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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1944
Page
2
The city administration aims to revise the Beckley charter with input from West Virginia University government experts. A local charter commission could oversee drafting, seeking objective scientific guidance to ensure a durable, flaw-free charter for decades ahead, at modest cost.
The piece discusses four wartime forecasts of rising casualties in the next 90 days, hinging on Germany’s collapse. It argues ground infantry remains essential despite air power, notes Allied advances from North Africa to Italy, and questions invasion scale and the will to fight as World War II outpaces World War I.
Dr. Daniel A Poling reports from Time magazine that bitterness toward organized labor and opposition to organized religion trouble America He cites warnings from labor leaders including Van Bittner CIO vice president about government resistance to strikes and contracts and notes a tougher stance by the President toward labor as 101 million men return home to shape the country for decades.
War coverage describes daily skirmishes on the Burma front with no major border operations yet. Tribesmen fight on the Allied side in the north while Chinese troops shield American workers on the Ledo Road. central and southern sectors hold fortified positions as the season limits actions.
A Beckley column reflects on Carolina and Tennessee folkways, wartime family ties, and Alvin York’s heroism. It notes a homebody son joining the service, a Pearl Harbor veteran sending war bonds, and a Christmas described as white, with hopes for an ending year shaped by sacrifice and resilience.
Fred Pack of Layland receives a letter from his son Sergeant Joe M. Pack of the United States Marine Corps recounting Tarawa battle steps and conditions. The column also notes promotions and new assignments for sailors and Marines, including John McLuckie and Lonnie S. Price, with addresses and service details.
The Army announced a powerful chemical weapon named DDT to combat body lice carriers of typhus and to destroy house flies. In trials the chemical offered long lasting protection and showed effectiveness against various pests, with mass use beginning in the North Africa campaign.
Washington correspondent Edwin A. Lahey reports that the United Mine Workers spent 175000 on legal expenses before John N Lewis' 1943 coal crisis move. The payments included 50000 to Townsend and 50000 to Gillespie Burkes & Gillespie, with other sums to Golden Lay and Houck.
Charleston Kanawha Circuit Judge Julian F Bouchelle rules Japanese alien Frank Y Ichamaru, employed by Island Creek Coal in Logan County, not eligible for West Virginia unemployment benefits after Pearl Harbor. Court cites wartime exigencies and need for availability for work.
Dave Gideon of the Huntington Herald Dispatch sells about 10 city blocks of undeveloped land to Marshall College and the Huntington area council of Boy Scouts. The college plans an arboretum while the scouts create an outdoor activities camp. Title is to be conveyed free and absolute while land usage remains for these purposes.
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