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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1949
Page
3
A Raleigh Register column discusses government spending and national debt after World War II. It argues that personnel cuts and trimming social welfare programs are limited by public demands and tines, urging caution about fiscal policy and priorities.
The President Truman council warns no substantial spending cuts for years due to foreign aid defense and public works. The Marshall Plan continues, national defense global reach and postwar needs swell the federal budget. Tax relief is unlikely as higher taxes are needed to service a $3 billion interest debt.
A column explores geriatrics as the medical study of old age, noting its unpopularity and misperceptions. The writer cites Malcolm W. Bingay, a Cornell professor, and recalls a lecture at Ohio University about aging, longevity, and lifestyle changes for the elderly.
A satirical piece suggests reversing gender roles to help men live longer, proposing women stand for men, give up seats, carry parcels, shovel snow, and mow lawns. It parodies social norms, citing the eight year female life expectancy gap and calls for women to adopt more traditional male duties.
The piece notes Beckley has had a decent winter with manageable snow and cold, no buried cars, no mass freezes, and buses running, contrasting with harsher tales from southern California. It warns a single tense moment could change the weather suddenly, but still advocates thanks for small favors.
Drivers face increased danger on area roads as winter brings rain fog and snow. Potholes grow larger and more numerous, often hidden or unseen until a curve is reached, causing accidents. Caution urged to slow to avoid damage and injury this season.
Hal Boyle reflects on hero worship and leadership in America. He argues leaders tempt with muscle and promises, while the real hero is the ordinary man who seeks security with dignity. Democracy must foster a herd of heroes or stagnation and discontent will persist.
The piece traces how French and Italian Communist parties lost influence after the 1947 strikes. It details earlier governments, Cominform actions, and guerrilla tactics aimed at hindering Marshall Plan recovery, culminating in reforms by Jules Moch that reduced Communist power in police, ministries, and state industries. The CGT split with non Communist unions forming Force Ouvriere.
Joseph Alsop notes Force Ouvriere has weakened Communist reach in most industries except mining while their attempt at a general strike failed. Police and army kept order as miners returned to work. He warns Western Europe risks financial instability and war fear, with solid Western strength as priority.
Gail Rusty Rogers weighs security over romance in New York high society. She accepts Brad Spencer’s proposal while still torn by Sam Meredith’s jealous hold. Gail recounts a hard childhood, a missing father, and a vow to marry for money to ensure safety. Brad confesses his feelings and offers a quiet future together if Gail chooses him.
In a salon of questions and gifts Brad probes Gail about love and fidelity. Their walk through Park and Fifth Avenue reveals attraction, resentment, and doubts about money shaping marriage as they drift toward a remote future in New York.
John R. Rice of Beckley, first class boiler man, is due in Norfolk Virginia January 24 after a six month Mediterranean cruise aboard the destroyer Beatty. He sails home with the Beatty and accompanying Sixth Fleet ships Hy man Glennon Ernest G. Small George K Mackensie Power and the carrier Franklin D Roosevelt.
James Harlow explains how the Soviet politburo of Stalin and 13 top Communists dominates both the Communist Party and the USSR government. He outlines party membership limits, the All-Union Congress, central committee, Supreme Soviet, and Presidium, showing a single-party system where ministers and courts are party controlled.
Melvin Fox elected president of the Layland Junior High School student council at a meeting last week. Supporting officers include Mary Alice Heagarty as vice president Mary Shawver as secretary and Franklin Bowles as treasurer.
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