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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1949
Page
2
The piece argues coal remains essential with ample reserves for centuries, despite current market shifts to natural gas and oil. It forecasts a future boosted by turbine locomotives and synthetic fuels, urging capable youths to pursue mining careers as pioneers in Americas industrial evolution.
A Mississippi college was offered a $550000 bequest if it would pledge to uphold white supremacy and remove any instructor or employee deemed a Communist. George Armstrong proposed to give all mineral rights in Mississippi to the college if such political exclusions were enacted.
A debate centers on American ideals of equality and opportunity as fans of a school named for Thomas Jefferson clash with Armstrong’s push for intolerance and bigotry teaching. The piece notes Jefferson’s principled refusal of a $50 million offer and reflects on enduring democratic values.
An inter service brawl over unification exposed old Pentagon feuds and produced sharp charges from top officers but little concrete result. Admiral Louis Denfeld faced censure while Navy leaders argued for seagoing supremacy. The aim remains making unification workable and defense cheaper under Friman’s measures.
The author recalls Halloween in the past when hobgoblins raged through town with mischief and pranks. Now kids ring doors politely, accept candy, and depart, while the elder narrator notes a gentler mood, likening hobgoblins to elves and predicting a calmer, more peaceful season ahead.
The Nation Today reports on the new minimum wage law setting a 75 cent hourly floor and overtime at time and a half for hours over 40, while allowances soften overtime for employers guaranteeing annual wages. It notes industries with seasonal work face challenges balancing worker stability and income, and employers fear turnover during busy periods.
Hollywood gossip notes Roy Rogers and Dale Evans on set with their playful banter and a two foot greeting card signifying his twelfth year under contract. The piece also covers Rogers family life and his broad media reach from radio to comic books and jeans. A separate item reports a damage suit filed in Princeton against Robert W. Spicer as administrator of Delbert Lee Spicer for $1,000.
TAL BOYLE reports on a weekend demonstration where 3000 doctors watched a color TV operation to remove a malignant tumor at Memorial Hospital led by Dr. Alexander Brunschwig. The display showed tumor spread and surgical steps, sparking debate on radical cancer surgery and its value to patients for a period of time.
The Berlin nudist scene is divided by East West politics with 17000 participants split over ideologies. Helios Club operates in West Berlin offering year round sports in the nude while Allied officers join, and rules from the Freikörperkultur movement guide admission, age limits, and privacy.
Joe departs at dawn riding Raft er A and leading the other horse. He and Jay stayed up late discussing events, and Joe now recalls every detail. He reveres his brother, the greatest man, though Jay struggles with handling words.
A sweeping preview links New Jersey governor race, New York Senate bid, and eight major contests to national trend signals. In New Jersey Republican Alfred E. Driscoll defends against Elmer Wene as Democrats push a sign of GOP weakness ahead of 1950 congressional battles. Across cities including New York Louisville Boston Detroit Cleveland Pittsburgh, party hopes ride on Dulles vs Lehman and Curley’s fate.
In a French village a deserted convent becomes a rest home for visiting saints. Saints Cristadous Culbuta Symphorine Rubicond Gallinnipus Porus Gorm grant favors and stir humor as residents seek sun and rain, with Richerle thwarting a lurking foe until a merry miracle closes the tale.
James Bowden of Lashmeet pleaded guilty to assault battery and drunkenness before Magistrate C. C. McGuire. He was fined $5 and costs on each count and sentenced to 30 days in jail on each charge. Bowden was arrested after entering S. R. Arrington’s grocery at 1334 Mercer Street and striking the owner when offered food.
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