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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1954
Page
4
Editorial note reflecting on pride lowering the nation. Quotation attributed to Thomas Percy voices a moral warning about arrogance and social decline using archaic language and a ceremonial tone. The piece resembles a historical newspaper mood presenting a dated viewpoint.
The piece argues against mass retaliation and minimal defense plans as too simple to deter war. It notes Soviet naval expansion, per Admiral Jerauld Wright, showing the Kremlin still values sea power to project force.
A letter decries worsening parking in restricted no parking zones at downtown intersections. It argues about double lane markings aiding traffic when clear, notes conspicuous warning signs, and urges a stronger City Hall crackdown despite understaffed police.
Brig. Gen. Herbert D. Vogel is appointed chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority. He signals preservation of current TVA facilities and functions and slows expansion into steam plant electrification, shelving plans like the Missouri Valley Authority and delaying hydroelectric projects such as Bluestone. The move is framed as consistent with the current administration’s flood control and hydroelectric strategy. TVA would remain in caretaker status to keep private power on alert.
The head of Standard Oil’s medical department cites estimates on alcohol use in the United States. About 65 million social drinkers exist, with four million problem drinkers, and two million in industry. Average loss is 22 workdays yearly, costing payrolls at least 714 million dollars. An interim legislative committee led by Dr Ward Wylie investigates corrective legislation.
About three million Americans live in towns sharing names with Middle Eastern cities. There are 139 such places in 40 states, led by New York with ten and Bethlehem with seven in West Virginia. Lebanon tops repeats with 18 instances. Alexandria appears twelve times, Cairo seven, and Palestine in West Virginia links Arkansas Illinois Ohio and Texas. Raleigh County hosts biblical names Josephine and Abraham.
A Beckeian former student Joseph Alexander Wood III long missing since 1950 is sought in Los Angeles. His mother in Miami notes his WW II air force service and academic decline before vanishing. Also reported is Rev. H Orland Payne leaving Mannington to lead Clarion Pa First Baptist Church with several church improvements. A San Francisco postmaster letter from Pvt Franklin J Thewes asks about The Register cost and a brief Oak Hill note rounds out the page.
Evening newspaper notice from Beckley Newspapers Corporation stating publication schedule Raleigh and Register Evening (Except Saturday) and Sunday morning. Legal post office entry in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia as second class mail matter. Telephone numbers for editorial and business departments provided.
Earl Wilson recounts a vacation flight in a Bell helicopter to Galveston landing at Jack Tar Hotel. The open-air ride over Texas rice fields and cattle yields a beautiful view, while the penny tossed by Slugger elicits a quick explanation of pennies from Heaven. The piece blends travel anecdote with light society notes and celebrity blurbs.
Central Press reports strong congressional backing for federal control of coffee trading to curb price surges, though action from Congress is not anticipated soon. The piece notes ongoing discussions and the regulatory aim amid market volatility.
Alexander Smallens, born in Russia and trained in the United States, has conducted Porgy and Bess about 2,800 times. He recalls premiering Four Saints in Three Acts, fell in love with Porgy and Bess after Gershwin asked him to conduct it, and helped revive it in Maplewood New Jersey, then Broadway. The opera later toured Europe as a U.S. cultural ambassador.
Hal Boyle explores Sioux attitudes to education and parenting as a contrast to Progressive education ideas. The piece notes limits on compulsion, valor in military service, and the tribe’s disdain for material wealth, plus humor about dog meat and communal sharing during grief.
Prayer asks God to prepare the believer for sudden trials. It seeks persistent practice to root faith in divine love and will, likening steadfastness to a tree with secure roots in the Father’s name. Signed by Paul S. Wright, Portland Ore, minister at First Presbyterian Church.
Eisenhower urges Congress to strip citizenship from those who conspire to overthrow the government by force. House and Senate bills extend treason provisions to inciting rebellion, targeting Communists. Loss would bar voting, office, jury service, passports, entry rights, and federal or many state jobs, with restoration possible only by Congress.
Peggy Kessinger reports on service members: Cpl. Gerald L. Beverly with the Third Infantry Division in Korea, a 22-year-old demolition specialist from Wolf Pen. Sgts. C. Ray Casey of Long Branch and Ronald C. McGrady of Lester on seven day rest in Hakata, Japan, with Korea postings and Army entries in 1952 and 1953. Sgt. Lloyd Spencer 23 from Beckley completing 18 months in Korea and now at Moody Air Force Base. Pvt. Kenneth L. Lilly of Daniels, expert M-1 rifle, with the 406th Engineer Company at Fort Benning.
The article argues that party control of the House may hinge on farm states. While nationwide employment holds, farm income is slipping and lower price supports could accelerate losses. Agricultural districts in the Midwest and West, long safe GOP, may swing Democratic, affecting House outcomes. Democrats pin hope on this issue.
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