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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1950
Page
7
President Truman tells Congress the economy is strong and stable with a goal of nearly 1,000 extra dollars in annual family income by 1954 and about 64 million jobs in five years. He urges business labor and government to expand employment and production while addressing tax policy and credit control.
Five Eastern Ohio coal operators, including Pittsburgh Consolidated and Jefferson Coal Co., file common pleas suits in Cambridge seeking nearly 8 million dollars in damages from John L. Lewis and UMW leaders under the Valentine Act for strikes and three day work week. Injunction suits seek to bar union compliance with leaders dictating labor pace.
Washington report shows one third of 15 million unionized workers gained general wage increases last year, with payouts smaller than 1948 and no clear pattern. The Presidential Council of Economic Advisers notes some gains for 5 million organized workers, 3 million federal employees, and rising pension plans amid a higher social security tax. Average weekly earnings edged from 54.14 to 54.78 dollars.
Floods and a severe ice storm hit Indiana Illinois and Memphis as bitter cold spreads. State routes closed and hundreds homeless, three drowned, utilities down and schools closed with bus service halved in Memphis.
In Rell Norway the thermometer plunged to 40 degrees below zero yesterday as residents endured an extreme cold snap. Local advisories urged bundled clothing and limited outdoor activity amid the freezing conditions.
About 950 workers at Westvaco Chemical plant idle for a second straight day amid a pension dispute. United Mine Workers say company reps walked out December 30 with no authority to negotiate. plant officials say talks could resume as both sides seek a fundamental accord.
The Public Service Commission approved an average 10 percent rise in interstate freight rates in West Virginia. The increase takes effect after five days' public notice by railroads and mirrors a similar ICC hike from August 2.
Rep. E. E. Hedrick will leave for Washington and serve as acting chairman of the House appropriations subcommittee, replacing Rep. John Fogarty who runs for Rhode Island governor. Hedrick vows cuts to the 42 billion dollar ERP budget and notes fixed government expenses limit reductions, with Fogarty’s potential governor election advancing Hedrick’s seniority position.
Britain grants de jure recognition to Peiping and severs ties with Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist government in Formosa. Reacting, Chiang condemns the move as a knockout blow while other Western nations eyed joint actions in the coming days.
New York actress Faye Emerson travels to Mexico City seeking a quick divorce from Elliott Roosevelt. She denies any other man and notes a property settlement has been reached but she will not disclose terms. She says the divorce reasons are private and Mexican divorces are swift.
A deputy coroner ruled an abortion led to the death of Nina Jean Camp, whose bruised body was found in a blood spattered apartment. An illegal operation was performed hours before the death. Police filed an abortion charge against Ralph Myers, 44, of Arlington, Virginia, under District of Columbia law.
Sheriff Ken Cook said a man arrested yesterday confessed to escaping the Moundsville state penitentiary last October. He gave the name Alexander Stark, 35, and admitted serving time in the Iown reformatory for grand larceny before a West Virginia jewel store robbery sentence.
The American Railway Express Co. won a five year franchise to serve Beckley Charleston and nearby points with renewal option after expiration. Beckley Chamber of Commerce official Arthur C. Cundy said the Public Service Commission approved permanent service and noted recent loss of daily train service. Bank shipment limits and armored delivery options were discussed with no final decision.
A 16 year old Bayonne youth Arthur Brown shot his 16 year old girlfriend Janet Borow after accusing her of showing shape in sweaters. The girl remains in danger at Pine Hospital with a bullet in her lung and slight improvement reported.
Washington reports leaders shaping a policy to wedge between Chinese people and Communist Russia. It would emphasize friendship with Chinese people and possible recognition of the Communist regime later, with aid to Nationalist movements and economic help to nations threatened by communism. Secretary Acheson to brief Congress on Far East policy amid Formosa tensions.
Pittsburgh district sees strong business activity with the University of Pittsburgh Bureau of Business Research placing the index at 185 percent of the 1935-39 average, up 14 points from the prior week and the best reading since May. Steel mills run at 96.5 percent capacity.
Greenbrier Dairy Products weighs taking an option on the Decker Clothing Factory in Beckley to convert the site into a modern dairy plant with grading operations. AVIS says engineers study building near Stanaford Road. Beckley Industrial Corp ownership and Decker payroll loss discussed. Decker liquidates assets with March 31 removal deadline.
Washington reports soft coal output for 1949 at about 428 million tons, down nearly 29 percent from 1948's 600 million. The decline follows strikes and the three day week, with weekly totals near 6.25 million tons in late 1949 and 9.64 million the prior week.
Dr Isaiah Bowman president emeritus of Johns Hopkins University and renowned geographer died at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore at 8 20 a m He was 71 on December 26 and had retired January 1 1944 He advised Woodrow Wilson on the League of Nations and aided Franklin Roosevelt on World War I and early United Nations efforts.
Occasional rain and colder temperatures forecast across Virginia with overnight lows near 30 to 35. Saturday will be cloudy and cooler with morning rain or drizzle. Inland locations like Beckley and Oak Hill show similar cool, unsettled conditions with variable rainfall totals and clear periods.
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