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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1952
Page
7
Britain mourns King George VI with a global royal funeral at Windsor. Queen Elizabeth II leads the procession riding behind the coffin as crowds line the streets of London and Windsor, with prayers, hymns, and tributes from dignitaries and nations.
Allied big guns blasted Communist positions in Eastern Korea with HE and fragmentation shells for over an hour. A 15 minute raid targeted areas above Mundung Valley as US Sabre jets clashed with 30 Communist aircraft in Northwest Korea. Fifth Air Force reported 289 sorties to cut Red supply lines while frontline units endured heavy fighting and Red attacks on multiple fronts.
A Beckley teacher mailed an invitation to General Douglas MacArthur and received his autographed photograph. The photo, mailed with a note, was placed in Hollywood School’s trophy case at MacArthur, preserving a proud moment for the town and its school.
Cloudy with milder temperatures and rainfall or snow likely tonight. Saturday brings rain in the West and South with snow likely in the Northeast. Extended West Virginia outlook: temperatures 3 to 6 degrees below normal, weekend cooling, total precipitation about 0.50 inch in the South and 0.25 inch in the North. Normal temps 33 North 37 South. Beckley, Oak Hill, Glade Creek readings noted. rivers near or above normal in Greenbrier, Bluestone Reservoir at normal stage with slight discoloration.
Walter Lee Irvin is back in the Florida State Prison death house after a second conviction for raping a voting white woman. His lawyers plan a new fight to save him from the electric chair. A jury of 12 white men convicted the 24 year old who helped three others seize the girl from her former husband and rape her. No mercy recommended, making the death sentence mandatory. Circuit Judge Truman G. Futch pronounced the sentence.
A cocky pigeon waltzed through a downtown Chattanooga restaurant last night. It strutted to the kitchen for peanuts and a free drink, then hopped to a phone bench, lounged, and stayed the night as police watched.
Nitro police seized almost two pounds of marijuana and arrested Cleveland man Joseph Philip Steflanik alias Jor Stephenson, 34, on narcotics possession charges. Held in city jail on $10,000 bond, accomplice Louie Athens was released after a prior disturbance complaint. Police said both were arrested Wednesday night and again after more marijuana was found. several cigarette papers were taken. Steflanik was bound over to the grand jury.
In Nashville Tennessee a wave of rock throwing vandalism struck homes schools and businesses after curfew hours Police reports show windows broken shotgun blasts fired into residences and damage estimated at about $2000 Police Chief Ed Burgess orders stricter enforcement of the 11 p m curfew for minors under 16 unaccompanied by parents as calls overwhelmed headquarters for hours with late responding patrols
A Criminal Court jury found Clarence Dillon of Harper guilty of drunken driving and sentenced him to six months in Raleigh County Jail plus costs. Judge Harry L. McCreery could have imposed a $50 to $100 fine. In a separate case, Clarence Homet Underwood received one to ten years in the State Penitentiary on grand larceny with a three year probation. Others, Carlos Lilly and Malcolm Morris, were placed on probation. Lilly had one to ten years and Morris one year in county jail with two years probation for petit larceny and related pleas.
A government wage board approved the union shop for about a million railroad workers, signaling unions may push the policy elsewhere and expect more labor actions. Experts warn Congress will resist and that unions will seek government boards to press for union membership and dues. The three member panel led by David L. Cole endorsed the move, the first such recommendation by a government body on this scale.
Rallie Stump, 49, of Parkersburg, convicted on two counts of defrauding a bank totaling 39,350, seeks a view trial. Federal Judge Harry E. Watkins deferred sentence pending the hearing as the seven hour jury deliberations left him innocent on four other fraud counts totaling about 120,060. Stump remains free on a 20,000 bond.
An out of state man and woman, Ed Dixon of Stone Ky and Charlene Birk of Roanoke Va, were fined $43 and costs each by Magistrate TL N Thurman for co habitation and drunk charges after arrest by City Police at the Arlington Hotel 208 1 2 Main Street. Victor D Tone of Beckley was fined $50 and costs for drunken driving after arrest on U S Route 19 by State Police and jailed for failure to pay.
Morgantown WV Harold Lahar WVU line coach leaves to join University of Pittsburgh as line coach. He has assisted Art Lewis with s p drills and has served at WVU for the past two years.
A two car crash at Prince Street and North Oakwood Avenue caused estimated damages of 170 dollars. Drivers were Carl Reed, 38, of Cunard, and Robert Pilkington, 1, of Sprague, both involved in the incident.
Philip Murray, leader of the CIO and United Steelworkers, accused the steel industry of trying to provoke a strike to push unjustified price increases. He spoke as the Wage Stabilization Board hearings continued in Washington and here, arguing wage demands can be met without harming profits. He condemned industry propaganda and said current wages average $1.92 an hour, with the strike threat looming over scheduled talks.
London and Singapore memorials mark King George VI's death. Queen Mary, 84, watched from Marlborough House as the royal procession passed. Duke of Windsor and other dukes saluted. In Cairo a memorial service drew Egyptians and British officials. Singapore held multi faith services, with two minutes of national silence and gun salutes. Archbishop Fisher blessed the king's memory at Windsor.
Hossein Fatemi, right-hand man of Premier Mohammed Mossadegh, was wounded by a youth in a Moslem terrorist attack as Fatemi spoke at a Tehran cemetery on the fifth anniversary of a nationalist martyr’s death. The Fedaran Islam group has threatened Mossadegh, surrounding his residence. Fatemi resigned as deputy premier last December to run for Parliament.
A 16 year old Bluefield youth was jailed on a charge of stealing government property. Mortis Imboden, U S deputy, said the youth took a Marine uniform from a Bluefield hotel and wore it for personal vanity. Arrested in Bluefield, he is held in Raleigh County jail awaiting a hearing before federal authorities.
Meadville Pennsylvania and Gainesville Florida report a rash of cheating. In Meadville Allegheny College expelled three students suspended another and disciplined 23 more after cribbing evidence from first semester exams. The college withheld names. The student faculty court comprised two administrators three faculty and five students. The court said three expelled students stole the test key and others used it during the exam. Louis Benezet, president, called for a campus honor system. In Gainesville University of Florida presidents indicated investigations into cheating across campus with reports that several football players may be involved.
Kefauver and Eisenhower face criticism over race in the armed forces with NAACP leader Clarence Mitchell asserting past positions on segregation. Taft travels the Far West defending free enterprise and posture on military leadership, while Kefauver tours New Hampshire to boost primary strength. Warren and Stassen back Taft with a global anti communist stance. MacArthur's keynote role remains unsettled amid GOP jockeying.
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