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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1959
Page
4
A reflective line notes that a good book opens with expectation and closes with delight and profit, attributed to Alcott. The remark frames reading as a journey from anticipation to reward.
FBI director John Edgar Hoover warns in the April Law Enforcement Bulletin that U S apathy aids worldwide communism. He cites trials of party leaders, Moscow delegates, and a global World Marxist Review effort targeting labor and youth to erode American freedoms.
Clara C widow of three marriages and two children, aged 32, described by her mother as spoiled and headstrong. After World War II she wed a serviceman, then divorced, with a baby boy born at the base. She later married again in the Navy, divorced, and now a third marriage with a drinker. She has brought two children home and seeks to live a different life.
A cautionary column urging teens and young adults to seek outside advice before marriage. It contrasts parental hardline stance with modern choices, cites a daughter returning to alcoholic husbands, and warns about financial obligations, car ownership, and the perils of haste in relationships. It promotes sending for "Tests for Sweethearts" to gauge suitability.
The piece blends a satirical poem about taxes with a critique of government waste and a salute to teachers in West Virginia. It recalls figures like Waitman Willey and Francis Pierpont, notes early state leadership, and cites numerous educators who shaped the state’s history alongside a closing prayer from James R. McCain.
Graduating from recruit training at Great Lakes Illinois was Ronald R. Seco son of Mr and Mrs M B Seco White Oak Participating with the 101st Airborne Divisions 187th Inf in a mass parachute drop and mock attack at Camp Breckinridge Ky was Pvt Edward L Cook 18 son of Mr and Mrs Theodore R Cook Hanover After the exercise he returned to Fort Campbell Ky where he is a radio operator in the infantry mortar battery Cook entered the Army in February 1958 and received basic training at Fort Knox Ky Arriving in Alaska for an 18 month tour of duty with the Army was Pvt Hershall Z Pack son of Mrs Howard Pack Flat Top and husband of former Jean Frazier Mabscott Pvt Pack entered the Army last August and received basic training at Fort Jackson SC Before being sent to Alaska he completed advanced training in field artillery at Fort Chaffee Ark Undergoing basic combat training at Fort Jackson SC was Pvt Peter L Smith son of Mr and Mrs James F Smith Piney View He has been assigned to Company A Fourth Battalion First Training Regiment Assigned to Fort Jackson SC for basic training was Joe Henry 17 years old son of Mrs Maggie Henry and the late Charles Henry Dorothy Completing advanced individual training at the Air Defense Center Fort Bliss Tex was Pvt Carl E Hamric son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Hamric Morris The 19 year old soldier entered the Army last November and completed basic training at Fort Jackson SC He is a 1958 graduate of Nicholas County High School.
Beckley Newspapers outlines subscription options for Raleigh and Register with home delivery details, carrier roles, and tax exclusions. It notes rates for daily and Sunday editions, discounts, and advertising representations, along with responsibility limits for advance payments.
Hal Boyle reports on John Farris, a 22 year old author and graduate student at the University of Missouri, whose controversial novel of high school life divides critics. Farris argues adults resist adolescent truth, noting teens share mature thoughts and tormented dreams. He began writing at 14 and now produces about 2,500 words daily amid Hollywood interest in adapting his work.
A writer discusses a formal writing course and the belief that craft improves at the typewriter. Under a pseudonym he produced four mystery novels published in seven countries and earned about $3,500 for one in 11 days. He warns against writing solely for money as it erodes originality.
A historical quiz notes how Europeans feared the tomato as poisonous and tied it to sin, calling it the love apple. It recalls Thomas Jefferson among early eaters and notes tomatoes became common after the Civil War. a contest shows colonials recoiling from a tomato dish.
New York blasts Hollywood for Oscar mishap while Broadway stars like Jeanne Crain, Jane Powell, Walter Pidgeon and others perform in NYC shows cross country. The piece notes TV’s pull from Hollywood and jokes about tax season, with quips from comics and anecdotes from theatrical life in the Big Apple.
A collage of gossip notes mentions Ted Husing at Toots and Luchow's, Geo Jesell dating Jake LaMotta's ex Vikki Taylor, and a Las Vegas hotel restricting disclosure about Princess Margaret's reservations. Also: Julie Newmar’s Tony win, Ed Sullivan filming in Moscow, Eartha Kitt cafe hearing, and a Capone-era movie hit sparking casting notes.
Marriage licenses listed William Wardrup with Ollie Lilly C O Vines with Effie Wallace J W Rowe with Nancy Jane Smith. E H Clifford new financial agent plans a West Virginia tour to raise funds for a new Beckley Institute building. Editorial laments doctors seeking payment and warns that debtors on a blacklist must pay up to receive medical care.
At a special meeting the City council authorized buying 1000 feet of new fire hose to replace sections burst in the fire that destroyed the Campbell building. In Washington the revenue bill faces Senate opposition to a temporary 10 percent income tax and the abolition of consolidated returns. President Roosevelt orders Blue Eagle display limited to firms funding code administration.
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