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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1947
Page
7
The Associated Press reports analysts expect the 1947 fiscal year to end with a balanced budget or a small surplus, aided by rising tax receipts and slower early-year spending. They note deficits have persisted since 1930 and cite factors such as debt interest, tax refunds, and planned public works as shaping the final outcome.
The United States and Soviet Union remain at odds over world atomic control as the U N Security Council returns the issue to the Atomic Energy Commission. The council asks for continued exploration of all aspects and for drafting eventual proposals, with a second interim report due before the General Assembly in September. Frederick Osborn is named new U S deputy delegate.
One Raleigh County school remains closed due to heavy snow and travel disruptions spanning nearly three weeks. Superintendent D W Bryson reports state road crews and plows are working to reach the Egeria area and reopen the road to the school today. Fifteen high school pupils are taught by one teacher, while forty three elementary students are under supervision of two teachers.
Dr RB S McClung district superintendent and Dr Glenn W Stewart pastor pose shoveling snow from the sidewalk in front of the Methodist Temple on South Kanawha Street. Raleigh County Bank clock shows correct time. Red-headed veteran with American Legion poster in Prince Street shop window. A boy in a bus slips his feet onto a seat to bar a man, who then sits anyway.
Four missing after a five story brick building collapsed in the Bottoms District of Cincinnati. At least six injured. Sam Ostrow of Western Fixture and Bar Supply trapped in basement but alive. Other missing include Wallie Teskin, Ray Bell, and Al Rudd of Covington. Structure flooded earlier by a water main break. building occupied by Western Fixture and Bar Supply Co. located at Pearland Race Street.
United States weigh broad Mediterranean policy as President Truman set to address Congress. Senator Vandenberg urged clarifying the implications of possible Greece and Turkey loans totaling 400 million dollars, signaling whether US aid may extend beyond Greece to meet global Cold War pressures.
Secretary of Labor Schwellenbach told the House Labor Committee that strikes this year would be drastically reduced from 1946 levels though major labor law changes could spark strife and chaos. He argued free collective bargaining must be relearned as wartime restrictions end and warned that outlawing the closed shop could trigger industrial chaos and undermine bargaining.
The New River and Winding Gulf Electrical and Mechanical Institute will host its monthly meeting Thursday night March 13 at 7 30 in the Appalachian Electric Power building Beckley. State geologist Paul H. Price will discuss Geology and Natural Resources of West Virginia detailing the region s geologic history and mineral resources with lantern slides. An open discussion will follow with drinks and smokes served.
The Supreme Court's 5 to 4 decision hints Congress must craft new Wagner Act language to handle foremen unions. It suggests three paths: relieve employers from bargaining with supervisor unions, extend protection to independent supervisor unions, or decide on recognition when bosses share unions with production workers. The case involves Packard Motor Car and the Foremen's Association of America, with further rulings by lower courts and potential action by Congress before next October.
A mine orientation course for veterans from Raleigh Wyoming and Boone counties aids men without a miner certificate. Two-hour classes five nights weekly run three weeks, teaching federal state and company rules plus apprenticeship basics. All 18 participants in the last session completed the course and were placed in local mines.
A TWA navigator, George Hart of Sag Harbor New York on the Star of Hollywood, was hurled through the astro dome at 19 000 feet and fell four miles into the Atlantic 500 miles from Gander Newfoundland. The plane returned safely to Gander. Coast guard asked ships to search while Lockheed said passengers hardly felt the event.
The health commissioner N H Dyer reports influenza is not alarming yet with 304 cases last week including 150 in Lewis County and 45 in Kanawha. He notes a waning trend from 52 cases the prior week and 16 a year ago, calling it a wheezy gastroenteritis type more common in children. Vaccine availability is poor and not fully protective lasting four to six months.
Fire on Main Street in a rural Mason County community destroyed four buildings and damaged three others. The Craig store, once Sullivan's, a two story 150 foot long structure, and two residences plus a large barn used for machinery were razed likely from a defective flue. The blaze spread as residents described, while nearby fire crews battled the flames. Police investigated motive but found no clear leads.
The Associated Press reports in Stuttgart that thousands of Nazi victims and other Germans whose property was seized by the Hitler regime in areas now under American control will regain it under a new German restitution law. The draft law, a year in development, awaits approval by the Council of German States in the American Zone, with strict penalties for those who fail to report possession of former property. The measure aims to allow restitution and a fresh start, while appeals to France Britain and Russia may seek to extend its reach across the former Third Reich.
Reid Robinson announced his resignation as president of the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers to remove the issue of his personal conduct from enemies. The statement said the action was placed before the union executive board in session here. Robinson asserted that he See Story No. 4, Page 8.
Retail bread prices rise as Moot and Heiner Bakeries raise wholesale rates in Huntington and surrounding tri state area. Spokesmen say new wholesale loaf price is 12 12 cents, up half a cent, while sandwich buns rise two cents a dozen. Parkersburg buyers await further details.
U S Secretary of State George C Marshall is expected to reject a Russian bid to place the Chinese question on the foreign ministers agenda unless China is invited to the Moscow conference Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov presented the proposal at the opening session and Marshall’s reply was anticipated to insist China be consulted as a full UN member A wave of speculation suggested Moscow may seek joint intervention in China or push for a new big power pact while reaffirming non interference in China’s internal affairs
Eleven patients at Pinecrest Sanitarium will enroll in a typing course offered by Beckley College this afternoon. Brittan Lavender, college professor, interviewed interested patients yesterday. Classes will be in a sunny room, with typing writers and equipment provided. Lav cender will teach for three weeks, then start business English and spelling. This is the first college type course offered to sanitarium patients in West Virginia. Tuition and materials are supplied by the Vocational Rehabilitation division of the State Board of Education.
Partly cloudy and not so cold today and tonight. Wednesday mostly cloudy and slightly warmer. Yesterday's high and last night's low recorded. Noon today no precipitation in the past 24 hours ending at noon.
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