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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1949
Page
8
In the jurisdiction the year’s assessment figures show slight increases across classes of property. Total countywide assessments reached 71,895,000 with notable boosts in municipalities such as Clear Fork 3,862,885 and Marsh Fork 2,211,674, while other districts list varied gains and losses across multiple towns and localities.
British delegate at the United Nations Economic and Social Council accused the Soviet Union of creating a new slavery system through its corrective labor codes. He cited forced labor without trial, open warrants, and political prisoners guarded by criminals, linking these to mass migrations from Eastern Europe and the Soviet zone of Germany. He demanded a Soviet answer on an investigation.
Union representatives announced 25 City Lines employees will strike at midnight Friday over a 14 cent hourly wage increase. City Lines rejected a five cent offer, mediation was refused, and negotiations since June collapsed August 2.
U S unemployment rose above four million in July for the first time since January 1912 while total employment also climbed. The civilian labor force increased by about 417,000, with adults and students accounting for most of the rise. The unemployment tally reached 4,095,000 in July, vs 3,778,000 in June and 2,227,000 a year earlier. Total employed stood at 59,720,000, up from June but below July 1948 levels. Farm employment fell slightly, while manufacturing and services showed gains. Census figures are nationwide estimates and do not explain the ongoing anti-recession efforts.
Regional data from January to May shows the South Atlantic region, including Georgia and Florida, posting a nine percent rise in cash farm receipts year over year, led by crops and livestock. Total receipts reached 876,056,09 dollars vs 802,172,000 last year, with North Carolina and Virginia among the top contributors.
Alice Partlow Curtis daughter of Liborary General Ira J. Partlow of West Virginia signs with International Textbook Co to publish a volume of publicity titled Your Publicity Showing. Release date set for October 1. Curtis a Marshall College journalism graduate former Welch Daily News reporter now is assistant publicity manager for Michigan Blue Cross and resides in Detroit.
Bluefield expects to collect 73335 in real estate taxes in the current fiscal year, against 3661 for the year ending June 30. City clerk Eleanor Shype reported after the city board approved a 501414 budget. The rise follows higher salaries for police, firemen, and other officials, with 449202 spent in 1948 49.
A 60 nation conference in Geneva approved articles for a new civilian protection convention. The text prohibits collective penalties, intimidation, terrorism, plunder, and the taking of hostages. It bans mass forcible transfers and deportations of civilians from occupied areas to any territory.
In Cannes the Begum reported four men robbed her and the Aga Khan of jewels and money worth 450000 dollars as they left their villa en route to Deauville to visit their son and Rita Hayworth. The bandits spoke with foreign accents and fled in a black car after threats with guns.
A prosector's hearing was set for today or tomorrow for four Accoville youths arrested in connection with the alleged rape of two women near Man early Sunday near Huff Creek. One victim, partly crippled, said the attackers struck after mistaking a car for a taxi at 3 a.m. and that she had been assaulted twice.
London reports Adm Louis Denfeld indicated a defense mechanism under the Atlantic Pact could be set up before year’s end after he and U S chiefs met with British staff. He said the timeline might not be long and could occur before year’s end.
Huntington Dog Warder James Stepro and deputies gunned down four dogs on the courthouse lawn after the animals attacked several people including a girl earlier that morning and a man the previous night. Bystanders and courthouse staff observed the incident.
Daniel F Workman, 71, former United Mine Workers organizer, died in a South Charleston hospital after a long illness. He previously served as Raleigh County deputy sheriff, was a member of the Raleigh County Court and the Board of Education. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at Marmet.
William Thomas Fariey, Chicago attorney and railroad official, was named head of the nation’s civilian reserve policy board by Secretary of Defense Johnson. The move follows new legislation consolidating armed forces and signals a broader reorganization of the military establishment. Johnson has ordered the Navy to assume control of Army ocean-going ships, creating a Military Sea Transport Service for all branches starting in October. A civilian board headed by Fariey will coordinate Army Navy and Air Force reserve policies, with 18 service representatives and a military executive. Fariey, 36, a St Paul native and World War I veteran, has headed the association of American veterans since 1947.
Prague radio reports a state court has jailed a Roman Catholic priest for eight years for high treason. He refused to administer the last rites to an old woman on account of her Communist beliefs, a move described as treasonous by the court.
Charleston reports the constables may serve outside their districts if writs come from the district magistrates. Parkersburg notes Walter J. Mason will edit for Wheeling and New York starting Sept 1, succeeding John Fischer. Marmet reports thefts at the state liquor store, burglars prying front with a screwdriver. Parkersburg Sentinel says air show plans collapsed as Air Force entertainment missions are cut due to no funds.
Charles Donaldson of St Joseph Missouri said he found the hurry up wife for whom he advertised. Burt a 21 year old former soldier declined to reveal her name though he said she was 18 and they met yesterday in a drug store. Dozens of calls poured in from prospective brides and Donaldson arranged a meeting with one caller at a drug store where the girl waited and identified herself. They planned a double ceremony with friend Orville Montimore near Troy Kansas to take place by next Saturday.
Boston AFL Textile Leader Anthony Valente told 600 delegates that wages have lingered at a flat level nationwide and are unlikely to rise or fall soon. He warned Northern mills must modernize equipment to compete with the South and predicted unionization would erase the wage gap within ten years. Valente dismissed Northern mills moving South as negotiation strategy and cited 201,000 textile workers unemployed in the wartime era.
About 100 clerks at Pocahontas Fuel Company stores in Boissevain Virginia Amonate Virginia Pocahontas Bishop Virginia went on strike after the last contract expired June 30. A wage increase of five cents per hour was agreed and extended for one year. The union says the settlement covers all Pocahontas Fuel stores including those now on strike.
Delcy and Alberta Witherspoon will appear before Magistrate James P. Meadows at 7 p.m. tomorrow to stand trial on an assault and battery charge. They were arrested last night by the city police on a warrant sworn by Corie Witherspoon. Each posted $500 bond for appearance this morning. All are from Fast Beckley.
The State Department protested a Senate version of the foreign aid bill, saying it would halt the planned transfer of governance in occupied Germany from the Army to civilian control. The dispute arose as the Senate debates a $5.65 billion aid package and House amendments were stripped from the bill. The memo warned the President could be denied authority to shift functions or funds to any civilian agency.
West Virginia’s State Health Department reported 24 new polio cases in the week ending July 10, raising the year to date total to 87. Cases came from Fayette, Kanawha, Boone, Logan, Raleigh, Webster, and single counts in several counties. the report also lists 16 new tuberculosis cases and 45 whooping cough cases, with a typhoid register to aid in control efforts.
An official canvass of last Thursday's special levy election shows airport levy final at 229 for and 3681 against while recreation park issue totals rise to 6999 for and 3844 against.
Governor Dewey orders a quicker pace in New Yorks $575 million public works plan. He directs the Public Works Department to prioritize projects in areas hardest hit by rising unemployment to alleviate job losses.
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