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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1948
Page
3
Walkways remain snowed in Beckley as Mayor G C Hedrick appeals to property owners and tenants to clear paths. He warns shovel negligence risks serious injury and cites a past death of Mrs Hal Payne Campbell linked to a slippery walk, with a related circuit court suit pending.
A stray item notes Duke Power Company opens a mammoth steam electric plant on the Catawba River near Charlotte North Carolina. The plant consurles 42 carloads of coal daily about 2100 tons. Power moguls prefer river water to coal despite abundant water power in western North Carolina. Duke plans two more plants on the Dan River and the Broad. The firm buys coal and uses steam generation.
The piece recalls childhood Christmas memories from an era of toys like fire engines erector sets and electric trains. It contrasts festive warmth with pangs of loss and wistful thoughts of growing up, hinting at happiness found in giving and the holiday spirit.
Thanas F. Stafford reflects on the Christmas season as a time to look back at happiness and forward to better deeds. He notes dances, gatherings, and New Year resolutions, with hope for peace and a more decent world in the years ahead.
The piece argues coal may rebound by replacing oil and gas in heating and power, suggesting electricity from coal could heat homes nationwide. It notes rising prices and freight costs, the TVA seeking funds for a steam plant, and potential coal industry leadership in full electrification.
A speaker warns in New York that communism would bring death camps and a secret police to America. He argues opponents would be jailed and the Bill of Rights discarded, likening Soviet regime to a feared domestic takeover with Moscow pulling strings.
Hal Boyle reflects on 1948 as a pivotal year when postwar chaos faded into measured peace and rising prosperity. He notes weddings, deaths, assassinations, and global events shaping a cautious optimism, with Elizabeth II's birth and Truman’s unexpected gesture marking a hopeful trajectory into 1949.
The article in Foreign Affairs, attributed to Historicus but written by George Morgan, outlines Stalin's foreign policy blueprint. Morgan argues Stalin sees an inevitable war between the socialist center led by the Soviet Union and the capitalist center led by the United States, with a series of severe clashes before communism prevails.
Stewart Alsop argues that Stalin envisions a long term cycle of ebb and flow for world communism with the USSR as the base for expansion. He predicts a climactic conflict to be delayed fifteen to twenty years, while warning the non Communist world must unite to prevent collapse and war.
Congress will examine high versus low tariffs and possible concessions from other nations as part of shaping a new trade policy. The debate centers on reciprocal trade agreements, the charter of the International Trade Organization, and how tariffs affect American industry, labor, and consumer prices.
The piece sketches Clifton Webb in Mr Belvedere Goes to College with a satirical college cap image, notes on Eddie Buzzell and Ricardo Montalban with Esther Williams, Gregory Peck taking stills for The Great Sinner, Vic Mature’s wife episode, Dean Stockwell growing up, Louis B Mayer watching rehearsals, and Fresion Sturges offered six fame memoirs for The Events Leading Up to Vie Maath.
Robert Goldenstein reports a spread of bizarre accidents from 1948 reflecting the hard school of experience. Examples include Benjamin Quinland injured by a sprung bed spring, Charles Haley kept on ground for safety, and Katey knocked out after a sidewalk fall. A Rochester man avoided egg loss on a rail crossing, Autidius and Coriolanus theater mishap injuring a theatergoer, and steam shovel bucket trap trapping Ed Taylor. The Knott family trio suffer mishaps chasing help, Jerome Mills derailed by autos and ambulances, and a Portland couple halted at a sign reading Drive carefully and avoid decidents.
Manila The Philippine Refining Company completed a $2,000,000 coconut oil plant to restore a major industry and ease a world fats shortage. General manager F L Worcester said there is probably no better crushing plant in the world. The firm hopes to regain at least half its prewar trade as it resumes production and storage for 15,000 tons of copra.
Washington report notes many sign blank or unread contracts enabling loan sharks to extract extra money. Wary borrowers often lose more than expected, facing inflated payments, lost items, or ruined finances as the practice spreads across cities per the National Association of Better Business Bureaus.
Detroit reports auto output close to a record, with about 119000 vehicles built last week as factories run overtime. Cadillac Buick and other GM divisions push 1948 model runs, while Oldsmobile prepares new introductions ahead of year end.
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