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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1955
Page
4
A brief daily thought appears in The Charleston Gazette on Tuesday June 7 1955 urging readers to withhold quick judgments and keep an open mind and understanding heart. The note reflects the era's editorial voice on personal reflection and civility.
An editorial questions a 48 year old Charleston man's 24 year absence to “make good.” He now runs an elevator and crane contracting company in Springfield Ohio. The father laments lack of contact, arguing the prodigal shows no hero traits. Readers are urged to judge his character.
Gilmer County voters approved a special levy of 350000 to replace the temporary and condemned high school with a new Glenville high school and an elementary school. The measure passed by a strong margin, reflecting community effort to improve facilities for students.
An overview of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance in fiscal 1954 shows the trust fund expanding despite $3 billion in benefits paid. By mid-1954 about 7 million people received monthly checks and West Virginia shows $3.69 million in June pension payments. Projections vary: low-cost estimates push the fund to 280 billion by 2020, while high-cost paths reach 30 billion by 1980 and zero by 1995. The article notes the program aims for self-sufficiency with payroll tax rises planned through 1975, and discusses annual costs, benefit shares, and tax rates.
Mrs Eldridge W Burford of Toronto commends Charleston stores for their helpful salesgirls and genuine customer care. She notes a sharp contrast with another city clerks she encountered elsewhere. Myrtle Leach and Lois Amick are thanked for supporting a hospital nursing students talent show.
Inez Robb extols New York City as America's premier summer resort highlighting the Statue of Liberty Rockefeller Center Empire State Building United Nations and Times Square. She notes average visitor spend about 113 and that many attractions are free including Riverside Drive George Washington Bridge Bronx and Central Park Zoos Hayden Planetarium and American Museum of Natural History. The article previews the Summer Festival starting June 21 and counts on heavy tourist turnout with a peg on the dollar exchange and English ease for visitors.
Detroit leaders press for a guaranteed annual wage concept after Ford proposal fails to satisfy unions. Walter Reuther plans aggressive southern raids to organize nonunion workers, with aides seeking new campaigns and potential roles in a broader labor coalition. The South faces legal and political hurdles as unions push into Mississippi Alabama Georgia and Tennessee amid injunctions and local anti union ordinances.
The 25th anniversary class at Charleston High School heard salutatory by Mary Manning Cloe, valedictory by Mary Christine Cooke, and Rev. Dr. Albert E. Day’s “The Lexicon of Life” at a Charleston High School auditorium commencement. WV Tuberculosis and Health Assn elected officers include Dr. C. F. Covert president and Frank Townsend vice president. The nation notes Alexander Pantages released on $100000 bond from a LA jail after appeals. World report says Prince Carol of Romania returned to Bucharest, with rumors of reclaiming the throne despite Lupescu affair.
Washington notes detail AT&T access to government, with three FCC commissioners and former executives scattered through agencies. Reports cite landline privatization plans, sale of defense and park telephone systems, and pressure against anti trust actions linking AT&T and Western Electric. Also notes Republican delaying tactics on Salk vaccine funding and distribution while Democrats push for action.
Bob Considine notes Allenhurst hosts its first 1956 outdoor barbecue, amid a downpour caused by Gav. Meyner’s "Consi dine system" joke. Guests Craig Cramer and Norman Wright battle smoke and rain while firemen assist. Despite wet chaos, the crowd agrees the affair is “bully” as mountain of charcoal underlines the fun.
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