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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1950
Page
3
A call for Americans to tighten belts and support officials as Korea war demands more weapons and readiness. Citizens urged to fund defense plants and accept possible conscription to deter Communist advances. The piece warns of a second Bataan or Corregidor if troops remain under equipped.
A United Nations military campaign is waged to check aggression in Korea. The piece urges correcting the view of a US war by stressing UN involvement, shared troops, and the UN Security Council mandate under General MacArthur. It argues winning the battle without selling the UN-led peace effort risks branding the nation as imperialistic.
The piece warns that declining turnout fosters minority rule and potential dictatorship. It argues that when only a small voter share participates, a few percent can seize control, backed by corrupt networks, city machines, and vice groups. It urges citizens to vote and defend liberties.
A Prosperous Times summary notes stronger trade levels, rising production, and planned manufacturing expansion across the Fifth District including Virginia West Virginia the District of Columbia and the Carolinas. Bank loans rise above normal trends signaling improved prospects despite Korea hostilities.
Boyle reports a Boston VA worker’s letter describing how disabled veterans and others support America’s Korea stance. Amputees and blind veterans back the fight if needed, yet many oppose new combat while valuing service behind the lines and a broader wish for peace. The piece emphasizes duty, experience, and democratic resolve.
James Marlow argues prisoner treatment has long shaped wars and international law. He notes ancient and modern accords from Geneva 1864 to 1949 aim to protect prisoners, while North Korea’s killings of 18 Americans test whether humane rules prevail or if victory dictates impunity.
Walt Disney presents a slow paced color adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island shot in England. Twelve year old Bobby Driscoll stars as Jim Hawkins with Long John Silver portrayed by Robert Newton as a central figure in a cast headed by Basil Sydney Walter Fitzgerald and Denis O'Dea.
The piece argues the Korean conflict has escalated beyond initial reverses and that American forces are insufficient and ill-equipped. It warns of encirclement risks along the Kum River and Taejon, scarce ports like Pusan, limited airfields, and mounting North Korean strength aided by Soviet arms and manpower.
A reader letter from Elmer Hyatt of Kansas City recalls Coal City in 1929 and praises community progress, employer relations, and wartime unity led by Roosevelt. Another pilgrim from New England extols West Virginia’s scenery from Ganey Bridge to Lewisburg, calling it the beauty of the Appalachians.
Washington columnist Drew Pearson details Senator Elmer Thomas’s long suspected commodity speculation aided by family, secretary Beth Cage, and broker Duke Cullum. The piece links inside information, price manipulation fears, and a 1946 cotton break to Thomas’s political vulnerability as Oklahoma voters head to a runoff.
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