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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1950
Page
4
Dallas daily and Sunday subscription prices include a two percent state sales tax for West Virginia. Home delivery rates are set by local carriers. Beckley Newspapers Corporation is not responsible for advance payments to carriers, dealers, or distributors acting as independent contractors.
The Pittsburgh Press notes that overloading allows interstate truckers to outprice rail freight while profits stay intact. Inspections are intermittent, weight stations scarce, and stronger enforcement is urged. A permanent weighing system is proposed to cut highway wear and maintenance costs and protect motorists. Measures to curb abuse would help railroads, the state’s biggest taxpayers, reduce red ink.
The president told the American Society of Newspaper Editors that foreign policy should avoid comic frock imagery and highlight genuine national character. The remark echoed Admiral Halsey’s wartime message about truth to the Russians, prompting notes of plagiarism among press veterans while reaffirming a core commitment to freedom and factual reporting.
The column extols regional beauty and urges Beckley chambers to market local women as models. It recounts Ellen Pugh, Anna Watts Harper, Patty Stinnette, Doris Scott, Martha Teel Ware, and local figures, tying fame to exposure in Atlanta and New York. It recalls Mark Twain via Howard Fillmer and a winter anecdote from Flat Top, concluding Raleigh County outshines New England in temperament.
HAL BOYLE visits Hidden Valley Ranch in Auburn Washington to meet Little Tyke a 350 pound lioness that refuses meat and shares affection with humans and other animals The story portrays a peaceful 200 acre haven where fear is absent and interspecies harmony prevails through love and freedom The columnist recounts a playful camellike encounter a kiss from the lioness and the tranquil bond on this wildlife utopia
The Nation Today reports Congress grappling with whether to extend federal rent controls beyond June 30. President Truman pushes for a one year extension to June 30, 1951, while real estate interests favor complete removal. Hearings begin with Senate and House banking committees debating options, including continuing current controls, tailoring a new law, or full decontrol, with state and local governments taking over if federal relief ends. The expediter's powers cover treble damages, evictions, rent-setting proofs, and decontrol decisions, with 40 states still under federal control and about 8 million dwelling units affected by the deadline.
A review of Arthur Goodfriend’s Far rar volume describes its ingeniously assembled text and pictures that offer a view of Russia from the inside. The reader imagines growing up there, learning Stalin’s praise, and assessing life under the Communist system versus American capitalism.
William Prescott’s domineering reign over his mansion and four children is tested as adopted son Oliver plans a different future and Oliver’s rival Eugene Arnold schemes. Ursula confronts her sons Tom Matt Barbie and Oliver while Matthew’s bleak canvas foreshadows peril in the Prescott clan.
Belgrade reports that Yugoslavia faces a grave hard currency gap while pursuing a five year plan under Tito. Vladimir Popovic travels to the United States to seek about 150 million dollars per year in aid for five years, plus consumer goods credits. The piece argues U.S. support is a strategic investment with potential to weaken Soviet influence and bolster Yugoslav independence.
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