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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1949
Page
2
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A wing of Beckley politics narrows skills as candidates form for the Democratic nominating convention. Crewe Maples, former city council member, past president of the Beckley Chamber of Commerce, and active community figure, has surfaced as a strong contender and may back the revival of a city manager plan if he gains support in September.
A Mullens Register staff photographer captured Patrolman Joe Hayden asleep in his patrol car early Saturday. The chief awakened him and drove him home. The incident prompted questions about duty, but a four hour check found no lawbreaking in Mullens. Earlier, a Raleigh man reportedly entered a local store.
The piece criticizes Mullens city administration for lax policing after Hayden slept at 5 30 in the morning. It argues officers should be kept alert like military sentries and suggests reconsidering duty hours to prevent repeats. It notes lack of a police officer on duty and calls for mayor and police chief to study new clock changes.
The House refuses a 28 day adjournment and uses mock sessions as the Senate withholds consent. Speaker Rayburn says the move shows no cooperation while House members face a sparse schedule and will have to meet twice weekly without business to conduct. The standoff leaves Senators to endure three weeks in Washington.
A piece details Ann’s summer at Middlebury College studying French in an immersive program. She recalls cordial French peers, cultural pride moments, and a few clashes with non français speakers. The article also notes Beckley alumni efforts and a correction about Alcoholics Anonymous membership from 12,000 to 80,000.
HAL BOYLE mocks the grimness of returning from vacation to work in New York. He jokes that a post vacation shock ages the nervous system, describing the daily grind, the boss’s sympathy, and a suggested gradual reentry plan to ease the strain.
The Nation Today reviews a busy 81st Congress with six major laws approved by both houses including continuation of the Marshall Plan, extended rent control, and a broad housing program. It notes six more measures likely to pass but outlines other proposals unlikely to advance this year. The period ends with letters about Hollywood studios and a separate report from Warsaw, Poland on a Chinese trade union delegation.
A Portland article describes the orchard monkey a new mechanical fruit picker for Pacific Northwest orchards. It sits on a broad steel platform with two extendable booms reaching up to 21 feet, allowing one worker to replace three or four ladder crews in picking thinning and pruning tasks.
A Portland company tests the orchard monkey, a hydraulic picker on a trailer that moves along rows to lift pickers to fruit. Four workers with the machine do the job of sixteen ladder crews, reducing labor but raising questions about the broader impact on jobs and costs.
Derrin visits Cherry at the austere Lilac Street house and is drawn into fashion plans and a new club scheme. Dave Holway introduces Hard Scott as a mysterious potential partner in a radio related venture while Derrin probes Scott's past and intentions.
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