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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1952
Page
2
The piece argues that the family farmer is a cornerstone of American life and urges limiting disruptive innovations. It questions whether chemicals and farm machines can raise output enough for a larger population and advocates for organic fertilizer and more arable land, noting by passing nature’s basics is unwise.
The platform urges more Beckley parking downtown and expanded tourist facilities including hotels and a sports and recreation complex with a stadium and a municipal auditorium. It calls for extending Beckley’s corporate limits, promoting rural development, making Beckley a state convention city, improved roads and paving, a library and youth center, and continued support for new industries while ensuring clean living and government and reducing vice and gambling.
Two recent reports warn of looming farm shortages and labor shifts. Drew Pearson notes a growing gap between eaters and farmers, with Brannan pushing a drive to boost production amid farm labor shortages. An Associated Press piece forecasts displacement of about 3.5 million farm workers by 1976 due to labor saving devices, signaling economic and social disruption alongside abundant food.
A column argues the Treasury must not obstruct congressional probes into Internal Revenue Bureau corruption. It cites 166 fired revenue employees this year, calls for full accountability, and warns government mistrust will grow if coverups persist. It also notes Estes Kefauver’s critique of democracy and corruption.
Washington reports say Phil Regan, famed radio and film singer, is being considered by President Truman for ambassador to the Vatican. Regan, a close friend to the President and a July 1949 inauguration performer, would join a list of controversial nominations met with religious and political opposition.
Be gley Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes the Raleigh Register Evening and Sunday Morning. The issue mentions Associated Press rights, staff, advertising reps in major cities, and subscription rates with West Virginia tax. It notes delivery arrangements and distributor responsibilities and requests address changes.
Cape May New Jersey profile of Ken and Marge Ewer who quit a high paying job to run Cape May Country Store a crafts center and antiques haven. They hire part time craftspeople build items like snipe decoys picture frames and scented candles, turning a hobby into a thriving business while working about four hours a day for personal fulfillment. The couple quotes their life as moving from ten thousand dollars a year to ten dollars a week in happiness with business booming and potential to rise again.
A religious plea expresses a desire for patient leadership to shape the nation into a true brotherhood of races creeds and colors. The writer Ensworth Reisner of Milwaukee Wisconsin signs the invocation urging firm will and goodwill to inspire global admiration.
Kuwait's desert fields now produce about 640000 barrels daily, boosting regional output and shifting leverage away from Iran. A 50 50 profit split with the British American Oil Company could yield up to 150 million in royalties this year. Kuwait, about the size of Delaware with 106000 residents, benefits from American and British oil expertise and may see per capita income near 2000 dollars this year.
Mayor Impelli cites a quip about lined up trucks in New York and public reactions to traffic. The brief remark suggests humor about urban congestion and civic indifference to the sight, attributed to a speech on traffic policy.
Ten years ago Raleigh County held its Foods for Freedom session with many students. Axis submarine warfare intensified in the Caribbean near Panaga, Japan’s air raids struck Darwin, and Secretary Stimson urged the earliest possible offensive. Twenty years ago Major Harley M Nagore announced candidacy for Raleigh County criminal court judge as Shanghai faced a Chinese defense and the Glass-Steagall act reshaped credit. In New York, 53,000 jobless returned to work as the war effort gained steam.
Harold Martin tracks a Georgia transformation from bare cotton fields to green pastures. White-faced cattle and chickens revive streams, towns add concrete chicken houses, and people shift from tar paper to bank-backed expansion. The author sees a future of 70 miles of grazing and lasting agricultural prosperity across the New River region.
Television networks prepare groundbreaking coverage for the 1952 Republican and Democratic nominating conventions in Chicago. Walky-Talky-Lacky cameras will roam the amphitheater and hotel lobbies, delivering live, unscripted drama to tens of millions across 46 cities. NBC CBS and others sponsor heavy coverage budgets and multiple studios. A vast crew and miles of coaxial cable will keep the camera on real moments from floor action to backstage strategy.
Morgantown reports Br John C Ludlum of West Virginia University discusses The Geology of Cacapon State Park near Berkeley Springs. He notes visitors’ curiosity about flora fauna and geology and stresses how WV’s economy relies on mineral resources. The bulletin is the second in a series on state park geology and resources.
The column cites a lively mix of notes from politics to sport. It mentions Ike and Taft tied 7 to 7 in a Oklahoma primary, praises postgame Point-after attempts, and offers cheer for brighter breakfasts ahead. It also reports Michigan hens up six percent egg production and an Ohio State telescope to record celestial sounds. In Columbus, ants invade the city water plant, making work far from a picnic for staff.
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