Foremen Seek Back Pay Raise as Government Orders Duty
Union officials announce district foremen in District 29 must be paid the wage raise retroactive to November 3 after a Washington ruling. Meetings in Beckley and Mullens will instruct bosses to report missing raises, with pay scales totaling up to 95 dollars monthly for top jobs and daily rates listed for various foremen roles.
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Beckley
Ue. M. Wo Aw
Department of Labor
Department of Interior
Nick Aieho
Dstrict
John McAlpine
United Clerical, Technical and
AieHo
Mullens
District 29
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Aicllo
Raleigh County Court House
Ben Dunman School
Koppers Camp Director Named For 1944 Season
Virgil Beckett, Hillsboro school principal, is named director for Camp Thomas E. Lightfoot at Hinton for the 1944 season. The camp opens June 26, with government approvals pending. Four two week periods offer outdoor recreation for nearly 800 miners' children. The Koppers camps began in 1936, and Camp Lightfoot was completed later.
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Virgil Beckett
Hillsboro
Thomas E. Lightfoot
Hinton
Koppers Coal
Koppers.Coal
Lightfoot
Koppers
Thomas
Roland Hayes to sing in Woodrow Wilson auditorium Sunday
Famed Negro tenor Roland Hayes, celebrated in England and Europe, will perform at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Woodrow Wilson auditorium. Sponsored by Zeta Phi Beta Alpha Zeta sorority women, Hayes rose from poverty in Curryville Georgia to Fisk University and Boston, gaining fame with spirituals and concerts across America and Europe. He received a doctor of music from Ohio Wesleyan University and was chosen to represent his people at the seventy fifth anniversary of the thirteenth amendment in Washington, D. C.
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Roland Hayes
Woodrow Wilson Auditorium
England
Europe
America
Alpha Zeta Zeta
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
Boston
Arthur Hubbard
Curryville
Georgia
Chattanooga
Hayes
Fisk University
Jubilee Singers
Beckley
Ohio Wesleyan University
Washington, D. C
Library of Congress
Berlin Claims Three Ships Sunk in English Channel
Berlin radio dispatch reported by AP says German motor torpedo boats sank three vessels in a British convoy attack in the English Channel near Great Yarmouth. At least one ship was sunk, the Berlin claim states.
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Tne
Associatedress
London
Berlin
Radio 1
Great Yarmouth
Associated Press
Hillsboro counselor Beckett retires from nine years in district
Til 1940. As counselor in nature study, Mr. Beckett was very popular with 1943 campers. He has been in the Hillsboro school system for nine years and is a graduate of Concord State Teachers College. He is a member of Tri Delta Tau fraternity and Blue Key, nation honorary, as well as the Hillsboro Presbyterian Church.
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Beckett
Hillsboro
Concord State Teachers College
Tri Delta Tau Fraternity
Blue Key
Nation Honorary
Hillsboro Presbyterian Church
Judge Selected for Contest on Newspaper Achievements
The Des Moines Register and Tribune editor W Waymack Mack has been chosen to judge the 82 entries in the American Newspaper Publishers Association journalism award contest for high school students. The topic is Newspa per Achievements and Responsibilities in Post-war Re-adjustment, with the winner announced in April at the ANPA annual convention.
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Associated Press
NEW York AW
W. Waymack
Mack
Des Moines
Iuwa
Register and Tribune
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Anneouneed Jale
AN. 2. A
Raleigh County Schools Finals Dates Told by Superintendent
Superintendent E M Ashworth announced tentative start dates for Raleigh County junior and senior high schools. Three commence days are planned starting May 24, followed by May 25 and May 26. May 24 covers Eccles Glen White Lester Mt View Elliott and Richmond district high schools. May 25 includes Beckley Junior High and several named schools. May 26 lists Mark Twain Shady Spring Stoco Stratton Woodrow Wilson and Clear Fork.
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Raleigh County
E. M. Ashworth
Eccles
Glen White
Lester
Mt. View
Elliott
Richmond District High School
Beckley Junior High
Byrd
Prillerman
Marsh, Fork
Trap Hill
Collins
Sophia
Mark Twain
Shady Spring
Stoco
Stratton
Woodrow Wilson
Clear Fork
Ration boards strand tourists in Florida
Northern tourists driving to Florida find themselves stranded in resort areas with no gasoline as rationing tightens. Miami officials warn the rush has not begun, with about 1,200 extra gasoline applications denied and more refused daily. Chauncey Butler of the state OPA criticizes the situation as embarrassing for Florida motorists.
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Associated Press
Jacksonville
PLA
Florida
Ration Board
Miami
Hialeah Park
Chamber of Commerce
Chauncey Butler
North Carolina
Army Officer to Interview Applicants at Beckley Office
Lieutenant James W. Coote of the U S Army Signal Corps will interview girls and women at the United States employment office at 300 South Fayette Street Beckley on Monday and Tuesday February 28 and gh for positions with the corps. Most openings require schooling but lack of formal education is not a barrier. Draft classification 4-F eligible men may also apply. Familiarity with research techniques is valued.
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James W. Coote
United States Army Signal Corps
United States Employment Office
Army and Navy Exams Set at Woodrow Wilson High
Examinations will be held at Woodrow Wilson high school on Tuesday March 15 at 9 a m for area high school seniors or graduates aged 17 to 20 to qualify for the A 12 and V 12 programs. Navy eligibility ranges 17 to 20, Army up to 22. Tests cover technician and specialist training nationwide. Principal C G Peregoy asks students to notify the school to secure tests, with details at the office.
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Woodrow Wilson
Navy
Army
United States
C. G. Peregoy
Mine Contract in Dist 29 Signed
George J. Titler, president of District 29 UMWA, said the master agreement with Kingston Pocahontas Coal for Hemphill mines in McDowell county has been signed and sent to John L. Lewis for signature. The pact, linked to Ickes-Lewis terms, awaits Way Labor Board approval to return mines to operators. Koppers and Peabody sign for Greenbrier and Ameagle mines, while southern producers delay. The board’s approval hinges on travel time estimates. 845 minutes travel is assumed, with questions about longer actual times.
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George J. Titler
District 29
Kingston-Pocahontas Coal Company
Hemphill
McDowell County
John L. Lewis
Ickes-Lewis
Way Labor Board
Tiller
Koppers
Peabody Coal Company
Bellwood
Greenbrier County
Ameagle
Tiler
Beckley Sailor Survives Five Pacific Battles
Beckley native Shipfitter First Class Joren Colley Jr 19 is on 30 day leave after serving 28 months in the Navy including Guadalcanal and the first two Santa Cruz battles plus Russell Islands and Tulagi. He helped shoot down enemy planes and assisted damage control crews under heavy bombardment. Colley recalls narrowly missing a final torpedo strike and describes daily air raids, rations, and a chicken alarm system used to time Japanese attacks. He trained at Norfolk and will report to San Diego after leave. he previously worked in Radford Virginia.
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Pacific
Joren Colley, Jr
Met
Oren Colley
Neville Street
Beckley
Colley
Guadalcanal
Santa Cruz
Russell Islands
Tulagi
Midway
Tio Torepedoes
Calley
Whittlers Proposed by Kanawha Court Official
Charleston officials consider a whittling contest proposed by Carl C Calvert president of Kanawha county court to dispose of timber at the Coonskin Ridge airport site. The airport location holds a large timber stock and court auctions have failed to sell it.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Carl C. Calvert
Kanawha County Court
Coonskin Ridge
Ration book owners warned about lost gasoline coupons
Clerks of the local rationing board urge that gasoline ration book owners refrain from leaving their coupons in the glove compartment of their automobiles because there seems to be someone in the Beckley area taking coupons. There is a minimum 10 day waiting period before replacements are issued for lost coupons, which could be a hardship for consumers.
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Beckley
Some Don’ts for Pimples and Skin Irritations
Do not search and do not squeeze pimples you may infect yourself. Avoid suffering from itching or blotches and try Peterson's Ointment for quick relief. The product soothes irritated skin and cracked feet with a money back guarantee if one application fails.
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Peterson
Petersen
Illness Forces Postponement of Raleigh County School Board Meeting
The Raleigh County school board meeting last night was postponed by President C. C. Ballard due to illness among members. Jess Daniel of Saxon lay in Beckley hospital with an abscessed hand and was improving, Keith D. Bobbitt suffered an abscessed tooth at Raleigh Heights, and E. J. Fourney stayed home at Blue Jay with influenza. A new meeting time would be set later this week once members recover.
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Blue Jay
Sioux recruit Charles Kills-The-Enemy joins Denver program
Denver induction center officials introduce Charles J. Kills-The-Enemy, a 32 year old Sioux from Rosebud South Dakota, as a promising new recruit whose name they hope reflects his abilities.
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Associated Press
Denver
Rosebud, S. D
Charles J. Kills
Funkhouser’s party split over New Deal loyalties and past New York ties
In a political ad note, Funkhouser is described as a one term public official in two states whose reelection bids failed. He now denounces the New Deal while using Len Henderson as a radio mouthpiece, and publicly attacks party bosses yet privately seeks their support. The piece argues his stance could fracture the party and threaten Republican allies from lean New Deal years.
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Funkhouser
United States Senate
Rye
N. Y
Jefferson Republican
Repubican Party
Yourslf
New York State
West Virginia
New York
Len Henderson
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