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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1947
Page
7
Congress faced calls to weigh foreign aid against domestic price spikes as senators urged caution on a special session. Secretary Marshall pressed UN reform and a Greek border plan while warning against unchecked Russian vetoes and urging bold Assembly action.
The West Virginia Supreme Court heard arguments on a writ of error petition by James Edward Simon, the only defendant convicted in a Raleigh County ballot theft case. Also discussed is E. E. Justice of Princewick, convicted of subornation of perjury, with both men serving one to ten years in the state penitentiary at Moundsville.
Floodwaters from the Tone River neared Tokyo suburbs as a disaster toll rose to 2,947 dead missing or injured. A new levee break threatened more flooding as evacuations continued with warning sirens. Kyodo News tallied 774 dead 158 injured and 2,017 missing across 20 prefectures. Two American soldiers of the First Division were among the dead.
Mullens representatives told the Interstate Commerce Commission that Chesapeake and Ohio Railway plans to divert traffic from the Virginian Railway and others. Bowman and Young sought seats on the New York Central board, drawing Mullens Mayor J E Orr and Kingdon to protest. Orr warned loss of 29 45 percent of Virginian business if traffic shifts to C and O along Deepwater to Dickinson routes.
Housewives nationwide protested the rising cost of living with food prices climbing in several cities. In New York Chicago and Washington officials considered meatless days to curb prices while St Louis officials sought investigations into price fixing in the dairy industry. Boston and Chicago saw hearings and market activity fluctuated as margins were adjusted on grain trades.
Fiorello H. La Guardia, 64, longtime New York mayor, collapsed at home and remains in grave condition. Dr. George Baehr said he suddenly sank into a deep stupor and cannot be moved to a hospital. He had pancreatic surgery last June and has weakened deteriorating rapidly.
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andre Vishinsky withdrew his regesta to speak before the United Nations Assembly this afternoon after Marshall’s policy speech. Russia seeks time to study the speech and possibly receive new Moscow instructions, with no clear date set for Russia’s opening declaration.
The AP reports a massive hurricane pounds the lower Florida East Coast from Delray Beach to Miami with 108 mph winds. Coast Guard searches for a lost 38 foot boat and three crew. a private yacht with three aboard radios for help but rescue is hindered by waves. Thousands seek shelter in public buildings as damage climbs.
Mrs Betty Willis a Florida visitor stranded by Abaco Island hurricane cannot return to Johnstown Road due to travel restrictions. She had been visiting Mrs George Hicks in Hollywood Florida spent three weeks in Miami and Hollywood and was to depart with her hostess. She is temporarily housed at Riverside Military Academy Hollywood.
Tucker County schools shut down to prevent infantile paralysis as Black Fork district meetings and St. George halt public gatherings through October 1. Elkins and Randolph County health officer Dr Leonard says county ban may lift Monday unless new polio cases surge.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce outlines Fire Prevention Week programs October 5 to 11 to raise fire hazard awareness in Beckley. A five member committee led by Warren Williams will finalize plans with Fire Chief Bernard Martin including a parade, department demonstration, and a day dedicated to residential fire hazard cleanup. Members Hulett C. Smith W Edwin Ratcliffe Boone Boggs Bill Houchins and Chief Martin support the effort as Jaycee secretary William Barrett and Martin tour schools to arrange activities.
Trieste under Free Territory rule remained quiet after four days of clashes between Slavs and Italians that left three dead and about one hundred wounded. Allied and Yugoslav moves toward crossing into Trieste territory prompted cautious steps by British and American authorities.
Beckley chamber of commerce board to hold a 7 30 p m session in the Memorial building followed by a Beckley Industrial corporation directors meeting Reports from committees on the clothing factory Grandview park site and other meetings represented by managing director Owen Rickard
Marshall delivers a seven point plan at the United Nations covering Greece border tensions, Palestine partition hopes, Korea independence, atomic energy controls, arms regulation, veto reform, and a permanent security committee to monitor world troubles and call special sessions as needed.
Senator Wiley released a State Department compilation showing ten Americans killed under questionable circumstances in Russian dominated areas since the war's end. Assistant Secretary Armour notes four more were injured but not killed. The figures, likely published before, are Wiley's first statistical summary. Five deaths occurred August 19, 1946, when a US Army transport was shot down near Lake Bled by Yugoslav fighters. Three losses were in Poland, one in Hungary, one in the Soviet sphere.
Cecil Staton of Maben pleaded to a reckless driving charge before Magistrate Grant Taylor at Allen Junction. He paid a $25 fine and offered about $500 to cover damages from a crash into B. E. Grindstaff’s residence. John W. Bevins of Mullens received a $10 fine plus costs for driving without a license.
The Associated Press reports 17 new infantile paralysis cases for the week ended September 13, the largest weekly total this year. Randolph County records four cases, Barbour County two, and three cases each in Logan and Nicholas. Boone, Kanawha, McDowell and Preston counties report one or two cases. Tucker County shows none.措施 include banning public gatherings and school suspensions.
About two million Italian workers already on strike prepared for a nationwide demonstration next Saturday against rising living costs. Leaders said hundreds of thousands would flood city squares, with Rome press calling it a march of hunger and a prelude to revolution.
The Beckley Ministerial Association aims for 6000 attendees at a community wide Church Loyalty Day on October 25. Woodrow Wilson and Stratton High bands will parade at 8 am and loudspeakers on autos will remind residents. Over 40 churches were represented by 75 people at a planning meeting at Beckley Presbyterian Church.
National Labor Board General Counsel Robert N. Denham said he is considering union appeals for a five week extension to file non Communist affidavits under Taft Hartley. Without delay the NLRB may dismiss thousands of backlog cases next week if denied. He held AFL and CIO leaders must sign the affidavits and warned of dismissal after September 23 for noncompliant unions. The CIO AFL conventions loom as requests for delay rise from unions including the Teamsters aided by Daniel Tobin.
Partly cloudy with a cool tonight and a mostly sunny and warmer Thursday. The forecast calls for lighter winds and daytime highs in the mild range with clear to partly cloudy skies.
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