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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1956
Page
4
Editorial note presents a concise aphorism attributed to Sharp, warning that solitary pleasures fade or turn painful. The line serves as a reflective opinion piece aimed at readers, conveying a caution about isolation and self-restraint.
The Raleigh County Mental Health Association formed at the Glass House last Friday night with about 40 charter members. West Virginia's mental health care is criticized for underfunding and outdated conditions, prompting calls to shift administration from the State Board of Control and appoint qualified psychiatrists or a small commission, plus support for a new 1500 bed Beckley hospital to serve the southern region. The Beckley Woman's Club is praised for initiating this urgent reform effort.
Washington watchers expect Ike to win a large share of his 4.9 billion foreign aid request despite Republican grumbling. An aid package of 4 to 4.5 billion is likely, with limited room for trims. Also discussed are a Cabinet shift favoring Clarence Davis to replace McKay and Russia’s Stalin episode fueling speculation of shifts in Soviet leadership and messaging.
The Easter sunrise service at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens drew about 1000 attendees honoring Leah Toney Trail and her family graves in the shared plot on Route 21. The article notes Trail’s plans to turn the cemetery into a memorial park and includes a sidebar on John K. Allen’s Easter birth and local political campaigning.
The first telephone directory in 1878 New Haven listed about 50 names. The Dutch East India Company established the first American school on Manhattan in 1633. Silk culture began in the United States around 1623.
Sgt Posey L Rollins and Pvt Danny E McGraw, both serving in Army units with ties to Beckley and Oceana, depart Fort Campbell Ky for Germany as part of Operation Gyroscope. Rollins joins 11th Airborne Division replacing Fifth Infantry in Europe. McGraw graduates supply records course at Fort Lee and is the son of Whitley E McGraw of Fireco. A third service member, Cpl James D Williams, stationed at Miami and formerly with Korea service, is introduced along with others receiving meritorious ribbons for summer training. The piece notes Amphibious Fleet anniversary with personnel aboard USS Taconic and USS Omsted, including Beckley’s Nicholas Sanna and Horace R Hillard Jr.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists Waleigh and Register as second class mail matter. The note records publication entry with Beckley and Hinton, West Virginia, and provides the telephone line J McQuade for all departments.
Beirut dispatch analyzes how Gamal Abdel Nasser has become a unifying figure for pan-Arabism amid frustration with the West and Israel. It notes his precarious leadership, reliance on Soviet arms, and the risk war poses to his grip as Arabs rally around his stance against imperial powers.
Hal Boyle notes Nassau attracts visitors seeking bargains and conch chowder while policing modest dress. Tourists arrive by ship, buy trinkets, duty free liquor, and wear straw hats. Local rules discourage beachwear in town and preserve the island’s traditional atmosphere.
A prayer by Hoover Rupert asks for spiritual renewal and service rather than routine loneliness. The column then shifts to entertainment chatter from New York society, noting Zsa Zsa Gabor’s engagement rumors, Grace Kelly pre-nuptial talks, Prince Rainier’s needs, and circus gossip from the Ringling show with anecdotes about celebrities and performers.
A fragmentary gossip column notes Zsa Zsa Gabor rumored engagement gossip and crowd banter about celebrities. It recounts comments from a crowd including Henry Rose and Joe Eckhouse, with quips about smoking, television work, and other show business tidbits from Las Vegas and beyond.
Norma B a 17 year old at Libbey High in Toledo asks Dr Crane if marriages are truly happy. The piece urges emotional security for children, calls for parents to verbalize affection daily, shows care for children’s views, and promotes a 200 point test for good parents with a stamped return envelope plus 20 cents.
The piece profiles candidates Hunter Hanks and Harvell Ashworth, outlining their birthplaces and dates, education, and career paths. Hunter first won the circuit clerk post in 1928. Hanks works at Raleigh County Memorial Airport and has held varied jobs including trooper. Harvell, mother of one, served as city recorder treasurer 1938 41 and is vital statistics registrar. Ashworth is owner of a Beckley business and active in local clubs.
A short reader quiz asks whether Monaco includes Monte Carlo, compares unemployment by race, notes trends in American men’s marriage age, locates Andorra, compares Baptist Lutheran and Methodist populations, discusses stock margin requirements, and whether Easter and April Fool’s Day aligned this year. Answers on this page.
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