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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1957
Page
2
Quotation notes law depends on living public opinion and executive force. Without civic backing statutes become waste paper, unable to enforce themselves. The speaker emphasizes the power of collective sentiment to sustain or undermine legal frameworks.
Forty years ago this week the United States entered World War I after President Wilson urged Congress on April 2 1917. The move ended neutrality, led to League of Nations efforts, and shaped US global role through subsequent conflicts including World War II and Korea.
Retail experts note Easter shopping shifts toward apparel jewelry toys and candy with mixed early signals. Department store sales through mid March rose slightly year over year but early March drops and later weekly gains show uneven demand. Weather and a later Easter date complicate comparisons to 1956.
The Register calls for signed letters to the Public Forum on local or national issues. Writers may have names redacted on request, and the paper notes no responsibility for statements made in letters.
A drunken driver in Green Lake County Wisconsin faces a one year ban on intoxicating beverages after conviction. A formal notice forbidding sale of liquor is issued to the driver and his name is posted at all county saloons. The report notes alcoholism as a major cause of hospital admissions in Connecticut and lists schizophrenia and seniles among top conditions.
A Beaversfield school scene recounts a pigeon alighting on desks and roaming the room during first and second grade, provoking laughter until the principal intervened. A Beaverton drugstore tale follows a five year old buyer bargaining over ice cream prices, illustrating thrift amid inflation.
The piece notes US Army and Air Force casualties totaling nine percent of a 10 million four hundred thousand mobilization. It compares salmon returning to hatch streams and mentions Chile’s arid regions with minimal rainfall, highlighting Punta Arenas as the southernmost town near Cape Horn.
Washington report questions the payoff of U S foreign aid arguing four billion dollars yearly supports arms and development programs abroad. Critics cite waste and anti enterprise bias while Garner urges private enterprise led investment with incentives and limits on government financing. Tomorrow: where do we go from here.
Steve Lavoie of Lavoie Laboratories a Morganville New Jersey firm known for defense radar gear proposes an automatic dog finder for hunters. The device uses radio signals to track dogs during hunts drawing on his electronics background and field trips including Colombia.
The article describes specially trained dogs valued at 500 to 1000 dollars used to track jaguars in South America. A three pound radio set mounted on the dog’s back aids hunters, while a heavier receiver stays with the guide. The hunt seeks an onza in Mexican mountains, a possibly legendary big cat linked to the cheetah.
Secretary of State Dulles trims transcripts to soften statements about Egypt and U N, edits past tenses, and defends the practice as correcting blunders. Reporters cite changes about brinkmanship and differences with allies, while Beal's quotes on Aswan aid and Quemoy Matsu provoke questions from Congress.
A collage of light items from across the nation notes seasonal signs such as a circus leaving Sarasota and a Romanesque Abbey bath in England. It quips about a Minnesota burglar seeking a sentence to join a baseball team and cites a study on how vision changes with age.
Debra Paget and her mother Maggie Gibson from Missouri and Colorado push to be fired by 20th Century Fox so Debra can play a bad girl on screen. They discuss Elvis Presley rumors, TV work, and other film figures while noting Paget’s stalled status and ambitions in Hollywood.
Hollywood star Ernie Kovacs embraces movie-making while weighing a path from TV to film. He longs for Edie Adams in New York and talks of novel Zoomar as potential film material. He also discusses his uncertain TV future and a NBC producer-director-writer-star deal amid salary talks.
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