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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1943
Page
2
A Whirligig column recalls a New England tale of a bride-to-be denied extra ration coupons for white shoes to marry a Guadalcanal Marine. The local board, amid wartime shortages, faced community pressure and costly press, provoking questions about American resolve and wartime behavior.
The piece argues against using selective service to force miners back to work. It criticizes President Roosevelt for seeking an extension of the draft to induct older miners and urges a more honorable, effective approach to resolve the impasse between coal operators, miners, the UMW, and the War Labor Board.
The author condemns delayed action by the administration over the coal mine crisis. He criticizes horse-trading by officials including Secretary Ickes, and War Labor Board resistance to White House meddling. He urges clear, decisive work or fight policy and faulted leadership causing miner confusion.
The wartime Connally Harness act changes labor rights, arguing it is pro American in emergency and may set broad oversight for unions. Labor should align with public opinion to shape legislation, or risk long-term loss of worker freedoms and economic peril. Inflation and scarcity plague Ameri)ca as voters' minority-group concerns influenced policy.
A Washington syndicated column quotes an Office of War Information investigator criticizing coal regions. A West Virginia writer argues the OWI report misrepresents miners lives, saying conditions vary, recreation exists, and soldiers letters show loyalty to Four Freedoms. He urges firsthand study of town life.
Washington debated whether James F. Byrnes or Harry Hopkins is the real second power behind Roosevelt. Byrnes heads the Office of War Mobilization, while Hopkins is seen as closer to the President with his own inner circle and timely influence.
A stream of service news lists promotions transfers and leaves among Beckley area service members. Dewey I Handy now at Harvey Cedars NJ after enlisting in 1942 and serving at Seaside Heights Philadelphia and Wildwood. Privates Tanner Harris Lewis Shirley and sergeant Frederick Bryson receive or earn medals and assignments in camps from Indiana to the Caribbean. Additional Kinzer sons and others in air force navy and coast guard are noted with leaves promotions and postings in New London Buckeye and Washington.
A. Hale Watkins, former state senate clerk, who recently received his naval commission, said he has been ordered to report June 30 at the Navy Technical Training Center in Jacksonville Florida.
A local correspondent recounts a tense night in northern Luzon during the Japanese advance. Major Emil Speth and A. H. Nagatoni attempt a peace with Japanese forces near Baguio. American troops fight off landings as fires light the Nagilion road. The narrative follows soldiers’ fears, scarce aircraft, and a retreat toward the mountains amid collapsing supply lines.
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