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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1954
Page
7
A brief Thought For Today from The Charleston Gazette notes that true courtesy grows from self control, as a person who is calm and patient earns steadiness and kindness in daily relations. The reflection stresses that no one is refined enough to govern others without mastering self discipline.
Greater Charleston residents gathered for the Memorial Day parade at the YMCA park to honor war dead. The event praised by many featured the 426th Army, Charleston High, and Little League bands, while Stonewall Jackson and Garnet High were absent. The piece urges fuller participation next year, especially from local bands, noting memories of World War II and earlier conflicts.
The piece reflects on heroic defenses from history including Dien Bien Phu and Thermopylae, noting that evaluating their impact is hard shortly after battles. It stresses how failures in leadership breed such sieges, but insists that human courage remains a beacon amid political error and strategic missteps.
An NAACP survey highlights the likely 16 million Negro vote in the South with more than 2 million shifting to Democratic or Republican alignments. The report cites changes by city and state, mentions appointments like J Ernest Wilkins, and predicts desegregation advances in DC venues as politicians call the Supreme Court decision a major civil rights milestone.
An editor laments partisan tactics around spending Road Commission Sinking Fund on city projects. The piece urges neutral reporting of secondary road programs and questions who benefits, advocating public decision based on facts rather than political bias.
Washington reports a political clash as McCarthy era smear tactics and Schine’s committee work become focal points. The Senate investigations subcommittee aims to show Schine’s activity was more celebrity mingling than legitimate committee labor, while critics claim McCarthy’s stance is incompetence or privilege.
A historical critique argues the 16th Amendment centralized federal power, reducing state autonomy and expanding government control over citizens. It cites Cordell Hull, President Eisenhower, and New Deal socialists, warning that income tax shifts allegiance from local to federal authorities and erodes natural rights. The piece frames taxation as a political weapon and urges a return to limited government.
A fragmented Washington era reminiscence covers Haile Selassie’s 1936 reception in Addis Ababa and a Washington gala, noting uplifts from emperors to the United Nations figures. It contrasts Western aid to Africa with postwar Cold War politics, highlighting Bunche, Rockefeller and Ford ties and loyalty probes.
Victor Riesel reports ex president Truman touring key union hubs to rally labor bloc voters ahead of Congress races. He met leaders in Cleveland AFL CIO luncheon, while Jimmie Petrillo once connected with Truman at the Waldorf. Critics argue Truman’s wartime decisions shaped postwar economy amid Korean War pressures.
Mayor Wertz and city councilmen inspected three possible airport sites near the 4 H fairgrounds and at an estate owned by Peter Marks and Ferguson Land Co. West Virginia Water Service Co. seeks 15 franchises in Charleston suburbs from Kanawha County Court. Statewide, 100 standardized rural schools aid the state system. education officials report resignations and appointments at WVU. National and foreign items noted with scattered political and business references.
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