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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1949
Page
8
Britain has secretly agreed to buy nearly 1,000,000 tons of coarse grains from Russia in the coming year. Sources say part of a barter agreement was initialled in Moscow last week as Britain nears a one-year British Russian trade pact amid a dollar spending freeze.
Washington reports suggest talks between British and American officials may occur in six to eight weeks to craft long term fixes for Britain’s economic crisis. Possible U S participants include Secretary of State Acheson, with a London meeting of Commonwealth officials preceding. Secretary Snyder’s European mission focuses on gathering information and reporting back to the President and cabinet.
An estimate suggests Britain's dollar shortage will reduce planned purchases of Western Hemisphere goods by 450 million dollars next year. The figure includes a 250 million dollar drop in U S goods with the remainder shifting to other hemisphere nations.
The stock market opened higher but soon wobbled as fractional gains faded and many shares drifted from plus to minus. Decliners included U S Steel Chrysler Spiegel Schenley Consolidated Edison Anaconda Copper Phelps Dodge American Can J C Penney Santa Fe Sinclair Oil Air Lines. Better showing by Bethlehem Steel Studebaker Sears Roebuck Caterpillar Douglas Kennecott Dow DuPont Johns Manville Southern Pacific Westinghouse.
Cloudy with scattered afternoon and evening showers through today and Saturday. Little change in temperature. Rainfall totals vary by location with bouts of rain in Oak Hill and Bellepoint. Warm humid weekend expected with a slow rise in temperatures and highs near normal values. Showers and thunderstorms likely Sunday and Monday.
Ta keshi Yoshinoera, an 18 year old Nisei who spent World War II at the Minidoka Relocation Center, leaves Seattle bound for Annapolis to begin at the U S Naval Academy. He was appointed by Rep. Thor C Tollefson and aims to make the regular navy his career after graduation.
In Redminster X J the town jokes about a parade of fire engines as residents chase them for excitement. Police Chief Floyd Christianson warns the crowd to stop and follow the engines only from a distance to avoid blocking access to houses during actual fires.
Roy Arnold Wood a 23 year old condemned man killed himself with half a razor blade in his Maryland Penitentiary cell just before his scheduled execution. He died from a neck hemorrhage while awaiting the hangman as nine other Death Row inmates watched. Warden Swenson ordered a full investigation.
Congress moved to speed final action on President Tru mans housing bill, aiming for the first major win for his fair deal program. A cool air mass briefly eased West Virginia heat with 77 degrees in Beckley at 9 am, while Huntington and western cities stayed hot, with 90s and 92 previously noted.
Pegler told a House labor subcommittee that the American labor union racket is unjust and immoral and urged repeal of labor laws. Kennedy quit the committee amid clashes over evidence and questions, while Pegler prepared two ready files of union member allegations. Meanwhile West Virginia miners remained idle under John L. Lewis three day week orders as contract talks continue.
Washington reports a renewed Republican search for a New York congressional candidate after John Foster Dulles arrived to fill the Wagner seat temporarily. Dewey appointed Dulles who said he does not expect to run, with the November special election to decide the remainder of the term ending January 1951. Possible nominees named include Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. secretary? of war creation. Oren Root. William J. Donovan. and Mary Donlon as potential contenders.
The House backed a reduced Truman housing bill by voice vote with a plan for private housing and public subsidies. A Senate debate resumes on the treaty as leaders missed yesterday's target. Spencer introduces a new construction bill backed by administration to aid private housing. hearings set for Monday.
Hiroshima voters overwhelmingly back a plan to designate the city as a symbol of peace. In yesterday’s election 71,852 of 78,962 eligible voters approved the plan, though it has not yet taken concrete form beyond parliamentary approval.
The National Coal Association reports bituminous production last week at 1,365,000 tons due to miners’ vacation, far below normal 14,090,000 tons. United Mine Workers returned to pits after a three-day week under John L. Lewis while negotiating a new contract.
The AP reports Americans bought 2.25 billion in government savings bonds in the first half of 1949, a record for the period, while department store sales fell 4 percent. Cash investments totaled 1.702 billion, down 12 percent from 1948. June saw a 5 percent bond rise but a drop in store sales due to heat. The bond holdings reached a record 33.127 billion, underlying future consumer buying power.
In New York a federal court jury deliberating Alger Hiss fate resumed at 8 30 p m after a deadlock last night. The 12 jurors including 10 men and 2 women started anew as foreman Hubert E James reported no immediate verdict. Mrs Hiss attended with defense counsel as Judge Samuel H Kaufman presided. The 44 year old defendant appeared calm and confident.
The Mouse One American Activities Committee invited Jackie Neilson to challenge Paul Robeson’s comments on the inquiry into American Negroes. Robeson and other prominent Negroes were asked to testify next week starting Tuesday, with Wood stating the aim is to rebut Robeson’s war duty claims.
The Senate Appropriations Committee refused to add to the Atomic Energy Commission budget, trimming 76 million from the House total of 1.167 billion for the fiscal year. O'Mahoney called the cut unreal and McMahon called it a mistake amid ongoing spending debates.
Italian authorities announce that Charles Lucky Luciano, the former New York vice chief, will be banished to Lercara Friddi in Sicily citing threat to Rome. He was detained after hours of questioning over possible drug trafficking links, despite no charges found.
Benjamin Rouhring Brown 56 prominent attorney from a longtime West Virginia family died at his Charleston home. He led the law firm Brown Jackson avid Knight until its dissolution and served as president of Lewis Land and Coal Co. He was a director of Kanawha Valley Hank West Virginia Building and Loan Assoc Slab Fork Coal Co Scotia Coal and Coke Co and Fagle Land Co.
Huntington WV The West Virginia Chess Congress will be held Labor Day weekend September 3 to 5 in Huntington. The Huntington Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors expect 30 to 74 players including four former state champions and the defending co champions. Two rounds Saturday three Sunday and one on Labor Day.
Two men were injured when a freight train backed into their car at a Skelton area railroad crossing. G. A. Mohler Jr and E. C. Minter Jr sustained head cuts, Mohler a broken nose, Minter a broken ankle, with both taken to Beckley Hospital. No arrests reported.
Fire swept through two cars of the eastbound Union Pacific streamliner City of Los Angeles near Afton California. All 345 passengers escaped injury though one car was destroyed and the other badly damaged. Cause not determined. flames found as the train neared the isolated siding about 140 miles west of Las Vegas Nevada.
In Chicago’s South Side a 3 year old neighbor’s death is re enacted by Robert Munday leader of the Hangmen Noose Club. Police say the incident involving Whitey Laux occurred in a basement with a rope tied to a rafter. The boy’s body was found in a ginny sack after attempts to revive him failed.
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