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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1950
Page
2
A text from the West Virginia area indicates sales tax must be added to subscriptions. It notes subscription handling via local carriers and identifies carriers, dealers, and distributors as independent contractors of the Hockley Newspapers Corporation, which is responsible for subscription payments to them as their representatives.
Builders surveyed by The Register predict a housing surge in the year ahead if coal industry conditions stabilize. Costs remain high, deterring new homes from postwar declines, while legislation in Congress could lift the boom beyond current expectations. Dwellings expected in the 1 000 to 12 000 range with cooperation from veterans and labor groups.
James Francis Byrnes of South Carolina rises as a major rival to Truman in the Democratic Party. Once an ally of Roosevelt, Byrnes left public life briefly and now seeks the governorship of South Carolina, signaling potential leadership for a 1952 presidential bid amid internal party dissension and factional figures aligned against Truman.
Thomas C. Stafford recalls meeting Mrs. Don Adams in a Florida soda shop. He traces Don Adams's Navy career from Pearl Harbor to the Mojave air base and a Solomons crew aboard the Hornet. The piece honors Beckley natives and their wartime service.
In a humorous column Hal Boyle jokes that hypnotism could solve marital discord, exploring a professor's claim that post hypnotic suggestion might make a husband reappear or a wife pat a man on the cheek. The piece skewers gender roles, humorously debates cost, and warns of risks if such power falls to wives.
The Civil Aeronautics Administration forecast 1945 warned against overoptimism as private aviation grew. About 92,000 civil aircraft were registered, with 1946 production at 33,000 but postwar demand fluctuated. Despite higher costs and stricter rules, aviation gained business use, surveys, and new industries, while enthusiasts faced expense and practical limits. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association notes yearly increases in use, hinting at a healthier, slower correction rather than a crash, amid ongoing aviation growth.
Hollywood actress Rosemary De Camp leads a three medium career in movies radio and television. Once nose judged by agents she now thrives with roles as a mother on screen and nurse on radio and Mrs. Riley on TV. She balances work with family in Torrance and foresees television shaping education religion and future entertainment.
Berkeley UC researcher Dr Oliver Sp Pearson reports hummingbirds burn 13 cubic centimeters of oxygen per gram of body weight daily. By contrast a man uses about a pint an hour and would use 160 if burning at the birds rate. Birds balance daytime oxygen loss by a night revival, Pearson's lab experiments show.
Doctors use cortisone and acid to ease arthritis, filmed in hospitals to show both relief and dangers. Hormones are costly and not curative, with possible side effects and uncertain long term safety. Production scales up, new drugs like glucuronic acid show promise for both rheumatoid and osteoarthritis.
Chinese Nationalists and Communists plan a 10 day truce from Feb 17 to celebrate the New Year, marking the transition from the Year of the Ox to the Tiger. The piece notes red symbolism, fireworks replacing artillery, and the traditional age reckoning for newborns and census complexities amid wartime upheaval.
An instructional magazine piece outlines wire tapping methods, case work, and surveillance tactics. It explains locating a target line, applying a tone device, and making a permanent connection, then shifts to a Broadway era travelogue about Hal Wallis and a shift in explorer profiles, with production details and a Rome hotel doorman cast.
The passage expresses gratitude for God’s sustaining power as Ezra proclaims being fortified by the hand of the Lord his God. It emphasizes divine support during spiritual renewal and mission.
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