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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1952
Page
7
A six story Skid Row hotel fire in Los Angeles killed at least six men early today. A night clerk, Leland White, 57, guided some evacuations and alerted others by phone. About 150 people were in the St George Hotel when the blaze broke out and 10 were hospitalized for burns or injuries.
West Virginia and Pennsylvania border communities calm after a fresh trucker protest against Pennsylvania's 45 000 pound weight limit. Armed officers patrolled Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania roads. A dynamite incident damaged an Eastern Motor Express truck near West Alexander Pennsylvania with no injuries. A caravan escorted by 30 trucks moved toward the border amid ongoing unrest and police patrols. William Inghram 22 of Pleasant Plains Ohio was wounded in the earlier pickup near Weirton West Virginia.
Washington AP Three industry members of the Wage Stabilization Board say the board should go out of business arguing it inflates prices and defeats stabilization. CIO President Murray blasts Charles E. Wilson as biased, refuses meetings on steel wage disputes.
In Rome and other cities students clashed with police over Trieste’s status, injuring many and leading to hundreds detained. Demonstrators targeted Communist and U S diplomatic sites while calls for Trieste to be returned to Italy intensified amid wider unrest in Trieste’s occupation zone.
State police investigate a tavern crawl ending in the death of 16 year old John Pritchard of Winding Gulf. Four Hotcoal residents led by Frank Grubb and Joseph Grubb along with D M Weaver are jailed as witnesses. Pritchard died of a broken neck at Raleigh General Hospital after being found cold beside a car. His body awaits funeral arrangements at Rose Funeral Home.
Huntington City Council voted eight to five to implement daylight saving time from April 27 to September 23. Cavendish reported 565 in favor and 5 005 opposed, with the DST committee making no recommendation. Other items include a Willard escapee captured on a Huron County farm and Red Cross blood center activity in the region.
The notice urges conservation of forestry resources warning that if forests are not saved barren hillsides will result. It cites rain erosion and loss of timberland and promotes reading the Sunday Rapier for a fact packed picturized story.
Register staff says Eugenia St. Clair, 52, escaped Sunday night from the Federal Reformatory for Women at Alderson. A $50 reward is offered for her capture with an additional $10 for information leading to arrest. St. Clair, white, five feet tall and 168 pounds, was committed in 1951 for five years under the National Stolen Property Act and is also wanted in California for a probation violation. She was described as an office worker and an excellent cook, wearing a brown coat with a tan lining. Authorities have no clear leads on her escape.
Darwin reports a severe spell with Tennant Creek dipping below 100 degrees on only 11 consecutive summer days. Most days stayed above 98 degrees, with one day dropping to 92.
Cloudy conditions and cool temperatures dominate with lows in the 30s. Extended forecast shows near normal temps March 26 to 30 with light rain possible Friday through Saturday totaling a quarter to a half inch. River levels report Greenbrier about three feet above normal, Bluestone four to seven feet above normal with muddy conditions.
Appalachian Power employees in Virginia and West Virginia near 1,600 workers reached a second round of contract talks in Roanoke with the AFL Electrical Workers Union and state labor officials including Commissioner Elm Beggs. The current pact expires March 31 and the union seeks wage increases and other changes while withholding the exact amount.
The Rev Virgil P Moccia pastor of the New Presbyterian Church will conduct Easter services in the new St Stephen's Episcopal building in Beckley with a formal opening planned for April 27. The move follows an announcement by Moccia and the congregation and the presbytery must approve. Moccia, a West Virginia native, studied at Atlantic University and Theological Seminary, and he emphasizes serving the community rather than seeking hero status.
The AP reports it remains unlikely Congress will invite General Eisenhower home, though he may announce plans for returning. Gruenther briefed Senate leaders, while Wisconsin and Nebraska primaries heat up. Eisenhower’s April 2 radio television address will outline Western buildup and potential relief from command. Taft and Stassen campaigns gain steam with write-in drives in Nebraska and Tennessee delegates elected in Cookeville.
Atlantic City report details two rural Kentucky country stores used as drive-in hospital equivalents. Dr. Tryor and Dr. Miller describe how a small team handled 10,672 office calls and 366 home visits, serving about 2.28 individuals per patient with in- and out-patient care in a 12,000-population county.
The Raleigh County Red Cross launches a 1025 disaster relief fund to aid flood and tornado victims in four states. Executive secretary Mrs. T. C. Moorefield says ARC reserves are depleted and the county goal is part of a 5 million national drive for Arkansas Tennessee Mississippi and Missouri.
In Boston at Massachusetts Central Hospital researchers test an electric needle aimed at a brain center believed to be the pain crossroad. The goal is to destroy pain pathways to relieve suffering for cancer patients with minimal risk to personality. Trials have so far occurred in monkeys as preparation for human use under Dr William H Sweet guidance.
Defense attorney Fletcher Mann argued a conspiracy in the rape case of James Williams 18 of Mt. Tabor bringing Myrtle Shea 21 of Artie into court. He cited Wanda Wido and a prior telephone remark suggesting the assault occurred before Shea told her cousin. Doctor J M Coram said examination did not show rape, possibly due to delay. Shea had been employed as a domestic by the Williams family last fall.
Hollywood detectives probe a claimed kidnapping and beating of 25 year old actress Anne Sterling by four men. She says they abducted her as she returned to her apartment, beat her, and she escaped. investigators note inconsistencies with her escort’s account and vow a full inquiry.
Bank debits in Beckley area rose 2.4 percent in January 1952 from January 1951 and 30.6 percent from January 1950. The January total was 24 702 debits with county figures listed for Boone Hinton Lewisburg Montgomery Mt Hope Oak Hill Princeton and Wyoming County showing year to year gains and regional activity.
Straw votes received today show voters favoring candidates for governor U S Senate and Sixth Congressional District. Tallies include Jus S Kump and Everett Rus for governor, J Horner Davis and Kilgore for Senate, and Byrde Hatcher and LaFoltette in the Sixth District race.
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