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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1944
Page
4
The Raleigh Register Evening listing shows subscription rates for Beckley West Virginia and surrounding areas, with daily and Sunday mail options, twice monthly, and regional in-state tax implications. Rates reflect annual, semiannual, and quarterly terms and note addresses for change of address requests.
A Beckley chamber of commerce dinner featured a speaker who argued juvenile delinquency reflects a communitys moral tone and is largely driven by adult and parental delinquency. He cited clues from Clarksburg youth centers and noted Beckley’s relaxed enforcement of laws, urging youths to oppose adult misconduct.
Belgium will recover 230 million francs worth of gold deposited with the Bank of France in 1940. Rumors that the gold was sent to Dakar and given to the Nazis proved false, and the new French government has agreed to return the metal to Belgium. Representatives stated the gold was never transferred to the Nazis during negotiations on the settlement.
The piece weighs replacing the bald eagle with the turkey as the U.S. national emblem. It notes the turkey’s American origins, possible name derivations, and advocates praising its peaceable image while critics cite the eagle’s predatory reputation and defenses by Audubon groups.
Becli Beckley officials heard Hinton superintendent Brown unveil a plan for a new Prince Beckley station on the C and O line. He said Raleigh inquiries can show if trains are on time within an hour of arrivals, and joked about a future toll free link. Also noted were local bird migration tales and reflections on the bald eagle versus the wild turkey.
Private Herman Leeber nineteen, son of Mr and Miss Leeber of Mabscott, finished four weeks of jump training at Fort Benning Georgia and returned home on a fourteen day furlough. Inducted May 1944, he completed 17 weeks of basic training at Camp Blanding Florida before transferring to paratroops. Corporal Clinton E Martin twenty of Terry serves with Marines in the Marianas and has three stars on his South Pacific campaign ribbon for three major engagements. Martin entered service in 1942 and has been overseas nearly a year. He trained at Parris Island New River Ocean Side and was stationed on the Marshall Islands. before enlisting he worked in a Terry store.
The Fordham university seismograph logged two extremely violent earthquakes in the early hours, felt at 12:49 and 12:53 a m Eastern War Time. Rev Father Joseph J Lynch estimated the shocks occurred about 7,500 miles away toward Japan, likely in the southern part of the country.
Private John E Higginbotham at 20 has arrived in France, with his Mabscott mother May Higginbotham notified. Previously he attended Woodrow Wilson high school and worked at Raleigh Coca Cola. Staff Sgt Gilbert R Trail, from Mount Hope, is in a hospital in India with a sinus condition after serving in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Egypt, India and China.
Virgil E. Clark of Daniels earns seaman first class at Great Lakes after a leave. He entered the navy in 1943 and serves as right guard assistant master of arms. His wife and children live in Daniels. Pfc. Fred Clark, his brother, serves in France. his wife is Meredith White of Beckley. Glenn Toney of Clear Creek serves in the Second Armored division with many nicknames and campaigns from North Africa to Europe. his brother Pvt. John Earl Toney was wounded in North Africa and awarded the Purple Heart. The Toney family, with parents Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Toney, reside at Clear Fork. Glenn Toney
A violent earthquake in Washington registered on the university seismograph in town, mapped to about 7,160 miles northwest. The event began at 12:49 a.m. Eastern War Time and ended at 4:30 a.m.
DeWitt MacKenzie argues the Greek imbroglio tests Britain Russia and America’s unity as World War II winds down. He notes Churchill and Eden policies, US aims for democratic Greek governance, and Moscow’s cautious stance. The piece foresees upheaval in Europe and urges a common UN-minded policy to avoid ruptures.
Louis the gardener’s helper vows to fetch the Magic Music Bar of the Witches of Poldrex to cure Princess Ruth Cameroon's deadly sickness. His friend Mr. Meriman guides him toward Santa Land via Hoppy the Toad as an ugly fairy warns of Christmas’s quickly approaching leap.
A frightened Princess persuades Louis to join her fleeing the palace by the garden well. They steal a raisin cookie from Oreo and, after pocketing a wooden spoon, slip past the kitchen and into the night toward a distant meeting with a gnome at a wall panel.
Soviet troops push toward the Austrian frontier with Balaton Berney and a 50 mile southern shore reportedly in Russian hands. Front reports from the Balaton corridor show advances along a 46 mile front with 12 mile gains. In Yugoslavia, Russians and Tito units seize Sid junction and 14 other places as they move northwest of Belgrade.
Gen Chou En Lai said on return to Yenan that the coalition government idea has counter proposals. He met Chiang Kai-shek on November 22, twelve days after arriving in Chungking for negotiations. Grand Coulee dam forms a 4,300 foot barrier in the Columbia river gorge between walls of the gorge.
The passage notes standard hen egg weights by nation: seven ounces per pound in Spain, eight ounces in England and France, nine in Poland, and ten in Germany, reflecting regional measurement practices of the time.
Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, received his education in Constantinople, shaping his early life and stance in late antique politics.
In Greece irregulars act against government and Gen Scobie orders to carry arms with no reported incidents. Elsewhere in Diama Thrace, fighting flares between E L A S and nationalist forces. A German officer is confirmed captured while commanding a detachment of E L A S troops.
Japanese delivery of air strikes paralyzed American airfields at Burauen San Pablo Dulag and Tacloban as V. A. forced ground units advanced south of Balogo and Kang Dagit. MacArthur's report notes U S columns pushing north toward Ormoc while the 10th Army Corps drives below Limon and resists a Japanese tank assault.
The third army pushes across the Saar with Texans of the 90th division winning a bridgehead two miles north of Saarlautern. German forces blow five bridges and retreat toward Saarland while Haguenau, Mertzwiller, and surrounding areas see stiff artillery resistance as Patton’s troops mop up along a 30 mile front.
Three Beckley area servicemen are listed as wounded in the European theater of war. They are Pvt. William M. Op, son of Mrs. Bertham of Alpeca. Pvt. Bernard Mere, son of Mrs. Sallie Va More, of 1101 South Bar Street Beckley. and Pfc. D. Harless, son of Mrs. E. Harless of Montcoal.
The report describes crews destroying eighteen attacking planes and bombing marshalling yards with decisive effect. The gallantry and battle proficiency of the personnel earn high credit for their nation. Sergeant Passa, who joined months ago, serves as an armorer. his parents Mr and Mrs Passalogva live in Mat.
Eyewitness Cook testified Christian let the Legg child off near the Hut home and then watched the girl die after a vehicle approached. Thornhill accused Adams and Christian of complicity, claiming the child was not a bus passenger but a hitchhiker.
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