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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1954
Page
1
London reports a nine-power conference on German rearma ment began with a brief session described as a good start. Belgian Foreign Minister Paul-Henri Spaak said it started well but it is too early to predict any result as the nine foreign ministers and aides left the music room.
Eden chairs nine nation talks on Bonn sovereignty and Saar dispute. France favors Brussels Treaty run Saar, while West Germany offers to give up ownership if council of Europe administers Saar. Deadline for broad agreement target mid November with ratifications pending.
Central Elementary PTA votes to combat objectionable comic books by visiting newsstands to secure signatures on a petition to remove titles. A four member committee will approach dealers and distributors and, if needed, seek a Beckley City Council ordinance. Campaign aims to protect children while noting 90 titles are harmless.
In Fairmont West Virginia Marion County schools faced continued integration protests as 13 Negro students joined 157 white pupils at Annabelle School. Parents picketed, a caravan formed, and seven officials and teachers were barred from entry, prompting a pause in classes. Superintendent J. J. Straight said compulsory laws were cited but no legal action yet planned.
Milford Delaware reports show more than two thirds of pupils stayed home on the second day of integration protests. Dr. George R. Miller notes 509 of 1,562 enrolled attended, up three percent from yesterday, amid fear of violence and intimidation. Lincoln’s all white school also saw low turnout as parents kept children home.
A MABILAP A patrol plane of the U S Navy crashed on takeoff from Langley Point Naval Air Station with no survivors reported. The craft normally carried four officers and eight crewmen, and losses were confirmed by Navy officials.
The West Virginia forecast calls for clouds tonight with lows around 50 to 58 in the east and 56 to 62 in the west. Wednesday brings considerable cloudiness and scattered thunderstorms, with extended period temperatures three to five degrees below normal. Showers expected Wednesday and again Saturday, total rainfall about three quarters of an inch, cooler by midweek and Thursday, then milder by Saturday. High yesterday around 79, low tonight near 47. River and reservoir levels listed as normal or clear.
The Episcopal Church News argues segregation in churches must end not due to a Supreme Court ruling but as a glaring denial of Christianity. It states Jesus died for all, not for some, urging action against racial separation.
New York report states Bert Lytell age 59 prominent stage actor and silent film star died at Roosevelt Hospital after a 10 day stay following an operation. The illness was not disclosed.
Thousands of South Korean organized laborers and disabled war veterans staged protests against U S troop withdrawals. About 50 000 veterans joined 200 000 labor unionists across major cities with sit down actions before the American embassy and demonstrations at foreign press billets.
State Trooper W A Steffick reports 19 year old John Henry Mann a Mercer County inmate sentenced for breaking and entering escaped yesterday from Tucker Ward Farm near Huttonsville Medium Security Prison.
Betty Dorton an 11 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Dorton was transferred from Raleigh General Hospital to Marmet Hospital Monday suspected of poliomyelitis This follows the Sept 18 admission of her 6 year old sister Kathryn Dorton who the hospital verified as a polio victim If Betty is confirmed Raleigh County would have its fifth polio case of the year
New York Senate Banking Committee revealed Rep. Adam Clayton Powell received a $3,000 loan two years ago from builder David Kent tied to the Dorie Miller apartment project in Corona Queens. Kent says the loan remains unpaid and Powell may repay soon, with Powell noting FHA records show no intercession. Kent testified that two Powell staffers earned $8,800 yearly as project managers, chosen by a New York bank. Powell defends the loan as personal and unrelated to FHA housing programs.
Japan allows a municipality to form once 30 000 residents join a group and 97 new towns or "cities" have appeared. Since last December 943 towns and villages were absorbed. Tamana on Kyushu now includes two towns and 10 villages over 13 miles as the government backs city status for efficiency. Local officials spread the message as urban living expands despite rural livestock.
P W Kennedy of Cleveland was reelected president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen without opposition by 1,100 delegates representing 215,000 members in Miami Beach Florida. He declared the union non partisan but not neutral and stressed protecting members and national interests.
Clarksburg city council approved an ordinance allowing a $1,776,000 revenue bond to expand the water system. The action enables funding for system improvements and infrastructure upgrades.
Washington officials told Beckley Jaycees president Ted Kessinger that bids will be sought for a new East Beckley post office station to house a classified delivery sub station. The project aims to add staff for mail delivery while using existing quarters, creating a sub station of Beckley Post Office rather than an independent unit.
In Newark New Jersey a write-in effort to challenge Republican Clifford P Case grew cooler as intra party splits persisted. Former Rep Fred A Hartley Jr a Taft Hartley act author said he would not run but would not object to informal write ins and left open a campaign if Republicans press him further.
City Police arrested three persons today two on road law violations Robert J Moses 35 Hunter Sr ordered to appear in Police Court Oct 7 on permitting improper use of registration plates Also ordered for the same night Alex Combs 19 Massey St arrested on driving without an operator s license and improper use of registration plates Clyde Farmer Helen booked at Raleigh County Jail by city police on charges of drunkenness and possession of moonshine whisky
A 3800 word Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons was prepared for signing in United Nations headquarters New York. It aims to aid about 40 million stateless individuals worldwide though neither the United States nor the Soviet Union will participate.
In early dealings in a higher market Chrysler moved on 3,500 shares up 65 and then added. General Motors opened 2,500 shares up 65 and held. Studebaker rose slightly while a few blocks appeared on Standard Oil NJ Remington Rand U S Steel Armour Douglas Aircraft with modest gains.
Japanese divers began lifting corpses from the sunken Toya Maru hull after the typhoon capsized the ferry, killing 1,172. Three divers recovered 20 Japanese and about 40 of the 60 Americans, as rail cars tore loose and waves washed in more bodies in Hakodate harbor.
Harold Smith a Republican candidate for the House of Delegates spoke at the Central Elementary School PTA meeting in Raleigh County. He announced his candidacy before more than 400 parents and teachers and argued that politics cannot be separated from schools.
Dr. Ann E E Freeman becomes the Beckley VA Hospital first woman surgeon assigned to duty. Transferred from North Little Rock Arkansas she will start Monday. Born Topeka Kansas she studied at University of Illinois College of Medicine graduating 1942. She interned Chicago and held resident posts in Minot Lafayette and joined VA service last December.
The Public Service Commission approved the sale of the Athens Telephone Company in Mercer County to General Telephone Co. of the Southeast. Commissioner C. E. Nethken announced oral approval with a written order to follow. No protestants appeared and no objections were previously filed.
MADRID Spain 7-Science's new wonder drugs have proven effective against tuberculosis and doctors speak of wiping out the disease. Dr Selman A Waksman, Nobel prize winner and co discoverer of streptomycin, says since antibiotics TB deaths have fallen from first to tenth. Streptomycin is a principal weapon but it is not a cure or perfect drug.
A high security Polish official fled to the West and was granted asylum in the United States. Josef Swiatlo, 39, formerly deputy chief of department 10 of the Polish Ministry of Public Security in Warsaw, took refuge in the American sector of Berlin ten months ago and surrendered to U.S. military police. He is married with two children.
Washington reports Sen. McCarthy confronts a difficult push for censure as the Senate prepares to weigh conduct. A six member joint committee urged official criticism, McCarthy’s camp predicts a vigorous defense, and timing ties to the November showdown amid election dynamics.
Charleston officials reported the State Tax Commissioner lacks authority to refund gasoline taxes already paid by the State Turnpike Commission. An AG opinion said the tax is imposed on distributors dealers or importers not consumers. The Turnpike would gain refunds only for specified non high way uses such as agriculture aircraft railways manufacturing and cleaning.
The Raleigh County Sheriff's Office will close to the public at 3 p.m. today and reopen after the bulk of tax work is completed, Sheriff John C. Ward announced.
Cairo officials report an Israeli transport ship fired on an Egyptian coastal post south of Suez injuring several. Egypt says the Abaghali, flying the Israeli flag, was captured by an armed Egyptian ship and towed to Suez for investigation.
Mrs. Edward Schlemmer of Danbury Connecticut shocked doctors by delivering five babies in one day. A son arrived first at 6 26 a.m., another son at 6 59 and a daughter at 8 04 after she went to Danbury Hospital expecting her 15th child.
Los Angeles juvenile officer testifies before a Senate subcommittee on juvenile delinquency detailing doctors profiting from selling benzedrine pills to youths. He cites 1300 tablets sold for 10 dollars and a dangerous new inhalant five times stronger than benzedrine. urges doctor address changes and tighter regulation to curb teen crime linked to these drugs.
Carlo Spradley of G Street began serving a 90 day sentence after being convicted in the July Criminal Court term for brandishing a weapon during a routine arrest. Evidence showed he scuffled with a State Police officer, seized the officer's gun, and threatened with it. Judge Harry L. McCreery imposed the sentence and granted a 60 day stay of execution, which expired September 7.
State Road Commissioner H. Keith Griffith outlined plans to drain surface and pave West Virginia Route 2 from the Point Pleasant junction with U.S. 35 to Belleville, a 15 mile stretch toward Parkersburg, to be completed before Kaiser Aluminum breaks ground on a Ravenswood plant this winter.
Scarborough England. Britain’s Labour party approved Clement Attlee’s call for German rearmament by a narrow margin. The vote total was 3,270,000 to 3,022,000 with 6,292,000 ballots cast at the annual party conference.
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