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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1950
Page
3
An editorial urges prioritizing education to prevent future wars, arguing schools are fortifications against aggression. It contrasts veterans' bonuses with a school bond amendment to fund facilities, urging readers to support the bond issue on November 7 to prepare youth for peaceful adulthood.
The Buchanan committee targets propaganda groups opposing socialism and demands an accounting of Frank Gannett's Committee for Constitutional Government and its distribution of John Flynn's The Road Ahead. The debate centers on freedom of speech versus investigative power to influence public opinion and the press.
Bug Dust by Thomas F. Stafford discusses agricultural decline in the Appalachian hills and promotes chestnut tree research led by Roger Pease at West Virginia University. It urges readers to collect chestnut cuttings with nuts and mail them for blight-resistant varieties, noting Corsican chestnut farming as an example and urging revival of native American chestnut.
A roundup of Greenbrier area service members including Pfc. Marshall A. Ramsey of Alderson and Pfc. Richard H. Chattin of Talcott serving with the Second Division in Korea. Other stories note Navy and Marine personnel, training at Lackland and Great Lakes, a Glen White alum's boot camp completion with sharpshooter honors, and recent promotions and injuries among overseas units.
HAL BOYLE reports on encounters with American soldiers in Korea who form transient relationships with Japanese women. A captain describes loving a widow housekeeper and facing social obstacles, while an Air Force sergeant contemplates bringing his mixed family to the United States. The piece contrasts romantic entanglements with cultural tensions and ends noting the series on Japanese romances.
Louis Bromfield urges readers to register and vote in November to shape Congress, reject cheap politicians, and push for moral, capable leadership in Washington. He warns of higher taxes, conscription, inflation, and the dangers of socialism, urging middle class and working people to act and elect true democrats who value individual rights and responsibility. He complains of bureaucrats and a drift toward Marxist ideas and calls for citizens to participate to safeguard the nation and their descendants.
Joseph Alsop reports on Easy Company Marines advancing on Kimpo Airfield near Seoul. They endure a long march with heavy packs and local crowds aiding them, face nighttime counterfire, and secure the airstrip after dawn attacks, while commanders Boise and Jaskilka coordinate a difficult final push.
Washington column traces Jenner Marshall feud to backers Bob Lyons and Albion Beverage. Lyons, former Ku Klux Klan financier and influential lobbyist, groomed Jenner and funds campaigns while Beverage writes pro German isolationist speeches and funded campaigns. Beverage previously exposed for pomposity and defaming opponents. The piece notes Beverage’s role as ghost writer and Lyon’s extensive political influence in backroom operations.
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