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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1947
Page
2
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes the Raleigh Register evenings and Sunday morning. The paper carries Associated Press news and local items with post office class matter, rates, and subscription terms. Published Wednesday Afternoon, April 16, 1947.
Cities from Longview to Bellingham face post timber decline as logging slows and pulp and paper plants, plywood, and other wood related facilities rise. Investments include a sulphate pulp mill and bark products plant at Longview and a mill at Bellingham distilling alcohol from pulp waste. The piece warns coal regions and Western Pennsylvania to pursue similar diversification to avoid ghost town outcomes.
Congress spotlights naval pay, debating sea pay for sailors aboard ships even when anchored for months. The debate cites the Constellation and Dauntless as examples, with Rep Bender arguing sea pay should reach only those who go to sea. The panel hints at broader coast economy cuts and urges coordinated coal industry diversification for smaller firms.
The piece argues for a Beckley VA hospital to add 200 beds as demand has surged since World War II. It cites national VA increases of 30 percent and local applicant rises of 126 percent, with Huntington and Martinsburg as existing WV facilities. It also shares personal wartime recollections involving Amos Quesenberry of Beckley and a note on Blair Bennington promoting the Friends of the Land.
HAL BOYLE notes true southern cooking hides in the home kitchen, not in restaurants. He praises the cast iron skill of Southern women who master hush puppies, country ham, and fried chicken with bourbon. Dining out is common but lacks the romance of home cooking.
The Nation Today examines the far reaching House Labor Bill affecting unions and the Wagner Act. The 68 page measure drew six dissenting Democrats on the committee, and experts warn interpretation will be long and clash with the CIO and CSO views. The bill’s fate hinges on votes in both houses and Truman’s potential veto.
AP writer Arthur Edson recalls playful and pointed exchanges in Congress. Senators Hatch Bridges Barkley Eaton mix humor with debate amid proposals on appointments and Greece Turkey aid. Eaton jokes about time rules and accountability as he chairs the Foreign Affairs Committee.
In Cairo the shift shows Africa as the core of a new British imperial pattern with Egypt as the bridge to the Arab world The Sudanese issue tests Anglo Egyptian relations and the plan envisions a defended Middle East with reduced British presence but maintained bases and radar in key spots The United States faces a policy to resist Soviet expansion through force of example and military balance rather than rhetoric or aid alone
Kay consoles Mimi amid a troubled night of infidelity and fear while Mimi contemplates telling Warren. Hal confesses forged checks on Grandmother’s account to cover gambling debts, facing dismissal and possible prison unless Kay helps craft a cover story and she considers drastic family withdrawal.
C. A. Brotherton, Charleston mechanic and head of a new road workers group, claims Putnam County Road Commission staff are unionizing. He says Mason Boone and Clay Counties will join soon, with inquiries from across the state. Wages sought would match private contractor levels, up to 88 cents higher per hour. A policy committee meeting is set for tomorrow night and a mass meeting Friday to act on plans.
Doris Cochran assistant curator at the Smithsonian spends 28 years among reptiles in glass jars. Her lab holds the institution's vast 130000 specimen collection kept in alcohol fumes as she identifies lizards from Bikini and assists military survival manuals.
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