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Support Your Community Chest VOLUME XLVIII--NO. 125 BECKLEY POST-HERALD EXPOXEXT OF THE WEST VIRGINIA SMOKELESS COAL REGION Mcmbtr of Audit i Of Circulations WEATHER West Virginia Friday cloudy followed by occasional light rain. BtCKLEY, WEST VIRGINIA, FRIDj LEGION. ELECTS De wey A dvoca tes The Ideal American vw.m S. PERRY BROWN NATIONAL HEAD Organization Is Seeking Pensions For World War One And Two MIAMI, pet.

21 The American Legion brought its national convention to a close today after unanimously electing'S. Perry Brown, veteran of both world wars, its new national commander. Brown, 55-year-old Beaumont, Texas, businessman, favorite son i of the ''Old Guard" in the balloting, succeeds James F. O'Neil of New Hampshire as commander of 3,000,000 American Legionnaires throughout the world. His election to the highest post in the biggest veterans' organization in the United States was assured when George N.

Craig of Brazil, wi'hdrew from the three-man race. James F. Green, VIRGINIA, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 22,1948 Omaha, attorney, Brown's leading opposition. was 'Single Standard Of Equal Justice 9 Republican Presidential Nominee Says Equal Treatment For All Will Solve Our Worst Discrimination Of Minorities Problem By MARVIN L. ARROWSMITH NEW YORK, Oct.

Thomas. Dexvev to- nigM said the problem of justice should be solved with a single standard of equal justice and equal treatment for all." He said that, with such a standard, can meet even our most difficult problems of discrimination." Selecting as theme an issue which has led to a split in the Democratic party, the Republican! presidential nominee outlined this formula for handling the problem: "Every human right carries with it a responsibility to use it in the interests of others and not to their injury. It means that the govern- yester- ment which administers these Clay Found Guilty Of Wife Murder; Two Cases NoDed Criminal court jurors day morning found John Frenchie; rights must gufde its" way by Clay, A 37-year-old Naoma coal single standard of equal justice At the conclusion of the roll miner, guilty of murder in the and equal treatment for all call, Gieen asked the election be'second degree The trial alter made unanimous. jCiay was indicted for the murder rnt i ju uj. U.CI The unofiicial vote was Brown, of his wife, Jamina Hendricks Green, 1,262, and Craig; 136.

Craig, at the conclusion of the voting, asked that Indiana's' asked for Clay began Monday. Defense attorney, C. R. Harless, a new trial. Judge W.

130 votes be cast for Brown. A Riffe agreed to hear arguments Brown, in accepting the norm- at 10 a. m. Nov. 5 to set aside the nation, declared he was receiving verdict.

Mr Harless stated he an honor "second only to the pres- would appeal to the circuit court, idency of the United States. "It is the greatest veterans or- next highest court, if a new The New York Governor expres- ganization the 'world has ever known," he said. Earlier, two resolutions seeking pensions for all honorably dis- i charged veterans of World "War I or II were adopted at the final business session. One, introduced by the Dkpart- ment of Illinois, asks Congress to enact legislation providing a $60 trial is not granted. Clay's counsel also asked bond sed his views in a speech delivered at the annual dinner of the AKred E.

Smith Memorial Foundation. Referring to the "single standard," Dewey said that by faithful adherence to it: "We can meet even our most difficult problems of discrimination against minority groups, preiudice, of bigotry, of denial of certain human rights." "From my own experience in this state with the largest minority dangerous man. Clay, testifying! Sroups in the nation, I have found during the trial, admitted the had been made a trusty while interned in the county jail. Judge Riffe said he would take monih payment alf VerSs a Visement he of either war when they reach the age of 55 and a $75 a month payment when they reach 65. Clay showed no outward sign of emotion as he heard the verdict of The second, "twice defeated at not uilt the first degree but I guilty of murder in the second degree.

Under the laws of the 'state, he will be sentenced to five to 18 years in the state peniten- previous national conventions, would provide payments to all World I veterans, their widows and children on the same basis as now paid to Spanish American war veterans, their widows and children. it possible to find peaceful, hon- 'est solutions to problems which fester when "They are ignored or explode if are mishandled," he adding: "By a simole rediscovery of our devotion to human rights and ihe protection of others from the abuse of those rights, we can draw a line through every conflict and draw it straight and true. "It can be' so that both civil libertv and social resoc-nsibil- tiary. ity complement and fortify each On Wednesday the case of Ethel Mae for the mur-t should deal with the pr'ob- After a few days of ner us band, Billy Perry, lern of social injustice wherever waiting, two invitations for thei a their home in Sophia on Sept. ii: Ko 1949 convention WPI-P PvtenrW 14 was dismissed by Judge Riffe.

1949 convention were extended by cities large enough to accommo- Prosecuting attorney Ragland ate the 75,000 or more Legion- i told the court that after talking naires and their families--Phila-j with relatives of the delphia and.Miami. state believed it could, make no case. The case was to have been tried it is to be found in America and solve that problem in American terms." Jurors Hear East Last week the case orTrtomas'i Edward Woolwine, 20, of Praise, indicted for the murder his step-father, Earl Kinney, nolled. The youth had been charged with the fatal shooting of the 52-year-old Crab Orchard man on! DIA2VIONDS RECOVERED '-PRESTWICKt Scotland, Oct. 21 OP)--Police said tonight a $40.000 shipment of diamonds had been recovered from the wreckage of a Dutch airliner which crashed in an early morning fog killing 39 of the 40 persons aboard.

Nine of the dead Americans. The diamonds were in a tin can. Their could not be traced immediately because of. de- second degree "murder and 'was on struction of the burned plane's to five to 18 years in cargo records. 4hejpenitentiary.

Revercomb Defends Stand On Displaced Persons Act LarcenyOf $7,000 -P East July 25 near Cool Ridge. Ernest Aaron Worrell, of Bea- ver, last week guilty to. Negro, indicted on a grand iar- charge, denied taking any of the $7,000, as accused, from road and told criminal court jurors that he Marlene Dietrich, ideal Grandmother DH Eisenhowi-r Ideal Grandfather Jack Smith Idea! Husband Bob Falkenburg Ideal Young Brother Elizabeth Ta.vlo Ideal Yoiinr Sister Leased Wire PRICE 5 CENTS West Accepts Bd CLAY HAS i 1 NO EVIDENCE OF Ut Neutrals rorisoviETWARAi Peace In Berlin Vishiiuky Some Objections But Still Awaits Formal Instructions On Compromise Formula From Moscow Dorothy Maguire IdealWife Paul Galileo Ideal Father-in-Law Mrs. Thomas Dewey Ideal Mother-ln-Law Ut! I'KAXCIS W. CARPENTER PARIS, Oct.

Andrei Y. Visliinskv tonight was reported fo have advanced some the now plan of the six "neutral" Socurit hers for i Ihe Berlin crisis. Sources said, however. Vishinsky i was a a i i for-! mul i i from Moscow lo its i a a i the compromise formula submitted to the four powers! lost niijht. i The Soviet deputy foreign min-T 1 i 11 1 ruman Allows 66 American Commander In Germany Flies Here To Advise Truman WASHINGTON, Oct.

21 Gen. Lucius Clay said i today lie had "no evidence" of Irooj) a i i i in Eastern a indicate Russian preparation for war. The American commander in Germany who flew here from tion told newsmen today: The Rub sians av a "Comm doc ri naled police force" ister conferred for aboui an hour in the Soviet embassy with Argentine Delegate Juan A. Bratnu- gtia, who is presiding over the Security Council's Berlin discussions. Vishinsky was reported by one souice to have given Moscow's reply on the new resolution, i will be submitted to the councD I ll uman today authori- Additional C-54sIII For Berlin Airlift WASHINGTON, Oct.

Allied forces are "very 2. He cut the life sentence of Use Koch, widow of the comman- I of Buchenwald concentration to four years' imprisonment 'ecause he believed the trial rec- did not the stiffen penalty. He said the reduction in accordance with American princinles of justice. 3. The airlift has succeeded, and can be maintained as long as necessary for our statesmen to tomorrow, but later it was slated 2cd General Lucius D.

Clay, A a solution" to the Berlin he still had no word from the ierican commander in Germany fl de He a5d he did not an Kremlin. i CR jtiapate any Russian violence in add up to 66 additional C-o4 trans- (the air corridor with the Berlin airlift. i uation in Germany with President The transports will be provided I ru mau this morning. He flies. to Berlin tonight after at provision that the Western powers would carry out their agreement to establish the Russian zone mark as the sole currency in Berlin under four-power control.

He commented that the proposed not be bv the Air Forces as thev ar? rail on 'g a 5 Or a a a speech, in New York at the Alfred ed for by Gen. Clay to keep blockaded Berlin supplied, a White E. Smith memorial dinner. At his news conference he Just by way of getting in the papers, the American Society of Photographic Illustrators picks the above "Typical American Family," all well-known names on the national scene. Society says women are becoming more fragile, men more robust.

(International) Reinforcements Flown To Southern France's Riot -Torn Coal Fields Cabinet Ministers Reported urging Premier To Martial Law WJiere 170 Police And Soldiert Were Jiiiured In By PARIS, Oct. 2t--W--Some French cabinet ministers were reported to be urging Premier Henri Queuille to declare martial law in the riot-torn coal fields where more than 170 police and soldiers were injured with strikers today. Reports tonight said the ministers felt the Premier should not only Declare a slate of siege in the coal fields but send more troops there and call up reserves. blockade. Vishinsky previously had talked with Bramuglia briefly last night when he was handed.a copy of the resolution worked out by representatives of China, Argentina Canada, Columbia, Syria and Belgium.

Sources close to the negotiators said Vishinsky had raised no objections to the proposal of the six but transports already are in the airlift service, either in directly provisioning the Russian-blockaded city or in sidelines to the so-called "Operation Vittles." Clay visited the White House this morning with Secretary of the Army Royall for a half hour conference with Mr. Truman. Later in the day, it was understood, Clay attended a session of passed it on the National Security Council at An Ameri- the White Houce. The council is official spokesman said the made up of the secretaries of iromisft plan was acceptable State, Defense, Army, Navy and cautioned! Air, and other government lead- can compromise and satisfactory but against optimism until the Soviet answer was known. council president It was assumed that Clay had The 39-year-old Negro, now employed by Richmond Cleaners, testified that he had been with first as a presser and later as manager of the plant.

He said that in his latter capacity, he HUNTINGTON, Oct. had access to the strong box which AI rOIINTY i Senator Chapman Revercomb (R- had been stolen, pried open, con- UrtLtLilUil I ULilJ WVa) campaigning for re-electirm tents emotieri anri TD $250,000 SCHOOL AID CHARLESTON, Oct. Addressing a Republican rally Distribution of $4,577,000 in state i aid funds to the various counties! for school ed today D. L. Gainer.

The distribution brings to wss not Prejudicial to their faiths. 144.000 the amount that has been I Revercomb has been the target divided among the 55 counties! of attack during the campaign since the beginning of the his action as chairman of a year. i Senate sub-committee which The largest allocations in the isidered the act which provides for campaigning for re-election tents emptied, and later recov- continued his defense of the dis- sred by a taxi driver at Thirteen-" placed persons act today and term- th street in East Beckley. ed charges it was prejudicial as Taylor stated he knew nothing I Police reinforcements were jwn into GrandrCombe in Southern France where 6,000 miners, eir wives and friends hurled HOT SLATE FALLS their wives and friends hurled ON STFAM SHftVFF IftFH scrap iron, stick, and stones and UL routed a smaller number of sol- FOR HOSPITAL PROJECT diers and-rnmtarized police today, The BecH fire deDartment A total of loO soldiers and police answered a at th Crab Or was injured, 20 of them seriously. chard tipplCr about a mHe frQm In Bethune, Northern France a mob of 5.000 strikers surrounded and forced authorities to release seven arrested strikers the city proper, about 5'20 yesterday, and remained until for the Berlin debate, held a long session with the other neutrals--China, Colombia, Canada, Syria and Belgium--to polish up the language resolution being for tomorrowVses- scion at 3.p.m".

(9 EST). It was understood that the resolution does not call the 'Berlin blockade a threat to psace as charged by the Western their complaint to the council against Russia. Neutral sources said the plan provides: appeal to the Big Four to make no move which might lead to war. 2--Russia would lift the Berlin blockade completely. 3--Russia, Britain, France and the United States would carry out their agreement that the Russian zone mark be established as the sole currency in Berlin under four-power control.

blockade would be lifted hours after the approval of the 0 1 vmu a shovel used to load slate ir ministei would fire whirh hp to discuss Ber- I 1 On the night of the alleged rob- Taylor said that Murphy '2nty of company." The de- testified that on the morn- reporting for work, he had latest distribution was $600.000 to'entrance to this country of TM sR at the requesi Kanawha county with $300 000 placed persons. who became drunk going to McDowell county, we evening. 000 to Raleigh county infantry battalion rescued him. Twenty policemen and 15 strikers were hurt. The under prefect was unhurt although he refused strik- hot slate from a large 1m and Germany as a whole.

a trucks for use at the Veterans hospital. FRANK STARZE NAMED only injury was fo J. D. ers' demands that he carry a red Swim, of the Amott-Swim Con- flag. In the battle at Grand-Combe, the police and strikers were driven away from a mine they were guarding.

Police finally Tied from the town. struction company, which is haul- NEW YORK, Oct. ing the slate. Fire Chief Bernard Cooper, executive director of the Martin said his hand was burned i Associated Press, today announced and his face cut, but was not ser- I the appointment of Frank Star- lously hurt. Ernest Pence, opera- zel as AP general manager requested the additional transports in the morning session and had received approval of the request from the assembled, members of the Securitj' Council, i -White House official who disclosed the new authority for Gen.

Clay was Eben-Ayers, assistant press secretary. Ayres said the additional planes will be at the disposal a as the general 1 requests them and that 'some may not enter the aircraft service directly, but be used instead in auxiliary operations. He said he saw "no evidence" of Russian preparations for that. He made his estimate of the size of the Communist indoctrinated police force in Germany in reply to a question as to what would happen if both Russian and Western powers withdrew from Germany, leaving control in German hands. There has been speculation that the Russians might pull out of Germany in of announced plans to withdraw from their occupation- zone in North Korea.

Referring to the Use Koch sen-: tence reduction, sharply criticized both here abroad, General Clay said his judgment "may wrong" but his conscience dictated a cut in her sentence." As American commander in Germany he reviews all military trials, and he said his study of the; war trial record, his own charges against thr woman- were based on hearsay and not on actual evidence. He "said they, did nbtV prove she was responsible for- mass-killings at During her trial it was charged that she had lamp; shades and other souvenirs made out of tat-. 'tooed skin of slain prisoners. State Supreme Court Witt Hear Road Bond Test Case CHARLESTON, Oct. The Supreme Court stepped into one of the hottest arguments of the current political campaign today: Was or was not the proposal for a $50,000,000 bond issue for secondary roads, invalidated when Governor Meadows neglected to have it advertised by August second? The court, acting promptly on a bi-partisan test case brought before it, directed that the case CITY BUS LINES ASK TO RAISE ITS FARES FROM 10 TO 12 CENTS An increase from 10 to" 12 cents in bus fares at Beckley has been asked by the Raleigh Transit, company of the public service commission.

The Haleigh Transit company operates the city buses. he argued next 1 That will be just one week The company asked also a new advance of the November general downward one of S10 OOO for Wirt county. 1 with three counties--Cabell. Han-1 in its effect, cock and Marion--asking for noi allocation at this time. The county totals included: Wlth Starzel, 47, has been an assistant pany" was Naomi HalU he 11 loaded with helmets and during the mom- i rifles, court said she ob- Martin said that the i served as acting general manager burning slate continued to fall i for jseveral months this summer election at which the proposal is to be ratified or rejected by the voters.

I The suit was presented to the judges this morning in the names of C. R. Morgan, insurance man, sneaking around the Murphy building on the night rate of seven cents for children from six to 12 years old, and a 12- cent cash fore or 10 tokens for 78 cents for students during school terms. The company said it wanted to reserve the right, however, to charge only a seven-cent I "The campaign propaganda be- of the alleged robberX-. Under cross ConTmun ing used against me in West Vir- examination bv defense counsel I said that 1 i and George C.

Schmidt, attorney, i are for students, both Charleston Present rates provide a five- George L. Coyle, Charleston mer-icent fare for children during chant and Democratic city school months only. Children cilman: and George W. Brightjder six years of age would con- general of Beckle a Democrat and to ride free. 000; Greenbrier, $90.000: and continue "to represent the! people of the state of West Virgina a a man who wil1 not bow to out GOODWIN RESIDtNCE'side dictation." i IS FOUND RANSACKED He read statements by Monsig- nor t-award Swanstrom.

chair- a odu in i an of the National Catholic Re- i avenue, Beat ey, was settlement Council; Abram Orlow i director operations of the AP. The sni 301 IT tipeidiujns Oi me Seventy -Five Sophia Citizens Foiin Organization To Secure Gymnasium, Bleachers On Football Field the garage to the house which haa Senator Sophia High school parents and 75 strong, rallied last rells. Jack Martin, O. D. Judv Carl 1 A A 4V.

Mr. Goodwin said he returned found that every room in the house had been gone through. He said that he could not make any estimate of what had been taken, but thai he thought a "good cicsl" missing. The city police are investigating. en Mrs.

Virgie Shumate. The luncheon meeting, sponsor- from Bluefield about 8 p.m. and ed the Cabell-Huntington Re-j football field there, nnmTM puolicsn Women Club, featur-1 A committee, elected last -I. the finance corned speeches by Senator Revercomb 'night, will appear before the Ral- ee to ra5se mone for fiood- and Rep. Hubert E.

Ellis, fourth eight county board of education at a nci e2chers on toe foot- district Republican seeking i its next meeting to discuss the he will propose election. i possibilities of securing facilities for "TMrtey-raising the Revercomb made no mention of Physical recreation for Sophia I meeting at the school. Governor Thomas E. of i students very soon. jwnere aiso xvil? New York.

GOP presidential nom- II brought out at the rP ort vi il be collected, inee. who unsuccessfully attempt-! on th at when the school build- faculty members attending were ed to get Revercomb to push in was erected six years ago, 6 Honi urindnal: Douglas, coach: Carl Xeff, s. Nancy Hushes and Miss An- i ne ap- members w'no will appear campaign propriation hari to be used in com- before the school board are Ver- Itemized State Budget trough liberalizing money appropriated for con- 21 i.3* the 5sced persons law. struction of a gymnasium. With Kcrbert S.

tonight piedR- Sorne Jiticai have sin 0 during wartime iufla- ewe not actively siip- i tlon however, the g- eri that if elected he would "let the light of cay inlo the dark DOivin2 recesses of hidden political machinations which have so disgraced the operations of our government in recent years." Tr.e Parkersburg Republican, speaking in the interest of his campaign for election as Governor, made the statement in a continuation of his attack on the Dem- oc-aiic "machine." He also advocated "an open arse unconcealed, itemized budget of every dol-ar of the states fi- Rev because of the Ssnator's refusal to presS for the at the August special session of Congress. TRAPPED IN CAR Charges Lynch was trapped inside his automobile at 7:30 o'clock last night, when overturned, and was removed through a window by bystanders. He was uninjured. City police said he ao- the main building. non Lawson.

mav Or Leighton Far- group of interested citizens ley. Joe Camahan, James Sorto organize as Sophia High rells. J. S. Shumate.

Mr? Karley School Boosters, with dues of SI Hurley. Mrs. Lawrence Meadow's Per school year per member. Farley was elected mate sec and Coach Robert Douglas. Xl Ce ch 1 TM 001U MC ds cnairrnan and was driving too fast on cher.

Hariey KurieV 'imor, Burle Farley, pictured at the in the right picture, addresses 75 Sophia residents banded to- Kelher to plan means for con- as straction of a jrymnasinm and foot- as ball field improvements at the Sophia Hisrh school. Seated is Mrs. Lawrence Meadows, who called 7 Burleson, James Sort the meeting. cvsn to appear to show cause why deficit during the last should not be ordered to remove'half of the year. It said various the question from the ballot.

i costs have increased from 50 to The court will decide after per cent since present rates Tuesday hearing whether or not I were established in 1941, and are to issue such an order. still going up. If it does not. Attorney General! Ira J. Partlow said today, "the- question of the validity of the.i bond issue in regard to the ques-; tion of advertising will settled i beyond all Partlow sid he had suggested lathe filing of the test action and the idea had the approval of 1 Governor Meadows.

1 The petition formallv alleged fct aea yesterday by George Gadd, 'that under the constitution and county road supervisor, and Floyd I state law, the constitutional Sa vre county chairman, amendment providing bond issue must have i GADD AND SAYRE AGREE MEN TEARING POSTERS NOT RALEIGH COIMIANS Ralejgn county employes of-the State Road Commission were de- nd- no earlier a revealed that using State Road Commis- appear. one newspaper in each Sl rs frorn the highway but iThe petitioners said they ea Democratic advertising that "no notice of a character was publisher required by Jaw." i The delay, the suit alleged. "renders the submission (of the i amendment to the voters at said genera; election a posted. "I don't play that kind of a declared Mr. Gadd, "and I none of my boys would have torn down Republican signs.

There isn't supposed to any highway advertising, but we always permit it during elections." He added that "If I got orders to take ar signs down, Fd take them ail Tne road supervisor said afl state cars in the Princeton dis- niK PRICES cm PARKEHSBURG. Oct Parsersbwrg rr.i'k distributor? county, have plates starting nounced today a one-cent cut per the figures 117. so the car quart mjr.e retasl price of their have been from another distric product, i n.e recuction is effective Ivlr. Sayre agreed, saving tomorrow. license number of the car iea by new pnce xvjh oe 22 cents -Mr.

Milam was 227-OS5 He per quart on star.dard grades and.he didn't know but thought it 25 cents on homogenized, fnave been from Charleston..