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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1952
Page
2
Editorial cautions that financing and location hinder a two building project in Beckley. City officials and Chamber of Commerce leaders favor a combined effort with citizen input to avoid public opposition. The piece urges studying hunting season timing and warns against further destruction of West Virginia woodlands.
Carl Johnson announces hunting season reopening prompting concern that overlap with forest fire season raises disaster risk. The writer notes a spike in fires in McDowell County after hunting began, argues timber culling could be preferable to hunting, and urges adjusting season timing or eliminating hunting to protect forests.
The incoming president will confront a worn out Korea policy as North Korean and Chinese forces press gains. Bombing China and a China front are debated options, with Chiang Kai shek troops discussed to relieve Korea. Public pressure may push action, while atomic stockpiling grows and U S casualties mount.
Mooney of the West Virginia Safety Council notes 9,000 pedestrian deaths and 175,000 injuries from motor vehicle crashes last year. He urges caution as dusk and November weather increase risk, stressing that pedestrians often overestimate drivers while urging safer crossing practices.
The column Bug Dust announces an extended leave of absence due to other duties. It notes the enduring impact of Cecil Wiseman’s polio relief drive, which raised about $14 000 for medical care and inspired widespread community efforts across Raleigh County and beyond.
Bologna tale follows Giuseppe di Stefano a famed tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Company born to poverty in Italy rising to international fame. A car crash after a Bologna baptism nearly derails a comeback performance, yet he defeats the cold with resolve and delivers a triumphant La Boheme.
A prayer prayerful message from Vince W Douglas of Nashville Tennessee director of boys work for the Publishing Board National Baptist Convention urges God to touch troubled hearts and give hope. The note emphasizes that underneath are the everlasting arms of an eternal God and asks for divine comfort.
Military personnel from Beckley area news as several servicemen return to Norfolk and serve abroad. Gene Mann, petty officer first class, trained at Great Lakes and Boston radar schools, now in charge of radio and radar. Pvt. Kenneth Alley, 19, joins Third Armored Division training. Charles R. Poe serves aboard USS Snowden after six weeks of anti-submarine exercises. Lt. Frank E. Winner is stationed on Okinawa after transfer from Korea, wife Frances at Beckley. Pvt. Kerry G. Eanes assigned to Second Armored Division in Germany, wife Edith resides in Wilmington. Richard K. Davis completes infantry officer course at Fort Benning with wife Nancy Bowers Davis in Beckley. James D. Wilbur and Gene R. Harris serve aboard USS Takelma near Korea. Barbara M. Henson joins Navy Waves at Norfolk station after training. former Woodrow Wilson student.
Beckley editor argues for a regional finance plan to attract new industry, citing Maine's Development Credit Corporation model. He links tax policy and federal aid to limited investment, urges local capital for cement plants, rock dust, and allied ventures to create jobs, steady payrolls, and lower coal dependence.
Analysis of the post election balance within the Republican Party shows a Taft wing poised to challenge Eisenhower through Senate and House majorities, committee chairs, and conservative policy leanings. The article contrasts Taft allies with Eisenhower Republicans and recalls Roosevelt's court packing to illuminate intra party power dynamics and potential showdowns.
The article discusses Eisenhower's evolving influence on the Republican Party, comparing his leadership to Roosevelt's impact on Democrats. It argues he must rapidly master politics, to mold party policy and national leadership through a pragmatic, tolerant, and globally aware approach.
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