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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1950
Page
4
Editorial argues for cautious labor relations amid a dispute with former composing room workers and reactions to a UMWA committee resolution. It asserts the region’s papers struggle to maintain peace with the printers union and warns miners that supporting the committee would cut readers off from local news.
A long running clash over funding pits Sheriff Okey Mills against the Raleigh County Court. Mills cites insufficient funds to pay deputies and provide mileage allowances, while Court President Jack Nuckols says the budget cannot expand. Both blame the assessor for lagging valuations and insist the public must fund better law enforcement, airport work, and other services.
The column notes Christmas lassitude amid Korea and Japan postings, highlighting Cpl. Robert Rowe of the Seventh Division who urges his parents to use $20 for a child’s dinner and gifts. It closes with a World War II poem in praise of faith, sacrifice, and peace on earth.
In Washington the Alsops warn that a new isolationist drift is growing among policy makers and military circles. They argue abandoning allies and retreating to the hemisphere would erode the value of the atomic stockpile, which depends on overseas bases and allied air bases in Britain, Cyrenaica, Cyprus, French North Africa, and the Middle East. The piece urges Americans to face the risk to national and world security if the United States withdraws from international leadership.
Dan Vinson known as Uncle Dan funds and coordinates a Christmas gift program for children of convicts. From 1944 to 1950 the effort expanded to 2 million children, with 400 prisons contacted across the Western Hemisphere. Toys include aluminum airplanes puzzles balloons ribbons and dolls as shipments aim for Christmas delivery and moral support in facilities such as Indiana State Prison Michigan City.
A biblical excerpt describes Caesar Augustus issuing a tax decree affecting all the world and every person returning to their own city. Joseph travels from Nazareth to Bethlehem, the city of David, to be taxed with Mary his betrothed.
President Truman outlined immediate goals to start mobilization and war production without full wartime economy. He warned of higher taxes and defense output reducing civilian goods, with price controls limited to key industries and a gradual expansion as manpower and administrative capacity grow.
Doris Dowling, 25, and Connie Dowling, 27, famous Hollywood sisters, recount their joint rise from theater ushers to film stars. Doris lands in a Broadway bow while Connie heads to Rome for Bitter Rice, under director Giuseppe De Santis, as both pursue stronger careers after leaving Hollywood three years ago.
U S Eighth Army officers in Korea debate reviving horse cavalry for Asia. Maj. William Cochrane Jr. argues terrain favors mounted units, citing Chinese use and mule logistics. Proponents see speed, surprise raids, and supply roles possible where tanks struggle. The piece notes nostalgia among retired cavalrymen and predicts hoofbeats in future conflicts.
Published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation and entered in the post office at Beckley and Hinton as second class mail matter. Managing Editor.
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