relative to Beckley.
New York stocks edged higher in a rail led session with little overall momentum. Prices rose about 1 to 2 points for several names including Atlantic Coast Line Canadian Pacific Union Pacific Northern Pacific Anaconda Copper American Cyanamid Eastman Kodak Kern County Land Chrysler U S Rubber and Admiral Corp while Standard Oil United Airlines International Nickel American Woolen American verdad Petroleum and Montgomery Ward slipped.
New York officials report unanimous endorsement of Averell Harriman by 45 state county chairmen as the Democratic nomination candidate. The vote reflects broad party support across county organizations and signals strong backing for Harriman’s presidential bid.
The Beckley Register previews its Sunday edition with a photo spread titled Ten Best-Dressed Women. Social Editor Dolores Davis profiles Beckley’s stylish residents, highlighting how they dress and present themselves.
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