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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1946
Page
2
Randolph Norton argues that Wirt County’s population collapsed from 40 284 in 1900 to 4 935 in 1943 after early gas booms. He contrasts Elizabeth’s quiet county seat with the broader WV pattern, urging proactive resource use, conservation, and investment in roads, schools, and industry to avoid repeated depletion.
Washington reports a renewed wage push in mass production echoes the 1946 dispute over profit targets. CIO demands higher wages with no price increases clash with industry claims profits and prices must balance. Government has withdrawn wage and price controls, leaving labor and management to negotiate, while economists weigh if a 25 percent wage rise could occur without price shifts.
Voters face continuation of a three year educational levy begun to fund school buildings and a $25 monthly teacher raise. If approved by at least 60 percent, taxes stay. if defeated, Raleigh teachers earn less than peers in 22 counties and services may shrink. The Register urges a yes vote to preserve local educational opportunities.
The article argues Gene Talmadge reflected Georgia’s back-country sentiment and the archaic county unit system. It says he did not impose change but embodied prevalent ignorance and provincialism exploited by politicians. Education for democratic citizenship is urged as the cure.
Norton Long departs as Deputy Housing Expediter amid a Housing and Urban Development shift. He argues the move away from strict controls will ease the housing shortage faster, predicting high priced homes may surge while aid housing options rebound.
Cincinnati AP report profiles Susie the gorilla, the Midwest’s famed star, who avoids cosmetics and Hollywood, follows a vegetarian diet, smokes none, drinks bourbon privately, and will reach age 21 in August. Trainer Bill Dressman calls her the greatest gorilla, noting her health, appetite, and temperament.
Navy engineering vacancies drawn by civilian applicants amid postwar expansion. The article blends unrelated notes about a hotel case and circus gorilla training, detailing personal histories of Mrs. Hinshaw and trainer Dressman, and ends with a stray reference to Yenan's wartime population growth.
Business Today notes retailers especially in non durable goods reducing inventories via smaller orders and aggressive promotions to liquidate stock. Large discounts appear across lines with rising sales since Pearl Harbor while some areas see no statewide price drops.
The drug industry says federal regulation should cover both advertising and labeling under one authority. It cites FTC oversight of ads and FDA labeling as a reason to unify under a single government body.
The National Industrial Conference Board highlights a new Labor union agreement between an A F L union and a Midwest farm implement maker. It grants management rights over production, selection, discipline, and general work direction while adhering to contract provisions.
Ralph Hearn and Paul Todd, both 16, posted $1,000 bond each after waiving a hearing on grand larceny and breaking and entering charges. A third 14-year-old was also arrested as police say the trio admitted involvement in eight robberies and are implicated in at least 16 overall. Police recovered about $8,000 in loot from a hayloft within 24 hours of a February break in. Names of locations include Daniels Grocery, Rucker Service Station, Motor Car Supply, Club on Main, Scarbrough’s Grocery, Hash Furniture, and Modern Furniture Store on Neville Street.
Mrs. Ann Bailey of Howard Avenue is back at home after discharge from Taylor Dearing Hospital where she was admitted November 1 for second degree burns. She received grafts to her right shoulder during treatment. The fire at her residence likely started from a cigarette that ignited her bed while she slept.
Schmidt based at Charleston navy HQ visits the Raleigh County courthouse every other Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to enlist men, inform veterans about Naval Reserve benefits, and recruit civilians for Chaplain and Nurses Corps. He notes a push to a million man reserve and outlines Electronics Technicians training along with age, education, and fitness requirements.
Pineville report confirms Lance J. Rich, son of Lance Fitch of Keyrock, serves aboard the cargo ship Yancer in Admiral Byrd Antarctic expedition, with word reaching his family.
Cynthia and Rita navigate a fragile morning after a heated dispute. Ross Maitland fashions a proposal to marry Rita, hoping to elevate Cynthia’s mother and set their household, while Cynthia questions Rita’s true feelings and the impact on her own future.
Catholics gathered to defend the faith in a clash described as Christ or against Christ. The pope appeared above the piazza as armed soldiers guarded the crowd, though no incidents occurred. He denounced editors and readers of an anti clerical journal and condemned denyers of Christ.
The speaker criticizes U S policy for outward calls of world disarmament while pursuing an arms race, accusing officials of deceptive strategies like dropping militarized language from universal training and of shotgun diplomacy undermining the good neighbor policy in Latin America.
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