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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1947
Page
9
The article notes ongoing debate about a measure that would boost coal production along with steel and many other key industries. It emphasizes anticipated benefits for broader economic activity and industry resilience.
Negotiators for Northern commercial coal operators and captive mines with United Mines Workers say a tentative agreement in principle has been reached, pending a written contract and party approval. The settlement would raise inside day wages to $1.63 per hour, supply $13.05 daily for eight hours underground, and adjust shift hours to six and a half. Terms include work when willing, limited holiday pay, and incorporation of the federal mines safety code. royalty terms likely unchanged.
Unconfirmed reports say Lewis pressed to raise nickel deductions from five cents to a cent a ton for union welfare and retirement funds under an expired contract. Operators fear the move would boost coal costs by at least 75 cents per ton and add hundreds of millions annually, with no new total estimate available.
Alvis Johnson AWOL from USS John W. Weeks was found guilty in Trial Justice Court of auto larceny driving without a permit DUI and leaving the scene. Held for grand jury on car theft charge owned by R. T. Pence. Fined 205 and suspended 60 days in jail. Arrested by Sgt Woolf and Trooper Seale after collision near Stephens City. Damage about 600, no injuries.
A summer poultry management program will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Lester Dailey farm off route 522 toward Whitacre. A vaccination demonstration for chicken pox and culling plus talks on egg quality sanitation and disease control will be led by M. E. Coe a poultry specialist from VPI and local producers.
About 215 drivers, mechanics and ticket agents employed by the Western division of the Blue Ridge Bus lines will receive pay boosts of 13 cents an hour under a contract signed by the firm and the AFL Amalgamated Streetcar and Motor Coach Employes union. The Western division embraces lines west of Washington, Penna.
Oklahoma City July 3. A driver charged with failing to yield told Acting Police Judge Granville Scanland the other motorist “must have dropped from heaven.” The judge replied you should look up in the air as he fined the driver six dollars.
The Glenn L Martin company reported two bombs that fell yesterday on Wittman Maryland were non-explosive ballast missiles from a twin engine amphibian plane tested for the Navy. Four men were stunned by debris when one bomb struck a boat repair shed.
Virginia State police announce two new assignments in the Winchester region. Trooper Joseph Lewis moves from Alexandria to Berryville to serve Clarke and Frederick counties, while probationary Trooper Lawrence P. Coverstone from Nokesville reports to Winchester until the next Richmond state police school. Former troopers Glascock and Starrett left July 1 to join a six man flying squadron of game wardens, now the department’s mobile unit for education and rapid response.
Shanghai report says a group of students at Lignan Middle School Canton hurled principal Tsai Hu-Fu down stairs to force surrender of final exam papers. He died from the fatal injuries. motive for demanding the papers was not disclosed by the Chinese Central News Agency.
Legumes like beans and peas help replenish nitrogen in the soil, supporting healthier crop growth. The plants fix atmospheric nitrogen, benefiting subsequent plants in rotation.
A total of $1090 was realized at a household goods sale conducted by Mrs. Florence Denny at 312 Washington St. Coleman Dunn served as auctioneer. Small items brought good prices. an electric refrigerator sold for 160 and a dining room table for 35. A bedspread knitted 61 years ago by Mrs. Denny sold to Mrs. Joseph Denny, a sister-in-law.
The CIO United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America with 600000 members in 1300 plants urged locals to submit no issue to the new labor board. The stance aligns with CIO President Philip Murray who left decisions to international unions and locals. Murray did not attend the meeting due to illness.
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