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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1953
Page
4
A brief editorial note quotes Sydney Smith on the need for a surgical operation to understand a joke in a Scotch manner. The remark frames today’s opinion section with humor about cultural humor and comprehension.
A Christmas drive by Mac's Toy Fund, a Post-Herald project since Ted McDowell started it in Beckley in the 1930s, continues to bring happiness to hundreds of underprivileged children. Editor Eugene Scott and longtime supporters keep the humanitarian effort alive, calling on Raleigh and surrounding counties to donate to ensure perpetuity and a joyful Christmas Day for many children.
The Columbus dispatch reports Governor Lausche met with AEC Chairman Strauss in Washington to press for the new peacetime atomic energy plant along the Ohio river. The piece questions Governor Marland of West Virginia about arranging talks, noting Byrd's view that the site could be up to 500 miles from power units and arguing for a site near Pt Pleasant or Gallipolis to minimize transmission losses. The column raises civil liberties concerns from a Columbia, South Carolina case and suggests West Virginia as a strong contender for the plant location.
Good news on the medical front this week as cortisone makers slash prices to SS a gram, down from $200 a gram just years ago. After talks in Washington suggested government subsidy and rationing, market competition instead drove costs lower, making the drug widely affordable now.
The curtain falls on Eugene O Neill at 65, a world roaming writer struck by Parkinsons in later years. Nobel laureate 1936 praised for Mourning Becomes Electra, with pulitzer winners Beyond the Horizon Anna Christie and Strange Interlude. His prolific output includes over two score plays and enduring classic status.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include three months 2.50, six months 6.00, and one year 10.00 with new address changes requiring old and new addresses. Subscriber taxes apply within West Virginia and carriers act as independent contractors.
Chance to recover for Kilgore and Neely as they push to reverse a past loss over the Atomic Energy Commission plan to build a peacetime plant on an 8000 acre site near Point Pleasant along the Ohio River. The project would reuse largely government land once tied to a WWII plant, aiming to keep the project in West Virginia and counter Ohio’s prior success.
Millions seek lighter waists through diet and exercise yet many turn to stealth foods. With 66 million Americans overweight by about 16 pounds each the potential market pours into a hundred million in yearly sales this year. Packer forecasts rise to 150 million as dieters embrace diet foods.
In HOMETOWN U S A Wilbur Peeble, a tired businessman, argues with his wife Trellis Mae about Christmas and life misgivings. She teasers him with a running list of what he would say, then bluntly asserts that women are smarter than bears or people.
A Boston-area prayer from W Ralph Ward Jr of Pittsburgh urges reliance on faith to quiet anxieties. He cites the hymn Be still my soul and asks for divine peace through trusting in God and alignment with Thy will.
Washington shifts call to amend the 1934 federal wiretapping law as the Eisenhower administration seeks permission to use tapped communications in national security cases. Critics warn of privacy invasion and potential abuse while noting past FBI taps and unresolved legality. Congress reconvenes in January amid dispute over scope and safeguards.
Mrs Averell Harriman names a dog after Gary Cooper and a postcard is sent to the pup as a joke. Hy Gardner mocks today’s tariffs while noting sparse Miami Beach crowds. Newport Casino tale recalls Chester A Arthur being treated like a servant by others as former presidents’ status is lampooned.
It Seems Like Yesterday recounts events from ten years ago including a state police gambling crackdown on osling devices, Raleigh County Board of Education insurance premiums, coal mine contract signs with Secretary Ickes and John L. Lewis, and Lindberghs planning a long Atlantic flight. The NRA was ruled unconstitutional by a Florida Federal Court on local industry control, while Andrew Edmiston Jr. won the Third district seat over Howard Gore by 5,000 votes.
Nancy Kelly, a stenographer in a law office, battles snobbery and a dictating suitor Phil Stanley while chasing personal dreams. She rejects his advances as she weighs marriage to Dave Armstrong, fearing it would trap her from pursuing independence and a dragon she must slay.
A roundup of servicemen with ties to Beckley area including George W. Barksdale promoted to corporal with the Seventh Army in Germany and Donnie R. Bryant among 52 Army and Air Force personnel visiting Hong Kong for rest and recreation. Also Sgt Truman F. Smith promoted in Korea. Cadet Donald E. Willis at Coast Guard Academy. Reginald C. Reed and Robert L. Adkins stationed at a Frankfurt area castle housing Fourth Division units. Cpl John W. Walthew hospitalized at Fort Campbell. Edward Bennett promoted to corporal in Korea. notes on service, awards, and family connections.
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