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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1942
Page
2
A wartime column argues Japan dominates the Pacific, warns of potential Allied reverses including possible fall of Singapore and Java, with Australia and Hawaii at risk. It urges a frank, united push to meet the brutal, ongoing struggle and force the axis to yield.
A critic argues that Washington’s tangled web of departments and bureaus creates crushing inefficiency. The writer notes endless layers and slow processes that hinder government action and threaten democracy. Even top efficiency experts fail to fix the system under current conditions.
The author argues private industry and war effort succeed when unburdened by politics and red tape. Bureaucratic inertia and “make work” policies hinder national energy, suggesting a home revolution to purge decade-old official habits before victory can be achieved. The piece laments inefficiency and calls for urgent, decisive action.
The article urges all readers to set clocks forward one hour tonight and follow the new daylight saving rule. Officials say the switch will be automatic in three days as transportation schedules adjust. no one should resist or delay.
An opinion piece condemns public relations counsellors in government as irrelevant and harmful. It argues these officials, trained in newspaper work, should disclose unavoidable facts and not duck questions, noting many Charleston departments now employ such aides to obscure information.
A government official notes that 600000 U S soldiers were moved across the nation by rail before Christmas in a feat unmatched in U S history. Nearly all railroads used, 200000 plus miles of track, with only one death a Negro cook in a collision. Troops traveled in sleeping cars and some freight cars. freight trains carried supplies and equipment, including tanks and ammunition, under careful planning and minimal delays.
A local Mullens man discusses his sons Jack and Jill Bailiff and their music, one in the harp study in Jackson Mississippi and the other in the Royal Canadian Air Force. A quirky friendship with Mrs Monrotus from Little Rock ends with a mail confusion. The piece notes dimmed storefronts, blackout lighting, and eerie night tones across Beckley. It also mentions a birth certificate clerks puzzling California requester burned on Piney Creeks and Raleigh County education.
The Sutphins in New Jersey report a wire-haired terrier killing its first two litters and a veterinary held private room for the third. After Babies were found dead or missing, they isolated one pup and placed it in an improvised incubator under a physician’s friend’s care. The dog’s behavior puzzled experts but the family hopes the surviving pup will grow with care and affection.
Mrs E Edward Ellison a Washington girl married into the Ellison family explains her daytime auxiliary air raid ward duties in a five story building The third floor corridor is the safest in a raid with gas stove outages disconnections and security measures to prevent pilfering She vows to seek cover and stay calm during an actual attack amid city wide excitement.
Young Jean Fugitt recalls a Beclky dining moment when she refused to merely drop a napkin. Her mother, Mrs. W. R. Fugitt, urged folding the napkin, and the child insisted on a proper display, saying whether they return or not.
Beckley advertisers and former reporters enlist in the navy. Tommy Stafford plans to report as yeoman second class on February 23 after a brief leave, while his bride Margret Bledsoe joins him for a family stay in Grafton. Gren Mibbs, from Daniels, serves at Port Knox, Kentucky, and Owen Stuart studies art while awaiting drafting. Mont T brown, son of G C Brown, enlists in the navy with Pearl Harbor anniversary noted as he serves at sea aboard a destroyer. Robert Biggs and Fred Stone, both from Beckley area, train as aviation mechanics with connections to Norfolk and Pearl Harbor. Junior Starr trains as diesel engine specialist aboard a submarine, with sightings of Philippine service. A large Beckley contingent is stationed at Camp Shelby and Port Clayton, with others at France Field and Panama Canal transit points.
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