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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1944
Page
2
The postwar conversion will delay many needs including roads buildings and airports until peace is near. West Virginia should set up machinery to use state funds promptly, with safeguards, to meet developments and avoid tax cuts. The state should avoid restoring the personal income tax and consider gross sales taxes to fund government during the war emergency.
Joe and Jack O Neal, sons of Mr and Mrs A J O Neal of Beckley WV, served in WWII with B 24 crew and P 51 pilot respectively. Their letters reveal training in the southeast, overseas service from England to France, and hopes to reunite with family for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Multiple relatives serve or have recently served, including Sgt Howard G Combs in New Guinea and Lt Homer J Dew at Langley Field.
The Civil Aeronautics Administration proposes a 2.17 million dollar grant for a new Beckley airport to serve the region, with 35 thousand dollars set for Scott Field improvements. The piece argues for multiple airports to meet future air transport needs and notes Charleston and Kanawha pilots moving toward private field development.
State officials and chambers of commerce debate the growing cash surplus in the treasury, with unencumbered funds near 15 million and projected to 21 million by June 30. The looming legislature session in six weeks is urged to craft safeguards to ensure the money serves the public needs rather than being misused.
The West Virginia Library Commission seeks a $75,000 appropriation to fund legal library operations and a revision of state law to let county courts levy adequate library taxes. The call follows examples in Greenbrier and Marion counties where special local bills were needed for library funding.
France joins the United States Britain and Russia in peace talks to shape Germany's capitulation terms. De Gaulle seeks Rhineland control and Ruhr access while Belgium losses are cited for compensation. Russia bears immense war toll as Britain hardens and the US weighs deindustrialization of German assets.
A Beckley charity drive aims to raise 500 dollars to provide Christmas gifts for about 500 Pinecrest patients. Miss Topsy O'Dell chairs the drive, with donations sought at 126 East Main Street. The piece also notes hog canning activities at Pineville and local canneries, describing rural life and a WWII era community spirit.
A Beclley West Virginia merchant argues for equal cigarette access for all eligible miners during wartime shortages. He urges visible sale limits and conformance with tobacco laws, noting clerks may sell to under 21 if allowed and calling for calm, practical wartime cooperation rather than complaint.
Cattle receipts abridged with stronger shows across steers and cows. Feeder and veal sectors mostly steady to higher. calves and bulls ranged with tops around 14.00 and 11.50 respectively. Sheep and lamb values mainly steady with top lambs near 14.50 and ewes around 3.00 to 5.50.
In the land of Cameroon a wise King keeps a joyful realm with a smiling daughter Ruth. A terrible fever threatens her happiness and doctors say only a three inch smile within three weeks can save her life. The King pleads for a cure as the kingdom waits in sorrow and hope.
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