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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1933
Page
2
The Associated Press finds the Kump administration stabilizing West Virginia through early achievements in federal coordination and state cooperation. It notes rising happiness, CWA work, and revenue challenges from a tax amendment, warning legislative tax and debt issues must be resolved for a prosperous new era.
The RFC will invest in banks by purchasing preferred stock or debentures, enabling more operating capital while guaranteeing deposits. This partnership with sound banks positions RFC debentures ahead of other stock, signaling your government backing and new money access while banks expand lending to deserving applicants.
The government plans to dispose of its postal banking role as deposits are guaranteed with interest by banks. Postal savings will fade, ending a low interest option and reducing the postal service division. The move transfers banking activities to partnerships with commercial banks.
A year end review contrasts two years of bi partisan Beckley governance under Republican Mayor Hedrick with a forthcoming Democratic administration led by Mayor-elect A. Z. Lilly. Despite revenue declines and legislative tax collection gaps, Hedrick’s term achieved notable concrete results without new debt. The new council, composed of Democrats, is expected to pursue tax reforms to unlock revenues and restore normal city functions. A group of prudent local business leaders will oversee the transition, with optimism for a brighter municipal outlook once revenue flows resume.
The legislature moves to a third attempt on tax and school financing reform. A state unit trend emerges as the supreme court hints at state takeover of school funding while county tax limits persist. Delegate Bibb pushes a sales tax plan aimed entirely at schools amid growing support to fund education through centralized revenue. Speaker Hiner plans a bill for Wednesday consideration. A pointed quip about civilized society and hiring lawyers closes the fragment.
Humane plan to raise an endowment for the Warm Springs Foundation for Infantile Paralysis as a birthday gift to President Roosevelt on January 30. Balls nationwide would funnel proceeds to the hospital, backing his lifelong focus on Warm Springs and its treatment center’s miracle recoveries.
A column of observations and quotes by Alphonso critiques daily life and social norms. A London doctor urges women to smoke pipes but warns talking with a pipe in the mouth is impossible. A psychiatrist labels Mussolini as hypobalic and notes he should stay out of Italy if prudent.
Local Gabtown column Caricatures a chiropractor spectacle with Cal Masters and Eb Weldon tales, lampooning quack cures and minor injuries. It notes school openings, political banter, and a baptism mishap at Polecat Run, weaving humor with colorful residents and daily life.
Hollywood writer Robbin Coons notes a festive year end of film quirks. Rudy Valee films with a 16 mm camera while sunlamp burns his face during a private project The Vagabond Lover is recalled with mixed success and ambition. Nicknames reflect real names as June Knight and Lois January appear as Happy New Year. The piece highlights movie industry mechanics and trends of the year.
Reel Surprises mount as Ambulator aids camera work while stars circle doors and talk. Frank Belton splits time between gas stations and film notes. Gossips in Mere report Mirian Jordan Kay Francis Helen Freeman marriages divorces. Dolores Del Rio’s dance peak flagged by artificial effects. Arliss as Rothschild prompts studio tweaks.
A timid girl, long unseen, is corrected and shadowed by family until an aunt fairy godmother discovers her. The aunt praises her, teaches self respect and care, and sparks confidence. The girl blossoms from an overlooked child into a confident young woman, finding happiness.
The line jokes about future improvements on marquees while noting the ongoing romance of the Hothschild household and its impact on public display.
Curt Tennyson loves Sonya Volkov as they chase the lead to Karakhan in a perilous wilderness. Ralph Nichols dies as Sonya’s motive to find Karakhan deepens, leaving Curt torn between trust and danger. Curt vows to protect Sonya and head toward the headwaters lake to bring her out.
Curt weighs a desperate choice between a perilous canoe voyage or a night journey up the Iskumwah to reach Sonya at Karakhan's refuge. With Ralph dead and Smash unreliable, he must move by plane to beat time, while Allies depart up the river to pursue the mission.
The report urges parents to praise virtues over fault finding to aid a child’s development. It notes the mayor-elect A. Z. Lilly announced positive child guidance, while plans for police and fire protection and a general policy statement for the new administration were to be finalized.
The new city administration will hold its initial meeting at 10 o'clock Monday morning in city hall.
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