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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1946
Page
2
The House yesterday effectively signaled the end of price controls pending Senate action. Some opponents of O P A regulation now fear the House went too far while others doubt a full lift can sustain the country. Inflation, scarcity, and the postwar hangover loom as Congress faces election pressures and the Easter recess.
Toledo voters approve continuation of a municipal levy of one percent on salaries wages commissions business profits to 1950. It aims to liquidate debt finance capital improvements and expand police fire and other services. Estimated yield 3 to 4 million annually amid strong PSC opposition. Public confidence in administration evident.
Randolph Norton muses on creek bank fishing versus saltwater trips, recounting mishaps, days with Frank Clements and others, and the art of choosing bait. He recalls a Good Friday potato planting custom tied to the moon and Easter dating, with County Agent H. B. Thomas noting the tradition.
The Raleigh County American Legion urges posts statewide to press for veterans rights to buy surplus war goods. It cites bias in sales disadvantaging veterans, notes actions by Senator Kilgore and Representative Hedrick, and warns against a repeat of postwar scandals and red tape that favored big buyers.
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst DeWitt MacKenzie argues the Franco case tests UN limits on sovereignty and could trigger a new civil war. He notes Franco loyalists, Madrid loyalists, and a Government in Exile vie for power as international powers clash over Spain. He warns a renewed civil war would cast a global shadow.
In Washington the Far Eastern Commission scheduled a meeting to discuss the United States plan to ship over half a million tons of food to Japan in the first half of this year. In Tokyo the four nation advisory council adjourned without deciding if MacArthur should present information in writing or via a spokesman. New Zealand Indian and Philippine members voiced concerns over food aid to Japan, marking the second time the commission questioned MacArthur’s policies with careful diplomacy rather than direct criticism.
The document states that Class 4 and 5 airports are the largest types in the FAA terminology and notes that first appropriations under the measure would become available on July 1, the start of the fiscal year.
The piece reviews President Truman’s National Housing Expeditor Wilson Wyatt and his plan to produce 2,700,000 housing units by 1946–47 using temporary war housing, prefabricated units, and new construction. Delays stem from congressional disagreement, material shortages, and labor limits while veterans face long waiting lists and restricted access to new homes and Defense Housing accounts.
Franca later expressed interest in Hodgson's proposal as Australian Siezestion met with approval of Spanish Republican leader Sup. An observer Dr O de los Rios was regarded as significant. Spaniards have worked with four delegates pushing a break with Franca.
Hill is survived by his widow Louise Perkinsmith two sons his mother Mrs Cora B Hill Crum of Coal River and a brother Dr HK Hansford Hill a Charleston dentist. Police traced him after he Telephone call and pursuit through bushes.
A veteran reader urges penny watching as key to small business success. He cites careful lighting, turning off unused equipment and lights, measured phone use, prudent purchasing, and personal effort as paths from poverty to enterprise. Immigrant-origin entrepreneurs are highlighted as models of thrift and self-reliance.
In a tense scene Mary plots to warn Charlotte and escape with a note but Kate intervenes. Kate reveals Alecs brutal past, claims Mary is Norma Rayelle and asserts control as danger tightens. Mary fears for her future as Joel and Dr Arne await a risky downstairs exit.
President Truman called the global food crisis worse than painted and urged a quick U S Canada agreement to curb domestic wheat use by a similar percentage to speed aid shipments overseas. An order from Secretary Anderson would cut flour distribution 25 percent during the emergency.
Secretary Henry Wallace warned that electing a Republican administration would bring boom bust and chaos. Speaking to a capacity Shrine Auditorium crowd he urged a progressive Congress and accused reactionaries of blocking democracy. He pressed abolition of the Dollax and a fair employment practices act. K E Hall fined for operating Avalon pool room without a license. Lignite described as dark brown coal with low carbon content.
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