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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1948
Page
2
An urging piece explains that a forthcoming wage rise will tempt spending and fuel inflation. It advocates saving through government savings bonds to curb inflation, benefit the government, and earn the saver interest while helping the buyer and the nation.
In Wyoming County readers conclude that the Register opposes the candidacy of R D Bailey for governor. The paper says it has neither opposed nor supported any Democratic candidate in the May 11 primary. The stance reflects views on Bailey campaign tactics and is not an editorial verdict.
A six year old boy bolted across Main and Kanawha Streets amid heavy afternoon traffic. He ran from between cars toward the Palace Theater, nearly colliding with a second vehicle before a cautious driver stopped ten feet away. The incident highlights parental safety briefing gaps. County Agent H B Thomas notes H G Farmer of Bolt joined the Southeastern Cattle Breeders Association sale in Lewisburg, aiding show quality with grooming and ring-side efforts.
Local letters complain about roadwork promises around Paint Creek as elections approach. J E Lively of Long Branch mocks the pace of paving while noting a new bridge and one mile of road near Lively. He recalls campaign promises of hard surface before the November election and laments delays by the State Road Commission. Residents call for real construction rather than surveys.
A county newspaper criticizes Bailey for tying court recesses and a canceled high school festival to his campaign. It notes nonpartisan school elections and contrasts past Raleigh County actions with current Fayette and Kanawha counties. The piece urges officials to separate campaigns from public activities.
State Superintendent W. W. Trent’s office announced school closures on May 1 for the primary election. The note spurs debate over whether politics have intruded into schools and reflects public concern about the stance.
Nation Today reports that three railroad unions the switchmen the firemen and enginemen threaten to strike May 11 over pay. The piece contrasts the Taft Hartley and Railway Labor Acts detailing mediation arbitration and fact finding steps. It notes the unions refused arbitration and that after fact finders recommended a 15 1 2 cent an hour raise both sides rejected it leaving the dispute unresolved.
Hal Boyle visits Custer in 1950s South Dakota to profile Badger Clark, the official poet laureate who lives in a self built cabin in Custer State Park. He claims the smallest income in the state and spends years in semi solitude, seeking God while speaking to audiences for meals and clubs. Clark, 65, remains unmarried and proud of his frugal life, saying life is a habit and joy comes from personal freedom.
An AP report profiles the Panchan Lama, the living Buddhist ruler of 9,000,000 followers, as an 11-year-old in Kumbum Lamasery Northwest China. The boy, treated as a spiritual leader in exile, speaks of future travel yet devotes days from 4 AM to 9 AM studying Buddhist texts and guiding his small court.
A brief devotional note quotes Psalm 3:3 urging guidance by light. The phrasing invites reflection on moral direction and personal guidance through faith.
Washington reports simmering talks between Marshall Bevin and Bidault hint at Europe’s plan to hold the Rhine against Soviet threat. London debates French manpower versus British air and naval power while Lovett and Vandenberg press for a concrete EFARPL aid pattern before US commitments.
The piece outlines Western European caution on US declarations amid rising tension. It notes a probable American guarantee of Europe against aggression and a bipartisan Senate resolution to back it. A broader plan for a negotiated treaty and delayed lend-lease is discussed, with grand designs of shaping a new Soviet world already in place.
Dee reveals her true name David and a guarded past as she questions Michael about marriage and his background. Michael discloses a Los Angeles upbringing, education at UCLA, and a protective posture toward Dee while she explains her guardian Uncle Ray and her struggle for independence.
Dee and Michael confront a tense decision as she pressures marriage to secure her future. He counters with danger and a legal threat, proposing a quick marriage license and ceremony to placate her while preserving his secret. They walk toward the courthouse, ending with a plan to proceed.
Democratic doubt about discarding President Truman echoing history shows repudiation failures. The piece reviews vice presidents who assumed the presidency or ran for a full term, noting several later presidents elected to one term or missing renomination and the parties’ mixed electoral results. It recounts Tyler, Fillmore, Johnson, Arthur, Roosevelt, and Coolidge cases, and previews further details on continued political shifts.
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